Words — 79 found
さかだ
逆立ちしても
1. no matter how hard one might try; no matter what one does; even if one stood on one's headSee also 逆立ち
さんしょうこつぶから
山椒は小粒でもぴりりと辛い
1. size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingleProverb
にぎばし
握り箸
1. grasping one's chopsticks the same way one might hold a walking stick (a breach of etiquette)
1. blood and iron; military might
じょうけんつうんこう
条件付き運航
1. conditional operation (i.e. departure) of a flight, etc. that might end up diverted due to bad weather
条件付運航 【じょうけんつきうんこう】、条件付き運行 【じょうけんつきうんこう】、条件付運行 【じょうけんつきうんこう】
1. (nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive
2. proper place to die
3. dilemma; predicament; inescapable situation
ちからまか
力任せ
1. using all one's strength; using all one's mightusu. adverbially as 〜に
力まかせ 【ちからまかせ】
にも
1. also; too; not ... either; as well; even
2. (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwiseafter the volitional or dictionary form of verb
つ
し尽くす
1. to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible
し尽す 【しつくす】、為尽くす 【しつくす】、為尽す 【しつくす】
かてばかんぐん、まければぞくぐん
勝てば官軍、負ければ賊軍
1. might is right; history is written by the victors; winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong; if you win you are the loyalist army, if you lose you are the rebel armyProverb
むりとおどうりひこ
無理が通れば道理が引っ込む
1. where might is master, justice is servantProverb
めいっぱい
目一杯
1. to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
目いっぱい 【めいっぱい】
やか
遣り兼ねない
1. likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do; would not hesitate to doUsually written using kana alone, See also しかねない
遣り兼ねない: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. a lot; a great deal; plentifullyOnomatopoeic or mimetic word, Colloquial
2. properly; sufficiently; fullyOnomatopoeic or mimetic word, Colloquial
ガッツリ
もときうらき
本木にまさる末木なし
1. of soup and love, the first is the best; one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouseProverb
本木に勝る末木なし 【もときにまさるうらきなし】
1. god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven