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乞食こじきCommon wordN1Nounsbegging
請うこうCommon wordN2Verbsbeg; ask; request; invite · pray; wish
命乞いいのちごいNounsbegging for one's life; pleading for one's life
物乞いものごいNounsbeggar; begging
雨乞いあまごいNounspraying for rain; rain-making ritual
一夜乞食いちやこじきNounsriches to rags; person turned into a beggar overnight
乞丐こつがいNounsbeggar; bum
乞い取るこいとるVerbsask for and receive; beg and obtain
乞士こっしNounsbhikkhu; fully ordained Buddhist monk
乞婿こいむこNounsbridegroom loved by his bride
乞巧奠きっこうでんNounsFestival to Plead for Skills; progenitor festival of Tanabata
乞うご期待こうごきたいExpressionsdon't miss it; stay tuned; look forward to it
希わくはこいねがわくはExpressionsI earnestly pray that; I beg that; I yearn that
乞食を三日すればやめられぬこじきをみっかすればやめられぬExpressionsonce a beggar, always a beggar
乞食坊主こじきぼうずNounsbegging monk; mendicant Buddhist monk
乞食根性こじきこんじょうNounsmercenary spirit; greed; avarice; base nature
乞高評こうこうひょうNounswith the author's compliments; requesting a favorable review
伊勢乞食いせこじきNounsbeggars at the Ise Grand Shrine · stingy Ise merchants
慌てる乞食はもらいが少ないあわてるこじきはもらいがすくないExpressionsslow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping
暇乞いいとまごいNounsleave-taking; saying goodbye · requesting leave from work
河原乞食かわらこじきNounsactor; player; thespian
漿を乞いて酒を得るしょうをこいてさけをうるExpressionsto get more than one requests; to beg for water and receive wine
行乞ぎょうこつNounsalms round; begging for food (Buddhist)
行き大名の帰り乞食ゆきだいみょうのかえりこじきExpressionsspending lavishly on the way out and returning broke
袖乞いそでごいNounsbeggar; begging
近江泥棒伊勢乞食おうみどろぼういせこじきExpressionsŌmi robbers, Ise beggars
骸骨を乞うがいこつをこうExpressionstender one's resignation; resign