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Variations:
由緒正しい
由緒ただしい

 yuishotadashii / yuishotadashi
    ゆいしょただしい
(adjective) having an ancient and honorable origin

Variations:
留守
留主(rK)

 rusu
    るす
(n,vs,vt,vi,adj-no) (1) absence; being away from home; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) house-sitting; house-sitter; (3) (usu. as お留守になる) neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended

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疎外
疏外(rK)

 sogai
    そがい
(noun, transitive verb) alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding; giving the cold shoulder

Variations:
瘤付き
瘤つき
コブ付き

 kobutsuki(瘤付ki, 瘤tsuki); kobutsuki(kobu付ki)
    こぶつき(瘤付き, 瘤つき); コブつき(コブ付き)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child

Variations:
置いてけぼり
置いてけ堀

 oitekebori
    おいてけぼり
(See 置いてきぼり・おいてきぼり) leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

Variations:
置きっぱなし
置きっ放し

 okippanashi
    おきっぱなし
leaving something where it is; abandoning something

Variations:
翻弄
飜弄(rK)

 honrou / honro
    ほんろう
(noun, transitive verb) having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose; tossing about (a ship); buffeting

Variations:
舗装
鋪装(rK)

 hosou / hoso
    ほそう
(noun, transitive verb) paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

Variations:
花鰹
花がつお
花かつお

 hanagatsuo(花鰹, 花gatsuo); hanakatsuo(花鰹, 花katsuo)
    はながつお(花鰹, 花がつお); はなかつお(花鰹, 花かつお)
{food} dried bonito shavings

Variations:


谿(rK)

 tani
    たに
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon

Variations:
豆腐に鎹
豆腐にかすがい

 toufunikasugai / tofunikasugai
    とうふにかすがい
(exp,n) (idiom) having no effect; waste of effort

Variations:
貯蓄
儲蓄(rK)

 chochiku
    ちょちく
(n,vs,vt,vi) savings

Variations:
金がない
金が無い

 kaneganai
    かねがない
(exp,adj-i) (See 金のない) broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

Variations:
金臭い
金くさい(sK)

 kanakusai
    かなくさい
(adjective) having a metallic smell; having a metallic taste

Variations:
食わず嫌い
食わずぎらい

 kuwazugirai
    くわずぎらい
(expression) (1) disliking a certain food without having tried it; (expression) (2) disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to

Variations:
髭剃り
ひげ剃り
髭そり

 higesori
    ひげそり
shaving; shaver

Variations:
ウィービング
ウイービング

 iibingu; uiibingu / ibingu; uibingu
    ウィービング; ウイービング
(n,vs,vi) weaving

Variations:
エコノミー
エコノミ

 ekonomii(p); ekonomi / ekonomi(p); ekonomi
    エコノミー(P); エコノミ
(1) economy; economics; finance; (2) economising; saving; (3) (abbreviation) (See エコノミークラス) economy (class)

Variations:
ガードが固い
ガードが堅い

 gaadogakatai / gadogakatai
    ガードがかたい
(exp,adj-i) (1) having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (exp,adj-i) (2) (esp. ガードが堅い) (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish

Variations:
シャトル
シャットル

 shatoru(p); shattoru
    シャトル(P); シャットル
(1) (abbreviation) (See シャトルコック) shuttlecock; (2) (See シャトルバス) shuttle service (e.g. bus); (3) (See 杼・ひ) shuttle (weaving); (4) (abbreviation) (See スペースシャトル) space shuttle

Variations:
チン
ちん
チーン
ちーん

 chin; chin; chiin; chiin / chin; chin; chin; chin
    チン; ちん; チーン; ちーん
(adv-to,adv) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (esp. チーン, ちーん) ding (of a bell); bing; ting; tinkle; ring; (adv-to,adv) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; (noun, transitive verb) (3) (colloquialism) (from the sound of the microwave timer; usu. チン) (See チンする) heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave; microwaving; nuking; (n-suf,n-pref) (4) (チン, ちん only) (abbreviation) (slang) (See ちんちん・1) penis

Variations:
べらんめえ調
べらんめぇ調

 beranmeechou / beranmeecho
    べらんめえちょう
(See べらんめえ口調・べらんめえくちょう) (in a) rough Tokyo dialect; (having a) crude mouth; vulgar language; crude speaking

Variations:
ムーディー
ムーディ

 muudii(p); muudi / mudi(p); mudi
    ムーディー(P); ムーディ
(adjectival noun) having a good atmosphere (eng: moody); atmospheric; romantic

Variations:
ワンマン
ワン・マン

 wanman(p); wan man
    ワンマン(P); ワン・マン
(can act as adjective) (1) one-man (show, team, etc.); (n,adj-na,adj-no) (2) tyrant; dictatorial person; (3) (abbreviation) (See ワンマンカー) conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train

Variations:
傍若無人
旁若無人(rK)

 boujakubujin / bojakubujin
    ぼうじゃくぶじん
(n,adj-na,adj-no) (yoji) behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

Variations:
元も子もない
本も子もない

 motomokomonai
    もともこもない
(expression) losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

Variations:
削りくず
削り屑
削りクズ

 kezurikuzu(削rikuzu, 削ri屑); kezurikuzu(削rikuzu)
    けずりくず(削りくず, 削り屑); けずりクズ(削りクズ)
shavings

Variations:
口が減らない
口がへらない

 kuchigaheranai
    くちがへらない
(exp,adj-f) (See 口の減らない) fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words

Variations:
口の減らない
口のへらない

 kuchinoheranai
    くちのへらない
(exp,adj-f) (often used derogatorily) (See 口が減らない) always having a comeback; fast-talking

Variations:
場所取り
場所とり(sK)

 bashotori
    ばしょとり
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location

Variations:
寝つきが悪い
寝付きが悪い

 netsukigawarui
    ねつきがわるい
(exp,adj-i) (ant: 寝つきがいい) having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep

Variations:
影も形もない
影も形も無い

 kagemokatachimonai
    かげもかたちもない
(exp,adj-i) (there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen

Variations:
早引け
早引き

 hayabike(早引ke)(p); hayabiki(早引ki)(p)
    はやびけ(早引け)(P); はやびき(早引き)(P)
(n,vs,vi) leaving work (office, school) early

Variations:
暗中模索
暗中摸索(rK)

 anchuumosaku / anchumosaku
    あんちゅうもさく
(n,vs,vt,vi) (yoji) groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues

Variations:
消しクズ
消しくず
消し屑

 keshikuzu
    けしくず
eraser dust; eraser shavings; eraser crumbs

Variations:
背水の陣
背水之陣(rK)

 haisuinojin
    はいすいのじん
(exp,n) (idiom) fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort

Variations:
船止め
船留め
船止
船留

 funadome
    ふなどめ
(n,vs,vi) embargo (on a ship); arrest (of a ship); preventing a ship from passing or leaving a port

Variations:
見る影もない
見る影も無い

 mirukagemonai
    みるかげもない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

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記憶力が良い
記憶力がよい

 kiokuryokugayoi
    きおくりょくがよい
(exp,adj-i) having good memory

Variations:
足止め
足留め
足留

 ashidome
    あしどめ
(noun/participle) (1) preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; inducement to stay; (noun/participle) (2) being stranded; grounding; (noun/participle) (3) (足留め, 足留 only) level dyeing

Variations:
錯和(rK)
冲和(rK)

 chonbo; chonbo
    ちょんぼ; チョンボ
(n,vs,vi) (1) (colloquialism) (kana only) mistake; blunder; bungle; goof; (n,vs,vi) (2) (kana only) {mahj} unintentional rule violation accompanied by a penalty; (n,vs,vi) (3) (kana only) (obsolete) {mahj} (original meaning) mistakenly announcing a win without having all the requisite tiles

Variations:
隔靴掻痒
隔靴搔痒(oK)

 kakkasouyou; kakukasouyou / kakkasoyo; kakukasoyo
    かっかそうよう; かくかそうよう
(yoji) being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratch

Variations:
隔靴掻痒
隔靴搔痒(sK)

 kakkasouyou; kakukasouyou / kakkasoyo; kakukasoyo
    かっかそうよう; かくかそうよう
(yoji) being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratch

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:
項着
項着き
頸着
頸着き

 unatsuki; kubitsuki(頸着, 頸着ki)
    うなつき; くびつき(頸着, 頸着き)
(archaism) children's haircut having hair in the rear that reaches the nape of the neck

Variations:
頭のいかれた
頭のイカれた

 atamanoikareta
    あたまのいかれた
(exp,adj-f) (See いかれる・2) having gone insane; having lost one's marbles; spaced out

Variations:
あなた任せ
貴方任せ(rK)

 anatamakase
    あなたまかせ
(exp,n) (1) leaving everything to Buddha's providence; (exp,n) (2) depending on others; leaving things to others

Variations:
ゲットアウト
ゲット・アウト

 gettoauto; getto auto
    ゲットアウト; ゲット・アウト
(noun/participle) departure (eng: get out); getting out; going away; getting away; leaving

Variations:
サマータイム
サマー・タイム

 samaataimu; samaa taimu / samataimu; sama taimu
    サマータイム; サマー・タイム
(See 夏時間・なつじかん) daylight saving time; daylight savings time; summer time

Variations:
セットオール
セット・オール

 settoooru; setto ooru
    セットオール; セット・オール
{sports} opponents having won an equal number of sets (tennis, ping-pong) (wasei: set all); set count tied

Variations:
セルフカラー
セルフ・カラー

 serufukaraa; serufu karaa / serufukara; serufu kara
    セルフカラー; セルフ・カラー
dyeing one's hair oneself (as opposed to having it done by a hairdresser) (wasei: self colour)

Variations:
ノーチェック
ノー・チェック

 noochekku; noo chekku
    ノーチェック; ノー・チェック
(noun - becomes adjective with の) not checking (wasei: no check); undergoing no checks; leaving unchecked

Variations:
ハイスペック
ハイ・スペック

 haisupekku; hai supekku
    ハイスペック; ハイ・スペック
(can be adjective with の) (1) high-spec; (can be adjective with の) (2) highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes

Variations:
ゆうちょ銀行
郵貯銀行

 yuuchoginkou / yuchoginko
    ゆうちょぎんこう
JP Bank (former Postal Savings Bank, created when the Postal Services were privatized)

Variations:
リベンジ
リヴェンジ

 ribenji; rirenji(sk)
    リベンジ; リヴェンジ(sk)
(n,vs,vi) (1) revenge; (n,vs,vi) (2) having a second go (at something)

Variations:
レンジアップ
レンジ・アップ

 renjiapu; renji apu
    レンジアップ; レンジ・アップ
(noun/participle) microwaving (wasei: range up)

Variations:
ワンオーナー
ワン・オーナー

 wanoonaa; wan oonaa / wanoona; wan oona
    ワンオーナー; ワン・オーナー
(adj-no,n) one-owner (e.g. car); having one (previous) owner

Variations:
中二病
厨二病(ateji)

 chuunibyou / chunibyo
    ちゅうにびょう
(slang) (joc) behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; 2nd year of junior high sickness

Variations:
出掛け
出がけ
出掛(io)

 degake; dekake(出掛ke, 出掛)
    でがけ; でかけ(出掛け, 出掛)
(1) (usu. 〜に) (See お出掛け・1) (on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; (2) (usu. 〜に) just after leaving; while on the way

Variations:
塩漬け
塩漬
塩づけ(sK)

 shiozuke
    しおづけ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused; mothballing

Variations:
大寄せ
大ヨセ
大寄(io)

 ooyose
    おおよせ
(1) {go} (See ヨセ・1) starting an important maneuver at the end of a game; (2) calling many prostitutes and entertainers and having a big party

Variations:
季重なり
季重さなり(sK)

 kigasanari
    きがさなり
(See 季語) overlapping seasonal words; having more than one seasonal word in a haiku

Variations:
引き取り
引取り
引取

 hikitori
    ひきとり
(1) taking; accepting; receipt; collection; (2) leaving; departure; withdrawal

Variations:
待てど暮らせど
待てど暮せど

 matedokurasedo
    まてどくらせど
(exp,adv) (with neg. sentence) despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time; no matter how long one waits

Variations:
打ち掛け
裲襠
打掛け
打掛

 uchikake
    うちかけ
(1) women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; (2) (打ち掛け only) ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)

Variations:
救いようがない
救い様がない

 sukuiyouganai / sukuiyoganai
    すくいようがない
(exp,adj-i) (See 救いようのない) beyond saving

Variations:
日向臭い
ひなた臭い(sK)

 hinatakusai
    ひなたくさい
(adjective) (1) having the smell of having been dried in the sun; (adjective) (2) provincial; rural; unrefined

Variations:
点がいい
点が良い
点がよい

 tengaii(点gaii, 点ga良i); tengayoi(点ga良i, 点gayoi) / tengai(点gai, 点ga良i); tengayoi(点ga良i, 点gayoi)
    てんがいい(点がいい, 点が良い); てんがよい(点が良い, 点がよい)
(expression) (1) having good marks; (expression) (2) good on (a certain) point

Variations:
申し分ない
申し分無い

 moushibunnai / moshibunnai
    もうしぶんない
(exp,adj-i) perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable

Variations:
目がいい
目が良い
目がよい

 megaii(目gaii, 目ga良i); megayoi(目ga良i, 目gayoi) / megai(目gai, 目ga良i); megayoi(目ga良i, 目gayoi)
    めがいい(目がいい, 目が良い); めがよい(目が良い, 目がよい)
(exp,adj-ix) (ant: 目が悪い) having good eyesight

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:
筋がいい
筋が良い
筋がよい

 sujigaii(筋gaii, 筋ga良i); sujigayoi(筋ga良i, 筋gayoi) / sujigai(筋gai, 筋ga良i); sujigayoi(筋ga良i, 筋gayoi)
    すじがいい(筋がいい, 筋が良い); すじがよい(筋が良い, 筋がよい)
(exp,adj-ix) having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)

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:
納得ずく
納得尽く
納得づく

 nattokuzuku(納得zuku, 納得尽ku); nattokuzuku(納得zuku)
    なっとくずく(納得ずく, 納得尽く); なっとくづく(納得づく)
(See 納得・1) having consent (e.g. to do something); having (someone's) assent

Variations:
覗く
覘く
窺く
臨く

 nozoku
    のぞく
(transitive verb) (1) to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) to look down into (a ravine, etc.); (transitive verb) (3) to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); (transitive verb) (4) to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; (transitive verb) (5) to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); (v5k,vi) (6) to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.); (transitive verb) (7) to examine (an expression); to study (a face); (v5k,vi) (8) (archaism) (esp. 臨く) (See 臨む・2) to face

Variations:
お先真っ暗
御先真っ暗(sK)

 osakimakkura
    おさきまっくら
(adj-na,adj-no) (looking) very bleak; having dim prospects

Variations:
すたこらさっさ
スタコラサッサ

 sutakorasassa; sutakorasassa
    すたこらさっさ; スタコラサッサ
(adverb taking the "to" particle) (colloquialism) hurriedly (escaping); (leaving) quickly

Variations:
べらんめえ口調
べらんめぇ口調

 beranmeekuchou / beranmeekucho
    べらんめえくちょう
(See べらんめえ調) (in a) rough Tokyo dialect; (having a) crude mouth; vulgar language; crude speaking

Variations:
ワンマンカー
ワン・マン・カー

 wanmankaa; wan man kaa / wanmanka; wan man ka
    ワンマンカー; ワン・マン・カー
conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver) (wasei: one-man car); conductorless train

Variations:
仕方のない
仕方の無い(sK)

 shikatanonai
    しかたのない
(exp,adj-f) (1) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (exp,adj-f) (2) (usu. as 〜ても仕方のない) pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-f) (3) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-f) (4) (as 〜て仕方のない or 〜で仕方のない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

Variations:
危険を顧みず
危険をかえりみず

 kikenokaerimizu
    きけんをかえりみず
(expression) heedless of danger; braving dangers

嘘と坊主の頭はゆったことがない

see styles
 usotobouzunoatamahayuttakotoganai / usotobozunoatamahayuttakotoganai
    うそとぼうずのあたまはゆったことがない
(expression) (joc) (play on 言う and 結う) (See 言う・いう・1,結う・ゆう・1) having never told a lie

Variations:
嘱望
属望
矚望(rK)

 shokubou / shokubo
    しょくぼう
(noun, transitive verb) (oft. as 将来を嘱望される) having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on

Variations:
引きが強い
ひきが強い(sK)

 hikigatsuyoi
    ひきがつよい
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) having good luck (e.g. in drawing a card or tile in a game)

Variations:
彼方任せ
貴方任せ
あなた任せ

 anatamakase
    あなたまかせ
(expression) leaving everything to Buddha's providence; depending on others; leaving things to others

Variations:
心当たりがない
心当たりが無い

 kokoroatariganai
    こころあたりがない
(expression) (See 心当たりのない) (ant: 心当たりがある) having no idea; having no clue

Variations:
渓谷
谿谷
溪谷(oK)

 keikoku / kekoku
    けいこく
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon

Variations:
物好き
もの好き
物数奇

 monozuki
    ものずき
(noun or adjectival noun) (idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes

Variations:
笹がき
笹掻き
笹搔き(oK)

 sasagaki
    ささがき
(kana only) cutting (vegetables) into long, thin shavings; shaving into slivers; shavings

Variations:
笹がき
笹掻き
笹搔き(sK)

 sasagaki
    ささがき
(kana only) cutting (vegetables) into long, thin shavings; shaving into slivers; shavings

Variations:
耳が早い
耳が速い
耳がはやい

 mimigahayai
    みみがはやい
(expression) (See 耳の早い) being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something

Variations:
耳タコ
耳たこ
耳胼胝(rK)

 mimitako
    みみたこ
(expression) (abbreviation) (idiom) (colloquialism) (See 耳に胼胝ができる・みみにたこができる) having been told something so often that one is fed up with it

Variations:
腹いっぱい
腹一杯

 haraippai
    はらいっぱい
(n,adv) (1) having a full stomach; being full; (adverb) (2) to one's heart's content

Variations:
臍繰り(rK)
綜麻繰(rK)

 hesokuri; hesokuri
    へそくり; ヘソクリ
(kana only) secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away

Variations:
見当がつかない
見当が付かない

 kentougatsukanai / kentogatsukanai
    けんとうがつかない
(expression) having not the slightest idea

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:
身に覚えの無い
身に覚えのない

 minioboenonai
    みにおぼえのない
(exp,adj-f) (See 身に覚えのある) having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about

Variations:
選り取り見取り
より取り見取り

 yoridorimidori
    よりどりみどり
(kana only) having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose

Variations:
間もなく
間も無く

 mamonaku
    まもなく
(adverb) (1) (kana only) soon; shortly; before long; in a short time; in a little while; (adverb) (2) (after the dictionary form of a verb) having no time to ...; with no time to ...

Variations:
エナジーセーブ
エナジー・セーブ

 enajiiseebu; enajii seebu / enajiseebu; enaji seebu
    エナジーセーブ; エナジー・セーブ
(n,adj-f) (See エナジーセーブモード) energy save; energy saving; energy saver

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