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政治活動の自由

see styles
 seijikatsudounojiyuu / sejikatsudonojiyu
    せいじかつどうのじゆう
(exp,n) freedom to carry out political activities; freedom of political activity

樹挪死,人挪活


树挪死,人挪活

see styles
shù nuó sǐ , rén nuó huó
    shu4 nuo2 si3 , ren2 nuo2 huo2
shu no ssu , jen no huo
lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom); fig. human beings, unlike trees, thrive on change

死要面子活受罪

see styles
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì
    si3 yao4 mian4 zi5 huo2 shou4 zui4
ssu yao mien tzu huo shou tsui
to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)

破壊活動防止法

see styles
 hakaikatsudouboushihou / hakaikatsudoboshiho
    はかいかつどうぼうしほう
{law} Subversive Activities Prevention Act

都市生活研究所

see styles
 toshiseikatsukenkyuujo / toshisekatsukenkyujo
    としせいかつけんきゅうじょ
(org) Urban Life Research Institute; (o) Urban Life Research Institute

Variations:
活発(P)
活溌

see styles
 kappatsu
    かっぱつ
(noun or adjectival noun) lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

Variations:
活き締め
活締め

see styles
 ikijime; ikishime
    いきじめ; いきしめ
(1) (いきじめ only) (See 活け締め・いけじめ・1) draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; (2) (esp. いきしめ) (See 活け締め・いけじめ・2) fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); (3) (esp. いきしめ) (See 活け締め・いけじめ・3) killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank

Variations:
活じめ
活きじめ

see styles
 ikijime
    いきじめ
(can be adjective with の) fresh-frozen (e.g. fish); quickly frozen

活動基準原価計算

see styles
 katsudoukijungenkakeisan / katsudokijungenkakesan
    かつどうきじゅんげんかけいさん
{bus} activity-based costing; ABC

活性化エネルギー

see styles
 kasseikaenerugii / kassekaenerugi
    かっせいかエネルギー
activation energy

活性炭フィルター

see styles
 kasseitanfirutaa / kassetanfiruta
    かっせいたんフィルター
activated carbon filter

活目入彦五十狭茅

see styles
 ikumeirihikoisachi / ikumerihikoisachi
    いくめいりひこいさち
(personal name) Ikumeirihikoisachi

Variations:
生き(P)
活き

see styles
 iki(p); iki
    いき(P); イキ
(1) (ant: 死に・1) living; being alive; (2) freshness; liveliness; vitality; (3) {go} situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; (4) (kana only) (usually イキ) stet (proofreading); leave as-is; (prefix) (5) damned

フラクション活動

see styles
 furakushonkatsudou / furakushonkatsudo
    フラクションかつどう
(See フラクション・1) cell activities (esp. by a left-wing party)

ボランティア活動

see styles
 borantiakatsudou / borantiakatsudo
    ボランティアかつどう
volunteer activities; volunteerism

国民生活センター

see styles
 kokuminseikatsusentaa / kokuminsekatsusenta
    こくみんせいかつセンター
(org) National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan; JCIC; (o) National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan; JCIC

国民生活金融公庫

see styles
 kokuminseikatsukinyuukouko / kokuminsekatsukinyukoko
    こくみんせいかつきんゆうこうこ
(company) National Life Finance Corporation; (c) National Life Finance Corporation

国際調和研究活動

see styles
 kokusaichouwakenkyuukatsudou / kokusaichowakenkyukatsudo
    こくさいちょうわけんきゅうかつどう
(o) International Harmonized Research Activity

地殻活動観測施設

see styles
 chikakukatsudoukansokushisetsu / chikakukatsudokansokushisetsu
    ちかくかつどうかんそくしせつ
(place-name) Chikakukatsudoukansokushisetsu

地殼活動観測施設

see styles
 chikakukatsudoukansokushisetsu / chikakukatsudokansokushisetsu
    ちかくかつどうかんそくしせつ
(place-name) Chikakukatsudoukansokushisetsu

天城日活ゴルフ場

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 amaginikkatsugorufujou / amaginikkatsugorufujo
    あまぎにっかつゴルフじょう
(place-name) Amaginikkatsu Golf Links

日本農村生活学会

see styles
 nipponnousonseikatsugakkai / nipponnosonsekatsugakkai
    にっぽんのうそんせいかつがっかい
(org) Rural Life Society of Japan; (o) Rural Life Society of Japan

東北生活文化大学

see styles
 touhokuseikatsubunkadaigaku / tohokusekatsubunkadaigaku
    とうほくせいかつぶんかだいがく
(org) Tōhoku Seikatsu Bunka College; (o) Tōhoku Seikatsu Bunka College

死中に活を求める

see styles
 shichuunikatsuomotomeru / shichunikatsuomotomeru
    しちゅうにかつをもとめる
(exp,v1) to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation

消費生活センター

see styles
 shouhiseikatsusentaa / shohisekatsusenta
    しょうひせいかつセンター
consumer affairs center

消費生活協同組合

see styles
 shouhiseikatsukyoudoukumiai / shohisekatsukyodokumiai
    しょうひせいかつきょうどうくみあい
consumers' cooperative society; consumers' cooperative association

準医療活動従事者

see styles
 juniryoukatsudoujuujisha / juniryokatsudojujisha
    じゅんいりょうかつどうじゅうじしゃ
paramedic

金融活動作業部会

see styles
 kinyuukatsudousagyoubukai / kinyukatsudosagyobukai
    きんゆうかつどうさぎょうぶかい
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering; FATF

非活動ウィンドウ

see styles
 hikatsudouindou / hikatsudoindo
    ひかつどうウィンドウ
inactive window

Variations:
活弁
活辯(rK)

see styles
 katsuben
    かつべん
(hist) silent movie narrator

Variations:
活気付く
活気づく

see styles
 kakkizuku
    かっきづく
(v5k,vi) to become animated; to liven up; to become active

Variations:
活溌溌地
活発発地

see styles
 kappatsuhacchi; kappatsupacchi
    かっぱつはっち; かっぱつぱっち
(n,adj-no,adj-na) (yoji) being full of vitality (energy); vigorous and in high spirits

Variations:
独活
獨活(oK)

see styles
 udo; dokkatsu; tsuchitara(ok); udo
    うど; どっかつ; つちたら(ok); ウド
(kana only) udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)

Variations:
生け込む
活け込む

see styles
 ikekomu
    いけこむ
(Godan verb with "mu" ending) to arrange (e.g. flowers); to decorate

フッ素系界面活性剤

see styles
 fussokeikaimenkasseizai / fussokekaimenkassezai
    フッそけいかいめんかっせいざい
{chem} fluorochemical surfactant; fluorine-based surfactant

特定非営利活動団体

see styles
 tokuteihieirikatsudoudantai / tokutehierikatsudodantai
    とくていひえいりかつどうだんたい
(See 特定非営利活動法人) nonprofit organization; NPO

特定非営利活動法人

see styles
 tokuteihieirikatsudouhoujin / tokutehierikatsudohojin
    とくていひえいりかつどうほうじん
specified nonprofit corporation

非イオン界面活性剤

see styles
 hiionkaimenkasseizai / hionkaimenkassezai
    ひイオンかいめんかっせいざい
non-ionic surfactant

Variations:
活魚
活け魚
生け魚

see styles
 katsugyo(魚); ikeuo
    かつぎょ(活魚); いけうお
live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)

Variations:
生かす(P)
活かす

see styles
 ikasu
    いかす
(transitive verb) (1) to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) (生かす only) to let live; to keep alive; (transitive verb) (3) (生かす only) to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life; (transitive verb) (4) to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

Variations:
生きる(P)
活きる

see styles
 ikiru
    いきる
(v1,vi) (1) to live; to exist; (v1,vi) (2) to make a living; to subsist; (v1,vi) (3) to be in effect; to be in use; to function; (v1,vi) (4) to come to life; to be enlivened; (v1,vi) (5) to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

Variations:
生ける(P)
活ける

see styles
 ikeru
    いける
(transitive verb) (1) to arrange (flowers); to plant; (can act as adjective) (2) (生ける only) living; live

Variations:
生活の糧
生活のかて

see styles
 seikatsunokate / sekatsunokate
    せいかつのかて
(exp,n) source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter

博報堂生活総合研究所

see styles
 hakuhoudouseikatsusougoukenkyuujo / hakuhodosekatsusogokenkyujo
    はくほうどうせいかつそうごうけんきゅうじょ
(org) Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living; (o) Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living

反美是工作赴美是生活

see styles
fǎn měi shì gōng zuò fù měi shì shēng huó
    fan3 mei3 shi4 gong1 zuo4 fu4 mei3 shi4 sheng1 huo2
fan mei shih kung tso fu mei shih sheng huo
being anti-American is the job, but life is in America (jocular comment made about public figures who are brazenly xenophobic but whose family live abroad)

国際保健医療活動団体

see styles
 kokusaihokeniryoukatsudoudantai / kokusaihokeniryokatsudodantai
    こくさいほけんいりょうかつどうだんたい
(o) Health Action International; HAI

国際活版印刷労働組合

see styles
 kokusaikappaninsatsuroudoukumiai / kokusaikappaninsatsurodokumiai
    こくさいかっぱんいんさつろうどうくみあい
(o) International Typographical Union

注意力不足活動過多症

see styles
 chuuiryokufusokukatsudoukatashou / chuiryokufusokukatsudokatasho
    ちゅういりょくふそくかつどうかたしょう
attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder; ADHD

特定非営利活動促進法

see styles
 tokuteihieirikatsudousokushinhou / tokutehierikatsudosokushinho
    とくていひえいりかつどうそくしんほう
{law} (See NPO法) Act on Promotion of Specified Non-profit Activities

Variations:
活気づける
活気付ける

see styles
 kakkizukeru
    かっきづける
(transitive verb) to animate; to liven up; to cheer up

Variations:
快活(P)
快闊
快濶

see styles
 kaikatsu
    かいかつ
(adjectival noun) cheerful; lively; lighthearted

Variations:
生かる
活かる
埋かる

see styles
 ikaru
    いかる
(v5r,vi) (1) (esp. 生かる, 活かる) to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; (v5r,vi) (2) (esp. 埋かる) to be buried

Variations:
うどの大木
独活の大木

see styles
 udonotaiboku
    うどのたいぼく
(exp,n) (idiom) good for nothing (of large people); big but useless

生活にめりはりをつける

see styles
 seikatsunimerihariotsukeru / sekatsunimerihariotsukeru
    せいかつにめりはりをつける
(exp,v1) (See 減り張り・めりはり・2) to vary the pace of one's life

陸軍平和維持活動研究所

see styles
 rikugunheiwaijikatsudoukenkyuujo / rikugunhewaijikatsudokenkyujo
    りくぐんへいわいじかつどうけんきゅうじょ
(o) Army Peacekeeping Institute

青少年野外活動センター

see styles
 seishounenyagaikatsudou / seshonenyagaikatsudo
    せいしょうねんやがいかつどう
(place-name) Seishounenyagaikatsudou

飯後一支煙,賽過活神仙


饭后一支烟,赛过活神仙

see styles
fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān
    fan4 hou4 yi1 zhi1 yan1 , sai4 guo4 huo2 shen2 xian1
fan hou i chih yen , sai kuo huo shen hsien
have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)

飯後百步走,活到九十九


饭后百步走,活到九十九

see styles
fàn hòu bǎi bù zǒu , huó dào jiǔ shí jiǔ
    fan4 hou4 bai3 bu4 zou3 , huo2 dao4 jiu3 shi2 jiu3
fan hou pai pu tsou , huo tao chiu shih chiu
walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)

Variations:
生き生き(P)
活き活き

see styles
 ikiiki / ikiki
    いきいき
(adv,adv-to,vs) in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

Variations:
生き人形
生人形
活人形

see styles
 ikiningyou / ikiningyo
    いきにんぎょう
(1) lifelike life-sized doll (made in the late Edo and Meiji periods); (2) doll-like beauty

Variations:
生き餌
生餌
活き餌
活餌

see styles
 ikie
    いきえ
live bait

Variations:
生きる(P)
活きる(rK)

see styles
 ikiru
    いきる
(v1,vi) (1) to live; to exist; (v1,vi) (2) to make a living; to subsist; (v1,vi) (3) to be in effect; to be in use; to function; (v1,vi) (4) to come to life; to be enlivened; (v1,vi) (5) to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

Variations:
活を入れる
喝を入れる(iK)

see styles
 katsuoireru
    かつをいれる
(exp,v1) (1) (See 活・2) to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); (exp,v1) (2) (See 喝) to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone; to give someone a pep talk

Variations:
悠々自適の生活
悠悠自適の生活

see styles
 yuuyuujitekinoseikatsu / yuyujitekinosekatsu
    ゆうゆうじてきのせいかつ
(exp,n) (See 悠々自適) life free from worldly cares

組織プラスミノーゲン活性化因子

see styles
 soshikipurasuminoogenkasseikainshi / soshikipurasuminoogenkassekainshi
    そしきプラスミノーゲンかっせいかいんし
{biol} tissue plasminogen activator; tPA; PLAT

Variations:
ウドの大木
うどの大木
独活の大木

see styles
 udonotaiboku
    うどのたいぼく
(exp,n) (idiom) big but useless person

Variations:
婚活パーティー
婚活パーティ(sK)

see styles
 konkatsupaatii / konkatsupati
    こんかつパーティー
matchmaking party; matchmaking event

Variations:
活発(P)
活溌(rK)
活潑(rK)

see styles
 kappatsu
    かっぱつ
(noun or adjectival noun) lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

Variations:
生け花(P)
生花(P)
活け花
活花

see styles
 ikebana(p); seika(生花, 花) / ikebana(p); seka(生花, 花)
    いけばな(P); せいか(生花, 活花)
(1) ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement; (2) (せいか only) fresh flower; natural flower

Variations:
快活(P)
快闊(rK)
快濶(rK)
快豁(rK)

see styles
 kaikatsu
    かいかつ
(adjectival noun) cheerful; lively; lighthearted

Variations:
人材活用
人財活用(iK)
人才活用(iK)

see styles
 jinzaikatsuyou / jinzaikatsuyo
    じんざいかつよう
(See 適材適所) appropriate use of human resources; personnel utilization

Variations:
活き造り
活き作り
生き作り
生作り(io)

see styles
 ikizukuri
    いきづくり
(See 活け造り・1) sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape

Variations:
活を入れる
喝を入れる(iK)
渇を入れる(iK)

see styles
 katsuoireru
    かつをいれる
(exp,v1) (1) (See 活・2) to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); (exp,v1) (2) (See 喝) to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone; to give someone a pep talk

Variations:
生け花(P)
生花(P)
活け花(rK)
活花(rK)
いけ花(sK)

see styles
 ikebana(p); seika(生花, 花) / ikebana(p); seka(生花, 花)
    いけばな(P); せいか(生花, 活花)
(1) ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement; (2) (せいか only) fresh flower; natural flower

Variations:
活け締め
活締め(io)
活締(io)
活〆(iK)
活け〆(iK)

see styles
 ikejime; ikeshime
    いけじめ; いけしめ
(1) (いけじめ only) draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; (2) (esp. いけしめ) fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); (3) (esp. いけしめ) killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank

Variations:
活け造り
活け作り
生け作り
生け造り
活作り(io)

see styles
 ikezukuri
    いけづくり
(1) (See 活き造り) sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; (2) fresh sashimi

Variations:
活き造り
活造り
活き作り
生き造り
生造り
生き作り
生作り(sK)
活作り(sK)

see styles
 ikizukuri
    いきづくり
(See 活け造り・1) sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape

Variations:
活きのいい
生きのいい
活きの良い
生きの良い
活きのよい(sK)
生きのよい(sK)

see styles
 ikinoii; ikinoyoi(kino良i, 生kino良i); ikinoii; ikinoyoi(sk) / ikinoi; ikinoyoi(kino良i, 生kino良i); ikinoi; ikinoyoi(sk)
    いきのいい; いきのよい(活きの良い, 生きの良い); イキのいい; イキのよい(sk)
(exp,adj-ix) (1) (See 活きがいい・1) fresh (e.g. fish); (exp,adj-ix) (2) lively; spirited; animated; full of energy

Variations:
活け造り
活造り
活け作り
生け作り
生け造り
活作り(sK)
生作り(sK)
生造り(sK)

see styles
 ikezukuri
    いけづくり
(1) (See 活き造り) sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; (2) fresh sashimi

Variations:
活を入れる
喝を入れる(iK)
渇を入れる(iK)
カツを入れる(sK)
喝をいれる(sK)
渇をいれる(sK)
活をいれる(sK)

see styles
 katsuoireru
    かつをいれる
(exp,v1) (1) {MA} (See 活・2) to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); (exp,v1) (2) to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone; to give someone a pep talk

Variations:
活きがいい
生きがいい
活きが良い
生きが良い
活きがよい(sK)
イキが良い(sK)
いきが良い(sK)
生きがよい(sK)

see styles
 ikigaii; ikigayoi(kiga良i, 生kiga良i); ikigaii / ikigai; ikigayoi(kiga良i, 生kiga良i); ikigai
    いきがいい; いきがよい(活きが良い, 生きが良い); イキがいい
(exp,adj-ix) (1) fresh (e.g. fish); (exp,adj-ix) (2) lively; spirited; animated; full of energy

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

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