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hitosujinawadeikanai / hitosujinawadekanai ひとすじなわでいかない |
(expression) (See 一筋縄では行かない) not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage |
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shikakaru しかかる |
(transitive verb) (1) to start something; (transitive verb) (2) to have started something, but not yet finished it |
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amarimononifukugaaru / amarimononifukugaru あまりものにふくがある |
(exp,v5r-i) (proverb) do not despair because you are the last to take your pick; you can find treasures in leftovers; one man's trash is another's treasure |
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masarutomootoranai まさるともおとらない |
(exp,adj-i) not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with) |
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waritodoudemoyoi / waritododemoyoi わりとどうでもよい |
(exp,adj-i) (slang) (joc) (See 割とどうでもいい・わりとどうでもいい) I couldn't care less; not caring less |
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kokorogake こころがけ |
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention |
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shoukorimonaku / shokorimonaku しょうこりもなく |
(exp,adv) (See 性懲りもない) not having learned one's lesson; never changing one's ways; doggedly; in spite of one's negative experiences |
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osorurunitarinai おそるるにたりない |
(exp,adj-i) not worth fearing |
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nenshutsu ねんしゅつ |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); (noun, transitive verb) (2) working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising; contriving |
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arahen; arehen あらへん; あれへん |
(expression) (kana only) (ksb:) (See 無い・1) not; nonexistent; not being (there) |
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hagatatanai はがたたない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) (idiom) unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); (exp,adj-i) (2) hard to chew |
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shiranpuri(知ran振ri, 知ranpuri); shiranfuri(知ran振ri, 知ranfuri) しらんぷり(知らん振り, 知らんぷり); しらんふり(知らん振り, 知らんふり) |
(n,vs,vi) pretending not to know; feigning ignorance |
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kamigakaru; kamugakaru かみがかる; かむがかる |
(transitive verb) (1) (oft. used adjectivally as 神懸かった or 神懸かっている) to be possessed by a god; (transitive verb) (2) to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; (transitive verb) (3) (idiom) (slang) (See 神る) to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible |
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sasa(p); sasa ささ(P); ササ |
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.) |
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soshiranukao そしらぬかお |
(exp,n) feigned ignorance; pretending not to know |
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kikumimiomotanai きくみみをもたない |
(exp,adj-i) to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message |
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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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ikazunisumu いかずにすむ |
(exp,v5m) to not have to go; to need not go |
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oyashirazu おやしらず |
(1) wisdom tooth; (2) not knowing who one's birth parents are; person who does not know their birth parents |
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minookibaganai みのおきばがない |
(exp,adj-i) (See 身の置き所がない) feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself |
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minookidokoroganai みのおきどころがない |
(exp,adj-i) (so ashamed or embarrassed that) one does not know where to put oneself; feeling out of place |
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saa(p); saa(p); saぁ(sk) / sa(p); sa(p); saぁ(sk) さあ(P); さー(P); さぁ(sk) |
(interjection) (1) (used to urge or encourage others) come (on); come now; come along; here; (interjection) (2) (indicates resolve) all right; right; okay; now; here goes; (interjection) (3) (indicates uncertainty or hesitation) well; hmm; uh; let's see; I'm not sure; (interjection) (4) (said when something arrives, starts, finishes, etc.) here; now; there (we go); ah; oh; (interjection) (5) (used when interrupting someone) about that, ...; actually, ... |
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sairentopuaa; sairento puaa / sairentopua; sairento pua サイレントプアー; サイレント・プアー |
poor who do not (or are unable to) seek help (from relatives or the authorities, etc.) (wasei: silent poor) |
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chekkupointo; chekku pointo チェックポイント; チェック・ポイント |
(1) important point (wasei: check point); point to check; point not to miss; (2) checkpoint |
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douitashimashite / doitashimashite どういたしまして |
(interjection) (kana only) you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure |
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dorehodo どれほど |
(adv,n) (1) (kana only) how much; how many; (adv,n) (2) (kana only) (as どれほど...ても; でも, etc.) no matter how (much); however; (adv,n) (3) (kana only) (as どれほども, with neg. verb) (not) many; (not) much; almost (none); hardly; barely |
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norigawarui(noriga悪i); norigawarui(乗riga悪i, 乗rigawarui) ノリがわるい(ノリが悪い); のりがわるい(乗りが悪い, 乗りがわるい) |
(exp,adj-i) (1) difficult to get into; (exp,adj-i) (2) (ant: ノリが良い・ノリがよい・2) not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity |
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manjiritomoshinai; manjiritomosezu まんじりともしない; まんじりともせず |
(expression) (1) not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; (expression) (2) (colloquialism) without moving |
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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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kotoganai ことがない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) (after the past tense form of a verb) (something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) never happens; there is never a time when |
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hitokkohitori ひとっこひとり |
(in neg. sentences) (not) a soul; (not) a single person |
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tsukaimononinaranai つかいものにならない |
(exp,adj-i) no use; useless; not fit for its purpose |
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bekarazaru べからざる |
(expression) (form) (kana only) (See べからず・2) cannot; must not |
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bekarazaru べからざる |
(exp,adj-f) (form) (kana only) (See べからず・2) cannot; must not |
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iyaounashini / iyaonashini いやおうなしに |
(exp,adv) whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force |
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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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igokochigawarui いごこちがわるい |
(exp,adj-i) feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home |
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oujougiwagawarui / ojogiwagawarui おうじょうぎわがわるい |
(exp,adj-i) not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser |
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oujougiwanowarui / ojogiwanowarui おうじょうぎわのわるい |
(adjective) (See 往生際が悪い) unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up |
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ijibaru(意地張ru, 意地baru); ijiharu(意地張ru, 意地haru)(ik) いじばる(意地張る, 意地ばる); いじはる(意地張る, 意地はる)(ik) |
(exp,v5r) (See 意地を張る) to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in |
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tesuki(手透ki, 手隙, 手suki, 手空ki); teaki(手空ki, 手明ki) てすき(手透き, 手隙, 手すき, 手空き); てあき(手空き, 手明き) |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) not busy; unengaged; being free; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) leisure |
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sutetamonodehanai すてたものではない |
(expression) not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless |
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tashika たしか |
(adjectival noun) (1) sure; certain; positive; definite; (adjectival noun) (2) reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact; (adverb) (3) If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly |
虎は死して皮を留め人は死して名を残す see styles |
torahashishitekawaotodomehitohashishitenaonokosu とらはししてかわをとどめひとはししてなをのこす |
(exp,v5s) (proverb) he has not lived that lives not after death; the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it; tigers leave their hide when they die; men leave their name |
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iukotookikanai いうことをきかない |
(exp,adj-i) (See 言うことを聞く・いうことをきく) not doing as one is told; disobedient; unruly |
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janee; jane; janee; jane じゃねー; じゃねぇ; ぢゃねー; ぢゃねぇ |
(expression) (1) (colloquialism) (See じゃ無い・じゃない・1) is not; am not; are not; (expression) (2) (colloquialism) (See じゃ無い・じゃない・2) isn't it? |
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soredokorojanai; soredokorodehanai それどころじゃない; それどころではない |
(expression) this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now |
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tara(p); ttara(p); dara(sk) たら(P); ったら(P); だら(sk) |
(prt,conj) (1) (also ~だら) 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 |
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mou(p); moo(sk); moぉ(sk) / mo(p); moo(sk); moぉ(sk) もう(P); もー(sk); もぉ(sk) |
(adverb) (1) already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer; (adverb) (2) soon; shortly; before long; presently; (adverb) (3) further; more; again; another; the other; (interjection) (4) (used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)) jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; damn; seriously |
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hitosujinawadehaikanai ひとすじなわではいかない |
(expression) (See 一筋縄・2) not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage |
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gekotobakemonohanai げことばけものはない |
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) (rare) everyone drinks at least a little bit; ghosts and non-drinkers do not exist |
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shikanenai しかねない |
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) (See しかねる) likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do; would not hesitate to do |
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nitemonitsukanu にてもにつかぬ |
(exp,adj-f) (See 似ても似つかない) quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance |
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sonaearebaureenashi そなえあればうれえなし |
(expression) (proverb) if you are prepared you don't have to worry; 'tis good to have a shelter against every storm; when one is prepared, difficulties do not come |
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furui ふるい |
(adjective) (1) (of things, not people) old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn; (adjective) (2) long; since long ago; time-honored; (adjective) (3) of the distant past; long-ago; (adjective) (4) stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny; (adjective) (5) old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date |
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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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iyaounaku / iyaonaku いやおうなく |
(adverb) whether one wants to or not; without choice |
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temochibusata てもちぶさた |
(noun or adjectival noun) having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored |
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shoujikimonogabakaomiru / shojikimonogabakaomiru しょうじきものがばかをみる |
(exp,v1) (proverb) honesty does not pay; life is unfair |
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hagurumagakamiawanai はぐるまがかみあわない |
(exp,adj-i) not meshing (of people, organizations, etc.); not seeing eye to eye |
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manzara まんざら |
(adverb) (kana only) (not) altogether; (not) wholly |
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hyakugaiatteichirinashi / hyakugaiattechirinashi ひゃくがいあっていちりなし |
(expression) (idiom) all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; a hundred harms and not a single gain |
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kouchakinoko(紅茶kinoko); kouchakinoko(紅茶kinoko, 紅茶茸, 紅茶菌) / kochakinoko(紅茶kinoko); kochakinoko(紅茶kinoko, 紅茶茸, 紅茶菌) こうちゃキノコ(紅茶キノコ); こうちゃきのこ(紅茶きのこ, 紅茶茸, 紅茶菌) |
(not related to 昆布茶) kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea |
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toraoegakiteinuniruisu / toraoegakitenuniruisu とらをえがきていぬにるいす |
(expression) (idiom) attempting to be something you are not; drawing a tiger that ends up looking like a dog |
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mirushou / mirusho みるしょう |
(colloquialism) (rare) shogi spectator; shogi fan who enjoys watching matches but does not play |
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damedemotomoto; damedemotomoto だめでもともと; ダメでもともと |
(expression) (See 駄目元) giving something a try because it will not do any harm |
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akurobattochiimu; akurobatto chiimu / akurobattochimu; akurobatto chimu アクロバットチーム; アクロバット・チーム |
(always refers to aircraft, not human acrobats) aerobatic team; acrobatic team |
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shirubaaonrain; shirubaa onrain / shirubaonrain; shiruba onrain シルバーオンライン; シルバー・オンライン |
safety device for the aged that calls for help if not activated periodically (wasei: silver online) |
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sutoreetojuusu; sutoreeto juusu / sutoreetojusu; sutoreeto jusu ストレートジュース; ストレート・ジュース |
freshly squeezed juice (wasei: straight juice); not-from-concentrate juice |
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sonohokairoiro; sonotairoiro(sono他iroiro, sono他色々) そのほかいろいろ; そのたいろいろ(その他いろいろ, その他色々) |
(exp,adj-na) and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that |
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tondemoarimasen; tondemogozaimasen とんでもありません; とんでもございません |
(expression) (sometimes considered incorrect; とんでもない（こと）です is preferable) (See とんでもない・3) (it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing |
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tondemonai とんでもない |
(adjective) (1) (kana only) unthinkable; unexpected; absurd; outrageous; preposterous; terrible; (interjection) (2) (kana only) absolutely not!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way!; (interjection) (3) (kana only) (it was) no bother at all; not at all; don't mention it |
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furiianaunsaa; furii anaunsaa / furianaunsa; furi anaunsa フリーアナウンサー; フリー・アナウンサー |
TV announcer not directly employed by a (single) TV network (wasei: free announcer); freelance announcer |
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benchaabijinesu; benchaa bijinesu / benchabijinesu; bencha bijinesu ベンチャービジネス; ベンチャー・ビジネス |
(not a venture capital firm) start-up company; venture business |
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rojikarushinkingu; rojikaru shinkingu ロジカルシンキング; ロジカル・シンキング |
logical thinking |
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chotto(p); choto; chotto; choito; chotto ちょっと(P); ちょと; チョット; ちょいと; チョッと |
(adverb) (1) (kana only) a little; a bit; slightly; (adverb) (2) (kana only) just a minute; for a moment; briefly; (adverb) (3) (kana only) somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite; (adverb) (4) (kana only) (before a verb in negative form) (not) easily; (not) readily; (interjection) (5) (kana only) hey!; come on; excuse me; (expression) (6) (kana only) thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible |
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nanakorobiyaoki(七転bi八起ki, 七転八起); shichitenhakki(七転八起, 七顛八起) ななころびやおき(七転び八起き, 七転八起); しちてんはっき(七転八起, 七顛八起) |
(n,vs,vi) (1) (idiom) (yoji) not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; falling seven times, getting up eight times; (2) (idiom) (yoji) the vicissitudes of life; ups and downs in life |
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kotonakareshugi ことなかれしゅぎ |
(exp,n) (philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie |
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shikataganai しかたがない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) there's no (other) way; (exp,adj-i) (2) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (exp,adj-i) (3) (oft. as 〜ても仕方がない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-i) (4) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-i) (5) (as 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) |
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wakannai わかんない |
(exp,adj-i) (colloquialism) (from わからない) (See 分かる・1) not understanding; not knowing |
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akkenai あっけない |
(adjective) (kana only) unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short; over too soon |
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katsute(p); katte(曾te) かつて(P); かって(曾て) |
(adv,adj-no) (1) (kana only) once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; (adv,adj-no) (2) (kana only) (used with neg. verb) never yet; never before; first time; still not happened |
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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 |
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nasakehahitonotamenarazu なさけはひとのためならず |
(expression) (1) (proverb) the good you do for others is good you do yourself; those who are kind benefit themselves; compassion is not for other people's benefit; (expression) (2) (proverb) (incorrect usage) you can't save others (from themselves) |
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inumokuwanai いぬもくわない |
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; not even a dog will eat (it) |
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kankoureioshiku / kankoreoshiku かんこうれいをしく |
(exp,v5k) to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something |
親の意見と茄子の花は千に一つも無駄はない see styles |
oyanoikentonasubinohanahasennihitotsumomudahanai おやのいけんとなすびのはなはせんにひとつもむだはない |
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain |
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idenshikumikaedenai いでんしくみかえでない |
(exp,adj-i) (ant: 遺伝子組み換え・2) non-genetically modified; not genetically modified; non-GM; non-GMO |
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okubinimodasanai おくびにもださない |
(exp,adj-i) showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of |
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oteage おてあげ |
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; throwing up (one's) hands |
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gojiaikudasai ごじあいください |
(expression) please take care of yourself; please be careful not to ... (concerning one's health or well-being) |
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dokofukukaze どこふくかぜ |
(exp,adj-no,adv-to) showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude |
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tondemonai とんでもない |
(adjective) (1) (kana only) unthinkable; unexpected; absurd; outrageous; preposterous; terrible; (interjection) (2) (kana only) absolutely not!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way!; (interjection) (3) (kana only) (it was) no bother at all; not at all; don't mention it |
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naranai(p); naranu; naran; narimasen ならない(P); ならぬ; ならん; なりません |
(expression) (1) (usu. ...てならない or ...でならない) cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; cannot bear not to; (expression) (2) (usu. ...てはならない or ...ではならない) must not ...; should not ...; (expression) (3) (usu. ...なくてはならない, ...なければならない, or ...ねばならない) (See なければならない) must ...; have to ...; ought to ... |
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bekidehanai べきではない |
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) should not; must not |
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ikkokunoyuuyomonai / ikkokunoyuyomonai いっこくのゆうよもない |
(exp,adj-i) not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer |
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nitemonitsukanai にてもにつかない |
(exp,adj-i) quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance |
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naniganandakawakaranai なにがなんだかわからない |
(expression) not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails |
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nanigananiyarawakaranai なにがなにやらわからない |
(exp,adj-i) (See 何が何だかわからない・なにがなんだかわからない) not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails |
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yokeinaosewa / yokenaosewa よけいなおせわ |
(exp,n) none of your business; not your concern |
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