Keyword
phrase
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig69
Readings
(99%)
Composed of
plastic wrapper
mouth
Mnemonic

The plastic wrapper covered the mouth and all the phrases were caught inside.

Used in kanji (10 in total)
respect
constrain
chess piece
pup
Used in vocabulary (189 in total)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to complain; to make a complaint
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
undisputed; entirely; perfect
to complain; to lodge a complaint
every single word and phrase; word by word
taboo word
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
finally; in the end; on top of all that
next (spoken) word
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to complain; to make a complaint
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
threatening words
words; phrases
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
scripture; passage from scripture
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to complain; to lodge a complaint
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
sales message; sales copy
redundant phrase; joke
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
punctuation mark
seasonal festival
every single word and phrase; each and every word
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
last line of a poem; finally
finally; in the end; on top of all that
wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token
chapter and verse; paragraph; passage
period; full stop
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
first part of a poem or verse
couplet; antithesis
undisputed; entirely; perfect
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
(a few) words; phrase; expression
famous saying; noted haiku
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase; proverb; saying; quote
linked verse; couplet
gathering of haiku poets
Doll's Festival (March 3); Peach Festival
catchphrase (esp. in advertising)
collection of haiku poems
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to compose a haiku poem
to make up a haiku poem
breaks and pauses (in a sentence); punctuation; way of reading (esp. kanbun)
elegant phrase
lively song; lively dance
witty (happy, apt) remark; well-worded saying; epigram; aphorism
Goguryeo (ancient Korean kingdom; 37 BCE-668 CE); Koguryo
conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction; rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese
opening line; opening line of a (Chinese) poem
repetition; accumulative clause; refrain; burden
composing haiku poems
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
few words; single phrase
meaning of phrase
slab with a haiku cut on it
poor poem
finally; in the end; on top of all that
beautiful passage of literature
brief word
poem of four lines, each of five (Chinese) characters
first five syllables (of a tanka); first line (of a poem)
to punctuate a sentence
the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters
baby's first annual festival
every single word and phrase; each and every word
type of comic haiku
noun phrase; NP
last part of a poem or Bible verse
sumo-themed song; song sung at sumo events
first part of a poem; first part of a verse
ancient expression; old poem
to make a witty remark; to come out with a bon mot
to declaim; to string together all sorts of flowery words
acrostic poetry; acrostic
haiku gathering
short phrase
intimidating language
punctuation rules
phrase used as an adjective
Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month) (one of the five annual festivals)
verb phrase; verbal phrase
undisputedly; perfectly
parenthetical expression
adverbial (adverb) phrase
Girls' Festival (March 3); Dolls' Festival
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
similar phrase
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
simple phrase
splendid haiku; well-turned phrase
poetry form (esp. haiku); grammatical structure in kanbun
haiku given as an example
working on a day off (to make up for lost time, or to make an impression)
second verse (in a linked series of poems)
linked verse; couplet
a few words
Girl's Festival (March 3)
turning or twisting part of a text
golden (wise) saying; aphorism; maxim
submitting a haiku (for publication)
Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (January 7); one of the 5 seasonal festivals
phrase example; haiku example
original passage (in document)
difficult phrase
phrases and clauses
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
every clause
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
lexical unit; lexical token
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
ordinary verse of a renga (i.e. not the first three verses or the last verse)
every single word and phrase; each and every word
development of a text; the second line in a four-line Chinese poem
acrostic poetry; acrostic
Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (January 7); one of the 5 seasonal festivals
every clause
last part of a poem or Bible verse
idiom; idiomatic phrase
meaning of a phrase
middle part of the verse
reading Chinese in the Japanese order
phrase structure grammar; PSG
adjective phrase; adjectival phrase
noun equivalent (noun, pronoun, gerund, etc.); substantive
every single word and phrase; each and every word
Chinese four-character phrase or idiomatic expression
poetic instinct; taste for haiku
data clause
file clause
environment clause
punctuation character
story; tale; unaccompanied part of the Heike Monogatari chanting
unskilled haiku poem; clumsy haiku
variation of uta-garuta played in Hokkaido
participial attribute (e.g. in German); participatory attribute
Examples (71 in total)
You're always complaining!
Hey, stop complaining.
No one complained about that.