Words — 181 found
たいりょうびんぼう
大漁貧乏
1. impoverishment of fishermen because of a bumper catch; decline in fishermen's income caused by the sharply lower fish prices as a result of an overabundant catch
ほうさくききん
豊作飢饉
1. impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest; decline in farmers' income caused by the sharply lower farm prices as a result of bumper harvests
1. being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); cringing; being left speechless
2. zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider imageFilm, Television
あかふじ
赤富士
1. red Fuji; Mount Fuji appearing red because of the sun's rays (typically in the early morning from late summer to early autumn)
1. being unable to see the (harvest) moon because of rainArchaic
ため
為に
1. for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf ofUsually written using kana alone
- あなた
- は
- けんこう健康
- の
- ために
- もっと
- うんどう運動
- を
- するべき
- だ 。
2. because of; as a result ofUsually written using kana alone
- あめ雨
- の
- ために
- わたし私
- は
- いえ家
- に
- いた 。
爲に 【ために】
爲に: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
あいきこつりつ
哀毀骨立
1. losing weight and becoming bony because of griefYojijukugo (four character compound)
ぶしょう
無精ひげ
1. stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
無精髭 【ぶしょうひげ】、不精髭 【ぶしょうひげ】、不精ひげ 【ぶしょうひげ】
ころうがんめい
固陋頑迷
1. obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed; pigheaded; incapable of making sound judgements because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentalityYojijukugo (four character compound)
い
だからと言って
1. while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarilyUsually written using kana alone
だけあって
1. as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; being ...used to express admiration or praise
2. for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
1. as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; being ...Usually written using kana alone
2. precisely because ...; all the more because of ...Usually written using kana alone, used with unexpected results
3. on account of ...; ... being what it isUsually written using kana alone, as ＡがＡだけに
- かのじょ彼女
- は
- わたし私
- だけに
- つらく
- あ当たる 。
丈に: Rarely-used kanji form.
ば
1. if ... then; when
2. andoften ...も...ば...も...
3. why don't you...?sentence final
4. the more (one does something)often ...ば...ほど
5. because; sinceArchaic
がんめいころう
頑迷固陋
1. obstinate; wrong-headed; bigotedYojijukugo (four character compound)
頑冥固陋 【がんめいころう】
頑冥固陋: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. circumstantial retribution; circumstances (e.g. geographical, societal) one is born into because of karma in previous livesBuddhism, See also 正報
あいきょうもの
愛嬌者
1. pleasant person; attractive person; animal liked by all because of its cuteness
愛敬者 【あいきょうもの】
げこたくら
下戸の建てた蔵はない
1. don't act all high and mighty just because you don't drink; no teetotaler has (ever) built a storehouseProverb