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如何とでも(sK) |
doutodemo / dotodemo どうとでも |
(adverb) (kana only) whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other |
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nyorai にょらい |
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities) |
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saishikenzoku さいしけんぞく |
(yoji) one's wife, children, and other relations; one's whole family |
婚姻要件具備証明書 see styles |
koninyoukengubishoumeisho / koninyokengubishomesho こんいんようけんぐびしょうめいしょ |
certificate of legal capacity to contract marriage; certification of one's legal capacity to be married |
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shishisonson; shishisonzon ししそんそん; ししそんぞん |
(yoji) one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity |
子で子にならぬ時鳥 see styles |
kodekoninaranuhototogisu こでこにならぬほととぎす |
(expression) (idiom) (obscure) no matter how lovingly raised, a foster child is not actually one's biological child |
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shishisonson ししそんそん |
(yoji) one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity |
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kodane こだね |
(1) child; offspring; issue; (2) (See 精子) sperm; (one's) seed |
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kazokuomoi かぞくおもい |
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family |
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nebokegoe ねぼけごえ |
half-awake voice; sleepy voice; voice of when one has just woken up |
寵愛昂じて尼にする see styles |
chouaikoujiteamanisuru / choaikojiteamanisuru ちょうあいこうじてあまにする |
(exp,vs-i) (obscure) to love one's child too much for their own good; to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun |
寵愛昂じて尼になす see styles |
chouaikoujiteamaninasu / choaikojiteamaninasu ちょうあいこうじてあまになす |
(exp,v5s) (idiom) (rare) to love one's child too much for their own good; to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun |
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sendan せんだん |
(n,vs,vt,adj-na,adj-no) arbitrary decision; using one's own discretion; acting on one's own authority |
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senmonbaka せんもんばか |
ignorance outside of one's own field; overspecialization; one-trick pony |
尺有所短，寸有所長 尺有所短，寸有所长 |
chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2 ch`ih yu so tuan , ts`un yu so ch`ang chih yu so tuan , tsun yu so chang |
lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb); fig. everyone has their strong and weak points; everything has its advantages and disadvantages |
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shirinishiku しりにしく |
(exp,v5k) to dominate (usu. one's husband) |
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shirimochi しりもち |
(1) (See 尻餅をつく) falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; (2) mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside |
山外有山，天外有天 |
shān wài yǒu shān , tiān wài yǒu tiān shan1 wai4 you3 shan1 , tian1 wai4 you3 tian1 shan wai yu shan , t`ien wai yu t`ien shan wai yu shan , tien wai yu tien |
(idiom) however good something is, there is always something better; in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself |
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okamehachimoku おかめはちもく |
(1) (yoji) bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation; (2) (yoji) onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see eight moves further ahead |
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habanisuru はばにする |
(exp,vs-i) (1) (archaism) to do as one wishes; to get one's way; (exp,vs-i) (2) (archaism) to be proud; to boast |
幼吾幼，以及人之幼 |
yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu you4 wu2 you4 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 you4 yu wu yu , i chi jen chih yu |
to care for other's children as one's own |
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suwaridako すわりだこ |
(See 正座・せいざ) calluses (on one's ankles, insteps, etc.) caused by sitting seiza |
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zaotatsu ざをたつ |
(exp,v5t) to leave one's seat |
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yowarikiru よわりきる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; (v5r,vi) (2) to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by); to be fed up (with) |
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hikiutai ひきうたい |
singing while playing (the guitar, piano, etc.); singing to one's own accompaniment |
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atoganai あとがない |
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance |
得道多助，失道寡助 |
dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4 , shi1 dao4 gua3 zhu4 te tao to chu , shih tao kua chu |
A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius) |
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okunijiman おくにじまん |
boasting of one's hometown |
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fukushou / fukusho ふくしょう |
(noun, transitive verb) reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly) |
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shinsoko; shintei / shinsoko; shinte しんそこ; しんてい |
(1) bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; real intentions; (adverb) (2) (しんそこ only) from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly; sincerely |
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shinshinichinyo; shinjinichinyo しんしんいちにょ; しんじんいちにょ |
(yoji) body and mind as one; mind-body unity |
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okoridasu; ikaridasu おこりだす; いかりだす |
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out |
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omoitatsu おもいたつ |
(transitive verb) to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind |
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ongaaru / ongaru おんがある |
(exp,v5r-i) to be in one's debt |
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ikiotsugu いきをつぐ |
(exp,v5g) (1) to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; (exp,v5g) (2) to take a rest; to take a break |
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ishousantan / ishosantan いしょうさんたん |
(yoji) taxing one's ingenuity in devising something; agonizing over designing or creating something; making strenuous efforts to devise good ways and means to do something |
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aishiau あいしあう |
(Godan verb with "u" ending) (1) to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; (Godan verb with "u" ending) (2) to have sex; to make love |
憎まれっ子世に憚る see styles |
nikumarekkoyonihabakaru にくまれっこよにはばかる |
(expression) (proverb) ill weeds grow apace |
成也蕭何，敗也蕭何 成也萧何，败也萧何 |
chéng yě xiāo hé , bài yě xiāo hé cheng2 ye3 xiao1 he2 , bai4 ye3 xiao1 he2 ch`eng yeh hsiao ho , pai yeh hsiao ho cheng yeh hsiao ho , pai yeh hsiao ho |
lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]; fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor |
戴くものは夏も小袖 see styles |
itadakumonohanatsumokosode いただくものはなつもこそで |
(expression) (idiom) taking whatever one can get one's hands on; being greedy; accepting a padded silk sleeve even in summer |
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teganai てがない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) (idiom) not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; (exp,adj-i) (2) (idiom) having nothing one can do about something; having no options; (exp,adj-i) (3) (idiom) (after neg. verb) no reason not to ...; can't afford not to; why don't you? |
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tenitoru てにとる |
(exp,v5r) to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain |
手の届かないところ see styles |
tenotodokanaitokoro てのとどかないところ |
(expression) (a place) out of one's reach |
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teodasu てをだす |
(exp,v5s) (1) to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; (exp,v5s) (2) (idiom) to get involved in; to make a move on; (exp,v5s) (3) (idiom) to strike; to beat; to hit; (exp,v5s) (4) (idiom) to steal; to rob; to take; (exp,v5s) (5) (idiom) to seduce (a woman); to lay hands on |
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teohiku てをひく |
(exp,v5k) (1) to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; (exp,v5k) (2) to lead by the hand |
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teippai / teppai ていっぱい |
(noun or adjectival noun) having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit |
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temasaguri てまさぐり |
(noun/participle) (1) playing with something with one's fingers; (noun/participle) (2) searching with one's fingers (e.g. in the dark) |
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tenuki てぬき |
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) intentional negligence; (n,vs,vi) (3) {go} tenuki; making a move which is not a direct counter to one's opponent's last move |
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temochi てもち |
(adj-no,n) (1) in hand; on hand; on one; in stock; in store; (can act as adjective) (2) handheld |
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tearai てあらい |
(1) washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; (2) (See お手洗い) restroom; lavatory; toilet; (3) hand-washing (laundry, etc.) |
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temadoru てまどる |
(v5r,vi) to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed |
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tebana てばな |
blowing one's nose with one's fingers |
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utaseyu うたせゆ |
stream of water cascading onto one's back (in an onsen); pelting water; waterfall shower |
打ち噛ます(rK) |
buchikamasu ぶちかます |
(v5s,vi) (1) (kana only) {sumo} to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; (v5s,vi) (2) (kana only) to punch hard; to hit hard |
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uchidokoro うちどころ |
spot (where one was hit) |
打っちゃり(rK) |
ucchari うっちゃり |
(1) (kana only) {sumo} backward pivot throw; technique of leaning back and carrying one's opponent round and out of the ring; (2) (kana only) turning the tables (on someone) at the last moment; last-minute reversal of fortunes |
打っ付ける(rK) |
buttsukeru ぶっつける |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) (See ぶつける・1) to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to knock; to run (into); to crash (into); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to throw (at); to fling (at); to hurl (at); (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings); to throw (a question at someone); (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) to pit (someone) against; to set against; to match against; to put up against |
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takuran たくらん |
(noun/participle) brood parasitism (planting one's eggs in another bird's nest, as demonstrated by the cuckoo, etc.) |
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houfukuzettou / hofukuzetto ほうふくぜっとう |
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) (yoji) laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter |
押しくらまんじゅう see styles |
oshikuramanjuu / oshikuramanju おしくらまんじゅう |
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle |
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oshiitadaku / oshitadaku おしいただく |
(transitive verb) to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head |
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ninai にない |
(1) carrying (on one's shoulder); bearing; shouldering; taking responsibility for; (2) (abbreviation) (See 担い桶) bucket carried on either end of a pole |
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kenkenfukuyou / kenkenfukuyo けんけんふくよう |
(noun/participle) (yoji) firmly bear in mind; have something engraved on one's mind (heart) |
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mochiie(p); mochiya / mochie(p); mochiya もちいえ(P); もちや |
one's (own) house |
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mochikabu もちかぶ |
stock holdings; one's shares |
捨不得孩子套不住狼 舍不得孩子套不住狼 see styles |
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 |
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hinekureru ひねくれる |
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to become twisted; to grow distorted; to be curved; to bend; (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to get sulky; to sulk; (v1,vi) (3) (kana only) to grow bitter; to become embittered; to become perverse |
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shouchuunotama / shochunotama しょうちゅうのたま |
(exp,n) (idiom) apple of one's eye; one's jewel |
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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 |
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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 |
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shimaokusoku しまおくそく |
(noun/participle) (yoji) conjectures and surmises; speculation; giving one's imagination full play without any ground |
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sontokunashi そんとくなし |
even (of a trade); no advantage and no disadvantage |
搬起石頭砸自己的腳 搬起石头砸自己的脚 see styles |
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 |
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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 |
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tekiotaosu てきをたおす |
(exp,v5s) to kill one's enemy (opponent) |
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nanamegake ななめがけ |
(can be adjective with の) slung across one's body (e.g. of a bag) |
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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 |
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hibinokate ひびのかて |
one's daily bread |
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 |
明鏡も裏を照らさず see styles |
meikyoumouraoterasazu / mekyomoraoterasazu めいきょうもうらをてらさず |
(expression) (proverb) even Homer nods; even a polished mirror conceals its reverse side |
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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 |
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itomamonaku いとまもなく |
(expression) without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something) |
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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 |
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himaomite ひまをみて |
(expression) when one finds a moment; when one can find the time |
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kurasu くらす |
(v5s,vi) (1) to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to get along; to get by; (v5s,vi) (2) to make a living; to earn a livelihood; (v5s,vt,vi) (3) (dated) to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing); to live; to get on (doing); (suf,v5s) (4) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do daily; to do all day long; to continue doing |
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abaredasu あばれだす |
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to grow restive; to begin to act violently |
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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 see styles |
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 |
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yuukyuushouka / yukyushoka ゆうきゅうしょうか |
using up one's paid vacation days; using up one's holiday entitlement |
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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 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 |
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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 |
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makuramoto まくらもと |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) bedside; near one's pillow |
枯れ木も山の賑わい see styles |
karekimoyamanonigiwai かれきもやまのにぎわい |
(expression) (proverb) half a loaf is better than none; even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain |
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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) |
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kenzan けんざん |
(noun, transitive verb) verification of a calculation; checking (the result of) a calculation; going over one's figures |
樹高千丈，葉落歸根 树高千丈，叶落归根 |
shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 , ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1 shu kao ch`ien chang , yeh lo kuei ken shu kao chien chang , yeh lo kuei ken |
fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb); fig. everything has its ancestral home; in old age, an expatriate returns home |
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. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "even the 100-foot bamboo can grow one more foot" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
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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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