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Variations:
焼石膏
焼き石膏
焼石こう(sK)
焼せっこう(sK)
焼きせっこう(sK)
焼きセッコウ(sK)
焼セッコウ(sK)
焼き石こう(sK)

 shousekkou(焼石膏); yakisekkou / shosekko(焼石膏); yakisekko
    しょうせっこう(焼石膏); やきせっこう
calcined gypsum; plaster of Paris

Variations:
障害児
障碍児(rK)
障がい児(sK)

 shougaiji / shogaiji
    しょうがいじ
child with a (physical or mental) disability; disabled child

Variations:
乗り回す
乗回す(sK)
乗りまわす(sK)

 norimawasu
    のりまわす
(transitive verb) to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around

Variations:
触らぬ神に祟りなし
触らぬ神にたたりなし
さわらぬ神にたたりなし(sK)
触らぬ神に祟り無し(sK)
さわらぬ神に祟りなし(sK)
触らぬ神にたたり無し(sK)

 sawaranukaminitatarinashi
    さわらぬかみにたたりなし
(expression) (proverb) let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; the spirit you do not approach will not curse you

Variations:
食い違い
食違い(sK)
くい違い(sK)

 kuichigai
    くいちがい
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency

Variations:
食い合わせ
食い合せ(sK)
食合せ(sK)

 kuiawase
    くいあわせ
(1) combination of foods (usu. that do not go well together); (2) dovetailing; fitting together

Variations:
食べ合わせ
食べあわせ(sK)
食べ合せ(sK)

 tabeawase
    たべあわせ
(See 食い合わせ・1) combination (e.g. of foodstuffs)

Variations:
食べ比べる
食べくらべる(sK)
食べ較べる(sK)

 tabekuraberu
    たべくらべる
(transitive verb) to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type

Variations:
心ゆくまで
心行くまで
心行く迄(rK)
心ゆく迄(sK)

 kokoroyukumade
    こころゆくまで
(adverb) (See 心ゆくばかり) to one's heart's content

Variations:
真っ青
真青(io)
まっ青(sK)

 massao
    まっさお
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) deep blue; bright blue; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

Variations:
身体障害者手帳
身体障がい者手帳(sK)

 shintaishougaishatechou / shintaishogaishatecho
    しんたいしょうがいしゃてちょう
physical disability certificate

Variations:
水たまり
水溜り
水溜まり(sK)
水溜(sK)

 mizutamari
    みずたまり
puddle; pool of water

Variations:
裾上げ
すそ上げ(sK)
裾あげ(sK)

 susoage
    すそあげ
(noun, transitive verb) raising a hem; taking up a hem; hemming (up); shortening (of trousers, skirts, etc.)

Variations:
生きとし生けるもの
生きとし生ける物
生きとし生ける者(sK)

 ikitoshiikerumono / ikitoshikerumono
    いきとしいけるもの
(exp,n) all living things; all God's creatures, great and small

Variations:
赤の他人
アカの他人(sK)
あかの他人(sK)

 akanotanin
    あかのたにん
(exp,n) complete stranger; total stranger

Variations:
組み分け
組分け
組わけ(sK)
組みわけ(sK)
くみ分け(sK)

 kumiwake
    くみわけ
(noun/participle) division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)

Variations:
掻痒
そう痒
瘙痒(rK)
掻癢(rK)
搔痒(sK)

 souyou / soyo
    そうよう
{med} itch; itching

Variations:
打ち壊し
打ちこわし
打毀し(rK)
打壊し(sK)
打ち毀し(sK)
打ち壊(sK)
打壊(sK)
打こわし(sK)
打毀(sK)

 uchikowashi
    うちこわし
(1) (See ぶち壊し・1) destruction; demolition; smashing apart; tearing down; (2) (hist) uchikowashi riots (Edo period); destructive urban riots protesting the high price of rice

Variations:
大々ゲイマ
大大ゲイマ(sK)
大大桂馬(sK)
大々桂馬(sK)

 daidaigeima / daidaigema
    だいだいげいま
{go} (See 大ゲイマ) very large knight's move

Variations:
蛋白石
たんぱく石(sK)
タンパク石(sK)

 tanpakuseki
    たんぱくせき
{min} (See オパール) opal

Variations:
恥じる
羞じる(rK)
耻じる(rK)
愧じる(rK)
慙じる(rK)

 hajiru
    はじる
(Ichidan verb) to feel ashamed

Variations:
抽選
抽籤(rK)
抽せん(sK)

 chuusen / chusen
    ちゅうせん
(n,vs,vi) lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting

Variations:
町弁
まち弁
街弁(sK)
マチ弁(sK)

 machiben
    まちべん
(colloquialism) town lawyer; community lawyer; local lawyer

Variations:
吊り天井
釣り天井
つり天井(sK)
吊天井(sK)
釣天井(sK)

 tsuritenjou / tsuritenjo
    つりてんじょう
suspended ceiling

Variations:
釣り針
釣針
釣り鉤(rK)
釣りばり(sK)
つり針(sK)
釣鉤(sK)

 tsuribari
    つりばり
fish hook

Variations:
釣竿
釣り竿
釣りざお(sK)
釣ざお(sK)

 tsurizao
    つりざお
fishing rod

Variations:
泥中の蓮
泥中のハス(sK)
泥中のハチス(sK)

 deichuunohasu; deichuunohachisu / dechunohasu; dechunohachisu
    でいちゅうのはす; でいちゅうのはちす
(exp,n) (idiom) something pure amidst filth; a rose among nettles; a lotus in the mire

Variations:
敵を知り己を知れば百戦危うからず
敵を知り己を知らば百戦危うからず(sK)

 tekioshirionoreoshirebahyakusenayaukarazu
    てきをしりおのれをしればひゃくせんあやうからず
(expression) (proverb) know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles

Variations:
鉄砲鍛冶
鉄砲鍛治(sK)
鉄炮鍛冶(sK)
てっぽう鍛冶(sK)

 teppoukaji / teppokaji
    てっぽうかじ
gunsmith

Variations:
途絶える
跡絶える(rK)
杜絶える(sK)

 todaeru
    とだえる
(v1,vi) to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

Variations:
土踏まず
土不踏(rK)
土ふまず(sK)

 tsuchifumazu
    つちふまず
arch of the foot; plantar arch

Variations:
怒髪天を衝く
怒髪天を突く
怒髪天をつく(sK)

 dohatsutenotsuku
    どはつてんをつく
(exp,v5k) to boil with rage; to be infuriated

Variations:
当座貸越
当座貸越し(sK)
当座貸し越し(sK)

 touzakashikoshi / tozakashikoshi
    とうざかしこし
overdraft

Variations:
踏鞴(rK)
蹈鞴(rK)
鑪(sK)

 tatara(gikun); tatara
    たたら(gikun); タタラ
(1) (kana only) foot-operated bellows; foot bellows; (2) (kana only) (also written 鑪) traditional Japanese clay furnace for smelting iron (operated with large foot bellows); Tatara furnace

Variations:
逃げる
遁げる(rK)
迯げる(sK)

 nigeru
    にげる
(v1,vi) (1) to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse); to take cover; (v1,vi) (2) to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away; (v1,vi) (3) to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win); (v1,vi) (4) to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor); (v1,vi) (5) (as 腰が〜 or 体が〜) to fail to hold an ideal posture

Variations:
奈良時代
平城時代(rK)
寧楽時代(rK)

 narajidai
    ならじだい
(hist) Nara period (710-794 CE)

Variations:
薙刀
長刀
眉尖刀(rK)
薙鉈(sK)

 naginata
    なぎなた
(1) naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); (2) (kana only) naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata

Variations:
日陰蔓
日陰の葛(rK)
日陰の蔓(sK)
日陰葛(sK)
日陰の鬘(sK)
日陰鬘(sK)

 hikagenokazura; hikagenokazura
    ヒカゲノカズラ; ひかげのかずら
(kana only) common clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum); stag's-horn clubmoss; running clubmoss; ground pine

Variations:
忍び込む
忍びこむ(sK)
忍込む(sK)

 shinobikomu
    しのびこむ
(v5m,vi) to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

Variations:
年がいく
年が行く
としが行く(sK)

 toshigaiku
    としがいく
(exp,v5k-s) (1) to grow old; to age; (exp,v5k-s) (2) to pass (of a year); to draw near (of a year's end); to come to an end

Variations:
納得がいく
納得が行く
納得がゆく(sK)

 nattokugaiku; nattokugayuku(sk); nattokuiku(sk); nattokuyuku(sk)
    なっとくがいく; なっとくがゆく(sk); なっとくいく(sk); なっとくゆく(sk)
(exp,v5k-s) (See 納得のいく) to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

Variations:
納得のいく
納得の行く
納得のゆく(sK)

 nattokunoiku; nattokunoyuku(sk); nattokuiku(sk); nattokuyuku(sk)
    なっとくのいく; なっとくのゆく(sk); なっとくいく(sk); なっとくゆく(sk)
(exp,adj-f) (See 納得がいく) satisfactory; convincing; acceptable

Variations:
馬脚を現す
馬脚を表す
馬脚を露わす(rK)
馬脚をあらわす(sK)
馬脚を露す(sK)
馬脚を表わす(sK)
馬脚を現わす(sK)

 bakyakuoarawasu
    ばきゃくをあらわす
(exp,v5s) (idiom) to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)

Variations:
背丈
脊丈(rK)
背たけ(sK)

 setake(p); seitake / setake(p); setake
    せたけ(P); せいたけ
stature; height

Variations:
白木蓮
白モクレン(sK)
白木蘭(sK)

 hakumokuren; hakumokuren
    はくもくれん; ハクモクレン
white magnolia (Magnolia denudata); lilytree; Yulan magnolia

Variations:
八咫烏
八咫がらす(sK)
八咫からす(sK)

 yatagarasu; yatagarasu
    やたがらす; ヤタガラス
(1) {jpmyth} Yatagarasu; raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition; (2) {chmyth} three-legged crow inhabiting the sun

Variations:
抜け出す
脱け出す(rK)
抜出す(sK)
脱出す(sK)
抜けだす(sK)
脱けだす(sK)
ぬけ出す(sK)

 nukedasu
    ぬけだす
(v5s,vi) (1) to slip out; to sneak away; to break free; to get through (a difficult situation); (v5s,vi) (2) to break into the lead; to get ahead; (v5s,vi) (3) to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); (v5s,vi) (4) {comp} to break out (of a loop)

Variations:
微笑ましい
頬笑ましい(rK)
ほほ笑ましい(sK)

 hohoemashii / hohoemashi
    ほほえましい
(adjective) heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing

Variations:
夫婦喧嘩は犬も食わない
夫婦げんかは犬も食わない(sK)

 fuufugenkahainumokuwanai / fufugenkahainumokuwanai
    ふうふげんかはいぬもくわない
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) one should not get involved in a marital quarrel

Variations:
浮つく
浮わつく(io)
上付く(rK)
浮付く(sK)

 uwatsuku
    うわつく
(v5k,vi) to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless

Variations:
浮世離れ
浮き世離れ
浮世ばなれ(sK)

 ukiyobanare
    うきよばなれ
(n,vs,vi) (usu. used adjectivally as 浮世離れした) otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense

Variations:
撫で回す
撫でまわす
なで回す(sK)
撫で廻す(sK)

 nademawasu
    なでまわす
(transitive verb) to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress

Variations:
仏蘭西(ateji)(rK)
佛蘭西(sK)

 furansu
    フランス
(kana only) France

Variations:
物悲しい
もの悲しい
もの哀しい(sK)
物哀しい(sK)

 monoganashii / monoganashi
    ものがなしい
(adjective) sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive

Variations:
併せ持つ
合わせ持つ
あわせ持つ(sK)
併せもつ(sK)
合せ持つ(sK)

 awasemotsu
    あわせもつ
(transitive verb) to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

Variations:
閉じ込める
閉じこめる
閉込める(sK)

 tojikomeru
    とじこめる
(transitive verb) to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

Variations:
泡石鹸
泡せっけん
泡石けん(sK)
あわ石けん(sK)

 awasekken
    あわせっけん
foam soap

Variations:
豊葦原瑞穂国
豊葦原の瑞穂の国
豊葦原瑞穂の国(sK)
豊葦原の瑞穂国(sK)

 toyoashiharanomizuhonokuni
    とよあしはらのみずほのくに
(archaism) (poetic term) Land of Abundant Reed Plains and Rice Fields; Japan

Variations:
飽き性
厭き性(rK)
飽きしょう(sK)
あき性(sK)

 akishou / akisho
    あきしょう
fickle nature; flighty temperament; inconstant person

Variations:
飽き足らない
慊らない(rK)
飽足らない(sK)
飽き足らぬ(sK)

 akitaranai
    あきたらない
(exp,adj-i) (form) (oft. as 〜に飽き足らない) (See 飽き足る) unfulfilled (by); unsatisfied (with); (still) not satisfied; leaving something to be desired

Variations:
埋め込む
埋めこむ(sK)
埋込む(sK)
うめ込む(sK)

 umekomu
    うめこむ
(transitive verb) to bury; to embed; to implant

Variations:
満足が行く
満足がいく
満足がゆく(sK)

 manzokugaiku; manzokugayuku(sk)
    まんぞくがいく; まんぞくがゆく(sk)
(exp,v5k-s) (See 満足の行く) to be satisfied (with); to find satisfactory

Variations:
眠気
睡気(rK)
眠け(sK)

 nemuke
    ねむけ
sleepiness; drowsiness

Variations:
目が泳ぐ
目がおよぐ(sK)
めが泳ぐ(sK)

 megaoyogu
    めがおよぐ
(exp,v5g) (idiom) to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty

Variations:
野良猫
ノラ猫(sK)
のら猫(sK)
野良ネコ(sK)

 noraneko; noraneko(sk)
    のらねこ; ノラネコ(sk)
stray cat; alley cat

Variations:
唯々(rK)
只々(rK)
只只(sK)
唯唯(sK)

 tadatada
    ただただ
(adverb) (kana only) (emphatic form of ただ) absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only

Variations:
有り合わす
在り合わす
あり合わす(sK)
有り合す(sK)
在り合す(sK)
有合わす(sK)

 ariawasu
    ありあわす
(v5s,vi) (rare) (See あり合わせる) to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock

Variations:
雄しべ
雄蕊
雄蘂(rK)
雄蕋(sK)

 oshibe; yuuzui(雄蕊, 雄蘂) / oshibe; yuzui(雄蕊, 雄蘂)
    おしべ; ゆうずい(雄蕊, 雄蘂)
{bot} (See 雌しべ) stamen

Variations:
幼なじみ
幼馴染
幼馴染み
幼ななじみ(sK)
幼な馴染み(sK)

 osananajimi(p); osanajimi(ik)
    おさななじみ(P); おさなじみ(ik)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

Variations:
流行り廃り
流行りすたり(sK)
はやり廃り(sK)

 hayarisutari
    はやりすたり
going in and out of style; changes in fashion

Variations:
竜虎相打つ
竜虎相搏つ
龍虎相打つ(oK)
龍虎相搏つ(sK)

 ryuukoaiutsu / ryukoaiutsu
    りゅうこあいうつ
(expression) (idiom) a fight between equally great opponents; dragon and tiger fighting one another

Variations:
鷲掴み
鷲摑み(oK)
鷲づかみ(sK)
わし掴み(sK)
ワシ掴み(sK)

 washizukami; washizukami(sk)
    わしづかみ; ワシづかみ(sk)
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

Variations:
曼谷(ateji)(rK)
盤谷(ateji)(rK)

 bankoku(p); bankokku; bankooku(sk)
    バンコク(P); バンコック; バンコーク(sk)
(kana only) Bangkok (Thailand)

Variations:
頸部血管超音波検査
頚部血管超音波検査(sK)

 keibukekkanchouonpakensa / kebukekkanchoonpakensa
    けいぶけっかんちょうおんぱけんさ
{med} (See 頸動脈エコー) carotid ultrasonography; carotid ultrasound

Variations:
餃子の皮
ぎょうざの皮(sK)
ギョーザの皮(sK)

 gyouzanokawa / gyozanokawa
    ぎょうざのかわ
(exp,n) {food} (See 餃子) gyōza wrapper

Variations:
あり得ない
有り得ない
有得ない(sK)
有りえない(sK)

 arienai
    ありえない
(adjective) (1) (kana only) (See ありえる) impossible; (adjective) (2) (kana only) unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous; absurd

Variations:
イヤーモニター
イヤー・モニター
イヤモニター

 iyaamonitaa; iyaa monitaa; iyamonitaa(sk) / iyamonita; iya monita; iyamonita(sk)
    イヤーモニター; イヤー・モニター; イヤモニター(sk)
in-ear monitor (wasei: ear monitor); IEM

Variations:
いじめっ子
苛めっ子(rK)
虐めっ子(rK)
イジメっ子(sK)

 ijimekko
    いじめっこ
(See いじめられっ子) bully

Variations:
おたふく風邪
お多福風邪(rK)
お多福風(rK)
阿多福風邪(rK)
阿多福風(rK)

 otafukukaze
    おたふくかぜ
{med} mumps

Variations:
お館様
お屋形様
御館様(sK)
御屋形様(sK)
お館さま(sK)
お屋形さま(sK)
御屋形さま(sK)
御館さま(sK)

 oyakatasama
    おやかたさま
(archaism) (honorific or respectful language) nobleman; noblewoman; lord; master; dignitary

Variations:
お声がかり
お声掛かり
御声掛かり(sK)

 okoegakari
    おこえがかり
recommendation (of an influential person); order

Variations:
かわい子ちゃん
カワイ子ちゃん(sK)
可愛子ちゃん(sK)
可愛こちゃん(sK)

 kawaikochan
    かわいこちゃん
(familiar language) (kana only) cutie; sweetie

Variations:
こけら落とし
杮落とし
こけら落し
杮落し
柿落とし(sK)
柿落し(sK)

 kokeraotoshi
    こけらおとし
opening of a new theater (theatre)

Variations:
さらし餡
晒し餡(rK)
晒しあん(sK)
晒餡(sK)

 sarashian
    さらしあん
(kana only) {food} (See あん・1) powdered bean paste; dried bean paste

Variations:
じいじ
じーじ
じぃじ

 jiiji; jiiji(sk); jiぃji(sk) / jiji; jiji(sk); jiぃji(sk)
    じいじ; じーじ(sk); じぃじ(sk)
(child. language) (See おじいさん・1) grandpa; grampa; gramps; grandfather

Variations:
すっぱ抜き
素っ破抜き(rK)
素破抜き(sK)
透っ破抜き(sK)

 suppanuki
    すっぱぬき
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation

Variations:
ステーション
ステイション

 suteeshon(p); suteishon(sk) / suteeshon(p); suteshon(sk)
    ステーション(P); ステイション(sk)
station

Variations:
すっぱ抜く
素っ破抜く(rK)
素破抜く(sK)

 suppanuku
    すっぱぬく
(transitive verb) to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask

Variations:
すべて世はこともなし
すべて世は事もなし
すべて世は事も無し(sK)
全て世は事も無し(sK)
全て世は事もなし(sK)

 subeteyohakotomonashi
    すべてよはこともなし
(expression) (quote) (from Robert Browning's verse drama Pippa Passes) all's right with the world; all is as it should be

Variations:
たかが知れる
高が知れる
タカが知れる(sK)

 takagashireru
    たかがしれる
(exp,v1) to be of no importance

Variations:
たたき牛蒡
叩き牛蒡
叩きごぼう(sK)

 tatakigobou / tatakigobo
    たたきごぼう
(kana only) {food} simmered burdock root seasoned with sesame and vinegar

Variations:
チートデイ
チート・デイ
チートデー

 chiitodei; chiito dei; chiitodee(sk) / chitode; chito de; chitodee(sk)
    チートデイ; チート・デイ; チートデー(sk)
cheat day

Variations:
つまみ上げる
摘み上げる
撮み上げる(rK)
摘まみ上げる(sK)

 tsumamiageru
    つまみあげる
(Ichidan verb) to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

Variations:
ニューロダイバーシティ
ニューロダイバーシティー
ニューロダイヴァーシティ

 nyuurodaibaashiti; nyuurodaibaashitii; nyuurodaiaashiti(sk) / nyurodaibashiti; nyurodaibashiti; nyurodaiashiti(sk)
    ニューロダイバーシティ; ニューロダイバーシティー; ニューロダイヴァーシティ(sk)
neurodiversity

Variations:
ぬい活
縫い活
縫活(sK)
ヌイ活(sK)

 nuikatsu; nuikatsu(sk)
    ぬいかつ; ヌイカツ(sk)
(colloquialism) personalizing and photographing character stuffed toys in everyday life

Variations:
ぬい撮り
ぬい取り
縫い撮り
縫撮(sK)
ヌイ撮(sK)
ヌイ撮り(sK)
縫い取り(sK)

 nuitori
    ぬいとり
(n,vs,vi) (colloquialism) (See ぬい活) photographing character stuffed toys in everyday life

Variations:
のらりくらり
ぬらりくらり
ノラリクラリ

 norarikurari; nurarikurari; norarikurari(sk)
    のらりくらり; ぬらりくらり; ノラリクラリ(sk)
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) idly; lazily; aimlessly; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) evasively; elusively; vaguely; non-committally; (adv,adv-to,vs) (3) (ぬらりくらり only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) soft and slippery

Variations:
よがり声
善がり声
良がり声
ヨガリ声(sK)

 yogarigoe
    よがりごえ
sexual moan; cries of pleasure

Variations:
わいせつ行為
猥褻行為
ワイセツ行為(sK)

 waisetsukoui / waisetsukoi
    わいせつこうい
indecent act (esp. molestation or indecent exposure)

Variations:
インイヤーモニター
インイヤー・モニター
インイヤモニター

 iniyaamonitaa; iniyaa monitaa; iniyamonitaa(sk) / iniyamonita; iniya monita; iniyamonita(sk)
    インイヤーモニター; インイヤー・モニター; インイヤモニター(sk)
in-ear monitor; IEM

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