Words — 19 found
むしば
蝕む
1. to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms
2. to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy
- かれ彼の
- めいよ名誉
- は
- どんよく貪欲
- によって
- むしばまれた 。
虫食む 【むしばむ】
虫食む: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. the three worms (in Taoism); worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoingsSee also 庚申待
1. stomach pain due to worms
むしふう
虫封じ
1. incantation to rid a child of insects traditionally believed to cause disease; charm to cure colic, tantrums, etc.
こうしんまち
庚申待
1. kōshin-machi; staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms that were said to inhabit the human gut from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods; a tradition that began among nobility in the Heian period and became widespread during the Edo periodBuddhism, Historical term, See also 三尸
庚申待ち 【こうしんまち】
じらいふ
地雷を踏む
1. to step on a landmine
2. to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of wormsIdiomatic expression
せんけいちゅう
線形虫
1. nematomorph; horsehair worm; gordian worm; hair worm (any of the parasitic nematode-like worms of phylum Nematomorpha)
あしなしとかげ
足無蜥蜴
1. legless lizard (esp. Anguidae spp., incl. glass lizards and slow worms)Usually written using kana alone
足無し蜥蜴 【あしなしとかげ】、アシナシトカゲ
お
下ろす
1. to take down; to bring down; to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.); to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.); to let down (hair); to launch (a boat)
- にかい２階
- から
- トランク
- を
- 降ろして
- きて
- くれません
- か 。
2. to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to unload (goods, a truck, etc.); to offload; to dischargeesp. 降ろす
- あの
- しんごう信号
- の
- てまえ手前
- で
- 降ろして
- ください 。
3. to withdraw (money)
- ぎんこう銀行
- で １０
- まん万
- 下ろして
- ください 。
4. to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
5. to cut off; to fillet (fish); to grate (e.g. radish); to prune (branches)
6. to remove (someone from a position); to oust; to dropesp. 降ろす
7. to clear (the table); to remove (offerings from an altar); to pass down (e.g. old clothes); to hand down
9. to invoke (a spirit); to call down
降ろす 【おろす】、下す 【おろす】
下す: Irregular okurigana usage.