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足の踏み場も無い

see styles
 ashinofumibamonai
    あしのふみばもない
(expression) (idiom) There's no place to stand in

Variations:
身の程
身のほど

 minohodo
    みのほど
(exp,n) one's social position; one's place; one's standing

身の置き場がない

see styles
 minookibaganai
    みのおきばがない
(exp,adj-i) feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; feeling at a loss in the situation

身の置き場が無い

see styles
 minookibaganai
    みのおきばがない
(exp,adj-i) feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; feeling at a loss in the situation

身の置き所がない

see styles
 minookidokoroganai
    みのおきどころがない
(exp,adj-i) (so ashamed or embarrassed that) one does not know where to put oneself; feeling out of place

身の置き所が無い

see styles
 minookidokoroganai
    みのおきどころがない
(exp,adj-i) (so ashamed or embarrassed that) one does not know where to put oneself; feeling out of place

身の置き所もない

see styles
 minookidokoromonai
    みのおきどころもない
(exp,adj-i) (See 身の置き所がない) not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong

Variations:
転々
転転

 tenten
    てんてん
(adv,adv-to,n,vs) (1) moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; (adv,adv-to,n,vs) (2) rolling about

Variations:
配る
賦る

 kubaru
    くばる
(transitive verb) (1) to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to deal out; to serve out; (transitive verb) (2) to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.); to station

飛ぶ鳥跡を濁さず

see styles
 tobutoriatoonigosazu
    とぶとりあとをにごさず
(expression) (proverb) (See 跡を濁す・あとをにごす,立つ鳥跡を濁さず) it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place, one should see that all is in good order

Variations:
首位
主位

 shui
    しゅい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) first place; head position; leading position

カールトンプレース

see styles
 kaarutonpureesu / karutonpureesu
    カールトンプレース
(place-name) Carleton Place

キャップ・ハンディ

 kyappu handi
    キャップ・ハンディ
empathetically putting oneself in the place of a handicapped person (wasei: cap handy)

Variations:
ここから
こっから

 kokokara; kokkara
    ここから; こっから
(expression) from here; from this place

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:
せんべろ
センベロ

 senbero; senbero
    せんべろ; センベロ
(slang) (from 1000円+べろべろ) (See べろべろ・2) very cheap drinking place

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

ナンバー・プレイス

 nanbaa pureisu / nanba puresu
    ナンバー・プレイス
sudoku (wasei: number place)

Variations:
プレース
プレイス

 pureesu; pureisu / pureesu; puresu
    プレース; プレイス
(1) place; (noun, transitive verb) (2) {golf} placing (a ball when taking relief)

ブロードゲート広場

see styles
 buroodogeetohiroba
    ブロードゲートひろば
(place-name) Broadgate (place)

ランチョン・マット

 ranchon matto
    ランチョン・マット
place mat (wasei: luncheon mat)

Variations:
三段落ち
三段オチ

 sandanochi(三段落chi); sandanochi(三段ochi)
    さんだんおち(三段落ち); さんだんオチ(三段オチ)
(See 落ち・おち・3) three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing)

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

Variations:
乗っける
載っける

 nokkeru
    のっける
(transitive verb) (1) (colloquialism) (See 乗せる・1) to place on (something); (transitive verb) (2) (colloquialism) (See 乗せる・2) to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up; to help on board

Variations:

 hoka
    ほか
(1) another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al.; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (kana only) (esp. 外) (See 思いのほか) beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside; (4) (kana only) (as ...ほかに...ない, ...するほかない, etc.) (nothing) except; (nothing) but; (nothing) other than; (nothing to do) but; (n,adv) (5) (as ...のほか(に), ...するほか(に)etc.) besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...

Variations:
凍りつく
凍り付く

 kooritsuku
    こおりつく
(v5k,vi) (1) to freeze to; to be frozen to; (v5k,vi) (2) to freeze in place; to be still

Variations:
各所
各処(rK)

 kakusho
    かくしょ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) each place; various places

Variations:
合わす
合す

 awasu
    あわす
(transitive verb) (1) (See 合わせる・1) to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up; (transitive verb) (3) (See 顔を合わせる・1) to face; to be opposite (someone); (transitive verb) (4) to compare; to check with; (transitive verb) (5) (See 遭う・1) to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate); (transitive verb) (6) to place together; to connect; to overlap; (transitive verb) (7) to mix; to combine; (transitive verb) (8) to put blade to blade; to fight

Variations:
国元
国許
国もと

 kunimoto
    くにもと
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

Variations:
土地土地
土地々々

 tochitochi
    とちとち
each locality; each place; each region

Variations:
場所取り
場所とり

 bashotori
    ばしょとり
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location

Variations:

寝ぐら(iK)

 negura
    ねぐら
(1) (kana only) roost; nest; (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) pad; crib; one's home; sleeping place

Variations:
宿を取る
宿をとる

 yadootoru
    やどをとる
(exp,v5r) (1) to stay in a hotel (inn, etc.); to put up (at); (exp,v5r) (2) to make a reservation (at a hotel, etc.); to arrange for a place to stay

Variations:
居所
居どこ
居処

 idokoro(居所); kyosho(居所, 居処); idoko(居所, 居doko)
    いどころ(居所); きょしょ(居所, 居処); いどこ(居所, 居どこ)
(1) whereabouts; address; (2) (きょしょ only) place of temporary residence

Variations:
居所
居処(rK)

 idokoro; kyosho; idoko
    いどころ; きょしょ; いどこ
(1) whereabouts; address; (2) (きょしょ only) place of temporary residence

Variations:
当所
当処(rK)

 tousho / tosho
    とうしょ
this place; this office

手の届かないところ

see styles
 tenotodokanaitokoro
    てのとどかないところ
(expression) (a place) out of one's reach

Variations:
手をつく
手を突く

 teotsuku
    てをつく
(exp,v5k) to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

Variations:
揚げ巻
揚巻
総角

 agemaki; agemaki
    あげまき; アゲマキ
(1) (hist) ancient boys' hairstyle with a part down the middle and a loop above each ear; (2) (hist) Meiji-period women's hairstyle with hair twisted into a knot on top of the head and held in place with a pin; (3) (揚げ巻, 揚巻 only) type of dance in kabuki; (4) (揚げ巻, 揚巻 only) {sumo} knots in colour of four cardinal points hanging from the roof above the ring; (5) (abbreviation) (kana only) (See アゲマキガイ) constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam

Variations:
握り鋏
握りばさみ

 nigiribasami
    にぎりばさみ
(See 和鋏・わばさみ) U-shaped scissors with no place to put one's fingers; shears

Variations:
方違へ所
方違え所

 katatagaedokoro(方違e所); katatagahedokoro(方違he所)
    かたたがえどころ(方違え所); かたたがへどころ(方違へ所)
(archaism) (the へ is pronounced as え in this word) (See 方違え,方塞がり) place where one spends the night to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction

Variations:
日向
日なた

 hinata
    ひなた
sunny place; in the sun

木を隠すなら森の中

see styles
 kiokakusunaramorinonaka
    きをかくすならもりのなか
(expression) (proverb) if you want to hide a tree, the best place is a forest

Variations:
来所
来処(rK)

 raisho
    らいしょ
(n,vs,vi) (appropriate for any place ending with 〜所) coming to an office, laboratory, etc.

Variations:
根を張る
根をはる

 neoharu
    ねをはる
(exp,v5r) (1) to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); (exp,v5r) (2) (idiom) to take root (of an ideology, etc.); (exp,v5r) (3) (idiom) to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)

Variations:
秘所
秘処(iK)

 hisho
    ひしょ
(1) secret or hidden place; (2) (euph.) female genitalia; (3) (秘所 only) the underworld; the other world

Variations:
秘所
秘処(rK)

 hisho
    ひしょ
(1) secret place; hidden place; (2) (euph) female genitalia; (3) (秘所 only) the underworld; the other world

Variations:
突っ立つ
つっ立つ

 tsuttatsu
    つったつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; (v5t,vi) (2) to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; (v5t,vi) (3) to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around; to stand flat-footed

Variations:
窯元
かま元

 kamamoto
    かまもと
(1) pottery (i.e. the place); (2) potter

Variations:
置き場
置場

 okiba
    おきば
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed; yard

菩提場莊嚴陀羅尼經


菩提场庄严陀罗尼经

see styles
bú tí chǎng zhuāng yán tuó luó ní jīng
    bu2 ti2 chang3 zhuang1 yan2 tuo2 luo2 ni2 jing1
pu t`i ch`ang chuang yen t`o lo ni ching
    pu ti chang chuang yen to lo ni ching
 Bodaijō shōgon daranikyō
Dhāraṇī of the Adorned Place of Bodhi

Variations:
落とす
落す

 otosu
    おとす
(transitive verb) (1) to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind; (transitive verb) (2) to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape; (transitive verb) (3) to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election); (transitive verb) (4) to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances; (transitive verb) (5) to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with; (transitive verb) (6) {comp} to download; to copy from a computer to another medium; (transitive verb) (7) {MA} to make someone swoon (judo); (transitive verb) (8) to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line); (transitive verb) (9) to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting); (transitive verb) (10) (colloquialism) to win over; to seduce; to conquer (unwillingness)

Variations:
行くあて
行く当て

 ikuate
    いくあて
somewhere to go; place to go

Variations:
谷間
谷あい

 tanima(谷間)(p); taniai
    たにま(谷間)(P); たにあい
(1) valley; ravine; gorge; chasm; (2) (たにま only) cleavage (of breasts); (3) (たにま only) part or place that has been left behind; blind spot; bottom (of society); (economic) trough; gap (in activity, one's work, etc.); lull; opening

Variations:
踊り場
踊場

 odoriba
    おどりば
(1) place for dancing; dance floor; (2) landing (of a staircase); (3) leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off; (period of) stagnation; lull; plateau

Variations:
辺鄙
辺ぴ(sK)

 henpi
    へんぴ
(noun or adjectival noun) hard to reach place; remote place

Variations:
連れ込む
連れこむ

 tsurekomu
    つれこむ
(transitive verb) to bring (somebody into a place)

Variations:
闊歩
濶歩(rK)

 kappo
    かっぽ
(n,vs,vi) (1) striding; swaggering; strutting; (n,vs,vi) (2) lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place

鳥不拉屎,雞不生蛋


鸟不拉屎,鸡不生蛋

niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
    niao3 bu4 la1 shi3 , ji1 bu4 sheng1 dan4
niao pu la shih , chi pu sheng tan
lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom); fig. god-forsaken; remote and desolate

鳥不生蛋,狗不拉屎


鸟不生蛋,狗不拉屎

niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
    niao3 bu4 sheng1 dan4 , gou3 bu4 la1 shi3
niao pu sheng tan , kou pu la shih
lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom); fig. god-forsaken; remote and desolate

Variations:
鳩尾
水落
水落ち

 mizoochi; mizuochi
    みぞおち; みずおち
(1) (kana only) pit of the stomach; solar plexus; (2) (水落, 水落ち only) place where water falls

Variations:
あたり一面
辺り一面

 atariichimen / atarichimen
    あたりいちめん
(exp,n,adv) whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place

エラモウスピプレイス

see styles
 eramousupipureisu / eramosupipuresu
    エラモウスピプレイス
(place-name) Erramouspe Place

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

Variations:
乗せる
載せる

 noseru
    のせる
(transitive verb) (1) to place on (something); (transitive verb) (2) (esp. 乗せる) to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up; to help on board; (transitive verb) (3) (esp. 載せる) to load (luggage); to carry; to take on board; (transitive verb) (4) to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); (transitive verb) (5) to deceive; to take for a ride; (transitive verb) (6) to (sing) along with (musical accompaniment); (transitive verb) (7) to let (someone) take part; (transitive verb) (8) to excite (someone); (transitive verb) (9) (載せる only) to publish (an article); to run (an ad)

二進も三進もいかない

see styles
 nicchimosacchimoikanai
    にっちもさっちもいかない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place

二進も三進も行かない

see styles
 nicchimosacchimoikanai
    にっちもさっちもいかない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place

Variations:
伏せ字
伏字(io)

 fuseji
    ふせじ
(1) symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); (2) (later printed as 〓) turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

何処でもドア(sK)

 dokodemodoa
    どこでもドア
(kana only) (from the manga; anime Doraemon) anywhere door; door that can take the person walking through it to any place they want

Variations:
余所
他所

 yoso
    よそ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (kana only) (See 他所・たしょ・1) another place; somewhere else; strange parts; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (kana only) (ant: 内・うち・6) outside (one's family or group); someone else; other people; (3) (kana only) (as 〜をよそに, 〜をよそにして, etc.) (See よそにする) not caring for; being indifferent to; taking little notice of; ignoring; neglecting

Variations:
区切り
句切り

 kugiri
    くぎり
(1) pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; (2) break; end; (place to) stop; pause; milestone (e.g. in a project)

Variations:
外張り
外張(io)

 sotobari
    そとばり
(1) posting something to the exterior of a building, etc.; something posted in such a place; (2) fortifications outside a military encampment

Variations:
山の手
山手(io)

 yamanote
    やまのて
(1) (See 下町・1,山手・2) hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); (2) (See 下町・したまち・2) Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); (3) (See 山手・やまて・1) place near the mountains

Variations:
左見右見
と見こう見

 tomikoumi / tomikomi
    とみこうみ
(n,vs,vi) (yoji) looking from one place to another; looking in all directions; looking all around

Variations:
差し違える
差違える

 sashichigaeru
    さしちがえる
(transitive verb) (1) to misplace; to put in the wrong place; (transitive verb) (2) {sumo} to make a mistake in deciding the winner

江戸の仇を長崎でうつ

see styles
 edonokatakionagasakideutsu
    えどのかたきをながさきでうつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) to hit somebody where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest

江戸の仇を長崎で討つ

see styles
 edonokatakionagasakideutsu
    えどのかたきをながさきでうつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) to hit somebody where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest

江戸の敵を長崎でうつ

see styles
 edonokatakionagasakideutsu
    えどのかたきをながさきでうつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) to hit somebody where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest

江戸の敵を長崎で討つ

see styles
 edonokatakionagasakideutsu
    えどのかたきをながさきでうつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) to hit somebody where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest

Variations:
溜まり
溜り(io)

 tamari
    たまり
(1) (See 溜まる) pile; pool; collection; (2) (See たまり場) gathering spot; (3) {sumo} waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; (4) liquid runoff from miso preparation; (5) (abbreviation) (See 溜まり醤油) tamari; variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)

Variations:

虚(oK)

 sora
    そら
(1) sky; the air; the heavens; (2) weather; (3) far-off place; distant place; (4) (often as 〜空もない) state of mind; feeling; (5) (usu. as 空で) (from) memory; (by) heart; (6) falsehood; lie; (prefix noun) (7) (before an adjective) somehow; vaguely; (prefix noun) (8) (before a noun or a verb) fake

Variations:
競り場
競場
糶り場

 seriba
    せりば
auction hall; auction site; place where auctions take place

Variations:
置き直す
置きなおす

 okinaosu
    おきなおす
(transitive verb) (1) to put (something) back in its place; to replace; (transitive verb) (2) to reposition; to move (to another place)

Variations:
行われる
行なわれる

 okonawareru
    おこなわれる
(v1,vi) to be done; to be practiced; to be practised; to take place; to be held; to be prevalent; to be in fashion; to be in vogue; to be current; to come into use

Variations:
赤提灯
赤ちょうちん

 akachouchin / akachochin
    あかちょうちん
(1) {food} red paper restaurant lantern; (2) cheap eating and drinking place

Variations:
足踏み
足ぶみ

 ashibumi
    あしぶみ
(noun/participle) (1) stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; marking time (for a soldier); (noun/participle) (2) standstill; stalemate

Variations:
躍り出る
おどり出る

 odorideru
    おどりでる
(v1,vi) (1) to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; (v1,vi) (2) to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront; to suddenly become prominent

Variations:
連れ回す
連れまわす

 tsuremawasu
    つれまわす
(transitive verb) to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around

Variations:
違和感
異和感

 iwakan
    いわかん
(1) uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; (2) malaise; physical unease

Variations:
酒処
酒どころ
酒所

 sakedokoro
    さけどころ
(See 居酒屋) drinking place; bar; izakaya

鐃循ワ申鐃緒ー鐃緒申

see styles
 鐃循wa申鐃緒ー鐃緒申
    鐃循ワ申鐃緒ー鐃緒申
(fict) (place) Hogwarts (School of Witchcraft and Wizardry)

Variations:
間の宿
間宿
合の宿

 ainoshuku
    あいのしゅく
(hist) resting place between inn towns (Edo period); town situated between two post towns

Variations:
陰にこもる
陰に籠る

 innikomoru
    いんにこもる
(exp,v5r) (1) to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted; (exp,v5r) (2) to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance

頑張る(ateji)

 ganbaru
    がんばる
(v5r,vi) (1) to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; (v5r,vi) (2) to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); (v5r,vi) (3) to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

Variations:
まず第一に
先ず第一に

 mazudaiichini / mazudaichini
    まずだいいちに
(expression) first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters

Variations:
一段落
ひと段落

 ichidanraku(一段落)(p); hitodanraku
    いちだんらく(一段落)(P); ひとだんらく
(n,vs,vi) (1) reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; completing the first stage (of the work); (2) one paragraph

Variations:
両手を突く
両手をつく

 ryouteotsuku / ryoteotsuku
    りょうてをつく
(exp,v5k) (See 手を突く) to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

Variations:
仮置き
仮おき(sK)

 karioki
    かりおき
(noun, transitive verb) (1) temporary placement; putting something in a place temporarily; (noun, transitive verb) (2) preliminary placement; provisional placement

Variations:
位置につく
位置に着く

 ichinitsuku
    いちにつく
(exp,v5k) to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up

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

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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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