Words — 1550 found
1. iron and stone; iron will
いっすんむしごぶたましい
一寸の虫にも五分の魂
1. tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of themProverb
くぼところみずた
凹き所に水溜まる
1. when the right conditions are fulfilled, things will turn out well on their own; a sunken place will collect waterProverb, Rare term
2. someone in bad circumstances will continue to accumulate difficultiesProverb, Rare term
ばっこちょうりょう
跋扈跳梁
1. evildoers being rampant and roaming at willYojijukugo (four character compound), Rare term, See also 跳梁跋扈
じゅうにや
十二夜
1. Twelfth Night (comedy by William Shakespeare); Twelfth Night, or What You WillWork of art, literature, music, etc. name
せんきゅうがん
選球眼
1. batting eye; ability to judge whether a pitch will be called a ball or a strikeBaseball
1. other intention; secret purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; fickleness; double-mindedness
1. seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
いかせん
入れ替え戦
1. playoff match to determine promotion and relegation (played between bottom-ranked teams of the higher division and top-ranked teams of the lower division)Sports
入替戦 【いれかえせん】
ばかしなお
馬鹿は死ななきゃ治らない
1. once a fool, always a fool; idiots will only be cured when they dieProverb
バカは死ななきゃ治らない 【ばかはしななきゃなおらない】
たましい
魂
1. soul; spirit; mind
2. willpower; vitality
3. something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
魂 【たま】、霊 【たましい】、霊 【たま】、魄 【たましい】、魄 【たま】
魄: Rarely-used kanji form. 魄: Rarely-used kanji form.
こんじょう
根性
1. willpower; guts; determination; grit; spirit
2. character; nature; disposition; personality