Search Terms: *癖*
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noun
1.
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice), tendency
2.
peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, mannerism
3.
crease, wrinkle, curl, kink
Other readings:
癖【へき】
noun
1.
pet saying, favorite phrase (favorite), stock phrase
2.
manner of talking
Other readings:
口ぐせ【くちぐせ】
conjunction, particle
•
and yet, though, when, in spite of(usually kana)
Other readings:
クセに
noun
1.
disposition, inclination, characteristic, idiosyncrasy, propensity
2.
sexual disposition, fetish(colloquialism)
noun
1.
gait, one's manner of walking
2.
technique involving tripping the opponent(sumo term)
noun
•
philandering, itch for women(oft. as 女癖が悪い)
Other readings:
女ぐせ【おんなぐせ】
conjunction, particle
•
noun
1.
junk ball (pitch), off-speed pitch(baseball term)
2.
unexpected move, unorthodox measure
3.
statement, request, etc. with an ulterior motive(only relevant for 曲球)
Other readings:
曲球【くせだま】
、クセ球【クセだま】
、くせ球【くせだま】
expression, Godan-ru verb
•
to become a (bad) habit, to get accustomed to(usually kana)
Other readings:
クセになる
expression, noun
•
mannered style (of writing), idiosyncratic style
Other readings:
癖の有る文章【くせのあるぶんしょう】
noun
1.
ruffian, villain, knave, thief, suspicious fellow
2.
peculiar person, idiosyncratic person, stubborn fellow
3.
tricky thing, something that is more than it seems
4.
expert, master, highly skilled person
5.
goblin, apparition, monster, ghost, phantom, spectre, specter
Other readings:
くせ者【くせもの】
、癖者【くせもの】
、曲物【くせもの】
noun, no-adjective
1.
fastidiousness, fussiness about cleanliness, etc.
See also:潔癖
noun
2.
clean-freak
noun
•
drinking habits, drunken behavior, drunken behaviour
Other readings:
酒癖【さけくせ】
、酒癖【しゅへき】