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Variations:
黒竹
烏竹(rK)

 kurochiku; kurochiku
    くろちく; クロチク
black bamboo

コースター・ブレーキ

 koosutaa bureeki / koosuta bureeki
    コースター・ブレーキ
coaster brake (bicycle); back pedal brake; foot brake

ジェントルキツネザル

see styles
 jentorukitsunezaru
    ジェントルキツネザル
gentle lemur (Hapalemur spp.); bamboo lemur

Variations:
せいろ蒸し
蒸籠蒸し

 seiromushi / seromushi
    せいろむし
{food} steaming (of food) using a bamboo steamer

フル・フット・タイプ

 furu futto taipu
    フル・フット・タイプ
full foot type scuba fin

Variations:
慣れる
馴れる

 nareru
    なれる
(v1,vi) (1) (esp. 慣れる) to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with; (v1,vi) (2) (esp. 慣れる) to become skilled in; to become experienced at; (v1,vi) (3) (esp. 馴れる) to become tame; to become domesticated; (v1,aux-v) (4) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to get used to doing

Variations:
暮れ泥む
暮れなずむ

 kurenazumu
    くれなずむ
(v5m,vi) to grow dark slowly

Variations:
根笹
千里竹
根ざさ

 nezasa
    ねざさ
dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)

Variations:
目笊
目ざる
目ザル

 mezaru
    めざる
openwork bamboo basket

Variations:
竹ぼうき
竹箒
高箒

 takebouki(竹bouki, 竹箒); takabouki(竹箒, 高箒) / takeboki(竹boki, 竹箒); takaboki(竹箒, 高箒)
    たけぼうき(竹ぼうき, 竹箒); たかぼうき(竹箒, 高箒)
bamboo broom

Variations:
竹光
竹みつ(sK)

 takemitsu
    たけみつ
(1) bamboo sword (resembling a katana, etc.); bamboo imitation sword; (2) dull sword

Variations:
笹原
ササ原(sK)

 sasahara; sasawara
    ささはら; ささわら
field of bamboo grass

Variations:
笹舟
ささ舟(sK)

 sasabune
    ささぶね
toy bamboo-leaf boat

Variations:
管狐
くだ狐
クダ狐

 kudagitsune; kudagitsune
    くだぎつね; クダギツネ
(1) kuda-gitsune; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; (2) (See オコジョ) stoat

Variations:
篠竹
しの竹(sK)

 shinodake
    しのだけ
bamboo grass; bamboo

Variations:
篠笛
しの笛(sK)

 shinobue
    しのぶえ
Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes)

Variations:
老ける
化ける

 fukeru
    ふける
(v1,vi) to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

Variations:
蓄える
貯える

 takuwaeru
    たくわえる
(transitive verb) (1) to store; to save up; to stock up on; to lay in stock; to set aside; (transitive verb) (2) to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to develop (e.g. one's skills); (transitive verb) (3) to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

Variations:
裾野
すそ野(sK)

 susono
    すその
(1) foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; (2) range; spread; extent; encompassing circle

Variations:
踏みにじる
踏み躙る

 fuminijiru
    ふみにじる
(transitive verb) to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

身の回りの世話をする

see styles
 minomawarinosewaosuru
    みのまわりのせわをする
(exp,vs-i) to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone

Variations:
髪置き
髪置(io)

 kamioki
    かみおき
ceremony of allowing the hair to grow at age three

Variations:

梺(iK)

 fumoto
    ふもと
(kana only) foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

Variations:

梺(sK)

 fumoto
    ふもと
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

Variations:
おみ足
御御足
御々足

 omiashi
    おみあし
(honorific or respectful language) foot; leg

Variations:
ケーン
ケイン

 keen; kein(sk) / keen; ken(sk)
    ケーン; ケイン(sk)
(1) cane; (walking) stick; wand; (2) stalk (of bamboo, sugar, etc.); stem

ジェントル・キツネザル

 jentoru kitsunezaru
    ジェントル・キツネザル
gentle lemur (Hapalemur spp.); bamboo lemur

Variations:
やせ衰える
痩せ衰える

 yaseotoroeru
    やせおとろえる
(v1,vi) to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out

Variations:
人気が出る
人気がでる

 ninkigaderu
    にんきがでる
(exp,v1) to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on

Variations:
南京玉すだれ
南京玉簾

 nankintamasudare
    ナンキンたますだれ
(hist) (See すだれ・1) street performance in which the performer transforms a specially made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem

Variations:
大人じみる
大人染みる

 otonajimiru
    おとなじみる
(v1,vi) to grow up; to become adult; to start behaving like an adult

Variations:
小切り子
小切子
筑子

 kokiriko
    こきりこ
clave-like folk instrument; two bamboo pieces beaten together

Variations:
巻きす
巻き簾
巻き簀

 makisu
    まきす
bamboo mat used in food preparation (esp. to roll sushi); sushi mat

Variations:
年を重ねる
歳を重ねる

 toshiokasaneru
    としをかさねる
(exp,v1) to age; to grow old

Variations:
愛着がわく
愛着が湧く

 aichakugawaku
    あいちゃくがわく
(v5k,exp) to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with

Variations:
竹の子

笋(rK)

 takenoko; takenoko
    たけのこ; タケノコ
(1) (kana only) bamboo shoot; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) (See 筍医者) young, inexperienced doctor

Variations:
脚付き
足付き
足つき

 ashitsuki
    あしつき
(1) something (equipped) with legs; (2) sole of foot; (3) one's manner of walking

Variations:
色めき立つ
色めきたつ

 iromekitatsu
    いろめきたつ
(v5t,vi) to become excited; to grow lively

Variations:
茶杓
茶しゃく(sK)

 chashaku
    ちゃしゃく
bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea

草臥れる(ateji)

 kutabireru
    くたびれる
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to get tired; to become exhausted; to grow weary; (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); (aux-v,v1) (3) (kana only) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

Variations:
薮蛇になる
薮蛇に成る

 yabuhebininaru
    やぶへびになる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to only make work for oneself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth

Variations:
貧乏ゆすり
貧乏揺すり

 binbouyusuri / binboyusuri
    びんぼうゆすり
(noun/participle) shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)

Variations:
貧乏揺るぎ
貧乏ゆるぎ

 binbouyurugi / binboyurugi
    びんぼうゆるぎ
(1) (See 貧乏ゆすり) shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs); (2) (archaism) (as 貧乏揺るぎもしない) (See 貧乏揺るぎもしない) very slight movement

Variations:


 ashi
    あし
(1) (esp. 足) foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.); (2) (esp. 脚, 肢) leg; (3) gait; (4) pace; (5) (usu. 脚) lower radical of a kanji; (6) (足 only) means of transportation; (one's) ride; (7) (colloquialism) (usu お〜) (See お足) money; coin

Variations:
踏む
履む
践む

 fumu
    ふむ
(transitive verb) (1) to step on; to tread on; to trample on; (transitive verb) (2) to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to visit; (transitive verb) (3) to experience; to undergo; (transitive verb) (4) to follow (rules, principles, etc.); to go through (e.g. formalities); to complete; (transitive verb) (5) to estimate; to guess; to judge; to value; to appraise; (transitive verb) (6) (See 韻を踏む) to rhyme; (transitive verb) (7) to succeed to (e.g. the throne)

Variations:
長ける
闌ける(rK)

 takeru
    たける
(v1,vi) (1) to excel at; to be proficient at; (v1,vi) (2) to grow old; (v1,vi) (3) to ripen; (v1,vi) (4) to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

Variations:
高じる
昂じる
嵩じる

 koujiru / kojiru
    こうじる
(v1,vi) (See 高ずる) to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop

Variations:
高ずる
昂ずる
嵩ずる

 kouzuru / kozuru
    こうずる
(vz,vi) (rare) (See 高じる) to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop

Variations:
ちんちん
チンチン

 chinchin(p); chinchin
    ちんちん(P); チンチン
(1) (child. language) penis; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a tinkle; with a jingle; (adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a whistle (of a kettle); (n,vs,vi) (4) sitting up and begging (of a dog); (5) (ktb:) (See クロダイ) juvenile black porgy; (6) (See ちんちんもがもが) children's game in which one hops on one foot; (adjectival noun) (7) (Aichi dialect) very hot (e.g. of tea); (8) (obsolete) (See ちんちんかもかも) flirting; fondling; (9) (obsolete) jealousy

ニシジェントルキツネザル

see styles
 nishijentorukitsunezaru
    ニシジェントルキツネザル
western lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur occidentalis); northern bamboo lemur; western gentle lemur

Variations:
ひげを生やす
鬚を生やす

 higeohayasu
    ひげをはやす
(exp,v5s) to grow a beard

Variations:
フットバス
フット・バス

 futtobasu; futto basu
    フットバス; フット・バス
(See 足湯) footbath; foot bath

Variations:
口は災いの元
口は禍の元

 kuchihawazawainomoto
    くちはわざわいのもと
(expression) (proverb) words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it

Variations:
口は災いの門
口は禍の門

 kuchihawazawainokado; kuchihawazawainomon
    くちはわざわいのかど; くちはわざわいのもん
(expression) (proverb) (See 口は災いの元) words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it

Variations:
増す
益す(rK)

 masu
    ます
(transitive verb) to increase; to grow

Variations:
太る
肥る(rK)

 futoru
    ふとる
(v5r,vi) to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

Variations:
弁慶
辨慶(oK)

 benkei / benke
    べんけい
(1) (after the name of a 12th-century warrior monk) strong person; person putting on a brave front; (2) bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); (3) (abbreviation) (See 弁慶縞) checks; plaid; checked pattern

Variations:
引きつる
引き攣る

 hikitsuru
    ひきつる
(v5r,vi) (1) to have a cramp; to twitch; to spasm; (v5r,vi) (2) to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); (v5r,vi) (3) to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

強弩の末魯縞に入る能わず

see styles
 kyoudonosuerokouniiruatawazu / kyodonosuerokoniruatawazu
    きょうどのすえろこうにいるあたわず
(expression) (proverb) (See 魯・ろ) even the strong will grow weak; (even an arrow fired from) a strong bow loses momentum until it cannot even penetrate a piece of thin silk from Lu

Variations:

徒士
徒歩

歩行

 kachi
    かち
(1) foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (2) (徒, 徒歩, 歩, 歩行 only) (archaism) (See 徒歩) going on foot; walking

Variations:
成る
為る(rK)

 naru
    なる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain; (v5r,vi) (2) (kana only) to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be); (v5r,vi) (3) (kana only) (as ...からなる or ...よりなる) to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of; (v5r,vi) (4) (kana only) to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished; (v5r,vi) (5) (kana only) to change (into); to turn (into); to transform; (v5r,vi) (6) (kana only) to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do); (v5r,vi) (7) (kana only) to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make; (v5r,vi) (8) (kana only) to play (the part of); to act as; (v5r,vi) (9) (kana only) to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as; (v5r,vi) (10) {shogi} to be promoted; (aux-v,v5r) (11) (honorific or respectful language) (kana only) (as お + -masu stem + になる, or ご + noun + になる) to do ...

Variations:
来る
來る(oK)

 kuru
    くる
(vk,vi) (1) to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; (vk,vi,aux-v) (2) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) (See 行ってくる・2) to come back; to do ... and come back; (vk,vi,aux-v) (3) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; (vk,vi) (4) to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; (vk,vi) (5) (See と来たら) to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")

Variations:
来る
來る(sK)

 kuru(p); kuru(sk)
    くる(P); クる(sk)
(vk,vi) (1) to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; (vk,vi,aux-v) (2) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) (See 行ってくる・2) to come back; to do ... and come back; (vk,vi,aux-v) (3) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; (vk,vi) (4) to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; (vk,vi) (5) (See と来たら) to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")

Variations:
楊枝
楊子
揚枝(iK)

 youji / yoji
    ようじ
(See 和菓子・わがし) toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)

Variations:
灰汁巻き
灰汁巻(sK)

 akumaki
    あくまき
(kana only) {food} akumaki; traditional sweet made from glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaf and soaked in lye

Variations:
魚の目
うおの目(sK)

 uonome; uonome
    うおのめ; ウオノメ
(exp,n) corn (on the foot)

ミナミジェントルキツネザル

see styles
 minamijentorukitsunezaru
    ミナミジェントルキツネザル
southern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur meridionalis); southern bamboo lemur; rusty-gray bamboo lemur; southern gentle lemur

Variations:
伸ばす
延ばす

 nobasu
    のばす
(transitive verb) (1) (esp. 伸ばす) to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); (transitive verb) (2) to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; (transitive verb) (3) (esp. 伸ばす) to reach out; to hold out; (transitive verb) (4) to straighten; to smooth out; (transitive verb) (5) to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); (transitive verb) (6) to dilute; to thin out; (transitive verb) (7) (esp. 延ばす) to postpone; (transitive verb) (8) to prolong; (transitive verb) (9) to strengthen; to develop; to expand

Variations:
伸びる
延びる

 nobiru
    のびる
(v1,vi) (1) to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.); (v1,vi) (2) to straighten out; to be flattened; to become smooth; (v1,vi) (3) to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); (v1,vi) (4) to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend; (v1,vi) (5) to lose elasticity; to become slack; to become soggy (e.g. of noodles); (v1,vi) (6) (伸びる only) to make progress; to develop; to expand; to increase; to improve; (v1,vi) (7) (伸びる only) to be exhausted; to get groggy; to be stunned (by a blow); to pass out; to collapse; (v1,vi) (8) (延びる only) to be prolonged (of a meeting, life span, etc.); to be extended (e.g. of a deadline); to lengthen (e.g. of the days); (v1,vi) (9) (延びる only) to be postponed; to be delayed; to be put off

Variations:
出してくれる
出して呉れる

 dashitekureru
    だしてくれる
(exp,v1-s) to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for; to pay for; to foot the bill

Variations:
抱き籠
抱籠
抱き篭
抱篭

 dakikago
    だきかご
(See 竹夫人・ちくふじん) bamboo wife; Dutch wife

Variations:
笹竹
篠竹
ささ竹(sK)

 sasatake
    ささたけ
small bamboo

Variations:
簀巻き
す巻
す巻き
簀巻

 sumaki
    すまき
(1) wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; (2) (hist) wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)

Variations:
蔓延る
蔓る(rK)

 habikoru
    はびこる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to become overgrown; to grow thick; (v5r,vi) (2) (kana only) to spread; to run rampant; to thrive; to prevail; to become powerful

Variations:
踏み抜く
踏抜く
踏み貫く

 fuminuku
    ふみぬく
(transitive verb) (1) to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; (transitive verb) (2) to put one's foot through (the floor)

Variations:
鈴なりになる
鈴生りに生る

 suzunarininaru
    すずなりになる
(exp,v5r) to grow in clusters

キンイロジェントルキツネザル

see styles
 kinirojentorukitsunezaru
    キンイロジェントルキツネザル
golden bamboo lemur (Hapalemur aureus)

Variations:
サイドキック
サイド・キック

 saidokikku; saido kikku
    サイドキック; サイド・キック
{sports} side-foot (in soccer) (wasei: sidekick); kick with the side of the foot

Variations:
ダッチワイフ
ダッチ・ワイフ

 dacchiwaifu; dacchi waifu
    ダッチワイフ; ダッチ・ワイフ
(1) sex doll (eng: Dutch wife); (2) (See 竹夫人) bamboo wife; Dutch wife

Variations:
なよ竹
弱竹
萎ゆ竹(rK)

 nayotake(nayo竹, 弱竹); nayutake(弱竹, 萎yu竹); nayotake; nayutake
    なよたけ(なよ竹, 弱竹); なゆたけ(弱竹, 萎ゆ竹); ナヨタケ; ナユタケ
(1) (kana only) (rare) Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); (2) any thin, but flexible bamboo

ハイイロジェントルキツネザル

see styles
 haiirojentorukitsunezaru / hairojentorukitsunezaru
    ハイイロジェントルキツネザル
eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus); gray bamboo lemur; gray gentle lemur

ヒロバナジェントルキツネザル

see styles
 hirobanajentorukitsunezaru
    ヒロバナジェントルキツネザル
greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus); broad-nosed bamboo lemur; broad-nosed gentle lemur

Variations:
フットベース
フット・ベース

 futtobeesu; futto beesu
    フットベース; フット・ベース
(See キックベース) kickball (wasei: foot base)

Variations:
湯立て
湯立ち
湯立(io)

 yudate(湯立te, 湯立); yudachi(湯立chi, 湯立)
    ゆだて(湯立て, 湯立); ゆだち(湯立ち, 湯立)
(See 巫女・みこ・2) Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health)

Variations:
竹冠
竹かんむり
竹カンムリ

 takekanmuri
    たけかんむり
(as in 笑) kanji "bamboo" radical at top (radical 118)

Variations:
竹林の七賢
竹林七賢(io)

 chikurinnoshichiken
    ちくりんのしちけん
(yoji) (See 清談・1) Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove; group of 3rd-century Qingtan scholars, writers, and musicians

Variations:

竹の子
笋(rK)

 takenoko(p); takenoko
    たけのこ(P); タケノコ
(1) (kana only) bamboo shoot; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) (See 筍医者) young, inexperienced doctor

アラオトラジェントルキツネザル

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 araotorajentorukitsunezaru
    アラオトラジェントルキツネザル
Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur (Hapalemur alaotrensis); Lac Alaotra gentle lemur; Alaotran bamboo lemur; Alaotran gentle lemur

Variations:
いささ小笹
細小小笹
細小小竹

 isasaozasa
    いささおざさ
(archaism) short bamboo; small bamboo

ヒロバナジェントルキツネザル属

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 hirobanajentorukitsunezaruzoku
    ヒロバナジェントルキツネザルぞく
Prolemur (genus containing the greater bamboo lemur)

Variations:
人気が出る
人気がでる(sK)

 ninkigaderu
    にんきがでる
(exp,v1) to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on

Variations:
信夫摺
信夫摺り
忍摺
忍摺り

 shinobuzuri
    しのぶずり
(archaism) (See 忍・しのぶ・5) clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern

Variations:
年取る
年とる
歳とる
歳取る

 toshitoru
    としとる
(v5r,vi) to grow old; to age

Variations:
年食う
歳食う
年喰う
歳喰う

 toshikuu / toshiku
    としくう
(exp,v5u) (See 年を食う・としをくう) to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged

Variations:
慣れっこになる
馴れっこになる

 narekkoninaru
    なれっこになる
(exp,v5r) to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to

Variations:
矢柄
矢幹
矢がら
簳(oK)

 yagara
    やがら
(1) shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); (2) (kana only) cornetfish

Variations:
習うより慣れろ
習うより慣れよ

 narauyorinarero(習uyori慣rero); narauyorinareyo(習uyori慣reyo)
    ならうよりなれろ(習うより慣れろ); ならうよりなれよ(習うより慣れよ)
(expression) (proverb) experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught

Variations:
茂る
繁る
滋る(oK)

 shigeru
    しげる
(v5r,vi) to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

Variations:
金縛り
金しばり(sK)

 kanashibari
    かなしばり
(1) binding hand and foot; (2) sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; (3) (colloquialism) being tied down with money

Variations:
フットクリーム
フット・クリーム

 futtokuriimu; futto kuriimu / futtokurimu; futto kurimu
    フットクリーム; フット・クリーム
foot cream

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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

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