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加虐性愛

see styles
 kagyakuseiai / kagyakuseai
    かぎゃくせいあい
(rare) {psy} (See サディズム) sadism

十殊勝語


十殊胜语

see styles
shí shū shèng yǔ
    shi2 shu1 sheng4 yu3
shih shu sheng yü
 jū shushō go
The ten rare or surpassing terms connected with the ten surpassing laws; they are given in Xuanzang's translation of Vasubandhu's 攝論釋.

千載難逢


千载难逢

see styles
qiān zǎi nán féng
    qian1 zai3 nan2 feng2
ch`ien tsai nan feng
    chien tsai nan feng
extremely rare (idiom); once in a blue moon

半臂の緒

see styles
 hanpinoo
    はんぴのお
(rare) (See 忘れ緒) decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi

南蛮辛子

see styles
 nanbangarashi
    なんばんがらし
(rare) (See 唐辛子・1) chili pepper

単価記号

see styles
 tankakigou / tankakigo
    たんかきごう
(rare) (See アットマーク) @ sign; at sign

博聞強記


博闻强记

see styles
bó wén qiáng jì
    bo2 wen2 qiang2 ji4
po wen ch`iang chi
    po wen chiang chi
 hakubunkyouki / hakubunkyoki
    はくぶんきょうき
have wide learning and a retentive memory; have encyclopedic knowledge
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) (rare) being widely read and having a highly retentive memory

反射指示

see styles
 hanshashiji
    はんしゃしじ
(rare) {ling} reflexiveness; reflexivity

反政府党

see styles
 hanseifutou / hansefuto
    はんせいふとう
(rare) anti-government party

受送達者

see styles
 jusoutatsusha / jusotatsusha
    じゅそうたつしゃ
(rare) addressee

可動役物

see styles
 kadouyakumono / kadoyakumono
    かどうやくもの
(rare) moving gadget on a pachinko machine designed to add excitement to play

台湾山芋

see styles
 taiwanyamaimo; taiwanyamaimo
    たいわんやまいも; タイワンヤマイモ
(rare) (See 大薯) water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam

名が響く

see styles
 nagahibiku
    ながひびく
(exp,v5k) (rare) to be famous; to be well-known

吮癰舐痔

see styles
 senyoushiji / senyoshiji
    せんようしじ
(expression) (rare) currying favour (favor); brown-nosing; bootlicking; sucking pus from carbuncles and licking hemorrhoids (haemorrhoids)

咽頭逆流

see styles
 intougyakuryuu / intogyakuryu
    いんとうぎゃくりゅう
(rare) {med} (See 咽喉頭酸逆流) pharyngal reflux; laryngopharyngeal reflux

品性高潔

see styles
 hinseikouketsu / hinsekoketsu
    ひんせいこうけつ
(noun or adjectival noun) (rare) of noble character; of virtuous character

問答無益

see styles
 mondoumueki / mondomueki
    もんどうむえき
(yoji) (rare) (See 問答無用) there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion

喜び泣き

see styles
 yorokobinaki
    よろこびなき
(rare) (See 嬉し泣き) crying for joy

噴水井戸

see styles
 funsuiido / funsuido
    ふんすいいど
(rare) (See 掘り抜き井戸) artesian well

四つ目鹿

see styles
 yotsumejika; yotsumejika
    よつめじか; ヨツメジカ
(kana only) (rare) (See キョン) Chinese muntjac (species of barking deer, Muntiacus reevesi)

四手の木

see styles
 shidenoki
    しでのき
(rare) (See 赤四手) loose-flowered hornbeam (Carpinus laxiflora)

四肢五体

see styles
 shishigotai
    ししごたい
(yoji) (rare) the whole body

固着観念

see styles
 kochakukannen
    こちゃくかんねん
(rare) (See 固定観念) fixed idea; idée fixe; obsession; fixation

地衣植物

see styles
 chiishokubutsu / chishokubutsu
    ちいしょくぶつ
(rare) (See 地衣類) lichen

地謡座前

see styles
 jiutaizamae
    じうたいざまえ
(rare) (See 地謡前) stage left (on a noh stage), in front of the chorus

堅塞固塁

see styles
 kensaikorui
    けんさいこるい
(yoji) (rare) impregnable fortress; heavily guarded fort

堵の如し

see styles
 tonogotoshi
    とのごとし
(expression) (rare) in crowds (of spectators); in great numbers

増長天狗

see styles
 zouchoutengu / zochotengu
    ぞうちょうてんぐ
(rare) braggart; boaster; self-conceited person

外交弱勢

see styles
 gaikoujakusei / gaikojakuse
    がいこうじゃくせい
(rare) outbreeding depression

大珍寶聚


大珍宝聚

see styles
dà zhēn bǎo jù
    da4 zhen1 bao3 ju4
ta chen pao chü
 dai chinbō shu
great heap of [rare] jewels

天一太郎

see styles
 tenichitarou / tenichitaro
    てんいちたろう
(rare) (See 天一神,天一天上,癸巳) day of Ten'ichijin's first ascension to heaven in a year (the 30th day of the first sexagenary cycle of the year)

天体座標

see styles
 tentaizahyou / tentaizahyo
    てんたいざひょう
(rare) (See 天球座標) celestial coordinates

天台神道

see styles
 tendaishintou / tendaishinto
    てんだいしんとう
(rare) (See 日吉神道) Tendai Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto; form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)

天文天頂

see styles
 tenmontenchou / tenmontencho
    てんもんてんちょう
(rare) {astron} astronomical zenith

天秤押し

see styles
 tenbinoshi
    てんびんおし
(rare) pressing the top of a pickle vat by hanging a weight on a staff, used as a lever (in Kyoto suguki pickle making)

奇珍異寶


奇珍异宝

see styles
qí zhēn yì bǎo
    qi2 zhen1 yi4 bao3
ch`i chen i pao
    chi chen i pao
rare treasure (idiom)

奇花異草


奇花异草

see styles
qí huā yì cǎo
    qi2 hua1 yi4 cao3
ch`i hua i ts`ao
    chi hua i tsao
(idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants

女性祭司

see styles
 joseisaishi / josesaishi
    じょせいさいし
(rare) priestess

女権主義

see styles
 jokenshugi
    じょけんしゅぎ
(rare) (See フェミニズム) feminism

女郎花月

see styles
 ominaeshizuki
    おみなえしづき
(rare) (See 文月) seventh lunar month

好事多魔

see styles
 koujitama / kojitama
    こうじたま
(expression) (yoji) happy events are often accompanied by difficulties; unsullied joy is rare

如露如電

see styles
 nyoronyoden
    にょろにょでん
(rare) {Buddh} (See 如露亦如電) existence (as we perceive it) is as mutable and incorporeal as is the morning dew or a flash of lightning

孵化用卵

see styles
 fukayouran / fukayoran
    ふかようらん
(rare) hatching egg

宇賀の神

see styles
 ukanokami
    うかのかみ
(rare) (See 宇賀神) god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)

容華絕代


容华绝代

see styles
róng huá jué dài
    rong2 hua2 jue2 dai4
jung hua chüeh tai
to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)

寥若晨星

see styles
liáo ruò chén xīng
    liao2 ruo4 chen2 xing1
liao jo ch`en hsing
    liao jo chen hsing
rare as morning stars (idiom); few and far between; sparse

専修念仏

see styles
 senjunenbutsu
    せんじゅねんぶつ
(rare) intently praying to Buddha (esp. Amitabha)

射干玉鳥

see styles
 nubatamadori
    ぬばたまどり
(rare) (See ホトトギス) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

居流れる

see styles
 inagareru
    いながれる
(v1,vi) (rare) to sit in proper order

岩垣清水

see styles
 iwagakishimizu
    いわがきしみず
(rare) water emerging from a stone wall

崖端歩き

see styles
 gakebataaruki / gakebataruki
    がけばたあるき
(idiom) (rare) taking unnecessary risks; precipice walking

工場飼育

see styles
 koujoushiiku / kojoshiku
    こうじょうしいく
(rare) factory farming; confinement farming; intensive farming

希ガス類

see styles
 kigasurui
    きガスるい
noble gases; rare gases

希少動物

see styles
 kishoudoubutsu / kishodobutsu
    きしょうどうぶつ
rare animal

希少部位

see styles
 kishoubui / kishobui
    きしょうぶい
exclusive cut (of meat); rare cut

希少金属

see styles
 kishoukinzoku / kishokinzoku
    きしょうきんぞく
(See レアメタル) rare metal; minor metal

希有世尊

see styles
xī yǒu shì zūn
    xi1 you3 shi4 zun1
hsi yu shih tsun
 keu seson
it is truly rare, World Honored One

希有難遇


希有难遇

see styles
xī yǒu nán yù
    xi1 you3 nan2 yu4
hsi yu nan yü
 keu nangū
rare and difficult to encounter

帰先遺伝

see styles
 kiseniden
    きせんいでん
(rare) {genet} (See 先祖返り) reversion; atavism

常磐御柳

see styles
 tokiwagyoryuu; tokiwagyoryuu / tokiwagyoryu; tokiwagyoryu
    ときわぎょりゅう; トキワギョリュウ
(kana only) (rare) (See 木麻黄) beefwood (Casuarina equisetifolia)

平ちゃら

see styles
 heichara / hechara
    へいちゃら
(adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) (rare) (See へっちゃら・1) unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; nonchalant; not caring; not minding; (adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) (rare) (See へっちゃら・2) easy; simple

幸災楽禍

see styles
 kousairakuka / kosairakuka
    こうさいらくか
(yoji) (rare) delighting in the misfortune of others

床を取る

see styles
 tokootoru
    とこをとる
(exp,v5r) (rare) to lay out one's bedding

床を払う

see styles
 tokooharau
    とこをはらう
(exp,v5u) (rare) (See 床を上げる) to recover from an illness (and put away one's sickbed)

延命息災

see styles
 enmeisokusai; enmyousokusai / enmesokusai; enmyosokusai
    えんめいそくさい; えんみょうそくさい
(rare) (yoji) (See 息災延命) health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster

弾丸飛雨

see styles
 danganhiu
    だんがんひう
(rare) hail of bullets; heavy bombardment

往古来今

see styles
 oukoraikon / okoraikon
    おうこらいこん
(adv,n) (yoji) (rare) (See 古往今来) in all ages; since antiquity

待期療法

see styles
 taikiryouhou / taikiryoho
    たいきりょうほう
(rare) palliative treatment

忍びの術

see styles
 shinobinojutsu
    しのびのじゅつ
(rare) (See 忍術) art of stealth (i.e. ninjutsu)

恒常河川

see styles
 koujoukasen / kojokasen
    こうじょうかせん
(rare) perennial river; perennial stream; permanent river

情が強い

see styles
 jougakowai / jogakowai
    じょうがこわい
(expression) (rare) stubborn; hardheaded

愛嬌笑い

see styles
 aikyouwarai / aikyowarai
    あいきょうわらい
(rare) (See 愛想笑い) insincere laugh; insincere smile; ingratiating smile

感精伝説

see styles
 kanseidensetsu / kansedensetsu
    かんせいでんせつ
(rare) myths of asexual conception from natural objects

成熟分裂

see styles
chéng shú fēn liè
    cheng2 shu2 fen1 lie4
ch`eng shu fen lieh
    cheng shu fen lieh
 seijukubunretsu / sejukubunretsu
    せいじゅくぶんれつ
meiosis (in sexual reproduction)
(rare) (See 減数分裂) meiosis

手負い猪

see styles
 teoijishi
    ておいじし
(idiom) (rare) cornered animal; wounded boar

手間潰し

see styles
 tematsubushi
    てまつぶし
(rare) (See 手間損) waste of time

才知縦横

see styles
 saichijuuou / saichijuo
    さいちじゅうおう
(adj-no,n) (rare) resourceful and quick-witted; showing a flash of brilliance; having a keen intellect

打っ欠く

see styles
 bukkaku
    ぶっかく
(transitive verb) (rare) to break into pieces; to chip off

抗発泡剤

see styles
 kouhappouzai / kohappozai
    こうはっぽうざい
(rare) anti-foaming agent

抗粘結剤

see styles
 kounenketsuzai / konenketsuzai
    こうねんけつざい
(rare) {chem} anti-caking agent

拳闘選手

see styles
 kentousenshu / kentosenshu
    けんとうせんしゅ
(rare) (See ボクサー・1) boxer; fighter

持分出力

see styles
 mochibunshutsuryoku
    もちぶんしゅつりょく
(rare) equity ownership in electricity output

挙措言動

see styles
 kyosogendou / kyosogendo
    きょそげんどう
(rare) speech and behavior; words and deeds

振り回る

see styles
 furimawaru
    ふりまわる
(v5r,vi) (rare) to waver; to be inconsistent; to be contradictory

振顫麻痺

see styles
 shinsenmahi
    しんせんまひ
(rare) {med} (See パーキンソン病) Parkinson's disease

掃き初め

see styles
 hakizome
    はきぞめ
(rare) first house-cleaning of the year (on January 2); first sweeping

政治王朝

see styles
 seijiouchou / sejiocho
    せいじおうちょう
(rare) political dynasty

救命浮標

see styles
 kyuumeifuhyou / kyumefuhyo
    きゅうめいふひょう
(rare) (See 救命浮環) lifebuoy

救難浮標

see styles
 kyuunanfuhyou / kyunanfuhyo
    きゅうなんふひょう
(rare) (See 救命浮環) lifebuoy

新涼灯火

see styles
 shinryoutouka / shinryotoka
    しんりょうとうか
(expression) (yoji) (rare) (See 読書の秋) the coolness of early autumn is suitable for reading

方言漢字

see styles
 hougenkanji / hogenkanji
    ほうげんかんじ
(rare) dialectal kanji; kanji only used in a specific region

日吉神道

see styles
 hieshintou / hieshinto
    ひえしんとう
(rare) (See 山王一実神道) Hie Shinto (form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)

日本当帰

see styles
 nihontouki; nihontouki / nihontoki; nihontoki
    にほんとうき; ニホントウキ
(kana only) (rare) (See 当帰) dong dang gui (aromatic herb similar to dong quai, Angelica acutiloba)

日華戦争

see styles
 nikkasensou / nikkasenso
    にっかせんそう
(rare) (hist) (See 日中戦争・1) Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

旧世界猿

see styles
 kyuusekaizaru / kyusekaizaru
    きゅうせかいざる
(rare) (See 尾長猿) Old World monkey (any monkey of family Cercopithecidae)

明を失う

see styles
 meioushinau / meoshinau
    めいをうしなう
(exp,v5u) (rare) to lose one's eyesight

星姿勢計

see styles
 seishiseikei / seshiseke
    せいしせいけい
(rare) (See スタートラッカー) star tracker

暇が出る

see styles
 himagaderu
    ひまがでる
(exp,v1) (rare) (See 暇を出す・1) to be dismissed; to be discharged; to be fired

暑さ中り

see styles
 atsusaatari / atsusatari
    あつさあたり
(rare) (See 暑気中り) suffering from the heat; heatstroke; heat prostration

暦の中段

see styles
 koyominochuudan / koyominochudan
    こよみのちゅうだん
(exp,n) (rare) (See 十二直) twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activities

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

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