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Variations:
誤魔化す(ateji)
誤摩化す(ateji)(rK)
胡麻化す(ateji)(rK)

 gomakasu
    ごまかす
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to deceive; to cheat; to swindle; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook; (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away; (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) to embezzle; to pocket

Variations:
収拾がつかなくなる
収拾が付かなくなる
収集がつかなくなる(iK)
収集が付かなくなる(sK)

 shuushuugatsukanakunaru / shushugatsukanakunaru
    しゅうしゅうがつかなくなる
(exp,v5r) (See 収拾がつかない) to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over

Variations:
引きずり降ろす
引き摺り下ろす
引きずり下ろす
引きずりおろす
引き摺り降ろす
引き摺りおろす

 hikizuriorosu
    ひきずりおろす
(transitive verb) (1) to drag down; to pull down; (transitive verb) (2) to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

Variations:
張り出す
貼り出す
張出す(sK)
張りだす(sK)
貼りだす(sK)
はり出す(sK)

 haridasu
    はりだす
(v5s,vi) (1) (張り出す only) to project; to overhang; to stick out; to jut out; to overlie; (transitive verb) (2) to put up (a notice); to post

Variations:
成し遂げる
為し遂げる(rK)
なし遂げる(sK)
成しとげる(sK)
成遂げる(sK)

 nashitogeru
    なしとげる
(transitive verb) to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through

Variations:
測りかねる
計りかねる
量りかねる
計り兼ねる(rK)
量り兼ねる(sK)
測り兼ねる(sK)

 hakarikaneru
    はかりかねる
(transitive verb) to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out

Variations:
現れる
現われる
表れる
顕れる(rK)
表われる(sK)
顕われる(sK)

 arawareru
    あらわれる
(v1,vi) (1) to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise; (v1,vi) (2) to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

Variations:
突き上げる
衝き上げる(rK)
突きあげる(sK)
つき上げる(sK)
突上げる(sK)

 tsukiageru
    つきあげる
(transitive verb) (1) to push up; to force up; to toss; (transitive verb) (2) to pressure one's superiors; (transitive verb) (3) to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart

Variations:
締め出す
閉め出す
しめ出す(sK)
締めだす(sK)
閉めだす(sK)
締出す(sK)

 shimedasu
    しめだす
(transitive verb) to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

Variations:
跳ね除ける
はね除ける
撥ね退ける
跳ねのける
撥ね除ける
跳ね退ける
はね退ける
撥ねのける

 hanenokeru
    はねのける
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to throw off; to shrug off (e.g. pressure); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to reject; to remove; to take out

Variations:
ブチ撒ける(rK)
打ち撒ける(rK)
ぶち撒ける(sK)
打ちまける(sK)
打まける(sK)

 buchimakeru; buchimakeru(sk)
    ぶちまける; ブチまける(sk)
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.); to vent (e.g. one's anger)

Variations:
切り出す
切りだす(sK)
切出す(sK)
伐り出す(sK)
伐りだす(sK)
鑽り出す(sK)

 kiridasu
    きりだす
(transitive verb) (1) (also written as 伐り出す) to quarry; to cut (timber); to cut and carry off; (transitive verb) (2) to begin to talk; to break the ice; to broach; (transitive verb) (3) (also written as 鑽り出す) to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); (transitive verb) (4) to select and extract (from a media file); to splice out

Variations:
捉えどころのない
捕らえどころのない
捉え所の無い
捉え所のない
捕らえ所の無い
捕らえ所のない

 toraedokorononai
    とらえどころのない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle

Variations:
書き落とす
書き落す
かき落とす(sK)
かき落す(sK)
書落とす(sK)
書きおとす(sK)

 kakiotosu
    かきおとす
(transitive verb) to forget to write; to leave out (by mistake); to omit

Variations:
ひっくり返す
引っ繰り返す(rK)
引っくり返す(sK)
ヒックリ返す(sK)
引繰り返す(sK)

 hikkurikaesu; hikkurigaesu
    ひっくりかえす; ひっくりがえす
(transitive verb) (1) to turn over; to turn upside down; to turn up; to turn inside out; to turn out; (transitive verb) (2) to knock over; to tip over; (transitive verb) (3) to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset; to reverse

Variations:
湧き上がる
沸き上がる
わき上がる
湧きあがる
沸きあがる
湧き上る
沸き上る
涌き上る
沸上がる

 wakiagaru
    わきあがる
(v5r,vi) (1) (esp. 沸き上がる) to boil up; to come to the boil; to seethe; (v5r,vi) (2) to arise; to break out; (v5r,vi) (3) to get excited; to be in uproar

Variations:
高嶺の花
高値の花(iK)
高根の花(sK)
高値の華(sK)
高嶺の華(sK)
高根の華(sK)

 takanenohana
    たかねのはな
(exp,n) (idiom) prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; flower on a high peak

Variations:
ばら撒く
散蒔く(rK)
散播く(rK)
バラ蒔く(sK)
バラ撒く(sK)
ばら蒔く(sK)

 baramaku(p); baramaku(sk)
    ばらまく(P); バラまく(sk)
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to broadcast; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

Variations:
巻き起こる
捲き起こる(rK)
巻き起る(sK)
捲き起る(sK)
巻起こる(sK)
巻起る(sK)

 makiokoru
    まきおこる
(v5r,vi) to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

Variations:
怖気づく
怖じ気づく
怖気付く
怖じ気付く
怖気つく(sK)
怖じけづく(sK)
怖じ気つく(sK)

 ojikezuku; ojiketsuku(sk)
    おじけづく; おじけつく(sk)
(v5k,vi) to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet; to chicken out; to have the wind up

Variations:
言い出す
云い出す(sK)
言いだす(sK)
言出す(sK)
云いだす(sK)
云出す(sK)

 iidasu / idasu
    いいだす
(transitive verb) (1) to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with; (transitive verb) (2) to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

Variations:
駆り立てる
狩り立てる
駆りたてる(sK)
かり立てる(sK)
狩りたてる(sK)
駆立てる(sK)

 karitateru
    かりたてる
(transitive verb) (1) to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down; (transitive verb) (2) (駆り立てる only) to urge; to spur on; to push on; to impel

Variations:
エビ反り
海老反り
蝦反り(rK)
エビ反(sK)
えび反り(sK)
海老ぞり(sK)
海老反(sK)

 ebizori
    えびぞり
(1) arching one's body backwards (like a shrimp); (2) {kabuki} holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backwards like a shrimp (to represent being overwhelmed by someone's power)

Variations:
浮き上がる
浮きあがる(sK)
浮き上る(sK)
浮上がる(sK)
浮上る(sK)
うき上がる(sK)

 ukiagaru
    うきあがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to float; to rise to the surface; (v5r,vi) (2) to stand out; to be visible; (v5r,vi) (3) to be alienated

Variations:
飛び出す
飛びだす(sK)
飛出す(sK)
跳び出す(sK)
跳びだす(sK)
とび出す(sK)

 tobidasu
    とびだす
(v5s,vi) (1) to jump out; to leap out; to fly out; to run out; to rush out; to bolt out; (v5s,vi) (2) to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to come out; (v5s,vi) (3) to protrude; to project; to jut out; to stick out; (v5s,vi) (4) (as ...を飛び出す) to leave (a company, one's hometown, etc.); to run away (from home); to cut ties with; (v5s,vi) (5) to start flying

Variations:
引き上げる
引き揚げる
引上げる(sK)
引きあげる(sK)
引揚げる(sK)
ひき上げる(sK)

 hikiageru
    ひきあげる
(transitive verb) (1) to pull up; to drag up; to lift up; (transitive verb) (2) to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); (transitive verb) (3) to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire; (transitive verb) (4) to promote (someone to a higher position); (v1,vi) (5) to return home; (transitive verb) (6) (archaism) to expedite the schedule

Variations:
打ち取る
討ち取る
撃ち取る(rK)
打ちとる(sK)
討ちとる(sK)
打取る(sK)
討取る(sK)

 uchitoru
    うちとる
(transitive verb) (1) to kill (with a weapon); to slay; (transitive verb) (2) to defeat (an opponent); to beat; (transitive verb) (3) (打ち取る only) {baseb} to get (a batter) out

Variations:
槍玉に挙げる
槍玉にあげる
やり玉に挙げる
やり玉にあげる
槍玉に上げる(iK)
やり玉に上げる(iK)

 yaridamaniageru
    やりだまにあげる
(exp,v1,vt) (1) (idiom) to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up someone (something) to ridicule; to single out someone for criticism; (exp,v1,vt) (2) to pierce with a spear

Variations:
駆り出す
狩り出す
かり出す(sK)
駆りだす(sK)
狩りだす(sK)
駆出す(sK)
狩出す(sK)

 karidasu
    かりだす
(transitive verb) (1) to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; (transitive verb) (2) (駆り出す only) to impress; to recruit

Variations:
掻っ穿る
かっ穿じる(sK)
かっ穿る(sK)
掻っぽじる(sK)
掻っ穿じる(sK)
搔っ穿じる(sK)

 kappojiru
    かっぽじる
(transitive verb) (kana only) (See ほじる・1) to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)

Variations:
出鼻をくじく
出鼻を挫く
出端をくじく
出端を挫く
出ばなをくじく
出ばなを挫く
出はなをくじく
出はなを挫く

 debanaokujiku(出鼻okujiku, 出鼻o挫ku, 出端okujiku, 出端o挫ku, 出banaokujiku, 出banao挫ku); dehanaokujiku(出鼻okujiku, 出鼻o挫ku, 出端okujiku, 出端o挫ku, 出hanaokujiku, 出hanao挫ku)
    でばなをくじく(出鼻をくじく, 出鼻を挫く, 出端をくじく, 出端を挫く, 出ばなをくじく, 出ばなを挫く); ではなをくじく(出鼻をくじく, 出鼻を挫く, 出端をくじく, 出端を挫く, 出はなをくじく, 出はなを挫く)
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

Variations:
抜け出す
脱け出す
抜出す(sK)
脱出す(sK)
抜けだす(sK)
脱けだす(sK)
ぬけ出す(sK)

 nukedasu
    ぬけだす
(v5s,vi) (1) to slip out; to sneak away; to break free; to get through (a difficult situation); (v5s,vi) (2) to break into the lead; to get ahead; (v5s,vi) (3) to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); (v5s,vi) (4) {comp} to break out (of a loop)

Variations:
思う壺にはまる
思うつぼにはまる
思うツボにはまる
思う壺に嵌る
思う壷にはまる(sK)
思うツボに嵌る(sK)

 omoutsubonihamaru / omotsubonihamaru
    おもうつぼにはまる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to turn out just as one wished; to come up to one's expectations; to play into the hands (of)

Variations:
上手くいく
うまく行く
上手く行く
旨くいく(rK)
旨く行く(rK)
馬九行駆(ateji)(rK)

 umakuiku
    うまくいく
(exp,v5k-s) (kana only) to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

Variations:
大きに御世話御茶でも上がれ
大きにお世話お茶でも上がれ
大きに御世話、御茶でも上がれ
大きにお世話、お茶でも上がれ

 ookiniosewaochademoagare
    おおきにおせわおちゃでもあがれ
(expression) (joc) (archaism) mind your own business!; keep out of it!

Variations:
抜け出す
脱け出す(rK)
抜出す(sK)
脱出す(sK)
抜けだす(sK)
脱けだす(sK)
ぬけ出す(sK)

 nukedasu
    ぬけだす
(v5s,vi) (1) to slip out; to sneak away; to break free; to get through (a difficult situation); (v5s,vi) (2) to break into the lead; to get ahead; (v5s,vi) (3) to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); (v5s,vi) (4) {comp} to break out (of a loop)

Variations:
槍玉に挙げる
槍玉にあげる
槍玉に上げる(iK)
やり玉に挙げる(sK)
やり玉にあげる(sK)
やり玉に上げる(sK)

 yaridamaniageru
    やりだまにあげる
(exp,v1) (1) (idiom) to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up someone (something) to ridicule; to single out someone for criticism; (exp,v1) (2) to pierce with a spear

Variations:
絞り込む
搾り込む(rK)
絞込む(sK)
絞りこむ(sK)
しぼり込む(sK)
搾りこむ(sK)
搾込む(sK)

 shiborikomu
    しぼりこむ
(transitive verb) (1) to squeeze; to wring out; (transitive verb) (2) to narrow down; to refine

Variations:
上手く行く
旨く行く(rK)
上手くいく(sK)
うまく行く(sK)
旨くいく(sK)
馬九行駆(sK)
馬九行久(sK)

 umakuiku
    うまくいく
(exp,v5k-s) (kana only) to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

Variations:
出る杭は打たれる
出るくいは打たれる(sK)
出る杭はうたれる(sK)
出るクイは打たれる(sK)
でる杭は打たれる(sK)

 derukuihautareru
    でるくいはうたれる
(exp,v1) (1) (proverb) (See 出る釘は打たれる・1) the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; (exp,v1) (2) (proverb) (See 出る釘は打たれる・2) tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked

Variations:
堰を切ったよう
せきを切ったよう
堰を切った様(sK)
せきを切った様(sK)
関を切ったよう(sK)
咳を切ったよう(sK)

 sekiokittayou / sekiokittayo
    せきをきったよう
(exp,adj-na) gushing forth; bursting out; like breaking a dam

Variations:
引きずり降ろす
引き摺り下ろす
引きずり下ろす(sK)
引きずりおろす(sK)
引き摺り降ろす(sK)
引き摺りおろす(sK)

 hikizuriorosu
    ひきずりおろす
(transitive verb) (1) to drag down; to pull down; (transitive verb) (2) to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

Variations:
跳ね除ける
はね除ける
撥ね退ける
撥ね除ける
跳ね退ける(sK)
跳ねのける(sK)
はね退ける(sK)
撥ねのける(sK)

 hanenokeru
    はねのける
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to throw off; to shrug off (e.g. pressure); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to reject; to remove; to take out

Variations:
喉から手が出る
のどから手が出る
ノドから手が出る(sK)
喉から手がでる(sK)
のどから手がでる(sK)
咽から手が出る(sK)

 nodokarategaderu
    のどからてがでる
(exp,v1) (idiom) (as ~ほど, 〜くらい, etc.) (wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; a hand reaches out from one's throat

Variations:
庇を貸して母屋を取られる
ひさしを貸して母屋を取られる(sK)
庇を貸して母屋をとられる(sK)
ひさしを貸して母屋をとられる(sK)

 hisashiokashiteomoyaotorareru
    ひさしをかしておもやをとられる
(exp,v1) (1) (idiom) to have one's kindness taken advantage of; give him an inch and he'll take a mile; to lend out the eaves but have one's whole house taken; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) to have a favor returned with spite

Variations:
跳ね除ける
撥ね退ける
撥ね除ける
はね除ける(sK)
跳ね退ける(sK)
跳ねのける(sK)
はね退ける(sK)
撥ねのける(sK)

 hanenokeru
    はねのける
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to throw off; to shrug off (e.g. pressure); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to reject; to remove; to take out

Variations:
絡め取る
絡めとる
からめ取る
搦め捕る(rK)
からめ捕る(rK)
絡め捕る(sK)
搦め取る(sK)
搦めとる(sK)
搦捕る(sK)

 karametoru
    からめとる
(transitive verb) (1) (esp. 搦め捕る) to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to arrest; to capture; (transitive verb) (2) (oft. in the passive) to entangle; to trap; to get (something) stuck; to trip up; (transitive verb) (3) (only 〜取る) to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract; to remove

Variations:
引っ張り出す
引っ張りだす(sK)
引っぱり出す(sK)
ひっぱり出す(sK)
引っぱりだす(sK)
引張り出す(sK)
引張りだす(sK)

 hipparidasu
    ひっぱりだす
(transitive verb) to take out; to drag out

Variations:
浮かび上がる
浮かびあがる(sK)
浮び上がる(sK)
浮びあがる(sK)
浮かび上る(sK)
浮び上る(sK)
うかび上がる(sK)

 ukabiagaru
    うかびあがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to rise to the surface; (v5r,vi) (2) to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); (v5r,vi) (3) to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

Variations:
どうしようも無い(sK)
どう仕様もない(sK)
如何しようもない(sK)
如何しようも無い(sK)
どう仕様も無い(sK)
如何仕様も無い(sK)

 doushiyoumonai(p); doushoumonai(sk) / doshiyomonai(p); doshomonai(sk)
    どうしようもない(P); どうしょうもない(sk)
(exp,adj-i) it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

Variations:
出鼻をくじく
出鼻を挫く
出端を挫く
出端をくじく(sK)
出ばなをくじく(sK)
出ばなを挫く(sK)
出はなをくじく(sK)
出はなを挫く(sK)

 debanaokujiku; dehanaokujiku
    でばなをくじく; ではなをくじく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

Variations:
駆り立てる
狩り立てる(sK)
駆りたてる(sK)
かり立てる(sK)
狩りたてる(sK)
駆立てる(sK)
駈り立てる(sK)
驅り立てる(sK)
駈りたてる(sK)

 karitateru
    かりたてる
(transitive verb) (1) (also written as 狩り立てる) to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to beat out; to start; (transitive verb) (2) to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to spur (a horse); (transitive verb) (3) to drive (to do); to urge; to spur on; to push; to impel

Variations:
ぐちゅぐちゅぺー
ぐちゅぐちゅぺっ
クチュクチュペッ
くちゅくちゅぺっ
グチュグチュペー
グチュグチュペッ
くちゅくちゅぺー
クチュクチュペー

 guchuguchupee; guchuguchupe; kuchukuchupe; kuchukuchupe; guchuguchupee(sk); guchuguchupe(sk); kuchukuchupee(sk); kuchukuchupee(sk)
    ぐちゅぐちゅぺー; ぐちゅぐちゅぺっ; クチュクチュペッ; くちゅくちゅぺっ; グチュグチュペー(sk); グチュグチュペッ(sk); くちゅくちゅぺー(sk); クチュクチュペー(sk)
(expression) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) swishing and then spitting out (the toothpaste foam after brushing)

Variations:
大きにお世話、お茶でも上がれ
大きに御世話、御茶でも上がれ(sK)
大きにお世話お茶でも上がれ(sK)
大きに御世話御茶でも上がれ(sK)
大きに御世話御茶でもあがれ(sK)

 ookiniosewa、ochademoagare
    おおきにおせわ、おちゃでもあがれ
(expression) (joc) (archaism) mind your own business!; keep out of it!

Variations:
湧き上がる
沸き上がる
わき上がる
涌き上がる(rK)
湧きあがる(sK)
沸きあがる(sK)
湧き上る(sK)
沸き上る(sK)
涌きあがる(sK)
湧上る(sK)
沸上がる(sK)

 wakiagaru
    わきあがる
(v5r,vi) (1) (esp. 沸き上がる) to boil up; to come to the boil; to seethe; (v5r,vi) (2) to arise; to break out; (v5r,vi) (3) to get excited; to be in uproar

Variations:
あかんべえ
あかんべ
あっかんべー
あっかんべ
あっかんべぇ
あかんべー
あっかんべえ
あかんべい
アカンベー
あっかんべェ
アッカンベー
あかんべぇ

 akanbee; akanbe; akkanbee; akkanbe(sk); akkanbee(sk); akanbee(sk); akkanbee(sk); akanbei(sk); akanbee(sk); akkanbeェ(sk); akanbee(sk); akanbee(sk) / akanbee; akanbe; akkanbee; akkanbe(sk); akkanbee(sk); akanbee(sk); akkanbee(sk); akanbe(sk); akanbee(sk); akkanbeェ(sk); akanbee(sk); akanbee(sk)
    あかんべえ; あかんべ; あっかんべー; あっかんべ(sk); あっかんべぇ(sk); あかんべー(sk); あっかんべえ(sk); あかんべい(sk); アカンベー(sk); あっかんべェ(sk); アッカンベー(sk); あかんべぇ(sk)
(1) (from 赤目) (See 赤目) pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); (interjection) (2) no way!; no!; get lost!

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