合縁奇縁 [あいえんきえん] /(n) uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate/a couple strangely but happily united/
相縁機縁 [あいえんきえん] /(n) uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate/a couple strangely but happily united/
相碁井目 [あいごせいもく] /(exp,n) In every game or play, differences in skill between individuals can be substantial./
愛妻弁当 [あいさいべんとう] /(n) packed lunch prepared with loving care by one's wife/
愛人関係 [あいじんかんけい] /(n) being lovers/
哀訴嘆願 [あいそたんがん] /(n,vs) plea/entreaty/supplication/
哀訴歎願 [あいそたんがん] /(n,vs) plea/entreaty/supplication/
相手次第 [あいてしだい] /(n) being up to the other party/one's attitude or response being dependent on the character, attitude, or move(s) of the other party/
哀悼痛惜 [あいとうつうせき] /(n) condolence/mourning/sorrow/lamentation/
愛別離苦 [あいべつりく] /(n) the agony of separation from loved ones/
曖昧模糊 [あいまいもこ] /(adj-t) obscure/vague/ambiguous/hazy/
青息吐息 [あおいきといき] /(n) deep distress/sigh uttered when one is in great distress/
青空市場 [あおぞらいちば] /(n) open-air market/outdoor market/outdoor bazaar/
青空駐車 [あおぞらちゅうしゃ] /(n,vs) parking one's car on the street (out in the open) at night/illegal parking outdoors/
赤烏帽子 [あかえぼし] /(exp,n) (1) a red-colored eboshi, headgear worn by Japanese men prior to and during the Edo period, which was ordinarily black in color/(2) Family members should fall into line with the head of the family even if his behavior or mannerism may be a little odd (like wearing a red eboshi)./
商人気質 [あきんどかたぎ] /(n) mercantile mind-set/mercenary spirit/being intent on making a profit/
悪因悪果 [あくいんあっか] /(exp,n) sowing and reaping evil/An evil cause produces an evil effect./
青田売買 [あおたばいばい] /(n) dealing in unharvested rice crop/
悪逆非道 [あくぎゃくひどう] /(adj-na,n) heinous/treacherous/atrocious/diabolic/fiendish/inhuman/
悪行三昧 [あくぎょうざんまい] /(n) committing every evil/being given to evil ways/following the path of evil/
悪逆無道 [あくぎゃくむどう] /(adj-na,n) heinous/treacherous/atrocious/diabolic/fiendish/inhuman/
悪逆無道 [あくぎゃくぶどう] /(adj-na,n) heinous/treacherous/atrocious/diabolic/fiendish/inhuman/
悪事千里 [あくじせんり] /(exp,n) Bad news travels fast./Ill news spreads like wildfire./
悪徳商法 [あくとくしょうほう] /(n) unscrupulous (crooked, fraudulent) business practices/pernicious sales methods/
悪戦苦闘 [あくせんくとう] /(n,vs) hard (desperate) struggle/fighting against heavy odds/
悪人正機 [あくにんしょうき] /(exp,n) The evil persons are the right object of Amida's salvation./The evil persons have the unique opportunity to go to heaven./
握髪吐哺 [あくはつとほ] /(n) (a statesman making) extraordinary efforts to find and employ capable persons (persons of great wisdom)/
悪木盗泉 [あくぼくとうせん] /(exp,n) A virtuous person does (should) not commit an act that offends his moral principles no matter how hard pressed he may be./
悪魔調伏 [あくまちょうぶく] /(n) exorcism/praying down evil spirits/
足軽大将 [あしがるたいしょう] /(n) samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers/
可惜身命 [あたらしんみょう] /(n) valuing one's body and life/holding one's life dear/
彼方此方 [あちこち] /(adv,n) here and there/everywhere/all over (the place)/throughout/sporadically/
悪鬼羅刹 [あっきらせつ] /(n) man-eating fiend/
悪口雑言 [あっこうぞうごん] /(n) stream of verbal abuse/cursing and swearing (words)/
跡目相続 [あとめそうぞく] /(n) taking over as (the) head of a family/succession to the position of family head/successorship/
姉様人形 [あねさまにんぎょう] /(n) paper doll modeled after a kimono-clad bride, used by a girl when playing house/
阿鼻叫喚 [あびきょうかん] /(n) agonizing cries/pandemonium/two of the eight burning hells in Buddhism/
阿鼻地獄 [あびじごく] /(n) the Avici hell, the eighth and most painful of the eight hells in Buddhism/
阿付迎合 [あふげいごう] /(n,vs) ingratiation/sycophancy/
阿附迎合 [あふげいごう] /(n,vs) ingratiation/sycophancy/
雨傘番組 [あまがさばんぐみ] /(n) substitute for a scheduled live broadcast of a sporting event that was rained out/
甘辛両刀 [あまからりょうとう] /(adj-no,n) taste for both wines and sweets/having a liking for both alcoholic beverages and sweet things/
阿弥陀籤 [あみだくじ] /(n) a form of lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine a winner (prize)/
蛙鳴蝉噪 [あめいせんそう] /(n) annoying noise/fruitless argument/useless controversy/
阿諛迎合 [あゆげいごう] /(n,vs) ingratiation/sycophancy/
阿諛追従 [あゆついしょう] /(n,vs) excessive flattery/adulation/
阿諛便佞 [あゆべんねい] /(adj-no,n) flattery/adulation/sycophancy/
阿諛弁佞 [あゆべんねい] /(adj-no,n) flattery/adulation/sycophancy/
有難迷惑 [ありがためいわく] /(adj-na,n) misplaced kindness/mixed blessing/an unwelcome favor/
暗雲低迷 [あんうんていめい] /(n) dark clouds hanging low/dark clouds gathering ominously (over)/
安心立命 [あんしんりつめい] /(n,vs) keeping an unperturbed mind through faith/spiritual peace and enlightenment/
安心立命 [あんじんりつめい] /(n,vs) keeping an unperturbed mind through faith/spiritual peace and enlightenment/
暗送秋波 [あんそうしゅうは] /(n) giving an amorous sidelong look/casting an amorous glance (at)/playing up to someone behind the scenes/
暗中飛躍 [あんちゅうひやく] /(n,vs) behind-the-scenes maneuvering/secret maneuvers/
暗中模索 [あんちゅうもさく] /(n,vs) groping in the dark/exploring new avenues without having any clues/
安寧秩序 [あんねいちつじょ] /(n) peace and order/law and order/
安穏無事 [あんのんぶじ] /(adj-na,n) peace and quiet/safe and peaceful/tranquil and uneventful/
安否不明 [あんぴふめい] /(n) fate (safety) of a person (persons) being unknown/
唯々諾々 [いいだくだく] /(adj-t) (obeying/following) tamely/readily/submissively/with acquiescence/
唯唯諾諾 [いいだくだく] /(adj-t) (obeying/following) tamely/readily/submissively/with acquiescence/
遺憾千万 [いかんせんばん] /(adj-na) highly regrettable/utterly deplorable/deeply chagrined/
衣冠束帯 [いかんそくたい] /(n) full Japanese court dress of traditional fashion/
意気軒昂 [いきけんこう] /(adj-t) in high spirits/in an ebulｌient mood/elated/
意気消沈 [いきしょうちん] /(n,vs) in low spirits/despondent/disheartened/down in the dumps/
意気衝天 [いきしょうてん] /(n) in high spirits/in top form/
意気阻喪 [いきそそう] /(n,vs) in low spirits/despondent/disheartened/down in the dumps/
意気投合 [いきとうごう] /(n,vs) hit it off with (a person)/find a kindred spirit in (a person)/
意気揚々 [いきようよう] /(adj-t) triumphant/exultant/in high and proud spirits/
意気揚揚 [いきようよう] /(adj-t) triumphant/exultant/in high and proud spirits/
異口同音 [いくどうおん] /(n) in concert/with one voice/unanimously/
意見具申 [いけんぐしん] /(n,vs) offering one's opinion (to someone on something)/
異国趣味 [いこくしゅみ] /(n) taste for the exotic/infatuation with a foreign way of life/exoticism/
異国情緒 [いこくじょうちょ] /(n) exotic mood/exotic atmosphere/exoticism/
異国情調 [いこくじょうちょう] /(n) exotic mood/exotic atmosphere/exoticism/
意識過剰 [いしきかじょう] /(adj-na,n) hyperconsciousness/too great a sense (of)/something being only one's imagination/letting imagination run away with one/
意識転換 [いしきてんかん] /(n,vs) change in mentality/changing one's way of thinking/adjusting psychologically to shifting circumstances/
意識不明 [いしきふめい] /(n) unconscious/senseless/in a coma/
意識変革 [いしきへんかく] /(n,vs) radical change in mentality/radically changing one's way of thinking/radical change in consciousness/
意識朦朧 [いしきもうろう] /(adj-t) being in a hazy state/being only half conscious/feeling dopey/
意志堅固 [いしけんご] /(adj-na,n) strong determination/strong-willed/having strong will power/firmness of purpose/
意志疎通 [いしそつう] /(n) mutual understanding/reciprocal communication/
異字同訓 [いじどうくん] /(n) a (Chinese) character with the same reading (pronunciation) as another but a different written form/characters read the same but written differently/
意志薄弱 [いしはくじゃく] /(adj-na,n) weak-willed/lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute/infirmness of purpose/
意思表示 [いしひょうじ] /(n,vs) declaration of intention/manifestation of intent/expressing one's will/
石部金吉 [いしべきんきち] /(n) man of incorruptible probity/strait-laced and inflexible man/
意趣遺恨 [いしゅいこん] /(n) grudge/spite/malice/rancor/
意匠惨憺 [いしょうさんたん] /(n) taxing one's ingenuity in devising something/agonizing over designing or creating something/making strenuous efforts to devise good ways and means to do something/
衣装道楽 [いしょうどうらく] /(n) love of fine clothing/weakness for fine clothes/being extravagant in clothing/
医食同源 [いしょくどうげん] /(exp,n) Medicine and one's daily diet are equally important for a healthy body./The same principles underlie a normal diet and medical treatment./
以心伝心 [いしんでんしん] /(n-adv,n) without any need for words/tacit understanding/communion of mind with mind/through sympathy/telepathy/
居候生活 [いそうろうせいかつ] /(n) living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging/sponging on other people for accommodation/
異体同心 [いたいどうしん] /(n) being two in body, but one in mind/harmony of mind between two persons/two persons acting in one accord/
悪戯坊主 [いたずらぼうず] /(n) mischievous boy/rascal/
異端邪説 [いたんじゃせつ] /(n) heretical doctrine (thought, faith)/
一意専心 [いちいせんしん] /(n-adv) single-mindedly/wholeheartedly/with one's heart and soul/
一衣帯水 [いちいたいすい] /(n) (being separated by) a narrow strip of water/a narrow strait (channel, river)/
一行知識 [いちぎょうちしき] /(n) one-line fact/one-line information/information (explanation) provided in a few scanty words/
一芸一能 [いちげいいちのう] /(n) (excelling in) one area or skill/(being skilled or gifted in) one certain area/
一言一行 [いちげんいっこう] /(n) just a word or an act/every word and act/a casual (inadvertent) word or act/
一言居士 [いちげんこじ] /(n) person who is ready to comment on every subject/ready critic/person who always has to put in his two cents
一言居士 [いちごんこじ] /(n) person who is ready to comment on every subject/ready critic/person who always has to put in his two cents (worth)/
一期一会 [いちごいちえ] /(n) once-in-a-lifetime experience (opportunity, encounter)/experience that will never come again/
一語一語 [いちごいちご] /(n-adv) word for word/verbatim/
一伍一什 [いちごいちじゅう] /(n) full particulars/the whole story/from beginning to end/
一語一句 [いちごいっく] /(n) every single word and phrase/each and every word/
一言一句 [いちごんいっく] /(n) every single word and phrase/each and every word/
一言隻句 [いちごんせきく] /(n) every single word and phrase/each and every word/
一言隻句 [いちごんせっく] /(n) every single word and phrase/each and every word/
一言半句 [いちごんはんく] /(n) a single word/(not even) a word/(not even) a syllable/
一字一字 [いちじいちじ] /(n) letter by letter/character by character/
一字一句 [いちじいっく] (n) word for word/verbatim/a single word and a single phrase/
一字千金 [いちじせんきん] /(n) precious (greatly prized) (word/writing)/
一日三秋 [いちじつさんしゅう] /(n) (waiting) impatiently/(spending) many a weary day/each moment seeming like an eternity/

一日三秋 [いちにちさんしゅう] /(n) (waiting) impatiently/(spending) many a weary day/each moment seeming like an eternity/
一日千秋 [いちじつせんしゅう] /(n) (waiting) impatiently/(spending) many a weary day/each moment seeming like an eternity/
一日千秋 [いちにちせんしゅう] /(n) (waiting) impatiently/(spending) many a weary day/each moment seeming like an eternity/
一字半句 [いちじはんく] /(n) a single word/(not even) a word/(not even) a syllable/
一汁一菜 [いちじゅういっさい] /(n) meal consisting of rice, one soup and one other dish/a simple meal/
一上一下 [いちじょういちげ] /(n,vs) up and down/
一新紀元 [いちしんきげん] /(n) marking (the beginning of) a new era (epoch)/
一族郎党 [いちぞくろうとう] (n) one's family and followers/one's whole clan/
一大決心 [いちだいけっしん] /(n,vs) momentous (crucial) decision/
一大旋風 [いちだいせんぷう] /(n) great sensation/taking something by storm/making a splash/
一大鉄槌 [いちだいてっつい] /(n) dealing a hard (heavy, crushing) blow (to)/
一大転機 [いちだいてんき] /(n) significant turning point/
一諾千金 [いちだくせんきん] /(n) one's word is worth a thousand pieces of gold/a promise that is worth its weight in gold/
一読三嘆 [いちどくさんたん] /(n,vs) a reading leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration/
一読呆然 [いちどくぼうぜん] /(n,vs) a (single) reading (a perusal) leaves one dumbfounded/
一日一善 [いちにちいちぜん] /(n) doing a good deed each day/doing one good turn a day/
一人当千 [いちにんとうせん] /(n) being a match for a thousand/
一人当千 [いちにんとうぜん] /(n) being a match for a thousand/
一念発起 [いちねんほっき] /(n,vs) (firmly) resolved to (do something)/
一年有半 [いちねんゆうはん] /(n) one year and a half/
一罰百戒 [いちばつひゃっかい] /(n) punishing a crime to make an example for others/punishing one while giving a warning to hundreds/
一番勝負 [いちばんしょうぶ] /(n) contest decided by a single round (bout)/contest decided by a single roll of dice/one-shot game (contest)/make-or-break game/
一番太鼓 [いちばんだいこ] /(n) beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (a theater performance, a festival, etc.)/
一番弟子 [いちばんでし] /(n) the (one's) best pupil/the (one's) top disciple/
一番風呂 [いちばんぶろ] /(n) freshly drawn bath/(taking) a bath before anyone else/
一病息災 [いちびょうそくさい] /(exp,n) One who nurses a (small) chronic ailment lives longer than someone who takes his good health for granted./
一分一厘 [いちぶいちりん] /(n) (not even) a bit of/(not even) a hint of/(not) an iota of/(not) the slightest/
一部始終 [いちぶしじゅう] /(n) full particulars/the whole story/from beginning to end/
一別以来 [いちべついらい] /(n-adv, n-t) since our last meeting/since we parted/
一望千里 [いちぼうせんり] /(n) sweeping view of the eye/boundless expanse/
一木一草 [いちぼくいっそう] /(n) a single tree or blade of grass/every stick and stone (of a place)/
一枚看板 [いちまいかんばん] /(n) the shining star (of a troupe)/the central figure/the best item one has to show/the only thing that can be boasted of/
一味同心 [いちみどうしん] /(n) (people) working together with one mind/
一味徒党 [いちみととう] /(n) the whole party to a plot/the whole gang/fellow conspirators/
一網打尽 [いちもうだじん] /(n) big haul/wholesale arrest/catching (the whole lot) with one cast of the net/
一目瞭然 [いちもくりょうぜん] /(adj-na,n) patently obvious/plain to anyone/as clear as day/
一問一答 [いちもんいっとう] /(n,vs) series of questions and answers/question-and-answer session/
一夜乞食 [いちやこじき] /(n) person who has become penniless overnight/
一夜大尽 [いちやだいじん] /(n) overnight millionaire/
一陽来復 [いちようらいふく] /(n) the return of spring (after the cold of winter)/brighter prospects after a period of gloom/
一利一害 [いちりいちがい] /(n) (something) having its advantages but also not without its disadvantages/advantage and its (accompanying) disadvantage/
一蓮托生 [いちれんたくしょう] /(n) casting one's lot with another/sharing the same fate with others/being in the same boat/sinking or swimming with the company/
一六銀行 [いちろくぎんこう] /(n) pawnshop/
一六勝負 [いちろくしょうぶ] /(n) dice gambling game/staking all on one throw/all-or-nothing gamble/risky attempt/
一路順風 [いちろじゅんぷう] /(n) sailing before the wind/everything is going well/
一路平安 [いちろへいあん] /(n) (wishing someone) bon voyage/safe (uneventful, smooth) voyage/
一回勝負 [いっかいしょうぶ] /(n) contest decided by a single round (bout)/contest decided by a single roll of dice/one-shot game (contest)/make-or-break game/
一攫千金 [いっかくせんきん] /(n) making a fortune at a stroke/getting rich quick without much effort/
一家眷属 [いっかけんぞく] /(n) one's family, relatives and followers/
一家団欒 [いっかだんらん] /(n,vs) happy family circle/sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation/harmony in a family/
一喜一憂 [いっきいちゆう] /(n,vs) now rejoicing, now worrying/swinging from joy to sorrow/alternate hope and fear/
一気呵成 [いっきかせい] /(n) (finishing/writing) work at a stroke (stretch)/dashing off/knocking off/
一騎当千 [いっきとうせん] /(n) being a match for a thousand/being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)/
一虚一実 [いっきょいちじつ] /(n) constantly changing phase and being highly unpredictable/
一挙一動 [いっきょいちどう] /(n) one's every action/every single move/
一極集中 [いっきょくしゅうちゅう] /(n,vs) unipolar concentration/extreme centralization/overconcentration/
一挙両全 [いっきょりょうぜん] /(n) killing two birds with one stone/serving two ends/
一挙両得 [いっきょりょうとく] /(n) killing two birds with one stone/serving two ends/
一件落着 [いっけんらくちゃく] /(n,vs) the case is closed/the matter is all settled/
一高一低 [いっこういってい] /(n,vs) rise and fall/frequent fluctuations (of the market price)/
一刻一刻 [いっこくいっこく] /(adv,n) hourly/from hour to hour/moment by moment/momently/from one minute to the next/with each passing moment/
一国一城 [いっこくいちじょう] /(n) (the lord of) a feudal domain/(the ruler of) an independent territory/(someone) working independently/(only) one castle (allowed) in one feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)/
一刻千金 [いっこくせんきん] /(exp,n) very valuable time/Every moment is precious./Time is money./
一切合切 [いっさいがっさい] /(n-adv,n) any and every thing/altogether/lock, stock, and barrel/the whole kit and caboodle/without reserve/
一切合財 [いっさいがっさい] /(n-adv,n) any and every thing/altogether/lock, stock, and barrel/the whole kit and caboodle/without reserve/
一切衆生 [いっさいしゅじょう] /(n) all living creatures/
一昨々日 [いっさくさくじつ] /(n-adv,n-t) two days before yesterday/three days back (ago)/
一昨昨日 [いっさくさくじつ] /(n-adv,n-t) two days before yesterday/three days back (ago)/
一子相伝 [いっしそうでん] /(n) transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child/
一視同仁 [いっしどうじん] /(n) loving every human being with impartiality/universal brotherhood/universal benevolence/equality without discrimination/
一瀉千里 [いっしゃせんり] /(n) one swift effort/rushing through one's work/(with) rushing speed/lucid and fluent way of talking (writing)/without faltering/
一宿一飯 [いっしゅくいっぱん] /(n) a night's lodging and a meal/(being beholden to someone for the favor of) a night's lodging and a meal/
一瞬絶句 [いっしゅんぜっく] /(n,vs) breaking off short (in one's speech)/rendered speechless for a moment/
一生懸命 [いっしょうけんめい] /(adj-na,n-adv,n) very hard/with utmost effort/for dear life/frantically/
一唱三嘆 [いっしょうさんたん] /(n,vs) one reading (of a poem aloud) leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration/
一笑千金 [いっしょうせんきん] /(exp,n) A smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold./enchanting smile of a glamorous woman/
一生不犯 [いっしょうふぼん] /(n) (strict) observance of the Buddhist precept of lifelong celibacy/
一触即発 [いっしょくそくはつ] /(n) critical (touch and go) situation/explosive (hair-trigger) situation/flash point/
一所懸命 [いっしょけんめい] /(adj-na,n-adv,n) (1) very hard/with utmost effort/for dear life/frantically/(2) sticking at living in one place/samurai in earlier feudal times staking his livelihood on his fief/
一所不住 [いっしょふじゅう] /(n) vagrancy/transient lifestyle/itinerant life/being without a fixed abode/
一進一退 [いっしんいったい] /(n,vs) now advancing and now retreating/ebb and flow/wax and wane/taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns/
一心同体 [いっしんどうたい] /(n) being one in body and soul/of one flesh/two hearts beating as one/
一心不乱 [いっしんふらん] /(adj-na,n) intently/with heart and soul/with undivided attention/with intense concentration/
一斉射撃 [いっせいしゃげき] /(n,vs) fusillade (of fire, insults, etc.)/volley (of bullets, protests, etc.)/barrage of (criticism, heckling, questions, etc.)/
一世風靡 [いっせいふうび] /(n) ruling the times/holding sway over the minds of the people/
一世一代 [いっせいいちだい] /(n) once in a lifetime/the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime/
一世一代 [いっせいちだい] /(n) once in a lifetime/the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime/
一石二鳥 [いっせきにちょう] /(n) killing two birds with one stone/
一殺多生 [いっせつたしょう] /(n) It is justifiable to kill one (harmful) person to save the lives of many/
一殺多生 [いっさつたしょう] /(n) It is justifiable to kill one (harmful) person to save the lives of many/
一体全体 [いったいぜんたい] /(adv) what (how, where, why, who) on earth?/what (how, where, why, who) in the world?/
一旦緩急 [いったんかんきゅう] /(exp,n) (when) danger threatens/should an emergency occur/
一致協力 [いっちきょうりょく] /(n,vs) combined (concerted) efforts/solidarity/joining forces (with)/
一致団結 [いっちだんけつ] /(n,vs) solidarity/acting together as one for a common cause/
一知半解 [いっちはんかい] /(n) superficial knowledge/half knowledge/
一張一弛 [いっちょういっし] /(n,vs) tension and relaxation/treating (handling) a matter judiciously (tactfully), being strict at times and lenient at other times/
一朝一夕 [いっちょういっせき] /(n) in a day/in a brief space of time/
一長一短 [いっちょういったん] /(n) (something having its) merits and demerits/advantages and disadvantages/strong and weak points/
一朝有事 [いっちょうゆうじ] /(exp,n) (when) the time of need arises/should an emergency occur/
一定不変 [いっていふへん] /(n) invariable/constant/fixed (and unchangeable)/permanent/immutable/unwavering/
一徹短慮 [いってつたんりょ] /(adj-na,n) stubborn and short-tempered/
一点一画 [いってんいっかく] /(n) the i's and the t's/(not neglecting) the slightest detail/
一天万乗 [いってんばんじょう] /(n) (the throne or realm of) a sovereign (an emperor)/
一刀両断 [いっとうりょうだん] /(n) cutting in two with a single stroke/taking a decisive (drastic) measure/cutting the (Gordian) knot/
一得一失 [いっとくいっしつ] /(n) gaining some and losing some/(something having its) advantages and disadvantages/merits and demerits/
一杯一杯 [いっぱいいっぱい] /(adj-na,n-adv,n) (1) one cup after another/cup by cup/(2) to the limit/to the fullest extent/absolutely the limit/the best one can do/be breaking even/
一杯機嫌 [いっぱいきげん] /(adj-no,n) be a little drunk/be tipsy/
一発勝負 [いっぱつしょうぶ] /(n) contest decided by a single round (bout)/contest decided by a single roll of dice/one-shot game (contest)/make-or-break game/
一発必中 [いっぱつひっちゅう] /(n) success on the first try (attempt)/
一筆啓上 [いっぴつけいじょう] /(exp,n) Just a short note to tell you ... /This will just be a short note. (a set formula of greeting used by a man at the beginning of a brief note)/
一顰一笑 [いっぴんいっしょう] /(n) a smile or frown/one's mood (caprice)/
一服休憩 [いっぷくきゅうけい] /(n,vs) tea (coffee, cigarette) break/
一歩一歩 [いっぽいっぽ] /(n-adv,n) step by step/every step/
一本調子 [いっぽんぢょうし] /(adj-na,n) monotone/dullness/repetition/
一本調子 [いっぽんちょうし] /(adj-na,n) monotone/dullness/repetition/
逸楽生活 [いつらくせいかつ] /(n) a life given up to pleasure/pleasure-seeking lifestyle/
以毒制毒 [いどくせいどく] /(n) using poisonous medication to control poison/fighting evil with evil/fighting fire with fire/
田舎気質 [いなかかたぎ] /(n) rusticity/provincialism/
田舎大尽 [いなかだいじん] /(n) provincial (country) millionaire/
意馬心猿 [いばしんえん] /(n) the clamorous demands of (uncontrollable) passions/(being unable to control) one's worldly desires and passions/
夷蛮戎狄 [いばんじゅうてき] /(n) the barbarians beyond the borders of old China/
威風堂々 [いふうどうどう] /(adj-t) awe-inspiring/majestic/commanding/stately/with an imposing air/in a stately (dignified) manner/
威風堂堂 [いふうどうどう] /(adj-t) awe-inspiring/majestic/commanding/stately/with an imposing air/in a stately (dignified) manner/
威風凛々 [いふうりんりん] /(adj-t) awe-inspiring/majestic/commanding/stately/with an imposing air/in a stately (dignified) manner/
威風凛凛 [いふうりんりん] /(adj-t) awe-inspiring/majestic/commanding/stately/with an imposing air/in a stately (dignified) manner/
畏怖嫌厭 [いふけんえん] /(n,vs) feelings of dread and aversion/
異聞奇譚 [いぶんきたん] /(n) strange stories and curious tales/
韋編三絶 [いへんさんぜつ] /(n,vs) repeated reading/close (careful) reading/careful perusal/
意味深長 [いみしんちょう] /(adj-na,n) with profound (often hidden) meaning/being suggestive/pregnant with significance/
意欲満々 [いよくまんまん] /(adj-t) full of zeal/highly motivated/very eager/
意欲満満 [いよくまんまん] /(adj-t) full of zeal/highly motivated/very eager/
異類異形 [いるいいぎょう] /(n) strange-looking creatures/spirits and goblins/
色恋沙汰 [いろこいざた] /(n) romantic entanglement/love affair/
陰々滅々 [いんいんめつめつ] /(adj-t) gloomy/depressing/mournful/
陰陰滅滅 [いんいんめつめつ] /(adj-t) gloomy/depressing/mournful/
因果因縁 [いんがいんねん] /(n) cause and effect/karma/retribution/an evil cause producing an evil effect/
因果応報 [いんがおうほう] /(n) retributive justice/poetic justice/reward and punishment for one's past behavior/
因果関係 [いんがかんけい] /(n) cause-and-effect relationship/causality/
因果覿面 [いんがてきめん] /(n) the swiftness of retributive justice/
隠居仕事 [いんきょしごと] /(n) postretirement job/work done by a retired person where earning an income is not a primary concern/
慇懃丁重 [いんぎんていちょう] /(adj-na,n) polite and courteous/
慇懃無礼 [いんぎんぶれい] /(adj-na,n) feigned politeness/disguised insult/rude under a veneer of politeness/
淫祠邪教 [いんしじゃきょう] /(n) evil heresies/
因習道徳 [いんしゅうどうとく] /(n) conventional morality (morals)/
因循姑息 [いんじゅんこそく] /(adj-na,n) conservative and temporizing/
音信不通 [いんしんふつう] /(n) break in contact/not hearing from/having no communication with/
隠遁生活 [いんとんせいかつ] /(n) a reclusive life/living secluded from the world/leading a sequestered life/
隠忍自重 [いんにんじちょう] /(n,vs) (behaving with) patience and prudence/
隠蔽工作 [いんぺいこうさく] /(n,vs)(create) a cover-up/
陰陽五行 [いんようごぎょう] /(n) the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology/
陰陽和合 [いんようわごう] /(n) the harmony of yin and yang energies/
有為転変 [ういてんぺん] /(n) mutability (of worldly affairs)/perpetual shifts and changes (of human life)/
右往左往 [うおうさおう] /(n,vs) moving about in confusion/going every which way/going right and left/
羽化登仙 [うかとうせん] /(n) a sense of release (as if one had wings and were riding on air)/
浮草稼業 [うきぐさかぎょう] /(n) precarious trade/unstable occupation/itinerant trade/
浮き草稼業 [うきぐさかぎょう] /(n) precarious trade/unstable occupation/itinerant trade/
雨奇晴好 [うきせいこう] /(n) scenery being beautiful in both rainy and sunny weather/
浮世絵師 [うきよえし] /(n) ukiyoe artist/woodblock print artist of the Edo period/
浮世草子 [うきよぞうし] /(n) (Edo-period variety of) realistic literature/popular stories of everyday life in the Edo period/
浮世草紙 [うきよぞうし] /(n) (Edo-period variety of) realistic literature/popular stories of everyday life in the Edo period/
浮世絵風 [うきよえふう] /(n) ukiyoe style/the style of color print of everyday life in the Edo period/
右顧左眄 [うこさべん] /(n,vs) hesitation/wavering/looking right and left and all around, unable to make up one's mind/shilly-shally/
有情無情 [うじょうむじょう] /(n) sentient and nonsentient beings/
有象無象 [うぞうむぞう] /(n) pack of riffraff/the small fry/motley crowd of ordinary or undistinguished persons/mere anybodies/the common ruck/
内股膏薬 [うちまたこうやく] (n) double-dealer/timeserver/moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict/
内股膏薬 [うちまたごうやく] (n) double-dealer/timeserver/moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict/
宇宙開闢 [うちゅうかいびゃく] /(n) (since) the beginning of the universe/(since) the dawn of time/
有頂天外 [うちょうてんがい] /(n) beside oneself with joy/in raptures/in an ecstasy of delight/
内輪喧嘩 [うちわげんか] /(n) family quarrel/internal squabble/fight among ourselves (themselves)/
雨天決行 [うてんけっこう] /(n) NOT canceled in case of rain/no postponement despite the rain/
雨天順延 [うてんじゅんえん] /(n) rescheduled in case of rain/to be postponed to the first subsequent fine day in case of rain/
雨天中止 [うてんちゅうし] /(n) canceled because of rain/to be canceled in case of rainy weather/
烏兎匆々 [うとそうそう] /(exp,n) days and nights passing by quickly/months and years flying by/Time flies./
烏兎匆匆 [うとそうそう] /(exp,n) days and nights passing by quickly/months and years flying by/Time flies./
有髪俗体 [うはつぞくたい] /(n) (a Buddhist monk or priest or nun) without head shaven and not wearing religious garb/
海千山千 [うみせんやません] /(n) sly old dog of much worldly wisdom/crafty person who's seen it all/
有耶無耶 [うやむや] /(adj-na,n) vague/hazy/noncommittal/indefinite/ambiguous/evasive/inconclusive/
紆余曲折 [うよきょくせつ] /(n,vs) twists and turns/ups and downs/taking a tortuous course/complications/
盂蘭盆会 [うらぼんえ] /(n) Bon Festival/Feast of Lanterns (around the 15th of July or August depending on local customs)/
雲雨巫山 [うんうふざん] /(n) sexual liaison/
雲煙過眼 [うんえんかがん] /(n) not being obsessed with something very long (just as clouds and haze pass swiftly before one's eyes)/
雲煙万里 [うんえんばんり] /(n) limitless expanse of clouds and smoke/
運気好転 [うんきこうてん] /(n,vs) turn (stroke) of good fortune/one's fortune turning for the better/
雲散霧消 [うんさんむしょう] /(n,vs) vanishing like mist/disappearing into thin air/going up in smoke/
雲集霧散 [うんしゅうむさん] /(n,vs) (many things) gathering like clouds and vanishing like mist/swarming and scattering/
雲水行脚 [うんすいあんぎゃ] /(n) itinerant monk being on pilgrimages to many lands/
雲泥万里 [うんでいばんり] /(n) being poles apart/(there being) all the difference in the world/
運動音痴 [うんどうおんち] /(n) having slow reflexes/being nonathletic/person who is not athletic/
運否天賦 [うんぷてんぷ] /(n) trusting to chance/having a go at something/
永久欠番 [えいきゅうけつばん] /(n) retired (uniform) number/
永久不変 [えいきゅうふへん] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) permanence/forever unchanging/
営業路線 [えいぎょうろせん] /(n) (1) railroad (bus) lines (routes) in operation/(2) business plan (policy)/
永劫回帰 [えいごうかいき] /(n) eternal recurrence/Nietzsche's "ewige Wiederkunft"/
栄枯盛衰 [えいこせいすい] /(n) ups and downs of life (of a person, family, nation)/rise and fall/vicissitudes of fortune/
英姿颯爽 [えいしさっそう] /(adj-t) cutting a fine (dashing, gallant, noble) figure/majestic appearance/
永字八法 [えいじはっぽう] /(n) the eight basic brush strokes in writing Chinese characters/
映像文化 [えいぞうぶんか] /(n) visual culture/culture of visual images/(screen) image culture/
永代供養 [えいたいくよう] /(n) services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul/
英雄豪傑 [えいゆうごうけつ] /(n) hero/warrior of matchless valor/heroic character/
英雄好色 [えいゆうこうしょく] /(exp,n) All great men like women./Great men enjoy sensual pleasure./
栄耀栄華 [えいようえいが] /(n) wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor/(living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power/
栄養満点 [えいようまんてん] /(n) highly nourishing (nutritious)/earning top marks nutrition-wise/
笑顔千両 [えがおせんりょう] /(n) beautiful smile/there being a great charm about one's smile/
益者三友 [えきしゃさんゆう] /(exp,n) There are three types of friends worth having--honest, sincere, and well-informed ones. (Confucius)/
易姓革命 [えきせいかくめい] /(n) revolution (change of dynasty) decreed by Heaven when the incumbent emperor is found lacking in moral virtue (old Chinese political thought)/
依怙贔屓 [えこひいき] /(n,vs) favoritism/partiality/nepotism/
会者定離 [えしゃじょうり] /(exp,n) Every meeting must involve a parting./Those who meet must part. (suggesting the transient nature of this life)/
似非理屈 [えせりくつ] /(n) sophism/sophistry/spurious reasoning (argument)/
越後獅子 [えちごじし] /(n) street performance by itinerant entertainers featuring a tumbling act in which a child performer wears a carved lion's head/
越境入学 [えっきょうにゅうがく] /(n,vs) gain admission to a school outside one's own school district/
越権行為 [えっけんこうい] /(n) exceeding (abusing) one's legal authority/acting beyond the powers or legal authority (of a person, etc.)/acting ultra vires/
得手勝手 [えてかって] /(adj-na,n) selfish/self-centered/self-willed/(doing or saying things) just to suit oneself/
恵比寿顔 [えびすがお] /(n) smiling (beaming) face/
烏帽子名 [えぼしな] /(n) adult name given to a boy at the ceremony to mark his coming of age/
栄耀栄華 [えようえいが] /(n) wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor/(living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power/
蜿々長蛇 [えんえんちょうだ] /(n) (a line, queue) being long and serpentine/
蜿蜿長蛇 [えんえんちょうだ] /(n) (a line, queue) being long and serpentine/
宴会政治 [えんかいせいじ] /(n) politicking by wining and dining/
円滑洒脱 [えんかつしゃだつ] /(adj-na,n) smooth, free and easy/refined and unconventional/
婉曲迂遠 [えんきょくうえん] /(adj-na,n) euphemistic and circumlocutory/roundabout and circuitous/
遠交近攻 [えんこうきんこう] /(n) policy of cultivating distant countries while working to conquer ones nearby (Originally, an ancient Chinese military strategy)/
縁故採用 [えんこさいよう] /(n,vs) employment of workers through (personal) connections/getting a job through one's personal connection/
掩護射撃 [えんごしゃげき] /(n,vs) (1) (providing) covering fire/(2) supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate (argument))/
援護射撃 [えんごしゃげき] /(n,vs) (1) (providing) covering fire/(2) supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate (argument))/
縁故政治 [えんこせいじ] /(n) crony politics/nepotistic government/
縁故疎開 [えんこそかい] /(n,vs) evacuating to the homes of one's relatives in the countryside in wartime/
縁故募集 [えんこぼしゅう] /(n) (1) recruiting (inviting application for) through personal connections/(2) private (stock) offering (subscription)/
燕雀鴻鵠 [えんじゃくこうこく] /(exp,n) How can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix, a great person)?/Only a hero can understand a hero./
縁者贔屓 [えんじゃびいき] /(n) nepotism/
艶笑小話 [えんしょうこばなし] /(n) amorous anecdote (conte)/
艶笑文学 [えんしょうぶんがく] /(n) humorous erotic literature/
援助交際 [えんじょこうさい] /(n,vs) dating with compensation (payments, financial support, etc.) (euphemism for a type of (teen) prostitution)/
厭世自殺 [えんせいじさつ] /(n,vs) killing oneself out of despair (disgust with life)/
演説口調 [えんぜつくちょう] /(n) oratorical tone/
嫣然一笑 [えんぜんいっしょう] /(n,vs) giving a charming (bewitching) smile/
厭戦気分 [えんせんきぶん] /(n) feeling of war-weariness/
延長線上 [えんちょうせんじょう] /(n) the extension of a straight line/(a conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)/
延長保育 [えんちょうほいく] /(n) extended-hours childcare (in day-care centers for parents working into the night)/
円転滑脱 [えんてんかつだつ] /(adj-na,n) smooth/suave/tactful/smooth and polished in human relations/
縁日商人 [えんにちしょうにん] /(n) festival vendor/keeper of a street stall at a temple (shrine) fair/
炎熱地獄 [えんねつじごく] /(n) burning hell/roaring inferno/flames of hell/
遠謀深慮 [えんぼうしんりょ] /(n) deep design and forethought/farsighted and deeply-laid plan/
円満具足 [えんまんぐそく] /(n,vs) contented and peaceable/having nothing to complain about/
円満退職 [えんまんたいしょく] /(n,vs) amicable resignation (retirement)/resigning (retiring) from one's job of one's free will/
延命息災 [えんめいそくさい] /(n) health and longevity/enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster/
厭離穢土 [えんりえど] /(n) abhorrence of (living in) this impure world/
遠慮会釈 [えんりょえしゃく] /(n,vs) reserve and consideration (to others)/
遠慮気味 [えんりょぎみ] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) somewhat reserved (diffident)/shyly/timidly/retiringly/in a retiring (reserved) manner/
遠慮近憂 [えんりょきんゆう] /(n) Failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term./
御家騒動 [おいえそうどう] /(n) family trouble (quarrel)/domestic squabble/internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period/
お家騒動 [おいえそうどう] /(n) family trouble (quarrel)/domestic squabble/internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period/
花魁道中 [おいらんどうちゅう] /(n) parade of oiran (licensed high-class prostitutes) in the Yoshikawa pleasure district of Edo/
桜花爛漫 [おうからんまん] /(n) cherry blossoms in full bloom/riot of cherry blossoms/
奥義秘伝 [おうぎひでん] /(n) secretes/mysteries/secret formula/essence/esoterica (of an art, martial arts, etc.)/
横行闊歩 [おうこうかっぽ] /(n,vs) swaggering walk/stalking about with a haughty air/roaming at will/walking around (the place) as if one owned it/
横行跋扈 [おうこうばっこ] /(n,vs) being rampant/(evildoers) roaming at will/
黄金時代 [おうごんじだい] /(n) the Golden Age/a golden age/heyday/
王政復古 [おうせいふっこ] /(n) restoration of imperial (royal) rule/the Restoration (in English history)/
往事渺茫 [おうじびょうぼう] /(adj-t) memories of the past events being (becoming) far and distant/
往事茫々 [おうじぼうぼう] /(adj-t) memories of the past events being (becoming) far and distant/
往事茫茫 [おうじぼうぼう] /(adj-t) memories of the past events being (becoming) far and distant/
御歌会始 [おうたかいはじめ] /(n) annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court)/
王手飛車 [おうてびしゃ] /(n) forking the rook while checking the king/
黄道吉日 [おうどうきちにち] /(n) very auspicious day for all types of occasions/
王道楽土 [おうどうらくど] /(n) realm of peace and prosperity/land of simple pleasure and quiet life ruled by a virtuous king/
懊悩煩悶 [おうのうはんもん] /(n,vs) anguish/agony/
椀飯振舞 [おうばんぶるまい] /(n,vs) sumptuous feast/lavish hospitality/lavishly wining and dining (others)/
応変能力 [おうへんのうりょく] /(n) ability to take proper steps to meet the situation/ability to adapt oneself to (the requirement of) the moment/
大関陥落 [おおぜきかんらく] /(n) demotion from oozeki (the second highest rank in sumo wrestling) ranking/
大盤振舞 [おおばんぶるまい] /(n,vs) sumptuous feast/lavish hospitality/lavishly wining and dining (others)/
大馬鹿者 [おおばかもの] /(n) great (utter) fool/complete idiot/absolute moron/
大風呂敷 [おおぶろしき] /(n) (1) large-sized furoshiki (cloth wrapper)/(2) big talk/vain boasting/hot air/blowing one's own trumpet/rodomontade/
大真面目 [おおまじめ] /(adj-na) dead(ly) serious/dead(ly) earnest/
傍目八目 [おかめはちもく] /(exp,n) a bystander's vantage point/an outsider's better grasp of the situation/Onlookers see more of the game than the players do./
岡目八目 [おかめはちもく] /(exp,n) a bystander's vantage point/an outsider's better grasp of the situation/Onlookers see more of the game than the players do./
屋上架屋 [おくじょうかおく] /(n) gilding the lily/adding redundant things/(being like) putting a fifth wheel on a carriage/
億万長者 [おくまんちょうじゃ] /(n) billionaire/multimillionaire/
奥山放獣 [おくやまほうじゅう] /(n) relocation of wild animals to a remote location/
鴛鴦夫婦 [おしどりふうふ] /(n) loving couple/happily married couple (who are always together)/
おしどり夫婦 [おしどりふうふ] /(n) loving couple/happily married couple (who are always together)/
御邪魔虫 [おじゃまむし] /(n) someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose/fly in the ointment/buttinsky/third wheel/
お邪魔虫 [おじゃまむし] /(n) someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose/fly in the ointment/buttinsky/third wheel/
御祖師様 [おそしさま] /(n) the Founder of the (our) sect (used especially in the Nichiren sect of Buddhism, referring to Nichiren)/
落人伝説 [おちゅうどでんせつ] /(n) legend concerning a fugitive clan/
お調子者 [おちょうしもの] /(n) flip/luck-pusher/frivolous person/person who readily chimes in with others/person who gets carried away easily/
御調子者 [おちょうしもの] /(n) flip/luck-pusher/frivolous person/person who readily chimes in with others/person who gets carried away easily/
御手許金 [おてもときん] /(n) the privy purse/the money used for private purposes by the members of the Imperial family/
お手元金 [おてもときん] /(n) the privy purse/the money used for private purposes by the members of the Imperial family/
御涙頂戴 [おなみだちょうだい] /(n) tearjerker/sob story/maudlin tale/
お涙頂戴 [おなみだちょうだい] /(n) tearjerker/sob story/maudlin tale/ 
御披露目 [おひろめ] /(n) formal (public) announcement (of a wedding, the succession to a stage name, etc.)/unveiling (of a new singer, etc.)/debut (of a new geisha, etc.)/
御御御付 [おみおつけ] /(n) miso soup/
御味御付 [おみおつけ] /(n) miso soup/
御味御汁 [おみおつけ] /(n) miso soup/
汚名返上 [おめいへんじょう] /(n,vs) clear one's name/redeem oneself/clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)/
御目見得 [おめめえ] /(n) (the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.)/an interview (withone's superior)/one's debut (first) appearance/a debut (of a new product, work of art, etc.)/trial service (of a servant)/
お目見え [おめめえ] /(n) (the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.)/an interview (withone's superior)/one's debut (first) appearance/a debut (of a new product, work of art, etc.)/trial service (of a servant)/
面白半分 [おもしろはんぶん] /(adj-na,n) for fun/half in jest/just for the fun of it/
御役御免 [おやくごめん] /(n) dismissal/firing/retirement/being relieved from one's post/being relieved of a burden/
お役御免 [おやくごめん] /(n) dismissal/firing/retirement/being relieved from one's post/being relieved of a burden/
御礼奉公 [おれいぼうこう] /(n,vs) free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship/
お礼奉公 [おれいぼうこう] /(n,vs) free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship/
穏健路線 [おんけんろせん] /(n) moderate line/middle-of-the-road line (in politics)/
温厚寡黙 [おんこうかもく] /(adj-na,n) gentle and reticent/
温厚篤実 [おんこうとくじつ] /(adj-na,n) gentle and sincere/
温故知新 [おんこちしん] /(n) learning from the past/developing new ideas based on study of the past/
温情主義 [おんじょうしゅぎ] /(n) paternalism/philosophy of dealing with others benignly/
音信不通 [おんしんふつう] /(n) break in contact/not hearing from/having no communication with/
怨敵退散 [おんてきたいさん] /(exp,n) invoking disaster upon one's mortal enemy/Confusion to the enemy!/
音吐朗々 [おんとろうろう] /(adj-t) in a clear and sonorous voice/
音吐朗朗 [おんとろうろう] /(adj-t) in a clear and sonorous voice/
乳母日傘 [おんばひらかさ] /(n) (bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him/her) with material comforts of a rich family/(being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere/
乳母日傘 [おんばひがさ] /(n) (bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him/her) with material comforts of a rich family/(being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere/
隠密行動 [おんみつこうどう] /(n) covert action (behavior)/espionage activities/
陰陽五行 [おんようごぎょう] /(n) the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology/
厭離穢土 [おんりえど] /(n) abhorrence of (living in) this impure world/
開巻第一 [かいかんだいいち] /(n) at the very beginning of a book/The book opens with .../
開巻劈頭 [かいかんへきとう] /(n-adv) at the very beginning of a book/The book opens with .../
開眼供養 [かいげんくよう] /(n) ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul)/
開口一番 [かいこういちばん] /(n-adv) at the very beginning of one's speech/the first thing out of one's mouth/
外交手腕 [がいこうしゅわん] /(n) diplomatic finesse/skill(s) in diplomacy/
外交辞令 [がいこうじれい] /(n) diplomatic language/lip service/empty praise or flattery/
外剛内柔 [がいごうないじゅう] /(n) tough on the outside but soft at heart/faint-hearted person pretending to be brave/
懐古趣味 [かいこしゅみ] /(n) nostalgia for the good old days/retro-culture/
会社人間 [かいしゃにんげん] /(n) company (organization) man (person)/corporate soldier/
鎧袖一触 [がいしゅういっしょく] /(n) (beating someone) hands down/(beating) with a single blow/
外柔内剛 [がいじゅうないごう] /(n) gentle on the outside but tough on the inside/an iron hand in a velvet glove/
下意上達 [かいじょうたつ] /(n,vs) conveying the opinions of the masses to the powers that be/conveying the will of the governed to those who govern/a situation in which the views of those below reach those at the top/
快食快便 [かいしょくかいべん] /(n) good appetite and good bowel movements/enjoying one's food and having regular stools/
快食快眠 [かいしょくかいみん] /(n) good appetite and pleasant sleep/enjoying one's food and sleeping well/
慨世憂国 [がいせいゆうこく] /(n) worrying about the conditions of the country out of sheer patriotism/
凱旋公演 [がいせんこうえん] /(n) performance given after a successful tour abroad/
海内無双 [かいだいむそう] /(n) unparalleled in the whole country/without peer in the land/
街談巷語 [がいだんこうご] /(n) street gossips and idle rumors/hearsay/
街談巷説 [がいだんこうせつ] /(n) street gossips and idle rumors/hearsay/
海底撈月 [かいていろうげつ] /(n) totally useless (fruitless) effort/wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea)/
該当事項 [がいとうじこう] /(n) relevant (applicable) information (items)/
快刀乱麻 [かいとうらんま] /(n) solving a knotty problem swiftly and skillfully/cutting the Gordian knot/
開闢以来 [かいびゃくいらい] /(n-t) since the creation (of the world)/since the dawn of history/
傀儡政権 [かいらいせいけん] /(n) puppet government (regime)/
怪力無双 [かいりきむそう] /(adj-no,n) (a person of) unrivaled physical strength/
怪力乱神 [かいりきらんしん] /(n) supernatural things/unnatural phenomena/spirits and demons/
怪力乱神 [かいりょくらんしん] /(n) supernatural things/unnatural phenomena/spirits and demons
偕老同穴 [かいろうどうけつ] /(n) being united as man and wife for life/happy life partnership/
呵々大笑 [かかたいしょう] /(n,vs) laugh a ringing laugh/have a hearty laugh/roar with laughter/
呵呵大笑 [かかたいしょう] /(n,vs) laugh a ringing laugh/have a hearty laugh/roar with laughter/
鍵穴趣味 [かぎあなしゅみ] /(n) voyeurism/
餓鬼大将 [がきだいしょう] /(n) leader of a group of children/leader of a gang of little rascals (in the neighborhood)/the most domineering child in a group of children/
蝸牛角上 [かぎゅうかくじょう] /(n) trifling (fight)/storm in a teacup/(conflict) between small countries/
画一思考 [かくいつしこう] /(n) uniformity of thought/uniform thinking./
学業不振 [がくぎょうふしん] /(n) poor academic performance/underachievement/
学士入学 [がくしにゅうがく] /(n) admission of university graduates to an undergraduate program/
各自負担 [かくじふたん] /(n) individuals being responsible for (the purchase/for the expense, etc.)/
学者馬鹿 [がくしゃばか] /(n) scholar who knows but little of the ways of the world/
各種各様 [かくしゅかくよう] /(n) individual (different) ways of doing things/being different (varied) for each item (type)/
各種学校 [かくしゅがっこう] /(n) vocational school/trade school/school for nonacademic subjects/
各人各説 [かくじんかくせつ] /(exp,n) Everyone has his (her) own view/Different people, different opinions./
各人各様 [かくじんかくよう] /(exp,n) So many men, so many ways/Each to his own taste/It takes all sorts to make a world/each in his or her own way/
学生気質 [がくせいかたぎ] /(n) student temperament/students' way of thinking./
拡大解釈 [かくだいかいしゃく] /(n,vs) broad (general) interpretation/stretching one's interpretation (of something) to suit oneself/
拡大路線 [かくだいろせん] /(n) expansion policy/road to expansion/
格調高雅 [かくちょうこうが] /(adj-na,n) refined, dignified, elegant/graceful/exquisite/
学閥意識 [がくばついしき] /(n) strong feelings of loyalty to one's old school/the old school tie/
格物致知 [かくぶつちち] /(n) deepening one's wisdom by gaining a thorough knowledge of natural laws/
攪乱戦術 [かくらんせんじゅつ] /(n) disturbance tactics/
攪乱戦法 [かくらんせんぽう] /(n) disturbance strategy/
学歴詐称 [がくれきさしょう] /(n) false statement (misrepresentation) of one's academic career/
学歴偏重 [がくれきへんちょう] /(n) overstressing academic background/
家系伝説 [かけいでんせつ] /(n) family legend/
加減乗除 [かげんじょうじょ] /(n) the four arithmetical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)/
花紅柳緑 [かこうりゅうりょく] /(n) red blossoms and green willows/beautiful scenery of spring/natural beauty/beauty of nature/
家財一切 [かざいいっさい] /(n) complete set of household goods/
加持祈祷 [かじきとう] /(n,vs) Buddhist prayers to protect against misfortunes/chant incantations/recite healing prayers/
餓死寸前 [がしすんぜん] /(n) be on the verge of starvation/be about to starve/
家事見習 [かじみならい] /(n) apprenticeship in the running of a household/prospective bride who undertakes an apprenticeship to learn housekeeping/
家事見習い [かじみならい] /(n) apprenticeship in the running of a household/prospective bride who undertakes an apprenticeship to learn housekeeping/
火事見舞 [かじみまい] /(n) post-fire visit to express sympathy/expressing one's sympathy after a fire/
火事見舞い [かじみまい] /(n) post-fire visit to express sympathy/expressing one's sympathy after a fire/
家常茶飯 [かじょうさはん] /(n) everyday occurrence/commonplace of life/nothing out of the ordinary/
過小評価 [かしょうひょうか] /(n,vs) underestimation/undervaluation/underassessment/
過剰防衛 [かじょうぼうえい] /(n) excessive (unjustifiable) self-defense/
臥薪嘗胆 [がしんしょうたん] /(n,vs) going through thick and thin to attain one's objective/enduring unspeakable hardships and privations for the sake of vengeance/
佳人薄命 [かじんはくめい] /(exp,n) Beauty and fortune seldom go together/A beautiful woman is destined to die young./
家族主義 [かぞくしゅぎ] /(n) familism/the treatment of society (an organization) as a family/
雅俗折衷 [がそくせっちゅう] /(n) blending of the classical and colloquial styles/
家族団欒 [かぞくだんらん] /(n,vs) happy family circle/sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation/harmony in a family/
過大評価 [かだいひょうか] /(n,vs) overestimation/overvaluation/overassessment/
火宅無常 [かたくむじょう] /(exp,n) This world is uncertain (cruel) like a burning house/
画蛇添足 [がだてんそく] /(n) making an unnecessary addition (to)/gilding the lily/
価値判断 [かちはんだん] /(n) value judgment/
花鳥諷詠 [かちょうふうえい] /(exp,n) the beauties of nature as the key poetic theme/The central theme in composing poetry (haiku) must be the beauties of nature and the harmony that exist between nature and man. (The slogan of the Hototogisu School of modern Japanese haiku)/
花鳥風月 [かちょうふうげつ] /(n) the beauties of nature/
隔靴掻痒 [かっかそうよう] /(n)trying to soothe an itchy foot by scratching at one's boot/being somewhat annoyed because something is not quite as one hopes/
活気横溢 [かっきおういつ] /(n) being full of vitality (energy)/in exuberant spirits/effervescent/ebullient/
割鶏牛刀 [かっけいぎゅうとう] /(n) using a meat ax when a knife would suffice/taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut/using a grand-scale measure (a massive instrument) to deal with an insignificant problem/
確固不動 [かっこふどう] /(n) being firm and unshakable (unwavering, unswerving, steadfastly resolute)/
確乎不抜 [かっこふばつ] /(n) being firm and unshakable (unwavering, unswerving, steadfastly resolute)/
活殺自在 [かっさつじざい] /(adj-na,n) (having) an absolute power over (a person)/the power of life or death/
活字世論 [かつじせろん] /(n) public opinion (sentiment) as reflected in the print media/
活字中毒 [かつじちゅうどく] /(n) addiction to the printed word/reading addict/book (print) junkie/
合掌礼拝 [がっしょうらいはい] /(n,vs) join one's hands in prayer/pray with (the palms of) one's hands together/
合従連衡 [がっしょうれんこう] /(n,vs) changing political or military alignment according to changing circumstances/forming a political or military alliance for expediency/
豁然大悟 [かつぜんたいご] /(n,vs) suddenly seeing the light/suddenly realizing what something is about/achieving full enlightenment all of a sudden/
闊達自在 [かったつじざい] /(adj-na,n) broad-minded and free in disposition/large-hearted and not scrupulous about trifles/
勝手気儘 [かってきまま] /(adj-na,n) self-willed/(doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience/oblivious to the convenience of others/
勝手次第 [かってしだい] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) acting according to one's inclinations/
勝手放題 [かってほうだい] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) at one's sweet will/doing whatever one pleases/however one pleases/
活溌溌地 [かっぱつはっち] /(adj-no,n) being full of vitality (energy)/vigorous and in high spirits/
活溌溌地 [かっぱつぱっち] /(adj-no,n) being full of vitality (energy)/vigorous and in high spirits/
家庭円満 [かていえんまん] /(n) family happiness/household harmony/
家庭優先 [かていゆうせん] /(n) giving one's family life priority over one's work/
我田引水 [がでんいんすい] /(n) seeking (promoting) one's own interests/being self-serving/straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests/
瓜田李下 [かでんりか] /(exp,n) Be careful not to invite the least suspicion/Leave no room for scandal./
家督相続 [かとくそうぞく] /(n,vs) taking over as (the) head of a family/succession to the position of family head/inheritance/
家内安全 [かないあんぜん] /(n) safety (well-being) of one's family/peace and prosperity in the household/
家内一同 [かないいちどう] /(n) all one's family/one's whole family/
仮名草子 [かなぞうし] /(n) story book written in kana (or in kana mixed with Chinese characters) in the early Edo period (primarily for the enlightenment and entertainment of women and children)/
仮名文学 [かなぶんがく] /(n) kana literature/works written in kana in the Heian period/
歌舞音曲 [かぶおんきょく] /(n) public music and dancing/performance of song and dance entertainment/
歌舞伎者 [かぶきもの] /(n) a dandy/a peacock/the early-17th-century equivalent of present-day yakuza/Edo-period eccentric who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and weird behavior/
下方修正 [かほうしゅうせい] /(n,vs) downward adjustment/downward revision/
我武者羅 [がむしゃら] /(adj-na,n) reckless/daredevil/proceeding single-mindedly without regard to consequences/
仮面夫婦 [かめんふうふ] /(n) couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife/
仮面浪人 [かめんろうにん] /(n) college student who is merely marking time to get into a better college/
画竜点睛 [がりゅうてんせい] /(n) the finishing touch/completing (something) by executing the final, critical step/
画竜点睛 [がりょうてんせい] /(n) the finishing touch/completing (something) by executing the final, critical step/
臥竜鳳雛 [がりょうほうすう] /(n) gifted young person who shows much promise/unrecognized genius/great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel/
苛斂誅求 [かれんちゅうきゅう] /(n) imposing exacting (crushing, oppressive) taxes/
夏炉冬扇 [かろとうせん] /(n) summer fires and winter fans/useless (untimely) things/
川施餓鬼 [かわせがき] /(n) Buddhist services in memory of those drowned in a river/offering to suffering spirits at the river/
簡易軽便 [かんいけいべん] /(adj-na,n) simple, easy, and convenient/
感慨一入 [かんがいひとしお] /(adj-na,adj-no,n-adv) one's heart is filled with even deeper emotion/feeling the emotion all the more deeply/
感慨無量 [かんがいむりょう] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) be filled with deep emotion/the fullness of the heart/
侃々諤々 [かんかんがくがく] /(adj-no,adj-t) outspoken/arguing heatedly what one believes in/insisting on something without restraint/
侃侃諤諤 [かんかんがくがく] /(adj-no,adj-t) outspoken/arguing heatedly what one believes in/insisting on something without restraint/
閑雲野鶴 [かんうんやかく] /(n) life in natural setting, free from worldly cares/
官紀紊乱 [かんきびんらん] /(n) laxity in official discipline/civil service corruption/
緩急自在 [かんきゅうじざい] /(adn-na,n) of skillfully varied pace/well-paced/skillfully varying the speed (rhythm) of/being tactful in dealing with changing circumstances/
汗牛充棟 [かんきゅうじゅうとう] /(n) (having/there being) a great number of books/
寒気凛々 [かんきりんりん] /(adj-t) it (the weather) being piercing (bitterly) cold/
寒気凛凛 [かんきりんりん] /(adj-t) it (the weather) being piercing (bitterly) cold/
関係会社 [かんけいがいしゃ] /(n) affiliated company/subsidiary company/
関係省庁 [かんけいしょうちょう] /(n) the concerned government agencies/the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand/the relevant authorities/
関係当局 [かんけいとうきょく] /(n) the authorities concerned/the competent authorities/
簡潔明瞭 [かんけつめいりょう] /(adj-na,n) clear and concise/
頑健無比 [がんけんむひ] /(adj-na,n) being of very robust health/
頑固一徹 [がんこいってつ] /(adj-na,n) stubborn/obstinate/adamantly sticking to one's views or decisions/
眼光炯々 [がんこうけいけい] /(adj-t,n) with piercing eyes/eagle-eyed/having a penetrating insight (into)/
眼光炯炯 [がんこうけいけい] /(adj-t,n) with piercing eyes/eagle-eyed/having a penetrating insight (into)/
眼光紙背 [がんこうしはい] /(n) reading between the lines/reading with penetrating insight/
眼高手低 [がんこうしゅてい] /(n) able to criticize but not to create/high critical but low creative ability/
頑固親父 [がんこおやじ] /(n) stubborn (obstinate) father/pig-headed old man/
換骨奪胎 [かんこつだったい] /(n,vs) adaptation/modification/recasting someone else's work as one's own by appropriating the original idea or form/
冠婚葬祭 [かんこんそうさい] /(n) important ceremonial occasions in family relationships/the ceremonies of coming-of-age, marriage, funeral, and ancestor worship/
感情移入 [かんじょういにゅう] /(n,vs) empathy/empathize (identify) with someone/
寛仁大度 [かんじんたいど] /(n) being generous and magnanimous in disposition/
勧進相撲 [かんじんずもう] /(n) fund-raising sumo tournaments of Edo period held in aid of a temple or a shrine/
官尊民卑 [かんそんみんぴ] /(n) respecting the authorities and denigrating ordinary citizens/putting government officials above the people/
勧善懲悪 [かんぜんちょうあく] /(n) rewarding good and punishing evil/poetic justice/didactic theme in a novel or drama/
完全無欠 [かんぜんむけつ] /(adj-na,n) flawless/absolute perfection/
簡単明瞭 [かんたんめいりょう] /(adj-na,n) simple and clear/
寒中見舞 [かんちゅうみまい] /(n) winter greeting card/inquiring after someone's health in the cold season/
寒中見舞い [かんちゅうみまい] /(n) winter greeting card/inquiring after someone's health in the cold season/
干天慈雨 [かんてんじう] /(n) a welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought/realization of something eagerly looked for/a welcome relief/
旱天慈雨 [かんてんじう] /(n) a welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought/realization of something eagerly looked for/a welcome relief/
艱難苦労 [かんなんくろう] /(n) trials and tribulations/adversities/suffering hardships and troubles/
艱難辛苦 [かんなんしんく] /(n) trials and tribulations/adversities/suffering hardships and troubles/
奸佞邪知 [かんねいじゃち] /(n) wiles and cunning/craftiness and treachery/
奸佞邪智 [かんねいじゃち] /(n) wiles and cunning/craftiness and treachery/
官能小説 [かんのうしょうせつ] /(n) amorous (erotic) novel/pornographic novel/
玩物喪志 [がんぶつそうし] /(n) forgetting one's serious objectives by becoming engrossed in trivial pursuits/being distracted by trivial objects and losing sight of one's original goal/
官民格差 [かんみんかくさ] /(n) disparity (of income (pensions, etc.)) between public and private employees/
頑迷固陋 [がんめいころう] /(adj-na,n) obstinate/stubborn/hard-headed/being incapable of making sound judgments because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality/
簡明率直 [かんめいそっちょく] /(adj-na,n) simple, plain, and artless/clear, concise, and unaffected/
簡明直截 [かんめいちょくせつ] /(adj-na,n) simple and plain/frank, direct and unambivalent/straightforward/
顔面紅潮 [がんめんこうちょう] /(n) one's face turning red/with a flush on one's face/
顔面蒼白 [がんめんそうはく] /(n) one's face turning pale (ashen)/the color being drained from one's face/
慣用表現 [かんようひょうげん] /(n) idiomatic expression/idiom/
官僚主導 [かんりょうしゅどう] /(n) initiative taken by bureaucrats in the drafting of government policies and bills (rather than by politicians)/
貫禄十分 [かんろくじゅうぶん] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) having great (impressive, commanding) presence/having an air of importance/having enough gravity for (a position)/
貫禄不足 [かんろくぶそく] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) lacking enough gravity for (a position/task)/being an insignificant figure for (a position/task)/
閑話休題 [かんわきゅうだい] /(exp,n) "Digression aside, ..."/"Now let's return to the main subject."/But let's leave that and get back to the point (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)/
偽悪趣味 [ぎあくしゅみ] /(n) propensity to put oneself in as bad a light as possible/being prone to act bad/
気韻生動 [きいんせいどう] /(n) being animated (vivid) with grace (elegance, refinement)/
気宇壮大 [きうそうだい] /(adj-na,n) magnanimous in one's attitude of mind/grand in one's idea or mind-set/
気炎万丈 [きえんばんじょう] /(n) in very high spirits/talking big/
奇怪千万 [きかいせんばん] /(adj-na,n) very strange (mysterious, weird)/bizarre/monstrous/outrageous/
機械馬鹿 [きかいばか] /(n) skilled engineer (mechanic) who is clumsy in all other matters/person who gets a great kick out of tinkering with anything mechanical/
奇貨可居 [きかおくべし] /(exp) You must seize every golden opportunity/Strike while the iron is hot/When you find a rare good buy, seize upon it for a future sale at a much higher price./
危機一髪 [ききいっぱつ] /(n) coming within a hair's breath of danger/by the skin of one's teeth/in the nick of time/touch and go/a close call/
奇々怪々 [ききかいかい] /(adj-na,n) very strange/bizarre/weird/mysterious/
奇奇怪怪 [ききかいかい] /(adj-na,n) very strange/bizarre/weird/mysterious/
危急存亡 [ききゅうそんぼう] /(n) time of emergency/critical moment (hour, time)/life-or-death situation/
起居挙動 [ききょきょどう] /(n) behavior/bearing/deportment/manners/demeanor/
起居動作 [ききょどうさ] /(n) behavior/bearing/deportment/manners/demeanor/one's daily life/
規矩準縄 [きくじゅんじょう] /(n) rules and standards/norms/criteria/
機嫌気褄 [きげんきづま] /(n) humor/temper/mood/
機嫌上戸 [きげんじょうご] /(n) merry drinker/
貴顕紳士 [きけんしんし] /(n) gentlemen of (high) eminence/notables/dignitaries/
貴顕紳商 [きけんしんしょう] /(n) merchant prince/
機嫌奉伺 [きげんほうし] /(n) inquiring into the health (frame of mind) of someone/paying one's respects to someone/
気候風土 [きこうふうど] /(n) climate and natural features (of a region)/
疑獄事件 [ぎごくじけん] /(n) bribery scandal (case)/
帰国子女 [きこくしじょ] /(n) child who has returned to his or her country/
鬼哭啾々 [きこくしゅうしゅう] /(adj-t) spine-chilling (hair-raising) (like the wailing and weeping of a restless ghost)/
鬼哭啾啾 [きこくしゅうしゅう] /(adj-t) spine-chilling (hair-raising) (like the wailing and weeping of a restless ghost)/
擬古主義 [ぎこしゅぎ] /(n) archaism/classicism/pseudoarchaism/pseudoclassicism/
気骨稜々 [きこつりょうりょう] /(adj-t) (a person with) strong moral fiber (backbone, determination)/
気骨稜稜 [きこつりょうりょう] /(adj-t) (a person with) strong moral fiber (backbone, determination)/
旗鼓堂々 [きこどうどう] /(adj-t) with colors flying and band playing/triumphantly/in splendid array/
旗鼓堂堂 [きこどうどう] /(adj-t) with colors flying and band playing/triumphantly/in splendid array/
奇策縦横 [きさくじゅうおう] /(adj-no,n) full of uncanny (outlandish) schemes/employing ingenious shifts and devices/resorting to clever schemes at will/
起死回生 [きしかいせい] /(n) revival of the dead/recovering from a hopeless situation/pulling something back from the brink of defeat (failure)/
旗幟鮮明 [きしせんめい] /(n) making one's attitude (position, stand) clear/taking a definite stance (Literally, unfurling and clearly showing one's banner)/
希少価値 [きしょうかち] /(n) very precious/scarcity value/
机上空論 [きじょうくうろん] /(n) impractical desktop theory (proposition)/unworkable idea/an idea that isn't worth the paper it's written on/
起承転結 [きしょうてんけつ] /(n) the literary process of introduction, development, turn and conclusion/the logical order of things/
喜色満面 [きしょくまんめん] /(n) being all smiles with joy/with one's face beaming with joy/smiling from ear to ear/
疑似恋愛 [ぎじれんあい] /(n) pseudo-romance/pseudo (mock) love affair/
疑心暗鬼 [ぎしんあんき] /(exp,n) being beset with doubts and fears/Suspicion will raise bogies/fearful and suspicious frame of mind/
気随気儘 [きずいきまま] /(adj-na,n) carefree/(doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience/unfettered/tending to do as one pleases/self-indulgent/
既成概念 [きせいがいねん] /(n) preconceived idea/old (established) notions/fixed (established) ideas/
規制緩和 [きせいかんわ] /(n) easing of restraints (regulations)/relaxation of controls/deregulation/
既成事実 [きせいじじつ] /(n) established fact/accomplished reality/fait accompli/
貴賤上下 [きせんしょうか] /(n) high and low/(people of) all ranks and classes/
貴賤上下 [きせんじょうげ] /(n) high and low/(people of) all ranks and classes/
貴賤貧富 [きせんひんぷ] /(n) high and low, and rich and poor/
偽装工作 [ぎそうこうさく] /(n,vs) diversionary tactics (maneuvering)/disguise/hide by camouflage/
奇想天外 [きそうてんがい] /(adj-na,n) fantastic/bizarre/totally unexpected/the most amazing and imaginative/
偽装難民 [ぎそうなんみん] /(n) fake (phony) refugee/illegal migrant disguised as a refugee/
帰属意識 [きぞくいしき] /(n) sense of belonging/(a feeling of) identification (with)/
気息奄々 [きそくえんえん] /(adj-t) gasping for breath/at one's last gasp/breathing feebly/on the brink of death/
気息奄奄 [きそくえんえん] /(adj-t) gasping for breath/at one's last gasp/breathing feebly/on the brink of death/
希代未聞 [きたいみもん] /(adj-no,n) unheard-of/unparalleled/
機知縦横 [きちじゅうおう] /(adj-no,n) being very witty/very ingenious and resourceful/
機智縦横 [きちじゅうおう] /(adj-no,n) being very witty/very ingenious and resourceful/
奇怪千万 [きっかいせんばん] /(adj-na,n) very strange (mysterious, weird)/bizarre/monstrous/outrageous/
吉凶禍福 [きっきょうかふく] /(n) fortune and misfortune/weal and woe/prosperity and adversity/ups and downs (of life)/
吃驚仰天 [きっきょうぎょうてん] /(n,vs) be astonished/be stunned/be startled out of one's wits/be thunderstruck/
既定路線 [きていろせん] /(n) established (existing) policy (procedure(s))/
喜怒哀楽 [きどあいらく] /(n) human emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, and humor)/
軌道修正 [きどうしゅうせい] /(n,vs) orbital adjustment/mid-course correction/modification (of a planned course of action)/changing horses midstream/
木戸御免 [きどごめん] /(n) being given free admission to/having free access to/
昨日今日 [きのうきょう] /(n) (1) yesterday and today/(2) (something that happened) only yesterday (just recently)/
気分一新 [きぶんいっしん] /(n) complete change of mood/thoroughly refreshing one's spirits/
気分次第 [きぶんしだい] /(n) according to (depending on) the mood of the moment/as one's fancy dictates/
気分爽快 [きぶんそうかい] /(n) feeling great (refreshed)/
気分高揚 [きぶんこうよう] /(n) feeling exhilarated/
気分転換 [きぶんてんかん] /(n) change of pace/change of mood/mental diversion/refreshment of the spirit/a break/
生真面目 [きまじめ] /(adj-na,n) earnest/deeply sincere, serious-minded/overseriousness, too earnest/
気儘勝手 [きままかって] /(adj-na,n) self-willed/(doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience/
気儘放題 [きままほうだい] /(adj-na,n) as selfishly (willfully) as one pleases/
鬼面仏心 [きめんぶっしん] /(n) having the face of a devil and the heart of Buddha/having a stern face but a tender heart/
疑問氷解 [ぎもんひょうかい] /(n) one's doubts being cleared away (dispelled, resolved)/
逆転優勝 [ぎゃくてんゆうしょう] /(n,vs) upset victory/come-from-behind victory/
牛飲馬食 [ぎゅういんばしょく] /(n,vs) heavy eating and drinking/drinking like a fish and eating like a horse/eating mountains of food and drinking oceans of liquor/
救国済民 [きゅうこくさいみん] /(n) saving a nation and providing relief to people/
牛鬼蛇神 [ぎゅうきだしん] /(adj-no,n) wicked and perverse/weird and incoherent/
九牛一毛 [きゅうぎゅういちもう] /(n) a drop in the bucket (ocean)/a small fraction (of)/trifle/
九牛一毛 [きゅうぎゅうのいちもう] /(n) a drop in the bucket (ocean)/a small fraction (of)/trifle/
九死一生 [きゅうしいっしょう] /(n) narrow escape from the jaw of death/
鳩首協議 [きゅうしゅきょうぎ] /(n,vs) put heads together and confer/convene and discuss/go into a huddle (over)/
鳩首凝議 [きゅうしゅぎょうぎ] /(n,vs) put heads together and confer/convene and discuss/go into a huddle (over)/
鳩首謀議 [きゅうしゅぼうぎ] /(n,vs) go into a huddle (over)/hold a secret conference (about)/put heads together and conspire/
鳩首密議 [きゅうしゅみつぎ] /(n,vs) going into a huddle (over)/holding secret (closed-door) conference (about)/laying heads together in secret consultation/
窮鼠噛猫 [きゅうそごうびょう] /(exp) A cornered rat will bite the cat./One who is cornered will fight like a devil./
旧態依然 [きゅうたいいぜん] /(adj-t) remaining unchanged (from the old state of things)/none the better for the change (if at all)/
急転悪化 [きゅうてんあっか] /(n) suddenly turning for the worse/sudden deterioration/
急転直下 [きゅうてんちょっか] /(n-adv,vs) suddenly and precipitately/abruptly/taking a sudden turn/
旧套墨守 [きゅうとうぼくしゅ] /(n,vs) clinging to old customs/adhering to old traditions/
旧幕時代 [きゅうばくじだい] /(n) the shogunate period/the days of the shogunate regime/
弓馬槍剣 [きゅうばそうけん] /(n) archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship/martial arts in general/
弓馬刀槍 [きゅうばとうそう] /(n) archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship/martial arts in general/
旧弊打破 [きゅうへいだは] /(n) breaking down antiquated notions/abandoning old-time ways/correcting long- standing abuses/
牛歩戦術 [ぎゅうほせんじゅつ] /(n) snail's-pace tactics/snail's-pace shuffling walk adopted by opposition members of the Diet as a tactic for stalling a vote/
今日明日 [きょうあす] /(n) (1) today and tomorrow/today or tomorrow/in a day or two/(2) (something that may happen) very soon (any day now)/
強圧手段 [きょうあつしゅだん] /(n) coercive (high-handed) measure/strong-arm method/
恐悦至極 [きょうえつしごく] /(adj-na,n) most humbly pleased (delighted)/
矯角殺牛 [きょうかくさつぎゅう] /(exp,n) trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process/trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing/The cure is worse than the disease./
鏡花水月 [きょうかすいげつ] /(n) flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface/something that is visible but having no substance/the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words/
行儀作法 [ぎょうぎさほう] /(n) good manners/etiquette/decorum/the rules of good behavior/
今日昨日 [きようきのう] /(n) (1) today and yesterday/(2) (something that happened) only yesterday (just recently)/
行儀見習 [ぎょうぎみならい] /(n) learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)/
狂喜乱舞 [きょうきらんぶ] /(n,vs) boisterous dance/dancing wildly for joy/
恐懼感激 [きょうくかんげき] /(n,vs) be struck with awe/be deeply moved with awe/
挟撃作戦 [きょうげきさくせん] /(n) pincer operation (tactic)/
狂言綺語 [きょうげんきご] /(n) (a derogatory term for) fiction/story/novel (Literally, make-believe and fancy talk)/
狂言強盗 [きょうげんごうとう] /(n) fake (staged) robbery/
狂言自殺 [きょうげんじさつ] /(n) mock (sham, fake) suicide/
狂言誘拐 [きょうげんゆうかい] /(n) fake (staged) kidnapping/
競合関係 [きょうごうかんけい] /(n) competitive relationship/rivalry/
恐惶謹言 [きょうこうきんげん] /(exp) Very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style)/
恐惶敬白 [きょうこうけいはく] /(exp) Very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style)/
強硬手段 [きょうこうしゅだん] /(n) tough measure/firm step/strong measure/
強行突破 [きょうこうとっぱ] /(n,vs) force (bulldoze) one's way through/
教唆扇動 [きょうさせんどう] /(n,vs) instigation and abetment/
教唆煽動 [きょうさせんどう] /(n,vs) instigation and abetment/
行商稼業 [ぎょうしょうかぎょう] /(n) the peddling trade/
行住坐臥 [ぎょうじゅうざが] /(n-adv,n) daily life/daily routine/while awake or asleep/at all times/day in, day out/constantly (Literally, the four basic movements (walking, standing, sitting and lying down))/
拱手傍観 [きょうしゅぼうかん] /(n,vs) stand idle by and watch/be a passive onlooker/be an unconcerned spectator of another's distress/
協心戮力 [きょうしんりくりょく] /(n,vs) combined (concerted) efforts/solidarity/joining forces (with)/
行政手腕 [ぎょうせいしゅわん] /(n) skill at administration/one's administrative skills/
競争場裡 [きょうそうじょうり] /(n) an (the) arena of competition/
共存共栄 [きょうぞんきょうえい] /(n) peaceful coexistence and mutual prosperity/
兄弟弟子 [きょうだいでし] /(n) fellow pupil (apprentice)/
驚天動地 [きょうてんどうち] /(n) astounding/startling/world-shaking/sensational/
共同戦線 [きょうどうせんせん] /(n) common (united) front/
共同謀議 [きょうどうぼうぎ] /(n) conspiracy/
強迫観念 [きょうはくかんねん] /(n) obsession/compulsion/
共犯関係 [きょうはんかんけい] /(n) complicity (in a crime)/collusion/
器用貧乏 [きようびんぼう] /(adj-na,n) Jack of all trades and master of none/Good workmen are seldom rich./
驕兵必敗 [きょうへいひっぱい] /(exp,n) Defeat is inevitable for an overconfident army./Being arrogant and overconfident inevitably leads to defeat (failure)./Pride comes before a fall./
興味索然 [きょうみさくぜん] /(adj-t) uninteresting/pall/tending to spoil the fun (pleasure) (of)/throwing a wet blanket (on)/
興味津々 [きょうみしんしん] /(adj-t) very interesting/of absorbing interest/having a keen interest (in)/being immensely curious (about)/
興味津津 [きょうみしんしん] /(adj-t) very interesting/of absorbing interest/having a keen interest (in)/being immensely curious (about)/
興味本位 [きょうみほんい] /(adj-na,adj-no,n ) popular (literature, etc.)/light (entertaining) treatment (of a topic)/merely for entertainment/just out of curiosity/
教養小説 [きょうようしょうせつ] /(n) novel of education (formation)/novel which traces the intellectual, spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character from (usually) childhood to maturity/Bildungsroman (German)/
享楽気分 [きょうらくきぶん] /(n) enjoyable (pleasant) feeling (atmosphere)/
享楽生活 [きょうらくせいかつ] /(n) leading a life of pleasure/pleasure-seeking lifestyle/
狂瀾怒涛 [きょうらんどとう] /(n) raging billows (waves)/tumultuous sea/maelstrom/the state of affairs being in great turmoil/
協力一致 [きょうりょくいっち] /(n,vs) combined (concerted) efforts/solidarity/joining forces (with)/
協力態勢 [きょうりょくたいせい] /(n) readiness to cooperate/framework for cooperation/
強力無比 [きょうりょくむひ] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) being the strongest/being powerful (mighty) without equal/
虚々実々 [きょきょじつじつ] /(n) full of wiles and tricks/a match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster/shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses/
虚虚実実 [きょきょじつじつ] /(n) full of wiles and tricks/a match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster/shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses/
局外中立 [きょくがいちゅうりつ] /(n) neutrality/staying above the fray/
曲学阿世 [きょくがくあせい] /(n) prostitution of learning/twisting the truth and truckling to the times/
玉砕主義 [ぎょくさいしゅぎ] /(n) the principle of honorable death and no surrender/
旭日昇天 [きょくじつしょうてん] /(n) full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun)/being in the ascendant/
玉石混交 [ぎょくせきこんこう] /(n,vs) a mixture of the good and bad/a jumble of wheat and tares/
玉石混淆 [ぎょくせきこんこう] /(n,vs) a mixture of the good and bad/a jumble of wheat and tares/
局面一転 [きょくめんいってん] /(n) sudden reversal in the tide of events/the situation taking a new turn/
局面打開 [きょくめんだかい] /(n) breakthrough in the situation/break in the deadlocked situation/
挙国一致 [きょこくいっち] /(n,vs) national unity/the whole nation being united for a common cause/
虚実混交 [きょじつこんこう] /(n) mishmash of truth and untruth/mixture of fiction and fact/
虚実混淆 [きょじつこんこう] /(n) mishmash of truth and untruth/mixture of fiction and fact/
虚実皮膜 [きょじつひまく] /(exp,n) the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle/Art abides in a realm that is neither truth nor fiction./
虚心坦懐 [きょしんたんかい] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) with an open and calm mind/without reserve/with utmost candor/with no preconceived notions/
虚心平気 [きょしんへいき] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) with an open and calm mind/without reserve/with utmost candor/with no preconceived notions/
拒絶反応 [きょぜつはんのう] /(n) rejection (symptom)/strong reaction (against)/
挙措言動 [きょそげんどう] /(n) speech and behavior/words and deeds/
挙措進退 [きょそしんたい] /(n) behavior/bearing/demeanor/
虚脱状態 [きょだつじょうたい] /(n) state of lethargy/abosolute bewilderment/daze/mental numbness/
挙動不審 [きょどうふしん] /(n) suspicious behavior/acting suspiciously/
許認可権 [きょにんかけん] /(n) ministerial authority to grant permits and approvals/
拒否反応 [きょひはんのう] /(n) adverse reaction/negative response to/strong reaction (against)/
毀誉褒貶 [きよほうへん] /(n) praise and censure/differing views of someone's achievements/one's public reputation, both good and bad/
虚無恬淡 [きょむてんたん] /(adj-na,adj-t,n) rising above the trivia of life and remaining calm and selfless/
御名御璽 [ぎょめいぎょじ] /(n) the emperor's name and seal/the Imperial sign and seal/the privy seal/
義理一遍 [ぎりいっぺん] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) perfunctory/going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.)/
義理人情 [ぎりにんじょう] /(n) duty and humanity/(a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings/
機略縦横 [きりゃくじゅうおう] /(adj-no,n) full of resourceful ideas/full of shifts and devices/very resourcefully using tactics adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment/
気力旺盛 [きりょくおうせい] /(adj-na,n) being full of energy (drive, motivation, vitality)/
気力横溢 [きりょくおういつ] /(n) being full of vitality (energy)/in exuberant spirits/effervescent/ebullient/
議論百出 [ぎろんひゃくしゅつ] /(n) endless (fierce) arguments/diverse arguments arising in great numbers/
議論沸騰 [ぎろんふっとう] /(n,vs) discussion (argument) becoming heated/debate being in a ferment/
金甌無欠 [きんおうむけつ] /(n) flawless/perfect/(a nation) having never been invaded by outside forces/
槿花一日 [きんかいちじつ] /(n) evanescent glory/passing prosperity/
槿花一朝 [きんかいっちょう] /(n) evanescent glory/passing prosperity/
金科玉条 [きんかぎょくじょう] /(n) a golden rule/
欣喜雀躍 [きんきじゃくやく] /(n,vs) jump (dance) for joy/cannot contain one's joy/
緊急事態 [きんきゅうじたい] /(n) state of emergency/exigency/crisis/
緊急動議 [きんきゅうどうぎ] /(n) urgent motion/
謹厳実直 [きんげんじっちょく] /(adj-na,n) very discreet, sincere, and honest/sober and upright/
勤倹貯蓄 [きんけんちょちく] /(n) thrift and saving/
金言名句 [きんげんめいく] /(n) golden (wise) saying/aphorism/maxim/
勤倹力行 [きんけんりっこう] /(n,vs) work hard and practice frugality/
近郷近在 [きんごうきんざい] /(n) surrounding country/neighboring villages/
金口木舌 [きんこうぼくぜつ] /(n) (public) opinion leader/
金口木舌 [きんこうもくぜつ] /(n) (public) opinion leader/
筋骨隆々 [きんこつりゅうりゅう] /(adj-t) muscular/strong-muscled/
筋骨隆隆 [きんこつりゅうりゅう] /(adj-t) muscular/strong-muscled/
緊褌一番 [きんこんいちばん] /(n-adv) gird up one's loins/brace oneself up (for)/act with determination and resolve/
琴瑟相和 [きんしつそうわ] /(n,vs) marital harmony/living (together) happily as husband and wife/
金城鉄壁 [きんじょうてっぺき] /(n) impregnable castle (walls)/impregnable fortress/impregnable defense/
錦上添花 [きんじょうてんか] /(n) adding a crowning touch of beauty (to)/giving added luster (to)/crowning beauty (honor, grace) with even greater glory/
金城湯池 [きんじょうとうち] /(n) impregnable fortress/impassable moat (bulwark)/unassailable territory/
近所迷惑 [きんじょめいわく] /(n) nuisance (annoyance, inconvenience) to (people in) the neighborhood/
金銭感覚 [きんせんかんかく] /(n) sense for (how to use) money/money sense/
金銭哲学 [きんせんてつがく] /(n) one's philosophy of making, saving, and spending money/
金銭問題 [きんせんもんだい] /(n) money matter/question of money/money trouble/
緊張緩和 [きんちょうかんわ] /(n) detente/easing (relation) of tension/
金殿玉楼 [きんでんぎょくろう] /(n) magnificent palace/palatial residence./
勤王攘夷 [きんのうじょうい] /(n) loyalty to the emperor and expulsion of the foreigners/
勤皇攘夷 [きんのうじょうい] /(n) loyalty to the emperor and expulsion of the foreigners/
金甌無欠 [きんのうむけつ] /(n) flawless/perfect/(a nation) having never been invaded by outside forces/
金波銀波 [きんぱぎんぱ] /(n) sparkling waves/waves sparkling in the moonlight or with the light of the rising (setting) sun/
禁欲生活 [きんよくせいかつ] /(n) an ascetic existence/(leading) a continent life/abstinence/
金襴緞子 [きんらんどんす] /(n) gold-brocade satin damask/expensive silk fabrics/
近隣公害 [きんりんこうがい] /(n) (noise/smell/air/water) pollution in the neighborhood/
勤労奉仕 [きんろうほうし] /(n) labor service/contribution of labor/volunteer labor/
空々寂々 [くうくうじゃくじゃく] /(adj-no,adj-t,n) deserted and lonesome/quiet and alone/innocent and nonattached/All is void./
空空寂寂 [くうくうじゃくじゃく] /(adj-no,adj-t,n) deserted and lonesome/quiet and alone/innocent and nonattached/All is void./
空々漠々 [くうくうばくばく] /(adj-t) vast/boundless/empty/vague and hazy/
空空漠漠 [くうくうばくばく] /(adj-t) vast/boundless/empty/vague and hazy/
空前絶後 [くうぜんぜつご] /(n) (so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last/unprecedented/the greatest of all time/
空即是色 [くうそくぜしき] /(exp,n) Voidness is form./What appears empty is form itself. (A Buddhist teaching)/
空中楼閣 [くうちゅうろうかく] /(n) castle in the air/pie in the sky/
空転国会 [くうてんこっかい] /(n) stalled session of the Diet (Japanese Parliament)/
空理空論 [くうりくうろん] /(n) an impractical (empty) theory/vain speculation/unrealistic and useless arguments/
苦学力行 [くがくりっこう] /(n,vs) strenuous pursuit of learning under difficulties/completing one's education while working hard to support oneself/
愚兄賢弟 [ぐけいけんてい] /(n) a foolish older brother and a smart younger/
愚者一得 [ぐしゃいっとく] /(exp,n) Even a fool may sometimes give good counsel./
九尺二間 [くしゃくにけん] /(n) (tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep/
苦心惨憺 [くしんさんたん] /(n,vs) taking great pains/making strenuous efforts/going to all the trouble/
愚図愚図 [ぐずぐず] /(adj-na,adv,n) tardily/hesitantly/hesitatingly/dilly-dallying/lingering/complaining/
薬九層倍 [くすりくそうばい] /(exp,n) Medicines are priced at nine times their cost./There is a huge markup in medicines./
九寸五分 [くすんごぶ] /(n) dagger (with a blade approx. 29 cm long)/
糞真面目 [くそまじめ] /(adj-na,n) overly serious/absurdly (ridiculously) serious/serious to a fault/
口三味線 [くちじゃみせん] /(n) humming a samisen tune/(con someone with) clever lies (slick talk)/
口不調法 [くちぶちょうほう] /(adj-na,n) poor talker/inarticulate person/awkward in expressing oneself/clumsy in the use of language/
九分九厘 [くぶくりん] /(n-adv,n) in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred/almost certainly/in all probability/
雲助根性 [くもすけこんじょう] /(n) predatory nature/rapacious disposition/
愚問愚答 [ぐもんぐとう] /(n) silly questions and silly answers/silly dialogue/
玄人気質 [くろうとかたぎ] /(n) professionalism/the temperament of a professional/
黒田売買 [くろたばいばい] /(n) dealing in rice speculating on the year's harvest before seedlings are set out/
黒物家電 [くろものかでん] /(n) black goods/consumer electronics products/
桑原桑原 [くわばらくわばら] /(int) Heaven help me!/Heaven forbid!/
軍紀弛緩 [ぐんきちかん] /(n) lack of (slackness in) military discipline/demoralization/
軍紀漏洩 [ぐんきろうえい] /(n) disclosure (leakage, betrayal) of military secrets/
君子豹変 [くんしひょうへん] /(exp,n) (1) (original meaning) The wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances./The wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them./(2) (in colloquial usage, ironically or as an excuse) The wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor (attitude, idea, intention)./
訓民正音 [くんみんせいおん] /(n) Hunmin-jongum/the Hankul (Hangul) alphabet (of Korea)/the Onmun (Enmun)/
群雄割拠 [ぐんゆうかっきょ] /(n,vs) rivalry of local warlords/rival camps vying for supremacy/a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field/
鯨飲馬食 [げいいんばしょく] /(n,vs) heavy eating and drinking/drinking like a fish and eating like a horse/eating mountains of food and drinking oceans of liquor/
形影一如 [けいえいいちにょ] /(n) being inseparable as a form and its shadow/a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind/husband and wife being never apart/
軽挙妄動 [けいきょもうどう] /(n,vs) rash and blind act/acting on impulse taking no heed of possible consequences/
鶏群一鶴 [けいぐんいっかく] /(n) a swan among ducklings/a diamond among stones/a great figure among the common run of men/
鶏口牛後 [けいこうぎゅご] /(exp,n) It is better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull/It is better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond./It is better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization./
経国済民 [けいこくさいみん] /(n) governing a nation and providing relief to people/
傾国傾城 [けいこくけいせい] /(n) a beauty for whom a king would neglect his realm/glamorous woman who brings ruin to a realm as the king is captivated by her beauty/femme fatale/
警察沙汰 [けいさつざた] /(n) a matter for the police/with the police involved/a brush with the law/
芸術家肌 [げいじゅつかはだ] /(n) be something of an artist/have something of the artist in one/
形勢逆転 [けいせいぎゃくてん] /(n,vs) the situation reverses itself/the table is turned/the shoe is on the other foot/
傾城傾国 [けいせいけいこく] /(n) a beauty for whom a king would neglect his realm/glamorous woman who brings ruin to a realm as the king is captivated by her beauty/femme fatale/
経世済民 [けいせいさいみん] /(n) governing a nation and providing relief to people/
形勢不利 [けいせいふり] /(adj-na,n) situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)/
形勢有利 [けいせいゆうり] /(adj-na,n) situation (turn of events) being favorable (advantageous)/
軽佻浮薄 [けいちょうふはく] /(adj-na,n) frivolous and thoughtless/fickle and frivolous/
敬天愛人 [けいてんあいじん] /(exp) "Revere heaven, love people." (favorite motto of Saigo Takamori, 1827-1877)/
軽薄才子 [けいはくさいし] /(n) shallow, glib and obsequious person/
軽薄短小 [けいはくたんしょう] /(adj-na,n) light, thin, short, and small (products)/light and compact (products)/
軽妙洒脱 [けいみょうしゃだつ] /(adj-na,n)free and easy/witty and refined/smart and polished/
鶏鳴狗盗 [けいめいくとう] /(n) person who resorts to petty tricks/person of small caliber who is only capable of petty tricks/
経歴詐称 [けいれきさしょう] /(n) misrepresentation (falsification) of one's past record (personal history)/
戯作三昧 [げさくざんまい] /(n) being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fictions)/being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself/
外題学問 [げだいがくもん] /(n) putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.)/pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name/
血縁関係 [けつえんかんけい] /(n) blood relationship/blood relations/being genetically related/
月下推敲 [げっかすいこう] /(n) polish/elaboration/repeatedly working over one's writing/being very scrupulous in the choice of diction/
月下氷人 [げっかひょうじん] /(n) go-between/matchmaker/
月下美人 [げっかびじん] /(n) Queen of the Night/Dutchman's pipe cactus/Selenicereus grandiflorus/
結跏趺坐 [けっかふざ] /(n) sitting with crossed legs/the lotus position (in Zen meditation)/
月給泥棒 [げっきゅうどろぼう] /(n) freeloader/slacker/lazy worker who does not deserve his salary/
血族関係 [けつぞくかんけい] /(n) kinship/relationship by blood/blood ties/consanguinity/
血族結婚 [けつぞくけっこん] /(n) consanguineous marriage/
懸念材料 [けねんざいりょう] /(n) cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety)/reason for uneasiness/
原因究明 [げんいんきゅうめい] /(n,vs) investigation to determine the cause (of)/tracing something back to its origin/
原因不明 [げんいんふめい] /(adj-no,n) cause unknown/from an unknown cause/of (an) unknown origin/
狷介孤高 [けんかいここう] /(adj-na,n) stubborn and aloof/
狷介固陋 [けんかいころう] /(adj-na,n) stubbornly sticking to old ways/narrow-mindedly rejecting other people's views/
狷介不羈 [けんかいふき] /(adj-na,n) stubbornly sticking to one's own convictions/being stubbornly independent/
衒学趣味 [げんがくしゅみ] /(n) pedantry/display of one's learning/being of a pedantic disposition/
喧嘩沙汰 [けんかざた] /(n) beginning (developing into) a quarrel (a fight, an altercation)/
元気一杯 [げんきいっぱい] /(adj-na,adv,n) be brimming with health (vigor)/be full of pep/
元気旺盛 [げんきおうせい] /(adj-na,n) be brimming with vitality/be full of vigor (life)/
元気溌剌 [げんきはつらつ] /(adj-na,n) be full of energy (liveliness)/be full of pep/
牽強付会 [けんきょうふかい] /(n,vs) farfetched (idea/interpretation)/twisted (argument), forced (view)/strained (logic/interpretation)/
権限委譲 [けんげんいじょう] /(n) delegation of authority (power)/devolution/empowerment/
言々句々 [げんげんくく] /(n) every single word and phrase/each and every word/
言言句句 [げんげんくく] /(n) every single word and phrase/each and every word/
喧々囂々 [けんけんごうごう] /(adj-t,n) wild uproar/clamor of voices/tumult/pandemonium of noise/many people clamorously pronouncing diverse opinions/
喧喧囂囂 [けんけんごうごう] /(adj-t,n) wild uproar/clamor of voices/tumult/pandemonium of noise/many people clamorously pronouncing diverse opinions/
拳々服膺 [けんけんふくよう] /(n,vs) firmly bear in mind/have something engraved on one's mind (heart)/
拳拳服膺 [けんけんふくよう] /(n,vs) firmly bear in mind/have something engraved on one's mind (heart)/
言行一致 [げんこういっち] /(n) consistency of speech and action/acting up to one's words/practicing what one preaches/
言行齟齬 [げんこうそご] /(n) inconsistency of speech and action/failing to act up to one's words/not practicing what one preaches/
乾坤一擲 [けんこんいってき] /(n) staking all (on)/playing for all or nothing/risking everything on one throw of the dice/
現実認識 [げんじつにんしき] /(n) accepting (acknowledging) the reality/
現実路線 [げんじつろせん] /(n) (following) a pragmatic (policy) line (approach)/
現状維持 [げんじょういじ] /(n) maintenance (preservation) of the status quo/
現状打破 [げんじょうだは] /(n) abandonment of the status quo/destroying the status quo/overthrowing the present situation/
現状把握 [げんじょうはあく] /(n) grasping the present situation/having an accurate grasp of the situation/
現状否定 [げんじょうひてい] /(n) refusal to accept the present situation/denial of the existing situation/negation of the status quo/
牽制作戦 [けんせいさくせん] /(n) diversionary operations/
厳正中立 [げんせいちゅうりつ] /(adj-na,n) strict neutrality/
現世利益 [げんせりやく] /(n) spiritual (material) benefit gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings/
現世利益 [げんぜりやく] /(n) spiritual (material) benefit gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings/
減点主義 [げんてんしゅぎ] /(n) demerit (points-off) system/
巻土重来 [けんどじゅうらい] /(n) recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on)/making another attempt with redoubled efforts/
巻土重来 [けんどちょうらい] /(n) recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on)/making another attempt with redoubled efforts/
堅忍持久 [けんにんじきゅう] /(n) dogged perseverance/untiring patience/
堅忍不抜 [けんにんふばつ] /(n) indomitable perseverance/invincible fortitude/
堅白同異 [けんぱくどうい] /(n) sophism/sophistry/quibbling/
言文一致 [げんぶんいっち] /(n) unification of the written and spoken forms of a language/written in the spoken, as contrasted to the literary, language/colloquial style of writing/
権謀術策 [けんぼうじゅっさく] /(n) trickery/wiles/intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others/Machiavellism/
権謀術数 [けんぼうじゅっすう] /(n) trickery/wiles/intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others/Machiavellism/
見聞覚知 [けんもんかくち] /(n) perception through the six senses (of sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and consciousness)/
原野商法 [げんやしょうほう] /(n) the selling of waste land (worthless property) by unscrupulous real-estate developers/
絢爛華麗 [けんらんかれい] /(adj-na,n) luxurious and gorgeous/splendid/dazzling/magnificent/
絢爛豪華 [けんらんごうか] /(adj-na,n) luxurious and gorgeous/splendid/dazzling/magnificent/
堅牢堅固 [けんろうけんご] /(adj-na,n) firm and solid/stout and durable/
恋人同士 [こいびとどうし] /(n) a pair of lovers/
高位高官 [こういこうかん] /(n) (person of) high rank and office (exalted station)/persons in high positions/
行雲流水 [こううんりゅうすい] /(n) living naturally unmindful of mundane affairs/taking life as it comes/(metaphorically) floating with the tide/
豪快奔放 [ごうかいほんぽう] /(adj-na,n) big-hearted and free-spirited/daring and uninhibited/
豪華絢爛 [ごうかけんらん] /(adj-t,n) luxurious and gorgeous/splendid/dazzling/magnificent/
狡猾老獪 [こうかつろうかい] /(adj-na,n) sly and crafty/
効果覿面 [こうかてきめん] /(adj-na,n) immediately effective/bring an immediate result (on)/have an instant effect (on)/
高歌放吟 [こうかほうぎん] /(n,vs) sing at the top of one's voice/sing one's head off/
紅顔可憐 [こうがんかれん] /(adj-na,n) youthful and endearing/rosy-cheeked and sweet/
傲岸不遜 [ごうがんふそん] /(adj-na,n) arrogant and presumptuous/haughty arrogance/intolerable insolence/
傲岸無礼 [ごうがんぶれい] /(adj-na,n) arrogant and rude/
厚顔無恥 [こうがんむち] /(adj-na,n) brazen and shameless/unscrupulous/
剛毅果断 [ごうきかだん] /(adj-na,n) dauntless and decisive/with fortitude and resolution/
綱紀粛正 [こうきしゅくせい] /(n) enforcing strict official discipline/eliminating corruption among government officials/
綱紀紊乱 [こうきびんらん] /(n) laxity in official discipline/public order being in disarray/
好機到来 [こうきとうらい] /(exp,n) an opportunity presenting itself/A good chance has come./
恒久不変 [こうきゅうふへん] /(n) permanent and immutable/
巧言令色 [こうげんれいしょく] /(n) honeyed words and oiled smiles/(using) sweet words with feigned sincerity/
交互作用 [こうごさよう] /(n) (mutual) interaction/reciprocal action/interplay/
恍惚状態 [こうこつじょうたい] /(n) state of ecstasy (rapture)/trance/senile dementia/
甲骨文字 [こうこつもじ] /(n) ancient inscriptions of Chinese characters on oracle bones and carapaces/
交際上手 [こうさいじょうず] /(adj-na,n) good at socializing/sociability/being a good mixer/
交際場裡 [こうさいじょうり] /(n) social circles/the arena of (fashionable) society/
交際下手 [こうさいべた] /(adj-na,n) bad at socializing/bad in social situation/being a bad mixer/
高山流水 [こうざんりゅうすい] /(n) (1) high mountains and running water/the beauty of nature/(2) beautifully (skillfully) played music/
更始一新 [こうしいっしん] /(n,vs) undergo a complete change/turn over a new leaf/
公私混同 [こうしこんどう] /(n,vs) mix up public and private matters/mix up official business with personal affairs/mix up one's job and one's private life/
好事多魔 [こうじたま] /(exp) Happy events are often accompanied by difficulties./Unsullied joy is rare./
強情我慢 [ごうじょうがまん] /(adj-no,n) obstinate and self-assertive/
強情頑固 [ごうじょうがんこ] /(adj-na,n) headstrong/obstinate/bullheaded/
公序良俗 [こうじょりょうぞく] /(n) public order and morals (decency)/public peace and good order/
黄塵万丈 [こうじんばんじょう] /(n) rising cloud of (yellowish) dust/clouds of yellow dust/
後生可畏 [こうせいかい] /(exp) The young should be regarded with respect./
攻勢防御 [こうせいぼうぎょ] /(n) attack as a form of defense/attacking (active) defense/
公正無私 [こうせいむし] /(adj-na,n) fair and impartial/just and unselfish/
広大無辺 [こうだいむへん] /(adj-na,n) boundless/infinite/vast/
巧遅拙速 [こうちせっそく] /(n) better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate/better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent/
膠着状態 [こうちゃくじょうたい] /(n) state of deadlock/standstill/stalemate/
黄道吉日 [こうどうきちにち] /(n) very auspicious day for all types of occasions/
行動原理 [こうどうげんり] /(n) behavioral principle/principle (value) governing one's conduct/
荒唐無稽 [こうとうむけい] /(adj-na,n) groundless and preposterous/absurdity/sheer nonsense/
紅灯緑酒 [こうとうりょくしゅ] /(n) (nights of) fun, food, and drink/bright-light district/nightlife district/
狡兎三窟 [こうとさんくつ] /(n) very shrewd in preparing a means of escape/being very good at escaping danger/
広範多岐 [こうはんたき] /(adj-na,n) extensive and wide-ranging/widespread and divergent/
好評嘖々 [こうひょうさくさく] /(adj-t) enjoying great popularity/receiving widespread high praise/being a great success with the public/
好評嘖嘖 [こうひょうさくさく] /(adj-t) enjoying great popularity/receiving widespread high praise/being a great success with the public/
興奮気味 [こうふんぎみ] /(n) being somewhat excited (agitated)/
公平無私 [こうへいむし] /(adj-na,n) impartial and disinterested/fair and unprejudiced/
興亡盛衰 [こうぼうせいすい] /(n) rise and fall/prosperity and decline/vicissitudes/
豪放粗野 [ごうほうそや] /(adj-na,n) bold and boorish/
豪放磊落 [ごうほうらいらく] /(adj-na,n) bold and big-hearted/broad-minded, free, and easy/
傲慢不遜 [ごうまんふそん] /(adj-na) haughty/arrogant/overbearing/intolerable insolence/
傲慢無礼 [ごうまんぶれい] /(adj-na,n) arrogant and insolent/haughty and contemptuous/
公明正大 [こうめいせいだい] /(adj-na,n) fair and aboveboard/open and honest/
紅毛碧眼 [こうもうへきがん] /(n) red-haired and blue-eyed (person)/a Westerner/
交友関係 [こうゆうかんけい] /(n) one's (friendly) relationships/the people one knows (goes around with)/
剛勇無比 [ごうゆうむひ] /(adj-no,n) unparalleled for valor/unmatched for bravery/
強欲非道 [ごうよくひどう] /(adj-na,n) abnormally and inhumanly greedy/cruel and rapacious/
行楽日和 [こうらくびより] /(n) ideal weather for an outing/
荒涼落莫 [こうりょうらくばく] /(adj-t,n) scene looking desolate and forlorn/
甲論乙駁 [こうろんおつばく] /(n,vs) arguments pro and con/arguing for and against (something) with no resolution in sight/
高論卓説 [こうろんたくせつ] /(n) excellent opinion/brilliant exposition/outstanding argument/insightful view/
弧影悄然 [こえいしょうぜん] /(adj-t,n) lonely and crestfallen/lonely and heavy-hearted figure/
呉越同舟 [ごえつどうしゅう] /(n) bitter enemies stuck together in the same boat by chance/antagonists joining together for a common purpose/
古往今来 [こおうこんらい] /(n-adv) through all ages/since remote antiquity/from ancient times to the present/
狐疑逡巡 [こぎしゅんじゅん] /(n,vs) be in doubt and unable to decide/hesitation and indecision/
極悪非道 [ごくあくひどう] /(adj-na,n) heinous/treacherous/atrocious/diabolic/fiendish/inhuman/
国威発揚 [こくいはつよう] /(n) enhancing national prestige/expanding national influence/
国際感覚 [こくさいかんかく] /(n) cosmopolitan (international) way of thinking/feeling for the wider world/
国際場裡 [こくさいじょうり] /(n) the international arena/
国際力学 [こくさいりきがく] /(n) dynamics of international (foreign) relations/
国士無双 [こくしむそう] /(n) person of great caliber unparalleled in the land/person of unsurpassed distinction/
国色無双 [こくしょくむそう] /(adj-no,n) (a woman of) unparalleled beauty/(a woman's beauty being) matchless throughout the land/
極楽往生 [ごくらくおうじょう] /(n,vs) rebirth in Paradise/(die) an easy and peaceful death/
極楽極楽 [ごくらくごくらく] /(exp) It's absolute heaven./It's sheer bliss./
極楽蜻蛉 [ごくらくとんぼ] /(n) happy-go-lucky fellow/an easygoing and indifferent person/a pococurante/
孤軍奮闘 [こぐんふんとう] /(n,vs) fight alone/put up a solitary struggle/carry on a single-handed battle/
此処一番 [ここいちばん] /(n) the crucial moment/the moment of truth/a do-or-die situation/a crucial juncture (stage)/
五穀豊穣 [ごこくほうじょう] /(n) bumper (abundant) crop/huge harvest (of cereals)/
五言絶句 [ごごんぜっく] /(n) poem of four lines, each of five (Chinese) characters/
古今東西 [ここんとうざい] /(n-adv,n) all times and places/everywhen and everywhere/
古今独歩 [ここんどっぽ] /(n) unsurpassed in history/
古今無双 [ここんむそう] /(n) unparalleled in history/
古今無類 [ここんむるい] /(n) unequaled in history/
五言律詩 [ごごんりっし] /(n) poem of eight lines, each of five (Chinese) characters/
腰掛仕事 [こしかけしごと] /(n) stopgap job/just a temporary job while looking for a better job/work just to kill time/
乞食根性 [こじきこんじょう] /(n) mercenary (mean) spirit/greediness/covetous disposition/base (mean) spirit of seeking freeloading (cadging) opportunities wherever possible/
乞食坊主 [こじきぼうず] /(n) (a derogatory term for) Buddhist monk/
故事成語 [こじせいご] /(n) historical events and historical words/
虎視眈々 [こしたんたん] /(adj-t,n) watching vigilantly for an opportunity to prey upon/
虎視眈眈 [こしたんたん] /(adj-t,n) watching vigilantly for an opportunity to prey upon/
五十音順 [ごじゅうおんじゅん] /(n) the order of the Japanese syllabary/kana order/(in) a-i-u-e-o order/
五十知命 [ごじゅうちめい] /(exp) At age fifty, one comes to know the will of Heaven. (Confucius)/
後生一生 [ごしょういっしょう] /(n) extremely important or once in a lifetime (request)/only once in one's lifetime/
後生大事 [ごしょうだいじ] /(n) with religious zeal/treasuring (something)/keeping (something) with jealous care/
弧城落月 [こじょうらくげつ] /(n) feeling apprehensive/feeling (looking) lone and helpless/being down-and-out (ruined)/helplessness of those in reduced circumstances/
孤城落日 [こじょうらくじつ] /(n) feeling apprehensive/feeling (looking) lone and helpless/being down-and-out (ruined)/helplessness of those in reduced circumstances/
古色蒼然 [こしょくそうぜん] /(adj-t) antique-looking/with the patina of age/hoary with age/
故事来歴 [こじらいれき] /(n) origin and history of things handed down from ancient times/historical particulars/
牛頭馬頭 [ごずめず] /(n) one of the demons in the Buddhist hell with a human body and the head of a bull or horse/
御前試合 [ごぜんじあい] /(n) game (contest) held in the presence of a lord (daimyo, shogun)/
五臓六腑 [ごぞうろっぷ] /(n) the bowels and other internal organs/the vital organs/
五体満足 [ごたいまんぞく] /(adj-na,n) with no physical defects/in perfectly good health/sound in wind and limb/
誇大妄想 [こだいもうそう] /(n) delusions of grandeur/megalomania/
固着観念 [こちゃくかんねん] /(n) a fixation/fixed idea/obsession/
国家存亡 [こっかそんぼう] /(n) the fate of a nation/life-or-death (situation) for a nation/national crisis/
国家多事 [こっかたじ] /(adj-no,n) eventful times for the nation/the nation being in turmoil/the storm clouds gathering in the land/
酷寒猛暑 [こっかんもうしょ] /(n) bitter cold and fierce heat/
克己精進 [こっきしょうじん] /(n,vs) self-control and close application/self-denial and diligent devotion/
克己復礼 [こっきふくれい] /(n,vs) exercising self-restraint and conforming to the rules of etiquette and formality/
刻苦精進 [こっくしょうじん] /(n,vs) be arduous/work diligently enduring hardships/make a strenuous effort/
刻苦精励 [こっくせいれい] /(n,vs) be arduous/work diligently enduring hardships/make a strenuous effort/
刻苦勉励 [こっくべんれい] /(n,vs) be arduous/work diligently enduring hardships/make a strenuous effort/
滑稽諧謔 [こっけいかいぎゃく] /(n) smooth-talking and humorous/with jocose and comical airs/
滑稽洒脱 [こっけいしゃだつ] /(adj-na,n) smooth-talking and polished/witty/free, easy, and urbane/
乞食坊主 [こつじきぼうず] /(n) (a derogatory term for) Buddhist monk/
木端微塵 [こっぱみじん] /(n) fragments and splinters/smithereens (atoms, bits)/
木っ端微塵 [こっぱみじん] /(n) fragments and splinters/smithereens (atoms, bits)/
木端役人 [こっぱやくにん] /(n) (a derogatory term for) petty (minor) official/
木っ端役人 [こっぱやくにん] /(n) (a derogatory term for) petty (minor) official/
骨肉相食 [こつにくそうしょく] /(n) blood feud/domestic (family) discord/
固定観念 [こていかんねん] /(n) stereotype/prejudice/fixed idea/
後手後手 [ごてごて] /(n) ending up behind with everything/being always too late (never in time)/
後手必敗 [ごてひっぱい] /(exp,n) Defeat is inevitable for one who goes second./Being slow to take action inevitably leads to defeat./
小春日和 [こはるびより] /(n) balmy autumn weather/warm spring-like weather in early winter/
五風十雨 [ごふうじゅうう] /(n) seasonable rains and winds/rains and winds suitable for growing/halcyon weather/halcyon times of peace/
鼓腹撃壌 [こふくげきじょう] /(n,vs) (people) sing the praises (enjoy the blessings) of peace/
鼓舞激励 [こぶげきれい] /(n,vs) inspire and encourage (someone)/put (someone) on his mettle/
五分五分 [ごぶごぶ] /(n) evenly matched/on even (equal) terms/tie/toss-up/on a 50-50 basis/
御無沙汰 [ごぶさた] /(n,vs) not writing or contacting for a while/neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.)/long silence/
ご無沙汰 [ごぶさた] /(n,vs) not writing or contacting for a while/neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.)/long silence/
古武士然 [こぶしぜん] /(n) having something of the old-time samurai about one/
御用学者 [ごようがくしゃ] /(n) a scholar beholden to the government/scholar who curries favor with persons in power/self-serving academic/
御用組合 [ごようくみあい] /(n) a company union/a sweetheart union/a company-run labor (trade) union/
胡麻塩頭 [ごましおあたま] /(n) salt and pepper hair/dark hair streaked with gray/
御用商人 [ごようしょうにん] /(n) purveyor to the government/merchant who enjoys government patronage/
御用新聞 [ごようしんぶん] /(n) newspaper that follows the government line/newspaper that curries favor with the government/
孤立無援 [こりつむえん] /(n) friendless isolation/fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted/
五里霧中 [ごりむちゅう] /(n) totally at a loss/lose one's bearings/mystified/clueless and bewildered/grope in the dark/(lost) in a fog/
狐狸妖怪 [こりようかい] /(n) foxes and badgers (which were believed to bewitch humans) and all sorts of bogies/sly fellow who does evil by stealth/tricksters/
固陋頑迷 [ころうがんめい] /(adj-na,n) obstinate/stubborn/hard-headed/being incapable of making sound judgments because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality/
根気仕事 [こんきしごと] /(n) laborious task/work that requires a lot of patience/
困苦窮乏 [こんくきゅうぼう] /(n) hardships and privations/
困苦欠乏 [こんくけつぼう] /(n) hardships and privations/
欣求浄土 [ごんぐじょうど] /(n) seeking rebirth in the Pure Land/the aspiration to be reborn in Paradise/
金剛堅固 [こんごうけんご] /(n) firm and solid/sturdy and indestructible/unshakable/adamantine/
金剛不壊 [こんごうふえ] /(n) firm and solid/sturdy and indestructible/unshakable/adamantine/
金剛力士 [こんごうりきし] /(n) the guardian gods (at a temple gate)/
言語道断 [ごんごどうだん] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) outrageous/preposterous/inexcusable/absurd/unspeakable/
混雑具合 [こんざつぐあい] /(n) the state (degree) of congestion/how bad traffic jams are/
今是昨非 [こんぜさくひ] /(exp,n) complete reversal of values or ways of thinking (over time)/What appeared wrong in the past now appears right./realizing and regretting the past errors of one's ways/
懇切丁寧 [こんせつていねい] /(adj-na,n) (an explanation, advice, etc. being) kind, careful, and thorough/thoughtful and scrupulous/
渾然一体 [こんぜんいったい] /(n) individual units blending into a uniform whole/separate units forming a harmonious whole/in complete harmony/
蒟蒻問答 [こんにゃくもんどう] /(n) irrelevant and incoherent dialogue/incoherent questions and answers/meaningless (off-the-beam) debate/dialogue at cross purposes/
根本原理 [こんぽんげんり] /(n) fundamental (underlying) principle/ground rules/keystone/
昏迷状態 [こんめいじょうたい] /(n) befuddled (bewildered, confused) state/stupor/
混迷状態 [こんめいじょうたい] /(n) chaotic state/turmoil/disarray/labyrinth/
金輪奈落 [こんりんならく] /(n-adv,n) utmost limits/to the finish/to the (bitter) end/to the hilt/down to the bedrock/
斎戒沐浴 [さいかいもくよく] /(n,vs) washing and purifying one's body before praying or performing religious ceremonies/performing one's ablutions/
才気煥発 [さいきかんぱつ] /(adj-na,n) resourceful and quick-witted/showing a flash of brilliance/have a keen (sparkling) intellect/
才気縦横 [さいきじゅうおう] /(adj-na,n) resourceful and quick-witted/showing a flash of brilliance/have a keen (sparkling) intellect/
才気溌剌 [さいきはつらつ] /(adj-t,n) resourceful and quick-witted/showing a flash of brilliance/have a keen (sparkling) intellect/
再起不能 [さいきふのう] /(n) be beyond (have no hope of) recovery/
最後通牒 [さいごつうちょう] /(n) ultimatum/
歳々年々 [さいさいねんねん] /(adv,n) annually/every year/year in and year out/from year to year/
歳歳年年 [さいさいねんねん] /(adv,n) annually/every year/year in and year out/from year to year/
再三再四 [さいさんさいし] /(adv,n) repeatedly/over and over again/again and again/
才子佳人 [さいしかじん] /(n) a talented man and a beautiful woman/well-matched pair/the quick-witted and the beautiful/wit and beauty/
妻子眷属 [さいしけんぞく] /(n) one's wife, children, and other relations/one's whole family/
才子多病 [さいしたびょう] /(exp,n) Talented people tend to be of delicate constitution./Men of genius tend to be of delicate health./Whom the gods love die young./
罪状糾明 [ざいじょうきゅうめい] /(n) closely examining (questioning) the concrete circumstances of a crime/
罪状明白 [ざいじょうめいはく] /(adj-na,n) be proven guilty of a crime/have one's guilt for a crime made clear/the nature of offense being (becoming) clear/
才色兼備 [さいしょくけんび] /(n) (a woman) being gifted with both intelligence (wit) and beauty/
祭政一致 [さいせいいっち] /(n) unity of church and state/government of a country by religious leaders/theocracy/
祭政分離 [さいせいぶんり] /(n) separation of church and state/separation of religious ritual and government administration/
才知縦横 [さいちじゅうおう] /(adj-na,n) resourceful and quick-witted/showing a flash of brilliance/have a keen (sparkling) intellect/
裁判沙汰 [さいばんざた] /(n) law suit/litigation/court fight/legal wangle/
西方浄土 [さいほうじょうど] /(n) Buddhist paradise/the Western Pure Land/
一昨々日 [さきおとつい] /(n-adv,n-t) two days before yesterday/three days back (ago)/
一昨昨日 [さきおとつい] /(n-adv,n-t) two days before yesterday/three days back (ago)/
一昨々日 [さきおととい] /(n-adv,n-t) two days before yesterday/three days back (ago)/
一昨昨日 [さきおととい] /(n-adv,n-t) two days before yesterday/three days back (ago)/
一昨々年 [さきおととし] /(n-adv,n-t) two years before last (year)/three years back (ago)/
一昨昨年 [さきおととし] /(n-adv,n-t) two years before last (year)/three years back (ago)/
昨非今是 [さくひこんぜ] /(exp,n) complete reversal of values or ways of thinking (over time)/What appeared wrong in the past now appears right./realizing and regretting the past errors of one's ways/
錯乱状態 [さくらんじょうたい] /(n) state of (mental) confusion (agitation)/
左顧右眄 [さこうべん] /(n,vs) hesitation/wavering/looking left and right and all around, unable to make up one's mind/shilly-shally/
砂塵濛々 [さじんもうもう] /(adj-t,n) big clouds of dust/haze of dust/
砂塵濛濛 [さじんもうもう] /(adj-t,n) big clouds of dust/haze of dust/
砂塵朦々 [さじんもうもう] /(adj-t,n) big clouds of dust/haze of dust/
砂塵朦朦 [さじんもうもう] /(adj-t,n) big clouds of dust/haze of dust/
左右一対 [さゆういっつい] /(n) left-and-right pair/symmetrical pair/
左右対称 [さゆうたいしょう] /(adj-no,n) bilateral symmetry/
小夜時雨 [さよしぐれ] /(n) light shower on a night in late autumn and early winter/
三界流転 [さんがいるてん] /(n) endless cycle of rebirth through the three worlds of past, present, and future existences/
三角関係 [さんかくかんけい] /(n) love triangle/eternal triangle/
山岳重畳 [さんがくちょうじょう] /(adj-t) mountains rising one above another/
三寒四温 [さんかんしおん] /(n) repeated pattern of a few cold days followed by a few warm ones (marking the coming of spring)/
残虐非道 [ざんぎゃくひどう] /(adj-na,n) inhumanity/atrocity/abominable cruelty/
残虐無道 [ざんぎゃくむどう] /(adj-na,n) inhumanity/atrocity/abominable cruelty/
残酷非道 [ざんこくひどう] /(adj-na,n) inhumanity/atrocity/abominable cruelty/
三々九度 [さんさんくど] /(n) exchange of nuptial cups/three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups/
三三九度 [さんさんくど] /(n) exchange of nuptial cups/three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups/
三々五々 [さんさんごご] /(adv) in groups of twos and threes/in small groups/
三三五五 [さんさんごご] /(adv) in groups of twos and threes/in small groups/
山紫水明 [さんしすいめい] /(n) scenic beauty of mountains and streams/fresh and clear beauty of nature's splendor/
三者鼎立 [さんしゃていりつ] /(n) three parties (forces) opposing one another/three-cornered contest/
三十六計 [さんじゅうろっけい] /(exp,n) the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which beating a retreat was considered the best in certain cases) /When in trouble, the wisest thing to do is to run away./He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day./
斬新奇抜 [ざんしんきばつ] /(adv-na,n) novel, unconventional, and daring/
三世因果 [さんぜいんが] /(n) retribution spanning the threes temporal worlds (the present, the past, and the future)/
三千世界 [さんぜんせかい] /(n) the whole wide world/the great universe (of one billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened/
山川草木 [さんせんそうもく] /(n) nature/natural scenery/
山川万里 [さんせんばんり] /(n) being far away across mountains and rivers/
残忍酷薄 [ざんにんこくはく] /(adj-na,n) atrocious and cold-blooded/cruel/brutal/merciless/
残忍非情 [ざんにんひじょう] /(adj-na,n) utterly callous/atrociously brutal/cruel and inhuman/
残忍非道 [ざんにんひどう] /(adj-na,n) cruel and inhuman/brutal/merciless/
残忍冷酷 [ざんにんれいこく] /(adj-na,n) atrocious and cold-blooded/cruel/brutal/merciless/
三番勝負 [さんばんしょうぶ] /(n) three-game match/three-bout contest/a rubber (in a card game)/
三本勝負 [さんぼんしょうぶ] /(n) a set of three bouts/three-game match/three-bout contest/
残念至極 [ざんねんしごく] /(adj-na,n) deep regret/bitter disappointment/chagrin/vexation/
残念無念 [ざんねんむねん] /(adj-na,exp,n) Darn it!/What a pity!/vexation/deep regret/
三拝九拝 [さんぱいきゅうはい] /(n,vs) kowtowing/bowing repeatedly/
三百代言 [さんびゃくだいげん] /(n) pettifogging lawyer/shyster/
賛否両論 [さんぴりょうろん] /(n) the pros and cons/
三位一体 [さんみいったい] /(n) the Holy Trinity/a unity of three different elements/
三面記事 [さんめんきじ] /(n) human-interest stories/local news/police news (in a newspaper)/
三面六臂 [さんめんろっぴ] /(n) being competent and active in many fields/versatile/one person doing the work of many/
三文小説 [さんもんしょうせつ] /(n) cheap (dime) novel/
三文文士 [さんもんぶんし] /(n) hack writer/literary hack/scribbler/pulp writer/
三文役者 [さんもんやくしゃ] /(n) third-rate actor/
山容水態 [さんようすいたい] /(n) scenic beauty of mountains and streams/fresh and clear beauty of nature's splendor/
思案投首 [しあんなげくび] /(n) being at one's wit's end/being (quite) at a loss (what to do)/
思案投げ首 [しあんなげくび] /(n) being at one's wit's end/being (quite) at a loss (what to do)/
詩歌管弦 [しいかかんげん] /(n) Chinese and Japanese poetry and instrumental music/poetry and music/literature and music/
私怨私欲 [しえんしよく] /(n) personal grudges and selfish desires/
四海兄弟 [しかいけいてい] /(n) people in the whole world being all brothers/universal brotherhood (fraternity)/
四海同胞 [しかいどうほう] /(n) people in the whole world being all brothers/universal brotherhood (fraternity)/
四角四面 [しかくしめん] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) square/strait-laced/formal/prim and stiff/punctilious/
自画自賛 [じがじさん] /(n,vs) sing one's own praises/praise one's own wares/blow one's own horn/
死活問題 [しかつもんだい] /(n) matter (question) of life or death/vital question/
自家撞着 [じかどうちゃく] /(n,vs) self-contradiction/self-inconsistency/
自家本位 [じかほんい] /(n) self-centeredness/selfishness/egoism/egotism/egocentricity/
自家薬籠 [じかやくろう] /(n) (something that is) available for use at any time/(someone who is) at one's beck and call/(something over which) one has complete mastery/
士気旺盛 [しきおうせい] /(adj-na,n) morale being very high/heightened fighting spirit/
四季折々 [しきおりおり] /(n) from season to season/season by season/of each season/in each season/
四季折折 [しきおりおり] /(n) from season to season/season by season/of each season/in each season/
士気高揚 [しきこうよう] /(n,vs) raise (lift) morale/have an inspiring effect on morale/
時期尚早 [じきしょうそう] /(adj-na,n) premature/too early/The time is not ripe/
色即是空 [しきそくぜくう] /(exp,n) Matter is void/All is vanity./
時機到来 [じきとうらい] /(n) a good chance coming along/the time has come (for/to/when...)/opportunity knocking/
自給自足 [じきゅうじそく] /(n,vs) self-sufficiency/autarky/
時雨模様 [しぐれもよう] /(n) showery sky/(it is) looking showery/
事件記者 [じけんきしゃ] /(n) crime reporter/police reporter/
試験地獄 [しけんじごく] /(n) examination hell/the ordeal of children preparing for highly competitive entrance examinations/
四苦八苦 [しくはっく] /(n,vs) be in dire distress/have a real struggle/
時雨模様 [しぐれもよう] /(n) showery sky/(it) looking showery/
舳艫千里 [じくろせんり] /(n) a large number of ships sailing in a long chain-like formation/
自己暗示 [じこあんじ] /(n,vs) self suggestion/autosuggestion/
試行錯誤 [しこうさくご] /(n,vs) trial and error/
自業自得 [じごうじとく] /(n) suffering the consequences (of one's own actions)/reaping as one sows/getting one's just deserts/
自己演出 [じこえんしゅつ] /(n,vs) an author directing (producing) his/her own play (film)/staging oneself for effect/presenting oneself in a favorable light/
自己犠牲 [じこぎせい] /(n) self-sacrifice/self-renunciation/
自己欺瞞 [じこぎまん] /(n,vs) self-deception/
地獄絵図 [じこくえず] /(n) painting of a scene in Hell/a picture of Hell/
時刻到来 [じこくとうらい] /(exp,n) The time has come (for/to/when...)/Now is the time./
自己啓発 [じこけいはつ] /(n,vs) self-development/self-enlightenment/
自己嫌悪 [じこけんお] /(n,vs) self-disgust/self-hatred/self-abhorrence/
自己顕示 [じこけんじ] /(n,vs) making oneself conspicuous/pressing one's own cause/an ego trip/exhibitionism/
自己実現 [じこじつげん] /(n,vs) self-actualization/self-fulfillment/self-realization/
自己主張 [じこしゅちょう] /(n,vs) self-assertion/self-assertiveness/
事後承諾 [じごしょうだく] /(n,vs) ex-post-facto approval/ratification/
自己疎外 [じこそがい] /(n) self-alienation/self-estrangement/
自己中心 [じこちゅうしん] /(n) self-centeredness/selfishness/egoism/egotism/egocentricity/
自己韜晦 [じことうかい] /(n, vs) concealing one's talents (position, status, intentions, etc.)/self-effacement/
自己陶酔 [じことうすい] /(n,vs) narcissism/self-absorption/self-intoxication/
自己撞着 [じこどうちゃく] /(n,vs) self-contradiction/self-inconsistency/
仕事人間 [しごとにんげん] /(n) fiend for work/workaholic/career-minded person/
仕事一筋 [しごとひとすじ] /(n) living only for one's work/a life with no other interest than one's work/
自己肥大 [じこひだい] /(n) self-aggrandizement/self-glorification/something becoming large by feeding upon itself/
自己負担 [じこふたん] /(n,vs) payment of one's own expenses/bearing one's own expenses/an individual's share of an expense/
自己弁護 [じこべんご] /(n,vs) defending oneself/self-justification/self-vindication/an excuse/a rationalization/
自己本位 [じこほんい] /(adj-no,n) self-centeredness/selfishness/egoism/egotism/egocentricity/
自己保全 [じこほぜん] /(n) self-protection/self-preservation/
自己満悦 [じこまんえつ] /(n,vs) self-congratulation/
自己満足 [じこまんぞく] /(n) self-satisfaction/(self-)complacency/
自己矛盾 [じごむじゅん] /(n,vs) self-contradiction/paradox/antinomy/
自己抑制 [じこよくせい] /(n,vs) self-restraint/self-control/self-repression/abstinence/self-inhibition/autogenic inhibition/autogenous suppression/
士魂商才 [しこんしょうさい] /(n) having a samurai's spirit and a merchant's business sense/gentlemanly spirit combined with business acumen/
自作自演 [じさくじえん] /(n,vs) performing (acting) a part in one's own play/playacting/a put-up job/a charade/
屍山血河 [しざんけつが] /(n) heaps of bodies and streams of blood/fierce battle/
支持基盤 [しじきばん] /(n) one's support (power) base/the base of one's support in an electorate/
四肢五体 [ししごたい] /(n) the (one's) whole body/
時々刻々 [じじこっこく] /(adv,n) hourly/from hour to hour/moment by moment/momently/from one minute to the next/with each passing moment/
時時刻刻 [じじこっこく] /(adv,n) hourly/from hour to hour/moment by moment/momently/from one minute to the next/with each passing moment/
獅子身中 [しししんちゅう] /(n) treacherous friend/snake in one's bosom/treacherous insider/
師資相承 [ししそうしょう] /(n) generation-to-generation instruction from master to disciple/
子々孫々 [ししそんそん] /(n) one's descendants/one's offspring/posterity/
子子孫孫 [ししそんそん] /(n) one's descendants/one's offspring/posterity/
資質英明 [ししつえいめい] /(adj-na,n) wise and clear-sighted/intelligent and astute by nature/blessed with talents/
事実関係 [じじつかんけい] /(n) all the facts (essentials, circumstances) of a (particular) case/
事実無根 [じじつむこん] /(n) groundless/unfounded/entirely contrary to fact/
事々物々 [じじぶつぶつ] /(n) everything/every affair (matter)/all things/
事事物物 [じじぶつぶつ] /(n) everything/every affair (matter)/all things/
獅子奮迅 [ししふんじん] /(n,vs) furiously/with the fury of a lion/with irresistible force/with furious energy/
四捨五入 [ししゃごにゅう] /(n,vs) rounding (off)/
四十九日 [しじゅうくにち] /(n) the forty-ninth day (after someone's death)/memorial service held on the forty-ninth day after the death of someone/
四十八手 [しじゅうはって] /(n) the 48 basic sumo techniques/every trick in the book/
四十不惑 [しじゅうふわく] /(exp) At forty, one has no doubts. (Confucius)/
至純至高 [しじゅんしこう] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) utmost purity/
至純至精 [しじゅんしせい] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) utmost purity/
史上空前 [しじょうくうぜん] /(n) unprecedented in history/unheard-of/epoch-making/
自浄作用 [じじょうさよう] /(n) self-purification/nature's self-cleansing functions/
自縄自縛 [じじょうじばく] /(n) being caught in one's own trap/being caught in a web of one's own making/
事情聴取 [じじょうちょうしゅ] /(n,vs) police interview/police questioning a witness (suspect) to obtain information (about a crime)/
自浄能力 [じじょうのうりょく] /(n) self-cleansing power/being capable of purifying oneself/
至上命令 [しじょうめいれい] /(n) supreme directive/unconditional command/overriding necessity/an absolute must/categorical imperative/
史上唯一 [しじょうゆいいつ] /(n) the first in history/only once in history/
至上要求 [しじょうようきゅう] /(n) overriding necessity/absolute requirement/an absolute must/
地所観念 [じしょかんねん] /(n) the orientation of time and place/awareness of the existing situation/
四書五経 [ししょごきょう] /(n) the Nine Chinese (Confucian) Classics/
自助努力 [じじょどりょく] /(n,vs) self-help efforts/self-supporting endeavor/
死屍累々 [ししるいるい] /(adj-t,n) heaps of corpses all around/
死屍累累 [ししるいるい] /(adj-t,n) heaps of corpses all around/
自信過剰 [じしんかじょう] /(adj-na,n) overconfidence/
自信喪失 [じしんそうしつ] /(n,vs) loss of (self-)confidence/inferiority complex/
詩人墨客 [しじんぼっかく] /(n) poets and artists/persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting, and calligraphy/
詩人墨客 [しじんぼっきゃく] /(n) poets and artists/persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting, and calligraphy/
自信満々 [じしんまんまん] /(adj-t,n) full of confidence/brimming with (self-)confidence/having great faith in oneself/
自信満満 [じしんまんまん] /(adj-t,n) full of confidence/brimming with (self-)confidence/having great faith in oneself/
資性英明 [しせいえいめい] /(adj-na,n) wise and clear-sighted/intelligent and astute by nature/blessed with talents/
資性穏和 [しせいおんわ] /(adj-na,n) being of a gentle disposition/being of a mild character/
時世感覚 [じせいかんかく] /(n) sense of the times/sensitivity to the times/
時勢感覚 [じせいかんかく] /(n) sense of the trend of the times/sensitivity to the changing times/
資性端正 [しせいたんせい] /(adj-na,n) being of an upright character/being of a noble nature/
時節到来 [じせつとうらい] /(exp,n) The time has come (for/to/when...)/The time being ripe (for)/
事前工作 [じぜんこうさく] /(n) preparatory operations/measure taken in advance/doing the groundwork/
自然淘汰 [しぜんとうた] /(n,vs) natural selection/survival of the fittest/
志操堅固 [しそうけんご] /(adj-na,n) unwaveringly faithful to one's principles/of firm purpose and deep commitment/true blue/
思想信条 [しそうしんじょう] /(n) one's thought and beliefs/
時代感覚 [じだいかんかく] /(n) sense of the times/sensitivity to the times/trend of the times/
時代考証 [じだいこうしょう] /(n,vs) ascertaining historical evidence/research into the period/research to ensure historical verisimilitude/
時代錯誤 [じだいさくご] /(n) anachronism/
時代思潮 [じだいしちょう] /(n) the trends (current(s)) of the times/
事大根性 [じだいこんじょう] /(n) slavish submission to power/sycophancy/flunkeyism/toadyism/
事大思想 [じだいしそう] /(n) sycophancy/toadyism/following the powerful for self-protection/
事大主義 [じだいしゅぎ] /(n) sycophancy/toadyism/following the powerful for self-protection/
時代精神 [じだいせいしん] /(n) spirit of an (the) age/a (the) Zeitgeist (German)/
舌先三寸 [したさきさんずん] /(n) a glib tongue (with fair words)/fluent talk designed to deceive/talk something away/
舌先三分 [したさきさんぶ] /(n) a glib tongue (with fair words)/fluent talk designed to deceive/talk something away/
下町情緒 [したまちじょうちょ] /(n) the friendly atmosphere of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods/
下町人情 [したまちにんじょう] /(n) the milk of human kindness of the people of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods/
七言絶句 [しちごんぜっく] /(n) poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters/
七言律詩 [しちごんりっし] /(n) poem of eight lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters/
七十古希 [しちじゅうこき] /(exp) Men seldom (Few people) live to be seventy. (Du Fu (c.712-c.770))/
七転八起 [しちてんはっき] /(exp,n,vs) Fall seven times, stand up eight./always rising after a fall or repeated failures/undaunted perseverance/
七転八倒 [しちてんばっとう] /(n,vs) tossing oneself about in great pain/writhing in agony/
七堂伽藍 [しちどうがらん] /(n) the seven standard buildings of a major Buddhist temple complex/
七難八苦 [しちなんはっく] /(n) trials and tribulations/a series of endless misfortunes/the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains/
七分三分 [しちぶさんぶ] /(n) seven to three (chances)/(a proportion of) seven to three/(split) seventy-thirty/
死中求活 [しちゅうきゅうかつ] /(n) finding a way out of a potentially fatal situation/seeking a way out of a desperate situation/
自重自愛 [じちょうじあい] /(n,vs) taking cafe of (looking after) oneself/
自重自戒 [じちょうじかい] /(n,vs) be prudent and cautious/caution oneself against/
四通八達 [しつうはったつ] /(n,vs) traffic network extending in all directions/accessible from all directions/
質疑応答 [しつぎおうとう] /(n) questions and answers/a Q and A session/
失敬千万 [しっけいせんばん] /(adj-na) extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)/
日月星辰 [じつげつせいしん] /(n) the sun, the moon, and the stars/the heavenly bodies/
実際問題 [じっさいもんだい] /(n-adv,n) practical question (problem)/(in) practical terms/(as) a matter of fact/practically speaking/The matter of fact is that.../
質実剛健 [しつじつごうけん] /(adj-na,n) unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor/simplicity and fortitude/
嫉視反目 [しっしはんもく] /(n,vs) jealousy and enmity/being jealous of and at odds with (each other)/
実践躬行 [じっせんきゅうこう] /(n,vs) acting up to one's principles/practicing what one preaches/
実践道徳 [じっせんどうとく] /(n) practical ethics (morality)/
実践倫理 [じっせんりんり] /(n) practical ethics (morality)/
質素倹約 [しっそけんやく] /(n,vs) (practice) simplicity and frugality/scrimping and saving/
叱咤激励 [しったげきれい] /(n,vs) giving a loud pep talk/encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice/vigorous encouragement/
失地回復 [しっちかいふく] /(n) the recovery of lost territory/recovering (regaining) lost ground (one' former position)/fence-mending/
十中八九 [じっちゅうはっく] /(n-adv,n) in eight or nine cases out of ten/in all probability/
七転八倒 [しってんばっとう] /(n,vs) tossing oneself about in great pain/writhing in agony/
疾風迅雷 [しっぷうじんらい] /(n) with lightning speed/like a whirlwind/
疾風怒濤 [しっぷうどとう] /(n) Sturm und Drang (German)/storm and stress/violent wind and angry waves/
櫛風沐雨 [しっぷうもくう] /(n) struggling through wind and rain/undergoing hardships/
櫛風浴雨 [しっぷうよくう] /(n) struggling through wind and rain/undergoing hardships/
失望落胆 [しつぼうらくたん] /(n,vs) be disappointed and disheartened/
執務心得 [しつむこころえ] /(n) guide to office routine/guide to the performance of official duties/
実力行使 [じつりょくこうし] /(n,vs) use (employment) of force/recourse to arms/resort to violence/
実力伯仲 [じつりょくはくちゅう] /(n) (the two persons/sides) being evenly matched in ability/
失礼至極 [しつれいしごく] /(adj-na) extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)/
失礼千万 [しつれいせんばん] /(adj-na) extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)/
実用本位 [じつようほんい] /(adj-no,n) pragmatism/functionalism/practicality/being intended for practical purposes/
実力次第 [じつりょくしだい] /(n) according to (depending on) one's ability/if one is good (competent, talented) enough/
実力本位 [じつりょくほんい] /(adj-no,n) the precedence of merit/performance orientation/ability- (merit-) based (promotion, pay scale, etc.)/
任手相場 [してそうば] /(n) speculators' (speculative) market/
詩的正義 [してきせいぎ] /(n) poetic justice/retributive justice/
詩的破格 [してきはかく] /(n) poetic license/
紫電一閃 [しでんいっせん] /(n-adv,n) a flash of lightning/the flash of a sword/
指導原理 [しどうげんり] /(n) ruling (guiding) principle/
士農工商 [しのうこうしょう] /(n) the hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society/
四半世紀 [しはんせいき] /(n) quarter of a century/quarter century/
地盤沈下 [じばんちんか] /(n) land subsidence/a decline (in influence/support/the economy, etc.)/
四百四病 [しひゃくしびょう] /(n) every type of disease/every disease under the sun/
雌伏雄飛 [しふくゆうひ] /(n,vs) biding one's time building up strength till finally grasping an opportunity to launch out and flourish/
四分五裂 [しぶごれつ] /(n,vs) be torn asunder/be disrupted and disorganized/
自分勝手 [じぶんかって] /(adj-na,n) (very) selfish/self-centered/egoistic/without consulting anybody (else)/
自分勝手 [じぶんがって] /(adj-na,n) (very) selfish/self-centered/egoistic/without consulting anybody (else)/
四分五裂 [しぶんごれつ] /(n,vs) be torn asunder/be disrupted and disorganized/
自分自身 [じぶんじしん] /(n) oneself/one's self/
自分本位 [じぶんほんい] /(n) self-centeredness/selfishness/egotism/egocentricity/
自暴自棄 [じぼうじき] /(adj-na,n) desperation/despair/self-abandonment/disgust with life/
四方八方 [しほうはっぽう] /(n) in all directions/hither and thither/far and wide/on all sides/
揣摩憶測 [しまおくそく] /(n,vs) conjectures and surmises/speculation/giving one's imagination full play without any ground/
揣摩臆測 [しまおくそく] /(n,vs) conjectures and surmises/speculation/giving one's imagination full play without any ground/
島国根性 [しまぐにこんじょう] /(n) insularism/insularity/island country mentality/
使命意識 [しめいいしき] /(n) sense of (one's) mission/awareness of one's duty (calling)/
四面楚歌 [しめんそか] /(n) being surrounded by enemies on all sides/being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody/
自問自答 [じもんじとう] /(n,vs) answering one's own question/wondering to oneself/
視野狭窄 [しやきょうさく] /(n) narrowing of visual field/narrow-mindedness/lack of vision/
杓子定規 [しゃくしじょうぎ] /(adj-na,n) going by a hard-and-fast rule/being a stickler for rules/being rigid and narrow-minded/
弱肉強食 [じゃくにくきょうしょく] /(n) the survival of the fittest/the law of the jungle/dog-eat-dog/
寂滅為楽 [じゃくめついらく] /(exp) Freedom from one's desires (Entry into Nirvana) is true bliss./
社交辞令 [しゃこうじれい] /(n) polite or diplomatic way of putting things/lip service/empty compliment/
社交上手 [しゃこうじょうず] /(adj-na,n) social ease (facility, skills)/being a good mixer/
洒々落々 [しゃしゃらくらく] /(adj-na,n) free and easy/frank, easy, and openhearted/sophisticatedly refined/
洒洒落落 [しゃしゃらくらく] /(adj-na,n) free and easy/frank, easy, and openhearted/sophisticatedly refined/
邪正一如 [じゃしょういちにょ] /(exp,n) Wrong and right are but two faces of the same coin./
寂光浄土 [じゃっこうじょうど] /(n) Buddhist paradise (heaven)/
社内不倫 [しゃないふりん] /(n) adulterous love affair with someone at work/
遮二無二 [しゃにむに] /(adv) recklessly/like mad/frantically and single-mindedly without regard to consequences/forcibly/
縦横自在 [じゅうおうじざい] /(adj-na,n) freely/right and left/active without any restraint/with unrestricted energy in all directions/
縦横無礙 [じゅうおうむげ] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) being as free as the air/active without any restraint/
縦横無尽 [じゅうおうむじん] /(adj-na,n) freely/right and left/active without any restraint/with unrestricted energy in all directions/
自由闊達 [じゆうかったつ] /(adj-na,n) free and easy/open and natural/liberal and broad-minded/
衆議一決 [しゅうぎいっけつ] /(n,vs) reaching a conclusion unanimously or by consensus/
羞月閉花 [しゅうげつへいか] /(n) the charms of a rarely beautiful woman/(Literally: (so beautiful that) the Moon is abashed and flowers wilt)/
重厚長大 [じゅうこうちょうだい] /(adj-na,n) heavy, thick, long, and big (products)/massive and heavy (products)/heavy (manufacturing)/
終始一貫 [しゅうしいっかん] /(n-adv,n,vs) consistent/unchanging from beginning to end/
自由勝手 [じゆうかって] /(adj-na,n) free/unfettered/according to one's own whims/doing as one likes/
臭気芬々 [しゅうきふんぷん] /(adj-t,n) giving off a foul odor/the air being heavy with an offensive smell/
臭気芬芬 [しゅうきふんぷん] /(adj-t,n) giving off a foul odor/the air being heavy with an offensive smell/
自由気儘 [じゆうきまま] /(adj-na,n) free/unfettered/according to one's own whims/doing as one likes/
自由裁量 [じゆうさいりょう] /(n) latitude/(at one's) discretion/discretionary powers/a free hand/
自由三昧 [じゆうざんまい] /(adj-na,n) free/unfettered/according to one's own whims/doing as one likes/
自由自在 [じゆうじざい] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) freely/in complete control of/with complete freedom/at will/as one pleases/
十字砲火 [じゅうじほうか] /(n) cross fire/(drawing) a barrage of (flak, criticism) (from)/
袖手傍観 [しゅうしゅぼうかん] /(n,vs) stand idle by and watch/be a passive onlooker/remain an unconcerned spectator of another's distress/
周章狼狽 [しゅうしょうろうばい] /(n,vs) consternation/dismay/being flustered/being disconcerted/
衆人環視 [しゅうじんかんし] /(n) (in) the presence of the whole company/with all eyes fixed upon (one)/under the gaze of the public/
秋霜烈日 [しゅうそうれつじつ] /(n) harshness/severity (of punishment, authority, will, etc.)/
周知徹底 [しゅうちてってい] /(n,vs) (something) being known to all/making (a matter) known to everyone/
集中砲火 [しゅうちゅうほうか] /(n) concentrated fire/(drawing) intensive fire (flak, criticism) (from)/
周到綿密 [しゅうとうめんみつ] /(adj-na,n) extremely complete (thorough, careful) and detailed/
柔軟思考 [じゅうなんしこう] /(n) a flexible way of thinking/
柔軟路線 [じゅうなんろせん] /(n) (taking) a flexible approach (to)/
十人十色 [じゅうにんといろ] /(exp,n) So many people, so many minds/everyone has his own ideas and tastes/It takes all sorts to make a world./To each his (her) own./
十年一日 [じゅうねんいちじつ] /(n) without intermission for many years/with constancy of purpose for many years/in the same old rut for years on end/
十年一日 [じゅうねんいちにち] /(n) without intermission for many years/with constancy of purpose for many years/in the same old rut for years on end/
十年一昔 [じゅうねんひとむかし] /(exp,n) Ten years is a long time./(expression suggesting that) the pace of change makes ten years back seem like ancient history/
秋風落莫 [しゅうふうらくばく] /(n) forlorn and helpless/lonely and desolate/
十分条件 [じゅうぶんじょうけん] /(n) a sufficient condition/
自由放題 [じゆうほうだい] /(n) as freely as one pleases/at will/to one' heart's content/
自由放任 [じゆうほうにん] /(n) noninterference/nonintervention/permissiveness/laissez-faire/
自由奔放 [じゆうほんぽう] /(adj-na,n) free and uncontrolled/behaving with abandon/freewheeling/
襲名披露 [しゅうめいひろう] /(n,vs) announcing the succession to another's stage name/
衆目一致 [しゅうもくいっち] /(exp,n) The consensus of opinion is that .../It is widely agreed (admitted) that.../
重役出勤 [じゅうやくしゅっきん] /(n,vs) flexible working hours of the higher-ups/(humorously or sarcastically) go (come) to work late as if one were an executive/
重要案件 [じゅうようあんけん] /(n) important matter (for discussion (deliberations))/
主客転倒 [しゅかくてんとう] /(n,vs) reversing the order of (relative) importance (of)/putting the cart before the horse/the tables being turned/mistaking the insignificant for the essential/
主客顛倒 [しゅかくてんとう] /(n,vs) reversing the order of (relative) importance (of)/putting the cart before the horse/the tables being turned/mistaking the insignificant for the essential/
主客転倒 [しゅきゃくてんとう] /(n,vs) reversing the order of (relative) importance (of)/putting the cart before the horse/the tables being turned/mistaking the insignificant for the essential/
主客顛倒 [しゅきゃくてんとう] /(n,vs) reversing the order of (relative) importance (of)/putting the cart before the horse/the tables being turned/mistaking the insignificant for the essential/
主義主張 [しゅぎしゅちょう] /(n) one's principles and position/
熟思黙想 [じゅくしもくそう] /(n,vs) consider (a matter) carefully and silently/be lost in silent contemplation/
熟読玩味 [じゅくどくがんみ] /(n,vs) read carefully with appreciation/give (something) a careful perusal/
熟慮断行 [じゅくりょだんこう] /(n,vs) be deliberate in council and decisive in action/a careful consideration followed by a decisive action/
取捨選択 [しゅしゃせんたく] /(n,vs) make a choice among many/select the good (desirable, necessary, relevant) and discard the rest/decision to adopt or reject/
取捨分別 [しゅしゃふんべつ] /(n,vs) make a choice among many/select the good (desirable, necessary, relevant) and discard the rest/decision to adopt or reject/
主従関係 [しゅじゅうかんけい] /(n) the relation of master to servant/
種々雑多 [しゅじゅざった] /(adj-na,n) all sorts or kinds (of)/motley/
種種雑多 [しゅじゅざった] /(adj-na,n) all sorts or kinds (of)/motley/
種々様々 [しゅじゅさまざま] /(adj-na,n) a great variety of/all sorts or kinds of/multifarious/
種種様様 [しゅじゅさまざま] /(adj-na,n) a great variety of/all sorts or kinds of/multifarious/
衆生済度 [しゅじょうさいど] /(n) enlightenment of the masses/leading the masses on the path of enlightenment/
首鼠両端 [しゅそりょうたん] /(n) being unable to make up one's mind/sitting on the fence/
酒池肉林 [しゅちにくりん] /(n) sumptuous feast (banquet)/
出処進退 [しゅっしょしんたい] /(n) one's course of action/deciding what to do with oneself, whether staying in the present position or leaving it/
出世街道 [しゅっせがいどう] /(n) highway to success/
十把一絡 [じゅっぱひとからげ] /(n) lumping together all sorts of things/making sweeping generalizations/dealing with various things under one head/
十把一絡げ [じゅっぱひとからげ] /(n) lumping together all sorts of things/making sweeping generalizations/dealing with various things under one head/
出没自在 [しゅつぼつじざい] /(adj-na,n) appearing and disappearing at will/elusive/phantom-like/
首尾一貫 [しゅびいっかん] /(n,vs) (logical) consistency/coherence/unchanging from beginning to end/
首尾貫徹 [しゅびかんてつ] /(n,vs) (logical) consistency/coherence/unchanging from beginning to end/
守秘義務 [しゅひぎむ] /(n) duty of confidentiality/confidentiality (secrecy) obligation/
純愛路線 [じゅんあいろせん] /(n) (going) the pure love stories route (in movie making)/
純一無雑 [じゅんいちむざつ] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) pure and unadulterated/pure in heart/simplehearted/
春夏秋冬 [しゅんかしゅうとう] /(n-adv,n) the four seasons/all the year round/at all seasons/
春日遅々 [しゅんじつちち] /(n) a spring day being long and balmy/serene spring day
春日遅遅 [しゅんじつちち] /(n) a spring day being long and balmy/serene spring day/
春秋戦国 [しゅんじゅうせんごく] /(n) the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)/
春宵一刻 [しゅんしょういっこく] /(exp,n) A moment on a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold)./
純情可憐 [じゅんじょうかれん] /(adj-na,n) pure of heart and beautiful/innocent and beautiful/
純真一途 [じゅんしんいちず] /(adj-na,n) pure and innocent through and through/
純真可憐 [じゅんしんかれん] /(adj-na,n) pure of heart and beautiful/innocent and beautiful/
純真無垢 [じゅんしんむく] /(adj-na,n) pure and innocent/immaculate/
純粋無垢 [じゅんすいむく] /(adj-na,n) pure and innocent/immaculate/
準備万端 [じゅんびばんたん] /(n) every preparation (arrangement)/all sorts of preparations/
春風駘蕩 [しゅんぷうたいとう] /(adj-t) balmy spring breeze/warm and genial spring weather/genial and pleasant (personality)/
醇風美俗 [じゅんぷうびぞく] /(n) good morals and manners/genial manners and laudable customs/pristine way of life/
淳風美俗 [じゅんぷうびぞく] /(n) good morals and manners/genial manners and laudable customs/pristine way of life/
順風満帆 [じゅんぷうまんぱん] /(n) smooth sailing with all sails set/(with) everything going smoothly (like a boat carried by favorable winds)/
叙位叙勲 [じょいじょくん] /(n) conferment of Court ranks and decorations/
上意下達 [じょういかたつ] /(n,vs) conveying the will (pleasure) of the governing to the governed/getting across the will (pleasure) of a superior to all the subordinates/
硝煙弾雨 [しょうえんだんう] /(n) the smoke of powder and hail of bullets/(in) the thick of the raging battle/
上下関係 [じょうげかんけい] /(n) a relationship of higher and lower/(a relationship of) rank/hyponymy/
状況把握 [じょうきょうはあく] /(n) one's grasp of the situation/knowing how matters stand/
状況判断 [じょうきょうはんだん] /(n) one's assessment of the situation/judging according to the circumstances/circumstantial judgment/
上下左右 [じょうげさゆう] /(n) up and down (top and bottom), left and right/
上古以来 [じょうこいらい] /(n-t) from (since) ancient times/from time immemorial/
証拠隠滅 [しょうこいんめつ] /(n) destruction of evidence/
小国寡民 [しょうこくかみん] /(n) a small country with a small population (The Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu's ideal of a state)/
正直一徹 [しょうじきいってつ] /(adj-na,n) stubbornly honest/
正直一遍 [しょうじきいっぺん] /(adj-na,n) honest to a fault/one's only strength being his (her) honesty/having no redeeming feature except for being honest/
笑止千万 [しょうしせんばん] /(adj-na,n) (1) highly ridiculous/quite absurd/(2) most regrettable/highly pitiable/
盛者必衰 [じょうしゃひっすい] /(exp,n) The prosperous must decay/All glories must fade./
生者必滅 [しょうじゃひつめつ] /(exp,n) All living things must die./
常住坐臥 [じょうじゅうざが] /(n-adv) at all times/day in, day out/constantly/always/in one's daily course of life/
情状酌量 [じょうじょうしゃくりょう] /(n,vs) taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration/reducing the sentence where there are extenuating circumstances/
生々世々 [しょうじょうぜぜ] /(n-adv,n) eternity/forever/through all eternity/
生生世世 [しょうじょうぜぜ] /(n-adv,n) eternity/forever/through all eternity/
生々流転 [しょうじょうるてん] /(n,vs) all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth/the circle of transmigration/
生生流転 [しょうじょうるてん] /(n,vs) all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth/the circle of transmigration/
情緒纒綿 [じょうしょてんめん] /(adj-t) tender sentiments/being overcome with emotions/having a tender feeling (for a person)/
生死流転 [しょうじるてん] /(n,vs) all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth/the circle of transmigration/
小人閑居 [しょうじんかんきょ] /(exp,n) A small-minded person being idle (tends to do evil)./Idleness is the root of all evil./The devil finds work for idle hands./
焦心苦慮 [しょうしんくりょ] /(n,vs) worry (trouble) oneself (about)/be anxious (about)/
精進潔斎 [しょうじんけっさい] /(n,vs) purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat or fish/
小心姑息 [しょうしんこそく] /(adj-na,n) timid and evasive (person)/timid and makeshift (approach, measure, etc.)/
正真正銘 [しょうしんしょうめい] /(n-adv,n) genuine/real/true/authentic/veritable/
小身微禄 [しょうしんびろく] /(adj-no,n) (in) a humble position with a small stipend/
小心翼々 [しょうしんよくよく] /(adj-t,n) very timid/very nervous/faint-hearted/
小心翼翼 [しょうしんよくよく] /(adj-t,n) very timid/very nervous/faint-hearted/
少数精鋭 [しょうすうせいえい] /(n) the elect (select) few/
少壮気鋭 [しょうそうきえい] /(adj-no,n) young and energetic/up-and-coming/being on a fast track/
少壮血気 [しょうそうけっき] /(adj-no,n) young and hot-blooded (impetuous)/
少壮有為 [しょうそうゆうい] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) young, talented, and promising/
消息不明 [しょうそくふめい] /(n) untraceable/long lost/one's whereabouts being unknown/
上手下手 [じょうずへた] /(n) differences in skill/
正体不明 [しょうたいふめい] /(adj-no,n) unidentifiable/unidentified/
冗談気味 [じょうだんぎみ] /(n) being somewhat (half) joking/half seriously/half in jest/in a jocular vein/
冗談半分 [じょうだんはんぶん] /(n) being somewhat (half) joking/half seriously/half in jest/in a jocular vein/
情緒纒綿 [じょうちょてんめん] /(adj-t) tender sentiments/being overcome with emotions/having a tender feeling (for a person)/
承知之助 [しょうちのすけ] /(exp) O.K./Sure./Yessir!/Okeydokey!/Understood./
承知の助 [しょうちのすけ] /(exp) O.K./Sure./Yessir!/Okeydokey!/Understood./
消長盛衰 [しょうちょうせいすい] /(n) prosperity and decay/rise and fall/ebb and flow/vicissitudes (of fortune)/
祥月命日 [しょうつきめいにち] /(n) anniversary of a person's death/
常套手段 [じょうとうしゅだん] /(n) one's usual practice/one's old trick/one's usual modus operandi/the same old tactic/
常套表現 [じょうとうひょうげん] /(n) conventional (stock) phrase/hackneyed expression/platitude/cliche/
商人気質 [しょうにんかたぎ] /(n) mercantile mind-set/mercenary spirit/being intent on making a profit/
商人根性 [しょうにんこんじょう] /(n) mercenary spirit/commercial motives/a nose for profit/moneygrubbing disposition/
焦熱地獄 [しょうねつじごく] /(n) burning hell/inferno/
商売往来 [しょうばいおうらい] /(n) business handbook (with glossary) of Edo period/
商売気質 [しょうばいかたぎ] /(n) mercantile mind-set/mercenary spirit/being intent on making a profit/
商売上手 [しょうばいじょうず] /(adj-na,n) good at business/having a good head for business/businesslike/
商売繁盛 [しょうばいはんじょう] /(n,vs) thriving (prosperous) business/rush of business/
上方修正 [じょうほうしゅうせい] /(n,vs) upward adjustment/upward revision/
枝葉末節 [しようまっせつ] /(n) unimportant details/unessentials/piddling matters/inconsequentia/
従容自若 [しょうようじじゃく] /(adj-t) presence of mind/imperturbability/calm and self-possessed/with serenity/
常用手段 [じょうようしゅだん] /(n) one's usual practice/one's old trick/one's usual modus operandi/the same old tactic/
上覧相撲 [じょうらんずもう] /(n) sumo match held in front of the Emperor/
生老病死 [しょうろうびょうし] /(n) the four inevitables in human life -- birth, aging, sickness, and death/
昭和一桁 [しょうわひとけた] /(n) (member of the generation born in) the first nine years of the Showa period (from 1926 to 1934)/
書画骨董 [しょがこっとう] /(n) objects of art and curios/
諸行無常 [しょぎょうむじょう] /(exp,n) the impermanence of worldly things/All worldly things are transitory. All things must pass./
贖罪意識 [しょくざいいしき] /(n) a sense of atonement/
職住一体 [しょくじゅういったい] /(n) having one's workplace at home/living and working at the same location (independent farmers, home workers, storekeepers, etc.)/
職住近接 [しょくじゅうきんせつ] /(n) having one's workplace near one's home/
食傷気味 [しょくしょうぎみ] /(adj-na,n) being sick and tired (of)/being fed up (with)/having one's fill (of)/
職人気質 [しょくにんかたぎ] /(n) the spirit of a true artisan/(a craftsman's) pride in one's work/
職人気質 [しょくにんきしつ] /(n) the spirit of a true artisan/(a craftsman's) pride in one's work/
職人根性 [しょくにんこんじょう] /(n) the spirit of a true artisan/(a craftsman's) pride in one's work/
植物人間 [しょくぶつにんげん] /(n) comatose person/person in a vegetative state/
職務質問 [しょくむしつもん] /(n,vs) ex-officio questioning/police questioning (of a suspicious person)/a police checkup/
職務尋問 [しょくむじんもん] /(n,vs) ex-officio questioning/police questioning (of a suspicious person)/a police checkup/
職務怠慢 [しょくむたいまん] /(n) neglect (dereliction) of duty/negligence/
女工哀史 [じょこうあいし] /(n) sad (tragic, pathetic) story (history) of factory girls in pre-WWII Japan/
徐行戦術 [じょこうせんじゅつ] /(n) go-slow tactics (of Japanese railway workers)/
諸国漫遊 [しょこくまんゆう] /(n,vs) tour round the country (Japan) (visiting from province to province)/
処士横議 [しょしおうぎ] /(n) wayward (irresponsible) criticisms of political matters by private citizens/
初志貫徹 [しょしかんてつ] /(n,vs) achieving one's original intention/achieving one's desired end(s)/
諸事万端 [しょじばんたん] /(n) everything/all things/all affairs/all matters/
諸子百家 [しょしひゃっか] /(n) the general term for the large number of scholars and controversialists, and their respective schools, that flourished during the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period in Chinese history/
処世上手 [しょせいじょうず] /(adj-na,n) knowing how to get on in the world/knowing the secret of success in life/
女性遍歴 [じょせいへんれき] /(n) one's history of love affairs with women/
諸説紛々 [しょせつふんぷん] /(adj-t) divergent opinions abound/opinion is divided/there are many rumors afloat/
諸説紛紛 [しょせつふんぷん] /(adj-t) divergent opinions abound/opinion is divided/there are many rumors afloat/
所属不明 [しょぞくふめい] /(n) of unknown affiliation/
女尊男卑 [じょそんだんぴ] /(n) placing women above men/respect for women at the expense of men/
女中奉公 [じょちゅうぼうこう] /(n) domestic service/working as a housemaid/
暑中見舞い [しょちゅうみまい] /(n) summer greeting card/inquiry after someone's health in the hot season/
暑中見舞い [しょちゅうみまい] /(n) summer greeting card/inquiry after someone's health in the hot season/
職権乱用 [しょっけんらんよう] /(n) abuse of (one's) authority/abuse of (one's) public office/
庶民感覚 [しょみんかんかく] /(n) sensibilities (feelings, way of thinking) of the common people/popular sentiment/
諸役御免 [しょやくごめん] /(n) being excused from various levies and taxes during the age of militarist government/
書類送検 [しょるいそうけん] /(n,vs) sending papers pertaining to a (criminal) case to the Public Prosecutors Office/
白河夜船 [しらかわよふね] /(n) sound asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one)/
白川夜舟 [しらかわよふね] /(n) sound asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one)/
自力更正 [じりきこうせい] /(n,vs) working out one's salvation by own efforts/rehabilitating oneself by one's own efforts/recovery through own resources/
自力本願 [じりきほんがん] /(n) salvation by one's own efforts/self-reliance/
私利私欲 [しりしよく] /(n) desire to act only in one's self-interest/selfish desires/avarice/greed/
事理明白 [じりめいはく] /(adj-na,n) the facts being beyond dispute/the logic being indisputable/
支離滅裂 [しりめつれつ] /(adj-na,n) incoherent/inconsistent/disconnected pieces making no coherent sense/being split into many small factions/being thrown into utter confusion/
思慮分別 [しりょふんべつ] /(n) prudence and discretion/discrete and well-advised judgment/wise and mature judgment/
素人細工 [しろうとざいく] /(n) amateurish work/
素人判断 [しろうとはんだん] /(n) layperson's judgment (opinion)/
四六時中 [しろくじちゅう] /(adv,n) around the clock/at all hours/all day long/day and night/constantly/
白田売買 [しろたばいばい] /(n) dealing in rice speculating on the year's harvest while the paddies are still covered with snow/
白物家電 [しろものかでん] /(n) white goods/large household appliances/
神韻縹渺 [しんいんひょうびょう] /(adj-t,n) (a work of art being) sublime/transcendent/
心猿意馬 [しんえんいば] /(n) (being unable to control) one's worldly desires and passions/
人海戦術 [じんかいせんじゅつ] /(n) human-wave tactics/the strategy of throwing large numbers of troops into an attack/throwing (overwhelming) human resources at a problem/
心外千万 [しんがいせんばん] /(adj-na,n) be totally upset (by)/be completely nonplused (by)/be mortified (at)/feel aggrieved (at)/find (it) highly regrettable/
心願成就 [しんがんじょうじゅ] /(n,vs) earnest prayers being answered/realization of one's earnest wishes/
真贋論争 [しんがんろんそう] /(n) argument as to (about) the authenticity (of...)/
心機一転 [しんきいってん] /(n,vs) a sudden and complete change of one's mind/mental revolution/taking a new turn in one's thinking/looking at the world in a new way/
心悸亢進 [しんきこうしん] /(n) palpitation(s) (of the heart)/
仁義忠孝 [じんぎちゅうこう] /(n) humanity, justice, loyalty, and filial piety/
仁義道徳 [じんぎどうとく] /(n) humanity and justice/benevolence and righteousness/
真偽不明 [しんぎふめい] /(n) dubious/doubtful/of unknown authenticity/
神機妙算 [しんきみょうさん] /(n) inscrutable stratagem/ingenious scheme/
新旧交代 [しんきゅうこうたい] /(n,vs) replacing the old with the new/the old giving way to the new/transition between the old and the new/
辛苦艱難 [しんくかんなん] /(n) trials and tribulations/adversities/suffering hardships and troubles/
神経過敏 [しんけいかびん] /(adj-na,n) oversensitive/high-strung/jumpy/being all nerves/
神経衰弱 [しんけいすいじゃく] /(n) nervous (emotional) breakdown/
人権蹂躙 [じんけんじゅうりん] /(n) human rights violation/blatant infringement upon a person's rights/
真剣勝負 [しんけんしょうぶ] /(n) fighting with real swords/game played in deadly earnest/
人権擁護 [じんけんようご] /(n) protection of human rights/safeguarding (defending) human rights/
信仰箇条 [しんこうかじょう] /(n) article of faith/article of belief/
人材登用 [じんざいとうよう] /(n) selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions/
辛酸甘苦 [しんさんかんく] /(n) hardships and joys/tasting the sweets and bitters of life/(having seen much of life) being well-versed in the ways of the world/
神算鬼謀 [しんさんきぼう] /(n) inscrutable stratagem/ingenious scheme/
深山幽谷 [しんざんゆうこく] /(n) remote mountains and deep valleys/deep mountains and dark valleys/
人事考課 [じんじこうか] /(n) merit (ability, efficiency) rating/employee performance evaluation/
真実一路 [しんじついちろ] /(n) the straight path of sincerity and truthfulness/living a life in all sincerity and truthfulness/
人事不省 [じんじふせい] /(n) unconsciousness/loss of consciousness/
神社仏閣 [じんじゃぶっかく] /(n) (Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples/
進取果敢 [しんしゅかかん] /(adj-na) enterprising and daring/boldly forward-looking/
伸縮自在 [しんしゅくじざい] /(adj-na) elastic/flexible/telescoping/expandable/
神出鬼没 [しんしゅつきぼつ] /(n) appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments/with phantom-like agility and elusiveness/
尋常一様 [じんじょういちよう] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) ordinariness/commonness/mediocrity/
信賞必罰 [しんしょうひつばつ] /(n) sure punishment or reward/a clear-cut system of rewards and punishments/
心象風景 [しんしょうふうけい] /(n) imagined landscape/scenery in one's mind's eye/
針小棒大 [しんしょうぼうだい] /(n) exaggeration/making a mountain out of a molehill/
神色自若 [しんしょくじじゃく] /(adj-t) perfect composure/calm and collected/with imperturbable calm/keeping one's presence of mind/
人心安定 [じんしんあんてい] /(n) stabilizing the feelings of the people/inspiring confidence among the people/
身心一如 [しんしんいちにょ] /(n) body and mind as one/
心身一如 [しんしんいちにょ] /(n) body and mind as one/
人心一新 [じんしんいっしん] /(n) radically change public sentiment/leading the thought of the people to an entirely different channel/
新進気鋭 [しんしんきえい] /(adj-no,n) young and energetic/up-and-coming/high-spirited and rising/
人心恟々 [じんしんきょうきょう] /(adj-t) The people being panic-stricken (in alarm)/
人心恟恟 [じんしんきょうきょう] /(adj-t) The people being panic-stricken (in alarm)/
人身攻撃 [じんしんこうげき] /(n) personal attack (abuse)/character assassination/
人心刷新 [じんしんさっしん] /(n) radically change public sentiment/leading the thought of the people to an entirely different channel/
人心収攬 [じんしんしゅうらん] /(n) winning the hearts of the people/capturing public sentiment/
心身爽快 [しんしんそうかい] /(n) feeling refreshed in mind and body/
心神喪失 [しんしんそうしつ] /(n) of unsound mind/temporary insanity/
人生行路 [じんせいこうろ] /(n) the journey (path) of life/one's passage through life/
人生朝露 [じんせいちょうろ] /(exp,n) Man's life vanishes like a dew./A person's life is as fleeting as a morning dew./
人生模様 [じんせいもよう] /(n) facets (aspects) of (human) life/the pattern of (one's) life/
親戚眷属 [しんせきけんぞく] /(n) one's family and relatives/one's kith and kin/
親戚故旧 [しんせきこきゅう] /(n) relatives and old friends/
親戚知己 [しんせきちき] /(n) relatives and acquaintances/
人跡未踏 [じんせきみとう] /(n) untrodden/pathless/untraversed/where no human being has ever set foot/
真相究明 [しんそうきゅうめい] /(n) probe into the truth (of the matter)/dig into the real facts of the case/get at the root of a matter/
深層心理 [しんそうしんり] /(n) the deep psyche/
迅速果敢 [じんそくかかん] /(adj-na,n) quick and decisive/fast and daring/swift and resolute/
迅速果断 [じんそくかだん] /(adj-na,n) quick and decisive/fast and daring/swift and resolute/
進退去就 [しんたいきょしゅう] /(n) one's course of action/deciding what to do with oneself, whether staying in the present position or leaving it/
身体髪膚 [しんたいはっぷ] /(n) the entire human body/every inch of one's body/
進退問題 [しんたいもんだい] /(n) a question of whether or not someone should resign/
進退両難 [しんたいりょうなん] /(n) be driven to the wall/find oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea/a rock and a hard place/
人畜無害 [じんちくむがい] /(adj-na) harmless to humans and animals/completely harmless/perfectly safe/
尽忠報国 [じんちゅうほうこく] /(n) loyalty and patriotism/
陣中見舞 [じんちゅうみまい] /(n) visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort/visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support/
陣中見舞い [じんちゅうみまい] /(n) visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort/visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support/
慎重居士 [しんちょうこじ] /(n) very cautious (prudent, discreet) person/
慎重吟味 [しんちょうぎんみ] /(n) scrutiny/careful (close) examination (investigation)/careful inquiry/careful selection/
新陳代謝 [しんちんたいしゃ] /(n) the body's metabolism/replacement of the old with the new/regeneration/
心的状態 [しんてきじょうたい] /(n) one's mental state/state of mind/mentality/
震天動地 [しんてんどうち] /(n) earth-shaking/astounding/startling/phenomenal/
陣頭指揮 [じんとうしき] /(n,vs) taking command of a corps in a battle/actively leading an army (a group)/
人道蹂躙 [じんどうじゅうりん] /(n) outrage against humanity/
心頭滅却 [しんとうめっきゃく] /(n,vs) clearing one's mind of all mundane thoughts/
人馬一体 [じんばいったい] /(n) unity of rider and horse/
心配無用 [しんぱいむよう] /(exp,n) Don't worry about it./There is nothing to fear./There is no need for anxiety./Everything is under control./
人馬往来 [じんばおうらい] /(n) the passage of people and horses/coming and going of people and horses/
親藩大名 [しんぱんだいみょう] /(n) the daimyo of a feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch/
人品骨柄 [じんぴんこつがら] /(n) a person's appearance and physique/a person's bearing (presence)/
神仏混淆 [しんぶつこんこう] /(n) mixture (synthesis) of Buddhism and Shintoism/
人物月旦 [じんぶつげったん] /(n) character sketch/comments on personalities/
神仏分離 [しんぶつぶんり] /(n) separation of Buddhism and Shintoism/
人物本位 [じんぶつほんい] /(adj-no,n) chiefly on the basis of someone's personal character/
新聞学問 [しんぶんがくもん] /(n) knowledge gained (information acquired) from newspapers/
新聞辞令 [しんぶんじれい] /(n) Appointment conjecturally reported in a newspaper/announcement of an appointment which is (turns out to be) mere press speculation/
深謀遠慮 [しんぼうえんりょ] /(n) far sight and deep design/a farsighted and deeply-laid plan/
尽未来際 [じんみらいさい] /(n-adv,n) to the end of time/to the crack of doom/for ever and ever
尽未来際 [じんみらいざい] /(n-adv,n) to the end of time/to the crack of doom/for ever and ever/
神武以来 [じんむいらい] /(adv-no,n-adv,n-t) since the era of the Emperor Jinmu/(first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history/unprecedented/
神武以来 [じんむこのかた] /(adv-no,n-adv,n-t) since the era of the Emperor Jinmu/(first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history/unprecedented/
人面獣心 [じんめんじゅうしん] /(n) beast with a human face/monster in human form/fair without, foul within/
信頼関係 [しんらいかんけい] /(n) relationship of mutual trust/trusting each other deeply/
森羅万象 [しんらばんしょう] /(n) all things in nature/the whole creation/everything under the sun/all natural phenomena/
深慮遠謀 [しんりょえんぼう] /(n) deep design and forethought/a farsighted and deeply-laid plan/
人倫道徳 [じんりんどうとく] /(n) ethics and morality/
人倫退廃 [じんりんたいはい] /(n) decline (decay, corruption) of ethical standards/
人倫頽廃 [じんりんたいはい] /(n) decline (decay, corruption) of ethical standards/
親類縁者 [しんるいえんじゃ] /(n) one's family and relations/one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law)/
酔眼朦朧 [すいがんもうろう] /(adj-t) (with) one's eyes blurred from drinking/with drunken eyes/dazed by wine/
随喜渇仰 [ずいきかっこう] /(n,vs) worship with adoration/admire ardently/
推進母体 [すいしんぼたい] /(n) a nucleus (of a project proposal/of a social movement, etc.)/
酔生夢死 [すいせいむし] /(n) idling one's life away/dreaming away one's life accomplishing nothing significant/
垂涎三尺 [すいぜんさんじゃく] /(n) avid desire/drooling over (something)/watering at the mouth/
垂直思考 [すいちょくしこう] /(n) rigid (stereotypical) thinking that adheres to preconceived notions/
随伴現象 [ずいはんげんしょう] /(n) a concomitant (an accompanying) phenomenon/
水平思考 [すいへいしこう] /(n) liberated thinking that is not bound to fixed ideas/
酔歩蹣跚 [すいほまんさん] /(n) tipsy lurch/reeling (staggering) gait/
数的優勢 [すうてきゆうせい] /(n) superiority in number/numerical superiority/
頭寒足熱 [ずかんそくねつ] /(n) keeping the head cool and feet warm/
助平根性 [すけべいこんじょう] /(n) lewd disposition, lecherous nature/greedy motives/
杜撰脱漏 [ずさんだつろう] /(n) careless (slipshod) and with many omissions/
頭脳明晰 [ずのうめいせき] /(adj-na,n) being clearheaded/having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind/
頭脳流出 [ずのうりゅうしゅつ] /(n) brain drain/loss of highly trained or qualified people to other countries/
寸借詐欺 [すんしゃくさぎ] /(n) swindling someone (a stranger) by borrowing money with no intention of returning it/
寸進尺退 [すんしんしゃくたい] /(n,vs) one step forward, many steps backward/little to gain and much to lose/
寸善尺魔 [すんぜんしゃくま] /(exp,n) little good and much evil/In evil, there is odds/Evil far outnumbers good in this world./A good thing tends to be spoiled by many bad things./
政界工作 [せいかいこうさく] /(n) currying of political favor/buying political influence/
政界再編 [せいかいさいへん] /(n) political realignment/a realignment of political parties/
政界余聞 [せいかいよぶん] /(n) tidbits of political gossip/
性格美人 [せいかくびじん] /(n) woman with a wonderful personality/
性格描写 [せいかくびょうしゃ] /(n) character portrayal/characterization./
正確無比 [せいかくむひ] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy/
臍下丹田 [せいかたんでん] /(n) the center of the abdominal region/point below the navel (thought to be the focal point of human body's energy in Oriental medicine)/
生活残業 [せいかつざんぎょう] /(n,vs) (working) overtime to make ends meet (to support one's lifestyle)/
生活不安 [せいかつふあん] /(n) worry (uncertainty, uneasiness, insecurity) about one's life (future)/
生気溌剌 [せいきはつらつ] /(adj-t,n) full of vigor (vitality)/energetic/vigorous/vivacious/
政教一致 [せいきょういっち] /(n) unity of church and state/
政教分離 [せいきょうぶんり] /(n) separation of church and state/
税金泥棒 [ぜいきんどろぼう] /(n) person living off other people's taxes/tax parasite/(a derogatory term for) public servants/
整形美人 [せいけいびじん] /(n) a plastic-surgery beauty/
政権構想 [せいけんこうそう] /(n) planning a new government/plan for a new administration/
政権交代 [せいけんこうたい] /(n) change of government (administration)/
政権亡者 [せいけんもうじゃ] /(n) one who is obsessed with (getting into, holding on to) political power/one who is obsessed with the idea of taking over government/
晴好雨奇 [せいこううき] /(n) the scenery being beautiful in both sunny and rainy weather/
晴耕雨読 [せいこううどく] /(n,vs) working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather/living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits/
西高東低 [せいこうとうてい] /(n) a weather pattern in which the high pressure area lies to the west and the low pressure area to the east/
成功報酬 [せいこうほうしゅう] /(n) fee contingent upon success/contingency fee/completion bonus/
政策不況 [せいさくふきょう] /(n) policy-induced slump/stagnation resulting from poor economic policies/
生殺与奪 [せいさつよだつ] /(n) wielding absolute power (over)/the power to spare or to take the lives and property of the people/
生死一如 [せいしいちにょ] /(exp,n) Life and death are the two faces of the same coin./
政治家肌 [せいじかはだ] /(n) be something of a politician/have something of the politician in one/
政治感覚 [せいじかんかく] /(n) sense of politics/feeling for politics/
政治決着 [せいじけっちゃく] /(n) a political settlement/settling (a dispute) politically (without resorting to force)/
政治工作 [せいじこうさく] /(n) political maneuvering/politicking/political machinations/
政治抗争 [せいじこうそう] /(n) political strife (antagonism, conflict)/
政治姿勢 [せいじしせい] /(n) political stance/
政治主導 [せいじしゅどう] /(n) initiative taken by politicians (in the formulation of a policy or bill) (rather than by bureaucrats)/
政治生命 [せいじせいめい] /(n) one's political career (life)/
政治風土 [せいじふうど] /(n) political climate/
政治不信 [せいじふしん] /(n) (public) distrust of politics/loss of faith in politics (politicians)/estrangement from politics/
正邪曲直 [せいじゃきょくちょく] /(n) right and (or) wrong/
正邪善悪 [せいじゃぜんあく] /(n) right and (or) wrong/
青春群像 [せいしゅんぐんぞう] /(n) youthful crowd/crowd of young people coming into their own/
青春時代 [せいしゅんじだい] /(n) one's youth/one's youthful days (years)/the flower of one's youth/the springtime of one's life/
清浄潔白 [せいじょうけっぱく] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) upright and clean-handed/pure in heart and with a clean conscience/
政情不安 [せいじょうふあん] /(n) the instability of a political situation/political instability/
清浄無垢 [せいじょうむく] /(adj-na,n) pure and innocent/immaculate/
政治力学 [せいじりきがく] /(n) political dynamics/dynamics of political forces/the balance of political power/
生死輪廻 [せいしりんね] /(n,vs) all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth/the circle of transmigration/
精神一到 [せいしんいっとう] /(n) concentration of mind/mental concentration (on some task)/determined mind/
聖人君子 [せいじんくんし] /(n) person of lofty virtue/man of noble character/perfect person/saint/
聖人賢者 [せいじんけんじゃ] /(n) person of lofty virtue and great wisdom/
精神構造 [せいしんこうぞう] /(n) one's mental makeup (structure)/emotional makup/mentality/
精神作用 [せいしんさよう] /(n) operation (working) of the mind/
成人指定 [せいじんしてい] /(n) rated for "adults only"/
精神修養 [せいしんしゅうよう] /(n,vs) moral (spiritual) improvement/practice mental training/cultivatge one's mind (soul)/
誠心誠意 [せいしんせいい] /(adv,n) in all sincerity/with one's whole heart/whole-hearted devotion/
精神統一 [せいしんとういつ] /(n,vs) concentration of mind/mental concentration (on some task)/determined mind/
精神風土 [せいしんふうど] /(n) the spiritual climate/
盛衰興亡 [せいすいこうぼう] /(n) rise and fall/ups and downs/waxing and waning/prosperity and decline/vicissitudes/
正々堂々 [せいせいどうどう] /(adj-t) fair and square/open and aboveboard/
正正堂堂 [せいせいどうどう] /(adj-t) fair and square/open and aboveboard/
生々流転 [せいせいるてん] /(n,vs) all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth/the circle of transmigration/
生生流転 [せいせいるてん] /(n,vs) all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth/the circle of transmigration/
成績不振 [せいせきふしん] /(n) poor (academic) performance/poor (business) results (showing)/
贅沢三昧 [ぜいたくざんまい] /(n) luxury and extravagance/indulging in every possible luxury/living in the lap of luxury/
清濁併呑 [せいだくへいどん] /(n) being so broad-minded as to accept all sorts of things, both good and evil/being broad-minded enough to be tolerant of people of all shades/
成長過程 [せいちょうかてい] /(n) growth process/(in the) process of growing/
成長小説 [せいちょうしょうせつ] /(n) novel of formation (education)/novel of character development/novel which traces the intellectual, moral, spiritual or social development of a young person/Bildungsroman (German)/
性的逸脱 [せいてきいつだつ] /(n) sexual deviation/sexual anomaly/
青天白日 [せいてんはくじつ] /(n) be cleared of all the charges (brought against one)/be found completely innocent/be completely aboveboard and with a clean conscience/
正当防衛 [せいとうぼうえい] /(n) (legitimate) self-defense/
清風明月 [せいふうめいげつ] /(n) refreshing breeze and the bright moon/a beautiful nocturnal scene with a full moon/
精妙巧緻 [せいみょうこうち] /(adj-na,n) exquisite and elaborate/
姓名判断 [せいめいはんだん] /(n) fortunetelling based on writing or pronunciation of one's name/onomancy/
姓名不詳 [せいめいふしょう] /(adj-no,n) unidentified/name unknown/
整理整頓 [せいりせいとん] /(n,vs) keeping things tidy and in order/
整理統合 [せいりとうごう] /(n,vs) reorganization and unification/reorganize by consolidating (merging) units/
整理淘汰 [せいりとうた] /(n,vs) reorganize an enterprise and weed out redundant workers/reorganize an industry and weed out redudant enterprises/
政略結婚 [せいりゃくけっこん] /(n) (political) marriage of convenience/marriage forced by political expediency/
勢力拡大 [せいりょくかくだい] /(n) expansion of one's sphere of influence/increase in one's power (strength, influence)/
勢力関係 [せいりょくかんけい] /(n) power relations/balance of power (between)/
勢力拮抗 [せいりょくきっこう] /(n,vs) struggle for supremacy between evenly-matched forces (parties)/
勢力圏内 [せいりょくけんない] /(n) within the sphere of influence (of)/
精力絶倫 [せいりょくぜつりん] /(adj-no,n) unbounded (immense) (sexual) energy/
勢力伯仲 [せいりょくはくちゅう] /(n) (the two sides) being evenly-matched in power (strength, influence)/
勢力範囲 [せいりょくはんい] /(n) sphere of influence/one's territory/
勢力分野 [せいりょくぶんや] /(n) the respective (relative) strength of political parties/distribution of the number of parliamentary seats held by each of the political parties/
精励恪勤 [せいれいかっきん] /(n,vs) assiduousness/diligence and industry/attending diligently to one's study or duties/
清廉潔白 [せいれんけっぱく] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) spotless integrity/upright and clean-handed/pure in heart and with a clean conscience/
世界思潮 [せかいしちょう] /(n) main currents (the trend) of thinking in the world/
赤手空拳 [せきしゅくうけん] /(n) barehanded/having no wealth or position to rely on (aside from one's own resourcefulness) (when embarking on something)/
責任回避 [せきにんかいひ] /(n,vs) avoidance of responsibility/shirking (one's) responsibility/
責任転嫁 [せきにんてんか] /(n,vs) shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone)/buck-passing/
責任問題 [せきにんもんだい] /(n) a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies/a question of who is responsible (to blame)/
世間周知 [せけんしゅうち] /(n) (a matter of) common knowledge/widely known/known to everybody/
世上万般 [せじょうばんぱん] /(n) all the worldly (mundane) matters/everything in this world/
是正措置 [ぜせいそち] /(n) corrective action (measure)/rectification/
是々非々 [ぜぜひひ] /(n) free and unbiased/fair and just/ruling or judging what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong/calling a spade a spade/
是是非非 [ぜぜひひ] /(n) free and unbiased/fair and just/ruling or judging what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong/calling a spade a spade/
世代交代 [せだいこうたい] /(n) change of generation/transition of power between generations/
世態人情 [せたいにんじょう] /(n) (contemporary) customs and behavior/the picture of people's life in the contemporary world/
舌禍事件 [ぜっかじけん] /(n) scandal (trouble) caused by a slip of the tongue/
接客業務 [せっきゃくぎょうむ] /(n) customer relations/serving (helping, attending to, waiting on) customers/
接客態度 [せっきゃくたいど] /(n) the way one waits on customers/one's behavior toward (attitude to) customers (visitors)/
説教調子 [せっきょうぢょうし] /(n) (in a) preaching tone/
説教泥棒 [せっきょうどろぼう] /(n) preaching burglar/burglar who preaches at the victim about the methods of preventing similar crimes/
説教坊主 [せっきょうぼうず] /(n) tub-thumping preacher/preacher (priest) who is good at delivering a sermon/pulpiteer (usually with contemptuous implication)/
積極果敢 [せっきょくかかん] /(adj-na,n) aggressive/active and bold (daring)/resolute determination/
積極財政 [せっきょくざいせい] /(n) expansionary fiscal policy/
切磋琢磨 [せっさたくま] /(n,vs) cultivate one's mind (character) by studying hard/indefatigable assiduity/improve together through friendly rivalry/
切歯扼腕 [せっしやくわん] /(n,vs) grind one's teeth and clenching one's fists in anger (regret, disappointment)/feel (be) deeply chagrined (at)/
殺生禁断 [せっしょうきんだん] /(n) prohibition against hunting and fishing/
絶対安静 [ぜったいあんせい] /(n) complete bed rest/complete rest and quiet/
絶体絶命 [ぜったいぜつめい] /(n) desperate situation/the last extremity/being driven into a corner/having one's back against the wall/
絶対服従 [ぜったいふくじゅう] /(n) absolute obedience/complete submission/
雪隠大工 [せっちんだいく] /(n) lousy carpenter/
窃盗行為 [せっとうこうい] /(n) theft/act of larceny/
説得上手 [せっとくじょうず] /(adj-na,n) persuasiveness/skilled in the art of persuasion/
刹那主義 [せつなしゅぎ] /(n) (the principle of) living only for the present (moment)/settling for momentary pleasures/
絶滅寸前 [ぜつめつすんぜん] /(n) the point (edge, verge, brink) of extinction/
説話文学 [せつわぶんがく] /(n) legendary literature/narrative literature/
世道人心 [せどうじんしん] /(n) (public) morals and sentiments/
是非曲直 [ぜひきょくちょく] /(n) rights and wrongs/the relative merits (of a case)/propriety/
是非判断 [ぜひはんだん] /(n) discrimination of right and wrong/distinguishing between right and wrong/
是非善悪 [ぜひぜんあく] /(n) rights and wrongs/the relative merits (of a case)/propriety/
善悪不二 [ぜんあくふじ] /(exp,n) Good and evil are but two faces of the same coin./
善意銀行 [ぜんいぎんこう] /(n) center for collecting charible contributions (money, goods, and/or services) and distributing them to people in need/
戦意喪失 [せんいそうしつ] /(n,vs) lose one's fighting spirit/lose the will to fight/lose heart/
善意通訳 [ぜんいつうやく] /(n) goodwill guide/volunteer guide and interpreter for foreign residents and tourists/
全員一致 [ぜんいんいっち] /(n) unanimity/
前衛芸術 [ぜんえいげいじゅつ] /(n) avant-garde art/
善因善果 [ぜんいんぜんか] /(exp,n) good action leading to good rewards/As you sow, so shall you reap./
全員無事 [ぜんいんぶじ] /(exp,n) Everyone is safe (all right)./
浅学寡聞 [せんがくかぶん] /(n) shallow learning and limited information/ignorant and badly informed/
浅学非才 [せんがくひさい] /(n) one's lack of learning or ability/shallow learning and limited ability/
浅学菲才 [せんがくひさい] /(n) one's lack of learning or ability/shallow learning and limited ability/
前官礼遇 [ぜんかんれいぐう] /(n) (being granted) the privileges of one's former (official) post/
千客万来 [せんきゃくばんらい] /(n) flood of customers/(doing) a roaring business/having a constant stream of visitors (customers)/
専業主婦 [せんぎょうしゅふ] /(n) full-time housewife/
専業主夫 [せんぎょうしゅふ] /(n) full-time house-husband/stay-at-home dad/
千軍万馬 [せんぐんばんば] /(n) vast and powerful army/veteran of many battles/(a person who is) rich in life's experience, having overcome much adversity/
先決問題 [せんけつもんだい] /(n) question to be settled first/matter calling for prior settlement/the first consideration/
鮮血淋漓 [せんけつりんり] /(adj-t,n) dripping with fresh blood/
千言万語 [せんげんばんご] /(n) a great number of words/long and tedious (explanation, description, etc.)/
線香花火 [せんこうはなび] /(n) small sparklers which resemble incense sticks/something that flickers and fizzles out/flash in the pan/
前後関係 [ぜんごかんけい] /(n) the context (of a passage)/
前虎後狼 [ぜんここうろう] /(exp,n) One calamity followed close on the heels of another./Out of the frying pan into the fire. (Literally: Keeping at bay a tiger at the front gate, while a wolf appears at the back.)/
先刻承知 [せんこくしょうち] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) being already (well) aware/
戦国大名 [せんごくだいみょう] /(n) daimyo in the Warring States period/
戦国乱世 [せんごくらんせい] /(n) turbulent (troubled) times/turbulent war period/
善後処置 [ぜんごしょち] /(n) remedial measure/preventive measure/the best way to cope with (meet) the situation/
善後措置 [ぜんごそち] /(n) remedial measure/preventive measure/the best way to cope with (meet) the situation/
善後対策 [ぜんごたいさく] /(n) remedial measure/preventive measure/the best way to cope with (meet) the situation/
前後左右 [ぜんごさゆう] /(n) forward(s) and backward(s) and left and right/in all directions/
前後撞着 [ぜんごどうちゃく] /(n,vs) self-contradiction/self-inconsistency/
千古万古 [せんこばんこ] /(n) remote antiquity/ancient times/the remote past/
千古不易 [せんこふえき] /(adj-no,n) everlasting/eternal/immortal/unchangeable/immortal/
前後不覚 [ぜんごふかく] /(n) unconsciousness/having no awarebess of one's actions/having no recollection of one's actions/
千古不磨 [せんこふま] /(n) permanence/immortality/eternity/
千古不滅 [せんこふめつ] /(adj-no,n) everlasting/eternal/immortal/unchangeable/
前後矛盾 [ぜんごむじゅん] /(n,vs) self-contradiction/self-inconsistency/
潜在意識 [せんざいいしき] /(n) the subconcious/subconcious awareness/
千載一遇 [せんざいいちぐう] /(n) (the chance) of a lifetime/(a golden opportunity that) may happen only once in a thousand years/
善哉善哉 [ぜんざいぜんざい] /(exp) Well done!/Great!/Bravo!/
潜在能力 [せんざいのうりょく] /(n) potential/latent faculty/potential capacity/
千差万別 [せんさばんべつ] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) an infinite variety/multifarious/being extremely varied and wide-ranging/
千差万別 [せんさまんべつ] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) an infinite variety/multifarious/being extremely varied and wide-ranging/
千山万水 [せんさんばんすい] /(n) many mountains and rivers/a great distance to travel/
千山万水 [せんざんばんすい] /(n) many mountains and rivers/a great distance to travel/
前時代的 [ぜんじだいてき] /(adj-na) premodern/old-fashioned/outmoded/antiquated/
千思万考 [せんしばんこう] /(n,vs) deep meditation/careful deliberation/pondering over this and that/
千紫万紅 [せんしばんこう] /(n) an exbuberance (a dazzling variety) of beautiful flowers/
千姿万態 [せんしばんたい] /(n) an endless variety of forms/multifariousness/
選手生命 [せんしゅせいめい] /(n) player's career/one's career in sport/one's career as an athlete/
千種万様 [せんしゅばんよう] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) an infinite variety/multifarious/being extremely varied and wide-ranging/
専守防衛 [せんしゅぼうえい] /(n,vs) strictly defensive (national) defenses/defense policy that does not take into consideration offensive measures as an option/
僭上越権 [せんじょうえっけん] /(n) exceeding (overstepping) one's powers (competence, authority)/abuse of one's legal authority/acting ultra vires/
扇情小説 [せんじょうしょうせつ] /(n) sultry novel/suggestive story/
千状万態 [せんじょうばんたい] /(n) an endless variety of forms/multifariousness/
全勝優勝 [ぜんしょうゆうしょう] /(n,vs) winning a championship without losing a single match/undefeated championship/
専心一意 [せんしんいちい] /(n-adv) single-mindedly/wholeheartedly/with one's heart and soul/
漸進主義 [ぜんしんしゅぎ] /(n) gradualism/incrementalism/the "slow and steady" approach (principle)/
全身全霊 [ぜんしんぜんれい] /(n) complete devotion/body and soul/one's level best/
千辛万苦 [せんしんばんく] /(n,vs) all kinds of hardships/indescribable hardships/
前人未到 [ぜんじんみとう] /(n) untrodden (region, field of study, etc.)/unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)/
前人未踏 [ぜんじんみとう] /(n) untrodden (region, field of study, etc.)/unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)/
前人未発 [ぜんじんみはつ] /(n) unprecedented/unheard-of/never propounded (discovered, invented) by anyone before/
先制攻撃 [せんせいこうげき] /(n) preemptive attack (strike)/
戦々恐々 [せんせんきょうきょう] /(adj-t) trembling with fear/filled with trepidation/
戦戦恐恐 [せんせんきょうきょう] /(adj-t) trembling with fear/filled with trepidation/
戦々兢々 [せんせんきょうきょう] /(adj-t) trembling with fear/filled with trepidation/
戦戦兢兢 [せんせんきょうきょう] /(adj-t) trembling with fear/filled with trepidation/
善戦苦闘 [ぜんせんくとう] /(n,vs) putting up a good fight against some odds/
戦々慄々 [せんせんりつりつ] /(adj-t) trembling with fear/filled with trepidation/
戦戦慄慄 [せんせんりつりつ] /(adj-t) trembling with fear/filled with trepidation/
先祖代々 [せんぞだいだい] /(adj-no,n-adv) ancestral/hereditary/generation after generation/
先祖代代 [せんぞだいだい] /(adj-no,n-adv) ancestral/hereditary/generation after generation/
先祖伝来 [せんぞでんらい] /(adj-no,n) inherited from the ancestors/handed down from generation to generation/
千態万状 [せんたいばんじょう] /(n) an endless variety of forms/multifariousness/
千態万様 [せんたいばんよう] /(n) an endless variety of forms/multifariousness/
前代未聞 [ぜんだいみもん] /(n) unheard-of/unprecedented/unparalleled in history/record-breaking/
専断横行 [せんだんおうこう] /(n) prevalence of arbitrariness/rife with arbitrary decisions (acting on one's own authority)/
先端技術 [せんたんぎじゅつ] /(n) cutting-edge technology/state-of-the-art technology/
全知全能 [ぜんちぜんのう] /(n) omniscience and omnipotence/
前兆現象 [ぜんちょうげんしょう] /(n) precursor/premonitory phenomena/telltale signs/advance warnings/
前提条件 [ぜんていじょうけん] /(n) precondition/prerequisite/premise/
前程万里 [ぜんていばんり] /(n) a bright (rosy) future awaiting one/having the world before one/
先手必勝 [せんてひっしょう] /(exp,n) Victory goes to one who makes the first move/Being quick to take action leads to victory./The first strike decides the battle./
宣伝工作 [せんでんこうさく] /(n) propaganda work/propaganda efforts (maneuvers)/
宣伝攻勢 [せんでんこうせい] /(n) propaganda campaign (offensive)/advertising (promotional) offensive/
宣伝路線 [せんでんろせん] /(n) (adopting) a publicity (an advertising) policy/a propaganda line/
前途多難 [ぜんとたなん] /(adj-na,n) having many difficulties in store/having a long, hard fight ahead of one/outlook being rocky/
前途多望 [ぜんとたぼう] /(adj-na,n) promsing (rosy, bright) future/offering promising prospects/
前途有為 [ぜんとゆうい] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) having a very promising future/offering promising prospects/
前途有望 [ぜんとゆうぼう] /(adj-na,n) promising (rosy, bright) future/offering promising prospects/
前途洋々 [ぜんとようよう] /(adj-t,n) promising (rosy, bright) future/offering promising prospects/
前途遼遠 [ぜんとりょうえん] /(adj-na,n) having a far way to go/being a long way off/
善男善女 [ぜんなんぜんにょ] /(n) pious men and women/men and women who are good Buddhists/men and women who offer prayers at temples and shrines/
千人千色 [せんにんせんしょく] /(exp,n) So many people, so many minds/Everyone has his own ideas and tastes./It takes all sorts to make a world./To each his (her) own./
千年一日 [せんねんいちじつ] /(n) without intermission for many years/with constancy of purpose for many years/in the same old rut for years on end/
煎餅布団 [せんべいぶとん] /(n) futon worn flat and hard by long use/futon as flat as a pancake/
千編一律 [せんぺんいちりつ] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) humdrum/lack of variety/monotony/groovy/stereotypical/
千篇一律 [せんぺんいちりつ] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) humdrum/lack of variety/monotony/groovy/stereotypical/
千変万化 [せんぺんばんか] /(n,vs) innumerable changes/infinite variety/kaleidoscopic variations/
宣撫工作 [せんぶこうさく] /(n) pacification work (activity)/
千万無量 [せんまんむりょう] /(adj-no,n) innumerable/unfathomable/myriad/
選民意識 [せんみんいしき] /(n) sense of being the chosen people/
全面対決 [ぜんめんたいけつ] /(n,vs) all-out (frontal, total) confrontation/
全面撤退 [ぜんめんてったい] /(n,vs) total (full-scale) withdrawal/complete pullout (pullback)/
全面否定 [ぜんめんひてい] /(n,vs) complete (total) denial/denying totally (flatly, outright)/
専門馬鹿 [せんもんばか] /(n) person who is ignorant outside his field/
先憂後楽 [せんゆうこうらく] /(n) hardship now, pleasure later/seeking pleasure only after dealing with difficulties/seeking pleasure only after the happiness of the people is assured (a precept to be observed by a ruler)/
漸落市況 [ぜんらくしきょう] /(n) sagging market/
千里同風 [せんりどうふう] /(n) a country being in a state of universal peace/the world being peaceful and uneventful/
千慮一失 [せんりょいっしつ] /(n) mere slip by someone who is usually very careful/simple mistake by a wise person/point overlooked by a cautious person/
千慮一得 [せんりょいっとく] /(exp,n) Even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea./
千両役者 [せんりょうやくしゃ] /(n) great actor/eminent star/prima donna/leading (popular) figure/
戦力拮抗 [せんりょくきっこう] /(n,vs) struggle for supremacy between evenly-matched armies (teams)/
全力投球 [ぜんりょくとうきゅう] /(n,vs) throw a ball as hard as one can/use all of one's strength (to)/give (it) everything one has got/go full-out/
千慮一失 [せんりょのいっしつ] /(n) mere slip by someone who is usually very careful/simple mistake by a wise person/point overlooked by a cautious person/
千慮一得 [せんりょのいっとく] /(exp,n) Even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea./
善隣外交 [ぜんりんがいこう] /(n) good-neighbor diplomacy/a good-neighbor policy/
戦列復帰 [せんれつふっき] /(n,vs) return to the battle line/come back to the game (on to the field)/a comeback/
粗衣粗食 [そいそしょく] /(n) shabby clothes and humble meals/frugal (simple) life/
創意工夫 [そういくふう] /(n) being imaginative and creative/creative originality/originality and ingenuity/
滄海一滴 [そうかいいってき] /(n) a drop in the ocean (bucket)/
滄海桑田 [そうかいそうでん] /(exp,n) The word is a scene of constant changes (as the blue sea changing into a mulberry field). (Chinese legend)/
早期解決 [そうきかいけつ] /(n) early (prompt) settlement/swift resolution/speedy solution/
創業守成 [そうぎょうしゅせい] /(n) starting an enterprise and (or) carrying it to final success/
造形教育 [ぞうけいきょういく] /(n) education in art and design/education in drawing and manual arts/
造言飛語 [ぞうげんひご] /(n) false rumors/wild rumors/groundless rumors/
相互依存 [そうごいぞん] /(n,vs) mutual dependence/interdependence/
相互理解 [そうごりかい] /(n,vs) mutual understanding/
壮行試合 [そうこうじあい] /(n) send-off game (match)/
相互作用 [そうごさよう] /(n) (mutual) interaction/reciprocal action/interplay/
相互扶助 [そうごふじょ] /(n) mutual aid (assistance, help)/
荘厳華麗 [そうごんかれい] /(adj-na,n) majestic and splendid/
草根木皮 [そうこんぼくひ] /(n) roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine/
草根木皮 [そうこんもくひ] /(n) roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine/
創作意欲 [そうさくいよく] /(n) will (urge) to create/creative urge/appetite for writing/
創氏改名 [そうしかいめい] /(n) the order forced on Koreans to change their names to Japanese ones/
葬式仏教 [そうしきぶっきょう] /(n) funeral Buddhism/(reliance on) Buddhism only for funerals/
相思相愛 [そうしそうあい] /(n) deeply in love with each other/strongly attached to each other/mutual infatuation/
相乗効果 [そうじょうこうか] /(n) synergy/combined effect/
漱石枕流 [そうせきちんりゅう] /(n) a sore loser stubbornly refusing to admit being wrong and adhering to the far-fetched argument/
相即不離 [そうそくふり] /(n) strongly attached to each other/inseparable/
壮大華麗 [そうだいかれい] /(adj-na,n) grandiose and splendid/
相談相手 [そうだんあいて] /(n) adviser/someone to consult with/someone to turn to about one's concerns/
増長天狗 [ぞうちょうてんぐ] /(n) braggart/boaster/self-conceited person/
桑田滄海 [そうでんそうかい] /(exp,n) The word is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea). (Chinese legend)/
桑田碧海 [そうでんへきかい] /(exp,n) The word is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea). (Chinese legend)/
掃討作戦 [そうとうさくせん] /(n) mopping-up operation/search-and-destroy operation/
相場動向 [そうばどうこう] /(n) market trend/stock movements/
相場操縦 [そうばそうじゅう] /(n) market manipulation/market rigging/
総花主義 [そうばなしゅぎ] /(n) the principle of pleasing everyone/make-everybody-happy policy/
総花政策 [そうばなせいさく] /(n) all-around policy/please-everyone policy/
総帆展帆 [そうはんてんぱん] /(n,vs) in full sail/decked out in full sail/
造反有理 [ぞうはんゆうり] /(exp,n) There are no rebels without reasons./To rebel is justified. (Mao Zedong)/
訴求効果 [そきゅうこうか] /(n) customer appeal/the power to appeal to customers/
俗気芬々 [ぞくけふんぷん] /(adj-t) of low (vulgar) taste/lacking class/
俗気芬芬 [ぞくけふんぷん] /(adj-t) of low (vulgar) taste/lacking class/
息災延命 [そくさいえんめい] /(n) health and longevity/enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster/
俗臭芬々 [ぞくしゅうふんぷん] /(adj-t) of low (vulgar) taste/lacking class/
俗臭芬芬 [ぞくしゅうふんぷん] /(adj-t) of low (vulgar) taste/lacking class/
即身成仏 [そくしんじょうぶつ] /(n,vs) attaining Buddhahood while still alive/
速戦即決 [そくせんそっけつ] /(n) quick battle for a quick victory/all-out surprise attack/a blitzkrieg/
即断即決 [そくだんそっけつ] /(n,vs) prompt decision and prompt execution/make swift decisions and take quick actions/
俗談平話 [ぞくだんへいわ] /(n) conversation on worldly affairs/chat about everyday life (business)/
則天去私 [そくてんきょし] /(n) following heaven and abandoning self/becoming one with heaven, liberated from the self/selfless devotion to justice/
俗物根性 [ぞくぶつこんじょう] /(n) snobbery/snobbishness/philistinism/vulgar and ostentatious nature (disposition)/
組織人間 [そしきにんげん] /(n) organization (corporate) man (woman)/
粗酒粗肴 [そしゅそこう] /(n) cheap wines and unpalatable dishes (a modest (self-deprecating) way of offering a meal to a guest)/
粗製濫造 [そせいらんぞう] /(n) mass production of inferior goods/
粗製乱造 [そせいらんぞう] /(n) mass production of inferior goods/
祖先伝来 [そせんでんらい] /(adj-no,n) inherited from the ancestors/handed down from generation to generation/
措置入院 [そちにゅういん] /(n,vs) involuntary admission (commitment) (to a mental hospital)/
側近政治 [そっきんせいじ] /(n) administration by close advisers/kitchen cabinet/
即金取引 [そっきんとりひき] /(n,vs) cash (spot) transaction/
即決即断 [そっけつそくだん] /(n,vs) prompt decision and prompt execution/make swift decisions and take quick actions/
率先躬行 [そっせんきゅうこう] /(n) take a lead in (doing)/set an example of (doing)/be the first in putting something in practice/
率先垂範 [そっせんすいはん] /(n,vs) set an example worth following/take the initiative and set a good example for others/
算盤勘定 [そろばんかんじょう] /(n) counting on the abacus/cost-benefit (profitability) calculation/
存在理由 [そんざいりゆう] /(n) reason for being/justification for existence/a raison d'etre/
樽俎折衝 [そんそせっしょう] /(n) diplomatic negotiations at the dinner table/diplomatic bargaining/
尊大不遜 [そんだいふそん] /(adj-na,n) arrogant and presumptuous/haughty arrogance/intolerable insolence/
損得勘定 [そんとくかんじょう] /(n) profit-and-loss arithmetic/calculating profit and loss/mercenary point of view/
尊王攘夷 [そんのうじょうい] /(n) loyalty to the emperor and expulsion of the foreigners/
尊皇攘夷 [そんのうじょうい] /(n) loyalty to the emperor and expulsion of the foreigners/
存廃問題 [そんぱいもんだい] /(n) question of maintenance or abolition (of an institution, organization, etc.)/
大安吉日 [たいあんきちじつ] /(n) very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)/
大安吉日 [たいあんきちにち] /(n) very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)/
第一印象 [だいいちいんしょう] /(n) first impression/initial impression/
第一義的 [だいいちぎてき] /(adj-na,n) basic/primary/fundamental/
太陰崇拝 [たいいんすうはい] /(n) moon worship/
退嬰主義 [たいえいしゅぎ] /(n) backward-looking philosophy (ideology)/conservatism/
退嬰政策 [たいえいせいさく] /(n) conservative (regressive) policy/
大海一滴 [たいかいいってき] /(n) a drop in the ocean (bucket)/
対外関係 [たいがいかんけい] /(n) foreign (international) relations/diplomacy/external affairs/
体外離脱 [たいがいりだつ] /(n) out-of-body experience/
退学処分 [たいがくしょぶん] /(n) expulsion (dismissal) from school/
大廈高楼 [たいかこうろう] /(n) large building and lofty tower/splendid (magnificent, palatial) structure/
大喝一声 [だいかついっせい] /(n,vs) shout in a thunderous voice/bluster out/
大願成就 [たいがんじょうじゅ] /(n,vs) realization of a great ambition/attainment of one's most cherished desire/one's earnest prayer being answered/
大器晩成 [たいきばんせい] /(exp,n) Great talents mature late/being a late bloomer/
大義名分 [たいぎめいぶん] /(n) higher principle/just cause/legitimate reason/clear justification (for an action)/
大逆非道 [たいぎゃくひどう] /(adj-na,n) heinous/treacherous/atrocious/diabolic/fiendish/inhuman/
大逆無道 [たいぎゃくむどう] /(adj-na,n) heinous/treacherous/atrocious/diabolic/fiendish/inhuman/
怠業戦術 [たいぎょうせんじゅつ] /(n) slowdown strategy/go-slow tactics (of workers in a labor dispute)/
待遇改善 [たいぐうかいぜん] /(n) improvement of labor (working) conditions/a salary increase/
大慶至極 [たいけいしごく] /(adj-na,n) great happiness/great joy (pleasure)/
対決姿勢 [たいけつしせい] /(n) confrontational attitude (stance, posture)/
大権干犯 [たいけんかんぱん] /(n) infringing on the power of the sovereign/
大言壮語 [たいげんそうご] /(n,vs) heroic words/big talk/boasting/bragging/grandiloquence/rodomontade/
大国主義 [たいこくしゅぎ] /(n) policy favoring major powers/policy of the Great Powers that is favorable to themselves/
大悟徹底 [たいごてってい] /(n,vs) attain divine enlightenment/perceive absolute truth/experience spiritual awakening/
大根役者 [だいこんやくしゃ] /(n) bad (poor) actor/ham actor/
泰山北斗 [たいざんほくと] /(n) a great authority/a leading authority in a field/a luminary/
大山鳴動 [たいざんめいどう] /(n) a big fuss over nothing/much cry and little wool/much ado about nothing/
泰山鳴動 [たいざんめいどう] /(n) a big fuss over nothing/much cry and little wool/much ado about nothing/
大死一番 [たいしいちばん] /(n-adv,n,vs) exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary/
大死一番 [だいしいちばん] /(n-adv,n,vs) exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary/
大慈大悲 [だいじだいひ] /(n) great mercy and compassion/
体質改善 [たいしつかいぜん] /(n) improvement of one's physical constitution/internal reform/revamping/
大衆団交 [たいしゅうだんこう] /(n) mass (labor) negotiation/mass bargaining session/public negotiation/
大衆路線 [たいしゅうろせん] /(n) (adopting) a popular line/(taking) a populist line/
帯出禁止 [たいしゅつきんし] /(exp,n) Not to be taken out./Reference Only./
大詔渙発 [たいしょうかんぱつ] /(n,vs) promulgation of an Imperial rescript/
大所高所 [たいしょこうしょ] /(n) broad perspective/broad point of view/taking the whole situation (a larger picture) into account/
対人感覚 [たいじんかんかく] /(n) feelings toward other people/sensitivity to other people's feelings/feelings one gives to other people through interpersonal relationships/
対人関係 [たいじんかんけい] /(n) personal relations (relationships)/relation(ship)s with (other) people/interpersonal relation(ship)s/interhuman relations/
大尽振舞 [だいじんぶるまい] /(n,vs) royal treatment/entertain someone extravagantly/
大声疾呼 [たいせいしっこ] /(n,vs) shout with a loud voice/fulminate/vociferate/
大勢順応 [たいせいじゅんのう] /(n) conformism/following the crowd/swimming with the tide/me-tooism/
退勢挽回 [たいせいばんかい] /(n) restoring the declining fortunes/recovering from the discouraging situation/reversing the downward trend/
大政奉還 [たいせいほうかん] /(n) the restoration of the imperial rule (in Meiji Japan)/
対戦相手 [たいせんあいて] /(n) opponent/adversary/the competition/the other side/an (the) enemy/
泰然自若 [たいぜんじじゃく] /(adj-t) presence of mind/imperturbability/calm and self-possessed/with serenity/
大胆巧妙 [だいたんこうみょう] /(adj-na,n) bold and clever/daring and ingenious/audacious and masterly/
大胆至極 [だいたんしごく] /(adj-na,n) the height of daring/very courageous (reckless), extremely audacious/
大胆不敵 [だいたんふてき] /(adj-na,n) fearless/audacious/daring/resolute/
大胆奔放 [だいたんほんぽう] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) bold and unrestrained/daring and unfettered/
大道演説 [だいどうえんぜつ] /(n) street (soapbox) oratory/stump oratory/
帯刀御免 [たいとうごめん] /(n) a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period)/
大同小異 [だいどうしょうい] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) substantial identify with insignificant differences/nearly alike/
大同団結 [だいどうだんけつ] /(n,vs) uniting for a common cause ignoring minor differences/
態度物腰 [たいどものごし] /(n) attitude and demeanor/
大兵肥満 [たいひょうひまん] /(n) big portly man/
大兵肥満 [だいひょうひまん] /(n) big portly man/
台風一過 [たいふういっか] /(n) after the passage of a typhoon/(just) after a typhoon has blown over/
台風銀座 [たいふうぎんざ] /(n) the typhoon Ginza/the area (of Japan) where typhoons frequently pass/
太平無事 [たいへいぶじ] /(adj-na,n) peace and quiet/safe and peaceful/tranquil and uneventful/
泰平無事 [たいへいぶじ] /(adj-na,n) peace and quiet/safe and peaceful/tranquil and uneventful/
対等関係 [たいとうかんけい] /(n) relationship of equality/(being) on an equal footing/
耐乏生活 [たいぼうせいかつ] /(n) life of austerity/living hand-to-mouth/belt tightening/
耐乏予算 [たいぼうよさん] /(n) austerity (belt-tightening) budget/
大名旅行 [だいみょうりょこう] /(n) traveling in grand style/traveling luxuriously/going on a junket/
台覧相撲 [たいらんずもう] /(n) sumo wrestling bouts in the presence of imperial princes and/or princesses/
大陸浪人 [たいりくろうにん] /(n) prewar Japanese adventurer (political activist) in mainland China/
対立意見 [たいりついけん] /(n) conflicting (opposite, contrasting) opinion/antagonistic view/
対立概念 [たいりつがいねん] /(n) the exact opposite concept (idea)/the antithesis/
対立関係 [たいりつかんけい] /(n) confrontational relationship/(being) at loggerheads (with)/antagonism/
対立感情 [たいりつかんじょう] /(n) feeling of antipathy (rivalry)/antagonistic sentiment/
大漁貧乏 [たいりょうびんぼう] /(n) impoverishment of fishermen because of a bumper catch/decline in fishermen' s income caused by the sharply lower fish prices as a result of an overabundant catch/
体力勝負 [たいりょくしょうぶ] /(n) trial of strength/test of one's strength (stamina)/
対話路線 [たいわろせん] /(n) policy of using dialogue instead of confrontation/
台湾坊主 [たいわんぼうず] /(n) atmospheric depression originating in Taiwan/atmospheric depression in the East China Sea/
高手小手 [たかてこて] /(n) being tightly bound/having arms bound behind one's back/
多岐多様 [たきたよう] /(adj-na,n) wide-ranging and diverse/multifarious/
多岐亡羊 [たきぼうよう] /(exp,n) too many options making selection difficult/Truth is hard to find as paths to it proliferate/Truth is as hard to find as a sheep lost in a vast plain./
択一問題 [たくいつもんだい] /(n) multiple-choice question/
卓上演説 [たくじょうえんぜつ] /(n) after-dinner speech/speech made at a dinner (luncheon)/
多芸多才 [たげいたさい] /(adj-na,n) versatile/multi-talented/
竹槍戦術 [たけやりせんじゅつ] /(n) tactics of fighting a technologically advanced adversary with primitive weapons/sole reliance on simple determination (naive spiritualism) in fighting an overwhelming foe/
他言無用 [たごんむよう] /(exp,n) Not a word to anyone./Mum's the word./
多士済々 [たしさいさい] /(adj-t,n) galaxy of able persons/collection of talented persons/
多士済済 [たしさいさい] /(adj-t,n) galaxy of able persons/collection of talented persons/
多士済々 [たしせいせい] /(adj-t,n) galaxy of able persons/collection of talented persons/
多士済済 [たしせいせい] /(adj-t,n) galaxy of able persons/collection of talented persons/
多事多端 [たじたたん] /(adj-na,n) eventful/very busy/pressure of business/
多事多難 [たじたなん] /(adj-na,n) troubled/turbulent/having a lot going on in ones' life/suffering one hardship after another/
多種多面 [たしゅためん] /(adj-na,n) wide-ranging and diverse/multifarious/
多種多様 [たしゅたよう] /(adj-na,n) a great variety of/all sorts or kinds of/diverse/multifarious/
多情多感 [たじょうたかん] /(adj-na,n) sentimental/being full of emotions/having tender sensibilities/emotionally susceptible/
多情多恨 [たじょうたこん] /(adj-na,n) being full of tears and regrets/highly emotional and filled with regrets and resentments/
多情仏心 [たじょうぶっしん] /(n) being sensitive and kind-hearted/tenderheartedness/loving-kindness/
立会演説 [たちあいえんぜつ] /(n) (public) debate (between candidates)/
立居振舞 [たちいふるまい] /(n) behavior/bearing/deportment/manners/demeanor/
起居振舞 [たちいふるまい] /(n) behavior/bearing/deportment/manners/demeanor/
達成可能 [たっせいかのう] /(adj-na,n) achievable/attainable/
脱線行為 [だっせんこうい] /(n) aberration/aberrant behavior/eccentric (erratic) behavior/indulging in an escapade/
伊達眼鏡 [だてめがね] /(n) glasses for show/fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake/
縦割行政 [たてわりぎょうせい] /(n) vertically segmented administrative system/overcompartmentalized bureaucracy/a system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency/
縦割り行政 [たてわりぎょうせい] /(n) vertically segmented administrative system/overcompartmentalized bureaucracy/a system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency/
他人行儀 [たにんぎょうぎ] /(adj-na,n) reserved manner/standing on ceremony (formality)/keeping one's distance/behaving as if someone were a stranger/
他人迷惑 [たにんめいわく] /(n) nuisance (annoyance, inconvenience) to people around one/social nuisance/
堕落腐敗 [だらくふはい] /(n) debasement/corruption/degradation/
他力本願 [たりきほんがん] /(n) relying upon others for attaining one's own objective/salvation by faith in Amida Buddha/
他流試合 [たりゅうじあい] /(n) contest between different schools (of swordsmanship, etc.)/trying one's skill with a follower of another school (of fencing, etc.)/
暖衣飽食 [だんいほうしょく] /(n) well-fed and warmly-clothed (comfortably-dressed)/being blessed materially/
団塊世代 [だんかいせだい] /(n) the babyboomers/the baby boom generation/
貪官汚吏 [たんかんおり] /(n) corrupt government official/
弾丸飛雨 [だんがんひう] /(n) hail of bullets/heavy bombardment/
短期決戦 [たんきけっせん] /(n) decisive battle of brief duration/quick (short) operation (campaign) for a decisive win/
単純素朴 [たんじゅんそぼく] /(adj-na,n) plain and simple/naive/
単純明快 [たんじゅんめいかい] /(adj-na,n) simple and clear-cut/plain and simple/open-and-shut/straightforward/
男女平等 [だんじょびょうどう] /(n) equality of (between) the sexes/
断章取義 [だんしょうしゅぎ] /(n) interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context/
単身赴任 [たんしんふにん] /(n,vs) job transfer not accompanied by one's family/taking up a new post leaving one's family behind/
男性本位 [だんせいほんい] /(n) male orientation/male-oriented/
男尊女卑 [だんそんじょひ] /(n) male domination of women/male chauvinism/placing men above women/belief in the superiority of men over women/
胆大心小 [たんだいしんしょう] /(n) both bold and careful/both audacious and meticulous/
耽溺生活 [たんできせいかつ] /(n) a fast (dissolute) life/a life of follies/a life given to dissolute pleasures/
暖冬異変 [だんとういへん] /(n) abnormally warm (mild) winter/
単刀直入 [たんとうちょくにゅう] /(adj-na,n) going right to the point/point-blank/without beating about the bush/
短慮軽率 [たんりょけいそつ] /(adj-na,n) impulsive and imprudent/rash and unthinking/
短慮性急 [たんりょせいきゅう] /(adj-na,n) short-tempered and impatient/
談論風発 [だんろんふうはつ] /(n,vs) spirited discussion/carrying on an animated conversation/
知育偏重 [ちいくへんちょう] /(n) too much intellectual training/overemphasis on intellectual education/
知恵才覚 [ちえさいかく] /(n) having wisdom and resources/being clever and talented/
智恵才覚 [ちえさいかく] /(n) having wisdom and resources/being clever and talented/
知恵分別 [ちえふんべつ] /(n) wisdom and good (common sense) judgment/
智恵分別 [ちえふんべつ] /(n) wisdom and good (common sense) judgment/
治外法権 [ちがいほうけん] /(n) extraterritoriality/exterritoriality/extraterritorial rights/
地下工作 [ちかこうさく] /(n) underground activities/secret maneuvering/
遅疑逡巡 [ちぎしゅんじゅん] /(n,vs) shily-shally/hesitation/indecision/vacillation/
知己朋友 [ちきほうゆう] /(n) one's close friends/one's intimate friends and acquaintances/
知行一致 [ちこういっち] /(n) unity (consistency) of knowledge and action/
知行合一 [ちこうごういつ] /(exp,n) the doctrine of the unity of knowledge and action/Knowledge must be accompanied by action, and action must be based on knowledge. (Chinese philosopher Wang Yang-ming (1472-1529))/
知者不惑 [ちしゃふわく] /(exp,n) A wise person always follows the right course./A wise man never wavers./
智者不惑 [ちしゃふわく] /(exp,n) A wise person always follows the right course./A wise man never wavers./
蟄居閉門 [ちっきょへいもん] /(n) house arrest/being placed in confinement at home/
秩序整然 [ちつじょせいぜん] /(adj-t,n) in good (perfect) order/in apple-pie order/
知徳円満 [ちとくえんまん] /(adj-na,n) having both (wide) knowledge and (high) virtue/
知徳兼備 [ちとくけんび] /(n,vs) having both (wide) knowledge and (high) virtue/
知徳合一 [ちとくごういつ] /(n) the unity of knowledge and virtue/
魑魅魍魎 [ちみもうりょう] /(n) evil spirits of mountains and rivers/monsters, goblins, and ghosts/all sorts of weird creatures/
着眼大局 [ちゃくがんたいきょく] /(n) having an eye to the big picture/taking a broad view of things/concentrating on the main issue/seeing in perspective/
茶番狂言 [ちゃばんきょうげん] /(n) a type of farce (burlesque, skit) popular in the Edo period/
注意人物 [ちゅういじんぶつ] /(n) marked person/blacklisted person/dangerous (suspicious) character/
忠義一途 [ちゅうぎいちず] /(adj-na,n) staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)/
忠義一徹 [ちゅうぎいってつ] /(adj-na,n) staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)/
忠君愛国 [ちゅうくんあいこく] /(n) loyalty to one's lord and patriotism for one's country/loyalty to the Emperor and patriotism for Japan/
忠孝仁義 [ちゅうこうじんぎ] /(n) loyalty, filial piety, humanity, and justice/
忠言逆耳 [ちゅうげんぎゃくじ] /(exp,n) Good advice is harsh to the ear/Honest advice is often unpleasant to the ears./
知勇兼備 [ちゆうけんび] /(n,vs) having both wisdom and courage/
智勇兼備 [ちゆうけんび] /(n,vs) having both wisdom and courage/
躊躇逡巡 [ちゅうちょしゅんじゅん] /(n,vs) shilly-shally/hesitation/indecision/vacillation/
中道右派 [ちゅうどううは] /(n) right-of-center faction (group)/
中道左派 [ちゅうどうさは] /(n) left-of-center faction (group)/
中道路線 [ちゅうどうろせん] /(n) moderate line/middle-of-the-road pollicy line/
中途半端 [ちゅうとはんぱ] /(adj-na,n) halfway/half measures/half-hearted/half-baked/betwixt and between/
中肉中背 [ちゅうにくちゅうぜい] /(n) medium build/of average height and weight (build)/
注文相撲 [ちゅうもんずもう] /(n) a sumo bout that goes according to a wrestler's strategy/a match that goes according to one's plan/
昼夜兼行 [ちゅうやけんこう] /(n) around-the-clock/(working) day and night/
忠勇無双 [ちゅうゆうむそう] /(adj-no,n) of peerless loyalty and bravery/
寵愛一身 [ちょうあいいっしん] /(n) standing highest in one's master's favor/monopolizing the affection (favor) of the lord/being the lord's favorite lady/
朝雲暮雨 [ちょううんぼう] /(n) a sexual liaison/
懲戒免職 [ちょうかいめんしょく] /(n) bad conduct (dishonorable) discharge/disciplinary dismissal (discharge)/
長講一席 [ちょうこういっせき] /(n) (make) a long talk (discourse, lecture)/
朝三暮四 [ちょうさんぼし] /(n) being preoccupied with immediate (superficial) differences without realizing that there are no differences in substance/swindle (someone) with trickery/
長尺映画 [ちょうじゃくえいが] /(n) long film (movie)/
長者番付 [ちょうじゃばんづけ] /(n) list of the richest people/list of the very highest income earners/billionaire's list/
重畳至極 [ちょうじょうしごく] /(adj-na,n) very pleasant/extremely delightful/exquisite/superb/
長身痩躯 [ちょうしんそうく] /(n) a tall and lean figure/
彫心鏤骨 [ちょうしんるこつ] /(n) laborious work/lucubration(s)/
超世俗的 [ちょうせぞくてき] /(adj-na) unworldly/supermundane/free from worldly cares (concerns)/
喋々喃々 [ちょうちょうなんなん] /(adj-t,n,vs) bill and coo/indulge in billing and cooing/holding an intimate, long-winded conversation in whispers/
喋喋喃喃 [ちょうちょうなんなん] /(adj-t,n,vs) bill and coo/indulge in billing and cooing/holding an intimate, long-winded conversation in whispers/
丁々発止 [ちょうちょうはっし] /(adv,n) (sound) of clashing swords in fierce combat/(arguing) as fiercely as clashing and blocking swords/
丁丁発止 [ちょうちょうはっし] /(adv,n) (sound) of clashing swords in fierce combat/(arguing) as fiercely as clashing and blocking swords/
朝々暮々 [ちょうちょうぼぼ] /(adv) every morning and evening/
朝朝暮暮 [ちょうちょうぼぼ] /(adv) every morning and evening/
長汀曲浦 [ちょうていきょくほ] /(n) long stretch of winding beach/
町人気質 [ちょうにんかたぎ] /(n) a townsman's (independent) spirit/mercantile spirit/
町人根性 [ちょうにんこんじょう] /(n) a townsman's (independent) spirit/mercantile spirit/
町人風情 [ちょうにんふぜい] /(n) (the likes of) a mere tradesman/
跳梁跋扈 [ちょうりょうばっこ] /(n,vs) evildoers being rampant and roaming at will/
朝令暮改 [ちょうれいぼかい] /(n) a frequent change of regulations/(orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles/unsettled course of action/
直往邁進 [ちょくおうまいしん] /(n,vs) push boldly forward/dash forward without flinching/
直言直筆 [ちょくげんちょくひつ] /(n,vs) speak and write plainly (frankly)/speak and write without reserve/
直情径行 [ちょくじょうけいこう] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) spontaneous and straightforward/frank, guileless, and straightforward/
直截簡明 [ちょくせつかんめい] /(adj-na,n) plain and simple/frank, direct and unambivalent/straightforward/
直立不動 [ちょくりつふどう] /(n) standing at attention/standing stiffly to attention/
猪突猛進 [ちょとつもうしん] /(n,vs) make a headlong rush (at)/rush forward recklessly/
千代万代 [ちよよろずよ] /(n) for ever and ever/(through) eternity/countless ages/till the end of time/
治乱興亡 [ちらんこうぼう] /(n) a nation's times of peace and war/a nation in its rise and fall/
痴話喧嘩 [ちわげんか] /(n) lovers' quarrel/
沈魚落雁 [ちんぎょらくがん] /(n) the charms of a rarely beautiful woman/(Literally: (so beautiful that), in shame, fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky)/
沈思黙考 [ちんしもっこう] /(n,vs) be lost in deep thought/be sunk deep in contemplation/
陳情合戦 [ちんじょうかっせん] /(n) competitive lobbying/rivalry in campaigning (for and against)/
沈着冷静 [ちんちゃくれいせい] /(adj-na,n) calm, cool, and collected/level and calm/
珍味佳肴 [ちんみかこう] /(n) rare delicacies/rare treat/
沈黙寡言 [ちんもくかげん] /(adj-na,n) taciturn/reticent/
枕流漱石 [ちんりゅうそうせき] /(n) a sore loser stubbornly refusing to admit being wrong and adhering to the far-fetched argument/
追従外交 [ついしょうがいこう] /(n) sycophantic diplomacy/servile diplomacy/
追善供養 [ついぜんくよう] /(n) Buddhist memorial service/Buddhist requiem mass for the dead/
追善興行 [ついぜんこうぎょう] /(n) memorial performance/performance in memory of someone/
痛快無比 [つうかいむひ] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) very thrilling/extremely delightful/awfully pleasant/intensely satisfying/
痛快淋漓 [つうかいりんり] /(adj-t,n) very thrilling/extremely delightful/awfully pleasant/intensely satisfying/
通過儀礼 [つうかぎれい] /(n) rite of passage/
通勤地獄 [つうきんじごく] /(n) the hellish stress of commuting/the daily hell of overcrowded commuter trains/
九十九髪 [つくもがみ] /(n) an old woman's gray hair/
都合次第 [つごうしだい] /(n) depending on the (one's) situation (circumstances)/at one's pleasure/
津々浦々 [つつうらうら] /(n-adv,n) all over the country/throughout the land/every nook and cranny of the land/
津津浦浦 [つつうらうら] /(n-adv,n) all over the country/throughout the land/every nook and cranny of the land/
津々浦々 [つづうらうら] /(n-adv,n) all over the country/throughout the land/every nook and cranny of the land/
津津浦浦 [つづうらうら] /(n-adv,n) all over the country/throughout the land/every nook and cranny of the land/
九十九折 [つづらおり] /(n) winding/meandering/zigzag/sinuous/
強気相場 [つよきそうば] /(n) strong (bull(ish)) market/
低徊趣味 [ていかいしゅみ] /(n) disposition toward rejecting mundane affairs and enjoying nature and art/
低回趣味 [ていかいしゅみ] /(n) disposition toward rejecting mundane affairs and enjoying nature and art/
呈示次第 [ていじしだい] /(n-adv) at [upon] presentation/when presented/
亭主関白 [ていしゅかんぱく] /(n) the hectoring of the husband/husband who rules the roost/domineering husband/
貞操観念 [ていそうかんねん] /(n) sense (idea) of chastity/sexual morality/
低頭平身 [ていとうへいしん] /(n,vs) throwing oneself at a person's feet/going down to one's knees/kowtowing/
程度問題 [ていどもんだい] /(n) a matter (question) of degree/
停頓状態 [ていとんじょうたい] /(n) standstill/deadlock/stalemate/doldrums/stagnant conditions/
丁寧懇切 [ていねいこんせつ] /(adj-na,n) (an explanation, advice, etc. being) kind, careful, and thorough/thoughtful and scrupulous/
手枷足枷 [てかせあしかせ] /(n) manacles/shackles/fetters/
出来具合 [できぐあい] /(n) the (result) outcome/performance/workmanship/doneness/
適材適所 [てきざいてきしょ] /(n) the right person in the right place/assigning the right person to the right position/
出来次第 [できしだい] /(n-adv,n-t) as soon as something is ready (done, available)/depending on the result (performance, workmanship) of something/
適者生存 [てきしゃせいぞん] /(n) survival of the fittest/
敵対関係 [てきたいかんけい] /(n) antagonism/a hostile relationship/
敵本主義 [てきほんしゅぎ] /(n) diversionary tactics/a feint/concealing one's true motives until the last moment/
鉄拳制裁 [てっけんせいさい] /(n) punishment with a blow of the fist/
丁稚奉公 [でっちぼうこう] /(n) apprenticeship/bound apprenticeship/
徹底究明 [てっていきゅうめい] /(n) thorough investigation/complete inquiry/
徹底抗戦 [てっていこうせん] /(n) do-or-die (all-out) resistance/resistance to the bitter end/
徹頭徹尾 [てっとうてつび] /(adv) thoroughly/through and through/from beginning to finish/right down the line/
手前勝手 [てまえがって] /(adj-na,n) (very) selfish/self-centered/self-willed/self-seeking/
出前講師 [でまえこうし] /(n) lecturer on demand/guest speaker on demand/
手前味噌 [てまえみそ] /(n) self-flattery/singing one's own praises/tooting one's own horn/
手間仕事 [てましごと] /(n) work that requires a lot of time and effort/tedious work/piecework/odd job/
照々坊主 [てるてるぼうず] /(n) paper doll to which children pray for fine weather
照照坊主 [てるてるぼうず] /(n) paper doll to which children pray for fine weather/
照る照る坊主 [てるてるぼうず] /(n) paper doll to which children pray for fine weather/
手練手管 [てれんてくだ] /(n) arts and wiles/art and technique of coaxing/finesse of love/
天衣無縫 [てんいむほう] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) perfect beauty with no trace of artifice/guileless/artless/unaffected/(prose and poetry being) naturally composed with no labored expressions/
天涯孤独 [てんがいこどく] /(adj-na,n) being all alone in the world/having no family or relatives/
天外地角 [てんがいちかく] /(n) two places being far apart/
天下一品 [てんかいっぴん] /(adj-no,n) best article under heaven/peerless/a nonesuch/
天涯万里 [てんがいばんり] /(adj-no,n) very far away/the heavenly shores/
天涯比隣 [てんがいひりん] /(n) a great distance does not detract from the feeling (relationship) of endearment/feeling as though a dear one faraway were living in one's close neighborhood/
天下国家 [てんかこっか] /(n) the world and the nation/the state of the world/high affairs of state/
天下御免 [てんかごめん] /(adj-no,n) licensed/chartered/officially allowed/
天下周知 [てんかしゅうち] /(adj-no,n) common knowledge/widely known/known to everybody/
天下第一 [てんかだいいち] /(adj-no,n) the best in the land/the best of its kind in the country/par excellence in the whole country/
天下太平 [てんかたいへい] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) peaceful and tranquil (uneventful)/peace reigns over the land/halcyon times of peace/
天下泰平 [てんかたいへい] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) peaceful and tranquil (uneventful)/peace reigns over the land/halcyon times of peace/
天下多事 [てんかたじ] /(adj-no,n) eventful times for the nation (world)/the nation (world) being in turmoil/the storm clouds gathering in the land/
天下統一 [てんかとういつ] /(n,vs) unification of the whole country/
天下万民 [てんかばんみん] /(n) the whole nation/all the people in the land/
天下無双 [てんかむそう] /(adj-no,n) peerless (unparalleled, matchless, unequaled) in the country/
天下無敵 [てんかむてき] /(adj-no,n) peerless (unparalleled, matchless, unequaled) in the country/
天下無比 [てんかむひ] /(adj-no,n) peerless (unparalleled, matchless, unequaled) in the country/
天下無類 [てんかむるい] /(adj-no,n) peerless (unparalleled, matchless, unequaled) in the country/
天気具合 [てんきぐあい] /(n) the signs of the weather/weather conditions/the look of the sky/
天気次第 [てんきしだい] /(n) being dependent on what the weather is like/
天気模様 [てんきもよう] /(n) the signs of the weather/weather conditions/the look of the sky/
天空海闊 [てんくうかいかつ] /(adj-no,n) the open sky and the serene sea/as open as the sky and serene as the sea/magnanimous/
天空海濶 [てんくうかいかつ] /(adj-no,n) the open sky and the serene sea/as open as the sky and serene as the sea/magnanimous/
点検商法 [てんけんしょうほう] /(n) an unscrupulous business practice of making sales by posing as an inspector and declaring the need for replacing items/
電光一閃 [でんこういっせん] /(n) flash of lightning/
電光石火 [でんこうせっか] /(n) with lightning speed/like a flash of lightning/in a blink of an eye/
電光朝露 [でんこうちょうろ] /(n) fleeting/evanescent/
天候不順 [てんこうふじゅん] /(n) unseasonable weather/fickle weather/bad weather/
天災地変 [てんさいちへん] /(n) natural disaster (calamity, catastrophe)/
店主敬白 [てんしゅけいはく] /(exp) Store owner, at your service./Yours truly, the Store Owner./
天井桟敷 [てんじょうさじき] /(n) upper gallery (of a theater)/being utterly ignored (as if being placed in the upper gallery)/
天上天下 [てんじょうてんげ] /(n-adv, n) the whole world/throughout heaven and earth/
天壌無窮 [てんじょうむきゅう] /(n) being as eternal as heaven and earth/being coeval with the universe/
転生輪廻 [てんしょうりんね] /(n,vs) all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth/the circle of transmigration/
天神地祗 [てんじんちぎ] /(n) the gods of heaven and earth/
天真爛漫 [てんしんらんまん] /(adj-na,adj-t,n) simple and innocent/naive and unsophisticated/artless/unaffected/spontaneous/
天真流露 [てんしんりゅうろ] /(n) manifestation (revelation) of one's natural sincerity (naivete)/
天孫降臨 [てんそんこうりん] /(n) the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess/
天地有情 [てんちうじょう] /(n) the sentient world/all sentiment beings/
天地開闢 [てんちかいびゃく] /(n) the creation of heaven and earth/the beginning of the world/the dawn of history/
天地晦冥 [てんちかいめい] /(exp,n) The world is covered in darkness./All is plunged into darkness./
天地玄黄 [てんちげんこう] /(exp,n) Heaven is black and earth is yellow./heaven and earth/
天地神明 [てんちしんめい] /(n) the gods of heaven and earth/all that is sacred/
天地長久 [てんちちょうきゅう] /(exp,n) Heaven and earth are eternal./
天地万物 [てんちばんぶつ] /(n) all things in heaven and earth/the whole of creation/
天地無用 [てんちむよう] /(exp,n) Do not turn over/This side up./
天地鳴動 [てんちめいどう] /(n,vs) rumbling and shaking of the earth/
天長地久 [てんちょうちきゅう] /(exp,n) Heaven and earth are eternal./
天敵関係 [てんてきかんけい] /(n) relationship of being natural enemies/
点滴穿石 [てんてきせんせき] /(exp,n) Constant dripping wears away the stone/Limited strength, when persistently applied, can accomplish great feats./
天手古舞 [てんてこまい] /(n,vs) being in a whirl of busyness/bustling activity/being thrown into confusion (chaos)/
輾転反側 [てんてんはんそく] /(n,vs) toss and turn in one's sleep/lie from side to side in bed worried about something/
天罰覿面 [てんばつてきめん] /(exp,n) the certainty of divine punishment/Swift is Heaven's vengeance./
天賦人権 [てんぷじんけん] /(n) natural (innate) human rights/
田夫野人 [でんぷやじん] /(n) a rustic/a boor/a hick/a yokel/an uneducated and crude person/
天変地異 [てんぺんちい] /(n) natural disaster/extraordinary natural phenomenon/convulsion of nature/a great upheaval/
展望絶佳 [てんぼうぜっか] /(adj-na,n) scenic beauty/magnificent (spectacular) view/
天網恢々 [てんもうかいかい] /(exp,n) Heaven's vengeance is slow but sure/Heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through./
天網恢恢 [てんもうかいかい] /(exp,n) Heaven's vengeance is slow but sure/Heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through./
天佑神助 [てんゆうしんじょ] /(n) divine grace/God's help/
天覧試合 [てんらんじあい] /(n) game held with the Emperor in attendance/
天覧相撲 [てんらんずもう] /(n) sumo matches held in the presence of the Emperor/
天理人道 [てんりじんどう] /(n) the laws of nature and humanity/
天理人情 [てんりにんじょう] /(n) the laws of nature and humanity/
東夷西戎 [とういせいじゅう] /(n) barbarians to the east and to the west (from the perspective of old China)/
当意即妙 [とういそくみょう] /(adj-na, adj-no,n) readiness of wit/giving a quick and witty response/repartee/
同一人物 [どういつじんぶつ] /(n) the (very) same person/one and the same (person)/
韜晦趣味 [とうかいしゅみ] /(n) propensity to efface oneself/being prone to conceal one's talent/
当該人物 [とうがいじんぶつ] /(n) the said person/
党議拘束 [とうぎこうそく] /(n) compulsory adherence to a party decision/restrictions on party debate/
道具一式 [どうぐいっしき] /(n) set of tools (implements)/kit/outfit/
道化芝居 [どうけしばい] /(n) farce/low comedy/
道化役者 [どうけやくしゃ] /(n) clown/jester/actor who plays a comic role/
同工異曲 [どうこういきょく] /(n) different in appearance but essentially the same in content/equal in skills or workmanship but different in style or artistic flavor/the same for all practical purposes/
登校拒否 [とうこうきょひ] /(n,vs) refusal to go to school/school rejection syndrome/schoolphobia/
動向把握 [どうこうはあく] /(n) grasping the trend/firmly understanding how the situation is developing/getting a good sense of how things are changing/
桃紅柳緑 [とうこうりゅうりょく] /(n) beautiful scenery of spring/
東西古今 [とうざいここん] /(n-adv,n) all times and places/everywhen and everywhere/
東西南北 [とうざいなんぼく] /(n) north, south, east and west (Literally: east, west, south and north)/the four cardinal points of the compass/all directions/
闘志満々 [とうしまんまん] /(adj-no,adj-t,n) brimming with fighting spirit/being strong in the will to fight/burning with combativeness/
闘志満満 [とうしまんまん] /(adj-no,adj-t,n) brimming with fighting spirit/being strong in the will to fight/burning with combativeness/
同床異夢 [どうしょういむ] /(n) acting together but having different views or objectives/making strange bedfellows/
道心堅固 [どうしんけんご] /(adj-na,n) being of firm (unshakable) faith and strict practice/
当世気質 [とうせいかたぎ] /(n) the way of the world in our time/the frame of mind of the people nowadays/
同姓同名 [どうせいどうめい] /(n) (having) the same family and personal name (as somebody)/
当選圏内 [とうせんけんない] /(n) (having a) good chance of being elected (winning) (in an election)/
当代随一 [とうだいずいいち] /(adj-no,n) the greatest of the day/
当代第一 [とうだいだいいち] /(adj-no,n) the greatest of the day/
当代無双 [とうだいむそう] /(adj-no,n) being unsurpassed (unparalleled) at present/
当代無比 [どうだいむひ] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) being unsurpassed (unparalleled) at present/
到着次第 [とうちゃくしだい] /(n-adv) upon arrival of an item (items)/as soon as one arrives/
撞着矛盾 [どうちゃくむじゅん] /(n,vs) self-contradiction/
胴長短足 [どうながたんそく] /(n) having a long torso and short legs/long-bodied and short-legged/
道聴塗説 [どうちょうとせつ] /(n) shallow-minded mouthing of secondhand information/
道徳堅固 [どうとくけんご] /(adj-na,n) of strict morals (moral principles)/highly moral/
道徳退廃 [どうとくたいはい] /(n) moral decadence (decline, corruption)/
唐突千万 [とうとつせんばん] /(adj-na,n) very sudden/very abrupt/
党派根性 [とうはこんじょう] /(n) partisan spirit (prejudice)/partisanship/factionalism/
同伴出勤 [どうはんしゅっきん] /(n,vs) (a bar hostess) coming to work accompanied by a customer/
同文同種 [どうぶんどうしゅ] /(n) the same script and the same race/(a mistaken view that the Chinese and the Japanese are of the same stock merely because they use the same script)/
逃亡生活 [とうぼうせいかつ] /(n) life on the run/
当方負担 [とうほうふたん] /(n) (at) our expense/(on) our risk/
東奔西走 [とうほんせいそう] /(n,vs) rush around all over for some purpose/be constantly busy running all over/be frantically busy (doing something)/
道楽仕事 [どうらくしごと] /(n) work done for enjoyment (as a diversion)/dilettante work/
道楽仲間 [どうらくなかま] /(n) companion in one's pleasures/companion in hobby activities/
道楽息子 [どうらくむすこ] /(n) prodigal son/profligate son/
道理至極 [どうりしごく] /(adj-na,n) very reasonable/being perfectly consistent with reason/standing to reason/
党利党略 [とうりとうりゃく] /(n) (political) party interests/playing party politics/partisan politics/
当惑気味 [とうわくぎみ] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) being somewhat puzzled/looking somewhat baffled/
時世時節 [ときよじせつ] /(n) times and situations/the course of events of the times/a turn of Fortune's wheel/
得意淡然 [とくいたんぜん] /(adj-t,n) not letting oneself puffed up by one's success/maintaining a serene state of mind when one has achieved a great success/
得意分野 [とくいぶんや] /(n) one's field of expertise/
得意満面 [とくいまんめん] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) being puffed up with pride/as proud as a peacock/with a triumphant air/
読書三到 [どくしょさんとう] /(n) using mind, mouth and eyes to understand a book fully/
読書三昧 [どくしょざんまい] /(n) obsession with reading/being buried in a book/
読書三余 [どくしょさんよ] /(n) winter, night, and rainy weather/the ideal conditions for reading/
読書百遍 [どくしょひゃっぺん] /(exp,n) Repeated reading (makes the meaning clear)./Reading something again and again (will lead one to realize its meaning)./
独身貴族 [どくしんきぞく] /(n) unmarried persons living affluently/well-off single young man (woman)/swinging bachelor/
徳政一揆 [とくせいいっき] /(n) uprising (during the Muromachi period) demanding debt cancellation orders/
特種記者 [とくだねきしゃ] /(n) scoop reporter/scoop artist/
独断専行 [どくだんせんこう] /(n,vs) acting arbitrarily on one's own authority/arbitrary decision and execution/
特筆大書 [とくひつたいしょ] /(n,vs) write in large (golden) letters/headline something/single something out for special mention/
独立自存 [どくりつじそん] /(n) independence and self-reliance/
独立自尊 [どくりつじそん] /(n) independence and self-respect/living independently, taking pride in oneself/
独立独行 [どくりつどっこう] /(n) self-reliance/acting according to one's own ideas and beliefs/
独立独歩 [どくりつどっぽ] /(n) self-reliance/acting according to one's own ideas and beliefs/
独立不羈 [どくりつふき] /(n) acting according to one's own beliefs, being undisturbed by others/
土左衛門 [どざえもん] /(n) drowned person (body)/
外様大名 [とざまだいみょう] /(n) non-Tokugawa daimyo/daimyo who was not a hereditary vassal of the Tokugawa family/
徒手空拳 [としゅくうけん] /(n) barehanded/having no wealth or position to rely on (aside from one's own resourcefulness) (when embarking on something)/
屠蘇機嫌 [とそきげん] /(adj-no,n) feeling a little drunk with the New Year's sake/
屠蘇気分 [とそきぶん] /(n) festive New Year's mood/
突貫工事 [とっかんこうじ] /(n) rush work/crash job/construction at top speed/
突貫作業 [とっかんさぎょう] /(n) rush work/crash program/working on a crash basis/working at top speed/
突如異変 [とつじょいへん] /(n) sudden and dramatic event (incident)/sudden and strange phenomenon/
突然変異 [とつぜんへんい] /(n) mutation/
殿様仕事 [とのさましごと] /(n) work done in carefree mood without regard to time or expenses/
殿様商売 [とのさましょうばい] /(n) amateurish (dilettantish) business/
殿様商法 [とのさましょうほう] /(n) amateurish (dilettantish) way of doing business/
怒髪衝天 [どはつしょうてん] /(n) being in a towering rage/boiling (seething) with rage/
土崩瓦解 [どほうがかい] /(n,vs) complete collapse/(something) going to pieces (breaking up beyond repair)/
友達感覚 [ともだちかんかく] /(n) relationship that is like that of friends/
努力奮励 [どりょくふんれい] /(n,vs) making strenuous efforts/exerting oneself/
奴隷根性 [どれいこんじょう] /(n) servile character (disposition)/
泥棒稼業 [どろぼうかぎょう] /(n) professional thievery/
泥棒根性 [どろぼうこんじょう] /(n) thievish nature (character)/thieving heart/cunning and greedy character/
貪官汚吏 [どんかんおり] /(n) corrupt government official/
遁世生活 [とんせいせいかつ] /(n) (living) retired (in seclusion) (from the world)/
緞帳芝居 [どんちょうしばい] /(n) low-class (Kabuki) theater (play)/
緞帳役者 [どんちょうやくしゃ] /(n) low-class (Kabuki) actor/actor who plays in low-class (cheap) theater/
内縁関係 [ないえんかんけい] /(n) common-law (de facto) marriage/living together as common-law husband and wife/
内外多事 [ないがいたじ] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) things being very eventful at home and abroad/
内剛外柔 [ないごうがいじゅう] /(n) being gentle on the outside but tough on the inside/an iron hand in a velvet glove/
内柔外剛 [ないじゅうがいごう] /(n) being tough on the outside but soft at heart/a faint-hearted person pretending to be brave/
内職商法 [ないしょくしょうほう] /(n) homeworking scheme (scam)/
内政干渉 [ないせいかんしょう] /(n) interference in the internal affairs of another country/
内部工作 [ないぶこうさく] /(n) internal maneuvering/secret maneuvering (within an organization)/reconciling the various views within an organization before airing something in public/
内部対立 [ないぶたいりつ] /(n) internal strife/internal struggle/
内部犯行 [ないぶはんこう] /(n) an inside job/
内面世界 [ないめんせかい] /(n) one's world within/one's inner world/
内憂外患 [ないゆうがいかん] /(n) troubles both at home and abroad/troubles at home, dangers from abroad/beset with both internal and external problems/
長居無用 [ながいむよう] /(exp,n) There's no point in staying (here) any longer./There's no point in prolonging a (the) visit./There's no point in extending one's stay./
仲間意識 [なかまいしき] /(n) feeling of fellowship/sense of camaraderie/peer consciousness/
仲間喧嘩 [なかまげんか] /(n) quarrel among friends/quarrel among ourselves (themselves)/
仲間同士 [なかまどうし] /(n) comrades/friends/associates/
名題役者 [なだいやくしゃ] /(n) chief (star) actor in a Kabuki play/leading actors of a troupe/
菜種梅雨 [なたねづゆ] /(n) brief rainy season at rape-plant blossoming time (in early spring)/
七不思議 [ななふしぎ] /(n) the seven wonders/
浪花節的 [なにわぶしてき] /(adj-na) of the old feeling of naniwa-bushi/marked by the dual themes of obligation and compassion that distinguish the naniwa-bushi ballads./
鍋底景気 [なべそこけいき] /(n) lingering recession/an economy that lingers in the doldrums after bottoming out/
南無三宝 [なむさんぼう] /(exp,int) I believe in the Three Treasures of Buddhism./Oh my Great Buddha!/Good heavens!/
生臭坊主 [なまぐさぼうず] /(n) corrupt (depraved) priest (monk)/worldly-minded (worldly-wise) priest/
成金趣味 [なりきんしゅみ] /(n) the ostentation (bad taste) of the nuveau riche/air of vulgar prosperity/
成田離婚 [なりたりこん] /(n) Narita divorce/divorce case of a newlywed couple breaking up upon their return to Narita Airport from their honeymoon abroad/
難行苦行 [なんぎょうくぎょう] /(n,vs) ascetic practices/ordeal/trials and tribulations/living through extreme hardships/
難攻不落 [なんこうふらく] /(adj-no,n) impregnable/invulnerable/
軟弱外交 [なんじゃくがいこう] /(n) weak foreign policy/weak-kneed diplomacy/
軟弱路線 [なんじゃくろせん] /(n) weak-hearted approach/soft line/easier way (route)/
南船北馬 [なんせんほくば] /(n) constant traveling/being constantly busy traveling all over/
南蛮渡来 [なんばんとらい] /(n) (articles) imported to Japan by early European traders/
難問山積 [なんもんさんせき] /(n) mountain (pile) of difficult problems/
苦手意識 [にがていしき] /(n) awareness that somebody (something) is (will be) hard to deal with/awareness that one is not good at something/
肉食妻帯 [にくじきさいたい] /(n,vs) meat-eating and marriage /Buddhist priest eating meat dishes and being married/
肉体関係 [にくたいかんけい] /(n) sexual (intimate) relations/sexual (physical) relationship/(having) intimate relations/
二者選一 [にしゃせんいつ] /(n) choice of one or the other/choice between (only) two things/choice of two alternatives/
二者択一 [にしゃたくいつ] /(n) choice of one or the other/choice between (only) two things/choice of two alternatives/
二重三重 [にじゅうさんじゅう] /(n) twofold and threefold/doubled and redoubled/
二十四気 [にじゅうしき] /(n) the 24 seasonal divisions of a year in the old lunar calendar/
二束三文 [にそくさんもん] /(n) dirt cheap/dime a dozen/give-away prices/el cheapo/
二足三文 [にそくさんもん] /(n) dirt cheap/dime a dozen/give-away prices/el cheapo/
日月星辰 [にちげつせいしん] /(n) the sun, the moon, and the stars/the heavenly bodies/
日常茶飯 [にちじょうさはん] /(n) everyday occurrence/commonplace of life/nothing out of the ordinary/
日曜大工 [にちようだいく] /(n) do-it-yourself carpenter/weekend carpenter/do-it-yourselfer/
日進月歩 [にっしんげっぽ] /(n) steady progress/ever-progressing/steady and rapid advance/
日中勤務 [にっちゅうきんむ] /(n) daytime work/day shift/
二転三転 [にてんさんてん] /(n,vs) change again and again/seesaw back and forth/be in a state of flux/backtrack repeatedly/
二度三度 [にどさんど] /(adv,n) again and again/over and over again/repeatedly/
二度手間 [にどでま] /(n) double effort/waste of time/botched job (that has to be done all over again)/
二人三脚 [ににんさんきゃく] /(n) three-legged race/cooperation between the two with singleness of purpose/
二百十日 [にひゃくとおか] /(n) the 210th day (from the first day of spring according to the lunar calendar)/the "storm day"/
二枚看板 [にまいかんばん] /(n) the two leading actors (in a play)/the two star players/the two distinctive features/the two main items (attractions)/
如意自在 [にょいじざい] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) freely/in complete control of/with complete freedom/at will/as one pleases/
女房孝行 [にょうぼうこうこう] /(adj-no,n) being devoted to one's wife/uxorious/
女房天下 [にょうぼうてんか] /(n) husband being henpecked/a house where the wife is the boss/petticoat government/
如実知見 [にょじつちけん] /(n) perceiving reality as it is/true awareness of reality/
如是我聞 [にょぜがもん] /(exp,n) Thus I hear/These ears have heard (quote from the sutras)/
女人結界 [にょにんけっかい] /(n) prohibition against women entering a sacred area/
女人禁制 [にょにんきんせい] /(n) No women admitted/not admitting women to hallowed ground/
女人禁制 [にょにんきんぜい] /(n) No women admitted/not admitting women to hallowed ground/
如法暗夜 [にょほうあんや] /(n) total (utter) darkness/
二律背反 [にりつはいはん] /(n) antinomy/opposition between two laws (principles, rules)/self-contradiction/all or nothing/either-or/
二六時中 [にろくじちゅう] /(adv,n) around the clock/at all hours/all day long/day and night/
任意同行 [にんいどうこう] /(n) going along voluntarily to be questioned by law officers/
人気稼業 [にんきかぎょう] /(n) popular occupation/occupation largely dependent on public favor/
人気失墜 [にんきしっつい] /(n) decline in public favor/fall in popularity/
人気商売 [にんきしょうばい] /(n) popular business/entertainment business/occupation (business) largely dependent on public favor/
人気絶頂 [にんきぜっちょう] /(n) at the height (peak) of one's popularity/
人気抜群 [にんきばつぐん] /(n) outstandingly popularity/
人気沸騰 [にんきふっとう] /(n,vs) (enjoy) tumultuous (tremendous, overwhelming) popularity/
人間関係 [にんげんかんけい] /(n) human (personal) relations (relationships)/
人間疎外 [にんげんそがい] /(n) dehumanization/alienation of man (human beings)/
人間不在 [にんげんふざい] /(n) being devoid of consideration for human beings/
人間不信 [にんげんふしん] /(n) distrust of (other) human beings/
人間模様 [にんげんもよう] /(n) fabric (pattern) of human relationships/
認識不足 [にんしきぶそく] /(n) lack of (adequate) knowledge or understanding/being ignorant of/being ill-informed about/
刃傷沙汰 [にんじょうざた] /(n) incident of bloodshed/
人情風俗 [にんじょうふうぞく] /(n) manners, customs and popular sentiments/
人相風体 [にんそうふうたい] /(n) someone's looks and personal appearance/
人相風体 [にんそうふうてい] /(n) someone's looks and personal appearance/
抜足差足 [ぬきあしさしあし] /(n) stealthy footsteps/walking on tiptoe/
抜き足差し足 [ぬきあしさしあし] /(n) stealthy footsteps/walking on tiptoe/
盗人根性 [ぬすっとこんじょう] /(n) thievish nature (character)/thieving heart/cunning and greedy character/
盗人根性 [ぬすびとこんじょう] /(n) thievish nature (character)/thieving heart/cunning and greedy character/
盗人上戸 [ぬすっとじょうご] /(n) (1) person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well/(2) person who can drink much alcohol without becoming tipsy/
盗人上戸 [ぬすびとじょうご] /(n) (1) person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well/(2) person who can drink much alcohol without becoming tipsy/
熱血教師 [ねっけつきょうし] /(n) enthusiastic schoolteacher/
捏造記事 [ねつぞうきじ] /(n) fabricated story/cooked up (news) report/
念願成就 [ねんがんじょうじゅ] /(n,vs) attainment of one's most cherished desire/one's earnest prayer being answered/
年季奉公 [ねんきぼうこう] /(n) apprenticeship/service under indentures/
拈華微笑 [ねんげみしょう] /(n) heart-to-heart communication/thought transference (Literally, "holding a flower and subtly smiling.")/
年功序列 [ねんこうじょれつ] /(n) seniority system/seniority by length of service/promotion by age or seniority/
年少気鋭 [ねんしょうきえい] /(adj-no,n) being young and spirited/being young and full of go/
年中無休 [ねんじゅうむきゅう] /(n) open every day of the year/open all year long/
年中行事 [ねんちゅうぎょうじ] /(n) (regular) annual event (function)/chief events of the year/annual festival/
年々歳々 [ねんねんさいさい] /(adv,n) annually/every year/year in and year out/from year to year/
年年歳歳 [ねんねんさいさい] /(adv,n) annually/every year/year in and year out/from year to year/
年百年中 [ねんびゃくねんじゅう] /(adv) throughout the year/all (the) year round/always/
念仏往生 [ねんぶつおうじょう] /(n) passing away peacefully to be reborn in Paradise through invocation of Amitabha/
念仏三昧 [ねんぶつざんまい] /(n) being deep in (Buddhist) prayer/praying devoutly to Amida Buddha/
年末年始 [ねんまつねんし] /(n) the New Year's holiday/the period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the new year/
農民一揆 [のうみんいっき] /(n) peasants' uprising/
野良仕事 [のらしごと] /(n) farm work (labor)/work(ing) in the fields/
灰色高官 [はいいろこうかん] /(n) high official suspected of corruption/
拝金主義 [はいきんしゅぎ] /(n) money worship/mammonism/
廃合整理 [はいごうせいり] /(n) reorganization/restructuring/
背後関係 [はいごかんけい] /(n) background (of an episode/to a case)/circumstances leading up to (an incident)/
買収工作 [ばいしゅうこうさく] /(n) bribery scheme/acquisition maneuver/
廃藩置県 [はいはいちけん] /(n) abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (1871)/
背反行為 [はいはんこうい] /(n) act of disobedience (betrayal)/violation/breach/infraction/infringement/
杯盤狼藉 [はいばんろうぜき] /(adj-t,n) party or banquet falling into a jumble/orgy/glasses and plates being scattered about after a party or banquet/articles lying about in a jumble/
廃仏毀釈 [はいぶつきしゃく] /(n) anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era/movement to reject Buddhism and destroy Buddhist temples, statues, sutra scrolls, etc. in conjunction with the Decree to Abolish Buddhism issued by the new Meiji government/
売名行為 [ばいめいこうい] /(n) act of self-advertisement/publicity stunt/
破壊工作 [はかいこうさく] /(n) subversive activities/
場外市場 [ばがいしじょう] /(n) over-the-counter market/OTC market/
場外取引 [ばがいとりひき] /(n) over-the-counter trading (transactions)/OTC trading/
破壊分子 [はかいぶんし] /(n) subversive/subversive element/
馬鹿慇懃 [ばかいんぎん] /(adj-na,n) overdone politeness/polite to a fault/feigned politeness/
馬鹿正直 [ばかしょうじき] /(adj-na,n) honest to a fault/foolishly honest/simple and honest/
馬鹿高値 [ばかたかね] /(n) ridiculously high price/
馬鹿丁寧 [ばかていねい] /(adj-na,n) overly polite/polite to a fault/
馬鹿安値 [ばかやすね] /(n) ridiculously low price/
馬鹿野郎 [ばかやろう] /(int,n) (You) idiot! (stupid!)/idiot/fool/moron/stupid/
馬鹿律儀 [ばかりちぎ] /(adj-na,n) honest and straightforward to a fault/
破顔一笑 [はがんいっしょう] /(n,vs) break into a broad smile/flash a grin/
破顔大笑 [はがんたいしょう] /(n,vs) break into a hearty laugh/
波及効果 [はきゅうこうか] /(n) ripple effect/spillover effect/propagation effect/
博引旁証 [はくいんぼうしょう] /(n,vs) cite copious references/refer to diverse sources of information/refer to various authorities/
博学多才 [はくがくたさい] /(adj-na,n) wide knowledge and versatile talents/profound learning and varied attainments/
博学多識 [はくがくたしき] /(n) erudition and extensive knowledge/
白砂青松 [はくさせいしょう] /(n) white sands and green pine grove/a beautiful stretch of sandy beach dotted with pine trees/
白紙委任 [はくしいにん] /(n) carte blanche/blank check/unconditional authority/
白紙還元 [はくしかんげん] /(n,vs) be returned (sent back) to the drawing board/
博識多才 [はくしきたさい] /(adj-na,n) wide knowledge and versatile talents/profound learning and varied attainments/
薄志弱行 [はくしじゃっこう] /(n) infirmity of purpose and lack of decision/being weak-willed and inept in getting things done/
白紙撤回 [はくしてっかい] /(n,vs) complete revocation/total retraction/
白砂青松 [はくしゃせいしょう] /(n) white sands and green pine grove/a beautiful stretch of sandy beach dotted with pine trees/
拍手喝采 [はくしゅかっさい] /(n,vs) clapping and cheering/hearty round of applause/
爆弾宣言 [ばくだんせんげん] /(n) bombshell announcement (declaration)/
爆弾発言 [ばくだんはつげん] /(n) bombshell announcement (statement)/
爆弾発表 [ばくだんはっぴょう] /(n) bombshell announcement (statement)/
白昼公然 [はくちゅうこうぜん] /(adj-t,n) openly and in broad daylight/
白昼堂々 [はくちゅうどうどう] /(adj-t,n) openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight/
白昼堂堂 [はくちゅうどうどう] /(adj-t,n) openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight/
白馬非馬 [はくばひば] /(n) sophistry/sophism/false syllogism/
博聞強記 [はくぶんきょうき] /(adj-no,n) erudition and remarkably retentive memory/widely-read with a remarkable memory/
博覧強記 [はくらんきょうき] /(adj-no,n) erudition and remarkably retentive memory/widely-read with a remarkable memory/
博覧多識 [はくらんたしき] /(adj-no,n) erudition and extensive knowledge/widely-read and well-informed/
薄利多売 [はくりたばい] /(n,vs) high-volume sales with small profits/small profits and quick returns/low margin and high turnover/
迫力満点 [はくりょくまんてん] /(n) full impact/packing a punch/
暴露戦術 [ばくろせんじゅつ] /(n) exposure tactics/muckraking tactics/
白話小説 [はくわしょうせつ] /(n) novel written in colloquial Chinese/
箱物行政 [はこものぎょうせい] /(n) government (public policy) focusing on the construction of public (community) buildings/
馬耳東風 [ばじとうふう] /(n) turning a deaf ear (to)/not paying attention to someone's opinions or criticism/in one ear and out the other/praying to deaf ears/
八十八夜 [はちじゅうはちや] /(n) eighty-eighth day from the beginning of spring (about which time farmers become busy with their field work)/
八大地獄 [はちだいじごく] /(n) The Eight Greater (Buddhist) Hells/
八面玲瓏 [はちめんれいろう] /(adj-na,adj-no,adj-t,n) serene/equable/affable/graceful in all aspects/looking clear and bright when viwed from any angle/
八面六臂 [はちめんろっぴ] /(n) competent and active in many fields/versatile/one person doing the work of many/
八紘一宇 [はっこういちう] /(n) (the spirit of) universal brotherhood/all eight corners of the world under one roof/
跋扈跳梁 [ばっこちょうりょう] /(n,vs) evildoers being rampant and roaming at will/
抜山蓋世 [ばつざんがいせい] /(n) great strength and energy (of a mighty hero)/Herculean strength and vitality/
八百八町 [はっぴゃくやちょう] /(n) the whole enormous extent of Edo/from one side of Edo to the other/
八方美人 [はっぽうびじん] /(n) woman who looks beautiful from all angles/one who tries to be all things to all people/one who tries to please everybody/everybody's friend/
発菩提心 [はつぼだいしん] /(n) deciding to embrace Buddhism/deciding to seek enlightenment/seeking to have religious awakening/
抜本塞源 [ばっぽんそくげん] /(n) eradication of (sources of) evil/laying the ax to the root of evil/
波濤万里 [はとうばんり] /(n) afar over the sea/crossing the oceans/(voyage to) faraway lands/
花形役者 [はながたやくしゃ] /(n) leading actor/star actress/top-billed performer/
鼻元思案 [はなもとしあん] /(n) self-satisfied (self-centered, smug) way of thinking/
鼻元思案 [はなもとじあん] /(n) self-satisfied (self-centered, smug) way of thinking/
花嫁学校 [はなよめがっこう] /(n) school for training bachelor girls in homemaking arts/(a type of) finishing school/
花嫁御寮 [はなよめごりょう] /(n) a bride/
花嫁修業 [はなよめしゅうぎょう] /(n) training for homemaking/training in homemaking arts/
派閥均衡 [はばつきんこう] /(n) balance of power among factions (within a political party)/factional balance/
派閥抗争 [はばつこうそう] /(n) factional infighting (conflict)/antagonism between factions/
派閥人事 [はばつじんじ] /(n) faction-based personnel appointment/
派閥力学 [はばつりきがく] /(n) factional dynamics/power relationships among factions/factional power politics/
刃物三昧 [はものざんまい] /(n,vs) engaging in a knife fight/creating a ruckus using an edged tool/
端役女優 [はやくじょゆう] /(n) bit-part actress/actress with a minor part/
早口言葉 [はやくちことば] /(n) tongue twister/speaking rapidly/
腹八分目 [はらはちぶんめ] /(n) being moderate in eating/stopping short of stuffing oneself/
波瀾曲折 [はらんきょくせつ] /(n) very involved and troublesome situation/complicated twists and turns/
波乱曲折 [はらんきょくせつ] /(n) very involved and troublesome situation/complicated twists and turns/
波瀾万丈 [はらんばんじょう] /(n) stormy and full of drama/many drastic events in the course of events/full of ups and downs/
波乱万丈 [はらんばんじょう] /(n) stormy and full of drama/many drastic events in the course of events/full of ups and downs/
罵詈讒謗 [ばりざんぼう] /(n,vs) slander and abuse/speaking abusively of someone/reviling/vilification/
罵詈雑言 [ばりぞうごん] /(n) verbal abuse/vilification/making strident verbal attacks on someone/
半永久的 [はんえいきゅうてき] /(adj-na) semipermanent/
半跏趺坐 [はんかふざ] /(n) (sitting in) the half lotus position (in Zen meditation)/
反間苦肉 [はんかんくにく] /(n) stratagem for causing a rift and confusion in the enemy camp by using a seditious plot (using a sacrificial tactic)/
半官半民 [はんかんはんみん] /(n) semi-official/semi-public/semi-private/joint government-private/
判官贔屓 [はんがんびいき] /(n) sympathy for a tragic hero/rooting for the underdog/
万国共通 [ばんこくきょうつう] /(adj-no,n) worldwide/common to the whole world/universal/
反骨精神 [はんこつせいしん] /(n) rebellious (unyielding) spirit/spirit of defiance/antiestablishment mindset/
万古不易 [ばんこふえき] /(n) eternally unchanging/
盤根錯節 [ばんこんさくせつ] /(n) complicated and hard-to-solve event or situation/tangled affair/hard nut to crack/
万死一生 [ばんしいっしょう] /(n) advancing in the face of death/having a narrow escape from the jaws of death/
万死一生 [ばんしいっせい] /(n) advancing in the face of death/having a narrow escape from the jaws of death/
半死半生 [はんしはんしょう] /(n) all but dead/half dead/moribundity/
万事万端 [ばんじばんたん] /(n) everything/all things/all affairs/all matters/
半鐘泥棒 [はんしょうどろぼう] /(n) very tall person/
伴食宰相 [ばんしょくさいしょう] /(n) incompetent cabinet minister/figurehead minister/
伴食大臣 [ばんしょくだいじん] /(n) incompetent cabinet minister/figurehead minister/
半信半疑 [はんしんはんぎ] /(n,vs) half in doubt/dubious/incredulous/wavering between doubt and belief/
半身不随 [はんしんふずい] /(n) paralyzed on one side/partial paralysis/hemiplegia/
半睡半醒 [はんすいはんせい] /(n) half asleep and half awake/
万世一系 [ばんせいいっけい] /(n) unbroken imperial line/unbroken line of sovereigns/
反省材料 [はんせいざいりょう] /(n) matters (issues) that need be reconsidered (reflected on)/
半醒半睡 [はんせいはんすい] /(n) half awake and half asleep/
万世不易 [ばんせいふえき] /(n) eternally unchanging/
版籍奉還 [はんせきほうかん] /(n,vs) return of the lands and people from the feudal lords to the Emperor (1869)/
反俗精神 [はんぞくせいしん] /(n) anticonventional spirit/spirit of resisting convention/
反対給付 [はんたいきゅうふ] /(n) benefit in return (for)/a consideration/compensation (for)/quid pro quo/
反対勢力 [はんたいせいりょく] /(n) forces of opposition/opposing forces/counterforce/
万代不易 [ばんだいふえき] /(n) eternally unchanging/
半知半解 [はんちはんかい] /(n) superficial knowledge/half knowledge/smattering/
半端仕事 [はんぱしごと] /(n) odd job/
万物流転 [ばんぶつるてん] /(exp,n) All things are in a state of flux/Everything is constantly changing./
万夫不当 [ばんぷふとう] /(n) being a match for thousands/being a mighty warrior (combatant)/
繁文縟礼 [はんぶんじょくれい] /(n) red tape/red-tapism/official rules and procedures being needlessly complex and cumbersome/
反面教師 [はんめんきょうし] /(n) person who serves as an example of how not to behave/bad example from which one can learn/
反目嫉視 [はんもくしっし] /(n,vs) jealousy and enmity/being jealous of and at odds with (each other)/
煩悶懊悩 [はんもんおうのう] /(n,vs) anguish/agony/
万緑一紅 [ばんりょくいっこう] /(n) one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation/one item of quality standing out among many/one woman among many men/
贔屓贔屓 [ひいきびいき] /(n) each person supporting (patronizing) his (her) own favorite/
被害妄想 [ひがいもうそう] /(n) paranoia/persecution complex/victim complex/
悲歌慷慨 [ひかこうがい] /(n,vs) sing a dirge pouring out lamentation over something/
飛花落葉 [ひからくよう] /(exp,n) Blossoms fall and leaves scatter./the evanescence (impermanence) of worldly things/
媚眼秋波 [びがんしゅうは] /(n) casting a coquettish (an amorous) glance (at a man)/
悲喜交々 [ひきこもごも] /(n) having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow/joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart/bitter-sweet/
悲喜交交 [ひきこもごも] /(n) having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow/joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart/bitter-sweet/
卑怯千万 [ひきょうせんばん] /(adj-na,n) very mean (sneaky)/extremely unsportsmanlike/
日毎夜毎 [ひごとよごと] /(n-adv,n-t) every day and every night/day after day/daily/
飛耳長目 [ひじちょうもく] /(n) sharp eyes and ears used for collecting information far and wide/having the acumen and shrewd discernment gained by widely-collected information with sharp eyes and ears/being well-versed on a subject/books which broaden our knowledge/
美酒佳肴 [びしゅかこう] /(n) fine wines and prized delicacies/
美辞麗句 [びじれいく] /(n) flowery words/rhetorical flourishes/
美人薄命 [びじんはくめい] /(exp,n) Beauty and fortune seldom go together/A beautiful woman is destined to die young./
皮相浅薄 [ひそうせんぱく] /(adj-na,n) shallow and unwise/superficial and thoughtless/
筆禍事件 [ひっかじけん] /(n) troubles brought on by what one has written/incident occasioned by a serious slip of the pen/
吃驚仰天 [びっくりぎょうてん] /(n,vs) be astonished/be stunned/be startled out of one's wits/be thunderstruck/
引込思案思案 [ひっこみじあん] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) reserved/withdrawn/introvert/reticent/
引っ込み思案 [ひっこみじあん] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) reserved/withdrawn/introvert/reticent/
必勝不敗 [ひっしょうふはい] /(n) certain victory/sure victory/invincibility/
必須条件 [ひっすじょうけん] /(n) necessary (essential) condition/sine qua non/indispensable requirement/
匹夫匹婦 [ひっぷひっぷ] /(n) men and women of humble position/common people/
必要次第 [ひつようしだい] /(adv,n) as necessary (needed)/if necessary (needed)/
必要条件 [ひつようじょうけん] /(n) necessary condition/sine qua non/necessary requirement/
一齣一齣 [ひとこまひとこま] /(n-adv,n) frame by frame/every frame/
一坪運動 [ひとつぼうんどう] /(n) campaign to prevent a public construction work by acquiring a minuscule tract of land/
人手不足 [ひとでぶそく] /(n) labor shortage/
人身御供 [ひとみごくう] /(n) human sacrifice/sacrificial victim/
一人稽古 [ひとりげいこ] /(n) practicing by oneself/self-instruction/
独り稽古 [ひとりげいこ] /(n) practicing by oneself/self-instruction/
一人相撲 [ひとりずもう] /(n) fighting (tilting at) windmills/working oneself up even though there really isn't anything to fight at/
独り相撲 [ひとりずもう] /(n) fighting (tilting at) windmills/working oneself up even though there really isn't anything to fight at/
一人天下 [ひとりてんか] /(n) being the sole master of the situation/reigning supreme/standing unchallenged/
独り天下 [ひとりてんか] /(n) being the sole master of the situation/reigning supreme/standing unchallenged/
一人天下 [ひとりでんか] /(n) being the sole master of the situation/reigning supreme/standing unchallenged/
独り天下 [ひとりでんか] /(n) being the sole master of the situation/reigning supreme/standing unchallenged/
一人天狗 [ひとりてんぐ] /(n) self-conceited person/ego tripper/swelled head/
独り天狗 [ひとりてんぐ] /(n) self-conceited person/ego tripper/swelled head/
一人二役 [ひとりふたやく] /(n) double role/one person playing two roles/wearing two hats/
一人一人 [ひとりひとり] /(n-adv,n-t) one by one/one at a time/one after another/from person to person/depending on the individual/each and every person/
一人一人 [ひとりびとり] /(n-adv,n-t) one by one/one at a time/one after another/from person to person/depending on the individual/each and every person/
一人舞台 [ひとりぶたい] /(n) performing solo (by oneself)/having the stage to oneself/being in sole command/eclipsing (outshining) the others/field of activity in which one is unrivaled/
独り舞台 [ひとりぶたい] /(n) performing solo (by oneself)/having the stage to oneself/being in sole command/eclipsing (outshining) the others/field of activity in which one is unrivaled/
非難合戦 [ひなんかっせん] /(n,vs) (engage in a round of) mutual criticism/repeatedly attack each other/
非難囂々 [ひなんごうごう] /(adj-t,n) enraged outcry/loud protest/being bitterly criticized by others/being loudly denounced by others/
非難囂囂 [ひなんごうごう] /(adj-t,n) enraged outcry/loud protest/being bitterly criticized by others/being loudly denounced by others/
批判材料 [ひはんざいりょう] /(n) elements deserving criticism/material used to criticize someone (something)/
悲憤慷慨 [ひふんこうがい] /(n,vs) indignant lamentation over something/indignantly deplore something/
誹謗中傷 [ひぼうちゅうしょう] /(n,vs) slander/calumny/
美味佳肴 [びみかこう] /(n) delicacies/epicurean dishes/
秘密結社 [ひみつけっしゃ] /(n) secret society/underground organization/
眉目秀麗 [びもくしゅうれい] /(adj-na,n) (a man) having a handsome face/having fine-featured face/
百姓一揆 [ひゃくしょういっき] /(n) peasants' uprising/
百尺竿頭 [ひゃくしゃくかんとう] /(n) the highest state of one's enlightenment/the highest level one can attain/
百尺竿頭 [ひゃくせきかんとう] /(n) the highest state of one's enlightenment/the highest level one can attain/
百折不撓 [ひゃくせつふとう] /(n) indefatigability/indomitableness/
百戦百勝 [ひゃくせんひゃくしょう] /(n) being ever-victorious/winning battle after battle/invincibility/
百戦練磨 [ひゃくせんれんま] /(n) being schooled by adversity in many battles/being rich in life's experience gained through much adversity/veteran/
百戦錬磨 [ひゃくせんれんま] /(n) being schooled by adversity in many battles/being rich in life's experience gained through much adversity/veteran/
百点満点 [ひゃくてんまんてん] /(n) (getting a) perfect score/scoring 100/grading students on a scale of one hundred/doing perfectly (in a test)/leaving nothing to be desired/
百日天下 [ひゃくにちてんか] /(n) The Hundred Days (of Napoleon I)/very short-lived regime/
百人百様 [ひゃくにんひゃくよう] /(exp,n) So many men, so many ways/to each one's own/It takes all sorts to make a world./
百年河清 [ひゃくねんかせい] /(exp) waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear/waiting in vain for an unlikely event/waiting for pigs to fly/When the sky falls, we shall catch larks./
百慮一得 [ひゃくりょいっとく] /(exp,n) Even a fool may sometimes give good counsel./
百花斉放 [ひゃっかせいほう] /(exp,n) flowering of the sciences and the arts/Let a hundred flowers blossom/"Hundred Flowers" campaign/
百家争鳴 [ひゃっかそうめい] /(exp,n) lively and uninhibited discussion (by scholars and controversialists)/Let a hundred schools of thought contend./
百花繚乱 [ひゃっかりょうらん] /(adj-t,n) many flowers blooming in profusion/simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements/gathering of many beautiful women (talented people)/
百花撩乱 [ひゃっかりょうらん] /(adj-t,n) many flowers blooming in profusion/simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements/gathering of many beautiful women (talented people)/
百鬼夜行 [ひゃっきやぎょう] /(n) veritable pandemonium/a large number of people plotting and doing evil/creepy characters roaming about presenting a most scandalous sight/
百鬼夜行 [ひゃっきやこう] /(n) veritable pandemonium/a large number of people plotting and doing evil/creepy characters roaming about presenting a most scandalous sight/
百発百中 [ひゃっぱつひゃくちゅう] /(n) always hitting the bull's-eye/never missing one's aim/(predictions or plans) always turning out as expected/be on target every time/
費用一切 [ひよういっさい] /(n) all expenses/
剽悍無比 [ひょうかんむひ] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) as fierce and nimble as any/daring and agile without equal/
病気見舞 [びようきみまい] /(n) get-well card (gift, letter)/visit to (inquiry after) a sick person/
病気見舞い [びようきみまい] /(n) get-well card (gift, letter)/visit to (inquiry after) a sick person/
表敬訪問 [ひょうけいほうもん] /(n,vs) courtesy call (visit)/
表裏一体 [ひょうりいったい] /(n) (being inseparable like) the two sides of the same coin/two things that appear different being in fact inextricably linked/being one and indivisible/
比翼連理 [ひよくれんり] /(n) perfect conjugal harmony between husband and wife/a man and a woman being affectionately intimate/
悲恋物語 [ひれんものがたり] /(n) tragic love story/tale of tragic love/
疲労困憊 [ひろうこんぱい] /(n,vs) total exhaustion/being completely worn out/
貧血気味 [ひんけつぎみ] /(n) tending to anemia/being somewhat anemic/
品行方正 [ひんこうほうせい] /(adj-na,n) of strict morality/irreproachable/
便乗商法 [びんじょうしょうほう] /(n) piggybacking marketing/the method of making sales by jumping on a bandwagon (like that of a boom, popularity, disaster, etc.)/
品性下劣 [ひんせいげれつ] /(adj-na,n) of low (mean, inferior) character/
品性高潔 [ひんせいこうけつ] /(adj-na,n) of lofty (noble, virtuous) character/
貧富貴賤 [ひんぷきせん] /(n) rich and poor, high and low/people of all ranks/
貧乏所帯 [びんぼうじょたい] /(n) needy household/small housekeeping/establishment experiencing rough going financially/
不安材料 [ふあんざいりょう] /(n) cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety)/reasons for uneasiness/
富貴栄華 [ふうきえいが] /(n) wealth, rank, and arrogant splendor/
風紀退廃 [ふうきたいはい] /(n) decay (decline, corruption) of public morals/moral decadence/
風紀頽廃 [ふうきたいはい] /(n) decay (decline, corruption) of public morals/moral decadence/
風紀紊乱 [ふうきびんらん] /(n) corruption of public morals/
富貴浮雲 [ふうきふうん] /(exp,n) Riches and honors are as fleeting as floating clouds./Fortune and fame are here today, gone tomorrow./
風光絶佳 [ふうこうぜっか] /(adj-na,n) scenic beauty/scenery being beautiful beyond description/
風光明媚 [ふうこうめいび] /(adj-na,n) beautiful natural scenery/scenic or natural beauty/
風声鶴唳 [ふうせいかくれい] /(n) getting frightened even by a slight noise/hearing the enemy in every leaf that rustles/being afraid of one's own shadow/
風俗営業 [ふうぞくえいぎょう] /(n) (1) business offering food and entertainment/cabaret, club and restaurant business/(2) sex-related business/
風俗壊乱 [ふうぞくかいらん] /(n) corruption of public morals/offense against public morality/
風俗画風 [ふうぞくがふう] /(n) (of the) genre painting style/(of the) style of painting that depicts people's customs and manners/(of the) type of painting that denotes the life of ordinary people/
風俗習慣 [ふうぞくしゅうかん] /(n) manners and customs/customs and habits/
風俗小説 [ふうぞくしょうせつ] /(n) light novel depicting social customs and manners of the day/
風俗犯罪 [ふうぞくはんざい] /(n) offense against public morals/morals offense/vice crime/
風土気候 [ふうどきこう] /(n) climate and natural features (of a region)/
夫婦養子 [ふうふようし] /(n) adopting a married couple/a married couple adopted into the family/
風味絶佳 [ふうみぜっか] /(adj-na,n) delicious flavor/superb taste/
風流韻事 [ふうりゅういんじ] /(n) elegant appreciation of nature through artistic pursuits such as poetry, painting and calligraphy/
風流三昧 [ふうりゅうざんまい] /(n) taking delight in elegant artistic pursuits/being absorbed in such elegant cultural pursuits as poetry, painting and calligraphy/
風林火山 [ふうりんかざん] /(exp,n) "Swift as wind, quiet as forest, fierce as fire, and immovable as a mountain." (the motto of the feudal lord Takeda Shingen, quoted from Sun-tzu)/
武運長久 [ぶうんちょうきゅう] /(n) continued luck in the fortunes of war/
不易流行 [ふえきりゅうこう] /(exp,n) the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku/Haiku is both "fluid and transitory" and "eternal and immutable."/An interchange between the transient and the immutable is central to the soul of haiku. (Basho)/
不穏分子 [ふおんぶんし] /(n) disruptive element/troublemaker/dissident/
不可抗力 [ふかこうりょく] /(n) act of God/inevitable accident/irresistible force/force majeure/
不可思議 [ふかしぎ] /(adj-na,n) mystery/wonder/miracle/riddle/strange/enigmatic/incomprehensible/
不可能事 [ふかのうじ] /(n) an impossibility/
不羈独立 [ふきどくりつ] /(n) free and independent/
不羈奔放 [ふきほんぽう] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) unfettered/unrestrained/free-spirited and uninhibited/
不義密通 [ふぎみっつう] /(n) adultery/infidelity/
不器用者 [ぶきようもの] /(n) clumsy person/bungler/botcher/person with no particular talents/
不朽不滅 [ふきゅうふめつ] /(adj-no,n) everlasting/eternal/immortal/imperishable/undying/
俯仰天地 [ふぎょうてんち] /(n) looking up and down, from heaven to earth (having nothing to be ashamed of)/swearing by Heaven and Earth (having done nothing to be ashamed of)/
不許複製 [ふきょふくせい] /(exp) All rights reserved./Duplication (Copying) prohibited./
不遇時代 [ふぐうじだい] /(n) one's dark days/the period during which one suffered misfortune and obscurity/
複雑怪奇 [ふくざつかいき] /(adj-na,n) complex and mysterious (bizarre)/complicated and inscrutable/
複雑奇怪 [ふくざつきかい] /(adj-na,n) complex and mysterious (bizarre)/complicated and inscrutable/
複雑多岐 [ふくざつたき] /(adj-na,n) complex and wide-ranging/labyrinthine/
複雑多様 [ふくざつたよう] /(adj-na,n) complex and multifarious/
複雑微妙 [ふくざつびみょう] /(adj-na,n) complex and subtle (delicate)/
福祉商法 [ふくししょうほう] /(n) (unscrupulous) business practices based on an appeal to one's social conscience/(unscrupulous) sales methods used by someone falsely claiming to represent a charitable (social welfare) organization/
不倶戴天 [ふぐたいてん] /(n) cherishing an implacable hostility (toward)/sworn enemies being unable to breathe the same air/
不屈不撓 [ふくつふとう] /(n) indefatigability/indomitableness/with unremitting tenacity/
福徳円満 [ふくとくえんまん] /(n) being perfectly happy and prosperous/wealth and happiness/
伏竜鳳雛 [ふくりょうほうすう] /(n) gifted young person who shows much promise/unrecognized genius/great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel/
武芸百般 [ぶげいひゃっぱん] /(n) every martial art/all the martial arts/
武家伝奏 [ぶけでんそう] /(n) Imperial official in charge of communication between the shogunate and the court (during the Muromachi and Edo periods)/
武家奉公 [ぶけぼうこう] /(n) service with a samurai family/serving in a samurai household (as a valet/chambermaid)/
不言実行 [ふげんじっこう] /(n) action before words/no talk and all deeds/Action speaks louder than words./
不言不語 [ふげんふご] /(n) without putting (needing to put) anything into words/
富国強兵 [ふこくきょうへい] /(n) wealth and military power of a nation/(a plan for) building "a rich country with a s trong army"/
不心得者 [ふこころえもの] /(n) imprudent fellow/misguided person/wrongheaded people/
無骨一徹 [ぶこついってつ] /(adj-na,n) rustic/boorish/uncouth/adamantly sticking to being boorish/
武骨一徹 [ぶこついってつ] /(adj-na,n) rustic/boorish/uncouth/adamantly sticking to being boorish/
巫山雲雨 [ふざんうんう] /(n) sexual liaison/
武士気質 [ぶしかたぎ] /(n) samurai spirit/the common ethos of the samurai/the straitlaced temperament of a samurai/
無事終了 [ぶじしゅうりょう] /(n,vs) ending without incident/being successfully brought to completion/finishing something without a hitch/
父子相伝 [ふしそうでん] /(n) transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to son/
無事息災 [ぶじそくさい] /(n) safe and healthy/(living a) peaceful and healthy life/
無事太平 [ぶじたいへい] /(adj-na,n) peace and quiet/safe and peaceful/tranquil and uneventful/
無事平穏 [ぶじへいおん] /(adj-na,n) peace and quiet/safe and peaceful/tranquil and uneventful/
不惜身命 [ふしゃくしんみょう] /(n) not sparing one's life for the sake of Buddhism/not sparing oneself for a worthy cause/
不純分子 [ふじゅんぶんし] /(n) dissident (discontented) element/
不正直者 [ふしょうじきもの] /(n) dishonest person/
不祥事件 [ふしょうじけん] /(n) disgraceful incident/scandalous affair/untoward (deplorable) event/
不承不承 [ふしょうぶしょう] /(adv,n) reluctantly/grudgingly/unwillingly/
夫唱婦随 [ふしょうふずい] /(n) way of life in which the wife follows the husband's lead/
武人気質 [ぶじんかたぎ] /(n) martial (military) spirit/the spirit of true warriors/
不審人物 [ふしんじんぶつ] /(n) suspicious character (person, figure)/
不審尋問 [ふしんじんもん] /(n,vs) police questioning (of a suspicious person)/
不審訊問 [ふしんじんもん] /(n,vs) police questioning (of a suspicious person)/
不正流用 [ふせいりゅうよう] /(n,vs) misappropriation (of funds, etc.)/
不即不離 [ふそくふり] /(n) relationship neither too close to nor too remote from/two things being neither too closely attached nor totally detached/relationship that is neither too familiar nor too distant/remaining neutral/
父祖伝来 [ふそでんらい] /(adj-no,n) hereditary/patrimonial/handed down from generation to generation/
譜代相伝 [ふだいそうでん] /(n) hereditary succession/
譜代大名 [ふだいだいみょう] /(n) daimyo in hereditary vassalage to the Tokugawas/hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)/
二言三言 [ふたことみこと] /(n) a few words/
二股膏薬 [ふたまたこうやく] /(n) double-dealer/timeserver/moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict/
二股膏薬 [ふたまたごうやく] /(n) double-dealer/timeserver/moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict/
不調法者 [ぶちょうほうもの] /(n) clumsy person/bungler/person with no particular talents (in performing arts)/nondrinker/nonsmoker/
物議騒然 [ぶつぎそうぜん] /(adj-t,n) tumultuous public discussion/noisy public criticism/
物情騒然 [ぶつじょうそうぜん] /(adj-t) public feeling and attitudes being in turmoil/seething with social unrest/
物心一如 [ぶっしんいちにょ] /(exp,n) Matter and mind are one./body and mind as one/
物心両面 [ぶっしんりょうめん] /(n) both material and moral/both physically and psychologically (spiritually)/
不定愁訴 [ふていしゅうそ] /(n) general malaise/
不適任者 [ふてきにんしゃ] /(n) unqualified (incompetent) person/square peg in a round hole/
不撓不屈 [ふとうふくつ] /(n) indefatigability/indomitableness/with unremitting tenacity/
不得要領 [ふとくようりょう] /(adj-na,n) vague/ambiguous/noncommittal/missing the essential point/(things that are) beside the point/
不届千万 [ふとどきせんばん] /(n) (adj-na,n) very rude (insolent)/extremely reprehensible/outrageous/
不届き千万 [ふとどきせんばん] /(n) (adj-na,n) very rude (insolent)/extremely reprehensible/outrageous/
腐敗堕落 [ふはいだらく] /(n) debasement/corruption/degradation/
不平不満 [ふへいふまん] /(n) discontent and grumbling/complaints/gripes/dissatisfaction/
不平分子 [ふへいぶんし] /(n) discontented element/discontented (grumbling) member/
普遍妥当 [ふへんだとう] /(n) universal validity/fitting into any situation/
不偏不党 [ふへんふとう] /(n) impartial and unbiased/neutral and impartial/nonpartisan/
不真面目 [ふまじめ] /(adj-na,n) lack of sincerity (seriousness)/insincere/flippant/
不眠不休 [ふみんふきゅう] /(n) without sleep or rest/day and night/
武勇絶倫 [ぶゆうぜつりん] /(adj-no,n) peerless bravery/matchless valor (in arms)/
不要不急 [ふようふきゅう] /(adj-na,n) nonessential and nonurgent/
不埒千万 [ふらちせんばん] /(adj-na,n) very insolent/extremely audacious/reprehensible/
不立文字 [ふりつもんじ] /(exp,n) Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment/Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters./Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism)/
不立文字 [ふりゅうもんじ] /(exp,n) Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment/Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters./Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism)/
武陵桃源 [ぶりょうとうげん] /(n) Arcadia/Elysium/lotus land/Shangri-la/Utopia/Xanadu/
不良外人 [ふりょうがいじん] /(n) undesirable alien/
不良交友 [ふりょうこうゆう] /(n) getting mixed up with the wrong people/getting into bad company/
不良債権 [ふりょうさいけん] /(n) nonperforming loan/bad loan/
不良仲間 [ふりょうなかま] /(n) gang of hoodlums (hooligans)/bad company/companion in gang activities/
不良老年 [ふりょうろうねん] /(n) old sinner/elderly man-about-town/older person who enjoys free and easy lifestyle unfettered by social taboos/
不倫相手 [ふりんあいて] /(n) person with whom one is having an illicit love affair/
無礼千万 [ぶれいせんばん] /(adj-na) extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)/
不老長寿 [ふろうちょうじゅ] /(n) perpetual youth and longevity/
不老不死 [ふろうふし] /(n) eternal youth and immortality/
付和随行 [ふわずいこう] /(n,vs) participating in something by merely following the leaders/
附和随行 [ふわずいこう] /(n,vs) participating in something by merely following the leaders/
付和雷同 [ふわらいどう] /(n,vs) assentation/following blindly/following suit without reflection/go along with someone having no definite views or convictions of one's own/
奮起一番 [ふんきいちばん] /(n) bracing oneself up to action, being inspired by something/getting down to work, putting heart and soul into it/tackling (a job) with gusto/
粉骨砕身 [ふんこつさいしん] /(n,vs) exert oneself to the utmost/work oneself to the bone/
文章作法 [ぶんしょうさほう] /(n) methods of writing/rules of good writing/writing style guide/
粉飾決算 [ふんしょくけっさん] /(n) window-dressing account settlements/fudging financial statements by window dressing/
焚書坑儒 [ふんしょこうじゅ] /(n) burning books on the Chinese classics and burying Confucian scholars alive/
文人墨客 [ぶんじんぼっかく] /(n) writers and artists/persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting, and calligraphy/
文人墨客 [ぶんじんぼっきゃく] /(n) writers and artists/persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting, and calligraphy/
奮闘努力 [ふんとうどりょく] /(n,vs) try one's best/all-out effort/strenuous efforts/
文武兼備 [ぶんぶけんび] /(n) well up in both literary and military (martial) arts/well skilled in wielding both the sword and the pen/
文武百官 [ぶんぶひゃっかん] /(n) all the officials, both military and civil/
文武両道 [ぶんぶりょうどう] /(n) well up in both literary and military (martial) arts/well skilled in wielding both the sword and the pen/
分不相応 [ぶんふそうおう] /(adj-na,n) inappropriate to one's lot in life/beyond one's means or position/above one's station (circumstances)/
文明開化 [ぶんめいかいか] /(n) civilization and enlightenment/(slogan of) Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era/
奮励努力 [ふんれいどりょく] /(n,vs) strenuous exertions/making strenuous efforts/exerting oneself/
平安無事 [へいあんぶじ] /(adj-na,n) peace and quiet/safe and peaceful/tranquil and uneventful/
弊衣破帽 [へいいはぼう] /(n) shapeless cap and shabby clothes/having a neglected appearance with shabby clothes/
弊衣蓬髪 [へいいほうはつ] /(n) unkempt hair and shabby clothes/
平易明快 [へいいめいかい] /(adj-na,n) simple and clear/plain and lucid/
平穏無事 [へいおんぶじ] /(adj-na,n) peace and quiet/safe and peaceful/tranquil and uneventful/
閉月羞花 [へいげつしゅうか] /(n) the charms of a rarely beautiful woman/(Literally: (so beautiful that) the Moon is abashed and flowers wilt)/
閉口頓首 [へいこうとんしゅ] /(adj-no,n,vs) being at a complete loss as to what to do/being at one's wit's end/being at a loss for an answer/
平沙万里 [へいさばんり] /(n) vast stretch of desert/vast expanse of sandy plain/
平身低頭 [へいしんていとう] /(n,vs) throw oneself at a person's feet/go down on one's knees/prostrate oneself/
兵隊勘定 [へいたいかんじょう] /(n) Dutch treat/going Dutch/
平々凡々 [へいへいぼんぼん] /(adj-t) very ordinary/mediocre/all-too-common/quite commonplace/
平平凡凡 [へいへいぼんぼん] /(adj-t) very ordinary/mediocre/all-too-common/quite commonplace/
兵法指南 [へいほうしなん] /(n) instruction in martial arts/
平凡陳腐 [へいぼんちんぷ] /(adj-na,n) commonplace and stale/humdrum and hackneyed/
平明達意 [へいめいたつい] /(n) plain and lucid/articulate/
閉門蟄居 [へいもんちっきょ] /(n) house arrest/being placed in confinement at home/
平和共存 [へいわきょうぞん] /(n) peaceful coexistence/
碧眼紅毛 [へきがんこうもう] /(n) blue eyes and red hair/a Westerner/
劈頭第一 [へきとうだいいち] /(n) at the outset/at the very beginning/in the first place/to begin (start) with/first and foremost/
別居結婚 [べっきょけっこん] /(n) commuter marriage/
便宜主義 [べんぎしゅぎ] /(n) opportunism/expendiency/timeserving/
変幻自在 [へんげんじざい] /(adj-na,n) protean/pantomorphic/capable of assuming ever-changing appearance/appearing and disappearing like a phantom/
変幻出没 [へんげんしゅつぼつ] /(n,vs) being protean and elusive/appear and disappear like a phantom/
片言隻語 [へんげんせきご] /(n) a few words/a single phrase/
片言隻句 [へんげんせきく] /(n) a few words/a single phrase/
片言隻句 [へんげんせっく] /(n) a few words/a single phrase/
変身願望 [へんしんがんぼう] /(n) obsession with changing one's appearance/desire to change/
変通自在 [へんつうじざい] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) freely adaptable, very flexible, nimble in adaptation/
弁当持参 [べんとうじさん] /(n) bringing one's own lunch/
返答次第 [へんとうしだい] /(n) depending on the answer/hinging on the reply/
偏旁冠脚 [へんぼうかんきゃく] /(n) the four major types of radicals of Chinese characters (left-side, right-side, top, and bottom)/
弁明口調 [べんめいくちょう] /(n) apologetic (defensive) tone of voice/
暴悪無類 [ぼうあくむるい] /(adj-no,n) incomparably ruthless/diabolical/
防遏手段 [ぼうあつしゅだん] /(n) preventive measure/
暴飲暴食 [ぼういんぼうしょく] /(n,vs) eating and drinking to excess/intemperance in eating and drinking/
砲煙弾雨 [ほうえんだんう] /(n) the smoke of cannon and a hail of bullets/(in) the thick of battle/
崩壊寸前 [ほうかいすんぜん] /(n) on the brink of collapse/in a state of near-collapse/
妨害工作 [ぼうがいこうさく] /(n) obstructive tactics/harassing operation/sabotage/
妨害戦術 [ぼうがいせんじゅつ] /(n) obstructive tactics/harassing tactics/
法界悋気 [ほうかいりんき] /(n) being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one/being jealous of others who are in love with each other/
放歌高吟 [ほうかこうぎん] /(n,vs) singing at the top of one's voice/singing boisterously/
判官贔屓 [ほうがんびいき] /(n) sympathy for a tragic hero/rooting for the underdog/
暴虐非道 [ぼうぎゃくひどう] /(adj-na,n) violent and cruel/tyrannical and atrocious/
妄言多謝 [ぼうげんたしゃ] /(exp) Kindly excuse my reckless remarks./Please excuse my thoughtless words. (used deferentially, in a letter, etc.)/
冒険野郎 [ぼうけんやろう] /(n) adventure lover/
暴虎馮河 [ぼうこひょうが] /(n) foolhardy courage/perilous adventure/daredevil attemp/
豊作飢饉 [ほうさくききん] /(n) impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest/decline in farmers' income caused by the sharlpy lower farm prices as a result of bumper harvests/
豊作貧乏 [ほうさくびんぼう] /(n) impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest/decline in farmers' income caused by the sharply lower farm prices as a result of bumper harvests/
傍若無人 [ぼうじゃくぶじん] /(adj-na,n) insolent/outrageous/audacious/arrogant/impudent/overbearing/following one's way in defiance of others/
飽食暖衣 [ほうしょくだんい] /(n) being well fed and warmly clothed/
放心状態 [ほうしんじょうたい] /(n) being in abstraction/being dazed/being absentminded/stargazing/
茫然自失 [ぼうぜんじしつ] /(n,vs) becoming stupefied (stunned, petrified)/being dumbfounded/trance/stupor/standing aghast/
呆然自失 [ぼうぜんじしつ] /(n,vs) becoming stupefied (stunned, petrified)/being dumbfounded/trance/stupor/standing aghast/
忙中有閑 [ぼうちゅうゆうかん] /(n) having free time to spare in the midst of busyness/finding an interval of leisure in the midst of a busy life/
鵬程万里 [ほうていばんり] /(n) (over) a great distance/(a long journey (flight, voyage)) to (from) a faraway place/
傍点訳者 [ぼうてんやくしゃ] /(exp) Reading(s) added by translator./
蓬頭垢面 [ほうとうこうめん] /(n) (with) unkempt hair and dirty face/being indifferent to one's personal appearance/
放蕩三昧 [ほうとうざんまい] /(n) being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures/giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation/living a thoroughly dissipated life/abandon oneself to wild ways/
放蕩生活 [ほうとうせいかつ] /(n) fast living/a dissipated life/a riotous life/
放蕩無頼 [ほうとうぶらい] /(adj-no,n) being dissolute and unruly/ruining oneself by leading a fast life/
放蕩息子 [ほうとうむすこ] /(n) profligate (dissolute) son/
豊年満作 [ほうねんまんさく] /(n) bumper crops of rice (and other grains)/year of a full rice harvest/
奉納相撲 [ほうのうずもう] /(n) sumo exhibition match held in the precincts of a Shinto shrine/
抱腹絶倒 [ほうふくぜっとう] /(n,vs) sidesplitting (gut-wrenching) laughter/laugh oneself to convulsions/roll about with laughter/
棒腹絶倒 [ほうふくぜっとう] /(n,vs) sidesplitting (gut-wrenching) laughter/laugh oneself to convulsions/roll about with laughter/
泡沫景気 [ほうまつけいき] /(n) bubble boom/ephemenal boom/
泡沫候補 [ほうまつこうほ] /(n) no-hope candidate/frivolous candidate/candidate unworthy of serious consideration/
泡沫夢幻 [ほうまつむげん] /(n) transient/ephemeral/feeting/evanescent/
放浪生活 [ほうろうせいかつ] /(n) (leading) a vagabond life/(leading) a wandering existence/
暴力沙汰 [ぼうりょくざた] /(n) (committing/resorting to) an act of violence/
暴力手段 [ぼうりょくしゅだん] /(n) violent means/
保革伯仲 [ほかくはくちゅう] /(n,vs) conservatives and reformists being neck and neck/balanced conservative and progressive strengths/
撲滅運動 [ぼくめつうんどう] /(n) exterminatory measure/eradication campaign/
暮色蒼然 [ぼしょくそうぜん] /(adj-t) somber light of a gathering dusk/dusky gray of evening twilight/deepening gloom of the evening/
墨痕淋漓 [ぼっこんりんり] /(adj-t) dripping ink marks/(a work of calligraphy being) written in bold and vivid strokes/
翻雲覆雨 [ほんうんふくう] /(n) fickle friendship/
本懐成就 [ほんかいじょうじゅ] /(n,vs) realization of a great ambition/attainment of one's most cherished desire/one's earnest prayer being answered/
本家本元 [ほんけほんもと] /(n) original home/birthplace/originator/the original maker/
本人次第 [ほんにんしだい] /(n) being up the the person himself/
煩悩具足 [ぼんのうぐそく] /(n) possessing worldly desires and passions/
奔放自在 [ほんぽうじざい] /(adj-na,n) free and uncontrolled/behaving with abandon/freewheeling/totally uninhibited/
奔放不羈 [ほんぽうふき] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) free-spirited and uninhibited/unfettered/freewheeling/
本末転倒 [ほんまつてんとう] /(n,vs) mistaking the insignificant for the essential/getting one's priorities backwards/putting the cart before the horse/mistaking the cause for the end/
本末顛倒 [ほんまつてんとう] /(n,vs) mistaking the insignificant for the essential/getting one's priorities backwards/putting the cart before the horse/mistaking the cause for the end/
凡庸愚昧 [ぼんようぐまい] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) ordinary and ignorant/mediocre and stupid/
本領安堵 [ほんりょうあんど] /(n) recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)/
真一文字 [まいちもんじ] /(adj-no,n) straight/straight line/in (forming) a straight line/as the crow flies/
麻姑掻痒 [まこそうよう] /(n) things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes)/someone being very attentive to one's wishes/
益荒猛男 [ますらたけお] /(n) brave and stalwart man/
股座膏薬 [またぐらごうやく] /(n) a double-dealer/a timeserver/moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict/
股座膏薬 [またぐらこうやく] /(n) a double-dealer/a timeserver/moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict/
待合政治 [まちあいせいじ] /(n) teahouse politics/back-room political dealings/
末期養子 [まつごようし] /(n) deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line)/person adopted by someone on his deathbed/
満悦至極 [まんえつしごく] /(adj-na,n) highly delighted/very pleased/deeply satisfied/brimming over with satisfaction/
満員御礼 [まんいんおんれい] /(exp,n) All Seats (Tickets) Sold, Thank you./
満願成就 [まんがんじょうじゅ] /(n,vs) fulfillment of a vow/one's earnest prayer being answered/
漫言放語 [まんげんほうご] /(n,vs) saying whatever one feels/speaking at random/making careless remarks/rambling talk/
万劫末代 [まんごうまつだい] /(n-t) eternity/through all eternity/for evermore/for many generations to come/
満場一致 [まんじょういっち] /(n) unanimity/with one voice/nemine contradicente/
満場騒然 [まんじょうそうぜん] /(adj-t,n) the whole house (assembly, audience) being in uproar/
満身創痍 [まんしんそうい] /(n) having wounds all over one's body/being covered with cuts and bruises/being badly roughed up/
瞞着手段 [まんちゃくしゅだん] /(n) ruse/trick/deception tactics/
万年青年 [まんねんせいねん] /(n) man of perennial youth/man who never loses his youthful vigor/
満目荒涼 [まんもくこうりょう] /(adj-t,n) all nature being bleak and desolate/scene looking desolate and forlorn as far as the eye can see/
満目蕭条 [まんもくしょうじょう] /(adj-t,n) all nature being bleak and desolate/scene looking desolate and forlorn as far as the eye can see/
未開野蛮 [みかいやばん] /(adj-na,n) primitive and barbarous/uncivilized and barbaric/
三日月眉 [みかづきまゆ] /(n) arched eyebrows/
身柄送検 [みがらそうけん] /(n,vs) turning a suspect over to the public prosecutor's office/committing a suspect to trial/
身柄拘束 [みがらこうそく] /(n,vs) taking someone into custody/detaining someone/physical restraint/
三日天下 [みっかてんか] /(n) short-lived rule/being in power only for a brief period/brief championship/
三日天下 [みっかでんか] /(n) short-lived rule/being in power only for a brief period/brief championship/
三日坊主 [みっかぼうず] /(n) one who can stick to nothing/one who has no perseverance/an unsteady worker/
身分意識 [みぶんいしき] /(n) status consciousness/perception of one's social status/
身分詐称 [みぶんさしょう] /(n) false personation/misrepresentation of one's social position/
身分相応 [みぶんそうおう] /(adj-na,n) appropriate to one's lot in life/within one's means/fitting to one's position/suitable to one's social status/
身元不明 [みもとふめい] /(adj-no,n) (a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)/
名字帯刀 [みょうじたいとう] /(n) right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)/
苗字帯刀 [みょうじたいとう] /(n) the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)/
未来永劫 [みらいえいごう] /(n-t) eternity/through all eternity/for evermore/
未練未酌 [みれんみしゃく] /(n) regret and sympathy/having lingering attachment and sympathy toward someone/
民間伝承 [みんかんでんしょう] /(n) folklore/folk tale/legend/
民族自決 [みんぞくじけつ] /(n) self-determination of peoples/national self-determination/
無為自然 [むいしぜん] /(n) doing nothing and taking things as they come/abandoning artifice and just being oneself (Lao-tzu)/
無為徒食 [むいとしょく] /(n,vs) idling one's time away/eating the bread of idleness/spending a useless life/
無為無聊 [むいぶりょう] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) boredom/ennui/tedium/wearisomeness/
無為無聊 [むいむりょう] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) boredom/ennui/tedium/wearisomeness/
無位無官 [むいむかん] /(n) (a plain citizen) having no special rank or title/being a common citizen/
無位無冠 [むいむかん] /(n) (a plain citizen) having no special rank or title/being a common citizen/
無為無策 [むいむさく] /(n) donothingism/do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.)/being an idle onlooker taking no steps to meet the situation/
無為無能 [むいむのう] /(adj-na,n) idle and incompetent/accomplishing nothing significant nor being capable of doing so/lacking the talent to do anything but idle away one's time/
無益有害 [むえきゆうがい] /(adj-na,n) useless and harmful/
無縁墓地 [むえんぼち] /(n) cemetery for those who died leaving no relatives to tend the graves/potter's field/
無学無識 [むがくむしき] /(n) illiterate and ignorant/uneducated and lacking in wisdom and discernment/
無学無知 [むがくむち] /(adj-na,n) illiterate and ignorant/
無学文盲 [むがくもんもう] /(adj-na,n) ignorant and illiterate/uneducated and illiterate/
無我夢中 [むがむちゅう] /(n) being completely absorbed in/losing oneself in/being delirious with/self-absorption/
無期延期 [むきえんき] /(n,vs) indefinite postponement/adjournment sine die/
無垢清浄 [むくせいじょう] /(adj-na,n) pure and innocent/immaculate/
無芸大食 [むげいたいしょく] /(n) lacking the talent to do anything but eat a lot/having no other merit than a sound appetite/
無芸無能 [むげいむのう] /(adj-na,n) talentless and imcompetent/incompetent and unaccomplished/
無間地獄 [むけんじごく] /(n) the Avici hell, the eighth and most painful of the eight hells in Buddhism/
無間地獄 [むげんじごく] /(n) the Avici hell, the eighth and most painful of the eight hells in Buddhism/
無間奈落 [むけんならく] /(n) the Avici hell, the eighth and most painful of the eight hells in Buddhism/
無間奈落 [むげんならく] /(n) the Avici hell, the eighth and most painful of the eight hells in Buddhism/
夢幻泡沫 [むげんほうまつ] /(n) transient/ephemeral/fleeting/evanescent/
無罪放免 [むざいほうめん] /(n) acquittal/being found innocent and acquitted/
無策無為 [むさくむい] /(n) donothingism/do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.)/being an idle onlooker taking no steps to meet the situation/
無始無終 [むしむしゅう] /(n) everlastingness/eternity/
武者修行 [むしゃしゅぎょう] /(n) knight-errantry/traveling about to train oneself (in the martial arts)/
矛盾撞着 [むじゅんどうちゃく] /(n,vs) self-contradiction/
無常迅速 [むじょうじんそく] /(exp,n) rapidity of the changes of the times/Time and tide wait for no man./
無色透明 [むしょくとうめい] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) colorless and transparent/
無銭飲食 [むせんいんしょく] /(n,vs) leave a restaurant without paying one's bill/skip out on a restaurant bill/
無銭旅行 [むせんりょこう] /(n) traveling without money/going on a penniless journey/
無双仕立 [むそうじたて] /(n) making a piece of clothing with the same cloth inside and out/making a kimono with lining of the same fabric/
無双仕立て [むそうじたて] /(n) making a piece of clothing with the same cloth inside and out/making a kimono with lining of the same fabric/
無想無念 [むそうむねん] /(adj-no,n) being free from all distracting thoughts/keeping one's mind clear of all worldly thoughts/being free from all ideas and thoughts/
無断外泊 [むだんがいはく] /(n,vs) staying out overnight without giving notice/spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)/
無知愚昧 [むちぐまい] /(adj-na,n) unenlightened/in the darkest ignorance/not knowing from A to B/
無知蒙昧 [むちもうまい] /(adj-na,n) unenlightened/in the darkest ignorance/not knowing from A to B/
無知文盲 [むちもんもう] /(adj-na,n) ignorant and illiterate/
無茶苦茶 [むちゃくちゃ] /(adj-na,n) (1) absurd/unreasonable/nonsensical/preposterous/incoherent/(2) extreme/senseless/reckless/wanton/(3) disorder/confusion/mess/wreck/
無手勝流 [むてかつりゅう] /(n) aiming at winning without fighting/
無党派層 [むとうはそう] /(n) independent voters/voters with no party affiliation/
胸先三寸 [むなさきさんずん] /(n) one's mind/one's inner feelings/(a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it/
無二無三 [むにむさん] /(adj-no,n) (1) in earnest/single-mindedly/with intense concentration/rushing headlong into/(2) one and only/unique/
無二無三 [むにむざん] /(adj-no,n) (1) in earnest/single-mindedly/with intense concentration/rushing headlong into/(2) one and only/unique/
無念千万 [むねんせんばん] /(adj-na,n) being really disappointed/feeling utterly mortified/being deeply vexed/
無念無想 [むねんむそう] /(adj-no,n) being free from all distracting thoughts/keeping one's mind clear of all worldly thoughts/being free from all ideas and thoughts/
無能無策 [むのうむさく] /(n) ineptitude and inaction/being incapable of devising any appropriate measures to cope with the situation/
無病息災 [むびょうそくさい] /(n) sound health/perfect state of health being untouched by accidents/
無味乾燥 [むみかんそう] /(adj-na,n) dull and uninteresting/dry-as-dust/flat and insipid/humdrum/
無欲恬淡 [むよくてんたん] /(adj-na,adj-t,n) being indifferent to worldly gain/being unattached and free from desires/
無欲無私 [むよくむし] /(n) unselfish and impartial (disinterested)/
無理往生 [むりおうじょう] /(n) forcing compliance/forcing someone to agree to something/
無理算段 [むりさんだん] /(n,vs) scraping together (a sum of money)/raising (a sum of money) by straining one's credit/
無理心中 [むりしんじゅう] /(n,vs) forced double suicide/murder-suicide/
無理難題 [むりなんだい] /(n) unreasonable (impossible) demand/asking the impossible/tall order/
無理非道 [むりひどう] /(adj-na,n) unreasonable and unjust/unconscionable/
無理無体 [むりむたい] /(adj-na,n) by force/forcibly/using strong-arm methods/
無理矢理 [むりやり] /(adv) forcibly/against one's will/under compulsion/
無量無辺 [むりょうむへん] /(adj-no,n) immense and limitless/
明暗両面 [めいあんりょうめん] /(n) (both) the bright and dark sides/
明鏡止水 [めいきょうしすい] /(n) clear and serene/clear and serene mental state/mind uncluttered by evil thoughts/
名所旧跡 [めいしょきゅうせき] /(n) scenic sites and historic places/places of natural beauty and historic interest/
名所古跡 [めいしょこせき] /(n) scenic sites and historic places/places of natural beauty and historic interest/
名人気質 [めいじんかたぎ] /(n) character (spirit, temperament) typical of a master artist/
名声赫々 [めいせいかくかく] /(adj-t,n) of great renown/highly illustrious/at the zenith of one's fame/
名声赫赫 [めいせいかくかく] /(adj-t,n) of great renown/highly illustrious/at the zenith of one's fame/
名声赫々 [めいせいかっかく] /(adj-t,n) of great renown/highly illustrious/at the zenith of one's fame/
名声赫赫 [めいせいかっかく] /(adj-t,n) of great renown/highly illustrious/at the zenith of one's fame/
名声嘖々 [めいせいさくさく] /(adj-t,n) highly renowned/on everybody's lips/enjoying a high reputation/
名声嘖嘖 [めいせいさくさく] /(adj-t,n) highly renowned/on everybody's lips/enjoying a high reputation/
明窓浄机 [めいそうじょうき] /(n) dustless desk by a well-lit window/well-lit and clean study conducive to learning/
瞑想生活 [めいそうせいかつ] /(n) contemplative life/life of meditation/
名僧知識 [めいそうちしき] /(n) great (learned) priest/celebrated priest who has attained spiritual enlightenment/
酩酊歩行 [めいていほこう] /(n) drunken (staggering, tottering) gait/wide-based gait/
明哲保身 [めいてつほしん] /(n) wisdom and self-protection/wise and skilled in the art of self-protection/
明眸皓歯 [めいぼうこうし] /(n) starry eyes and beautiful white teeth (said of beautiful women)/a beautiful woman with bright eyes and pearly teeth/
明々白々 [めいめいはくはく] /(adj-na,adj-t,n) clearly evident/quite obvious/as clear as day/beyond any doubt/
明明白白 [めいめいはくはく] /(adj-na,adj-t,n) clearly evident/quite obvious/as clear as day/beyond any doubt/
瞑目合掌 [めいもくがっしょう] /(n,vs) closing one's eyes and joining one's hands together in prayer/
名誉回復 [めいよかいふく] /(n) restoring one's impaired reputation/regaining one's honor/redeeming oneself/
名誉毀損 [めいよきそん] /(n) defamation of character/libel/slander/character assassination/
名誉挽回 [めいよばんかい] /(n,vs) restoring one's impaired reputation/regaining one's honor/redeeming oneself/
命令一下 [めいれいいっか] /(adv) once the order is given/as soon as the order is given/
命令口調 [めいれいくちょう] /(n) tone of command/authoritative tone/commanding tone/
明朗快活 [めいろうかいかつ] /(adj-na,n) cheerful and openhearted/
明朗会計 [めいろうかいけい] /(n) clear accounting/honest accounting (billing)/transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)/
明朗闊達 [めいろうかったつ] /(adj-na,n) upbeat and freehearted/cheerful and broadminded/
名論卓説 [めいろんたくせつ] /(n) sound and well-argued thesis/excellent opinions and theories/original opinion worth listening to/
迷惑至極 [めいわくしごく] /(adj-na,n) great nuisance/extremely annoying/quite embarrassing/
迷惑千万 [めいわくせんばん] /(adj-na,n) great nuisance/extremely annoying/quite embarrassing/
目先相場 [めさきそうば] /(n) the market trend in the near future/
目玉商品 [めだましょうひん] /(n) loss leader/price leader/eye-catcher/come-on/
滅茶苦茶 [めちゃくちゃ] /(adj-na,n) (1) absurd/unreasonable/nonsensical/preposterous/incoherent/(2) extreme/senseless/reckless/wanton/(3) disorder/confusion/mess/wreck/
目茶苦茶 [めちゃくちゃ] /(adj-na,n) (1) absurd/unreasonable/nonsensical/preposterous/incoherent/(2) extreme/senseless/reckless/wanton/(3) disorder/confusion/mess/wreck/
滅茶滅茶 [めちゃめちゃ] /(adj-na,n) (1) absurd/unreasonable/nonsensical/preposterous/incoherent/(2) extreme/senseless/reckless/wanton/(3) disorder/confusion/mess/wreck/
滅私奉公 [めっしほうこう] /(n) selfless devotion to one's country/sacrificing one's personal interest to public good/
滅多矢鱈 [めったやたら] /(adj-na,adv) reckless/indiscriminate/haphazard/frantic/excessive/undue/absurd/needless/
目許千両 [めもとせんりょう] /(n) beautiful eyes/bright-eyed/there being a sublime charm about one's eyes/
免許皆伝 [めんきょかいでん] /(n) initiation into the secrets (of an art)/full proficiency (in an art)/
面向不背 [めんこうふはい] /(n) beautiful from any angle/attractive when seen from either front or back/flawless/
面従後言 [めんじゅうこうげん] /(n) pretending to obey someone to his face but badmouthing him behind his back/
面従腹背 [めんじゅうふくはい] /(n) pretense of loyalty/feigned obedience/pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)/
免責特権 [めんせきとっけん] /(n) privilege of immunity from prosecution/privilege of exemption from liability/diplomatic immunity/
面目次第 [めんぼくしだい] /(n) face/honor/reputation/
面目一新 [めんぼくいっしん] /(n,vs) undergoing a complete change in appearance/changing something out of all recognition/a rise in one's reputation/
綿密周到 [めんみつしゅうとう] /(adj-na,n) detailed and careful/scrupulous/meticulous/elaborate/
面目一新 [めんもくいっしん] /(n,vs) undergoing a complete change in appearance/changing something out of all recognition/a rise in one's reputation/
面目躍如 [めんもくやくじょ] /(adj-t) true to someone's reputation (talent)/characteristic of someone as/with evident joy of having lived up to one's reputation/having an effect of bolstering one's reputation/
妄言多謝 [もうげんたしゃ] /(exp) Kindly excuse my reckless remarks./Please excuse my thoughtless words. (used deferentially, in a letter, etc.)/
孟母三遷 [もうぼさんせん] /(exp,n) the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning (From the legend that Mencius' mother moved house three times before finding the ideal environment for him)/
猛烈社員 [もうれつしゃいん] /(n) gung-ho organization (corporate) man (woman)/go-getter worker/hard-driving worker/
百舌勘定 [もずかんじょう] /(n) splitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount/wheedling the others into paying the whole bill/
喪中欠礼 [もちゅうけつれい] /(exp,n) refraining from offering the (New Year's) greetings during the period of mourning/
物見遊山 [ものみゆさん] /(n) going on a pleasure jaunt/going sightseeing/sightseeing excursion/
模様次第 [もようしだい] /(n) according to circumstances/dependent on the state of things/
門外不出 [もんがいふしゅつ] /(n) never allowing something to be taken off the premises/(a treasure or secret) never seeing the light of day/
門戸開放 [もんこかいほう] /(n) open door policy/
門前雀羅 [もんぜんじゃくら] /(n) (a house) looking deserted with few visitors/
門前成市 [もんぜんせいし] /(n) having a constant stream of visitors/being thronged with callers/
問題商法 [もんだいしょうほう] /(n) unscrupulous (crooked, fraudulent) business practices/pernicious sales methods/
問題発言 [もんだいはつげん] /(n) problematical statement/controversial statement/
問答無益 [もんどうむえき] /(n) there being no use in arguing (about it)/being stone-deaf to someone's appeals/
問答無用 [もんどうむよう] /(n) there being no use in arguing (about it)/being stone-deaf to someone's appeals/
役者稼業 [やくしゃかぎょう] /(n) stage career/acting career/
役者気質 [やくしゃかたぎ] /(n) characteristic temperament (spirit) of an actor/
役者子供 [やくしゃこども] /(n) skilled actor who is like a child offstage/good actor who knows but little of the ways of the world/
役者生命 [やくしゃせいめい] /(n) acting career/career as an actress/
役者馬鹿 [やくしゃばか] /(n) good actor who is inept in all other matters/demon for acting who is utterly indifferent to all other concerns/skilled actor who knows little of life/person who excels in one occupation (profession) but lacks simple common sense/
役者風情 [やくしゃふぜい] /(n) (the likes of) a mere actor/
役者冥利 [やくしゃみょうり] /(n) the happiness (good fortune) of being an actor/feeling blessed for being an actor/
役所仕事 [やくしょしごと] /(n) red tape/red-tapism/officialism/bureaucratic bungling/
薬石無効 [やくせきむこう] /(n) neither medicines nor medical care having little effect on a patient/
役人根性 [やくにんこんじょう] /(n) bureaucratism/officialism/typical mentality of a (petty) bureaucrat/
役割分担 [やくわりぶんたん] /(n,vs) division (distribution) of roles/role-sharing/
自棄気味 [やけぎみ] /(n) partially out of despair/partly in desperation/somewhat out of frustration/
野合政権 [やごうせいけん] /(n) administration established through an unprincipled political coalition/a government of convenience/cabinet created through an unholy alliance/
野心満々 [やしんまんまん] /(adj-t,n) burning with ambition/highly ambitious/
野心満満 [やしんまんまん] /(adj-t,n) burning with ambition/highly ambitious/
大和島根 [やまとしまね] /(n) the island country of Japan/the Japanese Isles/
大和撫子 [やまとなでしこ] /(n) Japanese woman (with all the traditional graces)/ideal Japanese woman/
山猫戦術 [やまねこせんじゅつ] /(n) wildcat tactics/
揶揄嘲笑 [やゆちょうしょう] /(n,vs) ridicule and sneer/(cast) ridicule and scorn (upon)/
夜郎自大 [やろうじだい] /(adj-na,n) throwing one's weight around in a small group without knowing one's real worth in a larger world outside/acting arrogantly with no realization of one's own limitations/
有益無害 [ゆうえきむがい] /(adj-na,n) beneficial and harmless/
唯一不二 [ゆいいつふじ] /(adj-no,n) one and only/unique/
唯一無比 [ゆいいつむひ] /(adj-no,n) one and only/unique/
唯一無二 [ゆいいつむに] /(adj-no,n) one and only/unique/
唯我独尊 [ゆいがどくそん] /(exp,n) self-conceit/self-righteousness/being utterly convinced of one's own greatness/Holy am I alone (Buddha)/
勇往邁進 [ゆうおうまいしん] /(n,vs) dash forward without flinching/push forward in full fling/
有害無益 [ゆうがいむえき] /(adj-na,n) doing more harm than good/being harmful and useless/
勇敢無比 [ゆうかんむひ] /(n) being unmatched (unparalleled) for bravery/
雄気堂々 [ゆうきどうどう] /(adj-t,n) with heroic drive and boundless energy/
雄気堂堂 [ゆうきどうどう] /(adj-t,n) with heroic drive and boundless energy/
勇気百倍 [ゆうきひゃくばい] /(n,vs) inspire someone with fresh courage/with redoubled courage/
勇気凛々 [ゆうきりんりん] /(adj-t,n) full of spirit/brimming with courage/high-spirited/mettlesome/
勇気凛凛 [ゆうきりんりん] /(adj-t,n) full of spirit/brimming with courage/high-spirited/mettlesome/
有形無形 [ゆうけいむけい] /(n) tangible and intangible/material and spiritual/moral and material/
有言実行 [ゆうげんじっこう] /(n,vs) carry out one's words/be as good as one's word/make good on one's promise/
憂国慨世 [ゆうこくがいせい] /(n) worrying about the conditions of the country out of sheer patriotism/
雄材大略 [ゆうざいたいりゃく] /(n) superior talent and abundant wisdom/
有志一同 [ゆうしいちどう] /(exp,n) all those interested (in the matter)/all those willing/(from) all of us/(from) everyone concerned/
有史以来 [ゆうしいらい] /(n-t) since the dawn of history/within recorded history/
優柔不断 [ゆうじゅうふだん] /(adj-na,n) shilly-shally/indecisiveness/wishy-washy/being weak and vacillating/
優勝劣敗 [ゆうしょうれっぱい] /(exp,n) The strong will win and the weak will lose/survival of the fittest/
融通無碍 [ゆうずうむげ] /(adj-na,n) free from restraints, unfettered and flexible/versatile/adaptable/
融通無礙 [ゆうずうむげ] /(adj-na,n) free from restraints, unfettered and flexible/versatile/adaptable/
遊説旅行 [ゆうぜいりょこう] /(n) stumping (electioneering) tour/
有職故実 [ゆうそくこじつ] /(n) time-honored usages and practices of the court or in exalted military families/studies in ancient court and military protocol/
雄大無比 [ゆうだいむひ] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) unparalleled grandeur/the grandest/the most spectacular/
幽体離脱 [ゆうたいりだつ] /(n) out-of-body experience/
誘致合戦 [ゆうちかっせん] /(n) rivalry over winning the right to host an event/competition to lure (attract, invite) (institutions, manufacturing facilities, foreign tourists, etc.) to a locality/
遊蕩三昧 [ゆうとうざんまい] /(n) being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures/giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation/
勇猛精進 [ゆうみょうしょうじん] /(n,vs) engage in ascetic practices with dauntless spirit/
有名無実 [ゆうめいむじつ] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) in name but not in reality/only in name and not in substance/titular/nominal/
有名無名 [ゆうめいむめい] /(adj-no,n) well-known and unknown/somebodies and nobodies/both famous and humble/
勇猛果敢 [ゆうもうかかん] /(adj-na,n) daring and resolute/having dauntless courage/
勇猛無比 [ゆうもうむひ] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) most brave/as brave as any/unmatched for valor/
悠々閑々 [ゆうゆうかんかん] /(adj-t) composed and unhurried/easygoing and leisurely/in indolence/
悠悠閑閑 [ゆうゆうかんかん] /(adj-t) composed and unhurried/easygoing and leisurely/in indolence/
悠々緩々 [ゆうゆうかんかん] /(adj-t) composed and unhurried/easygoing and leisurely/in indolence/
悠悠緩緩 [ゆうゆうかんかん] /(adj-t) composed and unhurried/easygoing and leisurely/in indolence/
優々閑々 [ゆうゆうかんかん] /(adj-t) composed and unhurried/easygoing and leisurely/in indolence/
優優閑閑 [ゆうゆうかんかん] /(adj-t) composed and unhurried/easygoing and leisurely/in indolence/
悠々自適 [ゆうゆうじてき] /(n,vs) living a life of leisure with dignity/living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares/otium cum dignitate/
悠悠自適 [ゆうゆうじてき] /(n,vs) living a life of leisure with dignity/living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares/otium cum dignitate/
有力候補 [ゆうりょくこうほ] /(n) major contender/strong (leading) candidate/front runner/
幽霊会社 [ゆうれいがいしゃ] /(n) bogus (dummy) company (corporation, firm)/
幽霊社員 [ゆうれいしゃいん] /(n) bogus (phantom) employee/
幽霊人口 [ゆうれいじんこう] /(n) ghost (bogus) population/fraudulently registered population/
融和路線 [ゆうわろせん] /(n) policy of reconciliation/
行方不明 [ゆくえふめい] /(adj-no,n) missing/lost/unaccounted for/whereabouts being unknown (uncertain)/
油断大敵 [ゆだんたいてき] /(exp,n) Unpreparedness is one's greatest enemy/He that is too secure is not safe/Overconfidence can be dangerous./
癒着体質 [ゆちゃくたいしつ] /(n) tendency to form collusive ties/predisposition to generate cozy (collusive) relationships/
余韻嫋々 [よいんじょうじょう] /(adj-t) (sound) lingering in the air/trailing notes (of a bell, etc.)/
余韻嫋嫋 [よいんじょうじょう] /(adj-t) (sound) lingering in the air/trailing notes (of a bell, etc.)/
用意周到 [よういしゅうとう] /(adj-na,adj-no,n) meticulous in everything/painstaking preparedness/exhaustively careful in one's preparation/
用意万端 [よういばんたん] /(n) every preparation possible/all aspects of the preparation/everything being fully prepared/
要害堅固 [ようがいけんご] /(n) (a fortress being) impregnable/unassailable/(taking to an) impregnable fastness/
妖怪変化 [ようかいへんげ] /(n) apparition (in animal form)/goblins and monsters/
容顔美麗 [ようがんびれい] /(adj-na,n) beautiful face/attractive features/
養子縁組 [ようしえんぐみ] /(n) adoption/
容姿端麗 [ようしたんれい] /(adj-na,n) attractive face and figure/having a graceful figure/lovely to look-at/beautiful in appearance/fair of face and figure/
羊質虎皮 [ようしつこひ] /(n) a sheep in a tiger's skin/gimcrack/showy without real worth/all show and no substance/
用心堅固 [ようじんけんご] /(adj-na,n) very cautious (watchful, vigilant)/taking every possible precaution/
容赦会釈 [ようしゃえしゃく] /(n) pardon/forgiveness/mercy/making allowances/
様子次第 [ようすしだい] /(n) according to circumstances/depending on the state of things/according to how the situation develops/
要点把握 [ようてんはあく] /(n) grasping the (main) point/seizing the essence (of a matter)/
羊頭狗肉 [ようとうくにく] /(n) using a better name to sell inferior goods/crying wine and selling vinegar/
陽動作戦 [ようどうさくせん] /(n) feint operation/diversionary tactic (operation, activities)/
容貌魁偉 [ようぼうかいい] /(adj-na,n) (a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique/(a man of) formidable appearance/
容貌端正 [ようぼうたんせい] /(adj-na,n) having handsome and clean-cut features/
沃野千里 [よくやせんり] /(n) vast expansion of fertile land/vast stretch of rich plain/
欲求不満 [よっきゅうふまん] /(n) frustration/unsatisfied desires/
嫁入道中 [よめいりどうちゅう] /(n) nuptial procession/
嫁入り道中 [よめいりどうちゅう] /(n) nuptial procession/
夜目遠目 [よめとおめ] /(n) seen in the dark or at a distance/(a woman) looking prettier when seen in the dark of night or at a distance/
四文字語 [よもじご] /(n) four-letter word (English)/
四方山話 [よもやまばなし] /(n) talk about various topics/chatting about all sorts of things/
余裕綽々 [よゆうしゃくしゃく] /(adj-t,n) calm and composed/having enough and to spare/
余裕綽綽 [よゆうしゃくしゃく] /(adj-t,n) calm and composed/having enough and to spare/
寄合所帯 [よりあいじょたい] /(n) congeries of many households/scratch (combined) team/hodgepodge of parties/
寄り合い所帯 [よりあいじょたい] /(n) congeries of many households/scratch (combined) team/hodgepodge of parties/
世論操作 [よろんそうさ] /(n) manipulation of public opinion/
弱気相場 [よわきそうば] /(n) weak (bear(ish)) market/
弱腰外交 [よわごしがいこう] /(n) weak foreign policy/weak-kneed diplomacy/
来世信仰 [らいせしんこう] /(n) belief in the next world/belief in the hereafter/
磊磊落落 [らいらいらくらく] /(adj-na,n) openhearted/unaffected/free and easy/
磊々落々 [らいらいらくらく] /(adj-na,n) openhearted/unaffected/free and easy/
洛中洛下 [らくちゅうらくがい] /(n) in and around the city of Kyoto/
楽天主義 [らくてんしゅぎ] /(n) optimism/
落涙滂沱 [らくるいぼうだ] /(adj-t,n) tears streaming down one's cheeks/shedding copious tears/
落花紛紛 [らっかふんぷん] /(adj-t,n) (the sight of) blossoms falling in confusion/
落花紛々 [らっかふんぷん] /(adj-t,n) (the sight of) blossoms falling in confusion/
落花流水 [らっかりゅうすい] /(n) (1) mutual love/the love one shows to another person being returned/(2) falling on hard times/coming down in the world/being ruined/
落花狼藉 [らっかろうぜき] /(n) running amuck/utter disorder/things being in a shambles/committing violence on (a woman)/
乱離骨灰 [らりこっぱい] /(n) being scattered in all directions/being broken up and dispersed/
藍衣社員 [らんいしゃいん] /(n) blue-collar/blue-collar worker (employee)/
乱臣賊子 [らんしんぞくし] /(n) rebels against one's lord and one's parents/rebellious (treacherous) subject/traitor/
乱診乱療 [らんしんらんりょう] /(n) unnecessary medical tests and treatments/overprescription of drugs (to profit from the insurance reimbursement)/
乱売合戦 [らんばいかっせん] /(n) price war/cuttrhoat competition/
乱筆乱文 [らんぴつらんぶん] /(n) (my) poor writing/scribbling/hasty writing/
乱暴狼藉 [らんぼうろうぜき] /(n) riotous (rampageous) behavior/violence and lawlessness/committing an outrage/
乱脈経営 [らんみゃくけいえい] /(n) chaotic (irresponsible) management of a company/
利害関係 [りがいかんけい] /(n) an interest (in)/a vested interest/a stake (in)/concern/
利害得失 [りがいとくしつ] /(n) advantages and disadvantages/gains and losses/pros and cons/
李下瓜田 [りかかでん] /(exp,n) Be careful not to invite the least suspicion/Leave no room for scandal./
力戦奮闘 [りきせんふんとう] /(n,vs) fighting with all one's might/fighting up against/making strenuous efforts/
六韜三略 [りくとうさんりゃく] /(n) two books on the art of war in ancient China/the secrets (essence) of the art of war/secrets of successful life/precepts for living/
戮力協心 [りくりょくきょうしん] /(n,vs) combined (concerted) efforts/solidarity/joining forces (with)/
利権団体 [りけんだんたい] /(n) special-interest group/
離合集散 [りごうしゅうさん] /(n,vs) meeting and parting/gathering and scattering/alignment and realignment/alternating alliance and rupture/alternating cooperation and defection/
離散集合 [りさんしゅうごう] /(n,vs) meeting and parting/gathering and scattering/alignment and realignment/alternating alliance and rupture/alternating cooperation and defection/
離村傾向 [りそんけいこう] /(n) trend to move away from rural areas/rural depopulation/
立身栄達 [りっしんえいたつ] /(n,vs) success in life/advancement in life/rising in the world/
立身出世 [りっしんしゅっせ] /(n,vs) success in life/advancement in life/rising in the world/
理非曲直 [りひきょくちょく] /(n) sense of right and wrong/rights and wrongs (of a case)/relative merits (of a case)/
裏面工作 [りめんこうさく] /(n) behind-the-scenes maneuvering/backstairs deal/clandestine work/string-pulling/
柳暗花明 [りゅうあんかめい] /(n) (1) beautiful scenery of spring/(2) red-light district/
留意事項 [りゅういじこう] /(n) points to note/points of concern/matters to keep in mind/matters that require attention/
流汗淋漓 [りゅうかんりんり] /(adj-t,n) profuse perspiration/heavy sweating/dripping with sweat/
流血淋漓 [りゅうけつりんり] /(adj-t,n) dripping with fresh blood/
流言飛語 [りゅうげんひご] /(n) false (wild, groundless) rumor/canard/
流言蜚語 [りゅうげんひご] /(n) false (wild, groundless) rumor/canard/
柳巷花街 [りゅうこうかがい] /(n) red-light district/pleasure quarter/
竜頭蛇尾 [りゅうとうだび] /(n) a strong beginning and a weak ending/starting out with a bang but fizzling toward the end/an anticlimax/
粒々辛苦 [りゅうりゅうしんく] /(n,vs) toil and moil/working assiduously for/tireless hard work/painstaking labor/
粒粒辛苦 [りゅうりゅうしんく] /(n,vs) toil and moil/working assiduously for/tireless hard work/painstaking labor/
柳緑花紅 [りゅうりょくかこう] /(n) red blossoms and green willows/beautiful scenery of spring/natural beauty/beauty of nature/
流連荒亡 [りゅうれんこうぼう] /(n) spending all one's time in idle amusement away from home/being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures/
良妻賢母 [りょうさいけんぼ] /(n) (being) a good wife and wise mother/
了解事項 [りょうかいじこう] /(n) something that is understood between the parties/an understood item/
猟奇小説 [りょうきしょうせつ] /(n) bizarre story (novel)/
猟奇文学 [りょうきぶんがく] /(n) bizarre literature/the literature of the bizarre/
良知良能 [りょうちりょうのう] /(n) one's innate intelligence and ability/
良風美俗 [りょうふうびぞく] /(n) fine customs and manners/good morals and manners/good and beautiful custom/
両面価値 [りょうめんかち] /(n) ambivalence/
両面作戦 [りょうめんさくせん] /(n) operations (a strategy) on two fronts/two-pronged strategy/
理路整然 [りろせいぜん] /(adj-t) well-reasoned/logical (manner)/articulate/coherent/
理論武装 [りろんぶそう] /(n,vs) be prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument/be armed with theoretical backing/
臨機応変 [りんきおうへん] /(adj-na,n) adaptation to circumstances/adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment/playing it by ear/as the occasion may demand/
稟議制度 [りんぎせいど] /(n) the system in government offices and business corporations in which draft proposals are prepared by someone in charge of the matter and circulated for collective deliberation and final approval by particular (designated) officials or executives/
臨戦態勢 [りんせんたいせい] /(n) state of war readiness (preparedness)/preparation for action/
輪廻転生 [りんねてんしょう] /(n,vs) all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth/the circle of transmigration/
類縁関係 [るいえんかんけい] /(n) (having) a close relationship (with)/
類推推理 [るいすいすいり] /(n,vs) reasoning by analogy/analogical inference/analogism/
留守家族 [るすかぞく] /(n) family members left at home/
流転生死 [るてんしょうじ] /(n,vs) all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth/the circle of transmigration/
流転輪廻 [るてんりんね] /(n,vs) all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth/the circle of transmigration/
縷々綿々 [るるめんめん] /(adj-t) going on and on in tedious detail/
縷縷綿綿 [るるめんめん] /(adj-t) going on and on in tedious detail/
冷汗三斗 [れいかんさんと] /(n) breaking into cold sweat when one is very embarrassed or scared/feeling extremely abashed/
霊感商法 [れいかんしょうほう] /(n) fraudulent sale of goods or services claimed to bring good luck to the purchaser/
礼儀感覚 [れいぎかんかく] /(n) sense of decorum/attention to the common civilities of life/
礼儀作法 [れいぎさほう] /(n) good manners/civility and rules of etiquette/decorum/arts of gracious etiquette/
冷却期間 [れいきゃくきかん] /(n) cooling-off period/
冷酷無惨 [れいこくむざん] /(adj-na,n) cruel and heartless/merciless/implacable/cold-blooded/
冷酷無残 [れいこくむざん] /(adj-na,n) cruel and heartless/merciless/implacable/cold-blooded/
冷酷無慚 [れいこくむざん] /(adj-na,n) cruel and heartless/merciless/implacable/cold-blooded/
冷酷無慙 [れいこくむざん] /(adj-na,n) cruel and heartless/merciless/implacable/cold-blooded/
冷酷無情 [れいこくむじょう] /(adj-na,n) cold-hearted/callous/merciless/implacable/ruthless/
霊魂不滅 [れいこんふめつ] /(n) immortality of the soul/
霊視商法 [れいししょうほう] /(n) fraudulent sale of exorcism services (to people led to believe that they are possessed by evil spirits)/
励声一番 [れいせいいちばん] /(n) giving cries of encouragement at a critical moment/
励声叱咤 [れいせいしった] /(n,vs) cries of encouragement/shouting encouragement/
冷静沈着 [れいせいちんちゃく] /(adj-na,n) calm, cool, and collected/level and calm/
冷淡無情 [れいたんむじょう] /(adj-na,n) cold-hearted/callous/pitiless/unsympathetic/
霊的交感 [れいてきこうかん] /(n) spiritual sympathy/spiritual communion/
霊的交流 [れいてきこうりゅう] /(n) spiritual sympathy/spiritual communion/
霊肉一致 [れいにくいっち] /(n) unity (oneness) of body and soul/harmony of body and soul/
怜悧狡猾 [れいりこうかつ] /(adj-na,n) cunning/crafty/shrewd/guileful/
劣弱意識 [れつじゃくいしき] /(n) inferiority complex/a sense of inferiority/
恋愛関係 [れんあいかんけい] /(n) love relationship/love affair/romance/
恋愛指南 [れんあいしなん] /(n) instruction in the ways of love/
恋愛遍歴 [れんあいへんれき] /(n) history of one's love affairs/
恋愛遊戯 [れんあいゆうぎ] /(n) playing at love relationships/trifling with a person's affections/
連日連夜 [れんじつれんや] /(n-t) every day and every night/day(s) and night(s)/
連戦連勝 [れんせんれんしょう] /(n,vs) succession (series) of victories/winning battle after battle/winning every game/
連戦連敗 [れんせんれんぱい] /(n,vs) succession (series) of defeats/losing battle after battle/losing every game/
連帯責任 [れんたいせきにん] /(n) collective responsibility/joint liability/
連立政権 [れんりつせいけん] /(n) coalition government (cabinet)/
連綿不断 [れんめんふだん] /(adj-no,n) long and uninterrupted (unbroken)/
露悪趣味 [ろあくしゅみ] /(n) being apt to make a show of one' faults/penchant for boasting of one's faults/pretending to be worse than one really is/
籠城作戦 [ろうじょうさくせん] /(n) strategy of holing oneself up in a castle (house, building)/
老少不定 [ろうしょうふじょう] /(exp,n) Death comes to old and young alike./uncertainty of life/
老若男女 [ろうにゃくなんにょ] /(n) men and women of all ages/young and old, men and women alike/
狼狽気味 [ろうばいぎみ] /(adj-na,n) being rather confused/looking somewhat dismayed (perturbed)/
老婆親切 [ろうばしんせつ] /(n) grandmotherly solicitude for another's welfare/excessive solicitude/
老婆心切 [ろうばしんせつ] /(n) grandmotherly solicitude for another's welfare/excessive solicitude/
籠絡手段 [ろうらくしゅだん] /(n) means of cajolement (trickery)/
六親眷属 [ろくしんけんぞく] /(n) all of one's relatives by blood and by marriage/one's kith and kin./
六道輪廻 [ろくどうりんね] /(n) endless circle of transmigration in the six posthumous worlds/
六波羅蜜 [ろくはらみつ] /(n) the six virtues (perfections) a Buddha elect practices to attain supreme enlightenment/
露地栽培 [ろじさいばい] /(n,vs) raising flowers and vegetables outdoors without using a greenhouse or a cold frame/garden farming/open-field culture/
路上強盗 [ろじょうごうとう] /(n) mugging/mugger/
路上生活 [ろじょうせいかつ] /(n,vs) living on the street/life on the streets/homelessness/
路線転換 [ろせんてんかん] /(n,vs) policy change (reversal)/
路線変更 [ろせんへんこう] /(n,vs) (1) change in a bus route/(2) change in policy/policy change (reversal)/
六根清浄 [ろっこんしょうじょう] /(n) purification of the six roots of perception/purification of one's mind and body through emancipation from all worldly desires and worries/
六波羅蜜 [ろっぱらみつ] /(n) the six virtues (perfections) a Buddha elect practices to attain supreme enlightenment/
露天風呂 [ろてんぶろ] /(n) open-air bath/hot spring bath set in the open/
炉辺談話 [ろへんだんわ] /(n) fireside chat/
論功行賞 [ろんこうこうしょう] /(n) granting rewards according to achievements/conferring honors according to merit/
論旨不明 [ろんしふめい] /(adj-na,n) the point of an argument being unclear/the tenor of an argument being poorly reasoned/
論旨明快 [ろんしめいかい] /(adj-na,n) the point of an argument being clearly stated/the tenor of an argument being well-reasoned/
論難攻撃 [ろんなんこうげき] /(n,vs) attacking by argument/denunciation/condemnation/heated controversy/
脇見運転 [わきみうんてん] /(n,vs) looking aside while driving/taking one's eyes off the road ahead while driving/
和気藹々 [わきあいあい] /(adj-t) being full of harmony/peace and harmony/
和気藹藹 [わきあいあい] /(adj-t) being full of harmony/peace and harmony/
和気靄々 [わきあいあい] /(adj-t) being full of harmony/peace and harmony/
和気靄靄 [わきあいあい] /(adj-t) being full of harmony/peace and harmony/
和敬静寂 [わけいせいじゃく] /(n) harmony, respect, purity and tranquility/the four most important elements of the tea ceremony/
和光同塵 [わこうどうじん] /(n) (wise men) softening the light of their wisdom and virtue and mingling with the mundane world (Lao-tzu)/mingling with the world by hiding one's true talent or knowledge/living a quiet life by effacing oneself/
和魂漢才 [わこんかんさい] /(n) the Japanese spirit imbued with Chinese learning/
和魂洋才 [わこんようさい] /(n) the Japanese spirit imbued with Western learning/
和食回帰 [わしょくかいき] /(n) revival of Japanese food/
話題沸騰 [わだいふっとう] /(n) being much talked about/creating a stir/being the talk of town/
和衷協同 [わちゅうきょうどう] /(n,vs) harmonious cooperation/in close cooperation/
和平工作 [わへいこうさく] /(n) peace (overtures, initiative, moves)/maneuvering for peace/putting out peace feelers/
和洋折衷 [わようせっちゅう] /(n) a blending of Japanese and Western styles/
割前勘定 [わりまえかんじょう] /(n) each paying for his own account/sharing the expenses/Dutch treat/
割り前勘定 [わりまえかんじょう] /(n) each paying for his own account/sharing the expenses/Dutch treat/
吾唯足知 [われただたるをしる] /(exp) I am content with what I am (have)./Rich is the person who is content with what he is./
腕白小僧 [わんぱくこぞう] /(n) naughty (mischievous) boy, little rascal (devil)/brat/
腕白仲間 [わんぱくなかま] /(n) group (gang) of naughty (mischievous) boys/
腕白坊主 [わんぱくぼうず] /(n) naughty (mischievous) boy, little rascal (devil)/brat/
腕力沙汰 [わんりょくざた] /(n) resorting (coming) to fisticuffs/coming to blows/
