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ichibanme いちばんめ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) first (in a series) |
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hisashiburi ひさしぶり |
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; (expression) (2) (See お久しぶり) it's been a long time; long time no see |
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shigotohajime しごとはじめ |
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year |
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]) |
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hatsugatsuo はつがつお |
the first bonito of the season |
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ushinawaretanijuunen / ushinawaretanijunen うしなわれたにじゅうねん |
(exp,n) (See 失われた３０年) lost twenty years; first two decades of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991 |
将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ see styles |
shouointohossurebamazuumaoiyo / shoointohossurebamazumaoiyo しょうをいんとほっすればまずうまをいよ |
(expression) (proverb) do not shoot straight for the top; he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin; if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse |
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netsurikigakudaiichihousoku / netsurikigakudaichihosoku ねつりきがくだいいちほうそく |
{physics} (See 熱力学の第一法則・ねつりきがくのだいいちほうそく) first law of thermodynamics |
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tamahahaki(玉箒, 玉帚, 玉hahaki); tamabahaki(玉箒, 玉帚, 玉bahaki) たまははき(玉箒, 玉帚, 玉ははき); たまばはき(玉箒, 玉帚, 玉ばはき) |
(1) broom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year); (2) (See 箒草) plant used for constructing brooms (e.g. kochia); (3) liquor; alcohol; sake |
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daiichijisekaitaisen / daichijisekaitaisen だいいちじせかいたいせん |
(hist) First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1 |
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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 |
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tsuitachi(p); sakujitsu(朔日); ippi(一日) ついたち(P); さくじつ(朔日); いっぴ(一日) |
(1) 1st day of the month; (2) (ついたち only) (archaism) first 10 days of the lunar month |
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tougatatsu / togatatsu とうがたつ |
(exp,v5t) (1) to go to seed; to become hard and fibrous; (exp,v5t) (2) to have passed one's prime; to have lost the first bloom of one's youth |
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toppurannaa; toppu rannaa / toppuranna; toppu ranna トップランナー; トップ・ランナー |
(1) first runner (in a relay race); (2) top-class runner; (3) (idiom) vanguard (of a person); front line; cutting edge; (4) top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance) |
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toppuredii; toppu redii / toppuredi; toppu redi トップレディー; トップ・レディー |
first lady (wasei: top lady) |
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faasutokisu; faasuto kisu / fasutokisu; fasuto kisu ファーストキス; ファースト・キス |
first kiss |
ファーストスクエアカンファレンス see styles |
faasutosukueakanfarensu / fasutosukueakanfarensu ファーストスクエアカンファレンス |
(place-name) (Otemachi) First Square Conference (centre) |
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faasutorabu; faasuto rabu / fasutorabu; fasuto rabu ファーストラブ; ファースト・ラブ |
first love |
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faasutoran; faasuto ran / fasutoran; fasuto ran ファーストラン; ファースト・ラン |
first run |
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ichi いち |
(num,pref) (1) (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents) one; 1; (adj-no,suf) (2) best; (can be adjective with の) (3) first; foremost; (4) beginning; start; (prefix noun) (5) (before a noun) a (single); one (of many); (6) {cards} (See エース・1) ace; (7) bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.) |
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hitotsume ひとつめ |
(can be adjective with の) (1) one-eyed; (adj-no,n) (2) first (in a series); initial |
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neiribana / neribana ねいりばな |
first stage of sleep |
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sashikoeru さしこえる |
(transitive verb) to go out of turn; to butt in; to go first ignoring the proper order |
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oukyuuteateohodokosu / okyuteateohodokosu おうきゅうてあてをほどこす |
(exp,v5s) to give (a person) first-aid; to administer first aid |
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umaretehajimete うまれてはじめて |
(exp,adv) for the first time in one's life |
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daiichibaiorin(第一baiorin); daiichiaiorin(第一aiorin) / daichibaiorin(第一baiorin); daichiaiorin(第一aiorin) だいいちバイオリン(第一バイオリン); だいいちヴァイオリン(第一ヴァイオリン) |
{music} first violin; first violinist |
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iidasu / idasu いいだす |
(transitive verb) (1) to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with; (transitive verb) (2) to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose |
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bokukko(boku娘, boku子); bokukko(僕娘, 僕子) ボクっこ(ボクっ娘, ボクっ子); ぼくっこ(僕っ娘, 僕っ子) |
(manga slang) (See オレっ娘) young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku" |
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shitabari したばり |
(noun, transitive verb) undercoat; first coat |
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mazukaiyorihajimeyo まずかいよりはじめよ |
(expression) (1) (proverb) (See 隗より始めよ・1) start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps; (expression) (2) (proverb) (See 隗より始めよ・2) he who first suggests it should be the first to do it |
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hatsumoude / hatsumode はつもうで |
first shrine visit of the New Year |
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tochidaichoufuzokuchizu / tochidaichofuzokuchizu とちだいちょうふぞくちず |
cadastral map of Japan (first published in 1892) |
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waresakini われさきに |
(adverb) self first; striving to be first; scrambling for |
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somosomo そもそも |
(adverbial noun) (1) (kana only) in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio; (conjunction) (2) (kana only) (used when bringing up something already mentioned) after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (kana only) beginning; start |
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netsurikigakunodaiichihousoku / netsurikigakunodaichihosoku ねつりきがくのだいいちほうそく |
(exp,n) {physics} (See 熱力学第一法則・ねつりきがくだいいちほうそく) first law of thermodynamics |
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hayanie はやにえ |
(1) (abbreviation) (kana only) (See 百舌の早贄) butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption; (2) (orig. meaning) first offering of the season |
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auhawakarenohajime あうはわかれのはじめ |
(expression) (proverb) we meet only to part; meeting is the first step to parting |
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dabururiichi / dabururichi ダブルリーチ |
(kana only) {mahj} (See 立直・リーチ・1) declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared |
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faasutoiito; faasuto iito / fasutoito; fasuto ito ファーストイート; ファースト・イート |
(rare) (See ファーストバイト) ceremonial tasting of wedding cake by bride and groom (wasei: first eat) |
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faasutokurasu; faasuto kurasu / fasutokurasu; fasuto kurasu ファーストクラス; ファースト・クラス |
first class |
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faasutodaun; faasuto daun / fasutodaun; fasuto daun ファーストダウン; ファースト・ダウン |
first down |
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faasutoneemu; faasuto neemu / fasutoneemu; fasuto neemu ファーストネーム; ファースト・ネーム |
(See ラストネーム) first name |
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faasutobaito; faasuto baito / fasutobaito; fasuto baito ファーストバイト; ファースト・バイト |
ceremonial tasting of wedding cake by bride and groom (wasei: first bite) |
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faasutobeesu; faasuto beesu / fasutobeesu; fasuto beesu ファーストベース; ファースト・ベース |
{baseb} (See 一塁・1) first base |
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faasutomitto; faasuto mitto / fasutomitto; fasuto mitto ファーストミット; ファースト・ミット |
{baseb} first baseman's mitt (wasei: first mitt) |
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hatsumoude / hatsumode はつもうで |
first shrine visit of the New Year |
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fudeoroshi ふでおろし |
(noun/participle) (1) using a new brush for the first time; (noun/participle) (2) doing something for the first time; (noun/participle) (3) man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman) |
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hanahasakuragihitohabushi はなはさくらぎひとはぶし |
(expression) (proverb) the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among men |
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misomeru みそめる |
(transitive verb) (1) to fall in love at first sight; (transitive verb) (2) (archaism) to see for the first time; to meet for the first time; (transitive verb) (3) (archaism) to have sexual relations for the first time |
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kuu / ku くう |
(transitive verb) (1) (masculine speech) to eat; (transitive verb) (2) to live; to make a living; to survive; (transitive verb) (3) to bite; to sting (as insects do); (transitive verb) (4) to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of; (transitive verb) (5) to encroach on; to eat into; to consume; (transitive verb) (6) to defeat a superior; to threaten a position; (transitive verb) (7) to consume time and-or resources; (transitive verb) (8) (colloquialism) to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event); (transitive verb) (9) (masculine speech) (vulgar) to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time |
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kuu / ku くう |
(transitive verb) (1) (masculine speech) to eat; (transitive verb) (2) to live; to make a living; to survive; (transitive verb) (3) to bite; to sting (as insects do); (transitive verb) (4) to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of; (transitive verb) (5) to encroach on; to eat into; to consume; (transitive verb) (6) to defeat a superior; to threaten a position; (transitive verb) (7) to consume time; to consume resources; (transitive verb) (8) (colloquialism) to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event); (transitive verb) (9) (masculine speech) (vulgar) to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time |
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toppubattaa(p); toppu battaa / toppubatta(p); toppu batta トップバッター(P); トップ・バッター |
(1) {baseb} leadoff batter (wasei: top batter); first batter; (2) first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.) |
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moto もと |
(1) (esp. 元) origin; source; beginning; (2) (oft. 基) basis; base; foundation; root; (3) (also written as 因, 原) cause; (4) (esp. 素) (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock; (5) (元 only) (one's) side; (6) (元 only) capital; principal; cost price; (7) root (of a plant); (tree) trunk; (8) part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand); (9) (See 和歌) first three lines of a waka; (counter) (10) (本 only) counter for plants or trees; (counter) (11) (本 only) counter for falcons (in falconry) |
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hatsushuppin(初出品); ubudashihin はつしゅっぴん(初出品); うぶだしひん |
selling something for the first time; item on sale for the first time |
大手町ファーストスクエアカンファレンス see styles |
ootechoufaasutosukueakanfarensu / ootechofasutosukueakanfarensu おおてちょうファーストスクエアカンファレンス |
(place-name) Otemachi First Square Conference (centre) |
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waregachini われがちに |
(adverb) (See 我先に) scrambling; falling over each other; striving to be first |
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hayaimonogachi(早i者勝chi, 早imono勝chi); hayaimongachi(早i者勝chi, 早imon勝chi) はやいものがち(早い者勝ち, 早いもの勝ち); はやいもんがち(早い者勝ち, 早いもん勝ち) |
(expression) (proverb) first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm |
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utaidashi うたいだし |
first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody) |
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konshuumaringu; konshuumaaringu / konshumaringu; konshumaringu コンシューマリング; コンシューマーリング |
{bus} consumer-first (marketing, manufacturing, etc.) (wasei: consumering) |
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faasutokicchin; faasuto kicchin / fasutokicchin; fasuto kicchin ファーストキッチン; ファースト・キッチン |
(company) First Kitchen (fast food restaurant chain) |
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faasutoshuuzu; faasuto shuuzu / fasutoshuzu; fasuto shuzu ファーストシューズ; ファースト・シューズ |
first shoes (of a baby) |
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faasutoredii; faasuto redii / fasutoredi; fasuto redi ファーストレディー; ファースト・レディー |
first lady |
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purehosupitarukea; purehosupitaru kea プレホスピタルケア; プレホスピタル・ケア |
prehospital care (e.g. first-aid) |
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orosu おろす |
(transitive verb) (1) to take down; to bring down; to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.); to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.); to let down (hair); to launch (a boat); (transitive verb) (2) (esp. 降ろす) to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to unload (goods, a truck, etc.); to offload; to discharge; (transitive verb) (3) to withdraw (money); (transitive verb) (4) to use for the first time; to wear for the first time; (transitive verb) (5) to cut off; to fillet (fish); to grate (e.g. radish); to prune (branches); (transitive verb) (6) (esp. 降ろす) to remove (someone from a position); to oust; to drop; (transitive verb) (7) to clear (the table); to remove (offerings from an altar); to pass down (e.g. old clothes); to hand down; (transitive verb) (8) (See 堕ろす) to expel from the body (e.g. worms); to abort (a fetus); (transitive verb) (9) to invoke (a spirit); to call down |
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katsute(p); katte(曾te) かつて(P); かって(曾て) |
(adv,adj-no) (1) (kana only) once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; (adv,adj-no) (2) (kana only) (used with neg. verb) never yet; never before; first time; still not happened |
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motokinimasaruurakinashi / motokinimasarurakinashi もときにまさるうらきなし |
(expression) (proverb) of soup and love, the first is the best; one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse |
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konouenai / konoenai このうえない |
(expression) the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate |
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ichibanboshi いちばんぼし |
first star of the evening (esp. Venus); evening star |
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hajimete はじめて |
(adv,adj-no) (1) (See 始める・1) for the first time; (adverb) (2) (after the -te form of a verb) only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...; (3) (colloquialism) first time; (one's) first |
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hajimenouchi / hajimenochi はじめのうち |
(expression) at first; initially; in the beginning |
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daiichijioirushokku / daichijioirushokku だいいちじオイルショック |
(hist) (See オイルショック) oil crisis of 1973-74; first oil shock |
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iidashibe / idashibe いいだしべ |
first person to say something; first person to suggest something |
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faasutokontakuto; faasuto kontakuto / fasutokontakuto; fasuto kontakuto ファーストコンタクト; ファースト・コンタクト |
first contact |
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faasutoneeshon; faasuto neeshon / fasutoneeshon; fasuto neeshon ファーストネーション; ファースト・ネーション |
First Nations (i.e. non-Inuit or Metis aboriginal peoples in Canada) |
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faasutohazubando; faasuto hazubando / fasutohazubando; fasuto hazubando ファーストハズバンド; ファースト・ハズバンド |
(rare) (See ファーストジェントルマン) first husband; first gentleman |
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heddosuraidingu; heddo suraidingu ヘッドスライディング; ヘッド・スライディング |
(noun/participle) {baseb} headfirst slide (wasei: head sliding); head-first sliding |
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bokukko ぼくっこ |
(manga slang) (See オレっ娘) young woman who uses the usually male first person pronoun "boku" |
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wantsuufinisshu; wantsuu finisshu / wantsufinisshu; wantsu finisshu ワンツーフィニッシュ; ワンツー・フィニッシュ |
{sports} one-two finish; competitors from the same country or team finishing first and second |
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motoyori もとより |
(adverb) (1) (kana only) from the beginning; from the first; all along; originally; (adverb) (2) (kana only) of course; (adverb) (3) (kana only) (usu. as ...はもとより...も) not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...; to say nothing of ... |
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toriaezu とりあえず |
(adverb) (1) (kana only) first of all; at once; right away; (adverb) (2) (kana only) for now; for the time being |
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hanahasakuragi、hitohabushi はなはさくらぎ、ひとはぶし |
(expression) (proverb) the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among men |
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satogaeri さとがえり |
(n,vs,vi) (1) returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); (n,vs,vi) (2) bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; (n,vs,vi) (3) coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (n,vs,vi) (4) (archaism) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant) |
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orekko(ore娘, ore子); orekko(俺娘, 俺娘, 俺子, 俺子) オレっこ(オレっ娘, オレっ子); おれっこ(俺っ娘, 俺娘, 俺っ子, 俺子) |
(manga slang) (See 俺・おれ) young woman who uses the first person pronoun "ore" |
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hayaimonogachi はやいものがち |
(expression) (proverb) first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm |
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odorideru おどりでる |
(v1,vi) (1) to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; (v1,vi) (2) to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront; to suddenly become prominent |
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tsuitachi ついたち |
first day of the month |
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imanihajimattakotojanai いまにはじまったことじゃない |
(expression) (See 今に始まったことではない・いまにはじまったことではない) nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened |
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imanihajimattakotodehanai いまにはじまったことではない |
(expression) nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened |
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asaichiban あさいちばん |
first thing in the morning |
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indoshinasensou / indoshinasenso インドシナせんそう |
(hist) (first) Indochina War (1946-1954) |
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otauematsuri おたうえまつり |
(1) shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; (2) seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine |
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hitomeguri ひとめぐり |
(n,vs,vi) (1) one round; going around; making a round (of); (2) (See 一周忌) first anniversary of a person's death |
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shigotohajime しごとはじめ |
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year |
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faasutojentoruman; faasuto jentoruman / fasutojentoruman; fasuto jentoruman ファーストジェントルマン; ファースト・ジェントルマン |
(See ファーストレディー) first gentleman |
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bokukko ぼくっこ |
(manga slang) (See オレっ娘) young woman who uses the usually male first person pronoun "boku" |
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somosomo そもそも |
(adv,n) (1) (kana only) in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio; (conjunction) (2) (kana only) (used when bringing up something already mentioned) after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (kana only) beginning; start |
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deai であい |
(1) meeting; rendezvous; encounter; (2) meeting for the first time; coming across; (3) (esp. 出合い, 出合) confluence |
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katsute(p); katte かつて(P); かって |
(adv,adj-no) (1) (kana only) once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; (adv,adj-no) (2) (kana only) (used with neg. verb) never yet; never before; first time; still not happened |
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katsute(p); katte かつて(P); かって |
(adv,adj-no) (1) (kana only) once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; (adv,adj-no) (2) (kana only) (used with neg. verb) never yet; never before; first time; still not happened |
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faasutoinpuresshon; faasuto inpuresshon / fasutoinpuresshon; fasuto inpuresshon ファーストインプレッション; ファースト・インプレッション |
first impression |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "First" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's
license.
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.
Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.
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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.
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