| cat-o'-nine-tails | (n) a whip with nine knotted cords, Syn. cat, Example: British sailors feared the cat |
| coattails effect | (n) (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party, Example: he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election |
| details | (n) true confidential information, Syn. inside information, Example: after the trial he gave us the real details |
| kitten-tails | (n) a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of flowers |
| on the coattails | (adv) immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from, Syn. one one's coattails, Example: the CEO resigned on the coattails of the scandal; he was elected on his predecessor's coattails |
| tailspin | (n) loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse |
| tailspin | (n) rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral, Syn. spin |
| tailstock | (n) support consisting of the movable part of a lathe that slides along the bed in alignment with the headstock and is locked into position to support the free end of the workpiece |
| dress suit | (n) formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men, Syn. white tie, tail coat, full dress, white tie and tails, tails, tailcoat |
| 内容 | [nèi róng, ㄋㄟˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ, 内 容 / 內 容] content; substance; details #554 [Add to Longdo] |
| 细节 | [xì jié, ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ, 细 节 / 細 節] details; particulars #3,156 [Add to Longdo] |
| 详情 | [xiáng qíng, ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ, 详 情 / 詳 情] details; particulars #4,384 [Add to Longdo] |
| 案情 | [àn qíng, ㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ, 案 情] details of a case; case #13,164 [Add to Longdo] |
| 底蕴 | [dǐ yùn, ㄉㄧˇ ㄩㄣˋ, 底 蕴 / 底 蘊] inside information; concrete details #14,659 [Add to Longdo] |
| 详尽 | [xiáng jìn, ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ, 详 尽 / 詳 盡] thorough and detailed; exhaustive; the tedious details in full #15,590 [Add to Longdo] |
| 繁琐 | [fán suǒ, ㄈㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ, 繁 琐 / 繁 瑣] many and complicated; mired in minor details #16,422 [Add to Longdo] |
| 明细 | [míng xì, ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧˋ, 明 细 / 明 細] clear and detailed; definite; details (are as follows:) #20,328 [Add to Longdo] |
| 迎刃而解 | [yíng rèn ér jiě, ㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˋ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄝˇ, 迎 刃 而 解] decisive solutions to problems (成语 saw); to split bamboo with a big knife chop (leaving the minor details to clear up later) #27,175 [Add to Longdo] |
| 端详 | [duān xiáng, ㄉㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˊ, 端 详 / 端 詳] details (of information) #28,674 [Add to Longdo] |
| 赘述 | [zhuì shù, ㄓㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄨˋ, 赘 述 / 贅 述] to say more than is necessary; to give unnecessary details #42,041 [Add to Longdo] |
| 语焉不详 | [yǔ yān bù xiáng, ㄩˇ ㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ, 语 焉 不 详 / 語 焉 不 詳] to mention sth without elaborating (成语 saw); not giving details #57,540 [Add to Longdo] |
| 评头论足 | [píng tóu lùn zú, ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄗㄨˊ, 评 头 论 足 / 評 頭 論 足] lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (成语 saw); minute criticism of a woman's appearance; fig. to find fault in minor details; nit-picking; over-critical #60,441 [Add to Longdo] |
| 玩物丧志 | [wán wù sàng zhì, ㄨㄢˊ ㄨˋ ㄙㄤˋ ㄓˋ, 玩 物 丧 志 / 玩 物 喪 志] lit. trifling destroys the will (成语 saw); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress; excessive attention to trivia saps the will #62,810 [Add to Longdo] |
| 燕尾服 | [yàn wěi fú, ㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˊ, 燕 尾 服] swallow-tailed coat; tails #69,659 [Add to Longdo] |
| 点染 | [diǎn rǎn, ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄢˇ, 点 染 / 點 染] to touch up (a piece of writing); to add details (to a painting) #72,186 [Add to Longdo] |
| 品头论足 | [pǐn tóu lùn zú, ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄗㄨˊ, 品 头 论 足 / 品 頭 論 足] lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (成语 saw); minute criticism of a woman's appearance; fig. to find fault in minor details; nit-picking; over-critical #75,001 [Add to Longdo] |
| 不求甚解 | [bù qiú shèn jiě, ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ, 不 求 甚 解] lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (成语 saw); only looking for an overview; not bothered with the details; superficial; content with shallow understanding #84,408 [Add to Longdo] |
| 详略 | [xiánglu:è, ㄒㄧㄤˊlu:ㄜˋ, 详 略 / 詳 略] concise; the details in brief #89,533 [Add to Longdo] |
| 铺叙 | [pū xù, ㄆㄨ ㄒㄩˋ, 铺 叙 / 鋪 敘] to explain all the details; complete narrative #127,926 [Add to Longdo] |
| 细微末节 | [xì wēi mò jié, ㄒㄧˋ ㄨㄟ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ, 细 微 末 节 / 細 微 末 節] tiny insignificant details; niceties #130,340 [Add to Longdo] |
| 只见树木不见森林 | [zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín, ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄣ ㄌㄧㄣˊ, 只 见 树 木 不 见 森 林 / 只 見 樹 木 不 見 森 林] unable to see the wood for the trees; fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture [Add to Longdo] |
| 联系方式 | [lián xì fāng shì, ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧˋ ㄈㄤ ㄕˋ, 联 系 方 式 / 聯 繫 方 式] contact details; methods of contacting (used on letterhead or website) [Add to Longdo] |
| 讨底 | [tǎo dǐ, ㄊㄠˇ ㄉㄧˇ, 讨 底 / 討 底] to enquire; to demand details [Add to Longdo] |
| 讨底儿 | [tǎo dǐ r, ㄊㄠˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄦ˙, 讨 底 儿 / 討 底 兒] erhua variant of 討底|讨底 to enquire; to demand details, See also: 討底, 讨底 [Add to Longdo] |
| の | [no] (prt) (See 乃) indicates possessive among other uses (for full details and examples see the main entry (linked)) #1 [Add to Longdo] |
| 経緯 | [いきさつ(P);けいい;たてぬき;たてよこ(ok), ikisatsu (P); keii ; tatenuki ; tateyoko (ok)] (n) (1) (いきさつ, けいい only) details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances; how it started; how things got this way; (2) (けいい only) longitude and latitude; (3) (けいい, たてぬき, たてよこ only) (orig. meaning of けいい) (See 縦横・たてよこ・4) warp and weft; warp and woof; (P) #2,320 [Add to Longdo] |
| 精 | [せい, sei] (n) (1) spirit; sprite; nymph; (2) energy; vigor (vigour); strength; (3) fine details; (4) semen; (P) #6,734 [Add to Longdo] |
| 細部 | [さいぶ, saibu] (n) details; (P) #8,960 [Add to Longdo] |
| 細 | [ほそ, hoso] (n) (See 微に入り細を穿つ) detail; details #9,498 [Add to Longdo] |
| テール | [te-ru] (n) (1) tail; (2) tael (Chinese unit of mass & currency); (3) (abbr) (obsc) (See テールコート) tailcoat; tails #11,898 [Add to Longdo] |
| 裏面(P);裡面 | [りめん, rimen] (n) back; reverse; other side; inside; tails (of coins); background; (P) #13,425 [Add to Longdo] |
| おさげ髪;お下げ髪 | [おさげがみ, osagegami] (n) pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue [Add to Longdo] |
| かゆいところに手が届く;痒いところに手が届く;かゆい所に手が届く;痒い所に手が届く | [かゆいところにてがとどく, kayuitokoronitegatodoku] (exp, v5k) to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details [Add to Longdo] |
| ツーテール | [tsu-te-ru] (n) (See ツインテール) pigtails (wasei [Add to Longdo] |
| ツインテール | [tsuinte-ru] (n) (See ツーテール) pigtails (wasei [Add to Longdo] |
| ヤブサメ | [yabusame] (n) Asian stubtail (bird), Urosphena squameiceps; family of birds (stubtails), Urosphena, including the Asian stubtail, the Timor stubtail, etc. [Add to Longdo] |
| 委曲 | [いきょく, ikyoku] (n) details; circumstances [Add to Longdo] |
| 委曲を尽くす | [いきょくをつくす, ikyokuwotsukusu] (exp, v5s) to explain or describe a situation or matter in greatest details [Add to Longdo] |
| 委細 | [いさい, isai] (n) details; particulars [Add to Longdo] |
| 委細面談 | [いさいめんだん, isaimendan] (exp) details when I see you [Add to Longdo] |
| 一点一画 | [いってんいっかく, itten'ikkaku] (n) (See 一点一画もおろそかにしない) the dots of i's and the crosses of t's; (not neglecting) the slightest details [Add to Longdo] |
| 乙仲 | [おつなか, otsunaka] (n) (abbr) (abbr. of 乙種海運仲立業) chartering broker (arranges customs clearance and shipping details for trade goods); freight forwarding agent [Add to Longdo] |
| 角を矯めて牛を殺す | [つのをためてうしをころす, tsunowotameteushiwokorosu] (exp, v5s) to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a camel and swallow a gnat; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point [Add to Longdo] |
| 学生会 | [がくせいかい, gakuseikai] (n) student council (details vary widely but a body of students that takes part in overseeing student behaviour or student activities) [Add to Longdo] |
| 気が回る | [きがまわる, kigamawaru] (exp, v5r) (1) to be attentive to small details; (2) to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); (3) to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative [Add to Longdo] |
| 詰める | [つめる, tsumeru] (v1, vt) (1) to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up; (v1, vt, vi) (2) to shorten; to move closer together; (v1, vt) (3) to reduce (spending); to conserve; (v1, vt, vi) (4) (usu. as 根を詰める) (See 根を詰める) to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do; (v1, vt) (5) to work out (details); (v1, vi) (6) to be on duty; to be stationed; (v1, vt) (7) to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate; (8) (the meaning "to jam one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai) (See 指を詰める・1) to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to jam (one's finger in a door, etc.); (suf, v1) (9) to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break; (10) to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly; (11) to force someone into a difficult situation by ...; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 巨細 | [きょさい;こさい, kyosai ; kosai] (adj-na, n) large and small matters; particulars; details; greatness and smallness; circumstances [Add to Longdo] |
| 九尾の狐 | [きゅうびのきつね, kyuubinokitsune] (n) (See 天狐) nine-tailed kitsune (fox spirit, kitsune are said to be more powerful the more tails they have) [Add to Longdo] |
| 綱目 | [こうもく, koumoku] (n) main point and details [Add to Longdo] |
| 細かいこと(P);細かい事 | [こまかいこと, komakaikoto] (exp) trifles; minor details; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 細目 | [ほそめ, hosome] (n) particulars; details; specified items; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 子細に及ばず;仔細に及ばず | [しさいにおよばず, shisainioyobazu] (exp) (arch) there is no problem; there is no need to go into details [Add to Longdo] |
| 枝葉末節 | [しようまっせつ, shiyoumassetsu] (n) unimportant details (lit [Add to Longdo] |
| 処理内容 | [しょりないよう, shorinaiyou] (n) { comp } processing details [Add to Longdo] |
| 諸訳 | [しょわけ, showake] (n) details; intricacies [Add to Longdo] |
| 詳細を詰める | [しょうさいをつめる, shousaiwotsumeru] (exp, v1) (See 詰める・5) to hammer out the details; to work out details [Add to Longdo] |
| 尻馬に乗る | [しりうまにのる, shiriumaninoru] (exp, v5r) (1) to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; (2) to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage, e.g. of another's popularity [Add to Longdo] |
| 親の七光;親の七光り | [おやのななひかり, oyanonanahikari] (exp) capitalizing on the fame of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails [Add to Longdo] |
| 顛末 | [てんまつ, tenmatsu] (n) circumstance; facts; details [Add to Longdo] |
| 点景;添景 | [てんけい, tenkei] (n) persons or animals added to a picture; incidental details of a picture [Add to Longdo] |
| 微に入り細を穿つ;微に入り細をうがつ | [びにいりさいをうがつ, biniirisaiwougatsu] (exp, v5t) to go into the minutest details [Add to Longdo] |
| 末梢 | [まっしょう, masshou] (n, adj-no) tree top; tip; periphery; minor details; nonessentials [Add to Longdo] |
| 末節 | [まっせつ, massetsu] (n) minor details; nonessentials [Add to Longdo] |
| 明細 | [めいさい, meisai] (adj-na, n) (1) details; particulars; (n) (2) (abbr) (See 明細書) detailed statement; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 毛筋 | [けすじ, kesuji] (n) hair; hairline; minor details [Add to Longdo] |