VOCAB—advanced 2 Flashcards
footwear
履物
[はきもの]
shrinkage
縮み
[ちぢみ]
cold wintry wind
木枯らし
[こがらし]
posting, contributing
to post something (esp. on the internet) / to send in (an article, etc.)
投稿
[とうこう]
投稿する
sales, demand for….
売れ行き
[うれゆき]
disastrous, woeful, sorrowful
悲惨
[ひさん]
many countries, various countries, various regions
諸国
[しょこく]
rounding to the closest number
to round (either up or down) to the closest number
四捨五入
[ししゃごにゅう]
四捨五入する
application of heat
to add heat / to heat something up (usually scientific usage)
加熱
[かねつ]
加熱する
along a railway line
—located along a railway line
沿線
[えんせん]
沿線の—
national expenditure, government expense
国費
[こくひ]
seduction, temptation
to seduce (esp. sexually) / to tempt / to lure
seductive, tempting, alluring
誘惑
[ゆうわく]
誘惑する
誘惑的
money (loan word)
マネー
telephone pole, utility pole
電柱
[でんちゅう]
upset, unpleasant, disagreeable
不愉快
[ふゆかい]
Western-style room
洋室
[ようしつ]
洋間
[ようま]
written examination
筆記試験
[ひっきしけん]
year-end gift
お歳暮
[おせいぼ]
travel agent, travel agency
旅行会社
[りょこうがいしゃ]
dream, vision, reverie
to have dreams or visions
a dreamer
夢想
[むそう]
夢想する
夢想家
occasion, situation / place, spot (kanji use)
場
[ば]
Japanese pickled vegetables
漬物
[つけもの]
漬け物
[つけもの]
(something) worth doing
やり甲斐
> [やりがい]
(in) balance, (in) proportion, equilibrium
釣り合い
[つりあい]
the following morning, the next morning (literary)
翌朝
[よくあさ]
and…. as well as…. not to mention….
及び
[および]
na-adjectives (specific to Japanese grammar)
形容動詞
[けいようどうし]
surveying, measurement
to take a measurement of / to survey (esp. land, etc.)
測量
[そくりょう]
測量する
aluminum
aluminum foil
aluminum can
(loan word)
アルミニウム
(アルミ) ホイル
アルミ缶
[アルミかん]
feeling (very) obliged
to feel obliged / to feel pity or shame / to feel very thankful (literally: to shrink from fear)
恐縮
[きょうしゅく]
恐縮する
from this point…. beyond this point…. from now on….
この先
[このさき]
the origins and history of something
to originate from / to be derived from (often referring to something historic)
由来
[ゆらい]
由来する
rice paddle, rice scoop
杓文字
> [しゃもじ]
(the) original, logical, true (kanji use)
正
[せい]
everywhere throughout…. all over the place….
至る所
[いたるところ]
a (sincere) apology
to sincerely apologize
お詫び
[おわび]
お詫びする
exceptional, special, particular
exceptionally… particularly…
格別
[かくべち]
despite a certain time or situation…. (often in consideration or when asking forgiveness for rudeness, etc.)
….ところ[を]
….のところ[を]
school (loan word)
スクール
please don’t go out of your way…. please don’t fuss over me…. (polite)
お構いなく
[おかまいなく]
a sudden illness
急病
[きゅうびょう]
ashore, on land (e.g. animal living on land) / track-and-field (abbreviation)
track-and-field competitions, athletics
陸上
[りくじょう]
陸上競技
[りくじょうきょうぎ]
(legal) guardians / parents and older brothers
父兄
[ふけい]
Westerners, Western people
西洋人
[せいようじん]
rag, scrap, tattered clothes / shabby, junky, run-down
fault (esp. in a pretense), defect
ぼろ
alleviation
to alleviate (tensions, symptoms, etc.) / to lessen in amount / to relax or soften
緩和
[かんわ]
緩和する
hospital room, sickroom
病室
[びょうしつ]
mending, renovation
to mend / to repair / to renovate (especially a structure)
修繕
[しゅうぜん]
修繕する
glaring, dazzling, glittering
to glare (e.g. one’s eyes) / to be blinding, dazzling, etc.
(onomatopoeic)
ぎらぎら
ぎらぎらする
roadway
車道
[しゃどう]
(wondering) about whether or not to do something
—(う) か —(る / stem) まいか
—(う) か —(る / stem) まいが
—(う) か —(る / stem) まいと
whatever, any kind of / nothing whatever (with neg. verb)
in some sort of way…. in some form…. of some kind….
何ら
[なんら]
何らか
Japanese-style (esp. for formal things)
和式
[わしき]
how many times, how often (alt. use)
何遍
[なんべん]
(of) Japan (kanji use)
日
[にち]
un— non—- an— in— (neg. prefix)
fault, error / going poorly, being disadvantageous (kanji use)
非—
[ひ—]
非
[ひ]
androgynous (person) / neutered (pet) / neutrality (including chemical, electric, etc.)
中性
[ちゅうせい]
as long as a range of conditions continue….
….限り
….限りは
nameplate, doorplate (usu. with someone’s last name)
表札
[ひょうさつ]
as far as can be deduced from a particular range (of what is known, seen, has been learned)….
….限りでは
a copy, a reproduction
to make a copy / to reproduce (a document, diagram, image, etc.)
複写
[ふくしゃ]
複写する
concrete (loan word)
コンクリート
all at once…. in one sweep….
一遍に
> [いっぺんに]
(the right) opportunity, good timing or chance
時機
[じき]
counter for houses or small buildings (as a suffix)
—軒
[—けん]
sketching
to sketch / to draw from nature or life
a picture drawn from life
写生
[しゃせい]
写生する
写生画
[しゃせいが]
verbose, wordy, long-winded
諄い
> [くどい]
leaving early
to leave earlier than usual (from work, a meeting, etc.)
早退
[そうたい]
早退する
inanimate object
無生物
[むせいぶつ]
food preparation
to prepare food / to cook (alt. use)
調理
[ちょうり]
調理する
horizontal writing
横書き
[よこがき]
a place, a spot / a point, a part / a passage (of text)
counter for places, spots, points, etc.
箇所 or 個所
[かしょ]
ヶ所 or カ所
[かしょ]
home helper, a helper in the house (loan word)
ホームヘルパー
apron (loan word)
エプロン
enactment, establishment of
to enact (a law, etc.) / to establish (a regulation, etc.)
制定
[せいてい]
制定する
a film screening
to screen a movie
上映
[じょうえい]
上映する
light, electric light, lit flame, lit lamp, torch (kanji use)
counter for electric lights
灯
[ひ]
—灯
[—とう]
unlikely, improbable, (nearly) impossible
有り得ない
> [ありえない]
grandmother, old lady (colloquial)
ばあさん
people in authority, government / the upper reaches of a river
上
[かみ]
smooth, slippery, slick / sound of slurping noodles (onomatopoeic)
つるつる
guzzling, gulping down, sloshing around (onomatopoeic)
がぶがぶ
afterword, epilogue (in a novel, etc.)
後書き
[あとがき]
vernal (spring) equinox
autumnal equinox
春分
[しゅんぶん]
秋分
[しゅうぶん]
in the town, around town
町中
[まちなか]
although something is given / obvious…. another thing is also true
(formal)
….はもとより …. も
rugby (loan word)
ラグビー
head (of a group), head person, chief
頭
[かしら]
flood damage
水害
[すいがい]
division, boundary / city block
to mark off / to separate with a boundary line / to divide into sections (esp. land or a certain area)
区画
[くかく]
区画する
combat
to engage in combat (e.g. aircrafts)
戦闘
[せんとう]
戦闘する
grasping
to grasp (a situation, etc.) / to understand / to comprehend / to gain control of
把握
[はあく]
把握する
splashing, with a splash, washing (onomatopoeic)
じゃぶじゃぶ
ready-made, ready-to-use or wear, right off the shelf
既製
[きせい]
year-end— (e.g. year-end sale)
歳末
[さいまつ]
prefectural— (Osaka or Kyoto)
府立
[ふりつ]
a cultivated rice field, rice paddy (kanji use)
田
[た]
ascertainment, establishment, identifying, proving
to ascertain (information) / to establish (a truth) / to identify (a disease, etc.) / to prove (the existence of something)
判明
[はんめい]
判明する
subject (esp. of an email), heading, title
件名
[けんめい]
down, malfunction in a machine, etc.
to go down / to be down (e.g. the servers)
(loan word)
ダウン
ダウンする
surface, side, face (kanji use)
面
[めん]
workforce, manpower
人手
[ひとで]
being alone, being lonely
loner (slang)
独りぼっち
[ひとりぼっち]
ぼっち
last day of the Bon Lantern Festival
mid-year gift, summer gift, Bon festival gift
中元
[ちゅうげん]
お中元
[おちゅうげん]
running (on a wheeled vehicle)
to move on a vehicle / to log (hours, miles, etc.) / to drive / to travel
car milage (distance driven)
走行
[そうこう]
走行する
走行距離
[そうこうきょり]
sympathy, empathy
to have sympathy for / to empathize with / to feel compassion for
共感
[きょうかん]
共感する
on the sea, at sea / maritime—
marine—
海上
[かいじょう]
the four seasons
春夏秋冬
[しゅんかしゅうとう]
chrysanthemum
菊
[きく]
water power, hydraulic power
水力
[すいりょく]
PIN (personal identification number)
暗証番号
[あんしょうばんごう]
pliers, pinchers
ペンチ
cunning, crafty, sly
悪賢い
[わるがしこい]
a visit to a grave
to visit a grave (to pay respects)
墓参り
[はかまいり]
墓参りする
mild taste, bland
薄味
[うすあじ]
summer greeting (card)
暑中見舞い
[しょちゅうみまい]
wire, wiring
針金
[はりがね]
Japan and (South) Korea
日韓
[にっかん]
(to do or be) as much as possible up to a certain limit or range
….だけ ….
—(pot) だけ ….
by taking turns…. going in (the correct) order….
順々に
[じゅんじゅんに]
sales representative, salesman (loan word)
セールスマン
square (measurement), square area (of land, etc.)
平方
[へいほう]
unevenness
to be uneven or bumpy
凸凹
[でこぼこ]
凸凹する
private expense, (at) one’s own expense
私費
[しひ]
handstand, headstand
to do a handstand or headstand
逆立ち
[さかだち]
逆立ちする
irregular movement / indecisiveness
to be shaky / to be loose / to be unsteady / to be unable to decide
(onomatopoeic)
ぐらぐら
ぐらぐらする
globe, sphere, orb (kanji use)
球
[きゅう]
earnestly…. keenly…. deeply…. calmly…. (e.g. listening to classical music)
泌み泌み
> [しみじみ]
yearned for, longed for, missed
恋しい
[こいしい]
illustrative example, usage example
用例
[ようれい]
local police station
派出所
[はしゅつじょ]
(Osaka or Kyoto) prefectural office
府庁
[ふちょう]
valiant, gallant, courageous
勇ましい
[いさましい]
coming in contact with
to come in contact with / to make contact with / to touch
接触
[せっしょく]
接触する
ladle (for soup, etc.)
お玉
> [おたま]
お玉杓子
[おたまじゃくし]
receipt (usu. of money)
to receive money (in a payment fee, etc.)
領収
[りょうしゅう]
領収する
time schedule, timetable
時間割り
[じかんわり]
時間割
by turns…. alternately…. (showing substitution)
代わる代わる
[かわるがわる]
native Japanese word
words of Chinese origin
和語
[わご]
漢語
[かんご]
going north
to go north / to head north
北上
[ほくじょう]
北上する
reinstatement, making a return
to be reinstated (to a position, etc.) / to make a return (in a game, etc.)
復帰
[ふっき]
復帰する
if this is the current condition, then…. based on the style/manner of things, one should….
(usually used to give a suggestion or advice)
—なら —なり….
*** with same v. or adj.
tissues, tissue paper / toilet paper
ちり紙
[ちりがみ]
living expenses
生活費
[せいかつひ]
not even one….
[counter] として…. —ない
pretext (offering an excuse for something)
口実
[こうじつ]
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office
都庁
[とちょう]
rainfall, rainy weather
雨降り
[あめふり]
toes (together), tiptoes
爪先
[つまさき]
grandeur / grand, magnificent, on a large scale
盛大
[せいだい]
sandy beach
砂浜
[すなはま]
a listener, audience, interviewer
a speaker
聞き手
[ききて]
話し手
[はなして]
a profit, earnings
儲け
[もうけ]
ghost, goblin, apparition
変化
[へんげ]
back gate
裏門
[うらもん]
matchmaker
go-between, middleman
仲人
[なこうど]
仲人
[ちゅうにん]
sporadically…. in spots…. here and there…. / dots, spots
点々
[てんてん]
that is to say…. in other words…. namely…. (conjunction)
即ち….
> [すなわち….]
unknowingly…. unconsciously….
知らず知らず
[しらずしらず]
a Japanese style wrapping cloth (for foods, gifts, etc.)
風呂敷
[ふろしき]
comfortable sound (alt. kanji use)
音
[ね]
a general name for a person who lives on part-time work
フリーター
metropolis (kanji use)
都
[と]
power plant
発電所
[はつでんしょ]
setting aside…. apart from…. (to separate lesser things from those of high priority)
….はさておき
turn, order, in order of (kanji use)
順
[じゅん]
one breath / one go (e.g. in a short time) / a (short) pause or rest
to catch one’s breath / to take a breather
一息
[ひといき]
一息つく
emphasize that the extent of something is not normal, and then something surprising or unusual followed
….といったら
chestnut
栗
> [くり]
the following month (literary use)
翌月
[よくげつ]
counter for nights of a stay
a two-night stay, a three-night stay…
—泊
[—はく]
二泊、三泊
the board game of “Go”
囲碁
[いご]
morning edition paper
evening edition paper
朝刊
[ちょうかん]
夕刊
[ゆうかん]
doubtful, questionable, uncertain
疑わしい
[うたがわしい]
decision, agreement (e.g. between companies)
取り決め
[とりきめ]
an account
bank account
account number
口座
[こうざ]
銀行口座
[ぎんこうこうざ]
口座番号
[こうざばんごう]
both faces, both sides / double-sided
両面
[りょうめん]
publication in, insertion into
to publish (in a magazine, etc.) / to run (an ad) / to appear (in print)
掲載
[けいさい]
掲載する
the important points, the main points
要項
[ようこう]
outset, opening
冒頭
[ぼうとう]
badge (loan word)
バッジ
unable to take one’s eyes off of something / keeping a watchful eye on
目が離せない
[めがはなせない]
start of the rainy season
to begin the rainy season
梅雨入り
[つゆいり]
梅雨入りする
the very last or the very first…. starting from or ending on….
….を限りに
….限りで
law, rule, principle, method (kanji use)
法
[ほう]
trunk, core (of the body)
体幹
[たいかん]
imperfect, incomplete (e.g. incomplete data)
不完全
[ふかんぜん]
admiration of decorative things
to admire or adore ornamental or decorative things (roses, etc.)
観賞
[かんしょう]
観賞する
incidentally…. in any case…. (when switching to a new topic in a conversation)
それはそうと….
temporary— provisional— (e.g. a provisional lisence) / unreal— fictitious—
a temporary state
(kanji use)
仮—
[かり—]
仮
[かり]
affiliation (e.g. an affiliated company) / a series, a sequence, an order of succession
chronological order
系列
[けいれつ]
時系列
[じけいれつ]
stomach and intestines, gastrointestinal tract
胃腸
[いちょう]
maze / labyrinth
迷路
[めいろ]
迷宮
[めいきゅう]
reading and writing
読み書き
[よみかき]
telegram
電報
[でんぽう]
ashtray
灰皿
[はいざら]
not able to maintain one’s health
体が持たない
[からだがもたない]
a monthly publication
月刊
[げっかん]
sexual / relating to gender
sexual desire
性的
[せいてき]
性的欲望
[せいてきよくぼう]
very small piece of dust, specks
ちり
morning glory (flower) / urinal (colloquially)
朝顔
[あさがお]
passenger plane
旅客機
[りょかくき]
wandering aimlessly
to wander around aimlessly / to hang around / to loiter
(onomatopoeic)
うろうろ
うろうろする
damp and humid, clammy / gloomy, depressing
to be damp and humid / to be depressing
(onomatopoeic)
じめじめ
じめじめする
the outskirts of town, the edge of town
町外れ
[まちはずれ]
death in battle
to die in a war / to die in battle
戦死
[せんし]
戦死する
rank, ranking / throne, crown, nobleman’s seat
位
[くらい]
marvelous, striking, remarkable
目覚ましい
> [めざましい]
the same surname (common in Japan)
同姓
[どうせい]
a monopoly
to monopolize (in business)
独占
[どくせん]
独占する
scheme, plan, tactic, policy (kanji use)
策
[さく]
forwarding, transferring
to forward (an email) / to transfer (a call, etc.)
転送
[てんそう]
転送する
gold (alt. use) / the metal gold (Au)
黄金
[おうごん]
firepower (of a gun, etc.) / heating power (of a stove, etc.)
火力
[かりょく]
(tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle / plank, base, main support
幹
[みき]
on the occasion of…. when that time comes….
indicates a special time such as a visit
….折に
[….おりに]
….の折に[は]
smoothly and naturally, easily — e.g. speaking a language (onomatopoeic)
すらすら
a clothesline
a platform for drying clothes, a place for drying laundry
物干し
[ものほし]
物干し台
[ものほしだい]
change of occupation
to change one’s occupation / to find a job in another company
転職
[てんしょく]
転職する
homecoming
to return to one’s hometown
帰省
[きせい]
帰省する
intuition
to intuit / to have a hunch about
intuitive
直観
[ちょっかん]
直観する
直観的
very knowledgeable person, “a walking dictionary”
物知り
[ものしり]
Chinese-to-Japanese (e.g. dictionary of translation)
漢和
[かんわ]
inside-out / front and back, two-faced
裏表
[うらおもて]
a member, one member (of an organization, group, etc.)
一員
[いちいん]
sentence / composition, text, writings (kanji use)
文
[ぶん]
(full) moon viewing / a style of Japanese noodles with a raw egg in the middle of the bowl
月見
[つきみ]
metamorphosis
to undergo a metamorphosis (e.g. Gregor Samsa) / to transform / to shape-shift
変身
[へんしん]
変身する
back off! leave me alone!
ほっといて
carpet (loan word)
カーペット
rapid increase, surge
to increase sharply / to surge (e.g. profits, production)
急増
[きゅうぞう]
急増する
fastener, zipper (loan word)
ファスナー
there may be other reasons, but since…..
…..but anyways, because…. (an action is taken)
(colloquial)
….ことだし
Japanese-Soviet
日ソ
[にっソ]
life and death / samsara (the cycle of rebirth)
生死
[せいし]
giving notice, announcement
to give notice (esp. short notice) / to make a (new and important) announcement
通告
[つうこく]
通告する
having some knowledge of…. happening to know of….
心当たり
[こころあたり]
sub-zero, below zero
零下
[れいか]
bringing to fullness
to bring to fullness / to fulfill / to make complete or sustainable
充実
[じゅうじつ]
充実する
idiom, idiomatic usage / common expression
慣用句
[かんようく]
leisure (loan word)
レジャー
special sale
to have a special sale
特売
[とくばい]
特売する
net—
net price
net weight
正味
[しょうみ]
正味値段
正味重量
dramatic (e.g. for dramatic effect)
劇的
[げきてき]
money-making
to make money (through stocks, schemes, etc.)
金儲け
[かねもうけ]
金儲けする
annotation, explanatory note, comment
注
[ちゅう]
註
[ちゅう]
large amount(s) of water, flooding
大水
[おおみず]
unmarried, yet to be married
未婚
[みこん]
gulp, swallow
in one gulp….
ごくん
ごくんと
distribution
to distribute / to hand-out (esp. tickets, flyers, etc.)
配布
[はいふ]
配布する
a fixation, an obsession, a hangup / a particular specialization
拘り
> [こだわり]
shameful, unbecoming, indecent
見っともない
> [みっともない]
tip, gratuity / chips (loan word)
チップ
lobby, lounge (loan word)
ロビー
chopping board
まな板
[まないた]
exceedingly…. greatly….
extreme, intense, heavy (damage, etc.) / flagrant, blatant, gross, absurd
甚だ
[はなはだ]
甚だしい
[はなはだしい]
cork, stopper
corkscrew, bottle opener
栓
[せん]
栓抜き
[せんぬき]
famine, drought, crop failure
飢饉
[ききん]
continuing for a long time
to last a long time (e.g. a relationship) / to continue on for a while (into the future)
長続き
[ながつづき]
長続きする
playground / sports ground, playing field (at school, etc.)
運動場
[うんどうじょう]
generation of heat
to generate heat (in science, etc.) / to get a fever
発熱
[はつねつ]
発熱する
this…. and that….and so forth….
citing examples with a nuance of being fed up with something or thinking something is tedious
(colloquial use)
—だの —だの ….
incessantly…. with ongoing frequency…. / eagerly…. anxiously….
頻りに
> [しきりに]
guard, guardrail (loan word)
ガード
shivering, trembling
to shiver (with cold, fear, etc.) / to tremble / to shake
(onomatopoeic)
ぶるぶる
ぶるぶるする
orbit, trajectory (astronomy term) / railroad track (alt. use)
軌道
[きどう]
tomorrow morning (formal)
明朝
[みょうちょう]
battery, dry cell battery (AA, AAA, etc.)
乾電池
[かんでんち]
a fixed distance / journey, course, leg (of a race, etc.)
行程
[こうてい]
ruler, measure (alt. form)
物差し
[ものさし]
wrapping paper
包み紙
[つつみがみ]
I appreciate your efforts
Thank you very much for your hard work
(usu. used by seniors towards subordinates)
ご苦労様
[ごくろうさま]
ご苦労様でした
as it is…. as they are…. (e.g. see the facts as they are)
有りの儘
> [ありのまま]
lightly…. nimbly….
ひらりと
without permission, without notice (e.g. don’t do this without permission)
done without permission….
an unexcused absence
無断
[むだん]
無断で
無断欠席
[むだんけっせき]
December (archaic / poetic usage)
師走
[しわす]
despite…., in the end, (one) had to move on without something happening
….ずじまい
….ずじまい[だ]
phone extension (number) / inner wiring, inner line
内線
[ないせん]
off / off– (e.g. off-season) / —off (e.g. percent off)
to switch off / to turn off / to be off
(loan word)
オフ
オフする
plain, field, prairie, tundra, wilderness (kanji use)
原
[はら]
speed (in terms of capability)
full speed, full steam
速力
[そくりょく]
全速力
[ぜんそくりょく]
(financial) crash, plunge
to plunge / to crash / to slump (e.g. stock prices)
暴落
[ぼうらく]
暴落する
the written word, written language
書き言葉
[かきことば]
I wonder how much….! how….! so….!
adding emphasis to the questioning of something, often rhetorically
(written expression)
….ことだろう
….ことか
short temper(ed)
短気
[たんき]
end of the rainy season
to finish the rainy season
梅雨明け
[つゆあけ]
梅雨明けする
sitting cross-legged
胡座
> [あぐら]
union, alliance / RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to form a union (e.g. a trade union)
連合
[れんごう]
連合する
mobilization
to mobilize
動員
[どういん]
動員する
beach, seashore (kanji use)
浜
[はま]
suffocation, choking
to suffocate / to choke
窒息
[ちっそく]
窒息する
mic, microphone (loan word)
マイク
incremental growth
to grow (in increments) / to develop (plants, etc.)
生長
[せいちょう]
生長する
rough and rude, curt, careless (manner)
ぞんざい
flying into rage / suddenly becoming bright
to fly into a rage / to lose one’s cool / to flare up / to burn up (brightly)
かっと
かっとする
Christian Era, A.D.
西暦
[せいれき]
native (Japanese) reading of kanji (kanji use)
訓
[くん]
constraints
to put constraints on / to put restrictions on / to limit (someone’s freedom, etc.)
制約
[せいやく]
制約する
improvement and reform
to make improvements (in machinery, land, products, etc.)
改良
[かいりょう]
改良する
temperate zone
温帯
[おんたい]
Western-style, foreign-style (esp. for formal things)
洋式
[ようしき]
after something is done, the results are….
after something is done…. certain circumstances (are understood)
—(た) ところ….
one’s weak point
不得意
[ふとくい]
a cut of cloth, a scrap, a strip
きれ
Mr., Mrs., pronoun for the third person (honorific)
氏
[し]
moonlit night
月夜
[つきよ]
this year (formal)
the current year…. (in business, etc.)
本年
[ほんねん]
本年度
owner (loan word)
オーナー
joke, pun, witticism
fashionable (as an abbreviation)
洒落
[しゃれ]
シャレ
goods, items, things (to buy), stock (kanji use)
品
[しな]
nameless, anonymous, unsigned (sports player, etc.), not famous (artist, etc.)
無名
[むめい]
the facts of the matter are…. it is the case that…. (used when presenting information)
….という次第だ
[….というしだいだ]
communism
Communist Party
(the principle of) communism, collectivism
共産
[きょうさん]
共産主義
[きょうさんしゅぎ]
共産党
[きょうさんとう]
flowering plant / plants and flowers
草花
[くさばな]
number (loan word)
ナンバー
lead (for a mechanical pencil), staples (for a stapler)
(to the) core, heart, center
芯
[しん]
a correct answer
to give the correct answer / to make the right choice
正解
[せいかい]
正解する
precise, exact, minute (in its detail)
精密
[せいみつ]
kabuki (Japanese classical drama played by male actors)
歌舞伎
[かぶき]
looking up, retrieval of info
to search (esp. on the internet) / to retrieve (info)
検索
[けんさく]
検索する
student discount
学割
[がくわり]
touch, touching
to touch
(loan word)
タッチ
タッチする
summing up / a shortened version
to summarize / to sum up (another’s words, etc.) / to create a shortened version
要約
[ようやく]
要約する
crude, rough / shabby, humble
crudely…. roughly….
to handle (a thing) roughly or crudely
粗末
[そまつ]
粗末に
粗末に扱う
[そまつにあつかう]
soon (alt. usage)
もうじき
style and form (in paintings, etc.)
stylistic
the beauty of style and form
様式
[ようしき]
様式的
様式美
[ようしきび]
lock / rock (music)
to lock something up
(loan word)
ロック
ロックする
posture, stance (in sports, etc.)
体勢
[たいせい]
fraction (in mathematics)
分数
[ぶんすう]
unequal, representing inequality
不平等
[ふびょうどう]
high pressure (system)
low pressure (system) / foul mood (idiomatic)
高気圧
[こうきあつ]
低気圧
[ていきあつ]
harshness, cruelty / harsh
残酷
[ざんこく]
example problem or exercise (for the reader)
例題
[れいだい]
textile / (woven) fabric
織物
[おりもの]
plan, idea, thought (kanji use)
案
[あん]
encyclopedia
百科事典
[ひゃっかじてん]
forgery
to forge (documents, etc.) / to fabricate / to counterfeit
偽造
[ぎぞう]
偽造する
a plan (of action), a policy (moving forward), measures (that must be taken)
方策
[ほうさく]
factory worker
工員
[こういん]
an attachment, appendix
to add an attachment (to an email)
添付
[てんぷ]
添付する
gold used for currency / money (alt. use)
Kaneko (common female surname)
金子
[きんす]
金子
[かねこ]
womb, uterus
子宮
[しきゅう]
argument, discourse, theory, doctrine (kanji use)
論
[ろん]
rice cooker
炊飯器
[すいはんき]
public bath, communal bathhouse
銭湯
[せんとう]
tracking down
to chase (e.g. a police chase) / to track down / to pursue
追跡
[ついせき]
追跡する
heavy snow
大雪
[おおゆき]
once around
to go (once) around / to make a lap, revolution, etc.
一周
[いっしゅう]
一周する
barley
大麦
[おおむぎ]
(traditional) cap, crown
the top kanji radical
冠
[かん]
冠
[かんむり]
disposable (splittable wood) chopsticks
割り箸
[わりばし]
picnic (loan word)
ピクニック
turning round and round, going in circles
spinning, whirling, coiling
(onomatopoeic)
ぐるぐる
ぐるぐるする
くるくる
くるくるする
bringing, carrying, taking
to bring something, to carry with, to take along (e.g. a camera on a walk)
持参
[じさん]
持参する
an opening, a gap
開き
[ひらき]
開き
[あき]
new—
new car
新—
[しん—]
新車
[しんしゃ]
crying face
泣き顔
[なきがお]
weekend (loan word)
ウィークエンド
rustling sound / dry or rough feeling (onomatopoeic)
がさがさ
dictionary (esp. for kanji characters)
字引
[じびき]
guts, grit, courage
度胸
[どきょう]
the early dawn
未明
[みめい]
….functioning as…. (the main part, etc.)
to use…. as….
to have…. be seen as….
—を —とする….
—を —として….
—を —に….
the highest level, the best one
最上
[さいじょう]
on the brink of— on the verge of— at the side of— at the—
at the window
time, moment of, verge (when not a suffix)
—際
[—ぎわ]
窓際
[まどぎわ]
際
[きわ]
handle, grip, lever
柄
[え]
sleep-wear (clothes for sleeping)
寝巻き
[ねまき]
underground passage, underpass
地下道
[ちかどう]
scale (for weighing or measuring)
秤
> [はかり]
major company, big corporation
大手
[おおて]
rumble, grumble, thunder / something heavy rolling (onomatopoeic)
ごろごろ
(instinctive) desire
to have (an instinctive) desire or urge
欲求
[よっきゅう]
欲求する
simplicity / simple and plain
簡素
[かんそ]
origin (coordinates), the starting point (in mathematics, etc.)
原点
[げんてん]
outside of the city
市外
[しがい]
capitalism
資本主義
[しほんしゅぎ]
unoccupied land, vacant lot
空き地
[あきち]
beggar, begging
to beg for (food, money, etc.)
乞食
[こじき]
乞食する
New Year’s gift money (usu. given to children)
お年玉
[おとしだま]
putting on hold, deferment / hold button (on a phone)
to put something on hold / to defer / to be pending
to put a person on hold (while using the phone)
保留
[ほりゅう]
保留する
電話を保留する
sparklingly…. glitteringly…. with a momentary flash of light….
きらりと
the human body (scientific usage)
人体
[じんたい]
packing
to pack up / to do the packing
to pack up for moving (to a new house, etc.)
荷造り
[にづくり]
荷造りする
引っ越しの荷造りする
full stomach, belly-full
腹いっぱい
[はらいっぱい]
absolutely…. totally….
not at all, not a bit…. not in the least….
(formal)
一向に
[いっこうに]
一向に …. ない
the circumstances in which something is possible do not exist
….どころではない
—(る) どころではない
swallow (bird)
燕
> [つばめ]
long talk
to have a long conversation / to have a long talk
長話
[ながばなし]
長話する
turbulence / being shaken (emotionally)
to be turbulent / to be shaken or jolted (by bad news, etc.)
動揺
[どうよう]
動揺する
(in the) meantime / a certain interval (as a suffix)
間
[かん]
a decision after thorough deliberation
to pass a resolution (in congress, etc.) / to come to a decision after deliberation or discussions
決議
[けつぎ]
決議する
spatula
フライ返し
[フライがえし]
insomnia
不眠症
[ふみんしょう]
a payment, a bill (to pay)
払い
[はらい]
pajamas (loan word)
パジャマ
local express, semi-express (train, bus, etc.)
準急
[じゅんきゅう]
manufacturing (alt. use)
to manufacture (products, machinery, drawings etc.)
作製
[さくせい]
作製する
abstinence from alcohol
to quit drinking / to abstain from drinking alcohol
禁酒
[きんしゅ]
禁酒する
writing utensils
筆記用具
[ひっきようぐ]
awkward, stiff (in conversation, etc.)
ぎこちない
slut
やりまん
foolish
foolish, stupid
a fool
愚か
[おろか]
愚かしい
[おろかしい]
愚か者
[おろかもの]
several— a number of—
数—
[すう—]
re— repeated— again—
再—
[さい—]
smooth (loan word)
スムーズ
revelation, tell-all
to reveal / to disclose / to tell everything (e.g. once secret information)
暴露
[ばくろ]
暴露する
when it comes to…. concerning…. (used to express a perceived deficiency or criticism)
N + ときたら
strict / close, exacting
strictly speaking….
厳密
[げんみつ]
厳密に言うと….
厳密に言えば….
expressing the intention with which something is being done (in regards to future plans)
V (た) + つもりで
because of the circumstances resulting from the standpoint of….
because of the circumstances resulting from the position….
N + の手前
[N + のてまえ]
V + 手前
on the same level as…. on par with…. equal to….
N + 並み
[N + なみ]
