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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

Variations:
使い回す
使いまわす

see styles
 tsukaimawasu
    つかいまわす
(transitive verb) (1) to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; (transitive verb) (2) to work (someone) hard; to order around

Variations:
陣中見舞い
陣中見舞

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 jinchuumimai / jinchumimai
    じんちゅうみまい
(yoji) visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support

Variations:
取り組む(P)
取組む

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 torikumu
    とりくむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against; (v5m,vi) (2) to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

只要功夫深,鐵杵磨成針


只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针

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zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
    zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu5 shen1 , tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1
chih yao kung fu shen , t`ieh ch`u mo ch`eng chen
    chih yao kung fu shen , tieh chu mo cheng chen
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently

Variations:
こき使う
扱き使う
扱使う

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 kokitsukau
    こきつかう
(transitive verb) to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

Variations:
こつこつ働く
コツコツ働く

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 kotsukotsuhataraku(kotsukotsu働ku); kotsukotsuhataraku(kotsukotsu働ku)
    こつこつはたらく(こつこつ働く); コツコツはたらく(コツコツ働く)
(exp,v5k) to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away

ハードボイルドハードラック

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 haadoboirudohaadorakku / hadoboirudohadorakku
    ハードボイルドハードラック
(work) Hard-boiled-Hard Luck (book); (wk) Hard-boiled-Hard Luck (book)

Variations:
精を出す
精をだす(sK)

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 seiodasu / seodasu
    せいをだす
(exp,v5s) to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest

Variations:
ハードワーク
ハード・ワーク

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 haadowaaku; haado waaku / hadowaku; hado waku
    ハードワーク; ハード・ワーク
hard work

Variations:
応える(P)
報える
徹える

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 kotaeru
    こたえる
(v1,vi) (1) (応える, 報える only) to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); (v1,vi) (2) (sometimes 堪える) (See 堪える) to affect; to take a toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain

大変お世話になりありがとうございました

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 taihenosewaninariarigatougozaimashita / taihenosewaninariarigatogozaimashita
    たいへんおせわになりありがとうございました
(expression) thank you for all your hard work

Variations:
お疲れ様(P)
お疲れさま(P)
御疲れ様

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 otsukaresama
    おつかれさま
(expression) (1) thank you (for your hard work); good work; (expression) (2) see you; goodbye; goodnight

Variations:
努める(P)
勉める(rK)
力める(rK)

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 tsutomeru
    つとめる
(v1,vi) to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to devote oneself; to be committed (to doing)

Variations:
お疲れ様(P)
お疲れさま(P)
御疲れ様(sK)

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 otsukaresama
    おつかれさま
(expression) (1) thank you (for your hard work); good work; (expression) (2) see you; goodbye; goodnight

Variations:
ご苦労様(P)
ご苦労さま(P)
御苦労様
御苦労さま

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 gokurousama / gokurosama
    ごくろうさま
(exp,adj-na) (polite language) (usu. to one's subordinate) (See お疲れ様・1) thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

Variations:
お疲れ様(P)
お疲れさま(P)
おつかれ様(sK)
御疲れ様(sK)

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 otsukaresama
    おつかれさま
(expression) (1) thank you (for your hard work); good work; (expression) (2) see you; goodbye; goodnight

Variations:
血のにじむよう
血の滲むよう
血の滲む様(sK)
血のにじむ様(sK)

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 chinonijimuyou / chinonijimuyo
    ちのにじむよう
(exp,adj-na) (idiom) painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling

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

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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