伸びる(P);延びる(P) | [のびる, nobiru] (v1, vi) (1) to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread; (2) to make progress; to grow (beard, body height); (3) to grow stale (soba); (4) to be straightened; to be flattened; to be smoothed; (5) to be exhausted; (6) (延びる only) to be postponed; to be prolonged; (P) #12,551 [Add to Longdo] |
伸ばす(P);延ばす(P) | [のばす, nobasu] (v5s, vt) (1) (esp. 伸ばす) to grow long (beard, hair, etc.); (2) to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; (3) (esp. 伸ばす) to reach out; to hold out; (4) to straighten; to smooth out; (5) to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); (6) to dilute; to thin out; (7) (esp. 延ばす) to postpone; (8) to prolong; (9) to strengthen; to develop; to expand; (P) #18,016 [Add to Longdo] |
矯める | [ためる, tameru] (v1, vt) (1) to straighten; to correct; to cure; (2) to falsify [Add to Longdo] |
矯角殺牛 | [きょうかくさつぎゅう, kyoukakusatsugyuu] (exp) trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; The cure is worse than the disease [Add to Longdo] |
襟を正す | [えりをただす, eriwotadasu] (exp, v5s) to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude [Add to Longdo] |
後仕舞 | [あとじまい, atojimai] (n) settlement; winding or straightening up [Add to Longdo] |
姿勢を正す | [しせいをただす, shiseiwotadasu] (exp, v5s) to straighten oneself [Add to Longdo] |
枝を矯める | [えだをためる, edawotameru] (exp, v1) to straighten a branch [Add to Longdo] |
縮毛矯正 | [しゅくもうきょうせい, shukumoukyousei] (n, vs) hair straightening [Add to Longdo] |
整容 | [せいよう, seiyou] (n, vs) straighten one's posture [Add to Longdo] |