[批改, pī gǎi, ㄆㄧ ㄍㄞˇ]to mark (homework, exam scripts etc); to correct and criticise (an article); to check; to correct; a correction (to a piece of writing)#38582[Add to Longdo]
[抛砖引玉 / 拋磚引玉, pāo zhuān yǐn yù, ㄆㄠ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄧㄣˇ ㄩˋ]lit. to throw a brick to attract jade (成语 saw); fig. I offer a humble remark, please give us your valued opinion (e.g. commonplace remarks as a foreword to a distinguished speech)#45301[Add to Longdo]
[旁敲侧击 / 旁敲側擊, páng qiāo cè jī, ㄆㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄘㄜˋ ㄐㄧ]glancing knock, sideways stroke (成语 saw); fig. circuitous attack in words or writing; to attack by innuendo; to satirize; to cast oblique aspersions#58791[Add to Longdo]
[投桃报李 / 投桃報李, tóu táo bào lǐ, ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄠˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ]toss a peach, get back a plum (成语 saw); to return a favor; to exchange gifts; Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.#67275[Add to Longdo]
[三弦, sān xián, ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ]sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra#67571[Add to Longdo]
[萨克 / 薩克, Sà kè, ㄙㄚˋ ㄎㄜˋ]Zaku (animated robot character in a computer game); sax; saxophone; (used as phonetic for za-ke or sack, e.g. in Saxon, Isaac)#121173[Add to Longdo]
[畜牲, chù shēng, ㄔㄨˋ ㄕㄥ]livestock, or specifically the six farm animals cow, horse, sheep, cock, dog, pig 牛馬羊雞狗豬|牛马羊鸡狗猪; an insult, You animal![Add to Longdo]
[ち, chi](n, n-suf) (1) earth; ground; land; soil; (2) place; (3) territory; (4) (See 天地無用) bottom (of a package, book, etc.); (5) (See 五大・1, 土・ど・2) earth (one of the five elements); (P)#208[Add to Longdo]
[つくる, tsukuru](v5r, vt) (1) (造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc. 創る usu. for creating) to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; (2) to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); (3) (See 野菜を作る) to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; (4) to till; (5) to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; (6) to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; (7) to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; (8) to have (a child); (9) to make up (one's face, etc.); (10) to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); (11) to form (a line, etc.); (12) to set (a record); (13) to commit (a sin, etc.); (P)#1759[Add to Longdo]
[くる, kuru](vk, vi, aux-v) (1) to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; (2) (See 行って来る) to come back; to do ... and come back; (3) to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; (vk, vi) (4) to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; (5) (See と来たら) to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ..."); (P)#4016[Add to Longdo]
[ばい;バイ, bai ; bai](n) (1) (uk) Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell; (2) (abbr) (See 貝独楽) spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell)#7195[Add to Longdo]
[ひらく, hiraku](v5k, vt) (1) to open (e.g. a bank-account, festival, etc.); (v5k, vi) (2) to spread out; to open up (flower bud, umbrella, etc.); to widen (gap, distance, width); (3) to hold; to give (party, conference, etc.); (P)#7332[Add to Longdo]
[あく, aku](v5k, vi) (1) (esp. 開く) to open (e.g. doors); (2) (esp. 開く) to open (e.g. business, etc.); (3) (esp. 空く) to be empty; (4) (esp. 空く) to be vacant; to be available; to be free; (5) (esp. 明く) to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); (6) (esp. 明く) to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.); (7) (esp. 明く) to come to an end; (v5k, vt) (8) (esp. 明く) to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.); (v5k, vi) (9) (See 穴が開く) to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events); (P)#7332[Add to Longdo]
[ひく, hiku](v5k, vi, vt) (1) to pull; (2) (See 注意を引く) to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.); (3) to draw back; (4) to draw (a card); (5) (See 図面を引く) to draw (plan, line, etc.); (6) (See 風邪を引く) to catch (cold); (7) (See 弾く・ひく) to play (string instr.); (8) (See 辞書を引く) to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult; (v5k, vt) (9) (esp. 牽く) to haul; to pull (vehicles); (10) to subtract; (11) to ebb; to fade; (12) to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic); (13) to quote; to raise (as evidence); (14) to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable); (P)#8582[Add to Longdo]
[かける, kakeru](v1, vt) (1) (See 壁にかける) to hang (e.g. picture); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag); (2) (See 腰を掛ける) to sit; (aux-v, v1) (3) to be partway (verb); to begin (but not complete); (4) (See 時間を掛ける) to take (time, money); to expend (money, time, etc.); (5) (See 電話を掛ける) to make (a call); (6) to multiply; (7) (See 鍵を掛ける) to secure (e.g. lock); (8) (See 眼鏡を掛ける) to put on (glasses, etc.); (9) to cover; (10) (See 迷惑を掛ける) to burden someone; (11) (See 保険を掛ける) to apply (insurance); (12) to turn on (an engine, etc.); to set (a dial, an alarm clock, etc.); (13) to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on; (14) to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.); (15) (also 繋ける) to bind; (16) (See 塩をかける) to pour (or sprinkle, spray, etc.) onto; (17) (See 裁判に掛ける) to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.); (18) to increase further; (19) to catch (in a trap, etc.); (20) to set atop; (21) to erect (a makeshift building); (22) to hold (a play, festival, etc.); (aux-v) (23) (See 話し掛ける) (after -masu stem of verb) indicates (verb) is being directed to (someone); (P)#18130[Add to Longdo]
[こたえる, kotaeru](v1, vi) (1) to respond; to live up to; to reward; (2) (sometimes 堪える) to take its toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain; (P)#19456[Add to Longdo]
[おにがしら;とう(纛), onigashira ; tou ( tou )](n) (See 大頭・おおがしら・2) decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp#19638[Add to Longdo]
[guu](n) (1) (See じゃん拳) rock (in rock, paper, scissors); (adv, n) (2) (See ぐうの音も出ない) sound made through constricted throat; (3) sound made in suffering or under adversity[Add to Longdo]
[いっさいがっさい, issaigassai](n-adv, n-t) any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve[Add to Longdo]
[えぼし, eboshi](n) black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan, and afterwards spreading to the common people[Add to Longdo]
[へたうま;ヘタウマ, hetauma ; hetauma](adj-no, adj-na, n) (uk) at first glance poor, but on closer examination not too bad; crude but charming (of artwork, etc.); poorly made but captivating[Add to Longdo]
[けんちん;けんちゃん;けんちぇん, kenchin ; kenchan ; kenchien](n) (1) fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried; (2) (abbr) (See 巻繊汁) Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder; (3) (arch) (orig. meaning) black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed[Add to Longdo]
[やる, yaru](v5r, vt) (1) (uk) (col) to do; (2) (often 犯る) to have sexual intercourse; (3) (often 殺る) to kill; (4) to give (to inferiors, animals, etc.); (aux-v) (5) to do for (inferiors); (6) (See 使いにやる) to send (e.g. somebody somewhere); to dispatch (e.g. letter) (despatch); (7) to move (something to); to row (a boat); (8) (used in place of other verb) to have (eat, drink, smoke); to study; to run or operate (a restaurant); (P)[Add to Longdo]
[さしひく, sashihiku](v5k, vt) (1) to deduct; to take away; to dock; (2) to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; (v5k, vi) (3) to ebb and flow[Add to Longdo]
[さす, sasu](v5s, vi) (1) (See 射す) to shine; (2) to be visible; (3) to be tinged with; (4) to rise (of water levels); to flow in; (5) (See 気が差す, 魔が差す) to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one; (v5s, vt) (6) to hold up (an umbrella, etc.); to put up; to raise; (7) (See 指す・5) to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance); (8) (See 挿す・1) to insert; to put in; (9) (See 挿す・4) to wear (a sword) in one's belt; to wear at one's side; to carry under one's arm; (10) to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm (in sumo); (11) (See 刺す・4) to pole (a boat); (12) (See 注す・1) to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks); (13) to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye; (14) to light (a fire); to burn; (15) (See 鎖す・さす・1) to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten; (suf, v5s) (16) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 止す・さす) to stop in the midst of; to leave undone; (P)[Add to Longdo]
[につめる, nitsumeru](v1, vt) (1) to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); (2) to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion; (P)[Add to Longdo]