Japanese Vocabulary 2

Question 1

麦酒／ばくしゅ

Answer 1

Noun
1.beer　​Usually written using kana alone,See alsoビール,sometimes read ビール

Examples:
麦酒を醸造する
tobrewbear

Question 2

厳禁／げんきん

Answer 2

Noun, Suru verb
1.strict prohibition; ban; interdiction​

Examples:
喫煙厳禁.
Smoking(is)strictlyprohibited.

Question 3

硫酸／りゅうさん

Answer 3

Noun
1.sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid​
Place
2.Ryuusan​

Examples:
無水硫酸
anhydroussulfuric acid

Question 4

降誕祭／こうたんさい

Answer 4

Noun

1. Christmas; Nativity​　See alsoキリスト降誕祭 キリストこうたんさい
2. celebration of the birthday of a saint or great man​

Examples:
キリスト降誕祭
Christmas

Question 5

遊女／ゆうじょ

Answer 5

Noun
1.prostitute; harlot​

Examples:
遊女たち
prostitutes

Question 6

深窓／しんそう

Answer 6

Noun
1.secluded inner room

Examples:
彼女は深窓に人と成った
She wasbrought upinstrictseclusion.

Question 7

極秘／ごくひ

Answer 7

Na-adjective, Noun, No-adjective
1.absolute secrecy​

Examples:
その事件は極秘になっている.
Strict secrecyisbeingpreservedover the affair.

Question 8

潔白／けっぱく

Answer 8

Noun, Na-adjective
1.innocence; guiltless; purity; uprightness; integrity​

Examples:
肌身は潔白だ
Herhonorisunsullied

Question 9

鼻音／びおん

Answer 9

Noun

1. nasal voice​
2. nasal stop; nasal occlusive; nasal　​linguistics terminology

Examples:
彼女はすべての母音を鼻音化する
Shenasalizesall hervowels

Question 10

休息／きゅうそく

Answer 10

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.rest; relief; relaxation​
Place
2.Kyuusoku​

Examples:
今日は休息します。
Iresttoday.

Question 11

人絹／じんけん

Answer 11

Noun
1.rayon; artificial silk​

Examples:
人平という人絹織物
artificialclothcalled{rayon taffeta}

Question 12

童顔／どうがん

Answer 12

Noun, No-adjective
1.childlike face; baby face

Examples:
私は童顔です。
I have a baby-face.

Question 13

穴居人／けっきょじん

Answer 13

Noun
1.cave dweller; caveman​

Examples:
穴居人はマンモスを狩って食料にした。
Cavemenhuntedmammothsfor food.

Question 14

引力／いんりょく

Answer 14

Noun

1. attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull​
2. attractiveness; magnetism​

Examples:
毛細管引力
capillary attraction

Question 15

胃腸／いちょう

Answer 15

Noun
1.stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs​

Examples:
神経[胃腸]障害.
anervous[digestive]disturbance

Question 16

快活／かいかつ

Answer 16

Na-adjective
1.cheerful; lively; lighthearted​

Examples:
快活に、活発に
withvivacity

Question 17

曲折／きょくせつ

Answer 17

Noun, Suru verb
1.windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns​

Examples:
曲折のある通り
acrookedstreet

Question 18

拾遺 ／しゅうい

Answer 18

Noun
1.gleaning; gleanings​

Examples:
その後、拾遺として4巻発見され追加されている。
Later,fourvolumesofgleaningswerefound

Question 19

東亜／とうあ

Answer 19

Noun
1.East Asia; the Orient​
Other forms
東亞 【とうあ】

Examples:
東亜という地域
anareacalledEast Asia

Question 20

青函トンネル／せいかんトンネル

Answer 20

Place
1.Seikan tunnel

Examples:
青函トンネルという海底トンネル
anJapaneseundersea tunnelcalled{Seikan tunnel}

Question 21

後半／こうはん

Answer 21

Noun
1.second half; latter half　​See also前半

Examples:
後半の人生
the latterhalf ofone’slife

Question 22

便宜主義／べんぎしゅぎ

Answer 22

Noun
1.opportunism; expediency　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Examples:
便宜主義という,物事の考え方
a wayofthinking,calledopportunism

Question 23

享楽主義／きょうらくしゅぎ

Answer 23

Noun
1.epicureanism; hedonism​

Examples:
享楽主義の宴会
anepicureanbanquet

Question 24

唯物論／ゆいぶつろん

Answer 24

Noun
1.materialism (philosophy)​

Examples:
唯物論の開山
thepioneer ofmaterialism

Question 25

通夜／つや

Answer 25

Noun
1.all-night vigil over a body; wake​　See also御通夜

Examples:
通夜をする
to holda wake―keepvigils

Question 26

耳目／じもく

Answer 26

Noun
1.eyes and ears; seeing and hearing​
2.one's attention; one's interest​
Other forms
耳目 【じぼく】

Examples:
耳目に触れるもの
sensibleobjects

Question 27

蛇の目／じゃのめ

Answer 27

Noun

1. bull’s-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern)​
2. umbrella with bull’s-eye pattern　​Abbreviation,See also蛇の目傘

Examples:
蛇の目の唐傘
a double-ringedumbrella

Question 28

早々／そうそう

Answer 28

Noun - used as a suffix, Adverbial noun
1.as soon as…; just after…; immediately after…​
Adverb
2.hurriedly; in haste; quickly; promptly; early​　usu. as 早々に

Examples:
ほかの日ならともかくも元旦早々借金取りはひどい

It is hard tobe dunned,of allthedaysin theyear,onNew Year’s Day.

Question 29

下戸／げこ

Answer 29

Noun
1.someone who can’t drink; non-drinker; temperate man

Examples:
下戸は甘い物が好きだ
Teetotallarsgo in forsweets.

Question 30

上戸／じょうご

Answer 30

Noun
1.heavy drinker; tippler; sot; boozer​
2.drinker’s eccentricity (merriness, being maudlin, etc.); drinker’s habits​
Suffix
3.person who likes something​　Ryuukyuu dialect,See also上戸 じょーぐ

Examples:
君は上戸、僕は下戸
I goin forsweets.

Question 31

廃仏毀釈／はいぶつきしゃく

Answer 31

Noun
1.abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Examples:
インド・中国などの廃仏毀釈
Haibutsu-kishakuinIndiaandChina

Question 32

雲水／うんすい

Answer 32

Noun
1.itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant​
2.clouds and water​
Other forms
雲水 【くもみず】

Question 33

自炊／じすい

Answer 33

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1. cooking for oneself; cooking one’s own food; doing one’s own cooking; making food oneself; self-catering​
2. scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself​

Examples:
私は自炊をする。
Icook formyself.

Question 34

如才／じょさい

Answer 34

Noun, Na-adjective
1.sloppiness; carelessness; inattention; oversight　​Archaism,See also如才ない
Other forms
如在 【じょさい】

Examples:
如才なく言う.
havethe tactto say

Question 35

義歯／ぎし

Answer 35

Noun
1.artificial tooth​

Examples:
ブリッジという義歯
a set offalse teeth,calledbridge

Question 36

自縄自縛／じじょうじばく

Answer 36

Noun
1.being caught in one’s own trap; being hoisted by one’s own petard　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Examples:
彼は自縄自縛に陥ったのだ
Hefellintohis owntrap

Question 37

遵法／じゅんぽう

Answer 37

Noun, Na-adjective, No-adjective
1.law observance; obeying the law​
Other forms
順法 【じゅんぽう】

Question 38

順法闘争／じゅんぽうとうそう

Answer 38

Noun, No-adjective

1.labor slowdown; labor slowdown​

Question 39

罷業／ひぎょう

Answer 39

Noun
1.strike; walkout
​
Examples:
ゼネスト, 総罷業 
ageneral strike

Question 40

軌道に乗る／きどうにのる

Answer 40

expression, Godan verb with ru ending

1. to be on track; to be going to plan​　See also軌道に乗せる
2. to enter orbit​

Examples:
ようやく事業が軌道に乗る
Businessisfinallyontrack.

Question 41

存在理由／そんざいりゆう

Answer 41

Noun
1.reason for being; raison d’être​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Examples:
事物の存在や生起の理由
the reasonfor theexistenceand/ortheoccurrence ofsomething

Question 42

皇后陛下／こうごうへいか

Answer 42

Noun
1.Her Majesty the Empress (of Japan)　​Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo),See also皇后

Examples:
皇后陛下には有難き令旨を賜った
The Empresswas pleasedtosendagraciousmessage

Question 43

賀状／がじょ

Answer 43

Noun
1.New Year’s card​

Examples:
私はジョンに年賀状を送った。
Isent aNew Year’s cardtoJohn.

Question 44

喜寿／きじゅ

Answer 44

Noun
1.77th birthday　​a variant of 喜 looks like 七十七 (77)

Examples:
喜寿という長寿祝い
acelebrationofone’slongevitythat iscelebratedon one’sseventy seventhbirthday

Question 45

弾丸列車／だんがんれっしゃ

Answer 45

Noun
1.very fast train; bullet train​

Examples:
弾丸列車，超特急列車
abullet train

Question 46

水田／すいでん

Answer 46

Noun
1.(water-filled) paddy field​

Examples:
肥沃な水田
afertilepaddy field

Question 47

点呼／てんこ

Answer 47

Noun, Suru verb
1.roll-call; muster

Examples:
氏名を点呼する
to calltheroll

Question 48

威圧的／いあつてき

Answer 48

Na-adjective
1.coercive; overbearing​

Examples:
威圧的の処置
coercive measures

Question 49

綿花／めんか

Answer 49

Noun
1.raw cotton; cotton wool​
Other forms
棉花 【めんか】

Examples:
綿花市場
thecotton market

Question 50

太鼓判／たいこばん

Answer 50

Noun

1. large seal; large stamp​
2. seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement​

Examples:
太鼓判を押す。
Hegavemehisstamp ofapproval.

Question 51

弔電／ちょうでん

Answer 51

Noun
1.telegram of condolence​

Examples:
弔電を発する
todispatchaconsolatory telegram

Question 52

半鐘／はんしょう

Answer 52

Noun
1.fire alarm; fire bell​

Examples:
そら半鐘が鳴っている.
Theregoesthefire bell!

Question 53

名誉教授／めいよきょうじゅ

Answer 53

Noun
1.emeritus professor​

Examples:
東京芸術大学名誉教授。
Emeritus professorofTokyo UniversityofArts.

Question 54

灰白色／かいはくしょく

Answer 54

Noun
1.grayish white; greyish white​

Examples:
重い灰白色の金属元素
aheavygrey-whitemetallic element

Question 55

豪遊／ごうゆう

Answer 55

Noun, Suru verb
1.wild merrymaking​

Examples:
彼は豪遊をやる
Heleadsariotouslife.

Question 56

蝶々夫人／ちょうちょうふじん

Answer 56

1.Madama Butterfly​Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly) is an opera in three acts (originally two acts) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. The libretto of the opera is based in part on the short story “Madame Butterfly” (1898) by John Luther Long, which was dramatized by David Belasco. Elements also appear to derive from the novel Madame Chrysanthème (1887) by Pierre Loti.

Question 57

遅々／ちち

Answer 57

Taru-adjective, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.slow; lagging; tardy​

Examples:
老艦は遅々として進まず
The oldshipisveryslow.

Question 58

淡々／たんたん

Answer 58

Taru-adjective, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle

1. uninterested; unconcerned; indifferent; dispassionate; matter-of-fact; detached​
2. plain; light; simple; bland​
3. flowing gently​

Examples:
死に対する淡々とした態度
a matter‐of‐factattitude todeath

Question 59

粒々／つぶつぶ

Answer 59

Noun
1.grains; lumps​
Noun, No-adjective
2.granulated; lumpy; bumpiness​
Other forms
粒粒 【つぶつぶ】

Examples:
粒々辛苦の結果
thefruit ofassiduoustoil

Question 60

濁音／だくおん

Answer 60

Noun
1.voiced consonant in Japanese　​linguistics terminology,See also清音,See also半濁音,See also濁点

Examples:
濁音子音
a flatconsonant

Question 61

川柳／せんりゅう

Answer 61

Noun
1.senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem

Examples:
川柳という日本古来の短詩
aJapaneseshort poemcalledsenryu

Question 62

盗塁／とうるい

Answer 62

Noun, Suru verb
1.base stealing; steal; stolen base​　Baseball term
Examples:
彼は盗塁が上手いです。 
He isgood atbasestealing.

Question 63

老朽／ろうきゅう

Answer 63

noun, Suru verb
1.decrepitude; senescence; superannuation​

Examples:
老朽した人
asuperannuatedperson

Question 64

吐露／とろ

Answer 64

Noun, Suru verb
1.expressing one’s mind; speaking out​

Examples:
自分の気持ちを吐露する.
pour forthone’sfeelings

Question 65

紫紺／しこん

Answer 65

Noun
1.bluish purple​

Examples:
この場の光秀の衣装は紫紺の上下である。
Mitsuhide’scostumein thissceneisbluish purple, bothtopand bottom.

Question 66

落雷／らくらい

Answer 66

Noun
1.lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning​
Suru verb
2.to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning

Examples:
落雷数カ所
Several placeswerestruckbylightning.

Question 67

一網打尽／いちもうだじん

Answer 67

Noun
1.round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Examples:
一網打尽に逮捕する.
make wholesale arrests

Question 68

筋肉労働／きんにくろうどう

Answer 68

Noun
1.physical or manual labor; physical or manual labour​

Examples:
いつの日かロボットが筋肉労働に取って代わるだろう
Robotswillsomedaysupersedemanuallabor.

Question 69

一触即発／いっしょくそくはつ

Answer 69

Noun, No-adjective
1.critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Examples:
カリブ海全域が一触即発の危険をはらんでいた.
The wholeCaribbeanregionwas a tinderbox.

Question 70

比肩／ひけん

Answer 70

Noun, Suru verb
1.ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with​

Examples:
理論物理学(の分野)では彼に比肩する者はいない.
Hehasnoequal[match,rival]intheoreticalphysics.

Question 71

血涙／けつるい

Answer 71

Noun
1.bitter tears; tears of blood​　See also血の涙 ちのなみだ

Examples:
血涙を流す
to shedbitter tears―crybitter tears

Question 72

恐妻家／きょうさいか

Answer 72

Noun
1.hen-pecked husband​

Examples:
彼は恐妻家で知られる.
He iswell‐knownas ahenpeckedhusband.

Question 73

質屋／しちや

Answer 73

Noun
1.pawnshop​

Examples:
質屋という職業
anoccupationcalledpawnbroker

Question 74

換骨奪胎／かんこつだったい

Answer 74

Noun, Suru verb
1.adaptation (e.g. of a poem or novel); rewriting; recasting; modification; rehashing　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Examples:
その映画は 『リア王』 の換骨奪胎だ.
Thefilmis anadaptation fromKingLear.

Question 75

水稲／すいとう

Answer 75

Noun
1.wet-land rice​

Examples:
水稲は登熟期を迎えている。
Riceisnow inthegrain-fillingperiod.

Question 76

抑揚／よくよう

Answer 76

Noun
1.intonation; accent; modulation; inflection　​See also抑揚のない

Examples:
抑揚のない単語
uninflectedwords

Question 77

漏電／ろうでん

Answer 77

Noun, Suru verb
1.short circuit; leakage (of electricity); electrical fault​

Examples:
漏電検出器
ELECTRIC LEAKDETECTOR

Question 78

北斗七星／ほくとしちせい

Answer 78

Noun
1.the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow​　Astronomy, etc. term,See also北斗星

Examples:
北斗七星は簡単に見つかる。
You canfindthe Big Dippereasily.

Question 79

卵巣／らんそう

Answer 79

Noun, No-adjective
1.ovary​

Examples:
卵巣の、または、卵巣にかかわる
of orinvolvingtheovaries

Question 80

魂胆／こんたん

Answer 80

noun, Suru verb
1.ulterior motive; plot; scheme​
Noun
2.complicated circumstances; intricacies​

Examples:
深い魂胆がある
He isplayingadeepgame.

Question 81

鯨飲馬食／げいいんばしょく

Answer 81

Expression, Noun, Suru verb
1.drinking like a fish and eat like a horse; eating mountains of food and drink oceans of liquor​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 82

陶酔／とうすい

Answer 82

Noun, Suru verb

1. intoxication​
2. being carried away by; being enraptured by​

Examples:
自己陶酔する人
aperson who isself-absorbed

Question 83

敢闘賞／かんとうしょう

Answer 83

Noun

1.Fighting Spirit Prize　​Sumo term,See also三賞

Question 84

疑心暗鬼／ぎしんあんき

Answer 84

Expression
1.suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows　​Abbreviation,Yojijukugo (four character compound),See also疑心暗鬼を生ず

Examples:
疑心暗鬼を生ず.
Doubtsbegetdoubts.

Question 85

虎口／ここう

Answer 85

Noun
1.tiger’s den; jaws of death; dangerous place​　Idiomatic expression

Examples:
虎口にはいる
torun intothe lion’sjaws

Question 86

竜頭／りゅうず

Answer 86

Noun

1. crown (of a watch); stem​
2. cannon (of a bell)​

Examples:
竜頭巻きであること
thecondition ofsomethingbeingastem-winder

Question 87

媒酌／ばいしゃく

Answer 87

Noun, Suru verb
1.matchmaking​

Examples:
良い媒酌人
a goodmatchmaker

Question 88

東奔西走／とうほんせいそう

Answer 88

Noun, Suru verb
1.busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Examples:
彼は始終東奔西走している
He isconstantlyon themove.

Question 89

亀鑑／きかん

Answer 89

Noun
1.pattern; example; model; paragon; mirror​
Other forms
龜鑑 【きかん】

Examples:
女子の亀鑑
Sheis amodel ofwomanhood.

Question 90

面目／めんぼく

Answer 90

Noun
1.face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity; credit​
2.appearance; look​
Other forms
面目 【めんもく】、面目 【めいぼく】

Examples:
面目がたつ
tosaveone’sdignity

Question 91

国璽／こくじ

Answer 91

Noun
1.the seal of state​

Examples:
イギリスで国璽尚書という役職の人
inEngland, aperson who isthe LordKeeperof theGreat Seal

Question 92

欄外／らんがい

Answer 92

Noun, No-adjective
1.margin​

Examples:
原稿の欄外の注
marginaliain amanuscript

Question 93

表裏／ひょうり

Answer 93

Noun, Suru verb
1.front and back; inside and outside; two sides; both sides​
Noun
2.duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced　​Only applies to ひょうり

Examples:
表裏のある男だ.
He isadouble‐dealer.

Question 94

猶予／ゆうよ

Answer 94

Noun, Suru verb
1.postponement; deferment; extension (of time)​

Examples:
執行猶予
stay of execution―probation

Question 95

献身／けんしん

Answer 95

Noun, Suru verb
1.dedication; devotion​

Examples:
献身的の愛
self-sacrificinglove―unselfishdevotion

Question 96

虚偽／きょぎ

Answer 96

Noun, No-adjective
1.falsehood; untruth; lie; misinformation​
Noun
2.fallacy (logic)​
Other forms
虚偽 【こぎ】

Examples:
明らかな虚偽
obviousmendacity

Question 97

鎖国／さこく

Answer 97

Noun, Suru verb
1.national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners)​　See also開国
Noun
2.sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate​

Examples:
鎖国と国際関係
National Isolation PolicyandInternational Relations

Question 98

断片／だんぺん

Answer 98

Noun
1.fragment; scrap; piece; shred​

Examples:
会話の断片.
scraps of conversation

Question 99

陵墓／りょうぼ

Answer 99

Noun
1.imperial tomb; imperial mausoleum

Examples:
​多くの陵墓
manyImperialmausoleumsin thesamevicinity

Question 100

至当／しとう

Answer 100

Na-adjective, Noun
1.just; fair; proper; reasonable​

Examples:
そうするのが至当だ.
That iswhat yououghttodo.

Question 101

巡回／じゅんかい

Answer 101

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.going around; patrol; round; tour​

Examples:
巡回方法および巡回システム
PATROLMETHODANDPATROLSYSTEM

Question 102

装飾／そうしょく

Answer 102

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.ornament; decoration​

Examples:
過度な装飾
asuperfluousornament

Question 103

油井／ゆせい

Answer 103

Noun
1.oil well​

Examples:
排出された油井
exhaustedoil wells

Question 104

羅列／られつ

Answer 104

Noun, Suru verb
1.enumeration; citation; listing​

Examples:
これは単に意味のない数字の羅列にすぎない.
This ismerelyameaninglessrow ofnumbers.

Question 105

特色／とくしょく

Answer 105

Noun

1. characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; personal colour​
2. spot color (in printing)​

Examples:
各都市の特色
Characteristicsofeachcity

Question 106

悠然／ゆうぜん

Answer 106

Noun, Taru-adjective, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.with an air of composure; calmly

Examples:
​みんながあわてても彼女は悠然と構えていた.
Sheremainedcalmwhilethe otherspanicked.

Question 107

批准／ひじゅん

Answer 107

Noun, Suru verb
1.ratification​

Examples:
条約の批准
theratificationof thetreaty

Question 108

遮断／しゃだん

Answer 108

Noun, Suru verb
1.isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation​

Examples:
踏切遮断機.
acrossing gate

Question 109

膨張／ぼうちょう

Answer 109

Noun, Suru verb
1.expansion; swelling; increase; growth​
Other forms
膨脹 【ぼうちょう】、ぼう張 【ぼうちょう】

Examples:
気体の膨張.
theexpansion of a gas

Question 110

旋回／せんかい

Answer 110

Noun, Suru verb
1.revolution; rotation; turning; circling; swiveling​
2.turning (an aircraft or ship)​
Other forms
旋廻 【せんかい】

Examples:
旋回砲塔
arevolvingturret

Question 111

温和／おんわ

Answer 111

Na-adjective, Noun
1.mild (climate); temperate; clement; pleasant; agreeable　​Only applies to 温和
2.gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; pleasant​
3.moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate​
Other forms
穏和 【おんわ】

Examples:
日本は気候が温和だ
Japanhas amildclimate.

Question 112

美醜／びしゅう

Answer 112

Noun

1. beauty or ugliness​
2. personal appearance; looks​

Examples:
容貌の美醜を問わず
irrespective ofpersonal appearance

Question 113

出陣／しゅつじん

Answer 113

Noun, Suru verb
1.going into battle; departure for the front​

Examples:
出陣を命ずる言葉
the orderto gointobattle

Question 114

宣誓／せんせい

Answer 114

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.oath; abjuration; pledge​

Examples:
人に宣誓させる.
administer an oath to a person

Question 115

統帥／とうすい

Answer 115

Noun, Suru verb
1.supreme command; high command​

Examples:
天皇は陸海軍を統帥する
The Emperorhas thesupreme commandof thearmyand navy.

Question 116

抱擁／ほうよう

Answer 116

Noun, Suru verb
1.embrace; hug; holding in one’s arms​

Examples:
あなたを抱擁したい。
I want tohugyou.

Question 117

塊状／かいじょう

Answer 117

No-adjective
1.massive; bulk; block-like; aggregated; agglomerated​

Examples:
塊状火山という地形
ageographical featurecalledamassive volcano

Question 118

控訴／こうそ

Answer 118

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.koso appeal (initial appeal to a higher court)

Examples:
​控訴裁判所.
acourt of appeal

Question 119

純金／じゅんきん

Answer 119

Noun
1.pure gold; solid gold; fine gold​

Examples:
純金のメダル
asolid goldmedal

Question 120

叫喚／きょうかん

Answer 120

Noun, Suru verb
1.shout; scream​
Other forms
叫換 【きょうかん】

Examples:
阿鼻叫喚の巷と化す
Ithasturned intotheveriesthell.

Question 121

一致／いっち

Answer 121

Noun, Suru verb
1.coincidence; agreement; union; match​
2.conformity; consistency​ 
3.cooperation​
Place
4.Icchi​

Examples:
一致団結する
To beunited.

Question 122

祈願／きがん

Answer 122

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.prayer; supplication​

Examples:
祈願がかなった
Myprayerisanswered.

Question 123

圏内／けんない

Answer 123

Noun
1.(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)​See also圏外

Examples:
全て自転車で10分圏内にある。
Allcarsare within10 minutesofhere.

Question 124

踪跡／そうせき

Answer 124

Noun

1. traces; footprints​
2. whereabouts

Examples:
犯人の踪跡を探る
totraceaculprit

Question 125

潤色／じゅんしょく

Answer 125

Noun, Suru verb
1.rhetorical flourishes​
Other forms
潤飾 【じゅんしょく】

Examples:
潤色ある文体
anembellishedstyle

Question 126

脊髄／せきずい

Answer 126

Noun, No-adjective
1.spinal cord​

Examples:
脊髄炎という脊髄の病気
adiseaseof thespinal cord,calledmyelitis

Question 127

赦免／しゃめん

Answer 127

Noun, Suru verb
1.pardon; remission; amnesty​

Examples:
赦免を提供するさま
providingabsolution

Question 128

憧憬／どうけい

Answer 128

Noun, Suru verb
1.longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration​
Other forms
憧憬 【しょうけい】

Examples:
彼は憧憬の目をもって故郷の空を眺めている
Helookstowardshishomewithlongingeyes―withwistfuleyes.

Question 129

羞恥／しゅうち

Answer 129

Noun
1.shyness; bashfulness; shame

Examples:
羞恥心を見せるさま
showinga sense ofshame

Question 130

境内／けいだい

Answer 130

Noun
1.grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts​

Examples:
境内社
Shrineswithin thePrecinct

Question 131

叱声／しっせい

Answer 131

Noun
1.abusive voice; scolding voice; angry words​

Examples:
叱声を発して弁士を引込ませる
tohissdownthespeaker

Question 132

傲岸／ごうがん

Answer 132

Na-adjective, Noun
1.haughty; arrogant; supercilious​
Other forms
倣岸 【ごうがん】

Examples:
芸に対しては自分にも他人にも厳しく、傲岸なところもあった。
Hewasstrict withothersandto himselfaboutperformance, andhewassometimesarrogant.

Question 133

払拭／ふっしょく

Answer 133

Noun, Suru verb
1.wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling​
Other forms
払しょく 【ふっしょく】、払拭 【ふっしき】

Examples:
自粛ムードの払拭
Movingbeyondthe moodofself-restraint

Question 134

絶滅危惧種／ぜつめつきぐしゅ

Answer 134

Noun
1.endangered species

Examples:
この鳥は絶滅危惧種です。
Thisbirdis anendangeredspecies.

Question 135

糾弾／きゅうだん

Answer 135

Noun, Suru verb
1.censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming​
Other forms
糺弾 【きゅうだん】

Examples:
社会の不正を糾弾(きゆうだん)する.
tilt atsocialinjustices

Question 136

歳暮／せいぼ

Answer 136

Noun

1. year-end gift　​See alsoお歳暮
2. end of the year; year end

Examples:
企業社会における歳暮
Seiboin businesssociety

Question 137

追悼／ついとう

Answer 137

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.mourning (dead persons); memorial​

Examples:
追悼の礼拝
amemorial service

Question 138

山麓／さんろく

Answer 138

Noun
1.foot of a mountain; base of a mountain​
Place
2.Sanroku​
Other forms
山ろく 【さんろく】

Examples:
山麓にある森林帯
theforest zoneat the foot of a mountain

Question 139

新米／しんまい

Answer 139

Noun
1.new rice; first rice crop of the year​　Antonym:古米
Noun, No-adjective
2.novice; beginner; newcomer; new hand
​
Place
3.Shinmai​

Examples:
新米のお父さん
a newfather

Question 140

剥奪／はくだつ

Answer 140

Noun, Suru verb
1.stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation​
Other forms
剝奪 【はくだつ】

Examples:
自由の剥奪(はくだつ).
deprivation of liberty

Question 141

松竹梅／しょうちくばい

Answer 141

Noun
1.pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping)​See also歳寒三友
2.high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower; first, second and third (class)​　from 松 down to 梅
Place
3.Shouchikubai​

Examples:
松竹梅の筆頭
the topgradeamongthreegrades,that is,pine,bambooandume

Question 142

出納／すいとう

Answer 142

Noun, Suru verb
1.receipts and expenditure (disbursements)​

Examples:
出納窓口.
acashier’swindow

Question 143

小児／しょうに

Answer 143

Noun
1.young child; infant​
Other forms
小児 【しょうじ】

Examples:
小児麻痺病
infantile paralysis

Question 144

椎骨／ついこつ

Answer 144

Noun, No-adjective
1.vertebra; vertebrae

Examples:
​ヒトの脊柱の12の椎骨の1つ
one of12vertebraein thehumanvertebral column

Question 145

雑煮／ぞうに

Answer 145

Noun
1.soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year’s dish)​

Examples:
お雑煮はけっこうです
TheNew Year’sdishisexcellent.

Question 146

羽毛／うもう

Answer 146

Noun, No-adjective
1.feathers; plumage; down​

Examples:
羽毛がないひな
theunfeatheredbrood

Question 147

好餌／こうじ

Answer 147

Noun

1. bait; decoy; lure​
2. easy prey; easy victim; sucker​

Examples:
人を危険におとしいれる好餌
abaitorlure toensnaresomeonein adangerous situation

Question 148

勃発／ぼっぱつ

Answer 148

Noun, Suru verb
1.outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence​
Other forms
ぼっ発 【ぼっぱつ】

Examples:
勃発する
break out

Question 149

委嘱／いしょく

Answer 149

Noun, Suru verb
1.commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)​
Other forms
依嘱 【いしょく】

Examples:
推薦及び委嘱
Recommendationandcommission

Question 150

困窮／こんきゅう

Answer 150

Noun, Suru verb

1. poverty; need; destitution​
2. having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress​

Examples:
困窮に苦しんでいること
ofpoverty, thecondition ofbeingimpending

Question 151

柳眉／りゅうび

Answer 151

Noun
1.beautiful eyebrows​
Other forms
柳び 【りゅうび】

Examples:
柳眉を逆立てた
Shebristledup（herfair eyebrows）

Question 152

眉間／みけん

Answer 152

Noun, No-adjective
1.brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows​

Examples:
眉間にしわを寄せる
furrowone’sbrow

Question 153

戴冠式／たいかんしき

Answer 153

Noun
1.coronation ceremony; enthronement​

Examples:
王の戴冠式用礼服
thecoronationrobes

Question 154

拉致／らち

Answer 154

Noun, Suru verb
1.taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

Examples:
人を無理に拉致する
the actofkidnappingaperson

Question 155

漸次／ぜんじ

Answer 155

Adverb, No-adjective
1.gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally​
Other forms
漸時 【ぜんじ】

Examples:
漸次快方に赴く
He isgraduallygettingbetter.

Question 156

尋問／じんもん

Answer 156

Noun, Suru verb
1.cross-examination; interrogation; questioning​
Other forms
訊問 【じんもん】

Examples:
厳しい尋問
Severequestioning

Question 157

下賜／かし

Answer 157

Noun, Suru verb
1.grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)​

Examples:
お手許金のご下賜
agrantout ofthe Privy Purse

Question 158

疫病／えきびょう

Answer 158

Noun
1.epidemic; plague; pestilence​
Other forms
疫病 【やくびょう】

Examples:
疫病に罹る
to beattackedwith theepidemic

Question 159

軟化／なんか

Answer 159

Noun, Suru verb

1. softening​　Antonym:硬化
2. softening (of attitude); mollification　​Antonym:硬化
3. weakening (of the market)​　Antonym:硬化
4. blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)

Examples:
軟化点
​Softening point

Question 160

陥没／かんぼつ

Answer 160

Noun, Suru verb
1.cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence

Examples:
地面が,陥没する
of anarea ofland,tosink

Question 161

逐一／ちくいち

Answer 161

Adverb
1.one by one; in detail; minutely

Examples:
​逐一説明する
toexplain in detail―explain at large

Question 162

鋳鉄／ちゅうてつ

Answer 162

Noun
1.cast iron​

Examples:
鋳鉄を溶融する炉
afurnaceusedtomeltiron

Question 163

含蓄／がんちく

Answer 163

Noun, Suru verb
1.implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem​

Examples:
含蓄的な声明
animplicativestatement

Question 164

幽玄／ゆうげん

Answer 164

Noun, Na-adjective
1. mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen​

Examples:
幽玄体という,和歌の歌体
astyle oftanka poetry,called’yuugen-tai’

Question 165

合戦／かっせん

Answer 165

Noun, Suru verb
1.battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest​

Examples:
合戦の経過
Chronologyofbattles

Question 166

愛称／あいしょう

Answer 166

Noun, No-adjective
1.pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.​

Examples:
彼はエドという愛称で呼ばれ(てい)た.
Hewasnicknamed“Ed”.

Question 167

遊戯／ゆうぎ

Answer 167

Noun, Suru verb
1.game; play; sports​

Examples:
活発な遊戯
activesports

Question 168

自粛／じしゅく

Answer 168

Noun, Suru verb
1.self-restraint; self-control; self-discipline​　often a custom in times of grief, pain, etc.

Examples:
彼は自粛の波に乗らなかった。
Heflewin the face ofJishuku.

Question 169

成就／じょうじゅ

Answer 169

Noun, Suru verb, Noun - used as a suffix
1.fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion​

Examples:
心願成就す、大願成就す
Myprayerisheard.

Question 170

謀反／むほん

Answer 170

謀反／むほん
 Noun, Suru verb
1.rebellion; uprising; insurrection​
2.treason　​Archaism,usu. 謀叛
Other forms
謀叛 【むほん】、謀叛 【ぼうはん】

Examples:
謀反という罪
a crimecalledrebellion

Question 171

主宰／しゅさい

Answer 171

Noun, Suru verb
1.supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
​
Examples:
橋岡會を主宰。 
Itpresidesover Hashioka kai.

Question 172

我執／がしゅう

Answer 172

Noun
1.egotism; obstinacy​

Examples:
｢善根｣は常に自ら以外の方向に振り向けられて｢功徳｣となり、我執が除去される。
“Charity”isalwaysturned inthedirectionsofothers, andturns into”merit,”thenself-centerednessis

Question 173

愛想／あいそ

Answer 173

Noun
1.amiability; friendliness; affability; sociability​
2.fondness (of someone); affection; liking　​See also愛想を尽かす
3.compliments; civilities; courtesies; flattery　​See alsoお愛想
4.hospitality; special treatment; entertainment　​See alsoお愛想
5.bill (at a restaurant); check​　See alsoお愛想
Other forms
愛想 【あいそう】

Examples:
不愛想な子供たち.
unfriendlychildren

Question 174

年貢／ねんぐ

Answer 174

Noun
1.annual tribute; land tax​
Place
2.Nengu​

Examples:
年貢を納める
to paytheland-tax―pay the rent

Question 175

香車／きょうしゃ

Answer 175

Noun
1.lance　​Shogi term

Examples:
香車という,将棋の駒
one of thechessmenin’shogi’calledLance

Question 176

数寄／すき

Answer 176

Noun
1.refined taste; elegant pursuits　​See also好き すき
Other forms
数奇 【すき】

Examples:
数寄をこらした家
asumptuoushouse

Question 177

口伝／くでん

Answer 177

Noun, Suru verb
1.oral instruction​
2.passing information by word-of-mouth​
Noun
3.oral tradition​
Place
4.Kuden​
Other forms
口伝 【こうでん】

Examples:
口伝えに教えを授ける
toinstruct orally

Question 178

聴聞／ちょうもん

Answer 178

Noun, Suru verb
1.listening; hearing​

Examples:
議会聴聞会
congressionalhearing

Question 179

大名／だいみょう

Answer 179

Noun
1.daimyo (Japanese feudal lord); daimio　​See also小名
Place
2.Daimyou​

Examples:
国主大名という,大名の格式
thepositionofbeingafeudal lord

Question 180

夏至／げし

Answer 180

Noun, No-adjective
1.summer solstice　​See also二十四節気

Examples:
夏至線という回帰線のひとつ
oneat thetropics,calledthe Tropic of Cancer

Question 181

建立／こんりゅう

Answer 181

Noun, Suru verb
1.(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection​
Other forms
建立 【けんりつ】

Examples:
記念碑建立の議
aproposal toerectamonument―theproposederectionof amonument

Question 182

兵糧／ひょうりょう

Answer 182

Noun
1.(army) provisions; food​
Place
2.Hyourou​

Examples:
一日分の兵糧
a ration

Question 183

宮内庁／くないちょう

Answer 183

Noun
1.Imperial Household Agency​
Place
2.Kunaichou

Examples:
宮内庁庁舎
Office buildingof theImperial Household Agency

Question 184

遊山／ゆさん

Answer 184

Noun
1.excursion; outing; picnic​

Examples:
花見遊山
apicnicunder thecherry-blossoms

Question 185

大音声／だいおんじょう

Answer 185

Noun
1.very loud voice​

Examples:
大音声に呼ばわった
Hecalled outin astentorianvoice.

Question 186

宗匠／そうしょう

Answer 186

Noun
1.master; teacher​

Examples:
宗匠について茶の湯を習う
to takelessonsintea-ceremony

Question 187

支度／したく

Answer 187

Noun, Suru verb
1.preparation; arrangements​
Other forms
仕度 【したく】

Examples:
意気な支度
stylishdress

Question 188

赤銅／しゃくどう

Answer 188

Noun
1.shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina​

Examples:
日に焼けて赤銅色の顔
abronzedface

Question 189

礼賛／らいさん

Answer 189

Noun, Suru verb
1.praise; worship; adoration; glorification​
Other forms
礼讃 【らいさん】

Examples:
酒神礼賛の、または、酒神礼賛の様式の
of orin themanner ofadithyramb

Question 190

払底／ふってい

Answer 190

Noun, Suru verb
1.shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine​

Examples:
品が払底だ
Thearticleisscarce

Question 191

埋没／まいぼつ

Answer 191

Noun, Suru verb

1. being buried​
2. remaining unknown; being forgotten​
3. being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed​

Examples:
壁埋没型収納棚
WALLBURIED TYPESTORAGE SHELF

Question 192

奉行／ぶぎょう

Answer 192

Noun, Suru verb
1.magistrate; shogunate administrator​

Examples:
勘定奉行
Kanjo-bugyo (commissioner of finance)

Question 193

疫病神／やくびょうがみ

Answer 193

Noun
1.god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases​
2.jinx; hoodoo; pest; odious person; plague; angel of death​　Derogatory
Other forms
疫病神 【えきびょうがみ】

Examples:
疫病神を追い払う。
to driveawaythegod of plague

Question 194

今夕／こんせき

Answer 194

Adverbial noun, Temporal noun
1.this evening; tonight​
Other forms
今夕 【こんゆう】

Examples:
今夕マイクが食事にやってくる。
Mikeiscoming todinnerthis evening.

Question 195

観桜会／かんおうかい

Answer 195

Noun

1.cherry blossom viewing party

Question 196

一矢／いっし

Answer 196

Noun

1. an arrow​
2. a retort​　See also一矢を報いる

Examples:
彼に一矢を報いてやった。
Itooka swingathim.

Question 197

穂状／すいじょう

Answer 197

Noun, No-adjective
1.shaped like an ear of grain​

Examples:
穂状花序をだす
bring forthaspikeorspikes

Question 198

甲板／かんぱん

Answer 198

Noun
1.deck (of a ship)​
Other forms
甲板 【こうはん】

Examples:
上の甲板
ahigherdeck

Question 199

深奥／しんおう

Answer 199

Na-adjective, Noun
1.esoteric doctrines; mysteries​

Examples:
深奥なる学理
aprofoundtheory

Question 200

郷社／ごうしゃ

Answer 200

Noun
1.village shrine​　Obsolete term

Examples:
社格旧郷社
It isrankedas avillageshrine.

Question 201

怨霊／おんりょう

Answer 201

Noun
1.revengeful ghost; apparition​

Examples:
怨霊の神格化
Deificationofonryo

Question 202

装束／しょうぞく

Answer 202

Noun, Suru verb
1.costume; dress; attire​
2.interior decoration; landscaping; furnishing; ornament​Archaism
Place
3.Shouzoku​
Other forms
装束 【そうぞく】、装束 【そうずく】
Notes
そうぞく: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. そうずく: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Examples:
鷹狩りに着る装束
asuitwornwhenhuntinghawks

Question 203

女婿／じょせい

Answer 203

Noun
1.one’s son-in-law​

Examples:
後に女婿となる。
LaterhebecameSeiho’s son-in-law.

Question 204

親睦／しんぼく

Answer 204

Noun, Suru verb
1.friendship; amity​
Place
2.Shinboku​

Examples:
親睦を深める
Promotefriendship

Question 205

煩雑／はんざつ

Answer 205

Na-adjective, Noun
1.complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious; cumbersome​
Other forms
繁雑 【はんざつ】

Examples:
通関手続きの煩雑性
Cumbersomecustoms procedures

Question 206

虚空／こくう

Answer 206

Noun
1.empty space; empty sky​

Examples:
虚空なる空間
the inane

Question 207

御殿／ごてん

Answer 207

Noun
1.palace; court​
Place
2.Goten​
Other forms
ご殿 【ごてん】

Examples:
立派な御殿
amagnificent palace

Question 208

閑却／かんきゃく

Answer 208

Noun, Suru verb
1.negligence; disregard

Examples:
小事に拘泥して大事を閑却する
to“stainat agnatandswallowa camel.

Question 209

冥利／みょうり

Answer 209

Noun
1.providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage

Examples:
彼はあまりぜいたくをして冥利が尽きたのだ
Hehasruinedhimselfbyexcessiveextravagance.

Question 210

冥王星／めいおうせい

Answer 210

Noun
1.Pluto (dwarf planet)​

Examples:
冥王星という天体
aplanetnamedPluto

Question 211

冶金／やきん

Answer 211

Noun, No-adjective
1.metallurgy​

Examples:
冶金学の、または、冶金学に関する
of orrelating tometallurgy

Question 212

警笛／けいてき

Answer 212

Noun
1.horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn​

Examples:
鋭い悲鳴[警笛].
ashrillcry[whistle]

Question 213

仰天／ぎょうてん

Answer 213

Noun, Suru verb
1.being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

Examples:
びっくり仰天だ; すごい.
Youamazeme!

Question 214

衰弱／すいじゃく

Answer 214

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration

Examples:
全身[神経]衰弱.
general[nervous]prostration

Question 215

琴線／きんせん

Answer 215

Noun

1. heartstrings​
2. koto string　​See also琴 こと,orig. meaning

Examples:
音楽は、リスナーの琴線に触れた
The musicstruckachordwith thelisteners

Question 216

廃藩／はいはん

Answer 216

Noun
1.abolition of the han system

Examples:​
ここに大津藩は廃藩となったのである。
TheOtsuDomainwasabolisheddue to thisevent.

Question 217

傘下／さんか

Answer 217

Noun
1.affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

Examples:
傘下または、関連子会社
asubordinateorsubsidiaryassociate

Question 218

霊験／れいげん

Answer 218

Noun
1.miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue​
Other forms
霊験 【れいけん】

Examples:
たけだけしく霊験あらたかな神
amiraculousgod

Question 219

最期／さいご

Answer 219

Noun
1.one’s last moment; one’s death; one’s end​

Examples:
最期を遂げる
to meetone’s end―meetone’sdeath―meetone’sfate―die

Question 220

格子／こうし

Answer 220

Noun
1.lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating​

Examples:
江市屋格子という格子
alatticecalledan{‘eichiyagohshi’}

Question 221

仮病／けびょう

Answer 221

Noun, No-adjective
1.feigned illness​

Examples:
彼はよく仮病をつかう。
Heoftenplayssick.

Question 222

允許／いんきょ

Answer 222

Noun, Suru verb

1.permission; licence; license

Question 223

天女／てんにょ

Answer 223

Noun

1. heavenly nymph; celestial maiden​
2. beautiful and kind woman​

Examples:
四姉妹の法門　四天女の章
HomonofFourSistersChapterofFourHeavenlyMaidens

Question 224

由緒／ゆいしょ

Answer 224

Noun
1.history; pedigree; lineage​

Examples:
あれは由緒ある人だ
He isa manofhighbirth.

Question 225

唯唯諾諾／いいだくだく

Answer 225

Taru-adjective, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.quite willingly; readily; with acquiescence​　Yojijukugo (four character compound),See also唯々諾々として
Other forms
唯々諾々 【いいだくだく】

Question 226

心神耗弱／しんしんこうじゃく

Answer 226

Noun
1.diminished capacity; diminished responsibility; legally unaccountable (e.g. due to mental illness, drugs, alcohol, etc.)​

Examples:
心神耗弱という症状
asymptom ofaperson’scondition,calleddiminished responsibility

Question 227

一献／いっこん

Answer 227

Noun

1. one cup (of sake)​
2. (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party​

Examples:
一献さし上げたい
I wishto offeryoua glass of wine

Question 228

納屋／なや

Answer 228

Noun
1.shed; barn; outhouse​

Examples:
ネズミの多い納屋
a rat‐riddenbarn

Question 229

納戸／なんど

Answer 229

Noun
1.storage room; storeroom; closet​
2.grayish blue​　Abbreviation,See also納戸色
Place
3.Nando​

Examples:
納戸金の管理を行う
To managethestoredmoney;

Question 230

凸面鏡／とつめんきょう

Answer 230

Noun
1.convex mirror​

Examples:
この鏡面２３は凸面鏡である。
Thismirroris aconvexmirror.

Question 231

凹面鏡／おうめんきょう

Answer 231

Noun
1.concave mirror​

Examples:
太陽光線を一点に集める凹面鏡
aconcave mirrorthatconcentratestherays of the sun

Question 232

絹糸／けんし

Answer 232

Noun
1.silk thread​
Other forms
絹糸 【きぬいと】、繭糸 【けんし】、繭糸 【きぬいと】

Examples:
酢酸絹糸という人造絹糸
synthetic materialcalledacetate rayon

Question 233

踏破／とうは

Answer 233

Noun, Suru verb

1. travelling on foot; traveling on foot​
2. travelling all over​

Examples:
彼は日本全国を踏破した
Hehastravelledover the length and breadth ofthe land.

Question 234

隆起／りゅうき

Answer 234

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1. protuberance; bulge; protrusion; projection; swell​
2. rise; uplift; upheaval; elevation​

Examples:
隆起した地形
anelevatedgeological formation

Question 235

爽凉／そうりょう

Answer 235

Na-adjective, Noun
1.cool and refreshing​
Other forms
爽涼 【そうりょう】
Notes
爽凉: Out-dated kanji.

Question 236

塞栓症／そくせんしょう

Answer 236

Noun
1.embolism​

Examples:
塞栓症という病気
adisease,calledembolism

Question 237

曇天／どんてん

Answer 237

Noun
1.dull (cloudy) weather​

Examples:
曇天続きの天候
continuallycloudy weather

Question 238

廃嫡／はいちゃく

Answer 238

Noun, Suru verb
1.disinheritance​

Examples:
長男が廃嫡になった
The eldest sonhas beendisinherited.

Question 239

潜伏／せんぷく

Answer 239

Noun, Suru verb

1. concealment; hiding; ambush​
2. incubation; latency; dormancy​

Examples:
静かに潜伏している
quietlyinconcealment

Question 240

艶聞／えんぶん

Answer 240

Noun
1.rumour of a love affair; talk of a romance​

Examples:
あの人は艶聞がある
He isconcerned inalove-affair

Question 241

過褒／かほう

Answer 241

Noun

1.overpraise

Question 242

堆積／たいせき

Answer 242

Noun, Suru verb
1.accumulation; pile; heap​
Noun
2.sedimentation​

Examples:
氷河の堆積
glacial deposit

Question 243

舟艇／しゅうてい

Answer 243

Noun
1.boat; watercraft

Examples:​
小型舟艇の排気装置
EXHAUST DEVICEFORSMALL BOAT

Question 244

返戻／へんれい

Answer 244

Noun, Suru verb
1.returning; giving back​

Examples:
賃貸管理システム１０は、返戻金計算システム２００を含む。
Aleasemanagement system10includestherefundcalculating system200

Question 245

隠匿／いんとく

Answer 245

Noun, Suru verb
1.concealment

Examples:
隠匿する
tohidesomething

Question 246

貼付／ちょうふ

Answer 246

Noun, Suru verb
1.pasting; sticking; attaching; affixing; appending​
Other forms
貼付 【てんぷ】

Examples:
皮膚貼付材
SKINSTICKINGMATERIAL

Question 247

富貴／ふうき

Answer 247

Na-adjective, Noun
1.riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank​
Other forms
富貴 【ふっき】

Examples:
貧乏と富貴
poverty and wealth

Question 248

功徳／くどく

Answer 248

Noun

1. merit; virtuous deed; act of merit; act of charity​　Buddhist term
2. divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); blessing　​Buddhist term
3. merit (in Christian theology); meritum

Examples:
功徳を積む
​topracticecharity

Question 249

詩吟／しぎん

Answer 249

Noun
1.reciting Chinese poems​

Examples:
私は5年前から詩吟を習っています。
Ihave beenlearningChinese poemrecitalsincefive yearsago.

Question 250

一石／いっこく

Answer 250

Noun
1.one koku (measure)​

Examples:
彼の提案は平穏な学会に一石を投じた.
Hisproposalupsetthetranquilityof[senttremorsthrough] the Society.

Question 251

自刃／じじん

Answer 251

Noun, Suru verb
1.suicide by the sword​

Examples:
隆保を自刃させた。
HeforcedTakayasutocommitsuicide.

Question 252

深紅／しんく

Answer 252

Noun
1.deep crimson​
Other forms
真紅 【しんく】、深紅 【しんこう】

Examples:
石竹色という深紅色
acolorcalledpink

Question 253

積雪／せきせつ

Answer 253

Noun
1.fallen snow; snow cover​

Examples:
積雪の多い年
asnowyyear

Question 254

給仕／きゅうじ

Answer 254

Noun, Suru verb
1.waiting on a table; serving (at dinner)​
Noun
2.waiter; waitress; waitperson; server; cabin boy; bellboy; page; pageboy​
3.office boy; office girl​

Examples:
個々の給仕
anindividualserving

Question 255

好事家／こうずか

Answer 255

Noun
1.dilettante; person of fantastic taste​

Examples:
一部の好事家によってよしとされる風変わりな物
astrange thinglikedbypeoplenot ofthe mainstream

Question 256

言質／げんち

Answer 256

Noun
1.commitment; pledge; promise​
Other forms
言質 【げんしつ】、言質 【げんしち】

Examples:
言質を取られる
to bindoneself

Question 257

臣下／しんか

Answer 257

Noun, No-adjective
1.retainer; subject; vassal; servant​

Examples:
賢明な臣下
awisevassal

Question 258

従容／しょうよう

Answer 258

Taru-adjective, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.calm; composed; tranquil​

Examples:
態度従容として迫らず
He iscomposed―self-possessed.

Question 259

嗅覚／きゅうかく

Answer 259

Noun, No-adjective
1.sense of smell; olfaction​

Examples:
嗅覚の、または、嗅覚に関する
of orrelating toolfaction

Question 260

臼歯／きゅうし

Answer 260

Noun
1.molar​
Other forms
臼歯 【うすば】

Examples:
動物の器官としての後臼歯
anorganof ananimalcalleda {gumtooth}

Question 261

股関節／こかんせつ

Answer 261

Noun
1.hip joint; coxa​
Other forms
股間節 【こかんせつ】
Notes
股間節: Irregular kanji usage.

Examples:
彼は股関節を痛めた。
Heinjuredhis hip.

Question 262

顎骨／がっこつ

Answer 262

Noun
1.jawbone; mandible​
Other forms
顎骨 【がくこつ】、顎骨 【あごぼね】、あご骨 【あごぼね】

Examples:
顎骨という,動物の器官
a bonefoundinanimals,calledjawbone

Question 263

瑠璃／るり

Answer 263

Noun
1.lapis lazuli​
2.lapis lazuli (color)　​Abbreviation,See also瑠璃色
3.beryl​　Abbreviation,See also吠瑠璃
4.mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail)　​Abbreviation,See also小瑠璃,See also大瑠璃,See also瑠璃鶲
5.glass​Obscure term
Other forms
琉璃 【るり】

Examples:
江戸浄瑠璃という浄瑠璃
aneasternJapaneseballadsongcalled’Azuma-joruri’

Question 264

乃至／ないし

Answer 264

Conjunction

1. from … to; between … and　​Usually written using kana alone
2. or　​Usually written using kana alone

Examples:
ａは０乃至２の整数。
a isanintegerof0-2

Question 265

嘲弄／ちょうろう

Answer 265

Noun, Suru verb
1.scorn; mockery; ridicule​

Examples:
世に向かって人を嘲弄する
to holdone uptoridicule

Question 266

篭絡／ろうらく

Answer 266

Noun, Suru verb
1.inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling​
Other forms
籠絡 【ろうらく】、ろう絡 【ろうらく】

Examples:
うまく人を篭絡する
to persuadesomeonebygentlekindnessorpatience

Question 267

淳朴／じゅんぼく

Answer 267

Na-adjective, Noun
1.rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple​
Other forms
純朴 【じゅんぼく】、醇朴 【じゅんぼく】

Examples:
島民はいまなお太古の淳朴なふうを存している
Theislandersstillretaintheirprimitivesimplicity.

Question 268

拙劣／せつれつ

Answer 268

Na-adjective, Noun
1.clumsy; unskillful​

Examples:
彼は拙劣なジョークを言ったことを謝罪した。
Heapologizedfor thebotchedjoke.

Question 269

繁茂／はんも

Answer 269

Noun, Suru verb
1.luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)​

Examples:
繁茂している
adense growthof trees

Question 270

楽隠居／らくいんきょ

Answer 270

Noun, Suru verb
1.comfortable retirement​

Examples:
楽隠居する
to liveineasy retirement

Question 271

衷心／ちゅうしん

Answer 271

Noun
1.innermost feelings​

Examples:
衷心から.
fromthe bottomofone’sheart

Question 272

丹精／たんせい

Answer 272

Noun, Suru verb
1.working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains​
Other forms
丹誠 【たんせい】

Examples:
子どもを丹精して教育する
Sheeducatesherchildrenwithpainstakingcare.

Question 273

男爵／だんしゃく

Answer 273

Noun, No-adjective

1. baron​See also五等爵
2. Irish cobbler (variety of potato)​　See also男爵芋

Examples:
-男爵授与。
HewasgrantedBaron.

Question 274

中庸／ちゅうよう

Answer 274

Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective
1.middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; middle path​
Noun
2.the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)　​See also四書

Examples:
中庸を得る
tohitthehappymean―hitthehappy medium

Question 275

蛇足／だそく

Answer 275

Noun, No-adjective
1.redundancy; superfluity; useless addition​

Examples:
それは蛇足だ.
That’sgildingthe lily.

Question 276

肥沃／ひよく

Answer 276

Na-adjective, Noun
1.fertile; rich; productive​
Other forms
肥よく 【ひよく】

Examples:
肥沃な土地[土].
fertile land[soil]

Question 277

上人／しょうにん

Answer 277

Noun
1.holy priest; saint​
Place
2.Shounin​

Examples:
公卿と殿上人
both acourt nobleand ahigh rankingcourtier

Question 278

庫裏／くり

Answer 278

Noun
1.temple kitchen; monastery kitchen　​Buddhist term
2.quarters of a head priest (and his family)​　Buddhist term
Other forms
庫裡 【くり】

Examples:
これを大庫裏という。
This iscalledOkuri (largeKuri).

Question 279

御利益／ごりやく

Answer 279

Noun
1.grace (of God); divine favour; blessing; miracle; answer to a prayer​　See also利益
2.benefit​
3.efficacy​
Other forms
ご利益 【ごりやく】

Examples:
神仏の御利益
aresponsefromGodorBuddha

Question 280

勤行／ごんぎょう

Answer 280

Noun
1.religious service　​Buddhist term

Examples:
朝の勤行
a religiousserviceheldin the morning

Question 281

帰依／きえ

Answer 281

Noun, Suru verb
1.becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion

Examples:
人を帰依させる
to makeaconvertof―proselytize―aperson

Question 282

煩悩／ぼんのう

Answer 282

Noun
1.worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh​
2.klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)　​Buddhist term
Other forms
煩惱 【ぼんのう】
Notes
煩惱: Out-dated kanji.

Examples:
彼は子煩悩だ
Hedotesonhis children.

Question 283

宿業／しゅくごう

Answer 283

Noun

1.karma　​Buddhist term

Question 284

華厳経／けごんきょう

Answer 284

Noun
1.Avatamska sutra​

Examples:
華厳経巻第四十
Daihokobutsu Kegonkyo (Avatamsaka Sutra),Volume40

Question 285

解脱／げだつ

Answer 285

Noun, Suru verb
1.being liberated from earthly desires and the woes of man; (reaching) nirvana; moksha; mukti​

Examples:
他力解脱
emancipation fromwithout

Question 286

回心／えしん

Answer 286

Noun, Suru verb
1.conversion​　かいしん is Christian; えしん is Buddhist

Examples:
キリスト教で,回心する
to beconvertedtoChristianity

Question 287

尼僧／にそう

Answer 287

Noun
1.nun; priestess​

Examples:
年老いた尼僧
anagednun

Question 288

和尚／おしょう

Answer 288

Noun
1.preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism)​　Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo),Only applies to おしょう
2.preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism)　​Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo),Only applies to かしょう
3.preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism)​　Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo),Only applies to わじょう,usu. 和上
4.second highest priestly rank in Buddhism　​See also法眼
5.monk (esp. the head monk of a temple)​Only applies to おしょう,Only applies to かしょう
6.master (of one’s art, trade, etc.)​
Place
7.Wajou​

Other forms
和尚 【かしょう】、和尚 【わじょう】、和上 【かしょう】、和上 【わじょう】

Examples:
和尚という,僧位
arank ofBuddhist priestscalled{‘Kashou’}

Question 289

如来／にょらい

Answer 289

Noun
1.Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)​
Other forms
如來 【にょらい】
Notes
如來: Out-dated kanji.

Examples:
薬師如来という如来
inBuddhism,the Buddhacalledthe ‘Healing Buddha’

Question 290

行脚／あんぎゃ

Answer 290

Noun, Suru verb

1. pilgrimage​
2. walking tour; travelling (on foot)​

Examples:
諸国を行脚している僧
apriestwhomakesa pilgrimagearoundseveral countries

Question 291

衆生／しゅじょう

Answer 291

Noun
1.all living things; mankind; the people; the world​　Buddhist term
Other forms
衆生 【しゅうせい】、衆生 【すじょう】
Notes
すじょう: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Examples:
衆生を済度する
tosave allmen―save the world

Question 292

衣鉢／いはつ

Answer 292

Noun
1.mysteries of one's master's art​
2.robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)​　Buddhist term,original meaning
Other forms
衣鉢 【えはつ】、衣鉢 【えはち】

Examples:
衣鉢を伝える
toinitiateone intothe mysteriesofBuddhism

Question 293

法身／ほっしん

Answer 293

Noun
1.dharmakaya (dharma body, Buddhism’s highest form of existence)　​Buddhist term,See also三身
Other forms
法身 【ほうしん】

Question 294

旺盛／おうせい

Answer 294

Na-adjective, Noun
1.lively; vigorous; energetic; healthy; avid (e.g. desire); rich (e.g. imagination)​
Noun - used as a suffix, Na-adjective
2.full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with​

Examples:
元気旺盛で
in the full flush of life

Question 295

吠え立てる／ほえたてる

Answer 295

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to bark; to bay; to howl​
Other forms
吠えたてる 【ほえたてる】、ほえ立てる 【ほえたてる】、吼え立てる 【ほえたてる】、吼えたてる 【ほえたてる】

Examples:
犬が激しく吠え立てるとキツネが飛び出した
Afoxbrokecoverwhen thedogs barkedfuriously.

Question 296

恋愛至上主義／れんあいしじょうしゅぎ

Answer 296

Noun

1.love for love’s sake

Question 297

雑い／ざつい

Answer 297

I-adjective
1.coarse; crude　​Osaka dialect,See also粗雑

Examples:
雑草がない
free fromweeds

Question 298

粗雑／そざつ

Answer 298

Na-adjective, Noun
1.coarse; rough; crude​

Examples:
彼は粗雑な人間だ
He isa manofcoarsefiber.

Question 299

やんわり

Answer 299

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb
1.softly; mildly; gently; politely ​also written 柔んわり

Examples:
申し出をやんわりと断わった.
Ideclinedhisofferpolitely.

Question 300

成層圏／せいそうけん

Answer 300

Noun
1.stratosphere​

Examples:
成層圏のオゾン層の破壊
stratospheric ozonedepletion

Question 301

覚束ない／おぼつかない

Answer 301

-adjective
1.uncertain; doubtful; unpromising​Usually written using kana alone
2.unreliable; unsteady; insecure; shaky; faltering​Usually written using kana alone
3.unclear; vague; hazy; indistinct​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
覚束ない 【かくそくない】、覚束無い 【おぼつかない】、覚束無い 【かくそくない】、覺束ない 【おぼつかない】、覺束ない 【かくそくない】

Examples:
彼は問いに答えないで、覚束ないまま、戸口に向って歩いた。
Instead ofanswering,heturneddazedlyto thedoor.

Question 302

余燼／よじん

Answer 302

Noun
1.smouldering fire; smoldering fire; embers​

Examples:
両国の関係は戦争の余燼なおさめやらぬ状態である.
The warisover,yetthehostilitybetween the twocountriesisstillsmoldering.

Question 303

頓知／とんち

Answer 303

Noun
1.quick wit; ready wit　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
頓智 【とんち】

Examples:
幼少期は頓知小僧で、青年期に厳しい修行を積んで名僧となったという逸話が多い。
Manystoriesrecall thathewas aquick-wittedlittlemonkinhischildhood, andmadeaname forhimselfby doing difficulttraininginhis youth.

Question 304

辛苦／しんく

Answer 304

Noun, Suru verb
1.hardship; toil; trouble​

Examples:
多くの辛苦をなめる.
undergomany hardships

Question 305

辛苦艱難／しんくかんなん

Answer 305

Noun
1.trials and tribulations; adversities; suffering hardships and troubles​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Examples:
艱難辛苦に堪える
toendure hardshipsandprivations

Question 306

色刷り／いろずり

Answer 306

Noun
1.colour printing; color printing​
Other forms
色刷 【いろずり】、色摺 【いろずり】、色摺り 【いろずり】

Examples:
絵を色刷りにした紙
paper withcoloreddrawings

Question 307

前代未聞／ぜんだいみもん

Answer 307

Noun, No-adjective
1.unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Examples:
これは前代未聞の不信行為だ。
This isanunprecedentedperfidy.

Question 308

推薦／すいせん

Answer 308

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.recommendation; referral; endorsement​　See also推奨

Examples:
推薦の書状
arecommendation

Question 309

程々に／ほどほどに

Answer 309

Adverb
1.moderately; in moderation​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
程ほどに 【ほどほどに】、程程に 【ほどほどに】

Examples:
何事も程々にしなさい.
Do nothingtoexcess.

Question 310

拘泥／こうでい

Answer 310

Noun, Suru verb
1.adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about​

Examples:
章句に拘泥する
toadhere totheliteral meaning

Question 311

古来／こらい

Answer 311

No-adjective, Adverb, Noun
1.from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored​

Examples:
古来のイタリアの方言
ancientItalicdialects

Question 312

砲塔／ほうとう

Answer 312

Noun
1.gun turret​

Examples:
砲塔旋盤という工作機械
amachine toolcalled{revolvingturret}

Question 313

令旨／りょうじ

Answer 313

Noun
1.prince’s message; command of a prince​
Other forms
令旨 【れいし】

Examples:
令旨を奉じて兵を挙げた
Theyraisedanarmyin obedience tothe prince’s command.

Question 314

灼か／あらたかな

Answer 314

Na-adjective
1.clearly miraculous; remarkably miraculous; striking​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
灼たか 【あらたか】

Question 315

投じる／とうじる

Answer 315

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow)​
2.to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause)​　See also身を投じる,in the form of 身を投じる
3.to invest; to put in​
4.to administer (medicine); to give​
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
5.to surrender​
6.to take advantage of; to make full use of​
7.to fit well with; to match with; to be in tune with​
8.to stay (at a lodging)

Examples:
決定的な票を投じる
​castthedecisive vote

Question 316

弁士／べんし

Answer 316

Noun
1.lecturer; rhetorician; orator​
2.narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter​
Other forms
辯士 【べんし】
Notes
辯士: Out-dated kanji.

Examples:
活動写真弁士
akinema-interpreter

Question 317

生ずる／しょうずる

Answer 317

Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), intransitive verb

1. to produce; to yield; to cause　​See also生じる,生ずる is more literary than 生じる
2. to result from; to arise; to be generated​　See also生じる

Examples:
変化を生ずる
toworkachange

Question 318

容積／ようせき

Answer 318

Noun
1.capacity; volume​

Examples:
容積, 体積.
cubic content

Question 319

叩く／たたく

Answer 319

Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
1.to strike; to clap; to knock; to beat; to tap; to pat​
2.to play drums​
3.to abuse; to bash; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult​
4.to consult; to sound out​
5.to brag; to talk big​
6.to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)​　Computer terminology
Other forms
敲く 【たたく】
Notes
敲く: Out-dated kanji.

Question 320

合理的／ごうりてき

Answer 320

Na-adjective
1.rational; reasonable; logical​

Examples
合理的行動
rational behavior

Question 321

主従関係／しゅじゅうかんけい

Answer 321

Noun
1.the relation of master to servant　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Examples
上下関係あるいは主従関係において支配されている関係になる傘下
one’ssphere of influence

Question 322

身なり／みなり

Answer 322

Noun
1.dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance​
Other forms
身形 【みなり】

Examples
身なりを直す
to improveone’sappearance

Question 323

招集／しょうしゅう

Answer 323

Noun, Suru verb
1.call; summons; convening; convocation​

Examples
総会の招集
CallingofGeneral Meeting

Question 324

聴取／ちょうしゅ

Answer 324

Noun, Suru verb

1. hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); enquiry​
2. listening (e.g. to the radio)​

Examples
意見聴取
opinion hearing

Question 325

拠点／きょてん

Answer 325

Noun
1.position; location; base; point; site​

Examples
軍事施設を有する軍事的拠点
anequippedmilitary base

Question 326

形跡／けいせき

Answer 326

Noun
1.traces; evidence​

Examples
絞殺の形跡あり
There aresignsofhishavingbeen strangled.

Question 327

即断即決／そくだんそっけつ

Answer 327

Noun
1.making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Examples
政治家は時に即断即決を要求される.
Politiciansaresometimesrequired tomakepromptdecisions.

Question 328

不適／ふてき

Answer 328

Na-adjective, Noun
1.inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety​

Examples
不適切である。
It isinadequate.

Question 329

行動力／こうどうりょく

Answer 329

Noun
1.ability to take action; energy; fire; dynamism; leverage​

Examples
彼は行動力がある。
He isa manofaction.

Question 330

駆動／くどう

Answer 330

Noun, Suru verb
1.driving force​

Examples
駆動系
DRIVING SYSTEM

Question 331

音信不通／おんしんふつう

Answer 331

Noun
1.break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Other forms
音信不通 【いんしんふつう】

Examples
その後音信不通だ
Ihave heardnotfrom him since.

Question 332

戒める／いましめる

Answer 332

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to warn against; to caution against​
2.to admonish; to scold; to rebuke​
3.to prohibit; to forbid; to ban​
4.to be cautious​　Archaism
5.to detest; to loathe　​Archaism
6.to punish​　Archaism
Other forms
誡める 【いましめる】、警める 【いましめる】

Examples
酒色を戒める
towarnoneagainstwine and woman

Question 333

正念場／しょうねんば

Answer 333

Noun
1.critical moment; do-or-die situation​

Examples
多くを左右する正念場
acrucial momentonwhichmuchdepends

Question 334

気骨／きこつ

Answer 334

Noun
1.(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit

Examples
気骨がない.
lack backbone

Question 335

一世一代／いっせいいちだい

Answer 335

Noun, No-adjective
1.once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Other forms
一世一代 【いっせいいちだい】
Notes
いっせいいちだい: Irregular kana usage.

Examples
一世一代のできであった
Itwasthe greatestsuccessofhis life.

Question 336

主将／しゅしょう

Answer 336

Noun

1. commander-in-chief; supreme commander​
2. captain (of a team)　​Sports term

Examples
彼は主将に選ばれた。
Hewaschosencaptain.

Question 337

種目／しゅもく

Answer 337

Noun
1.item; event​

Examples
営業種目
business-items

Question 338

残党／ざんとう

Answer 338

Noun
1.remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)​

Examples
残党を糾合する
torallytheremnantsof aparty

Question 339

引き継ぐ／ひきつぐ

Answer 339

Godan verb with gu ending, Transitive verb
1.to take over; to hand over​
Other forms
引継ぐ 【ひきつぐ】、引きつぐ 【ひきつぐ】
Notes
引継ぐ: Irregular okurigana usage.

Examples
職務を引き継ぐ
to take overone’sduties

Question 340

重役／じゅうやく

Answer 340

Noun
1.(company) director; executive; top management　​Only applies to じゅうやく
2.important post; role with heavy responsibilities​
Other forms
重役 【おもやく】
Notes
おもやく: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Examples
重役付き秘書.
anexecutive secretary

Question 341

上層部／じょうそうぶ

Answer 341

Noun
1.top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile​

Examples
行政府の上層部.
theupper echelonsof theadministration

Question 342

一発屋／いっぱつや

Answer 342

Noun
1.all-or-nothing gambler; power hitter (baseball); slugger; one hit wonder (e.g. in music)​

Examples
発祥は東京の蒲鉾屋の蒲一とも愛川屋とも言われている。
Theorigin issaid to beKAMAICHI, akamabokomanufacturer,orAikawayainTokyo.

Question 343

得体／えたい

Answer 343

Noun
1.nature; character​

Examples
得体の知れないもの
amysteriousthing

Question 344

得難い／えがたい

Answer 344

I-adjective
1.hard to get; hard to come by​
Other forms
得がたい 【えがたい】

Examples
好い物は得難い
Good thingsarehard to get

Question 345

確約／かくやく

Answer 345

Noun, Suru verb
1.firm promise; definite promise​

Examples
確約はできません.
Icannotmakeadefinitepromise

Question 346

割に／わりに

Answer 346

Adverb
1.comparatively; relatively; pretty; rather　​See also割と わりと
2.unexpectedly; unusually​
Other forms
割りに 【わりに】

Examples
割に合わぬ
It isnot worthmywhile

Question 347

割に合う／わりにあう

Answer 347

Expression, Godan verb with u ending
1.to be worth it; to pay
​
Other forms
割にあう 【わりにあう】、割りに合う 【わりにあう】

Examples
正直は結局割に合うものだ。
Honestywillpay inthelongrun.

Question 348

足並み／あしなみ

Answer 348

Noun
1.pace; step​
Other forms
足並 【あしなみ】

Examples
馬の速い足並み
afastgaitof ahorse

Question 349

火蓋／ひぶた

Answer 349

Noun
1.apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock​　See also火蓋を切る
Other forms
火ぶた 【ひぶた】

Examples
この戦いの火蓋は切って落とされた。
Thisbattlehasjustbegun.

Question 350

分厚い／ぶあつい

Answer 350

I-adjective
1.bulky; massive; thick; heavy​
Other forms
ぶ厚い 【ぶあつい】、部厚い 【ぶあつい】、ブ厚い 【ブあつい】

Examples
物が分厚い
ofthings,being thick

Question 351

応接室／おうせつしつ

Answer 351

Noun

1. drawing room; parlour; parlor​
2. reception office​

Examples
執事はその客を応接室へ案内した.
The butlerusheredthevisitorinto thedrawingroom.

Question 352

百足／むかで

Answer 352

Noun
1.centipede　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
蜈蚣 【むかで】、百足 【ひゃくそく】、ムカデ
Notes
むかで: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). むかで: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading).

Examples
百足という動物
ananthropod,calledcentipede

Question 353

見す見す／みすみす

Answer 353

Adverb
1.before one’s own eyes; from under one’s very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently; knowingly　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 354

気味／きみ

Answer 354

Noun
1.sensation; feeling　​See alsoいい気味 いいきみ
2.tendency; propensity　​Only applies to きみ,See also気味 ぎみ
Other forms
気味 【きび】

Examples
彼は不気味だ。
He iseerie.

Question 355

御主／おぬし

Answer 355

Pronoun
1.you (when referring to one’s equals or inferiors)​　Archaism,See also主 ぬし
Other forms
お主 【おぬし】

Question 356

鬼畜／きちく

Answer 356

Noun
1.brute; savage; fiend​

Examples
また鬼畜物とも言われる。
It isalso calledKichiku-mono (theperformanceaboutgoblinsandbeasts).

Question 357

掛かりきり／かかりきり

Answer 357

Noun
1.being devoted; spending all one’s time and energy on　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
掛かり切り 【かかりきり】、掛り切り 【かかりきり】

Examples
この 1 週間その仕事に掛かり切りです.
Thejobhaseaten upeveryspare momentoverthe pastweek.

Question 358

こっそり

Answer 358

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.stealthily; secretly​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,See alsoこそこそ
Other forms
コッソリ

Examples
こっそり食べる
to eatsomethingsecretly

Question 359

落ち合う／おちあう

Answer 359

Godan verb with u ending, intransitive verb
1.to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to get together​
2.to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together​
Other forms
落合う 【おちあう】

Examples
私たちはどこで落ち合うべきですか。
Where shouldwerendezvous?

Question 360

一安心／ひとあんしん

Answer 360

Noun, Suru verb
1.feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)​
Other forms
ひと安心 【ひとあんしん】

Examples
それを聞いて一安心しました。
Ifeltrelieved to hear that.

Question 361

研ぎ澄ます／とぎすます

Answer 361

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen​
Other forms
研ぎすます 【とぎすます】、研澄ます 【とぎすます】

Examples
刀を研ぎ澄ます
toburnishasword

Question 362

特化型／とっかがた

Answer 362

No-adjective, Noun

1.specialized; specialised; boutique

Question 363

装甲／そうこう

Answer 363

Noun, Suru verb

1.armoring; armouring; armor; armour

Question 364

品柄／しながら

Answer 364

Noun

1.quality

Question 365

出力／しゅつりょく

Answer 365

Noun, Suru verb

1.output (electrical, signal, etc.)

Question 366

易々／やすやす

Answer 366

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.easily; readily; with ease; without trouble​
Other forms
易易 【やすやす】

Question 367

正当性／せいとうせい

Answer 367

Noun, No-adjective

1.lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy; justifiability; validity

Question 368

間借り／まがり

Answer 368

Noun, Suru verb

1.renting a room

Question 369

特定／とくてい

Answer 369

No-adjective
1.specific; particular; designated; special​
Noun, Suru verb
2.specifying; designating; identifying; pinpointing

Question 370

棲む／すむ

Answer 370

Godan verb with mu ending, intransitive verb
1.to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest​　See also住む
Other forms
栖む 【すむ】

Question 371

灯台下暗し／とうだいもとくらし

Answer 371

Expression
1.it is darkest under the lamp post; it’s hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London　​Proverb
Other forms
灯台もと暗し 【とうだいもとくらし】

Question 372

段取り／だんどり

Answer 372

Noun, Suru verb
1.programme; program; plans; arrangements​
Other forms
段どり 【だんどり】

Question 373

手回し／てまわし

Answer 373

Noun, No-adjective
1.turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked​
Noun
2.preparations; arrangements

Question 374

総力戦／そうりょくせん

Answer 374

Noun

1.all-out war; total war

Question 375

合流／ごうりゅう

Answer 375

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; junction; joining​
2.union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging; coming together​
Place
3.Gouryuu​

Question 376

最後尾／さいごうび

Answer 376

Noun

1.end of a line (queue)

Question 377

配置／はいち

Answer 377

Noun, Suru verb

1.arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration; layout

Question 378

間近／まぢか

Answer 378

Na-adjective, Adverbial noun, Noun
1.proximity; nearness; soon; nearby​
Other forms
間近 【まじか】、真近 【まぢか】、真近 【まじか】
Notes
まじか: Irregular kana usage. 真近: Irregular kanji usage. まじか: Irregular kana usage. 真近: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 379

息遣い／いきづかい

Answer 379

Noun
1.breathing; respiration​
Other forms
息づかい 【いきづかい】

Question 380

アジト

Answer 380

Noun

1.hideout; secret base of operations; safe house​　From English “agitating point”,From Russian “agitpunkt”

Question 381

収縮／しゅうしゅく

Answer 381

Noun, Suru verb

1.deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction

Question 382

寄り集まる／よりあつまる

Answer 382

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb

1.to gather together

Question 383

残留／ざんりゅう

Answer 383

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.staying behind; remaining; residual

Question 384

思念／しねん

Answer 384

Noun, Suru verb

1.thought

Question 385

咽び泣く／むせびなく

Answer 385

Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb
1.to sob; to be choked with tears​
Other forms
むせび泣く 【むせびなく】

Question 386

伏せる／ふせる

Answer 386

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to lay upside down​
2.to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes)​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, intransitive verb
3.to lie (one’s body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
4.to conceal; to hide; to keep secret; to place in hiding (e.g. troops for an ambush)​
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
5.to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)​　See also臥せる ふせる,usu. 臥せる

Question 387

掻き分ける／かきわける

Answer 387

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to push aside; to push one’s way through​
Other forms
かき分ける 【かきわける】

Question 388

書き分ける／かきわける

Answer 388

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

1. to distinguish in writing; to use different writing styles　​Only applies to 書き分ける
2. to draw (identifiably)​　usu. 描き分ける

Question 389

平然／へいぜん

Answer 389

Taru-adjective, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle

1.calm; composed; cool; quiet

Question 390

足手まとい／あしでまとい

Answer 390

Na-adjective, Noun
1.impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag​
Other forms
足手纏い 【あしでまとい】、足でまとい 【あしでまとい】、足手纒い 【あしでまとい】、足手まとい 【あしてまとい】、足手纏い 【あしてまとい】、足手纒い 【あしてまとい】

Question 391

目玉／めだま

Answer 391

Noun
1.eyeball​
2.special feature; centerpiece; showpiece; drawcard​　Abbreviation,See also目玉番組 めだまばんぐみ
3.special program; loss leader　​Abbreviation,See also目玉商品 めだましょうひん
4.sunny-side up fried egg​　Abbreviation,See also目玉焼き めだまやき
Place
5.Medama

Question 392

くり抜く／くりぬく

Answer 392

Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
1.to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)​
Other forms
くり貫く 【くりぬく】、刳り抜く 【くりぬく】、刳り貫く 【くりぬく】、刳抜く 【くりぬく】、刳貫く 【くりぬく】
Notes
刳抜く: Irregular okurigana usage. 刳貫く: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 393

合成／ごうせい

Answer 393

Noun, Suru verb
1.composition; synthesis​
No-adjective
2.composite; compound; synthetic; mixed; combined​
Noun
3.(function) composition　​Mathematics

Question 394

大道芸／だいどうげい

Answer 394

Noun

1.street performing

Question 395

のこのこ

Answer 395

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle

1.unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Question 396

不得手／ふえて

Answer 396

Na-adjective, Noun

1.weak point; unskillfulness

Question 397

蔓／つる

Answer 397

Noun

1. vine; bine; tendril; runner　​Usually written using kana alone
2. bow; temple arm; sidepiece; lug arm; earpiece; part of a pair of glasses that goes over the ear​
3. connections; contacts; influence; financial supporter

Question 398

虚弱／きょじゃく

Answer 398

Na-adjective, Noun, No-adjective

1.feebleness; weakness; imbecility

Question 399

華麗／かれい

Answer 399

Na-adjective

1.splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

Question 400

美技／びぎ

Answer 400

Noun

1.excellent performance; fine play

Question 401

長ける／たける

Answer 401

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to excel at; to be proficient at​
2.to grow old​
3.to ripen​
4.to rise high (e.g. the sun)​
Other forms
闌ける 【たける】

Question 402

ちんけ

Answer 402

Na-adjective
1.worst; poor and boring; uncool​
Other forms
チンケ

Question 403

ひき肉／ひきにく

Answer 403

Noun
1.minced meat; ground meat​
Other forms
挽肉 【ひきにく】、挽き肉 【ひきにく】

Question 404

棒高跳び／ぼうたかとび

Answer 404

Noun
1.pole vault​
Other forms
棒高跳 【ぼうたかとび】

Question 405

温存／おんぞん

Answer 405

Noun, Suru verb

1.preservation; retainment; keeping

Question 406

負荷／ふか

Answer 406

Noun, Suru verb

1.burden; load (e.g. cpu time, electricity, etc.)

Question 407

解く／ほどく

Answer 407

Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb

1.to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen; to unpack​Usually written using kana alone

Question 408

蹲る／うずくまる

Answer 408

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to crouch; to squat; to cower​　Usually written using kana alone,See also蹲う つくばう
Other forms
踞る 【うずくまる】、蹲る 【つくばる】

Question 409

実績／じっせき

Answer 409

Noun

1.achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record​

Question 410

仕向ける／しむける

Answer 410

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt​
2.to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to treat​
3.to send; to forward to​
Other forms
し向ける 【しむける】、仕向る 【しむける】
Notes
仕向る: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 411

下っ端／したっぱ

Answer 411

Noun
1.underling; lower position​
Other forms
下っぱ 【したっぱ】

Question 412

無さそう／なさそう

Answer 412

Suffix, Na-adjective

1.does not seem; unlikely; improbable　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 413

おびき出す／おびきだす

Answer 413

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to lure out of; to decoy out of​
2.to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.)​
3.to abduct; to entice out of​　Archaism
Other forms
誘き出す 【おびきだす】

Question 414

追放／ついほう

Answer 414

Noun, Suru verb
1.exile; banishment; eviction; deportation; purge; expulsion; ousting
​
2.elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal​

Question 415

のし上がる／のしあがる

Answer 415

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant​
Other forms
伸し上がる 【のしあがる】

Question 416

砲丸投げ／ほうがんなげ

Answer 416

Noun
1.shot put​
Other forms
砲丸投 【ほうがんなげ】

Question 417

眉間／みけん

Answer 417

Noun, No-adjective

1.brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

Question 418

硬度／こうど

Answer 418

Noun

1.hardness; solidity

Question 419

来る日も来る日も／くるひもくるひも

Answer 419

Expression
1.day after day; day in and day out; every single day​
Other forms
くる日もくる日も 【くるひもくるひも】

Question 420

畳み掛ける／たたみかける

Answer 420

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
畳みかける 【たたみかける】

Question 421

捻じ伏せる／ねじふせる

Answer 421

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to hold down; to twist someone’s arm​
2.to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender​
Other forms
ねじ伏せる 【ねじふせる】、捩じ伏せる 【ねじふせる】、捻伏せる 【ねじふせる】、捩伏せる 【ねじふせる】

Question 422

振り回す／ふりまわす

Answer 422

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to wield; to brandish; to flourish; to wave (about); to swing​
2.to display (one’s knowledge); to show off​
3.to abuse (one’s power)​
4.to manipulate someone​
Other forms
振りまわす 【ふりまわす】、振回す 【ふりまわす】

Question 423

一際／ひときわ

Answer 423

Adverb
1.conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
一きわ 【ひときわ】

Question 424

駆使／くし

Answer 424

Noun
1.free use​
Suru verb
2.to use freely; to make free use of; to have good command (e.g. of a language)​
3.to drive someone on

Question 425

出動／しゅつどう

Answer 425

Noun, Suru verb

1.sailing; marching; going out; dispatch

Question 426

私語／しご

Answer 426

Noun, Suru verb

1.whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

Question 427

慎む／つつしむ

Answer 427

Godan verb with mu ending, Transitive verb
1.to be careful; to be discreet　​usu. 慎む
2.to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to abstain　​usu. 慎む
3.to be reverent​　Only applies to 謹む
4.to be purified; to be chaste​
Other forms
謹む 【つつしむ】、虔む 【つつしむ】

Question 428

解れる／ほぐれる

Answer 428

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

1. to come untied; to come apart　​Usually written using kana alone
2. to be softened; to be relaxed　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 429

潜伏先／せんぷくさき

Answer 429

Noun

1.hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place

Question 430

ずきん

Answer 430

Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle

1.throbbing (pain); pounding　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Question 431

初日／しょにち

Answer 431

Adverbial noun, Temporal noun
1.first day; opening day​
Other forms
初日 【しょじつ】

Question 432

筒井／つつい

Answer 432

Noun

1.round well

Question 433

補欠／ほけつ

Answer 433

Noun, No-adjective
1.filling a vacancy; supplementation​
Noun
2.substitute; deputy; alternate; spare​
Other forms
補闕 【ほけつ】

Question 434

箪笥／たんす

Answer 434

Noun
1.chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser​　Usually written using kana alone
Place
2.Tansu​
Other forms
簞笥 【たんす】、タンス
Notes
簞笥: Out-dated kanji.

Question 435

引き出し／ひきだし

Answer 435

Noun
1.drawer​
2.withdrawal (of money from an account)​not 抽斗,抽匣
3.variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu​not 抽斗,抽匣
Other forms
引出し 【ひきだし】、抽き出し 【ひきだし】、抽出し 【ひきだし】、抽斗 【ひきだし】、抽匣 【ひきだし】
Notes
抽斗: Out-dated kanji.

Question 436

空き巣／あきす

Answer 436

Noun
1.empty house​
2.empty nest​
3.prowler; sneak thief; cat burglar​　Abbreviation,See also空き巣狙い
Other forms
空巣 【あきす】、明き巣 【あきす】

Question 437

金目のもの／かねめのもの

Answer 437

Noun
1.valuable article; valuables​
Other forms
金目の物 【かねめのもの】

Question 438

物体／ぶったい

Answer 438

Noun

1.body; object​

Question 439

落下／らっか

Answer 439

Noun, Suru verb

1.fall; drop; descent; coming down

Question 440

隕石／いんせき

Answer 440

Noun

1.meteorite

Question 441

バンバン

Answer 441

Adverb
1.with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire)​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2.at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor​
Other forms
ばんばん

Question 442

見解／けんかい

Answer 442

Noun

1.opinion; point of view

Question 443

裂け目／さけめ

Answer 443

Noun
1.tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm; rift​
Other forms
裂目 【さけめ】
Notes
裂目: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 444

計器／けいき

Answer 444

Noun

1.meter; gauge

Question 445

百歩譲って／ひゃっぽゆずって

Answer 445

Expression

1.for the sake of argument; even if that were true

Question 446

隠滅／いんめつ

Answer 446

Noun, Suru verb
1.destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression​　Law, etc. term
2.hiding; concealment​
Other forms
堙滅 【いんめつ】、湮滅 【いんめつ】、湮滅 【えんめつ】

Question 447

無残／むざん

Answer 447

Na-adjective, Noun
1.cruel; merciless; atrocious; ruthless; cold-blooded​
2.pitiful; tragic; horrible; miserable​
Noun, Na-adjective
3.breaking a religious precept without shame　​Buddhist term,Only applies to 無慚,Only applies to 無慙
Other forms
無惨 【むざん】、無慚 【むざん】、無慙 【むざん】

Question 448

遺族／いぞく

Answer 448

Noun

1.bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased

Question 449

遺影／いえい

Answer 449

Noun

1.portrait of deceased person

Question 450

ご丁寧／ごていねい

Answer 450

Na-adjective, Noun
1.polite; courteous; civil　​Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo),See also丁寧
2.careful; close; thorough; conscientious​　Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo),See also丁寧
3.overly courteous; overly careful; overly thorough​　used sarcastically
Other forms
御丁寧 【ごていねい】

Question 451

入り浸り／いりびたり

Answer 451

Noun

1.frequenting; staying around

Question 452

居座る／いすわる

Answer 452

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to remain; to stay (somewhere)​
Other forms
居据わる 【いすわる】

Question 453

断定／だんてい

Answer 453

Noun, Suru verb
1.conclusion; decision; judgement; declaration​
Noun
2.affirmative​linguistics terminology

Question 454

重み／おもみ

Answer 454

Noun
1.weight​
2.weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; grandeur; dignity​
3.importance; significance​
Other forms
重味 【おもみ】
Notes
重味: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 455

押し入る／おしはいる

Answer 455

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude​
Other forms
押入る 【おしいる】、押しいる 【おしいる】

Question 456

しおらしい

Answer 456

I-adjective

1. meek; gentle; modest; sweet; charming; touching​
2. praiseworthy; admirable

Question 457

材質／ざいしつ

Answer 457

Noun

1. material​
2. material properties; quality of material​

Question 458

持ち去る／もちさる

Answer 458

Godan verb with ru ending

1.to take away; to carry away

Question 459

証言／しょうげん

Answer 459

Noun, Suru verb

1.testimony; (verbal) evidence​

Question 460

靄／もや

Answer 460

Noun

1.mist; haze　​Usually written using kana alone,See also霧

Question 461

惹かれる／ひかれる

Answer 461

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to be charmed by; to be attracted to; to be taken with; to be drawn to​
Other forms
引かれる 【ひかれる】、魅かれる 【ひかれる】
Notes
魅かれる: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 462

巷／ちまた

Answer 462

Noun

1. the public; the street (e.g. “word on the street”)​
2. street; district; quarters​
3. location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)​
4. divide (e.g. between life and death)​
5. fork (in a road); crossroads​　orig. meaning

Question 463

運動神経／うんどうしんけい

Answer 463

Noun, No-adjective

1.motor nerves; reflexes

Question 464

轢く／ひく

Answer 464

Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb

1.to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down​　Usually written using kana alone

Question 465

下敷き／したじき

Answer 465

Noun

1. desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay​
2. being pinned under; being caught under; being trapped under; being buried under; being crushed beneath​
3. model; pattern　​often as 〜を下敷きにして

Question 466

人目／ひとめ

Answer 466

Noun
1.public gaze; public notice; attention​
Other forms
人眼 【ひとめ】、人目 【じんもく】

Question 467

見据える／みすえる

Answer 467

chidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to stare fixedly at; to fix one’s gaze on​
2.to make sure of; to set one’s eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on​
Other forms
見すえる 【みすえる】

Question 468

後ろめたい／うしろめたい

Answer 468

I-adjective

1.feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience​

Question 469

一点張り／いってんばり

Answer 469

Noun, No-adjective

1.persistence; single-mindedness​

Question 470

湿る／しめる

Answer 470

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to become damp; to become moist; to become wet​
2.to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits; to feel depressed​Only applies to しめる,often as 湿って or 湿った
Other forms
湿る 【しとる】

Question 471

機密／きみつ

Answer 471

Noun

1.secrecy; highly classified information

Question 472

置いてきぼり／おいてきぼり

Answer 472

Noun

1.leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone​See also　置いてけぼり おいてけぼり

Question 473

一報／いっぽ

Answer 473

Noun, Suru verb

1.information

Question 474

戸締まり／とじまり

Answer 474

Noun, Suru verb
1.locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors​
Other forms
戸締り 【とじまり】

Question 475

名演技／めいえんぎ

Answer 475

Noun

1.fine performance; tour de force

Question 476

銃創／じゅうそう

Answer 476

Noun

1.gunshot wound

Question 477

流動／りゅうどう

Answer 477

Noun, Suru verb

1.flow

Question 478

擬態／ぎたい

Answer 478

Noun, No-adjective

1.mimesis; mimicry; camouflage

Question 479

身元／みもと

Answer 479

Noun
1.person’s identity; ID; past; background​
Other forms
身許 【みもと】、身もと 【みもと】

Question 480

潔／いさぎよい

Answer 480

undefiled,pure,clean,righteous,gallant

Question 481

真っ赤な嘘／まっかなうそ

Answer 481

Expression, Noun
1.complete lie; outright lie​
Other forms
真っ赤なうそ 【まっかなうそ】、まっ赤な嘘 【まっかなうそ】、真赤な嘘 【まっかなうそ】、真っ赤なウソ 【まっかなウソ】、まっ赤なウソ 【まっかなウソ】、真赤なウソ 【まっかなウソ】
Notes
真赤な嘘: Irregular okurigana usage. 真赤なウソ: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 482

失踪者／しっそうしゃ

Answer 482

Noun

1.missing person; runaway

Question 483

搭乗員／とうじょういん

Answer 483

Noun

1.crew member

Question 484

会員制／かいいんせい

Answer 484

Noun

1.membership system

Question 485

垂れ込み／たれこみ

Answer 485

Noun
1.tip-off; squealing (to the authorities)　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
たれ込み 【たれこみ】、タレコミ

Question 486

厚め／あつめ

Answer 486

No-adjective
1.thick (esp. paper, cloth)​
Other forms
厚目 【あつめ】

Question 487

血眼／ちまなこ

Answer 487

Noun
1.bloodshot eyes​
2.(doing something in a) frenzy　​Only applies to ちまなこ
Other forms
血まなこ 【ちまなこ】、血眼 【ちめ】、血目 【ちめ】

Question 488

早とちり／はやとちり

Answer 488

Noun, Suru verb

1.jumping to a wrong conclusion

Question 489

一向に／いっこうに

Answer 489

Adverb

1. completely; absolutely; totally​
2. (not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least　​in a negative sentence
3. earnestly; intently; determinedly​

Question 490

怒鳴る／どなる

Answer 490

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to shout (in anger); to yell​
Other forms
呶鳴る 【どなる】
Notes
呶鳴る: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 491

部屋割り／へやわり

Answer 491

Noun

1.assignment of rooms

Question 492

行き交い／いきかい

Answer 492

Noun
1.coming and going; traffic​
Other forms
行き交い 【いきかい】、行交い 【ゆきかい】、行交い 【いきかい】、往き交い 【ゆきかい】、往き交い 【いきかい】

Question 493

友好的／ゆうこうてき

Answer 493

Na-adjective

1.friendly; amicable

Question 494

種族／しゅぞく

Answer 494

Noun

1. race; tribe; ethnic group​
2. species; genus; family​
3. stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)　​Astronomy, etc. term

Question 495

混在／こんざい

Answer 495

Noun, Suru verb

1.existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling

Question 496

津々／しんしん

Answer 496

Taru-adjective, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.gushing; overflowing; everlasting; unfailing; endless　​See also興味津々
Other forms
津津 【しんしん】

Question 497

直ちに／ただちに

Answer 497

Adverb

1.at once; immediately; directly; in person; automatically

Question 498

宣戦布告／せんせんふこく

Answer 498

Noun, Suru verb

1.declaration of war; proclamation of war

Question 499

見なし／みなし

Answer 499

Noun - used as a prefix
1.deemed; presumptive; imputed　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
見做し 【みなし】、看做し 【みなし】

Question 500

好戦／こうせん

Answer 500

Noun

1.belligerence

Question 501

縄張り／なわばり

Answer 501

Noun
1.stretching a rope around; roping off; cordoning off; demarcation​
2.one’s turf; domain; territory; jurisdiction; sphere of influence​
Other forms
縄張 【なわばり】、繩張り 【なわばり】
Notes
繩張り: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 502

不時着／ふじちゃく

Answer 502

Noun, Suru verb

1.emergency landing; forced landing

Question 503

軍法会議／ぐんぽうかいぎ

Answer 503

Noun

1.court-martial

Question 504

気がかり／きがかり

Answer 504

Noun, Na-adjective
1.worry; anxiety; concern​
Other forms
気掛かり 【きがかり】、気掛り 【きがかり】、気懸かり 【きがかり】、気懸り 【きがかり】

Question 505

長めに／ながめに

Answer 505

Adverb
1.at the long end (e.g. hold); on the long side (e.g. cut)　​See also長め
Other forms
長目に 【ながめに】

Question 506

飛来／ひらい

Answer 506

Noun, Suru verb

1. coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.)​
2. coming by airplane

Question 507

多岐にわたる／たきにわたる

Answer 507

Expression, Godan verb with ru ending
1.to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics​
Other forms
多岐に渡る 【たきにわたる】

Question 508

匿う／かくまう

Answer 508

Godan verb with u ending, Transitive verb
1.to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
匿まう 【かくまう】、囲まう 【かくまう】

Question 509

素性／すじょう

Answer 509

Noun

1. birth; lineage; parentage; origin​
2. identity; background; history; past​
3. provenance; origin

Other forms
素姓 【すじょう】、種姓 【すじょう】、素生 【すじょう】、素性 【そせい】、素生 【そせい】、種姓 【しゅせい】、種姓 【しゅしょう】、素姓 【すぞう】
Notes
しゅしょう: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. すぞう: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 510

生態／せいたい

Answer 510

Noun, No-adjective

1. mode of life; ecology​
2. (animal) territory​

Question 511

風習／ふうしゅ

Answer 511

Noun

1.custom

Question 512

おちょくる

Answer 512

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)​
Other forms
ちょくる、おちょける、ちょける

Question 513

体中／からだじゅう

Answer 513

Noun
1.all over the body; from head to foot; all over​
Other forms
体じゅう 【からだじゅう】

Question 514

電極／でんきょく

Answer 514

Noun

1.electrode

Question 515

救助／きゅうじょ

Answer 515

Noun, Suru verb

1.relief; aid; rescue

Question 516

電波系／でんぱけい

Answer 516

Noun

1.somebody who has wild fantasies; someone who hears voices; someone who is crazy

Question 517

探知／たんち

Answer 517

Noun, Suru verb

1.detection

Question 518

大なり／だいなり

Answer 518

Noun
1.greater-than mark (>); right angle bracket​　Computer terminology
Other forms
ダイナリ

Question 519

小なり／しょうなり

Answer 519

Noun

1.less-than mark (

Question 520

我利／がり

Answer 520

Noun

1.self interest

Question 521

がりがり

Answer 521

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; scraping; scratching​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Na-adjective
2.hard and crunchy　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
3.very skinny; emaciated; all skin and bones​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
ガリガリ

Question 522

言い聞かせる／いいきかせる

Answer 522

chidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to tell; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason; to persuade; to instruct​
Other forms
言いきかせる 【いいきかせる】、言聞かせる 【いいきかせる】

Question 523

悶着／もんちゃく

Answer 523

Noun, Suru verb

1.trouble; quarrel; dispute

Question 524

察する／さっする

Answer 524

Suru verb - special class, Transitive verb

1. to guess; to sense; to presume; to judge​
2. to sympathize with; to sympathies with​

Question 525

辺鄙／へんぴ

Answer 525

Na-adjective, Noun
1.hard to reach place; remote place​
Other forms
辺ぴ 【へんぴ】

Question 526

役職／やくしょく

Answer 526

Noun

1. post; official position​
2. managerial position; executive position

Question 527

買いかぶる／かいかぶる

Answer 527

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit​
Other forms
買い被る 【かいかぶる】

Question 528

言いがかり／いいがかり

Answer 528

Noun
1.false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel​
2.committing oneself​
Other forms
言い掛かり 【いいがかり】、言い掛り 【いいがかり】、言掛かり 【いいがかり】、言掛り 【いいがかり】

Question 529

有数／ゆうすう

Answer 529

Na-adjective, Noun, No-adjective, Noun - used as a suffix

1.prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished​　See also世界有数 せかいゆうすう

Question 530

行儀／ぎょうぎ

Answer 530

Noun

1.manners; behavior; behaviour​　See alsoお行儀

Question 531

いざこざ

Answer 531

Noun
1.trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle​
Other forms
イザコザ

Question 532

掟／おきて

Answer 532

Noun

1.law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement; compact

Question 533

素っ飛ぶ／すっとぶ

Answer 533

Godan verb with bu ending, intransitive verb
1.to rush off; to rush away; to vanish​
Other forms
すっ飛ぶ 【すっとぶ】

Question 534

ぞっと

Answer 534

Adverb, Suru verb
1.shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,See alsoぞっとしない
Other forms
ゾッと

Question 535

上出来／じょうでき

Answer 535

Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective

1.good performance; good work; great success

Question 536

毛髪／もうはつ

Answer 536

Noun, No-adjective

1.hair

Question 537

歩き回る／あるきまわる

Answer 537

Godan verb with ru ending
1.to walk about; to walk to and fro; to pace around​
Other forms
歩きまわる 【あるきまわる】、歩き廻る 【あるきまわる】

Question 538

難題／なんだい

Answer 538

Noun

1.difficult problem; challenge

Question 539

揉め／もめ

Answer 539

Noun

1.quarrel; trouble; dispute

Question 540

正論／せいろん

Answer 540

Noun

1.sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

Question 541

端的に言う／たんてきにいう

Answer 541

Expression, Godan verb with u ending

1.to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight

Question 542

何割／なんわり

Answer 542

Expression

1.what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion

Question 543

戦意／せんい

Answer 543

Noun

1.fighting spirit

Question 544

息の根／いきのね

Answer 544

Expression, Noun

1.life​　Idiomatic expression

Question 545

無言／むごん

Answer 545

Noun, No-adjective

1.silence (not speaking); muteness

Question 546

窘める／たしなめる

Answer 546

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to chide; to rebuke; to reprove​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
嗜める 【たしなめる】
Notes
嗜める: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 547

激昂／げっこう

Answer 547

Noun, Suru verb
1.excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury​
Other forms
激昂 【げきこう】、激高 【げっこう】、激高 【げきこう】

Question 548

物的証拠／ぶってきしょうこ

Answer 548

Noun

1.material or physical evidence

Question 549

断言／だんげん

Answer 549

Noun, Suru verb

1.assertion; declaration; affirmation

Question 550

つつ

Answer 550

Particle

1. while​　See alsoつつある,after the -masu stem of a verb
2. even though; despite​　See alsoつつも

Question 551

重要参考人／じゅうようさんこうにん

Answer 551

Noun

1.material witness; suspect

Question 552

つべこべ

Answer 552

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle

1.complaining; nitpicking　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Question 553

成り行き／なりゆき

Answer 553

Noun
1.course (of events); development; progress; outcome; result​
2.market order; order without limit　​Abbreviation,See also成り行き注文
Other forms
成行き 【なりゆき】、成行 【なりゆき】
Notes
成行: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 554

成り行きに任せる／なりゆきにまかせる

Answer 554

Expression, Ichidan verb

1.to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself

Question 555

とは言え／とはいえ

Answer 555

Conjunction

1.though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 556

途上／とじょう

Answer 556

Adverbial noun, Temporal noun

1. en route; half-way​
2. on the road; in the street​

Question 557

茶飯事／さはんじ

Answer 557

Noun

1.commonly occurring thing; commonplace event; bread and butter item​

Question 558

人体／じんたい

Answer 558

Noun

1.human body

Question 559

何しろ／なにしろ

Answer 559

Adverb

1.at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know; for you see​　See also何せ

Question 560

法的／ほうてき

Answer 560

Na-adjective

1.legal

Question 561

自覚／じかく

Answer 561

Noun, Suru verb

1.self-consciousness; self-awareness

Question 562

条例／じょうれい

Answer 562

Noun
1.regulations; rules​
2.(local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw; law​　Only applies to 条例
Other forms
条令 【じょうれい】

Question 563

調印／ちょういん

Answer 563

Noun, Suru verb

1.signature; signing; sealing

Question 564

過程／かてい

Answer 564

Noun

1.process; course; mechanism

Question 565

列席／れっせき

Answer 565

Noun, Suru verb

1.attendance

Question 566

供述／きょうじゅつ

Answer 566

Noun, Suru verb

1.affidavit; deposition; testimony

Question 567

供養／くよう

Answer 567

Noun, Suru verb

1.memorial service for the dead; holding a service

Question 568

忌み／いみ

Answer 568

Noun
1.mourning; abstinence​
2.taboo​
3.religious purification​
Noun - used as a prefix
4.pure; holy​
Other forms
斎み 【いみ】、忌 【いみ】、斎 【いみ】
Notes
忌: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 569

民／たみ

Answer 569

Noun

1.people; citizens; subjects; folk

Question 570

古／いにしえ

Answer 570

Noun
1.antiquity; ancient times​
Other forms
古え 【いにしえ】

Question 571

天敵／てんてき

Answer 571

Noun

1.natural enemy

Question 572

格下／かくした

Answer 572

Noun, No-adjective

1.lower rank

Question 573

属する／ぞくする

Answer 573

Suru verb - special class, intransitive verb

1.to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to​

Question 574

張本人／ちょうほんにん

Answer 574

Noun
1.originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible​
Other forms
帳本人 【ちょうほんにん】
Notes
帳本人: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 575

引き渡し／ひきわたし

Answer 575

Noun
1.delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition​
Other forms
引渡し 【ひきわたし】、引渡 【ひきわたし】
Notes
引渡: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 576

過言／かごん

Answer 576

Noun
1.exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much​
2.misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe​
Other forms
過言 【かげん】

Question 577

正否／せいひ

Answer 577

Noun

1.right and wrong

Question 578

逆手に取る／さかてにとる

Answer 578

1.to use somebody’s (argument, attack) against them

Question 579

紛い／まがい

Answer 579

Noun, Noun - used as a suffix
1.imitation; sham; -like​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
擬い 【まがい】、贋い 【まがい】
Notes
贋い: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 580

諍い／いさかい

Answer 580

Noun, Suru verb

1.quarrel; dispute; argument

Question 581

包囲／ほうい

Answer 581

Noun, No-adjective, Suru verb

1.siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement​

Question 582

火種／ひだね

Answer 582

Noun

1. live coals (for firelighting)​
2. cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

Question 583

立会人／たちあいじん

Answer 583

Noun

1.witness; observer

Question 584

残虐／ざんぎゃく

Answer 584

Na-adjective, Noun
1.cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous​
Other forms
惨虐 【ざんぎゃく】

Question 585

とことん

Answer 585

Noun
1.the very end; finish​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverbial noun
2.to the very end; to the last; thoroughly; completely; fully​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Question 586

窮地／きゅうち

Answer 586

Noun

1.dilemma; predicament

Question 587

生態／せいたい

Answer 587

Noun, No-adjective

1. mode of life; ecology​
2. (animal) territory​

Question 588

手中におさめる／しゅちゅうにおさめる

Answer 588

Expression, Ichidan verb
1.to make one’s own; to take possession of​
Other forms
手中に収める 【しゅちゅうにおさめる】、手中に納める 【しゅちゅうにおさめる】

Question 589

手中にする／しゅちゅうにする

Answer 589

Expression, Suru verb - irregular

1.to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize

Question 590

母方／ははかた

Answer 590

Noun
1.mother’s side of family　​See also父方 ちちかた
No-adjective
2.maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)​See also父方 ちちかた

Question 591

民間療法／みんかんりょうほう

Answer 591

Noun

1.folk remedies

Question 592

機密／きみつ

Answer 592

Noun

1.secrecy; highly classified information

Question 593

一目瞭然／いちもくりょうぜん

Answer 593

Na-adjective, Noun, No-adjective

1.apparent; obvious; very clear　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 594

おちょくる

Answer 594

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)​
Other forms
ちょくる、おちょける、ちょける

Question 595

堅物／かたぶつ

Answer 595

Noun, No-adjective

1.straight-laced or stubborn person

Question 596

割り方／わりかた

Answer 596

Adverb
1.comparatively; quite; rather​
Noun
2.rate; ratio; percentage; proportion　​Archaism

Question 597

丸める／まるめる

Answer 597

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

1. to make round; to roll up; to curl up​
2. to seduce; to cajole; to explain away　​See also丸め込む
3. to round off (a fraction)​
4. to lump together　​Archaism

Question 598

押収／おうしゅう

Answer 598

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.seizure; confiscation

Question 599

安否／あんひ

Answer 599

Noun

1.safety; welfare; well-being

Question 600

持ち去る／もちさる

Answer 600

Godan verb with ru ending

1.to take away; to carry away​

Question 601

旺盛／おうせい

Answer 601

Na-adjective, Noun
1.lively; vigorous; energetic; healthy; avid (e.g. desire); rich (e.g. imagination)​
Noun - used as a suffix, Na-adjective
2.full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with

Question 602

手薄／てうす

Answer 602

Na-adjective, Noun

1.short of hands; insufficient

Question 603

物色／ぶっしょく

Answer 603

Noun, Suru verb

1. looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; rummaging; scouring (a place) looking for (something)​
2. picking out; singling out

Question 604

手当たり次第／てあたりしだい

Answer 604

Adverb, Expression
1.using anything one can lay one’s hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately​
Other forms
手当たりしだい 【てあたりしだい】、手当り次第 【てあたりしだい】、手あたりしだい 【てあたりしだい】、手あたり次第 【てあたりしだい】、手当りしだい 【てあたりしだい】

Question 605

出方／でかた

Answer 605

Noun

1. attitude; approach; move​
2. theater usher; theatre usher

Question 606

機器／きき

Answer 606

Noun
1.device; equipment; machinery; apparatus​
Other forms
器機 【きき】

Question 607

至極／しごく

Answer 607

Adverb, Noun - used as a suffix
1.very; extremely; exceedingly; quite; most​
No-adjective, Na-adjective, Noun
2.top; highest; best

Question 608

気を悪くする／きをわるくする

Answer 608

Expression, Suru verb - irregular

1.to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

Question 609

観察眼／かんさつがん

Answer 609

Noun

1.observing eye

Question 610

呆気ない／あっけない

Answer 610

I-adjective
1.unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short; over too soon　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 611

分類／ぶんるい

Answer 611

Noun, Suru verb

1.classification; categorization; sorting

Question 612

分類体系／ぶんるいたいけい

Answer 612

Noun

1.classification system​　Computer terminology

Question 613

荒立てる／あらだてる

Answer 613

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

1.to aggravate; to make serious

Question 614

雑談／ざつだん

Answer 614

Noun, Suru verb

1.chatting; idle talk

Question 615

打ち解ける／うちとける

Answer 615

ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to open one’s heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank​
Other forms
うち解ける 【うちとける】、打解ける 【うちとける】

Question 616

打ち解けにくい／うちとけにくい

Answer 616

I-adjective
1.difficult to make friends with​
Other forms
打ち解け難い 【うちとけにくい】、うち解けにくい 【うちとけにくい】

Question 617

感づく／かんづく

Answer 617

Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb
1.to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)​
Other forms
感付く 【かんづく】、勘付く 【かんづく】、勘づく 【かんづく】

Question 618

探りを入れる／さぐりをいれる

Answer 618

Expression, Ichidan verb

1.to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

Question 619

拗ねる／すねる

Answer 619

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

1.to be peevish; to sulk; to pout​　Usually written using kana alone

Question 620

咎める／とがめる

Answer 620

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to blame; to reproach; to censure; to rebuke; to reprove; to find fault; to take to task; to criticize; to criticise​
2.to question (a suspect); to challenge​
Ichidan verb
3.to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated; to get inflamed​
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
4.to prick (one’s conscience)​　See also気が咎める

Question 621

ぼろ糞／ぼろくそ

Answer 621

Na-adjective, Noun
1.worthless; shit　​Usually written using kana alone
2.disparaging; demeaning​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
襤褸糞 【ぼろくそ】、ボロクソ

Question 622

通説／つうせつ

Answer 622

Noun

1.prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory

Question 623

自在／じざい

Answer 623

Na-adjective, Noun, No-adjective

1.freely; at will

Question 624

面構え／つらかまえ

Answer 624

Noun
1.expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look​
Other forms
面構 【つらがまえ】
Notes
面構: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 625

根元／こんげん

Answer 625

Noun, No-adjective
1.root; source; origin; foundation; base; principle​
Other forms
根源 【こんげん】、根原 【こんげん】、根本 【ねもと】、根元 【ねもと】、根本 【こんぽん】

Question 626

インチキ

Answer 626

Noun, Na-adjective
1.cheating; fraud; trickery; deception​
Na-adjective, Noun
2.fake; bogus; quack; sham; counterfeit​
Other forms
いんちき

Question 627

第一声／だいいっせい

Answer 627

Noun

1. first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one’s mouth​
2. first speech; inaugural address

Question 628

兼々／かねがね

Answer 628

Adverb
1.since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
予々 【かねがね】、兼兼 【かねがね】、予予 【かねがね】、兼ね兼ね 【かねがね】

Question 629

補欠／ほけつ

Answer 629

Noun, No-adjective
1.filling a vacancy; supplementation​
Noun
2.substitute; deputy; alternate; spare​
Other forms
補闕 【ほけつ】

Question 630

欠かさず／かかさず

Answer 630

Adverb

1.without fail; diligently; without missing a single …​See also欠かす かかす

Question 631

一足先／ひとあしさき

Answer 631

Noun
1.(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead​
Other forms
ひと足先 【ひとあしさき】

Question 632

本拠地／ほんきょち

Answer 632

Noun

1.stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

Question 633

中立主義／ちゅうりつしゅぎ

Answer 633

Noun

1.neutralism

Question 634

散らかる／ちらかる

Answer 634

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb

1.to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

Question 635

飛び魚／とびおう

Answer 635

Noun

1.flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)​Usually written using kana alone

Question 636

消印／けしいん

Answer 636

Noun

1.postmark; (postal) cancellation mark

Question 637

心残り／こころのこり

Answer 637

Noun, Na-adjective
1.regret​
Noun
2.flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart, usu. served as yakitori

Question 638

熱弁／ねっべん

Answer 638

Noun, No-adjective

1.fervent speech

Question 639

一掃／いっそう

Answer 639

Noun, Suru verb

1.clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

Question 640

粉骨砕身／ふんこつさいしん

Answer 640

Noun, Suru verb
1.making one's best exertions​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Other forms
紛骨砕身 【ふんこつさいしん】
Notes
紛骨砕身: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 641

彼方／かなた

Answer 641

Pronoun
1.that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener); over there; yonder​　Usually written using kana alone,See also何方 どちら,See also此方 こちら,See also其方
2.that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener); that​
3.that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener)　​あちら is pol
4.there (place distant from both speaker and listener); over there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation)​
Other forms
彼方 【あっち】、彼方 【あち】
Notes
あち: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 642

目板／めいた

Answer 642

Noun

1.panel strip; butt strap; batten; fishplate

Question 643

ちん毛／ちんげ

Answer 643

Noun
1.pubic hair (on a male)​　Vulgar,Slang,Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
チンゲ

Question 644

首吊り／くびつり

Answer 644

Noun, Suru verb
1.hanging (by the neck)​
Other forms
首つり 【くびつり】

Question 645

ジュルジュル

Answer 645

Noun, Suru verb

1.slurp; slurping sound

Question 646

ぼりぼり

Answer 646

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.munching; crunching​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2.scratching (an itch)　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
ぽりぽり

Question 647

厳守／げんしゅ

Answer 647

Noun, Suru verb

1.strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance

Question 648

真摯／しんし

Answer 648

Na-adjective, Noun

1.sincere; earnest; serious

Question 649

指針／ししん

Answer 649

Noun

1. needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; pointer; index​
2. guiding principle; guideline; guide

Question 650

蘇る／よみがえうる

Answer 650

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be revived; to be refreshed; to be restored​

2.to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back​

Other forms
甦る 【よみがえる】、蘇える 【よみがえる】、甦える 【よみがえる】
Notes
蘇える: Irregular okurigana usage. 甦える: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 651

後編／こうへん

Answer 651

Noun
1.latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part　​See also前編
Other forms
後篇 【こうへん】

Question 652

前篇／ぜんぺん

Answer 652

Noun
1.first part; first volume; prequel　​See also後編
Other forms
前編 【ぜんぺん】

Question 653

林檎／りんご

Answer 653

Noun
1.apple (fruit)​　Usually written using kana alone
2.apple tree (Malus pumila)​　Usually written using kana alone,Only applies to 林檎
Other forms
苹果 【りんご】、苹果 【へいか】、苹果 【ひょうか】、林檎 【りゅうごう】、林檎 【りんきん】、林檎 【りんき】、リンゴ
Notes
りゅうごう: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. りんきん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. りんき: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 654

無記名／むきめ

Answer 654

Noun

1.unsigned; unregistered

Question 655

未だに／いまだに

Answer 655

Adverb
1.still; even now; to this day　​indic. surprise or annoyance
Other forms
今だに 【いまだに】
Notes
今だに: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 656

丸ごと／まるごと

Answer 656

Adverb
1.in its entirety; whole; wholly　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
丸事 【まるごと】、丸毎 【まるごと】
Notes
丸事: Irregular kanji usage. 丸毎: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 657

真っ平／まっぴら

Answer 657

Adverb
1.(not) by any means; (not) for anything; humbly; sincerely​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
真平 【まっぴら】

Question 658

背格好／せかっこう

Answer 658

Noun
1.stature; height; size; physique​
Other forms
背格好 【せかっこう】、背恰好 【せいかっこう】、背恰好 【せかっこう】

Question 659

消去／しょうきょ

Answer 659

Noun, Suru verb

1. elimination; erasure; clearing; dissipating; melting away​
2. elimination (of variables)​　Mathematics

Question 660

深入り／ふかいり

Answer 660

Noun, Suru verb

1.getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)

Question 661

拉致／らち

Answer 661

Noun, Suru verb

1.taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

Question 662

方向性／ほうこうせい

Answer 662

Noun
1.trend; course of action; direction​
2.directionality; directivity; orientation​　Computer terminology
No-adjective
3.directional; vectorial　​Computer terminology
Noun
4.goal; aim​　Business term
Other forms
方向姓 【ほうこうせい】
Notes
方向姓: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 663

顔見知り／かおみしり

Answer 663

Noun

1.acquaintance

Question 664

対処法／たいしょほう

Answer 664

Noun

1.coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)

Question 665

し兼ねる／しかねる

Answer 665

Ichidan verb
1.to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do​Usually written using kana alone,See also　仕兼ねない
Other forms
仕兼ねる 【しかねる】

Question 666

人気／ひとけ

Answer 666

Noun
1.sign of life; human presence​　oft. as 人気がない/人気のない
2.humanity; humaneness​
Other forms
ひと気 【ひとけ】、人け 【ひとけ】、人気 【ひとげ】、ひと気 【ひとげ】

Question 667

所在／しょざい

Answer 667

Noun, Suru verb

1.whereabouts; place where one is; position; location

Question 668

彷徨く／うろつく

Answer 668

Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb
1.to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander aimlessly; to knock around; to hang around　​Usually written using kana alone

2.to be confused from not knowing what to do​
Other forms
ウロつく

Question 669

日数／にっす

Answer 669

Noun
1.a number of days​
Place
2.Hikazu​
Other forms
日数 【ひかず】

Question 670

密着／みっちゃく

Answer 670

Noun, Suru verb

1. close adhesion; sticking firmly to; being glued to​
2. relating closely to; having relevance to​
3. contact printing​

Question 671

目安／めやす

Answer 671

Noun
1.criterion; standard; yardstick; reference; aim​
2.rough estimate; approximation​
Place
3.Meyasu

Question 672

助手／じょしゅ

Answer 672

Noun
1.assistant; helper​
2.assistant (to a professor)　​Only applies to じょしゅ
Other forms
助手 【すけて】
Notes
すけて: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 673

未知／みち

Answer 673

No-adjective, Noun

1.not yet known; unknown; strange　​Antonym:既知

Question 674

曲者／くせもの

Answer 674

Noun
1.ruffian; villain; knave; thief; suspicious fellow​
2.peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; stubborn fellow​
3.tricky thing; something that is more than it seems​
4.expert; master; highly skilled person​
5.goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter​
Other forms
くせ者 【くせもの】、癖者 【くせもの】、曲物 【くせもの】

Question 675

法外／ほうがい

Answer 675

Na-adjective, Noun

1.exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate; extravagant; immoderate

Question 676

価値観／かちかん

Answer 676

Noun

1.sense of values; values; value system

Question 677

好転／こうてん

Answer 677

Noun, Suru verb

1.changing for the better

Question 678

貴金属／ききんぞく

Answer 678

Noun

1.precious metal

Question 679

受付嬢／うけつけじょう

Answer 679

Noun

1.receptionist; reception woman

Question 680

軟禁状態／なんきんじょうたい

Answer 680

Noun

1.(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement

Question 681

守秘義務／しゅひぎむ

Answer 681

Noun
1.duty of confidentiality (concerning private matters learned through one’s business)　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 682

基本給／きほんきゅう

Answer 682

Noun

1.base pay

Question 683

返還／へんかん

Answer 683

Noun, Suru verb

1.return; restoration

Question 684

徳政令／とくせいれい

Answer 684

Noun

1.debt cancellation order issued by the Emperor or the Shogun (during the Muromachi and Kamakura periods)　​Archaism

Question 685

一件落着／いっけんらくちゃく

Answer 685

Noun, Suru verb

1.an issue being settled; a case being closed​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 686

水草／みずくさ

Answer 686

Noun

1.water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte

Question 687

学名／がくめい

Answer 687

Noun

1.scientific name; technical name; binomial name; Latin name

Question 688

同行／どうこう

Answer 688

Noun, Suru verb
1.accompanying; travelling together; traveling together​
Noun
2.same bank　​Abbreviation

Question 689

海溝／かいこう

Answer 689

Noun, Na-adjective

1.ocean trench; deep

Question 690

変死／へんし

Answer 690

Noun, Suru verb

1.unnatural death; accidental death; violent death

Question 691

焼失／しょうしつ

Answer 691

Noun, Suru verb

1.destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down

Question 692

反吐／へど

Answer 692

Noun
1.vomit; vomiting​
Other forms
嘔吐 【へど】、ヘド

Question 693

歓楽街／かんらくがい

Answer 693

Noun

1.pleasure quarter

Question 694

たらい回し／たらいまわし

Answer 694

Noun, Suru verb

1. acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back)​
2. handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order)​

3.handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)​
Other forms
盥回し 【たらいまわし】

Question 695

精巧／せいこう

Answer 695

Na-adjective, Noun

1.elaborate; delicate; exquisite

Question 696

見破る／みやぶる

Answer 696

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out​
Other forms
看破る 【みやぶる】

Question 697

分泌物／ぶんぴつぶつ

Answer 697

Noun
1.secretion​
Other forms
分泌物 【ぶんぴぶつ】

Question 698

付着／ふちゃく

Answer 698

Noun, Suru verb
1.sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination​
Other forms
附着 【ふちゃく】

Question 699

成分／せいぶん

Answer 699

Noun

1.ingredient; component; composition

Question 700

装う／よそう

Answer 700

Godan verb with u ending, Transitive verb
1.to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to decorate​
2.to pretend; to feign; to affect; to disguise oneself as​
Other forms
粧う 【よそおう】

Question 701

方式／ほうしき

Answer 701

Noun

1.form; method; system; formula

Question 702

土建業／どけんぎょう

Answer 702

Noun

1.the (civil engineering and) construction industry

Question 703

何れか／いずれか

Answer 703

Noun, No-adjective
1.any of; either of; (to) any　​Usually written using kana alone,See also何れ いずれ,See also何れ いずれ
Other forms
孰れか 【いずれか】、孰か 【いずれか】

Question 704

頗る／すこぶる

Answer 704

Adverb
1.extremely; very much ​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
頗る 【そこぶる】

Question 705

頸部／けいぶ

Answer 705

Noun, No-adjective
1.neck (region)​
Other forms
頚部 【けいぶ】、けい部 【けいぶ】

Question 706

個体差／こたいさ

Answer 706

Noun

1.individual difference

Question 707

摂理／せつり

Answer 707

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.(divine) providence; dispensation

Question 708

推察／すいさつ

Answer 708

Noun, Suru verb

1.guess; conjecture; surmise

Question 709

排卵／はいらん

Answer 709

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.ovulation

Question 710

捕食／ほしょく

Answer 710

Noun, Suru verb

1.predation; eating prey; preying upon

Question 711

受精／じゅせい

Answer 711

Noun, Suru verb

1.fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination​授精 often used for artificial insemination

Question 712

太古／たいこ

Answer 712

Adverbial noun, Noun

1.ancient times

Question 713

乾季／かんき

Answer 713

Noun, No-adjective
1.dry season​　Antonym:雨期

Other forms
乾期 【かんき】

Question 714

苛む／さいなむ

Answer 714

Godan verb with mu ending, Transitive verb
1.to torment; to torture; to harass​
Other forms
嘖む 【さいなむ】

Question 715

囁く／ささやく

Answer 715

Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb
1.to whisper; to murmur​　Usually written using kana alone
2.to rumor; to rumour　​Usually written using kana alone,usu. in the passive voice
Other forms
私語く 【ささやく】

Question 716

不図／ふと

Answer 716

Adverb
1.suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
不斗 【ふと】、不圖 【ふと】
Notes
不図: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 不斗: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 不圖: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Out-dated kanji.

Question 717

一概に／いちがいに

Answer 717

Adverb

1.unconditionally; as a rule

Question 718

べた

Answer 718

Na-adjective, Noun
1.covering; filled in; gapless; all over　​usu. as べたに
Noun - used as a prefix
2.complete; total​　before a noun
Na-adjective
3.cliched; clichéd; hackneyed; corny; predictable　​Colloquialism
No-adjective
4.plaintext​　Computer terminology
Noun
5.solid printing; solid typesetting​　Abbreviation,See alsoべた組み
6.contact print​　Abbreviation,See alsoべた焼き
Other forms
ベタ

Question 719

結成／けっせい

Answer 719

Noun, Suru verb

1.formation; combination​

Question 720

調査団／ちょうさだん

Answer 720

Noun

1.inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group

Question 721

あやふや

Answer 721

Na-adjective, Noun

1.uncertain; vague; ambiguous​ Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Question 722

気どり／きどり

Answer 722

Noun
1.affectation; pretension​
Other forms
気取り 【きどり】

Question 723

風土／ふうど

Answer 723

Noun

1.natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features

Question 724

揺さぶる／ゆさぶる

Answer 724

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing; to sway​
2.to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to shock; to upset​
3.to put off a batter (by varying one’s type of pitch)​　Baseball term
Other forms
揺さ振る 【ゆさぶる】

Question 725

魔の手／まのて

Answer 725

Expression, Noun

1.evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil​　See also魔手

Question 726

使者／ししゃ

Answer 726

Noun, No-adjective

1.messenger; envoy; emissary

Question 727

幾多／いくた

Answer 727

No-adjective, Adverb, Noun

1.many; numerous

Question 728

重々／じゅうじゅう

Answer 728

Adverb, No-adjective
1.repeatedly; over and over again​
Adverb
2.fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well; exceedingly​
Other forms
重重 【じゅうじゅう】

Question 729

高説／こうせつ

Answer 729

Noun

1.your opinion

Question 730

承る／うけたまわる

Answer 730

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to hear; to be told; to know​　Humble (kenjougo)
2.to receive (order); to undertake; to comply; to take (a reservation, etc.)​
Other forms
受け賜る 【うけたまわる】
Notes
受け賜る: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 731

瑣末／さまつ

Answer 731

Na-adjective, Noun
1.trivial; trifling​
Other forms
些末 【さまつ】

Question 732

諸事情／しょじじょう

Answer 732

Noun

1.various reasons

Question 733

原色／げんしょく

Answer 733

Noun

1. primary colour; primary color​
2. pure color; unmixed color; striking color​
3. original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)​

Question 734

眉墨／まゆずみ

Answer 734

Noun

1. eyebrow pencil​
2. blackened eyebrows​
3. (metaphorically) distant mountain range

Other forms
黛 【まゆずみ】

Question 735

異状／いじょう

Answer 735

Noun

1.something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration​

Question 736

蟇蛙／ひきがえる

Answer 736

Noun
1.toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
蟇 【ひきがえる】、蟾蜍 【ひきがえる】、蟇 【ひき】、蟾 【ひき】、蟆 【ひき】、蟇 【がまがえる】、蝦蟇 【がまがえる】、蟇 【がま】、蟇 【かま】、蝦蟇 【がま】、蝦蟇 【かま】、蝦蟆 【がま】、蝦蟆 【かま】、ヒキガエル、ガマガエル
Notes
かま: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. かま: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. かま: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 737

くるくる

Answer 737

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb
1.whirling; revolving; spinning; going round and round​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2.coiling around; winding around; rolling around　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
3.working tirelessly; working hard　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
4.constantly changing　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
クルクル

Question 738

粒子／りゅうし

Answer 738

Noun

1.particle; grain

Question 739

比例／ひれい

Answer 739

Noun, Suru verb

1.proportion

Question 740

虫類／ちゅうるい

Answer 740

Noun

1.worms and insects

Question 741

十中八九／じっちゅはっく

Answer 741

Adverbial noun, Noun
1.in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Other forms
十中八九 【じゅうちゅうはっく】、十中八九 【じゅっちゅうはっく】

Question 742

放課後／ほうかご

Answer 742

Adverbial noun, Temporal noun

1.after school

Question 743

縋りつく／すがりつく

Answer 743

Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb
1.to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
縋り付く 【すがりつく】、すがり付く 【すがりつく】

Question 744

ばっくれ

Answer 744

Noun

1. feigning ignorance　​Slang
2. evading one’s responsibilities

Question 745

それっぽい

Answer 745

I-adjective

1. (something) like that; that sort of; resembling​
2. seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic; convincing

Question 746

屈折率／くっせつりつ

Answer 746

Noun

1.refractive index

Question 747

腕輪／うでわ

Answer 747

Noun

1.bracelet; bangle

Question 748

通販／つうはん

Answer 748

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.mail order; online shopping; e-commerce　​Abbreviation,See also通信販売

Question 749

願望／がんぼう

Answer 749

Noun, Suru verb
1.desire; wish; aspiration​
Other forms
願望 【がんもう】

Question 750

屈光性／くっこうせい

Answer 750

Noun

1.phototropism

Question 751

市販／しはん

Answer 751

Noun, Suru verb
1.selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available​
No-adjective
2.commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf; store-bought

Question 752

追っ手／おって

Answer 752

Noun
1.pursuer; pursuing party; posse​
Other forms
追手 【おって】
Notes
追手: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 753

凌ぎ／しのぎ

Answer 753

Noun

1.tiding over​　See alsoその場しのぎ

Question 754

屁／へ

Answer 754

Noun
1.wind; gas; fart​　Usually written using kana alone,usually 屁 is へ, and おなら is in kana
2.something worthless; something not worth considering​　Only applies to へ
Other forms
屁 【へ】

Question 755

余興／よきょう

Answer 755

Noun

1.performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment​

Question 756

突き合わせる／つきあわせる

Answer 756

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to place persons opposite; to come face to face with​
2.to compare (with); to check (against); to match; to tally​
Other forms
つき合わせる 【つきあわせる】、突き合せる 【つきあわせる】、つき合せる 【つきあわせる】

Question 757

親兄弟／おやきょうだい

Answer 757

Noun

1.parents and siblings; one’s relatives

Question 758

すっこむ

Answer 758

Godan verb with mu ending

1.to draw back; to leave (the area)

Question 759

魔神／まじん

Answer 759

Noun
1.devil; evil spirit; genie​
Other forms
魔神 【ましん】

Question 760

片や／かたや

Answer 760

Expression

1.on one hand; on the other hand

Question 761

型破り／かたやぶり

Answer 761

Na-adjective, No-adjective, Noun

1.unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box

Question 762

心得／こころえ

Answer 762

Noun
1.knowledge; understanding​
2.rules; regulations; guideline; directions​See also執務心得 しつむこころえ
Noun - used as a suffix
3.deputy; acting

Question 763

長持ち／ながもち

Answer 763

Noun, Suru verb
1.long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well​
Noun
2.nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)​esp. 長持
Other forms
長もち 【ながもち】、長持 【ながもち】

Question 764

目くらまし／めくらまし

Answer 764

Noun
1.smoke screen; dazzler; distraction​
2.camouflage; deceptive means​
3.magic; witchcraft; sleight of hand​
4.shell game​
Other forms
目眩まし 【めくらまし】、目眩し 【めくらまし】

Question 765

戦車／せんしゃ

Answer 765

Noun

1. tank (military vehicle)​
2. chariot​See alsoチャリオット

Question 766

非核三原則／ひかくさんげんそく

Answer 766

Noun
1.Japan’s three antinuclear principles (against producing, possessing and allowing the entry of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory)​

Question 767

不備／ふび

Answer 767

Noun, Na-adjective, No-adjective
1.defect; deficiency; imperfection; inadequacy; lack　​Antonym:完備
Expression
2.Yours in haste　​valediction of a letter

Question 768

ぽかり

Answer 768

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle

1. with a whack; with a thump　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,See alsoぽかん
2. openmouthed; with one’s mouth wide-open; gaping; flabbergasted​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,See alsoぽかん
3. vacantly; blankly; absentmindedly　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,See alsoぽかん
4. gaping (of a hole, etc.); suddenly opening​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Question 769

稼ぐに追いつく貧乏なし／かせぐにおいつくびんぼうなし

Answer 769

Expression
1.poverty is a stranger to industry; diligence is the mother of good fortune​Proverb
Other forms
稼ぐに追いつく貧乏無し 【かせぐにおいつくびんぼうなし】

Question 770

年頃／としごろ

Answer 770

Noun
1.approximate age; apparent age​　See also年の頃
Noun, No-adjective
2.marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age of adulthood​
Noun
3.appropriate age (to …); old enough (to …)​　after modifying phrase
Noun, Adverbial noun
4.past few years; for some years　​Archaism,See also年来
Other forms
年ごろ 【としごろ】

Question 771

ぶつぶつ

Answer 771

Noun, Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.grunt; grumble; complaint; mutter　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2.pimples; spots; eruption; rash​
3.cutting into small pieces​
4.simmering​
Other forms
ブツブツ

Question 772

墓穴／ぼけつ

Answer 772

Noun
1.grave (pit)​
Other forms
墓穴 【はかあな】

Question 773

番地／ばんち

Answer 773

Noun

1.house number; address

Question 774

やけに

Answer 774

Adverb

1.awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely​Colloquialism,See also自棄,from 自棄

Question 775

小奇麗／こきれい

Answer 775

Na-adjective
1.neat; trim; tidy; pretty　​See also奇麗
Other forms
小綺麗 【こぎれい】、小ぎれい 【こぎれい】

Question 776

物腰／ものごし

Answer 776

Noun

1.manner; demeanor; demeanor; bearing

Question 777

ぶっちゃけ

Answer 777

Adverb
1.frankly; honestly speaking; to tell the truth; to put it bluntly​　Colloquialism
Noun
2.speaking one’s mind and holding nothing back​Colloquialism
Adverb
3.really; extremely; super​　Colloquialism

Question 778

苦渋／くじゅう

Answer 778

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.bitterness; distress; pain; anguish; affliction​
Noun
2.bitterness and astringency

Question 779

足りとも／たりとも

Answer 779

Expression

1.(not) even; (not) any　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 780

猪口才／ちょこざい

Answer 780

Na-adjective, Noun

1.impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky

Question 781

暫し／しばし

Answer 781

Adverb, No-adjective

1.for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 782

胡散臭い／うさんくさい

Answer 782

I-adjective
1.suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy​
Other forms
うさん臭い 【うさんくさい】

Question 783

嫌がらせ／いやがらせ

Answer 783

Noun
1.harassment; pestering​
Other forms
厭がらせ 【いやがらせ】

Question 784

贔屓／ひいき

Answer 784

Noun - used as a suffix

1.liking something; being partial to something; -phile​　See also贔屓 ひいき

Question 785

多数決／たすうけつ

Answer 785

Noun

1.majority decision; majority vote; majority rule

Question 786

頓と／とんと

Answer 786

Adverb
1.completely​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,Usually written using kana alone
2.not at all　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,Usually written using kana alone,in a negative sentence
Notes
頓と: Ateji (phonetic) reading.

Question 787

火糞／ほくそ

Answer 787

Noun

1. tinder​
2. melted candle wax

Question 788

黒子／ほくろ

Answer 788

Noun
1.dark mole; facial mole; beauty spot　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
黒子 【こくし】、黒子 【ははくそ】、黒子 【ははくろ】、黒子 【ほくそ】、ホクロ
Notes
ははくそ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. ははくろ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. ほくそ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 789

首根っこ／くびねっこ

Answer 789

Noun

1.the scruff or nape of the neck

Question 790

討伐／とうばつ

Answer 790

Noun, Suru verb

1.subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing

Question 791

捻る／ひねる

Answer 791

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck)​
2.to puzzle over　​Usually written using kana alone
3.to defeat easily​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
拈る 【ひねる】、撚る 【ひねる】

Question 792

文科系／ぶんかけい

Answer 792

Noun, No-adjective

1.liberal arts; humanities

Question 793

硬派／こうは

Answer 793

Noun
1.hard-liners; diehards; hawks​
Noun, Na-adjective
2.(young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; man’s man​
Noun
3.hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs​
Noun, Na-adjective
4.strait-laced type (with respect to relationships)​
Noun
5.bullish traders

Question 794

言うに言われぬ／いうにはいわれぬ

Answer 794

Expression, Noun or verb acting prenominally

1.beyond expression; unspeakable; inexpressible; indescribable​

Question 795

駅伝／えきでん

Answer 795

Noun

1. long-distance relay race​　Abbreviation,See also　駅伝競走
2. stagecoach; post horse

Question 796

筒抜け／つつぬけ

Answer 796

Noun

1. being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets)​
2. going in one ear and out the other

Question 797

こっそり

Answer 797

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.stealthily; secretly​　　　　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,See alsoこそこそ
Other forms
コッソリ

Question 798

縁起／えんぎ

Answer 798

Noun

1. omen; sign of luck​
2. origin; history; causation​
3. dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing​　Buddhist term,Abbreviation,See also因縁生起,orig.

Question 799

能天気／のうてんき

Answer 799

Na-adjective, Noun
1.laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky​
Other forms
能転気 【のうてんき】、脳天気 【のうてんき】、ノー天気 【ノーてんき】

Question 800

跋扈／ばっこ

Answer 800

Noun, Suru verb

1.rampancy; prevalence; domination

Question 801

跋扈跳梁／ばっこちょうりょう

Answer 801

Noun, Suru verb

1.evildoers being rampant and roaming at will　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 802

特権／とっけん

Answer 802

Noun, No-adjective

1.privilege; special right

Question 803

高性能／こうせいのう

Answer 803

Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective

1.high efficiency; high performance

Question 804

可動／かどう

Answer 804

Noun, No-adjective

1.mobile; moveable

Question 805

出資／しゅっし

Answer 805

Noun, Suru verb

1.investment; contribution; financing

Question 806

出資金／しゅっしきん

Answer 806

Noun

1.capital

Question 807

光年／こうねん

Answer 807

Noun

1.light year

Question 808

べた

Answer 808

Na-adjective, Noun
1.covering; filled in; gapless; all over　​usu. as べたに
Noun - used as a prefix
2.complete; total​　before a noun
Na-adjective
3.cliched; clichéd; hackneyed; corny; predictable　​Colloquialism
No-adjective
4.plaintext​　Computer terminology
Noun
5.solid printing; solid typesetting　​Abbreviation,See alsoべた組み
6.contact print​　Abbreviation,See alsoべた焼き
Other forms
ベタ

Question 809

お手上げ／おてあげ

Answer 809

Noun
1.being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one’s knees; throwing up (one’s) hands​
Other forms
お手あげ 【おてあげ】、御手上げ 【おてあげ】

Question 810

立て札／たてふだ

Answer 810

Noun
1.bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.​　See also高札
Other forms
立札 【たてふだ】

Question 811

待ち構える／まちかまえる

Answer 811

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to lie in wait; to be on the watch for​
Other forms
待ちかまえる 【まちかまえる】

Question 812

負かす／まかす

Answer 812

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb

1.to defeat

Question 813

カチッと

Answer 813

Adverb, Suru verb
1.with a click (door sound)　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2.with tenseness or firmness　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
カチっと、かちっと

Question 814

直属／ちょくぞく

Answer 814

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.direct control; direct supervision

Question 815

満場／まんじょう

Answer 815

Noun, No-adjective

1.whole house; whole audience

Question 816

満場一致／まんじょういっち

Answer 816

Noun, No-adjective

1.unanimity​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 817

割り切る／わりきる

Answer 817

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation​
2.to divide​
Other forms
割切る 【わりきる】

Question 818

現／げん

Answer 818

Prefix

1.present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

Question 819

仕業／しわざ

Answer 819

Noun
1.deed (esp. negative); act; action; one’s doing​
Other forms
為業 【しわざ】

Question 820

危害／きがい

Answer 820

Noun

1.injury; harm; danger

Question 821

反比例／はんひれい

Answer 821

Noun, Suru verb

1.inverse proportion

Question 822

久々／ひさひさ

Answer 822

Na-adjective, No-adjective, Adverb, Noun
1.(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while​　See also久し振り
Other forms
久久 【ひさびさ】

Question 823

公認／こうにん

Answer 823

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.official recognition; authorization; authorization; licence; license; accreditation

Question 824

理事長／りじちょう

Answer 824

Noun

1.board chairman

Question 825

手前／てまえ

Answer 825

Noun
1.before oneself; in front of one; nearby
2.a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location)​
3.one’s standpoint; one’s appearance​
4.skill; dexterity; artistry; ingenuity​
5.tea-ceremony procedures​　See also点前 てまえ
Pronoun
6.I; me​　Humble (kenjougo)
7.you​　Male term or language,to one’s inferior

Question 826

兆候／ちょうこう

Answer 826

Noun
1.sign; indication; omen; symptom​
Other forms
徴候 【ちょうこう】、微候 【ちょうこう】
Notes
微候: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 827

粗相／そそう

Answer 827

Noun, Suru verb
1.carelessness; careless mistake; blunder​
2.wetting oneself; soiling oneself​
Archaic/formal form of na-adjective, Noun
3.crude; coarse​　Archaism
Other forms
麁相 【そそう】

Question 828

来訪者／らいほうしゃ

Answer 828

Noun

1.visitor; caller

Question 829

直属／ちょくぞく

Answer 829

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.direct control; direct supervision

Question 830

配下／はいか

Answer 830

Noun

1.followers; subordinates; being under someone’s command​

Question 831

地底／ちてい

Answer 831

Noun

1.depths of the earth

Question 832

凄まじい／すさまじい

Answer 832

I-adjective
1.terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful; amazing; absurd; cutthroat; intense​
Other forms
凄じい 【すさまじい】
Notes
凄じい: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 833

真二つに／まふたつに

Answer 833

Adverb

1.right in half

Question 834

忠義／ちゅうぎ

Answer 834

Na-adjective, Noun

1.loyalty; devotion

Question 835

反故／ほご

Answer 835

Noun
1.wastepaper; scrap paper​
Other forms
反故 【ほぐ】、反故 【ほうご】、反故 【ほうぐ】、反故 【ほんご】、反故 【ほんぐ】、反古 【ほご】、反古 【ほぐ】、反古 【ほうご】、反古 【ほうぐ】、反古 【ほんご】、反古 【ほんぐ】
Notes
ほぐ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. ほうご: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. ほうぐ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. ほんご: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. ほんぐ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. ほぐ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. ほうご: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. ほうぐ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. ほんご: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. ほんぐ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 836

真面／もとも

Answer 836

Na-adjective, Noun
1.the front　​Usually written using kana alone
2.honesty; uprightness; directness　​Usually written using kana alone
3.decency; normality　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
正面 【まとも】

Question 837

為す術／なすすべ

Answer 837

Noun
1.means; method; way​Usually written using kana alone,See also為す術もない,usu. in negative
Other forms
為すすべ 【なすすべ】、為術 【なすすべ】

Question 838

組み込む／くみこむ

Answer 838

Godan verb with mu ending, Transitive verb
1.to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)​
Other forms
組込む 【くみこむ】、組みこむ 【くみこむ】

Question 839

毒気／どっき

Answer 839

Noun
1.poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous vapour　​Only applies to どっき
2.poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; toxicity​　usu. どっけ, どくけ
3.malice; spite; ill will​
Other forms
毒気 【どっけ】、毒気 【どくけ】

Question 840

一心／いっしん

Answer 840

Adverb, Noun

1. one mind​
2. wholeheartedness; one’s whole heart　​See also一心に

Question 841

続編／ぞくへん

Answer 841

Noun
1.continuation; sequel​
Other forms
続篇 【ぞくへん】

Question 842

当面／とうめん

Answer 842

No-adjective, Temporal noun
1.current; urgent; pressing; impending​
Suru verb
2.to confront (an issue); to face (up to something)
Adverb
3.for the meantime; at present

Question 843

一興／いっきょう

Answer 843

Noun

1.amusement; fun; brief entertainment

Question 844

一応目を通す／いちおうめをとおす

Answer 844

Expression, Godan verb with su ending
1.to run one’s eye over (e.g. to check if it’s OK); to glance over; to skim through ​See also一応 いちおう,See also目を通す めをとおす

Question 845

一応聞いておく／いちおうきいておく

Answer 845

Expression, Godan verb with ku ending
1.to hear someone out anyway​
Other forms
一応聞いて置く 【いちおうきいておく】

Question 846

強気／つよき

Answer 846

Na-adjective, No-adjective, Noun

1. confident; assured; self-assured; firm; strong; cocksure​
2. bullish (e.g. market)​See also弱気 よわき

Question 847

宿敵／しゅくてき

Answer 847

Noun

1.old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe​

Question 848

対面／たいめん

Answer 848

Noun, Suru verb
1.meeting face-to-face; seeing in person​
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
2.facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting​
Other forms
対面 【たいめ】
Notes
たいめ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 849

下流／したりゅう

Answer 849

Noun

1. downstream; lower reaches of a river​
2. lower classes​

Question 850

浄化／じょうか

Answer 850

Noun, Suru verb

1. purification​
2. cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge

Question 851

遠国／えんこく

Answer 851

Noun
1.distant land; remote country​
2.province far from the capital​
Other forms
遠国 【おんごく】

Question 852

進軍／しんぐん

Answer 852

Noun, Suru verb

1.march; advance

Question 853

引き際／ひきぎわ

Answer 853

Noun

1.moment to quit; way to quit

Question 854

人材／じんざい

Answer 854

Noun, No-adjective
1.capable person; talented person​
2.human resources; personnel​
Other forms
人財 【じんざい】
Notes
人財: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 855

知能／ちのう

Answer 855

Noun

1.intelligence; intellect; brains

Question 856

知能犯／ちのうはん

Answer 856

Noun

1. intellectual crime; white-collar crime​
2. intellectual criminal; smart criminal

Question 857

躊躇わずに／ためらわずに

Answer 857

Expression

1.without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 858

ぼそっと

Answer 858

Adverb, Suru verb
1.absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2.in a whisper　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,Only applies to ぼそっと,Only applies to ボソッと,Only applies to ボソっと
Other forms
ボソッと、ボソっと、ぼさっと、ボサッと、ボサっと

Question 859

病欠／びょうけつ

Answer 859

Noun, Suru verb

1.absence due to illness; sick leave

Question 860

骨格／こっかく

Answer 860

Noun, No-adjective

1. skeleton; skeletal structure; build; frame; physique​
2. framework

Question 861

備品／びひん

Answer 861

Noun

1.fixtures; furnishings; equipment

Question 862

的射／まとい

Answer 862

Noun

1.target shooting (with bow and arrow)​　Obscure term

Question 863

繕う／つくろう

Answer 863

Godan verb with u ending, Transitive verb

1. to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn​
2. to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.); to adjust; to tidy up; to groom​
3. to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake); to gloss over​
4. to treat (illness, injury, etc.)​Archaism

Question 864

曲がりなりにも／まがりなりにも

Answer 864

Adverb
1.though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other​
Other forms
曲り形にも 【まがりなりにも】

Question 865

真っ最中／まっさいちゅう

Answer 865

Adverbial noun, Noun
1.midst; middle of; height of​
Other forms
まっ最中 【まっさいちゅう】、真最中 【まっさいちゅう】
Notes
真最中: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 866

新婚初夜／しんこんしょや

Answer 866

Noun

1.wedding night

Question 867

効用／こうよう

Answer 867

Noun

1.use; utility; effect; benefit

Question 868

効用最大化／こうようさいだいか

Answer 868

Noun, Suru verb

1.utility maximization; utility maximisation

Question 869

括る／くくる

Answer 869

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb

1. to tie up; to tie together; to bind; to bundle; to fasten　​Usually written using kana alone
2. to hang (oneself)　​Usually written using kana alone,See also首を括る,also written as 縊る
3. to summarize; to put (it all) together; to consolidate​　Usually written using kana alone
4. to estimate; to expect　​Usually written using kana alone,See also高を括る
5. to tie-dye　​Usually written using kana alone,See also括り染め
6. to detain; to check; to restrain　​Archaism

Question 870

百人一首／ひゃくにんいっしゅ

Answer 870

Noun

1.100 poems by 100 famous poets; (playing) cards of one hundred famous poems　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 871

弱音／よわね

Answer 871

Noun

1.feeble complaint; whine

Question 872

其方／そなた

Answer 872

Pronoun
1.that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener)​Usually written using kana alone,See also何方 どちら,See also此方 こちら,See also彼方 あちら
2.there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener)​
3.that one (something close to the listener)​
4.you; your family; your company​
5.that person (someone close to the listener)​
Other forms
其方 【そっち】、其方 【そなた】、其方 【そち】

Question 873

居城／きょじょう

Answer 873

Noun

1.castle of a daimyo; castle of feudal lord

Question 874

手っ取り早い／てっとりはやい

Answer 874

I-adjective

1. quick; prompt; without delay​
2. simple; easy; effortless

Question 875

手厚い／てあつい

Answer 875

I-adjective

1.courteous; cordial; warm

Question 876

延命／えんめい

Answer 876

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support​
Other forms
延命 【えんみょう】
Notes
えんみょう: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 877

死守／ししゅ

Answer 877

Noun, Suru verb

1.defending to the last; defending desperately

Question 878

めげる

Answer 878

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

1.to be discouraged; to shrink from

Question 879

おじゃん

Answer 879

Noun

1.coming to nothing

Question 880

おじゃんになる

Answer 880

Expression, Godan verb with ru ending

1.to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined

Question 881

祠／ほこら

Answer 881

Noun

1.hokora; small wayside shrine　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 882

連行／れんこう

Answer 882

Noun, Suru verb

1.taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

Question 883

裏手／うらて

Answer 883

Noun, No-adjective

1.back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

Question 884

ジワジワ

Answer 884

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2.slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out; seeping out​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
じわじわ

Question 885

じわじわ来る／じわじわくる

Answer 885

Expression, Kuru verb - special class
1.to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you​Colloquialism,Usually written using kana alone,See alsoじわじわ

Question 886

嬲り殺し／なぶりころし

Answer 886

Noun
1.torture to death; torment to death​
Other forms
なぶり殺し 【なぶりごろし】

Question 887

様子／ようす

Answer 887

Noun
1.state; state of affairs; situation; circumstances​
2.appearance; look; aspect​
3.sign; indication​
Other forms
容子 【ようす】

Question 888

統率／とうりつ

Answer 888

Noun, Suru verb

1.command; lead; generalship; leadership

Question 889

危害／きがい

Answer 889

Noun

1.injury; harm; danger​

Question 890

磁器／じき

Answer 890

Noun, No-adjective

1.porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware​　See also陶器 とうき

Question 891

書物／しょもつ

Answer 891

Noun

1.book; volume

Question 892

似せる／にせる

Answer 892

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

1.to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

Question 893

定石／じょうせき

Answer 893

Noun

1. standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; formula​
2. joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

Question 894

のめり込む／のめりこむ

Answer 894

Godan verb with mu ending, intransitive verb

1.to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)

Question 895

段取り／だんとり

Answer 895

Noun, Suru verb
1.programme; program; plans; arrangements​
Other forms
段どり 【だんどり】

Question 896

渦巻く／ うずまく

Answer 896

Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb
1.to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to curl (smoke)​
2.to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.)​
3.to surge; to sweep​
Other forms
うず巻く 【うずまく】

Question 897

一回り／ひとまわり

Answer 897

Adverbial noun
1.one turn; one round​
2.(a) size​
Suru verb
3.to go around; to make a circuit; to take a turn​
Adverbial noun
4.twelve years; one cycle of the Chinese zodiac​
Other forms
ひと回り 【ひとまわり】

Question 898

絶頂／ぜっちょう

Answer 898

Noun, No-adjective

1. top (of a mountain); summit​
2. peak; height; zenith; climax

Question 899

お香／おこう

Answer 899

Noun
1.incense​　Polite (teineigo),See also香 こう
Other forms
御香 【おこう】

Question 900

建国／けんこく

Answer 900

Noun, Suru verb

1.founding of a nation

Question 901

航路／こうろ

Answer 901

Noun

1.(air or sea) route; course; line; run

Question 902

通行料／つうこうりょ

Answer 902

Noun

1.toll​

Question 903

帰路／きろ

Answer 903

Noun

1.one’s way back; one’s way home

Question 904

外交／がいこう

Answer 904

Noun

1. diplomacy​
2. selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

Question 905

交配／こうはい

Answer 905

Noun, Suru verb

1.mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation​

Question 906

表向き／おもてむき

Answer 906

Noun

1.outward appearance; ostensible; public; official​　Antonym:裏向き

Question 907

放浪／ほうろう

Answer 907

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.wandering

Question 908

放浪生活／ほうろうせいかつ

Answer 908

Noun

1.(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence​ Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 909

服従／ふくじゅう

Answer 909

Noun, Suru verb

1.obedience; submission; resignation

Question 910

種間／しゅかん

Answer 910

No-adjective

1.interspecific; interspecies

Question 911

絶句／ぜっく

Answer 911

Noun, Suru verb

1. being lost for words; becoming speechless​
2. jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)​See also五言絶句,See also七言絶句

Other forms
絶句 【ぜく】
Notes
ぜく: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 912

欠如／けつじょ

Answer 912

Noun, Suru verb

1.lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation

Question 913

有力／ゆうりょく

Answer 913

Na-adjective, Noun

1. influential; prominent ​See also有力者
2. strong; likely; plausible; potent​ See also有力候補

Question 914

天文学／てんもんがく

Answer 914

Noun

1.astronomy

Question 915

有志／ゆうし

Answer 915

Noun, No-adjective

1.interested person; volunteer; supporter

Question 916

有力視／ゆうりょくし

Answer 916

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.regarding as very likely (to win, succeed, etc.)

Question 917

無害／むがい

Answer 917

Na-adjective, No-adjective, Noun

1.harmless​　Antonym:有害 ゆうがい

Question 918

名目／めいもく

Answer 918

Noun, No-adjective
1.name; title; appellation; (something) nominal​
2.(under the) pretext (of); pretense​
Other forms
名目 【みょうもく】

Question 919

歴とした／れっきとした

Answer 919

Expression

1.accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

Question 920

加盟国／かめいこく

Answer 920

Noun

1.member nation; member state; signatory

Question 921

波風／なみかぜ

Answer 921

Noun

1. wind and waves​
2. strife; discord; dissension

Question 922

専属／せんぞく

Answer 922

Noun, Suru verb

1.exclusive; attached to; specialist

Question 923

地点／ちてん

Answer 923

Noun

1.site; point on a map; spot

Question 924

羽根つき／はねつき

Answer 924

Noun, Suru verb
1.Japanese badminton; battledore and shuttlecock​
Other forms
羽つき 【はねつき】、羽根付き 【はねつき】、羽根突き 【はねつき】、羽突き 【はねつき】、羽子突 【はねつき】、羽子つき 【はねつき】

Question 925

外股／そとまた

Answer 925

Noun, Adverb
1.(walking with) one’s toes turned out; duck footed​
Other forms
外また 【そとまた】

Question 926

他愛ない／たわいない

Answer 926

I-adjective
1.silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling; guileless​　Usually written using kana alone,See also他愛もない
Other forms
他愛無い 【たわいない】、たわい無い 【たわいない】、他愛ない 【たあいない】、他愛無い 【たあいない】
Notes
他愛ない: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 他愛無い: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 他愛ない: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 他愛無い: Ateji (phonetic) reading.

Question 927

薬草／やくそう

Answer 927

Noun

1.medicinal herb

Question 928

勘ぐる／かんぐる

Answer 928

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to be suspicious of (someone’s motives); to suspect (that)​
Other forms
勘繰る 【かんぐる】

Question 929

一般論／いっぱんろん

Answer 929

Noun

1.prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration​

Question 930

有らゆる／あらゆる

Answer 930

Pre-noun adjectival
1.all; every​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
凡ゆる 【あらゆる】

Question 931

短所／たんしょ

Answer 931

Noun

1.defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage​　Antonym:長所

Question 932

し兼ねる／しかねる

Answer 932

Ichidan verb
1.to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do​Usually written using kana alone,See also　仕兼ねない
Other forms
仕兼ねる 【しかねる】

Question 933

交尾／こうび

Answer 933

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.copulation (in animals)

Question 934

一般化／いっぱんか

Answer 934

Noun
1.generalization; generalization; popularization; popularization​
Suru verb
2.to generalize; to generalize; to popularize; to popularize

Question 935

不躾／ぶしつけ

Answer 935

Na-adjective, Noun
1.ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt​
Other forms
不仕付け 【ぶしつけ】、無躾 【ぶしつけ】

Question 936

課す／かす

Answer 936

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb

1.to levy; to charge; to assess; to impose; to assign　​See also課する

Question 937

全霊／ぜんれい

Answer 937

Noun

1.one’s whole soul

Question 938

筋金入り／すじかねいり

Answer 938

No-adjective, Noun
1.staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool​
Noun
2.metal reinforcement　​orig. meaning

Question 939

相客／あいきゃく

Answer 939

Noun

1.fellow guest; fellow lodger; fellow passenger

Question 940

べったり

Answer 940

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.sticking; clinging​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2.with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
3.all over; thickly　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
ベッタリ

Question 941

肋／あばら

Answer 941

Noun

1.rib; rib cage​　Abbreviation,See alsoあばら骨

Question 942

抗体／こうたい

Answer 942

Noun

1.antibody　​Biology term

Question 943

蔓延／まんえん

Answer 943

Noun, Suru verb
1.spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread​
Other forms
まん延 【まんえん】、蔓衍 【まんえん】

Question 944

狡猾／こうかつ

Answer 944

Na-adjective, Noun

1.sly; cunning; crafty

Question 945

放心／ほうしん

Answer 945

Noun, Suru verb

1.absentmindedness; peace of mind

Question 946

信憑性／しんぴょうせい

Answer 946

Noun
1.authenticity; credibility​
Other forms
信ぴょう性 【しんぴょうせい】

Question 947

真偽／しんぎ

Answer 947

Noun

1.truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

Question 948

一目惚れ／ひとめぼれ

Answer 948

Noun, Suru verb

1.love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting

Question 949

要約／ようやく

Answer 949

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.summary; digest​
Other forms
要訳 【ようやく】

Question 950

論者／ろんしゃ

Answer 950

Noun

1.advocate

Question 951

尻込み／しりごみ

Answer 951

Noun, Suru verb
1.recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back​
Other forms
後込み 【しりごみ】、尻ごみ 【しりごみ】

Question 952

塩基配列／えんきはいれつ

Answer 952

Noun

1.base sequence (e.g. of DNA)

Question 953

極上／ごくじょう

Answer 953

No-adjective, Noun, Na-adjective

1.first-rate; finest quality; the best

Question 954

連想／れんそう

Answer 954

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion​
Other forms
聯想 【れんそう】

Question 955

了承／りょうしょう

Answer 955

Noun, Suru verb
1.acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. “please be understanding of the mess during our renovation”); noting; acceptance​See alsoご了承
Other forms
諒承 【りょうしょう】、領承 【りょうしょう】

Question 956

役所／やくしょ

Answer 956

Noun

1.government office; public office

Question 957

予て／かねて

Answer 957

Adverb, No-adjective
1.previously; already; for some time; for quite a while​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
兼ねて 【かねて】

Question 958

某国／ぼうこく

Answer 958

Noun

1.certain country

Question 959

身分／みぶん

Answer 959

Noun

1.social position; social status

Question 960

生き別れ／いきわかれ

Answer 960

Noun

1.lifelong separation

Question 961

ベタベタ

Answer 961

Na-adjective, Adverb, Suru verb
1.sticky　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
2.thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied)　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
3.all over (pasting, stamping, etc.)　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb
4.clinging (e.g. of a person); following around; being all over (each other); flirting​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Na-adjective
5.cliched; hackneyed　​Colloquialism,See alsoべた
Other forms
べたべた

Question 962

抜け抜け／ぬけぬけ

Answer 962

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
ヌケヌケ

Question 963

存亡／そんぼう

Answer 963

Noun

1.life or death; existence; destiny

Question 964

常習／じょうしゅう

Answer 964

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.custom; common practice; habit

Question 965

買い占める／かいしめる

Answer 965

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to buy up​
Other forms
買占める 【かいしめる】

Question 966

自尊心／じそんしん

Answer 966

Noun

1.self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride​

Question 967

軽薄／けいはく

Answer 967

Na-adjective, Noun

1.frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere

Question 968

節操／せっそう

Answer 968

Noun

1.constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor; honour

Question 969

宿主／しゅくしゅ

Answer 969

Noun

1. (parasitic) host​
2. landlord; innkeeper​　Only applies to やどぬし

Question 970

光景／こうけい

Answer 970

Noun

1.scene; spectacle; sight; view

Question 971

後手／ごて

Answer 971

Noun

1. losing initiative; being forestalled　​See also先手 せんて
2. second move (in go or shogi); moving second; person with the second move​
3. rear guard　​See also後詰め

Question 972

下車／げしゃ

Answer 972

Noun, Suru verb

1.alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)​See also降車 こうしゃ,Antonym:乗車 じょうしゃ

Question 973

早める／はやめる

Answer 973

ichidan verb, Transitive verb

1. to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one’s death); to expedite; to precipitate​　usu. 早める
2. to quicken (e.g. one’s step); to speed up; to accelerate　​usu. 速める

Other forms
速める 【はやめる】

Question 974

不謹慎／ふきんしん

Answer 974

Na-adjective, Noun

1.indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous

Question 975

存続／そんぞく

Answer 975

Noun, Suru verb

1.duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

Question 976

前例に倣う／ぜんれいにならう

Answer 976

Expression, Godan verb with u ending

1.to follow (copy after) a precedent

Question 977

足掻く／あがく

Answer 977

Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb

1. to paw (at) the ground　​Usually written using kana alone
2. to struggle (using one’s arms and legs); to flounder; to flail about​Usually written using kana alone
3. to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive; to make every effort​Usually written using kana alone

Question 978

保母／ほぼ

Answer 978

Noun
1.childcare worker; kindergarten teacher​　See also　保育士
Other forms
保姆 【ほぼ】

Question 979

苦痛／くつう

Answer 979

Na-adjective, Noun, No-adjective

1.pain; agony; bitterness

Question 980

開き直る／ひらきなおる

Answer 980

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb

1.to become defiant; to turn upon; to become serious

Question 981

長髪／ちょうはつ

Answer 981

Noun, No-adjective

1.long hair

Question 982

飛び切り／とびきり

Answer 982

No-adjective, Noun
1.best; extra-fine; superfine; unequalled　​Usually written using kana alone
Adverbial noun
2.exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far　​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
3.jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)　​orig. meaning
Other forms
飛切り 【とびきり】

Question 983

至福／しふく

Answer 983

Noun, No-adjective

1.beatitude; supreme bliss​

Question 984

ちょっかい

Answer 984

Noun

1. meddling; interference; making a pass at someone​　See alsoちょっかいを出す
2. extending a paw to drag something closer​
3. hand; arm; wrist​　Derogatory,Archaism
4. disfigured arm; disfigured hand​　Archaism

Question 985

床下／ゆかした

Answer 985

Noun, No-adjective

1.under the floor​

Question 986

神経核／しんけいかく

Answer 986

Noun

1.neuron

Question 987

脳梁／のうりょう

Answer 987

Noun, No-adjective

1.corpus callosum​

Question 988

後部／ごうぶ

Answer 988

Noun, No-adjective

1.rear; stern

Question 989

自負／じふ

Answer 989

Noun, Suru verb

1.pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one’s abilities or achievements

Question 990

精巣／せいそう

Answer 990

Noun, No-adjective

1.testicle　​Anatomical term

Question 991

胎生／たいせい

Answer 991

Noun
1.viviparity​
No-adjective
2.viviparous; zoogonous; live-bearing

Question 992

欠損／けっそん

Answer 992

Noun, Suru verb

1. deficit; shortage; loss​
2. being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed

Question 993

十八番／おはこ

Answer 993

Noun

1. one’s favourite party trick (favorite); one’s specialty; one’s forte​
2. No. 18; eighteenth​　Only applies to じゅうはちばん
3. repertoire of 18 kabuki plays　​Abbreviation,Only applies to じゅうはちばん,See also歌舞伎十八番

Other forms
御箱 【おはこ】、十八番 【じゅうはちばん】

Question 994

せっせと

Answer 994

Adverb

1.diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Question 995

蛇の道は蛇／じゃのみちはへび

Answer 995

Expression
1.the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one​Proverb
Other forms
蛇の道は蛇 【へびのみちはへび】
Notes
へびのみちはへび: Irregular kana usage.

Question 996

後の祭り／あとのまつり

Answer 996

Expression, Noun
1.a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it’s too late​　Idiomatic expression
Other forms
後の祭 【あとのまつり】

Question 997

身柄／みがら

Answer 997

Noun

1.one’s person

Question 998

条例／じょうれい

Answer 998

Noun
1.regulations; rules​
2.(local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw; law　​Only applies to 条例
Other forms
条令 【じょうれい】

Question 999

心身／しんしん

Answer 999

Noun, No-adjective
1.mind and body​
Other forms
心身 【しんじん】、身心 【しんしん】、身心 【しんじん】、神身 【しんしん】、神身 【しんじん】、身神 【しんしん】、身神 【しんじん】
Notes
しんじん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. しんじん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. しんじん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. しんじん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 1000

心外／しんがい

Answer 1000

Na-adjective, Noun

1. regrettable; vexing; upsetting​
2. unthinkable; wholly unexpected

Question 1001

申し子／もうしこ

Answer 1001

Noun

1. heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer)​
2. child (e.g. of an era); product　​usu. as ～の申し子

Question 1002

電磁波／でんじは

Answer 1002

Noun

1.electromagnetic wave　​Physics terminology

Question 1003

非熱／ひねつ

Answer 1003

No-adjective

1.non-thermal

Question 1004

身近／みぢか

Answer 1004

Na-adjective, Noun

1.near oneself; close to one; familiar

Question 1005

そこそこ

Answer 1005

Adverb, No-adjective
1.reasonably; fairly; all right; moderate　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb
2.hurriedly; in a rush; having barely finished　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,in the form もそこそこに
Suffix
3.approximately; about; or so

Question 1006

技巧／ぎこう

Answer 1006

Noun

1.technique; finesse

Question 1007

堂々／どうどう

Answer 1007

Taru-adjective, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.magnificent; grand; impressive; dignified; majestic; imposing; stately
2.fair; square; open; unashamed; brazen​
Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
3.grandly; boldly; confidently​
4.fairly; squarely; unreservedly; brazenly​
Other forms
堂堂 【どうどう】

Question 1008

手淫／しゅいん

Answer 1008

Noun, Suru verb

1.masturbation; onanism

Question 1009

放火／ほうか

Answer 1009

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.arson; setting fire

Question 1010

喝上げ／かつあげ

Answer 1010

Noun, Suru verb
1.extortion; shakedown​　Usually written using kana alone,Slang,criminal slang
Other forms
カツアゲ

Question 1011

裏方／うらかた

Answer 1011

Noun

1. someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter　​See also表方
2. lady consort (to a high personage)

Question 1012

主将／しゅしょう

Answer 1012

Noun

1. commander-in-chief; supreme commander​
2. captain (of a team)　​Sports term

Question 1013

どっさり

Answer 1013

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, No-adjective
1.heaps; a lot; plenty; oodles　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
2.with a thud​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,See alsoどさり
Other forms
ドッサリ

Question 1014

感受性／かんじゅせい

Answer 1014

Noun

1.sensitivity; susceptibility

Question 1015

転勤／てんきん

Answer 1015

Noun, Suru verb

1.job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

Question 1016

下馬評／げばひょう

Answer 1016

Noun

1.rumor; rumor; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay​

Question 1017

部員／ぶいん

Answer 1017

Noun, No-adjective

1.staff; member (club, society, etc.)

Question 1018

無音／ぶいん

Answer 1018

Noun, Suru verb
1.long silence; not making contact for a long time​
​

Question 1019

県営／けんえい

Answer 1019

Noun, No-adjective

1.(under) prefectural management

Question 1020

球場／きゅうじょう

Answer 1020

Noun

1.baseball stadium

Question 1021

突っ走る／つっばしる

Answer 1021

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb

1.to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race​

Question 1022

行使／こうし

Answer 1022

Noun, Suru verb

1.use; exercise (of one’s right, authority, power, etc.)

Question 1023

剥がす／はがす

Answer 1023

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to disrobe; to deprive of; to detach; to disconnect​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
剥がす 【へがす】、剝がす 【はがす】、剝がす 【へがす】、剥す 【はがす】、剥す 【へがす】
Notes
剥す: Irregular okurigana usage. 剥す: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1024

阪神／はんしん

Answer 1024

Noun

1. Osaka-Kobe​
2. Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)​

Place
3.Hanshin

Question 1025

捨てる神あれば拾う神あり／すてるかみあればひろうかみあり

Answer 1025

Expression
1.when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel​Proverb
Other forms
捨てる神在れば拾う神在り 【すてるかみあればひろうかみあり】

Question 1026

取り合う／とりあう

Answer 1026

Godan verb with u ending, intransitive verb

1. to take each other’s hands; to clasp (hands)​
2. to compete; to scramble for​
3. to pay attention (to someone); to respond

Question 1027

憔悴／しょうすい

Answer 1027

Noun, Suru verb
1.haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion​
Other forms
顦顇 【しょうすい】

Question 1028

号泣／ごうきゅう

Answer 1028

Noun, Suru verb

1.crying aloud; lamentation; wailing

Question 1029

潜在意識／せんざいいしき

Answer 1029

Noun, No-adjective

1.subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)

Question 1030

希有／けう

Answer 1030

Na-adjective, Noun
1.rare; uncommon​
Other forms
希有 【きゆう】、稀有 【けう】、稀有 【きゆう】

Question 1031

部室／ぶしつ

Answer 1031

Noun

1.club room

Question 1032

混合物／こんごうぶつ

Answer 1032

Noun

1.mixture; amalgam​

Question 1033

念じる／ねんじる

Answer 1033

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

1.to have in mind; to be anxious about; to pray silently

Question 1034

思い当たる／おもいあたる

Answer 1034

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of; to strike on; to hit on an answer; to seize the crux of a problem​
Other forms
思いあたる 【おもいあたる】、思い当る 【おもいあたる】

Question 1035

思い当たるふしがある／おもいあたるふしがる

Answer 1035

Expression, Godan verb with ru ending (irregular verb)
1.to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point​
Other forms
思い当たる節がある 【おもいあたるふしがある】

Question 1036

表層／ひょうそう

Answer 1036

Noun

1.surface; outer layer

Question 1037

今日日／きょうび

Answer 1037

Adverbial noun, Temporal noun
1.nowadays​
Other forms
今日び 【きょうび】

Question 1038

売女／ばいた

Answer 1038

Noun

1. prostitute; whore​　Usually written using kana alone,Derogatory
2. tramp; floozy; slut

Question 1039

改心／かいしん

Answer 1039

Noun, Suru verb

1.conversion; reform; correcting someone’s conduct

Question 1040

家庭円満／かていえんまん

Answer 1040

Noun

1.family happiness; household harmony​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 1041

張本人／ちょうほんにん

Answer 1041

Noun
1.originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible​
Other forms
帳本人 【ちょうほんにん】
Notes
帳本人: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 1042

制球／せいきゅう

Answer 1042

Noun

1.(pitcher’s) control　​Baseball term,See also制球力

Question 1043

解消／かいしょう

Answer 1043

Noun, Suru verb

1.cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

Question 1044

兎や角／とやかく

Answer 1044

Adverb
1.anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this; this and that　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 1045

思春期／ししゅんき

Answer 1045

Noun

1.puberty

Question 1046

余りにも／あまりにも

Answer 1046

Adverb

1.too much; excessive; too​　Usually written using kana alone

Question 1047

豪放／ごうほう

Answer 1047

Na-adjective, Noun

1.largehearted; frank; unaffected

Question 1048

同乗／どうじょう

Answer 1048

Noun, Suru verb

1.riding together; riding with

Question 1049

先回り／さきまわり

Answer 1049

Noun, Suru verb

1.going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

Question 1050

深層心理／しんそうしんり

Answer 1050

Noun

1.deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 1051

最善／さいぜん

Answer 1051

Noun, No-adjective

1.the very best; utmost

Question 1052

思索／しさく

Answer 1052

Noun, Suru verb

1.speculation; thinking; meditation

Question 1053

思索家／しさくか

Answer 1053

Noun

1.thinker

Question 1054

思索的／しさくてき

Answer 1054

Na-adjective

1.contemplative; meditative

Question 1055

乗車／じょうしゃ

Answer 1055

Noun, Suru verb

1.boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)​　Antonym:下車 げしゃ,Antonym:降車 こうしゃ

Question 1056

性質／せいしつ

Answer 1056

Noun

1.nature; property; disposition

Question 1057

宙に浮く／ちゅうにうく

Answer 1057

Expression, Godan verb with ku ending

1. to float in the air​
2. to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

Question 1058

諸に／もろに

Answer 1058

Adverb

1.completely; all the way; altogether; bodily​　Usually written using kana alone

Question 1059

踏み台／ふみだい

Answer 1059

Noun
1.stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder​
2.stepping stone​
Other forms
踏台 【ふみだい】

Question 1060

商業／しょうぎょう

Answer 1060

Noun, No-adjective

1.commerce; trade; business

Question 1061

一角／いっかく

Answer 1061

Noun

1. corner; section; point; part​　Only applies to いっかく
2. one horn　​Only applies to いっかく
3. narwhal (Monodon monoceros)　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 1062

実物／じつぶつ

Answer 1062

Noun, No-adjective

1.real thing; original; actual

Question 1063

正夢／まさゆめ

Answer 1063

Noun

1.dream that comes true

Question 1064

血祭り／ちまつり

Answer 1064

Noun

1. killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering​
2. killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing

Question 1065

退部／たいぶ

Answer 1065

Noun, Suru verb

1.leaving a club; quitting a club​　See also入部 にゅうぶ

Question 1066

自ずと／おのずと

Answer 1066

Adverb
1.naturally; in due course; by itself​
Other forms
自と 【おのずと】

Question 1067

外道／げどう

Answer 1067

Noun
1.tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; non-Buddhist​　Buddhist term,Antonym:内道
2.heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; heresy; heretic​
3.demon; fiend; devil; brute; bad person​　Derogatory
4.type of fish one did not intend to catch​
Full name
5.Gedou

Question 1068

祝杯／しゅくはい

Answer 1068

Noun
1.toast; congratulatory cup​
Other forms
祝盃 【しゅくはい】

Question 1069

目玉商品／めだましょうひん

Answer 1069

Noun

1.bargain goods; eye-catching goods; featured product; loss leader ​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 1070

剥製／はくせい

Answer 1070

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.stuffing; mounting​
Noun
2.stuffed animal

Question 1071

剥製術／はくせいじゅつ

Answer 1071

Noun

1.taxidermy

Question 1072

鱗／うろこ

Answer 1072

Noun

1. scale (of fish, snake, etc.)　​Usually written using kana alone
2. serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))　​Usually written using kana alone

Other forms
鱗 【こけ】、鱗 【こけら】、ウロコ

Question 1073

原産／げんさん

Answer 1073

Noun, No-adjective

1.place of origin; habitat

Question 1074

原産地／げんさんち

Answer 1074

Noun

1. place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home​
2. place of origin (of manufactured goods)

Question 1075

地表／ちひょう

Answer 1075

Noun, No-adjective

1.surface of the earth; ground surface

Question 1076

地表面／ちひょうめん

Answer 1076

Noun

1.ground surface

Question 1077

人魚／にんぎょ

Answer 1077

Noun

1.mermaid; merman

Question 1078

観賞／かんしょう

Answer 1078

Noun, Suru verb

1.admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)​

Question 1079

乱獲／らんかく

Answer 1079

Noun, Suru verb
1.excessive fishing; overfishing; overhunting; excessive taking​
Other forms
濫獲 【らんかく】

Question 1080

単独／たんどく

Answer 1080

No-adjective, Na-adjective
1.sole; single; solo​
Noun
2.independence; singleness; singularity

Question 1081

単独親権／たんどくしんけん

Answer 1081

Noun

1.sole custody; sole parental authority

Question 1082

単独正犯／たんどくせいはん

Answer 1082

Noun

1.acting alone in committing a crime

Question 1083

一着／いっちゃく

Answer 1083

Temporal noun
1.first arrival; first in race​
Noun
2.suit of clothes​　See also着
Other forms
１着 【いっちゃく】

Question 1084

山分け／やまわけ

Answer 1084

Noun, Suru verb

1.equal split

Question 1085

ぼろい

Answer 1085

I-adjective
1.profitable​
2.worn-out; crumbling​
Other forms
ボロい

Question 1086

断固／だんこ

Answer 1086

Taru-adjective, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.firm; determined; resolute; conclusive​
Other forms
断乎 【だんこ】

Question 1087

俺んち／おれんち

Answer 1087

Noun
1.my house　​Abbreviation,Male term or language,from おれのうち
Other forms
俺ん家 【おれんち】、オレん家 【オレんち】、オレンチ

Question 1088

勝ち逃げ／かちにげ

Answer 1088

Noun

1.quitting while one is ahead

Question 1089

清水／しみず

Answer 1089

Noun
1.spring water​
2.clear (pure) water​
Other forms
清水 【せいすい】、清水 【きよみず】

Question 1090

押し切り／おしきり

Answer 1090

Noun
1.straw cutter; short mane​
2.pressing and cutting​
Other forms
押切り 【おしきり】、押切 【おしきり】

Question 1091

罪深い／つみぶかい

Answer 1091

I-adjective

1.sinful

Question 1092

出来心／できごころ

Answer 1092

Noun

1.sudden impulse; passing fancy

Question 1093

鰭／ひれ

Answer 1093

Noun
1.fin (e.g. of a fish)​
Other forms
鰭 【はた】
Notes
はた: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 1094

テレカ

Answer 1094

Noun

1.telephone card​　Abbreviation

Question 1095

尾鰭／おひれ

Answer 1095

Noun
1.tail and fins​
2.embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration​
Other forms
尾ひれ 【おひれ】

Question 1096

人事異動／じんじいどう

Answer 1096

Noun

1.personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment

Question 1097

許嫁／いいなずけ

Answer 1097

Noun
1.fiance; fiancee​
Other forms
許嫁 【いいなづけ】、許婚 【いいなずけ】、許婚 【いいなづけ】、許婚 【きょこん】、許嫁 【きょか】、許嫁 【ゆいなずけ】

Question 1098

ふらり

Answer 1098

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle

1. aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up)​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2. slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Question 1099

一本気／いっぽんき

Answer 1099

Na-adjective, Noun

1.single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind​

Question 1100

実直／じつちょく

Answer 1100

Na-adjective, Noun

1.honest; steady

Question 1101

法案／ほうあん

Answer 1101

Noun

1.bill (law); measure

Question 1102

血迷う／ちまよう

Answer 1102

Godan verb with u ending, intransitive verb

1.to lose one’s mind; to lose control of oneself

Question 1103

固持／こじ

Answer 1103

Noun, Suru verb

1.adherence (to one’s beliefs) (positive nuance); persistence; sticking to one’s guns; standing one’s ground

Question 1104

期日／きじつ

Answer 1104

Noun, No-adjective
1.fixed date; settlement date​
Other forms
期日 【きにち】、期日 【ごじつ】
Notes
ごじつ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 1105

静聴／せいちょう

Answer 1105

Noun, Suru verb

1.listening quietly

Question 1106

愛しき／いとしき

Answer 1106

Pre-noun adjectival

1.dear​　Poetical term

Question 1107

王家／おうけ

Answer 1107

Noun

1.royal family

Question 1108

御用達／ごようたし

Answer 1108

Noun - used as a suffix
1.purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.)​
2.company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele​
Other forms
御用達 【ごようたつ】、御用達 【ごようだつ】、御用達 【ごようだち】、ご用達 【ごようたし】、ご用達 【ごようたつ】、ご用達 【ごようだつ】、ご用達 【ごようだち】

Question 1109

染みる／じみる

Answer 1109

Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

1.to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 1110

公僕／こうぼく

Answer 1110

Noun

1.public servant​

Question 1111

糧／かて

Answer 1111

Noun
1.food; provisions​
2.nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one’s life); source of encouragement​　Only applies to かて
Other forms
糧 【りょう】、糧 【かりて】、粮 【かて】、粮 【りょう】、粮 【かりて】
Notes
かりて: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. かりて: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 1112

恐れ入りますが／おそれいります

Answer 1112

Expression

1.Sorry to impose but …; Excuse me but …​Polite (teineigo)

Question 1113

当初／としょ

Answer 1113

Noun, No-adjective
1.beginning; start; outset​
Adverbial noun
2.at first; at the beginning; initially; originally

Question 1114

当初予算／とうしょよさん

Answer 1114

Noun

1.initial budget; original budget

Question 1115

解せない／げせない

Answer 1115

Expression, I-adjective

1.inscrutable; incomprehensible

Question 1116

密告者／みっこくしゃ

Answer 1116

Noun

1.informer; betrayer

Question 1117

誤字／ごじ

Answer 1117

Noun

1.misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum

Question 1118

初歩的／しょほてき

Answer 1118

Na-adjective

1.elementary; basic; rudimentary

Question 1119

初歩／しょほ

Answer 1119

Noun, No-adjective

1.basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of …​

Question 1120

初歩の初歩／しょほのしょほ

Answer 1120

Expression, Noun, No-adjective

1.absolute basics; very rudiments

Question 1121

塗りつぶし／ぬりつぶし

Answer 1121

Noun
1.blotting out​
2.fill (in graphics)　​Computer terminology
Other forms
塗り潰し 【ぬりつぶし】

Question 1122

綴じ目／とじめ

Answer 1122

Noun

1.seam

Question 1123

真ん丸い／まんまるい

Answer 1123

I-adjective
1.perfectly round; perfectly circular​
Other forms
まん丸い 【まんまるい】、真ん円い 【まんまるい】、まん円い 【まんまるい】

Question 1124

出題／しゅつだい

Answer 1124

Noun, Suru verb

1. setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.)​
2. setting a theme (for composition of poetry)​

Question 1125

出題範囲／しゅつだいはんい

Answer 1125

Noun

1.coverage of an exam; what an exam covers

Question 1126

あり得る／ありうる

Answer 1126

Noun or verb acting predominantly, Expression
1.possible; likely; probable​
Other forms
有り得る 【ありうる】、有りうる 【ありうる】、あり得る 【ありえる】、有り得る 【ありえる】、有りえる 【ありえる】

Question 1127

従属／じゅうぞく

Answer 1127

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.subordination; dependency

Question 1128

因習／いんしゅう

Answer 1128

Noun
1.convention; tradition; long-established custom​
Other forms
因襲 【いんしゅう】

Question 1129

因習道徳／いんしゅうどうとく

Answer 1129

Noun

1.conventional morality (morals)​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 1130

無血革命／むけつかくめい

Answer 1130

Noun

1.bloodless revolution

Question 1131

掏摸／すり

Answer 1131

Noun
1.pickpocket​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
掏児 【すり】、スリ
Notes
すり: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). すり: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading).

Question 1132

制定／せいてい

Answer 1132

Noun, Suru verb

1.enactment; establishment; creation

Question 1133

熟／つくづく

Answer 1133

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.deeply; keenly; severely; completely; utterly​　Usually written using kana alone,Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2.intently; carefully; closely; attentively​　Usually written using kana alone,Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
熟 【つくつく】、熟熟 【つくづく】、熟熟 【つくつく】、熟々 【つくづく】、熟々 【つくつく】

Question 1134

日課／にっか

Answer 1134

Noun

1.daily lesson; daily work; daily routine

Question 1135

自害／じがい

Answer 1135

Noun, Suru verb

1.suicide​

Question 1136

未練／みれん

Answer 1136

Noun, Na-adjective

1.lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness​

Question 1137

未練未酌／みれんみしゃく

Answer 1137

Noun

1.regret and sympathy; having lingering attachment and sympathy toward someone​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 1138

未練がましい／みれんがましい

Answer 1138

I-adjective

1.not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful

Question 1139

未練たらしい／みれんたらしい

Answer 1139

I-adjective
1.not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful​　See also未練がましい

Question 1140

素振り／そぶり

Answer 1140

Noun
1.behavior; behavior; manner; attitude; bearing​
Other forms
素振 【そぶり】
Notes
素振: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1141

節／ふし

Answer 1141

Noun

1. joint; knuckle​
2. tune; melody​
3. knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem​
4. part; notable characteristic　​See also思い当たるふしがある

Question 1142

盗賊／とうぞく

Answer 1142

Noun

1.thief; robber; burglar; bandit

Question 1143

温室育ち／おんしつそだち

Answer 1143

Noun

1.sheltered upbringing

Question 1144

適度／てきど

Answer 1144

Na-adjective, No-adjective, Noun

1.moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

Question 1145

見込み／みこみ

Answer 1145

Noun
1.hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood​
2.expectation; anticipation; forecast; estimate​
3.side of a structural member​See also見付 みつけ
Other forms
見込 【みこみ】
Notes
見込: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1146

見込み違い／みこみちがい

Answer 1146

Noun

1.miscalculation

Question 1147

見込み客／みこみきゃく

Answer 1147

Noun

1.prospective client; sales lead

Question 1148

王朝／おうちょう

Answer 1148

Noun

1.dynasty

Question 1149

悪巧み／わるだくみ

Answer 1149

Noun, Suru verb
1.wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue​
Other forms
悪だくみ 【わるだくみ】

Question 1150

遅め／おそめ

Answer 1150

No-adjective, Noun
1.somewhat late​
2.somewhat slow​
Other forms
遅目 【おそめ】
Notes
遅目: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 1151

ぶらぶら

Answer 1151

Suru verb, Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2.strolling; rambling; roaming; wandering　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
3.idly; lazily; leisurely; aimlessly　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
4.persisting (of an illness)​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
ブラブラ

Question 1152

武勇伝／ぶゆうでん

Answer 1152

Noun

1. biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance​
2. tale of one’s heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence​

Question 1153

散らかる／ちらかる

Answer 1153

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb

1.to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

Question 1154

語り草／かたりぐさ

Answer 1154

Noun
1.story; topic (on everyone’s lips); (the stuff of) legend​
Other forms
語り種 【かたりぐさ】、語りぐさ 【かたりぐさ】

Question 1155

言動／げんどう

Answer 1155

Noun

1.speech and conduct; words and deeds

Question 1156

身の代金／みのしろきん

Answer 1156

Noun

1.ransom

Question 1157

商社／しょうしゃ

Answer 1157

Noun

1.trading company

Question 1158

火種／ひだね

Answer 1158

Noun

1. live coals (for fire-lighting)​
2. cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger​

Question 1159

きな臭い／きなくさい

Answer 1159

I-adjective

1. smelling burnt; smelling scorched; having a burnt smell​
2. smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; strained​
3. suspicious; dubious; questionable; shady

Question 1160

浚う／さらう

Answer 1160

Godan verb with u ending, Transitive verb
1.to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
渫う 【さらう】

Question 1161

攫う／さらう

Answer 1161

Godan verb with u ending, Transitive verb
1.to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to snatch; to kidnap; to abduct​Usually written using kana alone,also written as 浚う
2.to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
掠う 【さらう】

Question 1162

復習う／さらう

Answer 1162

Godan verb with u ending, Transitive verb
1.to review; to rehearse; to practise; to practice　​also written as 浚う
Other forms
温習う 【さらう】

Question 1163

ぶち上げる／ぶちあげる

Answer 1163

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement​
Other forms
打ち上げる 【ぶちあげる】、打上げる 【ぶちあげる】、打ち挙げる 【ぶちあげる】

Question 1164

隔離／かくり

Answer 1164

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

Question 1165

突発性難聴／とっぱつせいなんちょう

Answer 1165

Noun

1.sudden deafness; SD; sudden sensorineural hearing loss; SSHL​Medicine, etc. term

Question 1166

営利／えいり

Answer 1166

Noun

1.money-making; commercialized; commercialized

Question 1167

営利主義／えいりしゅぎ

Answer 1167

Noun

1.commercialism

Question 1168

営利法人／えいりほうじん

Answer 1168

Noun

1.profit-making corporation​　See also公益法人

Question 1169

駆け引き／かけひき

Answer 1169

Noun
1.bargaining; haggling​
2.tactics; strategy​ 
Other forms
駆引き 【かけひき】、掛け引き 【かけひき】、懸引き 【かけひき】、かけ引き 【かけひき】、駈引 【かけひき】
Notes
駈引: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1170

習性／しゅうせい

Answer 1170

Noun

1. habit​
2. behavior; behavior; trait; nature

Question 1171

無闇に／むやみに

Answer 1171

Adverb
1.thoughtlessly; recklessly; rashly; indiscriminately; indiscreetly; at random​Usually written using kana alone
2.excessively; unreasonably; immoderately; absurdly　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
無暗に 【むやみに】
Notes
無闇に: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 無暗に: Ateji (phonetic) reading.

Question 1172

遅効性肥料／ちこうせいひりょう

Answer 1172

Noun

1.slow-acting fertilizer; slow-acting fertiliser

Question 1173

火脹れ／ひぶくれ

Answer 1173

Noun
1.blister​
Other forms
火膨れ 【ひぶくれ】、火ぶくれ 【ひぶくれ】

Question 1174

ブヨブヨ

Answer 1174

Na-adjective, Adverb, Noun, Suru verb
1.soft and flabby​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
ぶよぶよ

Question 1175

発狂／はっきょう

Answer 1175

Noun, Suru verb

1.madness; craziness; insanity

Question 1176

動き回る／うごきまわる

Answer 1176

Godan verb with ru ending
1.to move around​
Other forms
動きまわる 【うごきまわる】

Question 1177

意地／いじ

Answer 1177

Noun, No-adjective
1.stubbornness; obstinacy; willpower; pride​
Noun
2.disposition; nature​
Noun, No-adjective
3.appetite; desire; greed

Question 1178

美学／びがく

Answer 1178

Noun, No-adjective

1.aesthetics; aesthetics

Question 1179

大番狂わせ／おおばんくるわせ

Answer 1179

Noun

1.totally unexpected result; stunning upset​　See also番狂わせ

Question 1180

出任せ／でまかせ

Answer 1180

Noun, No-adjective
1.speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought​
Other forms
出まかせ 【でまかせ】

Question 1181

刺し違える／さしちがえる

Answer 1181

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to stab each other​
2.to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else​
Other forms
刺しちがえる 【さしちがえる】、刺違える 【さしちがえる】

Question 1182

差し違える／さしちがえる

Answer 1182

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to misplace; to put in the wrong place​
2.to make a mistake in deciding the winner　​Sumo term
Other forms
差違える 【さしちがえる】

Question 1183

咄嗟に／とっさに

Answer 1183

Adverb

1.at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 1184

腰抜かす／こしぬかす

Answer 1184

Godan verb with su ending

1. to dislocate one’s back​　See also　腰を抜かす
2. to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one’s legs​

Question 1185

点滅／てんめつ

Answer 1185

Noun, Suru verb

1.switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering​

Question 1186

散見／さんけん

Answer 1186

Noun, Suru verb

1.being seen here and there; appearing in various places

Question 1187

品詞／ひんし

Answer 1187

Noun

1.part of speech　​linguistics terminology

Question 1188

分類／ぶんるい

Answer 1188

Noun, Suru verb

1.classification; categorization; sorting

Question 1189

網羅／もうら

Answer 1189

Noun, Suru verb
1.encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending​
Other forms
罔羅 【もうら】
Notes
罔羅: Out-dated kanji.

Question 1190

出荷／しゅっか

Answer 1190

Noun, Suru verb

1.shipping; shipment; forwarding

Question 1191

てっきり

Answer 1191

Adverb

1.surely; certainly; without doubt

Question 1192

共存共栄／きょうぞんきょうえい

Answer 1192

Noun, Suru verb
1.co-existence and co-prosperity　Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Other forms
共存共栄 【きょうぞんきょうえい】

Question 1193

方向音痴／ほうこうおんち

Answer 1193

Noun

1.(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality

Question 1194

下手／したて

Answer 1194

Noun
1.humble position; inferior​
2.underarm grip on opponent's belt​　Sumo term
Other forms
下手 【したで】

Question 1195

争奪戦／そうだつせん

Answer 1195

Noun

1.contest; competition; struggle; scramble

Question 1196

納め／おさめ

Answer 1196

Noun, Noun - used as a suffix, No-adjective
1.the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing　​oft. after noun or -masu stem of verb
Other forms
収め 【おさめ】

Question 1197

目次／もくじ

Answer 1197

Noun

1.table of contents

Question 1198

本格的／ほんかくてき

Answer 1198

Na-adjective

1. genuine; real; regular; normal; typical; standard; orthodox​
2. full-scale; full-blown; all-out​
3. full-fledged; professional

Question 1199

一味／いちみ

Answer 1199

Noun
1.clan; partisans; conspirators; gang; ring; crew
Noun, Suru verb
2.participation (e.g. in a plot)​
Noun
3.one flavour; one charm​
4.one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)​
5.universality (of the teachings of Buddha)　​Buddhist term

Question 1200

一味同心／いちみどうしん

Answer 1200

Noun

1.(people) working together with one mind​　Yojijukugo (four character compound

Question 1201

一味違う／ひとあじちがう

Answer 1201

Expression, Godan verb with u ending
1.to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)​
Other forms
ひと味違う 【ひとあじちがう】

Question 1202

一味も二味も／いちみもにみも

Answer 1202

Expression

1.totally; completely

Question 1203

目つき／めつき

Answer 1203

Noun
1.look (in someone’s eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes​
Other forms
目付き 【めつき】、眼つき 【めつき】、眼付き 【めつき】、眼付 【めつき】
Notes
眼つき: Irregular kanji usage. 眼付き: Irregular kanji usage. 眼付: Irregular kanji usage, Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1204

一息／ひといき

Answer 1204

Noun

1. one breath
2. time of one breath​
3. pause; break; rest; breather​
4. (doing in) one go; doing without stopping​　as 一息に
5. small amount of effort; a little more effort

Question 1205

一息入れる／ひといきいれる

Answer 1205

Expression, Ichidan verb
1.to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break​
Other forms
一息いれる 【ひといきいれる】

Question 1206

着流し／きながし

Answer 1206

Noun

1.dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually

Question 1207

気慰み／きなぐさみ

Answer 1207

Noun

1.diversion

Question 1208

やら

Answer 1208

Particle
1.denotes uncertainty​　See alsoとやら

2.such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like; A and B and whatnot​

Question 1209

増す／ます

Answer 1209

Godan verb with su ending, intransitive verb, Transitive verb
1.to increase; to grow

Question 1210

集音／しゅうおん

Answer 1210

Noun, Suru verb

1.sound collection

Question 1211

焦らす／じらす

Answer 1211

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb

1.to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense​ Usually written using kana alone

Question 1212

見す見す／みすみす

Answer 1212

Adverb
1.before one’s own eyes; from under one’s very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently; knowingly　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 1213

点ける／つける

Answer 1213

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

1.to turn on; to switch on; to light up​　Usually written using kana alone,See also付ける つける

Question 1214

発進／はっしん

Answer 1214

Noun, Suru verb

1.departure; takeoff

Question 1215

満更でもない／まんざらでもない

Answer 1215

Expression, I-adjective

1.not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe​　Usually written using kana alone

Question 1216

些か／いささか

Answer 1216

Adverb, No-adjective, Na-adjective
1.a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
聊か 【いささか】、聊 【いささか】、些さか 【いささか】
Notes
聊: Irregular okurigana usage. 些さか: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1217

大人げない／おとなげない

Answer 1217

I-adjective
1.immature; childish​
Other forms
大人気ない 【おとなげない】、大人気無い 【おとなげない】

Question 1218

尻餅／しりもち

Answer 1218

Noun
1.falling on one’s backside (behind, bottom); pratfall​　See also尻餅をつく
2.mochi used to celebrate a child’s first birthday; mochi tied to a baby’s back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside​
Other forms
尻もち 【しりもち】、尻餠 【しりもち】

Question 1219

尻餅をつく／しりもちをつく

Answer 1219

Expression, Godan verb with ku ending
1.to fall on one’s backside​　See also尻餅
Other forms
尻餅を付く 【しりもちをつく】、尻餅を着く 【しりもちをつく】

Question 1220

躊躇う／ためらう

Answer 1220

Godan verb with u ending, intransitive verb

1.to hesitate; to waver​　Usually written using kana alone

Question 1221

加勢／かせい

Answer 1221

Noun, Suru verb

1.assistance; backing; reinforcements

Question 1222

強情／ごうじょう

Answer 1222

Na-adjective, Noun
1.obstinate; stubborn; headstrong​
Other forms
剛情 【ごうじょう】

Question 1223

遣らかす／やらかす

Answer 1223

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb

1. to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do　​Usually written using kana alone,See alsoしでかす
2. to drink up; to eat up　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 1224

何なら／なんなら

Answer 1224

Expression

1.if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like​　See also何だったら

Question 1225

ちょい

Answer 1225

Adverb

1. a little; a bit; slightly　​See alsoちょっと
2. just a minute; for a moment; briefly​　See alsoちょっと
3. somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite​　See alsoちょっと

Question 1226

真価／しんか

Answer 1226

Noun

1.true value; real worth

Question 1227

放る／ほうる

Answer 1227

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to throw; to fling; to hurl; to toss
2.to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone; to give up on; to leave undone; to leave unfinished​　See also放っておく
Other forms
放る 【ほる】、抛る 【ほうる】、抛る 【ほる】

Question 1228

激突／げきとつ

Answer 1228

Noun, Suru verb

1.crash into; clash

Question 1229

救世主／きゅうせいしゅ

Answer 1229

Noun

1.saviour; savior; messiah

Question 1230

我利／がり

Answer 1230

Noun

1.self interest

Question 1231

隠密／おんみつ

Answer 1231

Na-adjective, Noun, No-adjective

1.privacy; secrecy; spy; detective

Question 1232

夢オチ／ゆめおち

Answer 1232

Noun
1.”it was all a dream”-ending​
Other forms
夢落ち 【ゆめおち】

Question 1233

血みどろ／ちみどろ

Answer 1233

No-adjective, Na-adjective, Noun
1.bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; blood-drenched​
2.desperate; frantic​
Other forms
血塗 【ちみどろ】

Question 1234

崖っぷち／がけっぷち

Answer 1234

Noun
1.cliff edge; edge of a precipice​
2.perilous position; critical moment; brink​
Other forms
崖っ縁 【がけっぷち】、崖縁 【がけぷち】、崖縁 【がけぶち】
Notes
崖縁: Irregular okurigana usage. 崖縁: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1235

路上／ろじょう

Answer 1235

Noun

1.(on the) road; (on the) way; (in the) street

Question 1236

路上生活／ろじょうせいかつ

Answer 1236

Noun, Suru verb

1.living on the street; life on the streets; homelessness　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 1237

黒子／ほくろ

Answer 1237

Noun
1.dark mole; facial mole; beauty spot​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
黒子 【こくし】、黒子 【ははくそ】、黒子 【ははくろ】、黒子 【ほくそ】、ホクロ
Notes
ははくそ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. ははくろ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. ほくそ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 1238

ま行／まぎょ

Answer 1238

Noun
1.the “ma” column of the Japanese syllabary table (ma, mi, mu, me, mo)​
Other forms
末行 【まぎょう】、麻行 【まぎょう】、マ行 【マぎょう】
Notes
末行: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 麻行: Ateji (phonetic) reading.

Question 1239

付け足す／つけたす

Answer 1239

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to add (to); to add on; to append​
Other forms
つけ足す 【つけたす】、付足す 【つけたす】

Question 1240

赤の他人／あかのたにん

Answer 1240

Expression, Noun
1.complete stranger; total stranger​
Other forms
あかの他人 【あかのたにん】

Question 1241

約める／つづめる

Answer 1241

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

1.to abridge; to shorten; to economize　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 1242

静める／しずめる

Answer 1242

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to appease; to suppress; to calm​
Other forms
鎮める 【しずめる】

Question 1243

平常心／へいじょうしん

Answer 1243

Noun

1.one’s self-possession; one’s presence of mind

Question 1244

看板／かんばん

Answer 1244

Noun

1. signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate​
2. draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead​
3. reputation (of a shop); name​
4. appearance; look; show​
5. closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar); closing time

Question 1245

振り乱す／ふりみだす

Answer 1245

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb

1.to dishevel (hair)

Question 1246

烏滸がましい／おこがましい

Answer 1246

I-adjective
1.presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; cheeky　​Usually written using kana alone
2.ridiculous; laughable; absurd　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
痴がましい 【おこがましい】

Question 1247

まんまと

Answer 1247

Adverb

1.successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Question 1248

優劣／ゆうれつ

Answer 1248

Noun

1.(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

Question 1249

血なまぐさい／ちなまぐさい

Answer 1249

-adjective
1.reeking of blood; stinking of blood​
2.bloody (battle, crime, etc.)​
Other forms
血生臭い 【ちなまぐさい】、血腥い 【ちなまぐさい】

Question 1250

七三／しちさん

Answer 1250

Noun

1.7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side

Question 1251

七三分け／しちさんわけ

Answer 1251

Noun

1.side parting; hair parted to one side

Question 1252

如意／にょい

Answer 1252

Noun

1. going according to one’s wishes　​See also不如意 ふにょい
2. ceremonial scepter used by monks when reciting sutras (scepter)​Buddhist term

Question 1253

選り好み／よりごのみ

Answer 1253

Noun, Suru verb
1.being particular about; fastidious​
Other forms
選り好み 【えりごのみ】、えり好み 【えりごのみ】

Question 1254

つまみ出す／つまみだす

Answer 1254

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out​
2.to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out​
Other forms
摘み出す 【つまみだす】、摘まみ出す 【つまみだす】、撮み出す 【つまみだす】

Question 1255

確証／かくしょう

Answer 1255

Noun

1.conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

Question 1256

勤め／つとめ

Answer 1256

Noun
1.service; duty; business; responsibility; task
2.Buddhist religious services​
Other forms
務め 【つとめ】

Question 1257

核心／かくしん

Answer 1257

Noun

1.core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

Question 1258

核心に触れる／かくしんにふれる

Answer 1258

Expression, Ichidan verb

1.to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point

Question 1259

多大／ただい

Answer 1259

Na-adjective, No-adjective, Noun

1.great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

Question 1260

見ず知らず／みずしらず

Answer 1260

No-adjective
1.strange; unfamiliar; unknown; new​
Noun
2.unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

Question 1261

水しぶき／みずしぶき

Answer 1261

Noun
1.splash (of water); spray​
Other forms
水飛沫 【みずしぶき】

Question 1262

水仕女／みずしめ

Answer 1262

Noun

1.female servant who works in the kitchen　​See also水仕事

Question 1263

人だかり／ひとだかり

Answer 1263

Noun, Suru verb
1.crowd; throng​
Other forms
人集り 【ひとだかり】

Question 1264

開演／かいえん

Answer 1264

Noun, Suru verb

1.curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)

Question 1265

整理券／せいりけん

Answer 1265

Noun

1. numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.)​
2. zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded

Question 1266

ピラピラ

Answer 1266

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Noun, Suru verb
1.fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
ぴらぴら

Question 1267

降りしきる／ふりしきる

Answer 1267

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour​
Other forms
降り頻る 【ふりしきる】、降頻る 【ふりしきる】
Notes
降頻る: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1268

げっそり

Answer 1268

Suru verb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; to be disappointed​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb
2.suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
ゲッソリ

Question 1269

悲痛／ひつう

Answer 1269

Noun, Na-adjective, No-adjective

1.grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

Question 1270

生々しい／なまなましい

Answer 1270

I-adjective
1.lively; green; fresh; raw; vivid; graphic​
Other forms
生生しい 【なまなましい】

Question 1271

例題／れいだい

Answer 1271

Noun

1.example; exercise (for the reader)

Question 1272

総評／そうひょう

Answer 1272

Noun, Suru verb
1.general comment　​Abbreviation,See also総合評価
Noun
2.Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)​　Abbreviation,See also日本労働組合総評議会

Question 1273

ガンガン

Answer 1273

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.clanging; banging; booming; loudly​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb
2.throbbing (headache); pounding; splitting​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
3.fully; vigorously; hard (e.g. working); flat out​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,Colloquialism
Place
4.Guingamp (France)​
Wikipedia definition
5.Gangan​
Other forms
がんがん

Question 1274

巌巌とした／がんがんとした

Answer 1274

Noun or verb acting prenominally
1.craggy; steep (as of a mountain)​
Other forms
巌々とした 【がんがんとした】

Question 1275

育成／いくせい

Answer 1275

Noun, Suru verb
1.rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion​
Other forms
育生 【いくせい】

Question 1276

育成栽培／いくせいさいばい

Answer 1276

Noun

1.vegetable and fruit growing

Question 1277

好印象／こういんしょう

Answer 1277

Noun

1.good impression; favorable impression

Question 1278

親睦／しんぼく

Answer 1278

Noun, Suru verb
1.friendship; amity​
Place
2.Shinboku

Question 1279

言いくるめる／いいくるめる

Answer 1279

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle​
Other forms
言い包める 【いいくるめる】

Question 1280

過敏／かびん

Answer 1280

Na-adjective, Noun

1.nervousness; over sensitivity

Question 1281

エルニーニョ現象／エルニーニョげんしょう

Answer 1281

Noun

1.El Nino phenomenon

Question 1282

匍匐／ほふく

Answer 1282

Noun, Suru verb
1.creeping; crawling; sneaking​
Other forms
蒲伏 【ほふく】

Question 1283

ほふく前進／ほふくぜんしん

Answer 1283

Noun, Suru verb
1.crawling along​　See also匍匐
Other forms
匍匐前進 【ほふくぜんしん】

Question 1284

匍匐茎／ほふくけい

Answer 1284

Noun

1.stolon; runner; creeper​　Biology term

Question 1285

回り込む／まわりこむ

Answer 1285

Godan verb with mu ending
1.to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path​
Other forms
回りこむ 【まわりこむ】

Question 1286

明白／あからさま

Answer 1286

Na-adjective, No-adjective
1.plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward; unabashed; blatant; flagrant​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
偸閑 【あからさま】、白地 【あからさま】
Notes
明白: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 偸閑: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 白地: Ateji (phonetic) reading.

Question 1287

話術／わじゅつ

Answer 1287

Noun, No-adjective

1.art of conversation

Question 1288

パック

Answer 1288

Noun, Suru verb
1.packing; packaging; wrapping; container​ From English “pack”
Noun
2.face mask; face pack; facial mask; facial​
3.puck　​Sports term

Question 1289

綴る／つづる

Answer 1289

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb

1. to spell
2. to write; to compose; to frame
3. to bind (e.g. documents); to patch; to sew together; to stitch together

Question 1290

定員／ていいん

Answer 1290

Noun

1. fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; numerical limit; complement​
2. capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity

Question 1291

逸材／いつざい

Answer 1291

Noun

1.outstanding talent

Question 1292

釈然／しゃくぜん

Answer 1292

Taru-adjective, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.fully satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); happy; cleared of doubt​See also釈然とする
Other forms
釈然 【せきぜん】

Question 1293

目先／めさき

Answer 1293

Noun
1.before one's eyes; under one's nose​
No-adjective, Noun
2.immediate (e.g. interests); present; at hand; short-run
Noun
3.foresight; near future​
4.appearance​
Other forms
目前 【めさき】

Question 1294

目先が利く／めさきがきく

Answer 1294

Expression, Godan verb with ku ending
1.to have foresight; to be farsighted; to be nimble-witted​
Other forms
目先がきく 【めさきがきく】

Question 1295

目先相場／めさきそうば

Answer 1295

Noun

1.the market trend in the near future​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 1296

当番／とうばん

Answer 1296

Noun, No-adjective

1.being on duty; person on duty

Question 1297

くじ引き／くじびき

Answer 1297

Noun, Suru verb
1.lottery; drawn lot​
Other forms
籤引き 【くじびき】、籤引 【くじびき】

Question 1298

真面／まとも

Answer 1298

Na-adjective, Noun
1.the front　​Usually written using kana alone
2.honesty; uprightness; directness　​Usually written using kana alone
3.decency; normality​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
正面 【まとも】

Question 1299

交互／こうご

Answer 1299

Noun, No-adjective

1.mutual; reciprocal; alternate

Question 1300

交互作用／こうごさよう

Answer 1300

Noun

1.(mutual) interaction; reciprocal action; interplay　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 1301

交互計算／こうごけいさん

Answer 1301

Noun

1.open account; running account; current account; mutual account

Question 1302

もさもさ

Answer 1302

Suru verb, Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2.to be dense (vegetation); to be thick​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
3.to be slow (person); to be dull　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
モサモサ

Question 1303

見本／みほん

Answer 1303

Noun, No-adjective

1. sample; specimen; pattern​
2. model; example

Question 1304

濾過／ろか

Answer 1304

Noun, Suru verb

1.filtration; filtering; percolation

Question 1305

濾過器／ろかき

Answer 1305

Noun
1.strainer; colander; filter​
Other forms
ろ過器 【ろかき】、瀘過器 【ろかき】
Notes
瀘過器: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 1306

パクる

Answer 1306

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to filch; to snatch; to pinch; to swindle; to cheat (someone out of something); to rip off​
2.to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize​
3.to arrest; to nab; to round up​
4.to open one’s mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food​
Other forms
ぱくる

Question 1307

満塁／まんるい

Answer 1307

Noun, No-adjective

1.bases loaded　​Baseball term

Question 1308

横笛／よこふえ

Answer 1308

Noun
1.transverse flute (e.g. a fife)　​See also縦笛
Other forms
横笛 【おうてき】、横笛 【ようじょう】、横笛 【おうじゃく】
Notes
ようじょう: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. おうじゃく: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Question 1309

読心術／どくしんじゅつ

Answer 1309

Noun

1.mind reading

Question 1310

気功／きこう

Answer 1310

Noun

1.breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong

Question 1311

曲者／くせもの

Answer 1311

Noun
1.ruffian; villain; knave; thief; suspicious fellow​
2.peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; stubborn fellow​
3.tricky thing; something that is more than it seems​
4.expert; master; highly skilled person​
5.goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter​
Other forms
くせ者 【くせもの】、癖者 【くせもの】、曲物 【くせもの】

Question 1312

手応え／てごたえ

Answer 1312

Noun
1.response (felt in the hands); resistance​
2.reaction; response; effect​
Other forms
手ごたえ 【てごたえ】、手答え 【てごたえ】

Question 1313

拙／せつ

Answer 1313

Noun, Na-adjective
1.poor; unskillful; clumsy　​Archaism
Pronoun
2.I; me　​Humble (kenjougo),Male term or language

Question 1314

至極／しごく

Answer 1314

Adverb, Noun - used as a suffix
1.very; extremely; exceedingly; quite; most​
No-adjective, Na-adjective, Noun
2.top; highest; best

Question 1315

振り下ろす／ふりおろす

Answer 1315

Godan verb with su ending

1.to swing downward

Question 1316

背伸び／せのび

Answer 1316

Noun, Suru verb
1.standing on tiptoe and stretching one’s back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself​
2.overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one’s ability; pushing to the limit​
Other forms
背のび 【せのび】、背延び 【せのび】

Question 1317

捏ねる／こねる

Answer 1317

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

1. to knead; to mix with fingers　​Usually written using kana alone
2. to quibble; to argue for argument’s sake​　Usually written using kana alone

Question 1318

駄々をこねる／だだをこねる

Answer 1318

Expression, Ichidan verb
1.to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum​
Other forms
駄々を捏ねる 【だだをこねる】、駄駄をこねる 【だだをこねる】、駄駄を捏ねる 【だだをこねる】

Question 1319

駄々っ子／だだっこ

Answer 1319

Noun
1.unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat​
Other forms
駄駄っ子 【だだっこ】、だだっ子 【だだっこ】、駄々っ児 【だだっこ】、駄駄っ児 【だだっこ】、だだっ児 【だだっこ】

Question 1320

だだ漏れ／だだもれ

Answer 1320

Noun
1.big leakage; uncontained leak​　Colloquialism
Other forms
駄々漏れ 【だだもれ】、ダダ漏れ 【ダダもれ】

Question 1321

だだっ広い／だだひろい

Answer 1321

I-adjective
1.excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling​
Other forms
徒広い 【だだっぴろい】、だたっ広い 【だたっぴろい】
Notes
だたっぴろい: Irregular kana usage. だたっ広い: Irregular kana usage.

Question 1322

夜通し／よとおし

Answer 1322

Adverb, Noun
1.all night; throughout the night​
Other forms
夜どおし 【よどおし】

Question 1323

善哉／ぜんざい

Answer 1323

1.Well done!; Bravo!​
Noun
2.zenzai; red bean soup made with Azuki beans (style varies according to region)

Question 1324

口答え／くちごたえ

Answer 1324

Noun, Suru verb
1.retort; back talk; backchat​
Other forms
口ごたえ 【くちごたえ】、口応え 【くちごたえ】
Notes
口応え: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 1325

房房／ふさふさ

Answer 1325

Na-adjective, Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb
1.in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant​　Usually written using kana alone,Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
房々 【ふさふさ】、総総 【ふさふさ】、総々 【ふさふさ】、多多 【ふさふさ】、多々 【ふさふさ】、フサフサ

Question 1326

房房した／ふさふさした

Answer 1326

Noun or verb acting prenominally
1.tufty; fringy; flocculent; fleecy; abundant; flowing (hair)​
Other forms
房々した 【ふさふさした】

Question 1327

遠まわし／とおまわし

Answer 1327

Na-adjective, Noun
1.indirect (roundabout) expression​
Other forms
遠回し 【とおまわし】

Question 1328

人格形成 ／じんかくけいせい

Answer 1328

Noun

1.character building; formation of character; personality development

Question 1329

出だし ／でだし

Answer 1329

Noun
1.start; beginning​
Other forms
出出し 【でだし】、出々し 【でだし】
Notes
出々し: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 1330

名場面／なばめん

Answer 1330

Noun

1.famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)

Question 1331

客観視／きゃっかんし

Answer 1331

Noun, Suru verb

1.objective point of view

Question 1332

背筋／せすじ

Answer 1332

Noun

1. spine; line of the backbone
2. seam down the back (of clothing)

Question 1333

背筋／はいきん

Answer 1333

Noun

1.muscles of the back; back muscles

Question 1334

背筋を伸ばす／はいすじをのばす

Answer 1334

Expression, Godan verb with su ending

1.to straighten up one’s back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one’s head high

Question 1335

背筋力／はいきんりょく

Answer 1335

Noun

1.strength of one’s back

Question 1336

背筋が寒くなる／せすじがさむくなる

Answer 1336

Expression, Godan verb with ru ending

1.to feel a chill run down one’s spine​　Idiomatic expression

Question 1337

今一／いまいち

Answer 1337

Expression, Adverb
1.not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)​　Colloquialism,Usually written using kana alone,　See also　今一つ いまひとつ
Other forms
今いち 【いまいち】、イマイチ

Question 1338

親玉／おやだま

Answer 1338

Noun

1.boss; chief; head

Question 1339

単音／たんおん

Answer 1339

Noun

1. single sound; monosyllable; phone​　linguistics terminology
2. monotone (harmonica, etc.)　​Music term,See also複音

Question 1340

思い上がり／おもいあがり

Answer 1340

Noun
1.conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption​
Other forms
思いあがり 【おもいあがり】

Question 1341

名指し／なざし

Answer 1341

Noun, Suru verb

1.calling by name; designation; nomination

Question 1342

必然性／ひつぜんせい

Answer 1342

Noun

1.necessity; inevitability

Question 1343

和音／わおん

Answer 1343

Noun

1. chord​　Music term
2. “on” reading of a kanji

Question 1344

隙間／すきま

Answer 1344

Noun
1.crevice; crack; gap; opening; clearance​
2.spare moment; interval; break; pause; spare time​
3.chink (in one’s armor, armour); unpreparedness; carelessness​
Place
4.Sukima​
Other forms
すき間 【すきま】、透き間 【すきま】、透間 【すきま】、隙き間 【すきま】
Notes
隙き間: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1345

さり気ない／さりげない

Answer 1345

I-adjective
1.nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
然り気無い 【さりげない】、然り気ない 【さりげない】、然りげ無い 【さりげない】

Question 1346

若々しい／わかわかしい

Answer 1346

I-adjective
1.youthful; young; young-looking​
Other forms
若若しい 【わかわかしい】

Question 1347

清々しい／すがすがしい

Answer 1347

I-adjective
1.refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed​
Other forms
清清しい 【すがすがしい】

Question 1348

手本／てほん

Answer 1348

Noun

1. copybook​
2. model; pattern

Question 1349

手本帖／てほんちょう

Answer 1349

Noun

1.book of calligraphy samples; copybook; portfolio

Question 1350

感性／かんせい

Answer 1350

Noun

1.sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of …)

Question 1351

感性界／かんせいかい

Answer 1351

Noun

1.realm of the senses; sensible world; material world

Question 1352

感性論／かんせいろん

Answer 1352

Noun

1.aesthetics; esthetics

Question 1353

口直し／くちなおし

Answer 1353

Noun, Suru verb
1.removing a bad taste; cleansing one’s palate​
Noun
2.palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one’s palate between dishes of a meal

Question 1354

キャッチコピー

Answer 1354

Noun
1.large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader’s attention (in copywriting)​　Wasei, word made in Japan,From English “catch copy”. Wasei (word made in Japan)

Other forms
キャッチ・コピー

Question 1355

発光／はっこう

Answer 1355

Noun, Suru verb

1.emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence

Question 1356

先取り／さきどり

Answer 1356

Noun, Suru verb
1.receiving in advance; taking before others​
2.prefetch　​Computer terminology
3.anticipatory completion; finishing another person's sentence in anticipation of what likely to be said next　​linguistics terminology
Other forms
先どり 【さきどり】、先取 【さきどり】
Notes
先取: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1357

泣き濡れる／なきぬれる

Answer 1357

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to be tear-stained; to have one’s face covered with tears​
Other forms
泣濡れる 【なきぬれる】、泣きぬれる 【なきぬれる】

Question 1358

似顔絵／にがおえ

Answer 1358

Noun
1.portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)​
Other forms
似顔画 【にがおえ】
Notes
似顔画: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 1359

同化／どうか

Answer 1359

Noun, Suru verb

1. assimilation; absorption​　See also異化
2. adaptation​
3. assimilation; anabolism​　Biology term
4. assimilation (phonology)​　linguistics terminology

Question 1360

溶け込む／とけこむ

Answer 1360

Godan verb with mu ending, intransitive verb
1.to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into​
2.to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to; to integrate​
Other forms
解け込む 【とけこむ】、融け込む 【とけこむ】、溶込む 【とけこむ】、解込む 【とけこむ】、溶けこむ 【とけこむ】、とけ込む 【とけこむ】

Question 1361

肉襦袢／にくじゅばん

Answer 1361

Noun
1.flesh-colored leotards; flesh-coloured leotards​
Other forms
肉じゅばん 【にくじゅばん】、肉ジュバン 【にくジュバン】、肉襦袢 【にくじばん】、肉じばん 【にくじばん】、肉ジバン 【にくジバン】

Question 1362

太巻き／ふとまき

Answer 1362

Noun
1.futomaki; thick roll of makizushi​
2.rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)​See also細巻き ほそまき
Other forms
太巻 【ふとまき】

Question 1363

見せかける／みせかける

Answer 1363

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to pretend; to feign​
Other forms
見せ掛ける 【みせかける】

Question 1364

はぎ取る／はぎとる

Answer 1364

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to tear off; to strip; to rob​
Other forms
剥ぎ取る 【はぎとる】、剝ぎ取る 【はぎとる】、剥取る 【はぎとる】、剝取る 【はぎとる】
Notes
剥取る: Irregular okurigana usage. 剝取る: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1365

荒々しい／あらあらしい

Answer 1365

I-adjective
1.rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent​
Other forms
荒荒しい 【あらあらしい】

Question 1366

自前／じまえ

Answer 1366

Noun, No-adjective

1. paying one’s own expenses
2. going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

Question 1367

自前主義／じまえしゅぎ

Answer 1367

Noun

1.(principle of) self-sufficiency

Question 1368

ギンギン

Answer 1368

Adverb

1. ecstatic; ecstatically　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2. splitting headache

Question 1369

通算／つうさん

Answer 1369

Noun, Suru verb

1.total

Question 1370

淫猥／いんわい

Answer 1370

Na-adjective, Noun

1.obscenity; obscene

Question 1371

正す／ただす

Answer 1371

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb

1. to correct; to rectify; to reform; to amend; to redress
2. to straighten (one’s posture, collar, etc.); to adjust​　See also襟を正す

Question 1372

糺す／ただす

Answer 1372

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of　​Usually written using kana alone,　See also聞きただす ききただす
Other forms
糾す 【ただす】、正す 【ただす】
Notes
正す: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 1373

丸出し／まるだし

Answer 1373

Noun
1.exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising​
Other forms
まる出し 【まるだし】

Question 1374

論外／ろんがい

Answer 1374

Na-adjective, Noun, No-adjective

1. out of the question; outrageous; impossible​
2. irrelevant; not pertinent

Question 1375

成り切る／なりきる

Answer 1375

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to turn completely into; to become completely​
Other forms
成りきる 【なりきる】

Question 1376

心情／しんじょう

Answer 1376

Noun

1.sentiment; emotions; one’s feelings; one’s heart

Question 1377

心情倫理／しんじょうりんり

Answer 1377

Noun

1.ethics of conviction

Question 1378

お猪口／おちょこ

Answer 1378

Noun
1.sake cup　​Polite (teineigo),Usually written using kana alone,See also猪口
Other forms
御猪口 【おちょこ】

Question 1379

お猪口になる／おちょこになる

Answer 1379

Expression, Godan verb with ru ending
1.to be blown inside out (of an umbrella); to become (the shape of) a sake cup　​Idiomatic expression
Other forms
御猪口になる 【おちょこになる】

Question 1380

おっちょこちょい

Answer 1380

Noun, Na-adjective, No-adjective
1.careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain​
Other forms
オッチョコチョイ

Question 1381

詰め替える／つみかえる

Answer 1381

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to repack; to refill​
Other forms
詰替える 【つめかえる】、詰め換える 【つめかえる】、詰換える 【つめかえる】

Question 1382

詰めが甘い／つめがあまい

Answer 1382

Expression, I-adjective

1.having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn

Question 1383

詰め腹を切らされる／つめはらをきらされる

Answer 1383

Expression, Ichidan verb

1.to be forced to bear the responsibility and resign; to be driven out of office

Question 1384

画鋲／がびょう

Answer 1384

Noun
1.drawing pin; thumb tack
Other forms
画びょう 【がびょう】

Question 1385

陰湿／いんしつ

Answer 1385

Na-adjective, Noun

1. malicious; spiteful; vicious; wicked; devious; underhanded; sly
2. shady and damp

Question 1386

文明社会／ぶんめいしゃかい

Answer 1386

Noun

1.civilized society; civilised society

Question 1387

夢オチ／ゆめおち

Answer 1387

Noun
1.”it was all a dream”-ending​
Other forms
夢落ち 【ゆめおち】

Question 1388

言い草／いいぐさ

Answer 1388

Noun
1.remarks; comments​
2.way of talking; speaking style​
3.excuse​
4.topic (of conversation)​
Other forms
言いぐさ 【いいぐさ】、言い種 【いいぐさ】、言草 【いいぐさ】、言種 【いいぐさ】

Question 1389

意地張る／いじはる

Answer 1389

Expression, Godan verb with ru ending
1.to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in ​See also意地を張る
Other forms
意地ばる 【いじばる】、意地張る 【いじはる】、意地はる 【いじはる】
Notes
いじはる: Irregular kana usage. いじはる: Irregular kana usage. 意地はる: Irregular kana usage

Question 1390

意地でも／いじでも

Answer 1390

Expression, Adverb

1.at any cost; at any price; at any expense

Question 1391

ちょくちょく

Answer 1391

Adverb

1.often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

Question 1392

母性本能／ぼせいほんのう

Answer 1392

Noun

1.maternal instinct

Question 1393

朧気／おぼろげな

Answer 1393

Na-adjective
1.vague; faint; dim; indistinct​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
朧げ 【おぼろげ】

Question 1394

幻影／げんえい

Answer 1394

Noun, No-adjective

1.phantom; vision; illusion

Question 1395

幻影肢／げんえいし

Answer 1395

Noun

1.phantom limb​　Obscure term,See also幻肢

Question 1396

気さく／きさく

Answer 1396

Na-adjective

1.friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured; frank; candid; willing; ready

Question 1397

一ころ／いちころ

Answer 1397

Noun
1.losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down​ Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
イチコロ

Question 1398

従来／じゅうらい

Answer 1398

Adverbial noun, Temporal noun
1.up to now; so far​
No-adjective
2.traditional; conventional; usual; existing

Question 1399

従来型／じゅうらいがた

Answer 1399

Noun

1.existing (type, form)

Question 1400

従来技術／じゅうらいぎじゅつ

Answer 1400

Noun

1.existing technology; conventional technology; prior art

Question 1401

好感度／こうかんど

Answer 1401

Noun

1.likability; favorability; popularity

Question 1402

降臨／こうりん

Answer 1402

Noun, Suru verb
1.descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany​
2.arrival (of an important person); appearance​　Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)
Other forms
降臨 【ごうりん】
Notes
ごうりん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 1403

一過性／いっかせい

Answer 1403

No-adjective, Noun

1.transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting

Question 1404

足かせ／あしかせ

Answer 1404

Noun
1.fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden; trap​
Other forms
足枷 【あしかせ】、足械 【あしかせ】
Notes
足械: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 1405

発端／ほったん

Answer 1405

Noun

1.origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

Question 1406

与党／よとう

Answer 1406

Noun, No-adjective

1.ruling party; government party; party in power; government

Question 1407

質疑／しつぎ

Answer 1407

Noun, Suru verb

1. question​
2. interpellation

Question 1408

締めくくり／しめくくり

Answer 1408

Noun
1.conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision​
Other forms
締め括り 【しめくくり】

Question 1409

締めくくりをつける／しめくくりをつける

Answer 1409

Expression, Ichidan verb
1.to bring to a finish; to complete​
Other forms
締め括りをつける 【しめくくりをつける】

Question 1410

追及／ついきゅう

Answer 1410

Noun, Suru verb
1.investigation (e.g. into someone’s guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding; pinning down

2.catching up; overtaking

Question 1411

尖らせる／とがらせる

Answer 1411

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

1. to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips)　​See also尖らす とがらす
2. to get nervous; to set one’s nerves on edge　​See also尖らす とがらす
3. to raise (e.g. one’s voice)​　See also尖らす とがらす

Question 1412

尻切れトンボ／しりきれとんぽ

Answer 1412

Noun
1.leaving unfinished; unfinished ending​
Other forms
尻切れ蜻蛉 【しりきれとんぼ】、尻切れとんぼ 【しりきれとんぼ】

Question 1413

騒然／そうぜん

Answer 1413

Taru-adjective, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle

1.noisy; confused; uproarious

Question 1414

反論／はんろん

Answer 1414

Noun, Suru verb

1.objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

Question 1415

立憲民主党／りっけんみんしゅとう

Answer 1415

Noun

1. Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (formed in 2017)​
2. Constitutional Democratic Party (Russia, 1905-1917)

Question 1416

参院予算委／さんいんよさんい

Answer 1416

Noun

1.Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet (one half of the yosaniinkai)　​Abbreviation,See also参院予算委員会

Question 1417

啖呵を切る／たんかをきる

Answer 1417

Expression, Godan verb with ru ending
1.to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)​
Other forms
啖呵をきる 【たんかをきる】、たんかを切る 【たんかをきる】

Question 1418

執着／しゅうちゃく

Answer 1418

Noun, Suru verb
1.attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
Other forms
執着 【しゅうじゃく】、執著 【しゅうちゃく】、執著 【しゅうじゃく】

Question 1419

くすくす笑う／くすくすわらう

Answer 1419

Expression, Godan verb with u ending
1.to giggle​
Other forms
クスクス笑う 【クスクスわらう】

Question 1420

図々しい／ずうずうしい

Answer 1420

I-adjective
1.impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky​
Other forms
図図しい 【ずうずうしい】、ずーずーしい
Notes
ずーずーしい: Irregular kana usage.

Question 1421

忝い／かたじけない

Answer 1421

I-adjective
1.grateful; indebted​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
辱い 【かたじけない】

Question 1422

一遍に／いっぺんに

Answer 1422

Adverb

1.at one time; all at once; in one sitting　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 1423

紡ぐ／つむぐ

Answer 1423

Godan verb with gu ending, Transitive verb

1. to spin; to make yarn​
2. to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

Question 1424

堪忍袋の緒が切れる／かんいんぶくろのおがきれる

Answer 1424

Expression, Ichidan verb

1.to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore​Idiomatic expression

Question 1425

堪忍袋／かんにんぶくろ

Answer 1425

Noun

1.one’s store of patience

Question 1426

翻弄／ほんろう

Answer 1426

Noun, Suru verb
1.trifling with; toying with; playing with; making sport of; making fun of; leading around by the nose​
2.tossing about (a ship)​
Other forms
飜弄 【ほんろう】

Question 1427

絆される／ほだされる

Answer 1427

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

1.to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched​Usually written using kana alone

Question 1428

醸し出す／かもしだす

Answer 1428

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender​
Other forms
かもし出す 【かもしだす】、醸しだす 【かもしだす】

Question 1429

霊長類／れいちょうるい

Answer 1429

Noun

1.primates

Question 1430

がったり三両／がったりさんりょう

Answer 1430

Expression

1.even small mistakes can be costly　​Proverb

Question 1431

ひくひく

Answer 1431

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb

1.twitching　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Question 1432

洗礼／せんれい

Answer 1432

Noun, No-adjective

1.baptism

Question 1433

水玉／みずだま

Answer 1433

Noun
1.drop of water​
Noun, No-adjective
2.polka dots​　Abbreviation,See also水玉模様 みずたまもよう

Question 1434

敗因／はいいん

Answer 1434

Noun

1.cause of defeat

Question 1435

神々しい／こうごうしい

Answer 1435

I-adjective
1.divine; sublime; solemn​
Other forms
神神しい 【こうごうしい】

Question 1436

齧る／かじる

Answer 1436

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to munch; to crunch​　Usually written using kana alone
2.to dabble in; to have a smattering of​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
噛る 【かじる】、囓る 【かじる】

Question 1437

食出／はみだし

Answer 1437

Noun
1.jutting out (of bounds); being crowded out​
Other forms
食み出し 【はみだし】、はみ出し 【はみだし】
Notes
食出: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1438

名義／めいぎ

Answer 1438

Noun

1. name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.)​
2. moral duty​　See also名分
3. justification; pretext

Question 1439

お淑やか／おしとやか

Answer 1439

Na-adjective
1.graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet; well-mannered; refined (behavior)　​Usually written using kana alone,See also淑やか
Other forms
御淑やか 【おしとやか】

Question 1440

終息／しゅうそく

Answer 1440

Noun, intransitive verb, Suru verb
1.having ended; being resolved​
Other forms
終熄 【しゅうそく】

Question 1441

就労／しゅうろう

Answer 1441

Noun, Suru verb

1.working; being employed; being hired

Question 1442

蔓延／まんえん

Answer 1442

Noun, Suru verb
1.spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread​
Other forms
まん延 【まんえん】、蔓衍 【まんえん】

Question 1443

蔓延る／はびこる

Answer 1443

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb

1. to become overgrown; to grow thick​　Usually written using kana alone
2. to spread; to run rampant; to thrive; to prevail; to become powerful​　Usually written using kana alone

Question 1444

野心／やしん

Answer 1444

Noun

1. ambition; aspiration​
2. sinister designs; treachery

Question 1445

野心満々／やしんまんまん

Answer 1445

No-adjective, Taru-adjective, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.burning with ambition; highly ambitious​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Other forms
野心満満 【やしんまんまん】

Question 1446

適度／てきど

Answer 1446

Na-adjective, No-adjective, Noun

1.moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

Question 1447

蛆虫／うじむし

Answer 1447

Noun
1.maggot​
2.worm; scum​　Derogatory
Other forms
うじ虫 【うじむし】、ウジ虫 【ウジむし】、ウジムシ

Question 1448

鸚哥／いんこ

Answer 1448

Noun
1.true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
音呼 【いんこ】、インコ

Question 1449

屋根裏／やねうら

Answer 1449

Noun

1.attic; loft

Question 1450

紅一点／こういってん

Answer 1450

Noun

1.the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group

Question 1451

満喫／まんきつ

Answer 1451

Noun, Suru verb
1.having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill​
2.fully enjoying​
Other forms
満きつ 【まんきつ】

Question 1452

成り行き／なりゆき

Answer 1452

Noun
1.course (of events); development; progress; outcome; result​
2.market order; order without limit​　Abbreviation,See also　成り行き注文
Other forms
成行き 【なりゆき】、成行 【なりゆき】
Notes
成行: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1453

透ける／すける

Answer 1453

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

1.to be transparent; to show through

Question 1454

痛々しい／いたいたしい

Answer 1454

I-adjective
1.pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at​
Other forms
痛痛しい 【いたいたしい】、傷々しい 【いたいたしい】、傷傷しい 【いたいたしい】
Notes
傷々しい: Irregular kanji usage. 傷傷しい: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 1455

覇気／はき

Answer 1455

Noun

1. spirit; drive; vigour; vigor​
2. ambition; aspiration

Question 1456

奇声／きせい

Answer 1456

Noun

1.strange voice

Question 1457

穴場／あなば

Answer 1457

Noun

1.little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall

Question 1458

しゃがむ

Answer 1458

Godan verb with mu ending, intransitive verb

1.to squat; to crouch

Question 1459

影絵／かげえ

Answer 1459

Noun
1.shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
Other forms
影画 【かげえ】

Question 1460

休載／きゅうさい

Answer 1460

Noun, Suru verb

1.suspending publication (of serialized content in newspapers, magazines, etc.)

Question 1461

貴公／きこう

Answer 1461

Pronoun

1.you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)

Question 1462

貴公子／きこうし

Answer 1462

Noun

1. young nobleman; scion of a noble family​
2. princely young man; man with an aristocratic air

Question 1463

禁句／きんく

Answer 1463

Noun

1.taboo word

Question 1464

連呼／れんこ

Answer 1464

Noun, Suru verb
1.calling repeatedly (e.g. someone’s name)​
Noun
2.pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in “tsuzuku”)​　linguistics terminology

Question 1465

立体感／りったいかん

Answer 1465

Noun

1.feeling of solidity; three-dimensionality; drawing highlights

Question 1466

ほんのり

Answer 1466

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb

1.slightly; faintly　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Question 1467

恥ずい ／はずい

Answer 1467

I-adjective

1.embarrassing​　Colloquialism,Abbreviation,　See also恥ずかしい

Question 1468

判明／はんめい

Answer 1468

Noun, Suru verb

1.establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

Question 1469

半目／はんめ

Answer 1469

Noun

1.half-open eyes​　See also薄目 うすめ,See also半眼

Question 1470

半目／はんもく

Answer 1470

Noun

1.half a point (esp. in go)

Question 1471

かと言って／かといって

Answer 1471

Expression

1.having said that; on the other hand​　Usually written using kana alone

Question 1472

心なし／こころなし

Answer 1472

Adverbial noun
1.somehow; somewhat; seemingly​　See also心なしか,usu. as 心なしか
Other forms
心成し 【こころなし】、心做し 【こころなし】

Question 1473

心無し／こころなし

Answer 1473

Noun
1.lacking in prudence; lacking in judgement​
Other forms

心なし 【こころなし】

Question 1474

偏差値／へんさち

Answer 1474

Noun
1.deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

Question 1475

偏差値教育／へんさちきょういく

Answer 1475

Noun
1.deviation-value-oriented education; education focused on test results; education that stresses studying and passing exams to raise one’s ranking; academic cramming

Question 1476

散らし／ちらし

Answer 1476

Noun

1. scattering​
2. leaflets​　Usually written using kana alone,esp. チラシ
3. sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top​Abbreviation,　See also散らし寿司
4. writing in an irregular hand​　Abbreviation,See also散らし書き

Other forms
チラシ

Question 1477

空き地／あきち

Answer 1477

Noun
1.vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot​
Other forms
あき地 【あきち】、明き地 【あきち】、空地 【あきち】
Notes
空地: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1478

腹の虫／はらのむし

Answer 1478

Noun

1. roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; intestinal worm​
2. (metaphor for) location of one’s feelings or sentiments​　See also腹の虫が治まらない はらのむしがおさまらない
3. (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger　​See also腹の虫が鳴る はらのむしがなる

Question 1479

腹の虫がおさまらない／はらのむしおさまらない

Answer 1479

Expression
1.cannot contain one’s anger; can’t contain myself; staying angry​
Other forms
腹の虫が治まらない 【はらのむしがおさまらない】、腹の虫が納まらない 【はらのむしがおさまらない】

Question 1480

腹の虫が鳴る／はらのむしがなる

Answer 1480

Expression, Godan verb with ru ending

1.(for one’s stomach) to rumble　​See also　腹の虫が鳴く はらのむしがなく

Question 1481

腹の虫が鳴く／はらのむしがなく

Answer 1481

Expression, Godan verb with ku ending

1.(for one’s stomach) to rumble​　See also　腹の虫が鳴る はらのむしがなる

Question 1482

ブーブークッション

Answer 1482

Noun
1.whoopee cushion; poo-poo cushion; farting bag
Other forms
ブーブー・クッション

Question 1483

オナる

Answer 1483

Godan verb with ru ending

1.to masturbate　​Slang,See also　オナニー

Question 1484

屁／おなら

Answer 1484

Noun
1.wind; gas; fart　​Usually written using kana alone,usually 屁 is へ, and おなら is in kana
2.something worthless; something not worth considering　​Only applies to へ
Other forms
屁 【へ】

Question 1485

尻の軽い女／しりのかるいおんな

Answer 1485

Expression, Noun

1.wanton girl

Question 1486

馬の骨／うまのほね

Answer 1486

Expression, Noun
1.person of doubtful origin　​Derogatory
Other forms
馬のほね 【うまのほね】

Question 1487

見る目／みるめ

Answer 1487

Noun

1. public opinion; public eye; (in) the eyes of others​
2. discerning eye; an eye (for sth)​
3. perspective; way of looking at things; point of view

Question 1488

見る目嗅ぐ鼻／みるめかぐはな

Answer 1488

Expression

1. Yama’s pole with a human head on the top (able to discern good and evil of the dead)​　See also閻魔
2. (being a) fuss-pot; complaining about things in the public eye

Question 1489

能無し／のうなし

Answer 1489

Noun
1.incompetence; ne'er-do-well​
No-adjective
2.incompetent; dimwitted; brainless​
Other forms
能なし 【のうなし】

Question 1490

能無し犬の高吠え／のうなしいぬのたかほえ

Answer 1490

Expression, Noun
1.jealous complaint; the loud bark of a talentless dog​　Idiomatic expression
Other forms
能なし犬の高吠え 【のうなしいぬのたかぼえ】

Question 1491

挫折／ざせつ

Answer 1491

Noun, Suru verb

1.setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

Question 1492

挫折感／ざせつかん

Answer 1492

Noun

1.feeling of frustration; sense of failure

Question 1493

平原／へいげん

Answer 1493

Noun
1.plain; moor; prairie​
Place
2.Heigen

Question 1494

調子こく／ちょうしこく

Answer 1494

Expression, Godan verb with ku ending
1.to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky　​Slang,See also　調子に乗る ちょうしにのる

Question 1495

調子物／ちょうしもの

Answer 1495

Noun
1.matter of chance; touch and go​
Other forms
調子もの 【ちょうしもの】

Question 1496

屋根裏／やねうら

Answer 1496

Noun

1.attic; loft

Question 1497

突っ立てる／つったてる

Answer 1497

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

1. to stab; to thrust (into)​
2. to plant (in the ground); to stick upright

Question 1498

色物／いろもの

Answer 1498

Noun

1. colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured)​
2. variety shows

Question 1499

にじみ出る／にじみでる

Answer 1499

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out　​See also染み出る
2.to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)​
Other forms
滲み出る 【にじみでる】

Question 1500

べちゃべちゃ

Answer 1500

Na-adjective, Adverb, Suru verb
1.chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.) ​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
ベチャベチャ、ベチョベチョ、べちょべちょ

Question 1501

寛ぐ／くつろぐ

Answer 1501

Godan verb with gu ending, intransitive verb

1.to relax; to feel at home​　Usually written using kana alone

Question 1502

蛹／さなぎ

Answer 1502

Noun

1.chrysalis; pupa

Question 1503

雑炊／ぞうすい

Answer 1503

Noun

1.rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce​　See alsoおじや

Question 1504

張り付く／はりつく

Answer 1504

Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb
1.to stick (to); to cling (to)​
2.to stay (e.g. in the office)​
Other forms
貼り付く 【はりつく】、張りつく 【はりつく】、貼りつく 【はりつく】、張付く 【はりつく】、貼付く 【はりつく】

Question 1505

凍える／こごえる

Answer 1505

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

1.to freeze (of one’s body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled

Question 1506

紀行／きこう

Answer 1506

Noun

1.traveller’s journal; traveler’s journal; travelogue

Question 1507

欲を言えば／よくをいえば

Answer 1507

Expression

1.ideally; if one were to wish for more

Question 1508

否めない／いなめない

Answer 1508

Expression

1.cannot deny; undeniable; incontrovertible

Question 1509

我ながら／われながら

Answer 1509

Adverb
1.even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)​
Other forms
我乍ら 【われながら】

Question 1510

音色／ねいろ

Answer 1510

Noun
1.tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
Other forms
音いろ 【ねいろ】、音色 【おんしょく】

Question 1511

工房／こうぼう

Answer 1511

Noun

1.workshop; studio; atelier

Question 1512

外観／がいかん

Answer 1512

Noun

1.outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks

Question 1513

観察眼／かんさつがん

Answer 1513

Noun

1.observing eye

Question 1514

ごつい

Answer 1514

I-adjective
1.large and rough; big and tough; rugged (hands, features, etc.); hard; sturdy; chunky; burly​
2.unrefined; rustic; boorish​
3.extreme; excessive; tremendous; terrible​
Other forms
ごっつい

Question 1515

心細い／こころぼそい

Answer 1515

I-adjective

1.helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening

Question 1516

快挙／かいきょ

Answer 1516

Noun

1.brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed

Question 1517

汚点／おてん

Answer 1517

Noun

1.stain; blot; flaw; disgrace

Question 1518

個室／こしつ

Answer 1518

Noun

1. private room; single (room); room for one; one’s own room​
2. (toilet) stall

Question 1519

無理もない／むりもない

Answer 1519

Expression, I-adjective
1.natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder​
Other forms
無理も無い 【むりもない】

Question 1520

地方／ちほう

Answer 1520

Noun
1.district; region; area; locality
2.the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area​　Antonym:中央 ちゅうおう
3.civilian society​　Imperial Army jargon
Place
4.Jikata

Question 1521

垂れ／たれ

Answer 1521

Noun
1.sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce)　​Usually written using kana alone,oft. ダレ in compounds
2.hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.)　​Only applies to たれ
3.(kendo) loin guard​　Only applies to たれ
4.kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character　​Only applies to たれ
Noun - used as a suffix
5.-ass; -head　​Usually written using kana alone,Derogatory,Only applies to たれ,Only applies to タレ,used after a noun or na-adjective; also ったれ
Wikipedia definition
6.Tare​
Other forms
垂れ 【だれ】、タレ、ダレ

Question 1522

満場／まんじょう

Answer 1522

Noun, No-adjective
1.whole house; whole audience

満場一致／まんじょういっち
Noun, No-adjective
1.unanimity　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
満場総立ち／まんじょうそうだち

Noun
1.standing ovation​　See alsoスタンディングオベーション

Question 1523

銀世界／ぎんせかい

Answer 1523

Noun

1.snowscape

Question 1524

かまくら

Answer 1524

Noun

1. mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house​
2. snow hut

Question 1525

水の泡／みずのあわ

Answer 1525

Expression, Noun

1. coming to nothing​　See also水泡
2. bubble on the surface of water​
3. something that is short-lived

Question 1526

雪合戦／ゆきがっせん

Answer 1526

Noun, Suru verb

1.snowball fight

Question 1527

小豆／あずき

Answer 1527

Noun
1.adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)​
Other forms
小豆 【しょうず】、アズキ
Notes
あずき: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading).

Question 1528

時点／じてん

Answer 1528

Noun

1.point in time; occasion

Question 1529

裸足／はだし

Answer 1529

Noun, No-adjective
1.barefoot
Noun - used as a suffix
2.superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)​　Only applies to はだし
Other forms
跣 【はだし】、跣足 【はだし】、跣足 【せんそく】

Question 1530

過酷／かこく

Answer 1530

Na-adjective, Noun
1.severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous​
Other forms
苛酷 【かこく】

Question 1531

過酷尋問／かこくじんもん

Answer 1531

Noun

1.harsh interrogation; enhanced interrogation

Question 1532

そわそわ

Answer 1532

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb
1.restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
ソワソワ

Question 1533

二度寝／にどね

Answer 1533

Noun, Suru verb
1.going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)​
Other forms
２度寝 【にどね】

Question 1534

テカテカ

Answer 1534

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb, Na-adjective
1.gleaming; shining; glistening　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
てかてか

Question 1535

次号／じごう

Answer 1535

Noun

1.the next issue

Question 1536

擬音／ぎおん

Answer 1536

Noun

1.imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect

Question 1537

擬音語／ぎおんご

Answer 1537

Noun

1.onomatopoeic word​　linguistics terminology

Question 1538

下ネタ／しもねた

Answer 1538

Noun
1.dirty joke; blue joke​
2.indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk​
Other forms
下ねた 【しもねた】

Question 1539

発散／はっさん

Answer 1539

Noun, Suru verb

1. emission; emanation; radiation; diffusion; dispersion​
2. letting out (feelings); venting​
3. divergence (of light)​　Antonym:集束
4. divergence​　Mathematics,Antonym:収束

Question 1540

踏ん張る／ふんばる

Answer 1540

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to brace one’s legs; to straddle; to stand firm; to plant oneself (somewhere); to hold out; to persist​
Other forms
踏んばる 【ふんばる】

Question 1541

鬱陶しい／うっとうしい

Answer 1541

1.gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing​　Usually written using kana alone
2.irritating; troublesome​　Usually written using kana alone
3.heavy (weather); cloudy​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
鬱陶しい 【うっとおしい】
Notes
うっとおしい: Irregular kana usage.

Question 1542

三一／さんぴん

Answer 1542

Noun

1. low-ranking samurai　​Abbreviation,Derogatory,See also三一侍
2. rolling three and one (in a dice game)​　See alsoピン,orig. meaning

Question 1543

元旦／がんたん

Answer 1543

Noun

1. New Year’s Day​　Colloquialism,See also元日
2. New Year’s morning; morning of New Year’s Day　​orig. meaning

Question 1544

命運／めいうん

Answer 1544

Noun

1.fate; doom

Question 1545

過言／かごん

Answer 1545

Noun
1.exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much​
2.misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe​
Other forms
過言 【かげん】

Question 1546

書留／かきとめ

Answer 1546

Noun, No-adjective
1.registered mail; registered post; registration (of mail)　​Abbreviation,See also書
Noun
2.(putting on) record; writing down; noting down; registry
Other forms
書き留め 【かきとめ】、書留め 【かきとめ】
Notes
書き留め: Irregular okurigana usage. 書留め: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1547

書き留める／かきとめる

Answer 1547

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle​
Other forms
書きとめる 【かきとめる】、書留める 【かきとめる】、書き止める 【かきとめる】、書き留める 【かきとどめる】
Notes
書き止める: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 1548

福笑い／ふくわらい

Answer 1548

Noun

1.game like “pin the tail on the donkey”

Question 1549

同然／どうぜん

Answer 1549

Na-adjective, Noun, No-adjective

1.similar to; same; right; proper; just; natural

Question 1550

餅つき／もちつき

Answer 1550

Noun
1.pounding mochi​
Other forms
餅搗き 【もちつき】

Question 1551

杵／きね

Answer 1551

Noun

1.mallet; pestle; pounder

Question 1552

杵柄／きねづか

Answer 1552

Noun

1.mallet handle

Question 1553

臼搗く／うすづく

Answer 1553

Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
1.to pound (rice, etc.)　​Archaism
Other forms
臼づく 【うすづく】、舂く 【うすづく】、臼搗く 【うすつく】、舂く 【うすつく】

Question 1554

臼砲／きゅうほう

Answer 1554

Noun

1.mortar

Question 1555

臼歯／きゅうし

Answer 1555

Noun
1.molar​
Other forms
臼歯 【うすば】

Question 1556

書き初め／かきぞめ

Answer 1556

Noun
1.first calligraphy of the year
Other forms
書初 【かきぞめ】、書初め 【かきぞめ】

Question 1557

抜かり／ぬかり

Answer 1557

Noun

1.blunder; miss; slip; oversight

Question 1558

硯／すずり

Answer 1558

Noun

1.inkstone

Question 1559

硯洗い／すずりあらい

Answer 1559

Noun
1.event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies​　Obscure term,See also七夕

Question 1560

文鎮／ぶんちん

Answer 1560

Noun

1.paperweight

Question 1561

座布団／ざぶとん

Answer 1561

Noun
1.zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
Other forms
座ぶとん 【ざぶとん】、座蒲団 【ざぶとん】、坐蒲団 【ざぶとん】

Question 1562

座布団一枚／ざぶとんいちまい

Answer 1562

Expression
1.that was a good one!; what a stinger!; one zabuton　​Colloquialism,Jocular, humorous term,See also座布団,from the long-running TV show 笑点
Other forms
座布団１枚 【ざぶとんいちまい】

Question 1563

座布団を当てる／ざぶとんをあてる

Answer 1563

Expression, Ichidan verb

1.to sit on a cushion

Question 1564

御神籤／おみくじ

Answer 1564

Noun
1.fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
お神籤 【おみくじ】、お御籤 【おみくじ】、御御籤 【おみくじ】、おみ籤 【おみくじ】

Question 1565

初詣／はつもう

Answer 1565

Noun
1.first shrine visit of New Year
Other forms
初詣で 【はつもうで】、初もうで 【はつもうで】

Question 1566

陽子／ようし

Answer 1566

Noun

1.proton　​Physics terminology

Question 1567

皺皺／しわしわ

Answer 1567

Adverb
1.crumpled; wrinkled​　Usually written using kana alone,See also皺くちゃ
Other forms
皺々 【しわしわ】、シワシワ

Question 1568

先制攻撃／せんせいこうげき

Answer 1568

Noun

1.preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike

Question 1569

急遽／きゅうきょ

Answer 1569

Adverb
1.hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste​
Na-adjective
2.sudden　​Archaism
Other forms
急きょ 【きゅうきょ】、急拠 【きゅうきょ】
Notes
急拠: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 1570

広辞苑／こうじえん

Answer 1570

Noun
1.Kojien (Japanese Dictionary, published by Iwanami)​
Product
2.Koujien (Japanese Dictionary, published by Iwanami)

Question 1571

しゃしゃり出る／しゃしゃりでる

Answer 1571

Ichidan verb

1.to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in

Question 1572

媚／こび

Answer 1572

Noun
1.flattery; cajolery; flirtation​
Other forms
媚び 【こび】

Question 1573

媚びる／こびる

Answer 1573

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to fawn on; to butter up to​
2.to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)​
Other forms
媚る 【こびる】
Notes
媚る: Irregular okurigana usage.
Other forms
媚びへつらう 【こびへつらう】

Question 1574

媚薬／びやく

Answer 1574

Noun

1. aphrodisiac​
2. love potion; philter​　See also惚れ薬

Question 1575

媚笑／びしょう

Answer 1575

Noun

1.charming, enticing smile; smile meant to catch a man’s attention

Question 1576

媚笑い／こびわらい

Answer 1576

Noun

1.flattering smile

Question 1577

艶かしい／なまめかしい

Answer 1577

I-adjective
1.charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish​
Other forms
艶めかしい 【なまめかしい】、生めかしい 【なまめかしい】、媚かしい 【なまめかしい】
Notes
媚かしい: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 1578

媚を売る／こびをうる

Answer 1578

Expression, Godan verb with ru ending
1.to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute)​
2.to flatter; to butter up​
Other forms
媚びを売る 【こびをうる】

Question 1579

芯／しん

Answer 1579

Noun

1. wick; marrow; staple (for stapler); (pencil) lead; stuffing; pith
2. core; heart; centre; center　​See also心 しん
3. pistil (of a flower)　​See also蕊 しべ
4. stamen​　See also蕊 しべ

Question 1580

色っぽい／いろっぽい

Answer 1580

I-adjective

1.amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic

Question 1581

懇々／こんこん

Answer 1581

Taru-adjective, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.earnest; kind; sincere​
Other forms
懇懇 【こんこん】、悃々 【こんこん】、悃悃 【こんこん】

Question 1582

本望／ほんもう

Answer 1582

Na-adjective, Noun

1.long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

Question 1583

とんとん

Answer 1583

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.with a tap; with a knock; with a knocking sound; with a rap-tap​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2.smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; without delay　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Na-adjective
3.even; equal; break-even​
Other forms
トントン

Question 1584

トントン拍子／とんとんひょうし

Answer 1584

Na-adjective, No-adjective, Noun
1.easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick　​See alsoトントン,most frequently used adverbially as ～に
Other forms
とんとん拍子 【とんとんびょうし】、とんとん拍子 【とんとんひょうし】

Question 1585

轟く／とどろく

Answer 1585

Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb

1. to roar; to reverberate
2. to be well-known; to be famous​
3. to palpitate; to throb

Question 1586

轟音／ごうおん

Answer 1586

Noun
1.thunderous roar; roaring sound​
Other forms
ごう音 【ごうおん】

Question 1587

轟々／ごうごう

Answer 1587

Taru-adjective, No-adjective
1.thunderous; rumbling​　Only applies to ごうごう
Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
2.thunderously; rumblingly​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
轟々 【とどろとどろ】、轟轟 【ごうごう】、轟轟 【とどろとどろ】、ゴーゴー、ごーごー
Notes
とどろとどろ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. とどろとどろ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 1588

頬っ被り／ほっかむり

Answer 1588

Noun, Suru verb
1.covering one’s head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one’s head​　See alsoほおかぶり
Other forms
頬っ被り 【ほっかぶり】、頰っ被り 【ほっかむり】、頰っ被り 【ほっかぶり】

Question 1589

行き詰まり／いきづまり

Answer 1589

Noun
1.deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end​
Other forms
行き詰まり 【ゆきづまり】、行き詰り 【いきづまり】、行き詰り 【ゆきづまり】、行詰り 【いきづまり】、行詰り 【ゆきづまり】、行詰まり 【いきづまり】、行詰まり 【ゆきづまり】

Question 1590

片や／かたや

Answer 1590

Expression

1.on one hand; on the other hand

Question 1591

かた焼き／かたやき

Answer 1591

No-adjective
1.hard-baked; hard​
Other forms
かた焼 【かたやき】、堅焼き 【かたやき】、固焼き 【かたやき】、堅焼 【かたやき】、固焼 【かたやき】

Question 1592

脈絡／みゃくらく

Answer 1592

Noun

1. logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; context​
2. blood vessel​　orig. meaning

Question 1593

見栄／みえ

Answer 1593

Noun
1.airs; pretensions; show; ostentation; display; appearance; vanity; charm​See also見栄を張る みえをはる
Other forms
見え 【みえ】、見栄 【みばえ】、見栄え 【みばえ】、見映 【みばえ】、見映え 【みばえ】

Question 1594

見栄っ張り／みえっぱり

Answer 1594

Noun, Na-adjective
1.vain person; ostentatious person; show-off​
Other forms
見栄っぱり 【みえっぱり】、見えっ張り 【みえっぱり】

Question 1595

見栄を張る／みえをはる

Answer 1595

Expression, Godan verb with ru ending
1.to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off​
Other forms
見栄をはる 【みえをはる】、見えを張る 【みえをはる】、見えをはる 【みえをはる】

Question 1596

見栄坊／みえぼう

Answer 1596

Na-adjective, Noun

1.fop; swell; dude; coxcomb; vain person

Question 1597

発作／ほっさ

Answer 1597

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.fit; spasm; attack; seizure​　Medicine, etc. term

Question 1598

愛想笑い／あいそわらい

Answer 1598

Noun, Suru verb
1.insincere smile; ingratiating smile; forced smile​
Other forms
あいそ笑い 【あいそわらい】、あいそ笑 【あいそわらい】、愛想笑い 【あいそうわらい】

Question 1599

潮時／しおどき

Answer 1599

Noun

1. tidal hour​
2. right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

Question 1600

突き放す／つきはなす

Answer 1600

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to push away; to thrust aside​
2.to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to forsake; to abandon; to desert​
3.to act coldly; to do without emotion​
4.to extend a wide lead over (an opponent)​
Other forms
突放す 【つきはなす】、突き離す 【つきはなす】
Notes
突き離す: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 1601

付きまとう／つきまとう

Answer 1601

Godan verb with u ending, intransitive verb
1.to follow around; to shadow; to tag along​　Usually written using kana alone
2.to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
付き纏う 【つきまとう】

Question 1602

のほほん

Answer 1602

Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle

1.nonchalantly; without a care​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Question 1603

野放図／のほうず

Answer 1603

Na-adjective, Noun
1.unregulated; unruly; wild; unbridled​
Other forms
野放途 【のほうず】

Question 1604

未だしも／まだしも

Answer 1604

Adverb

1.rather; better​　Usually written using kana alone

Question 1605

純喫茶／じゅんきっさ

Answer 1605

Noun

1.coffee shop that does not serve alcohol　​Dated term,See also喫茶店

Question 1606

あわよくば

Answer 1606

Expression

1.if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

Question 1607

いみじくも

Answer 1607

Adverb

1.admirably; exquisitely; aptly

Question 1608

返り討ち／かえりうち

Answer 1608

Noun

1. killing a would-be avenger​
2. having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one’s own game

Question 1609

復帰 ／ふっき

Answer 1609

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.return; comeback; reinstatement

Noun
2.carriage return; CR​　Computer terminology

Question 1610

びっしょり

Answer 1610

Na-adjective, Adverb

1.wet through; drenched​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Question 1611

秘伝／ひでん

Answer 1611

Noun, No-adjective

1.secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

Question 1612

栄冠／えいかん

Answer 1612

Noun

1.laurels; garland

Question 1613

帰国子女／きこくしじょ

Answer 1613

Noun

1.child who has returned to his or her country; returnee

Question 1614

お浚い／おさらい

Answer 1614

Noun
1.review; rehearsal​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
御浚い 【おさらい】

Question 1615

敗退／はいたい

Answer 1615

Noun, Suru verb

1.being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)

Question 1616

予想外／よそうがい

Answer 1616

No-adjective, Na-adjective, Noun

1.unexpected; unforeseen; strange

Question 1617

お手並み拝見／おてなみはいけん

Answer 1617

Expression
1.let’s see what you’ve got; show me what you’ve got​
Other forms
お手並拝見 【おてなみはいけん】、御手並み拝見 【おてなみはいけん】、御手並拝見 【おてなみはいけん】

Question 1618

跳ねる／はねる

Answer 1618

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

1. to jump; to leap; to prance; to spring up; to bound; to hop
2. to break up; to close; to come to an end​
3. to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)​　instead of 撥ねる

Question 1619

度肝を抜く／どぎもをぬく

Answer 1619

Expression, Godan verb with ku ending
1.to astonish; to astound; to stupify; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound; to take (someone) aback; to boggle the mind (of someone)​Idiomatic expression
Other forms
度胆を抜く 【どぎもをぬく】、ド肝を抜く 【ドぎもをぬく】

Question 1620

出そろう／でそろう

Answer 1620

Godan verb with u ending, intransitive verb
1.to appear all together; to be all present​
Other forms
出揃う 【でそろう】

Question 1621

団子虫／だんごむし

Answer 1621

Noun

1.pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 1622

脱臼／だっきゅう

Answer 1622

Noun, Suru verb

1.dislocation

Question 1623

虫の息／むしのいき

Answer 1623

Expression, Noun

1.faint breath; dying whisper; at death’s door

Question 1624

ハラハラ

Answer 1624

Suru verb, Adverb
1.to feel anxious; to feel nervous; to be kept in suspense; to feel excited; to feel thrilled​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
2.fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears)​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
3.hanging untidily (of hair); straggling​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
はらはら

Question 1625

潜り／くぐり

Answer 1625

Noun

1.side door; side gate; wicket gate​　Usually written using kana alone

Question 1626

くぐり抜ける／くぐりぬける

Answer 1626

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to go through; to pass through​
2.to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon); to evade (the law)​
Other forms
潜り抜ける 【くぐりぬける】

Question 1627

潜り戸／くぐりど

Answer 1627

Noun
1.side door; side gate​
Other forms
くぐり戸 【くぐりど】

Question 1628

疎かにする／おろそかに

Answer 1628

Expression, Suru verb - irregular

1.to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 1629

事なきを得る／ことなきをえる

Answer 1629

Expression, Ichidan verb
1.to end without incident; to not turn into something serious​
Other forms
事無きを得る 【ことなきをえる】、ことなきを得る 【ことなきをえる】、こと無きを得る 【ことなきをえる】

Question 1630

決め手に欠ける／きめてにかける

Answer 1630

Expression, Ichidan verb

1.to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence

Question 1631

てんやわんや

Answer 1631

No-adjective

1.hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic

Question 1632

無我夢中／むがむちゅう

Answer 1632

Noun, No-adjective

1.being absorbed in; losing oneself in​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 1633

落ち／おち

Answer 1633

Noun
1.slip; omission​
2.outcome; final result; the end
3.punch line (of a joke)​　Usually written using kana alone,often オチ 
Other forms
落 【おち】、オチ
Notes
落: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1634

忠誠心／ちゅうせいしん

Answer 1634

Noun

1.loyalty; faithfulness

Question 1635

作詞／さくし

Answer 1635

Noun, Suru verb

1.(writing) song lyrics

Question 1636

作詞者／さくししゃ

Answer 1636

Noun

1.lyric writer; lyricist; songwriter

Question 1637

一目散に／いちもくさんに

Answer 1637

Adverb

1.at full speed; as fast as one’s legs can carry one

Question 1638

何だかんだ／なんだかんだ

Answer 1638

Adverb
1.something or other; one thing or another; this or that​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
何だ彼だ 【なんだかんだ】、何だかだ 【なんだかだ】、何だ彼だ 【なんだかだ】

Question 1639

なんだかんだ言っても／なんだかんだいっても

Answer 1639

Expression
1.no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said​　See also何だかんだ
Other forms
何だかんだ言っても 【なんだかんだいっても】、何だかんだいっても 【なんだかんだいっても】

Question 1640

揉める／もめる

Answer 1640

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

1.to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 1641

浮き浮き／うきうき

Answer 1641

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb
1.cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
ウキウキ

Question 1642

越幾斯／えきす

Answer 1642

Noun
1.extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence　​Usually written using kana alone,From
Notes
越幾斯: Ateji (phonetic) reading.

Question 1643

音色等化器／おんしょくとうかき

Answer 1643

Noun

1.audio equalizer; sound equalizer　​See also等化器

Question 1644

あり得る／ありうる

Answer 1644

Noun or verb acting prenominally, Expression
1.possible; likely; probable​
Other forms
有り得る 【ありうる】、有りうる 【ありうる】、あり得る 【ありえる】、有り得る 【ありえる】、有りえる 【ありえる】

Question 1645

甲斐性／かいしょう

Answer 1645

Noun
1.resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability​
Other forms
甲斐性 【かいしょ】

Question 1646

甲斐性なし／かいしょうなし

Answer 1646

Noun
1.being good-for-nothing; useless person​
Other forms
甲斐性無し 【かいしょうなし】

Question 1647

最中／さいちゅう

Answer 1647

Adverbial noun, Noun
1.in the middle of; height of; in course of; midst​
Other forms
最中 【さなか】

Question 1648

湿気る／しける

Answer 1648

Godan verb with ru ending, Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to be damp; to be moist​　一段 form is mainly spoken language
Other forms
湿気る 【しっける】

Question 1649

時化る／しける

Answer 1649

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to be stormy or choppy (sea)　​Usually written using kana alone
2.to go through hard times; to be broke　​Usually written using kana alone
3.to be gloomy; to be glum　​Usually written using kana alone
Notes
時化る: Ateji (phonetic) reading.

Question 1650

差し置く／さしおく

Answer 1650

Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
1.to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard​
Other forms
差置く 【さしおく】
Notes
差置く: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1651

初耳／はつみみ

Answer 1651

Noun

1.something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

Question 1652

次々／つぎつぎ

Answer 1652

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Noun
1.in succession; one by one​
Other forms
次次 【つぎつぎ】

Question 1653

低迷／ていめい

Answer 1653

Noun, Suru verb
1.hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession

Question 1654

凶報／きょうほう

Answer 1654

Noun

1. bad news​　Antonym:吉報
2. news of a death; death notice

Question 1655

見なす／みなす

Answer 1655

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
見做す 【みなす】、看做す 【みなす】

Question 1656

人生最良／じんせいさいりょう

Answer 1656

No-adjective

1.best … of one’s life　​Antonym:人生最悪

Question 1657

人生の真っ盛り／じんせいのまっさかり

Answer 1657

Expression

1.prime of life; noontide of life

Question 1658

余計／よけい

Answer 1658

Na-adjective, Noun
1.too many; too much; excessive; superfluous; superabundant; extra; spare; surplus　​often as 余計に
Na-adjective, No-adjective, Noun
2.unnecessary; needless; uncalled-for; otiose​
Adverb
3.abundantly; excessively; needlessly; all the more

Question 1659

動転／どうてん

Answer 1659

Noun, Suru verb
1.disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; being astonished; being frightened​　See also気が動転する
2.transition; changing; moving​
Other forms
動顛 【どうてん】、動顚 【どうてん】

Question 1660

子分／こぶん

Answer 1660

Noun
1.henchman; follower​　See also手下
2.adopted child　​Archaism,Only applies to 子分
Other forms
乾児 【こぶん】、乾分 【こぶん】

Question 1661

丁重／ていちょう

Answer 1661

Na-adjective, Noun
1.polite; courteous; hospitable​
Other forms
鄭重 【ていちょう】

Question 1662

丁重語／ていちょうご

Answer 1662

Noun
1.courteous language (i.e. humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener or a third party)​　See also謙譲語ＩＩ

Question 1663

口先／くちさき

Answer 1663

Noun
1.lip service; mere words; professions
2.lips; mouth; snout; proboscis 
Other forms
口さき 【くちさき】

Question 1664

口先のうまい／くちさけのうまい

Answer 1664

I-adjective
1.smooth talking​
Other forms
口先の上手い 【くちさきのうまい】

Question 1665

口先だけ／くちさけだけ

Answer 1665

Expression, No-adjective

1.all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

Question 1666

口先三寸／くちさきさんずん

Answer 1666

Noun

1.glib tongue; eloquence or flattery designed to deceive​　See also舌先三寸 したさきさんずん,common error for 舌先三寸

Question 1667

見上げるよう／みあげるよう

Answer 1667

Expression, Na-adjective
1.towering; astonishingly high​
Other forms
見上げる様 【みあげるよう】

Question 1668

メルヘン

Answer 1668

Noun

1.fairy tale​　From German “Märchen”

Question 1669

接客／せっきゃく

Answer 1669

Noun, Suru verb

1.serving customers; looking after visitors; reception

Question 1670

接客態度／せっきゃくたいど

Answer 1670

Noun

1.service　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 1671

一筋縄／ひとすじなわ

Answer 1671

Noun
1.(piece of) rope​
2.ordinary method　​See also一筋縄では行かない
Other forms
一筋繩 【ひとすじなわ】

Question 1672

一筋縄では行かない／ひとすじなわではいかない

Answer 1672

Expression
1.not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means​　See also一筋縄
Other forms
一筋縄ではいかない 【ひとすじなわではいかない】

Question 1673

ケチつける

Answer 1673

Ichidan verb
1.to find fault with; to rain on one’s parade; to nitpick; to quibble​　See alsoケチを付ける
Other forms
けちつける

Question 1674

流出／りゅうしゅつ

Answer 1674

Noun, Suru verb
1.discharge; outward flow; efflux; effluence; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding (e.g. ink into paper)

2.leak of (private) information or pictures

Question 1675

意気地／いくじ

Answer 1675

Noun
1.self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive; willpower​
Other forms
意気地 【いきじ】

Question 1676

こける

Answer 1676

Suffix, Ichidan verb

1.to continue heartily doing …​after the -masu stem of a verb

Question 1677

痩ける／こける

Answer 1677

Ichidan verb

1.to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin​　Usually written using kana alone

Question 1678

転ける／こける

Answer 1678

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to collapse　​Usually written using kana alone
2.to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
倒ける 【こける】
Notes
倒ける: Out-dated kanji.

Question 1679

食いしばる／くいしばる

Answer 1679

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to set one’s teeth; to clench one’s teeth; to grit one’s teeth​
Other forms
食い縛る 【くいしばる】、食縛る 【くいしばる】

Question 1680

一倍／いちばい

Answer 1680

Noun, Suru verb

1.one share; one amount

Question 1681

薄汚い／うすぎたない

Answer 1681

I-adjective
1.filthy; dirty (looking); drab​
Other forms
薄汚ない 【うすぎたない】、薄ぎたない 【うすぎたない】

Question 1682

目玉焼き／めだまやき

Answer 1682

Noun
1.fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
Other forms
目玉焼 【めだまやき】

Question 1683

目玉／めだま

Answer 1683

Noun
1.eyeball
2.special feature; centerpiece; showpiece; drawcard​　Abbreviation,See also目玉番組 めだまばんぐみ
3.special program; loss leader​　Abbreviation,See also目玉商品 めだましょうひん
4.sunny-side up fried egg​　Abbreviation,See also目玉焼き めだまやき
Place
5.Medama

Question 1684

傍若無人／ぼうじゃくぶじん

Answer 1684

Noun, Na-adjective, No-adjective
1.behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Other forms
旁若無人 【ぼうじゃくぶじん】
Notes
旁若無人: Irregular kanji usage.

Question 1685

ぎょう虫／ぎょうちゅう

Answer 1685

Noun
1.pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis); threadworm​
Other forms
蟯虫 【ぎょうちゅう】、ギョウ虫 【ギョウちゅう】、ギョウチュウ

Question 1686

嫌悪／けんお

Answer 1686

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

Question 1687

失態／しったい

Answer 1687

Noun
1.blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace​
Other forms
失体 【しったい】

Question 1688

片時も／かたときも

Answer 1688

Adverb
1.(not) even for a moment​　with verb in the negative
Other forms
かた時も 【かたときも】、片ときも 【かたときも】

Question 1689

目上／めうえ

Answer 1689

Noun

1.superior; superiors; senior　​See also目下 めした,See also上司

Question 1690

過激／かげき

Answer 1690

Na-adjective, Noun

1.extreme; radical

Question 1691

現役／げんえき

Answer 1691

Noun, No-adjective

1. active duty; active service​
2. student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try​　See also浪人 ろうにん,often as 現役で

Question 1692

愛読／あいどく

Answer 1692

Noun, Suru verb

1.reading with pleasure

Question 1693

宅配便／たくはいびん

Answer 1693

Noun

1. express home delivery service​
2. express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)

Question 1694

上がりこむ／あがりこむ

Answer 1694

Godan verb with mu ending, intransitive verb
1.to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in​
Other forms
上がり込む 【あがりこむ】

Question 1695

嘸かし／さぞかし

Answer 1695

Adverb

1.certainly; surely　​Usually written using kana alone,See also嘸,See also嘸や

Question 1696

手放す／てばなす

Answer 1696

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to let go of; to release; to drop​
2.to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to spare; to sell​
3.to send away (e.g. one’s child); to let go; to part with​
4.to temporarily stop working​
Other forms
手離す 【てばなす】、手ばなす 【てばなす】

Question 1697

丸儲け／まるもうけ

Answer 1697

Noun, Suru verb
1.clear profit; great profit (without any investment)​
Other forms
丸もうけ 【まるもうけ】、まる儲け 【まるもうけ】

Question 1698

手品／てじな

Answer 1698

Noun

1.magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

Question 1699

手品師／てじなし

Answer 1699

Noun

1.magician; conjurer; illusionist

Question 1700

ぶれ

Answer 1700

Noun
1.camera shake; picture blur　​See also振れる ふれる
2.deviation; slight shifting​　See also振れる ふれる
Other forms
ブレ

Question 1701

毛玉／けだま

Answer 1701

Noun
1.pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
Other forms
毛だま 【けだま】

Question 1702

神経衰弱／しんけいすいじゃく

Answer 1702

Noun

1. neurasthenia; nervous breakdown　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
2. concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)

Question 1703

捲る／めくる

Answer 1703

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb

1. to turn over; to turn pages of a book　​Usually written using kana alone
2. to tear off; to strip off; to tear up　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 1704

目くるめく／めくるめく

Answer 1704

Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb
1.to dazzle; to blind​
Other forms
目眩く 【めくるめく】

Question 1705

ふにゃふにゃ

Answer 1705

Noun, Suru verb
1.limpness​
Na-adjective, No-adjective
2.soft; limp; flabby
3.mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth　​sometimes instead of むにゃむにゃ
Other forms
フニャフニャ

Question 1706

言いがかり／いいがかり

Answer 1706

Noun
1.false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel​
2.committing oneself​
Other forms
言い掛かり 【いいがかり】、言い掛り 【いいがかり】、言掛かり 【いいがかり】、言掛り 【いいがかり】

Question 1707

言いがかりをつける／いいがかりをつける

Answer 1707

Expression, Ichidan verb
1.to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge​
Other forms
言いがかりを付ける 【いいがかりをつける】、言い掛かりをつける 【いいがかりをつける】

Question 1708

みみっちい

Answer 1708

I-adjective

1.tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded

Question 1709

くっ付ける／くっつける

Answer 1709

Ichidan verb
1.to attach; to stick together; to paste; to glue　​Usually written using kana alone
2.to place together; to put side-by-side　​Usually written using kana alone
3.to make someone get married; to get someone hitched​　Usually written using kana alone,Colloquialism
Other forms
くっ着ける 【くっつける】、食っ付ける 【くっつける】

Question 1710

ピント

Answer 1710

Noun
1.focus (of a lens); focal point​From Dutch; Flemish “brandpunt”
2.point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)​
Place
3.Pinto

Question 1711

ピントが外れる／ぴんとがはずれる

Answer 1711

Ichidan verb, Expression

1. to be out of focus​
2. to be off the point; to not have got the point

Question 1712

持久戦／じきゅうせん

Answer 1712

Noun

1.protracted war; war of attrition

Question 1713

さり気ない／さりげない

Answer 1713

I-adjective
1.nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
然り気無い 【さりげない】、然り気ない 【さりげない】、然りげ無い 【さりげない】

Question 1714

踏みにじる／ふみにじる

Answer 1714

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot​
Other forms
踏み躙る 【ふみにじる】

Question 1715

乙女心／おとめこころ

Answer 1715

Noun
1.girl’s feeling; maiden’s mind​
Other forms
少女心 【おとめごころ】

Question 1716

執拗／しつよう

Answer 1716

Na-adjective
1.persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate; persevering; stubborn​
Other forms
執よう 【しつよう】、執拗 【しつおう】

Question 1717

ネチネチ

Answer 1717

Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Noun, Suru verb
1.sticky　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2.persistent; insistent; nagging​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
ねちねち

Question 1718

牝狐／めぎつね

Answer 1718

Noun
1.female fox; vixen; she-fox​　Only applies to 牝狐,Only applies to 雌狐
2.woman who deceives men​
Other forms
女狐 【めぎつね】、雌狐 【めぎつね】

Question 1719

もじもじ

Answer 1719

Adverb, Suru verb
1.bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling; haltingly​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
モジモジ

Question 1720

まだら模様／まだらもよう

Answer 1720

Noun
1.mottled pattern; patchy pattern​
Other forms
斑模様 【まだらもよう】

Question 1721

けじめ

Answer 1721

Noun
1.distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)​
Other forms
ケジメ

Question 1722

けじめを付ける／けじめをつける

Answer 1722

Expression, Ichidan verb
1.to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction​Usually written using kana alone,See alsoけじめ
.to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
ケジメを付ける 【ケジメをつける】

Question 1723

いっその事／いっそのこと

Answer 1723

Adverb
1.rather; sooner; preferably　​Usually written using kana alone,See alsoいっそ
Other forms
一層のこと 【いっそのこと】、一層の事 【いっそのこと】、一層のこと 【いっそうのこと】、一層の事 【いっそうのこと】、いっそうの事 【いっそうのこと】
Notes
いっそうのこと: Irregular kana usage. いっそうのこと: Irregular kana usage. いっそうのこと: Irregular kana usage. いっそうの事: Irregular kana usage.

Question 1724

どんぶりこ

Answer 1724

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.plop; splash　　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,Only applies to どんぶりこ
2.tumbling　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
どんぶらこ

Question 1725

さばさば

Answer 1725

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb

1. relieved; refreshed​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2. easy-going; laid-back; frank; candid​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Question 1726

フワフワ

Answer 1726

Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Adverb
1.lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
No-adjective, Na-adjective, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Adverb, Suru verb
2.soft; fluffy; spongy　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Adverb, Suru verb
3.unsteadily; flightily; fickly; frivolously　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
ふわふわ

Question 1727

忽ち／たちまち

Answer 1727

Adverb

1. in an instant; in a moment; immediately; right away; at once​　Usually written using kana alone
2. suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 1728

一躍／いちやく

Answer 1728

Adverbial noun, Noun, Suru verb
1.suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; overnight​
Noun, Suru verb
2.one bound; one leap​　orig. meaning

Question 1729

言いふらす／いいふらす

Answer 1729

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate​
Other forms
言い触らす 【いいふらす】、言触らす 【いいふらす】

Question 1730

半信半疑／はんしんはんぎ

Answer 1730

Noun, No-adjective

1.half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 1731

見る見る／みるみる

Answer 1731

Adverb

1.very fast; in a twinkle; before one’s eyes​　Usually written using kana alone

Question 1732

毛むくじゃら／けむくじゃら

Answer 1732

Noun, No-adjective

1.densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy

Question 1733

一丁／いっちょう

Answer 1733

Noun
1.one sheet; one page; one leaf​
2.one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant)​
3.one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.)​　also written as 一挺, 一梃
4.one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m)​
5.one game; one task​
Adverbial noun
6.well then; come then

Question 1734

歪む／ゆがむ

Answer 1734

Godan verb with mu ending, intransitive verb
1.to warp; to swerve; to deflect; to be crooked; to be distorted; to be bent; to incline; to slant; to be perverted; to be cross-grained; to get bent; to be strained​
Other forms
歪む 【いがむ】、歪む 【ひずむ】

Question 1735

抽籤券／ちゅうせんけん

Answer 1735

Noun
1.lottery ticket​
Other forms
抽せん券 【ちゅうせんけん】、抽選券 【ちゅうせんけん】

Question 1736

俄然／がぜん

Answer 1736

Adverb

1.suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly

Question 1737

瓦全／がぜん

Answer 1737

Noun

1.meaningless existence

Question 1738

国本／こくほん

Answer 1738

Noun

1.foundation of the nation

Question 1739

難関／なんかん

Answer 1739

Noun

1.barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

Question 1740

競売／きょうばい

Answer 1740

Noun, Suru verb
1.auction　​けいばい usu. in legal contexts

Other forms
競売 【けいばい】

Question 1741

競り売り／せりうり

Answer 1741

Noun, Suru verb
1.auctioning; selling at an auction​
Other forms
競売り 【せりうり】

Question 1742

落札／らくさつ

Answer 1742

Noun, Suru verb

1.successful bid; winning a tender

Question 1743

落ち札／おちふだ

Answer 1743

Noun
1.prize-winning ticket; winning lottery ticket​
Other forms
落札 【おちふだ】

Question 1744

落札値／らくさつね

Answer 1744

Noun

1.contract price

Question 1745

近作／きんさく

Answer 1745

Noun

1.recent work

Question 1746

金策／きんさく

Answer 1746

Noun, Suru verb

1.(means of) raising money

Question 1747

駆られる／かられる

Answer 1747

Expression, Ichidan verb

1.to be driven by (one’s feelings); to succumb to

Question 1748

光一／ぴかいち

Answer 1748

Noun
1.scoring hand in hanafuda with one 20-point card and six 1-point cards​See also花札
No-adjective, Noun
2.outstanding; standing out above the rest

Other forms
ぴか一 【ぴかいち】、ピカイチ

Question 1749

生業／なりわい

Answer 1749

Noun
1.occupation; calling​
2.livelihood​
Other forms
生業 【せいぎょう】、生業 【すぎわい】、生業 【すぎあい】

Question 1750

反発／はんぱつ

Answer 1750

Noun, Suru verb

1. opposition; rebellion; revolt; resistance; backlash; refusal
2. rebounding; recoiling; repulsion​
3. rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

Other forms
反撥 【はんぱつ】

Question 1751

反発作用／はんぱつさよう

Answer 1751

Noun

1.repulsion

Question 1752

反発係数／はんぱつけいすう

Answer 1752

Noun

1.coefficient of restitution​　Physics terminology

Question 1753

昼下がり／ひるさがり

Answer 1753

Noun

1.early afternoon

Question 1754

元凶／げんきょう

Answer 1754

Noun
1.ringleader; main culprit​
2.main cause; source​
Other forms
元凶 【がんきょう】、元兇 【げんきょう】、元兇 【がんきょう】
Notes
がんきょう: Irregular kana usage. 元兇: Out-dated kanji. がんきょう: Irregular kana usage. 元兇: Out-dated kanji.

Question 1755

五分／ごぶ

Answer 1755

Adverbial noun, Noun

1. half; 50%; tie; evenness
2. 5 parts; 5%

Question 1756

戯言／たわごと

Answer 1756

Noun
1.nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

Other forms
戯言 【たわこと】、たわ言 【たわごと】、たわ言 【たわこと】、戲言 【たわごと】、戲言 【たわこと】、譫言 【たわごと】、譫言 【たわこと】

Question 1757

戯れ言／ぎれごと

Answer 1757

Noun
1.prank; practical joke​
Other forms
戯れ言 【ざれこと】、戯れ言 【たわむれごと】、戯れ言 【たわぶれごと】、戯言 【ざれごと】、戯言 【ざれこと】、戯言 【たわむれごと】、戯言 【たわぶれごと】
Notes
戯言: Irregular okurigana usage. 戯言: Irregular okurigana usage. 戯言: Irregular okurigana usage. 戯言: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1758

戯言／ぎげん

Answer 1758

Noun
1.joke; jest​
Other forms
戲言 【ぎげん】
Notes
戲言: Out-dated kanji.

Question 1759

微塵／みじん

Answer 1759

Noun
1.particle; atom; little piece
Noun, No-adjective
2.not at all; not the slightest​　used with neg. verb, often as 微塵も〜ない
Other forms
微塵 【びじん】
Notes
びじん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

Question 1760

虚偽／きょぎ

Answer 1760

Noun, No-adjective
1.falsehood; untruth; lie; misinformation​
Noun
2.fallacy (logic)​
Other forms
虚偽 【こぎ】

Question 1761

虚偽報道／きょぎほうどう

Answer 1761

Noun

1.false reporting; fake news　​See also虚報

Question 1762

瓦解／がかい

Answer 1762

Noun, Suru verb

1.collapse; downfall

Question 1763

受け渡し／うけわたし

Answer 1763

Noun
1.delivery​
Other forms
受渡し 【うけわたし】

Question 1764

小細工／こざいく

Answer 1764

Noun

1. intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork​
2. cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

Question 1765

異存／いぞん

Answer 1765

Noun

1.objection

Question 1766

非道／ひどう

Answer 1766

Na-adjective, Noun, No-adjective

1.unjust; inhuman

Question 1767

旨／むね

Answer 1767

Noun
1.principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar​
2.purport; gist; drift; meaning　​Only applies to 旨
3.instructions; orders; intention; wishes​　Only applies to 旨
Other forms
宗 【むね】

Question 1768

のめる

Answer 1768

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb

1.to fall forward

Question 1769

へし折る／へしおる

Answer 1769

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to smash; to break​
Other forms
圧し折る 【へしおる】

Question 1770

断崖絶壁／だんがいぜつぺき

Answer 1770

Noun

1.precipitous cliff; sheer precipice　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 1771

拠り所／よりどころ

Answer 1771

Noun
1.grounds; foundation; authority　​Usually written using kana alone
2.support; prop; something upon which to rely​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
拠りどころ 【よりどころ】、より所 【よりどころ】、拠 【よりどころ】、拠所 【よりどころ】
Notes
拠所: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1772

仲間割れ／なかまわれ

Answer 1772

Noun, Suru verb

1.split among friends; falling out; internal discord

Question 1773

殺がれる／そがれる

Answer 1773

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced​Usually written using kana alone,See also殺ぐ,passive voice
Other forms
削がれる 【そがれる】

Question 1774

意欲／いよく

Answer 1774

Noun, Noun - used as a suffix
1.will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)​
Other forms
意慾 【いよく】
Notes
意慾: Out-dated kanji.

Question 1775

丸一日／まるいちにち

Answer 1775

Noun
1.the whole day; all the day​
Other forms
まる一日 【まるいちにち】、丸１日 【まるいちにち】、まる１日 【まるいちにち】

Question 1776

回りくどい／まわりくどい

Answer 1776

I-adjective

1.circuitous; roundabout; indirect

Question 1777

堅実／けんじつ

Answer 1777

Na-adjective
1.steady; sound; reliable; solid​
Other forms
健実 【けんじつ】

Question 1778

大富豪／だいふごう

Answer 1778

Noun

1. extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire​
2. daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President　​See also大貧民

Question 1779

邪念／じゃあねん

Answer 1779

Noun

1.wicked thought; wicked mind

Question 1780

巷／ちまた

Answer 1780

Noun
1.the public; the street (e.g. “word on the street”)
2.street; district; quarters​
3.location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)​
4.divide (e.g. between life and death)​
5.fork (in a road); crossroads　​orig. meaning
Other forms
岐 【ちまた】、衢 【ちまた】

Question 1781

巷談／こうだん

Answer 1781

Noun

1.rumour; rumor; gossip

Question 1782

巷説／こうせつ

Answer 1782

Noun

1.gossip; talk about town

Question 1783

巷間／こうかん

Answer 1783

Noun

1.on the street; around town; the world; the public

Question 1784

昇華／しょうか

Answer 1784

Noun, Suru verb

1. sublimation​　Chemistry term
2. sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting; converting; elevating

Question 1785

一風／いっぷ

Answer 1785

Noun, Adverbial noun

1.oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity​　See also一風変わった

Question 1786

一風変わった／いっぷかわった

Answer 1786

Noun or verb acting prenominally
1.eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original​
Other forms
一風変った 【いっぷうかわった】

Question 1787

一風景／いちふうけい

Answer 1787

Expression
1.one scene​
Other forms
一風景 【いっぷうけい】

Question 1788

競り／せり

Answer 1788

Noun
1.competing; competition​
2.auction​See also競り売り
Other forms
糶り 【せり】、競 【せり】、糶 【せり】
Notes
糶: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1789

ずば抜ける／ずばぬける

Answer 1789

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

1.to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

Question 1790

鼓動／こどう

Answer 1790

Noun, Suru verb

1.beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

Question 1791

渋々／しぶしぶ

Answer 1791

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.reluctantly; unwillingly　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
渋渋 【しぶしぶ】

Question 1792

臨場感／りんじょうかん

Answer 1792

Noun

1.(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance

Question 1793

取り乱す／とりみだす

Answer 1793

Godan verb with su ending, intransitive verb
1.to be upset; to lose one’s composure; to lose self-control; to go to pieces; to be shaken up; to break down; to be flustered; to blow one’s cool​
Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
2.to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb; to scatter about​
Other forms
取乱す 【とりみだす】

Question 1794

ざわざわ

Answer 1794

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb

1. noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2. rustling (leaves)　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
3. feeling a chill; getting the chills​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Question 1795

点灯／てんとう

Answer 1795

Noun, Suru verb

1.lighting (a lamp); turning on a light​　See also消灯

Question 1796

入手可能／にゅうしゅかのう

Answer 1796

Na-adjective

1.available　​Computer terminology

Question 1797

入手／にゅうしゅ

Answer 1797

Noun, Suru verb

1.acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

Question 1798

横たわる／よこたわる

Answer 1798

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb

1. to lie down; to stretch out​
2. to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

Question 1799

進行役／しんこうやく

Answer 1799

Noun

1.facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)​　See also進行係

Question 1800

実刑／じっけい

Answer 1800

Noun

1.prison sentence (without a stay of execution)

Question 1801

実刑判決／じっけいはんけつ

Answer 1801

Noun

1.unsuspended prison sentence; prison sentence with no stay of execution

Question 1802

繰り上がり／くりあがり

Answer 1802

Noun
1.increase in digit (e.g. if we add 2 to the number 9)​
Other forms
繰上がり 【くりあがり】

Question 1803

鵜呑み／うのみ

Answer 1803

Noun

1. swallowing without chewing​
2. swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning

Question 1804

鵜呑みにする／うのみにする

Answer 1804

Expression, Suru verb - irregular
1.to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning　​Idiomatic expression
2.to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down​
Other forms
鵜のみにする 【うのみにする】

Question 1805

後発／こうはつ

Answer 1805

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.starting late; late departure​　See also先発

Question 1806

後発医薬品／こうはついやくひん

Answer 1806

Noun

1.generic drug

Question 1807

後発品／こうはつひん

Answer 1807

Noun

1.generic (drug); me-too (drug)

Question 1808

極力／きょくりょく

Answer 1808

Adverb

1.to the utmost; to the best of one’s ability

Question 1809

極力努める／きょくりょくつとめる

Answer 1809

Ichidan verb
1.to do one’s best​
Other forms
極力勉める 【きょくりょくつとめる】、極力つとめる 【きょくりょくつとめる】

Question 1810

突っ掛かる／つっかかる

Answer 1810

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to charge; to lunge; to rush​
2.to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone)​
3.to collide with; to bump into​
Other forms
突っかかる 【つっかかる】

Question 1811

ここん所／ここんとこ

Answer 1811

Expression
1.recently; lately; these days​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
此処ん所 【ここんとこ】

Question 1812

バタバタ

Answer 1812

Noun, Suru verb, Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; clattering noise​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Noun
2.commotion; kerfuffle

Other forms
ばたばた

Question 1813

習得／しゅうとく

Answer 1813

Noun, Suru verb
1.learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)​
Other forms
修得 【しゅうとく】

Question 1814

横道／よこみち

Answer 1814

Noun

1. byway; side street; cross street​
2. wrong way; digression

Question 1815

放電／ほうでん

Answer 1815

Noun, Suru verb

1.electrical discharge

Question 1816

見返し／みかえし

Answer 1816

Noun
1.endpaper (of a book); end-paper​
2.facing (material sewn on the inside edge of a garment)​
3.looking back; triumphing over (a rival)​See also見返す
Place
4.Mikaeshi​
Other forms
見返 【みかえし】

Question 1817

不覚／ふかく

Answer 1817

Noun, Na-adjective

1. failure; defeat; mistake; blunder; negligence; indiscretion​
2. unconsciousness

Question 1818

不覚にも／ふかくにも

Answer 1818

Expression

1.though one didn’t intend (expect) to

Question 1819

不覚の涙／ふかくのなみだ

Answer 1819

Noun

1.crying in spite of oneself

Question 1820

不覚者／ふかくもの

Answer 1820

Noun

1.shallow thinker; indecisive person

Question 1821

浮かぶ瀬／うかぶせ

Answer 1821

Expression, Noun

1.chance; opportunity; lucky break

Question 1822

具現化／ぐげんか

Answer 1822

Noun, Suru verb

1.embodiment; realization; materialization

Question 1823

写生／しゃせえい

Answer 1823

Noun, Suru verb

1.sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description

Question 1824

写生画／しゃせいが

Answer 1824

Noun

1.picture drawn from life

Question 1825

取り上げる／とりあげる

Answer 1825

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to pick up
2.to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take up (a topic, complaint, etc.); to listen to; to deal with; to feature
3.to take away; to confiscate; to deprive (someone) of; to revoke
4.to deliver (a baby)​
5.to collect (taxes)​
Other forms
取りあげる 【とりあげる】、取上げる 【とりあげる】、採り上げる 【とりあげる】、とり上げる 【とりあげる】、採りあげる 【とりあげる】、採上げる 【とりあげる】

Question 1826

的確／てきかく

Answer 1826

Na-adjective, Noun
1.precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right​
Other forms
的確 【てっかく】、適確 【てきかく】、適確 【てっかく】

Question 1827

付け焼刃／つけやけば

Answer 1827

Noun
1.thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap​
2.re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it’s sharp, but is actually unusable)​orig. meaning
Other forms
付け焼き刃 【つけやきば】、付焼き刃 【つけやきば】、付焼刃 【つけやきば】

Question 1828

自ずと／おのずと

Answer 1828

Adverb
1.naturally; in due course; by itself​
Other forms
自と 【おのずと】

Question 1829

もたもた

Answer 1829

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb
1.slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
モタモタ

Question 1830

禁物／きんもつ

Answer 1830

Noun

1.thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo

Question 1831

地道／じみち

Answer 1831

Na-adjective, Noun

1.steady; honest; sober; straightforward

Question 1832

症候群／しょうこうぐん

Answer 1832

Noun

1.syndrome　​Medicine, etc. term

Question 1833

めげる

Answer 1833

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

1.to be discouraged; to shrink from

Question 1834

見積もる／みつもる

Answer 1834

Godan verb with ru ending
1.to estimate​
Other forms
見積る 【みつもる】

Question 1835

財宝／ざいほう

Answer 1835

Noun

1.treasure

Question 1836

飛び交う／とびかう

Answer 1836

Godan verb with u ending, intransitive verb
1.to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other​
Other forms
飛びかう 【とびかう】、とび交う 【とびかう】

Question 1837

事情通／じじょうつう

Answer 1837

Noun
1.having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source　​See also通

Question 1838

無鉄砲／むてっぽう

Answer 1838

Na-adjective, Noun

1.rash; reckless

Question 1839

質に入れる／しちにいれる

Answer 1839

Expression, Ichidan verb

1.to pawn; to pledge

Question 1840

元手／もとで

Answer 1840

Noun

1.funds; capital; stock

Question 1841

及び腰／およびこし

Answer 1841

Noun

1. bent back​
2. indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve

Question 1842

及びもつかない／およびもつかない

Answer 1842

Expression, I-adjective
1.far beyond one’s power; not at all equal; no match for​　See also及びもつかぬ
Other forms
及びも付かない 【およびもつかない】

Question 1843

及び難い／およびがたい

Answer 1843

I-adjective
1.hard to attain to​
Other forms
及びがたい 【およびがたい】

Question 1844

担保／たんぽ

Answer 1844

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)

Question 1845

質草／しちぐさ

Answer 1845

Noun
1.article for pawning​
Other forms
質種 【しちぐさ】、質種 【しちだね】

Question 1846

手前／てまえ

Answer 1846

Noun
1.before oneself; in front of one; nearby
2.a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location)
3.one’s standpoint; one’s appearance
4.skill; dexterity; artistry; ingenuity
5.tea-ceremony procedures​　See also点前 てまえ
Pronoun
6.I; me​　Humble (kenjougo)
7.you​　Male term or language,to one’s inferior

Question 1847

骨董品／こっとうひん

Answer 1847

Noun

1.curio; antique

Question 1848

然るべき／しかるべき

Answer 1848

Pre-noun adjectival
1.proper; appropriate; due; suitable​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
然る可き 【しかるべき】

Question 1849

見返り／みかえり

Answer 1849

Noun

1. reward; compensation; repayment; something done or given in return​
2. collateral; security​
3. turning to look behind

Question 1850

見返り資金／みかえりしきん

Answer 1850

Noun

1.collateral (money); collateral or counterpart fund

Question 1851

見返り物資／みかえりぶっし

Answer 1851

Noun

1.collateral (goods)

Question 1852

品定め／しなさだめ

Answer 1852

Noun, Suru verb

1.evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation

Question 1853

有り付く／ありつく

Answer 1853

Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb
1.to get; to obtain; to come by; to find​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
あり付く 【ありつく】、有りつく 【ありつく】、在り付く 【ありつく】、在りつく 【ありつく】

Question 1854

下調べ／したしらべ

Answer 1854

Noun, Suru verb

1.preliminary investigation; preparation

Question 1855

有望／ゆうぼう

Answer 1855

Na-adjective, Noun

1.good prospects; full of hope; promising

Question 1856

有望株／ゆうぼうかぶ

Answer 1856

Noun

1.hopeful stock (share)

Question 1857

屯する／たむろ

Answer 1857

Suru verb - special class, intransitive verb
1.to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group)​Usually written using kana alone

2.to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)​
Other forms
屯する 【とんする】

Question 1858

絡繰り／からくり

Answer 1858

Noun
1.mechanism; machinery; contrivance; device　​Usually written using kana alone
2.trick; dodge　​Usually written using kana alone
3.mechanical doll; string puppet​　Usually written using kana alone,Abbreviation,See alsoからくり人形
Other forms
絡繰 【からくり】、機関 【からくり】
Notes
絡繰: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1859

人情／にんじょう

Answer 1859

Noun

1. humanity; empathy; kindness; sympathy​
2. human nature; common sense; customs and manners

Question 1860

人情味／にんじょうみ

Answer 1860

Noun

1.human interest; kindness

Question 1861

人情風俗／にんじょうふうぞく

Answer 1861

Noun

1.manners, customs and popular sentiments​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 1862

人情負け／にんじょうまけ

Answer 1862

Noun

1.overcome by sympathy

Question 1863

人情話／にんじょうばなし

Answer 1863

Noun
1.story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line​　See also落語
Other forms
人情噺 【にんじょうばなし】、人情咄 【にんじょうばなし】

Question 1864

人情家／にんじょうか

Answer 1864

Noun

1.kind person; warmhearted person; sympathetic person

Question 1865

兼ね備える／かねそなえる

Answer 1865

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

1.to have both; to possess both; to combine with

Question 1866

蘊蓄／うんちく

Answer 1866

Noun
1.great erudition; extensive knowledge; one’s vast stock of knowledge​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
薀蓄 【うんちく】、うん蓄 【うんちく】、ウンチク

Question 1867

勝算／しょうさん

Answer 1867

Noun

1.prospects of victory; chances of success

Question 1868

一夕話／いっせきわ

Answer 1868

Noun

1.(a) short story; short-story writer

Question 1869

真っ先／まっさき

Answer 1869

Noun
1.the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front​
Other forms
まっ先 【まっさき】、真先 【まっさき】
Notes
真先: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1870

末恐ろしい／すえおそろしい

Answer 1870

I-adjective

1.frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous

Question 1871

ばら撒く／ばらまく

Answer 1871

Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
1.to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to broadcast​　Usually written using kana alone
2.to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
ばら蒔く 【ばらまく】、散蒔く 【ばらまく】、散播く 【ばらまく】

Question 1872

関門／かんもん

Answer 1872

Noun

1. barrier; checkpoint; gateway​
2. hurdle; obstacle; trial

Question 1873

大枚／たいまい

Answer 1873

Noun

1.large sum (of money)

Question 1874

大枚をはたく／たいまいをはたく

Answer 1874

Expression, Godan verb with ku ending
1.to spend a fortune; to pay a high price​
Other forms
大枚を叩く 【たいまいをはたく】

Question 1875

貸し切り／かしきり

Answer 1875

Noun, No-adjective
1.reserving; chartering; engaging; reservation​
Other forms
貸切り 【かしきり】、貸切 【かしきり】

Question 1876

貸切風呂／かしきりぶろ

Answer 1876

Noun
1.reservable private bath​
Other forms
貸し切り風呂 【かしきりぶろ】

Question 1877

古城／こじょう

Answer 1877

Noun

1.old castle; old fortress

Question 1878

補足／ほそく

Answer 1878

Noun, No-adjective, Suru verb

1.supplement; complement

Question 1879

補足説明／ほそくせつめい

Answer 1879

Noun, No-adjective

1.supplementary explanation

Question 1880

はめ倒す／はめたおす

Answer 1880

Godan verb with su ending

1.to make love　​Colloquialism

Question 1881

嵌める／はめる

Answer 1881

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

1. to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to button; to put on (something that envelops, e.g. gloves, ring)​　Usually written using kana alone
2. to have sex; to fuck​　Colloquialism
3. to pigeonhole (into a particular category)​
4. to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)​
5. to entrap; to set someone up (e.g. frame them for a crime, etc.)

Other forms
填める 【はめる】、篏める 【はめる】、塡める 【はめる】
Notes
填める: Out-dated kanji. 篏める: Out-dated kanji. 塡める: Out-dated kanji.

Question 1882

降って湧く／ふってわく

Answer 1882

Godan verb with ku ending

1.to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly

Question 1883

払底 ／ふってい

Answer 1883

Noun, Suru verb

1.shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine

Question 1884

降っても照っても／ふってもてっても

Answer 1884

Expression

1.rain or shine

Question 1885

沸点／ふってん

Answer 1885

Noun

1.boiling point

Question 1886

目差し／めざし

Answer 1886

Noun
1.aim; goal; purpose　​See also目指す
2.look; eyes; expression of eyes　​See also眼差し
Other forms
目指し 【めざし】、目差 【めざし】、目指 【めざし】

Question 1887

目刺し／めざし

Answer 1887

Noun
1.dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)​
Other forms
目刺 【めざし】

Question 1888

見渡す／みわたす

Answer 1888

Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of​
Other forms
見わたす 【みわたす】

Question 1889

見渡す限り／みわたすかぎり

Answer 1889

Expression, No-adjective
1.as far as the eye can see​
Other forms
見渡すかぎり 【みわたすかぎり】

Question 1890

へばり付く／へばりつく

Answer 1890

Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb

1.to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)　​Usually written using kana alone

Question 1891

視線／しせん

Answer 1891

Noun

1.one’s line of sight; one’s gaze; one’s eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

Question 1892

視線を注ぐ／しせんをそそぐ

Answer 1892

Expression, Godan verb with gu ending

1.to watch intently; to stare　​See also注ぐ そそぐ

Question 1893

特有／とくゆう

Answer 1893

No-adjective, Na-adjective

1.characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

Question 1894

甥／おい

Answer 1894

Noun

1.nephew　​See also甥御,See also甥子

Question 1895

甥っ子／おいっこ

Answer 1895

Noun
1.nephew​
Other forms
甥っこ 【おいっこ】、甥子 【おいっこ】、甥子 【おいご】

Question 1896

猶子／ゆうし

Answer 1896

Noun

1.nephew (like a son); another child considered as one’s own

Question 1897

甥御／おいご

Answer 1897

Noun
1.(another person’s) nephew​　Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)
Other forms
甥ご 【おいご】

Question 1898

令甥／れいせい

Answer 1898

Noun

1.your nephew　​Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Question 1899

甥姪／おいめい

Answer 1899

Noun
1.nephews and nieces​
Other forms
甥姪 【せいてつ】

Question 1900

姪／めい

Answer 1900

Noun

1.niece

Question 1901

姪っ子／めいっこ

Answer 1901

Noun
1.niece​　Familiar language,See also姪
Other forms
姪子 【めいっこ】
Notes
姪子: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1902

姪御／めいご

Answer 1902

Noun

1.(another person’s) niece　​Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Question 1903

令姪／れいてつ

Answer 1903

Noun

1.your niece　​Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Question 1904

非正規／ひせいき

Answer 1904

Noun
1.irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; atypical employment​Abbreviation,See also非正規雇用,See also非正規労働者
No-adjective, Noun or verb acting prenominally
2.non-regular; irregular​
3.subnormal (number); denormal; denormalized​　Computer terminology,See also非正規数 ひせいきすう

Question 1905

非正規雇用／ひせいきこよう

Answer 1905

Noun

1.irregular employment; atypical employment　​See also正規雇用

Question 1906

非正規生／ひせいきせい

Answer 1906

Noun

1.exchange or research student (as opposed to regular undergraduate or graduate)​　See also正規生 せいきせい

Question 1907

補償／ほしょう

Answer 1907

Noun, Suru verb

1.compensation; reparation

Question 1908

対処／たいしょ

Answer 1908

Noun, Suru verb

1.dealing with; coping with

Question 1909

破綻／はたん

Answer 1909

Noun, Suru verb
1.failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy​
Other forms
破たん 【はたん】

Question 1910

ずっしり

Answer 1910

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb
1.heavily; profoundly​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
ずしり、ずしっ、ズシッと

Question 1911

拍車／はくしゃ

Answer 1911

Noun

1.(riding) spur

Question 1912

拍車を掛ける／はくしゃをかける

Answer 1912

Expression, Ichidan verb
1.to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage​
Other forms
拍車をかける 【はくしゃをかける】

Question 1913

目下／めした

Answer 1913

Noun

1.subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior​　See also目上,　See also部下

Question 1914

目下／もっか

Answer 1914

Adverbial noun, Temporal noun

1.at present; now

Question 1915

決行／けっこう

Answer 1915

Noun, Suru verb

1.doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

Question 1916

五指／ごし

Answer 1916

Noun

1. the five fingers​
2. leading five; top five

Question 1917

五指に入る／ごしにはいる

Answer 1917

Expression, Godan verb with ru ending

1.to be among the top five; to be one of the five best​　Idiomatic expression

Question 1918

方角／ほうがく

Answer 1918

Noun

1. direction; way​
2. point of the compass; cardinal direction; bearing​　See also方位
3. method; means; approach

Question 1919

未知数／みちすう

Answer 1919

Noun
1.(an) unknown; unknown number; variable​　Mathematics,See also既知数
Noun, No-adjective
2.unknown quantity; not yet known

Question 1920

収集／しゅうしゅう

Answer 1920

Noun, Suru verb

1. collecting; accumulating; gathering
2. collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
3. garbage collection; waste collection

Other forms
蒐集 【しゅうしゅう】、拾集 【しゅうしゅう】、蒐輯 【しゅうしゅう】
Notes
蒐輯: Out-dated kanji.

Question 1921

収集品／しゅうしゅうひん

Answer 1921

Noun

1.collectibles

Question 1922

収集癖／しゅうしゅうへき

Answer 1922

Noun
1.collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism​
Other forms
蒐集癖 【しゅうしゅうへき】

Question 1923

収集魔／しゅうしゅうま

Answer 1923

Noun

1.collecting maniac

Question 1924

収集日／しゅうしゅうび

Answer 1924

Noun

1.collection day (for rubbish)

Question 1925

躍起／やっき

Answer 1925

Na-adjective, Noun

1.desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

Question 1926

客足／きゃくあし

Answer 1926

Noun

1.customer traffic; customers; custom

Question 1927

腹ごしらえ／はらごしらえ

Answer 1927

Noun, Suru verb
1.having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal​
Other forms
腹拵え 【はらごしらえ】

Question 1928

完食／かんしょく

Answer 1928

Noun, Suru verb

1.eating everything (on one’s plate, etc.)

Question 1929

倍率／ばいりつ

Answer 1929

Noun

1. magnification; leverage; amplification; scaling factor; scale factor​
2. acceptance rate; pass rate (of an exam, etc.)

Question 1930

虱潰し／しらみつぶし

Answer 1930

Noun
1.very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring​　Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
蝨潰し 【しらみつぶし】

Question 1931

番目／ばんめ

Answer 1931

Counter
1.indicates position in a sequence​　See also目 め
Noun
2.divisions of a kabuki performance​
Other forms
番め 【ばんめ】

Question 1932

つがい目／つがいめ

Answer 1932

Noun
1.joint; hinge​
Other forms
番い目 【つがいめ】、番目 【つがいめ】

Question 1933

虚構／きょこう

Answer 1933

Noun
1.fiction; fabrication; concoction
No-adjective
2.fictitious; fictional; imaginary

Question 1934

配分／はいぶん

Answer 1934

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.distribution; allotment

Question 1935

配分法／はいぶんほう

Answer 1935

Noun

1.allocation (accounting)　​Finance term

Question 1936

減るもんじゃない ／へるもんじゃない

Answer 1936

Expression

1.it’s no big deal; it’s nothing to fret about; it’s not like it’s the end of the world

Question 1937

やむを得ない／やむをえない

Answer 1937

Expression, I-adjective
1.cannot be helped; unavoidable​
Other forms
止むを得ない 【やむをえない】、已むを得ない 【やむをえない】

Question 1938

気前／きまえ

Answer 1938

Noun

1.generosity

Question 1939

嫌らしい／いやらしい

Answer 1939

I-adjective
1.unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty​　Usually written using kana alone
2.lewd; lascivious; obscene; filthy; dirty　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
嫌らしい 【やらしい】、厭らしい 【いやらしい】、厭らしい 【やらしい】

Question 1940

有意義／ゆういぎ

Answer 1940

Na-adjective

1.significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

Question 1941

有意義に過ごしてください／ゆういぎにすごしてください

Answer 1941

Expression
1.have a good time!​
Other forms
有意義に過ごして下さい 【ゆういぎにすごしてください】

Question 1942

筋肉質／きんにくしつ

Answer 1942

Noun

1.muscularity

Question 1943

がっちり

Answer 1943

Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb
1.solid; robust; well-built​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2.tight; taut　​Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
3.shrewd; calculating; astute​　Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
ガッチリ

Question 1944

類い ／たぐい

Answer 1944

Noun
1.kind; sort; type​　Usually written using kana alone
2.equal; match; peer​　See also類いする,See also類いない
Other forms
比い 【たぐい】、類 【たぐい】、比 【たぐい】

Question 1945

類似点／るいじてん

Answer 1945

Noun

1.points of similarity

Question 1946

類友／るいとも

Answer 1946

Noun

1.hobby friend; friend gained through common interests or personality​Colloquialism,See also　類は友を呼ぶ

Question 1947

類義語／るいぎご

Answer 1947

Noun
1.quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)　​linguistics terminology,See also同義語

Question 1948

類のない／るいのない

Answer 1948

Expression, I-adjective
1.unprecedented; unparalleled; unparalleled​
Other forms
類の無い 【るいのない】

Question 1949

筒抜け／つつぬけ

Answer 1949

Noun

1. being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets)​
2. going in one ear and out the other

Question 1950

枷／かせ

Answer 1950

Noun

1. shackles; fetters; irons; handcuffs; restraint; constraint​
2. bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship; binding relationships; encumbrance

Question 1951

悟る／さとる

Answer 1951

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to perceive; to sense; to discern
2.to understand; to comprehend; to realize
3.to attain enlightenment​ Buddhist term
Other forms
覚る 【さとる】

Question 1952

放出／ほうしゅつ

Answer 1952

Noun, Suru verb

1.release; emission; ejection

Question 1953

閉塞／へいそく

Answer 1953

Noun, Suru verb
1.blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion​
Other forms
閉そく 【へいそく】

Question 1954

煮詰まる／につまる

Answer 1954

Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb

1. to be boiled down​
2. to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse​　Colloquialism,sometimes considered incorrect
3. to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

Other forms
煮詰る 【につまる】

Question 1955

台頭／たいとう

Answer 1955

Noun, Suru verb
1.rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one’s head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power; gathering strength​
Other forms
擡頭 【たいとう】

Question 1956

末期／まっき

Answer 1956

Noun
1.closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; end-of-life (care, decision making, etc.)​
Noun or verb acting prenominally
2.terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final​
Other forms
末季 【まっき】　まつご

Question 1957

末期の水／まつごのみず

Answer 1957

Noun

1.attend a dying person

Question 1958

末期がん／まっきがん

Answer 1958

Noun
1.terminal cancer​
Other forms
末期癌 【まっきがん】

Question 1959

末期養子／まつごようし

Answer 1959

Noun
1.deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 1960

同志／どうし

Answer 1960

Noun

1. like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment​
2. comrade; fellow; kindred soul​　See also同士 どうし

Question 1961

同志愛／どうしあい

Answer 1961

Noun
1.affection among kindred spirits; bonding; fellow feeling​
Other forms
同士愛 【どうしあい】

Question 1962

奪取／だっしゅ

Answer 1962

Noun, Suru verb

1.usurpation; taking back; dispossession

Question 1963

腕ずく／うでずく

Answer 1963

Noun, No-adjective
1.main force; brute force; strong-arm​
Other forms
腕尽く 【うでずく】、腕尽 【うでずく】、腕尽く 【うでづく】、腕づく 【うでづく】、腕尽 【うでづく】
Notes
腕尽: Irregular okurigana usage. 腕尽: Irregular okurigana usage.

Question 1964

大別／たいべつ

Answer 1964

Noun, Suru verb

1.general classification; broad categorization

Question 1965

逆手／さかて

Answer 1965

Noun
1.underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis)​　See also順手
2.unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)​
Other forms
逆手 【さかて】

Question 1966

逆手に取る／さかてにとる

Answer 1966

Expression, Godan verb with ru ending

1.to use somebody’s (argument, attack) against them

Question 1967

逆手打ち／ぎゃくてうち

Answer 1967

Noun, Suru verb

1.backhand (tennis, etc.)

Question 1968

引っくるめる／ひっくるめる

Answer 1968

Ichidan verb
1.to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything　​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
引っ括める 【ひっくるめる】

Question 1969

構想／こうそう

Answer 1969

Noun, Suru verb

1.plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme

Question 1970

構想力／こうそうりょく

Answer 1970

Noun

1.power of conception; conceptual ability

Question 1971

途方／とほう

Answer 1971

Noun

1.way; destination; reason　​See also途方に暮れる,　See also途方もない とほうもない

Question 1972

途方もない／とほうもない

Answer 1972

Expression, I-adjective
1.extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd​
Other forms
途方も無い 【とほうもない】

Question 1973

途方に暮れる／とほうにくれる

Answer 1973

Expression, Ichidan verb
1.to be at a loss; to be puzzled​
Other forms
途方にくれる 【とほうにくれる】

Question 1974

打ち切る／うちきる

Answer 1974

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close​
Other forms
打切る 【うちきる】

Question 1975

殺戮／さつりく

Answer 1975

Noun, Suru verb
1.slaughter; massacre​
Other forms
殺りく 【さつりく】

Question 1976

明言／めいげん

Answer 1976

Noun, Suru verb

1.declaration; statement

Question 1977

大小／だいしょう

Answer 1977

Noun
1.size
Noun, No-adjective
2.large and small (sizes); various sizes​
Noun
3.daishō (matched pair of long and short swords)​
4.large and small drums​
5.long months and short months​
6.sic bo (Macau dice game); tai sai; dai siu; big and small​
Place
7.Daishou

Question 1978

大小便／だいしょうべん

Answer 1978

Noun

1.feces and urine

Question 1979

飛躍的／ひやくてき

Answer 1979

Na-adjective

1.rapidly

Question 1980

飛躍／ひやく

Answer 1980

Noun, Suru verb

1. leaping; activity
2. leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic)
3. making great strides; making rapid progress​
4. emerging​
5. becoming active; playing an active part

Question 1981

当分／とうぶん

Answer 1981

Adverb, Temporal noun

1. for the present; for the time being​
2. for a while; for some time

Question 1982

当分の間／とうぶんのあいだ

Answer 1982

Expression
1.for the present; for the time being​
Other forms
当分の間 【とうぶんのかん】

Question 1983

無垢／むく

Answer 1983

-adjective, Noun
1.pure; innocent; spotless; immaculate; unspoiled​
2.pure; unmixed; unadulterated　​See also金無垢
Noun
3.long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth​　See also白無垢

Question 1984

無垢清浄／むくせいじょう

Answer 1984

Noun, Na-adjective

1.pure and innocent; immaculate​　Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Question 1985

無垢材／むくざい

Answer 1985

Noun

1.solid wood (as opposed to veneer); natural wood

Question 1986

いざという時／いざというとき

Answer 1986

Expression
1.when it’s important; when it comes to the crunch; when push comes to shove; when it comes to the point; in one’s hour of need; at the critical moment​　See alsoいざ
Other forms
いざと言う時 【いざというとき】

Question 1987

いざとなったら

Answer 1987

Expression
1.when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives​
Other forms
いざとなれば、いざとなると

Question 1988

十中八九／じゅうちゅうはっく

Answer 1988

Adverbial noun, Noun
1.in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability　​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Other forms
十中八九 【じゅうちゅうはっく】、十中八九 【じゅっちゅうはっく】

Question 1989

経由／けいゆ

Answer 1989

Noun, Suru verb
1.going through; going via; going by way of​
Other forms
経由 【けいゆう】

Question 1990

経由地／けいゆち

Answer 1990

Noun

1.transit point; transit airport; connection airport

Question 1991

大天使／だいてんし

Answer 1991

Noun

1.archangel

Question 1992

目測／もくそく

Answer 1992

Noun, Suru verb

1.eye measurement; measure with eye

Question 1993

すれ違い／すれちがい

Answer 1993

Noun
1.passing each other​
2.crossing paths without meeting　​See also行き違い いきちがい
3.(being at) cross purposes; (having) discrepancies​
Other forms
擦れ違い 【すれちがい】

Question 1994

すれ違いざま／すれちがいざま

Answer 1994

Expression
1.while passing each other​　See alsoすれ違い
Other forms
すれ違い様 【すれちがいざま】、擦れ違いざま 【すれちがいざま】、擦れ違い様 【すれちがいざま】

Question 1995

不意打ち／ふいうち

Answer 1995

Noun
1.surprise attack​
Other forms
不意討ち 【ふいうち】

Question 1996

横取り／よこどり

Answer 1996

Noun, Suru verb

1.snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

Question 1997

雑用／ざつよう

Answer 1997

Noun, No-adjective
1.chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs​
2.miscellaneous expenses​　Only applies to ぞうよう
Other forms
雑用 【ぞうよう】

Question 1998

切迫／せっぱく

Answer 1998

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective

1.pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

Question 1999

切迫感／せっぱくかん

Answer 1999

Noun

1.sense of urgency

Question 2000

切迫流産／せっぱくりゅうさん

Answer 2000

Noun

1.threatened abortion; imminent abortion; threatened miscarriage; imminent miscarriage