| れる;られる | [reru ; rareru] (aux-v, v1) (1) (れる for 五段 verbs, られる for 一段. Follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs) (See 未然形, 迷惑の受身・めいわくのうけみ) indicates passive voice (inc. the "suffering passive"); (2) (no imperative form. Infrequently used in modern Japanese, e.g. 歩ける is favoured over 歩かれる) (See ら抜き言葉・らぬきことば) indicates the potential form; (3) (no imperative form) indicates spontaneous occurrence; (4) (hon) (no imperative form) used as an honorific for others' actions #41 [Add to Longdo] |
| 同じ | [おなじ(P);おんなじ, onaji (P); onnaji] (adj-f, n) (1) same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (adv) (2) (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case; (P) #262 [Add to Longdo] |
| せる;させる | [seru ; saseru] (aux-v, v1) (1) (せる is for 五段 verbs, させる for 一段; follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs; senses 1-3 of せる are sometimes abbreviated as 〜す) auxiliary verb indicating the causative; (2) (hum) (usu. as 〜(さ)せてもらう, 〜(さ)せていただく, etc.) auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something; (3) auxiliary verb used to make verbs more "active"; (4) (hon) (as 〜(さ)せられる, 〜あら(さ)せられる, 〜(さ)せ給う, etc.) auxiliary verb used as an extreme honorific for others' actions #540 [Add to Longdo] |
| 相 | [そう, sou] (n) (1) appearance; look; countenance; (2) (See 女難の相) a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; (3) { ling } aspect; (4) { physics } phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous) #2,134 [Add to Longdo] |
| 表彰台 | [ひょうしょうだい, hyoushoudai] (n) victory stand; winners' podium #13,336 [Add to Longdo] |
| さす | [sasu] (v5s, vt) (1) (See 為せる・1) to make (someone) do; (2) (See 為せる・2) to allow (someone) to; (aux-v, v5s) (3) auxiliary verb indicating the causative; (4) auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something; (5) auxiliary verb used to make verbs more "active"; (6) auxiliary verb used as an extreme honorific for others' actions; (n) (7) (arch) swidden #14,090 [Add to Longdo] |
| ロックンロール(P);ロッケンロール | [rokkunro-ru (P); rokkenro-ru] (n) rock 'n' roll; (P) #15,509 [Add to Longdo] |
| じゃあ(P);じゃ(P) | [jaa (P); ja (P)] (conj, int) (1) (See では) then; well; so; well then; (2) (See で・1, で・2, で・3, で・4, は) combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles; (aux) (3) (じゃ only) (ksb #18,314 [Add to Longdo] |
| ＣＢ | [シービー, shi-bi-] (n) (1) Citizens' Band; CB (radio); (2) (See 転換社債) convertible bond; (3) (See 慢性気管支炎) chronic bronchitis; (4) chemical and biological (weapons); (5) (See センターバック) center back; (6) community business [Add to Longdo] |
| えんがちょ切った | [えんがちょきった, engachokitta] (exp) (chn) (See えんがちょ・1) phrase used (usu. with accompanying crossed fingers gesture) to ward off catching 'dirtiness' from another child [Add to Longdo] |
| さん付け | [さんづけ, sanduke] (n, vs) (See 呼び捨て) attaching 'san' to somebody's name [Add to Longdo] |
| せられる | [serareru] (v1, aux-v) (1) (hon) verb used as an honorific for others' actions; (aux-v, v1) (2) (hon) (See せる・4) auxiliary verb used as an extreme honorific for others' actions [Add to Longdo] |
| ちゃん付け | [ちゃんづけ, chanduke] (n, vs) (See さん付け) attaching 'chan' to somebody's name [Add to Longdo] |
| ら抜き | [らぬき, ranuki] (n) (abbr) (See ら抜き言葉) 'ra'-removed; the practice of skipping the 'ra' from the 'rareru' verb conjugation [Add to Longdo] |
| ら抜き言葉 | [らぬきことば, ranukikotoba] (n) 'ra'-removed word (i.e. lacking the 'ra' in the 'rareru' verb conjunction) [Add to Longdo] |
| アキレス腱 | [アキレスけん, akiresu ken] (n) (1) Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; (2) Achilles' heel; vulnerable point; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| アルキメデスの原理 | [アルキメデスのげんり, arukimedesu nogenri] (n) Archimedes' principle [Add to Longdo] |
| イ音便 | [イおんびん, i onbin] (n) euphonic change wherein some mora ('ki', 'gi', 'shi' and 'ri') are pronounced 'i' [Add to Longdo] |
| ウ音便 | [ウおんびん, u onbin] (n) euphonic change wherein some mora ('ku', 'gu', 'hi', 'bi' and 'mi') are pronounced 'u' [Add to Longdo] |
| コールド負け | [コールドまけ, ko-rudo make] (n) loss of a match that is 'called' part way into the game [Add to Longdo] |
| コリオリの力 | [コリオリのちから, koriori nochikara] (n) Coriolis' force [Add to Longdo] |
| コロンブスの卵 | [コロンブスのたまご, koronbusu notamago] (n) Columbus' egg [Add to Longdo] |
| コンシューマーズリサーチ | [konshu-ma-zurisa-chi] (n) consumers' research; CR [Add to Longdo] |
| コンシューマーズリレーション | [konshu-ma-zurire-shon] (n) consumers' relation [Add to Longdo] |
| シニョン;シニヨン | [shinyon ; shiniyon] (n) chignon (ladies' hairstyle) (fre [Add to Longdo] |
| シャルルの法則 | [シャルルのほうそく, sharuru nohousoku] (n) Charles' law; Charles's law [Add to Longdo] |
| チーン;チン | [chi-n ; chin] (n, vs) (1) ding (sound of a bell); bing; (vs) (2) to cook (or heat) in a microwave oven (from the 'ching' timer bell); (3) sneeze (into a tissue, used with children) [Add to Longdo] |
| ナチ党 | [ナチとう, nachi tou] (n) Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers' Party) [Add to Longdo] |
| ネゲット | [negetto] (n, vs) (col) (abbr) (from net and get) 'getting' someone who is a net acquaintance (e.g. forming a physical relationship) [Add to Longdo] |
| バカが移る;馬鹿が移る | [バカがうつる(バカが移る);ばかがうつる(馬鹿が移る), baka gautsuru ( baka ga utsuru ); bakagautsuru ( baka ga utsuru )] (exp, v5r) (col) to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |
| バトンを渡す | [バトンをわたす, baton wowatasu] (exp, v5s) (1) to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); (2) to pass the torch (to one's successor); (3) { comp } to pass the '(musical) baton' (e.g. a set of questions) to the next people [Add to Longdo] |
| ホームエステ | [ho-muesute] (n) (abbr) service that goes to clients' homes to give beauty treatments (wasei [Add to Longdo] |
| ボタン戦争 | [ボタンせんそう, botan sensou] (n) (obsc) war started or ended with the push of a single 'launch' button (wasei [Add to Longdo] |
| ポーラー;ポーラ;ポーラル | [po-ra-; po-ra ; po-raru] (adj-f) (1) polar; (n) (2) (obsc) poral (type of 'summer' fabric with large 'pores') [Add to Longdo] |
| メンシェヴィキ;メンシェビキ(P) | [menshieviki ; menshiebiki (P)] (n) (See ボルシェビキ) Menshevik (member of the non-Leninist wing of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party) (rus [Add to Longdo] |
| ユーザーズマニュアル | [yu-za-zumanyuaru] (n) { comp } users' manual [Add to Longdo] |
| ラブホテル;ラヴホテル | [rabuhoteru ; ravuhoteru] (n) hotel that rents rooms to couples either overnight or for two hours' "rest" (wasei [Add to Longdo] |
| レジオネラ菌 | [レジオネラきん, rejionera kin] (n) Legionella pneumophila (bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease) [Add to Longdo] |
| 逢う魔が時;逢魔が時 | [おうまがとき, oumagatoki] (exp) (See 大禍時) twilight; the time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight) [Add to Longdo] |
| 悪魔の宴 | [あくまのうたげ, akumanoutage] (n) black sabbath; witches' sabbath [Add to Longdo] |
| 安福殿 | [あんぷくでん, anpukuden] (n) (See 十七殿) physicians' pavilion (in Heian Palace) [Add to Longdo] |
| 伊達メガネ;伊達眼鏡 | [だてメガネ(伊達メガネ);だてめがね(伊達眼鏡), date megane ( date megane ); datemegane ( date megane )] (n) glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses [Add to Longdo] |
| 遺徳 | [いとく, itoku] (n) benefit from ancestors' virtue [Add to Longdo] |
| 下座 | [しもざ, shimoza] (n, vs) (1) squatting; prostrating oneself; crouching; (n) (2) musicians' box on the left side of the stage; (3) (See 下座・しもざ) lower seat [Add to Longdo] |
| 我が身をつねって人の痛さを知れ;我が身を抓って人の痛さを知れ | [わがみをつねってひとのいたさをしれ, wagamiwotsunettehitonoitasawoshire] (exp) (id) you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch oneself and know others' pain [Add to Longdo] |
| 外人記者クラブ | [がいじんきしゃクラブ, gaijinkisha kurabu] (n) foreign correspondents' club [Add to Longdo] |
| 学芸大学 | [がくげいだいがく, gakugeidaigaku] (n) liberal arts college; teachers' college [Add to Longdo] |
| 岩根絞り | [いわねしぼり;イワネシボリ, iwaneshibori ; iwaneshibori] (n) (uk) Camellia japonica 'Iwaneshibori' (cultivar of common camellia) [Add to Longdo] |
| 記者クラブ | [きしゃクラブ, kisha kurabu] (n) press club; correspondents' club [Add to Longdo] |
| 吸い上げる;吸上げる | [すいあげる, suiageru] (v1, vt) (1) to suck up; to pump up; to draw up; to absorb; to extract; (2) to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; (3) to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc. [Add to Longdo] |
