Words — 1184 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
こんなん
困難
1. difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress
2. infeasibility; inability (to carry out)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】
なんみん
難民
1. refugee; displaced person
2. person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)Colloquialism, Idiomatic expression, See also 買い物難民 かいものなんみん, in compound nouns; ～難民
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
- きみ君の
- ゆめものがたり夢物語
- に
- おかねお金
- を
- つぎこつぎ込む
- き気
- なんて
- ない
- よ 。
- I have no interest in putting my money into your dreams.
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 hourIdiomatic expression
- 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 periodorig. meaning
どたん場 【どたんば】
あかしんごう
赤信号
1. red light (traffic)
2. red light; signal to stop; sign of dangerIdiomatic expression
ひとりある
一人歩き
1. taking on a life of it's own (of a rumour, etc.)Idiomatic expression
2. walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself
3. walking unaided; being able to walk without help
4. standing on one's own feet; being independent; taking care of oneselfIdiomatic expression
ひとり歩き 【ひとりあるき】、独り歩き 【ひとりあるき】
ふなで
船出
1. setting sail; putting out to sea
2. starting anew; embarking on something newIdiomatic expression
つなわた
綱渡り
1. tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism
2. treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing actIdiomatic expression
1. ace up one's sleeve; trump card; last resortIdiomatic expression
2. secret skills; secret; mysteryIdiomatic expression
3. left handArchaism
あおしんごう
青信号
1. green light (traffic)
2. green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)Idiomatic expression
1. flame; blaze; fire
2. attack; aggressionIdiomatic 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】