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| a stone's throw n | figurative, informal (short distance) | 近所 名
HHiraganaきんじょ |
| | | すぐ近く
HHiraganaすぐちかく |
| | The distance from our house to hers is a stone's throw. |
| a stone's throw away expr | figurative, informal (nearby) | すぐ近くに、すぐそばに 副
HHiraganaすぐちかくに、すぐそばに |
| | We can easily walk to Martha's house; she lives a stone's throw away. |
| a stone's throw from adv + prep | figurative, informal (near) | ～からすぐ近くに、～のすぐそばに 副
HHiragana～からすぐちかくに、～のすぐそばに |
| | The shop is just a stone's throw from my house. |
| be written in stone v expr | figurative (be definitively prescribed) | 確定している 自動
HHiraganaかくていしている |
| | The rules cannot be changed, they are written in stone! |
| cast the first stone v expr | figurative (be first to accuse) | 最初に責める、最初に非難する
HHiraganaさいしょにせめる、さいしょにひなんする |
| | We should not be arguing about who has the right to cast the first stone. |
| dry stone n | (wall-building: without cement) (セメントを使用せずに壁を建築する技術) | ドライストーン、空石積み 名
HHiraganaどらいすとーん、からいしづみ |
dry stone,
dry-stone n as adj | (made without cement) | ドライストーンの、空石積みの 連体句
HHiraganaどらいすとーんの、からいしづみの |
drywall,
dry-stone wall,
drystone wall n | (stone wall built without mortar) | 石積み壁 名
HHiraganaいしづみかべ |
| grinding stone n | (for sharpening tools) | 砥石 名
HHiraganaといし |
| | When sharpening a chisel on a grinding stone, it's important to get the angle right. |
| have a heart of stone v expr | figurative (lack compassion) (比喩) | 冷たい心を持つ 表
HHiraganaつめたいこころをもつ |
| | | 思いやりのない、思いやりに掛ける 表
HHiraganaおもいやりのない、おもいやりにかける |
| | You must have a heart of stone if the film didn't bring a tear to your eye. |
| heart of stone n | figurative (lack of compassion) | 石のように冷たい心、無情、冷酷 名
HHiraganaいしのようにつめたいこころ、むじょう、れいこく |
| | You would need a heart of stone to see those starving children and not feel compassion. |
inkstone,
ink stone n | (block for grinding ink) | 硯 名
HHiraganaすずり |
| kidney stone n | (buildup of deposits in the kidney) | 腎臓結石 名
HHiraganaじんぞうけっせき |
| | He had an operation to remove a kidney stone which had been causing him great pain. |
| kill two birds with one stone v expr | informal, figurative (do 2 things at once) (同時に２つの事をやる) | 一石二鳥
HHiraganaいっせきにちょう |
| | I can stop by your house on the way to the grocery store, so I'll kill two birds with one stone. |
| | 買い物に行きながらあなたの家にも行きます。一石二鳥ですね。 |
| leave no stone unturned v expr | figurative (search thoroughly) | 徹底的に探す、くまなく探す 表
HHiraganaてっていてきにさがす、くまなくさがす |
| | In the investigation to find the missing child, the police have left no stone unturned. |
| memorial stone n | (stone or granite monument to the dead) | 記念碑 名
HHiraganaきねんひ |
| | A memorial stone was erected to remember the famous musician. |
| natural stone n | (rock suitable for sculpting) | 天然石 名
HHiraganaてんねんせき |
| paving stone n | (slab used to lay a path) | （舗装用）敷石 名
HHiragana（ほそうよう）しきいし |
| | I hurt my back when I tried to lift a paving stone. |
| philosopher's stone n | (alchemical substance) | 賢者の石 名
HHiraganaけんじゃのいし |
| | The philosopher's stone can turn iron into gold. |
| precious stone n | (valuable gem, gemstone) | 貴石、宝石 名
HHiraganaきせき、ほうせき |
| | The brooch was made of gold, set with precious stones. |
| pumice stone n | (abrasive stone used for exfoliating) (美容) | 軽石 名
HHiraganaかるいし |
| | You can get a pumice stone for the callus on your foot at that store. |
rock,
paper,
scissors,
also UK: paper,
scissors,
stone n | (game) | じゃんけん 名
HHiraganaじゃんけん |
| rolling stone n | figurative (person: nomadic) | 住所不定の人、転々と職を変える人 名
HHiraganaじゅうしょふていのひと、てんてんとしょくをかえるひと |
| | (比喩) | 転がる石、転石 名
HHiraganaころがるいし、てんせき |
| | In her youth Annie was a rolling stone, never staying anywhere for long. |
| Rosetta Stone n | (stone inscribed with hieroglyphics) (歴史) | ロゼッタ石、ロゼッタ・ストーン 名
HHiraganaろぜったいし、ろぜった・すとーん |
| | The Rosetta Stone was an important aid to understanding and translating hieroglyphics. |
| Rosetta Stone n | figurative (key to deciphering or solving [sth]) | 問題解決に重要な手がかり［鍵］ 名
HHiraganaもんだいかいけつにじゅうようなてがかり［かぎ］ |
semiprecious stone,
UK: semi-precious stone n | (gemstone) | 半貴石、準宝石 名
HHiraganaはんきせき、じゅんほうせき |
| | Unlike a diamond, an amethyst is a semiprecious stone. |
stepping stone,
stepping-stone,
steppingstone n | (stone: used to cross water) (川など) | 踏み石、飛び石 名
HHiraganaふみいし、とびいし |
| | I've placed some rocks in the stream to act as stepping stones. |
stepping stone,
stepping-stone,
steppingstone n | figurative (person, job: used to progress) | （目的達成のための）足掛かり 名
HHiragana（もくてきたっせいのための）あしがかり |
| | This job's just a stepping stone to a better one. |
| the Stone Age n | (early period in civilization) (歴史) | 石器時代 名
HHiraganaせっきじだい |
| | The dinosaurs had already died out by the beginning of the Stone Age. |
stone broke,
stony broke,
stone-broke,
stony-broke adj | informal (penniless, poor) (俗語) | 一文なしの、無一文の 形
HHiraganaいちもんなしの、むいちもんの |
| stone bruise n | (painful foot condition) | 挫跖 名
HHiraganaざしゃく |
stone cold,
stone-cold adj | figurative (completely cold) (比喩) | 完全に冷たい 形
HHiraganaかんぜんにつめたい |
| stone fruit n | (fruit with a pit inside) | 石果、核果 名
HHiraganaいしか、かくか |
stone marten,
beech marten n | (weasel-like mammal) | 胸白テン 名
HHiraganaむねしろてん |
| stone mason n | (builder who uses stone) | 石工 名
HHiraganaいしく |
| stone wall n | (barrier made from stone slabs or blocks) | 石垣、石塀 名
HHiraganaいしがき、いしべい |
| | Throughout the ages, people have made stone walls to protect themselves from enemies. |
stonecutter,
stone cutter,
stone-cutter n | ([sb] who cuts stone) | 石切り職人、石工、石屋 名
HHiraganaいしきりしょくにん、いしく、いしや |
stonecutter,
stone cutter,
stone-cutter n | ([sth] that cuts stone) | 石切り機、石材切断機 名
HHiraganaいしきりき、せきざいせつだんき |
| turn to stone vtr | (petrify, make into stone) | ～を石化する、石にする 他動
HHiragana～をせっかする、いしにする |
| | | ～を硬直させる、硬くする 他動
HHiragana～をこうちょくさせる、かたくする |
| | | （人）を茫然自失にさせる 他動
HHiragana（ひと）をぼうぜんじしつにさせる |
| | The witch waved her wand and the fox turned to stone. |