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プライベート・ルーム

see styles
 puraibeeto ruumu / puraibeeto rumu
    プライベート・ルーム
private room

プライベートアドレス

see styles
 puraibeetoadoresu
    プライベートアドレス
(computer terminology) private address

プライベートブランド

see styles
 puraibeetoburando
    プライベートブランド
private brand

ホーム・ティーチャー

see styles
 hoomu tiichaa / hoomu ticha
    ホーム・ティーチャー
private tutor (wasei: home teacher); in-home tutor

ポリチオフェン誘導体

see styles
 porichiofenyuudoutai / porichiofenyudotai
    ポリチオフェンゆうどうたい
polythiophene derivative

Variations:
ミニバン
ミニ・バン

see styles
 miniban; mini ban
    ミニバン; ミニ・バン
minivan; people carrier

Variations:
モノチス
モノティス

see styles
 monochisu; monotisu
    モノチス; モノティス
Monotis (genus of Late Triassic bivalve) (lat:)

ロックフェスティバル

see styles
 rokkufesutibaru
    ロックフェスティバル
rock festival; rockfest

ワン・ボックス・カー

see styles
 wan bokkusu kaa / wan bokkusu ka
    ワン・ボックス・カー
minivan (wasei: one box car); people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors

Variations:
並(P)
並み(P)

see styles
 nami
    なみ
(adj-no,n) (1) average; medium; common; ordinary; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) mid-grade (item); regular grade; (suffix noun) (3) same level as; equal to; equivalent to; on par with; (suffix noun) (4) each (e.g. month); every; (suffix noun) (5) row of (teeth, houses, etc.); line of

Variations:
切米
切り米(sK)

see styles
 kirimai
    きりまい
(hist) rice (or an equivalent sum of money) given as salary to low-ranking samurai (Edo period)

Variations:
剥奪
はく奪(sK)

see styles
 hakudatsu
    はくだつ
(noun, transitive verb) stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture

Variations:
声(P)
聲(oK)

see styles
 koe
    こえ
(1) voice; (2) singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot; (3) voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will; (4) sound; (5) (usu. as ~の声を聞く) sense (of something's arrival); feeling; (6) {ling} voice; voiced sound

Variations:
天下り(P)
天降り

see styles
 amakudari
    あまくだり
(noun/participle) (1) retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; (noun/participle) (2) command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; imposition; (noun/participle) (3) (orig. meaning) descent from heaven

Variations:
奥ゆかしい
奥床しい

see styles
 okuyukashii / okuyukashi
    おくゆかしい
(adjective) refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved; restrained

Variations:
幕開け(P)
幕明け

see styles
 makuake
    まくあけ
(1) (See 幕開き) the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); (2) beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)

Variations:
恋敵
恋仇
恋がたき

see styles
 koigataki
    こいがたき
one's rival in love

Variations:
掛ける(P)
懸ける

see styles
 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,治りかける) 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)

日本私立歯科大学協会

see styles
 nipponshiritsushikadaigakukyoukai / nipponshiritsushikadaigakukyokai
    にっぽんしりつしかだいがくきょうかい
(org) Japanese Association of Private Dental Schools; (o) Japanese Association of Private Dental Schools

日本私立短期大学協会

see styles
 nipponshiritsutankidaigakukyoukai / nipponshiritsutankidaigakukyokai
    にっぽんしりつたんきだいがくきょうかい
(org) Association of Private Junior Colleges in Japan; (o) Association of Private Junior Colleges in Japan

Variations:
気(P)
氣(oK)

see styles
 ki
    き
(1) (See 気が大きい) spirit; mind; heart; (2) (See 気が短い) nature; disposition; (3) (oft. after a verb) (See やる気,気がない・1) intention; mind; will; motivation; (4) (See 気が変わる,気が重い) mood; feelings; (5) (See 気を失う) consciousness; (6) (See 気をつかう) care; attention; consideration; worry; (7) (See 気を引く・1) interest; (8) (the) air; atmosphere; (9) ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood; (10) fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste; (11) qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine); chi; ki

Variations:
水源涵養
水源かん養

see styles
 suigenkanyou / suigenkanyo
    すいげんかんよう
headwater conservation; water source protection; water source cultivation

Variations:
渡し場
渡場(io)

see styles
 watashiba
    わたしば
(See 渡船場) ferry landing; point of departure or arrival for ferries

Variations:
畑(P)
畠(rK)

see styles
 hatake(p); hata
    はたけ(P); はた
(1) field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation; (n,n-suf) (2) (はたけ only) (ばたけ when a suffix) field (of specialization); sphere; area; line; (3) (はたけ only) (colloquialism) womb; birth; birthplace

Variations:
祭り(P)
祭(P)

see styles
 matsuri
    まつり
(1) (See お祭り) festival; feast; matsuri; (2) (colloquialism) harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; flaming; (suffix noun) (3) (colloquialism) galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy; mania

Variations:
秩父夜祭
秩父夜祭り

see styles
 chichibuyomatsuri
    ちちぶよまつり
Chichibu Festival

Variations:
縦割行政
縦割り行政

see styles
 tatewarigyousei / tatewarigyose
    たてわりぎょうせい
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms

Variations:
艶めく
艶く
生めく

see styles
 namameku
    なまめく
(v5k,vi) (1) to brim over with feminine charm; to look captivating (of a woman); to be sexy; to be seductive; to be enticing; (v4k,vi) (2) (archaism) to look young and fresh; (v4k,vi) (3) (archaism) to be elegant; to look refined; (v4k,vi) (4) (archaism) to have a calm and composed appearance

Variations:
買い上げる
買上げる

see styles
 kaiageru
    かいあげる
(transitive verb) (1) to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; (transitive verb) (2) to buy up (all of something)

Variations:
金魚すくい
金魚掬い

see styles
 kingyosukui
    きんぎょすくい
goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle

Variations:
間切り
間切(io)

see styles
 magiri
    まぎり
(1) sailing windward; (2) (hist) (See 村) land division in the Ryukyu Kingdom equivalent to modern prefectures (but the size of cities or towns)

Variations:
阿波おどり
阿波踊り

see styles
 awaodori
    あわおどり
Awa Odori Festival (Tokushima)

高校卒業程度認定試験

see styles
 koukousotsugyouteidoninteishiken / kokosotsugyotedoninteshiken
    こうこうそつぎょうていどにんていしけん
(abbreviation) (See 高等学校卒業程度認定試験) Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination

Variations:
2価イオン
二価イオン

see styles
 nikaion
    にかイオン
divalent ion

アーカイバル・ファイル

see styles
 aakaibaru fairu / akaibaru fairu
    アーカイバル・ファイル
(computer terminology) archival file

Variations:
お座敷遊び
御座敷遊び

see styles
 ozashikiasobi
    おざしきあそび
(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)

Variations:
お火焚
御火焚
御火焼

see styles
 ohitaki; ohotaki
    おひたき; おほたき
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)

クレジットデリバティブ

see styles
 kurejittoderibatibu
    クレジットデリバティブ
credit derivative

サバイバル・マニュアル

see styles
 sabaibaru manyuaru
    サバイバル・マニュアル
survival manual

ジャズ・フェスティバル

see styles
 jazu fesutibaru
    ジャズ・フェスティバル
jazz festival

スノー・フェスティバル

see styles
 sunoo fesutibaru
    スノー・フェスティバル
snow festival

Variations:
だんじり祭り
楽車祭り

see styles
 danjirimatsuri
    だんじりまつり
(See だんじり) danjiri festival; cart-pulling festival

プライバシーセパレータ

see styles
 puraibashiisepareeta / puraibashisepareeta
    プライバシーセパレータ
(computer terminology) client separation (wasei: privacy separator); block relay; facility to stop intercommunication between devices sharing a router

プライベート・アドレス

see styles
 puraibeeto adoresu
    プライベート・アドレス
(computer terminology) private address

プライベート・ブランド

see styles
 puraibeeto burando
    プライベート・ブランド
private brand

プライベートメッセージ

see styles
 puraibeetomesseeji
    プライベートメッセージ
(computer terminology) private message; PM

Variations:
ほじくり出す
穿り出す

see styles
 hojikuridasu
    ほじくりだす
(transitive verb) (1) to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) to pry (into people's private affairs)

モチベーションリサーチ

see styles
 mochibeeshonrisaachi / mochibeeshonrisachi
    モチベーションリサーチ
motivation research

モチベーションレサーチ

see styles
 mochibeeshonresaachi / mochibeeshonresachi
    モチベーションレサーチ
motivation research

Variations:
よだれを出す
涎をだす

see styles
 yodareodasu
    よだれをだす
(exp,v5s) to drool; to salivate

ロック・フェスティバル

see styles
 rokku fesutibaru
    ロック・フェスティバル
rock festival; rockfest

Variations:
七草の節句
七種の節句

see styles
 nanakusanosekku
    ななくさのせっく
(exp,n) (See 五節句) Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (one of the five seasonal festivals; celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar)

Variations:
三途川
葬頭川(rK)

see styles
 souzugawa / sozugawa
    そうずがわ
{Buddh} (See 三途の川) Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings

Variations:
並ぶ(P)
列ぶ
双ぶ

see styles
 narabu
    ならぶ
(v5b,vi) (1) to line up; to stand in a line; (v5b,vi) (2) to rival; to match; to equal

Variations:
内緒(P)
内証
内所

see styles
 naisho(p); naishou(内証) / naisho(p); naisho(内証)
    ないしょ(P); ないしょう(内証)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (ないしょう only) {Buddh} inner realization; personal enlightenment; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) (内所 only) kitchen

Variations:
冬祭り
冬まつり
冬祭

see styles
 fuyumatsuri
    ふゆまつり
winter festival; winter matsuri

Variations:
刺激剤
刺戟剤(sK)

see styles
 shigekizai
    しげきざい
(1) stimulant; excitant; irritant; (2) motivator; stimulus; spur

Variations:
双璧をなす
双璧を成す

see styles
 souhekionasu / sohekionasu
    そうへきをなす
(exp,v5s) to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to

Variations:
叶う(P)
適う
敵う

see styles
 kanau
    かなう
(Godan verb with "u" ending) (1) (esp. 叶う) to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; (Godan verb with "u" ending) (2) (esp. 適う) (See 道理に適う) to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to conform to (standards, rules, etc.); to be consistent with; (Godan verb with "u" ending) (3) (esp. 敵う, usu. with neg. verb) to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. the heat)

Variations:
売掛債権
売り掛け債権

see styles
 urikakesaiken
    うりかけさいけん
accounts receivable

Variations:
夏祭り
夏まつり
夏祭

see styles
 natsumatsuri
    なつまつり
summer festival; summer matsuri

Variations:
大事なところ
大事な所

see styles
 daijinatokoro
    だいじなところ
(exp,n) (euph) private parts; important parts

Variations:
太神楽
大神楽
代神楽

see styles
 daikagura; daikagura
    だいかぐら; ダイカグラ
(1) grand kagura performance at Ise; (2) (See 雑芸・1) type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; (3) (kana only) (See 椿・1) Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)

Variations:
思うに
惟うに(rK)

see styles
 omouni / omoni
    おもうに
(adverb) presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought; upon reflection

Variations:
想像がつく
想像が付く

see styles
 souzougatsuku / sozogatsuku
    そうぞうがつく
(exp,v5k) (often ~かない (unimaginable)) to be imaginable; to be conceivable

Variations:
持仏堂
持佛堂(oK)

see styles
 jibutsudou / jibutsudo
    じぶつどう
(See 仏間) hall or room where a private Buddha statue or ancestor tablets are kept

Variations:
星まつり
星祭り
星祭

see styles
 hoshimatsuri
    ほしまつり
(See 七夕・たなばた) Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata

Variations:
春祭り
春まつり
春祭

see styles
 harumatsuri
    はるまつり
spring festival; spring matsuri

Variations:
晒す(P)
曝す(P)

see styles
 sarasu
    さらす
(transitive verb) (1) to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) to bleach; to refine; (transitive verb) (3) to rinse (vegetables); to soak; (transitive verb) (4) (colloquialism) to doxx; to dox; to make someone's private information public without permission; (transitive verb) (5) (hist) (See 晒し・4) to sentence (someone) to public humiliation

Variations:
檀尻
楽車
山車
地車

see styles
 danjiri; danjiri(ik)
    だんじり; だんぢり(ik)
(kana only) (ksb:) (See 山車・だし) decorative portable shrine; float used in festivals

Variations:
比類のない
比類の無い

see styles
 hiruinonai
    ひるいのない
(exp,adj-i) (See 比類ない・ひるいない) unparalleled; incomparable; matchless; unrivaled; peerless; unique; unprecedented

Variations:
気が抜ける
気がぬける

see styles
 kiganukeru
    きがぬける
(exp,v1) (1) to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to be discouraged; (exp,v1) (2) to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor; to lose flavour; to be exhausted; to feel spent

Variations:
水入らずで
水いらずで

see styles
 mizuirazude
    みずいらずで
(expression) privately; with outsiders barred; en famille

Variations:
水雲
藻付
海蘊
海雲

see styles
 mozuku; mozuku
    もずく; モズク
(kana only) mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)

Variations:
盂蘭盆
うら盆(sK)

see styles
 urabon
    うらぼん
Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns

相手にとって不足はない

see styles
 aitenitottefusokuhanai
    あいてにとってふそくはない
(expression) good match for an opponent; worthy (e.g. rival)

Variations:
磨く(P)
研く
琢く

see styles
 migaku
    みがく
(transitive verb) (1) to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to grind (e.g. lens); (transitive verb) (2) to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

Variations:
磯祭
磯祭り
磯まつり

see styles
 isomatsuri
    いそまつり
(1) (See 磯遊び) (rocky) seashore party; seashore festival; (2) celebration in honor of the dragon god by fishermen after a good haul

私立学校教職員共済組合

see styles
 shiritsugakkoukyoushokuinkyousaikumiai / shiritsugakkokyoshokuinkyosaikumiai
    しりつがっこうきょうしょくいんきょうさいくみあい
(org) Mutual Aid Association of Private School Personnel; (o) Mutual Aid Association of Private School Personnel

Variations:
秋祭り
秋まつり
秋祭

see styles
 akimatsuri
    あきまつり
autumn festival; fall festival; autumn matsuri

Variations:
練り(P)
煉り
錬り

see styles
 neri
    ねり
(n,n-suf) (1) kneading; gloss; tempering; (adj-f,n) (2) paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); (3) {Shinto} (orig. 邌り, usu. お練り) (See 練り歩く・ねりあるく,お練り・おねり) parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals

Variations:
舌なめずり
舌舐めずり

see styles
 shitanamezuri
    したなめずり
(n,vs,vi) (1) licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); (n,vs,vi) (2) licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)

Variations:
花祭り
花まつり
花祭

see styles
 hanamatsuri
    はなまつり
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak

Variations:
貸切風呂
貸し切り風呂

see styles
 kashikiriburo
    かしきりぶろ
reservable private bath

Variations:
路地(P)
露地
露路

see styles
 roji
    ろじ
(1) (路地, 露路 only) alley; alleyway; lane; (2) (露地 only) bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops); (3) (路地, 露地 only) teahouse garden; (4) path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

鐃循¥申鐃熟ワ申鐃緒申

see styles
 鐃循¥申鐃熟wa申鐃瞬wa申
    鐃循¥申鐃熟ワ申鐃瞬わ申
folk song from the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture (used as a Bon Festival dance song)

Variations:
雪まつり
雪祭り
雪祭

see styles
 yukimatsuri
    ゆきまつり
snow festival

あいてにとって不足はない

see styles
 aitenitottefusokuhanai
    あいてにとってふそくはない
(expression) good match for an opponent; worthy (e.g. rival)

Variations:
お雛様
お雛さま
御雛様

see styles
 ohinasama
    おひなさま
(1) (See 雛人形・ひなにんぎょう) display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; (2) (See 雛祭・ひなまつり) Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival

Variations:
カラス麦
からす麦
烏麦

see styles
 karasumugi(karasu麦); karasumugi(karasu麦, 烏麦); karasumugi
    カラスむぎ(カラス麦); からすむぎ(からす麦, 烏麦); カラスムギ
(1) wild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats; (2) (See えん麦) oat (Avena sativa); oats

キャラクター掬い(sK)

see styles
 kyarakutaasukui / kyarakutasukui
    キャラクターすくい
(kana only) (See 金魚すくい) festival game of scooping up plastic cartoon figurines floating in water; character scooping

Variations:
クシェット
クーシェット

see styles
 kushetto; kuushetto / kushetto; kushetto
    クシェット; クーシェット
couchette (fre:); non-private sleeper car or berth on a European train

クレジット・デリバティブ

see styles
 kurejitto deribatibu
    クレジット・デリバティブ
credit derivative

Variations:
ディワリ
ディーワーリー

see styles
 diwari; diiwaarii / diwari; diwari
    ディワリ; ディーワーリー
Diwali (Hindu festival); Divali

Variations:
フジロック
フジ・ロック

see styles
 fujirokku; fuji rokku
    フジロック; フジ・ロック
(ev) Fuji Rock Festival (music festival) (abbreviation)

プライバシー・セパレータ

see styles
 puraibashii separeeta / puraibashi separeeta
    プライバシー・セパレータ
(computer terminology) client separation (wasei: privacy separator); block relay; facility to stop intercommunication between devices sharing a router

プライベート・メッセージ

see styles
 puraibeeto messeeji
    プライベート・メッセージ
(computer terminology) private message; PM

プライベートIPアドレス

see styles
 puraibeetoaipiiadoresu / puraibeetoaipiadoresu
    プライベートアイピーアドレス
{comp} private IP address

プライベートブラウジング

see styles
 puraibeetoburaujingu
    プライベートブラウジング
(computer terminology) private browsing

モチベーション・リサーチ

see styles
 mochibeeshon risaachi / mochibeeshon risachi
    モチベーション・リサーチ
motivation research

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