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Variations:
キングペンギン
キング・ペンギン

 kingupengin; kingu pengin
    キングペンギン; キング・ペンギン
(See 王様ペンギン) king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Variations:
クラッチミート
クラッチ・ミート

 kuracchimiito; kuracchi miito / kuracchimito; kuracchi mito
    クラッチミート; クラッチ・ミート
engaging the clutch (usu. on a motorcycle) (wasei: clutch meet)

Variations:
ケープペンギン
ケープ・ペンギン

 keepupengin; keepu pengin
    ケープペンギン; ケープ・ペンギン
African penguin (Spheniscus demersus); blackfooted penguin; jackass penguin; Cape penguin

Variations:
ゲームエンジン
ゲーム・エンジン

 geemuenjin; geemu enjin
    ゲームエンジン; ゲーム・エンジン
{vidg} game engine

Variations:
ゲームスタート
ゲーム・スタート

 geemusutaato; geemu sutaato / geemusutato; geemu sutato
    ゲームスタート; ゲーム・スタート
beginning of a game (wasei: game start)

Variations:
コートチェンジ
コート・チェンジ

 kootochenji; kooto chenji
    コートチェンジ; コート・チェンジ
{sports} changing ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.) (wasei: court change); switching ends

サーチ・エンジン・ポジショニング

 saachi enjin pojishoningu / sachi enjin pojishoningu
    サーチ・エンジン・ポジショニング
(computer terminology) search engine positioning

Variations:
サーチエンジン
サーチ・エンジン

 saachienjin; saachi enjin / sachienjin; sachi enjin
    サーチエンジン; サーチ・エンジン
{comp} (See 検索エンジン) search engine

Variations:
シフトチェンジ
シフト・チェンジ

 shifutochenji; shifuto chenji
    シフトチェンジ; シフト・チェンジ
(n,vs,vi) (See 変速) shifting gears (wasei: shift change); changing gears

Variations:
シャンディガフ
シャンディ・ガフ

 shandigafu; shandi gafu
    シャンディガフ; シャンディ・ガフ
shandy gaff (beer mixed with ginger ale)

Variations:
ショートタイム
ショート・タイム

 shoototaimu; shooto taimu
    ショートタイム; ショート・タイム
(1) reduced-period procedure (wasei: short time); curtailed operation; (2) short homeroom (at the beginning and end of the school day)

Variations:
チェリーボーイ
チェリー・ボーイ

 cheriibooi; cherii booi / cheribooi; cheri booi
    チェリーボーイ; チェリー・ボーイ
(slang) male virgin (wasei: cherry boy)

Variations:
データエンジン
データ・エンジン

 deetaenjin; deeta enjin
    データエンジン; データ・エンジン
{comp} data engine

Variations:
バージンソイル
バージン・ソイル

 baajinsoiru; baajin soiru / bajinsoiru; bajin soiru
    バージンソイル; バージン・ソイル
virgin soil

Variations:
バージンパルプ
バージン・パルプ

 baajinparupu; baajin parupu / bajinparupu; bajin parupu
    バージンパルプ; バージン・パルプ
virgin pulp (pulp containing no recycled paper)

Variations:
バージンロード
バージン・ロード

 baajinroodo; baajin roodo / bajinroodo; bajin roodo
    バージンロード; バージン・ロード
(wedding) aisle (wasei: virgin road)

Variations:
パウダールーム
パウダー・ルーム

 paudaaruumu; paudaa ruumu / paudarumu; pauda rumu
    パウダールーム; パウダー・ルーム
powder room; changing room

Variations:
バックマージン
バック・マージン

 bakkumaajin; bakku maajin / bakkumajin; bakku majin
    バックマージン; バック・マージン
back margin

Variations:
パルスジェット
パルス・ジェット

 parusujetto; parusu jetto
    パルスジェット; パルス・ジェット
(abbreviation) pulse-jet engine

Variations:
ボーイグループ
ボーイ・グループ

 booiguruupu; booi guruupu / booigurupu; booi gurupu
    ボーイグループ; ボーイ・グループ
male group (singing) (eng: boy group)

Variations:
ホモモーベンス
ホモ・モーベンス

 homomoobensu; homo moobensu
    ホモモーベンス; ホモ・モーベンス
(coined by architect Kisho Kurokawa) Homo movens ("mobile human"; modern person who moves and adapts to rapidly changing times)

Variations:
ボンネットバス
ボンネット・バス

 bonnettobasu; bonnetto basu
    ボンネットバス; ボンネット・バス
bus with front engine (wasei: bonnet bus); cab-behind-engine bus

Variations:
マージナルマン
マージナル・マン

 maajinaruman; maajinaru man / majinaruman; majinaru man
    マージナルマン; マージナル・マン
marginal man

Variations:
まあ
まー
まぁ

 maa(p); maa(p); maぁ; ma / ma(p); ma(p); maぁ; ma
    まあ(P); まー(P); まぁ; ま
(adverb) (1) (when urging or consoling) just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now; (adverb) (2) tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat; (adverb) (3) (when hesitating to express an opinion) well ...; I think ...; it would seem ...; you might say ...; Hmmm, I guess so ...; (interjection) (4) (feminine speech) oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!

Variations:
マジェラン鮎並
マジェラン鮎魚女

 majeranainame; majeranainame
    マジェランあいなめ; マジェランアイナメ
(kana only) Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); Chilean sea bass

Variations:
ミュオグラフィー
ミュオグラフィ

 myuogurafii; myuogurafi / myuogurafi; myuogurafi
    ミュオグラフィー; ミュオグラフィ
(See ミュー粒子) muography (imaging technique); muon tomography

Variations:
ミルキーハット
ミルキー・ハット

 mirukiihatto; mirukii hatto / mirukihatto; miruki hatto
    ミルキーハット; ミルキー・ハット
casual felt hat (originally white) (wasei: milky hat)

Variations:
レギンスパンツ
レギンス・パンツ

 reginsupantsu; reginsu pantsu
    レギンスパンツ; レギンス・パンツ
jeggings (wasei: leggings pants); tight-fitting women's jeans

Variations:
ログインシェル
ログイン・シェル

 roguinsheru; roguin sheru
    ログインシェル; ログイン・シェル
{comp} login shell

Variations:
ロングドリンク
ロング・ドリンク

 rongudorinku; rongu dorinku
    ロングドリンク; ロング・ドリンク
long drink (Moscow mule, gin fizz, etc.)

Variations:




壹(oK)

 ichi
    いち
(num,pref) (1) (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents) one; 1; (adj-no,suf) (2) best; (can be adjective with の) (3) first; foremost; (4) beginning; start; (prefix noun) (5) (before a noun) a (single); one (of many); (6) {cards} (See エース・1) ace; (7) bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

Variations:
下げ
提げ(oK)
垂げ(oK)

 sage
    さげ
(1) (ant: 上げ・2) lowering; sinking; bringing down; letting down; (2) depreciation; price fall; (3) (See 落語) punch line (of a rakugo story); (4) (abbreviation) (archaism) (See 下げ緒) sword strap

Variations:
付属物
附属物
付属もの(sK)

 fuzokubutsu
    ふぞくぶつ
belongings; appendage; accessory

Variations:
余儀ない
余儀無い(sK)

 yoginai
    よぎない
(adjective) (See 余儀なくされる) unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control

Variations:
余儀なく
余儀無く(sK)

 yoginaku
    よぎなく
(adverb) (See 余儀なくされる) unavoidably; necessarily; inevitably

Variations:
先駆け

先駈け(rK)

 sakigake
    さきがけ
(n,vs,vi) (1) pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; forerunner; harbinger; herald; (n,vs,vi) (2) leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)

Variations:
出っ鼻
出っ端
出っぱな(sK)

 deppana
    でっぱな
(1) (出っ鼻 only) (See 出鼻・1) projecting part (of a headland, etc.); (2) (See 出端・2) moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; (3) (See 出端・3) outset; start; beginning

Variations:
動転
動顛(rK)
動顚(rK)

 douten / doten
    どうてん
(n,vs,vi) (1) (See 気が動転する) disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; being astonished; being frightened; (n,vs,vi) (2) transition; changing; moving

Variations:
取っ掛かり
取っかかり
取っ掛り

 tokkakari
    とっかかり
(kana only) beginning; clue; starting point

Variations:
吊り花生け
釣り花生け
釣花生け

 tsurihanaike
    つりはないけ
hanging vase for flower arrangements; hanging flower vase

Variations:
名残りの雪
なごりの雪
名残の雪

 nagorinoyuki
    なごりのゆき
(1) lingering snow; (2) snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring

Variations:
咲き初める
咲きそめる
咲初める

 sakisomeru
    さきそめる
(v1,vi) to begin to blossom

Variations:
問いかける
問い掛ける
問掛ける

 toikakeru
    といかける
(transitive verb) (1) to ask a question; (transitive verb) (2) to begin to ask a question

Variations:

咽(rK)
吭(rK)

 nodo(p); nondo(ok); nomito(ok); nomido(ok); nodo(sk)
    のど(P); のんど(ok); のみと(ok); のみど(ok); ノド(sk)
(1) throat; (2) singing voice; (3) (kana only) {print} gutter (inner margins of a book)

Variations:
塵紙交換
ちり紙交換
チリ紙交換

 chirigamikoukan(塵紙交換, chiri紙交換); chirigamikoukan(chiri紙交換) / chirigamikokan(塵紙交換, chiri紙交換); chirigamikokan(chiri紙交換)
    ちりがみこうかん(塵紙交換, ちり紙交換); チリがみこうかん(チリ紙交換)
collecting waste paper (old newspapers etc.) and exchanging them for tissues

Variations:
小葉のとねりこ
小葉梣
小葉の梣

 kobanotoneriko
    こばのとねりこ
(exp,n) (kana only) (See 青だも) Chinese flowering ash (Fraxinus lanuginosa form. serrata)

Variations:
崩れかかる
崩れ掛かる
崩れ掛る

 kuzurekakaru
    くずれかかる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) (1) to begin to crumble; (Godan verb with "ru" ending) (2) to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object

Variations:
徘徊
俳徊(sK)
徘回(sK)

 haikai
    はいかい
(n,vs,vi) wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around

Variations:
打ち出す
打出す
打ちだす

 uchidasu
    うちだす
(transitive verb) (1) to emboss; (transitive verb) (2) to print out; to print; (transitive verb) (3) to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to come out with; to set forth; (transitive verb) (4) to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance); (transitive verb) (5) to begin striking; to start beating

Variations:
暮れかかる
暮れ掛かる
暮れ懸る

 kurekakaru
    くれかかる
(v5r,vi) to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)

Variations:
正義の名において
正義の名に於て

 seiginonanioite / seginonanioite
    せいぎのなにおいて
(expression) in the name of justice

Variations:
気のせい
気の所為(rK)

 kinosei / kinose
    きのせい
(exp,n) (just) one's imagination

Variations:
決まる
決る(io)
極る

 kimaru(p); kimaru
    きまる(P); キマる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged; (v5r,vi) (2) (as 決まっている or 決まった) to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set; (v5r,vi) (3) (as ...と決まっている) to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; to be a custom; to be common knowledge; (v5r,vi) (4) to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed; to connect (of a punch); (v5r,vi) (5) to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish; to suit one; to be held in place (of a hairdo); (v5r,vi) (6) to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)

Variations:
漏洩
漏えい
漏泄(rK)

 rouei(p); rousetsu(漏洩, 漏泄) / roe(p); rosetsu(漏洩, 漏泄)
    ろうえい(P); ろうせつ(漏洩, 漏泄)
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; (n,vs,vi) (2) leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas); coming through (of light)

Variations:
濡れ衣を晴らす
ぬれぎぬを晴らす

 nureginuoharasu
    ぬれぎぬをはらす
(exp,v5s) to prove one's innocence; to clear oneself of a false accusation

Variations:
生い立ち
生立ち
生いたち

 oitachi
    おいたち
(1) growth; development; (2) one's early life; upbringing; personal history

Variations:
由緒正しい
由緒ただしい(sK)

 yuishotadashii / yuishotadashi
    ゆいしょただしい
(adjective) having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth

Variations:
矮小不規則銀河
わい小不規則銀河

 waishoufukisokuginga / waishofukisokuginga
    わいしょうふきそくぎんが
{astron} (See 矮小・1,不規則銀河) dwarf irregular galaxy

Variations:
言い出す
言いだす
言出す

 iidasu / idasu
    いいだす
(transitive verb) (1) to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with; (transitive verb) (2) to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

Variations:
読み掛ける
読掛ける
読みかける

 yomikakeru
    よみかける
(transitive verb) to begin to read; to leaf through a book

Variations:
金太郎飴
金太郎アメ
金太郎あめ

 kintarouame / kintaroame
    きんたろうあめ
(1) {tradem} (See 金太郎・1) Kintarō candy; Kintarō-ame; hard stick-shaped candy made so that the face of folk hero Kintarō appears when it is sliced; (2) something (or someone) lacking originality; something lacking in variety; cookie-cutter design (look, approach, etc.)

Variations:
降り始める
降りはじめる(sK)

 furihajimeru
    ふりはじめる
(v1,vi) to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)

Variations:
アンチエージング
アンチエイジング

 anchieejingu; anchieijingu / anchieejingu; anchiejingu
    アンチエージング; アンチエイジング
anti-aging

Variations:
イマジネーション
イマジネイション

 imajineeshon; imajineishon / imajineeshon; imajineshon
    イマジネーション; イマジネイション
imagination

インダストリアル・エンジニアリング

 indasutoriaru enjiniaringu
    インダストリアル・エンジニアリング
industrial engineering

エンジニアリングワークステーション

see styles
 enjiniaringuwaakusuteeshon / enjiniaringuwakusuteeshon
    エンジニアリングワークステーション
(computer terminology) engineering workstation; EWS

オリジナル・ビデオ・アニメーション

 orijinaru bideo animeeshon
    オリジナル・ビデオ・アニメーション
animated film released direct-to-video (wasei: original video animation)

Variations:
お里が知れる
御里が知れる(sK)

 osatogashireru
    おさとがしれる
(exp,v1) to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away

Variations:
ガチャン
がちゃん
ガチン
がちん

 gachan; gachan; gachin; gachin
    ガチャン; がちゃん; ガチン; がちん
(adv-to,n) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang

Variations:
キャンプイン
キャンプ・イン

 kyanpuin(p); kyanpu in
    キャンプイン(P); キャンプ・イン
beginning training camp (wasei: camp in)

Variations:
コブ付き
こぶ付き
瘤つき
瘤付き

 kobutsuki; kobutsuki
    こぶつき; コブつき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) having a child from a former relationship (when remarrying); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) bringing along one's child; being accompanied by one's child

Variations:
つり革
吊り革
吊革
釣り革
釣革

 tsurikawa
    つりかわ
strap (to hang onto); hanging strap

ニューギニアン・シンギング・ドッグ

 nyuuginian shingingu doggu / nyuginian shingingu doggu
    ニューギニアン・シンギング・ドッグ
New Guinea singing dog (Canis lupus dingo var.)

Variations:
ユニーク
ユーニーク

 yuniiku(p); yuuniiku(ik) / yuniku(p); yuniku(ik)
    ユニーク(P); ユーニーク(ik)
(adjectival noun) unique; individual; original; unusual

Variations:
ユニーク
ユーニーク

 yuniiku(p); yuuniiku(sk) / yuniku(p); yuniku(sk)
    ユニーク(P); ユーニーク(sk)
(adjectival noun) unique; original; individual; unusual

Variations:
リッターカー
リッター・カー

 rittaakaa(p); rittaa kaa / rittaka(p); ritta ka
    リッターカー(P); リッター・カー
car with 1000cc engine (wasei: liter car)

Variations:
一夜漬け
一夜漬
一夜づけ(sK)

 ichiyazuke
    いちやづけ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (2) (original meaning) (vegetables) pickled just overnight

Variations:
仕掛ける
仕かける
し掛ける

 shikakeru
    しかける
(transitive verb) (1) to start; to begin; to commence; (transitive verb) (2) to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war); to draw (a reaction) from; (transitive verb) (3) to set (traps); to plant (explosives); to lay (mines); (transitive verb) (4) {mahj} (See 鳴く・2) to make a meld call

Variations:
働きかける
働き掛ける

 hatarakikakeru
    はたらきかける
(transitive verb) (1) to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to pressure; to exert influence on; to seek action from; (v1,vi) (2) to begin to work

Variations:
元々
本々
元元
本本

 motomoto
    もともと
(adv,adj-no) (kana only) originally; by nature; from the start

Variations:
初心忘るべからず
初心忘る可からず

 shoshinwasurubekarazu
    しょしんわするべからず
(expression) (proverb) we were all beginners once; never lose your humility; don't let success get to your head; don't forget where you came from

Variations:
取っ付く
取っつく
取付く(io)

 tottsuku
    とっつく
(v5k,vi) (1) to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to; (v5k,vi) (2) to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake; (v5k,vi) (3) (of an illness, demon, etc.) to take hold of; to possess; to haunt; (v5k,vi) (4) to approach (a person); to deal with (someone)

Variations:
吊り戸棚
吊戸棚
釣り戸棚
釣戸棚

 tsuritodana
    つりとだな
hanging cupboard; wall cabinet

Variations:
吊床
吊り床
釣床
釣り床
つり床

 tsuridoko
    つりどこ
(1) (See ハンモック) hammock; swinging crib; (2) (吊床, 吊り床 only) suspension point (for suspension rope bondage); hardpoint

Variations:
基づく
基付く
基く(io)

 motozuku
    もとづく
(v5k,vi) to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from

Variations:
売上総利益
売り上げ総利益(sK)

 uriagesourieki / uriagesorieki
    うりあげそうりえき
gross margin; gross profit margin

Variations:
大本
大もと(sK)
大元(sK)

 oomoto
    おおもと
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation; (2) (大本 only) (See 大本教) Ōmoto (religion)

Variations:
延々
延延
蜿蜒
蜿蜿
蜿々

 enen
    えんえん
(adj-t,adv-to) (1) forever; endlessly; on and on; (adj-t,adv-to) (2) meandering; wandering; winding; sinuous; serpentine; zigzagging

Variations:
性懲りもなく
性懲りも無く(sK)

 shoukorimonaku / shokorimonaku
    しょうこりもなく
(exp,adv) (See 性懲りもない) not having learned one's lesson; never changing one's ways; doggedly; in spite of one's negative experiences

Variations:

抑々
抑抑
抑も(io)

 somosomo
    そもそも
(adverbial noun) (1) (kana only) in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio; (conjunction) (2) (kana only) (used when bringing up something already mentioned) after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (kana only) beginning; start

Variations:
抜け出す
抜けだす
脱け出す

 nukedasu
    ぬけだす
(v5s,vi) (1) to slip out; to sneak away; to break free; to get through (a difficult situation); (v5s,vi) (2) to break into the lead; to get ahead; (v5s,vi) (3) to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); (v5s,vi) (4) {comp} to break out (of a loop)

Variations:
捻出
拈出(rK)
ねん出(sK)

 nenshutsu
    ねんしゅつ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); (noun, transitive verb) (2) working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising; contriving

Variations:
擦れ擦れ(rK)
摩れ摩れ(rK)

 suresure(p); suresure
    すれすれ(P); スレスレ
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) (kana only) grazing; skimming; almost touching; passing within inches; being within a whisker; shaving close; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (2) (kana only) barely; just; narrowly; by a slim margin

Variations:
明け初める
明けそめる
明け染める

 akesomeru
    あけそめる
(Ichidan verb) to begin to grow light; to dawn

Variations:
月替わり
月替り
月代わり
月代り

 tsukigawari
    つきがわり
(1) turn of the month; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) monthly change; monthly replacement; changing every month

Variations:
桁違い
ケタ違い
けた違い(sK)

 ketachigai
    けたちがい
(noun or adjectival noun) an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable

Variations:
真っ先
まっ先
真先(io)

 massaki
    まっさき
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front

Variations:
突っ込み
突っこみ
突込み(io)

 tsukkomi; tsukkomi
    つっこみ; ツッコミ
(1) thrust; charge; penetration; (2) digging into (a matter); depth; (3) (kana only) (See ぼけ・4,漫才) straight man (of a comedy duo); (4) quip; gibe; jab; dig; retort; riposte; comeback; (5) putting everything together; including everything; (6) (slang) (penetrative) sex; intercourse

Variations:
縁起の良い
縁起のいい
縁起のよい

 enginoii(縁起no良i, 縁起noii); enginoyoi(縁起no良i, 縁起noyoi) / enginoi(縁起no良i, 縁起noi); enginoyoi(縁起no良i, 縁起noyoi)
    えんぎのいい(縁起の良い, 縁起のいい); えんぎのよい(縁起の良い, 縁起のよい)
(exp,adj-ix) of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)

Variations:
聞き出す
聞きだす
聞出す(sK)

 kikidasu
    ききだす
(transitive verb) (1) to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); (transitive verb) (2) to begin listening (to)

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