Words — 92 found
ごしはい
五指に入る
1. to be among the top five; to be one of the five bestIdiomatic expression
なかんずく
就中
1. especially; above all; particularly; among other thingsUsually written using kana alone
就中 【なかんづく】
なかんずく: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). なかんづく: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading).
けい
ヴィジュアル系
1. visual kei; fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands and musicians
2. attractive person
ビジュアル系 【ビジュアルけい】
はなはさくらぎ、ひとはぶし
花は桜木、人は武士
1. the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among menProverb
ばんりょくそうちゅうこういってん
万緑叢中紅一点
1. one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation; one item of quality standing out among many; one woman among many menProverb, See also 万緑一紅
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】
でいちゅうはす
泥中の蓮
1. something pure amidst filth; a rose among nettles; a lotus in the mireIdiomatic expression
泥中の蓮 【でいちゅうのはちす】
1. fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands, musicians, etc.
マダムキラー
1. ladykiller who seduces married women; handsome young man who is popular among married womenWasei, word made in Japan, From English “madam killer”. Wasei (word made in Japan)
マダム・キラー
1. photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friendsAbbreviation, Wasei, word made in Japan, From English “print club”. Wasei (word made in Japan)
から
1. from; since; atindicates starting location or time, or point of separation; as ...～...まで when setting a scope
- がっこう学校
- は
- ごぜん午前 ８
- じ時 １０
- ふん分
- から
- はじ始まる 。
2. through (e.g. a window, door); via; by; fromindicates passage or transit
- けいかん警官
- は
- さつじんはん殺人犯
- から
- けんじゅう拳銃
- を
- もぎともぎ取った 。
3. because; as; since; so; thereforeafter a verb or i-adjective; だ～ after a noun or na-adjective
- かれ彼の
- へや部屋
- に
- あ明かり
- が
- ついている
- から 、
- かれ彼
- は
- きたく帰宅
- した
- に
- ちがいない 。
4. from (as in "made from"); of (as in "consisting of"); out ofindicates constituency
- １０
- から ２
- を
- ひ引く
- と 、８
- のこ残る 。
5. from (as in "a quotation from a book"); out of (as in "out of 10 people"); from amongindicates source domain
6. after (doing); sinceafter the -te form of a verb
- よく
- ふ振って
- から
- しよう使用
- して
- ください 。
7. from; by (as in "getting scolded by")indicates origin of action
- たいせつ大切な
- こと
- なんだ
- から 。
8. from (e.g. one's viewpoint); based on; according to; in (e.g. one's eyes); byindicates basis or standpoint; oft. ～見て, ～言って or ～すると
9. because of; from; out of (curiosity, necessity, etc.); due to; by; owing toindicates reason, cause or motive
10. as much as; upwards of; at least; more thanemphasizes an amount; ～（ある／の）for weight, distance, size or general quantity, ～する for price and ～の for people
11. marks the starting state of a change
12. expresses warning, sympathy, excitement or determination; emphasizes the previous statementColloquial, See also いいから, at sentence end
13. trails off with an implied reason or consequence left unstated; so ...Colloquial, at sentence end
14. even; to begin with, even ...; right from ...; starting with ... (let alone)as ～（して／が）or にして～; when comparing to the most basic example of something; emphatic
15. it is precisely due to ... (one can't); it is because ...as ～といって or ～って; oft. with a neg. sentence
17. so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reasonSee also だから
19. by; with; by means of; viaArchaic
1. inside this; in this; in here
2. among these; of this group; out of these
1. respect for one's elders
2. harmony among siblings
ひこうそくめいぼしきひれいだいひょうせい
非拘束名簿式比例代表制
1. proportional representation system in which both party and individual votes are cast, seats are distributed amongst parties by proportion of vote obtained, and candidates are elected in descending order of number of votes obtainedSee also 拘束名簿式比例代表制