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Variations:
個食
孤食
こ食

see styles
 koshoku
    こしょく
(1) meal with family members eating separate foods; (2) eating alone (without one's family); (3) (個食, こ食 only) food sold in single servings

別人牽驢你拔橛子


别人牵驴你拔橛子

see styles
bié ren qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué zi
    bie2 ren5 qian1 lu:2 ni3 ba2 jue2 zi5
pieh jen ch`ien lü ni pa chüeh tzu
    pieh jen chien lü ni pa chüeh tzu
lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom); fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame

叶わぬ時の神頼み

see styles
 kanawanutokinokamidanomi
    かなわぬときのかみだのみ
(expression) (idiom) turning to God only in one's trouble

Variations:
和尚(P)
和上

see styles
 oshou(和尚)(p); kashou; wajou / osho(和尚)(p); kasho; wajo
    おしょう(和尚)(P); かしょう; わじょう
(1) (honorific or respectful language) {Buddh} (trad. pronounced おしょう in Zen and Pure Land, かしょう in Tendai and Kegon, わじょう in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu and Shin Buddhism) priestly teacher; preceptor; (2) (おしょう, かしょう only) {Buddh} monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; head priest; (3) {Buddh} (See 法眼・2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (4) master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

Variations:
天辺(P)
頂辺

see styles
 teppen(p); tehen(ok); teppei(天辺)(ok) / teppen(p); tehen(ok); teppe(天辺)(ok)
    てっぺん(P); てへん(ok); てっぺい(天辺)(ok)
(1) (kana only) top; summit; apex; peak; (2) (てっぺん only) (kana only) (slang) (often in てっぺんを回る or てっぺん回る) twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); (3) (kana only) (esp. 頂辺 when in kanji) top of one's head; top of a helmet; (top of) scalp; crown

Variations:
妻(P)

see styles
 tsuma
    つま
(1) (妻 only) wife; (2) (妻, 夫 only) (archaism) my dear; dear; honey; (3) (kana only) garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); (4) (kana only) embellishment

Variations:
山杜鵑
山杜鵑草

see styles
 yamahototogisu
    やまほととぎす
(1) (山杜鵑 only) (kana only) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus; esp. one living in the mountains); (2) Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)

己身彌陀唯心淨土


己身弥陀唯心淨土

see styles
jǐ shēn mí tuó wéi xīn jìng tǔ
    ji3 shen1 mi2 tuo2 wei2 xin1 jing4 tu3
chi shen mi t`o wei hsin ching t`u
    chi shen mi to wei hsin ching tu
 koshin no mida yuishin no jōdo
Myself (is) Amitābha, my mind (is) the Pure Land. All things are but the one Mind, so that outside existing beings there is no Buddha and no Pure Land. Thus Amitābha is the Amitābha within and the Pure Land is the Pure Land of the mind. It is an expression of Buddhist pantheism— that all is Buddha and Buddha is all.

Variations:
彼此(P)
彼是

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:
描く(P)
画く

see styles
 egaku(p); kaku
    えがく(P); かく
(transitive verb) (1) (See 書く・2) to draw; to paint; to sketch; (transitive verb) (2) (えがく only) to depict; to describe; (transitive verb) (3) to picture in one's mind; to imagine; (transitive verb) (4) to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)

Variations:
暇(P)

see styles
 hima(暇, 閑)(p); itoma(暇, 遑); hima
    ひま(暇, 閑)(P); いとま(暇, 遑); ヒマ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) spare time; free time; leisure; (2) (ひま, ヒマ only) time (e.g. time it takes to do something); (noun or adjectival noun) (3) time off; day off; vacation; holiday; leave; (noun or adjectival noun) (4) quitting (one's job); firing someone; divorcing (one's spouse); (adjectival noun) (5) (ひま, ヒマ only) (being) inactive; (of one's business) slow; (6) (いとま only) (See 御暇・1) leaving; departing

板子一枚下は地獄

see styles
 itagoichimaishitahajigoku
    いたごいちまいしたはじごく
(expression) (proverb) there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave

Variations:
玉砕(P)
玉摧

see styles
 gyokusai
    ぎょくさい
(n,vs,adj-no) (1) honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; honorable death; death without surrender; (n,vs,adj-no) (2) (玉砕 only) (colloquialism) trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love

Variations:
由(P)

see styles
 yoshi
    よし
(1) reason; significance; cause; (2) (由 only) piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

Variations:
眠る(P)
睡る

see styles
 nemuru(p); neburu(ok)
    ねむる(P); ねぶる(ok)
(v5r,vi) (1) (See 寝る・3) to sleep; (v5r,vi) (2) to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave); (v5r,vi) (3) (ねむる only) to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; to lie untapped; to lie untouched; (v5r,vi) (4) (archaism) to close one's eyes

Variations:
空手(P)
唐手

see styles
 karate
    からて
(1) karate; (2) (空手 only) being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands

Variations:
荒ぶ
進ぶ
遊ぶ

see styles
 susabu
    すさぶ
(v5b,vi) (1) (See 荒む・1) to grow wild; to run to waste; to become degenerate; (v5b,vi) (2) to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to deteriorate (of skill); (v5b,aux-v,vi) (3) (usu. after -masu stem) to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe; (v5b,vi) (4) (遊ぶ only) (archaism) to do as one pleases; to amuse oneself; to play around

隴を得て蜀を望む

see styles
 rouoeteshokuonozomu / rooeteshokuonozomu
    ろうをえてしょくをのぞむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more; giving someone an inch and having them take a mile; taking Gansu only to want Sichuan

Variations:
頬杖
頰杖
面杖

see styles
 hoozue(頬杖, 頰杖); hohozue(頬杖, 頰杖)(ok); tsurazue(ok)
    ほおづえ(頬杖, 頰杖); ほほづえ(頬杖, 頰杖)(ok); つらづえ(ok)
(1) (See 頬杖をつく) resting one's chin in one's hands; (2) (ほおづえ only) (See 方杖) brace (in construction); angle brace

Variations:
鼻先(P)
端先

see styles
 hanasaki
    はなさき
(1) (鼻先 only) tip of nose; (2) (鼻先 only) before one's eyes; under one's nose; in front of; (3) tip (of something)

一を聞いて十を知る

see styles
 ichiokiitejuuoshiru / ichiokitejuoshiru
    いちをきいてじゅうをしる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake

不要在一棵樹上吊死


不要在一棵树上吊死

see styles
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
    bu4 yao4 zai4 yi1 ke1 shu4 shang4 diao4 si3
pu yao tsai i k`o shu shang tiao ssu
    pu yao tsai i ko shu shang tiao ssu
don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom); there's more than one way to skin a cat

Variations:
五族協和
五族共和

see styles
 gozokukyouwa / gozokukyowa
    ごぞくきょうわ
(1) five races under one union (Han, Manchurians, Mongolians, Hui, Tibetans; founding principle of the Republic of China); (2) (五族協和 only) (yoji) (hist) (See 満州国) harmony of the five races (Manchurians, Han, Mongolians, Koreans, Japanese; official policy of Manchukuo)

Variations:
儘ならぬ
侭ならぬ

see styles
 mamanaranu
    ままならぬ
(expression) (kana only) (See ままならない) unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

兼聽則明,偏信則暗


兼听则明,偏信则暗

see styles
jiān tīng zé míng , piān xìn zé àn
    jian1 ting1 ze2 ming2 , pian1 xin4 ze2 an4
chien t`ing tse ming , p`ien hsin tse an
    chien ting tse ming , pien hsin tse an
listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)

前門打虎,後門打狼


前门打虎,后门打狼

see styles
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
    qian2 men2 da3 hu3 , hou4 men2 da3 lang2
ch`ien men ta hu , hou men ta lang
    chien men ta hu , hou men ta lang
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

前門拒虎,後門進狼


前门拒虎,后门进狼

see styles
qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
    qian2 men2 ju4 hu3 , hou4 men2 jin4 lang2
ch`ien men chü hu , hou men chin lang
    chien men chü hu , hou men chin lang
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

Variations:
十八番(P)
御箱

see styles
 ohako; juuhachiban(十八番)(p) / ohako; juhachiban(十八番)(p)
    おはこ; じゅうはちばん(十八番)(P)
(1) one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte; (2) (じゅうはちばん only) No. 18; eighteenth; (3) (じゅうはちばん only) (abbreviation) (See 歌舞伎十八番) repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

Variations:
心底
真底(rK)

see styles
 shinsoko; shintei(心底) / shinsoko; shinte(心底)
    しんそこ; しんてい(心底)
(1) bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; real intentions; (adverb) (2) (しんそこ only) from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly; sincerely

Variations:
泥沼(P)
ドロ沼

see styles
 doronuma(泥沼)(p); doronuma(doro沼); deishou(泥沼) / doronuma(泥沼)(p); doronuma(doro沼); desho(泥沼)
    どろぬま(泥沼)(P); ドロぬま(ドロ沼); でいしょう(泥沼)
(1) bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire; morass; (2) (どろぬま, ドロぬま only) quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

Variations:
群生
群棲(rK)

see styles
 gunsei; gunjou(群生) / gunse; gunjo(群生)
    ぐんせい; ぐんじょう(群生)
(n,vs,vi) (1) (ぐんせい only) growing en masse in one location (of plants); (n,vs,vi) (2) (ぐんせい only) (See 群棲) living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; (3) {Buddh} all animate creation

苦海無邊,回頭是岸


苦海无边,回头是岸

see styles
kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn
    ku3 hai3 wu2 bian1 , hui2 tou2 shi4 an4
k`u hai wu pien , hui t`ou shih an
    ku hai wu pien , hui tou shih an
The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.; Repent and ye shall be saved!

萬事俱備,只欠東風


万事俱备,只欠东风

see styles
wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
    wan4 shi4 ju4 bei4 , zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1
wan shih chü pei , chih ch`ien tung feng
    wan shih chü pei , chih chien tung feng
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom); fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item

萬事皆備,只欠東風


万事皆备,只欠东风

see styles
wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
    wan4 shi4 jie1 bei4 , zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1
wan shih chieh pei , chih ch`ien tung feng
    wan shih chieh pei , chih chien tung feng
everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item; also written 萬事俱備,只欠東風|万事俱备,只欠东风

Variations:
谷間(P)
谷あい

see styles
 tanima(谷間)(p); taniai
    たにま(谷間)(P); たにあい
(1) valley; ravine; gorge; chasm; (2) (たにま only) cleavage (of breasts); (3) (たにま only) part or place that has been left behind; blind spot; bottom (of society); (economic) trough; gap (in activity, one's work, etc.); lull; opening

十方佛土中唯有一乘法

see styles
shí fāng fó tǔ zhōng wéi yǒu yī shèng fǎ
    shi2 fang1 fo2 tu3 zhong1 wei2 you3 yi1 sheng4 fa3
shih fang fo t`u chung wei yu i sheng fa
    shih fang fo tu chung wei yu i sheng fa
 jippō butsudo chū yui ichijōhō
in all the buddha-lands of the ten directions there is only the dharma of the One Vehicle

Variations:
君(P)
公(rK)

see styles
 kimi
    きみ
(pronoun) (1) (familiar language) (sometimes considered male language; referring to someone of equal or lower status) you; buddy; pal; (2) (orig. meaning) monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master; (pronoun) (3) (君 only) (polite language) (obsolete) he; she

Variations:
妻(P)
具(rK)

see styles
 tsuma
    つま
(1) (妻 only) wife; (2) (kana only) garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; (3) (kana only) accompaniment; side (remark)

Variations:
曲げる(P)
枉げる

see styles
 mageru
    まげる
(transitive verb) (1) (曲げる only) to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl; (transitive verb) (2) (曲げる only) to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant; (transitive verb) (3) to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert; (transitive verb) (4) to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks); (transitive verb) (5) to pawn

Variations:
覚ます(P)
醒ます

see styles
 samasu
    さます
(transitive verb) (1) to awaken; to arouse from sleep; (transitive verb) (2) to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); (transitive verb) (3) to sober up; (transitive verb) (4) (醒ます only) (See 冷ます・さます・2) to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

Variations:
貧者の一灯
貧者一灯

see styles
 hinjanoittou / hinjanoitto
    ひんじゃのいっとう
(exp,n) (yoji) 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:
1つ星
一つ星
一ツ星

see styles
 hitotsuboshi
    ひとつぼし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) one star (rating); (2) (一つ星 only) evening star; morning star

Variations:
お菜
御菜
御数
お数

see styles
 okazu; osai(o菜, 御菜); okazu
    おかず; おさい(お菜, 御菜); オカズ
(1) (kana only) {food} small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; (2) (おかず, オカズ only) (kana only) (colloquialism) {music} fill; fill-in (drumming); (3) (おかず, オカズ only) (kana only) (vulgar) (slang) jack-off material; something to masturbate to

Variations:
一匹(P)
1匹
一疋

see styles
 ippiki
    いっぴき
(1) one animal (small); (2) (一匹 only) (archaism) two-tan bolt of cloth

Variations:
一日(P)
1日(P)

see styles
 ichinichi(p); ichijitsu
    いちにち(P); いちじつ
(n,adv) (1) one day; (adv,n) (2) (いちにち only) (See 一日中) all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night; (3) (See 1日・ついたち・1) 1st day of the month

下手な考え休むに似たり

see styles
 hetanakangaeyasumuninitari
    へたなかんがえやすむににたり
(expression) (proverb) (See 下手の考え休むに似たり) it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

下手の考え休むに似たり

see styles
 hetanokangaeyasumuninitari
    へたのかんがえやすむににたり
(expression) (proverb) (See 下手な考え休むに似たり) it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

Variations:
儘(rK)
侭(rK)

see styles
 mama(p); manma; mama
    まま(P); まんま; ママ
(n,adv) (1) (kana only) as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged); (n,adv) (2) (kana only) (after a past-tense verb describing a state) with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as; (3) (kana only) (as 〜に) as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to; (4) (ママ only) (indicating that the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text) (See 原文のママ) sic

Variations:
儘ならない
侭ならない

see styles
 mamanaranai
    ままならない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) (See ままならぬ) unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

Variations:
内緒(P)
内証
内所

see styles
 naisho(p); naishou(内証) / naisho(p); naisho(内証)
    ないしょ(P); ないしょう(内証)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (ないしょう only) {Buddh} inner realization; personal enlightenment; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) (内所 only) kitchen

Variations:
張る(P)
貼る(P)

see styles
 haru
    はる
(transitive verb) (1) (esp. 貼る) to stick; to paste; to affix; (v5r,vi,vt) (2) to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (e.g. a tent); (v5r,vi) (3) to form (e.g. ice on a pond); (v5r,vi,vt) (4) to fill; to swell; (transitive verb) (5) to stick out; to push out; (transitive verb) (6) to post (a link, etc. online); (v5r,vi) (7) to be expensive; (transitive verb) (8) to keep a watch on; to be on the lookout; (transitive verb) (9) (See 頬を張る) to slap; (v5r,vi) (10) (張る only) {mahj} (See テンパる・1,聴牌) to become one tile away from completion; (transitive verb) (11) {math} to span; to generate

我利我利(ateji)

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:
真似事
まね事
マネ事

see styles
 manegoto(真似事, mane事); manegoto(mane事)
    まねごと(真似事, まね事); マネごと(マネ事)
(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:
薮蛇になる
薮蛇に成る

see styles
 yabuhebininaru
    やぶへびになる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to only make work for oneself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth

Variations:
裂く(P)
割く(P)

see styles
 saku
    さく
(transitive verb) (1) (裂く only) to tear; to rip up; (transitive verb) (2) to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen); (transitive verb) (3) (裂く only) to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (transitive verb) (4) (割く only) to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (transitive verb) (5) (archaism) (See 黥く) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

Variations:
足(P)
脚(P)

see styles
 ashi
    あし
(1) (esp. 足) foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.); (2) (esp. 脚, 肢) leg; (3) gait; (4) pace; (5) (usu. 脚) lower radical of a kanji; (6) (足 only) means of transportation; (one's) ride; (7) (colloquialism) (usu お〜) (See お足) money; coin

Variations:
頭がいっぱい
頭が一杯

see styles
 atamagaippai
    あたまがいっぱい
(expression) (idiom) being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind

Variations:
ほんの気持ち
本の気持ち

see styles
 honnokimochi
    ほんのきもち
(exp,n) (1) (humble language) (used when exchanging gifts; usu. as ~ですが) small token of one's sentiments; (exp,adv) (2) (See 気持ち・4) just slightly; only a bit

Variations:
新型うつ
新型鬱
新型欝

see styles
 shingatautsu
    しんがたうつ
new type depression; depression where one is depressed only when at work

Variations:
添い星
添星
房星
房宿

see styles
 soiboshi
    そいぼし
(1) (archaism) {astron} (See 二十八宿,房・ぼう・3) Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (2) (添い星, 添星 only) (archaism) (See 衛星・1) (natural) satellite; moon

Variations:
膝元
膝下
ひざ元
膝許

see styles
 hizamoto; shikka(膝下)
    ひざもと; しっか(膝下)
(1) near one's knee; (2) (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; (3) place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); (4) (ひざもと only) (See お膝元・2) territory of a powerful person; (5) (しっか only) address used after the names of one's parents, grandparents, etc. in a letter

Variations:
裏移り
裏写り
裏うつり

see styles
 urautsuri
    うらうつり
(1) (裏移り only) {print} set-off; offset; unwanted transfer of ink from a freshly printed sheet to an adjacent sheet in a pile; (2) (裏写り only) {print} offset (printing process); (3) {print} show-through; printing on one side of a sheet being visible from the other side

Variations:
すっぽんぽん
スッポンポン

see styles
 supponpon; supponpon
    すっぽんぽん; スッポンポン
(noun or adjectival noun) utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit

Variations:
チン
ちん
チーン
ちーん

see styles
 chin; chin; chiin; chiin / chin; chin; chin; chin
    チン; ちん; チーン; ちーん
(adv-to,adv) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (esp. チーン, ちーん) ding (of a bell); bing; ting; tinkle; ring; (adv-to,adv) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; (noun, transitive verb) (3) (colloquialism) (from the sound of the microwave timer; usu. チン) (See チンする) heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave; microwaving; nuking; (n-suf,n-pref) (4) (チン, ちん only) (abbreviation) (slang) (See ちんちん・1) penis

Variations:
ワンマン(P)
ワン・マン

see styles
 wanman(p); wan man
    ワンマン(P); ワン・マン
(can act as adjective) (1) one-man (show, team, etc.); (n,adj-na,adj-no) (2) tyrant; dictatorial person; (3) (abbreviation) (See ワンマンカー) conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train

Variations:
主(P)
主人
饗(rK)

see styles
 aruji
    あるじ
(1) (主, 主人 only) head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; master (of a servant); (2) (archaism) (See 饗設け) entertaining someone as one's guest

Variations:
人生一度きり
人生一度切り

see styles
 jinseiichidokiri / jinsechidokiri
    じんせいいちどきり
(expression) (proverb) you only live once; you only have one life

Variations:
収まる(P)
納まる(P)

see styles
 osamaru
    おさまる
(v5r,vi) (1) to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to fall within (e.g. a budget); (v5r,vi) (2) to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to be returned (to one's original position); (v5r,vi) (3) (esp. 納まる) to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to occupy (a role); (v5r,vi) (4) (納まる only) to be delivered; to be paid (e.g. taxes); (v5r,vi) (5) (収まる only) (See 治まる・1) to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.); to be sorted; to subside (e.g. wind); to calm down; to abate; (v5r,vi) (6) to be satisfied (e.g. with an answer); to consent; to agree

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:
見張る(P)
見はる
瞠る

see styles
 miharu
    みはる
(transitive verb) (1) (見張る, 見はる only) to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; (transitive verb) (2) (See 目を見張る) to open (one's eyes) wide

Variations:
身になる
実になる(iK)

see styles
 mininaru
    みになる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) (1) to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body; to be helpful; (Godan verb with "ru" ending) (2) (身になる only) to stand in someone else's shoes; (Godan verb with "ru" ending) (3) (身になる only) (archaism) to care deeply for someone

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

Variations:
ワンチャンス
ワン・チャンス

see styles
 wanchansu; wan chansu
    ワンチャンス; ワン・チャンス
one chance; only opportunity

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

Variations:
曲げる(P)
枉げる(rK)

see styles
 mageru
    まげる
(transitive verb) (1) (曲げる only) to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl; (transitive verb) (2) (曲げる only) to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant; (transitive verb) (3) to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert; (transitive verb) (4) to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks); (transitive verb) (5) to pawn

Variations:
痞え
痞(io)
支え
閊え

see styles
 tsukae
    つかえ
(1) load on one's chest; (2) (支え, 閊え only) obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

Variations:
継ぐ(P)
嗣ぐ
続ぐ
襲ぐ

see styles
 tsugu
    つぐ
(transitive verb) (1) to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow; (transitive verb) (2) (継ぐ only) to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair; (transitive verb) (3) (継ぐ only) to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; to follow up with (e.g. remarks); to gather (one's breath)

Variations:
背負う(P)
脊負う(iK)

see styles
 seou(p); shou / seo(p); sho
    せおう(P); しょう
(transitive verb) (1) to carry on one's back; (transitive verb) (2) to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; (transitive verb) (3) to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); (v5u,vi) (4) (しょう only) (in the form しょってる) (See しょってる) to be conceited; to think highly of oneself

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:
避ける(P)
除ける(rK)

see styles
 sakeru(避keru)(p); yokeru(p)
    さける(避ける)(P); よける(P)
(transitive verb) (1) (よける only) to avoid (physical contact with); (transitive verb) (2) (さける only) to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities); (Ichidan verb) (3) to ward off; to avert; (transitive verb) (4) (よける only) to put aside; to move out of the way

Variations:
ワンマンカー
ワン・マン・カー

see styles
 wanmankaa; wan man kaa / wanmanka; wan man ka
    ワンマンカー; ワン・マン・カー
conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver) (wasei: one-man car); conductorless train

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:
新型うつ病
新型鬱病
新型欝病

see styles
 shingatautsubyou / shingatautsubyo
    しんがたうつびょう
new type depression; depression where one is depressed only when at work

Variations:
発条(P)
弾機
撥条(rK)

see styles
 bane(gikun)(p); zenmai(発条, 撥条); hatsujou(発条, 撥条); danki(弾機); bane / bane(gikun)(p); zenmai(発条, 撥条); hatsujo(発条, 撥条); danki(弾機); bane
    ばね(gikun)(P); ぜんまい(発条, 撥条); はつじょう(発条, 撥条); だんき(弾機); バネ
(1) (kana only) spring; (2) (ばね, バネ only) (kana only) spring (in one's legs); bounce; (3) (ばね, バネ only) (kana only) springboard; impetus

Variations:
やっとこさ
やっとこせ
やっとこ

see styles
 yattokosa; yattokose; yattoko
    やっとこさ; やっとこせ; やっとこ
(adverb) (1) (colloquialism) (See やっと・1) at last; finally; (adverb) (2) (colloquialism) (See やっと・2) barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth; (interjection) (3) (やっとこさ, やっとこせ only) yo-ho!; heave-ho!

Variations:
剣(P)
劒(oK)
劍(oK)

see styles
 ken(p); tsurugi
    けん(P); つるぎ
(1) sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; (2) (けん only) bayonet; (3) (けん only) swordsmanship; (4) (けん only) {zool} stinger; ovipositor; dart

Variations:
子供の使い
子どもの使い(sK)

see styles
 kodomonotsukai
    こどものつかい
(exp,n) (idiom) useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand

Variations:
言いよう
言い様
言いざま
言様

see styles
 iiyou(言iyou, 言i様, 言様); iizama(言i様, 言izama, 言様) / iyo(言iyo, 言i様, 言様); izama(言i様, 言izama, 言様)
    いいよう(言いよう, 言い様, 言様); いいざま(言い様, 言いざま, 言様)
(exp,n) (1) manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; (adverb) (2) (いいざま only) at the same time as speaking; as one speaks

Variations:
たった一人
たった1人
たった独り

see styles
 tattahitori
    たったひとり
(exp,n) (See たった) just one person; only one

Variations:
一人(P)
1人(P)
独り(P)

see styles
 hitori(p); ichinin(一人, 1人)
    ひとり(P); いちにん(一人, 1人)
(1) (esp. 一人, 1人) one person; (2) (ひとり only) (See 一人で) being alone; being by oneself; (3) (ひとり only) (esp. 独り) being single; being unmarried; (adverb) (4) (ひとり only) by oneself; alone; (adverb) (5) (ひとり only) (kana only) (with neg. sentence) just; only; simply

Variations:
掛子
掛け子
掛け籠
懸け籠
懸子

see styles
 kakego
    かけご
(1) boxes which fit inside each other; nesting boxes; (2) hiding one's true feelings; (3) (掛子, 掛け子 only) (slang) (See 出し子・2) person in a scam whose role is to telephone the victim

Variations:
見張る(P)
見はる
瞠る(rK)

see styles
 miharu
    みはる
(transitive verb) (1) (見張る, 見はる only) to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; (transitive verb) (2) (See 目を見張る) to open (one's eyes) wide

Variations:
止まる(P)
留まる
停まる
駐まる

see styles
 todomaru
    とどまる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); (v5r,vi) (2) (kana only) (See 占める・2) to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

Variations:
イガイガ
いがいが
イカイカ
いかいか

see styles
 igaiga; igaiga; ikaika; ikaika
    イガイガ; いがいが; イカイカ; いかいか
(1) (イガイガ, いがいが only) (See 毬・いが) bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; (adv,adv-to) (2) (イガイガ, いがいが only) irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; bristling; (adv-to,adv) (3) (archaism) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) crying of a baby

Variations:
な(P)
なあ(P)
なー(P)
なぁ

see styles
 na(p); naa(p); naa(p); nana / na(p); na(p); na(p); nana
    な(P); なあ(P); なー(P); なぁ
(particle) (1) (な only) (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb) don't; (particle) (2) (な only) (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb) do; (interjection) (3) (used to get someone's attention or press one's point) hey; listen; look; say; (particle) (4) (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end) now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know; (particle) (5) (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end) wow; ooh; (particle) (6) (ksb:) (used as a request for confirmation or agreement; used at sentence end) right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?

Variations:
一張羅
一帳羅(rK)
一丁羅(rK)

see styles
 icchoura / icchora
    いっちょうら
one's only good clothes (suit, dress, etc.); one's only suit of clothes; one's best clothes; one's Sunday best

Variations:
元(P)
本(P)


因(sK)

see styles
 moto
    もと
(1) (esp. 元) origin; source; beginning; (2) (oft. 基) basis; base; foundation; root; (3) (also written as 因, 原) cause; (4) (esp. 素) (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock; (5) (元 only) (one's) side; (6) (元 only) capital; principal; cost price; (7) root (of a plant); (tree) trunk; (8) part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand); (9) (See 和歌) first three lines of a waka; (counter) (10) (本 only) counter for plants or trees; (counter) (11) (本 only) counter for falcons (in falconry)

Variations:
真似事
まね事(sK)
マネ事(sK)

see styles
 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:
竹の子ニョッキ
竹の子にょっき(sK)

see styles
 takenokonyokki; takenokonyokki; takenokonyokki(sk)
    たけのこにょっき; たけのこニョッキ; タケノコニョッキ(sk)
(kana only) takenoko nyokki; group game in which players put their hands together and try to raise them while saying "nyokki" without speaking over anyone else until only one player (the loser) remains

Variations:
美人は三日で飽きる
美人は3日で飽きる

see styles
 bijinhamikkadeakiru
    びじんはみっかであきる
(exp,v1) (proverb) beauty is only skin-deep; one gets tired of a beauty in three days

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

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