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Variations:
ずっこける
ズッコケる

 zukkokeru; zukkokeru
    ずっこける; ズッコケる
(v1,vi) (1) to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to slide down; (v1,vi) (2) to make a fool of oneself; (v1,vi) (3) to whoop it up; to be on the spree; to cut loose; to mess around

Variations:
ずば抜ける
ズバ抜ける

 zubanukeru
    ずばぬける
(v1,vi) to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above; to tower above the rest

Variations:
すぽん
スポン
ずぼん

 supon; supon; zubon
    すぽん; スポン; ずぼん
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See すぽっと・1) snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See すぽっと・2) (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight

Variations:
すり寄せる
擦り寄せる

 suriyoseru
    すりよせる
(transitive verb) to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something

Variations:
せり上げる
迫り上げる

 seriageru
    せりあげる
(transitive verb) (1) to lift (performers or props) onto the stage (from below); (transitive verb) (2) to raise gradually (e.g. one's voice)

そうは問屋がおろさない

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:
その方
其の方(rK)

 sonohou / sonoho
    そのほう
(pronoun) (1) that; that one; that way; (pronoun) (2) (archaism) (referring to someone of equal or lower status) you; thou

Variations:
できる限り
出来る限り

 dekirukagiri
    できるかぎり
(exp,adv,adj-no,n) as much as one can; as much as possible

Variations:
ど忘れ
ド忘れ
度忘れ

 dowasure(do忘re, 度忘re); dowasure(do忘re)
    どわすれ(ど忘れ, 度忘れ); ドわすれ(ド忘れ)
(n,vs,vt,vi) lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well

ナンバー・ディスプレー

 nanbaa disupuree / nanba disupuree
    ナンバー・ディスプレー
(1) number display; (2) caller ID (on telephones)

ナンバー・ディスプレイ

 nanbaa disupurei / nanba disupure
    ナンバー・ディスプレイ
(1) number display; (2) caller ID (on telephones)

Variations:
ピッカリン
ぴっかりん

 pikkarin; pikkarin
    ピッカリン; ぴっかりん
(n,vs,vt,vi) (child. language) (See ピッカピカ・3) eating up; finishing one's plate

Variations:
びっくり仰天
吃驚仰天

 bikkurigyouten; kikkyougyouten(吃驚仰天) / bikkurigyoten; kikkyogyoten(吃驚仰天)
    びっくりぎょうてん; きっきょうぎょうてん(吃驚仰天)
(noun/participle) astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment

ビルドゥングス・ロマン

 birudodongusu roman
    ビルドゥングス・ロマン
novel about one's education, spiritual growth, etc, (ger:); coming-of-age story; Bildungsroman

Variations:
ピンと来る
ぴんと来る

 pintokuru(pinto来ru); pintokuru(pinto来ru)
    ピンとくる(ピンと来る); ぴんとくる(ぴんと来る)
(exp,vk) (1) (kana only) (See ピンと・3) to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to understand at once; to know intuitively; to get (a joke or explanation); to catch on; (exp,vk) (2) (kana only) to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one

Variations:
プチッ
プチっ

 puchi; puchi(sk)
    プチッ; プチっ(sk)
(adverb taking the "to" particle) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ポチッ・1) with a click (of a button or switch); (adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a snap; crisply; (adv-to,vs) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ポチッ・2) one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; (adverb taking the "to" particle) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See プチ) shortly; briefly; small

Variations:
ブチ切れる
ぶち切れる

 buchikireru; buchigireru; buchikireru(sk); buchigireru(sk); buchikireru(sk); buchigireru(sk); buchikireru(sk)
    ぶちきれる; ぶちぎれる; ブチきれる(sk); ブチぎれる(sk); ぶちキレる(sk); ぶちギレる(sk); ブチキレる(sk)
(v1,vi) (colloquialism) to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out

Variations:
ぶっ飛ばす
打っ飛ばす

 buttobasu
    ぶっとばす
(transitive verb) (1) to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; (transitive verb) (2) to send flying; to strike; to fling; to fire; (transitive verb) (3) to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel; (transitive verb) (4) to drive at terrific speed; to barrel along

ブラザーコンプレックス

see styles
 burazaakonpurekkusu / burazakonpurekkusu
    ブラザーコンプレックス
brother complex; unnatural attachment to one's brother (esp. by his sister)

Variations:
べーだ
べえだ
ベーだ

 beeda; beeda; beeda
    べーだ; べえだ; ベーだ
(interjection) (said when taunting sb by sticking out one's tongue) (See ベー) bleh

ベスト・コンディション

 besuto kondishon
    ベスト・コンディション
best condition

Variations:
ポチッ
ぽちっ
ポチっ

 pochi; pochi; pochi
    ポチッ; ポチっ; ぽちっ
(adverb taking the "to" particle) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a click (of a button or switch); (adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single

Variations:
ボロを出す
ぼろを出す

 boroodasu
    ぼろをだす
(exp,v5s) to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up

マイナーバージョン番号

see styles
 mainaabaajonbangou / mainabajonbango
    マイナーバージョンばんごう
{comp} minor version number

マザー・コンプレックス

 mazaa konpurekkusu / maza konpurekkusu
    マザー・コンプレックス
Oedipus complex (wasei: mother complex); sexual attraction to one's mother

Variations:
ママチャリ
ママちゃり

 mamachari; mamachari
    ママチャリ; ママちゃり
(colloquialism) (See チャリ) ladies' bicycle (esp. one with a front basket); granny bike

Variations:
みなし残業
見なし残業

 minashizangyou / minashizangyo
    みなしざんぎょう
expected overtime (stipulated as a specific number of hours)

Variations:
ミューズ
ムーサ

 myuuzu(p); muusa / myuzu(p); musa
    ミューズ(P); ムーサ
Muse; one's muse

メジャーバージョン番号

see styles
 mejaabaajonbangou / mejabajonbango
    メジャーバージョンばんごう
{comp} major version number

Variations:
モテ期
もて期
持て期

 moteki(mote期); moteki(mote期, 持te期)
    モテき(モテ期); もてき(もて期, 持て期)
(colloquialism) (See モテる) period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual

Variations:
り災証明書
罹災証明書

 risaishoumeisho / risaishomesho
    りさいしょうめいしょ
disaster certificate; document certifying that one is a disaster victim

Variations:
レイリー数
レーリー数

 reiriisuu(reirii数); reeriisuu(reerii数) / rerisu(reri数); reerisu(reeri数)
    レイリーすう(レイリー数); レーリーすう(レーリー数)
{physics} Rayleigh number

Variations:
レベル
レヴェル

 reberu(p); rereru
    レベル(P); レヴェル
(1) level; standard; amount; degree; grade; rank; class; (2) level (plane); floor; storey (story); layer; stratum; (3) spirit level; (surveyor's) level; (4) minor release sequence number (software versioning); (5) rebel

ワン・ナイト・スタンド

 wan naito sutando
    ワン・ナイト・スタンド
(work) One Night Stand (movies 1997 and 2016); (wk) One Night Stand (movies 1997 and 2016)

ワン・ルーム・アパート

 wan ruumu apaato / wan rumu apato
    ワン・ルーム・アパート
studio apartment (wasei: one room apartment); bed-sitter

ワンタイム・パスワード

 wantaimu pasuwaado / wantaimu pasuwado
    ワンタイム・パスワード
(computer terminology) one-time password

ワンチップコンピュータ

see styles
 wanchippukonpyuuta / wanchippukonpyuta
    ワンチップコンピュータ
(computer terminology) one-chip computer

ワンポイント・レッスン

 wanpointo ressun
    ワンポイント・レッスン
(exp,n) short lesson dealing with one specific point (wasei: one-point lesson)

ワンポイントアドバイス

see styles
 wanpointoadobaisu
    ワンポイントアドバイス
(exp,n) hint (wasei: one-point advice); do's and don'ts

ワンマン・コントロール

 wanman kontorooru
    ワンマン・コントロール
one-man control

ワンラインダイヤグラム

see styles
 wanraindaiyaguramu
    ワンラインダイヤグラム
one-line diagram

Variations:
一々
一一

 ichiichi / ichichi
    いちいち
(n,adv) (1) (kana only) one-by-one; separately; (n,adv) (2) (kana only) every single; each and every; without omission; fully; in detail

Variations:
一パイント
1パイント

 ichipainto
    いちパイント
(See パイント) one pint

Variations:
一丁上がり
一丁あがり

 icchouagari; icchoagari / icchoagari; icchoagari
    いっちょうあがり; いっちょあがり
(expression) (1) order's up; one order ready; coming up; your order is ready; (expression) (2) problem solved; one down; all done

Variations:
一人前
一人まえ

 ichininmae(p); hitorimae
    いちにんまえ(P); ひとりまえ
(1) one portion; one serving; one person; (n,adj-no,adj-na) (2) adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; (adj-no,adj-na) (3) fully fledged; established; qualified

Variations:
一匹
1匹
一疋

 ippiki
    いっぴき
(1) one animal (small); (2) (一匹 only) (archaism) two-tan bolt of cloth

Variations:
一回り
ひと回り

 hitomawari
    ひとまわり
(n,vs,vi) (1) one round; one turn; a circuit (of); (n,adv) (2) one size (larger or smaller); (3) one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac

Variations:
一才
一歳
1才
1歳

 issai
    いっさい
one-year-old

Variations:
一握り
ひと握り

 hitonigiri
    ひとにぎり
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) handful; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) small amount; small number

Variations:
一日
1日

 ichinichi(p); ichijitsu
    いちにち(P); いちじつ
(n,adv) (1) one day; (adv,n) (2) (いちにち only) all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night; (3) (See 1日・ついたち) first day of the month

一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩


一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳

yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
    yi1 zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3 , shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2
i chao pei she yao , shih nien p`a ching sheng
    i chao pei she yao , shih nien pa ching sheng
lit. once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying); fig. once bitten, twice shy

Variations:
一段落
ひと段落

 ichidanraku(一段落)(p); hitodanraku
    いちだんらく(一段落)(P); ひとだんらく
(n,vs,vi) (1) reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; completing the first stage (of the work); (2) one paragraph

Variations:
一蹴り
一けり(sK)

 hitokeri
    ひとけり
(noun, transitive verb) (See 一蹴・いっしゅう・3) one kick

Variations:
一間竜
一間龍(oK)

 ikkenryuu / ikkenryu
    いっけんりゅう
{shogi} one-square-gap dragon; tactic involving checking the enemy king with a dragon one square horizontally away from it

Variations:
一階
1階

 ikkai
    いっかい
(1) first floor; ground floor; (2) one floor; one storey; (3) one rank

Variations:
七草の節句
七種の節句

 nanakusanosekku
    ななくさのせっく
(exp,n) (See 五節句) Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (one of the five seasonal festivals; celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar)

Variations:
上々
上上
上乗

 joujou / jojo
    じょうじょう
(adj-no,adj-na,n) the very best; excellent; superb

下手な考え休むに似たり

see styles
 hetanakangaeyasumuninitari
    へたなかんがえやすむににたり
(expression) (proverb) (See 下手の考え休むに似たり) it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

下手の考え休むに似たり

see styles
 hetanokangaeyasumuninitari
    へたのかんがえやすむににたり
(expression) (proverb) (See 下手な考え休むに似たり) it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

Variations:
世話がない
世話が無い

 sewaganai
    せわがない
(exp,adj-i) (1) simple (e.g. matter); problem free; (exp,adj-i) (2) hopeless; the end (i.e. leaving one at a loss of words); dumbfounding

主人在宅ストレス症候群

see styles
 shujinzaitakusutoresushoukougun / shujinzaitakusutoresushokogun
    しゅじんざいたくストレスしょうこうぐん
{med} retired husband syndrome; stress syndrome resulting from one's husband being at home

Variations:
乗り捨て料金
乗捨料金

 norisuteryoukin / norisuteryokin
    のりすてりょうきん
one-way car rental fee

Variations:
乗り越す
乗越す

 norikosu
    のりこす
(transitive verb) (1) to ride past (one's stop); to overshoot; (transitive verb) (2) (See 乗り越える・1) to climb over; to get over; (transitive verb) (3) (obsolete) to overtake (a vehicle); to pass

Variations:
二つに一つ
2つに1つ

 futatsunihitotsu
    ふたつにひとつ
(expression) one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)

Variations:
二言目
二言め(sK)

 futakotome
    ふたことめ
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about

Variations:
人ずれ
人擦れ
人摺れ

 hitozure
    ひとずれ
(n,vs,vi) becoming worldly-wise (through one's interactions with other people); becoming sophisticated; losing one's innocence; losing one's naivety

人往高處走,水往低處流


人往高处走,水往低处流

rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
    ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 zou3 , shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2
jen wang kao ch`u tsou , shui wang ti ch`u liu
    jen wang kao chu tsou , shui wang ti chu liu
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom); one should constantly strive to make progress

Variations:
人数合わせ
人数あわせ

 ninzuuawase / ninzuawase
    にんずうあわせ
matching the number of people; balancing the number of participants; making up the numbers

Variations:
仁義を切る
仁義をきる

 jingiokiru
    じんぎをきる
(exp,v5r) to make a formal salutation (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); to formally greet; to pay one's respects

Variations:
仕方のない
仕方の無い

 shikatanonai
    しかたのない
(exp,adj-f) (1) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (exp,adj-f) (2) (usu. as 〜ても仕方のない) pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-f) (3) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-f) (4) (as 〜て仕方のない or 〜で仕方のない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

Variations:
代わり代わり
代り代り

 kawarigawari
    かわりがわり
(adverb) alternately; in turn; one after the other

以小人之心,度君子之腹

yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jun zǐ zhī fù
    yi3 xiao3 ren2 zhi1 xin1 , duo2 jun1 zi3 zhi1 fu4
i hsiao jen chih hsin , to chün tzu chih fu
to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)

Variations:
伯父
叔父

 oji(p); hakufu(伯父); shukufu(叔父)
    おじ(P); はくふ(伯父); しゅくふ(叔父)
(伯父 or 叔父 respectively can mean older or younger than one's parent) (See 叔母・おば) uncle

Variations:
伯父貴
オジ貴(sK)

 ojiki
    おじき
(honorific or respectful language) uncle (older than one's parent)

Variations:
位置につく
位置に着く

 ichinitsuku
    いちにつく
(exp,v5k) to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up

Variations:
何かかにか
何か彼にか

 nanikakanika
    なにかかにか
(expression) this and that; something or other; one thing or another

Variations:
何番目
何番め(sK)

 nanbanme
    なんばんめ
what number (in a sequence); what rank

Variations:
余念がない
余念が無い

 yonenganai
    よねんがない
(exp,adj-i) being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something

倍速CDROMドライブ

see styles
 baisokushiidiiromudoraibu / baisokushidiromudoraibu
    ばいそくシーディーロムドライブ
{comp} double speed CD-ROM drive; (after number N) x N speed CD-ROM drive

Variations:
儘(rK)
侭(rK)

 mama(p); manma; mama
    まま(P); まんま; ママ
(n,adv) (1) (kana only) as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged); (n,adv) (2) (kana only) (after a past-tense verb describing a state) with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as; (3) (kana only) (as 〜に) as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to; (4) (ママ only) (indicating that the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text) (See 原文のママ) sic

Variations:
儘ならない
侭ならない

 mamanaranai
    ままならない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) (See ままならぬ) unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

Variations:
先立つ
先だつ(sK)

 sakidatsu
    さきだつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); (v5t,vi) (2) to precede; to go before; to take precedence; (v5t,vi) (3) to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); (v5t,vi) (4) to be a prerequisite

Variations:
兜率天
都率天
都卒天

 tosotsuten
    とそつてん
{Buddh} (See 六欲天) Tusita heaven (one of the six heavens of the desire realm); Tushita

Variations:
入り
入(io)

 iri
    いり
(n,n-suf) (1) entering; entrance; entry; (2) attendance; audience; number (of visitors, customers, etc.); (suffix noun) (3) (See サイン入り) containing; (4) income; earnings; takings; (5) (also written as 要り) expenses; expenditure; (6) setting (of the Sun or Moon); (7) beginning (of the equinoctial week, midsummer, etc.); start; first day

Variations:
内緒
内証
内所

 naisho(p); naishou(内証) / naisho(p); naisho(内証)
    ないしょ(P); ないしょう(内証)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (ないしょう only) {Buddh} inner realization; personal enlightenment; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) (内所 only) kitchen

Variations:
分に過ぎた
分にすぎた

 bunnisugita
    ぶんにすぎた
(can act as adjective) above one's means (station); undue

Variations:
制御
制禦
制馭

 seigyo / segyo
    せいぎょ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) control (of a machine, device, etc.); (noun, transitive verb) (2) control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management; suppression; keeping in check

Variations:
割り増し
割増
割増し

 warimashi
    わりまし
(n,adj-no,vs,vt) extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase

Variations:
割増手当
割り増し手当

 warimashiteate
    わりましてあて
(See 割増賃金) salary supplement, e.g. for work performed at inconvenient times or as overtime allowance usually for so-called exempt workers, i.e. workers who are expected to work a certain number of overtime hours

Variations:
力をつける
力を付ける

 chikaraotsukeru
    ちからをつける
(exp,v1) (1) to build up one's strength; to get stronger; (exp,v1) (2) to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)

匹夫も志を奪うべからず

see styles
 hippumokokorozashioubaubekarazu / hippumokokorozashiobaubekarazu
    ひっぷもこころざしをうばうべからず
(expression) (proverb) one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man; a person's will should be respected; even a menial deserves his convictions

Variations:
区別がつく
区別が付く

 kubetsugatsuku
    くべつがつく
(exp,v5k) (See 見分け) to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)

Variations:
単細胞
單細胞(oK)

 tansaibou / tansaibo
    たんさいぼう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) single cell; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (colloquialism) simple-minded person; one-track-minded person

Variations:
単細胞
單細胞(sK)

 tansaibou / tansaibo
    たんさいぼう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) {biol} single cell; (adj-no,n) (2) (colloquialism) simple-minded; one-track-minded

原因において自由な行為

see styles
 geninnioitejiyuunakoui / geninnioitejiyunakoi
    げんいんにおいてじゆうなこうい
(expression) actio libera in causa; manufacturing the conditions of one's own defence (e.g. getting drunk in order to commit a crime)

Variations:
叔母
伯母

 oba(p); hakubo(伯母); shukubo(叔母)
    おば(P); はくぼ(伯母); しゅくぼ(叔母)
(伯母 can mean older and 叔母 can mean younger than one's parent) (See 伯父・おじ) aunt

Variations:
叔父
伯父

 oji(p); hakufu(伯父); shukufu(叔父)
    おじ(P); はくふ(伯父); しゅくふ(叔父)
(伯父 or 叔父 respectively can mean older or younger than one's parent) (See 叔母・おば) uncle

Variations:
叔父貴
オジ貴(sK)

 ojiki
    おじき
(honorific or respectful language) uncle (younger than one's parent)

Variations:
取っておき
取って置き

 totteoki
    とっておき
(adj-no,n) (1) (kana only) reserve; spare; (adj-no,n) (2) (kana only) treasured; valued; (adj-no,n) (3) (kana only) (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

Variations:
口が寂しい
口が淋しい

 kuchigasabishii; kuchigasamishii / kuchigasabishi; kuchigasamishi
    くちがさびしい; くちがさみしい
(exp,adj-i) (See 口寂しい) craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth

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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