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taishitakotonai たいしたことない |
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) (See 大した) trivial; not amounting to much |
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kirahoshinogotoku; kiraboshinogotoku(ik) きらほしのごとく; きらぼしのごとく(ik) |
(expression) like glittering stars |
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kireigoto; kireigoto(sk) / kiregoto; kiregoto(sk) きれいごと; キレイごと(sk) |
(1) whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (2) (archaism) (orig. meaning) deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches |
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iukotookikanai いうことをきかない |
(exp,adj-i) (See 言うことを聞く) not doing as one is told; disobedient; unruly |
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douttekotohanai / dottekotohanai どうってことはない |
(expression) (kana only) (colloquialism) nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about |
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mosarukotonagara もさることながら |
(expression) (kana only) one may well say so, but ...; even more than |
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imaosarukoto いまをさること |
(expression) dating back from now; ago |
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katawaranihitonakigagotoshi かたわらにひとなきがごとし |
(expression) (See 傍若無人・ぼうじゃくぶじん) behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; doing whatever one wants even though others may be watching |
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kodomoteate こどもてあて |
child benefit; child allowance |
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yoitokodori よいとこどり |
(exp,n,vs) (See いいとこ取り・いいとこどり) focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information) |
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hitonokotoienai ひとのこといえない |
(expression) (See 人のことを言う・ひとのことをいう) not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking |
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kunshinomajiwarihaawakikotomizunogotoshi / kunshinomajiwarihawakikotomizunogotoshi くんしのまじわりはあわきことみずのごとし |
(expression) (proverb) (from the Zhuangzi) friendships between wise men are plain and hence rock solid |
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hajimehashojonogotokunochihadattonogotoshi はじめはしょじょのごとくのちはだっとのごとし |
(expression) (proverb) (from Sun Tzu's Art of War) hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare |
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waruitokorodori(悪itokoro取ri, 悪itokorodori, 悪i所取ri); waruitokodori(悪itokodori, 悪i所取ri, 悪itoko取ri) わるいところどり(悪いところ取り, 悪いところどり, 悪い所取り); わるいとこどり(悪いとこどり, 悪い所取り, 悪いとこ取り) |
(noun/participle) worst of both worlds |
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kodomonokoro こどものころ |
(exp,n,adv) (time of) one's childhood; when one was a child |
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uramigoto うらみごと |
grudge; complaint; reproach |
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saranikomattakotoni さらにこまったことに |
(expression) to make matters worse |
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reinkooto(p); reenkooto; reinkouto; reinkoto(ik); reen kooto / renkooto(p); reenkooto; renkoto; renkoto(ik); reen kooto レインコート(P); レーンコート; レインコウト; レインコト(ik); レーン・コート |
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat |
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gyoetetohaorenokotokatogeeteii / gyoetetohaorenokotokatogeete ギョエテとはおれのことかとゲーテいい |
(expression) you say tomato, I say tomato; (your) Goethe ("Gyoete") is whom I call Goethe ("Gēte") |
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kataikotohaiikkonashi / kataikotohaikkonashi かたいことはいいっこなし |
(expression) let's put formalities aside; let's not speak so stiffly |
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taishitakotodehanai たいしたことではない |
(exp,adj-i) (See 大した事ない) trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal |
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waruikotohaiwanai わるいことはいわない |
(expression) I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice |
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kodomohasansaimadeniisshoubunnooyakoukouosuru / kodomohasansaimadenisshobunnooyakokoosuru こどもはさんさいまでにいっしょうぶんのおやこうこうをする |
(expression) (proverb) children pay back their debt to their parents in full by age 3 (through their cuteness) |
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kuyamigoto くやみごと |
(1) words of regret; (2) words of condolence; message of condolence |
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magoukotonaki; magaukotonaki(紛u事naki, 紛u事無ki, 紛ukoto無ki) / magokotonaki; magaukotonaki(紛u事naki, 紛u事無ki, 紛ukoto無ki) まごうことなき; まがうことなき(紛う事なき, 紛う事無き, 紛うこと無き) |
(exp,adj-pn) (kana only) unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident |
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waruitokodori; waruitokorodori(悪i所取ri) わるいとこどり; わるいところどり(悪い所取り) |
(noun/participle) worst of both worlds |
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kodomohasansaimadeniisshoubunnooyakoukouosuru / kodomohasansaimadenisshobunnooyakokoosuru こどもはさんさいまでにいっしょうぶんのおやこうこうをする |
(expression) (proverb) children pay back their debt to their parents in full by age 3 (through their cuteness) |
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sugitaruhanaooyobazarugagotoshi すぎたるはなおおよばざるがごとし |
(expression) (proverb) the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more |
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subeteyohakotomonashi すべてよはこともなし |
(expression) (quote) (from Robert Browning's verse drama Pippa Passes) all's right with the world; all is as it should be |
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usokaradetamakoto; usokaradetamakoto(usokara出tamakoto) うそからでたまこと; ウソからでたマコト(ウソから出たマコト) |
(exp,n) (idiom) something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true; lie turned truth |
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jibunnokotohatananiageru じぶんのことはたなにあげる |
(exp,v1) (idiom) (See 棚に上げる) to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically |
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jibunnokotootananiageru じぶんのことをたなにあげる |
(exp,v1) (idiom) to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically |
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kotohodosayouni / kotohodosayoni ことほどさように |
(exp,adv) so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree |
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kotonohoka ことのほか |
(adverb) (1) (kana only) exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unusually; (adverb) (2) (kana only) unexpectedly |
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kafukuhaazanaerunawanogotoshi / kafukuhazanaerunawanogotoshi かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし |
(expression) (proverb) fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours |
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iitokodori(良itoko取ri, iitoko取ri, 良itokodori, 良i所取ri, ii所取ri, 好itoko取ri); yoitokodori(良itoko取ri, 良itokodori, 良i所取ri, yoitoko取ri, yoi所取ri, 好itoko取ri) / itokodori(良itoko取ri, itoko取ri, 良itokodori, 良i所取ri, i所取ri, 好itoko取ri); yoitokodori(良itoko取ri, 良itokodori, 良i所取ri, yoitoko取ri, yoi所取ri, 好itoko取ri) いいとこどり(良いとこ取り, いいとこ取り, 良いとこどり, 良い所取り, いい所取り, 好いとこ取り); よいとこどり(良いとこ取り, 良いとこどり, 良い所取り, よいとこ取り, よい所取り, 好いとこ取り) |
(exp,n,vs) focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information) |
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arukotonaikoto あることないこと |
(exp,n) (kana only) mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth |
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iitokodori(良itoko取ri, iitoko取ri, 良itokodori, 良i所取ri, ii所取ri, 好itoko取ri); yoitokodori(良itoko取ri, 良itokodori, 良i所取ri, yoitoko取ri, yoi所取ri, 好itoko取ri, 好i所取ri) / itokodori(良itoko取ri, itoko取ri, 良itokodori, 良i所取ri, i所取ri, 好itoko取ri); yoitokodori(良itoko取ri, 良itokodori, 良i所取ri, yoitoko取ri, yoi所取ri, 好itoko取ri, 好i所取ri) いいとこどり(良いとこ取り, いいとこ取り, 良いとこどり, 良い所取り, いい所取り, 好いとこ取り); よいとこどり(良いとこ取り, 良いとこどり, 良い所取り, よいとこ取り, よい所取り, 好いとこ取り, 好い所取り) |
(exp,n,vs) focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information) |
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iitokodori; yoitokodori(良itoko取ri, 良i所取ri) / itokodori; yoitokodori(良itoko取ri, 良i所取ri) いいとこどり; よいとこどり(良いとこ取り, 良い所取り) |
(exp,n,vs) focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information) |
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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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