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WaniKani Vocabulary 11-20

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WaniKani Vocabulary 11-20

                

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こんなsuch (about something/someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker), like this
さん① Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms ② honorific used with occupational titles
そう① so, really, seeming ② (after masu stem and adj-stem) appearing that, seeming that, looking like, having the appearance of
はい① yes ② OK (used to get attention prior to an utterance), okay ③ giddy-up, giddap
一 【いち】① one ② best in, the most (...) in (where an adjective follows)
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
右 【みぎ】① right, right hand side ② afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above
駅 【えき】station
円 【えん】① Yen, money ② circle
会社 【かいしゃ】① company, corporation ② workplace
五 【ご】five
語 【ご】① language ② word
書く 【かく】to write
小さい 【ちいさい】small, little, tiny
食べる 【たべる】to eat
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
大学 【だいがく】① post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc. ② the Great Learning - one of the Four Books
電話 【でんわ】telephone
二 【に】two
何 【なん】① what ② how many (some counter)
三 【さん】three
四 【よん】four
十 【じゅう】10, ten
八 【はち】eight
大きい 【おおきい】big, large, great, loud
時 【じ】① hour, o'clock ② (specified) time, when ..., during ...
いるauxillary verb for continuing action or state
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
暗い 【くらい】① dark, gloomy ② dark (in colour), dull ③ depressed, dispirited ④ sorrowful, bitter (as in a dark past) ⑤ unclear, unfamiliar, unknown
意味 【いみ】meaning, significance
映画 【えいが】movie, film
英語 【えいご】English (language)
遠い 【とおい】far, distant
家族 【かぞく】family, members of a family
火曜日 【かようび】Tuesday
寒い 【さむい】① cold (e.g. weather) ② dull, uninteresting, lame
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
金曜日 【きんようび】Friday
銀行 【ぎんこう】bank
月曜日 【げつようび】Monday
建物 【たてもの】building
ご飯 【ごはん】① cooked rice ② meal
好き 【すき】liking, fondness, love
黒 【くろ】① black ② dark ③ bad guy, 'black hat'
仕事 【しごと】① work, job, business, occupation, employment, vocation, task ② work
私 【わたし】① I, me ② private affairs, personal matter, secrecy ③ selfishness
時計 【とけい】watch, clock, timepiece
写真 【しゃしん】① photograph, photo ② movie
借りる 【かりる】① to borrow, to have a loan ② to rent, to hire
秋 【あき】autumn, fall
春 【はる】① spring, springtime ② new year ③ prime (of one's life, etc.) ④ adolescence, puberty ⑤ sexuality
暑い 【あつい】hot (weather, etc.), warm
食堂 【しょくどう】① dining room, dining hall, cafeteria, messroom ② restaurant, eatery, snack bar, diner
図書館 【としょかん】library
水曜日 【すいようび】Wednesday
洗う 【あらう】① to wash ② to investigate
大好き 【だいすき】loveable, very likeable, like very much
短い 【みじかい】short
着く 【つく】① to arrive at, to reach ② to sit on, to sit at (e.g. the table)
着る 【きる】① to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down), to put on ② to bear (guilt, etc.)
昼 【ひる】① noon, midday ② daytime ③ lunch
朝 【あさ】morning
低い 【ひくい】low (height, tone, rank, degree, cost, etc.), short
土曜日 【どようび】Saturday
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
動物 【どうぶつ】animal
日曜日 【にちようび】Sunday
勉強 【べんきょう】① study ② diligence ③ discount, reduction
木曜日 【もくようび】Thursday
問題 【もんだい】problem, question
洋服 【ようふく】Western-style clothes (cf traditional Japanese clothes)
旅行 【りょこう】travel, trip
料理 【りょうり】① cooking, cookery, cuisine ② dealing with something, handling, administration, management
開く 【あく】① to open (e.g. doors) ② to open (e.g. business, etc.)
歌う 【うたう】① to sing ② to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.)
終わる 【おわる】to finish, to end, to close
飲み物 【のみもの】drink, beverage
易しい 【やさしい】easy, plain, simple
家庭 【かてい】home, family, household
荷物 【にもつ】① luggage, baggage ② burden ③ payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
階 【かい】① stories, storeys ② counter for storeys and floors of a building
公園 【こうえん】(public) park
細い 【ほそい】thin, slender, fine
歯 【は】tooth
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.)
宿題 【しゅくだい】homework
消える 【きえる】to go out, to vanish, to disappear
消す 【けす】① to erase, to delete, to cross out ② to turn off power ③ to extinguish, to put out
登る 【のぼる】① to ascend, to go up, to climb ② to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun), to rise ③ to go to (the capital) ④ to be promoted ⑤ to add up to ⑥ to advance (in price) ⑦ to swim up (a river), to sail up ⑧ to come up (on the agenda)
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
飛ぶ 【とぶ】to fly, to soar
庭 【にわ】garden
美味しい 【おいしい】① delicious, tasty ② nice (move in sport, trick, etc., nuance of being easy or a bit lucky), sweet
鼻 【はな】nose
文章 【ぶんしょう】① sentence, article, composition ② (writing) style
面白い 【おもしろい】interesting, amusing
葉書 【はがき】① postcard ② memo, note, card
留学生 【りゅうがくせい】overseas student, exchange student
緑 【みどり】① green ② greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
練習 【れんしゅう】practice, practise
昨日 【きのう】yesterday
側 【がわ】① side (of something, or taking someone's side), part ② (watch) case
果物 【くだもの】fruit
皆さん 【みなさん】all, everyone, everybody
危ない 【あぶない】① dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious ② in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk ③ uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful ④ close (i.e. a close call), narrow ⑤ look out!, watch out!
喫茶店 【きっさてん】coffee lounge, coffee shop, (rather formal) cafe
警官 【けいかん】policeman
個 【こ】① counter for articles ② counter for military units ③ individual
厚い 【あつい】① thick, deep, heavy ② kind, cordial, hospitable, warm, faithful ③ serious (of an illness) ④ abundant
今晩 【こんばん】tonight, this evening
困る 【こまる】to be troubled, to be worried, to be bothered, to be embarrassed, to be stumped
財布 【さいふ】purse, handbag, wallet
冊 【さつ】counter for books
辞書 【じしょ】dictionary, lexicon
若い 【わかい】young
初めて 【はじめて】① for the first time ② only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ...
生徒 【せいと】pupil
静か 【しずか】quiet, peaceful
大変 【たいへん】① very, greatly ② immense, enormous, great ③ serious, grave, dreadful, terrible ④ difficult, hard
難しい 【むずかしい】difficult
猫 【ねこ】① cat ② shamisen ③ geisha ④ wheelbarrow ⑤ clay bed-warmer
熱い 【あつい】hot (thing)
晩 【ばん】① evening ② counter for nights
飛行機 【ひこうき】aeroplane, airplane, aircraft
便利 【べんり】convenient, handy, useful
忘れる 【わすれる】to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)
忙しい 【いそがしい】busy, hectic, occupied, engaged
枚 【まい】counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
毎晩 【まいばん】every night
友達 【ともだち】friend, companion
浴びる 【あびる】to bathe, to bask in the sun, to shower
塩 【しお】salt
可愛い 【かわいい】① cute, adorable, charming, lovely, pretty ② dear, precious, darling, pet ③ cute little, tiny
ごろ① (approximate) time, around, about, toward ② suitable time (or condition) ③ time of year, season
弁当 【べんとう】bento (Japanese box lunch)
嫌 【いや】disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant, reluctant
良い 【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
どうhow, in what way, how about
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
くれるto give, to let one have, to do for one, to be given
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
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)
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
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)
つけるto turn on, to switch on, to light up
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)
うん① yeah, uh huh ② some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
日本 【にっぽん】Japan
意見 【いけん】opinion, view
員 【いん】member
運転 【うんてん】operation, motion, driving
運動 【うんどう】motion, exercise
下着 【したぎ】underwear
会 【かい】① meeting, assembly, party ② association, club
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.)
起こす 【おこす】to raise, to cause, to wake someone
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
急ぐ 【いそぐ】to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner
急行 【きゅうこう】① moving at high speed ② express (e.g. train that bypasses many stations)
計画 【けいかく】plan, project, schedule, scheme, program, programme
建てる 【たてる】to build, to construct
試験 【しけん】examination, test, study, trial, experiment
試合 【しあい】match, game, bout, contest
小説 【しょうせつ】novel, (short) story
説明 【せつめい】explanation, exposition
着物 【きもの】① clothing, clothes ② kimono (or other trad. Japanese clothing)
注意 【ちゅうい】caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice
店員 【てんいん】shop assistant, employee, clerk, salesperson
都合 【つごう】circumstances, condition, convenience
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
特に 【とくに】particularly, especially
特別 【とくべつ】special
入学 【にゅうがく】entry to school or university, matriculation
不便 【ふべん】inconvenience, inexpediency, unhandiness
別 【べつ】distinction, difference, different, another, particular, separate, extra, exception
旅館 【りょかん】Japanese hotel, inn, ryokan
聞こえる 【きこえる】① to be heard, to be audible ② to be said to be, to be reputed
気持ち 【きもち】feeling, sensation, mood
育てる 【そだてる】to raise, to rear, to bring up
海岸 【かいがん】coast, beach
泣く 【なく】to cry, to weep, to sob, to howl
教育 【きょういく】training, education
空港 【くうこう】airport
細かい 【こまかい】① small ② fine, minute ③ minor, trivial ④ sensitive, attentive
参る 【まいる】① to go, to come, to call ② to be defeated, to collapse, to die ③ to be annoyed, to be nonplussed ④ to be madly in love ⑤ to visit (shrine, grave)
残る 【のこる】to remain, to be left
指 【ゆび】finger, toe, digit
歯医者 【はいしゃ】dentist
寺 【てら】temple (Buddhist)
手伝う 【てつだう】to help, to assist, to take part in
拾う 【ひろう】to pick up, to find, to gather
焼く 【やく】① to bake, to grill ② to develop (photos) ③ to suntan ④ to burn (in flames, down, CD, DVD, etc.), to scorch ⑤ to be jealous, to be envious
焼ける 【やける】① to burn, to be roasted, to be heated, to be sunburnt, to fade (in the sun), to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset) ② to be jealous, to be envious
心配 【しんぱい】① worry, concern, anxiety ② care, help, aid, assistance
深い 【ふかい】deep, profound, thick, close
神社 【じんじゃ】Shinto shrine
昔 【むかし】olden days, former
全然 【ぜんぜん】① not at all (with neg. verb) ② wholly, entirely, completely
息子 【むすこ】son
点 【てん】① spot, mark ② point, dot ③ mark (e.g. in exam), score, points ④ counter for goods or items
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
倍 【ばい】① twice, double ② times, -fold
悲しい 【かなしい】sad, sorrowful
美術館 【びじゅつかん】art gallery, art museum
放送 【ほうそう】broadcast, broadcasting
鳴る 【なる】to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble
様 【さま】① Mr, Mrs or Ms ② used (gen. in fixed expressions) to make words more polite ③ manner, kind, appearance
留守 【るす】① absence, being away from home ② house-sitting, house-sitter ③ being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.), neglecting
例えば 【たとえば】for example, e.g.
選ぶ 【えらぶ】to choose, to select
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
確か 【たしか】① certain, sure, definite ② if I'm not mistaken, if I remember correctly
億 【おく】10^8, 100,000,000, hundred million
課長 【かちょう】section manager, section chief
会議 【かいぎ】meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress
関係 【かんけい】relation, connection
危険 【きけん】① danger, peril, hazard ② dangerous, hazardous
喜ぶ 【よろこぶ】① to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased ② to congratulate ③ to gratefully accept
機械 【きかい】① machine, mechanism ② instrument, appliance, apparatus
祈る 【いのる】to pray, to wish
季節 【きせつ】season
技術 【ぎじゅつ】art, craft, technique, technology, engineering, skill
競争 【きょうそう】① competition, contest ② to compete
経験 【けいけん】experience
警察 【けいさつ】police
固い 【かたい】① hard, solid, tough ② stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing) ③ strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved) ④ safe, steady, honest, steadfast ⑤ obstinate, stubborn ⑥ bookish, formal, stuffy
原因 【げんいん】cause, origin, source
最初 【さいしょ】beginning, outset, first, onset
妻 【つま】① wife ② garnish (esp. one served with sashimi) ③ embellishment
残念 【ざんねん】deplorable, bad luck, regret, disappointment
指輪 【ゆびわ】(finger) ring
失敗 【しっぱい】failure, mistake, blunder
女性 【じょせい】① woman, female ② feminine gender
笑う 【わらう】① to laugh ② to smile ③ to sneer, to ridicule
政治 【せいじ】politics, government
席 【せき】① seat ② location (of a gathering, etc.), place ③ position, post
折る 【おる】to break, to fold, to pick flowers
専門 【せんもん】speciality, specialty, subject of study, expert
戦争 【せんそう】war
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
卒業 【そつぎょう】graduation, completion (e.g. of a course)
男性 【だんせい】① man, male ② masculine gender
地震 【じしん】earthquake
熱 【ねつ】fever, temperature
比べる 【くらべる】① to compare, to make a comparison ② to compete, to vie
夫 【おっと】husband
布団 【ふとん】① futon (quilted Japanese-style mattress laid out on the floor) ② round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
仏教 【ぶっきょう】Buddhism
文法 【ぶんぽう】grammar, syntax
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)
忘れ物 【わすれもの】lost article, something forgotten
夢 【ゆめ】dream
約束 【やくそく】① arrangement, promise, appointment, pact, engagement ② convention, rule
予約 【よやく】① reservation, appointment, booking, advance order ② contract, subscription, pledge
歴史 【れきし】history
連れる 【つれる】to lead, to take (a person)
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
受付 【うけつけ】reception (desk), information desk
格好 【かっこう】① shape, form, posture, appearance, manner ② suitability, moderateness (in price)
汽車 【きしゃ】train (steam)
謝る 【あやまる】to apologize, to apologise
是非 【ぜひ】① certainly, without fail ② right and wrong, pros and cons
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)
ごみrubbish, trash, garbage, refuse
ぶつto hit (a person), to strike, to beat
きつい① intense, severe, hard ② determined, forceful, formidable ③ strong ④ tight, close
電子 【でんし】① electron ② (esp. as a prefix) electronic, electronics
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
学 【がく】learning, scholarship, erudition, knowledge
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)
後 【ご】after
意外 【いがい】unexpected, surprising
運 【うん】fortune, luck
起こる 【おこる】to occur, to happen
見送る 【みおくる】① to see off (e.g. to the station, an airport, etc.), to escort (e.g. home), to farewell ② to see out, to send off ③ to let pass, to wait and see, to continue (e.g. in legal contexts) ④ to let a pitch go by (baseball), to watch a batted ball go into the stands
作品 【さくひん】work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.), opus, performance, production
自動 【じどう】① automatic, self-motion ② intransitive verb
借金 【しゃっきん】debt, loan, liabilities
注文 【ちゅうもん】order, request
動かす 【うごかす】① to move, to shift, to operate, to set in motion, to mobilize, to mobilise ② to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence ③ to deny, to change
特急 【とっきゅう】① limited express (train, faster than an express) ② great hurry
年代 【ねんだい】age, era, period, date
父親 【ちちおや】father
母親 【ははおや】mother
旅 【たび】travel, trip, journey
料金 【りょうきん】fee, charge, fare
話題 【わだい】topic, subject
注ぐ 【そそぐ】① to pour (into), to fill ② to sprinkle on from above, to shed (e.g. tears) ③ to concentrate one's spirit or strength on ④ to fall onto (of rain, snow)
転ぶ 【ころぶ】to fall down, to fall over
銀 【ぎん】① silver, silver coin, silver paint ② silver general (shogi)
建つ 【たつ】to be erected, to be built
不 【ふ】un-, non-, negative prefix
者 【しゃ】someone of that nature, someone doing that work
育つ 【そだつ】to be raised (e.g. child), to be brought up, to grow (up)
一流 【いちりゅう】first-class, top grade, school (of art), foremost, top-notch, unique
屋根 【やね】roof
温度 【おんど】temperature
加える 【くわえる】to append, to sum up, to add (up), to include, to increase, to inflict
回転 【かいてん】rotation (usu. around something), revolution, turning
外交 【がいこう】diplomacy
学期 【がっき】school term, semester
感じ 【かんじ】feeling, sense, impression
感じる 【かんじる】to feel, to sense, to experience
感情 【かんじょう】emotion, feeling, feelings, sentiment
感心 【かんしん】admiration, Well done!
感動 【かんどう】being deeply moved emotionally, excitement, passion, deep emotion, impression
岩 【いわ】rock, crag
期待 【きたい】expectation, anticipation, hope
気温 【きおん】atmospheric temperature
求める 【もとめる】to seek, to request, to demand, to want, to wish for, to search for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job), to buy
禁止 【きんし】prohibition, inhibition, ban
苦しむ 【くるしむ】to suffer, to groan, to be worried
苦手 【にがて】poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of)
計算 【けいさん】① calculation, reckoning, count ② forecast
決定 【けってい】decision, determination
県 【けん】① prefecture (of Japan) ② county (of China)
幸福 【こうふく】happiness, blessedness
合わせる 【あわせる】① to match (rhythm, speed, etc.) ② to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up ③ to face, to be opposite (someone) ④ to compare, to check with ⑤ to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate) ⑥ to place together, to connect, to overlap ⑦ to mix, to combine ⑧ to put blade to blade, to fight
合計 【ごうけい】sum total, total amount
根 【ね】① root (of a plant) ② root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.) ③ root root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis ④ one's true nature ⑤ (fishing) reef
混ぜる 【まぜる】to mix, to stir, to blend
才能 【さいのう】talent, ability
参加 【さんか】participation
残り 【のこり】remnant, residue, remaining, left-over
思想 【しそう】thought, idea, ideology
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
試す 【ためす】to attempt, to test, to try out
事情 【じじょう】circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation, reasons
時期 【じき】time, season, period
自身 【じしん】by oneself, personally
自然 【しぜん】① nature, spontaneity ② naturally, spontaneously
式 【しき】① equation, formula, expression ② ceremony ③ style
実験 【じっけん】experiment
取り出す 【とりだす】① to take out, to produce, to pick out ② to fetch, to retrieve
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
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
集中 【しゅうちゅう】concentration, convergence, centralization, integration, gathering together
宿 【やど】inn, lodging
書類 【しょるい】documents, official papers
商売 【しょうばい】trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation
商品 【しょうひん】commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock, merchandise
章 【しょう】① chapter, section ② medal
常に 【つねに】always, constantly
植物 【しょくぶつ】plant, vegetation
人類 【じんるい】mankind, humanity
正確 【せいかく】accurate, punctual, exact, authentic, veracious
選手 【せんしゅ】player (in game), team member
全員 【ぜんいん】all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew, everyone, everybody
息 【いき】① breath, breathing ② tone, mood
太陽 【たいよう】sun, solar
単に 【たんに】simply, merely, only, solely
単語 【たんご】word, vocabulary, (usually) single-character word
地区 【ちく】district, section, sector
地面 【じめん】ground, earth's surface
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.)
的 【てき】-like, typical
伝わる 【つたわる】to be handed down, to be introduced, to be transmitted, to be circulated, to go along, to walk along
登山 【とざん】mountain climbing
等しい 【ひとしい】equal, similar, like, equivalent
能力 【のうりょく】ability, faculty
犯人 【はんにん】offender, criminal
番目 【ばんめ】cardinal number suffix
悲しむ 【かなしむ】to be sad, to mourn for, to regret
秒 【びょう】second (60th min)
不幸 【ふこう】unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident, death
分類 【ぶんるい】classification, categorization, sorting
放す 【はなす】to separate, to set free, to turn loose
望み 【のぞみ】① wish, desire, hope ② prospect, expectation, (one's) hopes
望む 【のぞむ】to desire, to wish for, to see, to command (a view of)
防ぐ 【ふせぐ】to defend (against), to protect, to prevent
無事 【ぶじ】safety, peace, quietness
無料 【むりょう】free, no charge
命 【いのち】(mortal) life
目的 【もくてき】purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention
野球 【やきゅう】baseball
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
流れる 【ながれる】to stream, to flow (liquid, time, etc.), to run (ink), to be washed away
留学 【りゅうがく】studying abroad (usu. at university level)
例外 【れいがい】exception
商人 【しょうにん】trader, shopkeeper, merchant
面 【めん】① face ② mask, face guard ③ (in kendo) striking the head ④ surface (esp. a geometrical surface) ⑤ page ⑥ aspect, facet, side ⑦ chamfer ⑧ counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
流行 【りゅうこう】fashion, fad, vogue, craze
例 【れい】① custom, practice, habit, usual ② said, aforementioned ③ instance, example, case, illustration, usage ④ precedent ⑤ annual
暗記 【あんき】memorization, memorisation, learning by heart
協力 【きょうりょく】cooperation, collaboration
幸せ 【しあわせ】happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing
残す 【のこす】to leave (behind, over), to bequeath, to save, to reserve
虫歯 【むしば】cavity, tooth decay, decayed tooth, caries
感 【かん】feeling, sensation, emotion, admiration, impression
内 【ない】inside, within
愛 【あい】love, affection
囲む 【かこむ】to surround, to encircle
意識 【いしき】① consciousness ② awareness, sense ③ mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
煙 【けむり】smoke, fumes
温泉 【おんせん】spa, hot spring, onsen
可能 【かのう】possible, practicable, feasible
完成 【かんせい】① complete, completion ② perfection, accomplishment
完全 【かんぜん】perfection, completeness
完了 【かんりょう】① completion, conclusion ② perfective (form, aspect)
感覚 【かんかく】sense, sensation, feeling, intuition
関心 【かんしん】concern, interest
希望 【きぼう】hope, wish, aspiration
疑問 【ぎもん】question, problem, doubt, guess
議論 【ぎろん】argument, discussion, dispute, controversy
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
許可 【きょか】permission, approval, authorization
共通 【きょうつう】① commonness, community ② -wide
胸 【むね】breast, chest
禁煙 【きんえん】① No Smoking!, Smoking Prohibited! ② abstaining from smoking, quitting smoking
苦労 【くろう】troubles, hardships
訓練 【くんれん】practice, practise, training
経つ 【たつ】to pass, to lapse
芸術 【げいじゅつ】(fine) art, the arts
欠席 【けっせき】absence, non-attendance
建築 【けんちく】construction, architecture
減る 【へる】to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate
個人 【こじん】individual, private person, personal, private
好む 【このむ】to like, to prefer
広告 【こうこく】advertisement
合格 【ごうかく】success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility
骨折 【こっせつ】bone fracture
困難 【こんなん】difficulty, distress
混乱 【こんらん】disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem
座席 【ざせき】seat
最低 【さいてい】① least, lowest, worst ② nasty, disgusting, horrible, yuck!
材料 【ざいりょう】ingredients, material
殺す 【ころす】to kill
自殺 【じさつ】suicide
辞める 【やめる】to resign, to retire, to quit, to leave (one's job, etc.)
失望 【しつぼう】disappointment, despair
種類 【しゅるい】① variety, kind, type, category ② counter for different sorts of things
周囲 【しゅうい】① surroundings, environs ② circumference
集団 【しゅうだん】group, mass
出席 【しゅっせき】① attendance, presence, appearance ② to attend, to be present, to appear
順 【じゅん】order, turn
順番 【じゅんばん】turn (in line), order of things, sequential order
署名 【しょめい】signature
笑い 【わらい】① laugh, laughter ② smile ③ sneer
笑顔 【えがお】smiling face, smile
常識 【じょうしき】common knowledge, conventional wisdom, general knowledge, common sense
情報 【じょうほう】① news, gossip, (military) intelligence ② information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
信じる 【しんじる】to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in
信号 【しんごう】traffic lights, signal, semaphore
信用 【しんよう】confidence, dependence, credit, faith, reliance, belief, credence
人種 【じんしゅ】race (of people)
性 【せい】① nature (of a person) ② sex ③ gender ④ -ty (suffix indicating quality or condition), -ity, -ness
性格 【せいかく】character, personality
政府 【せいふ】government, administration
想像 【そうぞう】imagination, guess
存じる 【ぞんじる】to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
存在 【そんざい】existence, being
知識 【ちしき】knowledge, information
仲 【なか】relation, relationship
仲間 【なかま】company, fellow, colleague, associate, comrade, mate, group, circle of friends, partner
仲直り 【なかなおり】reconciliation, make peace with
仲良し 【なかよし】intimate friend, close friend, bosom buddy, chum
底 【そこ】bottom, sole
努力 【どりょく】great effort, exertion, endeavour, endeavor, effort
倒す 【たおす】① to throw down, to bring down, to blow down, to fell, to knock down ② to kill, to defeat, to beat ③ to overthrow, to trip up, to ruin ④ to leave unpaid, to cheat
動詞 【どうし】verb
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
得意 【とくい】① triumph, prosperity ② pride ③ one's strong point, one's forte, one's specialty ④ frequent customer (client, etc.)
毒 【どく】poison, toxicant
内容 【ないよう】subject, contents, matter, substance, detail, import
熱心 【ねっしん】zeal, enthusiasm
配達 【はいたつ】delivery, distribution
犯罪 【はんざい】crime
被る 【かぶる】① to wear (on head, usu. one's own), to put on (over head, usu. one's own), to crown (oneself) ② to pour or dash water, dust, etc. (on oneself) ③ to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.) ④ to overlap
被害 【ひがい】damage
非常 【ひじょう】emergency, extraordinary, unusual
不思議 【ふしぎ】wonder, miracle, strange, mystery, marvel, curiosity
夫妻 【ふさい】man and wife, married couple
布 【ぬの】① cloth ② bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
変化 【へんか】① change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis ② variety, diversity ③ inflection, declension, conjugation ④ sidestepping (sumo)
報告 【ほうこく】report, information
方法 【ほうほう】method, process, manner, way, means, technique
夢中 【むちゅう】daze, (in a) trance, ecstasy, delirium, engrossment, within a (deep) dream
命令 【めいれい】① order, command, decree, directive ② (software) instruction, statement
面倒 【めんどう】trouble, difficulty, care, attention
毛布 【もうふ】blanket
約 【やく】① approximately, about ② promise ③ shortening, reduction, simplification ④ contraction (in phonetics)
勇気 【ゆうき】courage, bravery, valour, valor, nerve, boldness
余る 【あまる】to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many
容易 【ようい】easy, simple, plain
要求 【ようきゅう】demand, firm request, requisition, requirement, desire
輪 【わ】① ring, circle, loop ② hoop ③ wheel
恋 【こい】love, tender passion
恋人 【こいびと】lover, sweetheart
連続 【れんぞく】serial, consecutive, continuity, occurring in succession, continuing
老人 【ろうじん】the aged, old person
論文 【ろんぶん】thesis, essay, treatise, paper, article
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 ...
追い付く 【おいつく】to overtake, to catch up (with)
気付く 【きづく】to notice, to recognize, to recognise, to become aware of, to perceive, to realize, to realise
戦う 【たたかう】to fight, to battle, to combat, to struggle against, to wage war, to engage in contest
労働 【ろうどう】① manual labor, manual labour, toil, work ② Labour Party
追いかける 【おいかける】to chase, to run after, to pursue
宇宙 【うちゅう】universe, cosmos, space
運命 【うんめい】fate
火災 【かさい】conflagration, fire
改善 【かいぜん】① betterment, improvement ② kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
感謝 【かんしゃ】thanks, gratitude
器用 【きよう】skillful, handy
基本 【きほん】foundation, basis, standard
機嫌 【きげん】humour, humor, temper, mood
穴 【あな】① hole ② deficit, shortage, missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.) ③ vacancy, opening ④ flaw ⑤ profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others ⑥ upset victory (with a large payoff)
結果 【けっか】① result, consequence, outcome, effect ② coming to fruition, bearing fruit
結局 【けっきょく】after all, eventually, in the end
詩人 【しじん】poet
臭い 【くさい】① stinking, smelly ② suspicious, fishy ③ clumsy
証明 【しょうめい】proof, verification
上司 【じょうし】superior authorities, boss
冗談 【じょうだん】jest, joke
食器 【しょっき】tableware
真実 【しんじつ】truth, reality
世紀 【せいき】century, era
成功 【せいこう】success, hit
整理 【せいり】sorting, arrangement, organization, putting in order, adjustment, regulation, liquidation
説得 【せっとく】persuasion
舌 【した】① tongue ② tongue-like object, clapper (of a bell), talon (of a lock)
第 【だい】ordinal
笛 【ふえ】flute, pipe, whistle
当然 【とうぜん】natural, as a matter of course
梅 【うめ】① plum, Japanese apricot, prunus mume ② lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
雰囲気 【ふんいき】atmosphere (e.g. musical), mood, ambience, ambiance
文句 【もんく】① phrase ② complaint
保存 【ほぞん】preservation, conservation, storage, saving (e.g., to disk), maintenance
妨げる 【さまたげる】to disturb, to prevent, to obstruct, to hinder
冒険 【ぼうけん】risk, venture, adventure
目標 【もくひょう】mark, objective, target
余裕 【よゆう】surplus, composure, margin, room, time, allowance, flexibility, scope, rope
理論 【りろん】theory
保証 【ほしょう】guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty
履く 【はく】① to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.), to put on (or wear) footwear ② to affix a sword to one's hip ③ to affix a bowstring to a bow
詩 【し】poem, verse of poetry
ごく① quite, very ② quindecillion (US), octillion (Europe), 10^48
尻 【しり】① buttocks, behind, rump, bottom ② undersurface, bottom ③ last place, end ④ consequence
尻尾 【しっぽ】tail (animal)
かく① to scratch ② to perspire ③ to shovel, to paddle
ひじelbow
いやno, nay, well
あるa certain ..., some ...
せっかくwith trouble, at great pains, long-awaited
せいcause, reason, fault
おやoh!, oh?, my!
下書き 【したがき】rough copy, draft, draught
がる① to feel (on adj-stem to represent a third party's apparent emotion) ② to behave as if one were
とくto do something in readiness for, to get something (needful) done
映る 【うつる】to be reflected, to harmonize with (harmonise), to come out (photo), to be projected
英文 【えいぶん】① sentence in English, article in English, English text ② English literature (study of)
下品 【げひん】vulgarity, meanness, indecency, coarseness
五十音 【ごじゅうおん】the Japanese syllabary
私立 【しりつ】private (establishment)
集まる 【あつまる】to gather, to collect, to assemble
上品 【じょうひん】elegant, refined, polished
心理 【しんり】mentality
水着 【みずぎ】bathing suit, swimsuit, swimmers
飯 【めし】① meals, food ② cooked rice ③ one's livelihood
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)
料 【りょう】material, charge, rate, fee
品 【ひん】① thing, article, goods ② dignity, class, quality ③ counter for meal courses ④ flirtatiousness, coquetry
映す 【うつす】to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)
真っ黒 【まっくろ】pitch black
園 【えん】① garden (esp. man-made), orchard, park, plantation ② place, location
開放 【かいほう】open, throw open, liberalization, liberalisation
感想 【かんそう】impressions, thoughts
区分 【くぶん】division, section, demarcation, partition, segmentation, subdivision, (traffic) lane, compartment, classification, sorting
四季 【しき】four seasons
指定 【してい】designation, specification, assignment, appointment, pointing at
受験 【じゅけん】taking an examination
小指 【こゆび】① little finger, pinky ② little toe
消化 【しょうか】① digestion ② thorough understanding ③ selling accumulated (excess) products, dealing with a large amount of work ④ losing one's form and turning into something else
深夜 【しんや】late at night
親類 【しんるい】relation, kin
体育 【たいいく】physical education, gymnastics, athletics
待合室 【まちあいしつ】waiting room
短期 【たんき】short term
電波 【でんぱ】electro-magnetic wave, radio wave
湯気 【ゆげ】steam, vapour, vapor
童話 【どうわ】fairy-tale
日常 【にちじょう】ordinary, regular, everyday, usual
防止 【ぼうし】prevention, check
予防 【よぼう】prevention, precaution, protection against
留守番 【るすばん】① care-taking, house-sitting, house-watching ② caretaker, house-sitter
両側 【りょうがわ】both sides
温かい 【あたたかい】warm, mild, genial
温める 【あたためる】to warm, to heat
係わる 【かかわる】① to be affected, to be influenced ② to be concerned with, to have to do with ③ to stick to (opinions)
混ざる 【まざる】to be mixed (colours, liquids, odours...), to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
都 【と】metropolitan, municipal
煙い 【けむい】smoky
改正 【かいせい】revision, amendment, alteration
関する 【かんする】to concern, to be related
関西 【かんさい】Kansai (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka)
形容詞 【けいようし】(true) adjective, i-adjective
芸能 【げいのう】public entertainment, accomplishments, attainments
血圧 【けつあつ】blood pressure
公害 【こうがい】pollution, public nuisance, contamination
公共 【こうきょう】public, community, public service, society, communal
材木 【ざいもく】lumber, timber
失恋 【しつれん】disappointed love, broken heart, unrequited love, being lovelorn
車輪 【しゃりん】(car) wheel
勝敗 【しょうはい】victory or defeat, issue (of battle), outcome
賞金 【しょうきん】prize, monetary award
生存 【せいぞん】① existence, being, survival ② to exist, to live, to survive
泉 【いずみ】spring, fountain
浅い 【あさい】shallow, superficial
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)
束 【たば】bundle, bunch, sheaf
仏 【ほとけ】① Buddha, merciful person, Buddhist image ② the dead
便所 【べんじょ】toilet, lavatory, rest room, latrine, comfort station
暴れる 【あばれる】to act violently, to rage, to struggle, to be riotous
枚数 【まいすう】① the number of flat things ② win-loss difference which influences the ranking of sumo wrestlers
名詞 【めいし】noun
木材 【もくざい】lumber, timber, wood
予報 【よほう】forecast, prediction
乱暴 【らんぼう】rude, violent, rough, lawless, unreasonable, reckless
共同 【きょうどう】doing together (as equals), sharing, common (land, etc.), joint (statement, etc.), cooperation, co-operation, collaboration, association
続々 【ぞくぞく】successively, one after another
治す 【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
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?
干す 【ほす】① to air, to dry, to desiccate ② to drain (off) ③ to drink up ④ to deprive of a role, job, etc. (usu. in the passive)
若々しい 【わかわかしい】youthful, young
位 【い】① place, rank ② decimal place ③ counter for ghosts
家 【か】-ist (used after a noun indicating someone's occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.), -er
確率 【かくりつ】probability, likelihood, chances
楽器 【がっき】musical instrument
古典 【こてん】old book, classics, classic
高級 【こうきゅう】high class, high grade
災難 【さいなん】calamity, misfortune, disaster
殺人 【さつじん】murder
初級 【しょきゅう】elementary level
上級 【じょうきゅう】advanced level, high grade, senior
あう① to meet, to encounter ② to have an accident, to have a bad experience
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
非難 【ひなん】blame, attack, criticism
もちsticky rice cake
くわえるto hold in one's mouth
なるto bear fruit
注ぐ 【つぐ】(usu. written as kana when referring to a solid) to pour (into a vessel), to fill, to dish out food or drink
いざnow, come (now), well
はるto do
私鉄 【してつ】private railway
放れる 【はなれる】to leave, to get free, to cut oneself off
圧力 【あつりょく】stress, pressure
暗殺 【あんさつ】assassination
映像 【えいぞう】reflection, image, picture (e.g. on a television), shot, clip
栄える 【さかえる】to prosper, to flourish
改まる 【あらたまる】① to be renewed ② to stand on ceremony, to be formal ③ to take a turn for the worse
学歴 【がくれき】academic background
干渉 【かんしょう】interference, intervention
頑固 【がんこ】stubbornness, obstinacy
危機 【きき】crisis
汽船 【きせん】steamship, steamboat, steamer
技 【わざ】technique, art
技能 【ぎのう】technical skill, ability, capacity
弓 【ゆみ】bow (and arrow)
協会 【きょうかい】association, society, organization, organisation
教訓 【きょうくん】lesson, precept, moral instruction
区 【く】ward, district, section
原作 【げんさく】original work
原子 【げんし】atom
固める 【かためる】to harden, to freeze, to fortify
交渉 【こうしょう】① negotiations, discussions ② connection
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
告げる 【つげる】to inform
告白 【こくはく】① confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment ② profession of love ③ confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
根気 【こんき】patience, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, energy
災害 【さいがい】calamity, disaster, misfortune
作戦 【さくせん】① tactics, strategy ② military or naval operations
察する 【さっする】① to guess, to sense, to presume, to judge ② to sympathize with, to sympathise with
試みる 【こころみる】to try, to test
自覚 【じかく】self-consciousness, self-awareness
取材 【しゅざい】collecting data (e.g. for a newspaper article), covering an event
助詞 【じょし】particle, postposition
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
証言 【しょうげん】evidence, testimony
証人 【しょうにん】witness
情け 【なさけ】① pity, sympathy, compassion ② affection
情熱 【じょうねつ】passion, enthusiasm, zeal
新築 【しんちく】new building, new construction
人格 【じんかく】personality, character, individuality
数詞 【すうし】numeral
世辞 【せじ】flattery, compliment
整然 【せいぜん】orderly, regular, systematic, well-organized, well-organised, trim, tidy, accurate
静止 【せいし】stillness, repose, standing still
禅 【ぜん】① dhyana (profound meditation) ② Zen (Buddhism)
僧 【そう】monk, priest
妥協 【だきょう】compromise, giving in
体験 【たいけん】personal experience
対比 【たいひ】contrast, comparison
茶の湯 【ちゃのゆ】tea ceremony
中毒 【ちゅうどく】① poisoning ② addiction
伝説 【でんせつ】tradition, legend, folklore
伝達 【でんたつ】transmission (e.g. news), communication, delivery, conveyance, transfer, relay, propagation, conduction
倒産 【とうさん】(corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial failure, failed business
同感 【どうかん】agreement, same opinion, same feeling, sympathy, concurrence
特技 【とくぎ】special skill
念願 【ねんがん】one's heart's desire, earnest petition
脳 【のう】brain, memory
比率 【ひりつ】ratio, proportion, percentage
比例 【ひれい】proportion
美術 【びじゅつ】art, fine arts
不可欠 【ふかけつ】indispensable, essential
不良 【ふりょう】badness, inferiority, delinquency, failure, defect, blemish
仏像 【ぶつぞう】Buddhist image (statue)
兵器 【へいき】arms, weapons, ordnance
兵士 【へいし】soldier
弁 【べん】Oversight Department (division of the daijokan responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices)
保つ 【たもつ】to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to support, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep well (food), to wear well, to be durable
保険 【ほけん】insurance, guarantee
保守 【ほしゅ】maintenance, conservation
報じる 【ほうじる】to inform, to report
報道 【ほうどう】information, report, journalism
妨害 【ぼうがい】disturbance, obstruction, hindrance, jamming, interference
暴力 【ぼうりょく】violence, mayhem
防火 【ぼうか】fire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof
本館 【ほんかん】main building
無知 【むち】ignorance
無茶 【むちゃ】absurd, unreasonable, excessive, rash, absurdity, nonsense
夕焼け 【ゆうやけ】sunset
予想 【よそう】expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture
洋風 【ようふう】western style
養う 【やしなう】to rear, to maintain, to support (e.g. family), to cultivate
絡む 【からむ】① to entangle, to entwine ② to pick a quarrel, to find fault ③ to be involved with, to be influenced by, to develop a connection with
乱れる 【みだれる】① to be disordered, to be disarranged, to be disarrayed, to be disheveled, to be dishevelled ② to be discomposed, to be upset, to get confused, to be disturbed ③ to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
利息 【りそく】interest (bank)
履歴 【りれき】personal history, background, career, log, record
良好 【りょうこう】favorable, favourable, satisfactory
恋愛 【れんあい】love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections
論理 【ろんり】① logic ② logical
落ち葉 【おちば】fallen leaves, leaf litter, defoliation, shedding leaves
産む 【うむ】to give birth, to deliver, to produce
心 【しん】① heart, mind ② spirit, vitality, inner strength ③ Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
建前 【たてまえ】① face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) ② ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house ③ tea ceremony procedures, tea ceremony etiquette
左利き 【ひだりきき】left-handedness, sake drinker, left-hander
日焼け 【ひやけ】① sunburn ② suntan
民族 【みんぞく】people, race, nation
官 【かん】government service, the bureaucracy
書 【しょ】① document, book ② penmanship, handwriting, calligraphy (esp. Chinese)
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)
かつyet, moreover, and
ちょうsuper-, ultra-, hyper-, very, really (conversational)
くじlottery, lot
とりわけ① especially, above all ② inter alia, among others
とりわけ① especially, above all ② inter alia, among others
しんどい① tired, frazzled ② tiresome, worrisome, bothersome
ぞくぞくshiver, feel chilly, shudder, thrill
のぞみextra-high-speed Toukai-line Shinkansen
書き入れる 【かきいれる】to write in
ふん① hmm, well ..., humph, huh, pshaw, pish ② roughly, harshly, violently
かむto blow (one's nose)
たい① (after the -masu stem of a verb) want to ... do something, would like to ... ② (at sentence-end) indicates emphasis ③ (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb) very ...
かいmarks yes-no question
だい① marks wh-question (what, where, who) ② strengthens one's judgment or conclusion
うむyea, uh huh;
なる① who is called, that is called ② that is
外 【がい】outside of, not covered by
悪気 【わるぎ】ill will, malice, evil intent, ill feeling, distrust
悪人 【あくにん】bad man, villain
英会話 【えいかいわ】① English conversation ② school for English conversation
英国 【えいこく】Great Britain, the United Kingdom
駅員 【えきいん】station attendant
駅前 【えきまえ】in front of station
気持ちいい 【きもちいい】good feeling, feeling good
急死 【きゅうし】sudden death
銀色 【ぎんいろ】silver (color, colour)
計 【けい】① plan ② meter, measuring device ③ (in) total, total (of)
使い方 【つかいかた】way to use something, treatment, management (of help)
試食 【ししょく】sampling food
社員 【しゃいん】① company employee ② company stockholders (esp. in legal contexts), members of a corporation
借り手 【かりて】borrower, debtor, tenant
借用 【しゃくよう】borrowing, loan
手洗い 【てあらい】① washing one's hands, water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands ② restroom, lavatory, toilet ③ hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
春休み 【はるやすみ】spring break, spring vacation
書き方 【かきかた】① way of writing, manner of writing ② penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks), calligraphy ③ format (e.g. of a report) ④ stroke order of a character
水銀 【すいぎん】mercury
東京 【とうきょう】Tokyo (current capital of Japan)
洋食 【ようしょく】Western-style meal
話し方 【はなしかた】way of talking, speaking style
悪口 【わるぐち】abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking
借家 【しゃくや】house for rent, rented house, renting a house
別人 【べつじん】different person, someone else, changed man
私大 【しだい】private university or college
新品 【しんぴん】(brand-)new article
言 【げん】word, remark, statement
めぼしいmain, chief, important, valuable
たて① central, main, head, chief ② just (done), freshly (baked), indicates activity only just occurred ③ counter for consecutive losses
お守り 【おまもり】charm, amulet
一等 【いっとう】first-class, first-rank, A1, the most, the best
英和 【えいわ】English-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
画面 【がめん】terminal screen, scene, picture, the field (in TV), photo
回想 【かいそう】reflection, reminiscence
外面 【がいめん】① outer surface, outward appearance, outside, exterior ② outside, outer, outward, exterior, external
求人 【きゅうじん】offer of job (situation)
泣き声 【なきごえ】cry, crying voice
泣き虫 【なきむし】crybaby, blubberer
血族 【けつぞく】blood relative
原子力 【げんしりょく】atomic energy
根本 【ねもと】root, source, origin, foundation, base, principle
昨今 【さっこん】nowadays, recently
山登り 【やまのぼり】mountain climbing, mountaineering
残業 【ざんぎょう】overtime (work)
私生活 【しせいかつ】one's private life
自動的 【じどうてき】automatic
手荷物 【てにもつ】hand luggage, hand baggage
終電 【しゅうでん】last train
書き直す 【かきなおす】to write out, to make a fair copy, to rewrite
神道 【しんとう】Shinto
人情 【にんじょう】① humanity, empathy, kindness, sympathy ② human nature, common sense, customs and manners
西側 【にしがわ】west side, west bank
切り取る 【きりとる】to cut off, to excise, to tear off, to cut out, to whittle down, to tear out, to cut down, to amputate
前面 【ぜんめん】① front part, frontage, facade ② initial pledge (e.g. election), opening slogan
太平洋 【たいへいよう】Pacific Ocean
大根 【だいこん】① daikon radish (Raphanus sativus) ② ham actor
同期 【どうき】① contemporary, corresponding period, same period, same class ② synchronous, synchronization
入門 【にゅうもん】primer, manual, entering an institute, introduction to
鼻歌 【はなうた】humming, crooning
負け犬 【まけいぬ】① loser ② unmarried woman (with no children) over the age of 30
放題 【ほうだい】as much as you would like to, as much as one likes
防水 【ぼうすい】tarpaulin, make watertight, waterproof
本流 【ほんりゅう】main current, main current of thought
無休 【むきゅう】without a holiday, nonstop
無名 【むめい】unsigned, nameless, anonymous, anonymity
無力 【むりょく】powerlessness, helplessness, incompetent
鳴き声 【なきごえ】cry (esp. animal), roar
薬学 【やくがく】(study of) pharmacy, pharmaceutics
薬物 【やくぶつ】medicines, drugs
曜日 【ようび】day of the week
落書き 【らくがき】scrawl, scribble, graffiti
緑色 【りょくしょく】green, emerald green, green color of new foliage, verdure
例文 【れいぶん】model sentence
右側 【みぎがわ】right side, right hand
左側 【ひだりがわ】left, left (hand) side
東側 【ひがしがわ】east side, east bank
鼻血 【はなぢ】nosebleed
とりわけ① especially, above all ② inter alia, among others
とりわけ① especially, above all ② inter alia, among others
乗り場 【のりば】place for boarding vehicles
焼き肉 【やきにく】yakiniku (Japanese dish of fried meat), Korean barbecue
酒飲み 【さけのみ】(heavy) drinker, drunkard, tippler, boozer
京都 【きょうと】Kyoto
水深 【すいしん】depth of water
取決める 【とりきめる】to agree, to decide upon, to enter into (a contract)
こく① to let loose (e.g. a fart) ② to utter (e.g. a lie)
ぶつ① stock, products ② stolen goods, loot, spoils
愛国心 【あいこくしん】patriotic feelings, patriotism
悪夢 【あくむ】nightmare, bad dream
一夫多妻 【いっぷたさい】polygamy, polygyny
栄光 【えいこう】glory
塩味 【しおあじ】salty taste, saltiness
歌詞 【かし】song lyrics, words of a song, libretto
画像 【がぞう】image, picture, portrait
海軍 【かいぐん】navy
皆様 【みなさま】everyone
干天 【かんてん】drought, dry weather
祈願 【きがん】prayer
祈念 【きねん】prayer
喫煙 【きつえん】smoking
競う 【きそう】① to compete with ② to emulate
共犯 【きょうはん】complicity
共有 【きょうゆう】share, joint ownership, co-ownership
銀座 【ぎんざ】① Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo) ② (Edo period) silver mint
空席 【くうせき】vacancy, vacant seat, room
軍人 【ぐんじん】military personnel, soldier
芸者 【げいしゃ】geisha, Japanese singing and dancing girl
芸人 【げいにん】player, performer, actor
個室 【こしつ】private room
光栄 【こうえい】honour, honor, glory, privilege
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
骨格 【こっかく】① skeleton, skeletal structure, build, frame, physique ② framework
最悪 【さいあく】the worst
妻子 【さいし】wife and children
在外 【ざいがい】overseas, abroad
察知 【さっち】sense, infer
皿洗い 【さらあらい】washing-up, dish-washing
事変 【じへん】accident, disaster, incident, uprising, emergency
自信 【じしん】self-confidence
自動詞 【じどうし】intransitive verb (no direct obj)
実在 【じつざい】reality, existence
借財 【しゃくざい】loan, debt, liability
若者 【わかもの】young man, youth, lad
主因 【しゅいん】primary cause, main factor
周年 【しゅうねん】whole year, anniversary
順位 【じゅんい】order, rank, position (e.g. in a race), precedence
初め 【はじめ】beginning, start, origin
初回 【しょかい】① first time, first innings, initial attempt ② first, initial
信徒 【しんと】layman, believer, adherent, follower, laity
震度 【しんど】Japanese earthquake scale (level 1: weak to level 7: devastation)
人殺し 【ひとごろし】murder, murderer
人達 【ひとたち】people
水害 【すいがい】water damage, flood disaster
戦く 【おののく】to shake, to shudder
戦車 【せんしゃ】tank (military vehicle)
戦場 【せんじょう】battlefield, battleground
洗車 【せんしゃ】car wash
洗練 【せんれん】polish, refinement
争う 【あらがう】to go against, to fight against, to oppose, to resist, to deny
大仏 【だいぶつ】large statue of Buddha
達人 【たつじん】master, expert
仲良く 【なかよく】making friends with, getting along well with, on cordial terms
入団 【にゅうだん】enrollment, enrolment
脳死 【のうし】brain death
敗れる 【やぶれる】to be defeated, to be unsuccessful
敗者 【はいしゃ】the defeated, vanquished, loser
非常口 【ひじょうぐち】emergency exit
不可分 【ふかぶん】atomic, indivisibility
不完全 【ふかんぜん】imperfect, incomplete, faulty, defective
不信 【ふしん】unfaithfulness, insincerity, perfidy, mistrust, distrust, discredit
不法 【ふほう】lawlessness, injustice, illegality, unlawfulness
兵員 【へいいん】military strength, military personnel
平静 【へいせい】calm, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility
別冊 【べっさつ】separate volume, extra issue, supplement
変人 【へんじん】eccentric, crank, oddball
返信 【へんしん】reply
忘年会 【ぼうねんかい】year-end party
暴走 【ぼうそう】running wildly, reckless driving, runaway, rampage
無意識 【むいしき】① unconsciousness ② the unconscious
友好 【ゆうこう】friendship
有罪 【ゆうざい】guilt, culpability
有毒 【ゆうどく】poisonous, toxic
予告 【よこく】advance notice, previous note, preliminary announcement
余 【よ】over, more than
余震 【よしん】aftershock
容疑 【ようぎ】suspect, charge
願望 【がんぼう】desire, wish, aspiration
全治 【ぜんち】complete recovery, healing
折り紙 【おりがみ】origami (paper folding)
仮説 【かせつ】hypothesis, supposition, fictional
子猫 【こねこ】kitten
主位 【しゅい】first place, head position, leading position
正座 【せいざ】kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
願い事 【ねがいごと】wish, dream, prayer, one's desire
一周 【いっしゅう】once around, a revolution, a lap, a turn, a round, one full year
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
食中毒 【しょくちゅうどく】food poisoning
無害 【むがい】harmlessness
明治 【めいじ】Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
お願い 【おねがい】① request, wish ② please
たまoccasional, rare
署 【しょ】station (esp. a police station), office (i.e. tax office)
駅弁 【えきべん】① boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty) ② variety of sexual position
仮面 【かめん】① mask ② disguise
あく① lye ② harsh taste ③ scum (formed when cooking some foods) ④ (excessive) strength of will
機器 【きき】machinery and tools
汽笛 【きてき】steam whistle
紀元 【きげん】① era ② AD (Christian era)
紀元前 【きげんぜん】pre-era, BC, BCE
弓道 【きゅうどう】(Japanese) archery
虚弱 【きょじゃく】feebleness, weakness, imbecility
穴場 【あなば】little-known good place
嫌疑 【けんぎ】suspicion
幻 【まぼろし】phantom, vision, illusion, dream
幻覚 【げんかく】hallucination, illusion
幻想 【げんそう】illusions
たかい① high, tall ② expensive
座禅 【ざぜん】zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
災い 【わざわい】calamity, catastrophe
財閥 【ざいばつ】zaibatsu, plutocrats, financial clique, chaebol (Korean)
事典 【じてん】cyclopedia, encyclopedia
松 【まつ】① pine tree ② highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
松葉 【まつば】pine needle
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)
生保 【せいほ】life insurance
善悪 【ぜんあく】good and evil
たい① sea bream (Sparidae), porgy ② tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
中級 【ちゅうきゅう】intermediate level
二枚舌 【にまいじた】double-dealing, duplicity, equivocation, double-tongued
猫舌 【ねこじた】dislike of very hot food or drink, inability to take hot food
不器用 【ぶきよう】awkward, clumsy, unskillfulness, lack of ability
保持 【ほじ】retention, maintenance, preservation
裕福 【ゆうふく】affluence, prosperity
養子 【ようし】adopted child (usu. male), son-in-law
力士 【りきし】① sumo wrestler, rikishi ② strong man
詩歌 【しか】Japanese (and Chinese) poetry
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
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
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
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
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
たいThailand
器 【き】① device, instrument ② vessel, container
いかcuttlefish, squid
阪神 【はんしん】① Osaka-Kobe ② Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
ごみrubbish, trash, garbage, refuse
ふちdeep pool, abyss, the depths
かえる① frog ② kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
あるa certain ..., some ...
ほじる① to dig up, to peck at, to pick (nose, teeth, etc.) ② to pry into, to examine, to dredge up
大阪 【おおさか】Osaka