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Simple Dictionary Definition |
他人のふんどしで相撲を取る see styles |
taninnofundoshidesumouotoru / taninnofundoshidesumootoru たにんのふんどしですもうをとる |
(exp,v5r) to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money |
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tsukeiru / tsukeru つけいる |
(v5r,vi) to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on |
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awasu あわす |
(transitive verb) (1) (See 会わせる) to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; (transitive verb) (2) to expose to; to subject to |
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shinjikiru しんじきる |
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely) |
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moto もと |
(1) (usu. 元) origin; source; (2) (esp. 基) base; basis; foundation; root; (3) (also 因, 原) cause; (4) (esp. 素) ingredient; material; base; mix; stock; (5) (元 only) (someone's) side; (someone's) location; (6) original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (7) (plant) root; (tree) trunk; (8) (See 和歌) first section of a waka; (counter) (9) (本 only) counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry); (10) handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip |
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tasukedasu たすけだす |
(transitive verb) to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save |
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joryokuniyotte じょりょくによって |
(expression) with (someone's) help |
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itawaru いたわる |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to treat with sympathy; to console; to be kind to; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse; to soothe; (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts); to reward for |
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toritsuku とりつく |
(v5k,vi) (1) to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to; (v5k,vi) (2) to grapple; (v5k,vi) (3) to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake; (v5k,vi) (4) (also written as 取り憑く) to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt; (v5k,vi) (5) to obtain a clue; to get a lead |
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shittagekirei / shittagekire しったげきれい |
(noun/participle) (yoji) giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice |
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migihenarae みぎへならえ |
(expression) (1) follow the person to your right (command to form a line); (expression) (2) following someone's example; imitating someone; following suit |
嬪夫(ateji)(rK) see styles |
pinpu ピンプ |
(kana only) (See ひも・3) pimp; procurer; someone who makes their living selling women into prostitution |
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neikioukagau / nekiokagau ねいきをうかがう |
(exp,v5u) (1) to make sure someone is asleep; to listen for the breath of a sleeping person; (exp,v5u) (2) to commit a wrongdoing while someone is sleeping |
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hoshikorosu ほしころす |
(transitive verb) (See 餓死) to starve (someone) to death |
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atogamanisueru あとがまにすえる |
(exp,v1) to install (a person) in (someone's) place |
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hohoemikakeru ほほえみかける |
(v1,vi) to smile (at someone) |
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shinpaiokakeru しんぱいをかける |
(exp,v1) to cause someone to worry |
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omoishiraseru おもいしらせる |
(transitive verb) to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson |
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tesuuokakeru / tesuokakeru てすうをかける |
(exp,v1) to be a burden; to make trouble for someone |
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temaokakeru てまをかける |
(exp,v1) to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone |
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temaokakeru てまをかける |
(exp,v1) to take up someone's time; to make work for someone |
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kakazurau かかずらう |
(v5u,vi) (1) (kana only) to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); (v5u,vi) (2) (kana only) to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); (v5u,vi) (3) (kana only) to take part (in some work); to hang about; to bother (someone) |
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kakitsuku かきつく |
(v4k,vi) (1) (archaism) to cling to; (v4k,vi) (2) (archaism) to rely on; (v4k,vt) (3) (archaism) to obtain something after badgering someone |
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engoshageki えんごしゃげき |
(1) (providing) covering fire; (noun, transitive verb) (2) supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up |
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kusuguru くすぐる |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to tickle; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to appeal to; to flatter; (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to make (someone) laugh; to amuse; to entertain |
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youtoshite / yotoshite ようとして |
(exp,adv) utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all |
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kono(p); kon この(P); こん |
(pre-noun adjective) (1) (kana only) (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker) (See その・1,あの,どの) this; (pre-noun adjective) (2) (kana only) (in ref. to a stretch of time or date) last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this; (pre-noun adjective) (3) (kana only) (emphatic, accusatory, insulting) you (as in "you liar") |
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kimochiokumu きもちをくむ |
(exp,v5m) (usu. 気持ちを汲んで) to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings |
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nakitsuku なきつく |
(v5k,vi) to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy |
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chuumonotsukeru / chumonotsukeru ちゅうもんをつける |
(exp,v1) to order (someone to do something) |
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kajidoro かじどろ |
(1) (abbreviation) (See 火事場泥棒・1) looter; thief at the scene of a fire; (2) someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime |
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kemutagaru けむたがる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to be sensitive to smoke; (transitive verb) (2) to dislike the company of (someone); to consider (someone) a burden or nuisance |
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monoatsukai(物扱i, mono扱i); monoatsukai(mono扱i) ものあつかい(物扱い, もの扱い); モノあつかい(モノ扱い) |
(noun/participle) treating (someone) like an object |
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outeokakeru / oteokakeru おうてをかける |
(exp,v1) (1) to check (in chess); (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) to threaten (someone's position, etc.); to close in (on someone) |
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tsukikomu つきこむ |
(transitive verb) (1) (See 突っ込む・つっこむ・1) to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to stuff; to shove; (v5m,vi) (2) (See 突っ込む・つっこむ・2) to plunge into; to charge into; to rush into; to ram into; to crash into; (v5m,vi) (3) (See 突っ込む・つっこむ・3) to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to get to the heart (of something); (transitive verb) (4) (See 突っ込む・つっこむ・4) to press (someone) about; to point out (e.g. an inconsistency); to question sharply; to grill; (transitive verb) (5) (See 突っ込む・つっこむ・5) to get involved with; to meddle in; to poke one's nose into; (v5m,vi) (6) (See 突っ込む・つっこむ・5) to riposte; to retort; to quip |
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tatekaeru たてかえる |
(transitive verb) to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf |
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warawaseru わらわせる |
(transitive verb) to make (someone) laugh; to set to laughing |
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sumaki すまき |
(1) wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; (2) (hist) wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment) |
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kataokasu かたをかす |
(exp,v5s) (1) to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; (exp,v5s) (2) to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid |
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hanaomotaseru はなをもたせる |
(exp,v1) (idiom) to let (someone) have the credit (for); to let (someone) hold the flowers |
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kurouokakeru / kurookakeru くろうをかける |
(exp,v1) to cause someone trouble; to burden someone |
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misukasu みすかす |
(transitive verb) to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate |
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michigaeru みちがえる |
(transitive verb) to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or someone else |
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yomitoru よみとる |
(transitive verb) (1) to read and understand; to take in; (transitive verb) (2) to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; (transitive verb) (3) to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code); to read (out) |
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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 |
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mininaru みになる |
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) (1) to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body; to be helpful; (Godan verb with "ru" ending) (2) (身になる only) to stand in someone else's shoes; (Godan verb with "ru" ending) (3) (身になる only) (archaism) to care deeply for someone |
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mininaru みになる |
(exp,v5r) (1) to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to be helpful; to be useful; (exp,v5r) (2) (as ...の〜) to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes |
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meiwakuokakeru / mewakuokakeru めいわくをかける |
(exp,v1) to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience |
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sugimono すぎもの |
someone (e.g. a woman) who is out of one's league; something beyond one's means |
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kingyonounko(金魚nounko); kingyonounko(金魚nounko) / kingyononko(金魚nonko); kingyononko(金魚nonko) きんぎょのうんこ(金魚のうんこ); きんぎょのウンコ(金魚のウンコ) |
(exp,n) (idiom) (See 金魚のフン) person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; goldfish poop |
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shizumeru しずめる |
(transitive verb) (1) to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to make quiet; (transitive verb) (2) to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to appease (someone's anger); to pacify; to settle (e.g. discord); (transitive verb) (3) (esp. 鎮める) to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell; to put down; to get under control; (transitive verb) (4) (esp. 鎮める) to relieve (a cough, pain, etc.); to soothe; to alleviate; to ease; (transitive verb) (5) (esp. 鎮める) to appease (a spirit, soul, etc.); to pacify; to soothe |
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mendouokakeru / mendookakeru めんどうをかける |
(exp,v1) to put someone to trouble |
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kaootsubusu かおをつぶす |
(exp,v5s) to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish |
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nomikuchi; nomiguchi のみくち; のみぐち |
(1) (usu. のみくち) taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); (2) someone who enjoys alcohol; (3) place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; (4) shape of one's mouth when drinking; (5) (usu. のみぐち) tap; faucet; spigot |
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makosouyou / makosoyo まこそうよう |
(yoji) things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes); someone being very attentive to one's wishes |
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iimeiwaku / imewaku いいめいわく |
(exp,n,adj-na) (the いい is ironic) real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own) |
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osakibouokatsugu / osakibookatsugu おさきぼうをかつぐ |
(exp,v5g) (idiom) to be a willing cats-paw; to willingly act as someone's tool |
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ochikazuki おちかづき |
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance |
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shiteyaru してやる |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to do for (someone); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink |
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soremitakotoka それみたことか |
(expression) (used when someone ignores your advice and ultimately fails at something) I told you so; you see that? |
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deeto(p); deito(sk) / deeto(p); deto(sk) デート(P); デイト(sk) |
(n,vs,vi) (1) date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; (2) date (day) |
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doukashiteiru; doukashiteru / dokashiteru; dokashiteru どうかしている; どうかしてる |
(expression) something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts |
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toreenaa(p); toreinaa / toreena(p); torena トレーナー(P); トレイナー |
(1) trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); (2) sweatshirt (wasei: trainer) |
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naa(p); naa(p); nana / na(p); na(p); nana なあ(P); なー(P); なぁ |
(interjection) (familiar language) (used to get someone's attention or press one's point) hey; say; look |
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niyoreba によれば |
(expression) (kana only) (See に因って) according to (someone) |
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pikkuapu; pikku apu ピックアップ; ピック・アップ |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) picking out (eng: pick up); choosing; selection; (noun, transitive verb) (2) picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); (3) pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; (4) (See 小型トラック) pickup (truck); (5) {physics} pickup (reaction) |
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hitoawafukaseru ひとあわふかせる |
(exp,v1) (idiom) to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of |
人の蠅を追うより己の蠅を追え see styles |
hitonohaeoouyorionorenohaeooe / hitonohaeooyorionorenohaeooe ひとのはえをおうよりおのれのはえをおえ |
(expression) (proverb) take care of yourself before you take care of others; wave off your own flies before you wave off someone else's flies |
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hitokui ひとくい |
(1) cannibalism; biting (someone); (can be adjective with の) (2) man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic |
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shiokuri しおくり |
(noun, transitive verb) allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance |
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makaseru まかせる |
(transitive verb) (1) to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; (transitive verb) (2) (See 想像に任せる) to passively leave to someone else's facilities; (transitive verb) (3) (See 成り行きに任せる) to leave to take its natural course; (transitive verb) (4) to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); (transitive verb) (5) (See 力任せ) to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done |
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makaseru まかせる |
(transitive verb) (1) to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to entrust (someone) with; (transitive verb) (2) to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to let (happen); to give (oneself to something); (transitive verb) (3) (as ...に任せて) to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely; to use without reserve |
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awaseru あわせる |
(transitive verb) (1) (See 会う) to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; (transitive verb) (2) to expose to; to subject to |
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tasukeokosu たすけおこす |
(transitive verb) to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up |
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inshouzukeru / inshozukeru いんしょうづける |
(transitive verb) to impress (someone) |
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kuchidome くちどめ |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; muzzling (someone); gagging; hushing up; (2) (abbreviation) (See 口止め料) hush money |
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yobisutenisuru よびすてにする |
(exp,vs-i) to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix |
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kamaseru かませる |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to wedge into a space; (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) to pull (a joke); to say or do (something stupid); to try (a bluff) |
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ishinnikakawaru いしんにかかわる |
(exp,v5r) to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity |
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sashitomeru さしとめる |
(transitive verb) to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something |
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hikitateyaku ひきたてやく |
person who makes someone else appear better; foil |
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atonedari あとねだり |
(rare) (See 強請り) demanding again what one has already obtained; coaxing out of someone for a second time |
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kotaeru こたえる |
(v1,vi) (1) (応える, 報える only) to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); (v1,vi) (2) (sometimes 堪える) (See 堪える) to affect; to take a toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain |
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origamiotsukeru おりがみをつける |
(exp,v1) (See 太鼓判を押す) to guarantee (someone's ability or the quality of their work); to vouch for; to endorse |
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oshitaosu おしたおす |
(transitive verb) to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations) |
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oshiuri おしうり |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; high-pressure salesman; (noun, transitive verb) (2) forcing on someone (e.g. kindness) |
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kakeru かける |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) (See 壁にかける) to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread; (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) (See 眼鏡を掛ける) to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) (See 電話を掛ける) to make (a call); (transitive verb) (5) (kana only) (See 時間を掛ける) to spend (time, money); to expend; to use; (transitive verb) (6) (kana only) (See 塩をかける) to pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash; to throw (e.g. water) onto; (transitive verb) (7) (kana only) to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.); to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.); to put on (a DVD, song, etc.); to use (a device, implement, etc.); (transitive verb) (8) (kana only) (See 迷惑を掛ける) to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.); to burden (someone); to impose; (transitive verb) (9) (kana only) {math} to multiply (arithmetic operation); (transitive verb) (10) (kana only) (See 鍵を掛ける) to secure (e.g. lock); (transitive verb) (11) (kana only) (See 腰を掛ける) to take a seat; to sit; to rest (something on something else); to support (something on something else); (transitive verb) (12) (kana only) (also as 繋ける) to bind; (transitive verb) (13) (kana only) (See 賭ける・かける) to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble; (transitive verb) (14) (kana only) to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on; (transitive verb) (15) (kana only) to hold (a play, festival, etc.); (transitive verb) (16) (kana only) to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.); (transitive verb) (17) (kana only) (See 裁判に掛ける) to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.); (transitive verb) (18) (kana only) to increase further; (transitive verb) (19) (kana only) to catch (in a trap, etc.); (transitive verb) (20) (kana only) to set atop; (transitive verb) (21) (kana only) to erect (a makeshift building); (transitive verb) (22) (kana only) (See 保険を掛ける・1) to apply (insurance); (transitive verb) (23) (kana only) (See 掛詞) to pun (on a word); to use (a word) as a pivot word; to play on words; (suf,v1) (24) (kana only) (after -masu stem of verb) (See 話し掛ける・2) to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...; (suf,v1) (25) (kana only) (after -masu stem of verb; indicates an action is being directed to someone) (See 話し掛ける・1) to address (someone); to direct (something, to someone); to do (something, to someone) |
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chouchinomotsu / chochinomotsu ちょうちんをもつ |
(exp,v5t) (idiom) (See 提灯持ち・ちょうちんもち・2) to sing someone's praises; to give someone a boost; to carry a lantern |
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kusuguru くすぐる |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to tickle; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to appeal to; to flatter; (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to make (someone) laugh; to amuse; to entertain |
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kakiokuru かきおくる |
(transitive verb) to write (to someone) |
権兵衛が種まきゃ烏がほじくる see styles |
gonbeegatanemakyakarasugahojikuru ごんべえがたねまきゃからすがほじくる |
(expression) spoiling someone's work; useless effort; laboring in vain; labouring in vain; if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up |
権兵衛が種蒔きゃ烏がほじくる see styles |
gonbeegatanemakyakarasugahojikuru ごんべえがたねまきゃからすがほじくる |
(expression) spoiling someone's work; useless effort; laboring in vain; labouring in vain; if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up |
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tomeru とめる |
(transitive verb) (1) (esp. 止める, 停める) to stop; to turn off; (transitive verb) (2) (esp. 止める, 停める) to park; (transitive verb) (3) (esp. 止める, 停める) to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain); (transitive verb) (4) to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit; (transitive verb) (5) (See 目を留める,気に留める) to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind; (transitive verb) (6) (esp. 留める) to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple; (transitive verb) (7) (esp. 留める) to detain; to keep in custody |
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tomedate とめだて |
(noun, transitive verb) restraining (someone); restraint |
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kimetsukeru きめつける |
(transitive verb) (1) to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; (transitive verb) (2) to scold; to take (a person) to task |
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kokennikakawaru こけんにかかわる |
(exp,v5r) to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name |
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rusuoazukaru るすをあずかる |
(exp,v5r) to take charge during someone's absence |
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mekuramashi めくらまし |
(1) blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); (2) smoke screen; distraction; deceptive means; (3) (dated) (See 手品) magic (trick); sleight of hand |
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menimonomiseru めにものみせる |
(exp,v1) (idiom) to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do |
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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 |
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This page contains 100 results for "Meon" 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
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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).
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