Words — 928 found
くる
苦しい
1. painful; difficult; tough; hard
- くる苦しい 、
- やめろ 。
2. distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position)
- かれ彼
- は
- かこ過去
- の
- くる苦しい
- せいかつ生活
- を
- もくそう黙想
- した 。
3. straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling
- かれ彼の
- かぞく家族
- は
- かなり
- せいかつ生活
- が
- くる苦しい 。
4. strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile); far-fetched
5. hard to do; unpleasantSee also 寝苦しい ねぐるしい, See also 見苦しい みぐるしい, after -masu stem of verb; often ぐるしい
はば
幅
1. width; breadth
2. freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude
3. gap; difference (e.g. in price); range (e.g. of voice)
巾 【はば】
巾: Rarely-used kanji form.
びみょう
微妙
1. subtle; delicate; fine
- その
- ふた２つ
- の
- え絵
- には
- びみょう微妙な
- ちが違い
- が
- ある 。
2. difficult; complex; tricky; delicate (situation, position, etc.); close (e.g. decision)
- その
- こきゃく顧客
- の
- くじょう苦情
- は
- びみょう微妙な
- もんだい問題
- に
- かか関わる
- もの
- だった 。
3. doubtful; questionable; dicey
- トム
- が
- つぎ次
- の
- オリンピック
- に
- しゅつじょう出場
- できる
- かどうか
- は
- びみょう微妙
- だ 。
4. not great; iffyColloquial, oft. ビミョー
5. slightly; somewhat; a little bitadverbially as ～に
ビミョー
うつ
移す
1. to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move (something); to swap; to substitute; to relocate
- いいんかい委員会
- は
- べつ別の
- ホール
- に
- かいじょう会場
- を
- うつ移した 。
- し知っている
- こと
- と
- こうどう行動
- に
- うつ移す
- こと
- は
- べつ別
- だ 。
3. to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different)
4. to spend (time); to let (time) pass
5. to infect (someone); to spread (an infection); to pass (a disease)Usually written using kana alone, See also 風邪をうつす, occ. written 感染す or 伝染す
- かぜ風邪
- を
- ひと人
- に
- うつ移す
- と
- なお治る
- って
- ほんとう本当 ？
6. to permeate (something; with a color or smell); to infuse; to let soak (into)
遷す 【うつす】
遷す: Rarely-used kanji form.
まわ
回り
- その
- まち町
- の
- まわり
- には
- たか高い
- じょうへき城壁
- が
- ある 。
2. making the rounds
3. spreading
4. effect; efficacy
5. by way of; via
6. round; turn
7. size
8. 12-year period; 12-year age difference
廻り 【まわり】
こと
異なる
1. to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
異る 【ことなる】
異る: Irregular okurigana usage.
ひと
等しい
1. equal; identical; the same
- １
- ヤード
- は ３
- フィート
- に
- ひと等しい 。
2. no different (from); just like; equivalent
- かれ彼の
- いらい依頼
- は
- めいれい命令
- に
- ひと等しかった 。
均しい 【ひとしい】、斉しい 【ひとしい】
均しい: Rarely-used kanji form. 斉しい: Rarely-used kanji form.
つ
詰める
1. to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up
- この
- あな穴
- を
- なに何か
- で
- つ詰めなくて
- は 。
2. to shorten; to move closer together
- この
- ブラウス
- を
- つめて
- いただけます
- か 。
3. to reduce (spending); to conserve
5. to go through thoroughly; to work out (details); to bring to a conclusion; to wind up
6. to be on duty; to be stationed
7. to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
8. to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.)See also 指を詰める, the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai
9. to do non-stop; to do continuously; to keep doing (without a break)
10. to do completely; to do thoroughly
11. to force someone into a difficult situation by ...
か
兼ねる
1. to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to doUsually written using kana alone, See also 兼ねない, after the -masu stem of verb
- こういう
- じじょう事情
- ですから 、
- ざんねん残念ながら 、
- せっかく
- の
- ご
- しょうたい招待
- を
- お
- う受け
- いたし
- かねる
- のです 。
2. to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
- わたし私
- は
- べんきょう勉強
- と
- あそ遊び
- を
- かね兼ねている
- しごと仕事
- に
- つき
- たい 。
3. to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
4. to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
5. to think of the future (as well as the present)
う
埋める
1. to bury (e.g. in the ground)
- いぬ犬
- は
- よく
- ほね骨
- を
- じめん地面
- に
- う埋める 。
2. to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed
- ぐんしゅう群衆
- が
- ホール
- を
- うめ
- つくした 。
3. to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to bridge (a difference, a gap); to fill (a seat, a vacant position); to fill out (a form, a sheet)
- もんだい問題
- は 、
- この
- ひつよう必要な
- へだ隔たり
- を
- う埋める
- の
- が
- ちかく知覚
- である
- と
- いう
- てん点
- に
- ある 。
4. to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends; to compensate for
- あいつ
- の
- そん損
- を
- う埋めて
- やらなくちゃ
- ならない
- んだ 。
5. to put cold water (in a bath)
- ふろ風呂
- が
- あつ熱
- すぎる
- ので
- みず水
- を
- う埋めて
- ぬるく
- する 。
6. to cover; to scatter something over
ひにく
皮肉
1. irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire
2. unexpected; different from what one expected; not as one had planned
3. (only) surface; something superficial
4. skin and bone; bodyArchaic, literal meaning
せっきん
接近
1. getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
2. being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.)
3. becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
つあ
突き当たる
1. to run into; to collide with; to crash into; to bump against
2. to come to the end of (a street)
3. to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
衝き当たる 【つきあたる】
衝き当たる: Rarely-used kanji form.
でこぼこ
凸凹
1. unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
2. inequality; imbalance; unevenness; differenceOnly applies to でこぼこ
凸凹 【とつおう】、凸凹 【だくぼく】
だくぼく: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
しま
縞
1. stripe; bar; streak
2. (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)also formerly written as 島 and 嶋