漢検4級 Flashcards
絶叫
ぜっきょう
scream, shriek, shout, exclamation
巡業
じゅんぎょう
provincial tour
乾燥
かんそう
dryness, aridity, insipidity, dehydration, desiccation
一環
いっかん
link (e.g. a part of a larger plan)
無惨
むざん
cruelty, atrocity, cold-bloodedness, tragedy, misery
陣営
じんえい
camp (group of same ideological beliefs), faction (of political party)、military camp, encampment, cantonment
交響曲
こうきょうきょく
symphony
趣意
しゅい
main meaning, opinion, idea, aim, motive, gist, meaning
兼務
けんむ
holding two posts concurrently
詳述
しょうじゅつ
detailed explanation
厳戒
げんかい
strict guard
押収
おうしゅう
seizure, confiscation
草稿
そうこう
notes, draft, draught, manuscript
起稿
きこう
drafting, draughting
為替
かわせ
exchange (e.g. foreign)
獲得
かくとく
acquisition, possession
偉大
いだい
greatness
仰せ
おおせ
statement, command, wishes (of a superior)
伺候
しこう
waiting upon (someone)
監修
かんしゅう
editorial) supervision, general editorship、supervising director (of anime, TV series etc.
惨め
みじめ
miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable
盗掘
とうくつ
illegal digging, illegal mining, grave robbing, tomb robbing
舟遊び
ふなあそび
boating, sailing
一介
いっかい
mere, only a …
誇示
こじ
ostentation, display
稲刈り
いねかり
rice reaping, rice harvesting
煮物
にもの
food cooked by boiling or stewing
逆襲
ぎゃくしゅう
counterattack
依拠
いきょ
dependence
吹雪
ふぶき
snow storm, blizzard
床柱
とこばしら
alcove post
打撃
だげき
blow, shock, strike, damage、batting (baseball)
布陣
ふじん
battle formation, lineup
茶菓子
ちゃがし
tea cakes
詳報
しょうほう
full report, particulars
末恐ろしい
すえおそろしい
ominous, likely to grow worse
繰り返す
くりかえす
to repeat, to do something over again
無為
むい
idleness, inactivity
更衣室
こういしつ
locker room, changing room, dressing room
相違
そうい
difference, discrepancy, variation
刈る
かる
to cut (hair), to mow (grass), to harvest, to clip, to shear, to reap, to trim, to prune
攻勢
こうせい
offensive (movement), aggression
波及
はきゅう
spread, extension, influence, aftereffect, ripple
執筆
しっぴつ
writing (e.g. as a profession)
舟運
しゅううん
transportation by water (i.e. by ship)
介助
かいじょ
help, assistance, aid
温床
おんしょう
hotbed, breeding ground
仰ぐ
おおぐ
to look up (at), to look up (to), to respect, to revere, to ask for, to seek, to turn to someone, to depend on
詳解
しょうかい
detailed explanation
帰依
きえ
devotion, (religious) conversion
殖産
しょくさん
production increase, enhancement of one’s fortune
陣痛
じんつう
labour pains, labor pains, birth pains, contractions
占拠
せんきょ
occupation (e.g. of territory), exclusive possession
脂肪
しぼう
fat, grease, blubber
趣
おもむき
meaning, tenor, gist
誇大
こだい
exaggeration, hyperbole
一握
いちあく
handful
称呼
しょうこ
appellation, designation
空襲
くうしゅう
air-raid
偉ぶる
えらぶる
to put on airs, to swagger, to act self-importantly
近況
きんきょう
recent state, present state, present condition, current status, current circumstances
獣肉
じゅうにく
animal flesh
戯曲
ぎきょく
play, drama
円陣
えんじん
forming a circle, circular formation (orig. in battle), huddle, ring
薬剤
やくざい
medicine, drug
背丈
せたけ
stature, height
ステップ 14
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奥義
おうぎ
secrets, mysteries, esoterica, hidden purpose
芋掘り
いもほり
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing)
称号
しょうごう
title, name, degree
誇張
こちょう
emphase, exagération
激震
げきしん
severe earthquake
恐怖
きょうふ
fear, dread, dismay, terror, horror, scare, panic
吹鳴
すいめい
blowing (a whistle)
悲惨
ひさん
disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched, pitiful, woeful
反抗
はんこう
opposition, resistance, insubordination, defiance, hostility, rebellio
作為
さくい
artificiality、act, commission (of a crime)
奥底
おくそこ
depths, bottom (of one’s heart)
恵与
けいよ
presentation, giving, bestowing
沼地
ぬまち
marshland, wetland, swampland
戒告
かいこく
admonition, warning, caution
称賛
しょうさん
praise, admiration, commendation, approbation
乾季
かんき
dry season
興趣
きょうしゅ
interest (in something)
儀典
ぎてん
ceremony, rite, ritual, service
御中
おんちゅう
and Company, Messrs, for the attention of …
巨万
きょまん
huge fortune, millions
依存
いそん
dependence, dependent, reliance
双肩
そうけん
shoulders
堅苦しい
かたくるしい
formal, strict, ceremonious, stiff
尽かす
つかす
to use completely, to use up, to exhaust
襲来
しゅうらい
invasion, raid, attack, visitation (of a calamity)
偉力
いりょく
power, might, authority, influence
刺客
しかく
assassin、to assassinate
迎撃
げいげき
intercept, interception, counter attack
掘削
くっさく
digging out, excavation
臨終
りんじゅう
deathbed, dying hour, one’s death
維持
いじ
maintenance, preservation, improvement
出陣
しゅつじん
departure for the front
惨事
さんじ
disaster, horrible accident
包含
ほうがん
to include, to comprise, to contain, to implicate
芝生
しばふ
lawn
軒下
のきした
under the overhang of a Japanese roof
傾斜
けいしゃ
inclination, slant, slope, bevel, list, dip
援護
えんご
covering, protection, backing, relief
御意
ぎょい
your will, your pleasure
陰影
いんえい
shadow, gloom
元凶
げんきょう
ringleader, main culprit
進退伺い
しんたいうかがい
informal resignation, unofficial resignation
才色兼備
さいしょくけんび
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
発汗
はっかん
sweating, perspiration
恵贈
けいぞう
presentation
獣類
じゅうるい
beasts, mammals
追及
ついきゅう
investigation (e.g. into someone’s guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down
里芋
さといも
taro (Colocasia esculenta), dasheen, eddo
木枯らし
こがらし
cold wintry wind
驚天動地
きょうてんどうち
astounding, startling, world-shaking, amazing, earth-shattering
投稿
とうこう
contribution, submission, posting (e.g. to a newsgroup or mailing list)
召致
しょうち
calling together
豪勢
ごうせい
luxury, magnificence, extravagance
押印
おういん
affixing one’s seal
感触
かんしょく
feel (i.e. tactile sensation), touch, feeling, sensation, texture (e.g. food, cloth)
一軒家
いっけんや
house, detached house, single house
駆ける
かける
to run (race, esp. horse), to dash、to gallop (one’s horse), to canter、to advance (against one’s enemy)
凶作
きょうさく
bad harvest, poor crop
屈指
くっし
leading, foremost, preeminent, outstanding, one of the best
震災
しんさい
earthquake disaster
言及
げんきゅう
reference, allusion
援軍
えんぐん
reinforcement
寂然
せきぜん
lonely, desolate、forlornness, desolation
鋭角
えいかく
acute angle
歳末
さいまつ
year end
交響楽
こうきょうがく
symphony (orchestra)
通称
つうしょう
popular name, nickname, alias
盛況
せいきょう
success, prosperity
試掘
しくつ
prospecting, trial digging
ステップ 17
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ステップ 2
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惨敗
ざんぱい
ignominious defeat, crushing failure, utterly beaten, overwhelming defeat
屈強
くっきょう
robust, brawny, muscular, strong, sturdy
兼行
けんこう
doing simultaneously
木陰
こかげ
shade of tree, bower
召集
しょうしゅう
convening, calling together (e.g. parliament)
恵方
えほう
favourable direction, favorable direction, lucky direction
距離
きょり
distance, range
暇つぶし
ひまつぶし
waste of time, killing time
原稿
げんこう
manuscript, copy
彩り
いろどり
coloring, colouring, coloration, colouration, assortment, color scheme, colour scheme, makeup
耐震
たいしん
severe earthquake
援助
えんじょ
assistance, aid, support
壱
いち
one (in documents)
項目
こうもく
(data) item, entry
堅持
けんじ
holding on to, sticking to
含有
がんゆう
contain, include
皆無
かいむ
nonexistent, nil, none, nothing (at all), bugger-all
有為転変
ういてんぺん
mutability (of worldly affairs), fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)
監察
かんさつ
inspection, inspector
脱脂
だっし
removal of fat
仕込み
しこみ
training, education, upbringing
更衣
こうい
changing one’s clothes
緯度
いど
latitude (nav.)
刀剣
とうけん
sword, dagger, knife, bayonet
箱詰め
はこづめ
packed in a box (e.g. chocolates)
内需
ないじゅ
domestic demand
遊戯
ゆうぎ
game, play, sports
ステップ 15
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年越し
としこし
New Year’s Eve, end of the year
陰性
いんせい
negative
不可侵
ふかしん
inviolability, sacredness, nonaggression
侵犯
しんぱん
violation, invasion, infringement
雲隠れ
くもがくれ
disappearance
業を煮やす
ごうをにやす
to lose one’s temper, to be exasperated, to become irritated
要項
ようこう
important points, main points
枯れ枝
かれえだ
dead branch (or twig, etc.), withered branch
狂気
きょうき
madness, insanity
脚注
きゃくちゅう
footnote
傾注
けいちゅう
devotion, concentration
狂喜
きょうき
wild joy, ecstasy
遠距離恋愛
えんきょりれんあい
long distance relationship
煮豆
にまめ
cooked beans
軒灯
けんとう
lamp or electric light at the eaves of a house, door light
血縁
けつえん
blood relative or relationship, consanguinity
増殖
ぞうしょく
increase, multiplication, propagation
精彩
せいさい
brilliance, luster, lustre, colorfulness, colourfulness、vividness, life
先駆
せんく
forerunner, pioneer, precursor、herald
必需
ひつじゅ
necessary
介護
かいご
nursing, care, caregiving, caring
記載
きさい
record, statement, description, mention, listing, registration, booking, entry
印鑑
いんかん
stamp, seal
傾倒
けいとう
admiration, adoration, concentration on, idolizing, idolising
芝草
しばくさ
lawn, sod, turf
車間距離
しゃかんきょり
distance between two trains or vehicles
慎重
しんちょう
careful, cautious, prudent, discreet, deliberate
互恵
ごけい
reciprocity, mutual benefit
糸繰り
いとくり
reel, spinner
瞬発
しゅんぱつ
instantaneous
慎む
つつしむ
to be careful, to be discreet、to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing), to abstain
祈願
きがん
prayer, supplication
分遣
ぶんけん
detachment, detail
不振
ふしん
dullness, depression, slump, stagnation
玄関
げんかん
entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, foyer, entryway, mud room
鳥獣
ちょうじゅう
birds and wild animals, wildlife
誇称
こしょう
boasting, exaggeration
肩幅
かたはば
shoulder width (breadth)
採掘
さいくつ
mining
巡回
じゅんかい
going around, patrol, round, tour
介入
かいにゅう
intervention
奇想天外
きそうてんがい
fantastic idea, bizarre
互い違い
たがいちがい
alternate, alternation
和敬清寂
わけいせいじゃく
harmony, respect, purity and tranquility, the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
鎖骨
さこつ
collarbone, clavicle
大気圏
たいきけん
the atmosphere
鉛筆
えんぴつ
pencil
奥社
おくしゃ
rear shrine (located behind the main shrine, but dedicated to the same deity)
枯朽
こきゅう
Wither, die
狩人
かりゅうど
hunter
儀礼
ぎれい
etiquette, courtesy
確執
かくしつ
discord, antagonism
尋ねる
たずねる
to ask, to enquire, to inquire、to search, to look for, to look into, to investigate
強豪
きょうごう
veteran, champion
御殿
ごてん
palace, court
目撃
もくげき
witnessing, observing, sighting
趣向
しゅこう
plan, idea, design, plot
威勢
いせい
power, might, authority
ステップ 9
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不詳
ふしょう
unknown, unidentified, unspecified
勧める
すすめる
to recommend, to advise, to encourage, to offer (wine)
焼き芋
やきいも
roasted sweet potato, baked sweet potato
精鋭
せいえい
elite, picked, powerful, efficient
呉越同舟
ごえつどうしゅう
bitter enemies (placed by fate) in the same boat
恐縮
きょうしゅく
feeling obliged, being grateful, being thankful, being sorry, being ashamed
汚物
おぶつ
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine), muck, waste, garbage, dirt, dust
ステップ 5
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皆勤
かいきん
perfect attendance
朱肉
しゅにく
thick red ink (used for signature seals), red ink pad, vermillion ink, cinnabar ink
薪能
たきぎのう
noh theater performed at night by a fire
綿菓子
わたがし
cotton candy
殖やす
ふやす
to increase, to add to, to augment
縁起
えんぎ
omen, sign of luck、origin, causation
詳細
しょうさい
detail, particulars
出迎え
でむかえ
meeting, reception
お巡りさん
おまわりさん
police officer
仰天
ぎょうてん
being amazed, being horrified, being taken aback
柔順
じゅうじゅん
obedient, gentle, meek, submissive, docile
浸透
しんとう
permeation, penetration, soaking
乳菓
にゅうか
emulsion
香典
こうでん
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money), funeral offering, condolence gift, incense money
警戒
けいかい
vigilance, precaution, watch, lookout, alertness
統御
とうぎょ
control
陰惨
いんさん
sadness and gloom
光彩
こうさい
brilliance, splendour, splendor
愛称
あいしょう
pet name, nickname, name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
憶説
おくせつ
hypothesis, speculation, surmise, conjecture
尋常
じんじょう
common, usual
浸出
しんしゅつ
infiltration, permeation, exudation, percolation, effusion, extraction
畳語
じょうご
syllable repetition (indicating plurals)
鑑賞
かんしょう
appreciation (e.g. of art), aesthetic sense
射撃
しゃげき
firing, shooting, fire, gunshot, marksmanship
振動
しんどう
oscillation, vibration
屈従
くつじゅう
servile submission, subservience
震源
しんげん
hypocentre (of an earthquake), hypocenter
芋版
いもばん
stamp made with a potato
返り咲き
かえりざき
comeback (e.g. in business), reinstatement
抵抗
ていこう
resistance, opposition, standing up to
下剤
げざい
laxative
圏内
けんない
within the sphere
汚水
おすい
filthy water, sewage
威張る
いばる
to put on airs, to act big, to throw one’s weight about, to be overbearing, to be domineering, to be bossy, to be pushy, to be proud, to be haughty, to be arrogant, to swagger, to boast, to brag
勧進
かんじん
temple solicitation
較差
かくさ
range
彩雲
さいうん
glowing clouds
客扱い
きゃくあつかい
hospitality
召喚
しょうかん
summons, summonsing, citation, subpoena, arraigning, calling, summoning
恒星
こうせい
fixed) star (i.e. not a planet, meteorite, etc.
注釈
ちゅうしゃく
notes, comment, remark, annotation
太鼓
たいこ
drum
講釈
こうしゃく
lecture, exposition
利殖
りしょく
money-making
奇異
きい
odd, strange, wonderful
歳入
さいにゅう
annual revenue (government), annual income (government), budget receipts
発掘
はっくつ
excavation, exhumation
重畳
ちょうじょう
placed one upon another, piled up、superimposition, superposition
訓戒
くんかい
warning, admonition, lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
丈余
じょうよ
over ten feet
奥地
おくち
interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
柔弱
にゅうじゃく
weakness, effeminacy, enervation
紫
むらさき
purple, violet
沼沢
しょうたく
marsh, swamp
甘受
かんじゅ
submission to, putting up with
剣豪
けんごう
master fencer
打てば響く
うてばひびく
to be responsive, to show immediate results
威儀
いぎ
dignity, majesty, dignified manner
水彩画
すいさいが
watercolor painting, watercolour painting
丈夫
じょうぶ
healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable
影像
えいぞう
silhouette
床下
ゆかした
under the floor
丸刈り
まるがり
close clipping
秀才
しゅうさい
prodigy
意気込み
いきごみ
ardor, enthusiasm
縁談
えんだん
marriage proposal, engagement
矛盾
むじゅん
contradiction, inconsistency
調剤
ちょうざい
compounding medicine
憶測
おくそく
guess, speculation, supposition
魚介
ぎょかい
marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
斜線
しゃせん
oblique line, forward slash
尽日
じんじつ
last day of the month (year), New Year’s Eve, all day long
維新
いしん
reformation, revolution, renewal
ステップ 18
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修飾
しゅうしょく
ornamentation, embellishment, decoration, adornment, polish up (writing)
兼職
けんしょく
pluralism, plurality, concurrent post
論拠
ろんきょ
grounds of an argument
論旨
ろんし
point of an argument, drift of an argument
人為
じんい
human work, human agency, art, artificiality
脚本
きゃくほん
script, screenplay, scenario
舟歌
ふなうた
sailor’s song, boat song, shanty
樹脂
じゅし
resin, rosin
深奥
しんおう
esoteric doctrines, mysteries
浸水
しんすい
inundation, submersion, flood
斜陽
しゃよう
setting sun, declining
触角
しょっかく
feeler, antenna
襲名
しゅうめい
succession to another’s professional name
木剣
ぼっけん
bokken, wooden sword
駆る
かる
to drive (car), to spur on, to impel
未詳
みしょう
unknown, unidentified
駆使
くし
to use freely, to make free use of, to have good command (e.g. of a language)
雌犬
めすいぬ
bitch, female dog
監視
かんし
monitoring, watching, observation, surveillance, guarding, inspection
威圧
いあつ
coercion, overpowering、to overpower, to overawe, to daunt
含味
がんみ
taste, thinking over carefully
事項
じこう
matter, item, facts
脱却
だっきゃく
ridding oneself, freeing oneself of, growing out of
製菓
せいか
confectionery production, baking (e.g. pastries, sweets)
汚点
おてん
stain, blot, flaw, disgrace
斜面
しゃめん
slope, slanting surface, bevel
陰干し
かげぼし
drying in the shade
脂質
ししつ
lipid, fats, adipose
児戯
じぎ
mere child’s play
雌雄
しゆう
male and female (animal)
理不尽
りふじん
unreasonable, irrational, outrageous, absurd
剣
つるぎ
sword (originally esp. a doubled-edged sword), sabre, saber, blade
執刀
しっとう
performing a surgical operation
驚異
きょうい
wonder, miracle
舟航
しゅうこう
boating, sailing
封鎖
ふうさ
blockade、freezing (funds)
駆動
くどう
driving force
色彩
しきさい
colour, color, hue, tints
金環
きんかん
gold ring
悪鬼
あっき
evil spirit, demon, devil
皆済
かいさい
settlement
朱筆
しゅひつ
red-ink brush
旬刊
じゅんかん
published every ten days
迎え火
むかえび
welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)
甘味料
かんみりょう
sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.), sweetening agent, sweetening
休暇
きゅうか
holiday, day off, furlough, absence (from work)
ステップ 13
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生殖
せいしょく
reproduction
依頼
いらい
request, commission, dispatch, despatch
冷や汗
ひやあせ
cold sweat
盾
たて
shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext
交歓
こうかん
exchange of courtesies (cordialities), fraternization, fraternisation
浸入
しんにゅう
permeation of liquid or gas
斜め
ななめ
slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique、unusual, slanted (view of the world), bad (mood)
寝坊
ねぼう
sleeping in late, oversleeping
巨頭
きょとう
leader, magnate
狂騒
きょうそう
mania, wild excitement
線香
せんこう
incense stick
駆け込み
かけこみ
last-minute rush, stampede
鎖国
さこく
national isolation, exclusion of foreigners
失脚
しっきゃく
losing one’s standing, being overthrown, falling
芝刈り
しばかり
lawn mowing
好奇
こうき
inquisitiveness
紫電
しでん
purple lightning, flash, swordflash
襲撃
しゅうげき
attack, charge, raid
気丈
きじょう
stout-hearted, firm
兼業
けんぎょう
side line, second business
鑑定
かんてい
judgement, judgment, expert opinion, appraisal
依然
いぜん
still, as yet, as it has been
根拠
こんきょ
basis, foundation
相互
そうご
mutual, reciprocal
奇術
きじゅつ
magic, conjuring, sleight of hand, legerdemain
荒天
こうてん
stormy weather
返却
へんきゃく
return of something, repayment
歳費
さいひ
annual expenditure
介在
かいざい
mediation, interposition, intervention
漁獲
ぎょかく
fishing, catch, haul
暇人
ひまじん
person with a lot of free time on their hands, person of leisure, idler
紅葉狩り
もみじがり
autumn-leaf viewing, fall-leaf viewing
狭まる
せばまる
to narrow, to contract
侵す
おかす
to invade, to raid, to violate (airspace, etc.), to intrude, to trespass
威力
いりょく
power, might, authority, influence
巡る
めぐる
to go around
応召
おうしょう
respond to a call for military service, being called to the colours (colors)
戒名
かいみょう
posthumous Buddhist name
行儀
ぎょうぎ
manners, behavior, behaviour
盾突く
たてつく
to oppose, to resist, to defy
名鑑
めいかん
directory, list
握り拳
にぎりこぶし
clenched fist
歓呼
かんこ
acclamation, jubilation
汗水たらして
あせみずたらして
dripping with sweat, doing something by the sweat of one’s brow
鬼才
きさい
wizard, genius, great talent
北極圏
ほっきょくけん
Arctic Circle, the Arctic
風刺
ふうし
satire, irony, sarcasm
刈り入れ
かりいれ
harvest
名刺
めいし
business card
先鋭
せんえい
radical, acute, sharp
凶器
きょうき
dangerous weapon, lethal weapon, deadly weapon
鼓吹
こすい
inspiration, advocacy, encouragement
柔和
にゅうわ
gentleness, mildness, meekness
香水
こうすい
perfume
山奥
やまおく
deep in the mountains, mountain recesses
振る舞い
ふるまい
behavior, behaviour, conduct
深更
しんこう
middle of the night, dead of night, midnight
脂汗
あぶらあせ
cold sweat, greasy sweat
芝居
しばい
play, drama
秀でる
ひいでる
to excel, to surpass
冷菓
れいか
chilled sweets, ices, ice cream
決壊
けっかい
break (rip) down
積載
せきさい
lading, loading, carrying
流儀
りゅうぎ
style, fashion、school (e.g. of poetry)
栄枯
えいこ
vicissitudes, ups and downs
載録
さいろく
recording, transcription
ステップ 3
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拠点
きょてん
position, location, base, point
淡彩
たんさい
light colouring, light coloring
紫煙
しえん
purple smoke, tobacco smoke
尽力
じんりょく
efforts, assistance
捕獲
ほかく
capture, seizure
無尽蔵
むじんぞう
inexhaustible supply
乱獲
らんかく
excessive fishing, overfishing, overhunting, excessive taking
執行
しっこう
execution, carrying out, performance, enforcement, exercise, service
生煮え
なまにえ
half-cooked, rare
握手
あくしゅ
handshake
脚
あし
leg、bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji
薪水
しんすい
fuel and water, firewood and water、gathering firewood and drawing water, kitchen work, housework
瞬く
またたく
to twinkle (e.g. stars), to flicker, to waver
抗争
こうそう
dispute, resistance
朱色
しゅいろ
vermilion, scarlet
誇り
ほこり
pride, boast
軍需
ぐんじゅ
munitions, military stores
鉛管
えんかん
lead pipe
損壊
そんかい
damage, destruction
恒常
こうじょう
constancy
歳出
さいしゅつ
annual expenditure
縦横無尽
じゅうおうむじん
freely, right and left, as one pleases
歓送
かんそう
hearty send-off
巨漢
きょかん
giant
鉱床
こうしょう
mineral deposit, ore deposit
引き継ぎ
ひきつぎ
taking over, handing over, transfer of control, inheriting, passing on the baton
皆目
かいもく
entirely
尋問
じんもん
cross-examination, interrogation, questioning
かんで含める
かんでふくめる
in an easy-to-understand manner, in a very kind and detailed way
脚色
きゃくしょく
dramatization (e.g. film), dramatisation
謹慎
きんしん
penitence, discipline, house arrest
秀逸
しゅういつ
excellence
富豪
ふごう
wealthy person, millionaire
別項
べっこう
special heading, separate paragraph
凶事
きょうじ
calamity, misfortune
陰気
いんき
gloom, melancholy
箇所
かしょ
passage, place, point, part
ステップ 4
ー ー ー
枯れ野
かれの
desolate field
草刈り
くさかり
mowing, mower
歓談
かんだん
pleasant talk, chat
野獣
やじゅう
beast, monster, wild animal
剣舞
けんぶ
sword dance
余儀
よぎ
another method, another problem
仰角
ぎょうかく
angle of elevation
寸暇
すんか
moment’s leisure, free minute
祈雨
きう
Pray for rain
髪飾り
かみかざり
hair ornaments
秀歌
しゅうか
splendid tanka or waka
消却
しょうきゃく
erasure, paying back debt, effacement
環視
かんし
looking around, looking about
触覚
しょっかく
sense of touch
繰り延べ
くりのべ
postponement
旨
むね
center (centre), pillar, principle、purport, gist, drift, meaning
思い込み
おもいこみ
wrong impression, subjective impression, assumption, prejudice
交互
こうご
mutual, reciprocal, alternate
泥沼
どろぬま/でいしょう
bog, marsh, swamp, quagmire, morass
侵害
しんがい
infringement, violation, trespass, impairment
鋭利
えいり
sharpness
震動
しんどう
shock, tremor, impact, vibration
振興
しんこう
promotion, encouragement
総監
そうかん
inspector general, commissioner
下旬
げじゅん
month (last third of)
連載
れんさい
serialization, serialisation, serial story
典雅
てんが
grace, elegance, refined, classic
狭量
きょうりょう
narrow-mindedness
駆け回る
かけまわる
to run around, to bustle about
執念
しゅうねん
tenacity, implacability
黒鉛
こくえん
graphite
音響
おんきょう
sound, noise, echo, acoustics
寂滅
じゃくめつ
nirvana、death
戒律
かいりつ
(religious) precept, discipline, commandment, mitzvah
煙突
えんとつ
chimney, smokestack, funnel (of a ship), stovepipe
鑑識
かんしき
judgement, judgment, discernment, discrimination, having eye for
小高い丘
こだかいおか
small hill, low hill, hillock
転載
てんさい
reprinting
やり繰り
やりくり
making do, getting by (somehow), managing
更かす
ふかす
to sit up late
瞬時
しゅんじ
moment, instant
幾日
いくにち
how many days?, what day (of month)?
雅量
がりょう
magnanimity, generosity, tolerance
健脚
けんきゃく
good walker
屈む
かがむ
to stoop, to lean over, to bend down, to crouch
ステップ 8
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監禁
かんきん
confinement
地球儀
ちきゅうぎ
globe (map)
攻撃
こうげき
attack, strike, offensive
陣地
じんち
(military) encampment, position
水浸し
みずひたし
flooded out, submersion
養殖
ようしょく
aquaculture (e.g. fish, shellfish, seaweed), culture (e.g. pearls), raising, cultivation
偉容
いよう
dignity, majestic appearance
薪拾い
たきぎひろい
firewood gathering
千尋
せんじん
great depth, bottomless、great height
紫外線
しがいせん
ultra-violet rays
不況
ふきょう
recession, depression, slump
迎春
げいしゅん
New Year’s greetings
大奥
おおおく
inner palace (in Edo Castle), palace’s ladies chambers, shogun’s harem
柔軟
じゅうなん
flexible, lithe, soft, pliable
救援
きゅうえん
relief, rescue, reinforcement
鑑査
かんさ
inspection, audit, judgement, judgment
戯れる
たわむれる
to be playful, to gambol, to be amused (with something), to play, to sport, to frolic, to joke
撃退
げきたい
repulse, repel (i.e. the enemy)
光輝
こうき
brightness, splendour, splendor
朱印
しゅいん
red seal
獣道
けものみち
animal trail
偏狭
へんきょう
narrow-mindedness, intolerance, illiberality, narrowness
惨劇
さんげき
tragedy, tragic event
縁故
えんこ
relation, connection, affinity
駆け足
かけあし
running fast, double time
ステップ 11
ー ー ー
手狭
てぜま
narrow, small, cramped
恵雨
けいう
welcome rain
対抗
たいこう
opposition, antagonism
屈折
くっせつ
bending, indentation
執着
しゅうちゃく
attachment, adhesion, tenacity, fixation, obsession
屈服
くっぷく
yielding, submission, surrender, giving way, succumbing
越境
えっきょう
border transgression
不朽
ふきゅう
everlasting, immortal, eternal, immortality, imperishable
風雅
ふうが
elegance, grace, refinement, good taste
大詰め
おおづめ
final scene, the end, finale
奇襲
きしゅう
surprise attack
背水の陣
はいすいのじん
fighting with one’s back to the wall, having burnt one’s bridges, last stand, from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
遣わす
つかわす
to send, to dispatch, to despatch、to bestow (favour, etc.), to grant (e.g. pardon)
依願
いがん
in accordance with one’s request
雅
みやび
refinement, elegance
ステップ 19
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雅号
がごう
alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
豪快
ごうかい
hearty, exciting, stirring, lively, heroic, largehearted, splendid
御用
ごよう
your order, your business, official business
肩身
かたみ
shoulders
知恵
ちえ
wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence
閉鎖
へいさ
closing, closure, shutdown, lockout, unsociable
香料
こうりょう
flavoring, flavouring, spices
初旬
しょじゅん
first 10 days of the month
違反
いはん
violation (of law), transgression, infringement, breach
保釈
ほしゃく
bail
応援
おうえん
aid, assistance, help, reinforcement, rooting, barracking, support, cheering
緯線
いせん
parallel
後援
こうえん
support, backing
後押し
あとおし
pushing, backing, boosting, supporting
優雅
ゆうが
élégance, grâce, raffinement
幾多
いくた
many, numerous
一握り
ひとにぎり
handful, small handful
肩書き
かたがき
title, degree, address (on letter), criminal record
老朽
ろうきゅう
superannuated, decrepitude
学殖
がくしょく
scholarship, learning, knowledge
介抱
かいほう
nursing, looking after
掘り出し物
ほりだしもの
(lucky) find, bargain, good buy, treasure trove
獣
けもの
beast, brute, animal
遣唐使
けんとうし
envoy (to T’ang China)
入寂
にゅうじゃく
death of a priest, nirvana, spiritual liberty
特需
とくじゅ
emergency demands, special procurement (particularly in time of war)
甘口
あまくち
flattery、sweet flavour, sweet flavor, mildness
敬称
けいしょう
title of honour, title of honor
装飾
そうしょく
ornament
疑心暗鬼
ぎしんあんき
Suspicion will raise bogies, Once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious, Jumping at shadows
余震
よしん
aftershock
本拠
ほんきょ
stronghold, inner citadel, base, headquarters
熱狂
ねっきょう
wild enthusiasm, being crazy about
脱稿
だっこう
finishing writing, completion of a manuscript
珍獣
ちんじゅう
rare (or peculiar) animal
影法師
かげぼうし
shadow figure, silhouette
段丘
だんきゅう
terrace, bench (in geography)
雑煮
ぞうに
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year’s dish)
有刺鉄線
ゆうしてっせん
barbed wire
色香
いろか
colour and scent, color and scent, loveliness, charm
婚礼
こんれい
marriage ceremony, wedding
更新
こうしん
renewal, update, innovation, improvement
就寝
しゅうしん
going to bed, retiring
更生
こうせい
rehabilitation, regeneration, rebirth, resuscitation, reorganization, reorganisation
歓喜
かんき
delight, great joy
脚光
きゃっこう
footlight, limelight
一網打尽
いちもうだんじん
(a) big haul, roundup, wholesale arrest, catching the whole herd with one throw
執務
しつむ
performance of one’s official duties
洗剤
せんざい
detergent, washing material
破天荒
はてんこう
unheard-of, unprecedented
狂乱
きょうらん
fury, frenzy, madness
互恵
ごけい
reciprocity, mutual benefit
砲撃
ほうげき
bombarding, shelling, bombardment
違法
いほう
illegal, illegality, invalid, unlawfulness
軒並み
のきなみ
row of houses, every door、totally, altogether, across the board
互助
ごじょ
mutual aid, cooperation, benefit
防御
ぼうぎょ
defense, defence, safeguard, protection
堅固
けんご
solid, strong, firm
三振
さんしん
strike out (baseball), fanning out
上旬
じょうじゅん
first 10 days of month
驚き
おどろき
surprise, astonishment, wonder
昼寝
ひるね
nap (afternoon), siesta
追憶
ついおく
recollection, reminiscence
撃沈
げきちん
sending a ship to the bottom, sinking (a ship)
光陰
こういん
time, Father Time
声援
せいえん
encouragement, cheering, support
宝飾
ほうしょく
jewels and ornaments, jewelry, jewellery
気鋭
きえい
spirited, energetic
戯画
ぎが
caricature, cartoon, comics
更改
こうかい
renewal, extension, revision
獣医
じゅうい
veterinarian
継続
けいぞく
continuation
剣法
けんぽう
fencing
抗議
こうぎ
protest, objection
釈明
しゃくめい
explanation, vindication
煙雨
えんう
misty, fine or drizzling rain
鼓動
こどう
beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing
豪雨
ごうう
torrential rain, heavy rain, cloudburst, downpour
駆り立てる
かりたてる
to urge, to spur on, to push on, to impel、to flush out (game, etc.), to drive (animals), to beat, to hunt down
取り扱い
とりあつかい
treatment, service, handling, management
駆除
くじょ
extermination (esp. pests), expulsion, destruction
薪炭
しんたん
wood and charcoal, fuel
中継
ちゅうけい
relay, hook-up
沼
ぬま
marsh, lake, bog, swamp, pond
記憶
きおく
memory, recollection, remembrance
叫号
きゅうごう
crying aloud
解釈
かいしゃく
explanation, interpretation
侵略
しんりゃく
aggression, invasion, raid
丹朱
たんしゅ
cinnabar, vermilion
恒例
こうれい
established practice, custom
越冬
えっとう
passing the winter, hibernation
左傾
さけい
leftist, left radical
対称
たいしょう
symmetry、second person
紫雲
しうん
purple clouds, clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead
輝かしい
かがやかしい
brilliant, glorious, glittering, bright, splendid (e.g. achievement, success), promising (e.g. future)
後継
こうけい
succession、successor
鼓
つづみ
hand drum
一汗
ひとあせ
doing a job, riding and sweating up a horse
戦況
せんきょう
war situation, progress of a battle
手堅い
てがたい
steady, firm, solid, secure
吹奏
すいそう
playing wind instruments
中旬
ちゅうじゅん
middle of a month, second third of a month
自壊
じかい
disintegration、self-destruction
陰影
いんえい
shadow, gloom、shading, hatch, hatching
遣外
けんがい
dispatched abroad, despatched abroad
見込み
みこみ
hope, promise, possibility, chance, probability, likelihood
名称
めいしょう
name, title
尽きる
つきる
to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to come to an end
需要
じゅよう
demand, request
侵入
しんにゅう
penetration, invasion, raid, aggression, trespass
証拠
しょうこ
evidence, proof
歓声
かんせい
cheer, shout of joy
信仰
しんこう
(religious) faith, belief, creed
触発
しょくはつ
detonation by contact, contact detonation、touching off something, triggering, provocation, inspiration
雅楽
ががく
old Japanese court music, gagaku
狭き門
せまきもん
narrow gate, obstacle, school (position) hard to enter (get)
退屈
たいくつ
tedium, boredom
香気
こうき
fragrance
刺激
しげき
stimulus, impetus, incentive, encouragement, motivation, provocation, excitement, thrill
雌伏
しふく
remaining in obscurity
違和感
いわかん
uncomfortable feeling, feeling out of place, sense of discomfort
反響
はんきょう
echo, reverberation, repercussion, reaction, influence
生乾き
なまがわき
half-dried
狂い咲き
くるいざき
off-season flowering
寄稿
きこう
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
堅実
けんじつ
steady, sound, reliable, solid
腐朽
ふきゅう
deterioration, rot
歳暮
せいぼ
end of the year, year-end gift
因縁
いんねん
fate, destiny、connection, tie, bond, origin
鑑みる
かんがみる
to heed, to take into account, to bear in mind, to learn from, to take warning from, in view of, in the light of
退却
たいきゃく
retreat, withdrawal, retirement
文豪
ぶんごう
literary master
勧告
かんこく
advice, counsel, remonstrance, recommendation
肩章
けんしょう
shoulder strap, epaulet, epaulette
野趣
やしゅ
rural beauty, rusticity, rustic beauty
浸食
しんしょく
erosion, corrosion
比肩
ひけん
ranking equal with, comparing favourably with, comparing favorably with
釈然
しゃくぜん
fully satisfied, well satisfied (e.g. with an explanation or apology), to have one’s heart completely cleared of doubt or grudge
服飾
ふくしょく
clothing and accessories, attire
継承
けいしょう
inheritance, succession, accession
軒先
のきさき
edge of the eaves, house frontage
人工芝
じんこうしば
artificial grass (lawn)
秀作
しゅうさく
splendid (excellent) work
青畳
あおだたみ
new mat
驚喜
きょうき
pleasant surprise
天恵
てんけい
Heaven’s blessing, gift of nature, natural resources
ステップ 1
ー ー ー
破壊的
はかいてき
destructive, devastating
後ろ盾
うしろだて
backing, support, backer, supporter, patron, sponsor
猛攻
もうこう
fierce attack
浸す
ひたす
to soak, to dip, to drench
猛獣
もうじゅう
wild animal, beast of prey
汚名
おめい
stigma, dishonour, dishonor, infamy
歓待
かんたい
warm reception, friendly reception
跡継ぎ
あとつぎ
heir, successor
連鎖
れんさ
chain, chaining, catena, connection、(genetic) linkage
優柔
ゆうじゅう
indecisiveness
青鬼
あおおに
(horned) blue demon, blue ogre
寂れる
さびれる
to decline (in prosperity), to become deserted, to become desolate
手間暇
てまひま
time and effort, trouble
祈念
きねん
prayer
遺稿
いこう
posthumous manuscripts
本旨
ほんし
main object, principal object, true aim
偉観
いかん
magnificent sight
鉛
なまり
lead (Pb)
抗力
こうりょく
drag, fluid resistance
恒温器
こうおんき
incubator
殺虫剤
さっちゅうざい
insecticide, pesticide
数寄屋
すきや
tea-ceremony arbor, tea-ceremony arbour
鑑札
かんさつ
licence, license, permit
送迎
そうげい
seeing off and meeting on return
兼ねる
かねる
to be unable to, to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do、to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously, to contain (or combine) two or more features
巡歴
じゅんれき
itinerancy, tour, trip
隠居
いんきょ
retirement、retired person
甘言
かんげん
cajolery
御者
ぎょしゃ
coachman, driver, cabman, postilion
発狂
はっきょう
madness, craziness, insanity
傾く
かたむく
to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to、to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline
輝輝
きき
brilliance
玄人
くろうと
expert, professional, master、woman in the nightlife business, demimondaine, geisha and prostitutes
ステップ 6
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室咲
むろざき
hothouse flower cultivation
鉛直
えんちょく
perpendicular, upright, vertical
繁殖
はんしょく
breed, multiply, increase, propagation
影響
えいきょう
to influence, to affect, to have an influence on, to impact, to have an effect on
汗顔
かんがん
ashamed
派遣
はけん
dispatch, despatch, deployment、temporary employee (esp. from an agency), temporary worker, agency temp
荒波
あらなみ
stormy seas, raging waves、hardships, harshness of the world
巡礼
じゅんれい
pilgrimage, pilgrim
瞬発力
しゅんぱつりょく
high power, high power output, explosiveness, explosive power, instantaneous force
及び腰
およびごし
indecisive attitude, timidity, lack of nerve
縁側
えんがわ
veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor
機縁
きえん
opportunity, chance
首都圏
しゅとけん
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city’s centre) (center)
陰陽
いんよう
cosmic dual forces, yin and yang, sun and moon, etc.
巡視
じゅんし
inspection tour
異彩
いさい
conspicuousness (usu. color), prominence, distinctiveness
圏外
けんがい
outside range, outside orbit
額縁
がくぶち
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
獲物
えもの
game, spoils, trophy, prey
驚嘆
きょうたん
wonder, admiration, being struck with admiration
自戒
じかい
self-admonition
凶悪
きょうあく
atrocious, fiendish, brutal, villainous
経緯
けいい
details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way
剣術
けんじゅつ
fencing
畳敷き
たたみじき
tatami-matted
ステップ 7
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要旨
ようし
point, essentials, gist, summary, fundamentals
息吹
いぶき
sign (of something new and fresh), breath (metaphor)
支援
しえん
support, backing, aid, assistance
倒壊
とうかい
destruction, collapse, crumbling
条項
じょうこう
clause, article, stipulations
情趣
じょうしゅ
mood, sentiment, artistic effect
活況
かっきょう
activity, briskness, prosperity
偉業
いぎょう
great enterprise, exploits
歓迎
かんげい
welcome, reception
為政
いせい
governing, administering
悪戯
あくぎ
mischief, prank, trick, practical joke
制御
せいぎょ
control, governing, checking, suppression, repression, restraint, mastery, management
迎合
げいごう
ingratiation, going along with somebody’s views, adjusting oneself (to something, to somebody), flattery
遅咲き
おそざき
late blooming (flower, talent), late flowering
兼任
けんにん
to hold two posts concurrently
専攻
せんこう
major subject, special study
権威
けんい
authority, power, influence
汚職
おしょく
corruption
香車
きょうしゃ
spear (shogi), lance
恒心
こうしん
steadiness, constancy
越権
えっけん
going beyond authority, unauthorized, unauthorised, ultra vires
肩入れ
かたいれ
support, backing, patronage
防腐剤
ぼうふざい
antiseptic、preservative
主旨
しゅし
meaning, point (e.g. of a statement), gist, effect、goal, intent, object, aim, point
湖沼
こしょう
lakes and marshes
箇条
かじょう
item, article, clause, section, point
抗戦
こうせん
resistance
満載
まんさい
fully loaded, full load, loaded condition
超越
ちょうえつ
transcendental、to transcend, to rise above
抗体
こうたい
antibody
監査
かんさ
inspection, audit, judgement, judgment
鼓笛
こてき
drum and fife
勝ち越し
かちこし
more wins than losses (sport)
惨状
さんじょう
disastrous scene, terrible spectacle
寂寂
じゃくじゃく
sad, lonesome, desolate
及落
きゅうらく
success or failure (in examinations)
砂丘
さきゅう
sand dune, sand hill
先遣隊
せんけんたい
advance troops, vanguard
旬報
じゅんぽう
ten-day report
鼓舞
こぶ
inspiration, encouragement
恒久
こうきゅう
permanent, perpetuity
婚儀
こんぎ
wedding ceremony
煮え湯
にえゆ
boiling water
朽ちる
くちる
to rot, to decay、to die in obscurity、to be forgotten with time
凶徒
きょうと
outlaw, rebel, rioter
世襲
せしゅう
heredity, heritage
侵攻
しんこう
invasion
環状線
かんじょうせん
loop line, (transportation) belt line
鬼門
きもん
the northeastern (unlucky) direction, person or thing to be avoided
余暇
よか
leisure, leisure time, spare time
仰視
ぎょうし
looking up to, revering
需給
じゅきゅう
supply and demand
目白押し
めじろおし
jostling, milling about
婚期
こんき
marriageable age, chance of marriage
日陰
ひかげ
shade, shadow
幾分
いくぶん
somewhat, to some extent, to some degree
詰問
きつもん
cross-examination, close questioning, demanding an explanation
ステップ 10
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趣味
しゅみ
hobby, pastime、tastes, preference, liking
歳月
さいげつ
time, years
凶暴
きょうぼう
brutal, atrocious, ferocious
売却
ばいきゃく
selling off, disposal by sale, sale
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肩車
かたぐるま
giving someone a ride on one’s shoulders、shoulder wheel (judo)
襲う
おそう
to attack, to assail, to make an assault, to strike, to hunt down
鎖
くさり
chain, irons, connection
歳時記
さいじき
almanac of seasonal words (for haiku poets)
隠忍
いんにん
patience, endurance、undercover ninja, embedded ninja
皆伝
かいでん
initiation into an art or discipline
奇数
きすう
odd number
冷却
れいきゃく
cooling, refrigeration
惨殺
ざんさつ
slaughter, massacre
外需
がいじゅ
foreign consumption
秀抜
しゅうばつ
outstanding, superb
好況
こうきょう
prosperous conditions, healthy economy
鬼気
きき
ghastly, dreadful
兼用
けんよう
multi-use, combined use, combination, serving two purposes
優越
ゆうえつ
supremacy, predominance, being superior to
隠然
いんぜん
latent power, hidden power、behind the scenes, (in) secret
渡し舟
わたしぶな
ferry, ferryboat
威厳
いげん
dignity, majesty, solemnity, gravity
甘党
あまとう
(someone with a) sweet tooth, person fond of sweets, person who doesn’t like alcohol, preferring sweets
吸血鬼
きゅうけつき
vampire, bloodsucker
及第
きゅうだい
passing an examination
一箇年
いっかねん
one year
荒れ地
あれち
wasteland, wilderness, abandoned land, devastated land
一巡
いちじゅん
beat, round
病床
びょうしょう
sickbed
多彩
たさい
variegated, varicoloured, multi-colored, diverse
準拠
じゅんきょ
basis, based on, conformance, conformity, authority (of), standard, reference
実需
じつじゅ
actual demand, user demand
薪
たきぎ
firewood, kindling, fuel
甘美
かんび
sweet (e.g. fruit, melody, dream), luscious
図鑑
ずかん
illustrated reference book, illustrated encyclopedia (esp. for children), picture book
枯淡
こたん
elegant simplicity
雌しべ
めしべ
pistil
静寂
せいじゃく
silence, stillness, quietness
枯死
こし
withering, dying
抵触
ていしょく
collision, conflict、being contrary, being incompatible, being inconsistent, being contradictory、being in violation (of the law, etc.)
幾何学
きかがく
geometry
小遣い
こづかい
pocket money, spending money, pin money, allowance
却下
きゃっか
rejection, dismissal
恩恵
おんけい
grace, favor, favour, blessing, benefit
夜更け
よふけ
late at night
粉飾
ふんしょく
makeup, toilet, embellishment
鋭意
えいい
eagerly, earnestly, diligently
優秀
ゆうしゅう
superiority, excellence
投影
とうえい
projection
繰り上げる
くりあげる
to move up, to advance
剣道
けんどう
kendo, swordmanship, fencing, way of the sword
互角
ごかく
equality, evenness, par, good match
釈放
しゃくほう
release, liberation, acquittal
退陣
たいじん
retreat, withdrawal, retirement
難詰
なんきつ
reprimand
気遣い
きづかい
consideration, concern, fear, worry, solicitude
狩猟
しゅりょう
hunting
瞬間
しゅんかん
moment, second, instant
勧業
かんぎょう
(encouragement of) industry
趣旨
しゅし
meaning, point (e.g. of a statement), gist, effect
触手
しょくしゅ
feeler, tentacle
破戒
はかい
breaking a commandment (usually religious), offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
息詰まる
いきづまる
to be breathtaking, to be stifling
立脚
りっきゃく
being based on
狂言
きょうげん
kyogen, farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play
鎖編み
くさりあみ
chain stitch
脂粉
しふん
rouge and powder, cosmetics
固執
こしつ
adherence (e.g. to ideas, beliefs, a pet theory) (negative nuance), persistence, insistence, stubbornness
一瞬
いっしゅん
moment, instant
攻略
こうりゃく
capture、strategy guide, playing guide (e.g. for game), book of hints
脚力
きゃくりょく
leg strength, walking ability
稿料
こうりょう
advance for manuscript, copy-money
寝床
ねどこ
bed, berth, crib, cot, kip
身丈
みたけ
length (of clothing)
振幅
しんぷく
amplitude (of vibration), swing of pendulum
羽振り
はぶり
plumage、influence, power
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是正
ぜせい
correction, revision
是是非非
ぜぜひひ
free and unbiased, fair and just, ruling or judging what’s right is right and what’s wrong is wrong, calling spade a spade
是認
ぜにん
approval
是非
ぜひ
certainly, without fail
国是
こくぜ
national policy
社是
しゃぜ
company policy
市井
しせい
the street, the town
油井
ゆせい
oil well
天井
てんじょう
ceiling, ceiling price
井戸
いど
water well
姓名
せいめい
full name
改姓
かいせい
changing one’s family name
旧姓
きゅうせい
one’s former (maiden) name
夫婦別姓
ふうふべっせい
(system of) husband and wife retaining separate family names
素姓
すじょう
birth, lineage, parentage, origin, identity, background, history
百姓
ひゃくしょう
farmer, peasant, country bumpkin
征圧
せいあつ
conquest, subjugation, overcoming, controlling
征途
せいと
(military or pleasure) expedition
征討
せいとう
subjugation, conquest
征伐
せいぱつ
conquest, subjugation, overcoming
征服
せいふく
conquest, subjugation, overcoming
遠征
えんせい
expedition, campaign, (performer’s) tour
出征
しゅっせい
going to war, departure for the front、departure for military service (in response to a draft)
遺跡
いせき
historic ruins (remains, relics)
奇跡
きせき
miracle, wonder, marvel
形跡
けいせき
traces, evidence
史跡
しせき
historic landmark, historic site, historic remains
追跡
ついせき
pursuit, tracking (e.g. in computer graphics), keeping records on, tracing
跡継ぎ
あとつぎ
heir, successor
跡目
あとめ
headship of a family, family property
足跡
あしあと
footprints、record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
占める
しめる
to occupy, to hold、to account for, to make up, to take up
占拠
せんきょ
occupation (e.g. of territory), exclusive possession
占星術
せんせいじゅつ
astrology
占有
せんゆう
exclusive possession, occupation, monopolization
占領
せんりょう
occupation, capture, possession, have a room to oneself
独占
どくせん
monopoly, monopolization、hogging, keeping to oneself
買い占め
かいしめ
buying up of goods, cornering (market)
手相占い
てそううらない
palm reading
扇
おうぎ
folding fan
扇情
せんじょう
suggestiveness, sensationalism, stirring up strong emotions
扇状地
せんじょうち
alluvial fan or delta
扇子
せんす
folding fan
扇動
せんどう
incitement, sedition, agitation, abetting
扇風機
せんぷうき
electric fan
扇形
おうぎがた
fan shape
舞扇
まいおうぎ
dancer’s fan
鮮やか
あざやか
vivid, bright, brilliant, clear, fresh, vibrant
鮮魚
せんぎょ
fresh fish
鮮魚店
せんぎょてん
fish dealer, fresh fish retailer, fishmonger
鮮血
せんけつ
fresh blood
鮮度
せんど
(degree of) freshness
新鮮
しんせん
fresh
生鮮
せいせん
fresh
鮮明
せんめい
vivid, clear, distinct
ステップ 21
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訴える
うったえる
to raise, to bring to (someone’s attention)、to appeal to, to call for、to complain、to sue (a person), to take someone to court、to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)
訴状
そじょう
petition, complaint, (legal) brief
起訴
きそ
prosecution, indictment
告訴
こくそ
accusation, complaint, charge, legal action
直訴
じきそ
direct appeal
勝訴
しょうそ
winning a lawsuit
提訴
ていそ
presenting a case, suing
僧衣
そうい
priest’s garb
僧院
そういん
monastery, temple
僧職
そうしょく
priesthood
僧俗
そうぞく
priests and laymen
僧坊
そうぼう
priests’ temple quarters
僧門
そうもん
priesthood, Buddhism
学僧
がくそう
learned priest pursuing his studies
高僧
こうそう
high priest, virtuous priest
乾燥
かんそう
dryness, aridity, insipidity, dehydration, desiccation
枯燥
こそう
drying up, parching
高燥
こうそう
high and dry ground
焦燥
しょうそう
impatience, uneasiness, irritation, fretfulness
騒ぐ
さわぐ
to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy、to rustle, to swoosh、to lose one’s cool, to panic, to act flustered
騒音
そうおん
noise
騒然
そうぜん
noisy, confused, uproarious
騒動
そうどう
strife, riot, rebellion, turmoil、(media) uproar, brouhaha, (public) outcry、feud, tussle, quarrel, dispute
騒乱
そうらん
disturbance, riot, mayhem
狂騒
きょうそう
mania, wild excitement
物騒
ぶっそう
dangerous, disturbed, insecure
胸騒ぎ
むなさわぎ
uneasiness, vague apprehension, premonition
贈呈
ぞうてい
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
贈答
ぞうとう
exchange of presents
贈与
ぞうよ
donation, presentation
寄贈
きぞう
donation, presentation, gift
即位
そくい
enthronement
即応
そくおう
compliance, conformance, adaptation
即座
そくざ
immediate, right there on the spot, impromptu, instant, instantaneous
即席
そくせき
extempore, impromptu, improvised, ad-lib, off-the-cuff, instant
即断即決
そくだんそっけつ
making a swift decision, making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
即答
そくとう
immediate reply
即興
そっきょう
improvisation, impromptu, off the cuff, without a score
即刻
そっこく
immediately, at once, instantly
俗悪
ぞくあく
worldliness, vulgarity, coarseness
俗事
ぞくじ
worldly affairs, daily routine、popular usage
俗説
ぞくせつ
common saying, popular version, folklore, tradition
俗物
ぞくぶつ
worldly-minded person, vulgar person, philistine, snob, vulgar and ostentatious person.
通俗
つうぞく
popular, common
低俗
ていぞく
vulgar
風俗
ふうぞく
manners, customs、sex service, sex industry
民俗
みんぞく
folk customs, folkways, ethnic customs
世俗
せぞく
secularity、common customs, worldliness, vulgar, popular, the world, the common people
耐える
たえる
to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with、to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave
耐火
たいか
fireproof
耐寒
たいかん
cold-resistant
耐久
たいきゅう
endurance, persistence
耐震
たいしん
resistant to earthquakes
耐水
たいすい
water-resistant, waterproof
耐熱
たいねつ
heat-resisting
耐用
たいよう
durability
忍耐
にんたい
endurance, perseverance, patience
ステップ 22
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交替
こうたい
alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.)
代替
だいたい
substitution, alternation
替え歌
かえうた
parody (of a song)
口座振替
こうざふりがえ
direct debit, account-to-account transfer
両替
りょうがえ
change, money exchange
沢山
たくさん
many, a lot, much
恩沢
おんたく
favour, favor, benefit
光沢
こうたく
brilliance, polish, lustre, luster, glossy finish (of photographs)
潤沢
じゅんたく
luster, lustre, favor, favour, abundance, plenty
沢蟹
さわがに
Japanese freshwater crab (Geothelphusa dehaani)
沢登り
さわのぼり
climbing a gorge
拓く
ひらく
to open (e.g. path), to clear (the way), to break up (e.g. land)
拓殖
たくしょく
colonization, colonisation, exploitation
拓本
たくほん
rubbed copy, folio of rubbings
開拓
かいたく
reclamation (of wasteland), cultivation
干拓
かんたく
land reclamation (from sea)
魚拓
ぎょたく
fish print
濁音
だくおん
sonant, voiced sound
濁水
だくすい
muddy water
濁流
だくりゅう
muddy stream
汚濁
おだく
pollution, contamination, corruption, graft
混濁
こんだく
turbidity, cloudiness (of a liquid), opacity, muddiness (e.g. water, mind, consciousness)
清濁
せいだく
good and evil, purity and impurity、voiced and unvoiced consonants
白濁
はくだく
cloudiness, turbidity, nebula (medical)
濁り酒
にごりざけ
unfiltered sake (cloudy), unrefined sake
脱ぐ
ぬぐ
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.), to undress
脱衣
だつい
undressing, taking off one’s clothes
脱出
だっしゅつ
escape, break-out
脱税
だつぜい
tax evasion
脱皮
だっぴ
ecdysis, shedding (of skin), sloughing, molting, moulting, casting off、freeing oneself, breaking with (convention, etc.)
脱落
だつらく
loss, dropping out, falling by the wayside
着脱
ちゃくだつ
attaching and detaching, putting on and removing
離脱
りだつ
withdrawal, secession, separation, breakaway
丹精
たんせい
working earnestly, sincerity, diligence, effort, pains
丹誠
たんせい
working earnestly, sincerity, diligence, effort, painsl
丹頂
たんちょう
red-crowned crane, Japanese crane (Grus japonensis)
丹念
たんねん
assiduity, diligence, application
淡紅色
たんこうしょく
pink
淡い
あわい
light, faint, pale, fleeting
淡水
たんすい
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
淡淡
たんたん
uninterested, unconcerned, indifferent, dispassionate, matter-of-fact, detached
淡泊
たんぱく
light (color, colour, taste), simple, plain、frank, candid, ingenuous, indifferent
濃淡
のうたん
light and shade, shade (of colour, color)、depth (of flavor), complexity, strength and weakness (of flavor)
冷淡
れいたん
coolness, indifference
淡雪
あわゆき
light snowfall
嘆く
なげく
to sigh, to lament, to grieve
嘆かわしい
なげかわしい
sad, wretched, deplorable
嘆願
たんがん
entreaty, appeal, petition
嘆賞
たんしょう
admiration, praise
嘆声
たんせい
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
嘆息
たんそく
sigh, grief, lamentation, deploring
感嘆
かんたん
admiration, wonder, astonishment
驚嘆
きょうたん
wonder, admiration, being struck with admiration
悲嘆
ひたん
grief, sorrow, anguish, lamentation
ステップ 23
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端末
たんまつ
terminal, computer terminal
異端
いたん
heresy
極端
きょくたん
extreme, extremity
片端
かたはし
one edge, one end, one side
井戸端会議
いどばたかいぎ
content-free chat, idle gossip
道端
みちばた
roadside, wayside
弾圧
だんあつ
oppression, suppression, pressure
弾性
だんせい
elasticity
弾薬
だんやく
ammunition
弾力
だんりょく
elasticity, flexibility
実弾
じつだん
live bullets, live ammunition, ball cartridge, money
爆弾
ばくだん
bomb
連弾
れんだん
four handed performance (on the piano)
弾き手
ひきて
performer or player (of an instrument)
弾く
ひく
to play (piano, guitar)
弾む
はずむ
to spring, to bound, to bounce, to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively, to treat oneself to, to splurge on
恥じる
はじる
to feel ashamed
恥じらう
はじらう
to feel shy, to be bashful, to blush
恥部
ちぶ
private parts, privates, genitalia, secret place
無恥
むち
shameless
恥知らず
はじしらず
shameless (person)
赤恥
あかはじ
shame, disgrace
生き恥
いきはじ
living in disgrace
致死
ちし
lethal, fatal
致命傷
ちめいしょう
fatal wound
合致
がっち
agreement, concurrence, conformance, compliance
極致
きょくち
culmination, perfection
招致
しょうち
invitation
筆致
ひっち
literary style, stroke of the brush, touch
風致
ふうち
taste, elegance
誘致
ゆうち
attraction, lure, invitation
致す
いたす
to do (humble)
遅速
ちそく
speed, progress
蓄財
ちくざい
amassing of wealth
蓄積
ちくせき
accumulation, accumulate, store
蓄電池
ちくでんち
storage battery
含蓄
がんちく
implication, significance, connotation, depth of meaning, complications of a problem
貯蓄
ちょちく
savings
備蓄
びちく
emergency stores, stored, reserved
蓄える
たくわえる
to store, to put in stock
沖天
ちゅうてん
rising into the heavens
沖合
おきあい
coast, offing, offshore
沖釣り
おきづり
offshore fishing
跳ねる
はねる
to jump, to leap, to prance, to spring up, to bound, to hop
縄跳び
なわとび
skipping rope, jump rope
飛び跳ねる
とびはねる
to jump up and down, to hop
幅跳び
はばとび
long jump, broad jump
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徴候
ちょうこう
sign, indication, omen, symptom
徴収
ちょうしゅう
collection, levy
徴発
ちょうはつ
requisition, commandeering
徴兵
ちょうへい
conscription, recruitment, enlistment
象徴
しょうちょう
symbol
追徴
ついちょう
supplementary charge
特徴
とくちょう
feature, trait, characteristic, pecularity, distinction
清澄
せいちょう
clear, serene
澄まし顔
すましがお
composed expression, clear face
上澄み
うわずみ
the clear top of a liquid, the clear layer in a fluid, atop the sediment
耳を澄ます
みみをすます
to listen carefully, to strain one’s ears
澄む
すむ
to clear (e.g. weather), to become transparent
澄ます
すます
to clear, to make clear, to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to look demure, to look prim, to put on airs
沈下
ちんか
sinking, subsidence
沈思
ちんし
contemplation, meditation
沈着
ちんちゃく
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something), deposition, pigmentation
沈痛
ちんつう
grave, sad, mournful, sorrowful, pensive
沈殿
ちんでん
precipitation, deposition, settlement (e.g. of sediment)
消沈
しょうちん
depression, low spirits, dejection
浮沈
ふちん
floating and sinking, rise and fall, ebb and flow, ups and downs
珍奇
ちんき
strange, rare, novel, curious
珍客
ちんきゃく
welcome visitor, rare guest
珍重
ちんちょう
prizing, valuing highly, esteeming
珍品
ちんぴん
curio, rare article
珍味
ちんみ
delicacy, dainties
珍妙
ちんみょう
queer, odd, fantastic
抵抗
ていこう
resistance, opposition, standing up to
抵触
ていしょく
collision, conflict、being contrary, being incompatible, being inconsistent, being contradictory
抵当
ていとう
mortgage, security, hypothec, pledge
大抵
たいてい
mostly, ordinarily, usually, generally
堤防
ていぼう
bank, weir, embankment, levee
防潮堤
ぼうちょうてい
tide embankment, seawall
防波堤
ぼうはてい
breakwater, mole
堤
つつみ
bank, embankment, dike
摘出
てきしゅつ
picking out, exposing, taking out, -ectomy (suf) (surgical removal)
摘発
てきはつ
exposing, unmasking, laying bare
摘要
てきよう
summary, outline
指摘
してき
pointing out, identification
摘み草
つみくさ
picking herbs and wildflowers
茶摘み
ちゃつみ
tea harvesting (picking)
滴下
てきか
drip, drop, distill
一滴
いってき
drop (of fluid)
雨滴
うてき
raindrops
点滴
てんてき
intravenous drip, IV, drip-feed
余滴
よてき
drippings
滴
しずく
drop (of water), drip
滴る
したたる
to drip, to drop, to trickle
兵役
へいえき
military service, conscription
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添加
てんか
addition, annexing
添景
てんけい
persons or animals added to a picture, incidental details of a picture
添乗
てんじょう
accompanying, escorting
添付
てんぷ
attachment (e.g. email), appendix (e.g. of a report, document, etc), annex, appendage, annexure
添え物
そえもの
addition, supplement
添い寝
そいね
sleeping together
添える
そえる
to garnish, to accompany (as a card does a gift)
添う
そう
to meet (one’s expectations, etc.), to satisfy, to comply with
殿堂
でんどう
palace, hall, shrine, temple, sanctuary
貴殿
きでん
you (primarily used by men in letters to their male equals or superiors)
宮殿
きゅうでん
palace
沈殿
ちんでん
precipitation, deposition, settlement (e.g. of sediment)
御殿
ごてん
palace, court
殿方
とのがた
gentlemen, men
殿様
とのさま
feudal lord, daimyo
吐息
といき
sigh, long breath
吐血
とけつ
vomiting of blood
吐露
とろ
express one’s mind, speak out
吐き気
はきけ
nausea, sickness in the stomach
途上
とじょう
en route, half-way
途方
とほう
way, destination, reason
帰途
きと
on the way back, returning
使途
しと
purpose for which money is spent, the way money is spent, how goods are used
前途
ぜんと
future prospects, outlook, the journey ahead
中途
ちゅうと
in the middle, half-way
別途
べっと
special, special reserve (account)、separate
用途
ようと
use, usefulness, utility, service, purpose
渡河
とか
river crossing
渡海
とかい
crossing the sea
渡航
とこう
voyage
渡米
とべい
going to USA, going to America
渡来
とらい
visit (from abroad)、introduction (from abroad), importation
過渡期
かとき
transition period
世渡り
よわたり
making a living, getting on in the world, subsistence
奴隷
どれい
slave, servant、slavery
守銭奴
しゅせんど
miser, niggard, cheapskate
農奴
のうど
serf
奴
やっこ
servant (esp. a samurai’s attendant)
やつ
(derogatory or familiar) he, she, him, her
怒気
どき
anger, wrath
怒号
どごう
angry roar, bellow
喜怒
きど
joy and anger、human emotions
激怒
げきど
rage, indignation, exasperation
怒鳴る
どなる
to shout, to yell
怒り心頭に発する
いかりしんとうにはっする
to become very angry, to be furious, to fly into a rage
到達
とうたつ
reaching, attaining, arrival
到着
とうちゃく
arrival
到底
とうてい
by no means, not at all, (cannot) possibly, utterly, absolutely
到来
とうらい
arrival, coming (e.g. something awaited), advent
殺到
さっとう
rush, flood
周到
しゅうとう
scrupulous, meticulous, careful
前人未到
ぜんじんみとう
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.), unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
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逃走
とうそう
flight, desertion, escape
逃避
とうひ
escape, evasion, flight
逃亡
とうぼう
escape, flight, running away, elopement, fleeing
逃げ腰
にげごし
preparing to flee, being ready to run away
夜逃げ
よにげ
night flight (without paying), skipping out by night, moonlight flit
見逃し
みのがし
overlooking
一時逃れ
いちじのがれ
quibbling, temporizing, temporising
倒壊
とうかい
destruction, collapse, crumbling
倒産
とうさん
(corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial failure, failed business
倒立
とうりつ
handstand
圧倒
あっとう
overwhelm, overpower, overwhelming
一辺倒
いっぺんとう
complete devotion to one side
傾倒
けいとう
admiration, adoration, concentration on, idolizing, idolising
打倒
だとう
knockdown (e.g. in boxing), overthrow, defeat
転倒
てんとう
falling down, tumbling, overturning, turning over
唐詩
とうし
poetry of the Tang period, Tang poetry
唐突
とうとつ
abrupt, sudden
唐本
とうほん
books from China
遣唐使
けんとうし
envoy (to Tang China)
唐紙
からかみ
thick printed paper (for covering sliding doors)
唐草
からくさ
arabesque pattern
桃源郷
とうげんきょう
Arcady, Eden, Shangri-la
白桃
はくとう
white peach
桃色
ももいろ
pink (colour, color), colour of peach (flowers)
桃の節句
もものせっく
dolls festival (March 3rd), peach festival
透過
とうか
penetration, permeation, transmission
透視
とうし
seeing through、X-ray (examination)、clairvoyance
透写
とうしゃ
tracing
透明
とうめい
transparent, clear
浸透
しんとう
permeation, penetration, soaking
透き通る
すきとおる
to be transparent, to be see-through
肩透かし
かたすかし
dodging, parrying (questions)、disappointment, letdown
透く
すく
to be transparent, to leave a gap
透ける
すける
to be transparent, to show through
盗掘
とうくつ
illegal digging, illegal mining, grave robbing, tomb robbing
盗作
とうさく
plagiarism
盗聴
とうちょう
interception (email), wiretap, bug
盗難
とうなん
theft, robbery
盗品
とうひん
stolen goods, loot, spoils
盗用
とうよう
embezzlement, fraudulent use, plagiarism
強盗
ごうとう
robber, mugger
管制塔
かんせいとう
control tower
金字塔
きんじとう
pyramid、monumental work, landmark achievement
斜塔
しゃとう
leaning tower
石塔
せきとう
stone monument or pagoda
鉄塔
てっとう
pylon, steel tower
宝塔
ほうとう
two-storied Buddhist tower
水稲
すいとう
wet-land rice
晩稲
ばんとう
late-growing rice
陸稲
りくとう
rice grown on dry land, dry land rice plant
稲作
いなさく
rice cultivation, rice crop
稲妻
いなずま
lightning, flash of lightning, lightning bolt
稲光
いなびかり
(flash of) lightning
ステップ 27
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踏む
ふむ
to step on, to tread on
踏査
とうさ
survey, exploration, field investigation
踏襲
とうしゅう
following (e.g. suit, in someone’s footsteps, etc.), emulation
踏破
とうは
travelling on foot, traveling all over
雑踏
ざっとう
hustle and bustle, throng, crowd, congestion, traffic jam
舞踏
ぶとう
dancing
未踏
みとう
untrodden, unexplored
踏切
ふみきり
railway crossing, railroad crossing, train crossing, level crossing
値踏み
ねぶみ
appraisal, estimation, evaluation, setting prices
闘う
たたかう
to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against)
闘牛
とうぎゅう
bullfighting, bullfight
闘志
とうし
fighting spirit, (will to) fight
闘争
とうそう
strife, conflict
闘病
とうびょう
fighting against an illness
格闘
かくとう
hand-to-hand fighting, grappling, scuffling
健闘
けんとう
fighting bravely, strenuous efforts
戦闘
せんとう
battle, fight, combat
奮闘
ふんとう
hard struggle, strenuous effort
胴上げ
どうあげ
lifting a person high (in celebration), tossing someone into the air, carrying someone on shoulders
胴衣
どうい
padded, sleeveless undergarment, vest
胴囲
どうい
waist, girth, measurement around waist
胴着
どうぎ
(sleeveless) undergarment, padded undershirt
胴体
どうたい
body, trunk, torso, hull (boat), fuselage (aircraft)
胴回り
どうまわり
waist, girth, measurement around waist
双胴船
そうどうせん
double-hull boat, catamaran
峠越え
とうげごえ
crossing a mountain pass
峠道
とうげみち
road over a mountain pass
突撃隊員
とつげきたいいん
storm trooper, Brownshirt
突進
とっしん
rush, charge
突破
とっぱ
breaking through, breakthrough, penetration
激突
げきとつ
crash into, clash
追突
ついとつ
rear-end collision
鈍化
どんか
becoming dull, slowing down
鈍角
どんかく
obtuse angle
鈍感
どんかん
thickheaded, insensitive, dull, thick-skinned
鈍器
どんき
blunt weapon
鈍才
どんさい
stupidity, dull person, dullness
鈍重
どんじゅう
thickheaded, slow-witted, phlegmatic, stolid, bovine
鈍痛
どんつう
dull pain
鈍い
にぶい
dull, stupid
曇天
どんてん
dull (cloudy) weather
薄曇り
うすぐもり
slightly cloudy
花曇り
はなぐもり
hazy weather in spring
弐
に
two (used in old or legal documents)
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悩殺
のうさつ
fascinate, bewitch, enchant
苦悩
くのう
(mental) agony, anguish, suffering, distress
煩悩
ぼんのう
worldly desires, evil passions, appetites of the flesh
悩み
なやみ
trouble, troubles, worry, distress, sorrows, anguish, agony, problem
濃厚
のうこう
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.), thick, dense, strong
濃縮
のうしゅく
concentration (e.g. of a solution), enrichment, condensation
濃淡
のうたん
light and shade, shade (of colour, color)、depth (of flavor), complexity, strength and weakness (of flavor)
濃度
のうど
concentration, thickness, density
濃密
のうみつ
thick, dense, rich (as in taste or content), deep (colour), strong (smell, scent)
玉杯
ぎょくはい
jade cup
金杯
きんぱい
gold cup, gilded cup, goblet
苦杯
くはい
bitter experience (ordeal)
酒杯
しゅはい
sake cup, wine cup
祝杯
しゅくはい
toast, congratulatory cup
輩出
はいしゅつ
turning out in great numbers, appearing one after the other
同輩
どうはい
fellows, comrade, colleague, one’s equal
年輩
ねんぱい
elderly, age, years
拍車
はくしゃ
(riding) spur
拍手
はくしゅ
clapping hands, applause
拍子
ひょうし
(musical) time, tempo, beat, rhythm
心拍
しんぱく
heartbeat
心拍数
しんぱくすう
one’s heart rate, pulse rate
脈拍
みゃくはく
pulse, pulse rate, pulsation, stroke of pulse
突拍子
とっぴょうし
astounding, tremendous, crazy, exorbitant
仮泊
かはく
emergency anchoring
外泊
がいはく
spending night somewhere else (usu. away from home), sleepover, sleep over
宿泊
しゅくはく
lodging
淡泊
たんぱく
light (color, colour, taste), simple, plain、frank, candid, ingenuous, indifferent
停泊
ていはく
anchorage, moorings
漂白
ひょうはく
blanching, bleaching
素泊まり
すどまり
staying overnight without meals
迫害
はくがい
persecution, oppression
迫害者
はくがいしゃ
persecutor
迫真
はくしん
reality, true to life
迫力
はくりょく
impressiveness, impact, force, intensity, appeal, strength, punch, edge, vigor
圧迫
あっぱく
pressure、oppression, suppression
気迫
きはく
spirit, soul, drive, vigor, vigour
脅迫
きょうはく
threat, menace, coercion, terrorism
緊迫
きんぱく
tension, strain
切迫
せっぱく
pressure, urgency, tension, imminence, acuteness
薄弱
はくじゃく
feebleness, weakness, weak
薄情
はくじょう
unfeeling, heartless, cold-hearted, cruel
薄氷
はくひょう
thin ice
希薄
きはく
thin (e.g. air), diluted, sparse, lean, weak, rarified, rarefied
軽薄
けいはく
frivolous, flippant, superficial, trifling
肉薄
にくはく
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.), coming close to, pressing hard
薄味
うすあじ
bland, mild-tasting, lightly seasoned, insipid
薄着
うすぎ
being lightly dressed
ステップ 29
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爆撃
ばくげき
bombing (raid)
爆破
ばくは
destructive blast, blowing up, explosion
爆風
ばくふう
bomb blast, blast (from an explosion), shock wave
原爆
げんばく
atomic bomb, A-bomb
被爆
ひばく
being bombed
危機一髪
ききいっぱつ
by a hair’s breadth, in the nick of time, touch and go, close call, critical moment
散髪
さんぱつ
(having a) haircut, hair-cutting, hair-dressing
整髪
せいはつ
hairdressing
頭髪
とうはつ
hair (of head)
毛髪
もうはつ
hair
抜群
ばつぐん
preeminence, distinction, extraordinariness
抜歯
ばっし
tooth extraction
抜本的
ばっぽんてき
drastic, radical
海抜
かいばつ
height above sea level
奇抜
きばつ
novel, original, striking, strange, eccentric, fantastic
選抜
せんばつ
selection, choice, picking out
腰抜け
こしぬけ
coward
罰金
ばっきん
fine, penalty
罰則
ばっそく
punishment, penalty
罰当たり
ばちあたり
damned, cursed, accursed
処罰
しょばつ
punishment, penalty
賞罰
しょうばつ
reward and punishment
信賞必罰
しんしょうひつばつ
sure punishment or reward
天罰
てんばつ
divine punishment, wrath of God, justice of heaven, nemesis
一般
いっぱん
ordinary, average, common
今般
こんぱん
now, recently, this time
諸般
しょはん
various, several
先般
せんぱん
some time ago, the other day
全般
ぜんぱん
(the) whole, entirety, wholly, as a whole, generally, universally
百般
ひゃっぱん
all, every, all kinds of
販路
はんろ
market (for goods, services, etc.), outlet (for selling), opening
市販
しはん
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.), making something commercially available
直販
ちょくはん
direct selling, direct sales
搬出
はんしゅつ
carry out
搬送
はんそう
transportation, conveyance, delivery
搬入
はんにゅう
taking in, bringing in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture), carrying in
運搬
うんぱん
transport, transportation, conveyance, carriage
範囲
はんい
extent, scope, sphere, range, span
範例
はんれい
example
規範
きはん
model, standard, pattern, norm, criterion, example
広範
こうはん
wide, extensive, comprehensive, far-reaching, widespread
師範
しはん
instructor, (fencing) teacher, model
率先垂範
そっせんすいはん
set an example worth following, take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow
模範
もはん
exemplar, exemplification, exemplum, model, example