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気難し屋

see styles
 kimuzukashiya
    きむずかしや
(See 気難しい・1) person who is hard to please; difficult person; grouch; sourpuss

水滴石穿

see styles
shuǐ dī shí chuān
    shui3 di1 shi2 chuan1
shui ti shih ch`uan
    shui ti shih chuan
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

永久硬水

see styles
 eikyuukousui / ekyukosui
    えいきゅうこうすい
permanent hard water

汗を流す

see styles
 aseonagasu
    あせをながす
(exp,v5s) (1) to work hard; to sweat; (exp,v5s) (2) to wash off one's sweat

沉重打擊


沉重打击

see styles
chén zhòng dǎ jī
    chen2 zhong4 da3 ji1
ch`en chung ta chi
    chen chung ta chi
to hit hard

沒齒難忘


没齿难忘

see styles
mò chǐ nán wàng
    mo4 chi3 nan2 wang4
mo ch`ih nan wang
    mo chih nan wang
hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude

法網難逃


法网难逃

see styles
fǎ wǎng nán táo
    fa3 wang3 nan2 tao2
fa wang nan t`ao
    fa wang nan tao
it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)

浴血苦戰


浴血苦战

see styles
yù xuè kǔ zhàn
    yu4 xue4 ku3 zhan4
yü hsüeh k`u chan
    yü hsüeh ku chan
a blood soaked and hard-fought struggle (idiom)

温泉玉子

see styles
 onsentamago
    おんせんたまご
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)

滴水石穿

see styles
dī shuǐ shí chuān
    di1 shui3 shi2 chuan1
ti shui shih ch`uan
    ti shui shih chuan
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

濡沫涸轍


濡沫涸辙

see styles
rú mò hé zhé
    ru2 mo4 he2 zhe2
ju mo ho che
to help each other out in hard times (idiom)

無理ゲー

see styles
 murigee; murigee
    むりゲー; ムリゲー
(slang) impossibly hard video game

焦頭爛額


焦头烂额

see styles
jiāo tóu làn é
    jiao1 tou2 lan4 e2
chiao t`ou lan o
    chiao tou lan o
lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom); fig. hard-pressed; under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)

煎餅布団

see styles
 senbeibuton / senbebuton
    せんべいぶとん
(yoji) thin bedding; hard bed; bedding worn flat and hard by usage

煎餅蒲団

see styles
 senbeibuton / senbebuton
    せんべいぶとん
(yoji) thin bedding; hard bed; bedding worn flat and hard by usage

煮付ける

see styles
 nitsukeru
    につける
(transitive verb) to cook hard

煮抜き卵

see styles
 ninukitamago
    にぬきたまご
(ksb:) hard-boiled egg

物理削除

see styles
 butsurisakujo
    ぶつりさくじょ
{comp} (See 論理削除) hard delete; physical delete

猛烈社員

see styles
 mouretsushain / moretsushain
    もうれつしゃいん
(yoji) gung-ho organization (corporate) man (woman); go-getter worker; hard-driving worker; workaholic employee

率爾敦逼


率尔敦逼

see styles
shuài ěr dūn bī
    shuai4 er3 dun1 bi1
shuai erh tun pi
 shutsuini tonhiki
hard

由ありげ

see styles
 yoshiarige
    よしありげ
(adjectival noun) (archaism) meaningful; suggestive; seeming to be with a history; seeming to be with circumstances that are hard to explain

由あり気

see styles
 yoshiarige
    よしありげ
(adjectival noun) (archaism) meaningful; suggestive; seeming to be with a history; seeming to be with circumstances that are hard to explain

疎んじる

see styles
 utonjiru
    うとんじる
(transitive verb) to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

疎んずる

see styles
 utonzuru
    うとんずる
(vz,vt) (See 疎んじる) to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

疑難雜症


疑难杂症

see styles
yí nán zá zhèng
    yi2 nan2 za2 zheng4
i nan tsa cheng
dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine); hard cases

盤根錯節


盘根错节

see styles
pán gēn cuò jié
    pan2 gen1 cuo4 jie2
p`an ken ts`o chieh
    pan ken tso chieh
 bankonsakusetsu
    ばんこんさくせつ
twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky; knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
(yoji) hard-to-penetrate event; hard-to-penetrate situation
a tree with the roots all twisted up and the knots all pushing into each other

真假難辨


真假难辨

see styles
zhēn jiǎ nán biàn
    zhen1 jia3 nan2 bian4
chen chia nan pien
hard to distinguish real from imitation

硬質ゴム

see styles
 koushitsugomu / koshitsugomu
    こうしつゴム
hard rubber (e.g. ebonite, vulcanite)

硬質小麦

see styles
 koushitsukomugi / koshitsukomugi
    こうしつこむぎ
hard wheat

移動硬盤


移动硬盘

see styles
yí dòng yìng pán
    yi2 dong4 ying4 pan2
i tung ying p`an
    i tung ying pan
portable hard drive; external hard drive

積習難改


积习难改

see styles
jī xí nán gǎi
    ji1 xi2 nan2 gai3
chi hsi nan kai
old habits are hard to change (idiom)

積重難返


积重难返

see styles
jī zhòng nán fǎn
    ji1 zhong4 nan2 fan3
chi chung nan fan
ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard

穩扎穩打


稳扎稳打

see styles
wěn zhā wěn dǎ
    wen3 zha1 wen3 da3
wen cha wen ta
to go steady and strike hard (in fighting); fig. steadily and surely

空谷足音

see styles
kōng gǔ zú yīn
    kong1 gu3 zu2 yin1
k`ung ku tsu yin
    kung ku tsu yin
lit. the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom); fig. something hard to come by; something wonderful and rare

窮思苦想


穷思苦想

see styles
qióng sī kǔ xiǎng
    qiong2 si1 ku3 xiang3
ch`iung ssu k`u hsiang
    chiung ssu ku hsiang
to think hard (idiom); to give something much thought

窮當益堅


穷当益坚

see styles
qióng dāng yì jiān
    qiong2 dang1 yi4 jian1
ch`iung tang i chien
    chiung tang i chien
poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined; the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back

笨鳥先飛


笨鸟先飞

see styles
bèn niǎo xiān fēi
    ben4 niao3 xian1 fei1
pen niao hsien fei
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities

粒々辛苦

see styles
 ryuuryuushinku / ryuryushinku
    りゅうりゅうしんく
(noun/participle) (yoji) toil and moil; working assiduously for; tireless hard work; painstaking labor (labour)

粒粒辛苦

see styles
 ryuuryuushinku / ryuryushinku
    りゅうりゅうしんく
(noun/participle) (yoji) toil and moil; working assiduously for; tireless hard work; painstaking labor (labour)

粘り勝ち

see styles
 nebarigachi
    ねばりがち
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance

精が出る

see styles
 seigaderu / segaderu
    せいがでる
(exp,v1) (See 精を出す) to be working hard; to be doing one's best

精を出す

see styles
 seiodasu / seodasu
    せいをだす
(exp,v5s) to work hard; to work diligently

糟糠の妻

see styles
 soukounotsuma / sokonotsuma
    そうこうのつま
(exp,n) one's devoted wife; wife who has followed one through hard times; wife married in poverty

締付ける

see styles
 shimetsukeru
    しめつける
(transitive verb) to tighten; to press hard

耐乏生活

see styles
 taibouseikatsu / taibosekatsu
    たいぼうせいかつ
(yoji) hard life; life of austerity

耳の遠い

see styles
 miminotooi
    みみのとおい
(exp,adj-i) hard of hearing

胸有城府

see styles
xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ
    xiong1 you3 cheng2 fu3
hsiung yu ch`eng fu
    hsiung yu cheng fu
subtle way of thinking (idiom); hard to fathom; deep and shrewd

脫皮掉肉


脱皮掉肉

see styles
tuō pí diào ròu
    tuo1 pi2 diao4 rou4
t`o p`i tiao jou
    to pi tiao jou
lit. to shed skin, drop flesh; to work as hard as possible; to work one's butt off

腰が強い

see styles
 koshigatsuyoi
    こしがつよい
(expression) (See 腰の強い) firm; flexible and hard to break; persevering

腰の強い

see styles
 koshinotsuyoi
    こしのつよい
(adjective) (See 腰が強い) firm; persevering; flexible and hard to break

良工心苦

see styles
liáng gōng xīn kǔ
    liang2 gong1 xin1 ku3
liang kung hsin k`u
    liang kung hsin ku
expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill; A masterpiece demands suffering.

良藥苦口


良药苦口

see styles
liáng yào kǔ kǒu
    liang2 yao4 ku3 kou3
liang yao k`u k`ou
    liang yao ku kou
good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow

苦心孤詣


苦心孤诣

see styles
kǔ xīn gū yì
    ku3 xin1 gu1 yi4
k`u hsin ku i
    ku hsin ku i
to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble; to work hard at something

苦盡甘來


苦尽甘来

see styles
kǔ jìn gān lái
    ku3 jin4 gan1 lai2
k`u chin kan lai
    ku chin kan lai
bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning

薹が立つ

see styles
 tougatatsu / togatatsu
    とうがたつ
(exp,v5t) to become hard and fibrous; to go to seed; to have passed one's prime; to have lost the first bloom of one's youth

虛虛實實


虚虚实实

see styles
xū xū shí shí
    xu1 xu1 shi2 shi2
hsü hsü shih shih
hard to tell if it's real or sham

見え難い

see styles
 mienikui
    みえにくい
(adjective) hard to see; obscured

見つめる

see styles
 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

見づらい

see styles
 mizurai
    みづらい
(adjective) (1) hard to see; (2) painful to look at

見にくい

see styles
 minikui
    みにくい
(adjective) (1) hard to see; (2) obscure; indistinct; illegible

見詰める

see styles
 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

解り難い

see styles
 wakarinikui
    わかりにくい
(adjective) (kana only) hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

言い難い

see styles
 iinikui / inikui
    いいにくい
    iigatai / igatai
    いいがたい
(adjective) (1) hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; (2) embarrassing; delicate

言兼ねる

see styles
 iikaneru / ikaneru
    いいかねる
(transitive verb) to find it hard to say

許し難い

see styles
 yurushigatai
    ゆるしがたい
(adjective) hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable

読み悪い

see styles
 yominikui
    よみにくい
(adjective) hard to read; illegible

読み辛い

see styles
 yomizurai
    よみづらい
(adjective) hard to read

読み難い

see styles
 yominikui
    よみにくい
(adjective) hard to read; illegible

請別見怪


请别见怪

see styles
qǐng bié jiàn guài
    qing3 bie2 jian4 guai4
ch`ing pieh chien kuai
    ching pieh chien kuai
please don't be upset; no hard feelings; absit iniuria verbis; let injury by words be absent

買い叩く

see styles
 kaitataku
    かいたたく
(transitive verb) to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain

蹴とばす

see styles
 ketobasu
    けとばす
(transitive verb) (1) to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; (2) to refuse curtly; to reject outright

蹴飛ばす

see styles
 ketobasu
    けとばす
(transitive verb) (1) to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; (2) to refuse curtly; to reject outright

軟式野球

see styles
 nanshikiyakyuu / nanshikiyakyu
    なんしきやきゅう
{sports} (See 硬式野球) Japanese version of baseball played with a hard rubber ball

迎頭趕上


迎头赶上

see styles
yíng tóu gǎn shàng
    ying2 tou2 gan3 shang4
ying t`ou kan shang
    ying tou kan shang
to try hard to catch up

追い回す

see styles
 oimawasu
    おいまわす
(transitive verb) to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

追い込む

see styles
 oikomu
    おいこむ
(transitive verb) (1) to herd; to drive; to chase; to corral; (transitive verb) (2) to corner; to force someone into doing; (transitive verb) (3) to go hard; to push yourself; to make a last charge; (transitive verb) (4) to run on (e.g. lines in printing); (transitive verb) (5) {baseb} to have two strikes

逆水行舟

see styles
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu
    ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou1
ni shui hsing chou
lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom); fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard)

進退両難

see styles
 shintairyounan / shintairyonan
    しんたいりょうなん
(yoji) being driven to the wall; finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea; finding oneself between a rock and a hard place

過重労働

see styles
 kajuuroudou / kajurodo
    かじゅうろうどう
overwork; working too hard

遣り難い

see styles
 yarinikui
    やりにくい
(adjective) (kana only) hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

銳不可當


锐不可当

see styles
ruì bù kě dāng
    rui4 bu4 ke3 dang1
jui pu k`o tang
    jui pu ko tang
unstoppable; hard to hold back

鐵桿粉絲


铁杆粉丝

see styles
tiě gǎn fěn sī
    tie3 gan3 fen3 si1
t`ieh kan fen ssu
    tieh kan fen ssu
die-hard fan

鐵石心腸


铁石心肠

see styles
tiě shí xīn cháng
    tie3 shi2 xin1 chang2
t`ieh shih hsin ch`ang
    tieh shih hsin chang
to have a heart of stone; hard-hearted; unfeeling

閉門覓句


闭门觅句

see styles
bì mén mì jù
    bi4 men2 mi4 ju4
pi men mi chü
lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing

開足馬力


开足马力

see styles
kāi zú mǎ lì
    kai1 zu2 ma3 li4
k`ai tsu ma li
    kai tsu ma li
to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed; fig. to work as hard as possible

關門打狗


关门打狗

see styles
guān mén dǎ gǒu
    guan1 men2 da3 gou3
kuan men ta kou
lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom); fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard

陣中見舞

see styles
 jinchuumimai / jinchumimai
    じんちゅうみまい
(yoji) visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support

難以啟齒


难以启齿

see styles
nán yǐ qǐ chǐ
    nan2 yi3 qi3 chi3
nan i ch`i ch`ih
    nan i chi chih
to be too embarrassed to mention something (idiom); to find it hard to speak about something

難以實現


难以实现

see styles
nán yǐ shí xiàn
    nan2 yi3 shi2 xian4
nan i shih hsien
hard to accomplish; difficult to achieve

難以忍受


难以忍受

see styles
nán yǐ rěn shòu
    nan2 yi3 ren3 shou4
nan i jen shou
hard to endure; unbearable

難以應付


难以应付

see styles
nán yǐ yìng fù
    nan2 yi3 ying4 fu4
nan i ying fu
hard to deal with; hard to handle

難以抹去


难以抹去

see styles
nán yǐ mǒ qù
    nan2 yi3 mo3 qu4
nan i mo ch`ü
    nan i mo chü
hard to erase; ineradicable

難以捉摸


难以捉摸

see styles
nán yǐ zhuō mō
    nan2 yi3 zhuo1 mo1
nan i cho mo
elusive; hard to pin down; enigmatic

難以理解


难以理解

see styles
nán yǐ lǐ jiě
    nan2 yi3 li3 jie3
nan i li chieh
hard to understand; incomprehensible

難以置信


难以置信

see styles
nán yǐ zhì xìn
    nan2 yi3 zhi4 xin4
nan i chih hsin
(idiom) hard to believe; incredible

難消化性

see styles
 nanshoukasei / nanshokase
    なんしょうかせい
(adj-no,n) indigestible; digestion-resistant; hard-to-digest

難石石裂


难石石裂

see styles
nán shí shí liè
    nan2 shi2 shi2 lie4
nan shih shih lieh
 nanseki sekiretsu
Even rock meeting hard treatment will split.

難解難入


难解难入

see styles
nán jiě nán rù
    nan2 jie3 nan2 ru4
nan chieh nan ju
 nan ge nan nyū
hard to understand and hard to enter

難解難分


难解难分

see styles
nán jiě nán fēn
    nan2 jie3 nan2 fen1
nan chieh nan fen
hard to untie, hard to separate (idiom); inextricably involved; locked in battle

難言之隱


难言之隐

see styles
nán yán zhī yǐn
    nan2 yan2 zhi1 yin3
nan yen chih yin
a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom); something too embarrassing to mention; an embarrassing illness

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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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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