| テロップ | [teroppu] (n) (orig) television opaque projector (telop), used for subtitles and captions, now used for the subtitles and captions themselves; (P) #10,929 [Add to Longdo] |
| ネカマ | [nekama] (n) (sl) (from ネット and お釜) someone who plays (portrays themselves as) the opposite sex online (formed from netto and okama) [Add to Longdo] |
| 一粒万倍 | [いちりゅうまんばい, ichiryuumanbai] (exp) A single seed can eventually produce a great harvest; Even the smallest beginning can generate a greatest profit; Watch the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves [Add to Longdo] |
| 我勝ち;我がち | [われがち, waregachi] (adj-na) (usu. as 我勝ちに) (See 我勝ちに) everybody for himself; everyone for themselves [Add to Longdo] |
| 棄民 | [きみん, kimin] (n) abandoned people (people left to fend for themselves after a war or natural disaster) [Add to Longdo] |
| 君子豹変 | [くんしひょうへん, kunshihyouhen] (n) (1) the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them; (2) (in colloquial usage, ironically or as an excuse) the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor [Add to Longdo] |
| 群雄割拠 | [ぐんゆうかっきょ, gunyuukakkyo] (n, vs) rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field [Add to Longdo] |
| 紺屋の白袴 | [こうやのしろばかま, kouyanoshirobakama] (exp) specialists often fail to apply their skills to themselves; The dyer wears white [Add to Longdo] |
| 市民活動 | [しみんかつどう, shiminkatsudou] (n) civic activity; activities initiated by the citizens themselves [Add to Longdo] |
| 大国主義 | [たいこくしゅぎ, taikokushugi] (n) policy favouring major powers (favoring); policy of great powers favorable only to themselves [Add to Longdo] |