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雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい

see styles
 kijimonakazubautaremai
    きじもなかずばうたれまい
(expression) (proverb) avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries

雨の降る日は天気が悪い

see styles
 amenofuruhihatenkigawarui
    あめのふるひはてんきがわるい
(expression) (idiom) water is wet; on days when it rains, the weather is bad

Variations:
雨降り星
雨降星
畢宿

 amefuriboshi
    あめふりぼし
(See 畢) Chinese "Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Variations:
零す
溢す
翻す

 kobosu
    こぼす
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to spill; to drop; to shed (tears); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to grumble; to complain; (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to let one's feelings show

Variations:
音頭をとる
音頭を取る

 ondootoru
    おんどをとる
(exp,v5r) (1) to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); (exp,v5r) (2) to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in

Variations:
頂く
戴く

 itadaku
    いただく
(transitive verb) (1) (humble language) (kana only) (See 貰う・1) to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy; (transitive verb) (2) (humble language) (polite language) (kana only) to eat; to drink; (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) (orig. meaning) to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top); (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president); (aux-v,v5k) (5) (humble language) (kana only) (follows a verb in "-te" form) (See 貰う・もらう・2) to get someone to do something

Variations:
順序だてる
順序立てる

 junjodateru
    じゅんじょだてる
(transitive verb) to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)

Variations:
頭がいっぱい
頭が一杯

 atamagaippai
    あたまがいっぱい
(expression) (idiom) being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind

Variations:
頭をよぎる
頭を過ぎる

 atamaoyogiru
    あたまをよぎる
(exp,v5r) to cross one's mind; to be reminded

Variations:
頭を振る
かぶりを振る

 kaburiofuru
    かぶりをふる
(exp,v5r) (See 首を振る) to shake one's head (in denial)

Variations:
頼うだ御方
頼うだお方

 tanoudaokata / tanodaokata
    たのうだおかた
(honorific or respectful language) (in kyogen, etc.) (See 頼うだ人) my lord; my master; one's own lord; one's own master

Variations:
顔を利かす
顔を効かす

 kaookikasu
    かおをきかす
(exp,v5s) (rare) (See 顔を利かせる) to use one's influence

Variations:
願い
願(io)

 negai
    ねがい
(1) desire; wish; hope; (2) request; entreaty; plea; appeal; (3) prayer; (n,n-suf) (4) (oft. 願 when used as a suffix) (written) application

Variations:
願い事
願いごと
願事

 negaigoto
    ねがいごと
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire

Variations:
顰める
嚬める(rK)

 hisomeru
    ひそめる
(transitive verb) (kana only) (as 眉をひそめる) (See 眉をひそめる) to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract

Variations:
顰める
蹙める(rK)

 shikameru
    しかめる
(transitive verb) (kana only) (usu. as 顔を〜) (See 顔をしかめる) to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle

Variations:
食べつわり
食べづわり

 tabetsuwari(食betsuwari); tabezuwari(食bezuwari)
    たべつわり(食べつわり); たべづわり(食べづわり)
feeling sick when one's stomach is empty during pregnancy

Variations:
飲みっぷり
飲みっ振り

 nomippuri
    のみっぷり
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking

Variations:
餅は餅屋
もちはもち屋

 mochihamochiya
    もちはもちや
(expression) (proverb) (See 餅) every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop

馬鹿とはさみは使いよう

see styles
 bakatohasamihatsukaiyou / bakatohasamihatsukaiyo
    ばかとはさみはつかいよう
(expression) (idiom) Everything comes in handy when used right

Variations:
髪を上げる
髪をあげる

 kamioageru
    かみをあげる
(exp,v1) to put up one's hair

Variations:
髪を梳かす
髪をとかす

 kamiotokasu
    かみをとかす
(exp,v5s) to comb (one's hair)

Variations:
魔の3週目
魔の三週目

 manosanshuume / manosanshume
    まのさんしゅうめ
(exp,n) (colloquialism) the dreaded 3rd week (in the life of a newborn; when some previously quiet babies suddenly turn colic)

鳶に油揚げをさらわれる

see styles
 tonbiniaburaageosarawareru / tonbiniaburageosarawareru
    とんびにあぶらあげをさらわれる    tobiniaburaageosarawareru / tobiniaburageosarawareru
    とびにあぶらあげをさらわれる
(exp,v1) to be robbed of one's due; to have one's fried tofu snatched by a black kite

Variations:
1Day
1デー
1デイ

 wandee(1Day, 1dee); wandei(1Day, 1dei) / wandee(1Day, 1dee); wande(1Day, 1de)
    ワンデー(1Day, 1デー); ワンデイ(1Day, 1デイ)
(adj-no,n) (1) one-day; (adj-no,n) (2) single-use (contact lenses, etc.); daily-disposable

Variations:
あに図らんや
豈図らんや

 anihakaranya
    あにはからんや
(expression) contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise

イッテンチョウチョウウオ

see styles
 ittenchouchouuo / ittenchochouo
    イッテンチョウチョウウオ
teardrop butterflyfish (Chaetodon unimaculatus); teardrop coralfish; one-spot butterfly

エディプスコンプレックス

see styles
 edipusukonpurekkusu
    エディプスコンプレックス
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother

Variations:
オーライ
オライ

 oorai; orai(sk)
    オーライ; オライ(sk)
(interjection) all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK; I've got it

Variations:
おしっこ
オシッコ

 oshikko(p); oshikko
    おしっこ(P); オシッコ
(n,vs,vi) (colloquialism) (child. language) wee-wee; pee-pee; number one

Variations:
おびき寄せる
誘き寄せる

 obikiyoseru
    おびきよせる
(transitive verb) to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice

Variations:
オフタイム
オフ・タイム

 ofutaimu; ofu taimu
    オフタイム; オフ・タイム
(See オンタイム・2) one's free time (wasei: off time); one's time off; day off; time-out

Variations:
お友達
お友だち(sK)

 otomodachi
    おともだち
(1) (polite language) friend; (2) (used by parents, guardians, etc.) child (one does not know); another child; other children

Variations:
お宅
御宅(sK)

 otaku
    おたく
(1) (honorific or respectful language) your house; your home; your family; (2) (honorific or respectful language) your husband; (3) (honorific or respectful language) your organization; (pronoun) (4) (honorific or respectful language) (referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close) you

Variations:
お泊り保育
お泊まり保育

 otomarihoiku
    おとまりほいく
nursery school sleepover; one night sleepover at school in summer vacation of last year of nursery school

Variations:
ガー
がー
があ

 gaa; gaa; gaa(sk) / ga; ga; ga(sk)
    ガー; がー; があ(sk)
(noun, transitive verb) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (child. language) drying one's hair (with a hairdryer)

Variations:
がぶがぶ
ガブガブ

 gabugabu(p); gabugabu
    がぶがぶ(P); ガブガブ
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; (adjectival noun) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)

Variations:
クールビズ
クール・ビズ

 kuurubizu; kuuru bizu / kurubizu; kuru bizu
    クールビズ; クール・ビズ
(See ウォームビズ) cool biz; Japanese Ministry of the Environment campaign encouraging people to wear lighter clothes and companies to set their air conditioners to 28°C in the summer

Variations:
ざわざわ
ザワザワ

 zawazawa(p); zawazawa
    ざわざわ(P); ザワザワ
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); (adv,adv-to,vs) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)

Variations:
シナチョン
シナ・チョン

 shinachon; shina chon
    シナチョン; シナ・チョン
(derogatory term) (slang) China and Korea; Chinese and Korean people

Variations:
し所
為所
仕所(rK)

 shidokoro
    しどころ
(kana only) appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done

Variations:
スキーバス
スキー・バス

 sukiibasu; sukii basu / sukibasu; suki basu
    スキーバス; スキー・バス
ski bus (bus that transports people to and from a ski resort)

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

スリークォーターバックス

see styles
 suriikootaabakkusu / surikootabakkusu
    スリークォーターバックス
three-quarter backs

スリーメン&リトルレディ

 suriimenandoritoruredi / surimenandoritoruredi
    スリーメンアンドリトルレディ
(work) Three Men And A Little Lady (film); (wk) Three Men And A Little Lady (film)

Variations:
せせり箸
挵り箸(oK)

 seseribashi
    せせりばし
poking one's food around using one's chopsticks; playing with one's food with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

Variations:
ダブルケア
ダブル・ケア

 daburukea; daburu kea
    ダブルケア; ダブル・ケア
caring for one's child and one's elderly parent (or other relative) at the same time (wasei: double care)

Variations:
たら
ったら

 tara(p); ttara(p)
    たら(P); ったら(P)
(conj,prt) (1) if; when; after; (particle) (2) (colloquialism) (indicates light scorn, annoyance, surprise, etc. about a topic) when it comes to ...; as for ...; that ...; (particle) (3) (colloquialism) (at sentence end) why don't you ...; why not ...; how about ...; what about ...; (particle) (4) (colloquialism) (at sentence end; adds emphasis; usu. ったら) I tell you!; I said ...; I really mean ...; (particle) (5) (colloquialism) (indicates frustration, impatience, etc.; usu. ったら) vocative particle

Variations:
ちんちん
チンチン

 chinchin(p); chinchin
    ちんちん(P); チンチン
(1) (child. language) penis; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a tinkle; with a jingle; (adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a whistle (of a kettle); (noun/participle) (4) sitting up and begging (of a dog); (5) (ktb:) (See クロダイ) juvenile black porgy; (6) (See ちんちんもがもが) children's game in which one hops on one foot; (adjectival noun) (7) (Aichi dialect) very hot (e.g. of tea); (8) (obsolete) (See ちんちんかもかも) flirting; fondling; (9) (obsolete) jealousy

Variations:
ティーチャー
ティーチャ

 tiichaa; tiicha / ticha; ticha
    ティーチャー; ティーチャ
teacher

Variations:
ドラヴィダ族
ドラビダ族

 doraridazoku(dorarida族); dorabidazoku(dorabida族)
    ドラヴィダぞく(ドラヴィダ族); ドラビダぞく(ドラビダ族)
Dravidian (people)

Variations:
とんとん
トントン

 dondon(p); dondon
    どんどん(P); ドンドン
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) drumming (noise); beating; pounding; banging; booming; stamping; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) rapidly; quickly; steadily; (adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) continuously; one after the other; in succession

Variations:
ナイスオン
ナイス・オン

 naisuon; naisu on
    ナイスオン; ナイス・オン
(interjection) {golf} (said when the ball lands on the green) nice shot! (wasei: nice on)

Variations:
ながら族
乍ら族(rK)

 nagarazoku
    ながらぞく
people who study or work while listening to the radio (or watching television, etc.)

Variations:
パーティー券
パーティ券

 paatiiken(paatii券); paatiken(paati券) / patiken(pati券); patiken(pati券)
    パーティーけん(パーティー券); パーティけん(パーティ券)
(See 政治資金パーティー) party ticket (esp. one for a political fundraising party)

Variations:
バタバタ
ばたばた

 batabata(p); batabata
    バタバタ(P); ばたばた
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) flapping; rattling; fluttering; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (running) with a clatter; noisily; thrashing (around); floundering; flailing; (adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (falling) one after another; in quick succession; (adv,adv-to,vs) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) busily; hurriedly; in a fluster; in a rush; rushing around; bustling about; scurrying; (adv,adv-to) (5) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) quickly; briskly; with dispatch; (6) (colloquialism) motorcycle; three-wheeler truck

Variations:
ぱっくんちょ
ぱくんちょ

 pakkuncho; pakuncho
    ぱっくんちょ; ぱくんちょ
(1) eating in one bite; (2) (slang) sexual intercourse

バングラデシュ人民共和国

see styles
 banguradeshujinminkyouwakoku / banguradeshujinminkyowakoku
    バングラデシュじんみんきょうわこく
People's Republic of Bangladesh; (place-name) People's Republic of Bangladesh

ピープルズキャピタリズム

see styles
 piipuruzukyapitarizumu / pipuruzukyapitarizumu
    ピープルズキャピタリズム
people's capitalism

Variations:
ひた走る
直走る(rK)

 hitahashiru; hitabashiru
    ひたはしる; ひたばしる
(v5r,vi) (1) to run at full speed; to run and run; (v5r,vi) (2) to try one's hardest

Variations:
ひた隠し
直隠し(rK)

 hitakakushi
    ひたかくし
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret

Variations:
ひとり親家庭
一人親家庭

 hitorioyakatei / hitorioyakate
    ひとりおやかてい
single-parent family; one-parent family; single-parent household

Variations:
ひと時
一時

 hitotoki(p); ittoki(一時)
    ひととき(P); いっとき(一時)
(1) (kana only) a (short) time; a while; moment; (n,adv) (2) (kana only) one time (in the past); a period; former times; (3) (archaism) two-hour period

Variations:
ひと舐め
一舐め
一なめ

 hitoname
    ひとなめ
(noun/participle) (1) (See 舐める・1) a lick; one lick; (2) engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming

Variations:
ひねくり回す
捻くり回す

 hinekurimawasu
    ひねくりまわす
(transitive verb) (1) to twist; to twirl; (transitive verb) (2) to fiddle around with; to play with; to rewrite; (transitive verb) (3) to rack one's brains

Variations:
ブチ切れ
ぶち切れ

 buchigire(p); buchikire; buchigire(sk); buchikire(sk); buchikire(sk); buchigire(sk)
    ぶちぎれ(P); ぶちきれ; ぶちギレ(sk); ぶちキレ(sk); ブチキレ(sk); ブチギレ(sk)
(n,vs,vi) (colloquialism) blowing one's top; losing it; flipping out

ブラザー・コンプレックス

 burazaa konpurekkusu / buraza konpurekkusu
    ブラザー・コンプレックス
brother complex; unnatural attachment to one's brother (esp. by his sister)

Variations:
ブルーデー
ブルー・デー

 buruudee; buruu dee / burudee; buru dee
    ブルーデー; ブルー・デー
(from blue meaning melancholy or depressed) days of one's menstrual period (wasei: blue day)

Variations:
ページワン
ページ・ワン

 peejiwan; peeji wan
    ページワン; ページ・ワン
{cards} page one (Japanese card game)

Variations:
ぺこん
ぺこり
ぺこりん

 pekon; pekori; pekorin
    ぺこん; ぺこり; ぺこりん
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

Variations:
ベストワン
ベスト・ワン

 besutowan; besuto wan
    ベストワン; ベスト・ワン
(the) best (eng: best one); number one

Variations:
ペラペラ
ぺらぺら

 perapera; perapera(p)
    ペラペラ; ぺらぺら(P)
(adv,adv-to,adj-na) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) fluently (speaking a foreign language); (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) incessantly (speaking); glibly; garrulously; volubly; (adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) one after the other (flipping through pages); (adj-no,adj-na,adv,vs) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy; weak

Variations:
ぼろぼろ
ボロボロ

 boroboro(p); boroboro
    ぼろぼろ(P); ボロボロ
(adj-no,adj-na) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) worn-out; ragged; tattered; battered; scruffy; (adv,adv-to,adj-na,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) crumbling; dry and crumbly; (adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) falling (in drops or clumps); scattering; (adjectival noun) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (physically or mentally) worn-out; exhausted; (adv,adv-to) (5) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (coming to light) one after another

Variations:
ほんの気持ち
本の気持ち

 honnokimochi
    ほんのきもち
(exp,n) (1) (humble language) (used when exchanging gifts; usu. as ~ですが) small token of one's sentiments; (exp,adv) (2) (See 気持ち・4) just slightly; only a bit

Variations:
マイウェイ
マイ・ウェイ

 maiwei; mai wei / maiwe; mai we
    マイウェイ; マイ・ウェイ
one's (own) way (eng: my way)

Variations:
マイハウス
マイ・ハウス

 maihausu; mai hausu
    マイハウス; マイ・ハウス
(See マイホーム) one's (own) house (wasei: my house); one's (own) home

Variations:
マイルール
マイ・ルール

 mairuuru; mai ruuru / mairuru; mai ruru
    マイルール; マイ・ルール
one's own rule (wasei: my rule)

マタコミツオビアルマジロ

see styles
 matakomitsuobiarumajiro
    マタコミツオビアルマジロ
southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus); la Plata three-banded armadillo

ミイラ取りがミイラになる

see styles
 miiratorigamiiraninaru / miratorigamiraninaru
    ミイラとりがミイラになる
(expression) (idiom) intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy

Variations:
もろ肌を脱ぐ
諸肌を脱ぐ

 morohadaonugu
    もろはだをぬぐ
(exp,v5g) (1) to strip to one's waist; (exp,v5g) (2) (idiom) to go at with might and main

Variations:
やんぴ
やんぺ
やーんぴ

 yanpi; yanpe; yaanpi / yanpi; yanpe; yanpi
    やんぴ; やんぺ; やーんぴ
(expression) (1) (child. language) (osb:) I quit!; I'm out!; declaring one quits, mainly used in children's games; (n,ctr) (2) (child. language) (osb:) nth person to quit a game

レクリエーション・ゲーム

 rekurieeshon geemu
    レクリエーション・ゲーム
organized games and activities for groups of children, old people, etc. (wasei: recreation game)

レコーディングダイエット

see styles
 rekoodingudaietto
    レコーディングダイエット
weight-loss diet accompanied by meticulous notes about when and what one has eaten (wasei: recording diet)

Variations:
ロスカット
ロス・カット

 rosukatto; rosu katto
    ロスカット; ロス・カット
(noun/participle) (See 損切り) loss-cutting (wasei: loss cut); cutting one's losses

ワン・ストップ・サービス

 wan sutoppu saabisu / wan sutoppu sabisu
    ワン・ストップ・サービス
one-stop service

ワン・ポイント・リリーフ

 wan pointo ririifu / wan pointo ririfu
    ワン・ポイント・リリーフ
(baseb) relief pitcher brought in to face one batter (wasei: one-point relief)

Variations:
ワンクール
ワン・クール

 wankuuru; wan kuuru / wankuru; wan kuru
    ワンクール; ワン・クール
(See クール) one run of a television series (wasei: one cours)

Variations:
ワンコール
ワン・コール

 wankooru; wan kooru
    ワンコール; ワン・コール
(noun/participle) (1) one-ring scam (wasei: one call); (noun/participle) (2) one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through

Variations:
ワンシーン
ワン・シーン

 wanshiin; wan shiin / wanshin; wan shin
    ワンシーン; ワン・シーン
(one) scene (in a movie, etc.)

Variations:
ワンセット
ワン・セット

 wansetto; wan setto
    ワンセット; ワン・セット
one set

Variations:
ワンテンポ
ワン・テンポ

 wantenpo; wan tenpo
    ワンテンポ; ワン・テンポ
{music} (often referring to being ahead or behind the beat) one beat (wasei: one tempo)

Variations:
ワンハンド
ワン・ハンド

 wanhando; wan hando
    ワンハンド; ワン・ハンド
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 片手) one hand

Variations:
ワンフロア
ワン・フロア

 wanfuroa; wan furoa
    ワンフロア; ワン・フロア
one floor (of a building); single floor

ワンポイント・アドバイス

 wanpointo adobaisu
    ワンポイント・アドバイス
(exp,n) hint (wasei: one-point advice); do's and don'ts

ワンライティングシステム

see styles
 wanraitingushisutemu
    ワンライティングシステム
one-writing system

Variations:
ワンランク
ワン・ランク

 wanranku; wan ranku
    ワンランク; ワン・ランク
one rank; one grade

Variations:
ワンルーム
ワン・ルーム

 wanruumu; wan ruumu / wanrumu; wan rumu
    ワンルーム; ワン・ルーム
one room apartment (wasei: one room); studio apartment

Variations:
一つまた一つ
一つ又一つ

 hitotsumatahitotsu
    ひとつまたひとつ
(exp,adv) one by one; one after another

Variations:
一両
一輛(rK)

 ichiryou / ichiryo
    いちりょう
(n,adv) (1) one vehicle; (n,adv) (2) (一両 only) one ryō (an old coin)

Variations:
一人ずつ
一人宛(rK)

 hitorizutsu
    ひとりずつ
(adverb) one by one; one at a time; in turn

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