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Variations:
お手並み拝見
お手並拝見
御手並み拝見
御手並拝見

 otenamihaiken
    おてなみはいけん
(expression) let's see what you've got; show me what you've got

Variations:
お手並み拝見
お手並拝見(sK)
御手並み拝見(sK)
御手並拝見(sK)

 otenamihaiken
    おてなみはいけん
(expression) let's see what you've got; show me what you've got

Variations:
お目見え
お目見得(rK)
御目見(rK)
御目見得(rK)

 omemie
    おめみえ
(n,vs,vi) (1) audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; (n,vs,vi) (2) first (public) appearance; debut; coming out (on the market); (n,vs,vi) (3) (hist) trial service (of a servant); probation; (n,vs,vi) (4) (hist) audience with a shogun (granted to a vassal; Edo period); right to have an audience with a shogun

Variations:
お目見え
お目見得(rK)
御目見(sK)
御目見得(sK)

 omemie
    おめみえ
(n,vs,vi) (1) audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; (n,vs,vi) (2) first (public) appearance; debut; coming out (on the market); (n,vs,vi) (3) (hist) trial service (of a servant); probation; (n,vs,vi) (4) (hist) audience with a shogun (granted to a vassal; Edo period); right to have an audience with a shogun

Variations:
お見それ
お見逸れ
お見外れ(sK)
御見逸れ(sK)

 omisore
    おみそれ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) failing to recognize someone; (noun, transitive verb) (2) underestimation (of someone's ability); not realizing someone's skill

Variations:
お見それ
お見逸れ
御見逸れ
お見外れ(rK)

 omisore
    おみそれ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) failing to recognize someone; (noun, transitive verb) (2) underestimation

Variations:
お見合い
お見合
御見合い(rK)
御見合(rK)

 omiai
    おみあい
(n,vs,vi) (See 見合い・1) (formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse

Variations:
お見合い
お見合
御見合い(sK)
御見合(sK)

 omiai
    おみあい
(n,vs,vi) (See 見合い・1) (formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse

Variations:
お見積もり
お見積り
お見積(io)
御見積(io)
御見積もり
御見積り

 omitsumori
    おみつもり
(polite language) (See 見積り) quotation; quote

Variations:
お見積もり
お見積り
お見積(io)
御見積(sK)
御見積もり(sK)
御見積り(sK)

 omitsumori
    おみつもり
(polite language) (See 見積り) (price) quotation; quote

Variations:
お見舞い
お見舞
御見舞い(sK)
御見舞(sK)

 omimai
    おみまい
(1) (See 見舞い・1) visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); expression of sympathy; (2) (See 見舞い状,見舞い品) letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter; gift (in token of one's sympathy)

Variations:
お見舞い申し上げる
お見舞い申しあげる(sK)
御見舞い申し上げる(sK)
お見舞申し上げる(sK)

 omimaimoushiageru / omimaimoshiageru
    おみまいもうしあげる
(exp,v1) (humble language) to express one's deepest sympathies

Variations:
お見限り
御見限り(sK)
お見かぎり(sK)
御見限(sK)

 omikagiri
    おみかぎり
(polite language) ceased patronage (of a client, customer, etc.); discontinued attendance

Variations:
これ見よがし
此れ見よがし(rK)
此見よがし(rK)
是見よがし(rK)

 koremiyogashi
    これみよがし
(adj-no,adj-na) (usu. as これ見よがしに) showy; ostentatious

Variations:
みかじめ料
見かじめ料
見ヶ〆料
見ケ〆料

 mikajimeryou / mikajimeryo
    みかじめりょう
protection money

Variations:
みかじめ料
見かじめ料(rK)
見ヶ〆料(rK)
見ケ〆料(sK)

 mikajimeryou / mikajimeryo
    みかじめりょう
protection money

Variations:
みなし仮設住宅
見做し仮設住宅
看做し仮設住宅

 minashikasetsujuutaku / minashikasetsujutaku
    みなしかせつじゅうたく
post-disaster public-funded rental accommodation

Variations:
人には添うてみよ馬には乗ってみよ
人には添うて見よ馬には乗って見よ

 hitonihasoutemiyoumanihanottemiyo / hitonihasotemiyomanihanottemiyo
    ひとにはそうてみようまにはのってみよ
(expression) (proverb) you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; judge a man by living with him, and try a horse by riding him

Variations:
人のふり見てわがふり直せ
人の振り見て我が振り直せ
人のふり見て我がふり直せ

 hitonofurimitewagafurinaose
    ひとのふりみてわがふりなおせ
(expression) (proverb) one man's fault is another's lesson

Variations:
人は見かけによらぬもの
人は見掛けに依らぬもの

 hitohamikakeniyoranumono
    ひとはみかけによらぬもの
(expression) (proverb) appearances can be deceiving; don't judge a book by its cover

Variations:
仰ぎ見る
仰見る(sK)
あおぎ見る(sK)

 aogimiru
    あおぎみる
(transitive verb) (1) to look up (at); to look upwards; (transitive verb) (2) to respect; to look up to

Variations:
傍から見る
はたから見る
端から見る
傍からみる
端からみる

 hatakaramiru
    はたからみる
(exp,v1) to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

Variations:
冷やかす
冷かす(io)
素見す

 hiyakasu
    ひやかす
(transitive verb) (1) to banter; to make fun of; to jeer at; (transitive verb) (2) to cool; to refrigerate; (transitive verb) (3) to window-shop; to look at without buying

Variations:
冷や酒と親の意見は後できく
冷や酒と親の意見は後で効く

 hiyazaketooyanoikenhaatodekiku / hiyazaketooyanoikenhatodekiku
    ひやざけとおやのいけんはあとできく
(exp,v5k) (proverb) you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake

Variations:
向こう見ず
向う見ず(io)
向こうみず(sK)

 mukoumizu / mukomizu
    むこうみず
(noun or adjectival noun) reckless; rash; headlong; foolhardy; daredevil; daring

Variations:
向こう見ず
向こうみず
向う見ず(io)

 mukoumizu / mukomizu
    むこうみず
(noun or adjectival noun) recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; without watching where one is going

Variations:
夢見がち
夢見勝ち(rK)
夢みがち(sK)

 yumemigachi
    ゆめみがち
(noun or adjectival noun) (See 勝ち・がち・1) (tendency of being) unrealistic; fanciful; rosy-eyed; dreamy

Variations:
大見得を切る
大見得をきる
大見えを切る(sK)

 oomieokiru
    おおみえをきる
(exp,v5r) (1) to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; (exp,v5r) (2) {kabuki} to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)

Variations:
子を見ること親に如かず
子を見る事親に如かず

 koomirukotooyanishikazu
    こをみることおやにしかず
(expression) (proverb) the parent is the best judge of the child

Variations:
子供は親の背中を見て育つ
子どもは親の背中を見て育つ(sK)

 kodomohaoyanosenakaomitesodatsu
    こどもはおやのせなかをみてそだつ
(expression) (proverb) children grow up watching their parents

Variations:
店じまい
店仕舞い
店仕舞
店閉まい(sK)
見世仕舞い(sK)

 misejimai
    みせじまい
(n,vs,vi) (1) closing up shop (for the day); (n,vs,vi) (2) stopping business; going out of business

Variations:
店だし
店出し
見世出し
みせ出し
見世だし

 misedashi
    みせだし
(See 仕込み・しこみ・4,舞子・まいこ) misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko

Variations:
怖いもの見たさ
恐いもの見たさ
怖い物見たさ
恐い物見たさ

 kowaimonomitasa
    こわいものみたさ
(exp,n) curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant

Variations:
月読
月夜見
月読み
月讀(oK)
月夜霊(rK)

 tsukuyomi; tsukiyomi
    つくよみ; つきよみ
(1) (poetic term) moon; (2) {jpmyth} Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon)

Variations:
月讀
月読
月夜見
月夜霊
月読み
月弓

 tsukuyomi
    つくよみ
(1) moon; (2) Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)

Variations:
来た、見た、勝った
来た見た勝った(sK)

 kita、mita、katta
    きた、みた、かった
(expression) (quote) veni, vidi, vici; I came; I saw; I conquered

Variations:
正直者が馬鹿を見る
正直者がバカを見る

 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

Variations:
死んで花実がなるものか
死んで花実が成るものか
死んで花見がなるものか(iK)

 shindehanamiganarumonoka
    しんではなみがなるものか
(expression) (proverb) once you're dead, that's it

Variations:
死んで花実が咲くものか
死んで花見が咲くものか(iK)

 shindehanamigasakumonoka
    しんではなみがさくものか
(expression) (proverb) once you're dead, that's it

Variations:
百聞は一見にしかず
百聞は一見に如かず

 hyakubunhaikkennishikazu
    ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず
(expression) (proverb) seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

Variations:
目に見える
眼に見える
目にみえる
眼にみえる

 menimieru
    めにみえる
(exp,v1) (1) to be visible; (exp,v1) (2) to be clear; to be evident; to be certain; to be definite

Variations:
目を見張る
目をみはる
目を瞠る(rK)

 meomiharu
    めをみはる
(exp,v5r) to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

Variations:
目を見張る
目を瞠る(rK)
目をみはる(sK)
目を見はる(sK)

 meomiharu
    めをみはる
(exp,v5r) to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

Variations:
相見積もり
相見積り
合い見積もり
合い見積り
合見積り(io)
合見積(io)

 aimitsumori
    あいみつもり
(See 合いみつ) (obtaining) quotes from several companies; (fielding) competitive bids; competitive bidding

Variations:
相見積り
相見積もり
合い見積もり
合い見積り
合見積り

 aimitsumori
    あいみつもり
(See 合いみつ) competitive bids or bidding

Variations:
稀に見る
まれに見る
稀にみる(sK)
希に見る(sK)
希にみる(sK)

 marenimiru
    まれにみる
(exp,adj-f) rare; extraordinary; singular

Variations:
見え隠れ
見えかくれ
見えがくれ

 miekakure(e隠re, ekakure)(p); miegakure(e隠re, egakure)
    みえかくれ(見え隠れ, 見えかくれ)(P); みえがくれ(見え隠れ, 見えがくれ)
(n,vs,vi) appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view

Variations:
見え隠れ
見えかくれ(sK)
見えがくれ(sK)

 miekakure(p); miegakure
    みえかくれ(P); みえがくれ
(n,vs,vi) appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view

Variations:
見かけによらず
見掛けによらず
見掛けに依らず

 mikakeniyorazu
    みかけによらず
(expression) in contrast to (one's, its) appearance

Variations:
見かけによらない
見掛けによらない
見掛けに依らない

 mikakeniyoranai
    みかけによらない
(expression) (See 見かけによらず) does not match (one's, its) appearance

Variations:
見かけ倒し
見掛け倒し
見かけだおし(sK)

 mikakedaoshi
    みかけだおし
(adj-no,n) showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive

Variations:
見ざる聞かざる言わざる
見猿聞か猿言わ猿

 mizarukikazaruiwazaru
    みざるきかざるいわざる
(expression) see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil; the three wise monkeys

Variations:
見たところ
見た所
見た処(sK)

 mitatokoro
    みたところ
(exp,adv,n) judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

Variations:
見つける
見付ける
見附ける
見附る(io)

 mitsukeru(p); mikkeru(付keru, 附keru, 附ru)(ik)
    みつける(P); みっける(見付ける, 見附ける, 見附る)(ik)
(transitive verb) (1) to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; (transitive verb) (2) to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; (transitive verb) (3) (See 見慣れる) to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

Variations:
見つける
見付ける
見附ける(sK)

 mitsukeru
    みつける
(transitive verb) (1) to find; to discover; to come across; to spot; to catch (someone doing); (transitive verb) (2) to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

Variations:
見っともない(rK)
見っとも無い(sK)

 mittomonai
    みっともない
(adjective) (kana only) shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

Variations:
見っとも無い(rK)
見っともない(rK)

 mittomonai
    みっともない
(adjective) (kana only) shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

Variations:
見つめる
見詰める
瞶める(iK)

 mitsumeru
    みつめる
(transitive verb) to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)

Variations:
見つめる
見詰める
凝める(oK)

 mitsumeru
    みつめる
(transitive verb) to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

Variations:
見つめる
見詰める(rK)
凝視める(sK)
瞶める(sK)
見凝める(sK)

 mitsumeru
    みつめる
(transitive verb) to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)

Variations:
見つめ合う
見つめあう
見詰め合う
見詰めあう

 mitsumeau
    みつめあう
(Godan verb with "u" ending) to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

Variations:
見つめ直す
見つめなおす
見詰め直す
見詰めなおす

 mitsumenaosu
    みつめなおす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine

Variations:
見つめ返す
見つめかえす
見詰め返す
見詰めかえす

 mitsumekaesu
    みつめかえす
(transitive verb) to stare back at; to look back at

Variations:
見ての通り
見てのとおり
みての通り(sK)

 mitenotoori
    みてのとおり
(exp,adv,adj-no) as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see

Variations:
見てもらう
見て貰う
診てもらう
診て貰う

 mitemorau
    みてもらう
(exp,v5u) (1) (esp. 診てもらう) to see (a doctor, etc.); (exp,v5u) (2) to consult (someone)

Variations:
見どころ
見所
見処(rK)

 midokoro
    みどころ
(1) point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; highlight; good scene; (2) (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)

Variations:
見とれる
見惚れる
見蕩れる(rK)
見ほれる(sK)

 mitoreru; mihoreru(惚reru)
    みとれる; みほれる(見惚れる)
(v1,vi) to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

Variations:
見とれる
見惚れる
見ほれる
見蕩れる

 mitoreru(toreru, 惚reru, 蕩reru)(p); mihoreru(惚reru, horeru)
    みとれる(見とれる, 見惚れる, 見蕩れる)(P); みほれる(見惚れる, 見ほれる)
(v1,vi) to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

Variations:
見なす
見做す(rK)
看做す(rK)

 minasu
    みなす
(transitive verb) (kana only) to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)

Variations:
見に来る
見にくる(sK)
観に来る(sK)
観にくる(sK)

 minikuru
    みにくる
(exp,vk) to come to see; to come and see; to visit

Variations:
見に行く
観に行く
見にいく(sK)
観にいく(sK)

 miniiku / miniku
    みにいく
(exp,v5k-s) to go to see; to visit

Variations:
見も知らぬ
身も知らぬ(iK)
見もしらぬ(sK)

 mimoshiranu
    みもしらぬ
(pre-noun adjective) completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)

Variations:
見よう見まね
見よう見真似
見様見真似

 miyoumimane / miyomimane
    みようみまね
(exp,n) learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example

Variations:
見よう見まね
見よう見真似
見様見真似
見ようみまね
みよう見真似

 miyoumimane / miyomimane
    みようみまね
(expression) learning by watching others; learning by imitation

Variations:
見よう見まね
見よう見真似
見様見真似
見様見まね(sK)

 miyoumimane / miyomimane
    みようみまね
(exp,n) learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example

Variations:
見る
観る
視る
覧る(sK)

 miru
    みる
(transitive verb) (1) to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; (transitive verb) (2) to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge; (transitive verb) (3) (See 看る) to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on; (transitive verb) (4) to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.); (aux-v,v1) (5) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try; (aux-v,v1) (6) (kana only) (as 〜てみると, 〜てみたら, 〜てみれば, etc.) to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...

Variations:
見れば見るほど
見れば見る程
見ればみるほど(sK)

 mirebamiruhodo
    みればみるほど
(expression) the more one looks (at it) the more ...

Variations:
見事
美事(ateji)(rK)

 migoto
    みごと
(adj-na,adv) (1) splendid; magnificent; excellent; fine; superb; beautiful; admirable; (adjectival noun) (2) (usu. 見事に) utter (esp. defeat); total; complete; (3) (archaism) something worth seeing; sight; spectacle

Variations:
見付
見附
見付け(io)
見附け(io)

 mitsuke
    みつけ
(1) approach (to a castle gate); (2) (See 見込み・みこみ・3) front of a structural member

Variations:
見出す
見いだす
見出だす
見い出す(io)

 miidasu(p); midasu(出su) / midasu(p); midasu(出su)
    みいだす(P); みだす(見出す)
(transitive verb) (1) to find out; to discover; to notice; to detect; (transitive verb) (2) to select; to pick out; (transitive verb) (3) to look out (from the inside); (transitive verb) (4) to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

Variations:
見合わせる
見合せる
見あわせる(sK)

 miawaseru
    みあわせる
(transitive verb) (1) to exchange glances; to look at each other; (transitive verb) (2) to postpone; to put off; to withhold; to abandon; (transitive verb) (3) to contrast; to compare

Variations:
見向きもしない
見むきもしない(sK)

 mimukimoshinai
    みむきもしない
(exp,adj-i) taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely

Variations:
見回す
見廻す(rK)
見まわす(sK)

 mimawasu
    みまわす
(transitive verb) to look around; to survey

Variations:
見境なく
見境無く
見さかいなく(sK)

 misakainaku
    みさかいなく
(exp,adv) indiscriminately

Variations:
見守る
見戍る(iK)
目戍る(iK)

 mimamoru
    みまもる
(transitive verb) to watch over; to watch attentively

Variations:
見守る
見戍る(sK)
目戍る(sK)

 mimamoru
    みまもる
(transitive verb) (1) to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; (transitive verb) (2) to watch intently; to stare; to gaze; to watch (and see what happens); to follow

Variations:
見慣れる
見馴れる(rK)
見なれる(sK)

 minareru
    みなれる
(v1,vi) to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

Variations:
見損なう
見そこなう(sK)
見損う(sK)

 misokonau
    みそこなう
(transitive verb) (1) to misjudge; to mistake; to misread; (transitive verb) (2) to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; (transitive verb) (3) to miss seeing; to overlook; to fail to notice

Variations:
見晴るかす
見はるかす
見晴かす
見霽かす

 miharukasu
    みはるかす
(transitive verb) to look out over (far into the distance); to command a view of

Variations:
見栄(ateji)
見え
見得(ateji)

 mie
    みえ
(1) (見栄, 見え only) show; display; pretensions; appearances; ostentation; vanity; (2) {kabuki} (usu. 見得) pose; posture

Variations:
見栄
見栄え
見映
見映え
見え

 mie(栄, e)(p); mibae(栄, 栄e, 映, 映e)(p)
    みえ(見栄, 見え)(P); みばえ(見栄, 見栄え, 見映, 見映え)(P)
(See 見栄を張る・みえをはる) airs; pretensions; show; ostentation; display; appearance; vanity; charm

Variations:
見栄を張る
見栄をはる
見えを張る
見えをはる

 mieoharu
    みえをはる
(exp,v5r) to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off

Variations:
見栄を張る
見栄をはる(sK)
見えを張る(sK)
見えをはる(sK)

 mieoharu
    みえをはる
(exp,v5r) to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off

Variations:
見積もり
見積り
見積(io)

 mitsumori
    みつもり
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation

Variations:
見納め
見収め(rK)
見おさめ(sK)

 miosame
    みおさめ
last look; farewell look

Variations:
見習う
見倣う(rK)
見ならう(sK)

 minarau
    みならう
(transitive verb) (1) to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to pattern oneself on; (transitive verb) (2) to learn (by observation)

Variations:
見覚え
見憶え(sK)
見おぼえ(sK)

 mioboe
    みおぼえ
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

Variations:
見込み
見込(sK)
見こみ(sK)

 mikomi
    みこみ
(1) hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood; (2) expectation; anticipation; forecast; estimate; (3) (See 見付・みつけ・2) side of a structural member

Variations:
見逃す
見のがす
見遁す
見逃がす(io)

 minogasu
    みのがす
(transitive verb) (1) to miss; to overlook; to fail to notice; (transitive verb) (2) to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to turn a blind eye to; (transitive verb) (3) to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); (transitive verb) (4) {baseb} to let (a good ball) go by

Variations:
見通す
見透す(rK)
見とおす(sK)

 mitoosu
    みとおす
(transitive verb) (1) to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see through; (transitive verb) (2) to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to see through (e.g. someone's plans); (transitive verb) (3) to foresee; to predict; to forecast; to anticipate; (transitive verb) (4) to watch from start to finish

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