| 控える(P);扣える | [ひかえる, hikaeru] (v1) (1) to be temperate in; to restrain oneself from excessive ...; (2) to make notes; (3) to hold back; (4) to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for; (5) to be soon; to be in the offing; (6) to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.); (P) #17,095 [Add to Longdo] |
| ケチつける;けちつける | [kechi tsukeru ; kechitsukeru] (v1) (See ケチを付ける) to find fault with; to rain on one's parade; to nitpick; to quibble [Add to Longdo] |
| ケチを付ける;けちを付ける | [ケチをつける(ケチを付ける);けちをつける(けちを付ける), kechi wotsukeru ( kechi wo tsukeru ); kechiwotsukeru ( kechiwo tsukeru )] (exp, v1) (uk) to find fault with; to rain on one's parade; to nitpick; to quibble [Add to Longdo] |
| 詰める | [つめる, tsumeru] (v1, vt) (1) to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up; (v1, vt, vi) (2) to shorten; to move closer together; (v1, vt) (3) to reduce (spending); to conserve; (v1, vt, vi) (4) (usu. as 根を詰める) (See 根を詰める) to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do; (v1, vt) (5) to work out (details); (v1, vi) (6) to be on duty; to be stationed; (v1, vt) (7) to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate; (8) (the meaning "to jam one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai) (See 指を詰める・1) to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to jam (one's finger in a door, etc.); (suf, v1) (9) to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break; (10) to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly; (11) to force someone into a difficult situation by ...; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 愚図つく;愚図付く | [ぐずつく, guzutsuku] (v5k) (1) to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; (2) to fret; to sulk; to complain; (3) to rain on and off [Add to Longdo] |
| 絞り上げる;搾り上げる | [しぼりあげる, shiboriageru] (v1, vt) (1) to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring; (2) to strain one's voice; (3) to scold [Add to Longdo] |
| 根を詰める | [こんをつめる, konwotsumeru] (exp, v1) to strain one's nerve [Add to Longdo] |
| 耳を澄ます;耳をすます | [みみをすます, mimiwosumasu] (exp, v5s) to listen carefully; to strain one's ears [Add to Longdo] |
| 十雨 | [じゅうう, juuu] (n) refreshing rain once in ten days [Add to Longdo] |
| 瞳を凝らす | [ひとみをこらす, hitomiwokorasu] (exp, v5s) (See 目を凝らす) to strain one's eyes; to stare [Add to Longdo] |
