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kokorooyomu こころをよむ |
(exp,v5m) (idiom) (usu. ~の...) to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking |
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omoisugoshi おもいすごし |
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of |
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boke(p); boke; oke(sk) ぼけ(P); ボケ; ヴォケ(sk) |
(1) (kana only) fool; idiot; (2) (colloquialism) dotage; senility; dementia; (suffix) (3) (kana only) (See 時差ぼけ) touched in the head (from); out of it (from); feeling sluggish (from); not yet up to par (after); (4) (kana only) (See つっこみ・3,漫才) funny man (of a comedy duo) |
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ijioharu いじをはる |
(exp,v5r) to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse |
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dokorojanai どころじゃない |
(exp,suf,adj-i) (kana only) (used to strongly dismiss something as being far removed from what is true or appropriate) (See 所ではない) not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it |
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dokorodehanai どころではない |
(exp,suf,adj-i) (kana only) (used to strongly dismiss something as being far removed from what is true or appropriate) (See 所じゃない・どころじゃない) not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it |
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ottorigatana おっとりがたな |
(1) making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; (2) rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist |
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kakitameru かきためる |
(transitive verb) to accumulate (drawings, paintings, etc. that one has not yet published); to build up a stock of (drawings, paintings, etc.) |
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binshou / binsho びんしょう |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) nimble; agile; quick; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) quick (thinking); smart; alert; prompt |
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kakitameru かきためる |
(transitive verb) to accumulate (writings, compositions, etc. that one has not yet published); to build up a stock of (manuscripts, etc.) |
桜切る馬鹿梅切らぬ馬鹿 see styles |
sakurakirubakaumekiranubaka さくらきるばかうめきらぬばか |
(expression) (proverb) prune your plum trees, but not your cherry trees |
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tananiageru たなにあげる |
(exp,v1) (idiom) (See 自分のことは棚に上げる) to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; to put on a shelf |
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kitengakiku きてんがきく |
(exp,v5k) to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking |
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mizukusai みずくさい |
(adjective) (1) stand-offish; distant; not frank; reserved; (adjective) (2) watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.) |
泥棒を捕らえて縄をなう see styles |
dorobouotoraetenawaonau / dorobootoraetenawaonau どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう |
(expression) (proverb) starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught |
泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う see styles |
dorobouotoraetenawaonau / dorobootoraetenawaonau どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう |
(expression) (proverb) starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught |
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busata ぶさた |
(n,vs,vi) not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence |
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samonakuba さもなくば |
(conjunction) (kana only) otherwise; or else; if not |
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samonaito さもないと |
(conjunction) (kana only) otherwise; or else; if not |
物も言いようで角が立つ see styles |
monomoiiyoudekadogatatsu / monomoiyodekadogatatsu ものもいいようでかどがたつ |
(exp,v5t) (idiom) Harsh words make the going rough; People may be offended (or not) by the way you speak |
由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難 由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难 |
yóu jiǎn rù shē yì , yóu shē rù jiǎn nán you2 jian3 ru4 she1 yi4 , you2 she1 ru4 jian3 nan2 yu chien ju she i , yu she ju chien nan |
(idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy |
目にいれてもいたくない see styles |
meniiretemoitakunai / meniretemoitakunai めにいれてもいたくない |
(expression) thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly |
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ganchuuninai / ganchuninai がんちゅうにない |
(exp,adj-i) taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration; effectively not existing as an option |
硬いことは言いっこなし see styles |
kataikotohaiikkonashi / kataikotohaikkonashi かたいことはいいっこなし |
(expression) let's put formalities aside; let's not speak so stiffly |
禮輕人意重，千里送鵝毛 礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛 |
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo li3 qing1 ren2 yi4 zhong4 , qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2 li ch`ing jen i chung , ch`ien li sung o mao li ching jen i chung , chien li sung o mao |
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it. |
秀才不出門，全知天下事 秀才不出门，全知天下事 |
xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì xiu4 cai5 bu4 chu1 men2 , quan2 zhi1 tian1 xia4 shi4 hsiu ts`ai pu ch`u men , ch`üan chih t`ien hsia shih hsiu tsai pu chu men , chüan chih tien hsia shih |
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom) |
秀才不出門，能知天下事 秀才不出门，能知天下事 |
xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì xiu4 cai5 bu4 chu1 men2 , neng2 zhi1 tian1 xia4 shi4 hsiu ts`ai pu ch`u men , neng chih t`ien hsia shih hsiu tsai pu chu men , neng chih tien hsia shih |
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom) |
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tachiyomi たちよみ |
(noun, transitive verb) reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it) |
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soshiranukao そしらぬかお |
(exp,n) pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance |
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kekkoutaihen / kekkotaihen けっこうたいへん |
(expression) quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult |
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makarinaranu まかりならぬ |
(expression) (kana only) not be allowed; must not |
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jibunomotsu じぶんをもつ |
(exp,v5t) to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself |
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itashikatanai いたしかたない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) (humble language) (See 仕方がない・1) there's no (other) way; (exp,adj-i) (2) (humble language) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (exp,adj-i) (3) (humble language) (oft. as 〜ても致し方ない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-i) (4) (humble language) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-i) (5) (humble language) (as 〜て致し方ない or 〜で致し方ない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) |
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kanbashikunai かんばしくない |
(adjective) poor; not satisfactory; undesirable; unfavourable; unfavorable; disgraceful |
衣ばかりで和尚はできぬ see styles |
koromobakarideoshouhadekinu / koromobakarideoshohadekinu ころもばかりでおしょうはできぬ |
(expression) (proverb) The clothes do not make the man; The cowl does not make the monk |
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kiokuninai きおくにない |
(exp,adj-i) not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of) |
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isameru いさめる |
(transitive verb) to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against |
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roji ろじ |
(1) (路地, 露路 only) alley; alleyway; lane; (2) (露地 only) bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops); (3) (路地, 露地 only) teahouse garden; (4) path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.) |
迚もじゃないが(rK) |
totemojanaiga とてもじゃないが |
(expression) (kana only) (emphatic; with neg. sentence) (See とても・2) (not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely |
過ちを観て斯に仁を知る see styles |
ayamachiomitekokonijinoshiru あやまちをみてここにじんをしる |
(exp,v5r) to observe the reasons and types of faults a person makes is to come to know whether they are virtuous or not |
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tsurifunesou; tsurifunesou / tsurifuneso; tsurifuneso つりふねそう; ツリフネソウ |
(kana only) touch-me-not (Impatiens textori); jewelweed |
雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい see styles |
kijimonakazubautaremai きじもなかずばうたれまい |
(expression) (proverb) avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries |
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mentsugatatsu メンツがたつ |
(exp,v5t) to keep face; to save face; to not lose face |
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menmokugatatsu めんもくがたつ |
(exp,v5t) to save face; to keep face; to not lose face |
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atamagaippai あたまがいっぱい |
(expression) (idiom) being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind |
飢えたる犬は棒を恐れず see styles |
uetaruinuhabouoosorezu / uetaruinuhabooosorezu うえたるいぬはぼうをおそれず |
(expression) (proverb) a starved dog does not fear the rod |
アノニマス・ファッション |
anonimasu fasshon アノニマス・ファッション |
fashion not created by designers but based on street styles (wasei: anonymous fashion) |
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iie(p); ie(p) / ie(p); ie(p) いいえ(P); いえ(P) |
(interjection) (1) no; (interjection) (2) you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it |
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otomodachi おともだち |
(1) (polite language) friend; (2) (used by parents, guardians, etc.) child (one does not know); another child; other children |
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otaku おたく |
(1) (honorific or respectful language) your house; your home; your family; (2) (honorific or respectful language) your husband; (3) (honorific or respectful language) your organization; (pronoun) (4) (honorific or respectful language) (referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close) you |
かたいことは言いっこなし see styles |
kataikotohaiikkonashi / kataikotohaikkonashi かたいことはいいっこなし |
(expression) let's put formalities aside; let's not speak so stiffly |
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kua; kuia; kuiaa / kua; kuia; kuia クィア; クイア; クイアー |
queer (i.e. not heterosexual or not cisgender) |
クリティカル・シンキング |
kuritikaru shinkingu クリティカル・シンキング |
critical thinking |
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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 |
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tara(p); ttara(p) たら(P); ったら(P) |
(conj,prt) (1) if; when; after; (particle) (2) (colloquialism) (indicates light scorn, annoyance, surprise, etc. about a topic) when it comes to ...; as for ...; that ...; (particle) (3) (colloquialism) (at sentence end) why don't you ...; why not ...; how about ...; what about ...; (particle) (4) (colloquialism) (at sentence end; adds emphasis; usu. ったら) I tell you!; I said ...; I really mean ...; (particle) (5) (colloquialism) (indicates frustration, impatience, etc.; usu. ったら) vocative particle |
と言ってしまえばそれまで see styles |
toitteshimaebasoremade といってしまえばそれまで |
(expression) it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but) |
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nanchatte; nantsutte なんちゃって; なんつって |
(expression) (1) (colloquialism) just kidding; not!; (can act as adjective) (2) ersatz; imitation; phony; pretend; fake; faux |
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noo(p); nou(ik) / noo(p); no(ik) ノー(P); ノウ(ik) |
(interjection) (1) (See イエス) no; (prefix) (2) no; without; not needed; not allowed |
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nookoodo; noo koodo ノーコード; ノー・コード |
(1) {med} no code (directive not to revive a patient with a life-threatening event); do not resuscitate; DNR; (2) {comp} (See ローコード) no code (GUI-based systems development platform) |
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noomasuku; noo masuku ノーマスク; ノー・マスク |
(adj-no,n) (1) maskless (eng: no mask); (while) not wearing a face mask; (adj-no,n) (2) anti-mask (i.e. being opposed to mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic) |
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noorukku; noo rukku ノールック; ノー・ルック |
(n,adj-f) (1) (usu. as 〜で) (while) not looking (eng: no look); (doing) without looking; (2) (buying) sight unseen; not seeing in person |
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mou(p); moo(ik) / mo(p); moo(ik) もう(P); もー(ik) |
(adverb) (1) (もう only) now; soon; shortly; before long; presently; (adverb) (2) (See すでに) already; yet; by now; (not) anymore; (adverb) (3) (もう only) further; more; again; another; the other; (interjection) (4) (used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)) tsk; dammit; jeez; come on; what the hell |
ローマは一日にして成らず see styles |
roomahaichinichinishitenarazu ローマはいちにちにしてならず |
(expression) (idiom) Rome was not built in a day |
わたし、定時で帰ります。 |
watashi、teijidekaerimasu。 / watashi、tejidekaerimasu。 わたし、ていじでかえります。 |
(work) I Will Not Work Overtime, Period! (TV drama); (wk) I Will Not Work Overtime, Period! (TV drama) |
中らずといえども遠からず see styles |
atarazutoiedomotookarazu あたらずといえどもとおからず |
(expression) not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark |
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marukkiri まるっきり |
(adverb) (kana only) (See 丸きり・まるきり) completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all |
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marudashi まるだし |
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising |
人非生而知之者，孰能無惑 人非生而知之者，孰能无惑 |
rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò ren2 fei1 sheng1 er2 zhi1 zhi1 zhe3 , shu2 neng2 wu2 huo4 jen fei sheng erh chih chih che , shu neng wu huo |
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?; We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4]) |
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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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sennin せんにん |
(1) immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); (2) person not bound by earthly desires |
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ijou / ijo いじょう |
(suffix noun) (1) (ant: 以下・1) not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more; (suffix noun) (2) beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than; (adj-no,n) (3) the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing; (n,conj) (4) (after a verb) since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ...; (expression) (5) that's all; that is the end; the end |
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ika(p); ige(ok) いか(P); いげ(ok) |
(suffix noun) (1) (ant: 以上・1) not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under; ... and below; ... or fewer; (suffix noun) (2) below (a standard, level, etc.); under; beneath; less than; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) the following; the below-mentioned; the rest; followed by ...; (suffix noun) (4) (used to refer to all members of a group, starting with the head or principal figure) including ...; ... and other (employees, officials, etc.) |
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teikai / tekai ていかい |
(n,vs,vi) pacing back and forth meditatively; going about deep in thought; thinking about many things; pondering deeply |
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karadazukuri からだづくり |
physical culture; bodybuilding (body development, not necessarily weightlifting) |
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amari(p); anmari(p) あまり(P); あんまり(P) |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (あまり only) (kana only) remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers; (adverb) (2) (kana only) (with neg. sentence) (not) very; (not) much; (adverb) (3) (kana only) (esp. as あまりに(も)) (See あまりに,の余り・のあまり) too much; excessively; overly; (adj-na,adj-no) (4) extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible; (adjectival noun) (5) (colloquialism) (sometimes as あまり…) not very good; so-so; mediocre; (suffix noun) (6) (あまり only) more than; over |
働かざるもの食うべからず see styles |
hatarakazarumonokuubekarazu / hatarakazarumonokubekarazu はたらかざるものくうべからず |
(expression) if man will not work, he shall not eat |
千金の裘は一狐の腋に非ず see styles |
senkinnokyuuhaikkonoekiniarazu / senkinnokyuhaikkonoekiniarazu せんきんのきゅうはいっこのえきにあらず |
(expression) (proverb) to rule a country requires many great men; an expensive fur coat will not be made with a single fox |
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kuchiosuberasu くちをすべらす |
(exp,v5s) to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking |
君父の讐は倶に天を戴かず see styles |
kunpunoadahatomonitenoitadakazu くんぷのあだはともにてんをいただかず |
(expression) (proverb) (from the Book of Rites) (See 不倶戴天) not wanting to live in the same world as one's father's or lord's enemies; being prepared to sacrifice one's life to avenge one's father or lord |
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mondainai もんだいない |
(exp,adj-i) no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable |
地獄にも鬼ばかりではない see styles |
jigokunimoonibakaridehanai じごくにもおにばかりではない |
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) you can make friends anywhere; not even in hell is everyone an ogre |
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bouzu(p); bonzu / bozu(p); bonzu ぼうず(P); ぼんず |
(1) (ぼんず is dialectal) Buddhist priest; bonze; (2) close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head; (3) (familiar language) (derogatory term) boy; sonny; lad; (4) {fish} (See おでこ・3) not catching anything; (5) {hanaf} (See 花札) the August 20-point card |
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bouzu(p); bonzu / bozu(p); bonzu ぼうず(P); ぼんず |
(1) (ぼんず is dialectal) Buddhist priest; bonze; (2) close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head; (3) (familiar language) (derogatory term) boy; sonny; lad; (4) {fish} (See おでこ・3) not catching anything; getting skunked; (5) {hanaf} (See 花札) the August 20-point card |
如何にもこうにも(sK) |
dounimokounimo / donimokonimo どうにもこうにも |
(expression) (kana only) (more emphatic than どうにも) (See どうにも・1) (not) in any way; in no way; at all |
子で子にならぬほととぎす see styles |
kodekoninaranuhototogisu こでこにならぬほととぎす |
(expression) (idiom) (obscure) no matter how lovingly raised, a foster child is not actually one's biological child |
学びて思わざれば則ち罔し see styles |
manabiteomowazarebasunawachikurashi まなびておもわざればすなわちくらし |
(expression) (proverb) (from The Analects of Confucius) to study and not think is a waste; learning without thinking is useless |
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nebokeru ねぼける |
(v1,vi) to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake |
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kufuu / kufu くふう |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) devising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up; figuring out; coming up with; working out; (2) device; design; idea; plan; invention; (noun, transitive verb) (3) dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation) |
幽霊の正体見たり枯れ尾花 see styles |
yuureinoshoutaimitarikareobana / yurenoshotaimitarikareobana ゆうれいのしょうたいみたりかれおばな |
(expression) (proverb) fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass |
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kareshizura かれしづら |
(n,vs,vi) (someone) acting like a boyfriend even though not in a relationship |
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osorurunakare おそるるなかれ |
(expression) Be not afraid |
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warui わるい |
(adjective) (1) bad; poor; undesirable; (adjective) (2) poor (quality); inferior; insufficient; (adjective) (3) evil; sinful; (adjective) (4) ugly; not beautiful; (adjective) (5) at fault; to blame; in the wrong; (adjective) (6) bad (at doing something); (adjective) (7) unprofitable; unbeneficial; (int,adj-i) (8) sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable |
悪人は畳の上では死ねない see styles |
akuninhatataminouedehashinenai / akuninhatataminoedehashinenai あくにんはたたみのうえではしねない |
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) a bad person does not deserve to die in his own bed |
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kanawanai かなわない |
(adjective) (1) (kana only) no match for; cannot compete with; not in the same league as; powerless against; (adjective) (2) (kana only) (oft. after an adjective as 〜て(は)かなわない) cannot stand; cannot bear; cannot put up with; unbearable; intolerable; (adjective) (3) (kana only) (dated) unable to do; cannot do; impossible |
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mukashikatagi むかしかたぎ |
(1) old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; (adj-no,adj-na) (2) old-fashioned |
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kijou / kijo きじょう |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) on the desk; (can be adjective with の) (2) (See 机上の空論) theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan); desktop; paper; not yet implemented |
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rusuotsukau るすをつかう |
(exp,v5u) to pretend to not be home; to pretend to be out |
目の中に入れても痛くない see styles |
menonakaniiretemoitakunai / menonakaniretemoitakunai めのなかにいれてもいたくない |
(expression) (idiom) thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye |
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rokuni ろくに |
(adverb) (kana only) (with negative verb) (not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently |
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shirouto(p); shiroto(ok); shirabito(ok); shirahito(ok) / shiroto(p); shiroto(ok); shirabito(ok); shirahito(ok) しろうと(P); しろと(ok); しらびと(ok); しらひと(ok) |
(1) (ant: 玄人・くろうと・1) amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice; (2) (See 玄人・くろうと・2) respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (3) (archaism) (kyb:) (See 私娼) unlicensed prostitute |
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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