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越し, ごし
Noun, used as a suffix
1. across, over, beyond, through, crossing
2. throughout (a period of time), for
彼は眼鏡ごしに彼女を見た。
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越す, 超す, こす
Conjugated: 越し
Godan verb
1. to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across
2. to get over (e.g. hardship)
3. to pass time (e.g. a winter)
often 超す
4. to surpass, to be better than, to exceed
5. to move house, to come
船は今夜赤道を越すだろう。
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勝ち越し, 勝越し, かちこし
May take 'no', Antonym: 負け越し, Sports term
1. having more wins than losses
2. taking the lead (in points, goals, etc.)
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引っ越し, 引越し, ひっこし
Takes suru, Intransitive
moving (dwelling, office, etc.), changing residence
引っ越しのとき手伝っていただけますか。
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持ち越し, 持越し, 持越, もちこし
Takes suru, May take 'no', See 持ち越す, Colloquialism
1. work, items, etc. carried over from earlier
2. hangover, what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
ドタキャンくらったの。来週に持ち越しだって。
買い越し, 買越し, かいこし
See 売り越し, Finance term
net buying, buying more than selling, overbought position, long position
山越し, やまごし
Takes suru, Intransitive
1. crossing a mountain
2. other side of a mountain
Mahjong term
3. immediately after one's draw
4. winning off a discarded tile from the player to one's right or across the table on the turn after letting one's winning tile go by from the player to one's left
物越し, ものごし
May take 'no', See 越し・ごし・1, often 物越しに
separation (e.g. by a screen, curtain, or door)
頭越し, 頭ごし, あたまごし
May take 'no'
ignoring, bypassing, doing something without consultation, going over someone's head
あの人、何でも人の頭越しにやっちゃうのよね。
膳越し, ぜんごし
rudely reaching over one's serving tray to grab food behind it with one's chopsticks
見越し, みこし
Noun or verb acting prenominally
1. anticipation, expectation
2. looking over (e.g. a fence)
窓越し, 窓ごし, まどごし
usu. as 窓越しに
viewing through a window, passing through a window, going through a window, doing through a window
年越し, 年越, としこし
Takes suru, Intransitive
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve), welcoming the New Year
繰り越し, 繰越, 繰越し, くりこし
1. carry-over (of a balance, annual leave, etc.), carrying over, bringing forward, carrying forward, transfer
See 繰越金, Abbreviation
2. balance brought forward, balance carried forward
ページの下の合計額は繰り越しになっている。
取り越し苦労, とりこしぐろう, とりこしくろう
Takes suru, Intransitive
overanxiety, needless worry
君はいつも取り越し苦労をしている。
垣根越し, かきねごし
Adverb
1. over the fence (e.g. looking, conducting a conversation)
May take 'no'
2. back-fence
私は時々隣の家の人と垣根越しに話をする。