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Variations:
詰まり
詰り

 tsumari
    つまり
(adverb) (1) (kana only) that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means; (adverb) (2) (kana only) in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically; (3) (kana only) clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage; (4) (kana only) shrinkage; (5) (kana only) (See とどのつまり) end; conclusion; (6) (kana only) (archaism) dead end; corner; (7) (kana only) (archaism) distress; being at the end of one's rope

路上比終點更有意義


路上比终点更有意义

see styles
lù shang bǐ zhōng diǎn gèng yǒu yì yì
    lu4 shang5 bi3 zhong1 dian3 geng4 you3 yi4 yi4
lu shang pi chung tien keng yu i i
The road means more than the destination.; It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Variations:
遜色ない
遜色無い

 sonshokunai
    そんしょくない
(exp,adj-i) (See 遜色がない・そんしょくがない) standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to

Variations:
金ずくで
金尽くで

 kanezukude
    かねずくで
(expression) for money; just for money; by means of money; by force of money

Variations:

にて

 de(p); nite(p)
    で(P); にて(P)
(particle) (1) (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form) at; in; (particle) (2) (indicates time of action) at; when; (particle) (3) (indicates means of action) by; with; (conjunction) (4) and then; so; (auxiliary) (5) (で only) (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types) (See て) and; then; (particle) (6) (で only) (ksb:) (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.) (See よ・1) let me tell you; don't you know

Variations:
やり方
遣り方

 yarikata
    やりかた
way (of doing); manner; method; means

備えあればうれいなし

see styles
 sonaearebaureinashi / sonaearebaurenashi
    そなえあればうれいなし
(expression) well prepared means no worries (in time of need)

Variations:
先立つ物
先立つもの

 sakidatsumono
    さきだつもの
the wherewithal; means; the money (needed to do something)

Variations:
嘘も方便
うそも方便

 usomohouben / usomohoben
    うそもほうべん
(expression) (proverb) the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie

Variations:
手立て
手だて

 tedate
    てだて
means; method

Variations:
絵解き
絵とき

 etoki
    えとき
(noun, transitive verb) (1) explanation of a picture; (noun, transitive verb) (2) explanation by means of pictures; (noun, transitive verb) (3) explanation (of an incident, one's reasoning, etc.); unravelling (a mystery); clearing up; solving

Variations:



 michi
    みち
(1) road; path; street; lane; passage; (2) route; way; (3) distance; journey; (4) road (e.g. to victory); course; (5) way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles; (6) teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; (7) field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality; (8) means; way; method

Variations:
という訳だ
と言う訳だ

 toiuwakeda
    というわけだ
(expression) (kana only) this is why; this means; it is the case that

Variations:
分に過ぎた
分にすぎた

 bunnisugita
    ぶんにすぎた
(can act as adjective) above one's means (station); undue

Variations:
是非とも
是非共

 zehitomo
    ぜひとも
(adverb) by all means; at all costs; absolutely

Variations:
為す術
為すすべ
為術

 nasusube
    なすすべ
(kana only) (usu. in negative) (See 為す術もない) means; method; way

Variations:
経路
径路
逕路

 keiro / kero
    けいろ
(1) course; route; path; channel; (2) process; means

Variations:


 ashi
    あし
(1) (esp. 足) foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.); (2) (esp. 脚, 肢) leg; (3) gait; (4) pace; (5) (usu. 脚) lower radical of a kanji; (6) (足 only) means of transportation; (one's) ride; (7) (colloquialism) (usu お〜) (See お足) money; coin

迚もじゃないが(rK)

 totemojanaiga
    とてもじゃないが
(expression) (kana only) (emphatic; with neg. sentence) (See とても・2) (not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely

Variations:
遜色がない
遜色が無い

 sonshokuganai
    そんしょくがない
(exp,adj-i) standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to

Variations:
霞を食う
かすみを食う

 kasumiokuu / kasumioku
    かすみをくう
(exp,v5u) (idiom) to live on air; to live on nothing; to live without a means of income

Variations:
と言うことは
と言う事は

 toiukotoha
    ということは
(exp,adv) (kana only) that is to say; so that means

Variations:
と言うものは
と言う物は

 toiumonoha
    というものは
(exp,adv) (kana only) (See と言うことは) that is to say; so that means

Variations:
に因って
に依って

 niyotte
    によって
(expression) (kana only) according to; by (means of); due to; because of

Variations:
仕様
仕樣(oK)

 shiyou / shiyo
    しよう
(1) way; method; means; resource; remedy; (2) (technical) specification

Variations:
何卒
何とぞ

 nanitozo(p); nanisotsu(何卒)(ik)
    なにとぞ(P); なにそつ(何卒)(ik)
(adverb) (1) (humble language) (See どうぞ・1) please; kindly; I beg of you; if it pleases you; (adverb) (2) (See どうぞ・2) by all means; without fail

Variations:
以て
以って(io)

 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:
何でもかでも
何でも彼でも

 nandemokademo
    なんでもかでも
(adverb) (1) (See なんでもかんでも・1) all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; (adverb) (2) (See なんでもかんでも・2) by all means; at any cost

Variations:
所詮
所せん(sK)

 shosen
    しょせん
(adverb) (1) after all; in the end; anyway; (adverb) (2) (with neg. sentence) (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means; (not) ever

Variations:
手がある
手が有る(sK)

 tegaaru / tegaru
    てがある
(exp,v5r-i) (1) to have manpower; to have workers; (exp,v5r-i) (2) to have methods; to have means

真逆(ateji)(rK)

 masaka
    まさか
(interjection) (1) (kana only) by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; no way!; (adverb) (2) (kana only) (with neg. verb) certainly (not); surely (not); hardly (expected); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (kana only) (See まさかの時) something unexpected; emergency; (adv,adj-no) (4) (kana only) (See 本当に) indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly; (5) (kana only) (archaism) (the) present; (the) here and now; situation at hand

Variations:
過ぎ者
過ぎ物
過者
過物

 sugimono
    すぎもの
someone (e.g. a woman) who is out of one's league; something beyond one's means

Variations:
あごが干上がる
顎が干上がる

 agogahiagaru
    あごがひあがる
(exp,v5r) to lose one's means of livelihood; to become unable to earn a living

Variations:
に依る
に因る
に拠る

 niyoru
    による
(exp,v5r) (kana only) by means of; due to; because of; according to

Variations:
目くらまし
目眩まし
目眩し

 mekuramashi
    めくらまし
(1) blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); (2) smoke screen; distraction; deceptive means; (3) (dated) (See 手品) magic (trick); sleight of hand

Variations:
と言うことは
と言う事は

 toiukotoha
    ということは
(exp,adv) (kana only) that is to say; so that means

Variations:
に因り(rK)
に依り(rK)

 niyori
    により
(expression) (kana only) (See によって) according to; by (means of); due to; because of

Variations:
万策尽きる
万策つきる(sK)

 bansakutsukiru
    ばんさくつきる
(exp,v1) to exhaust all possible means; to come to the end of one's resources; to reach the end of one's tether; to be at one's wits' end; to play one's last card

Variations:
何でもかんでも
何でも彼んでも

 nandemokandemo
    なんでもかんでも
(adverb) (See 何でもかでも) anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means

Variations:
持ち駒
持駒
持ちゴマ(sK)

 mochigoma
    もちごま
(1) {shogi} captured piece that can be reused; (2) person or object held in reserve; available means

Variations:
ミーンズテスト
ミーンズ・テスト

 miinzutesuto; miinzu tesuto / minzutesuto; minzu tesuto
    ミーンズテスト; ミーンズ・テスト
means test

Variations:
に因って(rK)
に依って(rK)

 niyotte
    によって
(expression) (kana only) according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of; depending on

Variations:
一筋縄でいかない
一筋縄で行かない

 hitosujinawadeikanai / hitosujinawadekanai
    ひとすじなわでいかない
(exp,adj-i) (See 一筋縄では行かない) not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

Variations:
宜しく
宜敷く(ateji)

 yoroshiku
    よろしく
(exp,adv) (1) (kana only) well; properly; suitably; (exp,adv) (2) best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; please do; (exp,adv) (3) (as ...よろしく) just like ...; as though one were ...; (exp,adv) (4) (as よろしく…べし) by all means; of course

Variations:
手を変え品を変え
手を替え品を替え

 teokaeshinaokae
    てをかえしなをかえ
(exp,adv) (idiom) by hook or by crook; by all possible means

Variations:
縁(rK)
因(rK)
便(rK)

 yosuga
    よすが
(1) (form) (kana only) something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means; (2) (form) (kana only) someone to rely on; relative; (3) (form) (kana only) reminder; memento

Variations:
詮方(ateji)
せん方
為ん方

 senkata
    せんかた
(See しかた) way; method; means; resource; course

Variations:
逃げ道
逃道
逃げ路(iK)

 nigemichi
    にげみち
way out; means to escape; escape route

Variations:
中々
仲々(iK)
中中

 nakanaka
    なかなか
(adv,adj-na) (1) (kana only) very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather; (adverb) (2) (kana only) (with a verb in the negative) by no means; not readily; (3) middle; half-way point; (can be adjective with の) (4) (kana only) excellent; wonderful; very good

Variations:
乗り物
乗物
乗りもの(sK)

 norimono
    のりもの
(1) vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; (2) ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction

Variations:
飲む
呑む
飮む(oK)

 nomu
    のむ
(transitive verb) (1) (呑む often means swallowing whole, gulping, etc.) to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); (transitive verb) (2) (also written 喫む) (See 喫む) to smoke (tobacco); (transitive verb) (3) to engulf; to overwhelm; (transitive verb) (4) to keep down; to suppress; (transitive verb) (5) to accept (e.g. demand, condition); (transitive verb) (6) to make light of; to conceal

Variations:
一筋縄ではいかない
一筋縄では行かない

 hitosujinawadehaikanai
    ひとすじなわではいかない
(exp,adj-i) (See 一筋縄・2) not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

Variations:
一筋縄では行かない
一筋縄ではいかない

 hitosujinawadehaikanai
    ひとすじなわではいかない
(expression) (See 一筋縄・2) not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

Variations:
何でもかんでも
何でも彼んでも(rK)

 nandemokandemo
    なんでもかんでも
(adverb) (1) (kana only) all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; (adverb) (2) (kana only) by all means; at any cost

Variations:
褒め殺し
ほめ殺し
誉め殺し
ホメ殺し

 homegoroshi(褒me殺shi, home殺shi, 誉me殺shi); homegoroshi(home殺shi)
    ほめごろし(褒め殺し, ほめ殺し, 誉め殺し); ホメごろし(ホメ殺し)
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment

Variations:
宜しく
宜敷く(ateji)(rK)

 yoroshiku
    よろしく
(exp,adv) (1) (kana only) well; properly; suitably; (exp,adv) (2) (kana only) best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; please do; (exp,adv) (3) (kana only) (as ...よろしく) just like ...; as though one were ...; (exp,adv) (4) (kana only) (as よろしく…べし) by all means; of course

Variations:
詮方(ateji)
せん方
為ん方(rK)

 senkata
    せんかた
(See 仕方) way; method; means; resource; course

Variations:
逃げ道
逃げ路(rK)
逃道(sK)

 nigemichi
    にげみち
way out; means to escape; escape route

Variations:
本末転倒
本末顛倒(rK)
本末顚倒(rK)

 honmatsutentou / honmatsutento
    ほんまつてんとう
(n,vs,vi) (yoji) putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

Variations:
なす術
為す術
為すすべ(sK)
為術(sK)

 nasusube
    なすすべ
(kana only) (usu. as 〜もない, 〜もなく, etc.) (See なすすべもない) means; method; way

Variations:
他に方法がない
ほかに方法がない
他に方法が無い

 hokanihouhouganai / hokanihohoganai
    ほかにほうほうがない
(expression) (See 他に方法はない・ほかにほうほうはない) there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

Variations:
他に方法はない
ほかに方法はない
他に方法は無い

 hokanihouhouhanai / hokanihohohanai
    ほかにほうほうはない
(expression) (See 他に方法がない・ほかにほうほうがない) there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

Variations:
何が何でも
何がなんでも(sK)
なにが何でも(sK)

 naniganandemo
    なにがなんでも
(exp,adv) by all means; by all costs

Variations:
食い逸れる
食いっ逸れる
食いはぐれる
食いっぱぐれる

 kuihagureru(食i逸reru, 食ihagureru); kuippagureru(食i逸reru, 食i逸reru, 食ippagureru)
    くいはぐれる(食い逸れる, 食いはぐれる); くいっぱぐれる(食い逸れる, 食いっ逸れる, 食いっぱぐれる)
(v1,vi) (1) to miss a meal; (v1,vi) (2) to lose the means to make one's livelihood

Variations:
おまんまの食い上げ
お飯の食い上げ
御飯の食い上げ(sK)

 omanmanokuiage
    おまんまのくいあげ
(exp,n) losing one's means of livelihood

Variations:
宜しく
宜敷く(ateji)(rK)
宣しく(sK)

 yoroshiku
    よろしく
(exp,adv) (1) (kana only) well; properly; suitably; (exp,adv) (2) (kana only) best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; please do; (exp,adv) (3) (kana only) (as ...よろしく) just like ...; as though one were ...; (exp,adv) (4) (kana only) (as よろしく…べし) by all means; of course

Variations:
中々
中中
仲々(rK)
仲仲(rK)
却々(rK)
却却(rK)

 nakanaka
    なかなか
(adv,adj-na) (1) (kana only) very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather; (adverb) (2) (kana only) (with a verb in the negative) by no means; not readily; (3) middle; half-way point; (can be adjective with の) (4) (kana only) excellent; wonderful; very good

Variations:
褒め殺し
誉め殺し
ほめ殺し
ホメ殺し(sK)
褒めごろし(sK)
誉めごろし(sK)

 homegoroshi; homekoroshi; homegoroshi(sk)
    ほめごろし; ほめころし; ホメごろし(sk)
(noun, transitive verb) mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment

Variations:
嫌よ嫌よも好きのうち
嫌よ嫌よも好きの内
いやよいやよも好きのうち
いやよいやよも好きの内
イヤよイヤよも好きのうち
イヤよイヤよも好きの内

 iyayoiyayomosukinouchi(嫌yo嫌yomo好kinouchi, 嫌yo嫌yomo好kino内, iyayoiyayomo好kinouchi, iyayoiyayomo好kino内); iyayoiyayomosukinouchi(iyayoiyayomo好kinouchi, iyayoiyayomo好kino内) / iyayoiyayomosukinochi(嫌yo嫌yomo好kinochi, 嫌yo嫌yomo好kino内, iyayoiyayomo好kinochi, iyayoiyayomo好kino内); iyayoiyayomosukinochi(iyayoiyayomo好kinochi, iyayoiyayomo好kino内)
    いやよいやよもすきのうち(嫌よ嫌よも好きのうち, 嫌よ嫌よも好きの内, いやよいやよも好きのうち, いやよいやよも好きの内); イヤよイヤよもすきのうち(イヤよイヤよも好きのうち, イヤよイヤよも好きの内)
(expression) (proverb) saying no is also an expression of fondness; no often means yes; the lady doth protest too much

Variations:
嫌よ嫌よも好きのうち
嫌よ嫌よも好きの内(sK)
いやよいやよも好きのうち(sK)
いやよいやよも好きの内(sK)
イヤよイヤよも好きのうち(sK)
イヤよイヤよも好きの内(sK)

 iyayoiyayomosukinouchi / iyayoiyayomosukinochi
    いやよいやよもすきのうち
(expression) (proverb) saying no is also an expression of fondness; no often means yes; the lady doth protest too much

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

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