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Variations:
打ち方
打方(sK)

 uchikata
    うちかた
way to hit (a ball, drum, etc.); way to swing (a club); way to play (shogi, go, etc.)

Variations:
抜ける
脱ける

 nukeru
    ぬける
(v1,vi) (1) to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose; (v1,vi) (2) to fade; to discolour; (v1,vi) (3) to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); (v1,vi) (4) to leave (e.g. a meeting); (v1,vi) (5) to be clear; to be transparent (e.g. of the sky); (v1,vi) (6) (usu. as 抜けた or 抜けている) to be absentminded; to be careless; to be inattentive; to be foolish; (v1,vi) (7) {comp} to exit (a program loop); (transitive verb) (8) to go through; to pass through; to give way; to collapse; (transitive verb) (9) {hanaf} to finish a round with more than 88 points (not counting points gained from scoring combinations)

Variations:
押し通る
押しとおる

 oshitooru
    おしとおる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to force one's way through

持ちも提げもならない

see styles
 mochimosagemonaranai
    もちもさげもならない
(exp,adj-i) (rare) no way at all to deal with

Variations:
振りかぶる
振り被る

 furikaburu
    ふりかぶる
(v5r,vi) to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

死んでも死にきれない

see styles
 shindemoshinikirenai
    しんでもしにきれない
(expression) (idiom) I can't die and leave things this way

死んでも死に切れない

see styles
 shindemoshinikirenai
    しんでもしにきれない
(expression) (idiom) I can't die and leave things this way

物も言い様で角が立つ

see styles
 monomoiiyoudekadogatatsu / monomoiyodekadogatatsu
    ものもいいようでかどがたつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) Harsh words make the going rough; People may be offended (or not) by the way you speak

白糸ハイランドウエイ

see styles
 shiraitohairandouei / shiraitohairandoe
    しらいとハイランドウエイ
(place-name) Shiraito Highland Way

Variations:
目釘
目くぎ(sK)

 mekugi
    めくぎ
rivet on a sword hilt

Variations:
空目
そら目(sK)

 sorame
    そらめ
(1) thinking one saw something that wasn't actually there; hallucination; (n,vs,vi) (2) (See 見ぬふり) pretending not to see; looking the other way; turning a blind eye; (n,vs,vi) (3) (See 上目) looking upwards; upward glance

Variations:
竹光
竹みつ(sK)

 takemitsu
    たけみつ
(1) bamboo sword (resembling a katana, etc.); bamboo imitation sword; (2) dull sword

Variations:
行く末
行末(io)

 yukusue
    ゆくすえ
(1) one's future; one's fate; prospects; promise; (2) one's way; one's path

Variations:
言い逃れる
言逃れる

 iinogareru / inogareru
    いいのがれる
(transitive verb) to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

Variations:
討ち止める
討止める

 uchitomeru
    うちとめる
(transitive verb) (rare) (See 打ち止める・3) to kill (with a sword, knife, spear, etc.); to slay; to cut down

Variations:
退ける
除ける

 nokeru
    のける
(transitive verb) (1) (See 退ける・どける) to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; (transitive verb) (2) (除ける only) to remove; to exclude; to take away; (transitive verb) (3) to set aside; to keep apart; (transitive verb) (4) to remove (someone) from the group; to shun; (v1,aux-v) (5) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) to do well despite difficulties; to accomplish despite adversity; (v1,aux-v) (6) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) to do resolutely; to do boldly

Variations:



 michi
    みち
(1) road; path; street; lane; passage; (2) route; way; (3) distance; journey; (4) road (e.g. to victory); course; (5) way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles; (6) teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; (7) field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality; (8) means; way; method

Variations:
道なり
道形(rK)

 michinari
    みちなり
(usu. as 〜に) following the road; the way the road goes

Variations:
道に迷う
道にまよう

 michinimayou / michinimayo
    みちにまよう
(exp,v5u) to lose one's way; to get lost

Variations:
道を譲る
道をゆずる

 michioyuzuru
    みちをゆずる
(exp,v5r) to yield; to give way to; to make way for

道所存者,乃師所存者


道所存者,乃师所存者

dào suǒ cún zhě , nǎi shī suǒ cún zhě
    dao4 suo3 cun2 zhe3 , nai3 shi1 suo3 cun2 zhe3
tao so ts`un che , nai shih so ts`un che
    tao so tsun che , nai shih so tsun che
If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4]).; We should learn from one who knows the way.

Variations:
道行き
道行(io)

 michiyuki
    みちゆき
(1) going down the road; travelling; traveling; (2) lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); (3) eloping

Variations:
避ける
除ける

 sakeru(避keru)(p); yokeru(p)
    さける(避ける)(P); よける(P)
(transitive verb) (1) (よける only) to avoid (physical contact with); (transitive verb) (2) (さける only) to avoid (situation); (Ichidan verb) (3) to ward off; to avert; (transitive verb) (4) (よける only) to put aside; to move out of the way

Variations:
雲行き
雲ゆき

 kumoyuki
    くもゆき
(1) weather; look of the sky; (2) situation; turn of affairs; signs; way the wind is blowing

Variations:
鯉口
こい口(sK)

 koiguchi; koikuchi
    こいぐち; こいくち
(1) opening of a scabbard; mouth of a sword sheath; (2) style of shirt with carp-mouth shaped sleeves

Variations:
こだわり抜く
拘り抜く

 kodawarinuku
    こだわりぬく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end

Variations:
この手
此の手(rK)

 konote
    このて
(exp,n,adj-no) (1) this way (of doing); this method; (exp,n,adj-no) (2) this sort (of thing); this type

Variations:
この方
此の方(rK)

 konohou / konoho
    このほう
(pronoun) (1) this; this one; this way; (pronoun) (2) (archaism) (masculine speech) (used when talking with people of lower status) (See その方・2) I; we

Variations:
この様
此の様(rK)

 konoyou / konoyo
    このよう
(adjectival noun) (kana only) like this; this sort; this way

Variations:
したい放題
為たい放題

 shitaihoudai / shitaihodai
    したいほうだい
(expression) doing as one pleases; having one's own way

Variations:
し放題
仕放題
為放題

 shihoudai / shihodai
    しほうだい
(noun or adjectival noun) having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases

スリーウエースピーカー

see styles
 suriiueesupiikaa / suriueesupika
    スリーウエースピーカー
three-way speaker

Variations:
その方
其の方(rK)

 sonohou / sonoho
    そのほう
(pronoun) (1) that; that one; that way; (pronoun) (2) (archaism) (referring to someone of equal or lower status) you; thou

Variations:
ちゃんばら
チャンバラ

 chanbara; chanbara
    チャンバラ; ちゃんばら
(abbreviation) (See ちゃんちゃんばらばら・1) sword fight; sword play

ツーウエー・スピーカー

 tsuuuee supiikaa / tsuuee supika
    ツーウエー・スピーカー
two-way speaker

Variations:
やり口
遣り口(rK)

 yarikuchi
    やりくち
(usu. with a negative connotation) way (of doing); manner; method

Variations:
乗り捨て料金
乗捨料金

 norisuteryoukin / norisuteryokin
    のりすてりょうきん
one-way car rental fee

人往高處走,水往低處流


人往高处走,水往低处流

rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
    ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 zou3 , shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2
jen wang kao ch`u tsou , shui wang ti ch`u liu
    jen wang kao chu tsou , shui wang ti chu liu
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom); one should constantly strive to make progress

Variations:
何によらず
何に依らず

 naniniyorazu
    なにによらず
(expression) (See 何事によらず) in all respects; in every way; whatsoever

Variations:
何処となく
何処と無く

 dokotonaku
    どことなく
(adverb) (kana only) somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely

Variations:
使いで
使い出
遣い出

 tsukaide
    つかいで
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way

Variations:
儘ならない
侭ならない

 mamanaranai
    ままならない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) (See ままならぬ) unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

Variations:
儲け口
儲口
もうけ口

 moukeguchi / mokeguchi
    もうけぐち
profitable job; way to make a fast buck

Variations:
先頭を切る
先頭をきる

 sentouokiru / sentookiru
    せんとうをきる
(exp,v5r) to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way

Variations:
割り干し
割干し
割干

 wariboshi
    わりぼし
(See 割り干し大根) strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried

Variations:
口真似
口まね
口マネ

 kuchimane(口真似, 口mane); kuchimane(口mane)
    くちまね(口真似, 口まね); くちマネ(口マネ)
(noun/participle) mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry

Variations:
同田貫
胴田貫(sK)

 doutanuki; doudanuki / dotanuki; dodanuki
    どうたぬき; どうだぬき
(1) (hist) (kana only) Dōtanuki school (Muromachi-period swordsmithing school); (2) (hist) (kana only) sword of the Dōtanuki school (usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords); (3) (kana only) (also as 胴田貫; in fiction) heavy sword

Variations:
回る
廻る

 mawaru
    まわる
(v5r,vi) (1) to turn; to rotate; to revolve; to spin; (v5r,vi) (2) to go around; to circle; to revolve around; to orbit; (v5r,vi) (3) to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to travel around; to make a tour of; to patrol; (v5r,vi) (4) to go by way of; to go via; to stop by (on the way); to take a roundabout route; to make a detour; (v5r,vi) (5) to move around (to another place or position); to come around; to go over (e.g. to the opposing side); (v5r,vi) (6) to come around (of one's turn); to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.); (v5r,vi) (7) to function; to work well; (v5r,vi) (8) to spread; to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention); to reach; to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.); (v5r,vi) (9) to pass (a time); to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock); (v5r,vi) (10) to earn interest; (suf,v5r) (11) (after -masu stem of verb) (See 走り回る) to ... around; to ... about

Variations:
御太鼓結び
お太鼓結び

 otaikomusubi
    おたいこむすび
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash

Variations:
念のため
念の為

 nennotame
    ねんのため
(exp,n,adv) (1) just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; (exp,n,adv) (2) just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution

Variations:
抜け道
抜け路(rK)

 nukemichi
    ぬけみち
(1) byway; bypath; byroad; secret path; shortcut; way of escape; (2) loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse

Variations:
押っ取り刀
おっとり刀

 ottorigatana
    おっとりがたな
(1) making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; (2) rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist

Variations:
掻き分ける
かき分ける

 kakiwakeru
    かきわける
(transitive verb) to push aside; to push one's way through

Variations:
易きにつく
易きに付く

 yasukinitsuku
    やすきにつく
(exp,v5k) to take the easy way out; to take the path of least resistance

Variations:
暮らし振り
暮らしぶり

 kurashiburi
    くらしぶり
lifestyle; way of life

Variations:
書き方
書きかた

 kakikata
    かきかた
(1) way of writing; manner of writing; (2) penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; (3) format (e.g. of a report); (4) stroke order of a character

棒ほど願って針ほど叶う

see styles
 bouhodonegatteharihodokanau / bohodonegatteharihodokanau
    ぼうほどねがってはりほどかなう
(exp,v5u) (proverb) you can't always get what you want; man plans and God laughs; things don't always turn out the way you hope

Variations:
為す術
為すすべ
為術

 nasusube
    なすすべ
(kana only) (usu. in negative) (See 為す術もない) means; method; way

物も言いようで角が立つ

see styles
 monomoiiyoudekadogatatsu / monomoiyodekadogatatsu
    ものもいいようでかどがたつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) Harsh words make the going rough; People may be offended (or not) by the way you speak

Variations:
相打ち
相撃ち
相討ち

 aiuchi
    あいうち
(1) simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); (2) draw; tie

Variations:
真似事
まね事
マネ事

 manegoto(真似事, mane事); manegoto(mane事)
    まねごと(真似事, まね事); マネごと(マネ事)
(1) imitation; copy; make-believe; pretence; sham; (2) (oft. used to speak humbly about one's own actions) doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

Variations:
矛を収める
戈を収める

 hokooosameru
    ほこをおさめる
(exp,v1) to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet

矢っ張し(ateji)

 yappashi
    やっぱし
(adverb) (1) (kana only) too; also; likewise; either; (adverb) (2) (kana only) still; as before; (adverb) (3) (kana only) even so; either way; nonetheless; in any event; all the same; (adverb) (4) (kana only) as expected

矢っ張り(ateji)

 yappari
    やっぱり
(adverb) (1) (kana only) (See 矢張り・やはり・1) too; also; likewise; either; (adverb) (2) (kana only) (See 矢張り・やはり・2) still; as before; (adverb) (3) (kana only) (See 矢張り・やはり・3) even so; either way; after all; nonetheless; in any event; all the same; (adverb) (4) (kana only) (See 矢張り・やはり・4) as expected

Variations:
綴り方
綴方
つづり方

 tsuzurikata
    つづりかた
(1) (way of) literary composition; (2) (way of) spelling; (3) (See 作文・1) school composition

Variations:
聞きよう
聞き様
聞様

 kikiyou / kikiyo
    ききよう
way of hearing; way a spoken statement is taken; way of asking

Variations:
致し方ない
致し方無い

 itashikatanai
    いたしかたない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (humble language) (See 仕方がない・1) there's no (other) way; (exp,adj-i) (2) (humble language) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (exp,adj-i) (3) (humble language) (oft. as 〜ても致し方ない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-i) (4) (humble language) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-i) (5) (humble language) (as 〜て致し方ない or 〜で致し方ない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

Variations:
負けっぷり
負けっ振り

 makeppuri
    まけっぷり
one's manner (attitude) when losing; one's way of losing

走自己的路,讓人家去說


走自己的路,让人家去说

zǒu zì jǐ de lù , ràng rén jiā qù shuō
    zou3 zi4 ji3 de5 lu4 , rang4 ren2 jia1 qu4 shuo1
tsou tzu chi te lu , jang jen chia ch`ü shuo
    tsou tzu chi te lu , jang jen chia chü shuo
Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche); Do it my way.

Variations:
逆に言うと
逆にいうと

 gyakuniiuto / gyakuniuto
    ぎゃくにいうと
(expression) if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

Variations:
逆に言えば
逆にいえば

 gyakuniieba / gyakunieba
    ぎゃくにいえば
(expression) if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

Variations:
通る
徹る
透る

 tooru
    とおる
(v5r,vi) (1) to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of; (v5r,vi) (2) to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to connect; (v5r,vi) (3) to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in; (v5r,vi) (4) to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through; (v5r,vi) (5) to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout; (v5r,vi) (6) to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far; (v5r,vi) (7) to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed; (v5r,vi) (8) to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted; (v5r,vi) (9) to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for; (v5r,vi) (10) to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense; (v5r,vi) (11) to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood; (v5r,vi) (12) to pass for; to come across as; to seem like; (v5r,vi) (13) to be straight (e.g. wood grain); (v5r,vi) (14) (archaism) to be well-informed; to be wise; (suf,v5r) (15) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly

Variations:
道草を食う
道草をくう

 michikusaokuu / michikusaoku
    みちくさをくう
(exp,v5u) to loiter (on the way); to waste time

Variations:
遥々
遙々
遙遙
遥遥

 harubaru
    はるばる
(adv,adv-to) (kana only) from afar; over a great distance; all the way

Variations:

刃金(rK)

 hagane(p); kou(鋼) / hagane(p); ko(鋼)
    はがね(P); こう(鋼)
(1) steel; (2) sword steel; sword

Variations:
長ドス
長どす(sK)

 nagadosu
    ながどす
(colloquialism) (See 長脇差・1) longer type of wakizashi (short sword)

風が吹けば桶屋が儲かる

see styles
 kazegafukebaokeyagamoukaru / kazegafukebaokeyagamokaru
    かぜがふけばおけやがもうかる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way; if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper

Variations:
飲みっぷり
飲みっ振り

 nomippuri
    のみっぷり
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking

ゴーイング・マイ・ウエー

 gooingu mai uee
    ゴーイング・マイ・ウエー
(expression) going my way

ゴーイング・マイ・ウェイ

 gooingu mai wei / gooingu mai we
    ゴーイング・マイ・ウェイ
(expression) going my way

Variations:
どの様に
何の様に

 donoyouni / donoyoni
    どのように
(exp,adv) (kana only) (See どの様・どのよう) how; in what way

Variations:
と同じように
と同じ様に

 toonajiyouni / toonajiyoni
    とおなじように
(expression) in the same way as; just like

にっちもさっちも行かない

see styles
 nicchimosacchimoikanai
    にっちもさっちもいかない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place

フォーウエーフラッシャー

see styles
 fooueefurasshaa / fooeefurassha
    フォーウエーフラッシャー
four-way flasher

Variations:
マイウェイ
マイ・ウェイ

 maiwei; mai wei / maiwe; mai we
    マイウェイ; マイ・ウェイ
one's (own) way (eng: my way)

一葉落ちて天下の秋を知る

see styles
 ichiyouochitetenkanoakioshiru / ichiyoochitetenkanoakioshiru
    いちようおちててんかのあきをしる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) a straw will show which way the wind blows; a falling leaf shows that autumn has come

Variations:
乱立
濫立(rK)

 ranritsu
    らんりつ
(n,vs,vi) (1) standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; (n,vs,vi) (2) standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other

Variations:
今のまま
今の儘(rK)

 imanomama
    いまのまま
(exp,n) the way things are now; current condition

Variations:
今まで通り
今までどおり

 imamadedoori
    いままでどおり
(exp,adv,adj-no) (in the same way) as before; as always

Variations:
仕方ない
仕方無い

 shikatanai
    しかたない
(adjective) (1) there's no (other) way; (adjective) (2) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (adjective) (3) (oft. as 〜ても仕方ない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (adjective) (4) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (adjective) (5) (as 〜て仕方ない or 〜で仕方ない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

Variations:
仕様
仕樣(oK)

 shiyou / shiyo
    しよう
(1) way; method; means; resource; remedy; (2) (technical) specification

Variations:
何方
孰方(oK)

 dochira(p); docchi(p); izukata; izuchi; dochi(ok); izushi(ok); nanizama(ok)
    どちら(P); どっち(P); いずかた; いずち; どち(ok); いずし(ok); なにざま(ok)
(pronoun) (1) (kana only) (どちら is polite) (See こちら・1,そちら・1,あちら・1) which way; which direction; where; (pronoun) (2) (kana only) which one (esp. of two alternatives); (pronoun) (3) (kana only) (See どちら様) who

Variations:
大将
大將(sK)

 taishou(p); daishou(ok) / taisho(p); daisho(ok)
    たいしょう(P); だいしょう(ok)
(1) {mil} general; admiral; (2) head; chief; leader; boss; kingpin; (3) (familiar language) (familiar or jocular term for addressing a male) old chap; mate; boss; chief; man; (4) (See 先鋒・せんぽう・2) athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

Variations:
太刀取り
太刀取(sK)

 tachitori; tachidori
    たちとり; たちどり
(1) (hist) person in charge of beheading (concluding a seppuku); (2) (hist) executioner; person in charge of beheading; (3) {sumo} (See 太刀持ち・2) rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony

如何にもこうにも(sK)

 dounimokounimo / donimokonimo
    どうにもこうにも
(expression) (kana only) (more emphatic than どうにも) (See どうにも・1) (not) in any way; in no way; at all

Variations:
峰打ち
刀背打ち(rK)

 mineuchi
    みねうち
striking with the back of the sword

Variations:
工夫
功夫(rK)

 kufuu / kufu
    くふう
(noun, transitive verb) (1) devising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up; figuring out; coming up with; working out; (2) device; design; idea; plan; invention; (noun, transitive verb) (3) dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

Variations:
心ばかり
心許り(rK)

 kokorobakari
    こころばかり
(adj-no,n,adv) (humble language) (said when giving a gift) small (token of one's gratitude, etc.); little (something by way of thanks); mere (trifle)

Variations:
手元
手許
手もと

 temoto
    てもと
(adverb) (1) at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand; (2) way of moving one's arms; skill; (3) money at hand; pocket money; (4) grip; handle

Variations:
昔気質
昔かたぎ
昔堅気

 mukashikatagi
    むかしかたぎ
(1) old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; (adj-no,adj-na) (2) old-fashioned

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

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