| Term | Definition |
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tanpenshū (短篇集) |
a collection of short stories |
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tanpenshōsetsu (短編小説) |
a short story |
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tanpen'eiga (短編映画) |
a short film, [US Slang] shorties |
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tanpo (担保) |
a security, a mortgage |
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tanpo ni ireru (担保に入れる) |
to give [a thing] as a security |
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tanpo ni shite (担保にして) |
[to borrow money] on the security of |
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tanpotsukikashitsuke (担保付貸付) |
a secured loan |
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mutanpokashitsuke (無担保貸付) |
an unsecured loan |
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tanpobukken (担保物件) |
collateral |
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tanpopo (蒲公英) |
a dandelion |
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tanpura (短プラ) |
a short-term prime (interest) rate |
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tanpyō (短評) |
a brief comment |
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tanraku (短絡) |
[Elec.] a short circuit |
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tanrakuteki (短絡的) |
simplistic |
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tanrakutekishikō (短絡的思考) |
simplism |
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tanreina (端麗な) |
handsome, graceful, beautiful |
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tanren suru (鍛錬する) |
to temper, to forge; [心身を] to train, to discipline, to drill |
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tanri de (単利で) |
(at) simple interest |
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tanryo (短慮) |
indiscretion, rashness; quick temper |
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tansa (探査) |
an inquiry, an investigation |
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tansa suru (探査する) |
to inquire, to investigate, to probe |
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tansaibō (単細胞) |
[Biol.] a single cell; [Slang] a simpleminded person |
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tansaibōdōbutsu (単細胞動物) |
a unicellular animal |
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tansaku (単作) |
a single crop |
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tansaku suru (探索する) |
to search for, to look for, to investigate, to inquire |
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tansan (炭酸) |
carbonic acid |
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tansaninryō (炭酸飲料) |
a carbonated drink, [Infml.] (soda) pop |
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tansangasu (炭酸ガス) |
carbonic acid gas |
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tansansui (炭酸水) |
soda water |
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tansan sōda (炭酸ソーダ) |
sodium carbonate |
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tansan karushiumu (炭酸カルシウム) |
calcium carbonate |
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tansan kari (炭酸カリ) |
potassium carbonate |
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tansei suru (丹精する) |
to take great pains, to make every effort, to give one's whole mind |
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tansei shite (丹精して) |
with great care |
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tansei o kometa (丹精をこめた) |
elaborate |
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tansei o komete (丹精をこめて) |
elaborately |
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tansei o morasu (嘆声を漏らす) |
to heave a (deep) sigh |
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tanseina (端正な) |
right, upright, decent, handsome |
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tanseika (単性花) |
an unisexual flower |
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tanseiseishoku (単性生殖) |
monogenesis |
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tanseki (胆石) |
a gallstone, a bilestone |
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tansekishō (胆石症) |
cholelithiasis |
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tansen (単線) |
a single track |
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tansha (単車) |
a motorcycle |
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tanshi (端子) |
[電気の] a terminal |
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tanshin de (単身で) |
alone, by oneself |
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tanshinfunin (単身赴任) |
commuter marriage |
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tanshinfuninsha (単身赴任者) |
a business bachelor |
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tanshin (短針) |
the short hand, the hour hand |
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tanshin (短信) |
a brief note/letter |
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tanshiyōshokubutsu (単子葉植物) |
a monocotyledonous plant |
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tansho (短所) |
a weak point, a weakness, a defect, a shortcoming |
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tansho (端緒) |
the beginning, the start; a clue |
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tanshoku no (単色の) |
monochromatic |
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tanshokuga (単色画) |
a monochrome |
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tanshoku (淡色) |
a light colour |
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tanshōtō (探照灯) |
a searchlight |
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tanshuku suru (短縮する) |
to shorten, to reduce, to cut (down) |
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sōgyōtanshuku (操業短縮) |
reduction of operation |
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tanso (炭素) |
carbon |
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tansobō (炭素棒) |
a carbon rod/point |
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tansoku suru (嘆息する) |
to sigh, to heave a sigh; to deplore, to grieve |
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tansō (炭層) |
a coal seam/bed |
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tansu (箪笥) |
a chest of drawers, a bureau |
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tansuyokin (箪笥預金) |
hoarded money |
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yōfukudansu (洋服箪笥) |
a wardrobe |
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tansui (淡水) |
fresh water |
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tansuigyo (淡水魚) |
a fresh-water fish |
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tansuiko (淡水湖) |
a fresh-water lake |
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tansuikabutsu (炭水化物) |
a carbohydrate |
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tansuiro (短水路) |
a 25-meter course |
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tansū (単数) |
[Gram.] the singular (number) |
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tansū no (単数の) |
singular |
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tantan taru (坦々たる) |
level, even, smooth, flat; uneventful, peaceful, monotonous |
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tantan taru (淡々たる) |
cool; disinterested; indifferent |
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tantei (探偵) |
a detective |
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tantei suru (探偵する) |
to inquire into secretively, to investigate secretly, to spy |
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tantei o tsukeru (探偵をつける) |
to set a detective |
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tanteishōsetsu (探偵小説) |
a detective story |
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shiritsutantei (私立探偵) |
a private detective, a private eye |
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shiritsutanteisha (私立探偵社) |
a private detective agency |
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tantekina (端的な) |
direct, frank |
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tantekini (端的に) |
directly, frankly |
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tantekini iu to (端的に言うと) |
to be frank with you, frankly speaking |
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tantetsu (鍛鉄) |
wrought iron |
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tantō suru (担当する) |
to take charge of, to be in charge of |
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tantōsha (担当者) |
a person in charge of |
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tantō (短刀) |
a dagger, a knife |
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tantōchokunyūna (単刀直入な) |
point-blank, direct |
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tantsubo (痰壷) |
a spittoon, a cuspidor |
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tanuki (狸) |
a raccoon dog; a cunning fellow, an old fox |
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toranu tanuki no kawazan'yō o suru (捕らぬ狸の皮算用をする) |
to count the chickens before they are hatched |
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tanukioyaji (狸親爺) |
an old fox |
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tanukineiri suru (狸寝入りする) |
to pretend to be asleep, [Infml.] to play possum |