Keyword
one's body
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig1337
Readings
しん
(55%)
み
(43%)
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 (785 in total)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
body; physical system; (the) person
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
height (of a person); stature
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
upper half of the body; upper body
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
lower half of the body; nether parts
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
tall figure; high stature
to hide oneself
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
himself; he himself
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
one's person
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
unmarried; single
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
mind and body
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
yourself; himself; herself
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
sword blade; knife blade
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
half the body; half length
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
stirring; slight movement
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
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
throughout the body
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
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)
to hide oneself
body and soul; mind and body
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
oneself; one's body
one's physical safety; personal security
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
your body; your health; yourself; you
one's person; around one's person
self-protection
to stoop; to bend over
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
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.)
devoted; self-sacrificing
relative; relation
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to stoop; to bend over
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
gesture; gesticulation; motion
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to go into a huddle
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
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
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
gestures; gesturing
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 writhe (in agony)
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
identification papers; ID
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
freedom; free man; free woman
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
warmly; cordially; with tender care
naked body; naked sword
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
writhing (in agony)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
to detain; to take into custody
one's best interests; one's own good
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
relation; relative; kind; cordial
human trafficking; slave trade
to dodge; to evade
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
art of self-defense (defence)
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.)
body build; figure
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
egg yolk
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
one's future course
to burn with love
itself; himself; herself
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
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
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
right half of the body
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
to hide oneself
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to cleanse oneself
self-protection; self-defence
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
writhing (in agony)
sword blade
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to stir; to move
to become pregnant
stirring; slight movement
all one has; all one's possessions
yourself; himself; herself
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
left half of the body
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
body hair
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)
to have the memory of having done something oneself
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
identification papers; piece of identification; identity document; ID
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.)
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
captive; prisoner
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
one's whole body
to make a success in life
white fish; fish with white flesh
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
gesture; gesticulation; motion
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
fat (of meat); fatty meat
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
difference in social standing; difference in social position
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
large-statured; tall
human sacrifice; victim
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)
your body; your health; yourself; you
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
relative; relation
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
life imprisonment; life sentence
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
making one's best exertions
lifelong; lifetime; for life; life
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
weak constitution; ill health
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
flesh and bones
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
(personal) background check
the human body; one's person
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
posture; attitude
to have one's hair stand on end
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
identification; background check; identity confirmation
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
fortune; property
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
posture; attitude
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
to writhe (in agony)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
to become pregnant
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to dodge; to evade
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
neat (personal appearance); tidy
to throw away one's life
dressing oneself; personal grooming
mind and body
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
average height; average body height
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
looking out for oneself; putting one's own skin first; prioritizing one's own safety above all else
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
body; one's fortune
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
makeover; major change
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
being doxxed; being doxed; having one's personal information revealed online (against one's will)
tall and lean figure; tall and slender figure
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
know your place!; know your station!; don't overestimate yourself!
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
self-immolation; burning oneself to death; suicide by fire
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
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
general anesthesia; general anaesthesia
morals; ethics; moral training
your body; your health; yourself; you
to pass away; to die
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
gestures; gesturing
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
establishing oneself in life; success in life
dressing oneself; personal grooming
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
horse's length
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
body build; figure
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
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
beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life
suicide by throwing oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
neat (personal appearance); tidy
having the memory of having done something oneself; familiar (to one); guilty (look, expression, etc.)
throughout the body
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to master something (through personal experience)
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
lifetime employment; permanent employment
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
to become pregnant
hostel for bachelors
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
being interested in someone (only) for sex
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
single male; bachelor
offering oneself (for); volunteering (to do); coming forward; going ahead of others
physical restraint (e.g. by police); (taking into) custody; detention
guardhouse (Edo-period city)
body proportions
(personal) guarantor; (personal) surety; person providing a character reference
all one has; all one's possessions
long blade
nimble; light
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
full-length portrait or statue
person of high rank or income
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
unmarried person living affluently
half body bathing; hip bath
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
length (of clothing)
to stir; to move
person living alone; single person; bachelor; spinster; unmarried person
one's best interests; one's own good
dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
single-person household
what action to take; what to do with oneself
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
within one's body
successor (e.g. organization); new existence after rebirth
vanishing from sight (usu. via magic, camouflage. etc.); disappearing; hiding
favoritism (esp. to relatives, associates, etc.); favouritism; nepotism
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
(physically) disabled person; person with a physical disability
living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
red meat; reddish meat
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to become pregnant
humble position
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
near oneself; close to one; familiar
appropriate to one's lot in life; within one's means; fitting to one's position; suitable to one's social status
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
favoritism (esp. to relatives, associates, etc.); favouritism; nepotism
width of a garment
monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
throwing oneself to one's death; precipitating oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
one's current body; one's mortal shell; one's flesh and blood; incarnation (of a Buddha or bodhisattva); earthly manifestation
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
strutting; sticking out the chest
beautiful well-proportioned woman (body 8 times longer than head)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to give one's everything; to do one's best
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to behave oneself; to be prudent; to exercise self-restraint; to abstain (from frivolity, drinking, etc.)
nave (of a church)
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
obsession with changing one's appearance; desire to change
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
(physically) disabled person; person with a physical disability
real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice sword)
looking out for oneself; putting one's own skin first; prioritizing one's own safety above all else
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; to prove one's identity
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
short stature
false personation; misrepresentation of one's social position
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
front (of a piece of traditional Japanese clothing)
gesture; gesticulation; motion
embodiment; physicality
body of a garment; bodice
examine (investigate into) a person's history
baby clothes
unsparing; without stinting; painstakingly; tirelessly
devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings; unsparing devotion to Buddhism
John Doe; Jane Doe; person unknown
super hero belt; transformation belt
floating on one's back
dress; outfit; equipment
trikaya (three bodies of the Buddha)
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
personal belongings; personal effects
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
nirmanakaya (response body, form taken by a buddha according to the capabilities of those who are to be saved)
military unit composed of personnel who have volunteered for dangerous assignments; volunteer corps
one side of a body
captive; prisoner
bending backward; strutting
one's own money
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
to err; to take the wrong path; to go astray
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
neat (personal appearance); tidy
traveling alone and with little luggage (travelling)
dress; outfit; equipment
physical disability; handicap
building up one's body; building up one's muscles; making oneself stronger; bodybuilding
renouncing the flesh or the world; becoming a priest; sacrificing one's life for the sake of mankind or Buddhist teachings
attainment of Buddhahood during life
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
half-length statue or portrait; bust
dharmakaya (dharma body, Buddhism's highest form of existence)
reference check (e.g. for a job)
wretched life; life of misery
to be stripped of all one has
status; social standing
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
body set on fire from head to foot (like a daruma doll being ritually incinerated)
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage
working so hard as to ruin one's body; struggling to the point of crushing oneself
Onmyōdō spell for strengthening one's body
fish having red flesh (e.g. maguro, katsuo, saba, iwashi)
self-immolation
person with a humble salary; person of a low condition
physical; bodily; corporeal
at the risk of one's life; dead body
person always at one's side
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
personal belongings; personal effects
living body; flesh and blood; fresh fish
psychosomatic illness
dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
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
full-length photograph; whole body picture
strip search
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
physical symptom; somatic symptom
chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
to order one's life
(physically) disabled person; person with a physical disability
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to be absorbed in; to devote oneself (to); to give oneself over (to)
dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
one's living; one's livelihood
plate of assorted sashimi; selection of sashimi
status consciousness; perception of one's social status
easy come, easy go; lightly comes, lightly goes; soon gotten soon spent
wretched life; life of misery
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
treacherous friend; snake in one's bosom; treacherous insider
(Japanese) system of lifetime employment
this fleeting world; this transient life; this world; one's current body; one's mortal shell; one's flesh and blood
person with a physical or mental disability; disabled person
insanity; lack of mental capacity; (state of) non compos mentis
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
personal attack; ad hominem attack
old bones; aged body; advanced age
entire human body; every inch of one's body
general anesthetic; general anaesthetic
building up one's body; building up one's muscles; making oneself stronger; bodybuilding
boat's length (unit in racing); distance between two boats (in a race)
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
ōmi yari; long-bladed spear (blades 60cm or more)
to be stripped of all one has
Act on Protection of Personal Liberty
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
employee posted away from their family
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
looking out for oneself; putting one's own skin first; prioritizing one's own safety above all else
mind and body
novel depicting the author's personal life; I-novel
stock transformation sequence (esp. in magical girl anime)
cross-grips (situation in which each rikishi has an underarm grip on the other); kimono made for young children
art of self-protection
buddhakaya (the body of Buddha)
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
psychosomatic medicine
bodily injury; personal injury; actual bodily harm; mayhem
pushing an opponent out with one's body
back part of a kimono
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
to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; to prove one's identity
sashimi garnish; something of no significance; something that can easily be done without
to lose weight; to become thin
full-body bath; full-body bathing
unsparing; without stinting; painstakingly; tirelessly
(arch.) the real person; (arch.) said person; real thing; genuine article
self-conceit; neglecting one's health
turning a suspect over to the public prosecutor's office; committing a suspect to trial
women's volunteer corps; groups of young female workers organized on Japanese territory during WWII
(being in) reduced circumstances; (having) fallen into poverty
fellow soldiers rely on one another; people in the same situation should help each other
systemic disease; systemic disorder
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)
var. of fresh Japanese sweet made of white bean paste, egg yolk, sugar and rice granules
to squander one's fortunes
mental or physical disorder; mental or physical disability
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
personal information form; dossier on an individual
one's living; one's livelihood
systemic lupus erythematosus; SLE
looking out for oneself; putting one's own skin first; prioritizing one's own safety above all else
floating on one's back
to be stripped of all one has
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)
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
one's living; one's livelihood
(arch.) the real person; (arch.) said person; real thing; genuine article
personal belongings; personal effects
flesh of a blueback fish
(Japanese) system of lifetime employment
lamina; leaf blade; blade; leaf-like; blade-shaped; foliaceous
to have one's hair stand on end
personal reference letter; personal reference guarantee
(dharma-body of) Vairocana
physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva; body one is born with
sutemi-waza (judo sacrifice throw)
sword used for self-defense
to be absorbed in; to devote oneself (to); to give oneself over (to)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
aureole (of a Buddhist statue; surrounding the body but not the head); aureola
to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
chaste woman; virtuous woman
child with a physical or mental disability; disabled child
one's living; one's livelihood
corporal punishment; physical punishment
easy come, easy go; lightly comes, lightly goes; soon gotten soon spent
misconduct; profligacy; licentiousness
story featuring metamorphosis
skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm; belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)
full-body kissing and licking (sexual service)
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
wretched life; life of misery
success in life; advancement in life; rising in the world
Act on Assistance Dogs for Physically Disabled Persons
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
pork offal soup (specialty of Okinawa Prefecture)
dried, sliced herring
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
body and mind as one; mind-body unity
sashimi garnish; something of no significance; something that can easily be done without
inside joke; in-joke
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage
creating patterns in human flesh through scarification
it's hard to notice one's own faults; (lit.) one does not notice one's own body odour
mind and body
single person tax; bachelor tax
sliced raw fish
thin slice of meat or fish; (arch.) briefly salt-pickled fish slice
dried, sliced herring
dried, sliced herring
striking techniques (judo)
defiled body; unenlightened person's body
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
to take good care of oneself
body and mind as one; mind-body unity
meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine
rich person; wealthy person; housekeeping
systemic disease; systemic disorder
inseparability of body/mind and geographical circumstances
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
tulku; reincarnate Tibetan lama
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)
itself; himself; herself
to become pregnant
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
standing highest in one's master's favor; monopolizing the affection (favor) of the lord; being the lord's favorite lady
a quick thrust of the hand
sutemi-waza (judo sacrifice throw)
sashimi garnish; something of no significance; something that can easily be done without
official holding a lifetime appointment
feeling refreshed in mind and body
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
matters for identification; documentation
purlin (structural beam in a roof); purline; main building (of a manor); central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
(dead) body; corpse
next in line; heir
passive form; passive voice
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
rich person; wealthy person; housekeeping
to have the memory of having done something oneself
to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself
wisdom and self-protection; wise and skilled in the art of self-protection
whale tail
general constitutional illness
body; physical system; (the) person
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
relative; relation
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)
one's whole body
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
fat (of meat); fatty meat
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
making one's best exertions
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
being doxxed; being doxed; having one's personal information revealed online (against one's will)
know your place!; know your station!; don't overestimate yourself!
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
(physically) disabled person; person with a physical disability
width of a garment
personal belongings; personal effects
personal belongings; personal effects
toddler clothes (by children after age 3, before age 5); baby clothes
to be stripped of all one has
purlin (structural beam in a roof); purline; main building (of a manor); central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
working so hard as to ruin one's body; struggling to the point of crushing oneself
Onmyōdō spell for strengthening one's body
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
person with a physical or mental disability; disabled person
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
sashimi garnish; something of no significance; something that can easily be done without
var. of fresh Japanese sweet made of white bean paste, egg yolk, sugar and rice granules
child with a physical or mental disability; disabled child
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
you; myself; oneself
it's hard to notice one's own faults; (lit.) one does not notice one's own body odour
buddha-body within a practitioner (esoteric Buddhism); altruistic manifested form of Mahavairocana (New Shingon)
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)
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)
passive form; passive voice
single-barreled gun
half a boat length
valuing one's body and life; holding one's life dear
(in) a humble position with a small stipend
(physically) disabled child
cutting blade of a plane
being wounded in mind and body
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
breast meat (poultry, esp. duck)
breast meat (poultry, esp. duck)
rank and social status (e.g. in the imperial family)
avatar language
debt bondage (ritsuryō 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
non-transferable personal right; inalienable rights
country-bred; raised in the country
life is transient; life is uncertain; memento mori; one's time (of death) is nigh; one's days are numbered
bottom part of a lidded box (i.e. the box itself without the lid)
physically disabled child; child with a physical disability
apprehension (of a crime suspect); capture; detainment; arrest
nepotism; favoritism (towards relatives)
nepotism; favoritism (towards relatives)
nepotism; favoritism (towards relatives)
protecting one's own interests; self-serving behavior; putting one's own skin first
(river) channel
status offense; status crime; crime requiring a specific status (to commit)
single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath); cloth used for wiping the body; hand towel; ritual wiping of a deity's body or statue
single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath); cloth used for wiping the body; hand towel; ritual wiping of a deity's body or statue
having bruises all over one's body; multiple contusions; full-body bruising
transformation scene (esp. in anime); transformation sequence
one's current body; one's mortal shell; one's flesh and blood; this physical body
one's current body; one's mortal shell; one's flesh and blood; this physical body
one's current body; one's mortal shell; one's flesh and blood; this physical body
somatic symptom disorder; somatoform disorder
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It is up to you to decide what to do.
I want to have my own room.
I wonder if anything happened to him.