Words — 41 found
めんもくやくじょ
面目躍如
1. demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; characteristically masterfulYojijukugo (four character compound)
2. bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour; doing one creditYojijukugo (four character compound)
面目躍如 【めんぼくやくじょ】
てんちりょうよう
転地療養
1. seeking to improve one's health with a change of climateYojijukugo (four character compound)
てあ
手を挙げる
1. to raise one's handusu. 手を挙げる
- せいと生徒
- は
- あまり
- 手を挙げません 。
2. to surrenderIdiomatic expression, usu. 手を上げる
3. to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike)usu. 手を上げる
5. to throw one's hat in the ring; to volunteer; to indicate one intends to participate; to raise one's handIdiomatic expression, usu. 手を挙げる
手を上げる 【てをあげる】、手をあげる 【てをあげる】
のなや
伸び悩む
1. to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
ば
化ける
1. to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to turn oneself into; to transform oneself into
- ねこ猫
- は
- ば化ける
- といと言われる 。
2. to disguise oneself as
3. to change radically; to metamorphose
4. to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
だ
ダメ出し
1. criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; finding fault
2. calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
駄目出し 【だめだし】
- リハーサルが終わった
- とたん途端 、監督はダンサーたちに
- だめだ駄目出し を
- おこな行い 、
- きび厳しく 指導し始めた。
かいほうむ
快方に向かう
1. to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
快方にむかう 【かいほうにむかう】、快方に向う 【かいほうにむかう】
かいりょうくわ
改良を加える
1. to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
てあ
手が上がる
1. to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)Idiomatic expression
1. ballast (for a ship, submarine, hot-air balloon, etc.)
2. ballast (for the foundation of a road or railway track)
ラインロビング
1. adding a product line or department to improve a store's performanceWasei, word made in Japan, From English “line robbing”. Wasei (word made in Japan)
ライン・ロビング
ぞ
たたき染め
1. tatakizome; flower pounding; dyeing technique in which flowers and leaves are gently hammered to imprint their shapes and colours onto fabric or paperClothing, Art, aesthetics
2. tatakizome; dyeing technique in which yarn is soaked in dye then beaten to improve the penetrationClothing
たたき染め 【たたきそめ】、叩き染め 【たたきぞめ】、叩き染め 【たたきそめ】
せっさたくま
切磋琢磨
1. diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hardYojijukugo (four character compound)
2. mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalryYojijukugo (four character compound)
切瑳琢磨 【せっさたくま】
しるもち
汁の餅
1. mochi received from one's parents after giving birth (trad. eaten in miso soup to improve lactation)