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hitohadanugu ひとはだぬぐ |
(exp,v5g) to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand |
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moto もと |
(1) (esp. 元) origin; source; beginning; (2) (oft. 基) basis; base; foundation; root; (3) (also written as 因, 原) cause; (4) (esp. 素) (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock; (5) (元 only) (one's) side; (6) (元 only) capital; principal; cost price; (7) root (of a plant); (tree) trunk; (8) part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand); (9) (See 和歌) first three lines of a waka; (counter) (10) (本 only) counter for plants or trees; (counter) (11) (本 only) counter for falcons (in falconry) |
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shuushuugatsukanakunaru / shushugatsukanakunaru しゅうしゅうがつかなくなる |
(exp,v5r) (See 収拾がつかない) to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over |
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migimohidarimowakaranai みぎもひだりもわからない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (exp,adj-i) (2) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless |
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tekoki てこき |
(slang) (vulgar) hand job |
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tenohiraokaesu; tanagokorookaesu(掌o返su); shouokaesu(掌o返su) / tenohiraokaesu; tanagokorookaesu(掌o返su); shookaesu(掌o返su) てのひらをかえす; たなごころをかえす(掌を返す); しょうをかえす(掌を返す) |
(exp,v5s) (1) (idiom) to flip-flop; to do an about-face; to flip over one's hand; (exp,v5s) (2) (idiom) to do something easy |
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tezukurihin てづくりひん |
hand-made item; handicraft |
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temakizushi てまきずし |
{food} hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped) |
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teishoku / teshoku ていしょく |
(n,vs,vi) (1) infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; running afoul; (n,vs,vi) (2) conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; incompatibility; contradiction; (n,vs,vi) (3) (archaism) (orig. meaning) collision; contact; touching |
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mochiawaseru もちあわせる |
(transitive verb) to happen to have on hand or in stock |
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shiku しく |
(transitive verb) (1) to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; (transitive verb) (2) (sometimes written as 藉く) to lay down (e.g. a cushion); (transitive verb) (3) (sometimes written as 布く) to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; (transitive verb) (4) (See 尻に敷く) to pin down; to hold down; (transitive verb) (5) (sometimes written as 布く) to lay (e.g. railway tracks); (transitive verb) (6) (sometimes written as 布く) to deploy (e.g. troops); (v5k,vi) (7) (form) to spread (e.g. snow); to be propagated |
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kakutou / kakuto かくとう |
(n,vs,vi) (1) (hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; tussle; (n,vs,vi) (2) struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling; getting to grips (with) |
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kokeodoshi(虚仮威shi, 虚仮脅shi); kokeodoshi(koke脅shi, koke威shi) こけおどし(虚仮威し, 虚仮脅し); コケおどし(コケ脅し, コケ威し) |
(noun or adjectival noun) (kana only) empty threat; bluff; paper tiger |
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enputiinesuto; enputii nesuto / enputinesuto; enputi nesuto エンプティーネスト; エンプティー・ネスト |
empty nest |
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seruanimeeshon; seru animeeshon セルアニメーション; セル・アニメーション |
cel animation; hand-drawn animation; traditional animation |
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paburikkudomein; paburikku domein / paburikkudomen; paburikku domen パブリックドメイン; パブリック・ドメイン |
{law} public domain |
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baramaku ばらまく |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to broadcast; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly |
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handosanitaizaa; hando sanitaizaa / handosanitaiza; hando sanitaiza ハンドサニタイザー; ハンド・サニタイザー |
hand sanitizer |
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riidingukeesu; riidingu keesu / ridingukeesu; ridingu keesu リーディングケース; リーディング・ケース |
{law} leading case |
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orosu おろす |
(transitive verb) (1) to take down; to bring down; to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.); to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.); to let down (hair); to launch (a boat); (transitive verb) (2) (esp. 降ろす) to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to unload (goods, a truck, etc.); to offload; to discharge; (transitive verb) (3) to withdraw (money); (transitive verb) (4) to use for the first time; to wear for the first time; (transitive verb) (5) to cut off; to fillet (fish); to grate (e.g. radish); to prune (branches); (transitive verb) (6) (esp. 降ろす) to remove (someone from a position); to oust; to drop; (transitive verb) (7) to clear (the table); to remove (offerings from an altar); to pass down (e.g. old clothes); to hand down; (transitive verb) (8) (See 堕ろす) to expel from the body (e.g. worms); to abort (a fetus); (transitive verb) (9) to invoke (a spirit); to call down |
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furutsuwamono; kohei(古兵); kobushi(古武士) / furutsuwamono; kohe(古兵); kobushi(古武士) ふるつわもの; こへい(古兵); こぶし(古武士) |
(1) (こぶし only) feudal warrior; samurai; (2) old soldier; veteran; old hand |
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osaeru おさえる |
(transitive verb) (1) (also written as 圧さえる) to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady; (transitive verb) (2) to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to press (a body part); (transitive verb) (3) to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest; (transitive verb) (4) to grasp (a point); to comprehend; (transitive verb) (5) to reserve (time, space, or availability); to hold; to block off (a schedule); to secure; to pin down (a date); (transitive verb) (6) (See 抑える・おさえる・2) to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain |
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kankourei / kankore かんこうれい |
gag order; gag rule; gag law |
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hijiuchi ひじうち |
{MA} elbow strike (karate) |
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akeru あける |
(transitive verb) (1) (開ける only) to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock; (transitive verb) (2) (開ける only) to open (for business, etc.); (transitive verb) (3) (esp. 空ける) to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room; (transitive verb) (4) (esp. 空ける) to move out; to clear out; (transitive verb) (5) (esp. 空ける) to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); (v1,vi) (6) (esp. 明ける) to dawn; to grow light; (v1,vi) (7) (esp. 明ける) to end (of a period, season); (v1,vi) (8) (esp. 明ける) to begin (of the New Year); (v1,vi) (9) (esp. 明ける) to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for); (v1,vi) (10) to make (a hole); to open up (a hole) |
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kubiotsukkomu くびをつっこむ |
(exp,v5m) (1) to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to meddle in; (exp,v5m) (2) to poke one's head (into a room) |
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takame たかめ |
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) (See 低め) highish; somewhat high; on the high side; high (ball); (adj-no,adj-na,n) (2) (See 安め・1) somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side; (3) (高目 only) {mahj} wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score |
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kakinaderu かきなでる |
(transitive verb) (1) to smooth with the hand; to stroke; to comb (down); (transitive verb) (2) to strum (a stringed instrument); to pluck |
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kakinaderu かきなでる |
(transitive verb) (1) to smooth with the hand; to stroke; to comb (down); (transitive verb) (2) to strum (a stringed instrument); to pluck |
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geiryusakkunohousoku(geiryusakkuno法則); geeryusakkunohousoku(geeryusakkuno法則) / geryusakkunohosoku(geryusakkuno法則); geeryusakkunohosoku(geeryusakkuno法則) ゲイリュサックのほうそく(ゲイリュサックの法則); ゲーリュサックのほうそく(ゲーリュサックの法則) |
Gay-Lussac's law |
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riyakaa; riakaa; riya kaa; ria kaa / riyaka; riaka; riya ka; ria ka リヤカー; リアカー; リヤ・カー; リア・カー |
light two-wheeled trailer (towed by bicycle, pulled by hand, etc.) (wasei: rear car) |
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fufukumoushitate / fufukumoshitate ふふくもうしたて |
{law} petitioning (an administration) for redress; suing civilly to seek redress (for a court's action); lodging an appeal |
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tsurite つりて |
(1) (usu. 吊り手) hanger (e.g. for mosquito net); hanging strap; (2) (usu. 釣り手) fisherman; angler; (3) (釣り手 only) {MA} lifting hand (judo) |
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hikiwatasu ひきわたす |
(transitive verb) to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over |
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hissageru ひっさげる |
(transitive verb) (1) to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to take with one; (transitive verb) (2) to lead (e.g. troops); (transitive verb) (3) to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up; to bring to the fore |
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tegahanasenai てがはなせない |
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy |
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tezuri てずり |
printing by hand; hand-printing |
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teuchi てうち |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; (noun, transitive verb) (2) striking a deal; coming to an agreement; reconciliation; (noun, transitive verb) (3) hitting (the ball) with one's finger or arm strength alone (e.g. in tennis or golf); (noun, transitive verb) (4) {comp} (See 手入力) manual input; (noun, transitive verb) (5) (archaism) (esp. 手討ち; sometimes also お手討ち) capital punishment given personally by a feudal lord or samurai; putting (a retainer) to death with one's own hands |
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teuchi てうち |
(1) striking a deal; coming to an agreement; reconciliation; (noun, transitive verb) (2) making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; (noun, transitive verb) (3) manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand; typing; (noun, transitive verb) (4) swing (of a racket, bat or club) using only the arms (i.e. without proper body movement); (5) (archaism) (usu. written as 手討ち) putting (a retainer or peasant) to death with one's own sword (of a samurai) |
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tegaki てがき |
(adj-no,n) hand-drawn; drawn by hand; hand-painted; painted by hand |
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tegaki てがき |
(1) handwriting; (can be adjective with の) (2) handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted |
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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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igimoushitate / igimoshitate いぎもうしたて |
{law} formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent) |
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akichi あきち |
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot |
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akidana; akimise あきだな; あきみせ |
empty house; empty shop |
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enputiikarorii; enputii karorii / enputikarori; enputi karori エンプティーカロリー; エンプティー・カロリー |
empty calories |
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uwateoiku うわてをいく |
(exp,v5k-s) (idiom) to have the upper hand; to surpass (someone) |
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sugoikotoninaru(凄i事ninaru, sugoi事ninaru); sugoikotoninaru(sugoi事ninaru) すごいことになる(凄い事になる, すごい事になる); スゴいことになる(スゴい事になる) |
(exp,v5r) (kana only) to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state |
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migigawa(p); usoku; migikkawa(sk) みぎがわ(P); うそく; みぎっかわ(sk) |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) right side; right-hand side |
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yome よめ |
(1) bride; (2) (one's) daughter-in-law; (3) (ksb:) wife |
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kyouseiwaisetsu / kyosewaisetsu きょうせいわいせつ |
{law} indecent assault; forcible indecency |
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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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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 |
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junzuru じゅんずる |
(vz,vi) (1) (occ. as 順ずる) (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 |
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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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otete おてて |
(kana only) (child. language) (See てて) hand; hands |
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pafoomansu(p); paafoomansu(ik) / pafoomansu(p); pafoomansu(ik) パフォーマンス(P); パーフォーマンス(ik) |
(1) performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); (2) something done (just) for show; theatre; theater; showy action; (empty) gesture; playing to the gallery; (3) performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.) |
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pafoomansu(p); paafoomansu(sk) / pafoomansu(p); pafoomansu(sk) パフォーマンス(P); パーフォーマンス(sk) |
(1) performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); (2) something done (just) for show; theatre; theater; showy action; (empty) gesture; playing to the gallery; (3) performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.) |
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risaikurushoppu(p); risaikuru shoppu リサイクルショップ(P); リサイクル・ショップ |
second-hand shop; recycle shop |
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rootaiweido(roo対weido); routaiweido(rou対weido); rootaiweedo(roo対weedo) / rootaiwedo(roo対wedo); rotaiwedo(ro対wedo); rootaiweedo(roo対weedo) ローたいウェイド(ロー対ウェイド); ロウたいウェイド(ロウ対ウェイド); ローたいウェード(ロー対ウェード) |
(hist) {law} Roe v. Wade (landmark SCOTUS decision on abortion; 1973) |
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kojuuto; kojuutome / kojuto; kojutome こじゅうと; こじゅうとめ |
sister-in-law |
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hikitsugu ひきつぐ |
(transitive verb) to take over; to hand over |
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atozuke あとづけ |
(1) appendix; postscript; back matter; (noun, transitive verb) (2) retrofit; post-installation; custom installation; (noun, transitive verb) (3) giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event; (4) {mahj} atozuke; tenpai hand with no guaranteed yaku, but can gain yaku upon obtaining a specific winning tile |
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nukegara ぬけがら |
(See 蛻・もぬけ) cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae |
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haragahettehaikusahadekinu はらがへってはいくさはできぬ |
(expression) (proverb) an army marches on its stomach; you can't fight on an empty stomach |
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鐃循wwa申鐃緒申鐃緒申; 鐃循wwa申鐃緒申鐃緒申 鐃循ッワ申鐃緒申鐃緒申; 鐃循っわ申鐃緒申鐃緒申 |
(orig. a product name) (See 鐃緒申炉) (chemical) body warmer; heat pad; hand warmer |
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karayaki からやき |
(1) {food} applying heat to an empty pan to remove its anti-rust coating; (2) {food} blind-baking; baking a pie crust, tart shell, etc. before adding a filling |
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kyaria(p); kyariaa; kyariya; kyariyaa / kyaria(p); kyaria; kyariya; kyariya キャリア(P); キャリアー; キャリヤ; キャリヤー |
(1) {physics;chem} (See 担体・1) carrier; (2) {pathol} (See 保菌者) carrier (of a disease-causing agent); (3) {telec} (See 搬送波) carrier (wave); (4) {telec} carrier; mobile network operator; (5) pannier rack (on a bicycle); roof rack (on a car); (bicycle) carrier; (6) hand truck; platform truck; trolley; dolly |
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monukenokara; monukenokara もぬけのから; もぬけのカラ |
(exp,n) (1) (See もぬけ) completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; deserted; (exp,n) (2) body from which the soul has left; corpse; (exp,n) (3) (orig. meaning) shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.) |
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nodokarategaderu のどからてがでる |
(exp,v1) (idiom) (as ~ほど, 〜くらい, etc.) (wanting something so bad that) one can almost taste it; a hand reaches out from one's throat |
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sashitomeseikyuuken / sashitomesekyuken さしとめせいきゅうけん |
{law} right to injunction; right to injunctive relief |
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hikitsugu ひきつぐ |
(transitive verb) (1) to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to carry on (a tradition); to continue; (transitive verb) (2) to hand over |
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akibin(空ki瓶, 空kibin, 空ki壜); akibin(空kibin); karabin(空瓶) あきびん(空き瓶, 空きびん, 空き壜); あきビン(空きビン); からびん(空瓶) |
empty bottle |
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sansuberia; sanseberia; sansebeeria(sk) サンスベリア; サンセベリア; サンセベーリア(sk) |
sansevieria (esp. mother-in-law's tongue, Sansevieria trifasciata) (lat:); sanseveria |
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sonohigurashi そのひぐらし |
(exp,n) (1) financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; (exp,n) (2) living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time |
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tottetsuketayou / tottetsuketayo とってつけたよう |
(exp,adj-na) unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments) |
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kyouseiwaisetsuzai / kyosewaisetsuzai きょうせいわいせつざい |
{law} (See 不同意わいせつ罪) (crime of) indecent assault |
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mochiawase もちあわせ |
(1) things on hand; things in stock; (2) money on hand; money in one's wallet; (can be adjective with の) (3) on hand; in stock |
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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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akimise あきみせ |
empty store; vacant store |
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deuupurosesuoburoo; deuu purosesu obu roo / deupurosesuoburoo; deu purosesu obu roo デュープロセスオブロー; デュー・プロセス・オブ・ロー |
due process of law |
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handoherudokonpyuuta; handoherudo konpyuuta / handoherudokonpyuta; handoherudo konpyuta ハンドヘルドコンピュータ; ハンドヘルド・コンピュータ |
{comp} hand-held computer |
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kawaru かわる |
(v5r,vi) (1) (esp. 替わる, 替る) to succeed; to relieve; to replace; (v5r,vi) (2) (esp. 代わる, 代る) to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to hand over (telephone); (v5r,vi) (3) (esp. 換わる, 換る) to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch |
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akikan あきかん |
empty can |
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eaataoru; eataoru; eaa taoru; ea taoru / eataoru; eataoru; ea taoru; ea taoru エアータオル; エアタオル; エアー・タオル; エア・タオル |
(See ハンドドライヤー・1) hand dryer (wasei: air towel) |
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handoraberaa; hando raberaa; handorabera(sk) / handorabera; hando rabera; handorabera(sk) ハンドラベラー; ハンド・ラベラー; ハンドラベラ(sk) |
handheld label applicator (wasei: hand labeler); label gun; price gun |
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yakitori やきとり |
(1) {food} yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; (2) (obsolete) grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); (3) {mahj} failing to win a single hand during a half-game |
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shukiobiunten しゅきおびうんてん |
{law} drunk driving; drink-driving; driving under the influence (of alcohol); DUI |
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garan(p); garan; garaan(sk); garaan(sk) / garan(p); garan; garan(sk); garan(sk) がらん(P); ガラン; ガラーン(sk); がらーん(sk) |
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) clanging; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) empty; deserted |
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sokoheikuto / sokohekuto そこへいくと |
(expression) on the other hand (esp. when the latter is positive); on the contrary; in contrast; conversely; while |
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shitagau したがう |
(v5u,vi) (1) to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow; to observe; to conform to; to yield to; (v5u,vi) (2) to follow (a person); to accompany; to go with; (v5u,vi) (3) to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign); (v5u,vi) (4) to serve (as); to engage in (work) |
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kitsuneken きつねけん |
kitsune-ken; shōya-ken; game similar to rock, paper, scissors, with the hand gestures fox, hunter and village headman |
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karayaki からやき |
(1) {food} applying heat to an empty pan to remove its anti-rust coating; (2) {food} blind-baking; baking a pie crust, tart shell, etc. before adding a filling |
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tsukidasu(突ki出su, 突出su, tsuki出su, 突kidasu); tsundasu(突出su, tsun出su, 突n出su) つきだす(突き出す, 突出す, つき出す, 突きだす); つんだす(突出す, つん出す, 突ん出す) |
(transitive verb) (1) to push out; to project; to stick out; (transitive verb) (2) to hand over (e.g. to the police) |
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osagari おさがり |
(1) hand-me-down; (2) food offering to the gods; (3) leftovers; (4) trip from Kyoto to the provinces |
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okawari おかわり |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) (See 代わり・4) another helping; second helping; seconds; refill; (interjection) (2) (kana only) (See お手・3) command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand |
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handorigaado; hando rigaado; handoriigaado(sk) / handorigado; hando rigado; handorigado(sk) ハンドリガード; ハンド・リガード; ハンドリーガード(sk) |
hand regard (developmental milestone in babies) |
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buchimakeru ぶちまける |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart; to spill out |
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buchiakeru ぶちあける |
(transitive verb) (1) (rare) to forcefully open up (a hole; in a wall, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) (rare) (See 打ち明ける・うちあける) to speak frankly; to open one's heart; (transitive verb) (3) (rare) to throw out (everything inside); to empty (e.g. a box) |
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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 |
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.
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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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