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捨不得孩子套不住狼


舍不得孩子套不住狼

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shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù láng
    she3 bu4 de5 hai2 zi5 tao4 bu4 zhu4 lang2
she pu te hai tzu t`ao pu chu lang
    she pu te hai tzu tao pu chu lang
one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb); (fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things

Variations:
掌中の珠
掌中の玉

 shouchuunotama / shochunotama
    しょうちゅうのたま
(exp,n) (idiom) apple of one's eye; one's jewel

Variations:
掛け
懸け

 gake
    がけ
(suf,adj-no) (1) (after an article of clothing) -clad; (suf,adj-no) (2) (kana only) (after a -masu stem) in the midst of; (suf,adj-no) (3) (after a number in the ichi, ni counting system) tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); (suf,adj-no) (4) (after a number in the hitotsu, futatsu counting system) times (i.e. multiplied by); (suf,adj-no) (5) (after a number of people) able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)

Variations:
掴み
摑み(oK)

 tsukami
    つかみ
(1) grip; (2) {hanaf} (See 出来役) having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand

Variations:
握り鋏
握りばさみ

 nigiribasami
    にぎりばさみ
(See 和鋏・わばさみ) U-shaped scissors with no place to put one's fingers; shears

Variations:
揣摩臆測
揣摩憶測

 shimaokusoku
    しまおくそく
(noun/participle) (yoji) conjectures and surmises; speculation; giving one's imagination full play without any ground

搬起石頭砸自己的腳


搬起石头砸自己的脚

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bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
    ban1 qi3 shi2 tou5 za2 zi4 ji3 de5 jiao3
pan ch`i shih t`ou tsa tzu chi te chiao
    pan chi shih tou tsa tzu chi te chiao
to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom); hoisted by one's own petard

Variations:
擬似乱数
疑似乱数

 gijiransuu / gijiransu
    ぎじらんすう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) pseudorandom number

Variations:
支え合う
支えあう

 sasaeau
    ささえあう
(Godan verb with "u" ending) to support each other; to support one another

放下屠刀,立地成佛

fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
    fang4 xia4 tu2 dao1 , li4 di4 cheng2 fo2
fang hsia t`u tao , li ti ch`eng fo
    fang hsia tu tao , li ti cheng fo
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation; to repent and be absolved of one's crimes

Variations:
散形花序
繖形花序

 sankeikajo / sankekajo
    さんけいかじょ
umbellate inflorescence; umbel (i.e. flower with a large number of flowers growing radially from a common center)

Variations:
数多
許多(rK)

 amata(gikun)
    あまた(gikun)
(adj-no,adv,n) (kana only) (form) many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous

Variations:
敵を倒す
敵を斃す

 tekiotaosu
    てきをたおす
(exp,v5s) to kill one's enemy (opponent)

Variations:
斜めがけ
斜め掛け

 nanamegake
    ななめがけ
(can be adjective with の) slung across one's body (e.g. of a bag)

Variations:
方違へ所
方違え所

 katatagaedokoro(方違e所); katatagahedokoro(方違he所)
    かたたがえどころ(方違え所); かたたがへどころ(方違へ所)
(archaism) (the へ is pronounced as え in this word) (See 方違え,方塞がり) place where one spends the night to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction

Variations:
日々の糧
日日の糧

 hibinokate
    ひびのかて
one's daily bread

Variations:
日にち
日日

 hinichi
    ひにち
(1) date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (2) (number of) days

Variations:
日日
日にち

 hinichi
    ひにち
the number of days; date

明修棧道,暗渡陳倉


明修栈道,暗渡陈仓

míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù chén cāng
    ming2 xiu1 zhan4 dao4 , an4 du4 chen2 cang1
ming hsiu chan tao , an tu ch`en ts`ang
    ming hsiu chan tao , an tu chen tsang
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu); fig. to feign one thing while doing another; to cheat under cover of a diversion

Variations:
時々刻々
時時刻刻

 jijikokkoku; jijikokukoku
    じじこっこく; じじこくこく
(adverb) (yoji) hourly; from one minute to the next; from hour to hour; moment by moment; with each passing moment

Variations:
暇をやる
暇を遣る

 himaoyaru
    ひまをやる
(exp,v5r) (1) to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to let go; to fire; (exp,v5r) (2) to divorce one's wife; (exp,v5r) (3) to give a holiday; to give vacation time

Variations:
暇を見て
暇をみて

 himaomite
    ひまをみて
(expression) when one finds a moment; when one can find the time

Variations:
替え玉
替玉

 kaedama
    かえだま
(1) stand-in; proxy; substitute; double; ringer; (2) second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)

月夜に釜を抜かれる

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 tsukiyonikamaonukareru
    つきよにかまをぬかれる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to make a blunder; to blunder; to have one's kettle stolen on a moonlit night

Variations:
有給消化
有休消化

 yuukyuushouka / yukyushoka
    ゆうきゅうしょうか
using up one's paid vacation days; using up one's holiday entitlement

Variations:
望むところ
望む所

 nozomutokoro
    のぞむところ
(exp,n) (1) what one desires; what one hopes for; (expression) (2) (as a response to a provocation) suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on; make my day

木に縁って魚を求む

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 kiniyotteuoomotomu
    きによってうおをもとむ
(expression) (idiom) (from Mencius) (See 木に縁りて魚を求む・きによりてうおをもとむ) to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree

木に縁りて魚を求む

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 kiniyoriteuoomotomu
    きによりてうおをもとむ
(expression) (idiom) (from Mencius) to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree

木を隠すなら森の中

see styles
 kiokakusunaramorinonaka
    きをかくすならもりのなか
(expression) (proverb) if you want to hide a tree, the best place is a forest

Variations:
本末転倒
本末顛倒

 honmatsutentou / honmatsutento
    ほんまつてんとう
(n,vs,adj-no) (yoji) failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

Variations:
枕元
枕もと
枕許

 makuramoto
    まくらもと
(noun - becomes adjective with の) bedside; near one's pillow

Variations:
根詰める
根つめる

 kontsumeru
    こんつめる
(exp,v1) (See 根を詰める) to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)

Variations:
検算
験算(rK)

 kenzan
    けんざん
(noun, transitive verb) verification of a calculation; checking (the result of) a calculation; going over one's figures

欲加之罪,何患無辭


欲加之罪,何患无辞

yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí
    yu4 jia1 zhi1 zui4 , he2 huan4 wu2 ci2
yü chia chih tsui , ho huan wu tz`u
    yü chia chih tsui , ho huan wu tzu
If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb; Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.

Variations:
正気づく
正気付く

 shoukizuku / shokizuku
    しょうきづく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) to become conscious; to recover one's senses; to snap out of it

Variations:
歯が浮く
歯がうく

 hagauku
    はがうく
(exp,v5k) (1) to have one's teeth set on edge; (exp,v5k) (2) to get loose teeth

Variations:
歯磨き
歯磨

 hamigaki
    はみがき
(noun/participle) (1) dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; (2) dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder

比上不足,比下有餘


比上不足,比下有余

bǐ shàng bù zú , bǐ xià yǒu yú
    bi3 shang4 bu4 zu2 , bi3 xia4 you3 yu2
pi shang pu tsu , pi hsia yu yü
neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some

Variations:
気宇広闊
気宇広濶

 kiukoukatsu / kiukokatsu
    きうこうかつ
(noun or adjectival noun) magnanimous in one's attitude of mind; grand in one's idea or mind-set

Variations:
気息奄々
気息奄奄

 kisokuenen
    きそくえんえん
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) gasping for breath; at one's last gasp; breathing feebly; on the brink of death; more dead than alive

気持ちを切り替える

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 kimochiokirikaeru
    きもちをきりかえる
(exp,v1) to change one's mood; to shift emotional gears; to put one's feelings behind one; to move on (from a feeling)

気持ちを引き締める

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 kimochiohikishimeru
    きもちをひきしめる
(exp,v1) to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins

Variations:
水天彷彿
水天髣髴

 suitenhoufutsu / suitenhofutsu
    すいてんほうふつ
(yoji) the sky and water merging into one; seamless merging of the sea and the sky

水能載舟,亦能覆舟


水能载舟,亦能覆舟

shuǐ néng zài zhōu , yì néng fù zhōu
    shui3 neng2 zai4 zhou1 , yi4 neng2 fu4 zhou1
shui neng tsai chou , i neng fu chou
lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb); fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it; if something is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm; things can be double-edged

江山易改,本性難移


江山易改,本性难移

jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
    jiang1 shan1 yi4 gai3 , ben3 xing4 nan2 yi2
chiang shan i kai , pen hsing nan i
it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom); you can't change who you are; Can the leopard change his spots?

Variations:
江戸芸者
江戸藝者

 edogeisha / edogesha
    えどげいしゃ
(archaism) Edo geisha; geisha living and working inside Edo (not one of the red-light districts on its outskirts)

沒有規矩,不成方圓


没有规矩,不成方圆

méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán
    mei2 you3 gui1 ju5 , bu4 cheng2 fang1 yuan2
mei yu kuei chü , pu ch`eng fang yüan
    mei yu kuei chü , pu cheng fang yüan
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

Variations:
没年
歿年(rK)

 botsunen
    ぼつねん
(1) year of a person's death; (2) one's age at death

法網灰灰,疏而不漏


法网灰灰,疏而不漏

fǎ wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu
    fa3 wang3 hui1 hui1 , shu1 er2 bu4 lou4
fa wang hui hui , shu erh pu lou
The net of justice is wide, but no-one escapes.

Variations:
泥沼
ドロ沼

 doronuma(泥沼)(p); doronuma(doro沼); deishou(泥沼) / doronuma(泥沼)(p); doronuma(doro沼); desho(泥沼)
    どろぬま(泥沼)(P); ドロぬま(ドロ沼); でいしょう(泥沼)
(1) bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire; morass; (2) (どろぬま, ドロぬま only) quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

Variations:
浅学非才
浅学菲才

 sengakuhisai
    せんがくひさい
(yoji) one's lack of learning or ability; shallow learning and limited ability

Variations:
海老反り
えび反り

 ebizori
    えびぞり
holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backward like a shrimp (in kabuki, represents being overwhelmed by someone's power)

Variations:
涙をのむ
涙を呑む

 namidaonomu
    なみだをのむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears

Variations:
混ぜ返す
雑ぜ返す

 mazekaesu
    まぜかえす
(transitive verb) (1) (See 掻き混ぜる) to stir; to mix; (transitive verb) (2) to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up; to jeer at; to interfere (when one talks)

渇に臨みて井を掘る

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 katsuninozomiteiohoru / katsuninozomiteohoru
    かつにのぞみていをほる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to fail to make timely preparations; to not dig a well until one is thirsty

渇に臨みて井を穿つ

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 katsuninozomiteseiougatsu; katsuninozomiteiougatsu / katsuninozomiteseogatsu; katsuninozomiteogatsu
    かつにのぞみてせいをうがつ; かつにのぞみていをうがつ
(exp,v5t) (proverb) to fail to make timely preparations; to not dig a well until one is thirsty

Variations:
満喫
満きつ

 mankitsu
    まんきつ
(noun/participle) (1) having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; (noun/participle) (2) fully enjoying

漿を乞いて酒を得る

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 shouokoitesakeouru / shookoitesakeoru
    しょうをこいてさけをうる
(expression) (idiom) to get more than one requests; to beg for water and receive wine

Variations:
火を噴く
火を吹く

 hiofuku
    ひをふく
(exp,v5k) (1) to burst into flames; (exp,v5k) (2) to fire (of a gun); (exp,v5k) (3) to fan a fire with one's breath; (exp,v5k) (4) to breathe fire; to spit fire; to explode in anger

災い転じて福となす

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 wazawaitenjitefukutonasu
    わざわいてんじてふくとなす
(exp,v5s) to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

災い転じて福と為す

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 wazawaitenjitefukutonasu
    わざわいてんじてふくとなす
(exp,v5s) to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

Variations:
無けなし
無け無し

 nakenashi
    なけなし
(can be adjective with の) (kana only) what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

Variations:
照れ隠し
てれ隠し

 terekakushi
    てれかくし
hiding one's embarrassment

Variations:
爪をとぐ
爪を研ぐ

 tsumeotogu
    つめをとぐ
(exp,v5g) to sharpen one's claws

Variations:
牙をとぐ
牙を研ぐ

 kibaotogu
    きばをとぐ
(exp,v5g) to sharpen one's fangs

Variations:
牙を剥く
牙をむく

 kibaomuku
    きばをむく
(exp,v5k) to bare one's fangs; to snarl at

王婆賣瓜,自賣自誇


王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸

wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
    wang2 po2 mai4 gua1 , zi4 mai4 zi4 kua1
wang p`o mai kua , tzu mai tzu k`ua
    wang po mai kua , tzu mai tzu kua
every potter praises his own pot (idiom); all one's geese are swans

理解の範疇を超える

see styles
 rikainohanchuuokoeru / rikainohanchuokoeru
    りかいのはんちゅうをこえる
(exp,v1) to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension

Variations:
産みの子
生みの子

 uminoko
    うみのこ
(1) one's child; a child one has brought into the world; (2) (archaism) descendant

Variations:
用がある
用が有る

 yougaaru / yogaru
    ようがある
(exp,v5r-i) to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

Variations:
用弁
用辨(oK)

 youben / yoben
    ようべん
(noun/participle) finishing one's business; settling an affair

甲之蜜糖,乙之砒霜

jiǎ zhī mì táng , yǐ zhī pī shuāng
    jia3 zhi1 mi4 tang2 , yi3 zhi1 pi1 shuang1
chia chih mi t`ang , i chih p`i shuang
    chia chih mi tang , i chih pi shuang
one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)

Variations:
画期
劃期(rK)

 kakki
    かっき
(See 画期的) transition from one epoch to another; change of era

Variations:
痛いところ
痛い所

 itaitokoro
    いたいところ
(exp,n) one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve

Variations:
百人斬り
百人切り

 hyakuningiri
    ひゃくにんぎり
(1) slaying 100 enemies with one's sword; (2) (slang) bedding 100 people; having sex with countless people

百尺竿頭,更盡一步


百尺竿头,更尽一步

bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
    bai3 chi3 gan1 tou2 , geng4 jin4 yi1 bu4
pai ch`ih kan t`ou , keng chin i pu
    pai chih kan tou , keng chin i pu
lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do; to continue to further successes; not to rest on one's laurels

百尺竿頭,更進一步


百尺竿头,更进一步

bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
    bai3 chi3 gan1 tou2 , geng4 jin4 yi1 bu4
pai ch`ih kan t`ou , keng chin i pu
    pai chih kan tou , keng chin i pu
lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom); fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better

百聞は一見にしかず

see styles
 hyakubunhaikkennishikazu
    ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず
(expression) seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

Variations:
百選
百撰(oK)

 hyakusen
    ひゃくせん
(n-suf,n) top hundred; hundred best

Variations:

 me
    め
(1) eye; eyeball; (2) (See 目が見える) eyesight; sight; vision; (3) look; stare; gaze; glance; (4) notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.); (5) an experience; (6) viewpoint; (7) discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality); (8) (an) appearance; (9) (See 目がない・3) chance (of success); possibility (of a good result); (10) (See 編み目) spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave; (11) grain (of wood, paper); (12) eye (of a storm, needle, etc.); (13) intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard); (14) dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number; (15) graduation; division (of a scale); (16) tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.); (suffix) (17) ordinal number suffix; (suffix) (18) (kana only) (after adjective stem) (See 大きめ) somewhat; -ish; (suffix) (19) (after -masu stem of verb) (See 変わり目・1,折れ目) point (e.g. of change)

Variations:
目が行く
目がいく

 megayuku(目ga行ku); megaiku
    めがゆく(目が行く); めがいく
(exp,v5k-s) to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something

目は口程に物を言う

see styles
 mehakuchihodonimonooiu
    めはくちほどにものをいう
(exp,v5u) (proverb) one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue

目をしろくろさせる

see styles
 meoshirokurosaseru
    めをしろくろさせる
(exp,v1) to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered

Variations:
目を剥く
目をむく

 meomuku
    めをむく
(exp,v5k) to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

Variations:
目一杯
目いっぱい

 meippai / meppai
    めいっぱい
(adv,adj-no,adj-na,n) to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might

Variations:
目交い
目交
眼間

 manakai
    まなかい
(poetic term) between one's eyes; before one's eyes; space where one's left and right eyesight meet

Variations:
相憐れむ
相哀れむ

 aiawaremu
    あいあわれむ
(Godan verb with "mu" ending) to pity (one another); to commiserate

眼をしろくろさせる

see styles
 meoshirokurosaseru
    めをしろくろさせる
(exp,v1) to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered

眼見為實,耳聽為虛


眼见为实,耳听为虚

yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
    yan3 jian4 wei2 shi2 , er3 ting1 wei2 xu1
yen chien wei shih , erh t`ing wei hsü
    yen chien wei shih , erh ting wei hsü
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.; It ain't necessarily so.

知ったことではない

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 shittakotodehanai
    しったことではない
(exp,adj-i) to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one

石に枕し流れに漱ぐ

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 ishinimakurashinagarenikuchisusugu
    いしにまくらしながれにくちすすぐ
(exp,v5g) (idiom) to live freely in the wilderness; to sleep on a pillow of stone and rinse one's mouth with river water

石に漱ぎ流れに枕す

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 ishinikuchisusuginagarenimakurasu
    いしにくちすすぎながれにまくらす
(exp,vs-c) (idiom) to refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrong; to rinse one's mouth with a rock and rest one's head in a river

禍を転じて福となす

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 wazawaiotenjitefukutonasu
    わざわいをてんじてふくとなす
(exp,v5s) to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

禍を転じて福と為す

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 wazawaiotenjitefukutonasu
    わざわいをてんじてふくとなす
(exp,v5s) to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆


种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆

zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu
    zhong4 gua1 de2 gua1 , zhong4 dou4 de2 dou4
chung kua te kua , chung tou te tou
lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.; One must live with the consequences of one's actions.; You've made your bed, now must lie on it.

Variations:
突っ突く
突っつく

 tsuttsuku
    つっつく
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) (See 突く・つつく・1) to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to peck at (one's food); to pick at; (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) to egg on; to put up to

Variations:
突っ立つ
つっ立つ

 tsuttatsu
    つったつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; (v5t,vi) (2) to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; (v5t,vi) (3) to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around; to stand flat-footed

Variations:
窺う
覗う(rK)

 ukagau
    うかがう
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to peep (through); to peek; to examine (esp. covertly); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to await (one's chance); (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) (usu. in the passive) to guess; to infer; to gather; to surmise

Variations:
筆を置く
筆を擱く

 fudeooku
    ふでをおく
(exp,v5k) to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)

Variations:
籠城
篭城
ろう城

 roujou / rojo
    ろうじょう
(n,vs,vi) (1) holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; (n,vs,vi) (2) confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

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

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Information about this dictionary:

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

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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