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落ち武者は薄の穂に怖ず

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 ochimushahasusukinohoniozu
    おちむしゃはすすきのほにおず
(expression) (proverb) when you are in a state of fear, the smallest thing will startle you; a fleeing soldier takes fright even from a head of silver grass

Variations:
見落し
見落とし
見落

see styles
 miotoshi
    みおとし
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed

Variations:
さる事
然ること
然る事

see styles
 sarukoto
    さること
(1) (kana only) something like that; that sort of thing; (2) (kana only) something natural; something plausible

Variations:
一点張り
一点張(sK)

see styles
 ittenbari
    いってんばり
(1) persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; focusing on one thing; (2) (orig. meaning) always making the same bet

Variations:
使い物
使いもの
遣い物

see styles
 tsukaimono
    つかいもの
(1) (usu. in the negative) (See 使いものにならない) useful thing; usable article; (2) (遣い物 only) present; gift

Variations:
品(P)

階(oK)

see styles
 shina
    しな
(1) (esp. 品) article; item; thing; goods; stock; (2) quality; (3) (kana only) (esp. 科) (See 科を作る) flirtatiousness; coquetry

Variations:
変わっている
変わってる

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 kawatteiru(変watteiru); kawatteru(変watteru) / kawatteru(変watteru); kawatteru(変watteru)
    かわっている(変わっている); かわってる(変わってる)
(exp,v1) (sometimes derogatory) (See 変わる・3) to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different

Variations:
彼(rK)
彼れ(rK)

see styles
 are(p); are(sk)
    あれ(P); アレ(sk)
(pronoun) (1) (kana only) (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly) (See これ・1,それ・1,どれ・1) that; that thing; (pronoun) (2) (kana only) (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors) that person; (pronoun) (3) (kana only) then; that time; (pronoun) (4) (kana only) that place (over there); (5) (colloquialism) (euph) (kana only) (oft. written as アレ) down there (i.e. one's genitals); (6) (colloquialism) (euph) (kana only) (oft. written as アレ) period; menses

Variations:
微々たるもの
微々たる物

see styles
 bibitarumono
    びびたるもの
(exp,n) very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount

Variations:
我ながら
我乍ら(rK)

see styles
 warenagara
    われながら
(adverb) even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

Variations:
所(P)

處(oK)

see styles
 tokoro(p); toko(所)
    ところ(P); とこ(所)
(n,adv,suf) (1) (also pronounced どころ when a suffix) place; spot; scene; site; (n,suf) (2) (kana only) address; (n,suf) (3) (kana only) district; area; locality; (n,suf) (4) (kana only) one's house; (n,suf) (5) (kana only) (See いいとこ・1) point; aspect; side; facet; (n,suf) (6) (kana only) passage (in text); part; (n,suf) (7) (kana only) space; room; (n,suf) (8) (kana only) thing; matter; (9) (kana only) (after the plain past form of a verb) whereupon; as a result; (10) (kana only) (after present form of a verb) about to; on the verge of; (11) (kana only) (after past form of a verb) was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

Variations:
所(P)

處(sK)

see styles
 tokoro(p); toko(所)
    ところ(P); とこ(所)
(n,adv,suf) (1) (also pronounced どころ when a suffix) place; spot; scene; site; (n,suf) (2) (kana only) address; (n,suf) (3) (kana only) district; area; locality; (n,suf) (4) (kana only) one's house; (n,suf) (5) (kana only) (See いいとこ・1) point; aspect; side; facet; (n,suf) (6) (kana only) passage (in text); part; (n,suf) (7) (kana only) space; room; (n,suf) (8) (kana only) thing; matter; (9) (kana only) (after the plain past form of a verb) whereupon; as a result; (10) (kana only) (after present form of a verb) about to; on the verge of; (11) (kana only) (after past form of a verb) was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing; (12) (kana only) (after a quantity + が) approximately; around; about

Variations:
曲者
くせ者
癖者
曲物

see styles
 kusemono
    くせもの
(1) ruffian; villain; knave; thief; suspicious fellow; (2) peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; stubborn fellow; (3) tricky thing; something that is more than it seems; (4) expert; master; highly skilled person; (5) goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter

Variations:
玩具(P)
翫具(rK)

see styles
 omocha(玩具)(gikun)(p); gangu; omocha
    おもちゃ(玩具)(gikun)(P); がんぐ; オモチャ
(1) (kana only) toy; (2) (kana only) (person or thing treated as a) plaything

Variations:
鉄板(P)
鉄鈑(sK)

see styles
 teppan(p); teppan
    てっぱん(P); テッパン
(1) iron plate; steel plate; (2) (colloquialism) (See 鉄板ネタ) sure thing; certain winner

Variations:

寿留女(ateji)

see styles
 surume; surume
    するめ; スルメ
(1) (kana only) dried squid; dried cuttlefish; (2) (kana only) (See 鯣烏賊) Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (prefix noun) (3) (slang) (kana only) (thing that) grows on one over time

Variations:
こんこんちき
コンコンチキ

see styles
 konkonchiki; konkonchiki
    こんこんちき; コンコンチキ
(1) (emphatic or mocking word, usu. used as ~のこんこんちき) thing; person; situation; (2) (See キツネ・1) fox

Variations:
せり出す
迫り出す
迫出す

see styles
 seridasu
    せりだす
(transitive verb) (1) to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; (transitive verb) (2) to rise out the trap door (on stage)

Variations:
タダ飯はない
ただ飯はない

see styles
 tadameshihanai(tada飯hanai); tadameshihanai(tada飯hanai)
    タダめしはない(タダ飯はない); ただめしはない(ただ飯はない)
(expression) there's no such thing as a free lunch

Variations:
てな
ってな
てね
ってね

see styles
 tena; ttena; tene; ttene
    てな; ってな; てね; ってね
(particle) (1) (used at end of sentence) (apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; (expression) (2) (colloquialism) (spoken abbreviation of と言うような) that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

Variations:
ヌルゲー
ぬるゲー
ヌルゲ

see styles
 nurugee; nurugee; nuruge
    ヌルゲー; ぬるゲー; ヌルゲ
(1) (slang) (from ぬるい + ゲーム) (excessively) easy video game; easy-to-beat game; (2) (slang) something easy to do; something that presents no challenge; trivial thing

Variations:
一丁目一番地
1丁目1番地

see styles
 icchoumeichibanchi / icchomechibanchi
    いっちょうめいちばんち
(exp,n) (idiom) first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; plot 1, block 1

Variations:
事柄(P)
事がら(sK)

see styles
 kotogara
    ことがら
matter; thing; affair; circumstance

Variations:
他のもの
他の物
ほかの物

see styles
 hokanomono
    ほかのもの
(exp,n) (See 他物・たぶつ) another thing; other things; another man's property

Variations:
優劣をつける
優劣を付ける

see styles
 yuuretsuotsukeru / yuretsuotsukeru
    ゆうれつをつける
(exp,v1) to rank; to discriminate (between); to put (one thing) above (the other)

Variations:
品物(P)
品もの(sK)

see styles
 shinamono
    しなもの
article; item; thing; goods; wares

Variations:
変てこ
変梃(ateji)

see styles
 henteko; henteko
    へんてこ; ヘンテコ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) strange; weird; odd; (2) (kana only) strange thing; strange person

Variations:
変梃(ateji)
変てこ

see styles
 henteko; henteko
    へんてこ; ヘンテコ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) strange; weird; odd; (2) (kana only) strange thing; strange person

Variations:
大物(P)
大もの(sK)

see styles
 oomono
    おおもの
(1) important person; influential figure; big shot; big name; bigwig; heavyweight; (2) big thing; big one; big game; big catch; whopper; valuable thing

Variations:
天秤にかける
天秤に掛ける

see styles
 tenbinnikakeru
    てんびんにかける
(exp,v1) (1) (idiom) to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); to weigh (something) on scales; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

Variations:
彼是(rK)
彼此(rK)

see styles
 arekore(p); karekore(彼此); hishi(彼此); arekore
    あれこれ(P); かれこれ(彼此); ひし(彼此); アレコレ
(adv,pn) (1) (kana only) this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that; (adverb) (2) (かれこれ only) (kana only) around; about; round about; roughly; nearly; almost

Variations:
本物(P)
本もの(sK)

see styles
 honmono(p); honmono(sk)
    ほんもの(P); ホンモノ(sk)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 偽物) genuine article; real thing; real deal

Variations:
猫も杓子も
猫もしゃくしも

see styles
 nekomoshakushimo
    ねこもしゃくしも
(expression) (idiom) every Tom, Dick and Harry; any one or thing; even a cat and a ladle

Variations:
立端
建端
立っ端
建っ端

see styles
 tappa; tappa
    たっぱ; タッパ
(1) {archit} height (of a building, etc.); (2) (kana only) (colloquialism) height (of a person or thing)

Variations:

個(rK)
个(rK)

see styles
 ka; ka; ke(sk); ka(sk)
    か; カ; ケ(sk); ヶ(sk)
(counter) (kana only) (precedes the thing being counted; e.g. 3か月, 5か所; also written as ヶ or ケ) counter used with Sino-Japanese words

Variations:
起きがけ
起き掛け
起掛け

see styles
 okigake
    おきがけ
first thing after rising

Variations:
起き抜け
起きぬけ
起抜け

see styles
 okinuke
    おきぬけ
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up

過ぎたるは及ばざるがごとし

see styles
 sugitaruhaoyobazarugagotoshi
    すぎたるはおよばざるがごとし
(expression) the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more

過ぎたるは猶及ばざるが如し

see styles
 sugitaruhanaooyobazarugagotoshi
    すぎたるはなおおよばざるがごとし
(expression) the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more

Variations:
うまい汁を吸う
旨い汁を吸う

see styles
 umaishiruosuu / umaishiruosu
    うまいしるをすう
(exp,v5u) (idiom) to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets

Variations:
オンリーワン
オンリー・ワン

see styles
 onriiwan; onrii wan / onriwan; onri wan
    オンリーワン; オンリー・ワン
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) only one (person, thing); sole; unique; (can be adjective with の) (2) highest; best; most outstanding; (can be adjective with の) (3) custom-made

ベリースペシャルワンパターン

see styles
 beriisupesharuwanpataan / berisupesharuwanpatan
    ベリースペシャルワンパターン
(n,exp) (joc) one-track mind (wasei: very special one pattern); person who always acts the same or says the same thing (esp. person who always cracks the same kind of jokes)

Variations:
一つ(P)
1つ
一(io)

see styles
 hitotsu
    ひとつ
(numeric) (1) one; (2) (often used in itemized lists) for one thing; (3) (after a noun) only; (4) (with a verb in negative form) (not) even; (n,adv) (5) just (e.g. "just try it"); (can be adjective with の) (6) some kind of; one type of

兎や角(ateji)(rK)

see styles
 toyakaku
    とやかく
(adverb) (kana only) (usu. as 〜言う, 〜言われる, etc.) (See とやかく言う) this and that; all kinds of things; one thing and another

Variations:
朝一
朝イチ
朝いち(sK)

see styles
 asaichi
    あさいち
(colloquialism) first thing in the morning

Variations:
烏滸

尾籠(ateji)

see styles
 oko
    おこ
(noun or adjectival noun) foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity

Variations:
目に物見せる
目にもの見せる

see styles
 menimonomiseru
    めにものみせる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do

Variations:
箱詰め
箱詰
箱づめ(sK)

see styles
 hakozume
    はこづめ
(noun, transitive verb) packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box

說是一回事,做又是另外一回事


说是一回事,做又是另外一回事

see styles
shuō shì yī huí shì , zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì
    shuo1 shi4 yi1 hui2 shi4 , zuo4 you4 shi4 ling4 wai4 yi1 hui2 shi4
shuo shih i hui shih , tso yu shih ling wai i hui shih
Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)

Variations:
貧者の一灯
貧者一灯(ik)

see styles
 hinjanoittou / hinjanoitto
    ひんじゃのいっとう
(exp,n) one's mite; widow's mite; one lantern from a poor man (i.e. no-one can give more than the only thing they have)

Variations:
黒塗り
黒塗
黒ぬり(sK)

see styles
 kuronuri
    くろぬり
(adj-no,n) (1) blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blacked out; (2) blackened thing

Variations:
よしなし事
由無し事
由なし事

see styles
 yoshinashigoto
    よしなしごと
trivial thing; nonsense

Variations:
何やかんや
何や彼んや(rK)

see styles
 nanyakanya
    なんやかんや
(exp,adv-to,adj-no) one thing or another; this and that; something or another

Variations:
何やら彼にやら
何やらかにやら

see styles
 naniyarakaniyara
    なにやらかにやら
(adverb) (kana only) (See 何やら彼やら) this and that; one thing or another

Variations:
其方退け
そっち退け
そち退け

see styles
 socchinoke(其方退ke, socchi退ke); sochinoke(其方退ke, sochi退ke)
    そっちのけ(其方退け, そっち退け); そちのけ(其方退け, そち退け)
(kana only) ignoring (one thing) for (another)

Variations:
可哀想に
可哀相に
可哀そうに

see styles
 kawaisouni / kawaisoni
    かわいそうに
(interjection) (kana only) poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!

我利我利(ateji)(rK)

see styles
 garigari; garigari
    がりがり; ガリガリ
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (kana only) focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; (adjectival noun) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (kana only) selfish; self-serving

Variations:
抱え込む
かかえ込む
抱えこむ

see styles
 kakaekomu
    かかえこむ
(transitive verb) (1) to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); (transitive verb) (2) to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

Variations:
拾い物(P)
拾いもの(sK)

see styles
 hiroimono
    ひろいもの
(1) found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (2) (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall; bargain

Variations:
有り難く頂く
有り難くいただく

see styles
 arigatakuitadaku
    ありがたくいただく
(exp,v5k) (kana only) to accept (a thing) with thanks

Variations:
涎もの
よだれ物
涎もん
涎物

see styles
 yodaremono(涎mono, yodare物, 涎物); yodaremon(yodare物, 涎mon, 涎物)
    よだれもの(涎もの, よだれ物, 涎物); よだれもん(よだれ物, 涎もん, 涎物)
(kana only) very attractive thing; something to drool over

Variations:
生き物(P)
生きもの(sK)

see styles
 ikimono
    いきもの
living thing; living creature; animal; life

Variations:
盾の両面を見よ
楯の両面を見よ

see styles
 tatenoryoumenomiyo / tatenoryomenomiyo
    たてのりょうめんをみよ
(expression) (proverb) look at both sides of the thing; look at both sides of the shield

Variations:
見境がつかない
見境が付かない

see styles
 misakaigatsukanai
    みさかいがつかない
(exp,adj-i) (See 付く・つく・10) cannot tell one thing from another; cannot distinguish (e.g. good from bad)

Variations:
選ぶところがない
選ぶ所がない

see styles
 erabutokoroganai
    えらぶところがない
(expression) (idiom) being the same thing (as); being indistinguishable (from)

Variations:
スイッチ(P)
スィッチ(sk)

see styles
 suicchi(p); sicchi(sk)
    スイッチ(P); スィッチ(sk)
(1) switch; (2) {rail} (See 転轍機) switch; points; (noun, transitive verb) (3) switch (from one thing to another); change

Variations:
図に乗る
頭に乗る(ateji)

see styles
 zuninoru
    ずにのる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

Variations:
履き違える
はき違える
履違える

see styles
 hakichigaeru
    はきちがえる
(transitive verb) (1) to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; (transitive verb) (2) to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of; to misunderstand

Variations:
持つべきものは友
持つべき物は友

see styles
 motsubekimonohatomo
    もつべきものはとも
(expression) (proverb) a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing

Variations:
芋(P)
薯(rK)
藷(rK)

see styles
 imo(p); imo
    いも(P); イモ
(1) tuber; taro; potato; yam; (2) (derogatory term) yokel; bumpkin; (3) dud; worthless thing

Variations:
見どころ(P)
見所(P)
見処

see styles
 midokoro
    みどころ
(1) point worthy of note; highlight; high point; main attraction; thing to note; (2) good prospects for the future; promise

Variations:
過去の物になる
過去のものになる

see styles
 kakonomononinaru
    かこのものになる
(exp,v5r) to become a thing of the past

ベリー・スペシャル・ワン・パターン

see styles
 berii supesharu wan pataan / beri supesharu wan patan
    ベリー・スペシャル・ワン・パターン
(n,exp) (joc) one-track mind (wasei: very special one pattern); person who always acts the same or says the same thing (esp. person who always cracks the same kind of jokes)

Variations:
他のもの
他の物
ほかの物(sK)

see styles
 hokanomono
    ほかのもの
(exp,n) (See 他物・たぶつ・1) another thing; other things; another man's property

Variations:
何のこと
何の事
なんの事(sK)

see styles
 nannokoto
    なんのこと
(exp,n) (1) what; what sort of thing; (exp,n) (2) something out of the ordinary; something unusual; (interjection) (3) what the heck; holy cow!

Variations:
口が酸っぱくなる
口がすっぱくなる

see styles
 kuchigasuppakunaru
    くちがすっぱくなる
(exp,v5r) to say the same thing over and over again; to talk until one is blue in the face

Variations:
変てこ
変梃(ateji)(rK)

see styles
 henteko; henteko
    へんてこ; ヘンテコ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) strange; weird; odd; (2) (kana only) strange thing; strange person

Variations:
糸瓜
天糸瓜(rK)
糸爪(sK)

see styles
 hechima(gikun); hechima
    へちま(gikun); ヘチマ
(1) (kana only) sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; Vietnamese luffa; dishcloth gourd; (2) (kana only) loofah (bath sponge); loofa; luffa; vegetable sponge; (3) (kana only) (usu. as ...も〜もない, ...も〜もあるものか, etc.) worthless thing; insignificant thing

Variations:
良いこと
良い事
好い事
好いこと

see styles
 yoikoto
    よいこと
(exp,n) (1) (See いい事・いいこと・1) good thing; nice thing; (exp,n) (2) (usu. as 〜を良いことに(して)) (See いい事・いいこと・2) good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity; (interjection) (3) (feminine speech) (See いい事・いいこと・3) interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

Variations:
事がない(P)
ことが無い
事が無い

see styles
 kotoganai
    ことがない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) (after the past tense form of a verb) (something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) never happens; there is never a time when

Variations:
何だかんだ(P)
何だかだ
何だ彼だ

see styles
 nandakanda(何dakanda, 何da彼da)(p); nandakada(何dakada, 何da彼da)
    なんだかんだ(何だかんだ, 何だ彼だ)(P); なんだかだ(何だかだ, 何だ彼だ)
(adverb) (kana only) something or other; one thing or another; this or that

Variations:
悲しい(P)
哀しい
愛しい(oK)

see styles
 kanashii / kanashi
    かなしい
(adjective) (1) (of a person) sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful; (adjective) (2) (of a thing, incident, etc.) sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous

Variations:
悲しい(P)
哀しい
愛しい(rK)

see styles
 kanashii / kanashi
    かなしい
(adjective) (1) (of a person) sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful; (adjective) (2) (of a thing, incident, etc.) sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous

Variations:
持つべきものは友人
持つべき物は友人

see styles
 motsubekimonohayuujin / motsubekimonohayujin
    もつべきものはゆうじん
(expression) (proverb) (See 持つべきものは友) a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing

Variations:
通り越す
通りこす
通り超す(iK)

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 toorikosu
    とおりこす
(v5s,vi) to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

Variations:
ころころ(P)
コロコロ
ころんころん

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 korokoro(p); korokoro; koronkoron
    ころころ(P); コロコロ; ころんころん
(adv-to,adv,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); (adv-to,adv,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); (adv-to,adv,vs) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); fickly; in a fickle manner; (adv-to,adv,vs) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) roly-poly; (adv-to,adv) (5) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) chirp chirp; sound of insects; (adv-to,adv) (6) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ケロケロ) ribbit ribbit; croak croak; sound of frogs; (7) (ころころ, コロコロ only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) roller; lint roller; paint roller

Variations:
一丁(P)
一挺(sK)
一梃(sK)

see styles
 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

Variations:
事あるごとに
事ある毎に
ことある毎に

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 kotoarugotoni
    ことあるごとに
(exp,adv) at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

Variations:
帯に短し襷に長し
帯に短したすきに長し

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 obinimijikashitasukininagashi
    おびにみじかしたすきにながし
(expression) (idiom) neither one thing nor the other; too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie

Variations:
真似事
まね事(sK)
マネ事(sK)

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 manegoto
    まねごと
(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

Variations:
ただ事
只事
徒事(rK)
唯事(rK)

see styles
 tadagoto
    ただごと
(usu. with neg. sentence, e.g. as 〜ではない) trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary

Variations:
とんでも無い(P)
飛んでもない(iK)

see styles
 tondemonai
    とんでもない
(adjective) (1) (kana only) unthinkable; unexpected; absurd; outrageous; preposterous; terrible; (interjection) (2) (kana only) absolutely not!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way!; (interjection) (3) (kana only) (it was) no bother at all; not at all; don't mention it

Variations:
据え置き(P)
据置き
すえ置き(sK)

see styles
 sueoki
    すえおき
(1) deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands; (can be adjective with の) (2) unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable; deferred; stationary

Variations:
曲者
くせ者
癖者(rK)
曲物(rK)

see styles
 kusemono
    くせもの
(1) ruffian; villain; knave; thief; suspicious fellow; (2) peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; stubborn fellow; (3) tricky thing; something that is more than it seems; (4) expert; master; highly skilled person; (5) goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter

Variations:
曲者
くせ者
癖者(rK)
曲物(sK)

see styles
 kusemono; kusemono
    くせもの; クセモノ
(1) ruffian; villain; knave; thief; suspicious fellow; (2) peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; stubborn fellow; (3) tricky thing; something that is more than it seems; (4) expert; master; highly skilled person; (5) goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter

Variations:
正しい行い
正しいおこない
ただしい行い

see styles
 tadashiiokonai / tadashiokonai
    ただしいおこない
(exp,n) conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing

Variations:
馬鹿なことをする
馬鹿な事をする(sK)

see styles
 bakanakotoosuru; bakanakotoosuru
    ばかなことをする; バカなことをする
(exp,vs-i) to do a silly thing; to do something stupid

Variations:
とんでも無い(sK)
飛んでもない(sK)

see styles
 tondemonai
    とんでもない
(adjective) (1) (kana only) unthinkable; unexpected; absurd; outrageous; preposterous; terrible; (interjection) (2) (kana only) absolutely not!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way!; (interjection) (3) (kana only) (it was) no bother at all; not at all; don't mention it

Variations:
火干し
火乾し
火干(sK)
火乾(sK)

see styles
 hiboshi
    ひぼし
(rare) drying over a fire; thing dried over a fire

Variations:
凄い事になる
すごい事になる
スゴい事になる

see styles
 sugoikotoninaru(凄i事ninaru, sugoi事ninaru); sugoikotoninaru(sugoi事ninaru)
    すごいことになる(凄い事になる, すごい事になる); スゴいことになる(スゴい事になる)
(exp,v5r) (kana only) to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state

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

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