Words — 100 found
1. (religious) conversion (esp. to Christianity)
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かいてん
回天
1. changing the world; turning the tideFormal or literary term
2. Kaiten; manned suicide torpedo used by the Japanese navy in WWIIHistorical term
廻天 【かいてん】
つけがまわ
ツケが回ってくる
1. you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escapingIdiomatic expression
付けが回ってくる 【つけがまわってくる】
あしまわ
足回り
1. suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage
2. area around one's feet; footwear
足廻り 【あしまわり】
おめぐり
御廻
1. dumpling cooked in miso served during the dog days of summer at the imperial court
2. accompaniments for a rice dishArchaic, Female term or language, See also おかず, secret language of court ladies
4. menstrual periodArchaic
御回 【おめぐり】、御回り 【おめぐり】
どさまわ
ドサ回り
1. touring (of a theatrical company, entertainer, etc.); being on the road; road show
2. local hoodlum
どさ回り 【どさまわり】、ドサ廻り 【どさまわり】
てんしょうりんね
転生輪廻
1. all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigrationYojijukugo (four character compound), See also 輪廻転生
みずまわ
水廻り
1. part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
水まわり 【みずまわり】、水周り 【みずまわり】、水回り 【みずまわり】
ひまわ
引き回し
1. taking someone around
2. guidance
3. parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)Archaic
引き廻し 【ひきまわし】、引廻し 【ひきまわし】、引回し 【ひきまわし】
とまわ
取り回し
1. (ease of) handling; operation; maneuverability
2. arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; routing (of cables); wiring
3. wrestler's belt used in a boutSumo
取回し 【とりまわし】、取り廻し 【とりまわし】、取廻し 【とりまわし】
取り廻し: Rarely-used kanji form. 取廻し: Rarely-used kanji form.
にしまわ
西回り
1. taking a western route; west circuit
2. travelling the globe westwards; going from east to west
西廻り 【にしまわり】
しょうじりんね
生死輪廻
1. all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigrationSee also 生死
しちゅうひまわ
市中引き回し
1. parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)Historical term, See also 引廻し
市中引き廻し 【しちゅうひきまわし】、市中引回し 【しちゅうひきまわし】、市中引廻し 【しちゅうひきまわし】