VOCAB—advanced 1 Flashcards
insecure, turbulent, unsettled, dangerous (e.g. a region after a major earthquake)
物騒
[ぶっそう]
having strange tastes or hobbies, having unique curiosities
物好き
[ものずき]
chill, the shivers / cold air
寒気
[さむけ]
definitely is no…. it cannot be so…. (to describe situations)
はず[が]ない
(financial) securities, bonds
証券
[しょうけん]
swamp
沼
[ぬま]
rough, rude, foul (language, etc.) / wild, violent (fight, etc.)
荒っぽい
[あらっぽい]
粗っぽい
settlement of accounts
to settle accounts / to “close the books”
決算
[けっさん]
決算する
(medical) treatment
to provide treatment (to an injury, wound, etc.)
手当て
[てあて]
手当てする
impatient, having no patience, having a quick-temper
気が短い
[きがみじかい]
気の短い
a big portion
a small portion
(when ordering food, etc.)
量が多い
[りょうがおおい]
量が少ない
[りょうがすくない]
never mind…. forget about…. whether or not…., anyways….
(thing mentioned first is not as important as what follows)
….はともかく
….のはともかく
….のはともかくとして
fist
拳
[こぶし]
generated power (from a motor, etc.)
動力
[どうりょく]
department store (formal use)
百貨店
[ひゃっかてん]
maturity / ripeness
to mature (people, etc.) / to ripen (fruit, etc.)
成熟
[せいじゅく]
成熟する
published weekly
weekly publication, weekly magazine
週刊
[しゅうかん]
週刊誌
[しゅうかんし]
—person (in linguistics)
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
—人称
[—にんしょう]
一人称
[いちんしょう]
二人称
[ににんしょう]
三人称
[さんにんしょう]
shipping and transport
to ship / to transport (through a company, by truck, etc.)
運送
[うんそう]
運送する
group, squad (in the military, etc.)
班
[はん]
tree leaves, foliage
木の葉
[このは]
profile, the side (of one’s) face
横顔
[よこがお]
way, manner, kind, style, appearance (kanji use)
様
[よう]
(corporate) acquisition / corruption, bribery
to acquire or buy out (esp. with companies) / to takeover / to bribe
買収
[ばいしゅう]
買収する
sincerity, a true heart
真心
[まごころ]
appeal, accusation, complaint (usu. in the legal sense)
訴え
[うったえ]
school leave
to take a temporary leave of absence from school (esp. due to illness)
休学
[きゅうがく]
休学する
straight and direct…. (e.g. looked me straight in the eye) / sane, reasonable
まとも
depression, melancholy
憂鬱
[ゆううつ]
great joy
to experience great joy
大喜び
[おおよろこび]
大喜びする
broad (as in imprecise), rough, sketchy
大雑把
[おおざっぱ]
senior high school (alt. use)
高等学校
[こうとうがっこう]
unknown, not yet known, strange
未知
[みち]
conjunction (grammar)
接続詞
[せつぞくし]
the (solid) earth, the (vast) land
common male name
大地
[だいち]
大地
[たいち]
precisely, exactly, tightly / coming to an exact stop
precisely…. exactly…. on the nose….
to come to a perfect stop / to do precisely
ぴたり
ぴたり
ぴたりする
seal (sealing of an envelope)
封
[ふう]
confluence
to have a confluence (e.g. rivers) / to merge (e.g. traffic) / to link up / to come together
合流
[ごうりゅう]
合流する
circle, club or clique (loan word)
サークル
a matter (e.g. the matter at hand), items, facts
事項
[じこう]
forestry
林業
[りんぎょう]
woman, lady (dated, formal)
婦人
[ふじん]
armament (on a small scale)
to be armed / to bear arms / to have weapons
武装
[ぶそう]
武装する
hikikomori (extreme recluses in modern Japan)
引き籠り
[ひきこもり]
midair / space (kanji use)
to be (or float) in midair
宙
[ちゅう]
宙に
spring, coil
ばね
(firm) opposition, antagonism
to oppose (firmly) / to go against / to be antagonistic towards
対抗
[たいこう]
対抗する
helmet (loan word)
ヘルメット
servant
使用人
[しようにん]
italics (in type)
斜体
[しゃたい]
clothing material, fabrics
衣料
[いりょう]
(geographical) basin, the land between mountains
盆地
[ぼんち]
in the black (having a surplus)
黒字
[くろじ]
prophecy
to make a prophecy / to prognosticate
予言
[よげん]
予言する
pocket money, spending money / allowance
小遣い
[こづかい]
supposing…. if we we are to assume that…. if….is the case….
(secondary forms)
….すれば
….すると
*** としたら has the same use, and is more common
based on…. and…. / considering (all of these things)….
when the listed qualities are good
….といい ….といい
since….happened…., now….
shows a result/realization that came about when something happened for the first time
—(て) こそ
transportation facilities (often used when describing transportation as a whole)
交通機関
[こうつうきかん]
a federation, a league (e.g. league of nations)
連盟
[れんめい]
goodwill, good terms, friendliness (e.g. between countries)
親善
[しんぜん]
item (of business, etc.) / event (e.g. at the olympics)
種目
[しゅもく]
Okinawa
沖縄
[おきなわ]
(sudden) evening shower
夕立
[ゆうだち]
rationality, (ability to) reason
理性
[りせい]
interview, press conference
to give an interview (usu. with a group) / to have a press conference
会見
[かいけん]
会見する
corresponding terms
to correspond to / to be applicable / to fall under / to fulfill (certain requirements)
該当
[がいとう]
該当する
flushing / washing with water
to flush (a toilet) / to wash something with water
水洗
[すいせん]
水洗する
land number, house number (in rural addresses)
番地
[ばんち]
attending school
to go to school / to attend school
登校
[とうこう]
登校する
at that moment… in those times…
その頃
[そのころ]
running away from home
to run away from home / to leave home
家出
[いえで]
家出する
completion of a course
to complete a course of study (in university, et.)
修了
[しゅうりょう]
修了する
after one occurrence, a situation or condition continues unchanged / doesn’t happen again
—(た) きり…. ない
—(た) きりだ
それきり….
order, observance, discipline, regulation (e.g. within a certain school)
規律
[きりつ]
(something) anxiously awaited, longed for
待ち遠しい
[まちどおしい]
flesh color, skin color
肌色
[はだいろ]
patent, (special) licensing, proprietary
特許
[とっきょ]
bill, paper money (colloquial)
札
[さつ]
chatting
to talk idly / to chat / to gossip
雑談
[ざつだん]
雑談する
stove (loan word)
ストーブ
that kind of feeling exists! (a sentence-ending expression of a strong judgment)
….ものがある
not serious, unsteady, lacking sincerity
不真面目
[ふまじめ]
masses (of people), horde, mob
群衆
[ぐんしゅう]
lucidly, promptly and clearly, in a smart way (onomatopoeic)
はきはき
reuse, recycling
to reuse (for a second time) / to recycle (old materials, etc.)
再利用
[さいりよう]
再利用する
the Japan Self Defense Forces (JSDF)
自衛隊
[じえいたい]
(Japanese) cedar tree
杉
[すぎ]
advantages and disadvantages / (one’s own) interests
利害
[りがい]
displaying (esp. on computers) / “view” tab (in a word document, etc.)
to display (data, an error message, etc.) / to indicate
表示
[ひょうじ]
表示する
maternity and gynecology department (OBGYN)
産婦人科
[さんふじんか]
these things not being important…. despite…. regardless of….
….によらず
bathing
to bathe / to enter a bath / to take a bath
入浴
[にゅうよく]
入浴する
laboring
to labor / to serve (a company, etc.)
勤労
[きんろう]
勤労する
flashlight
懐中電灯
[かいちゅうでんとう]
getting used to, habituation
慣れ
[なれ]
somehow…. in some way or another….
どうにか
どうにかこうにか
devil, demon, evil spirit / māra
悪魔
[あくま]
losing a battle or war
to lose a battle / to lose a war / to be defeated
敗戦
[はいせん]
敗戦する
(great) shock, (forceful) impact
衝撃
[しょうげき]
approval, licensing
to receive approval / to be authorized / to get clearance or licensing (e.g. for a new drug)
認可
[にんか]
認可する
personal background, experience, career (an individual’s work and life roles)
経歴
[けいれき]
specs, technical specification / means, method
仕様
[しよう]
set meal, special (of the day)
定食
[ていしょく]
reparations
to pay reparations (e.g. when being sued for damages, etc.)
賠償
[ばいしょう]
賠償する
junior college, vocationally oriented college (for short)
短大
[たんだい]
短期大学
[たんきだいがく]
(woman’s) stockings (loan word)
ストッキング
a feeling about, a hunch, foreboding
to have a hunch / to have a feeling or premonition (e.g. I have a bad feeling about this…)
予感
[よかん]
予感する
not doing…. will suffice
to get by without having to do something
….ずに済む
[….ずにすむ]
….ないで済む
….なくて済む
impulse
to have an impulse / to have an urge to do something (esp. a sudden urge)
衝動
[しょうどう]
衝動する
trading firm
商社
[しょうしゃ]
an association, a society
協会
[きょうかい]
flat surface, level surface
平面
[へいめん]
cement (loan word)
セメント
the —- world
the political world
the financial world
—界
[—かい]
政界
[せいかい]
財界
[ざいかい]
fax (loan word)
ファックス
pearl
Pearl Harbor
真珠
[しんじゅ]
真珠湾
(biological) specimen, (pathological) sample
標本
[ひょうほん]
someone’s wife, a married woman (polite)
奥様
[おくさま]
room for rent
house for rent
貸間
[かしま]
貸家
[かしや]
a bell (spherical, often noise-making)
鈴
[すず]
plain, unfigured (e.g. plain white paper, plain shirt)
無地
[むじ]
exclusion, elimination, removal
to eliminate / to exclude / to do away with / to remove / to lift (sanctions, etc.)
排除
[はいじょ]
排除する
taking a seat
to take a seat (in a specific location)
着席
[ちゃくせき]
着席する
alternately, one after the other, being done in turns
交互
[こうご]
the whole area, all over (a region or zone)
一帯
[いったい]
retail
retail store, outlet
小売
[こうり]
小売店
[こうりてん]
nations, countries (more than one)
国々
[くにぐに]
luster, glaze, color(ing) / youthfulness, charm
艶
[つや]
wool (loan word)
ウール
penmanship
習字
[しゅうじ]
high tide / the climax
low tide
高潮
[こうちょう]
低潮
[ていちょう]
aid, relief, salvation (e.g. religious salvation)
救い
[すくい]
refund
to get a refund
払い戻し
[はらいもどし]
払い戻しする
wicked, malignant, vicious
悪質
[あくしつ]
something is said to be…. something is considered to be…. something is believed to be….
….とされる
….とされている
ability to listen, listening comprehension (in daily situations)
聞き取り
[ききとり]
kitchen waste, food scraps (raw garbage)
生ゴミ
[なまゴミ]
landlord, landlady
expert (in), authority (on)
大家
[おおや]
大家
[たいか]
nutrient / nourishment
養分
[ようぶん]
a way of use
使い道
[つかいみち]
使い途
method and logic, rhyme and reason, a running thread
筋道
[すじみち]
division into equal parts
to divide something into equal parts
等分
[とうぶん]
等分する
alma mater
母校
[ぼこう]
newly built
to be newly built / to be newly constructed
新築
[しんちく]
新築する
word of mouth
to spread by word of mouth
口コミ
[くちコミ]
口コミで広がる
Brazil (loan word)
ブラジル
screen (loan word)
スクリーン
notion of… conception of… idea of… sense of… (duty, etc.) / resignation to (a fact)
to resign to (fate, the truth, etc.)
idealism
観念
[かんねん]
観念する
観念論
[かんねんろん]
remarkably….
めっきり
method(s), system (in computing, etc.)
方式
[ほうしき]
implication, (small) suggestion
to suggest something / to implicate / to hint at something
suggestive (e.g. a suggestive pause, wink, look etc.)
示唆
[しさ]
示唆する
示唆的
(it’s common sense, but….) it’s best to….
(it goes without saying, but….) there’s nothing better than….
….に越したことはない
[….にこしたことはない
Nobel Prize
ノーベル賞
[ノーベルしょう]
one’s inferiors, one’s subordinates
now…. at present….
目下
[めした]
目下
[もっか]
use of, exercise of
to use (one’s power, etc.) / to exercise (authority, rights, etc.)
行使
[こうし]
行使する
because of (a person’s) characteristics or qualities….
….のことだから
pleasant, agreeable, willing
快い
[こころよい]
P.S.
追伸
[ついしん]
federal state(s), the commonwealth, confederation
連邦
[れんぽう]
lining-up
to line up / to form an orderly line
整列
[せいれつ]
整列する
external appearance, facade, exterior (of a building, etc.)
外観
[がいかん]
crystal
to crystalize
結晶
[けっしょう]
結晶する
thunderstorm
雷雨
[らいう]
saving something for later, putting off, postponement
後回し
[あとまわし]
at once…. promptly….
とっさに
house, household, home, husband (kanji use)
宅
[たく]
legitimate, valid, justifiable (demand, etc.)
legitimacy, validity, justifiability
正当
[せいとう]
正当性
satisfactory, favorable (conditions, etc.)
良好
[りょうこう]
all present, all concerned, everyone (formal)
一同
[いちどう]
chorus (loan word)
コーラス
brittle, fragile, tender-hearted (person)
もろい
very thirsty, very dry / cackle, rattling / laugh loudly (onomatopoeic)
からから
last— past— (day, week, month, year, etc.)
昨
[さく]
particularly when…. only when…. especially when…. (expressing unusual circumstances, a bad coincidence, etc.)
because something is believed, there shouldn’t be negative circumstances (when used with a neg. sentence)
….に限って
….に限り
(business) profit, profitability
採算
[さいさん]
it was not worth one’s efforts to do….
despite the effort, the results were not good
—(た) 甲斐もなく
[—(た) かいもなく]
—(の) かいもなく
tides, currents / a (new) opportunity
taking the opportunity…. (after something changes)
潮
[しお]
潮に
good feeling, good will, affection
好意
[こうい]
number, edition, make, model, issue (kanji use)
号
[ごう]
leader (loan word)
リーダー
almanac, calendar (traditional usage)
暦
[こよみ]
riches, resources, wealth, esp. when there is an abundance (kanji use)
富
[とみ]
please have a seat (polite)
also many other situational uses
お掛けください
> [おかけください]
ocean current
海流
[かいりゅう]
oil (especially kerosene, etc.)
loan word
オイル
lead
to lead / to take the lead
(loan word)
リード
リードする
quite right… understandable… for good reason…
although contrary to what you would expect…. (conjunction providing info different from a logical prediction)
もっとも
oil painting
油絵
[あぶらえ]
amalgamation, merger, fusion
to amalgamate / to merge (companies, etc.) / to fuse or combine
合併
[がっぺい]
合併する
equation, formula (for solving a problem in mathematics, chemistry, etc.)
方程式
[ほうていしき]
evening twilight
夕暮れ
[ゆうぐれ]
(Japanese-style) paper sliding screen
襖
[ふすま]
United Nations (the U.N.)
国連
[こくれん]
segmenting
to break into segments / to partition / to divide up (e.g. a government’s land)
分割
[ぶんかつ]
分割する
without the existence of these circumstances….
….を抜きにして[は]
[….をぬきにして[は]
heron
鷺
> [さぎ]
when it comes to a certain topic…. when the subject turns to….
(when it comes to a certain topic, one acts in a different or recognizable way)
….となると
….のこととなると
regulation, crackdown (e.g. crackdown on illegal parking)
取り締まり
[とりしまり]
in charge / homeroom teacher
to be the one in charge (esp. a teacher)
担任
[たんにん]
担任する
a matter of (one’s personal) taste
好き好き
[ずきずき]
one-by-one, one at a time
一つ一つ
[ひとつひとつ]
family finances
家計
[かけい]
expedition of, promotion of
to expedite (a process, etc.) / to move forward / to promote / to spur on
促進
[そくしん]
促進する
green, environmentally friendly (loan word)
グリーン
intellectual, intelligent person (loan word)
インテリ
clothes (as a category), classification of clothing
衣類
[いるい]
Costa Rica (loan word)
コスタリカ
drinking water (colloquial)
飲み水
[のみみず]
fate (predestination)
宿命
[しゅくめい]
advisement
to advise (on an important matter, etc.) / to give advice / to warn
忠告
[ちゅうこく]
忠告する
dimensions, measurements, magnitude
寸法
[すんぽう]
looking away
to look away / to take one’s eyes off (the road, etc.)
よそ見
[よそみ]
よそ見する
runny nose, snot, (nasal) mucus
鼻水
[はなみず]
flat and thin
平たい
[ひらたい]
a place to put something / a place for storage
a bicycle storage spot
置き場
[おきば]
自転車置き場
fire prevention, fireproof—
防火
[ぼうか]
fault, indiscretion
過ち
[あやまち]
conversion
to convert (a file, etc.)
変換
[へんかん]
変換する
rust
錆
[さび]
originally, essentially, by nature (formal)
元来
[がんらい]
about to go out (of the house), getting ready to leave
are you going out? are you leaving?
(polite language)
お出かけ
[おでかけ]
お出かけですか
equal (status, terms, etc.), level (playing field)
対等
[たいとう]
attractive force (metaphorical), gravitational pull (physical), attraction, allure, magnetism
引力
[いんりょく]
New Zealand (loan word)
ニュージーランド
life, living, existence (kanji use) / —student (as as suffix)
生
[せい]
生
[しょう]
expansion and enlargement
to expand (systems, institutions, etc.) to enlarge (an area of existence)
拡充
[かくじゅう]
拡充する
keyboard (loan word)
キーボード
objection, rebuttal
to object to (accusations, etc.) / to rebute / to have a counterargument
反論
[はんろん]
反論する
restraining, confinement
to restrain, to confine, to constrain (e.g. a criminal)
拘束
[こうそく]
拘束する
curtailment, restraint
to curtail / to suppress / to restrain / to get under control (e.g. one’s anger)
抑制
[よくせい]
抑制する
contrary to expectations….
even though…. was thought, the results were different
….と思いきや
[….とおもいきや]
…. かと思いきや + [….]
the Japanese syllabary
五十音
[ごじゅうおん]
coastlands / coastal—
沿岸
[えんがん]
(clinical) thermometer
体温計
[たいおんけい]
first love / ‘puppy love’
初恋
[はつこい]
expiration date
credit card expiration date
有効期限
[ゆうこうきげん]
カードの有効期限
teacup
湯飲み
[ゆのみ]
lobby, ante-room, (guest) waiting room
控え室
[ひかえしつ]
bat, baseball bat (loan word)
バット
pattern (loan word)
パターン
academic theory
学説
[がくせつ]
president, director-general (alt. use)
総裁
[そうさい]
sleeveless (shirt, etc.)
袖無し
[そでなし]
pull-ups / suspension, hanging
to do pull-ups / to be in a state of hanging or suspension
懸垂
[けんすい]
懸垂する
….is true, although it is different from what is naturally thought
s
….ものの
….とはいうものの
offering a job
to recruit (situationally) / to offer a job (through advertisements, etc.)
job information (esp. for prospective hires)
求人
[きゅうじん]
求人する
求人情報
[きゅうじんじょうほう]
breast (common use)
breast (medical use) / udder
乳房
[ちぶさ]
乳房
[にゅうぼう]
the look of one’s face, countenance
the look of one’s eyes, the expression made with one’s eyes
顔つき
[かおつき]
目つき
[めつき]
beam, crossbeam, column
digit (in mathematics)
桁
[けた]
initials / first letter of a word
頭文字
[かしらもじ]
entering, introduction into
to gain admission / to be introduced (into a match,etc.) / to enter a gate / to become an apprentice or student
入門
[にゅうもん]
入門する
hedge / barrier wall
fence, hedge, barrier, wall, railing (kanji use)
垣根
[かきね]
垣
[かき]
South Africa
南アフリカ
[みなみアフリカ]
first-name (loan word)
ファーストネーム
enclosure
to enclose something (within a letter or package)
同封
[どうふう]
同封する
rainbow-colored
虹色
[にじいろ]
plateau, highland
高原
[こうげん]
compensations
to receive compensation (reimbursement from an insurance co., etc.)
補償
[ほしょう]
補償する
it’s worth one’s efforts to do…. it was worth one’s efforts to do….
—(る) 甲斐がある
[—(る) かいがある]
—(た) かいがある
—(の) かいがある
electric current
電流
[でんりゅう]
assignment, allotment (of tickets, etc.)
割り当て
[わりあて]
silence, being speechless
無言
[むごん]
introduce a list of examples (grammatically)
[N, N, N….] といった [gen. N]
constantly…. unremittingly….
絶えず
[たえず]
….is about it ….is about the only one
emphasizing the ‘only’ from a larger group of things
[….のは] ….ぐらいのものだ
topic(s) for discussion, an agenda
議題
[ぎだい]
contempt, disdain
to hold in contempt / to scorn / to disdain / to despise
軽蔑
[けいべつ]
軽蔑する
encouragement
to give someone encouragement / to motivate
激励
[げきれい]
激励する
download
to download (on a computer, etc.)
(loan word)
ダウンロード
ダウンロードする
….as a good opportunity to take another action
….as a good chance to do something else
(formal)
….を契機に
[….をけいきに]
eaves / narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
軒
[のき]
okurigana (kana suffix for verbs, adjectives, etc.)
送り仮名
[おくりがな]
an abundance, large amounts, large quantities
a small quantity (e.g. a pinch of salt) / a small dose (of medicine)
多量
[たりょう]
少量
[しょうりょう]
water-filled paddy field
水田
[すいでん]
bold, bold-type, thick characters
boldface (in type)
太字
[ふとじ]
ボールド体
[ボールドたい]
allotment
to share / to allot / to divvy up (chores, etc.)
分担
[ぶんたん]
分担する
surrendering
to surrender (to an enemy, etc.)
降伏
[こうふく]
降伏する
(subjective) value, worth
値打ち
[ねうち]
interrogative (grammar)
疑問詞
[ぎもんし]
slow business conditions, economic slump
不景気
[ふけいき]
appendix, supplement
付録
[ふろく]
balance (of funds)
account balance
an account balance inquiry
残高
[ざんだか]
口座の残高
[こうざのざんだか]
残高照会
[ざんだかしょうかい]
school entrance ceremony
graduation ceremony
入学式
[にゅうがくしき]
卒業式
[そつぎょうしき]
spoon (for measuring food, etc.)
tablespoon
teaspoon
匙
> [さじ]
大さじ
[おおさじ]
小さじ
[こさじ]
Norway (loan word)
ノルウェー
swimming (alt. use)
swimmer
泳ぎ
[およぎ]
泳ぎ手
[およぎて]
invaluable, irreplaceable (human being, friendship, etc.)
尊い
[とうとい]
(alt. ) 貴い
(alt. ) たっとい
seatbelt (loan word)
シートベルト
household(s), homes (e.g. 30,000 homes lost power)
世帯
[せたい]
the essentials, the necessities
必需品
[ひつじゅひん]
wrap (plastic, saran, etc.) / rap
to wrap something / to rap
(loan word)
ラップ
ラップする
charity, philanthropy
慈善
[じぜん]
access
to access (the internet, etc.)
(loan word)
アクセス
アクセスする
hindrance
to hinder / to obstruct / to interfere with
妨害
[ぼうがい]
妨害する
rush
rush hour
(loan word)
ラッシュ
ラッシュアワー
storage
to store / to put (something) in storage
storehouse, (large) storage room
貯蔵
[ちょぞう]
貯蔵する
貯蔵庫
[ちょぞうこ]
clattering sound / a commotion
to clatter / to rattle / to cause a commotion
(onomatopoeic)
ばたばた
ばたばたする
cream (loan word)
クリーム
something is…., but on the other hand is….
used to contrasting or opposing sides
….反面
[….はんめん]
valid, appropriate, right
validity, propriety
妥当
[だとう]
妥当性
client, patron, customer (alt., formal use)
customer satisfaction
顧客
[こきゃく]
顧客満足
[こきゃくまんぞく]
wife (literary)
女房
[にょうぼう]
cut, cutting
to cut
(loan word)
カット
カットする
abstention
to abstain (from voting, etc.) / to renounce / to withdrawal (from a sport game etc.)
棄権
[きけん]
棄権する
joint ownership
to co-own / to share (in ownership)
共有
[きょうゆう]
共有する
no seats available (full house)
満席
[まんせき]
(jumping or hopping) lightly….
jumping, hopping, skipping lightly
(onomatopoeic)
ぴょんと
ぴょんぴょん
character, personality, personal appearance (usually positive)
人柄
[ひとがら]
a human life
lifesaving, saving (someone’s) life
人命
[じんめい]
人命救助
[じんめいきゅうじょ]
(mandatory) retirement age
定年
[ていねん]
intervention
to intervene / to have an intervention / to step in to (a business dealing, etc.)
介入
[かいにゅう]
介入する
ambition
野心
[やしん]
野望
[やぼう]
expenses (e.g. on an expense report)
経費
[けいひ]
a vulnerability, soft spot, weakness
弱み
[よわみ]
telephone receiver
受話器
[じゅわき]
virus
computer virus
(loan word)
ウイルス
コンピューターウィルス
memory lapse
to slip one’s mind / to momentarily forget something (one knows well)
度忘れ
[どわすれ]
度忘れする
threat, intimidation
to intimidate / to threaten / to terrorize
脅迫
[きょうはく]
脅迫する
regular (expression, etc.), formal, legitimate
Masaki (common male name)
正規
[せいき]
正規
[まさき]
a little bit…. somewhat….
いささか
blackboard
黒板
[こくばん]
running fast / double time
to run very fast / to go double time / to do something in a hurry
駆け足
[かけあし]
駆け足する
diplomatic relations
国交
[こっこう]
ventilation
to ventilate
a vent (ventilation opening in a home, etc.)
ventilator fan
換気
[かんき]
換気する
換気口
[かんきこう]
換気扇
[かんきせん]
this…. or that…. (when a choice must be made, although there are other suitable options)
….なり ….なり
despite this occurrence….
when something happens in spite of an ongoing action that would otherwise derail it
….中を
[….なかを]
….中では
[….なかでは]
hardness, firmness, stiffness
硬さ
[かたさ]
bruise / birthmark
痣
> [あざ]
being flustered, being confused
to get flustered / to be confused / to be lost
(onomatopoeic)
まごまご
まごまごする
*** also: まごつく
trees and shrubs (e.g. in a garden), arbor
樹木
[じゅもく]
(still) not convinced, unable to accept…
納得が行かない
[なっとくがいかない]
preliminary investigations
to do preliminary research / to do preliminary investigations
下調べ
[したしらべ]
下調べする
leeway, elbow room, margin (for error)
ゆとり
main point, gist, essentials / a knack for, a hang of, the ropes
good at handling things, knowing how to deal with things
要領
[ようりょう]
要領がいい
要領のいい
kotatsu (Japanese table with an electric heater and a coverlet)
炬燵
> [こたつ]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
外務省
[がいむしょう]
corner, section of a store (loan word)
コーナー
condom (loan word)
コンドーム
maiden name
旧姓
[きゅうせい]
burnable garbage
non-burnable garbage
燃えるゴミ
[もえるゴミ]
燃えないゴミ
[もえないゴミ]
sticky / clinging, clingy person
to stick together / to cling to
(onomatopoeic)
べたべた
べたべたする
(window) screen, (insect) screen, screen door
網戸
[あみど]
drawing, raffle
to have a drawing (of lottery tickets, etc.) / to raffle off
抽選
[ちゅうせん]
抽選する
a living, a livelihood
to make a living
生計
[せいけい]
生計を立てる
ticklish
くすぐったい
(one’s) later years
晩年
[ばんねん]
break-out! escape!
to break-out / to escape (from a bad situation) / to abandon (ship, etc.)
脱出
[だっしゅつ]
脱出する
to be out or away (from home, etc.), absence
不在
[ふざい]
shape up! act properly!
enough already! enough nonsense!
to talk nonsense
いい加減にしなさい
[いいかげんにしなさい]
いい加減にしろ
いい加減なことを言う
animosity
反感
[はんかん]
treatment (in the workplace, etc.)
to treat or compensate employees / to receive customers, clients, or guests
待遇
[たいぐう]
待遇する
the count, the total number (of participants, etc.)
総数
[そうすう]
fireplace
暖炉
[だんろ]
The Doll Festival (March 3rd in Japan)
ひな祭り
[ひなまつり]
the whole surface / all of one side
一面
[いちめん]
kindred spirits, like-minded people
同志
[どうし]
bathhouse, public bath
風呂屋
[ふろや]
masterpiece, one’s best work / an amusing blunder (as sarcasm), a boner
傑作
[けっさく]
Osaka or Kyoto prefecture (suffix / kanji use)
府
[ふ]
conquest
to conquest / to conquer (a territory, etc.)
conqueror
征服
せいふく
征服する
征服者
[せいふくしゃ]
footnote
脚注
[きゃくちゅう]
including…. for example….
when giving a singular representation of a larger group or list of items
….をはじめ
….をはじめとして
….をはじめとする….
on-stage performance
to perform on-stage (e.g. musical, opera, theatre)
上演
[じょうえん]
上演する
Osaka
大阪
[おおさか]
director, trustee
board of directors, board of trustees
理事
[りじ]
理事会
[りじかい]
the ruling party (the government party currently in power)
the opposition party (opposing the ruling party)
与党
[よとう]
野党
[やとう]
from the back, from the rear
in the background, behind the scenes
背後
[はいご]
personal business, personal use, private activities
私用
[しよう]
wrapping and packaging
to wrap (as prep for sending or gifting) / to put into packaging
wrapping paper
包装
[ほうそう]
包装する
包装紙
[ほうそうし]
groper, (sexual) molester, pervert
groping, molestation
to be sexually harassed (on a crowded train, etc.)
痴漢
[ちかん]
痴漢行為
[ちかんこうい]
痴漢にあう
ballad, song
popular song (esp. in older days)
歌謡
[かよう]
歌謡曲
[かようきょく]
boiling
to boil / to seethe (esp. in science)
the boiling point
沸騰
[ふっとう]
沸騰する
沸騰点
borrowing, a debt (owed to someone)
借り
[かり]
foreign currency / foreign goods
外貨
[がいか]
just as soon as…. immediately upon….
—(る) なり….
Ueno
上野
[うえの]
latitude
緯度
[いど]
Colombia (loan word)
コロンビア
length and width (of a painting, etc.)
縦横
[じゅうおう]
longitude
経度
[けいど]
writer (often in self-reference)
筆者
[ひっしゃ]
crescent moon
三日月
[みかづき]
dial
to dial (a phone)
(loan word)
ダイヤル
ダイヤルする
a mansion
邸宅
[ていたく]
(certain) amount, quantity
to be or separate into a certain amount or quantity (e.g. an amount that serves 6 people)
分量
[ぶんりょう]
分量する
going slowly (esp. in a car)
to go slowly / to drive slowly
徐行
[じょこう]
徐行する
(managing) two things at once
to manage two things at once / to juggle / to coexist with
両立
[りょうりつ]
両立する
lowering a price
to lower a price / to reduce the price (on a house, etc.)
値引き
[ねびき]
値引きする
deed(s), action(s), act(s), conduct
行い
[おこない]
the return of something
to return something / to repay (e.g. a book to a library, a rental car)
返却
[へんきゃく]
返却する
(new) opportunity, chance, possibility
契機
[けいき]
free gift / discount
to receive a free gift / to get a ‘freebie’ / to get a discount
お負け
> [おまけ]
おまけする
pencil sharpener
鉛筆削り
[えんぴつけずり]
spinach
ほうれん草
[ほうれんそう]
hey… listen… come on…
isn’t that right…? (indicating emphasis)
(a feminine interjection)
ねえ
enormous, vast, a huge amount
莫大
[ばくだい]
book of (discounted) tickets
回数券
[かいすうけん]
pipe, tube, cylinder / gun barrel
筒
> [つつ]
caregiving
to provide nursing care (e.g. to the elderly)
a caregiver
介護
[かいご]
介護する
介護士
[かいごし]
the following— the next— (day, month, spring, etc.)
usu. written
翌—
[よく—]
illustration
loan word
イラスト
イラストレーション
please take a look at this…. (honorific expression)
ご覧ください
[ごらんください]
bursting with youth and energy
bursting at the seams (e.g. tight clothes)
(fish) jumping around in a net
(onomatopoeic)
ぴちぴち
ぴちぴちと
ぴちぴちとする
words stemming from one’s true feelings (what one really thinks)
to speak one’s mind / to be brutally honest
本音
[ほんね]
本音を言う
soy bean(s)
大豆
[だいず]
adzuki bean
小豆
[あずき]
counter for lozenges, tablets, pills, etc.
lock, padlock
(kanji use)
—錠
[—じょう]
錠
[じょう]
a person, a guy / a thing or object (very casual or derogatory)
奴
> [やつ]
To whom it may concern…. Dear so and so….
Yours respectfully…. Yours sincerely…. Yours truly….
these two work in concord within the same letter, etc.
拝啓
[はいけい]
敬具
[けいぐ]
