Words — 1021 found
あらし
嵐
1. storm; tempest
2. storm; hullaballoo; uproar; winds (e.g. of change)Idiomatic expression
くうき
空気
1. air; atmosphere
3. someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at allColloquialism, Idiomatic expression
とかく
兎角
1. (doing) various things; (doing) this and thatUsually written using kana alone
- あのひとあの人
- には
- とかくの
- うわさ
- が
- あった 。
- There were some unsavory rumors about him.
2. being apt to; being prone to; tending toUsually written using kana alone
- うんどう運動
- が
- けんこう健康
- の
- かぎ鍵
- である
- の
- を
- わたし私たち
- は
- とかく
- わす忘れ
- がち
- だ 。
- We tend to forget that exercise is a key to good health.
3. at any rate; anyhow; anywayUsually written using kana alone
4. all sorts of (negative things); variousUsually written using kana alone
5. things that do not exist; rabbit hornsBuddhist term, Idiomatic expression, Only applies to 兎角, See also 亀毛兎角
左右 【とかく】
ゆめものがたり
夢物語
1. account of a dream
2. fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream; pipe dreamIdiomatic expression
くしゃみ
嚏
1. sneezeUsually written using kana alone
2. spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early deathIdiomatic expression, Usually written using kana alone, Only applies to くさめ
嚏 【くさめ】、嚏 【くっさめ】、嚔 【くしゃみ】、嚔 【くさめ】、嚔 【くっさめ】、クシャミ
どたんば
土壇場
1. last moment; eleventh hour
- これ
- は
- かれ彼
- の
- どたんば土壇場
- だ 。
- This is his eleventh hour.
2. platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
にまいじた
二枚舌
1. double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; double- tonguedIdiomatic expression
のろし
狼煙
1. beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; smoke signals
2. starting shot; starting signal
3. Noroshi
烽火 【のろし】、狼烟 【のろし】、狼煙 【ろうえん】、狼烟 【ろうえん】、烽火 【ほうか】
1. bright; intelligentIdiomatic expression
あ
うだつが上がらない
卯建が上がらない 【うだつがあがらない】、梲が上がらない 【うだつがあがらない】
梲が上がらない: Out-dated kanji.
あたまあ
頭が上がらない
1. to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis withIdiomatic expression
頭があがらない 【あたまがあがらない】
てはな
手が離せない
1. being unable to leave the work at hand; being right in the middle of somethingIdiomatic expression
ねこてか
猫の手も借りたい
1. extremely busy; so busy one would even welcome the help of a catIdiomatic expression
くぎづ
釘付け
1. nailing on; nailing down; nailing shut; being glued (to); being unable to take one's eyes (from)
2. being stationary; being rooted to the spot; halting; freezingIdiomatic expression
3. (price) pegging
釘づけ 【くぎづけ】、くぎ付け 【くぎづけ】
1. (distant) howling
- 昨夜
- いぬ犬
- の
- とおぼ遠吠え
- が
- き聞こえた 。
- Last night, I heard dogs howling.
2. backbitingIdiomatic expression
- かれ彼
- の
- ひはん批判
- は
- いぬ犬
- の
- とおぼ遠吠え
- だ 。
- He can only criticize people behind their backs.