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nigenobiru にげのびる |
(v1,vi) to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape |
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oninoinumanisentaku おにのいぬまにせんたく |
(expression) (idiom) (See 命の洗濯) playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; relaxing while the demon is out |
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tameguchiokiku タメぐちをきく |
(exp,v5k) (See タメ口) to talk casually; to use one's peer language (to others) |
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nadegiri なでぎり |
(1) slashing (with the blade pressed against the object); (2) mowing down (the enemy); cutting down (one after the other); (3) clean sweep; sweeping conquest |
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rosutobaajin; rosutoaajin; rosuto baajin; rosuto aajin / rosutobajin; rosutoajin; rosuto bajin; rosuto ajin ロストバージン; ロストヴァージン; ロスト・バージン; ロスト・ヴァージン |
(noun/participle) losing one's virginity (wasei: lost virgin); defloration |
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hitorikkiri ひとりっきり |
(n,adv) (See 一人きり) all on one's own |
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gesunoatojie げすのあとぢえ |
(expression) (proverb) hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool); an afterwit is everybody's wit |
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hokademonai ほかでもない |
(exp,adj-i) (used to add emphasis to the following word or statement) nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than |
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kikime ききめ |
(1) effect; virtue; efficacy; impression; (2) (利き目 only) one's dominant eye |
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toritsukushimamonai とりつくしまもない |
(exp,adj-i) left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable |
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meotojawan めおとぢゃわん |
pair of teacups (or rice bowls) for a married couple (one large and one small); his and hers teacups; his and hers rice bowls |
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ketsuomakuru; shiriomakuru; ketsuomakuru けつをまくる; しりをまくる; ケツをまくる |
(exp,v5r) (1) (kana only) to suddenly assume an antagonistic attitude; to suddenly become defiant; to turn aggressive (in one's manner); (exp,v5r) (2) (kana only) to moon; to point one's naked buttocks at someone; to give someone the brown-eye |
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omoiohaseru おもいをはせる |
(exp,v1) (See 思いを致す) to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown) |
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nageutsu なげうつ |
(transitive verb) to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life) |
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aburaouru / aburaoru あぶらをうる |
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle |
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meoshirokurosaseru めをしろくろさせる |
(exp,v1) to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered |
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takenokoseikatsu / takenokosekatsu たけのこせいかつ |
selling one's personal effects in order to live (like peeling the layers of a bamboo shoot one by one) |
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habataku はばたく |
(v5k,vi) (1) to flap (wings); (v5k,vi) (2) to spread one's wings; to go out into the world |
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haraosueru はらをすえる |
(exp,v1) (1) (idiom) to make up one's mind; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) to calm oneself; to be patient; to endure |
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mushinoshirase むしのしらせ |
(exp,n) (idiom) feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct |
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butamoodateryakininoboru(豚moodaterya木ni登ru, 豚mo煽terya木ni登ru); butamoodateryakininoboru(butamoodaterya木ni登ru) ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる(豚もおだてりゃ木に登る, 豚も煽てりゃ木に登る); ブタもおだてりゃきにのぼる(ブタもおだてりゃ木に登る) |
(exp,v5r) (proverb) flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered |
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zeitakuoiebakiriganai(贅沢o言ebakiriganai, 贅沢o言eba切riganai); zeitakuoiebakiriganai(贅沢o言ebakiriganai) / zetakuoiebakiriganai(贅沢o言ebakiriganai, 贅沢o言eba切riganai); zetakuoiebakiriganai(贅沢o言ebakiriganai) ぜいたくをいえばきりがない(贅沢を言えばきりがない, 贅沢を言えば切りがない); ぜいたくをいえばキリがない(贅沢を言えばキリがない) |
(expression) one can never be completely satisfied |
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鐃旬wa申鐃旬wa申; 鐃楯wa申鐃楯wa申; 鐃楯wa申鐃楯wa申; 鐃旬wa申鐃旬wa申 鐃旬ワ申鐃旬ワ申; 鐃楯ワ申鐃楯ワ申; 鐃楯わ申鐃楯わ申; 鐃旬わ申鐃旬わ申 |
(adv,adv-to) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound |
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nomikomu のみこむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to gulp down; to swallow deeply; (transitive verb) (2) to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest; (transitive verb) (3) to engulf; to swallow up; (transitive verb) (4) to be filled with (people); to be crowded; (transitive verb) (5) to hold back from saying something; to swallow (one's words) |
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juuman / juman じゅうまん |
(numeric) 100,000; hundred thousand |
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gochisouzeme / gochisozeme ごちそうぜめ |
treating someone to one delicious meal after the other |
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seeno; seino(ik); seeno; isseino(ik); isseeno; seinoo / seeno; seno(ik); seeno; isseno(ik); isseeno; senoo せえの; せいの(ik); せーの; いっせいの(ik); いっせーの; セイノー |
(interjection) all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy |
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hitotsukami ひとつかみ |
(1) a handful (of); (2) grasping (with one hand); gripping; grabbing; taking a handful |
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naosara なおさら |
(adverb) (1) (kana only) still more; even more; all the more; (adverb) (2) (kana only) (with neg. verb) still less; even less |
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mochikaeru もちかえる |
(transitive verb) (1) to shift (something) from one hand to the other; (transitive verb) (2) to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); (transitive verb) (3) to exchange (what one is holding for something else) |
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haokuishibaru はをくいしばる |
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); to clench one's teeth |
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naimononedari ないものねだり |
(exp,n) (kana only) asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible |
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kugizuke; kugizuke(sk) くぎづけ; クギづけ(sk) |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) nailing on; nailing down; nailing shut; being glued (to); being unable to take one's eyes (from); (2) (idiom) being stationary; being rooted to the spot; halting; freezing; (noun, transitive verb) (3) (price) pegging |
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uesutanriigu; wesutanriigu; uesutan riigu; wesutan riigu / uesutanrigu; wesutanrigu; uesutan rigu; wesutan rigu ウエスタンリーグ; ウェスタンリーグ; ウエスタン・リーグ; ウェスタン・リーグ |
{baseb} (See イースタンリーグ) Western League (one of the two minor leagues of Japanese professional baseball) |
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ohimesamadakko おひめさまだっこ |
(noun, transitive verb) carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry |
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omachikane おまちかね |
(can be adjective with の) (1) (polite language) long-awaited; long-waited-for; (2) (polite language) someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for |
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kakikureru かきくれる |
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) (as 涙にかきくれる) to weep bitterly; (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to suddenly grow dark |
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kakikureru かきくれる |
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) (as 涙にかきくれる) to weep bitterly; (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to suddenly grow dark |
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souhatonyagaorosanai / sohatonyagaorosanai そうはとんやがおろさない |
(expression) (idiom) 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; the wholesaler won't sell it like that |
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pikapika(p); pikapika(p); pikkapika; pikkapika; bikabika; bikabika ピカピカ(P); ぴかぴか(P); ピッカピカ; ぴっかぴか; ビカビカ; びかびか |
(adv-to,adv,adj-no,adj-na,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (ピッカピカ and ビカビカ are more emphatic) with a glitter; with a sparkle; (adj-no,adj-na) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) brand new; shiny and new; (adj-no,adj-na) (3) (child. language) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished |
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wanmairuwea; wanmairuuea; wanmairu wea; wanmairu uea / wanmairuwea; wanmairuea; wanmairu wea; wanmairu uea ワンマイルウェア; ワンマイルウエア; ワンマイル・ウェア; ワンマイル・ウエア |
clothes for wearing near home (wasei: one-mile wear); casual clothes |
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tsukekuwaeru つけくわえる |
(transitive verb) to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.) |
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iyagaoudemo / iyagaodemo いやがおうでも |
(expression) whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly |
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wagamikawaisa わがみかわいさ |
(exp,n) (idiom) looking out for oneself; putting one's own skin first; prioritizing one's own safety above all else |
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tenitoruyouni / tenitoruyoni てにとるように |
(exp,adv) clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one |
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tenotodokutokoro てのとどくところ |
(ant: 手の届かないところ) (a place) within one's reach |
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motteiku(p); motteyuku(持tte行ku) / motteku(p); motteyuku(持tte行ku) もっていく(P); もってゆく(持って行く) |
(exp,v5k-s) to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear |
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hongoshioireru ほんごしをいれる |
(exp,v1) (idiom) to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing) |
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tananiageru たなにあげる |
(exp,v1) (idiom) (See 自分のことは棚に上げる) to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; to put on a shelf |
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wazawaitenjitefukutonasu わざわいてんじてふくとなす |
(exp,v5s) (idiom) to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage |
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manoatari まのあたり |
(exp,adv) just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally |
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owaru おわる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over; (transitive verb) (2) to finish; to complete; to conclude; (suf,v5r) (3) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish doing; (v5r,vi) (4) (colloquialism) (as 終わって(い)る or 終わった) to be past its (one's) prime; (v5r,vi) (5) (colloquialism) (as 終わって(い)る) to be awful; to be terrible; to suck; to be hopeless |
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itashikatanai いたしかたない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) (humble language) (See 仕方がない・1) there's no (other) way; (exp,adj-i) (2) (humble language) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (exp,adj-i) (3) (humble language) (oft. as 〜ても致し方ない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-i) (4) (humble language) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-i) (5) (humble language) (as 〜て致し方ない or 〜で致し方ない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) |
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iigakari / igakari いいがかり |
(1) false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; picking a quarrel; (2) statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back |
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itadakimono いただきもの |
(humble language) present (that one has received); gift |
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nakusemiyorimonakanuhotarugamiokogasu なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす |
(exp,v5s) (proverb) empty vessels make the most noise; the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada |
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kakkomu かっこむ |
(transitive verb) to bolt down (food term); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth) |
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kosutopafoomansu; kosuto pafoomansu; kosutopaafoomansu(sk) / kosutopafoomansu; kosuto pafoomansu; kosutopafoomansu(sk) コストパフォーマンス; コスト・パフォーマンス; コストパーフォーマンス(sk) |
(1) cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; (2) value for money; bang for one's buck |
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dongurinoseikurabe / dongurinosekurabe どんぐりのせいくらべ |
(exp,n) (1) (idiom) having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; height comparison among acorns; (exp,n) (2) (idiom) pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest |
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hoomuguraundo(p); hoomugurando; hoomu guraundo; hoomu gurando ホームグラウンド(P); ホームグランド; ホーム・グラウンド; ホーム・グランド |
(1) {sports} home ground; home field; (2) one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain; one's turf |
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hitonofurimitewagafurinaose ひとのふりみてわがふりなおせ |
(expression) (proverb) one man's fault is another's lesson |
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kabutoonugu かぶとをぬぐ |
(exp,v5g) (1) to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; (exp,v5g) (2) to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors |
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nodoonarasu のどをならす |
(exp,v5s) to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat) |
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kokorokokoniarazu こころここにあらず |
(expression) there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other |
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osaekomu おさえこむ |
(transitive verb) (1) (esp. 押さえ込む) to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to immobilize; to immobilise; (transitive verb) (2) (esp. 抑え込む) to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; (transitive verb) (3) to suppress; to control; to check; to curb |
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aizuchi(p); aizuchi(sk) あいづち(P); あいずち(sk) |
(1) aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; (2) (See 向こう鎚・1) two smiths hammering at an object in turn |
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tachidomaru(p); tachitomaru(立chi止maru, 立chi止ru, 立止ru, 立chi留maru, 立留maru, 立留ru)(ok) たちどまる(P); たちとまる(立ち止まる, 立ち止る, 立止る, 立ち留まる, 立留まる, 立留る)(ok) |
(v5r,vi) to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still |
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harawataganiekurikaeru はらわたがにえくりかえる |
(exp,v5r) to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling |
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wanmairuwea; wanmairuuea; wan mairu wea; wan mairu uea / wanmairuwea; wanmairuea; wan mairu wea; wan mairu uea ワンマイルウェア; ワンマイルウエア; ワン・マイル・ウェア; ワン・マイル・ウエア |
clothes for wearing near home (wasei: one mile wear); casual clothes |
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shounenoiyasukugakunarigatashi / shonenoiyasukugakunarigatashi しょうねんおいやすくがくなりがたし |
(expression) (proverb) study hard while you are young; boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder |
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hakichigaeru はきちがえる |
(transitive verb) (1) to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; (transitive verb) (2) to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of; to misunderstand |
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toshikuu / toshiku としくう |
(exp,v5u) (idiom) (See 年を食う) to grow older (than expected); to advance in age |
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suwarinaosu すわりなおす |
(v5s,vi) to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture |
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omoiukaberu おもいうかべる |
(transitive verb) (1) to remember; to recall; to call to mind; (transitive verb) (2) to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize |
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uchinuku うちぬく |
(transitive verb) (1) to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to pierce; to perforate; to bore into; (transitive verb) (2) to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); (transitive verb) (3) to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one; (transitive verb) (4) to carry out (to completion) |
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seniharahakaerarenu せにはらはかえられぬ |
(expression) (proverb) (See 背に腹は替えられない) you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem |
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sunekajiri すねかじり |
(kana only) sponger (e.g. off one's parents); hanger-on; freeloader; leech |
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鐃旬wa申鐃緒申任鐃?鐃旬wa申鐃緒申任鐃?sk) 鐃旬わ申鐃緒申任鐃?鐃旬ワ申鐃緒申任鐃?sk) |
(exp,v1) to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown |
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hoootsuneru ほおをつねる |
(exp,v5r) (1) to pinch someone's cheek; (exp,v5r) (2) (idiom) to pinch one's cheek (to make sure one isn't dreaming, esp. upon hearing good news, experiencing something fortunate, etc.) |
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itsunandoki いつなんどき |
(adverb) (1) at any time; at any moment; (adverb) (2) (more emphatic than いつ) when; at what moment |
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yojinoboru よじのぼる |
(v5r,vi) to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up |
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yojinoboru よじのぼる |
(v5r,vi) to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up |
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chuurenpootoo; chuurenpoutou; chuurenpaotou / churenpootoo; churenpoto; churenpaoto チューレンポートー; チューレンポウトウ; チューレンパオトウ |
{mahj} nine gates (chi: jiǔliánbǎodēng); winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit |
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kakekaeru かけかえる |
(transitive verb) (1) to replace (a picture, sign, hanging scroll, etc.); to substitute; to take down (an old picture, etc.) and put up a new one; to rebuild (a bridge); (transitive verb) (2) to move (a picture, etc.) to another location; to hang somewhere else |
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tabinohajihakakisute たびのはじはかきすて |
(expression) (proverb) once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away |
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manoatari まのあたり |
(exp,adv) (oft. 〜にする) before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally |
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aiaigasa あいあいがさ |
(1) sharing an umbrella; being under one umbrella; (2) drawing of an umbrella with two names under it (equivalent of "X loves Y") |
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suttobokeru すっとぼける |
(v1,vi) (kana only) (colloquialism) (See とぼける・1) to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know |
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ashiwaza あしわざ |
(1) {MA} foot technique (in judo, sumo wrestling, etc.); footwork; (2) (rare) (See 足芸) tricks performed with the feet |
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oitsuku おいつく |
(v5k,vi) (1) to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to reach; (v5k,vi) (2) to be compensated; to make up for one's losses |
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oidaki おいだき |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) reheating bathwater; (noun, transitive verb) (2) cooking more rice |
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unchingusutairu; unchingusutairu; unchingu sutairu; unchingu sutairu うんちんぐスタイル; ウンチングスタイル; うんちんぐ・スタイル; ウンチング・スタイル |
(joc) (from ウンチ + "ing") (See うんち) way one sits (or stands) when defecating (esp. of pets) |
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kayuitokoronitegatodoku かゆいところにてがとどく |
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details |
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chirimotsumorebayamatonaru ちりもつもればやまとなる |
(exp,v5r) (proverb) many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; even dust becomes a mountain if piled together |
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pikkarin; pikarin; pikkarin(sk); pikariin(sk); pikkariin(sk) / pikkarin; pikarin; pikkarin(sk); pikarin(sk); pikkarin(sk) ピッカリン; ピカリン; ぴっかりん(sk); ぴかりーん(sk); ぴっかりーん(sk) |
(n,vs,vt,vi) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (child. language) (See ピッカピカ・3) eating up; finishing one's plate |
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hesogachaowakasu へそがちゃをわかす |
(expression) (1) (idiom) (See へそで茶を沸かす・1) what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; (exp,v5s) (2) (idiom) to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; one's navel boils water (using the heat generated by laughing) |
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hesodechaowakasu へそでちゃをわかす |
(expression) (1) (idiom) what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; (exp,v5s) (2) (idiom) to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; to boil tea with one's navel (using the heat generated by laughing) |
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wanmanshoo; wanman shoo; wanmanshou(sk); wanman shou(sk) / wanmanshoo; wanman shoo; wanmansho(sk); wanman sho(sk) ワンマンショー; ワンマン・ショー; ワンマンショウ(sk); ワンマン・ショウ(sk) |
one-man show |
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shouganai(p); shiyouganai / shoganai(p); shiyoganai しょうがない(P); しようがない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) there's no (other) way; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; it is what it is; (exp,adj-i) (3) (kana only) (oft. as 〜てもしょうがない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-i) (4) (kana only) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-i) (5) (kana only) (as 〜てしょうがない or 〜でしょうがない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) |
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karadazukuri; karadazukuri(sk) からだづくり; カラダづくり(sk) |
building up one's body; building up one's muscles; making oneself stronger; bodybuilding |
Information about this dictionary:
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
This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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