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Variations:
2WAY
2ウェイ
2ウエイ

 tsuuwei(2WAY, 2wei); tsuuuei(2WAY, 2uei) / tsuwe(2WAY, 2we); tsuue(2WAY, 2ue)
    ツーウェイ(2WAY, 2ウェイ); ツーウエイ(2WAY, 2ウエイ)
(can act as adjective) two-way

Variations:
3WAY
3ウェイ
3ウエイ

 suriiwei(3WAY, 3wei); suriiuei(3WAY, 3uei) / suriwe(3WAY, 3we); suriue(3WAY, 3ue)
    スリーウェイ(3WAY, 3ウェイ); スリーウエイ(3WAY, 3ウエイ)
(can act as adjective) three-way

あちら立てればこちらが立たぬ

see styles
 achirataterebakochiragatatanu
    あちらたてればこちらがたたぬ
(expression) (idiom) It's hard to please everybody

Variations:
ウェー
ウエー
ウェイ

 wee(p); uee; wei / wee(p); uee; we
    ウェー(P); ウエー; ウェイ
way

Variations:
ウェイ
ウェー
ウエー

 wei(p); wee; uee / we(p); wee; uee
    ウェイ(P); ウェー; ウエー
way

Variations:
がんばったで賞
頑張ったで賞

 ganbattadeshou / ganbattadesho
    がんばったでしょう
(exp,n) try-hard award; consolation prize

Variations:
きつい
キツイ
キツい

 kitsui(p); kitsui; kitsui
    きつい(P); キツイ; キツい
(adjective) (1) tough; hard; severe; demanding; harsh; (adjective) (2) determined; strong-minded; forceful; formidable; fierce; (adjective) (3) strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe; intense; (adjective) (4) (too) tight; constricting; close; (adjective) (5) extreme; unusually strong

Variations:
くだけた言い方
砕けた言い方

 kudaketaiikata / kudaketaikata
    くだけたいいかた
(exp,n) casual way of speaking; colloquial expression

Variations:
ずっと
ずーっと

 zutto(p); zuutto(p) / zutto(p); zutto(p)
    ずっと(P); ずーっと(P)
(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

ハード・ディスク・レコーダー

 haado disuku rekoodaa / hado disuku rekooda
    ハード・ディスク・レコーダー
hard disk recorder

Variations:
ハードエラー
ハード・エラー

 haadoeraa; haado eraa / hadoera; hado era
    ハードエラー; ハード・エラー
{comp} hard error

Variations:
ハードケース
ハード・ケース

 haadokeesu; haado keesu / hadokeesu; hado keesu
    ハードケース; ハード・ケース
hardcase; case with hard shell

Variations:
ハードコート
ハード・コート

 haadokooto; haado kooto / hadokooto; hado kooto
    ハードコート; ハード・コート
hard court

Variations:
ハードコピー
ハード・コピー

 haadokopii; haado kopii / hadokopi; hado kopi
    ハードコピー; ハード・コピー
(1) {comp} hard copy; (2) {comp} screenshot; screen capture; screen grab

Variations:
ハードソース
ハード・ソース

 haadosoosu; haado soosu / hadosoosu; hado soosu
    ハードソース; ハード・ソース
{food} hard sauce

ハードディスクレコーディング

see styles
 haadodisukurekoodingu / hadodisukurekoodingu
    ハードディスクレコーディング
(computer terminology) hard disk recording; HDR

Variations:
ハードパッチ
ハード・パッチ

 haadopacchi; haado pacchi / hadopacchi; hado pacchi
    ハードパッチ; ハード・パッチ
{comp} hard patch

Variations:
ハードバップ
ハード・バップ

 haadobappu; haado bappu / hadobappu; hado bappu
    ハードバップ; ハード・バップ
{music} hard bop

Variations:
ハードパワー
ハード・パワー

 haadopawaa; haado pawaa / hadopawa; hado pawa
    ハードパワー; ハード・パワー
(See ソフトパワー) hard power

Variations:
ハードラック
ハード・ラック

 haadorakku; haado rakku / hadorakku; hado rakku
    ハードラック; ハード・ラック
hard luck; misfortune

Variations:
ハードリンク
ハード・リンク

 haadorinku; haado rinku / hadorinku; hado rinku
    ハードリンク; ハード・リンク
{comp} hard-link; hard link

Variations:
ハードワーク
ハード・ワーク

 haadowaaku; haado waaku / hadowaku; hado waku
    ハードワーク; ハード・ワーク
hard work

Variations:
ぶん殴る
打ん殴る
ブン殴る

 bunnaguru(bun殴ru, 打n殴ru); bunnaguru(bun殴ru)
    ぶんなぐる(ぶん殴る, 打ん殴る); ブンなぐる(ブン殴る)
(transitive verb) to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

Variations:
ベアドライブ
ベア・ドライブ

 beadoraibu; bea doraibu
    ベアドライブ; ベア・ドライブ
{comp} bare drive; bare hard drive

Variations:
べたっと
ベタッと
ベタっと

 betatto; betatto; betatto
    べたっと; ベタッと; ベタっと
(adverb) (1) clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (attached) cleanly; (adverb) (2) (flopping) down

Variations:
やるじゃん
やるやん

 yarujan; yaruyan(sk)
    やるじゃん; やるやん(sk)
(exp,int) (colloquialism) way to go!; well done!

Variations:
ロラコンベヤ
ロラ・コンベヤ

 rorakonbeya; rora konbeya
    ロラコンベヤ; ロラ・コンベヤ
(See ころコンベヤ) roller conveyor; roller way; roller path

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:
了解
諒解
領解
領会

 ryoukai / ryokai
    りょうかい
(noun/participle) (1) comprehension; consent; understanding; agreement; (interjection) (2) OK; roger (on two-way radio)

Variations:
何らかの形で
なんらかの形で

 nanrakanokatachide
    なんらかのかたちで
(expression) in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow

Variations:
使い方
遣い方(rK)

 tsukaikata
    つかいかた
(1) way of using (something); way to use; how to use; usage; use; (2) way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment; management

Variations:
出掛け
出がけ
出掛(io)

 degake; dekake(出掛ke, 出掛)
    でがけ; でかけ(出掛け, 出掛)
(1) (usu. 〜に) (See お出掛け・1) (on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; (2) (usu. 〜に) just after leaving; while on the way

Variations:
厳しい
酷しい(rK)

 kibishii / kibishi
    きびしい
(adjective) (1) severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; (adjective) (2) hard (to do); difficult; tricky; (adjective) (3) intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement

Variations:
取り扱い方
取扱い方
取扱方

 toriatsukaikata
    とりあつかいかた
way of handling

Variations:
序でながら
序ながら(sK)

 tsuidenagara
    ついでながら
(exp,adv) (kana only) while I have the opportunity (I'd also like to say ...); by the way; incidentally; in passing

Variations:
序でに(rK)
序に(rK)

 tsuideni
    ついでに
(adverb) (kana only) while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way; incidentally; in passing

Variations:
応える
報える
徹える

 kotaeru
    こたえる
(v1,vi) (1) (応える, 報える only) to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); (v1,vi) (2) (sometimes 堪える) (See 堪える) to affect; to take a toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain

Variations:
思いっきり
思いっ切り

 omoikkiri
    おもいっきり
(adverb) (1) (See 思い切り・1) to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; with all one's strength; to the best of one's ability; to the utmost; with determination; hard; heavily; (2) (See 思い切り・2) resolution; decisiveness; determination; resignation

Variations:
抜け道
抜け路
抜道(io)

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

Variations:
押し売り
押売
押売り

 oshiuri
    おしうり
(noun, transitive verb) (1) high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; high-pressure salesman; (noun, transitive verb) (2) forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)

Variations:
押し通す
押通す
押しとおす

 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

Variations:
気難しい
気むずかしい

 kimuzukashii / kimuzukashi
    きむずかしい
(adjective) (1) hard to please; difficult; particular; fussy; choosy; picky; fastidious; (adjective) (2) bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased; sullen; crabby; cranky; grumpy

海の物とも山の物ともつかない

see styles
 uminomonotomoyamanomonotomotsukanai
    うみのものともやまのものともつかない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) neither fish nor fowl; hard-to-predict

海の物とも山の物とも判らない

see styles
 uminomonotomoyamanomonotomowakaranai
    うみのものともやまのものともわからない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) neither fish nor fowl; hard-to-predict

Variations:
温泉卵
温泉たまご
温泉玉子

 onsentamago
    おんせんたまご
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)

Variations:
準じる
准じる(rK)

 junjiru
    じゅんじる
(v1,vi) (1) to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be based on; to apply correspondingly; (v1,vi) (2) to be proportionate to; (v1,vi) (3) to correspond to; to be equivalent to; to be treated in the same way as

Variations:
準ずる
准ずる(rK)

 junzuru
    じゅんずる
(vz,vi) (1) (See 準じる・1) to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be based on; to apply correspondingly; (vz,vi) (2) (See 準じる・2) to be proportionate to; (vz,vi) (3) (See 準じる・3) to correspond to; to be equivalent to; to be treated in the same way as

Variations:
犇犇
犇々
緊緊
緊々

 hishihishi
    ひしひし
(adv,adv-to) (1) (kana only) acutely (feel); keenly; severely; (adv,adv-to) (2) (kana only) tightly; hard

Variations:
見立て殺人
見立殺人(sK)

 mitatesatsujin
    みたてさつじん
mitate satsujin; murder done in a way that alludes to something such as a nursery rhyme or a legend (esp. in crime fiction)

Variations:
角が立つ
カドが立つ(sK)

 kadogatatsu; tsunogatatsu(ik)
    かどがたつ; つのがたつ(ik)
(exp,v5t) (idiom) to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings

Variations:
言い替えるなら
言替えるなら

 iikaerunara / ikaerunara
    いいかえるなら
(expression) if we put this another way; in other words; put differently

Variations:
買い叩く
買叩く
買いたたく

 kaitataku
    かいたたく
(transitive verb) to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain

Variations:
足を運ぶ
足をはこぶ(sK)

 ashiohakobu
    あしをはこぶ
(exp,v5b) (idiom) to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit

Variations:
追い回す
追いまわす
追回す

 oimawasu
    おいまわす
(transitive verb) to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

Variations:
避ける
除ける(rK)

 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); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities); (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(sK)

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

Variations:
あり方
在り方
有り方(iK)

 arikata
    ありかた
(1) the way something ought to be; (2) the (current) state of things; how things are

Variations:
あり方
在り方
有り方(sK)

 arikata
    ありかた
(1) the way (something) ought to be; (2) (present) state (of); how things are

Variations:
ガリ勉
がり勉
我利勉(rK)

 gariben; gariben
    がりべん; ガリベン
(1) person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; drudge; (n,vs,vi) (2) studying hard; cramming; swotting

Variations:
この儘(rK)
此の儘(rK)

 konomama
    このまま
(expression) (kana only) as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

Variations:
どっちにしても
どちらにしても

 docchinishitemo; dochiranishitemo
    どっちにしても; どちらにしても
(expression) either way; in any case; one way or another

Variations:
ねじり鉢巻きで
捩じり鉢巻きで

 nejirihachimakide
    ねじりはちまきで
(exp,adv) (idiom) (kana only) (See ねじりはちまき) as hard as one can; with one's whole heart

Variations:
マイペース
マイ・ペース

 maipeesu(p); mai peesu
    マイペース(P); マイ・ペース
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (doing things at) one's own pace (wasei: my pace); (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)

Variations:
やり難い
遣り難い
遣りにくい

 yarinikui
    やりにくい
(adjective) (kana only) hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

リムーバブル・ハード・ディスク

 rimuubaburu haado disuku / rimubaburu hado disuku
    リムーバブル・ハード・ディスク
(computer terminology) removable hard disk

Variations:
三すくみ
三竦み
三竦(sK)

 sansukumi
    さんすくみ
(from the snake fearing the slug, the slug the frog, and the frog the snake) three-way deadlock

Variations:
三叉路
三差路
三又路(sK)

 sansaro
    さんさろ
three-way junction; three-way intersection

Variations:
人目につかない
人目に付かない

 hitomenitsukanai
    ひとめにつかない
(exp,adj-i) (See 人目につく・ひとめにつく) unperceived; unnoticed; unnoted; out-of-the-way; out of sight; inconspicuous; private

你走你的陽關道,我過我的獨木橋


你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥

nǐ zǒu nǐ de yáng guān dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
    ni3 zou3 ni3 de5 yang2 guan1 dao4 , wo3 guo4 wo3 de5 du2 mu4 qiao2
ni tsou ni te yang kuan tao , wo kuo wo te tu mu ch`iao
    ni tsou ni te yang kuan tao , wo kuo wo te tu mu chiao
lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom); fig. you go your way, I'll go mine; you do it your way, I'll do it mine

Variations:
使い道
使いみち
使い途

 tsukaimichi
    つかいみち
(1) purpose; utility; objective; (2) way to use something

Variations:
捩じり鉢巻きで
ねじり鉢巻きで

 nejirihachimakide
    ねじりはちまきで
(exp,adv) (See 捩じり鉢巻き) as hard as one can; with one's whole heart

Variations:
教え導く
教えみちびく(sK)

 oshiemichibiku
    おしえみちびく
(transitive verb) to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten

Variations:
柳に雪折れなし
柳に雪折れ無し

 yanaginiyukiorenashi
    やなぎにゆきおれなし
(expression) (proverb) the soft may prove more durable than the hard; willow trees don't break under the weight of snow

Variations:
行く
逝く
往く(oK)

 iku(p); yuku(p)
    いく(P); ゆく(P)
(v5k-s,vi) (1) (See 来る・くる・1) to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; (v5k-s,vi) (2) (い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use) (See 旨く行く) to proceed; to take place; (v5k-s,vi) (3) to pass through; to come and go; (v5k-s,vi) (4) to walk; (v5k-s,vi) (5) (逝く only) to die; to pass away; (v5k-s,vi) (6) to do (in a specific way); (v5k-s,vi) (7) to stream; to flow; (v5k-s,aux-v) (8) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) to continue; (v5k-s,vi) (9) (kana only) to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; (v5k-s,vi) (10) (kana only) (slang) to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

Variations:
袋のネズミ
袋の鼠
袋のねずみ

 fukurononezumi
    ふくろのねずみ
(exp,n) trapped with no way of escape; rat in a bag

Variations:
言い繕う
言いつくろう
言繕う

 iitsukurou / itsukuro
    いいつくろう
(transitive verb) to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

Variations:
通せんぼ
通せん坊
通せんぼう

 toosenbo(通senbo, 通sen坊); toosenbou(通sen坊, 通senbou) / toosenbo(通senbo, 通sen坊); toosenbo(通sen坊, 通senbo)
    とおせんぼ(通せんぼ, 通せん坊); とおせんぼう(通せん坊, 通せんぼう)
(noun, transitive verb) blocking the way; standing in the way

Variations:
頭を切り替える
頭を切り換える

 atamaokirikaeru
    あたまをきりかえる
(exp,v1) to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind

Variations:
いずれ菖蒲か杜若
何れ菖蒲か杜若

 izureayamekakakitsubata
    いずれあやめかかきつばた
(expression) (idiom) (of a choice) one being as excellent as the other; both so beautiful it is hard to choose between

Variations:
すり抜ける
擦り抜ける
擦抜ける

 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

Variations:
デッドスペース
デッド・スペース

 deddosupeesu; deddo supeesu
    デッドスペース; デッド・スペース
(1) hard-to-use space (in an apartment, etc.); (2) {mil} dead space (artillery, etc.); (3) {med} (See 死腔) (respiratory) dead space

Variations:
トウが立つ
とうが立つ
薹が立つ

 tougatatsu / togatatsu
    とうがたつ
(exp,v5t) (1) to go to seed; to become hard and fibrous; (exp,v5t) (2) to have passed one's prime; to have lost the first bloom of one's youth

Variations:
ナイフプリーツ
ナイフ・プリーツ

 naifupuriitsu; naifu puriitsu / naifupuritsu; naifu puritsu
    ナイフプリーツ; ナイフ・プリーツ
(See 車襞・くるまひだ) knife pleat; one-way pleat; unidirectional pleat; accordion pleats

Variations:
ねじ上げる
捩じ上げる
捩上げる

 nejiageru
    ねじあげる
(transitive verb) to twist hard (e.g. arm, screw)

Variations:
のし上がる
伸し上がる
伸し上る

 noshiagaru
    のしあがる
(v5r,vi) to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted

ハード・ディスク・レコーディング

 haado disuku rekoodingu / hado disuku rekoodingu
    ハード・ディスク・レコーディング
(computer terminology) hard disk recording; HDR

Variations:
ハードセクター
ハード・セクター

 haadosekutaa; haado sekutaa / hadosekuta; hado sekuta
    ハードセクター; ハード・セクター
{comp} hard sector

Variations:
ハードドライブ
ハード・ドライブ

 haadodoraibu; haado doraibu / hadodoraibu; hado doraibu
    ハードドライブ; ハード・ドライブ
{comp} hard drive

Variations:
ハードドリンク
ハード・ドリンク

 haadodorinku; haado dorinku / hadodorinku; hado dorinku
    ハードドリンク; ハード・ドリンク
(See ソフトドリンク) alcoholic drink (eng: hard drink)

Variations:
ハードハイフン
ハード・ハイフン

 haadohaifun; haado haifun / hadohaifun; hado haifun
    ハードハイフン; ハード・ハイフン
{comp} hard hyphen

Variations:
ハードワーカー
ハード・ワーカー

 haadowaakaa; haado waakaa / hadowaka; hado waka
    ハードワーカー; ハード・ワーカー
hard worker

Variations:
バストフィット
バスト・フィット

 basutofitto; basuto fitto
    バストフィット; バスト・フィット
the way a bra fits (wasei: bust fit)

Variations:
マジックミラー
マジック・ミラー

 majikkumiraa; majikku miraa / majikkumira; majikku mira
    マジックミラー; マジック・ミラー
one-way mirror (wasei: magic mirror); two-way mirror

Variations:
ワークスタイル
ワーク・スタイル

 waakusutairu; waaku sutairu / wakusutairu; waku sutairu
    ワークスタイル; ワーク・スタイル
work style; working style; way of working

Variations:
仕方ない
仕方無い(sK)

 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:
何方(rK)
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:
具合
工合
具合い
工合い

 guai(具合, 工合)(p); guwai(ok)
    ぐあい(具合, 工合)(P); ぐわい(ok)
(1) condition; state; (2) health; state (of health); (3) way; manner; (4) circumstance; luck; (5) face; dignity; decency; propriety

Variations:
割って入る
割ってはいる(sK)

 wattehairu
    わってはいる
(exp,v5r) to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

Variations:
強面
怖面(rK)
恐面(sK)

 kowamote; kowaomote(ok); kowamote; kowaomote(sk)
    こわもて; こわおもて(ok); コワモテ; コワオモテ(sk)
(n,adj-no,adj-na) (1) fierce look; frightening look; tough look; (n,adj-no,adj-na) (2) aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

Variations:
押し切る
押切る
押しきる

 oshikiru
    おしきる
(transitive verb) (1) to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; (transitive verb) (2) to press and cut

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

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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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