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とぐろ
Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral. · toguro
とげ
A small, sharp pointed object similar to the true prickle, such as a thorn. · toge
とけい座
(astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between the constellations Fornax and Dorado. · tokeiza
とげのある
(of expression or behavior) Vigorous; colorful; stimulating. · togenoaru
どこ
In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that). · doko
どこから
(archaic, formal, or, literary) From where; from which place or source. · dokokara
どこでも
In or at any location. · dokodemo
どこにも
In no place. · dokonimo
トコフェロール
(vitamin) Any of several isomers of the principal component of vitamin E, each containing a chromanol ring and an isoprene side-chain. · tokoferōru
どこへも
To no place. · dokohemo
ところ
(idiomatic, with infinitive verb) Indicates something that will happen very soon; indicates action that is imminent; ready to; went to · tokoro
ところで
(conjunctive, idiomatic) Incidentally; used in referencing a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened. · tokorode
とさか
A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc. · tosaka
ドジ
A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy. · doji
として
Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified). · toshite
トスカーナ
An administrative region of Italy, located north of Lazio and south of Emilia-Romagna. · tosukāna
トスカーナ州
An administrative region of Italy, located north of Lazio and south of Emilia-Romagna.
ドスン
A sudden percussive noise. · dosun
トダ語
A Dravidian language spoken in the Nilgiri district of Tamil Nadu, India.
どちらさま
(fused relative, archaic, or, marginal) Whoever, he who, they who. · dochirasama
どちらも
Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items. · dochiramo
どちらも…ない
Not one of two; not either; not one or the other. · dochiramo…nai
ドッカン
The sound of an explosion, typically seen in comic strips or heard in a light-hearted conversation. · dokkan
どっきり
A practical joke or mischievous trick. · dokkiri
ドック
(UK, nautical) The body of water next to and around a pier. · dokku
とっくに
Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously. · tokkuni
ドッジボール
A team sport whose main objective is to dodge or catch balls thrown by the opposition. · dojjibōru
どっちつかず
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings. · dotchitsukazu
とってつけた
Obtained forcefully, not naturally. · tottetsuketa
とっても
(idiomatic) Certainly not; definitely not; not at all. · tottemo
ドットネット
(computing, Microsoft) A set of Microsoft products and services – primarily the .NET Framework, which permits the development of software for a virtual machine in any programming language that is CLI-compliant (i.e., conforms with the Common Language Infrastructure). · dottonetto
トッピング
Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza. · toppingu
トップス
A garment worn to cover the torso. · toppusu
ドッペルゲンガー
A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person. · dopperugengā
とても
(idiomatic) Certainly not; definitely not; not at all. · totemo
トトナム
(soccer) Tottenham Hotspur F.C., a football club in north London. · totonamu
とどまる
To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last. · todomaru
とともに
In the company of; alongside, close to; near to. · totomoni
ドナ
A en given name. · dona
ドナー
The seventh reindeer of Santa Claus. · donā
ドナウ川
(with the) A river in Europe; flowing 2850 kilometers from the confluence of the Breg and Brigach at Donaueschingen, Germany, into the Black Sea in Romania.
トナカイ
(plural: reindeer) Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies. · tonakai
どなた
(fused relative, archaic, or, marginal) Whoever, he who, they who. · donata
ドナテッロ
An Italian Renaissance painter. · donaterro
ドナルド
A en given name. · donarudo
とにかく
(Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration. · tonikaku
トニック
A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate. · tonikku
トネリコ材
(uncountable) The wood of this tree.
トネリコ材製の
Made from the wood of the ash-tree.
どの
(interrogative) What, of those mentioned or implied. · dono
どのように
(interrogative) To what degree or extent. · donoyōni
とはいえ
Although, despite (it) being. · tohaie
トバリシチ
Comrade, especially with reference to the former USSR. · tobarishichi
トビ
A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. · tobi
トピカ
The capital city of Kansas, United States and the county seat of Shawnee County. · topika
トピック
Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest. · topikku
トボガン
A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills. · tobogan
トボガンぞり
A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills. · toboganzori
とぼとぼと歩く
(intransitive) To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.
ドボルザーク
(music) Antonín Leopold Dvořák, Czech composer · doboruzāku
トポロジー
(mathematics, uncountable) The branch of mathematics dealing with those properties of a geometrical object (of arbitrary dimensionality) that are unchanged by continuous deformations (such as stretching, bending, etc., without tearing or gluing). · toporojī
トマス
An Apostle, best remembered for doubting the resurrection of Jesus. · tomasu
トマト
A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. · tomato
ドミトリー
A en given name. · domitorī
ドミニク
A en given name, best known for the Spanish saint who founded the Dominican order. · dominiku
ドミノ
(dominoes) A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. [from c. 1800] · domino
ドミノ牌
Any of several games played by arranging domino tiles on a flat surface.
とも
Irrespective of, regardless of, in spite of. · tomo
とやかく言う
(intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment. · toyakakuiu
どようび
The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Jewish Sabbath; it follows Friday and precedes Sunday. · doyōbi
トヨタ
(automotive) The Toyota Motor Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of cars. · toyota
トラ
Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia. · tora
トライ
(rugby) A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football. · torai
ドライアイス
Carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state, used especially as a cooling agent and for the production of fog-like special effects. It sublimes at −78.5 °C (−109.3 °F) at normal atmospheric pressure. · doraiaisu
トライアスロン
An athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running in turn. · toraiasuron
トライアングル
(music) A percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle. It is suspended from a string and hit with a metal bar to make a resonant sound. · toraianguru
トライク
A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young children. · toraiku
ドライバ
A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car, truck, bus, train, forklift, etc. · doraiba
ドライバー
(computing) Software, usually supplied with the operating system or by a hardware manufacturer, that communicates between the operating system of a personal computer and a specific hardware device. · doraibā
トライプ
The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food. · toraipu
トライフル
(cooking) An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream. · toraifuru
トライベッカ
A region of lower-west Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States; the Triangle Below Canal Street. · toraibekka
トライポッド
A three-legged stand or mount. · toraipoddo
ドライヤー
(chiefly, _, UK) A small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air. · doraiyā
トラウマ
An emotional wound leading to psychological injury. · torauma
トラキア
A historical region of Southeast Europe, now divided between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey. · torakia
ドラキュラ
(fiction) The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker. · dorakyura
ドラグーン
(by extension) Originally (historical) , a soldier armed with a dragoon musket (sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets. · doragūn
トラクター
(agriculture) A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields. · torakutā
ドラゴン
In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath. · doragon
トラス
(botany) A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants. · torasu
トラスト
A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees. · torasuto
トラック
A course over which any type of races are run. · torakku
トラックスーツ
(clothing) A garment, usually consisting of a top and trousers (commonly known as tracksuit bottoms) worn as an outer layer by participants in sporting events such as athletics. The tracksuit is usually designed to be easily removed or replaced, before or after competing. Tracksuits have also been adopted in some cultures as leisurewear. · torakkusūtsu
トラネコ
(countable) A brindled cat. · toraneko
トラフィック
The exchange or flux of information, messages or data, as in a computer or telephone network. · torafikku
ドラフツ
(board games, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces. · dorafutsu
トラブルシューティング
The identification and resolution of problems, especially problems of a technical nature. · toraburushūtingu
トラブルメーカー
One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately. · toraburumēkā
ドラマ
(informal) A Japanese television drama. · dorama
ドラマー
(musician) One who plays the drums. · doramā
ドラマティック
Striking in appearance or effect. · doramatikku
ドラム
(percussion instrument) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone. · doramu
ドラムスティック
A stick used to play drums. [from 16th c.] · doramusutikku
ドラム缶
A drum (container) used to hold and transport oil. · doramukan
トランク
A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling. · toranku
トランザクション
(computing) An atomic operation; a message, data modification, or other procedure that is guaranteed to perform completely or not at all (e.g. a database transaction). · toranzakushon
トランシーバー
A combined radio transmitter and receiver. · toranshībā
トランシェ
(finance, transitive) To divide into tranches. · toranshe
トランジスタ
(semiconductors) A solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions. · toranjisuta
トランシルヴァニア
A historical region in western Romania. · toranshiruvania
トランス
(uncountable, music genre) Ellipsis of trance music (“genre of electronic dance music”). · toransu
トランスクリプト
A written version of what was said orally · toransukuriputo
トランスジェンダー
(loosely) Of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female. · toransujendā
トランスポンダ
A radar or radio transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal. · toransuponda
トランスミッション
(automotive, trucking, heavy equipment) A device, usually an assembly of gears (gearbox) plus a clutch or torque converter, through which power is sent from the engine to the driveshaft in an automobile (motor car or motor truck). · toransumisshon
トランスミッター
One who or that which transmits something (in all senses). · toransumittā
トランプ
A surname from German. · toranpu
トランプ占い
Fortune-telling using cards, as in tarot and Lenormand. · toranpuuranai
トランペット
(brass instrument) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic. · toranpetto
トランポリン
A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors. · toranporin
トラ猫
(countable) A brindled cat. · toraneko
ドリー
(film) A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted. · dorī
トリートーン
(Greek god) A god of the sea, son of Poseidon. · torītōn
ドリーム
(countable, figurative) A hope or wish. · dorīmu
ドリームボート
(informal, dated, or, humorous) An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man. · dorīmubōto
ドリアン
The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor. · dorian
トリガ
(databases) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity. · toriga
トリケラトプス
Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous. · torikeratopusu
とりこ
One who has been captured or is otherwise confined. · toriko
トリック
A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick. · torikku
トリックスター
(mythology, literature) Any of numerous figures featuring in various mythologies and folk traditions, who use guile and secret knowledge to challenge authority and play tricks and pranks on others with their acts of trickery; any similar figure in literature. · torikkusutā
トリップ
(colloquial) A period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations. · torippu
トリトン
(Greek god) A god of the sea, son of Poseidon. · toriton
トリニダード
An island in the Caribbean, part of Trinidad and Tobago. · torinidādo
トリニトロトルエン
A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH3C6H2(NO2)3), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene. · torinitorotoruen
トリビューン
(historical) An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs. · toribyūn
トリプティカ
(arts) A picture or series of pictures painted on three tablets connected by hinges. · toriputika
ドリフト
(automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport). · dorifuto
トリポリ
The capital city of Libya, originally three separate settlements known as Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna. · toripori
トリル
(music) A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff. · toriru
とりわけ
(focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal. · toriwake
ドリンク
A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water. · dorinku
とる
(transitive) To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers). · toru
トルーマン
A surname. · torūman
トルィズーブ
A trident emblem representing Ukraine. [from mid 20th c.] · toruizūbu
ドルイド
(historical) One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions. · doruido
トルク
(physics, mechanics) A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (SI unit newton-metre or N·m; imperial unit pound-foot or lb·ft, not to be confused with the foot pound-force, commonly "foot-pound", a unit of work or energy) · toruku
トルコ
A country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia. Official name: Republic of Türkiye. Capital: Ankara. · toruko
トルコの
The official language of Turkey, Republic of Cyprus (alongside Greek) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. · torukono

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