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佛爲心王菩薩說投陀經 佛为心王菩萨说投陀经 see styles |
fó wéi xīn wáng pú sà shuō tóu tuó jīng fo2 wei2 xin1 wang2 pu2 sa4 shuo1 tou2 tuo2 jing1 fo wei hsin wang p`u sa shuo t`ou t`o ching fo wei hsin wang pu sa shuo tou to ching Butsui shin'ō bosatsu setsu tōta kyō |
Fo wei xinwang pusa shuotoutuo jing |
例外のない規則はない see styles |
reigainonaikisokuhanai / regainonaikisokuhanai れいがいのないきそくはない |
(expression) (proverb) There is no rule without exceptions |
例外の無い規則は無い see styles |
reigainonaikisokuhanai / regainonaikisokuhanai れいがいのないきそくはない |
(expression) (proverb) There is no rule without exceptions |
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dedokoro; dedoko(出所, 出処) でどころ; でどこ(出所, 出処) |
(1) (See 出所・しゅっしょ・1) source; origin; (2) exit; way out; (3) (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear; time to go into action |
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warikireru わりきれる |
(v1,vi) (1) (See 割り切れない・1) to be divisible (by); to be divided without residue (remainder); (v1,vi) (2) (usu. used in the negative) to be satisfied; to be convinced |
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wareru われる |
(v1,vi) (1) to break; to be smashed; (v1,vi) (2) to split; to crack; to fissure; to be torn; (v1,vi) (3) to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); (v1,vi) (4) to come to light; to become clear; to be identified; to be revealed; (v1,vi) (5) to become distorted (of sound); to clip; (v1,vi) (6) to be divisible (without a remainder); (v1,vi) (7) to drop below a minimum |
取るものもとりあえず see styles |
torumonomotoriaezu とるものもとりあえず |
(exp,adv) (kana only) without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to |
取るものも取りあえず see styles |
torumonomotoriaezu とるものもとりあえず |
(exp,adv) (kana only) without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to |
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kuchigakarui くちがかるい |
(exp,adj-i) (See 口の軽い) (ant: 口が堅い) having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret |
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kuchibakari(口bakari); kuchibakkari(口bakkari) くちばかり(口ばかり); くちばっかり(口ばっかり) |
all talk (and no action) |
国際保健医療活動団体 see styles |
kokusaihokeniryoukatsudoudantai / kokusaihokeniryokatsudodantai こくさいほけんいりょうかつどうだんたい |
(o) Health Action International; HAI |
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yasuukeai / yasukeai やすうけあい |
(noun, transitive verb) promising without due consideration |
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shiriotataku しりをたたく |
(exp,v5k) (1) (idiom) to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; (exp,v5k) (2) to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom; to beat someone's backside |
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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,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) |
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akimekura あきめくら |
(sensitive word) illiterate or blind person; person who sees without understanding; amaurosis |
楽は苦の種苦は楽の種 see styles |
rakuhakunotanekuharakunotane らくはくのたねくはらくのたね |
(expression) one cannot have pain without pleasure, and one cannot have pleasure without pain |
步子太大，容易扯著蛋 步子太大，容易扯着蛋 |
bù zi tài dà , róng yì chě zhe dàn bu4 zi5 tai4 da4 , rong2 yi4 che3 zhe5 dan4 pu tzu t`ai ta , jung i ch`e che tan pu tzu tai ta , jung i che che tan |
if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛優|葛优[Ge3 You1] in the 2010 action comedy movie 讓子彈飛|让子弹飞[Rang4 Zi3 dan4 Fei1]); (fig.) take things one step at a time |
沒有規矩，何以成方圓 没有规矩，何以成方圆 |
méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán mei2 you3 gui1 ju5 , he2 yi3 cheng2 fang1 yuan2 mei yu kuei chü , ho i ch`eng fang yüan mei yu kuei chü , ho i cheng fang yüan |
without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules |
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araizarai あらいざらい |
(adverb) all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception |
牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶 牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶 |
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú mu3 dan5 sui1 hao3 , quan2 zhang4 lu:4 ye4 fu2 mu tan sui hao , ch`üan chang lü yeh fu mu tan sui hao , chüan chang lü yeh fu |
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others. |
男やもめにうじがわく see styles |
otokoyamomeniujigawaku おとこやもめにうじがわく |
(expression) (idiom) widowers are untidy; a man alone soon goes to seed; a man goes to pieces without a woman to look after him |
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zeinukikakaku / zenukikakaku ぜいぬきかかく |
price without taxes added; price before tax |
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suyomi; soyomi(ok) すよみ; そよみ(ok) |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) (See 素読・そどく) reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it; (noun, transitive verb) (2) reading a second draft without checking it against the original |
背に腹はかえられない see styles |
seniharahakaerarenai せにはらはかえられない |
(expression) not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice |
背に腹は代えられない see styles |
seniharahakaerarenai せにはらはかえられない |
(expression) not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice |
背に腹は変えられない see styles |
seniharahakaerarenai せにはらはかえられない |
(expression) not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice |
背に腹は替えられない see styles |
seniharahakaerarenai せにはらはかえられない |
(expression) not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice |
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jibunkatte; jibungatte(自分勝手) じぶんかって; じぶんがって(自分勝手) |
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases; one's own free will |
論語読みの論語知らず see styles |
rongoyominorongoshirazu ろんごよみのろんごしらず |
(expression) (idiom) knowing a theory without being able to apply it |
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kenjougoni / kenjogoni けんじょうごに |
(See 謙譲語Ｉ) humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener (or a third party); humble language used as a courtesy |
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miomotte みをもって |
(expression) with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand |
鐃旬￥申鐃緒申鐃曙ス |
鐃旬￥申鐃緒申鐃曙su 鐃旬￥申鐃緒申鐃曙ス |
(adjectival noun) borderless; without borders |
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tsuyushirazu つゆしらず |
(exp,adv) not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that) |
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shikushiku しくしく |
(adverb) (archaism) incessantly; without stop |
アクション・プログラム |
akushon puroguramu アクション・プログラム |
action program; action programme |
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kotoyuenashi ことゆえなし |
(expression) (archaism) (See 事故・ことゆえ・1) without incident |
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jakasuka; jakasuka ジャカスカ; じゃかすか |
(adv,adv-to) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with gusto; freely; without any restraint; without giving a second thought |
ソーシャル・アクション |
soosharu akushon ソーシャル・アクション |
social action |
そっくり其の儘(rK) |
sokkurisonomama そっくりそのまま |
(exp,adv,adj-no,adj-na) (kana only) exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change |
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tadadesumu(tadade済mu); tadadesumu(tadade済mu) ただですむ(ただで済む); タダですむ(タダで済む) |
(exp,v5m) (See 只・ただ・3) to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free |
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fuininaru; fuininaru ふいになる; フイになる |
(exp,v5r) to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result |
ミルキング・アクション |
mirukingu akushon ミルキング・アクション |
milking action |
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ichiichi / ichichi いちいち |
(n,adv) (1) (kana only) one-by-one; separately; (n,adv) (2) (kana only) every single; each and every; without omission; fully; in detail |
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marunomi まるのみ |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; (noun, transitive verb) (2) swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting blindly; accepting without fully understanding; memorizing without understanding; (noun, transitive verb) (3) accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is |
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yokokunashini よこくなしに |
(adverb) without advance notice |
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kotomonageni こともなげに |
(adverb) casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened |
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shigusa しぐさ |
(1) gesture; movement; action; behavior; behaviour; bearing; mannerism; (2) acting; performance |
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teiyokukotowaru / teyokukotowaru ていよくことわる |
(exp,v5r) to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely |
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nanigeni なにげに |
(adverb) (1) (colloquialism) inadvertently; for no special reason; (adverb) (2) truthfully; unexpectedly; (adverb) (3) after realizing; without knowing |
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sore それ |
(pronoun) (1) (kana only) (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind) (See これ・1,あれ・1,どれ・1) that; it; (pronoun) (2) (kana only) then; that point (in time); that time; (pronoun) (3) (archaism) (indicating a place near the listener) there; (pronoun) (4) (archaism) you |
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warikiru わりきる |
(transitive verb) (1) to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to reason out; to conclude; to be pragmatic; to be practical; (transitive verb) (2) to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly |
吃得苦中苦，方為人上人 吃得苦中苦，方为人上人 |
chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén chi1 de2 ku3 zhong1 ku3 , fang1 wei2 ren2 shang4 ren2 ch`ih te k`u chung k`u , fang wei jen shang jen chih te ku chung ku , fang wei jen shang jen |
one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb); no pain, no gain |
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yobisute よびすて |
(See 呼び捨てにする) addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite) |
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midarini みだりに |
(adverb) (1) (kana only) without authority; (adverb) (2) (kana only) without reason; unnecessarily; (adverb) (3) (kana only) recklessly; indiscriminately; arbitrarily |
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nezougaii / nezogai ねぞうがいい |
(exp,adj-i) (See 寝相が悪い) sleeping without turning over |
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atedonaku あてどなく |
(exp,adv) (kana only) aimlessly; without a goal |
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oshiminaku おしみなく |
(adverb) without stint; freely |
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teokomaneku; teokomanuku(手o拱ku) てをこまねく; てをこまぬく(手を拱く) |
(exp,v5k) (1) to fold one's arms; (exp,v5k) (2) to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to look on with folded arms; (exp,v5k) (3) (colloquialism) to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting |
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orikaeshi おりかえし |
(adverb) (1) by return; (call or write back) without delay; (2) lapel; cuff; turn-up; flap; (3) going back; returning; turn (marathon, swimming, etc.); (4) chorus; refrain; (5) shuttle service; (6) aliasing (in imaging); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (7) {comp} back-to-back; BTB; (8) {comp} wrapping (text on computer screen); wrap |
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furi(p); furi(sk) ふり(P); フリ(sk) |
(n,ctr) (1) swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag; (2) (kana only) appearance; behaviour; behavior; (3) (kana only) (See ふりをする) pretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) (kana only) (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction; (5) postures (of a dance); (6) (kana only) (usu. written as フリ in comedy contexts) (See 前振り・2) lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); setup; (7) unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment; (counter) (8) (See 口・くち・13) counter for swords, blades, etc. |
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kakenenashi かけねなし |
(adv,adj-no) (See 掛け値・かけね・2) without exaggeration; truthful; factual |
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torubekimichi とるべきみち |
course of action |
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houkousei / hokose ほうこうせい |
(1) trend; course of action; direction; (2) {comp} directionality; directivity; orientation; (can be adjective with の) (3) {comp} directional; vectorial; (4) {bus} goal; aim |
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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 |
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himaniakasu ひまにあかす |
(exp,v5s) to spend all of one's free time; to spend one's time without constraint |
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kakutougi / kakutogi かくとうぎ |
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art |
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rekishinonai れきしのない |
(exp,adj-i) without a history; historyless; unhistoried; unstoried |
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kimochiyoku きもちよく |
(adverb) (1) pleasantly; pleasingly; comfortably; agreeably; (adverb) (2) willingly; readily; without complaint |
牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶持 牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持 |
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú chí mu3 dan5 sui1 hao3 , quan2 zhang4 lu:4 ye4 fu2 chi2 mu tan sui hao , ch`üan chang lü yeh fu ch`ih mu tan sui hao , chüan chang lü yeh fu chih |
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others. |
牡丹雖好，全憑綠葉扶持 牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持 |
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lǜ yè fú chí mu3 dan5 sui1 hao3 , quan2 ping2 lu:4 ye4 fu2 chi2 mu tan sui hao , ch`üan p`ing lü yeh fu ch`ih mu tan sui hao , chüan ping lü yeh fu chih |
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others. |
牡丹雖好，終須綠葉扶持 牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持 |
mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lǜ yè fú chí mu3 dan5 sui1 hao3 , zhong1 xu1 lu:4 ye4 fu2 chi2 mu tan sui hao , chung hsü lü yeh fu ch`ih mu tan sui hao , chung hsü lü yeh fu chih |
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others. |
痛くもない腹を探られる see styles |
itakumonaiharaosagurareru いたくもないはらをさぐられる |
(exp,v1) to be suspected without cause |
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shiranumani; shiranuaidani(知ranu間ni) しらぬまに; しらぬあいだに(知らぬ間に) |
(expression) (See 知らない間に) before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing |
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kinko きんこ |
(noun/participle) (See 懲役) imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement |
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suawase すあわせ |
wearing a lined kimono without an undergarment |
綺麗な薔薇には刺がある see styles |
kireinabaranihatogegaaru / kirenabaranihatogegaru きれいなばらにはとげがある |
(expression) (proverb) there is no rose without a thorn; every rose has its thorn |
綺麗な薔薇には棘がある see styles |
kireinabaranihatogegaaru / kirenabaranihatogegaru きれいなばらにはとげがある |
(expression) (proverb) there is no rose without a thorn; every rose has its thorn |
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koshioageru こしをあげる |
(exp,v1) (1) (See 腰を下ろす) to get up (from sitting); to stand up; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action |
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otoshimono おとしもの |
(1) lost property; something dropped and left behind; (2) dropping something (without realising); losing something |
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ikichigai(p); yukichigai いきちがい(P); ゆきちがい |
(1) crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; (2) difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement; disagreement |
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koudouotoru / kodootoru こうどうをとる |
(exp,v5r) to act; to take action |
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atokatamonaku あとかたもなく |
(exp,adv) without leaving any trace |
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atokatamonaku あとかたもなく |
(adverb) without leaving any trace |
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okuritsukeru おくりつける |
(transitive verb) to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request |
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okuritsukeru おくりつける |
(transitive verb) to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request |
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zousamonaku / zosamonaku ぞうさもなく |
(exp,adv) without any difficulty; with ease; easily |
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monzenbarai もんぜんばらい |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; shutting the door in someone's face; refusal of admission; (2) rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; (3) (hist) (See 奉行所) being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period) |
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machigainaku まちがいなく |
(adverb) clearly; unmistakably; certainly; without a doubt |
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kanhatsuokazu; kanpatsuokazu(ik) かんはつおかず; かんぱつおかず(ik) |
(expression) (colloquialism) (See 間髪を入れず) immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay |
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kasumiokuu / kasumioku かすみをくう |
(exp,v5u) (idiom) to live on air; to live on nothing; to live without a means of income |
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tobikomi とびこみ |
(1) jump; plunge; dive; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced; cropping up suddenly |
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akasu あかす |
(transitive verb) (1) to bore; to tire; to weary; to stultify; (transitive verb) (2) (often intransitively as 〜に飽かして) to use lavishly (and without regret) |
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akazu あかず |
(exp,adv) without tiring (of something); without getting bored; without losing interest |
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unomi うのみ |
(1) swallowing without chewing; (2) swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning |
アクションペインティング see styles |
akushonpeintingu / akushonpentingu アクションペインティング |
action painting |
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urouro(p); urouro / uroro(p); uroro うろうろ(P); ウロウロ |
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) restlessly; aimlessly; without purpose; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See うろつく) to loiter; to drift; to hang about doing nothing; to wander aimlessly; to be restless; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) to be restless; to fuss; to be in a fidget |
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kicchiri(p); kicchiri きっちり(P); キッチリ |
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) exactly; precisely; punctually; on the dot; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) closely; tightly; (fitting) perfectly; (adv,adv-to,vs) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) properly; without fail |
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 |
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sassato(p); sassato さっさと(P); サッサと |
(adverb) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) quickly; promptly; immediately; without delay; briskly; hurriedly; hastily; (adverb) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) indifferently; coldly |
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sukkiri(p); sukkiri すっきり(P); スッキリ |
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See さっぱり・1) refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (a weight) off one's shoulder; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) shapely; neatly; refinedly; (adv,adv-to,vs) (3) cleanly; without trouble; (adv,adv-to,vs) (4) (See はっきり・1) clearly; plainly; distinctly; (adv,adv-to,vs) (5) (See すっかり) completely; thoroughly; (adv,adv-to,vs) (6) (See さっぱり・5) not at all (with negative sentence); not even slightly |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Wu Wei - Without Action" 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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