Study Set: Monsters (モンスターズ) ep. 1-5

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Monsters (モンスターズ) ep. 1-5

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TBS Japanese drama Monsters

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⑤ お金【おかね】 • money

⑤ お父さん【おとうさん】 • father

⑤ こんな • such (about something/someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker), like this

⑤ さあ • come, come now

⑤ さん • ① Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms ② honorific used with occupational titles

⑤ じゃあ • ① then, well, so, well then ② combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles ③ plain copula

⑤ じゃ • ① then, well, so, well then ② combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles ③ plain copula

⑤ そう • ① so, really, seeming ② (after masu stem and adj-stem) appearing that, seeming that, looking like, having the appearance of

⑤ そんな • such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener), like that, that sort of

⑤ では • then, well, so, well then

⑤ でも • ① but, however, still, yet, although, even though ② even, even if ③ or something

⑤ どうも • ① thanks ② much (thanks), very (sorry), quite (regret) ③ quite, really ④ somehow ⑤ no matter how hard one may try ⑥ greetings, hello, goodbye

⑤ どんな • what, what kind of

⑤ はい • ① yes ② OK (used to get attention prior to an utterance), okay ③ giddy-up, giddap

⑤ もう • ① already, anymore ② soon, shortly ③ more, further, other, again ④ interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)

⑤ もしもし • ① hello (e.g. on phone) ② excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

⑤ もっと • (some) more, even more, longer, further

⑤ ゆっくり • slowly, at ease, restful

⑤ エレベーター • elevator, lift

⑤ タクシー • taxi

⑤ テーブル • table

⑤ テープ • tape

⑤ テスト • test

⑤ テレビ • television, TV

⑤ トイレ • toilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory

⑤ ドア • door (Western-style)

⑤ ナイフ • knife

⑤ ニュース • news

⑤ ハンカチ • handkerchief

⑤ フォーク • ① fork ② folk, folk song ③ hawk

⑤ ベッド • bed

⑤ ホテル • hotel

⑤ 一【いち】 • ① one ② best in, the most (...) in (where an adjective follows)

⑤ 一つ【ひとつ】 • ① one ② for one thing (often used in itemized lists) ③ (after a noun) only ④ (with a verb in negative form) (not) even ⑤ just (i.e. "just try it")

⑤ 飲む【のむ】 • ① to drink, to gulp, to swallow ② to smoke (tobacco) ③ to engulf, to overwhelm ④ to keep down, to suppress ⑤ to accept (e.g. demand, condition) ⑥ to make light of, to conceal

⑤ 駅【えき】 • station

⑤ 円【えん】 • ① Yen, money ② circle

⑤ 下【した】 • ① below, down, under ② bottom ③ beneath, underneath ④ just after, right after ⑤ inferiority, one's inferior (i.e. one's junior), younger (e.g. of siblings) ⑥ trade-in ⑦ preliminary, preparatory

⑤ どうぞ • ① please, kindly ② by all means

⑤ 花【はな】 • ① flower, blossom, bloom, petal ② blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), cherry blossom ③ ikebana ④ Japanese playing cards ⑤ beauty ⑥ (the) best

⑤ 会社【かいしゃ】 • ① company, corporation ② workplace

⑤ 外【そと】 • ① outside, exterior ② open air ③ other place

⑤ 休み【やすみ】 • ① rest, recess, respite ② vacation, holiday, absence, suspension ③ dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

⑤ 休む【やすむ】 • ① to be absent, to take a day off ② to rest, to have a break ③ to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire ④ to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business

⑤ 空【そら】 • sky, the heavens

⑤ 見せる【みせる】 • to show, to display

⑤ 見る【みる】 • ① to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe ② to look over, to look on, to assess, to examine, to judge ③ to look after, to keep an eye on, to take care of ④ to view (e.g. flowers, movie) ⑤ (usu. after the -te form of a verb) to try

⑤ 五【ご】 • five

⑤ 午後【ごご】 • afternoon, p.m.

⑤ 午前【ごぜん】 • morning, a.m.

⑤ 後ろ【うしろ】 • back, behind, rear

⑤ 口【くち】 • ① mouth ② opening, hole, gap, orifice ③ mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece ④ gate, door, entrance, exit ⑤ speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip) ⑥ taste, palate ⑦ mouth (to feed) ⑧ opening (i.e. vacancy), available position ⑨ invitation, summons ⑩ kind, sort, type ⑪ opening (i.e. beginning) ⑫ counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords

⑤ 今【いま】 • now, the present time, just now, soon, immediately, (one) more

⑤ 今月【こんげつ】 • this month

⑤ 今週【こんしゅう】 • this week

⑤ 三つ【みっつ】 • three

⑤ 時【とき】 • ① time, hour ② occasion, moment

⑤ 時間【じかん】 • ① time ② hours

⑤ 車【くるま】 • ① car, automobile, vehicle ② wheel

⑤ 手【て】 • ① hand, arm ② handle ③ hand, worker, help ④ trouble, care, effort ⑤ means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship ⑥ hand, handwriting ⑦ kind, type, sort ⑧ one's hands, one's possession ⑨ ability to cope ⑩ hand (of cards) ⑪ direction

⑤ 週間【しゅうかん】 • week, weekly

⑤ 出す【だす】 • ① to take out, to get out ② to put out, to reveal, to show ③ to submit (e.g. thesis), to turn in ④ to publish, to make public ⑤ to send (e.g. letter) ⑥ to produce (a sound), to start (fire) ⑦ to serve (food) ⑧ to begin

⑤ 出る【でる】 • ① to go out, to exit, to leave ② to appear, to come forth, to be published ③ to answer (the phone or door)

⑤ 書く【かく】 • to write

⑤ 女【おんな】 • woman

⑤ 女の子【おんなのこ】 • girl

⑤ 少し【すこし】 • ① small quantity, little, few, something ② little while ③ short distance

⑤ 上【うえ】 • ① above, up, over ② top, summit ③ surface, on ④ before, previous ⑤ superiority, one's superior (i.e. one's elder) ⑥ on top of that, besides, what's more ⑦ upon (further inspection, etc.), based on (and occurring after) ⑧ matters concerning..., as concerns ... ⑨ since (i.e. "for that reason") ⑩ suffix indicating higher social standing

⑤ 上げる【あげる】 • ① to raise, to elevate ② to do up (one's hair) ③ to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.) ④ to land (a boat) ⑤ to show someone (into a room) ⑥ (uk) to summon (for geishas, etc.) ⑦ to send someone (away) ⑧ to enrol (one's child in school) (enroll) ⑨ to increase (price, quality, status, etc.) ⑩ to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice) ⑪ to earn (something desirable) ⑫ to praise ⑬ to give (an example, etc.), to cite ⑭ to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) ⑮ to arrest ⑯ to nominate ⑰ to give ⑱ to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.) ⑲ to bear (a child) ⑳ to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding) ○ (of the tide) to come in ○ to vomit ○ (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else) ○ (after the -masu stem of a verb) to complete ○ used after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility

⑤ 食べる【たべる】 • to eat

⑤ 人【じん】 • ① -ian (e.g. Italian, etc.) (attaches to name of country to denote nationality), -er (e.g. performer, etc.) (attaches to name of occupation) ② (usu. in compound words) man, person, people

⑤ 生まれる【うまれる】 • to be born

⑤ 先【さき】 • ① previous, prior, former, some time ago, preceding ② point (e.g. pencil), tip, end, nozzle ③ head (of a line), front ④ ahead, the other side ⑤ the future, hereafter ⑥ destination ⑦ the other party

⑤ 先生【せんせい】 • ① teacher, master, doctor ② with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific

⑤ 千【せん】 • 1,000, thousand

⑤ 前【まえ】 • ① ago, before (some event), previously, (minutes) to (the hour) ② in front (of), before (e.g. the house) ③ head (of a line), front (e.g. of a bus), fore part ④ in the presence of ⑤ helping, portion ⑥ privates, private parts

⑤ 足【あし】 • ① foot ② leg ③ gait ④ pace

⑤ 男【おとこ】 • man

⑤ 男の子【おとこのこ】 • boy, male child, baby boy

⑤ 中【なか】 • ① inside, in ② among, within ③ center (centre), middle ④ during, while

⑤ 長い【ながい】 • ① long (distance) ② long (time), lengthy

⑤ 電車【でんしゃ】 • (electric) train

⑤ 電話【でんわ】 • telephone

⑤ 道【みち】 • ① road, street, way, path, course, route, lane ② distance, ways (e.g. "a long ways") ③ the way (of proper conduct, etc.), one's way, morals ④ teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma ⑤ field (of medicine, etc.), subject ⑥ way, method, means

⑤ 読む【よむ】 • to read

⑤ 南【みなみ】 • south

⑤ 二【に】 • two

⑤ 二つ【ふたつ】 • two

⑤ 入る【はいる】 • ① to enter ② to break into ③ to join, to enroll ④ to contain, to hold, to accommodate ⑤ to have (an income of)

⑤ 入れる【いれる】 • ① to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to set (a jewel, etc.) ② to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire ③ to accept, to comply, to grant, to adopt (a policy, etc.), to take (advice, etc.), to listen to, to pay attention to ④ to include ⑤ to pay (one's rent, etc.) ⑥ to cast (a vote) ⑦ to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ⑧ to turn on (a switch, etc.) ⑨ to send (a fax), to call

⑤ 買う【かう】 • ① to buy ② to value, to have a high opinion ③ to stir, to provoke

⑤ 半【はん】 • half, semi-

⑤ 分【ふん】 • minute

⑤ 本【ほん】 • ① book, volume ② main, head, this, our, present, real ③ counter for long cylindrical things

⑤ 毎週【まいしゅう】 • every week

⑤ 毎日【まいにち】 • every day

⑤ 名前【なまえ】 • ① name, full name ② given name, first name

⑤ 来る【くる】 • ① to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive ② to come back, to do ... and come back ③ to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue ④ to come from, to be caused by, to derive from ⑤ to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

⑤ 来年【らいねん】 • next year

⑤ 話す【はなす】 • to speak

⑤ 何【なに】 • ① what ② how many (some counter)

⑤ 何【なん】 • ① what ② how many (some counter)

⑤ 魚【さかな】 • fish

⑤ 行く【いく】 • ① to go ② to proceed, to take place ③ to die, to pass away ④ to continue

⑤ 今日【きょう】 • today, this day

⑤ 今年【ことし】 • this year

⑤ 三【さん】 • three

⑤ 四【よん】 • four

⑤ 人【ひと】 • ① man, person ② human being, mankind, people ③ character, personality ④ man of talent, true man ⑤ other people ⑥ adult

⑤ 店【みせ】 • store, shop, establishment

⑤ 八【はち】 • eight

⑤ 言う【いう】 • ① to say ② to call (i.e. to give a name)

⑤ 聞く【きく】 • ① to hear ② to listen (e.g. to music) ③ to ask, to enquire, to query

⑤ 国【くに】 • ① country, (the) state ② region ③ home (i.e. hometown, home country)

⑤ 立つ【たつ】 • ① to stand, to rise, to stand up ② to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position) ③ to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

⑤ 出かける【でかける】 • to depart, to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to set out, to start, to be going out

⑤ 話【はなし】 • ① talk, speech, chat, story, conversation ② discussions, negotiation, argument

⑤ 目【め】 • ① eye, eyeball ② eyesight ③ look ④ experience ⑤ viewpoint ⑥ ordinal number suffix ⑦ somewhat, -ish

⑤ 分かる【わかる】 • ① to be understood, to be comprehended, to be grasped ② to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out

⑤ 時【じ】 • ① hour, o'clock ② (specified) time, when ..., during ...

⑤ 日【にち】 • ① Sunday ② day (of the month) ③ counter for days

⑤ 年【ねん】 • ① year (e.g. AD) ② counter for years

⑤ いる • auxillary verb for continuing action or state

⑤ 人【にん】 • ① counter for people ② (usu. in compound words) person

⑤ 悪い【わるい】 • ① bad, poor, inferior ② evil, sinful ③ unprofitable, unbeneficial ④ at fault, to blame, in the wrong ⑤ sorry

⑤ 意味【いみ】 • meaning, significance

⑤ 医者【いしゃ】 • (medical) doctor, physician

⑤ 引く【ひく】 • ① to pull ② to draw (attention, etc.), to attract (interest, etc.) ③ to draw back ④ to draw (a card) ⑤ to draw (plan, line, etc.) ⑥ to catch (cold) ⑦ to play (string instr.) ⑧ to look up (e.g. dictionary), to consult ⑨ to haul, to pull (vehicles) ⑩ to subtract ⑪ to ebb, to fade ⑫ to descend (from), to inherit (a characteristic) ⑬ to quote, to raise (as evidence) ⑭ to lay (a cable), to draw (a cable)

⑤ 家【いえ】 • ① house, residence, dwelling ② family, household ③ lineage, family name

⑤ 家族【かぞく】 • family, members of a family

⑤ 会う【あう】 • ① to meet, to encounter ② to have an accident, to have a bad experience

⑤ 回【かい】 • ① counter for occurrences ② counter for innings (baseball)

⑤ 開ける【あける】 • ① to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package) ② to open (for business, etc.)

⑤ 楽しい【たのしい】 • enjoyable, fun

⑤ 漢字【かんじ】 • Chinese characters, kanji

⑤ 顔【かお】 • face (person)

⑤ 帰る【かえる】 • ① to return, to come home, to go home, to go back ② (of a guest, customer, etc.) to leave ③ (of a baseball player rounding the bases) to get home

⑤ 起きる【おきる】 • ① to get up, to rise ② to wake up ③ to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place

⑤ 去年【きょねん】 • last year

⑤ 強い【つよい】 • ① strong, powerful, mighty, potent ② resistant, resilient, durable

⑤ 教える【おしえる】 • to teach, to inform, to instruct

⑤ 教室【きょうしつ】 • classroom

⑤ 近い【ちかい】 • near, close, short (distance)

⑤ 近く【ちかく】 • ① near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity ② nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"), close to ③ shortly, soon

⑤ 兄さん【にいさん】 • ① older brother, elder brother ② brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship) ③ (vocative) young man, buddy, fella, laddie

⑤ 兄弟【きょうだい】 • siblings, brothers and sisters

⑤ 軽い【かるい】 • ① light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) ② light (i.e. of foot), nimble, agile ③ non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial ④ slight, small, gentle, soft ⑤ easy, simple ⑥ indiscriminate

⑤ 犬【いぬ】 • ① dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) ② snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.) ③ counterfeit, inferior, useless, wasteful

⑤ 元気【げんき】 • health(y), robust, vigor, vigour, energy, vitality, vim, stamina, spirit, courage, pep

⑤ 好き【すき】 • liking, fondness, love

⑤ 考える【かんがえる】 • to consider, to think about

⑤ 黒【くろ】 • ① black ② dark ③ bad guy, 'black hat'

⑤ 黒い【くろい】 • ① black ② dark ③ illicit, wicked, underground

⑤ 仕事【しごと】 • ① work, job, business, occupation, employment, vocation, task ② work

⑤ 使う【つかう】 • ① to use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use ② to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate ③ to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume ④ to use (language), to speak ⑤ to take (one's lunch), to circulate (bad money)

⑤ 始まる【はじまる】 • to begin

⑤ 止まる【とまる】 • ① to stop, to halt ② to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place) ③ to come to a halt ④ to be limited to

⑤ 死ぬ【しぬ】 • to die

⑤ 私【わたし】 • ① I, me ② private affairs, personal matter, secrecy ③ selfishness

⑤ 紙【かみ】 • paper

⑤ 持つ【もつ】 • ① to hold, to carry ② to possess

⑤ 時計【とけい】 • watch, clock, timepiece

⑤ 自転車【じてんしゃ】 • bicycle

⑤ 自分【じぶん】 • ① myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself ② I, me

⑤ 質問【しつもん】 • question, inquiry, enquiry

⑤ 借りる【かりる】 • ① to borrow, to have a loan ② to rent, to hire

⑤ 手紙【てがみ】 • letter

⑤ 住む【すむ】 • to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide

⑤ 所【ところ】 • ① place, spot, scene, site ② address ③ district, area, locality ④ one's house ⑤ point ⑥ part ⑦ space, room ⑧ whereupon, as a result ⑨ (after present form of a verb) about to, on the verge of

⑤ 乗る【のる】 • ① to get on, to ride in, to board, to mount, to get up on ② to spread (paints), to be taken in ③ to share in, to join, to feel like doing, to be mentioned in, to be in harmony with ④ to appear (in print), to be recorded, to be found in (a dictionary)

⑤ 色【いろ】 • ① colour, color ② complexion ③ appearance, look ④ love, lust, sensuality, love affair, lover ⑤ kind, type, variety

⑤ 新しい【あたらしい】 • new

⑤ 水曜日【すいようび】 • Wednesday

⑤ 声【こえ】 • voice

⑤ 切る【きる】 • ① to cut (usu. to cut through) ② to sever (connections, ties) ③ to turn off (i.e. the light) ④ to terminate (i.e. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect ⑤ to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub) ⑥ to open (something sealed) ⑦ to start ⑧ to set (a limit) ⑨ to reduce, to decrease, to discount ⑩ to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry (or drain) ⑪ to cross ⑫ to do (something noticeable) ⑬ to turn (a vehicle) ⑭ to cut (the ball) ⑮ to shuffle (cards) ⑯ to trump ⑰ (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone) ⑱ (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish, to complete

⑤ 走る【はしる】 • ① to run ② to travel (movement of vehicles) ③ to hurry to ④ to retreat (from battle), to take flight ⑤ to run away from home ⑥ to elope ⑦ to tend heavily toward

⑤ 早い【はやい】 • ① fast, quick, hasty, brisk ② early (in the day, etc.), premature ③ (too) soon, not yet, (too) early ④ easy, simple, quick

⑤ 多い【おおい】 • many, numerous

⑤ 多分【たぶん】 • ① perhaps, probably ② generous, many, much, great

⑤ 体【からだ】 • ① body ② health

⑤ 待つ【まつ】 • ① to wait ② to await, to look forward to, to anticipate ③ (usu. in negative form) to depend on, to need

⑤ 貸す【かす】 • ① to lend, to loan ② to rent out, to hire out

⑤ 台所【だいどころ】 • kitchen

⑤ 大きな【おおきな】 • big, large, great

⑤ 大好き【だいすき】 • loveable, very likeable, like very much

⑤ 大切【たいせつ】 • important, valuable, worthy of care

⑤ 知る【しる】 • to know, to understand, to be acquainted with, to feel

⑤ 着く【つく】 • ① to arrive at, to reach ② to sit on, to sit at (e.g. the table)

⑤ 着る【きる】 • ① to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down), to put on ② to bear (guilt, etc.)

⑤ 朝【あさ】 • morning

⑤ 度【ど】 • ① degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.) ② counter for occurrences and times ③ strength (of alcohol)

⑤ 答える【こたえる】 • to answer, to reply

⑤ 働く【はたらく】 • ① to work, to labor, to labour ② to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play ③ to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice ④ to be conjugated

⑤ 同じ【おなじ】 • ① same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin), changeless, alike ② (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway, anyhow, in either case

⑤ 病院【びょういん】 • hospital

⑤ 病気【びょうき】 • illness, disease, sickness

⑤ 物【もの】 • ① thing, object ② the natural thing, a frequently done thing ③ used to express emotional involvement ④ used in giving a reason

⑤ 方【ほう】 • side, direction, way

⑤ 妹【いもうと】 • younger sister

⑤ 問題【もんだい】 • problem, question

⑤ 夜【よる】 • evening, night

⑤ 料理【りょうり】 • ① cooking, cookery, cuisine ② dealing with something, handling, administration, management

⑤ 今朝【けさ】 • this morning

⑤ 頭【あたま】 • ① head ② mind, brain, intellect ③ top ④ hair (on one's head) ⑤ bangs, fringe ⑥ top structural component of a kanji

⑤ 明日【あした】 • tomorrow

⑤ 開く【あく】 • ① to open (e.g. doors) ② to open (e.g. business, etc.)

⑤ 色々【いろいろ】 • various

⑤ 思う【おもう】 • ① to think, to consider, to believe ② to think (of doing), to plan (to do) ③ to judge, to assess, to regard ④ to imagine, to suppose, to dream ⑤ to expect, to look forward to ⑥ to feel, to desire, to want ⑦ to recall, to remember

⑤ 終わる【おわる】 • to finish, to end, to close

⑤ 作る【つくる】 • ① to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct ② to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol) ③ to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train ④ to till ⑤ to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write ⑥ to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose ⑦ to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found ⑧ to have (a child) ⑨ to make up (one's face, etc.) ⑩ to fabricate (an excuse, etc.) ⑪ to form (a line, etc.) ⑫ to set (a record) ⑬ to commit (a sin, etc.)

⑤ 赤【あか】 • ① red, crimson, scarlet ② red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange) ③ red light ④ red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading), (in) the red ⑤ complete, total, perfect, obvious

⑤ 屋【や】 • ① (something) shop ② somebody who sells (something) or works as (something) ③ somebody with a (certain) personality trait ④ house ⑤ roof

⑤ 小さな【ちいさな】 • small, little, tiny

⑤ 一番【いちばん】 • ① best, first, number one ② game, round, bout, fall, event (in a meet)

⑤ 横【よこ】 • ① horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down ② side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth ③ side (of a box, etc.) ④ beside, aside, next to ⑤ unconnected

⑤ 荷物【にもつ】 • ① luggage, baggage ② burden ③ payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

⑤ 絵【え】 • picture, drawing, painting, sketch

⑤ 橋【はし】 • bridge

⑤ 勤める【つとめる】 • ① to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in) ② to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of) ③ to conduct a religious service

⑤ 君【きみ】 • you, buddy, pal

⑤ 言葉【ことば】 • ① language, dialect ② word, words, phrase, term, expression, remark ③ speech, (manner of) speaking

⑤ 公園【こうえん】 • (public) park

⑤ 向こう【むこう】 • ① opposite side, other side, opposite direction ② over there, that way, far away, beyond ③ the other party, the other person ④ future (starting now)

⑤ 皿【さら】 • ① plate, dish, platter, disc ② serving, helping, course ③ kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

⑤ 次【つぎ】 • ① next, following, subsequent ② stage, station

⑤ 取る【とる】 • ① to take, to pick up, to harvest, to earn, to choose ② to steal ③ to eat, to have (a meal) ④ to remove (one's glasses, etc.)

⑤ 消える【きえる】 • to go out, to vanish, to disappear

⑤ 消す【けす】 • ① to erase, to delete, to cross out ② to turn off power ③ to extinguish, to put out

⑤ 晴れる【はれる】 • ① to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining ② to refresh (e.g. spirits) ③ to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion) ④ to be dispelled, to be banished

⑤ 全部【ぜんぶ】 • all, entire, whole, altogether

⑤ 飛ぶ【とぶ】 • to fly, to soar

⑤ 番号【ばんごう】 • number, series of digits

⑤ 鼻【はな】 • nose

⑤ 部屋【へや】 • ① room ② sumo stable

⑤ 文章【ぶんしょう】 • ① sentence, article, composition ② (writing) style

⑤ 方【かた】 • ① direction, way ② person, lady, gentleman ③ method of, manner of, way of ④ care of .. ⑤ person in charge of .. ⑥ side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

⑤ 本当【ほんとう】 • truth, reality

⑤ 面白い【おもしろい】 • interesting, amusing

⑤ 緑【みどり】 • ① green ② greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

⑤ 昨日【きのう】 • yesterday

⑤ 側【がわ】 • ① side (of something, or taking someone's side), part ② (watch) case

⑤ 両親【りょうしん】 • parents, both parents

⑤ 丸い【まるい】 • ① round, circular, spherical ② harmonious, calm

⑤ 本当に【ほんとうに】 • really, truly

⑤ 番【ばん】 • ① number (in a series) ② (one's) turn ③ watch, guard, lookout ④ bout, match (sumo)

⑤ お菓子【おかし】 • confections, sweets, candy

⑤ 違う【ちがう】 • ① to differ (from), to vary ② to not be in the usual condition ③ to not match the correct (answer, etc.) ④ to be different from promised

⑤ 一緒【いっしょ】 • ① together ② at the same time ③ same, identical

⑤ 奥さん【おくさん】 • wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam

⑤ 果物【くだもの】 • fruit

⑤ 過ぎ【すぎ】 • ① past, after ② too (much), over (e.g. eating)

⑤ 皆【みな】 • ① all, everyone, everybody ② everything

⑤ 皆さん【みなさん】 • all, everyone, everybody

⑤ 覚える【おぼえる】 • ① to remember, to recollect, to memorize, to memorise ② to feel

⑤ 甘い【あまい】 • ① sweet, delicious ② fragrant (smelling), sweet (music) ③ lightly salted ④ naive, overly optimistic, soft on, generous, indulgent, easy-going ⑤ half-hearted, not finished properly ⑥ tempting (e.g. words), promising

⑤ 吸う【すう】 • ① to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale ② to suck, to sip, to slurp ③ to absorb, to soak up ④ to kiss

⑤ 結構【けっこう】 • ① splendid, nice, wonderful, delicious, sweet ② sufficient, fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"), (by implication) no thank you ③ well enough, OK, tolerable ④ reasonably, fairly, tolerably

⑤ 結婚【けっこん】 • marriage

⑤ 呼ぶ【よぶ】 • ① to call out (to), to call, to invoke ② to summon (a doctor, etc.) ③ to invite ④ to designate, to name, to brand ⑤ to garner (support, etc.), to gather

⑤ 降る【ふる】 • to precipitate, to fall (e.g. rain)

⑤ 今晩【こんばん】 • tonight, this evening

⑤ 困る【こまる】 • to be troubled, to be worried, to be bothered, to be embarrassed, to be stumped

⑤ 座る【すわる】 • ① to sit, to squat ② to assume (a position) ③ to hold steady, to hold still

⑤ 歳【さい】 • ① -years-old ② ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius

⑤ 雑誌【ざっし】 • journal, magazine, periodical

⑤ 子供【こども】 • child, children

⑤ 若い【わかい】 • young

⑤ 初めて【はじめて】 • ① for the first time ② only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ...

⑤ 寝る【ねる】 • ① to lie down ② to go to bed, to lie in bed ③ to sleep (lying down) ④ to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse) ⑤ to lie idle

⑤ 生徒【せいと】 • pupil

⑤ 洗濯【せんたく】 • washing, laundry

⑤ 掃除【そうじ】 • cleaning, sweeping

⑤ 窓【まど】 • window

⑤ 大変【たいへん】 • ① very, greatly ② immense, enormous, great ③ serious, grave, dreadful, terrible ④ difficult, hard

⑤ 置く【おく】 • ① to put, to place ② to leave (behind) ③ to do something in advance (usu. following te-form verb)

⑤ 痛い【いたい】 • ① painful, sore ② exceeding

⑤ 閉まる【しまる】 • to be shut, to close, to be closed

⑤ 渡す【わたす】 • ① to ferry across (a river, etc.), to carry across, to traverse ② to lay across, to build across ③ to hand over, to hand in, to pass, to give, to transfer

⑤ 渡る【わたる】 • ① to cross over, to go across ② to extend, to cover, to range, to span

⑤ 難しい【むずかしい】 • difficult

⑤ 彼【かれ】 • ① he, him ② boyfriend

⑤ 彼ら【かれら】 • they (usually male), them

⑤ 彼女【かのじょ】 • ① she, her ② girl friend, girlfriend, sweetheart

⑤ 疲れる【つかれる】 • ① to get tired, to tire ② to be worn out (e.g. of well used objects)

⑤ 必要【ひつよう】 • ① necessary, needed, essential, indispensable ② necessity, need, requirement

⑤ 封筒【ふうとう】 • envelope

⑤ 帽子【ぼうし】 • hat, cap

⑤ 忘れる【わすれる】 • to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)

⑤ 頼む【たのむ】 • ① to request, to beg, to ask ② to call, to order, to reserve ③ to entrust to ④ to rely on

⑤ 涼しい【すずしい】 • cool (of weather), refreshing

⑤ 冷たい【つめたい】 • ① cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing ② coldhearted, unfeeling

⑤ ころ • ① (approximate) time, around, about, toward ② suitable time (or condition) ③ time of year, season

⑤ ごろ • ① (approximate) time, around, about, toward ② suitable time (or condition) ③ time of year, season

⑤ いいえ • ① no, nay ② well, er, why

⑤ 降りる【おりる】 • ① to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount ② to quit, to withdraw, to pull back (from a position, a job) ③ to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)

⑤ 達【たち】 • pluralizing suffix (esp. for people & animals; formerly honorific)

⑤ 嫌い【きらい】 • ① dislike, hate ② suspicion, tendency, smack (of)

⑤ 鍵【かぎ】 • ① key ② lock

⑤ 大丈夫【だいじょうぶ】 • safe, all right, OK, okay

⑤ 脱ぐ【ぬぐ】 • to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.), to undress

⑤ 誰【だれ】 • who

⑤ 弁当【べんとう】 • bento (Japanese box lunch)

⑤ 僕【ぼく】 • ① I, me ② you (used addressing young children) ③ manservant

⑤ 立派【りっぱ】 • splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing, prominent, legal, legitimate

⑤ なぜ • why, how

⑤ あそこ • ① there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener), over there, that place, yonder ② that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener), that much, that point

⑤ あの • that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

⑤ あれ • ① that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly) ② that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors) ③ hey (expression of surprise or suspicion), eh? ④ that (something mentioned before which is distant psychologically or in terms of time)

⑤ こちら • ① this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker), this direction ② here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is) ③ this one (something physically close to the speaker) ④ I, me ⑤ this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)

⑤ こっち • ① this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker), this direction ② here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is) ③ this one (something physically close to the speaker) ④ I, me ⑤ this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)

⑤ そして • and, and then, thus, and now

⑤ そちら • ① that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener) ② there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener) ③ that one (something close to the listener) ④ you, your family ⑤ that person (someone close to the listener)

⑤ その • ① that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener), the ② um..., er..., uh...

⑤ それ • ① that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind), it ② that time, then

⑤ それから • and then, after that

⑤ とても • ① very, awfully, exceedingly ② (before a negative form) (not) at all, by no means, simply (cannot)

⑤ どう • how, in what way, how about

⑤ どれ • ① which (of three or more) ② whichever, any ③ well, now, let me see

⑤ やる • ① to do ② to have sexual intercourse ③ to kill ④ to give (to inferiors, animals, etc.) ⑤ to do for (inferiors) ⑥ to send (e.g. somebody somewhere), to dispatch (e.g. letter) (despatch) ⑦ to move (something to), to row (a boat) ⑧ (used in place of other verb) to have (eat, drink, smoke), to study, to run or operate (a restaurant)

⑤ する • ① to do ② to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into) ③ to serve as, to act as, to work as ④ to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.) ⑤ to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use as ⑥ to decide on, to choose ⑦ to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) ⑧ to be (in a state, condition, etc.) ⑨ to be worth, to cost ⑩ to pass (of time), to elapse ⑪ verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs") ⑫ creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go") ⑬ to be just about to, to be just starting to, to try to, to attempt to

⑤ ちょっと • ① just a minute, short time, just a little ② somewhat, easily, readily, rather ③ (before a verb in negative form) (will not) easily ④ hey!

⑤ いつ • when, how soon

⑤ いつも • ① always, usually, every time ② never (with neg. verb)

⑤ どちら • ① which way, which direction, where ② which one (esp. of two alternatives) ③ who

⑤ いくつ • ① how many? ② how old?

⑤ くれる • to give, to let one have, to do for one, to be given

⑤ ここ • ① here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining), this place ② these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker) ③ these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker), the next ...

⑤ ある • ① to be (usu. of inanimate objects), to exist, to live ② to have ③ to be located ④ to be equipped with ⑤ to happen, to come about

⑤ こと • thing, matter, fact, circumstances, business, reason, experience

⑤ なる • ① to become, to get, to grow, to be, to reach, to attain ② to result in, to prove to be ③ to consist of, to be composed of ④ to succeed, to be complete ⑤ to change into, to be exchanged for ⑥ to play a role ⑦ to be promoted (shogi)

⑤ それでは • ① well then ... ② in that situation, in which case

⑤ どうして • why?, for what reason, how, in what way, for what purpose, what for

⑤ あちら • ① that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener), over there, yonder ② that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener), that ③ that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener) ④ there (place distant from both speaker and listener), over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)

⑤ まずい • ① unappetising, unappetizing, unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation) ② unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy ③ ugly, homely, plain, unattractive ④ awkward, untimely, inopportune, unfavorable, unwise

⑤ しかし • however, but

⑤ また • again, and, also, still (doing something)

⑤ まだ • ① as yet, hitherto, still ② not yet (with negative verb)

⑤ もちろん • of course, certainly, naturally

⑤ どこ • ① where, what place ② how much (long, far), what extent

⑤ いかが • how, in what way, how about

⑤ この • this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

⑤ きれい • ① pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair ② clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat ③ completely, entirely

⑤ 醤油【しょうゆ】 • soy sauce, shoyu

⑤ よう • ① (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) appearing ..., looking ... ② (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) way to ..., method of ...ing ③ (usu. after a noun) form, style, design ④ (usu. after a noun) like, similar to ⑤ thing (thought or spoken)

⑤ つける • to turn on, to switch on, to light up

⑤ どの • which, what (way)

⑤ もう一度【もういちど】 • once more, again

⑤ そこ • ① there (place relatively near listener) ② there (place just mentioned), that place ③ then (of some incident just spoken of), that (of point just raised)

⑤ これ • ① this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic) ② this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group) ③ now

④ あんな • such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener), so, that, sort of

④ いらっしゃる • ① to come, to go, to be (somewhere) ② (after a -te form, or the particle "de") is (doing), are (doing)

④ うん • ① yeah, uh huh ② some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)

④ さっき • some time ago

④ だから • so, therefore

④ ちゃん • suffix for familiar person

④ そろそろ • ① gradually, steadily, quietly, slowly ② soon, momentarily, before long, any time now

④ 上がる【あがる】 • ① to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised ② to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in ③ to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade ④ to get out (of water), to come ashore ⑤ to increase ⑥ to improve, to make progress ⑦ to be promoted, to advance ⑧ to be made (of profit, etc.) ⑨ to occur (esp. of a favourable result) ⑩ to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.) ⑪ to be finished, to be done, to be over ⑫ (of rain) to stop, to lift ⑬ to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die ⑭ to win (in a card game, etc.) ⑮ to be arrested ⑯ to turn up (of evidence, etc.) ⑰ to be deep fried ⑱ to be spoken loudly ⑲ to get stage fright ⑳ to be offered (to the gods, etc.) ○ to go, to visit ○ to eat, to drink ○ to be listed (as a candidate) ○ to serve (in one's master's home) ○ (in Kyoto) to go north ○ (after the -masu stem of a verb) indicates completion

④ 日本【にっぽん】 • Japan

④ ビル • ① building ② bill

④ ベル • ① bell ② bel, B

④ 安心【あんしん】 • relief, peace of mind

④ 以外【いがい】 • with the exception of, excepting

④ 以上【いじょう】 • ① not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards ② beyond ... (e.g. one's means), further (e.g. nothing further to say), more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that) ③ above-mentioned, foregoing ④ since ..., seeing that ... ⑤ this is all, that is the end, the end

④ 員【いん】 • member

④ 運ぶ【はこぶ】 • ① to carry, to transport, to move, to convey ② to come, to go ③ to wield (a tool, etc.), to use ④ to go (well, etc.), to proceed, to progress

④ 運転【うんてん】 • operation, motion, driving

④ 運動【うんどう】 • motion, exercise

④ 火【ひ】 • fire, flame, blaze

④ 会【かい】 • ① meeting, assembly, party ② association, club

④ 会話【かいわ】 • conversation

④ 開く【ひらく】 • ① to open (e.g. a bank-account, festival, etc.) ② to spread out, to open up (flower bud, umbrella, etc.), to widen (gap, distance, width) ③ to hold, to give (party, conference, etc.)

④ 楽しみ【たのしみ】 • ① enjoyment, pleasure, diversion, amusement, hobby ② anticipation, looking forward to

④ 楽しむ【たのしむ】 • to enjoy oneself

④ 間に合う【まにあう】 • ① to be in time for ② to serve (suit, meet) the purpose, to be good enough, to be enough

④ 帰り【かえり】 • return, coming back

④ 気【き】 • ① spirit, mind, heart ② nature, disposition ③ motivation, intention ④ mood, feelings ⑤ atmosphere, essence

④ 気分【きぶん】 • feeling, mood

④ 起こす【おこす】 • to raise, to cause, to wake someone

④ 急【きゅう】 • ① urgent, sudden, abrupt ② sharp, steep, precipitous ③ rapid, swift, fast ④ emergency, crisis ⑤ hurrying, haste ⑥ (in gagaku or noh) end of a song

④ 急ぐ【いそぐ】 • to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner

④ 研究【けんきゅう】 • study, research, investigation

④ 見える【みえる】 • ① to be seen, to be in sight ② to look, to seem, to appear ③ to come

④ 今度【こんど】 • now, this time, next time, another time

④ 始める【はじめる】 • ① to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate ② to open (e.g. a store), to start up, to establish (business. etc.) ③ to start (doing something), to begin to ...

④ 思い出す【おもいだす】 • to recall, to remember

④ 止める【とめる】 • ① to stop (something or someone), to turn off ② to concentrate on, to pay attention to ③ to remember, to bear in mind ④ to fix into place ⑤ to park, to leave somewhere for a time

④ 止める【やめる】 • to end, to stop, to cease, to resign

④ 字【じ】 • ① character (i.e. kanji) ② hand-writing, penmanship ③ the ... word (i.e. "the L word" = "love")

④ 時代【じだい】 • ① period, epoch, era, age ② the times, those days ③ oldness, ancientness, antiquity ④ antique, period piece

④ 社長【しゃちょう】 • company president, manager, director

④ 十分【じゅうぶん】 • ① plenty, enough, sufficient, satisfactory, adequate ② division into ten ③ perfectly, thoroughly, fully, in full

④ 小説【しょうせつ】 • novel, (short) story

④ 場合【ばあい】 • case, situation

④ 食事【しょくじ】 • ① meal ② to eat

④ 心【こころ】 • ① mind, heart, spirit ② the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

④ 親【おや】 • ① parent, parents ② dealer (in cards) ③ founder ④ (pet) owner

④ 親切【しんせつ】 • kindness, gentleness

④ 生きる【いきる】 • to live, to exist

④ 説明【せつめい】 • explanation, exposition

④ 送る【おくる】 • ① to send (a thing), to dispatch, to despatch ② to take or escort (a person somewhere), to see off (a person) ③ to bid farewell (to the departed), to bury ④ to spend (time), to live one's life ⑤ to pass (down the line) ⑥ to affix okurigana

④ 足りる【たりる】 • ① to be sufficient, to be enough ② to be worth doing, to be worthy ③ to be sufficient, to answer, to do

④ 大事【だいじ】 • important, valuable, serious matter

④ 注意【ちゅうい】 • caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice

④ 通う【かよう】 • ① to go back and forth, to ply between ② to commute, to attend (school, church, etc.)

④ 通る【とおる】 • to pass (by), to go through, to walk along, to pass exams, to attend (e.g. school)

④ 都合【つごう】 • circumstances, condition, convenience

④ 答え【こたえ】 • response, reply, answer, solution

④ 動く【うごく】 • ① to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing ② to operate, to run, to go, to work ③ to be touched, to be influenced ④ to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver ⑤ certain, factual ⑥ to be transferred

④ 特に【とくに】 • particularly, especially

④ 特別【とくべつ】 • special

④ 日【ひ】 • ① day, days ② sun, sunshine, sunlight ③ case (esp. unfortunate), event

④ 入院【にゅういん】 • hospitalization, hospitalisation

④ 別【べつ】 • distinction, difference, different, another, particular, separate, extra, exception

④ 別に【べつに】 • ① (not) particularly, nothing ② separately, apart

④ 味【あじ】 • ① flavor, flavour, taste ② charm, style ③ experience ④ smart, clever, witty, strange

④ 用【よう】 • ① task, business ② use, duty, service ③ call of nature, excretion

④ 用意【ようい】 • preparation

④ 立てる【たてる】 • ① to stand (something) up, to erect (something) ② to make (a noise, a sound) ③ to put (tooth, claw, pointed object) to ④ to set (a plan, etc.), to decide (objective, schedule)

④ 力【ちから】 • ① force, strength, might, vigour (vigor), energy ② capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty ③ efficacy, effect ④ effort, endeavours (endeavors), exertions ⑤ power, authority, influence, good offices, agency ⑥ support, help, aid, assistance ⑦ stress, emphasis ⑧ means, resources

④ 一度【いちど】 • ① once, one time, on one occasion ② temporarily, for a moment ③ one degree, one tone, one musical interval

④ 音【おと】 • ① sound, noise, report ② note (music) ③ fame

④ 行く【ゆく】 • ① to go ② to proceed, to take place ③ to die, to pass away ④ to continue

④ 空く【あく】 • ① to be empty ② to be vacant, to be available, to be free

④ 行う【おこなう】 • to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out

④ 代わり【かわり】 • ① substitute, deputy, proxy, alternate, relief, compensation, second helping ② in place of, as a substitute for

④ 聞こえる【きこえる】 • ① to be heard, to be audible ② to be said to be, to be reputed

④ 気持ち【きもち】 • feeling, sensation, mood

④ 仕方【しかた】 • way, method, means, resource, course

④ 引き出し【ひきだし】 • ① drawer ② withdrawal, drawing out

④ 回る【まわる】 • ① to turn, to revolve ② to visit several places ③ to function well ④ to pass a certain time

④ 見つかる【みつかる】 • to be found, to be discovered

④ 見つける【みつける】 • ① to discover, to find (e.g. an error in a book), to come across, to detect ② to locate, to find (e.g. something missing), to find fault ③ to be used to seeing, to be familiar with

④ 別れる【わかれる】 • to be divided, to part from, to separate, to bid farewell

④ 安全【あんぜん】 • ① safety ② security

④ 育てる【そだてる】 • to raise, to rear, to bring up

④ 科学【かがく】 • science

④ 客【きゃく】 • ① guest, visitor ② customer, client, shopper, spectator, audience, tourist, sightseer, passenger

④ 君【くん】 • Mr (junior), master, boy

④ 決して【けっして】 • never, by no means, decidedly, indisputably

④ 決める【きめる】 • to decide

④ 血【ち】 • blood, consanguinity

④ お礼【おれい】 • thanking, expression of gratitude

④ 交通【こうつう】 • communication, transportation, traffic, intercourse

④ 光【ひかり】 • light

④ 細かい【こまかい】 • ① small ② fine, minute ③ minor, trivial ④ sensitive, attentive

④ 残る【のこる】 • to remain, to be left

④ 指【ゆび】 • finger, toe, digit

④ 自由【じゆう】 • freedom, liberty, as it pleases you

④ 手伝う【てつだう】 • to help, to assist, to take part in

④ 受ける【うける】 • ① to receive, to accept, to get, to inherit ② to catch (e.g. a ball), to parry (e.g. a blow), to take (lesson, test, damage), to sustain (damage), to incur (loss) ③ to become popular, to be well-received, to go down well

④ 拾う【ひろう】 • to pick up, to find, to gather

④ 勝つ【かつ】 • to win, to gain victory

④ 場所【ばしょ】 • ① place, location, spot, position ② room, space ③ basho (sumo wrestling tournament)

④ 心配【しんぱい】 • ① worry, concern, anxiety ② care, help, aid, assistance

④ 森【もり】 • ① forest ② shrine grove

④ 申し上げる【もうしあげる】 • ① to say, to tell, to state ② to do for

④ 申す【もうす】 • to be called, to say

④ 進む【すすむ】 • ① to advance, to go forward ② to precede, to go ahead (of) ③ to make progress, to improve ④ to deepen, to heighten ⑤ to do of one's own free will

④ 製【せい】 • -made, make

④ 昔【むかし】 • olden days, former

④ 全然【ぜんぜん】 • ① not at all (with neg. verb) ② wholly, entirely, completely

④ 相談【そうだん】 • consultation, discussion

④ 息子【むすこ】 • son

④ 調べる【しらべる】 • to examine, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search

④ 点【てん】 • ① spot, mark ② point, dot ③ mark (e.g. in exam), score, points ④ counter for goods or items

④ 伝える【つたえる】 • to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath

④ 反対【はんたい】 • opposition, resistance, antagonism, hostility, contrast, objection, dissension, reverse, opposite, vice versa

④ 負ける【まける】 • to lose, to be defeated

④ 無理【むり】 • unreasonable, impossible, overdoing

④ 鳴る【なる】 • to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble

④ 役に立つ【やくにたつ】 • to be helpful, to be useful

④ 遊び【あそび】 • ① playing ② play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

④ 予定【よてい】 • plans, arrangement, schedule, program, programme, expectation, estimate

④ 様【さま】 • ① Mr, Mrs or Ms ② used (gen. in fixed expressions) to make words more polite ③ manner, kind, appearance

④ 落ちる【おちる】 • ① to fall down, to drop ② to fail (e.g. exam) ③ to crash, to degenerate, to degrade ④ to fade, to come out (e.g. a stain)

④ 理由【りゆう】 • reason, pretext, motive

④ 例えば【たとえば】 • for example, e.g.

④ 礼【れい】 • thanking, expression of gratitude

④ 選ぶ【えらぶ】 • to choose, to select

④ 落とす【おとす】 • ① to drop, to lose, to let fall ② to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains) ③ to download

④ 決まる【きまる】 • ① to be decided, to be settled ② to look good in (clothes)

④ 全て【すべて】 • all, the whole, entirely, in general, wholly, overall

④ 確か【たしか】 • ① certain, sure, definite ② if I'm not mistaken, if I remember correctly

④ 直す【なおす】 • ① to cure, to heal ② to fix, to correct, to repair ③ to do over again (after -masu base of verb) ④ to replace, to put back as it was ⑤ to convert (into a different state), to transform

④ 向かう【むかう】 • ① to face ② to go towards

④ 億【おく】 • 10^8, 100,000,000, hundred million

④ 課長【かちょう】 • section manager, section chief

④ 割れる【われる】 • ① to break, to be smashed ② to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn ③ to be divided, to cleave ④ to come to light

④ 慣れる【なれる】 • ① to grow accustomed to, to get too familiar with ② to become domesticated, to become tame

④ 簡単【かんたん】 • simple

④ 間違える【まちがえる】 • ① to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation) ② to confuse, to mistake something for something else

④ 関係【かんけい】 • relation, connection

④ 寄る【よる】 • to visit, to drop in, to approach

④ 機会【きかい】 • chance, opportunity

④ 機械【きかい】 • ① machine, mechanism ② instrument, appliance, apparatus

④ 久しぶり【ひさしぶり】 • a long time (since the last time), it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)

④ 経済【けいざい】 • economics, business, finance, economy

④ 警察【けいさつ】 • police

④ 迎える【むかえる】 • ① to go out to meet ② to receive, to welcome ③ to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family) ④ to call for, to summon, to invite ⑤ to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)

④ 原因【げんいん】 • cause, origin, source

④ 差し上げる【さしあげる】 • ① to give, to offer ② to lift up, to hold up, to raise

④ 最近【さいきん】 • latest, most recent, nowadays

④ 最後【さいご】 • ① last, end, conclusion ② (after -tara form or -ta form followed by "ga") no sooner than, right after (often having negative consequences)

④ 最初【さいしょ】 • beginning, outset, first, onset

④ 妻【つま】 • ① wife ② garnish (esp. one served with sashimi) ③ embellishment

④ 済む【すむ】 • ① to finish, to end, to be completed ② to merely result in something less severe than expected ③ to feel at ease ④ (neg) to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone, to be sorry

④ 残念【ざんねん】 • deplorable, bad luck, regret, disappointment

④ 事務所【じむしょ】 • office

④ 似る【にる】 • to resemble, to be similar

④ 失敗【しっぱい】 • failure, mistake, blunder

④ 失礼【しつれい】 • ① discourtesy, impoliteness ② Excuse me, Goodbye ③ to leave ④ to be rude

④ 捨てる【すてる】 • to throw away, to cast aside, to abandon, to resign, to break up with (someone)

④ 手袋【てぶくろ】 • glove, mitten, mitt

④ 準備【じゅんび】 • preparation, setup, arrangements, provision, reserve

④ 触る【さわる】 • to touch, to feel

④ 政治【せいじ】 • politics, government

④ 折れる【おれる】 • to break, to be folded, to give in, to turn (a corner)

④ 続く【つづく】 • ① to continue, to last, to go on ② to be unbroken ③ to occur again and again ④ to lead to, to connect to

④ 続ける【つづける】 • to continue, to keep up, to keep on

④ 恥ずかしい【はずかしい】 • shy, ashamed, embarrassed

④ 珍しい【めずらしい】 • ① unusual, rare, curious ② new, novel ③ fine (e.g. gift)

④ 怒る【おこる】 • ① to get angry, to get mad ② to tell someone off, to scold ③ to be angular, to be square

④ 倒れる【たおれる】 • ① to fall, to collapse, to drop, to fall senseless ② to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.) ③ to die ④ to go bankrupt, to be ruined, to have a bad debt ⑤ to be defeated (in a game) ⑥ to fall (of governments, dictators, etc.)

④ 盗む【ぬすむ】 • to steal

④ 逃げる【にげる】 • to escape, to run away

④ 届ける【とどける】 • to deliver, to forward, to send, to report, to file notice (to the authorities)

④ 背中【せなか】 • back (of body)

④ 必ず【かならず】 • always, without exception, necessarily, certainly, without fail, positively, invariably

④ 払う【はらう】 • ① to pay ② to brush, to wipe

④ 変【へん】 • ① strange, odd, peculiar, weird, curious, queer, eccentric, funny, suspicious, fishy ② unexpected ③ change ④ incident, disturbance, disaster, accident ⑤ flat (music)

④ 変える【かえる】 • to change, to alter, to vary, to convert, to revise, to amend, to transform

④ 変わる【かわる】 • to change, to be transformed, to vary, to be revised, to be different, to move location

④ 訪ねる【たずねる】 • to visit

④ 亡くなる【なくなる】 • to die

④ 夢【ゆめ】 • dream

④ 娘【むすめ】 • ① (my) daughter ② girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

④ 戻る【もどる】 • to turn back, to return, to go back, to recover, to rebound

④ 約束【やくそく】 • ① arrangement, promise, appointment, pact, engagement ② convention, rule

④ 優しい【やさしい】 • tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable, suave

④ 予約【よやく】 • ① reservation, appointment, booking, advance order ② contract, subscription, pledge

④ 利用【りよう】 • use, utilization, utilisation, application

④ 裏【うら】 • ① bottom (or another side that is hidden from view), undersurface, opposite side, reverse side ② rear, back, behind (the house) ③ lining, inside ④ out of sight, behind the scenes ⑤ proof ⑥ opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.) ⑦ inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.) ⑧ bottom (of an inning), last half (of an inning)

④ 歴史【れきし】 • history

④ 連絡【れんらく】 • ① to contact, to get in touch ② contacting, getting in touch, communication, call, message ③ connection, coordination, junction ④ intercalary, intercalaris, internuncial

④ 腕【うで】 • ① arm ② skill

④ 途中【とちゅう】 • ① on the way, en route ② in the middle of, midway

④ 包む【つつむ】 • ① to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in ② to conceal, to hide, to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by

④ 頂く【いただく】 • ① to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy ② to eat, to drink ③ to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top) ④ to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president)

④ 遅れる【おくれる】 • to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue

④ 格好【かっこう】 • ① shape, form, posture, appearance, manner ② suitability, moderateness (in price)

④ ご存じ【ごぞんじ】 • ① knowing ② (an) acquaintance

④ 探す【さがす】 • to search (for something desired, needed), to look for

④ 捕まえる【つかまえる】 • to catch, to arrest, to seize

④ 泥棒【どろぼう】 • thief, burglar, robber, theft

④ 治る【なおる】 • to be cured, to get well, to be healed

④ 周り【まわり】 • ① circumference, perimeter, edge ② surroundings, locality, neighborhood ③ rotation, circulation

④ 見舞い【みまい】 • ① visiting ill or distressed people, writing get-well letters ② get-well gifts, get-well letters ③ expression of sympathy, expression of concern, enquiry, inquiry

④ 沸く【わく】 • to grow hot (of water, etc.), to boil

④ 一生懸命【いっしょうけんめい】 • very hard, with utmost effort, with all one's might, for dear life

④ 嘘【うそ】 • lie, falsehood, incorrect fact

④ 頑張る【がんばる】 • to persist, to insist on, to stand firm, to try one's best

④ 興味【きょうみ】 • interest (in something)

④ 驚く【おどろく】 • to be surprised, to be astonished

④ 厳しい【きびしい】 • ① severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless ② stern, austere, grave, solemn, majestic ③ intense (cold)

④ 講義【こうぎ】 • lecture

④ 邪魔【じゃま】 • hindrance, intrusion

④ 飾る【かざる】 • to decorate, to ornament, to adorn

④ 随分【ずいぶん】 • ① very, extremely, surprisingly, considerably ② contemptible, reprehensible

④ 先輩【せんぱい】 • senior (at work or school), superior, elder, older graduate, progenitor, old-timer

④ 素晴らしい【すばらしい】 • wonderful, splendid, magnificent

④ 棚【たな】 • ① shelf, shelves, ledge, rack ② trellis

④ 丁寧【ていねい】 • polite, courteous, careful, care, kind, close, thorough, conscientious

④ 田舎【いなか】 • ① rural area, countryside, the sticks ② hometown

④ 包む【くるむ】 • to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in

④ 我々【われわれ】 • we

④ こう • ① in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker), thus, such ② uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause)

④ これから • after this

④ それで • and, thereupon, because of that

④ それに • besides, moreover

④ それほど • to that degree, extent

④ もし • if, in case, supposing

④ やっぱり • also, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely, of course

④ やはり • also, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely, of course

④ おかしい • strange, funny, amusing, ridiculous

④ しばらく • ① little while, short while, moment, instant ② a while, quite a time ③ it's been a long time

④ しまう • to finish, to close, to do something completely, to put away, to put an end to

④ すごい • ① terrible, dreadful ② amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific ③ to a great extent, vast (in numbers)

④ なるほど • I see, That's right!, Indeed

④ つもり • ① intention, plan ② conviction, belief

④ はず • ① expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state, it should be so, bound to be, expected to be, must be ② nock (of a bow) ③ nock (of an arrow) ④ nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) (Sumo)

④ もらう • ① to receive, to take, to accept ② to get somebody to do something (follows a verb in "te" form)

④ わけ • conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard, reason, cause, meaning, circumstances, situation

④ まま • ① as it is, as one likes, because, as ② condition, state

④ しっかり • firmly, tightly, reliable, level-headed, steady

④ なかなか • ① very, considerably, easily, readily, fairly, quite, highly, rather ② by no means (with negative verb)

④ ひどい • cruel, awful, severe, very bad, serious, terrible, heavy, violent

③ うっかり • carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently

③ お前【おまえ】 • ① you (masc) (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior) ② presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

③ こっそり • stealthily, secretly

③ こんなに • so, like this, in this way

③ さっさと • quickly

③ じっと • ① motionlessly ② fixedly (e.g. of staring) ③ patiently ④ firmly (e.g. hold), restrained

③ すると • thereupon, hereupon

③ ずっと • ① continuously in some state (for a long time, distance), throughout, all along, the whole time, all the way ② much (better, etc.), by far, far and away ③ far away, long ago ④ direct, straight

③ そっくり • all, altogether, entirely, just like, the spitting image of

③ ちゃんと • perfectly, properly, exactly

③ だって • ① after all, because ② but, however ③ even, even if ④ too, as well, also ⑤ they say, I hear, you mean

③ どうせ • anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at best, at most, at all

③ どんどん • ① drumming (noise) ② rapidly, steadily

③ どんなに • how, how much

③ まあ • you might say, Oh!, Wow!, Well!

③ やって来る【やってくる】 • to come along, to come around, to turn up

③ 下る【くだる】 • ① to descend, to go down, to come down ② to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.) ③ to pass (of time) ④ to surrender, to capitulate ⑤ (often in neg. form) to be less than, to be inferior to ⑥ to have the runs, to have diarrhea

③ 何とか【なんとか】 • ① something, something or other, so-and-so ② somehow, anyhow, one way or another

③ 何とも【なんとも】 • nothing (with neg. verb), quite, not a bit

③ 外す【はずす】 • ① to unfasten, to undo ② to remove, to take off, to deinstall ③ to leave, to step out, to slip away ④ to miss (a target)

③ 間もなく【まもなく】 • ① soon, before long, in a short time ② (after verb) lacking time to ..., without time to ...

③ 金【きん】 • ① gold, golden (color), metaphor for (most) valuable, gold (medal, cup) ② money (written before an amount) ③ Friday ④ metal (fourth of the five elements) ⑤ Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE) ⑥ gold general (shogi) ⑦ karat, carat

③ 今後【こんご】 • from now on, hereafter

③ 左右【さゆう】 • ① left and right ② influence, control, domination

③ 人間【にんげん】 • ① human being, man, person ② character (of a person)

③ 人気【にんき】 • popularity, popular feeling, business conditions

③ 人生【じんせい】 • (human) life (i.e. conception to death)

③ 生える【はえる】 • ① to grow, to spring up ② to cut (teeth)

③ 先日【せんじつ】 • the other day, a few days ago

③ 大した【たいした】 • considerable, great, important, significant, a big deal

③ 長【ちょう】 • chief, head

③ 分ける【わける】 • to divide, to separate, to make distinctions, to differentiate (between)

③ 本来【ほんらい】 • ① originally, primarily ② essentially, naturally, by nature, in (and of) itself ③ proper, legal

③ 名【な】 • name, reputation

③ 友【とも】 • friend, companion, pal

③ 友人【ゆうじん】 • friend

③ 生まれ【うまれ】 • birth, birthplace

③ 何で【なんで】 • ① why?, what for? ② how?, by what means?

③ 何でも【なんでも】 • any, whatever one likes, by all means, anything, everything

③ 中【ちゅう】 • ① medium, average, middle ② moderation ③ middle school ④ China ⑤ in, out of (e.g. three out of ten people) ⑥ during (a certain time when one did or is doing something), under (construction, etc.), while

③ どうか • please, somehow or other

③ そんなに • so much, so, like that

③ 社【しゃ】 • ① company, association, society ② regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour) ③ counter for companies, shrines, etc.

③ みたい • -like, sort of, similar to, resembling

③ だが • but, however, (and) yet, nevertheless, still, for all that

③ 大【だい】 • ① the large part of ② big, large, great ③ approximate size, no larger than ④ -university ⑤ large (e.g. serving size), loud (e.g. volume setting)

③ 後【ご】 • after

③ 名【めい】 • ① counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such) ② first name ③ famous, great

③ 以前【いぜん】 • ago, since, before, previous

③ 以来【いらい】 • since, henceforth

③ 意外【いがい】 • unexpected, surprising

③ 意思【いし】 • intention, purpose

③ 一体【いったい】 • ① ...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"), ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"), ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?") ② one object, one body, unity ③ one form, one style ④ one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.) ⑤ generally, in general

③ 一方【いっぽう】 • ① one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party ② on the one hand, on the other hand ③ whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn ④ (after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb) just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only

③ 運【うん】 • fortune, luck

③ 下がる【さがる】 • to hang down, to abate, to retire, to fall, to step back

③ 起こる【おこる】 • to occur, to happen

③ 空っぽ【からっぽ】 • empty, vacant, hollow

③ 見事【みごと】 • ① splendid, magnificent, beautiful, admirable ② praiseworthy act, feat, commendable deed

③ 行動【こうどう】 • action, conduct, behaviour, behavior, mobilization, mobilisation

③ 作家【さっか】 • author, writer, novelist, artist

③ 作品【さくひん】 • work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.), opus, performance, production

③ 思わず【おもわず】 • unintentionally, reflexively, spontaneously, involuntarily, instinctively

③ 自ら【みずから】 • for one's self, personally

③ 室【しつ】 • ① room ② Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

③ 者【もの】 • person (rarely used w.o. a qualifier)

③ 借金【しゃっきん】 • debt, loan, liabilities

③ 重大【じゅうだい】 • serious, important, significant, grave, weighty

③ 場【ば】 • ① place ② occasion, situation ③ field (physics)

③ 親友【しんゆう】 • close friend, bosom (old, intimate) friend, buddy, crony, chum

③ 世の中【よのなか】 • society, the world, the times

③ 世間【せけん】 • world, society

③ 切れる【きれる】 • ① to cut well, to be sharp ② to break (off), to snap, to wear out ③ to be injured ④ to burst, to collapse ⑤ to be disconnected, to be out of, to expire, to sever (connections) with ⑥ to be shrewd, to have a sharp mind ⑦ to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a time) ⑧ to flip, to lose one's temper ⑨ to be able to do completely

③ 台【だい】 • ① stand, rack, table ② support ③ belt ④ counter for machines, incl. vehicles ⑤ setting (e.g. in jewellery)

③ 大会【たいかい】 • convention, tournament, mass meeting, rally

③ 地【ち】 • ① earth, ground, land, soil ② place ③ territory ④ bottom (of a package, book, etc.) ⑤ earth (one of the five elements)

③ 中心【ちゅうしん】 • center, centre, middle, heart, core, focus, pivot, emphasis, balance

③ 注目【ちゅうもく】 • notice, attention, observation

③ 度【たび】 • time (three times, each time, etc.), times

③ 特急【とっきゅう】 • ① limited express (train, faster than an express) ② great hurry

③ 売れる【うれる】 • ① to sell (well) ② to be well known, to be popular, to be famous

③ 発見【はっけん】 • discovery, detection, finding

③ 不正【ふせい】 • injustice, unfairness, iniquity, impropriety, irregularity, dishonesty, illegality, fraud

③ 父親【ちちおや】 • father

③ 風【ふう】 • ① method, manner, way, style ② appearance, air ③ tendency ④ folk song (genre of the Shi Jing) ⑤ wind (one of the five elements)

③ 立ち上がる【たちあがる】 • ① to stand up, to get up ② to rise ③ to recover ④ to take action, to start ⑤ to make the initial charge (in sumo)

③ 立場【たちば】 • standpoint, position, situation

③ 力【りょく】 • strength, power

③ 話題【わだい】 • topic, subject

③ 一言【ひとこと】 • single word

③ 主人【しゅじん】 • ① head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady ② one's husband ③ (one's) employer, (one's) master ④ host, hostess

③ 少女【しょうじょ】 • young lady, little girl, virgin, maiden, daughter

③ 空く【すく】 • ① to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty ② to be hungry

③ 言う【ゆう】 • ① to say ② to call (i.e. to give a name)

③ 少々【しょうしょう】 • just a minute, small quantity

③ 銀【ぎん】 • ① silver, silver coin, silver paint ② silver general (shogi)

③ 広がる【ひろがる】 • to spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach to, to get around, to fill (e.g. a space)

③ 者【しゃ】 • someone of that nature, someone doing that work

③ 元【もと】 • former, ex-

③ 委員【いいん】 • committee member

③ 化学【かがく】 • ① chemistry ② chemical company (e.g. Acme Chemical Co.)

③ 加える【くわえる】 • to append, to sum up, to add (up), to include, to increase, to inflict

③ 加わる【くわわる】 • to join in, to accede to, to increase, to gain in (influence)

③ 回す【まわす】 • ① to turn, to rotate, to gyrate ② to circulate, to send around ③ to surround ④ to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers) ⑤ (after the -masu stem of a verb) ... around (i.e. to chase someone around) ⑥ to dial (e.g. telephone number)

③ 絵画【かいが】 • picture, painting

③ 外交【がいこう】 • diplomacy

③ 確かめる【たしかめる】 • to ascertain, to check, to make sure

③ 確実【かくじつ】 • certainty, reliability, soundness

③ 感じ【かんじ】 • feeling, sense, impression

③ 感じる【かんじる】 • to feel, to sense, to experience

③ 観客【かんきゃく】 • audience, spectator, spectators

③ 期間【きかん】 • period, term, interval

③ 記録【きろく】 • ① record, minutes, document ② a record (e.g. in sports), results, score ③ to record, to document ④ to set a record (e.g. in sports), to show a result, to reach a value

③ 逆【ぎゃく】 • ① reverse, opposite ② converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)

③ 強調【きょうちょう】 • emphasis, highlight, stress, stressed point

③ 禁止【きんし】 • prohibition, inhibition, ban

③ 金額【きんがく】 • amount of money

③ 計算【けいさん】 • ① calculation, reckoning, count ② forecast

③ 向ける【むける】 • to turn towards, to point

③ 幸い【さいわい】 • happiness, blessedness

③ 考え【かんがえ】 • thinking, thought, ideas, intention

③ 合図【あいず】 • sign, signal

③ 今回【こんかい】 • now, this time, lately

③ 才能【さいのう】 • talent, ability

③ 参加【さんか】 • participation

③ 残り【のこり】 • remnant, residue, remaining, left-over

③ 指す【さす】 • ① to point ② to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person ③ to identify, to indicate, to point out

③ 試し【ためし】 • trial, test

③ 試す【ためす】 • to attempt, to test, to try out

③ 事実【じじつ】 • fact, truth, reality

③ 事情【じじょう】 • circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation, reasons

③ 自身【じしん】 • by oneself, personally

③ 自然【しぜん】 • ① nature, spontaneity ② naturally, spontaneously

③ 実は【じつは】 • as a matter of fact, by the way, to tell you the truth, to be honest, frankly

③ 実験【じっけん】 • experiment

③ 取り上げる【とりあげる】 • ① to take up, to pick up ② to accept, to adopt, to listen to ③ to disqualify, to confiscate, to deprive ④ to adopt (child)

③ 取れる【とれる】 • ① to come off, to be removed ② (of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear ③ to be caught, to be harvested ④ to be interpreted (as), to be taken as ⑤ (of balance, etc.) to be attained ⑥ to be obtainable

③ 守る【まもる】 • ① to protect, to guard, to defend ② to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow

③ 手術【しゅじゅつ】 • surgical operation

③ 手伝い【てつだい】 • ① helper, assistant ② help

③ 受け取る【うけとる】 • ① to receive, to get, to accept ② to take, to interpret, to understand

③ 終える【おえる】 • to finish

③ 集会【しゅうかい】 • meeting, assembly

③ ところで • ① by the way, incidentally ② even if, no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

③ 助手【じょしゅ】 • helper, helpmeet, assistant, tutor

③ 勝負【しょうぶ】 • victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout

③ 常に【つねに】 • always, constantly

③ 植物【しょくぶつ】 • plant, vegetation

③ 身【み】 • ① body ② oneself ③ one's place, one's position ④ main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container(as opposed to its lid)

③ 人物【じんぶつ】 • character, personality, person, man, personage, talented man

③ 数字【すうじ】 • numeral, figure, digit, numeric character

③ 正確【せいかく】 • accurate, punctual, exact, authentic, veracious

③ 正式【せいしき】 • due form, official, formality

③ 生き物【いきもの】 • living thing, animal

③ 実に【じつに】 • indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite

③ 全く【まったく】 • ① really, truly, entirely, completely, wholly, perfectly ② indeed ③ good grief (expression of exasperation)

③ 全員【ぜんいん】 • all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew, everyone, everybody

③ 全体【ぜんたい】 • whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)

③ 全力【ぜんりょく】 • all one's power, whole energy

③ 組む【くむ】 • ① to cross (legs or arms), to link (arms) ② to put together, to construct, to assemble, to produce (e.g. TV program) ③ to braid, to plait ④ to grapple, to wrestle ⑤ to unite, to link up, to form an alliance ⑥ to set (e.g. type) ⑦ to issue (e.g. money order)

③ 相手【あいて】 • ① companion, partner, company ② other party, addressee ③ opponent (sports, etc.)

③ 対【たい】 • ① opposite, opposition ② versus, vs ③ to (i.e. "we won the game five to three") ④ equal footing, equal terms ⑤ against ..., anti-, toward ..., to ...

③ 代表【だいひょう】 • representative, representation, delegation, type, example, model

③ 直ちに【ただちに】 • at once, immediately, directly, in person

③ 追う【おう】 • ① to chase, to run after, to pursue ② to follow (i.e. a set order, a trend) ③ to drive out, to oust, to expel ④ to drive (i.e. a herd) ⑤ (in passive voice) to be pressed (for time, etc.)

③ 的【てき】 • -like, typical

③ 鉄【てつ】 • iron

③ 当たる【あたる】 • ① to be hit, to strike ② to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed ③ to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to ④ to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.) ⑤ to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win ⑥ to be successful, to go well, to be a hit ⑦ to face, to confront ⑧ to lie (in the direction of) ⑨ to undertake, to be assigned ⑩ to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted ⑪ to be called upon (by the teacher) ⑫ to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at ⑬ to be unnecessary ⑭ (in baseball) to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak ⑮ (in fishing) to feel a bite ⑯ (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil ⑰ to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison) ⑱ to shave

③ 道路【どうろ】 • road, highway

③ 特定【とくてい】 • specific, special, particular

③ 発表【はっぴょう】 • announcement, publication

③ 犯人【はんにん】 • offender, criminal

③ 悲しむ【かなしむ】 • to be sad, to mourn for, to regret

③ 飛び出す【とびだす】 • ① to jump out, to rush out, to fly out ② to appear (suddenly) ③ to protrude, to project ④ to butt in

③ 表【ひょう】 • table (e.g. Tab 1), chart, list

③ 表情【ひょうじょう】 • facial expression

③ 秒【びょう】 • second (60th min)

③ 平ら【たいら】 • flatness, level, smooth, calm, plain, sitting tailor fashion

③ 望む【のぞむ】 • to desire, to wish for, to see, to command (a view of)

③ 本物【ほんもの】 • genuine article

③ 満足【まんぞく】 • ① satisfaction ② sufficiency

③ 命【いのち】 • (mortal) life

③ 命じる【めいじる】 • to order, to command, to appoint

③ 明らか【あきらか】 • obvious, evident, clear, plain

③ 目的【もくてき】 • purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention

③ 役【やく】 • ① use, service, role ② post, position ③ scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.), hand

③ 昨夜【さくや】 • ① evening ② last night

③ 予期【よき】 • expectation, assume will happen, forecast

③ 様子【ようす】 • ① state, state of affairs, situation, circumstances ② appearance, look, aspect ③ sign, indication

③ 流す【ながす】 • ① to drain, to pour, to spill, to shed (blood, tears) ② to wash away ③ to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.), to circulate, to broadcast, to beam ④ to cruise (e.g. taxi) ⑤ to float, to set adrift

③ 量【りょう】 • quantity, amount, volume, portion (of food)

③ 数【すう】 • ① several, a number of ② number, numeral, figure ③ destiny, fate ④ law

③ 全国【ぜんこく】 • country-wide, nation-wide, whole country, national

③ 他人【たにん】 • another person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger

③ 例【れい】 • ① custom, practice, habit, usual ② said, aforementioned ③ instance, example, case, illustration, usage ④ precedent ⑤ annual

③ 明かり【あかり】 • ① light, illumination, glow, gleam ② lamp, light

③ 協力【きょうりょく】 • cooperation, collaboration

③ 幸せ【しあわせ】 • happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing

③ 知り合い【しりあい】 • acquaintance

③ 次々【つぎつぎ】 • in succession, one by one

③ 残す【のこす】 • to leave (behind, over), to bequeath, to save, to reserve

③ 勝ち【かち】 • win, victory

③ 他【た】 • other (esp. people and abstract matters)

③ 感【かん】 • feeling, sensation, emotion, admiration, impression

③ 両【りょう】 • ① both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.) ② ryo (obsolete unit of currency) ③ 41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin) ④ 2 tan (measure of fabric size) ⑤ counter for carriages (e.g. in a train)

③ 色【しょく】 • counter for colours

③ 内【ない】 • inside, within

③ 依頼【いらい】 • ① request, commission, dispatch, despatch ② dependence, trust

③ 偉大【いだい】 • greatness

③ 意識【いしき】 • ① consciousness ② awareness, sense ③ mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

③ 移動【いどう】 • ① removal, migration, movement ② mobile (e.g. communications)

③ 違い【ちがい】 • difference, discrepancy

③ 医師【いし】 • doctor, physician

③ 一種【いっしゅ】 • species, kind, variety

③ 一層【いっそう】 • ① much more, still more, all the more, (would) rather, sooner, might as well ② single layer (or storey, etc.)

③ 永遠【えいえん】 • eternity, perpetuity, immortality, permanence

③ 鋭い【するどい】 • pointed, sharp

③ 演技【えんぎ】 • acting, performance

③ 可能【かのう】 • possible, practicable, feasible

③ 課【か】 • ① lesson ② section (in an organization), division, department ③ counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

③ 過去【かこ】 • the past, bygone days, the previous

③ 解決【かいけつ】 • settlement, solution, resolution

③ 回復【かいふく】 • recovery (from illness), improvement, rehabilitation, restoration, convalescence

③ 確認【かくにん】 • affirmation, confirmation, validation

③ 乾燥【かんそう】 • dry, arid, insipid, dehydrated

③ 患者【かんじゃ】 • (a) patient

③ 汗【あせ】 • ① sweat, perspiration ② moisture, condensation

③ 管理【かんり】 • control, management (e.g. of a business)

③ 観念【かんねん】 • ① idea, notion, conception ② sense (e.g. of duty) ③ resignation, preparedness, acceptance ④ observation and contemplation

③ 間違い【まちがい】 • mistake

③ 記念【きねん】 • commemoration, memory

③ 疑う【うたがう】 • to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect

③ 疑問【ぎもん】 • question, problem, doubt, guess

③ 詰める【つめる】 • ① to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up ② to shorten (length or distance), to move over, to make room (for someone) ③ to work out (details)

③ 巨大【きょだい】 • huge, gigantic, enormous

③ 許す【ゆるす】 • ① to permit, to allow, to approve ② to exempt (from fine), to excuse (from), to pardon, to forgive, to release, to let off ③ to confide in ④ to give up, to yield

③ 恐らく【おそらく】 • perhaps, likely, probably, I dare say

③ 恐ろしい【おそろしい】 • terrible, dreadful

③ 経営【けいえい】 • management, administration

③ 現れる【あらわれる】 • ① to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise ② to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

③ 現在【げんざい】 • now, current, present, present time, as of

③ 現実【げんじつ】 • reality

③ 現場【げんば】 • actual spot, scene, scene of the crime

③ 呼び出す【よびだす】 • ① to summon, to call (e.g. phone), to convene, to decoy, to lure ② to invoke (e.g. subroutine), to call

③ 効果【こうか】 • effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result

③ 厚かましい【あつかましい】 • impudent, shameless, brazen

③ 好む【このむ】 • to like, to prefer

③ 更に【さらに】 • furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover

③ 構う【かまう】 • ① to mind, to care about, to be concerned about ② to care for, to look after ③ to prepare for ④ to intefere with, to meddle in ⑤ to tease

③ 構成【こうせい】 • organization, organisation, configuration, composition

③ 国民【こくみん】 • nation, nationality, people, citizen

③ 骨【ほね】 • bone

③ 混雑【こんざつ】 • confusion, congestion

③ 混乱【こんらん】 • disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem

③ 差【さ】 • difference, variation

③ 最も【もっとも】 • most, extremely

③ 最高【さいこう】 • highest, supreme, the most

③ 罪【つみ】 • crime, fault, indiscretion, sin

③ 殺す【ころす】 • to kill

③ 伺う【うかがう】 • ① to visit, to ask, to inquire, to hear, to be told ② to implore (a god for an oracle), to seek direction (from your superior) ③ to visit ④ to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

③ 刺す【さす】 • to pierce, to stab, to prick, to thrust, to bite, to sting, to pin down, to stitch, to put (a runner) out, to pole (a boat), to catch (with a line), to stick

③ 死亡【しぼう】 • death, mortality

③ 資料【しりょう】 • materials, data, document

③ 事件【じけん】 • event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal

③ 時刻【じこく】 • instant, time, moment

③ 示す【しめす】 • to denote, to show, to point out, to indicate, to exemplify

③ 実際【じっさい】 • ① practicality, practical ② reality, actuality, actual conditions ③ bhutakoti (limit of reality)

③ 周辺【しゅうへん】 • ① circumference, outskirts, environs, around, in the area of, in the vicinity of ② (computer) peripheral

③ 出版【しゅっぱん】 • publication

③ 順番【じゅんばん】 • turn (in line), order of things, sequential order

③ 処理【しょり】 • processing, dealing with, treatment, disposition, disposal

③ 女優【じょゆう】 • actress

③ 床【ゆか】 • ① floor ② stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player) ③ dining platform built across a river

③ 賞【しょう】 • prize, award

③ 情報【じょうほう】 • ① news, gossip, (military) intelligence ② information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)

③ 状況【じょうきょう】 • state of affairs (around you), situation, circumstances

③ 職業【しょくぎょう】 • occupation, business

③ 触れる【ふれる】 • ① to touch, to feel ② to experience, to come in contact with, to be emotionally moved (by), to perceive ③ to touch on a subject, to allude to ④ to be in conflict (with), to violate (law, copyright, etc.) ⑤ to proclaim

③ 信じる【しんじる】 • to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in

③ 制限【せいげん】 • restriction, restraint, limitation, limit

③ 性【せい】 • ① nature (of a person) ② sex ③ gender ④ -ty (suffix indicating quality or condition), -ity, -ness

③ 性格【せいかく】 • character, personality

③ 成長【せいちょう】 • growth, grow to adulthood

③ 責める【せめる】 • to condemn, to blame, to criticize, to criticise

③ 責任【せきにん】 • ① duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) ② liability, onus

③ 跡【あと】 • ① trace, tracks, mark, sign ② remains, ruins ③ scar

③ 絶対【ぜったい】 • ① absolutely, unconditionally ② absolute, unconditional, unmistakable ③ absoluteness

③ 双子【ふたご】 • twins, a twin

③ 想像【そうぞう】 • imagination, guess

③ 総【そう】 • whole, all, general, gross

③ 存在【そんざい】 • existence, being

③ 大臣【だいじん】 • cabinet minister

③ 仲間【なかま】 • company, fellow, colleague, associate, comrade, mate, group, circle of friends, partner

③ 調査【ちょうさ】 • investigation, examination, inquiry, enquiry, survey

③ 底【そこ】 • bottom, sole

③ 程度【ていど】 • degree, amount, grade, standard, of the order of (following a number)

③ 党【とう】 • ① party (political) ② faction, -ite

③ 到着【とうちゃく】 • arrival

③ 得る【うる】 • ① (after the -masu stem of a verb) to be able to ..., can ... ② to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain

③ 毒【どく】 • poison, toxicant

③ 突然【とつぜん】 • abrupt, sudden, unexpected, all at once

③ 届く【とどく】 • ① to reach, to arrive, to get through, to get at ② to be attentive, to pay attention ③ to be delivered, to carry (e.g. sound)

③ 内容【ないよう】 • subject, contents, matter, substance, detail, import

③ 任せる【まかせる】 • ① to entrust (e.g. a task) to another, to leave to ② to passively leave to someone else's facilities ③ to leave to take its natural course ④ to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim) ⑤ to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

③ 燃える【もえる】 • to burn, to get fired up

③ 配達【はいたつ】 • delivery, distribution

③ 抜く【ぬく】 • ① to extract, to omit, to surpass, to overtake, to draw out, to unplug ② to do something to the end

③ 抜ける【ぬける】 • ① to come out, to fall out, to be omitted, to be missing, to escape ② to exit (a program loop)

③ 犯罪【はんざい】 • crime

③ 否定【ひてい】 • ① negation, denial, repudiation ② NOT operation

③ 被害【ひがい】 • damage

③ 非常【ひじょう】 • emergency, extraordinary, unusual

③ 不思議【ふしぎ】 • wonder, miracle, strange, mystery, marvel, curiosity

③ 不利【ふり】 • disadvantage, handicap, unfavorable, unfavourable, drawback

③ 夫人【ふじん】 • wife, Mrs, madam

③ 婦人【ふじん】 • woman, lady, adult female

③ 布【ぬの】 • ① cloth ② bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

③ 普段【ふだん】 • usual, habitual, ordinary, everyday, always

③ 変化【へんか】 • ① change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis ② variety, diversity ③ inflection, declension, conjugation ④ sidestepping (sumo)

③ 捕まる【つかまる】 • ① to be caught, to be arrested ② to hold on to, to grasp ③ to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi) ④ to be detained by

③ 報告【ほうこく】 • report, information

③ 宝石【ほうせき】 • gem, jewel

③ 抱える【かかえる】 • ① to hold or carry under or in the arms ② to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.) ③ to employ, to engage, to hire

③ 方法【ほうほう】 • method, process, manner, way, means, technique

③ 豊か【ゆたか】 • abundant, wealthy, plentiful, rich, affluent

③ 命令【めいれい】 • ① order, command, decree, directive ② (software) instruction, statement

③ 戻す【もどす】 • to restore, to put back, to return, to give back

③ 余る【あまる】 • to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many

③ 余計【よけい】 • too much, unnecessary, extraneous, abundance, surplus, excess, superfluity

③ 預かる【あずかる】 • ① to look after, to take care of, to keep, to hold on to, to keep in custody ② to take charge of, to be entrusted with, to receive on deposit ③ to reserve (judgment), to leave undecided

③ 裏切る【うらぎる】 • to betray, to turn traitor to, to double-cross

③ 連続【れんぞく】 • serial, consecutive, continuity, occurring in succession, continuing

③ 最中【さいちゅう】 • in the middle of, height of, in course of, midst

③ 夫婦【ふうふ】 • married couple, spouses, husband and wife, couple, pair

③ 抱く【いだく】 • ① to embrace, to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby), to hug ② to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor), to bear (e.g. a grudge), to entertain (e.g. suspicion) ③ to sleep with ④ to sit on eggs

③ 痛み【いたみ】 • pain, ache, sore, grief, distress

③ 得る【える】 • ① to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain ② (after the -masu stem of a verb) to be able to ..., can ...

③ 恐れる【おそれる】 • to fear, to be afraid of

③ 降ろす【おろす】 • ① to take down (e.g. flag), to launch (e.g. boat), to drop, to lower (e.g. ladder), to let (a person) off, to unload, to discharge ② to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle), to let (a person) off ③ to withdraw money from an account ④ to wear (clothing) for the first time ⑤ to fillet (e.g. a fish)

③ 乾杯【かんぱい】 • ① toast, drink (in celebration or in honor of something) ② drinking one's glass dry ③ cheers

③ 気付く【きづく】 • to notice, to recognize, to recognise, to become aware of, to perceive, to realize, to realise

③ 捜す【さがす】 • to search (for something lost), to seek (a suspect in a crime)

③ 支払い【しはらい】 • payment

③ 戦い【たたかい】 • battle, fight, struggle, conflict

③ 戦う【たたかう】 • to fight, to battle, to combat, to struggle against, to wage war, to engage in contest

③ 必死【ひっし】 • ① frantic, desperate ② inevitable death ③ brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi)

③ 有利【ゆうり】 • advantageous, better, profitable, lucrative

③ お互い【おたがい】 • mutual, reciprocal, each other

③ 握る【にぎる】 • to grasp, to seize, to mould sushi, to mold sushi

③ 握手【あくしゅ】 • handshake

③ 慰める【なぐさめる】 • to comfort, to console, to amuse

③ 一致【いっち】 • ① coincidence, agreement, union, match ② conformity, consistency ③ cooperation

③ 隠す【かくす】 • to hide, to conceal

③ 隠れる【かくれる】 • to hide, to be hidden, to conceal oneself, to disappear

③ 影響【えいきょう】 • influence, effect

③ 遠慮【えんりょ】 • diffidence, restraint, reserve, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness

③ 殴る【なぐる】 • to strike, to hit

③ 稼ぐ【かせぐ】 • to earn income, to labor, to labour

③ 我慢【がまん】 • patience, endurance, perseverance, tolerance, self-control, self-denial

③ 懐かしい【なつかしい】 • dear, desired, missed

③ 覚悟【かくご】 • resolution, resignation, readiness, preparedness

③ 株【かぶ】 • share, stock, stump (of tree)

③ 歓迎【かんげい】 • welcome, reception

③ 環境【かんきょう】 • environment, circumstance

③ 企業【きぎょう】 • enterprise, undertaking, corporation, business

③ 既に【すでに】 • already, too late

③ 記憶【きおく】 • ① memory, recollection, remembrance ② storage

③ 教授【きょうじゅ】 • ① professor ② teaching, instruction

③ 筋【すじ】 • ① muscle ② string, sinew, line, stripe ③ plot, plan ④ source (of business information) ⑤ reason, logic

③ 金銭【きんせん】 • money, cash

③ 金融【きんゆう】 • financing, credit transacting, loaning of money, circulation of money

③ 刑事【けいじ】 • ① (police) detective ② criminal matter

③ 結ぶ【むすぶ】 • ① to tie, to bind, to link ② to bear (fruit)

③ 結果【けっか】 • ① result, consequence, outcome, effect ② coming to fruition, bearing fruit

③ 件【けん】 • matter, case, item

③ 嫌う【きらう】 • to hate, to dislike, to loathe

③ 懸命【けんめい】 • eagerness, earnestness, risking one's life

③ 原稿【げんこう】 • manuscript, copy

③ 慌てる【あわてる】 • ① to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised), to be flustered, to panic ② to be in a hurry, to rush

③ 高価【こうか】 • high price

③ 姿【すがた】 • figure, shape, appearance

③ 死【し】 • death, decease

③ 至る【いたる】 • ① to arrive at (e.g. a decision), to reach (a stage), to attain ② to lead to (a place), to get to

③ 次第【しだい】 • ① dependent upon ② as soon as, immediately (upon) ③ circumstances ④ order, precedence, program, programme, agenda

③ 主義【しゅぎ】 • doctrine, rule, principle

③ 修理【しゅうり】 • repairing, mending, servicing

③ 渋滞【じゅうたい】 • congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation

③ 証明【しょうめい】 • proof, verification

③ 挙げる【あげる】 • ① to raise, to elevate ② to show someone (into a room) ③ to send someone (away) ④ to increase (price, quality, status, etc.) ⑤ to praise ⑥ to give (an example, etc.), to cite ⑦ to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) ⑧ to arrest ⑨ to nominate ⑩ to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)

③ 上司【じょうし】 • superior authorities, boss

③ 冗談【じょうだん】 • jest, joke

③ 状態【じょうたい】 • current status, condition, situation, circumstances, state

③ 食卓【しょくたく】 • dining table

③ 侵入【しんにゅう】 • penetration, invasion, raid, aggression, trespass

③ 申し訳【もうしわけ】 • apology, excuse

③ 診る【みる】 • to examine (medically)

③ 推薦【すいせん】 • recommendation

③ 成功【せいこう】 • success, hit

③ 整理【せいり】 • sorting, arrangement, organization, putting in order, adjustment, regulation, liquidation

③ 善【ぜん】 • good, goodness, right, virtue

③ 素敵【すてき】 • lovely, dreamy, beautiful, great, fantastic, superb, cool, capital

③ 訴える【うったえる】 • ① to sue (a person), to take someone to court ② to resort to (e.g. arms, violence) ③ to appeal to, to call for ④ to raise, to bring to (someone's attention) ⑤ to complain

③ 騒ぎ【さわぎ】 • uproar, disturbance

③ 態度【たいど】 • attitude, manner, behaviour

③ 逮捕【たいほ】 • arrest, apprehension, capture

③ 大抵【たいてい】 • ① mostly, ordinarily, usually, generally ② probably ③ most, almost all ④ (before a neg. form) ordinary ⑤ proper, appropriate, moderate

③ 第【だい】 • ordinal

③ 奪う【うばう】 • to snatch away, to dispossess, to steal

③ 誕生【たんじょう】 • birth, creation, formation

③ 伝統【でんとう】 • tradition, convention

③ 投票【とうひょう】 • voting, poll

③ 当然【とうぜん】 • natural, as a matter of course

③ 憧れる【あこがれる】 • to long for, to yearn after, to admire, to be attracted by

③ 納得【なっとく】 • consent, assent, understanding, agreement, comprehension, grasp

③ 拍手【はくしゅ】 • clapping hands, applause

③ 迫る【せまる】 • to draw near, to press (someone for something)

③ 批判【ひはん】 • criticism, judgement, judgment, comment

③ 秘密【ひみつ】 • secret, secrecy

③ 分析【ぶんせき】 • analysis

③ 訪れる【おとずれる】 • to visit

③ 迷惑【めいわく】 • trouble, bother, annoyance

③ 模様【もよう】 • pattern, figure, design

③ 黙る【だまる】 • to be silent

③ 唯一【ゆいいつ】 • only, sole, unique

③ 優秀【ゆうしゅう】 • superiority, excellence

③ 離す【はなす】 • to part, to divide, to separate, to release

③ 離れる【はなれる】 • to be separated from, to leave, to go away, to be a long way off

③ 率【りつ】 • rate, ratio, proportion, percentage

③ 俺【おれ】 • (masc) I, me (rough or arrogant-sounding first-person pronoun, formerly also used by women)

③ 傷【きず】 • ① wound, injury, cut, gash, bruise, scratch, scrape, scar ② chip, crack, scratch, nick ③ flaw, defect, weakness, weak point ④ stain (on one's reputation), disgrace, dishonor, dishonour ⑤ (emotional) hurt, hurt feelings

③ 怪しい【あやしい】 • ① suspicious, dubious, doubtful, dodgy ② charming, bewitching

③ 覆う【おおう】 • to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise

③ 陰【かげ】 • ① shade, shadow ② other side, back, background

③ 勧める【すすめる】 • to recommend, to advise, to encourage, to offer (wine)

③ 激しい【はげしい】 • violent, vehement, intense, furious, tempestuous

③ 保証【ほしょう】 • guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty

③ 我が【わが】 • my, our, one's own

③ 氏【し】 • ① Mr ② clan ③ he, him ④ counter for people

③ ぶつかる • to strike, to collide with, to bump into

③ 噂【うわさ】 • rumour, rumor, report, hearsay, gossip, common talk

③ いつか • sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time

③ まるで • quite, entirely, completely, at all, as if, as though, so to speak, just like

③ よろしく • ① well, properly, suitably ② best regards, please remember me, please treat me favorably (favourably), please take care of

③ ごく • ① quite, very ② quindecillion (US), octillion (Europe), 10^48

③ つながる • to be tied together, to be connected to, to be related to

③ おめでとう • congratulations!, an auspicious occasion!

③ まさか • by no means, never!, well, I never!, you don't say!

③ まさに • ① exactly, surely, certainly ② just (about to), on the verge (of doing or happening) ③ duly, naturally

③ ようやく • ① finally, at last ② barely, narrowly, hardly, only just ③ gradually, little by little, by degrees

③ かく • ① to scratch ② to perspire ③ to shovel, to paddle

③ そのまま • without change, as it is (i.e. now)

③ それでも • but (still), and yet, nevertheless, even so, notwithstanding

③ そこで • so, accordingly, now, then, thereupon, therefore

③ 揃える【そろえる】 • to put things in order, to arrange, to make uniform, to get something ready

③ わざと • on purpose

③ 叩く【たたく】 • ① to strike, to clap, to dust, to beat ② to play drums ③ to abuse, to flame (e.g. on the Internet), to insult ④ to use up money

③ 誰か【だれか】 • someone, somebody

③ すぐ • ① immediately, at once, directly ② soon, before long, shortly ③ easily, without difficulty ④ right (near), nearby, just (handy)

③ とにかく • anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case

③ 謎【なぞ】 • ① riddle, puzzle, enigma, mystery ② enigmatic, mysterious

③ 鍋【なべ】 • saucepan, pot

③ どうしても • by all means, at any cost, no matter what, after all, in the long run, cravingly, at any rate, surely

③ ふと • suddenly, casually, accidentally, incidentally, unexpectedly, unintentionally

③ しかも • moreover, furthermore, nevertheless, and yet

③ ただ • ① ordinary, common, usual ② free of charge ③ unaffected, as is, safe ④ only, merely, just, simply ⑤ but, however, nevertheless

③ 曖昧【あいまい】 • ① vague, ambiguous, unclear ② fuzzy

③ いや • no, nay, well

③ ある • a certain ..., some ...

③ かなり • considerably, fairly, quite

③ せっかく • with trouble, at great pains, long-awaited

③ まれ • rare, seldom

③ かかる • to suffer from

③ せい • cause, reason, fault

③ つまり • in short, in brief, in other words, that is to say, in the long run, after all, blockade, stuffing, ultimate

③ 多く【おおく】 • many, much, largely, abundantly, mostly

② おや • oh!, oh?, my!

② 下書き【したがき】 • rough copy, draft, draught

② 何しろ【なにしろ】 • at any rate, anyhow, anyway, in any case

② 何分【なにぶん】 • anyway, please

② 高める【たかめる】 • to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance

② 出入り【でいり】 • in and out, coming and going, free association, income and expenditure, debits and credit

② 前【ぜん】 • ① the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"), previous, one-time, former ② (before the name of an era) pre- (e.g. "premodern") ③ before, earlier

② 長女【ちょうじょ】 • eldest daughter

② 長男【ちょうなん】 • eldest son

② 分【ぶん】 • ① part, segment, share, ration ② rate ③ degree, one's lot, one's status, relation, duty, kind, lot ④ in proportion to, just as much as

② 人々【ひとびと】 • each person, people, men, human, everybody

② がる • ① to feel (on adj-stem to represent a third party's apparent emotion) ② to behave as if one were

② それなのに • and yet, despite this, but even so, but even then, however, nevertheless, for all that, notwithstanding that

② よいしょ • ① (expression of) effort or strain, Yo-heave-ho! ② to butter up, to suck up to

② はあ • ① yes, indeed, well ② ha! ③ what?, huh? ④ sigh

② 小【しょう】 • ① smallness, small item ② short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days) ③ elementary school ④ younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name)

② とく • to do something in readiness for, to get something (needful) done

② 映る【うつる】 • to be reflected, to harmonize with (harmonise), to come out (photo), to be projected

② 言い出す【いいだす】 • to start talking, to speak, to tell, to propose, to suggest, to break the ice

② 工事【こうじ】 • construction work, construction, work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.)

② 行方【ゆくえ】 • ① (one's) whereabouts ② course, direction

② 作者【さくしゃ】 • author, authoress

② とどまる • ① to stop, to halt ② to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place) ③ to come to a halt ④ to be limited to

② 死体【したい】 • dead body, corpse, cadaver

② 写る【うつる】 • to be photographed, to be projected

② 集まる【あつまる】 • to gather, to collect, to assemble

② 重たい【おもたい】 • heavy, massive, serious, important, severe, oppressed

② 大学院【だいがくいん】 • graduate school

② 着せる【きせる】 • ① to put clothes on (someone) ② to plate, to gild, to veneer ③ to accuse (of some crime), to give (a bad name)

② 転がる【ころがる】 • to roll, to tumble

② 着ける【つける】 • ① to attach, to join, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment) ② to furnish (a house with) ③ to wear, to put on ④ to keep a diary, to make an entry ⑤ to appraise, to set (a price) ⑥ to bring alongside ⑦ to place (under guard or doctor) ⑧ to follow, to shadow ⑨ to load, to give (courage to) ⑩ to keep (an eye on) ⑪ to establish (relations or understanding) ⑫ to turn on (light)

② 歩【ほ】 • ① step, stride ② counter for steps

② 料【りょう】 • material, charge, rate, fee

② 弟子【でし】 • pupil, disciple, adherent, follower, apprentice, young person, teacher's student-helper

② 品【ひん】 • ① thing, article, goods ② dignity, class, quality ③ counter for meal courses ④ flirtatiousness, coquetry

② 方々【かたがた】 • ① they (of people), gentlemen (of the ...) ② you (usu. plural) ③ various

② 代わる【かわる】 • to take the place of, to relieve, to be substituted for, to be exchanged, to change places with, to take turns, to be replaced

② 図々しい【ずうずうしい】 • impudent, shameless

② 元々【もともと】 • originally, by nature, from the start

② 長引く【ながびく】 • to be prolonged, to drag on

② 業【ぎょう】 • ① work, business ② study

② 外科【げか】 • surgical department

② 期【き】 • ① period, time ② (geological) age

② 原【はら】 • field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness

② 公表【こうひょう】 • official announcement, proclamation

② 口実【こうじつ】 • excuse, pretext

② 参考【さんこう】 • reference, consultation

② 商社【しょうしゃ】 • trading company, firm

② 心当たり【こころあたり】 • having some knowledge of, happening to know

② 正面【しょうめん】 • front, frontage, facade, main

② 線路【せんろ】 • line, track, roadbed

② 組【くみ】 • ① set (of items) ② group (of people), class (of students), company (esp. construction), family (i.e. mafia), team ③ typesetting, composition

② 早速【さっそく】 • at once, immediately, without delay, promptly

② 対立【たいりつ】 • confrontation, opposition, antagonism

② 退院【たいいん】 • leaving hospital, discharge from hospital

② 断定【だんてい】 • conclusion, decision

② 直後【ちょくご】 • immediately following

② 直前【ちょくぜん】 • just before

② 通勤【つうきん】 • commuting to work

② 点数【てんすう】 • marks, points, score, runs, number of items, credits

② 登場【とうじょう】 • ① entry (on stage), appearance (on screen) ② entrance, introduction (into a market)

② 発想【はっそう】 • expression (e.g. in music), idea, conception

② 負け【まけ】 • defeat, loss, losing (a game)

② 風船【ふうせん】 • balloon (esp. small, toy variety)

② 分量【ぶんりょう】 • amount, quantity

② 防犯【ぼうはん】 • prevention of crime

② 薬品【やくひん】 • medicine, chemicals

② 油断【ゆだん】 • negligence, unpreparedness

② 録音【ろくおん】 • (audio) recording

② 温める【あたためる】 • to warm, to heat

② ため息【ためいき】 • sigh

② 中身【なかみ】 • contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade

② 日当たり【ひあたり】 • ① exposure to the sun, sunny place ② per day

② 決まり【きまり】 • ① rule, regulation ② settlement, conclusion, end, agreement, arrangement ③ habit, custom

② ご苦労さま【ごくろうさま】 • thank you very much for your ..., I appreciate your efforts

② 医療【いりょう】 • medical care, medical treatment

② 改めて【あらためて】 • another time, again, over again, anew, formally

② 議員【ぎいん】 • member of the Diet, congress or parliament

② 務め【つとめ】 • ① service, duty, business, responsibility, task ② Buddhist religious services

② 務める【つとめる】 • ① to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in) ② to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of) ③ to conduct a religious service

② 血圧【けつあつ】 • blood pressure

② 現に【げんに】 • actually, really

② 候補【こうほ】 • ① candidate, contender, prospect, pick, choice, list ② candidacy, candidature, nomination

② 講師【こうし】 • lecturer

② 思い込む【おもいこむ】 • to be under impression that, to be convinced that, to imagine that, to set one's heart on, to be bent on

② 自宅【じたく】 • one's home

② 終了【しゅうりょう】 • end, close, termination

② 成立【せいりつ】 • ① coming into existence, arrangements, establishment, conclusion, completion ② to come into existence, to be true, to hold (i.e. hold true)

② 争う【あらそう】 • ① to compete, to contest, to contend ② to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose ③ (usu. in negative form) to deny (e.g. evidence)

② 憎い【にくい】 • ① hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable ② (with irony) lovely, lovable, wonderful, etc.

② 大戦【たいせん】 • great war, great battle

② 探る【さぐる】 • to search, to look for, to sound out

② 盗難【とうなん】 • theft, robbery

② 頭脳【ずのう】 • head, brains, intellect

② 付近【ふきん】 • neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, environs

② 補う【おぎなう】 • to compensate for, to supplement

② 未【み】 • not yet, un-

② 翌日【よくじつ】 • next day

② 裏口【うらぐち】 • backdoor, rear entrance

② 冷凍【れいとう】 • freezing, cold storage, refrigeration

② 連れ【つれ】 • companion, company

② 抱く【だく】 • ① to embrace, to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby), to hug ② to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor), to bear (e.g. a grudge), to entertain (e.g. suspicion) ③ to sleep with ④ to sit on eggs

② 翌朝【よくあさ】 • the next morning

② 押さえる【おさえる】 • ① to pin something down, to hold something down, to hold something back, to stop, to restrain, to curb ② to seize, to grasp, to arrest ③ to gain control of something, to govern, to keep down (e.g. information), to suppress ④ to catch happening, to determine (important points), to find (proof), to understand

② 測る【はかる】 • ① to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate) ② to conjecture, to infer, to surmise

② 挟む【はさむ】 • to interpose, to hold between, to insert

② 果たして【はたして】 • ① as was expected, just as one thought, sure enough, as a result ② really? (in questions), ever?

② 引っ越し【ひっこし】 • moving (dwelling, office, etc.), changing residence

② 増やす【ふやす】 • to increase, to add to, to augment

② 現【げん】 • present, current

② 戦【せん】 • match, competition

② 家【か】 • -ist (used after a noun indicating someone's occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.), -er

② 一応【いちおう】 • once, tentatively, in outline, for the time being, just in case

② 往復【おうふく】 • round trip, coming and going, return ticket

② 応援【おうえん】 • aid, assistance, help, reinforcement, rooting, barracking, support, cheering

② 果たす【はたす】 • to accomplish, to fulfill, to carry out, to achieve

② 勘違い【かんちがい】 • misunderstanding, wrong guess

② 感激【かんげき】 • deep emotion, impression, inspiration

② 看板【かんばん】 • sign, signboard, doorplate, poster, billboard, appearance, figurehead, policy, attraction, closing time

② 鑑賞【かんしょう】 • appreciation (e.g. of art), aesthetic sense

② 器械【きかい】 • ① machine, mechanism ② instrument, appliance, apparatus

② 恐縮【きょうしゅく】 • shame, very kind of you, sorry to trouble

② 恨み【うらみ】 • ① resentment, grudge, malice, bitterness ② matter for regret, regret

② 恨む【うらむ】 • ① to resent, to curse, to feel bitter, to blame, to bear a grudge ② to regret

② 砕く【くだく】 • to break, to smash

② 殺人【さつじん】 • murder

② 司会【しかい】 • chairmanship, leading a meeting

② 至急【しきゅう】 • urgent, pressing

② 執筆【しっぴつ】 • writing (e.g. as a profession)

② 汁【しる】 • juice, sap, soup, broth

② 縮める【ちぢめる】 • to shorten, to reduce, to boil down, to shrink

② 載る【のる】 • ① to get on, to ride in, to board, to mount, to get up on ② to spread (paints), to be taken in ③ to share in, to join, to feel like doing, to be mentioned in, to be in harmony with ④ to appear (in print), to be recorded, to be found in (a dictionary)

② 酢【す】 • vinegar

② 推定【すいてい】 • ① presumption, assumption ② estimation

② 節【ふし】 • ① joint, knuckle ② tune, melody ③ knot (in wood), node in a bamboo stem ④ part, notable characteristic

② 洗剤【せんざい】 • detergent, washing material

② 倉庫【そうこ】 • storehouse, warehouse, godown

② あう • ① to meet, to encounter ② to have an accident, to have a bad experience

② 対策【たいさく】 • counter-plan, counter-measure

② 遅れ【おくれ】 • delay, lag, postponement, falling behind

② 彫刻【ちょうこく】 • carving, engraving, sculpture

② 展開【てんかい】 • ① development ② expansion (opposite of compression)

② 吐く【はく】 • ① to breathe ② to tell (lies) ③ to vomit, to disgorge

② 特殊【とくしゅ】 • special, unique

② 犯す【おかす】 • ① to commit (e.g. crime), to perpetrate ② to transgress, to contravene ③ to violate, to ravish, to rape, to deflower

② 柄【がら】 • pattern, design

② 別荘【べっそう】 • holiday house, villa

② 包丁【ほうちょう】 • kitchen knife, carving knife

② 崩れる【くずれる】 • to collapse, to crumble

② 本気【ほんき】 • seriousness, truth, sanctity

② 矢印【やじるし】 • arrow (mark or symbol), directional marker or indicator

② 脅かす【おどかす】 • ① to threaten, to menace ② to startle, to surprise

② 締め切り【しめきり】 • closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed, No Entrance

② 載せる【のせる】 • to load (luggage), to carry, to take on board

② 沿い【ぞい】 • along

② いったん • ① once ② for a moment, temporarily

② そば • ① buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) ② soba (Japanese buckwheat noodles)

② いきなり • abruptly, suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning

② こする • to rub, to scrub

② とっくに • long ago, already, a long time ago

② なお • furthermore, still, yet, more, still more, in addition, greater, further

② 狙い【ねらい】 • aim

② 狙う【ねらう】 • to aim at

② たんす • chest of drawers, bureau, cabinet, tansu, dresser

② かぶせる • to cover (with something), to put on (e.g. on someone else's head), to plate something (with a metal), to pour or dash a liquid (on something), to charge (a person with a guilt)

② 便箋【びんせん】 • writing paper, stationery

② さすが • ① as one would expect ② still, all the same ③ even... (e.g. "even a genius...")

② いずれ • ① where, which, who ② anyway, anyhow, at any rate, sooner or later, eventually, at some future date or time

② はめる • ① to insert, to put in (such that there is a snug fit) ② to pigeonhole (into a particular category) ③ to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs) ④ to entrap, to set someone up (i.e. frame them for a crime, etc.)

② かつて • ① once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex- ② never (with negative verb)

② さて • well, now, then

② あるいは • or, possibly

② いよいよ • ① more and more, all the more, increasingly ② at last, finally, beyond doubt ③ (at the) last moment, worst possible time

② なる • to bear fruit

① いざ • now, come (now), well

① てっきり • surely, certainly, beyond doubt

① とんだ • ① unthinkable, unimaginable, inconceivable, unexpected ② terrible, awful, serious

① ひょっと • possibly, accidentally

① 入る【いる】 • to get in, to go in, to come in, to flow into, to set, to set in

① 間【ま】 • space, room, time, pause

① 読者【どくしゃ】 • reader

① 一部【いちぶ】 • ① one part, one portion, one section, some ② one copy (e.g. of a document)

① 引き取る【ひきとる】 • to take charge of, to take over, to retire to a private place

① 向き【むき】 • direction, orientation, aspect, situation, exposure, suitability, tendency

① 初【はつ】 • first, new

① 造船【ぞうせん】 • shipbuilding

① 埋まる【うずまる】 • to be buried, to be surrounded, to overflow, to be filled

① 忠実【ちゅうじつ】 • ① faithful, loyal, devoted ② hardworking, painstaking, diligent ③ healthy, fit

① 悪【あく】 • evil, wickedness

① 扱い【あつかい】 • treatment, service

① 依然【いぜん】 • still, as yet, as it has been

① 一切【いっさい】 • all, everything, without exception, the whole, entirely, absolutely

① 一同【いちどう】 • all present, all concerned, all of us

① 何だか【なんだか】 • (a) little, somewhat, somehow

① 何より【なにより】 • most, best, above all

① 過ち【あやまち】 • fault, error, indiscretion, faux pas

① 解剖【かいぼう】 • ① dissection, autopsy ② analysis

① 回収【かいしゅう】 • collection, recovery, withdrawal, retrieval

① 外来【がいらい】 • ① external origin, imported ② outpatient

① 街頭【がいとう】 • in the street

① 街道【かいどう】 • highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period), main road

① 該当【がいとう】 • corresponding, answering to, coming under, applying to

① 確保【かくほ】 • guarantee, maintain, ensure, insure, secure, reservation

① 甘える【あまえる】 • ① to behave like a spoiled child, to behave like a spoilt child, to fawn on ② to depend and presume upon another's benevolence

① 監視【かんし】 • observation, guarding, inspection, surveillance

① 看護【かんご】 • nursing, (army) nurse

① 危ぶむ【あやぶむ】 • to fear, to have misgivings, to be doubtful, to mistrust

① 犠牲【ぎせい】 • victim, sacrifice, scapegoat

① 疑惑【ぎわく】 • doubt, misgivings, distrust, suspicion

① 逆転【ぎゃくてん】 • (sudden) change, reversal, turn-around, coming from behind (baseball)

① 共感【きょうかん】 • sympathy, empathy, response

① 強いる【しいる】 • to force, to compel, to coerce

① 脅す【おどす】 • to threaten, to menace

① 脅迫【きょうはく】 • threat, menace, coercion, terrorism

① 業者【ぎょうしゃ】 • ① trader, merchant ② manufacturer, contractor

① 極めて【きわめて】 • exceedingly, extremely, decisively

① 勤務【きんむ】 • service, duty, work

① 区【く】 • ward, district, section

① 傾ける【かたむける】 • to incline, to list, to bend, to lean, to tip, to tilt, to slant, to concentrate on, to ruin (a country), to squander, to empty

① 刑【けい】 • penalty, sentence, punishment

① 携帯【けいたい】 • something carried (in the hand), handheld

① 経緯【けいい】 • ① details, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, particulars, how it started, how things got this way ② complications, position

① 経過【けいか】 • passage, expiration, progress, transition

① 経歴【けいれき】 • personal history, career

① 継ぐ【つぐ】 • to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)

① 警戒【けいかい】 • ① vigilance, precaution, watch, lookout, alertness ② to be vigilant, to be cautious, to guard (against)

① 警部【けいぶ】 • police inspector

① 決意【けつい】 • decision, determination

① 決勝【けっしょう】 • decision of a contest, finals (in sports)

① 見落とす【みおとす】 • to overlook, to fail to notice, to miss (seeing)

① 原作【げんさく】 • original work

① 固定【こてい】 • fixation, fixing (e.g. salary, capital)

① 公【おおやけ】 • official, public, formal, open, governmental

① いい加減【いいかげん】 • ① irresponsible, perfunctory, careless ② lukewarm, half-baked, halfhearted, vague ③ reasonable, moderate (usu. in suggestions or orders) ④ considerably, quite, rather, pretty

① 巧妙【こうみょう】 • ingenious, skillful, clever, deft

① 荒らす【あらす】 • ① to lay waste, to devastate, to damage ② to invade, to break into

① 告白【こくはく】 • ① confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment ② profession of love ③ confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

① 根回し【ねまわし】 • making necessary arrangements, laying the groundwork

① 根拠【こんきょ】 • basis, foundation

① 再現【さいげん】 • reappearance, reproduction, return, revival

① 再生【さいせい】 • playback, regeneration, resuscitation, return to life, rebirth, reincarnation, refresh, narrow escape, reclamation, regrowth

① 採用【さいよう】 • ① use, adoption, acceptance ② appointment, employment, engagement

① 裁く【さばく】 • to judge

① 作【さく】 • a work, a harvest

① 作戦【さくせん】 • ① tactics, strategy ② military or naval operations

① 仕立てる【したてる】 • to tailor, to make, to prepare, to train, to send (a messenger)

① 指摘【してき】 • pointing out, identification

① 支持【しじ】 • support, maintenance

① 資格【しかく】 • qualifications, requirements, capabilities

① 事前【じぜん】 • prior, beforehand, in advance

① 治療【ちりょう】 • medical treatment, cure

① 失格【しっかく】 • disqualification, elimination, incapacity (legal)

① 遮る【さえぎる】 • to interrupt, to intercept, to obstruct

① 主人公【しゅじんこう】 • ① protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story) ② head of household

① 取り寄せる【とりよせる】 • to order, to send away for

① 取り調べる【とりしらべる】 • to investigate, to examine

① 取材【しゅざい】 • collecting data (e.g. for a newspaper article), covering an event

① 手分け【てわけ】 • division of labour, division of labor

① 受け継ぐ【うけつぐ】 • to inherit, to succeed, to take over

① 樹立【じゅりつ】 • establish, create

① 衆議院【しゅうぎいん】 • lower house, House of Representatives

① 襲う【おそう】 • ① to attack, to assail, to make an assault, to strike, to hunt down ② to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.) ③ to make a sudden visit

① 縮まる【ちぢまる】 • to shorten, to narrow, to close

① 出血【しゅっけつ】 • bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage

① 除外【じょがい】 • exception, exclusion

① 勝手【かって】 • ① one's own convenience, one's way ② convenience or ease of use, knowledge of how to use ③ circumstances, situation (e.g. financial), environment ④ kitchen ⑤ arbitrary

① 勝利【しょうり】 • victory, triumph, conquest, success, win

① 沼【ぬま】 • swamp, bog, pond, lake

① 焦る【あせる】 • to be in a hurry, to be impatient

① 証拠【しょうこ】 • evidence, proof

① 証言【しょうげん】 • evidence, testimony

① 証人【しょうにん】 • witness

① 情熱【じょうねつ】 • passion, enthusiasm, zeal

① 信任【しんにん】 • trust, confidence, credence

① 審査【しんさ】 • judging, inspection, examination, investigation

① 振り返る【ふりかえる】 • to turn head, to look over one's shoulder, to turn around, to look back

① 新人【しんじん】 • ① new face, newcomer ② modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

① 浸す【ひたす】 • to soak, to dip, to drench

① 深める【ふかめる】 • to deepen, to heighten, to intensify

① 神秘【しんぴ】 • mystery

① 親父【おやじ】 • one's father, old man, one's boss

① 進出【しんしゅつ】 • advance, step forward

① 推測【すいそく】 • guess, conjecture

① 推理【すいり】 • reasoning, inference, mystery or detective genre (movie, novel, etc.)

① 遂げる【とげる】 • to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out

① 政権【せいけん】 • (political) administration, political power

① 正体【しょうたい】 • natural shape, one's true colors, one's true colours, true character, consciousness, senses

① 設ける【もうける】 • to create, to establish

① 宣言【せんげん】 • declaration, proclamation, announcement

① 染まる【そまる】 • to be dyed

① 選挙【せんきょ】 • election

① 選考【せんこう】 • selection, screening

① 捜査【そうさ】 • search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation, inquiry, enquiry

① 捜索【そうさく】 • search (esp. for someone or something missing), investigation

① 相応【そうおう】 • suitability, fitness

① 騒動【そうどう】 • strife, riot, rebellion, turmoil

① 存続【そんぞく】 • duration, continuance

① 対決【たいけつ】 • confrontation, showdown

① 帯【たい】 • band (e.g. conduction, valence), belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)

① 待ち合わせ【まちあわせ】 • appointment

① 断言【だんげん】 • assertion, declaration, affirmation

① 恥【はじ】 • shame, embarrassment

① 挑戦【ちょうせん】 • challenge, defiance

① 調べ【しらべ】 • ① investigation, inspection, examination ② tune, note, melody

① 調理【ちょうり】 • cooking, food preparation

① 長官【ちょうかん】 • secretary (government), director, chief

① 追放【ついほう】 • exile, banishment

① 天井【てんじょう】 • ceiling, ceiling price

① 転換【てんかん】 • convert, divert

① 伝説【でんせつ】 • tradition, legend, folklore

① 吐く【つく】 • ① to breathe ② to tell (lies) ③ to vomit, to disgorge

① 投入【とうにゅう】 • ① throwing (e.g. something into somewhere) ② investment, putting in (personnel, etc.) ③ release of a product ④ making (an electrical circuit)

① 棟【とう】 • ① large building ② counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

① 当選【とうせん】 • ① being elected ② being selected (to win a prize, etc.) ③ winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)

① 逃げ出す【にげだす】 • to run away, to escape from

① 逃す【のがす】 • to let loose, to set free, to let escape

① 動機【どうき】 • motive, incentive, motif

① 動向【どうこう】 • trend, tendency, movement, attitude

① 動揺【どうよう】 • disturbance, unrest, shaking, trembling, pitching, rolling, oscillation, agitation, excitement, commotion

① 同士【どうし】 • fellow, mutual, companion, comrade, bonding

① 同情【どうじょう】 • sympathy, compassion, sympathize, sympathise, pity, feel for

① 独創【どくそう】 • originality

① 突破【とっぱ】 • breaking through, breakthrough, penetration

① 内緒【ないしょ】 • ① secrecy, confidentiality, privacy, secret ② one's circumstances (esp. fiscal) ③ inner realization, personal enlightenment ④ kitchen

① 内部【ないぶ】 • interior, inside, internal

① 念【ねん】 • sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, concern, attention, care

① 破棄【はき】 • tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents), disposal (e.g. weaponry), revocation, annulment, breaking (e.g. treaty), reversing (e.g. an original judgment) (judgement), discard

① 白状【はくじょう】 • confession

① 抜け出す【ぬけだす】 • ① to slip out, to sneak away, to excel ② to break (out of a loop)

① 反応【はんのう】 • reaction, response

① 悲鳴【ひめい】 • shriek, scream

① 扉【とびら】 • ① door, gate, opening ② title page

① 秘書【ひしょ】 • (private) secretary

① 美術【びじゅつ】 • art, fine arts

① 票【ひょう】 • label, ballot, ticket, sign

① 貧弱【ひんじゃく】 • poor, meagre, meager, insubstantial

① 不意【ふい】 • sudden, abrupt, unexpected, unforeseen

① 不動産【ふどうさん】 • real estate

① 不明【ふめい】 • unknown, obscure, indistinct, uncertain, ambiguous, ignorant, lack of wisdom, anonymous, unidentified

① 富【とみ】 • wealth, fortune

① 負う【おう】 • ① to bear, to carry on one's back ② to take responsibility for, to accept a duty ③ to be injured ④ to owe

① 部下【ぶか】 • subordinate person

① 復活【ふっかつ】 • ① revival (e.g. musical), come-back ② restoration, rebirth, resurrection

① 便宜【べんぎ】 • convenience, accommodation, advantage, expedience

① 本名【ほんみょう】 • real name

① 無線【むせん】 • wireless, radio

① 野党【やとう】 • opposition party, political opposition, opposition

① 矢【や】 • arrow

① 有力【ゆうりょく】 • ① influential, prominent ② strong, likely, plausible, potent

① 誘導【ゆうどう】 • guidance, leading, induction, introduction, incitement, inducement

① 誘惑【ゆうわく】 • temptation, allurement, lure, seduction

① 予感【よかん】 • presentiment, premonition

① 予想【よそう】 • expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture

① 与党【よとう】 • government party, (ruling) party in power, government

① 落ち込む【おちこむ】 • ① to feel down (sad) ② to be in a slump (e.g. business, economy), to be in an unfavourable condition ③ to fall into (e.g. a hole)

① 立ち去る【たちさる】 • to leave, to depart, to take one's leave

① 裂ける【さける】 • to split, to tear, to burst

① 偽物【にせもの】 • spurious article, forgery, counterfeit, imitation, sham

① 脅かす【おびやかす】 • ① to intimidate, to scare ② to jeopardize, to endanger, to imperil

① 魂【たましい】 • soul, spirit

① 埋まる【うまる】 • to be buried, to be surrounded, to overflow, to be filled

① 言い訳【いいわけ】 • ① excuse ② explanation

① 打ち明ける【うちあける】 • to be frank, to speak one's mind, to open one's heart

① 運送【うんそう】 • transport, freight, shipping

① 傍ら【かたわら】 • ① side, edge, beside, besides, nearby ② while (doing)

① 粉々【こなごな】 • in very small pieces

① 止める【とどめる】 • ① to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to ② to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit ③ to record (e.g. a fact), to retain

① 取引【とりひき】 • transactions, dealings, business

① 担う【になう】 • to carry on shoulder, to bear (burden), to shoulder (gun)

① 図る【はかる】 • ① to plot, to attempt, to plan, to devise, to design ② to take in, to deceive ③ to aim for, to have something in mind ④ to refer A to B

① 見通し【みとおし】 • perspective, unobstructed view, outlook, forecast, prospect, insight, foresight, visibility

① 世論【せろん】 • public opinion

① 条【じょう】 • ① article (in document), provision ② stripe, streak, line

① 当【とう】 • this (business organisation or place)

① 界【かい】 • ① (biological) kingdom ② erathem (rock layer corresponding to the era in which it was deposited) ③ partition of land ④ the world of (some category)

① もしかして • perhaps, possibly

① よし • common reed (Phragmites australis)

① 宛てる【あてる】 • to address

① 闇【やみ】 • darkness, the dark, black-marketeering, dark, shady, illegal

① 今更【いまさら】 • now (after such a long time), at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something)

① 叩く【はたく】 • ① to strike, to clap, to dust, to beat ② to play drums ③ to abuse, to flame (e.g. on the Internet), to insult ④ to use up money

① 返る【かえる】 • ① to return, to come back, to go back ② (after the -masu stem of a verb) (to become) extremely, (to become) completely

① かつて • ① once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex- ② never (with negative verb)

① いやいや • reluctantly, by no means, unwillingly

① 完璧【かんぺき】 • perfect, complete, flawless

① 混む【こむ】 • ① to be crowded, to be packed ② to be complex ③ to go into, to put into, to remain (seated), to be plunged into (silence), to do thoroughly ④ to do intently ⑤ to continue in the same state

① とりあえず • at once, first of all, for the time being, for now

① よほど • ① very, greatly, much, to a large extent, quite ② just about to

① わざわざ • expressly, specially, doing something especially rather than incidentally

おい • ① hey!, oi! ② me

させる • to make (someone) do

せびる • to demand money, to pester, to extort

その後【そのご】 • after that, afterwards, thereafter

たった • only, merely, but, no more than

ちゃっかり • shrewd, calculating, nervy, cheeky

つい • ① just (now) ② quite (near) ③ unintentionally, unconsciously, by mistake, against one's better judgement (judgment)

とき • regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

ほら • look!, look out!, look at me!

らっしゃる • to be, to come, to go

アイデア • idea

アナウンサー • announcer

アリバイ • alibi

イベント • event

インク • ink

インタビュー • interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

エース • ace

エクスプレス • express

オレンジ • orange

カー • car

カヌー • canoe

キッチン • ① kitchen ② chitin

キャンセル • cancel

クラシック • ① classical music ② classic, classical ③ (the) classics

クリーム • cream

グループ • group (usu. of people)

ケーキ • cake

コーティング • coating

ゴルフ • golf

サングラス • sunglasses

シェフ • chef

システム • system

ショック • shock

シリーズ • series

ジャンボ • jumbo

スタート • start

スピード • speed

スポンジ • sponge

センター • centre, center

センチ • ① centimeter ② centi-, 10^-2 ③ sentimental

タイミング • timing

タオル • (hand) towel

タレント • star (esp. television) (from talent), personality

ダイエット • ① diet ② losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)

チャイム • chime

チャンス • chance, opportunity

チョコレート • chocolate

テーマ • topic, theme, project

デザイン • design

デスク • ① desk ② copy editor

トラック • ① truck ② track (running, CD, DVD, etc.)

トランク • ① suitcase, trunk ② trunk (of a car), boot ③ (trunk) line

トリック • trick

ドライブ • ① drive, trip by car, driving ② to (go for a) drive, to go on a trip by car ③ to drive (e.g. a car) ④ to drive (innovation, change, etc.), to propel

ノック • ① knock ② fungo (baseball)

ノブ • ① knob ② doorknob

ノミネート • nominate

ハート • heart

バナナ • banana

バブル • bubble

パーセント • percent, percentage

パイプ • ① pipe, tube ② channels, official or otherwise, (business) connections ③ tobacco pipe

ビデオ • video

ファン • ① fan ② fun

フロア • ① floor ② follower

ブーム • boom

ブレスレット • bracelet

プレッシャー • pressure

プロポーズ • (marriage) proposal

ベストセラー • best-seller

マスク • mask

マスコミ • mass communication, the media

ミス • ① mistake, error, failure ② Miss ③ myth

ミステリー • mystery

メーカー • manufacturer, maker

メッセージ • message

メモ • memorandum

メリット • advantage, benefit, merit

ライバル • rival, competition

リスト • ① list ② wrist

ロビー • lobby, lounge

一円【いちえん】 • whole district, one yen, throughout

下見【したみ】 • preview, preliminary inspection, siding (on a house)

何と【なんと】 • what, how, whatever

何やら【なにやら】 • something, for some reason

いつの間にか【いつのまにか】 • before one knows, before one becomes aware of, unnoticed, unawares

月間【げっかん】 • month-long period, (during) month

見せかけ【みせかけ】 • seeming, pose, show, pretense

後【のち】 • ① later, afterwards, since ② future ③ after one's death

あとで • afterwards

出し【だし】 • ① dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp) ② pretext, excuse, pretense (pretence), dupe, front man

生み出す【うみだす】 • ① to create, to bring forth, to produce ② to invent, to think up and bring into being ③ to give birth to, to bear

先ほど【さきほど】 • some time ago

川【かわ】 • ① river, stream ② the .... river, (suffix used with the names of rivers)

前日【ぜんじつ】 • previous day, the day before

長年【ながねん】 • long time, many years

入り【いり】 • ① entering ② setting (of the sun) ③ containing, content, audience ④ income ⑤ beginning

本日【ほんじつ】 • today

いずれ • ① where, which, who ② anyway, anyhow, at any rate, sooner or later, eventually, at some future date or time

見え【みえ】 • show, display, appearance, vanity, charm, attraction

半年【はんとし】 • half year

気がつく【きがつく】 • ① to notice, to become aware, to perceive, to realize, to realise ② to recover consciousness, to come to oneself

なかなか • ① very, considerably, easily, readily, fairly, quite, highly, rather ② by no means (with negative verb)

前々【まえまえ】 • beforehand, for a long time

見かける【みかける】 • to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of

見せかける【みせかける】 • to pretend, to feign

おいおい • ① Hey!, Wait a minute!, Whoa! ② boohoo, waaaa

かむ • to blow (one's nose)

高【だか】 • quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money

時半【じはん】 • ① about an hour, short time ② half past (the hour)

日本一【にっぽんいち】 • Japan's best, number one in Japan

すいません • excuse me;

メールボックス • ① mail box ② email box

レシピ • recipe

何かしら【なにかしら】 • somehow or other, something or other

後ろめたい【うしろめたい】 • feeling guilty, with a guilty conscience

そうですね • that's so, isn't it

そしたら • then

だからこそ • for this reason

ともすれば • apt to (do), liable to, prone to

ひょっとしたら • possibly, by some possibility, perhaps

ちゃう • to do something completely

じゃう • to do something completely

へえ • oh, yes?, really?

ボール紙 • cardboard, pasteboard

ノー • no

ああ • like that (used for something or someone distant from both speaker and listener), so

わあ • ① wow! (surprise) ② yeah!, alright! (joy) ③ waah! (crying)

なんだ • What!

なる • ① who is called, that is called ② that is

分の【ぶんの】 • denominator bun no numerator (in writing common fractions), X Yth's (Y bun no X)

えっ • Huh?, What's up?

これ • (used to get the attention of one's equals or inferiors) hey, oi, yo

それ • there! (used to call someone's attention to something)

外【がい】 • outside of, not covered by

分間【ふんかん】 • ~ minutes interval

言える【いえる】 • to be possible to say, to be able to say

ウェイター • waiter

悪事【あくじ】 • evil deed, crime, wickedness

一族【いちぞく】 • ① family, relatives, dependents ② household

駅前【えきまえ】 • in front of station

何者【なにもの】 • who, what kind of person

会長【かいちょう】 • president (of a society), chairman

開ける【ひらける】 • ① to become opened up, to improve, to get better ② to develop, to progress, to become civilized (civilised), to be up-to-date ③ to be enlightened, to be sensible

急用【きゅうよう】 • urgent business

近づく【ちかづく】 • to approach, to get near, to get acquainted with, to get closer

空前【くうぜん】 • unprecedented, record-breaking

元【もと】 • ① origin, source ② base, foundation ③ cause ④ ingredient ⑤ (somebody's) side, (somebody's) location ⑥ original cost (or capital, principal, etc.) ⑦ trunk ⑧ first section of a waka ⑨ counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)

言い方【いいかた】 • way of talking, speaking style

作り出す【つくりだす】 • ① to manufacture, to produce, to raise (crops) ② to invent, to dream up

作り上げる【つくりあげる】 • to make up, to fabricate, to build up, to complete, to construct

作り方【つくりかた】 • ① style of building, construction, workmanship, way of making ② recipe ③ how to grow (something)

子会社【こがいしゃ】 • subsidiary (company)

思える【おもえる】 • to seem, to appear likely

持ち上がる【もちあがる】 • to lift, to happen, to occur, to come up, to turn up

持病【じびょう】 • chronic disease

自作【じさく】 • one's own work

自白【じはく】 • confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment

社員【しゃいん】 • ① company employee ② company stockholders (esp. in legal contexts), members of a corporation

小物【こもの】 • accessories, small articles

ふり • ① pretence (pretense), show ② appearance, behaviour ③ swing, swinging ④ lacking a reservation or introduction (at a restaurant, etc.) ⑤ unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment

新作【しんさく】 • new work, new production

親子【おやこ】 • parent and child

世界一【せかいいち】 • best in the world

先立つ【さきだつ】 • to lead, to precede, to die before someone, to go before, to take precedence

大急ぎ【おおいそぎ】 • urgent, pressing

大手【おおて】 • ① front castle gate ② both arms open, outstretched arms ③ major companies

大物【おおもの】 • important person, big-shot, big game (animal, fish)

通夜【つや】 • all-night vigil over a body, wake

東京【とうきょう】 • Tokyo (current capital of Japan)

同じく【おなじく】 • similarly, same (idea), same (name)

同時に【どうじに】 • coincident with, while, simultaneously

堂【どう】 • ① temple, shrine, hall ② prefix to building meaning "magnificent"

病室【びょうしつ】 • sickroom, hospital room

不気味【ぶきみ】 • weird, ominous, eerie, uncanny, ghastly

みじめ • miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable

手のひら【てのひら】 • the palm (of one's hand)

店【てん】 • -store, -shop

入り口【いりくち】 • entrance, entry, gate, approach, mouth

思い【おもい】 • thought, mind, heart, feelings, emotion, sentiment, love, affection, desire, wish, hope, expectation, imagination, experience

思いつく【おもいつく】 • to think of, to hit upon, to come into one's mind, to be struck with an idea

手がかり【てがかり】 • ① clue, key, trail, scent, track, contact ② handhold, on hand

持ち主【もちぬし】 • owner, proprietor

使える【つかえる】 • to be useful, to be serviceable

いろんな • various

見た目【みため】 • appearance

金品【きんぴん】 • money and goods

地中海【ちちゅうかい】 • Mediterranean Sea

通じ【つうじ】 • ① understanding ② bowel movement, evacuation

立ち入り【たちいり】 • entering

お待ち【おまち】 • waiting, waiting time

この世【このよ】 • this world, the present life

もう少し【もうすこし】 • a bit more, a bit longer

早め【はやめ】 • early

あり • existence (at the present moment)

はだける • ① to open, to bare, to expose ② to stretch

お客様【おきゃくさま】 • guest, visitor, customer

お返し【おかえし】 • ① return gift, return favour (favor) ② revenge ③ change (in a cash transaction)

医局【いきょく】 • medical office, dispensary

下落【げらく】 • depreciation, decline, fall, slump

かんづく • to apprehend, to get an inkling (of something), to smell (danger)

気球【ききゅう】 • balloon, blimp

具【ぐ】 • ① tool, means, ingredients ② counter for armor (armour), suits, sets of furniture

決め手【きめて】 • ① person who decides ② deciding factor, clincher, trump card, winning move

決定的【けっていてき】 • definite, final, decisive, conclusive

見当たる【みあたる】 • to be found

考え直す【かんがえなおす】 • to reconsider, to rethink, to reassess

混入【こんにゅう】 • mixing, adding, adulteration

混迷【こんめい】 • turmoil, chaos, confusion

才【さい】 • ① -years-old ② ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius

しまう • to finish, to close, to do something completely, to put away, to put an end to

市立【しりつ】 • municipal, city

私的【してき】 • personal, private, proprietary

次回【じかい】 • next time (occasion)

次期【じき】 • ① next term, next period ② next version, next release

取り返す【とりかえす】 • to regain, to recover, to get back

出直す【でなおす】 • to come again, to call again, to make a fresh start

回る【めぐる】 • ① to go around ② to return ③ to surround ④ to concern (usu. of disputes)

勝者【しょうしゃ】 • winner, victor

商事【しょうじ】 • commercial affairs

乗り切る【のりきる】 • to weather, to get over, to tide over, to overcome, to get through, to ride across, to sail across

新【しん】 • ① new, neo- ② Gregorian calendar ③ Xin (dynasty of China)

真っ向【まっこう】 • brow, front, helmet front

身代わり【みがわり】 • substitute (for), sacrifice (of, to), scapegoat (for)

全速力【ぜんそくりょく】 • full speed

組長【くみちょう】 • boss (yakuza)

草の根【くさのね】 • grassroots, rank and file, the roots of grass

送り返す【おくりかえす】 • to send back

多数【たすう】 • ① great number ② countless, majority

大勢【たいせい】 • general trend, current thought

同然【どうぜん】 • similar to, same, right, proper, just, natural

読み取る【よみとる】 • ① to read (someone's) mind, to read between the lines ② to read (a calibration, a tape, etc.), to read (out)

内側【うちがわ】 • inside, interior, inner part

犯行【はんこう】 • crime, criminal act, offence, offense

不自然【ふしぜん】 • unnatural, artificial, affected, strained

しかし • however, but

平行【へいこう】 • (going) side by side, concurrent, abreast, at the same time, occurring together, parallel, parallelism

本命【ほんめい】 • ① favorite, favourite, sure thing, likely winner, certainty ② one's heart's desire

名乗り出る【なのりでる】 • to introduce oneself, to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought), to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)

名乗る【なのる】 • to call oneself (name, label, etc.), to give one's name (as), to impersonate or claim (to be someone)

予選【よせん】 • nomination, primary, preliminary contest

立ち向かう【たちむかう】 • to fight against, to oppose, to face

例年【れいねん】 • average (normal, ordinary) year, every year, annually

路線【ろせん】 • route, line, alignment

路地【ろじ】 • ① alley, alleyway, lane ② bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof) ③ teahouse garden ④ path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

どこ • ① where, what place ② how much (long, far), what extent

外側【そとがわ】 • exterior, outside

数々【かずかず】 • many

悲しみ【かなしみ】 • sadness, sorrow, grief

決起【けっき】 • jump to one's feet, stand up against, rising to action

正々堂々【せいせいどうどう】 • fair and square, open and aboveboard

取り調べ【とりしらべ】 • investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors), examination, inquiry, enquiry

取り引き【とりひき】 • transactions, dealings, business

情けない【なさけない】 • miserable, pitiable, shameful, deplorable

回る【もとおる】 • to wander around

やり直す【やりなおす】 • to do over again, to redo, to start over, to remake, to resume, to recommence

対する【たいする】 • ① to face (each other), to be facing ② to be directed toward (the future, etc.), to be in response to, to be related to ③ to receive (a client, etc.) ④ to compare with, to contrast with, to be in opposition with, to be opposed to ⑤ to confront, to oppose, to compete with

立て直す【たてなおす】 • to rally, to make over, to rearrange, to reorganize, to reorganise

お手伝い【おてつだい】 • ① maid ② help

顔見知り【かおみしり】 • acquaintance

術後【じゅつご】 • postoperative

水辺【みずべ】 • waterside, waterfront

取り留める【とりとめる】 • to stop, to put a stop to, to check

新薬【しんやく】 • a new medicine

山村【さんそん】 • mountain village

当確【とうかく】 • projected to win, sure to be elected, home free

たちどころに • at once, there and then

焼き上げる【やきあげる】 • to burn, to roast, to grill, to bake

真犯人【しんはんにん】 • the real criminal

ほったらかす • to let aside, to neglect

選【せん】 • ① selection, choice, election ② compilation, editing

手短【てみじか】 • short, brief

犯【はん】 • perpetrators of (some) crime, (some type of) crime

おでん • oden (various ingredients, such as egg, daikon, or konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi)

圧倒的【あっとうてき】 • overwhelming

違和感【いわかん】 • ① uncomfortable feeling, feeling out of place, sense of discomfort ② malaise, physical unease

一刻【いっこく】 • ① minute, moment, an instant ② stubborn, hot-headed

ちょっと • ① just a minute, short time, just a little ② somewhat, easily, readily, rather ③ (before a verb in negative form) (will not) easily ④ hey!

ちなみに • by the way, in this connection, incidentally, in passing

引き込む【ひきこむ】 • to draw in, to win over

引き抜く【ひきぬく】 • ① to extract, to uproot, to pull out ② to headhunt, to lure away

運び込む【はこびこむ】 • to carry in, to bring in

鋭利【えいり】 • sharpness

奥様【おくさま】 • wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam

王座【おうざ】 • throne

降る【くだる】 • ① to descend, to go down, to come down ② to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.) ③ to pass (of time) ④ to surrender, to capitulate ⑤ (often in neg. form) to be less than, to be inferior to ⑥ to have the runs, to have diarrhea

過熱【かねつ】 • superheating, overheating

皆様【みなさま】 • everyone

感性【かんせい】 • sensitivity, sensitiveness, sense

疑い【うたがい】 • doubt, question, uncertainty, skepticism, scepticism, suspicion, distrust

許し【ゆるし】 • pardon, forgiveness, exemption, permission

苦境【くきょう】 • trouble, crisis, predicament, squeeze, pinch

形跡【けいせき】 • traces, evidence

警察庁【けいさつちょう】 • National Police Agency

見失う【みうしなう】 • to lose sight of, to miss

見抜く【みぬく】 • to see through

原産地【げんさんち】 • place of origin, home, habitat

現職【げんしょく】 • present post, current office, (an) incumbent

個室【こしつ】 • private room

互角【ごかく】 • equality, evenness, par, good match

後任【こうにん】 • successor

光栄【こうえい】 • honour, honor, glory, privilege

口座【こうざ】 • account (e.g. bank)

好物【こうぶつ】 • favourite dish (favorite), favourite food

いきなり • abruptly, suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning

香港【ほんこん】 • Hong Kong (China)

高血圧【こうけつあつ】 • high blood pressure, hypertension

高熱【こうねつ】 • ① high fever ② pyro-

告発【こくはつ】 • indictment, prosecution, complaint

座【ざ】 • ① seat, one's place, position ② attaches to the names of theatres and constellations

最悪【さいあく】 • the worst

最新【さいしん】 • latest, newest, late-breaking (news)

最大【さいだい】 • greatest, largest, maximum

殺害【さつがい】 • killing, murder

仕込み【しこみ】 • training, stocking up, preparation

仕込む【しこむ】 • ① to train, to teach, to educate ② to acquire (information), to learn, to cram ③ to stock, to stock up on ④ to prepare (esp. ingredients for brewing) ⑤ to insert, to build into, to fit

しまう • to finish, to close, to do something completely, to put away, to put an end to

使途【しと】 • purpose for which money is spent, the way money is spent

史上【しじょう】 • historical

指し示す【さししめす】 • to indicate, to show, to point to

自信【じしん】 • self-confidence

弱腰【よわごし】 • weak attitude

手渡す【てわたす】 • to hand over, to surrender

周年【しゅうねん】 • whole year, anniversary

勝ち抜く【かちぬく】 • to win through

乗り捨てる【のりすてる】 • to get off, to abandon (a ship or vehicle)

状【じょう】 • ① shape, state ② letter, correspondence

食い違い【くいちがい】 • discrepancy, different or conflicting opinions

新党【しんとう】 • new (political) party

真っ最中【まっさいちゅう】 • midst, middle of, height of

生まれ変わる【うまれかわる】 • to be born again, to make a fresh start in life

接待【せったい】 • ① reception, welcome, serving (food) ② business entertainment

専務【せんむ】 • managing director, special duty, conductor

争う【あらがう】 • to go against, to fight against, to oppose, to resist, to deny

争点【そうてん】 • point at issue

総理【そうり】 • prime minister, leader, overseer (of national affairs), president

装う【よそおう】 • ① to dress ② to pretend, to feign

待機【たいき】 • alert, standby, await an opportunity, wait for orders

退官【たいかん】 • retirement from office

大差【たいさ】 • great difference

築き上げる【きずきあげる】 • to build up, to establish (one's reputation)

追い詰める【おいつめる】 • to corner, to drive to the wall, to run down, to track down, to chase after

痛手【いたで】 • serious wound, hard blow

通達【つうたつ】 • notification, directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration)

通報【つうほう】 • ① report, tip, bulletin ② message (in information and communication theory)

殿【どの】 • form of address used for official letters and business letters, and in letters to inferiors, Mr

怒る【いかる】 • ① to get angry, to get mad ② to tell someone off, to scold ③ to be angular, to be square

盗み見る【ぬすみみる】 • to steal a glance, to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

得【とく】 • ① profit, advantage, benefit, gain ② rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

内政【ないせい】 • municipal, internal administration, domestic affairs

任意【にんい】 • any, arbitrary, optional, discretion, non-specific, unspecified, free will

念入り【ねんいり】 • careful, scrupulous, thorough, conscientious

売り払う【うりはらう】 • to sell out of, to sell completely

白熱【はくねつ】 • ① white heat, incandescence ② climax

判明【はんめい】 • establishing, proving, identifying, confirming

あなた • beyond, across, the other side, the distance

必ずや【かならずや】 • certainly, surely, definitely

不可能【ふかのう】 • impossible

不信【ふしん】 • unfaithfulness, insincerity, perfidy, mistrust, distrust, discredit

付着【ふちゃく】 • sticking to, clinging to, adhesion, cohesion, agglutination

片方【かたほう】 • one side, one party, the other side, the other party

暴く【あばく】 • to disclose, to divulge, to expose

暴力団【ぼうりょくだん】 • gangster organization (organisation), crime syndicate, yakuza (Japanese mafia), band of thugs, group of hoodlums

また • again, and, also, still (doing something)

民主【みんしゅ】 • ① democracy, popular sovereignty ② democratic

無意識【むいしき】 • ① unconsciousness ② the unconscious

有権者【ゆうけんしゃ】 • voter, constituent, (electoral) franchise-holder, (the) electorate, eligible voters

由緒【ゆいしょ】 • history, pedigree, lineage

あずかる • ① to participate in, to take part in ② to receive, to enjoy, to be given

与野党【よやとう】 • (political) parties in and out of power, majority and minority parties

容疑【ようぎ】 • suspect, charge

頼り【たより】 • reliance, dependence

裏金【うらがね】 • ① bribe ② secret fund, slush fund, money for bribery

立候補【りっこうほ】 • announcing candidacy

令状【れいじょう】 • warrant, summons, written order

連行【れんこう】 • taking (a suspect to the police)

いえ • no, nay, well

いやいや • reluctantly, by no means, unwillingly

入れ替える【いれかえる】 • to replace, to substitute, to shift, to change places

かなり • considerably, fairly, quite

ひどい • cruel, awful, severe, very bad, serious, terrible, heavy, violent

まれ • rare, seldom

見覚え【みおぼえ】 • remembrance, recollection, recognition

見破る【みやぶる】 • to see through another's thoughts, to have a sharp eye, to penetrate, to fathom

よい • ① good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable ② sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared ③ profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial ④ OK

いい • ① good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable ② sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared ③ profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial ④ OK

呼び出し【よびだし】 • ① call ② sumo usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.

つまり • in short, in brief, in other words, that is to say, in the long run, after all, blockade, stuffing, ultimate

得する【とくする】 • to make a profit

防戦【ぼうせん】 • defensive fight (battle)

まんざら • (not) altogether, (not) wholly

明治【めいじ】 • Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

寝ぼける【ねぼける】 • to be half asleep, to be still only half awake

見過ごす【みすごす】 • to let go by, to let pass, to overlook, to miss

巻き返し【まきかえし】 • rally, recovery, rollback, rewind

順当【じゅんとう】 • proper, right, reasonable

いただける • ① to receive (potential) ② to be pretty good, to be exquisite, to be approvable

居場所【いばしょ】 • whereabouts

講じる【こうじる】 • ① to take measures, to work out a plan ② to lecture, to read aloud ③ to confer

越し【ごし】 • across, over, beyond

実権【じっけん】 • real power

支配人【しはいにん】 • manager, executive

書き置き【かきおき】 • note (letter) left behind, will

所蔵【しょぞう】 • (in one's) possession

総動員【そうどういん】 • general mobilization, general mobilisation

絶品【ぜっぴん】 • unique or superb article

成り代わる【なりかわる】 • to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)

差し向ける【さしむける】 • to send or direct a person to

ついてる • to be lucky, to be in luck

師【し】 • ① teacher, master, one's mentor ② religious leader ③ specialist

食材【しょくざい】 • ① ingredient ② foodstuff

お願い【おねがい】 • ① request, wish ② please

署【しょ】 • station (esp. a police station), office (i.e. tax office)

もしや • perhaps, possibly, by some chance, by some possibility

させる • ① to make (someone) do ② to allow (someone) to

そもそも • in the first place, to begin with, from the start, originally, ab initio

どういう • somehow, how, in what way, why, what kind of

異色【いしょく】 • unique, different color, different colour, novelty

遺族【いぞく】 • bereaved family

遺体【いたい】 • corpse, remains

仮に【かりに】 • temporarily, provisionally, for example, for argument's sake

嫁ぐ【とつぐ】 • to marry

怪しげ【あやしげ】 • questionable, doubtful, suspicious

株価【かぶか】 • stock prices

堪能【たんのう】 • ① proficient, skillful ② satisfaction ③ fortitude

鑑みる【かんがみる】 • to heed, to take into account, to learn from, to take warning from, in view of, in the light of

鑑識【かんしき】 • ① judgement, judgment, discernment, discrimination, having eye for ② forensics, crime lab

鑑定【かんてい】 • judgement, judgment, expert opinion

貴様【きさま】 • you

偽【にせ】 • imitation, fake, phony, counterfeit, forged, bogus, sham

よろしく • ① well, properly, suitably ② best regards, please remember me, please treat me favorably (favourably), please take care of

仰向け【あおむけ】 • face up

屈する【くっする】 • ① to yield, to give in, to be daunted ② to bend, to shrink

警視庁【けいしちょう】 • Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)

穴埋め【あなうめ】 • filling in gaps, filling in blanks (in a form, etc.)

検察【けんさつ】 • examination, prosecutor

検出【けんしゅつ】 • detection, sense (e.g. sensor)

見張る【みはる】 • to watch, to (stand) guard, to look out, to open one's eyes wide

口癖【くちぐせ】 • way of saying, favorite phrase, favourite phrase

甲斐【かい】 • effect, result, worth, use, avail

貢ぐ【みつぐ】 • to support, to finance

最高峰【さいこうほう】 • highest peak, most prominent, highest authority

最先端【さいせんたん】 • ① leading edge, forefront ② ultra-fine

錯覚【さっかく】 • ① optical illusion, hallucination ② misapprehension, delusion

山荘【さんそう】 • mountain villa, mountain retreat, mountain cottage

指紋【しもん】 • fingerprint

紫色【むらさきいろ】 • violet

視界【しかい】 • field of vision

執り行う【とりおこなう】 • to hold a ceremony

釈放【しゃくほう】 • release, liberation, acquittal

終盤【しゅうばん】 • endgame, final stage

傷つける【きずつける】 • ① to wound, to injure ② to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.) ③ to damage, to chip, to scratch

償う【つぐなう】 • to make up for, to recompense, to redeem (one's faults), to compensate for, to indemnify, to atone for

なお • furthermore, still, yet, more, still more, in addition, greater, further

昭和【しょうわ】 • Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)

称号【しょうごう】 • title, name, degree

刃物【はもの】 • edged tool, cutlery

陣営【じんえい】 • camp (group of same ideological beliefs)

推す【おす】 • to infer, to conclude, to support

なる • ① to become, to get, to grow, to be, to reach, to attain ② to result in, to prove to be ③ to consist of, to be composed of ④ to succeed, to be complete ⑤ to change into, to be exchanged for ⑥ to play a role ⑦ to be promoted (shogi)

製薬【せいやく】 • medicine manufacture, drug manufacture

誠に【まことに】 • indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite

誠意【せいい】 • sincerity, good faith

静粛【せいしゅく】 • silent

摂取【せっしゅ】 • ① intake, absorption, adoption ② assimilation

繊細【せんさい】 • delicate, dainty, fine, slim, sensitive, subtle

創業【そうぎょう】 • establishment (of a business, etc.)

総帥【そうすい】 • commander, leader

ざわめく • to be noisy, to be astir, to rustle, to murmur

待ち伏せる【まちぶせる】 • to ambush

脱ぎ捨てる【ぬぎすてる】 • to fling, to throw off (clothes), to kick off (boots)

探偵【たんてい】 • detective, sleuth, investigator

致命傷【ちめいしょう】 • fatal wound

摘発【てきはつ】 • exposing, unmasking, laying bare

動脈【どうみゃく】 • artery

特製【とくせい】 • special make, deluxe

配属【はいぞく】 • assignment (of a person to somewhere), attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)

あいつ • he, she, that guy

披露【ひろう】 • announcement, show, display, introduction

秘伝【ひでん】 • secret, mystery, secret formula

弁護士【べんごし】 • lawyer, attorney

また • again, and, also, still (doing something)

密閉【みっぺい】 • airtight

盟友【めいゆう】 • sworn friend

茂み【しげみ】 • thicket

目撃【もくげき】 • ① to observe, to witness ② eye-witness

野郎【やろう】 • rascal

癒着【ゆちゃく】 • adhesion

優雅【ゆうが】 • elegance, grace, refinement

擁立【ようりつ】 • back, support

派出所【はしゅつじょ】 • local police station

駆けつける【かけつける】 • to run to, to come running, to rush (someplace), to hasten

かわいそう • poor, pitiable, pathetic, pitiful

凶器【きょうき】 • dangerous weapon

倉【くら】 • warehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator

失態【しったい】 • mismanagement, fault, error, failure, disgrace, discredit

闘い【たたかい】 • battle, fight, struggle, conflict

とりあえず • at once, first of all, for the time being, for now

よい • ① good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable ② sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared ③ profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial ④ OK

いい • ① good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable ② sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared ③ profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial ④ OK

我【わが】 • my, our, one's own

わざわざ • expressly, specially, doing something especially rather than incidentally

取締役【とりしまりやく】 • company director, board member

よくも • How dare ...

報道陣【ほうどうじん】 • press corps

これ • ① this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic) ② this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group) ③ now

症例【しょうれい】 • (medical) case

締め【しめ】 • summing up, judo choking (strangling) techniques

あんた • you (familiar form of anata)

ちょっとした • trifling, petty

徳【とく】 • ① virtue ② benevolence ③ profit, benefit, advantage

かける • to suspend between two points, to build (a bridge, etc.), to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)

そいつ • ① that person (guy, fellow) ② that (one)

そして • and, and then, thus, and now

それだけ • that much, as much, to that extent, only that, that alone, no more than that

庵【あん】 • hermitage, retreat

今頃【いまごろ】 • about this time

しばらく • ① little while, short while, moment, instant ② a while, quite a time ③ it's been a long time

腫瘍【しゅよう】 • neoplasm, tumor, tumour

松葉杖【まつばづえ】 • crutch(es)

痕【あと】 • scar

詮索【せんさく】 • inquiry into, enquiry into, prying (into), investigation, search, exploration

そのまま • without change, as it is (i.e. now)

ちょうど • just, right, exactly

はず • ① expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state, it should be so, bound to be, expected to be, must be ② nock (of a bow) ③ nock (of an arrow) ④ nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) (Sumo)

復讐【ふくしゅう】 • revenge

ほとんど • mostly, almost

狼【おおかみ】 • wolf (carnivore, Canis lupus)

ああ • ① Ah!, Oh!, Alas! ② Yes, Indeed, That is correct ③ Hey!, Yo! ④ Uh huh, Yeah yeah, Right, Gotcha

絆【きずな】 • ① bonds, fetters, encumbrance ② tether

かえる • ① frog ② kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)

こいつ • this fellow, this guy, this person

まま • ① as it is, as one likes, because, as ② condition, state

さて • well, now, then

宛て【あて】 • addressed to

ある • a certain ..., some ...

あるいは • or, possibly

いよいよ • ① more and more, all the more, increasingly ② at last, finally, beyond doubt ③ (at the) last moment, worst possible time

さらう • ① to carry off, to run away with, to kidnap, to abduct ② to monopolize, to make one's own

しっかり • firmly, tightly, reliable, level-headed, steady

ここら • hereabouts, around here

こうして • thus, in this way

わし • I, me (used by elderly males)

さぎ • heron (Ardeidae)

それと • and then, even so, and