Takoboto

忙しい, 忙がしい, いそがしい

Conjugated: 忙し

1. busy, occupied, hectic

2. restless, hurried, fidgety

あいつはのらりくらりの仕事にお忙しい事だ。

See more > common

せわしい, 忙しい

Conjugated: 忙し

Usually in kana

1. busy, hectic, frantic

2. restless, hurried, fidgety

あいつはのらりくらりの仕事にお忙しい事だ。

そう

Auxiliary, NA-adjective, after -masu stem or adj. stem

appearing that, seeming that, looking like, having the appearance of

まもなく雨が降りそうだ。

See more > common

そう, 然う

Adverb, See こう・1, See ああ, See どう, Usually in kana, concerning the actions of the listener or concerning the ideas expressed or understood by the listener; with a neg. sentence, implies that something isn't as much as one might think

1. in that way, thus, such

Interjection, used to express agreement with something said

2. so

もう私は大人だから、そうは考えない。

See more > common

総, そう

Prefix

whole, total, gross, entire, overall, general (election, manager, etc.)

総入れ歯にする必要があります。

See more > common

相, そう

1. aspect, appearance, look

2. physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune)

Physics terminology, Chemistry term

3. phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)

層, そう

Noun, used as a suffix

1. layer, stratum, seam, bed

2. class, bracket, group

Mathematics term

3. sheaf

Counter

4. counter for stories (of a building)

洪水のあとに粘土の層が残った。

沿う, そう

Godan verb, Intransitive

1. to run along, to run beside, to stick to (a line)

2. to follow (a policy, plan, etc.), to act in accordance with, to align with

See 添う・1, also written 添う

3. to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.), to satisfy, to comply with, to live up to

私たちは川に沿って散歩した。

See more > common

僧, そう

1. monk, priest

See 僧伽・そうぎゃ, Abbreviation

2. sangha (the Buddhist community)

その僧は子供たちの遊びに参加した。

See more > common

宗, そう

Rare

1. origin, source

2. virtuous ancestor

走, そう

Suffix

run, race

双, そう

Noun, used as a suffix, Counter

pair

See more > common

艘, そう

Counter

counter for (small) boats

これらの人々が３艘の船で彼の国へやってきました。

宋, そう

historical term

1. Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279), Sung dynasty

2. Liu Song dynasty (of China; 420-479), Liu Sung dynasty

3. Song (ancient Chinese state; 11th century-286 BCE)

装, そう

1. clothing, dressing

Noun, used as a suffix, See 装丁・1

2. binding (of a book)

想, そう

1. conception, idea, thought

See 五蘊, Buddhist term

2. samjna (perception)

この企画はもう一度想を練り直せ。

See more > common

槽, そう

See 琵琶

body (of a biwa)

曹, そう

See 曹司・ぞうし・1, Obsolete term

1. palace room for government officials

2. fellow, set (of people), clan, family

惣, そう

historical term

rural local self-government (Muromachi period)

草, そう

1. draft, rough copy

See 草書, Abbreviation

2. highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), grass style

月には草が生えて無い。

疎雨, 疏雨, 踈雨, そう

Archaism

drizzle, scattered rain

叟, そう

See 翁・おきな・1, Archaism

old man, venerable gentleman

添う, 副う, そう

Godan verb, Intransitive, See 沿う・2

1. to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.), to satisfy, to comply with, to live up to

2. to accompany, to go with, to stay by one's side

3. to associate with (someone), to mix with

esp. 添う

4. to marry, to wed

5. to be added

残念ながら、御要望にはそいかねます。

See more > common

葬, そう

Noun, used as a suffix

funeral

叢, そう

Noun, used as a suffix, Anatomical term

plexus, rete

壮, そう

NA-adjective

1. vibrancy, strength, bravery, manliness

2. one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man)

Counter, also written as 草

3. counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)

奏, そう

See 奏する・そうする・1

report to the emperor

躁, そう

See 躁病, Abbreviation

mania

琴, 箏, 筝, こと, そう

1. koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)

Only こと, Archaism

2. stringed instrument

Only 箏, Only 筝

3. zheng (Chinese zither), guzheng

彼女は琴を弾くことがとても好きだ。

See more > common

荘, 庄, しょう, そう

Noun, used as a suffix, See 荘園, usu. そう when a suffix

manor, villa

操, みさお, そう

1. fidelity, honour, honor, constancy

2. chastity (of a woman), faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)

See more > common

候, そろ, そう, さう, す

Auxiliary, Archaism, Polite, auxiliary used in place of ある after で or に when forming a copula

1. to be

See 候ふ・2, auxiliary used in place of ます

2. to do