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Variations:
成り行き任せ
成行き任せ

see styles
 nariyukimakase
    なりゆきまかせ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 成り行きに任せる・なりゆきにまかせる) leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky

Variations:
時節柄
時節がら(sK)

see styles
 jisetsugara
    じせつがら
(adv,n) in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is

Variations:
板挟み
板挾み
板ばさみ

see styles
 itabasami
    いたばさみ
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

Variations:
枯渇(P)
涸渇(rK)

see styles
 kokatsu
    こかつ
(n,vs,vi) (1) drying up; running dry; (n,vs,vi) (2) running out; being exhausted; being drained

Variations:
残心
残身
残芯(rK)

see styles
 zanshin
    ざんしん
(1) continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; remaining on one's guard; being prepared for a counterstroke; (2) (esp. 残身) follow-through (e.g. in archery); (3) (orig. meaning) lingering affection; attachment; regret; regrets; reluctance

Variations:
気後れ
気おくれ(sK)

see styles
 kiokure
    きおくれ
(n,vs,vi) losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident; being daunted

Variations:
気配り上手
気くばり上手

see styles
 kikubarijouzu / kikubarijozu
    きくばりじょうず
(noun or adjectival noun) being good at thoughtfulness for others; thoughtful and considerate person

Variations:
水入らず(P)
水いらず

see styles
 mizuirazu
    みずいらず
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 水入らずで) (being) by oneself; with no outsiders present

Variations:
氷漬け
凍り漬け(iK)

see styles
 koorizuke
    こおりづけ
being frozen in ice

Variations:
準拠(P)
准拠(rK)

see styles
 junkyo
    じゅんきょ
(n,vs,vi) being based on; following (a rule, guidelines, etc.); conforming to (standards, regulations, etc.); complying with

Variations:
滞納(P)
怠納(rK)

see styles
 tainou / taino
    たいのう
(noun, transitive verb) falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency

Variations:
烈火のごとく
烈火の如く

see styles
 rekkanogotoku
    れっかのごとく
(exp,adv) (being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)

Variations:
無下(ateji)
無気

see styles
 muge
    むげ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (usu. 〜に) (See 無下に) without a doubt; completely; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) something out of the question; something outrageous; something that can't be brought up; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) being utterly inferior; being helpless; (noun or adjectival noun) (4) misery; wretchedness; a deplorable state; (adj-nari,adj-no) (5) (archaism) to an extreme degree; to a terrible extent

Variations:
然るが故に
しかるが故に

see styles
 shikarugayueni
    しかるがゆえに
(conjunction) as such; that being so; for that reason

Variations:
玉砕(P)
玉摧(rK)

see styles
 gyokusai
    ぎょくさい
(n,vs,vi) (1) honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; (n,vs,vi) (2) (colloquialism) trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love

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

Variations:
相合
相合い
相相
相々

see styles
 aiai; aiyai
    あいあい; あいやい
(1) (obsolete) doing together; (2) (obsolete) being on par; being equal

相撲に勝って勝負に負ける

see styles
 sumounikatteshoubunimakeru / sumonikatteshobunimakeru
    すもうにかってしょうぶにまける
(exp,v1) (idiom) to ultimately fail despite being in a favourable position; to fail at the last moment; to win the battle but lose the war; to have the upper hand in sumo (technique) but lose the match

端起碗吃肉,放下筷子罵娘


端起碗吃肉,放下筷子骂娘

see styles
duān qǐ wǎn chī ròu , fàng xià kuài zi mà niáng
    duan1 qi3 wan3 chi1 rou4 , fang4 xia4 kuai4 zi5 ma4 niang2
tuan ch`i wan ch`ih jou , fang hsia k`uai tzu ma niang
    tuan chi wan chih jou , fang hsia kuai tzu ma niang
lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (idiom); fig. to complain despite being privileged; to be ungrateful for what one has been given

Variations:
紋付羽織袴
紋付き羽織袴

see styles
 montsukihaorihakama
    もんつきはおりはかま
(See はおりはかま) haori coat decorated with one's family crest and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)

Variations:
続き合い
続合い
続き間

see styles
 tsuzukiai
    つづきあい
relation; family relationship

Variations:
総ぐるみ
総包み(rK)

see styles
 sougurumi / sogurumi
    そうぐるみ
(suffix noun) (1) whole (family, company, village, etc.); entire; all (citizens, employees, etc.); (2) covering entirely (in cloth, leather, etc.)

Variations:
総領
惣領
總領(oK)

see styles
 souryou / soryo
    そうりょう
(1) eldest child; oldest child; first-born child; (2) child who carries on the family name; (3) (archaism) (See 律令制,総領・すべおさ) pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (4) (archaism) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)

Variations:
裏移り
裏写り
裏うつり

see styles
 urautsuri
    うらうつり
(1) (裏移り only) {print} set-off; offset; unwanted transfer of ink from a freshly printed sheet to an adjacent sheet in a pile; (2) (裏写り only) {print} offset (printing process); (3) {print} show-through; printing on one side of a sheet being visible from the other side

Variations:
親類付き合い
親類付合い

see styles
 shinruizukiai
    しんるいづきあい
(1) associating with relatives; keeping in touch with relatives; (2) associating with someone as if they were family; family-like relationship

Variations:
認知届
認知届け(sK)

see styles
 ninchitodoke
    にんちとどけ
acknowledgement of parentage notification (in the family register)

Variations:
調子っぱずれ
調子っ外れ

see styles
 choushippazure / choshippazure
    ちょうしっぱずれ
(noun or adjectival noun) (See 調子外れ・ちょうしはずれ) discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune

Variations:
輿入れ
こし入れ(sK)

see styles
 koshiire / koshire
    こしいれ
(n,vs,vi) wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family

Variations:
連動(P)
聯動(rK)

see styles
 rendou / rendo
    れんどう
(n,vs,vi) operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

Variations:
連想(P)
聯想(rK)

see styles
 rensou / renso
    れんそう
(noun, transitive verb) association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

Variations:
釘付け
釘づけ
くぎ付け

see styles
 kugizuke
    くぎづけ
(noun/participle) (1) nailing on; nailing down; nailing shut; being glued (to); being unable to take one's eyes (from); (noun/participle) (2) (idiom) being stationary; being rooted to the spot; halting; freezing; (noun/participle) (3) (price) pegging

Variations:
釜揚げうどん
釜揚げ饂飩

see styles
 kamaageudon / kamageudon
    かまあげうどん
{food} (See うどん) straight-from-the-pot udon; udon noodles pulled straight from the pot and served in the hot water used for boiling (traditionally without being soaked in cold water), eaten by dipping in sauce

Variations:
関与(P)
干与(rK)

see styles
 kanyo
    かんよ
(n,vs,vi) participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

Variations:
食わず嫌い
食わずぎらい

see styles
 kuwazugirai
    くわずぎらい
(expression) (1) disliking a certain food without having tried it; (expression) (2) disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to

Variations:
驚嘆(P)
驚歎(rK)

see styles
 kyoutan / kyotan
    きょうたん
(n,vs,vi) wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

Variations:
アカバナ科
赤花科(rK)

see styles
 akabanaka
    あかばなか
Onagraceae (evening primrose family)

Variations:
いい年をして
いい歳をして

see styles
 iitoshioshite / itoshioshite
    いいとしをして
(expression) (See いい年して) (in spite of) being old enough to know better

インテリジェント・デザイン

see styles
 interijento dezain
    インテリジェント・デザイン
intelligent design (theory that life or the universe must have been designed by an intelligent being)

Variations:
うじゃける
うじゃじゃける

see styles
 ujakeru; ujajakeru
    うじゃける; うじゃじゃける
(Ichidan verb) (1) (for a fruit) to go bad and lose its shape from being overripe or damaged; (Ichidan verb) (2) to feel listless; to be dull; to be lazy; to look bored

Variations:
エラ張り
えら張り
鰓張り

see styles
 erabari(era張ri); erabari(era張ri, 鰓張ri)
    エラばり(エラ張り); えらばり(えら張り, 鰓張り)
(See エラが張る・エラがはる) being square-jawed

Variations:
お呼ばれ
御呼ばれ(sK)

see styles
 oyobare
    およばれ
being invited

Variations:
お宮参り
御宮参り(sK)

see styles
 omiyamairi
    おみやまいり
(noun/participle) (1) (See 宮参り・1) miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); (noun/participle) (2) (See 宮参り・2) visiting a shrine

Variations:
お家騒動
御家騒動(sK)

see styles
 oiesoudou / oiesodo
    おいえそうどう
(1) family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; (2) (hist) (orig. meaning) internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period

Variations:
お手元金
御手許金(sK)

see styles
 otemotokin
    おてもときん
privy purse; money used for private purposes by the members of the Imperial family

Variations:
お立ち台
御立ち台
御立台

see styles
 otachidai
    おたちだい
(1) Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (2) (colloquialism) (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; rostrum; (3) (slang) dancing platform (in a disco)

Variations:
ガードが固い
ガードが堅い

see styles
 gaadogakatai / gadogakatai
    ガードがかたい
(exp,adj-i) (1) having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (exp,adj-i) (2) (esp. ガードが堅い) (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish

Variations:
ぐにゃぐにゃ
グニャグニャ

see styles
 kunyakunya; kunyakunya
    クニャクニャ; くにゃくにゃ
(n,vs,adv-to) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (the impression of being) soft and flexible

セーフティー・ビンディング

see styles
 seefutii bindingu / seefuti bindingu
    セーフティー・ビンディング
safety binding (ski)

タイムプレイスオケイジョン

see styles
 taimupureisuokeijon / taimupuresuokejon
    タイムプレイスオケイジョン
(expression) time, place, occasion; being able to exploit an opportunity

Variations:
ツンデレ
つんでれ(sk)

see styles
 tsundere; tsundere(sk)
    ツンデレ; つんでれ(sk)
(noun or adjectival noun) (colloquialism) (See ツンツン・1,デレデレ・2) normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type

Variations:
ドン引き
どん引き(sK)

see styles
 donbiki; donbiki(sk)
    どんびき; ドンビキ(sk)
(n,vs,vi) (1) being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); cringing; being left speechless; (n,vs,vi) (2) {film;tv} zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image

Variations:
ナンベイウズラ科
南米鶉科

see styles
 nanbeiuzuraka(nanbeiuzura科); nanbeiuzuraka(南米鶉科) / nanbeuzuraka(nanbeuzura科); nanbeuzuraka(南米鶉科)
    ナンベイウズラか(ナンベイウズラ科); なんべいうずらか(南米鶉科)
Odontophoridae (New World quail family of birds)

ニジェールコルドファン語族

see styles
 nijeerukorudofangozoku
    ニジェールコルドファンごぞく
(See ニジェールコンゴ語族) Niger-Kordofan (family of languages)

ファミリー・コンピューター

see styles
 famirii konpyuutaa / famiri konpyuta
    ファミリー・コンピューター
(computer terminology) Nintendo Entertainment System; NES; (product name) Family Computer (video game console produced by Nintendo); Famicom; Nintendo Entertainment System; NES

Variations:
ファミリー(P)
ファミリ

see styles
 famirii(p); famiri / famiri(p); famiri
    ファミリー(P); ファミリ
family

Variations:
ぶつかり稽古
打つかり稽古

see styles
 butsukarigeiko / butsukarigeko
    ぶつかりげいこ
{sumo} head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice

Variations:
ぼろぼろの木
ボロボロの木

see styles
 boroboronoki; boroboronoki
    ぼろぼろのき; ボロボロノキ
(exp,n) Schoepfia jasminodora (tree of family Schoepfiaceae)

Variations:
ムカッ
ムカ
むかっ
むか

see styles
 muka; muka; muka; muka
    ムカッ; ムカ; むかっ; むか
(expression) (colloquialism) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See むかっと・2) being angry (suddenly)

Variations:
モロ出し
もろ出し(sK)

see styles
 morodashi; morodashi(sk)
    もろだし; モロだし(sk)
(colloquialism) being fully exposed (of genitals, breasts, etc.)

Variations:
やりくり上手
やり繰り上手

see styles
 yarikurijouzu / yarikurijozu
    やりくりじょうず
(noun or adjectival noun) being resourceful (esp. with household finances); being good at managing things

Variations:
一族郎党
一族郎等(rK)

see styles
 ichizokuroutou; ichizokuroudou / ichizokuroto; ichizokurodo
    いちぞくろうとう; いちぞくろうどう
(yoji) one's family and followers; one's whole clan

Variations:
一段落つける
一段落付ける

see styles
 ichidanrakutsukeru
    いちだんらくつける
(exp,v1) to settle (a matter) for the time being; to complete the first stage (of something)

Variations:
一視同仁
一視同人(sK)

see styles
 isshidoujin / isshidojin
    いっしどうじん
(yoji) loving every human being with impartiality; universal brotherhood; universal benevolence

Variations:
上滑り
上すべり
上滑べり

see styles
 uwasuberi
    うわすべり
(adj-no,adj-na,vs,n) (1) superficial; shallow; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (2) frivolous; careless; thoughtless; (noun/participle) (3) sliding along the surface of something; being slippery

Variations:
下手の横好き
へたの横好き

see styles
 hetanoyokozuki
    へたのよこずき
(exp,n) (idiom) loving something but being very bad at it

Variations:
今日のところは
今日の所は

see styles
 kyounotokoroha / kyonotokoroha
    きょうのところは
(expression) for today; for the time being

Variations:
仕事漬け
仕事づけ(sK)

see styles
 shigotozuke
    しごとづけ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) being immersed in work; working non-stop; being swamped with work; being up to one's ears in work

Variations:
以て(P)
以って(io)

see styles
 motte
    もって
(expression) (1) (kana only) (usu. as をもって) with; by; by means of; (expression) (2) (kana only) (usu. as をもって) because of; on account of; for; due to; (expression) (3) (kana only) (usu. as をもって) on (a day, date); at (a time); as of (e.g. today); (expression) (4) (kana only) adds emphasis to preceding word; (exp,conj) (5) (kana only) (as でもって) in addition (to being); moreover; as well as; and; (exp,conj) (6) (kana only) therefore; and so; hence

Variations:
四手

紙垂

紙四手

see styles
 shide(四手, 垂, 紙垂, 椣); kamishide(紙垂, 紙四手)
    しで(四手, 垂, 紙垂, 椣); かみしで(紙垂, 紙四手)
(1) zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; (2) (四手, 垂 only) hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)

Variations:
孤城落月
弧城落月(sK)

see styles
 kojourakugetsu / kojorakugetsu
    こじょうらくげつ
feeling apprehensive; feeling (looking) lone and helpless; being down-and-out (ruined); helplessness of those in reduced circumstances

Variations:
実蝿
実蠅
果実蝿
果実蠅

see styles
 mibae; mibae
    みばえ; ミバエ
(kana only) (See 猩猩蠅) fruit fly (any insect of family Tephritidae)

Variations:
家内中
家内じゅう(sK)

see styles
 kanaijuu / kanaiju
    かないじゅう
whole family; all the members of one's family

Variations:
家族連れ
家族づれ(sK)

see styles
 kazokuzure
    かぞくづれ
taking the family along

家醜不可外傳,流言切莫輕信


家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信

see styles
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
    jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 chuan2 , liu2 yan2 qie4 mo4 qing1 xin4
chia ch`ou pu k`o wai ch`uan , liu yen ch`ieh mo ch`ing hsin
    chia chou pu ko wai chuan , liu yen chieh mo ching hsin
Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom); Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.

Variations:
愛玩
愛がん
愛翫(rK)

see styles
 aigan
    あいがん
(noun, transitive verb) caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring

Variations:
慣れっこ
馴れっこ(rK)

see styles
 narekko
    なれっこ
(n,adj-no,adj-na) being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with

Variations:
挽き茶
挽茶
碾茶
碾き茶

see styles
 hikicha; tencha(碾茶)
    ひきちゃ; てんちゃ(碾茶)
(See 抹茶) powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground)

Variations:
探し物(P)
捜し物(P)

see styles
 sagashimono
    さがしもの
(1) looking for something; searching for something; (2) object being sought

Variations:
気が済まない
気がすまない

see styles
 kigasumanai
    きがすまない
(expression) not being satisfied; not being able to enjoy

Variations:
無我夢中
無我無中(sK)

see styles
 mugamuchuu / mugamuchu
    むがむちゅう
(yoji) losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself

Variations:
産声を上げる
産声をあげる

see styles
 ubugoeoageru
    うぶごえをあげる
(exp,v1) (1) to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) to be born; to come into being; to be formed; to first see the light of day

Variations:
目白押し(P)
めじろ押し

see styles
 mejirooshi
    めじろおし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) jostling; milling about; crush; being jammed together; (can be adjective with の) (2) packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of

Variations:
立つ瀬がない
立つ瀬が無い

see styles
 tatsuseganai
    たつせがない
(exp,adj-i) being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face

Variations:
立て替える(P)
立替える

see styles
 tatekaeru
    たてかえる
(transitive verb) to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf

Variations:

個(rK)
个(rK)

see styles
 ka; ka; ke(sk); ka(sk)
    か; カ; ケ(sk); ヶ(sk)
(counter) (kana only) (precedes the thing being counted; e.g. 3か月, 5か所; also written as ヶ or ケ) counter used with Sino-Japanese words

Variations:
絶体絶命
絶対絶命(iK)

see styles
 zettaizetsumei / zettaizetsume
    ぜったいぜつめい
(n,adj-no,adj-na) (yoji) desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

Variations:
縞蠅
縞蝿
大麻蠅
大麻蝿

see styles
 shimabae; shimabae
    しまばえ; シマバエ
(1) (kana only) lauxaniid fly (any fly of family Lauxaniidae); (2) (See 肉蠅) flesh fly (any fly of family Sarcophagidae)

Variations:
被爆(P)
被ばく(sK)

see styles
 hibaku
    ひばく
(n,vs,vi) (1) being bombed; (n,vs,vi) (2) (See 被曝) being subjected to a nuclear bomb attack; being exposed to radiation from a nuclear bomb

Variations:
諦めが悪い
あきらめが悪い

see styles
 akiramegawarui
    あきらめがわるい
(exp,adj-i) (ant: 諦めがいい) not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable

Variations:
諦めの悪い
あきらめの悪い

see styles
 akiramenowarui
    あきらめのわるい
(exp,adj-f) (ant: 諦めのいい) not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable

Variations:
謙遜(P)
謙そん(sK)

see styles
 kenson
    けんそん
(n,vs,vi,adj-na) modesty; humility; being humble

Variations:
貸し借りなし
貸し借り無し

see styles
 kashikarinashi
    かしかりなし
(exp,adj-no) being even; being square; owing nothing to each other

Variations:
足止め(P)
足留め
足留

see styles
 ashidome
    あしどめ
(noun/participle) (1) preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; inducement to stay; (noun/participle) (2) being stranded; grounding; (noun/participle) (3) (足留め, 足留 only) level dyeing

Variations:
身内(P)
身うち(sK)

see styles
 miuchi
    みうち
(1) relatives; one's family; (2) friends; members of the same organization; (3) followers; henchmen; (4) one's whole body

金玉が上がったり下がったり

see styles
 kintamagaagattarisagattari / kintamagagattarisagattari
    きんたまがあがったりさがったり
(exp,n,vs) (idiom) (masculine speech) (See 上がったり下がったり・あがったりさがったり) being held in suspense; being on edge; scared stiff; one's testicles going up and down

Variations:
隔靴掻痒
隔靴搔痒(oK)

see styles
 kakkasouyou; kakukasouyou / kakkasoyo; kakukasoyo
    かっかそうよう; かくかそうよう
(yoji) being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratch

Variations:
青天白日
晴天白日(iK)

see styles
 seitenhakujitsu / setenhakujitsu
    せいてんはくじつ
(1) (yoji) clear weather; (2) (yoji) being cleared of the charge (brought against one); having one's innocence proved; (3) (yoji) having a clear conscience; having nothing to be ashamed of

Variations:
麻姑掻痒
麻姑搔痒(oK)

see styles
 makosouyou / makosoyo
    まこそうよう
(yoji) things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes); someone being very attentive to one's wishes

Variations:
アルコール漬け
アルコール漬

see styles
 arukooruzuke
    アルコールづけ
(1) preserving in alcohol; (2) pickling one's liver; drinking incessantly; being a souse

Variations:
イン腹ベビー
イン腹ベイビー

see styles
 inharabebii(in腹bebii); inharabeibii(in腹beibii); inharabebii; inharabeibii / inharabebi(in腹bebi); inharabebi(in腹bebi); inharabebi; inharabebi
    インはらベビー(イン腹ベビー); インはらベイビー(イン腹ベイビー); インハラベビー; インハラベイビー
(slang) (kana only) (obsolete) being pregnant

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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