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モンスター・ペアレンツ |
monsutaa pearentsu / monsuta pearentsu モンスター・ペアレンツ |
over-demanding parents (wasei: monster parents); parents who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child |
モンスター・ペアレント |
monsutaa pearento / monsuta pearento モンスター・ペアレント |
over-demanding parent (wasei: monster parent); parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child |
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ichininmae(p); hitorimae いちにんまえ(P); ひとりまえ |
(1) one portion; one serving; one person; (n,adj-no,adj-na) (2) adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; (adj-no,adj-na) (3) fully fledged; established; qualified |
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ittaizentai いったいぜんたい |
(adverb) (emph. form of 一体) ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?") |
不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門 不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 |
bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén bu4 zuo4 kui1 xin1 shi4 , bu4 pa4 gui3 qiao1 men2 pu tso k`uei hsin shih , pu p`a kuei ch`iao men pu tso kuei hsin shih , pu pa kuei chiao men |
he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience |
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noritetsu(乗ri鉄, 乗鉄); noritetsu(乗ritetsu) のりてつ(乗り鉄, 乗鉄); のりテツ(乗りテツ) |
(See 撮り鉄) railway enthusiast who enjoys riding trains |
亜乱炭椎(ateji) |
aransumishii / aransumishi アランスミシー |
Alan Smithee (pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project); Allen Smithee |
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hiyakashikyaku ひやかしきゃく |
customer who doesn't intend to buy anything; window-shopper |
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warimashiteate わりましてあて |
(See 割増賃金) 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 |
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kachigumi かちぐみ |
(ant: 負け組) winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.) |
千轉陀羅尼觀世音菩薩呪 千转陀罗尼观世音菩萨呪 see styles |
qiān zhuàn tuó luó ní guān shì yīn pú sà zhòu qian1 zhuan4 tuo2 luo2 ni2 guan1 shi4 yin1 pu2 sa4 zhou4 ch`ien chuan t`o lo ni kuan shih yin p`u sa chou chien chuan to lo ni kuan shih yin pu sa chou Senten darani kanzeon bosatsu ju |
Dhāraṇī of a Thousand Turns [A Spell of the Bodhisattva who Heeds the Sounds of the World] |
天は自ら助くる者を助く see styles |
tenhamizukaratasukurumonootasuku てんはみずからたすくるものをたすく |
(expression) (proverb) Heaven helps those who help themselves |
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okute おくて |
(1) (esp. 晩稲) late-growing rice; (2) (esp. 晩生) late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; (3) (esp. 奥手, 晩熟) (ant: 早稲・3) late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer |
子供部屋未使用おばさん see styles |
kodomobeyamishiyouobasan / kodomobeyamishiyoobasan こどもべやみしようおばさん |
(net-sl) (derogatory term) (play on 子供部屋おじさん) (See 子供部屋おじさん) mature-aged woman who has never given birth |
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sabishigariya さびしがりや |
(See 寂しん坊) lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness |
屁と火事はもとから騒ぐ see styles |
hetokajihamotokarasawagu へとかじはもとからさわぐ |
(exp,v5g) (proverb) it is often the originator of problems who kicks up a fuss or complains loudest; the one who smelt it dealt it |
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miko(p); fujo(巫女) みこ(P); ふじょ(巫女) |
(1) {Shinto} miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; (2) medium; sorceress; shamaness |
常在河邊走，哪有不濕鞋 常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋 |
cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié chang2 zai4 he2 bian1 zou3 , na3 you3 bu4 shi1 xie2 ch`ang tsai ho pien tsou , na yu pu shih hsieh chang tsai ho pien tsou , na yu pu shih hsieh |
a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb); (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe) |
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tokogeisha / tokogesha とこげいしゃ |
fallen geisha; geisha who prostitutes herself |
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gozonjinokata ごぞんじのかた |
(exp,n) (1) (honorific or respectful language) your acquaintance; (exp,n) (2) (honorific or respectful language) people who know |
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omoi おもい |
(1) thought; (2) imagination; mind; heart; (3) desire; wish; hope; expectation; (4) (e.g. Ａ思いのＢ for 'B who loves A') love; affection; (5) feelings; emotion; sentiment; experience |
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hikagemono ひかげもの |
(1) person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; person with something to hide; (2) obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world |
泣く子と地頭には勝てぬ see styles |
nakukotojitounihakatenu / nakukotojitonihakatenu なくことじとうにはかてぬ |
(expression) (proverb) (See 泣く子と地頭には勝てない・なくことじとうにはかてない) you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City Hall |
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arahitogami あらひとがみ |
(1) emperor; living god; god incarnate; (2) miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands) |
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machiyakko まちやっこ |
(hist) (See 旗本奴) machi-yakko; vigilantes who wore flamboyant clothing and formed gangs to fight against hatamoto-yakko (Edo period) |
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yakubyougami; ekibyougami(疫病神)(ik) / yakubyogami; ekibyogami(疫病神)(ik) やくびょうがみ; えきびょうがみ(疫病神)(ik) |
(1) god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; (2) (derogatory term) jinx; hoodoo; pest; odious person; plague; angel of death |
百勝難慮敵，三折乃良醫 百胜难虑敌，三折乃良医 |
bǎi shèng nán lǜ dí , sān zhé nǎi liáng yī bai3 sheng4 nan2 lu:4 di2 , san1 zhe2 nai3 liang2 yi1 pai sheng nan lü ti , san che nai liang i |
(a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫|刘禹锡[Liu2 Yu3 xi1]) one gains very little insight into one's enemy from a hundred victories, but he who breaks his arm three times will be a good doctor; (fig.) one learns more from one's failures than from one's successes |
聖觀自在菩薩一百八名經 圣观自在菩萨一百八名经 see styles |
shèng guān zì zài pú sà yī bǎi bā míng jīng sheng4 guan1 zi4 zai4 pu2 sa4 yi1 bai3 ba1 ming2 jing1 sheng kuan tzu tsai p`u sa i pai pa ming ching sheng kuan tzu tsai pu sa i pai pa ming ching Shō kanjizai bosatsu ippyakuhachimyō kyō |
Sūtra of the One Hundred and Eight Names of the Sacred Bodhisattva who Contemplates Freely |
誰笑到最後，誰笑得最好 谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好 |
shei xiào dào zuì hòu , shei xiào dé zuì hǎo shei2 xiao4 dao4 zui4 hou4 , shei2 xiao4 de2 zui4 hao3 shei hsiao tao tsui hou , shei hsiao te tsui hao |
He laughs best who laughs last. |
誰笑在最後，誰笑得最好 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好 |
shei xiào zài zuì hòu , shei xiào dé zuì hǎo shei2 xiao4 zai4 zui4 hou4 , shei2 xiao4 de2 zui4 hao3 shei hsiao tsai tsui hou , shei hsiao te tsui hao |
He laughs best who laughs last. |
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menkui めんくい |
(colloquialism) being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks |
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itadakijoshi いただきじょし |
(slang) woman who feigns intimacy with men for money |
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atamahane あたまはね |
{mahj} atamahane; house rule specifying that in the event of two or more players declaring a win from a discarded tile, the winner is the player closest (in turn order) to the player who discarded the tile |
鳩が豆鉄砲を食ったよう see styles |
hatogamamedeppouokuttayou / hatogamamedeppookuttayo はとがまめでっぽうをくったよう |
(expression) like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock) |
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endoosaa; endoosa / endoosa; endoosa エンドーサー; エンドーサ |
(See エンドース) endorser (esp. someone who endorses a brand) |
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ojousama / ojosama おじょうさま |
(1) (polite language) (another's) daughter; (2) young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman |
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kattoman; katto man カットマン; カット・マン |
(1) {sports} table tennis player who likes to "chop" the ball (wasei: cut man); (2) {baseb} cutoff man |
カモフラージュ・フレンド |
kamofuraaju furendo / kamofuraju furendo カモフラージュ・フレンド |
friends who pretend to be lovers (wasei: camouflage friend); pretend lovers |
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geibooi; gei booi / gebooi; ge booi ゲイボーイ; ゲイ・ボーイ |
host in a bar for male homosexuals (wasei: gay boy); effeminate man who talks and dresses like a woman; young male homosexual |
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kojirasejoshi こじらせじょし |
(colloquialism) (See 拗らせる) girl who has low self esteem |
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nagarazoku ながらぞく |
people who study or work while listening to the radio (or watching television, etc.) |
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neogyaru; neo gyaru ネオギャル; ネオ・ギャル |
(See ギャル・1) neo-gyaru; young woman who follows a gaudy foreign-style fashion |
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haadogei; haado gei / hadoge; hado ge ハードゲイ; ハード・ゲイ |
leatherman (wasei: hard gay); conspicuously gay male who belongs to the leather subculture and engages in bodybuilding |
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fuuzufuu; fuuzu fuu / fuzufu; fuzu fu フーズフー; フーズ・フー |
who's who (list, book, etc.) |
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rudahaato; ruda haato / rudahato; ruda hato ルダハート; ルダ・ハート |
(from the name of the South Korean singer who originated this pose) Luda heart pose (making a heart shape with your hands while placing them on the sides of your face) |
一円を笑う者は一円に泣く see styles |
ichienowaraumonohaichienninaku いちえんをわらうものはいちえんになく |
(exp,v5k) (proverb) take care of the penny; he who makes fun of one yen will cry at one yen |
一銭を笑う者は一銭に泣く see styles |
issenowaraumonohaissenninaku いっせんをわらうものはいっせんになく |
(exp,v5k) (proverb) (See 一円を笑う者は一円に泣く,一銭) take care of the penny; he who makes fun of one sen will cry at one sen |
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dochira(p); docchi(p); izukata; izuchi; dochi(ok); izushi(ok); nanizama(ok) どちら(P); どっち(P); いずかた; いずち; どち(ok); いずし(ok); なにざま(ok) |
(pronoun) (1) (kana only) (どちら is polite) (See こちら・1,そちら・1,あちら・1) which way; which direction; where; (pronoun) (2) (kana only) which one (esp. of two alternatives); (pronoun) (3) (kana only) (See どちら様) who |
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tsukaippashiri つかいっぱしり |
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else |
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irimuko いりむこ |
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family |
千里馬常有，而伯樂不常有 千里马常有，而伯乐不常有 |
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu qian1 li3 ma3 chang2 you3 , er2 bo2 le4 bu4 chang2 you3 ch`ien li ma ch`ang yu , erh po le pu ch`ang yu chien li ma chang yu , erh po le pu chang yu |
lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (proverb); fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it |
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taishou(p); daishou(ok) / taisho(p); daisho(ok) たいしょう(P); だいしょう(ok) |
(1) {mil} general; admiral; (2) head; chief; leader; boss; kingpin; (3) (familiar language) (familiar or jocular term for addressing a male) old chap; mate; boss; chief; man; (4) (See 先鋒・せんぽう・2) athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) |
天は自ら助くるものを助く see styles |
tenhamizukaratasukurumonootasuku てんはみずからたすくるものをたすく |
(expression) (proverb) Heaven helps those who help themselves |
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tachitori; tachidori たちとり; たちどり |
(1) (hist) person in charge of beheading (concluding a seppuku); (2) (hist) executioner; person in charge of beheading; (3) {sumo} (See 太刀持ち・2) rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony |
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hirame; hirame ひらめ; ヒラメ |
(1) (kana only) flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); (2) (kana only) bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); (3) (kana only) person who sucks up to superiors; toady |
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korinaiyatsu こりないやつ |
(expression) person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk |
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atarashimonozuki あたらしものずき |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things |
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owaiya おわいや |
(colloquialism) person who gathers night soil |
沈む瀬あれば浮かぶ瀬あり see styles |
shizumusearebaukabuseari しずむせあればうかぶせあり |
(expression) (proverb) life has its ups and downs; he who falls today may rise tomorrow |
泣く子と地頭には勝てない see styles |
nakukotojitounihakatenai / nakukotojitonihakatenai なくことじとうにはかてない |
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City Hall |
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shanainiito / shanainito しゃないニート |
(See ＮＥＥＴ) person who is employed but has nothing to do at their company |
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souryou / soryo そうりょう |
(1) eldest child; oldest child; first-born child; (2) child who carries on the family name; (3) (archaism) (See 律令制,総領・すべおさ) pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (4) (archaism) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period) |
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korobibateren ころびバテレン |
(See バテレン・1) former Christian missionary who apostatized and converted to Buddhism (during the Edo period) |
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okkake おっかけ |
(1) chase; pursuit; (2) chase scene (in a movie); (3) obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; (n,adv) (4) in (quick) succession; soon (after) |
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kanazuchi(p); kanazuchi かなづち(P); カナヅチ |
(1) hammer; (2) (kana only) hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone |
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mendokusagari; mendoukusagari / mendokusagari; mendokusagari めんどくさがり; めんどうくさがり |
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome |
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mara; mara(sk) まら; マラ(sk) |
(1) {Buddh} Mara (san: māra); demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; (2) {Buddh} obstacle to enlightenment; (3) (kana only) (colloquialism) (usu. written as マラ) penis |
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ikerukuchi いけるくち |
(exp,n) (See いける・3) drinker; person who can hold their drink |
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wookuin; uookuin ウォークイン; ウオークイン |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) walk-in (person who goes to a hotel, restaurant, etc. without a reservation); (2) (abbreviation) (See ウォークインクローゼット) walk-in closet |
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unkoseizouki / unkosezoki うんこせいぞうき |
(slang) (derogatory term) (joc) person who does not contribute anything to society; poop-producing machine |
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eekakkoshii(ee格好shii); eekakkoshiぃ(ee格好shiぃ); iikakkoshii / eekakkoshi(ee格好shi); eekakkoshiぃ(ee格好shiぃ); ikakkoshi ええかっこしい(ええ格好しい); ええかっこしぃ(ええ格好しぃ); いいかっこしい |
(colloquialism) (kana only) person who always wants to make a good impression; pretentious person |
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kauntaa(p); kaunta / kaunta(p); kaunta カウンター(P); カウンタ |
(1) counter; counting device; (2) (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); (3) counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; (4) {sports} counter-attack (in soccer); (5) {boxing} counter; counterpunch; (6) {internet} automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems) |
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kurakkaa(p); kurakka / kurakka(p); kurakka クラッカー(P); クラッカ |
(1) {food} cracker; (2) party popper; cracker; (3) {comp} cracker (someone who circumvents software or security restrictions) |
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chikusuto; chikusuto(sk) チクスト; ちくスト(sk) |
(slang) (abbreviation) (sex worker jargon) (See 乳首ストーカー) client who is fixated on nipples |
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dokojouhou / dokojoho どこじょうほう |
(expression) (colloquialism) where did you hear that?; who did you get that from? |
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tonaraa; tonaraa(sk) / tonara; tonara(sk) トナラー; とならあ(sk) |
(joc) (from 隣+er) (See となり・1) person who sits, stands or parks next to a stranger despite there being space available elsewhere |
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donokuchigaiu どのくちがいう |
(exp,v5u) look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that? |
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yamekenbengoshi(yame検弁護士); yamekenbengoshi(yame検弁護士) ヤメけんべんごし(ヤメ検弁護士); やめけんべんごし(やめ検弁護士) |
(colloquialism) former public prosecutor who now works as a lawyer; prosecutor-turned-lawyer |
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ripiitaa(p); ripiita / ripita(p); ripita リピーター(P); リピータ |
(1) {telec} repeater; (2) repeat customer; regular customer; repeat purchaser; frequent visitor; patron; (3) (See リピーター医師) person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly |
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kizumono きずもの |
(1) defective article; damaged goods; (2) deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity |
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kabukimono かぶきもの |
(hist) kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior |
士為知己者死，女為悅己者容 士为知己者死，女为悦己者容 |
shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng shi4 wei4 zhi1 ji3 zhe3 si3 , nu:3 wei4 yue4 ji3 zhe3 rong2 shih wei chih chi che ssu , nü wei yüeh chi che jung |
a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart |
嬪夫(ateji)(rK) |
pinpu ピンプ |
(kana only) (See ひも・3) pimp; procurer; someone who makes their living selling women into prostitution |
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sugomorishouhi / sugomorishohi すごもりしょうひ |
consumption of goods and services by young working adults who live at home, with their basic living expenses covered by their parents; nest-dweller consumption |
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hidarikiki ひだりきき |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (See 右利き・みぎきき) left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (See 左党・さとう・1) fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker |
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toshiyori としより |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (sensitive word) old person; elderly person; senior citizen; (2) {sumo} trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; (3) senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); (4) important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate) |
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hikizuri ひきずり |
(1) (See お引き摺り・1) train of dress; trailing skirt; (2) (See お引き摺り・2) woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion |
捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬 舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 |
shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ she3 de5 yi1 shen1 gua3 , gan3 ba3 huang2 di4 la1 xia4 ma3 she te i shen kua , kan pa huang ti la hsia ma |
one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb); to a fearless person, no fence is high enough |
最後に笑う者が最もよく笑う see styles |
saigoniwaraumonogamottomoyokuwarau さいごにわらうものがもっともよくわらう |
(exp,v5u) (proverb) he who laughs last, laughs best |
朝マラの立たぬ男に金貸すな see styles |
asamaranotatanuotokonikanekasuna あさマラのたたぬおとこにかねかすな |
(expression) (archaism) (proverb) do not lend money to a man who doesn't have an erection in the morning (because he is not in good health and might die before he can repay) |
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kabukimono かぶきもの |
(yoji) dandy; peacock; early-17th-century equivalent of present-day yakuza; Edo-period eccentric who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and weird behavior |
水至清則無魚，人至察則無徒 水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒 |
shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú , rén zhì chá zé wú tú shui3 zhi4 qing1 ze2 wu2 yu2 , ren2 zhi4 cha2 ze2 wu2 tu2 shui chih ch`ing tse wu yü , jen chih ch`a tse wu t`u shui chih ching tse wu yü , jen chih cha tse wu tu |
(saying) water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends |
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kajidoro かじどろ |
(1) (abbreviation) (See 火事場泥棒・1) looter; thief at the scene of a fire; (2) someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime |
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yasenooogui やせのおおぐい |
(exp,n) (See 痩せ・やせ・1) thin person who eats a lot; big eater who stays thin |
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magatsuhinokami; magatsuinokami(sk) まがつひのかみ; まがついのかみ(sk) |
(1) {jpmyth} god who causes calamities; (2) evil gods (who cause sin, etc.) |
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akisu あきす |
(1) empty nest; (2) empty house; empty home; (3) (abbreviation) (See 空き巣狙い) burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses); sneak thief; prowler |
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sodaigomi(粗大gomi, 粗大塵); sodaigomi(粗大gomi) そだいごみ(粗大ごみ, 粗大塵); そだいゴミ(粗大ゴミ) |
(1) large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; (2) (joc) (colloquialism) useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance |
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doutori / dotori どうとり |
(rare) renting out space for gambling and charging a commission on the proceeds; person who rents out space for gambling |
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ochikobore おちこぼれ |
(1) fallen scraps; scatterings; (2) leftovers; remainder; pickings; odds and ends; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (colloquialism) (sensitive word) (See 浮きこぼれ・2) student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.) |
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sugimono すぎもの |
someone (e.g. a woman) who is out of one's league; something beyond one's means |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "ＷＨＯ" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).
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