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ニュークリアファミリー

see styles
 nyuukuriafamirii / nyukuriafamiri
    ニュークリアファミリー
(obscure) nuclear family

バキューム・クリーナー

 bakyuumu kuriinaa / bakyumu kurina
    バキューム・クリーナー
vacuum cleaner

ファイルクリーンアップ

see styles
 fairukuriinapu / fairukurinapu
    ファイルクリーンアップ
(computer terminology) file clean-up

不做虧心事,不怕鬼敲門


不做亏心事,不怕鬼敲门

bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén
    bu4 zuo4 kui1 xin1 shi4 , bu4 pa4 gui3 qiao1 men2
pu tso k`uei hsin shih , pu p`a kuei ch`iao men
    pu tso kuei hsin shih , pu pa kuei chiao men
he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience

Variations:
冴え
冱え
冴(io)

 sae
    さえ
(1) clearness; clarity; (2) skillfulness (skilfulness)

Variations:
割り切る
割切る

 warikiru
    わりきる
(transitive verb) (1) to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to reason out; to conclude; to be pragmatic; to be practical; (transitive verb) (2) to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

原子力発電環境整備機構

see styles
 genshiryokuhatsudenkankyouseibikikou / genshiryokuhatsudenkankyosebikiko
    げんしりょくはつでんかんきょうせいびきこう
(org) Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan; NUMO; (o) Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan; NUMO

Variations:
取り除ける
取りのける

 torinokeru
    とりのける
(transitive verb) (1) to remove; to clear away; (transitive verb) (2) to except from; to make an exception of; (transitive verb) (3) to lay aside; to set aside

国際原子力事象評価尺度

see styles
 kokusaigenshiryokujishouhyoukashakudo / kokusaigenshiryokujishohyokashakudo
    こくさいげんしりょくじしょうひょうかしゃくど
International Nuclear Event Scale; INES

Variations:
断捨離
断捨利(iK)

 danshari
    だんしゃり
(noun/participle) decluttering; clearing out past accumulation; minimalism

Variations:
晴れ晴れしい
晴々しい

 harebareshii / harebareshi
    はればれしい
(adjective) clear; splendid; cheerful; bright (e.g. look)

核燃料サイクル開発機構

see styles
 kakunenryousaikurukaihatsukikou / kakunenryosaikurukaihatsukiko
    かくねんりょうサイクルかいはつきこう
(company) Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute; (c) Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute

Variations:
歯切れ良い
歯切れよい

 hagireyoi
    はぎれよい
(exp,adj-i) crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

Variations:
涼しげ
涼し気(rK)

 suzushige
    すずしげ
(adjectival noun) (1) (See 涼しい・1) cool (of temperature); refreshing; (adjectival noun) (2) (See 涼しい・2) clear (of sound, objects, etc.); bright; (adjectival noun) (3) (See 涼しい・4) composed; calm (demeanour); cool; unruffled

Variations:
澄み切った
澄みきった

 sumikitta
    すみきった
(can act as adjective) perfectly clear

Variations:
濛々
濛濛
朦朦
朦々

 moumou / momo
    もうもう
(adj-t,adv-to) (1) (kana only) dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; (adj-t,adv-to) (2) (kana only) vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

Variations:
煙突掃除夫
煙突掃除扶

 entotsusoujifu / entotsusojifu
    えんとつそうじふ
chimney sweeper (cleaner)

Variations:
目処がつく
目処が付く

 medogatsuku
    めどがつく
(exp,v5k) to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects

Variations:
真澄鏡
真十鏡
十寸鏡

 masokagami(真澄鏡, 真十鏡); masukagami(真澄鏡, 十寸鏡); masomikagami(真澄鏡)
    まそかがみ(真澄鏡, 真十鏡); ますかがみ(真澄鏡, 十寸鏡); まそみかがみ(真澄鏡)
(expression) (archaism) (See 真澄の鏡) perfectly clear mirror

Variations:
立ち退く
立退く

 tachinoku
    たちのく
(v5k,vi) (1) to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to clear out; (v5k,vi) (2) to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate

Variations:
総なめ
総ナメ
総嘗め

 souname(総name, 総嘗me); souname(総name) / soname(総name, 総嘗me); soname(総name)
    そうなめ(総なめ, 総嘗め); そうナメ(総ナメ)
(1) sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; (2) sweeping victory; clean sweep

Variations:
肉切り包丁
肉切り庖丁

 nikukiribouchou / nikukiribocho
    にくきりぼうちょう
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper

Variations:
裂く
割く

 saku
    さく
(transitive verb) (1) (裂く only) to tear; to rip up; (transitive verb) (2) to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen); (transitive verb) (3) (裂く only) to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (transitive verb) (4) (割く only) to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (transitive verb) (5) (archaism) (See 黥く) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

読書百遍意自ずから通ず

see styles
 dokushohyappenionozukaratsuuzu / dokushohyappenionozukaratsuzu
    どくしょひゃっぺんいおのずからつうず
(expression) (proverb) repeated reading makes the meaning clear; read a difficult book a hundred times

Variations:
間違いなく
間違い無く

 machigainaku
    まちがいなく
(adverb) clearly; unmistakably; certainly; without a doubt

Variations:
響き
響(io)

 hibiki
    ひびき
(1) echo; reverberation; (2) sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; (3) quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound; emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read

Variations:
頭がさえる
頭が冴える

 atamagasaeru
    あたまがさえる
(exp,v1) (often 頭が冴えた) to be clear-headed

Variations:
頭のさえる
頭の冴える

 atamanosaeru
    あたまのさえる
(exp,v1) (often prenom. as 頭のさえた) (See 頭がさえる・あたまがさえる) to be clear-headed; to be brainy

Variations:
飛び越える
跳び越える

 tobikoeru
    とびこえる
(transitive verb) to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)

エスニック・クレンジング

 esunikku kurenjingu
    エスニック・クレンジング
ethnic cleansing

Variations:
きっぱり
キッパリ

 kippari(p); kippari
    きっぱり(P); キッパリ
(adv,adv-to,vs) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely; resolutely

Variations:
キノコ雲
きのこ雲
茸雲

 kinokogumo(kinoko雲); kinokogumo(kinoko雲, 茸雲)
    キノコぐも(キノコ雲); きのこぐも(きのこ雲, 茸雲)
mushroom cloud (from nuclear explosion, etc.)

Variations:
くっきり
クッキリ

 kukkiri(p); kukkiri
    くっきり(P); クッキリ
(adv,adv-to,vs) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief

クリーナープロダクション

see styles
 kuriinaapurodakushon / kurinapurodakushon
    クリーナープロダクション
cleaner production

Variations:
クリアキー
クリア・キー

 kuriakii; kuria kii / kuriaki; kuria ki
    クリアキー; クリア・キー
{comp} Clear key

クレアチニンクリアランス

see styles
 kureachininkuriaransu
    クレアチニンクリアランス
creatinine clearance

クレンジング・ローション

 kurenjingu rooshon
    クレンジング・ローション
cleansing lotion

ゴールデンクリーナーラス

see styles
 goorudenkuriinaarasu / goorudenkurinarasu
    ゴールデンクリーナーラス
Hawaiian cleaner wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus); rainbow cleaner wrasse; golden cleaner wrasse

Variations:
すっきり
スッキリ

 sukkiri(p); sukkiri
    すっきり(P); スッキリ
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See さっぱり・1) refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (a weight) off one's shoulder; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) shapely; neatly; refinedly; (adv,adv-to,vs) (3) cleanly; without trouble; (adv,adv-to,vs) (4) (See はっきり・1) clearly; plainly; distinctly; (adv,adv-to,vs) (5) (See すっかり) completely; thoroughly; (adv,adv-to,vs) (6) (See さっぱり・5) not at all (with negative sentence); not even slightly

Variations:
ゼロベース
ゼロ・ベース

 zerobeesu; zero beesu
    ゼロベース; ゼロ・ベース
(adj-no,n) (1) {finc} zero-based; (2) starting again from scratch; starting afresh; starting with a clean slate

ニュークリア・ファミリー

 nyuukuria famirii / nyukuria famiri
    ニュークリア・ファミリー
(obscure) nuclear family

ハワイアンクリーナーラス

see styles
 hawaiankuriinaarasu / hawaiankurinarasu
    ハワイアンクリーナーラス
Hawaiian cleaner wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus); rainbow cleaner wrasse; golden cleaner wrasse

ファイル・クリーンアップ

 fairu kuriinapu / fairu kurinapu
    ファイル・クリーンアップ
(computer terminology) file clean-up

ヘッドクリーニングキット

see styles
 heddokuriiningukitto / heddokuriningukitto
    ヘッドクリーニングキット
(computer terminology) head cleaning kit

レインボークリーナーラス

see styles
 reinbookuriinaarasu / renbookurinarasu
    レインボークリーナーラス
Hawaiian cleaner wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus); rainbow cleaner wrasse; golden cleaner wrasse

Variations:
冴え返る
冴返る(io)

 saekaeru
    さえかえる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be very clear; (v5r,vi) (2) to be keenly cold; to be cold and clear

Variations:
分母を払う
分母をはらう

 bunbooharau
    ぶんぼをはらう
(exp,v5u) {math} to cancel a denominator; to clear an equation of fractions

Variations:
勝ちっぱなし
勝ちっ放し

 kachippanashi
    かちっぱなし
winning straight victories; making a clean score

Variations:
取り片付ける
取片付ける

 torikatazukeru
    とりかたづける
(transitive verb) to clean up; to clear away; to put in order

Variations:
口直し
口なおし(sK)

 kuchinaoshi
    くちなおし
(n,vs,vi) (1) removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; (2) palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal

Variations:
始末
仕末(iK)

 shimatsu
    しまつ
(noun/participle) (1) management; dealing with; settlement; cleaning up; disposal; (2) course of events; circumstances; particulars; (3) end result (usu. bad); outcome; (n,vs,adj-na) (4) economizing; economising; frugality; being thrifty

Variations:
快晴
快霽(oK)

 kaisei / kaise
    かいせい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather

Variations:
快晴
快霽(sK)

 kaisei / kaise
    かいせい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather

Variations:
情報センター
情報センタ

 jouhousentaa(情報sentaa); jouhousenta(情報senta) / johosenta(情報senta); johosenta(情報senta)
    じょうほうセンター(情報センター); じょうほうセンタ(情報センタ)
{comp} information centre; documentation centre; clearinghouse for information

Variations:
払う
掃う(rK)

 harau
    はらう
(transitive verb) (1) to pay (e.g. money, bill); (transitive verb) (2) to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); (transitive verb) (3) to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); (transitive verb) (4) to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; (transitive verb) (5) to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern); (transitive verb) (6) to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; (transitive verb) (7) to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; (transitive verb) (8) to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; (transitive verb) (9) to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); (transitive verb) (10) to reset (an abacus)

Variations:
棚ざらえ
棚浚え(rK)

 tanazarae
    たなざらえ
(n,vs,vt,vi) clearance sale

Variations:
清い
浄い(rK)

 kiyoi
    きよい
(adjective) (1) clean; clear; (adjective) (2) pure; honest; clean; innocent; platonic; chaste

Variations:
溝さらい
溝浚い(rK)

 dobusarai; dobusarai
    どぶさらい; ドブさらい
(kana only) cleaning out mud from a ditch or drain

Variations:
澄み切る
澄みきる

 sumikiru
    すみきる
(v5r,vi) (See 澄む・1) to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up

火を見るより明らかである

see styles
 hiomiruyoriakirakadearu
    ひをみるよりあきらかである
(exp,v5r-i) to be as plain as daylight; to be as clear as day

Variations:
片付ける
片づける

 katazukeru
    かたづける
(transitive verb) (1) to tidy up; to put in order; to straighten up; to put away; (transitive verb) (2) to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); (transitive verb) (3) to finish; to bring something to an end; (transitive verb) (4) (sometimes 嫁ける) to marry off (e.g. a daughter); (transitive verb) (5) to do away with someone; to bump someone off

Variations:
舌がもつれる
舌が縺れる

 shitagamotsureru
    したがもつれる
(exp,v1) to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp

Variations:
被爆者
被ばく者(sK)

 hibakusha
    ひばくしゃ
(1) person exposed to radiation from a nuclear bomb; (2) survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima or Nagasaki; hibakusha

Variations:
解く
梳く(sK)

 toku
    とく
(transitive verb) (1) to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack; (transitive verb) (2) to unsew; to unstitch; (transitive verb) (3) to solve; to work out; to answer; (transitive verb) (4) to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.); to clear up; to remove (suspicion); to appease; (transitive verb) (5) to dissolve (a contract); to cancel; to remove (a prohibition); to lift (a ban); to raise (a siege); (transitive verb) (6) to release (from duty); to relieve; to dismiss; (transitive verb) (7) (kana only) (also written as 梳く) (See とかす) to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)

Variations:
逃げ溝
にげ溝
逃げみぞ

 nigemizo
    にげみぞ
clearance groove; under cut

Variations:
いいって言う
良いって言う

 iitteiu; yoitteiu(良itte言u) / itteu; yoitteu(良itte言u)
    いいっていう; よいっていう(良いって言う)
(exp,v5u) (kana only) to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

Variations:
ガラガラポン
がらがらぽん

 garagarapon; garagarapon
    ガラガラポン; がらがらぽん
(noun/participle) (1) taking something apart and rebuilding it from scratch; wiping the slate clean; starting anew; (2) lottery wheel

クリーナー・プロダクション

 kuriinaa purodakushon / kurina purodakushon
    クリーナー・プロダクション
cleaner production

Variations:
クリア
クリアー
クリヤー

 kuria; kuriaa; kuriyaa / kuria; kuria; kuriya
    クリア; クリアー; クリヤー
(adjectival noun) (1) clear; transparent; (noun, transitive verb) (2) {sports} clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); (noun, transitive verb) (3) overcoming; getting through; getting past; completing; solving; settling; meeting (e.g. a standard); (noun, transitive verb) (4) {sports} clearing (the ball; in soccer); (noun, transitive verb) (5) {comp} clearing (e.g. a checked box)

クレアチニン・クリアランス

 kureachinin kuriaransu
    クレアチニン・クリアランス
creatinine clearance

Variations:
すってんてん
スッテンテン

 suttenten; suttenten
    すってんてん; スッテンテン
(adjectival noun) flat broke; cleaned out; penniless

Variations:
一目瞭然
一目了然(rK)

 ichimokuryouzen / ichimokuryozen
    いちもくりょうぜん
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (yoji) obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see

Variations:
不明瞭
不明りょう(sK)

 fumeiryou / fumeryo
    ふめいりょう
(noun or adjectival noun) unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim; blurred

Variations:
丸儲け
丸もうけ
まる儲け

 marumouke / marumoke
    まるもうけ
(n,vs,vt,vi) clear profit; great profit (without any investment)

Variations:
八重葎
八重むぐら(sK)

 yaemugura; yaemugura
    やえむぐら; ヤエムグラ
(1) (kana only) thick patch of mixed weeds; (2) false cleavers (species of bedstraw, Galium spurium var. echinospermon)

Variations:
冴え冴え
冱え冱え(rK)

 saezae
    さえざえ
(adv-to,adv,vs) clearly; brightly; freshly

Variations:
切り払う
斬り払う
切払う

 kiriharau
    きりはらう
(transitive verb) to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off

Variations:
取り払う
取払う
とり払う

 toriharau
    とりはらう
(transitive verb) to clear away; to remove; to demolish

Variations:
台風一過
颱風一過(sK)

 taifuuikka / taifuikka
    たいふういっか
(yoji) clear weather after a typhoon has passed

Variations:
手仕舞い
手じまい
手仕舞

 tejimai
    てじまい
{finc} clearing of accounts; evening-up of accounts; liquidation

Variations:
新湯
更湯
さら湯(sK)

 arayu(新湯); sarayu; shinyu(新湯)
    あらゆ(新湯); さらゆ; しんゆ(新湯)
clean, freshly poured bath; hot water just poured into a bath that no one has entered yet

Variations:
明るい
明い(io)

 akarui
    あかるい
(adjective) (1) light; well-lit; well-lighted; (adjective) (2) bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; brightly-colored; (adjective) (3) cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition); (adjective) (4) encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.); promising; of fair prospects; (adjective) (5) (as 〜に明るい) familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); well versed (in); (adjective) (6) fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial

Variations:
明るい
明い(sK)

 akarui
    あかるい
(adjective) (1) light; bright; well-lit; well-lighted; (adjective) (2) bright (colour); (adjective) (3) cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition); (adjective) (4) bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy; encouraging; promising; (adjective) (5) (as ...に明るい) knowledgeable (about); familiar (with); well versed (in); well acquainted (with); (adjective) (6) fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial

Variations:
核のゴミ
核のごみ
核の塵

 kakunogomi
    かくのごみ
(exp,n) radioactive waste; nuclear waste

Variations:
歯切れの良い
歯切れのよい

 hagirenoyoi
    はぎれのよい
(exp,adj-i) crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

水至清則無魚,人至察則無徒


水至清则无鱼,人至察则无徒

shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú , rén zhì chá zé wú tú
    shui3 zhi4 qing1 ze2 wu2 yu2 , ren2 zhi4 cha2 ze2 wu2 tu2
shui chih ch`ing tse wu yü , jen chih ch`a tse wu t`u
    shui chih ching tse wu yü , jen chih cha tse wu tu
(saying) water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends

Variations:
被爆
被ばく(sK)

 hibaku
    ひばく
(n,vs,vi) (1) being bombed; (n,vs,vi) (2) (See 被曝) being subjected to a nuclear bomb attack; being exposed to radiation from a nuclear bomb

Variations:
透き通る
透きとおる

 sukitooru
    すきとおる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be transparent; to be see-through; (v5r,vi) (2) to be clear (voice)

Variations:
青天白日
晴天白日(iK)

 seitenhakujitsu / setenhakujitsu
    せいてんはくじつ
(1) (yoji) clear weather; (2) (yoji) being cleared of the charge (brought against one); having one's innocence proved; (3) (yoji) having a clear conscience; having nothing to be ashamed of

Variations:
エビヅル虫
葡萄蔓虫
蝦蔓虫

 ebizurumushi(葡萄蔓虫, 蝦蔓虫); ebizurumushi(ebizuru虫); ebizurumushi
    えびづるむし(葡萄蔓虫, 蝦蔓虫); エビヅルむし(エビヅル虫); エビヅルムシ
(kana only) (rare) clearwing moth larva

Variations:
クリーンビル
クリーン・ビル

 kuriinbiru; kuriin biru / kurinbiru; kurin biru
    クリーンビル; クリーン・ビル
clean bill

Variations:
クリアエリア
クリア・エリア

 kuriaeria; kuria eria
    クリアエリア; クリア・エリア
{comp} clear area

Variations:
クリアバンド
クリア・バンド

 kuriabando; kuria bando
    クリアバンド; クリア・バンド
{comp} clear band

Variations:
スペアテープ
スペア・テープ

 supeateepu; supea teepu
    スペアテープ; スペア・テープ
carpet-cleaning adhesive tape (wasei: spare tape)

Variations:
ハイクリヤー
ハイ・クリヤー

 haikuriyaa; hai kuriyaa / haikuriya; hai kuriya
    ハイクリヤー; ハイ・クリヤー
(1) high clear (badminton); (2) (abbreviation) high-gloss clear paint finish

Variations:
バックエンド
バック・エンド

 bakkuendo; bakku endo
    バックエンド; バック・エンド
(1) {comp} (See フロントエンド) backend; back end; (2) back end (of the nuclear fuel cycle)

Variations:
ばっちい
ばっちー
ばっちぃ

 bacchii; bacchii; bacchiぃ / bacchi; bacchi; bacchiぃ
    ばっちい; ばっちー; ばっちぃ
(adjective) (child. language) dirty; unclean

Variations:
ビシッと
びしっと
ビシっと

 bishitto; bishitto; bishitto
    ビシッと; びしっと; ビシっと
(adverb) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a snap; (break) cleanly; (adverb) (2) (reject) sternly; flatly; (adverb) (3) smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

Variations:
べたっと
ベタッと
ベタっと

 betatto; betatto; betatto
    べたっと; ベタッと; ベタっと
(adverb) (1) clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (attached) cleanly; (adverb) (2) (flopping) down

ヘッド・クリーニング・キット

 heddo kuriiningu kitto / heddo kuriningu kitto
    ヘッド・クリーニング・キット
(computer terminology) head cleaning kit

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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