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Detective Conan Vol. 3 (episodes 18 to 136)

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Vocab for episodes 18 to 136 of the animated series ‘Detective Conan’. This is volume 3/15. Vocab already listed in past volumes is not included. Check out the ‘Most Common Vocab’ set (vol 0) for a list of the most common terms throughout the series.

                
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お母さん 【おかあさん】mother
エレベーターelevator, lift
カメラcamera
カレンダー① calendar ② calender (machine for flattening things)
ギターguitar
クラスclass
コート① coat ② court (i.e. tennis, basketball, etc.)
シャツshirt, singlet
スポーツsport, sports
テープtape
トイレtoilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory
ネクタイtie, necktie
バス① bus ② bath ③ bass
パン① bread, pastries (e.g. croissants), pastry-based products ② pan, frying pan ③ panning (in a film)
プール① (swimming) pool ② pool (billiards) ③ pool (together)
ポケットpocket
マッチ① match (contest, lighting fires. etc.) ② to match with, to go well with
安い 【やすい】① cheap, inexpensive ② calm, peaceful, quiet
右 【みぎ】① right, right hand side ② afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above
下さい 【ください】① please give me ② (after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-) please do for me
下手 【へた】① unskillful, poor, awkward ② imprudent, untactful
外国 【がいこく】foreign country
休む 【やすむ】① to be absent, to take a day off ② to rest, to have a break ③ to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire ④ to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business
金 【かね】① money ② metal
古い 【ふるい】old (not person), aged, ancient, antiquated, stale, threadbare, outmoded, obsolete article
午後 【ごご】afternoon, p.m.
午前 【ごぜん】morning, a.m.
口 【くち】① mouth ② opening, hole, gap, orifice ③ mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece ④ gate, door, entrance, exit ⑤ speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip) ⑥ taste, palate ⑦ mouth (to feed) ⑧ opening (i.e. vacancy), available position ⑨ invitation, summons ⑩ kind, sort, type ⑪ opening (i.e. beginning) ⑫ counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords
高い 【たかい】① high, tall ② expensive
今週 【こんしゅう】this week
左 【ひだり】left, left hand side
四つ 【よっつ】four
耳 【みみ】① ear ② hearing ③ edge, crust ④ selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage
出口 【でぐち】exit, gateway, way out, outlet, leak, vent
上手 【じょうず】① skill, skillful, dexterity ② flattery
新聞 【しんぶん】newspaper
生まれる 【うまれる】to be born
先月 【せんげつ】last month
先生 【せんせい】① teacher, master, doctor ② with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific
男の子 【おとこのこ】boy, male child, baby boy
長い 【ながい】① long (distance) ② long (time), lengthy
電気 【でんき】① electricity ② (electric) light
読む 【よむ】to read
二 【に】two
年 【とし】① year ② age
白い 【しろい】white
半 【はん】half, semi-
半分 【はんぶん】half
来週 【らいしゅう】next week
一人 【ひとり】one person
十 【じゅう】10, ten
毎年 【まいとし】every year, yearly, annually
六 【ろく】six
国 【くに】① country, (the) state ② region ③ home (i.e. hometown, home country)
時 【じ】① hour, o'clock ② (specified) time, when ..., during ...
① indicates sentence subject (occasionally object) ② indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions) ③ but, however, still, and
① indicates location of action, at, in ② indicates time of action ③ indicates means of action, cause of effect, by ④ and then, so
医者 【いしゃ】(medical) doctor, physician
引く 【ひく】① to pull ② to draw (attention, etc.), to attract (interest, etc.) ③ to draw back ④ to draw (a card) ⑤ to draw (plan, line, etc.) ⑥ to catch (cold) ⑦ to play (string instr.) ⑧ to look up (e.g. dictionary), to consult ⑨ to haul, to pull (vehicles) ⑩ to subtract ⑪ to ebb, to fade ⑫ to descend (from), to inherit (a characteristic) ⑬ to quote, to raise (as evidence) ⑭ to lay (a cable), to draw (a cable)
映画 【えいが】movie, film
音楽 【おんがく】music, musical movement
家族 【かぞく】family, members of a family
歌 【うた】① song ② classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka) ③ modern poetry
回 【かい】① counter for occurrences ② counter for innings (baseball)
寒い 【さむい】① cold (e.g. weather) ② dull, uninteresting, lame
教室 【きょうしつ】classroom
近い 【ちかい】near, close, short (distance)
兄 【あに】older brother
兄さん 【にいさん】① older brother, elder brother ② brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship) ③ (vocative) young man, buddy, fella, laddie
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
元気 【げんき】health(y), robust, vigor, vigour, energy, vitality, vim, stamina, spirit, courage, pep
広い 【ひろい】spacious, vast, wide
姉 【あね】older sister, elder sister
姉さん 【ねえさん】① elder sister ② (vocative) young lady ③ miss (referring to a waitress, etc.) ④ ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors)
重い 【おもい】① heavy, massive ② serious, important, severe, oppressed
暑い 【あつい】hot (weather, etc.), warm
少ない 【すくない】few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom
色 【いろ】① colour, color ② complexion ③ appearance, look ④ love, lust, sensuality, love affair, lover ⑤ kind, type, variety
食べ物 【たべもの】food
食堂 【しょくどう】① dining room, dining hall, cafeteria, messroom ② restaurant, eatery, snack bar, diner
新しい 【あたらしい】new
図書館 【としょかん】library
青い 【あおい】① blue, green ② pale ③ unripe, inexperienced
切る 【きる】① to cut (usu. to cut through) ② to sever (connections, ties) ③ to turn off (i.e. the light) ④ to terminate (i.e. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect ⑤ to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub) ⑥ to open (something sealed) ⑦ to start ⑧ to set (a limit) ⑨ to reduce, to decrease, to discount ⑩ to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry (or drain) ⑪ to cross ⑫ to do (something noticeable) ⑬ to turn (a vehicle) ⑭ to cut (the ball) ⑮ to shuffle (cards) ⑯ to trump ⑰ (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone) ⑱ (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish, to complete
洗う 【あらう】① to wash ② to investigate
貸す 【かす】① to lend, to loan ② to rent out, to hire out
大切 【たいせつ】important, valuable, worthy of care
着る 【きる】① to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down), to put on ② to bear (guilt, etc.)
朝 【あさ】morning
鳥 【とり】① bird ② bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry
低い 【ひくい】low (height, tone, rank, degree, cost, etc.), short
答える 【こたえる】to answer, to reply
働く 【はたらく】① to work, to labor, to labour ② to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play ③ to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice ④ to be conjugated
肉 【にく】① flesh ② meat ③ the physical body (as opposed to the spirit) ④ thickness ⑤ ink pad
日曜日 【にちようび】Sunday
八百屋 【やおや】greengrocer
病院 【びょういん】hospital
勉強 【べんきょう】① study ② diligence ③ discount, reduction
妹 【いもうと】younger sister
問題 【もんだい】problem, question
料理 【りょうり】① cooking, cookery, cuisine ② dealing with something, handling, administration, management
上着 【うわぎ】coat, tunic, jacket, outer garment
色々 【いろいろ】various
歌う 【うたう】① to sing ② to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.)
飲み物 【のみもの】drink, beverage
小さな 【ちいさな】small, little, tiny
泳ぐ 【およぐ】to swim
荷物 【にもつ】① luggage, baggage ② burden ③ payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
曲がる 【まがる】① to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist ② to turn ③ to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
酒 【さけ】alcohol, sake
消す 【けす】① to erase, to delete, to cross out ② to turn off power ③ to extinguish, to put out
晴れる 【はれる】① to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining ② to refresh (e.g. spirits) ③ to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion) ④ to be dispelled, to be banished
雪 【ゆき】snow
速い 【はやい】① fast, quick, hasty, brisk ② early (in the day, etc.), premature ③ (too) soon, not yet, (too) early ④ easy, simple, quick
万年筆 【まんねんひつ】fountain pen
無くす 【なくす】① to lose something ② to get rid of ③ to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)
緑 【みどり】① green ② greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
一昨日 【おととい】day before yesterday
側 【がわ】① side (of something, or taking someone's side), part ② (watch) case
箱 【はこ】① box ② car (of a train, etc.) ③ shamisen case, shamisen
お祖父さん 【おじいさん】① grandfather ② male senior-citizen
お腹 【おなか】stomach
汚い 【きたない】dirty, unclean, filthy
奥さん 【おくさん】wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam
押す 【おす】① to push, to press ② to apply pressure from above, to press down ③ to stamp (i.e. a passport), to apply a seal
皆さん 【みなさん】all, everyone, everybody
ほかother (esp. places and things), the rest
甘い 【あまい】① sweet, delicious ② fragrant (smelling), sweet (music) ③ lightly salted ④ naive, overly optimistic, soft on, generous, indulgent, easy-going ⑤ half-hearted, not finished properly ⑥ tempting (e.g. words), promising
机 【つくえ】desk
吸う 【すう】① to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale ② to suck, to sip, to slurp ③ to absorb, to soak up ④ to kiss
厚い 【あつい】① thick, deep, heavy ② kind, cordial, hospitable, warm, faithful ③ serious (of an illness) ④ abundant
降る 【ふる】to precipitate, to fall (e.g. rain)
咲く 【さく】to bloom
寝る 【ねる】① to lie down ② to go to bed, to lie in bed ③ to sleep (lying down) ④ to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse) ⑤ to lie idle
大変 【たいへん】① very, greatly ② immense, enormous, great ③ serious, grave, dreadful, terrible ④ difficult, hard
閉まる 【しまる】to be shut, to close, to be closed
渡る 【わたる】① to cross over, to go across ② to extend, to cover, to range, to span
閉める 【しめる】to close, to shut
浴びる 【あびる】to bathe, to bask in the sun, to shower
冷蔵庫 【れいぞうこ】refrigerator
居る 【いる】① to be (of animate objects), to exist ② to stay ③ (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)
ごろ① (approximate) time, around, about, toward ② suitable time (or condition) ③ time of year, season
匹 【ひき】① counter for small animals ② counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size) ③ roll of cloth
花瓶 【かびん】(flower) vase
掛かる 【かかる】① to take ② to hang ③ to come into view, to arrive ④ to come under (a contract, a tax) ⑤ to start (engines, motors) ⑥ to attend, to deal with, to handle ⑦ to have started to, to be on the verge of ⑧ to overlap (e.g. information in a manual), to cover ⑨ to (come) at ⑩ to be fastened ⑪ to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.) ⑫ to be caught in ⑬ to get a call ⑭ to depend on
砂糖 【さとう】sugar
撮る 【とる】to take (a photo), to make (a film)
脱ぐ 【ぬぐ】to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.), to undress
丁度 【ちょうど】just, right, exactly
締める 【しめる】① to tie, to fasten ② to total, to sum ③ to be strict with ④ to economize (economise), to cut down on
賑やか 【にぎやか】bustling, busy
風呂 【ふろ】① bath, bathtub ② bathroom, bathhouse ③ room for drying lacquerware ④ base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
本棚 【ほんだな】bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase
立派 【りっぱ】splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing, prominent, legal, legitimate
風邪 【かぜ】cold (illness), common cold
嫌 【いや】disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant, reluctant
伯父 【おじ】uncle (older than one's parent)
嫌がる 【いやがる】to hate, to dislike
こちら① this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker), this direction ② here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is) ③ this one (something physically close to the speaker) ④ I, me ⑤ this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)
そちら① that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener) ② there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener) ③ that one (something close to the listener) ④ you, your family ⑤ that person (someone close to the listener)
それからand then, after that
とても① very, awfully, exceedingly ② (before a negative form) (not) at all, by no means, simply (cannot)
どちら① which way, which direction, where ② which one (esp. of two alternatives) ③ who
それでは① well then ... ② in that situation, in which case
あちら① that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener), over there, yonder ② that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener), that ③ that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener) ④ there (place distant from both speaker and listener), over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
あっち① that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener), over there, yonder ② that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener), that ③ that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener) ④ there (place distant from both speaker and listener), over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
いかがhow, in what way, how about
きれい① pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair ② clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat ③ completely, entirely
どのwhich, what (way)
かな① I wonder (sentence ending prt) ② should I? (question prt when thinking out loud), is it? ③ I wish that (with a negative), I hope that
すっかりall, completely, thoroughly
はっきりclearly, plainly, distinctly
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
プレゼント① present, gift ② to give a present or gift
安心 【あんしん】relief, peace of mind
員 【いん】member
屋上 【おくじょう】rooftop
火事 【かじ】fire, conflagration
会 【かい】① meeting, assembly, party ② association, club
会場 【かいじょう】assembly hall, meeting place, the grounds
間 【あいだ】① space (between), gap, interval, distance ② time (between), pause, break ③ span (temporal or spatial), stretch, period (while) ④ relationship (between, among) ⑤ members (within, among)
間に合う 【まにあう】① to be in time for ② to serve (suit, meet) the purpose, to be good enough, to be enough
空気 【くうき】air, atmosphere
計画 【けいかく】plan, project, schedule, scheme, program, programme
建てる 【たてる】to build, to construct
研究 【けんきゅう】study, research, investigation
合う 【あう】① to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet ② to fit, to match, to suit, to agree with, to be correct ③ to be profitable, to be equitable ④ (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... to each other, to do ... together
始める 【はじめる】① to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate ② to open (e.g. a store), to start up, to establish (business. etc.) ③ to start (doing something), to begin to ...
思い出す 【おもいだす】to recall, to remember
止める 【やめる】to end, to stop, to cease, to resign
集める 【あつめる】to collect, to assemble, to gather
場合 【ばあい】case, situation
食事 【しょくじ】① meal ② to eat
心 【こころ】① mind, heart, spirit ② the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
正月 【しょうがつ】New Year, New Year's Day, the first month, January
西洋 【せいよう】the west, Western countries
足りる 【たりる】① to be sufficient, to be enough ② to be worth doing, to be worthy ③ to be sufficient, to answer, to do
太る 【ふとる】to grow fat (stout, plump), to become fat, to gain weight
大体 【だいたい】general, substantially, outline, main point, approximately, about
大分 【だいぶ】considerably, greatly, a lot
中学校 【ちゅうがっこう】junior high school, middle school, lower secondary school
昼間 【ひるま】daytime, during the day
空く 【あく】① to be empty ② to be vacant, to be available, to be free
代わり 【かわり】① substitute, deputy, proxy, alternate, relief, compensation, second helping ② in place of, as a substitute for
回る 【まわる】① to turn, to revolve ② to visit several places ③ to function well ④ to pass a certain time
真ん中 【まんなか】middle, centre, center, mid-way
別れる 【わかれる】to be divided, to part from, to separate, to bid farewell
代 【だい】① charge, cost, price ② generation, age, reign ③ (geological) era ④ (after someone's name or title) a representative of, on behalf of, for (someone) ⑤ used after a phone number to indicate that it is a switchboard number ⑥ counter for decades of ages, eras, etc. ⑦ counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.) ⑧ proxy application company
安全 【あんぜん】① safety ② security
育てる 【そだてる】to raise, to rear, to bring up
雲 【くも】cloud
学部 【がくぶ】① department of a university ② undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
客 【きゃく】① guest, visitor ② customer, client, shopper, spectator, audience, tourist, sightseer, passenger
近所 【きんじょ】neighbourhood, neighborhood
決して 【けっして】never, by no means, decidedly, indisputably
湖 【みずうみ】lake
光 【ひかり】light
参る 【まいる】① to go, to come, to call ② to be defeated, to collapse, to die ③ to be annoyed, to be nonplussed ④ to be madly in love ⑤ to visit (shrine, grave)
自由 【じゆう】freedom, liberty, as it pleases you
受ける 【うける】① to receive, to accept, to get, to inherit ② to catch (e.g. a ball), to parry (e.g. a blow), to take (lesson, test, damage), to sustain (damage), to incur (loss) ③ to become popular, to be well-received, to go down well
森 【もり】① forest ② shrine grove
深い 【ふかい】deep, profound, thick, close
申し上げる 【もうしあげる】① to say, to tell, to state ② to do for
申す 【もうす】to be called, to say
真面目 【まじめ】diligent, serious, honest, sober, grave, earnest, steady
進む 【すすむ】① to advance, to go forward ② to precede, to go ahead (of) ③ to make progress, to improve ④ to deepen, to heighten ⑤ to do of one's own free will
製 【せい】-made, make
昔 【むかし】olden days, former
島 【しま】① island ② territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.), turf
投げる 【なげる】① to throw, to cast away ② to face defeat, to give up
反対 【はんたい】opposition, resistance, antagonism, hostility, contrast, objection, dissension, reverse, opposite, vice versa
番組 【ばんぐみ】program (e.g. TV), programme
悲しい 【かなしい】sad, sorrowful
部長 【ぶちょう】① head (chief, director) of a section or department ② head of a (school) club, head of a (school) team
放送 【ほうそう】broadcast, broadcasting
鳴る 【なる】to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble
毛 【け】hair, fur
予定 【よてい】plans, arrangement, schedule, program, programme, expectation, estimate
理由 【りゆう】reason, pretext, motive
林 【はやし】woods, forest, copse, thicket
具合 【ぐあい】condition, state, manner, health
直る 【なおる】to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed
船 【ふね】① ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, steamship ② tank, tub, vat, trough ③ counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
祭り 【まつり】festival, feast
向かう 【むかう】① to face ② to go towards
引っ越す 【ひっこす】to move (house), to change residence
割れる 【われる】① to break, to be smashed ② to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn ③ to be divided, to cleave ④ to come to light
危険 【きけん】① danger, peril, hazard ② dangerous, hazardous
喜ぶ 【よろこぶ】① to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased ② to congratulate ③ to gratefully accept
機会 【きかい】chance, opportunity
機械 【きかい】① machine, mechanism ② instrument, appliance, apparatus
久しぶり 【ひさしぶり】a long time (since the last time), it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
迎える 【むかえる】① to go out to meet ② to receive, to welcome ③ to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family) ④ to call for, to summon, to invite ⑤ to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)
原因 【げんいん】cause, origin, source
妻 【つま】① wife ② garnish (esp. one served with sashimi) ③ embellishment
済む 【すむ】① to finish, to end, to be completed ② to merely result in something less severe than expected ③ to feel at ease ④ (neg) to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone, to be sorry
産業 【さんぎょう】industry
指輪 【ゆびわ】(finger) ring
失敗 【しっぱい】failure, mistake, blunder
失礼 【しつれい】① discourtesy, impoliteness ② Excuse me, Goodbye ③ to leave ④ to be rude
手袋 【てぶくろ】glove, mitten, mitt
準備 【じゅんび】preparation, setup, arrangements, provision, reserve
招待 【しょうたい】invitation
触る 【さわる】to touch, to feel
席 【せき】① seat ② location (of a gathering, etc.), place ③ position, post
折る 【おる】to break, to fold, to pick flowers
祖父 【そふ】① grandfather ② old man ③ kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
続く 【つづく】① to continue, to last, to go on ② to be unbroken ③ to occur again and again ④ to lead to, to connect to
続ける 【つづける】to continue, to keep up, to keep on
卒業 【そつぎょう】graduation, completion (e.g. of a course)
男性 【だんせい】① man, male ② masculine gender
恥ずかしい 【はずかしい】shy, ashamed, embarrassed
程 【ほど】① degree, extent, bounds, limit ② indicates approx. amount or maximum, upper limit
適当 【てきとう】① suitable, adequate, relevant, appropriate, fit ② random, halfhearted, on the spot, whatever works
塗る 【ぬる】to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish, to spread, to smear
倒れる 【たおれる】① to fall, to collapse, to drop, to fall senseless ② to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.) ③ to die ④ to go bankrupt, to be ruined, to have a bad debt ⑤ to be defeated (in a game) ⑥ to fall (of governments, dictators, etc.)
盗む 【ぬすむ】to steal
熱 【ねつ】fever, temperature
泊まる 【とまる】① to stay at (e.g. hotel) ② to be docked, to be berthed, to be moored
付く 【つく】① to be attached, to be connected with, to adhere, to stick, to cling ② to remain imprinted, to scar, to stain, to dye ③ to bear (fruit, interest, etc.) ④ to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.), to increase (of strength, etc.) ⑤ to take root ⑥ to accompany, to attend, to follow, to study with ⑦ to side with, to belong to ⑧ to possess, to haunt ⑨ to be lit, to be lighted ⑩ to be settled, to be resolved, to be decided ⑪ to be given (of a name, price, etc.) ⑫ to be sensed, to be perceived ⑬ to be lucky ⑭ (after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words) to become (a state, condition, etc.)
夫 【おっと】husband
普通 【ふつう】① general, ordinary, usual ② normally, generally, usually ③ train that stops at every station
複雑 【ふくざつ】complex, complicated
壁 【かべ】① wall, barrier ② Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
亡くなる 【なくなる】to die
忘れ物 【わすれもの】lost article, something forgotten
眠る 【ねむる】① to sleep (not necessarily lying down) ② to die
予約 【よやく】① reservation, appointment, booking, advance order ② contract, subscription, pledge
冷える 【ひえる】to grow cold, to get chilly, to cool down
歴史 【れきし】history
難い 【にくい】difficult, hard
遅れる 【おくれる】to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue
格好 【かっこう】① shape, form, posture, appearance, manner ② suitability, moderateness (in price)
増える 【ふえる】to increase, to multiply
割合 【わりあい】① rate, ratio, percentage, proportion ② comparatively ③ contrary to expectations
お祝い 【おいわい】congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift
為さる 【なさる】to do
壊す 【こわす】① to break, to destroy, to demolish ② to wreck, to ruin, to spoil, to damage ③ to break (a bill, etc.)
滑る 【すべる】① to glide, to slide (e.g. on skis), to slip ② to bomb (when telling a joke)
頑張る 【がんばる】to persist, to insist on, to stand firm, to try one's best
宜しい 【よろしい】good, OK, all right, fine, very well, will do, may, can
驚く 【おどろく】to be surprised, to be astonished
喧嘩 【けんか】quarrel, brawl, fight, squabble, scuffle
故障 【こしょう】break-down, failure, fault, accident, out of order
随分 【ずいぶん】① very, extremely, surprisingly, considerably ② contemptible, reprehensible
是非 【ぜひ】① certainly, without fail ② right and wrong, pros and cons
先輩 【せんぱい】senior (at work or school), superior, elder, older graduate, progenitor, old-timer
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
棚 【たな】① shelf, shelves, ledge, rack ② trellis
致す 【いたす】to do
注射 【ちゅうしゃ】injection
丁寧 【ていねい】polite, courteous, careful, care, kind, close, thorough, conscientious
濡れる 【ぬれる】to get wet
寂しい 【さびしい】lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
我々 【われわれ】we
訳 【やく】translation, version (e.g. "English version")
それにbesides, moreover
それほどto that degree, extent
ちっともnot at all (neg. verb)
やはりalso, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely, of course
いじめるto tease, to torment, to persecute, to chastise
びっくり① to be surprised, to be amazed, to be frightened, to be astonished ② surprise (e.g. surprise party) ③ surprise
なかなか① very, considerably, easily, readily, fairly, quite, highly, rather ② by no means (with negative verb)
そうしてand, like that
たまにoccasionally, once in a while
もうすぐvery soon
ぐっすりsound asleep, fast asleep
こっそりstealthily, secretly
するとthereupon, hereupon
だらけ① implying (negatively) that something is full of (e.g. mistakes) ② covered all over (e.g. with blood)
ですからso, therefore
どうせanyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at best, at most, at all
のんびりcarefree, at leisure
本の 【ほんの】mere, only, just
ぼんやりabsent-minded, blockhead, dim, faint, vague
やって来る 【やってくる】to come along, to come around, to turn up
オーバー① overcoat ② over, exceeding, going beyond, exaggeration ③ ball hit over the head of an outfielder (baseball)
外す 【はずす】① to unfasten, to undo ② to remove, to take off, to deinstall ③ to leave, to step out, to slip away ④ to miss (a target)
外れる 【はずれる】to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear)
学ぶ 【まなぶ】to study (in depth), to learn, to take lessons in
間もなく 【まもなく】① soon, before long, in a short time ② (after verb) lacking time to ..., without time to ...
気に入る 【きにいる】to be pleased with, to suit
見上げる 【みあげる】to look up at, to raise one's eyes, to admire
生 【なま】① raw, uncooked, fresh ② natural, unedited, unprocessed, crude ③ live (i.e. not recorded) ④ inexperienced, unpolished, green ⑤ impudence, sauciness ⑥ unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer ⑦ partially, somewhat, half-, semi-
先日 【せんじつ】the other day, a few days ago
長 【ちょう】chief, head
年間 【ねんかん】year (period of)
本人 【ほんにん】the person himself
毎 【ごと】each respectively
分かれる 【わかれる】① to branch, to fork, to diverge ② to separate, to split, to divide ③ to disperse, to scatter
どうかplease, somehow or other
あんなにto that extent, to that degree
① (sentence end) indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc., is it so ② hey, come on
だがbut, however, (and) yet, nevertheless, still, for all that
なんて① such as, (things) like ② exclamation
以前 【いぜん】ago, since, before, previous
以来 【いらい】since, henceforth
意外 【いがい】unexpected, surprising
運 【うん】fortune, luck
下がる 【さがる】to hang down, to abate, to retire, to fall, to step back
海外 【かいがい】foreign, abroad, overseas
学者 【がくしゃ】scholar
起こる 【おこる】to occur, to happen
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")
強力 【きょうりょく】powerful, strong
空っぽ 【からっぽ】empty, vacant, hollow
行動 【こうどう】action, conduct, behaviour, behavior, mobilization, mobilisation
作品 【さくひん】work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.), opus, performance, production
思わず 【おもわず】unintentionally, reflexively, spontaneously, involuntarily, instinctively
自動 【じどう】① automatic, self-motion ② intransitive verb
室 【しつ】① room ② Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
借金 【しゃっきん】debt, loan, liabilities
手入れ 【ていれ】① repairs, maintenance, tending, trimming, grooming ② crackdown, (police) raid
真っ赤 【まっか】① bright red, deep red, flushed (of face) ② downright (e.g. lie), complete, utter
世間 【せけん】world, society
青年 【せいねん】youth, young man
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
足る 【たる】to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worthy of
多少 【たしょう】more or less, somewhat, a little, some
体重 【たいじゅう】body weight (usu. one's own)
貸し 【かし】loan, lending
地下 【ちか】① basement, cellar, underground place ② underground, below ground ③ secret, under cover
中止 【ちゅうし】suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption
注文 【ちゅうもん】order, request
注目 【ちゅうもく】notice, attention, observation
度 【たび】time (three times, each time, etc.), times
動かす 【うごかす】① to move, to shift, to operate, to set in motion, to mobilize, to mobilise ② to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence ③ to deny, to change
入場 【にゅうじょう】entrance, admission, entering
発 【はつ】① departure, departing (from ...), departing (at time ...) ② beginning ③ issued by (e.g. document) ④ counter for gunshots, counter for blows (punches)
不運 【ふうん】unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, fate
文 【ぶん】sentence, text
別れ 【わかれ】parting, separation, farewell, (lateral) branch, fork, offshoot, division, section
母親 【ははおや】mother
味わう 【あじわう】to taste, to savor, to relish
味方 【みかた】friend, ally, supporter
夕食 【ゆうしょく】evening meal, dinner
立場 【たちば】standpoint, position, situation
料金 【りょうきん】fee, charge, fare
話題 【わだい】topic, subject
一家 【いっか】a house, a home, a family, a household, one's family, one's folks, a style
転ぶ 【ころぶ】to fall down, to fall over
空く 【すく】① to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty ② to be hungry
足元 【あしもと】① at one's feet, underfoot ② gait, pace, step ③ you, thou
思い出 【おもいで】memories, recollections, reminiscence
少々 【しょうしょう】just a minute, small quantity
銀 【ぎん】① silver, silver coin, silver paint ② silver general (shogi)
少なくとも 【すくなくとも】at least
出会う 【であう】to meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter, to hold a rendezvous, to have a date
計る 【はかる】① to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate) ② to conjecture, to infer, to surmise
広がる 【ひろがる】to spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach to, to get around, to fill (e.g. a space)
始まり 【はじまり】origin, beginning
その内 【そのうち】eventually, sooner or later, of the previously mentioned
ところがeven so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
安定 【あんてい】stability, equilibrium
育つ 【そだつ】to be raised (e.g. child), to be brought up, to grow (up)
引退 【いんたい】retire
回す 【まわす】① to turn, to rotate, to gyrate ② to circulate, to send around ③ to surround ④ to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers) ⑤ (after the -masu stem of a verb) ... around (i.e. to chase someone around) ⑥ to dial (e.g. telephone number)
他 【ほか】other (esp. places and things), the rest
感じる 【かんじる】to feel, to sense, to experience
感情 【かんじょう】emotion, feeling, feelings, sentiment
感動 【かんどう】being deeply moved emotionally, excitement, passion, deep emotion, impression
観客 【かんきゃく】audience, spectator, spectators
記者 【きしゃ】reporter
記録 【きろく】① record, minutes, document ② a record (e.g. in sports), results, score ③ to record, to document ④ to set a record (e.g. in sports), to show a result, to reach a value
逆らう 【さからう】to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy
金額 【きんがく】amount of money
苦しむ 【くるしむ】to suffer, to groan, to be worried
計算 【けいさん】① calculation, reckoning, count ② forecast
決定 【けってい】decision, determination
県 【けん】① prefecture (of Japan) ② county (of China)
語る 【かたる】to talk, to tell, to recite
向ける 【むける】to turn towards, to point
号 【ごう】① number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group ② sobriquet, pen-name
根 【ね】① root (of a plant) ② root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.) ③ root root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis ④ one's true nature ⑤ (fishing) reef
才能 【さいのう】talent, ability
参加 【さんか】participation
思想 【しそう】thought, idea, ideology
事情 【じじょう】circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation, reasons
時期 【じき】time, season, period
自身 【じしん】by oneself, personally
自然 【しぜん】① nature, spontaneity ② naturally, spontaneously
式 【しき】① equation, formula, expression ② ceremony ③ style
実 【み】① fruit, nut ② seed ③ (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc. ④ content, substance
実行 【じっこう】practice, practise, performance, execution (e.g. program) (programme), realization, realisation, implementation
手術 【しゅじゅつ】surgical operation
助かる 【たすかる】to be saved, to be rescued, to survive, to be helpful
勝負 【しょうぶ】victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout
章 【しょう】① chapter, section ② medal
新た 【あらた】① new, fresh, novel ② newly, freshly, re-
進める 【すすめる】to advance, to promote, to hasten
数える 【かぞえる】to count, to enumerate
数字 【すうじ】numeral, figure, digit, numeric character
全 【ぜん】all, whole, entire, complete, overall, pan-
組み立てる 【くみたてる】to assemble, to set up, to construct
組む 【くむ】① to cross (legs or arms), to link (arms) ② to put together, to construct, to assemble, to produce (e.g. TV program) ③ to braid, to plait ④ to grapple, to wrestle ⑤ to unite, to link up, to form an alliance ⑥ to set (e.g. type) ⑦ to issue (e.g. money order)
身体 【しんたい】① body ② health
代表 【だいひょう】representative, representation, delegation, type, example, model
単なる 【たんなる】mere, simple, sheer
断る 【ことわる】① to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline ② to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance ③ to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
地点 【ちてん】site, point on a map, spot
地面 【じめん】ground, earth's surface
中央 【ちゅうおう】centre, central, center, middle
調子 【ちょうし】① tune, tone, key, pitch, time, rhythm ② vein, mood, way, manner, style, knack ③ condition, state of health ④ impetus, spur of the moment, strain ⑤ trend
通じる 【つうじる】to run to, to lead to, to communicate, to understand, to be well-informed
鉄 【てつ】iron
電池 【でんち】battery
当たる 【あたる】① to be hit, to strike ② to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed ③ to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to ④ to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.) ⑤ to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win ⑥ to be successful, to go well, to be a hit ⑦ to face, to confront ⑧ to lie (in the direction of) ⑨ to undertake, to be assigned ⑩ to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted ⑪ to be called upon (by the teacher) ⑫ to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at ⑬ to be unnecessary ⑭ (in baseball) to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak ⑮ (in fishing) to feel a bite ⑯ (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil ⑰ to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison) ⑱ to shave
当てる 【あてる】① to hit ② to expose ③ to apply (e.g. patch) ④ to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class) ⑤ to guess (an answer) ⑥ to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
当時 【とうじ】at that time, in those days
頭 【とう】counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)
内 【うち】① inside, within ② while ③ among, amongst, between ④ we (referring to one's in-group, i.e. company, etc.), our ⑤ my spouse ⑥ I (primarily used by women and children), me
能力 【のうりょく】ability, faculty
馬 【うま】① horse ② promoted bishop (shogi)
発表 【はっぴょう】announcement, publication
美人 【びじん】beautiful person (woman)
氷 【こおり】① ice ② shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
表 【ひょう】table (e.g. Tab 1), chart, list
表情 【ひょうじょう】facial expression
秒 【びょう】second (60th min)
不自由 【ふじゆう】① discomfort, inconvenience ② poverty, want, destitution ③ disability, impairment (physical, mental, etc.)
部分 【ぶぶん】portion, section, part
満足 【まんぞく】① satisfaction ② sufficiency
無し 【なし】without
明ける 【あける】① to dawn, to grow light ② to end
明確 【めいかく】clear, precise, definite, distinct
迷う 【まよう】① to lose one's way ② to waver, to hesitate, to be of two minds over, to be puzzled, to be perplexed ③ to give into temptation, to lose control of oneself ④ to turn in one's grave
目指す 【めざす】to aim at, to have an eye on
目的 【もくてき】purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention
役 【やく】① use, service, role ② post, position ③ scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.), hand
様子 【ようす】① state, state of affairs, situation, circumstances ② appearance, look, aspect ③ sign, indication
流れ 【ながれ】stream, current, flow
流行る 【はやる】① to be popular, to come into fashion ② to be prevalent, to spread widely (e.g. disease), to be endemic ③ to flourish, to thrive
留学 【りゅうがく】studying abroad (usu. at university level)
例外 【れいがい】exception
数 【かず】number, amount
全国 【ぜんこく】country-wide, nation-wide, whole country, national
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
協力 【きょうりょく】cooperation, collaboration
例える 【たとえる】to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile
次々 【つぎつぎ】in succession, one by one
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
満ちる 【みちる】① to be full ② to wax (e.g. moon) ③ to rise (e.g. tide) ④ to mature, to expire
無 【む】① nothing, naught, nought, nil, zero ② un-, non-
化 【か】action of making something, -ification
両 【りょう】① both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.) ② ryo (obsolete unit of currency) ③ 41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin) ④ 2 tan (measure of fabric size) ⑤ counter for carriages (e.g. in a train)
内 【ない】inside, within
寄越す 【よこす】① to send, to forward ② to hand over (e.g. money)
偉い 【えらい】① great, excellent, admirable, remarkable, distinguished, important, celebrated, famous, eminent ② awful, terrible
衣服 【いふく】clothes
違い 【ちがい】difference, discrepancy
一種 【いっしゅ】species, kind, variety
永遠 【えいえん】eternity, perpetuity, immortality, permanence
奥 【おく】interior, inner part, inside
課 【か】① lesson ② section (in an organization), division, department ③ counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
解ける 【とける】① to be solved ② to loosen, to come untied ③ to be removed (e.g. restrictions), to be cleared (e.g. misunderstandings), to be broken (e.g. spells, curses) ④ to melt
割る 【わる】to divide, to cut, to break, to halve, to separate, to split, to rip, to crack, to smash, to dilute
乾燥 【かんそう】dry, arid, insipid, dehydrated
巻く 【まく】to wind, to coil, to roll
患者 【かんじゃ】(a) patient
汗 【あせ】① sweat, perspiration ② moisture, condensation
管理 【かんり】control, management (e.g. of a business)
願い 【ねがい】desire, wish, request, prayer, petition, application
機能 【きのう】function, facility, faculty, feature
帰宅 【きたく】returning home
記念 【きねん】commemoration, memory
疑う 【うたがう】to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect
詰める 【つめる】① to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up ② to shorten (length or distance), to move over, to make room (for someone) ③ to work out (details)
共に 【ともに】sharing with, participate in, both, alike, together, along with, with, including
恐ろしい 【おそろしい】terrible, dreadful
胸 【むね】breast, chest
苦労 【くろう】troubles, hardships
偶然 【ぐうぜん】(by) chance, unexpectedly, suddenly, accident, fortuity
掘る 【ほる】to dig, to excavate
経つ 【たつ】to pass, to lapse
経営 【けいえい】management, administration
経由 【けいゆ】go by the way, via
警告 【けいこく】warning, advice
券 【けん】ticket, coupon, bond, certificate
建築 【けんちく】construction, architecture
権利 【けんり】right, privilege
現金 【げんきん】cash, ready money, mercenary, self-interested
現実 【げんじつ】reality
限る 【かぎる】to restrict, to limit, to confine
呼び出す 【よびだす】① to summon, to call (e.g. phone), to convene, to decoy, to lure ② to invoke (e.g. subroutine), to call
呼吸 【こきゅう】① breath, respiration ② knack, trick, secret (of doing something)
効果 【こうか】effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result
好み 【このみ】liking, taste, choice
更に 【さらに】furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover
構成 【こうせい】organization, organisation, configuration, composition
合格 【ごうかく】success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility
腰 【こし】① back, lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region ② body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.), resilience, spring
差別 【さべつ】discrimination, distinction, differentiation
再び 【ふたたび】again, once more, a second time
最も 【もっとも】most, extremely
最終 【さいしゅう】last, final, closing
済みません 【すみません】sorry, excuse me, thank you
材料 【ざいりょう】ingredients, material
財産 【ざいさん】property, fortune, assets
散歩 【さんぽ】walk, stroll
伺う 【うかがう】① to visit, to ask, to inquire, to hear, to be told ② to implore (a god for an oracle), to seek direction (from your superior) ③ to visit ④ to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
刺す 【さす】to pierce, to stab, to prick, to thrust, to bite, to sting, to pin down, to stitch, to put (a runner) out, to pole (a boat), to catch (with a line), to stick
支店 【してん】branch store (office)
死亡 【しぼう】death, mortality
事務 【じむ】business, office work
似合う 【にあう】to suit, to match, to become, to be like
時刻 【じこく】instant, time, moment
自殺 【じさつ】suicide
失う 【うしなう】to lose, to part with
失望 【しつぼう】disappointment, despair
実際 【じっさい】① practicality, practical ② reality, actuality, actual conditions ③ bhutakoti (limit of reality)
種類 【しゅるい】① variety, kind, type, category ② counter for different sorts of things
重要 【じゅうよう】important, momentous, essential, principal, major
宿泊 【しゅくはく】lodging
祝い 【いわい】congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift
祝う 【いわう】to congratulate, to celebrate
出席 【しゅっせき】① attendance, presence, appearance ② to attend, to be present, to appear
処理 【しょり】processing, dealing with, treatment, disposition, disposal
諸 【しょ】various, many, several
女優 【じょゆう】actress
除く 【のぞく】to remove, to exclude, to except
床 【ゆか】① floor ② stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player) ③ dining platform built across a river
招く 【まねく】to invite
笑顔 【えがお】smiling face, smile
賞 【しょう】prize, award
城 【しろ】castle
職 【しょく】employment
触れる 【ふれる】① to touch, to feel ② to experience, to come in contact with, to be emotionally moved (by), to perceive ③ to touch on a subject, to allude to ④ to be in conflict (with), to violate (law, copyright, etc.) ⑤ to proclaim
信頼 【しんらい】reliance, trust, faith, confidence
寝室 【しんしつ】bedroom
申し込む 【もうしこむ】to apply for, to make an application, to propose (marriage), to offer (mediation), to make an overture (of peace), to challenge, to lodge (objections), to request (an interview), to subscribe for, to book, to reserve
真似 【まね】mimicry, imitation, behavior, behaviour, pretense, pretence
針 【はり】① needle, pin, hook ② stinger, thorn ③ hand (e.g. clock, etc.), pointer ④ staple (for a stapler) ⑤ needlework, sewing ⑥ malice ⑦ counter for stitches
性格 【せいかく】character, personality
性質 【せいしつ】nature, property, disposition
積む 【つむ】to pile up, to stack, to load (car, ship, etc.), to pack
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
想像 【そうぞう】imagination, guess
相続 【そうぞく】succession, inheritance
相変わらず 【あいかわらず】as ever, as usual, the same
装置 【そうち】equipment, installation, apparatus, device
憎む 【にくむ】to hate, to detest
存在 【そんざい】existence, being
孫 【まご】grandchild
尊敬 【そんけい】respect, esteem, reverence, honour, honor
損 【そん】loss, disadvantage
対象 【たいしょう】target, object (of worship, study, etc.), subject (of taxation, etc.)
地位 【ちい】(social) position, status
仲 【なか】relation, relationship
駐車 【ちゅうしゃ】parking (e.g. car)
調査 【ちょうさ】investigation, examination, inquiry, enquiry, survey
直接 【ちょくせつ】direct, immediate, personal, firsthand
倒す 【たおす】① to throw down, to bring down, to blow down, to fell, to knock down ② to kill, to defeat, to beat ③ to overthrow, to trip up, to ruin ④ to leave unpaid, to cheat
塔 【とう】tower, pagoda
到着 【とうちゃく】arrival
内容 【ないよう】subject, contents, matter, substance, detail, import
認める 【みとめる】① to recognize, to recognise, to appreciate ② to observe, to notice ③ to admit, to approve
燃える 【もえる】to burn, to get fired up
悩む 【なやむ】to be worried, to be troubled
破産 【はさん】bankruptcy, insolvency
悲劇 【ひげき】tragedy, disaster
疲れ 【つかれ】tiredness, fatigue
被る 【かぶる】① to wear (on head, usu. one's own), to put on (over head, usu. one's own), to crown (oneself) ② to pour or dash water, dust, etc. (on oneself) ③ to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.) ④ to overlap
表現 【ひょうげん】① expression, presentation ② representation, notation
瓶 【びん】bottle
付き合い 【つきあい】association, socializing, socialising, fellowship
付ける 【つける】① to attach, to join, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment) ② to furnish (a house with) ③ to wear, to put on ④ to keep a diary, to make an entry ⑤ to appraise, to set (a price) ⑥ to bring alongside ⑦ to place (under guard or doctor) ⑧ to follow, to shadow ⑨ to load, to give (courage to) ⑩ to keep (an eye on) ⑪ to establish (relations or understanding) ⑫ to turn on (light)
夫妻 【ふさい】man and wife, married couple
布 【ぬの】① cloth ② bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
普段 【ふだん】usual, habitual, ordinary, everyday, always
粉 【こな】flour, meal, powder
閉じる 【とじる】to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut
便り 【たより】① news, tidings, information, correspondence, letter ② news from ...
暮らし 【くらし】living, livelihood, subsistence, circumstances
報告 【ほうこく】report, information
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
方法 【ほうほう】method, process, manner, way, means, technique
夢中 【むちゅう】daze, (in a) trance, ecstasy, delirium, engrossment, within a (deep) dream
命令 【めいれい】① order, command, decree, directive ② (software) instruction, statement
約 【やく】① approximately, about ② promise ③ shortening, reduction, simplification ④ contraction (in phonetics)
輸入 【ゆにゅう】importation, import, introduction
余分 【よぶん】extra, excess, surplus
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)
預ける 【あずける】① to give into custody, to leave (a child) in the care of, to entrust, to deposit ② to lean on, to put one's weight on
要するに 【ようするに】in a word, after all, the point is ..., in short ...
老人 【ろうじん】the aged, old person
論文 【ろんぶん】thesis, essay, treatise, paper, article
最中 【さいちゅう】in the middle of, height of, in course of, midst
鈍い 【にぶい】dull (e.g. a knife), thickheaded, obtuse, slow, stupid
夫婦 【ふうふ】married couple, spouses, husband and wife, couple, pair
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 ...
替える 【かえる】① to replace ② to exchange, to interchange ③ to substitute
香り 【かおり】aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
乾杯 【かんぱい】① toast, drink (in celebration or in honor of something) ② drinking one's glass dry ③ cheers
寄付 【きふ】contribution, donation
精々 【せいぜい】at the most, at best, to the utmost, as much (far) as possible
戦う 【たたかう】to fight, to battle, to combat, to struggle against, to wage war, to engage in contest
偶々 【たまたま】casually, unexpectedly, accidentally, by chance
雇う 【やとう】① to employ ② to hire, to charter
喜び 【よろこび】joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations
追いかける 【おいかける】to chase, to run after, to pursue
続き 【つづき】sequel, continuation, (also suffix) continuation (in time and space), second series, succession, spell
泊 【はく】counter for nights of a stay
最 【さい】① the most, the extreme ② prime, conspicuous
お互い 【おたがい】mutual, reciprocal, each other
扱う 【あつかう】to handle, to deal with, to treat
案 【あん】① idea, plan, thought ② draft plan, motion, rough copy ③ expectation
異なる 【ことなる】to differ, to vary, to disagree
異常 【いじょう】strangeness, abnormality, disorder
稲 【いね】rice-plant
炎 【ほのお】flame, blaze
遠慮 【えんりょ】diffidence, restraint, reserve, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness
価値 【かち】value, worth, merit
我慢 【がまん】patience, endurance, perseverance, tolerance, self-control, self-denial
覚悟 【かくご】resolution, resignation, readiness, preparedness
株 【かぶ】share, stock, stump (of tree)
感謝 【かんしゃ】thanks, gratitude
監督 【かんとく】① supervision, control, superintendence, direction ② director, superintendent, supervisor, coach, foreman, manager, overseer, controller, boss
企業 【きぎょう】enterprise, undertaking, corporation, business
奇妙 【きみょう】strange, queer, curious
旗 【はた】① flag ② pataka (banner)
既に 【すでに】already, too late
機嫌 【きげん】humour, humor, temper, mood
記憶 【きおく】① memory, recollection, remembrance ② storage
休憩 【きゅうけい】rest, break, recess, intermission
教授 【きょうじゅ】① professor ② teaching, instruction
響く 【ひびく】① to resound, to be heard far away ② to reverberate, to shake, to vibrate ③ to come (home), to remain (with someone) ④ to have an affect, to make an impression
筋肉 【きんにく】muscle, sinew
撃つ 【うつ】① to shoot (at) ② to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge
傑作 【けっさく】① masterpiece, best work ② blunder, boner
結果 【けっか】① result, consequence, outcome, effect ② coming to fruition, bearing fruit
結局 【けっきょく】after all, eventually, in the end
健康 【けんこう】health, sound, wholesome
嫌う 【きらう】to hate, to dislike, to loathe
検査 【けんさ】inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination, scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
原稿 【げんこう】manuscript, copy
攻撃 【こうげき】attack, strike, offensive, criticism, censure
豪華 【ごうか】wonderful, gorgeous, splendor, splendour, pomp, extravagance
惨め 【みじめ】miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable
死 【し】death, decease
事業 【じぎょう】project, enterprise, business, industry, operations
次第 【しだい】① dependent upon ② as soon as, immediately (upon) ③ circumstances ④ order, precedence, program, programme, agenda
芝生 【しばふ】lawn
従う 【したがう】to abide (by the rules), to obey, to follow, to accompany
銃 【じゅう】gun, rifle, small arms
瞬間 【しゅんかん】moment, second, instant
女房 【にょうぼう】① wife ② court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace
症状 【しょうじょう】symptoms, condition
証明 【しょうめい】proof, verification
挙げる 【あげる】① to raise, to elevate ② to show someone (into a room) ③ to send someone (away) ④ to increase (price, quality, status, etc.) ⑤ to praise ⑥ to give (an example, etc.), to cite ⑦ to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) ⑧ to arrest ⑨ to nominate ⑩ to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)
上司 【じょうし】superior authorities, boss
条件 【じょうけん】condition, conditions, term, terms, requirement, requirements
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
診察 【しんさつ】medical examination
酔う 【よう】to get drunk, to become intoxicated
世紀 【せいき】century, era
成功 【せいこう】success, hit
整理 【せいり】sorting, arrangement, organization, putting in order, adjustment, regulation, liquidation
粗末 【そまつ】crude, rough, plain, humble
素敵 【すてき】lovely, dreamy, beautiful, great, fantastic, superb, cool, capital
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
操作 【そうさ】① operation, management, processing ② manipulating to one's benefit ③ to operate ④ to manipulate, to fiddle (e.g. the books)
騒ぎ 【さわぎ】uproar, disturbance
態度 【たいど】attitude, manner, behaviour
誕生 【たんじょう】birth, creation, formation
張る 【はる】① to stick, to paste, to affix ② to stretch, to spread, to strain, to tighten ③ to form (e.g. ice on a pond) ④ to fill, to swell ⑤ to stick out, to put, to slap ⑥ to be expensive
当然 【とうぜん】natural, as a matter of course
憧れる 【あこがれる】to long for, to yearn after, to admire, to be attracted by
迫る 【せまる】to draw near, to press (someone for something)
縛る 【しばる】to tie, to bind
評判 【ひょうばん】① fame, reputation, popularity ② rumour (rumor), talk
貧乏 【びんぼう】poverty, destitute, poor
雰囲気 【ふんいき】atmosphere (e.g. musical), mood, ambience, ambiance
墓 【はか】gravesite, tomb
訪れる 【おとずれる】to visit
冒険 【ぼうけん】risk, venture, adventure
幕 【まく】① curtain, bunting ② act (in play)
魅力 【みりょく】charm, fascination, glamour, glamor, attraction, appeal
霧 【きり】fog, mist
迷惑 【めいわく】trouble, bother, annoyance
唯一 【ゆいいつ】only, sole, unique
誘う 【さそう】① to invite, to ask, to call (for) ② to tempt, to lure, to induce
嵐 【あらし】storm, tempest
離れる 【はなれる】to be separated from, to leave, to go away, to be a long way off
離婚 【りこん】divorce
率 【りつ】rate, ratio, proportion, percentage
助言 【じょげん】advice, suggestion
避ける 【さける】① to avoid (physical contact with) ② to avoid (situation) ③ to ward off, to avert
あらゆるall, every
丘 【おか】hill, height, knoll, rising ground
影 【かげ】① shadow, silhouette ② reflection, image ③ presence, sign ④ light (stars, moon)
陰 【かげ】① shade, shadow ② other side, back, background
馬鹿 【ばか】① fool, idiot, trivial matter, folly, absurdity ② foolish, stupid, dull, absurd, ridiculous
ますますincreasingly, more and more
街 【まち】① town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood ② street, road ③ 109.09 m ④ 0.99 hectares
演奏 【えんそう】musical performance
眺め 【ながめ】scene, view, prospect, outlook
滅多に 【めったに】rarely (with neg. verb), seldom
くっつくto adhere to, to keep close to
ぶつかるto strike, to collide with, to bump into
噂 【うわさ】rumour, rumor, report, hearsay, gossip, common talk
いつかsometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time
よろしく① well, properly, suitably ② best regards, please remember me, please treat me favorably (favourably), please take care of
つなぐto tie, to fasten, to connect, to transfer (phone call)
ごちそうさま① word used after one has been treated (esp. used after a meal) ② used after hearing something lovey-dovey
たちまちat once, in a moment, suddenly, all at once
蹴る 【ける】① to kick ② to refuse, to reject
いとこmale cousin
いわゆるwhat is called, as it is called, the so-called, so to speak
拭く 【ふく】to wipe, to dry
ようやく① finally, at last ② barely, narrowly, hardly, only just ③ gradually, little by little, by degrees
そのままwithout change, as it is (i.e. now)
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
ともかくanyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, be that as it may
鍋 【なべ】saucepan, pot
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.)
莫大 【ばくだい】enormous, vast
ひじelbow
紐 【ひも】① string, cord ② man who is financially dependent on a woman (such as a gigolo or, in the case of a prostitute, a pimp), pimp
しかもmoreover, furthermore, nevertheless, and yet
脇 【わき】① side, aside ② armpit ③ back-burner
頬 【ほお】cheek (of face)
せっかくwith trouble, at great pains, long-awaited
匂い 【におい】① odour, odor, scent, smell, stench ② aura, whiff, smacks of ..., sense, flavour, flavor
ふもとthe foot, the bottom, the base (of a mountain)
あちこち① here and there ② to get things in the wrong order (back to front), to become muddled up
うんざりtedious, boring, being fed up with
おやoh!, oh?, my!
めっきりremarkably
下り 【くだり】① down-train (going away from Tokyo) ② down-slope, downward going
何しろ 【なにしろ】at any rate, anyhow, anyway, in any case
見学 【けんがく】inspection, study by observation, field trip
出入り 【でいり】in and out, coming and going, free association, income and expenditure, debits and credit
出来上がる 【できあがる】① to be completed, to be finished, to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat) ② to be very drunk
上る 【のぼる】① to ascend, to go up, to climb ② to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun), to rise ③ to go to (the capital) ④ to be promoted ⑤ to add up to ⑥ to advance (in price) ⑦ to swim up (a river), to sail up ⑧ to come up (on the agenda)
水分 【すいぶん】moisture
前 【ぜん】① the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"), previous, one-time, former ② (before the name of an era) pre- (e.g. "premodern") ③ before, earlier
前後 【ぜんご】around, throughout, front and back, before and behind, before and after, about that (time), longitudinal, context, nearly, approximately
中間 【ちゅうかん】middle, midway, interim
長女 【ちょうじょ】eldest daughter
一時 【いちじ】one hour, short time, once, a time, temporarily, at one time, twelfth part of a day
人々 【ひとびと】each person, people, men, human, everybody
何となく 【なんとなく】somehow or other, for some reason or another
お休み 【おやすみ】① holiday, day off, absence ② sleep, rest ③ Good night
それなのにand yet, despite this, but even so, but even then, however, nevertheless, for all that, notwithstanding that
小 【しょう】① smallness, small item ② short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days) ③ elementary school ④ younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name)
以後 【いご】① after this, from now on, hereafter ② thereafter, since (verb) (after -te form of verb), after (time), since (then)
屋外 【おくがい】outdoors, alfresco
強引 【ごういん】overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed
近づける 【ちかづける】to bring near, to put close, to let come near, to associate with
言いつける 【いいつける】① to tell (to do), to order, to charge, to direct ② to tell on (someone), to report ③ to often say
私立 【しりつ】private (establishment)
集まる 【あつまる】to gather, to collect, to assemble
重なる 【かさなる】to be piled up, lie on top of one another, overlap each other
切れ 【きれ】① piece, slice, strip, scrap ② cloth ③ sharpness ④ counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
知人 【ちじん】friend, acquaintance
着せる 【きせる】① to put clothes on (someone) ② to plate, to gild, to veneer ③ to accuse (of some crime), to give (a bad name)
通りかかる 【とおりかかる】to happen to pass by
転がる 【ころがる】to roll, to tumble
売り切れ 【うりきれ】sold-out
売り切れる 【うりきれる】to be sold out
売店 【ばいてん】shop, stand
問い 【とい】question, query
夕日 【ゆうひ】(in) the evening sun, setting sun
料 【りょう】material, charge, rate, fee
近々 【ちかぢか】soon, nearness, before long
代わる 【かわる】to take the place of, to relieve, to be substituted for, to be exchanged, to change places with, to take turns, to be replaced
出入り口 【でいりぐち】exit and entrance
別々 【べつべつ】separately, individually
真っ黒 【まっくろ】pitch black
元々 【もともと】originally, by nature, from the start
外部 【がいぶ】① the outside ② external
角 【かく】① angle ② square (or cube) ③ bishop (shogi) ④ third degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale) ⑤ Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ⑥ jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
感想 【かんそう】impressions, thoughts
期 【き】① period, time ② (geological) age
気配 【けはい】① indication, sign, hint, presence, trend ② quotation (esp. stock market)
逆さ 【さかさ】reverse, inversion, upside down
局 【きょく】① channel (i.e. TV or radio), station, department ② affair, situation
曲 【きょく】tune, piece of music
見直す 【みなおす】to look again, to get a better opinion of
原 【はら】field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
公表 【こうひょう】official announcement, proclamation
四角 【しかく】square
指定 【してい】designation, specification, assignment, appointment, pointing at
留まる 【とまる】① to stop, to halt ② to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place) ③ to come to a halt ④ to be limited to
次ぐ 【つぐ】to rank next to, to come after
実力 【じつりょく】① (real) ability, true strength, merit, efficiency, competency ② arms, force
主役 【しゅやく】leading part, leading actor (actress)
重点 【じゅうてん】important point, lay stress on, colon, emphasis
重役 【じゅうやく】director, high executive, (person with) heavy responsibilities
神話 【しんわ】myth, legend
正面 【しょうめん】front, frontage, facade, main
組 【くみ】① set (of items) ② group (of people), class (of students), company (esp. construction), family (i.e. mafia), team ③ typesetting, composition
退院 【たいいん】leaving hospital, discharge from hospital
竹 【たけ】① bamboo ② middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
直後 【ちょくご】immediately following
直前 【ちょくぜん】just before
追加 【ついか】addition, supplement, append (e.g. to a file), appendix
通路 【つうろ】passage, pathway
定員 【ていいん】fixed number of regular personnel, capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, airplane, etc.)
定期 【ていき】① fixed term ② fixed-term commutation pass ③ fixed-term deposit
表紙 【ひょうし】front cover, binding
防犯 【ぼうはん】prevention of crime
無数 【むすう】countless number, infinite number
薬品 【やくひん】medicine, chemicals
油断 【ゆだん】negligence, unpreparedness
用語 【ようご】term, terminology
留守番 【るすばん】① care-taking, house-sitting, house-watching ② caretaker, house-sitter
両側 【りょうがわ】both sides
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
混じる 【まじる】to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
通ずる 【つうずる】to run to, to lead to, to communicate, to understand, to be well-informed
引っ込む 【ひっこむ】to draw back, to sink, to cave in
解放 【かいほう】① release, unleashing, liberation, emancipation, setting free ② deallocation (of computer memory)
灰 【はい】ash, ashes
含める 【ふくめる】to include, to instruct, to make one understand, to put in one's mouth
寄せる 【よせる】① to come near, to let someone approach ② to collect, to gather, to receive ③ to add ④ to put aside
客席 【きゃくせき】guest seating
務める 【つとめる】① to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in) ② to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of) ③ to conduct a religious service
軒 【のき】① eaves ② narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
現に 【げんに】actually, really
固まる 【かたまる】① to harden, to solidify ② to become firm, to become certain ③ to gather (together), to assemble, to huddle together
候補 【こうほ】① candidate, contender, prospect, pick, choice, list ② candidacy, candidature, nomination
口紅 【くちべに】lipstick
更ける 【ふける】to get late, to advance, to wear on
再 【さい】re-, again, repeated
散る 【ちる】① to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves) ② to scatter, to be dispersed ③ to disappear, to dissolve, to break up ④ to spread, to run, to blur ⑤ to die a noble death
児童 【じどう】children, juvenile
吹雪 【ふぶき】snow storm, blizzard
浅い 【あさい】shallow, superficial
祖先 【そせん】ancestor
束 【たば】bundle, bunch, sheaf
着替える 【きがえる】to change one's clothes
停止 【ていし】suspension, interruption, stoppage, ban, standstill, halt, hang-up, deadlock, stalemate, abeyance
停電 【ていでん】power outage, electricity outage, blackout, failure of electricity supply
盗難 【とうなん】theft, robbery
破片 【はへん】fragment, splinter, broken piece
拝む 【おがむ】① to worship ② to beg, to make a supplication ③ to see (something or someone of high status, in modern Japanese sometimes sarcastic)
拝見 【はいけん】seeing, look at
浮く 【うく】① to float ② to become merry ③ to become loose
片付く 【かたづく】① to be put in order, to be put to rights ② to be disposed of, to be solved ③ to be finished ④ to be married (off)
募集 【ぼしゅう】recruiting, taking applications
坊や 【ぼうや】boy
暴れる 【あばれる】to act violently, to rage, to struggle, to be riotous
有り難い 【ありがたい】grateful, thankful, welcome, appreciated, evoking gratitude
乱暴 【らんぼう】rude, violent, rough, lawless, unreasonable, reckless
冷やす 【ひやす】to cool, to chill, to refrigerate
傾く 【かたむく】to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to, to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline
余り 【あんまり】① remainder, rest, balance, remains, scraps, residue, remnant ② not very (with negative sentence), not much ③ surplus, excess, fullness, too much ④ overjoyed, overwhelmed ⑤ more than, over
ご存知 【ごぞんじ】① knowing ② (an) acquaintance
挟む 【はさむ】to interpose, to hold between, to insert
増やす 【ふやす】to increase, to add to, to augment
編集 【へんしゅう】editing, compilation, editorial (e.g. committee)
初めまして 【はじめまして】How do you do?, I am glad to meet you
段 【だん】① step, stair, (flight of) steps, (row of) stitches, columns (of print) ② grade, rank, level ③ counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.)
辛い 【づらい】difficult to (do something)
案外 【あんがい】unexpectedly
一応 【いちおう】once, tentatively, in outline, for the time being, just in case
往復 【おうふく】round trip, coming and going, return ticket
応援 【おうえん】aid, assistance, help, reinforcement, rooting, barracking, support, cheering
仮定 【かてい】assumption, supposition, hypothesis
架空 【かくう】aerial, overhead, fiction, fanciful
花嫁 【はなよめ】bride
勘 【かん】perception, intuition, the sixth sense
恐縮 【きょうしゅく】shame, very kind of you, sorry to trouble
興奮 【こうふん】excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal
驚かす 【おどろかす】to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir
あくびyawn, yawning (and stretching)
堅い 【かたい】① hard, solid, tough ② stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing) ③ strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved) ④ safe, steady, honest, steadfast ⑤ obstinate, stubborn ⑥ bookish, formal, stuffy
賢明 【けんめい】wisdom, intelligence, prudence
戸棚 【とだな】cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe
後悔 【こうかい】regret, repentance
ご免なさい 【ごめんなさい】I beg your pardon, excuse me
項目 【こうもく】(data) item, entry
恨み 【うらみ】① resentment, grudge, malice, bitterness ② matter for regret, regret
恨む 【うらむ】① to resent, to curse, to feel bitter, to blame, to bear a grudge ② to regret
撮影 【さつえい】photographing
司会 【しかい】chairmanship, leading a meeting
紙幣 【しへい】paper money, notes, bills
斜め 【ななめ】① slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique ② unusual, slanted (view of the world), bad (mood)
縮める 【ちぢめる】to shorten, to reduce, to boil down, to shrink
純粋 【じゅんすい】pure, true, genuine, unmixed
巡る 【めぐる】① to go around ② to return ③ to surround ④ to concern (usu. of disputes)
将棋 【しょうぎ】shogi, Japanese chess, xianqi
焦げる 【こげる】to burn, to be burned
障子 【しょうじ】shoji (paper sliding door)
飾り 【かざり】decoration
診断 【しんだん】diagnosis
推定 【すいてい】① presumption, assumption ② estimation
寸法 【すんぽう】measurement, size, extent, dimension
惜しい 【おしい】① regrettable, disappointing ② precious, dear, valuable ③ too good for, deserving better ④ almost but not quite
先端 【せんたん】pointed end, tip, fine point, spearhead, cusp, vanguard, advanced, leading edge
宣伝 【せんでん】propaganda, publicity, advertisement, advertising
弾 【たま】① ball, sphere, globe, orb ② bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet ③ ball (in sports) ④ pile (of noodles, etc.) ⑤ bullet ⑥ bulb (i.e. a light bulb) ⑦ ens (of glasses, etc.) ⑧ bead (of an abacus) ⑨ egg ⑩ gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl ⑪ female entertainer (e.g. a geisha) ⑫ person (when commenting on their nature), character ⑬ item, funds or person used as part of a plot ⑭ coin ⑮ precious, beautiful, excellent
遅れ 【おくれ】delay, lag, postponement, falling behind
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
展開 【てんかい】① development ② expansion (opposite of compression)
吐き気 【はきけ】nausea, sickness in the stomach
特殊 【とくしゅ】special, unique
縄 【なわ】rope, hemp
柄 【がら】pattern, design
別荘 【べっそう】holiday house, villa
望遠鏡 【ぼうえんきょう】telescope
容器 【ようき】container, vessel
要旨 【ようし】point, essentials, gist, summary, fundamentals
欲張り 【よくばり】avarice, covetousness, greed
欄 【らん】① column of text (e.g. in a newspaper) ② field (in a form, web page, etc.)
臨時 【りんじ】temporary, special, extraordinary
廊下 【ろうか】corridor
天皇 【てんのう】Emperor of Japan
塊 【かたまり】lump, mass, bundle, clump, clod, cluster
悔しい 【くやしい】regrettable, mortifying, vexing
膨大 【ぼうだい】huge, bulky, enormous, extensive, swelling, expansion
糊 【のり】paste, glue, starch
くれぐれもrepeatedly, sincerely, earnestly
いきなりabruptly, suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning
とっくにlong ago, already, a long time ago
尖る 【とがる】① to taper to a point, to become sharp ② to look displeased, to look sour
揃う 【そろう】① to become complete, to be all present, to be a full set, to have everything at one's disposal ② to be equal, to be uniform ③ to gather, to assemble
頂戴 【ちょうだい】① receiving, reception, getting, being given ② eating, drinking, having ③ (also used after -te forms) please, please do for me
這う 【はう】to creep, to crawl
呆れる 【あきれる】to be amazed, to be shocked
もちsticky rice cake
洒落 【しゃれ】① joke, pun, witticism ② smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious, refined
睨む 【にらむ】to glare at, to scowl at, to keep an eye on
瞼 【まぶた】eyelid, eyelids
くどい① verbose, importunate, wordy, repetitious, long-winded ② heavy (taste), gaudy, loud, greasy
かつて① once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex- ② never (with negative verb)
頬 【ほほ】cheek (of face)
さてwell, now, then
あるいはor, possibly
いよいよ① more and more, all the more, increasingly ② at last, finally, beyond doubt ③ (at the) last moment, worst possible time
芯 【しん】① wick, marrow, staple (for stapler), (pencil) lead, stuffing, pith ② core, heart, centre, center
ならうto imitate, to follow, to emulate
匂う 【におう】① to be fragrant, to smell (good) ② to stink, to smell (bad) ③ to glow, to be bright
叔母さん 【おばさん】aunt (younger than one's parent)
あっさりeasily, readily, quickly
おっかない① frightening, scary ② extreme, exaggerated, huge
くっきりdistinctly, clearly, boldly
すんなりpass with no objection, slim, slender
間 【ま】space, room, time, pause
公開 【こうかい】open to the public, exhibit
同 【どう】the same, the said, ibid.
着 【ぎ】clothes, outfit, uniform, gi
引き取る 【ひきとる】to take charge of, to take over, to retire to a private place
向き 【むき】direction, orientation, aspect, situation, exposure, suitability, tendency
流 【りゅう】style of, method of, manner of, school (of thought)
巻 【まき】① roll (e.g. of cloth) ② winding ③ volume (of book)
付き 【つき】① furnished with, including ② attached to ③ impression, appearance ④ luck ⑤ sociality ⑥ under, assistant (e.g. to a manager) ⑦ soup base
仕掛け 【しかけ】device, contrivance, trick, mechanism, gadget, (small) scale, half finished, commencement, set up, challenge, attack
刺 【とげ】thorn, splinter, spine, biting words
扱い 【あつかい】treatment, service
暗殺 【あんさつ】assassination
衣装 【いしょう】clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress
違える 【ちがえる】to change
一気 【いっき】drink! (said repeatedly as a party cheer)
一帯 【いったい】region, zone, whole place
引き起こす 【ひきおこす】to cause, to induce
陰気 【いんき】gloom, melancholy
運営 【うんえい】management, administration, operation
映像 【えいぞう】reflection, image, picture (e.g. on a television), shot, clip
演出 【えんしゅつ】production (e.g. play), direction
応急 【おうきゅう】emergency, first-aid
押し込む 【おしこむ】① to push into, to crowd into ② to break in, to burglarize
下調べ 【したしらべ】preliminary investigation, preparation
加工 【かこう】manufacturing, processing, treatment, machining
果て 【はて】the end, the extremity, the limit, the limits, the result
介入 【かいにゅう】intervention
怪獣 【かいじゅう】monster
掛け 【かけ】① credit ② partially, half
勘弁 【かんべん】pardon, forgiveness, forbearance
歓声 【かんせい】cheer, shout of joy
監視 【かんし】observation, guarding, inspection, surveillance
観 【かん】① look, appearance ② spectacle, sight ③ observation meditation ④ outlook on ..., view of ...
観衆 【かんしゅう】spectators, onlookers, members of the audience
企画 【きかく】planning, project, plan, design
器 【うつわ】① bowl, vessel, container ② ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
気兼ね 【きがね】hesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint, fear of troubling someone, having scruples about doing something
気品 【きひん】① elegance, refinement, grace, dignity ② aroma
技 【わざ】technique, art
欺く 【あざむく】to deceive, to delude, to trick, to fool
犠牲 【ぎせい】victim, sacrifice, scapegoat
疑惑 【ぎわく】doubt, misgivings, distrust, suspicion
鞠 【まり】ball
逆転 【ぎゃくてん】(sudden) change, reversal, turn-around, coming from behind (baseball)
及び 【および】and, as well as
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)
弓 【ゆみ】bow (and arrow)
距離 【きょり】distance, range
強行 【きょうこう】① forcing, enforcement ② forced, enforced
教え 【おしえ】teachings, precept, lesson, doctrine
凝る 【こる】① to grow stiff ② to be absorbed in, to be devoted to, to be a fanatic, to elaborate
極めて 【きわめて】exceedingly, extremely, decisively
愚痴 【ぐち】① idle complaint, grumble ② moha (ignorance, folly)
空間 【くうかん】space, room, airspace
経緯 【けいい】① details, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, particulars, how it started, how things got this way ② complications, position
継ぐ 【つぐ】to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)
警戒 【けいかい】① vigilance, precaution, watch, lookout, alertness ② to be vigilant, to be cautious, to guard (against)
決意 【けつい】decision, determination
決行 【けっこう】doing (with resolve), carrying out (i.e. a plan)
圏 【けん】① sphere, circle, range ② category (only in the context of "category theory")
見渡す 【みわたす】to look out over, to survey (scene), to take an extensive view of
見落とす 【みおとす】to overlook, to fail to notice, to miss (seeing)
戸籍 【こせき】census, family register
悟る 【さとる】① to understand, to comprehend, to realize, to perceive, to sense, to discern ② to attain enlightenment
誤る 【あやまる】① to make a mistake, to err ② to mislead, to misguide
巧妙 【こうみょう】ingenious, skillful, clever, deft
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.)
航海 【こうかい】sail, voyage
込める 【こめる】to include, to put into
根拠 【こんきょ】basis, foundation
再生 【さいせい】playback, regeneration, resuscitation, return to life, rebirth, reincarnation, refresh, narrow escape, reclamation, regrowth
細工 【さいく】work, craftsmanship, tactics, trick
財 【ざい】① fortune, riches ② goods
擦れ違い 【すれちがい】passing each other, crossing paths without meeting, being at cross purposes
参上 【さんじょう】calling on, visiting
仕える 【つかえる】to serve, to work for
仕掛ける 【しかける】to commence, to lay (mines), to set (traps), to wage (war), to challenge
仕立てる 【したてる】to tailor, to make, to prepare, to train, to send (a messenger)
使用人 【しようにん】employee, servant
始末 【しまつ】① management, dealing, settlement ② cleaning up, getting rid of ③ end result (usu. bad)
子息 【しそく】son
思考 【しこう】thought, consideration, thinking
指摘 【してき】pointing out, identification
施設 【しせつ】① institution, establishment, facility ② (army) engineer
視点 【してん】opinion, point of view, visual point
資金 【しきん】funds, capital
持ち切り 【もちきり】hot topic, talk of the town
治療 【ちりょう】medical treatment, cure
自首 【じしゅ】surrender, give oneself up
弱る 【よわる】to weaken, to be troubled, to be downcast, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed, to impair
主催 【しゅさい】organization, organisation, sponsorship
守備 【しゅび】defense, defence
手分け 【てわけ】division of labour, division of labor
受け継ぐ 【うけつぐ】to inherit, to succeed, to take over
納まる 【おさまる】to be delivered, to be obtained, to be paid
収容 【しゅうよう】① accommodation, reception, housing ② seating ③ custody ④ admission ⑤ entering (in a dictionary)
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
塾 【じゅく】coaching school, cramming school, juku
出血 【しゅっけつ】bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage
処分 【しょぶん】disposal, dealing, punishment
所持 【しょじ】possession, owning
所有 【しょゆう】one's possessions, ownership
尚更 【なおさら】all the more, still less
沼 【ぬま】swamp, bog, pond, lake
照合 【しょうごう】collation, comparison
証人 【しょうにん】witness
障る 【さわる】to hinder, to interfere with, to affect, to do one harm, to be harmful to
乗っ取る 【のっとる】to capture, to hijack, to commandeer, to occupy, to usurp
情熱 【じょうねつ】passion, enthusiasm, zeal
職員 【しょくいん】staff member, personnel
心強い 【こころづよい】heartening, reassuring
振り返る 【ふりかえる】to turn head, to look over one's shoulder, to turn around, to look back
真下 【ました】right under, directly below
真上 【まうえ】just above, right overhead
真相 【しんそう】truth, real situation
親父 【おやじ】one's father, old man, one's boss
進行 【しんこう】advance, progress
人質 【ひとじち】hostage, prisoner
据える 【すえる】① to place (in position), to fix, to set (e.g. table), to lay (foundation) ② to install, to seat (someone) ③ to settle (upon something), to fix (e.g. one's gaze) ④ to apply (moxa)
正義 【せいぎ】justice, right, righteousness, correct meaning
生計 【せいけい】livelihood, living
盛る 【もる】① to serve (food, etc.) ② to fill up ③ to prescribe
切り 【きり】limits, end, bounds, period, place to leave off, closing sentence, all there is, only, since
接触 【せっしょく】touch, contact
設定 【せってい】① establishment, creation ② options or preference settings (in computer software), configuration, assignment, setup
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
宣言 【せんげん】declaration, proclamation, announcement
染まる 【そまる】to be dyed
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)
素材 【そざい】raw materials, subject matter
素早い 【すばやい】① fast, quick, prompt, nimble, agile ② quick (to understand), sharp (judgement)
阻止 【そし】obstruction, check, hindrance, prevention, interdiction
捜索 【そうさく】search (esp. for someone or something missing), investigation
操る 【あやつる】to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings
争い 【あらそい】dispute, strife, quarrel, dissension, conflict, rivalry, contest
相応しい 【ふさわしい】appropriate
葬る 【ほうむる】to bury, to inter, to entomb, to consign to oblivion, to shelve
造り 【つくり】make-up, structure, physique
対決 【たいけつ】confrontation, showdown
台無し 【だいなし】mess, spoiled, spoilt, (come to) nothing
大空 【おおぞら】heavens, firmament, sky
脱出 【だっしゅつ】escape
弾む 【はずむ】to spring, to bound, to bounce, to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively, to treat oneself to, to splurge on
恥 【はじ】shame, embarrassment
窒息 【ちっそく】suffocation, choking
中継 【ちゅうけい】relay, hook-up
抽選 【ちゅうせん】lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)
懲りる 【こりる】to learn by experience, to be disgusted with
調べ 【しらべ】① investigation, inspection, examination ② tune, note, melody
定める 【さだめる】to decide, to establish, to determine
天下 【てんか】the world, whole country, descent from heaven, having one's own way, the public, the ruling power
展望 【てんぼう】view, outlook, prospect
転勤 【てんきん】job transfer, job relocation, intra-company transfer
転校 【てんこう】change schools
転落 【てんらく】fall, degradation, slump, spill
電源 【でんげん】① source of electricity, electrical power ② power (button on TV, etc.)
当て 【あて】object, aim, end, hopes, expectations
当人 【とうにん】the one concerned, the said person
当選 【とうせん】① being elected ② being selected (to win a prize, etc.) ③ winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
到達 【とうたつ】reaching, attaining, arrival
踏まえる 【ふまえる】to be based on, to have origin in
逃げ出す 【にげだす】to run away, to escape from
逃す 【のがす】to let loose, to set free, to let escape
逃れる 【のがれる】to escape
動き 【うごき】movement, activity, trend, development, change
動機 【どうき】motive, incentive, motif
動向 【どうこう】trend, tendency, movement, attitude
同士 【どうし】fellow, mutual, companion, comrade, bonding
突破 【とっぱ】breaking through, breakthrough, penetration
難 【なん】difficulty, hardships, defect
肉親 【にくしん】blood relationship, blood relative
入賞 【にゅうしょう】winning a prize or place (in a contest)
念 【ねん】sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, concern, attention, care
脳 【のう】brain, memory
把握 【はあく】grasp, catch, understanding
破裂 【はれつ】explosion, rupture, break off
背く 【そむく】to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe
肺 【はい】lung
配置 【はいち】arrangement (of resources), deployment, stationing, posting, disposition
爆弾 【ばくだん】bomb
発作 【ほっさ】fit, spasm
発生 【はっせい】① outbreak, spring forth, occurrence, incidence, origin ② ontogeny, development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
抜かす 【ぬかす】① to omit, to leave out ② to say, to speak
抜け出す 【ぬけだす】① to slip out, to sneak away, to excel ② to break (out of a loop)
反応 【はんのう】reaction, response
悲鳴 【ひめい】shriek, scream
扉 【とびら】① door, gate, opening ② title page
費やす 【ついやす】to spend, to devote, to waste
避難 【ひなん】taking refuge, finding shelter, evacuation, escape
美術 【びじゅつ】art, fine arts
漂う 【ただよう】to drift about, to float, to hang in air
不意 【ふい】sudden, abrupt, unexpected, unforeseen
不審 【ふしん】incomplete understanding, doubt, question, distrust, suspicion, strangeness, infidelity
不明 【ふめい】unknown, obscure, indistinct, uncertain, ambiguous, ignorant, lack of wisdom, anonymous, unidentified
舞う 【まう】① to dance (orig. a whirling dance) ② to flutter about, to revolve
部下 【ぶか】subordinate person
封鎖 【ふうさ】① blockade ② freezing (funds)
紛らわしい 【まぎらわしい】confusing, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous
片付け 【かたづけ】tidying up, finishing
保つ 【たもつ】to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to support, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep well (food), to wear well, to be durable
保管 【ほかん】charge, custody, safekeeping, deposit, storage
慕う 【したう】to yearn for, to miss, to adore, to love dearly
報酬 【ほうしゅう】remuneration, recompense, reward, toll
放り込む 【ほうりこむ】to throw into
放り出す 【ほうりだす】to throw out, to fire, to expel, to give up, to abandon, to neglect
放置 【ほうち】leave as is, leave to chance, leave alone, neglect
無意味 【むいみ】nonsense, no meaning, meaningless
無断 【むだん】without permission, without notice
無茶 【むちゃ】absurd, unreasonable, excessive, rash, absurdity, nonsense
明かす 【あかす】① to pass (e.g. the night), to spend ② to reveal, to divulge
問う 【とう】① to ask, to question, to inquire ② to charge (i.e. with a crime), to accuse ③ to care (about) ④ without regard to (with negative verb)
優先 【ゆうせん】preference, priority, precedence
融資 【ゆうし】financing, loan
予想 【よそう】expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture
余所見 【よそみ】looking away, looking aside
要因 【よういん】main cause, primary factor
欲 【よく】greed, craving, desire, avarice, wants
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
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)
落下 【らっか】fall, drop, come down
立体 【りったい】① solid body, three-dimensional object ② multi-storey car park
冷酷 【れいこく】cruelty, coldheartedness, relentless, ruthless
励ます 【はげます】to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice)
練る 【ねる】① to knead, to work over ② to polish up (e.g. a plan) ③ to drill, to train
老ける 【ふける】to age, to grow old
論理 【ろんり】① logic ② logical
枠 【わく】frame, slide, border
駆ける 【かける】① to soar, to fly ② to run, to dash
偽物 【にせもの】spurious article, forgery, counterfeit, imitation, sham
人目 【ひとめ】public gaze, public notice
鈍る 【にぶる】to become less capable, to grow dull, to become blunt, to weaken
文書 【ぶんしょ】document, writing, letter, paperwork, note, records, archives
売り出し 【うりだし】(bargain) sale
微か 【かすか】faint, dim, weak, indistinct, hazy, poor, wretched
肝心 【かんじん】essential, fundamental, crucial, vital, main
切替 【きりかえ】exchange, conversion, replacement, switching (to), switchover
切れ目 【きれめ】break, pause, gap, end, rift, interruption, cut, section, notch, incision, end (of a task)
蔵 【くら】warehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
仕来たり 【しきたり】custom, conventional practice, conventional practise, mores, ordinance
心 【しん】① heart, mind ② spirit, vitality, inner strength ③ Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
総合 【そうごう】① synthesis, coordination, putting together, integration, composite ② comprehensive
手当 【てあて】① allowance, compensation ② treatment, medical care
手掛かり 【てがかり】① clue, key, trail, scent, track, contact ② handhold, on hand
取引 【とりひき】transactions, dealings, business
堂々 【どうどう】① magnificent, grand, impressive, dignified, majestic, imposing, stately ② fair, square, open ③ grandly, boldly, confidently ④ fairly, squarely ⑤ unreservedly, without apology, without hesitation
引き上げる 【ひきあげる】① to pull up, to drag up, to lift up ② to increase, to raise (e.g. taxes) ③ to withdraw, to leave, to pull out, to retire ④ to return home
保障 【ほしょう】guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty
麻酔 【ますい】anaesthesia, anesthesia
丸々 【まるまる】① plump, rotund, chubby ② entirely, completely, wholly
見通し 【みとおし】perspective, unobstructed view, outlook, forecast, prospect, insight, foresight, visibility
漏らす 【もらす】to let leak, to reveal
漏れる 【もれる】to leak out, to escape, to come through, to shine through, to filter out, to be omitted
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
増し 【まし】① better, less objectionable, preferable ② more, increase, extra
密か 【ひそか】secret, private, surreptitious
陣 【じん】battle formation, camp, encampment
隊 【たい】party, company, body (of troops), corps
書 【しょ】① document, book ② penmanship, handwriting, calligraphy (esp. Chinese)
寄り 【より】① pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters (sumo) ② having a tendency towards, being close to
当 【とう】this (business organisation or place)
界 【かい】① (biological) kingdom ② erathem (rock layer corresponding to the era in which it was deposited) ③ partition of land ④ the world of (some category)
被 【ひ】indicates the target of an activity
いかにもindeed, really, phrase meaning agreement
こだわる① to fuss over, to be particular about ② to be obsessive, to be fixated
ずぶ濡れ 【ずぶぬれ】soaked, dripping wet
闇 【やみ】darkness, the dark, black-marketeering, dark, shady, illegal
汚す 【けがす】to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile
かつyet, moreover, and
近付く 【ちかづく】① to approach, to draw near, to get close ② to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know
誤魔化す 【ごまかす】to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent
今更 【いまさら】now (after such a long time), at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something)
もしくはor, otherwise
かさむto pile up, to increase
頂 【いただき】crown (of head), summit (of mountain), spire
辻褄 【つじつま】coherence, consistency
諦め 【あきらめ】resignation, acceptance, consolation
まとめsettlement, conclusion, summary
妬む 【ねたむ】to be jealous, to be envious
微塵 【みじん】particle, atom
几帳面 【きちょうめん】methodical, punctual, steady
咄嗟 【とっさ】moment, instant
襤褸 【ぼろ】rag, scrap, tattered clothes, fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence), defect, run-down or junky
宛 【あて】addressed to
完璧 【かんぺき】perfect, complete, flawless
混む 【こむ】① to be crowded, to be packed ② to be complex ③ to go into, to put into, to remain (seated), to be plunged into (silence), to do thoroughly ④ to do intently ⑤ to continue in the same state
こもる① to seclude oneself, to be confined in ② to be filled (e.g. with emotion, satire, etc.), to be heavy (with) ③ to be stuffy ④ to be implied
こもる① to seclude oneself, to be confined in ② to be filled (e.g. with emotion, satire, etc.), to be heavy (with) ③ to be stuffy ④ to be implied
途切れる 【とぎれる】to pause, to be interrupted
はまる① to fit, to get into, to go into ② to be fit for (a job, etc.), to be suited for, to satisfy (conditions) ③ to fall into, to plunge into, to get stuck, to get caught ④ to be deceived, to be taken in, to fall into a trap ⑤ to be addicted to, to be deep into, to be crazy about, to be stuck on
麻痺 【まひ】paralysis, palsy, numbness, stupor
わざわざexpressly, specially, doing something especially rather than incidentally
惚ける 【とぼける】① to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression ② to play the fool ③ to be in one's dotage
あっという間に 【あっというまに】just like that (lit: in the time it takes to say "Ah!"), in the twinkling of an eye, in the blink of an eye
さらけ出す 【さらけだす】to expose, to disclose, to lay bare, to confess
そうするとhaving done that, if that is done, if it is done in that way
つべこべcomplaining, nitpicking
なら① if, in case, if it is the case that, if it is true that ② as for, on the topic of ③ if possible, if circumstances allow
ならば① if, in case, if it is the case that, if it is true that ② as for, on the topic of ③ if possible, if circumstances allow
もたもたinefficient, slow
ようこそwelcome!, nice to see you!
アイスクリームice cream, icecream
アイドル① idol ② idle
アウトout
アシスタントassistant
アタックattack
アップ① increasing ② uploading ③ close-up ④ finishing shooting (of a film, etc.) ⑤ up (i.e. of a woman's hair) ⑥ being up (i.e. leading in sports) ⑦ warming up ⑧ being over, being finished
アリバイalibi
イベントevent
イン① in ② inn
インテリegghead, intelligentsia
エンジョイenjoy
オール① oar ② all
カプセルcapsule
カメラマンcameraman
キー① key ② long squealing sound
キッチン① kitchen ② chitin
キャンプcamp
クール① cool (temperature, color, etc.) ② cool (i.e. calm and collected) ③ cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.) ④ course (of medical treatment) ⑤ season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
クッションcushion
クリスマスChristmas
クリックclick
クローゼットcloset
グー① good ② goo ③ rock (in rock-paper-scissors game)
グラウンドsports ground, sports oval
グループgroup (usu. of people)
ケース① case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.) ② Computer-Aided Software Engineering, CASE
ゲート① gate (for entry, boarding, etc.) ② gate ③ logic element
ゲストguest
ゲリラguerrilla
コーティングcoating
コーナーcorner
コール① call ② coal ③ cold
コネconnection, pull
コンクールcontest
コンビニconvenience store
コンピューターcomputer
ゴリラgorilla
サービス① service, support system ② goods or services without charge
サイレンsiren
サラダsalad
サングラスsunglasses
シーンscene
シェフchef
ショーshow
ショックshock
スキー① skiing ② ski, skis
スクリーンscreen
スタジアムstadium
スタジオstudio
スタッフ① staff ② stuff
スタンドstand
ストーリーstory
スペシャルspecial
スリリングthrilling
セーフsafe
セット① set ② set meal
センターcentre, center
ソロsolo
ソングsong
タレントstar (esp. television) (from talent), personality
ダイエット① diet ② losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
チェスchess
チェックcheck, plaid
チケットticket
チャンピオンchampion
チョーク① chalk ② choke ③ chock
ツアーtour
ツインtwin
テーブルクロスtablecloth
テレビ局 【てれびきょく】television station
テロリストterrorist
テントtent
データdata, datum
デザインdesign
デッキdeck
デッサンrough sketch
デビューdebut
トリックtrick
ドラマ① drama ② TV drama, teledrama, play
ドラム① drum ② dram, drachm
ドル① dollar ② doll
ドレスdress
ナイターgame under lights (e.g. baseball), night game
ナイト① night ② knight
ナンバーnumber
ナンバーワンnumber one
ハーフタイムhalf time
ハイジャックhijack, highjack
ハッカーhacker
ハンドル① handle ② steering wheel ③ (bicycle) handlebar
バリケードbarricade
バルコニーbalcony
パーセントpercent, percentage
パーツparts (as in computer parts)
パートナーpartner
パイプ① pipe, tube ② channels, official or otherwise, (business) connections ③ tobacco pipe
パスポートpassport
パソコンpersonal computer
パニックpanic
パフォーマンスperformance
ヒーターheater
ヒットhit, success, safe hit (baseball), being a hit
ヒントhint
ビーチbeach
ビジネスbusiness
ビデオvideo
ビデオカメラvideo camera, video camcorder
ビニールvinyl
ピンチ① pinch, crisis ② clothespin
ファインダーfinder
フィアンセfiance, fiancee
フフgiggling sound, laugh, ha ha
フレーム① frame ② flame (abusive or threatening message)
フロッピーfloppy (disk)
フロント① front ② reception (hotel, etc.), front desk
ブザーbuzzer
ブレーカーbreaker
プログラムprogram, programme
プロジェクトproject
プロポーズ(marriage) proposal
ベルトBelt for western clothes
ベンチャー① venture ② bencher (baseball)
ペンキpaint
ホイッスルwhistle
ホンphon (unit of loudness)
ボーイ① boy ② bellboy, porter, waiter
ボックスbox
ボレーvolley
ポイント① point ② points (of a railway), switch
ポスターposter
マイクmike, mic, microphone
マジック① magic ② magic marker
マスクmask
マスコミmass communication, the media
マット① mat ② matte (metallurgical) ③ matte, matt, mat (finish, etc.)
マネージャー① manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.) ② in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
ミーティングmeeting
ミュージシャンmusician
ミリ① milli-, 10^-3 ② millimetre, millimeter
メール① email ② mail (usu. in phrases and compound words) ③ male
メッセージmessage
メンバーmember, participant, attendee, lineup (sport)
モニター① (computer) monitor ② consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes) ③ program or utility that monitors a program or activity
ライター① lighter ② writer
ライブ① live (esp. concert, show, etc.), live performance ② alive
ラウンジlounge
ラッシュ① rush ② rush hour ③ rush print ④ lighter aboard ship, LASH
ラブソングlove song
ラベル① label (i.e. sticker) ② label (i.e. record label)
リーダー① leader ② reader
リクエストrequest
リズムrhythm
リハーサルrehearsal
リフト① lift ② rift
リモコンremote control
ルート① root ② route
レモンティーlemon tea
レンズlens
ロッカー① locker ② rocker
ロック① lock ② rock ③ roc
ワインwine
下す 【くだす】① to make (a decision), to pass (judgement, etc.), to hand down (orders, etc.) ② to let go down, to lower ③ to do oneself, to do by oneself
何と 【なんと】what, how, whatever
何かと 【なにかと】one way or another
ヵ月 【かげつ】(number of) months
気さく 【きさく】frank, sociable, good humored, good humoured, candid, openhearted, ready, willing
九月 【くがつ】September
見せしめ 【みせしめ】lesson, example, warning
おいで① coming, going, being (somewhere) ② come (used as an imperative, usu. to children and one's inferiors), go, stay
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
今や 【いまや】now
だしfestival car (float)
女 【じょ】① woman, girl, daughter ② Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
千 【ち】1,000, thousand
大男 【おおおとこ】great man, giant
中国 【ちゅうごく】① China ② South-west most region of Honshu, middle of a country, the Hiroshima area
入り 【いり】① entering ② setting (of the sun) ③ containing, content, audience ④ income ⑤ beginning
八月 【はちがつ】August
父上 【ちちうえ】father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
聞かす 【きかす】to inform about, to read to, to sing for
聞き出す 【ききだす】to get information out of a person, to begin listening
聞きつける 【ききつける】to hear, to catch (the sound)
母子 【ぼし】mother and child
万が一 【まんがいち】if by any chance, just in case, in the worst case, lit: 10000 to 1
六月 【ろくがつ】June
話せる 【はなせる】to be understanding, to be sensible
生む 【うむ】to give birth, to deliver, to produce
何もかも 【なにもかも】anything and everything, just about everything
前々 【まえまえ】beforehand, for a long time
見かけ 【みかけ】outward appearance
見かける 【みかける】to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of
お気に入り 【おきにいり】① favorite, favourite, pet (e.g. teacher's pet) ② bookmark (in web browser)
たった今 【たったいま】just now, a moment ago, this very minute
書き上げる 【かきあげる】to write out or down, to finish writing
時として 【ときとして】in some cases, sometimes, on occasions
時半 【じはん】① about an hour, short time ② half past (the hour)
出出し 【でだし】start, beginning
見入る 【みいる】to gaze at, to fix one's eyes upon
生み 【うみ】production, bringing into the world, (physical) birth
ばらす① to expose, to lay open (e.g. secret) ② to take to pieces ③ to kill, to murder
バイバイbye-bye, good-bye
ぐるみ(together) with, -wide, including
ううん① no ② er, well, ... ③ groan
おさらばgood-bye, farewell
さてはand then, besides, on top of that
そうねOh well
それにしてもnevertheless, at any rate, even so
ひょっとしたらpossibly, by some possibility, perhaps
ほっつく① to loiter ② to waste money
かいmarks yes-no question
時に 【ときに】① by the way, incidentally ② sometimes, occasionally
① also, too, words of similar weight ② about (emphasizing an upper limit), as much as, even ③ more, further, other, again
チャカpistol, heat;
ワンパターンrepetitive, one track mind, being in a rut
サーSir
っぽい-ish, -like
ラストシーンlast scene (e.g. of a movie)
やあ① Yo! (greeting) ② Wow! (expression of surprise)
うむyea, uh huh;
おば(used with suffix -san or -sama) endearing term for unrelated older woman, (with suffix -san) term used by a child to address unrelated adult female
分の 【ぶんの】denominator bun no numerator (in writing common fractions), X Yth's (Y bun no X)
下 【か】under (being in said condition or environment)
ボディーガードbodyguard
分間 【ふんかん】~ minutes interval
こう言う 【こういう】such, like this
やり方 【やりかた】manner of doing, way, method, means
ウェイトレスwaitress
カットcut, cutting
ガムchewing gum
コード① code ② cord ③ chord
サイドside
ジュース① juice ② soft drink (any (sweet) non-alcoholic beverage, carbonated or uncarbonated) ③ deuce
バック① back ② to go backwards, to reverse ③ to refund a customer
バンド① band ② to perform in a band, to create a (pop) band ③ The Bund (Shanghai, China)
パブpub
ボードboard
モデルmodel
リングring
悪友 【あくゆう】bad companion
一口 【ひとくち】① mouthful, bite, sip, draft, draught ② one word
一族 【いちぞく】① family, relatives, dependents ② household
一文 【いちぶん】(a) sentence
下手 【したて】① humble position, inferior ② underarm grip on opponent's belt (sumo)
何事 【なにごと】① what, something, everything ② nothing (with neg. verb)
家名 【かめい】① family name, house name ② family honour, family honor
火の手 【ひのて】flames, blaze, fire
会長 【かいちょう】president (of a society), chairman
館長 【かんちょう】superintendent, director, curator, chief librarian
急きょ 【きゅうきょ】hurriedly, in a hurry
近づく 【ちかづく】to approach, to get near, to get acquainted with, to get closer
近日 【きんじつ】soon, in a few days
計 【けい】① plan ② meter, measuring device ③ (in) total, total (of)
言い方 【いいかた】way of talking, speaking style
左手 【ひだりて】left hand
作り出す 【つくりだす】① to manufacture, to produce, to raise (crops) ② to invent, to dream up
作り話 【つくりばなし】fiction, made-up story, fable, fabrication, myth
作動 【さどう】operation, functioning, running
仕業 【しわざ】act, action, deed
使い古す 【つかいふるす】to wear out (something)
思える 【おもえる】to seem, to appear likely
死者 【ししゃ】casualty, deceased
試写 【ししゃ】preview, private showing
持ち去る 【もちさる】to take away, to carry away
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
持ち歩く 【もちあるく】to carry
持病 【じびょう】chronic disease
自家 【じか】own, personal, autologous
手がける 【てがける】to make, to do, to produce, to work on
手口 【てぐち】modus operandi, criminal technique, trick
手動 【しゅどう】manual (operation)
手立て 【てだて】means, method
出方 【でかた】① attitude, move ② theater usher, theatre usher
色目 【いろめ】① amorous glance, leer, ogle ② shade (of color), tint, hue ③ ingratiation, sycophancy, toadying
ふり① pretence (pretense), show ② appearance, behaviour ③ swing, swinging ④ lacking a reservation or introduction (at a restaurant, etc.) ⑤ unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment
新年 【しんねん】New Year
新聞紙 【しんぶんし】newsprint, newspaper
真夜中 【まよなか】dead of night, midnight
親子 【おやこ】parent and child
親族 【しんぞく】relatives
かき立てる 【かきたてる】to stir up, to arouse
早まる 【はやまる】to be hasty, to be rash
送り出す 【おくりだす】to send out, to forward, to show (a person) out
足らず 【たらず】just under, a little less than, just short of
台車 【だいしゃ】push car, flatcar, bogie
大手 【おおて】① front castle gate ② both arms open, outstretched arms ③ major companies
知れる 【しれる】to become known, to come to light, to be discovered
天空 【てんくう】sky, air, ether, firmament
店長 【てんちょう】shop manager
同時に 【どうじに】coincident with, while, simultaneously
同室 【どうしつ】the same room
道しるべ 【どうひょう】guidepost, signpost, guide
入り用 【いりよう】① need, demand, necessity ② costs, expenses
病死 【びょうし】(dying a) natural death
不気味 【ぶきみ】weird, ominous, eerie, uncanny, ghastly
強者 【つわもの】① soldier, warrior ② strong man, exceptional person, man of courage
別館 【べっかん】(hotel) annexe (annex)
本家 【ほんけ】head house (family), birthplace, originator
本社 【ほんしゃ】① head office, main office, headquarters ② main shrine ③ this company, this shrine
本堂 【ほんどう】main temple building, nave
よそ者 【よそもの】stranger, outsider
洋書 【ようしょ】Western books
洋食 【ようしょく】Western-style meal
止め 【とめ】① (a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke) ② remaining (e.g. poste-restante) ③ forty-five degree angle
一世 【いっせ】a lifetime, a generation, foreign immigrant, Japanese immigrant to USA
店 【てん】-store, -shop
入り口 【いりくち】entrance, entry, gate, approach, mouth
別人 【べつじん】different person, someone else, changed man
別名 【べつめい】alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
思い 【おもい】thought, mind, heart, feelings, emotion, sentiment, love, affection, desire, wish, hope, expectation, imagination, experience
貸し切り 【かしきり】reserved, reservation
花道 【かどう】flower arrangement
しでかすto make a mess, to perpetrate, to do, to finish up, to be guilty of
早々 【そうそう】① early, all in good time ② quickly, promptly ③ just- (opened, started, etc.)
立てこもる 【たてこもる】to barricade oneself in, to hold (a fort, etc.), to shut oneself up, to be besieged, to dig in
近道 【ちかみち】short way, shortcut
着 【ちゃく】① counter for suits of clothing ② arriving at ...
手すり 【てすり】handrail, railing
飲み屋 【のみや】bar, saloon
持ち主 【もちぬし】owner, proprietor
代々 【だいだい】for generations, hereditary, generation after generation
町中 【まちなか】downtown
あの世 【あのよ】the other world, world of the dead
引き上げ 【ひきあげ】① pulling up, drawing up, salvage, re-floatation ② raising, increase, upward revision
外海 【がいかい】ocean, open sea
私服 【しふく】civilian clothes, plain clothes
親思い 【おやおもい】love or affection for one's parents
立ち会い 【たちあい】presence, session
思いやる 【おもいやる】to be considerate, to sympathize with, to sympathise with
売り 【うり】① sale, selling ② selling point, gimmick
お待ち 【おまち】waiting, waiting time
言 【げん】word, remark, statement
ありとあらゆるevery single (piece of furniture), every possible (excuse)
開き 【ひらき】① opening, gap ② dried and opened fish
もう少し 【もうすこし】a bit more, a bit longer
知らす 【しらす】① to inform, to notify ② to know ③ to reign
手前 【てめえ】① you (used by young males) ② oneself
早め 【はやめ】early
英 【えい】Britain, British
二度と 【にどと】never again (with negative verb)
度目 【どめ】(after a number N) the Nth time
姉ちゃん 【ねえちゃん】elder sister, girl
お母様 【おかあさま】mother
ごみ箱 【ごみばこ】garbage can, garbage box, rubbish bin, trash can, dust bin, dustbin
っ放し 【っぱなし】keep -ing, have been -ing, to leave
委ねる 【ゆだねる】to entrust to, to devote oneself to, to abandon oneself to
一直線 【いっちょくせん】straight line
一命 【いちめい】(a) life, (a) command
音声 【おんせい】voice, (the concept of) sound
画面 【がめん】terminal screen, scene, picture, the field (in TV), photo
間取り 【まどり】plan of a house, arrangement of rooms
顔色 【かおいろ】complexion, countenance, expression
気取る 【きどる】to affect, to put on airs
気乗り 【きのり】interested in
客員 【かくいん】guest (associate) member
客船 【きゃくせん】passenger boat
逆上 【ぎゃくじょう】frenzy, distraction
泣き声 【なきごえ】cry, crying voice
欠勤 【けっきん】absence (from work)
県内 【けんない】within the prefecture
見回す 【みまわす】to look around, to survey
見向く 【みむく】to look around, to look towards (us)
見通す 【みとおす】to see without obstruction, to forecast, to predict
見当たる 【みあたる】to be found
言い当てる 【いいあてる】to guess right
向き合う 【むきあう】to be opposite, to face each other
幸 【さち】① good luck, fortune, happiness ② harvest, yield
混入 【こんにゅう】mixing, adding, adulteration
残業 【ざんぎょう】overtime (work)
仕組む 【しくむ】to devise, to arrange, to plan, to plot
室内 【しつない】indoor, inside the room
弱虫 【よわむし】coward, weakling
取り合う 【とりあう】① to take each other's hands, to clasp (hands) ② to compete, to scramble for ③ to pay attention (to someone), to respond
焼け死ぬ 【やけしぬ】to be burnt to death
乗じる 【じょうじる】① to take advantage of, to follow blindly ② to multiply
乗り出す 【のりだす】① to set out, to set sail ② to embark on (a new venture), to set out (to achieve something) ③ to begin to ride ④ to lean forward
心残り 【こころのこり】regret, reluctance
新曲 【しんきょく】new piece, new song
新米 【しんまい】① new rice ② novice, beginner, tyro, newcomer, newbie
真向かい 【まむかい】face to face, facing, straight ahead, just in front of, directly opposite
人相 【にんそう】physiognomy, looks, countenance
星空 【ほしぞら】starry sky
晴らす 【はらす】to dispel, to clear away, to refresh (oneself)
まとも① the front ② honesty, uprightness, directness ③ decency, normality
切り取る 【きりとる】to cut off, to excise, to tear off, to cut out, to whittle down, to tear out, to cut down, to amputate
船室 【せんしつ】stateroom, cabin
前列 【ぜんれつ】front row
全速力 【ぜんそくりょく】full speed
多量 【たりょう】large quantity
打ち上げる 【うちあげる】① to launch, to shoot up ② (of waves) to dash, to wash up (ashore) ③ to finish, to close ④ to report (to boss, etc.)
大々的 【だいだいてき】great, grand, extensive, large-scale
大量 【たいりょう】large quantity
勢み 【はずみ】① bounce, spring, rebound ② momentum, inertia ③ spur of the moment, impulse
知り合う 【しりあう】to get to know (someone), to make acquaintance
追いやる 【おいやる】① to drive away, to order off, to chase away ② to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
投げ入れる 【なげいれる】to throw into, to dump in together
投手 【とうしゅ】(baseball) pitcher
東部 【とうぶ】eastern part
頭部 【とうぶ】① head, cranium ② cephalic
導き出す 【みちびきだす】to derive
特例 【とくれい】special case, exception
内気 【うちき】bashfulness, shyness, reserve, timidity
入り組む 【いりくむ】to be or become complicated
半額 【はんがく】half, half amount, half fare
不死身 【ふじみ】invulnerability, immortality, insensibility to pain
不能 【ふのう】incompetency, inefficiency, impossibility, weak point, imbecility
聞き取る 【ききとる】to catch (a person's words), to follow, to understand
平時 【へいじ】normal times, peace time
本島 【ほんとう】main island, this island
本当 【ほんと】truth, reality
毎回 【まいかい】every time, each round
無理やり 【むりやり】forcibly, against one's will
名乗り 【なのり】① name readings of kanji ② self-introduction ③ announcement of candidature
迷路 【めいろ】maze, labyrinth, blind alley
木炭 【もくたん】charcoal
目当て 【めあて】object, purpose, guide, end, view
由来 【ゆらい】origin, source, history, derivation, reason, destiny
遊び場 【あそびば】playground
落ち 【おち】① slip, omission ② outcome, final result, the end ③ punch line (of a joke)
和歌 【わか】waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 mora)
もみ合う 【もみあう】to jostle, to shove and push, to struggle with one another
右側 【みぎがわ】right side, right hand
化す 【かす】to change into, to convert to, to transform, to be reduced, to influence, to improve (someone)
面 【つら】① face (often derog. or vulg.), mug ② surface
来客 【らいきゃく】visitor, caller
温かい 【あったかい】warm, mild, genial
言い合う 【いいあう】to quarrel
想い 【おもい】thought, mind, heart, feelings, emotion, sentiment, love, affection, desire, wish, hope, expectation, imagination, experience
想う 【おもう】① to think, to consider, to believe ② to think (of doing), to plan (to do) ③ to judge, to assess, to regard ④ to imagine, to suppose, to dream ⑤ to expect, to look forward to ⑥ to feel, to desire, to want ⑦ to recall, to remember
夏期 【かき】summer season
か所 【かしょ】passage, place, point, part
悲しみ 【かなしみ】sadness, sorrow, grief
交代 【こうたい】alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.)
少量 【しょうりょう】small dose, small quantity, narrowmindedness
清々 【せいせい】feel refreshed, feel relieved
手当て 【てあて】① allowance, compensation ② treatment, medical care
取り調べ 【とりしらべ】investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors), examination, inquiry, enquiry
情けない 【なさけない】miserable, pitiable, shameful, deplorable
化け物 【ばけもの】goblin, apparition, monster, ghost, phantom, spectre, specter
向かい側 【むかいがわ】opposite side, other side, other party
持ち物 【もちもの】one's property, personal effects
もったいない① too good, more than one deserves, unworthy of ② wasteful
やり直し 【やりなおし】redoing
歌声 【うたごえ】singing voice
路上 【ろじょう】(on the) road, (on the) way
館内 【かんない】in the building
打ち切り 【うちきり】end, close, finish, discontinuance
野宿 【のじゅく】sleeping outdoors, sleeping out in the open air, camping
小声 【こごえ】low voice, whisper
練り 【ねり】kneading, gloss, tempering
客人 【きゃくじん】caller, visitor, company, guest
図星 【ずぼし】bull's-eye, mark
無一文 【むいちもん】penniless, broke
後の祭り 【あとのまつり】Too late!
上乗せ 【うわのせ】extra
真犯人 【しんはんにん】the real criminal
ほったらかすto let aside, to neglect
合 【ごう】① 0.18039 litres (liters) ② 0.3306 metres square (meters) ③ one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain ④ (astronomical) conjunction ⑤ counter for covered containers ⑥ counter for matches, battles, etc.
こぼれ落ちる 【こぼれおちる】to spill over and fall, to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
こく① to let loose (e.g. a fart) ② to utter (e.g. a lie)
常 【つね】usual state of things
なきゃ① unless one ..., if one does not ... ② cannot do without something ③ (after negative base of verb) have to do
絵書き 【えかき】painter (of pictures, not walls)
ぶつ① stock, products ② stolen goods, loot, spoils
人組み 【にんぐみ】a ~-man group (after number ~), a group of ~ people
愛用 【あいよう】favorite, favourite, habitual use
悪党 【あくとう】scoundrel, rascal, villain
安置 【あんち】enshrinement, installation (of image)
違和感 【いわかん】① uncomfortable feeling, feeling out of place, sense of discomfort ② malaise, physical unease
一緒くた 【いっしょくた】medley, heterogenous mixture
引き込む 【ひきこむ】to draw in, to win over
引き抜く 【ひきぬく】① to extract, to uproot, to pull out ② to headhunt, to lure away
鋭利 【えいり】sharpness
奥様 【おくさま】wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam
押収 【おうしゅう】seizure, confiscation
横領 【おうりょう】usurpation, embezzlement, misappropriation
音程 【おんてい】musical interval, step
歌詞 【かし】song lyrics, words of a song, libretto
皆様 【みなさま】everyone
掛け合う 【かけあう】to negotiate with, to talk over with
割り出す 【わりだす】to calculate, to compute, to infer
かなう① to come true (wish) ② to be suited ③ to match (implies competition), to rival, to bear (e.g. I can't bear the heat)
間際 【まぎわ】on the verge of, just before, on the point of
間接 【かんせつ】indirection, indirectness
まぬけstupidity, idiot, dunce, blockhead
機材 【きざい】machine parts, machinery, equipment
気絶 【きぜつ】faint, swoon
疑い 【うたがい】doubt, question, uncertainty, skepticism, scepticism, suspicion, distrust
共犯 【きょうはん】complicity
苦悩 【くのう】suffering, distress, affliction, anguish, agony, trouble
形跡 【けいせき】traces, evidence
決戦 【けっせん】decisive battle, deciding match, play-off
県警 【けんけい】prefectural police
見込む 【みこむ】to anticipate, to estimate
見失う 【みうしなう】to lose sight of, to miss
古城 【こじょう】old castle, old fortress
後戻り 【あともどり】backtrack
御用 【ごよう】your order, your business, official business
口論 【こうろん】dispute, quarrel
告発 【こくはつ】indictment, prosecution, complaint
座 【ざ】① seat, one's place, position ② attaches to the names of theatres and constellations
再婚 【さいこん】second marriage
最低限 【さいていげん】minimum
財宝 【ざいほう】treasure
すり抜ける 【すりぬける】to slip through, to make one's way through quickly
殺し 【ころし】a murder
仕官 【しかん】government service, samurai's service
刺し 【さし】① sharpened tube for testing rice in bags ② sashimi (sliced raw fish)
死因 【しいん】cause of death
持ち込む 【もちこむ】to lodge, to take something into ..., to bring in
時限 【じげん】① (school) period ② period or division of time, time limit
実況 【じっきょう】real condition
若手 【わかて】young person
取り掛かる 【とりかかる】to begin, to set about, to start
収録 【しゅうろく】① compilation, editing ② recording
祝詞 【しゅくし】① Shinto ritual prayer ② congratulatory address
出任せ 【でまかせ】random speech
初期 【しょき】① early (days), initial stage ② initial
初恋 【はつこい】first love, puppy love
昇格 【しょうかく】raising of status
消え失せる 【きえうせる】to disappear, to get out of sight, to die, (in imperative) to fuck off
照れる 【てれる】to be shy, to feel awkward
上段 【じょうだん】dais, raised part of floor, place of honor, place of honour, upper tier (row, step, grade, column of print, berth)
心境 【しんきょう】mental state
真似事 【まねごと】sham, make-believe, mere form
人払い 【ひとばらい】clearing out the people
成金 【なりきん】① upstart, nouveau riche, new rich, narikin, coming into wealth suddenly ② (orig. meaning) piece promoted to gold general (in shogi)
跡取り 【あととり】heir, heiress, inheritor, successor
切り抜く 【きりぬく】to cut out, to clip from, to extract
絶体絶命 【ぜったいぜつめい】desperate situation, being driven into a corner, stalemate
はしゃぐto make merry, to frolic, to be in high spirits
相棒 【あいぼう】partner, pal, accomplice
窓際 【まどぎわ】(at the) window
憎悪 【ぞうお】hatred
孫娘 【まごむすめ】granddaughter
他殺 【たさつ】a murder
達人 【たつじん】master, expert
担任 【たんにん】① in charge (of something) ② homeroom teacher
探し出す 【さがしだす】to find out, to smoke out, to ferret out, to chase up
置き場 【おきば】a place for something, storehouse
遅らせる 【おくらせる】to put something off
直接的 【ちょくせつてき】direct
珍 【ちん】rare, curious, strange
痛める 【いためる】to hurt, to injure, to cause pain, to worry, to bother, to afflict, to be grieved over
通り越す 【とおりこす】to go past (a place or thing), to go beyond
適任 【てきにん】competent, suitable, qualified
転がり込む 【ころがりこむ】① to roll in, to tumble into, to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest), to come to live with ② to fall in one's way, to fall into one's lap
塗れる 【まみれる】to be smeared, to be covered
度胸 【どきょう】courage, bravery, pluck, nerve, grit, guts
投げ捨てる 【なげすてる】to throw away
逃げ込む 【にげこむ】to take refuge in, to succeed in running away
銅像 【どうぞう】bronze statue
毒殺 【どくさつ】poisoning, kill by poison
毒物 【どくぶつ】poison
突き刺さる 【つきささる】to stick into, to pierce, to run into
突入 【とつにゅう】rushing, breaking into
難破 【なんぱ】shipwreck
入り込む 【はいりこむ】① to go into, to come into, to penetrate, to get in, to step in (a house) ② to become complicated
念入り 【ねんいり】careful, scrupulous, thorough, conscientious
倍増 【ばいぞう】double
買い込む 【かいこむ】to purchase, to buy up, to lay in a stock
売り渡す 【うりわたす】to sell over to
薄らぐ 【うすらぐ】to become thin, to fade, to grow pale
髪型 【かみがた】hairdo
不可能 【ふかのう】impossible
不完全 【ふかんぜん】imperfect, incomplete, faulty, defective
付け 【つけ】① fixed ② bill, bill of sale ③ tab (for later payment), credit
付け入る 【つけいる】to take advantage of, to impose on
付着 【ふちゃく】sticking to, clinging to, adhesion, cohesion, agglutination
風格 【ふうかく】personality, style, appearance
副作用 【ふくさよう】reaction, secondary effect, side effect
腹部 【ふくぶ】abdomen
払い除ける 【はらいのける】to ward off, to brush away, to fling off, to drive away
分け与える 【わけあたえる】to distribute, to hand out
閉ざす 【とざす】to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten, to plunge (in grief)
閉じ込める 【とじこめる】to lock up, to shut up, to imprison
別居 【べっきょ】separation, living apart
片方 【かたほう】one side, one party, the other side, the other party
編成 【へんせい】composition, formation, organization, organisation, compilation
便乗 【びんじょう】taking advantage of a ride or an opportunity, taking a ship
宝庫 【ほうこ】treasury, treasure house
亡き 【なき】the late, the deceased
暴く 【あばく】to disclose, to divulge, to expose
未だに 【いまだに】still, even now, until this very day
民法 【みんぽう】civil law, civil code
眠り 【ねむり】sleep
夢にも 【ゆめにも】not in the slightest, not in one's wildest dreams
夢見る 【ゆめみる】to dream (of)
なくす① to lose something ② to get rid of ③ to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)
無差別 【むさべつ】① indiscrimination, without discrimination ② indiscriminate
迷い込む 【まよいこむ】to go astray, to lose one's way
優柔不断 【ゆうじゅうふだん】shilly-shally, indecisiveness
あまりにtoo much, excessively, too
幼少 【ようしょう】infancy, childhood, tender age
連れ出す 【つれだす】to take out
重厚 【じゅうこう】thickness, composure and dignity
つぎ込む 【つぎこむ】to invest in, to sink money into, to put into, to lay out (funds), to inject, to impregnate, to infuse, to instill, to implant, to imbue, to focus (attention, efforts)
いえno, nay, well
押し出す 【おしだす】① to crowd out, to push out, to squeeze out ② to start together, to set out en masse ③ to highlight, to draw attention to
利く 【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
切り替え 【きりかえ】exchange, conversion, replacement, switching (to), switchover
散々 【さんざん】① severely, harshly, utterly, terrible ② scattered, disconnected
静める 【しずめる】to appease, to suppress, to calm
正座 【せいざ】kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
絶つ 【たつ】to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)
飛び降りる 【とびおりる】to jump down, to jump off, to jump from, to jump out of
並み 【なみ】average, medium, common, ordinary
一周 【いっしゅう】once around, a revolution, a lap, a turn, a round, one full year
一人占め 【ひとりじめ】monopoly
呼び出し 【よびだし】① call ② sumo usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.
洗い物 【あらいもの】washing
まんざら(not) altogether, (not) wholly
寝ぼける 【ねぼける】to be half asleep, to be still only half awake
可笑しな 【おかしな】ridiculous, odd
投与 【とうよ】prescribing medicine, administering (medicine)
血塗れ 【ちまみれ】bloodstained, bloody
いただける① to receive (potential) ② to be pretty good, to be exquisite, to be approvable
降板 【こうばん】① leaving the mound (baseball), being knocked out ② resign from a role or position
良さ 【よさ】merit, virtue, good quality
面識 【めんしき】acquaintance
庭師 【にわし】gardener
絶海 【ぜっかい】distant seas
めり込む 【めりこむ】to sink into, to cave in
総動員 【そうどういん】general mobilization, general mobilisation
純白 【じゅんぱく】pure or snow white
自信満々 【じしんまんまん】full of confidence, brimming with (self-)confidence, having great faith in oneself
腹いせ 【はらいせ】retaliation, revenge
逃げ場 【にげば】refuge, escape
聞き覚え 【ききおぼえ】① learning by ear ② memory of having heard something before
埋め合わせ 【うめあわせ】compensation
盗る 【とる】to take (nuance of stealing)
初戦 【しょせん】first match (in a series)
気付き 【きづき】awareness
最上階 【さいじょうかい】top floor
辞する 【じする】① to excuse oneself, to take one's leave ② to resign (post), to quit, to retire ③ to decline, to turn down ④ unhesitatingly
殺る 【やる】to do someone in, to bump someone off
取り押さえる 【とりおさえる】① to seize, to capture, to arrest ② to hold down, to subdue
吹雪く 【ふぶく】to blow snow violently
窓側 【まどがわ】window-side
忘れかける 【わすれかける】to start forgetting
杯 【はい】① sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages ② counter for cupfuls ③ counter for ships, octopuses and squid
お願い 【おねがい】① request, wish ② please
機 【き】① chance, opportunity ② machine ③ aircraft ④ counter for aircraft ⑤ counter for remaining lives (in video games)
たまoccasional, rare
込み 【こみ】including, inclusive of
城 【じょう】castle (in place names)
署 【しょ】station (esp. a police station), office (i.e. tax office)
痛っ 【いたっ】ouch!
おにぎりrice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
ごまかしhanky-panky, juggling, cheating, deception, smoke and mirrors
悪巧み 【わるだくみ】wiles, sinister design, trick, conspiracy, intrigue
暗躍 【あんやく】secret manoeuvering, secret maneuvering, secret manoeuvres, secret maneuvers
威厳 【いげん】dignity, majesty, solemnity, gravity
威信 【いしん】dignity
してやるto do for (someone)
遺言 【ゆいごん】will, testament, last request
遺産 【いさん】inheritance, bequest, legacy, heritage
遺志 【いし】dying wish
遺体 【いたい】corpse, remains
遺伝子 【いでんし】gene, genetic
一網打尽 【いちもうだじん】(a) big haul, roundup, wholesale arrest, catching the whole herd with one throw
隠滅 【いんめつ】destruction, suppression
旺盛 【おうせい】full of vim and vigor
殴打 【おうだ】hit, strike, blow
仮に 【かりに】temporarily, provisionally, for example, for argument's sake
画廊 【がろう】(picture) gallery
怪しげ 【あやしげ】questionable, doubtful, suspicious
いるかdolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
確証 【かくしょう】positive proof
滑り込む 【すべりこむ】to slide into (base), to slip into (ditch)
株券 【かぶけん】stock certificate
刈り込む 【かりこむ】to cut, to dress, to prune, to trim, to clip
歓喜 【かんき】delight, great joy
貫通 【かんつう】pierce, penetrate, perforate
鑑識 【かんしき】① judgement, judgment, discernment, discrimination, having eye for ② forensics, crime lab
陥る 【おちいる】to fall, to trap, to cave in, to collapse
奇怪 【きかい】strange, wonderful, weird, outrageous, mysterious
気遣う 【きづかう】to worry about, to feel anxious about, to have apprehensions of
騎士 【きし】knight
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
義父 【ぎふ】father-in-law, foster father, stepfather
義母 【ぎぼ】mother-in-law, foster mother, step mother
興味深い 【きょうみぶかい】very interesting, of great interest
極秘 【ごくひ】absolute secrecy
駒 【こま】① piece (in shogi, chess, etc.) ② bridge (of a violin, etc.)
屈指 【くっし】leading, foremost, preeminent, outstanding, one of the best
警視 【けいし】police superintendent, metropolitan police
警視庁 【けいしちょう】Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
激突 【げきとつ】crash into, clash
欠如 【けつじょ】lack, privation, deficiency
結び目 【むすびめ】knot
結婚式 【けっこんしき】marriage ceremony, wedding
結末 【けつまつ】end, conclusion
兼ね備える 【かねそなえる】to have both, to possess both, to combine with
嫌がらせ 【いやがらせ】harassment, pestering
憲政 【けんせい】constitutional government
元旦 【がんたん】New Year's Day
幻 【まぼろし】phantom, vision, illusion, dream
孤島 【ことう】solitary island
己 【おのれ】① I (or me) ② you ③ by oneself (itself, etc.) ④ interjection expressing anger or chagrin
胡散臭い 【うさんくさい】suspicious looking, shady
後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】retreating figure, appearance from behind
後継 【こうけい】successor
甲斐 【かい】effect, result, worth, use, avail
克己 【こっき】self denial, self control
彩る 【いろどる】to colour, to color, to paint, to make up
剤 【ざい】medicine, agent, (chemical) substance, drug, dose
財閥 【ざいばつ】zaibatsu, plutocrats, financial clique, chaebol (Korean)
錯覚 【さっかく】① optical illusion, hallucination ② misapprehension, delusion
殺傷 【さっしょう】killing and wounding, casualties, bloodshed
山荘 【さんそう】mountain villa, mountain retreat, mountain cottage
残忍 【ざんにん】cruelty, atrocity, brutality
指紋 【しもん】fingerprint
至難 【しなん】most difficult, next to impossible
視線 【しせん】one's eyes, glance, look
視聴 【しちょう】attention, viewing
字幕 【じまく】subtitle (movie)
執務 【しつむ】performance of one's official duties
射殺 【しゃさつ】shooting to death
射程 【しゃてい】range (e.g. of a rifle, missile, etc.)
勺 【しゃく】① 18 ml (one-tenth of a go) ② 0.033 meters square (one-hundredth of a tsubo) ③ dip, ladle
朱 【あけ】① scarlet, red ② blood
収納 【しゅうのう】crop, harvest, receipts, putting or stowing away
就いては 【ついては】in line with this, therefore, consequently, so, such being the case, in that regard, in this connection
渋る 【しぶる】to hesitate, to be reluctant, to have loose painful bowel movement
錘 【おもり】① weight ② sinker (fishing)
銃弾 【じゅうだん】bullet (from a rifle)
旬 【しゅん】season (e.g. fruit, fish)
傷口 【きずぐち】wound
松 【まつ】① pine tree ② highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
消滅 【しょうめつ】① lapse, annihilation (physics) ② extinguishment, termination (e.g. of legal representation) ③ vanishing
肖像 【しょうぞう】portrait
新郎 【しんろう】bridegroom
尋問 【じんもん】cross-examination, interrogation, questioning
図柄 【ずがら】design, pattern
睡眠薬 【すいみんやく】sleeping pill, sleep medication
正真正銘 【しょうしんしょうめい】genuine, authentic
切り裂く 【きりさく】to cut off, to cut up, to tear to pieces
占拠 【せんきょ】occupation
潜む 【ひそむ】to lurk, to lie dormant, to be hidden, to be concealed, to be stashed
潜める 【ひそめる】① to hide, to conceal ② to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard ③ to become quiet and inconspicuous
善人 【ぜんにん】good people
素顔 【すがお】① face with no make-up, unpainted face ② honesty, frankness
素振り 【そぶり】behavior, behaviour, manner, attitude, bearing
素性 【すじょう】birth, lineage, parentage, origin, identity, background, history
双眼鏡 【そうがんきょう】binoculars, field glasses
大騒ぎ 【おおさわぎ】clamour, uproar, tumult
大腸 【だいちょう】large intestine, large bowel, colon
脱ぎ捨てる 【ぬぎすてる】to fling, to throw off (clothes), to kick off (boots)
弾み 【はずみ】① bounce, spring, rebound ② momentum, inertia ③ spur of the moment, impulse
弾丸 【だんがん】bullet, shot, shell
逐一 【ちくいち】one by one, in detail, minutely
潮時 【しおどき】① tidal hour ② the right time, favourable opportunity (favorable)
聴取 【ちょうしゅ】listening, hearing, audition, radio reception
亭主 【ていしゅ】master, host, landlord, innkeeper, husband
撤退 【てったい】evacuation, withdrawal, revocation, repeal, retreat
電器 【でんき】electric (goods)
盗聴 【とうちょう】interception (email), wiretap, bug
同級生 【どうきゅうせい】classmate, classmates
肉眼 【にくがん】① naked eye ② the physical eye
忍び寄る 【しのびよる】to creep, to steal up, to draw near unnoticed
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
派閥 【はばつ】clique, faction
迫力 【はくりょく】force, intensity, appeal, strength
縛り上げる 【しばりあげる】to bind (tie) up
発砲 【はっぽう】firing, discharge of gun
端 【たん】① variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width), for kimonos: at least 10 m in length, for haori: at least 7.27 m in length, for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length ② 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres) ③ six ken (10.91 m)
盤 【ばん】① record ② tray, shallow bowl ③ grid, board (e.g. in shogi)
披露宴 【ひろうえん】reception (wedding)
秘める 【ひめる】to hide, to keep to oneself
不穏 【ふおん】unrest, turbulence, impropriety
不眠症 【ふみんしょう】sleeplessness, insomnia, wakefulness
不利益 【ふりえき】disadvantage, handicap, drawback, inadvisability, inexpediency
不倫 【ふりん】adultery, immorality, impropriety
敷居 【しきい】threshold
紛れ込む 【まぎれこむ】to disappear into, to slip into, to be lost in, to be mixed up with
弁護士 【べんごし】lawyer, attorney
保有 【ほゆう】possession, retention, maintenance
墓穴 【ぼけつ】grave, specifically the hole in the ground
冒す 【おかす】to brave, to risk, to face, to venture, to desecrate, to profane
僕ら 【ぼくら】we
ぼくたちwe
没頭 【ぼっとう】immersing oneself
摩天楼 【まてんろう】skyscraper
麻薬 【まやく】narcotic drugs, narcotic, opium, dope
抹殺 【まっさつ】erasure, denial, obliteration, ignoring (an opinion)
魅了 【みりょう】fascination
密閉 【みっぺい】airtight
免疫 【めんえき】immunity, immunization, immunisation
雄叫び 【おたけび】war cry, roar
雄大 【ゆうだい】grandeur, magnificence, splendour, splendor
容態 【ようだい】condition (usually animate)
養育 【よういく】bringing up, rearing, upbringing
養子 【ようし】adopted child (usu. male), son-in-law
乱射 【らんしゃ】random shooting, firing blindly
理不尽 【りふじん】unreasonable, irrational
立証 【りっしょう】establishing proof, demonstration, substantiation
桜花 【おうか】cherry blossom
挙句 【あげく】in the end, finally, after all, at last
餓死 【がし】(death from) starvation, starving to death
憶測 【おくそく】guess, speculation, supposition
卸 【おろし】wholesale
駆けつける 【かけつける】to run to, to come running, to rush (someplace), to hasten
聴く 【きく】① to hear ② to listen (e.g. to music) ③ to ask, to enquire, to query
凶器 【きょうき】dangerous weapon
検視 【けんし】autopsy, inquest, investigation of death
検死 【けんし】autopsy, inquest, investigation of death
豪勢 【ごうせい】luxury, magnificence, extravagance
取り扱い 【とりあつかい】treatment, service, handling, management
臭い 【におい】① odour, odor, scent, smell, stench ② aura, whiff, smacks of ..., sense, flavour, flavor
遺す 【のこす】to leave (behind, over), to bequeath, to save, to reserve
控え室 【ひかえしつ】waiting room
二日酔い 【ふつかよい】hangover
我 【わが】my, our, one's own
音痴 【おんち】① tone-deafness, amusia, having no ear for music ② tone-deaf, off-key ③ having no sense (of something), being hopeless (when it comes to something)
見張り 【みはり】watch-keeping, guard, lookout
駆けずり回る 【かけずりまわる】to run around, to bustle about, to busy oneself
魔 【ま】① demon, devil, evil spirit, evil influence ② someone who (habitually) performs some (negative) act
ありったけall that one has, all that there is, the whole
睡魔 【すいま】sleepiness, drowsiness
粗鋼 【そこう】crude steel
好奇 【こうき】inquisitiveness
井 【い】well
篤と 【とくと】carefully, thoroughly, fully, deliberately
猛 【もう】① greatly energetic ② ferocious ③ extreme, severe
器 【き】① device, instrument ② vessel, container
銭 【ぜに】① coin made of non-precious materials ② money
力尽きる 【ちからつきる】to use up all one's strength
即 【そく】① instantly, immediately, at once ② that is (to say), namely
そいつ① that person (guy, fellow) ② that (one)
それだけthat much, as much, to that extent, only that, that alone, no more than that
ポール① pole ② poll
暗闇 【くらやみ】darkness, the dark
うかつcareless, stupid, thoughtless, heedless, unobservant, inadvertant, incautious
灰燼 【かいじん】ash, embers, complete destruction
つなぎstopgap measure, filler (i.e. time, space), patch
血痕 【けっこん】bloodstain
痕跡 【こんせき】trace, traces, vestige, vestiges
獅子 【しし】① lion ② left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
所詮 【しょせん】after all
拭き取る 【ふきとる】to wipe off, to wipe up
痕 【あと】scar
詮索 【せんさく】inquiry into, enquiry into, prying (into), investigation, search, exploration
狙撃 【そげき】shooting, sniping
豹変 【ひょうへん】sudden change, complete change
復讐 【ふくしゅう】revenge
辺鄙 【へんぴ】hard to reach place, remote place
妖精 【ようせい】fairy, sprite, elf
泄れ 【もれ】omission, leakage, oversight
狼 【おおかみ】wolf (carnivore, Canis lupus)
歪 【いびつ】oval, elliptical, distorted, crooked, irregular, warped
坩堝 【るつぼ】crucible, (melting) pot
已む無く 【やむなく】reluctance, unwillingness, unavoidably, out of necessity
枷 【かせ】① shackles, fetters, irons, handcuffs, restraint, constraint ② bonds (e.g. family), ties, binding relationship, binding relationships, encumbrance
つるto cramp, to be cramped, to contract
すねshin, shank, lower leg
虱 【しらみ】louse (esp. a sucking louse), lice
韲える 【あえる】to dress vegetables (salad)
仇 【あだ】① foe, enemy, rival ② resentment, enmity, grudge ③ harm, injury
合鍵 【あいかぎ】pass key, duplicate key, master key
梃子 【てこ】lever
捉える 【とらえる】① to seize, to capture, to arrest ② to grasp, to perceive, to treat (as)
釘付け 【くぎづけ】① nailing on, nailing down, nailing shut ② being stationary, being rooted to the spot
かわすto dodge, to evade, to avoid, to sidestep
かくしてthus
こうしてthus, in this way
こじらせるto aggravate, to complicate, to make worse
わしI, me (used by elderly males)
ひさし① eaves (of roof) ② narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building ③ visor or peak (of cap) ④ classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
奢り 【おごり】luxury, treat, extravagance
静岡 【しずおか】Shizuoka (city)