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translation:
ambulance and fire brigade emergency tel. no. (in Japan)


translation:
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity


translation:
regular (stops at every station) Touhoku-line shinkansen


translation:
hinged panels on trucks for loading, etc.


translation:
"in the blink of an eye" (lit: in the time it takes to say "Ah!")


translation:
irregularly conjugating honorific verb (gozaru, etc.)


translation:
(in spite of) being old enough to know better


translation:
to grow timid (from an inferiority complex)


translation:
person who chases after idol, showbiz star


translation:
pizza-like pancake fried with various ingredients


translation:
kerchief worn by women in former times in Japan in cold weather, covering the whole head (except eyes)


translation:
(id) Excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you


translation:
cracks that form in the ice on Lake Suwa


translation:
unfortunate person (often a gleeful "too bad for you!")


translation:
food served during the New Year's Holidays


translation:
paper with signature of the shogun or lord


translation:
to start doing something (but not finish)


translation:
in comics and such, used to denote a grinding noise


translation:
sliced shouga prepared in vinegar served with sushi


translation:
Kutsukutsu-boushi semi (another name for Tsukutsuku-boushi semi)


translation:
doing something forcefully and continuously (pulling hard, gulping drink)


translation:
regular (stops at every station) Toukai-line shinkansen


translation:
misspelling of "ko n ni chi ha" (note final syllable)


translation:
misspelling of "ko n ba n ha" (note final syllable)


translation:
staff with plaited paper streamers used in Shinto


translation:
the principal object of worship (at a shrine)


translation:
(vs) not writing or contacting for a while


translation:
understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation")


translation:
(id) to manipulate figures to one's advantage


translation:
(obsc) 10%%24 (kanji is JIS X 0212 kuten 4906)


translation:
being away from work without a good reason


translation:
earthenware (baked at high temperature) (1st kanji is U70BB)


translation:
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc)


translation:
implying (negatively) that something is full of, e.g. mistakes


translation:
traditional Japanese band of sandwich board advertisers


translation:
garnish of sashimi, usually made of daikon


translation:
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line shinkansen


translation:
(id) the grass is always greener on the other side


translation:
very small amount which looks like nothing


translation:
or something like that .. (often derogatory)


translation:
(tsb:) strong independent Japanese woman from the Kochi area


translation:
to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour etc)


translation:
(X) (col) tits (trendy inverse of oppai)


translation:
quickly, in a bouncing way (for a bow e.g.)


translation:
(vs) unkempt, ruffled hair or brush bristles


translation:
to eat with a munching or crunching sound


translation:
He who first suggests it should be the first to do it


translation:
seeing through another person's scheme (e.g. lies and flattery)


translation:
to take something (joke, teasing) seriously


translation:
giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)


translation:
(vs) "tent" an erection makes against pants or bedsheets


translation:
verb suffix (te form or masu stem) to indicate hatred and contempt, or disdain for another's action (vul)


translation:
particle denoting listing (words, clauses)


translation:
(exclamation of relief or disappointment)


translation:
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping etc)


translation:
(de:) metal pins of climbing shoes (de: Eisen)


translation:
(abbr) Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (work by Mozart)


translation:
Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System


translation:
American coffee (i.e. weak and tasteless)


translation:
(nl:) arrack or arak (grain or rice wine)


translation:
Alcyone (star in Taurus, brightest of the Pleiades)


translation:
(de:) part-time job (esp. high school students) (de: Arbeit)


translation:
travelling seller of trinkets, magic tricks, etc.


translation:
Indianapolis 500-mile race (each Year on may 30)


translation:
inflation hedge (hedge against inflation)


translation:
Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific


translation:
one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)


translation:
open skies (airline deregulatory policy)


translation:
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries


translation:
(fr:) respectable person (fr: honnete homme)


translation:
offline meeting (face-to-face meeting by people who normally interact online)


translation:
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries


translation:
Omron Corporation (Japanese electronics firm)


translation:
remake of another artist's song (a "cover")


translation:
(it:) expresso coffee (it: caffe espresso)


translation:
(it:) Neapolitan coffee (it: caffe napolitano)


translation:
karaoke (singing to taped accompaniment)


translation:
Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "ku"


translation:
Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "gu"


translation:
Character and Pattern Telephone Access Information System


translation:
(pt:) Christian (Muromachi time) (pt: cristao)


translation:
(pt:) Christian priest (pt: cristao padre)


translation:
course (of medical treatment) (de: Kur)(fr: cours)


translation:
environmentally friendly computer (e.g. low power consumption)


translation:
(es:) What will be, will be (es: que sera, sera)


translation:
(de:) Gestapo (de: Geheime Staatspolizei)


translation:
(de:) choir exercises (de: Choruebungen)


translation:
Coordinating Committee for Export to Communist Area


translation:
(de:) Fujiyama-shaped volcano (de: Konide)


translation:
women presenting products at consumer electronic or car shows


translation:
(ru:) industrial campaign (ru: kombinat)


translation:
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)


translation:
(fr:) savarin (crown-shaped cake served with liqueur-laced syrup)


translation:
(de:) active substance from plants used in manufacture of soap, detergents and medication (de: Saponin)


translation:
(ru:) underground publishing (ru: samizdat)


translation:
(ru:) (abbr) self-defence (type of wrestling)(ru: sambo)


translation:
Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "su"


translation:
(Ludwik) Zamenhof (creator of Esperanto language)


translation:
Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "zu"


translation:
(de:) skiers' greeting meaning "Good skiing!" (de: Ski Heil)


translation:
propelling or mechanical pencil (lit: sharp pencil)


translation:
(de:) dish (i.e. Petri dish) (de: Schale)


translation:
(de:) stem turn in skiing (de: Stemmbogen)


translation:
(de:) speaking in chorus, unison (de: Sprechchor)


translation:
(de:) (abbr) sleeping bag (de: Schlafsack)


translation:
Silicon Island (Kyuushu cf Silicon Valley)


translation:
(de:) aluminium and sicilicum alloy (de: Silumin)


translation:
Conference of Ministers of the Group of Five


translation:
(de:) diopter (optical unit of refraction in lenses) (de: Dioptrie)


translation:
Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers


translation:
soft drink (both carbonated and uncarbonated)


translation:
child-rearing with frequent physical contact (lit: skinship)


translation:
door-to-door condom sales-lady (lit: skin lady)


translation:
Stallman, (Richard) (author of gnu emacs)


translation:
(ru:) Spartacus Games (Socialist Olympics) (ru: spartakiada)


translation:
(ru:) special purpose (troops) (ru: spetsnaz)


translation:
bust-waist-hip measurements (lit: three sizes)


translation:
good sense (for music, style, tact, etc.)


translation:
Turkish baths associated with prostitution (soapland)


translation:
a run-batted-in hit (baseball) (lit: timer rehit)


translation:
equal to the current record (in sports, etc.)


translation:
(riding with a) passenger on a motorcycle


translation:
Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "tsu"


translation:
(an) (abbr) the best (from danzen toppu)


translation:
Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "dzu"


translation:
(orig) television opaque projector (telop), used for subtitles and captions, now used for the subtitles and captions themselves


translation:
hit a batter by pitching a ball (lit: dead ball) (baseball)


translation:
German Democratic Republic (i.e. former East Germany)


translation:
Federal Republic of Germany (former West Germany)


translation:
stopping a sport, such as boxing, on doctor's orders (lit: doctor stop)


translation:
driver (e.g. screwdriver, device driver)


translation:
game under lights (e.g. baseball) (lit: nighter)


translation:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration


translation:
a transsexual or transvestite performer (lit: new half)


translation:
Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "nu"


translation:
style of motorcycle having the engine exposed and visible


translation:
credit card issued by a particular store or business (lit: house card)


translation:
statue of Hachiko (a dog) at Shibuya station


translation:
oscillatory behavior of a non-converging feedback loop


translation:
Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "hu


translation:
"the aisle", i.e. the thing a bride walks down (lit. virgin road)


translation:
smorgasbord (lit: viking) style of eating


translation:
Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "bu"


translation:
part time (esp. female part time employees)


translation:
Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "pu"


translation:
video cassette recorder (lit: video deck)


translation:
(ru:) Russian food (flesh and eggs, etc. baked in bread) (ru: pirozhki)


translation:
(fr:) tweezers (fr: pincette or nl: pincet)


translation:
(abbr) video game system (lit: family computer)


translation:
Federation Internationale de Nation Amateur cup


translation:
fried seafood or vegetables in general (fry)


translation:
(abbr) young people subsisting on part-time work (from freelance and arbeiter)


translation:
one whose livelihood is provided by part-time work


translation:
free-lancer (in a profession where employment is the norm)


translation:
bases loaded (baseball) (lit: three base)


translation:
sleeping train (from the original color of the trains)


translation:
(X) child (high-school age) pornography (lit: blue sailor (suit))


translation:
shops where girls' uniforms and underwear are resold to dirty old men


translation:
Philips head screwdriver (lit: plus(+) driver)


translation:
recruiting professionals from other companies


translation:
version of English with a maximum of 850 basic words


translation:
having reached the quarterfinals (lit: best eight)


translation:
having reached the semifinals (lit: best four)


translation:
person with driving licence but no practice


translation:
dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing)


translation:
club for poets, play-wrights, essayists, editors, novelists


translation:
special exercise for developing big muscles


translation:
(nl:) low-lying land reclaimed from the sea (nl: polder)


translation:
(regular) screwdriver (lit: minus(-) driver)


translation:
(an) (sl) serious (not capricious or flirtatious)


translation:
Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)


translation:
Japanese ship (because Japanese ship names often end in -Maru)


translation:
paying off one's entire credit card balance monthly


translation:
Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "mu"


translation:
(es:) (pt:) undershirt (es: medias, pt: meias)


translation:
(es:) (pt:) stockinet (es: medias, pt: meias)


translation:
Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "yu"


translation:
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund


translation:
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization


translation:
(de:) (abbr) tincture of iodine (de: Jodtinktur)


translation:
(de:) tincture of iodine (de: Jodtinktur)


translation:
(abbr) radio controlled models (car, plane, etc)


translation:
(abbr) romantic comedy (lit: love comedy)


translation:
Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "ru"


translation:
Rigel Kentaurus (navigator's name for Alpha Centauri)


translation:
fee charged for hotel room (lit: room charge)


translation:
(fr:) reason for living (fr: raison d'etre)


translation:
(de:) philosophy of life (de: Lebensphilosophie)


translation:
someone whose kanji-writing ability has suffered due to overreliance on the kana->kanji conversion systems used to input Japanese text on a computer


translation:
talk & variety (TV) show (lit: wide show)


translation:
(de:) (abbr) migratory bird (de: Wandervogel)


translation:
syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahman


translation:
Aihui (city in North-Eastern China on the border of Russia)


translation:
once (i.e. "once, when I was studying ...")


translation:
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular)


translation:
one day (i.e. "one day while studying, ...")


translation:
(vs) promising without due consideration


translation:
(vs) proportional division or distribution


translation:
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary


translation:
(vs) consign (goods (for sale) to a firm)


translation:
scholarship student sent by government office or business


translation:
(vs) dissuasion from resigning or leaving


translation:
transfer (e.g. of one's name in the register)


translation:
(vs) adhering or embedding of wear debris in the opposing surface


translation:
necessities of life (food, clothing, etc.)


translation:
separation of medical and dispensary practice


translation:
used to encourage someone to get a wider perspective


translation:
the nine principal points in a game of go


translation:
twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Boar, 9pm-11pm, north-northwest, October)


translation:
(a-no) having a cooking capacity of one liter


translation:
(abbr) drink!(said repeatedly as a party cheer)


translation:
transmission of a trade secret from father to a son


translation:
(something having its) advantages & disadvantages


translation:
a VERY small company headquarters located in Tokyo simply for name value


translation:
counter for guns, inksticks, palanquins, jinrikisha


translation:
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room)


translation:
It's good to have a girl first and then a boy


translation:
to be taken with someone at first sight (similar to "love at first sight", but not as strong)


translation:
reduction in area of rice under cultivation


translation:
Inari (fox deity, originally of harvests)


translation:
certification of official registration of a seal


translation:
to have a cramp (spasm, convulsion, twitch)


translation:
peel strength (conductor from substrate)


translation:
to automatically debit (from a bank account)


translation:
(vs) taking responsibility upon oneself (and resigning)


translation:
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness)


translation:
Kagemusha (shadow warrior) (in Kurosawa film)


translation:
occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements


translation:
between right and center fielders (baseball)


translation:
fourth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Hare, 5am-7am, east, February)


translation:
second sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ox, 1am-3am, north-northeast, December)


translation:
(an) as alike as two melons (two peas in a pod)


translation:
to have one's fortune changes to the better


translation:
egoma (seed from a type of beefsteak plant)


translation:
being beneficial (useful, profitable, valuable)


translation:
(vs) gaining admission into a school in a school district other than one's own


translation:
(uk) long thin white "enokitake" mushroom


translation:
stretching (the body) (i.e. when waking up)


translation:
dating with compensation (payments, financial support, etc.)


translation:
stolen train ride (only paying a local fare each end)


translation:
(vs) transferring (a convict to a different prison)


translation:
being crazy about something, but not be good at it


translation:
European Commission (executive of the EU)


translation:
the various countries of Europe & America


translation:
onlookers' superior (advantaged) grasp of the situation


translation:
one of the Japanese islands, far south of Honshu


translation:
Director General of Okinawa Development Agency


translation:
decorative cords (hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt)


translation:
being crazy about something but being very bad at it


translation:
lowest tier (step, column of print, berth)


translation:
characters substituted for others of the same sound


translation:
(NB the karina reading is the origin of the word `kana')


translation:
what (i.e. "what rudeness") (an expression of surprise, anger)


translation:
(ksb:) (sl) What the hell are you saying?!


translation:
(vs) visualization (data, results, etc.)


translation:
construction of a house (divination term)


translation:
Director General of Science and Technology Agency


translation:
(ancient) Chinese higher civil service examinations


translation:
to express one's feelings fully in a poem


translation:
oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry


translation:
cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)


translation:
pyroclastic flow (type of volcanic eruption)


translation:
people are more interested in the practical over the aesthetic


translation:
Garuda (man-bird deity of Hindu-Buddhist myth)


translation:
straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests


translation:
finishing touch (lit. adding eyes to dragon)


translation:
completing (something) by executing the final, critical step


translation:
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective


translation:
enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance


translation:
kanji made up of meaningful parts (e.g. "east" is tree plus sun)


translation:
membership agreement (e.g. for a credit card)


translation:
(vs) going from door to door greeting relatives and friends


translation:
express (train that bypasses many stations)


translation:
solving a problem swiftly and skillfully


translation:
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono, especially for use at the tea ceremony


translation:
Traditional Japanese meal brought in courses


translation:
calendar revision (e.g. at start of year)


translation:
sea sand (sand collected from the ocean floor, as opposed to that which is used as an ingredient in concrete)


translation:
Vice-Admiral (Maritime Self-Defence Force of Japan)


translation:
opening of post-office or telephone exchange


translation:
the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth


translation:
(vs) beginning a series of one's lectures


translation:
(vs) opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world


translation:
opening ceremony (of an event, show, etc.)


translation:
(vs) report of an official's offence to the emperor


translation:
the probability density function (statistics)


translation:
be frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannotscratch an itch from outside a shoe)


translation:
metre or rhythm in Chinese and Japanese tradional music


translation:
(vs) holding two or more positions concurrently


translation:
(oK) small pieces of sliced dried bonito


translation:
a kind of woman who pretends to be all sweet and innocent and naive


translation:
dojou or unagi dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce


translation:
various gramineous grasses (e.g. eularies)


translation:
the rotting of lumber stored with poor air circulation


translation:
system indicating court ranks by headgear colors


translation:
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships


translation:
anovel or drama with a rewarding-good-and-punishing-evil theme


translation:
gold-covered woodwork at a temple in Hiraizumi


translation:
to be unable to put up with something anymore


translation:
one's mind is filled with thousand emotions


translation:
party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)


translation:
Vietnamese reading (of Chinese characters)


translation:
to be contented (satisfied) with (ones lot)


translation:
pretty daughter who attracts boys to parents' shop


translation:
Avalokitesvara (bodhisattva of mercy and salvation)


translation:
(meat of) cross between a mallard and domestic duck


translation:
(id) Now let's return to the main subject


translation:
To return from the digression,... (in a coversation, speech, or story-telling)


translation:
ranking sumo wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions


translation:
Kansai (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka)


translation:
Kantou (eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo)


translation:
palace (in China built by Wu Dynasty King)


translation:
washing kimonos without taking them apart


translation:
to strip a person of all his or her clothes


translation:
lining up shoulder to shoulder like flying geese


translation:
praying at a temple or shrine for help to stop drinking


translation:
an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened


translation:
human emotions (joy, anger, pathos, and humor)


translation:
(sumo) holding opponent's belt while pushing from the ring


translation:
record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc


translation:
child who has returned to his or her country


translation:
special consideration for students who have lived abroad


translation:
to feel inclined (toward doing something)


translation:
to have one's attention attracted (caught)


translation:
Fortune telling based on Chinese twelve year cycle


translation:
Large bookstore with big foreign book section (main branch, Shinjuku)


translation:
term of respect in addressing ladies or anothers older sister


translation:
honorific used in company correspondence


translation:
science out of line with he world of thought


translation:
onomatope (i.e. word formed by onomatopoeia)


translation:
Once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious


translation:
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)


translation:
member of the Diet, congress or parliament


translation:
keep doing for period of time (verbal suf)


translation:
earth brought from another place to mix with the soil


translation:
contradictory conjunction (but, however, etc.)


translation:
detecting the source of a telephone call


translation:
to apologize for a long neglect of friends


translation:
to the best of my ability, poor though it be


translation:
express (e.g. train that bypasses many stations)


translation:
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country


translation:
former (i.e. before the post-WWII reforms) kana usage in writing the yomikata of kanji


translation:
remain unchanged (from the old state of things)


translation:
none the better for the change (if at all)


translation:
drinking like a cow and eating like a horse


translation:
lodger who pays nothing for room and board


translation:
the art of drawing the Japanese longsword


translation:
a match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster


translation:
mendicant Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)


translation:
(suf) (Indicates plural. Humble referring to oneself, disdainful referring to others.)


translation:
monthly fee for common areas of an apartment building (lighting, etc)


translation:
(husband and wife) earning a living together


translation:
Central Committee of the Communist Party


translation:
lining a kimono with the same material as the kimono itself


translation:
twisting the truth and truckling to the times


translation:
beautifully decorated gate (euphemism for female genitalia)


translation:
loyalty to the emperor and expulsion of the foreigners


translation:
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)


translation:
(abbr) Kinki Nippon Tetsudou (railway co.)


translation:
money politics (i.e corruption of politics by money)


translation:
Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth


translation:
finely chopped cooked vegetable (typically burdock)


translation:
southern-most of four main islands of Japan


translation:
the nine nearest generations of relatives


translation:
Buddhist sect originating in the seventh century


translation:
Japanese character set row & column index ('separator' encoding)


translation:
(vs) paying one's own school expenses by working


translation:
desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity


translation:
counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture


translation:
(vs) striking (at something) and missing


translation:
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last


translation:
(vs) heating a pan or bath tub without water in it


translation:
(uk) fried vegetables and meat on skewer


translation:
to carry forward (i.e. on a balance sheet)


translation:
A wise man needs not blush for changing his purposes (original meaning)


translation:
a demeanor (attitude, tune) undergoing an instant change for the worse (in colloquial usage)


translation:
lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something


translation:
(vs) explaining the meanings of old words


translation:
guiding marks for rendering Chinese into Japanese


translation:
(vs) reading a Chinese text (kanbun) in Japanese


translation:
kun-yomi (Japanese reading of character)


translation:
a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field


translation:
There is little to choose between the two


translation:
around March 6, the day on which hibernating bugs are said to come out of the ground


translation:
impression of a seal over the joint of two papers


translation:
Respect-for-the-Aged Day Holiday (Sep 15)


translation:
already had an experience (with something)


translation:
person who has had a particular experience


translation:
Director General of Economic Planning Agency


translation:
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development


translation:
(abbr) Federation of Economic Organizations


translation:
non-electronic computer (i.e. person carrying out computation)


translation:
(abbr) Tokyo University of Arts and Music


translation:
to accept as a member of a group or family


translation:
(vs) (id) drinking like a fish and eat like a horse


translation:
eating mountains of food and drink oceans of liquor


translation:
(ceremonious) exchange of engagement gifts


translation:
(id) like the difference between heaven and hell


translation:
(vs) operating or carrying on simultaneously


translation:
studying two lines together (as a major and a minor)


translation:
the face of a bond, draft or certificate


translation:
a tool, used in Ikebana (flower arranging), with a heavy base from which needles project upwards, onto which flowers or branches are pushed


translation:
the calamity of being killed by the sword


translation:
many people pronouncing diverse opinions in a great uproar


translation:
public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)


translation:
offering one's opinion to one's superior


translation:
Constitution Memorial Day Holiday (May 3)


translation:
(suf) verb suffix to indicate reckless abandon to the activity


translation:
(after a failure) gather strength for a renewed attack (on)


translation:
give one's body to a hospital for medical research


translation:
research establishment (institute, laboratory, etc.)


translation:
to be (standing) together, an arm across the other's shoulder


translation:
(arch) shawl (on shoulder of woman's dress)


translation:
one of the three wise monkeys who see and hear and speak no evil


translation:
starting a train before all the passengers are on board


translation:
starting an action without considering objections to it any longer


translation:
to identify (whether an object is positive or negative in some aspect)


translation:
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener


translation:
(vs) actual (as opposed to hidden or obscured)


translation:
returning to normal after all is said and done


translation:
investigation (to determine the cause of something)


translation:
the original author (of a translated work)


translation:
nuclear power generation (of electricity)


translation:
chord (straight line joining two points on a curve)(geom)


translation:
Genji (the family in the Genji Monogatari)


translation:
There is no need to say so, but of course


translation:
marks to aid in reading Chinese classics


translation:
old (pre-Wu dynasty) character pronunciation


translation:
watching vigilantly for an opportunity to prey upon


translation:
Kodou (wadaiko drumming group from Sado Island)


translation:
the five sins in Buddhism (murder, theft, adultery, falsehood and drink)


translation:
the five commandments: murder, lust, theft, lying & intemperance


translation:
early summer fine weather (during rainy season)


translation:
the five elements (wood, fire, water, earth and metal)


translation:
the 5 grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa & kibi))


translation:
the five colours: green, yellow, red, white & black


translation:
(id) six of one & a half dozen of the other


translation:
the five cardinal Confucian virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence)


translation:
the five passions (anger, joy, hatred, desire and grief)


translation:
five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March)


translation:
the five festivals (Jan 1, March 3, May 5, July 7 and Sep 9)


translation:
the 5 festivals (1 Jan, 3 Mar, 5 May, 7 Jul & 9 Sep)


translation:
the five viscera (liver, lungs, heart, kidney and spleen)


translation:
rice mixed with vegetables and delicacies


translation:
the five Confucian filial-piety relationships


translation:
seventh sign of Chinese zodiac (The Horse, 11am-1pm, south, May)


translation:
bitter enemies (placed by fate) in the same boat


translation:
Wu-dynasty reading of Chinese characters


translation:
(vs) following someone's example, and committing suicide


translation:
hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court


translation:
classical verbal ending equivalent to colloquial -masu


translation:
Zen question for meditation (eg, the sound of one hand clapping)


translation:
legal person working for the public weal


translation:
shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family


translation:
thick-soled footwear, popular in the late 1990s


translation:
(vs) writing with the brush in the mouth


translation:
number of dependents (words, shares, accounts)


translation:
the nature of plants to grow down and root


translation:
disposition (in flowers) to turn toward the sun


translation:
(id) Lights are usually followed by shadows


translation:
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science


translation:
type of Ryuukyuu stringed instrument music


translation:
The Chinese kangxi zidian dictionary of 1716, which established the 214 radicals


translation:
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized)


translation:
tennis (played with the standard ball, as distinct from tennis played with a softer ball)


translation:
colours for festive or auspicious occasions


translation:
eliminate corruption among government officials


translation:
the four cardinal behaviors (walking, stopping (standing), sitting and lying)


translation:
to rain (or snow), keeping people indoors


translation:
high sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver)


translation:
number or size of periodicals or pictures


translation:
(vs) pressing one's hands together in prayer


translation:
Chairman of National Public Safety Commission


translation:
(Japanese) National Tax Administration Agency


translation:
legislated ban on foreigners taking up public posts


translation:
Director General of National Land Agency


translation:
Buddhist priest who is a government minister


translation:
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine


translation:
test of courage by burning skin with cigarette


translation:
wearing a kimono with the right side tucked under the left


translation:
chain of ornamental cups hanging from a gutter


translation:
being implicated (involved) in (a crime)


translation:
looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)


translation:
square cushion used when sitting on one's knees in a tatami-mat floor


translation:
resurrection (of a company or school, etc.)


translation:
abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood


translation:
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty


translation:
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests


translation:
the ancient imperial princesses serving at the Ise shrine


translation:
(gikun) halfbeak (fish with elongated pointed lower jaw) (Hemiramphus sajori)


translation:
building containing a number of businesses and shops


translation:
3 fat-comma shapes arranged to form a circle


translation:
education of the head and hand and heart


translation:
three wise monkeys who see and hear and speak no evil


translation:
(ik) three wise monkeys who see and hear and speak no evil


translation:
alternation of three cold and four warm days


translation:
business consisting of restaurant, brothel & geisha service


translation:
the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)


translation:
separation of powers (legislative, executive and judicial)


translation:
unparalleled in Japan and China and India


translation:
the three calamities: fire, flood & storm


translation:
the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels)


translation:
the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the best was said to be beating a retreat)


translation:
three-color printing (red and yellow and blue)


translation:
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass


translation:
three primary virtues: valour, wisdom & benevolence


translation:
three famous ancient calligraphers: Emperor Saga and Tachibana (no) Hayanari and Kooboo Daishi


translation:
3 treasures of Buddhism: Buddha, sutras & priesthood


translation:
hand-clapping patter (at start of party)


translation:
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc)


translation:
three wheeled vehicle (tricycle, motorcycle, etc)


translation:
official attendance service (by a daimyou in the Edo era)


translation:
(vs) retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer


translation:
wind blowing down, coming over a mountain


translation:
Japanese pepper (tree) (Xanthoxylum piperitum)


translation:
sushi rice in a bowl with scattered topping


translation:
soft, downy hair (i.e. such as on one's cheek)


translation:
store that has been gone out of business


translation:
household that lives without carrying on a business


translation:
free dressmaking ticket (with a purchase of cloth)


translation:
the place where one is sent on an errand


translation:
two-pronged weapon for catching a criminal


translation:
traffic network extending in all directions


translation:
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society


translation:
first sign of Chinese zodiac (The Rat, 11pm-1am, north, November)


translation:
(id) The parent is the best judge of the child


translation:
(vs) admonishing (ones master) at the cost of ones life


translation:
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence


translation:
to rack one's brains (i.e. for a solution)


translation:
linking little fingers to confirm a promise


translation:
hit a batter by pitching a ball (baseball)


translation:
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string


translation:
space assigned for something (e.g. for article in magazine)


translation:
to get into the swing of (as one's work)


translation:
trial listening (e.g. to a record before buying)


translation:
feel (consistency) of food while being chewed


translation:
suffering the consequences (of one's own actions)


translation:
(abbr. for) 3-party coalition: Jimintou, Jiyuutou and Koumeitou


translation:
to be acknowledged by oneself and others


translation:
(abbr) mandatory vehicle liability insurance


translation:
being circumscribed by one's own words & actions


translation:
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist)


translation:
lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder


translation:
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc)


translation:
hinged bamboo water cup or trough, which makes a percussive sound periodically as it tips over


translation:
shrine visit (festival) by children aged 7, 5 and 3


translation:
always rising after a fall or repeated failures


translation:
(vs) tossing oneself about in great pain


translation:
the 7 treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli)


translation:
prayer ceremony for children's artistic development


translation:
the seven luminaries (sun, moon, and five planets)


translation:
(vs) performance of ones official duties


translation:
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor


translation:
imprisonment without a stay of execution


translation:
vegetables such as taros, carrots, konnyaku, etc. cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water


translation:
special consideration for non-traditional (older) students


translation:
"spaceman" clay figurine from about 500 AD


translation:
characters borrowed (to represent the meaning)


translation:
(obs) Japanese system of weights & measures


translation:
phrase or catch-phrase (sometimes as warning)


translation:
reversing the order of (relative) importance (of)


translation:
mistaking the insignificant for the essential


translation:
take situational peculiarities into consideration


translation:
using anything one can lay one's hands on


translation:
to incline one's head to the side in doubt


translation:
the Tokyo area (within 50 KM of Tokyo's center)


translation:
long-life celebrations, particularly the 61st, 77th and 88th birthdays


translation:
rice seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt, used for preparing sushi


translation:
state that controls another in international affairs, but allows it domestic sovereignty


translation:
Japanese mountain asceticism-shamanism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts


translation:
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position


translation:
(Japanese) system of lifetime employment


translation:
succession to another's professional name


translation:
(id) you can get used to living anywhere


translation:
loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film)


translation:
the night of the 15th day of the 8 lunar month


translation:
the night of he 13th day of 9th lunar month


translation:
everyone has his own interests and ideas


translation:
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone)


translation:
without intermission for ten (long) years


translation:
with constancy of purose for ten (long) years


translation:
cousin (female, younger than the writer)


translation:
astringent (puckery) juice (of unripe persimmons)


translation:
vertical writing style, e.g. on envelopes


translation:
Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month)


translation:
be deliberate in council, and decisive in action


translation:
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing)


translation:
periodical relief or replacement of workers


translation:
(id) the nail which sticks out gets hammered down (used to encourage conformity)


translation:
number of births (including stillbirths)


translation:
(vs) arrival (in a country, at work, etc.)


translation:
(vs) (vs) release (discharge) from prison


translation:
work of art or literature that brings fame


translation:
(col) In spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn


translation:
local express (train, slower than an express)


translation:
sake made without added alcohol or sugar


translation:
warmhearted and genial manners and customs


translation:
(suf) (uk) (strongly emphatic) too preoccupied or busy to even think of ~


translation:
signing ceremony (for a law, treaty, etc.)


translation:
to begin writing then stop part-way through


translation:
assistant director (in taking professional movies)


translation:
distributing ranks, rewards and pensions


translation:
description or expression of one's feelings


translation:
(gikun) male actor in female Kabuki roles


translation:
(id) this is only the beginning (the real work having yet to begin)


translation:
artistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances


translation:
the opening(s) (e.g., in a game of go or chess)


translation:
goods loaded in the afternoon for delivery the following morning


translation:
feeling a little (i.e. very) embarrassed


translation:
(a-no) koban (former Japanese oval gold coin)


translation:
little cupid-like statues pissing into a fountain


translation:
to convene (a meeting, assembly, congress)


translation:
Shoei (motorcycle helmet manufacturing company)


translation:
highest (of a three-tier ranking system)


translation:
(vs) putting out (switching off) the light


translation:
to become uncollectable (and remain unpaid)


translation:
cooking method (broiled with sweet soy marinade)


translation:
paper doll to which Japanese children pray for fine weather


translation:
Chiang Kai-shek (late Nationalist Chinese leader)


translation:
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)


translation:
(vs) conveying the will of the governing to the governed


translation:
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata


translation:
the upper and the lower parts of the body


translation:
to be high-pitched and unstrung (a voice)


translation:
(sumo) a throw using the outside of the arm


translation:
upper tier (row, step, grade, column of print, berth)


translation:
Daurian redstart (said by Japanese to be stupid because it is unafraid of people and so easy to catch)


translation:
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration


translation:
faith in rebirth in the Western Heaven of the Buddha Amitabha


translation:
tatami mat (Japanese straw floor coverings)


translation:
to become ready to eat (as a result of steaming)


translation:
to take up again a problem that has been dealt with


translation:
to look at things from a biased viewpoint


translation:
to lose the means to make one's livelihood


translation:
to run through one's fortune in idleness


translation:
(vs) running away without paying for food


translation:
to fall on one's backside (behind, bottom)


translation:
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo


translation:
quality (ease, difficulty) of one's sleep


translation:
removal of make-up before going to sleep


translation:
completely (from the bottom of one's heart)


translation:
clearing one's mind of all mundane thoughts


translation:
a payment made via bank deposit transfer


translation:
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer


translation:
(io) a payment made via bank deposit transfer


translation:
limited express (train, faster than an express)


translation:
New Kansai International Airport (Osaka)


translation:
a new product joining a group of other products


translation:
to become more serious or severe (problem)


translation:
ninth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Monkey, 3pm-5pm, west-southwest, July)


translation:
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer)


translation:
Buddhist sect originating in the thirteenth century


translation:
makko-ho (set of four exercises for general health)


translation:
Shingon, Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism, originating in the eight century


translation:
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments


translation:
Shinto and Buddhism (lit. gods and Buddha)


translation:
(id) capitalizing on the fame of a parent


translation:
examination table (at a doctor's office)


translation:
halfbeak (fish with elongated pointed lower jaw) Hemiramphus sajori


translation:
Japanese earthquake scale (level 1: weak to level 7: devastation)


translation:
(id) to grab a person by his vulnerable spot


translation:
person so changed that it's hard to recognize him


translation:
population density (said of a crowded area)


translation:
traffic accident resulting in personal injury or death


translation:
(a-no) being average (capacity, looks, standard of living)


translation:
temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings


translation:
the 5 Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)


translation:
camp (group of same ideological beliefs)


translation:
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort


translation:
command exercised by the leader of a group


translation:
to lay down a recording (music, video, etc.)


translation:
Shinto god who is the reincarnation of a Buddha or bodhisattva


translation:
mystery or detective genre (movie, novel, etc.)


translation:
memorial service to appease an aborted foetus


translation:
entertainment business (clubs, bars, etc.)


translation:
The Water Margin (classic of Chinese literature)


translation:
to poke one's nose (into other's business)


translation:
(ruling or judging) what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong


translation:
(vs) gaining total control (of people or counties)


translation:
the view of human nature as fundamentally depraved


translation:
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)


translation:
to be practical (logical, feasible, viable)


translation:
to make a political issue of (something)


translation:
living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits


translation:
correct Chinese (on) pronunciation of a character


translation:
one's lifetime (i.e., one's existance until death)


translation:
Journey to the West (classic of Chinese literature)


translation:
be cleared of all the charge (brought against one)


translation:
without sparing (effort, funds, etc.)...


translation:
volume measure (approx. 180l, 5 bushels, 10 cub.ft)


translation:
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone)


translation:
International Committee of the Red Cross


translation:
(gikun) bird of the flycatcher family with black head and tail and reddish orange body


translation:
red rice (beans & mochi) for auspicious occasions


translation:
(vs) fighting to the death (with swords)


translation:
the art of cutting paper (in contrast to origami)


translation:
to cut through (with a road, tunnel, or canal)


translation:
no retribution for a samurai killing a commoner


translation:
paper and sacred sakaki branches cut and mixed with rice to scatter before the gods


translation:
(vs) being enraged (indignant, impatient)


translation:
gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret)


translation:
cultivate one's character by studying hard


translation:
contact patch (between car tyre and road)


translation:
24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons


translation:
(vs) eating lightly (to save money, food, calories, etc.)


translation:
holiday for end of winter (Bean Throwing Night)


translation:
absolute (as opposed to relative) position


translation:
day on which judgment and haste are avoided


translation:
(a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years


translation:
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables


translation:
(abbr) war criminal (from sensou hanzainin)


translation:
(vs) getting slightly intoxicated and humming a tune


translation:
(Euroasian) badger (Meles meles) (sometimes called a raccoon)


translation:
to be subject to the surplus force of an impetus


translation:
a whorl of hair on the (back of the) head


translation:
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep


translation:
(id) you're not watching where you're going!


translation:
full-pitch character (e.g. 2-Byte Kanji)


translation:
person well-balanced morally and intellectually


translation:
layered colour (brown at front, red beneath)


translation:
(vs) whistling of a prostitute (to attract customers)


translation:
temple meditation hall or certain other temple structures


translation:
(vs) leaving work (office, school) early


translation:
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)


translation:
sounds given during a conversation to indicate comprehension


translation:
a table (at a restaurant) with someone you don't know


translation:
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings


translation:
(abbr) General Council of Trade Unions of Japan


translation:
chief of the general affairs department (bureau)


translation:
Director General of Prime Minister's Office


translation:
shed skin of snake, insect, etc. (also place left behind)


translation:
the first (harvest, catch) of the season or year


translation:
(vs) running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car)


translation:
"gentleman" who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her


translation:
sending the person accused to the prosecutor


translation:
assimilated sound (small "tsu" in Japanese)


translation:
raising out-of-season crops with artificial heat


translation:
to look at out of the corner of one's eyes


translation:
(vs) looking on with folded arms (with ones hands in ones sleeves)


translation:
reverence for the emperor and the overthrow of the shogunate


translation:
reverence for the emperor and the expulsion of the barbarians


translation:
to suffer by comparison with (something)


translation:
contest between different schools (of fencing, etc.)


translation:
relying upon others for attaining one's own objective


translation:
The Deliverer, the Saviouress (Buddhist deity)


translation:
Generalissimo of the Vidya-rajas (Budd.)


translation:
to dash (slosh) (water) on a person, in a person's face


translation:
original text with its translation printed side by side or on opposite page


translation:
doing something especially rather than incidentally


translation:
The mountains have have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)


translation:
stripping a Diet member of arrest immunity


translation:
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam


translation:
Edo period prefectural governor (magistrate, bailiff)


translation:
one who offers prayer in place of another


translation:
number of large objects such as cars, computers, etc


translation:
inspection by the empress or the crown prince


translation:
visit by the empress or the crown prince


translation:
Osaka (Oosaka) prefecture (metropolitan area)


translation:
(id) There was a great deal of fuss, but little came of it


translation:
essentially the same with only minor differences


translation:
Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism


translation:
be lavish in giving gifts or wining and dining (others)


translation:
the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"


translation:
huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on 16 Aug each year


translation:
pickled daikon radish (named after Edo era priest)


translation:
fifth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Dragon, 7am-9am, east-southeast, March)


translation:
(vs) withdrawal (from membership of organization)


translation:
draw a hasty inference between two events


translation:
odd lot (e.g. in share purchase or sale)


translation:
heartrending grief or overwhelming sorrow


translation:
(uk) (short) sign curtain hung at shop entrance


translation:
intellectual property rights (in patent law)


translation:
split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles


translation:
two-story basement (as in department stores)


translation:
earth sciences (geology, mineralogy, petrology, geophysics, geochemistry, seismology, etc.)


translation:
earthquakes, thunder, fires, fathers (this proverb compares the traditional Japanese father with other things which are generally feared)


translation:
Ksitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld)


translation:
(a-no) born after April 1 (school entrance date)


translation:
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands


translation:
bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea


translation:
auspicious sign (lit: tea stalk floating erect in one's cup)


translation:
rice with ocha poured on (Japanese dish)


translation:
melodic incoming call tones (mobile telephones)


translation:
(good or bad) feel when wearing something


translation:
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family


translation:
(a-no) imported (transmitted) from China


translation:
center of three (horizontal) columns (of print)


translation:
person who changes his line in middle of life


translation:
(abbr) Central Labor Relations Committee


translation:
maid working for both the living quarter and kitchen


translation:
people attending a funeral or offering condolences


translation:
Korean Energy Development Organization (KEDO)


translation:
People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)


translation:
(orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles


translation:
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment


translation:
area under direct control (of the shogun)


translation:
direct transmission (of mysteries or skill)


translation:
return to the divine through spiritual quietude


translation:
Buddhist service held on the anniversary of someone's death


translation:
Ministry of International Trade and Industry


translation:
Minister of International Trade and Industry


translation:
to play an entire composition without break


translation:
continually playing (in the background of a melody)


translation:
to hold (the opponent) in the arms and carry him out of the ring


translation:
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment)


translation:
(col) to sleep like a log (lit: like mud)


translation:
(id) the right person in the right place


translation:
perfect beauty with no trace of artifice


translation:
Emperor's Birthday Holiday (Dec 23) (Emperor Shouwa's was April 29)


translation:
solar-evaporation process (in salt making)


translation:
natural disaster (lit. striking phenomena in heaven and earth)


translation:
to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest)


translation:
bumpy tiles set in public areas to mark the path for the blind


translation:
a line (of mountains, islands, houses, etc.)


translation:
adding eyes and other finishing touches to an animal painting


translation:
(vs) transmission from generation to generation


translation:
(vs) delivering a message to the emperor


translation:
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples


translation:
small dried sardines or anchovies (gomame) cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and sugar


translation:
flesh of whitefish and shrimp that has been boiled, shredded, parched, seasoned, and colored red


translation:
convert to electronics (electronic form)


translation:
to hang up the receiver (of a telephone)


translation:
something that is flashy with no content


translation:
administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures


translation:
to knock or scare (someone) out of his or her wits


translation:
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor


translation:
inversion of the word order in a sentence


translation:
ornament representing the Isle of Eternal Youth


translation:
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan


translation:
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)


translation:
hit-and-run accident causing property damage


translation:
to break into (a house to kill the master)


translation:
(vs) scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)


translation:
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops)


translation:
to tread (a nail) into the sole of one's foot


translation:
to push through (i.e. a crowd, vegetation, etc.)


translation:
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched


translation:
(id) don't cover your head and leave your bottom exposed


translation:
you have to be careful not to expose your weak point while attempting to protect yourself


translation:
prefix to building meaning "magnificent"


translation:
lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way


translation:
chairman of the aikido world association (Aikikai)


translation:
(doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience


translation:
(abbr) special effects (from tokushu satsuei)


translation:
special procurement (particularly in time of war)


translation:
special administrative region (i.e. Hong Kong)


translation:
(vs) urging soldiers to fight more vigorously


translation:
single-person mimicking a wrestling match


translation:
doing things along that should be done with other


translation:
to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese


translation:
to read (extra meaning) into (something)


translation:
(id) `even plain parents can produce a genius child'


translation:
third sign of Chinese zodiac (The Tiger, 3am-5am, east-northeast, January)


translation:
tenth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Bird, 5pm-7pm, west, August)


translation:
moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict


translation:
festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress


translation:
Northern and Southern Dynasties (1336-1392)


translation:
entertainment quarters (food and geisha)


translation:
broadcast in which participants speak from different stations


translation:
the constant burden of some people's talk


translation:
completion test (one out of two choices)


translation:
(vs) taking (score) the first two points of the game


translation:
two wheeled vehicle (bicycle, motorcycle, etc)


translation:
(vt) to give out an odor, scent or perfume


translation:
CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) character unification


translation:
Nihon-shoki (the oldest chronicles of Japan)


translation:
theories of Japanese cultural or racial specificity


translation:
General Council of Trade Unions of Japan


translation:
to have secret or illicit sexual relations


translation:
imperial bridal party's entry into the court


translation:
perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)


translation:
voluntarily appearing for police questioning


translation:
surreptitious visit to house of ill repute


translation:
Japanese secret agent of old (very good at hiding)


translation:
assassination, stealth and combat techniques


translation:
(id) very small (particularly of a room or flat)


translation:
hardener (catalyst in hardening thermosetting materials)


translation:
thermosetting material (esp. plastics and resins)


translation:
the last meeting (of the year, the term, etc)


translation:
(id) a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve


translation:
the person who knows most often says least


translation:
advertising the excellence of one's wares


translation:
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries


translation:
breaking a commandment (usually religious)


translation:
offense against the Buddhist commandments


translation:
(id) someone (something) not to be trifled with


translation:
haiku poetry (17-syllable poem usually in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables)


translation:
abolition of clans and establishment of prefectures


translation:
(vs) having the pleasure of seeing (a person)


translation:
the team appears to be headed for defeat


translation:
(vs) defeat (as a verb it means 'to be defeated')


translation:
(vs) assignment (of a person to somewhere)


translation:
unripe Japanese apricots soaked in spirits


translation:
selling out (betrayal) of one's own country


translation:
(vs) riding in the same carriage (car) (with a superior)


translation:
attending on (ones superior) in the same carriage


translation:
encyclopedic knowledge and strong memory


translation:
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances


translation:
to be spoiled or become subdued (e.g. lively atmosphere)


translation:
generation of young people (esp. of the 1970's) apathetic about social issues


translation:
be fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one)


translation:
White Peril (i.e. takeover by white race(s))


translation:
infirm of purpose and lacking in decision


translation:
small consideration (remuneration, token of gratitude)


translation:
(pt:) (es:) knitting (es: medias, pt: meias)


translation:
(a-no) packed in a box (i.e. chocolates)


translation:
all eight corners of the world under one roof


translation:
issuing company (of a credit card, e.g.)


translation:
to draw a katana and attack in the same stroke


translation:
to do something suddenly, without warning


translation:
(pt:) Portuguese missionaries (pt: padre)


translation:
jeans worn low, exposing part of buttocks


translation:
half holiday (the "don" is from dontaku)


translation:
Japanese writing paper used for calligraphy


translation:
(id) stuck between a rock and a hard place


translation:
method of making patterns via pressing cloth between carved boards


translation:
traditional (unsimplified) form of Chinese characters


translation:
domain (precursor to current prefectures)


translation:
ranking of entertainers, sumo wrestlers, etc.


translation:
unconcerned about one's personal appearance


translation:
(oK) lineal descendants (beyond grandchildren)


translation:
answer respectively agreement or disagreement


translation:
(id) He is not so much a scholar as a poet


translation:
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held)


translation:
Buddhist services during the equinoctial week


translation:
cherry tree which flowers early (around the spring equinox)


translation:
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times


translation:
(vs) introduction of poems at a poetry party


translation:
tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer)


translation:
subtle, delicate and complicated situation


translation:
to take advantage of another's misfortune


translation:
(id) necessity is the mother of invention


translation:
Let a hundred schools of thought contend


translation:
simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements


translation:
a large number of people plotting and doing evil


translation:
be schooled by adversity in many battles


translation:
Stevenson screen (louvre-sided box housing for meteorological gauges)


translation:
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing


translation:
being inseparable like the two sides of an object


translation:
shaking or tapping (i.e. one's foot) unconsciously


translation:
rising no more (as in illness and death)


translation:
cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven


translation:
a beard one has because they're too lazy to shave


translation:
rude, incompetent or inexperienced person


translation:
less than sign or greater than sign (< or >)


translation:
The Immovable, a manifestation of Mahavairocana (Buddhist deity)


translation:
(a-no) unspecified large number (of people)


translation:
unlawful occupation (of a house or land)


translation:
bill collector for the night's entertainment


translation:
to establish (relations or understanding)


translation:
ukiyoe (color print of everyday life in Edo period)


translation:
(vs) charging (someone) with responsibility


translation:
fan-shaped kinoku (mushroom) with multiple layers


translation:
counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine


translation:
Burakumin (lit. village people), descendants of feudal outcast group


translation:
being subject to outside pressures or criticism


translation:
(vs) water gone underground (to emerge as a spring...)


translation:
vice president (of a club or organization)


translation:
return path (of a signal, communication)


translation:
assistive products, e.g. wheel chairs, hearing aids, etc.


translation:
a "mystery package" (containing a variety of articles supposedly worth more in total than the purchase price)


translation:
(brother & sister) born of a different mother


translation:
maker of Buddhist images and altar fittings


translation:
Victorious Goddess of the Chignon (Buddhist deity)


translation:
the Buddha, the doctrine, and the priesthood


translation:
(vs) looking for a particular person or thing


translation:
property damage (i.e. as from an accident)


translation:
traffic accident resulting in property damage


translation:
separate areas for smokers and non-smokers


translation:
(vs) publishing part by part (e.g. in a magazine)


translation:
(vs) distribution (the emblems in Communion)


translation:
(vs) dying in a fit of anger or indignation


translation:
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts


translation:
responsibility for wording of an article


translation:
PinYin (Ch romanization system) (incorr. 1st kanji!)


translation:
food for soldiers and noncommissioned officers


translation:
USA, Britain, France and the Netherlands


translation:
(US) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)


translation:
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (US)


translation:
one too shy to actively join in the party


translation:
(vs) taking advantage of a ride or an opportunity


translation:
god of wealth, music, eloquence and water


translation:
(id) don't count your chickens before they're hatched


translation:
supplemental kanji (added by JIS X 0212)


translation:
(vs) giving the Emperor advice on affairs of state


translation:
bodhisattva (one who vows to save all beings before becoming a Buddha)


translation:
(vs) carrying out the will of one's lord


translation:
being the recipient of (an imperial favor)


translation:
(vs) offering a wand with hemp and paper streamers to a Shinto god


translation:
give someone responsibility for something


translation:
American graduate law school entrance test


translation:
country with a constitutional government


translation:
Japanese (translation) title given to foreign work


translation:
(behaving) outrageously as though there were no one around


translation:
side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)


translation:
marks or dots used to emphasize text passage


translation:
forgetting the hardships of the old year


translation:
club of rabble-rousing reckless-driving delinquents


translation:
bojutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)


translation:
dried codfish soaked in water for few days, and cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water (Kyoto speciality)


translation:
reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese


translation:
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times


translation:
dustproof clothing one would use in a cleanroom


translation:
northernmost of four main islands of Japan


translation:
Director General of Hokkaido Development Agency


translation:
turning the head to the north in sleeping


translation:
region west of Tokyo on Japan Sea side of Japan


translation:
unsimplified (original form of) a Chinese character


translation:
main island of four main islands of Japan


translation:
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc)


translation:
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of)


translation:
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)


translation:
proof of vehicle having been registered as disposed of


translation:
letter-closing phrase expressing regret for a delay


translation:
New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes


translation:
"all is flux, nothing stays still" (Heraclitus)


translation:
early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese characters used phonetically


translation:
not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as (s)he would have us believe


translation:
Manchukuo (Manchurian prewar Japanese puppet state)


translation:
eighth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ram, 1pm-3pm, south-southwest, June)


translation:
sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April)


translation:
enlightened one (suffix of Buddhist deities)


translation:
railway station built with government and popular support


translation:
private home providing lodging for travelers


translation:
(a-no) not submitted to the selecting committee


translation:
(vs) leaving a restaurant without paying bill


translation:
raising (a sum of money) by straining one's credit


translation:
cap worn by masked dancer (cap covers hair and nape and reaches to the shoulders)


translation:
(vs) marrying into the family of ones bride


translation:
lucid dream (dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming)


translation:
steamed fish-paste cake, sliced to decorate soup


translation:
game of slapping cards down to overturn opponent's


translation:
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)


translation:
to be confused (bewildered, taken aback)


translation:
(vs) identifying a piece by touch in a mahjong game


translation:
bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)


translation:
a piece of wood (cut from a larger piece)


translation:
to "see stars" (i.e. after being hit in the head)


translation:
(id) I've perked up (snapped out of it, become awake)


translation:
to be stunned and utterly surprised (at something)


translation:
there being no use in arguing (about it)


translation:
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises


translation:
(vs) crying (of an infant) at night (due to colic)


translation:
leaving things exposed outside all night


translation:
crying or singing (of bird, etc.) at night


translation:
throwing one's weight around in a small group without knowing ones' real worth in a larger world outside


translation:
leaving something to take care of itself


translation:
NHI (National Health Insurance) drug price


translation:
good day for business and lawsuits (trial day)


translation:
(treaty of)friendship, commerce and navigation


translation:
(vs) living a quiet life in seclusion away from the masses


translation:
(live in) quiet and comfortable retirement free from worldly cares


translation:
by way of diversion (distraction from grief)


translation:
fleeting shifts & changes (of human life)


translation:
to visit one place after another without affect


translation:
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications


translation:
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications


translation:
couple with older man & younger woman (lit: twilight tribe)


translation:
the evil effects of the lives of our predecessors


translation:
mature sexually while in physical infancy


translation:
using a better name to sell inferior goods


translation:
under the (shadow) of the leaves (of a tree)


translation:
(io) repetition of the previous character


translation:
person with no property but his (her) own body


translation:
act of picking up crop left after harvesting


translation:
(id) fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine


translation:
(vs) having one's bid accepted (e.g. for contract)


translation:
completion (of house, etc.) ceremony or party


translation:
don't straighten your crown under a pear tree (lit)


translation:
Rhee Syngman, president of Korea 1948-1960


translation:
to ascertain a person's innermost feelings


translation:
District Land Transport Bureau(x) i.e. motor traffic agency (US: DMV)


translation:
legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models


translation:
an idiom meaning it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself


translation:
to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him


translation:
Nichiren-Buddhist sect (founded in 1938)


translation:
(vs) wandering alone in a strange country


translation:
caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo era)


translation:
staying more than two years in the same class


translation:
white fish vinegared and rolled with konbu


translation:
two guilty parties tried and punished together


translation:
critical (pressure, temperature, state, point)


translation:
criticality (accident) in the nuclear industry


translation:
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment


translation:
people taking turns reading & explaining a book


translation:
(successive lords) using the same retainers


translation:
(MA) skills acquired through hard training


translation:
euphonic change of unvoiced to voiced sound


translation:
recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)


translation:
a kind of sung narrative popular during Edo period


translation:
waiting for another chance to enter a university


translation:
purification of the six roots of perception


translation:
the six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure & love, and hatred)


translation:
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down)


translation:
being full of harmony, peace, and happiness


translation:
a blending of Japanese and Western styles


translation:
(oK) (uk) Japanese syllabary (alphabets)


translation:
using something belonging exclusively to someone else


translation:
Buddhist visual schema of the enlightened mind


translation:
curry favour by sucking pus from carbuncles and licking hemorrhoids


translation:
(id) it is often the originator of problems who kicks up a fuss or complains loudest


translation:
(id) there's no point squeezing your buttocks after you have farted


translation:
no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted


translation:
direct appeal to the throne by the military


translation:
eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac (The Dog, 7pm-9pm, west-northwest, September)


translation:
Way of the Intercepting Fist, martial art founded by Bruce Lee


translation:
to protest against (and demand compensation)


translation:
the right half of a character when the left half is its radical


translation:
(a-no) invisible writing revealed by applying heat


translation:
to reveal invisible writing by applying heat


translation:
long thin strip of dried sea-ear or paper attached to a gift


translation:
rotating the reign of government within own faction


translation:
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen


translation:
(vs) reaching a decision by using a circular letter


translation:
reaching a decision via a document circulated to all employees


translation:
draft plan circulated to obtain permission


translation:
person who can drink copiously without getting drunk


translation:
used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers


translation:
(uk) a very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.)


translation:
returning from a destination right after arriving there


translation:
(uk) hit-and-run accident causing personal injury


translation:
like the young man who tried to walk like the Kantan people, gave up, and forgot how to walk


translation:
main fermenting mash (in production of sake)


translation:
Manchurian province that existed in 700-800 AD


translation:
Wei-To (Buddhist temple guardian sometimes confused with Vajrapani)


translation:
(vs) having a person under one's control


translation:
gyoza (Japanese crescent shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables)


translation:
to start a lot of things without finishing any


