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Variations:
恐れ多い
畏れ多い
おそれ多い

 osoreooi
    おそれおおい
(adjective) (1) awesome; awe-inspiring; august; gracious; (adjective) (2) (indicates apology) discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

Variations:
挟む
挿む
挾む(oK)

 hasamu
    はさむ
(transitive verb) (1) to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); (transitive verb) (2) to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose; (transitive verb) (3) to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to pinch; (transitive verb) (4) to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings); to interpose (e.g. an objection); to interject; to throw in (e.g. a joke); (transitive verb) (5) to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to have between each other; to be across (a street, river, etc.); (transitive verb) (6) to harbour (feelings); to cast (e.g. doubt)

Variations:
捨て猫
捨てネコ
捨猫(io)

 suteneko(捨te猫, 捨猫); suteneko(捨teneko)
    すてねこ(捨て猫, 捨猫); すてネコ(捨てネコ)
abandoned cat; stray cat

Variations:
極め書き
極書き
極め書
極書

 kiwamegaki
    きわめがき
certificate

Variations:
猫またぎ
猫跨ぎ
猫跨(sK)

 nekomatagi
    ねこまたぎ
(colloquialism) unpalatable fish; bad fish; fish even a cat won't eat

Variations:
現場を押さえる
現場をおさえる

 genbaoosaeru
    げんばをおさえる
(exp,v1) (See 現場・げんば・1) to catch in the act (of)

Variations:
綾取り
あや取り
綾取(io)

 ayatori
    あやとり
(kana only) cat's cradle

Variations:
聞き過ごす
聞き過す
聞過ごす

 kikisugosu
    ききすごす
(transitive verb) to fail to catch; to ignore

Variations:
行く
逝く
往く(oK)

 iku(p); yuku(p)
    いく(P); ゆく(P)
(v5k-s,vi) (1) (See 来る・くる・1) to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; (v5k-s,vi) (2) (い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use) (See 旨く行く) to proceed; to take place; (v5k-s,vi) (3) to pass through; to come and go; (v5k-s,vi) (4) to walk; (v5k-s,vi) (5) (逝く only) to die; to pass away; (v5k-s,vi) (6) to do (in a specific way); (v5k-s,vi) (7) to stream; to flow; (v5k-s,aux-v) (8) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) to continue; (v5k-s,vi) (9) (kana only) to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; (v5k-s,vi) (10) (kana only) (slang) to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

Variations:
賛美
讃美
讚美(sK)

 sanbi
    さんび
(noun, transitive verb) praise; glorification; extolment

適用業務ソフトウェアプログラム

see styles
 tekiyougyoumusofutoweapuroguramu / tekiyogyomusofutoweapuroguramu
    てきようぎょうむソフトウェアプログラム
{comp} application software program

酒不醉人人自醉,色不迷人人自迷

jiǔ bù zuì rén rén zì zuì , sè bù mí rén rén zì mí
    jiu3 bu4 zui4 ren2 ren2 zi4 zui4 , se4 bu4 mi2 ren2 ren2 zi4 mi2
chiu pu tsui jen jen tzu tsui , se pu mi jen jen tzu mi
wine doesn't make men drunk: men get themselves intoxicated. Lust does not overpower men: men surrender themselves to lust

鐃循ルス鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃?

 鐃循rusu鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃藷shiwa申
    鐃循ルス鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃藷しわ申
Holstein (cattle type); Holstein-Friesian

Variations:
青木まりこ現象
青木まり子現象

 aokimarikogenshou / aokimarikogensho
    あおきまりこげんしょう
(exp,n) Mariko Aoki phenomenon; phenomenon of feeling an urge to defecate when stepping inside a bookstore

Variations:
38度線
三十八度線

 sanjuuhachidosen / sanjuhachidosen
    さんじゅうはちどせん
38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)

Variations:
アイキャッチャー
アイキャッチャ

 aikyacchaa; aikyaccha / aikyaccha; aikyaccha
    アイキャッチャー; アイキャッチャ
eye-catcher

アイデンティフィケーションカード

see styles
 aidentifikeeshonkaado / aidentifikeeshonkado
    アイデンティフィケーションカード
identification card

アウケノグラニスオッキデンタリス

see styles
 aukenoguranisuokkidentarisu
    アウケノグラニスオッキデンタリス
bubu (Auchenoglanis occidentalis); giraffe catfish

アプリケーション・フレームワーク

 apurikeeshon fureemuwaaku / apurikeeshon fureemuwaku
    アプリケーション・フレームワーク
(computer terminology) application framework

アプリケーションインターフェース

see styles
 apurikeeshonintaafeesu / apurikeeshonintafeesu
    アプリケーションインターフェース
(computer terminology) application interface

Variations:
イエローカード
イエロー・カード

 ierookaado; ieroo kaado / ierookado; ieroo kado
    イエローカード; イエロー・カード
(1) {sports} yellow card; (2) (colloquialism) International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis; ICVP

インディアン・スウェル・シャーク

 indian suweru shaaku / indian suweru shaku
    インディアン・スウェル・シャーク
Indian swellshark (Cephaloscyllium silasi, species of catshark from the western Indian Ocean)

Variations:
インディケータ
インディケーター

 indikeeta; indikeetaa / indikeeta; indikeeta
    インディケータ; インディケーター
indicator

インフォメーション・シンジケート

 infomeeshon shinjikeeto
    インフォメーション・シンジケート
information syndicate

Variations:
エスカレーター校
エスカレータ校

 esukareetaakou(esukareetaa校); esukareetakou(esukareeta校) / esukareetako(esukareeta校); esukareetako(esukareeta校)
    エスカレーターこう(エスカレーター校); エスカレータこう(エスカレータ校)
(colloquialism) (See エスカレーター学校・エスカレーターがっこう) private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route

Variations:
エリートコース
エリート・コース

 eriitokoosu; eriito koosu / eritokoosu; erito koosu
    エリートコース; エリート・コース
privileged path to high status (e.g. in business, education, etc.) (wasei: elite course); fast track to success; road to success

オーストラリアンスウェルシャーク

see styles
 oosutorariansuwerushaaku / oosutorariansuwerushaku
    オーストラリアンスウェルシャーク
Australian swellshark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps, species of catshark which inhabits the continental shelf of southern Australia)

Variations:
お兄さん
御兄さん(sK)

 oniisan / onisan
    おにいさん
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (See 兄さん・1) older brother; elder brother; (2) (familiar language) (oft. vocative) (See 兄さん・3) young man; buddy; fella; laddie

Variations:
お凸(rK)
御凸(rK)

 odeko
    おでこ
(1) (kana only) (See 凸・でこ・1) brow; forehead; (2) (kana only) prominent forehead; beetle brow; (3) (kana only) (colloquialism) {fish} not catching anything

Variations:


 ga(p); ka(sk); ke(sk)
    が(P); ヶ(sk); ケ(sk)
(particle) (1) indicates the subject of a sentence; (particle) (2) (literary in modern Japanese; usu. written as ヶ in place names) indicates possession; (conj,prt) (3) but; however; (and) yet; though; although; while; (particle) (4) and; (particle) (5) used after an introductory remark or explanation; (particle) (6) (after the volitional or -まい form of a verb) regardless of ...; whether ... (or not); no matter ...; (particle) (7) indicates a desire or hope; (particle) (8) (at sentence end) softens a statement; (particle) (9) (at sentence end) indicates doubt; (particle) (10) (after a noun at the end of an interjection) indicates scorn

Variations:
カタルーニャ
カタルニャ

 kataruunya; katarunya(sk) / katarunya; katarunya(sk)
    カタルーニャ; カタルニャ(sk)
Catalonia (Spain) (spa: Cataluña)

Variations:
カタログセット
カタログ・セット

 katarogusetto; katarogu setto
    カタログセット; カタログ・セット
{comp} catalog set

Variations:
カタログレゾネ
カタログ・レゾネ

 katarogurezone; katarogu rezone
    カタログレゾネ; カタログ・レゾネ
catalogue raisonné (fre:); complete catalogue of works (by an artist or in the possession of a museum or art gallery)

Variations:
キャッチコピー
キャッチ・コピー

 kyacchikopii; kyacchi kopii / kyacchikopi; kyacchi kopi
    キャッチコピー; キャッチ・コピー
(advertising) slogan (wasei: catch copy); catchphrase; tagline

Variations:
キャッチボール
キャッチ・ボール

 kyacchibooru; kyacchi booru
    キャッチボール; キャッチ・ボール
(noun/participle) catch (wasei: catch ball); playing catch

Variations:
キャッチライト
キャッチ・ライト

 kyacchiraito; kyacchi raito
    キャッチライト; キャッチ・ライト
catch light; catchlight

Variations:
キャットカフェ
キャット・カフェ

 kyattokafe; kyatto kafe
    キャットカフェ; キャット・カフェ
(See 猫カフェ) cat café; themed café where patrons can pet cats

Variations:
キャットタワー
キャット・タワー

 kyattotawaa; kyatto tawaa / kyattotawa; kyatto tawa
    キャットタワー; キャット・タワー
cat tower; cat tree

Variations:
キャットニップ
キャット・ニップ

 kyattonippu; kyatto nippu
    キャットニップ; キャット・ニップ
(See 犬薄荷・いぬはっか) cat nip; catnip; catmint

Variations:
キャットフード
キャット・フード

 kyattofuudo; kyatto fuudo / kyattofudo; kyatto fudo
    キャットフード; キャット・フード
cat food

Variations:
キャットボンド
キャット・ボンド

 kyattobondo; kyatto bondo
    キャットボンド; キャット・ボンド
cat bond; catastrophe bond

Variations:
キラーチューン
キラー・チューン

 kiraachuun; kiraa chuun / kirachun; kira chun
    キラーチューン; キラー・チューン
hit song (eng: killer tune); catchy song

クラスタ化されたアプリケーション

see styles
 kurasutakasaretaapurikeeshon / kurasutakasaretapurikeeshon
    クラスタかされたアプリケーション
{comp} clustered applications

Variations:
ケイ酸ナトリウム
珪酸ナトリウム

 keisannatoriumu(kei酸natoriumu); keisannatoriumu(珪酸natoriumu) / kesannatoriumu(ke酸natoriumu); kesannatoriumu(珪酸natoriumu)
    ケイさんナトリウム(ケイ酸ナトリウム); けいさんナトリウム(珪酸ナトリウム)
sodium silicate (Na2SiO3)

Variations:
ケイ酸塩
珪酸塩
硅酸塩(oK)

 keisanen(kei酸塩); keisanen(珪酸塩, 硅酸塩) / kesanen(ke酸塩); kesanen(珪酸塩, 硅酸塩)
    ケイさんえん(ケイ酸塩); けいさんえん(珪酸塩, 硅酸塩)
silicate

コミュニケーション科学基礎研究所

see styles
 komyunikeeshonkagakukisokenkyuusho / komyunikeeshonkagakukisokenkyusho
    コミュニケーションかがくきそけんきゅうしょ
Communication Science Laboratories

Variations:
コミュニケーター
コミュニケータ

 komyunikeetaa; komyunikeeta / komyunikeeta; komyunikeeta
    コミュニケーター; コミュニケータ
communicator; operator in a telemarketing business

Variations:
コモディティ化
コモディティー化

 komoditika(komoditi化); komoditiika(komoditii化) / komoditika(komoditi化); komoditika(komoditi化)
    コモディティか(コモディティ化); コモディティーか(コモディティー化)
(noun/participle) commoditization; commodification

Variations:
コロケーション
コ・ロケーション

 korokeeshon; ko rokeeshon
    コロケーション; コ・ロケーション
co-location

ショベルノーズキャットフィッシュ

see styles
 shoberunoozukyattofisshu
    ショベルノーズキャットフィッシュ
shovelnose catfish (Sorubim lima); duckbill catfish

Variations:
シンガプーラ
シンガプラ

 shingapuura; shingapura(sk) / shingapura; shingapura(sk)
    シンガプーラ; シンガプラ(sk)
Singapura (cat breed)

Variations:
スペックアップ
スペック・アップ

 supekkuapu; supekku apu
    スペックアップ; スペック・アップ
(noun/participle) raising the specifications (wasei: spec up); tightening specifications

Variations:
つながらない権利
繋がらない権利

 tsunagaranaikenri
    つながらないけんり
right to disconnect (from work-related communications during non-work hours)

トレッド・ウエア・インジケーター

 toreddo uea injikeetaa / toreddo uea injikeeta
    トレッド・ウエア・インジケーター
tread wear indicator

Variations:
ナイスキャッチ
ナイス・キャッチ

 naisukyacchi; naisu kyacchi
    ナイスキャッチ; ナイス・キャッチ
(int,n) nice catch; good catch

Variations:
ノマドワーカー
ノマド・ワーカー

 nomadowaakaa; nomado waakaa / nomadowaka; nomado waka
    ノマドワーカー; ノマド・ワーカー
digital nomad (wasei: nomad worker); location-independent (digital) worker

ノンバーバル・コミュニケーション

 nonbaabaru komyunikeeshon / nonbabaru komyunikeeshon
    ノンバーバル・コミュニケーション
non-verbal communication

Variations:
バックナンバー
バック・ナンバー

 bakkunanbaa; bakku nanbaa / bakkunanba; bakku nanba
    バックナンバー; バック・ナンバー
(1) back issue (of a publication); back number; (2) {sports} (See 背番号) number (on the back of a player's uniform); shirt number

Variations:
パワースポット
パワー・スポット

 pawaasupotto; pawaa supotto / pawasupotto; pawa supotto
    パワースポット; パワー・スポット
(See エネルギースポット) power spot (wasei:); spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy

Variations:
ビジネスホテル
ビジネス・ホテル

 bijinesuhoteru; bijinesu hoteru
    ビジネスホテル; ビジネス・ホテル
business hotel (wasei:); cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers

Variations:
フェアキャッチ
フェア・キャッチ

 feakyacchi; fea kyacchi
    フェアキャッチ; フェア・キャッチ
fair catch

Variations:
ブラウンスイス
ブラウン・スイス

 buraunsuisu; buraun suisu
    ブラウンスイス; ブラウン・スイス
Brown Swiss (variety of dairy cattle)

Variations:
プルミエクリュ
プルミエ・クリュ

 purumiekuryu; purumie kuryu
    プルミエクリュ; プルミエ・クリュ
premier cru (wine classification) (fre:)

マーケティングコミュニケーション

see styles
 maaketingukomyunikeeshon / maketingukomyunikeeshon
    マーケティングコミュニケーション
marketing communication

Variations:
マスドライバー
マス・ドライバー

 masudoraibaa; masu doraibaa / masudoraiba; masu doraiba
    マスドライバー; マス・ドライバー
mass driver; electromagnetic catapult

Variations:
マルチアンサー
マルチ・アンサー

 maruchiansaa; maruchi ansaa / maruchiansa; maruchi ansa
    マルチアンサー; マルチ・アンサー
(See 複数回答) multiple-answer format (wasei: multi answer); check-all-that-apply question format; CATA

Variations:
やさんす
やしゃんす
やしゃます

 yasansu; yashansu; yashamasu
    やさんす; やしゃんす; やしゃます
(auxiliary verb) (archaism) (feminine speech) (polite language) (after a monosyllable imperfective form verb) indicates respect for the one performing an action and politeness to the listener

ユニフォーム・リソース・ロケータ

 yunifoomu risoosu rokeeta
    ユニフォーム・リソース・ロケータ
(computer terminology) Uniform Resource Locator; URL

レッドテール・キャットフィッシュ

 reddoteeru kyattofisshu
    レッドテール・キャットフィッシュ
redtail catfish (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus)

Variations:
ロシアンブルー
ロシアン・ブルー

 roshianburuu; roshian buruu / roshianburu; roshian buru
    ロシアンブルー; ロシアン・ブルー
Russian Blue (cat breed)

Variations:
ロングドライブ
ロング・ドライブ

 rongudoraibu; rongu doraibu
    ロングドライブ; ロング・ドライブ
(1) long drive; long car ride; (2) long cattle drive

Variations:
其れ(rK)
其(io)(rK)

 sore
    それ
(pronoun) (1) (kana only) (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind) (See これ・1,あれ・1,どれ・1) that; it; (pronoun) (2) (kana only) then; that point (in time); that time; (pronoun) (3) (archaism) (indicating a place near the listener) there; (pronoun) (4) (archaism) you

Variations:
割り当てる
割当てる

 wariateru
    わりあてる
(transitive verb) to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to apportion

Variations:
原文のまま
原文のママ
原文の儘

 genbunnomama
    げんぶんのまま
(exp,n) (indicating that the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text) sic

Variations:

固まり
塊まり(sK)

 katamari
    かたまり
(1) lump; mass; bundle; clump; clod; cluster; (2) group; crowd; (3) embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

Variations:
夏越の祓
夏越しの祓
名越しの祓

 nagoshinoharae
    なごしのはらえ
(See 茅の輪) summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month)

Variations:

岐(oK)
衢(oK)

 chimata
    ちまた
(1) the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); (2) street; district; quarters; (3) location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage); (4) divide (e.g. between life and death); (5) (orig. meaning) fork (in a road); crossroads

Variations:
形態機能的変化
形態・機能的変化

 keitaikinoutekihenka / ketaikinotekihenka
    けいたいきのうてきへんか
morphofunctional modifications

Variations:
意味合い
意味あい
意味合

 imiai
    いみあい
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

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:
振り仮名
振りがな
振仮名

 furigana
    ふりがな
(kana only) (See ルビー・2) furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation

Variations:
捻り
拈り(rK)
撚り(rK)

 hineri
    ひねり
(1) (kana only) twist; spin; (2) (kana only) ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); taste; (3) (kana only) (See おひねり) monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; (4) {sumo} twisting throw

Variations:
申し込む
申込む
申しこむ

 moushikomu / moshikomu
    もうしこむ
(transitive verb) to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge; to lodge (objections); to request (an interview); to subscribe for; to book; to reserve

Variations:
申込書
申し込み書(io)

 moushikomisho / moshikomisho
    もうしこみしょ
(written) application; application form

Variations:
純朴
淳朴(rK)
醇朴(rK)

 junboku
    じゅんぼく
(adjectival noun) simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled

Variations:
美濃
三野(sK)
御野(sK)

 mino
    みの
(hist) Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)

Variations:
聞きつける
聞き付ける
聞付ける

 kikitsukeru
    ききつける
(transitive verb) (1) to hear; to catch (the sound of something); (transitive verb) (2) to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to learn of (something); (transitive verb) (3) to get used to hearing

Variations:
葉巻虫
葉巻き虫
葉捲虫(rK)

 hamakimushi; hamakimushi
    はまきむし; ハマキムシ
(kana only) leaf folder (caterpillar)

Variations:
追い立てる
追いたてる
追立てる

 oitateru
    おいたてる
(transitive verb) (1) to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to shoo away; (transitive verb) (2) to press a tenant to leave; to evict

Variations:
野良猫
ノラ猫
のら猫
野良ネコ

 noraneko; noraneko
    のらねこ; ノラネコ
stray cat; alley cat

Variations:

鬚(rK)
髯(rK)

 hige(p); hige
    ひげ(P); ヒゲ
(1) (kana only) (in careful usage 髭 for moustache, 鬚 for beard, 髯 for (cheek) whiskers) (See 口髭,顎鬚,頬髯) moustache; mustache; beard; whiskers; sideburns; (2) (kana only) whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); (chin) tuft; (3) (kana only) {finc} (usu. ヒゲ) shadow (on a candlestick chart)

アイデンティフィケーション・カード

 aidentifikeeshon kaado / aidentifikeeshon kado
    アイデンティフィケーション・カード
identification card

アプリケーション・インターフェース

 apurikeeshon intaafeesu / apurikeeshon intafeesu
    アプリケーション・インターフェース
(computer terminology) application interface

アプリケーションサービスプロバイダ

see styles
 apurikeeshonsaabisupurobaida / apurikeeshonsabisupurobaida
    アプリケーションサービスプロバイダ
(computer terminology) Application Service Provider

Variations:
おっちょこちょい
オッチョコチョイ

 occhokochoi; occhokochoi
    おっちょこちょい; オッチョコチョイ
(n,adj-na,adj-no) careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person

Variations:
お知らせ
御知らせ
お報せ
御報せ

 oshirase
    おしらせ
(noun/participle) (See 知らせ・1) notice; notification

Variations:
お祈りメール
御祈りメール(sK)

 oinorimeeru
    おいのりメール
(colloquialism) e-mail notice of rejection (for a job application)

カリフォルニア・スウェル・シャーク

 kariforunia suweru shaaku / kariforunia suweru shaku
    カリフォルニア・スウェル・シャーク
swellshark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum, species of catshark in the Eastern Pacific)

Variations:
こんにゃく版
蒟蒻版
コンニャク版

 konnyakuban(konnyaku版, 蒟蒻版); konnyakuban(konnyaku版)
    こんにゃくばん(こんにゃく版, 蒟蒻版); コンニャクばん(コンニャク版)
hectograph; gelatin duplicator (gelatine); jellygraph; copygraph

Variations:
シャー
しゃー
シャーっ
しゃーっ

 shaa; shaa; shaa; shaa / sha; sha; sha; sha
    シャー; しゃー; シャーっ; しゃーっ
(adverb taking the "to" particle) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) whoosh (of water); (adverb taking the "to" particle) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); (adverb taking the "to" particle) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) sizzle

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