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きす 切り捨てられる
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
1. can be discarded; can be cut down​
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どう 如何にもならない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done​Usually written using kana alone
  • じょうきょう状況
  • は
  • かれ彼ら
  • で
  • は
  • どうにもならなく
  • なった
  • 。
The situation got out of their control.
Notes
如何にもならない: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine​
  • かのじょ彼女
  • は
  • ほ吠える
  • いぬ犬
  • を
  • こわ怖がる
  • 。
She is afraid of barking dogs.
Noun
2. squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy​Derogatory, Usually written using kana alone, See also みっこくしゃ
  • き気をつけて
  • 。
  • けいさつ警察
  • の
  • いぬ犬
  • が
  • かぎまわかぎ回ってる
  • 。
Watch out! A police spy is snooping around.
Noun
3. loser; asshole​Derogatory
Noun, used as a prefix
4. counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful​
Other forms
狗 【いぬ】、イヌ
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over​
  • 今頃
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • ばんじきゅう万事休す
  • だ
  • 。
It is all up with him by this time.
Other forms
万事窮す 【ばんじきゅうす】
Notes
万事窮す: Irregular kanji usage.
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よ 善くもまあ
Adverb (fukushi)
1. just how; how (dare you)​Usually written using kana alone, emphatic
  • よくもまあ
  • 、
  • そんな
  • ふるま振舞い
  • が
  • できる
  • もん
  • だ
  • 。
How dare you behave like that!
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. very; awfully; exceedingly​Usually written using kana alone, とっても is more emphatic
    「
  • これ
  • は
  • とても
  • おもしろ
  • そう
  • だ
  • ね
  • 」
  • と
  • ひろし
  • が
  • い言います
  • 。
"This looks pretty interesting," Hiroshi says.
Adverb (fukushi)
2. (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)​Usually written using kana alone, before a negative form
  • この
  • あめ雨
  • の
  • なか中
  • を
  • がいしゅつ外出
  • する
  • こと
  • は
  • とても
  • できない
  • こと
  • です
  • 。
Going out in this rain is out of the question.
Other forms
迚も 【とっても】
Notes
迚も: Rarely-used kanji form. 迚も: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. how; in what way; by what means​Usually written using kana alone, See also どうやって
  • その
  • ニュース
  • は
  • どうして
  • も漏れた
  • の
  • だろう
  • 。
How did the news get out?
Adverb (fukushi)
2. why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for​Usually written using kana alone
  • どうして
  • あなた
  • に
  • お
  • わ詫び
  • する
  • りゆう理由
  • が
  • ある
  • のです
  • か
  • 。
Why should I apologize to you?
Adverb (fukushi)
3. cannot possibly​Usually written using kana alone
4. no way​Usually written using kana alone, often as どうして、どうして
Notes
如何して: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out; to delete​
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2. to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off​
  • ね寝る
  • まえ前
  • に
  • でんき電気
  • を
  • け消して
  • ください
  • 。
Turn off the light before you go to bed.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3. to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out​
  • しょうぼうし消防士
  • たち
  • は
  • すばやく
  • かじ火事
  • を
  • け消した
  • 。
The firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
4. to remove (a smell, pain, etc.); to eliminate; to get rid of; to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.); to neutralize (poison)​
  • どんな
  • ことば言葉
  • も
  • かのじょ彼女の
  • ふか深い
  • かな悲しみ
  • を
  • け消す
  • こと事
  • は
  • できない
  • 。
No words can relieve her deep sorrow.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
5. to drown out (a sound); to deaden; to absorb; to muffle​
  • そうおん騒音
  • に
  • け消されて
  • わたし私の
  • こえ声
  • は
  • ひと人
  • に
  • とど届かなかった
  • 。
I couldn't make myself heard above the noise.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
6. to kill; to murder; to bump off; to rub out​Colloquial
  • わたし私
  • は
  • おまえお前
  • を
  • け消せ
  • と
  • めいれい命令
  • されている
  • 。
I have orders to waste you.
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to blow (of the wind)​
  • あの
  • ひ日
  • は
  • つよ強い
  • かぜ風
  • が
  • ふ吹いていました
  • 。
There was a strong wind that day.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff​
  • ローズ
  • は
  • シャボンだましゃぼん玉
  • を
  • ふ吹いていた
  • 。
Rose was blowing bubbles.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
3. to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to whistle (a tune)​
    テッド
  • は
  • トランペット
  • を
  • ふ吹く
  • の
  • が
  • す好き
  • です
  • 。
Ted likes playing the trumpet.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
4. to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout; to spew; to puff out​See also 噴く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
5. to sprout; to put forth (buds)​
  • き木
  • が
  • め芽
  • を
  • ふいている
  • 。
The trees are shooting out buds.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
6. to appear (on the surface); to form; to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.)​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
7. to burst out laughing; to burst into laughter​Slang, See also 吹き出す
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
8. to brag; to talk big​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
9. to smelt; to mint​
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Noun
1. watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can​Usually written using kana alone, From Portuguese “jorro”
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如雨露 【じょろ】、如露 【じょうろ】、如露 【じょろ】、ジョウロ
Notes
如雨露: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 如雨露: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 如露: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 如露: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
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Noun
1. punch-style can opener (punches a round or V-shaped hole in a can of liquid)​
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ようじんこ 用心に越したことはない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry​Proverb
Other forms
用心に越した事は無い 【ようじんにこしたことはない】
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ようじんこ 用心するに越したことはない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry​Proverb
Other forms
用心するにこしたことはない 【ようじんするにこしたことはない】
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. (formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse​
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. correspondence; balance​
Noun
3. miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other​Go (game)
Place
4. Miai​
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見合 【みあい】
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おも 思いっきり
Adverb (fukushi)
1. to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; with all one's strength; to the best of one's ability; to the utmost; with determination; hard; heavily​See also 思い切り
Noun
2. resolution; decisiveness; determination; resignation​See also 思い切り
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思いっ切り 【おもいっきり】
Notes
思いっ切り: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos​
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なんい 何とも言えない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell​
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なんとも言えない 【なんともいえない】、何ともいえない 【なんともいえない】
Jreibun
  • はじ初めて
  • オンライン会議に出席したときには、音声が聞き取りにくかったり、
  • つね常に
  • 見られているという緊張を感じたりで、終わった
  • あと後に
  • なんともい何とも言えない
  • 疲れを感じた。
The first time I attended an online conference, I felt indescribably tired afterwards because the audio was difficult to hear, and I also felt the strain of being watched constantly.
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しかた 仕方がない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. there's no (other) way​
  • かれ彼
  • を
  • ま待つ
  • より
  • しかた仕方がない
  • 。
All we can do is to wait for him.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice​
  • じぶん自分
  • で
  • やった
  • こと
  • だから
  • しかた仕方がない
  • ね
  • 。
You brought it on yourself.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough​oft. as 〜ても仕方がない
  • そんなに
  • けんこう健康
  • の
  • こと
  • を
  • しんぱい心配
  • して
  • も
  • しかた仕方がない
  • 。
There is no sense in your worrying about your health so much.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful​
  • まった全く
  • あの
  • おとこ男
  • は
  • しかた仕方がない
  • うそつき
  • だ
  • 。
He is simply a hopeless liar.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)​as 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない
  • コーヒー
  • が
  • の飲み
  • たくて
  • しかた仕方がない
  • 。
I'm dying for a cup of coffee.
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6. Shikata ga nai​,, is a is an alternative.
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Other forms
虚虚実実 【きょきょじつじつ】
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