Back-Up Flashcards
握手
あくしゅhandshake
一握
いちあくhandful
一握り
ひとにぎりhandful, small handful
客扱い
きゃくあつかいhospitality
取り扱い
とりあつかいtreatment, service, handling, management
依願
いがんin accordance with one’s request
依拠
いきょdependence
依然
いぜんstill, as yet, as it has been
依存
いそんdependence, dependent, reliance
依頼
いらいrequest, commission, dispatch, despatch
帰依
きえdevotion, (religious) conversion
威圧
いあつcoercion, overpowering、to overpower, to overawe, to daunt
威儀
いぎdignity, majesty, dignified manner
威厳
いげんdignity, majesty, solemnity, gravity
威勢
いせいpower, might, authority
威力
いりょくpower, might, authority, influence
権威
けんいauthority, power, influence
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
為政
いせいgoverning, administering
有為転変
ういてんぺんmutability (of worldly affairs), fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)
作為
さくいartificiality、act, commission (of a crime)
人為
じんいhuman work, human agency, art, artificiality
無為
むいidleness, inactivity
為替
かわせexchange (e.g. foreign)
偉観
いかんmagnificent sight
偉業
いぎょうgreat enterprise, exploits
偉大
いだいgreatness
偉容
いようdignity, majestic appearance
偉力
いりょくpower, might, authority, influence
違反
いはんviolation (of law), transgression, infringement, breach
違法
いほうillegal, illegality, invalid, unlawfulness
違和感
いわかんuncomfortable feeling, feeling out of place, sense of discomfort
相違
そういdifference, discrepancy, variation
維持
いじmaintenance, preservation, improvement
維新
いしんreformation, revolution, renewal
ステップ 1
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握り拳
にぎりこぶしclenched fist
偉ぶる
えらぶるto put on airs, to swagger, to act self-importantly
緯線
いせんparallel
緯度
いどlatitude (nav.)
経緯
けいいdetails, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way
壱
いちone (in documents)
芋版
いもばんstamp made with a potato
芋掘り
いもほりdigging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing)
里芋
さといもtaro (Colocasia esculenta), dasheen, eddo
焼き芋
やきいもroasted sweet potato, baked sweet potato
陰影
いんえいshadow, gloom、shading, hatch, hatching
陰気
いんきgloom, melancholy
陰性
いんせいnegative
陰陽
いんようcosmic dual forces, yin and yang, sun and moon, etc.
光陰
こういんtime, Father Time
陰干し
かげぼしdrying in the shade
木陰
こかげshade of tree, bower
日陰
ひかげshade, shadow
隠居
いんきょretirement、retired person
隠然
いんぜんlatent power, hidden power、behind the scenes, (in) secret
隠忍
いんにんpatience, endurance、undercover ninja, embedded ninja
雲隠れ
くもがくれdisappearance
影響
えいきょうto influence, to affect, to have an influence on, to impact, to have an effect on
影像
えいぞうsilhouette
陰影
いんえいshadow, gloom
投影
とうえいprojection
影法師
かげぼうしshadow figure, silhouette
鋭意
えいいeagerly, earnestly, diligently
鋭角
えいかくacute angle
鋭利
えいりsharpness
気鋭
きえいspirited, energetic
精鋭
せいえいelite, picked, powerful, efficient
先鋭
せんえいradical, acute, sharp
越境
えっきょうborder transgression
越権
えっけんgoing beyond authority, unauthorized, unauthorised, ultra vires
越冬
えっとうpassing the winter, hibernation
超越
ちょうえつtranscendental、to transcend, to rise above
優越
ゆうえつsupremacy, predominance, being superior to
勝ち越し
かちこしmore wins than losses (sport)
年越し
としこしNew Year’s Eve, end of the year
援軍
えんぐんreinforcement
援護
えんごcovering, protection, backing, relief
援助
えんじょassistance, aid, support
応援
おうえんaid, assistance, help, reinforcement, rooting, barracking, support, cheering
救援
きゅうえんrelief, rescue, reinforcement
後援
こうえんsupport, backing
支援
しえんsupport, backing, aid, assistance
声援
せいえんencouragement, cheering, support
ステップ 2
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煙雨
えんうmisty, fine or drizzling rain
煙突
えんとつchimney, smokestack, funnel (of a ship), stovepipe
鉛管
えんかんlead pipe
鉛直
えんちょくperpendicular, upright, vertical
鉛筆
えんぴつpencil
黒鉛
こくえんgraphite
鉛
なまりlead (Pb)
縁側
えんがわveranda, porch, balcony, open corridor
縁起
えんぎomen, sign of luck、origin, causation
縁故
えんこrelation, connection, affinity
縁談
えんだんmarriage proposal, engagement
機縁
きえんopportunity, chance
血縁
けつえんblood relative or relationship, consanguinity
額縁
がくぶちframe (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
因縁
いんねんfate, destiny、connection, tie, bond, origin
汚職
おしょくcorruption
汚点
おてんstain, blot, flaw, disgrace
汚水
おすいfilthy water, sewage
汚物
おぶつfilth (esp. excrement, feces, urine), muck, waste, garbage, dirt, dust
汚名
おめいstigma, dishonour, dishonor, infamy
押印
おういんaffixing one’s seal
押収
おうしゅうseizure, confiscation
後押し
あとおしpushing, backing, boosting, supporting
目白押し
めじろおしjostling, milling about
奥義
おうぎsecrets, mysteries, esoterica, hidden purpose
深奥
しんおうesoteric doctrines, mysteries
奥社
おくしゃrear shrine (located behind the main shrine, but dedicated to the same deity)
奥地
おくちinterior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
大奥
おおおくinner palace (in Edo Castle), palace’s ladies chambers, shogun’s harem
山奥
やまおくdeep in the mountains, mountain recesses
憶説
おくせつhypothesis, speculation, surmise, conjecture
憶測
おくそくguess, speculation, supposition
記憶
きおくmemory, recollection, remembrance
追憶
ついおくrecollection, reminiscence
製菓
せいかconfectionery production, baking (e.g. pastries, sweets)
茶菓子
ちゃがしtea cakes
乳菓
にゅうかemulsion
冷菓
れいかchilled sweets, ices, ice cream
綿菓子
わたがしcotton candy
奥底
おくそこdepths, bottom (of one’s heart)
休暇
きゅうかholiday, day off, furlough, absence (from work)
寸暇
すんかmoment’s leisure, free minute
余暇
よかleisure, leisure time, spare time
暇人
ひまじんperson with a lot of free time on their hands, person of leisure, idler
暇つぶし
ひまつぶしwaste of time, killing time
手間暇
てまひまtime and effort, trouble
箇所
かしょpassage, place, point, part
箇条
かじょうitem, article, clause, section, point
一箇年
いっかねんone year
雅
みやびrefinement, elegance
雅楽
ががくold Japanese court music, gagaku
雅号
がごうalias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
雅量
がりょうmagnanimity, generosity, tolerance
典雅
てんがgrace, elegance, refined, classic
風雅
ふうがelegance, grace, refinement, good taste
優雅
ゆうがélégance, grâce, raffinement
介護
かいごnursing, care, caregiving, caring
介在
かいざいmediation, interposition, intervention
介助
かいじょhelp, assistance, aid
介入
かいにゅうintervention
介抱
かいほうnursing, looking after
一介
いっかいmere, only a …
魚介
ぎょかいmarine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
戒告
かいこくadmonition, warning, caution
戒名
かいみょうposthumous Buddhist name
戒律
かいりつ(religious) precept, discipline, commandment, mitzvah
訓戒
くんかいwarning, admonition, lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
警戒
けいかいvigilance, precaution, watch, lookout, alertness
厳戒
げんかいstrict guard
自戒
じかいself-admonition
破戒
はかいbreaking a commandment (usually religious), offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
皆勤
かいきんperfect attendance
皆済
かいさいsettlement
皆伝
かいでんinitiation into an art or discipline
皆無
かいむnonexistent, nil, none, nothing (at all), bugger-all
皆目
かいもくentirely
決壊
けっかいbreak (rip) down
自壊
じかいdisintegration、self-destruction
損壊
そんかいdamage, destruction
倒壊
とうかいdestruction, collapse, crumbling
破壊的
はかいてきdestructive, devastating
較差
かくさrange
獲得
かくとくacquisition, possession
漁獲
ぎょかくfishing, catch, haul
捕獲
ほかくcapture, seizure
乱獲
らんかくexcessive fishing, overfishing, overhunting, excessive taking
獲物
えものgame, spoils, trophy, prey
刈る
かるto cut (hair), to mow (grass), to harvest, to clip, to shear, to reap, to trim, to prune
刈り入れ
かりいれharvest
稲刈り
いねかりrice reaping, rice harvesting
草刈り
くさかりmowing, mower
丸刈り
まるがりclose clipping
甘言
かんげんcajolery
甘受
かんじゅsubmission to, putting up with
甘美
かんびsweet (e.g. fruit, melody, dream), luscious
甘味料
かんみりょうsweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.), sweetening agent, sweetening
甘口
あまくちflattery、sweet flavour, sweet flavor, mildness
甘党
あまとう(someone with a) sweet tooth, person fond of sweets, person who doesn’t like alcohol, preferring sweets
汗顔
かんがんashamed
発汗
はっかんsweating, perspiration
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
一汗
ひとあせdoing a job, riding and sweating up a horse
冷や汗
ひやあせcold sweat
乾季
かんきdry season
乾燥
かんそうdryness, aridity, insipidity, dehydration, desiccation
生乾き
なまがわきhalf-dried
勧業
かんぎょう(encouragement of) industry
勧告
かんこくadvice, counsel, remonstrance, recommendation
勧進
かんじんtemple solicitation
勧める
すすめるto recommend, to advise, to encourage, to offer (wine)
歓喜
かんきdelight, great joy
歓迎
かんげいwelcome, reception
歓呼
かんこacclamation, jubilation
歓声
かんせいcheer, shout of joy
歓送
かんそうhearty send-off
歓待
かんたいwarm reception, friendly reception
歓談
かんだんpleasant talk, chat
交歓
こうかんexchange of courtesies (cordialities), fraternization, fraternisation
監禁
かんきんconfinement
監査
かんさinspection, audit, judgement, judgment
監察
かんさつinspection, inspector
監視
かんしmonitoring, watching, observation, surveillance, guarding, inspection
監修
かんしゅう(editorial) supervision, general editorship、supervising director (of anime, TV series etc.)
総監
そうかんinspector general, commissioner
環視
かんしlooking around, looking about
一環
いっかんlink (e.g. a part of a larger plan)
金環
きんかんgold ring
鑑査
かんさinspection, audit, judgement, judgment
鑑札
かんさつlicence, license, permit
鑑識
かんしきjudgement, judgment, discernment, discrimination, having eye for
鑑賞
かんしょうappreciation (e.g. of art), aesthetic sense
鑑定
かんていjudgement, judgment, expert opinion, appraisal
印鑑
いんかんstamp, seal
図鑑
ずかんillustrated reference book, illustrated encyclopedia (esp. for children), picture book
名鑑
めいかんdirectory, list
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
環状線
かんじょうせんloop line, (transportation) belt line
含味
がんみtaste, thinking over carefully
含有
がんゆうcontain, include
包含
ほうがんto include, to comprise, to contain, to implicate
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
奇異
きいodd, strange, wonderful
奇術
きじゅつmagic, conjuring, sleight of hand, legerdemain
奇数
きすうodd number
奇想天外
きそうてんがいfantastic idea, bizarre
好奇
こうきinquisitiveness
数寄屋
すきやtea-ceremony arbor, tea-ceremony arbour
祈雨
きうPray for rain
祈願
きがんprayer, supplication
祈念
きねんprayer
鬼気
ききghastly, dreadful
鬼才
きさいwizard, genius, great talent
鬼門
きもんthe northeastern (unlucky) direction, person or thing to be avoided
悪鬼
あっきevil spirit, demon, devil
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
吸血鬼
きゅうけつきvampire, bloodsucker
青鬼
あおおに(horned) blue demon, blue ogre
幾何学
きかがくgeometry
幾多
いくたmany, numerous
幾日
いくにちhow many days?, what day (of month)?
幾分
いくぶんsomewhat, to some extent, to some degree
輝輝
ききbrilliance
光輝
こうきbrightness, splendour, splendor
輝かしい
かがやかしいbrilliant, glorious, glittering, bright, splendid (e.g. achievement, success), promising (e.g. future)
儀典
ぎてんceremony, rite, ritual, service
儀礼
ぎれいetiquette, courtesy
行儀
ぎょうぎmanners, behavior, behaviour
地球儀
ちきゅうぎglobe (map)
余儀
よぎanother method, another problem
流儀
りゅうぎstyle, fashion、school (e.g. of poetry)
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
戯画
ぎがcaricature, cartoon, comics
戯曲
ぎきょくplay, drama
悪戯
あくぎmischief, prank, trick, practical joke
児戯
じぎmere child’s play
遊戯
ゆうぎgame, play, sports
詰問
きつもんcross-examination, close questioning, demanding an explanation
難詰
なんきつreprimand
息詰まる
いきづまるto be breathtaking, to be stifling
大詰め
おおづめfinal scene, the end, finale
箱詰め
はこづめpacked in a box (e.g. chocolates)
却下
きゃっかrejection, dismissal
消却
しょうきゃくerasure, paying back debt, effacement
退却
たいきゃくretreat, withdrawal, retirement
脱却
だっきゃくridding oneself, freeing oneself of, growing out of
売却
ばいきゃくselling off, disposal by sale, sale
返却
へんきゃくreturn of something, repayment
冷却
れいきゃくcooling, refrigeration
脚色
きゃくしょくdramatization (e.g. film), dramatisation
脚注
きゃくちゅうfootnote
脚本
きゃくほんscript, screenplay, scenario
脚力
きゃくりょくleg strength, walking ability
脚光
きゃっこうfootlight, limelight
健脚
けんきゃくgood walker
失脚
しっきゃくlosing one’s standing, being overthrown, falling
立脚
りっきゃくbeing based on
及第
きゅうだいpassing an examination
及落
きゅうらくsuccess or failure (in examinations)
言及
げんきゅうreference, allusion
追及
ついきゅうinvestigation (e.g. into someone’s guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down
波及
はきゅうspread, extension, influence, aftereffect, ripple
及び腰
およびごしindecisive attitude, timidity, lack of nerve
砂丘
さきゅうsand dune, sand hill
段丘
だんきゅうterrace, bench (in geography)
小高い丘
こだかいおかsmall hill, low hill, hillock
不朽
ふきゅうeverlasting, immortal, eternal, immortality, imperishable
腐朽
ふきゅうdeterioration, rot
老朽
ろうきゅうsuperannuated, decrepitude
朽ちる
くちるto rot, to decay、to die in obscurity、to be forgotten with time
巨漢
きょかんgiant
巨頭
きょとうleader, magnate
巨万
きょまんhuge fortune, millions
拠点
きょてんposition, location, base, point
根拠
こんきょbasis, foundation
準拠
じゅんきょbasis, based on, conformance, conformity, authority (of), standard, reference
占拠
せんきょoccupation (e.g. of territory), exclusive possession
本拠
ほんきょstronghold, inner citadel, base, headquarters
論拠
ろんきょgrounds of an argument
証拠
しょうこevidence, proof
距離
きょりdistance, range
遠距離恋愛
えんきょりれんあいlong distance relationship
車間距離
しゃかんきょりdistance between two trains or vehicles
脚
あしleg、bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji
御意
ぎょいyour will, your pleasure
御者
ぎょしゃcoachman, driver, cabman, postilion
御殿
ごてんpalace, court
御用
ごようyour order, your business, official business
制御
せいぎょcontrol, governing, checking, suppression, repression, restraint, mastery, management
統御
とうぎょcontrol
防御
ぼうぎょdefense, defence, safeguard, protection
御中
おんちゅうand Company, Messrs, for the attention of …
凶悪
きょうあくatrocious, fiendish, brutal, villainous
凶器
きょうきdangerous weapon, lethal weapon, deadly weapon
凶作
きょうさくbad harvest, poor crop
凶事
きょうじcalamity, misfortune
凶徒
きょうとoutlaw, rebel, rioter
凶暴
きょうぼうbrutal, atrocious, ferocious
元凶
げんきょうringleader, main culprit
叫号
きゅうごうcrying aloud
絶叫
ぜっきょうscream, shriek, shout, exclamation
狂気
きょうきmadness, insanity
狂喜
きょうきwild joy, ecstasy
狂言
きょうげんkyogen, farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play
狂騒
きょうそうmania, wild excitement
狂乱
きょうらんfury, frenzy, madness
熱狂
ねっきょうwild enthusiasm, being crazy about
発狂
はっきょうmadness, craziness, insanity
狂い咲き
くるいざきoff-season flowering
活況
かっきょうactivity, briskness, prosperity
近況
きんきょうrecent state, present state, present condition, current status, current circumstances
好況
こうきょうprosperous conditions, healthy economy
盛況
せいきょうsuccess, prosperity
戦況
せんきょうwar situation, progress of a battle
不況
ふきょうrecession, depression, slump