# Kanji

character: 為
kunyomi: ため, な.る, な.す, す.る, たり, つく.る, なり, びい
onyomi: イ
glossary:
do; change; make; benefit; welfare; be of use; reach to; try; practice; cost; serve as; good; advantage; as a result of


character: 解
kunyomi: と.く, と.かす, と.ける, ほど.く, ほど.ける, わか.る, さと.る, さとる, とけ
onyomi: カイ, ゲ
glossary:
unravel; notes; key; explanation; understanding; untie; undo; solve; answer; cancel; absolve; explain; minute


character: 極
kunyomi: きわ.める, きわ.まる, きわ.まり, きわ.み, き.める, -ぎ.め, き.まる
onyomi: キョク, ゴク
glossary:
poles; settlement; conclusion; end; highest rank; electric poles; very; extremely; most; highly; 10**48


character: 故
kunyomi: ゆえ, ふる.い, もと
onyomi: コ
glossary:
happenstance; especially; intentionally; reason; cause; circumstances; the late; therefore; consequently


character: 捌
kunyomi: さば.く, さば.ける, は.け
onyomi: ハツ, ハチ, ベツ
glossary:
handle; deal with; dispose of; sell; be in demand; be worldly; be frank; be sensible; be sociable; drainage; sale; demand for; eight


character: 参
kunyomi: まい.る, まい-, まじわる, みつ, み
onyomi: サン, シン
glossary:
nonplussed; three (in documents); going; coming; visiting; visit; be defeated; die; be madly in love; participate; take part in


character: 臭
kunyomi: くさ.い, -くさ.い, にお.う, にお.い
onyomi: シュウ
glossary:
stinking; ill-smelling; suspicious looking; odor; savor; fragrance; be fragrant; stink; glow; be bright


character: 上
onyomi: ジョウ, ショウ, シャン
glossary: above; up
kunyomi:
うえ, -うえ, うわ-, かみ, あ.げる, -あ.げる, あ.がる, -あ.がる, あ.がり, -あ.がり, のぼ.る, のぼ.り, のぼ.せる, のぼ.す, よ.す, あおい, あげ, い, か, かき, かず, かん, こう, のぼり, ほつ


character: 随
kunyomi: まにま.に, したが.う
onyomi: ズイ
glossary:
follow; though; notwithstanding; while; during; both; all; obey; submit to; comply; at the mercy of (the waves)


character: 生
onyomi: セイ, ショウ
glossary: life; genuine; birth
kunyomi:
い.きる, い.かす, い.ける, う.まれる, うま.れる, う.まれ, うまれ, う.む, お.う, は.える, は.やす, き, なま, なま-, な.る, な.す, む.す, -う, あさ, いき, いく, いけ, うぶ, うまい, え, おい, ぎゅう, くるみ, ごせ, さ, じょう, すぎ, そ, そう, ちる, なば, にう, にゅう, ふ, み, もう, よい, りゅう


character: 節
kunyomi: ふし, -ぶし, のっと, たかし
onyomi: セツ, セチ
glossary:
node; season; period; occasion; verse; clause; stanza; honor; joint; knuckle; knob; knot; tune; melody


character: 代
kunyomi: か.わる, かわ.る, かわ.り, か.わり, -がわ.り, -が.わり, か.える, よ, しろ, す
onyomi: ダイ, タイ
glossary:
substitute; change; convert; replace; period; age; counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; generation; charge; rate; fee


character: 著
kunyomi: あらわ.す, いちじる.しい
onyomi: チョ, チャク
glossary:
renowned; publish; write; remarkable; phenomenal; put on; don; wear; arrival; finish (race); counter for suits of clothing; literary work


character: 丁
kunyomi: ひのと
onyomi: チョウ, テイ, チン, トウ, チ
glossary:
street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign


character: 徒
kunyomi: いたずら, あだ, かち
onyomi: ト
glossary:
on foot; junior; emptiness; vanity; futility; uselessness; ephemeral thing; gang; set; party; people


character: 分
kunyomi: わ.ける, わ.け, わ.かれる, わ.かる, わ.かつ, いた, わけ
onyomi: ブン, フン, ブ
glossary:
part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku/100


character: 明
onyomi: メイ, ミョウ, ミン
glossary: bright; light
kunyomi:
あ.かり, あか.るい, あか.るむ, あか.らむ, あき.らか, あ.ける, -あ.け, あ.く, あ.くる, あ.かす, あきら, あけ, あす, きら, け, さや, さやか, とし, はる, み, め


character: 廉
kunyomi: きよ
onyomi: レン
glossary:
bargain; reason; charge; suspicion; point; account; purity; honest; low price; cheap; rested; contented; peaceful


# Terms

expression: ？？？
tags: P
glossary:
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expression: ・
reading: なかぐろ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)


expression: 〆
reading: しめ
tags: ctr n
glossary:
(n) tie up; bind; fastening; tightening; sum; total amount; total; (MA) judo choking (strangling) techniques; (food) last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion; conclusion; rounding off; (ctr) counter for bundles; counter for faggots; counter for bundles of 2000 sheets of paper; (n) end mark; closure mark


expression: 〆切る
reading: しめきる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired)


expression: 〇
reading: まる
tags: n
glossary:
(n) circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound


expression: 〇〇
reading: まるまる
tags: n
glossary:
(n) symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship)


expression: １
reading: いち
tags: adj-no n num pref suf
glossary:
(num,pref) one; (adj-no,suf) best; (adj-no) first; foremost; (n) beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)


expression: １票の格差
reading: いっぴょうのかくさ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) disparity between values of votes in different constituencies; measure of malapportionment of electorates


expression: １面
reading: いちめん
tags: n n-adv
glossary:
(n) one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (n,n-adv) (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object; front page (e.g. newspaper)


expression: ２７年テーゼ
reading: にじゅうしちねんテーゼ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) 1927 Theses; Comintern policy documents regarding capitalism, imperialism, and a possible revolution in Japan


expression: ３２年テーゼ
reading: さんじゅうにねんテーゼ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) 1932 Theses; Comintern policy documents urging overthrow of Japan's imperial and metayage systems


expression: ３つ星
reading: みつぼし
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) three stars (shape); three stars (for quality, e.g. Michelin stars); (n) Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)


expression: ３次元
reading: さんじげん
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n) three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; 3-D; (n,adj-no) (sl) (joc) real world; IRL (in real life); (P)


expression: ４当５落
reading: よんとうごらく
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) sleep four hours and pass, sleep five hours and fail (when cramming for university entrance exams)


expression: ５５年体制
reading: ごじゅうごねんたいせい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) 1955 System; Japanese political alignment with the LDP in government and the JSP in opposition, which lasted until 1993


expression: ＡＢＣ
reading: エービーシー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) alphabet; ABCs; American Broadcasting Company; ABC; Audit Bureau of Circulations; ABC; activity-based costing; ABC; ABC World Airways Guide; Atanasoff-Berry Computer; ABC


expression: ＡＢＣＤ包囲陣
reading: エービーシーディーほういじん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ABCD encirclement; embargoes against Japan by America, Britain, China, and the Dutch starting in 1940


expression: ＡＴＭ
reading: エーティーエム
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) automatic teller machine; ATM; automated teller machine; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM; (P)


expression: Ｂ級グルメ
reading: ビーきゅうグルメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry, etc.); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food


expression: ＣＡＰＴＣＨＡ
reading: キャプチャ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (comp) CAPTCHA; captcha; challenge-response test for distinguishing humans from machines (usu. requiring typing characters from a distorted image)


expression: ＣＢ
reading: シービー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Citizens' Band; CB (radio); convertible bond; chronic bronchitis; chemical and biological (weapons); center back; community business


expression: ＣＭ
reading: シーエム
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) commercial message; commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial; (P)


expression: ＥＣ
reading: イーシー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor


expression: ＦＴＴｘ
reading: エフティーティーエックス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fiber to the x (generic term for any network architecture that uses optical fiber) (fibre); FTTx


expression: Ｈ
reading: エイチ
tags: adj-na n vs
glossary:
(n) H; h; (adj-na,n) (uk) indecent; lewd; frisky; sexy; (n,vs) (uk) (col) sexual intercourse; copulation


expression: ＨＥＩＢ
reading: ヒーブ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) home economists in business; HEIB; home economists working in businesses (on advice, marketing, etc.)


expression: ＨＰ
reading: エイチピー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) horsepower; HP; home page; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)


expression: ＩＭＯ
reading: アイエムオー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) International Mathematical Olympiad; IMO; International Maritime Organization; IMO; International Meteorological Organization; IMO


expression: ＩＯＣ
reading: アイオーシー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) International Olympic Committee; IOC; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; IOC; input-output controller; IOC


expression: ＩＴＣ
reading: アイティーシー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) International Trade Commission; ITC; Independent Television Commission; ITC; International Trade Center; ITC; integrated traffic control; ITC; inclusive tour charter; IT coordinator


expression: ＫＹ
reading: ケーワイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) being unable to read the situation; being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation (e.g. A and B are complaining about C, and D joins the conversation praising C)


expression: ＬＯＨＡＳ
reading: ロハース
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) LOHAS; Lifestyles Of Health And Sustainability; market segment made up of ecologically conscious consumers


expression: ＬＴＥ
reading: エルティーイー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (comp) Long Term Evolution; LTE; standard for wireless communication of high-speed data in mobile telephony


expression: Ｍ字開脚
reading: エムじかいきゃく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pornographic pose (spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter 'M')


expression: ＰＲＩＳＭ
reading: プリズム
tags: n
glossary:
(n) PRISM; mass electronic surveillance program operated by the United States National Security Agency


expression: ＱＲコード
reading: キューアーコード
tags: n
glossary:
(n) quick response code (2-dimensional bar code commonly used by Japanese mobile phones to link to URLs); QR code


expression: ＲＶ
reading: アールブイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) recreational vehicle; RV; sports utility vehicle; SUV; reactor vessel; reentry vehicle; Revised Version; RV


expression: ＲＶ車
reading: アールブイしゃ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) recreational vehicle (usu. not camper or motor home); RV; sports utility vehicle; SUV; four wheel drive (car or minivan)


expression: ＳＳ
reading: エスエス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) speed-sensitive; suspended solids; Schutzstaffel; SS; service station; sporty sedan; shortstop; steamship; secret service


expression: ＶＳＯＰ
reading: ブイ・エス・オー・ピー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) very superior old pale (cognac); VSOP; (joc) one-track mind (wasei: very special one pattern); person who always acts the same or says the same thing (esp. person who always cracks the same kind of jokes); VLBI Space Observatory Programme; Very Long Baseline Interferometry Space Observatory Programme


expression: Ｖ系
reading: ブイけい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands, musicians, etc.


expression: Ｗ立直
reading: ダブルリーチ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) declaring that one is one tile away from winning in mahjong on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared


expression: あーあ
tags: int
glossary:
(int) oh no (used as an expression of despair or when giving up); sigh of boredom or disgust; oh boy


expression: あい
tags: int n
glossary:
(int) yes; (n) wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan


expression: あいの風
reading: あいのかぜ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan


expression: あがぁな
tags: adj-pn
glossary:
(adj-pn) such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener); so; that; sort of


expression: あくが強い
reading: あくがつよい
tags: adj-i exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-i) having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic


expression: あくの強い
reading: あくのつよい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic


expression: あこう鯛
reading: あこうだい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae); (food) (ktb:) red rockfish; red scorpionfish


expression: あごで使う
reading: あごでつかう
tags: exp v5u
glossary:
(exp,v5u) to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; to indicate by pointing one's chin; (sl) to chatter; to jaw; to jabber


expression: あごで人を使う
reading: あごでひとをつかう
tags: exp v5u
glossary:
(exp,v5u) to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; to indicate someone by pointing one's chin


expression: あたり構わず
reading: あたりかまわず
tags: adv exp
glossary:
(exp,adv) indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby


expression: あっけらかんと
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on


expression: あっさり
tags: P adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv-to,vs) (on-mim) easily; readily; quickly; (on-mim) lightly (flavored food, applied makeup); (P)


expression: あっての
tags: P adj-f
glossary:
(adj-f) which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to; (P)


expression: あっという間に
reading: あっというまに
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; in the time it takes to say "ah!"


expression: あて字
reading: あてじ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading


expression: あのね
tags: P int
glossary:
(int) (fam) (fem) look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute; hold on; (P)


expression: あの子
reading: あのこ
tags: adj-no pn
glossary:
(pn,adj-no) that girl; that kid; (arch) you (mainly used by a brothel owner or senior prostitutes when addressing servant girls)


expression: あの世千日この世一日
reading: あのよせんにちこのよいちにち
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next


expression: あばら屋
reading: あばらや
tags: n
glossary:
(n) dilapidated house; tumbledown house; hovel; miserable shack; (hum) my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)


expression: あぶない橋を渡る
reading: あぶないはしをわたる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; to cross a dangerous bridge


expression: あぶら虫
reading: あぶらむし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) aphid; plant louse; (obsc) cockroach; (obsc) Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite; (arch) visitor to a red-light district who's only there to look


expression: あぼーん
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n) (comp) deletion; marks a bulletin board post that was deleted because it contained inappropriate content; (vs) (comp) to delete; to be deleted


expression: あやかし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters


expression: ありんす
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) variation of "arimasu" used by the prostitutes of the Yoshiwara red light district in the Edo period


expression: あるある
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) Oh yeah; Of course it is so; Cheer up, that's average; It happens; It's possible; Don't worry, it happens


expression: あるに従う
reading: あるにしたがう
tags: exp v5u
glossary:
(exp,v5u) to let things end up as they will; to let nature take it's course; to make do with what one has


expression: あわよくば
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side


expression: あんな
tags: P adj-pn
glossary:
(adj-pn) such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener); so; that; sort of; (P)


expression: あんまし
tags: adj-na adv n n-suf
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,n,n-suf) remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; (adv) not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; overjoyed; overwhelmed; (n-suf) more than; over


expression: あん摩
reading: あんま
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) massage, esp. the Anma Japanese type of massage; (n) (sens) masseur; masseuse; massager; (arch) (col) blind person (as many were traditionally massagers); (P)


expression: いいか
tags: exp int
glossary:
(int) (col) Listen! (used to get someone's attention); (exp) (col) You see ...; Mind you ...; Remember ...


expression: いいかっこしい
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) (col) (ksb:) acting cool; pretending to be a better person that one is; pretentious (person)


expression: いいとこ
tags: adj-f n n-adv
glossary:
(n) good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; (adj-f) utter; extreme; (n-adv) at (the) best; at most


expression: いいとこ取り
reading: いいとこどり
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (uk) focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherrypicking (e.g. information)


expression: いい加減
reading: いいかげん
tags: P adj-na adv
glossary:
(adj-na) (uk) irresponsible; perfunctory; careless; lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague; reasonable; moderate (usu. in suggestions or orders); (adv) considerably; quite; rather; pretty; (P)


expression: いい加減にする
reading: いいかげんにする
tags: exp vs-i
glossary:
(exp,vs-i) to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree


expression: いい事
reading: いいこと
tags: exp int n
glossary:
(exp,n) good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity; (int) (fem) interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response


expression: いい迷惑
reading: いいめいわく
tags: adj-na exp n
glossary:
(exp,n,adj-na) real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)


expression: いかれる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to be beaten; to break down; to be crazy; to be touched; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone); to be beaten (in a contest)


expression: いきがけの駄賃
reading: いきがけのだちん
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it


expression: いさぎ良い
reading: いさぎよい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(iK) (adj-i) manly; sportsmanlike; gracious; gallant; resolute; brave; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; blameless; (arch) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); pure; clean


expression: いざという時
reading: いざというとき
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) when it's important; when it comes to the crunch; when push comes to shove; when it comes to the point; in one's hour of need; at the critical moment


expression: いじける
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to grow timid (e.g. from an inferiority complex); to lose one's nerve; to become perverse; to become contrary


expression: いたずら者
reading: いたずらもの
tags: n
glossary:
(n) mischief-maker; trickster; prankster; (arch) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch) useless fellow; (arch) mouse; rat


expression: いたちの道
reading: いたちのみち
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) not to write to or visit someone; road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again)


expression: いったい全体
reading: いったいぜんたい
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")


expression: いなか者
reading: いなかもの
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick; hillbilly


expression: いらっしゃる
tags: P aux-v v5aru vi
glossary:
(v5aru,vi) (hon) to come; to go; to be (somewhere); (aux-v) (after a -te form, or the particle "de") is (doing); are (doing); (P)


expression: いりちー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (rkb:) stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce


expression: いわく付き
reading: いわくつき
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain


expression: いんげん豆
reading: いんげんまめ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean; French bean


expression: うぐいす張り
reading: うぐいすばり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) nightingale (flooring); method of laying floors to deliberately make a noise (like a nightingale's call) when walked across (security feature)


expression: うしろ手
reading: うしろで
tags: n
glossary:
(n) hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; back; appearance from behind


expression: うじゃける
tags: v1
glossary:
(v1) (for a fruit) to go bad and lose its shape from being overripe or damaged; to feel listless; to be dull; to be lazy; to look bored


expression: うた沢
reading: うたざわ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)


expression: うっとい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) (osb:) irritating; troublesome; (osb:) gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; (osb:) heavy (weather); cloudy


expression: うっとり
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly; vacantly


expression: うっとりする
tags: exp vs-i
glossary:
(exp,vs-i) to be entranced; to be enraptured; to be transported; to be fascinated; to be absentminded; to be miles away; to be in a world of one's own


expression: うつ伏す
reading: うつぶす
tags: v5s vi
glossary:
(v5s,vi) to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)


expression: うどの大木
reading: うどのたいぼく
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) good for nothing (of people); derived from a large 'udo' plant being of no use (only the young, tender, plant can be eaten)


expression: うながっぱ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) maki sushi typically made from eel and cucumber, often with a face-like pattern when cut; mascot character used by Tajimi City in Gifu


expression: うな重
reading: うなじゅう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box


expression: うぶ毛
reading: うぶげ
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n) soft, downy hair (i.e. such as on one's cheek); peach fuzz; fluff; pappus; lanugo; (adj-no) lanuginous; pappose; pappous


expression: うま味
reading: うまみ
tags: n
glossary:
(ateji) (n) good flavor (flavour); good taste; deliciousness; umami (fifth category of taste, corresponding to the flavour of glutamates); skill; profit


expression: うりずん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) climate of the third month of the lunar calendar in Okinawa (end of the dry season); early summer


expression: うわ気
reading: うわき
tags: adj-na n vs
glossary:
(n,adj-na,vs) (sens) extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness; inconstancy; fickleness; caprice


expression: うんともすんとも
tags: adv exp
glossary:
(exp,adv) (followed by a negative verb form) not uttering a single word; not giving even the slightest response


expression: え
tags: int prt
glossary:
(int) eh? (surprise); eh (agreement); (prt) (arch) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (after a noun) used when calling out to someone


expression: ええじゃないか
tags: exp n
glossary:
(exp) isn't it great?; (n) carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868


expression: えび反り
reading: えびぞり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backward like a shrimp (in kabuki, represents being overwhelmed by someone's power)


expression: えんがちょ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n) (chn) crossed fingers and word said to call someone to be avoided as 'dirty'; (vs) to cross one's fingers (to ward off 'dirt')


expression: えんがちょ切った
reading: えんがちょきった
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (chn) phrase used (usu. with accompanying crossed fingers gesture) to ward off catching 'dirtiness' from another child


expression: おお振り
reading: おおぶり
tags: adj-na adj-no n vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no) somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; (n,vs) large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke


expression: おこた
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (pol) (fem) kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat


expression: おじゃる
tags: aux-v v4r
glossary:
(v4r) (arch) (hon) to come; to go; to be; (aux-v) (usu. after the particle 'de') forms a polite copula


expression: おぞい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) (col) crude; inferior grade; worn; ragged; shameful; sly; clever; disgusting; repulsive; absurd


expression: おっとり刀
reading: おっとりがたな
tags: n
glossary:
(n) making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist


expression: おっ広げる
reading: おっぴろげる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden; to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap; to scatter about; to spread around; to make flourish; to cause to prosper


expression: おとし入れる
reading: おとしいれる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to trick someone into (committing a crime, etc.); to hatch a plan and deceive someone; to assault (a castle, etc.); to drop something and have it fall into something


expression: おなり神
reading: おなりがみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (belief in) spiritual power possessed by sisters to protect their brothers (in the Ryukyu Islands)


expression: おにい系
reading: おにいけい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) men's fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories


expression: おねえ言葉
reading: おねえことば
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (ling) sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (often a homosexual or transexual male)


expression: おはか参り
reading: おはかまいり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ritual visit to the tomb of one's ancestors (bringing flowers, burning incense, cleansing the tombstone)


expression: おびき出す
reading: おびきだす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch) to abduct; to entice out of


expression: おりゃる
tags: aux-v v4r vi
glossary:
(vi,v4r) (hon) (arch) to go; to come; (hon) (arch) to be; (aux-v,v4r) (hon) (arch) is (doing); are (doing); (vi,v4r) (pol) (arch) to be


expression: おサイフケータイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) O-saifu Keitai (brand name); wallet cell phone; mobile wallet; mobile phone equipped with a contactless IC card for ATM use, payments, etc.


expression: お愛想
reading: おあいそ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (pol) compliment; flattery; service; hospitality; bill (at a restaurant; formerly, not used by customers); check


expression: お姐さん
reading: おねえさん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (hon) elder sister; (vocative) young lady; miss (referring to a waitress, etc.); ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors); older girl (no relation)


expression: お稲荷さん
reading: おいなりさん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (hon) Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); (hon) Inari shrine; (pol) Inari-zushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); (joc) (sl) scrotum; testicle sack


expression: お印
reading: おしるし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) a show; blood-stained mucus discharge that happens during pregnancy up to two weeks before delivery; signature mark (crest) used by members of the Imperial family to mark their belongings; a sign (with honorific 'o')


expression: お家騒動
reading: おいえそうどう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period


expression: お釜
reading: おかま
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (pol) pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; (uk) (col) male homosexual; effeminate man; male transvestite


expression: お釜を掘る
reading: おかまをほる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to perform anal sex; to bugger; to sodomize; to sodomise; to crash a car into the back of another (usu. used in the passive voice); to rear-end


expression: お亀
reading: おかめ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) (derog) homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; (abbr) (uk) soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.


expression: お強
reading: おこわ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch) trickery; deception


expression: お勤め
reading: おつとめ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) (pol) one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; money paid to a prostitute or geisha


expression: お迎え
reading: おむかえ
tags: adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,adj-no,vs) (pol) receiving; welcoming; going to meet; (n) final call; call of fate; approach of death


expression: お見知りおき
reading: おみしりおき
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) pleased to make your acquaintance (formal phrase used on first meeting someone to encourage them to remember you)


expression: お遣い
reading: おつかい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (pol) errand; mission; going as envoy; (pol) messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl; (pol) (hon) familiar spirit


expression: お雇い外国人
reading: おやといがいこくじん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) hired foreigners; foreign advisors hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era


expression: お後がよろしいようで
reading: おあとがよろしいようで
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (from rakugo) that's all from me, and now the next speaker ...; expression used to hand over to the next speaker


expression: お構いなし
reading: おかまいなし
tags: adj-na exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-na) unmindful; without care for others; inconsiderate; unconcerned; (exp) disregarding; overlooking


expression: お高祖頭巾
reading: おこそずきん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) kerchief worn by women in former times in Japan in cold weather, covering the whole head (except eyes)


expression: お国
reading: おくに
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (hon) your native country; your hometown; (pol) my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch) daimyo's territory (Edo period)


expression: お菜
reading: おかず
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) accompaniment for rice dishes; side dish; food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation, or material for assisting arousal during masturbation)


expression: お札
reading: おふだ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection


expression: お使
reading: おつかい
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (n) (pol) errand; mission; going as envoy; (pol) messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl; (pol) (hon) familiar spirit


expression: お姉さん
reading: おねえさん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (hon) elder sister; (vocative) young lady; miss (referring to a waitress, etc.); ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors); older girl (no relation); (P)


expression: お姉キャラ
reading: おねえキャラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sl) celebrity or comedian (usu. male) taking on an effeminate role (through mannerisms, way of speaking, etc.)


expression: お姉ギャル
reading: おねえギャル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories


expression: お姉系ギャル
reading: おねえけいギャル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories


expression: お持たせ
reading: おもたせ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (hon) (uk) (abbr) gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)


expression: お持たせ物
reading: おもたせもの
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (hon) gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)


expression: お持ち帰り
reading: おもちかえり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sl) one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; (pol) takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away


expression: お邪魔虫
reading: おじゃまむし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel


expression: お酌
reading: おしゃく
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl


expression: お手
reading: おて
tags: int n
glossary:
(n) (pol) hand; arm; (hon) handwriting; penmanship; (int) 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)


expression: お初
reading: おはつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (pol) doing something for the first time (ever, in a season, etc.); new item; first crop of the season


expression: お召
reading: おめし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (hon) summoning; calling; riding; wearing; dressing; clothing; (abbr) (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)


expression: お上
reading: おかみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (hon) Emperor; (hon) authorities; government; term used to refer to a woman running a restaurant, inn, etc.; landlady; (hon) your wife; his wife; madam


expression: お上りさん
reading: おのぼりさん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel


expression: お触れ
reading: おふれ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) official notice; (abbr) Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace


expression: お触書
reading: おふれがき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace


expression: お節介
reading: おせっかい
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) (uk) meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference; officiousness; (n) (uk) meddler; buttinsky; busybody; (P)


expression: お前
reading: おまい
tags: adj-no pn
glossary:
(pn,adj-no) (fam) (male) you (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior)


expression: お前
reading: おまえ
tags: P adj-no pn
glossary:
(pn,adj-no) (fam) (male) you (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior); presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.); (P)


expression: お倉
reading: おくら
tags: n
glossary:
(n) shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; canceling; shelf (i.e. "on the shelf"); rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate


expression: お多福
reading: おたふく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (derog) homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman


expression: お多福面
reading: おたふくめん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) humorous mask of a homely woman's face (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)


expression: お替り
reading: おかわり
tags: int n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) second helping; another cup; seconds; (int) command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand


expression: お代わり
reading: おかわり
tags: P int n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) second helping; another cup; seconds; (int) command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand; (P)


expression: お宅
reading: おたく
tags: P adj-no n pn
glossary:
(n) (hon) your house; your home; your family; (hon) your husband; (hon) your organization; (pn,adj-no) (hon) you (referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close); (P)


expression: お達し
reading: おたっし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties


expression: お茶を濁す
reading: おちゃをにごす
tags: exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with


expression: お喋り
reading: おしゃべり
tags: P adj-na n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (uk) chattering; talk; idle talk; chat; chitchat; gossip; (adj-na,n) (uk) chatty; talkative; chatterbox; blabbermouth; (P)


expression: お調子者
reading: おちょうしもの
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) flip; luck-pusher; frivolous person; person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily


expression: お田植え祭
reading: おたうえまつり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine


expression: お凸
reading: おでこ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (uk) (sens) brow; forehead; (uk) prominent forehead; beetle brow; (uk) (col) not catching anything (in fishing); (P)


expression: お鍋
reading: おなべ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (pol) pot; (arch) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; (uk) (sl) female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (i.e. a transvestite)


expression: お忍び
reading: おしのび
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito


expression: お泊まり保育
reading: おとまりほいく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) nursery school sleepover; one night sleepover at school in summer vacation of last year of nursery school


expression: お八
reading: おやつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea


expression: お八つ
reading: おやつ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (uk) between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea; (P)


expression: お晩彩
reading: おばんさい
tags: n
glossary:
(iK) (n) (uk) light Kyoto-style home cooking with boiled vegetables and marinated food, also now served in restaurants


expression: お晩菜
reading: おばんさい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) light Kyoto-style home cooking with boiled vegetables and marinated food, also now served in restaurants


expression: お百度
reading: おひゃくど
tags: n
glossary:
(n) hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)


expression: お負け
reading: おまけ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; bonus; an extra; (on the spot) price reduction; exaggeration; (P)


expression: お変わりありませんか
reading: おかわりありませんか
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (pol) how have (you) been? (gen. used after some time apart); nothing (untoward) has happened, has it?


expression: お墨付き
reading: おすみつき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) handwriting; autograph; authorization; authorisation; certificate; certified document; paper with signature of the shogun or lord


expression: お目にかかる
reading: おめにかかる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) (hum) to meet (someone of higher status); (arch) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); to be visible; to be seen; to be noticed


expression: お目見え
reading: おめみえ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)


expression: お里が知れる
reading: おさとがしれる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to reveal one's upbringing (through one's words, actions, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away


expression: お立ち台
reading: おたちだい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (col) (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; rostrum; (sl) dancing platform (in a disco)


expression: お洒落
reading: おしゃれ
tags: adj-na adj-no n vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no) (uk) smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious; (n) someone smartly dressed; (vs) to dress up; to be fashionable


expression: かかえ込む
reading: かかえこむ
tags: v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with


expression: かかわり合う
reading: かかわりあう
tags: v5u
glossary:
(v5u) to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with


expression: かがり火
reading: かがりび
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch) brothel-keeper (Edo period)


expression: かき込む
reading: かきこむ
tags: v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to bolt down one's food; to gulp down; to eat quickly; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to scoop up


expression: かけ声
reading: かけごえ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) yell used to time or encourage activity (e.g. "Heave ho!", "On three ... One, two, three!" in English); enthusiastic shout from the audience (e.g. in kabuki); shouting (in concerts)


expression: かごの鳥
reading: かごのとり
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)


expression: かちかち
tags: P adj-na adj-no adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to,adv) (on-mim) ticktock; (on-mim) chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; clicking; clacking; clattering; (adj-no,adj-na) (on-mim) dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; (on-mim) hidebound; die-hard; stubborn; obstinate; bigoted; (on-mim) scared stiff; tense; nervous; frightened; (P)


expression: かっきり
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv) (on-mim) exactly; just; precisely; punctually; (adv-to) clearly delineated (of boundaries, etc.)


expression: かっと
tags: adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) flaring up; burning hotly; suddenly becoming bright; (on-mim) flying into a rage; losing one's cool; (on-mim) opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (on-mim) (arch) acting resolutely


expression: かつぎ出す
reading: かつぎだす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject); to raise (an issue); to mention


expression: かと思うと
reading: かとおもうと
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (after past tense verb) no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about


expression: かな
tags: P prt
glossary:
(prt) (at sentence end) I wonder; (at sentence end) should I?; is it?; (at sentence end) I wish that (with a negative); I hope that; (P)


expression: かなあ
tags: prt
glossary:
(prt) (at sentence end) I wonder; (at sentence end) should I?; is it?; (at sentence end) I wish that (with a negative); I hope that


expression: かばん持ち
reading: かばんもち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) private secretary; (derog) flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier; carrying a bag


expression: かぶき者
reading: かぶきもの
tags: n
glossary:
(n) dandy; peacock; early-17th-century equivalent of present-day yakuza; Edo-period eccentric who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and weird behavior


expression: かまくら
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut; (P)


expression: から
tags: P prt
glossary:
(prt) from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); because (follows verbs, adjectives); since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since (following te-form verb); (P)


expression: からから
tags: adj-na adj-no adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,vs,adj-no) (on-mim) parched; dried-up; (adv-to) (on-mim) rattle; clatter; (on-mim) loud laughter


expression: からし菜
reading: からしな
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Indian mustard (Brassica juncea); Chinese mustard; leaf mustard; brown mustard; mustard greens


expression: からっと
tags: adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) changing suddenly and completely; crisp and dry (e.g. skies, weather, tempura, laundry, etc.)


expression: からなる
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) Y adding up to Z; Y making up Z; Y constituting Z; Z consisting of Y; Z composed of Y; Z containing Y


expression: からり
tags: P adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to,adv) (on-mim) clatter (noise made by hard objects coming in contact, e.g. a door flinging open); (on-mim) bright and clear (e.g. sky); (on-mim) nicely dry (e.g. laundry); crisp (e.g. tempura); (on-mim) cheerful and open-hearted; (on-mim) changing suddenly and completely; (on-mim) completely forgetting something; (P)


expression: かりかり
tags: adj-na adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; (adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) grumpily; touchily; edgily; irritably; (on-mim) scratching


expression: かんの虫
reading: かんのむし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) convulsions (in a child); nervousness; short-temperedness; bug thought to cause children's diseases


expression: が
tags: P conj prt
glossary:
(prt) indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); (prt,conj) but; however; still; and; (P)


expression: がしゃがしゃ
tags: adj-na adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) (pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; (adj-na) (on-mim) cluttered; disordered; messy


expression: がたがた
tags: P adj-na adj-no adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) rattle; clatter; (on-mim) trembling; shivering; quaking; wobbling; swaying; (on-mim) whining; grumbling; griping; bellyaching; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (on-mim) rickety; shaky; wobbly; decrepit; ramshackle; broken down; (P)


expression: がちがち
tags: adj-na adj-no adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to) (on-mim) chattering (teeth); (adj-na) (on-mim) (frozen, worried) stiff; (adj-na,adj-no) (on-mim) rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; overly serious; (adv,adj-no) (on-mim) voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause


expression: がちゃん
tags: adv-to n
glossary:
(adv-to,n) (on-mim) (with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang


expression: がっかり
tags: P adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adv,n,vs,adv-to) (on-mim) feel disappointed; dejected; lose heart; feel emotionally drained; feel let down; (P)


expression: がな
tags: prt
glossary:
(prt) particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); (col) emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty


expression: がぶがぶ
tags: P adj-na adv-to n
glossary:
(adv-to,n) (on-mim) gulping down; guzzling; (adj-na,n) (on-mim) sloshing around (e.g. liquid in one's stomach, esp. from drinking too much); (P)


expression: がらがら
tags: adj-na adj-no adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) clattering; rattling; gargling; (adj-na,adj-no) empty; bare; uninhabited; vacant; unoccupied; raspy (voice); gravelly; (n) rattle (e.g. baby's toy)


expression: がり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; (abbr) mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof; (sl) (derog) overly skinny person


expression: がる
tags: suf v5r
glossary:
(suf,v5r) to show signs of being; to feel; to think; to behave as if one were; to pretend; to act as if; to want; to desire; to be anxious to; to be eager to


expression: がん
tags: adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to) (on-mim) thump; thud (dull sound representing something being hit); severe; difficult; hard


expression: がんがん
tags: adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (col) (on-mim) sound of large bell; sound of scolding voice; (pounding of) headache; intense


expression: が聞いてあきれる
reading: がきいてあきれる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) who do you think you're kidding by saying (used to indicate incredulous dismissal of some claim); What a laugh!


expression: きき返す
reading: ききかえす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation


expression: きちきち
tags: adj-na adv-to n
glossary:
(adj-na,adv-to,n) (on-mim) jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); (used to denote a) grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); (n) acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust


expression: きちきち蝗虫
reading: きちきちばった
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) (col) male Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea); (obs) Gonista bicolor (species of grasshopper resembling the Oriental longheaded locust)


expression: きっちり
tags: P adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) punctually; on the dot; precisely; closely; tightly; (fits) like a glove; without fail; (P)


expression: きも可愛い
reading: きもかわいい
tags: adj-f
glossary:
(adj-f) (sl) (col) being both repellant and attractive at the same time; being both cute and disgusting


expression: きゃあ
tags: adv int n
glossary:
(int) yikes!; eek!; ouch!; blech; interjection expressing surprise, pain, fear, or disgust; (adv) (on-mim) monkey screech; (n) (sl) customer


expression: きゃぴきゃぴ
tags: adj-na adj-no adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs,adj-na,adj-no) (on-mim) (col) brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy (used mainly of girls); acting all cute and charged up


expression: きゅう
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) (rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (on-mim) (drinking) in one sweep


expression: きゅう鏘
reading: きゅうそう
tags: adj-t adv-to
glossary:
(adj-t,adv-to) (arch) echoing beautifully (of the sound produced by striking together jewels or metals); beautiful (of a melody, etc.)


expression: きゅん
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)


expression: きゅん死
reading: きゅんし
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (col) one's chest tightening up (from emotion) so much that one feels one's heart might stop; "dying of cuteness"


expression: きりきり
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) (on-mim) chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); (on-mim) binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); (on-mim) rotating quickly; (on-mim) hurting sharply; (on-mim) briskly; quickly; promptly; at once; right away


expression: きりり
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar


expression: きれい事
reading: きれいごと
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches


expression: きんきん
tags: adj-na adv n vs
glossary:
(adv,n,vs) (on-mim) shrill; strident; piercing; tinkling; metallic-sounding; (adj-na) ice-cold; very cold; (n,vs) ice cream headache; brain freeze


expression: き鳳文
reading: きほうもん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) inscription of a fantastic birdlike creature found on Yin and Zhou dynasty bronze ware, etc.


expression: ぎくしゃく
tags: adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,n,vs) jerkiness; awkwardness; stiltedness; souring (of a relationship); strain (e.g. in relations)


expression: ぎざぎざ
tags: P adj-na adj-no adv n vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no,n,adv,vs) (on-mim) jagged; notched; corrugated; milled; serrated; with jaggies (stair-step artifacts in computer images); (P)


expression: ぎゅう
tags: adv adv-to n
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; (n) (col) hug


expression: くいくい
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch) worrying about; moping; brooding over; fretting; (arch) suddenly angry; feeling a surge of anger


expression: くぐり抜ける
reading: くぐりぬける
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon); to evade (the law)


expression: くしゃくしゃ
tags: P adj-na adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) crumpled; disheveled; dishevelled; rumpled; tousled; wrinkled; creased; (on-mim) depressed; gloomy; (adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) noisily (chewing); (P)


expression: くせ者
reading: くせもの
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ruffian; villain; knave; thief; suspicious fellow; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; stubborn fellow; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems; expert; master; highly skilled person; goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter


expression: くそ食らえ
reading: くそくらえ
tags: exp int
glossary:
(exp,int) (uk) fuck off!; eat shit; up yours!; up your arse (ass); (that's a) load of rubbish; nonsense!; to hell with it; codswallop


expression: くたくた
tags: P adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no) (on-mim) exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; (n) boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously; repetitively; wordily; (P)


expression: くたばる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) (col) to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to croak; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered; (P)


expression: くっ着ける
reading: くっつける
tags: v1
glossary:
(v1) (uk) to attach; to stick together; to paste; to glue; (uk) to place together; to put side-by-side; (uk) (col) to make someone get married; to get someone hitched


expression: くっ付く
reading: くっつく
tags: P v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) (uk) to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to; (uk) to keep close to; to go along with; (uk) to get involved with; to be thick with; to become intimate; (P)


expression: くっ付ける
reading: くっつける
tags: P v1
glossary:
(v1) (uk) to attach; to stick together; to paste; to glue; (uk) to place together; to put side-by-side; (uk) (col) to make someone get married; to get someone hitched; (P)


expression: くねくね
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying; twisting and turning


expression: くの字に曲げる
reading: くのじにまげる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to bend over in the shape of the the character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape


expression: くの字点
reading: くのじてん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) iteration mark shaped like the hiragana "ku" (used in vertical writing to represent repetition of two or more characters)


expression: くみ上げる
reading: くみあげる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to dip up; to adopt ideas (from subordinates, the public, etc.)


expression: くらい
tags: P prt suf
glossary:
(suf,prt) approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like; (P)


expression: くらべ馬
reading: くらべうま
tags: n
glossary:
(n) traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5th event at Kamigamo shrine


expression: くら替え
reading: くらがえ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) changing one's stance; changing loyalties; changing jobs; switching horses; changing business location; changing houses; changing quarters


expression: くり下がる
reading: くりさがる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to be moved back (e.g. date, rank, order); to be postponed; (math) to be borrowed (of a number in subtraction)


expression: くり出す
reading: くりだす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to sally forth; to send out; to dispatch; to lunge; to unleash


expression: くるくる
tags: P adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) whirling; revolving; spinning; going round and round; (on-mim) coiling around; winding around; rolling around; (on-mim) working tirelessly; working hard; (on-mim) constantly changing; (P)


expression: くわえ込む
reading: くわえこむ
tags: v5m
glossary:
(v5m) to hold fast deep in (one's mouth or other orifice, often used in a sexual context); to bring in a man for sex


expression: くわ入れ
reading: くわいれ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) breaking ground; ground-breaking (ceremony); (n) New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction


expression: ぐいっと
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) (on-mim) suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); (on-mim) in a single gulp; in one go


expression: ぐう
tags: adv n
glossary:
(n) rock (in rock, paper, scissors); (adv,n) sound made through constricted throat; sound made in suffering or under adversity


expression: ぐたぐた
tags: adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no) (on-mim) exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; (n) boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously; repetitively; wordily


expression: ぐっと
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) (on-mim) suddenly; at once; in one go; with a jerk; with a gulp; (on-mim) considerably; very much; a lot; (on-mim) firmly; with an effort; tightly; exerting pressure; (on-mim) completely (e.g. at a loss); (on-mim) deeply (e.g. moved)


expression: ぐりぐり
tags: adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(n) hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); (adv-to,vs,n) (on-mim) grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); (adv-to,n,vs) rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; googly eyes; (adv,n,vs) rattling sound


expression: けじめを付ける
reading: けじめをつける
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)


expression: けた違い
reading: けたちがい
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable


expression: けち
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(n,adj-na) stinginess; miserliness; penny-pinching; cheesparing; miser; pinchpenny; skinflint; cheapskate; tightwad; niggard; shabby; cheap; mangy; poor; petty; narrow-minded; quibbling; mean-spirited; bad luck; ill omen; glitch


expression: けり
tags: aux-v
glossary:
(aux-v) indicates recollection or realization (i.e. of hearsay or the past); can form a poetic past tense; indicates continuation from the past to the present; end; conclusion


expression: けんつくを食わせる
reading: けんつくをくわせる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to angrily reject; to snub; to give a person a good scolding; to give a person a rap on the knuckles


expression: けん土重来
reading: けんどじゅうらい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts


expression: げ
tags: int
glossary:
(int) exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)


expression: げんぜん
tags: adj-t adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to,adj-t) (arch) alone; spilling tears in large drops; crying out in anguish; crying out in sorrow


expression: こ
tags: suf
glossary:
(suf) (abbr) doing; in such a state; doing together; contest; match; (fam) familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")


expression: こがぁな
tags: adj-pn
glossary:
(adj-pn) such (about something-someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker); like this


expression: こけこっこ
tags: adv n
glossary:
(adv) cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); (n) (sl) cockerel; rooster (childish term)


expression: ここ一番
reading: ここいちばん
tags: exp n
glossary:
(exp,n) the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage


expression: こせこせ
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) fussy; making a big deal out of nothing; fidgety; restless; (on-mim) being cramped; being claustrophobic


expression: こちらの話
reading: こちらのはなし
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)


expression: こっちの話
reading: こっちのはなし
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (col) matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)


expression: こっちゃ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; fact; (ksb:) (it is a ~) thing; matter; fact


expression: こつこつ
tags: P adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to,adv) (on-mim) unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; laboriously; (on-mim) knocking; tapping; clicking; drumming; (P)


expression: こと
tags: prt
glossary:
(prt) particle indicating a command; (fem) particle indicating mild enthusiasm; particle indicating a gentle interrogative; particle used to soften a judgment or conclusion


expression: ことこと
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) simmering noise; light bubbling; gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; cooking something on a low flame; chopping something lightly


expression: ことよろ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (col) (abbr) abbreviation of "kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu" (please be kind to me again this year)


expression: こみ上げる
reading: こみあげる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to fill (one's heart); to experience a welling up of feelings or sensations; to feel nauseated


expression: こら
tags: conj int
glossary:
(conj,int) hey!; interjection meant to scold or reprove someone; hey!; interjection to call out to someone


expression: こりこり
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; (on-mim) firm (musculature); (on-mim) stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)


expression: ころころ
tags: P adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); (on-mim) pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); (on-mim) changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); fickly; in a fickle manner; (on-mim) roly-poly; (on-mim) chirp chirp; sound of insects; (on-mim) ribbit ribbit; croak croak; (n) (on-mim) roller; lint roller; paint roller; (P)


expression: ころっと
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) (on-mim) sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position; going to sleep suddenly


expression: ころり
tags: adv-to n
glossary:
(adv-to) (on-mim) easily; effortlessly; suddenly; utterly; changing completely; (n) plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)


expression: ころんころん
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); (on-mim) pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); (on-mim) changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); fickly; in a fickle manner; (on-mim) roly-poly; (on-mim) chirp chirp; sound of insects; (on-mim) ribbit ribbit; croak croak


expression: こんこん
tags: adv adv-to n
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) tap-tap; knock-knock; bang-bang; (on-mim) cough-cough; (on-mim) bark (of a fox); yelp; cry; (on-mim) heavily (e.g. of snow falling); (n) (chn) fox


expression: こんな
tags: P adj-pn
glossary:
(adj-pn) such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker); like this; (P)


expression: ごたごた
tags: adj-na adv n vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,n,vs) (on-mim) trouble; difficulties; confusion; complication; disorder; mix-up; imbroglio; mess


expression: ごった返えす
reading: ごったがえす
tags: v5s vi
glossary:
(io) (v5s,vi) to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people


expression: ごっつん盗
reading: ごっつんとう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sl) stealing a car by rear-ending it lightly and having a friend jump in and drive off after the driver gets out


expression: ごね得
reading: ごねどく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (col) getting what one wants by complaining or grumbling; profiting by holding out or taking a hard line; getting more by raising a ruckus


expression: ごぼごぼ
tags: adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to) (on-mim) gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)


expression: ごろごろ
tags: P adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) thundering; purring; grumbling (e.g. stomach); (on-mim) something large and heavy starting to roll; (on-mim) scattered about; common; commonplace; all over; (on-mim) idleness; idling about; (on-mim) having a foreign substance in (e.g. one's eye or stomach); (n) (chn) (on-mim) thunder; (P)


expression: ごろつく
tags: v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) to rumble; to thunder; to roll about (people, large objects); to wander about without a fixed workplace, home, etc.; to hang around; to loiter


expression: ごろんごろん
tags: adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) thundering; purring; grumbling (e.g. stomach); (on-mim) something large and heavy starting to roll; (on-mim) scattered about; common; commonplace; all over; (on-mim) idleness; idling about; (on-mim) having a foreign substance in (e.g. one's eye or stomach); (n) (chn) (on-mim) thunder


expression: ご機嫌
reading: ごきげん
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(n) (hon) (pol) humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits; (hon) (pol) safety; health; well-being; one's situation; (adj-na) in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper


expression: ご神体
reading: ごしんたい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) shintai; object of worship housed in a Shinto shrine and believed to contain the spirit of a deity


expression: ご神灯
reading: ごしんとう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)


expression: ご馳走さま
reading: ごちそうさま
tags: P int
glossary:
(int) word used after one has been treated (esp. used after a meal); used after hearing something lovey-dovey; (P)


expression: ご不沙汰
reading: ごぶさた
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence


expression: ご方便
reading: ごほうべん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) (hon) upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching); convenience; suitability; availability


expression: ご本尊
reading: ごほんぞん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; (joc) the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter


expression: ご無沙汰
reading: ごぶさた
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence; (P)


expression: ご免こうむる
reading: ごめんこうむる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing


expression: ご用学者
reading: ごようがくしゃ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) scholar beholden to the government; self-serving academic; scholar who toadies up to government authorities


expression: ご用聞き
reading: ごようきき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; order taker; order-taking; thief taker; secret policeman


expression: ご覧なさい
reading: ごらんなさい
tags: aux-v exp
glossary:
(exp) (hon) (pol) (please) look; see (used to emphasize that an earlier prediction was correct); (aux-v) (hon) (pol) (please) try to do


expression: ご了承
reading: ごりょうしょう
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting


expression: ご連絡
reading: ごれんらく
tags: n vs
glossary:
(vs) (hon) to contact; to get in touch; (n) contacting; getting in touch; communication; (your) call; (your) message


expression: さ
tags: P int prt suf
glossary:
(suf) -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition); (prt) (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion; (int) come; come now; (P)


expression: さあ
tags: P conj int
glossary:
(conj,int) come; come now; come along; go on; hurry up; well; who knows; I don't know...; uh; hmm; well now; let's see; there we go; all right; about that; you see; (P)


expression: さがし出す
reading: さがしだす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up; to discover


expression: さくさく
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; flaky (as in pastry); (on-mim) crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); (on-mim) doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; proceeding smoothly; (on-mim) (arch) sound of pouring liquid; (on-mim) (arch) speaking clearly


expression: さくっ
tags: adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to) (on-mim) with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; abruptly; simply; efficiently; crispily; crunchily


expression: さしすせそ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) the five fundamental seasonings used in Japanese cooking: (in order) sugar, salt, vinegar, soy sauce, miso


expression: さす
tags: aux-v n v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to make (someone) do; to allow (someone) to; (aux-v,v5s) auxiliary verb indicating the causative; auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something; auxiliary verb used to make verbs more "active"; auxiliary verb used as an extreme honorific for others' actions; (n) (arch) swidden


expression: させる
tags: aux-v v1
glossary:
(aux-v,v1) auxiliary verb indicating the causative; (hum) auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something; auxiliary verb used to make verbs more "active"; (hon) auxiliary verb used as an extreme honorific for others' actions


expression: さっぱり
tags: P adj-na adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,n,vs,adv-to) (on-mim) feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; trimmed; plain; simple; completely; entirely; not in the least (in sentence with negative verb); not at all; (n) completely ignorant; not doing at all; (P)


expression: さばけ口
reading: さばけぐち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)


expression: さばを読む
reading: さばをよむ
tags: exp v5m
glossary:
(exp,v5m) to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age


expression: さらし者
reading: さらしもの
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others


expression: さる者
reading: さるもの
tags: exp n
glossary:
(exp,n) formidable person; shrewd person; someone not to be taken lightly; person of no common order; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch) that sort of person; that kind of person


expression: さん
tags: P suf
glossary:
(suf) (hon) (fam) Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; (pol) makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); (P)


expression: ざくざく
tags: adj-na adv adv-to
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,adv-to) (on-mim) lots of coins or jewels; cutting up roughly; walking on frost; mixing gravel


expression: ざっくり
tags: adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) roughly; approximately; loosely; cutting or breaking apart with vigour; deeply (cut or split); rough (woollens, etc., as adjectival phrase with (to)shita); sound of treading on pebbles


expression: ざら
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na) common; commonplace; reckless; (n) (abbr) pulp paper; (abbr) granulated sugar; (arch) coins; small change


expression: ざらざら
tags: P adj-na adj-no adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adv-to,vs,adj-no,n,adj-na) (on-mim) rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; granular; (adv-to) (on-mim) sound of grains or beads moving; (P)


expression: ざるを得ない
reading: ざるをえない
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to


expression: しい
tags: adj-i int suf
glossary:
(int) shh! (used to silence someone); sh!; shoo! (used to drive off an approaching animal, etc.); (suf,adj-i) -ish; -like; -looking


expression: しけ込む
reading: しけこむ
tags: v5m vi
glossary:
(v5m,vi) (uk) to slip into for the purposes of sex (e.g. lover's house, hotel, red light district, etc.); to shack up with; (uk) to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)


expression: したたか者
reading: したたかもの
tags: n
glossary:
(n) strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; wily fox; desperate character; formidable woman; strong man; brave man


expression: しっぽを掴む
reading: しっぽをつかむ
tags: exp v5m
glossary:
(exp,v5m) (id) to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to have evidence; to get a lead; to grab by the tail


expression: しつこい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) insistent; obstinate; persistent; tenacious; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy; greasy; (P)


expression: しつつ行なう
reading: しつつおこなう
tags: exp v5u
glossary:
(exp,v5u) to be carrying out; to be in the process of carrying out; to be performing; to be in the process of performing


expression: して
tags: conj prt
glossary:
(prt) by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.); indicates patient of a causative expression; (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective) acts as a connective; (after an adverb or a particle) adds emphasis; (conj) and then


expression: しばく
tags: v5k vt
glossary:
(v5k,vt) to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); (ksb:) to hit; to punch; to kick; to beat; (sl) to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)


expression: しめしめ
tags: int
glossary:
(int) all right; so far so good; said quietly (or thought) to oneself when glad that things have gone as hoped


expression: しもつかれ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) dish of simmered salmon head, soybeans, vegetables, and leftovers (popular in Tochigi Prefecture and surrounds)


expression: しゃかしゃか
tags: adj-f n
glossary:
(n) (sl) nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); (n,adj-f) (on-mim) rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper; squiff-squiff


expression: しゃぎり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) short flute piece (in kyogen; usu. a lively solo); flute and drum music played after each act but the last (in kabuki)


expression: しゃぶしゃぶ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (on-mim) shabu-shabu (thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce); (P)


expression: しゅっしゅっ
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to,adv) (on-mim) choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; hiss-hiss; (on-mim) brush-brush; scrub-scrub


expression: しゅわしゅわ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle or whipped cream)


expression: しょうが無い
reading: しょうがない
tags: adj-i exp
glossary:
(ik) (exp,adj-i) (uk) it can't be helped; it is inevitable; nothing can be done; there's no point (in doing something); there's no reason (to do something)


expression: しょぼしょぼ
tags: adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv-to,vs) (on-mim) drizzling (rain); (on-mim) blearily; weakly (blinking); (on-mim) dejectedly; gloomily


expression: じーっと
tags: adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) (uk) motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; (uk) fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); (uk) patiently (endure); stoically; (uk) firmly (e.g. hold); restrained


expression: じーんと
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) (on-mim) extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart


expression: じめじめ
tags: P adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) damp and humid; sodden; wet; clammy; (on-mim) gloomy; melancholy; depressing; (P)


expression: じゃ
tags: P aux conj int
glossary:
(conj,int) then; well; so; well then; combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles; (aux) (ksb:) plain copula; (P)


expression: じりじり
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; (on-mim) irritatedly; impatiently; (on-mim) scorchingly (of the sun); (on-mim) sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); (on-mim) sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.; (on-mim) oozing out (oil, sweat, etc.); seeping out


expression: じわじわ
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; (on-mim) slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out; seeping out


expression: じんじん
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; throbbing; noisily; ears ringing


expression: すうっと
tags: adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) straight; quickly; directly; all of a sudden; (on-mim) quietly; gently; softly; (vs) to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied


expression: すがり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) net for caught fish; net-like tassel of Buddhist prayer beads; (thb:) Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket); (kyu:) ant


expression: すきま風
reading: すきまかぜ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons


expression: すき焼
reading: すきやき
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (food) sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; (P)


expression: すぐそこ
tags: adj-no adv
glossary:
(adv,adj-no) close by; right there; short distance away; a hop, skip and jump away; at once; as soon as possible; immediately


expression: すご腕
reading: すごうで
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) go-getter; live wire; resourceful person; wizard; virtuoso; (n) remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique


expression: すじ違い
reading: すじちがい
tags: adj-na adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) cramp; sprain; crick; strain (muscle); (n) unreasonableness; absurdity; (adj-no,adj-na) illogical; unreasonable; misdirected; misplaced; wrong (of estimate, guess)


expression: すす払い
reading: すすはらい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)


expression: すっきり
tags: P adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) feeling refreshed; feeling fine; feeling clear-headed; shapely; neatly; refinedly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly; plainly; distinctly; completely; thoroughly; not at all (with negative sentence); not even slightly; (P)


expression: すっと
tags: P adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) straight; quickly; directly; all of a sudden; (on-mim) quietly; gently; softly; (vs) to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied; (P)


expression: すっぱり
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; totally; wholly; without hesitation; (on-mim) cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow


expression: すぱっと
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) (on-mim) completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; totally; wholly; without hesitation; (on-mim) cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow


expression: すべた
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (derog) bitch; witch; ugly woman; dog; normal card (por: espada); card having only a floral pattern that gives a player only one point


expression: すぽっと
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) (on-mim) snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (on-mim) (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement)


expression: すぽん
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (on-mim) (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement)


expression: すまじきものは宮仕え
reading: すまじきものはみやづかえ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) wretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else


expression: すり寄る
reading: すりよる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to


expression: すり合せ
reading: すりあわせ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) comparing and adjusting; reconciling; knocking into shape; bouncing of ideas, opinions, etc. off each other to obtain a fine-tuned integrated whole; (engr) lapping; precision surface finishing; mating by rubbing together; (med) (uk) margination


expression: すり込む
reading: すりこむ
tags: v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to print on; to instill (thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)


expression: すり足
reading: すりあし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); (sumo) moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)


expression: すり潰す
reading: すりつぶす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to pulverise; to deface; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose


expression: すり付ける
reading: すりつける
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to nuzzle against (e.g. dog nosing a person); to strike (a match)


expression: すんなり
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) slim; slender; lithe; supple; (on-mim) smoothly; without resistance; without trouble; without difficulty; without dissent; easily; readily


expression: す巻
reading: すまき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) wrapping something in a bamboo mat; wrapping somebody in a bamboo mat and throwing him in a river (Edo period unofficial punishment)


expression: ずーっと
tags: P adv
glossary:
(adv) continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; far away; long ago; direct; straight; (P)


expression: ずうっと
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; far away; long ago; direct; straight


expression: ずっこける
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to slide down; to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree; to cut loose; to mess around


expression: ずばっと
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; without shilly-shallying; straight to the point; getting to the heart of the matter; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly


expression: ずばり
tags: P adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) decisively; decidedly; boldly; once and for all; unreservedly; frankly; precisely; exactly; (P)


expression: ずば抜ける
reading: ずばぬける
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above


expression: ずぼら箸
reading: ずぼらばし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) picking up a bowl with one's right hand which is already holding one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)


expression: ずらかる
tags: v5r
glossary:
(v5r) to leave; to run away; to escape; to avoid detection after having done something; to play truant; to skedaddle


expression: ずるずる
tags: P adj-na adv adv-to n
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,n,adv-to) (on-mim) sound or act of dragging; (on-mim) slowly slipping or drawing back; slithering; (on-mim) loose; lax; inconclusive; trailingly; dragging on; (on-mim) slurping; sniffling; (P)


expression: ずれる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate; to shift (position); to be out of sync.; to be slightly off; to be off-point; (P)


expression: ずんずん
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) (on-mim) rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds


expression: ずんと
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) much; remarkably; noticeably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly


expression: せき止める
reading: せきとめる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to bring to a halt; to intercept; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)


expression: せざるを得ない
reading: せざるをえない
tags: adj-i exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-i) cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do


expression: せせり箸
reading: せせりばし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) poking one's food around using one's chopsticks; playing with one's food with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)


expression: せられる
tags: aux-v v1
glossary:
(v1,aux-v) (hon) verb used as an honorific for others' actions; (aux-v,v1) (hon) auxiliary verb used as an extreme honorific for others' actions


expression: せり出す
reading: せりだす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)


expression: そう
tags: P adj-na adv suf
glossary:
(adv) so; really; seeming; (adj-na,suf) (after masu stem and adj-stem) appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of; (P)


expression: そういや
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...


expression: そうだ
tags: P int
glossary:
(int) that is so; that is right; it looks to me; I am of the impression; people say that (after plain verb, adj); it is said that; I hear that; (P)


expression: そうは問屋がおろさない
reading: そうはとんやがおろさない
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy


expression: そう言えば
reading: そういえば
tags: P exp
glossary:
(exp) (uk) which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...; (P)


expression: そう来なくっちゃ
reading: そうこなくっちゃ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (col) I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit


expression: そがぁな
tags: adj-pn
glossary:
(adj-pn) such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of


expression: そぎ切り
reading: そぎぎり
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) cutting a thin object (e.g. vegetable stalk) at a 45 degree angle; cutting in a way that blunts or rounds the cut


expression: そこ退け
reading: そこのけ
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(n-suf) (uk) superior to (e.g. professional, etc. in ability or achievement); (n) (uk) ignoring (one thing) for (another)


expression: その場
reading: そのば
tags: n
glossary:
(n) there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there


expression: その足で
reading: そのあしで
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly; at once


expression: その日暮し
reading: そのひぐらし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time


expression: その分
reading: そのぶん
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; because of that; this means that ...; that state; that condition


expression: そぼろ
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(n) (food) minced meat or fish with soy sauce, etc. (served on rice); (n,adj-na) shred (e.g. old clothing falling apart); tangle (objects twisted together); thin slices (esp. food); (P)


expression: そら来た
reading: そらきた
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (col) there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it; expression one says when what is expected comes


expression: それご覧
reading: それごらん
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (obsc) Well, look at that... (used when someone ignores your advice and ultimately fails at something)


expression: それなのに
tags: conj
glossary:
(conj) and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that


expression: それ見ろ
reading: それみろ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) Well, look at that... (used when someone ignores your advice and ultimately fails at something)


expression: それ迄
reading: それまで
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (uk) until then; till then; up to that time; (uk) to that extent; (uk) the end of it; all there is to it


expression: それ来た
reading: それきた
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it; expression one says when what is expected comes


expression: そろそろ
tags: P adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly; (adv) soon; momentarily; before long; any time now; (P)


expression: そんな
tags: P adj-pn
glossary:
(adj-pn) such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of; (P)


expression: ぞっこん
tags: adj-na adv n
glossary:
(adj-na) madly in love; completely charmed by; (adv) from the heart; entirely; completely; seriously; (n) the bottom of one's heart


expression: ぞろり
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (arch) (on-mim) all together in a line; all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion


expression: たい
tags: P adj-i aux-adj prt suf
glossary:
(aux-adj) want to ... do something; would like to ...; (prt) (kyu:) indicates emphasis; (suf,adj-i) very ...; (P)


expression: たがが外れる
reading: たががはずれる
tags: exp v1 vi
glossary:
(exp,v1,vi) to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered; to lose one's self-control


expression: たたき出す
reading: たたきだす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to fire (someone); to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal


expression: たたらを踏む
reading: たたらをふむ
tags: exp v5m
glossary:
(exp,v5m) to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter


expression: ただ今
reading: ただいま
tags: P adv exp int n-t
glossary:
(int,exp) (uk) (abbr) Here I am; I'm home!; (n-t,adv) presently; right away; right now; just now; (P)


expression: たとう紙
reading: たとうがみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) folding paper-case; kimono wrapping paper; paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony)


expression: たどり着く
reading: たどりつく
tags: P v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) to struggle on to; to arrive somewhere after a struggle; to grope along to; to barely manage to reach; to finally arrive at; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea); (P)


expression: たなご
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) bitterling (any fish of subfamily Acheilognathinae, esp. species Acheilognathus melanogaster)


expression: たね違い
reading: たねちがい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) half-sibling (by a different father); uterine sibling; maternal half-sibling; half-brother; half-sister


expression: たまて箱
reading: たまてばこ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) treasure chest (in the story of Urashima Taro); Urashima's casket; Pandora's box; important secret that is not easily revealed to others


expression: ため桶
reading: ためおけ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bucket (for carrying sake, soy sauce, etc.); manure bucket; rainwater bucket (for dousing fires)


expression: たら
tags: P conj prt
glossary:
(conj,prt) indicates supposition; if ... then; when; after; (prt) (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation; (P)


expression: たらい回し
reading: たらいまわし
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)


expression: たらしい
tags: adj-i suf
glossary:
(suf,adj-i) (after a noun or the stem of an adjective) seeming very... (usu. with a negative connotation)


expression: たらたら
tags: P adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to) (on-mim) drop-by-drop; dribbling; in a trickle; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; (P)


expression: たり
tags: P aux-v prt
glossary:
(prt) -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (used adverbially) doing such things as...; expresses a command; (aux-v) (arch) (after a noun) to be; (arch) indicates completion or continuation of an action; (P)


expression: たりけり
tags: aux-v exp
glossary:
(exp,aux-v) (arch) auxiliary verb indicating past condition or occurrence (e.g. "was", "had been", etc.)


expression: たる
tags: aux-v
glossary:
(aux-v) (those) who are; (that) which is; often used in relation to qualifications and requirements for a position; in the capacity of


expression: たれ込める
reading: たれこめる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) (uk) to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)


expression: たれ流し
reading: たれながし
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence


expression: だい
tags: P prt
glossary:
(prt) (fam) marks wh-question (what, where, who); (chn) strengthens one's judgment or conclusion; (P)


expression: だいご味
reading: だいごみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; the true charm; flavour of ghee; delicious taste; (Buddh) Buddha's gracious teachings


expression: だくだく
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) (on-mim) gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; (on-mim) thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; pitapat; pitter-patter; (on-mim) sound of hoofbeats


expression: だって
tags: P conj prt
glossary:
(conj) (col) after all; because; (col) but; (prt) even; too; as well; also; they say; I hear; you mean; (P)


expression: だてらに
tags: P prt suf
glossary:
(suf,prt) a mere (status or characteristic); implies activity unsuited to (status or characteristic); (P)


expression: だらけ
tags: P n-suf
glossary:
(n-suf) implying (negatively) that something is full of (e.g. mistakes); covered all over (e.g. with blood); (P)


expression: だらだら
tags: P adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) in drops; dripping; trickling; streaming; flowing; (on-mim) gently (sloping); (on-mim) sluggishly; endlessly; lengthily; (on-mim) leisurely; idly; slowly; slovenly; (P)


expression: だり
tags: prt
glossary:
(prt) -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (used adverbially) doing such things as...; expresses a command


expression: ちかちか
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) flickering; flashing on and off; twinkling; glittering; (on-mim) glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); (on-mim) prickling (pain)


expression: ちっちゃい人間
reading: ちっちゃいにんげん
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) person of poor character; narrow-minded; unpleasant person; gossip-monger; person of low self-esteem


expression: ちびふくろももんが
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) feather-tailed glider (Acrobates pygmaeus); feathertail glider; flying mouse; pygmy gliding possum


expression: ちゃ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) if (an action, etc.); since ...; if you are going to ...; one after another; indicates repeated action; adds emphasis


expression: ちゃらちゃら
tags: adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adv-to,vs,n) (on-mim) jingle; jangle; clinking; jingling; jangling; (on-mim) chatty; nattering; chattering away; yatter; joking around; messing around; (on-mim) coquettish; tawdry; flirty; flashy; flighty; jittery; superficial


expression: ちゃんこ番
reading: ちゃんこばん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sumo) person in charge of preparing food for rikishi (usually performed by low-ranking rikishi)


expression: ちゃんと
tags: P adv n vs
glossary:
(adv,n,vs) diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately; perfectly; properly; exactly; orderly; punctually; regularly; sufficiently; satisfactorily; quickly; (P)


expression: ちゃんぽん
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(n,adj-na) practice of mixing things normally kept separate; mixture; (n) dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)


expression: ちゅー
tags: adv-to n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (col) kiss; (n,adv-to) squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up


expression: ちょいと
tags: adv int
glossary:
(adv) (uk) just a minute; short time; just a little; somewhat; easily; readily; rather; (will not) easily; (int) hey!


expression: ちょこちょこ
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) toddling; with small, quick steps; (on-mim) restlessly; in continuous motion; (on-mim) quickly and easily; (on-mim) often; frequently; now and then; occasionally


expression: ちょん
tags: adv-to n
glossary:
(adv-to,n) (on-mim) clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; (n) dot (esp. typographical)


expression: ちょんちょん
tags: adv adv-to n
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); (on-mim) something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; (n) punctuation marks such as the dakuten


expression: ちらちら
tags: P adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv-to,vs) (on-mim) falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; (on-mim) flickering; twinkling; glimmering; sparkling; dazzling; (on-mim) appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses; (on-mim) glancing (repeatedly); (on-mim) (hear, see) from time to time; intermittently; (P)


expression: ちらつかせる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to show; to display; to flash; to dangle (an offer) in front of; to hold out; to indirectly hint at; to intimate; to obliquely suggest; to allude to; to imply; to send flurries (of snow, etc.)


expression: ちり鍋
reading: ちりなべ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) dish of fish (meat, etc.), tofu, vegetables boiled together and served with ponzu dipping sauce; pot used to cook such a dish


expression: ちん
tags: n-suf
glossary:
(n-suf) intimate (or disdainful) suffix used after a person's name (or the base of an adjective describing that person)


expression: ちんたら
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) dilatorily; sluggishly; (vs) to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy


expression: ちんちん
tags: adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) chink; jingle; tinkle; whistle (kettle); (n,vs) begging (animal); (n) (chn) penis


expression: っつーか
tags: conj
glossary:
(conj) (col) or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean


expression: って
tags: P prt
glossary:
(prt) casual quoting particle; indicates supposition; if ... then; indicates irony; indicates certainty, insistence, etc.; (P)


expression: ってば
tags: prt
glossary:
(prt) indicates emotional closeness or annoyance with someone; indicates an indirect command by expressing annoyance (in sentence-final position)


expression: っ放し
reading: っはなし
tags: n-suf
glossary:
(n-suf) (uk) keep ...-ing (negative nuance, with the state being improper, unpleasant, etc.); have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use


expression: つ
tags: conj prt
glossary:
(conj) indicates two contrasting actions; (prt) (arch) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)


expression: つい
tags: P adv
glossary:
(adv) just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; against one's better judgement (judgment); (P)


expression: ついつい
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) (on-mim) unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; against one's better judgement; against one's better judgment


expression: つき合う
reading: つきあう
tags: v5u vi
glossary:
(v5u,vi) to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise


expression: つき出し
reading: つきだし
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) protrusion; projection; (n) (food) (Japanese) hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; snacks; (sumo) (winning technique of) pushing out of the ring


expression: つき物
reading: つきもの
tags: n
glossary:
(n) essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; accompaniment; appendage; accessory; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)


expression: つぎ込む
reading: つぎこむ
tags: v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate; to infuse; to instill; to implant; to imbue; to focus (attention, efforts)


expression: つけっ放し
reading: つけっぱなし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)


expression: つなぎ止める
reading: つなぎとめる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (e.g. load, patronage of customers, etc.); to hold on to


expression: つばめこのしろ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) threadfin (any fish of family Polynemidae, esp. the striped threadfin, Polydactylus plebeius)


expression: つまみ食い
reading: つまみぐい
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; secret eating; food snatched and eaten without the meal starting; embezzlement; misappropriation; exploiting something; flirting


expression: つまる処
reading: つまるところ
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it


expression: つめに火をともす
reading: つめにひをともす
tags: exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; to light one's fingernail (instead of a candle)


expression: つるつる
tags: P adj-na adj-no adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,vs,adj-no) (on-mim) slick; slippery; smooth; sleek; (adv-to) (on-mim) slurping (noodles); (P)


expression: つる返し
reading: つるがえし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) digging up, removing sprouts from, and replanting tubers (esp. of the sweet potato) to make for a bigger end product


expression: つんでれ
tags: adj-f n
glossary:
(adj-f,n) (col) normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type


expression: つんと
tags: adv vs
glossary:
(adv) prickly (attitude); aloof; (vs) to look standoffish; acrid; sharp (smell); popping (e.g. of ears, sinuses, etc.)


expression: つんぼ桟敷
reading: つんぼさじき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sens) being kept uninformed; being cut off; out of the loop; (arch) upper gallery (where one can't hear); blind seat


expression: づんと
tags: adv
glossary:
(ok) (adv) much; remarkably; noticeably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly


expression: てい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Di (ancient Chinese ethnic group); (astron) Chinese "root" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)


expression: ていい
tags: adj-i exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-i) (after the ren'youkei form of a verb) indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission


expression: てるてる坊主
reading: てるてるぼうず
tags: n
glossary:
(n) paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)


expression: で
tags: P aux conj prt
glossary:
(prt) indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; (conj) and then; so; (aux) indicates continuing action; (prt) (ksb:) indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.; (P)


expression: でありんす
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) variant of "de arimasu" used by the prostitutes of the Yoshiwara red light district in the Edo period


expression: でしょ
tags: exp
glossary:
(ik) (exp) (pol) seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!


expression: でしょう
tags: P exp
glossary:
(exp) (pol) seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; (P)


expression: でも
tags: P conj pref prt
glossary:
(conj) but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; (prt) even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; (pref) pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do; (P)


expression: でもある
tags: P v5r-i
glossary:
(v5r-i) to also be (formal, literary); implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case; to be ... or something; (P)


expression: でもない
tags: P exp
glossary:
(exp) neither... nor... (with the implication that there are other "nor..." items); denying explicitly one thing and also denying implicitly other things as well; not like (you); not (your) usual self; (P)


expression: でれでれ
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) idling; lazing; (being) exhausted; (on-mim) flirting; philandering; womanizing; being lovestruck; fawning; mooning


expression: と
tags: P conj n prt
glossary:
(prt,conj) if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; (n) (abbr) promoted pawn (shogi); (prt) (kyu:) indicates question (sentence end); (P)


expression: として
tags: P exp
glossary:
(exp) as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); (before a negative form) even (e.g. "not even a single person"); (after a volitional form) thinking that...; trying to...; (P)


expression: とする
tags: exp vs-i
glossary:
(exp,vs-i) to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume; to decide that; to think that; to make into; to change into; to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like; to intend; to have the intention


expression: とちる
tags: v5r vi vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to flub (one's lines); (v5r,vi) to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up; to blunder


expression: とち狂う
reading: とちくるう
tags: v5u vi
glossary:
(v5u,vi) to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic; to joke


expression: とどの詰まり
reading: とどのつまり
tags: adv exp
glossary:
(exp,adv) (uk) in the end; after all is said and done; at the striped mullet's ultimate maturity (when the striped mullet is fully grown)


expression: とどめを刺す
reading: とどめをさす
tags: exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to deliver the coup de grace; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A


expression: となると
tags: P exp
glossary:
(exp) where ... is concerned; when it comes to ...; if it comes to ...; as far as ... is concerned; (P)


expression: との事
reading: とのこと
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (uk) I'm told; I'm passing on a message; he was informed; indicates that one has heard the preceding information from somebody


expression: とも
tags: P prt
glossary:
(prt) certainly; of course; to be sure; surely; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although; without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.); emphatic particle; (P)


expression: とり結ぶ
reading: とりむすぶ
tags: v5b vt
glossary:
(v5b,vt) to make (a promise); to conclude (a contract); to act as a go-between; to act as mediator; to curry favour with


expression: とろとろ
tags: adj-na adv n vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,n,vs) (on-mim) dozing; drowsily; simmering; sticky; syrupy; oily; brimming with melted fat


expression: とんだ
tags: P adj-pn adv
glossary:
(adj-pn) unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unexpected; terrible; awful; serious; (adv) (arch) very; (P)


expression: とんでもありません
tags: adj-f exp
glossary:
(adj-f) unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive; (exp) (col) absolutely not!; not at all!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way!; bullshit; don't mention it; you're welcome


expression: とんでも無い
reading: とんでもない
tags: adj-i exp
glossary:
(adj-i) (uk) unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive; terrible; (exp) (col) (uk) absolutely not!; not at all!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way!; bullshit; (uk) don't mention it; you're welcome


expression: とんとん
tags: P adj-na adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) tap; rap-tap; tapping; without delay; smoothly; without a hitch; (adj-na) even; equal; with no advantage or disadvantage; (P)


expression: とんぼ帰り
reading: とんぼがえり
tags: n vs
glossary:
(iK) (n,vs) somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; round trip without an overnight stop; abrupt change of direction


expression: とんぼ返り
reading: とんぼがえり
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; round trip without an overnight stop; abrupt change of direction


expression: と見られる
reading: とみられる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) (followed by verb) believed to; expected to; feared to; poised to; considered to; likely to


expression: と言うと
reading: というと
tags: conj
glossary:
(conj) (uk) if one were to speak of ..., then certainly; if it were the case that ..., then certainly; if it were a ..., then certainly; phrase used to indicate the inevitability of what follows it (based on what precedes it); so that means (when used in sentence-initial position)


expression: と言うところ
reading: というところ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (uk) a state called; a position described as; can sum up as; approximates to; places known as; that called; the place named


expression: どうどう
tags: adv adv-to int
glossary:
(adv-to,adv) (on-mim) with a roaring sound (of water or wind); sound of feet stamping on the ground; (int) whoa! (command used to stop or quieten down a horse, etc.)


expression: どうも
tags: P adv int
glossary:
(int) (abbr) thanks; (adv) much (thanks); very (sorry); quite (regret); quite; really; mostly; somehow; in spite of oneself; no matter how hard one may try (one is unable to) (with negative verb); no matter how hard one may try not to (one ends up doing) (with positive verb, esp. -shimau); (int) greetings; hello; goodbye; (P)


expression: どうれ
tags: int
glossary:
(int) (arch) welcome; come in; response to a visitor at one's house who has asked to be shown inside


expression: どきどき
tags: P adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; pitapat; pitter-patter; (vs) (on-mim) to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound; to palpitate; (P)


expression: どきんどきん
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; pitapat; pitter-patter; (vs) (on-mim) to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound; to palpitate


expression: どす
tags: aux n pref
glossary:
(n) dagger; dirk; knife; threatening quality (in a voice, etc.); (pref) muddy; turbid; murky; unclear; (aux) (pol) (abbr) (kyb:) be; is


expression: どちらにせよ
tags: P exp
glossary:
(exp) in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another; (P)


expression: どぶ鼠
reading: どぶねずみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; Norway rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer


expression: どぶ漬
reading: どぶづけ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) vegetables pickled in salted rice-bran paste, esp. with lots of liquid; (engr) (col) hot-dip galvanizing


expression: どら焼き
reading: どらやき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Japanese dessert consisting of two slices of kasutera (sponge cake) with red bean jam in between


expression: どろん
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)


expression: どん
tags: adv adv-to n pref suf
glossary:
(adv-to,adv) (on-mim) bang; bam; boom; thud; thump; crash; (n) noontime signal gun (early Meiji to early Showa); noontime signal shot; (pref) precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very; (suf) polite suffix used after a person's name (often of an apprentice; used much more broadly in southern Kyushu)


expression: どんぐりの背比べ
reading: どんぐりのせいくらべ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) having no outstanding characteristics; to all seem about the same; bragging competition ("pissing contest") concerning matters of little importance; height comparison among acorns


expression: どん引き
reading: どんびき
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) drawing away from someone because of their speech or actions; having the mood ruined; zooming out or backing the camera away to get a wider image (film, TV)


expression: ど演歌
reading: どえんか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) quintessential enka; enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody


expression: ど忘れ
reading: どわすれ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) lapse of memory; forgetting for a moment something one knows well; (something) slipping one's mind


expression: ど壺
reading: どつぼ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) very bad condition; awful state; terrible situation; in the shit; (uk) night-soil reservoir dug in a field; (uk) night-soil pot; (obsc) earthenware vessel; earthen urn


expression: な
tags: P prt
glossary:
(prt) (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (abbr) (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition; (P)


expression: ないか
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (used to ask a question in the negative) won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); (used to make invitations, express desires or give indirect commands) won't you


expression: ないと行けない
reading: ないといけない
tags: P adj-i exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-i) (uk) (after negative base of verb) have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary; (P)


expression: ないと行けません
reading: ないといけません
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (uk) (after negative base of verb) have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary


expression: なくても良い
reading: なくてもいい
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) need not (verb); (not) have to; expressing absence of obligation or necessity; need not have; need not exist


expression: なして
tags: adv exp int
glossary:
(exp) forming; comprising; making up; (adv,int) why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for


expression: なし崩し
reading: なしくずし
tags: adv n
glossary:
(n) paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan; (adv) gradual reduction; little by little


expression: なせば成る
reading: なせばなる
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) if you have a mind to do something, you can do it; if you do, it will become ...; where there is a will...


expression: なぜなぜ分析
reading: なぜなぜぶんせき
tags: exp n s
glossary:
(exp,n) why-why analysis; method of questioning that leads to the identification of the root cause(s) of a problem


expression: なら
tags: P aux conj
glossary:
(aux) if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that; as for; on the topic of; (conj) (col) (abbr) if that's the case; if so; that being the case; (P)


expression: ならでは
tags: adj-no exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-no) distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; special to; (exp) but; except; without; but for


expression: ならない
tags: P exp
glossary:
(exp) cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; cannot bear not to; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...; ought to ....; (P)


expression: ならぬ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; cannot bear not to; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...; ought to ....


expression: ならば
tags: P aux conj
glossary:
(aux) if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that; (conj) (col) (abbr) if that's the case; if so; that being the case; if possible; if circumstances allow; (P)


expression: なり
tags: P prt
glossary:
(prt) or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; (after dictionary form verb) as soon as; right after; (after past tense verb) while still; with previous state still in effect; (P)


expression: なりけり
tags: aux-v exp
glossary:
(exp,aux-v) (arch) auxiliary verb indicating the speaker's personal recollection or something they've heard (e.g. "was", "wasn't it?", "is said to have ...", etc.)


expression: なれ鮨
reading: なれずし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) narezushi; fermented sushi (pickled in brine rather than vinegar), precursor of modern sushi


expression: なんて目じゃない
reading: なんてめじゃない
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)


expression: に
tags: P prt
glossary:
(prt) indicates such things as location of person or thing, location of short-term action, etc.; (P)


expression: にかけて
tags: P exp
glossary:
(exp) till; to; over (a period); through (e.g. Monday through Thursday); about (approx. time or place); on; concerning (an area of expertise); to swear by (one's sword, God, etc.); (P)


expression: にこぽん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) backslapping; a smile and a tap on the shoulder; backslapper; someone who smiles and gives you a slap on the shoulder; someone who wins people over


expression: にする
tags: exp vs-i vt
glossary:
(exp,vs-i,vt) to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B; to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B; to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B; to feel A about B; to decide (on something)


expression: には及ばない
reading: にはおよばない
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (uk) (after a verb) there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; (after a noun) does not match; out of reach of


expression: に限って
reading: にかぎって
tags: P exp
glossary:
(exp) (particularly) when ... (often in phrases like "the bus just has to be on-time when we are late"); (only) for ...; if we are restricting the discussion to...; in the particular case of; (P)


expression: に向けて
reading: にむけて
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)


expression: に連れ
reading: につれ
tags: conj
glossary:
(conj) (uk) as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)


expression: ぬっぺらぼう
tags: adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no) smooth; flat; lacking bumps and dents; featureless; uneventful; (n) mythical being with flat featureless face


expression: ね
tags: P aux-adj int prt
glossary:
(prt) (sentence end) indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; (int) hey; come on; (aux-adj) (col) not; (P)


expression: ねえ
tags: aux-adj int prt
glossary:
(prt) (sentence end) indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; (int) hey; come on; (aux-adj) (col) not


expression: ねじ込む
reading: ねじこむ
tags: v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to shove into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain


expression: ねじ伏せる
reading: ねじふせる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to hold down; to twist one's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender


expression: ねた潰し
reading: ねたつぶし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sl) publicly predicting the future developments of a creative work (making it difficult for the creator to use those ideas)


expression: の
tags: P prt
glossary:
(prt) indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (fem) (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question; (P)


expression: のか
tags: prt
glossary:
(prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle)


expression: のし紙
reading: のしがみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) wrapping paper for a present; gift wrapping paper; wrapping paper with a noshi decoration printed on it


expression: のだ
tags: P exp
glossary:
(exp) the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; it is that ...; (P)


expression: のに
tags: P prt
glossary:
(prt) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to; (P)


expression: のぼり詰める
reading: のぼりつめる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to reach the summit (e.g. of a mountain); to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with


expression: のみ込む
reading: のみこむ
tags: v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest


expression: のん
tags: prt
glossary:
(prt) (ksb:) (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (fem) (ksb:) (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (ksb:) (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question


expression: の辺に
reading: のあたりに
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (uk) on the shores of; by the side of (e.g. rivers, ponds); in the neighborhood of; in the neighbourhood of; in the vicinity of; close by; near; by


expression: の余り
reading: のあまり
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much


expression: は
tags: P prt
glossary:
(prt) topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis; (P)


expression: はあとめーる
tags: n
glossary:
(n) postcards associated with Respect-for-the-Aged Day, and sold every year starting in September (wasei: heart mail)


expression: はいはい
tags: int
glossary:
(int) (col) yeah, yeah (used for casual, half-hearted, or insincere agreement); sure; hey!; hello (on phone, replying to "moshimoshi"); giddy-up (to a horse); gee-up; giddap


expression: はいり込む
reading: はいりこむ
tags: v5m vi
glossary:
(v5m,vi) to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to get in; to step in (a house); to become complicated


expression: はこべ塩
reading: はこべじお
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) chickweed (stitchwort) roasted and mixed with salt, then ground into a powder for use as toothpaste


expression: はじき飛ばす
reading: はじきとばす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to flick off; to give ... the flick; to send something flying; to hit (a person); to knock down


expression: はだ脱ぐ
reading: はだぬぐ
tags: v5g vi
glossary:
(v5g,vi) to remove one's shirt thus revealing the skin; to remove the upper part of one's garments; to work with great effort


expression: はっきり
tags: P adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) clearly; plainly; distinctly; (vs) to be clear; to be definite; to be certain; to be exact; to become clear; to clear up; (P)


expression: はっきり言う
reading: はっきりいう
tags: exp v5u
glossary:
(exp,v5u) to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank


expression: はっと
tags: adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) taken aback; surprised; (on-mim) suddenly (realizing, understanding, becoming aware, etc.); (on-mim) quickly (of actions, changes, etc.); (on-mim) standing out; being showy; being gaudy


expression: はて
tags: int
glossary:
(int) Dear me!; Good gracious!; well ... (used before sentences expressing a doubt); let me see; now ...


expression: はと胸
reading: はとむね
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) pigeon chest (Pectus carinatum, deformity of the chest, protruding ribs and sternum); pigeon breast; (col) woman with big breasts


expression: はみ出す
reading: はみだす
tags: v5s vi
glossary:
(v5s,vi) to protrude; to stick out; to hang out; to jut out; to bulge out; to overflow; to be forced out; to be crowded out; to be pushed out; to exceed; to go over; to go beyond


expression: はめ込む
reading: はめこむ
tags: v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to inlay; to insert; to set; (math) to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive


expression: はらはら
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,vs,adv-to) (on-mim) heart going pit-a-pat; falling rapidly in big drops; fluttering down; keeping on tenterhooks; suspense; exciting; thrilling


expression: ばさばさ
tags: adj-na adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) rustling; flapping; fluttering; (on-mim) unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dishevelled; (adj-na,adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) dry; (adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) decisively; with a whack


expression: ばたばた
tags: P adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adv,adv-to) (on-mim) flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; clattering noise; (n) commotion; kerfuffle; (P)


expression: ばちん
tags: adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to) (on-mim) (with a) slap; smack; whack; sound of a sharp blow with something flat; (on-mim) wham; sound of striking with something solid; (on-mim) zap; crack; sound of thunder


expression: ばったり
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) with a clash; with a thud; with a bang; with a flop; plump; (on-mim) unexpectedly (meeting someone); (on-mim) suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)


expression: ばつ
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)


expression: ばつ一
reading: ばついち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) (joc) being once divorced; one-time divorcee; one x mark, i.e. one name struck from the koseki


expression: ばらばら
tags: adj-na adj-no adv vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no,adv,vs) (on-mim) scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops; rustling


expression: ばりばり
tags: P adj-na adv n
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,n) (on-mim) tearing; ripping; scratching; (on-mim) crunching; munching; (on-mim) stiff; starchy; crisp; (on-mim) (working) hard; actively; vigorously; energetically; (on-mim) making loud noises in succession (firing bullets, vehicle revving up, etc.); (on-mim) crackling (electricity); (P)


expression: ばんばん
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) (on-mim) bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); doing something at a mad pace (spend money, work)


expression: ぱかん
tags: adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to) (on-mim) vacantly; blankly; absentmindedly; (on-mim) openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; gaping; flabbergasted; (on-mim) with a whack; with a thump


expression: ぱくり
tags: adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,n) (on-mim) gaping (esp. mouth); snapping into; biting into; (n,vs) cribbing; lifting; plagiarism; rip-off


expression: ぱくる
tags: v5r
glossary:
(v5r) to steal; to rip off; to nick; to filch; to pinch; to arrest; to pinch; to nab; to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food


expression: ぱしり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) person who is made to do things or go get things for someone else; person who runs errands; gofer


expression: ぱたぱた
tags: adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) flap (sound of something light and thin such as a fan moving through the air); pitter-patter (sound of light footsteps); dealing with a situation quickly


expression: ぱっと
tags: P adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly; (vs) attractive; distinguished; showy; catching; (P)


expression: ぱらぱら
tags: adj-na adj-no adv-to n
glossary:
(n) disco dancing with synchronized arm motions; (adv-to) (on-mim) falling in (large) drops (e.g. rain, hail); sprinkle (e.g. rain, salt); pattering; clattering (e.g. hail); (on-mim) flipping through a book; thumbing through a book; riffling cards; (adv-to,adj-na) (on-mim) sparse; scattered (e.g. clumps of grass); (adv-to,adj-no) (on-mim) crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese, non-sticky rice); loose and falling apart


expression: ぱりぱり
tags: adj-na adv n
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,n) (on-mim) crispy; crunchy; (on-mim) tearing; ripping; cracking; (adj-na,n) (on-mim) spirited; energetic; vigorous; (on-mim) brand-new and high quality (clothing); well-starched; crisp (bill)


expression: ひざ元
reading: ひざもと
tags: n
glossary:
(n) near one's knee; below one's knee; under the protection of (e.g. one's parents); under the care of; territory of a powerful person


expression: ひたひた
tags: adj-na adj-no adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to,adv) (on-mim) lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); (on-mim) steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); (adj-no,adj-na) (on-mim) sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (adv-to,adv) (on-mim) (arch) speedily; promptly; quickly; smoothly; (on-mim) (arch) closely; exactly


expression: ひっくり返す
reading: ひっくりかえす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to turn over; to turn upside down; to turn up; to turn inside out; to turn out; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset; to reverse


expression: ひっそり
tags: P adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) quiet (place); still; silent; deserted; (on-mim) inconspicuously; modestly; quietly; (P)


expression: ひとのふんどしで相撲を取る
reading: ひとのふんどしですもうをとる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money


expression: ひと回り
reading: ひとまわり
tags: n-adv vs
glossary:
(n-adv) one turn; one round; (a) size; (vs) to go around; to make a circuit; to take a turn; (n-adv) twelve years; one cycle of the Chinese zodiac


expression: ひと口
reading: ひとくち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) mouthful; morsel; bite; gulp; sip; draft; draught; one word; in short; one share; one contribution


expression: ひと泡吹かせる
reading: ひとあわふかせる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a surprise; to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of


expression: ひどい目にあう
reading: ひどいめにあう
tags: exp v5u
glossary:
(exp,v5u) to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer


expression: ひも付き
reading: ひもつき
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) (uk) conditions; strings attached; restriction; restrictions; controls; (n) something that has a cord or string attached (e.g. clothes); having a lover; lover; criminal; someone bound by ropes


expression: ひゅうひゅう
tags: adj-f adv-to n
glossary:
(n,adj-f,adv-to) (on-mim) whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing; moaning


expression: ひら仮名
reading: ひらがな
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)


expression: びしっと
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) (on-mim) with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)


expression: びしばし
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously


expression: びしり
tags: adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to) (on-mim) with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well).


expression: びちびち
tags: adv-to n
glossary:
(n,adv-to) (on-mim) sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery


expression: びびる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to feel nervous; to feel self-conscious; to feel surprise; (col) to get cold feet; to get the jitters; to feel frightened


expression: びりびり
tags: P adj-na adv adv-to n
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,n) (on-mim) like an electric shock; ripping; rattling; (adv-to,adv) (on-mim) tearing to pieces; ripping apart; (P)


expression: ぴか一
reading: ぴかいち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) scoring hand with one 20 point flower card and six 1 point flower cards; something (or someone) that stands out above the rest


expression: ぴちぴち
tags: adj-no adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv-to,vs) (on-mim) bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; spunky; energetic; (adv-to) (on-mim) (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); (adj-no) (on-mim) bursting (e.g. seams); tight; (adv-to) (on-mim) splattering (e.g. cooking oil)


expression: ぴったし
tags: adj-na adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) tightly; closely; (on-mim) exactly; precisely; (on-mim) suddenly (stopping); (adv,adv-to,vs,adj-na) (on-mim) perfectly (suited); ideally


expression: ぴったり
tags: P adj-na adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) tightly; closely; (on-mim) exactly; precisely; (on-mim) suddenly (stopping); (adv,adv-to,vs,adj-na) (on-mim) perfectly (suited); ideally; (P)


expression: ぴょこぴょこ
tags: adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to) (on-mim) up and down; lightly; nimbly; moving in small leaps as a frog or rabbit; (on-mim) casually; (strolling about) without a care


expression: ぴんと
tags: adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) tensely; tightly; tautly; (on-mim) erectly; (on-mim) intuitively; instinctively; immediately; (on-mim) with a burst; with a crack


expression: ふいご祭
reading: ふいごまつり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Bellows Festival; festival for blacksmiths and foundries on the eighth day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, on which they would clean their bellows and pray


expression: ふかふか
tags: adj-na adj-no adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv-to,vs,adj-na,adj-no) soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (adv-to,vs) absent-mindedly


expression: ふぐは食いたし命は惜しし
reading: ふぐはくいたしいのちはおしし
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (proverb) honey is sweet, but the bee stings; I would like to taste fugu, but I value my life; hesitating from doing something because of fear of consequences


expression: ふたを開ける
reading: ふたをあける
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect); to look at the condition of something; to open (of a theatre)


expression: ふっ飛ばす
reading: ふっとばす
tags: v5s
glossary:
(v5s) to blow off something (strongly); to blow off one's worries; to brush away one's worries; to accomplish a task very rapidly; to drive (a car) at full speed


expression: ふらつく
tags: v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) to feel giddy; to totter; to stagger; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter; to putter


expression: ふらふら
tags: P adj-na adj-no adv-to vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv-to,vs,adj-no) (on-mim) unsteady (e.g.on one's feet); staggering; reeling; tottering; dizzy; (on-mim) wandering; without knowing what one is doing; having no goal in mind; (P)


expression: ふわふわ
tags: adj-na adj-no adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; (adj-no,adj-na,adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) soft; fluffy; spongy; (adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) unsteadily; flightily; fickly; frivolously


expression: ぶうぶう
tags: adv n
glossary:
(adv) (on-mim) bugling sound; honking; oinking; (on-mim) grumbling; complaining; (n) (chn) car; automobile


expression: ぶくぶく
tags: adj-na adv n vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,n,vs) (on-mim) bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming


expression: ぶすっと
tags: adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) sound of something thick and soft being pierced by something sharp and hard; containing sullen anger or discontent


expression: ぶすぶす
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) sputtering; smoldering; (on-mim) repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; (on-mim) mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint


expression: ぶち開ける
reading: ぶちあける
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly, holding nothing back; to throw out everything inside


expression: ぶち込む
reading: ぶちこむ
tags: v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to throw; to toss; to cast; to hit; to strike; to smash; to hammer in; to drive in; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades); to wear (sword, etc.); to carry


expression: ぶち当たる
reading: ぶちあたる
tags: v5r
glossary:
(v5r) to slam into (e.g. a wall, a limit) (figuratively); to hit; to face (e.g. trouble, a problem); to confront


expression: ぶっ叩く
reading: ぶったたく
tags: v5k
glossary:
(v5k) to beat vigorously; to rain stikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mericlessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of


expression: ぶっ飛ばす
reading: ぶっとばす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to strike (as to send flying); to beat; to knock; to jump with force; to leap; to accomplish a task very rapidly; to drive at full speed (e.g. a car)


expression: ぶつけ合う
reading: ぶつけあう
tags: v5u
glossary:
(v5u) to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other


expression: ぶつぶつ
tags: P adv adv-to n
glossary:
(n,adv,adv-to) (on-mim) grunt; grumble; complaint; mutter; pimples; spots; eruption; rash; cutting into small pieces; simmering; (P)


expression: ぶらぶら
tags: P adj-na adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging; (adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) strolling; rambling; roaming; wandering; (on-mim) idly; lazily; leisurely; aimlessly; (on-mim) persisting (of an illness); (P)


expression: ぶら下がり
reading: ぶらさがり
tags: adj-f n
glossary:
(n) (id) cornering someone by lying in wait, e.g. for an unexpected interview or photograph; doorstepping; (adj-f) hanging; dangling


expression: ぶら下がり取材
reading: ぶらさがりしゅざい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) doorstop interview; doorstep interview; on-the-move interview; informal interview in which reporters surround a public figure and prod him for an off-the-cuff response


expression: ぶるるん
tags: int
glossary:
(int) (on-mim) va-va-vroom (esp. fast cars or bikes, sexy women or men); va-voom; vrrrm; (on-mim) sound of animal shaking its fur to dry off after getting wet (esp. dogs)


expression: ぷくぷく
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; (on-mim) cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up


expression: ぷすぷす
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) sputtering; smoldering; (on-mim) repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly


expression: ぷちぷち
tags: adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; (on-mim) lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); (n) little bits; small grains


expression: へたれ
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(n,adj-na) (col) incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; weakness; (n) good-for-nothing; loser; weakling


expression: へらへら
tags: adj-na adv n vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) foolishly (laughing); thoughtlessly (smiling); (on-mim) indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); frivolously; flippantly; (adj-na,vs) (on-mim) thin (paper, cloth, etc.); weak-bodied; (adv,n,vs) (on-mim) flaring up; bursting into flames


expression: へろへろ
tags: adj-na adv-to vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv-to,vs) completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak; flimsy


expression: べ
tags: aux
glossary:
(aux) (ktb:) (thb:) word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation


expression: べた
tags: adj-na adj-no n n-pref
glossary:
(adj-na,n) covering; filled in; gapless; all over; (n-pref) complete; total; (adj-na) (col) cliched; cliched; hackneyed; corny; predictable; (adj-no) (comp) plaintext; (n) (abbr) solid printing; solid typesetting; (abbr) contact print


expression: べたべた
tags: P adj-na adv n vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,n,vs) (on-mim) sticky; all over; clinging (e.g. of a person); following around; (adj-na) cliched; hackneyed; (P)


expression: べったり
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) sticking; clinging; (on-mim) with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; (on-mim) all over; thickly


expression: べっ甲
reading: べっこう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; (in Chinese medicine) tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)


expression: ぺ
tags: aux suf
glossary:
(aux) (ktb:) (thb:) word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation; (suf) familiar suffix used after a personal name


expression: ぺこぺこ
tags: P adj-na adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adj-na) (on-mim) very hungry; starving; famished; (adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) fawning; bowing and scraping; being obsequious; being servile; kowtowing; bowing repeatedly; cringing; (on-mim) giving in; being dented; (P)


expression: ぺこり
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head


expression: ぺしゃんこ
tags: adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no) crushed flat; flattened; squashed; flat-topped; (n) (col) (m-sl) flat-chested girl; (on-mim) sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something


expression: ぺたぺた
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) (on-mim) sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; (on-mim) applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; (on-mim) daubing; smearing


expression: ほー
tags: exp int
glossary:
(int) oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; (exp) (on-mim) hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)


expression: ほいほい
tags: adv adv-to int n vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) recklessly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; readily; blithely; willingly; easily; (on-mim) pamperingly; indulgently; carefully (not angering); (int) shoo!; heave-ho; hallo; hello; (n) (arch) novice; beginner


expression: ほくほく
tags: adj-no adv n vs
glossary:
(adv,adj-no,n,vs) (on-mim) soft and flaky (e.g. pie, potatoes, squash); fresh-baked; fresh from the oven; not soggy; (adv,n,vs) pleased with oneself; chuckling to oneself


expression: ほぐし水
reading: ほぐしみず
tags: n
glossary:
(n) water to add to packaged noodles (provided in a separate packet); softening water, loosening water


expression: ほざく
tags: v5k vt
glossary:
(v5k,vt) (vulg) to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble; to grumble; to murmur; to brawl


expression: ほたえる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) (arch) to mess around; to clown around; (arch) to take advantage of; to be spoiled; to be spoilt


expression: ほっこり
tags: adv-to exp vs
glossary:
(adv-to,vs) (on-mim) warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; (exp) (ksb:) feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance


expression: ほとおり星
reading: ほとおりぼし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (astron) constellation; (astron) (arch) mansion (any of the Chinese constellations used to divide the ecliptic into 28 positions); (astron) Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)


expression: ほとめく
glossary:
(v4k) (arch) to make a noise; to make a racket; (arch) (ktb:) to give a heartfelt reception; to welcome; to entertain


expression: ほろほろ
tags: adv adv-to n
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) by ones and twos; (on-mim) tears or flower petals falling quietly; (on-mim) gurgling bird sound; (on-mim) falling apart; crumbling; melting (in one's mouth); (n) (food) dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.


expression: ぼーっと
tags: adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) doing nothing; being stupefied; flushingly; abstractedly; dazedly; blankly; dreamily; (on-mim) dimly; hazily; faintly; vaguely; indistinctly; (adv) (on-mim) with a roar (e.g. flames); with a whoosh


expression: ぼこぼこ
tags: adj-na adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) burbling; (on-mim) hollow (sounding); (adv,adv-to,adj-na) holey; full of holes or dents; lumpy; bumpy; (adj-na) (col) viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly


expression: ぼそぼそ
tags: adj-na adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,n,vs,adv-to) (on-mim) dry and crumbling; whispering; subdued; murmuring; muttering; tasteless; flavorless; flavourless


expression: ぼちぼち
tags: adj-na adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) little-by-little; gradually; slowly; soon; (adj-na) (ksb:) not bad; passable; so-so


expression: ぼってり
tags: adj-f vs
glossary:
(adj-f) fleshy; plump; chubby; corpulent; (vs) to apply thickly; to slap on; to coat with something thick


expression: ぼやぼや
tags: P adj-na adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(vs,adv,adv-to) (on-mim) carelessly; inattentively; absentmindedly; doing nothing; (adj-na,vs,adv) (on-mim) long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (vs,adv,adv-to) (on-mim) flaring up (e.g. fire); rising (e.g. steam); (P)


expression: ぼろぼろ
tags: P adj-na adj-no adv n vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,n,vs,adj-no) (on-mim) worn-out; torn; crumbling; tattered; tears or grain of rice falling; (P)


expression: ぼんたん飴
reading: ぼんたんあめ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Botan Rice Candy (lemon orange flavored soft, chewy candy with an edible wrapper and includes a small Botan Ame); Botan Ame; Bontan Ame


expression: ぼんぼん
tags: adv adv-to n
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); (n) (abbr) striking clock; (ksb:) green young man from a well-to-do family


expression: ぼんやり
tags: P adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) dimly; faintly; indistinctly; vaguely; (on-mim) absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly; (on-mim) idly; aimlessly; (n) absence of mind; fool; blockhead; dunce; (P)


expression: ぽい捨て
reading: ぽいすて
tags: n
glossary:
(n) littering, esp. such things as empty cans, cigarette butts, dog faeces, etc. along roads, in parks, etc.; careless tossing away


expression: ぽうっと
tags: adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head


expression: ぽかぽか
tags: P adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) pleasantly warm; nice and warm; (on-mim) repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over; (P)


expression: ぽかり
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) with a whack; with a thump; (on-mim) openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; gaping; flabbergasted; (on-mim) vacantly; blankly; absentmindedly; (on-mim) gaping (of a hole, etc.); suddenly opening


expression: ぽかん
tags: P adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to) (on-mim) vacantly; blankly; absentmindedly; (on-mim) openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; gaping; flabbergasted; (on-mim) with a whack; with a thump; (P)


expression: ぽくぽく
tags: adj-no adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) rhythmically (beating, e.g. gong); clip-clopping (e.g. horse); (adj-no) crumbly; (adv,adv-to,vs) ambling; strolling; dozing


expression: ぽこぽこ
tags: adj-na adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) burbling; (on-mim) hollow (sounding); (adv,adv-to,adj-na) holey; full of holes or dents; lumpy; bumpy; (adv,adv-to) (on-mim) here and there; (on-mim) (sound of) walking slowly


expression: ぽち袋
reading: ぽちぶくろ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) decorative paper envelope for giving New Year's gifts (usu. money given to children) and congratulatory gifts


expression: ぽっつり
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to,adv) (on-mim) isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); sighing (when saying something)


expression: ぽっと
tags: adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) slightly (blushing); (on-mim) suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); (on-mim) distractedly


expression: ぽつりぽつり
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; by ones and twos; (on-mim) in drops (e.g. of rain)


expression: ぽろり
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to,adv) (on-mim) crying; tears dripping; water dripping; grain-like object falling; (on-mim) falling off; falling down; (on-mim) inadvertently coming to the surface


expression: ぽん
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) with a slap; with a pop; with a plop; (on-mim) without batting an eyelid; (on-mim) generously


expression: ぽんこつ
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) piece of junk (esp. dismantled or broken down car); worn-out article; (n) hitting (with fist); striking


expression: ぽんぽこ
tags: adj-na adv n
glossary:
(adv,n) (on-mim) sounding of a drum or hand drum; sound of drums; (adj-na) (on-mim) full (stomach); bursting


expression: ぽんぽん
tags: adv adv-to n
glossary:
(n) pompon; pompons; bobbles; (chn) tummy; tumtum; (adv,adv-to) (on-mim) bang-bang; pop-pop; tap-tap; without reservation; unreservedly; snappishly; outspokenly


expression: ま
tags: adv int
glossary:
(adv) just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat; well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so...; (int) (fem) oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!


expression: まあ
tags: P adv int
glossary:
(adv) just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat; well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so...; (int) (fem) oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!; (P)


expression: まあまあ
tags: P adj-na adv int
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,int) (on-mim) so-so; (int) now, now (used in calming people down); (fem) my, my (expression of wonder, surprise, etc.); (P)


expression: まい
tags: aux
glossary:
(aux) probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't


expression: まいゆ
tags: adj-f
glossary:
(adj-f) delicious; appetizing; appetising; skillful; clever; expert; wise; successful; fortunate; splendid; promising


expression: まい進
reading: まいしん
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards


expression: まし
tags: aux
glossary:
(aux) (pol) (used to make a polite request or demand) please; used to increase the politeness of a greeting, apology, etc.


expression: ましょ
tags: exp
glossary:
(ik) (exp) (pol) (used to express the speaker's volition) I'll; (used to make an invitation, request, etc.) let's; (used to express a conjecture) probably


expression: ましょう
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (pol) (used to express the speaker's volition) I'll; (used to make an invitation, request, etc.) let's; (used to express a conjecture) probably


expression: まじ
tags: adj-na aux-v n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) (col) (abbr) serious (not capricious or flirtatious); (aux-v) cannot; should not; will not; must not


expression: ます
tags: aux-v
glossary:
(aux-v) (pol) used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader); (arch) (hum) used to indicate respect for those affected by the action


expression: ますです体
reading: ますですたい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) literary form imparting the nuance of polite speech (with sentences ending in "desu" and verbs ending in "masu")


expression: まず隗より始めよ
reading: まずかいよりはじめよ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps; he who first suggests it should be the first to do it


expression: ませんか
tags: P exp
glossary:
(exp) (pol) (used to ask a question in the negative) won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); (used to make invitations, express desires or give indirect commands) won't you; (P)


expression: まだまだこれから
tags: P exp
glossary:
(exp) it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods; (P)


expression: まったり
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow(ness); (on-mim) laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable


expression: まっ赤っ赤
reading: まっかっか
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); (adj-na) downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter


expression: までもない
tags: P exp
glossary:
(exp) doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary; (P)


expression: み
tags: suf
glossary:
(suf) -ness (nominalizing suffix, esp. of sensory or subjective adjectives); nominalizing suffix indicating location; (as ...mi ...mi) alternating between ... and ...


expression: みず菜
reading: みずな
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard; (uk) Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)


expression: む
tags: aux-v int
glossary:
(int) (arch) unh (sound of physical exertion); oof; wow; whoa; yes; yeah; uh-huh; (aux-v) (after a -nai stem) probably; will; intend to; would like to have done (for me)


expression: むうっと
tags: adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) sullenly; angrily; testily; huffily; petulantly; indignantly; (on-mim) stuffily; stiflingly; (adv) (on-mim) slowly (exhaling smoke)


expression: むかむか
tags: P adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; (on-mim) being angry; being offended; being disgusted; (P)


expression: むくむく
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) rising up; towering; billowing (e.g. clouds of smoke); (on-mim) plump; chubby; fat; (on-mim) shaggy; hairy


expression: むしゃくしゃ
tags: adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) vexed; irritated; fretful; in ill humour; in ill humor; in a temper; shaggy; bushy; ragged; rugged


expression: むずむず
tags: vs
glossary:
(vs) (on-mim) to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager


expression: むっくり
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) abruptly (rising); (on-mim) slowly (rising); (adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) plump; rotund


expression: むっつり
tags: P adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; gloomily; silently; (n) taciturn person; uncommunicative person; (P)


expression: むっと
tags: P adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) sullenly; angrily; testily; huffily; petulantly; indignantly; (on-mim) stuffily; stiflingly; (P)


expression: むむ
tags: int
glossary:
(int) (on-mim) hum; hmm; mild surprise or doubt; (on-mim) mm mm; light chuckle with mouth closed; (on-mim) mm mm; agreeable sounds (sound indicating agreement); (on-mim) mm; hmm; deep in thought; (on-mim) well; calling attention


expression: めく
tags: P suf v5k
glossary:
(suf,v5k) to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...; (X) (col) to jerk off; to masturbate; (P)


expression: めやも
tags: prt
glossary:
(prt) (arch) might it be... No, I guess it's not; (at sentence end) indicates irony and deep emotion


expression: も
tags: P adv prt
glossary:
(prt) also; too; words of similar weight; about (emphasizing an upper limit); as much as; even; (adv) more; further; other; again; (P)


expression: もう
tags: P adv int
glossary:
(adv,int) already; anymore; soon; shortly; more; further; other; again; (int,adv) interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation); (P)


expression: もがな
tags: prt
glossary:
(prt) particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.)


expression: もぎる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) (uk) to pluck (e.g. a fruit, a leaf); to pick; to tear off (e.g. a ticket stub, a branch from a tree)


expression: もぎ取る
reading: もぎとる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to tear off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)


expression: もぐもぐ
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,vs,adv-to) (on-mim) mumbling; chewing one's words; (on-mim) chewing (food); (on-mim) squirming; wriggling


expression: もぐら打ち
reading: もぐらうち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) driving away moles by hitting the ground with straw bundles prepared by children (esp. as an annual event on January 15th)


expression: もっこり
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(vs,adv-to,adv) (on-mim) bulge in a pocket or clothing; "tent" an erection makes against pants or bedsheets


expression: もつれ込む
reading: もつれこむ
tags: v5m vi
glossary:
(v5m,vi) to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)


expression: もて扱う
reading: もてあつかう
tags: v5u vt
glossary:
(v5u,vt) (arch) to take care of; (arch) to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with


expression: もて遊ぶ
reading: もてあそぶ
tags: v5b vt
glossary:
(v5b,vt) (uk) to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate


expression: もとに戻す
reading: もとにもどす
tags: exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute


expression: もとのさやに収まる
reading: もとのさやにおさまる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated


expression: もどかしい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going; (feeling) impatient; tantalizing; tantalising


expression: もの
tags: P prt
glossary:
(prt) (fem) indicates reason or excuse; (fem) indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged; (P)


expression: ものか
tags: prt
glossary:
(prt) (male) used to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true; emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. "Like hell I will!"


expression: ものですか
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (fem) used to create a rhetorical question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true; emphasizes a determination not to do something by means of a rhetorical question


expression: もの凄い
reading: ものすごい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) (uk) earth-shattering; staggering; to a very great extent; (uk) terrible; frightful; horrible; ghastly


expression: ももんじ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) large game (e.g. deer, boar); (arch) speaking badly of someone; (arch) squirrel-like costume for frightening children


expression: もやもや
tags: adv n vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) hazy; murky; misty; foggy; fuzzy; (adv,n,vs) (on-mim) gloomy; feeling depressed; feeling sad


expression: もやもや病
reading: もやもやびょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) moyamoya disease (rare, progressive cerebrovascular disorder caused by blocked arteries in the basal ganglia)


expression: もり蕎麦
reading: もりそば
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce


expression: もん
tags: prt
glossary:
(prt) (fem) indicates reason or excuse; (fem) indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged


expression: や
tags: P aux int prt
glossary:
(prt) such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; (after the dictionary form of a verb) the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; (int) punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; (male) hi; (aux) (ksb:) plain copula; (int) (arch) yes; what?; (P)


expression: やくざ
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(n) professional gambler or ruffian (esp. a member of the Japanese mafia); yakuza (member); (adj-na,n) uselessness; purposelessness; (P)


expression: やさんす
tags: aux-v
glossary:
(aux-v) (arch) (fem) (pol) indicates respect for the one performing an action and politeness to the listener


expression: やせ型
reading: やせがた
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n) slender build; slender figure; leptosome; leptosomatic habit; (adj-no) waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic; ectomorphic


expression: やって来る
reading: やってくる
tags: P exp vk
glossary:
(exp,vk) to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time); (P)


expression: やっとか目
reading: やっとかめ
tags: adj-na
glossary:
(adj-na) (uk) a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)


expression: やっぱ
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) (abbr) too; also; likewise; either; (abbr) still; as before; (abbr) even so; either way; nonetheless; in any event; all the same; (abbr) as expected


expression: やら
tags: prt
glossary:
(prt) denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like; A and B and whatnot


expression: やらざるを得ない
reading: やらざるをえない
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do


expression: やり込み
reading: やりこみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) speedrun; playing through a video game for additional challenge (e.g. as quickly as possible, to obtain the highest score, without using a certain weapon, etc.)


expression: やり取り
reading: やりとり
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange; (P)


expression: やり逃げ
reading: やりにげ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sl) (vulg) breaking off contact with someone after having sex with them; wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am; hit it and quit it; fuck and chuck


expression: やり友
reading: やりとも
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (vulg) fuck buddy; someone with whom one is not romantically involved but frequently has sexual relations with anyway


expression: やる気
reading: やるき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations


expression: やんでれ
tags: adj-f n
glossary:
(n,adj-f) (m-sl) person (usu. female) with an unhealthy romantic obsession (has a connotation of mental instability)


expression: やんや
tags: adj-no adv-to int
glossary:
(int) applause; ovation; loud praise; (adj-no,adv-to) loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous


expression: ゆるキャラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (weak) mascot character (e.g. devised for PR purposes by local government, government departments, etc.)


expression: よ
tags: P int prt
glossary:
(prt) (at sentence end) indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; (after a noun) used when calling out to someone; (in mid-sentence) used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; (int) yo!; (P)


expression: よいよい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (col) (sens) locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem


expression: ようにする
tags: P exp vs-i
glossary:
(exp,vs-i) (following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to; (P)


expression: よく言う
reading: よくいう
tags: v5u
glossary:
(v5u) to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say elegantly; to say often; to say frequently; to say without shame; to say impudently


expression: よそ行き
reading: よそいき
tags: adj-no
glossary:
(adj-no) going out; one's best (clothes, looks, manners, behaviour, etc.); formal behaviour (manners, speech, etc.)


expression: よそ行き
reading: よそゆき
tags: P adj-no
glossary:
(adj-no) going out; one's best (clothes, looks, manners, behaviour, etc.); formal behaviour (manners, speech, etc.); (P)


expression: らしい
tags: P adj-i aux-adj suf
glossary:
(aux-adj) seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; (suf,adj-i) -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...; (P)


expression: らふてえ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) (rkb:) Okinawan-style stewed pork cubes; boned pork rib meat, cut into 5 cm squares, stewed in awamori, soy, dashi broth, and sugar


expression: られる
tags: aux-v v1
glossary:
(aux-v,v1) indicates passive voice (inc. the "suffering passive"); indicates the potential form; indicates spontaneous occurrence; (hon) used as an honorific for others' actions


expression: ろくろっ首
reading: ろくろっくび
tags: n
glossary:
(n) rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)


expression: ろくろ回し
reading: ろくろまわし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) shaping ceramics on a pottery wheel; spinning a pottery wheel; (sl) (joc) gesticulating with your hands as if you were shaping ceramics on a pottery wheel


expression: ろにん
tags: n
glossary:
(ik) (n) ronin; wandering samurai without a master to serve; out of work; waiting for another chance to enter a university


expression: わあ
tags: int
glossary:
(int) wow! (surprise); oh! (startled); eek!; gee!; yeah! (joy); alright!; hurray!; waah! (crying); boohoo!


expression: わいせつ行為
reading: わいせつこうい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) act of obscenity; obscene act; lewd act; indecent act; indecent conduct; indecent behavior; indecent behaviour; sexual molestation


expression: わき上がる
reading: わきあがる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to boil up; to come to the boil; to seethe; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar


expression: わけが無い
reading: わけがない
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) there is no way that ... (expresses speaker's belief that something is impossible); easy; simple


expression: わり込む
reading: わりこむ
tags: v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to cut in; to thrust oneself into; to wedge oneself in; to muscle in on; to interrupt; to disturb


expression: わんわん
tags: adv adv-to n
glossary:
(adv-to,adv) (on-mim) bow-wow (barking sound); arf arf; woof; bark; (on-mim) waah-waah (crying sound); (on-mim) clamouring; clamoring; echoing; (n) (chn) a bow-wow (i.e. a dog); doggy


expression: を
tags: P prt
glossary:
(prt) indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.; (P)


expression: ん
tags: aux-v int prt suf
glossary:
(int) (abbr) yes; yeah; uh huh; (aux-v,suf) negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); (prt) abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")


expression: アー
tags: int
glossary:
(int) (uk) Ah!; Oh!; Alas!; (uk) Yes; Indeed; That is correct; (uk) Hey!; Yo!; (uk) Uh huh; Yeah yeah; Right; Gotcha


expression: アートマン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) atman (san:); one's true self, which transcends death and is part of the universal Brahman (in Hinduism)


expression: アーレフ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) aleph (first letter of Hebrew alphabet) (heb:); Aleph (new name of religious group Aum Shinrikyo)


expression: アイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)


expression: アイケア・グラス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) safety glasses (esp. more fashionable models used in public for protection against pollen, UV rays, etc.) (wasei: eye-care glass)


expression: アイコラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) altered photograph, usu. with sexual connotations, such as putting someone's face on top of a picture of a nude idol, etc.


expression: アイゴ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot


expression: アイドル・コラージュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) altered photograph, usu. with sexual connotations, such as putting someone's face on top of a picture of a nude idol, etc. (wasei: idol collage)


expression: アウム真理教
reading: アウムしんりきょう
tags: n
glossary:
(ik) (n) Aum Shinrikyo; Japanese religious group responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway


expression: アウロノカラバエンシ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Nkhomo-benga peacock (species of peacock cichlid, Aulonocara baenschi); new yellow regal; yellow peacock


expression: アウン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Om (san:); Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega


expression: アオイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock


expression: アオイガイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) eggcase (shell) of the greater argonaut; (col) greater argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta argo)


expression: アオギハゼ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) blue-striped cave goby (Trimma tevegae, was Trimma caudomaculata); blue-striped dwarfgoby; cave pygmy-goby


expression: アオギリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese-bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree


expression: アオコ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) powderized green laver; (uk) blue-green algae (esp. Microcystis spp.); cyanobacteria; algal bloom; water bloom


expression: アオハナホソオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) canopy goanna (Varanus keithhornei, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Northeast Australia); blue-nosed goanna; Nesbit River monitor


expression: アオホソオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) blue-spotted tree monitor (Varanus macraei, species of carnivorous monitor lizard from the island of Batanta, Indonesia)


expression: アカウオ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus); comb goby (Ctenotrypauchen microcephalus); Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae); Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); any edible red saltwater fish


expression: アカガエル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) any brown or reddish-brown frog (esp. of family Ranidae); Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica); brown frog


expression: アカククリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) dusky batfish (Platax pinnatus, species of Western Pacific spadefish found from the Ryukyu Islands to Australia)


expression: アカツキハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Achilles tang (Acanthurus achilles, species of surgeonfish found from the Western Pacific to the East Central Pacific)


expression: アカデミック・ハラスメント
tags: n
glossary:
(n) harassment, discrimination, bullying, etc. of staff and students at educational institutions (wasei: academic harassment)


expression: アカハラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus); (uk) Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); (uk) (col) Japanese fire belly newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster); (col) dysentery


expression: アカハラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) harassment, discrimination, bullying, etc. of staff and students at educational institutions (wasei: academic harassment)


expression: アカバナ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) willowherb (Epilobium pyrricholophum); safflower red; kimono color combination (crimson outside, bluish purple inside)


expression: アカビタイキツネザル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) red-fronted lemur (Eulemur rufifrons); red-fronted brown lemur; southern red-fronted brown lemur


expression: アカホシキツネベラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) lined hogfish (Bodianus leucosticticus); Bodianus rubrisos (declared separate species from B. leucosticticus in 2006)


expression: アカマタクロマタ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) red-masked and black-masked gods (folk belief of the Yaeyama Islands); harvest festival celebrating these gods (held in the 6th lunar month)


expression: アカムシ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) bloodworm (Halla okadai, species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait); (uk) red mite (Trombicula akamushi); chigger mite; harvest mite


expression: アカムツ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) blackthroat seaperch (Doederleinia berycoides); rosy seabass; male dark chub (Zacco temmincki) in mating season


expression: アグレガシオン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) civil service competitive examination for some positions in the public education system in France (fre: agregation)


expression: アケボノヒメオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) northern ridge-tailed monitor (Varanus primordius, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to the Northern Territory of Australia); blunt-spined goanna


expression: アサガオガイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) common purple snail (Janthina janthina); common purple sea snail; violet snail; purple bubble raft snail; janthina


expression: アサヒる
tags: v5r
glossary:
(v5r) (uk) (sl) (joc) to fabricate (stories) (based on alleged behaviour of the Asahi newspaper); to make up


expression: アサリウス・バタフライフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) West Australian butterflyfish (Chaetodon assarius); Assarius butterflyfish; Western butterflyfish


expression: アジ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad


expression: アジア・太平洋戦争
reading: アジア・たいへいようせんそう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945)


expression: アズサ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block


expression: アズマギンザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Pacific longnose chimaera (Harriotta raleighana, species of deep water cartilaginous fish); narrownose chimaera


expression: アダルト・チルドレン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (col) people psychologically traumatized from being raised in an abusive or dysfunctional family (e.g. by alcoholic parents) (wasei: adult children); immature adults; childish adults


expression: アチコチ
tags: adv pn vs
glossary:
(adv,pn) (uk) here and there; (vs) to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up


expression: アッシー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) (automotive) assembly; (sl) man who drives a woman around for free; man used by a woman for his car


expression: アッピール
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; request; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; allure; (sports) appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.); showing off; calling attention to; playing up; using as a selling point


expression: アップ
tags: P n n-suf vs
glossary:
(n,n-suf,vs) increasing (eng: up); (n,vs) (abbr) uploading; (n) (abbr) close-up; (n,vs) (abbr) finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); (n) up (i.e. of a woman's hair); being up (i.e. leading in sports); (abbr) warming up; (n-suf) being over; being finished; (P)


expression: アップ・トーク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) style of speaking in which the speaker gives the end of each sentence or phrase a higher intonation (wasei: up talk)


expression: アツモリソウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) large-flowered cypripedium (species of lady's slipper, Cypripedium macranthos, esp. Cypripedium macranthos var. speciosum)


expression: アド
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors)


expression: アナバス亜目
reading: アナバスあもく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Anabantoidei (suborder of the order Perciformes known as labyrinth fish that are defined by having an accessory breathing organ for respiration in air)


expression: アニメ
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) animated film; animated cartoon; anime (when referring to Japanese cartoons); (abbr) animation; (P)


expression: アバター
tags: n
glossary:
(n) avatar; incarnation of an immortal being (Hindu); (comp) icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality


expression: アビシニアジャッカル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Abyssinia jackal (carnivore, Canis simensis); simian jackal; simenian jackal; simenian wolf; Ethiopian wolf


expression: アピール
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; request; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; allure; (sports) appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.); showing off; calling attention to; playing up; using as a selling point; (P)


expression: アフター・レコーディング
tags: n
glossary:
(n) adding sounds to a soundtrack after a film has been made (wasei: after recording); postrecording; postsynchronization; postsynchronisation; postlooping; dubbing


expression: アフレコ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) adding sounds to a soundtrack after a film has been made (wasei: after recording); postrecording; postsynchronization; postsynchronisation; postlooping; dubbing


expression: アベノミクス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Abenomics; economic and monetary policies of Shinzo Abe, 90th and 96th prime minister of Japan, during his second term


expression: アホ毛
reading: アホげ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (m-sl) long spike (or 'antenna') of hair, may do tricks (seen in anime and manga); frizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there


expression: アボスティル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) apostille; stamp or certificate of public document authentication in accordance with Hague Convention XII


expression: アポミクティック
tags: n
glossary:
(n) apomictic; of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis; related to reproduction without fertilization, meiosis or production of gametes, with the result that the seeds are genetically identical to the parent plant


expression: アマエビ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis); sweet shrimp; northern pink prawn; red shrimp; Maine shrimp


expression: アミアイゴ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) little spinefoot (Siganus spinus, species of Indo-West Pacific rabbitfish); black spinefoot; black trevally; blue-spotted trevally; spiny rabbitfish


expression: アミメチョウチョウウオ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pearlscale butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthurus, Western Pacific species found from Indonesia and the Philippines north to the Ryukyu Islands); Philippines chevron butterflyfish; orange butterflyfish; netted butterflyfish; yellow-tailed butterflyfish


expression: アメしょん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obs) (derog) someone who made a short trip to America; going to America just long enough for a pee (ref. to short USA trip after WWII to boost one's credentials)


expression: アメリカ極東軍司令部
reading: アメリカきょくとうぐんしれいぶ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Far East Command; FEC; United States military headquarters in the western Pacific after World War II


expression: アラオトラジェントルキツネザル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur (Hapalemur alaotrensis); Lac Alaotra gentle lemur; Alaotran bamboo lemur; Alaotran gentle lemur


expression: アラフラオオセ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) tasselled wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon, sole species of the carpet shark genus Eucrossorhinus)


expression: アリバイ会社
reading: アリバイがいしゃ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) front company set up to hide someone's true profession by pretending to employ them (often used by call girls)


expression: アルゴル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (comp) Algol (algorithmic language); (astron) Algol (star in the constellation Perseus); Beta Persei


expression: アンコウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) goosefish (any anglerfish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; sea devil; (arch) fool; curved gutter


expression: アンコウザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) grey sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon oligolinx, species of requiem shark found in the Indo-West Pacific)


expression: アンテナ・ショップ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) shop used for testing sales of new products (wasei: antenna shop); showroom; shop selling local specialities to Tokyo


expression: アンブシュール
tags: n
glossary:
(n) embouchure (fre:); position and use of the lips, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument; mouthpiece of a musical instrument


expression: アンペラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Machaerina rubiginosa (species of tropical sedge) (may: ampela); woven mat made of Machaerina rubiginosa root


expression: イ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) 1st in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 1st note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)


expression: イイジマムシクイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Ijima's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae); Izu leaf warbler, Ijima's willow warbler; Ijima's warbler


expression: イエアメガエル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Australian green tree frog (Litoria caerulea); green tree frog; White's tree frog; dumpy tree frog


expression: イエメンオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Yemen monitor (Varanus yemenensis, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found at the base of the Tihama mountains along the western coast of Yemen)


expression: イエロー・キャブ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Yellow Cab; (sl) Japanese woman who readily sleeps with foreign men (sometimes a stereotype of all Japanese women)


expression: イエローテール・スターリー・ラビットフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) brown-spotted spinefoot (Siganus stellatus, species of rabbitfish from the Indian Ocean); starspotted spinefoot; tellate rabbitfish; yellow-tail starry rabbitfish


expression: イエローテール・タン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) yellowtail tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum, species of Western Indian tang); purple tang; yellowtail surgeonfish


expression: イエローテールサージャンフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) yellowtail surgeonfish (Prionurus punctatus, species of Eastern Central Pacific tang found in reefs from the Gulf of California to El Salvador)


expression: イエローヘッドモニター
tags: n
glossary:
(n) yellow-head monitor (Varanus melinus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Indonesia); quince monitor


expression: イキ
tags: n pref
glossary:
(n) living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; vitality; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains contains two or more gaps (in go); (uk) stet; leave as-is (proofreading); (pref) damned


expression: イケイケ
tags: adj-na adv exp int n
glossary:
(exp,n,adj-na) excited; pressing forward; go-go; (in) high spirits; (having) excessive energy; (int) Go!; go-man-go!; (adv) connecting; separating


expression: イコクエイラクブカ属
reading: イコクエイラクブカぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Galeorhinus (genus whose only member is the school shark, Galeorhinus galeus, in the family Triakidae)


expression: イザリウオ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) (sens) frogfish (any fish of family Antennariidae, esp. the striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus)


expression: イセゴイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); (uk) redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); (uk) Indo-Pacific tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides)


expression: イタチ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, inc. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)


expression: イタドリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica); Japanese fleeceflower; Mexican bamboo; Polygonum cuspidatum; Reynoutria japonica


expression: イタ車
reading: イタしゃ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (col) (joc) car painted with anime characters; painful car (because some people consider it painful to look at); (abbr) Italian car; European car


expression: イデ・アル
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) ideal; (math) ideal in a ring (i.e. subset of a ring closed under addition and multiplication by elements of the ambient ring)


expression: イドラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) idol (esp. in the philosophy of Francis Bacon: idols of the tribe, cave, market, and theater) (lat: idola)


expression: イナバウアー
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) Ina Bauer (figure skating technique first performed in 1957 by West German skater Ina Bauer); (P)


expression: イマラチオ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (vulg) (sl) irrumatio (fellatio wherein the majority of movement is performed by the felatee) (lat:)


expression: イメージ・クラブ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sex establishment in which staff dress in costumes (schoolgirl, nurse, etc.) (wasei: image club)


expression: イメージ・トレーニング
tags: n
glossary:
(n) training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out (wasei: image training); mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run


expression: イメクラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) sex establishment in which staff dress in costumes (schoolgirl, nurse, etc.) (wasei: image club)


expression: イメトレ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video)


expression: イモビライザー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) immobiliser (electronic device that prevents an automobile engine from running without the key); immobilizer


expression: イレズミニザ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) white-freckled surgeonfish (Acanthurus maculiceps, species of tang from the Indo-West Pacific); spot-face surgeon; pale-lined surgeonfish; yellow-freckled surgeon fish


expression: イワヒメオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Storr's pygmy monitor (Varanus storri, species of small carnivorous monitor lizard native to Australia); Storr's goanna; Storr's monitor


expression: インジェスト
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ingest; process of capturing, transferring or importing different types of video, audio, or image media


expression: インスト
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n) (music) (abbr) instrumental; (abbr) instructions; (n,vs) (comp) (abbr) installation (esp. software)


expression: インチキ
tags: P adj-na n vs
glossary:
(adj-na,n,vs) cheating; fake; bogus; travelling seller of trinkets, magic tricks, etc. (traveling); (P)


expression: インテリジェント・デザイン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) intelligent design (theory that life or the universe must have been designed by an intelligent being)


expression: インディアンゴールドリングブリストルトゥース
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Indian gold-ring bristle-tooth (Ctenochaetus truncatus, species of bristletooth tang native to the Indian Ocean)


expression: インディアンヴァガボンドバタフライフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Indian vagabond butterflyfish (Chaetodon decussatus); blackened butterflyfish; black-finned vagabond


expression: インドシュモクザメ属
reading: インドシュモクザメぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Eusphyra; genus of hammerhead shark in the family Sphyrnidae whose sole member is the winghead shark


expression: インドスダレ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) blackwedged butterflyfish (Chaetodon falcula); saddled butterflyfish; pigface coralfish; sickle butterflyfish; Indian double-saddle butterflyfish


expression: インヨウカク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) horny goat weed (Epimedium grandiflorum var. thunbergianum); rowdy lamb herb; barrenwort; bishop's hat; fairy wings; yin yang huo


expression: ウェーブ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wavy hairstyle; audience wave; the wave; (n) (comp) WAVeform audio format; WAV


expression: ウエーブ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wavy hairstyle; audience wave; the wave; (n) (comp) WAVeform audio format; WAV; (P)


expression: ウエストアフリカンスペードフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) West African spadefish (Chaetodipterus lippei, species of Eastern Atlantic spadefish found from Senegal to Angola)


expression: ウォーム・ビズ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) WARM BIZ (Japanese government campaign encouraging companies to set their heater thermostats to 20 degrees Celsius over the winter)


expression: ウォーレス線
reading: ウォーレスせん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Wallace's line (hypothetical line separating the Oriental and Australian zoogeographical regions)


expression: ウキゴリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); floating goby (Gymnogobius petschiliensis); Gymnogobius opperiens (fish); isaza goby (Gymnogobius isaza)


expression: ウグイス
tags: n n-pref
glossary:
(n) (uk) Japanese bush warbler; Japanese nightingale (Cettia diphone); (abbr) greenish brown; (n-pref) having a beautiful voice


expression: ウタリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) human (in Ainu) (ain:); one's fellow man; kin; comrade; self-referential term used by the Ainu about their people


expression: ウマゴヤシ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha); hairy medick; bur clover; (col) white clover (Trifolium repens)


expression: ウミスズメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) murrelet (esp. the ancient murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus); roundbelly cowfish (Lactoria diaphana)


expression: ウラジロ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves); white underside; white bottom; white inner


expression: ウルサイ
tags: adj-i int
glossary:
(adj-i) (uk) noisy; loud; (uk) annoying; troublesome; tiresome; persistent; importunate; (uk) fussy; finicky; picky; particular; nagging; fastidious; bossy; (int) shut up!; be quiet!


expression: ウロつく
tags: v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) (uk) to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander aimlessly; to knock around; to hang around; to be confused from not knowing what to do


expression: エーコッコシー
tags: adj-f
glossary:
(adj-f) (ksb:) someone who is overly concerned with status. Can be used enviously with reference to someone of real accomplishment


expression: エア・キャップ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) plastic packing material with air bubbles (wasei: air cap); bubble wrap; cap on a tyre valve; brand of lawn mower


expression: エオアントロプス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) Piltdown man (manufactured fossil of a fraudulent ape-human missing link, Eoanthropus dawsoni) (lat: Eoanthropus)


expression: エキストラ
tags: P adj-f n
glossary:
(n) extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; (adj-f) extra; surplus; excess; additional; special; extraordinary; (P)


expression: エコ・ポイント
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Japanese subsidy plan allowing refundable points when purchasing energy-efficient electronical appliances, etc. (wasei: eco-point)


expression: エコー葉書
reading: エコーはがき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) postcards with the bottom third of the front side reserved for an advertisement, and sold at a lower cost than regular postcards


expression: エスカレーター学校
reading: エスカレーターがっこう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (col) 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; "escalator school"


expression: エステ
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na) (abbr) esthetic (fre: esthetique); aesthetic; (n) (abbr) beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic


expression: エステサロン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) salon where people go to get makeovers, massages, facials, etc. (wasei: esthetic salon); beauty salon


expression: エゾキスゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) lemon day-lily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, formerly Hemerocallis flava); lemon lily; yellow day-lily


expression: エチオピア狼
reading: エチオピアおおかみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Ethiopian wolf (carnivore, Canis simensis); Abyssinia jackal; simian jackal; simenian jackal; simenian wolf


expression: エドアブラザメ属
reading: エドアブラザメぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Heptranchias; genus of cow shark in the family Hexanchidae containing the sharpnose seven-gill shark as its only member


expression: エバチップ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) special version of a product with features that allow it to be used for evaluation (wasei: evaluation chip)


expression: エビスザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus, species of circumglobal cow shark with 7 gill slits)


expression: エボシドリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) turaco (any bird of family Musophagidae, esp. the Knysna turaco, Tauraco corythaix); touraco; loerie; lourie


expression: エメラルド・ツリー・モニター
tags: n
glossary:
(n) emerald tree monitor (Varanus prasinus, species of arboreal carnivorous monitor lizard found from New Guinea to Queensland, Australia); green tree monitor


expression: エレキテル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) hand-operated electric generator (used in Edo-period medical treatment) (dut: elektriciteit); (arch) electricity


expression: エンディング・ノート
tags: n
glossary:
(n) booklet constituting an informal living will (containing wishes regarding one's hospitalization or funeral, and perhaps one's life story, messages to loved ones, etc.) (wasei: ending note)


expression: エントリー
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) entry; entering; applying to take part; registering to participate (in a competition, etc.); (P)


expression: エンド・マーク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) letters (characters) indicating the end of a movie (The End, Fin, etc.) (wasei: end mark); indication of the end (of something)


expression: オーストラリアワニ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnsoni); Australian freshwater crocodile; Johnston's crocodile


expression: オーストラリアンスウェルシャーク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Australian swellshark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps, species of catshark which inhabits the continental shelf of southern Australia)


expression: オーバ
tags: P adj-na n vs
glossary:
(adj-na,n,vs) (abbr) overcoat; over; exceeding; going beyond; exaggeration; ball hit over the head of an outfielder (baseball); (P)


expression: オーバー・テクノロジー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) super technology (wasei: over technology); technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction


expression: オーレ
tags: int n
glossary:
(int) ole (spa:); (n) ore; Danish or Norwegian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a krone; ore; Swedish monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a krona


expression: オウム真理教
reading: オウムしんりきょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Aum Shinrikyo; Japanese religious group responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway


expression: オウム真理教事件
reading: オウムしんりきょうじけん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Aum Shinrikyo incidents; string of incidents, crimes, etc. committed by the Aum Shinrikyo religious group in the 1980s


expression: オオイヌノフグリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Persian speedwell (Veronica persica); large field speedwell; bird's-eye speedwell; birdeye speedwell; winter speedwell


expression: オオセ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Japanese wobbegong (Orectolobus japonicus, species of carpet shark); Japanese carpet shark; fringe shark


expression: オオセ科
reading: オオセか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Orectolobidae (family containing eleven species in three genera of carpet sharks known as wobbegongs)


expression: オオタカ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis); female hawk (or falcon); (abbr) falconry (using a northern goshawk)


expression: オオムラサキ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) giant purple butterfly (species of nymphalid butterfly, Sasakia charonda); Rhododendron oomurasaki (species of purple azalea)


expression: オオワニザメ科
reading: オオワニザメか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Odontaspididae; family of four species in two genera of lamniform sand sharks, also known as sand tiger sharks or ragged tooth sharks


expression: オキナワベニハゼ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Okinawa rubble goby (Trimma okinawae); red-spotted dwarfgoby; orange-red goby; Okinawa pygmy-goby


expression: オクトパス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) octopus; octopus regulator; alternate 2nd stage air pressure regulator used as an alternate air source in an emergency


expression: オグロ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) graceful shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides, species of requiem shark found in the tropical Indo-Pacific)


expression: オグロメジロザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) blacktail reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, species of Indo-Pacific requiem shark); grey reef shark


expression: オケラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); (col) (uk) being penniless; being broke


expression: オショロコマ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) dolly varden (species of trout, Salvelinus malma, esp. subspecies Salvelinus malma malma) (ain:)


expression: オジサン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (hon) (fam) uncle; (fam) old man; mister (vocative); (uk) manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)


expression: オスジクロハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ringtail surgeonfish (Acanthurus blochii, species of tang from the Indo-Pacific); blue-banded pualu; dark surgeon; tailring surgeonfish


expression: オナガザル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) cercopithecoid (any Old World monkey of family Cercopithecidae, esp. the guenons of genus Cercopithecus)


expression: オニノゲシ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) prickly sow-thistle (Sonchus asper); sharp-fringed sow thistle; spiny sow thistle; spiny-leaved sow thistle


expression: オノコロ島
reading: オノコロじま
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) Onokoro Island (in Japanese mythology, the island formed by drops of water falling from the heavenly jeweled spear); Onogoro Island; Japan


expression: オハグロハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Thompson's surgeonfish (Acanthurus thompsoni, species of Indo-Pacific tang whose Indian Ocean population lacks the white caudal fin of the Pacific variety)


expression: オプション
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) option; optional; selecting an option; (n) optional extra; individual item; separate item; service supplied on its own, without accompanying services; option (finance); (P)


expression: オマキザル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) any monkey of family Cebidae (esp. the capuchin monkeys of genus Cebus, but also including marmosets, tamarins and squirrel monkeys)


expression: オミット
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n) exception; exclusion; (vs) to omit; to disallow (e.g. in a sport after a rule is broken); to reject (e.g. faulty product); to eject; to expel; to throw out


expression: オヨギベニハゼ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) yellow cave goby (Trimma taylori, species found in Indo-Pacific waters); cave dwarfgoby; yellow-speckled pygmy-goby


expression: オランダ病
reading: オランダびょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (bus) Dutch disease; decline in a country's manufacturing sector owing to increased exploitation of natural resources


expression: オルリオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) blue-tailed monitor (Varanus doreanus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago); Kalabeck's monitor


expression: オレンジスポッティド・スパインフット
tags: n
glossary:
(n) goldlined spinefoot (Siganus guttatus, species of Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific rabbitfish); orange-spotted spinefoot


expression: オンリー・ワン
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) only one (person, thing); sole; unique; (adj-no) highest; best; most outstanding; custom-made


expression: カ
tags: ctr
glossary:
(ctr) counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi


expression: カイドウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) flowering crab apple (Malus halliana); Kaido crab apple (Malus micromalus); Chinese flowering apple (Malus spectabilis); Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata); aronia (flower)


expression: カウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (comp) (abbr) automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)


expression: カウンタ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); (comp) automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)


expression: カウンター
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); (comp) automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems); (P)


expression: カウンター・キッチン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) kitchen with a small counter for eating, usu. allowing a view into the living and dining rooms (wasei: counter kitchen)


expression: カエデチョウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) black-rumped waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes); estrildid (any bird of family Estrildidae); waxbill


expression: カエルアンコウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) frogfish (any fish of family Antennariidae, esp. the striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus)


expression: カキピー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds


expression: カグラコウモリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) lesser great leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros turpis); lesser roundleaf bat; lesser leaf-nosed bat


expression: カグラザメ科
reading: カグラザメか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Hexanchidae; family with four species and three genera of cow sharks characterized by either one or two additional pairs of gill slits


expression: カジカ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, inc. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)


expression: カス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) dregs; sediment; grounds; meal; by-product; lees (esp. sake); dregs (e.g. of society); scum; dross


expression: カスリモヨウベニハゼ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Griffiths' pygmy-goby (Trimma griffithsi, found in the Indo-West Pacific); princess pygmy goby (Trimma marinae, found in Japan, New Guinea and Palau)


expression: カタログレゾネ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) catalogue with the entire works of one artist (used to check authenticity) (fre:); catalogue raisonne


expression: カチカチ
tags: adj-na adj-no adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to,adv) (on-mim) ticktock; (on-mim) chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; clicking; clacking; clattering; (adj-no,adj-na) (on-mim) dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; (on-mim) hidebound; die-hard; stubborn; obstinate; bigoted; (on-mim) scared stiff; tense; nervous; frightened


expression: カチューシャ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) Alice band (rus: Katyusha); horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet); (P)


expression: カッと
tags: P adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) flaring up; burning hotly; suddenly becoming bright; (on-mim) flying into a rage; losing one's cool; (on-mim) opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (on-mim) (arch) acting resolutely; (P)


expression: カッコ
tags: adj-na adj-no n n-suf
glossary:
(n) shape; form; figure; posture; pose; appearance; state; situation; (adj-na,adj-no,n) suitable; fit; reasonable; (n-suf) about


expression: カットオーバ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (comp) cutover; cut-over; starting new (IT) equipment; transferring from the old to a new (hardware and-or software) system.


expression: カッフェ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cafe (fre:); coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)


expression: カナヘビ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) lacertid (any lizard of family Lacertidae, esp. the Japanese grass lizard, Takydromus tachydromoides)


expression: カニミソ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) brown meat (crab); miso-like paste found inside a crab's (and arthropods in general) intestinal area; miso mixed with crab innards or scraps


expression: カバ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) cover (e.g. book); coverage; (vs) to compensate for (a loss); to offset (a weakness); to back up; (n) kava (Piper methysticum); cava; kavakava; cava; Spanish sparkling wine


expression: カバー
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) cover (e.g. book); coverage; (vs) to compensate for (a loss); to offset (a weakness); to back up; (P)


expression: カフェ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) cafe (fre:); coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period); (P)


expression: カマツカ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) sickle handle; goby minnow (Pseudogobio esocinus); Oriental photinia (species of shrub, Photinia villosa); Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis); Joseph's-coat (species of amaranth, Amaranthus tricolor)


expression: カメコ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions


expression: カメラ小僧
reading: カメラこぞう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions


expression: カラー・ボックス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cheap, easily put together cupboard, bookcase, shelves, chest, etc. made of colored plywood (wasei: color box)


expression: カラコン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) colored contact lens; coloured contact lens; cosmetic contact lens; decorative contact lens


expression: カラス族
reading: カラスぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (col) hostess bar recruiters, etc. dressed in black suits; (col) young delinquents wearing black at Aomori's Nebuta festival


expression: カラタケ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)


expression: カリガネ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) call of a wild goose; (uk) wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus); tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)


expression: カリスマ
tags: P adj-f n
glossary:
(n,adj-f) charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm) (ger: Charisma); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; (col) someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity; idol; icon; (P)


expression: カリビアン・リーフ・シャーク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii, species of requiem shark found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil)


expression: カリフォルニアネコザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) horn shark (Heterodontus francisci, bullhead shark from the Eastern Pacific); Californian bullhead shark


expression: カリン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; amboyna; amboina; (uk) flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); (uk) quince (Cydonia oblonga)


expression: カリ活用
reading: カリかつよう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classical form of i-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the "ku" adverbial form with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")


expression: カルカヤ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass); (uk) Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass); thatching grass; thatching sedge


expression: カルテ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) patient's chart (ger: Karte); clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.); (P)


expression: カルトン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) carton (e.g. of cigarettes); tray (in which money is placed when paying); dish; pasteboard (fre: carton)


expression: カルメラ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) honeycomb toffee (por: caramelo); sponge toffee; foam candy from heated brown sugar mixed with baking soda; (P)


expression: カルメル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) honeycomb toffee (por: caramelo); sponge toffee; foam candy from heated brown sugar mixed with baking soda


expression: カレセン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) younger woman (usu. 20-30 years old) who is physically attracted to mature older men (usu. 50-60 years old)


expression: カワスズメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Mozambique tilapia (tilapiine cichlid fish native to southern Africa, Oreochromis mossambicus)


expression: カワスズメ科
reading: カワスズメか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Cichlidae; family of fishes exhibiting fusion of the lower pharyngeal bones into a single tooth-bearing structure


expression: カワハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking; skinner; barker


expression: カンザクラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Prunus kanzakura (species of winter-blooming cherry tree); (uk) Chinese primrose (Primula sinensis)


expression: カンニングペーパー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) crib sheet (wasei: cunning paper); cheat sheet; large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.


expression: カンペ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card


expression: カンランハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) black-spot surgeonfish (Acanthurus bariene, species of tang found from Mozambique and Maldives to the western Pacific); roundspot surgeonfish; bariene surgeonfish; eye-spot surgeon


expression: カヴァー
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) cover (e.g. book); coverage; (vs) to compensate for (a loss); to offset (a weakness); to back up


expression: カ行
reading: カぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "ku"; "ka" column or row of the kana syllabary


expression: ガード下
reading: ガードした
tags: n
glossary:
(n) under the tracks; area under the girders of a railway or highway (often used for shops, bars, etc.)


expression: ガクガクブルブル
tags: vs
glossary:
(vs) (on-mim) to tremble; to shiver (from stress, fear or panic); (figuratively) to experience a sense of stress, fear, or panic


expression: ガクブル
tags: vs
glossary:
(vs) (abbr) (on-mim) to tremble; to shiver (from stress, fear or panic); (figuratively) to experience a sense of stress, fear, or panic


expression: ガス・テーブル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) gas range (wasei: gas table); gas burner; gas ring; hot plate; gas cooker; gas cooktop; esp. table-top unit with two or more burners and a fish oven


expression: ガス抜き
reading: ガスぬき
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; punching down (dough); letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings


expression: ガチャ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) capsule toy; vending machine toy; method of selling random in-game items in mobile games (similar to how capsule toys are sold)


expression: ガテン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) job seeker magazine for manual labourers published by Recruit Inc. (1991-2009); physical work; physical workers; blue-collar workers


expression: ガマアンコウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) toadfish (any fish of family Batrachoididae, esp. the Pacuma toadfish, Batrachoides surinamensis)


expression: ガラケー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) (uk) (col) (Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones); "Galapagos" cell phone (Japanese brand)


expression: ガラナ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) guarana (tree); Paullinia cupana; guarana (seed extract as an ingredient used in stamina drinks and foods for restorative and stimulant effect)


expression: ガラパゴスザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis, species of circumtropical requiem shark found in the reef environments around oceanic islands)


expression: ガラパゴス化
reading: ガラパゴスか
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) Galapagosization; widespread design of Japanese products (e.g. cell phones) specifically for the domestic market, which are therefore unsuccessful overseas and also vulnerable to competition from imports


expression: ガラパゴス現象
reading: ガラパゴスげんしょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Galapagos phenomenon; Galapagos syndrome; tendency of Japanese products (e.g. cell phones) to be designed specifically for the domestic market, which are therefore unsuccessful overseas and also vulnerable to competition from imports


expression: ガリガリ
tags: adj-na adj-no adv n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) (uk) skin and bones; appearing to be underweight; (adv) with a grinding, crunching, scratching (sound); desperately; recklessly; (adj-no) crunchy hardness; selfishness; selfish person


expression: ガリバルディ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Garibaldi damselfish (Hypsypops rubicundus, damselfish found from Monterey Bay California to Guadalupe Island Baja California); official state marine fish of California


expression: ガルフサージャンフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Gulf surgeonfish (Acanthurus randalli, species of tang found in Florida and northeastern Gulf of Mexico)


expression: ガンガン
tags: P adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (col) (on-mim) sound of large bell; sound of scolding voice; (pounding of) headache; intense; (P)


expression: ガンジスメジロザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Ganges shark (Glyphis gangeticus, rare species of fresh water requiem shark that dwells in the rivers of India)


expression: ガンジスメジロザメ属
reading: ガンジスメジロザメぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Glyphis (genus containing 5 known species of secretive true river sharks in the family Carcharhinidae)


expression: ガンピ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Diplomorpha sikokiana (species of flowering plant); (abbr) paper made from the fibre of this plant


expression: ガ行
reading: ガぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "gu"; "ga" column or row of the kana syllabary


expression: キープ・ボットル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bottle of whiskey (whisky) that a bar customer buys, writes his name on, keeps on a shelf at the bar, and drinks little by little on successive visits (wasei: keep bottle)


expression: キイロオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) yellow monitor (Varanus flavescens, species of asian carnivorous monitor lizard found in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh)


expression: キイロスズメバチ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) yellow hornet (Vespa simillima xanthoptera, subspecies of the Japanese hornet, Vespa simillima)


expression: キク科
reading: キクか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Asteraceae; Compositae; family of flowering plants comprising the asters, daisies, sunflowers, etc.


expression: キズ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar; chip; crack; scratch; nick; flaw; defect; weakness; weak point; stain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor; dishonour; (emotional) hurt; hurt feelings


expression: キセル乗車
reading: キセルじょうしゃ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey (so-called because traditional pipes had metal only in two short segments at the ends)


expression: キタマクラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping); (uk) brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata)


expression: キチョウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) large grass yellow (species of butterfly, Eurema hecabe); common grass yellow; yellow butterfly


expression: キツネ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; (abbr) light brown


expression: キツネベラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Hawaiian hogfish (Bodianus albotaeniatus); tarry hogfish (Bodianus bilunulatus); saddleback hogfish (Bodianus bilunulatus)


expression: キティブタバナコウモリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Kitti's hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai); bumblebee bat; Old World hog-nosed bat


expression: キニラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Chinese yellow chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese leek sprouts; yellow garlic chives; gau wong


expression: キビレボウズハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) slender unicorn (Naso minor, species of Indo-West Pacific tang found from Mozambique to the Philippines); blackspine unicornfish; little unicorn


expression: キメ顔
reading: キメがお
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (col) posed look (chic, sexy, sultry, etc.); facial expression and orientation presented when being photographed


expression: キャッチ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) catch; catching; obtaining (e.g. information); receiving (e.g. radio transmission or phone call); (baseb) catch; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water; (n) (baseb) catcher; (P)


expression: キャッチ・コピー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting) (wasei: catch copy)


expression: キャットタン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sl) unable to take (thermally) hot food (wasei: cat tongue); have a tongue too sensitive to heat


expression: キャラが立つ
reading: キャラがたつ
tags: exp v5t
glossary:
(exp,v5t) to have a well-defined character (of video game, anime, etc. character); to stand out as a character


expression: キャラクター掬い
reading: キャラクターすくい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) character scooping; festival game of scooping up plastic cartoon figurines floating in water


expression: キャリーバック
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sports) carry-back; bringing the ball back to one's own position (in rugby); (econ) carryback; carrying over a deduction or credit from a prior year to the current year (to reduce income tax)


expression: キャンドル・サービス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) candlelight service (e.g. in a church); ceremony during a wedding reception where the bride and the groom go from table to table lighting a candle at each


expression: キャンペーン
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; movement; military campaign; military action; military maneuvers (maneouvers); (P)


expression: キリギリス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); long-horned grasshopper; (arch) cricket


expression: キリシタン
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (uk) early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period) (por: cristao); early Japanese Christian; (P)


expression: キリリク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (col) lucky-number request (the person who is the Nth visitor to a web site gets to make a request, e.g. for a custom drawing, where N is a special number like 10000)


expression: キロ
tags: P n pref
glossary:
(pref) kilo- (fre:); 10^3; (n) (abbr) kilogram; kilogramme; (abbr) kilometre; kilometer; (pref) (comp) kilo-; 2^10; (P)


expression: キングヒメオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) King's goanna (Varanus kingorum, species of small carnivorous monitor lizard native to the Australia)


expression: キンバイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum); (abbr) (uk) Trollius hondoensis (species of globeflower)


expression: キンリンサザナミハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) spotted surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus strigosus, species of bristletooth tang found in Hawaii, Johnston Island, and Australia); goldring surgeonfish; goldring bristletooth


expression: ギザギザ
tags: adj-na adj-no adv n vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no,n,adv,vs) (on-mim) jagged; notched; corrugated; milled; serrated; with jaggies (stair-step artifacts in computer images)


expression: ギボウシ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ornamental railing top; bridge railing-post knob; Welsh onion flower; leek flower; (uk) hosta; plantain lily


expression: ギャラリー
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament); (P)


expression: ギャル
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) fashion style for young women (brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories) (eng: gal); gyaru subculture; gal; (P)


expression: ギャルゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (comp) (abbr) computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game) (wasei: gal game)


expression: ギャル車
reading: ギャルしゃ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sl) girly car (often full of plastic flowers, stuffed animals, etc.) owned by a young, trendy female


expression: ギリセーフ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (col) (abbr) just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); just (barely) OK


expression: ギンガメアジ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus); bigeye jack; great trevally; six-banded trevally; dusky jack


expression: ギンザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) silver chimaera (Chimaera phantasma, species of deep water cartilaginous ghost shark from the Western Pacific)


expression: クーバード
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) couvade (custom in which a male acts out the physical process of his own child being born) (fre:)


expression: クール
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na) cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); (n) course (of medical treatment) (ger: Kur); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period) (fre: cours); (P)


expression: クール・ビズ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cool biz; cool business; business casual (Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) campaign encouraging people to wear lighter clothes and for companies to set their air conditioners to 28C, etc.)


expression: クイタン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) having an open hand and no end or honor tiles (mahjong yaku, not allowed in some rules); having only suited tiles between 2 and 8 inclusive and having called tiles


expression: クウシンサイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Chinese water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica); ong choy; kang kong; water morning glory; water convolvulus; swamp cabbage; hung tsai; rau muong; pak boong; swamp morning-glory


expression: クサボケ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) dwarf Japanese quince (Chaenomeles japonica); (Japanese) flowering quince; Maule's quince; japonica


expression: クジャクオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) peacock monitor (Varanus auffenbergi, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to the island of Roti in Indonesia); Auffenberg's monitor


expression: クジャクソウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) marigold (esp. the French marigold, Tagetes patula); plains coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria); northern maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum)


expression: クセ
tags: n n-pref
glossary:
(n) (uk) long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight; (n-pref) wrong; improper; indecent


expression: クソ
tags: adj-f n
glossary:
(n) (col) feces; excrement; dung; (adj-f) damn (adds emphasis and or annoyance to next word, e.g. damn hot, damn kids, etc.); damned


expression: クッション・ワード
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) word to soften awkward topics (esp. refusal in business conversation, e.g. "I am afraid that ...") (wasei: cushion word)


expression: クッション言葉
reading: クッションことば
tags: n
glossary:
(n) word to soften awkward topics (esp. refusal in business conversation, e.g. "I am afraid that ...")


expression: クテノポマ属
reading: クテノポマぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Ctenopoma; genus of freshwater climbing gouramies with terrestrial locomotion ability in the family Anabantidae


expression: クマノミ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) clownfish (Amphiprioninae spp., esp. the yellowtail clownfish, Amphiprion clarkii); anemone fish


expression: クマンバチ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans); (col) wasp; hornet; yellow jacket


expression: クモヒトデ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) brittle star (any starfish-like echinoderm of the order Ophiuroidea); brittlestar; Ophioplocus japonicus (species of brittlestar)


expression: クラス替え
reading: クラスがえ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class


expression: クリーク
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) cleek (golf - type of fairway wood); creek; waterway, including irrigation or drainage canal; clique; creak; (P)


expression: クルクル
tags: adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) whirling; revolving; spinning; going round and round; (on-mim) coiling around; winding around; rolling around; (on-mim) working tirelessly; working hard; (on-mim) constantly changing


expression: クレーム
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection; cream (fre: creme); (P)


expression: クレイム
tags: n
glossary:
(n) claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection; cream (fre: creme)


expression: クレオール
tags: n
glossary:
(n) creole (pidgin which has become a mother tongue) (fre:); Creole (person of mixed ancestry, esp.in the Caribbean)


expression: クログチニザ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) chocolate surgeonfish (Acanthurus pyroferus, Indo-Pacific species of tang); mimic surgeonfish; orange-gilled surgeonfish


expression: クログワイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Eleocharis kuroguwai (species of spikerush); (uk) Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa)


expression: クロコダイル・モニター
tags: n
glossary:
(n) crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in New Guinea); Salvadori's monitor; Papua monitor; artellia


expression: クロハギ属
reading: クロハギぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Acanthurus (type genus of surgeonfishes and tangs in the family Acanthuridae which have a pair of sharp spines on either side of the base of the tail)


expression: クロハゲワシ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus); monk vulture; Eurasian black vulture; European black vulture


expression: クロヘリメジロ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus, only member of Carcharhinus found mostly at temperate latitudes); bronze whaler; narrowtooth shark


expression: クロホシマンジュウダイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) spotted scat (Scatophagus argus, species of Indo-Pacific scat which occurs in green and red morphs); green scat; red scat


expression: クロホシマンジュウダイ科
reading: クロホシマンジュウダイか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Scatophagidae; family containing four species in two genera of small Indo-Pacific fish commonly called scats


expression: クロホソオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) black tree monitor (Varanus beccarii, species of monitor lizard from the Aru Islands of eastern Indonesia); Beccari's monitor


expression: クロモ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) hydrilla (species of aquatic plant, Hydrilla verticillata); Papenfussiella kuromo (species of brown algae)


expression: クロモンツキ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) epaulette surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricauda, Indo-Pacific species of tang); blackstreak surgeonfish


expression: ク活用
reading: クかつよう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classical form of i-adjective inflection (easily recognized by its attributive form ending in "ki" and predicative form ending in "shi")


expression: ク語法
reading: クごほう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) creating a noun by affixing "ku" to the end of an inflectable word (i.e. "omowaku", "osoraku", etc.)


expression: グリーン・カード
tags: n
glossary:
(n) green card (United States Permanent Resident Card); green card (international insurance certificate for United Kingdom motorists)


expression: グレイオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Gray's monitor (Varanus olivaceus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard from Luzon and the Catanduanes Islands in the Philippines)


expression: グレシャムの法則
reading: グレシャムのほうそく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Gresham's Law ("when there is a legal tender currency, bad money drives good money out of circulation")


expression: ケ
tags: ctr prt
glossary:
(ctr) counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; (prt) indicates possessive (esp. in place names)


expression: ケース
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); (comp) Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE; (P)


expression: ケータイ
tags: adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) something carried (in the hand); handheld; portable; (n) (abbr) (col) (uk) mobile telephone; cell phone


expression: ケイトウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) silver cock's comb (Celosia argentea, esp. crested cock's comb, Celosia argentea var. cristata)


expression: ケサランパサラン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) flock from a vine-seed weed, used for face powder, and believed to promote desire and happiness; animal from popular folklore with a white fluffy down made from dandelions and a rabbit's tail resembling a fluffy hairball


expression: ケダニ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) velvet mite (Trombidiidae spp.); erythaeid mite (Erythraeoidea spp.); harvest mite (Trombiculidae spp.); spider mite (Tetranychidae spp.); cheyletid mite (Cheyletidae spp.)


expression: ケツを捲る
reading: ケツをまくる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) (uk) to suddenly assume an antagonistic attitude; to suddenly become defiant; to turn aggressive (in one's manner); (uk) to moon; to point one's naked buttocks at someone; to give somebody the brown-eye


expression: ケツ持ち
reading: ケツもち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sl) person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates; (sl) member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members)


expression: ケツ毛を抜く
reading: ケツげをぬく
tags: exp v5k
glossary:
(exp,v5k) to startle someone; to make someone jump out of their skin; to take someone by surprise; to pull someone's butt hair


expression: ケナガアルマジロ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus); small screaming armadillo; crying armadillo; small hairy armadillo


expression: ケブカスズメバチ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Japanese hornet (Vespa simillima, esp. subspecies Vespa simillima simillima); yellow hornet


expression: ゲーム差
reading: ゲームさ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) distance in the standings between two teams expressed as the difference in number of games won or lost (baseball)


expression: ゲイ・ボーイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) host in a bar for male homosexuals (wasei: gay boy); effeminate man who talks and dresses like a woman; young male homosexual


expression: コース
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) course (route, trail, course of study, course of action, plan, option); full course meal (multiple dishes served in sequence); prix fixe meal; (P)


expression: コーディネート
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) coordinate; co-ordinate; coordination; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); (n) matching outfit (clothes and accessories); (P)


expression: コーディネイト
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) coordinate; co-ordinate; coordination; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); (n) matching outfit (clothes and accessories)


expression: コーナー・ワーク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (baseb) working the corners (wasei: corner work); hitting the corners of the plate; pitcher's technique of throwing a ball aiming at the edge of the strike zone; cornering skill (skating, driving, etc.)


expression: コール
tags: P adj-f n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (telephone) call; (telephone) ring; (n) shout; call; chant; (abbr) call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money; coal; (adj-f) (ksb:) cold; (P)


expression: コガネオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) quince monitor (Varanus melinus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Indonesia); yellow-head monitor


expression: コク
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair; (uk) body (esp. of food, wine, etc.); weight; substance


expression: コクテンサザナミハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) twospot surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus binotatus, species of bristletooth tang native to the Indo-Pacific)


expression: コケ植物
reading: コケしょくぶつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bryophyte (any of three groups of non-vascular land plants, inc. mosses, hornworts and liverworts)


expression: ココノホシギンザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Hydrolagus barbouri (species of cartilaginous fish found in the Sea of Japan and East China Sea)


expression: コシ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) back; lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring


expression: コズミック・ボーリング
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cosmic bowling; bowling in a bowling alley that is lit up like a disco with lots of flashing lights


expression: コタツ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat


expression: コップ酒
reading: コップざけ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sake sold in a cup rather than a bottle; drinking sake from a regular-size cup rather than from a small sake cup


expression: コツコツ
tags: adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to,adv) (on-mim) unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; laboriously; (on-mim) knocking; tapping; clicking; drumming


expression: コマ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); (uk) scene; (uk) time block (e.g. of a class schedule)


expression: コミケ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; (abbr) comic book market; comicbook market


expression: コミック・マーケット
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market


expression: コモリザメ科
reading: コモリザメか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Ginglymostomatidae; family of carpet shark species containing three monotypic genera of nurse sharks


expression: コラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sl) (abbr) photomontage; manipulated photo; photoshopped picture; kora (West-African instrument); (geol) kora layer; layer formed from volcanic ash on the southern part of the Satsuma Peninsula


expression: コロコロ
tags: adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); (on-mim) pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); (on-mim) changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); fickly; in a fickle manner; (on-mim) roly-poly; (on-mim) chirp chirp; sound of insects; (on-mim) ribbit ribbit; croak croak; (n) (on-mim) roller; lint roller; paint roller


expression: コロソマ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) (lat: Colossoma); pacu; black pacu; black-finned pacu; giant pacu; cachama; gamitana


expression: コロンブス交換
reading: コロンブスこうかん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Columbian exchange; widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, disease, and ideas between the Old and New Worlds


expression: コンシューマリズム
tags: n
glossary:
(n) advocacy of consumer rights (product safety, accurate labelling, etc.); consumer activism; consumer advocacy; consumerism (in the original sense)


expression: コンテ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) continuity (esp. in film-making); script; storyboard; var. kind of lead pencil (fre:); (P)


expression: コンドル
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) condor (inc. other New World vultures of family Cathartidae); Andean condor (Vultur gryphus); (P)


expression: コンニャク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) solidified jelly made from the rhizome of devil's tongue (konjac, konjak, koniak, konnyaku)


expression: コンパ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (sl) (abbr) party; social event; get-together; mixer; compa (Haitian dance music); konpa; kompa; (P)


expression: コンパニオン
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) promotional model (at a trade show, etc.); female guide (at a convention); booth babe; hostess (of a party, banquet, etc.); companion; (P)


expression: コンプガチャ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) method of awarding rare in-game items in mobile games only when the player has bought a full set of other in-game items


expression: コンプリートガチャ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) method of awarding rare in-game items in mobile games only when the player has bought a full set of other in-game items


expression: ゴーフレット
tags: n
glossary:
(n) small confection comprising two thin waffle-like biscuits with cream between them (fre: gaufrette)


expression: ゴール・イン
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) reaching the winning post (wasei: goal in); reaching the finish; making the goal; (col) getting married


expression: ゴールイン
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) reaching the winning post (wasei: goal in); reaching the finish; making the goal; (col) getting married; (P)


expression: ゴールデンクリーナーラス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Hawaiian cleaner wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus); rainbow cleaner wrasse; golden cleaner wrasse


expression: ゴールデンバタフライフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bluecheek butterflyfish (Chaetodon semilarvatus); addis butterflyfish; golden butterflyfish; redlined butterflyfish


expression: ゴールデンラインド・スパインフット
tags: n
glossary:
(n) golden-lined spinefoot (Siganus lineatus, species of Indo-West Pacific rabbitfish); goldlined rabbitfish


expression: ゴールドスポッティド・スパインフット
tags: n
glossary:
(n) goldspotted spinefoot (Siganus punctatus, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); gold-spotted rabbitfish


expression: ゴマチョウチョウウオ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) speckled butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus, species of the Indo-Pacific); citron butterflyfish


expression: ゴマテングハギモドキ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) spotted unicornfish (Naso maculatus, species of Pacific tang found from Japan and Lord Howe Island to Hawaii)


expression: ゴミムシ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)


expression: ゴリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)


expression: ゴルノバダフシャン自治州
reading: ゴルノバダフシャンじちしゅう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Gorno-Badakhshanskaya Avtonomnaya Oblast'; Gorno-Badakhshanskaya Autonomous Region; Gorno-Badakhshanskaya AO


expression: サージャントメイジャー・ダムゼルフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) green damselfish (Abudefduf abdominalis); Hawaiian sergeant; Hawaiian sergeant-major damselfish; maomao; mamo


expression: サーベル・タイガー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) sabre-toothed tiger (prehistoric feline, esp. the species Smilodon fatalis) (wasei: sabre tiger); saber-toothed tiger


expression: サカナにする
tags: exp vs-i
glossary:
(exp,vs-i) to have as a side order (with drinks); (id) to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense


expression: サギフエ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) longspine snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax); common bellowsfish; snipe-fish; snipefish; spine trumpet fish; trumpetfish


expression: サクラソウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) primula (any flower of genus Primula, which includes primroses, cowslips and cyclamens); Siebold's primrose (Primula siebold)


expression: サザエ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)


expression: サザナミハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) striated surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus striatus, species of bristletooth tang native to the Indo- Pacific)


expression: サザン・クロス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (astron) Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)


expression: サザンクロス
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (astron) Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux); (P)


expression: サシ
tags: ctr n pref
glossary:
(n) between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; (music) (uk) arrhythmic section of recitative in Noh music; (pref) prefix used for stress or emphasis; (ctr) counter for traditional dance songs


expression: サツキマス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) sea-run variety of red-spotted masu trout (subspecies of cherry salmon, Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae); red-spotted masu salmon


expression: サバクオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Desert monitor (Varanus griseus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in North Africa and western Asia)


expression: サバンナ・モニター
tags: n
glossary:
(n) savanna monitor (Varanus exanthematicus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to sub-Saharan Africa); Bosc's monitor


expression: サバンナオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) savanna monitor (Varanus exanthematicus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to sub-Saharan Africa); Bosc's monitor


expression: サバンナモンキー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) savannah monkey (the vervet monkey, green monkey and grivet monkey taken collectively as one species, Cercopithecus aethiops)


expression: サビイロオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) rusty monitor (Varanus semiremex, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to the east coast of Queensland, Australia)


expression: サボる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to be truant; to play hooky; to skip school; to skip out; to be idle; to sabotage by slowness; (P)


expression: サボタージ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(ik) (n,vs) work-to-rule (fre: sabotage); go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant; playing hooky; skipping school; skipping out


expression: サボタージュ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) work-to-rule (fre: sabotage); go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant; playing hooky; skipping school; skipping out


expression: サポニン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) active substance from plants used in manufacture of soap, detergents and medication (ger: Saponin)


expression: サヨリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Japanese halfbeak (species of fish with elongated lower jaw) (Hemiramphus sajori); stickleback


expression: サル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate; (derog) sly person; (derog) idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook; (arch) bathhouse prostitute


expression: サルバトール・モニター
tags: n
glossary:
(n) water monitor (Varanus salvator, species of carnivorous monitor lizard common from Sri Lanka in the west to the Philippines in the east); common water monitor


expression: サンキュー事故
reading: サンキューじこ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) traffic accident caused by a driver thanking another driver for letting him go first at a junction


expression: サンゴアイゴ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) blue-spotted spinefoot (Siganus corallinus, species of Indo-West Pacific rabbitfish); coral rabbitfish; orange spinefoot


expression: サンダーバード
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) thunderbird (North-American indigenous mythical spirit bird); thunderbird (Australian bird, Pachycephala gutturalis); (P)


expression: サ行
reading: サぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "su"; "sa" column or row of the kana syllabary


expression: サ変
reading: サへん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of s-stem verbs; conjugation of the verb "suru"


expression: ザイール
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo); zaire (currency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo); (P)


expression: ザラクビオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) black roughneck monitor lizard (Varanus rudicollis, carnivorous species found throughout Southeast Asia)


expression: ザリガニ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (uk) crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); (P)


expression: ザ行
reading: ザぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "zu"; "za" column or row of the kana syllabary


expression: シークァーサー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) flat lemon (Citrus depressa); Hirami lemon; thin-skinned flat lemon; shekwasha; Taiwan tangerine


expression: シーズ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) seeds; producer-driven solutions; ideas, products, services, etc. proposed by a company to consumers


expression: シガヌスロウスピ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bicolored foxface (Siganus uspi, species of rabbitfish endemic to Fiji sometimes found in New Caledonia)


expression: シギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, inc. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)


expression: シク活用
reading: シクかつよう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classical form of i-adjective inflection (easily recognized by its attributive form ending in "shiki" and predicative form ending in "shi")


expression: シタビラメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) sole (esp. the tonguefishes of family Cynoglossidae, but also the true soles of family Soleidae); red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)


expression: シチヘンゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) lantana (plant, flower); hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times


expression: シテ柱
reading: シテばしら
tags: n
glossary:
(n) upstage right pillar (on a noh stage), where the main actor stands at the start and end of the play


expression: シナノキンバイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Trollius riederianus var. japonicus (Japanese variety of the Kamchatka globeflower, Trollius riederianus)


expression: シノドンティス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) squeaker (upside-down catfish of family Mochokidae, esp. members of genus Synodontis) (lat: Synodontis)


expression: シビレナマズ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) (obsc) electric catfish (any species of family Malapteruridae, esp. species Malapterurus electricus)


expression: シベ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) civet (fre:); stew of a game animal, red wine and various alliums (often thickened with the animal's blood)


expression: シマハイイロギツネ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) island fox (Urocyon littoralis); coast fox; short-tailed fox; island gray fox; Channel Islands fox; Channel Islands gray fox; California Channel Island fox; insular gray fox


expression: シマハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) convict surgeonfish (Acanthurus triostegus, species of the Indo-Pacific); convict tang; manini


expression: シミ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) stain; spot; smudge; blot; smear; blotch; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration; freckle


expression: シメジ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)


expression: シメニア狼
reading: シメニアおおかみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) simenian wolf (carnivore, Canis simensis); Abyssinia jackal; simian jackal; simenian jackal; Ethiopian wolf


expression: シャコ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) mantis shrimp (any marine crustacean of order Stomatopoda, esp. the species Oratosquilla oratoria)


expression: シャット・アウト
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) shutout; shutting out; locking out; excluding; (sports) shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)


expression: シャットアウト
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) shutout; shutting out; locking out; excluding; (sports) shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.); (P)


expression: シャワー効果
reading: シャワーこうか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) shower effect (theory that placing high-selling items on the upper floors of a department store will lead to increased sales in the lower floors)


expression: シャンプーハット
tags: n
glossary:
(n) broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes (wasei: shampoo hat)


expression: シュミットオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) peach throat monitor (Varanus jobiensis, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Australia)


expression: ショット
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n) shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); (n,vs) shoot (in basketball); (P)


expression: シラウオ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait


expression: シリウス
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (astron) Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major) (lat:); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star; (P)


expression: シリトゲオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) black-headed monitor (Varanus tristis, small species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Australia); freckled monitor


expression: シロチョウガイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) silver-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); golden-lipped pearl oyster; white-lipped pearl oyster


expression: シロバナムシヨケギク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Dalmatian chrysanthemum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium); Dalmatian pyrethrum; Dalmatian pellitory


expression: シロボシテンジク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) whitespotted bambooshark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum); white-spotted catshark (species from the Indo-West Pacific)


expression: シングル
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) single; (abbr) single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; (abbr) single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); (sports) (abbr) singles (e.g. in tennis); (n) (baseb) (abbr) single; (sports) single-figure handicap (in golf); shingle; (P)


expression: ジガバチ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); thread-waisted wasp (any wasp of family Sphecidae, inc. digger wasps & mud daubers)


expression: ジャガタラ
tags: n n-pref
glossary:
(n,n-pref) Jakarta (dut: Jacatra); Java; (n) (abbr) potato (Solanum tuberosum); (abbr) striped fabric imported from Java (often cotton, sometimes mixed with silk)


expression: ジャガタラ文
reading: ジャガタラぶみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) letters from exiled Europeans in Jakarta to their Japanese wives and half-Japanese children (during the Edo period)


expression: ジャケット・タイプ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) jacket type (e.g. a style of clothing); jacket-style buoyancy control device (BCD) shaped like a sleeveless coat


expression: ジャパンサージャンフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Japan surgeonfish (Acanthurus japonicus, Indo-West Pacific species of tang found from Indonesia to the Philippines and Ryukyu Islands)


expression: ジャワラビットフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) streaked spinefoot (Siganus javus, species of Indo-Pacific rabbitfish); bluespotted spinefoot; Java rabbitfish


expression: ジュージュー
tags: adv adv-to n
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) sizzle (as in meat cooking); sizzling sound; frizzle; (n) juju (African fetish)


expression: ジョロウグモ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Nephila clavata (an Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider); Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider); wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)


expression: ジワジワ
tags: P adv adv-to
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; (on-mim) slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out; seeping out; (P)


expression: ジンギスカン
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Japanese mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill for preparing this dish; (P)


expression: ジンギスカン鍋
reading: ジンギスカンなべ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) slotted dome cast iron grill for preparing the Genghis Khan dish; Japanese mutton and vegetable dish


expression: ジンベエザメ科
reading: ジンベエザメか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Rhincodontidae; family of whale sharks containing only one species of one genus, Rhincodon typus


expression: スーパー
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) super; (abbr) supermarket; (abbr) superimpose; (abbr) superheterodyne; (film with) subtitles; (P)


expression: スーパー・スプレッダー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) super spreader (carrier of a viral disease who spreads the virus to a large number of other people)


expression: スーパーボール掬い
reading: スーパーボールすくい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) SuperBall scooping; festival game in which one scoops up rubber bouncy balls floating in water


expression: スイカ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Suica (rechargeable prepaid IC card that can be used as a train pass in the greater Tokyo, Osaka and Sendai regions and also as electric money in some stores)


expression: スイギュウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; (uk) wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo


expression: スカラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) scalar; Selective Compliant Assembly Robot Arm (type of industrial robot); Selective Compliant Articulated Robot Arm; SCARA


expression: スカラップ・ボンネットヘッド
tags: n
glossary:
(n) scalloped bonnethead (Sphyrna corona, little-known species of hammerhead shark found in the eastern Pacific from southern Mexico to northern Peru)


expression: スカラベ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) scarab (Egyptian gemstone) (fre: scarabee); scarabeid (any of a group of beetles including the scarab beetle, Scarabeus sacer)


expression: スキャン・トーク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Scan Talk (brand name for a barcode system for recording and playing back brief sequences of sound)


expression: スキヤキ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan


expression: スキリオライヌス・ステラリス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris, species of catshark in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean)


expression: スキン
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) skin; (col) condom; (comp) skin (e.g. alternative look and feel for interface of a program); (P)


expression: スキンシップ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) child-rearing with frequent physical contact (wasei: skinship); close relationship (esp. physical); (P)


expression: スキンヘッド
tags: n
glossary:
(n) shaved head (from skinhead); person with a shaved head; skinhead (shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism)


expression: スク・イズ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (baseb) squeeze (play); (in scuba diving) discomfort or pain caused by increasing water pressure compressing body air spaces and pushing body tissue inward


expression: スクープヘッド
tags: n
glossary:
(n) scoophead (Sphyrna media, species of little-known hammerhead shark found in tropical waters of the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific)


expression: スクール水着
reading: スクールみずぎ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events


expression: スクイズ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (baseb) squeeze (play); (in scuba diving) discomfort or pain caused by increasing water pressure compressing body air spaces and pushing body tissue inward; (P)


expression: スクエアユニコーンフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) squarenose unicornfish (Naso mcdadei, species of Indo-West Pacific tang found from East Africa to the Great Barrier Reef)


expression: スクランブル交差点
reading: スクランブルこうさてん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) scramble intersection; pedestrian scramble; X-crossing; diagonal crossing; intersection allowing pedestrians to cross simultaneously in any direction


expression: スケール・メリット
tags: n
glossary:
(n) economy of scale (wasei: scale merit); cost saving or benefit from having a larger scale (e.g. of production)


expression: スコープス裁判
reading: スコープスさいばん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Scopes Trial (landmark US trial on the teaching of evolution in public schools, 1925); Scopes Monkey Trial


expression: スコスコ
tags: adv n vs
glossary:
(adv) (on-mim) repeatedly; leaving no stone unturned; walking rapidly; (n,vs) (col) (on-mim) masturbation


expression: スジメヒメオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) stripe-tailed goanna (Varanus caudolineatus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to the forests of Western Australian)


expression: スズメダイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) pearl-spot chromis (Chromis notata, species of damselfish found in southern Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, and China)


expression: スズメダイ科
reading: スズメダイか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Pomacentridae; family containing about 360 species of primarily marine tropical damselfishes and clownfishes


expression: スズメバチ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); (uk) Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet


expression: スタート・ダッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) dash at the beginning of a short-distance race (wasei: start dash); charging ahead at full strength from the beginning


expression: スターバースト銀河
reading: スターバーストぎんが
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (astron) starburst galaxy; galaxy in the process of an exceptionally high rate of star formation


expression: スタッフィング
tags: n
glossary:
(n) stuffing; padding; filler; stuffing (e.g. for roast meat); order problems with an intermediary seller


expression: スタンド
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); (abbr) desk lamp; floor lamp; standard lamp; station (e.g. gas station); (P)


expression: ストーン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) stone; bijou; trinket; gemstone; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); (sports) curling stone; curling rock


expression: ストライプド・バス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) striped bass (Morone saxatilis); Atlantic striped bass; stripers; linesiders; pimpfish; rockfish


expression: ストライプドフィンサージャンフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) striped-fin surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus marginatus, species of bristletooth tangs from the Pacific); blue-spotted bristletooth


expression: ストライプヘッドドワーフゴビー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) stripehead goby (Trimma striatum, was Trimma striata); stripehead dwarf goby (an Indo-West Pacific fish species)


expression: スナオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Gould's monitor (Varanus gouldii, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Australia); sand goanna; sand monitor; Gould's goanna


expression: スナップ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); (abbr) snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud; (P)


expression: スナヤツメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Far Eastern brook lamprey (Lethenteron reissneri); sand lamprey (species found in the Northwest Pacific)


expression: スパ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) hot spring; mineral spring; spa; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; (abbr) spaghetti


expression: スパー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) hot spring; mineral spring; spa; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.


expression: スパニッシュ・フライ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Spanish fly (Lytta vesicatoria); Spanish fly (crushed dried Spanish flies sometimes used as an aphrodisiac); cantharides


expression: スパム
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); (comp) spam (unsolicited email messages); (P)


expression: スピアートゥース・シャーク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) speartooth shark (Glyphis glyphis, species of fresh water requiem shark from the western Pacific known only from the original description of 1839)


expression: スピロヘータ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) spirochaete (lat: Spirochaeta); spirochete; (col) Treponema pallidum (species of spirochaete that causes syphilis, bejel, pinta, and yaws)


expression: スペンサーオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Spencer's monitor (Varanus spenceri, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to northern Australia); Spencer's goanna


expression: スポット
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) spot; (abbr) spot advertisement; spot advertising; (abbr) spot news; (abbr) spotlight; (P)


expression: スライダ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (baseb) slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); (food) slider (sandwich)


expression: スライダー
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (baseb) slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); (food) slider (sandwich); (P)


expression: スライド
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n) slide; change (in value or situation); proportional change; (vs) to slide; to slip; to change (in value, e.g. with a sliding scale); to change (in situation); (P)


expression: スリーブロッチド・ラビットフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) threeblotched rabbitfish (Siganus trispilos, species of rabbitfish from the eastern Indian Ocean)


expression: スレッドフィンスキャット
tags: n
glossary:
(n) threadfin scat (Rhinoprenes pentanemus, species of Western Pacific spadefish found from Papua New Guinea to northern Australia)


expression: ズレる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate; to shift (position); to be out of sync.; to be slightly off; to be off-point


expression: セイタカシギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus); stilt (any bird of family Recurvirostridae); avocet


expression: セクフレ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) friend with benefits; fuck-buddy; sex friend; someone with whom one is not romantically involved but frequently has sexual relations with anyway


expression: セグロオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) tricolored monitor (Varanus yuwonoi, species of carnivorous monitor lizard from Halmahera Island in North Maluku, Indonesia); Moluccan black-backed monitor


expression: セグロチョウチョウウオ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) saddleback butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium, species of the Indo-Pacific); saddled butterflyfish


expression: セックス・フレンド
tags: n
glossary:
(n) friend with benefits; fuck-buddy; sex friend; someone with whom one is not romantically involved but frequently has sexual relations with anyway


expression: セッティング
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) setting; installing; mounting; arranging; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); (n) stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.); (P)


expression: センブリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Japanese green gentian (Swertia japonica); alderfly (esp. species Sialis japonica); alder fly


expression: ゼブラソマ属
reading: ゼブラソマぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Zebrasoma (genus of 7 species of marine tang in the family Acanthuridae with pointed snouts and forward facing spines at the base of the tail)


expression: ソーラー・ポンド
tags: n
glossary:
(n) solar pond (salty pond in which energy from solar energy accumulates in the lower layers, due to lack of convection)


expression: ソーラン節
reading: ソーランぶし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) traditional work song of Hokkaido herring fishery workers, performed by school students in modern choreographed interpretations


expression: ソトワール
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sautoir; long necklace (longer than opera-length), often with an ornament (tassel or pendant) at the end


expression: ソハールサージャンフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sohal surgeonfish (Acanthurus sohal, species of tang found from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf); Red Sea surgeonfish; sohal tang


expression: ソフト
tags: P adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no) soft; (n) (comp) (abbr) software; (abbr) soft hat; felt hat; (abbr) soft serve ice cream; (abbr) softball; (P)


expression: ソフト化
reading: ソフトか
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (econ) shift away from manufacturing to an information and service-based economy; softening; release (e.g. of a movie) on home video (e.g. DVD, BD, VHS)


expression: ゾッキー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (col) club of rabble-rousing reckless-driving delinquents; biker gang; group of hot rodders; biker gang member; hot rodder


expression: ゾンデ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sonde (ger: Sonde); balloon-borne radio instrument; probe (medical); sound; gavage; feeding through a tube


expression: タイ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (uk) sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major); (P)


expression: タイヘイヨウアカボウモドキ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Longman's beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus); Indo-Pacific beaked whale; tropical bottlenose whale


expression: タイムセール
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) special offers available for a limited time of the day (wasei: time sale); limited-time sale; (P)


expression: タウルケット
tags: n
glossary:
(ik) (n) type of bed linen resembling a large beach towel and used to cover oneself in hot weather (wasei: towel blanket)


expression: タオルケット
tags: n
glossary:
(n) type of bed linen resembling a large beach towel and used to cover oneself in hot weather (wasei: towel blanket)


expression: タカサゴ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)


expression: タカノツメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree); extremely spicy form of chili pepper; variety of high-quality green tea


expression: タコブネ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) (col) eggcase (shell) of the winged argonaut; winged argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta hians)


expression: タダ
tags: adj-no adv n
glossary:
(adj-no,n) (uk) ordinary; common; usual; unaffected; as is; safe; (adv) only; merely; just; simply; but; however; nevertheless


expression: タッセルド・ウォビゴン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) tasselled wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon, sole species of the carpet shark genus Eucrossorhinus)


expression: タデ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; (uk) water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper, Polygonum hydropiper)


expression: タヌキ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; craftiness; sly person; someone who makes evil plans without ever breaking their poker face


expression: タマガイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) moon snail (Naticidae spp.); moon shell; (uk) Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster


expression: タミフる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) (sl) to panic (from the flu panics of late 2000's and early 2010's); to act frantically; to act bizarrely


expression: タラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, inc. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)


expression: タラ戦争
reading: タラせんそう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Cod Wars (conflicts between the United Kingdom and Iceland regarding fishing rights (1958, 1971, 1975))


expression: タリーカ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) tariqa (ara:); tariqah; tariqat; Sufi religious brotherhood or its doctrines on spiritual learning


expression: タリ活用
reading: タリかつよう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classical form of na-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the particle "to" with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")


expression: タンポナーデ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (med) tamponade; blockage or closure of a wound or body cavity by (or as if by) a tampon (esp. to stop bleeding)


expression: タ行
reading: タぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "tsu"; "ta" column or row of the kana syllabary


expression: ダール
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) Indian split pulse (lentils, peas or beans) (hin:, urd:); Indian pulse stew; dahl; dal; daal; dhal; dal; eighth letter of the Arabic alphabet


expression: ダイカグラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; (uk) Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)


expression: ダウン
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) down (opposite of up); becoming lower; being brought down; bringing down; being down (e.g. with a cold) and unable to continue (work); (comp) down (e.g. a system); not running (e.g. servers); (comp) (abbr) download; downstream; (n) down (feathers); (P)


expression: ダクマダクマ
tags: adj-na exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-na) (fem) woman's word for the sound of feet thumping across a noh theatre; space of noh theatre based on the reach of the sound of feet thumping


expression: ダッチ・ワイフ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) life-sized doll used for masturbation (wasei: Dutch wife); cage (rattan or cane) used in bed in the tropics; bolster used for warmth when sleeping


expression: ダビング
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) dubbing; adding a new audio (usu. voice) track to an existing video, film, etc.; dubbing; re-recording existing video or audio data to a new DVD, tape, etc.; (P)


expression: ダブる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to coincide; to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); (baseb) to make a double play; (sports) to make a double fault (in tennis)


expression: ダブリー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) declaring that one is one tile away from winning in mahjong on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared


expression: ダブル
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) double; (abbr) double bed; hotel room with a double bed; (abbr) double-breasted; double-cuffed; (abbr) double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); (sports) (abbr) doubles (e.g. in tennis); (n) biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; (P)


expression: ダブルバンドサージャンフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) doubleband surgeonfish (Acanthurus tennentii, species of Indian Ocean tang); lieutenant surgeon; lieutenant surgeonfish; lieutenant tang


expression: ダブ西
reading: ダブシャー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pung (or kong) of west tiles when west is both the round wind and one's seat wind (mahjong yaku)


expression: ダブ東
reading: ダブトン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pung (or kong) of east tiles when east is both the round wind and one's seat wind (mahjong yaku)


expression: ダブ南
reading: ダブナン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pung (or kong) of south tiles when south is both the round wind and one's seat wind (mahjong yaku)


expression: ダブ北
reading: ダブペー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pung (or kong) of north tiles when north is both the round wind and one's seat wind (mahjong yaku)


expression: ダメ
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) (uk) no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken; (uk) hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless; (uk) cannot; must not; not allowed


expression: ダメ出し
reading: ダメだし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sl) judging someone (negatively) and urging them to improve; finding fault (in somebody's work)


expression: ダル
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-no) dull; (n) (food) Indian split pulse (lentils, peas or beans) (hin:, urd:); Indian pulse stew; dahl; dal; daal; dhal


expression: ダルマ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted; (uk) Bodhidharma; prostitute


expression: ダ行
reading: ダぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "dzu"; "da" column or row of the kana syllabary


expression: チーン
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) ding (sound of a bell); bing; (vs) to cook (or heat) in a microwave oven (from the 'ching' timer bell); sneeze (into a tissue, used with children)


expression: チキン・ライス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato pure) (wasei: chicken rice)


expression: チゴベニハゼ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Naude's rubble goby (Trimma naudei, an Indo-West Pacific fish species); rubble dwarfgoby; red pygmy-goby


expression: チヒロザメ属
reading: チヒロザメぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Pseudotriakis (genus of ground shark in the family Pseudotriakidae whose sole member is the false catshark)


expression: チビ
tags: n pref
glossary:
(n) (uk) (sens) small child; pipsqueak; small fry; small, cute versions of manga, anime, etc. characters, typically with oversized heads; (sens) (uk) short person; midget; dwarf; small animal; runt; (pref) worn down (pencil, etc.)


expression: チャグチャグ馬こ
reading: チャグチャグうまこ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Chagu Chagu Horse Festival (of Iwate Prefecture); small wooden horse toy with bells on its neck (made in Iwate prefecture)


expression: チャコ・アルマジロ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) greater fairy armadillo (Calyptophractus retusus); Burmeister's armadillo; Chacoan fairy armadillo


expression: チャンプルー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) (rkb:) chanpuru; champuru; Okinawan stir-fry dish, usually containing vegetables (especially bitter melon), tofu, meat or fish (poss. from Indonesian "campur" meaning mixed)


expression: チョー
tags: n n-suf pref
glossary:
(n,n-suf,pref) super-; ultra-; hyper-; very; really; (n,n-suf) over (after a number or counter); more than


expression: チョウチンアンコウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) football fish (any fish of family Himantolophidae, esp. the Atlantic footballfish, Himantolophus groenlandicus)


expression: チョレイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) umbrella polypore sclerotium (used as a diuretic, antipyretic, and antitussive in traditional Chinese medicine)


expression: チラシ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) scattering; (uk) leaflets; (abbr) sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; (abbr) writing in an irregular hand; (P)


expression: チラチラ
tags: adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv-to,vs) (on-mim) falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; (on-mim) flickering; twinkling; glimmering; sparkling; dazzling; (on-mim) appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses; (on-mim) glancing (repeatedly); (on-mim) (hear, see) from time to time; intermittently


expression: チリメンアイゴ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) peppered spinefoot (Siganus punctatissimus, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); finespotted rabbitfish


expression: チンプンカンプン
tags: adj-na exp n
glossary:
(exp,adj-na,n) (uk) unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible; babble; gibberish; jargon; gobbledygook


expression: ツカツクリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) megapode (any bird of family Megapodiidae, inc. brush turkeys and mallee fowl); mound builder


expression: ツキ
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; (n) (uk) luck; sociality; (n,n-suf) under; assistant (e.g. to a manager); soup base


expression: ツケ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bill; bill of sale; payment invoice; tab (for later payment); credit; (uk) contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; (uk) sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki; (arch) letter; (arch) reason; motive; pretext; (arch) one's fortune; one's luck


expression: ツケが回って来る
reading: ツケがまわってくる
tags: exp vk
glossary:
(exp,vk) the bill will come due (expression used to imply that someone will eventually have to pay the price for their misdeeds)


expression: ツチダンゴ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) mud pie; seed ball ("nature farming" technique); (uk) deer truffle (Elaphomyces granulatus); false truffle


expression: ツッコミ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) penetration; digging into something; (uk) (in comedy) straight man; retort; quip; (id) sex; intercourse


expression: ツヅラフジ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum); complex inter-relationship (as in the struggle between two types of vine over one piece of land)


expression: ツノダシ属
reading: ツノダシぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Zanclus (sole genus of the family Zanclidae containing the moorish idol as its sole extant species)


expression: ツバクロザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) daggernose shark (Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus, species of requiem shark found in Trinidad, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil)


expression: ツバクロザメ属
reading: ツバクロザメぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Isogomphodon (genus of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae with one extant species known as the daggernose shark)


expression: ツバメ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (uk) swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; (P)


expression: ツバメウオ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) longfin batfish (Platax teira, species of Indo-West Pacific spadefish); Tiera batfish; (uk) (obsc) flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)


expression: ツバメチドリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum); eastern collared pratincole; large Indian pratincole; swallow-plover


expression: ツパイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) tree shrew (order Scandentia, esp. family Tupaiidae) (may: tupai); common tree shrew (Tupaia glis)


expression: ツマグロ
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n) (uk) blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus, species of requiem shark mostly found in the Indo-Pacific); (n,adj-no) (arch) black tip


expression: ツマグロエイラクブカ属
reading: ツマグロエイラクブカぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Hypogaleus (genus whose sole member is the blacktip tope, Hypogaleus hyugaensis, a hound shark of the family Triakidae)


expression: ツマジロ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus, a requiem shark found throughout the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans)


expression: ティラピア
tags: n
glossary:
(n) tilapia (freshwater fishes native to Africa, introduced to many areas worldwide as a food source) (lat:)


expression: ティラピア属
reading: ティラピアぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Tilapia (large genus of cichlid fish in the Cichlidae family endemic to Africa and the Middle East)


expression: テキ屋
reading: テキや
tags: n
glossary:
(n) stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise


expression: テックス
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) soft fiberboard; soft fibreboard; cloth; fabric; material; tex; unit of linear mass density of fibres; (P)


expression: テレアポ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) telephone appointment; arranging meetings and appointments in advance by phone; cold-calling to get potential customers to agree to meet a salesman; carrying out market surveys by phone


expression: テレビドアホン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) video intercom (wasei: television door phone); intercom with a video camera and display; video doorphone


expression: テロップ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos); (P)


expression: テン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Japanese marten (Martes melampus); marten (any arboreal weasel-like mammal of genus Martes)


expression: テンイバラザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) straight-tooth weasel shark (Paragaleus tengi, species of Western Pacific weasel shark found from Japan to Viet Nam)


expression: テングギンザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Pacific spookfish (Rhinochimaera pacifica, species of deep water cartilaginous fish); deep-sea chimaera


expression: テングハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis, species of Indo-Pacific tang); bluespine surgeonfish; short-nose unicornfish


expression: テングハギモドキ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sleek unicornfish (Naso hexacanthus, species of Indo-Pacific tang); sleek unicorn; blacktongue unicorn; Thorpe's unicornfish; nohorn unicorn


expression: テングハギ属
reading: テングハギぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Naso (genus of tropical marine surgeonfishes in the family Acanthuridae known as unicorn fishes due to a spike protruding from the forehead)


expression: テングフルーツコウモリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimeninae spp., esp. the common tube-nosed fruit bat, Nyctimene albiventer)


expression: テンジクザメ属
reading: テンジクザメぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Chiloscyllium (genus of carpet sharks or bamboo sharks in the family Hemiscylliidae with long snouts and subterminal nostrils)


expression: テンチャ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) tian cha; sweet tea; blackberry leaf tea; (bot) (uk) Chinese blackberry (Rubus suavissimus)


expression: テンツキチョウチョウウオ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sixspine butterflyfish (Parachaetodon ocellatus); ocellate coralfish; eye-spot butterflyfish; ocellate butterflyfish


expression: テントウムシダマシ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) handsome fungus beetle (any beetle of family Endomychidae); (col) 28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)


expression: テンパる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to become one tile away from completion (mahjong); to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse


expression: ディジャ・ブ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) deja vu (fre:); something already seen or experienced; feeling of having seen or experienced something at least once before


expression: デコる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to decorate; to prettify; to attach a decorative sticker, cover, bauble, etc. to a cell phone, notebook, slippers, etc.


expression: デコルテ
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n) decollete (fre:); decolletage; the part of a woman's chest and back exposed by a low neckline; (abbr) robe decolletee (fre:); low-cut dress; (n,adj-no) low-cut (neckline style) (fre:); decollete


expression: デコレーション・トラック
tags: n
glossary:
(n) showily decorated truck (e.g. chrome, air-brushed pictures, colored lights) (wasei: decoration truck); art truck


expression: デスクトップ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) desktop; (comp) desktop computer; (comp) desktop of a computer (the primary screen for most graphical-based computer operating systems)


expression: デスジャーディンズセイルフィンタン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Desjardin's sailfin tang (Zebrasoma desjardinii, species of Indian Ocean tang); Indian sail-fin surgeonfish; Red Sea sailfin tang


expression: デタラメ
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) (uk) irresponsible utterance; nonsense; bullshit; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic


expression: デバスズメダイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) blue green damselfish (Chromis viridis, a damselfish from the Indo-Pacific); blue-green chromis


expression: デュメリルオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Dumeril's monitor (Varanus dumerilii, species of carnivorous monitor lizard from Southeast Asia)


expression: デラシネ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) uprooted person (fre: deracine); free spirit; something or someone who has lost (cultural, geographical, family, etc.) roots


expression: デンキナマズ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) electric catfish (any species of family Malapteruridae, esp. species Malapterurus electricus)


expression: ト
tags: n
glossary:
(n) 7th in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 7th note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)


expression: トーイン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) toe-in (alignment of the front wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the front than at the back)


expression: トーク
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; chat; (abbr) talk show; toque; (P)


expression: トウガラシ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; red pepper


expression: トウキ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) dong dang gui (aromatic herb similar to dong quai, Angelica acutiloba); (obsc) dong quai (aromatic herb used to treat various gynecological symptoms, Angelica sinensis)


expression: トウゾクカモメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) skua (any bird of family Stercorariidae, inc. the jaegers); pomarine jaeger; pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)


expression: トガリアンコウザメ属
reading: トガリアンコウザメぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Scoliodon (genus of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae whose sole member is the spadenose shark)


expression: トガリザメ属
reading: トガリザメぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Nasolamia (genus of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae whose only member is the whitenose shark)


expression: トガリドチザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) slender smooth-hound (Gollum attenuatus, species of finback catshark from the Southwest Pacific)


expression: トガリメザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sliteye shark (Loxodon macrorhinus, species of requiem shark found in the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific)


expression: トゲオオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) ridge-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus, species of monitor lizard found throughout the arid northern regions of Australia); spiny-tailed monitor


expression: トタテグモ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) trapdoor spider (any spider of family Ctenizidae); folding trapdoor spider (any spider of family Antrodiaetidae)


expression: トチュウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) hardy rubber tree (near-threatened species often used in Chinese medicine, Eucommia ulmoides)


expression: トップ・スター
tags: n
glossary:
(n) top star (esp. male lead role in the all-female Takarazuka musical theater troupe); major celebrity


expression: トップスター
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) top star (esp. male lead role in the all-female Takarazuka musical theater troupe); major celebrity; (P)


expression: トミニサージャンフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Tomini surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus tominiensis, species of bristletooth tang from the Western Central Pacific)


expression: トモダチ作戦
reading: トモダチさくせん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Operation Tomodachi; United States Armed Forces assistance operation to support Japan in disaster relief following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami


expression: トラフザメ科
reading: トラフザメか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Stegostomatidae; family of Indo-Pacific carpet sharks containing a single species, Stegostoma fasciatum


expression: トリスティス・モニター
tags: n
glossary:
(n) black-headed monitor (Varanus tristis, small species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Australia); freckled monitor


expression: トリトン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (chem) triton (nucleus of tritium); Triton (son of Poseidon, in Greek mythology); (astron) Triton (moon of Neptune)


expression: トンスル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) feces wine (kor: ttongsul); faeces wine; traditional Korean medicine made from alcohol and feces (usu. human)


expression: ドーミトリー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) dormitory; dorm; residence hall; student residence; multi-bed room shared with unrelated travelers (e.g. in inexpensive guesthouse)


expression: ドーリア
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pilaf topped with bechemal or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked (ita: Doria); casserole dish dedicated to the Doria family, often with green, white and red colours


expression: ドクター・ストップ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) stopping a sport, such as boxing, on doctor's orders (wasei: doctor stop); referee's stop; being ordered by one's doctor to give up such habits as drinking, smoking, overeating, etc.


expression: ドクター・ヘリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) air ambulance (wasei: doctor heli(copter)); helicopter emergency medical service; helicopter ambulance


expression: ドクターヘリ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) air ambulance (wasei: doctor heli(copter)); helicopter emergency medical service; helicopter ambulance; (P)


expression: ドクトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) heloderm (any venomous lizard of genus Heloderma, inc. the gila monster and the beaded lizard)


expression: ドス
tags: n pref
glossary:
(n) dagger; dirk; knife; threatening quality (in a voice, etc.); (pref) muddy; turbid; murky; unclear


expression: ドチザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) banded houndshark (Triakis scyllium, found in the northwest Pacific from southern Siberia to Taiwan)


expression: ドッグ・カフェ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) dog-friendly cafe (wasei:); eatery which allows people to bring their pet dogs and provides separate menus for dogs and their owners


expression: ドライブ
tags: P n vi vs vt
glossary:
(n) drive; trip by car; driving; (vs,vi) to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; (vs,vt) to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.); to propel; (P)


expression: ドラッグ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n) drag; (n,vs) drug (esp. illegal); (vs) to drag; (comp) to highlight (e.g. by click-dragging a cursor over text); (P)


expression: ドラド
tags: n
glossary:
(n) dorado (South American freshwater catfish, Salminus maxillosus); dolphinfish; (astron) Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish


expression: ドリー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) palette surgeonfish (Paracanthurus hepatus, species of Indo-Pacific tang); palette surgeon; blue surgeonfish; blue tang


expression: ドリンク・バー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.) (wasei: drink bar)


expression: ドルチェ
tags: adv n
glossary:
(n) dessert (esp. in Italian cuisine) (ita: dolce); sweets; cake; (adv) (music) dolce (ita:); (to be performed) gently and sweetly


expression: ドロガメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); (uk) mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.); musk turtle


expression: ドロドロ
tags: adj-na adj-no adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,n,adj-no) (on-mim) (uk) syrupy; muddled; (adj-no) (uk) muddy; (vs) (uk) sordid; (adv-to) (on-mim) (uk) rumble (e.g. of drums, of thunder); peal; boom


expression: ドロ沼
reading: ドロぬま
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire; morass; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio


expression: ド肝を抜く
reading: ドぎもをぬく
tags: exp v5k
glossary:
(exp,v5k) to knock or scare (someone) out of his or her wits; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound; to take (someone) aback


expression: ナイトロジェン・マスタード
tags: n
glossary:
(n) nitrogen mustard (chemical compound related to mustard gas, used as a chemical weapon or an anticarcinogen)


expression: ナイル・ティラピア
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus niloticus) (larger member of the family Cichlidae, important to aquaculture since ancient Egypt)


expression: ナイル・モニター
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to sub-Saharan Africa); water leguaan


expression: ナイルオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to sub-Saharan Africa); water leguaan


expression: ナインスパインバットフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ninespine batfish (Zabidius novemaculeatus, species of Indo-Pacific spadefish found from Indonesia to northwestern Australia)


expression: ナガハナメジロザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) night shark (Carcharhinus signatus, species of nocturnally active requiem shark found in the Atlantic Ocean)


expression: ナデシコ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch) lovable, caressable girl


expression: ナヌカザメ属
reading: ナヌカザメぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Cephaloscyllium (genus of catshark known as swellsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae capable of inflating their body)


expression: ナマハゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) namahage; folklore demons of the Oga Peninsula (villagers dress up as them on New Year's Eve and frighten children)


expression: ナメラハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) chronixis surgeonfish (Acanthurus chronixis, Western-Pacific species of tang from Kapingamarangi in the Caroline Islands)


expression: ナリ活用
reading: ナリかつよう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classical form of na-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the particle "ni" with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")


expression: ナンクロ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) number crossword (var. of kanji crossword puzzle with numbers where squares with the same number contain the same kanji)


expression: ナンバー・クロス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) number crossword (var. of kanji crossword puzzle with numbers where squares with the same number contain the same kanji)


expression: ナンパ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n) seducer; smooth talker; ladies' man; playboy; playgirl; (n,vs) (uk) (col) picking up women (on the street); (n) moderate party; moderate; social story (in a newspaper, etc.); society columnist (of a newspaper); bearish trader; bear


expression: ナ行変格活用
reading: ナぎょうへんかくかつよう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (ling) irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of verbs ending in "nu" (in written Japanese)


expression: ナ変
reading: ナへん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of verbs ending in "nu" (in written Japanese)


expression: ニ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) 4th in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 4th note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)


expression: ニコイチ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (uk) combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; (uk) manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts


expression: ニザダイ亜目
reading: ニザダイあもく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Acanthuroidei (suborder of the order Perciformes, containing the families Acanthuridae, Ephippidae, Luvaridae, Scatophagidae, Siganidae, and Zanclidae)


expression: ニシジェントルキツネザル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) western lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur occidentalis); northern bamboo lemur; western gentle lemur


expression: ニシテングギンザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) straightnose rabbitfish (Rhinochimaera atlantica); Atlantic knife-nose chimaera; spearnose chimaera


expression: ニジハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) lined surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus, Indo-Pacific species of tang); clown surgeonfish; blue banded surgeonfish; blue linned surgeonfish; striped surgeonfish


expression: ニセカンランハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) eyestripe surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri, species of Indo-Pacific tang); palani; Dussumier's surgeonfish


expression: ニット
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter); (P)


expression: ニホンヤモリザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) broadfin sawtail catshark (Galeus nipponensis, found in China, Japan, and the Kyushu-Palau Ridge)


expression: ニュー・シングル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) new single (by a recording artist); person of marriageable age who remains single (e.g. to focus on their career) (wasei:)


expression: ニュージーランドホシザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) spotted estuary smooth-hound (Mustelus lenticulatus, species of houndshark found around southern Australia and New Zealand)


expression: ニュートン式望遠鏡
reading: ニュートンしきぼうえんきょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Newtonian telescope (having a secondary mirror at 45 degrees, reflecting light into the eyepiece)


expression: ニューファウンドランドヒラガシラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, species of requiem shark found in the northwestern Atlantic)


expression: ニューブリテンメンフクロウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) New Britain masked owl (Tyto aurantia); New Britain barn owl; golden masked owl; Bismarck owl; Bismarck masked owl


expression: ヌマワニ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris); marsh crocodile; Indian crocodile; Indus crocodile; Persian crocodile


expression: ヌ行
reading: ヌぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "nu"; "na" column or row of the kana syllabary


expression: ネームロンダリング
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (derog) person who repeatedly changes their name through adult adoptions or sham marriages (wasei: name laundering)


expression: ネイリスト
tags: n
glossary:
(n) nailist; someone whose occupation is to cut any type of nail, apply artificial nails (or "nail art") and care for nails


expression: ネカマ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sl) someone who plays (portrays themselves as) the opposite sex online (formed from netto and okama)


expression: ネゲット
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (col) (abbr) 'getting' someone who is a net acquaintance (e.g. forming a physical relationship)


expression: ネコ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cat; shamisen; geisha; (abbr) wheelbarrow; (abbr) clay bed-warmer; (uk) (col) bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship


expression: ネコザメ科
reading: ネコザメか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Heterodontidae (family with one genus, Heterodontus, containing 9 living species of bullhead sharks)


expression: ネズッポ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) dragonet (any fish of family Callionymidae, esp. Richard's dragonet, Repomucenus richardsonii)


expression: ネット
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (comp) network; (comp) (abbr) Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett; (P)


expression: ネムリブカ属
reading: ネムリブカぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Triaenodon (genus of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae whose sole member is the whitetip reef shark)


expression: ノー・ウェイト
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (comp) (abbr) no wait state memory (memory the CPU can access without requiring wait states); instant (e.g. for display speed of text in computer games) (wasei: no wait)


expression: ノー・ゲーム
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (baseb) no game; game that is stopped before it can be considered an official game (e.g. due to rainout)


expression: ノー・タイム
tags: exp int
glossary:
(exp,int) (sports) time in (wasei: no time); said by a referee at the end of a time out; (exp) making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)


expression: ノー・マーク
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-no,n) not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent) (wasei: no mark); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled


expression: ノーマーク
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-no,n) not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent) (wasei: no mark); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled; (P)


expression: ノシメコクガ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella); indianmeal moth; pantry moth; North American high-flyer


expression: ノドジロオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) rock monitor (Varanus albigularis, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in southern Africa); legavaan; white-throated monitor


expression: ノビ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) growth; development; stretching (e.g. body when waking up); spread; elongation; extension; carry (e.g. of sound); sustain


expression: ノライズム
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Noraism; women breaking with family and seeking individual freedom (from heroine in Ibsen's "Doll's House")


expression: ノンキ
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) (uk) carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky; easygoing; thoughtless


expression: ノンステップバス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bus without a step up into it, usually because it lowers itself, or has a lift (wasei: no-step bus); low-floor bus


expression: ハ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) 3rd in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 3rd note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)


expression: ハートフル
tags: adj-na
glossary:
(adj-na) heart-warming (wasei: heartful); feel-good; emotionally uplifting; warm-hearted; barrier-free; disabled or senior-friendly


expression: ハード・ゲイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) leatherman (wasei: hard gay); conspicuously gay male who belongs to the leather subculture and engages in bodybuilding


expression: ハーフ・インターチェンジ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) half interchange (an interchange that lacks an exit or an entrance in either or both directions)


expression: ハイカラ
tags: adj-na adj-no n vs
glossary:
(adj-na,n,adj-no) stylish; smart; fashionable; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; (vs) to dress in the latest Western fashion


expression: ハウジング
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) housing (i.e. accommodation); housing (equipment, etc.); cabinet; hosting (e.g. computer services); (P)


expression: ハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn)


expression: ハクテンカタギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) mailed butterflyfish (Chaetodon reticulatus); mailed coralfish; reticulated butterflyfish; black butterflyfish


expression: ハコ
tags: ctr n suf
glossary:
(n) box; case; chest; package; pack; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; (col) public building; community building; (arch) man who carries a geisha's shamisen; (arch) receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); (suf,ctr) counter for boxes (or boxed objects)


expression: ハコフグ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) bluespotted boxfish (Ostracion immaculatus); boxfish (any fish of family Ostraciidae); trunkfish


expression: ハシゴオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) banded tree monitor (Varanus scalaris, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to northwestern Australia); spotted tree goanna


expression: ハシナガチョウチョウウオ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) copperband butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus); banded longsnout butterflyfish; beaked butterflyfish; beaked coralfish; longnose butterflyfish


expression: ハシナガヤモリザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) longnose sawtail cat shark (Galeus longirostris, found in Amami-oshima, the Ogasawara and Izu islands)


expression: ハシボソキツツキ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) northern flicker (species of bird, inc. the yellow-shafted flicker and the red-shafted flicker, Colaptes auratus)


expression: ハタオリドリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) weaverbird; weaver (any of a number of birds in family Ploceidae that weave elaborate nests)


expression: ハタタテダイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pennant coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus); common bannerfish; feather-fin bullfish; featherfin coralfish; longfin bannerfish; reef bannerfish


expression: ハタネズミ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Japanese grass vole (Microtus montebelli); any rodent of subfamily Arvicolinae (inc. voles, lemmings and muskrats)


expression: ハッカ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); (uk) Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)


expression: ハナアイゴ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) streamlined spinefoot (Siganus argenteus, species of Indo-Pacific rabbitfish); Roman-nose spinefoot; forktail rabbitfish; rabbitface spinefoot


expression: ハナイカダ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (poet) floral raft; flower raft; flower petals fallen on water, resembling a raft; (uk) Helwingia japonica (species of shrub); (arch) oily perfume applied under white makeup


expression: ハナカケトラザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula, species found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean)


expression: ハナグロ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) blacknose shark (Carcharhinus acronotus, species of requiem shark common in the western Atlantic)


expression: ハナブトオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in New Guinea); Salvadori's monitor; Papua monitor; artellia


expression: ハナムグリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) flower chafer (any flower beetle of tribe Cetoniini); Eucetonia pilifera (flower chafer species of tribe Cetoniini)


expression: ハナ金
reading: ハナきん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late)


expression: ハマ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) beach; seashore; (abbr) (uk) captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; (abbr) Yokohama; (arch) (osb:) riverbank; riverside


expression: ハマる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) (uk) to fit; to get into; to go into; (uk) to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to satisfy (conditions); (uk) to fall into; to plunge into; to get stuck; to get caught; (uk) to be deceived; to be taken in; to fall into a trap; (uk) to be addicted to; to be deep into; to be crazy about; to be stuck on; (P)


expression: ハマトラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) style of clothing popular in the late 1970s and resembling a Catholic school uniform (wasei: Yokohama traditional)


expression: ハマビシ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) caltrop (Tribulus terrestris); cat's head; devil's thorn; devil's weed; goathead; land caltrop; puncturevine


expression: ハラハラ
tags: P adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,vs,adv-to) (on-mim) heart going pit-a-pat; falling rapidly in big drops; fluttering down; keeping on tenterhooks; suspense; exciting; thrilling; (P)


expression: ハリガネムシ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) any horsehair worm of class Gordioidea; gordian worm (of class Gordioidea); hair worm (of class Gordioidea); wireworm (click beetle larva)


expression: ハレーション
tags: n
glossary:
(n) halation (i.e. in photography, a halo-effect when additional light leaks out around the subject)


expression: ハンチング
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) hunting; oscillatory behavior of a non-converging feedback loop (behaviour); (abbr) hunting cap; (P)


expression: ハンプバックバットフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) humpback batfish (Platax batavianus, species of Indo-West Pacific spadefish found from Madagascar to Indonesia and Australia)


expression: ハンミョウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica); (col) blister beetle; oil beetle


expression: ハンロンの剃刀
reading: ハンロンのかみそり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) Hanlon's razor ("Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity")


expression: ハ行
reading: ハぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "hu or fu"; "ha" column or row of the kana syllabary


expression: バイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell; (abbr) spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell)


expression: バイト
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (abbr) work (esp. part time or casual) (ger: Arbeit); (n) (comp) (math) byte; octet; bite; cutting tool; bit; (P)


expression: バカ
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(n) fool; idiot; trivial matter; folly; absurdity; (adj-na) foolish; stupid; dull; absurd; ridiculous; (n) (abbr) Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)


expression: バカが移る
reading: バカがうつる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) (col) to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)


expression: バク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams


expression: バック・シャン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (col) woman's fine rear-end (eng: back, ger:); good ass; nice derriere; girl who looks great from behind


expression: バックヤード
tags: n
glossary:
(n) backyard; background; (col) room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)


expression: バッタモン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels


expression: バトンを渡す
reading: バトンをわたす
tags: exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the torch (to one's successor); (comp) to pass the '(musical) baton' (e.g. a set of questions) to the next people


expression: バミる
tags: v1
glossary:
(v1) (sl) to mark a stage, movie set, etc. with tape to indicate positions of actors, furniture, equipment, etc.; to block a set


expression: バラバラ
tags: P adj-na adj-no adv vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no,adv,vs) (on-mim) scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops; rustling; (P)


expression: バラモン
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) (uk) Brahman (priest of Hinduism, members of the highest caste) (san: brahmana); Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism


expression: バリバリ
tags: adj-na adv n
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,n) (on-mim) tearing; ripping; scratching; (on-mim) crunching; munching; (on-mim) stiff; starchy; crisp; (on-mim) (working) hard; actively; vigorously; energetically; (on-mim) making loud noises in succession (firing bullets, vehicle revving up, etc.); (on-mim) crackling (electricity)


expression: バンディッド・エンジェルフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) banded angelfish (Apolemichthys arcuatus, was Holacanthus arcuatus); black-banded angel; bandit angelfish


expression: バントウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) donut peach (Amygdalus persica var. compressa); UFO peach; flat peach; pan tao peach; Saturn peach; saucer peach


expression: バ行
reading: バぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "bu"; "ba" column or row of the kana syllabary


expression: パーシ人
reading: パーシじん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Parsee; Parsi (adherent of Zoroastrianism, esp. descendants of those who fled to India to escape persecution in Persia)


expression: パグウォッシュ会議
reading: パグウォッシュかいぎ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Pugwash conferences (series of international conferences promoting the peaceful application of science)


expression: パシフィックスペードフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Pacific spadefish (Chaetodipterus zonatus, species of Eastern Pacific spadefish found from California to Peru)


expression: パス
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n) path; (n,vs) pass (e.g. skipping a move, passing an examination, ticket to allow entry, etc.); (sports) pass; (P)


expression: パスコン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) bypass capacitor (wasei: (by)pass con(densor)); bypass filter capacitor; decoupling capacitor


expression: パスモ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) PASMO (rechargeable prepaid IC card that can be used as a train and bus ticket in the greater Tokyo region and also as electric money in some stores)


expression: パチパチ
tags: P adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) pleasant clapping sound; sound of something hot bursting open (i.e. popcorn); incessant blinking; (P)


expression: パトロン
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; financial supporter; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master; manager; boss; (P)


expression: パナマスペードフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Panama spadefish (Parapsettus panamensis, species of Eastern Pacific spadefish found from the Gulf of California to Peru)


expression: パラサイト・シングル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) single person who earns enough to live alone but prefers to live rent-free with his or her parents (wasei: parasite single)


expression: パラパラ
tags: P adj-na adj-no adv-to n
glossary:
(n) disco dancing with synchronized arm motions; (adv-to) (on-mim) falling in (large) drops (e.g. rain, hail); sprinkle (e.g. rain, salt); pattering; clattering (e.g. hail); (on-mim) flipping through a book; thumbing through a book; riffling cards; (adv-to,adj-na) (on-mim) sparse; scattered (e.g. clumps of grass); (adv-to,adj-no) (on-mim) crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese, non-sticky rice); loose and falling apart; (P)


expression: パワー・ストーン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) gemstone totem (esp. as jewelry) (wasei: power stone); healing crystal; Power Stone (video game series)


expression: パン
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n) bread (por:); pastries (e.g. croissants); pastry-based products; pan (eng: pan); frying pan; (n,vs) panning (in a film); (P)


expression: パンチ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) punch (a strike with the fist); punch (a hole); punch (a ticket); a hole punch; a hole puncher; (n) punch (a drink); (P)


expression: パンチドランカー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) person suffering from punch drunk syndrome (wasei: punch drunker); person with dementia pugilistica; punch drunk syndrome; dementia pugilistica


expression: パンツ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) underpants; pants; briefs; panties; shorts; knickers; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches; pants; trunks (e.g. swimming); (P)


expression: パンパン
tags: adj-na adv adv-to n
glossary:
(adv,adv-to) (on-mim) kapow; bang; slap; clap; (adj-na) (on-mim) bulging; filled to bursting; (n) prostitute (esp. just after WWII)


expression: パンヤ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) silk cotton (esp. from the Indian silk cotton tree) (por: panha); Indian silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)


expression: パ行
reading: パぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "pu"; "pa" column or row of the kana syllabary


expression: ヒーロー・インタービュー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) interview with leading player in a game (esp. baseball) (wasei: hero interview); player-of-the-game interview


expression: ヒイラギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; (uk) holly; (uk) spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)


expression: ヒガシアメリカオウギハクジラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Gervais' beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus); Antillian beaked whale; Gulf Stream beaked whale; European beaked whale


expression: ヒガシベンガルオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) clouded monitor (Varanus nebulosus, species of diurnal carnivorous monitor lizard native to South-East Asia)


expression: ヒガンザクラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) higan cherry (species of weeping cherry tree, Prunus subhirtella); early-flowering cherry (around the spring equinox); (col) double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)


expression: ヒザラガイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle; Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)


expression: ヒステリシス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) hysteresis (behaviour where the state of something depends on its past, e.g. magnetic hysteresis, etc.)


expression: ヒタキ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Old World flycatcher (any bird of family Muscicapinae, esp. the typical flycatchers of subfamily Muscicapinae)


expression: ヒト
tags: n
glossary:
(n) man; person; human being; mankind; people; (uk) human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult


expression: ヒトイロハリネズミ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor); easten European hedgehog; white-bellied hedgehog; white-chested hedgehog


expression: ヒトジラミ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Pediculus humanus (species of louse that infests humans); body louse; body lice; head louse; head lice


expression: ヒトデ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) starfish (any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea); asteroid (taxonomic class); sea star; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)


expression: ヒナコウモリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) vesper bat (Vespertilionidae spp., esp. the Asian particolored bat, Vespertilio sinensis); evening bat; common bat


expression: ヒバ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) hinoki leaf; (uk) hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); (uk) small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)


expression: ヒマ
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) spare time; free time; leisure; time off; day off; vacation; holiday; leave; quitting (one's job); firing someone; divorcing (one's spouse)


expression: ヒメツバキ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii); sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua); (arch) Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum)


expression: ヒャクメオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Argus monitor (Varanus panoptes, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea); yellow-spotted monitor


expression: ヒラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) something broad and flat; palm of the hand; common; ordinary; (abbr) low-ranking employee; freshman; novice; private


expression: ヒラガシラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) milk shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus, species of requiem shark found in the eastern Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific)


expression: ヒラメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)


expression: ヒワ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) cardueline finch (any finch of subfamily Carduelinae, esp. the Eurasian siskin, Carduelis spinus)


expression: ビジネス・センター
tags: n
glossary:
(n) business center of a city (centre); business center of a hotel (providing fax & copy services, etc.)


expression: ビジュアル系
reading: ビジュアルけい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands, musicians, etc.; handsome man (esp. one who knows this)


expression: ビス
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) screw (fre: vis); -bis (again, second version) (fre: bis); Bank of International Settlements; BIS; (P)


expression: ビックリ
tags: adj-f adv vs
glossary:
(vs,adv) (uk) (on-mim) to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished; to get startled; to jump; (adj-f) (uk) (on-mim) surprise (e.g. surprise party)


expression: ビャクシ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) bai zhi (Chinese name for angelica species Angelica dahurica); traditional Chinese cure made from the root of this plant; Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed)


expression: ピッチ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) pitch (i.e. pace, speed, angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); (col) (abbr) PHS portable phone; (P)


expression: ピルトダウン事件
reading: ピルトダウンじけん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) Piltdown hoax (1912 discovery of a fossilized ape-human missing-link skull, later revealed to be fraudulent)


expression: ピン
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.) (por: pinta); beginning; best; kickback; (P)


expression: ファイア・ストーム
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (large number of people, esp. students) singing and dancing around a bonfire at night (wasei: fire storm)


expression: ファインラインドサージャンフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) finelined surgeonfish (Acanthurus grammoptilus, species of Western Pacific tang found in the Philippines, Indonesia and north-western Australia)


expression: ファッション・ドーナツ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) old-fashioned doughnut (wasei: fashion donuts); doughnut made with cake batter (as opposed to yeast-based dough)


expression: ファッション・ビル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) building primarily containing fashion-related stores (boutiques, etc.) (wasei: fashion building)


expression: ファブレス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fabless (wasei: fabless); without fabrication facilities (esp. a semiconductor company that does not own a factory)


expression: フェニックス
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology) (lat:); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, inc. the date palm); (P)


expression: フエヤッコダイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) longnose butterfly fish (Forcipiger flavissimus, species of butterflyfish from the Indo-Pacific); forcepsfish


expression: フォークランドオオカミ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Falkland Islands wolf (Dusicyon australis); warrah; Falkland Islands dog; Falkland Islands fox; Antarctic wolf


expression: フォックスフェイス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum) (wasei: foxface); apple of Sodom; titty fruit; cow's udder; foxface (Siganus vulpinus, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish) (eng: foxface); fox face; fox-face


expression: フクログモ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) sac spider (any spider of family Clubionidae); Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider)


expression: フゼア調
reading: フゼアちょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Fougere fragrance (family of scents including coumarin, oak moss, lavender, and geranium oil, used in perfumes)


expression: フタスジヒメジ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) doublebar goatfish (Parupeneus trifasciatus, was Parupeneus bifasciatus); Indian Ocean member of the Parupeneus trifasciatus complex


expression: フッ
tags: adv-to int
glossary:
(int) hah (derisively); pooh; (adv-to) (on-mim) pfft (of something disappearing); poof; (on-mim) huff; puff


expression: フライ
tags: P n n-pref
glossary:
(n,n-pref) fried seafood or vegetables in general; deep-frying; (n) (baseb) fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying; (P)


expression: フライング・ゲット
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) obtaining items such as books, CDs and DVDs before the date they officially go on sale (wasei: flying get)


expression: フラグ
tags: n suf
glossary:
(n) flag; (suf) (sl) tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)


expression: フラグが立つ
reading: フラグがたつ
tags: exp v5t
glossary:
(exp,v5t) (comp) (sl) to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)


expression: フラゲ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (abbr) obtaining items such as books, CDs and DVDs before the date they officially go on sale (wasei: flying get)


expression: フラスコ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water based paint) (ita:, spa:); flask (por: frasco); (P)


expression: フラフラ
tags: adj-na adj-no adv-to vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv-to,vs,adj-no) (on-mim) unsteady (e.g.on one's feet); staggering; reeling; tottering; dizzy; (on-mim) wandering; without knowing what one is doing; having no goal in mind


expression: フラン
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) franc (fre:); (food) flan; open pastry containing custard (or fruit, cheese, etc.); (food) flan; creme caramel; caramel custard; (P)


expression: フリー・ダイアル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) toll-free number (wasei: free dial); free dial (e.g. device or combination lock that can be set to any number)


expression: フリー・ドリンク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) free drink; free drinks; free refills (wasei: free drink); bottomless cup; all-you-can-drink; self-service soda fountain


expression: フリーター
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) young people subsisting on part-time work; one whose livelihood is provided by part-time work; (P)


expression: フル・スクラッチ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) making from scratch (esp. in model-making and information systems) (wasei: full scratch); full scratch building


expression: フル・スクリーン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (comp) full screen (display on computer); full screen (video release of widescreen movie resized for 4:3 image display)


expression: フル・ボッコ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (abbr) (sl) completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody


expression: フルニトラゼパム
tags: n
glossary:
(n) flunitrazepam (hypnotic drug formerly marketed as Rohypnol); roofies (flunitrazepam used as a date-rape drug)


expression: フレスコ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water based paint) (ita:, spa:); flask (por: frasco)


expression: フレンチ・パラドックス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) French paradox; paradox of relatively high health levels in France despite smoking, consumption of alcohol, meat, etc.


expression: フワフワ
tags: P adj-na adj-no adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; (adj-no,adj-na,adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) soft; fluffy; spongy; (adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) unsteadily; flightily; fickly; frivolously; (P)


expression: ブッコミ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) hitting; throwing; mixing; wearing; bottom fishing; legering; (uk) gap between pegs in a pachinko machine (that a ball can pass through)


expression: ブッシュ・ドクトリン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Bush Doctrine (American foreign policy guidelines allowing preemptive war, unilateral action, etc.)


expression: ブッブー
tags: int
glossary:
(int) (col) buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)


expression: ブラコン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) brother complex; unnatural attachment to one's brother (esp. by his sister); (abbr) black contemporary (music)


expression: ブラジルヒラガシラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Brazilian sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon lalandii, species of requiem shark found in the western Atlantic Ocean)


expression: ブラセラ
tags: n
glossary:
(ik) (n) (sl) used women's clothing such as bloomers and high-school sailor-suit uniforms (esp. as a source of sexual arousal)


expression: ブラック・サージャンフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) black surgeonfish (Acanthurus gahhm, species of tang endemic to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the western Indian Ocean)


expression: ブラック・ツリー・モニター
tags: n
glossary:
(n) black tree monitor (Varanus beccarii, species of monitor lizard from the Aru Islands of eastern Indonesia); Beccari's monitor


expression: ブラックアイ・ラビットフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) blackeye rabbitfish (Siganus puelloides, species of rabbitfish found in the Maldives and the Similan Islands)


expression: ブラックティップ・リーフ・シャーク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus, species of requiem shark mostly found in the Indo-Pacific)


expression: ブラックバーレッドサージャンフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) black-barred surgeonfish (Acanthurus polyzona, species of tang known only from Mauritius, Reunion, Madagascar, and the Comoro Islands)


expression: ブラブラ
tags: adj-na adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging; (adv,adv-to,vs) (on-mim) strolling; rambling; roaming; wandering; (on-mim) idly; lazily; leisurely; aimlessly; (on-mim) persisting (of an illness)


expression: ブランク
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(n,adj-na) blank; blank space; (n) gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing); (P)


expression: ブリックス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) BRIC, BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China), referring especially to the fast-growing economies of these countries


expression: ブルーマー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) long female underwear (from bloomers); shorts with elasticized cuffs (were used by women as sportswear) (elasticised); gym shorts


expression: ブルセラ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (sl) used women's clothing such as bloomers and high-school sailor-suit uniforms (esp. as a source of sexual arousal); (P)


expression: ブルセラショップ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) used women's clothing store (catering to male clientele who purchase panties, high-school uniforms, etc. for sexual arousal)


expression: ブレーク
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n) break (e.g. holiday, rest-period); break (e.g. ordering two boxers apart); break (to win or score well against an opponent's serve); brake; (n,vs) suddenly becoming popular (from break); (P)


expression: ブロードノーズ・セブンギル・シャーク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus, species of circumglobal cow shark with 7 gill slits)


expression: ブロック
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(vs) to block (e.g. the way); (n) block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); bloc; (n,vs) (comp) block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); (P)


expression: プチ・プライス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) inexpensive fashion accessories (e.g. clothes, makeup, etc.) (word used by young women) (wasei: petite, wasei: price)


expression: プチプチ
tags: adv adv-to n vs
glossary:
(adv-to,adv,vs) (on-mim) sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; (on-mim) lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); (n) little bits; small grains; bubble wrap (trademark of Kawakami Sangyo Co.)


expression: プラス
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) plus; addition; (n) positive number; (n,adj-no,vs) gain; advantage; asset; positive feature; (n) anode; plus terminal; positive pole; + shape; (P)


expression: プリクラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends (wasei: print club)


expression: プリンキピア
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (physical science treatise by Sir Isaac Newton, 1687) (lat:)


expression: プリン頭
reading: プリンあたま
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (col) black hair that has been dyed blond after the roots begin to grow in at the top giving an appearance much like custard pudding; pudding head


expression: プレイヤード
tags: n
glossary:
(n) baby's play pen; play yard; Pleiad (fre:); La Pleiade; one of a group of seven 16th century French poets


expression: プログラム・ピクチャー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) program picture (i.e. film cheaply and quickly produced as a lesser attraction in a double bill); programme picture; B-movie


expression: プロデュース
tags: P adj-f n vs
glossary:
(vs) to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; (n,adj-f) production; creation; design; (P)


expression: プロパー
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na) proper; (n) (abbr) propagandist; propaganda; full time (staff); career (job title) (e.g. someone who has worked in the same area from the start); regular price; net price; (P)


expression: プロマイド
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Promide (product name for bromides released by Marubell); bromide (publicity photograph of a movie star, entertainer, etc.)


expression: ヘ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) 6th in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 6th note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)


expression: ヘタウマ
tags: adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (uk) at first glance poor, but on closer examination not too bad; crude but charming (of artwork, etc.); poorly made but captivating


expression: ヘッド・スパ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) treatment offered at beauty salons, etc. usually including hair care, scalp care and head massage (wasei: head spa); salon offering hair care, scalp care, etc.


expression: ヘッド・マーク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) name plate on the front of a train, bus, etc. (wasei: head mark); number plate; rollsign; roll sign


expression: ヘビー・ローテーション
tags: n
glossary:
(n) heavy rotation; frequently broadcasting or listening to the same music; frequently wearing the same outfit


expression: ヘビーローテ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) heavy rotation; frequently broadcasting or listening to the same music; frequently wearing the same outfit


expression: ヘリオックス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) heliox; gas mixture of helium and oxygen; often hypoxic gas mix used by divers; medical gas used for its low density and easy breathing


expression: ベトコン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Vietcong; Viet Cong (communist guerrilla soldiers who fought in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War)


expression: ベニイモ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) purple yam; water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such); (uk) Conus pauperculus (species of cone shell)


expression: ベニオチョウチョウウオ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) atoll butterflyfish (Chaetodon mertensii); Merten's butterflyfish; keel-finned butterfly-fish; orangebar butterflyfish


expression: ベリー・スペシャル・ワン・パターン
tags: exp n
glossary:
(n,exp) (joc) one-track mind (wasei: very special one pattern); person who always acts the same or says the same thing (esp. person who always cracks the same kind of jokes)


expression: ベリベリ
tags: adv-to n vs
glossary:
(n) beriberi; (n,vs,adv-to) (on-mim) tearing off something stuck on the surface of something else (e.g. duct tape)


expression: ベルガモット
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bergamot (Citrus aurantium ssp. bergamia) (ita: bergamotto); bergamot orange; bergamot (Monarda didyma); bee balm; Oswego tea


expression: ベンガルオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found widely distributed over South Asia); common Indian monitor


expression: ベンケイソウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) orpine (any plant of family Crassulaceae, esp. the garden stonecrop, Hylotelephium erythrostictum)


expression: ペーパー・ドライバー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) person who has a driving licence but little or no experience actually driving (license) (wasei: paper driver)


expression: ペアリング
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) pairing; (n) couple's ring (wasei: pair ring); set of rings worn by unmarried, unengaged couples; (P)


expression: ペケ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) x-mark (used to indicate an incorrect answer in a test, etc.); (uk) impossibility; futility; uselessness


expression: ペレスメジロザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii, species of requiem shark found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil)


expression: ホ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) 5th in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 5th note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)


expression: ホースカラータイプ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) front-mounted BCD (wasei: hose collar type); scuba buoyancy control device with a front-mounted air bladder


expression: ホール・スタッフ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) staff who serve or assist customers or visitors (e.g. restaurant, pachinko parlour, etc.) (wasei: hall staff)


expression: ホウライヒメジ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) whitesaddle goatfish (Parupeneus ciliatus); white-lined goatfish; diamondscale goatfish; cardinal goatfish


expression: ホオスジオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Kimberley rock monitor (Varanus glauerti, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to northern Australia); Glauert's monitor


expression: ホシザメ属
reading: ホシザメぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Mustelus (genus of smooth-hound sharks in the family Triakidae); from the Latin mustela meaning weasel


expression: ホトケノザ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule); henbit; Japanese nipplewort (Lapsanastrum apogonoides)


expression: ホホジロザメ属
reading: ホホジロザメぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Carcharodon (genus containing the extant great white shark and the extinct megalodon shark in the mackerel or white shark family Lamnidae)


expression: ホモ
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) (abbr) homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homosexuality (esp. male-male); (abbr) homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates inc. modern humans) (lat:); (P)


expression: ホワイトテールドサージョンフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Ctenochaetus flavicauda (species from the Central Pacific, smallest bristletooth tang of its genus)


expression: ホワイトフィン・ハンマーヘッド
tags: n
glossary:
(n) whitefin hammerhead (Sphyrna couardi, species of hammerhead shark found in the West African tropics of the eastern Atlantic from Senegal to Congo)


expression: ホワイトフィンサージャンフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) whitefin surgeonfish (Acanthurus albipectoralis, species of Western Pacific tang found on the Great Barrier Reef through the Coral Sea to Tonga)


expression: ホンビノスガイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria); quahaug; hard clam; hard-shell clam; round clam; littleneck; topneck; cherrystone; chowder clam


expression: ボケ
tags: n suf
glossary:
(n,suf) (uk) idiot; fool; touched in the head (from); out of it (from); space case; (uk) funny man (of a comedy duo); (in comedy) silly or stupid line; Alzheimer's (impol)


expression: ボディコン
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) (abbr) sexually flattering clothing (wasei: body con(scious)); tight-fitting clothing; (P)


expression: ボトル・キープ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) practice of buying a bottle of spirits at a bar which is then kept there for the customer (wasei: bottle keep)


expression: ボリューム
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); bulk; bulkiness; mass; any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound; (P)


expression: ボロボロ
tags: adj-na adj-no adv n vs
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,n,vs,adj-no) (on-mim) worn-out; torn; crumbling; tattered; tears or grain of rice falling


expression: ボン・キュッ・ボン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sl) hourglass figure; having a good-looking, full-bodied figure (of a woman); big breasts and buttocks, tight waist


expression: ポケモン・ショック
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Pokemon seizure incident (Dec. 16, 1997) (wasei: Pokemon shock); incident in which flashing lights in a Pokemon episode induced seizures in hundreds of viewers


expression: ポツダム命令
reading: ポツダムめいれい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Potsdam Orders (commands made after the Japanese surrender based on the demands of the Potsdam Declaration)


expression: ポラリス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (astron) Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star; UGM-27 Polaris (nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile)


expression: ポンポン
tags: P adv adv-to n
glossary:
(n) pompon; pompons; bobbles; (chn) tummy; tumtum; (adv,adv-to) (on-mim) bang-bang; pop-pop; tap-tap; without reservation; unreservedly; snappishly; outspokenly; (P)


expression: ポン酢
reading: ポンず
tags: n
glossary:
(ateji) (n) juice pressed from a bitter orange; (abbr) ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)


expression: マーガレット
tags: n
glossary:
(n) marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)


expression: マーク
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) mark; paying attention to; focusing on; watching; guarding; (abbr) markup; (comp) Mach (OS kernel); (P)


expression: マークシート
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) computer-scored answer sheet (wasei: mark sheet); optical answer sheet; scantron; bubble sheet; (P)


expression: マール
tags: n
glossary:
(n) maar (broad, shallow volcanic crater) (fre:, ger: Maar); marc (brandy distilled from pomace wine); marl (unconsolidated lime-rich rock)


expression: マイ・ナンバー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) national identification number (wasei: my number); national identity number; personal identity number


expression: マイカ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Japanese common squid; Pacific flying squid (Todarodes pacificus); golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta); Japanese spineless cuttlefish (Sepiella japonica)


expression: マイコン
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (comp) (abbr) microcomputer; personal computer; home computer; micro-controller; micro-processor; MCU; moving (animated) icon; (P)


expression: マイナス・ドライバ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (regular) screwdriver (wasei: minus driver, i.e. - driver); flathead screwdriver; slotted screwdriver


expression: マイラー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) miler; competitor in one-mile races; person who uses airlines' mileage services, frequent-flyer points, etc. (wasei: miler)


expression: マグネット・スクール
tags: n
glossary:
(n) magnet school (public school offering special instruction in order to attract a more diverse student body)


expression: マグロ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; (uk) Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); (sl) (vulg) (uk) dead lay; person who is inactive during sexual intercourse


expression: マシ
tags: adj-na n n-suf
glossary:
(adj-na) better; less objectionable; preferable; (n-suf) more; increase; extra; (n) (arch) increase; growth


expression: マジリアイゴ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) masked spinefoot (Siganus puellus, species of Indo-West Pacific rabbitfish); bluelined rabbitfish; bluelined spinefoot; maiden spinefoot


expression: マス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid


expression: マスク・スクイズ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) mask squeeze; unequal pressure between the mask air space and the vascular pressure within the blood vessels of the face


expression: マスク・ブロー
tags: vs
glossary:
(vs) blowing air into a dive mask through the nose to clear out the water or equalize the pressure (wasei: mask blow)


expression: マスノスケ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); king salmon; tyee salmon; Columbia River salmon; black salmon; chub salmon; hook bill salmon; winter salmon; spring salmon; quinnat salmon; blackmouth


expression: マズい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) (uk) unappetising; unappetizing; unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation); unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsy; ugly; homely; plain; unattractive; awkward; untimely; inopportune; unfavorable; unwise


expression: マタニティー・ハラスメント
tags: n
glossary:
(n) workplace harassment against pregnant women (wasei: maternity harassment); dismissing an employee because they are pregnant


expression: マタハラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) workplace harassment against pregnant women; dismissing an employee because they are pregnant


expression: マダガスカルバタフライフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Seychelles butterflyfish (Chaetodon madagaskariensis); Madagascar butterflyfish; Indian Ocean chevron butterflyfish; pearlscale butterflyfish; pearly butterflyfish


expression: マッチ・ポンプ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) stirring up trouble to get credit from the solution (wasei: match pump, i.e. lighting a match and then putting it out with a water pump)


expression: マナガツオ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) butterfish (any fish of family Stromateidae, esp. species Pampus punctatissimus); harvestfish; rudderfish


expression: マネージャ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work


expression: マネージャー
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work; (P)


expression: マラータ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Maratha; Mahratta; member of the Hindu people of Maharashtra (esp. a member of the royal or military caste)


expression: マリー・セレステ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Mary Celeste, famous British ship found in 1872 without crew or passengers.; archetypal ghost ship; unmanned ship


expression: マリモ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green alga; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball


expression: マルガヒメオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) stripe-tailed Goanna (Varanus gilleni, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to northwestern and central Australia)


expression: マルケサスバタフライフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Marquesas butterflyfish (Chaetodon declivis declivis); Wilder's butterflyfish (Chaetodon declivis wilderi)


expression: マルサ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (col) (uk) tax inspection division; (col) (uk) tax inspector; tax dick; (col) (uk) tax inspection


expression: マル優
reading: マルゆう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) tax-free small-sum savings system (often used by the elderly and the disabled); non-tax plan for small savings


expression: マンギョンボン号
reading: マンギョンボンごう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Mangyongbong-92, a mixed passenger-cargo ferry running between Wonsan in North Korea and Niigata


expression: マングローブ・モニター
tags: n
glossary:
(n) mangrove monitor (Varanus indicus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard from the Western Pacific); mangrove goanna; Western Pacific monitor lizard


expression: マ行
reading: マぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "mu"; "ma" column or row of the kana syllabary


expression: ミール
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) meal (food, ground grain) (eng:); Mir (Russian space station) (rus:); (obsc) meel (per:); Indian club; type of exercise equipment; (P)


expression: ミイラ取りがミイラになる
reading: ミイラとりがミイラになる
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy


expression: ミカヅキツバメウオ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) golden spadefish (Platax boersii, species of Indo-West Pacific spadefish found in Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Philippines); Boer's batfish


expression: ミスジリュウキュウスズメダイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) whitetail dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus, species of damselfish from the Indo- West Pacific); humbug dascyllus; banded dascyllus; white-tailed damselfish


expression: ミズオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) water monitor (Varanus salvator, species of carnivorous monitor lizard common from Sri Lanka in the west to the Philippines in the east); common water monitor


expression: ミズスマシ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus); pond skater; water strider


expression: ミズワニ科
reading: ミズワニか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Pseudocarchariidae; family whose only member is a species of mackerel shark known as the crocodile shark


expression: ミズワニ属
reading: ミズワニぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Pseudocarcharias (sole genus of the family Pseudocarchariidae containing one species of crocodile shark)


expression: ミソハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Lythrum anceps (species of loosestrife closely related to purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria)


expression: ミゾレチョウチョウウオ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sunburst butterflyfish (Chaetodon kleinii); blacklip butterflyfish; Klein's butterflyfish; whitespotted butterflyfish


expression: ミッチェルオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Mitchell's water monitor (Varanus mitchelli, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Australia)


expression: ミツスイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) honeyeater (any of a number of long-tongued Australasian songbirds, esp. the cardinal honeyeater, Myzomela cardinalis)


expression: ミツバ
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n) (uk) mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; Japanese chervil; Japanese parsley; (adj-no,n) three-leaved; trefoil


expression: ミツバゼリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; Japanese chervil; Japanese parsley


expression: ミドリホソオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) emerald tree monitor (Varanus prasinus, species of arboreal carnivorous monitor lizard found from New Guinea to Queensland, Australia); green tree monitor


expression: ミナミジェントルキツネザル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) southern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur meridionalis); southern bamboo lemur; rusty-gray bamboo lemur; southern gentle lemur


expression: ミヤコグサ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus, esp. Lotus corniculatus var. japonicus); birdsfoot trefoil


expression: ミヤコテングハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) orangespine unicornfish (Naso lituratus, species of Pacific tang formerly confused with Naso elegans of the Indian Ocean)


expression: ミヤコドリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus); (arch) black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus); (uk) Cinnalepeta pulchella (species of spiral-shelled gastropod)


expression: ミヤコヒキガエル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Miyako toad (Bufo gargarizans miyakonis, a subspecies of the Asiatic toad endemic to the Ryukyu Islands)


expression: ミルク・シャーク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) milk shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus, species of requiem shark found in the eastern Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific)


expression: ムーン・フェース
tags: n
glossary:
(n) swollen face (wasei: moon face); puffy face; moon display on a watch indicating am or pm (usually analogue)


expression: ムクドリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) grey starling (gray); white-cheeked starling (Sturnus cineraceus); starling (any bird of family Sturnidae); bumpkin; gullible person; sixty-nine (sexual position)


expression: ムシクイアイゴ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) vermiculated spinefoot (Siganus vermiculatus, species of Indo-West Pacific rabbitfish); vermiculate rabbitfish


expression: ムジャーヒディーン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) mujahideen (ara: mujahidin); mujahedin; mujahidin; mujaheddin; (fundamentalist) Islamic guerrilla fighters


expression: ムッと
tags: adv vs
glossary:
(adv,vs) (on-mim) sullenly; angrily; testily; huffily; petulantly; indignantly; (on-mim) stuffily; stiflingly


expression: ムラサキギンザメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) purple chimaera (Hydrolagus purpurescens, species of cartilaginous fish found in Japan and the Hawaiian Islands)


expression: ムロアジ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) brownstriped mackerel scad (Decapterus muroadsi); mackerel scad (any fish of genus Decapterus)


expression: ムンテラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) briefing a patient about a disease (wasei: Mundtherapie); treating a patient by talking to them


expression: メイキュウサザナミハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) chevron tang (Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis, species of bristletooth tang from the Pacific); black surgeonfish; Hawaiian kole; Hawaiian surgeonfish


expression: メガネクロハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) whitecheek surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans, species of tang from the Eastern Indian and Pacific Oceans)


expression: メガフェプス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) megafeps (mnemonic for verbs that never precede infinitives, but rather their gerunds); mind, enjoy, give up, avoid, finish, escape, postpone, stop


expression: メクラヘビ
tags: exp n
glossary:
(n) (uk) blind snake (esp. the Brahminy blind snake, Ramphotyphlops braminus); worm snake; (exp) (abbr) fools rush in


expression: メジャー
tags: P adj-f adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) major; (n) Major (oil companies); measure; tape measure; (baseb) (abbr) major league; (adj-f) major (key) (music); (P)


expression: メチャクチャ
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) (uk) absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent; extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton; disorder; confusion; mess; wreck


expression: メルテンスオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Mertens' water monitor (Varanus mertensi, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in northern Australia)


expression: メロン・パン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) melon bread (sweet baked good with a bread-dough interior and a cookie-dough crust with ridges resembling a muskmelon) (wasei: melon, wasei: pao)


expression: メロンバタフライフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Melon butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifasciatus); Redfin butterflyfish; three-banded coralfish; lineated butterflyfish


expression: メンシェビキ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) Menshevik (member of the non-Leninist wing of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party) (rus: Men'sheviki); (P)


expression: メンシェヴィキ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Menshevik (member of the non-Leninist wing of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party) (rus: Men'sheviki)


expression: メンマ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt (chi: mianma)


expression: モード
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion (fre: mode); (P)


expression: モーニング
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) morning; (abbr) morning coat; (abbr) (col) breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special; special breakfast offer; (P)


expression: モーニング・セット
tags: n
glossary:
(n) breakfast set (often a drink and toast) (wasei: morning set); breakfast special; special breakfast offer


expression: モーレツ社員
reading: モーレツしゃいん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) gung-ho organization (corporate) man (woman); go-getter worker; hard-driving worker; workaholic employee


expression: モチツツジ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Rhododendron macrosepalum; (uk) (arch) Japanese azalea (Rhododendron japonicum); renge azalea


expression: モテる
tags: v5r
glossary:
(v5r) to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed


expression: モニタ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n) (comp) (computer) monitor; (n,vs) consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); (comp) program or utility that monitors a program or activity


expression: モニター
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n) (comp) (computer) monitor; (n,vs) consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); (comp) program or utility that monitors a program or activity; (P)


expression: モヒカン
tags: adj-f n
glossary:
(n) mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; (n,adj-f) Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe


expression: モミジオロシ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) (uk) grated daikon and chili; whole daikon with a chili notched inside and then grated together; (food) (uk) grated daikon and carrot


expression: モモジロコウモリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) big-footed myotis (Myotis macrodactylus); eastern long-fingered bat; Japanese large-footed bat


expression: モモンガ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Japanese flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga); small Japanese flying squirrel; Japanese dwarf flying squirrel


expression: モラトリアム
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); cessation (for a period, e.g. nuclear testing); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity; mental state of a young person who does not want to become an adult; (P)


expression: モラトリアム人間
reading: モラトリアムにんげん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) person who has not developed emotional maturity; young person who does not want to become an adult


expression: モラハラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) moral harassment; workplace mobbing; workplace bullying; psychological harassment at the workplace


expression: モラルハラスメント
tags: n
glossary:
(n) moral harassment; workplace mobbing; workplace bullying; psychological harassment at the workplace


expression: モロ
tags: adv n
glossary:
(n) Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; (adv) (col) conspicuously; openly; (col) completely; entirely; perfectly; wonderfully


expression: モロコ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) gudgeon (any fish of genus Gnathopogon or related genera); willow gudgeon (Gnathopogon caerulescens); longtooth grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus bruneus)


expression: モンキー・バナナ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) monkey banana (var. of wild banana in the Philippines and Okinawa) (Musa acuminata 'Seniorita') (wasei: monkey banana); seniorita banana; var. of banana producing small fruit


expression: モンスター・ペアレンツ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) over-demanding parents (wasei: monster parents); parents who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child


expression: モンスター・ペアレント
tags: n
glossary:
(n) over-demanding parent (wasei: monster parent); parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child


expression: モンツキテンジクザメ属
reading: モンツキテンジクザメぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Hemiscyllium (genus of longtail carpet sharks in the family Hemiscylliidae with short snouts, nostrils at the tip, and elevated eyes and supraorbital ridges)


expression: モンツキハギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) orangespot surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus, species of tang found from the eastern Indian Ocean to the Pacific); orangeband surgeonfish


expression: モンペ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) over-demanding parent (wasei: monster parent); parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child


expression: モンロビアンドクターフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Monrovia doctorfish (Acanthurus monroviae, species of Eastern Atlantic tang found from southern Morocco to Angola)


expression: ヤイトハタ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus); estuary cod; greasy cod; spotted river cod; estuary rock cod


expression: ヤエムグラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) thick patch of mixed weeds; false cleavers (species of bedstraw, Galium spurium var. echinospermon)


expression: ヤクザ
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(n) professional gambler or ruffian (esp. a member of the Japanese mafia); yakuza (member); (adj-na,n) uselessness; purposelessness


expression: ヤブサメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Asian stubtail (bird), Urosphena squameiceps; family of birds (stubtails), Urosphena, including the Asian stubtail, the Timor stubtail, etc.


expression: ヤマアイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Mercurialis leiocarpa (species of mercury whose leaves can be used to produce an indigo dye)


expression: ヤマトナデシコ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan


expression: ヤリサー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (university) club that exists for the purpose of getting women drunk and taking advantage of them


expression: ヤルタ秘密協定
reading: ヤルタひみつきょうてい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) The Yalta Agreement (secret American-British-Soviet agreement wherein the Soviets agreed to attack Japan within three months of the German surrender: Feb. 11, 1945)


expression: ヤンキー座
reading: ヤンキーすわり
tags: n vs
glossary:
(io) (n,vs) squatting (usu. with elbows on knees and often while smoking, typically considered a low-class posture)


expression: ヤンキー座り
reading: ヤンキーすわり
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) squatting (usu. with elbows on knees and often while smoking, typically considered a low-class posture)


expression: ヤングラ市場
reading: ヤングラいちば
tags: n
glossary:
(n) young underground market (the underground economy in goods and services, involving lots of barter and buying and selling of secondhand goods)


expression: ヤンマ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) darner (any dragonfly of family Aeshnidae); devil's darning needle; (uk) dragonfly (esp. a large one)


expression: ヤン車
reading: ヤンしゃ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) (sl) low-riding vehicle usually containing a powerful speaker system and owned by a juvenile delinquent; pimped-out ride


expression: ヤ行
reading: ヤぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "yu"; "ya" column or row of the kana syllabary


expression: ユウレイグモ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) pholcid spider (any spider of family Pholcidae, esp. species Pholcus crypticolens); (col) harvestman; daddy longlegs


expression: ユキウサギ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) mountain hare (Lepus timidus); blue hare; tundra hare; variable hare; white hare; alpine hare; hare made of snow


expression: ユキワリソウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleaf; liverwort; bird's-eye primrose (Primula farinosa subsp. modesta); mealy primrose


expression: ユビキタス社会
reading: ユビキタスしゃかい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) society where IT related gadgets are prevalent and their function transparent (from "ubiquitous computing")


expression: ヨーヨー釣り
reading: ヨーヨーつり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook


expression: ヨーロッパオウギハクジラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Sowerby's beaked whale (Mesoplodon bidens); North Atlantic beaked whale; North Sea beaked whale


expression: ヨコバイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) leafhopper (insect); jassid; (abbr) (uk) sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.); stabilizing


expression: ヨシキリザメ属
reading: ヨシキリザメぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Prionace (genus of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae whose sole member is the blue shark)


expression: ヨジリオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Timor monitor (Varanus timorensis, species of small carnivorous monitor lizard native to Indonesia); spotted tree monitor


expression: ヨタカ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); (uk) nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker


expression: ヨツユビリクガメ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Russian tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldii); Horsfield's tortoise; Central Asian tortoise; steppe tortoise; four-toed tortoise


expression: ライガン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) raigan (Omphalia lapidescens); parasitic fungus which grows on bamboo, used in Chinese medicine


expression: ライト・アップ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) illumination of bridges, buildings, trees, etc. at night (wasei: light up); (architectural) floodlighting


expression: ライブ・ハウス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed (wasei: live house); live music club


expression: ライブハウス
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed (wasei: live house); live music club; (P)


expression: ラカンカ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) luo han guo (Siraitia grosvenorii); herbaceous perennial vine native to China and Thailand; fruit of the Siraita grosvenorii


expression: ラスト・スパート
tags: n
glossary:
(n) last spurt; home stretch; last part of a race or period of time where you give it your best effort


expression: ラストスパート
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) last spurt; home stretch; last part of a race or period of time where you give it your best effort; (P)


expression: ラッキョ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (bot) (uk) Japanese leek (Allium chinense); (food) (uk) (abbr) sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek


expression: ラッシュ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) rush; (abbr) rush hour; (abbr) rush print (in films, anime, etc.); (abbr) lighter aboard ship; LASH; (P)


expression: ラッセル
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) (Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle; carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering); (P)


expression: ラップ・タオル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) wrap towel; towel wrap; large towel with fasteners (e.g. worn for privacy while changing clothes)


expression: ラビリンス・スパインフット
tags: n
glossary:
(n) labyrinth spinefoot (Siganus labyrinthodes, species of Western Central Pacific rabbitfish known from Indonesia and thought more widespread)


expression: ラブ・コール
tags: n
glossary:
(n) love call; calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal; passionate call to action


expression: ラブカ属
reading: ラブカぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Chlamydoselachus (genus containing only the frilled shark and the Southern African frilled shark in the family Chlamydoselachidae)


expression: ランドセル
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys) (dut: ransel); (P)


expression: ラ行
reading: ラぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "ru"; "ra" column or row of the kana syllabary


expression: ラ行変格活用
reading: ラぎょうへんかくかつよう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese)


expression: ラ変
reading: ラへん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese)


expression: リーダ
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); (n) (abbr) microreader; dotted line (in printing); leaders; ellipsis mark


expression: リーダー
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); (n) (abbr) microreader; dotted line (in printing); leaders; ellipsis mark; (P)


expression: リード
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) lead; leading; taking the lead; (n) lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash; reed (of a woodwind, etc.); lied (ger: Lied); German song, usu. for solo voice & piano; (n,vs) read; reading; (P)


expression: リアル
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na) real; realistic; (n) (abbr) realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services); rial (currency); (P)


expression: リギング
tags: n
glossary:
(n) rigging (a ship, aircraft, etc.); rigging; gear; tackle; rigging; in animation, a hierarchy of virtual skeletal bones


expression: リコーダ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute


expression: リストラクチャリング
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (financial) restructuring; converting short-term debt into long-term debt; (corporate) restructuring; downsizing


expression: リゾラバ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) (sl) woman who travels to holiday resorts to have short flings with locals (wasei: resort lover)


expression: リッジテール・モニター
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ridge-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus, species of monitor lizard found throughout the arid northern regions of Australia); spiny-tailed monitor


expression: リニア
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) linear; (n) (abbr) linear motor train; linear induction motor train; magnetic levitation train; maglev train; (P)


expression: リニア・モーターカー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) linear motor train (wasei: linear motorcar); linear induction motor train; magnetic levitation train; maglev train


expression: リニアモーターカー
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) linear motor train (wasei: linear motorcar); linear induction motor train; magnetic levitation train; maglev train; (P)


expression: リピータ
tags: adj-f n
glossary:
(n) repeater (e.g. signal processing, communications); frequent guest; repeat customer; patron; (n,adj-f) person who repeats actions


expression: リピーター
tags: P adj-f n
glossary:
(n) repeater (e.g. signal processing, communications); frequent guest; repeat customer; patron; (n,adj-f) person who repeats actions; (P)


expression: リベンジ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time


expression: リペレット
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) re-pellet (plastics industry); regrind; grinding plastic scraps into small pieces as a form of recycling


expression: リン化水素
reading: リンかすいそ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (chem) phosphine; phosphane; PH3; hydrogen phosphide; phosphorus trihydride; diphosphine; diphosphane; P2H4; solid hydrogen phosphides (a yellow powder)


expression: ルー
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) roux (mixture of butter and flour used to make sauces) (fre:); sauce made from such a mixture; (Japanese) curry powder; curry sauce made from this powder; (P)


expression: ルウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) roux (mixture of butter and flour used to make sauces) (fre:); sauce made from such a mixture; (Japanese) curry powder; curry sauce made from this powder


expression: ルビ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); (P)


expression: ルビー
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); (comp) Ruby (programming language); (P)


expression: レーガノミクス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Reaganomics; economic policies of Ronald Reagan (i.e. reduction of taxes, spending, and market regulation)


expression: レース・モニター
tags: n
glossary:
(n) lace monitor (Varanus varius, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in eastern Australia); lace goanna


expression: レクリェーショナルダイビング
tags: n
glossary:
(n) recreational diving; no decompression stop diving; diving at depths which do not exceed 40 meters or 130 feet


expression: レコーダー
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute; (P)


expression: レコーディング・ダイエット
tags: n
glossary:
(n) weight-loss diet accompanied by meticulous notes about when and what one has eaten (wasei: recording diet)


expression: レジスタンス
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) resistance (fre:); popular resistance against a military invasion (especially of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II); (P)


expression: レステル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) facility that serves meals and provides rooms for short-stay or overnight guests (wasei: restaurant hotel)


expression: レストラン・ハウス
tags: n
glossary:
(n) freestanding building, often in a park, used for receptions, dinners, etc. (wasei: restaurant house)


expression: レストラン・ホテル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) facility that serves meals and provides rooms for short-stay or overnight guests (wasei: restaurant hotel)


expression: レッドバックバタフライフィッシュ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Eritrean butterflyfish (Chaetodon paucifasciatus); crown butterflyfish; Red Sea chevron butterflyfish


expression: レティキュレイティッドスウェルシャーク
tags: n
glossary:
(n) reticulated swellshark (Cephaloscyllium fasciatum, species of catshark from the Western Pacific)


expression: レディズ・コンパニオン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) lady's companion (paid female companion of a wealthy or high-ranking woman, esp. in Victorian England)


expression: レトルト
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (food) retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; (chem) retort (dut:); glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.); (P)


expression: レブル
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n) level; standard; amount; degree; gradation; grade; rank; class; floor; storey (story); layer; stratum; spirit level; (surveyor's) level; minor release sequence number (software versioning); (adj-no) flat; level; (n) rebel


expression: レベル
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n) level; standard; amount; degree; gradation; grade; rank; class; floor; storey (story); layer; stratum; spirit level; (surveyor's) level; minor release sequence number (software versioning); (adj-no) flat; level; (n) rebel; (P)


expression: レベル・アップ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) raising the level (of) (wasei: level up); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level


expression: レモンザメ属
reading: レモンザメぞく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Negaprion (genus of requiem sharks in the family Carcharhinidae containing the two extant species of lemon sharks)


expression: ロ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) 2nd in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 2nd note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)


expression: ローゼンバーグオオトカゲ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Heath monitor (Varanus rosenbergi, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in Australia); Rosenberg's monitor


expression: ローマン
tags: n
glossary:
(n) romance (e.g. Arthurian romances) (fre: roman); novel; romance; love affair; adventurous spirit; impossible dream; great ambition


expression: ローマ字
reading: ローマじ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) Latin alphabet; transliteration of Japanese in "Roman" or Latin letters; romanization; romanisation; romaji; (P)


expression: ローラー作戦
reading: ローラーさくせん
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) community door-to-door campaign; search operation; cleaning campaign carried out thoroughly over an area


expression: ロー対ウェイド事件
reading: ローたいウェイドじけん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Roe v. Wade (landmark United States Supreme Court decision disallowing many legal restrictions on abortion, 1973)


expression: ロコモコ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) loco moco; Hawaiian dish, trad. white rice topped with hamburger patty, fried egg and brown gravy


expression: ロシア五人組
reading: ロシアごにんぐみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) The Five (circle of Russian composers: Balakirev, Cui, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Borodin)


expression: ロシュ限界
reading: ロシュげんかい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Roche limit; Roche's limit (closest that a natural satellite can come to the center of a planet without disintegrating due to tidal forces)


expression: ロマン
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) romance (e.g. Arthurian romances) (fre: roman); novel; romance; love affair; adventurous spirit; impossible dream; great ambition; (P)


expression: ロマンス・グレー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) silver-gray hair (wasei: romance gray); silver-grey hair; attractive older man with some gray hair


expression: ロリ
tags: adj-f n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) Lolita complex (sexual attraction to children, esp. young girls); (adj-f) portraying children in an erotic style


expression: ロング・ホームルーム
tags: n
glossary:
(n) long homeroom; occasional or periodic extra long registration class or assembly in a school (e.g. for activities not related to class work)


expression: ロンパリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (col) walleyes (from London-Paris, i.e. "One eye looks at London, one eye looks at Paris"); squint; divergent strabismus


expression: ワープロ馬鹿
reading: ワープロばか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (comp) someone whose kanji-writing ability has suffered due to overreliance on the kana-to-kanji conversion systems used to input Japanese text on a computer


expression: ワシントン条約
reading: ワシントンじょうやく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Washington Convention (i.e. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)


expression: ワセジョ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) female student or graduate of Waseda University; (derog) woman who allegedly pursues a career at the expense of love, feminine interests, etc.


expression: ワン・コール
tags: n
glossary:
(n) one mobile telephone ring (used by companies, usually sex-related, to register a phone number on a mobile in the hope people will return the call) (wasei: one call)


expression: ワン・ポイント
tags: adj-f n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) stitched ornament (wasei: one-point); small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter (baseball); (n,adj-f) single point (e.g. lesson, advice); single place


expression: ワン・マン
tags: adj-na n n-pref
glossary:
(adj-na,n) dictator (wasei: one man); autocrat; (n-pref) one-man (train or rail operation); conductor-less; one-man (show featuring a single person)


expression: ワンギリ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) one mobile telephone ring (used by companies, usually sex-related, to register a phone number on a mobile in the hope people will return the call. Also used between acquaintances when swapping telephone numbers, or to get another person to call oneself)


expression: ワンコイン
tags: adj-f
glossary:
(adj-f) one-coin (i.e. able to be paid for with only one coin, esp. a 500-yen coin, sometimes a 100-yen coin); costing 500 yen; costing 100 yen


expression: ワンマン
tags: P adj-na n n-pref
glossary:
(adj-na,n) dictator (wasei: one man); autocrat; (n-pref) one-man (train or rail operation); conductor-less; one-man (show featuring a single person); (P)


expression: 阿国歌舞伎
reading: おくにかぶき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Okuni kabuki; progenitor of modern kabuki, developed by Izumo Taisha shrine maiden Izumo no Okuni and popularized in Kyoto (early Edo period)


expression: 阿呆の三杯汁
reading: あほうのさんばいじる
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) only a fool with no manners asks for another helping more than once; only fools are gluttons


expression: 阿呆の足下使い
reading: あほうのあしもとづかい
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) fools use people to pick up things lying at their own feet; stupidity of using people for small things


expression: 阿弥陀籤
reading: あみだくじ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner


expression: 阿頼耶識
reading: あらやしき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) alaya-vijnana (store consciousness, consciousness forming the base of all human existence)


expression: 阿娜めく
reading: あだめく
tags: v5k
glossary:
(v5k) to be bewitching; to look coquettish; to behave in an alluring manner; to behave in a seductive manner


expression: 阿闍梨
reading: あざり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) (hon) high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest; (Buddh) initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon); (Buddh) monk who conducts religious services


expression: 哀れ
reading: あわれ
tags: P adj-na int n
glossary:
(n) pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos; (adj-na) pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable; (int) alack; alas; (P)


expression: 哀れむ
reading: あわれむ
tags: P v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to commiserate; to pity; to have mercy on; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; (arch) to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate (e.g. the moon, flowers); (P)


expression: 愛きょう
reading: あいきょう
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) charm; attractiveness; amiability; winsomeness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; (n) entertainment; amusement; fun


expression: 愛きょうをふりまく
reading: あいきょうをふりまく
tags: exp v5k
glossary:
(exp,v5k) to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant


expression: 愛しむ
reading: おしむ
tags: v5m vt
glossary:
(oK) (v5m,vt) to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for); to be unwilling; to be reluctant


expression: 愛敬の餅
reading: あいきょうのもちい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony


expression: 愛敬紅
reading: あいきょうべに
tags: n
glossary:
(n) lipstick that actors put on their earlobes, cheeks and corners of eyes; lipstick discreetly put on the earlobes or the corners of the eyes (by women)


expression: 愛敬毛
reading: あいきょうげ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) straggling hair; hair too short to be tied or arranged with the rest of the hair (typically around the sideburns); lovelock


expression: 愛国歌
reading: あいこくか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Aegukga; national anthem of South Korea; Aegukka; national anthem of North Korea; The Patriotic Song; Let Morning Shine; The Patriotic Song; national anthem of the Russian SFSR and of the Russian Federation from 1990 to 2000


expression: 愛染
reading: あいぜん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) being drawn to something one loves; amorous passion; (abbr) Ragaraja (esoteric school deity of love)


expression: 愛想尽かし
reading: あいそづかし
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone


expression: 愛日
reading: あいじつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) winter daylight; winter sunlight; (obsc) trying to make the most of each day; devoting oneself to one's parents


expression: 愛慾
reading: あいよく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) passion; sexual desire; lust; (Buddh) attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)


expression: 挨拶
reading: あいさつ
tags: P adj-no exp n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from somebody; polite set phrase used to express apology, sympathy, congratulations, etc.; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; (sl) revenge; retaliation; (exp) a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark); dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment); (P)


expression: 葵
reading: あおい
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (uk) mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock; (P)


expression: 悪い
reading: にくい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) hateful; abominable; poor-looking; detestable; amazing; fantastic; admirable; lovely; wonderful


expression: 悪い
reading: わるい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry; (P)


expression: 悪意
reading: あくい
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) ill will; spite; evil intention; malice; bad meaning; (n) (law) mala fides; bad faith; criminal intent to deceive; (law) malice; (P)


expression: 悪戯
reading: いたずら
tags: P adj-na adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-na,adj-no) (uk) mischief; prank; trick; practical joke; (uk) pastime; hobby; (uk) playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with; messing around with; amusing oneself with; tampering with; (uk) lewd behaviour; sexual misconduct; sexual assault; molestation; rape; (P)


expression: 悪戯
reading: いたづら
tags: adj-na adj-no n vs
glossary:
(ik) (n,vs,adj-na,adj-no) (uk) mischief; prank; trick; practical joke; (uk) pastime; hobby; (uk) playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with; messing around with; amusing oneself with; tampering with; (uk) lewd behaviour; sexual misconduct; sexual assault; molestation; rape


expression: 悪玉菌
reading: あくだまきん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bad bacteria (usu. intestinal bacteria that have an adverse affect on human health - E. choli, C. welchii, etc.); pathogenic bacteria; harmful bacteria


expression: 悪妻は百年の不作
reading: あくさいはひゃくねんのふさく
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) a bad wife spells the ruin of her husband; a bad wife means a hundred years of bad luck to her husband


expression: 悪人正機
reading: あくにんしょうき
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) The evil persons are the right object of Amida's salvation; The evil persons have the unique opportunity to go to heaven


expression: 悪木盗泉
reading: あくぼくとうせん
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) A virtuous person does (should) not commit an act that offends his moral principles no matter how hard pressed he may be


expression: 悪友
reading: あくゆう
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; bad influence; partner in crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy


expression: 握り
reading: にぎり
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) grasping; gripping; grasp; grip; clutch; handful; fistful; handle; grip; knob; (abbr) rice ball; (abbr) nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.; (P)


expression: 握りつぶす
reading: にぎりつぶす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration); to pigeonhole; to smother


expression: 握る
reading: にぎる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch; to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form; to press into shape; to mold; to mould; to seize (power, etc.); to take hold of; (P)


expression: 握手会
reading: あくしゅかい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.


expression: 握髪吐哺
reading: あくはつとほ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (a statesman making) extraordinary efforts to find and employ capable persons (persons of great wisdom)


expression: 葦手
reading: あしで
tags: n
glossary:
(n) painting representing reeds around water with rocks, grass or birds made using characters (Heian period); characters written in a way inspired from that style


expression: 鯵
reading: あじ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (uk) horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad; (P)


expression: 梓
reading: あずさ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; (abbr) catalpa bow; (abbr) catalpa medium


expression: 梓弓
reading: あずさゆみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Shinto) catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood


expression: 圧しころす
reading: おしころす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice); to conceal (e.g. one's emotions)


expression: 宛
reading: あて
tags: P n n-pref n-suf suf
glossary:
(n) aim; object; purpose; end; expectations; prospects; hopes; something that can be relied upon; (ksb:) snack served with alcoholic drink; (n-suf) pad; guard; (n-suf,n-pref) blow; strike; (suf) addressed to; (uk) per; (P)


expression: 宛て
reading: あて
tags: n n-pref n-suf suf
glossary:
(n) aim; object; purpose; end; expectations; prospects; hopes; something that can be relied upon; (ksb:) snack served with alcoholic drink; (n-suf) pad; guard; (n-suf,n-pref) blow; strike; (suf) addressed to; (uk) per


expression: 宛転
reading: えんてん
tags: adj-t adv-to
glossary:
(adj-t,adv-to) eloquent; fluent; smooth-spoken; sonorous; facile; silver-tongued; (of eyebrows) shapely


expression: 姐さん
reading: あねさん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (hon) elder sister; (vocative) young lady; miss (referring to a waitress, etc.); ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors)


expression: 飴
reading: あめ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (food) (hard) candy; toffee; (food) rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; (abbr) amber; yellowish-brown; (P)


expression: 飴湯
reading: あめゆ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) thick malt syrup poured into boiling water and sprinkled with cinnamon (used as a refreshing summer drink)


expression: 飴売
reading: あめうり
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (n) candy vendor (esp. an Edo-period candy vendor who sold candy while walking around playing the flute or another musical instrument); candy vender


expression: 飴売り
reading: あめうり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) candy vendor (esp. an Edo-period candy vendor who sold candy while walking around playing the flute or another musical instrument); candy vender


expression: 綾なす
reading: あやなす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern; to manipulate skillfully


expression: 安居
reading: あんご
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (Buddh) varsika (meditation retreat; usu. for 90 days starting on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar)


expression: 安西都護府
reading: あんせいとごふ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Protectorate General to Pacify the West; Tang-period Chinese office established in Xinjiang in 640 CE


expression: 安全パイ
reading: あんぜんパイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) mahjong tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person


expression: 安定期
reading: あんていき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)


expression: 安堵
reading: あんど
tags: adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) relief; reassurance; (n,vs) recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch) living safely surrounded by walls


expression: 安東都護府
reading: あんとうとごふ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Protectorate General to Pacify the East; Tang-period Chinese office established in Pyongyang in 668 CE


expression: 安排
reading: あんばい
tags: n vs
glossary:
(oK) (n,vs) seasoning; flavour; flavor; condition; state; situation; arrangement; assignment; adjustment


expression: 安牌
reading: あんパイ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) 'safe' tile in mahjong (one that won't be taken up by other players if discarded); (abbr) someone that can be safely ignored (e.g. in some competitive situation)


expression: 庵点
reading: いおりてん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) part alternation mark (symbol indicating the following words are taken from a song or that the person saying the words is singing); Unicode U+303D symbol


expression: 按摩
reading: あんま
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) massage, esp. the Anma Japanese type of massage; (n) (sens) masseur; masseuse; massager; (arch) (col) blind person (as many were traditionally massagers)


expression: 暗い
reading: くらい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) (uk) dark; gloomy; dark (in colour); dull; depressed; dispirited; sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past); unclear; unfamiliar; unknown; (P)


expression: 暗む
reading: くらむ
tags: v5m vi
glossary:
(v5m,vi) to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be disoriented by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch) to become dark


expression: 暗れる
reading: くれる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to get dark; to end; to come to an end; to close; to run out; to be sunk (e.g. in despair); to be lost


expression: 暗穴道
reading: あんけつどう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)


expression: 暗然
reading: あんぜん
tags: adj-t adv-to
glossary:
(adj-t,adv-to) dark; gloomy; black; unclear; doleful; discouraged; disappointed; tearful; dispirited


expression: 暗送秋波
reading: あんそうしゅうは
tags: n
glossary:
(n) giving an amorous sidelong look; casting an amorous glance (at); playing up to someone behind the scenes


expression: 暗中飛躍
reading: あんちゅうひやく
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) behind-the-scenes maneuvering; behind-the-scenes manoeuvering; secret maneuvers; secret manoeuvres


expression: 案じる
reading: あんじる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan


expression: 案ずる
reading: あんずる
tags: vt vz
glossary:
(vz,vt) to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan


expression: 案ずるより産むが易し
reading: あんずるよりうむがやすし
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) it is easier to do something than worry about it; the anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face; fear overruns the danger; an attempt is sometimes easier than expected; it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it


expression: 闇
reading: やみ
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) darkness; the dark; dark; bewilderment; despair; hopelessness; black-marketeering; shady; illegal; under-the-table; (P)


expression: 闇い
reading: くらい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) (uk) dark; gloomy; dark (in colour); dull; depressed; dispirited; sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past); unclear; unfamiliar; unknown


expression: 闇サイト
reading: やみサイト
tags: n
glossary:
(n) illegal website (i.e. websites featuring child pornography, selling drugs, etc.); website encouraging illegal activities; suicide-encouraging website


expression: 以下
reading: いか
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) not exceeding; and downward; ... and below; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following; the rest; (P)


expression: 以下
reading: いげ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) not exceeding; and downward; ... and below; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following; the rest


expression: 以後
reading: いご
tags: P n-adv n-t
glossary:
(n-adv,n-t) after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (verb) (after -te form of verb); after (time); since (then); (P)


expression: 以上
reading: いじょう
tags: P n-adv n-t
glossary:
(n-adv,n-t) not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned; foregoing; since ...; seeing that ...; this is all; that is the end; the end; (P)


expression: 伊勢神道
reading: いせしんとう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Ise Shinto (school of Shinto established the Watarai family priests of Ise Jingu's Outer Shrine)


expression: 伊達
reading: だて
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(n,adj-na) (uk) elegance; dandyism; sophistication; having style; (uk) affectation; showing off; putting on an air; appearances; just for show; (P)


expression: 伊達メガネ
reading: だてメガネ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses


expression: 位
reading: くらい
tags: P adv n suf
glossary:
(adv,suf) throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; class; echelon; rung; (n) grade (of quality, etc.); level; tier; rank; digit (e.g. the tens, the hundreds, etc.); place; degree; extent; amount; (P)


expression: 依り代
reading: よりしろ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami


expression: 依報
reading: えほう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) circumstantial retribution; circumstances (e.g. geographical, societal) one is born into because of karma in previous lives


expression: 偉い
reading: えらい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) great; excellent; admirable; remarkable; distinguished; important; celebrated; famous; eminent; (uk) awful; terrible; (P)


expression: 囲う
reading: かこう
tags: P v5u vt
glossary:
(v5u,vt) to enclose; to surround; to encircle; to fence; to wall in; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to hide; to protect; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.); to preserve; (arch) to protect; (P)


expression: 囲む
reading: かこむ
tags: P v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.); (P)


expression: 囲む
reading: かごむ
tags: v5m vt
glossary:
(ok) (v5m,vt) to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)


expression: 夷
reading: えびす
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); (derog) foreigner; barbarian


expression: 委せる
reading: まかせる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(oK) (v1,vt) to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done


expression: 委ねる
reading: ゆだねる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to; (P)


expression: 威あって猛からず
reading: いあってたけからず
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) dignified without being overbearing; being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle


expression: 威張る
reading: いばる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy; to be pushy; to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to swagger; to boast; to brag; (P)


expression: 威張る
reading: えばる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy; to be pushy; to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to swagger; to boast; to brag


expression: 威風凛々
reading: いふうりんりん
tags: adj-t adv-to
glossary:
(adj-t,adv-to) (arch) awe-inspiring; majestic; commanding; stately; with an imposing air; in a stately (dignified) manner


expression: 尉
reading: じょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo period); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)


expression: 惟
reading: これ
tags: pn
glossary:
(pn) (uk) this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); (hum) this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; (arch) here; (arch) I (me); (arch) certainly


expression: 惟う
reading: おもう
tags: v5u vt
glossary:
(v5u,vt) to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember


expression: 惟うに
reading: おもうに
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought; upon reflection


expression: 意を汲む
reading: いをくむ
tags: exp v5m
glossary:
(iK) (exp,v5m) to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)


expression: 意気投合
reading: いきとうごう
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding


expression: 意志薄弱
reading: いしはくじゃく
tags: adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-na,n,adj-no) weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute


expression: 意識
reading: いしき
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) consciousness; awareness; sense; (Buddh) mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information); (P)


expression: 意識過剰
reading: いしきかじょう
tags: adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-na,adj-no) hyperconsciousness; too great a sense (of); something being only one's imagination; letting imagination run away with one


expression: 意識転換
reading: いしきてんかん
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) change in mentality; changing one's way of thinking; adjusting psychologically to shifting circumstances


expression: 意識変革
reading: いしきへんかく
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) radical change in mentality; radically changing one's way of thinking; radical change in consciousness


expression: 意匠惨憺
reading: いしょうさんたん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) taxing one's ingenuity in devising something; agonizing over designing or creating something; making strenuous efforts to devise good ways and means to do something


expression: 意張る
reading: いばる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(iK) (v5r,vi) to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy; to be pushy; to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to swagger; to boast; to brag


expression: 意符
reading: いふ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the meaning (as opposed to the pronunciation)


expression: 意味深
reading: いみしん
tags: adj-na
glossary:
(adj-na) (col) (abbr) with profound (often hidden) meaning; being suggestive; pregnant with significance


expression: 意味深
reading: いみぶか
tags: adj-na
glossary:
(ik) (adj-na) (col) (abbr) with profound (often hidden) meaning; being suggestive; pregnant with significance


expression: 意味段落
reading: いみだんらく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) logical paragraph (as opposed to a formal paragraph); segment of text expressing a single meaning


expression: 易行道
reading: いぎょうどう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) the easy way; attaining rebirth in the Pure Land through the vows of Amitabha (as opposed to one's own efforts)


expression: 易姓革命
reading: えきせいかくめい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) revolution (change of dynasty) decreed by Heaven when the incumbent emperor is found lacking in moral virtue (old Chinese political thought)


expression: 椅子
reading: いし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) traditional square chair with armrests and a torii-shaped back (used by the emperor, etc. during ceremonies)


expression: 為
reading: ため
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning; (P)


expression: 為す
reading: なす
tags: P aux-v v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in; to change into; to do; to perform; (aux-v) (arch) to intend to; to attempt; to try; (arch) to have a child; (P)


expression: 為に
reading: ために
tags: P conj
glossary:
(conj) (uk) for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of; (P)


expression: 為め
reading: ため
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (n) good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning


expression: 為る
reading: する
tags: P aux-v suf vi vs-i
glossary:
(vs-i) (uk) to do; (uk) to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); (uk) to serve as; to act as; to work as; (uk) to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); (uk) to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; (uk) to decide on; to choose; (vs-i,vi) (uk) to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); (uk) to be (in a state, condition, etc.); (uk) to be worth; to cost; (uk) to pass (of time); to elapse; (suf,vs-i) (uk) verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); (aux-v,vs-i) (uk) creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); (uk) to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to; (P)


expression: 為る
reading: なる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) (uk) to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted (shogi); (v5r) (hon) to do ...


expression: 為付ける
reading: しつける
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to be used to; to get accustomed to; to be in the habit of doing; to train; to discipline; to teach manners; to tack (in needlework); to baste; to plant (esp. rice seedlings)


expression: 畏まる
reading: かしこまる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) (uk) to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)


expression: 畏れ入る
reading: おそれいる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be much obliged; to feel small; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be surprised; to be disconcerted; to be embarrassed


expression: 異
reading: こと
tags: adj-na n n-pref
glossary:
(n,adj-na,n-pref) (arch) difference (from one another); different thing; other; (adj-na) unusual; extraordinary


expression: 異色
reading: いしょく
tags: P adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no,n) singular (esp. artist, artwork); distinctive; unique; novel; (adj-na,n) different color; different colour; (P)


expression: 異人館
reading: いじんかん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Western style residences built mostly for early foreign settlers during the end of the Shogunate and the Meiji era


expression: 異本
reading: いほん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) different edition; alternative version; variant manuscript; variant edition; variant; strange book; rare book; unique book


expression: 移しかえる
reading: うつしかえる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transplant; to transpose; to exchange; to displace


expression: 移す
reading: うつす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to change; to swap; to substitute; to transfer; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.); (P)


expression: 移り箸
reading: うつりばし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) using one's chopsticks to jump from side dish to side dish without pausing to eat rice in between (a breach of etiquette)


expression: 移る
reading: うつる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; (uk) to be infected; to be contagious; to spread (as in fire); (P)


expression: 移籍
reading: いせき
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) changing household registry; transfer (e.g. of one's name in the register); (sports) transferring to a different team; (P)


expression: 移設
reading: いせつ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n) relocation (of a facility); moving establishment; (vs) to relocate; to move into place; to put into place; to adapt; to affix; to install


expression: 移動
reading: いどう
tags: P adj-f n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) movement; transfer; migration; removal; (adj-f) mobile; moving; traveling; travelling; roving; (P)


expression: 萎む
reading: しぼむ
tags: P v5m vi
glossary:
(v5m,vi) to wither (e.g. flowers, dreams); to sag (e.g. balloon, grapes); to fade (away); to shrivel; to wilt; to deflate; (P)


expression: 萎れる
reading: しおれる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to wither; to wilt; to droop; to fade; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed; to be crestfallen; (P)


expression: 衣々
reading: きぬぎぬ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) the morning after a couple have slept together; parting ways the morning after having slept together


expression: 衣魚
reading: しみ
tags: n
glossary:
(gikun) (n) (uk) true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); (derog) someone who is unable to apply what they have read


expression: 衣更え
reading: ころもがえ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) seasonal change of clothing; changing (one's) dress for the season; renovation; facelift; changing appearance


expression: 衣食足りて礼節を知る
reading: いしょくたりてれいせつをしる
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite


expression: 衣替え
reading: ころもがえ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) seasonal change of clothing; changing (one's) dress for the season; renovation; facelift; changing appearance; (P)


expression: 衣鉢
reading: いはつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) mysteries of one's master's art; (Buddh) robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)


expression: 違う
reading: たがう
tags: v5u vi
glossary:
(v5u,vi) to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)


expression: 違う
reading: ちがう
tags: P v5u vi
glossary:
(v5u,vi) to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; (ksb:) isn't it?; wasn't it?; (P)


expression: 違える
reading: たがえる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to break (one's word); to make a mistake (in); to err


expression: 違える
reading: ちがえる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to dislocate (e.g. one's neck)


expression: 遺書
reading: いしょ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) note left by dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; will; testament; posthumous work; (P)


expression: 遺品
reading: いひん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) articles of the deceased; article left by the deceased; things that belonged to the deceased; (P)


expression: 医者の不養生
reading: いしゃのふようじょう
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) failing to practice what one preaches; physician, heal thyself; doctors often neglect their own health


expression: 井の中の蛙大海を知らず
reading: いのなかのかわずたいかいをしらず
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) parochial; provincial; babe in the woods; used to encourage someone to get a wider perspective


expression: 井篭
reading: せいろ
tags: n
glossary:
(iK) (n) (uk) basket used for steaming food; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot


expression: 磯まつり
reading: いそまつり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (rocky) seashore party; seashore festival; celebration in honor of the dragon god by fishermen after a good haul


expression: 磯馴
reading: そなれ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Japanese garden juniper; dwarf Japanese garden juniper; Juniperus procumbens; J. chinensis var. procumbens


expression: 磯撫で
reading: いそなで
tags: n
glossary:
(n) mythical shark-like demon sea monster with barbed tail fin, said to live off the coast of Matsuura and other places in Western Japan; Beach Stroker


expression: 一
reading: いち
tags: P adj-no n num pref suf
glossary:
(num,pref) one; (adj-no,suf) best; (adj-no) first; foremost; (n) beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.); (P)


expression: 一々
reading: いちいち
tags: P adv n
glossary:
(adv,n) one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission; fully; in detail; (P)


expression: 一すじ
reading: ひとすじ
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(n) one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; (adj-na) earnest; resolute; intent; devoted; ordinary; common


expression: 一飲み
reading: ひとのみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) swallowing in one gulp; downing; mouthful; bite; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone


expression: 一画
reading: いっかく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one lot; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke


expression: 一回り
reading: ひとまわり
tags: P n-adv vs
glossary:
(n-adv) one turn; one round; (a) size; (vs) to go around; to make a circuit; to take a turn; (n-adv) twelve years; one cycle of the Chinese zodiac; (P)


expression: 一回勝負
reading: いっかいしょうぶ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game


expression: 一角
reading: いっかど
tags: adj-no adv n-adv n-t
glossary:
(n-adv,n-t,adj-no) a cut above the rest; superior; respectable; full-fledged; something uncommon; one field; one matter; (adv) suitably; reasonably


expression: 一貫
reading: いっかん
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) consistency; coherence; integration; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi; (P)


expression: 一貫教育
reading: いっかんきょういく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) integrated education; integrated school system; system where students can progress from elementary through secondary levels without entrance examinations


expression: 一貫教育校
reading: いっかんきょういくこう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) integrated set of schools that offers education from one stage to the next without taking extrance exams en route


expression: 一喜一憂
reading: いっきいちゆう
tags: P exp
glossary:
(exp) now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease; (P)


expression: 一気に
reading: いっきに
tags: P adv
glossary:
(adv) in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; without stopping; without pausing; without resting; in one sitting; at a stretch; all at once; immediately; instantly; right away; straight away; straightaway; (P)


expression: 一気通貫
reading: いっきつうかん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pure straight (mahjong); winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9) as three chows


expression: 一筋
reading: ひとすじ
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(n) one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; (adj-na) earnest; resolute; intent; devoted; ordinary; common; (P)


expression: 一芸入試
reading: いちげいにゅうし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) entrance exam for a university giving preference to persons who excel in one special field (skill); one-talent oriented entrance examination


expression: 一穴
reading: いっけつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) one hole; toilet bowl (for both urination and defecation); effective point for moxibustion; (col) one-woman man


expression: 一見
reading: いっけん
tags: P adv n vs
glossary:
(n) look; glimpse; glance; (vs) to glance; to glimpse; (adv) apparently; seemingly; (vs) (arch) first meeting; (P)


expression: 一見さん
reading: いちげんさん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer


expression: 一軒屋
reading: いっけんや
tags: n
glossary:
(n) house; detached house; single house; isolated house; house in isolated location; building resembling a house, occupied by a single business (e.g. restaurant)


expression: 一元管理
reading: いちげんかんり
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n) uniform management; uniform control; (vs) to control centrally; to manage centrally; to consolidate; to unify


expression: 一口
reading: ひとくち
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) mouthful; morsel; bite; gulp; sip; draft; draught; one word; in short; one share; one contribution; (P)


expression: 一向
reading: いっこう
tags: P adv n
glossary:
(adv) completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; earnestly; intently; determinedly; (n) (abbr) Jodo Shinshu; (P)


expression: 一向に
reading: いっこうに
tags: P adv
glossary:
(adv) completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; earnestly; intently; determinedly; (P)


expression: 一行物
reading: いちぎょうもの
tags: n
glossary:
(n) scroll containing a single line of calligraphy, often of Zen content (usu. found in a tea-ceremony room or house)


expression: 一刻一刻
reading: いっこくいっこく
tags: adv n
glossary:
(n,adv) hourly; from hour to hour; moment by moment; momently; from one minute to the next; with each passing moment


expression: 一国一城
reading: いっこくいちじょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)


expression: 一国二制度
reading: いっこくにせいど
tags: n
glossary:
(n) "One country, two systems" (Chinese political ideology allowing for the communist mainland and capitalist areas such as Hong Kong)


expression: 一事が万事
reading: いちじがばんじ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens


expression: 一事不再議
reading: いちじふさいぎ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) the principle of not resuming debate on an item in the same Diet session in which it has been voted down


expression: 一時
reading: いちじ
tags: P adj-no n n-adv n-t
glossary:
(n-t) one o'clock; (n-adv,n-t) once; at one time; formerly; before; (n-adv,n-t,adj-no) for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the present; for the moment; temporarily; (n) a time; one time; once; (P)


expression: 一時停止
reading: いちじていし
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) suspension; pause; temporary halt; moratorium; (n) stop (e.g. intersection, railway crossing, etc.)


expression: 一実神道
reading: いちじつしんとう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) (obsc) Ichijitsu Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto: a form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)


expression: 一所懸命
reading: いっしょけんめい
tags: adj-na n n-adv
glossary:
(adj-na,n-adv,n) very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; desperately; frantically; for dear life; all-out effort; sticking at living in and defending one place; sticking at living in one place


expression: 一笑千金
reading: いっしょうせんきん
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) A smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold; enchanting smile of a glamorous woman


expression: 一乗
reading: いちじょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)


expression: 一条
reading: いちじょう
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) one long straight object; streak; beam; ray (of light); wisp (of smoke); one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one passage (in a book); one matter (affair, event, case, incident); the same logic; the same reason; (P)


