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Vocab from the NANA manga, volumes 1 - 16.

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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 上手【じょうず】 • ① skill, skillful, dexterity ② flattery

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

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 大勢【おおぜい】 • many, crowd, great number of people

⑤ 一昨日【おととい】 • day before yesterday

⑤ 磨く【みがく】 • ① to polish, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth) ② to refine, to improve

⑤ 卵【たまご】 • ① eggs, egg, spawn, roe ② hen egg ③ (an expert) in the making

⑤ 椅子【いす】 • ① chair ② post, office, position

⑤ 撮る【とる】 • to take (a photo), to make (a film)

⑤ 賑やか【にぎやか】 • bustling, busy

⑤ 殆ど【ほとんど】 • mostly, almost

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

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

④ すっかり • all, completely, thoroughly

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 会場【かいじょう】 • assembly hall, meeting place, the grounds

④ 試合【しあい】 • match, game, bout, contest

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 西洋【せいよう】 • the west, Western countries

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

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

④ 不便【ふべん】 • inconvenience, inexpediency, unhandiness

④ 首【くび】 • ① neck ② head ③ unemployed person

④ 近所【きんじょ】 • neighbourhood, neighborhood

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

④ 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

④ 深い【ふかい】 • deep, profound, thick, close

④ 打つ【うつ】 • ① to hit (something inanimate), to strike, to beat (on something) ② to type, to tap (e.g. a key) ③ to inject ④ to indulge in gambling ⑤ to visit (on a pilgrimage)

④ 倍【ばい】 • ① twice, double ② times, -fold

④ 理由【りゆう】 • reason, pretext, motive

④ 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

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 祈る【いのる】 • to pray, to wish

④ 規則【きそく】 • rules, regulations, conventions

④ 事務所【じむしょ】 • office

④ 祖母【そぼ】 • grandmother

④ 複雑【ふくざつ】 • complex, complicated

④ 暮れる【くれる】 • to get dark, to end, to come to an end, to close, to run out

④ 腕【うで】 • ① arm ② skill

④ 挨拶【あいさつ】 • ① greeting, greetings, salutation, salute ② speech (congratulatory or appreciative), address ③ reply, response ④ a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark) ⑤ (orig. meaning) dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment)

④ 噛む【かむ】 • ① to bite, to chew, to gnaw ② to fumble or falter with one's words

④ 看護婦【かんごふ】 • (female) nurse

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 騒ぐ【さわぐ】 • ① to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy ② to rustle, to swoosh ③ to make merry ④ to clamor, to clamour, to make a fuss, to kick up a fuss ⑤ to lose one's cool, to panic, to act flustered ⑥ to feel tense, to be uneasy, to be excited

④ 暖房【だんぼう】 • heating

④ 注射【ちゅうしゃ】 • injection

④ 揺れる【ゆれる】 • to shake, to sway

④ 我々【われわれ】 • we

④ 訳【やく】 • translation, version (e.g. "English version")

④ いじめる • to tease, to torment, to persecute, to chastise

④ なるべく • as much as possible, wherever practicable

④ ぶつ • to hit (a person), to strike, to beat

④ とうとう • finally, at last, reaching a head

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 たまに • occasionally, once in a while

③ うっかり • carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently

③ ぐっすり • sound asleep, fast asleep

③ こっそり • stealthily, secretly

③ さっぱり • ① feeling refreshed, feeling relieved ② neat, trimmed ③ plain, simple ④ completely, entirely ⑤ not in the least (in sentence with negative verb), not at all ⑥ completely ignorant, not doing at all

③ しつこい • insistent, obstinate

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

③ そっと • softly, gently, quietly, secretly

③ だらけ • ① implying (negatively) that something is full of (e.g. mistakes) ② covered all over (e.g. with blood)

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

③ ぶつぶつ • ① grunt, grumble, complaint, mutter ② pimples, spots, eruption, rash ③ cutting into small pieces ④ simmering

③ ぼんやり • absent-minded, blockhead, dim, faint, vague

③ 半ば【なかば】 • middle, half, semi, halfway, partly

③ 見つめる【みつめる】 • to stare at, to gaze at, to look hard at, to watch intently, to fix one's eyes on

③ 生き生き【いきいき】 • vividly, lively

③ ばったり • with a clash (thud), with a bang, plump, flop, suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly

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

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 去る【さる】 • ① to leave, to go away ② to pass, to elapse ③ to be distant ④ to send away, to drive off, to divorce ⑤ (after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb) ... completely ⑥ last ... (e.g. "last April")

③ 手品【てじな】 • sleight of hand, conjuring trick, magic, juggling

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

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 味方【みかた】 • friend, ally, supporter

③ 用心【ようじん】 • care, precaution, guarding, caution

③ 話題【わだい】 • topic, subject

③ 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)

③ 安定【あんてい】 • stability, equilibrium

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

③ 感心【かんしん】 • admiration, Well done!

③ 観光【かんこう】 • sightseeing

③ 期待【きたい】 • expectation, anticipation, hope

③ 記事【きじ】 • article, news story, report, account

③ 記入【きにゅう】 • entry, filling in of forms

③ 逆らう【さからう】 • to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy

③ 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

③ 欠ける【かける】 • ① to be chipped, to be damaged, to be broken ② to be lacking, to be missing ③ to be insufficient, to be short, to be deficient, to be negligent toward ④ (of the moon) to wane, to go into eclipse

③ 幸福【こうふく】 • happiness, blessedness

③ 参加【さんか】 • participation

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

③ 常に【つねに】 • always, constantly

③ 身分【みぶん】 • social position, social status

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

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

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

③ 相当【そうとう】 • ① befitting, becoming, worthy of, proportionate, in keeping with, suitable ② considerable, substantial ③ to be worthy of, to be proportionate to ④ to correspond to (in meaning, function, etc.), to be equivalent ⑤ extremely, considerably

③ 息【いき】 • ① breath, breathing ② tone, mood

③ 皮肉【ひにく】 • cynicism, sarcasm, irony, satire

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 無事【ぶじ】 • safety, peace, quietness

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

③ 目指す【めざす】 • to aim at, to have an eye on

③ 友情【ゆうじょう】 • friendship, fellowship, camaraderie

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

③ 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

③ 乗せる【のせる】 • ① to give (someone) a ride, to give a lift, to pick up, to help on board ② to deceive, to take for a ride

③ 勝ち【かち】 • win, victory

③ 囲む【かこむ】 • to surround, to encircle

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

③ 一般【いっぱん】 • general, liberal, universal, ordinary, average

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

③ 延期【えんき】 • postponement, adjournment

③ 汚す【よごす】 • ① to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain ② to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile

③ 解散【かいさん】 • breakup, dissolution

③ 快適【かいてき】 • pleasant, agreeable, comfortable

③ 覚める【さめる】 • ① to wake, to wake up ② to become sober, to sober up, to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia) ③ to come to one's senses, to be disillusioned

③ 観察【かんさつ】 • observation, survey

③ 含む【ふくむ】 • ① to contain, to comprise, to have, to hold, to include, to embrace ② to hold in the mouth ③ to bear in mind, to understand, to harbor (grudge, etc.), to harbour ④ to express (emotion, etc.), to imply

③ 希望【きぼう】 • hope, wish, aspiration

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 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 許可【きょか】 • permission, approval, authorization

③ 叫ぶ【さけぶ】 • to shout, to cry

③ 恐怖【きょうふ】 • fear, dread, dismay, terror

③ 努める【つとめる】 • to endeavor (endeavour), to try, to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself, to be diligent

③ 偶然【ぐうぜん】 • (by) chance, unexpectedly, suddenly, accident, fortuity

③ 傾向【けいこう】 • tendency, trend, inclination

③ 経つ【たつ】 • to pass, to lapse

③ 経由【けいゆ】 • go by the way, via

③ 警告【けいこく】 • warning, advice

③ 権利【けんり】 • right, privilege

③ 現象【げんしょう】 • phenomenon

③ 枯れる【かれる】 • to wither (plant), to be blasted, to die

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

③ 合格【ごうかく】 • success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility

③ 差【さ】 • difference, variation

③ 再び【ふたたび】 • again, once more, a second time

③ 材料【ざいりょう】 • ingredients, material

③ 支える【ささえる】 • ① to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up ② to hold at bay, to stem, to check

③ 支配【しはい】 • rule, control, direction

③ 支払う【しはらう】 • to pay

③ 失う【うしなう】 • to lose, to part with

③ 手段【しゅだん】 • means, way, measure

③ 収入【しゅうにゅう】 • income, receipts, revenue

③ 周囲【しゅうい】 • ① surroundings, environs ② circumference

③ 出版【しゅっぱん】 • publication

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

③ 常識【じょうしき】 • common knowledge, conventional wisdom, general knowledge, common sense

③ 信用【しんよう】 • confidence, dependence, credit, faith, reliance, belief, credence

③ 深刻【しんこく】 • serious

③ 制度【せいど】 • system, institution, organization, organisation

③ 精神【せいしん】 • mind, soul, heart, spirit, intention

③ 積もる【つもる】 • ① to pile up, to accumulate ② to estimate

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 設備【せつび】 • equipment, device, facilities, installation

③ 占める【しめる】 • ① to comprise (some part of the whole), to account for, to make up (of) ② to hold, to occupy

③ 想像【そうぞう】 • imagination, guess

③ 増す【ます】 • to increase, to grow

③ 増加【ぞうか】 • increase, increment, addition

③ 存在【そんざい】 • existence, being

③ 損害【そんがい】 • damage, injury, loss

③ 対象【たいしょう】 • target, object (of worship, study, etc.), subject (of taxation, etc.)

③ 担当【たんとう】 • (in) charge (of an area of responsibility, but not necessarily supervision of staff)

③ 直接【ちょくせつ】 • direct, immediate, personal, firsthand

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

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 突っ込む【つっこむ】 • ① to thrust something into something ② to plunge into, to go into deeply ③ to meddle, to interfere ④ to retort ⑤ to riposte

③ 認める【みとめる】 • ① to recognize, to recognise, to appreciate ② to observe, to notice ③ to admit, to approve

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 判断【はんだん】 • judgement, judgment, decision, adjudication, conclusion, decipherment, divination

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

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

③ 舞台【ぶたい】 • ① stage (theatre, theater) ② scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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 方針【ほうしん】 • objective, plan, policy

③ 埋める【うめる】 • ① to bury (e.g. in the ground) ② to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall), to fill (a seat, a vacant position) ③ to plug gaps, to stop a gap ④ to make amends, to cover up for something ⑤ to put cold water in a bath ⑥ to cover, to scatter something over

③ 夢中【むちゅう】 • daze, (in a) trance, ecstasy, delirium, engrossment, within a (deep) dream

③ 予測【よそく】 • prediction, estimation

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

③ 与える【あたえる】 • ① to give (esp. to someone of lower status), to bestow, to grant, to confer, to present, to award ② to provide, to afford, to offer, to supply ③ to assign ④ to cause ⑤ to pass (a variable to a function)

③ 幼児【ようじ】 • infant, baby, child

③ 冷静【れいせい】 • calm, composure, coolness, serenity

③ 台詞【せりふ】 • speech, words, one's lines, remarks

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 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 効く【きく】 • ① to be effective, to show effect ② to do its work, to carry out its function well ③ to be possible to use

③ 精々【せいぜい】 • at the most, at best, to the utmost, as much (far) as possible

③ 年齢【ねんれい】 • age, years

③ 伸ばす【のばす】 • ① to grow long (beard, hair, etc.) ② to lengthen, to extend, to stretch ③ to reach out, to hold out ④ to straighten, to smooth out ⑤ to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.) ⑥ to dilute, to thin out ⑦ to postpone ⑧ to prolong ⑨ to strengthen, to develop, to expand

③ 雇う【やとう】 • ① to employ ② to hire, to charter

③ 追いかける【おいかける】 • to chase, to run after, to pursue

③ 意志【いし】 • will, volition, intention, intent, determination

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

③ 一瞬【いっしゅん】 • moment, instant

③ 栄養【えいよう】 • nutrition, nourishment

③ 応募【おうぼ】 • subscription, application

③ 殴る【なぐる】 • to strike, to hit

③ 穏やか【おだやか】 • calm, gentle, quiet

③ 価値【かち】 • value, worth, merit

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

③ 解釈【かいしゃく】 • explanation, interpretation

③ 悔やむ【くやむ】 • ① to mourn, to lament ② to be sorry, to regret, to repent

③ 拡大【かくだい】 • magnification, enlargement, expansion

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

③ 勘定【かんじょう】 • calculation, counting, consideration, reckoning, settlement of an account, allowance

③ 堪らない【たまらない】 • ① intolerable, unbearable, unendurable ② cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do ③ tremendous, out of this world, irresistible

③ 器用【きよう】 • skillful, handy

③ 既に【すでに】 • already, too late

③ 機嫌【きげん】 • humour, humor, temper, mood

③ 輝く【かがやく】 • to shine, to glitter, to sparkle

③ 却って【かえって】 • on the contrary, rather, all the more, instead

③ 救う【すくう】 • to rescue from, to help out of, to save

③ 狂う【くるう】 • ① to go mad ② to get out of order, to go amiss

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

③ 撃つ【うつ】 • ① to shoot (at) ② to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge

③ 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)

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

③ 結局【けっきょく】 • after all, eventually, in the end

③ 兼ねる【かねる】 • ① to be unable to (usu. kana), to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do (usu. kana) ② to simultaneously serve two or more functions or roles, to contain (or combine) two or more features ③ to simultaneously work in two or more jobs (positions, etc.), to do alongside ④ to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others) ⑤ to think of the future (as well as the present)

③ 検査【けんさ】 • inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination, scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)

③ 検討【けんとう】 • consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny, discussion

③ 原稿【げんこう】 • manuscript, copy

③ 誇り【ほこり】 • pride, boast

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 貢献【こうけん】 • contribution, services

③ 惨め【みじめ】 • miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable

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

③ 芝居【しばい】 • play, drama

③ 主義【しゅぎ】 • doctrine, rule, principle

③ 宗教【しゅうきょう】 • religion

③ 就く【つく】 • ① to ascend (the throne), to accede ② to take (seat, position, course, etc.), to assume ③ to start (on a journey), to commence, to depart ④ to study (under teacher), to be an apprentice

③ 出張【しゅっちょう】 • official tour, business trip

③ 徐々【じょじょ】 • ① gradually, steadily, quietly, slowly ② soon

③ 条件【じょうけん】 • condition, conditions, term, terms, requirement, requirements

③ 譲る【ゆずる】 • to turn over, to assign, to hand over, to transmit, to convey, to sell, to dispose of, to yield, to surrender

③ 慎重【しんちょう】 • discretion, prudence, caution, care

③ 振り【ぶり】 • ① style, manner ② after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year)

③ 振り向く【ふりむく】 • to turn one's face, to turn around, to look over one's shoulder

③ 振る【ふる】 • ① to wave, to shake, to swing ② to sprinkle, to throw (dice) ③ to cast (actor), to allocate (work) ④ to turn down (somebody), to reject, to jilt, to dump ⑤ to abandon, to give up, to ruin ⑥ to add kana indicating a reading of a word ⑦ to slightly change headings, to change directions ⑧ to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct ⑨ to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine) ⑩ to bring up the main topic ⑪ to replace, to substitute ⑫ to set up a joke for somebody else

③ 新鮮【しんせん】 • fresh

③ 真剣【しんけん】 • ① seriousness, earnestness ② real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon) (practise)

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

③ 節約【せつやく】 • economising, saving

③ 説得【せっとく】 • persuasion

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 騒がしい【さわがしい】 • noisy

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

③ 知恵【ちえ】 • ① wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence ② prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

③ 忠告【ちゅうこく】 • advice, warning

③ 抵抗【ていこう】 • electrical resistance, resistance, opposition

③ 提案【ていあん】 • proposal, proposition, suggestion

③ 提出【ていしゅつ】 • ① to present, to submit (e.g. a report or a thesis), to hand in, to file, to turn in ② presentation, submission, filing

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 独身【どくしん】 • bachelorhood, single, unmarried, celibate

③ 独特【どくとく】 • peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic

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

③ 発揮【はっき】 • exhibition, demonstration, show, display, manifestation

③ 批評【ひひょう】 • criticism, review, commentary

③ 比較【ひかく】 • comparison

③ 評判【ひょうばん】 • ① fame, reputation, popularity ② rumour (rumor), talk

③ 敷く【しく】 • ① to spread out, to lay out ② to take a position ③ to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

③ 腐る【くさる】 • to rot, to go bad, to corrode

③ 癖【くせ】 • a habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice), peculiarity

③ 崩す【くずす】 • to destroy, to pull down, to make change (money)

③ 妨げる【さまたげる】 • to disturb, to prevent, to obstruct, to hinder

③ 幕【まく】 • ① curtain, bunting ② act (in play)

③ 魅力【みりょく】 • charm, fascination, glamour, glamor, attraction, appeal

③ 無視【むし】 • disregard, ignore

③ 模様【もよう】 • pattern, figure, design

③ 唯一【ゆいいつ】 • only, sole, unique

③ 優秀【ゆうしゅう】 • superiority, excellence

③ 余裕【よゆう】 • surplus, composure, margin, room, time, allowance, flexibility, scope, rope

③ 敵【てき】 • ① opponent, rival, adversary ② menace, danger, threat, enemy

③ 避ける【さける】 • ① to avoid (physical contact with) ② to avoid (situation) ③ to ward off, to avert

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

③ 桜【さくら】 • ① cherry tree, cherry blossom ② decoy, fake buyer, shill ③ hired applauder

③ 刺激【しげき】 • stimulus, impetus, incentive, encouragement, motivation, provocation

③ 絞る【しぼる】 • to press, to wring, to squeeze, to narrow (down), to whittle (down), to tighten

③ 事態【じたい】 • situation, (present) state of affairs, circumstances

③ 退屈【たいくつ】 • tedium, boredom

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

③ 故郷【ふるさと】 • home town, birthplace, old village, historic village, native place, one's old home

③ 故郷【こきょう】 • home town, birthplace, old village, historic village, native place, one's old home

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

③ ますます • increasingly, more and more

③ 演奏【えんそう】 • musical performance

③ 恵まれる【めぐまれる】 • to be blessed with, to be rich in, to abound in

③ 滅多に【めったに】 • rarely (with neg. verb), seldom

③ べき • ① should (suf. to verbs), must, that one ought to, to be done ② (passive ending) -able

③ 溢れる【あふれる】 • to overflow, to brim over, to flood

③ ぬるい • lukewarm, tepid

③ 我が儘【わがまま】 • ① selfishness, egoism, self-indulgence, wilfulness, willfulness ② disobedience ③ whim

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

③ 蹴る【ける】 • ① to kick ② to refuse, to reject

③ いわゆる • what is called, as it is called, the so-called, so to speak

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

③ あいにく • unfortunately, Sorry, but ...

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 掴む【つかむ】 • to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on

③ 潰す【つぶす】 • ① to smash, to crush ② to shut down ③ to thwart, to block ④ to kill (time) ⑤ to waste (e.g. talents)

③ 溺れる【おぼれる】 • ① to nearly drown, to sink below the surface (of water) ② to indulge in, to lose one's head over something

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

③ ともかく • anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, be that as it may

③ 覗く【のぞく】 • ① to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.) ② to look down into (a ravine, etc.) ③ to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.) ④ to sneak a look at, to take a quick look at ⑤ to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.) ⑥ to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.), to peek through (sky though a forest canopy, etc.)

③ 莫大【ばくだい】 • enormous, vast

③ みょう • ① strange, unusual ② (something) superb, (something) excellent

③ ほぼ • almost, roughly, approximately

③ からかう • to ridicule, to tease, to mock, to chaff, to razz, to banter with, to make fun of, to poke fun at, to make cracks about

③ 痺れる【しびれる】 • to become numb, to go to sleep (e.g. a limb)

③ 贅沢【ぜいたく】 • ① luxury, extravagance ② to live in luxury

③ ためらう • to hesitate

③ 騙す【だます】 • to trick, to cheat, to deceive

③ 頬【ほお】 • cheek (of face)

③ かなり • considerably, fairly, quite

③ 塞がる【ふさがる】 • ① to be closed, to be blocked, to be healed (e.g. wound), to be shut up ② to be clogged, to be plugged up ③ to be occupied, to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

③ がち • apt to do, liable to do, tend to do (used to describe a negative tendency)

② うんざり • tedious, boring, being fed up with

② ぎっしり • tightly, fully

② すっと • straight, quickly, directly, all of a sudden, quietly, gently, softly

② せめて • at least, at most

② 一々【いちいち】 • one by one, separately

② 意地悪【いじわる】 • malicious, ill-tempered, unkind

② 引力【いんりょく】 • ① attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation), affinity ② attractiveness, magnetism

② 強引【ごういん】 • overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed

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

② 国立【こくりつ】 • national

② 手前【てまえ】 • ① before, this side ② one's standpoint, one's appearance ③ we ④ you

② 重なる【かさなる】 • to be piled up, lie on top of one another, overlap each other

② 真っ先【まっさき】 • the head, the foremost, beginning

② 地味【じみ】 • plain, simple, subdued, sober

② 転がる【ころがる】 • to roll, to tumble

② 図々しい【ずうずうしい】 • impudent, shameless

② 引き止める【ひきとめる】 • to detain, to check, to restrain

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

② 転々【てんてん】 • ① moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly ② rolling about

② 黄金【こがね】 • gold

② 活字【かつじ】 • printing type

② 気配【けはい】 • ① indication, sign, hint, presence, trend ② quotation (esp. stock market)

② 苦情【くじょう】 • complaint, troubles, objection, grievance

② 具体化【ぐたいか】 • embodiment

② 見直す【みなおす】 • to look again, to get a better opinion of

② 実力【じつりょく】 • ① (real) ability, true strength, merit, efficiency, competency ② arms, force

② 集合【しゅうごう】 • ① gathering, assembly, meeting ② set

② 出勤【しゅっきん】 • going to work, at work

② 深まる【ふかまる】 • to deepen, to heighten, to intensify

② 水面【すいめん】 • water's surface

② 勢い【いきおい】 • ① force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life ② influence, authority, power, might ③ impetus, momentum, course (of events) ④ naturally, necessarily

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

② 直後【ちょくご】 • immediately following

② 通勤【つうきん】 • commuting to work

② 通用【つうよう】 • ① popular use, circulation ② to pass as

② 天然【てんねん】 • ① nature, spontaneity ② natural airhead

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

② 役目【やくめ】 • duty, business, role

② 薬指【くすりゆび】 • ring finger, third finger

② 留守番【るすばん】 • ① care-taking, house-sitting, house-watching ② caretaker, house-sitter

② 一昨日【いっさくじつ】 • day before yesterday

② 落ち着く【おちつく】 • to calm down, to settle down, to be steady, to settle in, to take up one's residence, to harmonize with, to harmonise with, to match, to restore presence of mind

② 先頭【せんとう】 • head, lead, vanguard, first

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

② 解放【かいほう】 • ① release, unleashing, liberation, emancipation, setting free ② deallocation (of computer memory)

② 効力【こうりょく】 • effect, efficacy, validity, potency

② 工夫【くふう】 • ① scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously ② dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

② 刺さる【ささる】 • to stick, to be stuck

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 失恋【しつれん】 • disappointed love, broken heart, unrequited love, being lovelorn

② 畳む【たたむ】 • ① to fold (clothes) ② to close (a shop) ③ to vacate

② 蒸発【じょうはつ】 • ① evaporation ② disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts), unexplained disappearance

② 吹雪【ふぶき】 • snow storm, blizzard

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 清掃【せいそう】 • cleaning

② 反省【はんせい】 • reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation

② 浮く【うく】 • ① to float ② to become merry ③ to become loose

② 募集【ぼしゅう】 • recruiting, taking applications

② 溶け込む【とけこむ】 • ① to melt into, to merge into ② to fit in, to adapt, to blend

② 連れ【つれ】 • companion, company

② 連合【れんごう】 • ① union, alliance, combination ② RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

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

② 編集【へんしゅう】 • editing, compilation, editorial (e.g. committee)

② 見慣れる【みなれる】 • to become used to seeing, to be familiar with

② 薬缶【やかん】 • kettle

② 余所【よそ】 • another place, somewhere else, strange parts

② 済み【ずみ】 • arranged, taken care of, settled, completed

② 威張る【いばる】 • to be proud, to swagger

② 意義【いぎ】 • meaning, significance

② 縁【ふち】 • (surrounding) edge

② 凹む【へこむ】 • ① to be dented, to be indented, to yield to, to give, to sink, to collapse, to cave in ② to be snubbed, to be overwhelmed, to feel down, to be forced to yield

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

② 過剰【かじょう】 • excess, over-

② 勘【かん】 • perception, intuition, the sixth sense

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 興奮【こうふん】 • excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal

② 謙虚【けんきょ】 • modesty, humility

② 厳重【げんじゅう】 • strict, rigour, rigor, severe, firm, strong, secure

② 戸棚【とだな】 • cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe

② 娯楽【ごらく】 • pleasure, amusement

② 後悔【こうかい】 • regret, repentance

② 孝行【こうこう】 • filial piety

② 攻める【せめる】 • to attack, to assault

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 撮影【さつえい】 • photographing

② 殺人【さつじん】 • murder

② 司会【しかい】 • chairmanship, leading a meeting

② 姿勢【しせい】 • attitude, posture

② 至急【しきゅう】 • urgent, pressing

② 純粋【じゅんすい】 • pure, true, genuine, unmixed

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 振り【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

② 甚だしい【はなはだしい】 • extreme, excessive, terrible, intense, severe, serious, tremendous, heavy (damage)

② 酢【す】 • vinegar

② 推定【すいてい】 • ① presumption, assumption ② estimation

② 澄む【すむ】 • to clear (e.g. weather), to become transparent

② 惜しい【おしい】 • ① regrettable, disappointing ② precious, dear, valuable ③ too good for, deserving better ④ almost but not quite

② 宣伝【せんでん】 • propaganda, publicity, advertisement, advertising

② 素人【しろうと】 • amateur, novice

② 創作【そうさく】 • production, literary creation, work

② 倉庫【そうこ】 • storehouse, warehouse, godown

② 対策【たいさく】 • counter-plan, counter-measure

② 張り切る【はりきる】 • to be in high spirits, to be full of vigor (vigour), to be enthusiastic, to be eager, to stretch to breaking point

② 彫る【ほる】 • ① to carve, to engrave, to sculpt, to chisel ② to tattoo

② 調整【ちょうせい】 • regulation, coordination, adjustment, tuning, modification, alteration

② 調節【ちょうせつ】 • regulation, adjustment, control

② 通帳【つうちょう】 • passbook, bankbook

② 典型【てんけい】 • type, pattern, archetypal

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 独り言【ひとりごと】 • soliloquy, monologue, speaking to oneself

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 平凡【へいぼん】 • common, commonplace, ordinary, mediocre

② 柄【がら】 • pattern, design

② 泡【あわ】 • bubble, foam, froth, head on beer

② 本気【ほんき】 • seriousness, truth, sanctity

② 只【ただ】 • free of charge

② 臨時【りんじ】 • temporary, special, extraordinary

② 悔しい【くやしい】 • regrettable, mortifying, vexing

② 騒々しい【そうぞうしい】 • noisy, boisterous

② 整う【ととのう】 • to be prepared, to be in order, to be put in order, to be arranged

② 響き【ひびき】 • echo, sound, reverberation, noise

② 湧く【わく】 • ① to well (up), to gush forth (of water), to spring out, to surge ② to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.) ③ to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

② 沿い【ぞい】 • along

② やむを得ない【やむをえない】 • cannot be helped, unavoidable

② 草臥れる【くたびれる】 • to get tired, to wear out

② いったん • ① once ② for a moment, temporarily

② くだらない • good-for-nothing, stupid, trivial, worthless

② 稽古【けいこ】 • practice, practise, training, study

② 軽蔑【けいべつ】 • scorn, disdain

② 隙【すき】 • ① gap, space ② break, interlude, interval ③ chink (in one's armor, armour), chance, opportunity ④ breach (of a relationship between people)

② 隙間【すきま】 • crevice, crack, gap, opening

② 糊【のり】 • paste, glue, starch

② でたらめ • ① irresponsible utterance, nonsense, bullshit, codswallop ② random, haphazard, unsystematic

② 狙う【ねらう】 • to aim at

② つぶれる • ① to be smashed ② to become useless, to cease functioning ③ to go bankrupt

② かみそり • razor

② 濡らす【ぬらす】 • to wet, to soak, to dip

② 卑怯【ひきょう】 • cowardice, meanness, unfairness

② 呆れる【あきれる】 • to be amazed, to be shocked

② 儲かる【もうかる】 • to be profitable, to yield a profit

② ふざける • to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to joke, to make fun of, to flirt, to mess around, to screw around, to josh

② 洒落【しゃれ】 • ① joke, pun, witticism ② smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious, refined

② 眩しい【まぶしい】 • dazzling, radiant

② 目眩【めまい】 • dizziness, giddiness, vertigo

② 頬【ほほ】 • cheek (of face)

② のんき • carefree, optimistic, careless, reckless, heedless, happy-go-lucky, easygoing

② 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

① あっさり • easily, readily, quickly

① きっちり • ① punctually, on the dot, precisely ② closely, tightly, (fits) like a glove ③ without fail

① きっぱり • clearly, plainly, decisively, distinctly, flatly

① じっくり • deliberately, carefully

① すんなり • pass with no objection, slim, slender

① ちやほや • pamper, make a fuss of, spoil

① てっきり • surely, certainly, beyond doubt

① ふらふら • unsteady on one's feet, stagger, reel, totter, dizzy

① ぶらぶら • dangle heavily, swing, sway to and fro, aimlessly, idly, lazily, loiter, loaf, stroll idly

① ほっと • feeling relieved, (sigh of) relief

① やけに • awfully, frightfully, desperately, violently

① ややこしい • puzzling, tangled, complicated, complex

① 指示【しじ】 • indication, instruction, designation, directions

① 床【とこ】 • ① bed, bedding ② sickbed ③ alcove ④ riverbed ⑤ seedbed ⑥ straw "core" of a tatami mat ⑦ floor

① 殿【しんがり】 • ① rear, rear unit guard ② anchor (man)

① 依存【いそん】 • dependence, dependent, reliance

① 明白【めいはく】 • obvious, clear, plain, evident, apparent, explicit, overt

① 敵わない【かなわない】 • ① no match for ② unbearable ③ unable, can't do, beyond one's power

① 熟【つくづく】 • completely, really, thoroughly, deeply, severely, intently

① 扱い【あつかい】 • treatment, service

① 意気込む【いきごむ】 • to be enthusiastic about

① 意地【いじ】 • disposition, spirit, willpower, obstinacy, backbone, appetite

① 異動【いどう】 • change

① 一遍【いっぺん】 • ① once, one time, (all at) once, in one sitting ② exclusively, only, alone

① 逸らす【そらす】 • to turn away, to avert

① 隠居【いんきょ】 • ① retirement ② retired person

① 営む【いとなむ】 • to carry on (e.g. in ceremony), to run a business

① 演じる【えんじる】 • to perform (a play), to play (a part), to act (a part), to commit (a blunder)

① 縁【えん】 • ① fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together) ② relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection ③ family ties, affinity ④ opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship) ⑤ pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes) ⑥ narrow open-air veranda

① 汚らわしい【けがらわしい】 • filthy, unfair

① 黄金【おうごん】 • gold

① 下心【したごころ】 • ① secret intention, ulterior motive ② kanji "heart" radical at bottom

① 化石【かせき】 • fossil, petrifaction, fossilization, fossilisation

① 獲得【かくとく】 • acquisition, possession

① 叶う【かなう】 • to come true (wish)

① 叶える【かなえる】 • to grant (request, wish)

① 勘弁【かんべん】 • pardon, forgiveness, forbearance

① 耐える【たえる】 • ① to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with ② to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave ③ to be fit for, to be equal to

① 干渉【かんしょう】 • interference, intervention

① 幹部【かんぶ】 • management, (executive) staff, leaders, leadership, top brass, upper echelons

① 歓声【かんせい】 • cheer, shout of joy

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 貫く【つらぬく】 • to go through

① 間柄【あいだがら】 • relation(ship)

① 関与【かんよ】 • participation, taking part in, participating in, being concerned in

① 企画【きかく】 • planning, project, plan, design

① 器【うつわ】 • ① bowl, vessel, container ② ability, capacity, calibre, caliber

① 気障【きざ】 • affected, smug, pompous, conceited, snobby, pretentious

① 規制【きせい】 • regulation, (traffic) policing, control, restriction

① 規模【きぼ】 • scale, scope, plan, structure

① 犠牲【ぎせい】 • victim, sacrifice, scapegoat

① 疑惑【ぎわく】 • doubt, misgivings, distrust, suspicion

① 脚色【きゃくしょく】 • dramatization (e.g. film), dramatisation

① 及ぶ【およぶ】 • ① to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend ② to be up to the task, to come up to ③ to compare with, to be a match (for) ④ to commit (a crime) ⑤ to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative)

① 窮屈【きゅうくつ】 • narrow, tight, stiff, rigid, uneasy, formal, constrained

① 拒否【きょひ】 • denial, veto, rejection, refusal

① 距離【きょり】 • distance, range

① 共学【きょうがく】 • coeducation

① 共鳴【きょうめい】 • resonance, sympathetic (sound), (being in) sympathy

① 叫び【さけび】 • shout, scream, outcry

① 強制【きょうせい】 • obligation, coercion, compulsion, enforcement

① 脅す【おどす】 • to threaten, to menace

① 驚き【おどろき】 • surprise, astonishment, wonder

① 空しい【むなしい】 • vacant, futile, vain, void, empty, ineffective, lifeless

① 恵み【めぐみ】 • blessing, grace

① 携わる【たずさわる】 • to engage in, to participate, to take part

① 経費【けいひ】 • expenses, cost, outlay

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 軽率【けいそつ】 • rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty

① 決意【けつい】 • decision, determination

① 結成【けっせい】 • formation, combination

① 結束【けっそく】 • union, unity

① 見合い【みあい】 • formal marriage interview

① 原点【げんてん】 • origin (coordinates), starting point

① 現地【げんち】 • actual place, local

① 孤独【こどく】 • isolation, loneliness, solitude

① 孤立【こりつ】 • isolation, helplessness

① 戸籍【こせき】 • census, family register

① 光熱費【こうねつひ】 • cost of fuel and light

① 向上【こうじょう】 • elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress

① 慌ただしい【あわただしい】 • busy, hurried, confused, flurried

① 抗議【こうぎ】 • protest, objection

① 控える【ひかえる】 • ① to be temperate in, to restrain oneself from excessive ... ② to make notes ③ to hold back ④ to be in preparation for, to be in waiting for ⑤ to be soon, to be in the offing ⑥ to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)

① 洪水【こうずい】 • flood

① 合意【ごうい】 • agreement, consent, mutual understanding

① 根回し【ねまわし】 • making necessary arrangements, laying the groundwork

① 根拠【こんきょ】 • basis, foundation

① 詐欺【さぎ】 • fraud, swindle, graft

① 採算【さいさん】 • profit

① 採用【さいよう】 • ① use, adoption, acceptance ② appointment, employment, engagement

① 済ます【すます】 • ① to finish, to get it over with, to conclude ② to settle, to pay back ③ to get along (without something), to make do with (without)

① 裁く【さばく】 • to judge

① 冴える【さえる】 • to be clear, to be serene, to be cold, to be skillful

① 錯誤【さくご】 • mistake

① 雑貨【ざっか】 • miscellaneous goods, general goods, sundries

① 残酷【ざんこく】 • cruelty, harshness

① 司る【つかさどる】 • to rule, to govern, to administer

① 司法【しほう】 • administration of justice

① 始発【しはつ】 • first train

① 志【こころざし】 • will, intention, motive

① 指図【さしず】 • instruction, mandate, directions

① 指摘【してき】 • pointing out, identification

① 支持【しじ】 • support, maintenance

① 施設【しせつ】 • ① institution, establishment, facility ② (army) engineer

① 視覚【しかく】 • sense of sight, vision

① 資格【しかく】 • qualifications, requirements, capabilities

① 資金【しきん】 • funds, capital

① 治安【ちあん】 • public order

① 自立【じりつ】 • independence, self-reliance

① 辞退【じたい】 • declining, refusal, nonacceptance, turning down, withdrawal (e.g. candidacy), pulling out (e.g. race), excusing oneself

① 失格【しっかく】 • disqualification, elimination, incapacity (legal)

① 実家【じっか】 • (one's parents') home

① 主観【しゅかん】 • ① subjectivity, subject, ego ② one's personal opinion, one's own idea

① 主催【しゅさい】 • organization, organisation, sponsorship

① 取り巻く【とりまく】 • to surround, to circle, to enclose

① 取材【しゅざい】 • collecting data (e.g. for a newspaper article), covering an event

① 手配【てはい】 • arrangement, search (by police)

① 趣旨【しゅし】 • ① object, intent, aim ② meaning, point (e.g. of a statement)

① 受け入れ【うけいれ】 • receiving, acceptance

① 収まる【おさまる】 • ① to be in one's place, to be installed, to settle into ② to be delivered, to be obtained, to be paid ③ to be settled, to be sorted out ④ to lessen (e.g. of storms, pain), to calm down ⑤ to be fit tightly into (e.g. a frame), to be sheathed (in a scabbard)

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 充実【じゅうじつ】 • ① fullness, completion, perfection, substantiality, enrichment ② replenishment, repletion

① 出血【しゅっけつ】 • bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage

① 出産【しゅっさん】 • (child)birth, delivery, production (of goods)

① 処分【しょぶん】 • disposal, dealing, punishment

① 所属【しょぞく】 • attached to, belong to, member

① 所有【しょゆう】 • one's possessions, ownership

① 庶民【しょみん】 • masses, common people

① 諸君【しょくん】 • Gentlemen!, Ladies!

① 徐行【じょこう】 • going slowly

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 承諾【しょうだく】 • consent, acquiescence, agreement

① 沼【ぬま】 • swamp, bog, pond, lake

① 消息【しょうそく】 • ① news (from somebody), letter, contact ② (somebody's) whereabouts, (somebody's) movements

① 焦る【あせる】 • to be in a hurry, to be impatient

① 照明【しょうめい】 • illumination

① 衝撃【しょうげき】 • shock, crash, impact, ballistic

① 証拠【しょうこ】 • evidence, proof

① 詳細【しょうさい】 • detail, particulars

① 障る【さわる】 • to hinder, to interfere with, to affect, to do one harm, to be harmful to

① 信者【しんじゃ】 • believer, adherent, devotee

① 心細い【こころぼそい】 • helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening

① 真理【しんり】 • truth

① 親父【おやじ】 • one's father, old man, one's boss

① 進展【しんてん】 • progress, development

① 尽くす【つくす】 • ① to exhaust, to run out ② to devote, to serve (a person), to befriend ③ to do to exhaustion

① 推測【すいそく】 • guess, conjecture

① 世辞【せじ】 • flattery, compliment

① 成果【せいか】 • results, fruits

① 整える【ととのえる】 • ① to put in order, to arrange, to adjust ② to get ready, to prepare ③ to raise money

① 正解【せいかい】 • correct, right, correct interpretation (answer, solution)

① 清らか【きよらか】 • clean, pure, chaste

① 生き甲斐【いきがい】 • something one lives for, purpose in life, raison d'etre

① 生涯【しょうがい】 • one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death), one's career

① 生理【せいり】 • ① physiology ② menstruation, one's period, menses

① 盛り上がる【もりあがる】 • ① to swell, to rise, to bulge, to be piled up ② to rouse, to get excited

① 誠実【せいじつ】 • sincere, honest, faithful

① 青春【せいしゅん】 • youth, springtime of life, adolescent

① 切ない【せつない】 • ① painful, heartrending, trying ② oppressive, suffocating, miserable

① 切実【せつじつ】 • compelling, serious, severe, acute, earnest, pressing, urgent

① 絶える【たえる】 • ① to die out, to peter out, to become extinct ② to cease, to be stopped, to be discontinued, to be cut off

① 占領【せんりょう】 • occupation, capture, possession, have a room to oneself

① 宣言【せんげん】 • declaration, proclamation, announcement

① 染みる【しみる】 • ① to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate ② to (enter a wound or sensitive area and) sting ③ to be infected (with vice), to be steeped (with prejudice)

① 全滅【ぜんめつ】 • annihilation

① 組み込む【くみこむ】 • to insert, to include, to cut in (printing)

① 相応しい【ふさわしい】 • appropriate

① 葬る【ほうむる】 • to bury, to inter, to entomb, to consign to oblivion, to shelve

① 速やか【すみやか】 • speedy, prompt, smooth

① 損失【そんしつ】 • loss (e.g. assets or profits)

① 妥協【だきょう】 • compromise, giving in

① 対応【たいおう】 • ① interaction, correspondence, coping with, dealing with, support ② software support, ability of a computer system to run specific software

① 対処【たいしょ】 • deal with, cope

① 待ち合わせ【まちあわせ】 • appointment

① 退学【たいがく】 • dropping out of school

① 退治【たいじ】 • extermination

① 台無し【だいなし】 • mess, spoiled, spoilt, (come to) nothing

① 大概【たいがい】 • ① in general, almost all ② mainly, mostly, most likely ③ moderately, suitably

① 脱退【だったい】 • secession, retirement, withdrawal (e.g. from a lawsuit)

① 単独【たんどく】 • sole, independence, single, solo (flight)

① 旦那【だんな】 • husband (informal), master (of house, shop, etc.), word used to address a male patron or customer (sir, boss, master, governor), patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess

① 断然【だんぜん】 • firmly, absolutely, definitely

① 地元【じもと】 • ① home area, home town ② local

① 恥【はじ】 • shame, embarrassment

① 恥じらう【はじらう】 • to feel shy, to be bashful, to blush

① 築く【きずく】 • to build, to pile up, to amass

① 抽選【ちゅうせん】 • lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)

① 懲りる【こりる】 • to learn by experience, to be disgusted with

① 挑む【いどむ】 • ① to challenge, to throw down the gauntlet, to contend for, to tackle ② to pressure someone for sex, to woo, to make love to

① 沈める【しずめる】 • to sink, to submerge

① 追い出す【おいだす】 • to expel, to drive out

① 天辺【てっぺん】 • top, summit, apex, scalp

① 転勤【てんきん】 • job transfer, job relocation, intra-company transfer

① 吐く【つく】 • ① to breathe ② to tell (lies) ③ to vomit, to disgorge

① 徒歩【とほ】 • walking, going on foot

① 当て【あて】 • object, aim, end, hopes, expectations

① 統率【とうそつ】 • command, lead, generalship, leadership

① 逃亡【とうぼう】 • escape, flight, running away, elopement, fleeing

① 動機【どうき】 • motive, incentive, motif

① 動揺【どうよう】 • disturbance, unrest, shaking, trembling, pitching, rolling, oscillation, agitation, excitement, commotion

① 同感【どうかん】 • agreement, same opinion, same feeling, sympathy, concurrence

① 同情【どうじょう】 • sympathy, compassion, sympathize, sympathise, pity, feel for

① 独占【どくせん】 • ① monopoly ② to monopolize, to hog

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 内心【ないしん】 • innermost thoughts, real intention, inmost heart, one's mind, in the heart

① 肉親【にくしん】 • blood relationship, blood relative

① 妊娠【にんしん】 • conception, pregnancy

① 熱意【ねつい】 • zeal, enthusiasm

① 念願【ねんがん】 • one's heart's desire, earnest petition

① 把握【はあく】 • grasp, catch, understanding

① 肺【はい】 • lung

① 配慮【はいりょ】 • consideration, concern, forethought

① 白状【はくじょう】 • confession

① 発作【ほっさ】 • fit, spasm

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 伴う【ともなう】 • to accompany, to bring with, to be accompanied by, to be involved in, to be consequent upon

① 半端【はんぱ】 • remnant, fragment, incomplete set, fraction, odd sum, incompleteness

① 反応【はんのう】 • reaction, response

① 反射【はんしゃ】 • ① reflection, reverberation ② reflex (medical)

① 班【はん】 • group, party, section (mil)

① 繁盛【はんじょう】 • prosperity, flourishing, thriving

① 煩わしい【わずらわしい】 • troublesome, annoying, complicated

① 悲観【ひかん】 • pessimism, disappointment

① 避難【ひなん】 • taking refuge, finding shelter, evacuation, escape

① 眉【まゆ】 • eyebrow, eyebrows

① 頻繁【ひんぱん】 • frequent, incessant

① 不吉【ふきつ】 • ominous, sinister, bad luck, ill omen, inauspiciousness

① 不況【ふきょう】 • recession, depression, slump

① 不良【ふりょう】 • badness, inferiority, delinquency, failure, defect, blemish

① 浮気【うわき】 • ① extramarital sex, affair, fooling around ② infidelity, wantonness, unfaithfulness, inconstancy, fickleness, caprice

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 復活【ふっかつ】 • ① revival (e.g. musical), come-back ② restoration, rebirth, resurrection

① 覆い【おおい】 • mantle, cover, shroud, hood

① 紛らわしい【まぎらわしい】 • confusing, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous

① 紛れる【まぎれる】 • to be diverted, to slip into

① 柄【え】 • ① handle, grip ② stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

① 偏見【へんけん】 • prejudice, narrow view

① 弁解【べんかい】 • justification, rationalization, pretext, explanation, exculpation, defence, defense, excuse

① 弁護【べんご】 • defense, defence, pleading, advocacy

① 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

① 補充【ほじゅう】 • ① supplementation, supplement, replenishment, replenishing, replacement, refilling ② to replace, to refill, to replenish

① 募る【つのる】 • ① to invite contributions, etc., to solicit help, participation, etc., to recruit (e.g. soldiers) ② to grow violent, to become stronger, to become worse

① 奉仕【ほうし】 • attendance, service, ministry, church work

① 崩壊【ほうかい】 • ① collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in ② decay (physics)

① 放棄【ほうき】 • abandonment, renunciation, resignation, abdication (responsibility, right)

① 放置【ほうち】 • leave as is, leave to chance, leave alone, neglect

① 法廷【ほうてい】 • courtroom

① 褒美【ほうび】 • reward, prize

① 豊作【ほうさく】 • abundant harvest, bumper crop

① 妨害【ぼうがい】 • disturbance, obstruction, hindrance, jamming, interference

① 没収【ぼっしゅう】 • forfeiture, seizure, confiscation, impounding

① 本音【ほんね】 • real intention, motive

① 本名【ほんみょう】 • real name

① 埋める【うずめる】 • ① to cover, to bury (e.g. one's face in hands), to submerge ② to fill (completely), to stuff, to pack, to cram, to fill up

① 満たす【みたす】 • ① to satisfy, to ingratiate, to fulfill ② to fill (e.g. a cup) ③ to reach (a certain number)

① 未だ【いまだ】 • ① as yet, hitherto, still ② not yet (with negative verb)

① 未練【みれん】 • lingering affection, attachment, regret, regrets, reluctance

① 無言【むごん】 • silence

① 無邪気【むじゃき】 • innocence, simple-mindedness

① 無茶【むちゃ】 • absurd, unreasonable, excessive, rash, absurdity, nonsense

① 無念【むねん】 • ① chagrin, regret ② free from obstructive thoughts

① 名残【なごり】 • ① remains, traces, vestiges, relics ② (the sorrow of) parting ③ end

① 猛烈【もうれつ】 • violent, vehement, rage

① 優先【ゆうせん】 • preference, priority, precedence

① 幽霊【ゆうれい】 • ghost, specter, spectre, apparition, phantom

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 用件【ようけん】 • business, thing to be done, something that should be perfomed, information that should be conveyed

① 要望【ようぼう】 • demand for, request

① 養う【やしなう】 • to rear, to maintain, to support (e.g. family), to cultivate

① 養成【ようせい】 • training, development

① 抑制【よくせい】 • control, restraint, suppression, constraint, curtailment, inhibition, check, curb

① 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

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 落胆【らくたん】 • discouragement, despondency, dejection

① 乱す【みだす】 • to throw out of order, to disarrange, to disturb

① 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.)

① 理性【りせい】 • reason, sense

① 冷酷【れいこく】 • cruelty, coldheartedness, relentless, ruthless

① 励ます【はげます】 • to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice)

① 励む【はげむ】 • to be zealous, to brace oneself, to endeavour, to endeavor, to strive, to make an effort

① 連休【れんきゅう】 • consecutive holidays

① 連中【れんちゅう】 • colleagues, company, a lot, those guys (slightly impolite)

① 労る【いたわる】 • to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to console, to care for, to be kind to

① 労力【ろうりょく】 • labour, labor, effort, toil, trouble

① 老ける【ふける】 • to age, to grow old

① 依存【いぞん】 • dependence, dependent, reliance

① 敵【かたき】 • ① rival, opponent, adversary ② foe, enemy

① 魂【たましい】 • soul, spirit

① 修業【しゅぎょう】 • pursuit of knowledge, studying, learning, training, ascetic practice, ascetic practise, discipline

① 掌【てのひら】 • the palm (of one's hand)

① 打ち込む【うちこむ】 • to drive in (e.g. nail, stake), to devote oneself to, to shoot into, to smash, to throw into, to cast into

① 濯ぐ【すすぐ】 • ① to rinse, to wash out ② to have one's revenge, to wipe out a disgrace

① 濯ぐ【ゆすぐ】 • ① to rinse, to wash out ② to have one's revenge, to wipe out a disgrace

① 避ける【よける】 • ① to avoid (physical contact with) ② to avoid (situation) ③ to ward off, to avert

① 予言【よげん】 • prediction, promise, prognostication

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 産む【うむ】 • to give birth, to deliver, to produce

① 大げさ【おおげさ】 • grandiose, exaggerated

① 箇所【かしょ】 • passage, place, point, part

① 傍ら【かたわら】 • ① side, edge, beside, besides, nearby ② while (doing)

① 肝心【かんじん】 • essential, fundamental, crucial, vital, main

① 傷つく【きずつく】 • ① to be wounded, to get injured ② to get hurt feelings ③ to chip, to scratch, to damage

① 蔵【くら】 • warehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator

① 執着【しゅうじゃく】 • attachment, adhesion, tenacity

① 執着【しゅうちゃく】 • attachment, adhesion, tenacity

① 備わる【そなわる】 • ① to be furnished with, to be endowed with ② to be among, to be one of, to be possessed of

① 断つ【たつ】 • to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)

① 手当【てあて】 • ① allowance, compensation ② treatment, medical care

① 徹する【てっする】 • to sink in, to penetrate, to devote oneself, to believe in, to go through, to do intently and exclusively

① 値引き【ねびき】 • price reduction, discount

① 暴露【ばくろ】 • disclosure, exposure, revelation

① 見逃す【みのがす】 • to miss, to overlook, to leave at large

① 夜更け【よふけ】 • late at night

① 理屈【りくつ】 • theory, reason

① 割【わり】 • ① rate, ratio, proportion, percentage ② profit ③ assignment ④ 10%, unit of ten percent ⑤ sumo match, schedule of sumo matches ⑥ diluted with (of drinks), mixed with

① 行ける【いける】 • to look (taste, etc.) good

① 隊【たい】 • party, company, body (of troops), corps

① 魂【こん】 • Yang energy, spirit

① あからさま • plain, frank, candid, open, direct, straightforward, unabashed, blatant, flagrant

① ずぶ濡れ【ずぶぬれ】 • soaked, dripping wet

① だるい • sluggish, feel heavy, languid, dull

① ひたすら • nothing but, earnest, intent, determined, set on (something)

① 藻掻く【もがく】 • ① to struggle, to wriggle, to squirm ② to be impatient

① 汚す【けがす】 • to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile

① 華奢【きゃしゃ】 • ① luxury, pomp ② delicate, slender, gorgeous

① なつく • to become emotionally attached

① 滑稽【こっけい】 • funny, humorous, humourous, comical, laughable, ridiculous, joking

① あえて • dare (to do something), venture (often overcoming reluctance, or in the face of probable failure), take upon oneself, challenge, presume, (there is no) need to, (don't) go as far as, definitely (not)

① 捲る【まくる】 • ① to turn up, to roll up (e.g. sleeves) ② verb suffix to indicate reckless abandon to the activity

① 捲る【めくる】 • to turn over, to turn pages of a book, to tear off, to strip off

① 誤魔化す【ごまかす】 • to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent

① 差し引く【さしひく】 • ① to deduct, to take away, to dock ② to make allowances for something, to bear something in mind ③ to ebb and flow

① うぬぼれ • pretension, conceit, hubris

① 嫉妬【しっと】 • jealousy, envy

① 脆い【もろい】 • brittle, fragile, tender-hearted

① 掻き回す【かきまわす】 • to stir up, to churn, to ransack, to disturb

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 辿る【たどる】 • to follow (road), to pursue (course), to follow up, to follow (hyperlink)

① 賭ける【かける】 • to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble

① 馴れ馴れしい【なれなれしい】 • over-familiar

① 賑わう【にぎわう】 • to prosper, to flourish, to do thriving business, to be crowded with people

① 庇う【かばう】 • to protect someone, to take under one's wing, to plead for, to stick up for, to cover up for someone

① 微塵【みじん】 • particle, atom

① ありのまま • the truth, fact, as it is, frankly

① たやすい • easy, simple, light

① 和む【なごむ】 • to be softened, to calm down

① 詫び【わび】 • apology, excuse

① 咎める【とがめる】 • to blame, to find fault, to challenge, to threaten, to take someone to task, to aggravate (an injury)

① 奢る【おごる】 • to give (someone) a treat

① 鬱陶しい【うっとうしい】 • ① gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing ② heavy (weather), cloudy ③ irritating, troublesome

① 滲む【にじむ】 • to run, to blur, to spread, to blot, to ooze

① くじ • lottery, lot

① 躾ける【しつける】 • to train, to discipline, to teach manners

① きしむ • to jar, to creak, to grate

① たくましい • burly, strong, sturdy

① 掌【たなごころ】 • the palm (of one's hand)

① 歪む【ゆがむ】 • to warp, to swerve, to deflect, to be crooked, to be distorted, to be bent, to incline, to slant, to be perverted, to be gross-grained, to get bent, to be strained

① 歪む【いがむ】 • to warp, to swerve, to deflect, to be crooked, to be distorted, to be bent, to incline, to slant, to be perverted, to be gross-grained, to get bent, to be strained

① 歪む【ひずむ】 • to warp, to swerve, to deflect, to be crooked, to be distorted, to be bent, to incline, to slant, to be perverted, to be gross-grained, to get bent, to be strained

① 瞑る【つぶる】 • to close the eyes

① 云々【うんぬん】 • ① and so on, and so forth ② comment, criticism

① おもなる • main, principal, important

① 片思い【かたおもい】 • unrequited love

① すがすがしい • fresh, refreshing

① 慎む【つつしむ】 • ① to be careful, to be discreet ② to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing), to abstain ③ to be reverent ④ to be purified, to be chaste

① 情け深い【なさけぶかい】 • tender-hearted, compassionate

① 不便【ふびん】 • pity, compassion

① 憂鬱【ゆううつ】 • depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom

① へり • edge, tip, margin

あしらう • to arrange, to treat, to handle, to deal with

いざこざ • trouble, quarrel, difficulties, complication, tangle

いちゃつく • to flirt with, to dally

おろおろ • nervous, flustered, in a dither, all shook up

ぎこちない • awkward, clumsy, stiff, crude, unrefined, constrained

くたくた • ① exhausted, tired ② withered, worn out ③ boiling until shapeless or mushy ④ tediously, repetitively, wordily

こそこそ • sneakily, move stealthily

ごたごた • trouble, confusion

さえ • even, if only, if just, as long as, the only thing needed

さらけ出す【さらけだす】 • to expose, to disclose, to lay bare, to confess

すっからかん • ① flat out (of), completely empty ② out of money, penniless, broke

すっぽかす • to stand (someone) up, to leave (something) undone, to neglect (a duty)

ずけずけ • bluntly

せっかち • hasty, impatient

そわそわ • fidgety, restless, nervous, uneasy

ぞくぞく • shiver, feel chilly, shudder, thrill

ちゃっかり • shrewd, calculating, nervy, cheeky

チャラ • forgiving a debt, getting even;

ちょっぴり • very little bit, just a smidgin, wee bit

つい • ① just (now) ② quite (near) ③ unintentionally, unconsciously, by mistake, against one's better judgement (judgment)

どたばた • ① noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet) ② slapstick

ねた • ① material, joke material, contents, proof ② topping of nigiri sushi

ばりばり • tearing, crunching (sound), work hard, actively

ばれる • to leak out (a secret), to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.) (behavior)

びっしり • closely packed, crowded close

ぶくぶく • ① bulging, swelling (e.g. with water), loose-fitting or baggy (clothing) ② bubbling, foaming

まんまと • successfully, fairly, artfully, nicely, thoroughly

むかつく • to feel sick, to feel irritated, to feel offended, to feel angry

むっつり • ① sullenly, taciturnly, morosely, gloomily, silently ② taciturn person, uncommunicative person

めそめそ • uncontrolled weeping, sobbing

もたもた • inefficient, slow

やんちゃ • naughty, mischievous

エゴ • ego

サボる • to be truant, to play hooky, to skip school, to skip out, to be idle, to sabotage by slowness

ダイヤ • ① diamond ② (railway) schedule ③ diagram ④ dyer

ポンポン • ① pompon, pompons, bobbles ② tummy, tumtum ③ bang-bang, pop-pop, tap-tap ④ without reservation, unreservedly, snappishly, outspokenly

マスコミ • mass communication, the media

一人前【いちにんまえ】 • ① becoming adult, attaining full manhood or womanhood, coming of age ② one helping, one portion

一人前【ひとりまえ】 • ① becoming adult, attaining full manhood or womanhood, coming of age ② one helping, one portion

なんだかんだ • something or other, one thing or another, this or that

外見【がいけん】 • outward appearance

外見【そとみ】 • outward appearance

気がする【きがする】 • to have a certain mood or feeling, to have a hunch

気さく【きさく】 • frank, sociable, good humored, good humoured, candid, openhearted, ready, willing

気になる【きになる】 • to be on one's mind, to worry one, to care about, to be bothered by, to feel uneasy, to be anxious, to feel inclined

気に食わない【きにくわない】 • unable to stomach, sticking in one's throat

気のせい【きのせい】 • in (my, your) imagination

見出す【みいだす】 • to find out, to discover, to notice, to select

高ぶる【たかぶる】 • ① to be highly strung, to be proud, to be haughty ② to get excited, to get worked up

今一【いまひとつ】 • ① one more, another, the other ② not quite, not very good, lacking

山間【さんかん】 • among the mountains

十分【じっぷん】 • 10 minutes

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

本名【ほんめい】 • real name

いずれ • ① where, which, who ② anyway, anyhow, at any rate, sooner or later, eventually, at some future date or time

一行【いちぎょう】 • line, row, troupe, party

一行【いっこう】 • line, row, troupe, party

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

一人ぼっち【ひとりぼっち】 • aloneness, loneliness, solitude

行きずり【ゆきずり】 • passing, casual

日に日に【ひにひに】 • day by day, by the day

やら • ① indicates a non-exhaustive list of items ② denotes uncertainty

リストラ • (corporate) restructuring, downsizing

山ほど【やまほど】 • a heap, great amount of

ポケベル • pocket bell, pager, beeper

うざい • strict

とことん • (to) the end, thoroughly

後ろめたい【うしろめたい】 • feeling guilty, with a guilty conscience

こんがり • well-cooked, well-done, browned

すくすく • quickly, fast, rapidly

たんまり • quite a lot

とっとと • quickly, hurriedly

めげる • to be discouraged, to shrink from

気にするな【きにするな】 • Never mind!, Don't worry about it

フェチ • ① fetish ② passion, enthusiasm

何気に【なにげに】 • ① truthfully, unexpectedly ② after realizing, without knowing

ブチ切れる • to be enraged, to flip out;

アコギ • acoustic guitar

ざっくり • ① roughly, approximately, loosely ② cutting or breaking apart with vigour ③ deeply (cut or split) ④ rough (woollens, etc., as adjectival phrase with (to)shita) ⑤ sound of treading on pebbles

とやかく言う【とやかくいう】 • to say all kinds of things, to complain, to find fault (with)

一員【いちいん】 • person, member

一服【いっぷく】 • (a) dose, (a) puff, (a) smoke, lull, short rest

引かれる【ひかれる】 • to be charmed by, to be attracted (to)

屋台【やたい】 • ① cart, esp. food cart ② (festival) float

会食【かいしょく】 • dining together, mess

楽屋【がくや】 • dressing room, green room, backstage

間近【まぢか】 • proximity, nearness, soon, nearby

気楽【きらく】 • at ease, comfortable

気力【きりょく】 • willpower, energy, vitality

急用【きゅうよう】 • urgent business

業界【ぎょうかい】 • industry, business

強か【したたか】 • determined, stubborn, hearty, severe

古風【こふう】 • old customs, old style

口ずさむ【くちずさむ】 • to hum, to sing to oneself, to compose impromptu (poems)

高台【たかだい】 • elevation, high ground

仕送り【しおくり】 • allowance, remittance

仕立て【したて】 • tailoring, dressmaking, sewing, making, preparation

思いやり【おもいやり】 • consideration, sympathy

持ち出す【もちだす】 • ① to take out, to carry out, to bring out from where it belongs ② to mention something, to broach a topic, to bring up (a subject), to raise (an issue), to mention

自体【じたい】 • itself

自力【じりき】 • by oneself, self-made

集い【つどい】 • meeting, get-together (e.g. among friends)

出方【でかた】 • ① attitude, move ② theater usher, theatre usher

出来心【できごころ】 • sudden impulse, passing fancy

上手【じょうて】 • ① skill, skillful, dexterity ② flattery

上手【じょうしゅ】 • ① skill, skillful, dexterity ② flattery

色気【いろけ】 • ① colouring, coloring, shade of colour, shade of color ② interest in the opposite sex, sex appeal, sensuality, seductiveness, glamor, glamour, sexual passion ③ romance, poetry, charm ④ desire, interest, inclination, ambition

色紙【しきし】 • square fancy cardboard, used for autographs, poetry, etc.

生い立ち【おいたち】 • upbringing, personal history

切り分ける【きりわける】 • to cut up, to cut and discard, to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding), to isolate

先方【せんぽう】 • ① companion, other party (side), he, she, they ② destination ③ person in front

先方【さきかた】 • ① companion, other party (side), he, she, they ② destination ③ person in front

早朝【そうちょう】 • early morning

体中【からだじゅう】 • throughout the body

大手【おおて】 • ① front castle gate ② both arms open, outstretched arms ③ major companies

大手【おおで】 • ① front castle gate ② both arms open, outstretched arms ③ major companies

大目に見る【おおめにみる】 • to tolerate, to condone, to overlook, to let pass

買いかぶる【かいかぶる】 • to overestimate, to make too much of

売り物【うりもの】 • article for sale, offering, For Sale

不本意【ふほんい】 • reluctance, unwilling

本社【ほんしゃ】 • ① head office, main office, headquarters ② main shrine ③ this company, this shrine

本社【ほんじゃ】 • ① head office, main office, headquarters ② main shrine ③ this company, this shrine

名目【めいもく】 • ① name, title, appellation, (something) nominal ② (under the) pretext (of), pretense

名目【みょうもく】 • ① name, title, appellation, (something) nominal ② (under the) pretext (of), pretense

目がける【めがける】 • to aim at

野心家【やしんか】 • ambitious person

一世一代【いっせいちだい】 • once in a lifetime, the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

上手【かみて】 • ① upper part ② upper stream, upper course of a river ③ right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV), stage left (actor's POV) ④ skillful (only in comparisons), dexterity (only in comparisons) ⑤ over-arm grip on opponent's belt (sumo)

気を使う【きをつかう】 • to pay attention to another's needs, to attend to, to fuss about, to take into consideration

早々【そうそう】 • ① early, all in good time ② quickly, promptly ③ just- (opened, started, etc.)

早々【はやばや】 • ① early, all in good time ② quickly, promptly ③ just- (opened, started, etc.)

思い切って【おもいきって】 • resolutely, boldly, daringly

安らぐ【やすらぐ】 • to feel at ease

色白【いろじろ】 • fair-skinned, light-complexioned

思い起こす【おもいおこす】 • to recall, to remember

私服【しふく】 • civilian clothes, plain clothes

売れっ子【うれっこ】 • favorite, favourite, popular person

品行方正【ひんこうほうせい】 • irreproachable conduct, good conduct, high morals

手を出す【てをだす】 • ① to turn one's hand to, to reach out one's hand ② to get involved in, to make a move on ③ to start a fight, to make a move in violence

手を引く【てをひく】 • ① to withdraw from (a deal), to wash one's hands of ② to lead by the hand

四の五の言う【しのごのいう】 • to grumble about something (trivial)

手前【てめえ】 • ① you (used by young males) ② oneself

公にする【おおやけにする】 • to make public

ひたむき • earnest, single-minded

むきになる • to become serious, to take something (joke, teasing) seriously, to become irritated or angry (usually at something trivial)

意気投合【いきとうごう】 • hit it off with (a person), find a kindred spirit in (a person), sympathy, mutual understanding

運勢【うんせい】 • fortune, luck

黄金【きがね】 • gold

黄金【くがね】 • gold

快感【かいかん】 • pleasant feeling

開き直る【ひらきなおる】 • to become defiant, to turn upon, to become serious

気晴らし【きばらし】 • recreation, diversion, relaxation

気配【きはい】 • ① indication, sign, hint, presence, trend ② quotation (esp. stock market)

形式的【けいしきてき】 • formal

欠かす【かかす】 • to miss (doing), to fail (to do)

見合い【おみあい】 • formal marriage interview

見返り【みかえり】 • collateral

向き合う【むきあう】 • to be opposite, to face each other

合宿【がっしゅく】 • lodging together, training camp, boarding house

根っから【ねっから】 • ① by nature, from the very beginning, through and through, at heart ② (followed by a verb in negative form) absolutely (not), (not) at all

根本的【こんぽんてき】 • fundamental, basic

三流【さんりゅう】 • 3rd rate

まいった • I'm beaten, I give up

仕打ち【しうち】 • (poor) treatment, (bad) behavior, behaviour, action, act

思春期【ししゅんき】 • puberty

取り持つ【とりもつ】 • to mediate, to entertain, to serve

受け売り【うけうり】 • ① retailing ② second-hand opinion or knowledge, telling at second hand, second-hand telling

出直す【でなおす】 • to come again, to call again, to make a fresh start

助っ人【すけっと】 • helper, supporter, second, backer

心残り【こころのこり】 • regret, reluctance

人相【にんそう】 • physiognomy, looks, countenance

水面【みなも】 • water's surface

水面【みのも】 • water's surface

世話を焼く【せわをやく】 • to bother, to meddle, to poke one's nose (into another's business), to be too helpful

正当化【せいとうか】 • justification, warrant

真面【まとも】 • ① the front ② honesty, uprightness, directness ③ decency, normality

生活費【せいかつひ】 • living expenses

前科【ぜんか】 • previous conviction, criminal record, previous offense, previous offence

打ち上げ【うちあげ】 • launch

打つ手【うつて】 • way to do (something)

退社【たいしゃ】 • ① resignation, leaving office ② leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)

大勢【たいぜい】 • many, crowd, great number of people

大勢【たいせい】 • general trend, current thought

大理石【だいりせき】 • marble

谷間【たにま】 • ① valley, ravine, chasm, dell ② cleavage

谷間【たにあい】 • ① valley, ravine, chasm, dell ② cleavage

断ち切る【たちきる】 • ① to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.) ② to sever (ties), to break off (a relationship) ③ to cut off (an enemy's retreat), to block (a road, etc.), to disconnect

中退【ちゅうたい】 • leaving school during a term

定時【ていじ】 • regular time, stated period

的中【てきちゅう】 • strike home, hit the mark, become realized, become realised

店頭【てんとう】 • shop front, counter, shop, over-the-counter (financial)

当事者【とうじしゃ】 • person concerned, interested party, related party

当分【とうぶん】 • for the present, currently, presently, at this time, for the next while

頭上【ずじょう】 • overhead, high in sky

同然【どうぜん】 • similar to, same, right, proper, just, natural

内側【うちがわ】 • inside, interior, inner part

悲観的【ひかんてき】 • pessimistic

不安定【ふあんてい】 • instability, insecurity, crankiness

不公平【ふこうへい】 • unfairness, injustice, partiality

部外者【ぶがいしゃ】 • outsider, someone outside of a group

文庫【ぶんこ】 • ① library, book collection ② paperback book

平然【へいぜん】 • calm, composed, cool, quiet

放っとく【ほっとく】 • to leave someone alone

放つ【はなつ】 • ① to fire (e.g. an arrow), to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind ② to free, to release ③ to give off (e.g. a scent), to emit (e.g. light)

本命【ほんめい】 • ① favorite, favourite, sure thing, likely winner, certainty ② one's heart's desire

無情【むじょう】 • heartlessness, hardness, cruelty, ruthless

無理やり【むりやり】 • forcibly, against one's will

面食い【めんくい】 • attracted by physical looks only

目当て【めあて】 • object, purpose, guide, end, view

有線【ゆうせん】 • communicate by wire

留守番電話【るすばんでんわ】 • answering machine, answer phone

上向き【うえむき】 • pointing up, pointing upward, upturn, uptrend, upward tendency

上向き【うわむき】 • pointing up, pointing upward, upturn, uptrend, upward tendency

万全【ばんぜん】 • perfection, flawlessness

面【つら】 • ① face (often derog. or vulg.), mug ② surface

予言【かねごと】 • prediction, promise, prognostication

風当たり【かぜあたり】 • wind blowing against, being subject to outside pressures or criticism, oppression

軽々しい【かるがるしい】 • indiscreet, thoughtless, careless, frivolous

強情【ごうじょう】 • obstinacy, stubbornness

仕向ける【しむける】 • to induce, to tempt, to treat, to act toward, to handle (men), to send, to forward to

直々【じきじき】 • personal, direct

飛び切り【とびきり】 • extraordinary, superior, choice

情けない【なさけない】 • miserable, pitiable, shameful, deplorable

真っ平【まっぴら】 • (not) by any means, (not) for anything, humbly, sincerely

やり直す【やりなおす】 • to do over again, to redo, to start over, to remake, to resume, to recommence

見放す【みはなす】 • to desert, to abandon, to give up

道草【みちくさ】 • wayside grass, loitering on the way

申し分無い【もうしぶんない】 • no objection, nothing to criticize, nothing to criticise

客足【きゃくあし】 • customers

地球上【ちきゅうじょう】 • on the earth

的外れ【まとはずれ】 • out of focus, off the point, miss the mark

よりによって • of all things, expression used to criticize a poor decision

波立つ【なみだつ】 • to be choppy, to run high, to swell, to ripple, to billow, to be in discord

数倍【すうばい】 • several times (as large, over)

高鳴る【たかなる】 • to throb, to beat fast

空回り【からまわり】 • racing (of an engine), spinning one's wheels, fruitless effort

身動き【みうごき】 • moving about, stirring about

美形【びけい】 • beautiful form or shape, beauty

強化合宿【きょうかがっしゅく】 • training camp

決断力【けつだんりょく】 • decisiveness

本質的【ほんしつてき】 • essentially

追い求める【おいもとめる】 • to pursue

当ても無く【あてもなく】 • at random, aimlessly

板につく【いたにつく】 • ① to get used to one's work, to become accustomed to one's position ② to be at home (on the stage)

放っておく【ほうっておく】 • to leave alone, to leave as is, to ignore, to neglect

身につける【みにつける】 • ① to learn, to acquire knowledge ② to carry, to wear (clothes, etc.), to put on

もてあそぶ • ① to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.), to fiddle with ② to toy with (one's emotions, etc.), to trifle with ③ to do with something as one pleases ④ to appreciate

かまける • to be too busy, to be occupied, to concentrate on single-mindedly

追っかけ【おっかけ】 • ① chase scene ② groupie, paparazzo ③ soon, by-and-by

当てにする【あてにする】 • to count on, to expect someone to (provide help, etc.)

気が遠くなる【きがとおくなる】 • ① to faint, to lose consciousness ② to feel overwhelmed, to be astounded

手玉に取る【てだまにとる】 • to lead someone around by the nose

しがみつく • to cling

のめり込む【のめりこむ】 • to be completely absorbed in, to fall for (something)

察【さつ】 • police;

安眠【あんみん】 • quiet sleep

移り気【うつりぎ】 • whim, frivolity, fickleness, inconstant, capriciousness

一件【いっけん】 • matter, item, case

一団【いちだん】 • body, group, party, gang, troupe

因果【いんが】 • cause and effect, karma, fate

塩っぱい【しょっぱい】 • ① stingy ② hoarse ③ wearisome

押印【おういん】 • affixing one's seal

仮病【けびょう】 • feigned illness

可能性【かのうせい】 • potentiality, likelihood, possibility, availability

家政婦【かせいふ】 • housekeeper, maid

家宝【かほう】 • heirloom

歌詞【かし】 • song lyrics, words of a song, libretto

過言【かごん】 • exaggeration, saying too much

解任【かいにん】 • dismissal

改装【かいそう】 • remodelling, remodeling, reorganization, reorganisation

皆無【かいむ】 • nothing

開封【かいふう】 • unsealed letter, breaking the seal

割【かつ】 • divide, cut, halve, separate, split, rip, break, crack, smash, dilute

巻き込む【まきこむ】 • to roll up, to involve, to enfold, to swallow up, to drag into

まぬけ • stupidity, idiot, dunce, blockhead

機種【きしゅ】 • type of equipment, model

気が済む【きがすむ】 • to be satisfied, to feel good

気が利く【きがきく】 • ① to be sensible, to be smart ② to be thoughtful, to be tactful, to be sensitive

気を許す【きをゆるす】 • to let one's guard down

気掛かり【きがかり】 • anxiety, concern, worry

気苦労【きぐろう】 • worry, care, anxiety

詰め【つめ】 • ① stuffing, packing ② end (esp. the foot of a bridge) ③ lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony ④ tea master ⑤ endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively) ⑥ sweet eel sauce ⑦ appointment to a particular workplace ⑧ using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment) ⑨ (after the -masu stem of a verb) continuing, keep doing for period of time

詰め込む【つめこむ】 • to cram, to stuff, to jam, to squeeze, to compress, to pack, to crowd

居候【いそうろう】 • lodger who pays nothing for room and board, freeloader, sponger

競合【きょうごう】 • contention, competition, rivalry, quarrel

共演【きょうえん】 • appearing together, co-acting, co-starring

教祖【きょうそ】 • founder of a religious sect

金利【きんり】 • interest rates

形跡【けいせき】 • traces, evidence

芸能人【げいのうじん】 • performer

月経【げっけい】 • menstruation, menstrual period

見失う【みうしなう】 • to lose sight of, to miss

見損なう【みそこなう】 • to misjudge, to mistake, to miss seeing

見抜く【みぬく】 • to see through

現役【げんえき】 • active duty, active service

個室【こしつ】 • private room

呼び覚ます【よびさます】 • to wake up

交信【こうしん】 • telecommunications, correspondence

口説く【くどく】 • ① to persuade, to coax, to solicit ② to seduce, to make advances, to make a play, to make a pass, to put the moves on, to come on to, to hit on, to court, to woo, to romance

更生【こうせい】 • rehabilitation, regeneration, rebirth, resuscitation, reorganization, reorganisation

いきなり • abruptly, suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning

降りしきる【ふりしきる】 • to rain incessantly, to downpour

告知【こくち】 • notice, announcement

国会議事堂【こっかいぎじどう】 • national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet (Japan), Capitol Hill (US), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)

根性【こんじょう】 • will-power, guts, temper, nature, spirit

差し込む【さしこむ】 • ① to insert, to put in, to thrust in, to plug in ② to shine in, to flow in ③ to jam a batter (with an inside pitch) (baseball)

最悪【さいあく】 • the worst

最低限【さいていげん】 • minimum

罪悪感【ざいあくかん】 • feelings of guilt

雑居【ざっきょ】 • ① living together, mixed residence, sharing living quarters ② multi-tenant, community

雑用【ざつよう】 • odd jobs, miscellaneous, other, etc.

参戦【さんせん】 • participation in a war

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

使い込む【つかいこむ】 • to embezzle, to misappropriate, to peculate, to accustom oneself to using, to use for a long time

思い詰める【おもいつめる】 • to think hard, to brood over, to worry too much (about), to torment oneself (with the thought of)

やむを得ず【やむをえず】 • unavoidably, inevitably, necessarily, reluctantly, against one's will

時給【じきゅう】 • hourly pay, hourly wage

自業自得【じごうじとく】 • paying for one's mistakes, getting one's just deserts, suffering the consequences (of one's own actions), reap what you sow

実務【じつむ】 • practical business, practical work experience, practicum, practice

手編み【てあみ】 • hand knitting

収拾【しゅうしゅう】 • control, settling, coping

収容所【しゅうようじょ】 • home, asylum, camp

収録【しゅうろく】 • ① compilation, editing ② recording

週刊誌【しゅうかんし】 • weekly publication, weekly magazine

祝杯【しゅくはい】 • toast, congratulatory cup

処女【しょじょ】 • virgin, maiden

照れる【てれる】 • to be shy, to feel awkward

照れくさい【てれくさい】 • embarrassing, awkward

上層【じょうそう】 • upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys)

常連【じょうれん】 • ① regular customer, regular patron, frequenter ② constant companion

色仕掛け【いろじかけ】 • use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

信念【しんねん】 • belief, faith, conviction

寝込む【ねこむ】 • to stay in bed, to sleep, to be laid up for a long time

心境【しんきょう】 • mental state

新居【しんきょ】 • new home

人違い【ひとちがい】 • mistaking one person for another

人件費【じんけんひ】 • ① personnel expenses, labor cost, labour cost ② indirect labour costs, indirect labor costs

吹き込む【ふきこむ】 • ① to blow into, to breathe into ② to inspire, to indoctrinate ③ to record (music, video, etc.)

吹っ飛ぶ【ふっとぶ】 • to blow off, to be blown off

性欲【せいよく】 • sexual desire

成り下がる【なりさがる】 • to be degraded, to come down in the world

成り上がる【なりあがる】 • to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)

生き延びる【いきのびる】 • to survive, to live long

精一杯【せいいっぱい】 • with all one's might

精神科【せいしんか】 • psychiatry

絶交【ぜっこう】 • breaking off a relationship, permanent breach of friendship, rupture

絶好【ぜっこう】 • best, ideal, perfect

絶頂【ぜっちょう】 • summit, peak, climax

専念【せんねん】 • absorption, give undivided attention, devote oneself to

祖国【そこく】 • fatherland, native country

祖母【ばば】 • grandmother

祖母【おおば】 • grandmother

祖母【おば】 • grandmother

祖母【うば】 • grandmother

層【そう】 • ① layer, seam, bed, stream, class ② sheaf ③ storey (of a building), story, floor

はしゃぐ • to make merry, to frolic, to be in high spirits

窓際【まどぎわ】 • (at the) window

総合的【そうごうてき】 • synthetic, comprehensive

送迎【そうげい】 • seeing off and meeting on return

息【むすこ】 • son

存分【ぞんぶん】 • to one's heart's content, as much as one wants

損ねる【そこねる】 • ① to harm, to hurt, to injure, to wreck ② to miss out, despite wanting to do

打倒【だとう】 • knockdown (e.g. in boxing), overthrow, defeat

代官【だいかん】 • Edo-period prefectural governor (magistrate, bailiff)

宅配便【たくはいびん】 • ① express home delivery service ② express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)

谷底【たにそこ】 • bottom of valley or ravine

仲介【ちゅうかい】 • agency, intermediation

調達【ちょうたつ】 • supply, provision, raising

長居【ながい】 • long visit, overstaying

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

定職【ていしょく】 • occupation (i.e. field of regular employment), steady job, regular work

天職【てんしょく】 • ① vocation, lifework, calling ② sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation) ③ prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)

殿【どの】 • form of address used for official letters and business letters, and in letters to inferiors, Mr

途方【とほう】 • way, destination, reason

度胸【どきょう】 • courage, bravery, pluck, nerve, grit, guts

土砂降り【どしゃぶり】 • downpour, pouring rain, cloudburst, pelting rain, heavy rain

突き止める【つきとめる】 • to make sure, to locate, to find out, to ascertain

入居【にゅうきょ】 • moving into (house)

したためる • to write up

認知【にんち】 • acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition

売り渡す【うりわたす】 • to sell over to

白衣【はくい】 • white robe, (doctor's) white gown

白衣【びゃくい】 • white robe, (doctor's) white gown

白衣【びゃくえ】 • white robe, (doctor's) white gown

薄っぺら【うすっぺら】 • very thin, flimsy, cheap, shallow

発散【はっさん】 • letting feelings out, emitting, emanating, divergence (physics)

半殺し【はんごろし】 • half killed

反論【はんろん】 • objection, refutation, rebuttal

被害者【ひがいしゃ】 • victim, injured party, sufferer

被告人【ひこくにん】 • accused, defendant, prisoner at the bar

被写体【ひしゃたい】 • (photographic) subject

非常識【ひじょうしき】 • ① lack of common sense, thoughtlessness, senselessness, irrationality, absurdity ② thoughtless, senseless, unreasonable, absurd, preposterous, aberrant

非売品【ひばいひん】 • article not for sale, Not for sale

美容師【びようし】 • beauty artist

不純【ふじゅん】 • impurity, adulteration, dishonesty, irregularity

不動産屋【ふどうさんや】 • real estate agent, realtor

浮かれる【うかれる】 • to make merry, to be festive

うきうき • cheerful, buoyant, cheery, lighthearted

舞い上がる【まいあがる】 • to soar, to fly high, to be whirled up

幅広い【はばひろい】 • extensive, wide, broad

腹立たしい【はらだたしい】 • irritating

物件【ぶっけん】 • article, thing

変質【へんしつ】 • alteration (of character or essence), change in quality, transformation, deterioration, degeneration, transmutation

変装【へんそう】 • disguise, masquerade

便乗【びんじょう】 • taking advantage of a ride or an opportunity, taking a ship

包容力【ほうようりょく】 • tolerance, broad-mindedness

抱き合う【だきあう】 • to embrace each other

暴く【あばく】 • to disclose, to divulge, to expose

暴君【ぼうくん】 • tyrant, despot

暴走【ぼうそう】 • running wildly, reckless driving, runaway, rampage

暴走族【ぼうそうぞく】 • club of rabble-rousing reckless-driving delinquents, biker gang, group of hot rodders

暴落【ぼうらく】 • slump, crash, heavy fall, decline

本位【ほんい】 • standard, basis, principle

本格的【ほんかくてき】 • full-blown, regular, genuine, earnest, normal, typical, fundamental, real

本腰【ほんごし】 • strenuous effort, earnestness, seriousness

本籍【ほんせき】 • one's permanent residence

未だに【いまだに】 • still, even now, until this very day

無意識【むいしき】 • ① unconsciousness ② the unconscious

迷い込む【まよいこむ】 • to go astray, to lose one's way

問題児【もんだいじ】 • problem child

門限【もんげん】 • closing time, lockup, curfew

有難い【ありがたい】 • grateful, thankful, welcome, appreciated, evoking gratitude

余談【よだん】 • digression, sequel (of a story)

陽性【ようせい】 • positivity

欲求【よっきゅう】 • desire

絡み付く【からみつく】 • to twine oneself around, to coil around

乱入【らんにゅう】 • ① trespassing, intrusion ② to barge into, to burst into, to trespass

略【りゃく】 • abbreviation, omission

流産【りゅうざん】 • miscarriage, (spontaneous) abortion, abortive birth

連れ込む【つれこむ】 • to bring (somebody into a place)

連中【れんじゅう】 • colleagues, company, a lot, those guys (slightly impolite)

腕力【わんりょく】 • physical strength, brute strength, arm strength

願望【がんぼう】 • desire, wish, aspiration

願望【がんもう】 • desire, wish, aspiration

見栄【みえ】 • show, display, appearance, vanity, charm, attraction

打ち込む【ぶちこむ】 • to drive in (e.g. nail, stake), to devote oneself to, to shoot into, to smash, to throw into, to cast into

一軒家【いっけんや】 • ① detached house, single house ② isolated house

延々【えんえん】 • ① forever, endlessly, on and on ② meandering, wandering, winding, sinuous, serpentine, zigzagging

加担【かたん】 • support, participation, assistance, complicity, conspiracy

河原【かわら】 • dry river bed, river beach

河原【かわはら】 • dry river bed, river beach

切り札【きりふだ】 • trump card

蔵【そう】 • possession, ownership

散々【さんざん】 • ① severely, harshly, utterly, terrible ② scattered, disconnected

出版社【しゅっぱんしゃ】 • publisher

成り行き【なりゆき】 • outcome, development, course of events, progress, result

似つかわしい【につかわしい】 • suitable, appropriate, becoming

ふさぎ込む【ふさぎこむ】 • to mope, to brood, to be in low spirits, to have the blues

部署【ぶしょ】 • one's duty post, one's duty station

掘り出し物【ほりだしもの】 • (lucky) find, bargain, good buy, treasure trove

諸々【もろもろ】 • all kinds of, various

よっぽど • ① very, greatly, much, to a large extent, quite ② just about to

浅はか【あさはか】 • shallow, superficial, frivolous, thoughtless, foolish, silly

ずる賢い【ずるがしこい】 • sly

引っ付く【ひっつく】 • to stick to, to flirt with

一晩中【ひとばんじゅう】 • all night long, all through the night

法学部【ほうがくぶ】 • law department, law school

寝ぼける【ねぼける】 • to be half asleep, to be still only half awake

仮眠【かみん】 • nap, doze

布教【ふきょう】 • propagation (e.g. a religion), proselytizing, missionary work

掛け持ち【かけもち】 • holding two or more positions concurrently

晴れ渡る【はれわたる】 • to clear up, to be refreshed

補習【ほしゅう】 • supplementary lessons

居心地【いごこち】 • comfort

群々【むらむら】 • irresistibly, suddenly

極まりない【きわまりない】 • extremely, in the extreme, boundless, limitless

面識【めんしき】 • acquaintance

良家【りょうけ】 • good family, respectable family, decent family

中卒【ちゅうそつ】 • junior high school or middle school graduate

絶景【ぜっけい】 • superb view, picturesque scenery

最前列【さいぜんれつ】 • front row

音信不通【おんしんふつう】 • break in contact, not hearing from, having no communication with

お座なり【おざなり】 • perfunctory, apathetic, careless, slapdash, commonplace

専門学校【せんもんがっこう】 • vocational school, technical school

断片的【だんぺんてき】 • fragmentary

勝ち逃げ【かちにげ】 • quitting while one is ahead

一途【いちず】 • wholeheartedly, earnestly

精神的【せいしんてき】 • mental, emotional

山積み【やまづみ】 • huge mound, heap, pile

極道【ごくどう】 • ① wicked, evil, profligate, immoral ② wickedness, evildoing ③ organized crime, yakuza, underworld

置き去り【おきざり】 • desertion, leaving behind or in the lurch

愛想笑い【あいそわらい】 • insincere smile, ingratiating smile, forced smile

心機一転【しんきいってん】 • changing one's attitude, turning over a new leaf, getting a fresh start

理性的【りせいてき】 • rational

法律家【ほうりつか】 • lawyer, jurist

危機感【ききかん】 • sense of impending crisis, sense of danger

聞き捨てならない【ききずてならない】 • inexcusable, unpardonable

肉体労働【にくたいろうどう】 • manual or physical labor, manual or physical labour

生半可【なまはんか】 • superficial, half-hearted

埋め合わせ【うめあわせ】 • compensation

軟禁【なんきん】 • lenient confinement or house arrest

途方に暮れる【とほうにくれる】 • to be at a loss, to be puzzled

未だしも【まだしも】 • rather, better

舞【まい】 • dancing, dance

移り住む【うつりすむ】 • to change one's place of residence, to move house

報う【むくう】 • to reward, to recompense, to repay

慣れっこ【なれっこ】 • being used to ..., getting used to ..., being accustomed to, being conditioned to, be familiar with

買い与える【かいあたえる】 • to buy as a gift

明け暮れる【あけくれる】 • to do nothing but, to spend all one's time doing

けりがつく • to be settled, to be brought to an end

柔【やわ】 • poorly-built, weak, insubstantial

気が散る【きがちる】 • to get distracted, to jump off the track

絶好調【ぜっこうちょう】 • in perfect form, going swimmingly

身に覚えがある【みにおぼえがある】 • to have the memory of having done something oneself

あり得ない【ありえない】 • impossible

割に合う【わりにあう】 • to be worth it, to pay

通い妻【かよいづま】 • a wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband, lit: commuting wife

背が伸びる【せがのびる】 • to grow taller (of people)

居心地いい【いごこちいい】 • comfortable (to live in), snug, cozy, cosy

けじめを付ける【けじめをつける】 • ① to draw the line (between two situations), to make a clear distinction ② to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

非通知【ひつうち】 • number-withheld phone calls

群を抜く【ぐんをぬく】 • to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group), to stand out from the crowd, to be the best by far

関わり合い【かかわりあい】 • involvement, involved

移ろい【うつろい】 • ① change, changing, vicissitudes ② fading, waning

ごまかし • hanky-panky, juggling, cheating, deception, smoke and mirrors

そそる • to excite, to incite, to stimulate, to arouse, to tempt, to stir up

熟【つくつく】 • completely, really, thoroughly, deeply, severely, intently

ゆかり • related to (some place), affinity, connection

握り締める【にぎりしめる】 • to grasp tightly

安泰【あんたい】 • peace, security, tranquility, tranquillity

意地っ張り【いじっぱり】 • obstinacy, obstinate person

慰め【なぐさめ】 • comfort, consolation, diversion

異様【いよう】 • bizarre, strange, eccentric, odd, queer

異例【いれい】 • exception, illness, singular, exceptional, unprecedented

一挙一動【いっきょいちどう】 • one's every action, every single move

一睡【いっすい】 • (usu. in negative sentences) (not) a wink of sleep

因縁【いんねん】 • ① hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things) ② fate, destiny ③ connection, origin ④ pretext

因縁【いんえん】 • ① hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things) ② fate, destiny ③ connection, origin ④ pretext

羽織る【はおる】 • to put on

渦巻く【うずまく】 • to whirl, to eddy, to swirl, to curl (smoke)

宴【うたげ】 • party, banquet, feast

縁起【えんぎ】 • ① omen ② origin, causation

音沙汰【おとさた】 • news, letter

価値観【かちかん】 • values

歌唱【かしょう】 • song, singing

稼ぎ【かせぎ】 • earnings

華麗【かれい】 • splendor, splendour, magnificence

画廊【がろう】 • (picture) gallery

がき • ① brat, kids ② preta (hungry ghost), ghoul

怪しむ【あやしむ】 • to suspect

悔い【くい】 • regret, repentance

勘当【かんどう】 • disinheritance

わめく • to shout, to cry, to scream, to clamour

くつろぐ • to relax, to feel at home

寛大【かんだい】 • tolerance, liberality, leniency

歓談【かんだん】 • pleasant talk, chat

陥れる【おとしいれる】 • ① to trick someone into (committing a crime, etc.), to hatch a plan and deceive someone ② to assault (a castle, etc.) ③ to drop something and have it fall into something

眼中にない【がんちゅうにない】 • think nothing of

かたくな • obstinate

危篤【きとく】 • critical illness, on the verge of death

寄り添う【よりそう】 • to get close, to cuddle close together, to nestle close to, to snuggle up to

既に【すんでに】 • already, too late

気に障る【きにさわる】 • to hurt one's feelings, to rub someone the wrong way

気遣う【きづかう】 • to worry about, to feel anxious about, to have apprehensions of

輝き【かがやき】 • radiance

偽り【いつわり】 • lie, falsehood, fiction, fabrication

偽る【いつわる】 • to lie, to cheat, to falsify, to deceive, to pretend

偽名【ぎめい】 • alias (false name), assumed name

疑心暗鬼【ぎしんあんき】 • Suspicion will raise bogies, Once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious

却下【きゃっか】 • rejection, dismissal

虐げる【しいたげる】 • to oppress

拒む【こばむ】 • to refuse, to reject, to decline

仰向け【あおむけ】 • face up

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

繰り返し【くりかえし】 • ① repetition, reiteration, iteration, cycle ② repeatedly

君臨【くんりん】 • ① reigning, controlling ② to reign, to dictate, to control

決壊【けっかい】 • break (rip) down

潔い【いさぎよい】 • manly, sportsmanlike, pure, upright

穴【けつ】 • acupuncture point

穴埋め【あなうめ】 • filling in gaps, filling in blanks (in a form, etc.)

健気【けなげ】 • brave, gallant, courage, manly, heroic, praiseworthy, industrious, pure, lovable

圏内【けんない】 • within the sphere

検診【けんしん】 • medical examination

見張る【みはる】 • to watch, to (stand) guard, to look out, to open one's eyes wide

見透かす【みすかす】 • to see through

見飽きる【みあきる】 • to be tired of looking at

厳粛【げんしゅく】 • gravity, solemnity, severity, seriousness, dignity, rigor, rigour, austerity

幻覚【げんかく】 • hallucination, illusion

幻想【げんそう】 • illusions

幻滅【げんめつ】 • disillusionment

言い張る【いいはる】 • to insist, to assert, to be obstinate in saying

己【おのれ】 • ① I (or me) ② you ③ by oneself (itself, etc.) ④ interjection expressing anger or chagrin

胡座をかく【あぐらをかく】 • ① to sit cross-legged ② to rest on one's laurels

後ろ盾【うしろだて】 • ① backing, support, backer, supporter, patron, sponsor ② shield that protects one's back

語り継ぐ【かたりつぐ】 • to transmit, to hand down

語尾【ごび】 • (inflected) end of a word

公称【こうしょう】 • ① public name, announcing publicly ② nominal

口癖【くちぐせ】 • way of saying, favorite phrase, favourite phrase

好奇心【こうきしん】 • curiosity, inquisitiveness

硬派【こうは】 • tough elements, hard-liners, stalwarts

行脚【あんぎゃ】 • pilgrimage, walking tour, tour

貢ぐ【みつぐ】 • to support, to finance

今宵【こよい】 • this evening, tonight

婚姻【こんいん】 • marriage, matrimony

沙汰【さた】 • ① affair, state, incident, issue, matter ② verdict, sentence ③ directions, orders, command, instructions ④ notice, information, communication, news, message, tidings, update

彩る【いろどる】 • to colour, to color, to paint, to make up

策略【さくりゃく】 • scheme, tactic, stratagem, trick

錯覚【さっかく】 • ① optical illusion, hallucination ② misapprehension, delusion

支援【しえん】 • support, backing, aid, assistance

視界【しかい】 • field of vision

視聴率【しちょうりつ】 • ratings (of a television program) (programme)

慈しむ【いつくしむ】 • to love, to be affectionate to, to pity

慈善事業【じぜんじぎょう】 • philanthropic work, charitable enterprise

自称【じしょう】 • self-styled, would-be, calling oneself

執念深い【しゅうねんぶかい】 • vindictive, tenacious, persistent, spiteful, vengeful

煮詰まる【につまる】 • to be boiled down

謝罪【しゃざい】 • apology

遮断【しゃだん】 • isolation, cut off, blockade, quarantine, interception, deprivation

邪険【じゃけん】 • hard hearted, cruel, unkind

釈明【しゃくめい】 • explanation, vindication

主賓【しゅひん】 • main guest, guest of honor, guest of honour

取り繕う【とりつくろう】 • to temporize, to temporise, to smooth over

手狭【てぜま】 • narrow, small, cramped

手堅い【てがたい】 • steady, firm, solid, secure

手柄【てがら】 • achievement, feat, meritorious deed, distinguished service

収納【しゅうのう】 • crop, harvest, receipts, putting or stowing away

就ける【つける】 • ① to install (a king, emperor, etc.) ② to appoint (to a post) ③ to assign (to study under)

醜聞【しゅうぶん】 • scandal

充電【じゅうでん】 • ① charging (electrically) ② electrification

渋る【しぶる】 • to hesitate, to be reluctant, to have loose painful bowel movement

重症【じゅうしょう】 • serious illness

巡業【じゅんぎょう】 • provincial tour

順風満帆【じゅんぷうまんぱん】 • smooth sailing

傷口【きずぐち】 • wound

傷心【しょうしん】 • heartbreak, grief

償い【つぐない】 • recompense, indemnity, atonement

消滅【しょうめつ】 • ① lapse, annihilation (physics) ② extinguishment, termination (e.g. of legal representation) ③ vanishing

焼け焦げ【やけこげ】 • burn hole, scorch

焦り【あせり】 • impatience

衝動【しょうどう】 • impulse, impetus, urge

浄化【じょうか】 • purification, cleanup

譲り渡す【ゆずりわたす】 • to hand over, to turn over, to cede

浸る【ひたる】 • to be soaked in, to be flooded, to be immersed in

真っ盛り【まっさかり】 • height of, middle of, full bloom

診察台【しんさつだい】 • examination table (at a doctor's office)

水槽【すいそう】 • water tank, cistern, fish tank

水没【すいぼつ】 • submerge

寸前【すんぜん】 • on the verge, just in front of

制覇【せいは】 • conquest, domination, mastery

成し遂げる【なしとげる】 • to accomplish, to finish, to fulfill

正真正銘【しょうしんしょうめい】 • genuine, authentic

正統派【せいとうは】 • orthodox school

生態【せいたい】 • ① mode of life, ecology ② (animal) territory

声援【せいえん】 • encouragement, cheering, support

誠に【まことに】 • indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite

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

誓い【ちかい】 • oath, vow

切り盛り【きりもり】 • ① management, administration ② cutting up and serving food

節度【せつど】 • moderation, standard

絶縁【ぜつえん】 • ① breaking off relations, disconnection ② insulation (esp. electrical), isolation

染みる【じみる】 • to have a touch of, to look like

潜り込む【もぐりこむ】 • to slip into, to crawl into (under), to conceal oneself (under)

善人【ぜんにん】 • good people

疎ら【まばら】 • sparse

素行【そこう】 • behaviour, behavior

素性【すじょう】 • birth, lineage, parentage, origin, identity, background, history

しらふ • ① sobriety ② sober face

喪主【もしゅ】 • chief mourner

操【みさお】 • chastity, fidelity, honour, honor, faith

葬儀【そうぎ】 • funeral service

即座【そくざ】 • immediate, right there on the spot, impromptu

即答【そくとう】 • immediate reply

つかの間【つかのま】 • moment, brief time, brief, transient

ぶち壊す【ぶちこわす】 • to destroy, to spoil, to crush, to break by striking, to wreck

待ち焦がれる【まちこがれる】 • to long for

大規模【だいきぼ】 • large-scale

大騒ぎ【おおさわぎ】 • clamour, uproar, tumult

弾ける【はじける】 • to burst open, to split open, to pop

痴漢【ちかん】 • masher, molester, pervert

致命的【ちめいてき】 • fatal, lethal

中途半端【ちゅうとはんぱ】 • halfway, half measures, unfinished, incomplete, by halves, half-baked, half-cocked

張り合う【はりあう】 • to rival, to compete with

挑発【ちょうはつ】 • provocation, stirring up, arousal

潮時【しおどき】 • ① tidal hour ② the right time, favourable opportunity (favorable)

賃貸【ちんたい】 • lease, rent, hire

塚【つか】 • mound

敵対【てきたい】 • hostility, antagonism, opposition

天罰【てんばつ】 • divine punishment, wrath of God, justice of heaven

電源を入れる【でんげんをいれる】 • to turn on power

吐き出す【はきだす】 • to vomit, to spit out

途端に【とたんに】 • just as, in the act of

土壇場【どたんば】 • ① last moment, eleventh hour ② platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

唐突【とうとつ】 • abrupt, sudden

逃避【とうひ】 • escape, evasion, flight

透ける【すける】 • to be transparent, to show through

道端【みちばた】 • roadside, wayside

得策【とくさく】 • profitable plan, good plan

特攻隊【とっこうたい】 • special attack unit, suicide squad, kamikaze unit

二酸化炭素【にさんかたんそ】 • carbon dioxide

入り浸る【いりびたる】 • ① to stay long, to hang around, to hang out ② to be immersed, to be soaked, to seep in

忍び込む【しのびこむ】 • to creep in, to steal in

熱狂【ねっきょう】 • wild enthusiasm, being crazy about

熱烈【ねつれつ】 • ardent, passionate, vehement

燃え尽きる【もえつきる】 • to burn out

破滅【はめつ】 • ruin, destruction, fall

廃材【はいざい】 • scrap wood

配属【はいぞく】 • assignment (of a person to somewhere), attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)

迫力【はくりょく】 • force, intensity, appeal, strength

ばちがあたる • ① to incur divine punishment, to pay for one's sins ② You'll pay for that!, What goes around, comes around

卑屈【ひくつ】 • menial, meanness, servility, abject

披露宴【ひろうえん】 • reception (wedding)

避妊【ひにん】 • contraception

飛躍【ひやく】 • ① leaping, activity ② leapfrog (over a problem), making a leap (e.g. in logic) ③ makng great strides, making rapid progress ④ emerging ⑤ becoming active, playing an active part

眉【まみえ】 • eyebrow, eyebrows

評論家【ひょうろんか】 • critic

不一致【ふいっち】 • discrepancy, discord, disagreement, mismatch, dissonance

不器用【ぶきよう】 • awkward, clumsy, unskillfulness, lack of ability

不祥事【ふしょうじ】 • scandal, deplorable event

不詳【ふしょう】 • unknown, unidentified, unspecified

不相応【ふそうおう】 • unsuited, inappropriate, improper, undeserved

不透明【ふとうめい】 • opacity

不愉快【ふゆかい】 • discomfort, unpleasantness, disagreeableness, unhappiness

不倫【ふりん】 • adultery, immorality, impropriety

敷金【しききん】 • (security) deposit, caution money

腐れ縁【くされえん】 • (undesirable but) inseparable relationship

負け惜しみ【まけおしみ】 • poor loser, make excuses, unwilling to admit defeat, sour grapes

伏せる【ふせる】 • to lay something upside down, to turn something over, to cover, to lay (pipes), to lay (an ambush), to hide

仏壇【ぶつだん】 • Buddhist (household) altar

紛らわす【まぎらわす】 • to divert, to distract

返却【へんきゃく】 • return of something, repayment

弁える【わきまえる】 • to know (right from wrong), to discern, to discriminate, to understand, to bear in mind

保留【ほりゅう】 • ① reserve, putting on hold, deferment ② hold (e.g. telephone button), pending

放浪【ほうろう】 • wandering

邦楽【ほうがく】 • (traditional) Japanese music

傍観【ぼうかん】 • looking on, remaining a spectator

防波堤【ぼうはてい】 • breakwater, mole

魔王【まおう】 • devil king

幕開け【まくあけ】 • ① the rise of the curtain, opening (of play) ② beginning (e.g. of an era), opening (festival, event, etc.)

未遂【みすい】 • attempt (at crime)

魅了【みりょう】 • fascination

密室【みっしつ】 • ① room that cannot be entered (i.e. because it's locked from the inside) ② secret room

無償【むしょう】 • no compensation, free of charge

無謀【むぼう】 • reckless, thoughtless, recklessness

面影【おもかげ】 • face, looks, vestiges, trace

躍る【おどる】 • ① to jump, to leap ② to pound (of one's heart, i.e. with excitement), to throb ③ to be messily written

躍起【やっき】 • desperation, eagerness

癒す【いやす】 • to heal, to cure

唯一【ゆいつ】 • only, sole, unique

なだめる • to soothe, to calm, to pacify

有意義【ゆういぎ】 • significant, useful, meaningful, worthwhile, valuable, of interest

有志【ゆうし】 • voluntary, volunteer, sympathizer, sympathiser

余韻【よいん】 • ① reverberation, swelling (of a hymn), trailing note ② lingering memory, aftertaste ③ suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

容姿【ようし】 • appearance, one's face and figure

容赦【ようしゃ】 • ① pardon, forgiveness, mercy ② leniency, going easy (on someone)

容態【ようだい】 • condition (usually animate)

揺れ動く【ゆれうごく】 • to tremble

養子【ようし】 • adopted child (usu. male), son-in-law

履歴書【りれきしょ】 • personal history, curriculum vitae, resume

理不尽【りふじん】 • unreasonable, irrational

臨機応変【りんきおうへん】 • adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment, playing it by ear, ad hoc

輪郭【りんかく】 • contours, outlines, features, border, silhouette

隣接【りんせつ】 • adjoin, adjacent, related

累計【るいけい】 • total

はす • ① sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus ② rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

惑わす【まどわす】 • to bewilder, to perplex, to puzzle

悪阻【おそ】 • morning sickness

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

弦【げん】 • ① string (of a shamisen, etc.), stringed instrument ② chord ③ hypotenuse

弦【つる】 • ① bowstring ② string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.) ③ bail (arched pot handle) ④ diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

魂【だましい】 • soul, spirit

修業【しゅうぎょう】 • pursuit of knowledge, studying, learning, training, ascetic practice, ascetic practise, discipline

拍子【ひょうし】 • ① (musical) time, tempo, beat, rhythm ② the moment, the instance, chance

侮る【あなどる】 • to despise, to disdain, to make light of

面【おもて】 • ① face ② surface ③ mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)

妄想【もうそう】 • wild idea, delusion

老舗【しにせ】 • ① old shop, shop of long standing ② well-established, first of the kind, veteran

老舗【ろうほ】 • ① old shop, shop of long standing ② well-established, first of the kind, veteran

虜【とりこ】 • ① captive, prisoner ② victim (of love, etc.), slave (to one's lust, etc.)

嫌味【いやみ】 • disagreeableness, disagreeability, gaudiness, sarcasm

入れ墨【いれずみ】 • tattoo

憶測【おくそく】 • guess, speculation, supposition

駆け落ち【かけおち】 • defeat and flight, disappearing without a trace, eloping

駆け引き【かけひき】 • ① bargaining, haggling ② tactics, strategy

過酷【かこく】 • rigour, rigor, severity, cruelty, harsh

偽装【ぎそう】 • disguise, camouflage, masquerade

従順【じゅうじゅん】 • obedient, gentle, meek, submissive, docile

淡々【たんたん】 • disinterested, unconcerned, indifferent, plain, light

独り占め【ひとりじめ】 • monopoly

擁護【ようご】 • ① protection, advocacy, support, defence, championship, vindication ② to protect (e.g. rights, etc.), to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.), to support

大前提【だいぜんてい】 • major premise, principle

陰り【かげり】 • shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness), shade, gloom

酷【こく】 • ① severe, harsh, stringent, rigorous, strict, unfair ② body (esp. of food, wine, etc.), weight, substance

懲り懲り【こりごり】 • bitter experience, learning from a bad experience, having had enough (of something unpleasant), having had a bellyful, being sick and tired (of something), being fed up

忠犬【ちゅうけん】 • faithful dog (Hachiko)

放し飼い【はなしがい】 • pasturing, grazing, letting (a dog) run free

援助交際【えんじょこうさい】 • ① dating with compensation (payments, financial support, etc.) ② schoolgirl prostitution

癖に【くせに】 • and yet, though, when, in spite of

錠【じょう】 • ① lock, padlock ② tablet, lozenge, pill

ごとき • like, as if, the same as

矢先に【やさきに】 • just when one is ...

証拠隠滅【しょうこいんめつ】 • destruction of evidence

戸籍謄本【こせきとうほん】 • official copy of the family register

闘志【とうし】 • fighting spirit, (will to) fight

豪邸【ごうてい】 • palatial residence, stately mansion

反抗期【はんこうき】 • rebellious age

洞察力【どうさつりょく】 • insight, discernment, perception, perspicacity, acumen

謝恩会【しゃおんかい】 • thank-you party

緊急事態【きんきゅうじたい】 • state of emergency

生まれ故郷【うまれこきょう】 • one's birthplace

好奇【こうき】 • inquisitiveness

風物詩【ふうぶつし】 • things which remind one of a particular season

言い尽くす【いいつくす】 • to tell all, to give a full account

聞き飽きる【ききあきる】 • to be tired of hearing

愚痴る【ぐちる】 • to complain, to grumble

腕を振るう【うでをふるう】 • to exercise one's talent, to display one's ability

最善を尽くす【さいぜんをつくす】 • to do one's best, to do something to the best of one's ability

大歓迎【だいかんげい】 • warm welcome

依存症【いぞんしょう】 • (alcohol, drug) dependence, morbid dependence (on alcohol)

脚本家【きゃくほんか】 • scriptwriter, playwright, scenario writer

笹【ささ】 • bamboo grass

応急処置【おうきゅうしょち】 • ① emergency measure, emergency procedures, first-aid treatment ② temporary repairs, stop-gap treatment

とんとん拍子【とんとんびょうし】 • without a hitch, swimmingly, with rapid strides

一銭【いっせん】 • one-hundredth of a yen, small amount of money

はぐらかす • to dodge, to evade, to give the slip

萌える【もえる】 • to burst into bud, to sprout

遠距離恋愛【えんきょりれんあい】 • long distance relationship

振る【ぶる】 • assuming the air of ..., behaving like ...

暴力沙汰【ぼうりょくざた】 • (committing, resorting to) an act of violence

虚勢を張る【きょせいをはる】 • to bluff, to act brave

おら • first person pronoun (usually male)

欠陥品【けっかんひん】 • defective merchandise

おんどら • (insulting) you (Hyougo Banshu dialect)

器【き】 • ① device, instrument ② vessel, container

揺らぎ【ゆらぎ】 • tremor, fluctuation

熱狂的【ねっきょうてき】 • wildly enthusiastic, crazy (about something)

下敷きになる【したじきになる】 • to be squashed by, to be pinned under

軌道に乗る【きどうにのる】 • to be on track, to be going to plan

滞りなく【とどこおりなく】 • without delay, smoothly, without a hitch

展【てん】 • exhibition, exhibit

避けて通れない【さけてとおれない】 • (that) cannot be avoided (e.g. problem), unavoidable

容赦なく【ようしゃなく】 • relentlessly, mercilessly

狂わせる【くるわせる】 • ① to drive mad ② to cause a malfunction, to put out of order ③ to derail (a plan, etc.)

即【そく】 • ① instantly, immediately, at once ② that is (to say), namely

気が滅入る【きがめいる】 • to feel depressed, to be down

あぶれる • to fail (in getting a job), to fail (at fishing, hunting, etc.)

うじうじ • irresolute, hesitant

うろたえる • to be flustered, to lose one's presence of mind

ほんのり • slightly, faintly

愛嬌【あいきょう】 • love and respect, charm, attractiveness, courtesy

さながら • just like

闇雲【やみくも】 • recklessly, blindly, at random

依怙贔屓【えこひいき】 • favoritism, favouritism, partiality, prejudice, bias

一目惚れ【ひとめぼれ】 • to be taken with someone at first sight (similar to "love at first sight", but not as strong)

うかつ • careless, stupid, thoughtless, heedless, unobservant, inadvertant, incautious

遠吠え【とおぼえ】 • howling

化膿【かのう】 • suppuration, festering, coming to head

苛立つ【いらだつ】 • to be irritated

ひるむ • to falter, to flinch (from), to recoil (from), to quail (at)

みすぼらしい • shabby, seedy

御輿【みこし】 • palanquin

呆ける【ぼける】 • ① to grow senile, to be childish with age ② to be mentally slow, to be befuddled ③ to become engrossed (in something)

惚れる【ほれる】 • to fall in love, to be in love, to be charmed with, to lose one's heart to

挫ける【くじける】 • to be crushed, to be broken, to be sprained

挫折【ざせつ】 • frustration, setback, discouragement

呪い【のろい】 • curse, spell, malediction

呪文【じゅもん】 • spell, charm, incantation, magic word

所詮【しょせん】 • after all

厨房【ちゅうぼう】 • kitchen, galley

煽る【あおる】 • to fan, to agitate, to stir up

羨望【せんぼう】 • envy

詮索【せんさく】 • inquiry into, enquiry into, prying (into), investigation, search, exploration

全貌【ぜんぼう】 • whole story, full picture, full particulars

漕ぎ着ける【こぎつける】 • to row (a boat) up to (a pier), to attain, to reach (a certain stage), to manage to do

長椅子【ながいす】 • couch, bench, ottoman

妬ましい【ねたましい】 • jealous, envious

馴染む【なじむ】 • to become familiar with, to fit in, to adapt oneself, to get used to, to grow accustomed to

破綻【はたん】 • failure, bankruptcy

美貌【びぼう】 • beautiful face, good looks, beauty

豹変【ひょうへん】 • sudden change, complete change

淵【ふち】 • deep pool, abyss, the depths

菩薩【ぼさつ】 • bodhisattva (one who vows to save all beings before becoming a Buddha)

翻弄【ほんろう】 • ① trifling with, toying with, playing with, making sport of, making fun of, leading around by the nose ② tossing about (a ship)

嗅覚【きゅうかく】 • the sense of smell

屁理屈【へりくつ】 • sophism, quibble, hair-splitting, argument for argument's sake, cavil, frivolous objections

曰く【いわく】 • ① pretext, history, past, story ② according to ..., ... says

洒落【しゃらく】 • frank, open-hearted

ろくでなし • bum, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well

祟り【たたり】 • curse

祟る【たたる】 • to curse, to cast a spell

絆【きずな】 • ① bonds, fetters, encumbrance ② tether

縋り付く【すがりつく】 • to cling to, to depend on, to embrace, to hug

罠【わな】 • ① snare, trap (for catching wild game, etc.) ② trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

なめる • ① to lick ② to taste ③ to experience (esp. a hardship) ④ to make fun of, to make light of, to put down, to treat with contempt

褪せる【あせる】 • to fade, to discolor, to discolour

しかめる • to knit the brows, to raise eyebrows, to scowl, to grimace, to frown

靡く【なびく】 • to bend, to flutter, to wave, to bow to, to yield to, to obey, to be swayed by

頬【つら】 • ① face (often derog. or vulg.), mug ② surface

燻ぶる【くすぶる】 • to smoke, to smoulder, to smolder, to sputter

晒す【さらす】 • ① to expose (to the air, to the public, to danger, etc.) ② to bleach, to refine

遙々【はるばる】 • from afar, over a great distance, all the way

別嬪【べっぴん】 • ① beautiful woman, beauty, pretty girl ② high-quality goods, special article

仄か【ほのか】 • faint, indistinct, stupid, few

儲け【もうけ】 • profit, earnings

甦る【よみがえる】 • ① to be resurrected, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated, to be revived, to be refreshed, to be restored ② to be recalled (e.g. memories), to be brought back

孕む【はらむ】 • to conceive, to become pregnant, to get filled with

ろくな • satisfactory, decent

疚しい【やましい】 • (feel) guilty, (having a) guilty conscience

お膳立て【おぜんだて】 • setting the table, preparation

釘付け【くぎづけ】 • ① nailing on, nailing down, nailing shut ② being stationary, being rooted to the spot

唖然【あぜん】 • dumbfounded, in mute amazement

叱られる【しかられる】 • to be scolded, to be reproved

とろい • slow (slightly pejorative), dull, stupid

どさくさ • confusion, turmoil

粽【ちまき】 • cake wrapped in bamboo leaves

苛立ち【いらだち】 • irritation

けしかける • to instigate, to incite, to spur on, to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

しがない • poor, humble

たけなわ • in full swing, at full height

絆される【ほだされる】 • to be moved by affection, to be moved by kindness

満ち溢れる【みちあふれる】 • to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy), to be overflowing with

濡れ衣を着せる【ぬれぎぬをきせる】 • to frame, to falsely accuse of a crime

身も蓋もない【みもふたもない】 • point blank, blunt

石橋を叩いて渡る【いしばしをたたいてわたる】 • being excessively cautious, knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it

嗅ぎ回る【かぎまわる】 • to sniff around (looking for)

二股かける【ふたまたかける】 • to two-time, to play it both ways, to sit on the fence

嬲り殺し【なぶりごろし】 • torture to death, torment to death