語彙

Question 1

暴れる

Answer 1

あばれる

(abareru): to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

Question 2

溢れる

Answer 2

あふれる

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

Question 3

愛着

Answer 3

あいちゃく

attachment; love; covetous affection

Question 4

合間

Answer 4

あいま

interval; break; pause; spare moment

Question 5

曖昧

Answer 5

あいまい

vague; ambiguous; unclear

Question 6

愛らしい

Answer 6

あいらしい

pretty; charming; lovely; adorable

Question 7

愛社

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あいしゃ

devotion to one’s company

Question 8

相性

Answer 8

あいしょう

affinity; compatibility

Question 9

相次いで

Answer 9

あいついで

one after the other; successively

Question 10

愛用

Answer 10

あいよう

favorite; habitually used

Question 11

味付け

Answer 11

あじつけ

seasoning; flavor

Question 12

赤字

Answer 12

あかじ

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

Question 13

飽き

Answer 13

あき

weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness

Question 14

空き地

Answer 14

あきち

vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot

Question 15

諦め

Answer 15

あきらめ

resignation; acceptance; consolation

Question 16

悪化

Answer 16

あっか

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

Question 17

憧れ

Answer 17

あこがれ

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

Question 18

憧れる

Answer 18

あこがれる

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

Question 19

悪影響

Answer 19

あくえいきょう

bad influence; negative influence

Question 20

悪意

Answer 20

あくい

ill will; spite; evil intention; malice; bad meaning

Question 21

悪条件

Answer 21

あくじょうけん

unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions

Question 22

雨水

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あまみず／うすい

rain water

Question 23

甘やかす

Answer 23

あまやかす

to pamper; to spoil

Question 24

案外

Answer 24

あんがい

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen; surprising

Question 25

安易

Answer 25

あんい

easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic; irresponsible; careless; quick (to do)

Question 26

安価

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あんか

low-priced; cheap; inexpensive

Question 27

仰向け

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あおむけ

face up

Question 28

荒い

Answer 28

あらい

rough; wild; violent; rude; coarse; harsh; fierce; heavy (e.g. breathing); immoderate; extravagant; reckless

Question 29

洗い出す

Answer 29

あらいだす

to reveal something by washing the surface; to bring to light; to reveal by investigation

Question 30

予め

Answer 30

あらかじめ

beforehand; in advance; previously

Question 31

争う

Answer 31

あらそう

to compete; to contest; to contend; to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose

Question 32

改める

Answer 32

あらためる

to change; to alter; to revise; to replace; to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve

Question 33

荒れる

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あれる

to be stormy; to be rough; to be ruined; to fall into ruin; to be in a bad temper; to lose one’s temper

Question 34

焦り

Answer 34

あせり

impatience

Question 35

焦る

Answer 35

あせる

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be flustered; to lose one’s presence of mind; to be surprised

Question 36

足を運ぶ

Answer 36

あしをはこぶ

to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to

Question 37

圧勝

Answer 37

あっしょう

complete victory

Question 38

宛

Answer 38

あて

addressed to

Question 39

当てはまる

Answer 39

あてはまる

to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

Question 40

後回し

Answer 40

あとまわし

putting off; postponing

Question 41

後戻り

Answer 41

あともどり

going backward; turning back; backtracking; doubling back; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state

Question 42

あっという間

Answer 42

あっというま

a blink of time

Question 43

厚かましい

Answer 43

あつかましい

impudent; shameless; brazen

Question 44

慌ただしい (awatadashii): busy; hurried; confused; flurried

Question 45

怪しい (ayashii): suspicious; dubious; doubtful; dodgy; suspicious (referring to a potential amorous relation); dangerous (e.g. financial situation); ominous (e.g. weather); strange; shady; fishy​

Question 46

歩み寄る (ayumiyoru): to compromise; to meet halfway​; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach​

Question 47

歩む (ayumu): to walk; to go on foot​

Question 48

鮮やか (azayaka): vivid; bright; brilliant; clear; fresh; vibrant​; skillful; brilliant; beautiful; fine; excellent​

Question 49

倍増 (baizou): double

Question 50

離れ (banare): (suffix) separation from; loss of interest in; independence of; distancing (of oneself) from; disillusionment with; alienation from (something)

Question 51

ばっさり: with a single stroke; resolutely; drastically; completely​

Question 52

別荘 (bessou): holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

Question 53

美術 (bijutsu): art; fine arts​

Question 54

敏感 (binkan): sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible​

Question 55

びっしょり: wet through; drenched​

Question 56

美容院 (biyouin): beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon​

Question 57

募金 (bokin): fund-raising; collection of funds​

Question 58

牧場 (bokujou): farm (livestock); ranch (US); pasture land; meadow; grazing land​

Question 59

膨大 (boudai): huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large​; swelling; expansion

Question 60

防犯 (bouhan): prevention of crime​

Question 61

防災 (bousai): prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster​

Question 62

部員 (buin): staff; member (club, society, etc.)​

Question 63

部下 (buka): subordinate person​

Question 64

ぶかぶか: too large (clothing); baggy; loose-fitting

Question 65

分別 (bunbetsu): separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction​

Question 66

分解 (bunkai): disassembly; dismantling; disaggregating; analysis; disintegrating; decomposing; degrading​

Question 67

分割 (bunkatsu): partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting​

Question 68

文系 (bunkei): humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts

Question 69

文献 (bunken): literature; books (reference); document​

Question 70

文面 (bunmen): content of a letter​

Question 71

分配 (bunpai): division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation​

Question 72

分量 (bunryou): amount; quantity​

Question 73

分担 (buntan): taking on one’s share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment​

Question 74

物資 (busshi): goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies

Question 75

着々と (chakuchaku to): steadily

Question 76

着実 (chakujitsu): steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy​

Question 77

縮める (chidjimeru): to shorten; to reduce; to condense; to shrink​; to make (one’s body) smaller; to draw in (one’s legs); to duck (one’s head)​

Question 78

縮む (chidjimu): to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)​

Question 79

近々 (chikadjika): soon; nearness; before long​

Question 80

近づく (chikazuku): to approach; to draw near; to get close​; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know​

Question 81

蓄積 (chikuseki): accumulation; accumulate; store​

Question 82

散らかす (chirakasu): to scatter around; to leave untidy​

Question 83

地帯 (chitai): area; zone; belt (of land)​

Question 84

知的 (chiteki): intellectual

Question 85

地点 (chiten): site; point on a map; spot​

Question 86

地球温暖化 (chikyuuondanka): global warming​

Question 87

直結 (chokketsu): direct connection; direct link​

Question 88

直後 (chokugo): immediately following​

Question 89

直立 (chokuritsu): standing upright; standing straight

Question 90

直前 (chokuzen): just before​

Question 91

長編 (chouhen): long (e.g. novel, film)​

Question 92

長方形 (chouhoukei): rectangle; oblong​

Question 93

長期間 (choukikan): long period (of time)​

Question 94

彫刻 (choukoku): carving; engraving; sculpture​

Question 95

彫刻家 (choukokuka): engraver; carver; sculptor​

Question 96

長距離 (choukyori): long distance; long haul​

Question 97

調味料 (choumiryou): seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment​

Question 98

調理 (chouri): cooking; food preparation​

Question 99

調整 (chousei): adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing; tailoring​

Question 100

調節 (chousetsu): regulation; adjustment; control​

Question 101

聴衆 (choushuu): audience; attendance; hearers​

Question 102

注意点 (chuuiten): important point; point to make note of​

Question 103

抽象 (chuushou): abstraction

Question 104

中断 (chuudan): interruption; suspension; break​

Question 105

注意深い (chuuibukai): careful

Question 106

忠実 (chuujitsu): faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true​

Question 107

中旬 (chuujun): middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month​

Question 108

中華 (chuuka): Chinese food

Question 109

中継 (chuukei): relay; relay broadcasting

Question 110

駐輪所 (chuurinjo): bicycle parking place​

Question 111

抽選 (chuusen): lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)​

Question 112

大学院 (daigakuin): graduate school

Question 113

大学祭 (daigakusai): university festival; rag day

Question 114

台無し (dainashi): mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin​

Question 115

題名 (daimei): title

Question 116

段取り (dandori): programme; program; plans; arrangements​

Question 117

段階 (dankai): grade; level; stage; class; phase; steps; order; gradation​

Question 118

団結 (danketsu): unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up​

Question 119

だらし無い (darashinai): slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; undisciplined; careless; loose; slack​; weak; feeble; weak-willed; gutless​

Question 120

脱出 (dasshutsu): escape; break-out​; prolapse; proptosis​

Question 121

妥当 (datou): valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable​

Question 122

出来上がる (dekiagaru): to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat)​

Question 123

電源 (dengen): source of electricity; electrical power​; power (button on TV, etc.)​

Question 124

電気屋 (denkiya): electric appliance store​

Question 125

電波 (denpa): radio wave; reception; signal

Question 126

伝染 (densen): contagion; infection​

Question 127

伝達 (dentatsu): transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay; propagation; conduction​

Question 128

でたらめに: nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; hogwash; rubbish

Question 129

土台 (dodai): foundation; base; basis​

Question 130

独占 (dokusen): monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity​; keeping to oneself​

Question 131

読者 (dokusha): reader

Question 132

独身者 (dokushinsha): unmarried person; bachelor

Question 133

道中 (douchuu): during the journey; on the way; while travelling​

Question 134

動機 (douki): motive; incentive​

Question 135

同居 (doukyo): coexistence; living together​

Question 136

同年代 (dounendai): the same generation; coeval​

Question 137

導入 (dounyuu): introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation​

Question 138

動作 (dousa): action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior; execution; actuation; operation; manners​

Question 139

同等 (doutou): equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence​

Question 140

絵本 (ehon): picture book​

Question 141

影響力 (eikyouryoku): influence; clout; leverage​

Question 142

映像 (eizou): image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV)​; video; film; footage​

Question 143

駅前 (ekimae): in front of station

Question 144

延長 (enchou): extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening​

Question 145

円形 (enkei): round shape; circle; circular form​

Question 146

演じる (enjiru): to perform (a play); to play (a part); to act (a part); to commit (a blunder)​

Question 147

円満 (enman): harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble​

Question 148

襟 (eri): collar; lapel; neckband; neck​; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck​

Question 149

不安定 (fuantei): instability; insecurity; crankiness​

Question 150

不調 (fuchou): bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump; out of form​

Question 151

不動産 (fudousan): real estate​

Question 152

不動産屋 (fudousan’ya): real estate agent; realtor​

Question 153

不十分 (fujuubun): insufficient; inadequate; imperfect; shortage​

Question 154

不快 (fukai): displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness​; indisposition; ailment​

Question 155

不可欠 (fukaketsu): indispensable; essential​

Question 156

深まる (fukamaru): to deepen; to heighten; to intensify​

Question 157

深める (fukameru): to deepen; to heighten; to intensify​

Question 158

不完全 (fukanzen): imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective​

Question 159

不機嫌 (fukigen): pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

Question 160

付近 (fukin): neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; environs​

Question 161

不規則 (fukisoku): irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly​

Question 162

副 (fuku): assistant; associate; vice-; sub-; deputy

Question 163

含める (fukumeru): to include (in a group or scope)​; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication)​

Question 164

膨らます (fukuramasu): to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge​

Question 165

膨らむ (fukuramu): to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated​

Question 166

福祉 (fukushi): welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service​

Question 167

複数 (fukusuu): plural; multiple; several​

Question 168

普及 (fukyuu): diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization​

Question 169

不明 (fumei): unclear; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous​; unknown; unidentified​

Question 170

不明瞭 (fumeiryou): dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible​

Question 171

ふもと: foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

Question 172

ふらふら: unsteadily (e.g. on one’s feet); shakily; staggering; tottering; reeling; dizzily; giddily; wavering (in one’s mind); unsteadily; indecisively​

Question 173

触れ合い (fureai): contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching​

Question 174

触れ合う (fureau): to come into contact with; to touch (each other)

Question 175

振り込み (furikomi): payment made via bank deposit transfer​

Question 176

振り向く (furimuku): to turn one’s face; to turn around; to look over one’s shoulder​

Question 177

不良品 (furyouhin): inferior goods; defective product; defective goods​

Question 178

塞ぐ (fusagu): to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth)​; to stand in the way; to obstruct​; to occupy; to fill up; to take up​

Question 179

不採用 (fusaiyou): rejection (of an application)​

Question 180

負担 (futan): burden; load; responsibility​; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering​

Question 181

風 (fuu): appearance; air​

Question 182

不愉快 (fuyukai): unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy​

Question 183

街 (gai): … street; … quarter; … district​

Question 184

外観 (gaikan): outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks​

Question 185

外見 (gaiken): outward appearance​

Question 186

概要 (gaiyou): outline; summary; overview; abridgment; synopsis​

Question 187

学費 (gakuhi): tuition; school expenses

Question 188

学業 (gakugyou): studies; schoolwork; classwork​

Question 189

学年 (gakunen): academic year; school year​

Question 190

学歴 (gakureki): academic background​

Question 191

学生課 (gakuseika): student affairs office​

Question 192

願望 (ganbou): desire; wish; aspiration​

Question 193

頑丈 (ganjou): solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy​

Question 194

頑固 (ganko): stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded​

Question 195

がらがら: with a clatter; with a rattle​

Question 196

がっしり: firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

Question 197

合宿 (gasshuku): lodging together; training camp; boarding house​

Question 198

画用紙 (gayoushi): drawing paper

Question 199

芸能 (geinou): public entertainment; performing arts​; accomplishments; attainments​

Question 200

劇的 (gekiteki): dramatic; exciting; touching​; extreme

Question 201

現代人 (gendaijin): modern person; people of today​

Question 202

現時点 (genjiten): present point (i.e. in history); at the present time​

Question 203

原稿 (genkou): manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution​

Question 204

原理 (genri): principle; theory; fundamental truth​

Question 205

原料 (genryou): raw materials​

Question 206

原作 (gensaku): original work​

Question 207

原産 (gensan): place of origin; habitat​

Question 208

厳守 (genshu): strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance​

Question 209

原則 (gensoku): principle; general rule​

Question 210

減速 (gensoku): deceleration

Question 211

幻想 (gensou): fantasy; illusion; vision; dream​

Question 212

限定 (gentei): limit; restriction​

Question 213

現在地 (genzaichi): present location; current location; “you are here” (on map)​

Question 214

議題 (gidai): topic of discussion; agenda​

Question 215

疑問点 (gimonten): point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt​

Question 216

銀行員 (ginkouin): bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk​

Question 217

ぎりぎり: just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

Question 218

儀式 (gishiki): ceremony; rite; ritual; service​

Question 219

ぎっしり: tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed​

Question 220

ぎざぎざ: notches; serration; indentation; jaggies (stair-step artifacts in computer images)​

Question 221

ごちゃごちゃ: messy; confused; chaotic; disorderly; mixed-up; jumbled up

Question 222

強引 (gouin): overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed​

Question 223

ぐったり: limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

Question 224

後日 (gojitsu): in the future; another day; later​

Question 225

娯楽 (goraku): pleasure; amusement​

Question 226

合同 (goudou): combination; union; incorporation; amalgamation; fusion

Question 227

愚痴 (guchi): idle complaint; grumble​

Question 228

ぐんぐん: rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily​

Question 229

行事 (gyouji): event; function​

Question 230

行列 (gyouretsu): line; queue; procession; parade​

Question 231

幅広い (habahiroi): extensive; wide; broad​

Question 232

蜂 (hachi): bee; wasp

Question 233

蜂蜜 (hachimitsu): honey

Question 234

鉢植え (hachiue): potted plant​

Question 235

破片 (hahen): fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard​

Question 236

背景 (haikei): background; scenery; backdrop; setting; circumstance; context​; backing; support (from behind the scenes)​

Question 237

廃止 (haishi): abolition; repeal​

Question 238

墓参り (hakamairi): visit to a grave​

Question 239

発揮 (hakki): show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation​

Question 240

泊 (haku): counter for nights of a stay​

Question 241

白衣 (hakui): white robe; (doctor’s) white gown​

Question 242

鼻水 (hanamizu): nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot​

Question 243

話し合い (hanashiai): discussion; conference​

Question 244

話し声 (hanashigoe): speaking voice; talking voice​

Question 245

話し手 (hanashite): speaker

Question 246

販売者 (hanbaisha): seller; vendor​

Question 247

反映 (han’ei): reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting​; influence; application (e.g. of an update)​

Question 248

半額 (hangaku): half the amount (of money); half price; half fare​

Question 249

半減 (hangen): reduction by half; halving​

Question 250

恥 (haji): shame; embarrassment; disgrace​

Question 251

反感 (hankan): antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling​

Question 252

半日 (hannichi): half day

Question 253

反発 (hanpatsu): opposition; rebellion; revolt; resistance; backlash; refusal​; rebounding; recoiling; repulsion​

Question 254

張り切る (harikiru): to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point​

Question 255

反論 (hanron): objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument​

Question 256

半数 (hansuu): half the number

Question 257

腹を立てる (hara o tateru): to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one’s temper

Question 258

張り紙 (harigami): paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label​​

Question 259

挟む (hasamu): to hold between (e.g. one’s fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides)​; to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose​; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings); to interpose (e.g. an objection); to interject; to throw in (e.g. a joke)​

Question 260

発散 (hassan): emission; emanation; radiation; diffusion; dispersion​; letting out (feelings); venting​

Question 261

発想 (hassou): idea; conception; way of thinking

Question 262

発送 (hassou): sending; forwarding; shipping​

Question 263

働き手 (hatarakite): worker; breadwinner; supporter​; able person; able man; productive worker​

Question 264

果たす (hatasu): to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do​

Question 265

発言 (hatsugen): statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal​

Question 266

早口 (hayakuchi): fast-talking; rapid talking​

Question 267

早まる (hayamaru): to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be advanced​; to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed

Question 268

流行り (hayari): fashion; fad; vogue; craze​

Question 269

隔てる (hedateru): to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition; to divide​; to interpose; to have between​; to alienate; to estrange​

Question 270

平凡 (heibon): ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished; uneventful​

Question 271

平気 (heiki): coolness; calmness; composure; unconcern​

Question 272

弊社 (heisha): our firm; our company (humble)

Question 273

閉店 (heiten): closing up shop (for the day)​; stopping business; going out of business​

Question 274

変換 (henkan): change; conversion; transformation​

Question 275

変形 (henkei): transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety; deformity; monster​

Question 276

返金 (henkin): repayment

Question 277

返品 (henpin): returned goods; returning purchased goods​

Question 278

返信 (henshin): reply

Question 279

偏食 (henshoku): unbalanced diet​

Question 280

編集 (henshuu): editing; compilation​

Question 281

返送 (hensou): sending back; return to sender​

Question 282

返答 (hentou): reply; answer​

Question 283

非 (hi): (prefix) un-; non-; an-​

Question 284

日当たり (hiatari): exposure to the sun; sunny place​

Question 285

非凡 (hibon): extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious​

Question 286

日々 (hibi): every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)​

Question 287

必着 (hicchaku): must arrive; must be received​

Question 288

日帰り (higaeri): day trip​

Question 289

日頃 (higoro): normally; habitually​

Question 290

引き込む (hikikomu): to pull into; to draw in; to bring in​; to win over

Question 291

引き止める (hikitomeru): to detain; to check; to restrain​

Question 292

引き取る (hikitoru): to take into one’s possession; to receive; to accept; to collect; to claim​; to take (a person) into one’s care; to take custody of; to adopt​

Question 293

引き続き (hikitsuzuki): continuously; continually; without a break​; next; then; after that​

Question 294

引き渡す (hikiwatasu): to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over​

Question 295

引っかかる (hikkakaru): to be caught in; to be stuck in​; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to be involved with​

Question 296

筆記 (hikki): (taking) notes; copying​; writing

Question 297

非公式 (hikoushiki): informal; unofficial​

Question 298

惹く (hiku): to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)​

Question 299

卑怯 (hikyou): cowardice; meanness; unfairness​

Question 300

非難 (hinan): criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach​

Question 301

避難 (hinan): taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven​

Question 302

品質 (hinshitsu): (material) quality​

Question 303

比例 (hirei): proportion

Question 304

広場 (hiroba): plaza; (public) square; piazza; forum; open space

Question 305

広々 (hirobiro): extensive; spacious​

Question 306

広がり (hirogari): spread; span; expanse; extent​

Question 307

広げる (hirogeru): to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden; to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap​

Question 308

秘書 (hisho): (private) secretary​; treasured book; secret book​

Question 309

潜む (hisomu): to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent​

Question 310

筆者 (hissha): writer; author​

Question 311

ひそひそ: in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones

Question 312

密か (hisoka): secret; private; surreptitious​

Question 313

秘する (hisuru): to keep secret; to conceal​

Question 314

ひたすら: intently; single‐mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one’s heart

Question 315

人前 (hitomae): presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others​

Question 316

ひと昔 (hitomukashi): ages; long time; decade; the past ten years​

Question 317

一人残らず (hitorinokorazu): everyone

Question 318

必要不可欠 (hitsuyoufukaketsu): essential; indispensable; imperative; necessary; compelling, vital, critical​

Question 319

冷やす (hiyasu): to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to refrigerate; to calm down; to cool off; to regain one’s composure; to relax​; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)​

Question 320

日差し (hizashi): sunlight; rays of the sun​

Question 321

保護者 (hogosha): guardian; protector; patron; parent​

Question 322

保育園 (hoikuen): nursery school; day nursery; preschool​

Question 323

保育所 (hoikusho): nursery school; nursery​

Question 324

補助 (hojo): assistance; support; aid; help​; subsidy; supplement; subvention; grant-in-aid​

Question 325

歩行 (hokou): walk

Question 326

本番 (honban): performance; take; going before an audience or on-air​; game; season; crucial moment​

Question 327

本業 (hongyou): principal occupation; core business​

Question 328

本格 (honkaku): original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical; genuine​

Question 329

本日 (honjitsu): today

Question 330

本来 (honrai): originally; primarily​; essentially; intrinsically; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself​

Question 331

本社 (honsha): head office; main office; headquarters; parent company; this company; this shrine​

Question 332

本心 (honshin): true feelings​

Question 333

保守 (hoshu): maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation​

Question 334

補足 (hosoku): supplement; complement​

Question 335

細長い (hosonagai): long and narrow​

Question 336

舗装 (hosou): pavement; road surface​

Question 337

欲する (hossuru): to want; to desire

Question 338

包丁 (houchou): kitchen knife; carving knife​

Question 339

報道 (houdou): information; report; journalism; news​

Question 340

放映 (houei): televising; broadcasting; airing​

Question 341

放課後 (houkago): after school​

Question 342

子供たちは、放課後集まって宿題をしている。

Question 343

報告書 (houkokusho): (written) report​

Question 344

方面 (houmen): direction; district; area​

Question 345

方針 (houshin): policy; plan; course; principle; objective​

Question 346

表示 (hyouji): indication; expression; showing; manifestation; demonstration​; display; displaying

Question 347

評論 (hyouron): criticism; critique​

Question 348

表紙 (hyoushi): cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding​

Question 349

異 (i): (prefix) different

Question 350

居場所 (ibasho): whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself​

Question 351

いちいち: one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission; fully; in detail​

Question 352

一段 (ichidan): more; much more; still more; all the more​

Question 353

一段落 (ichidanraku): reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; completing the first stage (of the work)​

Question 354

一面 (ichimen): one face; one surface​; the whole surface​; one aspect; one side​; (on) the other hand​

Question 355

一覧 (ichiran): look; glance; sight; inspection​; summary; list; table; catalog; catalogue​

Question 356

一例 (ichirei): example; an instance​

Question 357

一時休業 (ichijikyuugyou): temporary suspension (of business); brief shutdown

Question 358

著しい (ichijirushii): striking; remarkable; considerable​

Question 359

一助 (ichijo): help; assistance​

Question 360

遺伝 (iden): heredity; (genetic) inheritance​

Question 361

遺伝子 (idenshi): gene; genetic

Question 362

意外性 (igaisei): unpredictability; element of surprise​

Question 363

意義 (igi): meaning; significance​

Question 364

居心地 (igokochi): comfort

Question 365

いい加減 (iikagen): irresponsible; perfunctory; careless​; lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague​; reasonable; moderate

Question 366

言い訳 (iiwake): excuse; explanation

Question 367

意地悪 (ijiwaru): malicious; ill-tempered; unkind​

Question 368

怒り (ikari): anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation​

Question 369

生かす (ikasu): to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)​

Question 370

生き生き (ikiiki): in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically​

Question 371

いきなり: abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

Question 372

生き残る (ikinokoru): to survive​

Question 373

息抜き (ikinuki): taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole​

Question 374

一見 (ikken): look; glimpse; glance​; apparently; seemingly​

Question 375

一気に (ikki ni): in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; without stopping; without pausing; without resting; in one sitting; at a stretch; all at once​

Question 376

一向に (ikkou ni): completely; absolutely; totally​; (not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least​; earnestly; intently; determinedly​

Question 377

移行 (ikou): switching over to; migration; transition​

Question 378

育児 (ikuji): childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing​

Question 379

育成 (ikusei): rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion​

Question 380

いまいち: not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)​

Question 381

印鑑 (inkan): stamp; seal​

Question 382

飲料水 (inryousui): drinking water​

Question 383

印刷物 (insatsubutsu): printed matter​

Question 384

飲食店 (inshokuten): restaurant

Question 385

一方的 (ippouteki): one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary​

Question 386

入れ込む (irekomu): to put in; to place inside; to push into; to stuff into​; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed​

Question 387

入り替える (irikaeru): to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places

Question 388

衣装 (ishou): clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

Question 389

急ぎ (isogi): haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch​

Question 390

一斉に (issei ni): simultaneously; all at once; in unison​

Question 391

傷む (itamu): to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged​

Question 392

意図 (ito): intention; aim; design​

Question 393

嫌々 (iyaiya): unwillingly; grudgingly; reluctantly​

Question 394

意欲 (iyoku): will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)​

Question 395

痛ましい (itamashii): pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad; hurtful​

Question 396

痛める (itameru): to hurt; to injure; to cause pain​; to harm; to damage; to spoil

Question 397

一斉に (issei ni): simultaneously; all at once; in unison​

Question 398

一色 (isshoku): same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing​; one color

Question 399

移転 (iten): moving; relocation; change of address​; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise​

Question 400

一旦 (ittan): once; for a short time; briefly; temporarily

Question 401

一定 (ittei): fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized; regularised; defined; standardized; standardised; certain; prescribed​

Question 402

一転 (itten): complete change; reversal; sudden transformation​

Question 403

居酒屋 (izakaya): izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks​

Question 404

依然 (izen): still; as yet; as it has been

Question 405

事物 (jibutsu): things; affairs​

Question 406

実地 (jicchi): practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice​; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot​

Question 407

自治体 (jichitai): municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body​

Question 408

児童 (jidou): children; juvenile​

Question 409

次回 (jikai): next time (occasion)​

Question 410

事業 (jigyou): project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service​

Question 411

時事 (jiji): events of the day; current affairs​

Question 412

次回 (jikai): next time (occasion)​

Question 413

時間帯 (jikantai): period of time; time slot; time zone​

Question 414

自覚 (jikaku): self-consciousness; self-awareness​

Question 415

実感 (jikkan): real feeling; actual feeling​

Question 416

実験者 (jikkensha): experimenter; researcher​

Question 417

じっくり: deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing​

Question 418

自己 (jiko): self; oneself​

Question 419

時給 (jikyuu): hourly pay; hourly wage​

Question 420

地元 (jimoto): home area; home town​; local

Question 421

人工物 (jinkoubutsu): artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact​

Question 422

人工知能 (jinkouchinou): artificial intelligence; AI

Question 423

人材 (jinzai): capable person; talented person​; human resources; personnel​

Question 424

事例 (jirei): example; precedent; case​

Question 425

自律 (jiritsu): autonomy (philosophy)​; self-control​

Question 426

持参 (jisan): bringing; taking; carrying​

Question 427

自社 (jisha): one’s company; company one works for​

Question 428

実質 (jisshitsu): substance; essence​; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial; essential; tangible​

Question 429

自主 (jishu): independence; autonomy; self-reliance​

Question 430

自習 (jishuu): self-study; teaching oneself

Question 431

実績 (jisseki): achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record​

Question 432

実践 (jissen): practice; putting into practice; implementation​

Question 433

実施 (jisshi): enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters); enactment​

Question 434

自体 (jitai): itself

Question 435

辞退 (jitai): declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race); excusing oneself​

Question 436

時点 (jiten): point in time; occasion​

Question 437

事典 (jiten): encyclopedia; cyclopedia​

Question 438

事前 (jizen): prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

Question 439

慈善 (jizen): charity; philanthropy​

Question 440

持続 (jizoku): continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring

Question 441

じたばた: (kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering​

Question 442

序列 (joretsu): rank; ranking order; hierarchy​

Question 443

助手席 (joshuseki): passenger seat; assistant driver’s seat​

Question 444

上部 (joubu): top part; surface​

Question 445

上半身 (jouhanshin): upper half of (one’s) body; upper body; bust

Question 446

蒸発 (jouhatsu): evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance​

Question 447

上位 (joui): superior (in rank); top; ranking​

Question 448

情景 (joukei): spectacle; sight; scene​

Question 449

上級者 (joukyuusha): advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person​

Question 450

常温 (jouon): normal temperature; room temperature​

Question 451

上陸 (jouriku): landing; disembarkation; landfall​

Question 452

乗車 (jousha): boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)​

Question 453

上司 (joushi): (one’s) superior; (one’s) boss; the higher-ups​

Question 454

上昇 (joushou): rising; ascending; climbing​

Question 455

錠剤 (jouzai): pill; lozenge; tablet​

Question 456

受動的 (judouteki): passive

Question 457

受験生 (jukensei): student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker​

Question 458

受講 (jukou): taking (attending) lectures​

Question 459

塾 (juku): coaching school; cramming school; juku​

Question 460

寿命 (jumyou): life span​

Question 461

順位 (jun’i): order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence​

Question 462

循環 (junkan): circulation; rotation; cycle; loop​

Question 463

順に (jun ni): in order; in turn; one by one​

Question 464

順序 (junjo): order; sequence; procedure​

Question 465

順応 (junnou): adaptation; accommodation; conforming; adjustment​; acclimatization

Question 466

純粋 (junsui): pure; true; genuine; unmixed​

Question 467

受診 (jushin): having a medical examination; seeing a doctor​

Question 468

受賞 (jushou): winning (a prize)​

Question 469

充電 (juuden): charging (electrically)​

Question 470

充実感 (juujitsukan): sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment​

Question 471

充満 (juuman): being filled with; being full of; permeation​

Question 472

柔軟 (juunan): flexible; lithe; soft; pliable​

Question 473

充実 (juujitsu): fullness; completion; perfection; enhancement; improvement; enrichment; upgrading​

Question 474

充実感 (juujitsukan): sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment​

Question 475

住宅地 (juutakuchi): housing district; residential district​

Question 476

重役 (juuyaku): (company) director; executive; top management​; important post; role with heavy responsibilities​

Question 477

課 (ka): lesson; section (in an organization); division; department​; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)​

Question 478

価値観 (kachikan): sense of values; values; value system​

Question 479

課題 (kadai): subject; theme; issue; matter​; homework; assignment​; task; challenge; problem; question​

Question 480

過度 (kado): excessive; immoderate​

Question 481

花粉 (kafun): pollen

Question 482

花粉症 (kafunshou): hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)​

Question 483

輝かしい (kagayakashii): brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)​

Question 484

輝き (kagayaki): brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter​

Question 485

過激 (kageki): extreme; radical​

Question 486

限り (kagiri): limit; limits; bounds​; degree; extent; scope​

Question 487

限りない (kagirinai): eternal; unlimited; endless​

Question 488

嗅ぐ (kagu): to sniff; to smell​

Question 489

下位 (kai): low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)​

Question 490

開封 (kaifuu): opening (an envelope or parcel); breaking the seal; unsealed letter​

Question 491

介護 (kaigo): nursing; care; caregiving; caring​

Question 492

介護施設 (kaigoshisetsu): nursing home; rest home

Question 493

開発 (kaihatsu): development; exploitation​

Question 494

解放 (kaihou): release; unleashing; liberation; emancipation; setting free​

Question 495

開放感 (kaihoukan): sense of space; spaciousness​

Question 496

会員証 (kaiinshou): membership card; membership certificate​

Question 497

開会 (kaikai): opening of a meeting​

Question 498

会見 (kaiken): interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party

Question 499

解決策 (kaiketsusaku): solution; solution strategy​

Question 500

開幕 (kaimaku): raising the curtain​; opening (of an event); start of a season

Question 501

皆無 (kaimu): nonexistent

Question 502

飼い主 (kainushi): shepherd

Question 503

回覧 (kairan): circulation (esp. documents)

Question 504

改良 (kairyou): improvement

Question 505

開催 (kaisai): holding (a conference

Answer 505

exhibition

Question 506

解散 (kaisan): breaking up (e.g. meeting)

Question 507

改正 (kaisei): revision

Question 508

開設 (kaisetsu): establishment

Question 509

解説 (kaisetsu): explanation

Question 510

買い占める (kaishimeru): to buy up

Question 511

解消 (kaishou): cancellation

Question 512

海水浴 (kaisuiyoku): swimming in the ocean

Question 513

回数 (kaisuu): number of times

Question 514

改訂 (kaitei): revision (of text)

Question 515

回転 (kaiten): rotation (usu. around something)

Question 516

開店 (kaiten): opening a new shop

Question 517

回答 (kaitou): reply

Question 518

解約 (kaiyaku): cancellation of contract

Question 519

果実 (kajitsu): fruit

Question 520

過剰 (kajou): excess

Question 521

係 (kakari): charge

Question 522

欠かせない (kakasenai): indispensable

Question 523

欠かす (kakasu): to miss (doing)

Question 524

関わり合う (kakawariau): to get involved or entangled in

Question 525

下記 (kaki): the following

Question 526

夏期 (kaki): summer term (e.g. school)

Question 527

格好つける (kakkou tsukeru): to affect a stylish air

Question 528

隔 (kaku): every other

Question 529

格別 (kakubetsu): particular

Question 530

角度 (kakudo): angle

Question 531

確保 (kakuho): securing

Question 532

各位 (kakui): everyone

Question 533

各自 (kakuji): each (person)

Question 534

確率 (kakuritsu): probability

Question 535

獲得 (kakutoku): acquisition

Question 536

格安 (kakuyasu): cheap

Question 537

歓迎会 (kangeikai): welcome party

Question 538

活発 (kappatsu): lively

Question 539

係 (kakari): charge

Question 540

係員 (kakariin): person in charge

Question 541

駆け抜ける (kakenukeru): to run past from behind

Question 542

拡充 (kakujuu): expansion

Question 543

確信 (kakushin): conviction

Question 544

確定 (kakutei): decision

Question 545

感 (kan): (prefix) feeling

Question 546

叶う (kanau): to come true (of a wish

Answer 546

prayer

Question 547

完備 (kanbi): (being) fully equipped

Question 548

勘違い (kanchigai): misunderstanding

Question 549

加熱 (kanetsu): heating

Question 550

看護 (kango): nursing

Question 551

看護師 (kangoshi): (hospital) nurse

Question 552

感じ取る (kanjitoru): to perceive

Question 553

簡潔 (kanketsu): brevity

Question 554

観光地 (kankouchi): tourist attraction

Question 555

観念 (kannen): idea

Question 556

完璧 (kanpeki): perfect

Question 557

簡略 (kanryaku): simple

Question 558

簡略化 (kanryakuka): simplification

Question 559

観戦 (kansen): watching a (sports) game

Question 560

観測 (kansoku): observation

Question 561

鑑賞 (kanshou): appreciation (of art

Answer 561

music

Question 562

観点 (kanten): point of view

Question 563

勧誘 (kan’yuu): invitation

Question 564

絡む (karamu): to entangle

Question 565

仮に (kari ni): supposing

Question 566

軽々 (karugaru): lightly

Question 567

重なる (kasanaru): to be piled up

Question 568

歌詞 (kashi): song lyrics

Question 569

貸し出し (kashidashi): lending

Question 570

箇所 (kasho): passage

Question 571

加速 (kasoku): acceleration

Question 572

かすか: faint

Question 573

課する (kasuru): to levy

Question 574

肩幅 (katahaba): shoulder width (breadth)

Question 575

傾く (katamuku): to incline toward

Question 576

語りかける (katarikakeru): to make a speech

Question 577

偏る (katayoru): to lean (to one side)

Question 578

片付け (katazuke): tidying up

Question 579

片付く (katazuku): to be put in order

Question 580

過程 (katei): process

Question 581

下等 (katou): inferior

Question 582

活字 (katsuji): printing type

Question 583

活力 (katsuryoku): vitality

Question 584

活躍 (katsuyaku): activity (esp. energetic)

Question 585

可愛がる (kawaigaru): to love

Question 586

変わった (kawatta): another

Question 587

かゆい: itchy

Question 588

飾り付け (kazaritsuke): decoration

Question 589

数々 (kazukazu): many

Question 590

数多く (kazuooku): in great numbers

Question 591

決着 (kecchaku): conclusion

Question 592

気配 (kehai): indication

Question 593

警備 (keibi): defense

Question 594

警備員 (keibihin): guard

Question 595

経営者 (keieisha): manager

Question 596

軽減 (keigen): abatement

Question 597

経費 (keihi): expenses

Question 598

契機 (keiki): opportunity

Question 599

蛍光灯 (keikoutou): fluorescent lamp

Question 600

経理 (keiri): accounting

Question 601

掲載 (keisai): publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper)

Question 602

軽視 (keishi): making light of

Question 603

形式 (keishiki): form (as opposed to substance)

Question 604

計測 (keisoku): measuring

Question 605

携帯 (keitai): something carried (in the hand)

Question 606

毛糸 (keito): knitting wool

Question 607

系統 (keitou): system

Question 608

継続 (keizoku): continuation

Question 609

謙虚 (kenkyo): modest

Question 610

検索 (kensaku): looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

Question 611

検診 (kenshin): physical examination

Question 612

研修 (kenshuu): training (esp. in-service)

Question 613

研修会 (kenshuukai): workshop

Question 614

謙遜 (kenson): modesty

Question 615

決勝 (kesshou): decision of a contest

Question 616

決勝戦 (kesshousen): championship game

Question 617

桁 (keta): column

Question 618

決断 (ketsudan): decision

Question 619

険しい (kewashii): precipitous

Question 620

削る (kezuru): to shave (wood

Answer 620

leather

Question 621

気が重い (ki ga omoi): depressed

Question 622

気が進まない (ki ga susumanai): reluctant to

Question 623

気を落とす (ki o otosu): to be discouraged

Question 624

気を使う (ki o tsukau): to pay attention to another’s needs

Question 625

気を失う (ki o ushinau): to lose consciousness

Question 626

機敏 (kibin): clever

Question 627

規模 (kibo): scale

Question 628

気分転換 (kibuntenkan): change of pace

Question 629

きっちり: exactly

Question 630

気軽 (kigaru): carefree

Question 631

器具 (kigu): utensil

Question 632

期日 (kijitsu): fixed date

Question 633

企画 (kikaku): planning

Question 634

機器 (kiki): device

Question 635

聞き手 (kikite): hearer

Question 636

聞き取る (kikitoru): to catch (a person’s words)

Question 637

気配り (kikubari): care

Question 638

決め付ける (kimetsukeru): to fix upon (one-sidedly)

Question 639

緊張感 (kinchoukan): feeling of tension

Question 640

金魚 (kingyo): goldfish

Question 641

勤務 (kinmu): service

Question 642

近年 (kinnen): recent years

Question 643

近隣 (kinrin): neighborhood

Question 644

絹 (kinu): silk

Question 645

金融 (kinyuu): finance

Question 646

きっぱり: clearly

Question 647

気楽 (kiraku): carefree

Question 648

切り上げる (kiriageru): to close (at a certain point)

Question 649

切り取る (kiritoru): to cut off

Question 650

帰省 (kisei): homecoming

Question 651

貴社 (kisha): your company (honorific)

Question 652

気象 (kishou): weather

Question 653

機種 (kishu): type of equipment

Question 654

競う (kisou): to compete

Question 655

鍛える (kitaeru): to forge

Question 656

規定 (kitei): stipulation

Question 657

刻み込む (kizamikomu): to etch (name

Answer 657

etc.)

Question 658

刻む (kizamu): to mince

Question 659

傷物 (kizumono): defective article

Question 660

個別 (kobetsu): particular case

Question 661

こだわり: obsession

Question 662

拘る (kodawaru): to fuss over

Question 663

孤独 (kodoku): solitude

Question 664

古風 (kofuu): old-fashioned

Question 665

小金 (kogane): small sum of money

Question 666

小柄 (kogara): small build

Question 667

焦げる (kogeru): to burn

Question 668

個人差 (kojinsa): individual differences

Question 669

個々 (koko): individual

Question 670

心地良い (kokochiyoi): comfortable

Question 671

試み (kokoromi): attempt

Question 672

心強い (kokorozuyoi): heartening

Question 673

快い (kokoroyoi): pleasant

Question 674

細やか (komayaka): tender

Question 675

小物 (komono): accessories

Question 676

根元/根本 (kongen): root

Question 677

根性 (konjou): willpower

Question 678

根気 (konki): patience

Question 679

今年度 (konnendo): this year

Question 680

好ましい (konomashii): nice

Question 681

この度 (konotabi): this occasion

Question 682

孤立 (koritsu): isolation

Question 683

個性 (kosei): individuality

Question 684

子育て (kosodate): child rearing

Question 685

応える (kotaeru): to respond

Question 686

個体 (kotai): individual

Question 687

固定 (kotei): fixing (in place)

Question 688

古典 (koten): classic (work

Answer 688

esp. book)

Question 689

言葉遣い (kotobazukai): speech

Question 690

事柄 (kotogara): matter

Question 691

こつこつ: unflaggingly

Question 692

高 (kou): (prefix) high

Question 693

好調 (kouchou): favorable

Question 694

高度 (koudo): altitude

Question 695

行動力 (koudouryoku): ability to take action

Question 696

公演 (kouen): public performance

Question 697

校外 (kougai): out-of-school

Question 698

公害 (kougai): pollution

Question 699

後半 (kouhan): second half

Question 700

高品質 (kouhinshitsu): high quality

Question 701

好印象 (kouinshou): good impression

Question 702

向上 (koujou): elevation

Question 703

恒常 (koujou): constancy

Question 704

公開 (koukai): opening to the public

Question 705

好感 (koukan): good feeling

Question 706

後期 (kouki): latter period

Question 707

高級 (koukyuu): high class

Question 708

交流会 (koukyuukai): gathering

Question 709

項目 (koumoku): item

Question 710

高熱 (kounetsu): high fever

Question 711

光熱費 (kounetsuhi): cost of fuel and lighting

Question 712

好悪 (kouo): likes and dislikes

Question 713

高齢 (kourei): advanced age

Question 714

高齢化 (koureika): population ageing (aging)

Question 715

高齢者 (koureisha): old person

Question 716

小売 (kouri): retail

Question 717

効率 (kouritsu): efficiency

Question 718

公立 (kouritsu): public (institution)

Question 719

効力 (kouryoku): effect

Question 720

工作 (kousaku): handicraft

Question 721

考察 (kousatsu): consideration

Question 722

公正 (kousei): justice

Question 723

光線 (kousen): beam

Question 724

講師 (koushi): lecturer

Question 725

更新 (koushin): renewal

Question 726

公衆 (koushuu): the public

Question 727

高層 (kousou): multistory

Question 728

香水 (kousui): perfume

Question 729

交代 (koutai): alternation

Question 730

肯定 (koutei): affirmation

Question 731

紅葉 (kouyou): autumn colours

Question 732

効用 (kouyou): use

Question 733

口座 (kouza): account (e.g. bank)

Question 734

講座 (kouza): course (e.g. of lectures)

Question 735

構造 (kouzou): structure

Question 736

小遣い (kozukai): pocket money

Question 737

怖がる (kowagaru): to be afraid of

Question 738

苦 (ku): pain

Question 739

砕く (kudaku): to break

Answer 739

to smash

Question 740

くどい: verbose

Question 741

区切り (kugiri): punctuation

Question 742

苦情 (kujou): complaint

Question 743

組み替える (kumikaeru): to rearrange (classes)

Question 744

組み込む (kumikomu): to insert

Question 745

暗闇 (kurayami): darkness

Question 746

繰り返し (kurikaeshi): repetition

Question 747

車椅子 (kurumaisu): wheelchair

Question 748

苦戦 (kusen): hard fight

Question 749

国々 (kuniguni): countries

Question 750

くしゃみ: sneeze

Question 751

くたくた: exhausted

Question 752

空洞 (kuudou): cave

Question 753

空間 (kuukan): space

Question 754

空席 (kuuseki): empty seat

Question 755

空想 (kuusou): daydream

Question 756

悔やむ (kuyamu): to mourn

Question 757

崩す (kuzusu): to destroy

Question 758

客観的 (kyakkanteki): objective

Question 759

客席 (kyakuseki): guest seating (e.g. theater

Answer 759

stadium)

Question 760

拒否 (kyohi): refusal

Question 761

曲線 (kyokusen): curve

Question 762

極端 (kyokutan): extreme

Question 763

強風 (kyoufuu): strong wind

Question 764

教員 (kyouin): teacher

Question 765

強弱 (kyoujaku): strength and weakness

Question 766

強化 (kyouka): strengthening

Question 767

協会 (kyoukai): association

Question 768

教師 (kyoushi): teacher (classroom)

Question 769

恐縮 (kyoushuku): feeling obliged

Question 770

教養 (kyouyou): cultivation

Question 771

共有 (kyouyuu): joint ownership

Question 772

旧 (kyuu): ex-

Question 773

休暇明け (kyuukaake): post-vacation

Question 774

急病 (kyuubyou): sudden illness

Question 775

休業 (kyuugyou): closed (e.g. store)

Question 776

求人 (kyuujin): recruiting

Question 777

休養 (kyuuyou): rest

Question 778

急増 (kyuuzou): rapid increase

Question 779

町並み (machinami): townscape

Question 780

まぶた: eyelid

Question 781

間近 (madjika): proximity

Question 782

窓際 (madogiwa): (at the) window

Question 783

窓口 (madoguchi): ticket window

Question 784

魔法 (mahou): magic

Question 785

前向き (maemuki): front-facing

Question 786

間際 (magiwa): the point just before

Question 787

巻き込む (makikomu): to roll up

Question 788

まく: to scatter

Question 789

真似る (maneru): to mimic

Question 790

満員 (man’in): full house

Question 791

満足度 (manzokudo): (degree of) satisfaction

Question 792

稀 (mare): rare

Answer 792

seldom

Question 793

真っ先 (massaki): the head

Question 794

真っ白 (masshiro): pure white

Question 795

まとめる: to collect

Question 796

目 (me): (suffix) ordinal number suffix

Question 797

目に触れる (me ni fureru)

Question 798

目新しい (meatarashii): original

Question 799

目当て (meate): mark

Question 800

目立つ (medatsu): to be conspicuous

Question 801

恵み (megumi): blessing

Question 802

恵む (megumu): to bless

Question 803

名簿 (meibo): register of names

Question 804

名物 (meibutsu): famous product

Question 805

名産 (meisan): noted product

Question 806

名刺 (meishi): business card

Question 807

明示 (meiji): elucidation

Question 808

明確 (meikaku): clear

Question 809

名門 (meimon): noted family

Question 810

明瞭 (meiryou): clear

Question 811

名所 (meisho): famous place

Question 812

目印 (mejirushi): mark

Question 813

面会 (menkai): meeting (face-to-face)

Question 814

面する (mensuru): to face on

Question 815

目線 (mesen): one’s gaze

Question 816

目覚める (mezameru): to wake up

Question 817

未 (mi): (prefix) not yet

Question 818

見合う (miau): to exchange glances

Question 819

身振り手振り (miburiteburi): gestures

Question 820

密着 (micchaku): close adhesion

Question 821

道案内 (michiannai): guidance

Question 822

導く (michibiku): to guide

Question 823

道のり (michinori): distance

Question 824

乱れる (midareru): to be disordered

Question 825

見出し (midashi): heading

Question 826

見張る (miharu): to stand watch

Question 827

見直す (minaosu): to look at again

Question 828

見慣れる (minareru): to become used to seeing

Question 829

民家 (minka): private house

Question 830

見逃す (minogasu): to miss

Question 831

身の回り (mi no mawari): one’s personal belongings

Question 832

民族 (minzoku): people

Question 833

密閉 (mippei): shutting tightly

Question 834

密接 (missetsu): close (relationship

Answer 834

connection

Question 835

満たす (mitasu): to satisfy (conditions

Answer 835

one’s appetite

Question 836

見通し (mitooshi): unobstructed view

Question 837

見積書 (mitsumorisho): written estimate

Question 838

見積もる (mitsumoru): to estimate

Question 839

見分ける (miwakeru): to distinguish

Question 840

見渡す (miwatasu): to look out over

Question 841

溝 (mizo): ditch

Question 842

持ち出す (mochidasu): to take out

Question 843

持ち込む (mochikomu): to take something into …

Question 844

持ち主 (mochinushi): owner

Question 845

潜る (moguru): to dive (into or under water)

Question 846

模範 (mohan): exemplar

Question 847

模型 (mokei): model

Question 848

木製 (mokusei): wooden

Question 849

目的地 (mokutekichi): place of destination

Question 850

木材 (mokuzai): lumber

Question 851

問題点 (mondaiten): the problem (at issue)

Question 852

物真似 (monomane): mimicry

Question 853

物足りない (monotarinai): unsatisfied

Question 854

盛り上がる (moriagaru): to swell

Question 855

もったいない: wasteful

Question 856

猛 (mou): (prefix): extreme

Question 857

催し (moyooshi): event

Question 858

最寄り (moyori): nearest

Question 859

無 (mu/bu): (prefix) un-

Question 860

無縁 (muen): unrelated

Question 861

無限 (mugen): infinity

Question 862

無意識 (muishiki): unconsciousness

Question 863

無条件 (mujouken): unconditional

Question 864

矛盾 (mujun): contradiction

Question 865

無関係 (mukankei): unrelated

Question 866

無関心 (mukanshin): apathetic

Question 867

昔話 (mukashibanashi): old tale

Question 868

むかつく: to feel irritated

Question 869

向き合う (mukiau): to be opposite

Question 870

無口 (mukuchi): taciturn

Question 871

無給 (mukyuu): unpaid

Question 872

無線 (musen): radio (communication)

Question 873

蒸し暑い (mushiatsui): humid

Question 874

結びつく (musubitsuku): to be related

Question 875

無数 (musuu): innumerable

Question 876

傾らか (nadaraka): gently sloping

Question 877

長続き (nagatsuzuki): lasting long

Question 878

嘆く (nageku): to lament

Question 879

和やか (nagoyaka): mild

Question 880

内 (nai): (suffix) inside

Question 881

内部 (naibu): interior

Question 882

内包 (naihou): connotation

Question 883

内線 (naisen): phone extension

Question 884

中庭 (nakaniwa): courtyard

Question 885

生中継 (namachuukei): live broadcast (radio

Answer 885

TV)

Question 886

滑らか (nameraka): smooth (of a surface)

Question 887

何度も (nandomo): many times over

Question 888

軟弱 (nanjaku): weakness

Question 889

何らか (nanraka): some

Question 890

慣れ (nare): practice

Question 891

成り立つ (naritatsu): to consist of

Question 892

成し遂げる (nashitogeru): to accomplish

Question 893

悩み (nayami): trouble

Question 894

名づける (nazukeru): to name

Question 895

値上がり (neagari): price advance

Question 896

値引き (nebiki): price reduction

Question 897

根っこ (nekko): root (of a plant)

Question 898

寝転がる (nekorogaru): to lie down

Question 899

年度 (nendo): fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan)

Question 900

年金 (nenkin): annuity

Question 901

年内 (nennai): by the end of the year

Question 902

狙う (nerau): to aim at

Question 903

熱する (nessuru): to heat up

Question 904

根強い (nezuyoi): firmly rooted

Question 905

鈍い (nibui): dull (e.g. a knife)

Question 906

日用品 (nichiyouhin): daily necessities

Question 907

濁る (nigoru): to become muddy

Question 908

日課 (nikka): daily lesson

Question 909

憎い (nikui): hateful

Question 910

憎しみ (nikushimi): hatred

Question 911

認識 (ninshiki): recognition

Question 912

偽物 (nisemono): spurious article

Question 913

日数 (nissuu): a number of days

Question 914

荷造り (nizukuri): packing

Question 915

乗り越える (norikoeru): to climb over

Question 916

乗り継ぐ (noritsugu): to connect (with a different flight

Answer 916

train

Question 917

農園 (nouen): plantation

Question 918

納品 (nouhin): delivery of goods

Question 919

濃厚 (nouko): rich (in flavor

Answer 919

color

Question 920

能率 (nouritsu): efficiency

Question 921

農作物 (nousakubutsu): crops

Question 922

農薬 (nouyaku): agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide

Answer 922

herbicide

Question 923

覗く (nozoku): to peek (through a keyhole

Answer 923

gap

Question 924

入会 (nyuukai): admission

Question 925

入会金 (nyuukaikin): initiation fee

Question 926

入金 (nyuukin): deposit

Question 927

入居 (nyuukyo): moving into (house)

Question 928

入居者 (nyuukyosha): tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block)

Question 929

入門 (nyuumon): entering an institution

Question 930

乳製品 (nyuuseihin): dairy products

Question 931

覚え書き (oboegaki): memo

Question 932

落ち込む (ochikomu): to feel down

Question 933

驚き (odoroki): surprise

Question 934

補う (oginau): to compensate for

Question 935

追い返す (oikaesu): to drive away

Question 936

追い求める (oimotomeru): to pursue

Question 937

追い越す (oikosu): to pass (e.g. car)

Question 938

追い抜く (oinuku): to pass (a car)

Question 939

おかしな: ridiculous

Question 940

臆病 (okubyou): cowardly

Question 941

屋外 (okugai): outdoors

Question 942

遅れ (okure): delay

Question 943

奥底 (okusoko): depths

Question 944

思いがけない (omoigakenai): unexpected

Question 945

思い返す (omoikaesu): to re-think

Question 946

思い切り (omoikiri): with all one’s strength

Question 947

思い込み (omoikomi): wrong impression

Question 948

思い立つ (omoitatsu): to set one’s mind on doing

Question 949

思いつき (omoitsuki): plan

Question 950

思いつく (omoitsuku): to think of

Question 951

思い浮かぶ (omoiukabu): to occur to

Question 952

重苦しい (omokurushii): heavy

Question 953

重み (omomi): weight

Question 954

お似合い (oniai): well-matched (esp. of a couple)

Question 955

恩恵 (onkei): grace

Question 956

温厚 (onkou): gentle

Question 957

音量 (onryou): volume (sound)

Question 958

大通り (oodoori): main street

Question 959

大げさ (oogesa): grandiose

Question 960

大声 (oogoe): loud voice

Question 961

大幅 (oohaba): big

Question 962

多く (ooku): many

Question 963

多目に (oome ni): plenty

Question 964

大手 (oote): major company

Question 965

折り返し (orikaeshi): by return

Question 966

折り畳む (oritatamu): to fold up

Question 967

収まる (osamaru): to fit into (a box

Answer 967

frame

Question 968

納める (osameru): to dedicate

Question 969

おしゃれ: smartly dressed

Question 970

惜しい (oshii): regrettable

Question 971

押し付ける (oshitsukeru): to press

Question 972

教わる (osowaru): to be taught (by)

Question 973

お勧め (osusume): recommendation

Question 974

お手本 (otehon): example

Question 975

お手数 (otesuu): trouble

Question 976

お得 (otoku): economical

Question 977

大人しい (otonashii): obedient

Question 978

訪れる (otozureru): to visit

Question 979

欧米 (oubei): Europe and America

Question 980

応募者 (oubosha): applicant

Question 981

応答 (outou): reply

Question 982

親子 (oyako): parent and child

Question 983

および: and

Question 984

来日 (rainichi): arrival in Japan

Question 985

来学期 (raigakki): next semester

Question 986

来場 (raijou): attendance

Question 987

来場者 (raijousha): those attending

Question 988

来年度 (rainendo): next year

Question 989

来店 (raiten): coming to a store (restaurant

Answer 989

bar

Question 990

来店者 (raitensha): visitor (to a shop or restaurant)

Question 991

楽観 (rakkan): optimism

Question 992

欄 (ran): section (e.g. in a newspaper)

Question 993

乱暴 (ranbou): violence

Question 994

冷房 (reibou): cooling

Question 995

例外 (reigai): exception

Question 996

礼儀作法 (reigisahou): etiquette

Question 997

冷水 (reisui): cold water

Question 998

恋愛 (ren’ai): love

Question 999

連休 (renkyuu): consecutive holidays

Question 1000

理解力 (rikairyoku): (power of) understanding

Question 1001

理系 (rikei): science

Question 1002

陸上 (rikujou): (on) land

Question 1003

裏面 (rimen): back

Question 1004

臨時 (rinji): temporary

Question 1005

履歴書 (rirekisho): personal history

Question 1006

立食 (risshoku): stand-up meal

Question 1007

利点 (riten): advantage

Question 1008

論戦 (ronsen): verbal dispute

Question 1009

労働力 (roudouryoku): labor

Question 1010

略す (ryakusu): to abbreviate

Question 1011

力 (ryoku): (suffix) strength

Question 1012

寮 (ryou): hostel

Question 1013

領域 (ryouiki): area

Question 1014

了解 (ryoukai): comprehension

Question 1015

緑茶 (ryokucha): green tea