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Variations:
マリンスノー
マリン・スノー

 marinsunoo; marin sunoo
    マリンスノー; マリン・スノー
(See 海雪) marine snow

Variations:
みなみのさんかく座
南三角座

 minaminosankakuza
    みなみのさんかくざ
{astron} Triangulum Australe (constellation); the Southern Triangle

Variations:
メビウスの帯
メービウスの帯

 mebiusunoobi(mebiusuno帯); meebiusunoobi(meebiusuno帯)
    メビウスのおび(メビウスの帯); メービウスのおび(メービウスの帯)
{math} Möbius strip; Moebius strip

モニタのエナジーセーブレベル

see styles
 monitanoenajiiseebureberu / monitanoenajiseebureberu
    モニタのエナジーセーブレベル
{comp} display energy saver level

Variations:
ものが言えない
物が言えない

 monogaienai
    ものがいえない
(exp,adj-i) speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded

Variations:
ものを言わせる
物を言わせる

 monooiwaseru
    ものをいわせる
(exp,v1) (See 物を言う・ものをいう・2) to make full use of (skill, experience, authority, etc.); to take full advantage of (something); to rely on

Variations:
ヤシの木
やしの木
椰子の木

 yashinoki; yashinoki
    やしのき; ヤシノキ
(exp,n) (See ヤシ) palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)

Variations:
よその人
他所の人
余所の人

 yosonohito
    よそのひと
(exp,n) (See 余所・2) stranger; outsider

Variations:
ライトノベル
ライト・ノベル

 raitonoberu; raito noberu
    ライトノベル; ライト・ノベル
light novel (wasei:); young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style

Variations:
リングノート
リング・ノート

 ringunooto; ringu nooto
    リングノート; リング・ノート
ring binder (wasei: ring note)

ロングノーズサージョンフィッ

see styles
 rongunoozusaajonfi / rongunoozusajonfi
    ロングノーズサージョンフィッ
longnose surgeonfish (Zebrasoma rostratum, species of Eastern Central Pacific tang)

Variations:
一宮
一の宮
一ノ宮
一之宮

 ichinomiya
    いちのみや
(1) (hist) most important provincial shrine; (2) (archaism) (See 一の御子) first-born imperial prince

一樹の陰一河の流れも他生の縁

see styles
 ichijunokageichiganonagaremotashounoen / ichijunokagechiganonagaremotashonoen
    いちじゅのかげいちがのながれもたしょうのえん
(expression) (proverb) everything is preordained

Variations:
二ノ宮
二の宮
二之宮
二宮

 ninomiya
    にのみや
(1) (hist) (See 一の宮・2) second most important provincial shrine; (2) (archaism) (See 一の宮・2) second-born imperial prince

Variations:
人のいい
人の良い
人のよい

 hitonoii(人noii, 人no良i); hitonoyoi(人no良i, 人noyoi) / hitonoi(人noi, 人no良i); hitonoyoi(人no良i, 人noyoi)
    ひとのいい(人のいい, 人の良い); ひとのよい(人の良い, 人のよい)
(exp,adj-ix) of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

人の蠅を追うより己の蠅を追え

see styles
 hitonohaeoouyorionorenohaeooe / hitonohaeooyorionorenohaeooe
    ひとのはえをおうよりおのれのはえをおえ
(expression) (proverb) take care of yourself before you take care of others; wave off your own flies before you wave off someone else's flies

Variations:
今のなし
今の無し
今のナシ

 imanonashi(今nonashi, 今no無shi); imanonashi(今nonashi)
    いまのなし(今のなし, 今の無し); いまのナシ(今のナシ)
(expression) (colloquialism) forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that

Variations:
以ての外
もっての外(sK)

 mottenohoka
    もってのほか
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (kana only) outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable; out of the question

Variations:
仲の良い
仲のいい
仲のよい

 nakanoyoi(仲no良i, 仲noyoi); nakanoii(仲noii) / nakanoyoi(仲no良i, 仲noyoi); nakanoi(仲noi)
    なかのよい(仲の良い, 仲のよい); なかのいい(仲のいい)
(exp,adj-ix) close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

Variations:
伸ばし棒
のばし棒
延ばし棒

 nobashibou / nobashibo
    のばしぼう
(1) (See 麺棒) rolling pin; (2) extension bar; (3) (colloquialism) (See 長音符・1) katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark

Variations:
体のいい
体の良い
体のよい

 teinoii(体noii, 体no良i); teinoyoi(体no良i, 体noyoi) / tenoi(体noi, 体no良i); tenoyoi(体no良i, 体noyoi)
    ていのいい(体のいい, 体の良い); ていのよい(体の良い, 体のよい)
(exp,adj-ix) nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib

Variations:
何らかの形で
なんらかの形で

 nanrakanokatachide
    なんらかのかたちで
(expression) in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow

Variations:
光陰矢のごとし
光陰矢の如し

 kouinyanogotoshi / koinyanogotoshi
    こういんやのごとし
(expression) (proverb) time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short

Variations:
八幡の薮知らず
八幡の不知藪

 yawatanoyabushirazu
    やわたのやぶしらず
(exp,n) labyrinth; maze

Variations:
八百万の神
八百万神(io)

 yaoyorozunokami
    やおよろずのかみ
(exp,n) {Shinto} (See 八百万・やおよろず) all the gods and goddesses; all the deities

其の罪を憎んで其の人を憎まず

see styles
 sonotsumionikundesonohitoonikumazu
    そのつみをにくんでそのひとをにくまず
(expression) (proverb) condemn the offense, but not the offender; detest the sin, but weep for the sinner

出羽島大池のシラタマモ自生地

see styles
 debajimaooikenoshiratamamojiseichi / debajimaooikenoshiratamamojisechi
    でばじまおおいけのシラタマモじせいち
(place-name) Debajimaooikenoshiratamamojiseichi

Variations:
出藍の誉れ
出藍之誉(sK)

 shutsurannohomare
    しゅつらんのほまれ
(exp,n) surpassing one's master

Variations:
勘のいい
勘の良い
勘のよい

 kannoii(勘noii, 勘no良i); kannoyoi(勘no良i, 勘noyoi) / kannoi(勘noi, 勘no良i); kannoyoi(勘no良i, 勘noyoi)
    かんのいい(勘のいい, 勘の良い); かんのよい(勘の良い, 勘のよい)
(exp,adj-ix) quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

十三崖のチョウゲンボウ繁殖地

see styles
 juusangainochougenbouhanshokuchi / jusangainochogenbohanshokuchi
    じゅうさんがいのチョウゲンボウはんしょくち
(place-name) Jūsangainochōgenbouhanshokuchi

千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れる

see styles
 senjounotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyorikuzureru / senjonotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyorikuzureru
    せんじょうのつつみもありのいっけつよりくずれる
(exp,v1) (proverb) a small leak will sink a great ship

原理とパラメータのアプローチ

see styles
 genritoparameetanoapuroochi
    げんりとパラメータのアプローチ
principles and parameters approach

古見のサキシマスオウノキ群落

see styles
 kominosakishimasuounokigunraku / kominosakishimasuonokigunraku
    こみのサキシマスオウノキぐんらく
(place-name) Kominosakishimasuounokigunraku

Variations:
名乗る
名のる
名告る

 nanoru
    なのる
(v5r,vi,vt) (1) to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); (v5r,vi,vt) (2) to claim to be; to call oneself; to wear the title of; (v5r,vi,vt) (3) to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being; (transitive verb) (4) to adopt as one's name; to take (a name); (v5r,vi) (5) (archaism) to call out the goods one is selling

味の素ゼネラルフーヅ株式会社

see styles
 ajinomotozenerarufuuzukabushikigaisha / ajinomotozenerarufuzukabushikigaisha
    あじのもとゼネラルフーヅかぶしきがいしゃ
(c) Ajinomoto General Foods, Inc.; AGF

Variations:
品の良い
品のいい
品のよい

 hinnoii(品no良i, 品noii); hinnoyoi(品no良i, 品noyoi) / hinnoi(品no良i, 品noi); hinnoyoi(品no良i, 品noyoi)
    ひんのいい(品の良い, 品のいい); ひんのよい(品の良い, 品のよい)
(exp,adj-ix) refined; genteel; graceful; decent

Variations:
回し引き鋸
回し引きのこぎり

 mawashibikinokogiri
    まわしびきのこぎり
bracket saw; sabre saw; saber saw

Variations:
国家の犬
国家のイヌ(sK)

 kokkanoinu
    こっかのいぬ
(exp,n) (derogatory term) public servant (esp. police); dogs of the state

Variations:
声の仏法僧
声のブッポウソウ

 koenobuppousou(声no仏法僧); koenobuppousou(声nobuppousou) / koenobupposo(声no仏法僧); koenobupposo(声nobupposo)
    こえのぶっぽうそう(声の仏法僧); こえのブッポウソウ(声のブッポウソウ)
(rare) (See 木の葉木菟) Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)

大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺す

see styles
 dainomushioikashiteshounomushiokorosu / dainomushioikashiteshonomushiokorosu
    だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころす
(exp,v5s) (proverb) sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; to let a large bug live and kill a small one

大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺せ

see styles
 dainomushioikashiteshounomushiokorose / dainomushioikashiteshonomushiokorose
    だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころせ
(expression) (proverb) sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; let a large bug live and kill a small one

大山のダイセンキャラボク純林

see styles
 daisennodaisenkyarabokujunboku
    だいせんのダイセンキャラボクじゅんぼく
(place-name) Daisennodaisenkyarabokujunboku

Variations:
女の子
女のコ
女の児

 onnanoko(女no子, 女no児)(p); onnanoko(女noko)
    おんなのこ(女の子, 女の児)(P); おんなのコ(女のコ)
(exp,n) (1) (See 男の子・おとこのこ・1) girl; daughter; baby girl; (exp,n) (2) (See 男の子・おとこのこ・2) young woman

Variations:
女の子
女のコ(sK)

 onnanoko
    おんなのこ
(exp,n) (1) (See 男の子・1) girl; daughter; baby girl; (exp,n) (2) (See 男の子・2) young woman

Variations:
女の腐ったよう
女の腐った様

 onnanokusattayou / onnanokusattayo
    おんなのくさったよう
(exp,adj-na) (derogatory term) unmanly; weak; irresolute; sissy; acting like a woman

女の髪の毛には大象もつながる

see styles
 onnanokaminokenihataizoumotsunagaru / onnanokaminokenihataizomotsunagaru
    おんなのかみのけにはたいぞうもつながる
(expression) (idiom) No man can resist the lure of a woman

Variations:
好き好む
好きこのむ(sK)

 sukikonomu
    すきこのむ
(transitive verb) (usu. as 好き好んで, with neg. sentence) to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

小の虫を殺して大の虫を助ける

see styles
 shounomushiokoroshitedainomushiotasukeru / shonomushiokoroshitedainomushiotasukeru
    しょうのむしをころしてだいのむしをたすける
(exp,v1) (proverb) to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and help a large one

小の虫を殺して大の虫を生かす

see styles
 shounomushiokoroshitedainomushioikasu / shonomushiokoroshitedainomushioikasu
    しょうのむしをころしてだいのむしをいかす
(exp,v5s) (proverb) to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and save a large one

Variations:
小賀玉の木
小賀玉木
黄心樹

 ogatamanoki; ogatamanoki
    おがたまのき; オガタマノキ
(kana only) Michelia compressa (species of Japanese tree similar to champak)

己の欲せざる所は人に施す勿れ

see styles
 onorenohossezarutokorohahitonihodokosunakare
    おのれのほっせざるところはひとにほどこすなかれ
(archaism) don't do unto others what you would not have done unto you

Variations:
弁慶の立ち往生
弁慶の立往生

 benkeinotachioujou / benkenotachiojo
    べんけいのたちおうじょう
(exp,n) (idiom) situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward; Benkei's last stand

Variations:
怖いもの知らず
怖い物知らず

 kowaimonoshirazu
    こわいものしらず
(adj-no,n) foolhardy; reckless; fearless

Variations:
性の良い
性のよい
性のいい

 shounoyoi(性no良i, 性noyoi); shounoii(性no良i, 性noii) / shonoyoi(性no良i, 性noyoi); shonoi(性no良i, 性noi)
    しょうのよい(性の良い, 性のよい); しょうのいい(性の良い, 性のいい)
(exp,adj-ix) (1) good-natured; kind; (exp,adj-ix) (2) good-quality

Variations:
息を呑む
息をのむ
息を飲む

 ikionomu
    いきをのむ
(exp,v5m) to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp

我が身を抓って人の痛さを知れ

see styles
 wagamiotsunettehitonoitasaoshire
    わがみをつねってひとのいたさをしれ
(expression) (proverb) you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch oneself and know others' pain

Variations:
持ち物
持物
持ちもの

 mochimono
    もちもの
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings

Variations:
救いようのない
救い様のない

 sukuiyounonai / sukuiyononai
    すくいようのない
(exp,adj-i) (See 救いようがない) hopeless; irredeemable

Variations:
文禄・慶長の役
文禄慶長の役

 bunrokukeichounoeki / bunrokukechonoeki
    ぶんろくけいちょうのえき
(hist) Imjin War (1592-1597); Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea

Variations:
新しいもの好き
新しい物好き

 atarashiimonozuki / atarashimonozuki
    あたらしいものずき
(irreg. variant of 新し物好き) (See 新し物好き) neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things

Variations:
暖簾に腕押し
のれんに腕押し

 norenniudeoshi
    のれんにうでおし
(expression) (idiom) not worth doing; waste of effort

Variations:
暖簾を分ける
のれんを分ける

 norenowakeru
    のれんをわける
(exp,v1) to help a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop

Variations:
机上の空論
机上空論(sK)

 kijounokuuron / kijonokuron
    きじょうのくうろん
(exp,n) armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea

Variations:
気の毒に思う
気のどくに思う

 kinodokuniomou / kinodokuniomo
    きのどくにおもう
(exp,v5u) to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize

Variations:
気の良い
気のよい
気の好い

 kinoyoi
    きのよい
(exp,adj-i) (See 気が良い・きがよい) good-natured

Variations:
河童の川流れ
かっぱの川流れ

 kappanokawanagare
    かっぱのかわながれ
(expression) (proverb) anyone can make a mistake; even Homer sometimes nods

Variations:
泥のように寝る
泥の様に寝る

 doronoyounineru / doronoyonineru
    どろのようにねる
(exp,v1) (colloquialism) (See 泥のように眠る) to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby

Variations:
泥のように眠る
泥の様に眠る

 doronoyouninemuru / doronoyoninemuru
    どろのようにねむる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby

海の物とも山の物ともつかない

see styles
 uminomonotomoyamanomonotomotsukanai
    うみのものともやまのものともつかない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) neither fish nor fowl; hard-to-predict

海の物とも山の物とも判らない

see styles
 uminomonotomoyamanomonotomowakaranai
    うみのものともやまのものともわからない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) neither fish nor fowl; hard-to-predict

Variations:
涙をのむ
涙を呑む
涙を飲む

 namidaonomu
    なみだをのむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification

火のないところに煙は立たない

see styles
 hinonaitokoronikemurihatatanai
    ひのないところにけむりはたたない
(expression) (proverb) there's no smoke without fire

火の無いところに煙は立たない

see styles
 hinonaitokoronikemurihatatanai
    ひのないところにけむりはたたない
(expression) (proverb) there's no smoke without fire

燕雀安んぞ鴻鵠の志を知らんや

see styles
 enjakuizukunzokoukokunokokorozashioshiranya / enjakuizukunzokokokunokokorozashioshiranya
    えんじゃくいずくんぞこうこくのこころざしをしらんや
(expression) (proverb) (See 燕雀鴻鵠) only a hero can understand a hero; swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans

Variations:
猪年
いのしし年
イノシシ年

 inoshishidoshi(猪年, inoshishi年); inoshishidoshi(inoshishi年)
    いのししどし(猪年, いのしし年); イノシシどし(イノシシ年)
(See 亥年) year of the Boar; year of the Pig

Variations:
男の子
男のコ(sK)

 otokonoko
    おとこのこ
(exp,n) (1) (See 女の子・1) boy; son; baby boy; (exp,n) (2) (See 女の子・2) young man

Variations:
異議の申立て
異議の申し立て

 iginomoushitate / iginomoshitate
    いぎのもうしたて
(exp,n) {law} formal complaint (regarding conduct of a criminal case); appeal for reconsideration; protest

白骨温泉の噴湯丘と球状石灰石

see styles
 shirahoneonsennofuntoukyuutokyuujousekkaiseki / shirahoneonsennofuntokyutokyujosekkaiseki
    しらほねおんせんのふんとうきゅうときゅうじょうせっかいせき
(place-name) Shirahoneonsennofuntoukyūtokyūjōsekkaiseki

Variations:
目に物見せる
目にもの見せる

 menimonomiseru
    めにものみせる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do

Variations:
目に物言わす
目にもの言わす

 menimonoiwasu
    めにものいわす
(exp,v5s) to indicate with the eyes; to give a significant look

Variations:
目のいい
目の良い
目のよい

 menoii(目noii, 目no良i); menoyoi(目no良i, 目noyoi) / menoi(目noi, 目no良i); menoyoi(目no良i, 目noyoi)
    めのいい(目のいい, 目の良い); めのよい(目の良い, 目のよい)
(exp,adj-ix) having good eyesight

Variations:
目の覚めるよう
目の覚める様

 menosameruyou / menosameruyo
    めのさめるよう
(exp,adj-na) stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant

目的のためには手段を選ばない

see styles
 mokutekinotamenihashudanoerabanai
    もくてきのためにはしゅだんをえらばない
(expression) (See 手段を選ばずに) to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end

Variations:
眉唾物
眉唾もの
眉つばもの

 mayutsubamono
    まゆつばもの
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information

Variations:
神武以来
神武此の方(sK)

 jinmukonokata; jinmuirai
    じんむこのかた; じんむいらい
(adj-no,adv) since the era of the Emperor Jimmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented

Variations:
竹林の七賢
竹林七賢(io)

 chikurinnoshichiken
    ちくりんのしちけん
(yoji) (See 清談・1) Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove; group of 3rd-century Qingtan scholars, writers, and musicians

Variations:
筋の良い
筋のいい
筋のよい

 sujinoii(筋no良i, 筋noii); sujinoyoi(筋no良i, 筋noyoi) / sujinoi(筋no良i, 筋noi); sujinoyoi(筋no良i, 筋noyoi)
    すじのいい(筋の良い, 筋のいい); すじのよい(筋の良い, 筋のよい)
(exp,adj-ix) having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)

Variations:
網の目をくぐる
網の目を潜る

 aminomeokuguru
    あみのめをくぐる
(exp,v5r) to slip through the dragnet

Variations:
綸言汗の如し
綸言汗のごとし

 ringenasenogotoshi
    りんげんあせのごとし
(expression) (proverb) like sweat cannot return inside the body, the word of an emperor cannot be unsaid

Variations:
胆嚢ポリープ
胆のうポリープ

 tannouporiipu / tannoporipu
    たんのうポリープ
{med} gallbladder polyp

Variations:
腕のいい
腕の良い
腕のよい

 udenoii(腕noii, 腕no良i); udenoyoi(腕no良i, 腕noyoi) / udenoi(腕noi, 腕no良i); udenoyoi(腕no良i, 腕noyoi)
    うでのいい(腕のいい, 腕の良い); うでのよい(腕の良い, 腕のよい)
(exp,adj-ix) skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

Variations:
腰のくびれ
腰の括れ(rK)

 koshinokubire
    こしのくびれ
(exp,n) waist

Variations:
自棄のやん八
焼けのやんぱち

 yakenoyanpachi; yakenoyanpachi
    やけのやんぱち; ヤケのやんぱち
(exp,n) (kana only) (sense of) desperation

若いときの苦労は買うてもせよ

see styles
 wakaitokinokurouhakoutemoseyo / wakaitokinokurohakotemoseyo
    わかいときのくろうはこうてもせよ
(expression) spare no effort while you are young; heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age

若いときの苦労は買ってもせよ

see styles
 wakaitokinokurouhakattemoseyo / wakaitokinokurohakattemoseyo
    わかいときのくろうはかってもせよ
(expression) spare no effort while you are young; heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age

Variations:
落ち物ゲーム
落ちものゲーム

 ochimonogeemu
    おちものゲーム
{vidg} (See 落ち物パズル) falling-block puzzle game; Tetris-like game

Variations:
薄鈍(rK)
薄のろ(rK)

 usunoro; usunoro
    うすのろ; ウスノロ
(noun or adjectival noun) (kana only) half-wit; fool; simpleton

Variations:
虫のいい
虫の良い
虫のよい

 mushinoii(虫noii, 虫no良i); mushinoyoi(虫no良i, 虫noyoi) / mushinoi(虫noi, 虫no良i); mushinoyoi(虫no良i, 虫noyoi)
    むしのいい(虫のいい, 虫の良い); むしのよい(虫の良い, 虫のよい)
(exp,adj-ix) (See 虫がいい) selfish

Variations:
虫の知らせ
虫の報せ(rK)

 mushinoshirase
    むしのしらせ
(exp,n) (idiom) feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct

Variations:
蛸の木
露兜樹
蛸樹(io)

 takonoki; takonoki
    たこのき; タコノキ
(kana only) Pandanus boninensis (species of screw pine)

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