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Variations:
問い合わせ
問合せ
問い合せ
問合わせ

 toiawase
    といあわせ
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ

Variations:
問い合わせ
問合せ
問い合せ
問合わせ
問合(sK)

 toiawase
    といあわせ
inquiry; query; enquiry

Variations:
問い合わせる
問合わせる
問合せる
問い合せる

 toiawaseru
    といあわせる
(transitive verb) to enquire; to inquire; to seek information

Variations:
問い合わせ先
問合せ先
問い合せ先
問合わせ先
問合先(io)

 toiawasesaki
    といあわせさき
(1) contact information (for inquiries; e.g. corporate phone number); (2) reference (e.g. personal reference)

Variations:
問い合わせ窓口
問い合せ窓口
問合わせ窓口
問合窓口(sK)

 toiawasemadoguchi
    といあわせまどぐち
inquiry desk; information counter

Variations:
問い合わせ言語
問合せ言語
問合わせ言語(sK)
問い合せ言語(sK)

 toiawasegengo
    といあわせげんご
{comp} (See 照会言語) query language

Variations:
問うは一度の恥、問わぬは末代の恥
問うは一度の恥問わぬは末代の恥

 touhaichidonohajitowanuhamatsudainohaji / tohaichidonohajitowanuhamatsudainohaji
    とうはいちどのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじ
(expression) (proverb) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

Variations:
問うは一度の恥、問わぬは末代の恥
問うは一度の恥問わぬは末代の恥(sK)

 touhaichidonohaji、towanuhamatsudainohaji / tohaichidonohaji、towanuhamatsudainohaji
    とうはいちどのはじ、とわぬはまつだいのはじ
(expression) (proverb) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

Variations:
問うは一旦の恥、問わぬは末代の恥
問うは一旦の恥問わぬは末代の恥

 touhaittannohajitowanuhamatsudainohaji / tohaittannohajitowanuhamatsudainohaji
    とうはいったんのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじ
(expression) (proverb) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

Variations:
問うは一旦の恥、問わぬは末代の恥
問うは一旦の恥問わぬは末代の恥(sK)

 touhaittannohaji、towanuhamatsudainohaji / tohaittannohaji、towanuhamatsudainohaji
    とうはいったんのはじ、とわぬはまつだいのはじ
(expression) (proverb) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

Variations:
喉が渇く
のどが渇く
喉が乾く
のどが乾く
喉がかわく

 nodogakawaku
    のどがかわく
(exp,v5k) (See 渇く・1) to be thirsty

Variations:
喉が渇く
のどが渇く
喉が乾く
のどが乾く
喉がかわく
ノドが渇く
ノドが乾く

 nodogakawaku(喉ga渇ku, nodoga渇ku, 喉ga乾ku, nodoga乾ku, 喉gakawaku); nodogakawaku(nodoga渇ku, nodoga乾ku)
    のどがかわく(喉が渇く, のどが渇く, 喉が乾く, のどが乾く, 喉がかわく); ノドがかわく(ノドが渇く, ノドが乾く)
(exp,v5k) (See 渇く・1) to be thirsty

Variations:
喉が渇く
のどが渇く
喉が乾く
のどが乾く(sK)
喉がかわく(sK)
ノドが渇く(sK)
ノドが乾く(sK)

 nodogakawaku
    のどがかわく
(exp,v5k) (See 渇く・1) to be thirsty

Variations:
嗅ぎ分ける
かぎ分ける(sK)
嗅ぎわける(sK)

 kagiwakeru
    かぎわける
(transitive verb) (1) to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out; (transitive verb) (2) to discern (one thing from another); to determine

Variations:
嗅ぎ回る
嗅ぎまわる
かぎ回る(sK)
嗅ぎ廻る(sK)

 kagimawaru
    かぎまわる
(transitive verb) (1) to sniff around; (transitive verb) (2) to snoop around; to nose about

嘉肴ありと雖も食らわずんばその旨きを知らず

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 kakouaritoiedomokurawazunbasonoumakioshirazu / kakoaritoiedomokurawazunbasonomakioshirazu
    かこうありといえどもくらわずんばそのうまきをしらず
(expression) (proverb) one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study; one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use; one cannot know the delicious taste of fine food without eating it

Variations:
嘘偽り
ウソ偽り
うそ偽り
嘘いつわり

 usoitsuwari
    うそいつわり
lies and falsehoods

Variations:
噂に違わず
噂にたがわず
うわさに違わず(sK)

 uwasanitagawazu
    うわさにたがわず
(exp,adv) living up to (one's, its) reputation; true to the rumours; just as people say

Variations:
噂に違わぬ
噂にたがわぬ
うわさに違わぬ

 uwasanitagawanu
    うわさにたがわぬ
(exp,adj-f) living up to one's reputation

Variations:
噂に違わぬ
噂にたがわぬ
うわさに違わぬ(sK)

 uwasanitagawanu
    うわさにたがわぬ
(exp,adj-f) living up to (one's, its) reputation

Variations:
噛合わせ
かみ合わせ
噛合せ
噛み合せ
かみ合せ

 kamiawase
    かみあわせ
(1) engaging or meshing (of gears); (2) occlusion (of teeth)

Variations:
囚われた考え
捕らわれた考え
とらわれた考え

 torawaretakangae
    とらわれたかんがえ
(exp,n) prejudiced opinion; conventional ideas

Variations:
囚われる
捕らわれる
捕われる
捉われる

 torawareru
    とらわれる
(v1,vi) (1) to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested; to be apprehended; (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to; to adhere to; to be swayed by

Variations:
囚われ人
捕らわれ人
捕われ人(sK)
とらわれ人(sK)
囚われびと(sK)

 torawarebito
    とらわれびと
captive; prisoner

Variations:
回り灯籠
回り燈籠(oK)
まわり灯篭(sK)

 mawaridourou / mawaridoro
    まわりどうろう
revolving lantern

Variations:
回り道
まわり道
廻り道
廻り路
回り路

 mawarimichi
    まわりみち
(noun/participle) detour; diversion

Variations:
回り道
まわり道
廻り道(rK)
回り路(rK)
廻り路(rK)

 mawarimichi
    まわりみち
(noun/participle) detour; circuitous route; diversion

Variations:
回れ右
廻れ右(rK)
まわれ右(sK)
回右(sK)

 mawaremigi
    まわれみぎ
(n,vs,vi) right about-face

Variations:
変わり得る
変わりうる
かわり得る
変わりえる

 kawariuru(変wari得ru, 変wariuru, kawari得ru); kawarieru(変wari得ru, kawari得ru, 変warieru)(ik)
    かわりうる(変わり得る, 変わりうる, かわり得る); かわりえる(変わり得る, かわり得る, 変わりえる)(ik)
(exp,adj-f) (See 変わり得ない) able to change

Variations:
変わり目
変り目
替わり目
替り目
変目(io)

 kawarime
    かわりめ
(1) turning point; change; transition; turn (of the tide, century, etc.); (2) (archaism) point of difference

Variations:
変わり目
替わり目(rK)
代わり目(rK)
変わりめ(sK)
変り目(sK)
替り目(sK)
かわり目(sK)
代り目(sK)
変目(sK)

 kawarime
    かわりめ
(1) turning point; change; transition; turn (of the tide, century, etc.); (2) (archaism) point of difference

Variations:
夫婦喧嘩は犬も食わない
夫婦げんかは犬も食わない

 fuufugenkahainumokuwanai / fufugenkahainumokuwanai
    ふうふげんかはいぬもくわない
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) one should not get involved in a marital quarrel

Variations:
夫婦茶碗
夫婦茶わん(sK)
めおと茶碗(sK)
めおと茶わん(sK)

 meotojawan
    めおとぢゃわん
pair of teacups (or rice bowls) for a married couple (one large and one small); his and hers teacups; his and hers rice bowls

Variations:
如何に関わらず
如何にかかわらず
いかんに関わらず(sK)

 ikannikakawarazu
    いかんにかかわらず
(expression) (often ...の〜) regardless of; irrespective of

Variations:
娶わせる
娶せる
妻合わせる
妻合せる
妻せる

 meawaseru
    めあわせる
(transitive verb) to marry off; to espouse to

Variations:
嫌われ者
嫌われもの(sK)
きらわれ者(sK)
嫌われもん(sK)

 kirawaremono
    きらわれもの
hated person; disliked person; person shunned by others; anathema

Variations:
家族合わせ
家族あわせ
家族合せ(sK)

 kazokuawase
    かぞくあわせ
{cards} Happy Families

Variations:
居合わせる
居合せる
居あわせる

 iawaseru
    いあわせる
(v1,vi) to happen to be present

Variations:
居合わせる
居合せる(sK)
居あわせる(sK)

 iawaseru
    いあわせる
(v1,vi) to happen to be present

Variations:
居座る
居坐る(rK)
居据わる(rK)
居すわる(sK)

 isuwaru
    いすわる
(v5r,vi) to remain; to stay (somewhere)

Variations:
川遊び
川あそび(sK)
かわ遊び(sK)

 kawaasobi / kawasobi
    かわあそび
(n,vs,vi) enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)

Variations:
巡り合わせ
めぐり合わせ
巡り会わせ
めぐり会わせ
巡り合せ

 meguriawase
    めぐりあわせ
fortune; fate; chance

Variations:
巡り合わせ
めぐり合わせ
巡り会わせ
巡り合せ
巡りあわせ(sK)
めぐり会わせ(sK)
廻り合わせ(sK)
めぐり合せ(sK)
廻り合せ(sK)
廻りあわせ(sK)

 meguriawase
    めぐりあわせ
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck

Variations:
差し遣わす
差遣わす
差し遣す
差遣す

 sashitsukawasu
    さしつかわす
(transitive verb) to send off; to dispatch

Variations:
帳尻を合わせる
帳尻をあわせる(sK)
帳じりを合わせる(sK)

 choujirioawaseru / chojirioawaseru
    ちょうじりをあわせる
(exp,v1) (1) to balance the accounts; (exp,v1) (2) to make consistent; to make coherent

Variations:
幸せ
仕合わせ
倖せ(oK)
仕合せ

 shiawase(p); shiyawase(ik)
    しあわせ(P); しやわせ(ik)
(noun or adjectival noun) happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

Variations:
幸せ
倖せ(rK)
仕合わせ(rK)
仕合せ(rK)

 shiawase(p); shiyawase(ik)
    しあわせ(P); しやわせ(ik)
(noun or adjectival noun) happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

Variations:
幸せ者
幸せもの
仕合せ者(rK)
仕合わせ者(rK)

 shiawasemono
    しあわせもの
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog

Variations:
幾年にもわたる
幾年にも渡る
幾年にも亘る
幾年にも亙る

 ikunennimowataru
    いくねんにもわたる
(exp,adj-f) (rare) extending over a number of years

Variations:
度胸が据わる
度胸がすわる
度胸が座る(iK)

 dokyougasuwaru / dokyogasuwaru
    どきょうがすわる
(exp,v5r) to have steady nerves; to gain courage; to become brave; to become confident

Variations:
座り直す
座りなおす
坐り直す(sK)
すわり直す(sK)
坐りなおす(sK)

 suwarinaosu
    すわりなおす
(v5s,vi) to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

Variations:
座り込む
坐り込む(rK)
座りこむ(sK)
坐りこむ(sK)
すわり込む(sK)

 suwarikomu
    すわりこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; (v5m,vi) (2) to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

Variations:
座る
坐る
据わる
据る(io)

 suwaru
    すわる
(v5r,vi) (1) to sit; to squat; (v5r,vi) (2) to assume (a position); (v5r,vi) (3) (esp. 据わる, 据る) to hold steady; to hold still

Variations:
座る
据わる
坐る(rK)
座わる(sK)
据る(sK)
坐わる(sK)

 suwaru
    すわる
(v5r,vi) (1) to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor); (v5r,vi) (2) to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post); (v5r,vi) (3) (esp. 据わる) to hold steady; to hold still

Variations:
座る
据わる
坐る(rK)
据る(rK)

 suwaru
    すわる
(v5r,vi) (1) to sit; to squat; (v5r,vi) (2) to assume (a position); (v5r,vi) (3) (esp. 据わる) to hold steady; to hold still

Variations:
引き合わせる
引合せる
引き合せる
引合わせる

 hikiawaseru
    ひきあわせる
(transitive verb) (1) to introduce; (transitive verb) (2) to compare; to check; (transitive verb) (3) to adjust; to pull into place

Variations:
引き回す
引きまわす
引き廻す
引回す
引廻す

 hikimawasu
    ひきまわす
(transitive verb) (1) to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; (transitive verb) (2) to take (someone) around; to parade around; (transitive verb) (3) to order about; to lead; to guide

Variations:
引き渡す
引渡す
引きわたす(sK)

 hikiwatasu
    ひきわたす
(transitive verb) to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

Variations:
引き際
退き際
引きぎわ(sK)
引際(sK)

 hikigiwa
    ひきぎわ
moment to quit; way to quit

Variations:
引っ張り回す
引っ張りまわす
引っぱり回す
ひっぱり回す
引っぱりまわす

 hipparimawasu
    ひっぱりまわす
(transitive verb) to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around

Variations:
当たらず触らず
当たらず障らず
当たらずさわらず(sK)
あたらず触らず(sK)
当らず触らず(sK)
あたらず障らず(sK)

 atarazusawarazu
    あたらずさわらず
(exp,adj-no) avoiding committing oneself; noncommittal

Variations:
当たり障り
当り障り
当たりさわり
当りさわり

 atarisawari
    あたりさわり
(often as 当たり障りがない, 当たり障りのない, etc.) obstacle

Variations:
当たり障り
当り障り
当たりさわり(sK)
当りさわり(sK)
あたり障り(sK)

 atarisawari
    あたりさわり
(often as 当たり障りがない, 当たり障りのない, etc.) obstacle

Variations:
当たり障りのない
当たり障りの無い
当り障りのない
当り障りの無い
当たりさわりのない

 atarisawarinonai
    あたりさわりのない
(exp,adj-f) harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

Variations:
当たり障りのない
当たり障りの無い
当り障りのない(sK)
当り障りの無い(sK)
当たりさわりのない(sK)
あたりさわりの無い(sK)
あたり障りのない(sK)

 atarisawarinonai
    あたりさわりのない
(exp,adj-f) harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)

Variations:
役回り
役まわり(sK)
役廻り(sK)

 yakumawari
    やくまわり
role; part; job; assignment

Variations:
待ちわびる
待ち侘びる
待ち詫びる
待ち佗びる(iK)

 machiwabiru
    まちわびる
(transitive verb) to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

Variations:
待ちわびる
待ち侘びる
待ち詫びる(sK)
待ち佗びる(sK)

 machiwabiru
    まちわびる
(transitive verb) to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

Variations:
待ち合わせる
待ち合せる
待ちあわせる

 machiawaseru
    まちあわせる
(Ichidan verb) to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet

Variations:
待ち合わせる
待ち合せる(sK)
待ちあわせる(sK)

 machiawaseru
    まちあわせる
(v1,vt,vi) to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet

Variations:
忘れ物
忘れもの(sK)
忘れもん(sK)
わすれ物(sK)

 wasuremono(p); wasuremon
    わすれもの(P); わすれもん
(1) lost article; thing left behind; (2) leaving something behind; forgetting something

Variations:
思惑(ateji)
思わく

 omowaku
    おもわく
(1) expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; calculations; (2) purpose; intention; motive; ulterior motive; (3) others' opinions of one; (4) {finc} speculation

Variations:
恐怖にとらわれる
恐怖に囚われる
恐怖に捕らわれる
恐怖に捉われる
恐怖に捕われる

 kyoufunitorawareru / kyofunitorawareru
    きょうふにとらわれる
(exp,v1) to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic

Variations:
悪いことは言わない
悪い事は言わない
悪いことはいわない
悪い事はいわない

 waruikotohaiwanai
    わるいことはいわない
(expression) I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice

Variations:
感極まる
感きわまる(sK)
感窮まる(sK)

 kankiwamaru
    かんきわまる
(v5r,vi) to be overcome with emotion

Variations:
慌て者
あわて者(sK)
慌てもの(sK)

 awatemono
    あわてもの
(1) scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; thoughtless person; (2) rash person; hasty person

Variations:
成り代わる
なり代わる
成り代る(sK)
成りかわる(sK)

 narikawaru
    なりかわる
(v5r,vi) to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)

Variations:
成り代わる
なり代わる
為り変わる(rK)
成り代る(sK)
成りかわる(sK)
為り変る(sK)

 narikawaru
    なりかわる
(v5r,vi) (1) to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; (v5r,vi) (2) to replace; to take the place of (something)

Variations:
我が物にする
我がものにする
我物にする
わが物にする

 wagamononisuru
    わがものにする
(exp,vs-i) to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself

Variations:
我が物顔
我がもの顔(sK)
わがもの顔(sK)
わが物顔(sK)
我物顔(sK)

 wagamonogao
    わがものがお
(noun or adjectival noun) looking or acting as if one owned the place

Variations:
我は仮説を作らず
我は仮説をつくらず
われは仮説をつくらず

 warehakasetsuotsukurazu
    われはかせつをつくらず
(expression) (quote) (from an essay by Isaac Newton) I feign no hypotheses; hypotheses non fingo

Variations:
我思う故に我あり
我思うゆえに我あり
我思う故に我在り
我思う故に我有り(sK)
我思うゆえに我在り(sK)
われ思うゆえにわれあり(sK)

 wareomouyueniwareari / wareomoyueniwareari
    われおもうゆえにわれあり
(expression) (quote) I think, therefore I am; cogito, ergo sum

Variations:
我輩
吾輩
我が輩
吾が輩
わが輩(sK)
我がはい(sK)

 wagahai
    わがはい
(pronoun) (1) (masculine speech) (dated) (nuance of arrogance) I; me; myself; (pronoun) (2) (masculine speech) (archaism) we; us; ourselves

Variations:
戯言
たわ言
戲言(oK)
譫言(iK)

 tawagoto; tawakoto(ok)
    たわごと; たわこと(ok)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

Variations:
所変われば品変わる
ところ変われば品変わる

 tokorokawarebashinakawaru
    ところかわればしなかわる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) so many countries, so many customs

Variations:
打ち合わせ
打ち合せ
打合せ
打合わせ

 uchiawase
    うちあわせ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) (preparatory) meeting; briefing session; (making) advance arrangements; (2) overlap (of a coat, etc.); (noun/participle) (3) (archaism) making something match exactly

Variations:
打ち合わせ
打合せ
打ち合せ(sK)
打合わせ(sK)
打ちあわせ(sK)
うち合わせ(sK)

 uchiawase
    うちあわせ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) (preparatory) meeting; briefing session; (making) advance arrangements; (2) overlap (of a coat, etc.); (noun/participle) (3) (archaism) making something match exactly

Variations:
打ち合わせる
打ち合せる
打合せる
打合わせる

 uchiawaseru
    うちあわせる
(transitive verb) (1) to knock together; to strike against each other; (transitive verb) (2) to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)

Variations:
打ち壊す
打ち毀す(rK)
打ちこわす(sK)
打壊す(sK)

 uchikowasu
    うちこわす
(transitive verb) (1) (See ぶち壊す・1) to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash (to pieces); to knock down; (transitive verb) (2) to ruin (e.g. a plan); to wreck; to do away with (an old custom, ideology, etc.); to overthrow (a system); to dismantle

Variations:
承る
受け賜る(sK)
受けたまわる(sK)
受け賜わる(sK)

 uketamawaru
    うけたまわる
(transitive verb) (1) (humble language) to hear; to be told; to know; (transitive verb) (2) to receive (order); to undertake; to comply; to take (a reservation, etc.)

Variations:
抜け替わる
抜け変わる
抜け代わる
抜けかわる
抜け替る
抜け代る
抜け変る

 nukekawaru
    ぬけかわる
(v5r,vi) to fall out and be replaced; to shed; to moult (molt)

Variations:
抱き合わせ
抱合せ
抱き合せ
抱合わせ

 dakiawase
    だきあわせ
tie-in; package deal

Variations:
抱き合わせる
抱き合せる
抱合わせる
抱合せる

 dakiawaseru
    だきあわせる
(transitive verb) (1) to cause to embrace; to combine; to conjoin; (transitive verb) (2) to sell strong-selling products and poorly selling products together as a package

Variations:
抱き合わせ販売
抱合せ販売
抱き合せ販売

 dakiawasehanbai
    だきあわせはんばい
(noun/participle) tie-in sale; product bundle

Variations:
持ち合わせ
持ちあわせ
持ち合せ
持合せ
持合わせ

 mochiawase
    もちあわせ
(1) things on hand; things in stock; (2) money on hand; money in one's wallet; (can be adjective with の) (3) on hand; in stock

Variations:
持ち合わせる
持ちあわせる
持ち合せる

 mochiawaseru
    もちあわせる
(transitive verb) to happen to have on hand or in stock

Variations:
挨拶を交わす
あいさつを交わす(sK)
挨拶をかわす(sK)
挨拶を交す(sK)

 aisatsuokawasu
    あいさつをかわす
(exp,v5s) to exchange greetings

Variations:
挨拶代わり
挨拶がわり
あいさつ代わり

 aisatsugawari
    あいさつがわり
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)

Variations:
振り分ける
振分ける(sK)
振りわける(sK)
ふり分ける(sK)

 furiwakeru
    ふりわける
(transitive verb) (1) to divide in two; to divide in half; (transitive verb) (2) to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out; to distribute; to allot; to assign

Variations:
振り分け髪
振分髪
振分け髪(sK)
ふりわけ髪(sK)

 furiwakegami
    ふりわけがみ
hair parted in the middle

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