Words — 1748 found
うんでいさ
雲泥の差
1. wide difference; a world of differenceIdiomatic expression
雲泥之差 【うんでいのさ】
雲泥之差: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. flame; blaze; fire
2. attack; aggressionIdiomatic expression
のろし
狼煙
1. beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; smoke signals
2. starting shot; starting signalOnly applies to のろし
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】
のろし: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). のろし: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). のろし: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). 狼烟: Rarely-used kanji form. 狼烟: Rarely-used kanji form.
さいな
賽は投げられた
1. the die is cast; there is no going back; alea iacta estIdiomatic expression
采は投げられた 【さいはなげられた】
みずあわ
水の泡
1. bubble on the surface of water
2. (coming to) nothing; naughtIdiomatic expression, oft. as 〜になる
- くろう苦労
- した
- のに
- すべ全て
- みずのあわ水の泡
- だった 。
3. something short-livedIdiomatic expression
うりふた
瓜二つ
1. exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)Idiomatic expression
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】
ねこてか
猫の手も借りたい
1. extremely busy; short-handed; wanting even the help of a catIdiomatic expression
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
てはな
手が離せない
1. unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busyIdiomatic expression
手が放せない 【てがはなせない】、手がはなせない 【てがはなせない】
あぶはちと
虻蜂取らず
1. attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; catching neither the horsefly nor the beeIdiomatic expression
あぶはち取らず 【あぶはちとらず】、虻蜂とらず 【あぶはちとらず】、アブハチ取らず 【アブハチとらず】
せいてんへきれき
青天の霹靂
1. a bolt out of the blueIdiomatic expression
晴天の霹靂 【せいてんのへきれき】
晴天の霹靂: Irregular kanji usage.
りっすいよち
立錐の余地もない
1. tightly packed; full to capacity; jam-packedIdiomatic expression
かたこ
肩が凝る
1. to have stiff shoulders
- かたがこ肩が凝ってる
- んです 。
2. to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; to feel tenseIdiomatic expression
3. serious; sober
- かのじょ彼女
- は
- かたがこ肩が凝る
- ほん本
- を
- よ読む
- き気
- には
- なれなかった 。
肩がこる 【かたがこる】
とた
取るに足らない
1. insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importanceIdiomatic expression, See also 取るに足りない