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Variations:
香る
薫る
馨る

 kaoru
    かおる
(v5r,vi) to smell sweet; to be fragrant

Variations:
鬱々
鬱鬱
欝々
欝欝

 utsuutsu / utsutsu
    うつうつ
(adj-t,adv-to) (kana only) gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic

Variations:
鱮(rK)
鰱(sK)

 tanago; tanago
    タナゴ; たなご
(kana only) bitterling (any fish of subfamily Acheilognathinae, esp. species Acheilognathus melanogaster)

Variations:
黄色猩猩蠅
黄色猩々蠅

 kiiroshoujoubae; kiiroshoujoubae / kiroshojobae; kiroshojobae
    きいろしょうじょうばえ; キイロショウジョウバエ
(kana only) Drosophila melanogaster (species of fruit fly)

アケボノチョウチョウウオ

see styles
 akebonochouchouuo / akebonochochouo
    アケボノチョウチョウウオ
(kana only) blackback butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus, species found in the Indo-Pacific)

Variations:
ガメラン
ガムラン

 gameran(p); gamuran
    ガメラン(P); ガムラン
gamelan (traditional Indonesian music ensemble) (ind:)

Variations:
カラメル化
キャラメル化

 karameruka(karameru化); kyarameruka(kyarameru化)
    カラメルか(カラメル化); キャラメルか(キャラメル化)
(noun/participle) caramelization; caramelisation

Variations:
カルメラ
カルメル

 karumera(p); karumeru
    カルメラ(P); カルメル
{food} honeycomb toffee (por: caramelo); sponge toffee; foam candy from heated brown sugar mixed with baking soda

Variations:
じめじめ
ジメジメ

 jimejime(p); jimejime
    じめじめ(P); ジメジメ
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) damp; humid; wet; clammy; muggy; soggy; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) gloomy; melancholy; depressing

Variations:
それは
そりゃ
そりゃあ

 soreha; sorya; soryaa / soreha; sorya; sorya
    それは; そりゃ; そりゃあ
(adverb) (1) (See それはそれは・2) very; extremely; (expression) (2) that is

パブリック・タイムライン

 paburikku taimurain
    パブリック・タイムライン
(computer terminology) public timeline

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:
プンプン
ぷんぷん

 punpun(p); punpun
    プンプン(P); ぷんぷん
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (smelling) strongly; pungently; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) angrily; furiously; indignantly; in a huff; fuming

Variations:
ほろ酔い
微酔い(rK)

 horoyoi
    ほろよい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness

Variations:
まったり
マッタリ

 mattari(p); mattari
    まったり(P); マッタリ
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable

メラニン細胞刺激ホルモン

see styles
 meraninsaiboushigekihorumon / meraninsaiboshigekihorumon
    メラニンさいぼうしげきホルモン
melanocyte-stimulating hormone; MSH

メロディック・ハードコア

 merodikku haadokoa / merodikku hadokoa
    メロディック・ハードコア
(music) melodic hardcore (subgenre of hardcore punk)

Variations:
メロンパン
メロン・パン

 meronpan; meron pan
    メロンパン; メロン・パン
(See パン・1,メロン) melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon

Variations:
上絵付け
上絵付(sK)

 uwaetsuke
    うわえつけ
{art} overglaze painting (of ceramics); overglaze enamelling; overglaze

Variations:
偉い
豪い(rK)

 erai(p); erai(sk); erai(sk)
    えらい(P); エライ(sk); エラい(sk)
(adjective) (1) great; excellent; admirable; commendable; laudable; honorable; wonderful; outstanding; extraordinary; (adjective) (2) distinguished; important; high-ranking; powerful; eminent; famous; (adjective) (3) (kana only) awful; terrible; serious; tremendous; great; mighty; severe; (adjective) (4) (kana only) tiring; tough; hard; (adverb) (5) (kana only) (ksb:) very; extremely

Variations:
助け舟
助け船
助けぶね

 tasukebune
    たすけぶね
(1) lifeboat; (2) friend in need; helping hand; timely help

Variations:
図々しい
図図しい

 zuuzuushii(p); zuuzuushii(sk) / zuzushi(p); zuzushi(sk)
    ずうずうしい(P); ずーずーしい(sk)
(adjective) impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

Variations:
強豪
強剛(rK)

 kyougou / kyogo
    きょうごう
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team

Variations:
弾む
勢む(rK)

 hazumu
    はずむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to spring; to bound; to bounce; (v5m,vi) (2) to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively; (transitive verb) (3) to pay handsomely; to splurge; to part eagerly with (money, etc.); (v5m,vi) (4) (See 息が弾む・いきがはずむ) to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath

Variations:
才能溢れる
才能あふれる

 sainouafureru / sainoafureru
    さいのうあふれる
(can act as adjective) extremely talented; very gifted

Variations:
椿油
ツバキ油
つばき油

 tsubakiabura(椿油, tsubaki油); tsubakiabura(tsubaki油)
    つばきあぶら(椿油, つばき油); ツバキあぶら(ツバキ油)
tea seed oil; camellia oil

Variations:
猫吸い
ねこ吸い(sK)

 nekosui
    ねこすい
(n,vs,vi) (slang) smelling a cat; cat sniffing; cat huffing

Variations:
精錬
製錬
精煉(rK)

 seiren / seren
    せいれん
(noun, transitive verb) (1) refining; refinement; smelting; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (精錬, 精煉 only) (See 精練・2) training

Variations:
茶の木
チャの木(sK)

 chanoki; chanoki
    ちゃのき; チャノキ
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

Variations:
草いきれ
草熱れ
草熅れ

 kusaikire
    くさいきれ
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)

Variations:
西瓜
水瓜(rK)

 suika(p); suika(p)
    すいか(P); スイカ(P)
(kana only) watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

遠きは花の香近きは糞の香

see styles
 tookihahananokachikakihakusonoka
    とおきははなのかちかきはくそのか
(expression) (proverb) blue are the hills that are far away; the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; far away smells of flowers; close up smells of dung

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:
鋭い
尖い(sK)

 surudoi
    するどい
(adjective) (1) sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; (adjective) (2) sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; stabbing; cutting (remark, criticism, etc.); stinging; biting; fierce (attack); pointed (question, look, etc.); piercing (gaze); shrill (sound); (adjective) (3) keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute; sharp (eye, mind, etc.); astute; shrewd; discerning; penetrating (insight, question, etc.); perceptive

Variations:
錦糸卵
錦糸玉子
金糸卵

 kinshitamago
    きんしたまご
(See 薄焼き卵) thin omelette cut into strips

Variations:
香ばしい
芳ばしい

 koubashii / kobashi
    こうばしい
(adjective) aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

Variations:
黄昏れる
黄昏る(io)

 tasogareru
    たそがれる
(v1,vi) (1) to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to fade into twilight; (v1,vi) (2) to decline (after a peak); to wane; to lose vigour; (v1,vi) (3) (colloquialism) to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood; to look melancholic

Variations:
黄金虫
こがね虫
金亀子

 koganemushi; koganemushi
    こがねむし; コガネムシ
(1) (kana only) scarabaeid beetle; (2) Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)

Variations:
いけ図々しい
いけ図図しい

 ikezuuzuushii / ikezuzushi
    いけずうずうしい
(adjective) (colloquialism) (kana only) (See 図々しい・ずうずうしい) impudent; shameless

Variations:
お多福面
阿多福面(rK)

 otafukumen
    おたふくめん
humorous mask of a homely woman's face (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)

Variations:
カビ臭い
かび臭い
黴臭い

 kabikusai; kabikusai
    かびくさい; カビくさい
(adjective) (1) smelling of mold; musty; putrid; (adjective) (2) (See 古臭い) old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed; worn-out

Variations:
クソ暑い
くそ暑い
糞暑い

 kusoatsui
    くそあつい
(adjective) (colloquialism) (See クソ・4) extremely hot

Variations:
けったくそ悪い
卦体糞悪い

 kettakusowarui
    けったくそわるい
(adjective) (vulgar) extremely vexing

Variations:
この上もなく
この上も無く

 konouemonaku / konoemonaku
    このうえもなく
(expression) most of all; extremely; supremely

Variations:
スウィーティ
スイーティー

 suiiti; suiitii / suiti; suiti
    スウィーティ; スイーティー
sweetie (sweet green-skinned citrus; cross between a grapefruit and a pomelo); oroblanco

Variations:
タイムリー
タイムリ

 taimurii(p); taimuri / taimuri(p); taimuri
    タイムリー(P); タイムリ
(adjectival noun) (1) timely; well-timed; (2) (abbreviation) {baseb} (See タイムリーヒット) clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit

Variations:
チャンプルー
ちゃんぷるう

 chanpuruu; chanpuruu / chanpuru; chanpuru
    チャンプルー; ちゃんぷるう
(rkb:) {food} chanpuru; champuru; Okinawan stir-fry dish, usually containing vegetables (especially bitter melon), tofu, meat or fish

ハーフアンドハーフクロミス

see styles
 haafuandohaafukuromisu / hafuandohafukuromisu
    ハーフアンドハーフクロミス
half-and-half chromis (Chromis iomelas)

Variations:
ぶっ叩く
打っ叩く(rK)

 buttataku
    ぶったたく
(transitive verb) to beat; to batter; to pummel

Variations:
ぶっ飛ぶ
打っ飛ぶ(rK)

 buttobu
    ぶっとぶ
(v5b,vi) (1) to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); (v5b,vi) (2) to lack common sense; (v5b,vi) (3) (colloquialism) to be extremely surprised (by)

メロンバタフライフィッシュ

see styles
 meronbatafuraifisshu
    メロンバタフライフィッシュ
Melon butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifasciatus); Redfin butterflyfish; three-banded coralfish; lineated butterflyfish

Variations:
ラクダ色
らくだ色
駱駝色

 rakudairo
    らくだいろ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) camel color

Variations:
らくだ色
駱駝色
ラクダ色

 rakudairo(rakuda色, 駱駝色); rakudairo(rakuda色)
    らくだいろ(らくだ色, 駱駝色); ラクダいろ(ラクダ色)
camel color

Variations:
ワカウツボ
ハナビラウツボ

 wakautsubo; hanabirautsubo
    ワカウツボ; ハナビラウツボ
whitemouth moray eel (Gymnothorax meleagris, was Gymnothorax chlorostigma)

Variations:
乙女椿
乙女ツバキ(sK)

 otometsubaki; otometsubaki
    おとめつばき; オトメツバキ
(kana only) otome camellia (Camellia japonica f. otome)

Variations:
全然
全っ然(sK)

 zenzen(p); zenzzen(sk)
    ぜんぜん(P); ぜんっぜん(sk)
(adverb) (1) (with neg. sentence) (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; (adverb) (2) (neg. context, e.g. 全然反対) wholly; entirely; completely; totally; (adverb) (3) (colloquialism) (pos. context, e.g. 全然いいよ) extremely; very

Variations:
十薬
毒痛み
蕺草(oK)

 dokudami; juuyaku(十薬); dokudami / dokudami; juyaku(十薬); dokudami
    どくだみ; じゅうやく(十薬); ドクダミ
(kana only) chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)

Variations:
即ち
則ち
乃ち

 sunawachi
    すなわち
(adv,conj) (kana only) that is; namely; i.e.

Variations:
哀調を帯びた
哀調をおびた

 aichouoobita / aichooobita
    あいちょうをおびた
(exp,adj-f) plaintive (melody, tone, etc.); sad; mournful; doleful; sorrowful

Variations:
擦り半鐘
擦半鐘
擂り半鐘

 suribanshou / suribansho
    すりばんしょう
(1) (See 擦り半) fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; (2) sound as produced by this alarm

Variations:
洗濯
洗たく(sK)

 sentaku(p); sendaku(ok)
    せんたく(P); せんだく(ok)
(noun, transitive verb) (1) washing; laundry; (2) (See 命の洗濯) relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)

Variations:
温々(rK)
温温(rK)

 nukunuku
    ぬくぬく
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (kana only) snugly; cosily; warmly; comfortably; (adv,adv-to) (2) (kana only) carefree; easily; safely; without hardship; (can be adjective with の) (3) (kana only) freshly made and still warm; (adv,adv-to) (4) (kana only) imprudently; shamelessly

Variations:
溶け合う
溶合う
融け合う

 tokeau
    とけあう
(v5u,vi) to melt together

滅茶(ateji)(rK)

 meccha; meccha(sk); meccha(sk); meccha(sk)
    めっちゃ; めっっちゃ(sk); めっっっちゃ(sk); めっっっっちゃ(sk)
(adverb) (colloquialism) (kana only) extremely; very; really; super; so

Variations:
蕩かす
盪かす
蕩す
盪す

 torokasu
    とろかす
(transitive verb) (1) to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; (transitive verb) (2) to melt (one's heart); to disarm

Variations:
賀茂茄子
賀茂なす
加茂茄

 kamonasu; kamonasu
    かもなす; カモナス
Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena); round variety of eggplant famously grown in Kyoto

Variations:
酷く
非道く(rK)

 hidoku
    ひどく
(adverb) (kana only) (See ひどい・4) terribly; awfully; dreadfully; extremely; severely; very (much)

Variations:
陰鬱
陰うつ
陰欝(rK)

 inutsu
    いんうつ
(noun or adjectival noun) gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal

Variations:
雲雀
告天子(rK)

 hibari(p); kokutenshi(告天子); koutenshi(告天子); hibari / hibari(p); kokutenshi(告天子); kotenshi(告天子); hibari
    ひばり(P); こくてんし(告天子); こうてんし(告天子); ヒバリ
(1) (kana only) skylark (Alauda arvensis); (2) (こうてんし only) Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)

Variations:
黒色がん
黒色癌
黒色ガン

 kokushokugan
    こくしょくがん
{med} melanocarcinoma; melanotic carcinoma

Variations:
鼻が利く
鼻が効く(iK)

 hanagakiku
    はながきく
(exp,v5k) (1) to have an acute sense of smell; (exp,v5k) (2) (idiom) to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

Variations:
オストリッチ
オーストリッチ

 osutoricchi; oosutoricchi
    オストリッチ; オーストリッチ
(See 駝鳥・だちょう) ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Variations:
カーゴカルト
カーゴ・カルト

 kaagokaruto; kaago karuto / kagokaruto; kago karuto
    カーゴカルト; カーゴ・カルト
cargo cult (Melanesian belief system)

ツーアイドコーラルフィッシュ

see styles
 tsuuaidokoorarufisshu / tsuaidokoorarufisshu
    ツーアイドコーラルフィッシュ
twospot coralfish (Coradion melanopus); twoeye coralfish

Variations:
バカ受け
馬鹿受け
ばか受け

 bakauke
    ばかうけ
(n,vs,vi) (colloquialism) ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received

Variations:
バタ臭い
バター臭い(sK)

 batakusai
    バタくさい
(adjective) Western-influenced; Occidental-looking; exotic; smelling of butter

Variations:
ピーチメルバ
ピーチ・メルバ

 piichimeruba; piichi meruba / pichimeruba; pichi meruba
    ピーチメルバ; ピーチ・メルバ
{food} peach Melba; pêche Melba

Variations:
ホロホロ鳥
ほろほろ鳥
珠鶏

 horohorochou(horohoro鳥, 珠鶏); horohorochou(horohoro鳥); horohorochou / horohorocho(horohoro鳥, 珠鶏); horohorocho(horohoro鳥); horohorocho
    ほろほろちょう(ほろほろ鳥, 珠鶏); ホロホロちょう(ホロホロ鳥); ホロホロチョウ
helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)

Variations:
メロンソーダ
メロン・ソーダ

 meronsooda; meron sooda
    メロンソーダ; メロン・ソーダ
melon-flavoured soda (eng: melon soda)

Variations:
レモンバーム
レモン・バーム

 remonbaamu; remon baamu / remonbamu; remon bamu
    レモンバーム; レモン・バーム
(See 西洋山薄荷・せいようやまはっか) lemon balm (Melissa officinalis); sweet balm

Variations:
匂い
臭い
匂(io)

 nioi
    におい
(1) (臭い usu. has a negative connotation) odour; odor; scent; smell; stench; (2) aura; whiff; smacks of ...; sense; flavour; flavor

Variations:
困難を極める
困難をきわめる

 konnanokiwameru
    こんなんをきわめる
(exp,v1) to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge

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:
極まる
窮まる
谷まる

 kiwamaru
    きわまる
(v5r,vi) (1) to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; to terminate; to come to an end; (aux-v,adj-f,v5r) (2) (after adjectival noun. e.g. 退屈極まる話) extremely; (v5r,vi) (3) (esp. 窮まる. occ. 谷まる) to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be at a loss; (v5r,vi) (4) to be decided; to be settled

Variations:
極める
窮める(rK)

 kiwameru
    きわめる
(transitive verb) (1) to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the limits of something; (transitive verb) (2) to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); (transitive verb) (3) (極める only) to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

Variations:
溶鉱炉
熔鉱炉
鎔鉱炉

 youkouro / yokoro
    ようこうろ
smelting furnace; blast furnace

Variations:
着信メロディ
着信メロディー

 chakushinmerodi(着信merodi); chakushinmerodii(着信merodii) / chakushinmerodi(着信merodi); chakushinmerodi(着信merodi)
    ちゃくしんメロディ(着信メロディ); ちゃくしんメロディー(着信メロディー)
(See 着メロ・ちゃくメロ) melodic ring tone

Variations:
臭い飯を食う
臭いメシを食う

 kusaimeshiokuu(臭i飯o食u); kusaimeshiokuu(臭imeshio食u) / kusaimeshioku(臭i飯o食u); kusaimeshioku(臭imeshio食u)
    くさいめしをくう(臭い飯を食う); くさいメシをくう(臭いメシを食う)
(exp,v5u) (idiom) to go to prison; to serve a prison term; to eat foul-smelling food

Variations:
芳しい
香しい
馨しい

 kanbashii / kanbashi
    かんばしい
(adjective) (1) sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; (adjective) (2) (usu. in the negative) (See 芳しくない) good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

Variations:
間がいい
間が良い
間がよい

 magaii(間gaii, 間ga良i); magayoi(間ga良i, 間gayoi) / magai(間gai, 間ga良i); magayoi(間ga良i, 間gayoi)
    まがいい(間がいい, 間が良い); まがよい(間が良い, 間がよい)
(exp,adj-ix) (ant: 間が悪い・2) lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient

Variations:
間のいい
間の良い
間のよい

 manoii(間noii, 間no良i); manoyoi(間no良i, 間noyoi) / manoi(間noi, 間no良i); manoyoi(間no良i, 間noyoi)
    まのいい(間のいい, 間の良い); まのよい(間の良い, 間のよい)
(exp,adj-ix) lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient

Variations:
鼻をつく
鼻を突く
鼻を衝く

 hanaotsuku
    はなをつく
(exp,v5k) (1) to assail the nostrils (smell); (exp,v5k) (2) to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

アラビアンバタフライフィッシュ

see styles
 arabianbatafuraifisshu
    アラビアンバタフライフィッシュ
Arabian butterflyfish (Chaetodon melapterus); blackfin butterflyfish

Variations:
こっ恥ずかしい
小っ恥ずかしい

 koppazukashii / koppazukashi
    こっぱずかしい
(adjective) (1) a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; (adjective) (2) extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed

Variations:
ビューブランメル
ボウブラメル

 byuuburanmeru; bouburameru / byuburanmeru; boburameru
    ビューブランメル; ボウブラメル
Beaubrummel (damselfish species, Stegastes flavilatus)

ブラックティップリーフシャーク

see styles
 burakkutippuriifushaaku / burakkutippurifushaku
    ブラックティップリーフシャーク
blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus, species of requiem shark mostly found in the Indo-Pacific)

ブラックマウスドッグフィッシュ

see styles
 burakkumausudoggufisshu
    ブラックマウスドッグフィッシュ
blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus, found in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean)

Variations:
メロドラマ
メロ・ドラマ

 merodorama(p); mero dorama
    メロドラマ(P); メロ・ドラマ
melodrama; soap opera

Variations:
七面倒(ateji)
しち面倒

 shichimendou / shichimendo
    しちめんどう
(adjectival noun) (colloquialism) very troublesome; extremely bothersome; awfully complicated; tedious and annoying

Variations:
口どけ
口溶け
口解け(iK)

 kuchidoke
    くちどけ
melt-in-the-mouth feeling

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