Words — 105 found
わらわら
笑うに笑えない
1. being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation); forced to hold back laughter
1. men who were subject to taxes and forced labor (ritsuryō system)Historical term
ことさら
殊更めく
1. to appear contrived; to seem unnatural; to appear forcedUsually written using kana alone
えきしんせっしゅう
役身折酬
1. debt bondage (ritsuryō system); forced labor on failure to pay a debtHistorical term
ブラックバイト
1. forced unpaid part-time work (e.g. must work until sales quota is reached)Abbreviation, See also サービス残業 サービスざんぎょう, from ブラック企業 and アルバイト
じゅうぐんいあんふ
従軍慰安婦
1. comfort woman; prostitute who worked in military brothels, esp. one forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWIIHistorical term, Euphemistic
きょうこうとつにゅう
強行突入
1. forced entry; breaking into (a building, room, etc.); storming (e.g. by police or special forces)
だ
はみ出す
1. to protrude; to stick out; to jut out; to hang out; to bulge out
2. to be forced out; to be pushed out; to be crowded out
3. to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond; to exceed
食み出す 【はみだす】
つばらき
詰め腹を切らされる
1. to be forced to bear the responsibility and resign; to be driven out of office
しちょう
仕丁
1. men pressed into forced labor (ritsuryō system)Archaic
2. palanquin bearer (Edo period)Archaic, Only applies to しちょう, Only applies to じちょう, Only applies to してい
3. Shitei
仕丁 【じちょう】、仕丁 【してい】、仕丁 【つかえのよほろ】
しき
お仕着せ
1. uniforms provided for workers (by the employer)
2. something forced upon one; something imposed on one
あしどく
足止めを食う
1. to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
足止めをくう 【あしどめをくう】、足留めを食う 【あしどめをくう】、足留めをくう 【あしどめをくう】
え
ざる得ない
1. have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced toSee also ざるを得ない, after the -nai stem of a verb
お
ざる終えない
1. have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced toSee also ざるを得ない, irregular form of ざるを得ない
1. event in which someone is forced to eat a large quantity of rice (e.g. the April 2 Shugendō ceremony at Nikko's Rinnōji temple)