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<12345| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
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sugureru すぐれる |
(v1,vi) to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent |
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kouotsutsukegatai / kootsutsukegatai こうおつつけがたい |
(exp,adj-i) difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them |
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uwamawaru うわまわる |
(transitive verb) (See 下回る) to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than |
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neruhodorakuhanakarikeri ねるほどらくはなかりけり |
(expression) (proverb) there is nothing better than sleeping |
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naoyoshi なおよし |
(expression) (on job listings, etc.) (See なお良い) even better; still better |
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kouchihasessokunishikazu / kochihasessokunishikazu こうちはせっそくにしかず |
(expression) (proverb) it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate |
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tsuuka; ttsuuka; ttsuuka; tsuka; ttsuka; tsuuka / tsuka; ttsuka; ttsuka; tsuka; ttsuka; tsuka つーか; っつーか; っつうか; つか; っつか; つうか |
(conjunction) (colloquialism) (See と言うか) or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean |
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naoii(nao良i, 尚良i, 尚ii); naoyoi(nao良i, 尚良i, 尚yoi, 猶良i) / naoi(nao良i, 尚良i, 尚i); naoyoi(nao良i, 尚良i, 尚yoi, 猶良i) なおいい(なお良い, 尚良い, 尚いい); なおよい(なお良い, 尚良い, 尚よい, 猶良い) |
(exp,adj-ix) still better; even better |
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hougayoi / hogayoi ほうがよい |
(exp,adj-i) (1) (after past tense verb) had better ...; (exp,adj-i) (2) (after negative verb) (See した方がいい) had better not ... |
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ogoritakaburu おごりたかぶる |
(v5r,vi) to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others |
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iukotonashi いうことなし |
(expression) nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for |
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futarihahanryosanninhanakamaware ふたりははんりょさんにんはなかまわれ |
(expression) (proverb) two is a company, three is a crowd; one companion is better than two |
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youjinsurunikoshitakotohanai / yojinsurunikoshitakotohanai ようじんするにこしたことはない |
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution |
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yokareashikare よかれあしかれ |
(adverb) for better or worse; right or wrong; for good or ill |
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shitahougaii(shita方gaii, shita方ga良i, shitahouga良i); shitahougayoi(shita方ga良i, shitahouga良i, shita方gayoi) / shitahogai(shita方gai, shita方ga良i, shitahoga良i); shitahogayoi(shita方ga良i, shitahoga良i, shita方gayoi) したほうがいい(した方がいい, した方が良い, したほうが良い); したほうがよい(した方が良い, したほうが良い, した方がよい) |
(exp,adj-ix) (See する・1) had better do so |
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keikoutonarumogyuugotonarunakare / kekotonarumogyugotonarunakare けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれ |
(expression) (proverb) better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow |
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hitomawarimofutamawarimo ひとまわりもふたまわりも |
(expression) one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.) |
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nukinderu ぬきんでる |
(v1,vi) (1) to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to be far better; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be preeminent; (v1,vi) (2) to tower above (the surrounding landscape) |
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futarihahanryo、sanninhanakamaware ふたりははんりょ、さんにんはなかまわれ |
(expression) (proverb) two is a company, three is a crowd; one companion is better than two |
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tatamasumasubenzu たたますますべんず |
(expression) (1) (proverb) the busier you are, the better you work; (expression) (2) (proverb) the more, the better |
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hikitateyaku ひきたてやく |
person who makes someone else appear better; foil |
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touhaichidonohajitowanuhamatsudainohaji / tohaichidonohajitowanuhamatsudainohaji とうはいちどのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじ |
(expression) (proverb) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know |
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touhaittannohajitowanuhamatsudainohaji / tohaittannohajitowanuhamatsudainohaji とうはいったんのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじ |
(expression) (proverb) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know |
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hougaii(方gaii, 方ga良i, houga良i)(p); hougayoi(方ga良i, houga良i, 方gayoi)(p) / hogai(方gai, 方ga良i, hoga良i)(p); hogayoi(方ga良i, hoga良i, 方gayoi)(p) ほうがいい(方がいい, 方が良い, ほうが良い)(P); ほうがよい(方が良い, ほうが良い, 方がよい)(P) |
(exp,adj-ix) (1) (after past tense verb) had better ...; (exp,adj-ix) (2) (after negative verb) (See した方がいい) had better not ... |
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naiyorimashi; naiyorimashi ないよりマシ; ないよりまし |
(expression) (kana only) (See ないよりはマシ) better than nothing; better than none at all |
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kikuhaittokinohajikikanuhaisshounohaji / kikuhaittokinohajikikanuhaisshonohaji きくはいっときのはじきかぬはいっしょうのはじ |
(expression) (proverb) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know |
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kikuhaittokinohajikikanuhamatsudainohaji きくはいっときのはじきかぬはまつだいのはじ |
(expression) (proverb) (See 聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは一生の恥) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know |
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naiyorihamashi; naiyorihamashi ないよりはマシ; ないよりはまし |
(expression) (kana only) better than nothing; better than none at all |
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touhaichidonohaji、towanuhamatsudainohaji / tohaichidonohaji、towanuhamatsudainohaji とうはいちどのはじ、とわぬはまつだいのはじ |
(expression) (proverb) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know |
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touhaittannohaji、towanuhamatsudainohaji / tohaittannohaji、towanuhamatsudainohaji とうはいったんのはじ、とわぬはまつだいのはじ |
(expression) (proverb) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know |
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kikuhaittokinohaji、kikanuhaisshounohaji / kikuhaittokinohaji、kikanuhaisshonohaji きくはいっときのはじ、きかぬはいっしょうのはじ |
(expression) (proverb) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know |
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kikuhaittokinohaji、kikanuhamatsudainohaji きくはいっときのはじ、きかぬはまつだいのはじ |
(expression) (proverb) (See 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know |
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kawaribae かわりばえ |
(noun/participle) (usu. with neg. sentence) change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before) |
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hayakerebahayaihodoyoi(早kereba早ihodo良i, 早kereba早i程良i); hayakerebahayaihodoii / hayakerebahayaihodoyoi(早kereba早ihodo良i, 早kereba早i程良i); hayakerebahayaihodoi はやければはやいほどよい(早ければ早いほど良い, 早ければ早い程良い); はやければはやいほどいい |
(expression) the sooner, the better |
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naiyorihamashi(無iyorihamashi, naiyoriha増shi, 無iyoriha増shi); naiyorimashi(無iyorimashi, naiyori増shi, 無iyori増shi) ないよりはまし(無いよりはまし, ないよりは増し, 無いよりは増し); ないよりまし(無いよりまし, ないより増し, 無いより増し) |
(expression) (kana only) better than none at all; better than nothing |
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kawaribae かわりばえ |
(n,vs,vi) (usu. with neg. sentence) change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before) |
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hayakerebahayaihodoii; hayakerebahayaihodoyoi / hayakerebahayaihodoi; hayakerebahayaihodoyoi はやければはやいほどいい; はやければはやいほどよい |
(expression) the sooner, the better |
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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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