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ありがとう arigatou · thank youおはよう ohayou · good morningさようなら sayounara · goodbyeすみません sumimasen · excuse meはじめまして hajimemashite · nice to meet youいただきます itadakimasu · let's eatよろしく yoroshiku · pleased to meet youがんばって gambatte · do your bestおやすみ oyasumi · good nightただいま tadaima · I'm homeいってきます ittekimasu · I'm offもしもし moshi moshi · hello (phone)なるほど naruhodo · I seeそうですね sou desu ne · I agreeちょっと待って chotto matte · wait a moment大丈夫 daijoubu · it's okay本当に hontou ni · really一緒に issho ni · together頑張る ganbaru · to do one's best楽しい tanoshii · fun / enjoyableありがとう arigatou · thank youおはよう ohayou · good morningさようなら sayounara · goodbyeすみません sumimasen · excuse meはじめまして hajimemashite · nice to meet youいただきます itadakimasu · let's eatよろしく yoroshiku · pleased to meet youがんばって gambatte · do your bestおやすみ oyasumi · good nightただいま tadaima · I'm homeいってきます ittekimasu · I'm offもしもし moshi moshi · hello (phone)なるほど naruhodo · I seeそうですね sou desu ne · I agreeちょっと待って chotto matte · wait a moment大丈夫 daijoubu · it's okay本当に hontou ni · really一緒に issho ni · together頑張る ganbaru · to do one's best楽しい tanoshii · fun / enjoyable
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194,458 words found · 五十音 order
食い扶持
kuibuchi
cost of one's food, one's board
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食い掛け
kuikake
half-eaten
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食い放題
kuihoudai
all-you-can-eat
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食い散らす
kuichirasu
to eat untidily
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食い止める
kuitomeru
to check, to hold back, to keep at bay, to stop, to prevent, to stem, to curb, to halt
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食い残し
kuinokoshi
leftovers, leftover food
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食い残す
kuinokosu
to leave food half-eaten
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食い殺す
kuikorosu
to devour, to bite to death
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食い気
kuike
appetite
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食い気味
kuigimi
interrupting (someone speaking), butting in, cutting in
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食い物
kuimono
food, foodstuff
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食い破る
kuiyaburu
to bite and tear, to bite a hole in
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食い繋ぐ
kuitsunagu
to ration out and survive on (some food)
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食い荒らす
kuiarasu
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops), to eat away, to devour, to wolf down
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食い詰める
kuitsumeru
to go broke
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食い足りない
kuitarinai
not eating enough
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食い込み
kuikomi
digging into (e.g. one's skin), cutting into
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食い込む
kuikomu
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin), to cut into, to dig into (e.g. of fingernails)
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食い逃げ
kuinige
leaving a restaurant without paying, dine and dash, bilking
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食い逸れ
kuihagure
missing a meal, losing means to make one's livelihood
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食い逸れる
kuihagureru
to miss a meal
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食い違い
kuichigai
difference, disagreement, conflict, clash, discrepancy, inconsistency
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食い違う
kuichigau
to not match well (e.g. at the seams), to not mesh properly (of gears)
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食い頃
kuigoro
in season, at its best, ready for eating
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食い齧る
kuikajiru
to nibble at
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食う
kuu
to eat
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食うや食わず
kuuyakuwazu
(living) from hand to mouth, living on the fringe of subsistence
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食えない
kuenai
shrewd, smart (and wide-awake), cunning, crafty
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食える
kueru
to be tasty, to be worth eating, to be worth trying
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食が細い
shokugahosoi
eating only a little, having a small appetite
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食が細る
shokugahosoru
to lose one's appetite
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食が進む
shokugasusumu
to have a good appetite
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食する
shokusuru
to eat
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食っちゃ寝
kutchane
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping, living idly
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食ってかかる
kuttekakaru
to lash out at, to flare up at, to fly at, to turn on
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食の安全
shokunoanzen
food safety, food security
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食の細い
shokunohosoi
sparsely eating, having a small appetite
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食パン
shokupan
(loaf of) bread, bread in a rectangular shape
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食べある記
tabearuki
diary of food experiences
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食べかす
tabekasu
leavings of a meal, food scraps, leftovers
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