Meaning of end in Japanese
Definition of end
- (n) end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
- (n, suf) stuffing; packing
- (n) end (esp. the foot of a bridge)
- lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony
- tea master
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endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively)
最後の詰めを怠ったばかりに、画竜点睛を欠くはめになってしまったね。
You kept putting off working on the fine details on this project so it ended up lacking the finishing touches. - sweet eel sauce
- middle-aged woman
- (n-suf) appointment to a particular workplace
- using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment)
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(after the -masu stem of a verb) continuing; keep doing for period of time
我々はしゃべりづめで夜半まで起きていた。
We sat up half the night just talking.
- (n) punctuation; pause; juncture
- end; (place to) stop
- (n) ass; arse; buttocks
- rear; end
- acupuncture point
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(n) end; conclusion
物語は結末に近づいた。
The story drew to a conclusion.
- (n) (tail) end
- (n) limits; end; bounds
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(n) finish; end; completion
素敵な仕上がりだわ。
You have done a wonderful job.
- (n) full stop; period
- end
- (n) end; close
- (n) end; extremity (of a village)
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(n) buttocks; behind; rump; bottom
１週間後に、その家は倒壊した。
Down fell the house a week later. - undersurface; bottom
- last place; end
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consequence
あと２通手紙を書かなくてはならない。
I have another two letters to write.
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(n) end; finish; stop
彼の好奇心には限りがなかった。
His curiosity knew no bounds. -
bounds; limits
あなたは可能な限り早く、あなたのお母さんに電話をするべきである。
You should call your mother as soon as possible. -
delivery date (of a futures contract)
彼は声の限りに叫んだ。
He shouted at the top of his voice. -
finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in joruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
もっと勉強しない限り落第しますよ。
You will fail unless you work harder. - (suf, ctr) counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)
- (prt) only; just
- since
- remaining (in a particular state)
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(n, adj-no, n-suf, pref) previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding
その作家はどの位前になくなりましたか。
How long ago did the author die? -
point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
１９８７年１０月のある朝、スティーブン・ホーキングは自分のコンピューターの前に座っていた。
One October morning in 1987, Stephen Hawking sat before his computer. - head (of a line); front
- ahead; the other side
- the future; hereafter
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destination
わぁあ〜〜っ！？隠してっ！前、隠してよっ！
M-my goodness!? Cover-up! Cover yourself up! - the other party
- (n) launching; launch
- end (of a theatrical run, etc.)
- closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party; party to celebrate successful completion of a project
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(n) paragraph
別の段落で彼はコンマを１つ入れた。
In another paragraph, he put in a comma. - end; stopping place; conclusion
- (n) conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
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(n) end (e.g. of street, hallway, etc.)
次の通りのつきあたりに私達の家があります。
You'll find our house at the end of the next street.
- (n) end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
- (n) remains; traces; vestiges; relics
- (the sorrow of) parting
- end
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(n) mark; guide; landmark
彼らは石油を目当てに土地を試掘している。
They are boring the ground for oil. - purpose; aim; goal; intention; end
- sight (on a firearm)
- (n) end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin
- beginning; start; first
- odds and ends; scrap; odd bit; least
- (n) break; pause; gap; end; rift; interruption; cut; section; notch; incision; end (of a task)
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(n) end; finishing touches; being finished
仕上げの筆を少し加える。
I add a few finishing touches.
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(n) end; close; finish; termination
初めからしまいまで、ずっと通して。
From beginning to end. - noh dance in plain clothes
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(adv) that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean
つまり彼女は下手な踊り子だ。
That is, she is a poor dancer. - in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it
- (n) clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
- shrinkage
- end; conclusion
- dead end; corner
- distress; being at the end of one's rope
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(n) end; close; finish; discontinuance
８時も過ぎたのでその日は打ち切りにした。
As it was past 8 p.m. we called it a day.
- (n) stop; stoppage; end
- (n) end; limit; limits
- (n) end; close; conclusion
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(n) end; termination point
彼女はいったん話し始めると止めどがない。
Once she starts talking, she is hard to stop.
Words related to end
- (n) end or closure mark
- (n) pot
- typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period
- working at night
- female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (i.e. a transvestite)
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(n) the end; closing; being done for
今日はこれでおしまいにしてはどうでしょう。
What do you say to calling it a day?
- (n) retainer; attendant; escort
- (prt) I wonder (sentence ending prt)
- should I? (question prt when thinking out loud); is it?
- I wish that (with a negative); I hope that
