Keyword
one's body
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig1337
Readings
しん
(55%)
(43%)
じん
(1%)
Composed of
self
talent
Mnemonic

One's body is where you can nurture a self-made talent.

Used in kanji (10 in total)
shoot
reach a limit
dodge
body (old)
Used in vocabulary (687 in total)
(one's) self; oneself
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
body; physical system; (the) person
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
height (of body); stature
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
upper half of the body; upper body
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
lower half of the body
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
moving about; stirring about
to hide oneself
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
himself; he himself
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
mind and body
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
tall figure; high stature
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
narrow; thin (sized); slender
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
half the body; half length
knife blade; sword blade
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
one's person
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
stirring; slight movement
himself; yourself; herself
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
throughout the body
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
body and soul; mind and body
to hide oneself
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
alone; unaided; away from home
oneself; one's body
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
one's physical safety; personal security
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
stature; body height
your body; your health; yourself; you
one's person; around one's person
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
self-protection
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to stoop; to bend over
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to throw oneself (into an activity)
relative; relation
to stoop; to bend over
devoted; self-sacrificing
gesture; gesticulation; motion
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to go into a huddle
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
gestures; gesturing
to writhe (in agony)
freedom; free man; free woman
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
identification papers; ID
naked body; naked sword
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
warmly; cordially; with tender care
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
one's best interests; one's own good
writhing (in agony)
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to dodge; to evade
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
art of self-defense (defence)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
body build; figure
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
itself; himself; herself
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
one's future course
egg yolk
to burn with love
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to lie face-down
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to hide oneself
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
all one has; all one's possessions
writhing (in agony)
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
self-protection
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to become pregnant
himself; yourself; herself
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
stirring; slight movement
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to stir; to move
body hair
to detain; to take into custody
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
right half of the body
to cleanse oneself
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
sword blade
to have the memory of having done something oneself
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
one's whole body
flesh and bones
left half of the body
to make a success in life
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
difference in social standing; difference in social position
captive; prisoner
human sacrifice; victim
large statured; tall
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
gesture; gesticulation; motion
fat (of meat); fatty meat
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
relative; relation
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
weak constitution; ill health
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
making one's best exertions
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
posture; attitude
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
(personal) background check
to have one's hair stand on end
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
fortune; property
the human body; one's person
posture; attitude
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
to become pregnant
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
to writhe (in agony)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
the whole life
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
neat personal appearance
mind and body
to throw away one's life
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
life imprisonment; life sentence
to dodge; to evade
identification; background check; identity confirmation
dressing oneself; personal grooming
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
body; one's fortune
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
makeover; major change
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
being doxxed; being doxed; having one's personal information revealed online (against one's will)
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
average height; average body height
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to pass away; to die
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
establishing oneself in life; success in life
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
dressing oneself; personal grooming
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
morals; ethics; moral training
beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
general anesthesia; general anaesthesia
body build; figure
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
self-immolation; burning oneself to death; suicide by fire
throughout the body
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
suicide by throwing oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
horse's length
to become pregnant
to master something (through personal experience)
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
having the memory of having done something oneself; familiar (to one); guilty (look, expression, etc.)
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
guardhouse (Edo-period city)
being interested in somebody (only) for sex
single male; bachelor
volunteer; volunteering
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
person of high rank or income
long blade
all one has; all one's possessions
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
hostel for bachelors
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
unmarried person living affluently
body proportions
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to stir; to move
dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
nimble; light
full-length portrait or statue
half body bathing; hip bath
one's best interests; one's own good
length (of clothing)
within one's body
successor (e.g. organization); new existence after rebirth
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
unmarried person; single person; bachelor; spinster
gestures; gesturing
favoritism (towards relatives); favouritism; nepotism
to become pregnant
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
humble position
living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
appropriate to one's lot in life; within one's means; fitting to one's position; suitable to one's social status
favoritism (towards relatives); favouritism; nepotism
(personal) guarantor; (personal) surety; person providing a character reference
red meat; reddish meat
width of a garment
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
what action to take; what to do with oneself
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
throwing oneself to one's death; precipitating oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
to give one's everything; to do one's best
lifetime employment; permanent employment
voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice
obsession with changing one's appearance; desire to change
beautiful well-proportioned woman (body 8 times longer than head)
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
nave (of a church)
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice sword)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
(physically) disabled person; person with a physical disability
false personation; misrepresentation of one's social position
to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; to prove one's identity
vanishing from sight (usu. via magic, camouflage. etc.); disappearing; hiding
strutting; sticking out the chest
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
front (of a piece of traditional Japanese clothing)
body of a garment; bodice
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
examine (investigate into) a person's history
baby clothes
devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings; unsparing devotion to Buddhism
floating on one's back
dress; outfit; equipment
embodiment; physicality
super hero belt; transformation belt
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
trikaya (three bodies of the Buddha)
one side of a body
one's own money
bending backward; strutting
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
nirmanakaya (response body, form taken by a buddha according to the capabilities of those who are to be saved)
physical restraint (e.g. by police); (taking into) custody; detention
captive; prisoner
to err; to take the wrong path; to go astray
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
neat personal appearance
traveling alone and with little luggage (travelling)
dharmakaya (dharma body, Buddhism's highest form of existence)
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
art of disappearing (esp. ninja)
half-length statue or portrait; bust
wretched life; life of misery
body set on fire from head to foot (like a daruma doll being ritually incinerated)
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage
attainment of Buddhahood during life
person with a humble salary; person of a low condition
status; social standing
at the risk of one's life; dead body
John Doe; Jane Doe; person unknown
person always at one's side
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
burning oneself (to death); self-immolation
(physically) disabled person; person with a physical disability
treacherous friend; snake in one's bosom; treacherous insider
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
living body; flesh and blood; fresh fish
physical; bodily; corporeal
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
renouncing the flesh or the world; becoming a priest; risking one's life for others
dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
strip search
to order one's life
dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
psychosomatic illness
plate of assorted sashimi; selection of sashimi
fish having red flesh (e.g. maguro, katsuo, saba, iwashi)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
one's living; one's livelihood
dress; outfit; equipment
to be absorbed in; to devote oneself (to); to give oneself over (to)
full-length photograph; whole body picture
wretched life; life of misery
status consciousness; perception of one's social status
easy come, easy go; lightly comes, lightly goes; soon gotten soon spent
art of self-defense; art of self-defence
old bones; aged body; advanced age
boat length
sambhogakaya (reward body, form taken by a buddha after completing its role as a bodhisattva)
rupakaya (the physical body, esp. of a buddha)
action, speech and thought
to be stripped of all one has
personal attack; ad hominem attack
mind and body
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
art of self-protection
general anesthetic; general anaesthetic
pushing an opponent out with one's body
buddhakaya (the body of Buddha)
employee posted away from their family
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
entire human body; every inch of one's body
back part of a kimono
thin slice of meat or fish; (arch.) briefly salt-pickled fish slice
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
bodily injury; personal injury; actual bodily harm; mayhem
to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; to prove one's identity
to lose weight; to become thin
turning a suspect over to the public prosecutor's office; committing a suspect to trial
single-person household
(arch.) the real person; (arch.) said person; real thing; genuine article
women's volunteer corps; groups of young female workers organized on Japanese territory during WWII
var. of fresh Japanese sweet made of white bean paste, egg yolk, sugar and rice granules
personal information form; dossier on an individual
to squander one's fortunes
(Japanese) system of lifetime employment
you are what you eat; slogan encouraging consumption of local seasonal foods for one's health; (lit.) indivisibility of the body and the land (because the body is made from food and food is made from the land)
to have one's hair stand on end
self-conceit; neglecting one's health
systemic disease; systemic disorder
floating on one's back
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
(dharma-body of) Vairocana
wretched life; life of misery
full-body bath; full-body bathing
one's living; one's livelihood
sword used for self-defense
to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself
one's living; one's livelihood
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
aureole (of a Buddhist statue; surrounding the body but not the head); aureola
(arch.) the real person; (arch.) said person; real thing; genuine article
flesh of a blueback fish
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
one's living; one's livelihood
misconduct; profligacy; licentiousness
sashimi garnish; something of no significance; something that can easily be done without
meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine
easy come, easy go; lightly comes, lightly goes; soon gotten soon spent
success in life; advancement in life; rising in the world
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
chaste woman; virtuous woman
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
(Japanese) system of lifetime employment
corporal punishment; physical punishment
sutemi-waza (judo sacrifice throw)
skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm; belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)
(being in) reduced circumstances; (having) fallen into poverty
story featuring metamorphosis
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
sashimi garnish; something of no significance; something that can easily be done without
it's hard to notice one's own faults; (lit.) one does not notice one's own body odour
those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land
mind and body
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage
disabled child; physically handicapped child
striking techniques (judo)
dried, sliced herring
to take good care of oneself
person with a physical or mental disability; disabled person
sliced raw fish
body and mind as one; mind-body unity
creating patterns in human flesh through scarification
body and mind as one; mind-body unity
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
dried, sliced herring
personal reference letter; personal reference guarantee
systemic lupus erythematosus; SLE
psychosomatic medicine
wisdom and self-protection; wise and skilled in the art of self-protection
inseparability of body/mind and geographical circumstances
sutemi-waza (judo sacrifice throw)
(physically) disabled person; person with a physical disability
feeling refreshed in mind and body
(Japanese) Protection of Personal Liberty Law (1948)
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
whale tail
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
rich person; wealthy person; housekeeping
official holding a lifetime appointment
matters for identification; documentation
general constitutional illness
(dead) body; corpse
rich person; wealthy person; housekeeping
sashimi garnish; something of no significance; something that can easily be done without
dried, sliced herring
mental or physical disorder; mental or physical disability
standing highest in one's master's favor; monopolizing the affection (favor) of the lord; being the lord's favorite lady
to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself
tulku; reincarnate Tibetan lama
itself; himself; herself
body without organs (philosophical concept); BwO
purlin (structural beam in a roof); purline; main building (of a manor); central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
to become pregnant
next in line; heir
to have the memory of having done something oneself
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
passive voice; passive form
to be absorbed in; to devote oneself (to); to give oneself over (to)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
gesture; gesticulation; motion
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
one's whole body
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
fat (of meat); fatty meat
making one's best exertions
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
being doxxed; being doxed; having one's personal information revealed online (against one's will)
width of a garment
thin slice of meat or fish; (arch.) briefly salt-pickled fish slice
thin slice of meat or fish; (arch.) briefly salt-pickled fish slice
thin slice of meat or fish; (arch.) briefly salt-pickled fish slice
thin slice of meat or fish; (arch.) briefly salt-pickled fish slice
toddler clothes (by children after age 3, before age 5); baby clothes
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
cross-grips (situation in which each rikishi has an underarm grip on the other); kimono made for young children
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
to be stripped of all one has
sashimi garnish; something of no significance; something that can easily be done without
you; myself; oneself
it's hard to notice one's own faults; (lit.) one does not notice one's own body odour
person with a physical or mental disability; disabled person
buddha-body within a practitioner (esoteric Buddhism); altruistic manifested form of Mahavairocana (New Shingon)
purlin (structural beam in a roof); purline; main building (of a manor); central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
taking a day off by paying one's own fee to one's master (of a prostitute; often in order to see her lover)
taking a day off by paying one's own fee to one's master (of a prostitute; often in order to see her lover)
taking a day off by paying one's own fee to one's master (of a prostitute; often in order to see her lover)
taking a day off by paying one's own fee to one's master (of a prostitute; often in order to see her lover)
single-barreled gun
half a boat length
a quick thrust of the hand
valuing one's body and life; holding one's life dear
(in) a humble position with a small stipend
disabled child; physically handicapped child
special class for handicapped children
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing for women and children (e.g. kimono, yukata) (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing for women and children (e.g. kimono, yukata) (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
cutting blade of a plane
being wounded in mind and body
reference (e.g. on CV, resume)
kanji "body" radical at left
personal reasons; personal matters; personal affairs
civil status; status (of a person) under the Civil Code
walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; (lit.) pinch yourself and know others' pain
walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; (lit.) pinch yourself and know others' pain
what chances to one man may happen to all; what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
it is easier to blame than do better; (lit.) instead of resenting others, resent yourself
too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes); playing the dandy ruins a man
a watched pot never boils
moderation is its own medicine; take care of your stomach; don't overeat
passive sentence
body ornamentation (adornment, tattoos, etc.)
type of detector used at airports
all that lives must eventually die
all that lives must eventually die
mind-made body; body as born out of a certain kind of intent or mindfulness
systemic disease; systemic disorder
breast meat (poultry, esp. duck)
breast meat (poultry, esp. duck)
rank and social status (e.g. in the imperial family)
avatar language
debt bondage (ritsuryo system); forced labor on failure to pay a debt
filial piety begins with not harming one's own body (as one's entire body was given by one's parents)
filial piety begins with not harming one's own body (as one's entire body was given by one's parents)
words betray one's character
empty vessels make the most noise; (lit.) the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada
empty vessels make the most noise; (lit.) the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada
kimizushi; sushi with egg yolk instead of rice
kimizushi; sushi with egg yolk instead of rice
being able to live as an artist is no blessing
being able to live as an artist is no blessing
bad deeds punish themselves; you reap what you sow
Examples (200 in total)
It is up to you to decide what to do.
I want to have my own room.
I wonder if anything happened to him.