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渡り鳥わたりどりCommon wordN1Nounsmigratory bird; bird of passage
綱渡りつなわたりCommon wordN1Nounstightrope walking; high-wire act · walking a tightrope; risky balancing act
猿渡りさるわたりNounsmonkey bars; horizontal ladder
世渡りよわたりNounsmaking a living; getting on in the world
渡り廊下わたりろうかNounscovered passageway; roofed corridor between buildings · skyway; skybridge; elevated walkway
不渡りふわたりCommon wordNounsdishonoring a bill; bouncing a check; non-payment
渡り歩くわたりあるくVerbswander from place to place; change jobs frequently
刃渡りはわたりCommon wordNounsblade length; length of a blade · sword-edge walking; walking barefoot on a sword blade
渡り合うわたりあうVerbsfight with; cross swords with; compete with · argue with; debate with; have a dispute with
一通りひとわたりNounsgenerally; roughly; briefly
古渡りこわたりNounsold imported article; antique import
御神渡りおみわたりNounsice ridges on Lake Suwa; omiwatari
渡り初めわたりぞめNounsbridge-opening ceremony; first crossing of a bridge
渡り奉公わたりぼうこうNounsworking as a servant for a series of masters
渡りの時期わたりのじきNounsbird migration period; migration season
渡り板わたりいたNounsgangplank; gangway board
渡り箸わたりばしNounswandering chopsticks; jumping between side dishes without eating rice
渡り者わたりものNounswanderer; drifter; itinerant person
ワタリガニわたりがにNounsswimming crab; Japanese blue crab
火渡りひわたりNounsfire-walking
腕渡りうでわたりNounsbrachiation; swinging from branch to branch
谷渡りたにわたりNounscrossing a valley; traveling from valley to valley · singing of the Japanese bush warbler