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Variations:

后(sK)

 nochi
    のち
(n,adv,adj-no) (1) (kana only) later; afterwards; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (kana only) future; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) after one's death; (4) (archaism) descendant

Variations:
後ろ髪
後髪(io)

 ushirogami
    うしろがみ
(See 後ろ髪を引かれる) hair on the back of one's head

Variations:
思いの丈
思いのたけ

 omoinotake
    おもいのたけ
(exp,n) one's whole heart; everything one feels

Variations:
思い通り
思いどおり

 omoidoori
    おもいどおり
(adj-no,n) (oft. adverbial as 〜に) as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction

Variations:
思案投首
思案投げ首

 shiannagekubi
    しあんなげくび
(yoji) being at one's wit's end; being (quite) at a loss (what to do)

Variations:
怠ける
懶ける

 namakeru
    なまける
(v1,vi) (1) to be idle; to slacken; (transitive verb) (2) (See 怠る) to neglect (e.g. one's work)

Variations:
恋バナ
恋話
恋ばな

 koibana(恋bana); koibana(恋話, 恋bana); koibana
    こいバナ(恋バナ); こいばな(恋話, 恋ばな); コイバナ
(noun/participle) (abbreviation) (colloquialism) talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping

Variations:
恋敵
恋仇
恋がたき

 koigataki
    こいがたき
one's rival in love

Variations:
恥を忍ぶ
恥をしのぶ

 hajioshinobu
    はじをしのぶ
(exp,v5b) to abide one's shame

Variations:
惚ける
恍ける

 tobokeru
    とぼける
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play innocent; to have a blank facial expression; (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to play the fool; (v1,vi) (3) (kana only) (obsolete) to be in one's dotage

Variations:
愛にそむく
愛に背く

 ainisomuku
    あいにそむく
to betray one's love

慈氏菩薩誓願陀羅尼經


慈氏菩萨誓愿陀罗尼经

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cí shì pú sà shì yuàn tuó luó ní jīng
    ci2 shi4 pu2 sa4 shi4 yuan4 tuo2 luo2 ni2 jing1
tz`u shih p`u sa shih yüan t`o lo ni ching
    tzu shih pu sa shih yüan to lo ni ching
 Jishi bosatsu seigan daranikyō
Dhāraṇī of the Merciful one's Promise

Variations:
慣らす
馴らす

 narasu
    ならす
(transitive verb) (1) (esp. 慣らす) to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); (transitive verb) (2) (esp. 馴らす) to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

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懷(oK)

 futokoro
    ふところ
(1) inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; (breast) pocket; (2) space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; (3) heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature); depths; inner part; (4) mind; heart; inner thoughts; (5) money (one is carrying); purse; pocketbook

Variations:

懷(sK)

 futokoro
    ふところ
(1) inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; (breast) pocket; (2) space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; (3) heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature); depths; inner part; (4) mind; heart; inner thoughts; (5) money (one is carrying); purse; pocketbook

Variations:
我が

吾が

 waga
    わが
(pre-noun adjective) my; our; one's own

Variations:
手がすべる
手が滑る

 tegasuberu
    てがすべる
(exp,v5r) to have one's hands slip (and drop something)

Variations:
手を回す
手をまわす

 teomawasu
    てをまわす
(exp,v5s) to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

Variations:
手放し
手離し

 tebanashi
    てばなし
(1) not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; (2) lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)

Variations:
手綱さばき
手綱捌き

 tazunasabaki
    たづなさばき
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things

Variations:
打ち眺める
打眺める

 uchinagameru
    うちながめる
(Ichidan verb) (1) to look afar; (Ichidan verb) (2) to look at something while absorbed in reverie; to look at something while absorbed in one's thoughts

打掉門牙,往肚子裡嚥


打掉门牙,往肚子里咽

dǎ diào mén yá , wǎng dù zi lǐ yàn
    da3 diao4 men2 ya2 , wang3 du4 zi5 li3 yan4
ta tiao men ya , wang tu tzu li yen
lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom); fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically

Variations:
折り重なる
折重なる

 orikasanaru
    おりかさなる
(v5r,vi) to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap

Variations:
抱き下ろす
抱下ろす

 dakiorosu
    だきおろす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to lift down; to carry down in one's arms

Variations:
抱き起こす
抱き起す

 dakiokosu
    だきおこす
(transitive verb) to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up

Variations:
押し通る
押しとおる

 oshitooru
    おしとおる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to force one's way through

Variations:
拱く
拱ねく(io)

 komanuku(拱ku); komaneku
    こまぬく(拱く); こまねく
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to fold (one's) arms; (transitive verb) (2) to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively

Variations:
拱く
拱ねく(sK)

 komaneku; komanuku
    こまねく; こまぬく
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to fold (one's) arms; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) (as 手を〜, 腕を〜 etc.) (See 手をこまねく・2,腕をこまねく) to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively

Variations:
持ち添える
持添える

 mochisoeru
    もちそえる
(transitive verb) (1) to hold an additional item in one's hand; (transitive verb) (2) to use an additional hand to hold

Variations:
指差し
指差
指さし

 yubisashi; yubizashi(指差shi, 指差)
    ゆびさし; ゆびざし(指差し, 指差)
(n,vs,vt,vi) pointing (at; with one's finger)

Variations:
指折り
指折(io)

 yubiori
    ゆびおり
(can be adjective with の) (1) leading; prominent; eminent; foremost; distinguished; (2) (See 指折り数える・1) counting on one's fingers

Variations:
捻り出す
ひねり出す

 hineridasu
    ひねりだす
(transitive verb) (1) to work out; to think up; to devise; to come up with; (transitive verb) (2) to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)

Variations:
揃い踏み
そろい踏み

 soroibumi
    そろいぶみ
(1) {sumo} ritual stamping in the ring; (noun/participle) (2) lineup; appearance together

Variations:
握りつぶし
握り潰し

 nigiritsubushi
    にぎりつぶし
(1) (See 握りつぶす・にぎりつぶす・2) shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; (2) (See 握りつぶす・にぎりつぶす・1) strangling; throttling; crushing

Variations:
握りつぶす
握り潰す

 nigiritsubusu
    にぎりつぶす
(transitive verb) (1) to crush (with one's hands); (transitive verb) (2) to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration); to pigeonhole; to smother

Variations:
数珠繋ぎ
数珠つなぎ

 juzutsunagi
    じゅずつなぎ
(often as 数珠繋ぎになる) linking together; tying in a row

文殊師利一百八名梵讚


文殊师利一百八名梵讚

see styles
wén shū shī lì yī bǎi bā míng fàn zàn
    wen2 shu1 shi1 li4 yi1 bai3 ba1 ming2 fan4 zan4
wen shu shih li i pai pa ming fan tsan
 Monjushiri ippyakuhachi myō bonsan
Sanskrit Praises of the One Hundred and Eight Names of Mañjuśrī

Variations:
旦那取り
だんな取り

 dannadori
    だんなどり
(noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (1) (See 妾奉公) to become a mistress; to serve as a concubine; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) (See 主人に仕える) to serve one's master

Variations:
晩餐
晩さん(sK)

 bansan
    ばんさん
dinner (esp. a formal one)

Variations:
曲げる
枉げる

 mageru
    まげる
(transitive verb) (1) (曲げる only) to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl; (transitive verb) (2) (曲げる only) to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant; (transitive verb) (3) to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert; (transitive verb) (4) to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks); (transitive verb) (5) to pawn

Variations:
有りっ丈
有りったけ

 arittake
    ありったけ
(adj-no,n) (1) (kana only) all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; the whole; (adverb) (2) (kana only) as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost

Variations:
望み通り
望みどおり

 nozomidoori
    のぞみどおり
(adv,adj-no) as one had hoped; as one wishes

本木にまさる末木なし

see styles
 motokinimasaruurakinashi / motokinimasarurakinashi
    もときにまさるうらきなし
(expression) (obscure) try though one might, it's impossible to replace one's first love

朱に交われば赤くなる

see styles
 shunimajiwarebaakakunaru / shunimajiwarebakakunaru
    しゅにまじわればあかくなる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) people will take on the characteristics of those who surround them; spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer; when mixing with vermillion, one becomes red

楽は苦の種苦は楽の種

see styles
 rakuhakunotanekuharakunotane
    らくはくのたねくはらくのたね
(expression) one cannot have pain without pleasure, and one cannot have pleasure without pain

Variations:
次々に
次次に

 tsugitsugini
    つぎつぎに
(adverb) one by one; one after another; successively

此れは此れは(rK)

 korehakoreha
    これはこれは
(interjection) (kana only) (emphatic expression of surprise when one encounters something unexpected) (See これは・2) oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

Variations:
此れまでで
此れ迄で

 koremadede
    これまでで
(expression) (kana only) (usu. used in superlative clauses together with 一番, 最も, 最悪, etc.) (See 今までで・いままでで) to date; as of now

步子太大,容易扯著蛋


步子太大,容易扯着蛋

bù zi tài dà , róng yì chě zhe dàn
    bu4 zi5 tai4 da4 , rong2 yi4 che3 zhe5 dan4
pu tzu t`ai ta , jung i ch`e che tan
    pu tzu tai ta , jung i che che tan
if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛優|葛优[Ge3 You1] in the 2010 action comedy movie 讓子彈飛|让子弹飞[Rang4 Zi3 dan4 Fei1]); (fig.) take things one step at a time

Variations:
歯を磨く
歯をみがく

 haomigaku
    はをみがく
(exp,v5k) to brush one's teeth

死んだ子の年を数える

see styles
 shindakonotoshiokazoeru
    しんだこのとしをかぞえる
(exp,v1) (proverb) crying over spilt milk; counting the age of one's dead child

Variations:
気まま勝手
気儘勝手

 kimamakatte
    きままかって
(noun or adjectival noun) self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience

Variations:
気まま放題
気儘放題

 kimamahoudai / kimamahodai
    きままほうだい
(noun or adjectival noun) as selfishly as one pleases; as willfully as one pleases

Variations:
気取る
気どる

 kidoru
    きどる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be affected; to put on airs; (transitive verb) (2) (as …を気取る) to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

Variations:
決める
極める

 kimeru(p); kimeru
    きめる(P); キメる
(transitive verb) (1) to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix; (transitive verb) (2) to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); (transitive verb) (3) to persist in doing; to go through with; (transitive verb) (4) (as 決めている) to always do; to have made a habit of; (transitive verb) (5) to take for granted; to assume; (transitive verb) (6) to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines; (transitive verb) (7) to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing; (transitive verb) (8) {MA;sumo} to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.); (transitive verb) (9) to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs

沒有規矩,何以成方圓


没有规矩,何以成方圆

méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán
    mei2 you3 gui1 ju5 , he2 yi3 cheng2 fang1 yuan2
mei yu kuei chü , ho i ch`eng fang yüan
    mei yu kuei chü , ho i cheng fang yüan
without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

流石に(ateji)

 sasugani
    さすがに
(adverb) (1) (kana only) (See さすが・1) as one would expect; naturally; indeed; (adverb) (2) (kana only) still; all the same; after all

流石は(ateji)

 sasugaha
    さすがは
(expression) (kana only) (See さすが・1) as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

Variations:
浮き寝
浮寝(io)

 ukine
    うきね
(1) sleeping in a ship; (2) sleeping on the surface of the water (of a bird); (3) restless sleep; (4) casually sleeping together (e.g. unmarried couple)

湯を沸かして水にする

see styles
 yuowakashitemizunisuru
    ゆをわかしてみずにする
(expression) (idiom) wasting one's efforts; rendering one's efforts futile

Variations:
満たす
充たす

 mitasu
    みたす
(transitive verb) (1) to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to gratify; (transitive verb) (2) to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

Variations:
漏らす
洩らす

 morasu
    もらす
(transitive verb) (1) to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); (transitive verb) (2) to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to divulge; to disclose; to let slip; (transitive verb) (3) to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to express; to reveal (e.g. one's true intentions); to let out (a sigh, etc.); (transitive verb) (4) to wet one's pants; (transitive verb) (5) to omit; to leave out; (suf,v5s) (6) (after the -masu stem of verb) to fail to do; to miss; to omit (by mistake); to forget to do

Variations:
澄ます
清ます

 sumasu
    すます
(transitive verb) (1) to clear; to make clear; (transitive verb) (2) to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to feign indifference; (transitive verb) (3) to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs; (transitive verb) (4) (See 耳を澄ます・みみをすます) to strain (one's ears); to listen carefully

Variations:
火事見舞い
火事見舞

 kajimimai
    かじみまい
post-fire visit to express sympathy; expressing one's sympathy after a fire

災いを転じて福となす

see styles
 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

災いを転じて福と為す

see styles
 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

無事獻殷勤,非姦即盜


无事献殷勤,非奸即盗

wú shì xiàn yīn qín , fēi jiān jí dào
    wu2 shi4 xian4 yin1 qin2 , fei1 jian1 ji2 dao4
wu shih hsien yin ch`in , fei chien chi tao
    wu shih hsien yin chin , fei chien chi tao
one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)

無手と(ateji)

 muzuto
    むずと
(adverb) (kana only) strongly; violently; with all one's strength

然うは問屋が卸さない

see styles
 souhatonyagaorosanai / sohatonyagaorosanai
    そうはとんやがおろさない
(expression) things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy

Variations:
熱り立つ
いきり立つ

 ikiritatsu
    いきりたつ
(v5t,vi) to get angry; to lose one's temper

Variations:
片思い
片想い

 kataomoi
    かたおもい
unrequited love; one-sided love

Variations:
片膝
片ひざ(sK)

 katahiza
    かたひざ
(See 片膝をつく,片膝を立てる) one knee

牛は牛連れ馬は馬連れ

see styles
 ushihaushizureumahaumazure
    うしはうしづれうまはうまづれ
(expression) (proverb) birds of a feather flock together; don't mix your horses with your cows

理に勝って非に落ちる

see styles
 rinikattehiniochiru
    りにかってひにおちる
(expression) to lose an argument despite being in the right; to have the right on one's side, yet succumb to another

Variations:
生活の糧
生活のかて

 seikatsunokate / sekatsunokate
    せいかつのかて
(exp,n) source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter

Variations:
申し伝える
申伝える

 moushitsutaeru / moshitsutaeru
    もうしつたえる
(transitive verb) (humble language) (See 言い伝える・3) to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along

Variations:
男がすたる
男が廃る

 otokogasutaru
    おとこがすたる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to stain one's honour (of a man); to hurt one's reputation; to bring shame upon oneself; to become less of a man

Variations:
癇に障る
癇にさわる

 kannisawaru
    かんにさわる
(exp,v5r) (See 気に障る) to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves

Variations:
皮を被る
皮をかぶる

 kawaokaburu
    かわをかぶる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) (See 猫をかぶる・ねこをかぶる) to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

Variations:
盆仲
ボン仲(sK)

 bonnaka; bonnaka
    ボンナカ; ぼんなか
(rare) (slang) (kana only) good friend (esp. one has become acquainted with at a gambling den)

目からうろこが落ちる

see styles
 mekaraurokogaochiru
    めからうろこがおちる
(exp,v1) to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes

目に入れても痛くない

see styles
 meniiretemoitakunai / meniretemoitakunai
    めにいれてもいたくない
(expression) thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly

目は口ほどに物を言う

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

Variations:
直箸
じか箸(sK)

 jikabashi
    じかばし
(See 取り箸) taking food directly from a communal dish with one's own chopsticks

Variations:
相合駕籠
相合い駕籠

 aiaikago
    あいあいかご
(archaism) two people riding in a palanquin together (esp. a man and a woman)

Variations:
相次ぐ
相継ぐ

 aitsugu
    あいつぐ
(Godan verb with "gu" ending) to follow in succession; to happen one after another

Variations:
砕ける
摧ける

 kudakeru
    くだける
(v1,vi) (1) to break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed; (v1,vi) (2) to collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight); (v1,vi) (3) (See くだけた・2) to become less formal; to throw off reserve; to become affable; (v1,vi) (4) (See くだけた・1) to become easy to understand (e.g. a story); (v1,vi) (5) to be worried

科學技術是第一生產力


科学技术是第一生产力

see styles
kē xué jì shù shì dì yī shēng chǎn lì
    ke1 xue2 ji4 shu4 shi4 di4 yi1 sheng1 chan3 li4
k`o hsüeh chi shu shih ti i sheng ch`an li
    ko hsüeh chi shu shih ti i sheng chan li
science and technology is the number one productive force (from a 1978 speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] introducing the Four Modernizations 四個現代化|四个现代化[si4 ge5 xian4 dai4 hua4])

Variations:
空目
そら目(sK)

 sorame
    そらめ
(1) thinking one saw something that wasn't actually there; hallucination; (n,vs,vi) (2) (See 見ぬふり) pretending not to see; looking the other way; turning a blind eye; (n,vs,vi) (3) (See 上目) looking upwards; upward glance

Variations:
約束破る
約束やぶる

 yakusokuyaburu
    やくそくやぶる
(exp,v5r) (See 約束を破る) to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

Variations:
紅葉おろし
紅葉卸し

 momijioroshi; momijioroshi
    もみじおろし; モミジオロシ
(1) (kana only) {food} grated daikon and chili; whole daikon with a chili notched inside and then grated together; (2) (kana only) {food} grated daikon and carrot

Variations:
素っ裸
すっ裸
素裸

 suppadaka; suhadaka(素裸)
    すっぱだか; すはだか(素裸)
(1) (See 真っ裸) nudity; (adj-na,adj-no) (2) stark naked; in one's bare skin; (adj-na,adj-no) (3) penniless

Variations:
組み上がる
組み上る

 kumiagaru
    くみあがる
(v5r,vi) (See 組み上げる・くみあげる) to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)

Variations:
組み直す
組みなおす

 kuminaosu
    くみなおす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset

Variations:
結い上げる
結上げる

 yuiageru
    ゆいあげる
(transitive verb) to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair

Variations:
結い付ける
結付ける

 yuitsukeru
    ゆいつける
(transitive verb) (1) to tie together; (transitive verb) (2) to wear habitually (a hairstyle)

Variations:
絵解き
絵とき

 etoki
    えとき
(noun, transitive verb) (1) explanation of a picture; (noun, transitive verb) (2) explanation by means of pictures; (noun, transitive verb) (3) explanation (of an incident, one's reasoning, etc.); unravelling (a mystery); clearing up; solving

Variations:
緩める
弛める

 yurumeru
    ゆるめる
(transitive verb) (1) (ant: 締める・1) to loosen; to slacken; (transitive verb) (2) to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension); (transitive verb) (3) to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control); (transitive verb) (4) to reduce (speed); to slow down; to ease up; (transitive verb) (5) to make more gradual (of a slope)

縁は異なもの味なもの

see styles
 enhainamonoajinamono
    えんはいなものあじなもの
(expression) (proverb) (See 縁は異なもの) inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together

Variations:
織り交ぜる
織交ぜる

 orimazeru
    おりまぜる
(transitive verb) to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle

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

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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.

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

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