# Terms

expression: 一色
reading: いっしき
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) one color; one colour; one article; monochrome; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing


expression: 一色
reading: いっしょく
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) one color; one colour; one article; monochrome; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing; (P)


expression: 一色同順
reading: いっしょくどうじゅん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pure double chow (mahjong); winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit)


expression: 一心不乱
reading: いっしんふらん
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly


expression: 一進一退
reading: いっしんいったい
tags: adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns


expression: 一人前
reading: いちにんまえ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) becoming adult; attaining full manhood or womanhood; coming of age; one helping; one portion; (P)


expression: 一人相撲
reading: ひとりずもう
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) fighting (tilting at) windmills; working oneself up even though there really isn't anything to fight at; single-person mimicking a wrestling match


expression: 一人舞台
reading: ひとりぶたい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) performing solo (by oneself); having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)


expression: 一寸
reading: ちょっと
tags: P adv int
glossary:
(adv) (uk) just a minute; short time; just a little; somewhat; easily; readily; rather; (will not) easily; (int) hey!; (P)


expression: 一寸の光陰軽んずべからず
reading: いっすんのこういんかろんずべからず
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) (arch) There isn't a moment to be wasted; Every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines


expression: 一寸の虫にも五分の魂
reading: いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them


expression: 一世
reading: いっせい
tags: P n n-suf
glossary:
(n) generation; lifetime; the age; the day; (n,n-suf) the First; (n) issei; first-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); (P)


expression: 一世一代
reading: いっせいいちだい
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(ik) (n,adj-no) once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime


expression: 一生
reading: いっしょう
tags: P adj-no n-adv n-t
glossary:
(n-adv,n-t,adj-no) whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era; (adj-no) (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life; (P)


expression: 一切
reading: いっさい
tags: P adj-no n n-adv n-suf
glossary:
(n,adj-no,n-suf) all; everything; the whole; lock, stock, and barrel; (n-adv) absolutely not (with negative); without exception; entirely not; (P)


expression: 一切合財
reading: いっさいがっさい
tags: n-adv n-t
glossary:
(n-adv,n-t) any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve


expression: 一節
reading: いっせつ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section; a tune; note; strain; measure; (P)


expression: 一節
reading: ひとふし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section; a tune; note; strain; measure


expression: 一層
reading: いっそう
tags: P adj-no adv n
glossary:
(adv,adj-no) (uk) much more; still more; all the more; more than ever; (n,adj-no) single layer (or storey, etc.); (adv) (arch) rather; sooner; preferably; (P)


expression: 一増一減
reading: いちぞういちげん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) 16,800,000-year period over which a human lifespan increases from ten years to 84,000 years (by one year per century) and then decreases back to ten (by one year per century)


expression: 一村一品運動
reading: いっそんいっぴんうんどう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) One Village One Product movement; OVOP; campaign to boost the countryside by promoting the special products of local areas


expression: 一体
reading: いったい
tags: P adv n n-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?"); (n) one object; one body; unity; one form; one style; one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.); (n-adv) generally; in general; (P)


expression: 一段
reading: いちだん
tags: P adv adv-to n
glossary:
(adv-to,adv) more; much more; still more; all the more; (n) step; rung; level; rank; paragraph; passage; Japanese verb group; first rank (in martial arts, etc.); (P)


expression: 一段動詞
reading: いちだんどうし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ichidan verb (one of the two main conjugation classes of verbs in modern Japanese, usually ending in -eru or -iru); type II verb


expression: 一丁
reading: いっちょう
tags: P n n-adv
glossary:
(n) one sheet; one page; one leaf; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one cho (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game; one task; (n-adv) well then; come then; (P)


expression: 一長一短
reading: いっちょういったん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings


expression: 一通
reading: いっつう
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) one copy (of a document); one letter; (abbr) one-way traffic; (abbr) pure straight (mahjong); winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9); (P)


expression: 一通り
reading: ひととおり
tags: P adj-no adv n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) from start to end; in general; ordinary; usual; (adv) briefly; roughly; (n) one method; (P)


expression: 一通り揃う
reading: ひととおりそろう
tags: exp v5u
glossary:
(exp,v5u) to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of


expression: 一定
reading: いちじょう
tags: adj-na adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,adj-no,vs,adj-na) fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized; regularised; defined; standardized; standardised; certain; prescribed


expression: 一定
reading: いってい
tags: P adj-na adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,adj-no,vs,adj-na) fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized; regularised; defined; standardized; standardised; certain; prescribed; (P)


expression: 一刀両断
reading: いっとうりょうだん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive (drastic) measure; cutting the (Gordian) knot


expression: 一盗二婢三妾四妓五妻
reading: いっとうにひさんしょうしぎごさい
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) most thrilling relationships for a man (another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife)


expression: 一念
reading: いちねん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) determined purpose; (Buddh) an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); (Buddh) a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)


expression: 一杯
reading: いっぱい
tags: P adj-na adj-no adv n n-adv n-suf
glossary:
(adj-na,adv,n,adj-no) amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; (adv,adj-no,adj-na) (uk) fully; to capacity; (uk) a lot; much; (n-suf,n-adv) (uk) all of ...; the entire ...; (P)


expression: 一杯一杯
reading: いっぱいいっぱい
tags: adj-na n n-adv
glossary:
(adj-na,n-adv,n) one cup after another; cup by cup; to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; the best one can do; breaking even


expression: 一盃
reading: いっぱい
tags: adj-na adj-no adv n n-adv n-suf
glossary:
(oK) (adj-na,adv,n,adj-no) amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; (adv,adj-no,adj-na) (uk) fully; to capacity; (uk) a lot; much; (n-suf,n-adv) (uk) all of ...; the entire ...


expression: 一盃
reading: イーペー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) pure double chow (mahjong); winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit)


expression: 一白
reading: いっぱく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) first of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mercury and north); white patch on one foot of a horse; horse with such a patch; surface (landscape) that is white all over; pure white


expression: 一発逆転
reading: いっぱつぎゃくてん
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)


expression: 一般化
reading: いっぱんか
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n) generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation; (vs) to generalize; to generalise; to popularize; to popularise


expression: 一番太鼓
reading: いちばんだいこ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)


expression: 一方
reading: いっぽう
tags: P conj n n-adv n-suf
glossary:
(n) one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party; (conj) on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn; (n-adv,n-suf) (after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb) just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only; (P)


expression: 一暴十寒
reading: いちばくじっかん
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) bursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness; strenuous efforts, unless sustained, are to no avail (Mencius)


expression: 一本
reading: いっぽん
tags: P n n-suf
glossary:
(n) one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one goal, home run, etc.; one telephone call; one version; one book; a certain book; (MA) ippon; one point; a blow; experienced geisha; (n-suf) single-minded focus on ...; (P)


expression: 一本化
reading: いっぽんか
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy


expression: 一本締め
reading: いっぽんじめ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) hand-clapping performed to celebrate the conclusion or completion of something (3-3-3-1 rhythm, done once); single clap after a cheer


expression: 一枚看板
reading: いちまいかんばん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) leading player; prima donna; box-office star; best item one has (to show); one's sole Sunday best; one's single area of expertise


expression: 一幕見席
reading: ひとまくみせき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) special seats and standing-only space in the galley for people who only intend to see one act of a kabuki play


expression: 一面
reading: いちめん
tags: P 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); (P)


expression: 一門
reading: いちもん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) family; clan; kin; sect; school; adherents; followers; disciples; (sumo) group of related sumo stables; (P)


expression: 一門会
reading: いちもんかい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sumo) meeting or association of stable masters belonging to the same grouping; meeting or association of followers of a famous performer (in rakugo, etc.)


expression: 一役
reading: ひとやく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)


expression: 一躍
reading: いちやく
tags: P n n-adv vs
glossary:
(n-adv,n,vs) suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; overnight; (n,vs) one bound; one leap; (P)


expression: 一流
reading: いちりゅう
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-no,n) first-class; top grade; foremost; top-notch; leading; characteristic; peculiar; unique; (n) school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag; one banner; one streamer; (P)


expression: 一粒万倍
reading: いちりゅうまんばい
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) A single seed can eventually produce a great harvest; Even the smallest beginning can generate a greatest profit; Watch the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves


expression: 一揆
reading: いっき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot


expression: 溢れる
reading: あぶれる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) (uk) to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); (uk) to be left out; to be crowded out


expression: 溢れる
reading: こぼれる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) (uk) to spill; to fall out of; to overflow; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)


expression: 逸す
reading: いっす
tags: v5s
glossary:
(v5s) to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to forget; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)


expression: 逸れる
reading: それる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to turn aside; to turn away; to veer away; to bear off; to miss (e.g. of a bullet); to go astray; to go wild; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to stray; to wander; (P)


expression: 逸れる
reading: はぐれる
tags: P suf v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) (uk) to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; (suf,v1) (uk) to miss (one's chance to ...); (P)


expression: 稲荷
reading: いなり
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); (abbr) Inari-zushi; (P)


expression: 稲置
reading: いなき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) regional official responsible for rice storage (under the Yamato court); Inagi (lowest of the eight hereditary titles)


expression: 芋粥
reading: いもがゆ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes; (arch) gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets


expression: 芋煮会
reading: いもにかい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) outdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tohoku); stewed potato party


expression: 鰯
reading: いわし
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) pilchard (esp. the Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine (esp. the sardine of the Japanese pilchard); (P)


expression: 鰯の頭も信心から
reading: いわしのあたまもしんじんから
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) faith is mysterious; through faith, even something trivial (like a pilchard's head) seems valuable


expression: 印
reading: しるし
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest; flag; evidence; proof; (uk) token (of gratitude, affection, etc.); (P)


expression: 印欧基語
reading: いんおうきご
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) Proto-Indo-European (hypothetical language from which all Indo-European languages are derived)


expression: 印可
reading: いんか
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (Buddh) dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master); certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)


expression: 印地
reading: いんじ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) big rock fight for children on the fifth day of the fifth month (adults also participated during the middle ages)


expression: 印地打ち
reading: いんじうち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) big rock fight for children on the fifth day of the fifth month (adults also participated during the middle ages)


expression: 印褥
reading: いんじょく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pad placed below the sheet on which a seal is to be pressed - used to make the seal's imprint clearer


expression: 因
reading: いん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) cause; factor; (Buddh) hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya); (P)


expression: 因
reading: よすか
tags: n
glossary:
(ok) (n) something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento


expression: 因る
reading: よる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) (uk) to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from; (P)


expression: 因縁
reading: いんえん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fate; destiny; connection; tie; bond; origin; pretext; justification; (Buddh) hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)


expression: 因縁
reading: いんねん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) fate; destiny; connection; tie; bond; origin; pretext; justification; (Buddh) hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things); (P)


expression: 因果応報
reading: いんがおうほう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior


expression: 引きこもり
reading: ひきこもり
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) a shut-in; a stay-at-home; people who withdraw from society (e.g. retire to the country); social withdrawal; shunning other people; (P)


expression: 引きずる
reading: ひきずる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly; to seduce; (P)


expression: 引きとる
reading: ひきとる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to take over; to take back; to collect; to claim; to take charge of; to take custody of; to look after; to take care of; to adopt; to retire to a private place; to withdraw; to get out


expression: 引き合い
reading: ひきあい
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) reference; comparison; example; inquiry; enquiry; witness; being involved in a court case; deal; (P)


expression: 引き取る
reading: ひきとる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to take over; to take back; to collect; to claim; to take charge of; to take custody of; to look after; to take care of; to adopt; to retire to a private place; to withdraw; to get out; (P)


expression: 引き受ける
reading: ひきうける
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to be responsible for; to take over; to take up; to guarantee; to undertake; to contract (a disease); (P)


expression: 引き出し
reading: ひきだし
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) drawer; withdrawal; drawing out; variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu; (P)


expression: 引き上げ
reading: ひきあげ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-flotation; raising; increase; upward revision; repatriation; evacuation; (P)


expression: 引き上げる
reading: ひきあげる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to pull up; to drag up; to lift up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire; to return home; (P)


expression: 引き摺る
reading: ひきずる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly; to seduce


expression: 引き波
reading: ひきなみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) backwash; rip current; undertow; stern wave; drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)


expression: 引き抜き
reading: ひきぬき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) hiring from another company; recruitment; scouting; headhunting; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)


expression: 引き揚げ
reading: ひきあげ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-flotation; raising; increase; upward revision; repatriation; evacuation


expression: 引き揚げる
reading: ひきあげる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to pull up; to drag up; to lift up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire; to return home


expression: 引き篭もり
reading: ひきこもり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) a shut-in; a stay-at-home; people who withdraw from society (e.g. retire to the country); social withdrawal; shunning other people


expression: 引く
reading: ひく
tags: P v5k vi vt
glossary:
(v5k,vi,vt) to pull; to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.); to draw back; to draw (a card); to draw (plan, line, etc.); to catch (cold); to play (string instr.); to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult; (v5k,vt) to haul; to pull (vehicles); to subtract; to ebb; to fade; to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic); to quote; to raise (as evidence); to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable); (P)


expression: 引っかかる
reading: ひっかかる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to be delayed; to take time; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to be involved with; to fall for (a trick); to be deceived; to be cheated; to be on one's mind; to worry one; to be bothered by; to feel uneasy; to be obstructed; to be hindered; to splash


expression: 引っかける
reading: ひっかける
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to trap; to ensnare; to cheat; to evade payment; to jump a bill; to drink (alcohol); to splash someone (with); to hit the ball off the end of the bat (baseball)


expression: 引っこむ
reading: ひっこむ
tags: v5m vi
glossary:
(v5m,vi) to draw back; to sink; to cave in; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere); to stay indoors; to butt out; to stay out of it


expression: 引っつく
reading: ひっつく
tags: v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; (col) to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married


expression: 引っぱる
reading: ひっぱる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to pull; to draw; to pull tight; to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch; to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul; to tow; to lead (e.g. one's followers); to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police); to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join; to delay; to prolong; to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word); to quote; to cite; to reference; (baseb) to pull the ball; to wear; to put on


expression: 引っ掛かる
reading: ひっかかる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to be delayed; to take time; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to be involved with; to fall for (a trick); to be deceived; to be cheated; to be on one's mind; to worry one; to be bothered by; to feel uneasy; to be obstructed; to be hindered; to splash; (P)


expression: 引っ掛ける
reading: ひっかける
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to trap; to ensnare; to cheat; to evade payment; to jump a bill; to drink (alcohol); to splash someone (with); to hit the ball off the end of the bat (baseball); (P)


expression: 引っ込む
reading: ひっこむ
tags: P v5m vi
glossary:
(v5m,vi) to draw back; to sink; to cave in; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere); to stay indoors; to butt out; to stay out of it; (P)


expression: 引っ掻き回す
reading: ひっかきまわす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to ransack (a drawer); to rummage; to stir up (mud); to throw into confusion; to tamper with


expression: 引っ張る
reading: ひっぱる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to pull; to draw; to pull tight; to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch; to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul; to tow; to lead (e.g. one's followers); to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police); to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join; to delay; to prolong; to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word); to quote; to cite; to reference; (baseb) to pull the ball; to wear; to put on; (P)


expression: 引っ付く
reading: ひっつく
tags: P v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; (col) to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married; (P)


expression: 引繰り返す
reading: ひっくりかえす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(io) (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: 引取る
reading: ひきとる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(io) (v5r,vt) to take over; to take back; to collect; to claim; to take charge of; to take custody of; to look after; to take care of; to adopt; to retire to a private place; to withdraw; to get out; (P)


expression: 引受る
reading: ひきうける
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(io) (v1,vt) to be responsible for; to take over; to take up; to guarantee; to undertake; to contract (a disease)


expression: 引摺る
reading: ひきずる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(io) (v5r,vt) to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly; to seduce


expression: 引当る
reading: ひきあてる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(io) (v1,vt) to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)


expression: 引導を渡す
reading: いんどうをわたす
tags: exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word


expression: 引目
reading: ひきめ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) large, perforated, turnip-shaped arrowhead cover made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia or paulownia; harmless arrow affixed with such a cover (that whistles when shot and is used to drive off evil spirits)


expression: 引力
reading: いんりょく
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism; (P)


expression: 飲み口
reading: のみくち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; rim (of a glass); shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet; spigot


expression: 飲み合せ
reading: のみあわせ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) taking multiple medications; taking medicine and certain foods together or in close proximity (which should be avoided)


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


expression: 飲む
reading: のむ
tags: P v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal; (P)


expression: 蔭間
reading: かげま
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) homosexual prostitute who sold favors at banquets, etc. (late Edo); (arch) actor-in-training in kabuki


expression: 院
reading: いん
tags: n suf
glossary:
(n) house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; (suf) institution (often medical); institutional building; government office; (Buddh) sub-temple; minor temple building; temple; cloister; (n) (hon) imperial palace; (hon) (arch) title bestowed on empresses, princesses, etc.; (suf) former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.); late


expression: 院外
reading: いんがい
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-no,n) outside congress; non-parliamentary; non-hospital (e.g. dispensary, pharmacy, treatment); outside a hospital


expression: 院号
reading: いんごう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (hon) former emperor (or his empress, imperial princesses, etc.); posthumous Buddhist name containing the character "in"


expression: 陰にこもる
reading: いんにこもる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted; to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance


expression: 陰謀
reading: いんぼう
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) plot; intrigue; scheme; (law) conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act; (P)


expression: 陰陽五行
reading: いんようごぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology


expression: 陰陽道
reading: おんみょうどう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Onmyoudou; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements


expression: 隠る
reading: こもる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) (uk) to seclude oneself; to be confined in; to be filled (e.g. with emotion, satire, etc.); to be heavy (with); to be stuffy; to be implied


expression: 隠れみの
reading: かくれみの
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cover; front (e.g. for illegal activities); magic cloak of invisibility; (uk) Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant)


expression: 隠れ肥満
reading: かくれひまん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) normal weight obesity; hidden obesity; being thin while having an unhealthily high body fat percentage


expression: 隠れ里
reading: かくれざと
tags: n
glossary:
(n) hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La


expression: 隠居仕事
reading: いんきょしごと
tags: n
glossary:
(n) post-retirement job; work done by a retired person where earning an income is not a primary concern


expression: 隠謀
reading: いんぼう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) plot; intrigue; scheme; (law) conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act


expression: 右
reading: みぎ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) right; right hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing; above; (P)


expression: 右から左へ
reading: みぎからひだりへ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado


expression: 右へ習え
reading: みぎへならえ
tags: exp
glossary:
(iK) (exp) follow the person to your right (command to form a line); following someone's example; imitating someone; following suit


expression: 右へ倣え
reading: みぎへならえ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) follow the person to your right (command to form a line); following someone's example; imitating someone; following suit


expression: 右四つ
reading: みぎよつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sumo) hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the right hand and an overarm grip with the left


expression: 右翼
reading: うよく
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) right-wing (politics); (n) extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); (sports) right field; right flank; right wing; (baseb) (abbr) right fielder; high rank; high grade; A-student; (P)


expression: 宇賀の神
reading: うかのかみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)


expression: 宇賀神
reading: うかじん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)


expression: 烏犀帯
reading: うさいたい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) type of leather belt worn with ceremonial court dress and decorated with a rhinoceros horn


expression: 烏帽子
reading: えぼし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan, and afterwards spreading to the common people


expression: 羽衣
reading: はごろも
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug; (P)


expression: 羽虫
reading: はむし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); (col) small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)


expression: 羽目
reading: はめ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess; (P)


expression: 雨垂れ石を穿つ
reading: あまだれいしをうがつ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; constant dripping wears away a stone


expression: 窺う
reading: うかがう
tags: v5u vt
glossary:
(v5u,vt) to peep (through); to peek; to examine (esp. covertly); to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer; to gather; to surmise


expression: 窺く
reading: のぞく
tags: v5k vi vt
glossary:
(v5k,vt) to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); (v5k,vi) to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.); (arch) to face


expression: 丑の刻参り
reading: うしのこくまいり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2 in the morning and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death


expression: 嘘ぶく
reading: うそぶく
tags: v5k vi
glossary:
(iK) (v5k,vi) (uk) to boast; to brag; (uk) to recite (a song or poem to oneself); (uk) to bark; to roar; to howl


expression: 唄う
reading: うたう
tags: P v5u vi vt
glossary:
(v5u,vt,vi) to sing; (v5u,vt) to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem; (P)


expression: 唄物
reading: うたもの
tags: n
glossary:
(n) an utai (noh chant) piece for recitation; accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)


expression: 運ぶ
reading: はこぶ
tags: P v5b vi
glossary:
(v5b) to carry; to transport; to move; to convey; (hon) to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use; (v5b,vi) to go (well, etc.); to proceed; to progress; (P)


expression: 運動皮質
reading: うんどうひしつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) motor cortex (area of the brain just anterior to the central sulcus responsible for controlling voluntary muscle activity)


expression: 雲煙過眼
reading: うんえんかがん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) not being obsessed with something very long (just as clouds and haze pass swiftly before one's eyes)


expression: 雲気
reading: うんき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cloud; look of the sky; movement of clouds; kabuki accessory representing a cloud; type of strange mist appearing in the sky, used for divination


expression: 雲梯
reading: うんてい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) overhead ladder; horizontal ladder; monkey bars; yunti (scaling ladder used for escalade in ancient China)


expression: 雲麺
reading: うーめん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) type of somen made without added oil; specialty of Miyagi prefecture, usu. eaten in broth, esp. warm in winter


expression: 営み
reading: いとなみ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) activity; action; performance; execution; occupation; business; work; sexual intercourse; sex; (P)


expression: 影響
reading: えいきょう
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n) influence; effect; (vs) to influence; to affect; to have an influence on; to impact; to have an effect on; (P)


expression: 映る
reading: うつる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen); (P)


expression: 映像
reading: えいぞう
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) reflection; image; picture (e.g. on a television); shot; video; film; footage; clip; video recording; image in one's mind; mental picture; (P)


expression: 曳く
reading: ひく
tags: v5k vi vt
glossary:
(v5k,vi,vt) to pull; to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.); to draw back; to draw (a card); to draw (plan, line, etc.); to catch (cold); to play (string instr.); to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult; (v5k,vt) to haul; to pull (vehicles); to subtract; to ebb; to fade; to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic); to quote; to raise (as evidence); to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable)


expression: 栄耀栄華
reading: えいようえいが
tags: n
glossary:
(n) wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour); (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power; luxury


expression: 永楽銭
reading: えいらくせん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Chinese coinage produced during the reign of the Yongle Emperor (used in Japan from the Muromachi period to the early Edo period)


expression: 永久保存
reading: えいきゅうほぞん
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity


expression: 永久保存版
reading: えいきゅうほぞんばん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) permanent edition; timeless edition; collector's version; only issue of non-regularly printed magazine or mook


expression: 永続き
reading: ながつづき
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n) permanence; continuation; long-lasting; (vs) to last a long time; to continue; to keep at something for a long time


expression: 洩らす
reading: もらす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to let leak; to reveal; to wet one's pants; to give utterance; to vent; to express; to omit; to leave out


expression: 英文
reading: えいぶん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) sentence in English; article in English; English text; (abbr) English literature (study of); (P)


expression: 英雄
reading: えいゆう
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) hero; heroine; great person; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); (abbr) Heroic Polonaise (Chopin); (P)


expression: 衛士
reading: えいし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) soldiers of the ritsuryo system that guarded gates of the imperial palace, the court, etc.; term used in error to refer to young men that were made to do forced labour in the ritsuryo system; guards originally stationed at the grand shrine at Ise and shrine at Atsuta, Nagoya to protect the officials there


expression: 詠う
reading: うたう
tags: v5u vi vt
glossary:
(v5u,vt,vi) to sing; (v5u,vt) to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem


expression: 詠歌
reading: えいか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) poem (esp. tanka); song; composition of a poem or song; (Buddh) pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; singing a poem or song in a loud voice


expression: 鋭い
reading: するどい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; cutting (remark); stinging; pointed (question or look); screeching (noise); perceptive; keen; quick (mind); astute; shrewd; discerning; nimble; agile; quick; (P)


expression: 疫病み
reading: えやみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) infectious disease; plague; epidemic; (arch) ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)


expression: 疫病神
reading: えきびょうがみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; (derog) jinx; hoodoo; pest; odious person; plague; angel of death


expression: 益者三友
reading: えきしゃさんゆう
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) There are three types of friends worth having--honest, sincere, and well-informed ones. (Confucius)


expression: 駅メロ
reading: えきメロ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) station melody; departure melody; melody sounded on a station platform just before the doors of a train are closed


expression: 駅使
reading: うまやづかい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) official during the ritsuryo period who was allowed to use the state-provided stables and horses


expression: 駅前留学
reading: えきまえりゅうがく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) attending foreign language study at a school near the train station (esp. used as a NOVA catchphrase)


expression: 駅弁
reading: えきべん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); (vulg) variety of sexual position; (P)


expression: 越す
reading: こす
tags: P v5s
glossary:
(v5s) to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to go over (e.g. with audience); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to exceed; to move house; (hon) to go; to come; (P)


expression: 越後獅子
reading: えちごじし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) street performance by itinerant entertainers featuring a tumbling act in which a child performer wears a carved lion's head


expression: 榎
reading: えのき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; (uk) (abbr) enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank; enokitake; enokidake


expression: 厭々
reading: いやいや
tags: adv int n
glossary:
(adv) (uk) unwillingly; grudgingly; reluctantly; (n) (uk) shaking head in refusal (to children); (int) (uk) no!; no no!; not at all


expression: 厭う
reading: いとう
tags: v5u vt
glossary:
(v5u,vt) to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to spare (oneself); to be weary of; to shun; to dislike (an activity, an environment); to hate (an activity); to take (good) care of


expression: 厭く
reading: あく
tags: v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) (arch) to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to enjoy; (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do adequately


expression: 厭らしい
reading: いやらしい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) (uk) disgusting; filthy; repulsive; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; (uk) lewd; lascivious; indecent; obscene; filthy; dirty; (P)


expression: 厭らしい
reading: やらしい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) (uk) disgusting; filthy; repulsive; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; (uk) lewd; lascivious; indecent; obscene; filthy; dirty


expression: 円
reading: まる
tags: n n-pref suf
glossary:
(n) circle; (n,n-pref) entirety; whole; full; complete; (n) (sl) money; dough; moola; enclosure inside a castle's walls; (ksb:) soft-shelled turtle; (suf) suffix for ship names; suffix for names of people (esp. infants); suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc.; suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.


expression: 円高
reading: えんだか
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour); (P)


expression: 円転
reading: えんてん
tags: adj-t adv-to
glossary:
(adj-t,adv-to) orotund; smooth circular motion; spherical; rolling smoothly; (with) smooth circular motion


expression: 園長
reading: えんちょう
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director (botanical garden); zoo director (zoological garden); head of a plantation; (P)


expression: 延々
reading: えんえん
tags: P adj-t adv-to
glossary:
(adj-t,adv-to) forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding; sinuous; serpentine; zigzagging; (P)


expression: 延ばす
reading: のばす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out; to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); to dilute; to thin out; to postpone; to prolong; to strengthen; to develop; to expand; (P)


expression: 延びる
reading: のびる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread; to make progress; to grow (beard, body height); to grow stale (soba); to be straightened; to be flattened; to be smoothed; to be exhausted; to be postponed; to be prolonged; (P)


expression: 延べ
reading: のべ
tags: P n pref
glossary:
(n) futures; credit (buying); stretching; (pref) total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate; gross; (P)


expression: 延べる
reading: のべる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to stretch; to widen; to postpone; to extend


expression: 延延
reading: えんえん
tags: adj-t adv-to
glossary:
(adj-t,adv-to) forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding; sinuous; serpentine; zigzagging


expression: 援ける
reading: たすける
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to help; to save; to rescue; to give relief to; to spare (life); to reinforce; to promote; to abet


expression: 援交
reading: えんこう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) dating with compensation (payments, financial support, etc.); (abbr) schoolgirl prostitution


expression: 演習
reading: えんしゅう
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; maneuvers; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum; (P)


expression: 炎上
reading: えんじょう
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) blazing up; destruction of a large building by fire; flood of comments to a blog, exceeding what the blog's owner can answer; (P)


expression: 煙たがる
reading: けぶたがる
tags: v5r vi vt
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to be sensitive to smoke; (v5r,vt) to dislike the company of (someone); to consider (someone) a burden or nuisance


expression: 煙管
reading: キセル
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem (khm: khsier); stolen train ride (only paying a local fare each end)


expression: 煙管乗り
reading: キセルのり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey


expression: 煙突
reading: えんとつ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); stovepipe; (sl) carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter; (P)


expression: 燕
reading: つばくら
tags: n
glossary:
(ok) (n) (uk) swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman


expression: 燕雀鴻鵠
reading: えんじゃくこうこく
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) How can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); Only a hero can understand a hero


expression: 燕然都護府
reading: えんぜんとごふ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Protectorate General to Pacify the North; Tang-period Chinese office established in Inner Mongolia in 669 CE


expression: 猿
reading: さる
tags: P 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; (P)


expression: 猿の尻笑い
reading: さるのしりわらい
tags: exp n
glossary:
(exp,n) (id) the pot calling the kettle black; people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones


expression: 猿も木から落ちる
reading: さるもきからおちる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods


expression: 猿楽
reading: さるごう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); fooling around


expression: 猿酒
reading: さるざけ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) monkey booze; sake-like liquid produced by the fermentation of fruits left by monkeys in tree caches or hollows in rocks


expression: 縁
reading: え
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection; family ties; affinity


expression: 縁
reading: えん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection; family ties; affinity; opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship); (Buddh) pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes); narrow open-air veranda


expression: 縁
reading: へり
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) (uk) edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); (uk) rim; brim; hem; margin; fringe; selvage; (uk) fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging


expression: 縁は異なもの
reading: えんはいなもの
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) inscrutable are the ways people are brought together; there is no telling how people are brought together


expression: 縁遠い
reading: えんどおい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) unconnected; weakly related; far beyond (one's means, ability); having little prospect of marriage


expression: 縁故採用
reading: えんこさいよう
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection


expression: 縁故募集
reading: えんこぼしゅう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) recruiting (inviting application for) through personal connections; private (stock) offering (subscription)


expression: 縁側
reading: えんがわ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) veranda; porch; balcony; open corridor; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); (P)


expression: 艶く
reading: なまめく
tags: v5k
glossary:
(v5k,v4k) to brim over with feminine charm; to look captivating (of a woman); to be sexy; to be seductive; to be enticing; to look young and fresh; to be elegant; to look refined; to have a calm and composed appearance


expression: 艶やか
reading: あでやか
tags: adj-na
glossary:
(adj-na) (uk) glamorous; glamourous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant


expression: 遠きは花の香近きは糞の香
reading: とおきははなのかちかきはくそのか
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) it's human nature to consider things that are afar as beautiful and things that are up close as unsightly


expression: 遠称
reading: えんしょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (ling) distal pronoun (indicating distance from both speaker and listener, i.e. are, asoko, achira)


expression: 遠点
reading: えんてん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) far point (farthest point at which an object can be brought into focus by the eye); (astron) apoapsis


expression: 遠慮
reading: えんりょ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) reserve; constraint; restraint; modesty; diffidence; hesitation; holding back; discretion; tact; thoughtfulness; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight; (P)


expression: 遠慮気味
reading: えんりょぎみ
tags: adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-na,adj-no) somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner


expression: 塩
reading: えん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) salt (i.e. sodium chloride); common salt; table salt; (chem) salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.)


expression: 塩
reading: しお
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) salt (i.e. sodium chloride); common salt; table salt; (chem) salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.); hardship; toil; trouble; (food) saltiness; (P)


expression: 塩梅
reading: あんばい
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) seasoning; flavour; flavor; condition; state; situation; arrangement; assignment; adjustment; (P)


expression: 汚い
reading: きたない
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) dirty; filthy; foul; unclean; disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting); indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse; dastardly; mean; base; underhanded; stingy; greedy; (P)


expression: 汚し
reading: よごし
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(n-suf,n) (food) soiling; polluting; being dirty; shame; disgrace; dishonor; dishonour; (n) chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce


expression: 汚す
reading: けがす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor; to defile


expression: 汚す
reading: よごす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor; to defile; (P)


expression: 汚ない
reading: きたない
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(io) (adj-i) dirty; filthy; foul; unclean; disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting); indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse; dastardly; mean; base; underhanded; stingy; greedy


expression: 汚る
reading: よごる
tags: vi
glossary:
(v2r-s,vi) (arch) to get dirty; to become dirty; (arch) to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity


expression: 汚れる
reading: よごれる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity; (P)


expression: 汚物入れ
reading: おぶついれ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sanitary waste receptacle; sanitary napkin disposal bin (in a bathroom); fecal specimen receptacle (at a hospital)


expression: 凹む
reading: へこむ
tags: P v5m
glossary:
(v5m) to be dented; to be indented; to yield to; to give; to sink; to collapse; to cave in; to be overwhelmed; to feel down; to be forced to yield; to be daunted; to be snubbed; (P)


expression: 奥の院
reading: おくのいん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.


expression: 奥向き
reading: おくむき
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business


expression: 奥歯に物が挟まる
reading: おくばにものがはさまる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to talk around something (exp. derived from having something stuck in your back teeth and thus be unable to speak clearly); to imply something in a roundabout way


expression: 奥手
reading: おくて
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer


expression: 奥之院
reading: おくのいん
tags: n
glossary:
(oK) (n) (Buddh) inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.


expression: 往く
reading: いく
tags: aux-v v5k-s vi
glossary:
(oK) (v5k-s,vi) to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; (aux-v) to continue; (v5k-s,vi) (uk) to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; (uk) (sl) to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination


expression: 往ぬ
reading: いぬ
tags: v5n vi vn
glossary:
(v5n,vn,vi) (ksb:) to go home; (arch) to go; to leave; (vn,vi) (arch) to pass (of time); (arch) to die; (arch) to go bad; to rot


expression: 往生
reading: おうじょう
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) death; passing to the next life; dying a happy death; giving up a struggle; submission; at wit's end; flummoxed; (P)


expression: 往復
reading: おうふく
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) making a round trip; going and returning; coming and going; (abbr) round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters); socializing; visiting one another; (P)


expression: 応える
reading: こたえる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to respond; to live up to; to reward; to take its toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain; (P)


expression: 応急処置
reading: おうきゅうしょち
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; temporary repairs; stop-gap treatment


expression: 応鐘
reading: おうしょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (in China) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp); tenth month of the lunar calendar


expression: 応身
reading: おうじん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) nirmanakaya (response body, form taken by a buddha according to the capabilities of those who are to be saved)


expression: 応戦
reading: おうせん
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) accepting a challenge; returning fire; fighting back; putting up a fight; responding to an attack


expression: 応天門の変
reading: おうてんもんのへん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) Otenmon conspiracy (political incident in 866CE centered around the destruction by fire of the main gate of the imperial palace)


expression: 応変能力
reading: おうへんのうりょく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ability to take proper steps to meet the situation; ability to adapt oneself to (the requirement of) the moment


expression: 応用科学大学
reading: おうようかがくだいがく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) university of applied science (e.g. the Dutch "Hogeschool" and the German "Fachhochschule" institutes of higher education)


expression: 応用編
reading: おうようへん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment


expression: 押える
reading: おさえる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb; to seize; to grasp; to arrest; to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress; to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand


expression: 押さえる
reading: おさえる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb; to seize; to grasp; to arrest; to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress; to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand; (P)


expression: 押さえ込み
reading: おさえこみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) holding down (esp. in judo); holding technique; pinning down; immobilizing; bringing under control


expression: 押しきる
reading: おしきる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to face down the opposition; to overcome resistance; to have one's own way; to press and cut


expression: 押しこむ
reading: おしこむ
tags: v5m vi vt
glossary:
(v5m,vi,vt) to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to crowd into; (vt) to break in; to burglarize


expression: 押しよせる
reading: おしよせる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside


expression: 押し競
reading: おしくら
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) children's game in which (at least three) people stand back to back to each other and shove vigorously backwards


expression: 押し競べ
reading: おしくらべ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) children's game in which (at least three) people stand back to back to each other and shove vigorously backwards


expression: 押し込む
reading: おしこむ
tags: P v5m vi vt
glossary:
(v5m,vi,vt) to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to crowd into; (vt) to break in; to burglarize; (P)


expression: 押し手
reading: おして
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) seal; stamp; depressing the string of a zither with one's left hand; (in archery) left hand; obstinacy; stubbornness


expression: 押し出し
reading: おしだし
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) pushing something out; presence; appearance; (baseb) run walked in; (sumo) pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them; (P)


expression: 押し出す
reading: おしだす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to crowd out; to push out; to squeeze out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to


expression: 押し切る
reading: おしきる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to face down the opposition; to overcome resistance; to have one's own way; to press and cut; (P)


expression: 押し倒し
reading: おしたおし
tags: n s
glossary:
(n) oshitaoshi; (frontal) push-down; (win by) knocking down opponent by pushing him with hand(s) rested on his body


expression: 押す
reading: おす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf); to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel; to influence; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress; to push (events along); to advance (a plan); to do in spite of ...; to do even though ...; to force; to make sure; to be pressed for time; to advance troops; to attack; (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface; (P)


expression: 押っ付け
reading: おっつけ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sumo) technique of holding one's opponent's arm to prevent him from getting a hold on one's belt


expression: 押出し
reading: おしだし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pushing something out; presence; appearance; (baseb) run walked in; (sumo) pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them


expression: 横
reading: よこ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside; next to; unconnected; (P)


expression: 横から
reading: よこから
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved


expression: 横ばい
reading: よこばい
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; (n) (uk) leafhopper (insect); jassid; (abbr) (uk) sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.); stabilizing; (P)


expression: 横綱審議委員会
reading: よこづなしんぎいいんかい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sumo) Yokozuna Deliberation Committee; body that recommends promotion of wrestlers to grand champions


expression: 横綱相撲
reading: よこづなずもう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sumo) facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill; match in which a yokozuna overpowers his opponent


expression: 横行
reading: おうぎょう
tags: adj-no n vs
glossary:
(ok) (n,vs,adj-no) walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent


expression: 横行
reading: おうこう
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; (P)


expression: 横車
reading: よこぐるま
tags: exp n
glossary:
(exp,n) perverseness; obstinacy; something unreasonable (like pushing a cart from the side (instead of from behind)); (n) side wheel throw (judo)


expression: 横這い
reading: よこばい
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; (n) (uk) leafhopper (insect); jassid; (abbr) (uk) sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.); stabilizing


expression: 横並び
reading: よこならび
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner


expression: 横流し
reading: よこながし
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels


expression: 王
reading: おう
tags: P n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) king; ruler; sovereign; monarch; king (for senior player) (shogi); tycoon; magnate; champion; master; (P)


expression: 王座を占める
reading: おうざをしめる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to occupy the throne; to sit on the royal throne; to be at the top; to hold the premier position; to win a championship


expression: 王朝時代
reading: おうちょうじだい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)


expression: 黄雀風
reading: こうじゃくふう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) southeasterly wind blowing around the fifth month of the lunisolar calendar (when marine fishes allegedly turn into tree sparrows)


expression: 黄葉
reading: こうよう
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) autumn colours; fall colors; leaves changing color (colour); leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves


expression: 黄葉
reading: もみじ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) autumn colours; fall colors; leaves changing color (colour); (n) (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum); (col) venison


expression: 岡目八目
reading: おかめはちもく
tags: exp n
glossary:
(n) bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation; (exp) onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead


expression: 沖言葉
reading: おきことば
tags: n
glossary:
(n) euphemisms used by superstitious sailors (e.g. calling sardines "sundries", whales "Ebisu", etc.)


expression: 沖漬
reading: おきづけ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) small fish sliced open and pickled in a mixture of vinegar, sake, and salt; (food) seafood pickled in soy (esp. squid)


expression: 沖縄
reading: おきなわ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) Okinawa (prefecture); region comprising most of Japan's southwestern archipelago (esp. Okinawa Island); Okinawa (city); (P)


expression: 沖縄米兵少女暴行事件
reading: おきなわべいへいしょうじょぼうこうじけん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) 1995 Okinawa rape incident; kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl by three U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa


expression: 沖縄返還協定
reading: おきなわへんかんきょうてい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Okinawa Reversion Agreement ; Agreement between Japan and the United States of America Concerning the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands


expression: 屋
reading: や
tags: n suf
glossary:
(suf) (something) shop; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; (n) house; roof


expression: 屋上屋を架す
reading: おくじょうおくをかす
tags: exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) to do something useless; to paint the lily; to gild refined gold; to build a roof atop the roof


expression: 屋体
reading: やたい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; dancing platform; stage prop fashioned after a large building; (abbr) framework (of a house, etc.); (arch) house (esp. a small and miserable house)


expression: 屋台
reading: やたい
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; dancing platform; stage prop fashioned after a large building; (abbr) framework (of a house, etc.); (arch) house (esp. a small and miserable house); (P)


expression: 憶える
reading: おぼえる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember


expression: 乙
reading: おつ
tags: P adj-na exp n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); the latter; defendant; strange; quaint; stylish; chic; spicy; queer; witty; tasty; romantic; (exp) (abbr) (sl) thank you; goodbye; goodnight; (P)


expression: 乙に澄ます
reading: おつにすます
tags: exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) to affect a serene mood; affect a serious demeanor; to act prudishly; to assume an air of superiority


expression: 乙仲
reading: おつなか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) chartering broker (arranges customs clearance and shipping details for trade goods); freight forwarding agent


expression: 卸
reading: おろし
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(io) (n-suf,n) dropping; unloading; removing; (n) grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; (abbr) grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)


expression: 卸し
reading: おろし
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(n-suf,n) dropping; unloading; removing; (n) grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; (abbr) grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)


expression: 恩に掛ける
reading: おんにかける
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done


expression: 恩を売る
reading: おんをうる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person


expression: 恩恵期間
reading: おんけいきかん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (law) period of grace (e.g. in which merchant vessels are allowed to leave a belligerent nation's port after an outbreak of war)


expression: 恩着せがましい
reading: おんきせがましい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending


expression: 温め酒
reading: あたためざけ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) warm sake (formerly drunk on the 9th day of the 9th month of the lunar calendar to ward off illness)


expression: 温泉たまご
reading: おんせんたまご
tags: n
glossary:
(n) egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)


expression: 音仮名
reading: おんがな
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) (prior to the advent of kana) kanji used to represent readings of words, selected for their on-yomi, regardless of meaning


expression: 音痴
reading: おんち
tags: P adj-na adj-no n suf
glossary:
(n,adj-no) tone-deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; (adj-na) tone-deaf; off-key; (suf) having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something); (P)


expression: 音頭
reading: おんど
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) leading a group of people; someone who leads others into a song by singing the leading notes; workmen's songs; marching songs; (P)


expression: 音符
reading: おんぷ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (inc. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning); (P)


expression: 下
reading: した
tags: P adj-no n n-pref
glossary:
(n) below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter); bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after; (n,adj-no) inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior); (n) trade-in; (n-pref) preliminary; preparatory; (P)


expression: 下
reading: しも
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n) lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); urine; menses; end; far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan); (adj-no) dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)


expression: 下がり
reading: さがり
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) decline; hanging down; leaving; a little after; (sumo) decorative cords (hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt); (P)


expression: 下げ
reading: さげ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) lowering; sinking; bringing down; letting down; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (abbr) (arch) sword strap


expression: 下げる
reading: さげる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration); to lower; to reduce; to bring down; to demote; to move back; to pull back; to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar); (P)


expression: 下さい
reading: ください
tags: P exp
glossary:
(exp) (uk) (hon) please give me; (after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-) please do for me; (P)


expression: 下さる
reading: くださる
tags: P v5aru
glossary:
(v5aru) (hon) to give; to confer; to bestow; (hon) to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor; (P)


expression: 下す
reading: おろす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(io) (v5s,vt) to take down (e.g. flag); to launch (e.g. boat); to drop; to lower (e.g. ladder); to let (a person) off; to unload; to discharge; to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle); to let (a person) off; to withdraw money from an account; to wear (clothing) for the first time; to fillet (e.g. a fish)


expression: 下す
reading: くだす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to make (a decision); to pass (judgement, etc.); to hand down (orders, etc.); to let go down; to lower; to do oneself; to do by oneself; (P)


expression: 下って
reading: くだって
tags: conj
glossary:
(conj) humble conjuction used when referring to oneself in a letter to one's superior; after a time; later


expression: 下りる
reading: おりる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to be granted; to be issued; to be given; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm); (P)


expression: 下る
reading: くだる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to descend; to go down; to come down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; to have the runs; to have diarrhea; (P)


expression: 下ろす
reading: おろす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to take down (e.g. flag); to launch (e.g. boat); to drop; to lower (e.g. ladder); to let (a person) off; to unload; to discharge; to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle); to let (a person) off; to withdraw money from an account; to wear (clothing) for the first time; to fillet (e.g. a fish); (P)


expression: 下回る
reading: したまわる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under


expression: 下学上達
reading: かがくじょうたつ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) beginning one's studies with something familiar and gradually increasing the depth of learning


expression: 下見
reading: したみ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) preview; preliminary inspection; preparatory reading; preparation for a lesson; rehearsal; (n) siding (on a house); clapboard; weatherboard; (P)


expression: 下座
reading: げざ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) squatting; prostrating oneself; crouching; (n) musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat


expression: 下司
reading: げす
tags: adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-na,n,adj-no) low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant; menial; churl; petty official


expression: 下司ばる
reading: げすばる
tags: v5r
glossary:
(v5r) to be churlish; to be crude; to be boorish; to be vulgar; to conduct oneself in an unseemly manner


expression: 下賜
reading: かし
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)


expression: 下手
reading: しもて
tags: n
glossary:
(n) lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)


expression: 下手くそ
reading: へたくそ
tags: P adj-na int n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) extreme clumsiness; severe lack of skill at a task; (int) You're hopeless!; Give it up!; (P)


expression: 下手な考え休むに似たり
reading: へたなかんがえやすむににたり
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) It's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; They to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; Poor thinking is futile; Inadequate ideas are worse than none at all


expression: 下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる
reading: へたなてっぽうもかずうちゃあたる
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots


expression: 下前
reading: したまえ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) part of the fabric that is tucked closest to the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono)


expression: 下達上通
reading: かたつじょうつう
tags: adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) (arch) conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers; rulers apprehending the views of those they govern


expression: 下段
reading: かだん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) lower tier; lower step; lower column; lower berth; bottom shelf; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)


expression: 下地
reading: したじ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge of; grounding in; undercoat; first coat; soy sauce; (P)


expression: 下町
reading: したまち
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, inc. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds); (P)


expression: 下町人情
reading: したまちにんじょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) the milk of human kindness of the people of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods


expression: 下湯
reading: しもゆ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sitz bath; sitting bath; bath for the lower half of the body; lower pool (e.g. in an onsen); lower bath


expression: 下二段活用
reading: しもにだんかつよう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "e" or "u" for every conjugation)


expression: 下敷
reading: したじき
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay; being pinned under; being caught under; being trapped under; being buried under; being crushed beneath; model; pattern; (P)


expression: 下文
reading: くだしぶみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) edict from a senior official in government or military which had the status of a binding official document


expression: 化け
reading: ばけ
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)


expression: 化ける
reading: ばける
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to turn oneself into; to transform oneself into; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.); (P)


expression: 化す
reading: かす
tags: v5s vi
glossary:
(v5s,vi) to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)


expression: 化す
reading: けす
tags: v5s vi
glossary:
(ok) (v5s,vi) to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)


expression: 化する
reading: かする
tags: suf vs-s
glossary:
(vs-s,suf) to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)


expression: 化粧水
reading: けしょうみず
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sumo) water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; fresh water used when making up one's face


expression: 化転
reading: けてん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) turning evil into good through indoctrination; following the teachings of Buddha to turn the world's evil into good


expression: 仮借
reading: かしゃく
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) borrowing; pardon; extenuation; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to convey a certain term


expression: 仮設
reading: かせつ
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,adj-no) temporary; provisional; (vs) to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally; (P)


expression: 仮置き
reading: かりおき
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) preliminary loading of the (cargo) ship (in preparation for moving cargo around inside the ship)


expression: 仮殿
reading: かりどの
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Shinto) temporary shrine (houses the object in which the deity resides when main shrine is under repairs)


expression: 仮名草子
reading: かなぞうし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) story book written in kana (or in kana mixed with Chinese characters) in the early Edo period (primarily for the enlightenment and entertainment of women and children)


expression: 何々
reading: なになに
tags: adj-no int pn
glossary:
(pn,adj-no) such and such (when being vague, placeholder, etc.); this and that; (int) What?; What is the matter?; What are the items?


expression: 何じょう
reading: なんじょう
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch) how can?; cannot possibly; there is no way


expression: 何でも
reading: なんでも
tags: P adv exp
glossary:
(exp,adv) (uk) any; whatever one likes; by all means; anything; everything; (exp) (uk) I am told; I understand; they say; I hear; (P)


expression: 何にも勝る
reading: なににもまさる
tags: adj-f exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,adj-f) surpassing everything; better than anything; (exp,v5r) (obsc) to be better than anything


expression: 何ぶん
reading: なにぶん
tags: adj-no adv n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) some; any; (a) little; of some kind; of some sort; (adv) please; anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all


expression: 何ぼ
reading: なんぼ
tags: adv int n
glossary:
(adv,int) (uk) (ksb:) how; how much; how many; how long; how far; (uk) (ksb:) under no circumstances; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; (n) (uk) (ksb:) being meaningful; being significant; having value; having worth


expression: 何れ
reading: いずれ
tags: P adj-no adv pn
glossary:
(adv,pn,adj-no) (uk) where; which; who; anyway; anyhow; at any rate; sooner or later; eventually; at some future date or time; (P)


expression: 何れ
reading: いづれ
tags: adj-no adv pn
glossary:
(ik) (adv,pn,adj-no) (uk) where; which; who; anyway; anyhow; at any rate; sooner or later; eventually; at some future date or time


expression: 何気に
reading: なにげに
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) (col) inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing


expression: 何事
reading: なにごと
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) what; something; everything; nothing (with neg. verb); something or other; unspecified matter; (P)


expression: 何処までも
reading: どこまでも
tags: P adv
glossary:
(adv) (uk) anywhere; through thick and thin; to the utmost; persistently; stubbornly; in all respects; thoroughly; (P)


expression: 何処迄も
reading: どこまでも
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) (uk) anywhere; through thick and thin; to the utmost; persistently; stubbornly; in all respects; thoroughly


expression: 何分
reading: なにぶん
tags: P adj-no adv n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) some; any; (a) little; of some kind; of some sort; (adv) please; anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all; (P)


expression: 価
reading: あたい
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) price; cost; value; worth; merit; (math) value; count; number; (comp) variable (computer programming, programing)


expression: 佳い
reading: いい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) (uk) good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK


expression: 加える
reading: くわえる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to pick up; to include; to count in; to let join; to inflict (damage); to deal; to give; (P)


expression: 加わる
reading: くわわる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence); to grow; to gather (speed); to be subject to (e.g. pressure); (P)


expression: 加冠
reading: かかん
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (arch) crowning a boy with a traditional cap for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony; (n) (arch) person in charge of crowning the boy at a coming-of-age ceremony


expression: 加減
reading: かげん
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(n,adj-na) addition and subtraction; allowance for; degree; extent; measure; condition; state of health; seasoning; flavor; flavour; moderation; adjustment; influence (of the weather); chance; (P)


expression: 加工交易
reading: かこうこうえき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) processing trade (importing all or part of raw and auxiliary materials, parts, components, accessories, and packaging materials in bond from a foreign company, and re-exporting the finished products after processing or assembly for distribution and sale by that foreign company)


expression: 加持身
reading: かじしん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) buddha-body within a practitioner (esoteric Buddhism); altruistic manifested form of Mahavairocana (New Shingon)


expression: 加入
reading: かにゅう
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) becoming a member; joining; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation; adherence; signing; (P)


expression: 加味
reading: かみ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; taking (something) into consideration; taking into account; (P)


expression: 可い
reading: べい
tags: aux
glossary:
(aux) (uk) (arch) (ktb:) (thb:) word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation; should; must


expression: 可くして
reading: べくして
tags: conj suf
glossary:
(suf,conj) (uk) as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; (uk) though possible as it may be


expression: 可愛い
reading: かわいい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(ateji) (adj-i) cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty; dear; precious; darling; pet; cute little; tiny; (P)


expression: 可愛い
reading: かわゆい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(ateji) (ok) (adj-i) cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty; dear; precious; darling; pet; cute little; tiny


expression: 可愛がる
reading: かわいがる
tags: P v5r
glossary:
(v5r) to love; to be affectionate; to favor; to favour; to be partial to; to torment; to tease; to be rough with; (P)


expression: 可視化
reading: かしか
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)


expression: 可笑しい
reading: おかしい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) (uk) funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous; (uk) strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; unusual; eccentric; (uk) improper; unsuitable; unbecoming; (uk) suspicious; (P)


expression: 夏
reading: げ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) summer (on the lunisolar calendar: 16th day of the 4th month to the 15th day of the 7th month)


expression: 嫁ぐ
reading: とつぐ
tags: P v5g vi
glossary:
(v5g,vi) to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch) to have sexual intercourse; (P)


expression: 嫁たたき
reading: よめたたき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) traditional koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit with a sacred wooden pole on the rump to ensure her fertility


expression: 嫁の尻たたき
reading: よめのしりたたき
tags: exp n
glossary:
(exp,n) traditional koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit with a sacred wooden pole on the rump to ensure her fertility


expression: 嫁祝
reading: よめいわい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) traditional koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility


expression: 家財道具
reading: かざいどうぐ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods; traps


expression: 家司
reading: いえづかさ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) steward in charge of the affairs of nobles of the third rank and higher (from the middle of the Heian period); administrative position (Kamakura and Muromachi periods)


expression: 家事見習
reading: かじみならい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) apprenticeship in the running of a household; prospective bride who undertakes an apprenticeship to learn housekeeping


expression: 家族団らん
reading: かぞくだんらん
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family


expression: 家台
reading: やたい
tags: n
glossary:
(iK) (n) cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; dancing platform; stage prop fashioned after a large building; (abbr) framework (of a house, etc.); (arch) house (esp. a small and miserable house)


expression: 家庭内離婚
reading: かていないりこん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) in-home separation; quasi-divorce; marriage that has broken down but where the wife and husband still live together without getting a divorce


expression: 家務
reading: かむ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) family affairs; family business; steward in charge of the affairs of a samurai family (middle ages)


expression: 科
reading: か
tags: P n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) department; section; faculty; school; arm; course (of study); branch of study; specialization; (taxonomical) family; (P)


expression: 暇
reading: いとま
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); (n) leaving; departing


expression: 暇
reading: ひま
tags: P 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); (adj-na) (of one's time) free; (of one's business) slow; (P)


expression: 果
reading: か
tags: ctr n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) phala (attained state, result); (Buddh) enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; (ctr) counter for pieces of fruit


expression: 果す
reading: はたす
tags: suf v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do; (suf,v5s) to do ... completely; to do ... entirely


expression: 果たして
reading: はたして
tags: P adv
glossary:
(adv) as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; as a result; really? (in questions); ever?; (P)


expression: 果たす
reading: はたす
tags: P suf v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do; (suf,v5s) to do ... completely; to do ... entirely; (P)


expression: 果てる
reading: はてる
tags: P aux-v v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to end; to be finished; to be exhausted; to die; to perish; (aux-v) to do utterly; to do completely; indicates an extreme has been reached; (P)


expression: 果ない
reading: はかない
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle; vain; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)


expression: 果敢い
reading: はかない
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(io) (adj-i) fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle; vain; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)


expression: 架ける
reading: かける
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) (uk) to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)


expression: 歌垣
reading: うたがき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) gathering of men and women who sang courtship songs to each other and danced; dancing and singing feast of young men and women in ancient Japan


expression: 歌妓
reading: かぎ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen; geisha who sings at parties


expression: 河竹
reading: かわたけ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bamboo growing along a river bank; Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); (arch) (id) prostitute; the life of a prostitute


expression: 河童
reading: かっぱ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; (abbr) rolled sushi containing a stick of cucumber


expression: 河明かり
reading: かわあかり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) glow of a river in the darkness; surface of a river gleaming in the darkness; gleam on a river at dusk


expression: 火の車
reading: ひのくるま
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits


expression: 火花を散らす
reading: ひばなをちらす
tags: exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely


expression: 火結神
reading: ほむすびのかみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)


expression: 火祭
reading: ひまつり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods


expression: 火事泥
reading: かじどろ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime


expression: 火車
reading: かしゃ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) fiery chariot; kasha (mythical beast said to devour dead bodies); (in China) train (i.e. steam locomotive); (abbr) (arch) vile old hag


expression: 火中の栗を拾う
reading: かちゅうのくりをひろう
tags: exp v5u
glossary:
(exp,v5u) (id) to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; to gather chestnuts from a fire


expression: 火入れ
reading: ひいれ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); kindling; igniting; pasteurization


expression: 火遊び
reading: ひあそび
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) playing with fire; playing with something dangerous; playing around (love); flirting; having an affair


expression: 禍を転じて福となす
reading: わざわいをてんじてふくとなす
tags: exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage


expression: 禍福はあざなえる縄のごとし
reading: かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours


expression: 箇
reading: じ
tags: ctr
glossary:
(ok) (ctr) (uk) counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mitsu, and misoji, yasoji, etc.)


expression: 箇
reading: つ
tags: ctr
glossary:
(ctr) (uk) counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mitsu, and misoji, yasoji, etc.)


expression: 花
reading: はな
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) flower; blossom; bloom; petal; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); cherry blossom; ikebana; (abbr) Japanese playing cards; beauty; (the) best; (P)


expression: 花かるた
reading: はなかるた
tags: n
glossary:
(n) floral playing cards; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit repr. a month indic. by a flower)


expression: 花ざかり
reading: はなざかり
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)


expression: 花びら回転
reading: はなびらかいてん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) prostitution in which services are provided by several women in rotation (esp. in "pink salons")


expression: 花も実もある
reading: はなもみもある
tags: exp v5r-i
glossary:
(exp,v5r-i) to have both the looks and the substance; to be a compassionate and just person; to be interesting and instructive


expression: 花を咲かせる
reading: はなをさかせる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to make lively; to become animated; to have fun talking about something; to become successful and well known


expression: 花盛り
reading: はなざかり
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity); (P)


expression: 花炭
reading: はなすみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) flower charcoal (whereby a flower, seed, branch, or other item of flora is carbonized as is, retaining its form)


expression: 花鳥風月
reading: かちょうふうげつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes


expression: 花鳥諷詠
reading: かちょうふうえい
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) the beauties of nature as the key poetic theme; the central theme in composing poetry (haiku) must be the beauties of nature and the harmony that exist between nature and man. (The slogan of the Hototogisu School of modern Japanese haiku)


expression: 花泥棒は罪にならない
reading: はなどろぼうはつみにならない
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) it is no crime to steal flowers; said to justify picking flowers from others' gardens, parks, etc.


expression: 花灯籠
reading: はなどうろ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) flower lantern; Bon festival lantern that is decorated with artificial flowers or has a floral pattern


expression: 荷い
reading: にない
tags: n
glossary:
(n) carrying (on one's shoulder); bearing; shouldering; taking responsibility for; (abbr) bucket carried on either end of a pole


expression: 荷が下りる
reading: にがおりる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to feel relieved; to feel happy after having been relieved of a responsibility; to be relieved from a duty


expression: 華
reading: はな
tags: n
glossary:
(n) flower; blossom; bloom; petal; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); cherry blossom; ikebana; (abbr) Japanese playing cards; beauty; (the) best


expression: 華夷
reading: かい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) China and foreign countries (from the perspective of China); civilized land and uncivilized land


expression: 華厳
reading: けごん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha); (abbr) Avatamska sutra; (abbr) Kegon (sect of Buddhism)


expression: 華鬘
reading: けまん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) Buddhist decoration engraved with various motifs, often made from gilt copper (e.g. for adorning the inner shrine of a temple)


expression: 菓子司
reading: かしし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Japanese confectionery store (orig. one of high standing, supplying the imperial court, etc.); Japanese confectionery maker


expression: 蝦夷
reading: えぞ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)


expression: 蝦夷地
reading: えぞち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido


expression: 蝦責め
reading: えびぜめ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Japanese bondage torture (bound victim sits cross-legged with their arms tied behind them, and the rope is tightened until their ankles touch their neck)


expression: 課
reading: か
tags: P ctr n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) lesson; section (in an organization); division; department; (ctr) counter for lessons and chapters (of a book); (P)


expression: 課徴金減免制度
reading: かちょうきんげんめんせいど
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (law) leniency policy; addition to Japan's antitrust law that allows lower fines for the first company involved in a cartel, etc. to admit their involvement


expression: 過
reading: か
tags: pref
glossary:
(pref) surplus- (attaches to start of Sino-Japanese words); excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)


expression: 過ぎこしかた
reading: すぎこしかた
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) the past; bygone days (years, age, etc.); the course (route) one has come by; the direction one came from


expression: 過ぎる
reading: すぎる
tags: P suf v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; (v1,vi,suf) to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...; (P)


expression: 過ぐ
reading: すぐ
tags: vi
glossary:
(v2g-k,vi) (arch) to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; (arch) to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; (arch) to have expired; to have ended; to be over; (arch) to exceed; to surpass; to be above


expression: 過ごす
reading: すごす
tags: P suf v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch) to take care of; to support; (suf,v5s) to overdo; to do too much; to ... without acting on it; (P)


expression: 過す
reading: すごす
tags: suf v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch) to take care of; to support; (suf,v5s) to overdo; to do too much; to ... without acting on it


expression: 過ちを観て斯に仁を知る
reading: あやまちをみてここにじんをしる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to observe the reasons and types of faults a person makes is to come to know whether they are virtuous or not


expression: 過去
reading: かこ
tags: P n n-adv
glossary:
(n-adv,n) the past; bygone days; the previous; a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past; (ling) past (tense); preterit; preterite; (Buddh) previous life; (P)


expression: 霞を食う
reading: かすみをくう
tags: exp v5u
glossary:
(exp,v5u) to live on air; to derive nourishment from an elemental portion of mist or fog (the goal of a mountain ascetic)


expression: 蚊トンボ
reading: かトンボ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae); (derog) a tall, gangly person; string bean


expression: 蚊火屋
reading: かひや
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept


expression: 蚊帳吊草
reading: しゃそう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) galingale (any plant of genus Cyperus, esp. species Cyperus microiria); nut grass (Cyperus rotundus)


expression: 我が身をつねって人の痛さを知れ
reading: わがみをつねってひとのいたさをしれ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch oneself and know others' pain


expression: 我ら
reading: われら
tags: P adj-no pn
glossary:
(pn,adj-no) we; us; (arch) I; me; (arch) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors); (P)


expression: 我田引水
reading: がでんいんすい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) seeking one's own interests; straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests; drawing water for one's own field


expression: 画楼
reading: がろう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) high decorated building; picture-perfect mansion; stately home that looks as if it were from a painting


expression: 臥薪嘗胆
reading: がしんしょうたん
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance


expression: 臥竜鳳雛
reading: がりょうほうすう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel


expression: 会を抜ける
reading: かいをぬける
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to withdraw from a society; to quit an association; to give up one's membership of a society


expression: 会意
reading: かいい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) compound ideograph formation (one of the six kanji classifications); making kanji up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)


expression: 会意文字
reading: かいいもじ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) compound ideograph (one of the six kanji classifications); kanji made up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)


expression: 会期不継続の原則
reading: かいきふけいぞくのげんそく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) principle holding that any matters left unresolved at the end of one Diet session are not to be carried over to the next


expression: 会式
reading: えしき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) memorial service; temple service; (Nichiren Buddhism) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of 10th month)


expression: 会席
reading: かいせき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) meeting place; seats for the public; (abbr) restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet


expression: 解く
reading: とく
tags: P v5k vt
glossary:
(v5k,vt) to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to answer; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.); to clear up; to remove (suspicion); to appease; to dissolve (a contract); to cancel; to remove (a prohibition); to lift (a ban); to raise (a siege); to release (from duty); to relieve; to dismiss; to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); (P)


expression: 解ぐす
reading: ほぐす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(io) (v5s,vt) (uk) to unravel; to untie; to untangle; to loosen; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease


expression: 解ける
reading: とける
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to be solved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (e.g. restrictions); to be cleared (e.g. misunderstandings); to be broken (e.g. spells, curses); to melt; (P)


expression: 解す
reading: ほぐす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) (uk) to unravel; to untie; to untangle; to loosen; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease


expression: 解す
reading: ほつす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(ok) (v5s,vt) (uk) to unravel; to untie; to untangle; to loosen; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease


expression: 解る
reading: わかる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out; (P)


expression: 解釈改憲
reading: かいしゃくかいけん
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) effecting de facto constitutional changes through creative interpretation of the existing constitution; reinterpretation of the constitution


expression: 解体
reading: かいたい
tags: P adj-f n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) disassembly; dismantling; deconstruction; dissolution; demolishing; (adj-f) (obsc) dissection (i.e. postmortem); (P)


expression: 解放
reading: かいほう
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) release; unleashing; liberation; emancipation; setting free; (comp) deallocation (of computer memory); (P)


expression: 回
reading: かい
tags: P ctr n n-pref
glossary:
(ctr) counter for occurrences; counter for games, rounds, etc.; counter for innings (baseball); (n,n-pref) Islam; (n) (abbr) Hui (people); (P)


expression: 回す
reading: まわす
tags: P suf v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to turn; to rotate; to gyrate; to circulate; to send around; to surround; to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers); (suf,v5s) (after the -masu stem of a verb) ... around (i.e. to chase someone around); to dial (e.g. telephone number); (v5s) to invest; to gang-rape; (P)


expression: 回り
reading: まわり
tags: P ctr n n-suf suf
glossary:
(n) rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; (n-suf,n) by way of; via; (suf,ctr) round; turn; size; 12-year period; 12-year age difference; (P)


expression: 回る
reading: まわる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time; (P)


expression: 回向文
reading: えこうもん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead


expression: 回生
reading: かいせい
tags: P n n-suf vs
glossary:
(n,vs) resurrection; resuscitation; regeneration; (n-suf) (ksb:) university student in ... year; (P)


expression: 回線終端装置
reading: かいせんしゅうたんそうち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (comp) DCE; Data Circuit Termination Equipment; Digital Service Unit; line terminating equipment; DSU; LTE


expression: 回転数
reading: かいてんすう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation


expression: 回復
reading: かいふく
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; return; replevin; improvement; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence; (P)


expression: 回峰行
reading: かいほうぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) thousand-day walk through the mountains from Hieizan to the old Imperial Palace in Kyoto (ascetic practice of the Tendai sect)


expression: 回廊
reading: かいろう
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship); (P)


expression: 壊す
reading: こわす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to break; to destroy; to demolish; to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage; to break (a bill, etc.); (P)


expression: 廻す
reading: まわす
tags: suf v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to turn; to rotate; to gyrate; to circulate; to send around; to surround; to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers); (suf,v5s) (after the -masu stem of a verb) ... around (i.e. to chase someone around); to dial (e.g. telephone number); (v5s) to invest; to gang-rape


expression: 廻り
reading: まわり
tags: ctr n n-suf suf
glossary:
(n) rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; (n-suf,n) by way of; via; (suf,ctr) round; turn; size; 12-year period; 12-year age difference


expression: 廻廊
reading: かいろう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)


expression: 快然
reading: かいぜん
tags: adj-na adj-t adv-to
glossary:
(adv-to,adj-t) happy; elated; good mood; pleasant feelings; (adj-na) cured (of an illness); recovered (from an illness)


expression: 怪しい
reading: あやしい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) suspicious; dubious; doubtful; dodgy; suspicious (referring to a potential amorous relation); dangerous (e.g. financial situation); ominous (e.g. weather); strange; shady; fishy; charming; bewitching; mysterious; (P)


expression: 怪雨
reading: かいう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) rainfall of a strange, dark color (colour); whirlwinds accompanied by rain which also drops strange objects such as fish


expression: 恢復
reading: かいふく
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; return; replevin; improvement; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence


expression: 懐が深い
reading: ふところがふかい
tags: adj-i exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-i) broad-minded; (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi


expression: 懐く
reading: いだく
tags: v5k vt
glossary:
(v5k,vt) to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug; to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor); to bear (e.g. a grudge); to entertain (e.g. suspicion)


expression: 懐しい
reading: ゆかしい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) admirable; charming; refined; nostalgic; (uk) curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)


expression: 懐に入る
reading: ふところにはいる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to make up to; to gain someone's trust; (MA) (sumo) to get in close to one's opponent


expression: 懐紙
reading: かいし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka


expression: 懐石
reading: かいせき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) simple meal eaten before tea is served; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses


expression: 戒め
reading: いましめ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) caution; admonition; warning; lesson; prohibition; ban; commandment; precept; punishment; (arch) caution; guard; (P)


expression: 戒める
reading: いましめる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to admonish; to warn; to remonstrate; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch) to be cautious; (arch) to punish; (P)


expression: 改めて
reading: あらためて
tags: P adv
glossary:
(adv) another time; again; over again; once again; anew; formally; especially; intentionally; deliberately; (P)


expression: 改める
reading: あらためる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to change; to alter; to revise; to replace; to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve; to examine; to check; to inspect; to do properly; to do formally; (P)


expression: 改善
reading: かいぜん
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) betterment; improvement; (uk) kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement); (P)


expression: 海砂
reading: かいさ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sea sand (sand collected from the ocean floor, as opposed to that which is used as an ingredient in concrete)


expression: 海苔
reading: のり
tags: P n
glossary:
(gikun) (n) nori (edible seaweed, esp. species Porphyra tenera and others of genus Porphyra, usu. dried and pressed into sheets); laver; (P)


expression: 海底撈月
reading: かいていろうげつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea)


expression: 海底撈月
reading: はいていらおゆえ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Haitei winning hand in mahjong; winning on the last tile drawn from the wall; scooping the moon from the bottom of the sea


expression: 灰汁
reading: あく
tags: n
glossary:
(gikun) (n) lye; harsh taste; astringency; scum (formed when cooking some foods); (uk) (excessive) strength of will


expression: 灰釉
reading: はいぐすり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ash glaze (type of fundamental glaze used in ancient times made from the ashes of raw materials such as unhulled rice, straw, oak and pine)


expression: 界
reading: かい
tags: n suf
glossary:
(n) (biol) kingdom; (geol) erathem (rock layer corresponding to the era in which it was deposited); partition of land; (suf) the world of (some category)


expression: 絵暦
reading: えごよみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) traditional Japanese calendar with pictures; traditional Japanese calendar expressed with pictures for use by illiterates


expression: 蟹は甲羅に似せて穴を掘る
reading: かにはこうらににせてあなをほる
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) to each their own; different strokes for different folks; cut your coat to suit your cloth; a crab digs a hole like its own shell


expression: 開かる
reading: はだかる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) (uk) to be separated; to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart (blocking the way)


expression: 開く
reading: あく
tags: P v5k vi vt
glossary:
(v5k,vi) to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be free; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.); to come to an end; (v5k,vt) to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.); (v5k,vi) to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events); (P)


expression: 開く
reading: ひらく
tags: P v5k vi vt
glossary:
(v5k,vi,vt) to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen; (v5k,vt) to hold (meeting, etc.); to give; to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start; to open (ports, borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop; (comp) to open (a file, etc.); (math) to extract (root); to reduce (equation); (food) to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); (v5k,vi) to flare (e.g. skirt); (sports) to slacken (into a poor posture); (P)


expression: 開ける
reading: あける
tags: P v1 vi vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock; to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); (v1,vi) to dawn; to grow light; to end (of a period, season); to begin (of the new year); to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for); to make (a hole); to open up (a hole); (P)


expression: 開ける
reading: ひらける
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to become opened up; to improve; to get better; to develop; to progress; to become civilized (civilised); to be up-to-date; to be enlightened; to be sensible; (P)


expression: 開運商法
reading: かいうんしょうほう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fraudulent way of business, cajoling people into buying articles for an extremely high price by claiming they will bring good luck


expression: 開館
reading: かいかん
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) opening a hall for that day's business (museum, library, etc.); opening of new hall (museum, etc.); (P)


expression: 開眼供養
reading: かいげんくよう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul)


expression: 開口
reading: かいこう
tags: P adj-f n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; (adj-f) open; broad; (P)


expression: 開口音
reading: かいこうおん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji without a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel; (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds


expression: 開港
reading: かいこう
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade; (P)


expression: 開講
reading: かいこう
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) holding a course (of lectures); offering a course; beginning a series of one's lectures; starting a new course


expression: 階
reading: かい
tags: P ctr n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) storey; story; floor; (n) stairs; (n,n-suf) stage (in chronostratigraphy); (ctr) counter for storeys and floors of a building; (P)


expression: 階程
reading: かいてい
tags: n
glossary:
(iK) (n) stairs; rank; grade; gradations; step; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)


expression: 貝寄
reading: かいよせ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) west wind in the early spring (traditionally on the night of the 20th day of the second month of the lunar calendar); wind that blows seashells ashore


expression: 貝合せ
reading: かいあわせ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) shell-matching game popular with court aristocrats during the Heian period; (col) (vulg) tribadism


expression: 外
reading: よそ
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) another place; somewhere else; strange parts; (n) outside (one's family or group); those people; unrelated matter


expression: 外す
reading: はずす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to unfasten; to undo; to remove; to take off; to deinstall; to leave; to step out; to slip away; to miss (a target); (P)


expression: 外教
reading: がいきょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) foreign religion (from Japan's perspective, esp. Christianity); (Buddh) religion other than Buddhism


expression: 外資系企業
reading: がいしけいきぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company


expression: 外省人
reading: がいしょうじん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (China) someone from outside one's own province; (Taiwan) someone who moved to Taiwan from the continent after WWII


expression: 外帯
reading: がいたい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) area on the convex side of a mountain arc or a crescent-shaped archipelago; area of southwestern Japan south of the Median Tectonic Line


expression: 外題学問
reading: げだいがくもん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.); pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name


expression: 外張
reading: そとばり
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (n) posting something to the exterior of a building, etc.; something posted in such a place; fortifications outside a military encampment


expression: 外張り
reading: そとばり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) posting something to the exterior of a building, etc.; something posted in such a place; fortifications outside a military encampment


expression: 外典
reading: がいてん
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); (Buddh) non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)


expression: 外典
reading: げでん
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(ok) (n,adj-no) Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); (Buddh) non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)


expression: 外道
reading: げどう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) non-Buddhist teachings; non-Buddhist; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; heresy; heretic; (derog) demon; fiend; devil; brute; bad person; type of fish one did not intend to catch


expression: 外部結合
reading: がいぶけつごう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (comp) outer join (e.g. in relational database); left outer join; external coupling; external linkage


expression: 外方
reading: とざま
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group


expression: 外面
reading: がいめん
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n) outer surface; outward appearance; outside; exterior; (adj-no) outside; outer; outward; exterior; external; (P)


expression: 外面
reading: げめん
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n) outer surface; outward appearance; outside; exterior; (adj-no) outside; outer; outward; exterior; external


expression: 外来
reading: がいらい
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-no,n) foreign; imported; (n,adj-no) (abbr) outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic; outpatient ward; (P)


expression: 概ね
reading: おおむね
tags: adv n
glossary:
(adv) (uk) in general; generally; mostly; roughly; largely; mainly; on the whole; by and large; (n) gist; point; main idea


expression: 街道
reading: かいどう
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); (P)


expression: 該当
reading: がいとう
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) corresponding to; being applicable to; coming under; falling under; applying to; fulfilling; qualifying as; (P)


expression: 蛙股
reading: かえるまた
tags: n
glossary:
(n) curved wooden support on top of the main beam of a house, now mainly decorative (shape evocates an open-legged frog)


expression: 蛙又
reading: かえるまた
tags: n
glossary:
(iK) (n) curved wooden support on top of the main beam of a house, now mainly decorative (shape evocates an open-legged frog)


expression: 鈎
reading: ち
tags: ctr n n-suf
glossary:
(ok) (n) needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer; staple (for a stapler); needlework; sewing; malice; (ctr,n-suf) counter for stitches


expression: 鈎
reading: はり
tags: ctr n n-suf
glossary:
(n) needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer; staple (for a stapler); needlework; sewing; malice; (ctr,n-suf) counter for stitches


expression: 各自負担
reading: かくじふたん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) joint and several liability; each individual being responsible for the payment of his share of the purchase price, expense, etc.


expression: 廓
reading: かく
tags: n pref suf
glossary:
(n) district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; (pref,suf) wide and empty


expression: 廓言葉
reading: くるわことば
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (ling) (arch) sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period); vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)


expression: 拡大連座制
reading: かくだいれんざせい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) expanded system of guilt by association in Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime


expression: 格技
reading: かくぎ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport


expression: 格好
reading: かっこう
tags: P 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; (P)


expression: 格好をつける
reading: かっこうをつける
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend


expression: 格好をつける
reading: かっこをつける
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(ik) (exp,v1) to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend


expression: 格式
reading: かくしき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) formality; social rule; social status; (arch) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)


expression: 核
reading: さね
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) pit (of a fruit); stone; core; tongue (piece of wood used to connect two boards); clitoris


expression: 殻
reading: がら
tags: n n-pref suf
glossary:
(n,n-pref) (uk) chicken bones (e.g. for soup); chicken carcass; (n) (uk) poor-quality coke (coal); (suf) (uk) left-overs; remnants


expression: 殻を破る
reading: からをやぶる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself


expression: 獲らぬ狸の皮算用
reading: とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) don't count your chickens before they're hatched; counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught


expression: 獲る
reading: える
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)


expression: 獲れる
reading: とれる
tags: v1
glossary:
(v1) to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield


expression: 獲麟
reading: かくりん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) the end of things (esp. used for one's last writings); one's dying hour (esp. used for the death of Confucius)


expression: 確り
reading: しっかり
tags: P adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv,adv-to,vs) (uk) tightly (holding on); firmly; securely; (uk) strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily; (uk) properly; well; sufficiently; hard (working, etc.); fully; completely; (uk) reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly; (P)


expression: 確固不動
reading: かっこふどう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) unshakeable (e.g. belief); invincible; steadfastness; firmness; unwavering (e.g. support); absolutely secure


expression: 確信犯
reading: かくしんはん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) crime of conscience; (col) premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be


expression: 覚える
reading: おぼえる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember; to learn; to pick up; to acquire; to feel; to think; to regard; (P)


expression: 覚める
reading: さめる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia); to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned; (P)


expression: 覚る
reading: さとる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to perceive; to sense; to discern; to understand; to comprehend; to realize; (Buddh) to attain enlightenment


expression: 角
reading: かく
tags: P n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) angle; square (or cube); bishop (shogi); third degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale); (astron) Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan); (P)


expression: 角を矯めて牛を殺す
reading: つのをためてうしをころす
tags: exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a camel and swallow a gnat; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point


expression: 角形
reading: かくけい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (N)-cornered polygon, incl. triangle; Japanese rectangular envelope (opening on the short dimension; numbered 0-8, A3, A4, each with different sizes)


expression: 角字
reading: かくじ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) type of lettering consisting of thick vertical and horizontal lines which is often used in seals


expression: 角番
reading: かどばん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) make-or-break game in a go or shogi tournament; (sumo) ozeki-ranked wrestler being in danger of losing his rank if he fails to win 8 or more bouts in a 15-day tournament


expression: 赫かしい
reading: かがやかしい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)


expression: 隔てる
reading: へだてる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition; to divide; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange; (P)


expression: 隔靴掻痒
reading: かっかそうよう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratch


expression: 隔世遺伝
reading: かくせいいでん
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type


expression: 革める
reading: あらためる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to change; to alter; to revise; to replace; to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve; to do properly; to do formally


expression: 学らん
reading: がくらん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) (sl) type of Japanese school uniform for boys often stand-up collar with long jacket and loose trousers


expression: 学校裏サイト
reading: がっこううらサイト
tags: n
glossary:
(n) underground website or online message board for a school where students typically exchange information on tests, commit cyberbullying, etc.


expression: 学生
reading: がくしょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) Heian-period student of government administration; (arch) Buddhist scholar; researcher at a Buddhist temple; person studying Buddhism; (arch) learning; scholarship


expression: 学生会
reading: がくせいかい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) student council (details vary widely but a body of students that takes part in overseeing student behaviour or student activities)


expression: 学童疎開
reading: がくどうそかい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) evacuation of school children (from major cities to more rural areas, esp. during late World War II)


expression: 学名
reading: がくめい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) technical name (often the internationally accepted Latin, scientific, or Linnaean name of plants and animals)


expression: 学歴社会
reading: がくれきしゃかい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records


expression: 楽あれば苦あり
reading: らくあればくあり
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) After pleasure comes pain; There is no pleasure without pain; There is no rose without a thorn; Take the good with the bad


expression: 楽しませる
reading: たのしませる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to amuse; to delight; to entertain; to please; to regale; to give someone a good time; to impart delight; to give pleasure to


expression: 楽観視
reading: らっかんし
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side


expression: 楽座
reading: らくざ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) free markets and open guilds; way of sitting on the ground with the sole of both feet pressed together


expression: 楽市楽座
reading: らくいちらくざ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) free markets and open guilds (policy enacted by daimyo in the Azuchimomoyama Period (1573-1598) that weakened the strict regulations surrounding business establishment in market places and important cities, allowing new businesses to open in Joka-machi market places)


expression: 楽焼
reading: らくやき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) raku ware; hand-moulded, lead glazed earthenware pottery fired at low temperatures, esp. used in tea ceremony (molded)


expression: 額ずく
reading: ぬかずく
tags: v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow


expression: 額縁ショー
reading: がくぶちショー
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Showa-era stage show in which a woman would stand half-naked in a frame (resembling a Western-style painting)


expression: 額衝く
reading: ぬかつく
tags: v5k vi
glossary:
(ok) (v5k,vi) to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow


expression: 掛
reading: かけ
tags: n n-suf suf
glossary:
(n) (abbr) credit; money owed on an account; bill; (abbr) (uk) hot noodles in broth; (n,n-suf) proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); (suf) in the midst of; rest; rack; hanger


expression: 掛
reading: がけ
tags: adj-no suf
glossary:
(suf,adj-no) -clad; (uk) in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)


expression: 掛かり
reading: かかり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb; charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk


expression: 掛かり
reading: がかり
tags: suf
glossary:
(suf) taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...; in the midst of ...


expression: 掛かる
reading: かかる
tags: P aux-v v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); (v5r) to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; (v5r,aux-v) to have started to; to be on the verge of; (v5r) to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; (v5r,aux-v) to (come) at; (v5r) to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on; (P)


expression: 掛け
reading: かけ
tags: P n n-suf suf
glossary:
(n) (abbr) credit; money owed on an account; bill; (abbr) (uk) hot noodles in broth; (n,n-suf) proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); (suf) in the midst of; rest; rack; hanger; (P)


expression: 掛ける
reading: かける
tags: P suf v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to hang (e.g. picture); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag); to sit; to take (time, money); to expend (money, time, etc.); to make (a call); to multiply; to secure (e.g. lock); to put on (glasses, etc.); to cover; to burden someone; to apply (insurance); to turn on (an engine, etc.); to set (a dial, an alarm clock, etc.); to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on; to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.); to bind; to pour (or sprinkle, spray, etc.) onto; to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.); to increase further; to catch (in a trap, etc.); to set atop; to erect (a makeshift building); to hold (a play, festival, etc.); to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble; (suf,v1) to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...; indicates (verb) is being directed to (someone); (P)


expression: 掛け声
reading: かけごえ
tags: P 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); (P)


expression: 掛け声倒れ
reading: かけごえだおれ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) starting with vigor but ending with no action; raising one's voice (in a call to action) and then failing to take action


expression: 掛け湯
reading: かけゆ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pouring hot water on oneself before entering the bathtub; hot water poured on oneself before entering the bathtub; pouring hot water on oneself repeatedly (type of hot-spring cure)


expression: 掛る
reading: かかる
tags: aux-v v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); (v5r) to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; (v5r,aux-v) to have started to; to be on the verge of; (v5r) to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; (v5r,aux-v) to (come) at; (v5r) to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on


expression: 掛羅
reading: から
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) Zen monk's waistcoat (a short, informal kasaya); ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat; netsuke; item attached to a netsuke


expression: 笠
reading: かさ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); (P)


expression: 笠木
reading: かさぎ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) coping (architecture); top rail; cap piece; head board; what covers the top of a wall, torii or gate, not necessarily made of wood


expression: 割
reading: わり
tags: P n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) rate; ratio; proportion; percentage; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; (sumo) match; schedule of matches; (n-suf) diluted with (of drinks); mixed with; (P)


expression: 割く
reading: さく
tags: P v5k vt
glossary:
(v5k,vt) to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen); to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye; (P)


expression: 割り引
reading: わりびき
tags: P adj-no n suf
glossary:
(io) (n,suf,adj-no) discount; reduction; rebate; (after a number) tenths discounted; tenths reduced; (P)


expression: 割り下
reading: わりした
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) (abbr) sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)


expression: 割り込み
reading: わりこみ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) interruption; sharing a theater box (theatre); muscling in on; wedging oneself in; cutting in line; (CPU) interrupt; (P)


expression: 割り込む
reading: わりこむ
tags: P v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to cut in; to thrust oneself into; to wedge oneself in; to muscle in on; to interrupt; to disturb; (P)


expression: 割り振る
reading: わりふる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess; to apportion; to allocate


expression: 割り切る
reading: わりきる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide; (P)


expression: 割り切れる
reading: わりきれる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to be divisible (by); to be divided without residue (remainder); to be satisfied; to be convinced


expression: 割り増し手当
reading: わりましてあて
tags: n
glossary:
(n) salary supplement, e.g. for work performed at inconvenient times or as overtime allowance usually for so-called exempt workers, i.e. workers who are expected to work a certain number of overtime hours


expression: 割り当てる
reading: わりあてる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to apportion; (P)


expression: 割る
reading: わる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to divide; to cut; to break; to halve; to separate; to split; to rip; to crack; to smash; to dilute; (P)


expression: 割れる
reading: われる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to fissure; to be torn; to be divided; to cleave; to come to light; to be identified; to be established; to become clear; (P)


expression: 割れ窓理論
reading: われまどりろん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) broken windows theory; criminological theory stating that serious crime can be prevented by maintaining the good physical condition of an urban environment


expression: 割れ鍋に綴じ蓋
reading: われなべにとじぶた
tags: exp n
glossary:
(n,exp) there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; a mended lid for a cracked pot


expression: 割れ目
reading: われめ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) chasm; interstice; crevice; crack; cleft; split; rift; fissure; (X) (sl) vulva; slit; cunt; vagina; twat; (P)


expression: 割鶏牛刀
reading: かっけいぎゅうとう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) using a meat ax when a knife would suffice; taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut; using a grand-scale measure (a massive instrument) to deal with an insignificant problem


expression: 割込み
reading: わりこみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) interruption; sharing a theater box (theatre); muscling in on; wedging oneself in; cutting in line; (CPU) interrupt


expression: 割座
reading: わりざ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sitting posture with the legs bent back on each side; Japanese traditional informal female sitting posture; w-sitting; reverse tailor style sitting


expression: 割切る
reading: わりきる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide


expression: 割目
reading: われめ
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (n) chasm; interstice; crevice; crack; cleft; split; rift; fissure; (X) (sl) vulva; slit; cunt; vagina; twat


expression: 喝を入れる
reading: かつをいれる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(iK) (exp,v1) to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone; to give someone a pep talk


expression: 喝食
reading: かしき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) announcing meals (at a Zen monastery); meal announcer; noh mask resembling a young attendant who announces mealtimes in a Zen monastery


expression: 喝破
reading: かっぱ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; correcting; proclaiming (the truth); expounding; (P)


expression: 括る
reading: くくる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to tie up; to tie together; to bind; to bundle; to fasten; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to consolidate; to estimate; to expect; to tie-dye; (arch) to detain; to check; to restrain; (P)


expression: 活〆
reading: いけしめ
tags: n
glossary:
(iK) (n) fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank


expression: 活〆
reading: いけじめ
tags: n
glossary:
(iK) (n) draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank


expression: 活かす
reading: いかす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to make (the best) use of; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc); to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate


expression: 活きる
reading: いきる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use; to function; to come to life; to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)


expression: 活き作り
reading: いきづくり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) slicing a fish and presenting it at table in its original form; slices of fresh raw fish arranged to look lifelike


expression: 活き締め
reading: いきしめ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank


expression: 活き締め
reading: いきじめ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank


expression: 活を入れる
reading: かつをいれる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone; to give someone a pep talk


expression: 活作り
reading: いけづくり
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (n) slicing a fish and presenting it at table in its original form; slices of fresh raw fish arranged to look lifelike


expression: 活字離れ
reading: かつじばなれ
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature


expression: 活躍
reading: かつやく
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n) activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; (vs) to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role; (P)


expression: 渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず
reading: かっしてもとうせんのみずをのまず
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) Even if thirsty not to drink from "Robber's Spring"; A proverb meaning not to lower oneself to unjust acts no matter how desperate; (English equivalent) The eagle does not hunt flies


expression: 滑か
reading: すべらか
tags: adj-na
glossary:
(io) (adj-na) smooth (e.g. skin or ground); glassy; velvety; fluent; smooth (speaking); without a hitch


expression: 滑らか
reading: なめらか
tags: P adj-na
glossary:
(adj-na) smooth (e.g. skin or ground); glassy; velvety; fluent; smooth (speaking); without a hitch; (P)


expression: 滑らす
reading: ずらす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(oK) (v5s,vt) (uk) to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone; to stagger (e.g. working hours)


expression: 滑り止め
reading: すべりどめ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) tyre chains; anti-skid device; backup measure; taking entrance examination to a university in case one fails at other universities


expression: 滑る
reading: すべる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to slip; to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down; to come down; to fall (e.g. in status); (P)


expression: 叶う
reading: かなう
tags: P v5u
glossary:
(v5u) to come true (wish); (uk) to be suited; to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. I can't bear the heat); (P)


expression: 叶える
reading: かなえる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements); (P)


expression: 樺桜
reading: かばざくら
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) ornamental variety of double weeping rosebud cherry; any cherry tree with birch-like bark; (arch) Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)


expression: 樺太・千島交換条約
reading: からふと・ちしまこうかんじょうやく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Treaty of Saint Petersburg ; Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands


expression: 株
reading: かぶ
tags: P ctr n n-suf
glossary:
(n,ctr) stock; share; (n) stump; (n,ctr) root; rootstock; strain (of bacteria, etc.); (n,n-suf) tradeable rank; goodwill; (n) one's forte; (P)


expression: 蒲魚
reading: かまとと
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive


expression: 蒲団
reading: ふとん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) futon (quilted Japanese-style mattress laid out on the floor); round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)


expression: 蒲鉾
reading: かまぼこ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) (uk) kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.


expression: 釜を掘る
reading: かまをほる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) (uk) (col) (vulg) to perform anal sex; to bugger; to sodomize; to sodomise; to crash one's car into the back of another


expression: 釜揚げうどん
reading: かまあげうどん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) straight-from-the-pot udon; udon noodles pulled straight from the pot and served in the hot water used for boiling (traditionally without being soaked in cold water), eaten by dipping in sauce


expression: 鎌
reading: かま
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) sickle; (abbr) sickle-and-chain (weapon); (abbr) spear with curved cross-blades; (abbr) gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch) noisiness; (uk) part of a fish around the gills; (P)


expression: 鎌鼬
reading: かまいたち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) type Japanese folkloric monster (yokai), thought to be a trio of weasels who appear in a whirlwind to cut their victim; cut caused by whirlwind


expression: 噛ます
reading: かます
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to force something into someone's mouth (i.e. a gag); to wedge something into a space, filling it; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke); to say or do (something stupid); to try (a bluff)


expression: 噛ませる
reading: かませる
tags: v1
glossary:
(v1) (uk) to force something into someone's mouth (i.e. a gag); to wedge something into a space, filling it; to feed someone (something)


expression: 噛む
reading: かむ
tags: P v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore); to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together; to be involved in; to fumble one's words (during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; (arch) to strongly confute; to argue down; to rebuke; to scold harshly; (P)


expression: 噛る
reading: かじる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to chew; to bite (at); to gnaw; to nibble; to munch; to crunch; to have a smattering of; to dabble in (e.g. hobby, instrument)


expression: 鴨がねぎをしょってくる
reading: かもがねぎをしょってくる
tags: exp vk
glossary:
(exp,vk) along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back


expression: 鴨ねぎ
reading: かもねぎ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (sl) (abbr) along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; double stroke of good luck; Perfect timing!; How convenient (for you to show up)!


expression: 鴨る
reading: かもる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) (uk) (col) to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; (uk) (col) to bilk; to swindle; to dupe


expression: 茅門
reading: ぼうもん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) thatched-roof gate (used as the entrance to a garden, esp. of a tea ceremony house); (hum) my home


expression: 粥杖
reading: かゆづえ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) wand used when preparing gruel for the 15th of the first month (said to cure sterility in women)


expression: 刈る
reading: かる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to cut (hair); to mow (grass); to harvest; to clip; to shear; to reap; to trim; to prune; (P)


expression: 瓦斯
reading: ガス
tags: n
glossary:
(ateji) (n) (uk) gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas) (dut:, eng:); (uk) gasoline; gas; petrol; (uk) dense fog; thick fog; (uk) (abbr) gas stove; gas cooker; gas range; (uk) (col) flatulence; gas; wind; fart


expression: 乾す
reading: ほす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to air; to dry; to desiccate; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc. (usu. in the passive)


expression: 乾杯
reading: かんぱい
tags: P int n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry; (int) cheers; (P)


expression: 乾盃
reading: かんぱい
tags: int n vs
glossary:
(oK) (n,vs) toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry; (int) cheers


expression: 侃々諤々
reading: かんかんがくがく
tags: adj-no adj-t adv-to
glossary:
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint


expression: 冠
reading: かむり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cap (esp. a traditional cap worn with sokutai or ikan clothing); crown; diadem; coronet; first verse of a haikai, etc.


expression: 冠
reading: かん
tags: adj-t adv-to n
glossary:
(n) cap (esp. a traditional cap worn with sokutai or ikan clothing); crown; diadem; coronet; (adj-t,adv-to) best; peerless; first


expression: 冠
reading: かんむり
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) cap (esp. a traditional cap worn with sokutai or ikan clothing); crown; diadem; coronet; top kanji radical; (P)


expression: 冠る
reading: かぶる
tags: v5r vi vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself); to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden); to overlap (e.g. sound or color); to be similar; to be redundant; (v5r,vi) to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.); to close; to come to an end; to get a full house; to sell out; (arch) to blunder; to bungle; to fail; (arch) to be deceived


expression: 冠動脈バイパス手術
reading: かんどうみゃくバイパスしゅじゅつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (med) coronary artery bypass surgery; coronary artery bypass graft surgery; coronary artery bypass grafting; heart bypass; bypass surgery


expression: 寒々
reading: さむざむ
tags: adv-to vs
glossary:
(adv-to,vs) wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)


expression: 刊
reading: かん
tags: suf
glossary:
(suf) publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)


expression: 勘える
reading: かんがえる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something); to intend; to decide (to do); to plan; to come up with; to devise; to scheme; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to suspect; to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something); to look on


expression: 勧請
reading: かんじょう
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) praying for the coming of a deity; ceremonial transfer of a divided tutelary deity to a new location


expression: 勧善懲悪
reading: かんぜんちょうあく
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) rewarding good and punishing evil; novel or drama with a rewarding-good-and-punishing-evil theme; moral purpose; morality play; (P)


expression: 巻きもの
reading: まきもの
tags: n
glossary:
(n) scroll; rolled book; makimono; scarf; muffler; stole; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling


expression: 巻き上げる
reading: まきあげる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to roll up; to hoist; to heave up; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)


expression: 巻き替え
reading: まきかえ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) winding a replacement thread, wire, etc.; (sumo) changing from an overarm to an underarm grip on one's opponent's belt


expression: 巻く
reading: まく
tags: P v5k vt
glossary:
(v5k,vt) to wind; to coil; to roll; to wear (e.g. turban, scarf); to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt; to link (verse); (P)


expression: 巻煎
reading: けんちぇん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried; (abbr) Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder; (arch) black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed


expression: 喚び出す
reading: よびだす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to decoy; to lure; (comp) to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)


expression: 喚ぶ
reading: よぶ
tags: v5b vt
glossary:
(v5b,vt) to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to brand; to garner (support, etc.); to gather; (arch) to take as one's wife


expression: 堪える
reading: たえる
tags: P v1 vi vt
glossary:
(v1,vi,vt) to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with; (v1,vi) to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave; to be fit for; to be equal to; (P)


expression: 堪ったものではない
reading: たまったものではない
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (uk) intolerable; unbearable; unendurable; (uk) tremendous; out of this world; irresistible; (uk) cannot help (doing); cannot but do; anxious to do


expression: 堪らない
reading: たまらない
tags: P adj-i exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-i) (uk) intolerable; unbearable; unendurable; (uk) irresistible; tremendous; out of this world; (uk) cannot help (doing); cannot but do; anxious to do; (P)


expression: 堪り兼ねる
reading: たまりかねる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer


expression: 堪能
reading: たんのう
tags: P adj-na n vs
glossary:
(ateji) (adj-na,n) proficient; skillful; (n,vs) enjoying; satisfaction; satiation; having one's fill (of); (P)


expression: 完敗
reading: かんぱい
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; (vs) to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow; (P)


expression: 完膚なきまで
reading: かんぷなきまで
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part


expression: 官寺
reading: かんじ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) state-sponsored temples, particularly those favored and protected by the shogunate during the Kamakura period


expression: 官幣社
reading: かんぺいしゃ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obs) shrine receiving offerings from the Bureau of Divinities (pre-Meiji) or the Imperial Household Department (post-Meiji)


expression: 官僚主導
reading: かんりょうしゅどう
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) initiative taken by bureaucrats in the drafting of government policies and bills (rather than by politicians)


expression: 干す
reading: ほす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to air; to dry; to desiccate; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc. (usu. in the passive); (P)


expression: 干支
reading: えと
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in Chinese astrology); 12-year Chinese zodiac


expression: 干天慈雨
reading: かんてんじう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for; a welcome relief


expression: 患う
reading: わずらう
tags: P suf v5u vi
glossary:
(v5u,vi) to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; (suf,v5u) to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...; (P)


expression: 感応遺伝
reading: かんのういでん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) telegony; influence of a previous sire on the offspring of a female with a later sire (discredited theory of heredity)


expression: 感慨一入
reading: かんがいひとしお
tags: adj-na adv n
glossary:
(n,adj-na,adv) one's heart is filled with even deeper emotion; feeling the emotion all the more deeply


expression: 感得
reading: かんとく
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) deep realization (realisation); profound realization; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; unexpectedly obtaining something


expression: 慣れっこ
reading: なれっこ
tags: adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no,adj-na) being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with


expression: 慣れる
reading: なれる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated; (P)


expression: 換る
reading: かわる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to succeed; to relieve; to replace; to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch


expression: 敢えて
reading: あえて
tags: P adv
glossary:
(adv) (uk) dare (to do something); venture (often overcoming reluctance, or in the face of probable failure); take upon oneself; challenge; presume; (there is no) need to; (don't) go as far as; definitely (not); (P)


expression: 敢て
reading: あえて
tags: adv
glossary:
(io) (adv) (uk) dare (to do something); venture (often overcoming reluctance, or in the face of probable failure); take upon oneself; challenge; presume; (there is no) need to; (don't) go as far as; definitely (not)


expression: 漢字圏
reading: かんじけん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) countries that currently use Chinese characters in their writing, or have used in their recent past


expression: 漢和
reading: かんわ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) China and Japan; Chinese and Japanese (languages); (abbr) Chinese Character-Japanese dictionary; (P)


expression: 潅ぐ
reading: そそぐ
tags: v5g vi
glossary:
(v5g) to pour (into); to fill; to sprinkle on from above; to shed (e.g. tears); to concentrate one's spirit (strength, attention) on; (v5g,vi) to fall onto (of rain, snow)


expression: 潅腸
reading: かんちょう
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (giving an) enema; (uk) (sl) prank where the anal region of another person is poked with index fingers


expression: 環
reading: たまき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)


expression: 環境設定
reading: かんきょうせってい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (comp) configuration (e.g. of a computer or file); user preferences; system environment; environment setting


expression: 環境容量
reading: かんきょうようりょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) environmental carrying capacity; environmental acceptable limit; environmental assimilating capacity; environmental capacity


expression: 甘い
reading: あまい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) (uk) sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy; naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; lenient; half-hearted; not finished properly; insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose; mild; tempting; enticing; luring; (P)


expression: 甘い
reading: うまい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) skillful; clever; expert; wise; successful; delicious; appetizing; appetising; fortunate; splendid; promising; (P)


expression: 甘い言葉
reading: あまいことば
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery; cajolery


expression: 甘える
reading: あまえる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on; (P)


expression: 甘ったれる
reading: あまったれる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence


expression: 甘んじる
reading: あまんじる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)


expression: 甘んずる
reading: あまんずる
tags: vi vz
glossary:
(vz,vi) to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)


expression: 甘葛
reading: あまずら
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata); jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum)


expression: 甘辛両刀
reading: あまからりょうとう
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) taste for both wines and sweets; having a liking for both alcoholic beverages and sweet things


expression: 甘茶
reading: あまちゃ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea); sweet hydrangea leaf; hydrangea tea


expression: 甘党
reading: あまとう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (someone with a) sweet tooth; person fond of sweets; person who doesn't like alcohol, preferring sweets


expression: 監
reading: げん
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) (arch) special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); (n) (arch) secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu


expression: 監修
reading: かんしゅう
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (editorial) supervision; general editorship; (n) supervising director (of anime, TV series etc.); (P)


expression: 監的
reading: かんてき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) checking (if an arrow has hit its target); marking; person who checks if an arrow has hit its target


expression: 監督
reading: かんとく
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) supervision; control; superintendence; direction; (n) director; superintendent; supervisor; coach; foreman; manager; overseer; controller; boss; (P)


expression: 看板
reading: かんばん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate; draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead; reputation (of a shop); appearance; look; closing time; (P)


expression: 竿
reading: さお
tags: P ctr n
glossary:
(n) rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); (sl) penis; (ctr) counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan); (P)


expression: 簡易慣用字体
reading: かんいかんようじたい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) simplified form (of a kanji); any of 22 simplified non-joyo kanji variants commonly used in print


expression: 緩む
reading: ゆるむ
tags: P v5m vi
glossary:
(v5m,vi) to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt; to decrease (e.g. speed); (of a market price) to go down slightly; (P)


expression: 缶
reading: ほとぎ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fat-bodied, small-mouthed earthenware jar for carrying water; water vessel used for a baby's first bath


expression: 缶詰
reading: かんづめ
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) packing (in cans); canning; canned goods; tin can; (n) confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space; (P)


expression: 肝胆相照す
reading: かんたんあいてらす
tags: exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart


expression: 観
reading: かん
tags: P n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) look; appearance; spectacle; sight; (Buddh) observation meditation; (n-suf) outlook on ...; view of ...; (P)


expression: 観る
reading: みる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; (uk) to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); (uk) to try; to try out; (uk) to see that...; to find that...


expression: 観音開き
reading: かんのんびらき
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n) double doors opening from the centre; (adj-no) double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); (n) method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh


expression: 観音様
reading: かんのんさま
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (hon) Kannon (Boddhisattva); Kwannon; Buddhist deity of mercy; Goddess of Mercy; Guan Yin; (sl) clitoris


expression: 観世音
reading: かんぜおん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Kannon (Boddhisattva); Kwannon; Avalokitesvara (bodhisattva of mercy and salvation); Kuan Yin; Goddess of Mercy; Guan Yin


expression: 観世音菩薩
reading: かんぜおんぼさつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) Kannon (Boddhisattva); Kwannon; Avalokitesvara (bodhisattva of mercy and salvation); Guan Yin; Kuan Yin


expression: 観測気球
reading: かんそくききゅう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) weather balloon; sounding balloon; observation balloon; espionage balloon; spy balloon; trial balloon


expression: 観念
reading: かんねん
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,adj-no) idea; notion; conception; sense (e.g. of duty); (n,vs,adj-no) resignation; preparedness; acceptance; (Buddh) observation and contemplation; (P)


expression: 貫
reading: かん
tags: P ctr n
glossary:
(n) kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency); (ctr) pieces of sushi; (P)


expression: 貫き通す
reading: つらぬきとおす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to persist; to stick to; to enforce (one's) will; (P)


expression: 貫き通す
reading: ぬきとおす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(ok) (v5s,vt) to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to persist; to stick to; to enforce (one's) will


expression: 貫く
reading: つらぬく
tags: P v5k vt
glossary:
(v5k,vt) to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to carry out; to persist; to keep (faith); to stick to (principles); to maintain (independence); (P)


expression: 貫頭衣
reading: かんとうい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head


expression: 貫禄十分
reading: かんろくじゅうぶん
tags: adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-na,adj-no) having great (impressive, commanding) presence; having an air of importance; having enough gravity for (a position)


expression: 貫禄不足
reading: かんろくぶそく
tags: adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-na,adj-no) lacking enough gravity for (a position, task); being an insignificant figure for (a position)


expression: 還る
reading: かえる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave; (baseb) to get home; to get to home plate


expression: 鑑みる
reading: かんがみる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to heed; to take into account; to bear in mind; to learn from; to take warning from; in view of; in the light of


expression: 間
reading: あいだ
tags: P conj n n-adv n-t
glossary:
(n-adv,n) space (between); gap; interval; distance; (n-adv,n-t) time (between); pause; break; (n-adv,n,n-t) span (temporal or spatial); stretch; period (while); (n-adv,n) relationship (between, among); members (within, among); (conj) (arch) due to; because of; (P)


expression: 間
reading: あわい
tags: n n-adv n-t
glossary:
(ok) (n-adv,n) space (between); gap; interval; distance; (n-adv,n-t) time (between); pause; break; (n-adv,n,n-t) span (temporal or spatial); stretch; period (while); (n-adv,n) relationship (between, among); members (within, among)


expression: 間に合っている
reading: まにあっている
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to already have enough (phrase often used in turning down an offer); to already have what one needs; to be on time


expression: 間の狂言
reading: あいのきょうげん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) kyogen interlude; short scene during a noh play, performed by a kyogen actor (usu. explaining the play)


expression: 間の子船
reading: あいのこぶね
tags: n
glossary:
(n) semi-Western, semi-Japanese wooden sailing boat, popular during the latter half of the Meiji period and the Taisho period


expression: 間もなく
reading: まもなく
tags: P adv
glossary:
(adv) soon; before long; in a short time; (after verb) lacking time to ...; without time to ...; (P)


expression: 間違い
reading: まちがい
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) mistake; error; blunder; accident; mishap; trouble; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion; (P)


expression: 間違いない
reading: まちがいない
tags: P adj-i exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-i) certain; sure; doubtless; (exp) (id) I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet; (P)


expression: 間違い無い
reading: まちがいない
tags: adj-i exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-i) certain; sure; doubtless; (exp) (id) I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet


expression: 間違える
reading: まちがえる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else; (P)


expression: 間合
reading: まあい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) interval; distance; break; pause; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)


expression: 間紙
reading: あいがみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) paper put between newly completed prints to prevent the ink from smudging; interleaf; slip sheet


expression: 間取り
reading: まどり
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) plan of a house; arrangement of rooms; list of rooms in an apartment, excluding bathroom and toilet, encoded as a string of digits and letters (e.g. "2DK" for a two-room apartment with a kitchen-dining area); (P)


expression: 間切
reading: まぎり
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (n) sailing windward; (obs) land division in the Ryukyu Kingdom equivalent to modern prefectures (but the size of cities or towns)


expression: 間切り
reading: まぎり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sailing windward; (obs) land division in the Ryukyu Kingdom equivalent to modern prefectures (but the size of cities or towns)


expression: 間接正犯
reading: かんせつせいはん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (law) indirect principal offender; indirect perpetrator; principal offender in the second degree


expression: 間日
reading: あいび
tags: n
glossary:
(n) day off (between working days); 50th, 53rd, 55th or 59th day of the sexagenary cycle; non-fever day (when running an intermittent fever, e.g. malaria)


expression: 間判
reading: あいばん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) medium-sized paper (approx. 15x21 cm, used for notebooks); medium-sized photo print (approx. 10x13 cm)


expression: 閑
reading: ひま
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); (adj-na) (of one's time) free; (of one's business) slow


expression: 閑散
reading: かんさん
tags: P adj-na
glossary:
(adj-na) deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); very few people; quiet; inactive; off-season; dull; hushed; (P)


expression: 閑寂枯淡
reading: かんじゃくこたん
tags: adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-na,adj-no) aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement


expression: 閑地
reading: かんち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) quiet place; vacant land; fallow ground; undemanding job; sinecure; life of leisurely retirement


expression: 閑話休題
reading: かんわきゅうだい
tags: exp n
glossary:
(exp,n) Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)


expression: 関る
reading: かかわる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)


expression: 関わる
reading: かかわる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions); (P)


expression: 関係
reading: かんけい
tags: P adj-no n n-suf vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) relation; relationship; connection; participation; involvement; concern; influence; effect; (n,vs) sexual relations; sexual relationship; (n-suf) related to ...; connected to ...; (P)


expression: 関係がない
reading: かんけいがない
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (col) have nothing to do with (something); have no connection with (something); "that's not it"


expression: 関係ない
reading: かんけいない
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (col) have nothing to do with (something); have no connection with (something); "that's not it"; (col) I don't care about; I am not concerned about; it's irrelevant


expression: 関係省庁
reading: かんけいしょうちょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities


expression: 関心を呼ぶ
reading: かんしんをよぶ
tags: exp v5b
glossary:
(exp,v5b) to be the subject of attention; to call people's attention; to be the rage; to be of interest


expression: 関東煮
reading: かんとうだき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi


expression: 関東八州
reading: かんとうはっしゅう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke & Shimotsuke)


expression: 関八州
reading: かんはっしゅう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke & Shimotsuke)


expression: 関連産業
reading: かんれんさんぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) affiliated industry; allied industry; ancillary industry; associated industry; correlative industry; linked industry; related businesses; related industries; support industries


expression: 陥る
reading: おちいる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender; to capitulate; (P)


expression: 丸
reading: まる
tags: P n n-pref suf
glossary:
(n) circle; (n,n-pref) entirety; whole; full; complete; (n) (sl) money; dough; moola; enclosure inside a castle's walls; (ksb:) soft-shelled turtle; (suf) suffix for ship names; suffix for names of people (esp. infants); suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc.; suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.; (P)


expression: 丸くおさまる
reading: まるくおさまる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled


expression: 丸くなる
reading: まるくなる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower; to be hunched; to curl up


expression: 丸のみ
reading: まるのみ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is


expression: 丸める
reading: まるめる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to make round; to roll up; to curl up; to seduce; to cajole; to explain away; to round off (a fraction); (arch) to lump together; (P)


expression: 丸曲
reading: まるまげ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) traditional married woman's hair style, with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)


expression: 丸投げ
reading: まるなげ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else


expression: 含ます
reading: ふくます
tags: v5s
glossary:
(v5s) to soak; to saturate; to suckle; to make one hold something in the mouth; to include; to instruct; to make one understand


expression: 含ませる
reading: ふくませる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to soak; to saturate; to suckle; to make one hold something in the mouth; to include; to instruct; to make one understand


expression: 含む
reading: くくむ
tags: v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include; to embrace; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to harbor (grudge, etc.); to harbour; to express (emotion, etc.); to imply


expression: 含む
reading: ふくむ
tags: P v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include; to embrace; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to harbor (grudge, etc.); to harbour; to express (emotion, etc.); to imply; (P)


expression: 含める
reading: ふくめる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth; to permeate with flavor; (P)


expression: 玩物喪志
reading: がんぶつそうし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) forgetting one's serious objectives by becoming engrossed in trivial pursuits; being distracted by trivial objects and losing sight of one's original goal


expression: 眼
reading: まなこ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) eye; eyeball; (arch) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch) insight; perceptivity; power of observation; (arch) look; field of vision; (arch) core; center; centre; essence; (P)


expression: 眼
reading: め
tags: P n suf
glossary:
(n) eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; (suf) ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish; (P)


expression: 眼をしろくろさせる
reading: めをしろくろさせる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered


expression: 眼中にない
reading: がんちゅうにない
tags: adj-i exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-i) taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration; effectively not existing as an option


expression: 雁皮紙
reading: がんぴし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) traditional Japanese paper made from the fibre of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy)


expression: 頑張る
reading: がんばる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(ateji) (v5r,vi) to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge; (P)


expression: 頑迷固陋
reading: がんめいころう
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(n,adj-na) obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed; being incapable of making sound judgments because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality


expression: 顔ぶれ
reading: かおぶれ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) personnel; members; lineup (of a team); roster; cast (of a play); (sumo) announcement of next day's match-ups; (P)


expression: 顔をつぶす
reading: かおをつぶす
tags: exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) to make somebody lose face; to cause loss of face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish


expression: 顔を潰す
reading: かおをつぶす
tags: P exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) to make somebody lose face; to cause loss of face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish; (P)


expression: 顔見せ
reading: かおみせ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) making one's debut; making one's first appearance; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform


expression: 顔黒
reading: がんぐろ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) blackening the body (name given to young Japanese girls who have tanned skin, bleached hair and wear heavy make-up)


expression: 願う
reading: ねがう
tags: P aux-v v5u vt
glossary:
(v5u,vt) to desire; to wish; to hope; to beg; to request; to implore; to pray; (aux-v) to have something done for oneself; (P)


expression: 願人坊主
reading: がんにんぼうず
tags: n
glossary:
(n) priest who was also a street performer and performed prayers and other religious duties for the sake of other people


expression: 企てる
reading: くわだてる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to plan; to plot; to propose; to design; to intend; to contemplate; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch) to stand on tip-toes; (P)


expression: 企業短期経済観測調査
reading: きぎょうたんきけいざいかんそくちょうさ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) the Bank of Japan's quarterly Short-term Economic Survey of Principal Enterprise in Japan; Tankan survey


expression: 危うい
reading: あやうい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious; in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk; uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful; close (i.e. a close call); narrow; (P)


expression: 危ない
reading: あぶない
tags: P adj-i int
glossary:
(adj-i) dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious; in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk; uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful; close (i.e. a close call); narrow; (int) look out!; watch out!; (P)


expression: 器量
reading: きりょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) looks; features; personal beauty; ability; talent; calibre; caliber; capability; capacity; dignity; credit; estimation


expression: 基
reading: き
tags: ctr n
glossary:
(n) (chem) group; (free) radical; (ctr) counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)


expression: 基
reading: もと
tags: n
glossary:
(n) origin; source; base; basis; foundation; root; cause; ingredient; material; original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (plant) root; (tree) trunk; first section of a waka; (n) handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip


expression: 基礎年金番号
reading: きそねんきんばんごう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) universal pension number; common number shared between different pension schemes; basic pension number


expression: 基本料金
reading: きほんりょうきん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) basic rate (i.e. excluding optional service fees, usage charges, etc.); basic charge; base cost; base price; (P)


expression: 奇をてらう
reading: きをてらう
tags: exp v5u
glossary:
(exp,v5u) to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)


expression: 奇貨可居
reading: きかおくべし
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) You must seize every golden opportunity; Strike while the iron is hot; When you find a rare good buy, seize upon it for a future sale at a much higher price


expression: 奇怪しい
reading: おかしい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(iK) (adj-i) (uk) funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous; (uk) strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; unusual; eccentric; (uk) improper; unsuitable; unbecoming; (uk) suspicious


expression: 奇麗
reading: きれい
tags: P adj-na
glossary:
(adj-na) (uk) pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair; clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat; completely; entirely; (P)


expression: 寄せ
reading: よせ
tags: P n n-suf
glossary:
(n) last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; (n-suf) gathering; collecting; coming together; (P)


expression: 寄せる
reading: よせる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to collect; to gather; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to contribute; to donate; to let someone drop by; to add (numbers); to have feelings for (love, good will, trust, etc.); to rely upon for a time; to depend on; to use as a pretext; to put aside; to press; to push; to force; (P)


expression: 寄せ場
reading: よせば
tags: n
glossary:
(n) gathering place; (abbr) labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall


expression: 寄せ席
reading: よせせき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall


expression: 寄せ鍋
reading: よせなべ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder


expression: 寄せ木細工
reading: よせぎざいく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie


expression: 寄り
reading: より
tags: n suf
glossary:
(n) (sumo) pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; (suf) having a tendency towards; being close to


expression: 寄り道
reading: よりみち
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) dropping in on the way; breaking one's journey; making a stopover; going out of one's way; (P)


expression: 寄る
reading: よる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to; to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit; to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.); to grow (wrinkly); to lean against; to recline on; (sumo) to push one's opponent while holding their belt; to decide on a price and come to a deal; (arch) to be swayed by (a person); to yield to; (P)


expression: 寄席
reading: よせ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall; (P)


expression: 寄鍋
reading: よせなべ
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (n) pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder


expression: 岐
reading: ちまた
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) the public (esp. much-discussed, much-heard); the street (e.g. "word on the street"); (uk) street; district; quarters; (uk) location (of a battle, etc.); scene (e.g. of carnage); (uk) divide (e.g. between life and death); fork (in a road); crossroads


expression: 希薄
reading: きはく
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lean; weak; rarified; rarefied; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal); (P)


expression: 希望に沿う
reading: きぼうにそう
tags: exp v5u
glossary:
(exp,v5u) to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants


expression: 希望者
reading: きぼうしゃ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party


expression: 幾許
reading: そくばく
tags: adj-no n n-adv
glossary:
(n,adj-no) some; few; a number of; a little (bit); (n-adv) somewhat; to a certain extent; (adj-no,n-adv,n) (arch) many; a lot


expression: 忌み日
reading: いみび
tags: n
glossary:
(n) unlucky day (according to astrology); (previously a) death anniversary; purification and fast day


expression: 忌日
reading: きじつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed); 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed


expression: 揮う
reading: ふるう
tags: v5u vt
glossary:
(v5u,vt) to swing; to wield (physically); to exert; to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to display; to wield (metaphorically); to flourish; to prosper; to thrive


expression: 机上空論
reading: きじょうくうろん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) impractical desktop theory (proposition); unworkable idea; an idea that isn't worth the paper it's written on


expression: 旗竿
reading: はたざお
tags: n
glossary:
(n) flagstaff; flagpole; (uk) arabis (any plant of genus Arabis, esp. tower mustard, Arabis glabra); rock cress


expression: 旗頭
reading: はたがしら
tags: n
glossary:
(n) leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals


expression: 既遂
reading: きすい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) something already finished (accomplished, etc.); perpetrated crime (as opposed to attempted crime)


expression: 期す
reading: きす
tags: v5s vi
glossary:
(v5s,vi) to expect; to look forward to; to set (a date, etc.); to resolve; to pledge (to oneself); to vow


expression: 期する
reading: きする
tags: vi vs-s
glossary:
(vs-s,vi) to expect; to look forward to; to foresee; to anticipate; to set a time; to set a date; to resolve; to decide upon; to prepare; to promise; to pledge


expression: 期差選任
reading: きさせんにん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) staggered terms (applied to corporate directors as a defensive measure against hostile takeovers)


expression: 棄つ
reading: すつ
tags: vt
glossary:
(v2t-s,vt) (arch) to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard; (arch) to abandon; to desert; to leave; (arch) to give up; to resign


expression: 棄てる
reading: すてる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard; to abandon; to desert; to leave; to give up; to resign


expression: 棄て石
reading: すていし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); sacrificed stone (in the game of go)


expression: 棄市
reading: きし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) execution by decapitation, followed by public display of the body (form of punishment in ancient China)


expression: 棄死
reading: きし
tags: n
glossary:
(iK) (n) (arch) execution by decapitation, followed by public display of the body (form of punishment in ancient China)


expression: 棄石
reading: すていし
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (n) ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); sacrificed stone (in the game of go)


expression: 機
reading: き
tags: ctr n
glossary:
(n) chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; (ctr) counter for aircraft; counter for remaining lives (in video games)


expression: 機械工具
reading: きかいこうぐ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) tools for machine operation and maintenance; machine tool; power tool; cutting tool; machines and tools


expression: 機械馬鹿
reading: きかいばか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) skilled engineer (mechanic) who is clumsy in all other matters; person who gets a great kick out of tinkering with anything mechanical


expression: 機関
reading: からくり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) mechanism; machinery; contrivance; device; (uk) trick; dodge; (uk) (abbr) mechanical doll; string puppet


expression: 機関
reading: きかん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) engine; agency; organisation; organization; institution; organ; body; system; facility; facilities; (P)


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


expression: 機嫌が直る
reading: きげんがなおる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again


expression: 機嫌をとる
reading: きげんをとる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)


expression: 機嫌気褄を取る
reading: きげんきづまをとる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) (obsc) to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)


expression: 機動
reading: きどう
tags: P adj-f n
glossary:
(n) maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; (adj-f) mobile; nimble; agile; quick to respond; (P)


expression: 機略縦横
reading: きりゃくじゅうおう
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) very resourcefully using tactics adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear; acting according to circumstances


expression: 帰りなんいざ
reading: かえりなんいざ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (arch) Come away home! (expression suggesting quitting one's job and moving back to one's hometown)


expression: 帰り花
reading: かえりばな
tags: n
glossary:
(n) second blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence; (arch) return to working by a prostitute, kabuki actor, etc.


expression: 帰る
reading: かえる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave; (baseb) to get home; to get to home plate; (P)


expression: 帰臥
reading: きが
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) quitting one's job as a government official to return to live quietly in one's own native region


expression: 帰属
reading: きぞく
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) belonging to; coming under the jurisdiction of; ascription; attribution; imputation (of guilt, etc.); reverting to; being returned to; being restored to; (P)


expression: 帰宅困難者
reading: きたくこんなんしゃ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) travellers (e.g. commuters, students, etc.) who have difficulty returning home, esp. after a large-scale earthquake


expression: 帰米
reading: きべい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) name given to Japanese-American children (nisei) who were sent by their parents to Japan before WW2 to receive their schooling


expression: 気
reading: き
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; motivation; intention; mood; feelings; atmosphere; essence; (P)


expression: 気がきく
reading: きがきく
tags: exp v5k
glossary:
(exp,v5k) to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive


expression: 気がつく
reading: きがつく
tags: exp v5k
glossary:
(exp,v5k) to notice; to become aware; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself


expression: 気がとがめる
reading: きがとがめる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret


expression: 気が回る
reading: きがまわる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative


expression: 気が置けない
reading: きがおけない
tags: adj-i exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-i) easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable


expression: 気が抜ける
reading: きがぬける
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to feel exhausted (after having been stressed); to feel spent; to feel relieved (from stress); to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor; to lose flavour


expression: 気づく
reading: きづく
tags: v5k
glossary:
(v5k) to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise


expression: 気にする
reading: きにする
tags: exp vs-i
glossary:
(exp,vs-i) to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)


expression: 気になる
reading: きになる
tags: exp v5r vi
glossary:
(exp,vi,v5r) to be on one's mind; to worry one; to care about; to be bothered by; to feel uneasy; to be anxious; to feel inclined


expression: 気をつかう
reading: きをつかう
tags: exp v5u
glossary:
(exp,v5u) to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration


expression: 気を回す
reading: きをまわす
tags: exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion


expression: 気を利かせる
reading: きをきかせる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to (take in the situation, etc.) and make the smart move; to (consider someone's feelings) and do the tactful or helpful thing


expression: 気温感応度
reading: きおんかんおうど
tags: n
glossary:
(n) temperature sensitivity; sensitivity of the demand for electricity to a change of the atmospheric temperature


expression: 気軽に
reading: きがるに
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) freely; readily; cheerfully; without any sense of hesitation; without reserve; without treating it as a big deal; casually


expression: 気血水
reading: きけっすい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) life force, blood, and colourless bodily fluids (three elements that constitute an organism according to traditional Chinese medicine)


expression: 気兼ね
reading: きがね
tags: P adj-na n vs
glossary:
(adj-na,n,vs) hesitance; diffidence; feeling constraint; fear of troubling someone; having scruples about doing something; (P)


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


expression: 気合いをいれる
reading: きあいをいれる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to motivate oneself; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse


expression: 気持
reading: きもち
tags: adv n
glossary:
(n) feeling; sensation; mood; preparedness; readiness; attitude; (hum) thanks; solicitude; sympathy; (adv) just a little; somewhat; slightly


expression: 気持ち
reading: きもち
tags: P adv n
glossary:
(n) feeling; sensation; mood; preparedness; readiness; attitude; (hum) thanks; solicitude; sympathy; (adv) just a little; somewhat; slightly; (P)


expression: 気色立つ
reading: けしきだつ
tags: v5t
glossary:
(v5t) to show signs of; to show one's feelings or emotions in one's facial expression or behavior; to put on airs; to be become animated with voices and noise


expression: 気触れ
reading: かぶれ
tags: P n n-suf
glossary:
(n) (uk) rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); (n-suf) influence (usu. negative or critical nuance); crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.); (P)


expression: 気触れる
reading: かぶれる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)


expression: 気息奄々
reading: きそくえんえん
tags: adj-no adj-t adv-to
glossary:
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) gasping for breath; at one's last gasp; breathing feebly; on the brink of death; more dead than alive


expression: 気抜け
reading: きぬけ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) dispiritedness; dejection; languor; lethargy; apathy; becoming flat (e.g. beer, carbonated drinks); becoming stale


expression: 気付く
reading: きづく
tags: P v5k
glossary:
(v5k) to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise; (P)


expression: 気味が悪い
reading: きみがわるい
tags: adj-i exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-i) creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring; weird


expression: 気褄を合わす
reading: きづまをあわす
tags: exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) (obsc) to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)


expression: 畿内
reading: きない
tags: n
glossary:
(n) territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto


expression: 季節の移り変わり
reading: きせつのうつりかわり
tags: exp n
glossary:
(exp,n) changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons


expression: 季題
reading: きだい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) seasonal word (in haiku); seasonal topic (in haiku); seasonal word used as a theme (at a haiku gathering)


expression: 稀薄
reading: きはく
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lean; weak; rarified; rarefied; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)


expression: 記録
reading: きろく
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n) record; minutes; document; a record (e.g. in sports); results; score; (vs) to record; to document; to set a record (e.g. in sports); to show a result; to reach a value; (P)


expression: 貴紙
reading: きし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (hon) your magazine; your journal; your paper; your honored paper; your honoured paper; your columns


expression: 貴女
reading: きじょ
tags: adj-no n pn
glossary:
(oK) (n) (fem) (obsc) noblewoman; lady; (pn,adj-no) (hon) you (referring to a woman; epistolary style)


expression: 貴男
reading: あなた
tags: adj-no pn
glossary:
(pn,adj-no) (uk) (pol) you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)


expression: 貴殿
reading: きでん
tags: adj-no pn
glossary:
(pn,adj-no) (hon) you (primarily used by men in letters to their male equals or superiors); (arch) (hon) your residence


expression: 貴方
reading: あなた
tags: P adj-no pn
glossary:
(pn,adj-no) (uk) (pol) you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband); (P)


expression: 貴方
reading: きほう
tags: adj-no n pn
glossary:
(n) (hon) your home; your residence; (pn,adj-no) (hon) you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)


expression: 貴賤結婚
reading: きせんけっこん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) morganatic marriage (marriage of a noble and a commoner that disallows the passage of title, possessions, etc.)


expression: 起きて半畳寝て一畳
reading: おきてはんじょうねていちじょう
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) one should be satisfied without desiring more wealth and rank than necessary; waking, half a tatami mat; sleeping, a single tatami mat


expression: 起きる
reading: おきる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place; (P)


expression: 起ち上がる
reading: たちあがる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; (sumo) to make the initial charge; (comp) to start up; to boot up


expression: 起承転結
reading: きしょうてんけつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development


expression: 起龕
reading: きがん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) ceremonial removal of the coffin from the house (lay person) or temple (priest) (Zen Buddhism)


expression: 軌道
reading: きどう
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) (astron) (physics) orbit; trajectory; (n) railroad track; (on the right) track; going smoothly; (P)


expression: 輝かしい
reading: かがやかしい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future); (P)


expression: 輝やかしい
reading: かがやかしい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(io) (adj-i) brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)


expression: 輝点
reading: きてん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) light spot (e.g. blip on radar); always-on pixel (as a defect in LCD screens, etc.); calescence point


expression: 騎虎の勢い
reading: きこのいきおい
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; unable to change one's course of action; a man riding a tiger cannot disembark halfway through


expression: 騎乗位
reading: きじょうい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (vulg) sexual position where the man lies flat on his back and the woman sits on top; cowgirl position


expression: 鬼
reading: おに
tags: P n pref
glossary:
(n) ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (i.e. in a game of tag); (pref) (sl) very; extremely; super-; (P)


expression: 鬼
reading: き
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; (astron) Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)


expression: 鬼っ子
reading: おにっこ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) child born with teeth; child which does not resemble its parents; changeling; wild child; badly-behaved child


expression: 鬼に金棒
reading: おににかなぼう
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) making a strong person even stronger (like giving a metal rod to an ogre); as strong as can be


expression: 鬼の首を取ったよう
reading: おにのくびをとったよう
tags: adj-na exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-na) triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck


expression: 鬼の霍乱
reading: おにのかくらん
tags: exp n
glossary:
(exp,n) person of strong constitution unexpectedly falling ill; sickness of a stout man; the devil getting sunstroke


expression: 鬼も十八番茶も出花
reading: おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth


expression: 鬼瓦
reading: おにがわら
tags: n
glossary:
(n) decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); (obsc) hideous face


expression: 鬼宿日
reading: きしゅくにち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) "day of the ghost" (an extremely auspicious day on the lunar calendar for everything but weddings)


expression: 鬼灯
reading: ほうずき
tags: n
glossary:
(ik) (n) (uk) ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant


expression: 鬼板
reading: おにいた
tags: n
glossary:
(n) wooden board used on the ridge-ends of a roof instead of an onigawara tile (sometimes covered in copper sheeting)


expression: 鬼利死丹
reading: きりしたん
tags: n
glossary:
(ateji) (n) (uk) early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period) (por: cristao); early Japanese Christian


expression: 鬼哭啾々
reading: きこくしゅうしゅう
tags: adj-t adv-to
glossary:
(uK) (adj-t,adv-to) (arch) spine-chilling (hair-raising) (like the wailing and weeping of a restless ghost)


expression: 亀毛兎角
reading: きもうとかく
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (Buddh) (obsc) fur on turtles and horns on rabbits (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist)


expression: 偽装請負
reading: ぎそううけおい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) disguised contracting; fake subcontract; hiring a temporary employee and paying for the completion of the work rather than the work itself, thereby avoiding have to pay benefits


expression: 儀
reading: ぎ
tags: P n suf
glossary:
(n) ceremony; matter; affair; (suf) with regard to (used after a person's name, a personal pronoun, etc. in epistolary style); as for; as concerns; (P)


expression: 宜い
reading: いい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(iK) (adj-i) (uk) good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK


expression: 宜しく
reading: よろしく
tags: P adv exp
glossary:
(exp,adv) (uk) well; properly; suitably; best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; just like ...; as though one were ...; by all means; of course; (P)


expression: 宜しければ
reading: よろしければ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (uk) if you please; if you don't mind; when you're ready; if you want; if that's alright with you


expression: 宜しゅう
reading: よろしゅう
tags: adv exp
glossary:
(exp,adv) (uk) (osb:) best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of


expression: 宜敷く
reading: よろしく
tags: adv exp
glossary:
(ateji) (exp,adv) (uk) well; properly; suitably; best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; just like ...; as though one were ...; by all means; of course


expression: 戯る
reading: たわむる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) (arch) to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic; to joke


expression: 戯れる
reading: ざれる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic; to joke; to flirt with


expression: 戯れる
reading: たわむれる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic; to joke; to flirt with; (P)


expression: 戯作三昧
reading: げさくざんまい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself


expression: 擬
reading: もどき
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(n-suf) (uk) -like; pseudo-; mock ...; imitation ...; in the style of ...; (n) comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch) criticism; censure


expression: 擬く
reading: もどく
tags: v5k vt
glossary:
(v5k,vt) (arch) to censure; to criticize; to criticise; to rebuke; to defy; to disobey; (arch) to fashion after; to make in the form of; to imitate


expression: 擬す
reading: ぎす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to imitate; to copy; to mimic; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken


expression: 擬する
reading: ぎする
tags: vs-s vt
glossary:
(vs-s,vt) to imitate; to copy; to mimic; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken


expression: 擬態語
reading: ぎたいご
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (ling) mimetic word; word that mimics something that does not make a sound (e.g. the fluttering of a butterfly's wings)


expression: 擬娩
reading: ぎべん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) couvade (custom in which a male acts out the physical process of his own child being born)


expression: 欺く
reading: あざむく
tags: P v5k vt
glossary:
(v5k,vt) to deceive; to delude; to trick; to fool; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose"); (P)


expression: 疑心暗鬼
reading: ぎしんあんき
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (abbr) Suspicion will raise bogies; Once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; Jumping at shadows


expression: 義
reading: ぎ
tags: adj-no n n-pref
glossary:
(n,adj-no) morality; righteousness; justice; honour (honor); meaning; (Buddh) teachings; doctrine; (n,n-pref) nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws); prosthesis


expression: 義理
reading: ぎり
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation; (adj-no) in-law; relation by marriage; (P)


expression: 義理まん
reading: ぎりまん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sl) sexual intercourse permitted (by a woman) due to a sense of obligation (rather than desire)


expression: 議院運営委員会
reading: ぎいんうんえいいいんかい
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) Committee on Rules and Administration (Diet); House Steering Committee; Standing Committee for House Management; (P)


expression: 議運
reading: ぎうん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) Committee on Rules and Administration (Diet); House Steering Committee; Standing Committee for House Management


expression: 議事堂
reading: ぎじどう
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall; (P)


expression: 議長
reading: ぎちょう
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) chairman; speaker (e.g. of assembly); president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.); moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup); (P)


expression: 議論になる
reading: ぎろんになる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious


expression: 菊びら回転
reading: きくびらかいてん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) prostitution in which anal sex services are provided by several women in rotation (esp. in "pink salons")


expression: 菊酒
reading: きくざけ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) chrysanthemum sake; rice wine infused with chrysanthemum, served on the Chrysanthemum Festival (September 9th, 9-9); (food) strong mirin, typical of Kaga and Higo provinces


expression: 菊人形
reading: きくにんぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) doll clothed in chrysanthemum flowers and branches; doll made from chrysanthemum flowers; beautiful but stupid girl


expression: 吉祥天
reading: きちじょうてん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaisravana in Buddhism, based on Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu in Hinduism)


expression: 吉祥天
reading: きっしょうてん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaisravana in Buddhism, based on Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu in Hinduism); (P)


expression: 吉田神道
reading: よしだしんとう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Yoshida Shinto; fusion of Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism stressing traditional Japanese elements


expression: 吉備団子
reading: きびだんご
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings


expression: 吉野時代
reading: よしのじだい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392 CE)


expression: 吃り
reading: どもり
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) (uk) stammer; stutter; faltering; speech impediment; (sens) person with a speech impediment


expression: 吃驚
reading: びっくり
tags: P adj-f adv vs
glossary:
(gikun) (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); (P)


expression: 喫う
reading: すう
tags: v5u vt
glossary:
(v5u,vt) to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to slurp; to absorb; to soak up; to kiss


expression: 喫驚
reading: びっくり
tags: adj-f adv vs
glossary:
(gikun) (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: 詰
reading: つめ
tags: n n-suf suf
glossary:
(n,suf) stuffing; packing; (n) end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); (abbr) sweet eel sauce; (arch) middle-aged woman; (n-suf) appointment to a particular workplace; using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment); (after the -masu stem of a verb) continuing; keep doing for period of time


expression: 詰まらない
reading: つまらない
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) (uk) dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious; (uk) insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless; (uk) absurd; foolish; silly; stupid; (uk) useless; pointless; disappointing


expression: 詰まらぬ
reading: つまらぬ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (uk) dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious; (uk) insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless; (uk) absurd; foolish; silly; (uk) useless; pointless; disappointing


expression: 詰まり
reading: つまり
tags: P adv n
glossary:
(adv) (uk) that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; (uk) 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; basically; (n) (uk) clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage; (uk) shrinkage; (uk) end; conclusion; (uk) (arch) dead end; corner; (uk) (arch) distress; being at the end of one's rope; (P)


expression: 詰まる
reading: つまる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, etc.); to be clogged; to be plugged up; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to narrow; to be at a loss; to be hard pressed; to end up; to be settled; to become a geminate consonant; (baseb) to hit the ball near the handle of the bat; (P)


expression: 詰む
reading: つむ
tags: P v5m vi
glossary:
(v5m,vi) to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated (shogi); to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to reach the limits; (P)


expression: 詰める
reading: つめる
tags: P suf v1 vi vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up; (v1,vt,vi) to shorten; to move closer together; (v1,vt) to reduce (spending); to conserve; (v1,vt,vi) to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do; (v1,vt) to work out (details); (v1,vi) to be on duty; to be stationed; (v1,vt) to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate; to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.); (suf,v1) to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break; to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly; to force someone into a difficult situation by ...; (P)


expression: 詰め開き
reading: つめひらき
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) bargaining; negotiation; turning one's body to the left or right and standing (when leaving the presence of nobility, etc.); sailing close-hauled; sailing on a close reach


expression: 詰め腹
reading: つめばら
tags: n
glossary:
(n) being forced to commit seppuku; to be forced to bear responsibility and resign from one's position


expression: 詰らない
reading: つまらない
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) (uk) dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious; (uk) insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless; (uk) absurd; foolish; silly; stupid; (uk) useless; pointless; disappointing; (P)


expression: 詰り
reading: つまり
tags: adv n
glossary:
(adv) (uk) that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; (uk) 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; basically; (n) (uk) clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage; (uk) shrinkage; (uk) end; conclusion; (uk) (arch) dead end; corner; (uk) (arch) distress; being at the end of one's rope


expression: 詰袖
reading: つめそで
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (n) kimono with completely attached sleeves (i.e. lacking an opening on the side under the armpit)


expression: 砧木
reading: だいぎ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) stock (in grafting); wood used as a platform (or base, etc.); block (i.e. chopping block); (gun) stock; unworked block of wood


expression: 客
reading: きゃく
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger; (P)


expression: 客室
reading: きゃくしつ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room; (P)


expression: 脚
reading: あし
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch) money; coin; (P)


expression: 脚下照顧
reading: きゃっかしょうこ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) look carefully where your own footsteps fall; seek enlightenment by knowing yourself and not by watching others; know thyself


expression: 逆ギレ
reading: ぎゃくギレ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (sl) being angry at someone who would normally be angry at you; situation wherein the offender is angry at the victim


expression: 逆ポーランド表記式計算器
reading: ぎゃくポーランドひょうきしきけいさんき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (comp) calculator with postfix notation logic; calculator with suffix notation logic; calculator with reverse-Polish notation logic


expression: 逆縁
reading: ぎゃくえん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist; older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child


expression: 逆行
reading: ぎゃくこう
tags: adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; moving in the wrong direction; running counter to (e.g. the laws of nature); running against (e.g. the tide of the times); (astron) retrogradation; retrogression


expression: 逆子体操
reading: さかごたいそう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) exercise regime to convert breech presentation; trying to correct an unborn child's improper position so that the head comes out first


expression: 逆手
reading: ぎゃくて
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) underhand or backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent); (P)


expression: 逆手
reading: さかて
tags: n
glossary:
(n) underhand or backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)


expression: 逆修
reading: ぎゃくしゅ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) holding a memorial service for oneself; an older person conducting a memorial service for a deceased, younger person


expression: 逆上る
reading: さかのぼる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(oK) (v5r,vi) to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to; to make retroactive


expression: 逆走
reading: ぎゃくそう
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)


expression: 逆立ちしても
reading: さかだちしても
tags: adv
glossary:
(adv) no matter how hard one might try; till one's blue in the face; even if one stood on one's head


expression: 逆鱗に触れる
reading: げきりんにふれる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to infuriate your superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon (one); to provoke the Emperor's displeasure


expression: 丘
reading: おか
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) hill; height; knoll; rising ground; (uk) bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game (mahjong); (P)


expression: 久々
reading: ひさびさ
tags: P adj-na adj-no adv n
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no,adv,n) (in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while; (P)


expression: 久しぶり
reading: ひさしぶり
tags: P adj-na adj-no
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no) a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you); (P)


expression: 久久
reading: ひさびさ
tags: adj-na adj-no adv n
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no,adv,n) (in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while


expression: 仇
reading: かたき
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(n-suf,n) rival; opponent; adversary; competitor; enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity); foe; (n) revenge; (arch) spouse


expression: 仇なす
reading: あだなす
tags: exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge


expression: 休み
reading: やすみ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) rest; recess; respite; vacation; holiday; absence; suspension; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting); (P)


expression: 休み時間
reading: やすみじかん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour; time for recess


expression: 休む
reading: やすむ
tags: P v5m vi
glossary:
(v5m,vi) to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire; to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business; (P)


expression: 休場
reading: きゅうじょう
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) theater closure; theatre closure; stage absence; (sumo) wrestler's absence from the tournament; (P)


expression: 及ぶ
reading: およぶ
tags: P v5b vi
glossary:
(v5b,vi) to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for); to commit (a crime); to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative); (P)


expression: 吸い上げる
reading: すいあげる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to suck up; to pump up; to draw up; to absorb; to extract; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.


expression: 吸う
reading: すう
tags: P v5u vt
glossary:
(v5u,vt) to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to slurp; to absorb; to soak up; to kiss; (P)


expression: 宮
reading: きゅう
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(n) palace; tonic (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale); (abbr) ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); (n,n-suf) zodiacal sign


expression: 宮中三殿
reading: きゅうちゅうさんでん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) the palace sanctuary, shrine of imperial ancestors and temple inside the Japanese imperial palace


expression: 弓
reading: きゅう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)


expression: 弓場始め
reading: ゆばはじめ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery (Heian and Kamakura periods); first firing of the bow (after the New Year or the reconstruction of the archery range (in military families))


expression: 弓張
reading: ゆみはり
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (n) stringing a bow; person who strings bows; (abbr) crescent moon; (abbr) paper lantern with a bow-shaped handle


expression: 弓張り
reading: ゆみはり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) stringing a bow; person who strings bows; (abbr) crescent moon; (abbr) paper lantern with a bow-shaped handle


expression: 急
reading: きゅう
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na) urgent; sudden; abrupt; sharp; steep; precipitous; rapid; swift; fast; (n) emergency; crisis; hurrying; haste; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song; (P)


expression: 急所
reading: きゅうしょ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) vitals; tender spot; key (of a problem); crux; essential point; secret; (col) male crotch (as a target in fighting); (P)


expression: 急度
reading: きっと
tags: adv n
glossary:
(adv,n) (uk) surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent); (uk) sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight; (arch) suddenly; abruptly; instantly


expression: 急浮上
reading: きゅうふじょう
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; rapid ascent; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)


expression: 朽ち果てる
reading: くちはてる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to fall to ruins; to rust away; to die in obscurity


expression: 求む
reading: もとむ
tags: vt
glossary:
(v2m-s,vt) to want; to wish for; (arch) to request; to demand; (arch) to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); (pol) (arch) to purchase; to buy


expression: 求める
reading: もとめる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); (pol) to purchase; to buy; (P)


expression: 汲む
reading: くむ
tags: P v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to draw (water); to ladle; to dip; to scoop; to pump; to have a drink together; to consider; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; (P)


expression: 泣きつく
reading: なきつく
tags: v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy


expression: 泣き寝入り
reading: なきねいり
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation


expression: 泣き別れ
reading: なきわかれ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) parting in tears; tearful parting; coming to grief; having to take a different tack; going separate ways


expression: 泣く子と地頭には勝てない
reading: なくことじとうにはかてない
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason (e.g. a crying child or a violent lord); you can't fight City Hall


expression: 球
reading: たま
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(n) ball; sphere; globe; orb; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet; bulb (i.e. a light bulb); lens (of glasses, etc.); bead (of an abacus); (sl) (abbr) ball (i.e. a testicle); gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (derog) person (when commenting on their nature); character; item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n,n-suf) egg; (n-suf) coin; precious; beautiful; excellent


expression: 究竟
reading: きゅうきょう
tags: adj-na adj-no adv n vs
glossary:
(adv,adj-no,vs) after all; in the end; finally; (adj-na,adj-no,n) excellent; superb; handy; appropriate; ideal; robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy


expression: 窮すれば通ず
reading: きゅうすればつうず
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) Necessity is the mother of invention; There is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one


expression: 窮まりない
reading: きわまりない
tags: adj-i suf
glossary:
(suf,adj-i) extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); unparalleled; (adj-i) boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless


expression: 窮まる
reading: きわまる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to terminate; to reach an extreme; to take to the extreme; to be in a dilemma; to be at an end


expression: 窮屈
reading: きゅうくつ
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) narrow; tight; cramped; formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious; rigid; constrained; uncomfortable; tight (e.g. finances); (P)


expression: 給わる
reading: たまわる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) (hum) to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to be honoured with; (hon) to give; to bestow; to confer; to honor; to honour


expression: 給仕
reading: きゅうじ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); (n) waiter; waitress; waitperson; server; cabin boy; bellboy; page; pageboy; office boy; office girl


expression: 旧情
reading: きゅうじょう
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) old friendship; old love; old acquaintance; reawakened feeling, emotion, passion, sentiment, etc.


expression: 旧態依然
reading: きゅうたいいぜん
tags: adj-na adj-no adj-t adv-to n
glossary:
(uK) (adj-na,adj-no,adj-t,adv-to,n) remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)


expression: 牛
reading: ぎゅう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cattle (Bos taurus); cow; ox; oxen; beef; (astron) Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)


expression: 牛の舌
reading: うしのした
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) cow's tongue; sole (any flatfish of suborder Soleoidei, esp. the tonguefishes of family Cynoglossidae or true soles of family Soleidae)


expression: 牛屋
reading: うしや
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cowshed; cow farmer; restaurant specializing in beef dishes; store (butcher, etc.) that sells beef


expression: 牛割き
reading: うしざき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)


expression: 去る
reading: さる
tags: P adj-pn suf v5r vi vt
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; (v5r,vt) to send away; to drive off; to divorce; (suf,v5r) (after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb) ... completely; (adj-pn) last ... (e.g. "last April"); (P)


expression: 居たたまらない
reading: いたたまらない
tags: adj-i exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-i) unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away


expression: 居る
reading: いる
tags: P aux-v v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) (uk) to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (v1,aux-v) (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing); (P)


expression: 居る
reading: おる
tags: P aux-v v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) (uk) (hum) to be (animate); to be; to exist; (v5r,aux-v) (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing); (after -masu base of verb) indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions; (P)


expression: 居候生活
reading: いそうろうせいかつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging; sponging on other people for accommodation


expression: 居合い抜き
reading: いあいぬき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)


expression: 居合抜
reading: いあいぬき
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (n) iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)


expression: 居場所
reading: いばしょ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself; (P)


expression: 挙がる
reading: あがる
tags: P suf v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water); to come ashore; to increase; to improve; to make progress; to be promoted; to advance; to be made (of profit, etc.); to occur (esp. of a favourable result); to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); to be finished; to be done; to be over; (of rain) to stop; to lift; to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; to win (in a card game, etc.); to be arrested; to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to be spoken loudly; to get stage fright; to be offered (to the gods, etc.); (hum) to go; to visit; (hon) to eat; to drink; to be listed (as a candidate); to serve (in one's master's home); (in Kyoto) to go north; (suf,v5r) (after the -masu stem of a verb) indicates completion; (P)


expression: 挙げる
reading: あげる
tags: P aux-v suf v1 vi vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room); to send someone (away); to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve; to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice); to earn (something desirable); to praise; to give (an example, etc.); to cite; to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.); to arrest; to nominate; (pol) to give; to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); to bear (a child); to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); (v1,vi) (of the tide) to come in; (v1,vi,vt) to vomit; (aux-v,v1) (uk) (pol) to do for (the sake of someone else); (suf,v1) to complete ...; (hum) to humbly do ...; (P)


expression: 挙げ句
reading: あげく
tags: P n n-adv n-t
glossary:
(n-adv,n-t) (uk) in the end (after a long process); finally; after all; at last; (n) last line (of a renga); (P)


expression: 虚々実々
reading: きょきょじつじつ
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses


expression: 虚ける
reading: うつける
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to become empty (hollow); to relax from a tense situation into a vacant or absent minded state


expression: 虚実皮膜
reading: きょじつひまく
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle; Art abides in a realm that is neither truth nor fiction


expression: 虚舟
reading: うつろぶね
tags: n
glossary:
(n) unidentified craft said to have washed ashore in Ibaraki Prefecture during the Edo period (sometimes alleged to have been a UFO)


expression: 虚心平気
reading: きょしんへいき
tags: adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-na,adj-no) with an open and calm mind; without reserve; with utmost candor; with no preconceived notions


expression: 虚無恬淡
reading: きょむてんたん
tags: adj-na adj-no adj-t adv-to n
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no,adj-t,adv-to,n) (arch) rising above the trivia of life and remaining calm and selfless


expression: 許
reading: ばかり
tags: prt
glossary:
(prt) (uk) only; merely; nothing but; no more than; (uk) approximately; about; (uk) just (finished, etc.); (uk) as if to; (as though) about to; (uk) indicates emphasis; (uk) always; constantly


expression: 許す
reading: ゆるす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to permit; to allow; to approve; to tolerate; to exempt (from fine); to excuse (from); to pardon; to forgive; to release; to let off; to confide in; to give up; to yield; (P)


expression: 許り
reading: ばかり
tags: P prt
glossary:
(prt) (uk) only; merely; nothing but; no more than; (uk) approximately; about; (uk) just (finished, etc.); (uk) as if to; (as though) about to; (uk) indicates emphasis; (uk) always; constantly; (P)


expression: 距てる
reading: へだてる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition; to divide; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange


expression: 漁る
reading: あさる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to fish; to look for; to search for; to hunt for; to scavenge; to scrounge; to look through; to rummage through; (P)


expression: 漁る
reading: いさる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(ok) (v5r,vt) to fish; to look for; to search for; to hunt for; to scavenge; to scrounge; to look through; to rummage through


expression: 魚汁
reading: いしり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fish sauce made of salted and fermented sardines, mackerel, or squid; a specialty of the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture


expression: 魚心あれば水心
reading: うおごころあればみずごころ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; mutual back-scratching


expression: 魚心あれば水心あり
reading: うおこころあればみずこころあり
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours


expression: 魚板
reading: ぎょばん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) large flat wooden plank shaped like a fish, struck like a gong at temple to indicate time of day


expression: 享ける
reading: うける
tags: v1 vi vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); (ling) to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; (v1,vi) to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well


expression: 京
reading: きょう
tags: P n num
glossary:
(n) imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha-uta; (num) 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000; ten quadrillion (short scale); ten thousand billion (long scale); (P)


expression: 京
reading: けい
tags: num
glossary:
(num) 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000; ten quadrillion (short scale); ten thousand billion (long scale)


expression: 京の水
reading: きょうのみず
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) water from the capital (Kyoto), rumored to have a whitening effect; (arch) type of washing lotion from the end of the Edo period


expression: 京の着倒れ
reading: きょうのきだおれ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) financially ruining oneself by buying too many clothes (as a fabled tendency of the people of Kyoto)


expression: 京間
reading: きょうま
tags: n
glossary:
(n) standard measurement for the distance between pillars in the Kansai area (approx. 197 cm); Kyoto-size tatami mat (approx. 190 cm by 95 cm)


expression: 供に
reading: ともに
tags: adv
glossary:
(iK) (adv) (uk) together; jointly; (uk) at the same time; with; as ...; including; along with; (uk) both


expression: 供僧
reading: ぐそう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) monk who attends to the principal image of a temple; Buddhist monk serving at an attached Shinto shrine


expression: 供奉
reading: ぐぶ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) accompanying; being in attendance on; (n) (abbr) inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)


expression: 供奉僧
reading: ぐぶそう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) monk who attends to the principal image of a temple; Buddhist monk serving at an attached Shinto shrine


expression: 侠客
reading: きょうかく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) self-styled humanitarian; chivalrous person; persons acting under the pretence of chivalry who formed gangs and engaged in gambling


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


expression: 共
reading: ども
tags: P suf
glossary:
(suf) (hum) first-person plural (or singular); (derog) second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to); (P)


expression: 共に
reading: ともに
tags: P adv
glossary:
(adv) (uk) together; jointly; (uk) at the same time; with; as ...; including; along with; (uk) both; (P)


expression: 共食い
reading: ともぐい
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) cannibalism (in animals); mutual destruction; internecine struggle; eating each other; damaging each other


expression: 共同
reading: きょうどう
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation; collaboration; association; (P)


expression: 協議書
reading: きょうぎしょ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) memorandum of agreement; agreement; memorandum of understanding; MOU; letter of intent; heads of agreement


expression: 協力関係
reading: きょうりょくかんけい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance; partnership; close ties; hookup


expression: 卿
reading: きょう
tags: P adj-no n n-suf pn
glossary:
(n-suf) (hon) lord; sir; (n) state minister (i.e. under the ritsuryo system); (pn,adj-no) (arch) (male) (hon) you (in reference to someone of lower status); (P)


expression: 卿
reading: けい
tags: adj-no n pn
glossary:
(n) state minister (i.e. under the ritsuryo system); (pn,adj-no) (arch) (male) (hon) you (in reference to someone of lower status)


expression: 叫ぶ
reading: さけぶ
tags: P v5b vi
glossary:
(v5b,vi) to shout; to cry; to scream; to shriek; to yell; to exclaim; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against); (P)


expression: 境
reading: きょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) border; boundary; area; region; spot; space; environment; psychological state; mental state; (Buddh) cognitive object; something perceptible by the sense organs or mind


expression: 境
reading: さかい
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) border; boundary; area; region; spot; space; environment; psychological state; mental state; (P)


expression: 境地
reading: きょうち
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) state (of mind); mental state; emotional condition; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; situation in life; place; region; area; land; (P)


expression: 強って
reading: たって
tags: adj-no adv
glossary:
(ateji) (adv,adj-no) (uk) strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)


expression: 強気
reading: つよき
tags: P adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no,n) confident; assured; self-assured; firm; strong; cocksure; bullish (e.g. market); (P)


expression: 強制連行
reading: きょうせいれんこう
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) being moved forcibly, e.g. being carted to a police station, transportation for forced labour, etc.


expression: 強飯
reading: ごうはん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) event in which someone is forced to eat a large quantity of rice (e.g. the April 2nd Shugendo ceremony at Nikko's Rinnouji temple)


expression: 恐いもの見たさ
reading: こわいものみたさ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) rubbernecking; the thrill of looking at something scary or unpleasant and wanting to look at it all the more because it is scary or unpleasant


expression: 恐ろしい
reading: おそろしい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening; frightened; surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing; (P)


expression: 挟む
reading: さしはさむ
tags: v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour; to entertain (e.g. a theory)


expression: 挟む
reading: はさむ
tags: P v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to interpose; to hold between; to insert; to be on either side (e.g. road); to be across (e.g. street, river); to be beyond; (P)


expression: 教科書問題
reading: きょうかしょもんだい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) controversy over school textbooks (i.e. history texts avoiding reference to Japanese military, etc. acts)


expression: 教戒
reading: きょうかい
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) counselling (often of imprisoned criminals by a chaplain, etc.); giving guidance; admonishment; scolding; exhortation


expression: 教外別伝
reading: きょうげべつでん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism)


expression: 橋
reading: きょう
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) pons (pontes); pons Varolii; pontine; part of the brain stem (links the medulla oblongata and cerebellum with the midbrain)


expression: 橋渡し
reading: はしわたし
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone); (P)


expression: 狂わす
reading: くるわす
tags: v5s
glossary:
(v5s) to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to throw out of kilter; to derail (a plan, etc.)


expression: 狂言
reading: きょうげん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse; trick; (P)


expression: 狭鼻猿類
reading: きょうびえんるい
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) catarrhine (primate of infraorder Catarrhini having nostrils that are close together, esp. the Old World monkeys of family Cercopithecidae)


expression: 矯角殺牛
reading: きょうかくさつぎゅう
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; The cure is worse than the disease


expression: 胸おどる
reading: むねおどる
tags: adj-f v5r
glossary:
(adj-f) heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; heartrending; (v5r) to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled


expression: 胸がいたむ
reading: むねがいたむ
tags: exp v5m
glossary:
(exp,v5m) to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished


expression: 胸がつぶれる
reading: むねがつぶれる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified


expression: 胸が騒ぐ
reading: むねがさわぐ
tags: exp v5g
glossary:
(exp,v5g) to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment


expression: 胸にこたえる
reading: むねにこたえる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home; to strike a chord; to strike a note


expression: 胸襟を開く
reading: きょうきんをひらく
tags: exp v5k
glossary:
(exp,v5k) to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)


expression: 胸紐
reading: むなひぼ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) string tied to the chest of one's kimono or haori; (arch) childhood (period where one would wear such a string)


expression: 興
reading: おこし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)


expression: 興国
reading: こうこく
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) making a country prosperous; prosperous country; Koukoku era (of the Southern Court) (1340.4.28-1346.12.8)


expression: 興味しんしん
reading: きょうみしんしん
tags: adj-no adj-t adv-to
glossary:
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)


expression: 興味をそそる
reading: きょうみをそそる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating


expression: 興味本位
reading: きょうみほんい
tags: adj-na adj-no
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no) (just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)


expression: 郷友会
reading: きょうゆうかい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) social organisation for people originating from the same town, village, or island who live in an urban center far from home (predominantly used by people from Okinawa)


expression: 郷里制
reading: ごうりせい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) township-neighbourhood system (redefining the province-district-neighbourhood system, establishing 50-home townships of 2-3 neighbourhoods each; 715-740 CE)


expression: 鏡の間
reading: かがみのま
tags: n
glossary:
(n) room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)


expression: 鏡花水月
reading: きょうかすいげつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words


expression: 鏡開き
reading: かがみびらき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cutting the New Year's rice cake (January 11th); traditional breaking of a sake cask at weddings, receptions, etc.


expression: 鏡板
reading: かがみいた
tags: n
glossary:
(n) panel; scene-panel; painted backdrop (panel at the back of a noh stage), on which an oak tree is painted


expression: 鏡餅
reading: かがみもち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) mirror-shaped mochi, usu. a pair stacked in order of size with a daidai on top, used as a New Year offering, then cut and eaten on January 11.


expression: 鏡餠
reading: かがみもち
tags: n
glossary:
(oK) (n) mirror-shaped mochi, usu. a pair stacked in order of size with a daidai on top, used as a New Year offering, then cut and eaten on January 11.


expression: 響
reading: ひびき
tags: P n
glossary:
(io) (n) echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound; emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read; (P)


expression: 響き
reading: ひびき
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound; emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read; (P)


expression: 響く
reading: ひびく
tags: P v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to vibrate; to come (home); to remain (with someone); to have an effect; to make an impression; (P)


expression: 仰ぐ
reading: あおぐ
tags: P v5g vt
glossary:
(v5g,vt) to look up (at); to look up (to); to respect; to revere; to ask for; to seek; to turn to someone; to depend on; to gulp down; to quaff; to take (e.g. poison); (P)


expression: 凝
reading: しこり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); (med) (uk) lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; hardening; lesion; (uk) lingering discomfort; uneasiness; bad aftertaste; unpleasant feeling


expression: 凝らす
reading: こごらす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to freeze; to congeal; to concentrate one's attention on; to devote oneself to something; to ponder; to meditate


expression: 凝り性
reading: こりしょう
tags: P adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no,n) fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; monomania; obsession; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders; (P)


expression: 凝集
reading: ぎょうしゅう
tags: adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) agglomeration; clumping together; (physics) cohesion (of ions, etc.); (chem) flocculation (of colloidal particles); (biol) agglutination


expression: 業務
reading: ぎょうむ
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task; action; function; (business) operations; operational; (P)


expression: 局
reading: きょく
tags: P ctr n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) bureau; department; (abbr) office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange; affair; situation; (n,n-suf,ctr) game (of go, shogi, etc.); (P)


expression: 局
reading: つぼね
tags: n
glossary:
(n) court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute


expression: 局面
reading: きょくめん
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation; (P)


expression: 曲がない
reading: きょくがない
tags: adj-i exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-i) conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold; indifferent


expression: 曲がる
reading: まがる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist; to turn; to be awry; to be askew; to be crooked; (P)


expression: 曲げる
reading: まげる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl; to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant; to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert; to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks); to pawn; (P)


expression: 曲る
reading: まがる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist; to turn; to be awry; to be askew; to be crooked


expression: 曲事
reading: くせごと
tags: n
glossary:
(n) crookedness; something not right; something out of the ordinary; something unpleasant; something disgusting; unlawfulness; something unhappy; calamity


expression: 極まり
reading: きまり
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; end; agreement; arrangement; habit; custom; habitual way; countenance in front of another person; face; (arch) love relationship between a customer and a prostitute


expression: 極まる
reading: きわまる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to terminate; to reach an extreme; to take to the extreme; to be in a dilemma; to be at an end; (P)


expression: 極める
reading: きめる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do; to have made a habit of; to take for granted; to assume; to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines; to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing; (MA) (sumo) to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.); to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs


expression: 極める
reading: きわめる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master; (P)


expression: 極め込む
reading: きめこむ
tags: v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to act as if one were ...; to fancy oneself as being; to do intentionally; to persist in doing


expression: 極道
reading: ごくどう
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na) wicked; evil; profligate; immoral; (n) wickedness; evildoing; organized crime; yakuza; underworld


expression: 玉
reading: ぎょく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) precious stone (esp. jade); (food) egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; (abbr) time charge for a geisha; (abbr) king (shogi)


expression: 玉
reading: たま
tags: P n n-suf
glossary:
(n) ball; sphere; globe; orb; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet; bulb (i.e. a light bulb); lens (of glasses, etc.); bead (of an abacus); (sl) (abbr) ball (i.e. a testicle); gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (derog) person (when commenting on their nature); character; item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n,n-suf) egg; (n-suf) coin; precious; beautiful; excellent; (P)


expression: 玉ぐし
reading: たまぐし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Shinto) branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)


expression: 玉ぐし料
reading: たまぐしりょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cash offering made on the occasion of one's visit to a shrine; money offering dedicated to the Shinto gods; fees for offering a branch of the sacred tree to the gods


expression: 玉の帯
reading: ごくのおび
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels


expression: 玉音放送
reading: ぎょくおんほうそう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) radio broadcast announcing acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and the end of the war (recording of Hirohito; broadcast Aug. 15, 1945)


expression: 玉串
reading: たまくし
tags: n
glossary:
(ok) (n) (Shinto) branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)


expression: 玉砕
reading: ぎょくさい
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; honorable death; death without surrender; (P)


expression: 玉飾り
reading: たまかざり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) New Year ornament (usu. of straw, fern leaves, seaweed and bitter orange fruit, and hung at the entrance of a home)


expression: 玉虫色
reading: たまむしいろ
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) iridescent; equivocal; ambivalent; variable meaning; weasel-word; chameleonic interpretation; (P)


expression: 玉入れ
reading: たまいれ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)


expression: 玉摧
reading: ぎょくさい
tags: adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; honorable death; death without surrender


expression: 勤める
reading: つとめる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in); to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of); to conduct a religious service; (P)


expression: 巾
reading: はば
tags: n
glossary:
(n) width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price); range (e.g. of voice)


expression: 巾着
reading: きんちゃく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pouch; hanger-on; purse; handbag; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden


expression: 錦繍
reading: きんしゅう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fabric with a brocade and embroidery; beautiful fabric; beautiful clothes; beautiful poem; beautiful wording; beautiful autumn leaves; beautiful flowers


expression: 錦上添花
reading: きんじょうてんか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) adding a crowning touch of beauty (to); giving added luster (to); crowning beauty (honor, grace) with even greater glory


expression: 琴瑟相和
reading: きんしつそうわ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) pair of persons (especially a married couple) being intimate and harmonious; being happily married


expression: 禁煙
reading: きんえん
tags: P adj-no exp n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; (exp) No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!; (P)


expression: 禁忌
reading: きんき
tags: adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; (n) contraindication (medical)


expression: 筋
reading: すじ
tags: P adj-no ctr n n-suf suf
glossary:
(n) muscle; tendon; sinew; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; string; line; stripe; streak; reason; logic; plot; storyline; lineage; descent; school (e.g. of scholarship or arts); aptitude; talent; source (of information, etc.); circle; channel; well-informed person (in a transaction); logical move (in go, shogi, etc.); ninth vertical line (shogi); seam on a helmet; (abbr) gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.); (arch) social position; status; (n-suf,n,adj-no) on (a river, road, etc.); along; (suf,ctr) counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions; (arch) (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency); (P)


expression: 筋違い
reading: すじちがい
tags: P 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); (P)


expression: 筋目
reading: すじめ
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic; thread; method; system; relation; connection


expression: 緊い
reading: かたい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(iK) (adj-i) hard; solid; tough; stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing); strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe; steady; honest; steadfast; obstinate; stubborn; bookish; formal; stuffy


expression: 緊まる
reading: しまる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to be shut; to close; to be closed; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober; to become tense


expression: 緊急集会
reading: きんきゅうしゅうかい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) emergency meeting of the upper house of the Diet (in response to dissolution of the lower house)


expression: 襟つき
reading: えりつき
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-no) collared; having a collar; (n) (arch) lifestyle; circumstances; what can be observed about one's wealth by looking at one's collar; (obsc) one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos


expression: 襟を正す
reading: えりをただす
tags: exp v5s
glossary:
(exp,v5s) to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude


expression: 襟飾り
reading: えりかざり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) jewellery worn at the neck or collar of Western clothing (brooch, necklace, choker, etc.); necktie


expression: 謹む
reading: つつしむ
tags: v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to abstain; to be reverent; to be purified; to be chaste


expression: 近く
reading: ちかく
tags: P adv n n-adv n-suf
glossary:
(n-adv,n) near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; (n-suf) nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; (adv) shortly; soon; (P)


expression: 近づく
reading: ちかづく
tags: v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know


expression: 近刊
reading: きんかん
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) forthcoming publication; to be published soon; coming soon; in preparation; recent publication


expression: 近世
reading: きんせい
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) early modern times (Azuchi-Momoyama period to Edo period, 1568-1867); modern times; recent times; (P)


expression: 近点
reading: きんてん
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) near point (closest point at which an object can be brought into focus by the eye); (astron) periapsis


expression: 近付く
reading: ちかずく
tags: v5k vi
glossary:
(ik) (v5k,vi) to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know


expression: 近付く
reading: ちかづく
tags: P v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know; (P)


expression: 金
reading: きん
tags: P adj-no ctr n n-suf suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup); (adj-no,n) valuable; of highest value; (n) gold coin; money; (abbr) Friday; metal (fourth of the five elements); Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE); (n,n-suf) (abbr) gold general (shogi); (n) (abbr) (col) testicles; (suf,ctr) karat; carat; (P)


expression: 金に目が眩む
reading: かねにめがくらむ
tags: exp v5m
glossary:
(exp,v5m) to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches


expression: 金魚の糞
reading: きんぎょのうんこ
tags: exp n
glossary:
(exp,n) (id) person who tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; goldfish feces


expression: 金魚藻
reading: きんぎょも
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (col) Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum); aquatic plants such as hornwort that are commonly used in goldfish tanks, etc.


expression: 金庫
reading: きんこ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) safe; strongbox; cashbox; vault; strongroom; depository; cash office; treasury; provider of funds; (P)


expression: 金剛
reading: こんごう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth


expression: 金時
reading: きんとき
tags: adj-no n n-pref
glossary:
(n,n-pref,adj-no) red; (n) (abbr) red kidney bean; (abbr) sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans


expression: 金性
reading: きんしょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) purity measure for gold; karat; carat; K; kt; personality of a person born under the element of fire


expression: 金太郎
reading: きんたろう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Kintaro (hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength); Kintaro doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron


expression: 金鍔
reading: きんつば
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard); (arch) metal sword guard; polearm


expression: 金的
reading: きんてき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bull's-eye; object of desire; (col) male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in kick him in ...)


expression: 金縛り
reading: かなしばり
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; (col) being tied down with money; (P)


expression: 金文
reading: きんぶん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Chinese bronze inscriptions; type of lettering used on metal objects, especially in China during the Yin and Zhou dynasties


expression: 金目
reading: きんめ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Edo-period unit of gold coinage; golden eyes (of a cat, etc.); (abbr) splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)


expression: 金融不安
reading: きんゆうふあん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) financial instability; financial uncertainty; financial turmoil; financial unrest; financial jitters


expression: 金輪
reading: こんりん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) gold wheel (highest of the three layered wheels that support the earth above the primordial void); (Buddh) (abbr) gold wheel-turning sage king


expression: 金輪際
reading: こんりんざい
tags: adv n
glossary:
(adv,n) the deepest bottom of the earth; never; not ... at all; on no account; for all the world; till doomsday


expression: 銀
reading: ぎん
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) silver (Au); (n) silver coin; money; silver medal; (n,adj-no) silver colour (color); (n) silver general (shogi); (P)


expression: 銀眼
reading: ぎんめ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) steel-blue eyes (e.g. of a cat); (uk) (abbr) silver eye (species of beardfish, Polymixia japonica)


expression: 銀目
reading: ぎんめ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Edo-period unit of silver coinage; steel-blue eyes (e.g. of a cat); (uk) (abbr) silver eye (species of beardfish, Polymixia japonica)


expression: 九十九神
reading: つくもがみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit


expression: 九星
reading: きゅうせい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyoudou, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope


expression: 九品
reading: くほん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) (abbr) nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land; Amitabha's Pure Land; nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land


expression: 九連宝灯
reading: チューレンパオトウ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) nine gates (mahjong) (eng: chi); winning hand consisting of one kong of 1's, one kong of 9's and one tile each of every other number, plus one more suited tile, all in the same suit


expression: 句
reading: く
tags: P n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph; (ling) phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim; saying; idiom; expression; (P)


expression: 句切る
reading: くぎる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to mark off; to cut off; to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)


expression: 句法
reading: くほう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction; rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese


expression: 区間快速
reading: くかんかいそく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Regional Rapid Service (JR West); Section Rapid Service; RRS; SRS; train service which is local for one section and express for another


expression: 区切る
reading: くぎる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to mark off; to cut off; to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud); (P)


expression: 区分
reading: くぶん
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification; sorting; (P)


expression: 狗
reading: いぬ
tags: n n-pref
glossary:
(n) dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); (derog) loser; asshole; (n-pref) counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful


expression: 苦
reading: く
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pain; anguish; suffering; distress; anxiety; worry; trouble; difficulty; hardship; (Buddh) duhkha (suffering)


expression: 苦しい
reading: くるしい
tags: P adj-i suf
glossary:
(adj-i) painful; difficult; agonizing; needy; tight (budget); straitened (circumstances); forced (smile, joke); lame (excuse); strained (interpretation); awkward (situation); painful (position); (suf,adj-i) (after masu stem) hard to do; unpleasant; (P)


expression: 苦しめる
reading: くるしめる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to hurt; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict; to distress; to bother; to trouble; to stump; to baffle; (P)


expression: 苦塩
reading: にがしお
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bittern; concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brine


expression: 苦手意識
reading: にがていしき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) awareness that somebody (something) is (will be) hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something


expression: 苦集滅道
reading: くしゅめつどう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) Suffering, Source of Suffering Desire, The Cessation of Suffering, The Way Leading to the Cessation of Suffering (The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism)


expression: 苦竹
reading: にがたけ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)


expression: 躯
reading: からだ
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) body; (n) torso; trunk; build; physique; constitution; (n,adj-no) health; (n) corpse; dead body


expression: 駆ける
reading: かける
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to run (race, esp. horse); to dash; to gallop (one's horse); to canter; (arch) to advance (against one's enemy); (P)


expression: 駆り立てる
reading: かりたてる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down; to urge; to spur on; to push on; to impel


expression: 駆使
reading: くし
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n) free use; (vs) to use freely; to make free use of; to have good command (e.g. of a language); to drive someone on; (P)


expression: 駈ける
reading: かける
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to run (race, esp. horse); to dash; to gallop (one's horse); to canter; (arch) to advance (against one's enemy)


expression: 具える
reading: そなえる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to furnish; to provide for; to equip; to install; to have ready; to prepare for; to possess; to have; to be endowed with; to be armed with


expression: 具わる
reading: そなわる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to be furnished with; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of; to be possessed of; (P)


expression: 具現
reading: ぐげん
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n) incarnation; embodiment; avatar; personification; (vs) to give concrete form to; to embody; to realize


expression: 愚図つく
reading: ぐずつく
tags: v5k
glossary:
(v5k) to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to complain; to rain on and off


expression: 愚図愚図
reading: ぐずぐず
tags: adj-na adv adv-to vs
glossary:
(ateji) (adv,adv-to,vs) (uk) (on-mim) slowly; tardily; hesitatingly; lingering; complaining; (adj-na) loose; slackened


expression: 虞犯少年
reading: ぐはんしょうねん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) juvenile likely to commit a crime; juvenile with a criminal bent; pre-delinquent juvenile; status offender


expression: 喰う
reading: くう
tags: v5u vt
glossary:
(v5u,vt) (male) (vulg) to eat; to live; to make a living; to survive; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of; to encroach on; to eat into; to consume; to defeat a superior; to threaten a position; to consume time and-or resources; (col) to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event); (male) (vulg) to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time


expression: 喰らい付く
reading: くらいつく
tags: v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into


expression: 空
reading: くう
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(n) empty air; sky; (Buddh) shunya (emptiness, the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phemomenon); (abbr) air force; (n,adj-na) fruitlessness; meaninglessness; void (one of the five elements)


expression: 空々寂々
reading: くうくうじゃくじゃく
tags: adj-no adj-t adv-to
glossary:
(uK) (adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (arch) deserted and lonesome; quiet and alone; innocent and nonattached; All is void


expression: 空き
reading: あき
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) space; room; emptiness; gap; opening; vacancy; empty seat; free time; time to spare; disuse; unused thing; (P)


expression: 空ける
reading: あける
tags: P v1 vi vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); (v1,vi) to dawn; to grow light; to end (of a period, season); to begin (of the new year); to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for); to make (a hole); to open up (a hole); (P)


expression: 空気
reading: くうき
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) air; atmosphere; mood; situation; (col) someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all; (P)


expression: 空気が読めない
reading: くうきがよめない
tags: adj-i exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-i) unable to read the situation; 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: 空気を読めない
reading: くうきをよめない
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) to be unable to read the situation; to be 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: 空薫
reading: そらだき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) burning incense without making its source obvious; pleasant smell coming from an unknown location


expression: 空写し
reading: からうつし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) clicking the shutter of a camera without taking a picture (because no film is loaded, or in order to advance the film)


expression: 空寂
reading: くうじゃく
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) complete emptiness (i.e. as a denial of the inherent existence of all things); nirvana (where this emptiness is realized); (adj-na,n) (arch) quiet and lonely


expression: 空炊き
reading: からだき
tags: n vs
glossary:
(iK) (n,vs) heating a vessel without water in it; heating an empty pan, kettle, boiler, bathtub, etc.


expression: 空箸
reading: そらばし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) touching a food with one's chopsticks, then removing them without taking it (a breach of etiquette)


expression: 偶然
reading: ぐうぜん
tags: P adj-na adj-no n n-adv
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no,n-adv,n) (by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence; (P)


expression: 屈す
reading: くっす
tags: vi vs-c vt
glossary:
(vs-c,vi) (arch) to yield; to give in; to be daunted; to shrink; (vs-c,vt) (arch) to bend (knee, etc.); (arch) to subdue; to overpower; (vs-c,vi) (arch) to feel down


expression: 屈する
reading: くっする
tags: vi vs-s vt
glossary:
(vs-s,vi) to yield; to give in; to be daunted; to shrink; (vs-s,vt) to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (vs-s,vi) (arch) to feel down


expression: 屈折
reading: くっせつ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) bending; indentation; refraction; inflection; warping (e.g. of opinion, reasoning, etc.); distortion; (P)


expression: 掘る
reading: ほる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to dig; to excavate; to hollow; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (sl) (vulg) (for two men) to have anal sex; (P)


expression: 靴の沓
reading: かのくつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) black-lacquered cowhide boots with curved toes, metal buckles, and brocade tops (worn with ceremonial dress)


expression: 繰り出す
reading: くりだす
tags: P 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; (P)


expression: 繰り上がる
reading: くりあがる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; (math) to be carried (of a number in addition)


expression: 繰り入れる
reading: くりいれる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to transfer (esp. money in); to add (esp. money to an account); to reel in (e.g. net, fishing line)


expression: 繰り返し
reading: くりかえし
tags: P adj-na adj-no n n-adv vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no,adj-na) repetition; repeat; reiteration; iteration; refrain; cycle; (n-adv) repeatedly; (P)


expression: 繰る
reading: くる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to reel; to wind; to spin (thread); to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to leaf through (a book); to consult (a dictionary); to refer to (an encyclopedia); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one; to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters); (P)


expression: 桑田碧海
reading: そうでんへきかい
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) The word is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea). (Chinese legend)


expression: 鍬初め
reading: くわはじめ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction


expression: 君子豹変
reading: くんしひょうへん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them; (in colloquial usage, ironically or as an excuse) the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor


expression: 君父の讐は倶に天を戴かず
reading: くんぷのあだはともにてんをいただかず
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) not wanting to live in the same world as one's father's or lord's enemies; being prepared to sacrifice one's life to avenge one's father or lord


expression: 訓仮名
reading: くんがな
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) (prior to the advent of kana) kanji used to represent readings of words, selected for their kun-yomi, regardless of meaning


expression: 群れ
reading: むれ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school; swarm; cluster (e.g. of stars); clump; pack (e.g. of dogs); (P)


expression: 群を抜く
reading: ぐんをぬく
tags: exp v5k
glossary:
(exp,v5k) to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far


expression: 群生
reading: ぐんせい
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) growing en masse in a location (plants); living gregariously (animals, people); (n) all animate creation


expression: 群雄割拠
reading: ぐんゆうかっきょ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field


expression: 軍配が上がる
reading: ぐんばいがあがる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) (sumo) to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; (id) to be declared the winner


expression: 郡
reading: ぐん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period); (P)


expression: 袈裟
reading: けさ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) kasaya; monk's stole; (abbr) wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)


expression: 袈裟懸け
reading: けさがけ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder


expression: 係う
reading: かかずらう
tags: v5u vi
glossary:
(v5u,vi) (uk) to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about; to bother (someone)


expression: 係り助詞
reading: かかりじょし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (ling) binding particle (i.e. specifying an expression later in the sentence); linking particle; connecting particle


expression: 係る
reading: かかる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve; to relate to


expression: 傾
reading: ななめ
tags: adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(oK) (adj-no,adj-na,n) slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique; unusual; slanted (view of the world); bad (mood)


expression: 傾
reading: なのめ
tags: adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(oK) (ok) (adj-no,adj-na,n) slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique; unusual; slanted (view of the world); bad (mood)


expression: 傾き
reading: かたむき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) slope; inclination; list; tendency; trend; bent; disposition; bias; (math) slope (of a linear function)


expression: 傾く
reading: かたぶく
tags: v5k vi
glossary:
(ok) (v5k,vi) to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink; to decline


expression: 傾く
reading: かたむく
tags: P v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink; to decline; (P)


expression: 傾く
reading: かぶく
glossary:
(v4k) (arch) to lean (esp. of a ripe ear of rice); to incline; to slant; to tilt; (arch) to behave oddly; to attire oneself strangely; (arch) to perform kabuki


expression: 傾ぐ
reading: かしぐ
tags: v5g vi
glossary:
(v5g,vi) to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink; to decline


expression: 傾ぐ
reading: かたぐ
tags: v5g vi
glossary:
(ok) (v5g,vi) to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink; to decline


expression: 傾ける
reading: かたむける
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to list; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to pour one's energy into; to ruin; to squander; to empty; to drink (alcohol); (P)


expression: 傾国傾城
reading: けいこくけいせい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale


expression: 兄
reading: けい
tags: adj-no n n-suf pn
glossary:
(n,n-suf) elder brother; (pn,adj-no) (fam) (male) pronoun or suffix used in reference to an older brother figure; Mister; Mr


expression: 兄
reading: このかみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) eldest son; (arch) older brother; older sister; (arch) older person; (arch) head of a clan; head of a region; (arch) skilled craftsman


expression: 兄
reading: にい
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(n-suf) (fam) used after the name of someone who is an older brother figure; (n) used with various honorifics to mean (older) brother


expression: 兄さん
reading: あにさん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (hon) older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); (vocative) young man; buddy; fella; laddie


expression: 兄さん
reading: にいさん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) (hon) older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); (vocative) young man; buddy; fella; laddie; (P)


expression: 兄弟
reading: きょうだい
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; (fam) (male) mate; friend; (P)


expression: 兄弟
reading: けいてい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; (fam) (male) mate; friend


expression: 啓発
reading: けいはつ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education; inspiration; (P)


expression: 啓蟄
reading: けいちつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) "awakening of insects" solar term (approx. Mar. 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)


expression: 型
reading: かた
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; pattern; mold (mould); template; model; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.); form (i.e. customary procedure); size (i.e. clothing, shoes); (obsc) (taxonomical) form; (P)


expression: 型
reading: がた
tags: n
glossary:
(n) model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; pattern; mold (mould); template; model; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.); form (i.e. customary procedure); size (i.e. clothing, shoes); (obsc) (taxonomical) form


expression: 型に嵌まる
reading: かたにはまる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale


expression: 契り
reading: ちぎり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) pledge; vow; promise; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate; karma


expression: 契る
reading: ちぎる
tags: v5r
glossary:
(v5r) to pledge; to vow; to promise; to swear; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed


expression: 形どる
reading: かたどる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to pattern after; to imitate; to symbolise


expression: 形影一如
reading: けいえいいちにょ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) being inseparable as a form and its shadow; a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind; husband and wife being never apart


expression: 形影相伴う
reading: けいえいあいともなう
tags: exp v5u
glossary:
(exp,v5u) to be together always (esp. married couple); to be inseparable; to live in perfect harmony


expression: 形式
reading: けいしき
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; style; format; mode; appearance; form (something takes); math expression; (P)


expression: 形式段落
reading: けいしきだんらく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) formal paragraph (in opposition to a logical paragraph); paragraph as defined by its formal elements (e.g. line break and initial indentation)


expression: 形勝
reading: けいしょう
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty; (n) advantageous position; strategic location


expression: 形成
reading: けいせい
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) formation; molding; taking form; (n) (med) repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty; (P)


expression: 形成外科
reading: けいせいげか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) plastic surgery; reconstructive surgery; cosmetic surgery; plastic surgery department (hospital, etc.)


expression: 形代
reading: かたしろ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; (Shinto) paper doll used in purification rites


expression: 形容
reading: けいよう
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) describing; comparing; expressing figuratively; modifying; qualifying (e.g. an adjective qualifying a noun); (n) form; figure; condition; state; personal appearance; one's face and figure; looks; (P)


expression: 形容矛盾
reading: けいようむじゅん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) contradictio in adjecto (contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies, i.e. "wooden iron", "hot ice", etc.)


expression: 径
reading: みち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means


expression: 恵
reading: え
tags: n
glossary:
(n) wisdom; enlightenment; (Buddh) prajna (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom


expression: 恵存
reading: けいそん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) message appended to a note accompanying a gift, requesting the recipient to keep the gift at hand


expression: 恵方詣
reading: えほうまいり
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (n) New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction


expression: 恵方詣り
reading: えほうまいり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction


expression: 慶安
reading: けいあん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; go-between; flattery; flatterer; Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)


expression: 慶庵
reading: けいあん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; go-between; flattery; flatterer


expression: 掲げる
reading: かかげる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to publish; to print; to carry (an article); to put up; to hang out; to hoist; to fly (a sail); to float (a flag, kite, etc.); to tuck up (e.g. sleeves); to roll up; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to adopt (a slogan); to stoke a fire; to fan a flame; (P)


expression: 掲載
reading: けいさい
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n) publication (e.g. article in paper); appearance; insertion; (vs) to insert (e.g. an article); to run (e.g. in a newspaper); to carry (e.g. an article); (P)


expression: 携帯
reading: けいたい
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) something carried (in the hand); handheld; portable; (n) (abbr) (col) (uk) mobile telephone; cell phone; (P)


expression: 携帯電話不正利用防止法
reading: けいたいでんわふせいりようぼうしほう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (law) Act for Identification, etc. by Mobile Voice Communications Carriers of Their Subscribers, etc. and for Prevention of Improper Use of Mobile Voice Communications Services; Mobile Phone Improper Use Prevention Act


expression: 敬遠
reading: けいえん
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant from him; keeping at a distance; kicking upstairs; giving a batter an "intentional walk"; (P)


expression: 敬譲語
reading: けいじょうご
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (ling) humble and honorific expressions; polite speech; (ling) honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language


expression: 景気低迷
reading: けいきていめい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) economic slump; economic stagnation; lackluster economy; stagnant economy; sluggish economy; slow economy; dwindling economy


expression: 景品
reading: けいひん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) gift; premium; freebie; giveaway; something additional; an extra; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour); (P)


expression: 景品表示法
reading: けいひんひょうじほう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (law) Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations; Law for Preventing Unjustifiable Extra or Unexpected Benefit and Misleading Representation


expression: 桂園時代
reading: けいえんじだい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Keien period (between the end of the Russo-Japanese War and the Taisho Political Crisis, approx. 1905-1912 CE)


expression: 桂剥き
reading: かつらむき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) rotary cutting; thinly slicing into a long strip (e.g. daikon, carrot, wood for plywood, etc.)


expression: 畦
reading: あぜ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) ridge of earth between rice fields; (uk) ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; (abbr) footpath between rice fields; causeway


expression: 畦
reading: うね
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)


expression: 系
reading: けい
tags: P n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) system; lineage; group; (math) corollary; (geol) system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; (P)


expression: 系統
reading: けいとう
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) system; lineage; ancestry; family line; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); party; school (of thought); close (evolutionary) relationship; a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics); strain (e.g. bacterial); (P)


expression: 系列
reading: けいれつ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) series; sequence; system; order of succession; keiretsu (conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings); (P)


expression: 系列取引
reading: けいれつとりひき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) keiretsu transaction; financial transaction between affiliated enterprises; intragroup business deal


expression: 経
reading: たて
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n) the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; (n,adj-no) vertical (relationship); hierarchy; (n) (weaving) warp


expression: 経
reading: ふ
tags: vi
glossary:
(v2h-k,vi) (arch) to pass; to elapse; to go by; (arch) to pass through; to go through; (arch) to experience; to go through


expression: 経る
reading: へる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to pass; to elapse; to go by; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through; to undergo; (P)


expression: 経緯
reading: いきさつ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances; how it started; how things got this way; (P)


expression: 経緯
reading: けいい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances; how it started; how things got this way; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof


expression: 経営基盤の充実
reading: けいえいきばんのじゅうじつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) fulfillment of management base; fulfilment of management base; improvement of management foundation


expression: 経済単位
reading: けいざいたんい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) economic unit (entity involved in economic activity, e.g. households, businesses, nations); economic unit (measurement of economic activity)


expression: 経時
reading: けいじ
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n) passing of time; age; (adj-no) chronological; successive; metachronic; age-related; age-based; aging


expression: 経常利益
reading: けいじょうりえき
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes; ordinary income; operating income; (P)


expression: 経絡
reading: けいらく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) meridian (e.g. in acupuncture); channel; one of the lines connecting vital points in the body; thread of connection; chain of reasoning


expression: 継続は力なり
reading: けいぞくはちからなり
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) persevering through something difficult makes one stronger; whatever doesn't kill us only makes us stronger; slow but steady wins the race


expression: 継続審査
reading: けいぞくしんさ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) carrying over a bill from one Diet session to the next, being deliberated by a committee in the interim


expression: 茎茶
reading: くきちゃ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) twig tea; stem tea; kukicha; tea made from twigs pruned from the tea plant during its dormant season


expression: 荊棘
reading: けいきょく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) wild rose; bramble; briar patch; thorn (used figuratively as an obstacle or source of difficulty)


expression: 蛍光灯
reading: けいこうとう
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake; (P)


expression: 蛍光燈
reading: けいこうとう
tags: n
glossary:
(oK) (n) fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake


expression: 蛍雪
reading: けいせつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) diligence in studying (e.g. continue to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow)


expression: 計る
reading: はかる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate); to conjecture; to infer; to surmise; (P)


expression: 計算化学
reading: けいさんかがく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (comp) computational chemistry (i.e. computer simulation of chemical phenomena); computer chemistry


expression: 詣る
reading: まいる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) (hum) to go; to come; to call; to be defeated; to collapse; to die; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed; to be madly in love; to visit (shrine, grave)


expression: 警め
reading: いましめ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) caution; admonition; warning; lesson; prohibition; ban; commandment; precept; punishment; (arch) caution; guard


expression: 警める
reading: いましめる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to admonish; to warn; to remonstrate; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch) to be cautious; (arch) to punish


expression: 警戒
reading: けいかい
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,adj-no) vigilance; precaution; watch; lookout; alertness; (vs) to be vigilant; to be cautious; to guard (against); (P)


expression: 警策
reading: きょうさく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen)


expression: 警策
reading: きょうしゃく
tags: n
glossary:
(ok) (n) (abbr) Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen)


expression: 警策
reading: けいさく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip


expression: 警務部
reading: けいむぶ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) police affairs department; police headquarters department which handles human resources, finance, etc.


expression: 軽い
reading: かるい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); nimble; agile; non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial; slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; simple; indiscriminate; (P)


expression: 軽い
reading: かろい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); nimble; agile; non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial; slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; simple; indiscriminate


expression: 軽快
reading: けいかい
tags: P adj-na n vs
glossary:
(adj-na) casual (e.g. dress); light; nimble; jaunty; rhythmical (e.g. melody); (n,vs) taking a turn for the better; receding of symptoms; (P)


expression: 軽目
reading: カルメ
tags: n
glossary:
(ateji) (n) (abbr) (uk) honeycomb toffee; sponge toffee; foam candy from heated brown sugar mixed with baking soda


expression: 軽目焼
reading: カルメやき
tags: n
glossary:
(ateji) (n) honeycomb toffee; sponge toffee; foam candy from heated brown sugar mixed with baking soda


expression: 鶏口牛後
reading: けいこうぎゅうご
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull; better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization; better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond


expression: 鶏鳴狗盗
reading: けいめいくとう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) person who resorts to petty tricks; a person of small caliber who is only capable of petty tricks


expression: 鶏卵素麺
reading: けいらんそうめん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sweet of egg yolks drawn into strands and boiled in sugar syrup (orig. from Portugal); angel hair; fios de ovos


expression: 芸子
reading: げいこ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (ksb:) geisha; (arch) kabuki actor (esp. a young actor); (arch) someone accomplished in the arts


expression: 迎える
reading: むかえる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon; to invite; to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.); (P)


expression: 迎合
reading: げいごう
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) ingratiation; going along with somebody's views; adjusting oneself (to something, to somebody); flattery; (P)


expression: 迎賓館
reading: げいひんかん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto); (P)


expression: 鯨飲馬食
reading: げいいんばしょく
tags: exp vs
glossary:
(vs,exp) drinking like a fish and eat like a horse; eating mountains of food and drink oceans of liquor


expression: 劇しい
reading: はげしい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) violent; furious; tempestuous; extreme; intense; fierce; fervent; vehement; incessant; relentless; (arch) precipitous; steep


expression: 激しい
reading: はげしい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) violent; furious; tempestuous; extreme; intense; fierce; fervent; vehement; incessant; relentless; (arch) precipitous; steep; (P)


expression: 激す
reading: げきす
tags: v5s
glossary:
(v5s) to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to get into a passion; to dash against; to encourage


expression: 激する
reading: げきする
tags: vs-s
glossary:
(vs-s) to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to get into a passion; to dash against; to encourage


expression: 激る
reading: たぎる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) (uk) to boil; to seethe; (uk) to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to cascade down; (uk) to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit); to seethe (esp. blood)


expression: 激写
reading: げきしゃ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (col) taking a spectacular photograph (often of the female form); taking a photo at just the right moment; powerful photograph; intense photograph


expression: 隙
reading: げき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) gap; space; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance; opportunity; breach (of a relationship between people)


expression: 隙
reading: すき
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) gap; space; break; interlude; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance; opportunity; (P)


expression: 欠ける
reading: かける
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken; to be lacking; to be missing; to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward; (of the moon) to wane; to go into eclipse; (P)


expression: 欠点
reading: けってん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback; failure (in an examination); failing grade; (P)


expression: 欠掖
reading: けってき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) unstitched, open side of some traditional Japanese clothing; clothing with such an open side; robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides and no ran


expression: 決まり
reading: きまり
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; end; agreement; arrangement; habit; custom; habitual way; countenance in front of another person; face; (arch) love relationship between a customer and a prostitute; (P)


expression: 決まり字
reading: きまりじ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) beginning character or characters that uniquely identify a poem in the Hyakunin Isshu (esp. used in competitive karuta)


expression: 決めうち
reading: きめうち
tags: adj-f n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-f) targetting; aiming at a specific target; pinpointing; (n,vs) (baseb) selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches; having no choice in a move (e.g. mahjong, go, etc.)


expression: 決めつける
reading: きめつける
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task


expression: 決める
reading: きめる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do; to have made a habit of; to take for granted; to assume; to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines; to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing; (MA) (sumo) to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.); to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs; (P)


expression: 決め付ける
reading: きめつける
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task; (P)


expression: 決る
reading: さくる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(ok) (v5r,vt) (uk) to dig out; to gouge out; to hollow out; to scoop; to ladle; to bail; to jerk (one's chin)


expression: 決る
reading: しゃくる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) (uk) to dig out; to gouge out; to hollow out; to scoop; to ladle; to bail; to jerk (one's chin)


expression: 決定率
reading: けっていりつ
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) shooting rate (in ball games, e.g. volleyball, basketball, soccer, etc.); shooting percentage; success rate (esp. business, e.g. sales)


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


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


expression: 穴
reading: あな
tags: P n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) hole; deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.); vacancy; opening; flaw; profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others; upset victory (with a large payoff); (sl) pit (of a theater); (arch) hiding place; (arch) underbelly (of society, etc.); (P)


expression: 穴うめ
reading: あなうめ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) filling in gaps; filling in blanks (in a form, etc.); stopgap; temporary measure; covering up a deficit; making up for something (e.g. one's mistake)


expression: 穴埋め
reading: あなうめ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) filling in gaps; filling in blanks (in a form, etc.); stopgap; temporary measure; covering up a deficit; making up for something (e.g. one's mistake); (P)


expression: 結ばれる
reading: むすばれる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to be tied together; to be fastened; to be wedded; to be joined in marriage; to be united in marriage


expression: 結びつく
reading: むすびつく
tags: P v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about; (P)


expression: 結び付く
reading: むすびつく
tags: v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about


expression: 結ぶ
reading: むすぶ
tags: P v5b vt
glossary:
(v5b,vt) to tie; to bind; to link; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to conclude; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips); to unite (with); to ally; to join hands; (P)


expression: 結果的
reading: けっかてき
tags: adj-na
glossary:
(adj-na) concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)


expression: 結構
reading: けっこう
tags: P adj-na adv n n-adv
glossary:
(adj-na,n-adv,n) (uk) splendid; nice; wonderful; delicious; sweet; (adj-na) sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); (by implication) no thank you; well enough; OK; tolerable; (adv) reasonably; fairly; tolerably; (n) (arch) construction; architecture; (P)


expression: 結合犯
reading: けつごうはん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) single crime consisting of multiple independent crimes (i.e. robbery, which consists of theft and threats or use of violence)


expression: 結婚活動
reading: けっこんかつどう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage, e.g. dating, courtship, etc.


expression: 結実
reading: けつじつ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; being successful; achieving success; realization; realisation


expression: 結束
reading: けっそく
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) union; unity; solidarity; bundling; binding; tying; (arch) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.); (P)


expression: 血が流れる
reading: ちがながれる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) blood flows; (id) to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"


expression: 血で血を洗う
reading: ちでちをあらう
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; to wash blood for blood


expression: 血の中傷
reading: ちのちゅうしょう
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) blood libel; false accusation that Jews (or other minorities) murder children to obtain their blood


expression: 血合
reading: ちあい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine


expression: 血汐
reading: ちしお
tags: n
glossary:
(n) blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)


expression: 月とすっぽん
reading: つきとすっぽん
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) like chalk and cheese (superficially similar, but completely different) (the moon and a turtle shell are both round, but they are otherwise completely different); like day and night; like the difference between heaven and hell


expression: 月の輪
reading: つきのわ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) moon (esp. full moon); circle fashioned after the moon; decorative ring on the chest of a monk's stole; straw trivet; white crescent-shaped chest patch of an Asiatic black bear


expression: 月下推敲
reading: げっかすいこう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) polish; elaboration; repeatedly working over one's writing; being very scrupulous in the choice of diction


expression: 月見団子
reading: つきみだんご
tags: n
glossary:
(n) dumplings offered to the moon (on the 15th day of the 8th month and the 13th day of the 9th month)


expression: 月餅
reading: げっぺい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) mooncake; disc-shaped confection of wheat-flour dough filled with bean paste, usu. eaten during Autumn in China


expression: 件
reading: くだん
tags: adj-no
glossary:
(adj-no) (uk) the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the above-mentioned; the aforesaid; the usual


expression: 倦ねる
reading: あぐねる
tags: v1
glossary:
(v1) (uk) to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with


expression: 兼
reading: けん
tags: P conj
glossary:
(conj) cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time; (P)


expression: 兼ねる
reading: かねる
tags: P suf v1 vt
glossary:
(suf,v1) (uk) to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; (v1,vt) to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside; to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others); to think of the future (as well as the present); (P)


expression: 剣
reading: けん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) sword (originally esp. a doubled-edged sword); sabre; saber; blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor; dart; (P)


expression: 剣が峰
reading: けんがみね
tags: n
glossary:
(n) rim of a volcano, esp. Mt. Fuji; (sumo) wrestling ring; dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position


expression: 喧々囂々
reading: けんけんごうごう
tags: adj-no adj-t adv-to n
glossary:
(n,adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; tumult; noisy; uproarious; clamorous


expression: 堅い
reading: かたい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) hard; solid; tough; stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing); strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe; steady; honest; steadfast; obstinate; stubborn; bookish; formal; stuffy; (P)


expression: 堅める
reading: かためる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt); to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate; to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence); to fortify; to reinforce; to support; to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.); to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise; to tie tightly; to fasten; to hold a bow fully drawn


expression: 堅気
reading: かたぎ
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na) honest; respectable; (n) respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation


expression: 嫌い
reading: きらい
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) dislike; hate; (n) (uk) suspicion; tendency; smack (of); (uk) distinction; discrimination; (P)


expression: 建て
reading: だて
tags: suf
glossary:
(suf) indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building; indicates denomination (after a currency)


expression: 建て前
reading: たてまえ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house; (P)


expression: 建玉
reading: たてぎょく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) position (in finance: amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); open interest; outstanding account; sales or purchase contract


expression: 建武
reading: けんむ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Kemmu era (of unified Japan) (1334.1.29-1336.2.29), Kemmu era (of the Northern Court) (1336.2.29-1338.8.28)


expression: 懸ける
reading: かける
tags: suf v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to hang (e.g. picture); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag); to sit; to take (time, money); to expend (money, time, etc.); to make (a call); to multiply; to secure (e.g. lock); to put on (glasses, etc.); to cover; to burden someone; to apply (insurance); to turn on (an engine, etc.); to set (a dial, an alarm clock, etc.); to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on; to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.); to bind; to pour (or sprinkle, spray, etc.) onto; to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.); to increase further; to catch (in a trap, etc.); to set atop; to erect (a makeshift building); to hold (a play, festival, etc.); to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble; (suf,v1) to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...; indicates (verb) is being directed to (someone)


expression: 懸仏
reading: かけぼとけ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) round plaque carrying the image of a Buddha (usually hammered from behind) used in temples and shrines


expression: 捲く
reading: まく
tags: v5k vt
glossary:
(v5k,vt) to wind; to coil; to roll; to wear (e.g. turban, scarf); to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt; to link (verse)


expression: 捲る
reading: まくる
tags: P suf v5r vt
glossary:
(suf,v5r,vt) to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); verb suffix to indicate reckless abandon to the activity; (v5r,vt) (sl) (uk) to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind; (P)


expression: 検閲
reading: けんえつ
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,adj-no) censorship; inspection; examination; (vs) to censor; to inspect (in order to censor); to review (in order to censor); (P)


expression: 検索
reading: けんさく
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to; (P)


expression: 検針
reading: けんしん
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) inspection of a meter; reading a meter; inspecting clothing, etc. for residual needles, staples, etc.


expression: 検討中
reading: けんとうちゅう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification


expression: 権現造
reading: ごんげんづくり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway


expression: 権兵衛が種まきゃカラスがほじくる
reading: ごんべえがたねまきゃカラスがほじくる
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) spoiling someone's work; useless effort; laboring in vain; labouring in vain; if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up


expression: 牽強付会
reading: けんきょうふかい
tags: adj-no n vs
glossary:
(adj-no,n,vs) farfetched (argument, opinion); forced (sense, view); strained (interpretation); distorted


expression: 犬
reading: いぬ
tags: P n n-pref
glossary:
(n) dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); (derog) loser; asshole; (n-pref) counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful; (P)


expression: 犬に論語
reading: いぬにろんご
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) wasting one's breath (trying to explain something); (reading) the Analects of Confucius to a dog


expression: 犬もあるけば棒に当たる
reading: いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) no matter what you attempt, tragedy may befall you; even a dog, if it walks, will bump into a pole; (id) good luck may come unexpectedly


expression: 犬矢来
reading: いぬやらい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) short arched (traditionally bamboo) fence around walls of traditional townhouses, esp. in Kyoto (protects lower walls from fouling or damage)


expression: 研ぐ
reading: とぐ
tags: P v5g vt
glossary:
(v5g,vt) to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish; to burnish; (P)


expression: 硯洗い
reading: すずりあらい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies


expression: 県
reading: あがた
tags: n
glossary:
(n) territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch) countryside


expression: 肩すかし
reading: かたすかし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sumo) under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown


expression: 肩衣
reading: かたぎぬ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi period suou); (arch) sleeveless robe worn by commoners


expression: 見いだす
reading: みいだす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to find out; to discover; to notice; to detect; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)


expression: 見い出す
reading: みいだす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(io) (v5s,vt) to find out; to discover; to notice; to detect; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)


expression: 見える
reading: まみえる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) (hum) to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)


expression: 見かねる
reading: みかねる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)


expression: 見たてる
reading: みたてる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off; to look after; to be (someone's) guardian; to underrate; to look down on; to underestimate (someone)


expression: 見つける
reading: みつける
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with; (P)


expression: 見どころ
reading: みどころ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) point worthy of note; highlight (e.g. in a film); thing to note; good prospects for the future; promise; (P)


expression: 見ゆ
reading: みゆ
tags: vi
glossary:
(v2y-s,vi) (arch) to be seen; to be in sight; (arch) to look; to seem; to appear; (arch) (hon) to come


expression: 見る
reading: みる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; (uk) to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); (uk) to try; to try out; (uk) to see that...; to find that...; (P)


expression: 見るに見かねる
reading: みるにみかねる
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) unable to let pass unnoticed; unable to be indifferent; unable to just watch (without doing anything); can't bear to see; can't stand watching; can't just stand by


expression: 見る影もない
reading: みるかげもない
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be)


expression: 見る目嗅ぐ鼻
reading: みるめかぐはな
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) Yama's pole with a human head on the top (able to discern good and evil of the dead); (being a) fuss-pot; complaining about things in the public eye


expression: 見わける
reading: みわける
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate (both figuratively and visually); to identify (whether an object is positive or negative in some aspect); to know the difference between something of superior and inferior quality (on sight or figuratively)


expression: 見計らう
reading: みはからう
tags: v5u vt
glossary:
(v5u,vt) to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)


expression: 見合せる
reading: みあわせる
tags: v1
glossary:
(v1) to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to suspend operations; to refrain from performing an action


expression: 見合わす
reading: みあわす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to suspend operations; to refrain from performing an action


expression: 見合わせる
reading: みあわせる
tags: P v1
glossary:
(v1) to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to suspend operations; to refrain from performing an action; (P)


expression: 見込
reading: みこみ
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (n) hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood; expectation; anticipation; forecast; estimate; side of a structural member


expression: 見込み
reading: みこみ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood; expectation; anticipation; forecast; estimate; side of a structural member; (P)


expression: 見事
reading: みごと
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na) splendid; magnificent; beautiful; admirable; (n) praiseworthy act; feat; commendable deed; (adj-na) utter (esp. defeat); total; complete; (P)


expression: 見出す
reading: みいだす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to find out; to discover; to notice; to detect; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.); (P)


expression: 見処
reading: みどころ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) point worthy of note; highlight (e.g. in a film); thing to note; good prospects for the future; promise


expression: 見初める
reading: みそめる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to fall in love at first sight; (arch) to see for the first time; to meet for the first time; (arch) to have sexual relations for the first time


expression: 見世女郎
reading: みせじょろう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) low-class prostitute who was kept in a sort of cage at the front of the establishment (Edo period)


expression: 見切り発車
reading: みきりはっしゃ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer; (P)


expression: 見切れる
reading: みきれる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to accidentally be visible (in a play, TV show, etc.); to be partly cut off (in a photo, video, etc.); to be partly in the frame


expression: 見送る
reading: みおくる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to see off (e.g. to the station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to farewell; to see out; to send off; to let pass; to wait and see; to continue (e.g. in legal contexts); to let a pitch go by (baseball); to watch a batted ball go into the stands; (P)


expression: 見損う
reading: みそこなう
tags: v5u vt
glossary:
(v5u,vt) to misjudge; to mistake; to misread; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook; to fail to notice


expression: 見損なう
reading: みそこなう
tags: P v5u vt
glossary:
(v5u,vt) to misjudge; to mistake; to misread; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook; to fail to notice; (P)


expression: 見通
reading: みとおし
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (n) unobstructed view; perspective; visibility; vista; forecast; outlook; prospect; prediction; insight; foresight


expression: 見通し
reading: みとおし
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) unobstructed view; perspective; visibility; vista; forecast; outlook; prospect; prediction; insight; foresight; (P)


expression: 見透し
reading: みとおし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) unobstructed view; perspective; visibility; vista; forecast; outlook; prospect; prediction; insight; foresight


expression: 見付ける
reading: みっける
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(ik) (v1,vt) to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with


expression: 見附ける
reading: みつける
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with


expression: 見附る
reading: みっける
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(io) (ik) (v1,vt) to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with


expression: 見附る
reading: みつける
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(io) (v1,vt) to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with


expression: 見舞
reading: みまい
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; (n) get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern; enquiry; inquiry


expression: 見舞い
reading: みまい
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; (n) get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern; enquiry; inquiry; (P)


expression: 見分ける
reading: みわける
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate (both figuratively and visually); to identify (whether an object is positive or negative in some aspect); to know the difference between something of superior and inferior quality (on sight or figuratively); (P)


expression: 見返
reading: みかえし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) endpaper; end paper (of a book); facing (extra layer of material used to make a garment); looking back; triumphing over (a rival)


expression: 見方
reading: みかた
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule); (P)


expression: 見立て
reading: みたて
tags: n
glossary:
(n) choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; legal opinion; comparison; parodic allusion


expression: 謙譲語１
reading: けんじょうごいち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) humble language in which the listener (or a third party) is the indirect object of an action (or the recipient of an object, etc.)


expression: 謙譲語２
reading: けんじょうごに
tags: n
glossary:
(n) humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener (or a third party); humble language used as a courtesy


expression: 賢木
reading: さかき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)


expression: 遣い
reading: つかい
tags: n n-pref n-suf
glossary:
(n) errand; mission; going as envoy; messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl; familiar spirit; (n-suf,n-pref) use; usage; user; trainer; tamer; charmer


expression: 遣う
reading: つかう
tags: v5u vt
glossary:
(v5u,vt) to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak


expression: 遣って来る
reading: やってくる
tags: 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)


expression: 遣り水
reading: やりみず
tags: n
glossary:
(n) stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian period villa); watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)


expression: 遣る
reading: やる
tags: aux-v suf v5r vi vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) (uk) to send; to dispatch; to despatch; (uk) to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); (uk) to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer; (uk) to make (a vehicle) go faster; (uk) (col) to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study; (uk) to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise; (uk) to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke; (uk) to hold (a performance); to perform; to show; (uk) to ease (one's mind); (col) (uk) to harm; to injure; to kill; (uk) (sl) to have sex with; (v5r,vi) (uk) to live; to get by; to get along; (suf,v5r) (uk) to do ... completely; (uk) to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance; (aux-v,v5r) (uk) to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance); (uk) to make active efforts to ...


expression: 遣手
reading: やりて
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (n) doer; giver; skilled person; capable person; shrewd person; go-getter; hotshot; brothel madam


expression: 遣水
reading: やりみず
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (n) stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian period villa); watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)


expression: 顕す
reading: あらわす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to reveal; to show; to display; to express; to represent; to signify; to stand for; to make widely known


expression: 顕れる
reading: あらわれる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)


expression: 顕われる
reading: あらわれる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(io) (v1,vi) to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)


expression: 顕在
reading: けんざい
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) actual (as opposed to hidden or obscured); obvious; clear; manifest; explicit; overt; apparent; evident; actualized; actualised; (P)


expression: 元
reading: げん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (math) unknown (e.g. in an equation); (math) element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); Yuan dynasty (China)


expression: 元
reading: もと
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) origin; source; base; basis; foundation; root; cause; ingredient; material; (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location; original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (plant) root; (tree) trunk; first section of a waka; (n) handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip; (P)


expression: 元い
reading: もとい
tags: int
glossary:
(int) (uk) (in calisthenics) return to your original position!; er, rather (used in speech to correct yourself)


expression: 元へ
reading: もとへ
tags: int
glossary:
(int) (in calisthenics) return to your original position!; er, rather (used in speech to correct yourself)


expression: 元をとる
reading: もとをとる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth


expression: 元気
reading: げんき
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) health(y); robust; vigor; vigour; energy; vitality; vim; stamina; spirit; courage; pep; (P)


expression: 元老
reading: げんろう
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; authority; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor); (P)


expression: 原
reading: ばら
tags: n-suf
glossary:
(n-suf) suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)


expression: 原因において自由な行為
reading: げんいんにおいてじゆうなこうい
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) actio libera in causa; manufacturing the conditions of one's own defence (e.g. getting drunk in order to commit a crime)


expression: 原子力ムラ
reading: げんしりょくムラ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (derog) nuclear power village; tight-knit community of legislators, regulators and manufacturers involved in the promotion of nuclear power


expression: 原書
reading: げんしょ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language); (P)


expression: 原色
reading: げんしょく
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; striking color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction); (P)


expression: 原綴
reading: げんてつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) original spelling or kana usage; spelling in original language (for words transliterated into another language or script)


expression: 原爆症
reading: げんばくしょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) atomic-bomb sickness; symptoms of radiation sickness caused by an atomic-bomb (i.e. high fever, nausea); illness caused by atomic-bomb radiation exposure (i.e. leukemia, malignant tumors)


expression: 原発
reading: げんぱつ
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n) (abbr) nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation; (adj-no,n,vs) primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome); (P)


expression: 厳か
reading: おごそか
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) solemn (e.g. ceremony, atmosphere); austere; majestic; dignified; stately; awful; impressive; (P)


expression: 厳しい
reading: いかめしい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic; intense (cold)


expression: 厳しい
reading: きびしい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic; intense (cold); (P)


expression: 幻月
reading: げんげつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) paraselene; moon dog; moondog (bright spot on either side of the moon caused by refraction of moonlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere)


expression: 幻日
reading: げんじつ
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) parhelion; sun dog; sundog (bright spot on either side of the sun caused by refraction of sunlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere)


expression: 弦
reading: つる
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu; (P)


expression: 減らず口
reading: へらずぐち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) impudent talk; speaking without thinking; continuing talking even after one has lost an argument; (getting in) the last word; talking back; needless retort


expression: 減車
reading: げんしゃ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) reduction in the number of vehicles, carriages, etc.; reduction in vehicle runs (bus, taxi, etc.)


expression: 減封
reading: げんぽう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) forced reduction of a daimyo's land by the Edo Shogunate; curtailment of a daimyo's domain


expression: 玄人
reading: くろうと
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes; (P)


expression: 玄人
reading: くろと
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes


expression: 玄猪
reading: げんちょ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) day of the boar in the tenth month; mochi eaten on the day of the boar (esp. at the time of the boar)


expression: 玄武
reading: げんぶ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); (astron) seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens


expression: 現す
reading: あらわす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to reveal; to show; to display; to express; to represent; to signify; to stand for; to make widely known; (P)


expression: 現れる
reading: あらわれる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects); (P)


expression: 現金
reading: げんきん
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(n) cash; ready money; money on hand; currency; (adj-na) mercenary; self-interested; calculating; (P)


expression: 現場
reading: げんば
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) actual spot; scene; scene of the crime; site; location; setting; shop floor; factory floor; (on) site; (P)


expression: 現状否定
reading: げんじょうひてい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) refusal to accept the present situation; denial of the existing situation; negation of the status quo


expression: 現世
reading: げんせい
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) (Buddh) present world; present age; transient world; life; recent epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)


expression: 現世利益
reading: げんせりやく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings


expression: 現代語訳
reading: げんだいごやく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)


expression: 現物
reading: げんぶつ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.); (P)


expression: 現役
reading: げんえき
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) active duty; active service; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; (P)


expression: 現役合格
reading: げんえきごうかく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))


expression: 絃
reading: つる
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu


expression: 言いかえる
reading: いいかえる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase


expression: 言いかける
reading: いいかける
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to break off (mid-sentence); to speak to; to address


expression: 言いきる
reading: いいきる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence


expression: 言いくるめる
reading: いいくるめる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to deceive somebody into believing (e.g. that black is white); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle


expression: 言いそびれる
reading: いいそびれる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to fail to mention something or tell somebody something; to miss one's chance to tell somebody something


expression: 言いつける
reading: いいつける
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to tell (to do); to order; to charge; to direct; to tell on (someone); to report; to often say


expression: 言い換える
reading: いいかえる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase; (P)


expression: 言い残す
reading: いいのこす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention


expression: 言い出しっぺ
reading: いいだしっぺ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) first person to say something; first person to suggest something; he who smelt it dealt it; the first person who claims innocence is guilty


expression: 言い切る
reading: いいきる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence; (P)


expression: 言い返す
reading: いいかえす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat words; to say repeatedly; (P)


expression: 言うに事を欠いて
reading: いうにことをかいて
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that


expression: 言うまでもない
reading: いうまでもない
tags: P exp
glossary:
(exp) it goes without saying; there is no need to say so, but of course; it is needless to say; it need scarcely be said; (P)


expression: 言うまでもない
reading: ゆうまでもない
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) it goes without saying; there is no need to say so, but of course; it is needless to say; it need scarcely be said


expression: 言わす
reading: いわす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to be able to say; to get someone to say; to induce someone to say; to let someone speak out


expression: 言わでものこと
reading: いわでものこと
tags: exp n
glossary:
(exp,n) something that goes without saying; something that needn't be said; something that should rather be left unsaid


expression: 言わんとする
reading: いわんとする
tags: exp vs-i
glossary:
(exp,vs-i) (what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means


expression: 言行不一致
reading: げんこうふいっち
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(n,adj-na) inconsistency between one's words and actions; insincerity; saying one thing and doing another


expression: 言行齟齬
reading: げんこうそご
tags: n
glossary:
(n) inconsistency of speech and action; failing to act up to one's words; not practicing what one preaches


expression: 言葉
reading: けとば
tags: n
glossary:
(ok) (n) language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking


expression: 言葉
reading: ことば
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking; (P)


expression: 限
reading: きり
tags: ctr n prt suf
glossary:
(io) (n) end; finish; stop; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in joruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville); (suf,ctr) counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat); (prt) (uk) only; just; (uk) since; (uk) remaining (in a particular state)


expression: 限り
reading: かぎり
tags: P n n-adv suf
glossary:
(n-adv,n) limit; limits; bounds; degree; extent; scope; as far as possible; as much as possible; to the best of one's ability; very much; unless (after neg. verb); the end; the last; (suf) as long as; only; (P)


expression: 限り
reading: きり
tags: ctr n prt suf
glossary:
(n) end; finish; stop; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in joruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville); (suf,ctr) counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat); (prt) (uk) only; just; (uk) since; (uk) remaining (in a particular state)


expression: 限る
reading: かぎる
tags: P v5r vi vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to restrict; to limit; to confine; (v5r,vi) to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to; (P)


expression: 個人別総当り
reading: こじんべつそうあたり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sumo) hypothetical rule allowing match-ups between wrestlers regardless of their stable affiliation


expression: 古い
reading: ふるい
tags: P adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article; (P)


expression: 古糊
reading: ふるのり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) aged paste; microbially fermented weak adhesive for restoration of Japanese works of art on paper


expression: 古備前
reading: こびぜん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Bizen sword (mid-Heian to early Kamakura periods); ancient Bizen ware (Kamakura to early Momoyama periods)


expression: 古文
reading: こぶん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); (P)


expression: 古文書
reading: こぶんしょ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) ancient document; archives; ancient manuscript; paleograph; document addressed to someone in particular (jargon used in paleography)


expression: 古文書
reading: こもんじょ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) ancient document; archives; ancient manuscript; paleograph; document addressed to someone in particular (jargon used in paleography); (P)


expression: 呼ばれる
reading: よばれる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to be called (a name); to be referred to (as); to be treated to something (e.g. a meal); to be invited to


expression: 呼び込み
reading: よびこみ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n) barker; tout; hawker; someone who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events, shops, bars, and such, by exhorting passing public; (vs) calling out to potential customers


expression: 呼び捨てにする
reading: よびすてにする
tags: exp vs-i
glossary:
(exp,vs-i) to call address someone without using an honorific title; to use someone's name without an honorific title


expression: 呼び出し
reading: よびだし
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) call; summons; (n) (sumo) usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; (abbr) telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period); (P)


expression: 呼び出す
reading: よびだす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to decoy; to lure; (comp) to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file); (P)


expression: 呼ぶ
reading: よぶ
tags: P v5b vt
glossary:
(v5b,vt) to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to brand; to garner (support, etc.); to gather; (arch) to take as one's wife; (P)


expression: 呼吸が合う
reading: こきゅうがあう
tags: exp v5u
glossary:
(exp,v5u) to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize


expression: 呼出
reading: よびだし
tags: n vs
glossary:
(io) (n,vs) call; summons; (n) (sumo) usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; (abbr) telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)


expression: 呼出し
reading: よびだし
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) call; summons; (n) (sumo) usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; (abbr) telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)


expression: 固まる
reading: かたまる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble; to huddle together; (P)


expression: 固める
reading: かためる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt); to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate; to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence); to fortify; to reinforce; to support; to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.); to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise; to tie tightly; to fasten; to hold a bow fully drawn; (P)


expression: 固執
reading: こしつ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) adherence (e.g. to ideas, beliefs, a pet theory) (negative nuance); persistence; insistence; stubbornness; (P)


expression: 固執
reading: こしゅう
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) adherence (e.g. to ideas, beliefs, a pet theory) (negative nuance); persistence; insistence; stubbornness


expression: 固肥える
reading: かたごえる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to put on a moderate amount of lean or firm weight; to gain healthy weight (e.g. from muscle); to become overweight as opposed to obese


expression: 孤独死
reading: こどくし
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death


expression: 己
reading: おのれ
tags: P adj-no adv int pn
glossary:
(pn,adj-no) (arch) oneself (itself, etc.); (hum) I; me; (derog) you; (adv) by oneself (itself, etc.); (int) interjection expressing anger or chagrin; (P)


expression: 己れ
reading: おのれ
tags: adj-no adv int pn
glossary:
(pn,adj-no) (arch) oneself (itself, etc.); (hum) I; me; (derog) you; (adv) by oneself (itself, etc.); (int) interjection expressing anger or chagrin


expression: 庫院
reading: くいん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) kitchen-cum-office of a Zen temple or monastery, where meals are prepared and senior priests have their offices


expression: 弧城落月
reading: こじょうらくげつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) feeling apprehensive; feeling (looking) lone and helpless; being down-and-out (ruined); helplessness of those in reduced circumstances


expression: 戸籍簿
reading: こせきぼ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) family registry (of the district); original of one's family register; archive of family registers


expression: 戸板
reading: といた
tags: n
glossary:
(n) sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); (abbr) large flounder


expression: 戸板返し
reading: といたがえし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) stage prop in kabuki, consisting of a revolving panel with a life-size doll on each side; rapid change in a situation, person's attitude, etc.


expression: 枯れる
reading: かれる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.); (P)


expression: 枯木死灰
reading: こぼくしかい
tags: exp n
glossary:
(exp,n) withered trees and cold ash; someone who is detached and free of desires; someone who has no vitality


expression: 狐
reading: きつ
tags: n
glossary:
(ok) (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: 狐
reading: きつね
tags: P 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; (P)


expression: 狐
reading: けつね
tags: n
glossary:
(ik) (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: 狐が落ちる
reading: きつねがおちる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to cease being possessed (by the spirit of a fox); to be released from the grasp of the fox spirit; to be exorcised from the fox spirit


expression: 狐の窓
reading: きつねのまど
tags: n
glossary:
(n) way of entangling one's hands together to leave a small opening between the middle and ring fingers; fox's window


expression: 狐拳
reading: きつねけん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) game of chance similar to rock, paper scissors, where the different hand gestures symbolize a fox, a hunter and a village head


expression: 糊代
reading: のりしろ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) overlap width; margin for pasting together (e.g. two pieces of paper); elbowroom; leeway; room; margin; allowance; latitude


expression: 胡弓
reading: こきゅう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) kokyu (3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument); any Oriental string instrument played with a bow


expression: 胡琴
reading: こきん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow); (arch) biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)


expression: 胡魔化す
reading: ごまかす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(ateji) (v5s,vt) (uk) to deceive; to falsify; to misrepresent; to cheat; to swindle; to tamper; to juggle; to manipulate; (uk) to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); (uk) to varnish over; to gloss over


expression: 菰
reading: こも
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)


expression: 虎の威を借る狐
reading: とらのいをかるきつね
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (id) person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger


expression: 虎の尾
reading: とらのお
tags: n
glossary:
(n) tiger's tail; (uk) gooseneck loosestrife (species of flowering plant, Lysimachia clethroides); (uk) Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)


expression: 誇大広告
reading: こだいこうこく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)


expression: 跨ぐ
reading: またぐ
tags: P v5g vt
glossary:
(v5g,vt) to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stride across; to cross; to stretch over; to span; to bridge; to saddle; to straddle; (P)


expression: 顧みる
reading: かえりみる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to look back (e.g. over shoulder or at the past); to turn around; to reflect on the past; to reconsider; to review; to reflect on oneself; to introspect; to contemplate oneself; to consider (usu. used in negative); to concern oneself about; to pay attention to; to take into consideration; (P)


expression: 顧る
reading: かえりみる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(io) (v1,vt) to look back (e.g. over shoulder or at the past); to turn around; to reflect on the past; to reconsider; to review; to reflect on oneself; to introspect; to contemplate oneself; to consider (usu. used in negative); to concern oneself about; to pay attention to; to take into consideration


expression: 鼓騒
reading: こそう
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (obsc) motivating the troops on the battlefield with war drums and war cries; (obsc) making an uproar


expression: 五陰
reading: ごおん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) (arch) the five skandhas (the five aggregates: matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness)


expression: 五右衛門風呂
reading: ごえもんぶろ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bath heated directly from beneath, with a floating wooden lid on which the bather sits causing it to sink (named after the robber Goemon Ishikawa, who was boiled to death in one)


expression: 五果
reading: ごか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); (Buddh) five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; (Buddh) five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life


expression: 五戒
reading: ごかい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) the five precepts (prohibitions against killing, theft, sexual misconduct, lying and intemperance)


expression: 五具足
reading: ごぐそく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner


expression: 五刑
reading: ごけい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death); five punishments (of the ritsuryo system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death)


expression: 五月蝿い
reading: うるさい
tags: adj-i int
glossary:
(ateji) (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: 五月病
reading: ごがつびょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues


expression: 五胡
reading: ごこ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China between the 3rd & 5th centuries: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)


expression: 五胡十六国
reading: ごこじゅうろっこく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Sixteen Kingdoms (collection of sovereign states in and around China from 304 to 439 CE); Sixteen Kingdoms period


expression: 五公五民
reading: ごこうごみん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took half of the year's crop and the farmers kept the other half


expression: 五行
reading: ごぎょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) wu xing (the five elements of traditional Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); (Buddh) five practices of the Bodhisattvas


expression: 五彩
reading: ごさい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) the five colours: green, yellow, red, white and black; the five colors; five-coloured porcelain; five-colored porcelain


expression: 五罪
reading: ござい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) five punishments (of the ritsuryo system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death); five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death)


expression: 五時教
reading: ごじきょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five periods (theory of the Tendai sect)


expression: 五時八教
reading: ごじはっきょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five time periods and eight categories (theory of the Tendai sect)


expression: 五七の桐
reading: ごしちのきり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)


expression: 五摂家
reading: ごせっけ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period


expression: 五族共和
reading: ごぞくきょうわ
tags: exp n
glossary:
(n,exp) five races under one union; founding principle of the Republic of China (Han, Manchurians, Mongolians, Hui, Tibetans)


expression: 五族協和
reading: ごぞくきょうわ
tags: exp n
glossary:
(n,exp) five races under one union; founding principle of the Republic of China (Han, Manchurians, Mongolians, Hui, Tibetans); harmony of the five races; official policy of Manchukuo (Manchurians, Han, Mongolians, Koreans, Japanese)


expression: 五体投地
reading: ごたいとうち
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (Buddh) prostrating oneself; placing both knees, both hands, and forehead on the ground (shows utmost respect)


expression: 五大老
reading: ごたいろう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age)


expression: 五段動詞
reading: ごだんどうし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) godan verb (one of the two main conjugation classes of verbs in modern Japanese, usually ending in -u, -ku, -su, -tsu, -gu, -bu, -mu, etc.); type I verb


expression: 五斗米道
reading: ごとべいどう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (ancient Chinese Daoist movement later known as The Way of the Celestial Masters)


expression: 五徳
reading: ごとく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) the five virtues; tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of such an object


expression: 五味
reading: ごみ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes; (Buddh) five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); the five periods of the Buddha's teachings


expression: 五明
reading: ごみょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) the five sciences of ancient India (grammar and composition, arts and mathematics, medicine, logic, and philosophy)


expression: 五目
reading: ごもく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) mixture of ingredients (originally five); (abbr) mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); (abbr) gomoku (game); five in a row; go-bang


expression: 五夜
reading: ごや
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) division of the night (from approx. 7 pm to 5 am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3 am to 5 am)


expression: 五里霧中
reading: ごりむちゅう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air; mystified; bewildered


expression: 五蘊
reading: ごうん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) the five skandhas (the five aggregates: matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness)


expression: 吾妻
reading: あずま
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); eastern provinces; (arch) east; (abbr) six-stringed Japanese zither; my spouse


expression: 吾妻
reading: あづま
tags: n
glossary:
(ok) (n) (arch) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); eastern provinces; (arch) east; (abbr) six-stringed Japanese zither; my spouse


expression: 後
reading: あと
tags: P adj-no n n-adv
glossary:
(n,adj-no) behind; rear; after; later; after one's death; remainder; the rest; descendant; successor; heir; (arch) past; previous; (n-adv) more (e.g. five more minutes); (P)


expression: 後がない
reading: あとがない
tags: adj-i exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-i) (id) having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance


expression: 後にも先にも
reading: あとにもさきにも
tags: adv exp
glossary:
(adv,exp) before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme


expression: 後ろ言
reading: うしろごと
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) crying over spilt milk; complaining about things that have already happened; (arch) speaking ill behind somebody's back; malicious gossip


expression: 後ろ向き
reading: うしろむき
tags: P adj-no adv vs
glossary:
(adv,adj-no,vs) back facing; turning one's back to; pessimistic; backwards; reactionary; backward-looking; (P)


expression: 後を引く
reading: あとをひく
tags: exp v5k
glossary:
(exp,v5k) to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects


expression: 後を追う
reading: あとをおう
tags: exp v5u
glossary:
(exp,v5u) to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself (because one misses or longs to be with a loved one); to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)


expression: 後向き
reading: うしろむき
tags: adj-no adv vs
glossary:
(adv,adj-no,vs) back facing; turning one's back to; pessimistic; backwards; reactionary; backward-looking


expression: 後手必敗
reading: ごてひっぱい
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) Defeat is inevitable for one who goes second; Being slow to take action inevitably leads to defeat


expression: 後出し
reading: あとだし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock-paper-scissors)


expression: 後朝
reading: こうちょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) the morning after a couple have slept together; parting ways the morning after having slept together; (arch) the next morning


expression: 後追い心中
reading: あとおいしんじゅう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) suicide immediately after the death of one's spouse or lover; following one's lover (husband, wife) into death


expression: 後方一致
reading: こうほういっち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (comp) right-hand match; ends-with match; backward match; matching a sub-string with the end of a field


expression: 後夜祭
reading: こうやさい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) an event held on the night after the last day of some festival (school festival) often bonfire & dancing


expression: 御局
reading: おつぼね
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) dignified lady-in-waiting who had her own private chamber or office at court or in the shogun's castle


expression: 御綱柏
reading: みつなかしわ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Asplenium antiquum (species of spleenwort); Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc.


expression: 御斎会
reading: ごさいえ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)


expression: 御薪
reading: みかまぎ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) kindling burned in shrines and temples; (arch) special kindling used in samurai families during the Edo period for the 15th of the first month and painted with 12 brush strokes (13 on a lucky year); (arch) kindling offered by officials to the imperial court during the ritsuryo period


expression: 御数
reading: おかず
tags: P 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); (P)


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


expression: 御前
reading: ごぜ
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(n) presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); (n,n-suf) My Lord; My Lady


expression: 御祖師様
reading: おそしさま
tags: n
glossary:
(n) the Founder of the (our) sect (used especially in the Nichiren sect of Buddhism, referring to Nichiren)


expression: 御宅
reading: おたく
tags: 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)


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


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


expression: 御田
reading: おでん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) (uk) oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi


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


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


expression: 御輿
reading: みこし
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) portable shrine (carried in festivals); (hon) palanquin; (uk) buttocks; lower back; waist; hips; (P)


expression: 御用人
reading: ごようにん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (hon) manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period)


expression: 御用繁多
reading: ごようはんた
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(n,adj-na) being busy with many things; extreme busyness due to pressure of business (often used humorously)


expression: 御洒落
reading: おしゃれ
tags: P 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; (P)


expression: 悟る
reading: さとる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to perceive; to sense; to discern; to understand; to comprehend; to realize; (Buddh) to attain enlightenment; (P)


expression: 語る
reading: かたる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show; (P)


expression: 語群
reading: ごぐん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) group of languages (i.e. the Romance languages, considered as a subset of the Italic languages); group of words


expression: 誤表記
reading: ごひょうき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) mistaken way of writing something; mistaken spelling; wrong way of writing something; wrong spelling


expression: 誤魔化す
reading: ごまかす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(ateji) (v5s,vt) (uk) to deceive; to falsify; to misrepresent; to cheat; to swindle; to tamper; to juggle; to manipulate; (uk) to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); (uk) to varnish over; to gloss over; (P)


expression: 誤嚥
reading: ごえん
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) breathing in (of a foreign body, food, etc.); pulmonary aspiration; mis-swallowing; swallowing down the wrong pipe


expression: 護る
reading: まもる
tags: v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow


expression: 護法
reading: ごほう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) defence of Buddhist doctrines; god who defends Buddhist doctrines; defence of the constitution; religious power to dispel demons and diseases


expression: 護摩木
reading: ごまぎ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) homa stick; stick on which prayers are written, then ritually burnt before an idol to ask for blessings


expression: 乞食を三日すればやめられぬ
reading: こじきをみっかすればやめられぬ
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (proverb) Once a beggar, always a beggar; once you have been begging for three days, you cannot stop


expression: 交える
reading: まじえる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together; (P)


expression: 交じる
reading: まじる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest; to join; (P)


expression: 交す
reading: かわす
tags: suf v5s vt
glossary:
(io) (v5s,vt) to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; to interlace; (suf,v5s) ... with one another; ... to each other


expression: 交る
reading: まじる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(io) (v5r,vi) to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest; to join


expression: 交わす
reading: かわす
tags: P suf v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; to interlace; (suf,v5s) ... with one another; ... to each other; (P)


expression: 交わる
reading: まじわる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to cross; to intersect; to join; to meet; to associate with; to mingle with; to consort with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate; (P)


expression: 交換
reading: こうかん
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques); (P)


expression: 交流
reading: こうりゅう
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (cultural) exchange; interchange; interaction; (inter-) mingling; (social, etc.) networking; intercourse; alternating current; AC; (P)


expression: 候
reading: さう
tags: aux
glossary:
(aux) (arch) (pol) to be (auxiliary used in place of "aru" after "de" or "ni" when forming a copula); to do (auxiliary used in place of "-masu" after a -masu stem)


expression: 候
reading: そうらう
tags: aux-v v4h
glossary:
(io) (ok) (aux-v,v4h) (pol) to be (auxiliary used in place of "aru" after "de" or "ni" when forming a copula); to do (auxiliary used in place of "-masu" after a -masu stem)


expression: 候
reading: そうろう
tags: aux-v v4h
glossary:
(io) (aux-v,v4h) (pol) to be (auxiliary used in place of "aru" after "de" or "ni" when forming a copula); to do (auxiliary used in place of "-masu" after a -masu stem)


expression: 候ふ
reading: そうらう
tags: aux-v v4h vi
glossary:
(ok) (v4h,vi) (arch) to serve (by a superior's side); (aux-v,v4h) (pol) to be (auxiliary used in place of "aru" after "de" or "ni" when forming a copula); to do (auxiliary used in place of "-masu" after a -masu stem)


expression: 候ふ
reading: そうろう
tags: aux-v v4h vi
glossary:
(v4h,vi) (arch) to serve (by a superior's side); (aux-v,v4h) (pol) to be (auxiliary used in place of "aru" after "de" or "ni" when forming a copula); to do (auxiliary used in place of "-masu" after a -masu stem)


expression: 光り物
reading: ひかりもの
tags: n
glossary:
(n) luminous body like a shooting star; any bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.)


expression: 光明
reading: こうみょう
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) bright light; hope; bright future; (Buddh) light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion; (P)


expression: 光明
reading: こうめい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bright light; hope; bright future; (Buddh) light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion


expression: 公
reading: こう
tags: n n-suf suf
glossary:
(n,suf) public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; (n,n-suf) lord; sir; (n-suf) familiar or derogatory suffix (after a name, etc.)


expression: 公益法人
reading: こうえきほうじん
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) public-service corporation; charitable corporation; juridical (legal) person working for the public good; (P)


expression: 公開
reading: こうかい
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.); open; public; (P)


expression: 公共財
reading: こうきょうざい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) public goods (i.e. goods or services such as lighthouses, military installations, etc., which are provided by government)


expression: 公共性
reading: こうきょうせい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) publicness (degree to which a particular action will affect society as large); public nature; commonality


expression: 公私混同
reading: こうしこんどう
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) intermingling of public policy with private interest; mixing up official business with personal affairs


expression: 公事
reading: くじ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit


expression: 公傷制度
reading: こうしょうせいど
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (sports) official injury exemption system; system for exempting players injured in an official match from pay reduction or demotion


expression: 公請
reading: くじょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) being called upon to give a Buddhist service (or lecture, etc.) at the Imperial Court; monk called upon to give a Buddhist service (or lecture, etc.) at the Imperial Court


expression: 公地公民
reading: こうちこうみん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) complete state ownership of land and citizens (proclaimed by the Taika reforms) (Ritsuryo period)


expression: 公認
reading: こうにん
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation; (P)


expression: 公募
reading: こうぼ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; (P)


expression: 功者
reading: こうしゃ
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) cleverness; skill; tact; (n) clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)


expression: 功夫
reading: くふう
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) scheme; device; scheming; devising; figuring out; coming up with; solving ingeniously; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)


expression: 効く
reading: きく
tags: P v5k vi
glossary:
(v5k,vi) to be effective; to show effect; to do its work; to carry out its function well; to be possible to use; (P)


expression: 口
reading: くち
tags: P ctr n suf
glossary:
(n) mouth; opening; hole; gap; orifice; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; gate; door; entrance; exit; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip); taste; palate; mouth (to feed); opening (i.e. vacancy); available position; invitation; summons; kind; sort; type; opening (i.e. beginning); (suf,ctr) counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords; (P)


expression: 口うら
reading: くちうら
tags: n
glossary:
(n) determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone


expression: 口がかかる
reading: くちがかかる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer); to be offered (the job of ...); to be invited (to do ...)


expression: 口がかるい
reading: くちがかるい
tags: adj-i exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-i) having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret


expression: 口が曲がる
reading: くちがまがる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to incur the wrath of god (e.g. by speaking ill of somebody behind their back); to get into trouble; to warp one's mouth


expression: 口が減らない
reading: くちがへらない
tags: adj-f exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-f) fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words


expression: 口が多い
reading: くちがおおい
tags: adj-i exp
glossary:
(exp,adj-i) talkative; loquacious; garrulous; voluble; (exp) having a large family to support; having too many mouths to feed


expression: 口が裂けても
reading: くちがさけても
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat


expression: 口きき
reading: くちきき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) mediation; good offices; intervention; mediator; middleman; influential person; person of influence; (arch) eloquence; eloquent person; (arch) way of speaking


expression: 口火を切る
reading: くちびをきる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot (fig. only); to start a conversation


expression: 口奇麗
reading: くちぎれい
tags: adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) speaking elegantly; speaking clearly; not coveting food; speaking like an innocent person


expression: 口寄
reading: くちよせ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(io) (n,vs) spiritualism; spiritism; channeling; summoning a spirit and giving him voice (esp. when done by a female shaman); (n) medium; channeler


expression: 口寄せ
reading: くちよせ
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) spiritualism; spiritism; channeling; summoning a spirit and giving him voice (esp. when done by a female shaman); (n) medium; channeler


expression: 口細
reading: くちぼそ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (fem) having a small mouth; eating only a little; topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva); barracuda


expression: 口書
reading: くちがき
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) writing with the brush in one's mouth; (n) foreword; preface; affidavit; written confession (of a commoner in the Edo period)


expression: 口切り
reading: くちきり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) start broaching (a subject); opening remark; start; commencement; beginning; event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar; opening a sealed jar or container


expression: 口説き落す
reading: くどきおとす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing


expression: 口説く
reading: くどく
tags: v5k vt
glossary:
(v5k,vt) to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play; to make a pass; to put the moves on; to come on to; to hit on; to court; to woo; to romance


expression: 口直し
reading: くちなおし
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; (n) palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal


expression: 口分田
reading: くぶんでん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) allotted rice field (ritsuryo system); land distributed to all citizens from which yields were taxed by the government


expression: 口利き
reading: くちきき
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) mediation; good offices; intervention; mediator; middleman; influential person; person of influence; (arch) eloquence; eloquent person; (arch) way of speaking; (P)


expression: 向きになる
reading: むきになる
tags: exp v5r
glossary:
(exp,v5r) (uk) to become serious; to take something (joke, teasing) seriously; to become irritated or angry (usually at something trivial)


expression: 向こう
reading: むこう
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) opposite side; other side; opposite direction; over there; that way; far away; beyond; the other party; the other person; future (starting now); (P)


expression: 向こう正面
reading: むこうじょうめん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) opposite the front; front seats in a theater; stalls; orchestra seats; (sumo) (seat facing) south side of ring


expression: 向日性
reading: こうじつせい
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) heliotropism; actinotropism; disposition (in flowers) to turn toward the sun; phototropism


expression: 向付
reading: むこうづけ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (food) dish placed on the far side of the serving table (kaiseki cuisine); side dishes at a banquet (e.g. sashimi, salad, vinegared dish; not rice or soup); (sumo) resting one's forehead on the chest of one's opponent and grabbing his belt


expression: 垢
reading: く
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)


expression: 垢掻き
reading: あかかき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) female assistant who scrubbed customers at public baths and also offered sexual services (Edo period)


expression: 好い加減
reading: いいかげん
tags: 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


expression: 好き
reading: ずき
tags: adj-na adj-no suf
glossary:
(adj-na,adj-no,suf) -phil; -phile; enthusiast (for); love (of); being attractive (to); to tend to be liked (by)


expression: 好んで
reading: このんで
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately; intentionally; (P)


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


expression: 好条件
reading: こうじょうけん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun


expression: 好転反応
reading: こうてんはんのう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) healing crisis; cleansing reaction; reaction during the elimination of toxins after antibiotic, etc. treatment


expression: 好発
reading: こうはつ
tags: n n-pref vi vs
glossary:
(n,vs,vi,n-pref) (med) occurring frequently; being susceptible; age, body part, group of people, etc. in which a disease or condition occurs especially frequently


expression: 好評嘖々
reading: こうひょうさくさく
tags: adj-t adv-to
glossary:
(adj-t,adv-to) enjoying great popularity; receiving widespread high praise; being a great success with the public


expression: 孔
reading: あな
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) hole; deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.); vacancy; opening; flaw; profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others; upset victory (with a large payoff); (sl) pit (of a theater); (arch) hiding place; (arch) underbelly (of society, etc.)


expression: 工事
reading: こうじ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) construction work; construction; work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.); (P)


expression: 工夫
reading: くふう
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) scheme; device; scheming; devising; figuring out; coming up with; solving ingeniously; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation); (P)


expression: 巧言令色すくなし仁
reading: こうげんれいしょくすくなしじん
tags: exp
glossary:
(exp) (arch) those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion; a honeyed tongue with a heart of gall


expression: 巧者
reading: こうしゃ
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) cleverness; skill; tact; (n) clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful); (P)


expression: 巧遅拙速
reading: こうちせっそく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate; better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent


expression: 幸福の科学
reading: こうふくのかがく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Kofuku-no-Kagaku; The Institute for Research in Human Happiness (religion founded in Japan in 1986)


expression: 広がる
reading: ひろがる
tags: P v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space); (P)


expression: 広げる
reading: ひろげる
tags: P 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; (P)


expression: 広める
reading: ひろめる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to disseminate; to broaden; to extend; to widen; to enlarge; (P)


expression: 庚申待
reading: こうしんまち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle (to prevent the three worms from reporting one's wrongdoings and shortening one's lifespan), while worshipping Sakra, the Blue-Faced Vajra, or Sarutahiko


expression: 康煕字典
reading: こうきじてん
tags: n
glossary:
(iK) (n) Kangxi dictionary; Chinese dictionary of 1716, which popularized the system of 214 radicals


expression: 弘める
reading: ひろめる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to disseminate; to broaden; to extend; to widen; to enlarge


expression: 慌てる
reading: あわてる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to be in a hurry; to rush; (P)


expression: 拘り
reading: こだわり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (uk) obsession; fixation; hangup; determination; fastidiousness; pickiness about (trait, style, etc.); (uk) complaining; criticizing


expression: 拘り合う
reading: かかずりあう
tags: v5u vi
glossary:
(v5u,vi) (uk) (col) to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about; to bother (someone)


expression: 拘束名簿式比例代表制
reading: こうそくめいぼしきひれいだいひょうせい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) proportional representation electoral system (in which party votes are cast, and candidates from each party are elected based on an ordered list available to the public)


expression: 控え
reading: ひかえ
tags: P n n-suf
glossary:
(n) reserve; spare; backup; note; memorandum; (n,n-suf) duplicate; copy; stub (of a ticket, etc.); (n) waiting one's turn; (P)


expression: 控えめ
reading: ひかえめ
tags: adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-na,n,adj-no) moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing; unassuming; well-behaved; low-key; temperate; in small quantities


expression: 控える
reading: ひかえる
tags: P v1
glossary:
(v1) to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for; to be soon; to be in the offing; to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.); (P)


expression: 攻め
reading: せめ
tags: P n suf
glossary:
(n) attack; offence; offense; (uk) (col) dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; (suf) a barrage of; a flood of; (P)


expression: 更迭
reading: こうてつ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) change; shake-up; reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); dismissal (e.g. of a minister); exchanging places; (P)


expression: 構う
reading: かまう
tags: P v5u
glossary:
(v5u) to mind; to care about; to be concerned about; to care for; to look after; to prepare for; to interfere with; to meddle in; to tease; (P)


expression: 構える
reading: かまえる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to set up (e.g. a building); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal); to prepare to use something (e.g. a camera); to plan; to scheme; to fabricate in order to deceive; to stiffen; to become formal; (P)


expression: 江に
reading: えに
tags: n
glossary:
(ateji) (n) fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection; family ties; affinity


expression: 江戸のかたきを長崎で討つ
reading: えどのかたきをながさきでうつ
tags: exp v5t
glossary:
(exp,v5t) (id) to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest


expression: 江戸みそ
reading: えどみそ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Edo miso; type of miso produced in the Tokyo area since the Edo period (usu. low-salt and made with rice koji)


expression: 江戸間
reading: えどま
tags: n
glossary:
(n) standard measurement for the distance between pillars in eastern Japan (approx. 182 cm); Kanto-size tatami mat (approx. 176 cm by 88 cm)


expression: 江戸城
reading: えどじょう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)


expression: 浩然の気
reading: こうぜんのき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) universal life force (the source of animation for all things); free spirit (i.e. a mindset unencumbered with worldly concerns)


expression: 甲
reading: こう
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand; the A party (e.g. in a contract); the first party; plaintiff (label in legal documents); (P)


expression: 甲乙
reading: こうおつ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) A and B; excellent and good; similarity; discrimination; discernment; distinction; first and second parties (in legal contexts); (P)


expression: 甲子園
reading: こうしえん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Koshien (location of Koshien Stadium, where the Japan National High School Baseball Tournament is held)


expression: 皇御孫
reading: すめみま
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) grandchild of Amaterasu (i.e. Ninigi no Mikoto); descendant of Amaterasu; person of imperial lineage; emperor


expression: 皇民化政策
reading: こうみんかせいさく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) imperialisation policy (esp. on Korea during Japan's colonial rule) (imperialization); policy of imperialisation


expression: 硬骨魚綱
reading: こうこつぎょこう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Osteichthyes; class comprising the bony fishes (and sometimes their descendants, i.e. tetrapods)


expression: 硬派
reading: こうは
tags: P adj-na n
glossary:
(n,adj-na) tough elements; hard-liners; stalwarts; diehards; hawks; considering association with women and interest in fashion as weakness and focusing on strength and manliness; young tough; young rowdy; hard (news); hard news reporter; strait-laced (person); straight-laced; overly serious regarding relations between men and women; bullish traders; (P)


expression: 糠蝿
reading: ぬかばえ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (obsc) biting midge (any insect of family Ceratopogonidae); no-see-um; plant hopper (any insect of family Delphacidae)


expression: 紅
reading: あか
tags: adj-no n n-pref
glossary:
(n) red; crimson; scarlet; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); (col) Red (i.e. communist); (abbr) red light; (abbr) red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red; (adj-no,n-pref) complete; total; perfect; obvious


expression: 紅学
reading: こうがく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) redology; study of the novel Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin, one of China's four great classical novels


expression: 紅型
reading: びんがた
tags: n
glossary:
(n) method of dyeing, developed in Okinawa, in which a single stencil is used to produce richly polychromatic designs; traditional dyed cloth from Okinawa


expression: 紅赤
reading: べにあか
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bright red tinged with yellow; variety of sweet potato with red skin and sweet yellow flesh (product of the Kawagoe region)


expression: 紅白
reading: こうはく
tags: P adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); (n) (abbr) Red and White singing contest; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK); (P)


expression: 紅白歌合戦
reading: こうはくうたがっせん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Red and White singing contest; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)


expression: 紅毛船
reading: こうもうせん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) (col) foreign ship (originally only of Dutch ships, but later referring to all foreign ships)


expression: 紅葉
reading: こうよう
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) autumn colours; fall colors; leaves changing color (colour); leaves turning red; red leaves; (P)


expression: 紅葉
reading: もみじ
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) autumn colours; fall colors; leaves changing color (colour); (n) (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum); (col) venison; (P)


expression: 絞り
reading: しぼり
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) tye-dye; tye-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; stop; contraction; squeezing; choke; (P)


expression: 絞る
reading: しぼる
tags: P v5r vt
glossary:
(v5r,vt) to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort; to exploit; to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke; to drill into; to train; to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down; to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring); to stop down (lens); to turn down (e.g. radio); to bend (bow); to draw; (sumo) to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize; (P)


expression: 綱引き
reading: つなひき
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw); (P)


expression: 綱曳き
reading: つなひき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)


expression: 考え
reading: かんがえ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept; idea; notion; imagination; intention; plan; design; consideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection; wish; hope; expectation; (P)


expression: 考える
reading: かんがえる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something); to intend; to decide (to do); to plan; to come up with; to devise; to scheme; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to suspect; to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something); to look on; (P)


expression: 荒
reading: あら
tags: n pref
glossary:
(n) leftovers (after filleting a fish); rice chaff; flaw (esp. of a person); (pref) rough; roughly; crude; raw; natural; wild


expression: 荒す
reading: あらす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(io) (v5s,vt) to lay waste; to devastate; to damage; to invade; to break into; (comp) (col) to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam; (P)


expression: 荒びれる
reading: さびれる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)


expression: 荒らし
reading: あらし
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(n) (Internet) troll; (n-suf) raising havoc; laying waste; disturber; robbery; holdup; robber; thief


expression: 荒らす
reading: あらす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to lay waste; to devastate; to damage; to invade; to break into; (comp) (col) to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam; (P)


expression: 荒れる
reading: あれる
tags: P v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to be stormy; to be rough; to be ruined; to fall into ruin; to be in a bad temper; to lose one's temper; (P)


expression: 荒屋
reading: あばらや
tags: n
glossary:
(io) (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: 行
reading: ぎょう
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) line (i.e. of text); row; verse; (Buddh) carya (austerities); (Buddh) samskara (formations); (abbr) running script (a semi-cursive style of kanji); (P)


expression: 行
reading: こう
tags: ctr n n-suf pref suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) going; travelling (traveling); type of classical Chinese verse (usu. an epic); (arch) district (of similar merchants); guild; (suf,pref,ctr) bank


expression: 行き違い
reading: いきちがい
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement; disagreement; (P)


expression: 行き違い
reading: ゆきちがい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement; disagreement


expression: 行く
reading: いく
tags: P aux-v v5k-s vi
glossary:
(v5k-s,vi) to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; (aux-v) to continue; (v5k-s,vi) (uk) to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; (uk) (sl) to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination; (P)


expression: 行なわれる
reading: おこなわれる
tags: v1 vi
glossary:
(v1,vi) to be done; to be practiced; to be practised; to take place; to be held; to be prevalent; to be in fashion; to be in vogue; to be current; to come into use


expression: 行乞
reading: ぎょうこつ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) going on an alms round (for food); going begging (for food); going to ask for alms of food; pindacara


expression: 行住坐臥
reading: ぎょうじゅうざが
tags: n
glossary:
(n) daily life; daily routine; while awake or asleep; at all times; day in, day out; constantly; the four cardinal behaviors - walking, standing, sitting and lying


expression: 行住座臥
reading: ぎょうじゅうざが
tags: n
glossary:
(iK) (n) daily life; daily routine; while awake or asleep; at all times; day in, day out; constantly; the four cardinal behaviors - walking, standing, sitting and lying


expression: 行水
reading: ぎょうずい
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) tub bath; bathing in the open air; bathing or cleaning oneself; cleaning oneself for religious purification


expression: 行政書士
reading: ぎょうせいしょし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) administrative scrivener; notary public; paralegal qualified to prepare legal documents on administrative matters, e.g. immigration


expression: 行灯袴
reading: あんどんばかま
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) hakama without gussets (worn by female students and later male students in the Meiji period); hakama without gores


expression: 講
reading: こう
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) (Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)


expression: 講演会
reading: こうえんかい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)


expression: 講書始
reading: こうしょはじめ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Imperial New Year's Lectures (ceremony in which the emperor and members of the imperial family Their Majesties listen to expert lectures in the fields of human, social and natural sciences)


expression: 講評
reading: こうひょう
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique


expression: 購買
reading: こうばい
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) procurement; purchase; buying; (n) (abbr) school store; co-op; school canteen; tuck shop; (P)


expression: 降す
reading: くだす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to make (a decision); to pass (judgement, etc.); to hand down (orders, etc.); to let go down; to lower; to do oneself; to do by oneself


expression: 降る
reading: くだる
tags: v5r vi
glossary:
(v5r,vi) to descend; to go down; to come down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; to have the runs; to have diarrhea


expression: 項
reading: こう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) clause; paragraph; item; (ling) argument; (math) term (of an equation); (arch) nape (of the neck)


expression: 香具
reading: こうぐ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) incense set (e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.); incense paraphernalia; incense components (e.g. sandalwood, musk, aloeswood)


expression: 高感度
reading: こうかんど
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film); discerning; discriminating; of refined tastes


expression: 高給取り
reading: こうきゅうとり
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n) high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; (adj-no) highly-paid; in the top salary bracket


expression: 高校卒業程度認定試験
reading: こうこうそつぎょうていどにんていしけん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (abbr) Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination


expression: 高度
reading: こうど
tags: P adj-na adj-no n
glossary:
(adj-na,n) altitude; height; elevation; (adj-na,adj-no,n) advanced; sophisticated; high-grade; strong; (P)


expression: 高等学校卒業程度認定試験
reading: こうとうがっこうそつぎょうていどにんていしけん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination


expression: 高等部
reading: こうとうぶ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)


expression: 高野聖
reading: こうやひじり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Mt. Koya missionary (usu. low-ranking monks); (uk) Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)


expression: 高麗
reading: こうらい
tags: P n n-pref
glossary:
(n) (abbr) Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); (n,n-pref) Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (P)


expression: 高麗餠
reading: こうらいもち
tags: n
glossary:
(n) var. of mochi made from a mixture of rice flour and sweet bean paste (famous product of Kagoshima)


expression: 鴻
reading: おおとり
tags: n
glossary:
(n) large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)


expression: 劫
reading: こう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (Buddh) kalpa (eon, aeon); (uk) ko (in Go, the arrangement that allows for the eternal capture and recapture of the same stones)


expression: 合
reading: ごう
tags: P ctr n
glossary:
(n) 0.18039 litres (liters); 0.3306 metres square (meters); one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; (astron) conjunction; (ctr) counter for covered containers; counter for matches, battles, etc.; (P)


expression: 合いの子弁当
reading: あいのこべんとう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) children's lunch box of cooked rice and a Western-style side dish (popular late Meiji and Taisho periods)


expression: 合いの手を入れる
reading: あいのてをいれる
tags: exp v1
glossary:
(exp,v1) to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt


expression: 合い印
reading: あいじるし
tags: n
glossary:
(n) identifying mark (esp. a mark of comradeship); mark placed where two pieces of cloth are to be sewn together (or two pieces of wood joined, etc.); verification seal; tally


expression: 合い引き
reading: あいびき
tags: n
glossary:
(n) bench used by kabuki actors during performance; for enemies and allies to pull back their troops at the same time; responding to enemy arrow fire with arrow fire


expression: 合い火
reading: あいび
tags: n
glossary:
(n) cooking over the fire of an unclean home or a home in mourning; food prepared over the fire of an unclean home or a home in mourning


expression: 合い判
reading: あいはん
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) official seal; verification seal; affixing a seal to an official document; making a joint signature or seal


expression: 合う
reading: あう
tags: P suf v5u vi
glossary:
(v5u,vi) to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet; to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct; to be profitable; to be equitable; (suf,v5u) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... to each other; to do ... together; (P)


expression: 合う
reading: おう
tags: suf v5u vi
glossary:
(ik) (v5u,vi) to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet; to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct; to be profitable; to be equitable; (suf,v5u) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... to each other; to do ... together


expression: 合す
reading: あわす
tags: v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with; to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate); to place together; to connect; to overlap; to mix; to combine; to put blade to blade; to fight


expression: 合せる
reading: あわせる
tags: v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with; to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate); to place together; to connect; to overlap; to mix; to combine; to put blade to blade; to fight


expression: 合せ持つ
reading: あわせもつ
tags: v5t vt
glossary:
(v5t,vt) to own (something) as well; to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points)


expression: 合わす
reading: あわす
tags: P v5s vt
glossary:
(v5s,vt) to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with; to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate); to place together; to connect; to overlap; to mix; to combine; to put blade to blade; to fight; (P)


expression: 合わせる
reading: あわせる
tags: P v1 vt
glossary:
(v1,vt) to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with; to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate); to place together; to connect; to overlap; to mix; to combine; to put blade to blade; to fight; (P)


expression: 合コン
reading: ごうコン
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) (abbr) joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party


expression: 合口音
reading: ごうこうおん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji with a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel; (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "o" and "u" or "e" and "u" sounds


expression: 合従連衡
reading: がっしょうれんこう
tags: n
glossary:
(n) alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty); (tactic of) making & breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands); resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient


expression: 合掌
reading: がっしょう
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) pressing one's hands together in prayer; (n) triangular frame of a thatched roof; Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours; (P)


expression: 合体
reading: がったい
tags: n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) union; coalescence; amalgamation; combination; alliance; annexation; incorporation; copulation; penetration


expression: 合同
reading: ごうどう
tags: P adj-na adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no,adj-na) combination; union; incorporation; amalgamation; fusion; (math) congruence; (P)


expression: 合同コンパ
reading: ごうどうコンパ
tags: n
glossary:
(n) joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party


expression: 合併
reading: がっぺい
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; merger; coalition; fusion; annexation; affiliation; incorporation; (P)


expression: 合併
reading: ごうへい
tags: n vs
glossary:
(ok) (n,vs) combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; merger; coalition; fusion; annexation; affiliation; incorporation


expression: 合流
reading: ごうりゅう
tags: adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; junction; joining; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging; coming together


expression: 豪い
reading: えらい
tags: adj-i
glossary:
(adj-i) great; excellent; admirable; remarkable; distinguished; important; celebrated; famous; eminent; (uk) awful; terrible


expression: 麹
reading: かむだち
tags: n
glossary:
(ok) (n) mould grown on rice, barley, beans, etc. as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc. (mold); malted rice; malt


expression: 麹
reading: こうじ
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) mould grown on rice, barley, beans, etc. as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc. (mold); malted rice; malt; (P)


expression: 麹漬
reading: こうじづけ
tags: n n-suf
glossary:
(n,n-suf) fish, meat, vegetables, etc. pickled in mould (mold) and salt; food pickled in malted rice


expression: 克服
reading: こくふく
tags: P n vs
glossary:
(n,vs) conquest (problem, disease, handicap, etc. e.g. poverty, illness); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over; (P)


expression: 刻
reading: こく
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) archaic period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; cutting; mincing; strictness; cruelty; (P)


expression: 刻む
reading: きざむ
tags: P v5m vt
glossary:
(v5m,vt) to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred; to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch; to tick away (time); to record the passing moments; to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly; (arch) to have tattooed; (arch) to torment; (P)


expression: 告朔
reading: こうさく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) (arch) ceremony where the Emperor would inspect the records of attendance and absence of officials


expression: 告白
reading: こくはく
tags: P adj-no n vs
glossary:
(n,vs,adj-no) confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; profession of love; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional); (P)


expression: 国
reading: くに
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) country; (the) state; region; (obs) province (of Japan); home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch) land; earth; (P)


expression: 国家多事
reading: こっかたじ
tags: adj-no n
glossary:
(n,adj-no) eventful times for the nation; the nation being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land


expression: 国会議事堂
reading: こっかいぎじどう
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.); (P)


expression: 国学
reading: こくがく
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law); (P)


expression: 国訓
reading: こっくん
tags: n
glossary:
(n) Japanese reading of a kanji (sometimes esp. in ref. to readings that do not correspond to the orig. Chinese meaning of the kanji)


expression: 国郡里制
reading: こくぐんりせい
tags: n
glossary:
(n) province-district-neighbourhood system (system of administrative divisions under the ritsuryo; 1 neighbourhood=~50 homes, 1 district=2-20 neighbourhoods)


expression: 国語
reading: こくご
tags: P n
glossary:
(n) national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords); (P)


expression: 国際人権規約
reading: こくさいじんけんきやく
tags: n
glossary:
(n) International Covenants on Human Rights; ICCPR; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; ICESCR


