Words — 565 found
ちょうれいぼかい
朝令暮改
1. an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principlesYojijukugo (four character compound)
から
1. from; since; atindicates starting location or time, or point of separation; as ...～...まで when setting a scope
- がっこう学校
- は
- ごぜん午前 ８
- じ時 １０
- ふん分
- から
- はじ始まる 。
2. through (e.g. a window, door); via; by; fromindicates passage or transit
- けいかん警官
- は
- さつじんはん殺人犯
- から
- けんじゅう拳銃
- を
- もぎともぎ取った 。
3. because; as; since; so; thereforeafter a verb or i-adjective; だ～ after a noun or na-adjective
- かれ彼の
- へや部屋
- に
- あ明かり
- が
- ついている
- から 、
- かれ彼
- は
- きたく帰宅
- した
- に
- ちがいない 。
4. from (as in "made from"); of (as in "consisting of"); out ofindicates constituency
- １０
- から ２
- を
- ひ引く
- と 、８
- のこ残る 。
5. from (as in "a quotation from a book"); out of (as in "out of 10 people"); from amongindicates source domain
6. after (doing); sinceafter the -te form of a verb
- よく
- ふ振って
- から
- しよう使用
- して
- ください 。
7. from; by (as in "getting scolded by")indicates origin of action
- たいせつ大切な
- こと
- なんだ
- から 。
8. from (e.g. one's viewpoint); based on; according to; in (e.g. one's eyes); byindicates basis or standpoint; oft. ～見て, ～言って or ～すると
9. because of; from; out of (curiosity, necessity, etc.); due to; by; owing toindicates reason, cause or motive
10. as much as; upwards of; at least; more thanemphasizes an amount; ～（ある／の）for weight, distance, size or general quantity, ～する for price and ～の for people
11. marks the starting state of a change
12. expresses warning, sympathy, excitement or determination; emphasizes the previous statementColloquial, See also いいから, at sentence end
13. trails off with an implied reason or consequence left unstated; so ...Colloquial, at sentence end
14. even; to begin with, even ...; right from ...; starting with ... (let alone)as ～（して／が）or にして～; when comparing to the most basic example of something; emphatic
15. it is precisely due to ... (one can't); it is because ...as ～といって or ～って; oft. with a neg. sentence
17. so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reasonSee also だから
19. by; with; by means of; viaArchaic
ゆ
揺らぐ
1. to swing; to sway; to shake; to tremble
2. to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
うえ
この上ない
1. the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed; matchless; peerless
ぶかっこう
不格好
1. unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen
- あの
- ひこうき飛行機
- は
- たいへん大変
- ぶかっこう不格好
- だ 。
2. awkward; clumsy
不恰好 【ぶかっこう】
いかが
如何わしい
1. suspicious; dubious; unreliableUsually written using kana alone
- あの
- しゅうきょうだんたい宗教団体
- は
- かなり
- いかがわしい
- きょうぎ教義
- に
- とりつかれている 。
2. indecent; unseemlyUsually written using kana alone
- がくせい学生
- たる
- もの
- は
- いかがわしい
- ばしょ場所
- に
- ちかづかない
- 方がよい 。
い
言わずもがな
1. (it) goes without saying; needn't be said
- そんな
- こと
- は
- い言わずもがな
- だ 。
2. that should rather be left unsaid
お
惜しげもなく
惜し気もなく 【おしげもなく】、惜しげも無く 【おしげもなく】、惜し気も無く 【おしげもなく】、惜気もなく 【おしげもなく】
惜気もなく: Irregular okurigana usage.
おぼつか
覚束ない
1. uncertain; doubtful; unpromisingUsually written using kana alone
- こんな
- てんき天気
- に
- かれ
- が
- きた来る
- かどうか
- おぼつかない
- と
- おも思う 。
2. unreliable; unsteady; insecure; shaky; falteringUsually written using kana alone
3. unclear; vague; hazy; indistinctUsually written using kana alone
覚束ない 【かくそくない】
覚束ない: Ateji (phonetic) reading. かくそくない: Irregular kana usage. 覚束ない: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
ゆ
揺るぎない
1. firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
揺るぎ無い 【ゆるぎない】、揺ぎ無い 【ゆるぎない】
揺ぎ無い: Irregular okurigana usage.
1. shaking; shake; jolt; jolting; vibration; tremor; flickering
2. unsettledness; instability; vacillating; wavering
3. existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single wordLinguistics
らち
埒があかない
1. making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
埒が明かない 【らちがあかない】
ゆうご
揺れ動く
1. to shake; to tremble; to sway; to flicker
2. to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate; to waver (e.g. between options); to vacillate; to seesaw
ゆれ動く 【ゆれうごく】
さむ
お寒い
1. poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate
- おさむお寒い
- きょういく教育
- せいさく政策
- は
- にほん日本
- の
- ガン
- だ 。
やぼ
野暮ったい
1. unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
たゆ
弛みない
1. unslacking; unceasingUsually written using kana alone
弛み無い 【たゆみない】
弛み無い: Rarely-used kanji form.
あかいと
赤い糸
1. red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
てんけんしょうほう
点検商法
1. unscrupulous business practice of making sales by posing as an inspector and declaring the need for replacement items
- くれぐれも
- じょうすいき浄水器
- の
- あくしつ悪質
- ほうもんはんばい訪問販売
- ぎょうしゃ業者
- や
- むりょう無料
- てんけんしょうほう点検商法
- には
- ごちゅういご注意
- ください 。