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yappari やっぱり |
(adverb) (1) (kana only) (See やはり・1) as expected; sure enough; just as one thought; (adverb) (2) (kana only) (See やはり・2) after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case; (adverb) (3) (kana only) (See やはり・3) too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either; (adverb) (4) (kana only) (See やはり・4) still; as before; (adverb) (5) (kana only) (See やはり・5) all the same; even so; still; nonetheless |
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nerizome ねりぞめ |
dyeing of degummed silk; dyeing of raw silk at the same time as degumming |
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irochigai(色chi買i); irochigai(色chi買i); irochigai(irochi買i) いろチがい(色チ買い); いろちがい(色ち買い); イロチがい(イロチ買い) |
(noun/participle) (slang) (See イロチ) buying more than one of the same item in different colors (colours) |
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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 |
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fukurononezumi ふくろのねずみ |
(exp,n) trapped with no way of escape; rat in a bag |
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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 |
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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 |
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erabutokoroganai えらぶところがない |
(expression) (idiom) being the same thing (as); being indistinguishable (from) |
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omoshirohanbun おもしろはんぶん |
(noun or adjectival noun) for fun; half in jest |
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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 |
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gakubuchishoo がくぶちショー |
(hist) picture-frame show; Shōwa-era stage show in which a woman would stand half-naked in a frame (resembling a Western-style painting) |
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karaagyangu; karaa gyangu / karagyangu; kara gyangu カラーギャング; カラー・ギャング |
group of hoodlums whose members all wear clothes in the same color (inspired by US street gangs; esp. associated with Ikebukuro in the late 1990s) (wasei: color gang) |
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sukuramuhaafu; sukuramu haafu / sukuramuhafu; sukuramu hafu スクラムハーフ; スクラム・ハーフ |
{sports} scrum half (in rugby) |
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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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sentaahaafu; sentaa haafu / sentahafu; senta hafu センターハーフ; センター・ハーフ |
center half |
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daabiimacchi; daabii macchi / dabimacchi; dabi macchi ダービーマッチ; ダービー・マッチ |
{sports} derby (match); local derby; sports match between two teams from the same city |
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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 |
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nanbaakurosu; nanbaa kurosu / nanbakurosu; nanba kurosu ナンバークロス; ナンバー・クロス |
number crossword (var. of kanji crossword puzzle with numbers where squares with the same number contain the same kanji) |
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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 |
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haafusuingu; haafu suingu / hafusuingu; hafu suingu ハーフスイング; ハーフ・スイング |
(1) {baseb} checked swing; check swing; half swing; (2) {golf} half swing |
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haafutorakku; haafu torakku / hafutorakku; hafu torakku ハーフトラック; ハーフ・トラック |
half-track |
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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) |
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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 |
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ruuputoreedo; ruupu toreedo / ruputoreedo; rupu toreedo ループトレード; ループ・トレード |
{stockm} repeatedly buying and selling different stocks with the same capital within a single day (wasei: loop trade) |
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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 |
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mitsugonotamashiihyakumade / mitsugonotamashihyakumade みつごのたましいひゃくまで |
(expression) the child is father to the man; the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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toritsukeru とりつける |
(transitive verb) (1) to furnish; to install; (transitive verb) (2) to get someone's agreement; (transitive verb) (3) to patronize; to buy usually from the same store |
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kuchiuraoawaseru くちうらをあわせる |
(exp,v1) to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight |
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onajuusuru / onajusuru おなじゅうする |
(exp,vs-s) (as ...を同じゅうする) (See 同じくする) to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ... |
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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 |
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yokosuberi よこすべり |
(n,vs,vi) (1) sideslip; skid; sliding sideways; (n,vs,vi) (2) shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); (n,vs,vi) (3) {ski} sliding sideways down a slope |
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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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kimaru(p); kimaru(sk) きまる(P); キマる(sk) |
(v5r,vi) (1) to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged; (v5r,vi) (2) (as 決まっている or 決まった) to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set; (v5r,vi) (3) (as ...と決まっている) to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; to be a custom; to be common knowledge; (v5r,vi) (4) to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed; to connect (of a punch); (v5r,vi) (5) to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish; to suit one; to be held in place (of a hairdo); (v5r,vi) (6) to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki); (v5r,vi) (7) (slang) (kana only) (usu. written as キマる) to get high (on drugs) |
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menouenotankobu / menoenotankobu めのうえのたんこぶ |
(expression) (See 目の上のこぶ) a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action |
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tachihadakaru たちはだかる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; (v5r,vi) (2) to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct |
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senakaawase / senakawase せなかあわせ |
(1) back to back; (2) discord; feud; (3) opposite sides of the same coin |
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waki わき |
(1) armpit; under one's arm; side; flank; (2) (also written as 傍, 側) beside; close to; near; by; (3) aside; to the side; away; out of the way; (4) off-track; off-topic; (5) (usu. written ワキ in Noh) deuteragonist; supporting role; (6) (abbreviation) (See 脇句) second verse (in a linked series of poems) |
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yabukogi やぶこぎ |
(noun, transitive verb) hiking through dense vegetation; pushing one's way through a thicket; bushwhacking |
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ikigake; yukigake いきがけ; ゆきがけ |
(adv,adj-no) (usu. adverbially as 行きがけに) (See 来掛け) one's way; one's route |
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iiyou(言iyou, 言i様, 言様); iizama(言i様, 言izama, 言様) / iyo(言iyo, 言i様, 言様); izama(言i様, 言izama, 言様) いいよう(言いよう, 言い様, 言様); いいざま(言い様, 言いざま, 言様) |
(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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ashinamiosoroeru あしなみをそろえる |
(exp,v1) (1) to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page |
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sakasama さかさま |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round |
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toorigakari とおりがかり |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) passing (along the way) |
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okimari おきまり |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (See 決まり・3) standard; set; routine; regular; usual; conventional; stereotyped; same old; (expression) (2) (polite language) decided |
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doukorondemo / dokorondemo どうころんでも |
(exp,adv) (See 転ぶ・2) in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes |
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nyurutto; nyurutto; nyurutto にゅるっと; ニュルっと; ニュルッと |
(adv,vs) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See にゅるり) with a wriggle; in a slimy way; coweringly; hesitantly |
ハーフイエローバタフライフィッシュ see styles |
haafuieroobatafuraifisshu / hafuieroobatafuraifisshu ハーフイエローバタフライフィッシュ |
half-yellow butterflyfish (Chaetodon hemichrysus) |
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haafutaimu(p); haafu taimu / hafutaimu(p); hafu taimu ハーフタイム(P); ハーフ・タイム |
{sports} half time; halftime |
ベリー・スペシャル・ワン・パターン |
berii supesharu wan pataan / beri supesharu wan patan ベリー・スペシャル・ワン・パターン |
(n,exp) (joc) one-track mind (wasei: very special one pattern); person who always acts the same or says the same thing (esp. person who always cracks the same kind of jokes) |
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chuutohanpa / chutohanpa ちゅうとはんぱ |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (yoji) halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked; half-cocked; half-hearted; half-arsed; half-assed |
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shimukeru しむける |
(transitive verb) (1) to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; (transitive verb) (2) to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to treat; (transitive verb) (3) to send; to forward to |
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tsukigamawaru(付kiga回ru, tsukiga回ru); tsukigamawaru(tsukiga回ru) つきがまわる(付きが回る, つきが回る); ツキがまわる(ツキが回る) |
(exp,v5r) to have fortune come your way; to become lucky |
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reinimorezu / renimorezu れいにもれず |
(expression) no exception; without exception; always the same |
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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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hankoe はんこえ |
(manga slang) drawing every character in a similar way; same face syndrome |
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wariboshidaikon わりぼしだいこん |
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried |
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kuchigasuppakunaru くちがすっぱくなる |
(exp,v5r) to say the same thing over and over again; to talk until one is blue in the face |
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kuchinokikikata くちのききかた |
(exp,n) the way one talks; one's way of speaking |
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kokorogake こころがけ |
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention |
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furinuku ふりぬく |
(transitive verb) to swing (a bat, racket etc.) all the way through; to swing completely; to take a full swing |
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sasuga さすが |
(adv,adj-na) (1) (kana only) as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone); (adverb) (2) (kana only) (usu. as 〜に) (See さすがに・2) still; all the same; after all; (adverb) (3) (kana only) (as さすがの...も) even ... (e.g. "even a genius") |
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mudagui むだぐい |
(noun/participle) (1) eating between meals; wasteful eating habits; waste of resources; (noun/participle) (2) (See 無駄飯・むだめし,徒食・としょく) living idly; loafing one's way through life |
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niekiranai にえきらない |
(exp,adj-i) half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive |
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mawatadekubioshimeru まわたでくびをしめる |
(exp,v1) (idiom) to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; to strangle with floss silk |
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watashiryuu; watakushiryuu(私流) / watashiryu; watakushiryu(私流) わたしりゅう; わたくしりゅう(私流) |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) one's own style; one's own way (of doing things) |
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tachifusagaru たちふさがる |
(v5r,vi) to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way |
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yosuga よすが |
(1) (form) (kana only) something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means; (2) (form) (kana only) someone to rely on; relative; (3) (form) (kana only) reminder; memento |
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ochiru おちる |
(v1,vi) (1) to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way; (v1,vi) (2) to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down; (v1,vi) (3) to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind); (v1,vi) (4) to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of); (v1,vi) (5) to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.); to come out (of a stain); to fade (of colour); to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.); (v1,vi) (6) to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner; (v1,vi) (7) to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing; (v1,vi) (8) to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful; (v1,vi) (9) (also written as 堕ちる) to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low); (v1,vi) (10) (also written as 堕ちる) to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell); (v1,vi) (11) (See 恋に落ちる,眠りに落ちる) to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); (v1,vi) (12) to fall (into someone's hands); to be accepted (of a bid); to be won (of a tender); to be honoured (of a bill); (v1,vi) (13) to fall into (a trap); to fall for (a trick); (v1,vi) (14) to give in; (v1,vi) (15) to confess; to own up; (v1,vi) (16) to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.); to arrive at (in the end); (v1,vi) (17) to leave (a city, castle, etc.); to (be defeated and) flee; (v1,vi) (18) (See 腑に落ちない,胸に落ちる) to sink in; to be accepted (in one's heart); (v1,vi) (19) to fall (to the enemy); to be defeated; (v1,vi) (20) to come in (of money); (v1,vi) (21) to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.); (v1,vi) (22) to pass out (in judo); to fall unconscious; (v1,vi) (23) {comp} to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash; (v1,vi) (24) (slang) to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline; (v1,vi) (25) to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather); (v1,vi) (26) to die (of an animal) |
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senkata せんかた |
(See しかた) 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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michioakeru みちをあける |
(exp,v1) (1) (esp. 道を空ける) to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; (exp,v1) (2) (esp. 道を開ける) to pave the way for; to open up opportunity |
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yarusenai やるせない |
(adjective) (kana only) miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary; having no way to dispel (a certain emotion); having no solace (from) |
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suriiwei / suriwe スリーウェイ |
(can act as adjective) three-way |
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otetsuki おてつき |
(1) touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); (2) (dated) making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); (3) {cards} foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card |
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saikurusuchiiru; saikuru suchiiru / saikurusuchiru; saikuru suchiru サイクルスチール; サイクル・スチール |
(1) {comp} cycle stealing; (2) {baseb} stealing second, third and home in the same inning |
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sonohanmen そのはんめん |
(expression) on the other hand; at the same time |
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haafubaasudee; haafu baasudee / hafubasudee; hafu basudee ハーフバースデー; ハーフ・バースデー |
half birthday |
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midiamuweru; midiamu weru ミディアムウェル; ミディアム・ウェル |
half-way between medium and well done (wasei: medium well) |
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yamukatanashi やむかたなし |
(expression) (kana only) it cannot be helped; there is no other way |
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nakanaka なかなか |
(adv,adj-na) (1) (kana only) very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather; (adverb) (2) (kana only) (with a verb in the negative) by no means; not readily; (3) middle; half-way point; (can be adjective with の) (4) (kana only) excellent; wonderful; very good |
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kirihiraku きりひらく |
(transitive verb) (1) to cut open; (transitive verb) (2) to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to open; to cut one's way through (e.g. a jungle); (transitive verb) (3) to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field) |
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hanten はんてん |
(1) (See 羽織) traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; (2) (See 印半纏) livery coat; (3) (半天 only) half the sky; (4) (半天 only) mid-air; middle of the sky |
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tatakiageru たたきあげる |
(v1,vi,vt) to work one's way up |
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okubanimonogahasamaru おくばにものがはさまる |
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way |
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sashitsukaenakereba さしつかえなければ |
(expression) (See 差し支え・さしつかえ) if it's alright; if you don't mind my asking; if it's all the same to you |
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gandougaeshi; gantougaeshi / gandogaeshi; gantogaeshi がんどうがえし; がんとうがえし |
rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene |
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furikae ふりかえ |
(1) transfer; switching over; change; (2) money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person); (3) (abbreviation) (See 郵便振替) postal transfer |
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sasuga(gikun) さすが(gikun) |
(adv,adj-na) (1) (kana only) as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone); (adverb) (2) (kana only) (usu. as 〜に) (See さすがに・2) still; all the same; after all; (adverb) (3) (kana only) (as さすがの...も) even ... (e.g. "even a genius") |
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tachimawaru たちまわる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to walk about; to walk around; (v5r,vi) (2) to conduct oneself; to act; to maneuver (in a way that benefits oneself); to play one's cards (well); (v5r,vi) (3) to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by; to turn up (at); to show up (at); (v5r,vi) (4) to enact a fighting scene; to brawl (in a play, film, etc.) |
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shitanonenokawakanuuchi / shitanonenokawakanuchi したのねのかわかぬうち |
(exp,adv) (idiom) (See 舌の根も乾かぬうち・したのねもかわかぬうち) in the same breath; hardly had the words been said |
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shitanonemokawakanuuchi / shitanonemokawakanuchi したのねもかわかぬうち |
(exp,adv) (idiom) (See 舌の根の乾かぬうち) in the same breath; hardly had the words been said |
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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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wakeganai わけがない |
(expression) (1) (kana only) (expresses speaker's belief that something is impossible) there is no way that ...; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) easy; simple |
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nigemadou / nigemado にげまどう |
(v5u,vi) to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape |
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michiokiku みちをきく |
(exp,v5k) to ask for directions; to ask the way |
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kakkokawaii(kakko可愛i); kakkoukawaii(格好可愛i); kakkokawaii; kakkokawaii(kakko可愛i) / kakkokawai(kakko可愛i); kakkokawai(格好可愛i); kakkokawai; kakkokawai(kakko可愛i) カッコかわいい(カッコ可愛い); かっこうかわいい(格好可愛い); カッコカワイイ; かっこかわいい(かっこ可愛い) |
(exp,adj-i) (See 格好・かっこう・2) cool and cute; cool in a cute way; cute in a cool way |
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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