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Variations:
鴨南蛮
かも南蛮(sK)

 kamonanban
    かもなんばん
{food} noodles with duck meat and Welsh onions

Variations:
アニオタ
アニヲタ

 aniota; aniota(ik)
    アニオタ; アニヲタ(ik)
(slang) (abbreviation) (See アニメ,オタク) anime otaku

アントニオ・ヴィヴァルディ

 antonio riarudi
    アントニオ・ヴィヴァルディ
(person) Antonio Vivaldi

ウィーディー・シードラゴン

 iidii shiidoragon / idi shidoragon
    ウィーディー・シードラゴン
weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus); common seadragon

キングズキャニオン国立公園

see styles
 kinguzukyanionkokuritsukouen / kinguzukyanionkokuritsukoen
    キングズキャニオンこくりつこうえん
(place-name) Kings Canyon National Park

Variations:
ご意見を伺う
御意見を伺う

 goikenoukagau / goikenokagau
    ごいけんをうかがう
(exp,v5u) to ask the opinion of (a superior)

Variations:
シニョリッジ
シニオレッジ

 shinyorijji; shiniorejji
    シニョリッジ; シニオレッジ
{finc} (See 通貨発行益・つうかはっこうえき) seigniorage; seignorage; seigneurage

ソビエト社会主義共和国連邦

see styles
 sobietoshakaishugikyouwakokurenpou / sobietoshakaishugikyowakokurenpo
    ソビエトしゃかいしゅぎきょうわこくれんぽう
(hist) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR; Soviet Union; (place-name) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR

Variations:
ねぎ焼き
ネギ焼き
葱焼き

 negiyaki
    ねぎやき
{food} (See お好み焼き) negiyaki; savoury pancake dish similar to okonomiyaki made with a great amount of green onion

ファンアントニオサマランチ

see styles
 fanantoniosamaranchi
    ファンアントニオサマランチ
(person) Juan Antonio Samaranch Torello

Variations:
ぶつかる
ぶっつかる

 butsukaru(p); buttsukaru
    ぶつかる(P); ぶっつかる
(v5r,vi) (1) to bump into; to run into; to collide with; to hit; to strike; (v5r,vi) (2) to encounter; to meet with; to come upon; to face; to run up against; to be confronted with; (v5r,vi) (3) to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict; to be at odds (with); (v5r,vi) (4) to clash (of events); to fall (on); to occur at the same time (as); (v5r,vi) (5) to tackle head-on (a difficulty); to confront boldly

ブライスキャニオン国立公園

see styles
 buraisukyanionkokuritsukouen / buraisukyanionkokuritsukoen
    ブライスキャニオンこくりつこうえん
(place-name) Bryce Canyon National Park

Variations:
万能ネギ
万能ねぎ
万能葱

 bannounegi / bannonegi
    ばんのうねぎ
{food} thin green spring onion shoots (esp. minced as a condiment)

Variations:
九条ネギ
九条ねぎ
九条葱

 kujounegi / kujonegi
    くじょうねぎ
(See 青ネギ) Kujō spring onion (variety common in the Kansai region)

Variations:
全てにおいて
全てに於いて

 subetenioite
    すべてにおいて
(expression) in all aspects; in everything; in all matters

Variations:
出してくれる
出して呉れる

 dashitekureru
    だしてくれる
(exp,v1-s) to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for; to pay for; to foot the bill

Variations:
堅苦しい
固苦しい(iK)

 katakurushii; katagurushii(ik) / katakurushi; katagurushi(ik)
    かたくるしい; かたぐるしい(ik)
(adjective) formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

Variations:
子細に及ばず
仔細に及ばず

 shisainioyobazu
    しさいにおよばず
(expression) (archaism) there is no problem; there is no need to go into details

孝行をしたい時分に親はなし

see styles
 koukouoshitaijibunnioyahanashi / kokooshitaijibunnioyahanashi
    こうこうをしたいじぶんにおやはなし
(expression) (proverb) When you wish to be filial, your parents are gone

孝行をしたい時分に親は無し

see styles
 koukouoshitaijibunnioyahanashi / kokooshitaijibunnioyahanashi
    こうこうをしたいじぶんにおやはなし
(expression) (proverb) When you wish to be filial, your parents are gone

Variations:
年寄り
年寄
年より

 toshiyori
    としより
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (sensitive word) old person; elderly person; senior citizen; (2) {sumo} trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; (3) senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); (4) important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

Variations:
思し召し
思召
おぼし召し

 oboshimeshi
    おぼしめし
(1) (honorific or respectful language) thoughts; opinion; (one's) discretion; (2) however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); (3) fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love; fancy; liking

Variations:
手に負えない
手におえない

 tenioenai
    てにおえない
(exp,adj-i) too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

Variations:
掛け違う
かけ違う
掛違う

 kakechigau
    かけちがう
(transitive verb) (1) to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to do up (buttons) incorrectly; (v5u,vi) (2) to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict; (v5u,vi) (3) to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by

Variations:
死に追いやる
死に追い遣る

 shinioiyaru
    しにおいやる
(exp,v5r,vt) (See 追いやる・おいやる・2) to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die

Variations:
臭い玉
匂い玉
匂玉
臭玉

 nioidama; kusaidama(臭i玉)
    においだま; くさいだま(臭い玉)
(1) (colloquialism) (See 膿栓) tonsil stone; tonsillolith; (2) (匂い玉, 匂玉 only) scent ball

Variations:
葱坊主
ネギ坊主
ねぎ坊主

 negibouzu / negibozu
    ねぎぼうず
onion flower head

蛇に咬まれて朽ち縄に怖じる

see styles
 hebinikamaretekuchinawaniojiru
    へびにかまれてくちなわにおじる
(expression) once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)

蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じる

see styles
 hebinikamaretekuchinawaniojiru
    へびにかまれてくちなわにおじる
(expression) once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)

Variations:
軌を一にする
揆を一にする

 kioitsunisuru
    きをいつにする
(exp,vs-i) to concur; to be the same (thought, opinion, etc.); to have the same way of doing

Variations:
馴れ合い夫婦
なれ合い夫婦

 nareaifuufu / nareaifufu
    なれあいふうふ
common-law couple; couple in an illicit union

Variations:
インジニアス
インジーニャス

 injiniasu; injiinyasu / injiniasu; injinyasu
    インジニアス; インジーニャス
(can act as adjective) ingenious

インディアンバナーフィッシュ

see styles
 indianbanaafisshu / indianbanafisshu
    インディアンバナーフィッシュ
phantom bannerfish (Heniochus pleurotaenia); Indian Ocean bannerfish

Variations:
サザエに金平糖
栄螺に金平糖

 sazaenikonpeitou(sazaeni金平糖); sazaenikonpeitou(栄螺ni金平糖) / sazaenikonpeto(sazaeni金平糖); sazaenikonpeto(栄螺ni金平糖)
    サザエにこんぺいとう(サザエに金平糖); さざえにこんぺいとう(栄螺に金平糖)
(expression) (idiom) two people arguing and not letting the other express their opinions

サンアントニオデロスバニョス

see styles
 sanantonioderosubanyosu
    サンアントニオデロスバニョス
(place-name) San Antonio de los Banos (Cuba)

Variations:
ジュニアブラ
ジュニア・ブラ

 juniabura; junia bura
    ジュニアブラ; ジュニア・ブラ
junior bra; junior's bra

Variations:
ソビエト連邦
ソヴィエト連邦

 sobietorenpou(sobieto連邦); sorietorenpou(sorieto連邦) / sobietorenpo(sobieto連邦); sorietorenpo(sorieto連邦)
    ソビエトれんぽう(ソビエト連邦); ソヴィエトれんぽう(ソヴィエト連邦)
(hist) (abbreviation) (See ソビエト社会主義共和国連邦) Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR

Variations:
リレーコラム
リレー・コラム

 rireekoramu; riree koramu
    リレーコラム; リレー・コラム
regular column or opinion piece written by a different person each time (wasei: relay column)

レッドシー・バナーフィッシュ

 reddoshii banaafisshu / reddoshi banafisshu
    レッドシー・バナーフィッシュ
Red Sea bannerfish (Heniochus intermedius)

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:
六三三四制
六・三・三・四制

 rokusansanyonsei / rokusansanyonse
    ろくさんさんよんせい
(See 六三制) six-three-three-four system of education (six years of elementary school, three years each of junior and senior high school and four years of university)

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:
圷ねぎ
圷葱
圷ネギ(sK)

 akutsunegi
    あくつねぎ
(rare) red variety of Welsh onion grown in Ibaraki Prefecture

Variations:
天爾遠波
弖爾乎波
天爾乎波

 tenioha
    てにをは
(kana only) postpositions; particles

Variations:
気の毒に思う
気のどくに思う

 kinodokuniomou / kinodokuniomo
    きのどくにおもう
(exp,v5u) to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize

蘇維埃(ateji)(rK)

 sobieto(p); sorieto
    ソビエト(P); ソヴィエト
(1) (kana only) (hist) soviet (rus: sovet); (2) (kana only) (hist) (abbreviation) (See ソビエト連邦) Soviet Union

Variations:
貫き通す
つらぬき通す

 tsuranukitoosu(p); nukitoosu(貫ki通su)(ok)
    つらぬきとおす(P); ぬきとおす(貫き通す)(ok)
(transitive verb) (1) (See 貫く・つらぬく・1) to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; (transitive verb) (2) (See 貫く・つらぬく・3) to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with; to keep (e.g. faith); to maintain (e.g. independence)

Variations:
あの子
彼の子
あの娘
彼の娘

 anoko
    あのこ
(pronoun) (1) (娘 only used for women) that child; that kid; that boy; that girl; that young lady; (pronoun) (2) (archaism) (esp. used by brothel owners or senior prostitutes when addressing servant girls) (See 禿・かむろ・2) you

Variations:
シャンピニオン
シャンピニョン

 shanpinion; shanpinyon
    シャンピニオン; シャンピニョン
champignon (fre:)

Variations:
ホスチア
ホスティア
オスチヤ

 hosuchia; hosutia; osuchiya
    ホスチア; ホスティア; オスチヤ
host (lat: hostia); holy wafer; consecrated bread in communion services

レユニオンエンジェルフィッシュ

see styles
 reyunionenjerufisshu
    レユニオンエンジェルフィッシュ
reunion angelfish (Apolemichthys guezei)

Variations:
何をかいわんや
何をか言わんや

 naniokaiwanya
    なにをかいわんや
(expression) what more can one say?; utterly at a loss for words (because of disbelief or disgust)

Variations:
何を隠そう
何をかくそう

 naniokakusou / naniokakuso
    なにをかくそう
(expression) to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table

Variations:
整う
調う
斉う(oK)

 totonou / totono
    ととのう
(v5u,vi) (1) to be ready; to be prepared; to be arranged; (v5u,vi) (2) to be in order; to be put in order; to be well-ordered; to be well-proportioned; to be harmonious; (v5u,vi) (3) to be adjusted; to be regulated; to be refined (e.g. of a face); (v5u,vi) (4) to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract); to be completed

Variations:
爺さん
祖父さん(rK)

 jiisan(p); jiisan(sk) / jisan(p); jisan(sk)
    じいさん(P); ジイさん(sk)
(1) (kana only) (usu. 祖父さん; may be used after name as honorific) (See お祖父さん・1) grandfather; (2) (kana only) (usu. 爺さん; may be used after name as honorific) (See 爺ちゃん・2) male senior-citizen

Variations:
老人クラブ
老人倶楽部(sK)

 roujinkurabu / rojinkurabu
    ろうじんクラブ
seniors club; old people's club

Variations:
蚊帳の外に置く
かやの外に置く

 kayanosotonioku
    かやのそとにおく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) (usu. in the passive) to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; to leave outside the mosquito net

負うた子に教えられて浅瀬を渡る

see styles
 outakonioshierareteasaseowataru / otakonioshierareteasaseowataru
    おうたこにおしえられてあさせをわたる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) some things can be learned from the young; a fool may give a wise man counsel; to be led across the shallows by the child on one's shoulders

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:
オニオンスープ
オニオン・スープ

 onionsuupu; onion suupu / onionsupu; onion supu
    オニオンスープ; オニオン・スープ
{food} onion soup

Variations:
オニオンフライ
オニオン・フライ

 onionfurai; onion furai
    オニオンフライ; オニオン・フライ
{food} fried onion (wasei: onion fry); (fried) onion rings

Variations:
オニオンリング
オニオン・リング

 onionringu; onion ringu
    オニオンリング; オニオン・リング
{food} onion ring

Variations:
シビルユニオン
シビル・ユニオン

 shibiruyunion; shibiru yunion
    シビルユニオン; シビル・ユニオン
civil union

Variations:
ジュニアシート
ジュニア・シート

 juniashiito; junia shiito / juniashito; junia shito
    ジュニアシート; ジュニア・シート
booster car seat (wasei: junior seat); booster seat

Variations:
ジュニアチーム
ジュニア・チーム

 juniachiimu; junia chiimu / juniachimu; junia chimu
    ジュニアチーム; ジュニア・チーム
junior team

Variations:
ジュニアフライ
ジュニア・フライ

 juniafurai; junia furai
    ジュニアフライ; ジュニア・フライ
junior fly (weight)

Variations:
ジュニアボード
ジュニア・ボード

 juniaboodo; junia boodo
    ジュニアボード; ジュニア・ボード
(abbreviation) junior board of directors

Variations:
ジュニアミドル
ジュニア・ミドル

 juniamidoru; junia midoru
    ジュニアミドル; ジュニア・ミドル
junior middle (weight)

Variations:
ジュニアライト
ジュニア・ライト

 juniaraito; junia raito
    ジュニアライト; ジュニア・ライト
junior light (weight)

Variations:
に於いて
に置いて(iK)

 nioite
    において
(expression) (kana only) in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

Variations:
に於いて(rK)
に於て(rK)

 nioite
    において
(expression) (1) (kana only) at (a time or place); in; on; (expression) (2) (kana only) in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); when it comes to; regarding; with respect to; in (terms of); as to; as for; (expression) (3) (kana only) on the part of; under the authority of; in the name of

Variations:
まあ
まー
まぁ

 maa(p); maa(p); maぁ; ma / ma(p); ma(p); maぁ; ma
    まあ(P); まー(P); まぁ; ま
(adverb) (1) (when urging or consoling) just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now; (adverb) (2) tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat; (adverb) (3) (when hesitating to express an opinion) well ...; I think ...; it would seem ...; you might say ...; Hmmm, I guess so ...; (interjection) (4) (feminine speech) oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!

Variations:
ユニオンクエリ
ユニオン・クエリ

 yunionkueri; yunion kueri
    ユニオンクエリ; ユニオン・クエリ
{comp} union query

Variations:
吸い上げる
吸いあげる
吸上げる

 suiageru
    すいあげる
(transitive verb) (1) to suck up; to pump up; to draw up; to absorb; to extract; (transitive verb) (2) to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; (transitive verb) (3) to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.

Variations:
才子、才に溺れる
才子才に溺れる

 saishisainioboreru
    さいしさいにおぼれる
(exp,v1) (proverb) talented men are ruined by their own talent

Variations:
旅は情け、人は心
旅は情け人は心

 tabihanasakehitohakokoro
    たびはなさけひとはこころ
(expression) (proverb) (See 旅は道連れ世は情け・たびはみちづれよはなさけ) in traveling, a companion; in life, sympathy

Variations:
正義の名において
正義の名に於て

 seiginonanioite / seginonanioite
    せいぎのなにおいて
(expression) in the name of justice

Variations:
突っ張る
突っぱる(sK)

 tsupparu
    つっぱる
(v5r,vi) (1) to cramp up; to tighten; to stiffen; (v5r,vi) (2) to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to stick to one's guns; (v5r,vi) (3) to act tough; to bluff; to be defiant; to be unruly; (transitive verb) (4) to prop up (e.g. with a post); to support; (transitive verb) (5) to push out (one's legs or arms); to stretch (e.g. an arm against the wall); to press; (transitive verb) (6) {sumo} to thrust (one's opponent)

Variations:
茶飲み友達
茶飲み友だち(sK)

 chanomitomodachi
    ちゃのみともだち
(1) tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; (2) spouse married late in life for companionship

Variations:
受け売り
受売り
請け売り
請売り

 ukeuri
    うけうり
(noun, transitive verb) (1) retailing; (noun, transitive verb) (2) repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing; telling at second hand

Variations:
思し召し
思召
おぼし召し(sK)

 oboshimeshi
    おぼしめし
(1) (honorific or respectful language) thoughts; opinion; (one's) discretion; (2) however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); (3) fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love; fancy; liking

Variations:
死に追いやる
死に追い遣る(sK)

 shinioiyaru
    しにおいやる
(exp,v5r,vt) (See 追いやる・2) to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die

Variations:
調子がいい
調子が良い
調子がよい

 choushigaii(調子gaii, 調子ga良i); choushigayoi(調子ga良i, 調子gayoi) / choshigai(調子gai, 調子ga良i); choshigayoi(調子ga良i, 調子gayoi)
    ちょうしがいい(調子がいい, 調子が良い); ちょうしがよい(調子が良い, 調子がよい)
(exp,adj-ix) (1) (ant: 調子が悪い) in good condition; in fine shape; in form; in good health; (feeling) well; in working order; going well; running smoothly; (exp,adj-ix) (2) glib; slick; smooth-talking; smooth-tongued; (exp,adj-ix) (3) harmonious; melodious; rhythmical; musical

Variations:
調子のいい
調子の良い
調子のよい

 choushinoii(調子noii, 調子no良i); choushinoyoi(調子no良i, 調子noyoi) / choshinoi(調子noi, 調子no良i); choshinoyoi(調子no良i, 調子noyoi)
    ちょうしのいい(調子のいい, 調子の良い); ちょうしのよい(調子の良い, 調子のよい)
(exp,adj-ix) (1) in good condition; in fine shape; in form; in good health; (feeling) well; in working order; going well; running smoothly; (exp,adj-ix) (2) glib; slick; smooth-talking; smooth-tongued; (exp,adj-ix) (3) harmonious; melodious; rhythmical; musical

Variations:
オールブラックス
オール・ブラックス

 ooruburakkusu; ooru burakkusu
    オールブラックス; オール・ブラックス
(org) All Blacks (New Zealand national rugby union team)

Variations:
オニオングラタン
オニオン・グラタン

 onionguratan; onion guratan
    オニオングラタン; オニオン・グラタン
onion soup au gratin (wasei: onion gratin); French onion soup

Variations:
オニオンパウダー
オニオン・パウダー

 onionpaudaa; onion paudaa / onionpauda; onion pauda
    オニオンパウダー; オニオン・パウダー
{food} onion powder

Variations:
お局様
お局さま
御局様
おつぼね様

 otsubonesama
    おつぼねさま
(colloquialism) (See 御局・1) senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion

Variations:
キャバレークラブ
キャバレー・クラブ

 kyabareekurabu; kyabaree kurabu
    キャバレークラブ; キャバレー・クラブ
(See キャバクラ) hostess club (wasei: cabaret club); bar with female companions for male customers

Variations:
クラフトユニオン
クラフト・ユニオン

 kurafutoyunion; kurafuto yunion
    クラフトユニオン; クラフト・ユニオン
(See 職業別組合) craft union

Variations:
ジャーマンポテト
ジャーマン・ポテト

 jaamanpoteto; jaaman poteto / jamanpoteto; jaman poteto
    ジャーマンポテト; ジャーマン・ポテト
{food} dish consisting of fried potatoes, bacon and onion (wasei: German potato)

Variations:
ジュニアカレッジ
ジュニア・カレッジ

 juniakarejji; junia karejji
    ジュニアカレッジ; ジュニア・カレッジ
junior college

Variations:
ジュニアスタイル
ジュニア・スタイル

 juniasutairu; junia sutairu
    ジュニアスタイル; ジュニア・スタイル
junior style

Variations:
ジュニアフェザー
ジュニア・フェザー

 juniafezaa; junia fezaa / juniafeza; junia feza
    ジュニアフェザー; ジュニア・フェザー
junior feather (weight)

Variations:
ゼネラルユニオン
ゼネラル・ユニオン

 zeneraruyunion; zeneraru yunion
    ゼネラルユニオン; ゼネラル・ユニオン
general union

Variations:
トレードユニオン
トレード・ユニオン

 toreedoyunion; toreedo yunion
    トレードユニオン; トレード・ユニオン
trade union

Variations:
ハイチソレノドン
ハイチ・ソレノドン

 haichisorenodon; haichi sorenodon
    ハイチソレノドン; ハイチ・ソレノドン
(See ソレノドン) Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus); Haitian solenodon; agouta

Variations:
フライドオニオン
フライド・オニオン

 furaidoonion; furaido onion
    フライドオニオン; フライド・オニオン
{food} fried onion

Variations:
ユニオンジャック
ユニオン・ジャック

 yunionjakku; yunion jakku
    ユニオンジャック; ユニオン・ジャック
Union Jack

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