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expression, adverb
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at some time, without being noticed, before one knew, before one realised
Other readings:
知らない間に【しらないまに】[1]
、知らないあいだに【しらないあいだに】
、知らないまに【しらないまに】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
expression
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feigning ignorance, acting dumb
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知らない振り【しらないふり】
expression
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better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, better the ogre you know than the god you don't(proverb)
See also:知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼
expression, noun
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complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning), lack of knowledge
expression
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the husband is always the last to know, everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband(idiom )
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知らぬは亭主許り也【しらぬはていしゅばかりなり】
expression
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better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't(proverb)
expression, Godan-tsu verb
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to be selected (from among many people)(idiom )
expression, Ichidan verb
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expression, Godan-ru verb
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to feign ignorance, to pretend to be ignorant of, to play innocent, to brazen it out
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しらを切る【しらをきる】
、白を切る【しらをきる】[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
expression, Godan-ru verb
1.
to follow suit, to imitate or follow someone blindly(idiom )
2.
to ride on someone's back, to ride someone's coattails, to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)(idiom )
expression, adjective
1.
lazy, indolent, reluctant to get up off one's backside
2.
clumsy
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尻がおもい【しりがおもい】
expression, adjective
1.
fast, brisk
2.
careless, thoughtless, impudent, rash
3.
(of a woman) wanton, promiscuous
expression, Godan-ku verb
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to dominate (usu. one's husband)
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尻にしく【しりにしく】
expression, Godan-ku verb
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to be pressed for time, to be pressed by urgent business, to have one's pants on fire
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尻に火が付く【しりにひがつく】
、尻にひがつく【しりにひがつく】
expression, Ichidan verb
1.
to look askance (at), to look contemptuously, to look down on
2.
to cast an amorous glance at(archaism)
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尻目に懸ける【しりめにかける】
expression, Godan-ku verb
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to fall on one's backside
See also:尻餅
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尻餅を付く【しりもちをつく】
、尻餅を着く【しりもちをつく】
expression
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desperately, to the full extent of one's power, with all of one's ability
expression, Ichidan verb
1.
to stand up
2.
to leave
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尻を上げる【しりをあげる】
expression, Godan-ku verb
1.
to encourage to do (something), to urge a person on, to demand action(idiom )
2.
to spank, to give a spanking, to hit someone on the bottom, to beat someone's backside
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尻を叩く【しりをたたく】
expression, Godan-mu verb
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to bring a complaint to a person (who is responsible for the problem)
expression
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well-known only to those in the know, be well-known but to the few, highly regarded by a select few
expression
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he who knows, does not speak; he who speaks, does not know, those who know do not talk; those who talk do not know(proverb)
expression, adjective
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to have no way of knowing, to be completely ignorant of
Other readings:
知る由も無い【しるよしもない】
、知るよしもない【しるよしもない】
、知るよしも無い【しるよしもない】
expression, Ichidan verb
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to look coldly at, to turn a cold shoulder(idiom )
expression, Ichidan verb
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to determine whether something is right or wrong, to make something clear, to settle a matter(colloquialism)
expression, Ichidan verb
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to stare at, to look hard at, to look up and down, to scrutinize, to scrutinise
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ジロジロ見る【ジロジロみる】
expression, Godan-u verb
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to advise strongly, to insist (on something)(usually kana)
expression, Godan-ku verb
1.
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger)
See also:白目 (しろめ)
2.
to faint
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白目を剥く【しろめをむく】
、白目を剝く【しろめをむく】
expression, Godan-ru verb
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to crumple, to wrinkle
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皺が寄る【しわがよる】
expression, kuru verb (special)
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to begin to like something (one did not initially like), to gradually become enamoured with something, to have something grow on you(colloquialism, usually kana)
See also:じわじわ
expression, Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose), to furrow, to crimple
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皴を寄せる【しわをよせる】
、しわを寄せる【しわをよせる】
expression, Godan-bu verb
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to commit suicide, to end one's life, to choose death
expression, suru verb (irregular)
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to prepare for death, to get ready to die
expression, Ichidan-zuru verb
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to present one's card(obscure)(also 刺を通じる)
expression, Ichidan-zuru verb
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to lay out (one's money) in, to invest in
expression, Ichidan verb
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to approach (one's) death, to face (one's) death
expression
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intense antipathy (like a blazing fire), flames of rage
expression
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like looking out on an abyss, like standing on the edge of an abyss
expression, Ichidan verb
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to be mentally fatigued, to tired to the bone
expression, Ichidan verb
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to make progress, to develop, to evolve (method, style, etc.)
expression, noun
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extent to which (something) is true or false, whether or not (something) is true
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真偽の程【しんぎのほど】
expression, noun
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change of heart, change of mind, change in mental state
expression, Godan-ru verb
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to make a formal salutation (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.), to formally greet, to pay one's respects
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仁義をきる【じんぎをきる】
expression, Godan-ru verb
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to hit a nerve, to get on one's nerves
See also:気に障る
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神経にさわる【しんけいにさわる】
expression, Godan-su verb
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to fray one's nerves, to wear out one's nerves, to frazzle one's nerves, to be a nervous wreck
expression, Godan-u verb
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to be nervous, to be sensitive, to worry, to be fussy, to be precise
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神経をつかう【しんけいをつかう】
expression, Ichidan verb
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to be oversensitive, to be nervous, to be overly concerned, to worry too much
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神経をとがらせる【しんけいをとがらせる】
expression, Godan-gu verb
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to put one's heart into, to completely devote oneself to(idiom )
expression, suru verb (irregular)
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to become well-known, to become common knowledge, to become famous, to be on everyone's lips
expression
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having few faults as well as few virtues, not burning agarwood (incense); not passing wind(idiom )
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沈香も焚かず屁もひらず【じんこうもたかずへもひらず】
expression, Ichidan verb
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to develop a relationship, to build intimacy, to deepen a friendship, to get acquainted
expression, Ichidan-zuru verb
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to engrave in one's heart(idiom )
expression, Godan-u verb
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to face the truth
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真実と向合う【しんじつとむきあう】
expression, suru verb (irregular)
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to make a statement (before a court)
expression, Godan-ru verb
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to come to believe
Other readings:
信じるにいたる【しんじるにいたる】
expression
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man proposes, God disposes, man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)(proverb)
expression, Godan-su verb
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to do as much as is humanly possible, to try every possible means
expression
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faith is best in moderation, worship too hard and you will pass right through paradise(proverb)
expression, noun
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menial services (e.g. kitchen work), serving one's master unsparingly(usu. as 薪水の労をとる)