たんご Flashcards
能率
のうりつ (efficiency)
編み出す
あみだす (think up/work out [an idea])
内容
ないよう(content)
初期
しょき(early days/years/times)
ゴシゴシ
Scrub clean; scrub hard
背ける
そむける(Turn away/avert eyes)
幼虫
ようちゅう(larvae)
地中
ちちゅう(underground)
羽化する
うかする(emergence [insects])
聾
ろう(deafness)
調理法
ちょうりほう(art of cooking; cuisine)
切り替える
きりかえる(to change/exchange/convert/switch)
進歩
しんぽ(progress; advance)
行動
こうどう(behaviour; conduct; action)
砂浜
すなはま(beach)
まかれた
laid (on grass, ground etc)
一粒
一つぶ(one grain; drop; bead)
掻き集める
かきあつめる(gather/scrape up)
団子
lump; group; bunch
麦
むぎ(wheat; barley; oat)
群れ
むれ(group; crowd; flock; pack)
伝播
でんぱ(transmission; spread; propagation)
歓迎
かんげい(welcome)
歓声
かんせい(cheer; shouts of joy)
迎合
げいごう(pandering; cater to)
踏襲
とうしゅう (following [precedent]; continue)
雑踏
ざっとう(hustle and bustle; crowd; congestion)
奇襲
きしゅう(surprise attack)
柔軟
じゅうなん(flexible; pliable; soft)
優柔不断
ゆうじゅうふだん(indecisive)
軟弱
なんじゃく(weakness)
前例
ぜんれい(precedent)
地盤
じばん(crust)
略奪
りゃくだつ(pillage; plunder; looting; robbery)
独占
どくせん(monopoly)
奉仕
ほうし(service; ministry; altruism)
対抗
たいこう(opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism)
心境
しんきょう(state of mind; mental state; mental attitude)
強者
きょうしゃ
建設
けんせつ(construction; establishment)
創造
そうぞう(creation)
摩擦
まさつ(friction, rub; discord, strife)
摩耗
まもう(abrasion; wear)
摩天楼
まてんろう(skyscraper)
抵抗
ていこう(resist; reluctance)
講義
こうぎ(protest; objection)
忍耐
にんたい(patience; perseverance)
忍ばせる
しのばせる(to do things stealthily; conceal/hide)
耐久
たいきゅう(endurance; perseverance)
見解
けんかい(opinion; POV)
路面
ろめん(road surface)
相違
そうい(difference; discrepancy; variation)
監督
かんとく(supervision; director; boss)
審判
しんぱん(judgment; verdict; sentence)
判定
はんてい(judgment; decision; ruling; adjudication)
要求
ようきゅう(demand; firm request; requirement)
部品
ぶひん(parts; components; accessories)
発明
はつめい(invention; intelligent/clever)
契機
けいき(opportunity/chance; trigger/cause)
有史
ゆうし(recorded in history; historical)
跳躍
ちょうやく(jump; leap; skip; bound)
餌付け
えづけ(artificial feeding [of wild animals])
特筆
とくひつ(special mention)
餌場
えさば(feeding ground)
自発
じはつ(spontaneous)
役割
やくわり(role; part; duties)
最小限
さいしょうげん(at minimum; lowest; least)
補充
ほじゅう(replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling)
余裕
よゆう(surplus/margin/leeway; composure; complacency; calm)
臨み
のぞみ(challenge; confrontation)
自律
じりつ(autonomous; self-control)
発する
はっする(let out; utter; produce; emit; issue; give, shoot [an arrow]; fire)
学習
がくしゅう(learning; study; tutorial)
創出
そうしゅつ(creation; generation)
新奇
しんき(novel; original; new)
開発
かいはつ(development; exploitation [of resources])
知的
ちてき(intellectual)
下準備
preparations; ground work
示唆
しさ(suggestion; hint; implication)
身につける
to learn/acquire knowledge; carry/wear [clothes]/put on
接触
せっしょく(touch; contact)
価値
かち(value; merit)
意義
いぎ(meaning; significance)
保護
ほご(protection; safeguard; custody)
実践
じっせん(putting into practice; implementation; praxis)
友好
ゆうこう(friendship)
対応
たいおう(equivalence; suitability; matching; deal/cope with; reception; compatibility)
成立
せいりつ(formation; come into existence; conclusion [deal]; reach an agreement; approval)
歳月
さいげつ(time; years)
生半可
なまはんか(superficial; half-hearted; shallow)
一編に
いっぺんに(all at once; in an instant)
不信感
不信感(distrust; suspicion)
警戒
警戒(vigilance; caution; alertness)
反撃
はんげき(counterattack/-blow/-offensive)
恐ろしい
terrible; dreadful; surprising; startling
険悪
けんあく(dangerous; perilous; serious/stern expression; hostile attitude)
体系
たいけい(system; organisation; structure)
長期
ちょうき(long-term)
持続
じぞく(continuation; persisting; lasting; duration)
留意
りゅうい(heed; pay attention; pay in mind)
脆く
もろく(quickly [succumb, collapse, etc]; easily; without resistance
修復
しゅうふく(restoration, repair, mending)
躾
しつけ(discipline; training; teaching manners)
疑問
ぎもん(doubt; question; suspicion)
拘束性
こうそくせい(restraint)
罰せられる
ばっせられる(to be punished)
常食
じょうしょく(daily food; regular diet; staple food)
奇人
きじん(eccentric person; oddball)
扱い
あつかい(treatment; service; handling; operation)
同席
どうせき(being present; in attendance with; same rank/seating)
衣食住
いしょくじゅう(necessities for life [food and water])
習慣
しゅうかん(habit)
規範
きはん(norm; standard; example)
違反
いはん(violation; infringement; offense; breach)
制裁
せいさい(sanction; punishment)
至る
いたる(to arrive at [a decision]; to reach [a stage]; to attain; to lead to [a place]; to get to)
指弾
しだん(criticism; blame; rejection; disdain; contempt/flick [of the finger])
浴びる
あびる(to bathe in [water]; bask [in sun]; suffer [an attack]; draw [criticism; attention, praise])
民族
みんぞく(ethnic; race)
異なる
ことなる(differ; diverge; disagree; vary)
制度
せいど(institution; organisation; system)
確立
かくりつ(establishment; settlement)
芸術
げいじゅつ(art)
宗教
しゅうきょう(religion)
現象
げんしょう(phenomenon)
開催
かいさい(hold [conference, exhibition]; opening/hosting [eg: Olympics])
萌芽
ほうが(germination/sprout; early sign; start to appear)
それ故
それゆえ(for that reason)
特徴
とくちょう(feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction)
適当
てきとう(suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit; fair)
柿
かき(Japanese persimmon)
飼育
しいく(breeding; raising; rearing)
雰囲気
ふんいき(atmosphere; mood; ambience; ambiance; aura; feel)
全滅
ぜんめつ(annihilation; complete destruction)
植生
しょくせい (vegetation)
葉柄
ようへい(leaf stalk)
苔
こけ(moss)
可食
かしょく(edible)
飢え死ぬ
うえしぬ(die of hunger/starvation)
枠組み
わくぐみ(framework; outline)
鋳型
いがた(mold; template)
整形
せいけい(orthopedics; plastic/cosmetic surgery; smoothing/shaping; fairing)
遺伝子
いでんし(gene)
安泰
あんたい(peace; security; tranquility)
固定
こてい(fix [in place]; username (slang))
呪縛
じゅばく(binding spell); feel bound by
安逸
あんいつ(ease; idleness; leisureliness)
催促
さいそく(pressing; urging; demanding; demand)
促進
そくしん(promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on)
隠匿
いんとく(concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harbouring)
隠居
いんきょ(retirement; retiree)
匿名
とくめい(anonymity)
謹慎
きんしん(self-restraint/discipline; house arrest; suspension [from work or school])
謹賀新年
きんがしんねん(Happy New Year)
慎重
しんちょう(careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate)
奇怪
きかい(strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious)
怪力
かいりき(superhuman strength)
奇想天外
きそうてんがい(fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable)
狂奔
きょうほん(rushing around; running wild)
奔放
ほんぽう(wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant)
番狂せ
ばんくるわせ(unexpected result; upset; surprise)
壮烈
そうれつ(heroic; brave)
壮観
そうかん(magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view)
烈火
れっか(raging fire; conflagration)
痛烈
つうれつ(severe; bitter; scathing)
涙腺
るいせん(tear gland)
感涙
かんるい(tears of gratitude; deeply moved)
涙をのむ
To choke back on tears; pocket an insult
罵声
ばせい(shouts of abuse, jeers, boos)
激怒
げきど(rage; fury)
怒り心頭に発する
いかりしんとうにはっする(become very angry/furious; fly into a rage)
訃報
ふほう(obituary/news of someone’s death)
冥福
めいふく(heavenly bliss; happiness in the next world)
冥利
みょうり(providence; luck; favour; advantage)
喝采
かっさい(cheers; applause; ovation)
一喝
いっかつ(sharp, loud rebuke; roar; bark)
采配
さいはい(baton [of command])
明瞭
めいりょう(clear; plain; distinct)
一目瞭然
いちもくりょうぜん(obvious; clear as day; plain to see)
憧れる
あこがれる(long/yearn for; be drawn/attracted to)
憧憬
しょうけい(longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration)
造作
ぞうさく(build [a house]; house fixture/fitting; facial features [colloquial])
既知
きち(already known/established)
敬服
けいふく(great admiration; deep respect)
苦虫を噛み潰したよう
にがむしをかみつぶしたよう(sour expression; as if having swallowed a bitter bug)
端緒
たんしょ(start, beginning, first step)
端麗
たんれい(fine-looking, beautiful)
由緒
ゆいしょ(history, pedigree, lineage)
抜粋
ばっすい(extract, excerpt, selection)
抜群
ばつぐん(outstanding, excellent, exceptional)
奇抜
きばつ(unusual, eccentric, unconventional)
純粋
じゅんすい(pure, true, genuine, unmixed)
換骨奪胎
かんこつだったい(adaptation, recasting, rewriting, rehashing)
転換
てんかん(conversion; diversion)
奪回
だっかい(recovery, rescue, recapture)
趣旨
しゅし(gist; meaning; point; intent)
趣向
しゅこう(plan; idea; liking; preference)
要旨
ようし([main] point; gist; key points; essentials; substance; summary; outline; abstract)
披露
ひろう(announcement, presentation, demonstration)
雨露
うろ(rain & dew)
露天
ろてん(open air)
掲載
けいさい(publication, printing, posting)
満載
まんさい(full load; fully packed [with excitement])
千載一遇
せんざいいちぐう(once-in-a-lifetime; golden opportunity; one-in-a-million chance)
狩猟
しゅりょう(hunting)
禁猟
きんりょう(prohibit hunting)
密猟
みつりょう(poaching)
猛獣
もうじゅう(fierce animal; beast of prey)
猛威
もうい(fury, power, menace)
猛烈
もうれつ(fierce, intense, severe)
鳥獣
ちょうじゅう(birds & wild animals; wildlife)
雌雄
しゆう(victory & defeat; male & female)
雄大
ゆうだい(grand; magnificent)
緩慢
かんまん(slow/sluggish; lax; slack)
緩急
かんきゅう(fast & slow [tempo/pace])
緩和
かんわ(relief, mitigation, alleviation)
高慢
こうまん(haughty; arrogant)
怠惰
たいだ(lazy, idle, slothful)
怠慢
たいまん(negligence; carelessness)
惰性
だせい(force of habit; inertia)
卑劣
ひれつ(mean; contemptible)
卑屈
ひくつ(senile, subservient)
優劣
ゆうれつ(merits, quality)
勝手
かって(one’s own convenience; one’s way; selfishness, surroundings; environment; way of doing things, convenience; ease of use, financial circumstances, right hand (in archery); hand that pulls the bowstring, unauthorised/unofficial)
朧月夜
おぼろつきよ(misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon)
先天的
せんてんてき(inborn; innate; inherent; congenital; hereditary)
暴行
ぼうこう(assault; outrage; act of violence, rape [by force]; sexual assault)
鋭敏
えいびん(sharp [eyes, ears, etc.]; keen; acute; sensitive, sharp-witted; shrewd; clever; astute)
正気
しょうき/せいき(sanity; consciousness; soberness/true character; true heart; true spirit)
安寧秩序
あんねいちつじょ(peace and order; law and order)
独り言つ
ひとりごつ(to talk to oneself; to mutter)
気が置けない
easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable
咽喉
いんこう(throat/vital passage; key position)
喉元
のどもと(throat/important part)
喉から手が出る
のどから手が出る([wanting something so badly that] one can almost taste it; a hand reaches out from one’s throat)
梗塞
こうそく(stoppage; blocking; infarct)
要塞
ようさい(fort; stronghold; fortification)
閉塞
へいそく(blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion)
腫瘍
しゅよう(tumour/neoplasia)
胃潰瘍
いかいよう(stomach/gastric ulcer)
腫れ物に触るように
はれ物に触るように(with great caution; gingerly)
名残惜しい
なごりおしい(reluctant [to part])
曖昧
あいまい(vague, ambiguous)
〜三昧
〜ざんまい(being immersed/absorbed in)
嫉妬
しっと(envy, jealousy)
妬む
ねたむ(be jealous of/begrudge)
辣腕
らつわん(shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact)
辛辣
しんらつ(bitter [e.g. criticism]; sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh)
腕が立つ
うでが立つ(to be talented; to be able)
形容詞
けいようし(adjective; i-adjective [in Japanese])
形容動詞
けいようどうし(adjectival noun [in Japanese]; quasi-adjective; nominal adjective; na-, taru-, nari- or tari-adjective)
興味津々
興味しんしん(very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about))
推敲
すいこう(polishing (a piece of writing); improvement; revision; refinement)
凝った
こった(elaborate; exquisite; ornate; refined; sophisticated)
創作
そうさく(creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); original work; (creative) writing, fabrication; fiction; invention)
創作
そうさく(creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); original work; (creative) writing, fabrication; fiction; invention)
裁ち鋏(たちばさみ)
Sewing scissors
しょんぼり
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
平伏(へいふく)
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
お辞儀(おじぎ)
Bowing
炎症(えんしょう)
inflammation; irritation
炎上(えんじょう)
going up in flames, destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
症状(しょうじょう)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
疾患(しっかん)
disease; illness; disorder; condition; ailment
疾患(しっそう)
sprint; dash; scampering
内憂外患(ないゆうがいかん)
troubles both at home and abroad
診察(しんさつ)
medical/physical examination; checkup; consultation
治療(ちりょう)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
診療(しんりょう)
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
息災(そくさい)
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
威勢(いせい)
power; might; authority; influence, spirits; vigor; vigour; energy; boldness
ぞんざいな
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
口調(くちょう)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
錠剤(じょうざい)
pill; lozenge; tablet
手錠(てじょう)
handcuffs; manacles
洗剤(せんざい)
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
煮沸(しゃふつ)
Boiling up
業を煮やす(ごうをにやす)
to lose one’s temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
沸騰(ふっとう)
boiling; seething, becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; agitation; fermentation, soaring (of prices); shooting up
麻酔(ますい)
anaesthesia
快刀乱麻を断つ(かいとうらんまをたつ)
to cut the Gordian knot (to solve a difficult problem in a very direct way by doing something forceful or extreme)
心酔(しんすい)
adoration; admiration; devotion
あるがまま
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated; honest; true; frank; candid
冗漫(じょうまん)
verbosity
散漫(さんまん)
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse; scattered
漫然(まんぜん)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
寡黙(かもく)
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
沈黙(ちんもく)
silence; being silent; quiet; hush, reticence; inaction
沈思黙考(ちんしもっこう)
being lost in deep thought
凡庸(ぼんよう)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
非凡(ひぼん)
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
中庸(ちゅうよう)
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; middle paththe Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books), Golden mean
ぶっきらぼう
curt; blunt; brusque
比較(ひかく)
comparison
睡眠(すいみん)
Sleep
熟睡(じゅくすい)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
永眠(えいみん)
eternal sleep; eternal rest; passing away; death
煩悩(ぼんのう)
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; kleisha
煩雑(はんざつ)
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious; cumbersome
苦悩(くのう)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
肝胆相照らす(かんたんあいてらす)
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one’s heart
肝要(かんよう)
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
落胆(らくたん)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
心理(しんり)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
精神科(せいしんか)
psychiatry; psychiatric department/hospital
設備(せつび)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
好奇心(こうきしん)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
不愉快(ふゆかい)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
遠慮(えんりょ)
reserve; constraint; restraint; modesty; diffidence; hesitation; holding back; discretion; tact; thoughtfulness
内省(ないせい)
introspection; reflection on one’s self
荒天(こうてん)
stormy weather (severe)
嫌疑(けんぎ)
suspicion
捜索(そうさく)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt, legally authorized search of a person, building, etc
捜査(そうさ)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
暗中模索(あんちゅうもさく)
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
逮捕(たいほ)
arrest; apprehension; capture
捕獲(ほかく)
capture; seizure
捕手(ほしゅ)
Catcher (baseball)
刑罰(けいばつ)
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence