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Variations:
子供好き
子ども好き(sK)
こども好き(sK)

 kodomozuki
    こどもずき
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) being fond of children; person who likes children; (2) being liked by children

Variations:
子供心
子ども心(sK)
こども心(sK)

 kodomogokoro
    こどもごころ
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind

Variations:
子供扱い
子ども扱い(sK)
こども扱い(sK)

 kodomoatsukai
    こどもあつかい
(noun/participle) treating someone like a child

Variations:
子供時代
子ども時代(sK)
こども時代(sK)

 kodomojidai
    こどもじだい
childhood

Variations:
子供服
子ども服(sK)
こども服(sK)

 kodomofuku
    こどもふく
children's clothing

Variations:
子供椅子
子供いす(sK)
こども椅子(sK)

 kodomoisu
    こどもいす
(1) children's chair; kids' chair; (2) (See ベビーチェア) high chair

Variations:
子供用
子ども用(sK)
こども用(sK)

 kodomoyou / kodomoyo
    こどもよう
(can be adjective with の) for use by children; for children

Variations:
子供相撲
子ども相撲
こども相撲(sK)

 kodomozumou / kodomozumo
    こどもずもう
{sumo} children's sumo

Variations:
子供連れ
子ども連れ(sK)
こども連れ(sK)

 kodomozure
    こどもづれ
(1) taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); (2) parent with child

Variations:
子供遊び
子ども遊び
こども遊び(sK)
子どもあそび(sK)

 kodomoasobi
    こどもあそび
child's play

Variations:
子供部屋おじさん
子ども部屋おじさん(sK)

 kodomobeyaojisan
    こどもべやおじさん
(net-sl) (derogatory term) mature-aged man still living with his parents

Variations:
安物
安もの(sK)
安もん(sK)

 yasumono(p); yasumon
    やすもの(P); やすもん
cheap article; poor-quality article

Variations:
宝の持ち腐れ
宝のもちぐされ(sK)
宝の持ちぐされ(sK)
宝の持腐れ(sK)

 takaranomochigusare
    たからのもちぐされ
(exp,n) (idiom) pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent

Variations:
寸分の狂いもない
寸分の狂いも無い(sK)

 sunbunnokuruimonai
    すんぶんのくるいもない
(exp,adj-i) (See 寸分・すんぶん) accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation

Variations:
少なくとも
少くとも(io)
尠くとも

 sukunakutomo
    すくなくとも
(adverb) at least

Variations:
尻を持つ
ケツを持つ
尻をもつ(sK)
けつを持つ(sK)
ケツ持つ(sK)
尻持つ(sK)
尻もつ(sK)
けつ持つ(sK)

 ketsuomotsu; ketsuomotsu(sk)
    けつをもつ; ケツをもつ(sk)
(exp,v5t) (slang) (idiom) (See ケツ持ち・1) to take responsibility for; to take the blame for

Variations:
尻餅をつく
尻もちをつく
尻餅を付く
尻餅を着く

 shirimochiotsuku
    しりもちをつく
(exp,v5k) (See 尻餅・1) to fall on one's backside

Variations:
屁の突っ張りにもならない
屁のつっぱりにもならない

 henotsupparinimonaranai
    へのつっぱりにもならない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

Variations:
履物
履き物
履きもの(sK)
はき物(sK)

 hakimono
    はきもの
footwear; footgear; shoes

Variations:
巣ごもり
巣篭もり
巣籠もり
巣篭り
巣籠り

 sugomori
    すごもり
(1) nesting; hibernation; (noun/participle) (2) (colloquialism) shutting oneself in at home; staying at home

Variations:
巴投げ
ともえ投げ(sK)
巴投(sK)

 tomoenage
    ともえなげ
{MA} tomoe nage (judo throw); circle throw; stomach throw

Variations:
年甲斐も無い
年甲斐もない
年がいもない

 toshigaimonai
    としがいもない
(exp,adj-i) unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age

Variations:
年端もいかない
年端も行かない
年端もゆかない

 toshihamoikanai(年端moikanai, 年端mo行kanai); toshihamoyukanai(年端mo行kanai, 年端moyukanai)
    としはもいかない(年端もいかない, 年端も行かない); としはもゆかない(年端も行かない, 年端もゆかない)
(exp,adj-i) (See 年端もいかぬ) of tender years; very young

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:
幾ばくもなく
幾許もなく
幾何もなく
幾ばくも無く
幾許も無く
幾何も無く

 ikubakumonaku
    いくばくもなく
(adverb) (kana only) not long after; before long

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:
建物
建もの(sK)
建て物(sK)
建てもの(sK)

 tatemono
    たてもの
building

Variations:
弄ぶ
玩ぶ
翫ぶ(rK)
もて遊ぶ(iK)

 moteasobu
    もてあそぶ
(transitive verb) (1) to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; (transitive verb) (2) to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; (transitive verb) (3) to do with something as one pleases; (transitive verb) (4) to appreciate

Variations:
引きこもり
引き篭もり
引き篭り
引き籠もり
引き籠り
引篭もり
引篭り
引籠もり
引籠り

 hikikomori(p); hikikomori
    ひきこもり(P); ヒキコモリ
(1) shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; person who has withdrawn from society; (2) social withdrawal; shunning other people

Variations:
引きこもり
引き篭もり
引き篭り
引き籠もり(rK)
引き籠り(rK)
引篭もり
引篭り
引籠もり(rK)
引籠り(rK)

 hikikomori(p); hikikomori
    ひきこもり(P); ヒキコモリ
(1) shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; person who has withdrawn from society; (2) social withdrawal; shunning other people

Variations:
引きこもり
引き篭もり
引き籠もり(rK)
引籠もり(rK)
引籠り(rK)
引き篭り(sK)
引き籠り(sK)
引篭もり(sK)
引篭り(sK)

 hikikomori(p); hikikomori
    ひきこもり(P); ヒキコモリ
(1) shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; person who has withdrawn from society; (2) social withdrawal; shunning other people

Variations:
引きこもる
引き篭もる
引き籠もる
引き篭る
引篭もる
引き籠る
引篭る
引籠る
引籠もる

 hikikomoru
    ひきこもる
(v5r,vi) to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

Variations:
引きこもる
引き篭もる
引き籠もる
引き篭る(sK)
引篭もる(sK)
引き籠る(sK)
引篭る(sK)
引籠る(sK)
引籠もる(sK)

 hikikomoru
    ひきこもる
(v5r,vi) to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

Variations:
引き戻す
引戻す(io)
引きもどす

 hikimodosu
    ひきもどす
(transitive verb) to bring back; to restore

Variations:
引き戻す
引戻す(sK)
引きもどす(sK)

 hikimodosu
    ひきもどす
(transitive verb) to bring back; to restore

Variations:
弱いものいじめ
弱い者いじめ
弱い者虐め
弱いものイジメ
弱い者イジメ

 yowaimonoijime(弱imonoijime, 弱i者ijime, 弱i者虐me); yowaimonoijime(弱imonoijime, 弱i者ijime)
    よわいものいじめ(弱いものいじめ, 弱い者いじめ, 弱い者虐め); よわいものイジメ(弱いものイジメ, 弱い者イジメ)
picking on someone smaller than oneself; bullying the weak

Variations:
弱いものいじめ
弱い者虐め
弱い者いじめ(sK)
弱いものイジメ(sK)
弱い者イジメ(sK)
弱いもの虐め(sK)

 yowaimonoijime
    よわいものいじめ
bullying (the weak); bully

Variations:
当たらずといえども遠からず
中らずと雖も遠からず
中らずといえども遠からず

 atarazutoiedomotookarazu
    あたらずといえどもとおからず
(expression) not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark

Variations:
微々たるもの
微々たる物
微々たるもん(sK)

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

Variations:
心づもり
心積もり
心積り
心積(sK)

 kokorozumori
    こころづもり
(n,vs,vi) anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation

Variations:
心頭を滅却すれば火もまた涼し
心頭を滅却すれば火も亦涼し

 shintouomekkyakusurebahimomatasuzushi / shintoomekkyakusurebahimomatasuzushi
    しんとうをめっきゃくすればひもまたすずし
(expression) (proverb) (See 心頭滅却) if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool

Variations:
心頭滅却すれば火もまた涼し
心頭滅却すれば火も亦涼し

 shintoumekkyakusurebahimomatasuzushi / shintomekkyakusurebahimomatasuzushi
    しんとうめっきゃくすればひもまたすずし
(expression) (proverb) if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool

Variations:
忘れ物
忘れもの(sK)
忘れもん(sK)

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

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:
怖いもの見たさ
恐いもの見たさ
怖い物見たさ
恐い物見たさ

 kowaimonomitasa
    こわいものみたさ
(exp,n) curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant

Variations:
思い出す
思いだす
おもい出す
思出す(io)

 omoidasu
    おもいだす
(transitive verb) to recall; to remember; to recollect

Variations:
思い出す
思いだす(sK)
おもい出す(sK)
思出す(sK)

 omoidasu
    おもいだす
(transitive verb) to recall; to remember; to recollect

Variations:
思い浮かべる
思いうかべる(sK)
思い浮べる(sK)
おもい浮かべる(sK)

 omoiukaberu
    おもいうかべる
(transitive verb) (1) to remember; to recall; to call to mind; (transitive verb) (2) to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize

Variations:
思う念力岩をも通す
思う念力岩をも徹す

 omounenrikiiwaomotoosu / omonenrikiwaomotoosu
    おもうねんりきいわをもとおす
(exp,v5s) (proverb) where there is a will, there is a way

Variations:
怠け者
なまけ者
怠けもの
懶け者

 namakemono
    なまけもの
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person

Variations:
怠け者
なまけ者
怠けもの
懶け者(rK)

 namakemono
    なまけもの
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person

Variations:
惜しげもなく
惜し気もなく
惜しげも無く
惜し気も無く
惜気もなく(io)

 oshigemonaku
    おしげもなく
(exp,adv) (See 惜し気) freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

Variations:
愛想も小想も尽き果てる
愛想もこそも尽き果てる

 aisomokosomotsukihateru
    あいそもこそもつきはてる
(exp,v1) (See 愛想が尽きる) to be completely disgusted with; to be absolutely fed up with; to run out of patience with

Variations:
慌てる乞食はもらいが少ない
慌てる乞食は貰いが少ない

 awaterukojikihamoraigasukunai
    あわてるこじきはもらいがすくない
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) slow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping

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:
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:
打ち守る
打守る
打ちまもる
打目戍る(iK)

 uchimamoru
    うちまもる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) (1) to stare at; (Godan verb with "ru" ending) (2) to closely defend

Variations:
払い戻し
払戻し
払戻(io)
払いもどし

 haraimodoshi
    はらいもどし
(noun/participle) repayment; refund; payback

Variations:
抑(rK)
抑々(rK)
抑抑(rK)
抑も(io)(rK)

 somosomo
    そもそも
(n,adv) (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:
抑(rK)
抑々(rK)
抑抑(rK)
抑も(sK)

 somosomo
    そもそも
(adv,n) (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:
抱っこひも
抱っこ紐
だっこ紐(sK)

 dakkohimo
    だっこひも
(front) baby sling; (front) baby carrier

Variations:
持ちきり
持ち切り
もち切り(sK)
持切り(sK)

 mochikiri
    もちきり
hot topic; talk of the town

Variations:
持ち寄る
持ちよる(sK)
持寄る(sK)
もち寄る(sK)

 mochiyoru
    もちよる
(v5r,vi) to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)

Variations:
持ち越す
持越す
持ちこす(sK)
もち越す(sK)

 mochikosu
    もちこす
(transitive verb) to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer

Variations:
持っていく
持って行く
もって行く
持ってゆく

 motteiku(持tteiku, 持tte行ku, motte行ku)(p); motteyuku(持tte行ku, motte行ku, 持tteyuku) / motteku(持tteku, 持tte行ku, motte行ku)(p); motteyuku(持tte行ku, motte行ku, 持tteyuku)
    もっていく(持っていく, 持って行く, もって行く)(P); もってゆく(持って行く, もって行く, 持ってゆく)
(exp,v5k-s,vt) to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

Variations:
持ってくる
持って来る
もって来る

 mottekuru
    もってくる
(exp,vk) to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

Variations:
持ってけドロボー
持ってけ泥棒
もってけ泥棒(sK)
持ってけドロボウ(sK)

 mottekedorobou; mottekedoroboo / mottekedorobo; mottekedoroboo
    もってけどろぼう; もってけドロボー
(expression) (shouted by vendors at market stalls, etc.) it's (so cheap it's) a steal!; take it away, thief

Variations:
持って来い
持ってこい(sK)
もって来い(sK)

 mottekoi
    もってこい
(exp,adj-no) (1) (kana only) just right; ideal; perfectly suitable; (expression) (2) fetch!; bring me ...

Variations:
持てはやす
持て囃す
もて囃す
持て栄す
もて栄やす
もて映やす

 motehayasu
    もてはやす
(transitive verb) (kana only) to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

Variations:
持てる者と持たざる者
持てるものと持たざるもの

 moterumonotomotazarumono
    もてるものともたざるもの
(expression) haves and have-nots

Variations:
指汚しとて、切られもせず
指汚しとて切られもせず

 yubikitanashitotekiraremosezu
    ゆびきたなしとてきられもせず
(expression) (proverb) it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked; you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty

Variations:
捥ぎたて(rK)
もぎ立て(sK)
捥ぎ立て(sK)

 mogitate
    もぎたて
(can be adjective with の) (kana only) freshly picked (tomato, apple, etc.)

Variations:
捧げ持つ
ささげ持つ(sK)
捧げもつ(sK)

 sasagemotsu
    ささげもつ
(transitive verb) to hold (something) reverently with both hands

Variations:
捧げ物
捧げもの
ささげ物(sK)
奉げ物(sK)
奉げもの(sK)

 sasagemono
    ささげもの
offering; sacrifice

Variations:
探し求める
捜し求める
探しもとめる
捜しもとめる

 sagashimotomeru
    さがしもとめる
(transitive verb) to search for; to seek for; to look for

Variations:
探し物
捜し物
探しもの
探しモノ

 sagashimono
    さがしもの
(1) looking for something; searching for something; (2) object being sought

Variations:
探し物
捜し物
探しもの(sK)
捜し(sK)

 sagashimono
    さがしもの
(1) looking for something; searching for something; (2) object being sought

Variations:
揉め事
もめ事
揉めごと(sK)
揉事(sK)

 momegoto
    もめごと
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

Variations:
揚げ物
揚げもの(sK)
あげ物(sK)

 agemono
    あげもの
{food} deep-fried food

Variations:
早い者勝ち
早いもの勝ち
早いもん勝ち

 hayaimonogachi(早i者勝chi, 早imono勝chi); hayaimongachi(早i者勝chi, 早imon勝chi)
    はやいものがち(早い者勝ち, 早いもの勝ち); はやいもんがち(早い者勝ち, 早いもん勝ち)
(expression) (proverb) first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

Variations:
早い者勝ち
早いもの勝ち
早いもん勝ち(sK)

 hayaimonogachi
    はやいものがち
(expression) (proverb) first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

Variations:
早牛も淀、遅牛も淀
早牛も淀遅牛も淀(sK)

 hayaushimoyodo、osoushimoyodo / hayaushimoyodo、ososhimoyodo
    はやうしもよど、おそうしもよど
(expression) (proverb) there is no point in hurrying; hurry no man's cattle; fast oxen (leaving Kyoto) end up in Yodo (just south of Kyoto), slow oxen also end up in Yodo

Variations:
時代物
時代もの(sK)
時代モノ(sK)

 jidaimono
    じだいもの
(1) antique; historical object; (2) pre-Meiji period drama; period piece

Variations:
晒し者
さらし者
晒しもの
晒者(io)
曝し者(oK)

 sarashimono
    さらしもの
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

Variations:
曲がりなりにも
曲り形にも(rK)
曲りなりにも(sK)

 magarinarinimo
    まがりなりにも
(adverb) though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

Variations:
朝に道を聞かば、夕べに死すとも可なり
朝に道を聞かば夕べに死すとも可なり

 ashitanimichiokikabayuubenishisutomokanari / ashitanimichiokikabayubenishisutomokanari
    あしたにみちをきかばゆうべにしすともかなり
(expression) (proverb) (from a quote by Confucius) if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret

Variations:
朝に道を聞かば、夕べに死すとも可なり
朝に道を聞かば夕べに死すとも可なり(sK)

 ashitanimichiokikaba、yuubenishisutomokanari / ashitanimichiokikaba、yubenishisutomokanari
    あしたにみちをきかば、ゆうべにしすともかなり
(expression) (proverb) (from a quote by Confucius) if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret

Variations:
木漏れ日
木洩れ日
木漏れ陽
木洩れ陽
木もれ陽(sK)
木もれ日(sK)

 komorebi
    こもれび
sunlight filtering through trees

Variations:
枯れ木も山の賑わい
枯れ木も山のにぎわい

 karekimoyamanonigiwai
    かれきもやまのにぎわい
(expression) (proverb) half a loaf is better than none; even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain

Variations:
柳の下にいつも泥鰌はいない
柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居ない

 yanaginoshitaniitsumodojouhainai / yanaginoshitanitsumodojohainai
    やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはいない
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; there aren't always loach under the willow tree; good luck does not always repeat itself

Variations:
柳の下にいつも泥鰌はおらぬ
柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居らぬ

 yanaginoshitaniitsumodojouhaoranu / yanaginoshitanitsumodojohaoranu
    やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはおらぬ
(expression) (proverb) a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; there aren't always loaches under the willow tree

Variations:
桃李もの言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す
桃李物言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す
桃李物言わざれども下自ずから蹊を成す

 tourimonoiwazaredomoshitaonozukaramichionasu / torimonoiwazaredomoshitaonozukaramichionasu
    とうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなす
(exp,v5s) (proverb) a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; good wine speaks for itself

Variations:
梅は食うとも核食うな、中に天神寝てござる
梅は食うとも核食うな中に天神寝てござる

 umehakuutomosanekuunanakanitenjinnetegozaru / umehakutomosanekunanakanitenjinnetegozaru
    うめはくうともさねくうななかにてんじんねてござる
(exp,v4r) (proverb) don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep

Variations:
梅は食うとも核食うな、中に天神寝てござる
梅は食うとも核食うな中に天神寝てござる(sK)

 umehakuutomosanekuuna、nakanitenjinnetegozaru / umehakutomosanekuna、nakanitenjinnetegozaru
    うめはくうともさねくうな、なかにてんじんねてござる
(exp,v4r) (proverb) don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep

Variations:
樺太柳葉魚(ateji)
樺太シシャモ

 karafutoshishamo(樺太柳葉魚); karafutoshishamo(樺太shishamo)
    からふとししゃも(樺太柳葉魚); からふとシシャモ(樺太シシャモ)
(kana only) capelin; caplin (Mallotus villosus)

Variations:
死に物狂い
死にもの狂い
死にものぐるい

 shinimonogurui
    しにものぐるい
(exp,n,adj-no) desperation; struggle to the death

Variations:
死んでも死に切れない
死んでも死にきれない

 shindemoshinikirenai
    しんでもしにきれない
(expression) (idiom) I can't die and leave things this way

Variations:
死んで花実がなるものか
死んで花実が成るものか
死んで花見がなるものか(iK)

 shindehanamiganarumonoka
    しんではなみがなるものか
(expression) (proverb) once you're dead, that's it

Variations:
死んで花実が咲くものか
死んで花見が咲くものか(iK)

 shindehanamigasakumonoka
    しんではなみがさくものか
(expression) (proverb) once you're dead, that's it

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