Jisho

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Words — 51 found

Noun
1. island countrysometimes used as a metaphor for Japan
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島国 【とうごく】
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. (metaphor for) something unusually fast; fleeing hareSee also 脱兎のごとく だっとのごとく
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. watery graveIdiomatic expression, See also 海の藻屑と消える
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1. avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha)Buddhism
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2. Avatamska sutraAbbreviation, See also 華厳経
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3. Kegon (sect of Buddhism)Abbreviation, See also 華厳宗
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to bite at; to snap at; to nibbleSee also 食らいつく
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to get one's teeth into; to really get intoSee also 食らいつく
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to hold on to; to cling to; to stick to
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to complain; to bicker
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食い付く 【くいつく】食付く 【くいつく】喰いつく 【くいつく】喰い付く 【くいつく】喰付く 【くいつく】
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1. sketch (depicting real people or nature); drawing sketched from real lifeOnly applies to 写し絵
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2. magic-lantern picture; child's copying pictures; shadowgraph
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3. mirror image (e.g. of society); (metaphorical) depictionOnly applies to 写し絵
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映し絵 【うつしえ】
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1. (sound of) wind through pine trees; soughing of wind through pine trees
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2. (metaphorically) sound of a boiling tea kettle
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1. (metaphorically) floating with the tideYojijukugo (four character compound)
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1. wind-resistant blade of grass; resistant idea (metaphorically)
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1. long-haired wig used in kabuki (used metaphorically to refer to a thick growth)
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百日鬘 【ひゃくにちかつら】
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1. back of one's eyes (in which an image or landscape has been metaphorically etched)
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1. eyebrow pencil
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2. blackened eyebrows
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3. (metaphorically) distant mountain range
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黛 【まゆずみ】
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1. six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison)
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2. six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory)
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3. six principles of calligraphy
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4. six classes of kanji charactersSee also 六書
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六義 【ろくぎ】
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. metaphorical
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Noun
1. large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal)Usually written using kana alone
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2. tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)Usually written using kana alone
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3. latch; lockUsually written using kana alone
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. hitting the ball squarelyBaseball, Wasei, word made in Japan, From English “just meet”. Wasei (word made in Japan)
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ジャスト・ミート
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たと
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending
1. to speak metaphorically; to use a figure of speech
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たとえに言う 【たとえにいう】
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たと
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1. figuratively speaking; metaphorically speaking; so to speak
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たとえて言うと 【たとえていうと】
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