透かさず

透かさず (canonical)
sukasazu (romanization)


同時に

simultaneously, at once, at the same time


ありあり

(onomatopoeia) vividly, distinctly, clearly (see or remember)


礑と

礑と (canonical)
hata to (romanization)
礑と (canonical)
hatta to (romanization)

Aをはったとにらみつけた。


昔乍ら

昔乍ら (canonical)
mukashinagara (romanization)

just as in the old days, just as it used to be


ぬめぬめ

ぬめぬめ (canonical)
ヌメヌメ (canonical)
numenume (romanization)


シーン

ja-pos

シーン or しいん • (shīn)

シーン (canonical)
しいん (canonical)
shīn (romanization)


ぐっしょり

[ɡɯ̟ɕːo̞ɾʲi]

soaked to the bones, sopping wet, drenched


とことこ

(onomatopoeia) (trot) with small steps, pitter-patter


今一つ

今一つ (canonical)
imahitotsu (romanization)


よにも

yo ni mo (romanization)
yonimo (romanization)
よにも (hiragana historical)

世にも稀な美人

1916, Mori Ōgai, Takasabune [The Boat on the Takase River]:

a monster of evil such as the world seldom sees

世にもまれな悪人

The Journal of Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies


洗い浚い

洗い浚い (canonical)
araizarai (romanization)


ほんのり

honnori (romanization)
fonnori (romanization)
ほんのり (hiragana historical)

[hõ̞nːo̞ɾʲi]


もたもた

もたもた (canonical)
モタモタ (canonical)
motamota (romanization)


やんわり

yanwari (romanization)
yanfari (romanization)
やんはり (hiragana historical)

[jã̠ɰ̃β̞a̠ɾʲi]


濛々

濛(もう)々(もう) • (mōmō)


かりかり

かりかり (canonical)
カリカリ (canonical)
karikari (romanization)


いそいそ

いそいそ (canonical)
イソイソ (canonical)
isoiso (romanization)

Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Kōjien
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Shinmura Izuru

Cognate with 急ぐ (isogu, “to hurry, to rush”).
First attested in a text from 1212.


とろとろ

とろとろ (canonical)
トロトロ (canonical)
torotoro (romanization)


其の内

其の内 (canonical)
sono uchi (romanization)


ぼとぼと

ぼとぼと (canonical)
ボトボト (canonical)
botoboto (romanization)


どんどん

どんどん or ドンドン • (dondon) ^(←どんどん (dondon)?)

どんどん (canonical)
ドンドン (canonical)
dondon (romanization)
どんどん (hiragana historical)

(onomatopoeia) drumming sound, boom, bang

(onomatopoeia) steadily, one after another, rapidly


ひっそり

[çi̥sːo̞ɾʲi]

ひっそりと暮らす


とんとん

とんとん (canonical)
トントン (canonical)
tonton (romanization)

(onomatopoeia) tap tap, (soft) knock knock


ぐらぐら

ぐらぐら (canonical)
グラグラ (canonical)
guragura (romanization)

[ɡɯ̟ɾa̠ɡɯ̟ɾa̠]

[ɡɯ̟ɾa̠ɡɯ̟ɾa̠]

[ɡɯ̟ɾa̠ɡɯ̟ɾa̠]

椅子がぐらぐら動く

お湯がぐらぐらと沸く


隈無く

家中隈無く探す


げっそり

with a disheartened, down, depressed feeling


めらめら

めらめら (canonical)
メラメラ (canonical)
meramera (romanization)


是が非でも

是が非でも (canonical)
ze ga hi de mo (romanization)

by all means, absolutely must, one way or another


折悪しく

折悪しく (canonical)
oriashiku (romanization)


断然

definitely, certainly, firmly, resolutely


じたばた

kicking and screaming
kicking and screaming


有りっ丈

有りっ丈 (canonical)
arittake (romanization)


べたべた

べたべた (canonical)
ベタベタ (canonical)
betabeta (romanization)

(onomatopoeia) stickily, sticky in a clammy way

(onomatopoeia) heavily applied or plastered all over


些とも

些とも (canonical)
chitto mo (romanization)

おやじはちっともおれを可愛がってくれなかった。

Oyaji wa chitto mo ore o kawaigatte kurenakatta.

(chiefly in the negative) not at all, not the slightest, not the least bit


間も無く

間も無く (canonical)
ma mo naku (romanization)

間もなく発車いたします


かたわら

katawara (romanization)
katafara (romanization)
かたはら (hiragana historical)

The adverb is derived from sense 5 of the noun.

com-ja

片(かた) (kata) + 端(は) (ha) + ら (ra, a suffix)


恐らく

Abbreviation of 恐(おそ)らくは (osoraku wa), itself a contraction of obsolete 恐(おそ)るらくは (osoruraku wa), composed of 恐(おそ)る (osoru, “to fear”, obsolete earlier form of modern 恐(おそ)れる (osoreru)) + らく (-raku, “state, act, or fact of doing”, nominalizing suffix) + は (wa, topic particle). Compare English use of the term afraid, as in the phrases “I'm afraid so”, or “I'm afraid that ...”, to express a sense of probably.

ja-r

nine times out of ten”: in all likelihood


何となく

何となく (canonical)
nantonaku (romanization)

Compound of 何 (nan, “what”, combining form of nani) + と (to, adverbial particle) + なく (naku, adverbial form of ない nai, “not; without”).
何と (nan to) is used to mean "somehow, somewhat, kinda":
: この間(あいだ)は何(なん)と寒(さむ)いね。
Kono aida wa nan to samui ne.
It's been kinda cold this while, hasn't it.
The addition of the なく (naku) on the end serves to emphasize the vagueness: somehow or other, kinda sorta.

compound

adverbial form of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">ない</i> nai, “not; without”

ja-usex

^この あいだ は なん と さむい ね。

somehow or other,  for some reason or another


一躍

カビ博士のことは、一躍有名となった。

1948, 海野十三, 海底都市

Kabi hakase no koto wa, ichiyaku yūmei to natta.

彼女は一躍して進んだ。

1916, 夏目漱石, 明暗


割に

[β̞a̠ɾʲiɲ̟i]


合わせて

合わせて (canonical)
awasete (romanization)
afasete (romanization)
あはせて (hiragana historical)

The -te conjunctive conjugation of verb 合わせる (awaseru, “to bring or put together”).

together with, at the same time as (whatever came before)


一概に

一概に (canonical)
ichigai ni (romanization)

ほかの小供も一概にこんなものだろうと思っていた。

Hoka no kodomo mo ichigai ni konna mono darō to omotte ita.

I imagined all other boys were leading about the same kind of life.


無理やり

無理やり (canonical)
muriyari (romanization)

[mɯ̟ɾʲija̠ɾʲi]

そこを我慢して無理やりに這って行くとようやくの事で何となく人間臭い所へ出た。

Soko o gaman shite muriyari ni hatte iku to yōyaku no koto de nantonaku ningen-kusai tokoro e detta.

I forced myself to crawl out and eventually found myself in an inhabited place.


殆ど

Alteration from older form 殆 (hotohoto).

彼はほとんど毎日ここへ来る。

almost, nearly, mostly (everyone, everywhere, everything, etc.)


こちこち

こちこち (canonical)
コチコチ (canonical)
kochikochi (romanization)

(onomatopoeia) the feeling or sensation of being tickled


空で

空で言える


もっさり

この辺は似ていないが、内にある凶暴なものを、もっさり頭で茫洋とした感じにさせたまぬけ面で隠しているところが似ていた。

This part looked different, but it reminded me of the ferocious thing in my house, the dim-witted head with a vast look and hiding a stupid expression.

Kono hen wa niteinai ga, uchi ni aru kyōbō na mono o, mossari atama de bōyō toshita kanji ni saseta manuke men de kakushiteiru tokoro ga niteita.


道理で

道理で切符が安いと思った。たった三銭である。

Dōri de kippu ga yasui to omotta. Tatta san sen de aru.

No wonder the fare was cheap; it cost only three sen.


おいおい

oioi (romanization)
ofiofi (romanization)
おひおひ (hiragana historical)

追々ゆるりと話すつもりだが、

and saying that he would acquaint me particularly with the school by-and-by,


余計

考えるほどに余計分からなくなる

I become more confused when I think more


年が年中

年が年中 (canonical)
nen ga nenjū (romanization)

年(ねん) (nen) + が (ga) + 年中(ねんじゅう) (nenjū)

ja-compound

あとから聞いたらこの男は年が年中赤シャツを着るんだそうだ。

Ato kara kiitara kono otoko wa nen ga nenjū aka shatsu o kiru n da sō da.

I heard afterwards that he wears a red shirt all the year round.


淡淡

彼女は淡々と語った。


このあいだ

ja-pos

このあいだ • (kono aida) ^(←このあひだ (kono afida)?)

kono aida (romanization)
kono afida (romanization)
このあひだ (hiragana historical)

Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Taiheiki
ja:太平記

Compound of 此の (kono, “this”) + 間 (aida, “interval, span of time”); literally, "this interval, this time [that has just passed]".
First cited in the 太平記 (Taiheiki) of the late 1300s.

compound

この間、日本経済は全く異なった状況にありました。

Kono aida, Nihon keizai wa mattaku kotonatta jōkyō ni arimashita.

During this time, Japan's economy found itself in a completely different situation.

the other day, lately, recently, during this period, not too long ago


総じて

最近の学生は総じて教授や大学当局に対して、以前ほど批判的ではない。

1936, 戸坂潤, 思想と風俗

Recently university students are generally not as critical with professors, university authorities, etc. as they used to be.

Saikin no gakusei wa sōjite kyōju ya daigaku tōkyoku ni taishite, izen hodo hihanteki de wa nai.

大学当局 だいがくとうきょく


いやいや

いやいや (canonical)
イヤイヤ (canonical)
iyaiya (romanization)

嫌々, 厭々: reluctantly, grudgingly; unwillingly; against one's will.


すっかり

雪で、町がすっかりまっ白になった。

Yuki de, machi ga sukkari masshiro ni natta.

Because of the snow, the whole city became perfectly white.


たいてい

彼はたいてい事務所にいますよ。

You can find him in his office more often than not.

この病気にかかるとたいてい死ぬ。

彼女の手紙はたいていきょうもらえると思います。

Kanojo no tegami wa taitei kyō moraeru to omoimasu.

generally, mostly, for the most part; usually, normally, as a rule, more often than not, most of the time, much (a great deal) of the time; more or less; nearly all, almost all; almost, nearly; probably


げいげい

げいげい (canonical)
ゲーゲー (canonical)
geigei (romanization)

Onomatopoeia, in imitation of the sound of someone gagging (compare English gag), or the sound of someone burping.

朝から何にも食べていないので、げいげいと吐くものは飲んだ水と黄色い液体ばかりであった。

Asa kara nanni mo tabete inai no de, geigei to haku mono wa nonda mizu to kīroi ekitai bakari de atta.

I hadn't had anything at all to eat since morning, so what I gaggingly threw up was just the water I drank and a yellow liquid.


じろじろ

じろじろ (canonical)
ジロジロ (canonical)
jirojiro (romanization)

じろじろ見る


とうぜん

ja-pos

とうぜん • (tōzen)

当然: naturally, of course, as expected; inevitably


等々

等(とう)々(とう) or 等々(などなど) • (tōtō or nadonado)

等々 (canonical)
等々 (canonical)
tōtō (romanization)
nadonado (romanization)


なるべく

[na̠ɾɯ̟be̞kɯ̟]

From なる (naru, “to become”) + べく (beku, adverbial form of べし (beshi, “possible, able; should”)).
First cited to the 1890s.

ja-com

なるべく早くおいでください。

Please come as soon as possible/as soon as you can.

なるべくなら明日までに欲しいのですが。

Naru beku nara ashita made ni hoshii no desu ga.

I'd like to have it by tomorrow, if possible.


丸っ切り

丸っ切り (canonical)
marukkiri (romanization)

[ma̠ɾɯ̟k̚ʲkʲiɾʲi]

Emphatic pronunciation of 丸切(まるき)り (marukiri), through the addition of the 促音 (sokuon), っ.

absolutely, at all (in a negative sentence)


ぽい

屑箱へぽいと投げた。

He tossed it carelessly into the wastebasket.

lightly, carelessly, casually (also indicating something being thrown)

うぬひとり口をきいてぽいと帰ったぜ

When he heard your muttering he -- poof -- went back home.

Unu hitoriguchi o kiite poi to kaetta ze

suddenly (also indicating movement away)


グチャグチャ

ぐちゃぐちゃ ぐちゃぐちゃ#Japanese


ぐちゃぐちゃ

ぐちゃぐちゃ (canonical)
グチャグチャ (canonical)
guchagucha (romanization)

[ɡɯ̟t͡ɕa̠ɡɯ̟t͡ɕa̠]

Ideophonic; compare めちゃめちゃ (mechamecha, “disorderly”).

かぼちゃをぐちゃぐちゃにつぶす

ぐちゃぐちゃの字


ぼけっと

The act of staring vacantly without doing anything.


ぽかぽか

ぽかぽか (canonical)
ポカポカ (canonical)
pokapoka (romanization)

日差しが当たってぽかぽかします。


いらいら

いらいら (canonical)
イライラ (canonical)
iraira (romanization)

1906, 夏目漱石, 草枕, 青空文庫:

刺に手を触れて見ると、いらいらと指をさす。

Toge ni te o furete miru to, iraira to yubi o sasu.

When I touched its thorns with my hand, they pricked my fingers.

having an unpleasant feeling like that caused by thorns pricking one's skin repeatedly

describes the intense stimulation caused by light or heat: blistering


たんと

たんと魚が捕まえられると思います。

Tanto sakana ga tsukamaerareru to omoimasu.

I think I will be able to catch a lot of fish.

(Kansai) many; much; a great amount; excessive amount


随分

[d͡zɨibɯ̟̃ɴ]

大阪地方は言葉そのものも随分違ってはいるが、一番違っているのは言葉の抑揚である。

Ōsaka chihō wa kotoba sono mono mo zuibun chigatte wa iru ga, ichiban chigatte iru no wa kotoba no yokuyō de aru.

The language itself in Osaka area is extremely different (from that in Tokyo), but the biggest difference is the accent of the words.


ひらり

ひらり (canonical)
ヒラリ (canonical)
hirari (romanization)

ひらりと馬にまたがった。

木の葉が風に吹かれてひらりと地に落ちた。

Konoha ga kaze ni fukarete hirari to tsuchi ni ochita.

A leaf fluttered in the wind and fell to the ground.

(onomatopoeia) lightly, nimbly, (of leaves) with a flutter


果たして

果たして (canonical)
hatashite (romanization)

Conjunctive form of 果たす (hatasu, “accomplish”)


めちゃくちゃ

[me̞t͡ɕa̠kɯ̟̊t͡ɕa̠]

This etymology is hypothetical. Since that 無茶 (mucha) shifted to 滅茶 (mecha) by ateji (当て字), there may be an idea raised that a 滅茶 (mecha) ("ruined tea" or thus, "wrongly prepared tea") would be a 苦茶 (kucha) ("bitter tea"), which would also favor the sense of four-character idioms or 四字熟語 (yojijukugo).

めちゃくちゃ恥ずかしい

1914-17, Franz Kafka, The Cares of a Family Man, Japanese translation by Yū Ōkubo
もうちょっと言わせてもらうと、オドラデクはめちゃくちゃすばしっこいやつなので、どうにもつかまえられなくて、だからそういうことをどうとも言えんのである。
Mō chotto iwasete morau to, Odoradeku wa mechakucha subashikkoi yatsu na no de, dō ni mo tsukamaerarenakute, da kara sō iu koto o dō to mo ien no de aru.
In any case, closer scrutiny is impossible, since Odradek is extraordinarily nimble and can never be laid hold of.


ぱくり

ぱくり (canonical)
パクリ (canonical)
pakuri (romanization)


首尾良く

首尾良く (canonical)
shubiyoku (romanization)

Compound of 首(しゅ)尾(び) (shubi, “from beginning to end; result”) + 良(よ)く (yoku, adverbial form of 良(よ)い (yoi, “good”)).


矢鱈

Probably a shortening of 八多羅拍子 (yatara-byōshi), a type of gagaku rhythm that features fast repeated double-time and triple-time passages which shift abruptly.
The kanji are an example of ateji (当て字), perhaps chosen also for the random juxtaposition of 矢 (ya, “arrow”) + 鱈 (tara, “codfish”).
First cited to a text from 1667.

randomly, rashly, thoughtlessly, absurdly, indiscriminately


誠心誠意

誠心誠意 (canonical)
seishinseii (romanization)

[se̞ːɕĩɰ̃se̞ːi]

in all sincerity; with one's whole heart


宜しく

宜しく (canonical)
yoroshiku (romanization)

[jo̞ɾo̞ɕi̥kɯ̟]

Regular -ku adverbial form of -i adjective 宜しい (yoroshii, “good”, polite, formal). Use as an interjection arose as a contraction of the longer phrase 宜しくお願いします (yoroshiku onegai shimasu, “please think well of me”).


齷齪

busily, fussily, worrying about small things


もろ

もろ (canonical)
モロ (canonical)
moro (romanization)

From Old Japanese. Attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 in the compound 諸木舟 (moroki fune, “a boat or ship constructed of many pieces of lumber”).

○○の影響がモロですね。

顔がモロですね。

(informal) Alternative form of もろに (moro ni, “entirely”)


こうて

ja-pos

こうて • (kōte)


即刻

即(そっ)刻(こく) • (sokkoku) ^(←そくこく (sokukoku)?)

即刻 (canonical)
sokkoku (romanization)
sokukoku (romanization)
そくこく (hiragana historical)

1945, 『日本國民に告ぐ！！』
卽刻都市より退避せよ
sokkoku toshi yori taihi seyo
evacuate from the city immediately


毅然

何を言われても毅然としている

being resolute in spite of what was being said


ペチャクチャ

ぺちゃくちゃ ぺちゃくちゃ#Japanese

ぺちゃくちゃ: continuously and in a lively fashion (talking)


せいしんせいい

誠心誠意: in all sincerity; with one's whole heart


とど

From 鯔(とど) (todo), that term referring the largest specimens of the species.

とどのつまり とどのつまり#Japanese

short for とどのつまり (todo no tsumari, “in the end”).


とど

(onomatopoeia) a rumbling sound, such as horses galloping or repeated knocking on a door

(onomatopoeia) as or while staggering, tottering


幾多

Literal reading of 幾多(いくそばく) (ikusobaku).

幾多の困難を乗り越えなければならない。

Ikuta no konnan o norikoenakereba naranai.


すごすご

[sɨɡo̞sɨɡo̞]


とりあえず

とりあえず • (toriaezu) ^(←とりあへず (toriafezu)?)

toriaezu (romanization)
toriafezu (romanization)
とりあへず (hiragana historical)

Compound of 取(と)り (tori, “taking”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 取(と)る (toru, “to take”)) + 敢(あ)えず (aezu, from the negative form of 敢(あ)ふ (afu, “to bear, endure”)).

com-ja

at once, first of all, for the time being


承知の上で

承知の上で (canonical)
shōchi no ue de (romanization)


しょうちのうえで

承知の上で 承知の上で#Japanese

承知の上で: deliberately, intentionally, on purpose


ぜんぜん

全然: not at all (with negative verb); totally (with affirmative verb)


そんなに

[sõ̞nːa̠ɲ̟i]


極力

ja-pos

極(きょく)力(りょく) • (kyokuryoku) ^(←きよくりよく (kyokuryoku)?)

極力 (canonical)
kyokuryoku (romanization)
きよくりよく (hiragana historical)

[kʲo̞kɯ̟ɾʲo̞kɯ̟]

極力頑張る

sparing no effort; at all costs; doing one's utmost


あっさり

→ Korean: 아싸리 (assari), 앗사리 (atsari)

→ Min Nan: a-sá-lih

→ Mandarin: 阿莎力 (āshālì)


どのみち

どのみち • (dono michi) ^(←どのみち (donomiti)?)

dono michi (romanization)
donomiti (romanization)
どのみち (hiragana historical)


いざ

いざというとき、訓練が役に立つ。

When push comes to shove, practice pays off.

used to indicate an important moment, where taking action is necessary, for instance.

あのRPGは簡単だと思ったが、いざやってみるとすごく難しかった。

Ano arupījī wa kantan da to omotta ga, iza yattemiru to sugoku muzukashikatta.

I thought that RPG would be easy but, when I actually played it, it was very hard.

actually; used to indicate the moment when the speaker takes action.


終始

終(しゅう)始(し) • (shūshi) ^(←しゆうし (syuusi)?)

終始 (canonical)
shūshi (romanization)
syuusi (romanization)
しゆうし (hiragana historical)


判然

[hã̠nd͡zẽ̞ɴ]


もやもや

もやもや (canonical)
モヤモヤ (canonical)
moyamoya (romanization)

たばこの煙がもやもやと立ち込めていた。

Tabako no kemu ga moyamoya to tachikomete ita.

The room was hazy with (cigarette) smoke.

もやもやとした記憶

feeling confused, frustrated, or irritated

arguing or quarreling in a disorderly or chaotic way


漸次

漸次 (canonical)
zenji (romanization)
zenzi (romanization)
ぜんじ (hiragana historical)

[d͡zẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi]


心底

[ɕĩɰ̃so̞ko̞]


ほろり

Appears to be root ほろ (horo, “little bit; drip, drop”) + adverb-forming り (ri), in turn likely from あり (ari, “to be”), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), and also the classical form, of modern verb ある (aru, “is, are”).
Cognate with the ほろ (horo) root in terms like 滅びる (horobiru, “to die; to die out, to become extinct; to fall apart, to collapse”), ほろほろ (horohoro, “spreadingly, spillingly; messily, all over the place”, adverb). Probably connected with the little bit meaning of ほろ (horo), from the sense of something falling into smaller pieces. Probably also cognate with ぼろ (boro, “shabby, tattered, ragged; rags”); ぼろぼろ (boroboro, “shabby, ragged, tattered; in drops, drippingly, tearingly”); ぽろり (porori), ぽろぽろ (poroporo, “drippingly, tearingly”, implying bigger tears or drops than boroboro).
First cited to 1430.

葉っぱがほろりと落ちた

evocative of something light or fragile falling gently in a wafting or fluttering fashion

お別れの手紙を読みながら涙がほろりとこぼれた。

Owakare no tegami o yominagara namida ga horori to koboreta.

A single tear spilled from her eye as she read the breakup letter.

evocative of a single tear falling from one's eyes

ほろりと踏む

evocative of moving one's body gently or stepping lightly

あの話は読み返すと何だかほろりと来てしまいます。

Ano hanashi wa yomikaesu to nan da ka horori to kite shimaimasu.

Re-reading that story, I get a little sentimental.

evocative of one's emotions being affected in a sentimental fashion: movingly, touchingly

ほろりと酔っている

from the way that a feeling of intoxication can creep up on one, or from how a tipsy person moves: in a slightly drunk or buzzed fashion, tipsily

ほろりと柔らかい肉

melt-in-your-mouth meat / meat so tender it falls off the bone

so soft or tender that something falls apart


こらい

古来, 古來: from ancient times, since old times


ひんやり

[çĩɰ̃ja̠ɾʲi]

ひんやりとした手


どろん

(fiction, onomatopoeia) Representing the disappearance of a ninja.


到頭

到(とう)頭(とう) • (tōtō)

とうとう春が来た。


呱呱

呱呱 (canonical)
呱呱 (canonical)
koko (romanization)

呱呱の声をあげる

(onomatopoeia) representation of a baby's cry, especially the cry of a newborn baby


なんだか

1934, Kenji Miyazawa}, Ginga tetsudō no yoru [Night on the Galactic Railroad]:

Campanella somehow seemed as though she was trying her hardest not to cry.

カムパネルラは、なんだか、泣きだしたいのを、一生けん命こらえているようでした。

Kamupanerura wa, nan da ka, nakidashitai no o, isshō kenmei koraete iru yō deshita.


やけに

yake ni (romanization)
yakeni (romanization)
やけに (hiragana historical)


じじょう

じじょう • (jijō)


むちむち

むちむち (canonical)
ムチムチ (canonical)
muchimuchi (romanization)

2014 August 28, erojii68, “「むちむち」と「ぶよぶよ」と「ぽっちゃり」 [‘Muchimuchi’, ‘buyobuyo’, and ‘potchari’]”, in Chiebukuro:

The expression muchimuchi feels a bit sexy. But buyobuyo seems embarrassingly fat. The image of potchari is adorably chubby.

むちむちと言う表現は少々セクシーな感じぶよぶよはみっともないような肥り方ぽっちゃりは少し肥って可愛いイメージ

Muchimuchi to iu hyōgen wa shōshō sekushīna kanji Buyobuyo wa mittomonai yōna futori kata Potchari wa sukoshi futotte kawaī imēji


じっと

じっと (canonical)
ジッと (canonical)
jitto (romanization)

1909, 夏目漱石, 私の経過した学生時代:

私は正則の方を廃してから、暫く、約一年許りも麹町の二松学舎に通って、漢学許り専門に習っていたが、英語の必要——英語を修めなければ静止していられぬという必要が、日一日と迫って来た。

Watashi wa seisoku no kata o yoshite kara, shibaraku, yaku ichinen bakari mo kōjimachi no nishō gakusha ni kayotte, kangaku bakari senmon ni naratteita ga, Eigo no hitsuyō——Eigo o osamenakereba jitto shiteirarenu to iu hitsuyō ga, hi-ichinichi to sematte kita.

After I ceased regular [lessons], I temporarily attended Nishōgakusha University in Kōjimachi for about a year. Although I was specialising in Sinology only, the necessity of English——that necessity which made me unable to stay still if I did not master English, came pressing in on me day by day.


とっとと

とっとと消え失せろ。／とっとと出てけ。


それから

and then, after that, later, from now on


これから

これからの日本

これからもよろしく。

from now on; from this point on; from now


ぎゃふん

Probably a compound of ぎゃ (gya, shortened form of ぎゃあ (gyā): expression of surprise, frustration, etc.; compare English gah) + ふん (fun, “hm”, expression of hesitation, uncertainty, or frustration; compare English hm, hmm, hmph).

compound

speechlessly, in a tongue-tied fashion, in a deflated or defeated manner


じっしょう

ja-pos

じっしょう • (jisshō)


高楊枝

武士は食わねど高楊枝

a samurai, even when he has not eaten, uses a toothpick like a lord


好きなだけ

好きなだけ (canonical)
suki na dake (romanization)


もしも

From もし (moshi, “if”) + も (mo, “also, too, even”, inclusive particle).


かちん

the sound of a small hard object hitting another hard object


ぬるぬる

ぬるぬる (canonical)
ヌルヌル (canonical)
nurunuru (romanization)

ぬるぬるしてつかみにくい


さっぱり

気がさっぱりした

さっぱり(と)した身なり

さっぱり分らない

1915 September 8, 旭新聞 (Asahi Shinbun) [The Asahi News], number 3240, page 1:

[…] He speaks Japanese and English well, but when it comes to Ryukyuan, he cannot speak a word of it.

[…] 日本語も英語も却々うまいが琉球語と來ては薩張駄目

[…] Nihongo mo Eigo mo nakanaka umai ga Ryūkyūgo to kite wa sappari dame

売上がさっぱりだ

(concluding a sentence) completely not good, useless, etc.


それより

それより、君は大丈夫？


そんな事より

そんな事より (canonical)
sonna koto yori (romanization)

そんな事より、勉強しなさい！


たっぷり

Most likely of onomatopoeic origin, with the onomatopoeic stative suffix り (-ri) added to it. Compare たぷたぷ (taputapu, “shaking with fluid filled”).


せっせと

diligently; persistently; assiduously; industriously; continually


漸く

漸く (canonical)
yōyaku (romanization)
yauyaku (romanization)
やうやく (hiragana historical)

ようやく雨が止んだ。


一丁

ja-pos

一(いっ)丁(ちょう) • (itchō) ^(←いつちやう (itutyau)?)

一丁 (canonical)
itchō (romanization)
itutyau (romanization)
いつちやう (hiragana historical)

いっちょやってみようか。


細細

poor; narrow (of road, livelihood, etc.)


たった

たったの二時間で


一体全体

一体全体 (canonical)
ittaizentai (romanization)

on earth, the heck, in the world (emphasized form of 一体)


なおさら

naosara (romanization)
nafosara (romanization)
なほさら (hiragana historical)


びっしょり

[bʲiɕːo̞ɾʲi]


尚更

尚(なお)更(さら) • (naosara) ^(←なほさら (nafosara)?)

尚更 (canonical)
naosara (romanization)
nafosara (romanization)
なほさら (hiragana historical)


ぐっすり

ぐっすり寝ている


すくすく

[sɨkɯ̟sɨkɯ̟]


ざっと

1929, 高村光雲, 幕末維新懐古談：11 大火以前の雷門附近:

またはその頃の名物といったようなものを概略と話して置きます。

Mata wa sono koro no meibutsu to itta yō na mono o zatto hanashite okimasu.

strong (winds), heavy (rain); vigorously


何とかして

何とかして (canonical)
nantoka shite (romanization)


伸び伸び

伸び伸び (canonical)
nobinobi (romanization)


大いに

大いに (canonical)
ōi ni (romanization)
ofoini (romanization)
おほいに (hiragana historical)

From the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of the nari-adjective 大(おお)い (ōi).


ぴたり

suddenly or completely (for something to stop)


まだまだ

Reduplicated emphatic form of まだ (mada).


ぎゅっと

ぎゅっとしがみつく


それっぽく

それっぽく見える髪の描き方


嘸かし

嘸かし (canonical)
sazokashi (romanization)


藪から棒に

藪から棒に (canonical)
yabu kara bō ni (romanization)


ちと

chito (romanization)
tito (romanization)
ちと (hiragana historical)

(dated) slightly, a little, a bit, somewhat


何せ

Synonym of 何しろ (nani shiro, “at any rate; anyhow”)


も少し

も少し (canonical)
mo sukoshi (romanization)

2009, “ふわふわ時間”, かきふらい (lyrics), performed by 桜高軽音部:

もすこし勇気ふるって
自然に話せば
何かが変わるのかな？
そんな気するけど

Mo sukoshi yūki furutte
shizen ni hanaseba
nanika ga kawaru no ka na?
sonna ki suru kedo

If I gathered up a bit more courage,
and talked to you normally,
would anything change?
It feels like it would, but…

2014, “tig-hug”, in sasakure.UK [sasakure.UK] (lyrics), 摩訶摩謌モノモノシー:

も少し、このままで―

Let's keep it like this for a little longer—

(colloquial) Alternative form of もう少し (mō sukoshi)


便宜上

便(べん)宜(ぎ)上(じょう) • (bengijō) ^(←べんぎじやう (bengizyau)?)

便宜上 (canonical)
bengijō (romanization)
bengizyau (romanization)
べんぎじやう (hiragana historical)

[bẽ̞ŋʲɡʲiʑo̞ː]

便宜 (bengi, “convenience”) + 上 (-jō, “from the standpoint of”)


そわそわ

ja-pos

そわそわ or ソワソワ • (sowasowa) ^(←そはそは (sofasofa)?)

そわそわ (canonical)
ソワソワ (canonical)
sowasowa (romanization)
sofasofa (romanization)
そはそは (hiragana historical)

[so̞β̞a̠so̞β̞a̠]

そわそわと落ち着かない


一歩ずつ

一歩ずつ (canonical)
ippo zutsu (romanization)


ほっこり

feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance


あまねく

Fossilization of the adverbial form of あまねし (amaneshi, classical adjective). See that page for further etymology.


ごろごろ

ごろごろ (canonical)
ゴロゴロ (canonical)
gorogoro (romanization)

ごろごろと鳴る

(onomatopoeia) with the sound of thunder

ごろごろと鳴く


人知れず

人知れず (canonical)
hitoshirezu (romanization)


かえって

却って, 反って: on the contrary; rather; all the more


群々

群々 (canonical)
群々 (canonical)
muramura (romanization)

[mɯ̟ɾa̠mɯ̟ɾa̠]

Reduplication of 群 (mura, “group, grouping, throng, crowd, swarm”).
First attested in the early 900s.

in a mottled or splotchy fashion, irregularly

in an energetic and swarming or flocking manner

puffingly, billowingly, as clouds or smoke may move in a way similar to a flock of birds or swarm of insects

suddenly and irresistibly, as of an emotion welling up

flying off the handle
fly off the handle


朝から晩まで

朝から晩まで (canonical)
asa kara ban made (romanization)


表向き

表向き (canonical)
omotemuki (romanization)


くんかくんか

くんかくんか (canonical)
クンカクンカ (canonical)
kunkakunka (romanization)

[kɯ̟̃ŋka̠kɯ̟̃ŋka̠]

(slang) giving something a very deep sniff (especially of a mildly perverted nature)


泥々

泥々 (canonical)
泥々 (canonical)
dorodoro (romanization)

1999 September 23, “泥(どろ)に潜(ひそ)み棲(す)むもの [The Thing That Hides in Mud]”, in Vol.5, Konami:

When the ground starts dissolving into mud, it means that that thing is emerging as we speak.

足下がドロドロと溶けだしたら、こいつが現れる前兆だ。

Ashimoto ga dorodoro to tokedashitara, koitsu ga arawareru zenchō da.

2000 April 20, “リクイド・ビースト [Liquid Beast]”, in Magic Ruler －魔法の支配者－, Konami:

A liquid life form capable of moving freely in water when it is in its muddy state.

ドロドロ溶けて、水の中を自在に移動できる液体生命体。

Dorodoro tokete, mizu no naka o jizai ni idō dekiru ekitai seimeitai.


もっかい

(informal) Contraction of もう一回 (mō ikkai).


そしたら

そうしたら そうしたら#Japanese


仮にも

仮にも (canonical)
kari ni mo (romanization)

(with a negative verb) never; not a moment; no matter what; regardless


一晩中

一晩中 (canonical)
hitobanjū (romanization)

[çito̞bã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑɨː]


念のために

念のために (canonical)
nen no tame ni (romanization)


ずんぐりむっくり

[d͡zɨ̃ŋɡɯ̟ɾʲimɯ̟k̚kɯ̟ɾʲi]

顔がでかくて、首が太くて、足が短くて、ちょっとずんぐりむっくりな感じがする、頑丈な体をしてるのがジャガーです。

Kao ga dekakute, kubi ga futokute, ashi ga mijikakute, chotto zunguri-mukkuri na kanji ga suru, ganjō na karada o shiteru no ga jagā desu.

Jaguars have large faces, thick necks, short legs, and bodies that are strong and kind of stocky.


マターリ

(Internet slang) Alternative form of まったり (mattari): laid-back


方々

方(かた)々(がた) • (katagata) ^(←かたがた (katagata)?)

方々 (canonical)
katagata (romanization)
かたがた (hiragana historical)


とめどなく

とめどなく • (tomedo naku) ^(←とめどなく (tomedonaku)?)

tomedo naku (romanization)
tomedonaku (romanization)
とめどなく (hiragana historical)


よろしゅう

(literary or dialect) Alternative form of よろしく (yoroshiku)


がらん

がらんと落ちる

Onomatopoeia for the sound of a metal object colliding. clash, clatter

がらんとした部屋


もっこり

もっこりと盛り上がる。

bulgingly, standing out from the surroundings, erectly


十中八九

十中八九 (canonical)
jitchūhakku (romanization)

[d͡ʑit̚t͡ɕɨːha̠k̚kɯ̟]

Compound of 十 (“ten”) + 中 (“inside”) + 八 (“eight”) + 九 (“nine”), literally "eight or nine out of ten". Compare Chinese 十有八九 (shíyǒubājiǔ), 十之八九 (shízhībājiǔ).


十中八九

ja-pos

十(じゅう)中(ちゅう)八(はっ)九(く) • (jūchūhakku) ^(←じふちゆうはつく (zifutyuufatuku)?)

十中八九 (canonical)
jūchūhakku (romanization)
zifutyuufatuku (romanization)
じふちゆうはつく (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑɨːt͡ɕɨːha̠k̚kɯ̟]


十中八九

十中八九 (canonical)
jutchūhakku (romanization)

[d͡ʑɨt̚t͡ɕɨːha̠k̚kɯ̟]


にょろにょろ

にょろにょろ (canonical)
ニョロニョロ (canonical)
nyoronyoro (romanization)

[ɲ̟o̞ɾo̞ɲ̟o̞ɾo̞]

(onomatopoeia, of snakes, etc.) wriggling


こんこん

こんこん (canonical)
コンコン (canonical)
konkon (romanization)


つべこべ

つべこべ言わずにさっさと見せろ！

complaining about trifling matters; nitpicking; quibbling


わっぱ

(archaic, usually followed by と (to)) yelling loudly


呉々

[kɯ̟ɾe̞ɡɯ̟ɾe̞]


むずむず

[mɯ̟zɨmɯ̟zɨ]


ふっくら

[ɸɯ̟̊k̚kɯ̟ɾa̠]


どんぶりこ

どんぶらこ どんぶらこ#Japanese


どんぶらこ

(onomatopoeia) heavy and bobbing in water


願わくば

願(ねが)わくば • (negawakuba) ^(←ねがはくば (negafakuba)?)

願わくば (canonical)
negawakuba (romanization)
negafakuba (romanization)
ねがはくば (hiragana historical)


願わくは

願わくは (canonical)
negawaku wa (romanization)

[ne̞ɡa̠β̞a̠kɯ̟ β̞a̠]

From the -ku nominal form of 願ふ (“to wish, to desire”, modern 願う) and the particle は. From kanbun kundoku, calque of Literary Chinese 願 (yuàn).


おいて

於いて, 於て: at, in (a location or time); on the part of; with regard to, regarding


わんさか

[β̞ã̠ɰ̃sa̠ka̠]

人がわんさかいるところ


わんさ

Used to describe the existence of droves of people or large amounts of items. in large amounts; in droves; in swarms


取り分け

取り分け (canonical)
toriwake (romanization)

From the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 取(と)り分(わ)ける (toriwakeru).


比来

比来 (canonical)
hirai (romanization)
firai (romanization)
ひらい (hiragana historical)


ぺちゃんと

ぺちゃんと座る

to flop down, to sit flat (on the floor, etc.)


万々が一

万々が一 (canonical)
manman ga ichi (romanization)

[mã̠mːa̠ŋ ɡa̠ it͡ɕi]

(informal, emphatic) Synonym of 万が一 (man ga ichi)


がたり

(〜と) Onomatopoeia for the sound of a clash, a thunk.


がいぶん

涯分: to the extent of one's abilities, as much as one can


まっとう

mattō (romanization)
matutau (romanization)
まつたう (hiragana historical)

/mat̚taku/ → /mat̚taũ/ → /mat̚tɔː/ → /mat̚toː/
From 全く (mattaku, “completely”), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of adjective 全い (mattai, “complete, perfect”). The sense shift to “proper, respectable” is indicated by the ateji (当て字) spelling 真っ当, which reanalyses the term as 真っ (mat̚-, intensifying prefix) + 当 (tō, “right, proper”).

prefix

(archaic) 全う: Synonym of 全く (mattaku, “completely”)


ちゃらちゃら

ちゃらちゃら (canonical)
チャラチャラ (canonical)
charachara (romanization)

[t͡ɕa̠ɾa̠t͡ɕa̠ɾa̠]

Onomatopoeia. Found in texts from at least the late 1600s. Compare English jingle jingle, chatter chatter.

小銭がちゃらちゃら落ちた

いつもちゃらちゃらしてますけどね！

But (you are, he is, she is, etc.) always showing off!

(onomatopoeia, by extension from the idea of jingling coins) showily, frivolously, shallowly, superficially


陰ながら

陰ながら (canonical)
kagenagara (romanization)

かげながら応援しています

doing something for someone without them knowing


めっちゃ

Alteration of めちゃ (mecha), originated in Kansai.


逸速く

逸速く (canonical)
ichihayaku (romanization)

Alternative spelling of 逸早く (ichihayaku): promptly, quickly, without delay; first, in advance (of others)


逸早く

逸早く (canonical)
ichihayaku (romanization)

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of classical adjective 逸早し (ichihayashi), modern 逸早い (ichihayai, “quick, swift; harsh, unforgiving; fierce”).
The use of 逸 (ichi-) is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).


兎にも角にも

ja-pos

と に も かく に も

兎にも角にも (canonical)
to ni mo kaku ni mo (romanization)


段々

gradually, step by step, one after another


お互い

お互い (canonical)
otagai (romanization)
otagafi (romanization)
おたがひ (hiragana historical)

お (o-, honorific prefix) + 互い (tagai, “mutual relationship”)


何でも

何でも近く結婚するらしい

何が何でもやりぬこう


とばかり

From adverb と (to) + adverbial particle ばかり (bakari, “just, only”).


じゃかじゃか

ja-pos

じゃかじゃか or ジャカジャカ • (jakajaka)

じゃかじゃか (canonical)
ジャカジャカ (canonical)
jakajaka (romanization)

アコギでじゃかじゃかやる

Onomatopoeia for noisily playing an instrument.

じゃかじゃかポイントを貯める

Onomatopoeia for something happening vigorously.


一層の事

一(いっ)層(そう)の事(こと) or 一層(いっそ)の事(こと) • (issō no koto or isso no koto)

一層の事 (canonical)
一層の事 (canonical)
issō no koto (romanization)
isso no koto (romanization)


朝早く

朝早く (canonical)
asahayaku (romanization)

朝早くから


懇ろ

From Old Japanese.
Possibly a compound of 根 (ne, “root, source”) + adverbial particle 如, 若 (mokoro, “like, same”).

河蝦鳴六田乃河之川楊乃根毛居侶雖見不飽河鴨

kawazu naku Mutsuta-no-kawa no kawayagi no nemokoro miredo akanu kawa ka mo

No matter how heartily I look at the heart of the willows by the river along the Mutsuta River where frogs cry, I never get tired of that river.


あらかた

客はあらかた帰った。


薄々

うすうす感じる

vaguely, mildly, faintly (know of, feel, etc.)


ぞっと

ぞっと (canonical)
ゾッと (canonical)
zotto (romanization)

2021, Rotten Tomatoes, editors, Itoshi no ‘rotten’ eiga tachi [Beloved ‘rotten’ movies], page 133:

The Strangers has a few sincerely creepy scenes, but it fails to rise above the level of a standard slasher film.

『ストレンジャーズ 戦慄の訪問者』は、心底ぞっとなる場面が数箇所あるが、標準的なスラッシャー映画以上のできに押しあがるまでにはいたらなかった。

“Sutorenjāzu Senritsu no hōmonsha” wa, shinsoko zotto naru bamen ga sūkasho aru ga, hyōjunteki na surasshā eiga ijō no deki ni oshi agaru made ni wa itaranakatta.

shuddering from fear, having the creeps, being disgusted


ぞくぞく

From reduplication of ideophonic element ぞく (zoku), also found in ぞくっと (zokutto) of similar meaning.

2018, Charlie N Holmberg, Fumiyo Harashima (tr.), Shinjitsu no majutsushi, translation of The Master Magician:

指の裏側で首筋をなでられ、肩の下にぞくぞくとした感覚が走る。「ありがとう」とエメリーは言った。

Yubi no uragawa de kubisuji o naderare, kata no shita ni zokuzoku to shita kankaku ga hashiru. “Arigatō” to Emerī wa itta.

The back of his fingers caressing the nape of her neck, a sensation ran shivering down her shoulders. "Thank you," Emery said.


ぞくぞく

From reduplication of 続(ぞく) (zoku, “to continue”), itself from Middle Chinese 續 (MC zjowk).


サクサク

サクサク (canonical)
さくさく (canonical)
sakusaku (romanization)


がたんごとん

がたんごとん (canonical)
ガタンゴトン (canonical)
gatangoton (romanization)

(onomatopoeia) with the sound of something mechanical moving


けろけろ

けろけろ (canonical)
ケロケロ (canonical)
kerokero (romanization)

(onomatopoeia) ribbiting; chirping of a frog

(onomatopoeia, music) with robotic auto-tune


毎々

毎々お世話になっております。


びりびり

びりびり (canonical)
ビリビリ (canonical)
biribiri (romanization)

紙をびりびりと破る

2014, Rie Kuwabata, Anata ga umarete kara [Since you were born], page 24:

買ったばかりの雑誌をビリビリ破る隊長。

Katta bakari no zasshi o biribiri yaburu taichō.

The captain tears to pieces the magazine he just bought.

(onomatopoeia) in a manner of ripping, tearing, rending to small pieces

びりびり響く

(onomatopoeia) as though vibrating, tingling


ぽつねん

一人ぽつねんと日を送る


ぽつり

雨がぽつりと落ちた。

何かぽつりと言った。


ぽつん

小屋がぽつんと立っている。

1966, Agatha Christie, translated by Keiko Matsumoto, Aoressha satsujin jiken, translation of The Mystery of the Blue Train (in English):

まるで子供か何かのように彼は言葉を一言、一言、ぽつんぽつんととぎれがちにいった。

Maru de kodomo ka nanika no yō ni kare wa kotoba o hitokoto, hitokoto, potsun-potsun to togire gachi ni itta.

He spoke rather like a child, word by word, simply, pausing wistfully.


いつの間にか

いつの間にか (canonical)
itsu no ma ni ka (romanization)


なにゆえ

naniyue (romanization)
nanyuwe (romanization)
なにゆゑ (hiragana historical)


ようけ

ようけ • (yōke)

Corrupted from 余計 (yokei, “excessively, needlessly”).

(dialectal, chiefly Kansai) much, abundantly


ぐうぜん

ぐうぜん • (gūzen)


そいや

Alternative form of そりゃあ: just like that


そりゃ

Alternative form of そりゃあ (“certainly; just like that”)


そりゃあ

そりゃあ • (soryā)

Contraction of そう (sō, “so, like that”) and auxiliary verb だ (da) or variant such as や (ya) or じゃ (ja).

そりゃあ知らなかった。

(informal, regional) certainly, of course, well

1997, Mariko Hayashi, Kimono o meguru monogatari, →ISBN:

お父さんがうんと気張ってつくったから、そりゃあ、そりゃあ素晴らしいもんやったわね。

Otōsan ga unto kibaritte tsukutta kara, soryā, soryā subarashii mon yatta wa ne.

Father went all out like that, nicely nicely he made something wonderful, right.

(informal, regional) just like that, right


揃いも揃って

揃いも揃って (canonical)
soroi mo sorotte (romanization)

兄弟三人揃いも揃って変わり者だ

kyōdai sannin soroi mo sorotte kawarimono da

The three brothers are unfortunately all abnormal.

(emphatic, often in a bad sense) all; with every member being so


一通り

2006, Hideo Kageyama, Hideki Wada, Gakuryoku o tsukeru hyaku no mesoddo [One hundred quick study methods]:

ですから、教科書を一通り読ませたあとは、歴史用語についてきちんと教えていく必要があると思います。

Desu kara, kyōkasho o hitotōri yomaseta ato wa, rekishi yōgo ni tsuite kichinto oshieteiku hitsuyō ga aru to omoimasu.

So, after you can read the textbook at a glance, I think more precise teaching using the history jargon is necessary.


ぷんぷん

[pɯ̟̃mpɯ̟̃ɴ]

香水のにおいがぷんぷんしている。

The scent of the perfume is very strong.

犯罪のにおいがぷんぷんする。

頼みを断られぷんぷんする。

He is angry because his request was rejected.


レッツ

レッツクッキング！

早(はや)坂(さか)先(せん)輩(ぱい)達(たち)が交(・(こう))通(・(つう))事(・(じ))故(・(こ))にあってから10(とお)日(か) やっと入(にゅう)院(いん)してる病(びょう)院(いん)をつきとめた！Ｌｅｔ’ｓ(レッツ)お見(み)舞(ま)い！
交(こう)通(つう)事(じ)故(こ)？
私(わたし)の管(かん)轄(かつ)外(がい)だ 聞(き)くな

2004 September 8, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “第(だい)34(さんじゅうよん)話(わ) Ｌｅｔ’ｓ(レッツ) お見(み)舞(ま)い [Chapter 34: Let’s Go for a Hospital Visit]”, in 武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン) [Armed Alchemy], volume 4, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 154:

The Hayasakas got into a TRAFFIC ACCIDENT 10 days ago. We’ve finally found which hospital they’re in. Let’s go for a hospital visit!
Traffic accident?
Don’t ask. It was out of my hands.

Hayasaka Senpai ga KŌTSŪ JIKO ni atte kara tōka. Yatto nyūin shiteru byōin o tsukitometa! Rettsu o-mimai!
Kōtsū jiko?
Watashi no kankatsugai da. Kiku na


可及的

可(か)及(きゅう)的(てき) • (kakyūteki) ^(←かきふてき (kakifuteki)?)

可及的 (canonical)
kakyūteki (romanization)
kakifuteki (romanization)
かきふてき (hiragana historical)

Derived from a calque of Literary Chinese 可及 (kějí).

可及的速やかに


あろうことか

あろう (arō, “to happen”, volitional) + 事(こと) (koto, “thing”) + か (ka, interrogative particle), lit., "Is this thing supposed to happen?"

ja-compound

有ろう事か、大恩ある人をだましてしまった

arō koto ka, daion aru hito o damashite shimatta

It's terrible; he deceived the one who once saved his life.


ちんちろりん

ちんちろりん (canonical)
チンチロリン (canonical)
chinchirorin (romanization)

[t͡ɕĩɲ̟t͡ɕiɾo̞ɾʲĩɴ]

(onomatopoeia) the chirping of pine crickets


篤と

2006 July 9, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “第(だい)十三幕(まく) 「志(し)士(し)名(な)の由(ゆ)来(らい)」 [Act 13: “The Origin of a Shishi’s Name”]”, in るろうに剣(けん)心(しん) —明(めい)治(じ)剣(けん)客(かく)浪(ろ)漫(まん)譚(たん)— [Rurōni Kenshin —Ballad of a Meiji Swordsroamer—], kanzenban edition, volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 36:

Go ahead. I will thoroughly show you why they called me "Battōsai" when I was a Shishi.

来い 〝抜刀斎〟の志士名の由来篤と味わわせてやる

Koi 〝Battōsai〟no Shishina no yurai toku to ajiwawasete yaru


むっくり

[mɯ̟k̚kɯ̟ɾʲi]

Part of a cluster of related adverbs deriving from mimetic root むく (muku).
First attested in a text from the early 1600s.

(mimetic, onomatopoeia) abruptly (said of standing up or otherwise moving to an upright posture)


えいえい

営々, 営営: strenuously, assiduously, busily, ardently


ぺっこ

1987 February 20 [1982 November 15], Motoka Murakami, “決(けつ)意(い)の旅(たび)立(だ)ちの巻(まき) [A Headstrong Journey]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], 18th edition, volume 7 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 7:

か…母っちゃぺっこまってけろ〰！

(dialectal) Synonym of ちょっと (chotto, “a little bit”)


ほんのこて

Analyzable as a compound of 本 (hon, “real, genuine”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 事 (koto, “thing, fact”) + に (ni, adverbial particle). In certain dialects, に (ni) has shifted phonetically to い (i), which may then fuse with the preceding mora to cause a vowel shift.
/hon no koto ni/ → /hon no koto i/ → /hon no kote/

compound

(Kagoshima, dialect) Synonym of 本当に (hontō ni, “really”)

Tōkyō ja:国書刊行会


なまら

なまら旨い。


幾許

Compound of 幾 (iku, “how”) + ば (ba, “much, amount”, ancient element, also appears in obsolete そこば (sokoba, “that much”)) + く (ku, ancient suffix used to form adverbs; compare か (ka) used to form adjectives).
First cited to the Man'yōshū, completed in roughly 759.
The kanji spelling is an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 幾許／几许 (jǐxǔ).

obor

いくばくかの金を渡す

(usually followed by か (ka)), few, a little bit

余命幾許もない

(chiefly in the negative) a little bit, not much


幾許

ja-pos

幾許(こきし) or 幾許(こきだ) or 幾許(ここだ) or 幾許(ここば) or 幾許(ここら) • (kokishi or kokida or kokoda or kokoba or kokora)

幾許 (canonical)
幾許 (canonical)
幾許 (canonical)
幾許 (canonical)
幾許 (canonical)
kokishi (romanization)
kokida (romanization)
kokoda (romanization)
kokoba (romanization)
kokora (romanization)


ガチャガチャ

ガチャガチャ (canonical)
がちゃがちゃ (canonical)
gachagacha (romanization)

(onomatopoeia) clank-clank, the sound of hard objects rattling or striking repeatedly


近々

近々 (canonical)
chikajika (romanization)
きんきん (alternative hiragana)
kinkin (Rōmaji)


転々

転々と暮らす

職場を転々とする

to change one's workplace constantly; to not have a fixed job


こもごも

Originally a compound of Old Japanese elements 此 (ko, “this”) + も (mo, “too”) + 此 (ko, “this”) + も (mo, “too”). Appears as komokomo in older texts, evolving into komogomo in modern Japanese.

compound

悲喜交々

sadness and happiness one after another ⇒ mixed feelings

こもごも考える

to be mixed up in one's thoughts, to think confusedly


ふわふわ

ふわふわ (canonical)
フワフワ (canonical)
fuwafuwa (romanization)

[ɸɯ̟β̞a̠ɸɯ̟β̞a̠]

Compare English fluffy, Hungarian puha (“soft, fluffy”).

softly (in the sense of gently and smoothly)

fluffy, airy, light (like a pillow or foam)


もしか

From もし (moshi, “if”) + か (ka, interrogative and coordinating particle).

ja-r

もしか誰か来たら、夕方まで帰らないといってください。

Moshika dareka kitara, yūgata made kaeranai to itte kudasai.

In case anybody comes, please tell him or her that I won't return until evening.

(more emphatic) Synonym of もし (“if; supposing”)


きゅんきゅん

ja-pos

きゅんきゅん or キュンキュン • (kyunkyun)

きゅんきゅん (canonical)
キュンキュン (canonical)
kyunkyun (romanization)


船上

2019, Samurai Shodown, spoken by narrator (Hiroshi Naka), Athlon Games, via SNK Corporation:

ガレオン船上


ちゅうちゅう

ちゅうちゅう or チューチュー • (chūchū)

ちゅうちゅう (canonical)
チューチュー (canonical)
chūchū (romanization)


陰に陽に

陰に陽に (canonical)
in ni yō ni (romanization)

[iɲ̟ ɲ̟i jo̞ː ɲ̟i]

2013, Korean Central News Agency, “Traitor Jang Song Thaek Executed”
張成沢は、全党・全軍・全民の一致した念願と意思によって金正恩元帥を金正日総書記の唯一の後継者に高く推戴する重大な問題が討議される時期に、悪巧みをしながら指導の継承問題を陰に陽に妨げる千秋に許せない大逆罪を犯した。
Chan Son-teku wa, zentō zengun zenmin no itchi shita nengan to ishi ni yotte Kimu Jon-un Gensui o Kimu Jon-iru Sōshoki no yuiitsu no kōkeisha ni takaku suitai suru jūdai na mondai ga tōgi sareru jiki ni, warudakumi o shinagara shidō no keishō mondai o in ni yō ni samatageru senshū ni yurusenai taigyakuzai o okashita.
Jang Song Thaek committed such an unpardonable thrice-cursed treason as overtly and covertly standing in the way of settling the issue of succession to the leadership with an axe to grind when a very important issue was under discussion to hold respected Kim Jong Un in high esteem as the only successor to Kim Jong Il in reflection of the unanimous desire and will of the entire party and army and all people.

openly and covertly; implicitly and explicitly


ひろく

広く知られている


とは限らない

とは限らない (canonical)
to wa kagiranai (romanization)

From the negative of 限る (kagiru, “restrict; restricted to”).


ぺんぺん

ぺんぺん (canonical)
ペンペン (canonical)
penpen (romanization)


つれづれ

tsurezure (romanization)
turedure (romanization)
つれづれ (hiragana historical)

[t͡sɨɾe̞zɨɾe̞]

From 連(つ)れ (tsure) + 連(つ)れ (tsure). The tsure changes to zure as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


ばっちり

ばっちり (canonical)
バッチリ (canonical)
batchiri (romanization)


押しなべて

押しなべて (canonical)
oshinabete (romanization)

From Old Japanese 押しなべて (osinabe₂te), subordinative gerund of 押しなぶ (osinabu, “to push and make flat, to conquer”), compound of 押す (“to push”) + なぶ (“to bend”) (whence Japanese 靡く).


またまた

ピーチ姫が（またまた）さらわれた！


はよ

From 早(はよ)う (hayō), the u-onbin (ウ音便(おんびん)) form of 早(はや)く (hayaku).

はよせーや！


依然として

依然として (canonical)
izen to shite (romanization)

still, as always, as usual, as ... as ever, same old story


まさしく

Adverbial form of 正(まさ)し (masashi, classical adjective).

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; evidently; really; truly


刻々

刻(こっ)々(こく) or 刻(こく)々(こく) • (kokkoku or kokukoku)

刻々 (canonical)
刻々 (canonical)
kokkoku (romanization)
kokukoku (romanization)


たまたま

tamatama (romanization)
たまたま (hiragana historical)


ようよう

yōyō (romanization)
yauyau (romanization)
やうやう (hiragana historical)

Classical Japanese and literary form of ようやく (youyaku)


重ね重ね

重ね重ね (canonical)
kasanegasane (romanization)

Reduplication (with rendaku) of 重(かさ)ね (kasane) (stem or continuative form of the verb 重(かさ)ねる (kasaneru))

重ね重ねご迷惑をかける。

repeatedly; frequently; over and over; time and time again

重ね重ねお礼申し上げます。


はるばる

harubaru (romanization)
farubaru (romanization)
はるばる (hiragana historical)

[ha̠ɾɯ̟ba̠ɾɯ̟]

そんなえらい人が月給四十円ではるばるこんな田舎へくるもんか。

Sonna erai hito ga gekkyū yonjū en de harubaru konna inaka e kuru mon ka.

No man with such admirable qualities would come so far away for only 40 yen a month!

1965, “函館(はこだて)の女(ひと) (Hakodate no hito)”, 星野哲郎(ほしのてつろう) (Hoshino Tetsurō) (lyrics), performed by 北島三郎(きたじまさぶろう) (Kitajima Saburō):

はるばるきたぜ 函館へ

To Hakodate I have arrived, from far, far away


挙って

この条例に市民はこぞって反対している。

Kono jōrei ni shimin wa kozotte hantai shiteiru.

This regulation is opposed by every citizen.


くっきり

[kɯ̟k̚ʲkʲiɾʲi]

今日は晴れで富士山がくっきりと見える。

Kyō wa hare de fujisan ga kukkiri to mieru.

It is clear today, and I can clearly see Mount Fuji.


ひそひそ

小声でひそひそとはなす


とっくに

とっくに切符は売り切れた。


ばっさり

ばっさり (canonical)
バッサリ (canonical)
bassari (romanization)

木をばっさり切り倒す

(onomatopoeia) cutting (e.g. trees) with a single stroke

予算をばっさり削る

(onomatopoeia) drastically, ruthlessly (e.g. slashing budget)


やっぱ

(informal) Alternative form of やっぱり (yappari)


もはら

mohara (romanization)
mofara (romanization)
もはら (hiragana historical)

This is the original form, with もっぱら (moppara) derived herefrom.


ソッコー

ソッコー • (sokkō)

Unknown. Theories involve Sino-Japanese homophones such as 速(そっ)攻(こう) (sokkō).

ソッコー振られる

(informal, optionally with 〜で) immediately


手当り次第

手当り次第 (canonical)
teatarishidai (romanization)

using anything one can lay one's hands on

手当り次第に本を読む


ぐしゃぐしゃ

[ɡɯ̟ɕa̠ɡɯ̟ɕa̠]


努めて

努めて (canonical)
tsutomete (romanization)

Extension of regular verb form 務めて (tsutomete), from 務める (tsutomeru, “to make an effort, to work at something”).

努めて英語で話す

as much as possible, as far as possible; to the best of one’s ability, diligently


そうそう

sōsō (romanization)
sausau (romanization)
さうさう (hiragana historical)

そんな人はそうそういないだろう。

そうそう彼に頼むわけにもいかない。

(chiefly in the negative) so much; so often; so long; particularly; especially


ごっちゃ

[ɡo̞t̚t͡ɕa̠]

ごちゃごちゃ ごちゃごちゃ#Japanese


ごちゃ

ごちゃごちゃ ごちゃごちゃ#Japanese


ごちゃくちゃ

[ɡo̞t͡ɕa̠kɯ̟t͡ɕa̠]

ごちゃごちゃ ごちゃごちゃ#Japanese


ごちゃごちゃ

[ɡo̞t͡ɕa̠ɡo̞t͡ɕa̠]

ゴチャゴチャ文句を言いなさんな。

(onomatopoeia) complaining about various things

ごちゃごちゃと並べてある。

(Various objects) were arranged in a mess.

(onomatopoeia) messy; confused; chaotic; disorderly; mixed-up; jumbled up


きりきり

縄をきりきり巻きつける

binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow)

こまがきりきり回る

胃がきりきり痛む

きりきり立ち回る

briskly; quickly; promptly; at once; right away


うかうか

うかうか (canonical)
ウカウカ (canonical)
ukauka (romanization)

[ɯ̟ka̠ɯ̟ka̠]


にこにこ

にこにこ (canonical)
ニコニコ (canonical)
nikoniko (romanization)


より一層

より一層 (canonical)
yori issō (romanization)

Coupling both より + 一層 for emphatic purposes.

あなたと会って、より一層好きになりました。

Anata to atte, yori issō suki ni narimashita.


さくっと

さくっと (canonical)
サクッと (canonical)
sakutto (romanization)

(onomatopoeia) with a crunching or grinding sound


もちのろん

もちのろん (canonical)
モチのロン (canonical)
mochi no ron (romanization)

[mo̞t͡ɕi no̞ ɾõ̞ɴ]

(slang, emphatic) Alternative form of 勿論 (mochiron)


モチのロン

モチのロン (canonical)
もちのろん (canonical)
mochi no ron (romanization)

[mo̞t͡ɕi no̞ ɾõ̞ɴ]


日に日に

日に日に (canonical)
hi ni hi ni (romanization)

[çi ɲ̟i çi ɲ̟i]

From Old Japanese.
Literally “on the day on the day”, with particle に (ni) indicating time or location.

工事は日に日に進捗している。

1912, Tōson Shimazaki, Chikumagawa's sketch:

わたしは同君に頼んで画家の用いるような三脚を手に入れ、時にはそれを野外へ持ち出して、日に日に新しい自然から学ぶ心を養おうとしたこともある。

Watashi wa dōkun ni tanonde gaka no mochiiru yō na sankyaku o te ni ire, toki ni wa sore o yagai e mochidashite, hi ni hi ni atarashii shizen kara manabu kokoro o yashinaō to shita koto mo aru.

I also used to ask him to get a tripod which a painter would use and sometimes take it out in the open to try to cultivate a new mind to learn from the nature every day.


どぼん

どぼん (canonical)
ドボン (canonical)
dobon (romanization)

(onomatopoeia) sound of a heavy object falling into the water.


ふわり

fuwari (romanization)
fufari (romanization)
ふはり (hiragana historical)

[ɸɯ̟β̞a̠ɾʲi]

ふわ (fuwa, root of the onomatopoeia) + り (ri, suffix to make adverb).

ふわりとした尻尾

(onomatopoeia) being soft or swollen in the something light: softly, puffy, fluffy

1819, Issa Kobayashi, おらが春 [Ora ga haru]:

蝶蝶のふはりととんだ茶釜哉

There's a teapot, a butterfly softly flew off.

(onomatopoeia) something's light and gentle floating; nimble or lightsome motion: lightly, airy, softly

1782, 奈蒔野馬乎人(Namake no Bakahito), 洒落本 [Sharebon]: 山下珍作 [Yamashitachinsaku]:

息子「てぬぐひをふわりとかぶり口にくわへて」

Musuko “Tenugui o fuwari to kaburi kuchi ni kuwaete”

Son: "Put gently a hand towel on, hold it on the mouth and—"

(onomatopoeia) gentle motion to cover a light object on something: gently, softly


きらり

きらり (canonical)
キラリ (canonical)
kirari (romanization)

きら (kira, root of the onomatopoeia) + り (-ri, suffix to make adverb).

㝡後ノ御ヲモイ人ニテ候ケル光安ガムスメノ土佐殿トイヒケル女房ノ。新院ノチカノリガ目ヲウチツブサセ給タルト申アイ候ト申タリケルヲ聞セヲハシマシテ。御目ヲキラリト見アゲテヲハシマシタリケルガ。マサシキ㝡後ニテヒキイラセ給ニケルトゾ人ハカタリ侍シ。

Saigo no on-omoibito nite sōraikeru Ｍitsuyasu ga musume no Tosadono to iikeru nyōbō no, shin'in no Chikanori ga me o uchi-tsubusase-tamaitaru to mōshi-ai-sōrō to mōshitarikeru o kikase-owashimashite, on-me o kirari to miagete owashimashitarikeru ga, masashiki saigo nite hikiirase-tamainikeru to zo hito wa katari-haberishi.

A court lady named Tosadono, the last favourite mistress [of the ex-Emperor Toba], daughter of [Minamoto no] Mitsuyasu, told him "they speak to each other about that the new ex-emperor (Emperor Sutoku) made [Taira no] Chikanori blind", then His Imperial Majesty made his eyes looking up brightly; exactly that was his last moment and His Imperial Majesty drew his last breath; that is what people say.

(onomatopoeia) a beautiful or sharp momentary glow: glitteringly, brightly

1477, 桃源瑞仙 (Tōgen Zuisen), 史記抄 [Shikishō]:

是デキラリトキコヘタゾ

(obsolete) something became clear: clearly


小ぢんまり

小ぢんまり (canonical)
kojinmari (romanization)

[ko̞ʑĩmːa̠ɾʲi]

小ぢんまりとした商店街


至って

From the conjunctive form of the verb 至(いた)る (itaru).

至って簡単


とかく

焦ってやるととかく失敗しがちだ。

Asette yaru to tokaku shippaishi gachi da.

You are prone to lose if you start to panic.

being apt to; being prone to; tending to

あの人にはとかくの批判がある。

There are all sorts of criticism toward that person.

(in the form of とかくの (tokaku no)) all sorts of (negative things); various

とかくするうちに一日たった

one day has passed by doing this and that


頭ごなし

頭ごなし (canonical)
atamagonashi (romanization)

頭ごなしに叱りつける

to scold someone without listening to the other party

unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain


先に

2007, 新時代日漢辭典／新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局／大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:

先にお見せした商品は是です

This is the product I showed you previously


どうにかこうにか

Compound of どうにか + こうにか, emphatic form of どうにか (dōnika)


どうやらこうやら

Compound of どうやら + こうやら, emphatic form of どうやら


ピンからキリまで

From ピン (pin, “ace”) and 切(き)り札(ふだ) (kirifuda, “trump card”), both playing card jargon.


何しろ

何しろ (canonical)
nanishiro (romanization)


ともあれかくもあれ

と も あれ かく も あれ


とまれかくまれ

ともあれかくもあれ ともあれかくもあれ#Japanese

Alternative form of ともあれかくもあれ (to mo are kaku mo are)


ともあれ

と + も + あれ (“the 命令形(めいれいけい) (meireikei), or the imperative form of ある (aru)”)


一刻も早く

一刻も早く (canonical)
ikkoku mo hayaku (romanization)

(idiomatic) as soon as possible, immediately


丸々

[ma̠ɾɯ̟ma̠ɾɯ̟]

街が丸々改変された


丸々

(Tokyo) まるまる [màrúmáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: [ma̠ɾɯ̟ma̠ɾɯ̟]

ja-pron

丸々太った


すぽっと

exiting or entering with a pop or other built-up force


すぽん

2017 February 17, “映画字幕書体(えいがじまくしょたい)を語(かた)る (Eiga jimaku shotai o kataru)”, in もじがたり (Mojigatari), Fontworks [Fontworks]:

Kūkiana-ari wa, eibun taipuraitā to onaji genri de uchinuku tame ni, supon to nukeochinai tame no chie kara umareta moji desu ne.

空気穴ありは、英文タイプライターと同じ原理で打ち抜くために、スポンと抜け落ちないための知恵から生まれた文字ですね。


無慮

about; nearly; roughly; approximately; more or less


もふもふ

もふもふ (canonical)
モフモフ (canonical)
mofumofu (romanization)

[mo̞ɸɯ̟mo̞ɸɯ̟]

ja:もふもふ (擬態語)


うっとり

[ɯ̟t̚to̞ɾʲi]

(onomatopoeia) abstractedly, absentmindedly, fascinated by


返す返す

返す返す (canonical)
kaesugaesu (romanization)

Reduplication of 返(かえ)す (kaesu). The kaesu changes to gaesu as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Formerly did not exhibit rendaku in older forms.

お会いできず、返す返す残念です。

I'm extremely regretted that I can't meet you.


ふらふら

ふらふら (canonical)
フラフラ (canonical)
furafura (romanization)

[ɸɯ̟ɾa̠ɸɯ̟ɾa̠]

[ɸɯ̟ɾa̠ɸɯ̟ɾa̠]


いまさら

2011 January 23, “パンダヒーロー (Panda Hīrō)”, ハチ (Hachi) (lyrics):

今更どうしようもないこのゲーム

this game you can't do anything about anymore

2012 June 26, “地(ち)球(きゅう)最(さい)後(ご)の告(こく)白(はく)を (Chikyū Saigo no Kokuhaku o)”, kemu(ケム) (Kemu) (lyrics):

僕は今更 君が好きだって
君が好きだった って言えたよ

boku wa imasara kimi ga suki da tte
kimi ga suki datta tte ieta yo

I could finally say that I like you—
—that I liked you.

at this point in time; only now (emphasizing that the action is too late)


ぴんぴん

ぴんぴん (canonical)
ピンピン (canonical)
pinpin (romanization)

(onomatopoeia) lively, vigorously, energetic

(onomatopoeia) vigorously (jumping, flopping)


びちょびちょ

びちょびちょ (canonical)
ビチョビチョ (canonical)
bichobicho (romanization)

びしょびしょ びしょびしょ#Japanese


じわり

[d͡ʑiβ̞a̠ɾʲi]


金輪際

金輪際 (canonical)
konrinzai (romanization)

From Buddhism, compound of 金輪 (konrin, “gold wheel”) + 際 (zai, “edge, verge”). The sai changes to zai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

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金輪際承知しない

(with negative verbs) by no means, on no account


これ以上

これ以上 (canonical)
kore ijō (romanization)

これ以上我慢できなかった。

(with negative sentence) no longer, anymore


しげしげ

[ɕiɡe̞ɕiɡe̞]


隅から隅まで

隅から隅まで (canonical)
sumi kara sumi made (romanization)

Compound of 隅 (sumi, “interior corner”) + から (kara, “from”) + 隅 (sumi, “interior corner”) + まで (made, “to, until, up to”), literally "from corner to corner".

compound

(idiomatic) from A to Z, from cover to cover, in every nook and corner


ぺろぺろ

ぺろぺろ (canonical)
ペロペロ (canonical)
peropero (romanization)


シュバババ

(Internet slang, onomatopoeia) (on internet forum) appearing suddenly


少しも

少しも (canonical)
sukoshi mo (romanization)

Compound of 少し + も, literally "(not) even a little"

あんなに努力したのに少しも成果が上がらない

anna ni doryoku shita noni sukoshi mo seika ga agaranai

not even a little progress has been made despite trying so hard

(with negative sentences) anything of, not one bit


とっかえひっかえ

ja-pos

とっかえひっかえ • (tokkae hikkae) ^(←とつかえひつかえ (totukae fitukae)?)

tokkae hikkae (romanization)
totukae fitukae (romanization)
とつかえひつかえ (hiragana historical)

服をとっかえひっかえする

色んな種類の酒をとっかえひっかえ飲む

ironna shurui no sake o tokkae hikkae nomu

to try all sorts of sake one after another


ぶらぶら

[bɯ̟ɾa̠bɯ̟ɾa̠]

市場をぶらぶら歩く


むっと

無視されてむっとする

(onomatopoeia) to be sullen, to be offended

悪臭でむっとする

(onomatopoeia) to be stuffy, to be stifling, to be muggy


すらすら

すらすら or スラスラ • (surasura) ^(←すらすら (surasura)?)

すらすら (canonical)
スラスラ (canonical)
surasura (romanization)
すらすら (hiragana historical)

[sɨɾa̠sɨɾa̠]

英語がスラスラ話せるようになる

to become able to speak English smoothly


ここんとこ

ここのところ ここのところ#Japanese

Alternative form of ここのところ (koko no tokoro)


がくぶる

がくぶる (canonical)
ガクブル (canonical)
gakuburu (romanization)

(onomatopoeia) chattering (of teeth) and trembling (with fear)


がくがくぶるぶる

がくがくぶるぶる or ガクガクブルブル • (gakugakuburuburu)

がくがくぶるぶる (canonical)
ガクガクブルブル (canonical)
gakugakuburuburu (romanization)

Compound of がくがく (gakugaku, “shakingly, knockingly, chatteringly”) + ぶるぶる (buruburu, “tremblingly”).


gkbr

From consonants of ガクブル (gakuburu), which in turn is short for ガクガクブルブル (gakugaku buruburu).

(Internet slang) Abbreviation of ガクブル (gakuburu, “chattering (of teeth) and trembling (with fear)”).


がくがく

[ɡa̠kɯ̟ɡa̠kɯ̟]

[ɡa̠kɯ̟ɡa̠kɯ̟]


しおしお

shioshio (romanization)
siwosiwo (romanization)
しをしを (hiragana historical)


刻一刻

刻一刻 (canonical)
kokuikkoku (romanization)

夕焼けの色が刻一刻と変化していく

yūyake no iro ga kokuikkoku to henka shiteiku

the color of the sunset is changing moment by moment


てかてか

tekateka (romanization)
てかてか (hiragana historical)


些か

(with negative sentences) As in 些かも: not one bit


びしばし

びしばし (canonical)
ビシバシ (canonical)
bishibashi (romanization)

(onomatopoeia) with force; forcefully; mercilessly


よもすがら

ja-pos

よもすがら • (yomosugara) ^(←よもすがら (yomosugara)?)

yomosugara (romanization)
よもすがら (hiragana historical)


平然

何事もなかったように平然としている

nanigoto mo nakatta yō ni heizen to shiteiru


ほんわか

honwaka (romanization)
fon'waka (romanization)
ほんわか (hiragana historical)

[hõ̞ɰ̃β̞a̠ka̠]

ほんわかした雰囲気


よくぞ

よくぞここまで来たな。

(emphatic) Alternative form of よく (yoku)


ふがふが

[ɸɯ̟ɡa̠ɸɯ̟ɡa̠]

ふがふが言う


れっきと

rekki to (romanization)
retukito (romanization)
れつきと (hiragana historical)

れっきとした町


たぷたぷ

たぷたぷ (canonical)
タプタプ (canonical)
taputapu (romanization)


ほやほや

hoyahoya (romanization)
foyafoya (romanization)
ほやほや (hiragana historical)


くしくも

From the classical adjective 奇(く)し (kushi).

奇しくもその日は誕生日でした。

Strangely, that day happened to be their birthday.


すうすう

すうすう or スウスウ or すーすー or スースー • (sūsū) ^(←すうすう (suusuu)?)

すうすう (canonical)
スウスウ (canonical)
すーすー (canonical)
スースー (canonical)
sūsū (romanization)
suusuu (romanization)
すうすう (hiragana historical)

スカートの下に短パンを履けばスースーしない。

Sukāto no shita ni tanpan o hakeba sūsū shinai.

It won't be breezy if you wear shorts under your skirt.


今が今まで

今が今まで (canonical)
ima ga ima made (romanization)

今(いま) (ima) + が (ga) + 今(いま)まで (ima made)


もしかして

ja-pos

もしかして • (moshi ka shite) ^(←もしかして (mosikasite)?)

moshi ka shite (romanization)
mosikasite (romanization)
もしかして (hiragana historical)

From もし (moshi) + か (ka) + して (shite). Compare Korean 혹시나 해서 (hoksina haeseo).

もしかして怒ってる？

Google web search:
もしかして：○○
moshi ka shite:○○
Did you mean: XYZ


たかが

Clipping of 高(たか)が知(し)れる (taka ga shireru).

たかが石ころ一つ。


こんだけ

to this extent; to this degree; this much


あんなに

[ã̠nːa̠ ɲ̟i]


出来るだけ

出来るだけ (canonical)
dekiru dake (romanization)

できる (dekiru, “to be able to do”) + だけ (dake, “as much as”)

ja-com

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible


まさに

正に: (chiefly literary) truly; indeed; without doubt

将に: (chiefly literary) will; going to; soon; in the near future

方に: (chiefly literary) just; just when; at the time when; just now; now


こないだ

konaida (romanization)
こないだ (hiragana historical)

/kono aida/ → /konaida/
Contraction of このあいだ (kono aida, “recently, the other day”).
First cited in 1563.

ja-r

2007 January 25, Yūji Shiozaki, “第七拾五話 [Chapter 75]”, in 一騎当千 [One vs. Thousands], volume 12 (fiction), Tokyo: Wani Books:

Whoa— I saw this exact shit in a porno just the other day

お——こないだ観た AVにそーゆーのあったあった

O—— Konaida mita ēbui ni sōyū no atta atta

このあいだ このあいだ#Japanese

Contraction of このあいだ (kono aida).: the other day, a recent time


ずどん

ずどんと一発撃つ


何なら

[nã̠nːa̠ɾa̠]

何ならやめてもいいんだよ。

if you don't mind, if you like, if you're so inclined, in fact


終ぞ

終ぞ (canonical)
tsuizo (romanization)
tufizo (romanization)
つひぞ (hiragana historical)

Of 終(つい) (tsui, “end”, noun) with the emphatic particle ぞ (zo).

1983, Masao Kusuyama, Shiroi Tori [White Bird]:

Just behind on the branch of a pine tree hung a beautiful pure white kimono such has I had never seen.

すぐうしろの松の木の枝に、ついぞ見たこともないような、美しい真っ白な着物が掛けてありました。

Sugu ushiro no matsu no ki no eda ni, tsuizo mita koto mo nai yō na, utsukushī masshiro na kimono ga kakete-arimashita.

(chiefly in the negative) (not) ever, at all


ぴんと

これを聞いてピンときた。

On hearing it, they pricked up their ears, for it rang a bell.

背筋をピンとする


ふりふり

ふりふり (canonical)
フリフリ (canonical)
furifuri (romanization)

[ɸɯ̟ɾʲiɸɯ̟ɾʲi]

Unrelated to フリル (furiru, “frill”), but probably reinforced by it. Compare 降(ふ)る (furu, “to fall”), 振(ふ)る (furu, “to shake”).

ふりふりのパジャマ

ふりふりのドレス


いついつまでも

いつまでも いつまでも#Japanese

(emphatic, somewhat formal) Synonym of いつまでも (itsu made mo)


ぷにぷに

[pɯ̟ɲ̟ipɯ̟ɲ̟i]


げんざいのところ

at the current moment
at the current moment


したら

Shortening of そうしたら (sō shitara, “then”).


これだけ

ja-pos

これだけ • (kore dake) ^(←これだけ (kore dake)?)

kore dake (romanization)
これだけ (hiragana historical)

これだけ書いたのに…


がばい

The adjective is a popularized misuse of the dialect term by non-dialect speakers.

ja:がばい ja:佐賀のがばいばあちゃん#「がばい」という言葉


かこいち

From 過(か)去(こ) (kako, “past”) and 一(いち)番(ばん) (ichiban).

過去一かっこいい


てずから

tezukara (romanization)
tedukara (romanization)
てづから (hiragana historical)


しぶしぶ

しぶしぶ • (shibushibu) ^(←しぶしぶ (sibusibu)?)

shibushibu (romanization)
sibusibu (romanization)
しぶしぶ (hiragana historical)

[ɕibɯ̟ɕibɯ̟]

渋々承諾する


パンパン

パンパン (canonical)
ぱんぱん (canonical)
panpan (romanization)

The adverb, attested from the 19th century, is onomatopoeic. The related adnominal is attested from the 20th century.

(onomatopoeia) the sound of clapping or of striking something with one's hand

1994, Aihara Mariko, Shitai nōjō, translation of The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell:

どこかの射撃場からパンパンという鋭い音が、夜明けの静寂を破って聞こえてくれ。

Dokoka no shagekijō kara panpan to iu surudoi oto ga, yoake no seijaku o yabutte kikoete kure.

From a shooting range somewhere a sharp bang sound breaks the silence of the dawn.

(onomatopoeia) bang, pow (the sound of something bursting or exploding)


もじもじ

mojimoji (romanization)
modimodi (romanization)
もぢもぢ (hiragana historical)


びくびく

bikubiku (romanization)
びくびく (hiragana historical)


一も二も無く

一も二も無く (canonical)
ichi mo ni mo naku (romanization)

Literally, "having neither one nor two".

(idiomatic) unhesitatingly without dispute


ほかほか

ほかほか or ホカホカ • (hokahoka) ^(←ほかほか (fokafoka)?)

ほかほか (canonical)
ホカホカ (canonical)
hokahoka (romanization)
fokafoka (romanization)
ほかほか (hiragana historical)

ほかほかご飯


うたた

utata (romanization)
うたた (hiragana historical)


詰まる所

詰まる所 (canonical)
tsumarutokoro (romanization)


ぞっこん

彼女にぞっこんな彼氏

boyfriend who is crazy for his girlfriend


早う

早う (canonical)
hayou (romanization)
fayau (romanization)
はやう (hiragana historical)

ウ音便 (u-onbin) assimilation from 早(はや)く (hayaku)

Alternative form of 早く (“quickly; soon”)


いつぞや

いつぞや • (itsu zo ya) ^(←いつぞや (itu zo ya)?)

itsu zo ya (romanization)
itu zo ya (romanization)
いつぞや (hiragana historical)


安んぞ

安(いずく)んぞ • (izukunzo) ^(←いづくんぞ (idukunzo)?)

安んぞ (canonical)
izukunzo (romanization)
idukunzo (romanization)
いづくんぞ (hiragana historical)

Contraction of 何処(いづく) (izuku) + に (ni) + ぞ (zo).

燕雀安んぞ鴻鵠の志を知らんや。

Enjaku izukunzo kōkoku no kokorozashi o shiran ya.

How can a little songbird understand the ambitions of a grand swan?

わが頑冥なる、曷むぞ敢てレツシングを以てみづから比せむや。

Wa ga ganmei naru, izukunzo aete Resshingu wo motte mizukara hisen ya.

I am stubborn, how would I dare to compare myself to Lessing?

1911 May, 柴田流星, 残されたる江戸:

いうを休めよ、三月の下り凧は江戸ッ児の末路を示すものだと、江戸ッ児本来の面目は執着を離れて常に凝滞せざるを誇りとするもの、焉んぞ死と滅亡とに兢々たるものであろうぞ。

Iu o yasumeyo, sangatsu no kudari tako wa edokko no matsuro o shimesu mono da to, edokko honrai no menmoku wa shūchaku o hanarete tsune ni gyōtaisezaru o hokori to suru mono, izukunzo shi to metsubō to ni kyōkyō taru mono de arō zo.

(with modern volitional form, む/ん, or むや/んや) how, why


ねほりはほり

ねほりはほり • (nehori-hahori) ^(←ねほりはほり (nefori-fafori)?)

nehori-hahori (romanization)
nefori-fafori (romanization)
ねほりはほり (hiragana historical)

(usually of investigation, questioning, etc.) thoroughly


ラブラブちゅっちゅ

ラブラブちゅっちゅ or らぶらぶちゅっちゅ • (raburabu chutchu)

ラブラブちゅっちゅ (canonical)
らぶらぶちゅっちゅ (canonical)
raburabu chutchu (romanization)

[ɾa̠bɯ̟ɾa̠bɯ̟ t͡ɕɨt̚t͡ɕɨ]


みるみる

mirumiru (romanization)
みるみる (hiragana historical)

[mʲiɾɯ̟mʲiɾɯ̟]


ちんたら

ちんたら (canonical)
チンタラ (canonical)
chintara (romanization)


なんせ

nanse (romanization)
なんせ (hiragana historical)


わしゃわしゃ

[β̞a̠ɕa̠β̞a̠ɕa̠]

彼女の頭をわしゃわしゃ

(onomatopoeia, informal) tousled; ruffled (especially of hair)


ぎくしゃく

ぎくしゃく (canonical)
ギクシャク (canonical)
gikushaku (romanization)

[ɡʲikɯ̟ɕa̠kɯ̟]

(of an action or state of affairs) rough; unsteady


ことあるごとに

[ko̞to̞ a̠ɾɯ̟ ɡo̞to̞ ɲ̟i]


どばどば

(onomatopoeia, informal) flowing thickly


こてこて

こてこて (canonical)
コテコテ (canonical)
kotekote (romanization)


ずきずき

ずきずき or ズキズキ • (zukizuki) ^(←ずきずき (zukizuki)?)

ずきずき (canonical)
ズキズキ (canonical)
zukizuki (romanization)
ずきずき (hiragana historical)


えちえち

From えっち (etchi) (from English H), reconfigured to resemble a native Japanese ideophone.


ゆきつもどりつ

repeatedly going and returning to the same place


ばっと

ばっと来る


ひきつづき

○○を引き続きご利用ください


げんなり

gennari (romanization)
げんなり (hiragana historical)

[ɡẽ̞nːa̠ɾʲi]


一時期

Compound of 一 (ichi, “one”) + 時期 (jiki, “time, period of time”).
First cited to 1895.


けちょんけちょん

[ke̞t͡ɕõ̞ŋke̞t͡ɕõ̞ɴ]


休み休み

休み休み (canonical)
yasumiyasumi (romanization)

休み休み山を登る

climbing the mountain while resting along the way

馬鹿も休み休み言いなさい!


にんにん

にんにん (canonical)
ニンニン (canonical)
ninnin (romanization)

(fiction) Onomatopoeia for the actions and movement of a ninja.


つやつや

ja-pos

つやつや or ツヤツヤ • (tsuyatsuya) ^(←つやつや (tuyatuya)?)

つやつや (canonical)
ツヤツヤ (canonical)
tsuyatsuya (romanization)
tuyatuya (romanization)
つやつや (hiragana historical)

From 艶(つや) (tsuya, “lustre”) + 艶(つや) (tsuya, “lustre”), resembling a normal onomatopoeic adverb.

ja-compound

つやつやの黒髪


心して

心して (canonical)
kokoroshite (romanization)

心して聞くんだ、いいな？


つくづく

[t͡sɨkɯ̟zɨkɯ̟]


簡単のため

簡単のため摩擦を無視する。

(chiefly in mathematics, physics) for simplicity; for the sake of simplicity


一定数

一定数いるアンチ

a certain amount of haters who are bound to exist


かたみに

かたみに思う


まことに

ja-pos

まことに • (makoto ni) ^(←まことに (makoto ni)?)

makoto ni (romanization)
まことに (hiragana historical)

誠に申し訳ございません。


斯く斯く

斯く斯く (canonical)
kakukaku (romanization)


斯く

『ツァラトゥストラはかく語りき』

道を聞くに先後有り、術業に専攻有り、是くのごときのみ。

Michi o kiku ni sengo ari, jutsugyō ni senkō ari, kaku no gotoki nomi.

People hear the way earlier or later than others, and they specialise in different crafts and trades; that’s all there is to it. (literally, “it is merely like this”)

(archaic) like this, in this way, so, thus


どくん

どくん (canonical)
ドクン (canonical)
dokun (romanization)

心はどくんどくん言っている。

My heart is going badum badum → My heart is pounding.

throbbingly, such as with a throbbing heart


どきっと

どきっと (canonical)
ドキッと (canonical)
dokitto (romanization)


以為らく

以為(おもえ)らく or 以為(おむみ)らく • (omoeraku or omumiraku) ^(←おもへらく (omoferaku)?)

以為らく (canonical)
以為らく (canonical)
omoeraku (romanization)
omumiraku (romanization)
omoferaku (romanization)
おもへらく (hiragana historical)

Compound of 思(おも)う (omou, “to think”) + ら (ra), 未(み)然(ぜん)形(けい) (mizenkei) of classical stative auxiliary り (ri) + classical nominalizing suffix く (ku). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Middle Chinese 以為 (jɨ^X ɦˠiuᴇ).

in one's thinking; what one thinks; one thinks that...


メモメモ

メモメモ (canonical)
めもめも (canonical)
memomemo (romanization)

From メモ (memo), from English memo, resembling a native Japanese ideophone.


おもむろに

おもむろに • (omomuro ni) ^(←おもむろに (omomuro ni)?)

omomuro ni (romanization)
おもむろに (hiragana historical)

[o̞mo̞mɯ̟ɾo̞ ɲ̟i]


思いの外

思いの外 (canonical)
omoi no hoka (romanization)

思い + の + 外, literally "outside one's thought"

思いの外よくできた。


なぜに

naze ni (romanization)
なぜに (hiragana historical)

西條八十 (lyricist), 「同期の桜」
なぜに死んだか 散ったのか
naze ni shinda ka chitta no ka
Why did you die — why did you fall?

(literary) Alternative form of なぜ (naze)


さすがに

The original form of さすが (sasuga). See さすが (sasuga) for a full etymology.


こよなく

koyonaku (romanization)
こよなく (hiragana historical)

Adverbial form of こよなし (koyonashi, classical adjective).

○○をこよなく愛する


ずぶ

zubu (romanization)
ずぶ (hiragana historical)


しんと

しんと辺りが静まり返る


ほどなく

ほどなく • (hodo naku) ^(←ほどなく (fodo naku)?)

hodo naku (romanization)
fodo naku (romanization)
ほどなく (hiragana historical)

Adverbial form of ほどなし (hodo nashi, classical adjective).


優しく

優しく (canonical)
yasashiku (romanization)


ぎいぎい

ぎいぎい or ギイギイ or ギーギー • (gīgī)

ぎいぎい (canonical)
ギイギイ (canonical)
ギーギー (canonical)
gīgī (romanization)

(onomatopoeia) creaking, as of wood or a sea creature


ぶりぶり

[bɯ̟ɾʲibɯ̟ɾʲi]


思いっきり

思いっきり (canonical)
omoikkiri (romanization)


然然

The shika changes to jika as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


じんわり

jinwari (romanization)
zin'wari (romanization)
じんわり (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑĩɰ̃β̞a̠ɾʲi]


くさるほど

くさるほど • (kusaru hodo) ^(←くさるほど (kusaru fodo)?)

kusaru hodo (romanization)
kusaru fodo (romanization)
くさるほど (hiragana historical)

"to the extent that it rots": in great numbers


それだけ

それだけ • (sore dake) ^(←それだけ (sore dake)?)

それだけ強くなる

それだけの価値がある。


今日中に

今日(きょう)中(じゅう)に • (kyōjūni)


ひゅう

ひゅう or ひゅー • (hyū)

ひゅう (canonical)
ひゅー (canonical)
hyū (romanization)

(onomatopoeia) whistling of the wind, a flute, or flying by of a ghost, etc.


むにゃむにゃ

[mɯ̟ɲ̟a̠mɯ̟ɲ̟a̠]


きゃぴきゃぴ

きゃぴきゃぴ (canonical)
キャピキャピ (canonical)
kyapikyapi (romanization)

(onomatopoeia, informal, of girls and young women) merrily


ちょこちょこ

(onomatopoeia) steadily with little time in between


思うに

思(おも)うに • (omou ni) ^(←おもふに (omofu ni)?)

思うに (canonical)
omou ni (romanization)
omofu ni (romanization)
おもふに (hiragana historical)

[o̞mo̞ɯ̟ ɲ̟i]

思(おも)う (omou)／惟(おも)う (omou, “to think”) + に (ni, “case particle”).

in my opinion; I think; I guess; upon thought; upon reflection; upon contemplation


どぎまぎ

dogimagi (romanization)
どぎまぎ (hiragana historical)


いかさま

ikasama (romanization)
いかさま (hiragana historical)


なにやら

naniyara (romanization)
nanyara (romanization)
なにやら (hiragana historical)

なにやら怪しい人

なにやら眠そう


誰彼無しに

誰彼無しに (canonical)
darekare nashi ni (romanization)

誰彼無しに署名を求める


きくならく

きくならく • (kikunaraku) ^(←きくならく (kikunaraku)?)

kikunaraku (romanization)
きくならく (hiragana historical)

1907 September 10, “大隈伯渡清説”, in 朝鮮新報, page 1:

聞説らく北韓の民は我軍隊の威力を知ること多きを以て日本人に反抗ずること少なかるべし

Kikunaraku Hokkan no tami wa waga guntai no iryoku o shiru koto ōki o motte Nihonjin ni hankō zuru koto sukunakaru beshi


未だ

From Old Japanese, first appearing in the Kojiki of 712 CE; ultimately from Proto-Japonic *imanta. Cognate with Okinawan なーだ (nāda, “yet”).

未だはっきりしない事故原因

the cause of the accident that is still unclear

周囲の山々は未だ冬の装いである。

Shūi no yamayama wa imada fuyu no yosōi de aru.

The surrounding mountains are still in their winter clothes.


未だ

「もう食べましたか。」「いいえ、未だ食べていません。」

“Mō tabemashita ka.”“Īe, mada tabete imasen.”

Have you eaten? — No, I have not eaten yet.

未だやりたいことがある。

未だ雨が降っている。

吾輩は猫である。名前はまだ無い。

Wagahai wa neko de aru. Namae wa mada nai.

未だ一分間しか経ってないよ。

Indicating it hasn't been a long time since something happened; only

頭を下げるより死ぬほうが未だましだ。

Atama o sageru yori shinu hō ga mada mashi da.

Indicating a choice is not good enough but still slightly better than others; would rather


この期に及んで

この期に及んで (canonical)
kono go ni oyonde (romanization)

この期に及んで、まだ言い訳するの？

Are you still making excuses at this point?

(indicating it is too late for something, or some point of no return has been passed) this late, after such a long time


よしんば

yoshinba (romanization)
yosinba (romanization)
よしんば (hiragana historical)


しっぽり

しっぽり or シッポリ • (shippori) ^(←しつぽり (situpori)?)

しっぽり (canonical)
シッポリ (canonical)
shippori (romanization)
situpori (romanization)
しつぽり (hiragana historical)


なまじ

namaji (romanization)
namazi (romanization)
なまじ (hiragana historical)


ひいては

[çiːte̞ β̞a̠]


ひいて

Shift in grammatical usage from the te-form of 引(ひ)く (hiku), i.e. 引(ひ)きて (hikite) > 引(ひ)いて (hiite).

この国、ひいては全世界の救世主となる

kono kuni, hiite wa zensekai no kyūseishu to naru

become the savior of this country and the entire world


特段

特(とく)段(だん) • (tokudan) ^(←とくだん (tokudan)?)

特段 (canonical)
tokudan (romanization)
とくだん (hiragana historical)

[to̞kɯ̟dã̠ɴ]

特段の事情


ことのほか

ことのほか • (koto-no-hoka) ^(←ことのほか (kotonofoka)?)

koto-no-hoka (romanization)
kotonofoka (romanization)
ことのほか (hiragana historical)


どやっと

どやっと (canonical)
ドヤッと (canonical)
doyatto (romanization)

(slang) making a どや顔 (doyagao) facial expression


わちゃわちゃ

[β̞a̠t͡ɕa̠β̞a̠t͡ɕa̠]

みんなのわちゃわちゃ感


日がな一日

日がな一日 (canonical)
hi gana ichinichi (romanization)


ややもすれば

稍(やや) (yaya, “slightly”) + particle も (mo, “even”) + すれ (sure), the 仮定形(かていけい) (kateikei) of する (suru, “to do”) + hypothetical conditional particle ば (-ba, “if”); literally "if one does slightly [then the subject in question will...]", i.e. "easily, inclined to".
The superimposition of the kanji 動 (“move”) onto やや (yaya, “slightly”), a component with a different meaning than the superimposed kanji, is only in this set phrase, and can be understood in the context of movement, as in "if one [ever so slightly as] moves [then the subject in question will...]".


あんまし

anmashi (romanization)
anmasi (romanization)
あんまし (hiragana historical)


どない

どないしたん？


なよなよ

nayonayo (romanization)
なよなよ (hiragana historical)

(onomatopoeia, derogatory) unmasculine; sissy


がばっと

(of sitting or standing) suddenly; all of a sudden


ちーん

ちーん • (chīn)


ぷるん

(onomatopoeia) soft and resilient like a jelly


すんなり

sunnari (romanization)
すんなり (hiragana historical)

[sɨ̃nːa̠ɾʲi]

すんなりと合格した。


めろめろ

meromero (romanization)
めろめろ (hiragana historical)

(onomatopoeia) softened and doting (non-romantic) or lovey-dovey (romantic)


いっちょ

(informal) Alternative form of 一丁 (itchō, “giving it a shot”)


かたかた

かたかた or カタカタ • (katakata) ^(←かたかた (katakata)?)

かたかた (canonical)
カタカタ (canonical)
katakata (romanization)
かたかた (hiragana historical)

キーボードをカタカタと鳴らす

1973, “神田川”, 喜多条忠 (lyrics), performed by かぐや姫:

小さな石鹸カタカタ鳴った


ちょいと

choito (romanization)
tyoito (romanization)
ちよいと (hiragana historical)


ちょい

choi (romanization)
tyoi (romanization)
ちよい (hiragana historical)

ちょい待ち！

一年ちょいの


のうのう

nōnō (romanization)
nounou (romanization)
のうのう (hiragana historical)


くぱぁ

くぱぁ • (kupā)

(onomatopoeia, vulgar) gaping of a vagina


とどのつまり

Of とど (todo, “full-grown grey mullet”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 詰(つ)まり (tsumari, “conclusion”), the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 詰まる. There are several words for 鯔 (“grey mullet”) of different sizes, with とど naming the largest specimens. The phrase is attested from at least the 18th century.

ja-etym-renyokei

2004, Jō Shun'ichirō, Kijin no ken [Sword of a fierce god], page 24:

In the end, Ginshirō wound up having to vow before his teacher to completely withdraw from work as a bodyguard.

とどのつまり銀四郎は、用心棒稼業からは今後一切手を引くと、師の前で誓わされる羽目になったのである。

Todo no tsumari Ginshirō wa, yōjinbō kagyō kara wa kongo issai te o hiku to, shi no mae de chikawasareru hame ni natta no de aru.

when all is said and done
when all is said and done

in the end, ultimately, when all is said and done


だまされたとおもって

ja-pos

だまされた と おもって

騙されたと思って食べてみて。

Try to eat it thinking that you've been tricked.

"thinking that one has been tricked": A phrase used to lead advice.


あまつさえ

あまつさえ • (amatsusae) ^(←あまつさへ (amatusafe)?)

amatsusae (romanization)
amatusafe (romanization)
あまつさへ (hiragana historical)

Change from あまっさえ (amassae), originally あまりさえ (amarisae).

(describing a negative event) additionally; in addition


なかんずく

なかんずく • (nakanzuku) ^(←なかんづく (nakanduku)?)

nakanzuku (romanization)
nakanduku (romanization)
なかんづく (hiragana historical)


ちぎってはなげちぎってはなげ

ちぎって は なげ ちぎって は なげ

ちぎってはなげちぎってはなげ • (chigi'te wa nage chigi'te wa nage)

chigi'te wa nage chigi'te wa nage (romanization)

[t͡ɕiɡʲit̚te̞ β̞a̠ na̠ɡe̞ t͡ɕiɡʲit̚te̞ β̞a̠ na̠ɡe̞]

"tearing and tossing, tearing and tossing": defeating a horde of enemies handily


すえながく

すえながく • (suenagaku) ^(←すゑながく (swenagaku)?)

suenagaku (romanization)
swenagaku (romanization)
すゑながく (hiragana historical)

Attested from at least the 13th century (as 末なかく). Of 末(すえ) (sue, “future”) + 長(なが)く (nagaku, adverbial form of 長(なが)い (nagai, “long”)).


こぎゃん

1931, Fumiko Hayashi, Fūkin to sakana no machi:

あぎゃん腐ったバナナば


ぎょろぎょろ

[ɡʲo̞ɾo̞ɡʲo̞ɾo̞]


ぎゃあぎゃあ

ja-pos

ぎゃあぎゃあ • (gyāgyā) ^(←ぎやあぎやあ (gyaagyaa)?)

gyāgyā (romanization)
gyaagyaa (romanization)
ぎやあぎやあ (hiragana historical)

[ɡʲa̠ːɡʲa̠ː]


さして

sashite (romanization)
sasite (romanization)
さして (hiragana historical)

さして悪いこととは思わない

(formal, chiefly in the negative) to such an extent


あっけらかん

あっけらかん • (akkerakan) ^(←あつけらかん (atukerakan)?)

akkerakan (romanization)
atukerakan (romanization)
あつけらかん (hiragana historical)

[a̠k̚ke̞ɾa̠kã̠ɴ]


ぎゅんと

胸がぎゅんとなる

to have a contracting feeling in one's chest (from emotion)


がつん

gatsun (romanization)
gatun (romanization)
がつん (hiragana historical)


ゆるり

yururi (romanization)
ゆるり (hiragana historical)


いかんせん

[ikã̠ɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ]


しゅわしゅわ

[ɕɨβ̞a̠ɕɨβ̞a̠]


いっちゃん

2018, 茅原クレセ, chapter 1, in ヒマチの嬢王, page 22:

「ワシやちはママといいちこがいっちゃん落ち着くわ。」

“Washi-yachi wa mama to īchiko ga itchan ochitsuku wa.”

(Tottori) "We feel most comfortable being with you and iichiko."


どかん

(onomatopoeia, often as どかんと) with force or vigor, producing a loud sound; with a bang or thump

(onomatopoeia, often as どかんと) with force or vigor, in great amounts


はやくも

hayaku mo (romanization)
fayakumo (romanization)
はやくも (hiragana historical)


なして

「なして知っとーだ？」


ぬれぬれ

nurenure (romanization)
ぬれぬれ (hiragana historical)

[nɯ̟ɾe̞nɯ̟ɾe̞]


ぬれぬれ

[nɯ̟ɾe̞nɯ̟ɾe̞]


がっつり

がっつり (canonical)
ガッツリ (canonical)
gattsuri (romanization)

[ɡa̠t̚t͡sɨɾʲi]

がっつり食べる

がっつり働く

がっつり稼ぐ


むっつり

[mɯ̟t̚t͡sɨɾʲi]

むっつりとしたまま食事を終える


ちょっきり

ちょっきり • (chokkiri) ^(←ちよつきり (tyotukiri)?)

chokkiri (romanization)
tyotukiri (romanization)
ちよつきり (hiragana historical)

[t͡ɕo̞k̚ʲkʲiɾʲi]


ほわっと

ほわっと (canonical)
ホワッと (canonical)
howatto (romanization)

ほわっとした雰囲気の子


むっちゃ

[mɯ̟t̚t͡ɕa̠]


きょとん

きょとん (canonical)
キョトン (canonical)
kyoton (romanization)


それはそれは

[so̞ɾe̞ β̞a̠ so̞ɾe̞ β̞a̠]


直々

直(じき)々(じき) • (jikijiki) ^(←ぢきぢき (dikidiki)?)

直々 (canonical)
jikijiki (romanization)
dikidiki (romanization)
ぢきぢき (hiragana historical)

直々に教えてもらう


かねて

kanete (romanization)
かねて (hiragana historical)


すこしく

sukoshiku (romanization)
sukosiku (romanization)
すこしく (hiragana historical)

An adverbial derived by treating すこし (sukoshi) and すこしき (sukoshiki) as an adjective.


散々

散(さん)々(ざん) • (sanzan) ^(←さんざん (sanzan)?)

散々 (canonical)
sanzan (romanization)
さんざん (hiragana historical)

[sã̠nd͡zã̠ɴ]

[sã̠nd͡zã̠ɴ]

散々殴られる

散々苦労する


いたずらに

いたずらに • (itazura ni) ^(←いたづらに (itadurani)?)

itazura ni (romanization)
itadurani (romanization)
いたづらに (hiragana historical)


がぶり

gaburi (romanization)
がぶり (hiragana historical)

(onomatopoeia) with a large bite; chomping


目一杯

Ostensibly from 目 (me, “eye”) + 一杯 (ippai, “full”), literally “full to the eyes”.

compound

With all one's might; to the fullest; as much as possible.


ころころ

ころころ (canonical)
コロコロ (canonical)
korokoro (romanization)


あいまって

ja-pos

あいまって • (aimatte) ^(←あひまつて (afimatute)?)

aimatte (romanization)
afimatute (romanization)
あひまつて (hiragana historical)


どっちみち

どっちみち • (dotchimichi) ^(←どつちみち (dotutimiti)?)

dotchimichi (romanization)
dotutimiti (romanization)
どつちみち (hiragana historical)


えてして

eteshite (romanization)
etesite (romanization)
えてして (hiragana historical)


なくなく

naku-naku (romanization)
nakunaku (romanization)
なくなく (hiragana historical)


往々にして

往(おう)々(おう)にして • (ōō ni shite) ^(←わうわうにして (wauwaunisite)?)

往々にして (canonical)
ōō ni shite (romanization)
wauwaunisite (romanization)
わうわうにして (hiragana historical)

[o̞ːo̞ː ɲ̟i ɕite̞]


ぽろり

ぽろり (canonical)
ポロリ (canonical)
porori (romanization)


とうに

tou ni (romanization)
touni (romanization)
とうに (hiragana historical)


唯でさえ

唯でさえ (canonical)
tada de sae (romanization)

as it is; already; even at the best times


うずうず

uzuuzu (romanization)
うずうず (hiragana historical)


ひとりでに

ひとりでに • (hitori de ni) ^(←ひとりでに (fitorideni)?)

hitori de ni (romanization)
fitorideni (romanization)
ひとりでに (hiragana historical)


のほほん

nohohon (romanization)
nofofon (romanization)
のほほん (hiragana historical)

のほほんとした性格


ぐっと

ぐっと (canonical)
グッと (canonical)
gutto (romanization)

ぐっと飲み干す

体温がぐっと上がった

胸にぐっとくる


なんでも

nan de mo (romanization)
nandemo (romanization)
なんでも (hiragana historical)


ばたばた

ばたばた (canonical)
バタバタ (canonical)
batabata (romanization)

公園に子供たちがばたばた駆けた。

noisily, clattering, with a repetitive noise

家畜がばたばたと死んでいった。

The livestock continued dying off one after another.

旗がばたばたはためいている。

in a bustling manner, hurriedly, quickly


折節

[o̞ɾʲiɸɯ̟ɕi]


いかにして

いかにして • (ika ni shite) ^(←いかにして (ikanisite)?)

ika ni shite (romanization)
ikanisite (romanization)
いかにして (hiragana historical)


ぐにゃぐにゃ

[ɡɯ̟ɲ̟a̠ɡɯ̟ɲ̟a̠]

[ɡɯ̟ɲ̟a̠ɡɯ̟ɲ̟a̠]


もにょもにょ

[mo̞ɲ̟o̞mo̞ɲ̟o̞]

(informal) feeling indescribably strange and uneasy


もぐもぐ

もぐもぐ (canonical)
モグモグ (canonical)
mogumogu (romanization)

[mo̞ɡɯ̟mo̞ɡɯ̟]


どくどく

dokudoku (romanization)
どくどく (hiragana historical)


くらくら

くらくら or クラクラ • (kurakura) ^(←くらくら (kurakura)?)

くらくら (canonical)
クラクラ (canonical)
kurakura (romanization)
くらくら (hiragana historical)

[kɯ̟ɾa̠kɯ̟ɾa̠]


おろおろ

orōro (romanization)
orooro (romanization)
おろおろ (hiragana historical)


へろへろ

herohero (romanization)
ferofero (romanization)
へろへろ (hiragana historical)


がばがば

がばがば or ガバガバ • (gabagaba) ^(←がばがば (gabagaba)?)

がばがば (canonical)
ガバガバ (canonical)
gabagaba (romanization)
がばがば (hiragana historical)

ガバガバ飲む

がばがば儲ける


ゆめゆめ

yumeyume (romanization)
ゆめゆめ (hiragana historical)

ゆめゆめ忘れるな。

できるとはゆめゆめ思うなかれ。

(chiefly in the negative, in commands) certainly

ゆめゆめ思わなかった。


あたふた

atafuta (romanization)
あたふた (hiragana historical)


ちったあ

ちったあ or ちったぁ or ちったー • (chittā)

ちったあ (canonical)
ちったぁ (canonical)
ちったー (canonical)
chittā (romanization)


ちっと

chitto (romanization)
tituto (romanization)
ちつと (hiragana historical)

Alternative form of ちと (chito); alternative form of ちょっと (chotto)


まだしも

まだしも • (mada shi mo) ^(←まだしも (madasimo)?)

mada shi mo (romanization)
madasimo (romanization)
まだしも (hiragana historical)

(more emphatic) Alternative form of まだ (“indicating a choice is not good enough but still slightly better than others”)


おおよそ

おおよそ • (ōyoso)


ぐいぐい

ぐいぐい or グイグイ • (guigui) ^(←ぐいぐい (guigui)?)

ぐいぐい (canonical)
グイグイ (canonical)
guigui (romanization)
ぐいぐい (hiragana historical)


せいせい

seisei (romanization)
せいせい (hiragana historical)

離婚してせいせいした


ぴくぴく

pikupiku (romanization)
ぴくぴく (hiragana historical)

瞼がぴくぴくする


無性に

無(む)性(しょう)に • (mushō ni) ^(←むしやうに (musyauni)?)

無性に (canonical)
mushō ni (romanization)
musyauni (romanization)
むしやうに (hiragana historical)

[mɯ̟ɕo̞ː ɲ̟i]

無性に食べたくなる

無性に泣きたくなる

無性に眠い

生理前で無性にイライラ


ぽんぽん

ponpon (romanization)
ぽんぽん (hiragana historical)


ばちくそ

ばちくそ (canonical)
バチクソ (canonical)
bachikuso (romanization)


ぴくり

ピクリとも笑わない


ぎゅうぎゅう

ぎゅうぎゅう • (gyūgyū)

ぎゅうぎゅう詰めた


ばかすか

ばかすか (canonical)
バカスカ (canonical)
bakasuka (romanization)


ぴょん

うさぎがぴょんと跳ねる。

ぴょんと立ち上がる

(onomatopoeia) with an upwards launching movement, as when hopping, or from fright


てくてく

てくてく or テクテク • (tekuteku) ^(←てくてく (tekuteku)?)

てくてく (canonical)
テクテク (canonical)
tekuteku (romanization)
てくてく (hiragana historical)

てくてく歩く


ぴょこぴょこ

蛙ぴょこぴょこ三ぴょこぴょこ […]
kaeru pyokopyoko mi pyokopyoko […]


今現在

今現在 (canonical)
ima genzai (romanization)

Compound of 今(いま) (ima, “now”) + 現(げん)在(ざい) (genzai, “now”)


たらふく

tarafuku (romanization)
たらふく (hiragana historical)

[ta̠ɾa̠ɸɯ̟kɯ̟]


もりもり

morimori (romanization)
もりもり (hiragana historical)


とみに

From 頓 (tomi, “suddenness”, a shift from that kanji's on reading ton) + に (adverbial particle).

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1929, 薄田泣菫, 艸木虫魚, 青空文庫:

私が松木立のなかに立って、持病の憂鬱がとみに軽くなるのを覚えるのは、ちょうどこのほととぎすの松が、寺の境内に帰って来て、生気を回復するのと同じように、ここに一つの郷土を感ずるからなのではあるまいか。

Watashi ga matsu kodachi no naka ni tatte, jibyō no yūutsu ga tomi ni karuku naru no o oboeru no wa, chōdo kono hototogisu no matsu ga, tera no keidai ni kaette kite, seiki o kaifuku suru no to onaji yō ni, koko ni hitotsu no kyōdo o kanzuru kara na no de wa aru mai ka.

It is perhaps because I feel a sense of home in this place that I feel the melancholy of my illness suddenly alleviate as I stand in this pine grove, just as the cuckoo’s pine recovered its vitality when it returned to the temple grounds.


ぱんぱん

ぱんぱん (canonical)
パンパン (canonical)
panpan (romanization)

洗濯物をパンパン叩く


がんがん

gangan (romanization)
がんがん (hiragana historical)


はらり

harari (romanization)
farari (romanization)
はらり (hiragana historical)


れろれろ

rerorero (romanization)
れろれろ (hiragana historical)

[ɾe̞ɾo̞ɾe̞ɾo̞]

[ɾe̞ɾo̞ɾe̞ɾo̞]


なみなみ

naminami (romanization)
なみなみ (hiragana historical)


ごっそり

[ɡo̞sːo̞ɾʲi]


どんぱち

どんぱち (canonical)
ドンパチ (canonical)
donpachi (romanization)

(onomatopoeia, informal) fighting; warring


さしずめ

ja-pos

さしずめ or さしづめ • (sashizume) ^(←さしづめ (sasidume)?)

さしずめ (canonical)
さしづめ (canonical)
sashizume (romanization)
sasidume (romanization)
さしづめ (hiragana historical)


どげん

どげんかせんといかん
dogen ka sen to ikan
we have to do something about it
どうにかしないといけない (standard Japanese)

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20220809/k10013759451000.html
「 […] もう、この世はどげんなってるんやろか、と」
“ […] mō, kono yo wa dogen natteru n yaro ka, to”
" […] [I wondered], what has the world come to"


とろり

Attested from at least the 15th century.

とろりとしたスープ

とろりとおいしいとろけるチーズ

viscous, thick; (of a solid) melting into a viscous liquid, gooey, creamy

1907, Izumi Kyōka, Onna keizu [Genealogy of women]:

Sweet, fragrant, warm, silken, the feeling of lying in a spring field

甘い、香しい、暖かな、とろりとした、春の野に横はる心地で

Amai, kaguwashii, atataka na, torori to shita, haru no no ni yoko haru kokochi de

pleasant, silken, soft to the touch, rich

とろりとした目

characterized by sleepiness or drowsiness, dozing, drowsy


ざっくり

zakkuri (romanization)
zatukuri (romanization)
ざつくり (hiragana historical)


こんもり

konmori (romanization)
こんもり (hiragana historical)

[kõ̞mːo̞ɾʲi]


瞬く間

瞬く間 (canonical)
matatakuma (romanization)

(with the particle に (ni)) in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash


秒速で

秒速で (canonical)
byōsoku de (romanization)

(informal) with incredible speed; quickly


ぶうぶう

ぶうぶう or ブーブー • (būbū)

ぶうぶう (canonical)
ブーブー (canonical)
būbū (romanization)


にっちもさっちも

(chiefly in the negative) unable to make positive progress, no matter how


差し当たり

差し当たり (canonical)
sashiatari (romanization)

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 差(さ)し当(あ)たる (sashiataru), from 差(さ)し (sashi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 差(さ)す (sasu)) + 当(あ)たる (ataru).


きゃぴ

きゃぴ (canonical)
キャピ (canonical)
kyapi (romanization)

キャピっとした子


具に

具に (canonical)
tsubusa ni (romanization)


こつこつ

こつこつ努力をする


いとも

From いと (ito, “very”, classical Japanese) + も (mo).


残念ながら

残念ながら (canonical)
zannen nagara (romanization)


少なからぬ

少なからぬ (canonical)
sukunakaranu (romanization)

The attributive form of 少(すく)なからず (sukunakarazu), the negative form of classical adjective 少(すく)なし (sukunashi), of which the modern form is 少(すく)ない (sukunai, “not many, few, little”).


間間

忘れること間間ある。

sometimes, occasionally; from time to time


アヘアヘ

Expressing a state of panting in an uncontrollable way, usually associated with being ecstatic due to sexually indecent acts.


ばりばり

のりがきいてばりばりとした浴衣

ふすま紙をばりばりと裂く

tear the fusuma paper with a ripping sound

expressing the sound or state of forcefully tearing or peeling something

たくあんをばりばりかむ

expressing the sound or state of biting something hard: crunchily

ばりばり仕事をこなす

(referring to someone doing a task or activity) energetically, vigorously

ばりばりと機銃で掃射する

spray with a machine gun with rat-tat-tats

expressing a loud continuous sound, such as when firing bullets: with rat-tat-tats


ぴすぴす

From ピースサイン, from English peace sign, resembling a native Japanese ideophone.

(slang, onomatopoeia) throwing a peace handsign


ところせましと

ja-pos

ところせましと • (tokorosemashi to) ^(←ところせましと (tokorosemasito)?)

tokorosemashi to (romanization)
tokorosemasito (romanization)
ところせましと (hiragana historical)

From 所狭(ところせま)し (tokorosemashi, classical adjective) + と (to).


にんまり

ninmari (romanization)
にんまり (hiragana historical)

[ɲ̟ĩmːa̠ɾʲi]


のちほど

nochihodo (romanization)
notifodo (romanization)
のちほど (hiragana historical)


鋭意

鋭意 (canonical)
eii (romanization)
えいい (hiragana historical)

鋭意製作中


長い間

長い間 (canonical)
nagai aida (romanization)


のべつ

nobetsu (romanization)
nobetu (romanization)
のべつ (hiragana historical)


のべつ幕無し

ja-pos

のべつ幕(まく)無(な)し • (nobetsu maku nashi) ^(←のべつまくなし (nobetumakunasi)?)

のべつ幕無し (canonical)
nobetsu maku nashi (romanization)
nobetumakunasi (romanization)
のべつまくなし (hiragana historical)


フェイス・トゥ・フェイス

[ɸe̞ːsɨ tɯ̟ ɸe̞ːsɨ]


自ずと

Originally a compound of 己 (ono, “oneself”) + つ (tsu, possessive particle) + と (to).


むくむく

むくむく (canonical)
ムクムク (canonical)
mukumuku (romanization)

[mɯ̟kɯ̟mɯ̟kɯ̟]

clouds and smokes are gushing out one after another


あんぐり

あんぐり (canonical)
アングリ (canonical)
anguri (romanization)


銘銘

(of people) each, respectively, individually


のらりくらり

のらりくらり (canonical)
ノラリクラリ (canonical)
norarikurari (romanization)


何と

何 (nani, pronoun) + と (to, case particle). Original form of など (nado).


じんじん

[d͡ʑĩɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]


そそくさ

sosokusa (romanization)
そそくさ (hiragana historical)


ときとして

ja-pos

ときとして • (toki to shite) ^(←ときとして (tokitosite)?)

toki to shite (romanization)
tokitosite (romanization)
ときとして (hiragana historical)


しゃきっと

しゃきっと (canonical)
シャキッと (canonical)
shakitto (romanization)

シャキッとする飲み物

レタスがシャキッとする


ゆるゆる

[jɯ̟ɾɯ̟jɯ̟ɾɯ̟]

[jɯ̟ɾɯ̟jɯ̟ɾɯ̟]


いらっと

いらっと or イラっと or イラッと • (iratto)

いらっと (canonical)
イラっと (canonical)
イラッと (canonical)
iratto (romanization)


そよそよ

春風がそよそよと吹く


死ぬほど

死ぬほど (canonical)
shinu hodo (romanization)


いつだって

From いつ (itsu, “when”) + だって (datte, particle indicating no exceptions). The latter portion is in turn from だ (da, “be”) + とて (tote, “whatsoever”).

ja-compound

2020, Taira Ryō, Aozora ōendan: bokura wa itsudatte ōen shite-iru [Aozora cheer squad: we will always root for you], page 49:

So let’s declare once more with pride. We’ll always root for you!

そしてもう一度、胸を張ろう。僕たちはいつだって、応援しています。

Soshite mō ichi do, mune o harō. Boku-tachi wa itsudatte, ōen shite-imasu.


すじりもじり

ja-pos

すじりもじり • (sujirimojiri) ^(←すぢりもぢり (sudirimodiri)?)

sujirimojiri (romanization)
sudirimodiri (romanization)
すぢりもぢり (hiragana historical)


まずまず

mazumazu (romanization)
madumadu (romanization)
まづまづ (hiragana historical)


しわしわ

[ɕiβ̞a̠ɕiβ̞a̠]

しわしわになる


しわしわ

[ɕiβ̞a̠ɕiβ̞a̠]


またも

(more emphatic) Synonym of また (mata, “again”)


あししげく

[a̠ɕiɕiɡe̞kɯ̟]

From 足(あし) (ashi, “foot”) + 繁(しげ)く (shigeku, “frequently”).


ちかちか

being affected by, or emitting, flashing or flickering


しとど

shitodo (romanization)
sitodo (romanization)
しとど (hiragana historical)


どうしても

どうしても今日じゅうに終えなければならない。

どうしてもあの人の名前を思い出せない。

Dōshitemo anohito no namae o omoidasenai.

For the life of me, I can't remember his name.


われさきに

[β̞a̠ɾe̞sa̠kʲi ɲ̟i]

trying to be first; prioritizing oneself


虱潰しに

虱潰しに (canonical)
shirami-tsubushi ni (romanization)

[ɕiɾa̠mʲit͡sɨbɯ̟ɕiɲ̟i]


何為れぞ

何為れぞ (canonical)
nansurezo (romanization)

デジタル大辞泉 w:ja:大辞泉#電子版


も一度

も一度 (canonical)
mo ichido (romanization)

1981, “我(ウォー)愛(アイ)你(ニー)”, in 篠塚満由美 (lyrics), 我(ウォー)愛(アイ)你(ニー), performed by サミュエル・ホイ:

信じて姑娘 もいちど改心

believe me, my ku-niang; give me another chance

(colloquial) Alternative form of もう一度 (mō ichido)


足りなく

足りなく (canonical)
tarinaku (romanization)

adverbial form of 足りない (“insufficient; lacking”)


何気に

何気に (canonical)
nanige ni (romanization)

[na̠ɲ̟iɡe̞ ɲ̟i]

Formed from 何気無(なにげな)い (nanigenai) by removing 無(な)い (nai) and applying the adverbial に (ni).

大辞泉 w:ja:大辞泉


こうやって

こう (kō, “like this”) + conjunctive of 遣る


しゃあしゃあ

ja-pos

しゃあしゃあ • (shāshā)


しゃあしゃあ

しゃあしゃあ • (shāshā)


どうせなら

while we're at it; if we're doing this anyway


力一杯

力一杯 (canonical)
chikaraippai (romanization)


又しても

又しても (canonical)
matashitemo (romanization)


とおからず

とおからず • (tōkarazu) ^(←とほからず (tofokarazu)?)

tōkarazu (romanization)
tofokarazu (romanization)
とほからず (hiragana historical)


無慙

Early Modern Japanese
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Sino-Japanese
The Tale of Genji
Ōjōyōshū

Compound of Sino-Japanese elements 無 (mu, “not”) + 慙 (zan, “shame; feeling shame”).
This kanji first appears in the Ōjōyōshū (984-985), but the first attestation in phonographic spelling is from The Tale of Genji (1001-1014), as むさん.

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(Buddhism) feeling shameless after committing a sin


無慙

無慙 (canonical)
muzō (romanization)
muzau (romanization)
むざう (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism, obsolete) feeling shameless after committing a sin

(obsolete or dialect, Tōhoku, Kyūshū) pitiful; pathetic

1775, Butsurui Shōko, volume 5, text here
かはいらしいと云詞のかはりに下総又信濃にて・つぼいと云［『大江山の謡』にうち見にはをそろしげなれとなれてつぼいは山ぶしとあり］越後及奥羽にて・めごいと云津軽にて・いずいと云武州片田舎にて・むぢこいと云也上総房州又四国にて・むごいと云上野にて・いげちないと云肥前及薩摩にて・むざうと云是等は皆かはゆひといふ事也［．．．］
The following is a list of various words for "cute" (kawairashii) in Japanese dialects. In the Shimousa and Shinano areas; it is called tsuboi (In the "Ōyenoyama Songs", being tsuboi when you are "being fearful" is a mountain climber); in areas such as Echigo and Ōfu, it is called megoi; in the Tsugaru area, it is called izui; in the Bushū rural areas it is called mujikoi; in the Bōshū, Kazusa area and the Shikoku areas, it is called mugoi; in the Ueno area, it is called igechinai; in areas such as Hizen and Satsuma, it is called muzō; finally, it is called kawayui in all of the other areas. …


よぼよぼ

おじいさんはヨボヨボと歩いていました。


めちゃめちゃ

Uncertain. Perhaps reduplication of 滅茶 (mecha), which may in turn come from a notion of tea ceremony as a means to quiet a disordered or unreasonable state, or a shift from 無茶(むちゃ) (mucha) ("absurd"; superficially "without tea"). Alternately, it may be ideophonic, with sound-symbolic rather than referential origins; compare むちゃくちゃ (muchakucha), ぐちゃぐちゃ (guchagucha).

めちゃめちゃかわいい

(informal) extraordinarily, to an extraordinary degree, terribly