VOCAB—master 2 Flashcards
calibre (e.g. —calibre rifle) / aperture (the measurement of something round like the opening for a well)
口径
[こうけい]
(child’s) hug / carrying in one’s arms
to give a hug (child’s language) / to carry (a baby, pet, doll, etc.) in one’s arms
抱っこ
[だっこ]
抱っこする
flower pattern, flower print (on a shirt, etc.)
花柄
[はながら]
recording tape, audio tape
録音テープ
[ろくおんテープ]
announcement of time, time report / a news source that reports on current affairs
時報
[じほう]
black, black color (alt. use, often with art)
黒色
[こくしょく]
hermit, unworldly person, mountain man (one who has given up all worldly desires)
仙人
[せんにん]
decapitation
to decapitate / to cut off someone’s head with a blade
斬首
[ざんしゅ]
斬首する
Shin-Koshigaya
新越谷
[しんこしがや]
thermometer (alt. use)
寒暖計
[かんだんけい]
saving over, overwriting / superscription
to save / to save over (a computer file) / to overwrite
“save changes” button on a pc
to save changes
上書き
[うわがき]
上書きする
上書き保存
[うわがきほぞん]
上書き保存する
passing, going by (another car, etc.)
the passing lane, the middle lane(s) of a highway
追い越し
[おいこし]
追い越し車線
[おいこししゃせん]
frigid zone, cold belt
寒帯
[かんたい]
the soul (in a philosophical sense) / spiritual consciousness and awareness
霊魂
[れいこん]
Haruki Murakami
村上春樹
[むらかみはるき]
alpinist, mountaineer
岳人
[がくじん]
lattice, latticework, grating / window bars
a checkered pattern (on a shirt, etc.)
格子
[こうし]
格子柄
[こうしがら]
spaghetti (loan word)
スパゲッティ
shophouse, store (alt. use)
店屋
[みせや]
Kasukabe
春日部
[かすかべ]
semiconductor
半導体
[はんどうたい]
tape recorder (loan word)
テープレコーダー
two birds with one stone (ex. of a four character idiomatic compound)
一石二鳥
[いっせきにちょう]
auction
net auction, online auction
(loan word)
オークション
ネットオークション
Ministry of Finance
大蔵省
[おおくらしょう]
karuta (a traditional Japanese card game)
かるた
library room
図書室
[としょしつ]
sokushinbutsu – monks who practice austerity to the point of death and mummification
即身仏
[そくしんぶつ]
Kawasaki (city in Kanagawa prefecture between Yokohama and Tokyo)
川崎
[かわさき]
stewardess, (female) flight attendant (somewhat outdated)
loan word
スチュワーデス
yūgen – ‘that which is beyond what can be said’ (the mysteriously profound)
幽玄
[ゆうげん]
Miyazaki prefecture (on the east coast of kyushu)
宮崎県
[みやざきけん]
conger eel (anago)
穴子
[あなご]
a state of mind (e.g. enlightenment)
境地
[きょうち]
filial piety (a confucian philosophy—the virtue of respect for one’s parents, elders, and ancestors)
孝行
[こうこう]
‘Killing Commendatore’
騎士団長殺し
[きしだんちょうごろし]
piggyback (carrying on one’s back)
to give a piggyback ride / to carry (a young child) on one’s back
おんぶ
おんぶする
polka dots / drop(s) of water
polka dot pattern
水玉
[みずたま]
水玉模様
[みずたまもよう]
tuberculosis
結核
[けっかく]
a book of paintings (in print)
画集
[がしゅう]
sea of trees (broad expanse of dense forest)
樹海
[じゅかい]
auditory hallucination
幻聴
[げんちょう]
hypnotism
催眠
[さいみん]
catalyst
触媒
[しょくばい]
interconnectedness, the underlying cause of all things
因縁
[いんねん]
haori (Japanese formal coat)
羽織
[はおり]
bangs
前髪
[まえがみ]
light motor vehicle (small cars esp. in Japan)
軽自動車
[けいじどうしゃ]
advance payment
to pay in advance / to pay up front
an advance payment, a pre-payment
前払い
[まえばらい]
前払いする
前払い金
[まえばらいきん]
bathtub (western style, usu. in a hotel room)
浴槽
[よくそう]
unpopular, uncool (esp. with the ladies), nerdish
モテない
tax evasion
to evade paying one’s taxes
脱税
[だつぜい]
脱税する
(at) a high price (esp. in business, stocks, etc.)
高値
[たかね]
District (local) Public Prosecutor’s Office
地検
[ちけん]
written evidence, record of (an investigation, interrogation, etc.) / protocol
調書
[ちょうしょ]
city water (water provided for irrigation, firefighting, drinking, etc.)
用水
[ようすい]
the dorsal muscles (the muscles along the spine)
背筋
[せすじ]
alt. [はいきん]
Nissan
Nissan Motor (Japanese car company)
日産
[にっさん]
日産自動車
[にっさんじどうしゃ]
marble (e.g. marble floors)
大理石
[だいりせき]
optics (scientific term)
光学
[こうがく]
marlin
カジキマグロ
strainer (usu. Japanese-style, used for soba)
ザル
crystal (gem) / quartz
a crystal ball
水晶
[すいしょう]
水晶玉
[すいしょうだま]
iceberg
氷山
[ひょうざん]
conscription (enlistment in the military)
to be enlisted / to be recruited or drafted (into the military)
徴兵
[ちょうへい]
徴兵する
real combat (in a war, etc.)
実戦
[じっせん]
funeral service (alt.)
funeral home
葬儀
[そうぎ]
葬儀場
[そうぎじょう]
summertime (alt. use)
夏場
[なつば]