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ツーウエー・スピーカー

 tsuuuee supiikaa / tsuuee supika
    ツーウエー・スピーカー
two-way speaker

ドライビング・スクール

 doraibingu sukuuru / doraibingu sukuru
    ドライビング・スクール
driving school

Variations:
なちい
なちぃ

 nachii; nachiぃ(sk) / nachi; nachiぃ(sk)
    なちい; なちぃ(sk)
(adjective) (slang) (See 懐かしい) dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

ファッション・ドーナツ

 fasshon doonatsu
    ファッション・ドーナツ
(food term) old-fashioned doughnut (wasei: fashion donuts); doughnut made with cake batter (as opposed to yeast-based dough)

プライマリー・スクール

 puraimarii sukuuru / puraimari sukuru
    プライマリー・スクール
primary school

プレパラトリースクール

see styles
 pureparatoriisukuuru / pureparatorisukuru
    プレパラトリースクール
preparatory school

ボーディング・スクール

 boodingu sukuuru / boodingu sukuru
    ボーディング・スクール
boarding school

Variations:
やり口
遣り口(rK)

 yarikuchi
    やりくち
(usu. with a negative connotation) way (of doing); manner; method

レクリエーションゲーム

see styles
 rekurieeshongeemu
    レクリエーションゲーム
organized games and activities for groups of children, old people, etc. (wasei: recreation game)

Variations:
一才
一歳
1才
1歳

 issai
    いっさい
one-year-old

Variations:
三つ子
三つ児(rK)

 mitsugo
    みつご
(1) three-year-old; (2) triplets

Variations:
乗り捨て料金
乗捨料金

 norisuteryoukin / norisuteryokin
    のりすてりょうきん
one-way car rental fee

人往高處走,水往低處流


人往高处走,水往低处流

rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
    ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 zou3 , shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2
jen wang kao ch`u tsou , shui wang ti ch`u liu
    jen wang kao chu tsou , shui wang ti chu liu
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom); one should constantly strive to make progress

Variations:
付属
附属

 fuzoku
    ふぞく
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) (1) being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); going with; (2) (abbreviation) (See 付属学校) attached school; affiliated school

Variations:
何によらず
何に依らず

 naniniyorazu
    なにによらず
(expression) (See 何事によらず) in all respects; in every way; whatsoever

Variations:
何処となく
何処と無く

 dokotonaku
    どことなく
(adverb) (kana only) somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely

Variations:
使いで
使い出
遣い出

 tsukaide
    つかいで
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way

Variations:
儘ならない
侭ならない

 mamanaranai
    ままならない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) (See ままならぬ) unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

Variations:
儲け口
儲口
もうけ口

 moukeguchi / mokeguchi
    もうけぐち
profitable job; way to make a fast buck

Variations:
先頭を切る
先頭をきる

 sentouokiru / sentookiru
    せんとうをきる
(exp,v5r) to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way

Variations:
割り干し
割干し
割干

 wariboshi
    わりぼし
(See 割り干し大根) strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried

Variations:
口真似
口まね
口マネ

 kuchimane(口真似, 口mane); kuchimane(口mane)
    くちまね(口真似, 口まね); くちマネ(口マネ)
(noun/participle) mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry

Variations:
古い
故い
旧い

 furui
    ふるい
(adjective) (1) (of things, not people) old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn; (adjective) (2) long; since long ago; time-honored; (adjective) (3) of the distant past; long-ago; (adjective) (4) stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny; (adjective) (5) old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date

Variations:
古狐
古ギツネ(sK)

 furukitsune; furugitsune
    ふるきつね; ふるぎつね
old fox; old-timer; schemer

Variations:
古臭い
古くさい

 furukusai
    ふるくさい
(adjective) stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete; musty; outdated

Variations:
合間を縫う
合間をぬう

 aimaonuu / aimaonu
    あいまをぬう
(exp,v5u) (1) (idiom) to make good use of one's spare moments; (exp,v5u) (2) (idiom) to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

Variations:
同田貫
胴田貫(sK)

 doutanuki; doudanuki / dotanuki; dodanuki
    どうたぬき; どうだぬき
(1) (hist) (kana only) Dōtanuki school (Muromachi-period swordsmithing school); (2) (hist) (kana only) sword of the Dōtanuki school (usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords); (3) (kana only) (also as 胴田貫; in fiction) heavy sword

Variations:
回る
廻る

 mawaru
    まわる
(v5r,vi) (1) to turn; to rotate; to revolve; to spin; (v5r,vi) (2) to go around; to circle; to revolve around; to orbit; (v5r,vi) (3) to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to travel around; to make a tour of; to patrol; (v5r,vi) (4) to go by way of; to go via; to stop by (on the way); to take a roundabout route; to make a detour; (v5r,vi) (5) to move around (to another place or position); to come around; to go over (e.g. to the opposing side); (v5r,vi) (6) to come around (of one's turn); to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.); (v5r,vi) (7) to function; to work well; (v5r,vi) (8) to spread; to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention); to reach; to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.); (v5r,vi) (9) to pass (a time); to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock); (v5r,vi) (10) to earn interest; (suf,v5r) (11) (after -masu stem of verb) (See 走り回る) to ... around; to ... about

Variations:
婆さん
祖母さん

 baasan(p); baasan(ik) / basan(p); basan(ik)
    ばあさん(P); ばーさん(ik)
(1) (kana only) (usu. 祖母さん) (See お祖母さん・1) grandmother; (2) (kana only) (婆さん) (See お婆さん・2) old woman; female senior citizen

寒武利亜(ateji)

 kanburia
    カンブリア
(kana only) (archaism) Cambria (old name for Wales)

少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲


少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲

shào zhuàng bù nǔ lì , lǎo dà tú shāng bēi
    shao4 zhuang4 bu4 nu3 li4 , lao3 da4 tu2 shang1 bei1
shao chuang pu nu li , lao ta t`u shang pei
    shao chuang pu nu li , lao ta tu shang pei
if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age

Variations:
少女
乙女
小女

 shoujo(少女, 小女)(p); otome(少女, 乙女) / shojo(少女, 小女)(p); otome(少女, 乙女)
    しょうじょ(少女, 小女)(P); おとめ(少女, 乙女)
(1) little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old; (2) (少女, しょうじょ only) (archaism) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

Variations:
年を重ねる
歳を重ねる

 toshiokasaneru
    としをかさねる
(exp,v1) to age; to grow old

Variations:
年配
年輩

 nenpai
    ねんぱい
(1) (approximate) age; years; (can be adjective with の) (2) elderly; old; aged; (can be adjective with の) (3) older (than); senior

Variations:
御太鼓結び
お太鼓結び

 otaikomusubi
    おたいこむすび
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash

Variations:
御家流
お家流(sK)

 oieryuu / oieryu
    おいえりゅう
(See 青蓮院流) Oie school of calligraphy (based on the gyōsho style; popular in the Edo period); Sonen school; Shorenin school

Variations:
念のため
念の為

 nennotame
    ねんのため
(exp,n,adv) (1) just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; (exp,n,adv) (2) just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution

Variations:
抜け道
抜け路(rK)

 nukemichi
    ぬけみち
(1) byway; bypath; byroad; secret path; shortcut; way of escape; (2) loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse

Variations:
掻き分ける
かき分ける

 kakiwakeru
    かきわける
(transitive verb) to push aside; to push one's way through

Variations:
旧字体
舊字體(oK)

 kyuujitai / kyujitai
    きゅうじたい
(See 新字体) old character form; kyūjitai; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946

Variations:
早引き
早退き(rK)

 hayabiki
    はやびき
(n,vs,vi) (1) (See 早引け) leaving work (office, school) early; (n,vs,vi) (2) (早引き only) quick lookup (in a dictionary, index, etc.)

早稲田大学川口芸術学校

see styles
 wasedadaigakukawaguchigeijutsugakkou / wasedadaigakukawaguchigejutsugakko
    わせだだいがくかわぐちげいじゅつがっこう
(org) Kawaguchi Art School of Waseda University; (o) Kawaguchi Art School of Waseda University

Variations:
易きにつく
易きに付く

 yasukinitsuku
    やすきにつく
(exp,v5k) to take the easy way out; to take the path of least resistance

Variations:
時代がかる
時代掛かる

 jidaigakaru
    じだいがかる
(v5r,vi) to look old-fashioned; to be antique-looking

Variations:
暮らし振り
暮らしぶり

 kurashiburi
    くらしぶり
lifestyle; way of life

Variations:
書き方
書きかた

 kakikata
    かきかた
(1) way of writing; manner of writing; (2) penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; (3) format (e.g. of a report); (4) stroke order of a character

東京都立小石川高等学校

see styles
 toukyoutoritsukoishikawakoutougakkou / tokyotoritsukoishikawakotogakko
    とうきょうとりつこいしかわこうとうがっこう
(org) Tokyo Metropolitan Koishikawa High School; (o) Tokyo Metropolitan Koishikawa High School

棒ほど願って針ほど叶う

see styles
 bouhodonegatteharihodokanau / bohodonegatteharihodokanau
    ぼうほどねがってはりほどかなう
(exp,v5u) (proverb) you can't always get what you want; man plans and God laughs; things don't always turn out the way you hope

Variations:
流れを汲む
流れをくむ

 nagareokumu
    ながれをくむ
(exp,v5m) (usu. as の~) to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of

滋慶医療科学大学院大学

see styles
 jikeiiryoukagakudaigakuindaigaku / jikeryokagakudaigakuindaigaku
    じけいいりょうかがくだいがくいんだいがく
(org) Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Jikei Institute; (o) Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Jikei Institute

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

物も言いようで角が立つ

see styles
 monomoiiyoudekadogatatsu / monomoiyodekadogatatsu
    ものもいいようでかどがたつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) Harsh words make the going rough; People may be offended (or not) by the way you speak

Variations:
物心が付く
物心がつく

 monogokorogatsuku
    ものごころがつく
(exp,v5k) to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)

Variations:
真似事
まね事
マネ事

 manegoto(真似事, mane事); manegoto(mane事)
    まねごと(真似事, まね事); マネごと(マネ事)
(1) imitation; copy; make-believe; pretence; sham; (2) (oft. used to speak humbly about one's own actions) doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

矢っ張し(ateji)

 yappashi
    やっぱし
(adverb) (1) (kana only) too; also; likewise; either; (adverb) (2) (kana only) still; as before; (adverb) (3) (kana only) even so; either way; nonetheless; in any event; all the same; (adverb) (4) (kana only) as expected

矢っ張り(ateji)

 yappari
    やっぱり
(adverb) (1) (kana only) (See 矢張り・やはり・1) too; also; likewise; either; (adverb) (2) (kana only) (See 矢張り・やはり・2) still; as before; (adverb) (3) (kana only) (See 矢張り・やはり・3) even so; either way; after all; nonetheless; in any event; all the same; (adverb) (4) (kana only) (See 矢張り・やはり・4) as expected

私立学校教職員共済組合

see styles
 shiritsugakkoukyoushokuinkyousaikumiai / shiritsugakkokyoshokuinkyosaikumiai
    しりつがっこうきょうしょくいんきょうさいくみあい
(org) Mutual Aid Association of Private School Personnel; (o) Mutual Aid Association of Private School Personnel

Variations:
科目
課目

 kamoku
    かもく
(1) (school) subject; curriculum; course; (2) item; heading; entry

Variations:
箇(rK)
個(rK)

 tsu
    つ
(counter) (1) (kana only) (suffixed to Japanese numerals 1-9 (ひと, ふた, etc.)) general-purpose counter; (counter) (2) (kana only) ... years old

Variations:
糞爺
糞ジジイ(sK)

 kusojijii; kusojijii; kusojiji(sk) / kusojiji; kusojiji; kusojiji(sk)
    くそじじい; クソジジイ; クソジジィ(sk)
(kana only) (derogatory term) old man; old goat

糸島高等学校郷土博物館

see styles
 itoshimakoutougakkoukyoudohakubutsukan / itoshimakotogakkokyodohakubutsukan
    いとしまこうとうがっこうきょうどはくぶつかん
(o) Itoshima high school Local Museum

Variations:
綴り方
綴方
つづり方

 tsuzurikata
    つづりかた
(1) (way of) literary composition; (2) (way of) spelling; (3) (See 作文・1) school composition

Variations:
聞きよう
聞き様
聞様

 kikiyou / kikiyo
    ききよう
way of hearing; way a spoken statement is taken; way of asking

Variations:
致し方ない
致し方無い

 itashikatanai
    いたしかたない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (humble language) (See 仕方がない・1) there's no (other) way; (exp,adj-i) (2) (humble language) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; (exp,adj-i) (3) (humble language) (oft. as 〜ても致し方ない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-i) (4) (humble language) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-i) (5) (humble language) (as 〜て致し方ない or 〜で致し方ない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

Variations:
親父
親爺
親仁

 oyaji(gikun)(p); oyaji
    おやじ(gikun)(P); オヤジ
(1) (familiar language) one's father; one's old man; dad; pops; (2) (familiar language) middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer; (3) (familiar language) one's boss; (4) proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord; (5) (hob:) grizzly bear

Variations:
負けっぷり
負けっ振り

 makeppuri
    まけっぷり
one's manner (attitude) when losing; one's way of losing

走自己的路,讓人家去說


走自己的路,让人家去说

zǒu zì jǐ de lù , ràng rén jiā qù shuō
    zou3 zi4 ji3 de5 lu4 , rang4 ren2 jia1 qu4 shuo1
tsou tzu chi te lu , jang jen chia ch`ü shuo
    tsou tzu chi te lu , jang jen chia chü shuo
Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche); Do it my way.

Variations:
逆に言うと
逆にいうと

 gyakuniiuto / gyakuniuto
    ぎゃくにいうと
(expression) if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

Variations:
逆に言えば
逆にいえば

 gyakuniieba / gyakunieba
    ぎゃくにいえば
(expression) if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

Variations:
通る
徹る
透る

 tooru
    とおる
(v5r,vi) (1) to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of; (v5r,vi) (2) to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to connect; (v5r,vi) (3) to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in; (v5r,vi) (4) to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through; (v5r,vi) (5) to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout; (v5r,vi) (6) to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far; (v5r,vi) (7) to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed; (v5r,vi) (8) to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted; (v5r,vi) (9) to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for; (v5r,vi) (10) to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense; (v5r,vi) (11) to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood; (v5r,vi) (12) to pass for; to come across as; to seem like; (v5r,vi) (13) to be straight (e.g. wood grain); (v5r,vi) (14) (archaism) to be well-informed; to be wise; (suf,v5r) (15) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly

Variations:
週休2日制
週休二日制

 shuukyuufutsukasei / shukyufutsukase
    しゅうきゅうふつかせい
(1) five-day workweek system; five-day school week system; (2) system of having two days off in at least one week each month

Variations:
週休二日制
週休2日制

 shuukyuufutsukasei / shukyufutsukase
    しゅうきゅうふつかせい
(exp,n) (1) (sometimes 完全週休2日制) five-day workweek system; five-day school-week; (exp,n) (2) having two days off in at least one week of a month

Variations:
道草を食う
道草をくう

 michikusaokuu / michikusaoku
    みちくさをくう
(exp,v5u) to loiter (on the way); to waste time

Variations:
遥々
遙々
遙遙
遥遥

 harubaru
    はるばる
(adv,adv-to) (kana only) from afar; over a great distance; all the way

Variations:
長ける
闌ける(rK)

 takeru
    たける
(v1,vi) (1) to excel at; to be proficient at; (v1,vi) (2) to grow old; (v1,vi) (3) to ripen; (v1,vi) (4) to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

風が吹けば桶屋が儲かる

see styles
 kazegafukebaokeyagamoukaru / kazegafukebaokeyagamokaru
    かぜがふけばおけやがもうかる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way; if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper

Variations:
飲みっぷり
飲みっ振り

 nomippuri
    のみっぷり
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking

Variations:
鬼婆
鬼ばば
鬼ばばあ

 onibaba(鬼婆, 鬼baba); onibabaa(鬼婆, 鬼babaa) / onibaba(鬼婆, 鬼baba); onibaba(鬼婆, 鬼baba)
    おにばば(鬼婆, 鬼ばば); おにばばあ(鬼婆, 鬼ばばあ)
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago

Variations:
アビトゥア
アビトゥーア

 abitotoa; abitotooa
    アビトゥア; アビトゥーア
Abitur (ger:); German school leavers' examination and university entrance qualification

Variations:
うた沢節
歌沢節
哥沢節

 utazawabushi
    うたざわぶし
(歌沢節 was used especially by the Tora school that emphasized voice; 哥沢節 was used especially by the Shiba school that emphasized shamisen) (See うた沢) slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)

Variations:
お泊り保育
お泊まり保育

 otomarihoiku
    おとまりほいく
nursery school sleepover; one night sleepover at school in summer vacation of last year of nursery school

Variations:
お馴染み
御馴染み

 onajimi
    おなじみ
(can be adjective with の) (1) (polite language) (kana only) (See 馴染み) familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); favourite; favorite; (2) (polite language) (kana only) old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular; regular customer

Variations:
キュレネ学派
キレネ学派

 kyurenegakuha(kyurene学派); kirenegakuha(kirene学派)
    キュレネがくは(キュレネ学派); キレネがくは(キレネ学派)
{phil} Cyrenaic school; Cyrenaics

グロービス経営大学院大学

see styles
 guroobisukeieidaigakuindaigaku / guroobisukeedaigakuindaigaku
    グロービスけいえいだいがくいんだいがく
(org) Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University; (o) Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University

ゴーイング・マイ・ウエー

 gooingu mai uee
    ゴーイング・マイ・ウエー
(expression) going my way

ゴーイング・マイ・ウェイ

 gooingu mai wei / gooingu mai we
    ゴーイング・マイ・ウェイ
(expression) going my way

コミュニティー・スクール

 komyunitii sukuuru / komyuniti sukuru
    コミュニティー・スクール
community school

Variations:
ジジ抜き
爺抜き(rK)

 jijinuki
    ジジぬき
{cards} (See ババ抜き・1) card game variant of old maid

ジュニア・ハイ・スクール

 junia hai sukuuru / junia hai sukuru
    ジュニア・ハイ・スクール
junior high school

Variations:
ゼロ歳児
0歳児
零歳児

 zerosaiji; reisaiji(0歳児, 零歳児) / zerosaiji; resaiji(0歳児, 零歳児)
    ゼロさいじ; れいさいじ(0歳児, 零歳児)
child under a year old

Variations:
どの様に
何の様に

 donoyouni / donoyoni
    どのように
(exp,adv) (kana only) (See どの様・どのよう) how; in what way

Variations:
と同じように
と同じ様に

 toonajiyouni / toonajiyoni
    とおなじように
(expression) in the same way as; just like

にっちもさっちも行かない

see styles
 nicchimosacchimoikanai
    にっちもさっちもいかない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place

Variations:
のれん街
暖簾街(rK)

 norengai
    のれんがい
(1) food section in a department store with well-known tenants; (2) area of a town with old or famous restaurants, souvenir shops, etc.

フォーウエーフラッシャー

see styles
 fooueefurasshaa / fooeefurassha
    フォーウエーフラッシャー
four-way flasher

Variations:
ベーオウルフ
ベオウルフ

 beeourufu; beourufu / beeorufu; beorufu
    ベーオウルフ; ベオウルフ
(work) Beowulf (Old English epic poem)

Variations:
マイウェイ
マイ・ウェイ

 maiwei; mai wei / maiwe; mai we
    マイウェイ; マイ・ウェイ
one's (own) way (eng: my way)

Variations:
ゆかいな牧場
愉快な牧場

 yukainabokujou / yukainabokujo
    ゆかいなぼくじょう
(work) Old MacDonald Had a Farm (children's song)

レクリエーション・ゲーム

 rekurieeshon geemu
    レクリエーション・ゲーム
organized games and activities for groups of children, old people, etc. (wasei: recreation game)

Variations:
一両
一輛(rK)

 ichiryou / ichiryo
    いちりょう
(n,adv) (1) one vehicle; (n,adv) (2) (一両 only) one ryō (an old coin)

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

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