Words — 185 found
1. rise and fall; ups and downs
1. rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
すうき
数奇
1. misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate
2. checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful; dramatic; full of ups and downs
- わたし私
- は
- すうき数奇な
- うんめい運命
- に
- もてあそばれて
- きた 。
数奇 【さっき】
しょうちょう
消長
1. prosperity and decay; prosperity and decline; rise and fall; ups and downs; ebb and flow; waxing and waning
ひかりかげ
光と影
1. rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; light and shadowIdiomatic expression
1. rise and fall; fluctuations; ups and downs
せいすいこうぼう
盛衰興亡
1. rise and fall; ups and downs; waxing and waning; prosperity and decline; vicissitudesYojijukugo (four character compound)
うよきょくせつ
紆余曲折
1. turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudesYojijukugo (four character compound)
ゆ
揺さぶる
1. to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing; to sway
- じしん地震
- が
- とつぜん突然 、
- たてもの建物
- を
- ゆさぶった 。
2. to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to shock; to upset
- つよ強い
- えん円
- が
- けいざい経済
- を
- ゆさぶ揺さぶっている 。
3. to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)Baseball
揺さ振る 【ゆさぶる】
揺さ振る: Rarely-used kanji form.
かす
霞む
1. to become misty; to become hazyUsually written using kana alone, esp. 霞む
- そら空
- は
- どんより
- とした
- ふゆ冬
- の
- かげ陰
- に
- かすんでいる 。
2. to get blurry; to grow dimUsually written using kana alone, esp. 翳む
- かれ彼の
- め目
- は
- とし年
- のせいで
- かすんでいる 。
3. to be overshadowed; to be upstaged; to be outshoneUsually written using kana alone, esp. 霞む
翳む 【かすむ】
そ
逸らす
1. to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to divert (e.g. one's attention); to evade (e.g. a question); to change (e.g. the subject)Usually written using kana alone
2. to displease; to annoy; to offend; to upsetUsually written using kana alone, usu. in the negative
3. to miss (the target, ball, etc.)Usually written using kana alone
さか
逆さま
1. inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
逆様 【さかさま】、倒 【さかさま】
逆様: Rarely-used kanji form. 倒: Rarely-used kanji form.
お
落ち
1. slip; omission
2. upshot; denouement; outcome; final result
- そんなに
- がぶがぶ
- の飲み
- つづ続ける
- と 、
- アルちゅうアル中
- になる
- の
- が
- オチ
- です
- よ 。
3. punch line (of a joke)Usually written using kana alone, often オチ
- オチ
- の
- いみ意味
- が
- わからなかったら
- すいません ・・・。
落 【おち】、オチ
落: Irregular okurigana usage.
なりきん
成金
1. upstart; nouveau riche; new money; new rich; coming into wealth suddenlyDerogatory
- とち土地
- で
- かれ彼
- は
- なりきん成り金
- になった 。
2. piece promoted to gold generalShogi, orig. meaning
成り金 【なりきん】
かえ
ひっくり返す
1. to turn over; to turn upside down; to turn up; to turn inside out; to turn out
2. to knock over; to tip over
3. to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset; to reverse
ひっくり返す 【ひっくりがえす】、引っ繰り返す 【ひっくりかえす】、引っ繰り返す 【ひっくりがえす】
引っ繰り返す: Rarely-used kanji form. 引っ繰り返す: Rarely-used kanji form.