Words — 38 found
いちろくしょうぶ
一六勝負
1. gambling on whether the throw of a die will produce a "one" or a "six"; gambling with diceYojijukugo (four character compound)
2. gamblingYojijukugo (four character compound)
3. (a) risk; gamble; venture; hazardous attemptYojijukugo (four character compound)
1. contemplation; speculationFrom Greek, Modern (1453-) “theōria”
しゃこうしん
射幸心
1. passion for gambling; fondness for speculation; speculative spirit
射倖心 【しゃこうしん】
1. word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitationKantou dialect, Touhoku dialect, See also 可い
- オラ
- 気分が良く
- なったで 。
- でも
- よ 、
- おとうさん
- に
- 滅茶苦茶
- おこ怒られちまう
- と
- おも思う
- べ
- さ 。
2. familiar suffix used after a personal nameOnly applies to ぺ
ぺ、べえ
じあ
地上げ
1. buying up plots of land; land sharking
2. raising the ground level (with fill)
地揚げ 【じあげ】
1. indicates speculationafter the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives
2. indicates will
3. indicates invitation
1. (I) will; (I) shallon non-五段 stem, e.g. 食べる→食べよう; indicates intention
2. let'son non-五段 stem; indicates suggestion or invitation
3. (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); maybe; perhaps; perchanceon non-五段 stem; indicates speculation
やまがあ
ヤマが当たる
1. to have one's predictions turn out exactly right; to have a speculation turn out wellIdiomatic expression
- しけん試験
- で
- 山が当たった 。
山が当たる 【やまがあたる】
1. word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitationUsually written using kana alone, Kantou dialect, Touhoku dialect
しんぶんじれい
新聞辞令
1. appointment or dismissal conjecturally reported in the media (esp. when the conjecture turned out to be wrong); announcement of an appointment that turns out to be mere press speculation