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イージーゴーイング

see styles
 iijiigooingu / ijigooingu
    イージーゴーイング
easy-going

Variations:
うだうだ
ウダウダ

 udauda; udauda
    うだうだ; ウダウダ
(adv,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; (adv,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) idling away the time; dawdling

Variations:
お揃
御揃(sK)

 osoro
    おそろ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (abbreviation) (slang) (kana only) (See お揃い・1) same; matching; going together

Variations:
お暇
御暇(sK)

 oitoma; ohima
    おいとま; おひま
(n,vs,vi) (1) (kana only) leaving; going home; (n,vs,vi) (2) quitting one's job; (3) free time; leisure; spare time

Variations:
ころっと
コロっと

 korotto; korotto
    ころっと; コロっと
(adverb) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); (adverb) (2) easily; (adverb) (3) suddenly; (adverb) (4) completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; (adverb) (5) disappointing; (adverb) (6) curling up into the fetal position; going to sleep suddenly

Variations:
サバサバ
さばさば

 sabasaba; sabasaba
    サバサバ; さばさば
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) relieved; refreshed; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) frank; candid; easy-going; laid-back

Variations:
すぽっと
スポッと

 zubotto; zubotto
    ズボッと; ずぼっと
(adverb) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly

Variations:
その足で
其の足で

 sonoashide
    そのあしで
(exp,adv) straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly; at once

Variations:
テクシー
てくシー

 tekushii; tekushii / tekushi; tekushi
    テクシー; てくシー
(slang) (joc) (from てくてく and タクシー) going on foot

Variations:
ては
ちゃ
ちゃあ

 teha; cha; chaa / teha; cha; cha
    ては; ちゃ; ちゃあ
(expression) (1) if (an action, etc.); (expression) (2) since ...; if you are going to ...; (expression) (3) one after another; indicates repeated action; (expression) (4) adds emphasis

Variations:
パーッと
ぱあっと

 paatto; paatto / patto; patto
    パーッと; ぱあっと
(adverb) with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

Variations:
バッタ物
ばった物

 battamon(batta物); battamon(batta物); battamono(batta物); battamono(batta物); battamon; battamono
    バッタもん(バッタ物); ばったもん(ばった物); ばったもの(ばった物); バッタもの(バッタ物); バッタモン; バッタモノ
(1) (kana only) goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels; (2) (kana only) (See ぱちもの) fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff

Variations:
プッツン
ぷっつん

 puttsun; puttsun
    プッツン; ぷっつん
(n,vs,vi) (1) (colloquialism) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See プツン・1) (breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.)

Variations:
やり過ぎ
遣り過ぎ

 yarisugi
    やりすぎ
(kana only) overdoing (something); doing too much; going too far; overkill

リクルート・スーツ

 rikuruuto suutsu / rikuruto sutsu
    リクルート・スーツ
standard formal wear worn by students, usu. when going to interviews (wasei: recruit suit)

Variations:
下向
還向(sK)

 gekou / geko
    げこう
(n,vs,vi) (1) going from the capital to the provinces; (n,vs,vi) (2) (sometimes written as 還向) returning after praying at a temple or shrine; (n,vs,vi) (3) coming down from a high place to a low place

不歌舞倡伎不往觀聽


不歌舞倡伎不往观听

see styles
bù gē wǔ chāng jì bù wǎng guān tīng
    bu4 ge1 wu3 chang1 ji4 bu4 wang3 guan1 ting1
pu ko wu ch`ang chi pu wang kuan t`ing
    pu ko wu chang chi pu wang kuan ting
 fukabushōgi fuōkanchō
nāṭya-gīta-vāditra-viśūkadarśanād-vairamaṇī (virati). The seventh commandment against taking part in singing, dancing, plays, or going to watch and hear them.

Variations:
儘ならぬ
侭ならぬ

 mamanaranu
    ままならぬ
(expression) (kana only) (See ままならない) unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

Variations:
寄り道
寄道

 yorimichi
    よりみち
(n,vs,vi) (1) dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; (n,vs,vi) (2) going the long way round; making a detour

Variations:
御用聞き
ご用聞き

 goyoukiki / goyokiki
    ごようきき
(1) the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; (2) route man; door-to-door tradesman; order taker; order-taking; (3) (See 岡っ引き) thief taker; secret policeman

Variations:
本チャン
本ちゃん

 honchan; honchan
    ほんチャン; ホンチャン
(1) (colloquialism) (See 本番・ほんばん・1) performance; take; going before an audience or on-air; (2) (colloquialism) (See 本番・ほんばん・2) game; season; crucial moment; (3) (colloquialism) (See 本番・ほんばん・3) high of the season; height (of summer, etc.); actual event (or celebration, etc.); real deal; (4) (colloquialism) (See 本番・ほんばん・4) actual sexual intercourse (i.e. not simulated); penetration

Variations:
検算
験算(rK)

 kenzan
    けんざん
(noun, transitive verb) verification of a calculation; checking (the result of) a calculation; going over one's figures

Variations:
立ち行く
立ちゆく

 tachiyuku; tachiiku(立chi行ku)(ik) / tachiyuku; tachiku(立chi行ku)(ik)
    たちゆく; たちいく(立ち行く)(ik)
(v5k-s,vi) to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

Variations:
籠耳
篭耳
かご耳

 kagomimi
    かごみみ
memory like a sieve; going in one ear and out the other

Variations:
縷々綿々
縷縷綿綿

 rurumenmen
    るるめんめん
(adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) going on and on in tedious detail

Variations:
背反
悖反(rK)

 haihan
    はいはん
(n,vs,vi) (1) revolting; rebellion; going against; (n,vs,vi) (2) contradiction; antinomy

葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥


葫芦里卖的是什么药

see styles
hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào
    hu2 lu5 li3 mai4 de5 shi4 shen2 me5 yao4
hu lu li mai te shih shen me yao
what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?; what's going on?

Variations:
虱潰しに
蝨潰しに

 shiramitsubushini
    しらみつぶしに
(adverb) (kana only) one by one; going over with a fine-tooth comb

Variations:
行ってき
行って来

 itteki
    いってき
(interjection) (kana only) (colloquialism) (See 行ってきます) bye; see ya (afterwards); have fun; get going, now

要風得風,要雨得雨


要风得风,要雨得雨

yào fēng dé fēng , yào yǔ dé yǔ
    yao4 feng1 de2 feng1 , yao4 yu3 de2 yu3
yao feng te feng , yao yü te yü
to get whatever one wants; to have everything going one's way

Variations:
踰越
逾越(rK)

 yuetsu
    ゆえつ
(n,vs,vi) (1) exceeding (a limit, scope, one's authority, etc.); surpassing; going beyond; (n,vs,vi) (2) (archaism) crossing over (a mountain, river, etc.)

Variations:
お成り
御成り
御成

 onari
    おなり
(honorific or respectful language) going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance

ゴーイングコンサーン

see styles
 gooingukonsaan / gooingukonsan
    ゴーイングコンサーン
going concern

ゴーイングマイウェー

see styles
 gooingumaiwee
    ゴーイングマイウェー
(work) Going My Way (TV show); (wk) Going My Way (TV show)

ゴーイングマイウェイ

see styles
 gooingumaiwei / gooingumaiwe
    ゴーイングマイウェイ
(expression) going my way

Variations:
ステディ
ステディー

 sutedi; sutedii / sutedi; sutedi
    ステディ; ステディー
(adjectival noun) (1) steady; (2) steady relationship; going steady

そうはイカのキンタマ

see styles
 souhaikanokintama / sohaikanokintama
    そうはイカのキンタマ
(expression) (joc) you wish!; that's not going to happen; not a chance

Variations:
一人焼肉
ひとり焼肉

 hitoriyakiniku
    ひとりやきにく
(See 焼肉・1) going to a yakiniku place by oneself

Variations:
一番手
1番手

 ichibante
    いちばんて
(1) first person (to do); person going first; (2) first place; top position; person in the top position; person in the lead

上がったり下がったり

see styles
 agattarisagattari
    あがったりさがったり
(exp,n,vs) going up and down; rising and falling

Variations:
二度寝
2度寝

 nidone
    にどね
(n,vs,vi) going back to sleep; sleeping in

Variations:
勢い余る
勢いあまる

 ikioiamaru
    いきおいあまる
(exp,v5r) (1) (usu. as 勢い余って) to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); (exp,v5r) (2) (usu. as 勢い余って) to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)

Variations:
外湯めぐり
外湯巡り

 sotoyumeguri
    そとゆめぐり
going from bathhouse to bathhouse (in a hot spring resort)

Variations:
居抜き
居抜(io)

 inuki
    いぬき
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included

Variations:
梯子
階子

 hashigo(p); teishi(梯子); hashigo / hashigo(p); teshi(梯子); hashigo
    はしご(P); ていし(梯子); ハシゴ
(1) (kana only) ladder; (2) (kana only) stairs; (noun/participle) (3) (はしご, ハシゴ only) (kana only) going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

Variations:
無造作
無雑作

 muzousa / muzosa
    むぞうさ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) easy; simple; ready; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) casual; off-hand; easy-going; careless; artless

物も言い様で角が立つ

see styles
 monomoiiyoudekadogatatsu / monomoiyodekadogatatsu
    ものもいいようでかどがたつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) Harsh words make the going rough; People may be offended (or not) by the way you speak

Variations:
胎内くぐり
胎内潜り

 tainaikuguri
    たいないくぐり
(1) going through a cave, grass ring or the interior of a large Buddhistic statue, etc. (symbolizing rebirth); (2) narrow grotto (into which a person can barely fit)

Variations:
道行き
道行(io)

 michiyuki
    みちゆき
(1) going down the road; travelling; traveling; (2) lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); (3) eloping

骨折り損の草臥れ儲け

see styles
 honeorizonnokutabiremouke / honeorizonnokutabiremoke
    ほねおりぞんのくたびれもうけ
(expression) (idiom) going through great pains in vain

Variations:
お出で
御出で(sK)

 oide
    おいで
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (kana only) coming; going; being (somewhere); (expression) (2) (familiar language) (abbreviation) (kana only) (See おいでなさい・1) (please) come; go; stay

Variations:
お揃い
御揃い(sK)

 osoroi
    おそろい
(1) being together; going together; (can be adjective with の) (2) matching (clothing); going together

Variations:
お迎え
御迎え(sK)

 omukae
    おむかえ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) (polite language) (See 迎え・1) receiving; welcoming; going to meet; person sent to meet or pick up someone; (2) final call; call of fate; approach of death

ゴーイング・コンサーン

 gooingu konsaan / gooingu konsan
    ゴーイング・コンサーン
going concern

Variations:
上がり下り
上がり降り

 agariori
    あがりおり
(noun/participle) going up and down; ascent and descent

丸い卵も切りようで四角

see styles
 maruitamagomokiriyoudeshikaku / maruitamagomokiriyodeshikaku
    まるいたまごもきりようでしかく
(expression) (proverb) harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; a round egg can be cut into a square

Variations:
付属
附属

 fuzoku
    ふぞく
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) (1) being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); going with; (2) (abbreviation) (See 付属学校) attached school; affiliated school

Variations:
使いで
使い出
遣い出

 tsukaide
    つかいで
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way

Variations:
儘ならない
侭ならない

 mamanaranai
    ままならない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) (See ままならぬ) unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

Variations:
出入り
出這入り

 deiri(出入ri)(p); dehairi / deri(出入ri)(p); dehairi
    でいり(出入り)(P); ではいり
(n,vs,vi) (1) going in and out; entering and exiting; (n,vs,vi) (2) visiting regularly; frequenting; having regular dealings with; (3) income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; (4) increase and decrease; surplus and deficit; fluctuation; (5) fight; trouble; quarrel; dispute; (6) indentations (e.g. of a coastline)

Variations:
悪乗り
悪のり
悪ノリ

 warunori(悪乗ri, 悪nori); warunori(悪nori)
    わるのり(悪乗り, 悪のり); わるノリ(悪ノリ)
(n,vs,vi) getting carried away; going too far; overdoing

Variations:
成り立つ
成立つ

 naritatsu
    なりたつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of; (v5t,vi) (2) to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be valid; (v5t,vi) (3) to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on; to keep going

Variations:
折り返し
折返し

 orikaeshi
    おりかえし
(adverb) (1) by return; (call or write back) without delay; (2) lapel; cuff; turn-up; flap; (3) going back; returning; turn (marathon, swimming, etc.); (4) chorus; refrain; (5) shuttle service; (6) aliasing (in imaging); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (7) {comp} back-to-back; BTB; (8) {comp} wrapping (text on computer screen); wrap

Variations:
正に
将に
当に

 masani
    まさに
(adverb) (1) (kana only) (esp. 正に when in kanji) exactly; surely; certainly; just; (adverb) (2) (kana only) right then; just then; at that moment; (adverb) (3) (kana only) (esp. 将に when in kanji) just about to; just going to; on the verge (of doing or happening); (adverb) (4) (kana only) (esp. 当に when in kanji) duly; naturally

物も言いようで角が立つ

see styles
 monomoiiyoudekadogatatsu / monomoiyodekadogatatsu
    ものもいいようでかどがたつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) Harsh words make the going rough; People may be offended (or not) by the way you speak

Variations:
物心が付く
物心がつく

 monogokorogatsuku
    ものごころがつく
(exp,v5k) to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)

秀才不出門,全知天下事


秀才不出门,全知天下事

xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì
    xiu4 cai5 bu4 chu1 men2 , quan2 zhi1 tian1 xia4 shi4
hsiu ts`ai pu ch`u men , ch`üan chih t`ien hsia shih
    hsiu tsai pu chu men , chüan chih tien hsia shih
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)

秀才不出門,能知天下事


秀才不出门,能知天下事

xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì
    xiu4 cai5 bu4 chu1 men2 , neng2 zhi1 tian1 xia4 shi4
hsiu ts`ai pu ch`u men , neng chih t`ien hsia shih
    hsiu tsai pu chu men , neng chih tien hsia shih
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)

Variations:
立ち消え
立消え

 tachigie
    たちぎえ
(1) going out (before burning completely); dying out; (2) fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing; dying away (e.g. of a rumour)

Variations:
行き違い
行違い

 ikichigai(p); yukichigai
    いきちがい(P); ゆきちがい
(1) crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; (2) difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement; disagreement

Variations:
行って来い
往って来い

 ittekoi
    いってこい
(exp,n) going back and forth; changing scenery (theatre); fluctuation (e.g. in a market)

Variations:
買い出し
買出し

 kaidashi
    かいだし
(1) going out to shop; going shopping; (2) buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing

Variations:
返り忠
帰り忠(sK)

 kaerichuu / kaerichu
    かえりちゅう
(n,vs,vi) (hist) betraying one's lord (and going over to the enemy)

Variations:
連れしょん
連れション

 tsureshon(連reshon); tsureshon(連reshon)
    つれしょん(連れしょん); つれション(連れション)
(noun/participle) (vulgar) (abbreviation) (See 連れ小便) going to the bathroom in a group; going off to urinate together

Variations:
オールイン
オール・イン

 ooruin; ooru in
    オールイン; オール・イン
(n,vs,vi) {cards} (going) all in (in poker)

Variations:
カップイン
カップ・イン

 kappuin; kappu in
    カップイン; カップ・イン
(n,vs,vi) {golf} holing (wasei: cup in); going in the hole

Variations:
ぐるっと
ぐるりと

 gurutto(p); gururito
    ぐるっと(P); ぐるりと
(adverb) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) turning round; going around; turning about; rotating; (adverb) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) surrounding; encircling

ゴーイング・マイ・ウエー

 gooingu mai uee
    ゴーイング・マイ・ウエー
(expression) going my way

ゴーイング・マイ・ウェイ

 gooingu mai wei / gooingu mai we
    ゴーイング・マイ・ウェイ
(expression) going my way

Variations:
そもそも論
抑論(rK)

 somosomoron
    そもそもろん
(See そもそも・1) going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)

Variations:
ベッドイン
ベッド・イン

 beddoin; beddo in
    ベッドイン; ベッド・イン
(noun/participle) going to bed (usu. with someone) (wasei: bed in)

ミイラ取りがミイラになる

see styles
 miiratorigamiiraninaru / miratorigamiraninaru
    ミイラとりがミイラになる
(expression) (idiom) intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy

Variations:
ワイワイ
わいわい

 waiwai; waiwai(p)
    ワイワイ; わいわい(P)
(adverb) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) noisily; clamorously; boisterously; (adverb) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; making a fuss (of something); playing up; (adverb) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) loudly (crying); wailing; bawling; howling

Variations:
一巡り
ひと巡り
一周り

 hitomeguri
    ひとめぐり
(noun/participle) (1) (See 一回り・ひとまわり・1) a round; a turn; going around; making a round; (2) (See 一周忌・いっしゅうき) first anniversary of a person's death

Variations:
一途をたどる
一途を辿る

 ittootadoru
    いっとをたどる
(exp,v5r) (usu. 〜の一途をたどる) to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)

Variations:
低回
低徊
彽徊(rK)

 teikai / tekai
    ていかい
(n,vs,vi) pacing back and forth meditatively; going about deep in thought; thinking about many things; pondering deeply

Variations:
先回り
先まわり(sK)

 sakimawari
    さきまわり
(n,vs,vi) going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

Variations:
動き出す
動きだす

 ugokidasu
    うごきだす
(v5s,vi) to start to move; to get going; to come alive

Variations:
参勤
参覲(ateji)

 sankin
    さんきん
(noun/participle) (1) going to serve one's lord; (2) (abbreviation) (See 参勤交代) daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo era)

Variations:
喉越し
のど越し
喉ごし

 nodogoshi
    のどごし
feeling of food or drink going down the throat

Variations:
回りまわって
回り回って

 mawarimawatte
    まわりまわって
(adverb) after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually

Variations:
巡回
巡廻(rK)

 junkai
    じゅんかい
(n,vs,vi) going around; patrol; round; tour

Variations:

徒士
徒歩

歩行

 kachi
    かち
(1) foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (2) (徒, 徒歩, 歩, 歩行 only) (archaism) (See 徒歩) going on foot; walking

Variations:
手加減
手かげん(sK)

 tekagen
    てかげん
(1) measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; knack; skill; (noun/participle) (2) adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion; going easy (on someone)

Variations:
行き過ぎ
行きすぎ

 ikisugi(p); yukisugi
    いきすぎ(P); ゆきすぎ
going too far; going to extremes

Variations:
許り(rK)
許(rK)

 bakari(p); bakkari
    ばかり(P); ばっかり
(particle) (1) (kana only) only; merely; nothing but; no more than; (particle) (2) (kana only) approximately; about; (particle) (3) (kana only) (after the -ta form of a verb) just (finished, etc.); (particle) (4) (kana only) (after an attributive form or auxiliary verb ぬ(ん), also often …とばかり(に)) (See 言わんばかり・いわんばかり) as if to; (as though) about to; going to; on the point of; at any minute; (particle) (5) (kana only) (often …とばかり(に)) indicates emphasis; (particle) (6) (kana only) always; constantly

Variations:
雪支度
雪仕度
雪じたく

 yukijitaku
    ゆきじたく
(rare) getting ready to go out in the snow; clothing for going out in the snow; snow gear

Variations:
カチャカチャ
かちゃかちゃ

 gachagacha; gachagacha
    ガチャガチャ; がちゃがちゃ
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a clatter; with a rattle; with a clank; (adverb) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; (going) on and on; (adjectival noun) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) messy; cluttered; untidy; (4) {tradem} (See カプセルトイ) capsule-toy vending machine; capsule toy; (5) (See クツワムシ) Mecopoda nipponensis (species of katydid)

Variations:
のろけ話
惚気話
ノロケ話

 norokebanashi(noroke話, 惚気話); norokebanashi(noroke話)
    のろけばなし(のろけ話, 惚気話); ノロケばなし(ノロケ話)
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs

Variations:
やり過ぎ
遣り過ぎ(rK)

 yarisugi
    やりすぎ
(kana only) overdoing (something); doing too much; going too far; overkill

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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