Ｃカード[シーカード, shi-ka-do] (n) card carried by divers to prove they are certified イエローキャブ[, iero-kyabu] (n) (1) yellow cab; (2) term referring to an ethnic stereotype of Japanese women, and by extension other Asians, suggesting that they are sexually available to foreign men くたばりぞこない[, kutabarizokonai] (exp) (vulg) worthless (of a person); somebody who wouldn’t be missed if they died だって[, datte] (conj) (1) (col) after all; because; (2) (col) but; (prt) (3) even; (4) too; as well; also; (5) they say; I hear; you mean; (P) ふいご祭;ふいご祭り;鞴祭;鞴祭り[ふいごまつり, fuigomatsuri] (n) Bellows Festival (festival for blacksmiths and foundries on the eighth day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, on which they would clean their bellows and pray) フライングゲット;フラッグゲット[, furaingugetto ; furaggugetto] (n,vs) obtaining items such as books, CDs and DVDs before the date they officially go on sale (wasei フラゲ[, furage] (n,vs) (abbr) (See フライングゲット) obtaining items such as books, CDs and DVDs before the date they officially go on sale (wasei 下達上通[かたつじょうつう, katatsujoutsuu] (n,vs,adj-no) (arch) conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers; rulers apprehending the views of those they govern 中入り;中入(io)[なかいり, nakairi] (n,vs) (1) intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.); (2) temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.) 何でも[なんでも, nandemo] (exp,adv) (1) (uk) any; whatever one likes; by all means; anything; everything; (exp) (2) (uk) (at start of sentence) I am told; I understand; they say; I hear; (P) 何方も何方[どっちもどっち, docchimodocchi] (exp) (id) They are both to blame 係合[けいごう, keigou] (n,vs) joining elements so they mate or hook together (e.g. a clutch); engagement 八方美人[はっぽうびじん, happoubijin] (n) one who is affable to everybody; a flunky; person beautiful from all angles; everybody’s friend; person who shows people what they want to see 噂をすれば影が射す;噂をすれば影がさす[うわさをすればかげがさす, uwasawosurebakagegasasu] (exp) (id) speak of the devil and he shall appear; speak rumours of someone and they shall appear 宝さかって入る時はさかって出る[たからさかっているときはさかってでる, takarasakatteirutokihasakattederu] (exp,v1) ill-gotten gains fade as fast as they were obtained 寄ると触ると[よるとさわると, yorutosawaruto] (exp) whenever they come together 方々(P);方方[ほうぼう, houbou] (n) (1) (hon) they (of people); gentlemen (of the …); (2) (hon) you (usu. plural); (adv) (3) various; (P) 柔よく剛を制す;柔能く剛を制す[じゅうよくごうをせいす, juuyokugouwoseisu] (exp) (id) soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood 無為自然[むいしぜん, muishizen] (n) (1) abandoning artifice and just being oneself; doing nothing and taking things as they come; (2) {Buddh} unconditioned nature; unconditioned spontaneity 目出度し目出度し;愛でたし愛でたし[めでたしめでたし, medetashimedetashi] (exp) (uk) (See 愛でたし) and they all lived happily ever after (traditional ending to stories) 紙魚;衣魚;蠧魚[しみ(gikun);とぎょ(蠧魚), shimi (gikun); togyo ( to sakana )] (n) (1) (uk) true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); (2) (See 大和紙魚) oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); (3) (derog) someone who is unable to apply what they have read 緇素[しそ, shiso] (n) old term for Buddhist priesthood and the common people (since they used to wear black and white clothing respectively) 腰ばき[こしばき, koshibaki] (n) (sl) wearing one’s pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist) 腰パン[こしパン, koshi pan] (n) (abbr) (sl) wearing one’s pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist); pants worn in such a manner 草食男子;装飾男子(iK);裝飾男子(iK)[そうしょくだんし, soushokudanshi] (n) (1) (abbr) (See 草食系男子) young men who are not competitive as in tradition male stereotypes, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented; (2) (abbr) (sl) men who pretend they aren’t interested in women; spineless males; men with no balls 親方日の丸[おやかたひのまる, oyakatahinomaru] (n) attitude that with the state as one’s boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees 過ちを観て斯に仁を知る[あやまちをみてここにじんをしる, ayamachiwomitekokonijinwoshiru] (exp,v5r) to observe the reasons and types of faults a person makes is to come to know whether they are virtuous or not 開運商法[かいうんしょうほう, kaiunshouhou] (n) (See 霊感商法) fraudulent way of business, cajoling people into buying articles for an extremely high price by claiming they will bring good luck 霊感商法[れいかんしょうほう, reikanshouhou] (n) fraudulent way of business, cajoling people into buying articles for an extremely high price by claiming they will bring good luck 風樹の嘆[ふうじゅのたん, fuujunotan] (exp) regretting one’s unkindness to one’s deceased parents when they were alive 駿河問い[するがどい, surugadoi] (n) Japanese bondage torture (hands and feet are behind the victim’s back, and they are hanged from the ceiling with a rock on their back) あいつら[, aitsura] (n) they; (P) どの面下げて;どの面さげて[どのつらさげて, donotsurasagete] (exp) How could I (you, etc.) …?; How dare you (they, etc.) (have the nerve to) …? なりけり[, narikeri] (exp,aux-v) (arch) auxiliary verb indicating the speaker’s personal recollection or something they‘ve heard (e.g. “was”, “wasn’t it?”, “is said to have …”, etc.) 兄たり難く弟たり難し[けいたりがたくていたりがたし, keitarigatakuteitarigatashi] (exp) there is little to choose between the two; they‘re both about the same 女房と畳は新しい方がいい;女房と畳は新しい方が良い;女房と畳は新しいほうがいい;女房と畳は新しい方がよい[にょうぼうとたたみはあたらしいほうがいい(女房と畳は新しい方がいい;女房と畳は新しい方が良い;女房と畳は新しいほうがいい);にょうぼうとたたみはあたらしいほうがよい(女房, nyouboutotatamihaatarashiihougaii ( nyoubou to tatami ha atarashi i houga ii ; nyou] (exp) wives and tatami are best when they‘re new 捕らぬ狸の皮算用;獲らぬ狸の皮算用;取らぬ狸の皮算用[とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう, toranutanukinokawazanyou] (exp) don’t count your chickens before they‘re hatched; (lit 秋茄子は嫁に食わすな[あきなすはよめにくわすな, akinasuhayomenikuwasuna] (exp) (id) don’t feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they‘re too delicious, because they‘ll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility)