Words — 737 found
とぼ
惚ける
1. to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play innocent; to have a blank facial expressionUsually written using kana alone
2. to play the foolUsually written using kana alone
3. to be in one's dotageUsually written using kana alone, Obsolete term
恍ける 【とぼける】
しんぞう
新造
1. construction; building
3. (another's) wife (usu. young)Dated term
4. young, unmarried womanDated term
5. wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesmanObsolete term
6. young prostitute who has just started working (as an assistant to an older prostitute)Archaic
新造 【しんぞ】
ちゅうしゅう
中秋
1. 15th day of the 8th lunar monthusu. 中秋
中秋 【ちゅうじゅう】、仲秋 【ちゅうしゅう】、仲秋 【ちゅうじゅう】、仲秋 【なかあき】
1. spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldierHonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
2. person of outstanding talent; gifted person; geniusObsolete term
きさらぎ
如月
1. second month of the lunar calendarObsolete term
2. FebruaryPoetical term
衣更着 【きさらぎ】、更衣 【きさらぎ】、如月 【じょげつ】、衣更着 【きぬさらぎ】
1. late summer
1. taxpayers' hard-earned money
2. heavy tax
てんしん
転進
1. change of course; changing direction
2. shifting position (of retreating forces); retreatObsolete term, Only applies to 転進, used in place of 退却 by the Imperial Japanese Army during WWII
転針 【てんしん】
1. prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
しょうか
唱歌
1. singing; song
2. music class (at pre-WWII schools); song for music classesObsolete term
唱歌 【しょうが】
しょうが: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
じんぎかん
神祇官
1. Department of Divinities (1868-1871)Obsolete term, Only applies to じんぎかん
3. Jingikan
神祇官 【かみづかさ】、神祇官 【かんづかさ】
かみづかさ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. かんづかさ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
いうまめぬ
生き馬の目を抜く
1. to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; to pluck out the eye of a live horseIdiomatic expression
1. with a start; in surpriseOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
2. suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a suddenOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
3. puffing (air); with a puffOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
4. suddenly (of a movement or change)Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Obsolete term
5. standing out; being showy; being gaudyOnomatopoeic or mimetic word, Archaic
ハッと
いっかくせんきんゆめみ
一攫千金を夢見る
1. to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly
きゅうちょうふところいりょうしころ
窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず
1. even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelterProverb
- いけすかない
- ボス
- だ
- けど 、
- しごと仕事の
- なや悩み
- を
- そうだん相談
- したら
- あんがい案外 、
- きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころ窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず 、
- てな
- ことになる
- かも
- ね 。
- てん天
- は
- われわれ我々
- の
- ずじょう頭上
- に
- ある
- と
- どうよう同様に 、
- われわれ我々
- の
- そっか足下
- にも
- ある 。
2. written after the addressee's name in a formal letter to show respect
3. thou; youHonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, Obsolete term, used to address someone of equal or lower status
1. the three Han nations (of ancient Korea)Historical term