branches and leaves
language
dead leaf
leaf (of a tree)
えはがき
carte postale illustrée
picture postcard
leaf
leaves turning red (in autumn)
deciduous
speech
spoken language
marijuana
one boat
cigar
layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
inquisitively
written word
postcard
fresh leaves
motto
new leaves
early stages
pine needle
broadleaf tree
conifer
two flat things
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love)
humus
frontal lobe
ちゅうよう
milieu d'une époque
about the middle (of an era)
pillow word
はざくら
cerisier en feuilles après la floraison
cherry tree in leaf
はづき
huitième mois du calendrier lunaire
eighth month of the lunar calendar
らくようじゅ
arbre à feuilles caduques
deciduous tree
しょうようじゅりん
forêt de laurisylve
evergreen (glossy-leaved) forest
Chiba (city, prefecture)
アメリカおおこのはずく
petit-duc maculé
screech owl (Otus asio)
エコーはがき
carte postale publicitaire
postcards with the bottom third of the front side reserved for an advertisement, and sold at a lower cost than regular postcards
a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
おことばですが
avec tout le respect que je vous dois
with all due respect
local dialect
tea leaves
おやくしょことば
jargon bureaucratique
bureaucratic jargon
クッションことば
mots d'atténuation
word to soften awkward topics (esp. refusal in business conversation, e.g. "I am afraid that ...")
dictionary
Ecclesiastes (book of the Bible)
Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)
さいれことば
mot avec insertion de 'sa'
sa-added word (i.e. causative forms with an extra 'sa' like 'ikasaseru' for 'iku')
つなぎことば
mot de remplissage
filler word
てよだわことば
langage teyo-dawa
teyo-dawa speech
box elder (Acer negundo)
はやしことば
paroles d'accompagnement rythmiques
meaningless words added (to a traditional Japanese song) for rhythmical effect
もみじまんじゅう
brioche à la vapeur en forme de feuille d'érable
steamed bun shaped like a maple leaf
らぬきことば
omission du 'ra' dans la forme potentielle
dropping the "ra" in the potential form of verbs formed with "-rareru"
れたすことば
ajout d'un 're' superflu à la forme potentielle des verbes godan
adding a superfluous "re" to the potential form of a godan verb
Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
いあまってことばたらず
incapable de trouver les mots justes
unable to find adequate words (e.g. to express feelings)
Chinese fringe tree (Chionanthus retusus)
ひとつばかえで
érable à feuilles de tilleul
lime-leaved maple (Acer distylum)
いちようおちててんかのあきをしる
un petit signe annonce un grand changement
a straw will show which way the wind blows
いちようらん
Dactylostalix ringens
Dactylostalix ringens (species of orchid)
いねねくいはむし
donacie du riz (chrysomèle)
Donacia provostii (species of leaf beetle)
secret language
right lobe
うじょうふくよう
feuille composée pennée
pinnate compound leaf
うんぽいろはしゅう
Unpoirohashuu (dictionnaire de l'époque Muromachi)
Unpoirohashuu (Muromachi-era dictionary)
えのは
saumon masu d'eau douce
landlocked masu salmon
おうふくはがき
carte postale avec réponse payée
postcard with a reply card attached
pressed leaves
reddish-yellow (colour)
leaves turning yellow (in autumn)
おきことば
euphémismes de marins
euphemisms used by superstitious sailors (e.g. calling sardines "sundries", whales "Ebisu", etc.)
Amami pine (Pinus amamiana)
したまちことば
accent de la classe ouvrière
working-class accent or dialect
lower leaves
lower lobe (of lung)
low-class language
word mainly used in tanka
floral leaf
lotus leaf
Christmas cactus
Kassapa Buddha
かいかいのじ
discours d'ouverture
opening address
pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon)
ばいよう
manuscrit sur feuilles de palmier
palm-leaf manuscript
ectoderm
かきおちば
feuilles de plaqueminier rouges tombées
fallen red persimmon leaves
くるわことば
sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period)
kakekotoba
capelin
たむしば
magnolia à feuilles de saule
willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia)
complete leaf
かんせいはがき
carte postale officielle
official (government) postcard
dried leaves
ひばめし
riz aux feuilles de daikon séchées
rice with dried daikon leaves
かんしゃのことばもありません
je n'ai pas de mots pour vous remercier
I can't find the words to thank you
かんしゃのことばもない
ne pas trouver les mots pour remercier
unable to find the words to thank someone
alluring words
lobe of the liver
かんようしょくぶつ
plante ornementale
ornamental (foliage) plant