私服 (しふく): civilian clothes, plain clothes, mufti; plainclothes police officer

無性に (むしょうに): very much, intensely, overwhelmingly, excessively, irresistibly,

without any obvious reason
共々 (ともども): together, in company
南側 (みなみがわ): south side
原文 (げんぶん): original text
一身 (いっしん): oneself, one's body
(ガール): girl
協議 (きょうぎ): conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation
皇后 (こうごう): (Japanese) empress, queen
社会主義 (しゃかいしゅぎ): socialism
雑 (ざつ): rough, crude, sloppy, messy; miscellaneous
降参 (こうさん): surrender, submission, capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a
problem), giving up, giving in
二十世紀 (にじっせいき): twentieth century
住宅街 (じゅうたくがい): residential area
学期 (がっき): school term, semester
痛ましい (いたましい): pitiful, heartbreaking, heartrending, touching, tragic, sad,
hurtful
自己紹介 (じこしょうかい): self-introduction
(メーター): meter, gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm), meter; animator
幕僚 (ばくりょう): staff, staff officer
平地 (へいち): level ground, plain, flatland
水道 (すいどう): water supply, water service, waterworks, tap water; channel, strait;
water course, waterway
共和国 (きょうわこく): republic, commonwealth
大幅 (おおはば): big, large, drastic, substantial; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm
wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
植民地 (しょくみんち): colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
区画 (くかく): division, section, compartment, block, plot, lot, partition, boundary
隣家 (りんか): neighbouring house, neighboring house
体裁 (ていさい): (outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay), form,
style; appearances, decency, show, display; lip-service, insincere words, glib talk
(しくじる): to fail, to blunder, to mess up, to screw up; to be dismissed, to be
fired
(エッセイ): essay
(バーテン): bartender
器官 (きかん): organ (of body, plant, etc.)
(ジワジワ): slowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in, slowly
permeating, oozing out, seeping out
版画 (はんが): woodcut, woodblock print, art print
精密 (せいみつ): precise, exact, detailed, accurate, minute, close
(ミステリー): mystery
美術館 (びじゅつかん): art museum, art gallery
食後 (しょくご): after a meal
花瓶 (かびん): (flower) vase
烏賊 (いか): cuttlefish, squid
馬鹿らしい (ばからしい): absurd, foolish, stupid, silly, nonsense, ludicrous,
preposterous, laughable, ridiculous
(グー): good
災い (わざわい): disaster, calamity, misfortune, trouble, woes
(プロレス): pro wrestling, professional wrestling
(テニス): tennis
お節介 (おせっかい): meddling, meddlesomeness, nosiness, interference, officiousness;
meddler, buttinsky, busybody
密着 (みっちゃく): close adhesion, sticking firmly (to), being glued (to); relating
closely (to), having relevance (to); contact printing
沈没 (ちんぼつ): sinking, foundering, going down, submersion; getting dead drunk;
having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or
neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
転勤 (てんきん): job transfer, job relocation, intra-company transfer
鑑賞 (かんしょう): appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
必然的 (ひつぜんてき): inevitable, necessary
臭気 (しゅうき): bad smell, stink
気合 (きあい): (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort; shout (for getting in the
right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell; kiai, short shout when
performing an attacking move
(プレート): plate (often as in ""tectonic plate"")
内野 (ないや): infield, diamond
忠義 (ちゅうぎ): loyalty, devotion
(プリント): print, printing, (printed) copy; handout, flyer
墨西哥 (メキシコ): Mexico
肝臓 (かんぞう): liver
配給 (はいきゅう): distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline);
food ration
一等 (いっとう): first class, first rank, first grade, first place, first prize; one
degree, one level, one grade; most, best
強固 (きょうこ): firm, strong, solid, stable
動物園 (どうぶつえん): zoo, zoological gardens
着用 (ちゃくよう): wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt), having on
円盤 (えんばん): disk, discus, platter; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
踊り場 (おどりば): dance hall, dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in
the economy), period of stagnation, cooling-off period, lull, plateau
朗らか (ほがらか): cheerful, merry, sunny, melodious; bright (sky, day, etc.), fine,
clear
半数 (はんすう): half the number; haploid
構築 (こうちく): construction, building, putting up, erecting, creation, formulation,
architecture (systems, agreement, etc.)
侍従 (じじゅう): chamberlain
黒板 (こくばん): blackboard
業績 (ぎょうせき): achievement, performance, results, work, contribution
匂い (におい): odour, odor, scent, smell, stench; aura, whiff, smacks of ..., sense,
flavour, flavor
審判 (しんぱん): judgement, judgment, decision, verdict, sentence; refereeing,
umpiring, judging; judgement (of God); referee, umpire, judge
走り回る (はしりまわる): to run around
西瓜 (すいか): watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
(アナウンサー): announcer, presenter, broadcaster, reporter; in-house television
talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
(アクセル): accelerator; accelerator pedal, gas pedal
(キュー): cue (billiards, pool), cue stick; cue (music, theatre, etc.)
開放 (かいほう): opening (a door, window, etc.), leaving open; opening up (e.g. to
the public), allowing (public) access
倫理 (りんり): ethics, morals
加特力 (カトリック): Catholic, Catholicism, Catholic Church
(パスポート): passport
身柄 (みがら): one's person
染め (そめ): dyeing, printing
代官 (だいかん): local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff; deputy
official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
鬼神 (きしん): fierce god
同期 (どうき): same period, corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering
a company, etc.), contemporary, classmate; synchronization, synchronism
単独 (たんどく): sole, single, solo; independence, singleness, singularity
眉毛 (まゆげ): eyebrow
縦横 (じゅうおう): length and width, length and breadth, lengthwise and crosswise,
longitude and latitude, vertical and horizontal; four cardinal points, every
direction; as one wishes, as one pleases, at will; warp and weft, warp and woof
道端 (みちばた): roadside, wayside
罰する (ばっする): to punish, to penalize, to penalise
(アイスクリーム): ice cream, icecream
攻勢 (こうせい): offensive (movement), aggression
小遣い (こづかい): pocket money, spending money, pin money, allowance
窮地 (きゅうち): dilemma, predicament
乗り換える (のりかえる): to transfer (trains), to change (bus, train); to change (to
another ideology, party, company, etc.), to switch (to a different system, method,
etc.), to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
(ヒステリー): hysteria
導入 (どうにゅう): introduction, bringing in, leading in, installation
祈願 (きがん): prayer (for something), supplication
強まる (つよまる): to get strong, to gain strength
(ガイド): guide, tour guide, conductor, guiding, leading; guidebook
(ノイズ): noise
上回る (うわまわる): to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to
surpass, to be more than, to be better than
(ジャズ): jazz
行ったり来たり (いったりきたり): going to and fro, back and forth
風流 (ふうりゅう): elegance, taste, refinement
図書室 (としょしつ): library (usu. single-room), small library
病棟 (びょうとう): (hospital) ward
制圧 (せいあつ): gaining total control (of people or counties), suppression,
oppression, control, mastery, ascendancy, supremacy
史上 (しじょう): in history, ever, historical
要因 (よういん): main cause, primary factor
収容所 (しゅうようじょ): housing facility, detention facility, internment camp,
prisoner-of-war camp, concentration camp, refugee camp, asylum
日課 (にっか): daily routine, daily work, daily lesson
一円 (いちえん): one yen; throughout (an area), whole district
戦法 (せんぽう): tactics, strategy
宇宙空間 (うちゅうくうかん): (outer) space
太もも (ふともも): thigh; buttocks, arse, ass, butt
赴任 (ふにん): moving to a different location to start a new job, (proceeding to)
new appointment
無益 (むえき): useless, futile, vain
毎週 (まいしゅう): every week
俵 (たわら): straw bag, sack, bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal,
etc.)
没 (ぼつ): death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking, without
迷子 (まいご): lost child, lost person, stray child, missing child
絶頂 (ぜっちょう): top (of a mountain), summit; peak, height, zenith, climax; orgasm,
climax
山村 (さんそん): mountain village
蓄積 (ちくせき): accumulation, accumulate, store
取り入れる (とりいれる): to harvest, to reap; to take in, to gather in; to adopt (e.g.
idea), to accept (e.g. advice), to introduce, to borrow (e.g. word)
活発 (かっぱつ): lively, active, vigorous, animated, brisk
漆 (うるし): East-Asian lacquer, japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron
vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
(ディスプレイ): display; (digital) display, screen
得る (える): to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain,
to obtain, to win; to understand, to comprehend; to receive something undesirable
(e.g. a punishment), to get (ill); to be able to ..., can ...
中心部 (ちゅうしんぶ): central part, heart (of a city)
亡くす (なくす): to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
(ヘア): hair (of the head); pubic hair
調書 (ちょうしょ): protocol, written evidence, record (investigation, interrogation,
etc.), preliminary memo, charge sheet
右派 (うは): right wing
実質的 (じっしつてき): substantial, real (as opposed to nominal)
著作 (ちょさく): writing, book
電話機 (でんわき): telephone (device)
車椅子 (くるまいす): wheelchair
涎 (よだれ): drool
選 (せん): selection, choice, choosing, picking, election
中枢 (ちゅうすう): centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, hub, backbone, central
figure, pillar, key person; central nervous system
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)
駆使 (くし): using freely, making full use of, having a good command of; working
(someone) hard, driving (someone) on
剣道 (けんどう): kendo, Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
情緒 (じょうちょ): emotion, feeling; atmosphere, mood, spirit
渚 (なぎさ): water's edge, beach, shore
灯す (ともす): to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light)
司る (つかさどる): to rule, to govern, to administer
救援 (きゅうえん): relief, rescue
募集 (ぼしゅう): recruitment, invitation, selection, advertisement, taking
applications; raising (funds, donations, etc.), collection, subscription,
solicitation; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
両端 (りょうたん): both ends, either end, both edges; double-mindedness, sitting on
the fence
どうも有難う (どうもありがとう): thank you very much
毎度 (まいど): each time, always, often; thank you for your continued patronage
親密 (しんみつ): intimacy, friendship
戸籍 (こせき): family register; census
八重 (やえ): multilayered, doubled
質素 (しっそ): simple, plain; modest, frugal, reserved
参考 (さんこう): reference, consultation
大口 (おおぐち): big mouth, mouth opened wide; boastful speech, tall talk, bragging,
boasting; large amount, large quantity
勝敗 (しょうはい): victory or defeat, outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
行き先 (いきさき): destination; whereabouts; future, prospects
浪費 (ろうひ): waste, extravagance
見本 (みほん): sample, specimen, pattern; model, example
お産 (おさん): (giving) birth, childbirth, delivery, confinement
爆音 (ばくおん): (sound of an) explosion or detonation, roar (of a machine)
何故ならば (なぜならば): because, for, the reason why is ...
(ヘッド): head
実践 (じっせん): practice, putting into practice, implementation; praxis (philosophy)
個々 (ここ): individual, one by one, separate, each
緊迫 (きんぱく): tension, strain
解読 (かいどく): deciphering, decoding
座布団 (ざぶとん): zabuton, flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu.
rectangular
俄 (にわか): sudden, abrupt, unexpected, improvised, hasty, offhand; impromptu skit;
bandwagon fan, fair-weather fan
投資 (とうし): investment
亡命 (ぼうめい): fleeing from one's country, seeking asylum, defection, emigration
(for political reasons), (going into) exile, becoming a (political) refugee
帳簿 (ちょうぼ): account book, register, ledger
字幕 (じまく): subtitles, captioning
必然 (ひつぜん): inevitable, necessary, certain, sure; inevitability, necessity
平たい (ひらたい): flat, even, level; plain (language, words, etc.), simple
展示 (てんじ): exhibition, display
一回り (ひとまわり): one turn, one round; (a) size; to go around, to make a circuit,
to take a turn; twelve years, one cycle of the Chinese zodiac
安物 (やすもの): cheap article, poor quality article
力いっぱい (ちからいっぱい): with all one's strength, with might and main, as hard as
one can
維新 (いしん): reformation, revolution, renewal; Meiji Restoration; Nippon Ishin no
Kai, Japan Innovation Party
真っ当 (まっとう): proper, respectable, decent, honest; entirely, completely, wholly,
perfectly
一周 (いっしゅう): one round, one circuit, one revolution, one lap, one turn
抽象的 (ちゅうしょうてき): abstract
(コンビ): combination, pair, duo
不動産 (ふどうさん): real estate
事務的 (じむてき): administrative, businesslike, practical; impersonal, perfunctory,
robot-like
覚醒 (かくせい): waking up, awakening, arousal, revival; disillusion,
disillusionment, awakening
稲荷 (いなり): Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine, Fushimi Inari
shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a
favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
束縛 (そくばく): restraint, restriction, fetters, yoke, shackles; binding,
confinement with rope
(ジャンプ): jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page
after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price), sudden rise
(プロデューサー): producer (film, TV, etc.)
(アイヌ): Ainu
八幡 (はちまん): Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; certainly
交番 (こうばん): police box, koban, small neighborhood police station; alternation;
alternating (current, stress, etc.)
屁 (おなら): wind, gas, fart; something worthless, something not worth considering
(ショップ): shop
近年 (きんねん): recent years
光沢 (こうたく): brilliance, polish, lustre, luster, glossy finish (of photographs)
昼飯 (ひるめし): lunch, midday meal
多量 (たりょう): large quantity, large amount
愛用 (あいよう): favorite, favourite, habitually used
お帰りなさい (おかえりなさい): welcome home
神業 (かみわざ): divine work, miracle, superhuman feat; Shinto ritual
(ギア): gear
聴衆 (ちょうしゅう): audience, attendance, hearers
山賊 (さんぞく): bandit, brigand
交錯 (こうさく): mixture, blending, complication, crossing, intersecting, interlacing
(ベール): veil
競技 (きょうぎ): game, match, contest
空軍 (くうぐん): air force
進学 (しんがく): advancing to the next stage of education, going on to (high school,
college, etc.)
(チェーン): chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
唆す (そそのかす): to instigate, to tempt, to entice, to incite
水曜日 (すいようび): Wednesday
茹でる (ゆでる): to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a
swelling, etc.)
郵便局 (ゆうびんきょく): post office
上位 (じょうい): superior (in rank), top, ranking; higher order (e.g. byte); host
computer (of connected device)
下旬 (げじゅん): last third of a month, 21st to the last day of a month
(チャネル): channel
の度に (のたびに): on the occasion of
裸足 (はだし): barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional), outdoing, outshining
(ぞくぞく): shivering, feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear), feeling creepy;
thrilled, excited
(ペイ): pay, salary; to pay (off), to be profitable; heroin
忠誠 (ちゅうせい): loyalty, sincerity, allegiance, fidelity, integrity
注ぎ込む (そそぎこむ): to pour into (liquids), to pump into
時間帯 (じかんたい): period of time, time slot, time zone
助教授 (じょきょうじゅ): assistant professor, associate professor
器具 (きぐ): utensil, implement, tool, instrument, appliance, apparatus
(ウエスト): waist, waistline, waist measurement
南北 (なんぼく): north and south, north to south; South Korea and North Korea
体系 (たいけい): system, organization, organisation, architecture
大道 (だいどう): main street, avenue
機関銃 (きかんじゅう): machine gun
(バタン): bang, slam, thud, crash
外壁 (がいへき): outer wall
抜かる (ぬかる): to make a mistake
寝顔 (ねがお): sleeping face
醜悪 (しゅうあく): ugly, unsightly, hideous, mean, repulsive, disgraceful
(ベア): increase in basic salary; bear; bare
名残 (なごり): remains, traces, vestiges, relics; (the sorrow of) parting; end
担当者 (たんとうしゃ): person in charge (of an area of work, etc.), person
responsible, contact (person)
移転 (いてん): moving, relocation, change of address; transfer (of deeds, property,
etc.), demise
形状 (けいじょう): shape, form
人並み (ひとなみ): ordinary, average, common, normal, like the average person, like
most people
(アイドル): performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated
to foster a dedicated fan following, Japanese idol; (cultural) icon, idol, star,
celebrity, person who is greatly admired; idol (object of worship), image
実態 (じったい): true state, actual condition, reality
手法 (しゅほう): technique, method
騎手 (きしゅ): horseman, rider, jockey
真冬 (まふゆ): midwinter, dead of winter
(コンサート): concert
週刊 (しゅうかん): weekly publication
航路 (こうろ): (air or sea) route, course, line, run
(ジャム): jam
(マスト): mast (of ship)
次官 (じかん): vice-minister, undersecretary
向上 (こうじょう): elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress
自力 (じりき): one's own strength, one's own efforts; self-salvation
無傷 (むきず): unhurt, uninjured, unwounded, unscathed, unharmed; flawless (e.g.
gem), unblemished, undamaged, perfect (condition); spotless (e.g. reputation),
faultless (e.g. performance), perfect (record), without failure, without defeat
商社 (しょうしゃ): trading company
統合 (とうごう): integration, unification, unity, combination, consolidation,
synthesis
覆す (くつがえす): to overturn, to capsize, to upset; to overthrow (government etc.);
to reverse (decision etc.), to disprove (an established theory etc.), to overrule
起伏 (きふく): undulation; ups and downs, highs and lows
網膜 (もうまく): retina
数珠 (じゅず): rosary, string of prayer beads
(フレンチ): French; French food, French cuisine
台本 (だいほん): script, libretto, scenario
寝ぼける (ねぼける): to be still half asleep, to be half awake, to be not yet quite
awake
王族 (おうぞく): royalty
(マジック): magic; Magic Marker, felt-tip pen, permanent marker; magic number
(ちゃう): no, that's wrong, it's not like that; isn't it?, wasn't it?
所持 (しょじ): possession, having (on one's person), carrying (with one)
惑わす (まどわす): to bewilder, to perplex, to puzzle, to delude, to mislead, to
deceive; to tempt, to seduce
副社長 (ふくしゃちょう): executive vice-president
増大 (ぞうだい): enlargement, increase
格好いい (かっこいい): attractive, good-looking, stylish, cool, smooth, neat, with-it,
groovy
(リスク): risk
中部 (ちゅうぶ): center, centre, middle, heart; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano,
Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
趣向 (しゅこう): plan, idea, design, plot
健気 (けなげ): admirable, commendable, praiseworthy, laudable, brave, heroic, noble,
courageous
苗 (なえ): seedling, young plant; rice seedling
行使 (こうし): use, exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
面積 (めんせき): area (measurement), square measure, size (of land), floor space
火曜日 (かようび): Tuesday
寝付く (ねつく): to go to bed, to go to sleep, to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a
cold), to be ill in bed
目茶目茶 (めちゃめちゃ): disorderly, messy, ruined; absurd, unreasonable, excessive,
rash; very, extremely
新橋 (しんばし): Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
弱気 (よわき): timid, weak-kneed, fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
即位 (そくい): accession to the throne, enthronement
来訪 (らいほう): visit (from someone), call
扇ぐ (あおぐ): to fan; to incite, to instigate
(シリウス): Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major), Alpha Canis Majoris,
the Dog Star
一段落 (いちだんらく): reaching a stopping place, settling down (before the next
stage), getting to a point where one can rest, completing the first stage (of the
work); one paragraph
校正 (こうせい): proofreading; calibration
陶酔 (とうすい): intoxication; being carried away by, being enraptured by
疾風 (しっぷう): gale, strong wind, swift wind, fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
綴る (つづる): to spell; to write, to compose, to frame; to bind (e.g. documents),
to patch, to sew together, to stitch together
野望 (やぼう): ambition, aspiration
固有 (こゆう): characteristic, traditional, peculiar, inherent, native, eigen-
車道 (しゃどう): roadway
(トマト): tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
水滴 (すいてき): drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
朝刊 (ちょうかん): morning newspaper
肖像 (しょうぞう): portrait, likeness, picture
裂け目 (さけめ): tear, rip, rent, slit, crack, chasm, rift
魂胆 (こんたん): ulterior motive, plot, scheme; complicated circumstances,
intricacies
(カヌー): canoe
検察 (けんさつ): examination, investigation, prosecution
海峡 (かいきょう): channel (e.g. between two land masses), strait
便箋 (びんせん): writing paper, stationery, notepaper
急かす (せかす): to hurry (up), to urge on, to press, to rush
凍える (こごえる): to freeze (of one's body), to be frozen, to become numb (with
cold), to be chilled
ＡＩＤＳ (エイズ): acquired immune deficiency syndrome, AIDS
戯曲 (ぎきょく): drama, play; Chinese opera
君主 (くんしゅ): ruler, monarch, sovereign
雄弁 (ゆうべん): oratory, eloquence
透き通る (すきとおる): to be transparent, to be see-through, to be clear; to be clear
(voice, sound)
軍部 (ぐんぶ): military authorities, army circles
構図 (こうず): composition (of painting), structural outline, compositional
arrangement
変形 (へんけい): transformation, variation, metamorphosis, modification, deformation,
variety, deformity, monster
丸ごと (まるごと): in its entirety, whole, wholly
高等 (こうとう): high class, high grade
利害 (りがい): advantages and disadvantages, interests (of parties)
中途 (ちゅうと): halfway, midway, partway, mid-course
栓 (せん): stopper, cork, plug, bung; tap, faucet, stopcock
こう言う (こういう): such, this sort of, like this
忍耐 (にんたい): endurance, perseverance, patience
寸法 (すんぽう): measurement, size, extent, dimension; plan, intention, arrangement,
schedule
猟犬 (りょうけん): hound, hunting dog, gun dog
(アーク): arc (esp. electrical)
搭載 (とうさい): loading (on board), equipping; equipped (with), built-in
岩山 (いわやま): rocky mountain
親愛 (しんあい): deep affection; dear, beloved
鋸 (のこぎり): saw; musical saw
骸骨 (がいこつ): skeleton
(セラ): sera
成熟 (せいじゅく): maturity, ripeness
打ち上げる (うちあげる): to launch, to shoot up; (of waves) to dash, to wash up
(ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament), to close; to report (to
boss, etc.)
年長 (ねんちょう): senior, older
通知 (つうち): notice, notification, report, posting; notification (on a smartphone,
PC, etc.)
女子高生 (じょしこうせい): female high-school student
回数 (かいすう): number of times, frequency, count
躍起 (やっき): desperate, frantic, excited, worked up, heated, eager
読み上げる (よみあげる): to read out, to read aloud, to call out; to finish reading,
to read through
迅速 (じんそく): quick, fast, rapid, swift, prompt, streamlined, expedited,
expeditious
(サンフランシスコ): San Francisco
(でなければならない): having to be, must be, should be, ought to be
気遣い (きづかい): consideration, concern, fear, worry, solicitude
携わる (たずさわる): to engage in, to participate in, to take part in, to be involved
in
白粉 (おしろい): (face) powder
機動 (きどう): maneuver (usu. of military force), manoeuvre; mobile, nimble, agile,
quick to respond
部署 (ぶしょ): one's post, one's station, department, bureau, section
満更 (まんざら): (not) altogether, (not) wholly
黒子 (ほくろ): mole, lentigo, beauty spot
正規 (せいき): regular, normal, formal, legal, established, legitimate
(スキャンダル): scandal
外科 (げか): surgery; department of surgery
年来 (ねんらい): for some years
雑踏 (ざっとう): hustle and bustle, throng, crowd, congestion, traffic jam
人間性 (にんげんせい): humanity, human nature
卑屈 (ひくつ): menial, meanness, servility, abject
裏門 (うらもん): back gate
公演 (こうえん): public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
学年 (がくねん): academic year, school year; year in school, grade in school
引っ越し (ひっこし): moving (dwelling, office, etc.), changing residence
松林 (まつばやし): pine forest
剃刀 (かみそり): razor
漬ける (つける): to soak (in), to steep, to dip, to dunk; to pickle, to preserve (in
salt, vinegar, etc.)
軽率 (けいそつ): rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty, imprudent
金網 (かなあみ): wire netting, wire mesh, wire screen, chain-link mesh
欧米 (おうべい): Europe and America, the West
調理 (ちょうり): cooking, food preparation
乗員 (じょういん): crew member, crewman, crew
浮上 (ふじょう): surfacing, rising to the surface; emerging, leaping into prominence;
rising (of rank)
未定 (みてい): not yet fixed, undecided, pending
消化 (しょうか): digestion (of food); digestion (of information), assimilation,
thorough understanding; consumption, absorption, using up, meeting (e.g. a quota),
completion; losing one's form and turning into something else
噴出 (ふんしゅつ): spewing, gushing, spouting, eruption, effusion
中腹 (ちゅうふく): halfway up (down) a mountain, mountainside
飛躍 (ひやく): leap, jump; stepping out into the wider world, becoming active on a
wider stage, playing an active part (in); rapid progress, dramatic development,
making great strides, making a leap forward; leap (of logic), jump, gap (in an
argument)
劇的 (げきてき): dramatic, exciting, touching; extreme
入る (はいる): to enter, to go into; to break into; to join, to enroll; to contain,
to hold, to accommodate; to have (an income of); to get turned on, to start
functioning, to start working; to get, to obtain, to receive, to score
押入れ (おしいれ): closet (built into the wall of a room), (built-in) wardrobe
知らせる (しらせる): to notify, to advise, to inform
世界的 (せかいてき): worldwide, global, international, universal; world-famous,
world-class
琵琶 (びわ): biwa (Japanese lute)
援軍 (えんぐん): reinforcement
生命力 (せいめいりょく): vitality, (one's) life force
宣教師 (せんきょうし): missionary
お馴染み (おなじみ): familiar, well-known, regular (e.g. customer), favourite,
favorite; old acquaintance, old friend, (a) regular, regular customer
廃止 (はいし): abolition, discontinuance, discontinuation, repeal, annulment
入力 (にゅうりょく): input, (data) entry
伝票 (でんぴょう): chit, sales slip, voucher
投手 (とうしゅ): pitcher
商業 (しょうぎょう): commerce, trade, business
ある意味では (あるいみでは): in a sense, in some way, to an extent
和室 (わしつ): Japanese-style room
取り扱う (とりあつかう): to handle, to operate (a machine, etc.), to use; to deal with
(an issue), to manage; to treat (someone), to deal with (someone); to deal in, to
carry, to sell
粘土 (ねんど): clay
(ボールペン): ball-point pen
的中 (てきちゅう): hitting the target, striking home; proving to be right, coming
true, being on the mark
目出度い (めでたい): happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous; naive
産物 (さんぶつ): product, produce; result, fruit
図面 (ずめん): drawing, diagram, plans, blueprint
物言い (ものいい): manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection, protesting a
decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor, rumour
読み返す (よみかえす): to reread, to read again
区域 (くいき): limits, boundary, domain, zone, sphere, territory; area (e.g. in
programming languages)
立て続け (たてつづけ): succession, continuation, series, sequence
太古 (たいこ): ancient times
駅員 (えきいん): (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
(オリンピック): Olympics, Olympic Games
加奈陀 (カナダ): Canada
拠点 (きょてん): position, location, base, point, site
届 (とどけ): report, notification, registration
近隣 (きんりん): neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity
見合い (みあい): formal marriage interview, marriage meeting
戦友 (せんゆう): comrade in arms, war buddy, fellow soldier
改札口 (かいさつぐち): ticket barrier, ticket gate, wicket
(ランク): rank, standing
無料 (むりょう): free (of charge), gratuitous
下流 (かりゅう): downstream, lower reaches of a river; lower classes
滑走路 (かっそうろ): runway
朝夕 (あさゆう): morning and evening; from morning until night, constantly
会館 (かいかん): meeting hall, assembly hall
評論家 (ひょうろんか): critic, reviewer, commentator
覆面 (ふくめん): mask, veil, disguise; anonymous, unmarked, incognito
公安 (こうあん): public safety, public welfare
手ぬぐい (てぬぐい): (hand) towel
風邪をひく (かぜをひく): to catch a cold
印象的 (いんしょうてき): impressive, striking, memorable, impactful
湿気 (しっけ): moisture, humidity, dampness
紛失 (ふんしつ): loss, going missing
浮浪者 (ふろうしゃ): vagrant, vagabond, tramp
(ポーチ): porch; pouch
(スタン): stun
余韻 (よいん): reverberation, swelling (of a hymn), trailing note; lingering memory,
aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
探知 (たんち): detection
(アナウンス): announcement (esp. over public-address system); official
announcement, formal information release
骨折 (こっせつ): bone fracture
知能 (ちのう): intelligence, intellect, brains
三角形 (さんかくけい): triangle
痒い (かゆい): itchy
安っぽい (やすっぽい): cheap-looking, tawdry, insignificant
国鉄 (こくてつ): national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
木材 (もくざい): lumber, timber, wood
繁華街 (はんかがい): business district, shopping district, bustling street, shopping
centre, shopping center, downtown
段取り (だんどり): programme, program, plans, arrangements
小銭 (こぜに): small change, coins; small sum of money
(オープン): opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open, frank,
approachable, open-hearted; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
航空機 (こうくうき): aircraft
要員 (よういん): (necessary) personnel, required person
札束 (さつたば): roll of banknotes
怪獣 (かいじゅう): monster
炊く (たく): to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe
終日 (しゅうじつ): all day, for a whole day
満員 (まんいん): full house, no vacancy, sold out, standing room only, full (of
people), crowded
優位 (ゆうい): predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy
乗じる (じょうじる): to take advantage of, to follow blindly; to multiply
一般人 (いっぱんじん): ordinary person, member of the general public, non-celebrity
資質 (ししつ): nature, disposition, temperament, qualities, attributes, talents
見極める (みきわめる): to ascertain, to make sure of, to determine, to probe, to get
to the bottom (of something)
用心棒 (ようじんぼう): bodyguard, bouncer, guard; bar (e.g. on a door), bolt; stick or
pole used for self-defence
目録 (もくろく): catalogue, catalog, inventory, index, list; certificate indicating
an impending gift
厚さ (あつさ): thickness
(ポット): pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle, thermos flask
(フェンス): fence
(アトラス): Atlas; atlas
学習 (がくしゅう): study, learning, tutorial
芸能 (げいのう): public entertainment, performing arts; accomplishments, attainments
虐待 (ぎゃくたい): abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment, mistreatment, cruelty
微動 (びどう): slight movement, slight tremor, quiver
手品 (てじな): magic (illusion), conjuring, magic trick, conjuring trick, sleight of
hand
欄干 (らんかん): railing, guard rail, handrail, banister, balustrade, parapet;
(shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
(ハード): hard, tough; hardware; hard disk
欧州 (おうしゅう): Europe
他殺 (たさつ): murder
灯火 (とうか): light, lamplight
猛獣 (もうじゅう): fierce animal, beast of prey, big game
無罪 (むざい): innocence, being not guilty
観点 (かんてん): point of view
(アニメ): animation, animated film, animated cartoon, anime
気象 (きしょう): weather, climate; disposition, temperament
挿入 (そうにゅう): insertion, incorporation, infixing
教徒 (きょうと): believer, adherent
質屋 (しちや): pawnshop
持て成す (もてなす): to entertain, to make welcome
実績 (じっせき): achievements, actual results, accomplishments, past results, track
record
(ストップ): stop
過激 (かげき): extreme, radical
指し示す (さししめす): to indicate, to show, to point to
有頂天 (うちょうてん): ecstasy; highest heaven
寿 (ことぶき): congratulations, felicitations, best wishes; longevity, long life
掃く (はく): to sweep, to brush, to clean; to gather silkworms
類似 (るいじ): resemblance, similarity, likeness, analogy
屈託 (くったく): worry, care, concern; ennui, boredom
野暮 (やぼ): boorish, unsophisticated, unrefined, uncouth, tasteless, insensitive,
thoughtless, dumb
(ダーク): dark
卵子 (らんし): ovum, ovule, egg cell
突き抜ける (つきぬける): to pierce through, to break through
話し方 (はなしかた): way of talking, speaking style
(クラフト): craft, crafting, handcrafted article; kraft paper
(スケッチ): sketch, sketching
築地 (ついじ): mud wall with a roof, roofed mud wall
形勢 (けいせい): condition, situation, prospects
 (ハンマー): hammer
大蔵省 (おおくらしょう): Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury
(under the ritsuryō system)
絞める (しめる): to strangle, to constrict
治める (おさめる): to govern, to manage; to subdue
木曜日 (もくようび): Thursday
一戦 (いっせん): battle, game, bout
加算 (かさん): addition, adding, supplement
銭湯 (せんとう): public bath, bathhouse
渓谷 (けいこく): valley (with a river running through it), gorge, ravine, canyon
手錠 (てじょう): handcuffs, manacles; confinement in chains (Edo-era judicial
corporal punishment)
(コレクション): collection; correction
調節 (ちょうせつ): regulation, adjustment, control
急所 (きゅうしょ): vital part (of the body), tender spot, weak point, vitals; key
point, essential point, crux (of a problem), heart (of a matter); male crotch (as a
target in fighting)
萎れる (しおれる): to wither, to wilt, to droop, to fade; to be dejected, to be
disheartened, to be depressed, to be crestfallen
いっその事 (いっそのこと): rather, sooner, preferably
領内 (りょうない): (within a) territory, domains
場内 (じょうない): in-house, (on) the grounds, (in) the premises, hall, theatre,
theater
(デザイナー): designer
陵 (みささぎ): imperial mausoleum, Emperor's tomb; big hill
弁明 (べんめい): explanation, excuse, clarification, vindication, apology
成し遂げる (なしとげる): to accomplish, to finish, to fulfill
(マフラー): (thick) scarf, muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust), silencer
面接 (めんせつ): interview (e.g. for a job)
憎らしい (にくらしい): odious, hateful, detestable, horrible; (speaking ironically)
darling
極力 (きょくりょく): to the utmost, to the best of one's ability
移行 (いこう): transition, changeover, switchover, shift; transfer (of powers,
weight, etc.), shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
床下 (ゆかした): under the floor
表通り (おもてどおり): main street
平常 (へいじょう): normal, usual, ordinary, everyday
訳者 (やくしゃ): translator
堅固 (けんご): solid, strong, firm
受け持つ (うけもつ): to take (be in) charge of
論議 (ろんぎ): discussion, argument, debate
付着 (ふちゃく): sticking to, clinging to, adhesion, cohesion, agglutination
素顔 (すがお): face with no make-up, unpainted face; true face (of a country,
celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature; sober face, sobriety
愛着 (あいちゃく): attachment (esp. to things), love, affection
転々 (てんてん): moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly; rolling
about
草木 (くさき): plants, vegetation
八方 (はっぽう): all sides, the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal
directions; large hanging lantern
はみ出す (はみだす): to protrude, to stick out, to jut out, to hang out, to bulge
out; to be forced out, to be pushed out, to be crowded out; to go over (e.g. a
budget), to go beyond, to exceed
牛肉 (ぎゅうにく): beef
部位 (ぶい): part (esp. of the body), region, site, cut (of meat)
係員 (かかりいん): person in charge, official, attendant
核心 (かくしん): core, heart (of the matter), point, crux, kernel
高熱 (こうねつ): high fever; pyro-
蛍光灯 (けいこうとう): fluorescent lamp, fluorescent light; person who is slow to
react, someone slow on the uptake
寝返る (ねがえる): to change sides, to double-cross, to betray; to roll over (in
bed), to turn over
火山 (かざん): volcano
特急 (とっきゅう): limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is
required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
中古 (ちゅうこ): used, second-hand, old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
実物 (じつぶつ): real thing, original, actual
高台 (たかだい): high ground, elevation, hill
桃色 (ももいろ): pink (colour, color), colour of peach (flowers)
起訴 (きそ): prosecution, indictment
乗馬 (じょうば): horse riding, mounting a horse; mount, riding horse, saddle horse,
horse one is riding
料理人 (りょうりにん): cook, chef
局面 (きょくめん): position in a game of go or shogi, state of the game; aspect of an
affair, situation
貢献 (こうけん): contribution (furthering a goal or cause), services (to a cause)
伝統的 (でんとうてき): traditional, customary, conventional
菩薩 (ぼさつ): bodhisattva, one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all
beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court);
title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
復興 (ふっこう): revival, reconstruction, restoration, rebuilding, recovery,
renaissance
価値観 (かちかん): sense of values, values, value system
(せがむ): to badger, to pester, to beg
布地 (ぬのじ): cloth, fabric
賄賂 (わいろ): bribe, sweetener, douceur
叱る (しかる): to scold, to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand
下等 (かとう): inferior, base, vulgar, low grade, lower class
管制 (かんせい): control (by the state), controlling, coordination; air traffic
control
北上 (ほくじょう): going north
偽装 (ぎそう): camouflage, disguise; pretense, feigning, masquerade
(パート): part; part-timer; part-time (work)
挫折 (ざせつ): setback, failure (e.g. plans, business), frustration, discouragement
田畑 (たはた): fields (of rice and other crops)
失恋 (しつれん): disappointed love, broken heart, unrequited love, being lovelorn
絡み合う (からみあう): to intertwine, to become entangled, to get tangled (together);
to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.), to become connected, to become
linked
前置き (まえおき): preface, introduction, preamble
測定 (そくてい): measurement
死刑囚 (しけいしゅう): criminal condemned to death, convict on death row
出土 (しゅつど): archeological excavation (archaeological)
割れ目 (われめ): chasm, interstice, crevice, crack, cleft, split, rift, fissure;
vulva, slit, cunt, vagina, twat
共鳴 (きょうめい): resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
ゴミ箱 (ゴミばこ): garbage can, rubbish bin, trash can, dustbin
(サーカス): circus
文学者 (ぶんがくしゃ): scholar of literature, literary person, man of letters; writer
(つまんない): dull, boring
進撃 (しんげき): advance, charge
星空 (ほしぞら): starry sky
反乱 (はんらん): insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, uprising
出力 (しゅつりょく): output (electrical, signal, etc.)
弱まる (よわまる): to abate, to weaken, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be
perplexed
艦艇 (かんてい): naval vessels, warships
間中 (あいだじゅう): during
文壇 (ぶんだん): literary world, literary circles
単身 (たんしん): alone, unaided, away from home
里子 (さとご): foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
占拠 (せんきょ): occupation (e.g. of territory), exclusive possession
集う (つどう): to meet, to assemble, to congregate
(ロマンチック): romantic
萎える (なえる): to lose strength, to become weak, to disappear (of energy, drive,
etc.); to wither, to droop, to wilt; to feel demotivated, to lose interest, to
become disappointed
風船 (ふうせん): balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship, blimp
直行 (ちょっこう): through, non-stop, direct, going straight to
切迫 (せっぱく): pressure, urgency, tension, imminence, acuteness
(サリー): sari, saree
有名人 (ゆうめいじん): celebrity, famous person, public figure, big name
朗読 (ろうどく): reading aloud, recitation
雑音 (ざつおん): noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio), static, noise;
gossip, irresponsible criticism
鼓膜 (こまく): eardrum, tympanic membrane
侮蔑 (ぶべつ): scorn, disdain, contempt, slight
(シンプル): simple, plain
重んじる (おもんじる): to respect, to honor, to honour, to esteem, to prize
減少 (げんしょう): decrease, reduction, decline
日本海 (にほんかい): Sea of Japan
長時間 (ちょうじかん): long time, several hours, long spell
半端 (はんぱ): remnant, fragment, incomplete set, incompleteness; fraction, odd sum;
halfway, half-hearted, perfunctory; irresponsible, foolish
当直 (とうちょく): being on duty, being on watch; person on duty
延期 (えんき): postponement, deferment, adjournment
葛藤 (かっとう): conflict, complication, troubles, discord
依然 (いぜん): still, as yet, as it has been
脚本 (きゃくほん): script, screenplay, scenario
極秘 (ごくひ): absolute secrecy
隔離 (かくり): isolation, segregation, separation, quarantine
(ガレージ): garage (at house)
(デザート): dessert; desert
(ナット): nut (as in nut and bolt); (edible) nut; nat, natural unit of information
適用 (てきよう): applying (e.g. a technology), adoption
相次ぐ (あいつぐ): to follow in succession, to happen one after another
廉価 (れんか): low price, moderate price
落ち合う (おちあう): to meet, to meet up, to rendezvous, to get together; to join (of
roads, rivers, etc.), to flow together
張り出す (はりだす): to project, to overhang, to stick out, to jut out, to overlie;
to put up (a notice), to post
貫通 (かんつう): passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.), going (right) through,
penetrating, piercing; being well versed (in)
褒美 (ほうび): reward, prize
散らかる (ちらかる): to be in disorder, to lie scattered around
召集 (しょうしゅう): convening, calling together (e.g. parliament), call-up (for
military service)
即刻 (そっこく): immediately, at once, instantly
防止 (ぼうし): prevention, check
鋭敏 (えいびん): sharp, keen, acute
(パーク): park (public, amusement, etc.); parking
居住 (きょじゅう): residence, abode, dwelling
洗礼 (せんれい): baptism, christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.),
baptism; one's first experience of something, baptism (by fire, etc.)
秀才 (しゅうさい): bright person, talented student, prodigy
封鎖 (ふうさ): blockade, lockdown, sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
経路 (けいろ): course, route, path, channel; process, stages
老子 (ろうし): Laozi, Lao Tzu, Lao Tse
(プチ): small
効率 (こうりつ): efficiency
先導 (せんどう): guidance, leadership, leading the way
日焼け (ひやけ): sunburn, suntan, tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of
paper), yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
(ショート): short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
(フライ): deep-fried food
異状 (いじょう): something wrong, accident, change, abnormality, aberration
西南 (せいなん): south-west
小言 (こごと): scolding, telling-off, rebuke, lecture; complaint, grumbling, fault-
finding
匙 (さじ): spoon
(コロニー): colony
下級 (かきゅう): lower grade, low class, junior (officer)
険悪 (けんあく): dangerous, perilous, threatening, stormy, volatile, tense, critical,
serious; stern (expression), hostile (attitude), sharp, harsh
強要 (きょうよう): coercion, extortion, compulsion, force
僧院 (そういん): monastery, temple
識別 (しきべつ): discrimination, discernment, identification
数回 (すうかい): several times, a few times
零れる (こぼれる): to spill, to fall out of, to overflow; to peek through, to become
visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
(ヒア): hear; here
乗用車 (じょうようしゃ): (passenger) car, automobile
標準 (ひょうじゅん): standard, level, norm
看護 (かんご): nursing, (army) nurse
虐殺 (ぎゃくさつ): slaughter, massacre
土壌 (どじょう): soil; breeding ground, fertile ground (for), foundation (for the
development of ...)
螺旋 (らせん): spiral, helix; screw
馬尼剌 (マニラ): Manila (Philippines)
陥落 (かんらく): subsidence, sinking, cave-in, collapse, falling in; fall (of a city,
fortress, etc.), surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.), demotion; giving in (to
someone's persuasion), yielding, being convinced
南西 (なんせい): southwest
原稿用紙 (げんこうようし): Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one
square per character), manuscript paper
瞑想 (めいそう): meditation, contemplation
旺盛 (おうせい): lively, vigorous, energetic, healthy, avid (e.g. desire), rich (e.g.
imagination); full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.), brimming with
外務省 (がいむしょう): Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(ヒーロー): hero
適応 (てきおう): adaptation, accommodation, conformity
小銃 (しょうじゅう): rifle, small arms
胃袋 (いぶくろ): stomach; dietary needs
君子 (くんし): man of virtue, wise man, (true) gentleman; person of high rank; the
four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
聳える (そびえる): to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.), to tower, to soar
嫌悪感 (けんおかん): unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
路線 (ろせん): route (bus, train, air, etc.), line; line (taken by a group,
organization, etc.), policy, course
弁護人 (べんごにん): counsel, defender, advocate
策略 (さくりゃく): scheme, tactic, stratagem, trick
(クーデター): coup d'état, coup
感性 (かんせい): sensitivity, sensitiveness, sense (of ...)
商い (あきない): trade, business, trading, dealing; turnover, sales, takings
有罪 (ゆうざい): guilt, culpability
女学校 (じょがっこう): girls' school
気体 (きたい): gas, vapour, vapor, gaseous body
(スラスラ): smoothly, easily, readily
仮名 (かな): kana, Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
突風 (とっぷう): gust (of wind), blast
西比利亜 (シベリア): Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge
cake
売店 (ばいてん): stand, stall, booth, kiosk, store
安易 (あんい): easy, simple; easygoing, lighthearted, simplistic, irresponsible,
careless, quick (to do)
残虐 (ざんぎゃく): cruel, brutal, savage, barbarous
(アーチ): arch; home run
近代的 (きんだいてき): modern
幼少 (ようしょう): infancy, childhood, tender age
朝飯 (あさめし): breakfast
大事件 (だいじけん): major incident, major happening, big scandal
抑圧 (よくあつ): check, restraint, oppression, suppression
金具 (かなぐ): metal fittings, metal fixtures
(サークル): group with a common interest (e.g. students), club (e.g. company sports
club), circle; circle (shape)
展望 (てんぼう): view, outlook, prospect
昼過ぎ (ひるすぎ): just past noon, afternoon
夕焼け (ゆうやけ): evening glow, red sunset, afterglow (of sunset)
(グラグラ): wobbling, tottering, shaking, unstably, unsteadily; wavering (e.g. over
a decision), dithering, indecisively; boiling up; dizzily, giddily
性分 (しょうぶん): nature, disposition
(メディア): media
補助 (ほじょ): assistance, support, aid, help; subsidy, supplement, subvention,
grant-in-aid; auxiliary, subsidiary; spot (in bodybuilding)
遊戯 (ゆうぎ): game, play, sports
(だけれども): though, much as
年末 (ねんまつ): end-of-year
軽薄 (けいはく): frivolous, flippant, superficial, shallow, trifling, insincere
本題 (ほんだい): main question, real issue at hand
(キャプテン): captain
郵便 (ゆうびん): mail service, postal service, mail, post; mail, postal matter,
postal items
伝記 (でんき): biography, life story
(バリバリ): vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.), roughly, with a rip;
(eating) with a crunch; stiff, starchy, crisp; (working) hard, energetically,
vigorously, furiously; with a series of loud, repeated sounds (e.g. firing a
machine gun, revving an engine), with a lot of (continuous) noise
口径 (こうけい): aperture, bore, calibre, caliber
悲哀 (ひあい): sorrow, grief, sadness
志す (こころざす): to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)
全速力 (ぜんそくりょく): full speed
恥辱 (ちじょく): disgrace, shame, insult
生体 (せいたい): organism, living body
(ダブル): double; double bed, hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted;
double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis);
biracial person (esp. half-Japanese), person of mixed parentage
申請 (しんせい): application, request, petition
繊維 (せんい): fibre, fiber, textile
滑降 (かっこう): descent (esp. in skiing), sliding down, skiing down; downhill
(alpine skiing event)
(ニュアンス): nuance
中毒 (ちゅうどく): poisoning; addiction
参与 (さんよ): participation, taking part; consultant, councillor, adviser
粁 (キロメートル): kilometer, kilometre
東南 (とうなん): south-east
駐車 (ちゅうしゃ): parking (e.g. car)
堤防 (ていぼう): bank, weir, embankment, levee
大昔 (おおむかし): great antiquity, old-fashioned, long ago
何気なく (なにげなく): unintentionally, calmly, inadvertently, innocently
(カクテル): cocktail
黒煙 (こくえん): black smoke
悪者 (わるもの): bad guy, villain, evildoer, scoundrel
棒立ち (ぼうだち): standing upright, standing bolt upright, rearing
(ガードマン): security guard
窒息 (ちっそく): suffocation, choking, asphyxia
(ペンダント): pendant
期限 (きげん): term, period, time frame; time limit, deadline, cutoff (date)
返済 (へんさい): repayment, reimbursement, refund, redemption
大差 (たいさ): great difference, big difference, wide margin
古参 (こさん): seniority, long service
言葉遣い (ことばづかい): speech, expression, wording, language
基盤 (きばん): foundation, basis, base, footing, infrastructure; bedrock; substrate
(circuit board)
穀物 (こくもつ): grain, cereal, corn
差異 (さい): difference, disparity, gap
掏摸 (すり): pickpocket
時速 (じそく): speed (per hour)
童話 (どうわ): children's story, fairy tale
病状 (びょうじょう): patient's condition, pathology
常識的 (じょうしきてき): ordinary, sensible, commonplace
標本 (ひょうほん): example, specimen, sample
故国 (ここく): one's native land
絶え間なく (たえまなく): incessantly, without a pause
(キャバレー): cabaret
規制 (きせい): regulation, (traffic) policing, control, restriction
地下道 (ちかどう): subterranean tunnel
飼育 (しいく): breeding, raising, rearing
勇士 (ゆうし): brave warrior, hero, brave man
甘やかす (あまやかす): to pamper, to spoil
(アンテナ): antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
(レバー): lever, joystick; liver
世帯 (せたい): household, home, family, housekeeping
昔話 (むかしばなし): old tale, folk tale, legend; reminiscence
子守 (こもり): looking after a baby, taking care of a baby, babysitting, babysitter
間抜け (まぬけ): stupid, foolish, idiotic, inane; fool, idiot, blockhead, half-wit
けが人 (けがにん): wounded person, injured person
先々 (さきざき): distant future, inevitable future; places one goes to
背骨 (せぼね): spine, backbone, spinal column
子牛 (こうし): calf, small cow
号車 (ごうしゃ): suffix for train car numbers
滑稽 (こっけい): funny, comical, humorous, laughable; ridiculous, silly, absurd
田んぼ (たんぼ): paddy field, farm
(キャベツ): cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
塩梅 (あんばい): seasoning, flavour, flavor, taste; condition, state, situation;
(state of) health, physical condition; arrangement, assignment, adjustment,
handling, dealing with
居候 (いそうろう): lodger who pays nothing for room and board, freeloader, sponger
一介 (いっかい): mere, only a ...
契約書 (けいやくしょ): (written) contract, agreement
王冠 (おうかん): crown, diadem; bottle cap
知らん顔 (しらんかお): feigned ignorance, pretending not to recognize; unconcerned
air, indifference
道筋 (みちすじ): path, route, itinerary
闘志 (とうし): fighting spirit, (will to) fight
天ぷら (てんぷら): tempura, deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
海月 (くらげ): jellyfish; medusa
提携 (ていけい): cooperation, tie-up, joint business, partnership, alliance,
sponsorship
模型 (もけい): model, dummy, maquette
(ファミリー): family
(プロセス): process
修復 (しゅうふく): restoration, repair, mending
全土 (ぜんど): whole nation, whole land, whole country
引き金 (ひきがね): trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something), immediate cause
暗に (あんに): implicitly, indirectly, tacitly, by implication, obscurely
(マフィア): mafia
中華 (ちゅうか): China; Chinese food
下山 (げざん): descending a mountain, descent
内輪 (うちわ): family circle, one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.), one's
fellows, in-group; private matters, internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate),
moderate; pigeon toe (walking), in-toeing
合掌 (がっしょう): pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a
thatched roof; yours sincerely, yours truly, sincerely yours
子猫 (こねこ): kitten; small cat
(ポロ): polo
一心 (いっしん): one mind; wholeheartedness, one's whole heart
晴らす (はらす): to dispel, to clear away, to refresh (oneself); to accomplish a
goal; to make it sunny, to make clouds disappear
(ようこそ): welcome!, nice to see you!
(スポンサー): sponsor
国会 (こっかい): National Diet, legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet,
legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly, parliament,
congress
言及 (げんきゅう): reference, allusion
軽快 (けいかい): light (of movements), nimble, sprightly, springy; light-hearted,
cheerful, buoyant, jaunty, casual (e.g. clothing), rhythmical (e.g. melody); taking
a turn for the better (of an illness), receding of symptoms, recovery,
convalescence
不断 (ふだん): constant, persistent, unremitting, ceaseless; indecisiveness; usual,
normal, everyday, habitual, ordinary
発信 (はっしん): dispatch, despatch, transmission, submission; informing (e.g. of
opinion), sharing (thoughts, etc.), telling
機密 (きみつ): secrecy, highly classified information
機関車 (きかんしゃ): locomotive, engine
貪欲 (どんよく): avarice, greed, covetousness; raga (desire)
プロ野球 (プロやきゅう): professional baseball
(ボルト): volt
高官 (こうかん): high official
満々 (まんまん): full of, brimming with
(バッジ): badge
考え直す (かんがえなおす): to reconsider, to rethink, to reassess
射程 (しゃてい): range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
団員 (だんいん): group member
遊園地 (ゆうえんち): amusement park
萩 (はぎ): bush clover, Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza);
dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city
in Yamaguchi)
万年筆 (まんねんひつ): fountain pen
泉水 (せんすい): garden pond, miniature lake; fountain
几帳面 (きちょうめん): methodical, precise, meticulous, scrupulous, regular, punctual;
wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running
along either side of it
迎撃 (げいげき): intercept, interception, counter-attack
裸婦 (らふ): nude woman, naked woman
物好き (ものずき): (idle) curiosity, fancifulness, whimsy, (having) strange tastes
最大限 (さいだいげん): maximum; to the maximum degree, to the full
(ブロー): blow-drying; blow, punch; brow; blow, playing an instrument (esp. in
jazz)
(ボクシング): boxing
土器 (どき): earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
半島 (はんとう): peninsula; Korea
暴動 (ぼうどう): insurrection, rebellion, revolt, riot, uprising
押し入る (おしいる): to push in, to force into, to break in (e.g. into a house), to
intrude
暇がない (ひまがない): busy, having no (free) time
特色 (とくしょく): characteristic, feature, idiosyncrasy, personal colour; spot color
砂丘 (さきゅう): sand dune, sand hill
痛感 (つうかん): feeling keenly, fully realizing
綿密 (めんみつ): minute, detailed, careful, scrupulous, thorough
言いようがない (いいようがない): indescribable, having no way to express
其処 (そこ): there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned),
that place; then (of some incident just spoken of), that (of point just raised);
you
君臨 (くんりん): reigning (over a country); dominating, controlling, dictating
(ネックレス): necklace
(ホモ): homo, homosexual (esp. a male), homosexuality (esp. male-male);
homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
政界 (せいかい): (world of) politics, political world, political circles
暴徒 (ぼうと): insurgent, rioter, mob
耕す (たがやす): to till, to plow, to plough, to cultivate
性欲 (せいよく): sexual desire, sex drive, lust
医療 (いりょう): medical care, medical treatment
私立 (しりつ): private (establishment)
都民 (とみん): resident of Tokyo, citizen of Tokyo, Tokyoite
横手 (よこて): side, beside; feature of a sword blade
目次 (もくじ): table of contents, contents
溶け込む (とけこむ): to melt into, to dissolve into, to merge into; to blend into
(surroundings), to fit in, to adapt to, to integrate
隣接 (りんせつ): adjacency, contiguity, being adjoined
自供 (じきょう): confession
休養 (きゅうよう): rest, relaxation, recreation, recuperation, convalescence
月給 (げっきゅう): monthly salary
配属 (はいぞく): assignment (of a person to somewhere), attachment (of a person to
another unit, organization, etc.)
担架 (たんか): stretcher, litter (medical), gurney
迫害 (はくがい): persecution, oppression
不完全 (ふかんぜん): imperfect, incomplete, faulty, defective
谷底 (たにぞこ): valley floor, bottom of a gorge, bottom of a ravine
売り出す (うりだす): to put on the market, to put out for sale, to put on sale, to
begin selling, to market; to become popular
極楽 (ごくらく): Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise, heaven on earth
鈍感 (どんかん): thickheaded, insensitive, dull, thick-skinned
瑞々しい (みずみずしい): fresh and youthful, lively, vibrant, vivacious, juicy (e.g.
fruit)
貼り付ける (はりつける): to paste, to stick, to affix; to station, to post
恩恵 (おんけい): grace, favor, favour, blessing, benefit
疲れ果てる (つかれはてる): to get tired out, to be exhausted
(ゲリラ): guerrilla, guerrilla warfare; sudden
岐阜 (ぎふ): Gifu (city, prefecture)
世界一 (せかいいち): best in the world
敗因 (はいいん): cause of defeat
電柱 (でんちゅう): utility pole, power pole, telephone pole, telegraph pole
腕力 (わんりょく): physical strength, brute strength, arm strength
精力 (せいりょく): energy, vigor, vigour, vitality
安泰 (あんたい): peace, security, tranquility, tranquillity
多大 (ただい): great (quantity, amount, etc.), huge, enormous, serious
浸透 (しんとう): permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.), infiltration (e.g.
of ideas), spread, penetration (e.g. into a market), pervasion; permeation (of a
liquid, etc.), soaking, percolation; osmosis
騒然 (そうぜん): noisy, confused, uproarious
高麗 (こうらい): Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo
kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
(するべき): should do, ought to do
北朝鮮 (きたちょうせん): North Korea
誇示 (こじ): ostentation, display
(おっぱい): breasts, boobies, tits; breast milk
(ジョーク): joke
自立 (じりつ): independence, self-reliance
総監 (そうかん): inspector general, commissioner
雑巾 (ぞうきん): house-cloth, dust cloth
お代わり (おかわり): another helping, second helping, seconds, refill; command to
have dog place its second paw in one's hand
(グルー): glue; grue (fictional monster)
憲法 (けんぽう): constitution; rules, regulation
賞賛 (しょうさん): praise, admiration, commendation, approbation, applause
点火 (てんか): ignition, lighting, firing, setting off
怠ける (なまける): to be idle, to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
(ゴースト): ghost; ghosting (television); ghosting, ghost flare; ghost image,
ghosting
栽培 (さいばい): cultivation
色合い (いろあい): colouring, coloring, shade (of colour), hue, tone, tinge, tint;
flavour, nuance, feel, sense, look
遺物 (いぶつ): relic, remains, memento
働きかける (はたらきかける): to work on (someone), to appeal to, to make approaches to,
to pressure, to exert influence on, to seek action from; to begin to work
光明 (こうみょう): bright light; hope, bright future; light emanating from a buddha
or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
(タッチ): touch; being involved in
山形 (やまがた): Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape, chevron, cone
駐在 (ちゅうざい): residence, stay, (job) posting, being stationed (overseas, etc.);
residential police box, residential police box officer
自首 (じしゅ): surrender (to the authorities), giving oneself up, turning oneself in
根底 (こんてい): root, basis, foundation
致命傷 (ちめいしょう): fatal wound
望ましい (のぞましい): desirable, hoped for, preferable, advisable
居心地 (いごこち): comfort
(ヒステリック): hysterical, hysteric
過酷 (かこく): severe, harsh, hard, cruel, rigorous
節約 (せつやく): economising, saving
呼応 (こおう): hailing each other; acting in concert, responding (to), sympathizing
(with); agreement, concord
境地 (きょうち): state (of mind), mental state, emotional condition; field (of
activity); one's lot, circumstance, situation in life; place, region, area, land
突っ張る (つっぱる): to cramp up, to tighten, to stiffen; to be insistent, to persist
(in one's opinion), to stick to one's guns; to act tough, to bluff, to be defiant,
to be unruly; to prop up (e.g. with a post), to support; to push out (one's legs or
arms), to stretch (e.g. an arm against the wall), to press; to thrust (one's
opponent)
逆さ (さかさ): inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
難民 (なんみん): refugee, displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of
something), person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
命名 (めいめい): naming, christening
表札 (ひょうさつ): nameplate, doorplate
(ラウンジ): lounge
地中 (ちちゅう): underground, subterranean
称号 (しょうごう): title, name, degree
和やか (なごやか): mild, calm, gentle, quiet, congenial, amicable, amiable, friendly,
genial, harmonious, peaceful
肉屋 (にくや): butcher's shop, butcher, meat shop
形 (かたち): form, shape, figure; visage
(クレーン): crane
手形 (てがた): draft, draught, promissory note, bill; handprint; signed hand-print
密集 (みっしゅう): crowding together, clustering together, close formation, swarm
電光 (でんこう): lightning; electric illumination, light from an electric source
繰り広げる (くりひろげる): to unfold, to unroll, to open
高見 (こうけん): your views, your opinion; great idea, excellent idea
控えめ (ひかえめ): moderate, reserved, conservative, humble, mild-mannered, self-
effacing, unassuming, well-behaved, low-key, temperate, in small quantities
生ずる (しょうずる): to produce, to yield, to cause; to result from, to arise, to be
generated
幅広い (はばひろい): extensive, wide, broad
亡骸 (なきがら): remains, corpse, (dead) body
沸騰 (ふっとう): boiling, seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate), excitement,
agitation, fermentation; soaring (prices), shooting up
逸話 (いつわ): anecdote
狭間 (はざま): interval, space, interstice, threshold; valley, gorge, ravine;
loophole (in a wall), crenel, eyelet
裏付ける (うらづける): to support (a theory, claim, etc.), to back up, to
substantiate, to prove
開き直る (ひらきなおる): to become defiant, to fight back, to turn upon, to take the
offensive
嘲る (あざける): to scoff, to laugh at, to make fun of, to ridicule, to jeer at
酢 (す): vinegar
歯車 (はぐるま): gear, cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.), cog in the
machine
法王 (ほうおう): Pope; Buddha
倒す (たおす): to throw down, to bring down, to blow down, to fell, to knock down,
to set (something) down on its side, to turn (something) on its side, to recline
(e.g. a seat); to kill, to defeat, to beat; to overthrow, to trip up, to ruin; to
leave unpaid, to cheat
粥 (かゆ): thin rice porridge, watery cooked rice, rice gruel, congee; breakfast (in
Zen temples)
(フォア): four
侵す (おかす): to invade, to raid, to violate (airspace, etc.), to intrude, to
trespass; to infringe, to encroach; to harm, to afflict, to affect
赤色 (あかいろ): red, red color (colour); red-colored, red; communism, the left
(ワールド): world
民主主義 (みんしゅしゅぎ): democracy
深み (ふかみ): depth, deep place
公子 (こうし): young nobleman
竿 (さお): rod, pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar
of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis; counter
for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
汽船 (きせん): steamship, steamboat, steamer
道のり (みちのり): distance, journey, itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal), way,
process, route, road
(そそられる): to be interesting, to be fascinating, to be tantalizing, to be
intriguing
発端 (ほったん): origin, genesis, opening, start, beginning
手腕 (しゅわん): ability, capability, skill
覚醒剤 (かくせいざい): stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine,
ritalin, etc.)
簡素 (かんそ): simple, plain, modest
解析 (かいせき): analysis, analytical study; parsing, parse
歌集 (かしゅう): collection of waka poems, anthology; songbook
分かつ (わかつ): to divide, to separate; to share, to distribute; to distinguish
病床 (びょうしょう): sickbed, (hospital) bed
個体 (こたい): individual, specimen
口癖 (くちぐせ): pet saying, favorite phrase, stock phrase, catchphrase; manner of
talking
切支丹 (キリシタン): Christianity (in feudal Japan), Christian
陸上 (りくじょう): (on) land, ground, shore; track-and-field events
開店 (かいてん): opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
翻弄 (ほんろう): trifling with, toying with, playing with, making sport of, making
fun of, leading around by the nose; tossing about (a ship)
漁船 (ぎょせん): fishing boat
実験室 (じっけんしつ): laboratory
めぐり合う (めぐりあう): to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend), to
meet by chance, to happen across
盆地 (ぼんち): basin (e.g. between mountains)
影響力 (えいきょうりょく): influence, clout, leverage
言い渡す (いいわたす): to announce, to tell, to sentence, to order
対談 (たいだん): talk, dialogue, conversation
前記 (ぜんき): aforesaid, above-mentioned, said, above
(アドバイス): advice
日本中 (にほんじゅう): throughout Japan
(エース): ace (playing card); ace (of a team), leading player; ace, hotshot, top
dog, top hand, wunderkind; ace (serve)
缶 (かん): can, tin; canned food
日本一 (にほんいち): Japan's best, number one in Japan
代表的 (だいひょうてき): representative, exemplary, model
縄張り (なわばり): stretching a rope around, roping off, cordoning off, demarcation;
one's turf, domain, territory, jurisdiction, sphere of influence; territory (of an
animal)
思い起こす (おもいおこす): to recall, to remember
比喩 (ひゆ): simile, metaphor, allegory, parable
住宅地 (じゅうたくち): housing district, residential district
巨漢 (きょかん): giant
武勇 (ぶゆう): bravery, military prowess, valour, valor
横柄 (おうへい): arrogant, haughty, insolent
(コミュニケーション): communication
食品 (しょくひん): food, food products, foodstuffs
名義 (めいぎ): name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification,
pretext
略奪 (りゃくだつ): pillage, plunder, looting, robbery
鉄板 (てっぱん): iron plate, steel plane; sure thing, certain winner
五体 (ごたい): the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the
five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands
and feet)
以て (もって): with, by, by means of; because of, on account of, for, due to; on (a
day, date), at (a time), as of (e.g. today); adds emphasis to preceding word; in
addition (to being), moreover, as well as, and; therefore, and so, hence
小切手 (こぎって): cheque, check
黒木 (くろき): unbarked lumber
両軍 (りょうぐん): both armies; both teams, both sides
賄う (まかなう): to supply (goods, money, etc.), to cover (costs), to pay, to
finance, to maintain (e.g. a family); to give board, to provide meals
無難 (ぶなん): safe (e.g. choice), secure, innocuous, inoffensive; acceptable,
passable, satisfactory, adequate, faultless, without flaw
青柳 (あおやぎ): green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell
(Mactra chinensis)
取り次ぐ (とりつぐ): to act as an agent for, to intermediate; to announce (someone's
arrival), to answer (the door, the phone), to receive (a guest at reception), to
usher in (a guest); to convey (a message)
あくる日 (あくるひ): next day, following day
農村 (のうそん): agricultural community, farm village; rural
厳しさ (きびしさ): severity, strictness, intensity
高揚 (こうよう): elevation (of spirits), raising (of morale), uplift, upsurge
垣間見る (かいまみる): to take a peep at, to catch a glimpse of
(ランス): lance
力士 (りきし): sumo wrestler, rikishi; strong man; Deva king
該当 (がいとう): corresponding to, being applicable to, being relevant to, coming
under, falling under, fulfilling (requirements), meeting (conditions), qualifying
for
柔和 (にゅうわ): gentle, mild, meek, tender
二階建て (にかいだて): two-storied building
屋内 (おくない): indoor (court, pool, etc.)
助力 (じょりょく): assistance, support
踊り子 (おどりこ): dancer (usu. female)
(タワー): tower
(シエスタ): siesta
連発 (れんぱつ): running continuously, firing in rapid succession
(カチカチ): ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock), knocking, clicking,
clacking, clattering; dry and hard, (frozen) stiff; hidebound, die-hard, stubborn,
obstinate, bigoted; scared stiff, tense, nervous, frightened
過度 (かど): excessive, immoderate
慣習 (かんしゅう): custom, convention, common practice; becoming accustomed (to)
補充 (ほじゅう): replenishment, supplementation, supplement, replacement, refilling
優等生 (ゆうとうせい): honor student, honours student, model student, prize pupil
正統 (せいとう): legitimate, orthodox, traditional
煮詰める (につめる): to boil down, to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach
a conclusion, to conclude a discussion
移民 (いみん): immigration, emigration; immigrant, emigrant
依存 (いぞん): dependence, reliance
均衡 (きんこう): equilibrium, balance
飼い主 (かいぬし): (pet) owner, keeper
大粒 (おおつぶ): large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.), large grain-like object
(grape, cherry, etc.)
意味不明 (いみふめい): of uncertain meaning, ambiguous, cryptic, nonsensical,
incomprehensible, perplexing
兆候 (ちょうこう): sign, indication, omen, symptom
加担 (かたん): support, participation, assistance, complicity, conspiracy
追い越す (おいこす): to pass (e.g. car), to overtake; to surpass, to outstrip, to get
ahead of, to outdistance
(タブー): taboo
趣旨 (しゅし): meaning, point (e.g. of a statement), gist, effect; goal, intent,
object, aim, point
入門 (にゅうもん): becoming a pupil (of), becoming a disciple, entering an
institution, beginning training; introduction (to), primer, guide
分散 (ぶんさん): dispersion, breakup, scattering, decentralization, decentralisation,
distribution; variance; dispersion
恐喝 (きょうかつ): blackmail, extortion, threat (to extort money)
血液型 (けつえきがた): blood type, blood group
(ギャラ): fee paid to performing artists, etc., appearance fee
(ヘッドライト): headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head),
head torch
中旬 (ちゅうじゅん): middle of a month, second third of a month, 11th to 20th day of
a month
異論 (いろん): different opinion, objection
幼稚 (ようち): infancy; childish, infantile, immature, primitive
臨終 (りんじゅう): deathbed, dying hour, one's death
中 (ちゅう): medium, average, middle; moderation; middle school; China; volume two
(of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something), under
(construction, etc.), while; in, out of, of the
(ヒロイン): heroine, female protagonist; heroine, heroic woman, brave woman
不信 (ふしん): distrust, mistrust, disbelief, discredit; insincerity; impiety,
faithlessness
昼夜 (ちゅうや): day and night
変換 (へんかん): change, conversion, transformation; transformation
閥 (ばつ): clique, clan, faction
物理 (ぶつり): laws of nature, physical laws; physics
(ディレクター): director
準 (じゅん): semi-, quasi-, associate
日没 (にちぼつ): sunset
映える (はえる): to shine, to glow; to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off
(by)
援護 (えんご): support, help, backing; covering (from enemy attack), protection
点在 (てんざい): being dotted about, being scattered, being interspersed
本隊 (ほんたい): main body (of an army), main force; these troops
馴れ馴れしい (なれなれしい): over-familiar
機材 (きざい): machine parts, machinery, equipment
感銘 (かんめい): deep impression
木陰 (こかげ): shade of tree, bower
加工 (かこう): manufacturing, processing, treatment, machining
寡婦 (かふ): widow, divorced woman not remarried, unmarried woman
毎回 (まいかい): every time, each round
切り替える (きりかえる): to change, to exchange, to convert, to renew, to throw a
switch, to replace, to switch over
過失 (かしつ): accident (caused by negligence), error, blunder; fault, defect
動力 (どうりょく): power, motive power; three-phase electricity
近々 (ちかぢか): soon, before long, shortly, in the near future; close (by), near,
nearby
黴 (かび): mold, mould, mildew
課員 (かいん): section staff
手探り (てさぐり): fumbling, groping
中指 (なかゆび): middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger; middle toe,
third toe
点く (つく): to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.), to catch fire, to ignite, to start
burning; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.), to come on
公判 (こうはん): public hearing, trial
壊滅 (かいめつ): destruction, annihilation, devastation, catastrophe
使徒 (しと): apostle, disciple
(ゴリラ): gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
貧困 (ひんこん): poverty, penury, need, destitution; shortage, lack, want
第一線 (だいいっせん): the front (of a battlefield), forefront
撃墜 (げきつい): shooting down (aircraft)
巷 (ちまた): the public, the street (e.g. ""word on the street""); street, district,
quarters; location (e.g. of a battle), scene (e.g. of carnage); divide (e.g.
between life and death); fork (in a road), crossroads
自衛 (じえい): self-defense, self-defence
外交官 (がいこうかん): diplomat
王者 (おうじゃ): king, monarch, ruler; champion
館内 (かんない): inside a library, museum, cinema, etc., on the premises
(ウェイトレス): waitress
抽出 (ちゅうしゅつ): extraction, abstraction; selection (from a group), sampling
着手 (ちゃくしゅ): to start work (on), to undertake; to start committing a crime;
embarkation, launch
踏み切る (ふみきる): to take off, to jump, to leap; to take the plunge, to decide, to
embark on, to venture into, to launch out into; to step out of the ring
篭る (こもる): 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); to be filled with (emotion,
enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.), to be heavy with (e.g.
smoke), to be stuffy, to be dense; to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle,
fortress, etc.); to confine oneself in a temple to pray
喚く (わめく): to shout, to cry (out), to yell, to scream, to clamour
評論 (ひょうろん): criticism, critique
存続 (そんぞく): continuance, survival, persistence, retention, duration
太平洋戦争 (たいへいようせんそう): Pacific War (1941-1945)
損失 (そんしつ): loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
合宿 (がっしゅく): lodging together, training camp, boarding house
骨格 (こっかく): skeleton, skeletal structure, build, frame, physique; framework
分配 (ぶんぱい): division, splitting, sharing, distribution, dissemination,
allocation
内装 (ないそう): interior design, interior, upholstery
拡張 (かくちょう): expansion, extension, enlargement; escape, ESC
豪快 (ごうかい): hearty, tremendous, magnificent, glorious, splendid, heroic,
stirring
修学旅行 (しゅうがくりょこう): excursion, field trip, school trip
検視 (けんし): autopsy, inquest, investigation of death
(カーペット): carpet
子犬 (こいぬ): puppy; small dog
長寿 (ちょうじゅ): long life, longevity
習性 (しゅうせい): habit; behavior, behaviour, trait, nature
支給 (しきゅう): provision, supply, payment, allowance, grant
一党 (いっとう): one party, one faction, one clique
壇上 (だんじょう): on a stage, on a platform, on an altar
遺児 (いじ): orphan, child left by the deceased; abandoned child
藻 (も): algae, waterweed, seaweed, duckweed
(キャッチ): catch, catching, obtaining (e.g. information), receiving (e.g. radio
transmission or phone call); catch; shop tout, puller-in; catching (in swimming and
boating), catching the water; catcher; call waiting
協定 (きょうてい): arrangement, pact, agreement
明快 (めいかい): clear, clear-cut, lucid, unequivocal, explicit
取り寄せる (とりよせる): to order, to send away for, to have (something) sent to one;
to pull (something) closer
(ボード): board
要望 (ようぼう): demand for, request
戦国 (せんごく): country in civil war, country disarrayed by war; Warring States
period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched
participants, hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.), anybody's game
暴風 (ぼうふう): storm, windstorm, gale
一丁 (いっちょう): one sheet, one page, one leaf; one block of tofu, one serving (in
a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes,
inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit
of distance, 109.09 m); one game, one task; well then, come then
苗字 (みょうじ): surname, family name, last name
(しょんぼり): downheartedly, dejectedly, dispiritedly, despondently
弦 (つる): bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot
handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
躾 (しつけ): discipline, training, teaching manners
(オリジナル): original; unique (e.g. product), signature, exclusive, one-of-a-kind,
custom
証券 (しょうけん): bond, bill, certificate, security
高値 (たかね): high price
義姉 (ぎし): sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older
stepsister, older adopted sister, non-blood-related older sister
通行 (つうこう): passage (of people, traffic), passing; common usage
実業家 (じつぎょうか): businessman, entrepreneur, captain of industry
髪型 (かみがた): hair style, coiffure, hairdo
裏切り者 (うらぎりもの): betrayer, traitor, turncoat, informer
孫娘 (まごむすめ): granddaughter
同類 (どうるい): the same kind, accomplice, partner
尚且つ (なおかつ): besides, furthermore, on top of that; and yet, nevertheless, even
so
物陰 (ものかげ): place hidden from view, cover, shelter, hiding place
極限 (きょくげん): utmost limits, extremity; limit
刻々 (ぎざぎざ): notches, serration, indentation, jaggies (stair-step artifacts in
computer images); notched, serrated, jagged, corrugated, milled
司法 (しほう): administration of justice
八百屋 (やおや): greengrocer, fruit and vegetable shop
刃先 (はさき): edge of blade
看る (みる): to look after (often medically), to take care of
謙遜 (けんそん): modesty, humility, being humble
(ガム): chewing gum; gum, rubber
感情的 (かんじょうてき): emotional, sentimental
談笑 (だんしょう): friendly chat, pleasant chat, lighthearted talk, friendly
conversation
鮎 (あゆ): sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis), ayu; salmon
罅 (ひび): crack, fissure; rift, split; chaps, skin fissure
(シール): seal; sticker
極東 (きょくとう): Far East
不規則 (ふきそく): irregularity, unsteadiness, disorderly
(ドラム): drum, drums, drum kit
傷跡 (きずあと): scar
一人娘 (ひとりむすめ): only daughter
毒薬 (どくやく): poison
単 (たん): single, simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which
predicts the winner of a race)
踏ん張る (ふんばる): to brace one's legs, to stand firm, to plant one's feet (firmly
on the ground); to hold out, to persist, to make an effort, to exert oneself
旧式 (きゅうしき): old type, old style
三日月 (みかづき): new moon, crescent moon
賞金 (しょうきん): prize money, monetary award, reward
繁殖 (はんしょく): breeding, propagation, reproduction, multiplication, increase
喪服 (もふく): mourning dress
新年 (しんねん): New Year
高名 (こうめい): famous, well-known, renowned, distinguished, celebrated; your name
(テキスト): text; textbook
発令 (はつれい): official announcement, proclamation
鼻血 (はなぢ): nosebleed
柿 (かき): kaki, Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
運用 (うんよう): making use of, application, practical use, effective management
(e.g. of funds); operation (esp. of a boat), steering
結成 (けっせい): formation, combination
票 (ひょう): vote, ballot; label, ticket, tag, stub
持続 (じぞく): continuation, persisting, lasting, sustaining, enduring
路面 (ろめん): road surface
同人 (どうじん): same person; said person, the person in question; coterie, clique,
fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague; dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or
hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
検出 (けんしゅつ): detection, sense (e.g. sensor)
破格 (はかく): extraordinary, exceptional, unprecedented, special, abnormal,
irregular; solecistic, non-standard, irregular
(ルビー): ruby; ruby character, small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji
usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to
printed material); Ruby (programming language)
海戦 (かいせん): naval battle
一晩中 (ひとばんじゅう): all night long, all through the night
絵本 (えほん): picture book
無条件 (むじょうけん): unconditional
突出 (とっしゅつ): projection, protrusion
元禄 (げんろく): Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
(カジノ): casino
典型 (てんけい): type, pattern, model, epitome, exemplar, archetype, perfect example
日時 (にちじ): date and time
婚姻 (こんいん): marriage, matrimony
由緒 (ゆいしょ): history, pedigree, lineage
別室 (べっしつ): separate room, another room; special room; concubine (of a noble)
(ドキッと): being startled, getting a shock
(マッサージ): massage
和平 (わへい): peace
保険金 (ほけんきん): insurance payout, insurance money
(インテリ): intellectual, educated person; intelligentsia
体操 (たいそう): gymnastics, physical exercises; artistic gymnastics, gymnastics
competition; physical education (class), PE
世論 (よろん): public opinion, popular voice, public sentiment, consensus
平行 (へいこう): parallelism, running parallel (to, with); running concurrently,
occurring at the same time, keeping pace with; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a
debate)
(ロケ): location (e.g. of film shoot), remote (shoot at a remote location)
感受性 (かんじゅせい): sensitivity, susceptibility
訪問者 (ほうもんしゃ): visitor
採取 (さいしゅ): picking, collecting, harvesting, gathering; extraction
新品 (しんぴん): brand-new article, new item
厚かましい (あつかましい): impudent, shameless, brazen
目黒 (めぐろ): Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo); Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron
familiare)
出生 (しゅっしょう): birth
(インターネット): Internet
可能性が高い (かのうせいがたかい): very likely, very probable
(ガンガン): clanging, banging, booming, loudly; throbbing (headache), pounding,
splitting; fully, vigorously, hard (e.g. working), flat out
(グランド): grand, large
(ピック): pick, plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for
picking a lock), lock pick
死去 (しきょ): death, decease, passing away
力量 (りきりょう): ability, capacity, capability, talent; physical strength
無恥 (むち): shameless
矢先 (やさき): arrowhead; target of a flying arrow, brunt (of an attack); the very
moment (when), the point (of doing)
栗 (くり): Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
密林 (みつりん): close thicket, dense forest, jungle; amazon.com
裏通り (うらどおり): side street (often parallel to a main street), back street,
alley, alleyway
鼾 (いびき): snoring, snore
継承 (けいしょう): inheritance, succession, accession; share-alike
落ち葉 (おちば): fallen leaves, leaf litter, falling leaves; leaf fall, dropping
leaves, defoliation; deciduous
渋る (しぶる): to hesitate, to hold back, to balk, to falter; to be reluctant, to be
unwilling, to begrudge; to have loose painful bowel movement, to suffer from
tenesmus
(ネットワーク): network
腹心 (ふくしん): one's confidant, trusted friend, trusted retainer
出没 (しゅつぼつ): making frequent appearances, appearing often, appearing and
disappearing
花見 (はなみ): cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing
旋律 (せんりつ): melody, tune
西洋人 (せいようじん): Western person, Westerner
呼び戻す (よびもどす): to call (someone) back, to recall, to call home; to bring back
(memories, etc.), to recall, to revive
保安 (ほあん): peace preservation, security; safety
校内 (こうない): within a school
神学 (しんがく): theology, divinity
(ポンプ): pump
一時期 (いちじき): a period (of time)
缶詰 (かんづめ): canned food, tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can
concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
隔たる (へだたる): to be distant
(ビーチ): beach
(くたばる): to kick the bucket, to drop dead, to die, to croak; to be pooped, to be
exhausted, to be knackered
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
北西 (ほくせい): northwest
資材 (しざい): (raw) material
水分 (すいぶん): water, liquid, fluid, moisture, humidity, sap, juice
ある意味で (あるいみで): in a sense, in some way, to an extent
見舞い (みまい): visiting ill or distressed people, writing get-well letters; get-
well gifts, get-well letters; expression of sympathy, expression of concern,
enquiry, inquiry
身の回り (みのまわり): one's personal belongings, one's vicinity, one's daily life,
everyday necessities
千鳥 (ちどり): plover
不毛 (ふもう): barren, sterile, infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion), fruitless
最古 (さいこ): the oldest, the earliest
聖母 (せいぼ): holy mother, birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
(ハンド): hand; handball (soccer foul)
常 (つね): usual state of things
聖職者 (せいしょくしゃ): clergyman, churchman, clergy
因 (いん): cause, factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect
conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
悪徳 (あくとく): vice, immorality, corruption
管轄 (かんかつ): jurisdiction, control
善悪 (ぜんあく): good and evil
淑女 (しゅくじょ): lady; (female) pervert
生活費 (せいかつひ): living expenses
(センサー): sensor
財政 (ざいせい): public finance; financial affairs, financial situation
密度 (みつど): density
原型 (げんけい): prototype, model, pattern, archetypal
実情 (じつじょう): real condition, actual circumstances, actual state of affairs
付け根 (つけね): root, joint, base, crotch
近道 (ちかみち): shorter way, shortcut
好色 (こうしょく): lasciviousness, lechery, salaciousness, lust, sensuality, lewdness
仲直り (なかなおり): reconciliation, make peace with
絶大 (ぜつだい): tremendous, immense
高速道路 (こうそくどうろ): highway, freeway, expressway, motorway
一線 (いっせん): line
録画 (ろくが): (video) recording
命がけ (いのちがけ): putting one's life on the line, staking one's life (on), risking
one's life, life and death situation
いち早く (いちはやく): promptly, quickly, without delay; before others, first
(ラグ): rug
免許 (めんきょ): license, licence, permission, permit, certificate
瀬 (せ): shallows, shoal; rapids, current, torrent; position, place; chance,
opportunity
成分 (せいぶん): ingredient, component, composition
思いとどまる (おもいとどまる): to give up (a plan or idea), to desist from (doing)
驚異 (きょうい): wonder, miracle, amazement, prodigy
券 (けん): ticket, coupon, bond, certificate
嫁入り (よめいり): marriage, wedding
(シャトル): shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space
shuttle
災害 (さいがい): calamity, disaster, misfortune
終結 (しゅうけつ): end, close
複製 (ふくせい): reproduction, duplication, reprinting
銚子 (ちょうし): (sake) decanter
古本屋 (ふるほんや): secondhand bookshop, secondhand bookstore, secondhand bookseller
(コロコロ): lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched
sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation,
plans), (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated),
fickly, in a fickle manner; roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit
ribbit (sound of frogs), croak croak; roller, lint roller, paint roller
総理大臣 (そうりだいじん): prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government),
premier
激励 (げきれい): encouragement, spurring (on), cheering (on)
知らず知らず (しらずしらず): unconsciously, unwittingly, unawares
志望 (しぼう): wish, desire, ambition, choice
売春 (ばいしゅん): prostitution
絶妙 (ぜつみょう): exquisite, superb, perfect, miraculous
楽譜 (がくふ): score, sheet music
十二分 (じゅうにぶん): more than enough, more than ample, exhaustive
児童 (じどう): children, juvenile
支部 (しぶ): branch, subdivision
幕末 (ばくまつ): Bakumatsu period, closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, end of the
Edo period
前庭 (ぜんてい): front garden, front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
(クッキー): cookie, biscuit; cookie, browser cookie
セーラー服 (セーラーふく): sailor suit, middy uniform
移植 (いしょく): transplanting (a plant), transplant, grafting; transplantation (of
an organ, tissue, etc.), transplant; embryo transfer, embryo transplant; porting
(software)
予知 (よち): foresight, foreknowledge, intimation, premonition, prediction
急死 (きゅうし): sudden death
原住民 (げんじゅうみん): native people, aboriginal, indigenous people
自問 (じもん): asking oneself
人ごみ (ひとごみ): crowd of people
挟まる (はさまる): to get between, to be caught in
狩人 (かりゅうど): hunter
兆し (きざし): signs, omen, symptoms
照準 (しょうじゅん): sight (e.g. of a gun), aim, alignment
直接的 (ちょくせつてき): direct
(ジャーナリスト): journalist
数少ない (かずすくない): few in number
(スニーカー): sneaker, sneakers
密接 (みっせつ): close (relationship, connection, etc.), intimate, near; close
(together)
第一歩 (だいいっぽ): first step
数万 (すうまん): tens of thousands
温厚 (おんこう): gentle, mild-mannered
(シンボル): symbol
検索 (けんさく): looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary), retrieval (e.g. data),
searching for, referring to
要点 (ようてん): gist, main point
論者 (ろんしゃ): advocate, disputant, debater; (present) writer, author
仕様 (しよう): way, method, means, resource, remedy; (technical) specification
一代 (いちだい): generation, lifetime, age
思い思い (おもいおもい): just as (each) one likes, as (each) one pleases, as (each)
one prefers, (each) in one's own way
涼む (すずむ): to cool oneself, to cool off, to enjoy the cool air
(ツアー): tour
参拝 (さんぱい): visit to a shrine or temple, paying homage at a shrine or temple
完結 (かんけつ): conclusion, completion
一両 (いちりょう): one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
風雨 (ふうう): wind and rain; rainstorm
新嘉坡 (シンガポール): Singapore
(レア): rare, uncommon, unusual; rare, lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family
Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess); Rhea (moon of Saturn)
最良 (さいりょう): the best, ideal
面識 (めんしき): acquaintance
時機 (じき): opportunity, chance, time, occasion
戦禍 (せんか): war damage, ravages of war, horrors of war
凸凹 (でこぼこ): unevenness, roughness, ruggedness, bumpiness; inequality, imbalance,
unevenness, difference
何だかんだ (なんだかんだ): something or other, one thing or another, this or that
石橋 (いしばし): stone bridge
匿名 (とくめい): anonymity, using an assumed name
書記官 (しょきかん): secretary
呆ける (ぼける): to grow senile, to be childish with age; to be mentally slow, to be
befuddled; to play stupid, to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part
of a comedic routine); to become engrossed in, to become absorbed in
バス停 (バスてい): bus stop
大多数 (だいたすう): great majority
書面 (しょめん): document, letter; writing, contents (e.g. of a letter)
葉っぱ (はっぱ): leaf, blade (of grass), (pine) needle; marijuana, cannabis
背もたれ (せもたれ): back (of a chair)
右往左往 (うおうさおう): moving about in confusion, going every which way, going this
way and that
擤む (かむ): to blow (one's nose)
(ピラミッド): pyramid
好機 (こうき): good opportunity, chance
留守番 (るすばん): care-taking, house-sitting, house-watching, staying at home;
caretaker, house-sitter
崇高 (すうこう): lofty, sublime, noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
和らぐ (やわらぐ): to soften, to calm down, to be eased, to be mitigated, to subside,
to abate
(フォロー): follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up, following
up; backing-up, covering for, patching things up, support; follow-up shot;
tailwind, following wind
作曲 (さっきょく): composition (of music), setting, writing music
原作 (げんさく): original work
収拾 (しゅうしゅう): control, bringing under control, settling (a matter), putting in
order
(コンプレックス): complex, inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities,
etc.)
難なく (なんなく): easily
入念 (にゅうねん): careful, elaborate, scrupulous
岩石 (がんせき): rock
精巧 (せいこう): elaborate, delicate, exquisite
(マシン): machine; race car, racing motorcycle
(キャリア): career; career government employee
(スカウト): (talent) scout, recruiter, headhunter; scouting, headhunting; Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts
(ブラジャー): bra, brassiere
原爆 (げんばく): atomic bomb, A-bomb
電流 (でんりゅう): electric current
折々 (おりおり): occasionally, now and then, from time to time
召し上がる (めしあがる): to eat, to drink
静岡 (しずおか): Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
(モーツァルト): Mozart
囲碁 (いご): go (board game)
(ブック): book
波紋 (はもん): ripple, ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum,
instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
呼び名 (よびな): popular name, common name, given name
没収 (ぼっしゅう): forfeiture, seizure, confiscation, impounding
上達 (じょうたつ): improvement (e.g. in skill, ability), advance, progress;
communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
上せる (のぼせる): to raise, to record, to bring up (a matter), to serve (food), to
send some on out
不公平 (ふこうへい): unfairness, injustice, partiality
役場 (やくば): town hall
貧血 (ひんけつ): anemia, anaemia
忘却 (ぼうきゃく): lapse of memory, forgetting completely, (consigning to) oblivion
下唇 (したくちびる): lower lip
できるだけ早く (できるだけはやく): as soon as possible
猶太 (ユダヤ): Judea (southern Palestine); Jews
急遽 (きゅうきょ): hurriedly, in a hurry, in haste; sudden
真空 (しんくう): vacuum, hollow, empty
悲壮 (ひそう): tragic but brave, heroic, grim, pathetic
長大 (ちょうだい): long and large, tall and large, grand, huge
(ダウン): fall, decrease, drop, going down; knocking down (in boxing), flooring,
being knocked down, being floored; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion,
etc.), being down (e.g. with a cold), being knocked out (from alcohol), being out
of it, collapsing; going down (of a computer system, server, etc.), crashing;
(number of) outs; being down (in points, games, etc.), behind behind, trailing;
down (American football); down (feathers)
細心 (さいしん): meticulous, careful, discreet, scrupulous, prudent
(フラッシュ): flash (esp. of a camera), flashlight, flashbulb; very short scene in
a film or TV show; newsflash
方言 (ほうげん): dialect, provincialism
切れ目 (きれめ): gap, break, rift; pause, interval, interruption; cut, incision,
notch, score; end
精鋭 (せいえい): elite, best, pick, cream of the crop
(がやがや): noisily (crowd of people talking), clamorously, in a hubbub,
jabberingly, chatteringly, buzzingly; loudly (laughing)
狂乱 (きょうらん): fury, frenzy, madness, wildness
天性 (てんせい): nature, natural constitution, innate disposition
そよ風 (そよかぜ): gentle breeze, soft wind, breath of air, zephyr
(クラブ): nightclub; sports club, team; clubs (card suit); golf club
連盟 (れんめい): league, federation, union, alliance
鼻息 (はないき): nasal breathing, breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure,
excitement
(ティッシュ): tissue, facial tissue
落書き (らくがき): scrawl, scribble, graffiti, doodle
絶やす (たやす): to exterminate, to eradicate, to wipe out, to put an end to; to let
(fire) go out, to let die (e.g. flowers), to run out of
怪奇 (かいき): bizarre, strange, weird, mysterious; grotesque
記者会見 (きしゃかいけん): press conference, news conference
合成 (ごうせい): composition, synthesis, compounding, combining; composite photo;
(function) composition
対照 (たいしょう): contrast, antithesis, comparison
長所 (ちょうしょ): strong point, merit, virtue, advantage
(パンティー): panties, panty, briefs
旬 (しゅん): season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue, popular, fresh, up to date
当方 (とうほう): I, we, our part
不動産屋 (ふどうさんや): real estate agent, realtor
万里 (ばんり): thousands of miles
人だかり (ひとだかり): crowd, throng
奇術 (きじゅつ): magic, conjuring, sleight of hand, legerdemain
主催 (しゅさい): sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices), promotion,
organizing, organising, hosting, staging
狂言 (きょうげん): kyogen, farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude
of a noh play; kabuki play, kabuki performance; make-believe, ruse, trick
久々 (ひさびさ): (in a) long time, long time (ago), while (ago), long ago, long while
(ago), (in a) long while
子宮 (しきゅう): womb, uterus
ご苦労様 (ごくろうさま): thank you (for your hard work), I appreciate your efforts
代わる代わる (かわるがわる): alternately, by turns
発足 (ほっそく): starting, inauguration, launch, founding, establishment, start-up
惨状 (さんじょう): disastrous scene, terrible spectacle
弓矢 (ゆみや): bow and arrow; weapon, arms
(ナプキン): (table) napkin, serviette; sanitary napkin, sanitary pad
未明 (みめい): early dawn, grey of morning, gray of morning
原野 (げんや): waste land, wilderness, moor, field, plain
切り捨てる (きりすてる): to cut off and throw away; to abandon, to disregard, to
discard, to throw to the wolves; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal
place), to drop, to omit, to ignore, to round down; to cut (someone) down, to slay
恒星 (こうせい): star
錆 (さび): rust
(ワード): word; word; Word, Microsoft Word
多額 (たがく): large (amount of money), huge, hefty, expensive
最低限 (さいていげん): minimum; at the very least
開業 (かいぎょう): opening a business, opening a practice
容易い (たやすい): easy, simple, light
(スカーフ): scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
丈 (たけ): height, stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has), everything;
magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
奔走 (ほんそう): running about, making every effort, being busily engaged (in
something), good offices
細々 (こまごま): minutely, in detail, with particular attention
特集 (とくしゅう): feature (e.g. newspaper), special edition, report
漂流 (ひょうりゅう): drifting, drift, being adrift
反逆 (はんぎゃく): treason, treachery, mutiny, rebellion, insurrection
お天気 (おてんき): weather; mood, temper
(ハイム): home
別名 (べつめい): another name, different name, synonym; alias, pseudonym, pen name,
nom de plume
臆病者 (おくびょうもの): coward, wimp
(ギャグ): joke, gag
産地 (さんち): producing area
温室 (おんしつ): greenhouse, hothouse, conservatory, glasshouse
九つ (ここのつ): nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
弾圧 (だんあつ): oppression, suppression, pressure
擁する (ようする): to have, to possess
奥山 (おくやま): remote mountain, mountain recesses
(テクニック): technique
嚏 (くしゃみ): sneeze; spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm
against an early death
(ほんのり): slightly, faintly
山間 (さんかん): among the mountains
お陰様で (おかげさまで): thankfully, fortunately, luckily, by God's grace, under the
gods' shadow; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness, thanks to
your assistance, thanks to your support, thanks to your efforts
(テク): technology; technique; technical
預金 (よきん): deposit, bank account
図書 (としょ): books
パン屋 (パンや): bakery, baker, pastry shop
教員 (きょういん): teacher, instructor, teaching staff, faculty member
(せかせか): restlessly, hurriedly, agitatedly, fidgeting
三鞭酒 (シャンパン): champagne
強硬 (きょうこう): firm, strong, unbending, unyielding, uncompromising, stubborn,
tough, hard-line
活力 (かつりょく): vitality, energy, dynamism
寛容 (かんよう): tolerance, open-mindedness, forbearance, generosity, magnanimity
名作 (めいさく): masterpiece
軍用 (ぐんよう): for military use
生垣 (いけがき): hedge
(ピアス): earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing, body piercing
売り場 (うりば): selling area, counter, section, department, sales floor; favorable
time to sell, good time to sell
切り札 (きりふだ): trump card; ace up one's sleeve, secret weapon
賛同 (さんどう): approval, endorsement
熱狂 (ねっきょう): wild enthusiasm, being crazy about
王室 (おうしつ): royal family
乗り物 (のりもの): vehicle, conveyance, transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival),
playground facility
分身 (ぶんしん): other self, alter ego, part of oneself (in someone or something
else), representation of oneself; incarnations of Buddha
白骨 (はっこつ): white (bleached) bone, skeleton
動向 (どうこう): trend, tendency, movement, attitude
連れ (つれ): companion, company; tritagonist
独房 (どくぼう): single cell, isolation cell, solitary cell, solitary confinement
cell
 (タウン): town
(トレーニング): training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.), practice; working out,
workout, (strength, weight) training
頬っぺた (ほっぺた): cheek
審査 (しんさ): judging, inspection, examination, investigation, review
町長 (ちょうちょう): town mayor
植木 (うえき): garden shrubs, trees, potted plant
人工的 (じんこうてき): artificial, unnatural
有りのまま (ありのまま): the truth, fact, as it is, as you are, frank, bare plain
不死身 (ふじみ): invulnerability, immortality, insensibility to pain
(ボブ): bob (haircut)
肩書き (かたがき): title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord), job title, position (in a
company), degree, status, rank
謀略 (ぼうりゃく): strategy, stratagem, trick, scheme, plot
酸っぱい (すっぱい): sour, acid
冷凍 (れいとう): freezing, cold storage, refrigeration
零時 (れいじ): twelve o'clock, midnight, noon
仲人 (なこうど): matchmaker; go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator,
intercessor
独断 (どくだん): one's own judgement (judgment), decision made without consulting
others, arbitrary decision; dogmatism
想 (そう): conception, idea, thought; samjna (perception)
姓名 (せいめい): (full) name, family name and given name
音楽家 (おんがくか): musician
(ロマン): romance (e.g. Arthurian romances), heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream,
adventurous spirit, great undertaking, epic adventure; (full-length) novel;
romance, love affair; romanticism
不必要 (ふひつよう): unnecessary, needless
皆目 (かいもく): entirely, (not) at all
遺品 (いひん): things left (to one) by the deceased, inherited item, estate,
memento, keepsake; lost item, lost property
貸与 (たいよ): loan, lending
授かる (さずかる): to be awarded (e.g. a prize), to be given an award, to receive
(e.g. a title); to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g.
with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
危険性 (きけんせい): riskiness, (level of) danger
(プライベート): private; personal life, (one's) privacy
(マックス): maximum, max; mux (multiplexor)
お負け (おまけ): something thrown in (with a purchase), something extra, free gift,
freebie, giveaway, premium, prize; (giving a) discount, price reduction; addition,
embellishment (e.g. to a story)
投下 (とうか): throwing down, dropping, airdrop; investment
模倣 (もほう): imitation, copying
見落とす (みおとす): to overlook, to fail to notice, to miss (seeing)
(スチール): steel
全長 (ぜんちょう): over-all length, span
電撃 (でんげき): electric shock; blitz, lightning attack; sudden and without warning,
shocking
気まま (きまま): willful, wilful, selfish, self-centered, egoistic; carefree, do-as-
you-please, freewheeling, free spirited
首飾り (くびかざり): necklace, choker
口出し (くちだし): interference, meddling, butting in
(ペラペラ): fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking), glibly,
garrulously, volubly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper,
cloth, etc.), flimsy, weak
(フェア): fair; fare; fear
事により (ことにより): by (means of), by doing, due to, via, through
仲介 (ちゅうかい): agency, intermediation
共犯 (きょうはん): complicity
弱み (よわみ): (a) weakness, shortcoming, failing, sore point
魚屋 (さかなや): fish market, fish dealer, fishmonger
(トースト): toast
(くたくた): exhausted, worn out, dead tired; battered (esp. of clothing), worn out,
ragged, tattered; (boiling) to a pulp, to a mash, to a mush
主席 (しゅせき): head, chief; chairman, governor, president; top student, head of the
class; top seat, first desk (in orchestra)
心理学 (しんりがく): psychology
頑強 (がんきょう): stubborn, dogged, persistent, tenacious; tough, sturdy, hardy,
strong
見苦しい (みぐるしい): unsightly, ugly, unseemly, indecent, deplorable, disgraceful,
shameful
心強い (こころづよい): heartening, reassuring
生臭い (なまぐさい): smelling of fish, fishy, smelling of blood, bloody; degenerate
(of a monk), depraved, corrupt, fallen; worldly, mundane, secular, common,
ordinary; fishy, suspicious, questionable
階層 (かいそう): class, level, stratum, layer, hierarchy
新聞記事 (しんぶんきじ): newspaper story (article, account)
賭け (かけ): bet, wager, stake, gamble
(トーン): tone
端末 (たんまつ): terminal, computer terminal; information access device (smartphone,
tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
豪雨 (ごうう): torrential rain, heavy rain, cloudburst, downpour
着飾る (きかざる): to dress up
敬遠 (けいえん): pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant,
keeping at arm's length, giving a wide berth; avoiding (something unpleasant),
shying away from; giving (the batter) an ""intentional walk""
供える (そなえる): to offer, to sacrifice, to dedicate
相談役 (そうだんやく): counselor, counsellor, adviser, advisor
風潮 (ふうちょう): tide, current; tendency, trend
組長 (くみちょう): boss (esp. yakuza), foreman
下方 (かほう): lower region, lower part, region below
山林 (さんりん): mountain forest, forest on a mountain, montane forest; mountains and
forest
思索 (しさく): speculation, thinking, meditation
(アシスト): assistance, help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
首脳 (しゅのう): head, leader, top; important part
来月 (らいげつ): next month
今一 (いまいち): not quite (right), not very good, somewhat (lacking)
需要 (じゅよう): demand, request
遅らす (おくらす): to delay, to postpone, to slow down, to retard
(バール): bar; crowbar
低める (ひくめる): to lower, to be lowered
時差 (じさ): time difference
一例 (いちれい): example, an instance
技巧 (ぎこう): technique, finesse
(メロディー): melody; chime
申し分無い (もうしぶんない): no objection, nothing to criticize, nothing to criticise
(ローラー): roller
書籍 (しょせき): book, publication
取り消す (とりけす): to cancel, to withdraw, to retract, to take back (words, etc.),
to revoke
噴射 (ふんしゃ): jet, spray, injection, jet propulsion
覚ます (さます): to awaken, to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses, to
disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil
(ディスコ): disco, discotheque
軌跡 (きせき): tire track; traces of a person or thing, path one has taken; locus
下痢 (げり): diarrhea, diarrhoea
子弟 (してい): children, sons, children and younger brothers; young people
淑やか (しとやか): graceful, ladylike, modest, gentle, polite, quiet, well-mannered,
refined (behavior)
潔白 (けっぱく): innocence, guiltlessness, purity, uprightness, integrity
無情 (むじょう): heartlessness, hardness of heart, coldheartedness, cruelty;
insentient, inanimate
乱雑 (らんざつ): disorder, confusion, clutter, mess, muddle, disarray
薬缶 (やかん): kettle
氏名 (しめい): (full) name, identity
一人暮らし (ひとりぐらし): living by oneself, living alone
客室 (きゃくしつ): guest room (at a hotel), guest cabin (on a boat), passenger cabin
(on a plane); drawing room
小刀 (こがたな): (small) knife; short sword, small sword
念願 (ねんがん): one's heart's desire, one's dearest wish
打ち出す (うちだす): to emboss; to print out, to print; to work out (e.g. policy), to
hammer out, to come out with, to set forth; to strike (a drum indicating the end of
a performance); to begin striking, to start beating
送信 (そうしん): transmission, sending
(カリフォルニア): California
(ケーブル): cable
歩行 (ほこう): walk
万全 (ばんぜん): perfection, flawlessness
合致 (がっち): agreement, concurrence, conformance, compliance
神道 (しんとう): Shinto, Shintoism
気球 (ききゅう): balloon, blimp
断絶 (だんぜつ): extinction, discontinuation, interruption; severance, rupture; to
become extinct, to cease to exist; to sever, to break off, to divide (between two
things)
張本人 (ちょうほんにん): originator, ringleader, perpetrator, main culprit, person
responsible
音響 (おんきょう): sound, noise, acoustics, reverberation, echo, audio
加害者 (かがいしゃ): assailant, perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor
作り話 (つくりばなし): fiction, made-up story, fable, fabrication, myth
(スケール): scale, vernier
談話 (だんわ): talk, conversation, dialogue; informal expression of opinion, off-
the-cuff remarks, comment; discourse
建前 (たてまえ): face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to
private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
飛び切り (とびきり): best, extra-fine, superfine, unequalled; exceptionally,
extraordinarily, by far; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
砲火 (ほうか): gunfire, fire
幼なじみ (おさななじみ): childhood friend, friend from infancy, old playmate
華々しい (はなばなしい): brilliant, splendid, glorious, magnificent, spectacular
土人 (どじん): native, aboriginal
貪る (むさぼる): to covet, to crave, to lust insatiably for; to indulge in, to devour
greedily
(クリスチャン): Christian
受信 (じゅしん): receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.), reception (radio, TV,
etc.)
潜伏 (せんぷく): concealment, hiding, ambush; incubation, latency, dormancy
早まる (はやまる): to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours), to be moved up, to be
advanced; to be hasty, to be rash; to quicken, to speed up, to gather speed
熟睡 (じゅくすい): deep sleep, sound sleep, profound sleep
波止場 (はとば): wharf, quay, landing-stage, jetty
鬱陶しい (うっとうしい): gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing; irritating, troublesome;
heavy (weather), cloudy
大蔵 (おおくら): Ministry of Finance
勧誘 (かんゆう): invitation, solicitation, canvassing, canvasing, inducement,
persuasion, encouragement
(ステーキ): steak
随筆 (ずいひつ): essays, miscellaneous writings, literary jottings
町中 (まちなか): downtown
内々 (うちうち): private, confidential, informal, secret, (within the) family circle,
(on the) inside
間口 (まぐち): frontage, width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of
one's knowledge), scope (e.g. of one's work), range
お握り (おにぎり): onigiri, rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and
wrapped in nori)
小国 (しょうこく): small country
盗難 (とうなん): theft, robbery
非常識 (ひじょうしき): lack of common sense, thoughtlessness, senselessness,
irrationality, absurdity
機内 (きない): inside a plane, in-flight
養成 (ようせい): training, education, development, cultivation
回線 (かいせん): circuit, line
休戦 (きゅうせん): cease-fire, truce, armistice
弔う (とむらう): to mourn for, to grieve for, to condole with (the bereaved family,
etc.); to hold a memorial service for, to hold a funeral service for
縁起 (えんぎ): omen, sign of luck; origin, history, causation; dependent arising,
doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of
nothing
掌握 (しょうあく): grasping, seizing, holding, commanding, having control over
師範 (しはん): instructor, (fencing) teacher, model
所轄 (しょかつ): jurisdiction
本店 (ほんてん): head office, main office, main store, flagship store; this store,
our store
北東 (ほくとう): northeast
起動 (きどう): startup, booting up, activation, starting (e.g. engine, computer),
launch
場違い (ばちがい): out-of-place, inappropriate, sticking out like a sore thumb
人前 (にんまえ): portion of food
付け足す (つけたす): to add (to), to add on, to append
治まる (おさまる): to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.), to calm down, to cool
off, to abate, to be settled, to be brought under control; to be at peace, to be
governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.), to be alleviated, to get
better, to ease off
国立 (こくりつ): national, founded and run by the central government
島々 (しまじま): islands
不本意 (ふほんい): reluctant, unwilling, involuntary, unintentional, unintended,
unlooked-for, disappointing
融合 (ゆうごう): agglutination, adhesion, fusion, combination, blending, uniting
没落 (ぼつらく): ruin, fall, collapse, downfall, bankruptcy
(ビクトリア): Victoria (Seychelles); Victoria (Australia)
十 (じゅう): ten, 10; ten years of age; book containing a collection of poems
官邸 (かんてい): official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
参加者 (さんかしゃ): participant, entrant, player, competitor
緩慢 (かんまん): slow, sluggish, dull; lax, sloppy, lenient
茄子 (なす): eggplant (Solanum melongena), aubergine
(ミート): meat
地中海 (ちちゅうかい): Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
物質的 (ぶっしつてき): material, physical
立腹 (りっぷく): anger, offence, offense, rage, taking offense, taking offence
(キーボード): keyboard
譲歩 (じょうほ): concession, conciliation, compromise
自国 (じこく): one's own country
虚偽 (きょぎ): falsehood, untruth, lie, misinformation; fallacy (logic)
積み込む (つみこむ): to load (with goods, cargo), to put on board, to stow aboard
出征 (しゅっせい): going to war, departure for the front; departure for military
service (in response to a draft)
南米 (なんべい): South America
花園 (はなぞの): flower garden
控え室 (ひかえしつ): waiting room, anteroom, antechamber, green room
二つ目 (ふたつめ): one after next, second
公正 (こうせい): justice, fairness, impartiality
日本酒 (にほんしゅ): sake (rice wine), saké
真摯 (しんし): sincere, earnest, serious
謡 (うたい): noh chanting, recitation
発条 (ばね): spring; spring (in one's legs), bounce; springboard, impetus
急用 (きゅうよう): urgent business
東亜 (とうあ): East Asia, the Orient
救世主 (きゅうせいしゅ): saviour, savior, messiah; Messiah, Jesus Christ
時刻表 (じこくひょう): timetable, schedule
(ダイニング): dining; dining room; meal
学会 (がっかい): learned society, scientific society, academy, academic meeting,
academic conference
不可欠 (ふかけつ): indispensable, essential
新築 (しんちく): new building, new construction
短時間 (たんじかん): short time
不景気 (ふけいき): economic slump, hard times, depression, recession; poor
(business), dull, slack, inactive; gloomy, cheerless, dismal
円筒 (えんとう): cylinder
旅団 (りょだん): brigade
絞殺 (こうさつ): strangulation, strangling
(カレンダー): calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
何方か (どなたか): someone
(ちょくちょく): often, frequently, now and then, occasionally
(ヨーク): yoke
離陸 (りりく): takeoff
好物 (こうぶつ): favourite dish (favorite), favourite food
終点 (しゅうてん): terminus, last stop (e.g. train)
念仏 (ねんぶつ): nembutsu, nianfo, the three-word invocation ""Namu Amida Butsu""
dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
速力 (そくりょく): speed
夜景 (やけい): night view, night skyline, nightscape
推論 (すいろん): inference, deduction, induction, reasoning
錯乱 (さくらん): confusion, distraction, derangement
機器 (きき): device, equipment, machinery, apparatus
早起き (はやおき): early rising
幽閉 (ゆうへい): confinement, imprisonment, incarceration
(アーム): arm; automated retroactive minimal moderation, ARMM
(プロダクション): production
付属 (ふぞく): being attached (to), being affiliated (to), belonging (to), going
with; attached school, affiliated school
(マガジン): magazine
遺骨 (いこつ): cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes; remains (of war dead)
検証 (けんしょう): verification, inspection
意気込む (いきごむ): to be enthusiastic about, to be eager, to be keen
光り輝く (ひかりかがやく): to shine, to glitter
系列 (けいれつ): series, sequence, system, succession; keiretsu (group),
conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated, subsidiary
中立 (ちゅうりつ): neutrality
組み込む (くみこむ): to insert, to include, to incorporate, to cut in (printing)
素子 (そし): element (esp. component in electronics), elemental device, device;
data, datum
欠席 (けっせき): absence, non-attendance
謙虚 (けんきょ): modest, humble
(ユース): youth
儀礼 (ぎれい): etiquette, courtesy
人一倍 (ひといちばい): (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
二枚目 (にまいめ): handsome man; actor in a love scene
(アベック): (romantic) couple; back-to-back (e.g. home runs), dual (e.g. victory),
tandem (e.g. flight), double
(ペダル): pedal
水泳 (すいえい): swimming
大作 (たいさく): large-scale work, voluminous work; monumental work, great work,
masterpiece
兆 (ちょう): 10^12, 1,000,000,000,000, trillion; sign, omen, indication, portent
強制的 (きょうせいてき): forced, compulsory
夜更け (よふけ): late at night, small hours of the morning
駆け引き (かけひき): bargaining, haggling; tactics, strategy, maneuvering, diplomacy;
(tactical) advance or retreat of troops
有益 (ゆうえき): beneficial, profitable, useful, helpful, instructive
名手 (めいしゅ): master, expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
独逸 (ドイツ): Germany
定期的 (ていきてき): periodic, regular, routine
日本政府 (にほんせいふ): Japanese government
細かいこと (こまかいこと): trifles, minor details
(ベートーヴェン): Beethoven
昨今 (さっこん): nowadays, recently
痛烈 (つうれつ): severe, bitter, scathing
不用意 (ふようい): unprepared; careless, imprudent, indiscreet, inadvertent
 (ジェット): jet
(ブザー): buzzer, personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of
attack)
倒産 (とうさん): (corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial failure, failed
business
白紙 (はくし): white paper, flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate, lack of prior
opinion, positions, etc.; scratch, beginning
周知 (しゅうち): common knowledge, being well-known, making (something) well-known
行き過ぎる (いきすぎる): to go too far, to go past; to go to extremes, to overdo it
補足 (ほそく): supplement, complement
(セール): sale
在住 (ざいじゅう): residing, living, dwelling
偽造 (ぎぞう): forgery, counterfeiting, fabrication, falsification
(スリル): thrill
辞表 (じひょう): letter of resignation
一式 (いっしき): complete set, all, everything
卓上 (たくじょう): desktop, desk-top, tabletop; after-dinner speech
(マーケット): market
大さじ (おおさじ): tablespoon
誉れ (ほまれ): honour, honor
契機 (けいき): opportunity, chance; trigger, cause
栄誉 (えいよ): honour, honor
(ビスケット): cookie, biscuit
(ワープロ): word processor
異例 (いれい): exceptional, unusual, extraordinary, unprecedented, singular
平日 (へいじつ): weekday, ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
日数 (にっすう): number of days
本職 (ほんしょく): principal occupation, main job; professional, an expert,
specialist; I (of a government official, etc.), me
出社 (しゅっしゃ): going to work (e.g. in the morning), coming to work
(レッスン): lesson
顧客 (こきゃく): customer, client, patron
(スライド): slide (for projection), transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide, to
slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule), to move; to change (with a
sliding scale), to index (to), to peg
全面 (ぜんめん): whole surface, entire
規律 (きりつ): order, observance, discipline; rules, law, regulations
用具 (ようぐ): tool, implement, instrument, equipment
痴漢 (ちかん): molester, groper, masher, pervert
(グロテスク): grotesque
新型 (しんがた): new type, new style, new model, new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
釣り (つり): fishing, angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling,
writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
停滞 (ていたい): stagnation, tie-up, standstill, congestion, delay, accumulation,
falling into arrears
神楽 (かぐら): kagura, traditional Shinto music and dancing
(ファースト): first; first base, first baseman; fast
花屋 (はなや): florist, flower shop
(フェイス): face
為 (ため): good, advantage, benefit, welfare; sake, purpose, objective, aim;
consequence, result, effect; affecting, regarding, concerning
北風 (きたかぜ): north wind, northerly wind
(ラッキー): lucky; nice!, score!, bingo!
鞦韆 (ぶらんこ): swing, trapeze
どの辺 (どのへん): whereabout, about where; how much
不況 (ふきょう): depression, recession, slump
旋風 (せんぷう): whirlwind; sensation, commotion, hullabaloo
護送 (ごそう): escort (e.g. under guard), convoy
戯画 (ぎが): caricature, cartoon, comics
資本主義 (しほんしゅぎ): capitalism
万能 (ばんのう): all-purpose, utility, universal; all-powerful, almighty, omnipotent,
all-round (e.g. athlete)
性急 (せいきゅう): hasty, rash, rushed, hurried, impatient, impetuous, quick-tempered
炎上 (えんじょう): going up in flames, destruction by fire (esp. of a large
building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet,
statement, etc.), becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
連結 (れんけつ): concatenation, coupling, connection, linking, consolidation (e.g. of
company accounts)
室町 (むろまち): Muromachi period (1336-1573)
木の実 (きのみ): fruit of a tree, nut, berry
極み (きわみ): height, acme, extremity, peak; end, limit
日本刀 (にほんとう): Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved), Japanese bladed
weapon
治癒 (ちゆ): healing, cure, recovery
見聞 (けんぶん): information, experience, knowledge, observation
国籍 (こくせき): nationality, citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.),
registration, flag
新作 (しんさく): new work, new production, new composition, new creation, new title
名所 (めいしょ): famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and
address
見習い (みならい): apprenticeship, probation, learning by observation; apprentice,
trainee, probationer
命ずる (めいずる): to order, to command; to appoint
沼地 (ぬまち): marshland, wetland, swampland
熱帯 (ねったい): tropics
学術 (がくじゅつ): science, learning, scholarship, arts and sciences, academic
pursuits
続行 (ぞっこう): continuation, continuance, going on, resuming
三輪 (さんりん): three wheels
国外 (こくがい): outside the country, abroad
天神 (てんじん): heavenly god, heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane;
Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum, dried plum;
tenjin hairstyle; prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period); tuning peg
(on a biwa or shamisen)
後始末 (あとしまつ): settlement (of a matter), sorting out, winding up (affairs),
dealing with the aftermath; cleaning up afterwards, tidying up (when finished)
(ゾーン): zone
党員 (とういん): party member
出身者 (しゅっしんしゃ): alumnus (alumnae), graduate, old boy (girl); former member of
an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
物理学 (ぶつりがく): physics
内気 (うちき): shy, bashful, timid, reserved
麒麟 (きりん): giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); horse that
can ride 1000 ri in a day
(あやふや): uncertain, vague, ambiguous
艶々 (つやつや): glossy, bright, slick
(ジプシー): gypsy, gipsy
優勢 (ゆうせい): superiority, superior power, predominance, preponderance
接点 (せってん): tangent point, point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point
of agreement, common ground, interaction
小雨 (こさめ): light rain, drizzle
整列 (せいれつ): standing in a row, forming a line, alignment
刷る (する): to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
(メカニズム): mechanism
(トロイ): troy, weight system used for gold, silver, etc.
今週 (こんしゅう): this week
広める (ひろめる): to spread, to propagate, to popularize, to disseminate; to
broaden, to extend, to widen, to enlarge
精液 (せいえき): semen
執る (とる): to take (trouble), to attend (to business), to command (army)
一番上 (いちばんうえ): topmost
退去 (たいきょ): departure, leaving, going away, evacuation; recession
羽毛 (うもう): feathers, plumage, down
差出人 (さしだしにん): sender (e.g. of mail)
掲示板 (けいじばん): bulletin board, display board, notice board; electronic bulletin
board, BBS
摂る (とる): to have (e.g. lunch), to take (e.g. vitamins)
葛 (くず): kudzu (Pueraria montana), Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed
(Sinomenium acutum)
着々 (ちゃくちゃく): steadily
志向 (しこう): intention, aim, preference (for), orientation (towards a goal)
通告 (つうこく): announcement, notice
別居 (べっきょ): separation, living separately, living apart
見せびらかす (みせびらかす): to show off, to flaunt
(アピール): appeal (e.g. for peace), plea, request; appeal (of something),
attractiveness, allure; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing, calling attention to,
making a display of, showing off, playing up, touting, using as a selling point,
pitch
(プロローグ): prologue, prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
失格 (しっかく): disqualification, elimination, incapacity; being unfit for one's
role, being a failure
強ち (あながち): not necessarily, not entirely, not altogether
(ターゲット): target
呼びかけ (よびかけ): call, appeal
替え (かえ): change, alteration, substitute, spare, replacement, proxy; rate of
exchange
絞り (しぼり): tie-dye, tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye),
aperture stop, stop; contraction, squeezing, choke
加盟 (かめい): joining (an association, agreement, etc.), participation,
affiliation, accession
参院 (さんいん): House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
衆院 (しゅういん): House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of
Japan)
新党 (しんとう): new (political) party
長官 (ちょうかん): secretary (government), director, chief
連立 (れんりつ): coalition, alliance, union; standing side-by-side
湾岸 (わんがん): gulf coast, bay coast
五輪 (ごりん): Olympic Games, Olympics; Olympic rings
暫定 (ざんてい): provisional, temporary, tentative
喚問 (かんもん): summons
査察 (ささつ): inspection (for compliance), investigation (tax, etc.)
与野党 (よやとう): ruling and opposition parties, parties in and out of power
公明党 (こうめいとう): Komeito (Japanese political party)
理 (り): reason, principle, logic; general principle (as opposed to individual
concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
為替 (かわせ): money order, draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
格差 (かくさ): qualitative difference, disparity, gap
原告 (げんこく): plaintiff, accuser, prosecutor
答申 (とうしん): report, reply, findings
賠償 (ばいしょう): compensation, reparations, indemnity, damages
引き下げ (ひきさげ): reduction, cut
金融機関 (きんゆうきかん): financial institutions, banking facilities
県知事 (けんちじ): prefectural governor
現職 (げんしょく): present post, current office, (an) incumbent
首都圏 (しゅとけん): the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of
city's centre) (center)
心不全 (しんふぜん): heart failure
石 (こく): koku, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a
Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
途上国 (とじょうこく): developing country
連覇 (れんぱ): successive championships
枠組み (わくぐみ): frame; framework, outline
今年度 (こんねんど): this year, this fiscal year, this school year
防衛庁 (ぼうえいちょう): Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January
2007)
執行部 (しっこうぶ): (the) executive, administration, leadership
障害者 (しょうがいしゃ): disabled person, person with a (physical or mental)
disability
採決 (さいけつ): vote, ballot, division
主権 (しゅけん): sovereignty, supremacy, dominion
保健 (ほけん): preservation of health, hygiene, sanitation
直 (じき): soon, in a moment, before long, shortly; nearby, close; direct; spot
transaction, cash transaction
開票 (かいひょう): counting ballots, tally (of votes)
参入 (さんにゅう): entering (the marketplace), introducing (something) to the market,
access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
提言 (ていげん): proposal, motion, recommendation
投球 (とうきゅう): pitching, throwing a ball, bowling (in cricket), pitched ball
不全 (ふぜん): partial, incomplete, imperfect
両院 (りょういん): both houses of parliament, both upper and lower house
取り組み (とりくみ): effort, initiative, dealing with, grappling with, wrestling
with; bout (in sports, etc.), match
医薬品 (いやくひん): medical and pharmaceutical products, medicinal supplies, drugs,
pharmaceuticals, medicine
琴 (こと): koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese
zither), guzheng
札 (ふだ): ticket, token, check, receipt; label, tag; sign, card, plate; playing
card; charm, talisman; slip of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims
要旨 (ようし): point, essentials, gist, summary, fundamentals
気象庁 (きしょうちょう): (Japanese) Meteorological Agency, JMA
攻め (せめ): attack, offence, offense; dominant partner of a homosexual
relationship; a barrage of, a flood of
合弁 (ごうべん): joint management, pool; gamopetalous, sympetalous
準決勝 (じゅんけっしょう): semifinal
伸び率 (のびりつ): growth rate, coefficient of extension
税収 (ぜいしゅう): tax yields, revenue
争点 (そうてん): point at issue
分け (わけ): division, splitting, classification; sharing, distribution; draw, tie
労働党 (ろうどうとう): Labour Party, Labor Party
郵政 (ゆうせい): postal system
民放 (みんぽう): commercial broadcast
合理化 (ごうりか): rationalization, rationalisation, rationalize, rationalise
国際化 (こくさいか): internationalization, internationalisation, i18n (in IT)
歯止め (はどめ): brake, drag, skid, pawl; restraint, curtailment, self-imposed limit,
check
種目 (しゅもく): item, event
含み (ふくみ): implication, hidden meaning, latitude, atmosphere, tone, sentiment,
inclusion
敬称 (けいしょう): title of honour, title of honor
取締役会 (とりしまりやくかい): board of directors; board of directors' meeting
守り (まもり): protection, defense, defence; providence; amulet, charm, talisman
届け出 (とどけで): report, notification
捕鯨 (ほげい): whaling, whale hunting, whale fishing
買い (かい): buying, shopping; buyer; purchase
絡み (からみ): linkage, entanglement, involvement, relationship, interaction
昨秋 (さくしゅう): autumn of last year, fall of last year
先送り (さきおくり): putting off (doing), postponement, delaying
区間 (くかん): section (of track, etc.), segment, dimension; interval
公団 (こうだん): public corporation; public housing
書道 (しょどう): calligraphy
中道 (ちゅうどう): middle of the road, centrism, moderation, golden mean; the middle
(of what one is doing), half-way; middle way, middle path
癒着 (ゆちゃく): adhesion, conglutination; collusion, collusive relationship
幹 (みき): (tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
偏差値 (へんさち): deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of
10, and often used for academic grades), deviation, T-score, standard score
医大 (いだい): medical school
化学兵器 (かがくへいき): chemical weapon
近畿 (きんき): Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
足並み (あしなみ): pace, step
退陣 (たいじん): resignation, stepping down, retirement; retreat, decamping,
withdrawal
中南米 (ちゅうなんべい): Central and South America
長期的 (ちょうきてき): long-term
難色 (なんしょく): disapproval, reluctance, unwillingness
背任 (はいにん): breach of trust, malfeasance, malpractice, misappropriation
拍車 (はくしゃ): (riding) spur
直球 (ちょっきゅう): straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question), blunt
円相場 (えんそうば): yen exchange rate
拠出 (きょしゅつ): donation, contribution
昨年度 (さくねんど): previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
大詰め (おおづめ): final scene, the end, finale
下り (くだり): down-train, train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-
slope, downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream, downhill
気味 (きみ): sensation, feeling; tendency, propensity
求人 (きゅうじん): recruiting, job offer, job vacancy
言論 (げんろん): (one's) speech, expression of views, discussion
工芸 (こうげい): industrial arts, craft
潜在 (せんざい): potentiality, dormancy, latency
賃貸 (ちんたい): lease, rent, hire
罰則 (ばっそく): punishment, penalty; penal regulations, penal provisions, penal code
品種 (ひんしゅ): type (of goods), sort; (taxonomical) form; breed, variety, kind,
type, cultivar
弊害 (へいがい): harmful effect, harmful influence, evil practice, abuse, malady
拡充 (かくじゅう): expansion
滑走 (かっそう): gliding, sliding, skating (on ice), skiing, glide, slide; taxiing,
making a takeoff run
自粛 (じしゅく): self-restraint, voluntary restraint, self-imposed control, self-
discipline
社債 (しゃさい): corporate bond, corporate debenture
借入金 (かりいれきん): loan, loan payable, debt
受講 (じゅこう): taking a lecture, attending a class, taking a course
生協 (せいきょう): co-op, (consumers') cooperative
総辞職 (そうじしょく): mass resignation
即日 (そくじつ): (on) the same day
代打 (だいだ): pinch-hitting, pinch hitter
着工 (ちゃっこう): starting (construction) work
中日 (ちゅうにち): China and Japan; the middle day; the equinoctial day