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sorekkiri それっきり |
(n,adv) (1) (kana only) (stronger version of それきり) (See それ切り) no more than that; with that; on that note; altogether; (n,adv) (2) since then; ending there |
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dekirukagiri できるかぎり |
(exp,adv,adj-no,n) as much as one can; as much as possible |
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tokoroo(p); tokoo ところを(P); とこを |
(prt,conj) although (it is a certain time or something is in a certain condition); even though normally |
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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 |
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nimomashite にもまして |
(expression) more than...; above |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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boroodasu ぼろをだす |
(exp,v5s) to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up |
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 |
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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 |
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myuuzu(p); muusa / myuzu(p); musa ミューズ(P); ムーサ |
Muse; one's muse |
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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 |
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yaseotoroeru やせおとろえる |
(v1,vi) to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out |
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risaishoumeisho / risaishomesho りさいしょうめいしょ |
disaster certificate; document certifying that one is a disaster victim |
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 |
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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 |
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ichipainto いちパイント |
(See パイント) one pint |
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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 |
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ippiki いっぴき |
(1) one animal (small); (2) (一匹 only) (archaism) two-tan bolt of cloth |
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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 |
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issai いっさい |
one-year-old |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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ikkai いっかい |
(1) first floor; ground floor; (2) one floor; one storey; (3) one rank |
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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) |
上手の手から水が漏れる see styles |
jouzunotekaramizugamoreru / jozunotekaramizugamoreru じょうずのてからみずがもれる |
(exp,v1) (proverb) even Homer nods |
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 |
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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 |
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norisuteryoukin / norisuteryokin のりすてりょうきん |
one-way car rental fee |
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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 |
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futatsunihitotsu ふたつにひとつ |
(expression) one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.) |
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futakotome ふたことめ |
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about |
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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 |
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ninkigaderu にんきがでる |
(exp,v1) to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on |
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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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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tatoe(p); tatoi(仮令, 縦令) たとえ(P); たとい(仮令, 縦令) |
(adverb) (kana only) (often paired with ても, でも, and とも) even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever |
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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 |
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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 |
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nanikakanika なにかかにか |
(expression) this and that; something or other; one thing or another |
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yonenganai よねんがない |
(exp,adj-i) being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something |
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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 |
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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 |
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tosotsuten とそつてん |
{Buddh} (See 六欲天) Tusita heaven (one of the six heavens of the desire realm); Tushita |
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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 |
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bunnisugita ぶんにすぎた |
(can act as adjective) above one's means (station); undue |
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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 |
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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) |
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yumeyume ゆめゆめ |
(adverb) (1) (努努, 努々 only) (usu. in expressions of prohibition) certainly; absolutely; (adverb) (2) (usu. with negative verb forms) (not even) a little bit; (adverb) (3) diligently; (4) (夢夢, 夢々 only) dreams |
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kachikoshi かちこし |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) {sports} (ant: 負け越し) having more wins than losses; (2) {sports} taking the lead (in points, goals, etc.) |
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kachikosu かちこす |
(v5s,vi) (1) (ant: 負け越す) to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead; (v5s,vi) (2) to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match) |
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 |
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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) |
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nankintamasudare ナンキンたますだれ |
(hist) (See すだれ・1) street performance in which the performer transforms a specially made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
吃得苦中苦，方為人上人 吃得苦中苦，方为人上人 |
chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén chi1 de2 ku3 zhong1 ku3 , fang1 wei2 ren2 shang4 ren2 ch`ih te k`u chung k`u , fang wei jen shang jen chih te ku chung ku , fang wei jen shang jen |
one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb); no pain, no gain |
同一個世界，同一個夢想 同一个世界，同一个梦想 |
tóng yī gè shì jiè , tóng yī gè mèng xiǎng tong2 yi1 ge4 shi4 jie4 , tong2 yi1 ge4 meng4 xiang3 t`ung i ko shih chieh , t`ung i ko meng hsiang tung i ko shih chieh , tung i ko meng hsiang |
One world - one dream, motto of 2008 Beijing Olympic games |
名の無い星は宵から出る see styles |
nanonaihoshihayoikaraderu なのないほしはよいからでる |
(exp,v1) (proverb) the worst goes foremost; those one eagerly await will not arrive first |
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fukkireru ふっきれる |
(v1,vi) (1) to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to put behind one; to move on; (v1,vi) (2) to burst (e.g. a boil) |
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futtobasu ふっとばす |
(transitive verb) (1) to blow off (strongly); to blow away; (transitive verb) (2) to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; (transitive verb) (3) to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly |
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ajioshimeru あじをしめる |
(exp,v1) (idiom) to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more |
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kuwaeru くわえる |
(transitive verb) (kana only) to hold in one's mouth |
啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 |
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2 , you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1 ya pa ch`ih huang lien , yu k`u shuo pu ch`u ya pa chih huang lien , yu ku shuo pu chu |
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom); unable to speak of one's bitter suffering; sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出 |
單絲不成線，獨木不成林 单丝不成线，独木不成林 |
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín dan1 si1 bu4 cheng2 xian4 , du2 mu4 bu4 cheng2 lin2 tan ssu pu ch`eng hsien , tu mu pu ch`eng lin tan ssu pu cheng hsien , tu mu pu cheng lin |
(proverb) one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest |
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ugai うがい |
(n,vs,vi) (kana only) (See 含嗽) gargling; rinsing one's mouth |
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yotsunbai よつんばい |
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees |
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mawaru まわる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to turn; to rotate; to revolve; to spin; (v5r,vi) (2) to go around; to circle; to revolve around; to orbit; (v5r,vi) (3) to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to travel around; to make a tour of; to patrol; (v5r,vi) (4) to go by way of; to go via; to stop by (on the way); to take a roundabout route; to make a detour; (v5r,vi) (5) to move around (to another place or position); to come around; to go over (e.g. to the opposing side); (v5r,vi) (6) to come around (of one's turn); to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.); (v5r,vi) (7) to function; to work well; (v5r,vi) (8) to spread; to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention); to reach; to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.); (v5r,vi) (9) to pass (a time); to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock); (v5r,vi) (10) to earn interest; (suf,v5r) (11) (after -masu stem of verb) (See 走り回る) to ... around; to ... about |
國有資產監督管理委員會 国有资产监督管理委员会 see styles |
guó yǒu zī chǎn jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì guo2 you3 zi1 chan3 jian1 du1 guan3 li3 wei3 yuan2 hui4 kuo yu tzu ch`an chien tu kuan li wei yüan hui kuo yu tzu chan chien tu kuan li wei yüan hui |
State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), an entity that oversees state-owned assets at a particular level of government, the most prominent one being the SASAC of the State Council 國務院|国务院[Guo2wu4yuan4] |
在家千日好，出門一時難 在家千日好，出门一时难 |
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán zai4 jia1 qian1 ri4 hao3 , chu1 men2 yi1 shi2 nan2 tsai chia ch`ien jih hao , ch`u men i shih nan tsai chia chien jih hao , chu men i shih nan |
lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom); fig. there's no place like home |
在家靠父母，出外靠朋友 |
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you zai4 jia1 kao4 fu4 mu3 , chu1 wai4 kao4 peng2 you5 tsai chia k`ao fu mu , ch`u wai k`ao p`eng yu tsai chia kao fu mu , chu wai kao peng yu |
one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom) |
在家靠父母，出門靠朋友 在家靠父母，出门靠朋友 |
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you zai4 jia1 kao4 fu4 mu3 , chu1 men2 kao4 peng2 you5 tsai chia k`ao fu mu , ch`u men k`ao p`eng yu tsai chia kao fu mu , chu men kao peng yu |
one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom) |
Variations: |
jidandafumu じだんだふむ |
(exp,v5m) to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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