考生 | [kǎo shēng, ㄎㄠˇ ㄕㄥ, 考 生] exam candidate; student whose name has been put forward for an exam #2,207 [Add to Longdo] |
茬 | [chá, ㄔㄚˊ, 茬] stubble land after crop has been taken; a second crop obtained by rotation of land; an opportunity #15,696 [Add to Longdo] |
如来 | [rú lái, ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ, 如 来 / 如 來] tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc) #21,327 [Add to Longdo] |
代之以 | [dài zhī yǐ, ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ㄧˇ, 代 之 以] (has been) replaced with; (its) place has been taken by #39,017 [Add to Longdo] |
拨乱反正 | [bō luàn fǎn zhèng, ㄅㄛ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄥˋ, 拨 乱 反 正 / 撥 亂 反 正] bring order out of chaos; set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder #39,899 [Add to Longdo] |
不虚此行 | [bù xū cǐ xíng, ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ, 不 虚 此 行 / 不 虛 此 行] the trip has not been made in vain; the trip has been well worthwhile; it's been a worthwhile trip #53,198 [Add to Longdo] |
羊毛出在羊身上 | [yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng, ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄔㄨ ㄗㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄤˋ, 羊 毛 出 在 羊 身 上] lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (成语 saw); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.; Nothing comes for free. #63,303 [Add to Longdo] |
介之推 | [Jiè Zhī tuī, ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓ ㄊㄨㄟ, 介 之 推] Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公, in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明 (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated [Add to Longdo] |
托运行李 | [tuō yùn xíng li, ㄊㄨㄛ ㄩㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧ˙, 托 运 行 李 / 托 運 行 李] luggage that has been checked in (on flight) [Add to Longdo] |
东坡肘子 | [Dōng pō zhǒu zi, ㄉㄨㄥ ㄆㄛ ㄓㄡˇ ㄗ˙, 东 坡 肘 子 / 東 坡 肘 子] Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡 [Add to Longdo] |
毛出在羊身上 | [máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng, ㄇㄠˊ ㄔㄨ ㄗㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄤˋ, 毛 出 在 羊 身 上] lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (成语 saw); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.; Nothing comes for free. [Add to Longdo] |
茬地 | [chá di, ㄔㄚˊ ㄉㄧ˙, 茬 地] stubble land after crop has been taken [Add to Longdo] |
那个人 | [nà gè rén, ㄋㄚˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄖㄣˊ, 那 个 人 / 那 個 人] lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams [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] |
開く(P);空く(P);明く | [あく, aku] (v5k, vi) (1) (esp. 開く) to open (e.g. doors); (2) (esp. 開く) to open (e.g. business, etc.); (3) (esp. 空く) to be empty; (4) (esp. 空く) to be vacant; to be available; to be free; (5) (esp. 明く) to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); (6) (esp. 明く) to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.); (7) (esp. 明く) to come to an end; (v5k, vt) (8) (esp. 明く) to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.); (v5k, vi) (9) (See 穴が開く) to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events); (P) #7,332 [Add to Longdo] |
若宮 | [わかみや, wakamiya] (n) (1) young imperial prince; (2) child of the imperial family; (3) (See 本宮) shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; (4) (See 勧請) newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred) #12,260 [Add to Longdo] |
居る | [おる, oru] (v1, vi) (1) (uk) (See 在る・1) to be (of animate objects); to exist; (2) to stay; (v1, aux-v) (3) (the い is sometimes dropped) (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing); (P) #12,653 [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] |
久しぶり(P);久し振り(P) | [ひさしぶり, hisashiburi] (adj-na, adj-no) a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you); (P) #15,680 [Add to Longdo] |
暫く(P);須臾;暫らく(io) | [しばらく(P);しゅゆ(須臾);すゆ(須臾), shibaraku (P); shuyu ( shuyu ); suyu ( shuyu )] (adv, adj-no) (1) (uk) little while; short while; moment; instant; (2) a while; quite a time; (int) (3) it's been a long time; (P) #18,671 [Add to Longdo] |
いい加減にする;好い加減にする | [いいかげんにする, iikagennisuru] (exp, vs-i) to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree [Add to Longdo] |
お久しぶり | [おひさしぶり, ohisashiburi] (exp) (abbr) (sl) (See お久・おひさ) it's been a long time; long time no see [Add to Longdo] |
お座敷;御座敷 | [おざしき, ozashiki] (n) (1) (pol) (See 座敷・1) tatami room; (2) gathering (to which one has been invited to perform as a geisha, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |
お変わりありませんか | [おかわりありませんか, okawariarimasenka] (exp) (pol) how have (you) been? (gen. used after some time apart); lit [Add to Longdo] |
ご馳走さま(P);御馳走様 | [ごちそうさま, gochisousama] (int) (1) word used after one has been treated (esp. used after a meal); (2) used after hearing something lovey-dovey; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
されなければならない | [sarenakerebanaranai] (exp) (See なければならない) must have been done; has to have been done [Add to Longdo] |
しもた屋;仕舞屋(io);仕舞た屋;仕舞うた屋 | [しもたや(しもた屋;仕舞屋;仕舞た屋);しもうたや(仕舞屋;仕舞うた屋), shimotaya ( shimota ya ; shimai ya ; shimai ta ya ); shimoutaya ( shimai ya ; shima] (n) store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business [Add to Longdo] |
たりけり | [tarikeri] (exp, aux-v) (arch) auxiliary verb indicating past condition or occurrence (e.g. "was", "had been", etc.) [Add to Longdo] |
たろう | [tarou] (aux) (1) (equivalent to ただろう) ought to have been; was ... right?; (2) (ksb [Add to Longdo] |
っ放し | [っぱなし(P);っはなし, ppanashi (P); hhanashi] (n-suf) (uk) keep ...-ing (negative nuance, with the state being improper, unpleasant, etc.); have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
とぎ汁;磨ぎ汁;磨汁 | [とぎじる;とぎしる, togijiru ; togishiru] (n) water that has been used to wash rice [Add to Longdo] |
なんたらかんたら | [nantarakantara] (exp) something or other (often used in place of a word or phrase that has been forgotten) [Add to Longdo] |
アフターレコーディング | [afuta-reko-deingu] (n) adding sounds to a soundtrack after a film has been made (wasei [Add to Longdo] |
アフレコ | [afureko] (n) (abbr) (See アフターレコーディング) adding sounds to a soundtrack after a film has been made (wasei [Add to Longdo] |
インテリジェントデザイン | [interijientodezain] (n) intelligent design (theory that life or the universe must have been designed by an intelligent being) [Add to Longdo] |
ハッピーマンデー | [happi-mande-] (n) (See 成人の日) national holiday that has been moved to a Monday (e.g. Coming-of-Age Day) (wasei [Add to Longdo] |
プリン頭 | [プリンあたま, purin atama] (n) (col) black hair that has been dyed blond after the roots begin to grow in at the top giving an appearance much like custard pudding (lit. pudding head) [Add to Longdo] |
以て瞑すべし;もって瞑すべし;以って瞑すべし(io) | [もってめいすべし, mottemeisubeshi] (exp) one can now rest in peace; one ought to be contented with what has been accomplished [Add to Longdo] |
依然 | [いぜん, izen] (adj-t, adv-to, adv) still; as yet; as it has been; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
一事不再議 | [いちじふさいぎ, ichijifusaigi] (n) the principle of not resuming debate on an item in the same Diet session in which it has been voted down [Add to Longdo] |
一難去ってまた一難 | [いちなんさってまたいちなん, ichinansattemataichinan] (exp) (it's been) one thing after another [Add to Longdo] |
果てる | [はてる, hateru] (v1, vi) (1) to end; to be finished; to be exhausted; to die; to perish; (suf) (2) indicates an extreme has been reached; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
荷が下りる | [にがおりる, nigaoriru] (exp, v1) to feel relieved; to feel happy after having been relieved of a responsibility; to be relieved from a duty [Add to Longdo] |
過ぎ去った可能性 | [すぎさったかのうせい, sugisattakanousei] (n) might-have-been [Add to Longdo] |
解雇者 | [かいこしゃ, kaikosha] (n) person who has been laid off [Add to Longdo] |
気が抜ける | [きがぬける, kiganukeru] (exp, v1) (1) to feel exhausted (after having been stressed); to feel spent; to feel relieved (from stress); (2) to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor; to lose flavour [Add to Longdo] |
虚舟 | [きょしゅう, kyoshuu] (n) unidentified craft said to have washed ashore in Ibaraki Prefecture during the Edo period (sometimes alleged to have been a UFO) [Add to Longdo] |
金甌無欠 | [きんおうむけつ;きんのうむけつ, kin'oumuketsu ; kinnoumuketsu] (n) (1) flawless; perfect; (2) (a nation) having never been invaded by outside forces [Add to Longdo] |
遣らずもがな | [やらずもがな, yarazumogana] (exp) (arch) needn't be done; as well not to do; shouldn't have been done [Add to Longdo] |
御裾分け;お裾分け | [おすそわけ, osusowake] (n, vs) sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others [Add to Longdo] |
耕作放棄地 | [こうさくほうきち, kousakuhoukichi] (exp) fields and rice paddies that have been abandoned and are no longer cultivated [Add to Longdo] |
残尿感 | [ざんにょうかん, zannyoukan] (n) feeling that one's bladder has not been completely emptied [Add to Longdo] |
事と成る | [こととなる, kototonaru] (exp, v5r) (uk) it has been decided (so) that; it has been arranged (so) that [Add to Longdo] |
事になる | [ことになる, kotoninaru] (exp, v5r) (uk) it has been decided (so) that; it has been arranged (so) that [Add to Longdo] |
熟年離婚 | [じゅくねんりこん, jukunenrikon] (n) (col) divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband) [Add to Longdo] |
消化試合 | [しょうかしあい, shoukashiai] (n) throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber [Add to Longdo] |
蒸し返す | [むしかえす, mushikaesu] (v5s, vt) to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again; to take up again a problem that has been dealt with; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
申し添える | [もうしそえる, moushisoeru] (v1, vt) to add to what has been said [Add to Longdo] |
人事ではない;他人事ではない | [ひとごとではない, hitogotodehanai] (exp) don't think it's somebody else's problem, it could very well be (have been) yours (mine) [Add to Longdo] |
水干 | [すいかん, suikan] (n) (1) everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan; (2) silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out [Add to Longdo] |
睡眠預金 | [すいみんよきん, suiminyokin] (n) inactive bank account (no withdrawals or deposits made, and to which the owner's rights have been terminated) [Add to Longdo] |
杉玉 | [すぎたま, sugitama] (n) ball-like object made of Japanese cedar which is hung by sake brewers outside their brewery in the eaves to inform people that a new brew of sake has been produced [Add to Longdo] |
裾分け;すそ分け | [すそわけ, susowake] (n) (See 御裾分け) sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others [Add to Longdo] |