Japanese Vocabulary Flashcards
然して/そして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Example:
そして思った。
And Ithought.
見識/けんしき
views; opinion; discernment /pride; self-respect
Example:
見識のある男
a manofgoodjudgement
懸念/けねん
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
Example:
私は彼に関する懸念はない。
Ihave no worriesconcerninghim.
並々ならぬ/なみなみならぬ
extraordinary; uncommon
Example:
彼らが並々ならぬパフォーマンスで観客の喝采を浴びました 。
Theirextraordinaryperformancewonapplausefrom the audience.
文芸/ぶんげい
literature
the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
Example:
文芸批評
literary criticism
生真面目/きまじめ
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
Example:
生真面目で誠実な人物だと伝わっている。
Hewas saidtohave beenvery seriousand sincere.
染色体/せんしょくたい
chromosome
Example:
性染色体でない染色体
anychromosomethat isnot asex chromosome
サイコロ
Dice
Examples:
サイコロの構造
DICE STRUCTURE
隈なく/くまなく
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
Examples:
ごみは隈なく除去された。
Waste was avoided thoroughly.
厳密/げんみつ
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
Example:
厳密な意味での, 厳密に言えば.
in the strict sense
斬新/ざんしん
novel; original; newness
Example:
これは斬新です。
This is original.
威張らせ/いばらせ
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one’s weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy; to be pushy; to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to swagger; to boast; to brag
Example:
威張って吐く言葉
words uttered to express pride in oneself
作法/さほう
manners; etiquette; propriety
manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
Example:
夜遅く人を訪問するのは無作法だ。
It is bad manners to visit late at night.
ちくり
prickling; stinging; biting
tale-telling; tattling
Examples:
くそー、渚の奴、本当に先生にちくりゃがった。
Dammit, that pest Nagisa, she really went and snitched on me to the teachers.
痺れる/しびれる
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb)
to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock)
to be excited; to be titillated; to be mesmerized; to be enthralled
Examples:
足が痺れて立てなかった。
My feet went to sleep and I couldn’t stand up.
拗らせる/こじらせる
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
Examples:
「秋ちゃん今日休み」「風邪こじらせみたいね」
“Aki’s off school today?” “It seems her cold got worse.”
盆/ぼん
tray
family; household
O-Bon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead
Examples:
日本人は、お盆の間先祖が自分たちのところにやってきてると信じている。
During O-bon, Japanese people believe they receive a visit from an ancestor.
頓痴気/トンチキ
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
Examples:
このトンチキがまたしくじた。
This dimwit messed up again.
ダチ公/ダチこう
buddy; friend
Examples:
俺のダチ公よ~その顔するなよお前ならできる!
Buddy don’t look so down you can do it!
陰謀/いんぼう
plot; intrigue; scheme
conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
Examples:
その陰謀を画策してる人たちを必要以上に大きく見てしまうことは、まさに彼らの思うツボだと思います。
I think overestimating the people masterminding that conspiracy is exactly what they want.
すたすた
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
Examples:
すたすたに歩く男たち決勝戦に近寄る。
Men walking briskly approaching the semifinals.
怨念/おんねん
deep-seated grudge; hatred
Examples:
この怨念あなたの人生を無駄にする。
This hatred will ruin your life.
忌々しい/いまいましい
annoying; provoking
Examples:
真っ赤な手紙を忌々しいしげに見つめ、これが悪名高赤紙って奴なのか?
I glare resentfully at the crimson letter, is this the infamous red-paper draft notice?
腕白/わんぱく
naughty; mischievous; unruly
Examples:
彼女は腕白小僧に腹を立てている。
She got angry with the naughty boy.
満更/まんざら
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
Examples:
彼の演説はまんざら捨てたものではなかった。
His speech was not altogether bad.
断じて/ だんじて
absolutely; positively; decidedly
Examples:
「背が伸びて 入らないわとね」そう、断じて太ったわけではない!」成長したという便利な言葉は我々の切り札」
“We’ve got taller so they don’t fit.” “Right, it’s certainly not that we’ve got fat!” “The useful phrase ‘grown up’ is our trump card.”
怖じける/おじける
to be afraid (of); to be frightened (of)
Examples:
怖じけるような真似をするな。
Don’t act a like a “scardey cat.”
賑わう/にぎわう
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with
to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
Examples:
通りは買い物客で賑わっている。
The streets are alive with shoppers.
更ける/ふける
to get late; to advance; to wear on
Examples:
夜が更けるまで彼らの話は尽きなかった。
They didn’t run out of conversation until late at night.
大見得 /おおみえ
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
Examples:
こんな大胆大見得なパフォーマンスやるなくていい。
You don’t need to make this bold grand performance.
痺れ/しびれ
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
Examples:
彼が決断できないのに私は痺れをきらしている。
I am impatient with his inability to make decisions.
陽気/ようき
cheerful; jovial; merry; lively
Examples:
陽気な席で、人気の隣に興ざめの者が座っていることがよくある。
At a hilarious party, one frequently finds a wet blanket sitting next to the life of the party.
大抵/たいてい
mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally
Examples:
大抵の学芸は最初に基礎をしっかりやっておかないと、その先スムーズに身に付けることができません。
With most of the arts, if you don’t get the basics down properly then it is difficult to acquire further skills.
柄にも無い/がらにもない
out of character; unlike one
Examples:
柄にも無いことを言うな。
Don’t speak out of line.
例年/れいねん
average (normal, ordinary) year every year; annually
Examples:
例年になく寒い冬だそですね。
I hear that you are having an unusually cold winter.
心がける/こころがける
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
Examples:
文法的に正しい文章をつくるよう心がけるべきだ。
You should try to produce grammatical sentences.
省エネ/しょうエネ
energy conservation; economical use of energy
Examples:
省エネのためにコンビニの24時間営業を廃止しろ!
Save energy by abolishing the convenience stores’ 24-hour-a-day trading!
処方/しょほう
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
Examples:
医者に相談して鎮静剤を処方してもらうのはどうでしょうか。
How about consulting a doctor and getting sedatives prescribed?
都度 /つど
each (every) time; whenever Examples: でも毎回その都度何かが起こる。 But each and every time something happens.
調節/ちょうせつ
regulation; adjustment; control
Examples:
調節レバーを上に上げると座面の高さを調節できます。
You can adjust the seat height by moving the adjustment lever up.
湯沸かし器/ゆわかしき
water-heater; water-boiler
Examples:
貯湯式湯沸かし器という湯沸かし器。
a heater used to store hot-water
あり方/ありかた
the way something ought to be
the (current) state of things; how things are
Examples:
ヒートアイランド現象の実態解析と対策のあり方について。
An analysis of the nature of the heat island phenomenon and countermeasures.
欠かせない/かかせない
indispensable; vital; fundamental; imperative; crucial; critical
Examples:
敵対企業を貶めたり、秘密情報を入手したりと、大企業に欠かせない存在であるため、ハイリスクながらハイリターンが望める仕事だ。
Causing competitors to fail, obtaining confidential information, something that big business just can’t do without - high risk but at the same time high return work.
変動/へんどう
change; fluctuation
Examples:
世界が一丸となって気候変動の問題に取り組む必要がある。
The whole world needs to tackle the problem of climate change together.
制作/せいさく
work (film, book)
production; creation; turning (something) out; development
Examples:
『北の国から』は北海道富良野市を舞台にしたフジテレビジョン制作のテレビドラマ。
“From the North Country” is a TV drama produced by Fuji TV and set in Furano in Hokkaido.
費用対効果/ひようたいこうか
cost-effectiveness
Examples:
費用対効果がより高くてより効果的なエネルギ吸収体の提供。
To provide a more efficient energy absorber and with higher cost-efficiency.
保有/ほゆう
possession; retention; maintenance
Examples:
会社を経営することと保有することとは違う。
Management of a company is different from ownership of a company.
公布/こうふ
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation
Examples:
食品衛生法をここに公布する。
The Food Sanitation Act is hereby promulgated.
事業者/じぎょうしゃ
business person
operator; carrier (telecommunications, transport, etc.)
Examples:
お父さんが「あなたは事業者ではない」でその替わりに「俺のことなんか何も知らないだろ?」発言した。
My father said “I’m not a businessman” and in return I said “you don’t know who I am.”
開示/ かいじ
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
Examples:
文書開示方法、文書開示装置、および文書開示プログラム。
DOCUMENT DISCLOSURE METHOD, DOCUMENT DISCLOSURE SYSTEM, AND DOCUMENT DISCLOSURE PROGRAM.
賃貸住宅/ちんたいじゅうたく
rental house; rental housing; house to let
Examples:
住宅賃貸方法、住宅賃貸価格計算装置および住宅。
HOUSE RENTING METHOD, HOUSE RENTAL PRICE CALCULATOR AND HOUSE.
被写体/ひしゃたい
(photographic) subject
Examples:
被写体に気づかれないようにそぉっとカメラを取り出し、フアインダーを覗く。
I quietly take out my camera, so as not to be noticed by my photographic subject, and peek through the finder.
守備/しゅび
defense; defense
Examples:
彼は良い打者であるだけでなく素晴らしい守備の選手でもある。
He is not only a good batter but also a wonderful defense.
施す/ほどこす
to give (time, money, goods); to donate
to do; to perform; to conduct
to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to sow; to seed; to scatter (e.g. fertilizer); to sprinkle
to spread far and wide
Examples:
防音設備が施されブライべートを重視したゲストルームです。
It’s a guest room equipped with soundproofing with an emphasis on privacy.
売れ行き/うれゆき
sales; demand
Examples:
彼女の本はかなりの売れ行きだ。
Her books sell pretty well.
生活排水/せいかつはいすい
domestic wastewater; household effluent
Examples:
人間の生活排水に起因する汚泥から底生動物を効果的に保護する。
To effectively protect benthos from sludge attributable to human domestic wasted water.
軽減/けいげん
abatement; reduction
Examples:
軽減するまたは取り除く(圧力またはストレス)または、制圧を軽減する。
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
先決/せんけつ
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
Examples:
この問題を解決するのが先決だ。
We must solve this problem first.
細心/さいしん
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
Examples:
細心の注意を払って働く人.
a conscientious worker
書籍/しょせき
book; publication
Examples:
書籍購入者(ユーザ)が書籍を購入すると、当該書籍に印刷されている書籍特定情報(たとえばISBNコード)を元に自身の書籍購入者端末(ユーザ端末)から情報提供サーバにアクセスする。
A book purchaser (user) after buying a book accesses an information providing server through his or her terminal (user terminal) according to book specification information (e.g. ISBN code) printed on the book.
現政権/げんせいけん
current administration; present government
Examples:
現在政権をとっていない政党。
the shakiness of the present regime.
支持/しじ
support; backing; endorsement; approval
Examples:
少数の支持者。
a handful of supporters.
不可欠/ふかけつ
indispensable; essential
Examples:
この作業は不可欠です。
This work is essential.
離陸/りりく
takeoff
Examples:
嵐が飛行機の離陸を妨害した。
A storm prevented the plane from taking off.
航空機/こうくうき
aircraft
Examples:
航空機が行う機動。
a maneuver executed by an aircraft.
免れる/まぬがれる
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert; to elude; to be exempted from
Examples:
危うく死を免れる。
to narrowly escape death.
しょっちゅう
always; constantly; frequently; often
Examples:
彼女はしょっちゅう泣いている。
She is always crying.
一人称/いちにんしょう
first person
I (pronoun)
Examples:
一人称小説という小説形態
a style of story called a {first-person novel}
飯/めし
cooked rice
meal; food
one’s livelihood
Steamed rice
Examples:
ご飯ですよ!
Time for dinner!
出くわす/でくわす
to happen to meet; to come across
Examples:
私はあなたみたいな人に出くわすとうんざりします。
I am sick of meeting people like you.
発覚/はっかく
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
Examples:
妊娠が発覚する。
To detect a pregnancy.
時効/じこう
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription)
becoming invalid or void after a set time
Statute of limitations
Examples:
ある権利を消滅させる時効
a judicial ruling in which one’s rights are revoked
万年筆/まんねんひつ
fountain pen
Examples:
万年筆に似た小型の懐中電燈
a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen
産湯/うぶゆ
a baby’s first bath
Examples:
産湯をつかわせるのに用いた容器
a tub in which to bathe a newborn baby
浸かる/つかる
to be submerged; to be soaked
to be pickled; to be well seasoned
to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
Examples:
私はお風呂に浸かる。
I sink into the tub.
心労/しんろう
anxiety; worry; fear
Examples:
命取りになるのは過労ではなく心労である
It is not work that kills, but worry.
過度/かど
excessive; immoderate
Examples:
過度に支払う
pay too much
一昼夜/いっちゅや
whole day and night; 24 hours
客が芸者を一昼夜通して買うこと
Examples:
the action of a customer hiring a geisha for a full day and night
相応しい/ふさわしい
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
Examples:
それは私に相応しい。
That is suitable for me.
生後/せいご
post-natal; since birth
Examples:
生後三日たった赤子
a baby three days old
目鼻立ち/めはなだち
(set of) facial features; looks
Examples:
彼女は目鼻立ちが揃っている、目鼻立ちが整っている
She has regular features―a regular set of features.
若年/じゃくねん
youth
Examples:
若年性高血圧症という病気
a disease called juvenile hypertension
論語/ろんご
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
Examples:
ああいうのを論語読みの論語知らずというのだ.
He is what you might call a ‘learned fool’.
天命/てんめい
God’s will; heaven’s decree; mandate of Heaven; fate; karma; destiny
one’s life; one’s lifespan
Mandate of Heaven
Examples:
これは、「人間の寿命は、天命によって決められている。
This means ‘Our longevity is determined by fate.
端麗/たんれい
grace; beauty; elegance
Examples:
容姿端麗で才気があり、笙の演奏では天才的だったと伝わる。
He was a handsome and brilliant man, and his sho (a traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes) playing was said to be pure genius.
撫でる/なでる
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to pat; to rub to comb (hair); to smooth down
Examples:
軽く触るまたは撫でる
touch or stroke lightly
統計/とうけい
statistics
Examples:
私は統計学を専攻しています。
I am majoring in statistics.
出世/しゅっせ
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
Examples:
自力で出世した男.
a self‐made man
猛々しい/たけだけしい
ferocious; fierce
audacious; impudent; shameless; brazen
Examples:
猛々しい悪人
a fierce villain
粗野/そや
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
Examples:
粗野な人
a crude person
容態/ようたい
condition; state (of health); appearance
Examples:
彼の容態は良くなって来ている。
His condition is getting better.
予断を許さない/よだんをゆるさない
highly unpredictable; touch and go
Examples:
また、原子力発電所事故は、依然として予断を許さない状況が続いております。
The situation of accidents at the nuclear power plants, meanwhile, remains unpredictable.
志操堅固/しそうけんご
being faithful to one’s principles; being of firm purpose and deep commitment; constancy; true blue
Examples:
彼は志操堅固な人だ
He has a firm purpose.
高潔/こうけつ
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
Examples:
彼は高潔な人格を具えている
He possesses a high character
清廉/せいれん
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
Examples:
私はその件に関しては清廉潔白だ
My hands are clean in regard to that matter.
巧妙/こうみょう
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
Examples:
抜け目なく巧妙な回答
a shrewd and politic reply
緻密/ちみつ
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
Examples:
緻密な眼を持っている
He has a closely observing eye
堅牢/けんろう
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
Examples:
その OS の堅牢性を向上させる
improve [increase] the robustness of the operating system
陰鬱/いんうつ
gloom; melancholy
Examples:
異常に陰鬱な、または不健康な精神状態
an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind
絶えず/たえず
constantly; always; continually; steadily
Examples:
世界は絶えず変化する
the world is constantly changing
内心/ないしん
inner thoughts; real intention; inmost heart; one's mind at heart; deep down; on the inside inner center (centre)
いざ
now; come (now); well
皆無/かいむ
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
当代随一/とうだいずいいち
the greatest of the day
誑かす/たぶらかす
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
知性/ちせい
intelligence
作風/さくふ
literary style
認知/にんち
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
応用/おうよう
(practical) application; putting to practical use
単に/たんに
simply; merely; only; solely
室内楽/しつないらく
chamber music
奏者/そうしゃ
instrumentalist; player
卓越/たくえつ
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
力量/りきりょう
ability; capacity; capability; talent
physical strength
取得者/しゅとくしゃ
acquirer
力学/りきがく
mechanics; dynamics
学問/がくもん
scholarship; study; learning
discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
物質/ぶっしつ
material; substance
統制/とうせい
regulation; control
Command and control
体系/たいけい
system; organization; organisation; architecture
新緑/しんりょく
fresh verdure; new green leaves
人柄/ひとがら
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
無策/むさく
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
無策無為/むさくむい
donothingism; do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.); being an idle onlooker taking no steps to meet the situation
見通す/みとおす
to see without obstruction; to see through
to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
虐待/ぎゃくたい
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
陰惨/いんさん
sadness and gloom
案じる/あんじる
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear
to investigate; to consider; to plan
to pat; to rub; to take a sword in one’s hand
戦慄/せんりつ
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
駆け足/かけあし
running fast; double time
cantering
doing things in a hurry
遣る瀬無い/やるせない
helpless; cheerless; miserable; disconsolate; dreary; downhearted
熱中/ねっちゅう
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
この度/このたび
this occasion; at this time; now
度に/たびに
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
陽気/ようき
cheerful; jovial; merry; lively
weather; season
spirit of yang
配管/はいかん
plumbing; piping
一定/いってい
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized; regularized; defined; standardized; standardized; certain; prescribed
潜在的/せんざいてき
latent; potential
永らえる/ながらえる
to have a long life; to live a long time
概ね/おおむね
in general; generally; mostly; roughly; largely; mainly; on the whole; by and large
支持率/しじりつ
approval rating
世論調査/よろんちょうさ
public opinion poll
審議会/しんぎかい
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
配慮/はいりょ
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care; trouble
自律的/じりつてき
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
推進者/すいせんしゃ
promoter; instigator; driving force; pioneer; leader
偶々/たまたま
occasionally; once in a while; seldom
casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
辞す/じす
to excuse oneself; to take one’s leave
to quit; to resign; to retire; to leave post
to decline; to turn down
to not hesitate
現職/げんしょく
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
煮え切らない/にえきらない
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
気早/きはや
quick-tempered; impatient
開運/かいうん
better fortune
開運商法/かいうんしょうほう
fraudulent way of business, cajoling people into buying articles for an extremely high price by claiming they will bring good luck
稜線/りょうせん
ridge line; lines of a mountain ridge
水をさす/みずをさす
to pour water (into); to dilute with water
to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on; to put a damper on; to estrange (people)
善意/ぜんい
virtuous mind
good intentions; good will
positive mindset
bona fides; good faith
辟易/へきえき
to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to be disconcerted; to dumbfounded
to be fed up with; to be tired of; to find unable to bear
to wince; to shrink back; to cringe
本音/ほんね
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
木々/きぎ
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
天守閣/てんしゅかく
castle tower; keep; donjon
近々/ちかぢか
soon; nearness; before long
店舗/てんぽ
shop; store
文部科学省/もんぶかがくしょう
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
層/そう
layer; seam; bed; stream; class; stratum
(counter for) storey (of a building); story; floor
グルメ
fine food; high-quality food
情報伝達/じょうほうでんたつ
information transfer; information transmission
韻律/いんりつ
rhythm; metre (poet)
動作/どうさ
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior; execution; actuation; operation; manners
表情/ひょうじょう
facial expression; countenance
著名/ちょめい
well-known; noted; celebrated
トウモロコシ畑/トウモロコシはたけ
corn field; maize field
凛々しい/りりしい
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting; chivalrous; manly; dignified
珍紛漢紛/ちんぷんかんぷん
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; “all Greek to me”; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible; babble; gibberish; jargon; gobbledygook
就きましては/つきましては
in line with this; therefore
事前/じぜん
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
答案/とうあん
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet
answer (to an exam question)
先ほど/さきほど
some time ago; not long ago; just now
やり取り/やりとり
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
宛てる/あてる
to address
外部/がいぶ
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior
outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
代理人/だいりにん
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative; attorney
商談/しょうだん
business discussion; negotiation
図る/はかる
to plan; to attempt; to devise
初対面/しょたいめん
first meeting; first interview with
海馬/かいば
seahorse; sea horse
hippocampusOnly applies to かいば
walrusOnly applies to かいば,
金融機関/きんゆうきかん
financial institutions; banking facilities
資金/しきん
funds; capital
仕送り/しおくり
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
調達/ちょうたつ
supply; provision; raising; procurement
生む/うむ
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs)
to produce; to yield; to give rise to; to deliver
交流/こうりゅう
(cultural) exchange; interchange; interaction; (inter-) mingling; (social, etc.) networking; intercourse
alternating current; AC
温暖/おんだん
warm; mild; temperate
配信/はいしん
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission
直感/ちょっかん
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
行い/おこない
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour; asceticism
こみ上げる/こみあげる
to fill (one’s heart); to experience a welling up of feelings or sensations
現時点/げんじてん
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
空白/くうはく
blank space; vacuum; space; null (NUL)
郷土愛/きょうどあい
love for one’s hometown
早春/そうしゅん
early spring
無神経/むしんけい
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
憤り/いきどおり
resentment; indignation; anger
統一/とういつ
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
声明/せいめい
declaration; statement; proclamation
折角/せっかく
with trouble; at great pains
rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited
動悸/どうき
palpitation (e.g. heart); pulsation; throbbing
正しく/まさしく
surely; no doubt; evidently
業界/ぎょうかい
business world; business circles; (the) industry
保守性/ほしゅせい
maintainability; serviceability
戸惑い/とまどい
being at sea; losing one’s bearings; confusion; wonderment
苛立ち/いらだち
irritation; annoyance; frustration
感嘆/かんたん
admiration; wonder; astonishment
羨望/せんぼう
envy
疑念/ぎねん
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
もどかしい
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going; (feeling) impatient; tantalizing; tantalizing
敬愛/けいあい
respect and affection
安堵/あんど
relief; reassurance
畏敬/いけい
reverence; awe; respect
身震い/みふるい
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
嘆息/たんそく
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
即ち/すなわち
that is; namely;
抑/そもそも
in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio
after all; anyway; actually; well, …; … on earth (e.g. “what on earth?”); … in the world (e.g. “why in the world?”)
建設/けんせつ
construction; establishment
対立/たいりつ
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
公共事業/こうきょうじぎょう
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
有るべき/あるべき
ideal; desirable; the way something should be; target; goal
運営/うんえい
management; administration; operation
委員/いいん
committee member
新制度/しんせいど
new system
即時/そくじ
prompt; immediate; in real time
単独/たんどく
sole; single; solo
independence; singleness; singularity
議論/ぎろん
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
審判/しんぱん
refereeing; trial; judgement; judgment; umpire; referee
乱闘/らんとう
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
Bench-clearing brawl
是非/ぜひ
certainly; without fail
right and wrong; pros and cons
原子力発電/げんしりょくはつでん
nuclear power generation; nuclear electricity generation
源/げん
source (of a river); fountainhead
source; origin; root
動向/どうこう
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
引き上げる/ひきあげる
to pull up; to drag up; to lift up
to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes)
to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire
to promote (someone to a higher position)
連日/れんじつ
day after day; every day
厳罰主義/げんばつしゅぎ
severe punishment policy; zero-tolerance policy; draconian-ism
更生/こうせい
rehabilitation; remaking one’s life; starting life anew
rebirth; regeneration; reorganization; rebuilding; recovery; restoration; remaking
coming back to life; revival; resuscitation
調停/ちょうてい
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
陶芸/とうげい
ceramic art; ceramics
Pottery
掲載/けいさい
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
蹂躪/じゅうりん
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
凌駕/りょうがする
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
頸椎/けいつい
cervical vertebrae
返済/へんさい
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
睾丸/こうがん
testicles; testes; balls
心筋梗塞/しんきんこうそく
heart attack; myocardial infarction
前兆/ぜんちょう
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor; presentiment
猛然/もうぜん
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
置けばよかった/おけばよかった
I wish I had …; I should have …; it would have been better if I had
けちのつき始め/けちのつきはじめ
the first sign of bad luck; the first bad omen
重度/じゅうど
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
身体障害/しんたいしょうがい
(physical) handicap
身振り/みぶり
gesture; gesticulation; motion
手振り/てぶり
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
高波/たかなみ
high waves; heavy seas
早速/さっそく
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
民衆/みんしゅう
people; populace; masses
弾圧/だんあつ
oppression; suppression; pressure
行進/こうしん
march; parade
政権/せいけん
(political) administration; political power
軍事/ぐんじ
military affairs
熱心/ねっしん
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
片道/かたみち
one-way (trip)
所要/しょよう
required; needed; necessary
懸命/けんめい
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
極意/きょくい
deepest level (of an art, skill, etc.); secret teachings; mysteries; innermost secrets; the secret (of success, etc.)
発条/ばね
spring (e.g. coil, leaf); mainspring; power spring
癒着/ゆちゃく
adhesion; conglutination
良し悪し/よしあし
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; suitability
having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
耽る/ふける
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by
快楽/かいらく
pleasure
原動力/げんどうりょく
motive power; driving force
来し方/こしかた
the past
幅広い/はばひろい
extensive; wide; broad
満ち足りる/みちたりる
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
造詣/ぞうけい
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
倩々/つらつら
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
手がける/てがける
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to work with; to have experience with
to rear; to look after
磨り減る/すりへったる
to be worn down; to be reduced
モフモフ
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy
気色悪い/きしょくわるい
weird; disgusting; sickening
使いこなす/つかいこなす
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
広範囲/こうはんい
extensive; vast range; wide scope
尤も/もっとも
but then; although; though
reasonable; natural; just
尤もらしい/もっともらしい
plausible; believable
solemn; dignified; serious
上京/じょうきょう
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
立ち寄る/たちよる
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
冠婚葬祭/かんこんそうさい
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
途方/とほう
way; destination; reason
時系列/じけいれつ
chronological order; time series
詰る/なじる
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to find fault; to harp on; to reprove
to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
散々/さんざん
thoroughly; completely; utterly
severely; harshly; terribly; miserably; wretchedly; badly
scattered; disconnected; dispersed; smashed into tiny pieces
荷台/にだい
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
接待/せったい
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
ずれ
gap; slippage
誤差/ごさ
measurement error; calculation error
要するに/ようするに
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
腫瘍/しゅよう
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
悪性/あくせい
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
evil nature; licentiousness; lewdness
機種/きしゅ
type of equipment; model
発熱/はつねつ
generation of heat
失明/しつめい
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
眼鏡/めがね
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles
着用/ちゃくよう
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
地形/ちけい
terrain; geographical features; topography
崖崩れ/がけくずれ
landslide; landslip
副作用/ふくさよう
side effect; adverse reaction
及ぼす/およぼす
to exert; to cause; to exercise
服用/ふくよう
taking medicine; dosing
胎児/たいじ
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
取引/とりひき
transactions; dealings; business
特許権/とっきょけん
patent rights
震度/しんど
seismic intensity
三つ子/みつこ
three-year-old
千島/ちしま
Kurile Islands
由来/ゆらい
origin; reason;
流転/るてん
metempsychosis
保安/ほあん
peace;security
丸太/まるた
log
白衣/はくい
white robe
幾何学/きかがく
geometry
仁王門/におうもん
Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings
芝字形/しじけい
Zigzag
急須/きゅうす
small teapot
井戸/いど
water well
沖天/ちゅうてん
rising into the heavens
補助金/ほじょきん
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
付与/ふよ
grant; allowance
符号/ふごう
sign; mark; symbol
静止/せいし
a stand still
風情/ふぜい
appearance; air
吾人/ごじん
we
切迫/せっぱく
To be tense; be imminent
舶来品/はくらいひん
imported goods
伯仲/はくちゅう
being evenly matched; being equal with
同胞/どうほう
countrymen;compatriot
飽食/ほうしょく
gluttony;saturation
譲歩/じょうほ
concession;compromise
醸造/じょうぞう
brewing; distillation
苛酷/かこく
rigorous;severe
出荷/しゅっか
shipping ;consignment
校歌/こうか
school song
河川/かせん
rivers
製靴/せいか
shoe-making
飼育/しいく
breeding 「Of livestock」
伺候/しこう
waiting upon (someone)
嗣子/しし
heir
摩天楼/まてんろう
skyscraper
担任/たんにん
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of
進学/しんがく
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
新品同様/しんぴんどうよう
as good as new
挙式/きょしき
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
教会/きょうかい
church; congregation
如何なる/いかなる
any kind of
登山/とざん
mountain climbing
無線/むせん
radio (communication)
wireless; not using wires
類する/るいする
to be similar to
選挙運動/せんきょうんど
election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing
精通/せいつう
having deep knowledge of; being expert in; being well versed in; being conversant with
自国民/じこくみん
citizens of one’s own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
懐/ふところ
bosom; bust
breast) pocket; purse; handbag
国際業務/こくさいぎょうむ
international service; international affairs
当行/とうこう
our bank
当たって砕けろ/あたってくだけろ
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
電化製品/でんかせいひん
electrical appliances; electric appliances
有する/ゆうする
to own; to be endowed with
片方/かたほう
one side; one party; counterpart; the other side; the other party
one of a pair;
埋め込む/うめこむ
to bury; to embed; to implant
他県/たけん
another prefecture; other prefectures
近郊/きんこう
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
名所/めいしょ
famous place
name and address (for a place)
商号/しょうごう
firm name; trade name
打ち切り/うちきり
- end; close; finish; truncation; discontinuance; closure; cancellation; breaking off; aborting
- end of play (in go)
排出/はいしゅつ
1.evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
記者会見/きしゃかいけん
1.press conference
研修生/けんしゅうせい
1.trainee
機関/きかん
- engine
- agency; organisation; organization; institution; organ; body
- system; facility; facilities
義務付ける/ぎむづける
1.to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
愛護/あいご
protection; tender care
対外/たいがい
1.external; foreign
対内/たいない
1.domestic; internal
直接投資/ちょくせつとうし
direct investment
精神療法/せいしんりょうほう
1.psychotherapy
著述/ちょじゅつ
1.writing; book; (literary) work
直面/ちょくめん
- confrontation
2. to face; to confront; to encounter
安価/あんか
- low-priced; cheap; inexpensive
2. shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
根気/こんき
1.patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
技能/ぎのう
technical skill; ability; capacity
重荷/おもに
1.load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
不合理/ふごうり
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
縁遠い/えんどおい
1.unconnected; weakly related; alien; far beyond (one’s means, ability)
生息/せいそく
1.inhabiting; living
不正/ふせい
1.injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity; dishonesty; illegality; fraud
表明/ひょうめい
1.declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression; announcement; assertion
明け暮れる/あけくれる
1.to do nothing but; to spend all one’s time doing
篭る/こもる
1.to shut oneself in (e.g. one’s room); to be confined in; to seclude oneself; to hide away; to stay inside (one’s shell)
度重なる/たびかさなる
1.to repeat; to be frequent
めり込む/めりこむ
1.to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
教育基本法/きょういくきほんほう
1.(Japanese) Education Act; Fundamental Law of Education
改正案/かいせいあん
1.reform bill; reform proposal; amendment
審議/しんぎ
1.deliberation
可決/かけつ
1.approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
希求/ききゅう
1.longing; great desire; aspiration
廃絶/はいぜつ
- abolition; elimination
2. extinction; discontinuation
切なる/せつなる
1.eager; earnest; ardent
軍拡競争/ぐんかくきょうそう
1.armaments race
止まる/とどまる
- to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place)
2. to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
とどまるところを知らない /とどまるところをしらない
1.knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
国々/くにぐに
1.countries
躍起/やっき
1.desperation; eagerness
基盤/きばん
- foundation; basis; base; footing; infrastructure
- bedrockGeology, etc. term
- substrate (circuit board)
苦情/くじょう
1.complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
出勤/しゅっきん
1.going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
命じる/めいじる
- to order; to command
2. to appoint
近寄る/ちかよる
1.to approach; to draw near
通/つう
- connoisseur; authority
2. counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
嫌味/いやみ
- disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; offensiveness; tastelessness
- cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment; sarcastic comment
嫌味を言う/いやみをいう
1.to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
革新派/かくしんは
1.reformist group
和む/なごむ
1.to be softened; to calm down
装飾/そうしょく
1.ornament; decoration
粋/いき
- chic; smart; stylish; tasteful; refined; sophisticated; worldly (esp. in terms of being familiar with the red light district, geishas and actors)
- considerate; understanding; sympathetic
- essence; the best; the creamOnly applies to すい
研磨/けんま
- grinding; polishing
2. refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
士官/しかん
1.officer (Military)
出仕/しゅっし
1.attendance; serving
寸志/すんし
1.small present; small token of appreciation; with compliments (e.g. written on small gift)
粗末/そまつ
1.crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
私邸/してい
1.private residence
指摘/してき
1.pointing out; identification
培養/ばいよう
1.cultivation; nurture; culture
陪食/ばいしょく
1.dining with one’s superior; dining with one’s superiors
湖畔/こはん
1.lake shore
法曹界/ほうそうかい
1.legal circles
回漕/かいそう
1.shipping
脹脛/ふくらはぎ
1.calf (of leg) Usually written using kana alone,
太もも/ふともも
- thigh
2. buttocks; arse; ass; butt
参る/まいる
- to go; to come; to callHumble (kenjougo),Usually written using kana alone
- to be defeated; to collapse; to die
- to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
- to be madly in love
- to visit (shrine, grave)
不景気/ふけいき
- economic slump; hard times; recession; depression
- poor (business); dull; slack; inactive
- gloomy; cheerless; dismal
人員/じんいん
1.number of persons; personnel
国際化/こくさいか
1.internationalization; internationalisation; i18n (in IT)
改良/かいりょう
1.improvement; reform
南場/なんば
1.south round Mahjong term
増幅器/ぞうふくき
1.amplifier
増幅/ぞうふく
- amplification (elec.)
2. magnification; amplification; making larger
同一/どういつ
- identical; same; one and the same; equal
2. fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
漏れなく/もれなく
1.without omission; in full Usually written using kana alone
来場者/らいじょうしゃ
1.those attending
記念品/きねんひん
1.souvenir; memento
商品券/しょうひんけん
1.gift certificate
一層/いっそう
Adverb, No-adjective
1.much more; still more; all the more; more than ever
Noun, No-adjective 2.single layer (or storey, etc.) Adverb 3.rather; sooner; preferably
企業/きぎょう
Noun
1.enterprise; business; company; corporation
企業家/きぎょうか
Noun
1.industrialist; entrepreneur
ブーム
Noun, Noun - used as a suffix, Suru verb
1.boom; rage; fad
Noun
2.boom; cross-arm
復習/ふくしゅう
Noun, Suru verb
1.review (of learned material); revision
単身赴任/たんしんふにん
Noun, Suru verb
1.job transfer away from one’s home; taking up a new post leaving one’s family behind
持ち込む/もちこむ
- to take something into …; to bring in; to carry in
- to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring (a proposal); to commence negotiations
- to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
階調/かいちょう
Noun
1.gradation; gradient
楷書/かいしょ
Noun
1.printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style
官僚/かんりょう
Noun
1.bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
寮長/りょうちょう
Noun
1.dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
明瞭/めいりょう
Na-adjective, Noun
1.clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
療養/りょうよう
Noun, Suru verb
1.recuperation; medical treatment
彩色/さいしき
Noun, Suru verb
1.coloring; coloring; coloration; coloration; painting
腹筋/ふっきん
Noun, Suru verb
- sit-up
- abdominal muscles; abs
道義/どうぎ
Noun
1.morality; moral principles
猥褻/わいせつ
Na-adjective, Noun
1.obscene; indecent; dirty; improper Usually written using kana alone
大輔/だいすけ
Noun
1.vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
輪っか/わっか
Noun
1.ring; loop (of rope)
淫靡/いんび
Na-adjective, Noun
1.impurity; obscenity
弄び物/もてあそびもの
Noun
1.plaything; toy
真鯛/まだい
Noun
1.red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy Usually written using kana alone
撤収/てっしゅう
Noun, Suru verb
- removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set)
- withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
胞子/ほうし
Noun, No-adjective
1.spore
牛耳る/ぎゅじる
1.to control; to take the lead in; to have under one’s thumb
度合い/どあい
Noun
1.degree; extent
手違い/てちがい
Noun
1.mistake; blunder; slipup
独裁国家/どくさいこっか
Noun
1.dictatorship; despotism
呉れ呉れも/くれぐれも
Adverb
- sincerely; earnestly Usually written using kana alone
- repeatedly; over and over; again and again Usually written using kana alone
素養/そよう
Noun
1.grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
摘発/てきはつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.exposing; unmasking; laying bare
標本/ひょうほん
Noun
1.example; specimen; sample
手柄/てがら
Noun
1.achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
懲役/ちょうえき
Noun
1.penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
調教/ちょうきょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.training (animals); breaking (animals)
利子/りし
Noun
1.interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
取材/しゅざい
Noun, Suru verb
- news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media)
- interview
せっかち
Na-adjective, Noun
1.hasty; impatient; restless; rash
肖る/あやかる
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
- to share (someone’s) good luck; to follow (someone’s) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something) Usually written using kana alone
- to be named after Usually written using kana alone
疑似/ぎじ
Noun or verb acting prenominally
1.pseudo; quasi; false; mock; sham; suspected (case)
捲る/まくる
Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves) Usually written using kana alone
Auxiliary verb, Godan verb with ru ending
2.to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to do with reckless abandon Usually written using kana alone
Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
3.to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behindSlang,Usually written using kana alone
卑猥/ひわい
Na-adjective, Noun
1.indecent; obscene
温厚/おんこう
Na-adjective, Noun
1.gentle; mild-mannered
外務省/がいむしょう
Noun
1.Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Organization
2.Ministry of Foreign Affairs
外交/がいこう
Noun
- diplomacy
- selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
転換/てんかん
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
生み出す/うみだす
Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
- to create; to bring forth; to produce
- to invent; to think up and bring into being
- to give birth to; to bear
家屋/かおく
Noun
1.house; building
図/ず
Noun, Noun - used as a suffix
- drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph
- sight; scene
急務/きゅうむ
Noun
1.urgent business; pressing need; imperative
派閥/はばつ
Noun, No-adjective
1.clique; faction
刺青/いれずみ
Noun, Suru verb
1.tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
Examples:
あなたは刺青を入れていますか?
Do you haveanytattoos?
振り切る/ふりきる
Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
- to shake off; to shake free from
- to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing
- to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
- to reject (request); to ignore
Examples:
その後、ウエハWの回転速度を、第2の回転速度R_2より速い第3の回転速度R_3まで加速して、残余のレジスト液を振り切る。
Then, therotational speedof thewaferW isacceleratedto athirdrotational speedR_3that ishigher thanthe secondone R_2,thusshakingoff aresidualresistliquid.
余程/よっぽど
Adverb, Noun, No-adjective
1.very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quiteUsually written using kana alone,
Adverb
2.just about to
Examples:
購入日から余程日があいていなければ、法要の際に一緒に依頼することが多い。
Priests are often required to hold this consecration ceremony at the same time as hoyo (memorial services) if the date of the latter is not very far from the former’s
捗る/はかどる
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to make progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
勉強や仕事が捗るようにさせる
to helpapersonworkmoreefficiently
前哨/ぜんしょう
Noun
1.outpost
Examples:
選挙は早くも前哨戦に入った.
Theelectionhasalreadyentereditspre-campaignstage.
前哨戦/ぜんしょうせん
Noun
- (preliminary) skirmish
- prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
Examples:
こうして、伏見城は関ヶ原の戦い前哨戦の舞台となる。
Fushimi-joCastlethenbecamethe stagefor thebeginningof theSekigaharaBattle.
些細/ささい
Na-adjective, Noun
1.trivial; slight
Examples:
些細なこと
atrifling matter
性悪/しょうわる
Na-adjective, Noun
1.ill-natured; inconstancy
Examples:
彼女は彼らが言うような性悪女ではない。
Sheisn’t aharpyasthey say.
株式投資/かぶしきとうし
Noun 1.equity investment Examples: オープン型株式投資信託という株式投資信託 a stockinvestment trustcalledan{open-end bond fund}
屡々/しばしば
Adverb
1.often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly Usually written using kana alone,
Examples:
ラクダは砂漠を旅するのに屡々用いられている。
Camelsareoftenusedtotravel inthe desert.
投書/とうしょ
Noun, Suru verb
1.letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader
2.contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
Examples:
投書を歓迎す
Contributionsarecordiallyinvited.
営業マン/えいぎょうまん
Noun
1.salesman; businessman
Examples:
法人営業部には少なくともあと10人の営業マンが必要だ。
TheCorporate Sales Departmentneedsat least10moresalespeople.
支店長/してんちょう
Noun
1.branch manager; manager of a branch office
Example:
社長は彼を支店へ左遷した.
The bossshuntedhimto abranchoffice.
昇進/しょうしん
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective 1.promotion; advancement; rising in rank Example: 秘書が昇進を求めているんです。 My secretary is pushing for a promotion.
収入/しゅうにゅう
Noun
1.income; receipts; revenue
Example:
非常に高い収入を得るチャンスがあるビジネス、月額100万円可能!!
There’s the chance to get a huge income in this business, a million yen a month is possible!
準決勝/じゅんけっしょう
Noun
1.semifinalSports term
Example:
このチームは準決勝に勝って決勝に進出した。
The team won the semifinals and advanced to the finals.
抽象画/ちゅうしょうが
Noun 1.abstract painting Example: 彼女は抽象画に対して強い偏見を持っている。 She is very biased against abstract painting.
試行錯誤/しこうさくご
Noun, Suru verb
1.trial and error Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Example:
試行錯誤は進歩に不可欠だ。
Trial and error is essential to progress.
燃料電池/ねんりょうでんち
Noun
1.fuel cell
Example:
燃料電池がいないとこの機械を動かすはずはない。
Without the fuel cell there is no way will be able to move the machine.
合意/ごうい
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
Example:
彼らは敵と合意に達した。
They came to terms with their enemy.
難航/なんこう
Noun, Suru verb
- difficult voyage; hard flight
- rough going; rough passage; running into trouble; stormy passage
Example:
飛行機が難航する
tohave adifficult flight
産物/さんぶつ
Noun
- product; produce
- result; fruit
Example:
日本はアメリカの農産物の最大の輸入国である。
Japan is the largest importer of U.S. farm products.
連休/れんきゅう
Noun
1.consecutive holidays
Example:
来週の月曜と火曜は連休だ。
Next Monday and Tuesday are consecutive holidays.
御尤も/ごもっとも
Expression
1.you are quite right Usually written using kana alone
Na-adjective, Noun
2.reasonable; natural; just Polite (teineigo), Usually written using kana alone
Example:
そうおっしゃるのはご尤も
Youhave good reason tosaythat.
背丈/せたけ
Noun 1.stature; height Example: 背丈はどのくらいですか。 How tall are you?
安泰/あんたい
Na-adjective, Noun
1.peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
Example:
まずこれで一家も安泰だ
This willpreservethepeaceof thefamily.
図に当たる/ずにあたる
Expression, Godan verb with ru ending
1.to hit the bull’s-eye; to go as expected
Example:
今の言ったことは図に当たったな!
What ya said right now was on the money!
最小/さいしょう
No-adjective, Noun
1.smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
Example:
最大と最小の差
Therange betweenthebiggestand thesmallest
難点/なんてん
Noun
1.fault; weakness
Example:
議論の難点をごまかしてしまう
Hewillargue awayaknottypoint.
発刊/はっかん
Noun, Suru verb
1.publish; start (new) publication
Example:
この雑誌は毎月発刊になる
Themagazineispublishedmonthly―comes outevery month.
学会誌/がっかいし
Noun
1.academic journal
Example:
神道史学会は1953年1月1日に学会誌「神道史研究」を創刊した。(現在も継続中)
Shinto-shi-gakkaifirstpublished’Shinto-shi-kenkyu’ (Study ofShintohistory)in January1, 1953 (andcontinuesto this day).
特集号/とくしゅうごう
Noun
1.special number
Example:
50周年記念特集号
The50th AnniversarySpecial Issue
会報/かいほう
Noun
1.bulletin; report
Example:
会報「紫野」の発行や慶弔業務を行っている。
Theypublish’Murasakino’ and arein charge ofcongratulatoryorcondolatoryduties.
会館/かいかん
Noun
1.meeting hall; assembly hall
Example:
行基生誕伝承のある地に建てられた自治会館が「匠会館(八区会館)」と呼ばれている。
The communityhallbuilt inthesupposedbirthplaceofGyokiis called’TakumiHall(orHachikuHall).’
道草/みちくさ
Noun, Suru verb
1.loitering on the way
Examples:
あなたはどこで道草を食っていたんですか。
Where didyouloiter on the wayhome?
生死/せいし
Noun
1.life and death
Examples:
彼は生死の境にいる
Hislifehangsin the balance
拘留/こうりゅう
Noun, Suru verb
1.custody; detention; confinement
Examples:
彼は再拘留された.
Hewasremandedincustody.
仕留める/しとめる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
Examples:
頼政は弓で鵺を射、駆けつけた郎党・猪の早太(いのはやた)が太刀で仕留める。
Yorimasashotthe nue withanarrow, and hisretainer,I noHayata, whoran tojoinhim,killedthemonsterwith his sword.
路地/ろじ
Noun
1.alley; alleyway; lane Only applies to 路地,Only applies to 露路
2.bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops) Only applies to 露地
- teahouse garden Only applies to 路地,Only applies to 露地
- path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
Examples:
これは道路地図です。
This isa roadmap.
保安官/ほあんかん
Noun
1.peace officer; sheriff
Examples:
彼は保安官によって処理された
Hewasprocessedby thesheriff
兼業/けんぎょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one’s main work; running (businesses) simultaneously
Noun
2.side business; job on the side
Examples:
日本の医者は薬屋を兼業する
The Japanesedoctorcombinestheapothecary’s business.
定価/ていか
Noun
1.list price; regular price; established price
Examples:
定価で売る
tosell ata fixed price
以って/もって
Expression
1.with; by; by means of Usually written using kana alone,usu. as をもって
2.because of; on account of; for; due to Usually written using kana alone,usu. as をもって
3.on (a day, date); at (a time); as of (e.g. today) Usually written using kana alone,usu. as をもって
4.adds emphasis to preceding word Usually written using kana alone
Expression, Conjunction
5.in addition (to being); moreover; as well as; and Usually written using kana alone,as でもって
6.therefore; and so; hence Usually written using kana alone
以て瞑すべし/もってめいすべし
Expression
1.being so content that one would not mind dying; one can now rest in peace; one ought to be contented with what has been accomplished Idiomatic expression
議決/ぎけつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.resolution; decision; vote
Examples:
議決機関の,議決をする権利
therightsenablingonetovote onproceedingsof alegislative body
出張/しゅっちょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.business trip; official trip
Examples:
彼は出張が多い。
Hehasmanybusinesstrips.
経路/けいろ
Noun
- course; route; path; channel
- process; means
Examples:
関連経路
Relatedroutes
経済性/けいざいせい
Noun
1.economy (saving money)
Examples:
燃料別経済性算出プログラム、燃料別経済性算出装置、及び燃料別経済性算出方法
FUEL-SPECIFICECONOMIC EFFICIENCYCALCULATION PROGRAM, FUEL-SPECIFICECONOMIC EFFICIENCYCALCULATIONDEVICE, AND FUEL-SPECIFICECONOMIC EFFICIENCYCALCULATION METHOD
電位差/でんいさ
Noun 1.(electric) potential difference Examples: 電池の両極間の電位差 thepotential differencebetweentwo polesof abattery
電流/でんりゅう
Noun
1.electric current
Examples:
直流電流という電流
anelectrical currentcalledadirect current
無断/むだん
Noun
1.without permission; without notice
Examples:
許可なしに,無断で
without permission
無断居住者/むだんきょじゅうしゃ
Noun
1.squatter; person who occupies a building or land without title or permission
無断欠勤/むだんけつきん
Noun, Suru verb
1.absence from work without permission
Examples:
あまりに多くの無断欠勤
too manyunexcusedabsences
無断欠席/むだんけっせき
Noun 1.truancy; absence without leave Examples: 彼女はよく無断欠席をする。 Sheisoftenabsentwithout leave.
無断外泊/むだんがいはく
Noun, Suru verb
1.staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
無断転載/むだんてんざい
Noun 1.unauthorized reproduction; unauthorised reproduction; unauthorized copying; unauthorised copying Examples: 無断転載を禁ず. All rights reserved.
然れど/されど
Conjunction
1.be that as it may; even so; though that be so Usually written using kana alone
総会/そうかい
Noun
1.general meeting
Examples:
通常総会
Ordinary GeneralMeetings
瞑る/つぶる
Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to close (eyes); to shut Usually written using kana alone
Example:
僕が痛みに思わず眼を瞑る
IthurtsobadlyIcouldn’thelpshuttingmyeyes.
捩る/ねじる
Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to screw; to twist Usually written using kana alone
- to distort; to parody; to make a pun esp. もじる
- to torture; to wrest
Example:
背中を背もたれ部に付けたままで身体を捩ることができるようにする。
Toenabletotwistthe human bodyinanattachedstateto theback onareclining seatback.
湯のみ/ゆのみ
Noun
1.teacup Abbreviation,See also湯呑み茶碗
Example:
蕎麦つゆと割らず蕎麦湯のみを飲む人もいる。
Some peopledrinksobayustraightwithoutmixing withsobasauce.
見張り/みはり
Noun
1.watch-keeping; guard; lookout
Example:
見張りをする警備員
aguardwhokeepswatch
待ち伏せ/まちぶせ
Noun, Suru verb
1.ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
Example:
追いはぎが旅人を待ち伏せする
Afootpadlayswait fortravellers.
廃墟/はいきょ
Noun
1.ruins; abandoned building
Example:
その町は廃墟となった。
The townfellinto ruin.
食い止める/くいとめる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem; to curb; to halt
Example:
我々は,保護主義を食い止めることを決意する。
We aredeterminedtokeepprotectionismatbay.
溶剤/ようざい
Noun
- solvent; solution; flux
- hot charge Only applies to 溶材
Example:
揮発性の溶剤
volatilesolvents
塗装/とそう
Noun, Suru verb
1.coating; painting
Example:
塗装の表面を磨け。
Polishthe surfaceof thecolorcoating.
懲り懲り/こりごり
Na-adjective, Noun, Suru verb
1.bitter experience; learning from a bad experience; having had enough (of something unpleasant); having had a bellyful; being sick and tired (of something); being fed up Usually written using kana alone
Example:
借金はもう懲り懲りだ
I knowto mycostwhat it isto beindebt.
選考/せんこう
Noun, Suru verb
1.selection; screening
Example:
入学許可の選考基準
anadmissionspolicy
絶大/ぜつだい
Na-adjective, Noun
1.tremendous; immense
Example:
絶大の偉観である
It isamagnificentsight.
断食/だんじき
Noun, Suru verb
1.fasting; fast
Example:
10日間の断食を始める.
go on a ten‐day fast
安住/あんじゅう
Noun, Suru verb
1.living in peace; being content with one’s present position
Example:
特権に安住している人
aperson who iscontentto liveaprivilegedlifestyle
立ち直る/たちなおる
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
- to regain one’s footing; to get back on one’s feet
- to recover; (of the market) to improve
Example:
景気が立ち直る.
recover fromarecession
挫ける/くじける
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be dispirited; to be crushed (emotionally) Usually written using kana alone
- to be sprained Usually written using kana alone
- to be snapped; to be broken Usually written using kana alone
Example:
おれは一瞬たりとも挫けることなくその目的に突き進んできた。
I have neverswervedfrommypurposefor a moment’sspace;
感心/かんしん
Noun, Suru verb 1.admiration; being impressed Na-adjective 2.admirable; praiseworthy Noun, Suru verb 3.astonishment; being appalled
Example:
感心な出来だ
It isacreditableperformance.
障害/しょうがい
Noun, Suru verb
- obstacle; impediment; hindrance; difficulty; barrier
- handicap; impairment; disability; disorder; malfunction
Example:
栄養障害という障害
amedical conditioncalledanutritional disorder
悠々/ゆうゆう
Taru-adjective, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.quiet; calm; leisurely
2.distant; far off; boundless; endless
Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Adverb
3.easily; comfortably; without difficulty
Example:
悠々と闊歩する
Hetakesleisurelystrides.
自適/じてき
Noun, Suru verb
1.living free from worldly care; easy and comfortable living
Example:
退職して今は悠々自適の生活をしている.
Hehas aprettyeasy lifenow thathe’s retired.
拭い去る/ぬぐいさる
Godan verb with ru ending
1.to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
Example:
剥離方法は布等にすぐ揮発してしまう溶剤を含ませ、ファイバ裸素線部分を上から被せ、挟み込み、溶剤にて溶解させ、その後物理的に拭い去ることを特徴としている。
Thepeeling methodincharacterizedin thataclotheor the likeissoaked witha veryvolatile solvent, thebarepart of thefiberisput onfromthe upper side,heldbetween,dissolvedby thesolventandthereafter,physicallywipedoff.
拭う/ぬぐ
Godan verb with u ending, Transitive verb
- to wipe; to mop up
- to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase; to remove
Example:
額の汗を拭う
towipethesweat offone’sbrow
理不尽/りふじん
Na-adjective, Noun
1.unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
Example:
神はおらず、理不尽だ。
There is nogod, butit isunjust.
教諭/きょうゆ
Noun
1.(licensed) teacher
Example:
養護教諭という職業
theoccupationalpositionofnurse-teacher
朱筆/しゅひつ
Noun
1.red-ink brush
Example:
朱筆で文字などを抹消する
to crossout figureswith apen
真珠/しんじゅ
Noun
1.pearl
Example:
養殖真珠.
acultured pearl
隠蔽/いんぺい
Noun, Suru verb
1.concealment; suppression; hiding
Example:
隠蔽ラベル
HIDINGLABEL
弊害/へいがい
Noun
1.harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
Example:
利益と弊害
aprofitand itsbad effect
取り壊し/とりこわし
Noun
1.demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
Example:
塀を取り壊す.
break down a wall
余所/よそ
Noun, No-adjective
1.another place; somewhere else; strange parts Usually written using kana alone,
Noun
2.outside (one’s family or group); those people Usually written using kana alone,
3.unrelated matter Usually written using kana alone,
Example:
余所の見る目も哀れだ
Astrangercan notlook onwithoutbeing movedwith pity.
途端に/とたんに
Adverb
1.just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
Example:
飛び出す途端に家が倒れた
The housefelljust asI ranout.
平静/へいせい
Na-adjective, Noun
1.calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
Example:
平静を取り戻す.
recoverone’stemper
愚図愚図/ぐずぐず
Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb
1.slowly; tardily; dawdling; lingering; hesitantly Usually written using kana alone,
Adverb
2.complaining; grumbling Usually written using kana alone,Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Example:
その若者が、愚図だからというわけではなかった
Itwasnot thatthe youthwasclumsy
うかうか
Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb
1.carelessly; inattentively Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Example:
今はうかうかしている時じゃない
This isno timeforhanging about[around].
超満員/ちょうまんいん
Noun
1.overcrowded; congested
Example:
超満員で、要員の不足の病院
overcrowdedandunderstaffedhospitals
低額/ていがく
Noun
1.small amount
Examples:
会員等の純資産額の最低額の算定基準
Basis for calculating the minimum amount of net assets of members
聴講/ちょうこう
Noun, Suru verb
1.lecture attendance; auditing
Examples:
多数の聴講者があった.
There wasalarge audience[attendance].
遠方/えんぽう
Noun, No-adjective
1.long way; distant place
Place
2.Ochikata
Examples:
遠方から来る.
come from far
致し方/いたしかた
Noun 1.way; method Examples: 承諾する以外何とも致し方がなかった. I hadno choice[alternative] butto acceptit.
統合/とうごう
Noun, Suru verb
1.integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
Examples:
負債を統合する.
consolidatedebts
役人/やくにん
Noun
1.government official
Examples:
役人の汚職.
official corruption
賜物/たまもの
Noun
- gift; boon
- (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one’s efforts)
Examples:
これは文明の賜物だ
This isagift ofcivilization.
組み方/くみかた
Noun
1.way of constructing
Examples:
啄木組みという,紐の組み方
a wayofmakingbraidsin awoodpecker’sbarkpattern
融資/ゆうし
Noun, Suru verb
1.financing; loan
Examples:
投資と融資
aninvestmentand afinance
民間/みんかん
Noun, No-adjective
- private; non-governmental; non-official; civilian; civil
- folk; popular
Examples:
民間飛行家
acivilian aviator
元首/げんしゅ
Noun
1.sovereign; ruler; head of state
Examples:
米国の元首の職務
theoffice ofthe United Stateshead of state
試用版/しようばん
Noun
1.trial version (e.g. software); evaluation version
Examples:
お試し版,試用版, 体験版
a trialversion
名人/めいじん
Noun
1.master; expert
Examples:
座談の名人
someoneskilled atconversation
遠からず/とおからず
Adverb
1.soon; in the near future
Examples:
当たらずといえども遠からずだ.
You’renot far off[from] the truth.
一箇所/いっかしょ
Noun 1.one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage Examples: 一箇所に集約する Put intoone place
筋力/きんりょく
Noun
1.physical strength; muscle strength
Examples:
私の筋力は衰えた。
Myphysical strengthwastedaway.
天性/てんせい
Adverbial noun, Temporal noun
1.nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
Examples:
習慣は第二の天性.
Habitissecondnature.
持ち合わせ/もちあわせ
Noun 1.things on hand; things in stock 2.money on hand; money in one's wallet No-adjective 3.on hand; in stock
Examples:
持ち合わせの金
money in hand―money on hand
銑鉄/せんてつ
Noun
1.pig iron
Examples:
銑鉄をとかすこと
the actofmeltingpig iron
薪水/しんすい
Noun
- fuel and water; firewood and water
- gathering firewood and drawing water; kitchen work; housework
Examples:
薪水の労を取る
to be“hewers of wood and drawers of water”
障子/しょうじ
Noun 1.shoji (paper sliding door) Examples: 障子に月がさす The moonshineson thepaper-screen.
家柄/いえがら
Noun
- social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; pedigree
- good family
Example:
立派な家柄
good familylineage
非の打ち所がない/ひのうちどころがない
Expression, I-adjective
1.impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
Example:
裁判官の倫理は非の打ち所がないはずである
ajudge’sethicsshould beunexceptionable
情感/じょうかん
Noun
1.feeling; sensitivity; emotion
Example:
彼は情感をこめて彼女を見た
helookedathersoulfully
申し分無い/もうしぶんない
I-adjective
1.no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
Example:
結果は申し分が無い
The result issatisfactory.
終身雇用/しゅうしんこよう
Noun
1.lifetime employment; permanent employment
Example:
終身雇用を与える
givelife-time employmentto
年功序列/ねんこうじょれつ
Noun, No-adjective
1.seniority by length of service Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Example:
日本では給料は大体年功序列による。
In Japanwagesareusuallyin proportion toseniority.
満杯/まんぱい
Noun, No-adjective
1.full
Example:
それは既に満杯です。
That isalreadyfull.
二酸化炭素/にさんかたんそ
Noun
1.carbon dioxide
Example:
二酸化炭素で処理する
treat withcarbon dioxide
猛暑/もうしょ
Noun, No-adjective
1.heat wave; fierce heat
Example:
殺人的な猛暑
Deadlysweltering heat
典型的/てんけいてき
Na-adjective
1.typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
Example:
典型的な方法で
in atypicalmanner
院生/いんせい
Noun
- graduate student Abbreviation,See also大学院生
- insei; apprentice go professional
Example:
大学院生向けの寮
Available tograduate students
嘲罵/ちょうば
Noun, Suru verb
1.(verbal) abuse; insulting remark; taunt
Example:
親戚朋友嘲罵は一度び予に向かって湧ぬ、進退是れ谷まり百術総て尽きぬ。
”Relativesandfriendsagainlaugh atme,and Iam indead end, withescapestrategieseludingmeagain.”
互角/ごかく
No-adjective, Na-adjective, Noun
1.equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
Example:
互角の戦い.
anequal fight
所謂/いわゆる
Pre-noun adjectival
1.what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
Example:
此今所謂草薙劔矣
Thisswordiswhat is now calledKusanaginoTsurugi.
億劫/おっくう
Na-adjective, Noun
1.troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
Example:
何をするにも億劫だ。
WhateverI doistroublesometome.
名案/めいあん
Noun 1.good idea Example: そりゃ名案だ Acapital idea!
商魂/しょうこん
Noun
1.commercial spirit
Example:
商魂たくましい.
commercially‐minded
厚かましい/あつかましい
I-adjective 1.impudent; shameless; brazen Example: あなたは厚かましい性格だ。 You have ashamelesspersonality.
愛想尽かし/あいそづかし
Noun, Suru verb
1.no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone
Example:
あいつは優柔不断だから、彼女が愛想尽かししちゃったんだよ。
Shegottired ofhiswafflinganddumpedhim.
応酬/おうしゅう
Noun, Suru verb
- exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; return
- reply; riposte
Example:
激しい言語の応酬
anintenseverbal dispute
服装/ふくそう
Noun
1.garments; attire
Example:
服装規定
a dresscode
霜害/そうがい
Noun
1.frost damage
Example:
桑が霜害を蒙った
Thefrosthasdonedamageto themulberryleaves.
測量/そくりょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.measurement; surveying
Example:
測量船
asurveying-ship
側面/そくめん
Noun
1.side; flank; profile; sidelight; lateral
2.aspect; dimension
Example:
みにくい側面
theunsightlysideofsomething
貸与/たいよ
Noun, Suru verb
1.loan; lending
Example:
著作物の貸与
Rentingof theworks?
郵袋/ゆたい
Noun
1.mailbag
Example:
赤郵袋という,郵便物の送付用袋
abagused forsendingpostal items
甲乙丙/こうおつへい
Noun
1.ABC; 1, 2 and 3
Example:
丁という,甲乙丙丁の等級の第4位
the fourthrank ofthe Japanesefour-levelgrading system
横柄/おうへい
Na-adjective, Noun
1.arrogant; haughty; insolent
Example:
横柄な態度で
inaninsolentmanner
疾病/しっぺい
Noun
1.illness; disease
Example:
眼球内の疾病
adiseaseof theinnereyeball,calledglaucoma
彼方此方/あちこち
Adverb, Pronoun
1.here and there; all around; everywhere; throughout; all over
Suru verb
2.to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
Examples:
彼方立てれば此方が立たぬ
It’s hardto please everybody
提案書/ていあんしょ
Noun
1.(written) proposal
Examples:
提案書または督促状
awrittenproposalorreminder
発疹/はっしん
Noun, Suru verb
1.rash; eruption
Examples:
発疹がでる
come out ina rash
一時/いっとき
Temporal noun
1.one o’clock
Adverbial noun, Temporal noun
2.once; at one time; formerly; before
Adverbial noun, Temporal noun, No-adjective
3.for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the present; for the moment; temporarily
Examples:
一時保護
Temporaryprotection
生じる/しょうじる
chidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to produce; to yield; to cause
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2.to result from; to arise; to be generated
Examples:
誤解が生じる
Misunderstandingsarise
蝶々/ちょうちょう
Noun
1.butterfly
Examples:
あ!蝶々がいる!
Oh,there’s abutterfly!
保持/ほじ
Noun, Suru verb
1.retention; maintenance; preservation
Examples:
国粋保持
thepreservation ofnationality
普及/ふきゅう
Noun, Suru verb
1.diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
Examples:
知識を普及させる人
adiffuserofknowledge
別冊/べっさつ
Noun 1.separate volume; extra issue; supplement; additional volume; supplementary volume Examples: 制作された別冊 producedsupplementaryvolumes
交響曲/こうきょうきょく
Noun
1.symphony
Examples:
美しい交響曲
abeautifulsymphony
両者/りょうしゃ
Noun
1.pair; the two; both persons; both things
Examples:
両者を紐付ける
To tiethe twotogether.
些細/ささいな
Na-adjective, Noun
1.trivial; slight
Examples:
些細なこと
atriviality
正弦/せいげん
Noun
1.sine Mathematics
Examples:
正弦曲線の方法で
in asinusoidalmanner
舷窓/げんそう
Noun
1.porthole
Examples:
荒天時に閉じられる、船の舷窓の強力なシャッター
astrongshutterover aship’sportholethat isclosed instormy weather
お膳/おぜん
Noun
1.four-legged tray for festive food Usually written using kana
Examples:
(女が男に)お膳を据える
A womanoffersherselfto a man―makesadvancesto a man―flingsherselfathis head.
切れ味/きれあじ
Noun
- sharpness; cutting ability
- quickness (of wit); incisiveness; technical proficiency; skill
- peppiness (of a ball) in ball sports
Example:
切れ味の好い刀
atrenchant blade
勝ち/がち
Suffix
1.apt to do; liable to do; tend to do Usually written using kana
Example:
始めの勝ちは糞勝ち
Win at first and lose at last.
点数/てんすう
Noun
- marks; points; score; grade; runs (baseball)
- number of items; number of articles
Example:
減らした点数
deductedpoints
陥る/おちいる
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
- to fall into (e.g. a hole)
- to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.)
- to fall into (a trap, etc.)
- to fall; to surrender; to capitulate
Example:
貧困に陥る.
fall into poverty
部門/ぶもん
Noun, No-adjective
1.division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category; department
Example:
公的部門と民間部門
public and private sector
曖昧/あいまい
Na-adjective, Noun
- vague; ambiguous; unclear
- fuzzy Mathematics,Computer terminology
Example:
曖昧な言葉
ambiguouswords
安易/あんい
Na-adjective, Noun
- easy; simple
- easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic; irresponsible; careless; quick (to do)
Example:
安易な生活を避ける.
eschewa lifeofease
不適/ふてき
Na-adjective, Noun
1.inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
Example:
不適切である。
It isinadequate.
従来/じゅうらい
Adverbial noun, Temporal noun
1.up to now; so far
No-adjective
2.traditional; conventional; usual; existing
Example:
従来の世界観
aconventional viewof theworld
仕勝ち/しがち
Na-adjective
1.apt to do; liable to do; tend to do; prone to do Usually written using kana alone,See also勝ち がち
Example:
恋は仕勝ち
All is fair in love and war.
終始/しゅうし
Noun
1.beginning and end
Noun, Suru verb
2.doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end
Adverb
3.from beginning to end; the whole time; throughout; consistently
Example:
議論は終始一貫せぬ
Theargument isinconsistent
長期/ちょうき
No-adjective, Noun
1.long-term
Example:
長期交戦.
long‐term hostilities
兼ねない/かねない
Suffix, Expression
1.quite capable of …; could happen; not unlikely to
Example:
自宅の気兼ねない様子の
in a casual wayat home
先行/せんこう
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.preceding; going first; leading; going ahead; taking priority
Example:
彼は知識ばかりが先行する。
Onlyhisknowledgewill advance.
浪費/ろうひ
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.waste; extravagance
Example:
金を浪費する
to wastemoney
比例/ひれい
Noun, Suru verb
1.proportion
Example:
単比例という比例関係
arelation ofproportioncalledsimple proportion
邦画/ほうが
Noun
- Japanese film See also洋画
- Japanese painting
Example:
東宝邦画系作品のみを上映。
SpecializedinTohochainJapanesefilms.
見解/けんかい
Noun
1.opinion; point of view
Example:
詳しい見解
informedopinion
中小/ちゅうしょう
Noun 1.small to medium Example: 中小小売業 Smallandmediumretailers
手数料/てすうりょう
Noun
1.handling charge; commission
Example:
手数料はかかりますか。
Is thereahandling charge?
報道/ほうどう
Noun
1.information; report; journalism; news
Suru verb
2.to report
Example:
新聞の報道によれば
According tothepapers
優遇/ゆうぐう
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
Example:
優遇的な扱い
preferential treatment
死去/しきょ
Noun, Suru verb
1.death
Example:
1535年に死去。
Takatanediedin1535.
法王/ほうおう
Noun
1.Pope
Place
2.Houou
Example:
ポーランドで生まれた初の法王
the firstPopeborn inPoland
ヨハネ(使徒)
1.John the Apostle John the Apostle (Aramaic Yoħanna, Koine
Example:
ヨハネは答えて言った
TothisJohnreplied.
情勢/じょうせい
Noun
1.state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
Example:
やっかいな情勢.
anembarrassing situation
優勢/ゆうせい
Noun, Na-adjective
1.superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance Antonym:劣勢
Example:
敵は兵力優勢
The enemyweresuperior tousinnumbers.
見込み/みこみ
Noun
- hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood
- expectation; anticipation; forecast; estimate
- side of a structural member See also見付 みつけ
Example:
ごくわずかな見込み.
anoutside chance
統治/とうち
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.rule; reign; government; governing
Example:
統治者と被統治者
the rulerandthe ruled
地方/ちほう
Noun
- district; region; area; locality
- the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area
Example:
南の方の地方
the South
艶々/つやつや
Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.glossy; bright; slick Usually written using kana alone
Example:
艶々した老人だ
He isasleekoldman.
野猿/やえん
Noun
1.wild monkey
Example:
回転する羽根を取り付けた野猿出入り防止装置
APPARATUSWITHROTATABLEBLADEFORPREVENTINGWILD MONKEY
何たる/なんたる
Pre-noun adjectival
1.what (e.g. “what rudeness”) (an expression of surprise, anger)
Expression
2.what (something) is like usu. as 〜の何たるか
Examples:
何たる不思議.
What awonder!
既成事実/きせいじじつ
noun
1.established fact; fait accompli Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Examples:
その件の既成の事実
theestablishedfactsin the case
足が出る/あしがでる
Expression, Ichidan verb
- to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget Idiomatic expression
- to have a secret revealed Idiomatic expression
Examples:
これでは足が出る
The sumcomesshort ofthe amount.
代物/しろもの
Noun
- article; goods; product
- fine thing; fellow; affair; stuff oft. used to appraise sth., esp. ironically
- prostitute
Examples:
時代物を模造した家具.
reproductionfurniture
暫定的/ざんていてき
Na-adjective
1.temporary; provisional; interim
Examples:
暫定的に任命された
wasappointedprovisionally
処置/しょち
Noun, Suru verb
- measure; step; dealing with
- medical treatment
Examples:
思い切った処置
drastic measures
杜撰/ずさん
Na-adjective, Noun
1.careless; sloppy; faulty Usually written using kana alone
Noun
2.using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
Examples:
極めて杜撰な作だ
It isaslovenlywork―aslipshodwork.
帝国/ていこく
Noun
1.empire
No-adjective
2.imperial
Examples:
ドイツ帝国
theGerman Empire
諦観/ていかん
Noun, Suru verb
1.clear vision; resignation (as in reconciling oneself)
Examples:
私は人生を諦観できる年齢ではない.
I amtooyoungto resignmyselfto mypresentway[style]oflife.
締結/ていけつ
Noun, Suru verb
- conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty)
- fastening (as in a joint)
Examples:
国家間で締結される条約
atreatyconcludedbetween countries,calledinternational treaty
捕捉/ほそく
Noun, Suru verb
- capture; seizure; prehension; trapping
- apprehension; understanding; grasp
Examples:
初期捕捉回路
INITIAL ACQUISITIONCIRCUIT
種苗/しゅびょう
Noun
- seeds and seedlings
- eggs and hatchlings; (fish) eggs and fry
Examples:
指定種苗についての命令
Orderrelating toDesignatedSeeds
点描/てんびょう
Noun, Suru verb
- sketching
- pointillism; stippling
Examples:
日光が木に点描した
Thesunlightstippledthetrees
愛猫/あいびょう
Noun
- pet cat; beloved cat
- ailurophilia; fondness for cats See also愛猫家
Examples:
私の愛猫がもう一週間も行方が解らない。
My dearlittlecathas beenmissingfor aweek.
転嫁/てんか
Noun, Suru verb
- imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck
- second marriage; remarriage
Examples:
他人に責任を転嫁する.
shift the responsibility to other shoulders
焦れる/じれる
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
揶揄い/からかい
Noun
1.banter; teasing; persiflage Usually written using kana alone,
Examples:
そういった現状を揶揄して葬式仏教ともいう
(Buddhismisalso calledsoshikibukkyo (funeral Buddhism)bymakinga mockofsuch situations.)
参照/さんしょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
Examples:
ご参照ください
Please refer toit.
預金/よきん
Noun, Suru verb
1.deposit; bank account
Examples:
通知預金
adeposit at call
授業料/じゅぎょうりょう
Noun
1.tuition fee; course fee
Examples:
授業料を払いに来た。
Icame topaytuition.
口座/こうざ
Noun 1.account (e.g. bank) Examples: 債券総合口座という口座 an accountcalledthe "general bondaccount"
引き落す/ひきおとす
Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to pull down; to automatically debit (from a bank account)
Examples:
私はどこでお金を引き落すことができますか。
Wherecan Iwithdraw money?
別紙/べつし
Noun
1.enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet
Examples:
詳細は別紙を参照して下さい。
For the details
流動性/りゅうどうせい
Noun
- liquidity (esp. financial)
- fluidity
- mobility (social, job, etc.)
Examples:
資本及び流動性
Capital andLiquidity
施策/しさく
Noun
1.policy; measure
Examples:
刑事政策という施策
apolicycalledcriminalpolicy
展開/てんかい
Noun, Suru verb
1.development; evolution; progressing; unfolding; (plot) twist
- expansion; spreading out; extending; deployment; building up
- expansion Mathematics
- extraction (e.g. files); decompression; unpacking
Examples:
顧客の大規模展開
massdeploymentofclients
対照/たいしょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.contrast; antithesis; comparison
Examples:
明確な対照.
a sharpcontrast
稼働/かどう
Noun, Suru verb
1.operation (of machine); operating; running; working
Examples:
印刷機は稼働している.
Thepressesare rolling.
泡沫/ほうまつ
Noun 1.bubble on surface of liquid No-adjective, Noun 2.ephemeral; transient Examples: 泡沫状皮膚塗布剤 FOAMYSKINCOATING AGENT
偏狭/へんきょう
Na-adjective, Noun
1.narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
Examples:
偏狭な態度で
inanintolerantmanner
挟撃/きょうげき
Noun, Suru verb
1.pincer movement; pincer attack
Examples:
小田原からは北条氏政らが出陣し挟撃する構えを取った。
UjimasaHOJOand othertroopspreparedtodepartOdawarain order tolaunchapincerdrive.
残高/ざんだか
Noun
1.(bank) balance; remainder
Examples:
売掛金の残高
remainingaccounts receivable
指定/してい
Noun, Suru verb
1.designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
Examples:
指定された場所
Thedesignated area
すっぽかす
Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
Examples:
黙って行ってしまって僕をあんなふうにすっぽかすなんて, ひどいよ君は
Itwascruel ofyoutojustwalk awayandleavemelikethat.
砂利道/じゃりみち
Noun
1.gravel path; gravel road
Examples:
起伏のある道や砂利道などの歩行に最適な靴を提供する。
Toprovideshoeswhich areoptimumforwalkingonundulatingroads,gravelroads,etc.
朝日/あさひ
Noun
1.morning sun
Examples:
朝日が昇る。
Themorning sunrises.
痛風/つうふう
Noun, No-adjective 1.gout Examples: 彼は痛風のため欠席です。 He isabsentdue togout.
非営利団体/ひえいりだんたい
Noun
1.nonprofit organization; nonprofit organization
Examples:
彼女は複数の非営利団体の役員会のメンバーである。
Sheservesonseveralboardsofnonprofitorganizations.
先立つ/さきたつ
Godan verb with tsu ending, intransitive verb
1.to lead; to take the lead (in doing something)
- to precede; to go before; to take precedence
- to die before (esp. one’s spouse, parents, etc.)
- to be a prerequisite
Examples:
先立つものは金.
Moneyisthe firstconsideration.
鉄橋/てっきょう
Noun
1.railway bridge; iron bridge
Examples:
鉄橋まで川沿いに歩いて行った。
Iwalkedalong the riveras far asan ironbridge.
矯正/きょうせい
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
Examples:
未矯正乱視
uncorrectedastigmatism
愛嬌/あいきょう
Noun
- charm; attractiveness; amiability; winsomeness
- courtesy; ingratiating behaviour
- entertainment; amusement; fun See also御愛嬌,usu. as 御
Examples:
愛嬌を売る
tocourt favour
王侯/おうこう
Noun
1.king and princes; noble rank
Examples:
王侯の生活をする.
live inregalsplendor
咽喉/いんこう
Noun, No-adjective
1.throat
Examples:
咽喉を締める
togripone’sthroat―(締め殺せば)―strangleone―throttleone
候補/こうほ
Noun
- candidate; contender; prospect; pick; choice; list
- candidacy; candidature; nomination
Examples:
候補に挙がる
Benominatedfor
採掘/さいくつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.mining
Examples:
採掘権の譲り受け人
themining rightsconcessionaire
建議/けんぎ
Noun, Suru verb
1.proposition; motion; proposal; suggestion
Examples:
建議を握りつぶす
toburkeaproposition―stifle upaproposition
非難/ひなん
Noun, Suru verb, Na-adjective
1.criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
Examples:
不当な非難.
undeserved criticism
微々たるもの/びびたるもの
Expression, Noun
1.very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
Examples:
差は微々たるものだ
The difference isbut slight.
風味豊か/ふうみゆたか
Na-adjective
1.flavorful; flavorsome
Examples:
風味豊かなぶどう酒.
afruitywine
本質的/ほんしつてき
Na-adjective
1.essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
Examples:
本質的特徴
theessentialfeature
過激派/かげきは
Noun
1.radical party; extremists
Examples:
過激派という党派
a politicalpartycalledradicalist
一般大衆/いっぱんたいしゅう
Noun
1.ordinary people; general public; public at large
Examples:
一般大衆のために適した
suitable forthe general public
民衆化/みんしゅうか
Noun, Suru verb
1.popularization; popularisation
Examples:
さらに執権権力を強化する一方で、御家人や民衆に対して善政を敷いた事は、今でも名君として高く評価されている。
Moreover,he ishighlyappreciatedeven todayas awise rulerdue to the fact thathestrengthenedtheregent’spowerwhileprovidingproperadministrationtoimmediatevassalsof theshogunas well ascommonpeople.
率直/そっちょく
Na-adjective, Noun
1.frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
Examples:
率直な態度で
inaningenuousmanner
あっさり
Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb
1.easily; readily; quickly; flatly (refuse) Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Examples:
あっさり言う
to saybriefly―make a lightremark
病状/びょうじょう
Noun
1.patient’s condition; pathology
Examples:
皮膚病の病状
amedical conditioncalledeczema
別居/べっきょ
Noun, Suru verb
1.separation; living apart
Examples:
私たちは別居中です。
We arecurrentlyseparated.
尋常/じんじょう
Na-adjective, Noun, No-adjective
1.common; usual
Examples:
尋常に勝負せよ
Give mea fairchance!
塞がる/ふさがる
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up
- to be clogged; to be plugged up Usually written using kana alone
- to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation) Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
この部屋もじきに塞がる
Theroomwillsoonbe taken, too.
動機/どうき
Noun
- motive; incentive
- motif
Examples:
殺人の動機.
amotive for murder
鍵盤/けんばん
Noun
1.keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
Examples:
鍵盤楽器の鍵盤蓋
KEYBOARDLID OFKEYBOARDMUSICAL INSTRUMENT
配付/はいふ
Noun, Suru verb
1.distributing; dealing out; apportionment
Examples:
再配付された産業
redistributedindustries
街頭/がいとう
Noun
1.(on the) street
Examples:
街頭風景を写した写真.
photographsofstreetscenes
声高/こわだか
Na-adjective
1.loud (of a voice)
Examples:
声高らかに読み上げる
to readoutloudly
社宅/しゃたく
Noun
1.company housing; housing provided by one’s company
Place
2.Shataku
Examples:
現在は社宅を借りています。
Irent a houseprovided bymycompany.
格段/かくだん
No-adjective, Na-adjective
- dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; noticeable
- (far) better; exceptional
Examples:
あなたの日本語は格段と良くなっています。
YourJapanesehasgottenremarkablybetter.
補修/ほしゅう
Noun, Suru verb
1.repair; mending
Examples:
補修工法
REPAIR METHOD
撒き散らす/まきちらす
Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to scatter; to spread
Examples:
撒き散らす行為
the actofscattering
講習会/こうしゅうかい
Noun
1.class; short course
Examples:
ダンスの講習会
a dancesession
国交/こっこう
Noun
1.diplomatic relations
Examples:
国交関係を絶つ
to breakoffdiplomatic relations―severdiplomatic relations
碌に/ろくに
Adverb
1.(not) well; (not) enough; (im)properly; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily Usually written using kana alone,used with negative verb
Examples:
代表作に碌々斎好・既望棗、玄々斎好・曙棗など。
HisrepresentativeworksincludeRokurokusaiko, Kibonatsume, Gengensaiko, and Akebononatsume.
英米/えいべい
Noun
1.Britain-America
Examples:
英米学科
Department of English
支出/ししゅつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.expenditure; disbursement; expenses
Examples:
消費支出以外の支出
anexpenditureoutside ofliving expenses
口先/くちさき
Noun
- lip service; mere words; professions
- lips; mouth; snout; proboscis
Examples:
口先だけの賛辞.
aninsincere compliment
笑止/しょうし
Na-adjective, Noun
1.laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
Examples:
敗軍の将が兵を談ずるとは笑止千万だ
It isa shamethat adefeated generalshouldtalk ofbattles.
凡例/はんれい
Noun
- explanatory notes (at the start of a book); introductory remarks; usage guide (e.g. of a dictionary)
- legend (on maps, drawings, etc.) See also キャプション
Examples:
投稿一覧の下の凡例を見て原因が分かりました。
WhenI lookedat theexplanatory notesunder theposts listI realizedwhat wascausingit.
日射し/ひざし
Noun
1.sunlight; rays of the Sun
Examples:
朝の日射し
themorning sunlight
有機野菜/ゆうきやさい
Noun
1.organic vegetables; organically grown vegetables
Examples:
彼は有機野菜を好んで使う。
Heprefersto useorganicvegetables.
太平洋岸/たいへいようがん
Noun
1.Pacific coast
Examples:
(米国の)太平洋岸[沿岸諸州].
the Pacificcoast[states]
平らげる/たいらげる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
- to eat up (completely)
- to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; to subjugate
- to make flat; to level out Archaism
Examples:
食物を平らげる行為
the actofconsumingfood
瞬く間に/またたくまに
Adverb
1.in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
Examples:
この手術は瞬く間にすむ
Theoperationisthe workof amoment.
茶碗/ちゃわん
Noun
1.rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
Examples:
われた茶碗
abrokenteacup
竦める/すくめる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
Examples:
彼が大袈裟に肩を竦める
Heshrugshisshouldersexaggeratedly.
尽くめ/ずくめ
Suffix
1.entirely; completely; all; nothing but Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
火は 200 戸をなめ尽くした.
Thefiredevouredtwo hundredhouses.
帆船/はんせん
Noun
1.sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
Examples:
大きな帆船
alargesailing ship
汎アメリカ主義/はんあめりかしゅぎ
Noun
1.Pan-Americanism
Examples:
汎アメリカ主義という考え方
thoughtcalledPan-Americanism
僅々/きんきん
Adverb 1.merely; no more than Examples: 収入は僅々百円に過ぎぬ Hehas anincomeofno more than100 yena month.
謹呈/きんてい
Noun, Suru verb
1.humbly presenting; respectfully presenting
Examples:
ジョン・スミスより謹呈
With the compliments ofJohn Smith
近畿/きんき
Noun
1.Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
Examples:
近畿日本鉄道
KintetsuRailways
緑青/ろくしょう
Noun
1.verdigris; green rust; copper rust
Examples:
銅器は緑青が上がる
Coppervesselsformgreenrust.
元日/がんじつ
Noun
1.New Year’s Day
Examples:
元日の朝日の光
the lightof thesunriseonNew Year’s Day
総計/そうけい
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.total; sum
Examples:
1日の総計
dailystatistics
唱歌/しょうか
Noun, Suru verb
1.singing; songs
Examples:
唱歌集を含む本
abookcontaininga collection ofsongs
否認/ひにん
Noun, Suru verb
1.denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
Examples:
否認を為す
makeadisclaimerabout
貞操/ていそう
Noun
1.chastity; virtue; fidelity
Examples:
貞操の有る女
a constantmistress
内偵/ないてい
Noun, Suru verb
1.secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
Examples:
この日潤が多数の大奥女中と密通しているという噂が飛び、享和3年(1803年)、安董は女密偵も使って慎重に内偵を進めた。
There wasarumor thatNichijun hadaffairswith themaidsofO-oku;so in1803, Yasutadahiredafemalespyto lookinto theincidentcarefully.
報道陣/ほうどうじん
Noun
1.press corps
Examples:
首相は報道陣と会見した。
ThePrime Ministermetwith the press.
常連客/じょうれんきゃく
Noun
1.regular customer
Examples:
やがて俵星玄蕃という常連客と親しくなった。
Heeventuallybecamefriends withone of theregular customersnamedGenba TAWARABOSHI.
引き起こす/ひきおこす
Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
- to cause; to induce; to bring about; to provoke
- to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person) 引き起こす, etc. only
Examples:
問題を引き起こすかもしれません。
Itmaycausea problem.
気絶/きぜつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.faint; swoon
Examples:
気絶しました。
I fainted.
走り込む/はしりこむ
Godan verb with mu ending, intransitive verb
- to run into (room, building, etc.)
- to go for long training runs
Examples:
なにかの中へ走り込む
toruninside ofsomething
思い込み/おもいこみ
Noun
1.wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
Examples:
思い込みや先入観は捨てる。
Throw awayyourassumptionsand prejudices.
飛び掛かる/とびかかる
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
Examples:
すなわち、POINT ‘No に規定される区間に再生ポイントが差し掛かると、飛び越し再生する。
Namely,when thereproductionpoint isapproachingto thesectionspecifiedby thePOINT’No, theskippingreproductionisperformed.
飛び立つ/とびたつ
Godan verb with tsu ending, intransitive verb
1.to jump up; to start up; to leap to one’s feet; to fly away; to take off
Examples:
ここから飛び立つ
Take offfrom here
突き上げる/つきあげる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
- to push up; to force up; to toss
- to pressure one’s superiors
- to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one’s heart
Examples:
牛が角で人を突き上げる
Abulltossesaman.
開会/かいかい
Noun, Suru verb
1.opening of a meeting
Examples:
開会式を観ましたか?
Did youwatchthe openingceremony?
名札/なふだ
Noun
1.name plate; name tag; label
Examples:
名札及び名札形成方法
NAMEPLATEAND ITSFORMING METHOD
ご馳走/ごちそう
Noun
1.feast; treating (someone) Polite (teineigo),See also馳走
Suru verb
2.to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
Examples:
ご馳走が出る
Good cheerappears
書き上げる/かきあげる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
- to finish writing; to complete
- to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
Examples:
宿題を書き上げる.
wrap upanassignment
仕上げ/しあげ
Noun
1.finish; finishing; finishing touches
Examples:
急速に仕上げる
to finishrapidly
見当/けんとう
Noun 1.estimate; guess; conjecture; aim 2.direction; bearings 3.registration mark (printing) Noun - used as a suffix 4.approximately; about; around
Examples:
およそそんな見当です.
You’reabout right.
お土産/おみやげ
Noun
1.present; souvenir Polite (teineigo),See also土産 みやげ
Examples:
お土産を買った
Iboughtsouvenirs.
音を立てる/おとをたてる
Expression, Ichidan verb
1.to make a sound
Examples:
物が音を立てる
to produce a sound
妬ましい/ねたましい
I-adjective
1.jealous; envious
Examples:
彼女の美しさが妬ましい.
I’menvious ofher beauty.
上の空/うえのそら
Na-adjective, Noun
1.inattention; absent-mindedness
Examples:
心は上の空
Hismindisfaraway.
生粋/きっすい
Noun, No-adjective
1.pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
Examples:
生粋のイングランド人.
a pureEnglishman
当てにする/あてにする
Expression, Suru verb - irregular
1.to count on; to expect someone to (provide help, etc.)
Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
何を目当てにする
Toaim atanything―to beafter something
以後/いご
Adverbial noun, Temporal noun
- after this; from now on; hereafter
- thereafter; since (then); after esp. after あれ, それ or the -te form of a verb
Examples:
そのとき以後.
fromthen[that time]on
透かさず/すかさず
Adverb
1.without a moment’s delay Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
すかさずその場の様子を見て取った
Isawthe whole storyat aglance
発進/はっしん
Noun, Suru verb 1.departure; takeoff Examples: 車を発進させた。 Imovedthe car.
海水浴/かいすいよく
Noun
1.swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
Examples:
海水浴は今が盛りだ
Sea-bathingis infullswing.
文字通り/もじとおり
No-adjective
1.literal
Adverbial noun
2.literally
Examples
文字通りの意味
literalmeanings
身動き/みうごき
Noun, Suru verb
1.moving about; stirring about usu. with neg. verb
Examples:
仕事で身動きできない.
I’m upto theearsinwork.
訪問販売/ほうもんはんばい
Noun, No-adjective
1.door-to-door selling
Examples:
訪問販売における重要事項
Important matters in Door-to-Door Sales
頭痛の種/ずつうのたね
Expression
1.cause of headaches; pain in the neck
Examples:
借金が頭痛の種だ
Mydebtscausemeanxiety.
走行中/そうこうちゅう
No-adjective
1.while running; while moving; in motion
Examples:
自動車の走行中の安定度
theabilityof avehicletoeasilytraveloverroads
刺/とげ
Noun
- thorn; spine; prickle
- splinter (esp. lodged in one’s flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one’s throat, e.g. fish bone)
- biting words
Examples:
刺痛
astabbing pain
猛毒/もうどく
Noun, No-adjective
1.deadly poison
Examples:
猛毒のシアン化水素酸の塩
anextremelypoisonoussaltofhydrocyanic acid
腫れ/はれ
Noun
1.swelling; boil
Examples:
腫れて膿を形成する腫れもの
asorethathas becomeinflamedandformedpus
患部/かんぶ
Noun
1.affected part; diseased part; wound
Examples:
薬は患部に利く
Medicineworks on―actson―operateson―the affectedpart.
羽目になる/はめになる
Expression, Godan verb with ru ending
1.to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
Examples:
仇敵の世話になる羽目になった
I wasobliged toreceivehelpfrom enemy.
凝る/こる
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
- to grow stiff
- to be absorbed in; to be devoted to; to be a fanatic; to elaborate
Examples:
肩の凝る仕事.
awearisometask
効用/こうよう
Noun
1.use; utility; effect; benefit
Examples:
何の効用もない
of no avail
苦情/くじょう
Noun
1.complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
Examples:
私は、苦情を受けとった。
Ireceiveda complaint.
疑問視/ぎもんし
Noun, Suru verb
1.doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
Examples:
彼の経営手腕を疑問視する役員もいた。
Someboard membersquestionedhisabilitytorunthe corporation.
絶版/ぜっぱん
Noun, No-adjective
1.out of print
Examples:
その版は絶版である
thatedition isout of print
信号機/しんごうき
Noun
- traffic light
- signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
Examples:
赤信号機と黄信号機の予告信号機
PREVIOUS NOTICESIGNALBETWEENRED SIGNALANDYELLOWSIGNAL
見せつける/みせつける
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
Examples:
力を見せつける
madea displayofstrength
存じる/ぞんじる
Ichidan verb
1.to think, feel, consider, know, etc. Humble (kenjougo),See alsoご存じ
Examples:
ご存じのとおり
As you already know
いらっしゃる
Godan verb - aru special class, intransitive verb
1.to come; to go; to be (somewhere)Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo),sometimes erroneously written 居らっしゃる
Godan verb - aru special class, Auxiliary verb
2.to be (doing) Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo),after a -te form, or the particle “de”
Examples:
ご潔白でいらっしゃる(慾が無い)
You arefree from avarice―above avarice.
伺う/うかがう
Godan verb with u ending, Transitive verb
1.to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told Humble (kenjougo)
2.to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior)
Godan verb with u ending, intransitive verb
3.to visitHumble (kenjougo)
4.to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)from 御機嫌を伺う
Examples:
天機を伺う
to payone’srespectsto theEmperor
申し上げる/もうしあげる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to say; to tell; to state; to express; to offer; to extend (greetings, congratulations, etc.) Humble (kenjougo)
Auxiliary verb
2.to do Humble (kenjougo)
Examples:
天子に申し上げる書
areportmade tothe JapaneseEmperor
第一子/だいいっし
Noun 1.firstborn; first child; eldest child Examples: 第一の二次側には第一の端子と第二の端子とがある。 The firstsecondary sidehas afirstterminaland asecondterminal.
滞在/たいざい
Noun, Suru verb
1.stay; sojourn
Examples:
良い滞在を。
Have anicestay.
ほっと
Adverb, Suru verb
1.with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb
2.deeply (sigh) Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Examples:
ほっと息をつく
give a sigh of relief
通過/つうか
Noun, Suru verb
1.passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit
- passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage
- passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
Examples:
赤道を通過する.
cross the line
懇親会/こんしんかい
Noun
1.social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
Examples:
今日は懇親会があります。
There’s aget-togethertoday.
表示/ひょうじ
Noun, Suru verb
- indication; expression; showing; manifestation; demonstration
- display; displaying Computer terminology
- representation Physics terminology
- attribution Law, etc. term
Examples:
ふきだしに表示
Displayinspeech bubbles
不正表示/ふせいひょうじ
Noun
1.mislabeling; false labeling; deceptive labeling; fraudulent labeling
Examples:
IE7 でのボタンの不正表示
ButtonsDisplayIncorrectlyinIE7
公正取引委員会/こうせいとりひきいいいんかい
Noun
1.Japan Fair Trade Commission
Organization
2.Fair Trade Commission (anti-monopoly body in Japan)
Examples:
公正取引委員会の権限
Authority of the Fair Trade Commission
栄転/えいてん
Noun, Suru verb
1.promotion
Examples:
ご栄転おめでとうございます。
I amsohappy aboutyour promotion
採用/さいよう
Noun, Suru verb
- use; adoption; acceptance
- appointment; employment; engagement; recruitment
Examples:
新卒採用情報
New graduateshiringinformation
お構いなく/おかまいなく
Expression
1.please don’t fuss over me; don’t go to any trouble; don’t bother Polite (teineigo)
Examples:
どうぞお構いなく。
Pleasedon’t bother.
断熱/だんねつ
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.insulation
Examples:
非断熱過程
a diabatic process
拘り/こだわり
Noun
- obsession; fixation; hangup; determination; fastidiousness; pickiness about (trait, style, etc.) Usually written using kana alone
- complaining; criticizing Usually written using kana alone
- speciality (e.g. of restaurants) Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
それに拘りは無いです。
Ihave noinvolvement withthat.
前提/ぜんてい
Noun
- condition; assumption; prerequisite; hypothesis
- intention; intent; aim; goal
- premise (in logic)
Examples:
間違っている前提[仮定].
anerroneous assumption
強靭/きょうじん
Na-adjective, Noun
1.tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
Examples:
リスクと強靭性(レジリエンス)
Risksandresilience
追跡/ついせき
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
- chase; pursuit; tracking; stalking
- following up; tracing
Examples:
陽気な追跡
amerrychase
容易/ようい
Na-adjective, Noun
1.easy; simple; plain
Examples:
達すること容易
easy toreach
最小限/さいしょうげん
Noun
1.minimum; lowest
Examples:
損失を最小限にする
keeplossesto aminimum
普遍性/ふへんせい
Noun
1.universality; ubiquity; omnipresence; catholicity
Examples:
物理学の多様性と普遍性の探求拠点
CenterforDiversityandUniversalityinPhysics
齎す/もたらす
Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to bring; to take; to bring about Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
長老喜とも表記し長寿を齎すといわれる。
Anothercombination of kanjiforChorogiliterallymeans”thejoyoflongevity,” andChorogiis saidto bring the longevity.
変革/へんかく
Noun, Suru verb
1.change; transformation; innovation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; upheaval
Examples:
私たちはそれの変革に挑戦する。
We’lltacklethose reforms.
音楽性/おんらくせい
Noun
1.musicianship
Examples:
彼女は独自の音楽性を築いた。
Shebuilt upauniquemusicality
用途/ようと
Noun
1.use; service; purpose
Examples:
本来の用途に使わず,他の用途に使う
to useathinginanalternativeway
魅了/みりょう
Noun
1.fascination
Suru verb
2.to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
Examples:
あなたは私を魅了する。
Youfascinateme.
工夫/くふう
Noun, Suru verb
1.scheme; device; scheming; devising; figuring out; coming up with; solving ingeniously
2.dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
Examples:
気のきいた工夫.
aningeniousdevice
朋友/ほうゆう
Noun
1.friend; companion ポンユー is from chi: péngyou
Examples:
人と義を結ぶ、朋友の義を結ぶ
tocontract a friendship witha man
表装/ひょうそう
Noun, Suru verb
1.mounting (of a picture); binding (of a book)
Examples:
表装された絵の枠
aframeworkin whichapictureismounted
土俵/どひょう
Noun 1.(wrestling) ringSumo term 2.forum (e.g. for discussion) 3.sandbag; gabion Place 4.Dohyou
Examples:
土俵のすぐそば
theareanearasumo ring
尉官/いかん
Noun
1.officer below the rank of major; company officer
Examples:
軍隊において,尉官または佐官の階級にある人
(in thearmed forces) aperson who isacommissioned officer
殉死/じゅんし
Noun, Suru verb
1.following one’s master into the grave; committing suicide after one’s lord has died
Examples:
信之病没後に殉死した。
After Nobuyukidied ofillness,hefollowedsuit.
叙述/じょじゅつ
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.description
Examples:
事実に即した叙述.
adescription based on reality
斬首/ざんしゅ
Noun, Suru verb
1.decapitation
Noun
2.decapitated head
Examples:
斬首の恐ろしい犯罪
afrightfulcrimeofdecapitation
外向的/がいこうてき
Na-adjective
1.extroverted; outgoing
Examples:
外向的な性質
anextroverteddisposition
内向的/ないこうてき
Na-adjective
1.introverted; withdrawn
Examples:
内向的な性質
anintroverteddisposition
戒律/かいりつ
Noun
1.(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
Examples:
戒律を守ってください
Keepthecommandments
述懐/じゅつかい
Noun, Suru verb
1.recollection
Examples:
彼は述懐談をした
Herevealedhisthoughtstome.
貫通/かんつう
Noun, Suru verb
- piercing; penetrating; perforating; passing through
- being well versed (in something)
Examples:
縦に貫通する
ofsomething,torunlengthwise
還元/かんげん
Noun, Suru verb
- restoration; return
- reduction; resolution; deoxidization; deoxidation
Examples:
還元漂白剤という漂白剤
ableaching agentcalled{resolvingbleach}
鶏卵/けいらん
Noun
1.hen’s egg
Examples:
鶏卵用の包装容器及び鶏卵
EGGPACKAGECONTAINERANDEGG
県庁/けんちょう
Noun
1.prefectural office
Place
2.Kenchou
Examples:
県庁の官吏
aprefectural governmentofficial
懸賞/けんしょう
Noun
1.offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
Examples:
懸賞システムおよび懸賞方法
SYSTEMANDMETHODFORPRIZECOMPENTITION
汽車/きしゃ
Noun
- train (esp. long distance train)
- steam train orig. meaning
Examples:
臨時仕立ての汽車、別仕立ての汽車
a specialtrain
湧出/ゆうしゅつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.gushing out; welling up; springing up
Examples:
毎分500Lの湧出量がある。
Itsprings500litersevery minute.
恐慌/きょうこう
Noun, Suru verb
1.panic; scare; consternation
Examples:
恐慌を起こす
to beseizedwith apanic
開墾/かいこん
Noun, Suru verb
1.cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
Place
2.Kaikon
Examples:
開墾すべき土地
landwhichshould becultivated
骨髄/こつずい
Noun, No-adjective
- bone marrow; medulla
- true spirit; one’s mind
Examples:
骨髄の繊維症
fibrosisof thebone marrow
滑稽/こっけい
Na-adjective, Noun
- funny; comical; humorous; laughable
- ridiculous; silly; absurd
Examples:
滑稽に下品な
humorouslyvulgar
新郎/しんろう
Noun
1.bridegroom
Examples:
君は新郎の旧友だからね。
You areanold friendof thebridegroom’s.
画廊/がろう
Noun
1.art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery See alsoギャラリー
Examples:
一番近い画廊はどこにありますか。
Where’sthe nearestart gallery?
絨毯/じゅうたん
Noun
1.carpet; rug; runner
Examples:
工業用絨毯
industrialcarpeting
こつこつ
Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Adverb
- unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; laboriously
- knocking; tapping; clicking; drumming Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Examples:
彼は粘り強くこつこつ働く人だ。
He isapersistentplodder.
酌む/くむ
Godan verb with mu ending, Transitive verb
1.to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together See also汲む くむ
Examples:
「置壺」(観世・金剛)、「壺出」(喜多)の小書では、正先の壷から柄杓で酒を酌む型が加わる。
By thekogakiof’oki-tsubo’ (KanzeandKongo)or’tsubo-dashi’ (Kita), theperformerdoesthe actsofdrawingsakefrom the saka-tsubo with a dipper.
蕾/つぼみ
Noun 1.(flower) bud 2.promising young person; budding beauty Examples: どのように味蕾は機能しますか。 How dotaste budswork?
短冊/たんざく
Noun
- long, narrow card on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); strip of paper
- thin rectangle Abbreviation,See also短冊形
Examples:
短冊のような形
ashaperesemblinga ‘tanzaku’paper
鉄柵/てっさく
Noun
1.iron railing or fence
Examples:
屋敷には鉄柵をめぐらしてある
The groundsaresurroundedwithan ironpaling.
勲功/くんこう
Noun 1.merits; distinguished services Examples: 抜群の成績で; 殊勲[功績]を立てて. withdistinction
薫風/くんぷう
Noun
1.balmy breeze; summer breeze
Examples:
先ず此の薬を斯様に一粒舌の上に乗せまして、腹内へ納めますると、イヤどうも言えぬわ、胃・心・肺・肝臓が健やかに成りて、薫風喉より来たり、口中微涼を生ずるが如し。
First,putone pillon thetongue likethis, anddownit tothestomach,then,oh, Idon’tknow whatto say, thestomach,heart,lungsandliverhas becomehealthy, andfragrantbreathcomes outfrom thethroatto cause theslightcoolnessin themouth.
返却/へんきゃく
Noun, Suru verb
1.return of something; repayment
Examples:
本を返却しましたか。
Did youtake backthebooks?
鏡台/きょうだい
Noun
1.dresser
Examples:
3面に鏡を取りつけた鏡台
a piece offurniturecalleda {dresserwiththreemirrors}
安眠/あんみん
Noun, Suru verb 1.sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep Examples: 安眠枕カバーおよび安眠枕 SOUND SLEEPPILLOWCASEANDSOUND SLEEPPILLOW
天然/てんねん
Natural (not artificial)
Examples:
天然記念物
Natural monument
可燃性/かねんせい
Noun
1.combustibility; inflammability
No-adjective
2.combustible; inflammable
Examples:
可燃性ガスセンサー
COMBUSTIBLE GASSENSOR
還暦/かんれき
Noun 1.60th birthday Examples: 例外的に還暦の場合のみ異なる。 However,anexceptionoccurswhencelebratingKanreki(one'ssixtieth birthday).
農学校/のうがっこう
Noun 1.agricultural school Examples: 農学校という教育機関 aneducational institutionthatteachesagriculture
濃厚/のうこう
Na-adjective 1.rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; dense; strongAntonym:淡泊 2.very likely; highly possible 3.passionate; hot Examples: 味はやや濃厚。 Ittastesa bitrich.
惜しい/おしい
- adjective
1. regrettable; disappointing; unfortunate
2. precious; dear; valuable
3. too good for; deserving better
4. almost (but not quite); close (but no cigar)
Examples:
時間が惜しい
Timeisprecious.
寝転ぶ/ねころぶ
Godan verb with bu ending, intransitive verb
1.to lie down; to throw oneself down See also寝転がる ねころ
Examples:
御苑の北隣には同志社大学と同志社女子大学(両校とも今出川キャンパス)があるため、ベンチで寝転ぶ学生の姿をよく見かける。
SinceDoshisha Universityandthe DoshishaWomen’sCollege of Liberal Artshave theirowncampus(ImadegawaCampus)next tothenorthern part ofKyotoGyoenNationalGarden,studentsareoftenseenrelaxingonbenches.
記号/きごう
Noun, No-adjective
1.symbol; code; sign; notation
Examples:
この記号はあの記号に似ている。
Thiscodeissimilar to thatcode.
盗難/とうなん
Noun
1.theft; robbery
Examples:
盗難防止装置、盗難防止用送信器及び盗難防止システム
BURGLARPROOFDEVICE,BURGLARPROOFTRANSMITTER, ANDBURGLARPROOFSYSTEM
濃厚/のうこう
Na-adjective
- rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; dense; strong Antonym:淡泊
- very likely; highly possible
- passionate; hot
Examples:
味はやや濃厚。
Ittastesa bitrich.
襟度/きんど
Noun
1.magnanimity; generosity; welcoming personality
Examples:
襟度が広い
to bemagnanimous―generous―broad-minded―large-hearted
原型/げんけい
Noun, No-adjective 1.prototype; model; pattern; archetypal Examples: 粘土の彫像原型. aclay modelfor astatue
双方/そうほう
Noun, No-adjective
1.both parties; both sides
Examples:
双方向の行き来
two-way traffic
桑園/そうえん
Noun
1.mulberry plantation
Place
2.Souen
Examples:
嵯峨桑園を嵯峨農場と改称。
Sagaso-en(Sagamulberry field) wasrenamedSagano-jo (Sagafarm).
地帯/ちたい
Noun
1.area; zone; belt (of land)
Examples:
砂漠地帯.
adesert region
滞貨/たいか
Noun, Suru verb
- accumulation of (undelivered) freight; freight congestion
- accumulation of (unsold) goods; accumulation of stock; stockpile of goods; stock; unsold inventory
Examples:
停車場には滞貨山の如し
Mountainsofgoodshave accumulatedat thestations.
神託/しんたく
Noun, No-adjective
1.oracle
Examples:
神託のようなお告げ
anoracularmessage
班長/はんちょう
Noun
1.squad leader; group leader; team leader
Examples:
ジャスティン班長、亜空間レーダーに反応出ました!
Squad LeaderJustin, ablip’sappearedon thehyperspaceradar!
斑点/はんてん
Noun, No-adjective
1.speck; fleck
Examples:
斑点になって, 所々に.
inpatches
料亭/りょうてい
Noun
1.ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
Examples:
その料亭から付け出しが送られてきた。
Thebillhas beensentfrom aJapaneserestaurant.
法度/はっと
Noun
1.law; ban; prohibition; ordinance
Examples:
不義はお家のご法度
Illicit intercourseisunder thebanof theHouse
野山/のやま
Noun
1.hills and fields; hill and dale
Examples:
野山を徘徊する
toramble aboutthewoods
雑巾/ぞうきん
Noun
1.house-cloth; dust cloth
Examples:
私はぼろ雑巾のように疲れています。
I’m astiredas araggyolddustcloth.
迫り来る/せまりくる
Kuru verb - special class, intransitive verb
1.to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
Examples:
迫り来る危機から世界を救えるのは彼だけだ。
He istheonly onewho cansave the worldfrom theimpendingcrisis.
偏る/かたよる
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
- to lean (to one side); to incline
- to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be concentrated on
3.to be partial; to be biased; to be prejudiced
Examples:
被告側弁護士は、陪審員が偏ると告発した
The defenseattorneychargedthat thejurorswerebiased
透き通る/すきとおる
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
- to be transparent; to be see-through
- to be clear (voice)
Examples:
ガラスのように透き通る
It istransparentlikeglass.
活用/かつよう
Noun, Suru verb
- practical use; application
- conjugation; inflection linguistics terminology
Examples:
語形としての活用形
aninflectional formofverbs
蓄える/たくわえる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
- to store; to save up; to stock up on; to lay in stock; to set aside
- to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to develop (e.g. one’s skills)
- to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
Examples:
頭に知識を蓄える.
store the mind with knowledge
隔てる/へだてる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
- to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition; to divide
- to interpose; to have between
- to alienate; to estrange
Examples:
物事の間を隔てるもの
athingwhichseparatesmatters
人事/じんじ
Noun, No-adjective
1.personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
Examples:
人間社会の諸事,人事
human affairs
兼ねる/かねる
Suffix, Ichidan verb
1.to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2.to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
- to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
- to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
- to think of the future (as well as the present)
Examples:
複数の職務を兼ねる
to assumemore thantwoposts
跳ねる/はねる
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- to jump; to leap; to prance; to spring up; to bound; to hop
- to break up; to close; to come to an end
- to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone) instead of 撥ねる
Examples:
飛び跳ねるような足取り
abouncinggait
長所/ちょうしょ
Noun
1.strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
Examples:
期待される長所
Expectedadvantages
山々/やまやま
Noun
1.(many) mountains
Adverb
2.very much (esp. wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; really Usually written using kana alone,
Place
3.Yamayama
Examples:
雪をいただいた山々.
snow‐toppedmountains
慎重派/しんちょうは
A type of person who thinks very carefully.
Examples:
物事をじっくり考える慎重派です。
I’m thetypewholikestothinkthingsoververycarefully.
大雑把/おざっぱ
Na-adjective, Noun
1.rough (as in not precise); broad; sketchy
Examples:
彼の性格は大雑把だ。
Hispersonalityisrough.
性能/せいのう
Noun
1.ability; performance; efficiency
Examples:
その性能が低下します。
Thatefficiencywill decline.
紐/ひも
Noun
1.string; cord
2.man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; pimp
Examples:
スイッチ紐の紐ボタン
STRINGBUTTONFORSWITCHSTRING
予算を削る/よさんをけずる
Expression, Godan verb with ru ending
1.to curtail a budget
版画/はんが
Noun
1.woodcut; woodblock print; art print
Examples:
版画を刷ること
the actofprintingawoodcut
飽くまで/あくまで
Adverb
- to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; stubbornly; persistently; consistently; to the utmost Usually written using kana alone
- after all; it must be remembered; only; purely; simply Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
飽くまで反対する。
Resistto thebitterend.
内覧/ないらん
Noun, Suru verb
1.preview (of an exhibition); private viewing See also内見 ないけん
Examples:
一般公開前の)内覧
aprivate view
世帯/せたい
Noun
1.household; home; family; housekeeping しょたい is more informal
Examples:
家を持つ、世帯を持つ
tokeep house―beginhousekeeping―set upahouse
競う/きそう
Godan verb with u ending, intransitive verb
1.to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
Examples:
何かのために競う
compete forsomething
背く/そむく
Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb
1.to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
Examples:
これでは先例に背く
This isagainstall precedents.
荷/に
Noun
- load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods
- burden; responsibility
Examples:
荷造りした荷物
apackedpiece ofluggage
担う/になう
Godan verb with u ending, Transitive verb
- to carry on one’s shoulder; to shoulder; to bear
- to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
Examples:
次世代を担う子どもたち
the childrenwho willbearthe nextgeneration
負う/おう
Godan verb with u ending, Transitive verb
- to bear; to carry on one’s back See also背負う
- to take responsibility for; to accept a duty
- to receive (wound); to incur (damage); to be injured
- to owe
Examples:
重荷を負う
to bearaburden
見計らう/みはからう
Godan verb with u ending, Transitive verb
- to choose at one’s own discretion
- to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
Examples:
その結果、プレーヤは魚Fの動きを予想できず、操作ボタン13を操作するタイミングを見計らうのが困難となり、いっそう楽しくゲームを行うことができる。
As a result, aplayercannotanticipatethe movementof thefishF andcanhardlyestimatetimingforoperatinganoperatingbutton13,so thatthe playercanplay a gamemore interestingly.
仏/ほとけ
Noun
1.Buddha; merciful person; Buddhist image
2.the dead; dead person; spirit of the dead
Examples:
南無阿弥陀仏
NamuAmidaButsu
築く/きずく
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
- to build; to construct; to erect
- to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
Examples:
土手を築く
to throw upabank
係員/かかりいん
Noun
- charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk See also掛かり かかり,esp. 係
- connection; linkingl inguistics terminology,See also係り結び,esp. 係り
Examples:
手荷物担当の係員
anattendantwhotakes care ofbaggage
接ぐ/つぐ
Godan verb with gu ending, Transitive verb
- to join; to piece together; to set (bones)
- to graft (onto a tree)
Examples:
枝が伸び、実が成ることを想定して接ぐ場所を選びましょう。
Selectthegraftpoint afterimagininghow thebrancheswillextendandfruitgrow.
研ぐ/とぐ
Godan verb with gu ending, Transitive verb
- to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind
- to wash (rice)esp. 磨ぐ
- to scour; to polish; to burnish
Examples:
革砥を使って研ぐ
sharpen on a strop
記す/しるす
Godan verb with su ending
- to write down; to note; to jot downSee also記する
- to remember usu. as 心に記す, etc.
Examples:
詩を暗記する.
commitapoemtomemory
費やす/ついやす
Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to spend; to expend; to consume
- to waste; to squander; to throw away
- to devote
Examples:
基金などから、費やす
expend,as fromafund
冷やかす/ひやかす
Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
- to banter; to make fun of; to jeer at
- to cool; to refrigerate
- to window-shop; to look at without buying
Examples:
人前で彼を冷やかすなんて君は意地悪だ。
It ismean ofyoutoridiculehiminpublic.
著す/あらわす
Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to write; to publish
Examples:
本を著す、書を著す
to publish a book―write a book
生やす/はやす
Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
Examples:
草木や根を生やすことができる
to be able togrow plantsorroots
ぐったり
Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Suru verb
1.limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Examples:
暑さと忙しさでぐったりした。
Igotcompletely exhaustedfromthe heatand busyness.
几帳面/きちょうめん
Na-adjective
1.methodical; precise; meticulous; scrupulous; regular; punctual
Noun
2.wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
Examples:
彼は几帳面な性格です。
Hehas amethodicalpersonality.
快晴/かいせい
Noun, No-adjective
1.clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
Examples:
今日は今までで一番快晴だ。
The weathertodaywasthe bestsofar.
涼む/すずむ
Godan verb with mu ending, intransitive verb
1.to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
Examples:
夏期に涼むときに着る服
lightweightclothesthatletoneenjoycool air
尊ぶ/とうとぶ
Godan verb with bu ending, Transitive verb
1.to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
Examples:
彼は尊ぶべき人だ
He isanestimableman―anhonourableman.
危ぶむ/あやぶむ
Godan verb with mu ending, intransitive verb
1.to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
Examples:
人は若い者を危ぶむ
Peoplewillmistrustayoungman.
存続/そんぞく
Noun, Suru verb
1.duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
Examples:
国家主義の存続
thecontinuedexistenceofnationalism
運用/うんよう
Noun, Suru verb
- making use of; application; practical use; effective management (e.g. of funds)
- operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
Examples:
運用の前提
Premiseforapplication
自治/じち
Noun
- self-government; autonomy See also官治
- local (governmental) autonomy Abbreviation,See also地方自治
Examples:
自治行政
self-governingadministration
点描/てんびょう
Noun, Suru verb
- sketching
- pointillism; stippling
Examples:
日光が木に点描した
Thesunlightstippledthetrees
養育費/よういくひ
Noun
1.child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
Examples:
彼は元の妻に毎月養育費を払っています。
He ispayingchild supporttohisex-wifeevery month.
危ぶむ/あやぶむ
Godan verb with mu ending, intransitive verb
1.to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
Examples:
人は若い者を危ぶむ
Peoplewillmistrustayoungman.
生かす/いかす
Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
- to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)
- to let live; to keep alive
- to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life
- to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
Examples:
体験を生かす.
cash in onone’s experience
煙る/けむる
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to smolder
2.to be hazy; to look dim
Examples:
そのストーブはひどく煙る.
Thestovesmokesbadly.
反る/そる
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
- to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend
- to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
Examples:
基板が反る場合
In the eventthesubstratesarewarped
連なる/つらなる
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to extend; to stretch out; to stand in a row
2.to attend; to participate in
3.to enrol; to enroll; to join
4.to have a connection; to be related; to be linked
Examples:
列をなして連なる
line upforminglines
勝る/まさる
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
- to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival
- to outweigh; to preponderate
Examples:
算数でビルに勝る.
get ahead ofBillinarithmetic
平行線/へいこうせん
Noun 1.parallel lines 2.remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement Examples: 平行線形成装置 DEVICE FORFORMINGPARALLEL LINE
賛辞/さんじ
Noun
1.eulogy; compliment
Examples:
惜しげのない賛辞
bountifulcompliments
優柔不断/ゆうじゅうふだん
Noun, Na-adjective, No-adjective
1.indecisiveness; shilly-shally; irresolution; vacillation; indecision Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Examples:
彼は優柔不断なのが玉にきずだ
Indecisivenessishisonlyfault.
荒天/こうてん
Noun
1.stormy weather
Examples:
荒天下に飛行する, 飛行機が揺れる.
have aroughflight
多様性/たようせい
Noun
1.diversity; variety
Examples:
現行の法律は人種の多様性を考慮していない。
Existinglegislationdoes nottakediversity ofracesinto account.
斯様/かよう
Na-adjective, Noun
1.in such a manner; like this
Examples:
並びに、斯様なポジ型感光性樹脂組成物を用いて得られる硬化膜。
Thecured filmisobtainedusingsuch apositive-typephotosensitive resincomposition.
強いる/しいる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
Examples:
強いるような個性
animpellingpersonality
経て/へて
Expression
1.through; by way of; after; via See also経る へる,often …を経て
Examples:
年月を経て来る
oftime,topass
展示場/てんじじょう
Noun 1.exhibition hall (room, area) Examples: 展示会などで,展示品をその場で売る tosellthingsthat areexhibitedatanexhibition
絶える/たえる
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to die out; to peter out; to become extinct
2.to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued; to be cut off
Examples:
交通が絶える
Communication iscut off
試みる/こころみる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
Examples:
無遠慮に試みる
trypresumptuously
重んじる/おもんじる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
Examples:
正義を重んじる人
apersonwhohas astrongsense of justice
帯びる/おびる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
- to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry
- to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on
- to have a trace of; to be tinged with See also赤味を帯びた あかみをおびた
Examples:
喜色を帯びる
to wearajoyful look
省みる/かえりみる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect See also顧みる
Examples:
自分のことを省みる
tointrospectone’s ownmind
夕日/ゆうひ
Noun
1.evening sun; setting sun See also朝日
Examples:
燃えるような夕日
afierysunset
映える/はえる
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- to shine; to glow
- to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
Examples:
夕焼けが空に映える
ofsunset,toglowin thesky
紅葉/もみじ
Noun, Suru verb
- autumn colours; fall colors; leaves changing color (colour)
- leaves turning red; red leaves Only applies to 紅葉,Only applies to こうよう
3.leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves Only applies to 黄葉,Only applies to こうよう
Noun
4.(Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum) Only applies to もみじ,See also以呂波紅葉
5.venison Colloquialism,Only applies to もみじ
6.layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors See also紅葉襲
Examples:
紅葉を見に行きたい。
I want to gosee theautumnleaves.
仕える/つかえる
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to serve; to work for; to attend
Examples:
おそばに仕える
to attendonmy lord
果てる/はてる
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to end; to be finished; to be exhausted
2.to die; to perish
Ichidan verb, Auxiliary verb
3.to do utterly; to do completely indicates an extreme has been reached
Examples:
いつ果てることやら
When willitallend?
設ける/もうける
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
- to prepare; to provide
- to set up; to establish; to organize; to lay down (rules); to make (an excuse)
Examples:
規則などを設ける
to settlealaw
保育所/ほいくしょ
Noun
1.nursery school; nursery
Examples:
保育所所長です。
I’mthe headof anurseryschool.
値する/あたいする
Suru verb - special class, intransitive verb
1.to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit usu. as 〜に値する
Examples:
それは例外に値する。
Itfallswithin the exceptions.
和らげる/やわらげる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to soften; to moderate; to relieve
Examples:
怒りを和らげる
todisarmone’s anger
付録/ふろく
Noun
1.appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
Examples:
付録として添えられた書類
adocument attachedtoanother
唆る/そそる
Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
彼らは仙人となったことが示唆される。
It is suggestedthat theybecamehermits.
狼煙/のろし
Noun 1.beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; smoke signals 2.starting shot; starting signal Place 3.Noroshi
Examples:
狼煙
starting shot
滅法/めっぽう
Adverb, Na-adjective
1.extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdlyUsually written using kana alone
Examples:
盲滅法にやる
to goitblind
基板/きばん
Noun
1.substrate; (computer) circuit board Computer terminology
Examples:
この基板は割れやすい。
Thatsubstrateiseasy tobreak.
惜し気/おしげ
Na-adjective, Noun
1.regret; frugalitySee also惜し気もなく
Examples:
惜しげもなく,気前よく.
with an unsparing hand
玉に瑕/たまにきずだ
Expression, Noun
1.fly in the ointment Idiomatic expression
Examples:
玉にも瑕あり
The sunhas hisspots.
現行/げんこう
Noun, No-adjective
1.present; current; in operation
Examples:
現行犯でつかまる.
be taken red‐handed
感光性樹脂/かんこうせいじゅし
Noun
1.photosensitive resin
Examples:
感光性樹脂組成物および物品
PHOTOPOLYMERCOMPOSITIONANDARTICLE
赤みを帯びた/あかみをおびた
Expression, Noun or verb acting prenominally
1.tinged with red; reddish
Examples:
赤みを帯びた柏の新葉
areddishnew leafof anoak
所長/しょちょう
Noun
1.chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
Examples:
所長である人
aperson who isthe head(of agroup)
示唆/じさ
Noun, Suru verb
1.suggestion; hint; implication
Examples:
それは示唆に富む内容だった。
That washighlysuggestivecontent.
容姿/ようし
Noun
1.(physical) appearance (of a person); one’s face and figure
Examples:
あでやかな容姿
one’scharming figure
青み/あおみ
Noun, No-adjective
1.blueness; greenness; tinge of blue (green)
Examples:
水に青みづけを加える
addbluingto thewater
構える/かまえる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain
2.to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
3.to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand ready; to be poised for
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
4.to put on an air; to assume an attitude
5.to stiffen; to tense up; to become formal
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
6.to fabricate in order to deceive; to make up; to feign
7.to plan; to scheme
Examples:
邸宅を構える
to buildoneselfaresidence
治安/ちあん
Noun
1.public order
Examples:
治安を回復する.
restorelaw and order
母校/ぼこう
Noun
1.alma mater
Examples:
母校の急を救え.
Come totherescueofyouralma materinher [athertimeof] crisis.
序でに/ついでに
Adverb
1.incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasionUsually written using kana alone
Examples:
規則的な順序で明確に述べる
formulatein regular order
専ら/もっぱら
Adverb, No-adjective
- wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedlyUsually written using kana alone
- principally; mostly; chiefly; mainly Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
専ら著述に従事している
Hedevoteshistime toliterary work―devoteshimselftowriting.
よりによって今日/よりによってきょう
Today of all days!
Examples:
何だってよりによって財布を忘れたんだい.
How could youhave forgottenyourwalletof all things?
不義/ふぎ
Noun, No-adjective
- immorality; injustice; misconduct; impropriety; perfidy
- adultery; infidelity; cuckoldry
- murdering one’s teacher or a government official Archaism,See also八虐
Examples:
不義の戦争をする
to wageunjustwar―unrighteouswar―iniquitouswar
付き添い/つきそい
Noun
1.attendance on; attendant; escort; chaperon; retinue
Examples:
付き添いのいない子供.
anunaccompanied child
慕う/したう
Godan verb with u ending, Transitive verb
- to yearn for; to long for; to pine for; to miss; to love dearly; to adore
- to follow (someone)
- to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
Examples:
異性を恋い慕う
tobegin to lovesomeone
家計/かけい
Noun
1.household economy; family finances
Examples:
彼は家計が楽だ、家計が豊かだ
He isineasy circumstances―inaffluentcircumstances.
賄う/まかなう
Godan verb with u ending, Transitive verb
- to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to finance; to maintain (e.g. a family)
- to give board; to provide meals
Examples:
生産コストをなんとか賄う値段で生産するさま 生産コストをなんとか賄う値段で生産するさま
producingat aratethatbarelycoversproduction costs
仰ぐ/あおぐ
Godan verb with gu ending, Transitive verb
- to look up (at)
- to look up to; to respect; to revere
- to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to turn to (someone) for
- to depend on; to rely on
- to gulp down; to quaff; to drink
Examples:
国庫の補助を仰ぐ
to askforstate aid―receivestate aid
催す/もよおす
Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
- to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.)
- to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
Examples:
祝賀会を催す
hold a celebration
気前よく/きまえよく
Expression, Adverb
1.generously; liberally; magnanimously
Examples:
気前よく与える人.
agenerous giver
艶やか/あでやかな
Na-adjective
1.glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegantUsually written using kana alone, See also 貴やか あてやか, from 貴やか
Examples:
艶のある顔
a bright-complexionedface
励む/はげむ
Godan verb with mu ending
1.to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
Examples:
懸命に励む
to bediligent
謹んで/つつしんで
Adverb
1.respectfully; humbly; reverently
Examples:
謹んで訂正する
Irespectfullycorrectmyself.
臨む/のぞむ
Godan verb with mu ending, intransitive verb
- to look out on; to overlook; to front onto
- to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to be confronted by
- to deal with (an issue)
- to attend (e.g. a function); to appear (e.g. in court); to be present at; to take part i
Examples:
危険に臨む
to beinpresenceofdanger
草木/くさき
Noun
1.plants; vegetation
Examples:
棘のある草木
thornyplants
啄木/たくぼく
Noun
1.woodpecker See also啄木鳥 きつつき
Examples:
啄木組みという,紐の組み方
a wayofmakingbraidsin awoodpecker’sbarkpattern
地方/ちほう
Noun
1.district; region; area; locality
2.the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area
3.civilian society Imperial Army jargon
Place
4.Jikata
Examples:
山のある地方
amountainous district
現状/げんじょう
Noun, No-adjective
1.present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
Examples:
現状を前提としない
Won’tpresupposethe presentstate
乱視/らんし
Noun, No-adjective
1.astigmatism
Examples:
彼女は乱視だ。
She has astigmatism.
粘る/ねばる
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
- to be sticky; to be adhesive
- to persevere; to persist; to stick to; to hold out; to linger
Examples:
ものが粘るようにさせる
to makeathingsticky
偽る/いつわる
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb, Transitive verb
1.to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to feign; to falsify
Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
2.to trick; to deceive
Examples:
名を偽ること
theactionofgivingafalse name
議員/ぎいん
Noun
1.member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
Examples:
国会議員,下院議員
aMember of Congress
携わる/たずさわる
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
Examples:
医療に携わる人.
amedical man
取り締まる/とりしまる
Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
- to manage; to control; to supervise; to oversee; to command
- to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce; to regulate
Examples:
危険な地域を取り締まる
policedangerousareas
淫ら/みだら
Na-adjective, Noun
1.obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper; dirty
Examples:
彼は、罪の淫らさを理解した
heunderstoodthefoulnessofsin
先入観/せんにゅうかん
Noun
1.preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
Examples:
ある種の先入観
certainpreconceivednotions
抜群/ばつぐん
No-adjective, Na-adjective
1.outstanding; excellent; exceptional; surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished
Noun
2.preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
Examples:
あなたのセンスは抜群だ。
Yoursense isoutstanding.
踏まえる/ふまえる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have origin in
2.to have one’s feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
Examples:
彼が自分の影響力や今の状況を踏まえる
Hetakeshis owninfluenceandcurrent situationinto account.
対処/たいしょ
Noun, Suru verb
1.dealing with; coping with
Examples:
この病気に対処する。
I willdeal withthis illness.
布/ぬの
Noun
- cloth
- bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China) Only applies to ふ,See also布銭
Examples:
晒し布という布地
bleached cotton
流行/りゅうこう
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
- fashion; fad; vogue; craze
- prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
Examples:
流行に敏感な.
fashion‐conscious
廃れる/すたれる
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
Examples:
はやりは廃れる
Fashionsgoout
白髪/しらが
Noun, No-adjective
1.white hair; grey hair; gray hair
Examples:
白髪混じりの髪
streaked hair
足取り/あしとり
Noun
1.gait; walk; stride; pace; step; manner of walking
2.trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail; movements
Noun
1.downing an opponent by grabbing his leg Sumo term
Examples:
足取りが重い方法で
in aheavy-footedmanner
従事/じゅうじ
Noun, Suru verb
1.engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
Examples:
指示者として従事する
Serve asanindicator
夕日/ゆうひ
Noun
1.evening sun; setting sun See also朝日
Examples:
目のさめるような夕日.
agorgeoussunset
賜る/たまわる
Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
- to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to be honoured with Humble (kenjougo)
- to give; to bestow; to confer; to honor; to honour Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)
Examples:
金杯ひと組を賜る
Hewasawardeda set ofgoldcups.
適用/てきよう
Noun, Suru verb
1.applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
Examples:
法律の遡及適用
retro activityoflaws
一連/いちれん
Noun, No-adjective
1.series; chain; sequence Only applies to 一連
Noun
2.two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper)
3.verse; stanza Only applies to 一連
Examples:
一連の質問をする
posea series ofquestionsto
誠意/せいい
Noun
1.sincerity; good faith
Examples:
彼女の誠意はお約束します。
You havemy wordonher sincerity.
伝承/でんしょう
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
Examples:
エクアドルの民間伝承
Ecuadorianfolklore
淡い/あわい
I-adjective
1.light; faint; pale; fleeting
Examples:
淡い、地味な色
apaleorsubdued color
渋い/しぶい
I-adjective
- astringent; bitter; puckery; rough; harsh; tart
- austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); refined; quiet (and simple); sober; sombre; subdued; tasteful (in a quiet way); understated
- sour (look); glum; grim; sullen; sulky
- stingy; tight-fisted
Examples:
あなたはとても渋い。
You areverysullen.
危うい/あやうい
I-adjective
- dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
- in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk
- uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful
- close (i.e. a close call); narrow
Examples:
危うい所を助かった。
I had anarrowescape.
接近/せっきん
Noun, Suru verb
- getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
- being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.)
- becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
Examples:
接近戦で、または接近して
in closecombator atclose quarters
華々しい/はなばなしい
I-adjective
1.brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
Examples:
立派で華々しいさま
of aperson,illustrious
騒がしい/さわがしい
I-adjective
- noisy; boisterous
- turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
Examples:
騒がしい騒動
aclamorousuproar
汚らわしい/けがらわしい
I-adjective
1.filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty; foul; odious; repulsive
Examples:
そんな汚らわしい話をするのはやめて。
Stoptellingthosefilthystories.
平たい/ひらたい
I-adjective
- flat; even; level; simple
- plain (speech, etc.); simple
Examples:
平たい板状の屋根
plain-boardedroof
腎臓/じんぞう
Noun, No-adjective
1.kidney
Examples:
腎臓炎という病気
akidney diseasecallednephritis
渡航/とこう
Noun, Suru verb
1.voyage; passage; travelling
Examples:
彼は渡航中に死んだ
Hediedon thepassage―duringthe passage.
唐突/とうとつ
Na-adjective, Noun
1.abrupt; sudden
Examples:
彼の出現は唐突でした
I wasnotexpectinghisappearanceatall.
民謡/みんよう
Noun
1.folk song; popular song
Examples:
おけさ節という民謡
afolksongcalled{‘Okesa-bushi’}
動揺/どうよう
Noun, Suru verb
- shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation
- disturbance; unrest; agitation; excitement; commotion; turmoil; discomposure; feeling shaken
Examples:
動揺している。
I’m shaking.
腰部/ようぶ
Noun, No-adjective
1.loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
Examples:
腰部あるいは背中下部の痛み
backacheaffectingthelumbar regionorlower back
溶解/ようかい
Noun, Suru verb
- dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical) Only applies to 溶解
- melting; liquefying; fusion
Examples:
化学的溶解
chemical solution
秋季/しゅうき
Noun
1.fall season; autumn season
Examples:
秋季の収穫
anautumnharvest
夏季/かき
Noun, No-adjective
1.summer season
Examples:
明日から夏季休暇です。
Itwill besummer vacationstartingtomorrow.
多寡/たか
1.degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
Examples:
これしきのことと多寡をくくっていた
Imadelight ofthe matter.
蔵書/ぞうしょ
Noun
1.collection of books; (personal) library
Examples:
あの人は蔵書家だ
Heownsalargelibrary.
宿泊/しゅくはく
Noun, Suru verb
1.accommodation; lodging
Examples:
ホテルの宿泊者名簿.
ahotel register
測量/そくりょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.measurement; surveying
Examples:
測量の尺度
a scaleoflinear measurement
糧食/りょうしょく
Noun
1.provisions
Examples:
糧食に欠乏した
Provisionshaverunshort.
流動/りゅうどう
Noun, Suru verb
1.flow
Examples:
流動資産[資本].
liquid assets[capital]
硫安/りゅうあん
Noun
1.ammonium sulfate
Examples:
硫安という化合物
achemical compoundcalledammonium sulfate
謝礼/しゃれい
Noun, Suru verb
1.reward; honorarium; remuneration
Examples:
謝礼として払うお金
money paid ingratitude forsomething
一升/いっしょう
Noun
1.one square on a grid; one cell of a grid
Examples:
この辺は土一升金一升だ
Landaround hereisalmostworthitsweightingold.
焦燥/しょうそう
Noun, Suru verb
1.impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
Examples:
仕事が思うようにはかどらないので私は焦燥感にかられた.
Ifeltimpatient[gotirritated]asmy workwasnotgoingassmoothlyas Iexpected.
岩礁/がんしょう
Noun
1.reef
Examples:
船は岩礁に乗り上げた.
Theshipdroveon therocks.
遺憾/いかん
Na-adjective, Noun
1.regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
Examples:
私は遺憾に思う。
I thinkit’s regrettable.
活気/かっき
Noun
1.energy; liveliness
Examples:
活気がつく
The talkbecomesanimated
太字/ふとじ
Noun, No-adjective
1.boldface; bold-type; thick characters
Examples:
太字体で印刷する
print inboldface
昼間/ひるま
Adverbial noun, Temporal noun
1.daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
Examples:
昼間、本を読みます。
Iread booksduringthe day.
籟籟/らいらい
Taru-adjective
1.faintly heard (sounds)
Examples:
籟という笛
a aflutecalleda ‘rai’
粗い/あらい
I-adjective
1.coarse; rough
Examples:
きめの粗い手.
rough hands
乙女座/おとめざ
Noun
1.Virgo (constellation); the Virgin
Examples:
スピカという乙女座の星
astar intheVirgoconstellation,calledSpica
乙女男子/おとめだんし
Noun
1.effeminate man
Examples:
なぜかって、彼は乙女たちと一緒にいるのに飽々していたからなんだ。
forhewasquitetired oflivingamongmaidens.
清らかな/きよらかな
Na-adjective, Noun
1.clean; pure; chaste See also清い
Examples:
清らかで平安なこと
thecondition ofbeingclearandpeaceful
細やかな/こまやかな
Na-adjective
- tender; warm; caring; thoughtful
- meticulous; detailed; attentive
- deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
Examples:
人に対する心づかいが細やかで品がよいこと
beingelegantandshowingconsideration forpeople
速やかな/すみやかな
Na-adjective
1.quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
Examples:
問題の速やかな解決を望んだ
hoped foraspeedyresolution ofthe problem
月並み/つきなみ
Noun, No-adjective
1.every month
Na-adjective, Noun
2.trite; commonplace; conventional; hackneyed Only applies to つきなみ,orig. used as an insult towards old-fashioned poets who would meet monthly to write poetry
Examples:
月並みのお世辞文句
commonplacecompliments
幾/いく
Noun, Prefix
- some; several
- many
- how many?; how much?
Examples:
幾度
How often?
鉄道/てつどう
Noun
1.railroad; railway; rail transport
Examples:
鉄道事故.
arailroad accident
来る/きたる
Pre-noun adjectival
1.next (e.g. “next April”); forthcoming; coming Antonym:去る
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
2.to come; to arrive; to be due to orig. Meaning
Examples:
次に来る年
the coming year
殊に/ことに
Adverb
- especially; particularly; unusually; above all
- additionally Archaism
Examples:
殊に彼には打ち明けない
Iespeciallykeephimin the darkabout the matter.
甚だ/はなはだ
Adverb
1.very; greatly; exceedingly Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
甚だしい不公正
gross injustice
飽くまで/あくまで
Adverb
- to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; stubbornly; persistently; consistently; to the utmost Usually written using kana alone
- after all; it must be remembered; only; purely; simply
Examples:
彼は飽くまでも反対した.
Hemaintainedhisopposition tothe bitterend.
葉書/はがき
Noun
- postcard Abbreviation,Usually written using kana alone,See also郵便葉書
- memo; note; card Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
郵便葉書
a cardused formailing
故/ゆえ
Adverbial noun, Noun
1.reason; cause; circumstances Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
事故の防止
prevention oftheaccident
経緯/いきさつ
Noun
- details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances; how it started; how things got this way
- longitude and latitude Only applies to けいい
- warp and weft; warp and woof Only applies to けいい,Only applies to たてぬき,Only applies to たてよこ,See also縦横 たてよこ,orig. meaning of けいい
Examples:
どういう経緯で京都に来たの?
Whatbringsyouto Kyoto?
草花/くさばな
Noun
1.flower; flowering plant
Place
2.Kusabana
Examples:
草花栽培の、草花栽培に関する、または、草花栽培にかかわる
of orrelating toorinvolvingfloriculture
簡素化/かんそか
Noun, Suru verb
1.simplification
Examples:
データ処理の簡素化、相互接続の簡素化、システムの簡素化を図る。
To simplifydata processing,interconnectionand asystem.
包装/ほうそう
Noun, Suru verb
1.packing; wrapping
Examples:
包装箱および包装体
PACKING BOXANDPACKAGE
お子様/おこさま
Noun
1.(someone else’s) child Polite (teineigo),Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)
Examples:
お子様から目を離さないで下さい。
Pleasedon’tlook away fromthe children.
杯/さかずき
Noun
1.sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages See also杯 さかずき
Counter
2.counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.
3.counter for boats
4.counter for octopuses and squid
Examples:
乾杯する.
drink a toast
対照的/たいしょうてき
Na-adjective
1.contrastive
Examples:
対照的な方法で
in acontrastingmanner
織物/おりもの
Noun
1.textile; fabric
Examples:
織物;人造及び天然の織物
Textiles;syntheticandnaturaltextiles
喪服/もふく
Noun
1.mourning dress
Examples:
喪服を着る
to gointomourning
顧問/こもん
Noun, No-adjective
1.adviser; advisor; consultant
Examples:
顧問の資格で勤める.
serve inanadvisorycapacity
紫外線/しがいせん
Noun
1.ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
Examples:
紫外線が生み出すリスク
Risk thatradiationcauses
雌雄/しゆ
Noun
- male and female (animals); the two sexes
- victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
Examples:
雌雄を決しよう
I will tryconclusionswith you.
率先/そっせん
Noun, Suru verb
1.taking the initiative
Examples:
彼は率先して公害と戦った。
Hetookthe leadin fightingpollution.
到底/とうてい
Adverb
1.by no means; not at all; (cannot) possibly; utterly; absolutely Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
それには到底及ばない。
I won’tcome close tothat.
卒倒/そっとう
Noun, Suru verb
1.fainting; swooning
Examples:
血を見て卒倒する
faintat the sight ofblood
机上/きじょう
Noun, No-adjective
1.on the desk
No-adjective
2.theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan); desktop; paper; not yet implemented Idiomatic expression,See also 机上の空論
Examples:
机上用照明装置
DESKTOPLIGHTING SYSTEM
司祭/しさい
Noun, No-adjective
1.priest; minister; pastor
Examples:
卑しい教区司祭
alowlyparish priest
蜜房/みつぼう
honeycomb
償い/つぐない
Noun
1.recompense; indemnity; atonement
Examples:
悪事に対する償い
compensation fora wrong
頭文字/かしらもじ
Noun
- first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence)
- initials (of one’s name)
Examples:
彼はその木に自分の頭文字を刻みつけた.
Hecuthisinitialson[into] the tree.
惹きつける/ひきつける
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb 1.to fascinate; to attract; to charm Examples: 彼女は人を惹きつける。 Sheattractspeople.
絶妙/ぜつみょう
Na-adjective, Noun, No-adjective
1.exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
Examples:
それは絶妙な思いつきだった
That ideawas a masterstroke.
名君/めいくん
Noun
1.wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
Examples:
名君は民を潤す
Awise ruleris ablessingto thepeople
化合物/かごうぶつ
Noun
1.compound Chemistry term
Examples:
飽和化合物という有機化合物
asaturatedorganic compound
下部/かぶ
Noun
- lower part; substructure
- subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
Examples:
何の下部でも
the lowerpart ofanything
複合語/ふくごうご
Noun
1.compound word; compound term linguistics terminology,See also 単純語
Examples:
複合語を分割してください
segmentacompound word
送り仮名/おくりがな
Noun
1.kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word; declension kana ending
Examples:
しかしながら道路標識においては専ら送り仮名が付けられている。
However, thenameswithokuriganaareoftenfound ontrafficsigns.
青白い/あおじろい
I-adjective
1.pale; pallid
2.bluish-white
Examples:
血色のよい[青白い]顔.
aruddy[pallid]complexion
歯車/はぐるま
Noun
1.gear; cogwheel
Examples:
歯車及び歯車装置
GEARANDGEARDEVICE
長引く/ながびく
Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb
1.to be prolonged; to drag on
Examples:
その会議は長引く。
Thatmeetingdragson.
区切る/くぎる
Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
- to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to mark off; to cut off esp. 区切る
- to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)esp. 句切る
Examples:
境界を設定し区切る
setboundariestoanddelimit
矢印/やじるし
Noun
1.arrow (symbol)
Examples:
矢印に従って進んでください.
Pleasefollowthe arrow.
灯台/とうだい
Noun
- lighthouse
- old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
Examples:
灯台守という役目
thedutyofbeingthelighthouse keeper
滴/しずく
Noun, Suru verb
1.drop (e.g. of water); drip
Examples:
露の滴
dewdrops
夕立/ゆだち
Noun
1.(sudden) evening shower (rain)
Examples:
夕立が降る
anevening showerrains
浜辺/はまべ
Noun
1.beach; foreshore
Examples:
砂利の多い浜辺.
ashinglybeach
々/のま
Noun
1.kanji iteration mark See also同の字点
表記/ひょうき
Noun, Suru verb
- expression in writing; written representation; notation; transcription; orthography
- writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
Examples:
漢字で表記する数字
numericalfigureswrittenin Chinese characters
独自/どくじ
No-adjective, Na-adjective, Noun
- original; unique; distinctive; characteristic; peculiar
- independent; one’s own; personal
Examples:
独自の考えを持つ人.
anindependent thinker
田んぼ/たんぼ
Noun
1.paddy field; farm
Examples:
彼女は田んぼの方に進んだ。
Shemade foraricefield.
手入れ/ていれ
Noun, Suru verb
- care; looking after; repair; maintenance; tending; trimming; grooming
- (police) raid; crackdown
Examples:
手入れをすること
anactionofrepairing
縦/たて
Noun 1.the vertical; height 2.front-to-back; length 3.north-to-south Noun, No-adjective 4.vertical (relationship); hierarchy Noun 5.(weaving) warp See also経糸 たていと
Examples:
縦置きの向き
portrait orientation
敷地/しきち
Noun
1.site; plot; lot; grounds
Examples:
庭園の敷地の中
theareawithin theconfinesof aparkorgarden
踏切/ふみきり
Noun
- railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing
- starting line; scratch
- determination
- stepping over the edge of the ring Sumo term
Examples:
走り幅跳び用の踏切板
a springboardused inarunning long jump
道端/みちばた
Noun
1.roadside; wayside
Examples:
道端にしゃがみ込む
squatby the roadside
縁/ふち
Noun
1.rim; brim; edge; brink
Examples:
金縁の眼鏡.
gold‐rimmed glasses
塗る/ぬる
Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear; to put up (wallpaper)
Examples:
壁を白く塗る.
paint a wallwhite
傾く/かたむく
Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb
- to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to
- to go down (sun); to wane; to sink; to decline
Examples:
日は西に傾く
The sunisdeclining.
欠ける/かける
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken
- to be lacking; to be missing
- to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward
- (of the moon) to wane; to go into eclipse also 虧ける
Examples:
それは一貫性に欠ける。
Thatlacksconsistency.
人家/じんか
Noun
1.house; dwelling; human habitation
Examples:
人家櫛比す
Thehousesmake a continuous row
消極的/しょうきょくてき
Na-adjective
1.negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated Antonym:積極的 せっきょくてき
Examples:
彼は万事消極的だ.
He’spassiveineverything.
しゃがみ込む/しゃがみこむ
Godan verb with mu ending, intransitive verb
1.to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees) Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
道端にしゃがみ込む
squatby the roadside
万事/まんじ
Noun
1.all; everything
Examples:
万事よろしい。
All iswell.
市場/いちば
Noun
- (town) market
- (the) marketplace
Examples:
起債市場という,債券の市場
amarketcalledbond flotation market
問屋/とんや
Noun
1.wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
Examples:
荷受問屋という問屋
awholesale storecalleda {receivingwholesale store}
喪/も
Noun, No-adjective
1.mourning
Examples:
喪が明けた
Mymourningisover
一人前/いちにんまえ
Noun 1.one portion; one serving; one person Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective 2.adult; grown-up; person who has come of age No-adjective, Na-adjective 3.fully fledged; established; qualified
Examples:
一人前五円ずつやれ
Givethemfiveyeneach―fiveyenapiece.
手際/きぎわ
Noun
1.performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
Examples:
お手際あっぱれ、あっぱれなお手際
Yourperformancedoes youcredit
夜更かし/よふかし
Noun, Suru verb
1.staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
Examples:
夜更かしするので睡眠不足です。
I’msleepdeprivedbecauseIstay up late
端/たん
Noun
- end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin
- beginning; start; first
- odds and ends; scrap; odd bit; least
Examples:
端と端をつなげてそれらを並べよ.
Linethemupendwise.
半端/はんば
Noun, Na-adjective 1.remnant; fragment; incomplete set; incompleteness Noun 2.fraction; odd sum Na-adjective, Noun 3.halfway; half-hearted; perfunctory 4.irresponsible; foolish
Examples:
それらはどちらも中途半端です。
Those areveryunfinished.
川上/かわかみ
Noun
1.upper reaches of a river; upstream See also川下
Examples:
川上村にも伝承地がある。
TraditionalplacesexistalsoinKawakami-mura.
上座/かみざ
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
Place
2.Jouza
Examples:
食卓の上座にすわる
to taketheseat of honour―sit abovethesalt
川下/かわしも
Noun, No-adjective
1.downstream See also川上
Examples:
(川下に向かって)右岸.
the rightbank ofariver
趣/おもむき
Noun
- meaning; tenor; gist
- effect; influence
- appearance; aspect
- taste
- grace; charm; refinement
Examples:
さまざまな趣味をもつ, 多趣味である.
havediverseinterests
やらざるを得ない/やらざるをえない
Expression
1.cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do See alsoせざるを得ない
Examples:
私がそれをやらざるを得ない。
Ihave no choice but to dothat.
時折/ときおり
Adverbial noun
1.sometimes
Examples:
時折私は悲しくなる。
At timesIfeelsad.
上半期/かみはんき
Noun
1.first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year See also下半期
Examples:
2012年上半期カタログの正誤表をお送りします。
I amsendingyou acorrectionlist forthecataloguefor thefirst half of the year2012.
類推/るいすい
Noun 1.analogy Noun, Suru verb 2.analogical reasoning; analogical inference Noun 3.analogy linguistics terminology
Examples:
類推しようとする人あるいは類推で議論する人
someone wholooks foranalogiesorwhoreasonsby analogy
目的語/もくてきご
Noun
1.object linguistics terminology
Examples:
文法上の,主語と目的語
ofgrammar,subjectsandobjects
国立/こくりつ
Noun, No-adjective
1.national
Examples:
国立市という市
a cityin JapancalledKunitachi
述語/じゅつご
Noun
1.predicate linguistics terminology
Examples:
述語句の範囲内で起こること
occurringwithin thepredicatephrase
国有/こくゆう
Noun, No-adjective 1.national ownership Examples: 鉄道を国有にする tonationalizetherailways
主語/しゅご
Noun, No-adjective
1.subject linguistics terminology
Examples:
論理学における主語
inlogic, thegrammatical subject
熟語/じゅくご
Noun
- kanji compound linguistics terminology
- idiom; idiomatic phrase
Examples:
この字書は熟語本位だ
Thedictionaryiscomplied witha viewto theexplanation ofidioms
進路/しんろ
Noun
- route; course; path
- one’s future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
Examples:
人生の進路を決める.
shapeone’s coursein life
乗降/じょうこう
Noun, Suru verb
1.getting on and off; embarking and disembarking
Examples:
神崎乗降場開業。
TheKanzakiplatformbeganoperating
市営/しえい
Noun, No-adjective
1.(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management See also 市営住宅 しえいじゅうたく
Examples:
京都市営地下鉄
KyotoMunicipalSubway/KyotoCitySubway
対称/たいしょう
Noun, No-adjective
1.symmetry
Noun
2.second person
Examples:
対称形なさまの
in asymmetricalmanner
文献/ぶんけん
Noun
1.literature; books (reference); document
Examples:
技術的な文献
thetechnical literature
権限/けんげん
Noun
1.power; authority; jurisdiction
Examples:
権限を持っている人
apersonwithauthority
伴い/ともない
Noun, Noun or verb acting prenominally
1.companion; accompaniment
Examples:
若干の困難を伴い、離陸する
take off,as withsomedifficulty
屈折/くっせつ
Noun, Suru verb
- bending; curving; twisting; turning; winding
- warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; twisting
- refraction
- inflection linguistics terminology
Examples:
屈折光線
refracted light
根本的/こんぽんてき
Na-adjective 1.fundamental; basic Examples: 根本的に違った. radicallydifferent
球根/きゅうこん
Noun, No-adjective
1.(plant) bulb
Examples:
生姜の球根を植えた。
Iplantedagingerbulb.
制裁/せいさい
Noun, Suru verb
1.sanctions; punishment
Examples:
制裁方法で
in apunishingmanner
視察/しさつ
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.inspection; observation
Examples:
私は保育園を視察したい。
I want tocheck outthat nursery.
月謝/げっしゃ
Noun
1.monthly tuition fee
Examples:
月謝はどうなりますか?
Whatwould bethemonthly fee?
観衆/かんしゅう
Noun
1.spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
Examples:
観衆を魅了する.
grab an audience
従事/じゅうじ
Noun, Suru verb
1.engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
Examples:
指示者として従事する
Serve asanindicator
素質/そしつ
Noun, No-adjective 1.character; qualities; genius; the makings of Examples: スキルと素質を育てる buildskillsandcapabilities
元素/げんそ
Noun, No-adjective
1.chemical element
Examples:
元素の放射性同位元素
aradioactive isotopeof anelement
質素/しっそ
Na-adjective, Noun
- simple; plain
- modest; frugal; reserved
Examples:
質素な食物
lentenfood
炭素/たんそ
Noun, No-adjective 1.carbon © Examples: 無定形炭素 amorphous carbon
水素/すいそ
Noun
1.hydrogen (H)
Examples:
過酸化水素.
hydrogen peroxide[dioxide]
要素/ようそ
Noun
- component; factor; item (e.g. in list)
- element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure) Computer terminology
Examples:
解剖学的な要素
anatomicalelements
創刊/そうかん
Noun, Suru verb
1.launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
Examples:
雑誌を創刊する
to startamagazine
創作/そうさく
Noun, Suru verb
1.creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); original work; (creative) writing
2.fabrication; fiction; invention
Examples:
創作の才能
fictivetalent
独創/どくそう
Noun, Suru verb 1.originality Examples: 彼は独創に富んでいる. He'sfull of(original) ideas.
創立/そうりつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.establishment; founding; organization; organisation
Examples:
女性の創立者
a womanfounder
徴収/ちょうしゅう
Noun, Suru verb
1.collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
Examples:
報告の徴収
collection of report
弁解/べんかい
Noun, Suru verb
1.explanation (e.g. for one’s actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
Examples:
ありふれた弁解
afamiliarexcuse
弁護/べんご
Noun, Suru verb
1.defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
Examples:
弁護士会
the LawAssociation
弁論/べんろん
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.discussion; debate; argument
Examples:
第一節 口頭弁論
Section 1Oral Argument
代弁/だいべん
Noun, Suru verb
- speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); acting as spokesman (for); representing (the views, feelings, etc. of) Only applies to 代弁,Only applies to 代辯
- payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; paying on behalf (of) Only applies to 代弁,Only applies to 代辨
- acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone’s behalf) Only applies to 代弁,Only applies to 代辨
Examples:
誰が代弁者になるか。
Who willact asspokesman?
密集/みっしゅう
Noun, Suru verb
1.crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
Examples:
密集した人口.
adense population
密接/みっせつ
Na-adjective, Noun
- close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near
- close (together)
Examples:
しっかりまたは密接に
firmlyorclosely
回覧/かいらん
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.circulation (esp. documents); sending round
Examples:
回覧させる
makecircular
観覧/かんらん
Noun, Suru verb
1.viewing
Examples:
広く回って観覧する
to makeanextensivetour
良識/りょうしき
Noun
1.good sense
Examples:
良識や判断がない
withoutgood senseorjudgment
良心/りょうしん
Noun 1.conscience Examples: 良心の自由. liberty of conscience
超合金/ちょうごうきん
Noun
- superalloy
- Chogokin; line of die-cast metal robot and character toys sold by Popy
Examples:
超耐熱合金素材
superalloymaterials
社会進出/しゃかいしんしゅつ
Noun
1.social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
Examples:
女性の社会進出
Women’s Empowerment
品物/しなもの
Noun
1.goods; article; thing
Examples:
粗末な品物
ashabbything
単調/たんちょう
Na-adjective, Noun
1.monotony; monotone; dullness
Noun, Na-adjective
2.monotone; monotonic Mathematics
Examples:
単調な生活
amonotonouslife
史上/しじょう
No-adjective, Adverbial noun, Temporal noun
1.in history; ever; historical
Examples:
歴史上の事実
a historicalfact
最年少/さいねんしょう
No-adjective
1.youngest
Examples:
通常、最年少の見習いがこれに当てられる。
Thispositionisusuallyassigned tothe youngesttraineein agroup.
追及/ついきゅう
Noun, Suru verb
1.investigation (e.g. into someone’s guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding; pinning down
2.catching up; overtaking
Examples:
私は原因の追及を行いたい。
I want topursuethe cause.
取引/とりひき
Noun, Suru verb
1.transactions; dealings; business
Examples:
公正な取引.
straight dealings
病人/びょうにん
Noun
1.sick person; patient; invalid
Examples:
瀕死の病人
adyingman
余興/よきょう
Noun
1.performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
Examples:
余興に使われる。
It isused forentertainmentgames.
のみ
Suffix, Particle
1.only; nothing but literary equiv. of だけ
Examples:
生存のみち
thepath of life
力行/りっこう
Noun, Suru verb
1.strenuous efforts; exertion
Examples:
入力行はフィールドからなる。
Input linesare madeupoffields.
石器/せっき
Noun
1.stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
Examples:
石核石器という打製石器
a typeofstone tool,calleda coretool
助数詞/じょすうし
Noun
1.counters for various categories; counter suffix linguistics terminology
Examples:
単位名や助数詞を添えた数
acountingwordsuffixedbyanumeral
一語/いちご
Noun
1.one word
Examples:
彼女はそれを一語一語翻訳した。
Shetranslateditwordfor word
楽観/らっかん
Noun, Suru verb
1.optimism; taking an optimistic view
Examples:
人生を楽観する.
take an optimistic view oflife
一致/いっち
Noun, Suru verb 1.coincidence; agreement; union; match 2.conformity; consistency 3.cooperation Place 4.Icchi
Examples:
偶然に一致する
tocoincide
日誌/にっし
Noun 1.journal; log Examples: 釣り日誌形式 FISHINGDIARYFORMAT
出費/しゅつぴ
Noun, Suru verb
1.expenses; disbursements
Examples:
出費が多いこと
agreatexpenditure
一変/いっぺん
Noun, Suru verb
1.complete change; about-face
Examples:
局面一変す
The wholefaceof thewar isaltered.
発揮/はっき
Noun, Suru verb
1.show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
Examples:
茶目を発揮する
toplaythe imp―play pranks
一帯/いったい
Noun
1.whole area; whole region
Noun, No-adjective
2.stretch (of land); tract; belt; zone
Examples:
ある場所の近所一帯
aneighbourhood
妄想症/もうそうしょう
Noun
1.paranoia
Examples:
妄想症に苦しむ
suffering fromparanoia
仕来り/しきたり
Noun
1.custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
特徴としては古くからの仕来りを遵守する傾向があり、それに異を唱えるものや遵守しない者に対しては本人や肉親、更にその者に関わったものまで異端者扱いし、差別を行なうことがある。
One of themajor characteristicsisthatpeopletend toprioritizeoldrules, whichresultsin discriminating those whoobject orbreachsuchrulesbyregardingthemasmavericks,includingtheirrelativesand even peoplehavingclose relationshipswith them.
停滞/ていたい
Noun, Suru verb
1.stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation; falling into arrears
Examples:
事務が停滞する
Businessisdelayed
促進/そくしん
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
Examples:
信頼できる促進者
areliableforwarder
不振/ふしん
Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective
1.dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
Examples:
商売は甚だ不振だ.
Businessisverydull[slack,bad].
棄権/きけん
Noun, Suru verb
1.abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
Examples:
権利,要求の棄権
the actofwaivinga rightorclaim
抗議/こうぎ
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.protest; objection
Examples:
無言の抗議.
asilent protest
抗争/こうそう
Noun, Suru verb
1.dispute; resistance
Examples:
新選組最後の内部抗争。
This wasthe lastfeudwithin theShinsengumiorganization.
対抗/たいこう
Noun, Suru verb
1.opposition; antagonism
Examples:
正々堂々の対抗戦
astand-upfight
主催/しゅさい
Noun 1.sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser Examples: 興行の主催者 apromoterof aperformance
干渉/かんしょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.interference; intervention; meddling
Examples:
干渉に対して強い
Resistant tointerference
振興/しんこう
Noun, Suru verb
1.promotion; encouragement
Place
2.Shinkou
Examples:
学問[科学]の振興.
theadvancement of learning[science]
不審/ふしん
Na-adjective, Noun
1.incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness; infidelity
Examples:
不審はありませんか
Have youany questionsto ask?
催促/さいそく
Noun, Suru verb
1.pressing; urging; demanding; demand
Examples:
催促するような顔つき
afacial expressionwhichseems torequestsomething
催促状/さいそくじょう
Noun
1.dun; letter requesting money, etc.
Examples:
催促するために出す書状
a letterwhichdemandssomething
滞納/たいのう
Noun, Suru verb
1.falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
Examples:
税を滞納する
to failto payone’staxes―default inpayingone’staxes
根底/こんてい
Noun
1.root; basis; foundation
Examples:
根底から改革する
toeffectaradical reform―revolutionize
荒廃/こうはい
Noun, Suru verb 1.ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay Examples: 荒廃した建物 aruinedbuilding
冒頭/ぼうとう
Adverb, Noun, No-adjective
1.beginning; start; outset
Examples:
冒頭に提示しましたように。
As Iindicatedat thetop
慢性/まんせい
No-adjective, Noun
1.chronic (illness) Antonym:急性
Examples:
慢性的失業.
hard‐core unemployment
除外/じょがい
Noun, Suru verb
1.exception; exclusion
Examples:
適用除外
Exclusion from Application
底/てい
Noun
- base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radixMathematics
- base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.) Geometry term
- type; kind; extent; degree
Examples:
底痛い
Ifeeladullpain.
広義/こうぎ
Noun, No-adjective
1.wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense See also狭義
Examples:
まあ、広義的には間違っていませんね。
Well,broadly speakingthat’s right.
徹する/てっする
Suru verb - special class
- to penetrate; to sink in
- to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively
- to do throughout (e.g. the night)
Examples:
陣営を徹する
tostrike camp―strikethetents
改廃/かいはい
Noun, Suru verb
1.reform and (or) abolition; alteration or repeal; revision; reorganization; reorganisation
Examples:
省内の改廃を行う
toreorganizeadepartment
荒廃/こうはい
Noun, Suru verb
1.ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
Examples:
荒廃した地域.
a run‐downarea
賃上げ/ちんあげ
Noun, Suru verb
1.wage increase
Examples:
彼は賃上げを得た
hegot awage hike
茶目/ちゃめ
Na-adjective, Noun 1.playful; mischievous Noun 2.joker; prankster; scamp; rascal 3.brown eyes
Examples:
茶目な性格
amischievouscharacter
肉親/にくしん
Noun
1.blood relationship; blood relative
Examples:
肉親も及ばぬ扱い
His ownpeoplecould nothave beenso goodtohim.
異端者/いたんしゃ
Noun
- heathen; heretic; pagan
- nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast; rebel; heretic
Examples:
異端者の焼殺(スペインの異端審問の時期などに)
the burningto deathofheretics(asduringthe Spanish Inquisition)
提示/ていじ
Noun, Suru verb
1.presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
Examples:
物事を提示する
to exhibitsomething
省内/しょうない
Noun
1.in the ministry; in the department
Examples:
省内の改廃を行う
toreorganizeadepartment
興行/こうぎょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.show; performance; act
Noun
2.entertainment industry; show business
Examples:
夜間興行
a nightperformance
陣営/じんえい
Noun
- camp (group of same ideological beliefs); faction (of political party)
- military camp; encampment; cantonment orig. meaning
Examples:
陣営を払う
tostrike camp―strikethetents
譲歩/じょほ
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.concession; conciliation; compromise
Examples:
互いに譲歩する
make mutual concessions
主張/しゅちょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet
Examples:
正義の主張.
aclaim of justice
燃焼/ねんしょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.burning; combustion
Examples:
自然燃焼
spontaneous combustion
類似/るいじ
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
Examples:
かすかな類似.
adistant resemblance
勧告/かんこく
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
Examples:
セキュリティ勧告
securityadvisories
提携/ていけい
Noun, Suru verb
1.cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
Examples:
緊密に提携して
in closecooperation
兼用/けんよう
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
Examples:
車を兼用する
Sharethe car
誇張/こちょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.exaggeration
Examples:
誇張的な文体
abombasticstyle
明白/めいはく
Na-adjective
1.obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit; overt
Examples:
明白でない
notmadeexplicit
登校/とうこう
Noun, Suru verb
1.attendance (at school); going to school
Examples:
彼は徒歩で登校する。
Hegoes to schoolonfoot.
奉仕/ほうし
Noun, Suru verb
- service; ministry; attendance; church work
- offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
Examples:
人類に奉仕する.
servemankind
緩和/かんわ
Noun, Suru verb
1.relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
Examples:
インフレ緩和策.
a cushionagainstinflation
享受/きょうじゅ
Noun, Suru verb 1.reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given Examples: 特権を享受する enjoyprivileges
吟味/ぎんみ
Noun, Suru verb
- close examination; careful selection; testing; scrutiny
- examination of criminal charges
- reciting and appreciating traditional poetry Archaism,orig. meaning
Examples:
木口を吟味する
to bechoice oftimber
香辛料/こうしんりょう
Noun
1.spice; spices; condiment
Examples:
ナツメグという香辛料
aspicecallednutmeg
衰退/すいたい
Noun, Suru verb
1.decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
Examples:
衰退を経験する
undergoatrophy
変遷/へんせん
Noun, Suru verb
1.change; transition; vicissitudes
Examples:
今日までの変遷
Transitiontill today
折衷/せっちゅう
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
Examples:
新旧派の折衷
acompromise betweenthe oldandnew schools
束縛/そくばく
Noun, Suru verb
- restraint; restriction; fetters; yoke; shackles
- binding; confinement with rope orig. meaning
Examples:
束縛を断ち切る.
breakone’sbonds
介抱/かいほう
Noun, Suru verb
1.nursing; looking after
Examples:
病人を看護する(介抱する)
tonursethe sick―tend aninvalid
抑圧/よくあつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.check; restraint; oppression; suppression
Examples:
抑圧すること
anact ofoppression
披露/ひろう
Noun, Suru verb
1.announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing; exhibiting; unveiling; revealing; showcasing; performing; giving a rendition
Examples:
コントルダンスを披露する
perform acontradance
暴露/ばくろ
Noun, Suru verb
1.disclosure; exposure; revelation
Examples:
ぺてん師を暴露する.
show upanimpostor
衰退/すいたい
Noun, Suru verb
1.decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
Examples:
衰退している
be in decline
冷淡/れいたん
Na-adjective, Noun
- cool; indifferent; apathetic; half-hearted
- cold; cold-hearted; heartless; unkind
Examples:
冷淡な殺人者
acoldheartedmurderer
高尚/こうしょう
Na-adjective, Noun
1.high; noble; refined; advanced
Examples:
高尚な目的
a highpurpose
柔軟/じゅうなん
Na-adjective, Noun
1.flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
Examples:
柔軟な想像
alimberimagination
貧血/ひんけつ
Noun
1.anemia; anaemia
Examples:
貧血気味です。
I’m anemic.
軽快/けいかい
Na-adjective, Noun
1.light (of movements); nimble; sprightly; springy
2.light-hearted; cheerful; buoyant; jaunty; casual (e.g. clothing); rhythmical (e.g. melody)
Noun, Suru verb
3.taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms; recovery; convalescence
Examples:
軽快な足どり.
aspringy step
象形文字/しょうけいもじ
Noun, No-adjective
1.hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
Examples:
象形文字に似た
resemblinghieroglyphicwriting
指事/しじ
Noun
1.indicative (kanji whose shape is based on logical representation of an abstract idea)
Examples:
指事という,漢字の成立と用法
one of thesix waysin whichkanjiwerecreated,called’shiji’
会意文字/かいじもじ
Noun
1.compound ideograph (one of the six kanji classifications); kanji made up of meaningful parts (e.g. “mountain pass” is up + down + mountain)
Examples:
会意という,二つ以上の字を結合して新しい文字と意味をつくる方法
one ofsix waysofmakingChinese characters
精巧/せいこう
Na-adjective, Noun
1.elaborate; delicate; exquisite
Examples:
精巧な刺繍.
delicateembroidery
富豪/ふごう
Noun
1.wealthy person; millionaire
Examples:
屈指の富豪たち.
anaristocracy ofwealth
細工/さいく
Noun, Suru verb
- work; workmanship; craftsmanship; handiwork
- artifice; trick; device; tampering; doctoring
Examples:
打ち出し細工.
beaten work
盛装/せいそう
Noun, Suru verb
1.dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one’s best clothes
Examples:
彼らは盛装して現われた.
Theymadetheirappearanceall decked outintheir finestclothes.
全盛/ぜんせい
Noun, No-adjective
1.height of prosperity
Examples:
全盛の時期
the golden age
繁盛/はんじょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.prosperity; flourishing; thriving
Examples:
繁盛する商売.
athriving business
薄弱/はくじゃく
Na-adjective, Noun
1.feebleness; weakness; weak
Examples:
深刻な精神薄弱
severemental deficiency
強烈/きょうれつ
Na-adjective, Noun
1.strong; intense; severe
Examples:
強烈なにおい.
anoverpowering smell
適宜/てきぎ
Na-adjective, No-adjective
1.suitable; appropriate; fitting; proper
Adverbial noun
2.appropriately; accordingly; as required; at one’s discretion
Examples:
適宜免除してください。
Pleaseapplyanexemptioncasebycase.
欠如/けつじょ
Noun, Suru verb
1.lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
Examples:
感受性の欠如
lack ofsensibility
水平/すいへい
Na-adjective, No-adjective, Noun
1.horizontal; level; even
Examples:
水平面上における水平距離
a distanceon a levelsurface
銘々/めいめい
Adverbial noun, No-adjective, Noun
1.each; individual Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
銘々に役割を配る
toassign a part to each
細工/さいく
Noun, Suru verb
- work; workmanship; craftsmanship; handiwork
- artifice; trick; device; tampering; doctoring
Examples:
モザイク細工.
mosaic work
天下/てんか
Noun
1.the whole world
2.the whole country
3.society; the public
4.supremacy over a nation; government of a country; the ruling power
5.having one’s own way; doing as one pleases
No-adjective
6.peerless; incomparable; superlative; world-famous
Noun
7.shogun (Edo period) Archaism
Examples:
天下の分け目
a nationalcrisis
発作/はつさ
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.fit; spasm; attack; seizure Medicine, etc. term
Examples:
てんかん発作
epileptic seizure
鉄分/てつぶん
Noun
1.iron (content) as a nutrient or in water
Examples:
彼女は鉄分を摂取した方がいい。
She shouldtakeiron.
強気/つよき
Na-adjective, No-adjective, Noun
- confident; assured; self-assured; firm; strong; cocksure
- bullish (e.g. market) See also弱気 よわき
Examples:
彼は強気に見える。
Helooks likehe isstrong.
強気相場/つよきそうば
Noun
1.bull market; bullish market; strong market Yojijukugo (four character compound),See also 強気市場
Examples:
(相場に対して)強気なさま
of thestock market, thecondition ofbeingstrong;to bebullish
居間/いま
Noun
1.living room (Western style); sitting room
Examples:
洋風の居間
aWestern-styleliving room
書斎/しょさい
Noun
1.study; library; den; home office; reading room
Examples:
かび臭い書斎
afustystudy
炊事/すいじ
Noun, Suru verb
1.cooking; kitchen work
Examples:
なべかま,炊事道具.
pots and pans
光沢/こうたく
Noun
1.brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
Examples:
光沢を塗布する
coat withaglaze
粉末/ふんまつ
Noun, No-adjective
1.fine powder
Examples:
鉛の粉末
leaddust
官邸/かんてい
Noun
1.official residence (e.g. of the prime minister) See also私邸
Examples:
大臣を官邸に訪う
Icalled onthe Ministerathisofficialresidence.
蛍光/けいこう
Noun, No-adjective
1.fluorescence
Examples:
蛍光を発する物質
afluorescent substance
霙/みぞれ
Noun
- sleet Usually written using kana alone
- daikon shavings; grated daikon Usually written using kana alone
- shaved ice topped with honey Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
霙が降る
Itsleets.
貫禄/かんろく
Noun
1.presence; dignity
Examples:
貫禄のある人.
a manofdignity
縁談/えんだん
Noun
1.marriage proposal; marriage talks
Examples:
縁談をまとめる.
arrange a marriage
郷里/きょうり
Noun
1.birth-place; home town
Examples:
うち[郷里]からの手紙.
a letterfrom home
故郷/ふるさと
Noun
- home town; birthplace; native place; one’s old home Usually written using kana alone
- ruins; historic remains Archaism,Only applies to ふるさと
Examples:
故郷の夢を見る.
have a dreamofhome
境遇/きょうぐう
Noun
1.one’s circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
Examples:
新しい境遇に慣れる.
acclimateoneselftonewsurroundings
孝行/こうこう
Noun, Na-adjective
- filial piety See also親孝行
- showing devotion (to someone)
Examples:
親孝行な子
adutiful child
体裁/ていさい
Noun
- (outward) appearance
- (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style
- appearances; decency; show; display
- lip-service; insincere words; glib talk
Examples:
体裁を飾る
to keep up appearances
議会政治/ぎかいせいじ
Noun
1.parliamentarism; parliamentary government
Examples:
議会制という政治制度
asystem of governmentcalledparliamentary
在学/ざいがく
Noun, Suru verb
1.attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
Examples:
彼はその大学に在学している。
He’senrolledin thatuniversity.
優越/ゆうえつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.supremacy; predominance; being superior to
Examples:
明白な優越.
adecisivesuperiority
塗布/とふ
Noun, Suru verb
- application (of ointment)
- coating
Examples:
塗布具および塗布方法
APPLICATORANDAPPLICATION METHOD
大臣/だいじん
Noun
1.cabinet minister
Examples:
主務大臣
the competent minister
屈指/くっし
Noun, No-adjective
1.leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
Examples:
屈指の富豪たち.
anaristocracy ofwealth
摂取/せっしゅ
Noun, Suru verb
1.intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion
- absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); assimilation
- reception and protection Buddhist term
Examples:
栄養を摂取する
take innourishment
端子/たんし
Noun
- terminal (electricity)
- pin (on a semiconductor or microcontroller)
- port (e.g. LAN port)
Examples:
テレビの映像入力端子
thevideo inputof aTV set
拠点/きょてん
Noun
1.position; location; base; point; site
Examples:
軍事施設を有する軍事的拠点
anequippedmilitary base
仇敵/きゅうてき
Noun
1.bitter enemy
Examples:
どうか仇敵にめぐり合いたい
I am dyingto comeacross theenemyI seek.
病没/びょうぼつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.dying of illness; dying of natural causes
Examples:
弘安3年8月24日、病没。
Hedied ofillnessonSeptember26, 1280.
直径/ちょっけい
Noun
1.diameter
Examples:
直径が 3 インチ.
3inchesin diameter
隔週/かくしゅう
Adverbial noun, Temporal noun, No-adjective
1.every other week; every two weeks
Examples:
隔週ごとに行われること
aneventthatoccursevery two weeks
項目/こうもく
Noun
- item; heading; category; clause
- headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry See also見出し語
Examples:
同期化する項目
Itemsto Synchronize
箇条書き/かじょうがき
Noun
1.itemized form; itemized form; itemization; itemization
Examples:
箇条書きになった文章
anitemizedwriting
西暦/せいれき
Noun
- Common Era; CE; Christian Era; anno domini; AD
- Western (Gregorian) calendar
Examples:
キリスト降誕以前の西暦
the Christian erabefore Christ’sbirth
対/つい
Noun
- pair; couple; set
- antithesis See also対句
Counter
3.counter for items that come in pairs
4.counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
Examples:
一対
one pair
半径/はんけい
Noun
1.radius
Examples:
半径という線分
a linesegmentcalledaradius
亜熱帯/あねったい
Noun 1.subtropics Examples: 熱帯、亜熱帯の平原 a flatgrasslandintropicalorsubtropical regions
勢力圏/せいりょくけん
Noun
1.sphere of influence
Examples:
その地は日本の勢力圏内にあり
The placeiswithin Japan’ssphere ofinfluence.
情報網/じょうほうもう
Noun
1.intelligence or information network
Examples:
情報交換網を形成すること
the actofmakinganinformationalnetwork
亜/あ
Prefix
- sub-
- -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite
Examples:
亜音速.
subsonic speed
箇月/かげつ
Counter
1.months (period of)
Examples:
一年五箇月
1.5years
先端/せんたん
Noun
- pointed end; tip; point; cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.); apex (of a curve)
- forefront; vanguard; spearhead; leading edge
Examples:
舌の先端
thetipofone’stongue
模範/もはん
Noun
1.exemplar; model; example; pattern
Examples:
模範的行動
exemplary conduct
並行/へいこう
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
- going side-by-side; going abreast
- running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
Examples:
並行して検討した。
Istudiedit inparallel.
並列/へいれつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.arranging in a line; standing in a row
Noun, No-adjective
2.parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)See also 並列回路 へいれつかいろ, See also 直列 ちょくれつ
Examples:
並列設計
parallel architectures
有無/うむ
Noun
- existence or nonexistence; presence or absence
- consent or refusal; yes or no
Examples:
書類の有無
havingornot havingdocuments
隣人/りんじん
Noun, No-adjective
1.neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
Examples:
隣人たちによる建築
constructionbya groupofneighbors
隣接/りんせつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
Examples:
隣接する自治体
Neighboringautonomous body
近隣/きんりん
Noun, No-adjective 1.neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity Examples: 近隣諸国. neighbor countries
相続/そうぞく
Noun, Suru verb
1.succession; inheritance
Examples:
相続によって.
by descent
発足/はっそく
Noun, Suru verb
1.starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
Examples:
選挙を発足する
set upanelection
区間/くかん
Noun, Noun - used as a suffix
- section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension
- interval Mathematics
Examples:
現存区間
Existingdistricts
単価/たんか
Noun, No-adjective
1.unit price; unit cost
Examples:
単価いくらか
How mucha piece?
随筆/ずいひつ
Noun
1.essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
Examples:
随筆を書く人
apersonwhowritesessays
短歌/たんか
Noun
1.tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem See also 長歌 ちょうか
Examples:
短歌の初めの3句
threephrasesin thefirst sectionof atankapoem
架空/かくう
Noun or verb acting prenominally, No-adjective
1.aerial; overhead
No-adjective, Na-adjective, Noun
2.fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; fabricated
Examples:
架空の世界
Afictionalworld
担架/たんか
Noun
1.stretcher; litter
Examples:
担架に乗って.
on astretcher
執筆/しっぴつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.writing (e.g. as a profession)
Examples:
執筆に使用する机
adeskused forwriting
執着/しゅうちゃく
Noun, Suru verb
1.attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
Examples:
執着をなす
make a fetish of
叙述/じょじゅつ
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.description
Examples:
叙述形容詞.
apredicate adjective
原点/げんてん
Noun
1.origin (coordinates); starting point
Examples:
健康な土作りが原点
Havinghealthysoilis astarting point
原典/げんてん
Noun
1.original (text)
Examples:
原典に忠実な翻訳.
aclosetranslation
古典/こてん
Noun
1.classic (work, esp. book); the classics
Examples:
古典的でない
notclassical
百科事典/ひゃっかじてん
Noun
1.encyclopedia; encyclopedia
Examples:
数冊から成る百科事典
multi-volumedencyclopedias
描写/びょうしゃ
Noun, Suru verb
1.depiction; description; portrayal
Examples:
描写がうまい.
excel in description
明朗会計/めいろうかいけい
Noun
1.clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.) Yojijukugo (four character compound)
願書/がんしょ
Noun
1.(written) application; application form; written request; written petition
Examples:
血書の願書
apetition written in blood
念願/ねんがん
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.one’s heart’s desire; one’s dearest wish
Examples:
今日は私の念願の休みです。
Todaywas avacationthat I craved.
念願成就/ねんがんじょうじゅ
Noun, Suru verb
1.attainment of one’s most cherished desire; one’s earnest prayer being answered Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Examples:
神仏に祈った願いが叶うと満願成就(まんがんじょうじゅ)という。
Fulfillmentof thewishprayedforShintoorBuddhistdeitiesis calledManganjoju.
口調/くちょう
Noun
1.tone (e.g. of voice, etc.); (verbal) expression
Examples:
彼の口調は悲しみの口調だった.
His tonewasone ofsorrow.
模索/もさく
Noun, Suru verb
1.groping (for); exploring for a solution
Examples:
私はそれについて模索している。
I amlooking forasolution tothat.
准教授/じゅんきょうじゅ
Noun
1.associate professor
Examples:
彼女は産婦人科の臨床学准教授である。
Sheis anassistantclinicalob-gynprofessor.
陳列/ちんれつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.exhibition; display; putting on show
Examples:
商品陳列館
acommercial museum
覆面/ふくめん
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective 1.mask; veil; disguise Examples: 銃を持った覆面者 amaskerwith agun
土砂/どしゃ
Noun
1.sediment; earth and sand
Examples:
急な土砂降り
anoutburst ofheavy rain
積雪/せきせつ
Noun
1.fallen snow; snow cover
Examples:
積雪の多い年
asnowyyear
熱湯/ねっとう
Noun, No-adjective
1.boiling water
Examples:
熱湯で処理する
treat withboiling water
背後/はいご
Noun, No-adjective
- back; rear
- background; behind the scenes
Examples:
敵を背後から襲った.
Weattackedthe enemyfrom the rear.
金字塔/きんじとう
Noun
- pyramid See also ピラミッド
- monumental work; landmark achievement
Examples:
学問の金字塔.
amonument oflearning
座席/ざせき
Noun, No-adjective
1.seat
Examples:
座席および移動座席
SEATANDMOVINGSEAT
捻挫/ねんざ
Noun, Suru verb
1.sprain; twist; wrench
Examples:
右足首を捻挫しました。
Isprainedmyrightankle.
蹴球/しゅうきゅう
Noun
1.football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer)
Examples:
蹴球ゲーム機およびプログラム記憶媒体
FOOTBALL GAMEMACHINEANDPROGRAMMEMORY MEDIUM
訃報/ふほう
Noun 1.news of someone's death; obituary Examples: 彼にこの訃報をお伝え致したい。 I would liketopass onnews ofthisdeath tohim.
痩身/そうしん
Noun, No-adjective
1.slim figure; lean figure See also 痩躯 そうく
Noun
2.weight reduction See also 痩せる
Examples:
マイクロ波痩身装置
MICROWAVESLIMMINGDEVICE
絵画/かいが
Noun
1.painting; picture
Examples:
下手な絵画
anunskillfulpainting
会釈/えしゃく
Noun, Suru verb
- slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation
- consideration; thoughtfulness
Examples:
ていねいに会釈する
to makea lowbow
圧迫/あっぱく
Noun, Suru verb
- pressure
- oppression; suppression
Examples:
圧迫を受ける
to besubjected topressure
境域/きょういき
Noun
1.boundary; border; precinct; grounds
Examples:
昭和30年(1955年)に北区を分区して以来、現在の境域となる。
The presentboundaryof thewardwasformedin1955when theKita Wardwas separated.
脚立/きゃたつ
Noun
1.stepladder; steps
Examples:
脚立という高い踏台
astepladder
車軸/しゃじく
Noun
1.axle
Examples:
雨は車軸を流すよう
The rainpoured down
おせち料理 /おせちりょうり
Noun
1.food served during the New Year’s Holidays
Examples:
いずれも当地ではおせち料理の定番となっている。
Ithas becomea stableinosechiinboth ofthese regions.
未曾有/みぞう
No-adjective, Noun
1.unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
Examples:
日本軍は未曾有の勝利を得た
The Japanesegainedunparalleledvictories.
泥酔/でいすい
Noun, Suru verb
1.being dead drunk; drunken stupor
Examples:
泥酔すること
the stateofdrunkenness
溺死/できし
Noun, Suru verb
1.death by drowning
Examples:
溺死するかもしれない。
I amprobablygoing todrown.
老若/ろうにやく
Noun, Na-adjective
1.young and old; all ages
Examples:
彼は老若男女を問わず人気だ。
He ispopularamongstmany peopleregardless ofageorgender.
不動産/ふどうさん
Noun
1.real estate
Examples:
不動産の売買.
transactionsinreal estate
検事/けんじ
Noun
1.public prosecutor
Examples:
検事の論告あり
Theprosecutorstatedthecharge againstthe accused.
三権/さんけん
Noun
1.the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)
Examples:
三権分立の観念
Conception ofseparation of powers
立法/りっぽう
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.legislation; lawmaking
Examples:
立法院という立法機関
agovernment’slegislativehouse called’rippo-in’
裁判所/さいばんしょ
Noun
1.court; courthouse
Examples:
弾劾裁判所という裁判所
acourt of lawcalledanimpeachment court
参議院/さんぎいん
Noun
1.House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
Examples:
参議院の会という,参議院の院内会派
in Japan, afactionin theDiet’s UpperHouse,called{‘sangiin-no-kai’}
衆議院/しゅうぎいん
Noun
1.House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
Examples:
衆議院はこの決議を否決した.
The House of Representativesoverturnedthis decision.
積む/つむ
Godan verb with mu ending, Transitive verb
- to pile up; to stack
- to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack
- to acquire; to accumulate
Examples:
経験を積む
to gain experience
庶民/しょみん
Noun
1.common people; ordinary people; masses
Examples:
普通の人,庶民.
the common people
過疎化/かそか
Noun
1.depopulation; declining population
Examples:
その一方田舎では過疎化が進んでいる。
On the other hand,depopulationisprogressingin thecountryside.
皇居/こうきょ
Noun
1.Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
Place
2.Koukyo
Examples:
皇居見学の列です。
For theImperial Palacetour.
迫害/はくがい
Noun, Suru verb
1.persecution; oppression
Examples:
迫害の犠牲者.
avictim of oppression
郡部/ぐんぶ
Noun
1.rural districts; counties
Examples:
特に郡部(町村)で多い。
Especiallyinrural areas(towns and villages),the ceremonyisheldduringthe aboveperiod.
厚生/こうせい
Noun
- welfare; public welfare; social welfare
- (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare Abbreviation,See also厚生省
Examples:
利用厚生
promotion ofpublic welfare
施行/しこう
Noun, Suru verb
- execution; enforcing; carrying out Only applies to しこう,Only applies to せこう, Only applies to しぎょう
- giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks Only applies to せぎょう
Examples:
施行できない法
anunenforceablelaw
申告/しんこく
Noun, Suru verb
1.report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
Examples:
輸出申告書
a declarationforexportation
中枢/ちゅうすう
Noun, No-adjective
1.centre; center; pivot; mainstay; nucleus; backbone; central figure; pillar; key man
Examples:
聴覚言語中枢
theauditoryword center
過疎/かそ
Noun, No-adjective
1.depopulation
Examples:
遠方、または過疎地にある駐留所
a stationin aremoteorsparselypopulatedlocation
措置/そち
Noun, Suru verb
1.measure; step; action
Examples:
措置をとる、措置を施す
to take measures―take steps
結核/けっかく
Noun
1.tuberculosis; tubercule
Examples:
結核という病気
adiseasecalledtuberculosis
奮闘/ふんとう
Noun, Suru verb
1.hard struggle; strenuous effort
Examples:
奮闘的生活
astrenuous life
紛失/ふんしつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.loss; going missing
Examples:
紛失したもの
somethingthat islost
任意/にんい
No-adjective, Na-adjective, Noun
- optional; voluntary; arbitrary; random; discretionary; facultative; spontaneous; any
- arbitrary Mathematics
Examples:
寄付は任意である。
Donationsare voluntary.
課金/かきん
Noun, Suru verb
- charges; billing
- paying for items in online games Slang
Examples:
そのゲームは毎月課金されます。
That gameincursmonthlycharges.
負荷/ふか
Noun, Suru verb
1.burden; load (e.g. cpu time, electricity, etc.)
Examples:
余計な負荷なしで
withoutundueoverhead
採掘/さいくつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.mining
Examples:
石油採掘権
oilconcessions
発掘/はっくつ
Noun, Suru verb
- excavation; exhumation
- discovery (e.g. new talent)
Examples:
発掘する行為
the actofdigging
捕鯨/ほげい
Noun
1.whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing
Examples:
捕鯨をする船で働く船乗り
aseamanwhoworks onashipthathuntswhales
耕作/こうさく
Noun, Suru verb
1.cultivation; farming
Examples:
耕作に適する地
arable land
農耕/のうこう
Noun
1.farming; agriculture; cultivation
Examples:
おとなしい農耕馬
aquietploddingworkhorse
鉄鋼/てっこう
Noun
1.iron and steel
Examples:
鍛鋼という鉄鋼材料
steel materialcalledforged steel
往復/おうふく
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
- making a round trip; going and returning; coming and going
- round-trip ticket; return ticket Abbreviation, See also往復切符
- correspondence; exchanging (letters)
- socializing; visiting one another
Examples:
往復切符の料金は?
What’s theround-trip fare?
幹線/かんせん
Noun, No-adjective
1.main line; trunk line
Examples:
幹線道路を通って行く.
go bythe highway
幹部/かんぶ
Noun
1.management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
Examples:
近づきがたい幹部
anunapproachableexecutive
旅客/りょきゃく
Noun
- passenger
- traveller; traveler; tourist
Examples:
旅客用の設備
thefacilitiesfor passengers
制御/せいぎょ
Noun, Suru verb
- control (of a machine, device, etc.)
- control (over an opponent, one’s emotions, etc.); governing; management; suppression; keeping in check
Examples:
広域交通制御
traffic controlfor abigarea
化繊/かせん
Noun
1.synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre Abbreviation,See also 化学繊維
Examples:
強化繊維束
REINFORCED FIBERBUNDLE
打開/だかい
Noun, Suru verb
1.break in the deadlock
Examples:
行き詰まりを打開する
break a deadlock
田園/でんえん
Noun 1.the country; countryside; rural districts 2.cultivated land; fields Place 3.Den'en
Examples:
静かな田園風景.
quietruralviews
水田/すいでん
Noun
1.(water-filled) paddy field
Examples:
水田から排水する
todrain waterfrom apaddy field
牧畜/ぼくちく
Noun, Suru verb
1.stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
Examples:
彼は牧畜を業としている
He isastock-farmer―a cattle-breeder.
埋蔵/まいぞう
Noun, Suru verb
- burying in the ground
- having underground deposits
Examples:
石炭の埋蔵量
areserve ofcoal
酪農/らくのう
Noun
1.dairy farming
Place
2.Rakunou
Examples:
酪農場で働く男性
a manwhoworksin adairy
車掌/しゃしょう
Noun
1.(train) conductor
Examples:
女性の車掌
a womanconductor
船舶/せんぱく
Noun
1.vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
Examples:
船舶用羅針儀.
amariner’scompass
舗装/ほそう
Noun, Suru verb
1.pavement; road surface
Examples:
舗装された道路の舗装面
thepaved surfaceof apaved roadway
応急/おうきゅう
Noun, No-adjective
1.emergency; first-aid
Examples:
応急処置
Emergency Measures
異常気象/いじょうきしょう
Noun
1.abnormal weather
Examples:
異常気象を心配している。
I amworried aboutabnormalweather.
有益/ゆうえき
Na-adjective, Noun
1.beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
Examples:
有益な仕事
ausefuljob
契機/けいき
Noun
- opportunity; chance
- trigger; cause
Examples:
物事が発展する契機
a pointofdeparture
控除/こうじょ
Noun, Suru verb
1.subtraction; deduction (e.g. tax); subsidy
Examples:
控除として許されない
notallowableas adeduction
購買/こうばい
Noun, Suru verb
1.procurement; purchase; buying Only applies to 購買
Noun
2.school store; co-op; school canteen; tuck shop Abbreviation,See also 購買部 こうばいぶ
Examples:
競争と購買行動
competitionandbuyingpatterns
合致/がっち
Noun, Suru verb
1.agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
Examples:
偶然に合致する
toaccidentallycoincide
占領/せんりょう
Noun, Suru verb
- occupying; having (an area) all to oneself
- military occupation; possession; capture; seizure
Examples:
軍は、丘を占領した
thearmypreoccupiedthehills
独善/どくぜん
Noun
1.self-righteousness; self-justified
Examples:
彼は少し独善的だ。
He isa littleself-righteous
独占/どくせん
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective 1.monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity Noun, Suru verb 2.hogging; keeping to oneself
Examples:
独占する
tokeepathingto oneself
宣教/せんきょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.religious mission; religious proclamation
Examples:
キリスト教宣教師.
apreacher of the Cross
金銭/きんせん
Noun, No-adjective
1.money; cash
Examples:
金銭を積む
to save money―lay by money
貯蓄/ちょちく
Noun, Suru verb
1.savings
Examples:
お金を貯蓄し始める
to starttosave up money
月賦/げっぷ
Noun
1.monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment See also 月払い
Examples:
月賦で払う
to paybymonthly installments
融通/ゆうず
Noun, Suru verb 1.lending (money); finance; loan Noun 2.adaptability; versatility; flexibility; accommodation
Examples:
融通が利かない
Ihave nocredit.
感化/かんか
Noun, Suru verb 1.influence; inspiration; reform; correction Examples: 感化を受ける to feelone'sinfluence
俄然/がぜん
Adverb
1.suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
Examples:
ウオーッ、みんなの励ましをもらって俄然やる気が出てきたぞ!
All right! Everybodyaround meissoencouragingI’mgettingarushofmotivation.
要因/よういん
Noun, No-adjective
1.main cause; primary factor
Examples:
1つ目の要因は
The firstcausingfactor is
寒冷/かんれい
Noun, Na-adjective, No-adjective
1.cold; coldness; chilliness
Examples:
寒冷な気候
a coldclimate
発芽/はつが
Noun, Suru verb
1.germination; sprouting; budding
Examples:
成長させるか、発芽させる
cause togroworsprout
岩石/がんせき
Noun
1.rock
Examples:
粘土質の岩石
argillaceousrocks
酸化/さんか
Noun, Suru verb
1.oxidation; oxidization Chemistry term,See also 還元
Examples:
鉄は酸化する
Ironoxidizes.
酸性/さんせい
Noun
1.acidity Chemistry term,Antonym:塩基性
No-adjective
2.acidic Chemistry term,Antonym:塩基性
Examples:
酸性岩という岩石
arockcalled{acid rock}
飼育/しいく
Noun, Suru verb
1.breeding; raising; rearing
Examples:
点灯飼育という,鶏の飼育法
a methodofbreedingchickenscalledlightingbreeding
磁器/じき
Noun, No-adjective
1.porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware See also 陶器 とうき
Examples:
陶磁器の艶.
thechina’sglaze
樹木/じゅもく
Noun
1.tree; trees and shrubs
Place
2.Jumoku
Examples:
縁の樹木
treeswithnew green leaves
樹立/じゅりつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.establishment; founding; setting (a record)
Examples:
外交関係の樹立.
the establishmentofdiplomatic relations
沿線/えんせん
No-adjective, Noun
1.alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
Examples:
この沿線には景色のいい所が多い.
There isa lot ofbeautiful[fine]sceneryalong thisrailroadline.
沿岸/えんがん
Noun, No-adjective
1.coast; shore; littoral
Examples:
沿岸自治体
Municipalitiesalong the shore
丘陵/きゅうりょう
Noun
1.hill
Examples:
丘陵の斜面部分の緑地
agreen belton theslopeofhillside
暑中/しょちゅう
Noun
1.height of summer; high summer; hottest part of the summer
Examples:
暑中水が欠乏した
There waswater famineinsummer.
残暑/ざんしょ
Noun
1.late summer heat; lingering summer heat See also 立秋,refers to heat following 立秋, approx. Aug. 8
Examples:
日本は残暑が厳しいです。
Thelingering summer heatofJapanistough.
液晶/えきしょう
Noun
1.liquid crystal
Examples:
液晶素子
LIQUID CRYSTALELEMENT
焦点/しょうてん
Noun, No-adjective
1.focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
Examples:
焦点内にあり、焦点外にあり
to bein focus―out of focus
鳥獣/ちょうじゅう
Noun
1.birds and wild animals; wildlife
Examples:
鳥獣を保護する
topreservegame
春夏秋冬/しゅんかしゅうとう
Adverbial noun, Temporal noun
1.spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Examples:
季節は春夏秋冬の順でやってくる。
The seasonscome aroundin the order ofspring,summer,fall, and winter.
浮力/ふりょく
Noun
1.buoyancy; floating power
Examples:
浮力装置
BUOYANCYDEVICE
膜/まく
Noun
1.membrane; film
Examples:
人工角膜
ARTIFICIAL CORNEA
滅亡/めつぼう
Noun, Suru verb
1.downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
Examples:
滅亡すること
thecondition ofbeing ruined
絶滅/ぜつめつ
Noun, Suru verb
- extinction; extermination
- eradication; stamping out; wiping out
Examples:
絶滅した動物[種(しゆ)].
anextinct animal[species]
海抜/かいばつ
Noun
1.height above sea level
Examples:
そのやまは海抜2千メートルだ。
Themountainis2000metersabovesealevel.
氷河/ひょうが
Noun
1.glacier
Examples:
氷河はのろのろと動く
glaciersmovetardily
溶液/ようえき
Noun
1.solution (liquid)
Examples:
飽和溶液
asaturated solution
空腹/くうふく
Noun, Na-adjective, No-adjective
1.empty stomach; hunger Antonym:満腹
Examples:
私は空腹です。
I amhungry.
山腹/ざんぷく
Noun
1.hillside; mountainside
Examples:
斜面あるいは山腹
a slopeorhillside
中腹/ちゅうふく
Noun
1.halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
Examples:
その山の中腹にほこらがある.
There isasmall shrinehalfway upthe mountain.
山脈/さんみゃく
Noun
1.mountain range; mountain belt
Examples:
山脈は2国を分ける
Themountain rangedividesthe twocountries
文脈/ぶんみゃく
Noun
1.context linguistics terminology
Examples:
文脈に依存する方法で
in a mannerdependent oncontext
案件/あんけん
Noun
- matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; topic
- (court) case
Examples:
この案件はどうなっていますか?
Whatishappeningwith thisitem?
息吹/いぶき
Noun
- breath
- sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
Examples:
春の息吹を感じる
feelabreathofspring
大気/たいき
Noun
- atmosphere
- magnanimity; generosity See also大度
Examples:
金星の大気
theVenusianatmosphere
本州/ほんしゅう
Noun
1.Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
Place
2.Honshuu
Examples:
大阪湾の南本州の港都市
port cityonsouthernHonshuonOsaka Bay
前線/ぜんせん
Noun
1.(weather) front
Noun, No-adjective
2.front line; forward area; action zone Military
Examples:
軍隊を前線へ移す.
removethetroopsto thefront
南下/なんか
Noun, Suru verb
1.going south
Examples:
連隊は南下し続けた
Theregimentkeptmovingsouth.
超過/ちょうか
Noun, Suru verb
1.excess; being more than
Examples:
経費の予算超過分
excess ofcostover budget
摩擦/まさつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.friction; rubbing; chafing
Noun
2.discord; friction; strife; conflict See also軋轢
Examples:
内部摩擦という物理現象
aphysical phenomenacalledinternal friction
恩恵を被る/おんけいをこうむる
Expression, Godan verb with ru ending 1.to share in the benefit Examples: この地方は新しい産業の恩恵を被ることになるだろう。 The communitywillbenefit fromthenewindustry
恩恵/おんけい
Noun
1.grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
Examples:
大きな恩恵
agreat benefit
信仰/しんこう
Noun, Suru verb
1.(religious) faith; belief; creed
Examples:
信仰の拒否
arejectionofbelief
極楽/ごくらく
Noun
- Sukhavati (Amitabha’s Pure Land) Buddhist term,See also阿弥陀
- paradise
Examples:
極楽往生する
to gotoParadise
孤立/こりつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.isolation; being alone; being friendless
Examples:
孤立無援の城
asolitaryandhelplesscastle
称する/しょうする
Suru verb - special class, Transitive verb
- to take the name of; to call oneself
- to pretend; to feign; to purport
Examples:
姓名を詐称する
to assumeafalse name
名称/めいしょう
Noun, No-adjective
1.name; title
Examples:
表向きの名称
anofficial name
城下/じょうか
Noun
- land near a castle
- castle town See also城下町 じょうかまち
Examples:
城下町で,堀をめぐらした中の区域
anarea oftownlyingwithin themoatof acastle
修飾/しゅうしょく
Noun, Suru verb
- ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; adornment; polish up (writing)
- modification; qualification linguistics terminology
Examples:
見当ちがいの修飾語
misplacedmodifiers
装飾/そうしょく
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.ornament; decoration
Examples:
過度な装飾
asuperfluousornament
崇拝/すうはい
Noun, Suru verb
1.worship; adoration; admiration; cult
Examples:
魚の崇拝
theworshipof fish
神聖/しんせい
Noun, Na-adjective
1.holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
Examples:
神聖なる経典
the Holy Bible
追跡/ついせき
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
- chase; pursuit; tracking; stalking
- following up; tracing
Examples:
追跡または追跡できない
incapable ofbeingtracedortracked down
遺言/ゆいごん
Noun, Suru verb
1.will; testament; last request Law, etc. term
Examples:
遺言書を作る
to makea will
喪失/そうしつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.loss; forfeit
Examples:
資格剥奪、資格喪失
disqualification―incapacitation
僧/そう
Noun
- monk; priest
- sangha (the Buddhist community) Abbreviation,See also僧伽 そうぎゃ
Examples:
この売僧め
Youdogof apriest!
風俗/ふうぞく
Noun
- manners; customs
- sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
Examples:
野蛮な風俗
customsthat areconsideredbarbaric
清濁/せいだく
Noun
- good and evil; purity and impurity
- voiced and unvoiced consonants
Examples:
水の清濁を試験する
totest the purity ofwater
仏像/ぶつぞう
Noun
1.statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
Place
2.Butsuzou
Examples:
巨大な仏像
ahugestatue of Buddha
封建/ほうけん
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.feudalistic
Examples:
封建時代の遺物
remnantsof thefeudal times-
尾花/おばな
Noun
1.Japanese pampas grass
Examples:
化物の正体見たり枯尾花
Theghostprovedto beabeckoningflower.
栄える/さかえる
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to prosper; to flourish
Examples:
悪人も一時は栄えることがある
Thewickedmayprosperfor a time
後々/のちのち
Temporal noun, Adverbial noun
1.future; distant future
Examples:
彼は後々の事まで考える
Helooksfar ahead
機に乗じる/きにじょうじる
Expression, Ichidan verb
1.to take advantage of an opportunity
Examples:
そして誰もが、またどの国もが直ちに好機に乗じることができるわけではないことへの認識が希薄です。
Andthere isvery littlerecognition thatnoteveryone,not everycountry,can take advantage ofopeningsright away.
痒い/かゆい
I-adjective
1.itchy Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
むずむずと痒い程度
thedegreeto whichsomethingitches
ドンピシャ
Na-adjective, No-adjective, Noun
1.right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
Examples:
いつも申し上げるように、日本の教訓がドンピシャリ当てはまる状況になっていると思います。
As Ialways say,Japan’slessonfitsthe currentsituationperfectly.
媒体/ばいたい
Noun
1.medium; media
Examples:
第四媒体という広告媒体
acommercialmediumcalled{the fourthmedium
年鑑/ねんかん
Noun
1.yearbook; almanac; annual
Examples:
統計年鑑という年鑑
ayearbookcalledastatistical yearbook
喜劇/きげき
Noun, No-adjective
1.comedy; funny show
Examples:
洗練された喜劇
asophisticated comedy
戯曲/ぎきょく
Noun, No-adjective
1.play; drama
Examples:
戯曲作者
adramatist
脚色/きゃくしょく
Noun, Suru verb
- dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatization; adaptation
- dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration; embroidery
Examples:
社会問題の脚色
dramatizationof asocial issue
失脚/しっきゃく
Noun, Suru verb
1.losing one’s position; losing one’s standing; falling (from power); being overthrown; downfall
Examples:
高慢には失脚がつきもの
Pride will have a fall.
情緒/じょうちょ
Noun, No-adjective
- emotion; feeling
- atmosphere; mood; spirit
Examples:
情緒的に安定している
emotionallysecure
色彩/しきさい
Noun
1.colour; color; hue; tints
Examples:
鮮やかな色彩
brilliant colors
吹奏/すいそう
Noun, Suru verb
1.playing (a wind instrument); blowing
Examples:
私は吹奏楽部です。
I’m in thewindorchestralclub.
挿入/そうにゅう
Noun, Suru verb
1.insertion; incorporation; infixing
Examples:
画像を挿入する
insert agraphic
媒介/ばいかい
Noun, Suru verb
1.intermediary
Examples:
取引の媒介をする
to actasmiddlemenin atransaction
歌謡/かよう
Noun
1.song; ballad
Examples:
民間で歌われた歌謡
songssungamong the peopleinancient China
楽譜/がくふ
Noun
1.score; sheet music Music term
Examples:
声楽(用楽)譜.
avocal score
民宿/みんしゅく
Noun
1.pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
Examples:
観光地で民宿する
tolodge ataJapanese innat atourist resort
豊富/ほうふ
Na-adjective, Noun
1.abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
Examples:
豊富な自信
aboundingconfidence
玄人/くろうと
Noun
- expert; professional; master; connoisseur Antonym:素人 しろうと
- woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes See also素人
Examples:
彼は玄人なみにギターがひける.
Heplaystheguitarto aprofessionalstandard.
草履/ぞうり
Noun
1.zōri; traditional Japanese thronged sandals
Examples:
草履をはいている
He isinsandals.
足袋/たび
Noun
1.tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
Examples:
足袋はだしで
in one’ssocks―instockings
雪崩/なだれ
Noun
1.avalanche; snowslide
Examples:
表層雪崩という天然現象
ageophysicaleventcalledasurface avalanche
為替/かわせ
Noun
- money order; draft
- exchange (e.g. foreign)
Examples:
荷為替手形
adocumentary bill
差し支える/さしつかえる
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.to interfere; to hinder; to become impeded
Examples:
右手を包帯しているから書き物に差し支える.
Ihave troublein writing,asmyright armisbandaged.
名残/なごり
Noun
- remains; traces; vestiges; relics
- (the sorrow of) parting
- end
Examples:
名残りを惜しむ
toregretone’sdeparture―I am sorryyou aregoing
気味/ぎみ
Noun - used as a suffix
1.-like; -looking; -looked; tending to …See also 気味 きみ
Examples:
それは不気味です。
That isweird.
親近感/しんきんかん
Noun
1.affinity
Examples:
私はそれに親近感を感じます。
Ifeel an affinitywith that.
耳鼻科/じびか
Noun
1.otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department
Examples:
耳鼻科という診療部門
themedical professionthattreatsnosesandears
各自/かくじ
Noun, Adverbial noun
1.each (person); everyone; individual; respective
Examples:
各自の好き好き
a matter ofindividual taste
見納め/みおさめ
Noun
1.last look; farewell look
Examples:
これがこの世の見納めだ.
This ismylast dayin thisworld.
場面/ばめん
Noun
- scene; setting; place (where something happens); scenario; case
- scene (in a movie, play); shot
- state of the market
Examples:
登場すべき場面
ascenein whichsomeoneis toappear
左利き/ひだりき
Noun, No-adjective
- left-handedness; left-hander See also右利き みぎきき
- drinker; wine lover See also左党 さとう
Examples:
左利きは器用
Left-handedpeopleare clever.
強請る/ねだる
Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
1.to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
甘えて物を強請る人
apersonwhocoaxessomeone else
乗り心地/のりごこち
Noun
1.one’s feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
Examples:
この電車は乗り心地が良い。
Thistrainiscomfortableto ridein.
慢性/まんせい
No-adjective, Noun
1.chronic (illness) Antonym:急性
Examples:
基金の慢性的不足
a chronicshortage of funds
介抱/かいほう
Noun, Suru verb
1.nursing; looking after
Examples:
寝ずに介抱する
to sit upwithaninvalid―watch withaninvalid
陰茎/いんけい
Noun, No-adjective
1.penis
Examples:
陰茎の深い背部静脈
deep dorsal vein of the penis
群々/むらむら
Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.irresistibly; suddenly Usually written using kana alone,Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Suru verb
2.to be turned on; to be horny Colloquialism
Examples:
群々と雲や煙がたちのぼるさま
ofcloudsorsmoke,curling up
肛門/こうもん
Noun, No-adjective
1.anus
Examples:
肛門の体温計
analthermometer
いぼ痔/いぼじ
Noun
1.hemorrhoids; haemorrhoids; blind piles
Examples:
疣痔という病気
adiseasecalledblind piles
排泄/はいせつ
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.excretion
Examples:
化石の排泄物
fossilexcrement
儲かる/もうかる
Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb
1.to be profitable; to yield a profit
Examples:
新聞は儲かるか
Doesjournalismpay?
躍動/やくどう
Noun, Suru verb
1.lively motion; throb
Examples:
躍動することができる
to be able tomoveanimatedly
歓喜/かんき
Noun, Suru verb
1.delight; great joy
Place
2.Kanki
Examples:
突然の歓喜の爆発
a suddenoutburst ofcheers
点々/てんてん
Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.here and there; little by little; sporadically; scattered in drops
Noun
2.dots; spots
Examples:
点々と滴り落ちるさま
ofliquidfalling,drop by drop
兼務/けんむ
Noun, Suru verb
1.serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
Noun
2.additional post
Examples:
その会社の経理も兼務していた。
I alsodid thatcompany’s accounting.
近眼/きんがん
Noun, Na-adjective, No-adjective
1.nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
Examples:
彼女はひどい近眼だ
She’sveryshortsighted.
成分/せいぶん
Noun
1.ingredient; component; composition
Examples:
有毒成分をもつ魚
apoisonous fish
生産/せいさん
Noun, Suru verb
1.production; manufacture
Examples:
それは生産性が悪い。
That haspoorproductivity.
名産/めいさん
Noun
1.noted product; local specialty See also名物
Examples:
日本名産販売
Dealer inJapaneseGoods.
資産/しさん
Noun 1.property; fortune; means; assets Examples: 資産を整理する. liquidateassets
産後/さんご
Adverbial noun, Temporal noun, No-adjective
1.postpartum; after childbirth See also 産前
Examples:
出産後に起きる腹痛
thepainsthatfollowchildbirth
祝辞/しゅくじ
Noun
1.congratulatory address
Examples:
祝辞が彼に殺到した
Congratulationsrained(down) upon him.
辞退/じたい
Noun, Suru verb
1.declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race); excusing oneself
Examples:
私は今回は辞退する。
I willdeclinetheofferonthis occasion.
辞任/じにん
Noun, Suru verb
1.resignation (from a position)
Examples:
春宮亮を辞任
Heresignedfrom hispositionasTogunosuke.
重心/じゅうしん
Noun
- centre of gravity (center)
- centroid; barycenter
- (one’s) balance
Examples:
低い重心を持つさま
havinga lowcenter of gravity
遠心力/えんしんりょく
Noun
1.centrifugal force
Examples:
上記ブレーキ手段は遠心力で移動する素子を含む。
Thebrakingmeansincludesanelementmovedbycentrifugalforce.
心拍数/しんぱくすう
Noun
1.one’s heart rate; pulse rate
Examples:
薬は私の心拍数に影響を与える
the medicineaffectsmy heartrate
心中/しんちゅう
Noun, Suru verb
1.double suicide; lovers’ suicide
Examples:
心中お察しいたします。
You have my sympathies.
重複/ちょうふく
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
Examples:
予定が重複しています。
Theplansare overlapping.
重点/じゅうてん
Noun
- important point; emphasis; stress; importance; priority
- iteration mark See also踊り字
- colon (punctuation) See alsoコロン
Examples:
私たちはそれに重点を置いている。
Weplaceimportanceonthat.
過重/かじゅう
Na-adjective, Noun
1.overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
Examples:
負担が過重であること
the stateof aburdenbeingexcessive
着工/ちゃっこう
Noun, Suru verb
1.starting (construction) work
Examples:
着工前に必ずご挨拶に伺います
I’llbe sure tocome byandletyou knowbefore thegroundbreaking.
着色/ちゃくしょく
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.colouring; coloring; colorant
Examples:
着色が全然ない
havingnopigmentation
先着/せんちゃく
Noun, Suru verb
1.arriving first
Examples:
先着順に並んでください。
Pleaseline upin order ofarrival.
着席/ちゃくせき
Noun, Suru verb
1.taking a seat; sitting down (in one’s seat)
Examples:
どうぞまたご着席ください.
Pleaseresumeyour seats.
閉口/へいこう
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.dumbfounded; stumped; at one’s wits’ end; nonplussed
Examples:
あの男には閉口だ
He istoo much forme.
入手/にゅうしゅ
Noun, Suru verb
1.acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
Examples:
それを入手することは困難です。
That isdifficult toobtain.
方便/ほうべん
Noun
- expedient; means; instrument
- upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching) Buddhist term
Examples:
間に合わせの方便
atemporary expedient
強豪/きょうごう
Na-adjective, Noun
1.veteran; champion
Examples:
ヤンキースは、名門の強豪チームだ。
Yankeesis astrongprestigiousteam.
発注/はっちゅう
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.ordering (materials); placing an order; order See also受注
Examples:
料理の発注をする。
I’llorderfood.
入札/にゅうさつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.bid; tender; bidding
Examples:
橋の建設の入札が募られた.
Bidswereinvitedforbuildingthe bridge.
決済/けっさい
Noun, Suru verb
1.settlement; payment of account
Examples:
小口落としという決済方法
awayofsettlingdisputescalledsettlement of differences
割合/わりあい
Adverb, Noun
- rate; ratio; percentage; proportion
- comparatively
- contrary to expectations
Examples:
五分の割合
therate offive percent
推移/すいい
Noun, Suru verb
- transition; change; progress; development; shift
- passing (of time)
Examples:
事態の推移を見よう.
We’llseehowthingschange.
遠出/とおで
Noun, Suru verb
1.trip; excursion; outing
Examples:
遠出[ピクニック]に行く.
go for[on]anouting
主流/しゅりゅう
Noun, No-adjective
1.mainstream; commonplace
Noun
2.main course (of a river); main stream
Examples:
主流派から分かれ出た一派
abranch ofthe mainbody ofa group
下火/したび
Noun
1.burning low; waning; declining
Examples:
ボウリングの人気はすっかり下火になった.
Thepopularityofbowlinghasdieddown.
希薄/きはく
Na-adjective, Noun
- thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lean; weak; rarified; rarefied
- lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
Examples:
山の希薄な空気
therareairof themountains
便座/べんざ
Noun
1.toilet seat
Examples:
便座用取手
TOILET SEATHANDLE
一因/いちいん
Noun
1.one cause; one reason; one factor
Examples:
誠実さが彼の成功の一因だ
Honestyisone factorinhis success.
節水/せっすい
Noun, Suru verb
1.saving water; water conservation; conservation of water
Examples:
夏には節水して下さい。
Pleaseconservewaterinsummer.
留意点/りゅういてん
Noun
1.points to remember; things to keep in mind; notes
Examples:
面談等を行う際の留意点
PointsofAttentionin HoldingInterviews,etc.
定着/ていちゃく
Noun, Suru verb
- sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; fixing; adherence
- becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; taking root
- fixation (photography); fixing
Examples:
この運用は定着しました。
Thisapplicationhas beenestablished.
消去/しょうきょ
Noun, Suru verb
- elimination; erasure; clearing; dissipating; melting away
- elimination (of variables) Mathematics
Examples:
消去装置及び消去方法
ERASINGDEVICEANDMETHODTHEREFOR
出頭/しゅっとう
Noun, Suru verb
- appearance; presence; attendance
- surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
Examples:
彼はまだ出頭しない
Hehasnotreportedhimselfyet.
虐待/ぎゃくたい
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
Examples:
被虐待児
abattered child
段落/だんらく
Noun
- paragraph
- end; stopping place; conclusion
Examples:
文章に段落をつける
to writeinparagraphs
全盲/ぜんもう
Noun, No-adjective
1.total blindness
Examples:
この方は全盲です。
This personiscompletelyblind.
色弱/しきじゃく
Noun
1.slight color-blindness; slight colour-blindness
Examples:
色弱者が1色目の選択色に対し、最も判別性の良い2色目以降の色を容易に選択することができる画像処理装置を提供する。
Toprovidean imageprocessing apparatusallowingacolorblind persontoeasilyselectacolorof orsubsequent toasecond colorwith bestdiscriminabilityfor aselectioncolorof afirstcolor.
健常者/けんじょうしゃ
Noun
1.(physically) non-handicapped person; healthy person Antonym:障害者
Examples:
健常モデル像68は健常者の対象組織を表す像である。
Thehealthymodelimage68is animagerepresentingthe targettissue ofahealthyperson.
有用/ゆうよう
Na-adjective, Noun
1.useful; helpful
Examples:
それは有用性が高い。
That isquiteuseful.
色合い/いろあい
Noun
- colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); hue; tone; tinge; tint
- flavour; nuance; feel; sense; look
Examples:
青の明るい色合い
of alight shadeofblue
手助け/てだすけ
Noun, Suru verb
1.a help; assistance
Examples:
私はあなたの手助けをしたい。
I want tohelpyou.
請負/うけおい
Noun
1.contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
Examples:
これは請負で建った家だ
This housewasbuiltbycontract.
尺八/しゃくはち
Noun
- shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute
- blow job; fellatio Slang,Vulgar
Examples:
尺八吹きという職業
anoccupationcalled’shakuhachi’player
罰当たり/ばちあたり
Na-adjective, Noun, No-adjective
1.damned; cursed; accursed
Examples:
この罰当たりめ!
Youungratefulswine!
動脈/どうみゃく
Noun
1.artery
Examples:
脳蓋内動脈の動脈瘤
ananeurysmof thecarotid artery
辣腕/らつわん
Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective
1.shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
Examples:
この際大いに辣腕を揮った
Heshowedgreatshrewdnesson theoccasion.
馬力/ばりき
Noun
- horsepower; hp
- energy; vitality; vigour
Examples:
あの人は馬力がある.
He’s anenergeticperson.
陸上/りくじょう
Noun, No-adjective
1.(on) land; ground; shore See also海上
Noun
2.track-and-field events Abbreviation,See also陸上競技 りくじょうきょうぎ
Examples:
その陸上競技場に訪れました。
Ivisitedthatathleticsstadium
律儀/りちぎ
Na-adjective, Noun
1.upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
Examples:
律儀で細かな心遣いに長けたまめ人である。
Hewasfaithful,kindandconsiderateperson.
略語/りゃくご
Noun
1.abbreviation; acronym
Examples:
それは何かの略語だとは思うのだが、私は知らない。
I think thatismight besome kind ofabbreviationbut Idon’t know.
収賄/しゅうわい
Noun, Suru verb
1.accepting bribes; corruption; graft
Examples:
収賄が明るみにでた。
Thebriberycame tolight.
恣意/しい
Noun
1.arbitrariness
Examples:
恣意的な悪用
willfulmisuse
社交/しゃこう
Noun, No-adjective 1.social life; social intercourse Examples: 彼は社交的だ。 He issociable.
絞殺/こうさつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.strangulation; strangling
Examples:
彼は絞殺された.
Hewaschokedtodeath.
照明/しょうめい
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.illumination; lighting
Examples:
あなたはその照明を消してください。
Pleaseturn offthat illumination.
招請/しょうせい
Noun, Suru verb
1.invitation
Examples:
あなたもその会議に招請されていますね?
You arebeing invitedto thatmeetingas well,right?
湖沼/こしょう
Noun
1.lakes and marshes
Examples:
湖沼学の、または、湖沼学に関する
of orrelating tolimnology
到来/とうらい
Noun, Suru verb
1.arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
Examples:
春の到来.
theincoming of spring
詔書/しょうしょ
Noun
1.imperial edict; decree
Examples:
詔書より小時に発せられる。
They wereissuedonlessseriousoccasionsthanthe shosho.
超過/ちょうか
Noun, Suru verb
1.excess; being more than
Examples:
10分の超過.
anoverrun of ten minutes
令嬢/めいれい
Noun
1.(your) daughter; young woman Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo),See also ご令嬢
Examples:
音楽の話で思い出したが田中令嬢の歌を聞いたか
Talking ofmusic,have you heardMissTanakasing?
冷却/れいきゃく
Noun, Suru verb
1.cooling; refrigeration
Examples:
冷却装置
COOLING SYSTEM
零時/れいじ
Noun
1.twelve o’clock; midnight; noon
Examples:
バスは毎時零分に[30 分過ぎに]出る.
Thebusleavesevery hour on the hour[on the half hour].
作文/さくぶん
Noun, Suru verb
- writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition See also作文 さくもん
- formal writing with little real meaning
Examples:
誰が作文を教えるか
Whoteachescomposition?
酢酸/さくさん
Noun, No-adjective
1.acetic acid
Examples:
酢酸の、あるいは、酢酸に関する
of orrelated toacetic acid
搾取/さくしゅ
Noun, Suru verb
1.exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry
2.milking (e.g. a cow’s teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
Examples:
貧しい人々から金を搾取する.
screwmoneyout ofthe poor
歳暮/せいぼ
Noun
- year-end gift See alsoお歳暮
- end of the year; year end
Examples:
企業社会における歳暮
Seiboin businesssociety
思慕/しぼ
Noun, Suru verb
1.yearning; longing for; deep affection
Examples:
男女間の一方的な思慕
one-sided lovebetweena manand awoman
膜状/まくじょう
Noun, No-adjective
1.membranous; filmy
Examples:
膜状部を有する膜弁を用いる。
Themembranevalvehavingamembrane portionisused
幕府/ばくふ
Noun
1.bakufu; shogunate
Examples:
幕府の命令
an orderof theShogunate
覚醒剤/かくせいざい
Noun
1.stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
Examples:
覚醒剤という薬剤
adrugcalledstimulant drug
姓名/せいめい
Noun
1.(full) name; family name and given name
Examples:
自分の姓名を告げる
toannounceone’s name
土壇場/どたんば
Noun
- last moment; eleventh hour Idiomatic expression
- platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period orig. meaning
Examples:
これは彼の土壇場だ。
This ishiseleventhhour.
花茎/かけい
Noun
1.stem of flower
Examples:
花茎で成るまたはそれに似た
resemblingorconsisting ofascape
曝け出す/さらけだす
Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb
1.to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
Examples:
隠すところなく曝け出すことができる
to be able todiscloseeverything
汲み取る/くみとる
Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb
- to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to pump out
- to understand (someone’s feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise; to take into consideration
Examples:
液体を汲み取ることができる
to be able todrawliquidup
駆られる/かられる
Expression, Ichidan verb
1.to be driven by (one’s feelings); to succumb to
Examples:
情に駆られる
to beimpelledbypassion
分担/ぶんたん
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.taking on one’s share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
Examples:
損は分担のこと
Thelossesto besharedincommon.
整頓/せいとん
Noun, Suru verb
1.orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
Examples:
部屋を整頓する.
straighten(up) one’sroom
逸史/いつし
Noun
1.anecdotal history
Examples:
日本逸史(にほんいっし)は、歴史書。
“Nihonisshi”is ahistorybook.
奇怪/きかい
Na-adjective, Noun
1.strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
Examples:
奇怪千万である
This isinsolence!
肖像画/しょうぞうが
Noun
1.portrait
Examples:
肖像画をかいてもらう.
sit forone’spicture
硝煙/しょうえん
Noun
1.gunpowder smoke
Examples:
硝煙弾雨のうちに相まみゆる
to meetin battle
徹宵/てっしょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.all night; without sleep
三振/さんしん
Noun, Suru verb
1.strikeout; strike out; fanning out Baseball term
Examples:
野球において,空振りの三振
inbaseball,three strikes,calledstriking out
口唇/こうしん
Noun, No-adjective
1.lips; labia
Examples:
(軽蔑して)口[唇]をゆがめる.
curlone’s lip(s)
併用/へいよう
Noun, Suru verb
1.using together (jointly); used at the same time
Examples:
併用療法をも開示する。
Combination therapiesarealsodisclosed.
全幅/ぜんぷく
No-adjective
1.full; wholehearted; utmost; all; every
Noun
2.overall width
Examples:
全幅の力を注ぐ
to doeverythingin one’spower―do one’s best
参詣/さんけい
Noun, Suru verb
1.visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
Examples:
神仏に参詣すること
to visitatemple
痼疾 /こしつ
Noun
1.chronic disease
Examples:
痼疾(こしつ), 持病.
aninveterate disease
勧奨/かんしょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.encouragement; stimulation
Examples:
勧奨退職制という退職制度
aretirement systemnamed
決算/けっさん
Noun, No-adjective
1.settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
Examples:
決算期という時期
aperiod of timecalledsettlement term
四半期/しはんき
Noun
1.quarter (of a year)
Examples:
これらは四半期の結果です。
These are ourquarterlyresults.
日時/にちじ
Noun 1.date and time Examples: 今日時間はありますか? Do you havetimetoday?
財務/ざいむ
Noun, No-adjective
1.financial affairs
Examples:
二次財務データ
Secondaryfinancialdata.
定性的/ていせいてき
Na-adjective
1.qualitative
Examples:
Herpの定性的又は定量的な測定を可能とする。
Toenablequalitativeorquantitative determinationofHerp.
堅調/けんちょう
堅調/けんちょう
Na-adjective, Noun
1.firm (market); bullish Antonym:軟調 なんちょう
2.strong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound
Examples:
堅調な経済成長
firmeconomic growth
消費/しょうひ
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.consumption; expenditure
Examples:
耐久消費財
durable consumer goods
背景/はいけい
Noun
- background; scenery; backdrop; setting
- background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; context
- backing; support (from behind the scenes)
Examples:
夕空を背景として.
againstthe eveningsky
欧州/おうしゅう
Noun
1.Europe
Place
2.Europe
Examples:
欧州産の食用魚
European foodfish
地政学/ちせいがく
Noun
1.geopolitics
Examples:
戦略地政学の、または、戦略地政学に関する
of orrelating togeo strategy
低迷/ていめい
Noun, Suru verb
1.hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
Examples:
このところ成績が低迷している.
Mygradeshave beenlowlately.
新興国/しんこうこく
Noun
1.emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
Examples:
新興市場国の為替相場制度
Exchange rateregimesin-emergingeconomies
鈍化/どんか
Noun, Suru verb
1.becoming dull; slowing down
Examples:
食事をしたら胃の痛みが鈍化した.
Thefooddulledthepaininmystomach.
交歓/こうかん
Noun, Suru verb
1.exchange of courtesies (cordialities); fraternization; fraternisation
Examples:
彼らのルールではメンバー間のいかなる交歓も禁じられている。
Theirrulesforbidany kind offraternizationbetweenthe members.
権現/ごんげん
Noun
1.manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
Examples:
蔵王権現をまつる堂
ashrine ofZaoavatar
菓子/かし
Noun
1.confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
Examples:
甘いもの,菓子.
sweet stuff
裸身/らしん
Noun
1.naked (body)
積善/せきぜん
Noun
1.accumulation of good deeds
Examples:
積善の家に余慶あり
“Hewhogivesto thepoorlendsto theLord.”
公債/こうさい
Noun, No-adjective
1.public debt; public bond or securities
Examples:
建設公債という公債
aconstruction bond
列車/れっしゃ
Noun
1.train; railway train
Examples:
急行列車.
anexpress train
壮烈/そうれつ
Na-adjective, Noun
1.heroic; brave
Examples:
その赤誠は壮烈鬼神を泣かしむ
Theirdevotionissublime.
梗概/こうがい
Noun
1.outline; summary; epitome
Examples:
伝記的な梗概
biographical sketch
硬貨/こうか
Noun
- coin
- hard currency See also軟貨
Examples:
硬貨を投げる
toss a coin
壁画/へきが
Noun
1.fresco; mural; wall painting
Examples:
壁画の画家
apainterofmurals
病癖/びょうへき
Noun
1.bad habit; peculiarity; weakness
Examples:
彼女には人から本を借りて返さないという病癖がある.
Shehas abad habitofborrowingbooksandnotreturningthem.
不可避/ふかひ
Na-adjective, Noun
1.inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
Examples:
敗北の不可避を受け入れること
acceptanceof theinevitabilityofdefeat
謄本/とうほん
Noun
- certified copy; transcript
- official copy of the family register See also戸籍謄本
Examples:
規則48 認証謄本等の提供
48Supply ofcertifiedcopies,etc.
葛藤/かっとう
Noun, Suru verb
1.conflict; complication; troubles; discord
Examples:
父と私の葛藤。
Aconflict betweenmy fatherandme.
偶像/ぐうぞう
Noun
1.image; idol; statue
Examples:
偶像にいけにえを供える.
sacrifice toidols
一隅/いちぐう
Noun
1.corner; nook
Examples:
彼はこの世の一隅を照らした人であった.
Hewasa manwhoshed light onasmallcorner ofthis (dismal) world.
愚痴/ぐち
Noun
1.idle complaint; grumble
Examples:
彼は本当に愚痴愚痴言う。
He isreallya nitpicker.
御苑/ぎょえん
Noun
1.imperial garden
Examples:
御苑は公開になった
TheImperial gardensarenowopen tothe public.
遠征/えんせい
Noun, Suru verb
- expedition; (military) campaign
- tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
Examples:
今年はアメリカに遠征しました。
I wenton anexpeditiontoAmericathis year.
円転/えんてん
Taru-adjective, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle
1.orotund; smooth circular motion; spherical; rolling smoothly; (with) smooth circular motion
Examples:
円転活脱の才子だ
He isa manofsprightlypowers.
牙城/がじょう
Noun
1.stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
Examples:
その牙城はお前の地獄よ。
Herkingdomisyour hell.
婚姻/こんいん
Noun, No-adjective, Suru verb
1.marriage; matrimony
Examples:
婚姻による親戚
arelativebymarriage
謝恩/しゃおん
Noun, Suru verb
1.(expression of) gratitude
Examples:
それが恩師に対する最上の謝恩である
That isthe bestway topayourdebt of gratitudetoourbelovedteacher.
兼任/けんにん
Noun, Suru verb
1.serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
Examples:
他の職務を兼任する
toconcurrentlyhold more than one joborpost
嫌疑/けんぎ
Noun
1.suspicion
Examples:
会計に嫌疑がかかった
Suspicionrestedon thetreasurer
廉売/れんばい
Noun, Suru verb
1.bargain sale
Examples:
廉売の商品
goods soldat a bargainprice
年俸/ねんぽう
Noun
1.annual salary
Examples:
弊社でも賃金体系に年俸制が導入されました。
We,too, haveintroducedanannual salary systemtoourpaystructure.
加入/かにゅう
Noun, Suru verb
1.joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation; signing (e.g. a treaty); taking out (insurance)
Examples:
電話加入者
atelephone subscriber
定紋/じょうもん
Noun
1.family crest
Examples:
正式の家々の定紋
aformalfamily crest
破綻/はたん
Noun, Suru verb
1.failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
Examples:
彼に至っては破綻寸前です。
He ison the verge ofbankruptcy.
綱領/こうりょう
Noun
1.general plan; main points; summary; platform (e.g. for a campaign); mission statement
Examples:
綱領の最初の草稿
afirst draftof aprospectus
剛健/ごうけん
Na-adjective, Noun
1.vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
Examples:
剛健でより強い自由社会
avirileandeverstrongerfreesociety
某氏/ぼうし
Noun
1.a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed
Examples:
某氏の臨席ありたり
Mr. So-and-sohonouredthe meetingwith his presence.
慣習法/かんしゅうほう
Noun
- common law Law, etc. term
- customary law (in international law) Law, etc. term
Examples:
慣習法上の権利
acommon-lawright
手に職をつける/てにしょくつける
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, Expression
1.to acquire a trade; to learn a vocation
Examples:
下手な職人は道具にケチをつける
A bad workman always blames his tools.
輩/ともがら
Noun
1.comrade; fellow
Examples:
偉人輩出す
Greatmenappearedincrowds.
消火栓/しょうかせん
Noun
1.fire hydrant
Examples:
消火栓装置
FIREPLUGDEVICE
詮議/せんぎ
Noun, Suru verb
- discussion; examination
- investigation (of a criminal); questioning
Examples:
計画はいま詮議の最中だ
Theprojectisunder discussion.
既成/きせい
No-adjective, Noun
1.established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
Examples:
既成の事実.
an accomplished fact
高原/こうげん
Noun
1.tableland; plateau
Examples:
みつえ高原牧場
MitsuePlateauMeadow
源泉/げんせん
Noun
- source (of a spring, etc.)
- source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
Examples:
知恵の源泉.
a fountainofwisdom
志願/しがん
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
Examples:
志願者を募る
to call forvolunteers
凝固/ぎょうこ
Noun, Suru verb
1.coagulation; freezing; solidification
Examples:
凝固した血液
clumps ofblood
駐屯/ちゅうとん
Noun, Suru verb
1.stationing (troops); occupancy
Examples:
部隊が駐屯している場所
military installationatwhicha bodyoftroopsisstationed
頓死/とんし
Noun, Suru verb
1.sudden death
Examples:
おりよは毒が廻り血を吐いて頓死。
Oriyodiesfrom thepoison,vomitingblood.
鈍物/どんぶつ
Noun
1.blockhead; a fool
Examples:
鈍副子(どんふうす:鈍物の副司(血の巡りの悪い禅寺の会計係)
Astupidofficiating priest(a storyof aslow-wittedpriestwho isin charge ofmoneyandgrain)
鉛管/えんかん
Noun
1.lead pipe
Examples:
水の流れを供給する鉛管工事をした設備
aplumbing fixturethatprovidesa flowofwater
馬車/ばしゃ
Noun
1.(horse-drawn) coach; carriage; wagon; cart
Examples:
貸馬車をする
tohire outcarriages
危篤/きとく
Noun, No-adjective
1.critical condition; being on the verge of death
Examples:
彼の母親が危篤だそうです。
Iheardhismotheriscriticallyill.
夫人 /ふじん
Noun
- wife; Mrs; madam Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo),Only applies to ふじん,Only applies to はしかし
- wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.)Archaism,Only applies to ふじん
- consort of the emperorArchaism,Only applies to ふじん,Only applies to ぶにん
Examples:
将軍の夫人.
thegeneral’slady
鉱山/こうざん
Noun
1.mine (ore)
Place
2.Kouzan
Examples:
鉱山を開くこと
openinga mine
清浄/せいじょう
Na-adjective, Noun, No-adjective
1.pure; clean; purity
Examples:
清浄な血液
uncontaminatedblood
争議/そうぎ
Noun
1.dispute; quarrel; strike
Examples:
労働争議
thelabourtrouble
円弧/えんこ
Noun
1.arc
Examples:
二つの円弧で囲まれた図形
a figuresurrounded bytwoarcs
当て字/あてじ
Noun
- kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character
- kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
Examples:
世間で通俗に用いる当て字などの文字づかい
awrittencharacterthat isused inplace ofanotherbecausethe formeris moresimple
音韻/おんいん
Noun
1.vocal sound; phoneme
Examples:
音韻学の専門家
aspecialist inphonology
堪忍/かんにん
Noun, Suru verb
- patience; patient endurance; forbearance; tolerance
- forgiveness; pardon
Examples:
成らぬ堪忍するが堪忍
Truepatienceliesin bearingtheunbearable
甚大/じんだい
Na-adjective, Noun
1.very great; enormous; serious
Examples:
被害は甚大であった。
The Takeda forces suffered serious damage.
大群/たいぐん
Noun, No-adjective
1.large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
Examples:
大群を成して.
ingreatmultitude(s)
君主/くんしゅ
Noun, No-adjective
1.ruler; monarch; sovereign
Examples:
専制君主
anabsolute monarch
肺病/はいびょう
Noun, No-adjective
1.lung disease; chest trouble; pulmonary tuberculosis
Examples:
彼の肺病は進まない
Hisconsumptionmakesnoprogress.
憧憬/どうけい
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.
度胸/どきょう
Noun
1.courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
Examples:
好い度胸だ
Yourare abravefellow
酵母/こうぼ
Noun
1.yeast; leaven
Examples:
乾燥させた酵母
dried yeast
系列/けいれつ
Noun 1.series; sequence; system; succession 2.keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings No-adjective 3.affiliated; subsidiary
Examples:
不活性気体の系列
theseries ofinert gases
係争/けいそう
Noun, No-adjective
1.contention; dispute; conflict; controversy
Examples:
係争中の問題, 懸案.
thequestionat[in]issue
詰問/きつもん
Noun, Suru verb
1.cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
Examples:
きびしく詰問して追求すること
theactionofpursuinginformationbyharshcross-examination
割礼/かつれい
Noun, Suru verb
1.(male) circumcision
Examples:
割礼を施す行為
the actofcircumcising
管轄/かんかつ
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.jurisdiction; control
Examples:
裁判管轄区.
ajudicial district
粋人/すいじん
Noun
1.man of the world
Examples:
野暮なくせに粋人ぶる人
anignorant personwhotriesto looksmart
砕石/さいせき
Noun, Suru verb
1.broken stone; rubble
Examples:
砕石が付いている表面
surface withmacadam
流浪/るろう
Noun, Suru verb
1.vagrancy; wandering; nomad-ism
Examples:
10年の追放[流浪]の後に.
afteranexileof tenyears
補佐/ほさ
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
Examples:
私は経理部補佐です。
I’m theadviserfor themanagementdepartment.
惰気/だき
Noun
1.indolence; listlessness
Examples:
惰気満々
to beslothful―sluggish
五輪/ごりん
Noun
1.Olympic rings; Olympics See alsoオリンピック
Examples:
五輪旗がするすると揚がった.
TheOlympic flagran upthe pole.
官吏/かんり
Noun
1.government official; clerk
Examples:
新任の官吏
anewly appointedofficial
宿舎/しゅくしゃ
Noun
1.lodging house
Examples:
公務員の宿舎
thelodging houseof apublic official
取捨/しゅしゃ
Noun, Suru verb
1.adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option
Examples:
原稿は適宜に取捨し給え
You maychoosethemanuscriptsatyour discretion.
補充/ほじゅう
Noun, Suru verb
1.replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
Examples:
補充したもの
something thathas beensupplementedbysomething else
銃砲/じゅうほう
Noun
1.guns; firearms
Examples:
銃砲を撃つ方法
the way toshootagun
腹痛/ふくつう
Noun
1.stomach ache; abdominal pain
Examples:
私の腹痛が治った。
Mystomachachegotbetter.
舞踊/ぶよう
Noun
1.dancing; dance
Examples:
西洋式の舞踊
western-style dance
織機/しょっき
Noun
1.loom; weaving machine
Examples:
社会組織[機構].
thefabric of society
研学/けんがく
Noun, Suru verb
1.study
Examples:
彼は研学のために洋行したのだ
Hehas goneabroadto completehis education.
瞳孔/どうこう
Noun
1.pupil (of the eye)
Examples:
目の瞳孔の拡大
thedilation of the pupilof theeye
団地/だんち
Noun
1.multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
Examples:
綾部工業団地
AyabeIndustrial Park
瓦解/がかい
Noun, Suru verb
1.collapse; downfall
Examples:
内閣が瓦解する
ACabinetisdissolved
電報/でんぽう
Noun
1.telegram
Examples:
電報を打つ
send a telegram
焼酎/しょうちゅう
Noun
1.shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
Examples:
焼酎という,日本の蒸溜酒
Japanesewhitedistilled liquorcalled’shochu’
食券/しょっけん
Noun
1.meal ticket
Examples:
食券はどう使うのですか。
How dousemealtickets?
読本/とくほん
Noun
- reading-book; reader; guidebook; manualSee also入門書
- textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)original meaning
Examples:
経済学読本[論集].
readings in economics
才媛/さいえん
Noun
1.literary woman; talented woman
Examples:
細君は跡見女学校出身の才媛だ
His wifeis anaccomplished ladyeducatedat theAtomiGirls’ School.
歩道/ほどう
Noun
1.footpath; walkway; sidewalk
Examples:
歩道を歩く
walk onthesidewalk
囲碁/いご
Noun
1.go; board game of capturing territory
Examples:
囲碁という遊戯
a gameofGo
火鉢/ひばち
Noun
1.brazier; hibachi
Examples:
丸い形の火鉢
a round-shapedbrazier
俗語/ぞくご
Noun, No-adjective
1.colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
Examples:
アメリカの俗語
anAmerican slang
十本/じっぽん
Noun
1.ten (long cylindrical things)
Examples:
私は本に十ドルをつかった。
Ispenttendollarsonbook
青銅/せいどう
Noun
1.bronze
Examples:
青銅で作った像.
astatue(done)inbronze
洞察/どうさつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.discernment; insight
Examples:
洞察力のある批評家.
adiscerningcritic
水筒/すいとう
Noun
1.canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
Examples:
彼は水筒を無くしました。
Helosthiswaterflask.
灯油/とうゆ
Noun
1.lamp oil; kerosene
Examples:
灯油気化器
KEROSENECARBURETOR
兆候/ちょうこう
Noun
1.sign; indication; omen; symptom
Examples:
肺病の兆候を呈す
to developsymptoms ofphthisis
跳躍版/ちょうやくばん
Springboard; jumping board
Examples:
三段跳びで,2番目の跳躍
the secondmovementinhop, step, and jump
眺望/ちょうぼう
Noun, Suru verb
1.prospect; view; outlook
Examples:
眺望を妨害する
toobstructthe view―interruptthe view
桃源郷/とうげんきょう
Noun
1.earthly paradise; Shangri-la
Examples:
桃源郷という,俗世間を離れた美しい別世界
adifferent worldthat isbeautifulandaway fromthe real world,calledShangri-La
成仏/じょうぶつ
Noun, Suru verb
- entering Nirvana; becoming a Buddha
- going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
Examples:
迷うな、成仏せよ
Maythysoulrest in peace!
全盛/ぜんせい
Noun, No-adjective
1.height of prosperity
Examples:
全盛時代が過ぎた
Hehasseenhisbest days
忠誠/ちゅうせい
Na-adjective, Noun
1.loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
Examples:
忠誠で
withloyalty
薬味/やくみ
Noun
1.condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
Examples:
薬味を調合する皿
adishin whichto preparespices
義妹/ぎまい
Noun
- sister-in-law (spouse’s younger sister or younger brothers’s wife)
- younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
Examples:
また山陽の義妹を自らの妻とした。
HetookSanyo’ssister-in-lawas hiswife.
三昧/さんまい
Noun
1.samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation) Buddhist term,Only applies to さんまい,From Sanskrit
Noun - used as a suffix
2.being immersed in; being absorbed in; indulging in; doing to one’s heart’s content usu. ざんまい
3.prone to; apt to usu. ざんまい
Examples:
三昧座主」と称された。
Hewascalled’Zanmai-zasu.
亡者/もうじゃ
Noun
- the dead; ghost
- obsessed person (money, power, etc.) usu. 〜の亡者
Examples:
無縁の亡者
adead bodythathas beenneglected
本望/ほんもう
Na-adjective, Noun
1.long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
Examples:
貴方に殺されりゃ本望ですわ
Ishall behappy todie byyour hand.
放送網/ほうそうもう
Noun
1.broadcasting network
Examples:
全国テレビ放送網
anationwideTV network
曾孫/そうそん
Noun
1.great-grandchild
Examples:
親鸞の曾孫にあたる。
Hewas agreat-grandchildofShinran.
知識層/ちしきそう
Noun
1.the intellectual class
Examples:
そのため初期読本は古典的知識を持つ知識人層によって書かれた。
For this reason,earlyYomihonbookswerewritten byintellectualeliteswho had theknowledgein the classics.
禅僧/ぜんそう
Noun
1.Zen priest
Examples:
学徳をそなえた禅僧
alearnedandvirtuousZen priest
贈呈/ぞうてい
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
Examples:
贈呈されるもの
somethingpresentedas agift
寄贈/きそう
Noun, Suru verb
1.donation; presentation; gift
Examples:
寄贈された品物の販売
asaleofdonatedarticles
共産主義/きょうさんしゅぎ
Noun, No-adjective
1.communism; collectivism
Examples:
もはや共産主義者でない
no longercommunist
恭敬/きょうけい
Noun
1.respect; reverence; veneration
Examples:
敬礼は恭敬の意を表するものである
Wesaluteto showour respect.
供給/きょうきゅう
Noun, Suru verb
1.supply; provision
Examples:
供給をやめる.
stop supplies
供養/くよう
Noun, Suru verb
1.memorial service for the dead; holding a service
Examples:
書き供養という,仏の供養
aBuddhist servicecalled”holdingaservicein writing”
摂政/せっしょう
Noun
1.regency; regent
Examples:
摂政が治める期間
theperiod of timeduringwhich aregentgoverns
征伐/せいばつ
Noun, Suru verb
- conquest; subjugation; overcoming
- chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
Examples:
朝敵を征伐する
tosubjugatearebel―punisharebel
一喝/いっかつ
Noun, Suru verb
- sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar
- rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment See also喝 かつ
Examples:
一喝し取りつく島もない。
Heyells atthem and they can’tpersuadehim.
渇水/かっすい
Noun
1.water shortage
Examples:
深刻な渇水がドイツの河川を襲う
Serious DroughtHitsGermanRivers
謁見/えっけん
Noun, Suru verb
1.audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
Examples:
謁見仰付けらる
Hewasreceivedinaudienceby theEmperor.
古語/こご
Noun
1.obsolete word; old proverb; ancient (Japanese) language
Examples:
古い言葉,古語.
anold‐fashionedword
枯淡/こたん
Na-adjective, Noun, No-adjective
1.elegant simplicity
Examples:
筆勢が枯淡で強いさま
ofpen strokes, acondition ofbeingsimple and refined
相違/そうい
Noun, Suru verb
1.difference; discrepancy; variation
Examples:
意見の相違
adifference of opinion
知己/ちき
Noun
1.acquaintance; appreciative friend
Examples:
いささかの知己だ
I knowhim slightly.
起源/きげん
Noun, No-adjective
1.origin; beginning; rise
Examples:
生命の起源.
theorigin of life
忌中/きちゅう
Noun
1.mourning
Examples:
妻が亡くなって彼は忌中であった.
Hewas inmourningfor his wife.
王妃/おうひ
Noun
1.queen
Examples:
親王妃のこと。
Imperial Princess
急坂/きゅうはん
Noun
1.steep slope; steep gradient
Examples:
アプト式鉄道という,急坂用の歯車式鉄道
a cograilway systemusedon asteep hill,calledtheAbt-system railway
反感/はんかん
Noun
1.antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
Examples:
世の反感を買う
toincurodium
謀反/むはん
Noun, Suru verb
- rebellion; uprising; insurrection
- treason Archaism,usu. 謀叛
Examples:
謀反を企む心
a mindin whichrebellion isplanned
反物/たんもの
Noun
- fabric; cloth; textiles; drapery; dry-goods; piece goods
- measure of kimono material
Examples:
この反物は丈が無い
Thisclothisshortinmeasure.
阪神/はんしん
Noun 1.Osaka-Kobe 2.Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.) Place 3.Hanshin
Examples:
京阪神急行電鉄
KeihanshinKyukoRailway Company
事務/じむ
Noun
1.office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
Examples:
女子事務員
afemale office worker
霧散/むさん
Noun, Suru verb
1.dispersing; vanishing
Examples:
熱は大気に霧散する。
Heatisdissipatedto theatmosphere.
柔和/にゅうわ
Na-adjective, Noun
1.gentle; mild; meek; tender
Examples:
目付が柔和だ
She hasmeekeyes.
粉末/ふんまつ
Noun, No-adjective
1.fine powder
Examples:
粉末セルロース
powdered cellulose
紛議/ふんぎ
Noun
1.dissension
Examples:
阿衡の紛議とも。
It isalso calledtheAkoControversy.
盆栽/ぼんさい
Noun
1.bonsai; miniature potted plant
Place
2.Bonsai
Examples:
祖父の盆栽を割った。
Isplitmygrandfather’s bonsai.
貧富/ひんぷ
Noun
1.wealth and poverty; rich and poor
Examples:
貧富のはなはだしい差異.
thedisparity betweenthe rich and the poor
頒布/はんぷ
Noun, Suru verb
1.distribution; circulation
Examples:
頒布会という,商品の販売組織
abusiness organizationthatofferscertainbenefitstomembersorsubscribers
囲碁/いご
Noun
1.go; board game of capturing territory
Examples:
囲碁に用いる石
thestonesused in’go’
懸垂/けんすい
Noun, Suru verb
- pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning
- suspension; dangling; hanging
Examples:
懸垂線という曲線
acurved line,calledcatenary
紡錘/ぼうすい
Noun
1.spindle
Examples:
紡錘形という立体
aspindle-shapedsolid
唾液/だえき
Noun, No-adjective
1.saliva; sputum
Examples:
唾液の、または、唾液に関する
of orrelating tosaliva
浅学/せんがく
Na-adjective, Noun
1.superficial knowledge; superficiality
Examples:
浅学を顧みずこの大著述を引受けました
I haveundertakenthe greatworkwithoutreflecting onmywant ofability.
便箋/びんせん
Noun
1.writing paper; stationery
Examples:
便箋がなくなった.
Wehaverun out ofwriting[letter] paper.
怠業/だいぎょう
Noun
1.sabotage; slow-down tactics
Examples:
それから従業員の怠業が続いた
Thenensuedasabotageof theoperatives
母胎/ぼたい
Noun
1.womb; uterus
Examples:
母胎から生まれるもの
creaturesthatdevelop inamother’swomb
治安/ちあん
Noun
1.public order
Examples:
その付近の治安が悪くなる。
The publicsafetyin thatvicinitywillgetbad.
原始的/げんしてき
Na-adjective
1.primitive; original
Examples:
原始的で,幼稚なさま
thecharacteristic ofbeingprimitiveandchildish
汗顔/かんがん
Na-adjective, Noun
1.ashamed
Examples:
このような失態を演じてまことに汗顔の至りです.
I’mdeeplyashamed ofhavingmadesuch afoolofmyself.
肝要/かんよう
Na-adjective, Noun
1.extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
Place
2.Kanyou
Examples:
彼を扱うには注意が肝要だ.
Irecommendcautionindealing withhim.
総監/そうかん
Noun
1.inspector general; commissioner
Examples:
パリの警視総監
theprefectofParispolice
氾濫/はんらん
Noun, Suru verb
- overflowing; flood; inundation; deluge
- oversupply; plethora
Examples:
氾濫の、または、氾濫と関連がある
of orconnected withadeluge
出藍/しゅつらん
Noun
1.pupil excelling his master
Examples:
彼は出藍の誉れがある
Hehasoutdonehismaster―eclipsedhismaster―excelledhis master.
父兄/ふけい
Noun
- guardians; parents
- father and older brother
Examples:
異父兄という立場
thepositionofuterineelder brother
概況/がいきょう
Noun
1.outlook; general situation
Examples:
その他の概況
Otherfactsof interest
祝儀/しゅうぎ
Noun
- celebration; celebratory event; wedding ceremony
- congratulatory gift
- tip; gratuity
Examples:
祝儀や不祝儀が送られる事柄。
Eventswhen shugiorbushugi are given.
克己/こっき
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.self denial; self control
Examples:
厳しい禁欲と活発な克己
rigorousself-denialandactiveself-restraint
百姓/ひゃくしょう
Noun, Suru verb
- farmer; peasant; country bumpkin Sensitive
- farming
- the common people See also百姓 ひゃくせい
Examples:
百姓のおやじ
anold farmer
性分/しょうぶん
Noun
1.nature; disposition
Examples:
定性分析
qualitative analysis
明星/みょうじょう
Noun
- morning star; Venus See also金星 きんせい
- preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
Examples:
山号は明星山。
Thetemple’shonorificmountainprefixisMyojozan
布施/ふせ
Noun, Suru verb
- alms-giving; charityBuddhist term
- offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.) Buddhist term
Examples:
布施浩子と結婚
MarriedHirokoFUSE.
分泌/ぶんぴつ
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.secretion
Examples:
唾液を分泌する
tosalivate
泌尿/ひにょう
Noun
1.urination
Examples:
泌尿器科の腎臓手術
urological surgeryfor thekidney
中堅/ちゅうけん
Noun
1.nucleus; backbone; mainstay; key figure
No-adjective, Noun
2.medium-level; mid-level; middle-ranking; midsize
Noun
3.main body (of troops); crack troops; select troops
4.center field; centre field; center fielder; centre fielder Baseball term
5.athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.) See also先鋒 せんぽう
Examples:
その政党の中堅.
the backboneof theparty
謹慎/きんしん
Noun
- self restraint; moderating one’s behaviour; penitence; discipline
- confinement to one’s home; house arrest
Examples:
謹慎中の美人
a fairpenitent
鎮圧/ちんあつ
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.suppression; subjugation
Examples:
反乱を鎮圧する.
pacify a rebellion
填補/てんぽ
Noun, Suru verb
- supplementation; replenishment
- compensation; indemnification
Examples:
填補賠償という損害賠償
arestitution fordamagescalledcompensation
伯父/おじ
Noun
1.uncleSee also叔母 おば,伯父 or 叔父 respectively can mean older or younger than one’s parent
Other forms
叔父 【おじ】、伯父 【はくふ】、叔父 【しゅくふ】
Examples:
彼は妻の伯父です。
He ismy wife’s uncle.
静寂/せいじゃく
Noun, Na-adjective
1.silence; stillness; quietness
Examples:
私は静寂の中泣いています。
I amcryingquietly.
寂静/じゃくじょう
Noun, Na-adjective
1.calmness; stillness; tranquility
Noun
2.calmness of the heart; enlightenment Buddhist term,Only applies to じゃくじょう
Examples:
煩悩の境界を離れ寂静に至る
to deliverfromearthlybondageandenter Nirvana
福音/ふくいん
Noun, No-adjective
- good news
- gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
Examples:
福音を伝える
to preachthe gospel―evangelize
梅花/ばいか
Noun
1.ume (plum) blossoms
Examples:
梅花の香気
theperfumeofplum-blossoms
敏速/びんそく
Na-adjective, Noun
1.quickness; agility; activity
Examples:
敏速に行動ができないこと
a stateofnot beingable toactquickly
傍線/ぼうせん
Noun
1.underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
Examples:
本や書類の傍線引き定規
SIDE LINEDRAWINGRULERFORBOOKORDOCUMENT
官房長/かんぼうちょう
Noun
1.Chief Cabinet Secretary
Examples:
各省大臣官房長という地位にある人
apersonwhoworksin aministrysecretary
芳志/ほうし
Noun
1.(your) kindness
Examples:
御芳志のほど感銘の至りに御座候
Please acceptmyheartfelt thanksfor yourkindintentions
敷設/ふせつ
Noun
1.laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
Examples:
水雷敷設面
a minearea
放置/ほうち
Noun, Suru verb
1.leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
Examples:
彼はそのごみを放置する。
Heleavesthe garbage.
生殖/せいしょく
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.reproduction
Examples:
単性生殖という生殖方法
a [way ofprocreation],calledmonogenesis
与党/よとう
Noun, No-adjective
1.ruling party; government party; party in power; government
Examples:
彼は与党に投票した.
Hevotedwith the Government
袖手傍観/しゅうしゅぼうかん
Noun, Suru verb
1.looking on with folded arms (with one’s hands in one’s sleeves); remaining a passive onlooker Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Examples:
いかで袖手傍観すべき
Howcan Iremain an idle spectator?
酪農/らくのう
Noun
1.dairy farming
Place
2.Rakunou
Examples:
酪農場で働く女性
a womanwhoworksin adairy
煮沸/しゃふつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.boiling up
Examples:
煮沸消毒してください。
Pleaseboiltosterilizeit.
賭博/とばく
Noun, Suru verb
1.gambling
Examples:
賭博をやめる
done withgambling
掲揚/けいよう
Noun, Suru verb
1.hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying; putting up
Examples:
回航船舶への自衛艦旗の掲揚
Hoisting of the ensign of self-defense by the taking ship
潰瘍/かいよう
Noun
1.ulcer Medicine, etc. term
Examples:
体によくない潰瘍
unhealthyulcers
大腸/だいちょう
Noun, No-adjective
1.large intestine; large bowel; colon
Examples:
大腸炎という病気
adisease,calledcolitis
更迭/こうてつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
Examples:
私は彼の更迭を要求する。
Idemandhis replacement.
博愛/はくあい
Noun, No-adjective
1.charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood; brotherly love; love of fellow man
Examples:
博愛衆に及ぼす
toextendone’scharitytoall mankind
薄荷/はっか
Noun
- mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.) Usually written using kana alone
- Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens) Usually written using kana alone
Examples:
薄荷水という飲み物
a drinkcalledapeppermintdrink
断崖/だんがい
Noun
1.palisade; cliff
Examples:
断崖から墜落する
to fallover aprecipice
桂皮/けいひ
Noun, No-adjective
1.cinnamon; cassia (bark) See alsoシナモン
Examples:
桂皮油という精油
amedicinalandflavoringoilcalledcinnamon oil
満悦/まんえつ
Noun, Suru verb
1.great delight; rapture
Examples:
自画自賛でひとりよがりの満悦
asmugglow ofself-congratulation
遊説/ゆうぜい
Noun, Suru verb
1.election tour; election campaign; stumping
Examples:
出征する;遊説する.
go campaigning
鋭敏/えいびん
Na-adjective, Noun
1.sharp; keen; acute
Examples:
鋭敏な頭脳だ
Hehas anacuteintellect.
脱税/だつぜい
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.tax evasion
Examples:
彼は脱税をしている。
Hedoesn’tpaytaxes.
痕跡/こんせき
Noun, No-adjective
1.trace; traces; vestige; vestiges
Examples:
残っている痕跡
aremainingtrace
開眼/かいがん
Noun, Suru verb
- enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one’s eyes to the truth
- gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes Only applies to かいがん
Examples:
大仏開眼供養という法会
aBuddhistceremonytoconsecratea newly-constructedimage
枝葉/しよう
Noun
1.branches and leaves; foliage
Noun, No-adjective
2.unimportant details; nonessential; side issue; digression See also枝葉末節 しようまっせつ,esp. しよう
Examples:
談枝葉にわたる
Youdigress from the subject―wander fromthe point.
肢体/したい
Noun
1.limbs; members; body
Examples:
見事な肢体の女性.
a womanofbeautifulproportions
抄録/しょうろく
Noun, Suru verb
1.quotation; abstract; selection; summary
Examples:
凝縮されて書かれた要約または抄録
acondensedwritten summaryorabstract
沙汰/さた
Noun, Suru verb
- affair; state; incident; issue; matter
- verdict; sentence
- directions; orders; command; instructions
- notice; information; communication; news; message; tidings; update
Examples:
沙汰止みになった
Theprojectwasabandoned
歩合/ぶあい
Noun
- rate; ratio; percentage
- commission; poundage; percentage
Examples:
彼は歩合で働いている
heworks oncommission
進捗/しんちょく
Noun, Suru verb
1.progress; being under way
Examples:
進捗が芳しくない
Progressis notvery good.
劣等感/れっとうかん
Noun
1.inferiority complex
Examples:
彼には劣等感があるね。
Hehas aninferioritycomplex
子弟/してい
Noun
- children; sons; children and younger brothers
- young people
Examples:
子弟に分け与える扶持米
inancientJapan,ricethat wasgiven toloyalsubjects
彼岸/ひがん
Noun
- equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held)
- Buddhist services during the equinoctial week Abbreviation,See also彼岸会
- nirvana Buddhist term,See also此岸
Examples:
彼岸花という植物
aplantcalled{cluster-amaryllis}
披露宴/ひろうえん
Noun
1.reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
Examples:
結婚披露宴を催す
hold a weddingreception
破産/はさん
Noun, Suru verb
1.bankruptcy; insolvency
Examples:
破産した無一文の人
abrokedeadbeat
排水管/はいすいかん
Noun
1.drainpipe; drainage pipe
Examples:
排水管路の排水構造
DRAIN STRUCTUREOFDRAIN PIPELINE
門扉/もんぴ
Noun
1.door(s) of a gate
Examples:
組み立て門扉
PREFABRICATEDGATEDOOR
侍従/じじゅう
Noun
1.chamberlain
Examples:
2005年から侍従次長。
HebecametheDeputyGrand Chamberlainin2005.
天然痘/てんねんとう
Noun
1.smallpox; variola
Examples:
天然痘の毒
adiseasecalledsmallpox
先頭/せんとう
Noun
1.head; lead; vanguard; first
Examples:
彼は先頭に立っていた.
Hewas inthe lead.
音頭/おんど
Noun
- lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone’s) lead See also音頭を取る おんどをとる
- folk song and dance performed by a group
- leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku) See also雅楽
Examples:
音頭を取る
to leadthesong―leadthesingers―beat time
豊年/ほうねん
Noun
1.fruitful year
Examples:
今年は豊年だ
This isa goodyear.
清澄/せいちょう
Na-adjective, Noun
1.clear; serene
Examples:
有機多孔質体の清澄化方法
METHODFORCLARIFYINGORGANICPOROUS MATERIAL
様相/ようそう
Noun
- aspect; phase; condition
- modality (philosophy)
Examples:
様相に帯びる
have inone’saspect
休養/きゅうよう
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
Examples:
休養室等
Resting Room,etc.
窯業/ようぎょう
Noun, No-adjective
1.ceramics; ceramic industry
Examples:
アルミナ磁器という窯業製品
ofceramics,alumina porcelain
発祥地/はっしょうち
Noun
1.cradle (of civilization, civilization, etc.); birthplace
Examples:
中東は文明の発祥地である。
The Middle Eastisthecradleofcivilization.
町人/ちょうにん
Noun
1.townspeople; townsfolk; commoner; civilian; merchant; tradesman; tradeswoman; tradespeople; artisan; members of the lowest Edo-period social class (comprising commoners not involved in farming)
Examples:
身分がいやしいただの町人
atownsmanwho isof low birth
打倒/だとう
Noun, Suru verb
1.knockdown (e.g. in boxing); overthrow; defeat
Examples:
打倒の行為
the actofsubverting
取捨/しゅしゃ
Noun, Suru verb
1.adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option
Examples:
真偽を取捨するのは困難だ
It is hard tosiftthegenuinefrom the false.
先駆/せんく
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
- forerunner; pioneer; precursor
- herald
- outrider; pilot car See also前駆
Examples:
先駆的な仕事.
pioneer work
殴打/おうだ
Noun, Suru verb
1.hit; strike; blow
Examples:
殴打すること
theactionofstriking
詔勅/しょうちょく
Noun
1.imperial edict; decree
Examples:
詔勅の変体。
AvariantofShochoku (imperial edict).
疎外/そがい
Noun, Suru verb
- estrangement; neglect; alienation
- casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder
Examples:
彼は仲間に疎外されている
He isleft outin thecold.
松竹梅/しょうちくばい
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:
また、松竹梅の形にし、縁起物としても作られている。
Additionally, they’re madein the form of’sho-tiku-bai’ (pine,bambooandplum)asauspiciousobjects.
堤防/ていぼう
Noun, Suru verb
1.bank; weir; embankment; levee
Examples:
堤防が崩れた.
Thedikehas broken.
幽谷/ゆうこく
Noun
1.deep ravine; glen
Examples:
この庭は深山幽谷の趣きがある
The gardenremindsmeof amountainglen.
今昔/こんじゃく
Noun
1.past and present
Examples:
今昔の感に堪えず
I cannothelpfeelinghowthe timeshave changed
昔日/せきじつ
Noun
1.old days
Examples:
昔日のことをとりとめなく語る.
ramble on aboutthe olddays
惜敗/せきはい
Noun, Suru verb
1.regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
Examples:
首の差で勝つ[負ける]; 辛勝[惜敗]する
win[lose]by a neck
包括/ほうかつ
Noun, Suru verb, Noun or verb acting prenominally
1.inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness
Examples:
包括的でない
notcomprehensive
弁舌/べんぜつ
Noun
1.speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
Examples:
鮮やかな弁舌
clearutterance―beautifuleloquence
序文/じょぶん
Noun, No-adjective
1.preface; foreword; introduction
Examples:
書物の序文
aprefaceof abook
叙事詩/じょじし
noun
1.descriptive poetry; epic poem See also叙情詩 じょじょうし
Examples:
叙事詩のミューズ
theMuseofepic poetry
余白/よはく
Noun
1.blank space; margin; blank canvas
Examples:
余白の大きさ
Marginsizes
無精/ぶしょう
Noun, Suru verb, Na-adjective
1.indolence; laziness; sloth
Other forms
不精 【ぶしょう】
Examples:
彼の無精ひげのあるあご
hisstubblechin
普請/ふしん
Noun, Suru verb
- building; construction
- group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
Examples:
自普請以外の普請
Fushinother thanjifushin
円周/えんしゅう
Noun, No-adjective
1.circumference
Examples:
円周の半分
half ofthecircumference ofsomething
弾劾/だんがい
Noun, Suru verb
- impeachment
- denunciation; accusation; censure; arraignment
Examples:
人事官の弾劾
Impeachment of Commissioner
核心/かくしん
Noun
1.core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
Examples:
核心に触れる
get down to brass tacks
斉唱/せいしょう
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.singing or chanting in unison
Examples:
国歌斉唱で終わりとなった.
Wefinishedbysinging[finishedwith]the nationalanthem.
刹/さつ
Noun, Suffix
1.temple (Buddhist) Only applies to 刹
Noun
2.central pillar of a pagoda See also心柱 しんばしら
3.kshetra (realm, country); ksetra Buddhist term,Only applies to 刹
Examples:
仏教で,羅刹という鬼
aBuddhistdemonthattorturesthe deadin hell
殺生/せっしょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.killing; destruction of life
Na-adjective
2.barbarous; callous; brutal; cruel; heartless
Examples:
無益な殺生をするな
Do notbewasteful oflife!
相殺/そうさい
Noun, Suru verb
1.offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; counterbalancing
Noun
2.set-off; setoff Law, etc. term
Examples:
それらは相殺された。
Those were canceled out.
発足/ほっそく
Noun, Suru verb
1.starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
Other forms
発足 【はっそく】
Examples:
学友会発足。
Starteda student’s association.
陪審/ばいしん
Noun
1.jury
Examples:
隔離された陪審
asequesteredjury
互恵/ごけい
Noun
1.reciprocity; mutual benefit
Examples:
互恵条約という通商条約
atradetreatycalledareciprocal treaty
公聴会/こうちょうかい
Noun
1.public hearing
Examples:
公聴会で意見を述べる人
apersonexpresseshis orheropinionat apublic hearing
町村/ちょうそん
Noun
1.towns and villages
Examples:
市町村議会
Town council
中継/ちゅうけい
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.relay; hook-up
Noun, Suru verb
2.relay broadcasting Abbreviation,See also中継放送 ちゅうけいほうそう
Examples:
生中継映像, 生中継動画
live video
言明/げんめい
Noun, Suru verb
1.declaration; statement; assertion
Examples:
将来に関する言明
a statementmadeabout the future
復旧/ふっきゅう
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
Other forms
復旧 【ふくきゅう】
Examples:
私たちはその電源を復旧する。
We’llrestorethat power.
外科/げか
Noun, No-adjective
- surgery See also内科
- department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
Examples:
外科用器具.
surgical instruments
貪欲/どんよく
Na-adjective, Noun
- avarice; greed; covetousness
- raga (desire) Buddhist term,usu. とんよく
Examples:
貪欲に食べる
feedgreedily
明治維新/めいじいしん
Noun
1.Meiji Restoration
Examples:
明治維新によって還俗。
As a result oftheMeiji restorationhereturnedtosecularlife.
折衝/せっしょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.negotiation
Examples:
後にイギリスとの折衝役。
Laterhewasappointedto thenegotiatorwith Britain.
満開/まんかい
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
Examples:
桜は満開だ
Thecherry blossomsareattheir best.
恒久/こうきゅう
Noun, No-adjective
1.permanence; perpetuity
Examples:
恒久平和
alasting peace
意向/いこう
Noun
1.intention; idea; inclination
Examples:
彼らはそれに参加する意向です。
Theyintend toparticipate inthat.
起訴/きそ
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.prosecution; indictment
Examples:
罪の起訴
Prosecution ofoffences.
棄権/きけん
Noun, Suru verb
1.abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
Examples:
権利を主張せずに棄権した
Iwaivedmyright,instead ofinsistinguponit.
金融/きんゆう
Noun
1.finance; financing; credit transacting; loaning of money; circulation of money
No-adjective
2.monetary; financial; credit
Examples:
金融公庫という金融機関
afinancialcooperationthat isbacked bythe government
養蚕/ようさん
Noun, No-adjective
1.sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
Place
2.Yousan
Examples:
農耕と養蚕
agricultureandsericulture
累増/るいぞう
Noun, Suru verb
1.successive or progressive increases; cumulative increase
Examples:
累増する
toincreaseprogressively
玩具/おもちゃ
Noun
1.toy; plaything Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
玩具 【がんぐ】、翫具 【がんぐ】、オモチャ
Examples:
飛行機玩具
AIRPLANETOY
全焼/ぜんしょう
Noun, Suru verb
1.burned down; entirely destroyed
Examples:
彼の家は全焼した。
Hishousewasburntdown.
金魚鉢/きんぎょばち
Noun
1.goldfish bowl
Examples:
金魚鉢を形取った鑑賞用テレビを提供する。
Toprovideanornamentaltelevision receiverthat is intheshapeof agoldfishbowl.
押収/おうしゅう
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
1.seizure; confiscation
Examples:
押収の手続
Procedures for Seizure
厚生/こうせい
Noun
- welfare; public welfare; social welfare
- (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare Abbreviation,See also厚生省
Examples:
厚生労働省
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
象牙/ぞうげ
Noun
1.ivory
Examples:
象牙は滑かだ
Ivoryissmooth.
線香/せんこう
Noun
1.incense stick
Examples:
竹ひご線香
Bamboo stickSenko
孔子/こうし
Noun
1.Confucius
Examples:
孔子も時に逢わず
Greatmenandgreat fortunedo notcometogether.
白墨/はくぼく
Noun
1.blackboard chalk See also白亜
Examples:
白墨を投げつける
to throwa piece ofchalkat one
寒風/かんぷう
Noun
1.cold wind
Examples:
寒風肌を刺すばかりであった.
The windwaspiercinglycold.
借款/しゃっかん
Noun
1.(international) loan
Examples:
外国からの借款
aloanfrom aforeign country
執行/しっこう
Noun, Suru verb
1.execution; carrying out; performance; enforcement; exercise; service
Noun
2.lead monk performing various tasks in a temple Buddhist term
Examples:
死刑執行
execution
呪術/じゅじゅつ
Noun
1.magic; sorcery; incantation
Examples:
呪術を施すために行う儀礼
amagicalritual
滑走路/かっそうろ
Noun
1.runway
Examples:
滑走路を延長する.
lengthenarunway
覇権/はけん
Noun, No-adjective
1.hegemony
Examples:
ドイツ学の覇権
HegemonyofGerman studies
勾引状/こういんじょう
Noun
1.summons; warrant of arrest
Other forms
拘引状 【こういんじょう】
Examples:
勾引状の数通交付
DeliveryofMultiple Copiesof aBench Warrant
稽古/けいこ
Noun, Suru verb
1.practice; practising; training; study
Place
2.Keiko
Examples:
稽古は今日限り
Schoolendstoday.
頭蓋/ずがい
Noun
1.cranium; skull Anatomical term
Other forms
頭蓋 【とうがい】
Examples:
頭蓋骨を骨化する
ossifytheskull
間隙/かんげき
Noun, No-adjective
1.gap
Examples:
空虚なる間隙
avacant space
移民/いみん
Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
- emigration; immigration Sensitive
- emigrant; immigrant
Examples:
移民制限法
animmigration restriction law
萎縮/いしゅく
Noun, Suru verb
1.withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
Other forms
委縮 【いしゅく】
Examples:
霜に逢うと花が萎縮する
Flowersarewitheredbyfrost.
淫慾/いんよく
Noun
1.lust
下駄/げた
Noun
- geta; Japanese wooden clogs
- turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character See also伏せ字 ふせじ,later printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta
Examples:
漆塗りの下駄
lacqueredgetas
弱肉強食/じゃくにくきょうしょく
Noun
1.survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; the weak are meat the strong do eat Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Examples:
ジャングルのおきて 《弱肉強食》
the law of the jungle
米穀/べいこく
Noun
1.rice
Examples:
米穀を貯えておく蔵
arice granary
麦秋/ばくしゅう
Noun
1.wheat harvest