Words — 76 found
がら
柄
1. pattern; design
2. body build; figure; physique
3. essential qualities; character; nature
4. appropriate to; fitting of; suitable for
み
身だしなみ
1. (personal) appearance; (personal) grooming
2. essential skill; required knowledge
身嗜み 【みだしなみ】
身嗜み: Rarely-used kanji form.
マストアイテム
1. must-have; essential itemWasei, word made in Japan, From English “must item”. Wasei (word made in Japan)
マスト・アイテム
さんしゅじんぎ
三種の神器
1. the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels); three sacred emblems of sovereign rule; the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne
2. (set of) three status symbols; three necessitiesIdiomatic expression, Colloquial
しゅかくてんとう
主客転倒
1. reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the endYojijukugo (four character compound)
主客転倒 【しゅきゃくてんとう】、主客顛倒 【しゅかくてんとう】、主客顛倒 【しゅきゃくてんとう】
きも
肝
1. liver; innards
2. courage; spirit; pluck; guts
3. crux; essential point; keyOnly applies to きも, Only applies to キモ
胆 【きも】、胆 【たん】、キモ
だいどうしょうい
大同小異
1. essentially the same with only minor differencesYojijukugo (four character compound)
ようしょ
要所
1. important position; strategic point
2. important point; main point; essentials
1. elements; essentials; outline
こうしんづき
庚申月
1. Metal Monkey month; lunar month that contains a day of the Metal Monkey (essentially every other month) during which it was believed colds were more frequentHistorical term, See also 庚申
なひと
無きに等しい
1. essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
なきに等しい 【なきにひとしい】