Words — 17 found
1. crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; scraping; scratchingOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
2. hard and crunchyOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
3. very skinny; emaciated; all skin and bonesOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
ガリガリ
ねんしゅつ
捻出
1. managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money)
- ふたり二人
- は
- ローン
- の
- あたまきん頭金
- を
- ねんしゅつ捻出
- できなかった 。
2. working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising; contriving
拈出 【ねんしゅつ】
拈出: Rarely-used kanji form.
ひぐ
その日暮らし
1. financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence
2. living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
その日暮し 【そのひぐらし】、其の日暮らし 【そのひぐらし】、其の日暮し 【そのひぐらし】
あし
足ずり
1. stamping one's feet (in anger, frustration, etc.); scuffing the ground
2. Ashizuri
足摺り 【あしずり】、足摺 【あしずり】
足摺: Irregular okurigana usage.
1. barely; just; narrowly; with difficultyOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
かつかつ
ペコペコ
1. very hungry; starving; famishedOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
- おなかお腹
- が
- ぺこぺこ
- です 。
2. bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; bowing and scraping; being obsequious; being servileOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
- うわやく上役
- に
- やたらに
- ぺこぺこ
- する
- な 。
3. denting; buckling; giving (in)Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
ぺこぺこ
むりさんだん
無理算段
1. scraping together (a sum of money); raising (a sum of money) by straining one's creditYojijukugo (four character compound)
ていくうひこう
低空飛行
1. low-altitude flying
2. having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
ほそぼそ
細々
1. poor (living)
- ムリエル
- さん
- は
- バイト
- で
- ほそぼそ細細と
- く暮らしている 。
2. barely continuing; just scraping along
- ほそぼそと
- した
- アクセス
- や 、
- たまに
- くる
- メール
- など
- に
- はげ励まされ 、
- ズルズル
- ここ
- まで
- きて
- しまいました 。
3. very narrowas ... とした
細細 【ほそぼそ】
1. with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with a scratching soundOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
2. with force; hard; vigorouslyOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
3. forcibly (carry out); forcefully; in a pushy mannerOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
4. hard (e.g. food); stiff (e.g. clothing)Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
5. inflexible; uncompromising; dyed-in-the-woolOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
6. hardcore; serious; genuine; bona fide; true; realOnomatopoeic or mimetic word, Colloquial
ごりごり
1. with a scraping sound; with a scratching soundOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
2. with a crunching sound (while eating)Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
ガリっと、がりっと
けれん
外連
1. playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; pretenseUsually written using kana alone
2. surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface cleanUsually written using kana alone, esp. ケレン
ケレン