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<3031>| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
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ashiohipparu あしをひっぱる |
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage |
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enroharubaru えんろはるばる |
(adverb) (coming) such a long way; all this way; from far away |
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tadoritsuku たどりつく |
(v5k,vi) to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea) |
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tondemonai とんでもない |
(adjective) (1) (kana only) unthinkable; unexpected; absurd; outrageous; preposterous; terrible; (interjection) (2) (kana only) absolutely not!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way!; (interjection) (3) (kana only) (it was) no bother at all; not at all; don't mention it |
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naruyouninaru / naruyoninaru なるようになる |
(exp,v5r) (kana only) (proverb) whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course |
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nioi におい |
(1) (臭い used for unpleasant smells) smell; scent; odour; odor; stench; (2) aura; whiff; smack; flavour; flavor; mood; (3) faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword |
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kokorogake こころがけ |
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention |
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uchitomeru うちとめる |
(transitive verb) (1) to hammer into place; (transitive verb) (2) (also うちどめる) to end (a performance); (transitive verb) (3) to kill (with a gun, sword, etc.); to slay; to shoot dead; to cut down |
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uchikomu うちこむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; (transitive verb) (2) to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to smash; (transitive verb) (3) (See 撃ち込む) to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades); (transitive verb) (4) to input (data); to enter; (transitive verb) (5) to devote oneself to; to be absorbed in; to be (really) into; to be enthusiastic about; to put heart and soul into; to throw oneself into; to go head over heels for; (transitive verb) (6) {sports} to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.); (transitive verb) (7) {MA} to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.); to get a blow in; (transitive verb) (8) {go} to invade one's opponent's territory; to place a stone in an opponent's formation; (transitive verb) (9) to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form |
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furiorosu ふりおろす |
(transitive verb) to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.) |
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kakiwakeru かきわける |
(transitive verb) to push aside; to push one's way through |
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kakiwakeru かきわける |
(transitive verb) to push aside; to push one's way through |
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arisama(p); ariyou(有様, 有ri様, ari様) / arisama(p); ariyo(有様, 有ri様, ari様) ありさま(P); ありよう(有様, 有り様, あり様) |
(1) state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle; (2) (ありよう only) (See あるべき姿・あるべきすがた) the way things should be; ideal state; (3) (ありよう only) truth |
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shindemoshinikirenai しんでもしにきれない |
(expression) (idiom) I can't die and leave things this way |
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kichigainihamono きちがいにはもの |
(expression) (sensitive word) incredible danger; (handing a) sword to an insane person |
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dougiri / dogiri どうぎり |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) horizontal cut (esp. fish, plant, etc.); (2) (esp. 胴斬り) horizontal cut across the torso (sword technique) |
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senkata せんかた |
(See 仕方) way; method; means; resource; course |
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nigemichi にげみち |
way out; means to escape; escape route |
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choroi; choroi(sk); choroi(sk) ちょろい; チョロい(sk); チョロイ(sk) |
(adjective) (1) (colloquialism) easy; simple; (adjective) (2) (colloquialism) simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; obvious (trick); (adjective) (3) (colloquialism) soft; lax; slack |
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tsuuueesupiikaa; tsuuuee supiikaa / tsuueesupika; tsuuee supika ツーウエースピーカー; ツーウエー・スピーカー |
two-way speaker |
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buchikomu ぶちこむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to throw into; to toss into; to fling into; (transitive verb) (2) to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to land (a punch) on; to belt (a ball) into (e.g. the stands); (transitive verb) (3) to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at; (transitive verb) (4) to wear (a sword, etc.); to carry |
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wakeru わける |
(transitive verb) (1) to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out; (transitive verb) (2) to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out; (transitive verb) (3) to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between); (transitive verb) (4) to break up (a fight); to mediate; (transitive verb) (5) to call a draw; to tie; (transitive verb) (6) to push one's way through (a crowd); (transitive verb) (7) (also written as 頒ける) to sell |
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kokorozashiarumonohakototsuininaru こころざしあるものはことついになる |
(exp,v5r) (proverb) (rare) where there's a will, there's a way; with ambition one can achieve anything |
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oshitoosu おしとおす |
(transitive verb) to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through |
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mochikaeru もちかえる |
(transitive verb) to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other |
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tsubamegaeshi つばめがえし |
(1) quickly reversed cut (sword technique); (2) {MA} swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal; (3) {mahj} swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique); (4) {mahj} completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile |
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monomoiiyoudekadogatatsu / monomoiyodekadogatatsu ものもいいようでかどがたつ |
(exp,v5t) (proverb) harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; people may be offended (or not) by the way you speak |
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zutto(p); zuutto(p); zuutto(sk) / zutto(p); zutto(p); zutto(sk) ずっと(P); ずーっと(P); ずうっと(sk) |
(adverb) (1) (ずーっと is emphatic) continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout; (adverb) (2) much (more); (by) far; far and away; a lot; a great deal; (adverb) (3) far (away); long (ago, before, after); (adverb) (4) straight; directly |
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nasusube なすすべ |
(kana only) (usu. as 〜もない, 〜もなく, etc.) (See なすすべもない) means; method; way |
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wanwei; wanuei; wanwee; wanuee / wanwe; wanue; wanwee; wanuee ワンウェイ; ワンウエイ; ワンウェー; ワンウエー |
(can be adjective with の) one-way |
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wanweibin; wanweebin; wanueibin / wanwebin; wanweebin; wanuebin ワンウェイびん; ワンウェーびん; ワンウエイびん |
one way bottle; non-returnable bottle |
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imamadedoori いままでどおり |
(exp,adv,adj-no) (in the same way) as before; as always |
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hikigiwa ひきぎわ |
moment to quit; way to quit |
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usaoharashini うさをはらしに |
(exp,adv) for amusement; by way of diversion (distraction from grief) |
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suberidasu すべりだす |
(v5s,vi) (1) to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; (v5s,vi) (2) to make a start; to start (off); to get under way |
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oitaruumahamichiowasurezu / oitarumahamichiowasurezu おいたるうまはみちをわすれず |
(expression) (proverb) (from the Han Feizi) trust the judgement of the experienced; an old horse won't forget the way |
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iiyouganai / iyoganai いいようがない |
(exp,adj-i) (See 言いようのない) indescribable; having no way to express |
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tsujigiri つじぎり |
(noun, transitive verb) (hist) attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby |
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harubaru はるばる |
(adv,adv-to) (kana only) from afar; over a great distance; all the way |
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tobinoku とびのく |
(v5k,vi) to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way |
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hokanihouhouganai / hokanihohoganai ほかにほうほうがない |
(expression) (See 他に方法はない・ほかにほうほうはない) there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means |
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hokanihouhouhanai / hokanihohohanai ほかにほうほうはない |
(expression) (See 他に方法がない・ほかにほうほうがない) there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means |
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iiyou(言iyou); iizama(言i様) / iyo(言iyo); izama(言i様) いいよう(言いよう); いいざま(言い様) |
(exp,n) (1) manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; (adverb) (2) (いいざま only) at the same time as speaking; as one speaks |
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wakenihaikanai わけにはいかない |
(expression) (kana only) cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do) |
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suriiueesupiikaa; surii uee supiikaa / suriueesupika; suri uee supika スリーウエースピーカー; スリー・ウエー・スピーカー |
three-way speaker |
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sonnamono; sonnamon; souiumono; souiumon / sonnamono; sonnamon; soiumono; soiumon そんなもの; そんなもん; そういうもの; そういうもん |
(exp,n) that's the way it is; such is life |
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tadoritsuku たどりつく |
(v5k,vi) to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to |
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amanomurakumonotsurugi; amenomurakumonotsurugi あまのむらくものつるぎ; あめのむらくものつるぎ |
(See 三種の神器・1) Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi (sword; one of the three Imperial regalia); Ame-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi |
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nukemichi ぬけみち |
(1) byway; bypath; byroad; secret path; shortcut; way of escape; (2) loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse |
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mochinaosu もちなおす |
(v5s,vi) (1) to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up; (transitive verb) (2) to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other |
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hanashiburi はなしぶり |
way of talking; manner of speaking |
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morohanotsurugi; morohanoken; ryoubanoken(両刃no剣); ryoubanotsurugi(両刃no剣) / morohanotsurugi; morohanoken; ryobanoken(両刃no剣); ryobanotsurugi(両刃no剣) もろはのつるぎ; もろはのけん; りょうばのけん(両刃の剣); りょうばのつるぎ(両刃の剣) |
(exp,n) double-edged sword |
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toorimichi とおりみち |
passage; path; route; one's way |
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soreja(p); sorejaa(p); sonja; soija / soreja(p); soreja(p); sonja; soija それじゃ(P); それじゃあ(P); そんじゃ; そいじゃ |
(conjunction) (1) (colloquialism) (used to end a conversation or introduce a remark) (See それでは・1) well, ...; right, ...; now, ...; (conjunction) (2) (colloquialism) so; then; (expression) (3) (colloquialism) that way (would mean ...); if that is the case; in that case; (interjection) (4) (colloquialism) bye then |
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soredeha(p); soreja(p); sorejaa; soija / soredeha(p); soreja(p); soreja; soija それでは(P); それじゃ(P); それじゃあ; そいじゃ |
(conjunction) (1) (used to end a conversation or introduce a remark) well, ...; right, ...; now, ...; (conjunction) (2) so; then; (expression) (3) that way (would mean ...); if that is the case; in that case; (interjection) (4) bye then |
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kirikomu きりこむ |
(v5m,vi) (1) to cut deep into; (v5m,vi) (2) to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to raid; to attack; (v5m,vi) (3) to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter) |
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iigusa / igusa いいぐさ |
(1) remarks; comments; (2) way of talking; speaking style; (3) excuse; (4) topic (of conversation) |
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yakeookosu(yakeo起kosu, 自棄o起kosu, 焼keo起kosu); yakeookosu(yakeo起kosu) やけをおこす(やけを起こす, 自棄を起こす, 焼けを起こす); ヤケをおこす(ヤケを起こす) |
(exp,v5s) to become desperate; to give way to despair |
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yojinoboru よじのぼる |
(v5r,vi) to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up |
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tsukeyakiba つけやきば |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) affectation; pretension; thin veneer; hasty preparation; stopgap (measure); superficial (polish, knowledge); (2) (orig. meaning) blunt sword with a tempered steel edge |
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kurikaramonmon くりからもんもん |
(See 倶利迦羅) tattoo (esp. one of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword); person with a tattoo |
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kissaki; hou(鋒) / kissaki; ho(鋒) きっさき; ほう(鋒) |
(1) point (of a sword, etc.); (2) pointed verbal attack |
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yotsudomoe よつどもえ |
(1) (See 三つ巴・1) (emblem of) four comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; (2) (See 三つ巴・2) four-way fight; four-sided struggle |
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yahari やはり |
(adverb) (1) (kana only) (See 矢っ張り・やっぱり・1) too; also; likewise; either; (adverb) (2) (kana only) (See 矢っ張り・やっぱり・2) still; as before; (adverb) (3) (kana only) (See 矢っ張り・やっぱり・3) even so; either way; nonetheless; in any event; all the same; (adverb) (4) (kana only) (See 矢っ張り・やっぱり・4) as expected |
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kesagiri けさぎり |
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder |
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kedo(p); keredo(p); keredomo(p); kedomo; kendo けど(P); けれど(P); けれども(P); けども; けんど |
(conj,prt) but; however; although |
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wanweibin; wanweibin(sk); wanueibin(sk); wanweebin(sk) / wanwebin; wanwebin(sk); wanuebin(sk); wanweebin(sk) ワンウェイびん; ワンウェイビン(sk); ワンウエイびん(sk); ワンウェーびん(sk) |
(kana only) one way bottle; non-returnable bottle |
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shikataganai しかたがない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) there's no (other) way; (exp,adj-i) (2) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (exp,adj-i) (3) (oft. as 〜ても仕方がない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-i) (4) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-i) (5) (as 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) |
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shouganai(仕様ganai, 仕様ga無i, shouga無i)(p); shiyouganai(仕様ganai, shiyouga無i, 仕様ga無i) / shoganai(仕様ganai, 仕様ga無i, shoga無i)(p); shiyoganai(仕様ganai, shiyoga無i, 仕様ga無i) しょうがない(仕様がない, 仕様が無い, しょうが無い)(P); しようがない(仕様がない, しようが無い, 仕様が無い) |
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) there's no (other) way; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; it is what it is; (exp,adj-i) (3) (kana only) (oft. as 〜てもしょうがない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-i) (4) (kana only) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-i) (5) (kana only) (as 〜てしょうがない or 〜でしょうがない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) |
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guai(p); guwai ぐあい(P); ぐわい |
(1) condition; state; (2) health; state (of health); (3) way; manner; (4) circumstance; luck; (5) face; dignity; decency; propriety |
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torikata とりかた |
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take |
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kimari きまり |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) rule; regulation; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) settlement; conclusion; end; agreement; arrangement; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (See 御決まり・1) habit; custom; habitual way; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) (usu. as 決まりが悪い, etc.) (See 決まりが悪い) countenance in front of another person; face; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (5) (archaism) love relationship between a customer and a prostitute |
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toomawari とおまわり |
detour; roundabout way |
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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 |
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asattenohouomuku / asattenohoomuku あさってのほうをむく |
(exp,v5k) (idiom) (See 明後日・2) to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction |
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ryoutouzukai; ryoutoutsukai / ryotozukai; ryototsukai りょうとうづかい; りょうとうつかい |
(1) (See 使い・4) double-sword fencing; two-sword fencer; (2) being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; (3) liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; (4) (colloquialism) bisexual (person) |
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soretonaku それとなく |
(adverb) (kana only) indirectly; obliquely; implicitly; by implication; in a roundabout way; casually |
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haku はく |
(transitive verb) (1) (usu. 履く or 穿く) to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; (transitive verb) (2) (usu. 佩く or 帯く) to affix (a sword to one's hip); (transitive verb) (3) (archaism) to affix (a bowstring to a bow) |
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naruyouninaru / naruyoninaru なるようになる |
(exp,v5r) (kana only) (proverb) whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course |
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meohiraku めをひらく |
(exp,v5k) (1) to open one's eyes; (exp,v5k) (2) (idiom) to open one's eyes (to the truth, a new way of thinking, etc.); to awaken; to discover |
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shiruyoshimonai しるよしもない |
(exp,adj-i) to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of |
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kotobajiri ことばじり |
(1) word ending; way of ending one's words; (2) (See 言葉尻を捉える) slip of the tongue; verbal mistake |
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yarusenai やるせない |
(adjective) (kana only) miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful; downhearted; dreary; having no way to dispel (a feeling); having no solace (from) |
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tsubazeriai つばぜりあい |
(n,vs,vi) (1) locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; (n,vs,vi,adj-no) (2) fierce, close-fought competition |
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iikaeru / ikaeru いいかえる |
(transitive verb) to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase |
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kakunogotoki かくのごとき |
(expression) (kana only) thus; in this way; like this |
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kakunogotoku かくのごとく |
(exp,adv) (kana only) thus; in this way; like this |
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buchikomu ぶちこむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to throw into; to toss into; to fling into; (transitive verb) (2) to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to land (a punch) on; to belt (a ball) into (e.g. the stands); (transitive verb) (3) to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at; (transitive verb) (4) to wear (a sword, etc.); to carry |
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yakeookosu やけをおこす |
(exp,v5s) to become desperate; to give way to despair |
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ikigakenodachin(行ki掛keno駄賃, 行kigakeno駄賃, ikigakeno駄賃); yukigakenodachin(行ki掛keno駄賃, 行kigakeno駄賃, yukigakeno駄賃) いきがけのだちん(行き掛けの駄賃, 行きがけの駄賃, いきがけの駄賃); ゆきがけのだちん(行き掛けの駄賃, 行きがけの駄賃, ゆきがけの駄賃) |
(expression) (idiom) taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it |
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tsujigiri つじぎり |
(noun, transitive verb) (hist) attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby |
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mirukiiwee; mirukiiuee; mirukii wee; mirukii uee / mirukiwee; mirukiuee; miruki wee; miruki uee ミルキーウェー; ミルキーウエー; ミルキー・ウェー; ミルキー・ウエー |
(See 天の川) Milky Way |
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uchikomu うちこむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; (transitive verb) (2) to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to smash; (transitive verb) (3) (also written as 撃ち込む) to fire into; to shoot into; (transitive verb) (4) to input (data); to enter; (transitive verb) (5) to devote oneself to; to be absorbed in; to be (really) into; to be enthusiastic about; to put heart and soul into; to throw oneself into; to go head over heels for; (transitive verb) (6) {sports} to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.); (transitive verb) (7) {MA} to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.); to get a blow in; (transitive verb) (8) {go} to invade one's opponent's territory; to place a stone in an opponent's formation; (transitive verb) (9) to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form |
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surinukeru すりぬける |
(v1,vi) (1) to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to make one's way through; (v1,vi) (2) to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade |
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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 |
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mitsumata みつまた |
(can be adjective with の) (1) three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; (2) three-pronged fork; trident |
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kirikorosu きりころす |
(transitive verb) to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword |
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furiageru ふりあげる |
(transitive verb) to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up |
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yuumeisakaiokotonisuru / yumesakaiokotonisuru ゆうめいさかいをことにする |
(exp,vs-i) (See 幽冥・ゆうめい) to die; to quit this world; to return to the earth; to go the way of all flesh; to part forever |
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horagatougeokimekomu / horagatogeokimekomu ほらがとうげをきめこむ |
(exp,v5m) (proverb) to wait for a good opportunity; to come down on the right side of the fence; to see which way the cat jumps; to wait and see at Horagatoge |
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
This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's
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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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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