カメコ |
[, kameko] (n) (abbr) (See カメラ小僧) photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions |
カメラ小僧 |
[カメラこぞう, kamera kozou] (n) (See カメコ) photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions |
クールー |
[, ku-ru-] (n) kuru (degenerative brain disease usually associated with New Guinean cannabalism) |
スァット |
[, suatto] (vs) swat – to hit with a sharp slapping blow usually with an instrument (as a bat or flyswatter) |
タッパー;タッパ;タッパーウェア |
[, tappa-; tappa ; tappa-uea] (n) plastic container usually for food (from Tupperware) |
チャンプルー |
[, chanpuru-] (n) chanpuru; champuru; Okinawan stir-fry dish, usually containing vegetables (especially bitter melon), tofu, meat or fish (poss. from Indonesian “campur” meaning mixed) |
デパ地下 |
[デパちか(P);デパチカ, depa chika (P); depachika] (n) (col) (abbr) basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold); (P) |
ノンステップバス |
[, nonsuteppubasu] (n) bus without a step up into it, usually because it lowers itself, or has a lift (wasei |
ヤン車 |
[ヤンしゃ, yan sha] (n) (abbr) (sl) (See ヤンキー) low-riding vehicle usually containing a powerful speaker system and owned by a juvenile delinquent; pimped-out ride |
ルビー(P);ルビ(P) |
[, rubi-(P); rubi (P)] (n) (1) (esp. ルビー) ruby; (2) (esp. ルビ) ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); (3) {comp} Ruby (programming language); (P) |
ワンコール |
[, wanko-ru] (n) (See ワン切り) one mobile telephone ring (used by companies, usually sex-related, to register a phone number on a mobile in the hope people will return the call) (wasei |
ワン切り |
[ワンぎり;ワンギリ, wan giri ; wangiri] (n) one mobile telephone ring (used by companies, usually sex-related, to register a phone number on a mobile in the hope people will return the call. Also used between acquaintances when swapping telephone numbers, or to get another person to call oneself) |
一目(P);ひと目 |
[ひとめ(P);いちもく(一目), hitome (P); ichimoku ( ichimoku )] (n-adv,n-t) (1) (sense (1) is usually ひとめ) (a) glance; (a) look; (a) glimpse; (n) (2) (いちもく only) (a) stone (in Go); (3) (ひとめ only) complete view; bird’s-eye view; (P) |
三合会 |
[さんごうかい, sangoukai] (n) (See 会党) Triad (secret Chinese society usually associated with organized crime) |
割増手当;割り増し手当 |
[わりましてあて, warimashiteate] (n) (See 割増賃金) salary supplement, e.g. for work performed at inconvenient times or as overtime allowance usually for so-called exempt workers, i.e. workers who are expected to work a certain number of overtime hours |
千慮一失 |
[せんりょいっしつ;せんりょのいっしつ, senryoisshitsu ; senryonoisshitsu] (n) mere slip by someone who is usually very careful; simple mistake by a wise person; point overlooked by a cautious person |
卸し和え;下ろし和え |
[おろしあえ, oroshiae] (n) seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usually for fish or vegetables |
取り付ける;取りつける;取付ける |
[とりつける, toritsukeru] (v1,vt) (1) to furnish; to install; (2) to get someone’s agreement; (3) to patronize; to buy usually from the same store |
同田貫;胴田貫 |
[どうたぬき, doutanuki] (n) (1) Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province; (2) sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords; (3) in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword |
園(P);苑 |
[その(P);えん(P), sono (P); en (P)] (n,n-suf) (1) (えん usually when a suffix) (See りんご園) garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; plantation; (2) (See 学びの園) place; location; (P) |
大横綱 |
[だいよこづな, daiyokoduna] (n) sumo grand champion considered to be truly great, usually with over 10 makuuchi tournament wins |
天辺(P);頂辺 |
[てっぺん(P);てへん(ok);てっぺい(天辺)(ok), teppen (P); tehen (ok); teppei ( ten hen )(ok)] (n) (頂辺 usually refers to the top of a helmet or one’s head) top; summit; apex; peak; (P) |
安定期 |
[あんていき, anteiki] (n) stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases) |
常々;常常 |
[つねづね, tsunedune] (adv,n) always; usually |
常御所 |
[つねのごしょ, tsunenogosho] (n) (1) (See 寝殿造) room or pavilion of residence for the master of the house (Heian period palatial-style architecture); (2) room where the emperor usually lives in the imperial palace |
手巻き |
[てまき, temaki] (n) (1) {food} winding or rolling by hand; (2) hand-rolled sushi, usually cone-shaped |
振り漢字 |
[ふりかんじ, furikanji] (n) kanji printed as ruby, usually to explain kana |
柔術 |
[じゅうじゅつ, juujutsu] (n) jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu |
穢多(ateji) |
[えた, eta] (n) (vulg) (See 被差別部落民) one group comprising the lowest rank of Japan’s Edo-period caste system (people whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses) |
精米歩合 |
[せいまいぶあい, seimaibuai] (n) ratio indicating the quantity of polished rice gained from a given quantity of brown rice (nowadays usually expressed as a percent) |
集合財 |
[しゅうごうざい, shuugouzai] (n) (See 公共財) collective goods (i.e, goods or services such as parks, highways, etc. which could be supplied privately, but are usually provided by the government) |
ー |
[, -] (n) (known as ちょうおん) long vowel mark (usually only used in katakana) |
イメージDVD |
[イメージディーブイディー, ime-jidei-buidei-] (n) DVD containing a slideshow of still images (usually of women) (wasei |
イメージビデオ |
[, ime-jibideo] (n) video containing a slideshow of still images (usually of women) (wasei |
かき氷(P);掻き氷(oK);欠き氷;欠氷 |
[かきごおり, kakigoori] (n) shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; Sno-cone; snow cone; (P) |
かぼちゃ野郎;南瓜野郎 |
[かぼちゃやろう, kabochayarou] (n) (derog) man with an unattractive, unusually shaped face |
キャンプファイヤー;キャンプファイア;キャンプファイアー |
[, kyanpufaiya-; kyanpufaia ; kyanpufaia-] (n) campfire (usually large, and for gathering and singing, etc. around) |
グラドル |
[, guradoru] (n) (col) (abbr) (See グラビアアイドル) bikini model (usually teenage) (wasei |
グラビアアイドル |
[, gurabiaaidoru] (n) bikini model (usually teenage) (wasei |
ジョッキ(P);ジョッキー(P) |
[, jokki (P); jokki-(P)] (n) (1) beer mug; stein; tankard; (2) (usually ジョッキー) jockey; (P) |