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しめなわ/shimenawa/shimenawa/しめなわ/【しめ縄  ·  注連縄  ·  七五三縄  ·  標縄】

1. noun :  (Shinto) rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil

しめ/shime/shime/しめ/【注連^irregular  ·  標  ·  七五三^irregular】

1. noun :
1. (Shinto) rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil  → 注連縄
2. • 今年は娘の七五三だ。Our daughter will be in the Shichi-Go-San festival this year. ▾
   • 多くの子供たちが七五三の祝いに着飾っていた。Many children dressed up for the Shichigosan Festival.
2. cordoned off —Archaism.

ひきめ/hikime/hikime/ひきめ/【蟇目  ·  引目】

1. noun :  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); —Abbr. of 響目.

しいさあ/shiisaa/  ·  シーサー/SHIISAA/shiisaa/しいさあ/  ·  SHIISAA/シーサー/【しいさあ  ·  シーサー】   

1. noun :  Okinawan lion statues, used as talisman against evil

あかべこ/akabeko/akabeko/あかべこ/【赤べこ】

1. noun :  toy from Fukushima prefecture in the shape of a red cow, also used as a talisman against smallpox

たり/tari/^common  ·  だり/dari/tari/たり/^common  ·  dari/だり/【たり  ·  だり】   

1. particle :
1. -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going") —As …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs.
2. (used adverbially) doing such things as...
3. • 何人も空の胃の腑では愛国者たり得ない。No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
3. expresses a command —As …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the ren'youkei forms of a repeated verb.
4. auxiliary verb :
4. たり：(after a noun) to be —Archaism. From とあり.  → たる
5. たり：indicates completion or continuation of an action —Archaism. From 〜てあり, after the ren'youkei form of a verb.

つめ/tsume/  ·  づめ/zume/tsume/つめ/  ·  zume/づめ/【詰め  ·  詰】

1. noun / suffix :
1. stuffing;  packing; —づめ when a suffix.
2. • どの電車も通勤者でぎゅうぎゅう詰めだった。The trains were jammed with commuters.
3. noun :
2. end (esp. the foot of a bridge)
3. lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony
4. tea master
5. endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively)
6. • 最後の詰めを怠ったばかりに、画竜点睛を欠くはめになってしまったね。You kept putting off working on the fine details on this project so it ended up lacking the finishing touches. ▾
   • 最後のつめにはいるときです。It's time to move in for the kill.
6. sweet eel sauce —Abbreviation.
7. middle-aged woman —Archaism.
8. noun used as a suffix :
8. appointment to a particular workplace
9. using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment)
10. (after the -masu stem of a verb) continuing;  keep doing for period of time
11. • 我々はしゃべりづめで夜半まで起きていた。We sat up half the night just talking.
    • 今週はずっと働きづめだった。I've been on the go all this week. ▾
    • 彼女は働きづめだ。She's always on the go.

あいさつ/aisatsu/^commonaisatsu/あいさつ/^common【挨拶】

1. noun / noun or participle with aux. verb ｢する｣ → conjugation / noun with genitive case particle ｢の｣ :
1. greeting;  greetings;  salutation;  salute
2. • 彼女はにっこり挨拶をした。She greeted us with a smile.
   • 彼女は加藤先生に笑顔であいさつした。She greeted Mr Kato with a smile. ▾
   • 彼女は挨拶もせずに立ち去った。She left without even saying good-bye to her friends.
   • 彼女は私に『おはよう』と挨拶をした。She greeted me with "Good morning."
   • 彼女は私に別れのあいさつを述べた。She bade farewell to me.
   • 「このたびはご愁傷さまでございます。」とひとことお悔みの挨拶をします。Use a brief expression of condolence, such as: "On this sad occasion we grieve with you".
   • 隣に住んでるのに、彼は私たちにあいさつさえしない。Though living next door, he doesn't even say hello to us.  → more
2. speech (congratulatory or appreciative);  address
3. • この場をお借りして一言挨拶を申し上げます。Please allow me to say a few words on this occasion.
   • 諸君、ちょっと御挨拶申し上げます。Gentlemen, allow me to say a few words in greeting. ▾
   • 君に開会の挨拶をしてもらおうと当てにしています。I am counting on you to give the opening address.
   • 晩餐会で彼は私に挨拶するように主張した。At the dinner party he insisted on my making a speech.
   • 彼女が歓迎のあいさつを述べた。She gave an address of welcome.
   • 社長の挨拶が長くて式の後半が押せ押せになってしまった。The company president's welcome was so long that we were squeezed for time in the second half of the ceremony.
   • 彼女は友人の結婚披露宴ですばらしい挨拶を述べた。She made a wonderful speech at her friend's wedding reception.  → more
3. reply;  response
4. • 挨拶に困った。I was at a loss for an answer.
4. revenge;  retaliation; —Slang.
5. expression :
5. a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark)  → 御挨拶
6. (orig. meaning) dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment)

とかく/tokaku/^commontokaku/とかく/^common【兎角  ·  左右】

1. adverb / noun with genitive case particle ｢の｣ / noun / noun or participle with aux. verb ｢する｣ → conjugation :
1. (doing) various things;  (doing) this and that
2. • あの人にはとかくのうわさがあった。There were some unsavory rumors about him.
   • 彼は怒って首を左右に振った。He gave an angry shake of his head. ▾
   • 彼は鏡の中に自分の姿を見ようと体を左右に回した。He turned round from side to side to look at himself in the mirror.
   • 彼は左右を見回した。He looked around.
   • Ｋさんの内緒にしていただくとの約束のもとに前回「左右」後日談なる駄文をお送りしましたが、今回はその後日談です。Last time I sent out my humble work, the afterword to "left-right", written on the promise that you'd keep it secret from him, this time it's the afterword to that afterword.
   • とかくするうちに年が明けた。A new year began meanwhile.
   • 彼は左右交互に手を上げた。He raised his hands one after the other.  → more
2. being apt to;  being prone to;  tending to become
3. • 運動が健康の鍵であるのを私たちはとかく忘れがちだ。We tend to forget that exercise is a key to good health.
   • 若い人はとかくそんなふうに行動するものだ。Young people are apt to behave that way. ▾
   • 事故はとかく起こりがちなもの。Accidents will happen.
   • 人はとかく自分の欠点に気が付かないものだ。People often don't notice their own faults.
   • 人はとかく自分は欠点がないと考えがちである。事実をありのままに述べなさい。One is apt to think oneself faultless. State the facts as they are.
   • 面と向かって誉めるような人は、とかく陰で悪口を言うものだ。Such men as praise you to your face are apt to speak ill of you behind your back.
   • 男の子はとかく危険を冒すものだ。Boys will run risks.  → more
3. somehow or other;  anyhow;  anyway
4. 兎角：rabbit horns (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist) —Buddhist term.  → 亀毛兎角

たまくし/tamakushi/^obsoletetamakushi/たまくし/^obsolete【玉串  ·  玉籤】

たまぐし/tamagushi/tamagushi/たまぐし/【玉串  ·  玉籤  ·  玉ぐし】

1. noun :
1. branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as a Shinto offering)
2. sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)  → 榊^[1]

おちる/ochiru/^commonochiru/おちる/^common【落ちる  ·  堕ちる  ·  墜ちる  ·  落る^irregular】

1. ichidan verb → conjugation / intransitive :
1. to fall down;  to drop;  to fall (e.g. rain);  to sink (e.g. sun or moon);  to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze);  to be used in a certain place (e.g. money)
2. • おじいちゃんが階段から落ちて大怪我をした。Grandpa fell down the stairs and got a serious injury.
   • 入学試験に落ちないように、彼女は一生懸命に勉強した。She studied hard in order not to fail the entrance exam. ▾
   • 自販機でコーヒーを買おうと１００円入れてボタンを押したら、一気に４本も、どかどかと落ちてきた！When I put 100 yen in and pressed the button to buy a coffee at the vending machine four cans dropped down all at once!
   • 机の上に寝かせて置くと転がって落ちることがあるので、試験管立てに立てておく。If you leave them lying on the desk they may roll off, so stand them in the test-tube rack.
   • そのうちの２、３羽が巣から押し出され、さらにベランダからも落ちてしまった。Of those 2 or 3 were pushed out of the nest, and then fell down from the balcony as well.
   • ゴムをすると確かに性感が落ちるので、出来れば生でしたいです。The sensitivity certainly drops if I use a condom, so if possible I'd like to do it bareback.
   • ブレーカーが落ちて真っ暗闇になった時、赤ちゃんが怖くて泣きだしました。When the breaker tripped and it became pitch black, the baby got scared and started crying.  → more
2. to be omitted;  to be missing
3. • １０人もの学生が試験に落ちた。As many as ten students failed the exam.
   • 彼らは試験に落ちた。They failed in the examination. ▾
   • 彼は免許試験を三度落ちた。He flunked his driving test three times.
   • 彼女が試験に落ちたのは残念だ。I feel bad that she failed the examination.
   • 彼女は学年末試験に落ちたのではないかと心配している。She is apprehensive of failure in the finals.
   • 又してもかれは試験に落ちた。He failed the examination again.
   • 勉強しないと試験に落ちますよ。If you don't study, you will fail the exam.  → more
3. to decrease;  to sink
4. • スキャンダルで会社の評判が落ちた。The scandal hurt the company's reputation.
4. to fail (e.g. exam or class);  to lose (contest, election, etc.)
5. • このインキの染みは洗っても落ちない。This ink stain will not wash out.
   • インクの染みが洗濯しても落ちない。The ink stain will not wash out. ▾
   • この染みはどうしても落ちない。This stain won't come out.
   • 血液のしみはたいてい落ちない。Blood stains don't usually disappear.
   • 石けんを付けてごしごしこすれば汚れが落ちます。Rub briskly with soap, and the stain will soon wash off.
5. to crash;  to degenerate;  to degrade;  to fall behind
6. to become indecent (of a conversation)
7. to be ruined;  to go under
8. to fade;  to come out (e.g. a stain);  to come off (e.g. makeup);  to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list);  → きつねがおちる【狐が落ちる】
9. to fall (into someone's hands);  to become someone's possession
10. to fall (into a trap);  to fall (for a trick)
11. to give in;  to give up;  to confess;  to flee
12. to fall;  to be defeated;  to surrender
13. to come to (in the end);  to end in
14. to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)  → こいにおちる【恋に落ちる】   ねむりにおちる【眠りに落ちる】
15. to swoon (judo)
16. to consent;  to understand;  → ふにおちない【腑に落ちない】
17. to crash;  to freeze; —IT term.
18. (of animals) to die
19. to move to the depths —Of fish when it gets cold.

こう/kou/^commonkou/こう/^common【斯う】

1. adverb :
1. in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker);  thus;  such; —Usually written using kana alone.  → ああ   然う   どう【如何】
2. • 問題はこうなるのだ．つまり誰が彼女に電話をかけたかだ。The question is this: who called her on the phone?
   • 問題はこうです。The question is this. ▾
   • 「広辞苑にこう書いてあります」と言って、広辞苑を唯一の拠り所に論陣を張る人がよくいる。There are a lot of people who say, "it says this in Koujien," and use that dictionary as the only grounds for their argument.
   • 敵を蹴散らし、凱旋した俺はみなにこう呼ばれるんだ！Having scattered the enemy before me and triumphantly returned, this is how they would herald me.
   • こう見えて、子供の頃はケーキを二ホール平らげた伝説を持っている。You couldn't tell it by looking, but she has the legendary tale of having eaten two whole cakes when a child.
   • ハルくんは昔からこうなの、心根は凄く優しいのよ。Haru's always been like that; he's very kind at heart.
   • 人生とは絶望である。僕はこう考えている。Life is despair, that's what I think.  → more
3. interjection :
2. uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause)

そう/sou/^commonsou/そう/^common【然う】

1. adverb :
1. in that way (concerning the actions of the listener or concerning the ideas expressed or understood by the listener; with a neg. sentence, implies that something isn't as much as one might think);  thus;  such; —Usually written using kana alone.  → ああ   斯う   どう【如何】
2. • もう私は大人だから、そうは考えない。Now that I am a grownup, I think otherwise.
   • 場合によるがな、そうだったり、そうでなかったり。Depending on the case; sometimes it is so, sometimes not. ▾
   • windowXPにはＣＤを焼く機能があるそうですが、その手順を解説しているページを教えてください。I hear that you can burn CDs with Windows XP; could you tell me a website that explains the procedures involved?
   • 私もそうだが、ＩＴ業界には宵っ張りの人が多いに違いない。I'm one too, and I'm sure there are lots of night-owls in the IT world.
   • 「ご注文は？」「オレンジジュース」「アイス付きで？」「そう」「まいど」"Your order?" "Orange juice." "With ice?" "Yes." "Thanks for your business."
   • ねえ、そうでしょう。That's right, isn't it?
3. interjection :
2. so (used to express agreement with something said)
3. • 「腰は痛む？」「いや、別に」「そう、それは不幸中の幸いね」"Does your back hurt?" "No, not really." "Oh, that's something then, isn't it?"
   • 「時代はＢＬだよ」「びーえる？」「そう。ボーイズラブ。男の子同士の恋愛を扱った本とかのことだ」"It's the age of BL!" "bee elu?" "Yup, Boy's Love. Books and such dealing with romance between boys." ▾
   • 「そうね、たしかに今日の春樹ちゃんは乗ってなかった感じ」「げ。そういうのって分かるのか？」"You're right, certainly you don't seem to have been into it today." "Eh! You can tell that sort of thing?"
   • 私の夫には、兄が２人います。（そう、私は三男の嫁です）My husband has two older brothers. (That's right, I'm a third-son's wife)
   • そうだ、どうせなら散歩がてらに、林道に行ってプチ森林浴でも・・・。I know, as we're going for a walk we could go along the forest path and to the forest mini-valley or something?
   • 「背が伸びて入らないわよね」「そう、断じて太ったわけではない！」「成長したという便利な言葉は我々の切り札」"We've got taller so they don't fit." "Right, it's certainly not that we've got fat!" "The useful phrase 'grown up' is our trump card."
   • 「『ゆうき』って、やっぱ自分の名前入れるんだ」「そうだよ、これがロープレの基本じゃん」"'Yuki', so you do put your own name in." "Yup, isn't that roleplaying's essence?"  → more
3. so? (used to express some doubt with something said)

ほろ/horo/horo/ほろ/【幌  ·  母衣】

1. noun :
1. canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it);  awning;  top (of a convertible);  hood
2. helmet cape;  cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

ナイトロジェンマスタード/NAITOROJENMASUTAADO/NAITOROJENMASUTAADO/ナイトロジェンマスタード/【ナイトロジェンマスタード】   

1. noun :  nitrogen mustard (chemical compound related to mustard gas, used as a chemical weapon or an anticarcinogen)

たま/tama/^commontama/たま/^common【玉  ·  球  ·  珠  ·  弾】

1. noun :
1. ball;  sphere;  globe;  orb
2. • 彼の額には玉のような汗が浮かんでいた。There were beads of sweat on his forehead. ▾
   • ボスには玉石混交のグループとは言われたけれど、俺は玉かな、それとも石なのかな。The boss said this group is a real mixed bag. I wonder if he places me with the wheat or the chaff.
   • 彼は裸の背中と腕に玉のような汗をかいていた。His naked back and arms were beaded with sweat.
   • 彼の額に玉のような汗が出ていた。Beads of sweat stood on his forehead.
   • シャラポアのショットはとても早いのですが・・・早い球というのはその分早くボールが返ってくるんです。Sharapova's shots are very fast but...a fast ball means that it will come back that much faster.
   • いい球を放るようになったな、恵一君。You throw a good ball nowadays, Keiichi.
   • 彼女の額は玉の汗だった。Her brow was beaded with perspiration.  → more
2. bead (of sweat, dew, etc.);  drop;  droplet
3. • ニッケルは５セント玉です。A nickel is a five-cent coin.
3. ball (in sports) —Esp. 球.
4. • 王手をかけられたほうは、玉を逃げるなどの方法で王手を防がねばなりません。The checked player must find a way for the king to escape and block the check. ▾
   • 艱難汝を玉にす。Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
   • 球は小川の中に転がり込んだ。The ball rolled into the stream.
   • 球はバウンドして塀を越えた。The ball bounced over the wall.
   • 赤球が一つ白の中に紛れ込んでいる。A red ball is mixed in with the white ones.
   • 羽子板で突く羽の玉は「むくろじ」という大木の種です。The feathered balls you hit with a battledore are the seeds of a large tree called 'soapberry'.
   • 球はわずかにカーブした。The ball slightly curved.  → more
4. pile (of noodles, etc.)
5. bullet —Esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸.
6. • 弾が彼の頬をかすめた。The bullet just shaved his cheek. ▾
   • 私たちは弾に当たるのが怖かったので、階下に走って降りていったの。We were afraid that we might be hit by a bullet, so we ran downstairs.
   • ピストルの弾が彼の足を貫通した。A pistol bullet went clean through his leg.
   • 銃にはたまが入ってなかった。The gun was out of shot.
   • 弾がヘルメットを通った。A bullet pierced the helmet.
   • 自爆テロ犯はベナジル・ブット元首相に向けて発砲したが、弾はそれた。The suicide bomber fired towards former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but missed.
   • 弾が的に当たった。The bullet found its mark.  → more
6. bulb (i.e. a light bulb) —Esp. 球.
7. lens (of glasses, etc.)
8. bead (of an abacus) —Esp. 玉,珠.
9. ball (i.e. a testicle) —Slang. Abbreviation. Esp. 玉.  → きんたま【金玉】
10. egg
11. gem;  jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively);  pearl; —Esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧.
12. female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
13. person (when commenting on their nature);  character; —Derogatory.
14. • こいつがそんな玉じゃないことなんてとうの昔に解っていたからさ。That's because, you see, I've known he isn't that sort of person from a long time back.
14. item, funds or person used as part of a plot
15. noun used as a suffix :
15. coin —Usu. だま.
16. precious;  beautiful;  excellent

だんな/danna/^commondanna/だんな/^common【旦那  ·  檀那】

1. noun :
1. master (of a house, shop, etc.)
2. • 旦那も子供の引き取り権を望んでいた。Her husband also wanted custody of the children. ▾
   • その醜い肉屋の旦那はあの想像上の怪物に似ている。That ugly butcher resembles that fictional monster.
   • 旦那様をしっかり捕まえていなさい。Hold onto your husband.
   • 年老いた旦那は身を乗り出して、やさしい口調で妻に聞いた。The old man leaned forward and asked his wife with a soft voice.
   • 先日友達のところに立ち寄ったとき、玄関からは友達でなく、その旦那が顔を出した。The other day when I stopped by at a friend's house it wasn't my friend that came out of the porch but her husband.
   • 今は私のだんなさんとなった彼とはメールで知り合い、ひょんなことで付き合うようになってから１ヶ月もしないうちにあれよあれよと私たちは結婚する決心をしました。I came to know the man who is now my husband through email; from an acquaintanceship started in that odd way before a month had passed we found ourselves resolving to get married.
   • 心の中まで理解して欲しいとは思っていませんが、どうしたら旦那の関心を得る事ができるんでしょうか。I don't expect him to understand my innermost thoughts but I wonder what I can do to get him to hold an interest.  → more
2. husband (informal)
3. word used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status (sir, boss, master, governor)
4. patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess;  sugar daddy;  → パトロン^[1]
5. alms;  almsgiving;  almsgiver; —Buddhist term. Original meaning; usu. written as 檀那.  → 檀越   檀家

ひともじ/hitomoji/^commonhitomoji/ひともじ/^common【人文字】

1. noun :  arranging a group of people so as to form a character or spell out a message

はまゆみ/hamayumi/hamayumi/はまゆみ/【破魔弓】

1. noun :  (ceremonial) bow used to drive off evil;  toy bow and arrow

はまや/hamaya/hamaya/はまや/【破魔矢】

1. noun :  (ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil

とりおい/torioi/torioi/とりおい/【鳥追い  ·  鳥追】

1. noun :
1. driving off birds
2. procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house
3. female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen
4. street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan

じょうだんにまぎらす/joudannimagirasu/joudannimagirasu/じょうだんにまぎらす/【冗談に紛らす】

1. expression / godan verb ｢す｣ → conjugation :
1. to pass (something) off as a joke —Obscure term.  → 紛らす^[2]

さべつひょうげん/sabetsuhyougen/sabetsuhyougen/さべつひょうげん/【差別表現】

1. noun :  word, phrase, or image that is perceived as showing or suggesting discrimination or prejudice against a person or group of people

ねんじぶつ/nenjibutsu/nenjibutsu/ねんじぶつ/【念持仏】

1. noun :  Buddhist image used as jewellery or to decorate one's home —Obscure term.

りっけん/rikken/rikken/りっけん/【立件】

1. noun / noun with genitive case particle ｢の｣ :
1. assembling a case (for prosecution)
2. • 警察が医療事故の立件に消極的だ。The police are reluctant to pursue criminal charges in medical cases.
2. precondition or prerequisite for prosecution
3. noun or participle with aux. verb ｢する｣ → conjugation :
3. to build a criminal case against someone