Words — 20 found
まとも
正面
2. honest; upright; decent; proper; respectable; straight; serious; sensibleUsually written using kana alone
- まともな
- しごと仕事
- に
- つか
- なければいけません
- よ 。
真面 【まとも】、真正面 【まとも】
正面: Rarely-used kanji form. 真面: Rarely-used kanji form. 真正面: Rarely-used kanji form.
さか
逆さま
1. inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
逆様 【さかさま】、倒 【さかさま】
逆様: Rarely-used kanji form. 倒: Rarely-used kanji form.
えんまくは
煙幕を張る
1. to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely misleadIdiomatic expression
がいしゃ
アリバイ会社
1. front company set up to hide someone's true profession by pretending to employ them (often used by call girls)See also ダミー会社
りき
力む
1. to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to try (too) hard; to draw one's body taut
2. to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger; to bluff; to boast
もんこは
門戸を張る
1. to keep a fine house; to put up a front; to make the front of the house nice (and be pretentious about it)
あちこち
彼方此方
1. here and there; various places; all around; all over; everywhere; throughoutUsually written using kana alone
- ほん本
- が
- へや部屋
- の
- あちこち
- に
- ち散らばっていた 。
2. muddled; confused; in the wrong order; back to frontUsually written using kana alone
彼方此方 【あちらこちら】、彼方此方 【あっちこっち】、アチコチ
彼方此方: Rarely-used kanji form. 彼方此方: Rarely-used kanji form. 彼方此方: Rarely-used kanji form.
ベビーオール
1. one-piece garment with snaps up the front, sort of like a jumpsuit for babiesWasei, word made in Japan, From English “baby all”. Wasei (word made in Japan)
ベビー・オール
かま
構える
1. to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain
2. to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
3. to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand ready; to be poised for
4. to put on an air; to assume an attitude
5. to stiffen; to tense up; to become formal
6. to fabricate in order to deceive; to make up; to feign
7. to plan; to scheme
む
向く
1. to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.)
- わたし私の
- ほう方
- を
- む向いて
- ください 。
2. to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to front (on)
3. to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.)
4. to be suited to; to be fit for
- かれ彼
- は
- せんせい先生
- に
- む向いてない 。
5. to go towards; to turn to (of one's interests, feelings, etc.); to be inclined (to do)
- あし足
- の
- む向く
- まま
- に
- ある歩いた 。
あとさき
後先になる
1. to be inverted (of the order of something); to be reversed; to get mixed up; to become back to front
とつくろ
取り繕う
1. to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front)
2. to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to varnish over; to patch (things) up; to palliate
3. to mend; to repair; to patch up
取繕う 【とりつくろう】
かっこう
格好をつける
1. to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape
2. to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
格好をつける 【かっこをつける】、格好を付ける 【かっこうをつける】、格好を付ける 【かっこをつける】
かっこをつける: Irregular kana usage. かっこをつける: Irregular kana usage.
にぎ
賑わす
1. to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to hit (the front page, headlines, etc.)
2. to make prosperous
かざ
飾る
1. to decorate; to ornament; to adorn
- わたし私たち
- じしん自身
- が
- へや部屋
- を
- かざ飾った
- のです 。
2. to display; to exhibit; to put on show; to arrange
- かれ彼の
- え絵
- が
- かべ壁
- に
- かざ飾られていた 。
3. to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page); to grace (e.g. the cover)
4. to affect (a manner); to keep up (appearances); to embellish; to dress up; to be showy; to be pretentious
餝る 【かざる】、錺る 【かざる】、荘る 【かざる】
餝る: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage. 錺る: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage. 荘る: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.