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<...5051525354555657585960>| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
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utau うたう |
(v5u,vt,vi) (1) to sing; (transitive verb) (2) (esp. 歌う, 詠う) to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem) |
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shirohebi; hakuja しろへび; はくじゃ |
(See アオダイショウ) albino Japanese rat snake |
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misomeru みそめる |
(transitive verb) (1) to fall in love at first sight; (transitive verb) (2) (archaism) to see for the first time; to meet for the first time; (transitive verb) (3) (archaism) to have sexual relations for the first time |
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ueru(p); katsueru(飢eru, 餓eru) うえる(P); かつえる(飢える, 餓える) |
(v1,vi) (1) to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; (v1,vi) (2) to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for |
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uojirami; uojirami(魚虱, 魚蝨); chou(gikun) / uojirami; uojirami(魚虱, 魚蝨); cho(gikun) ウオジラミ; うおじらみ(魚虱, 魚蝨); ちょう(gikun) |
(kana only) Japanese fish louse (Argulus japonicus) |
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agyou / agyo あぎょう |
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o) |
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oyatoigaikokujin おやといがいこくじん |
hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era |
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kagyou / kagyo かぎょう |
the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko) |
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daradarakageroukeiki / daradarakagerokeki だらだらかげろうけいき |
period of Japanese economic expansion from February 2002 to October 2007 |
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tagyou / tagyo たぎょう |
the "ta" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ta, chi, tsu, te, to) |
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nagyou / nagyo なぎょう |
the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no) |
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hayashikotoba はやしことば |
{music} meaningless words added (to a traditional Japanese song) for rhythmical effect; words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song; non-lexical vocables |
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hagyou / hagyo はぎょう |
the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho) |
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ragyou / ragyo らぎょう |
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro) |
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wagyou / wagyo わぎょう |
the "wa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (wa, wi, we, wo) |
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icchou / iccho いっちょう |
(1) (See 丁・1) one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); (2) (See 丁・2) one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); (3) (also written as 一挺, 一梃) (See 丁) one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); (4) one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); (5) one game; one task; (adverb) (6) (said when starting something) well then; right |
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kana かな |
(See 真名・1) kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana) |
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wakou / wako わこう |
wokou; wakou; Japanese pirates of the Middle Ages |
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wakou / wako わこう |
(hist) (name orig. used in China and Korea) wokou; wakō; Japanese pirates who raided the Chinese and Korean coastlines between the 13th and 16th centuries |
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futon ふとん |
(1) (See 敷き布団,掛け布団) futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; (2) round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves) |
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horenaosu ほれなおす |
(v5s,vi) to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with) |
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hinokibutai(檜舞台, 桧舞台, hinoki舞台); hinokibutai(hinoki舞台) ひのきぶたい(檜舞台, 桧舞台, ひのき舞台); ヒノキぶたい(ヒノキ舞台) |
(1) stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); (2) the limelight; the big stage; the big time |
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rouman / roman ろうまん |
(1) (See ロマン・1) romance (e.g. Arthurian romances) (fre: roman); heroic tale; (2) (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; great undertaking; epic adventure; (3) (full-length) novel; (4) (See ロマンス・2) romance; love affair; (5) (See ロマンチシズム,ロマン主義) romanticism |
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ikebana(p); seika(生花, 活花) / ikebana(p); seka(生花, 活花) いけばな(P); せいか(生花, 活花) |
(1) ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement; (2) (せいか only) fresh flower; natural flower |
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tanzaku(p); tanjaku たんざく(P); たんじゃく |
(1) tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); (2) (abbreviation) (See 短冊形) thin rectangle |
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hisseki(p); fudeato(筆跡) ひっせき(P); ふであと(筆跡) |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) handwriting; (2) calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph |
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kireidokoro; kireidoko(綺麗所, 奇麗所) / kiredokoro; kiredoko(綺麗所, 奇麗所) きれいどころ; きれいどこ(綺麗所, 奇麗所) |
(1) geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; (2) dressed-up beautiful woman |
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hanakotoba はなことば |
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography |
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hadakanoousama / hadakanoosama はだかのおうさま |
(exp,n) (idiom) (from the Japanese title of "The Emperor's New Clothes") person of high standing, with a warped view of reality; naked emperor |
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yomu よむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to read; (transitive verb) (2) to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; (transitive verb) (3) to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine; (transitive verb) (4) to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji); (transitive verb) (5) to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time); (transitive verb) (6) (now mostly used in idioms) (See サバを読む) to count; to estimate; (transitive verb) (7) (also written as 訓む) to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading |
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shutendouji / shutendoji しゅてんどうじ |
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe |
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onokorojima(onokoro島); onogorojima(onogoro島); onokorojima(磤馭慮島); onogorojima(磤馭慮島) オノコロじま(オノコロ島); オノゴロじま(オノゴロ島); おのころじま(磤馭慮島); おのごろじま(磤馭慮島) |
(1) (archaism) (See 天の瓊矛) Onokoro Island (in Japanese mythology, the island formed by drops of water falling from the heavenly jeweled spear); Onogoro Island; (2) Japan |
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kagikakko かぎかっこ |
(kana only) square bracket; Japanese-style quotation marks |
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sukurooruhoiiru; sukurooru hoiiru / sukurooruhoiru; sukurooru hoiru スクロールホイール; スクロール・ホイール |
scroll wheel |
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sumuuzusukurooru; sumuuzu sukurooru / sumuzusukurooru; sumuzu sukurooru スムーズスクロール; スムーズ・スクロール |
{comp} smooth scroll |
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tenshonpiipuru; tenshon piipuru / tenshonpipuru; tenshon pipuru テンションピープル; テンション・ピープル |
(rare) (orig. テンション民族, a pun on 天孫民族) tense race of people (i.e. the Japanese) (wasei: tension people) |
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nipponianippon; nipponia nippon ニッポニアニッポン; ニッポニア・ニッポン |
(See トキ) Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) |
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pashifikkuriigu; pashifikku riigu / pashifikkurigu; pashifikku rigu パシフィックリーグ; パシフィック・リーグ |
Pacific League (Japanese baseball league) |
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hoohokekyo; hoohokekyo; houhokekyo / hoohokekyo; hoohokekyo; hohokekyo ホーホケキョ; ほーほけきょ; ほうほけきょ |
(onomatopoeic or mimetic word) hooo-hokekyo (call of the Japanese bush warbler); chirp-chirp; tweet-tweet |
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rejidensutorakku; rejidensu torakku レジデンストラック; レジデンス・トラック |
(See ビジネストラック) residence track; Japanese border entry framework for foreign residents during COVID-19 restrictions |
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natsutsubaki; natsutsubaki なつつばき; ナツツバキ |
Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia) |
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yamatokotoba やまとことば |
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word |
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konakijijii / konakijiji こなきじじい |
Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry) |
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chouaikoujiteamanisuru / choaikojiteamanisuru ちょうあいこうじてあまにする |
(exp,vs-i) (rare) to love one's child too much for their own good; to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun |
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wasabi(p); wasabi わさび(P); ワサビ |
(1) (kana only) wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; (2) (kana only) (colloquialism) (See ホースラディッシュ,西洋わさび) horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish) |
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motokinimasaruurakinashi / motokinimasarurakinashi もときにまさるうらきなし |
(expression) (proverb) of soup and love, the first is the best; one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse |
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hadairo はだいろ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (sensitive word) flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (2) (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone |
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zarigani; zarigani(p) ざりがに; ザリガニ(P) |
(kana only) (See ニホンザリガニ,アメリカザリガニ) crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish |
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zarigani; zarigani(p) ざりがに; ザリガニ(P) |
(kana only) (See ニホンザリガニ,アメリカザリガニ) crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish |
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zarigani(p); zarigani(gikun) ザリガニ(P); ざりがに(gikun) |
(kana only) (See ニホンザリガニ,アメリカザリガニ) crayfish (esp. the Japanese crayfish or red swamp crayfish); crawfish |
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kirigirisu; kirigirisu きりぎりす; キリギリス |
(1) (kana only) Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); (2) katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); long-horned grasshopper; (3) (archaism) cricket |
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garasudippupen; garasu dippu pen ガラスディップペン; ガラス・ディップ・ペン |
(See ガラスペン) glass dip pen (calligraphy); glass dipping pen |
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kootaa; koota; kuootaa; kuoota / koota; koota; kuoota; kuoota クォーター; クォータ; クオーター; クオータ |
(1) quarter; (2) (See ハーフ・2) person with one non-Japanese grandparent |
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sentoite; sentoki; shintoite; shintoki せんといて; せんとき; しんといて; しんとき |
(expression) (ksb:) (equiv. to しないで（ください）in standard Japanese) (please) don't |
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ponzu(pon酢); ponzu(pon酢) ポンず(ポン酢); ぽんず(ぽん酢) |
(1) (See ポンス・1) juice pressed from a bitter orange; (2) (abbreviation) (See ポン酢醤油) ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice) |
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nioi におい |
(1) (臭い used for unpleasant smells) smell; scent; odour; odor; stench; (2) aura; whiff; smack; flavour; flavor; mood; (3) faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword |
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ainote あいのて |
(1) interlude (in traditional Japanese music); (2) chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); (3) interjection |
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shishigashira; shishigashira ししがしら; シシガシラ |
(1) lion mask; (2) (kana only) Japanese deer fern (Blechnum nipponicum) |
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kanmidokoro; amamidokoro かんみどころ; あまみどころ |
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets |
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ochiru おちる |
(v1,vi) (1) (occ. 堕ちる for depravity and 墜ちる for a crash) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); (v1,vi) (2) to be omitted; to be missing; (v1,vi) (3) to decrease; to sink; (v1,vi) (4) to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.); (v1,vi) (5) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (v1,vi) (6) to become indecent (of a conversation); (v1,vi) (7) to be ruined; to go under; (v1,vi) (8) to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (v1,vi) (9) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (v1,vi) (10) to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick); (v1,vi) (11) to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee; (v1,vi) (12) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender; (v1,vi) (13) to come to (in the end); to end in; (v1,vi) (14) (See 恋に落ちる・こいにおちる,眠りに落ちる・ねむりにおちる) to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); (v1,vi) (15) to swoon (judo); (v1,vi) (16) (See 腑に落ちない・ふにおちない) to consent; to understand; (v1,vi) (17) {comp} to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash; (v1,vi) (18) (slang) to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline; (v1,vi) (19) (of animals) to die; (v1,vi) (20) (of fish when it gets cold) to move to the depths |
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ekonomikkuanimaru; ekonomikku animaru エコノミックアニマル; エコノミック・アニマル |
(derogatory term) (term orig. used in South and Southeast Asia in the 1960's and 70's in ref. to the Japanese) economic animal; person or people who only strive for profit |
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japaniizusumairu; japaniizu sumairu / japanizusumairu; japanizu sumairu ジャパニーズスマイル; ジャパニーズ・スマイル |
smiling in an embarrassing or uncomfortable situation (as a trait of Japanese culture) (wasei: Japanese smile) |
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manikyuafingaa; manikyua fingaa / manikyuafinga; manikyua finga マニキュアフィンガー; マニキュア・フィンガー |
manicure finger (Japanese grape variety) (wasei:) |
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roomaji ローマじ |
(1) (See ラテン文字) Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; (2) (See ローマ字綴り) romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet |
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agarihana; agaribana あがりはな; あがりばな |
(1) (See 上がり口) entrance (i.e. of a Japanese house); (2) start of a rise (e.g. in prices) |
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nanori なのり |
(1) giving one's name; self-introduction; (2) (hist) announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); (3) (hist) name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; (4) Japanese kanji reading used in names |
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amanojaku(天邪鬼, 天no邪鬼, 天之邪鬼, 天邪久); amanjaku(天n邪鬼) あまのじゃく(天邪鬼, 天の邪鬼, 天之邪鬼, 天邪久); あまんじゃく(天ん邪鬼) |
(n,adj-na,adj-no) (1) perversity; perverse person; contrary person; contrarian; (2) antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; (3) demon under the feet of temple guardian statues |
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futon ふとん |
(1) (See 敷き布団・しきぶとん,掛け布団・かけぶとん) futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; (2) round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves) |
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ben べん |
(1) (弁, 辯 only) speech; tongue; talk; eloquence; (suffix noun) (2) (弁, 辯 only) dialect; brogue; accent; (3) (弁, 辨 only) (abbreviation) (See 弁当) bento; Japanese box lunch; (4) (弁, 瓣 only) petal; (5) (弁, 瓣 only) valve; (6) (弁, 辨 only) (hist) (See 太政官・2,弁官) Oversight Department; division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices |
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gozaru ござる |
(v5r,vi) (1) (polite language) (archaism) (kana only) (usu. ございます in modern Japanese) (See ございます・1) to be; (v5r,vi) (2) (honorific or respectful language) (archaism) (kana only) to come; to go; to be (somewhere); (aux-v,v5r) (3) (honorific or respectful language) (archaism) (kana only) (after the ~て form of a verb) to be (doing) |
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horeru ほれる |
(v1,vi) (1) to fall in love (with); to fall for; to become enamored (with); to be taken (with); (v1,vi) (2) to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to be captivated (by); to be impressed (by); to admire; (suf,v1) (3) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to forget oneself; to be entranced (by) |
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oshimu おしむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to spare; to grudge; to be sparing (with); to be frugal; to be stingy; (transitive verb) (2) to regret; to lament; (transitive verb) (3) to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling; (transitive verb) (4) to value; to prize; to hold dear; (transitive verb) (5) (archaism) (oft. written as 愛しむ) to love; to cherish |
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oichokabu; oichokabu おいちょかぶ; オイチョカブ |
(kana only) oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game) |
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odashi おだし |
(polite language) {food} (See 出し・1) dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp |
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jingisukanryouri(jingisukan料理); jingisukanryouri(成吉思汗料理, jingisu汗料理) / jingisukanryori(jingisukan料理); jingisukanryori(成吉思汗料理, jingisu汗料理) ジンギスカンりょうり(ジンギスカン料理); ジンギスかんりょうり(成吉思汗料理, ジンギス汗料理) |
{food} (See 成吉思汗・ジンギスかん) jingisukan; Japanese mutton and vegetable dish |
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supaishiirabusuupu; supaishii rabu suupu / supaishirabusupu; supaishi rabu supu スパイシーラブスープ; スパイシー・ラブ・スープ |
(work) Spicy Love Soup (film) |
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seehen; shiihin; seehen; shiihin; shiyan / seehen; shihin; seehen; shihin; shiyan せえへん; しいひん; せーへん; しーひん; しやん |
(expression) (ksb:) (equiv. to しない in standard Japanese) does not; do not; will not do |
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sanzunokawa さんずのかわ |
{Buddh} Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings |
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roman(p); rooman; rouman(rk) / roman(p); rooman; roman(rk) ロマン(P); ローマン; ろうまん(rk) |
(1) (kana only) romance (e.g. Arthurian romances) (fre: roman); heroic tale; (2) (kana only) (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; great undertaking; epic adventure; (3) (kana only) (full-length) novel; (4) (kana only) (See ロマンス・2) romance; love affair; (5) (kana only) (See ロマンチシズム,ロマン主義) romanticism |
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manshuukoku / manshukoku まんしゅうこく |
(hist) Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945) |
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dodoitsu どどいつ |
(hist) dodoitsu; unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern |
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orikkusubafaroozu; orikkusu bafaroozu オリックスバファローズ; オリックス・バファローズ |
(org) Orix Buffaloes (Japanese pro baseball team) |
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japaniizubobuteiru; japaniizu bobuteiru / japanizubobuteru; japanizu bobuteru ジャパニーズボブテイル; ジャパニーズ・ボブテイル |
Japanese bobtail (cat breed) |
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sofutoweasukurooru; sofutowea sukurooru ソフトウェアスクロール; ソフトウェア・スクロール |
{comp} software scroll |
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tekunosuupaarainaa; tekuno suupaarainaa / tekunosuparaina; tekuno suparaina テクノスーパーライナー; テクノ・スーパーライナー |
techno-superliner (high-speed Japanese cargo ship); TSL |
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ubu; ubu ウブ; うぶ |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) (kana only) inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; wet behind the ears; (adj-na,adj-no,n) (2) (kana only) inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive; simple |
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tsujiurasenbei / tsujiurasenbe つじうらせんべい |
Japanese fortune cookie |
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kanenokiremegaennokireme(金no切re目ga縁no切re目); kanenokiremegaennokireme(kaneno切re目ga縁no切re目) かねのきれめがえんのきれめ(金の切れ目が縁の切れ目); カネのきれめがえんのきれめ(カネの切れ目が縁の切れ目) |
(expression) (proverb) relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends; the relationship ends when the money runs out; the end of money is the end of love |
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woomubizu; woomu bizu; uoomubizu(sk) ウォームビズ; ウォーム・ビズ; ウオームビズ(sk) |
(See クールビズ) warm biz; Japanese government campaign encouraging companies to set their heater thermostats to 20°C over the winter |
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oshokujidokoro おしょくじどころ |
(Japanese) restaurant |
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kireizuki / kirezuki きれいずき |
(n,adj-na,adj-no) love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness |
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pureerabu; pureirabu; puree rabu; purei rabu / pureerabu; purerabu; puree rabu; pure rabu プレーラブ; プレイラブ; プレー・ラブ; プレイ・ラブ |
playful romance (wasei: play love); non-serious love affair |
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meikurabu; meekurabu; meiku rabu; meeku rabu / mekurabu; meekurabu; meku rabu; meeku rabu メイクラブ; メークラブ; メイク・ラブ; メーク・ラブ |
(n,vs,vi) making love |
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mochimugi もちむぎ |
Japanese pearl barley; glutinous barley; mochi mugi |
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rabukooru; rarakooru; rabu kooru; rara kooru ラブコール; ラヴコール; ラブ・コール; ラヴ・コール |
(1) calling out to someone with love or good will (wasei: love call); (2) phone call to a loved one; (3) fervent request; heartfelt appeal; passionate call to action |
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iseebi(伊勢海老, 伊勢ebi, 伊勢蝦, 竜蝦); iseebi(伊勢ebi); iseebi いせえび(伊勢海老, 伊勢えび, 伊勢蝦, 竜蝦); いせエビ(伊勢エビ); イセエビ |
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus) |
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koikogareru こいこがれる |
(v1,vi) to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with |
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aisootsukasu あいそをつかす |
(exp,v5s) to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love |
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utau うたう |
(v5u,vt,vi) (1) to sing; (transitive verb) (2) (esp. 歌う, 詠う) to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem) |
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japaniizukanadian; japaniizu kanadian / japanizukanadian; japanizu kanadian ジャパニーズカナディアン; ジャパニーズ・カナディアン |
Japanese Canadian |
Information about this dictionary:
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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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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