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全日本学生自治会総連合

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 zennihongakuseijichikaisourengou / zennihongakusejichikaisorengo
    ぜんにほんがくせいじちかいそうれんごう
(org) All-Japan Federation of Student Self-Government Associations; Zengakuren; (o) All-Japan Federation of Student Self-Government Associations; Zengakuren

Variations:
成れの果て
なれの果て

 narenohate
    なれのはて
(expression) the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

我利我利(ateji)

 garigari; garigari
    がりがり; ガリガリ
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (kana only) focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; (adjectival noun) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (kana only) selfish; self-serving

Variations:
縛りプレイ
縛りプレー

 shibaripurei(縛ripurei); shibaripuree(縛ripuree) / shibaripure(縛ripure); shibaripuree(縛ripuree)
    しばりプレイ(縛りプレイ); しばりプレー(縛りプレー)
(1) (sexual) bondage; rope bondage; (2) {vidg} playing with self-imposed restrictions (to increase the game's difficulty)

自性假立尋思所引如實智


自性假立寻思所引如实智

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zì xìng jiǎ lì xún sī suǒ yǐn rú shí zhì
    zi4 xing4 jia3 li4 xun2 si1 suo3 yin3 ru2 shi2 zhi4
tzu hsing chia li hsün ssu so yin ju shih chih
 jishō keryū jinshi shoin nyojitsu chi
understanding self-natures that are nominally established, just as they are, by analysis

アメニティー・バイキング

 amenitii baikingu / ameniti baikingu
    アメニティー・バイキング
self-serve system for toothbrushes, razors, etc. in business hotels (wasei: amenity viking)

Variations:
こじらせ女子
拗らせ女子

 kojirasejoshi
    こじらせじょし
(colloquialism) (See 拗らせる) girl who has low self esteem

Variations:
セルフレジ
セルフ・レジ

 serufureji; serufu reji
    セルフレジ; セルフ・レジ
self-checkout (wasei: self regi(ster)); automated checkout

Variations:
ハウツー本
ハウトゥー本

 hautsuubon(hautsuu本); hautotoobon(hautotoo本) / hautsubon(hautsu本); hautotoobon(hautotoo本)
    ハウツーぼん(ハウツー本); ハウトゥーぼん(ハウトゥー本)
(1) how-to (book); (2) self-help book

Variations:
強気
強き(sK)

 tsuyoki
    つよき
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) confident; assured; self-assured; firm; strong; cocksure; (adj-na,adj-no,n) (2) {stockm} (ant: 弱気・2) bullish

Variations:
抑え
押さえ
押え

 osae
    おさえ
(1) weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; (2) keeping control; exercising authority; (3) having self-control; exercising self-discipline; (4) defense; guard; deterrence

Variations:
自棄
焼け(rK)

 yake(p); yake
    やけ(P); ヤケ
(noun or adjectival noun) (kana only) desperation; despair; self-abandonment

Variations:
規律
紀律(rK)

 kiritsu
    きりつ
(1) order; observance; discipline; (2) rules; law; regulations

Variations:
訓練
訓連(iK)

 kunren
    くんれん
(noun/participle) training; drill; practice; discipline

Variations:
身勝手
身がって(sK)

 migatte
    みがって
(noun or adjectival noun) selfish; self-centred; egotistical

Variations:
お手盛り
御手盛り(sK)

 otemori
    おてもり
making arbitrary decisions which benefit oneself; self-approved plan

Variations:
勝手気まま
勝手気儘

 kattekimama
    かってきまま
(noun or adjectival noun) self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others

Variations:
勿体ぶる
勿体振る(rK)

 mottaiburu
    もったいぶる
(v5r,vi) (kana only) to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

Variations:
手前味噌
手前みそ(sK)

 temaemiso
    てまえみそ
(yoji) self-flattery; singing one's own praises

Variations:
私利私欲
私利私慾(rK)

 shirishiyoku
    しりしよく
(yoji) self-interest; selfish desire; greed

Variations:
見る影もない
見る影も無い

 mirukagemonai
    みるかげもない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

Variations:
面映い
面はゆい
面映ゆい

 omohayui
    おもはゆい
(adjective) embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed

Variations:
セルフカバー
セルフ・カバー

 serufukabaa; serufu kabaa / serufukaba; serufu kaba
    セルフカバー; セルフ・カバー
(1) new version of one's own (previously released) song (wasei: self cover); rerecording (in a different style); (2) performance by the songwriter of a song originally written for another artist

Variations:
セルフカラー
セルフ・カラー

 serufukaraa; serufu karaa / serufukara; serufu kara
    セルフカラー; セルフ・カラー
dyeing one's hair oneself (as opposed to having it done by a hairdresser) (wasei: self colour)

Variations:
セルフコピー
セルフ・コピー

 serufukopii; serufu kopii / serufukopi; serufu kopi
    セルフコピー; セルフ・コピー
self-service copying (of documents, etc.) (wasei: self-copy)

Variations:
セルフビルド
セルフ・ビルド

 serufubirudo; serufu birudo
    セルフビルド; セルフ・ビルド
self-build; building one's own home

Variations:
セルフプレー
セルフ・プレー

 serufupuree; serufu puree
    セルフプレー; セルフ・プレー
{golf} playing without a caddy (wasei: self-play)

Variations:
ドリンクバー
ドリンク・バー

 dorinkubaa; dorinku baa / dorinkuba; dorinku ba
    ドリンクバー; ドリンク・バー
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.) (wasei: drink bar)

Variations:
ノーフロスト
ノー・フロスト

 noofurosuto; noo furosuto
    ノーフロスト; ノー・フロスト
(noun - becomes adjective with の) self-defrosting equipment (freezer, refrigerator, etc.) (wasei: no frost)

Variations:
フリープラン
フリー・プラン

 furiipuran; furii puran / furipuran; furi puran
    フリープラン; フリー・プラン
(1) self-directed arrangements (esp. in contrast to guided travel tours) (wasei: free plan); independent activity; taking one's own course; acting at one's own discretion; (2) customized planning (e.g. of home architecture and layout); bespoke design

Variations:
フリーフロー
フリー・フロー

 furiifuroo; furii furoo / furifuroo; furi furoo
    フリーフロー; フリー・フロー
(1) all you can drink (for wines) (wasei: free flow); (2) freeflow (diving); (3) self-managed conveyor belt rate system

Variations:
モーターカー
モーター・カー

 mootaakaa; mootaa kaa / mootaka; moota ka
    モーターカー; モーター・カー
(1) motorcar; automobile; (2) motor car (self-propelled railroad car)

Variations:
リトルプレス
リトル・プレス

 ritorupuresu; ritoru puresu
    リトルプレス; リトル・プレス
small-circulation self-published work (wasei: little press)

Variations:
ロボットカー
ロボット・カー

 robottokaa; robotto kaa / robottoka; robotto ka
    ロボットカー; ロボット・カー
(See 自動運転車) robot car; self-driving car; autonomous car

Variations:
中二病
厨二病(ateji)

 chuunibyou / chunibyo
    ちゅうにびょう
(slang) (joc) behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; 2nd year of junior high sickness

Variations:
好き勝手
好きかって(sK)

 sukikatte
    すきかって
(noun or adjectival noun) doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence

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意気地
意氣地(sK)

 ikuji(p); ikiji
    いくじ(P); いきじ
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive; willpower

Variations:
懲らしめる
懲しめる(io)

 korashimeru
    こらしめる
(transitive verb) to chastise; to punish; to discipline

Variations:
自棄糞(rK)
焼糞(rK)

 yakekuso; yakekuso
    やけくそ; ヤケクソ
(noun or adjectival noun) (kana only) (more emphatic than やけ) (See やけ) desperation; despair; self-abandonment

鐃循ワ申曠鐃?鐃循わ申曚鐃?

 鐃循wa申曠鐃?鐃循wa申曚鐃?
    鐃循ワ申曠鐃?鐃循わ申曚鐃?
(n,vs,adj-no) (slang) (derogatory term) (orig. used specifically to make fun of Koreans, now broader) self-satisfaction (esp. in a nationalistic sense) (kor: heolheol); smugness

Variations:
高ぶる
昂る
昂ぶる(io)

 takaburu
    たかぶる
(v5r,vi) (1) to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to become worked up; (v5r,vi) (2) to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous; to be self-important

Variations:
好き放題
好きほうだい(sK)

 sukihoudai / sukihodai
    すきほうだい
(adj-na,adj-no,n) self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

我利我利(ateji)(rK)

 garigari; garigari
    がりがり; ガリガリ
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (kana only) focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; (adjectival noun) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (kana only) selfish; self-serving

Variations:
気まま
気儘
気侭
氣儘

 kimama
    きまま
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) willful; wilful; selfish; self-centered; egoistic; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling; free spirited

Variations:
能書きを垂れる
能書きをたれる

 nougakiotareru / nogakiotareru
    のうがきをたれる
(exp,v1) (See 能書き・1) to self-advertise; to boast; to dwell at length (on merits)

Variations:
お為ごかし
御為ごかし
御為倒し

 otamegokashi
    おためごかし
(kana only) self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)

Variations:
セルフスタンド
セルフ・スタンド

 serufusutando; serufu sutando
    セルフスタンド; セルフ・スタンド
self-service gasoline station (wasei: self stand); self-service petrol station

Variations:
セルフタイマー
セルフ・タイマー

 serufutaimaa; serufu taimaa / serufutaima; serufu taima
    セルフタイマー; セルフ・タイマー
{photo} self-timer; delayed action (shutter release)

Variations:
セルフチェック
セルフ・チェック

 serufuchekku; serufu chekku
    セルフチェック; セルフ・チェック
self-examination (e.g. for signs of illness) (wasei: self check); examining one's own body

Variations:
たがが緩む
タガが緩む
箍が緩む

 tagagayurumu(tagaga緩mu, 箍ga緩mu); tagagayurumu(tagaga緩mu)
    たががゆるむ(たがが緩む, 箍が緩む); タガがゆるむ(タガが緩む)
(exp,v5m) to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)

Variations:
トランクルーム
トランク・ルーム

 torankuruumu; toranku ruumu / torankurumu; toranku rumu
    トランクルーム; トランク・ルーム
(1) self-storage unit (eng: trunk room); (rental) storage room; (2) (See トランク・2) trunk (of a car); boot

Variations:
フリードリンク
フリー・ドリンク

 furiidorinku; furii dorinku / furidorinku; furi dorinku
    フリードリンク; フリー・ドリンク
(1) free drink; free drinks; (2) free refills (wasei: free drink); bottomless cup; all-you-can-drink; self-service soda fountain

Variations:
やに下がる
ヤニ下がる
脂下がる

 yanisagaru
    やにさがる
(v5r,vi) to be complacent; to look self-satisfied

Variations:
リメイクシート
リメイク・シート

 rimeikushiito; rimeiku shiito / rimekushito; rimeku shito
    リメイクシート; リメイク・シート
self-adhesive wallpaper (wasei: remake sheet); removable wallpaper

Variations:
自ずから明らか
おのずから明らか

 onozukaraakiraka / onozukarakiraka
    おのずからあきらか
(adjectival noun) self-evident

Variations:
読んで字のごとく
読んで字の如く

 yondejinogotoku
    よんでじのごとく
(exp,adv) literally; self-explanatorily

Variations:
スケベ心
助平心
すけべ心(sK)

 sukebegokoro
    すけべごころ
(1) (colloquialism) dirty mind; (2) (colloquialism) conniving mind; self-interested thinking

Variations:
ブーショッファン
ブーッショファン

 buushoffan; buusshofan / bushoffan; busshofan
    ブーショッファン; ブーッショファン
boue chauffante (self-heating mud-pack for cosmetic purposes) (fre:)

Variations:
奥ゆかしい
奥床しい(ateji)

 okuyukashii / okuyukashi
    おくゆかしい
(adjective) (1) refined; elegant; graceful; cultivated; (adjective) (2) modest; reserved; restrained; self-effacing

Variations:
我先に
われ先に
我さきに(sK)

 waresakini
    われさきに
(adverb) self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

Variations:
押し付けがましい
押しつけがましい

 oshitsukegamashii / oshitsukegamashi
    おしつけがましい
(adjective) pushy; pushing; self-assertive

Variations:
筋道の通った
筋道が通った(sK)

 sujimichinotootta
    すじみちのとおった
(exp,adj-f) self-consistent (e.g. with one's morals); logical; reasonable

Variations:
セルフネグレクト
セルフ・ネグレクト

 serufunegurekuto; serufu negurekuto
    セルフネグレクト; セルフ・ネグレクト
self-neglect

Variations:
セルフプレジャー
セルフ・プレジャー

 serufupurejaa; serufu purejaa / serufupureja; serufu pureja
    セルフプレジャー; セルフ・プレジャー
(female) masturbation (eng: self-pleasure)

Variations:
ビュッフェ
ブッフェ
ビュフェ

 byuffe(p); buffe; byufe
    ビュッフェ(P); ブッフェ; ビュフェ
buffet (fre:); self-service meal

Variations:
ライフヒーリング
ライフ・ヒーリング

 raifuhiiringu; raifu hiiringu / raifuhiringu; raifu hiringu
    ライフヒーリング; ライフ・ヒーリング
(work) You Can Heal Your Life (1984 self-help book by Louise L. Hay)

Variations:
控えめ
控え目
ひかえ目
控目

 hikaeme
    ひかえめ
(adj-na,adj-no,n) moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing; unassuming; well-behaved; low-key; temperate; in small quantities

Variations:
セルフサービス
セルフ・サービス

 serufusaabisu(p); serufu saabisu / serufusabisu(p); serufu sabisu
    セルフサービス(P); セルフ・サービス
self-service

Variations:
たがが外れる
タガが外れる
箍が外れる

 tagagahazureru(tagaga外reru); tagagahazureru(tagaga外reru, 箍ga外reru)
    タガがはずれる(タガが外れる); たががはずれる(たがが外れる, 箍が外れる)
(exp,v1,vi) to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered; to lose one's self-control

Variations:
中2
中二
厨二(ateji)(rK)

 chuuni / chuni
    ちゅうに
(1) (中2, 中二 only) (abbreviation) (abbr. of 中学校2年(生)) second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; (2) (abbreviation) (slang) (joc) (See 中二病) behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; 2nd year of junior high sickness

Variations:
修練
修煉(oK)
修錬(rK)

 shuuren / shuren
    しゅうれん
(noun, transitive verb) training; drill; practice; practising; discipline

Variations:
学問
学文(oK)
学門(oK)

 gakumon
    がくもん
(noun/participle) (1) study; scholarship; learning; education; knowledge; (2) discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

Variations:
学問
学文(rK)
学門(rK)

 gakumon
    がくもん
(n,vs,vi) (1) study; scholarship; learning; education; knowledge; (2) discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

Variations:
お高くとまる
お高く止まる
お高く留まる

 otakakutomaru
    おたかくとまる
(exp,v5r) to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs

Variations:
コミックマーケット
コミック・マーケット

 komikkumaaketto; komikku maaketto / komikkumaketto; komikku maketto
    コミックマーケット; コミック・マーケット
(1) Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; (2) comic book market; comicbook market

Variations:
セルフコントロール
セルフ・コントロール

 serufukontorooru; serufu kontorooru
    セルフコントロール; セルフ・コントロール
(1) self-control; (2) automation; automatic controller

Variations:
セルフプロデュース
セルフ・プロデュース

 serufupurodeuusu; serufu purodeuusu / serufupurodeusu; serufu purodeusu
    セルフプロデュース; セルフ・プロデュース
(1) (See 自己演出・じこえんしゅつ・2) emphasizing one's good qualities (wasei: self-produce); presenting oneself in a favorable light; (2) self-production (of an album, film, etc.)

Variations:
そろばんを弾く
算盤をはじく
算盤を弾く

 sorobanohajiku
    そろばんをはじく
(exp,v5k) (1) (kana only) to count on the abacus; (exp,v5k) (2) (kana only) to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest

Variations:
叩き直す
叩きなおす
たたき直す(sK)

 tatakinaosu
    たたきなおす
(transitive verb) (1) to beat back into shape; (transitive verb) (2) to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out

山中の賊を破るは易く心中の賊を破るは難し

see styles
 sanchuunozokuoyaburuhayasukushinchuunozokuoyaburuhakatashi / sanchunozokuoyaburuhayasukushinchunozokuoyaburuhakatashi
    さんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはやすくしんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはかたし
(expression) (proverb) it's hard to discipline one's mind; defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the bandit in one's heart is hard

Variations:
取り乱す
取乱す(sK)
とり乱す(sK)

 torimidasu
    とりみだす
(v5s,vi) (1) to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to go to pieces; to be shaken up; to break down; to be flustered; to blow one's cool; (transitive verb) (2) to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb; to scatter about

Variations:
我が儘
我儘
我がまま
我侭
我が侭

 wagamama
    わがまま
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) selfish; egoist; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (archaism) (kana only) self-indulgent; wilful; willful

Variations:
欠け落ち
欠落ち(sK)
欠けおち(sK)

 kakeochi
    かけおち
(n,vs,vi) self-exile; going into hiding

Variations:
自惚れ
己惚れ(rK)
自惚(sK)

 unubore(p); onobore(己惚re)(ok)
    うぬぼれ(P); おのぼれ(己惚れ)(ok)
conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism

Variations:
セルフチェックアウト
セルフ・チェックアウト

 serufuchekkuauto; serufu chekkuauto
    セルフチェックアウト; セルフ・チェックアウト
self-checkout

Variations:
セルフブランディング
セルフ・ブランディング

 serufuburandingu; serufu burandingu
    セルフブランディング; セルフ・ブランディング
self-branding; personal branding

Variations:
セルフヘルプグループ
セルフヘルプ・グループ

 serufuherupuguruupu; serufuherupu guruupu / serufuherupugurupu; serufuherupu gurupu
    セルフヘルプグループ; セルフヘルプ・グループ
self-help group

Variations:
名乗り
名告り(rK)
名のり(sK)

 nanori
    なのり
(1) giving one's name; self-introduction; (2) (hist) announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); (3) (hist) name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; (4) Japanese kanji reading used in names

Variations:
意気地
意氣地(sK)
意久地(sK)

 ikuji(p); ikiji
    いくじ(P); いきじ
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive; willpower

Variations:
ビュッフェ
バフェ
バフェイ
バッフェイ

 byuffe(p); bafe; bafei; baffei / byuffe(p); bafe; bafe; baffe
    ビュッフェ(P); バフェ; バフェイ; バッフェイ
(See 立食) buffet (fre:); self-service meal

Variations:
お為ごかし
御為ごかし(sK)
御為倒し(sK)

 otamegokashi
    おためごかし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) self-interested show of kindness; acting selfishly under the guise of kindness

Variations:
セルフドライビングカー
セルフドライビング・カー

 serufudoraibingukaa; serufudoraibingu kaa / serufudoraibinguka; serufudoraibingu ka
    セルフドライビングカー; セルフドライビング・カー
(See 自動運転車) self-driving car; autonomous car

Variations:
慎み
謹み
慎しみ(io)
虔み
虔しみ(io)

 tsutsushimi
    つつしみ
modesty; self-control; discretion

Variations:
我儘
我が儘
我がまま
我侭
我が侭

 wagamama
    わがまま
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) selfish; egoist; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (archaism) self-indulgent; wilful; willful

Variations:
酒に飲まれる
酒に呑まれる
酒にのまれる(sK)

 sakeninomareru
    さけにのまれる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to drink too much and lose self-control

Variations:
セルモーター
セルモータ
セル・モーター
セル・モータ

 serumootaa; serumoota; seru mootaa; seru moota / serumoota; serumoota; seru moota; seru moota
    セルモーター; セルモータ; セル・モーター; セル・モータ
starter motor (wasei: cell motor); starter; self-starter

Variations:
気まま
気儘(rK)
気侭(rK)
氣儘(sK)

 kimama
    きまま
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) willful; wilful; selfish; self-centered; egoistic; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling; free spirited

Variations:
名乗り
名告り
名のり
名乗(io)
名告(io)

 nanori
    なのり
(noun/participle) (1) (See 名ノリ) giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; (noun/participle) (2) name readings of kanji

Variations:
オレオレ証明書
俺俺証明書(sK)
おれおれ証明書(sK)

 oreoreshoumeisho / oreoreshomesho
    おれおれしょうめいしょ
(colloquialism) {internet} (See 自己署名証明書) self-signed certificate

Variations:
俺様
オレ様
己様(rK)
俺さま(sK)
おれ様(sK)

 oresama
    おれさま
(pronoun) (1) (pompous) I; me; (2) self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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