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Variations:
隠れる
匿れる(sK)

 kakureru
    かくれる
(v1,vi) (1) to hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover; (v1,vi) (2) to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to be covered; to go out of sight; (v1,vi) (3) to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world); (v1,vi) (4) (usu. prenominally as 隠れた) to be unknown (e.g. of a talent); to be undiscovered; to be hidden (e.g. of a meaning); (v1,vi) (5) (honorific or respectful language) (as お隠れになる) (See お隠れになる) to pass away (of a person of high position)

Variations:
お粧し(rK)
御粧し(rK)

 omekashi
    おめかし
(n,vs,vi) (kana only) dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up

Variations:
お粧し(rK)
御粧し(sK)

 omekashi
    おめかし
(n,vs,vi) (kana only) dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up

Variations:
どつぼにはまる
ドツボにはまる

 dotsubonihamaru; dotsubonihamaru
    どつぼにはまる; ドツボにはまる
(exp,v5r) (See 土壺・どつぼ・1) to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit

Variations:
ひとり時間
一人時間
1人時間

 hitorijikan
    ひとりじかん
(See ひとりの時間) time to oneself; me time

Variations:
一人相撲
独り相撲
ひとり相撲

 hitorizumou / hitorizumo
    ひとりずもう
(1) fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; (2) (hist) mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)

Variations:
一人遊び
ひとり遊び
独り遊び

 hitoriasobi
    ひとりあそび
playing by oneself; playing alone; entertaining oneself; game played by oneself (e.g. solitaire)

先天下之憂而憂,後天下之樂而樂


先天下之忧而忧,后天下之乐而乐

xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè
    xian1 tian1 xia4 zhi1 you1 er2 you1 , hou4 tian1 xia4 zhi1 le4 er2 le4
hsien t`ien hsia chih yu erh yu , hou t`ien hsia chih le erh le
    hsien tien hsia chih yu erh yu , hou tien hsia chih le erh le
to be the first to worry about affairs of state, and the last to enjoy oneself (quotation from the essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记[Yue4yang2 Lou2 Ji4] by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4yan1])

Variations:
十字を切る
十字をきる(sK)

 juujiokiru / jujiokiru
    じゅうじをきる
(exp,v5r) {Christn} to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself

Variations:
名を馳せる
名をはせる(sK)

 naohaseru
    なをはせる
(exp,v1) to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself

Variations:
名乗りを上げる
名乗りをあげる

 nanorioageru
    なのりをあげる
(exp,v1) (1) to give one's name; to introduce oneself; (exp,v1) (2) to announce one's candidacy

Variations:
当たらず触らず
当たらず障らず

 atarazusawarazu
    あたらずさわらず
(expression) avoiding to commit oneself; (being) noncommittal

Variations:
後を追う
跡を追う
あとを追う

 atooou / atooo
    あとをおう
(exp,v5u) (1) to follow; to pursue; to chase; to run after; (exp,v5u) (2) to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; (exp,v5u) (3) to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

Variations:
愛想を振りまく
愛想を振り撒く

 aisoofurimaku
    あいそをふりまく
(exp,v5k) (common error for 愛嬌を振りまく) (See 愛嬌を振りまく) to make oneself pleasant to everybody

Variations:
慙愧に堪えない
慚愧に堪えない

 zankinitaenai
    ざんきにたえない
(expression) feeling deeply ashamed of oneself; overwhelmed with shame

我が身をつねって人の痛さを知れ

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 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:
抱え込む
かかえ込む
抱えこむ

 kakaekomu
    かかえこむ
(transitive verb) (1) to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); (transitive verb) (2) to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

Variations:
止むに止まれず
已むに已まれず

 yamuniyamarezu
    やむにやまれず
(expression) (See 止むに止まれない,止むに止まれぬ) without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible

Variations:
止むに止まれぬ
已むに已まれぬ

 yamuniyamarenu
    やむにやまれぬ
(expression) (kana only) (See 止むに止まれず,止むに止まれない) without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible

Variations:
気を確かに持つ
気を確かにもつ

 kiotashikanimotsu
    きをたしかにもつ
(exp,v5t) to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong

Variations:
潜り込む
もぐり込む
潜りこむ

 mogurikomu
    もぐりこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); (v5m,vi) (2) to sneak into; to infiltrate

Variations:
独り決め
一人決め
ひとり決め

 hitorigime
    ひとりぎめ
(n,vs,vi) (1) deciding by oneself; (n,vs,vi) (2) taking it for granted (that ...); assuming

Variations:
背伸び
背のび
背延び(rK)

 senobi; seinobi / senobi; senobi
    せのび; せいのび
(n,vs,vi) (1) standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; (n,vs,vi) (2) overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability; pushing to the limit

Variations:
自分一人
自分ひとり
自分独り

 jibunhitori
    じぶんひとり
(exp,n) (oft. 〜で) (on) one's own; (by) oneself

Variations:
身に覚えがある
身に覚えが有る

 minioboegaaru / minioboegaru
    みにおぼえがある
(exp,v5r-i) (See 身に覚えのある) to have the memory of having done something oneself

Variations:
身をさらす
身を晒す
身を曝す

 miosarasu
    みをさらす
(exp,v5s) (See 晒す・1) to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)

Variations:
重い腰を上げる
重い腰をあげる

 omoikoshioageru
    おもいこしをあげる
(exp,v1) (idiom) (See 腰が重い) to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself

Variations:
首をくくる
首を括る
首を縊る

 kubiokukuru
    くびをくくる
(exp,v5r) to hang oneself; to strangle oneself

Variations:
首吊り
首つり
首釣り(rK)

 kubitsuri
    くびつり
(n,vs,vi) hanging oneself; person who hanged themselves

Variations:
ラインロビング
ライン・ロビング

 rainrobingu; rain robingu
    ラインロビング; ライン・ロビング
adding a product line or department to improve a store's performance (wasei: line robbing)

Variations:
取り仕切る
取りしきる
取仕切る

 torishikiru
    とりしきる
(transitive verb) to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

Variations:
尽くす
尽す
盡す(oK)

 tsukusu
    つくす
(transitive verb) (1) to use up; to exhaust; to run out of; (v5s,vi) (2) to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to serve; to work (for a cause); (suf,v5s) (3) (after masu stem of verb) (See 食べ尽くす) to do to exhaustion; to do completely; to do fully

Variations:
引っ張る
引っぱる
引張る

 hipparu
    ひっぱる
(transitive verb) (1) to pull; to draw; to pull tight; (transitive verb) (2) to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch; (transitive verb) (3) to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); (transitive verb) (4) to drag; to haul; to tow; (transitive verb) (5) to lead (e.g. one's followers); (transitive verb) (6) to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police); (transitive verb) (7) to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join; (transitive verb) (8) to delay; to prolong; (transitive verb) (9) to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word); (transitive verb) (10) to quote; to cite; to reference; (transitive verb) (11) {baseb} to pull the ball; (transitive verb) (12) to wear; to put on

Variations:
我を忘れる
われを忘れる(sK)

 wareowasureru
    われをわすれる
(exp,v1) to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself

Variations:
濡れ衣を晴らす
ぬれぎぬを晴らす

 nureginuoharasu
    ぬれぎぬをはらす
(exp,v5s) to prove one's innocence; to clear oneself of a false accusation

Variations:
目覚まし
目覚し
目ざまし

 mezamashi
    めざまし
(1) (abbreviation) (See 目覚まし時計) alarm clock; (2) waking up; keeping oneself awake; (3) (See おめざ) early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet

Variations:
矢も盾もたまらず
矢も盾も堪らず

 yamotatemotamarazu
    やもたてもたまらず
(expression) unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself

Variations:
研鑽
研鑚
研さん
研讃(iK)

 kensan
    けんさん
(noun, transitive verb) diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies

Variations:
自他共に認める
自他ともに認める

 jitatomonimitomeru
    じたともにみとめる
(exp,v1) to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others

Variations:
色目を使う
色目をつかう(sK)

 iromeotsukau
    いろめをつかう
(exp,v5u) (1) to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; (exp,v5u) (2) to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter

Variations:
身の証を立てる
身の証しを立てる

 minoakashiotateru
    みのあかしをたてる
(exp,v1) (1) to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; (exp,v1) (2) to prove one's identity

Variations:
追い込み
追込み
追いこみ

 oikomi
    おいこみ
(1) final stage; final stretch; final spurt; last spurt; final push; late charge; (2) live printing area (in publishing); (3) gallery (in a theatre); (4) driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding; chasing; (5) {hanaf} forcing another player to fold (so that oneself can participate in the game)

Variations:
お里が知れる
御里が知れる(sK)

 osatogashireru
    おさとがしれる
(exp,v1) to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away

Variations:
メリハリを付ける
めりはりを付ける

 merihariotsukeru(merihario付keru); merihariotsukeru(merihario付keru)
    メリハリをつける(メリハリを付ける); めりはりをつける(めりはりを付ける)
(exp,v1) (kana only) (idiom) (See メリハリ・2) to add balance (to one's work, life, etc.); to balance work and play; to pace oneself

Variations:
一人
1人
独り

 hitori(p); ichinin(一人, 1人)
    ひとり(P); いちにん(一人, 1人)
(1) (esp. 一人, 1人) one person; (2) (ひとり only) (See 一人で) being alone; being by oneself; (3) (ひとり only) (esp. 独り) being single; being unmarried; (adverb) (4) (ひとり only) by oneself; alone; (adverb) (5) (ひとり only) (kana only) (with neg. sentence) just; only; simply

Variations:
一人で
独りで
1人で

 hitoride
    ひとりで
(expression) alone; by oneself; on one's own

Variations:
体当たり
体当り
体あたり(sK)

 taiatari
    たいあたり
(n,vs,vi) (1) ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); (n,vs,vi) (2) throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

Variations:
刺し違える
刺しちがえる
刺違える

 sashichigaeru
    さしちがえる
(v1,vi) (1) to stab each other; (v1,vi) (2) to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else

Variations:
引き立つ
引立つ
引きたつ(sK)

 hikitatsu
    ひきたつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; (v5t,vi) (2) to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out

Variations:
思い出し笑い
思いだし笑い(sK)

 omoidashiwarai
    おもいだしわらい
(n,vs,vi) reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing

Variations:
手を挙げる
手を上げる
手をあげる

 teoageru
    てをあげる
(exp,v1) (1) to raise one's hand; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) (usu. 手を上げる) to surrender; (exp,v1) (3) (usu. 手を上げる) to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); (exp,v1) (4) (idiom) (usu. 手を上げる) (See 腕を上げる) to become better (at something); to improve; (exp,v1) (5) (idiom) (usu. 手を挙げる) to throw one's hat in the ring; to volunteer; to indicate one intends to participate; to raise one's hand

Variations:
手柄を立てる
手柄をたてる(sK)

 tegaraotateru
    てがらをたてる
(exp,v1) to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)

Variations:
捨て石
捨石
棄て石
棄石(io)

 suteishi / suteshi
    すていし
(1) ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; (2) {go} (See 捨て駒・1) sacrificed stone; (3) (usu. as 〜に; となる) sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); (4) stones used in a foundation; riprap

Variations:
止むに止まれない
已むに已まれない

 yamuniyamarenai
    やむにやまれない
(expression) (See 止むに止まれず,止むに止まれぬ) without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible

Variations:
独りごちる
一人ごちる
独り言ちる

 hitorigochiru
    ひとりごちる
(v1,vi) (form) (kana only) to talk to oneself; to mutter

Variations:
神懸かる
神懸る
神がかる
神憑る

 kamigakaru; kamugakaru
    かみがかる; かむがかる
(transitive verb) (1) (oft. used adjectivally as 神懸かった or 神懸かっている) to be possessed by a god; (transitive verb) (2) to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; (transitive verb) (3) (idiom) (slang) (See 神る) to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible

Variations:
突き放す
突放す
突き離す(iK)

 tsukihanasu
    つきはなす
(transitive verb) (1) to push away; to thrust aside; (transitive verb) (2) to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to forsake; to abandon; to desert; (transitive verb) (3) to act coldly; to do without emotion; (transitive verb) (4) to extend a wide lead over (an opponent)

Variations:
身の置き場がない
身の置き場が無い

 minookibaganai
    みのおきばがない
(exp,adj-i) (See 身の置き所がない) feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself

Variations:
身の置き所がない
身の置き所が無い

 minookidokoroganai
    みのおきどころがない
(exp,adj-i) (so ashamed or embarrassed that) one does not know where to put oneself; feeling out of place

Variations:
込み上がる
込みあがる
こみ上がる

 komiagaru
    こみあがる
(v5r,vi) (non-standard form of 込み上げる) (See 込み上げる・1) to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one

Variations:
飛び込み自殺
飛込自殺
飛込み自殺

 tobikomijisatsu
    とびこみじさつ
(noun/participle) committing suicide by throwing oneself in front of an onrushing train

Variations:
キャップハンディ
キャップ・ハンディ

 kyappuhandi; kyappu handi
    キャップハンディ; キャップ・ハンディ
putting oneself in the place of a physically disabled person (wasei: cap handi)

Variations:
ポジショントーク
ポジション・トーク

 pojishontooku; pojishon tooku
    ポジショントーク; ポジション・トーク
(1) spreading baseless information to benefit one's own position in the stock market (etc.) (wasei: position talk); (2) statement that is beneficial to oneself

Variations:
使い込む
使いこむ
遣い込む(oK)

 tsukaikomu
    つかいこむ
(transitive verb) (1) to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; (transitive verb) (2) to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time

Variations:
割り込み
割込み
割込(io)

 warikomi
    わりこみ
(1) queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; wedging oneself in; interruption; sharing a theater box (theatre); (2) {comp} interrupt

Variations:
呼び出し
呼出し
呼出(io)

 yobidashi
    よびだし
(noun/participle) (1) (See 呼び出す・よびだす・1) call; summons; paging; curtain call; (2) {comp} call; invocation; (3) {sumo} usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; (4) (abbreviation) (See 呼び出し電話) telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (5) (archaism) (See 陸湯) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (6) (archaism) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (7) (archaism) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

Variations:
少年よ、大志を抱け
少年よ大志を抱け

 shounenyotaishioidake / shonenyotaishioidake
    しょうねんよたいしをいだけ
(expression) (quote) (from a speech by William Smith Clark) boys, be ambitious

Variations:
引き当てる
引当てる
引当る(io)

 hikiateru
    ひきあてる
(transitive verb) (1) to draw (the winning ticket); (transitive verb) (2) (See 当てはめる) to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)

Variations:
持ち出し
持出し
持出(io)

 mochidashi
    もちだし
(1) taking something out; carrying out; (2) providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; (3) {archit} corbel; (4) strengthening under a seam (clothing)

Variations:
気持ちを引き締める
気持を引き締める

 kimochiohikishimeru
    きもちをひきしめる
(exp,v1) (See 気を引き締める・きをひきしめる) to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins

Variations:
決め込む
決めこむ
決込む
極め込む

 kimekomu
    きめこむ
(transitive verb) (1) to take for granted; to assume; to be convinced (that); to jump to the conclusion (that); (transitive verb) (2) to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to fancy oneself (to be); to feign (e.g. ignorance); (transitive verb) (3) to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing; to make up one's mind

Variations:
決め込む
決込む
極め込む
決めこむ

 kimekomu
    きめこむ
(transitive verb) (1) to take for granted; to assume; (transitive verb) (2) to pretend (to be); to act as if one were ...; to fancy oneself as being; (transitive verb) (3) to do intentionally; to persist in doing

Variations:
独り占め
ひとり占め
一人占め

 hitorijime
    ひとりじめ
(noun, transitive verb) hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

Variations:
立ち回る
立回る
立ちまわる(sK)

 tachimawaru
    たちまわる
(v5r,vi) (1) to walk about; to walk around; (v5r,vi) (2) to conduct oneself; to act; to maneuver (in a way that benefits oneself); to play one's cards (well); (v5r,vi) (3) to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by; to turn up (at); to show up (at); (v5r,vi) (4) to enact a fighting scene; to brawl (in a play, film, etc.)

Variations:
リフレッシュ
リフレシュ

 rifuresshu(p); rifureshu(sk)
    リフレッシュ(P); リフレシュ(sk)
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (noun, transitive verb) (2) {comp} (memory) refresh

Variations:
下種張る
下衆張る
下種ばる
下司ばる

 gesubaru
    げすばる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to be churlish; to be crude; to be boorish; to be vulgar; to conduct oneself in an unseemly manner

Variations:
快方に向かう
快方にむかう
快方に向う

 kaihounimukau / kaihonimukau
    かいほうにむかう
(exp,v5u) to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce

Variations:
洒落込む
しゃれ込む
洒落こむ(sK)

 sharekomu
    しゃれこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to get dressed up; (v5m,vi) (2) to treat oneself

Variations:
磨く
研く(rK)
琢く(rK)

 migaku
    みがく
(transitive verb) (1) to polish; to shine; to burnish; to scour; to scrub; to brush (teeth); to grind (e.g. a lens); (transitive verb) (2) to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone; to polish (up); to cultivate (one's character)

Variations:
立てこもり
立て篭り
立て籠り
楯籠り

 tatekomori
    たてこもり
(1) shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); (2) barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)

Variations:
背伸び
背延び(rK)
背のび(sK)

 senobi; seinobi / senobi; senobi
    せのび; せいのび
(n,vs,vi) (1) standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; (n,vs,vi) (2) overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability; pushing to the limit

Variations:
身を殺して仁をなす
身を殺して仁を為す

 miokoroshitejinonasu
    みをころしてじんをなす
(exp,v5s) to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself

Variations:
額ずく
額づく
額突く
叩頭く
額衝く

 nukazuku(額zuku, 額突ku, 叩頭ku, 額衝ku); nukazuku(額zuku, 額突ku, 叩頭ku, 額衝ku); nukatsuku(額突ku, 叩頭ku, 額衝ku)(ok)
    ぬかずく(額ずく, 額突く, 叩頭く, 額衝く); ぬかづく(額づく, 額突く, 叩頭く, 額衝く); ぬかつく(額突く, 叩頭く, 額衝く)(ok)
(v5k,vi) to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow

Variations:
セルフプロデュース
セルフ・プロデュース

 serufupurodeuusu; serufu purodeuusu / serufupurodeusu; serufu purodeusu
    セルフプロデュース; セルフ・プロデュース
(1) (See 自己演出・じこえんしゅつ・2) emphasizing one's good qualities (wasei: self-produce); presenting oneself in a favorable light; (2) self-production (of an album, film, etc.)

Variations:
上げる
挙げる
揚げる

 ageru
    あげる
(transitive verb) (1) (See 手を挙げる・1) to raise; to elevate; (transitive verb) (2) (See 髪を上げる) to do up (one's hair); (transitive verb) (3) to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.); (transitive verb) (4) to land (a boat); (transitive verb) (5) (揚げる only) to deep-fry; (transitive verb) (6) to show someone (into a room); (transitive verb) (7) (上げる only) (polite language) (kana only) to give; (transitive verb) (8) to send someone (away); (transitive verb) (9) to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; (transitive verb) (10) to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve; (transitive verb) (11) (See 声を上げる・1) to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice); (transitive verb) (12) to earn (something desirable); (transitive verb) (13) to praise; (transitive verb) (14) (usu. 挙げる) to give (an example, etc.); to cite; (transitive verb) (15) (usu. 挙げる) to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.); (transitive verb) (16) (挙げる only) to arrest; (transitive verb) (17) (挙げる only) to nominate; (transitive verb) (18) (揚げる only) (kana only) to summon (for geishas, etc.); (transitive verb) (19) (上げる only) to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); (transitive verb) (20) to bear (a child); (transitive verb) (21) (usu. 挙げる) to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); (v1,vi) (22) (of the tide) to come in; (v1,vi,vt) (23) to vomit; (aux-v,v1) (24) (kana only) (polite language) (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else); (suf,v1) (25) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 作り上げる・1) to complete ...; (suf,v1) (26) (humble language) (after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility) (See 申し上げる・2) to humbly do ...

Variations:
口ずさむ
口遊む
口吟む
口号む(iK)

 kuchizusamu
    くちずさむ
(transitive verb) to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

Variations:
口ずさむ
口遊む(rK)
口吟む(rK)

 kuchizusamu
    くちずさむ
(transitive verb) to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

Variations:
引き寄せる
引寄せる(io)
引きよせる

 hikiyoseru
    ひきよせる
(transitive verb) to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

Variations:


吾れ(io)
我れ(io)

 ware(p); wa(我, 吾); are(ok); a(我, 吾)(ok); wanu(我, 吾)(ok); waro(我)(ok)
    われ(P); わ(我, 吾); あれ(ok); あ(我, 吾)(ok); わぬ(我, 吾)(ok); わろ(我)(ok)
(pronoun) (1) I; me; (pronoun) (2) (われ, わ only) oneself; (pronoun) (3) (われ, わ only) (archaism) you; (prefix) (4) (わ only) (archaism) (also 和) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

Variations:


吾れ(sK)
我れ(sK)

 ware(p); wa(ok); are(ok); a(ok); wanu(ok); waro(ok)
    われ(P); わ(ok); あれ(ok); あ(ok); わぬ(ok); わろ(ok)
(pronoun) (1) (occ. 和 for わ) I; me; (pronoun) (2) (われ, わ only) (occ. 和 for わ) oneself; (pronoun) (3) (われ, わ only) (archaism) (occ. 和 for わ) you; (prefix) (4) (わ only) (archaism) (occ. 和) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

Variations:
担う
荷う(rK)
荷なう(sK)

 ninau
    になう
(transitive verb) (1) to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; (transitive verb) (2) to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

Variations:
持ち直す
持直す
持ちなおす

 mochinaosu
    もちなおす
(transitive verb) to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up

Variations:
正しい行い
正しいおこない
ただしい行い

 tadashiiokonai / tadashiokonai
    ただしいおこない
(exp,n) conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing

Variations:
生き返る
生返る
生きかえる

 ikikaeru
    いきかえる
(v5r,vi) to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life

Variations:
研鑽
研鑚
研さん(sK)
研讃(sK)

 kensan
    けんさん
(noun, transitive verb) diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies

Variations:
立ち直る
立ちなおる
立直る

 tachinaoru
    たちなおる
(v5r,vi) (1) to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; (v5r,vi) (2) to recover; (of the market) to improve

Variations:
身支度
身仕度(rK)
身じたく(sK)

 mijitaku
    みじたく
(1) dress; outfit; getup; (vs,vi) (2) to dress oneself; to outfit oneself

Variations:
かき寄せる
掻き寄せる
搔き寄せる(oK)

 kakiyoseru
    かきよせる
(transitive verb) (1) to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; (transitive verb) (2) to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer

Variations:
かき寄せる
掻き寄せる
搔き寄せる(sK)

 kakiyoseru
    かきよせる
(transitive verb) (1) to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; (transitive verb) (2) to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer

Variations:
ほくそ笑む
北叟笑む(ateji)(rK)

 hokusoemu
    ほくそえむ
(v5m,vi) to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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