| 上げる(P);挙げる(P);揚げる(P) | [あげる, ageru] (v1, vt) (1) (See 手を挙げる・1) to raise; to elevate; (2) (See 髪を上げる) to do up (one's hair); (3) to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.); (4) to land (a boat); (5) (揚げる only) to deep-fry; (6) to show someone (into a room); (7) (揚げる only) (uk) to summon (for geishas, etc.); (8) to send someone (away); (9) to enrol (one's child in school) (enroll); (10) to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); (11) (See 声を上げる) to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice); (12) to earn (something desirable); (13) to praise; (14) (usu. 挙げる) to give (an example, etc.); to cite; (15) (usu. 挙げる) to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.); (16) (挙げる only) to arrest; (17) (挙げる only) to nominate; (18) (pol) to give; (19) to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); (20) to bear (a child); (21) (usu. 挙げる) to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); (v1, vi) (22) (of the tide) to come in; (v1, vi, vt) (23) to vomit; (aux-v) (24) (uk) (pol) (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else); (25) (See 作り上げる) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to complete; (26) (hum) (See 申し上げる・2) used after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility; (P) #5,990 [Add to Longdo] |
| 望ましい | [のぞましい, nozomashii] (adj-i) desirable; hoped for; (P) #6,485 [Add to Longdo] |
| 会う(P);逢う(P);遭う(P);遇う | [あう, au] (v5u, vi) (1) (逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance) to meet; to encounter; (2) (uk) (esp. 遭う when in kanji) to have an accident; to have a bad experience; (P) #11,591 [Add to Longdo] |
| 婆;婆あ(ik) | [ばば(婆);ばばあ, baba ( baa ); babaa] (n) (1) (See 祖母) old woman; (2) (ばば only) (See ババ抜き) old maid (undesirable card in the card game of the same name); (3) (ばばあ only) (derog) hag; bitch #13,689 [Add to Longdo] |
| 好ましい | [このましい, konomashii] (adj-i) nice; likeable; desirable; (P) #15,935 [Add to Longdo] |
| いい鴨;好い鴨 | [いいかも;いいカモ, iikamo ; ii kamo] (exp) (uk) desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target [Add to Longdo] |
| ない内に;無い内に | [ないうちに, naiuchini] (exp) (after neg. stem of verb) before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs) [Add to Longdo] |
| 悪法も亦法也 | [あくほうもまたほうなり, akuhoumomatahounari] (exp) (id) A law is a law, however undesirable it may be [Add to Longdo] |
| 願わしい | [ねがわしい, negawashii] (adj-i) desirable [Add to Longdo] |
| 思わしい | [おもわしい, omowashii] (adj-i) suitable; satisfactory; desirable [Add to Longdo] |
