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よ しわ寄せ
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. shifting (the burden) onto​
Noun
2. ill effects; negative consequences; burden; strain; brunt; loss​
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シワ寄せ 【しわよせ】、皺寄せ 【しわよせ】
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たいがんかじ 対岸の火事
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. someone else's problem; fire on the opposite shore​Idiomatic expression
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しりぬぐ 尻拭い
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Noun
1. cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake​
Noun
2. ass-wiping; arse-wiping​literal meaning
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尻ぬぐい 【しりぬぐい】
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かよづま 通い妻
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Noun
1. wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband​
  • かよいづま通い妻
  • とは
  • なまえ名前
  • の
  • とお通り
    • 、
  • つま妻
  • が
  • おっと夫
  • の
  • 元
  • に
  • かよ通う
  • けっこん結婚
  • けいたい形態
  • の
  • こと事
  • である
    • 。
A 'commuting wife' is just what the name says, it's a form of marriage where the wife travels to her husband's side.
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まわ たらい回し
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Noun, Suru verb
1. acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back)​
Noun, Suru verb
2. handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order)​
  • せいけん政権
  • の
  • たらいまわたらい回し
  • は
  • はんたい反対
  • だ
    • 。
I'm opposed to political power being monopolized within a clique.
Noun, Suru verb
3. handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)​
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盥回し 【たらいまわし】
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そばづえ 側杖
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Noun
1. blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to someone else's fight​
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傍杖 【そばづえ】、そば杖 【そばづえ】
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うう 受け売り
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. retailing​
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing; telling at second hand​
  • それ
  • は
  • うけう受け売り
  • だろう
    • ？
You are telling it second hand, aren't you?
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受売り 【うけうり】、請け売り 【うけうり】、請売り 【うけうり】
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まか お任せ
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting​See also 任せる
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase​
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はなし ここだけの話
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk​
  • ここだけのはなしここだけの話
  • だ
  • けれど
    • 和夫
  • の
  • つま妻
  • は
  • にんしん妊娠
  • しています
    • 。
It's just between you and me, but Kazuo's wife is pregnant.
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なに 何よりも
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. more than anything; above all else​
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何よりも 【なんよりも】
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ま 先ずは
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. first of all; to begin with; before anything else​Usually written using kana alone, See also まず, more emphatic than まず
  • まずは
  • こうしき公式
  • を
  • あんき暗記
  • し
  • なさい
    • 。
First of all, learn the formula by heart.
Adverb (fukushi)
2. probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually​Usually written using kana alone
Adverb (fukushi)
3. more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably​Usually written using kana alone
Adverb (fukushi)
4. anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being​Usually written using kana alone
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まか 任せきり
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Noun
1. leaving everything up to someone else​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • じぶん自分
  • の
  • こども子供達
  • の
  • きょういく教育の
  • もんだい問題
  • を
  • つま妻
  • に
  • まか任せきり
  • だった
    • 。
He always left the problem of his children's education to his wife.
Other forms
任せ切り 【まかせきり】
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あん 餡
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Noun
1. red bean paste; red bean jam; anko​Food, cooking, Usually written using kana alone, See also 餡こ
Noun
2. kudzu sauce​Food, cooking, Usually written using kana alone, See also 葛餡
Noun
3. filling (of a dumpling, etc.)​Food, cooking, Usually written using kana alone
Noun
4. filling; stuffing; inside​Usually written using kana alone, See also 餡子
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でなければ
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. without; but if; otherwise; or else​
Other forms
でないと
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ひとごと 人事
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Noun
1. other people's affairs; someone else's problem​
Other forms
他人事 【ひとごと】、人ごと 【ひとごと】、他人ごと 【ひとごと】、ひと事 【ひとごと】、他人事 【たにんごと】、他人ごと 【たにんごと】
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じぶんかって 自分勝手
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Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases; one's own free will​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
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自分かって 【じぶんかって】、自分勝手 【じぶんがって】
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てぬ 手抜き
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
1. omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping​
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
2. intentional negligence​
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
3. tenuki; making a move which is not a direct counter to one's opponent's last move​Go (game)
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手抜 【てぬき】
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ぶんしん 分身
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Noun
1. other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); representation of oneself​
Noun
2. incarnations of Buddha​Buddhism
Other forms
分身 【ぶんじん】
Notes
ぶんじん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
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さきが 先駆ける
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Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1. to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)​usu. as ...に先駆けて
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先駈ける 【さきがける】、魁ける 【さきがける】
Notes
先駈ける: Rarely-used kanji form. 魁ける: Rarely-used kanji form.
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かたが 肩代わり
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
1. taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation​
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肩がわり 【かたがわり】、肩代り 【かたがわり】、肩替り 【かたがわり】、肩替わり 【かたがわり】
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