Study Set: Detective Conan Vol. 5 (episodes 425 to 539)

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Detective Conan Vol. 5 (episodes 425 to 539)

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Vocab for episodes 425 to 539 of the animated series ‘Detective Conan’. This is volume 5/15. 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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⑤ アパート • ① apartment building, apartment block, apartment house ② apartment

⑤ コップ • glass (i.e. drinking vessel), tumbler

⑤ スリッパ • slipper, slippers

⑤ ゼロ • zero

⑤ テスト • test

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

⑤ レコード • ① record (e.g. LP) ② record (e.g. athletics)

⑤ 五【ご】 • five

⑤ 五つ【いつつ】 • five

⑤ 今月【こんげつ】 • this month

⑤ 七つ【ななつ】 • seven

⑤ 西【にし】 • west

⑤ 東【ひがし】 • east

⑤ 来月【らいげつ】 • next month

⑤ 六つ【むっつ】 • six

⑤ 時々【ときどき】 • sometimes, at times

⑤ 火曜日【かようび】 • Tuesday

⑤ 漢字【かんじ】 • Chinese characters, kanji

⑤ 金曜日【きんようび】 • Friday

⑤ 月曜日【げつようび】 • Monday

⑤ 作文【さくぶん】 • ① writing (an essay, prose, etc.), composition ② formal writing with little real meaning

⑤ 自転車【じてんしゃ】 • bicycle

⑤ 弱い【よわい】 • weak, frail, delicate, tender, unskilled, weak (wine)

⑤ 土曜日【どようび】 • Saturday

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

⑤ 黄色い【きいろい】 • yellow

⑤ 鼻【はな】 • nose

⑤ 無い【ない】 • ① nonexistent, not being (there) ② unpossessed, unowned, not had ③ unique ④ indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility ⑤ (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective) not ... ⑥ (after the -te form of a verb) to not be..., to have not ...

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

⑤ お祖母さん【おばあさん】 • ① grandmother ② female senior-citizen

⑤ 灰皿【はいざら】 • ashtray

⑤ 今晩は【こんばんは】 • good evening

⑤ 冊【さつ】 • counter for books

⑤ 吹く【ふく】 • ① to blow (wind, etc.), to play a wind instrument ② to emit, to spout ③ to whistle

⑤ 洗濯【せんたく】 • washing, laundry

⑤ 背広【せびろ】 • business suit

⑤ 封筒【ふうとう】 • envelope

⑤ 毎晩【まいばん】 • every night

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

⑤ 塩【しお】 • salt

⑤ 鉛筆【えんぴつ】 • pencil

⑤ 丈夫【じょうぶ】 • healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable

⑤ 叔母【おば】 • aunt (younger than one's parent)

⑤ つまらない • ① dull, uninteresting, boring ② insignificant, trifling

⑤ いくつ • ① how many? ② how old?

⑤ 醤油【しょうゆ】 • soy sauce, shoyu

④ けれど • but, however, although

④ ビール • beer

④ アルバイト • ① part-time job, side job ② albite

④ カーテン • curtain, curtains

④ ガソリン • gasoline, petrol

④ 医学【いがく】 • medical science, medicine

④ 校長【こうちょう】 • principal, headmaster

④ 私【わたくし】 • ① I, me ② private affairs, personal matter, secrecy ③ selfishness

④ 試験【しけん】 • examination, test, study, trial, experiment

④ 社会【しゃかい】 • society, public

④ 小学校【しょうがっこう】 • primary school, elementary school, grade school

④ 親切【しんせつ】 • kindness, gentleness

④ 大学生【だいがくせい】 • university student, college student

④ 昼休み【ひるやすみ】 • lunch break, noon recess, noon rest period

④ 入学【にゅうがく】 • entry to school or university, matriculation

④ 夕飯【ゆうはん】 • evening meal

④ 写す【うつす】 • ① to transcribe, to duplicate, to reproduce, to imitate, to trace ② to describe ③ to film, to picture, to photograph

④ 終わり【おわり】 • the end

④ 引き出す【ひきだす】 • to pull out, to take out, to draw out, to withdraw

④ 海岸【かいがん】 • coast, beach

④ 教育【きょういく】 • training, education

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

④ 坂【さか】 • slope, hill

④ 糸【いと】 • thread, yarn, string

④ 寺【てら】 • temple (Buddhist)

④ 草【くさ】 • grass

④ 点く【つく】 • ① to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on), to be lighted ② to catch fire

④ 米【こめ】 • (husked grains of) rice

④ 無くなる【なくなる】 • to disappear, to get lost

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

④ 支度【したく】 • preparation, arrangements

④ 将来【しょうらい】 • future (usually near), prospects

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

④ 専門【せんもん】 • speciality, specialty, subject of study, expert

④ 戦争【せんそう】 • war

④ 朝寝坊【あさねぼう】 • oversleeping, late riser

④ 電灯【でんとう】 • electric light

④ 土産【みやげ】 • present, souvenir

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

④ 受付【うけつけ】 • reception (desk), information desk

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

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

④ 漫画【まんが】 • comic, cartoon

④ 揺れる【ゆれる】 • to shake, to sway

④ 冷房【れいぼう】 • cooling, air-conditioning

④ たかる • ① to gather, to crowd round, to swarm, to flock ② to extort from, to sponge off

④ のど • ① throat ② singing voice

④ 痩せる【やせる】 • ① to become thin, to lose weight, to reduce (one's) weight, to slim ② to be barren, to be infertile, to be sterile

③ うっかり • carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently

③ きちんと • precisely, accurately, neatly

③ そっと • softly, gently, quietly, secretly

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

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

③ 読み【よみ】 • reading

③ 読書【どくしょ】 • reading

③ 来【らい】 • ① next (year, etc.) ② since (last month, etc.)

③ 学【がく】 • learning, scholarship, erudition, knowledge

③ 意思【いし】 • intention, purpose

③ 画家【がか】 • painter, artist

③ 国会【こっかい】 • National Diet, parliament, congress

③ 持ち上げる【もちあげる】 • to raise, to lift up, to flatter

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

③ 出来事【できごと】 • incident, affair, happening, event

③ 書店【しょてん】 • bookshop, bookstore

③ 正午【しょうご】 • noon, mid-day

③ 大家【おおや】 • landlord, landlady

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

③ 土地【とち】 • plot of land, lot, soil

③ 年代【ねんだい】 • age, era, period, date

③ 病【やまい】 • illness, disease

③ 歩道【ほどう】 • footpath, walkway, sidewalk

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

③ 注ぐ【そそぐ】 • ① to pour (into), to fill ② to sprinkle on from above, to shed (e.g. tears) ③ to concentrate one's spirit or strength on ④ to fall onto (of rain, snow)

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

③ 広げる【ひろげる】 • to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge, to widen, to broaden, to unfold, to open, to unroll

③ 一流【いちりゅう】 • first-class, top grade, school (of art), foremost, top-notch, unique

③ 王子【おうじ】 • prince

③ 王様【おうさま】 • king

③ 温度【おんど】 • temperature

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

③ 家具【かぐ】 • furniture

③ 絵画【かいが】 • picture, painting

③ 丸【まる】 • ① circle ② full (e.g. month, day, etc.) ③ perfection, purity ④ suffix for ship names

③ 気温【きおん】 • atmospheric temperature

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

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

③ 勤め【つとめ】 • ① service, duty, business, responsibility, task ② Buddhist religious services

③ 金曜【きんよう】 • Friday

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

③ 合図【あいず】 • sign, signal

③ 黒板【こくばん】 • blackboard

③ 混ぜる【まぜる】 • to mix, to stir, to blend

③ 試し【ためし】 • trial, test

③ 首相【しゅしょう】 • Prime Minister, Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), Premier

③ 商品【しょうひん】 • commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock, merchandise

③ 植物【しょくぶつ】 • plant, vegetation

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

③ 生命【せいめい】 • life, existence

③ 長期【ちょうき】 • long time period

③ 伝わる【つたわる】 • to be handed down, to be introduced, to be transmitted, to be circulated, to go along, to walk along

③ 同様【どうよう】 • identical, equal to, same (kind), like, similarity

③ 日曜【にちよう】 • Sunday

③ 不幸【ふこう】 • unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident, death

③ 望み【のぞみ】 • ① wish, desire, hope ② prospect, expectation, (one's) hopes

③ 鳴らす【ならす】 • to ring, to sound, to chime, to beat, to snort (nose)

③ 木曜【もくよう】 • Thursday

③ 夜中【よなか】 • midnight, dead of night

③ 陽気【ようき】 • ① cheerful, merry ② season, weather

③ 理想【りそう】 • ideal, dream

③ 明後日【みょうごにち】 • day after tomorrow

③ 科目【かもく】 • (school) subject, curriculum, course

③ 向かい【むかい】 • facing, opposite, across the street, other side

③ 羽【わ】 • counter for birds and rabbits

③ 胃【い】 • ① stomach ② Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

③ 医師【いし】 • doctor, physician

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

③ 越す【こす】 • ① to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across ② to go over (e.g. with audience) ③ to pass time (e.g. a winter) ④ to surpass, to be better than, to exceed ⑤ to move house ⑥ to go, to come

③ 煙【けむり】 • smoke, fumes

③ 温泉【おんせん】 • spa, hot spring, onsen

③ 解散【かいさん】 • breakup, dissolution

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

③ 各【かく】 • each, every, all

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

③ 完了【かんりょう】 • ① completion, conclusion ② perfective (form, aspect)

③ 希望【きぼう】 • hope, wish, aspiration

③ 居眠り【いねむり】 • dozing, nodding off

③ 巨大【きょだい】 • huge, gigantic, enormous

③ 許可【きょか】 • permission, approval, authorization

③ 教師【きょうし】 • teacher (classroom)

③ 禁煙【きんえん】 • ① No Smoking!, Smoking Prohibited! ② abstaining from smoking, quitting smoking

③ 備える【そなえる】 • ① to furnish, to provide for, to equip, to install ② to have ready, to prepare for ③ to possess, to have, to be endowed with, to be armed with

③ 軍【ぐん】 • army, force, troops

③ 現状【げんじょう】 • present condition, existing state, status quo

③ 誤解【ごかい】 • misunderstanding

③ 交換【こうかん】 • exchange, interchange, switching, reciprocity, barter, substitution, replacement, clearing (of checks, cheques)

③ 好む【このむ】 • to like, to prefer

③ 航空【こうくう】 • aviation, flying

③ 差【さ】 • difference, variation

③ 差す【さす】 • ① to raise (e.g. hands, umbrella), to stretch out ② to be tinged ③ to wear at one's side (e.g. sword) ④ to shine ⑤ to provoke a feeling

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

③ 手段【しゅだん】 • means, way, measure

③ 種【たね】 • ① seed, pip, kind, variety, quality, tone ② material, matter, subject, theme, (news) copy, leaven (bread) ③ cause, source, trick, secret, inside story

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

③ 順調【じゅんちょう】 • favourable, favorable, doing well, OK, all right

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

③ 畳【じょう】 • ① counter for tatami mats ② measure of room size (in mat units)

③ 職業【しょくぎょう】 • occupation, business

③ 成績【せいせき】 • results, record, grades

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

③ 生産【せいさん】 • production, manufacture

③ 接する【せっする】 • ① to come in contact with, to touch, to connect (with) ② to attend (to) ③ to receive (visitors)

③ 遅刻【ちこく】 • lateness, late coming

③ 天候【てんこう】 • weather

③ 動詞【どうし】 • verb

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

③ 日付【ひづけ】 • date, dating

③ 幅【はば】 • width, breadth

③ 服装【ふくそう】 • garments, attire

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

③ 変更【へんこう】 • change, modification, alteration, revision, amendment

③ 便【びん】 • ① flight (e.g. airline flight), trip (e.g. train trip), service ② mail, post, letter ③ opportunity, chance

③ 宝石【ほうせき】 • gem, jewel

③ 法則【ほうそく】 • law, rule

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

③ 末【すえ】 • end, close, future, finally, tip, top, trivialities, posterity, youngest child

③ 未来【みらい】 • ① the future (usually distant) ② future tense ③ the world to come

③ 予測【よそく】 • prediction, estimation

③ 容易【ようい】 • easy, simple, plain

③ 燃やす【もやす】 • to burn

③ 収める【おさめる】 • ① to dedicate, to make an offering, to pay (fees) ② to supply ③ to store ④ to finish, to bring to a close ⑤ to restore (something to its place) ⑥ to achieve (e.g. a result)

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

③ 凍る【こおる】 • to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal

③ 支払い【しはらい】 • payment

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

③ 軒【けん】 • houses, buildings

③ 維持【いじ】 • maintenance, preservation, improvement

③ 応じる【おうじる】 • to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for

③ 家賃【やちん】 • rent

③ 懐かしい【なつかしい】 • dear, desired, missed

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

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

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

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

③ 救助【きゅうじょ】 • relief, aid, rescue

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

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

③ 憲法【けんぽう】 • constitution

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

③ 考慮【こうりょ】 • consideration, taking into account

③ 裁判【さいばん】 • trial, judgement, judgment

③ 資源【しげん】 • resources

③ 飼う【かう】 • to keep, to raise, to feed

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

③ 書斎【しょさい】 • a study, library

③ 障害【しょうがい】 • ① obstacle, impediment, hindrance, difficulty, barrier ② handicap, impairment, disability, disorder, malfunction

③ 食器【しょっき】 • tableware

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

③ 新鮮【しんせん】 • fresh

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

③ 誓う【ちかう】 • to swear, to vow, to take an oath, to pledge

③ 請求【せいきゅう】 • claim, demand, charge, application, request, billing (for a service)

③ 説得【せっとく】 • persuasion

③ 舌【した】 • ① tongue ② tongue-like object, clapper (of a bell), talon (of a lock)

③ 専攻【せんこう】 • major subject, special study

③ 騒がしい【さわがしい】 • noisy

③ 怠る【おこたる】 • to be negligent in doing something, to shirk, to be off one's guard

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

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

③ 忠告【ちゅうこく】 • advice, warning

③ 罰する【ばっする】 • to punish, to penalize, to penalise

③ 範囲【はんい】 • extent, scope, sphere, range, span

③ 比較【ひかく】 • comparison

③ 微笑む【ほほえむ】 • to smile

③ 微妙【びみょう】 • ① delicate, subtle, sensitive ② difficult, delicate (situation), complicated ③ doubtful, questionable, dicey

③ 評価【ひょうか】 • ① valuation, estimation, assessment, evaluation ② to value, to assess, to estimate value ③ to appreciate, to value highly, to acknowledge the value (of something)

③ 目標【もくひょう】 • mark, objective, target

③ 翼【つばさ】 • ① wing ② Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

③ 劣る【おとる】 • to fall behind, to be inferior to

③ 化粧【けしょう】 • make-up, cosmetics

③ 値【あたい】 • ① price, cost ② value, worth, merit ③ variable (computer programming, programing) ④ value, count, number ⑤ to have value, to have merit

③ 梅雨【つゆ】 • ① rainy season ② rain during the rainy season

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

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

③ 引っ張る【ひっぱる】 • ① to pull, to draw, to stretch, to drag ② to pull the ball (baseball)

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

③ 褒める【ほめる】 • to praise, to admire, to speak well

③ 基づく【もとづく】 • to be grounded on, to be based on, to be due to, to originate from

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

③ 僅か【わずか】 • only, merely, (a) little, small quantity

③ 尻尾【しっぽ】 • tail (animal)

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

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

③ 纏める【まとめる】 • to put in order, to collect, to bring to a conclusion, to put (it all) together

③ 膝【ひざ】 • knee, lap

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

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

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

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

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

② しゃがむ • to squat, to crouch

② 上下【じょうげ】 • high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming

② 長男【ちょうなん】 • eldest son

② 東西【とうざい】 • ① East and West ② whole country ③ Orient and Occident, Western and Eastern ④ Your attention, please!

② 南北【なんぼく】 • south and north

② 日々【ひび】 • every day, daily, day after day, days (e.g. good old days)

② 下町【したまち】 • Shitamachi, lower parts of town

② 家主【やぬし】 • landlord

② 作者【さくしゃ】 • author, authoress

② 重ねる【かさねる】 • to pile up, to put something on another, to heap up, to add, to repeat

② 心理【しんり】 • mentality

② 人事【じんじ】 • personnel affairs, human affairs, human resources, HR

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

② 地名【ちめい】 • place name

② 方言【ほうげん】 • dialect

② 真っ白【まっしろ】 • pure white

② 住まい【すまい】 • dwelling, house, residence, address

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

② 真っ青【まっさお】 • deep blue, ghastly pale

② 羽根【はね】 • ① feather, plume, wing ② blade (fan, propeller, etc.)

② 下線【かせん】 • underline, underscore

② 加速【かそく】 • ① acceleration, speed up ② accelerator

② 絵の具【えのぐ】 • colors, colours, paints

② 作曲【さっきょく】 • composition, setting (of music)

② 持参【じさん】 • bringing, taking, carrying

② 実る【みのる】 • to bear fruit, to ripen

② 受験【じゅけん】 • taking an examination

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

② 重量【じゅうりょう】 • ① weight ② heavyweight boxer

② 人通り【ひとどおり】 • pedestrian traffic

② 水平【すいへい】 • level, horizontality

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

② 体育【たいいく】 • physical education, gymnastics, athletics

② 待ち合わせる【まちあわせる】 • to rendezvous, to meet at a prearranged place and time, to arrange to meet

② 大通り【おおどおり】 • main street

② 直に【じきに】 • ① immediately, directly, soon, shortly, before long ② easily, readily

② 直線【ちょくせん】 • straight line

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

② 内線【ないせん】 • phone extension, indoor wiring, inner line

② 不通【ふつう】 • suspension, interruption, stoppage, tie-up, cessation

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

② 部品【ぶひん】 • parts, accessories, components

② 放る【ほうる】 • ① to let go, to abandon, to leave undone ② to throw, to toss, to fling

② 防止【ぼうし】 • prevention, check

② 本部【ほんぶ】 • headquarters, head office, main office

② 名物【めいぶつ】 • famous product, special product, speciality, specialty

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

② 当てはめる【あてはめる】 • to apply, to adapt

② 打ち合わせ【うちあわせ】 • business meeting, previous arrangement, appointment, preparatory meeting

② 点々【てんてん】 • here and there, little by little, sporadically, scattered in drops, dot, spot

② 交じる【まじる】 • to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join

② 集【しゅう】 • collection, compilation

② 育児【いくじ】 • childcare, nursing, upbringing

② 各自【かくじ】 • individual, each

② 格別【かくべつ】 • exceptional

② 甘やかす【あまやかす】 • to pamper, to spoil

② 危うい【あやうい】 • ① dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious ② in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk ③ uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful ④ close (i.e. a close call), narrow

② 起床【きしょう】 • rising, getting out of bed

② 挟まる【はさまる】 • to get between, to be caught in

② 近寄る【ちかよる】 • to approach, to draw near

② 現す【あらわす】 • ① to reveal, to show, to display ② to express ③ to represent, to signify, to stand for ④ to make widely known

② 呼びかける【よびかける】 • to call out to, to accost, to address (crowd), to appeal

② 散らかる【ちらかる】 • to be in disorder, to lie scattered around

② 散らす【ちらす】 • to scatter, to disperse, to distribute

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

② 湿度【しつど】 • level of humidity

② 祝日【しゅくじつ】 • national holiday

② お出掛け【おでかけ】 • about to start out, just about to leave or go out

② 出迎え【でむかえ】 • meeting, reception

② 床屋【とこや】 • barbershop, barber

② 賞金【しょうきん】 • prize, monetary award

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

② 真似る【まねる】 • to mimic, to imitate

② 水滴【すいてき】 • drop of water

② 制作【せいさく】 • work (film, book)

② 性能【せいのう】 • ability, performance, efficiency

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

② 測定【そくてい】 • measurement

② 体制【たいせい】 • order, system, structure, set-up, organization, organisation

② 宅【たく】 • house, home, husband

② 段階【だんかい】 • gradation, grade, stage, steps, order, class, phase

② 着替え【きがえ】 • changing clothes, change of clothes

② 日課【にっか】 • daily lesson, daily work, daily routine

② 名刺【めいし】 • business card

② 裏返す【うらがえす】 • to turn inside out, to turn the other way, to turn (something) over

② 粒【つぶ】 • grain, bead

② 涼む【すずむ】 • to cool oneself, to cool off, to enjoy evening cool

② 銅【どう】 • copper

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

② 翌朝【よくあさ】 • the next morning

② 片寄る【かたよる】 • to be one-sided, to incline, to be partial, to be prejudiced, to lean, to be biased, to be biassed

② 超える【こえる】 • ① to cross over, to cross, to pass through, to pass over (out of) ② to exceed

② 住居【じゅうきょ】 • dwelling, house, residence, address

② 続々【ぞくぞく】 • successively, one after another

② 捕らえる【とらえる】 • ① to seize, to capture, to arrest ② to grasp, to perceive, to treat (as)

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

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

② 干す【ほす】 • ① to air, to dry, to desiccate ② to drain (off) ③ to drink up ④ to deprive of a role, job, etc. (usu. in the passive)

② 付【づけ】 • dated (e.g. a letter), date of effect (e.g. a rule change)

② 下駄【げた】 • geta (Japanese footwear), wooden clogs

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

② 確率【かくりつ】 • probability, likelihood, chances

② 裂く【さく】 • ① to tear, to rip up ② to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen) ③ to forcibly separate (i.e. two lovers) ④ to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something

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

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

② ご免ください【ごめんください】 • may I come in?

② 功績【こうせき】 • achievements, merit, meritorious service, meritorious deed

② 削る【けずる】 • ① to shave (wood or leather), to sharpen, to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off ② to cross out, to reduce, to curtail, to remove, to erase, to delete

② 市場【しじょう】 • (the) market (as a concept)

② 至急【しきゅう】 • urgent, pressing

② 取り戻す【とりもどす】 • to take back, to regain, to get back, to recover

② 縦【たて】 • ① the vertical, height ② front-to-back, length

② 巡査【じゅんさ】 • police, policeman

② 助教授【じょきょうじゅ】 • assistant professor

② 挿す【さす】 • to insert, to put in, to graft, to wear in belt

② 葬式【そうしき】 • funeral

② 体系【たいけい】 • system, organization, organisation, architecture

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

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

② 刀【かたな】 • (single-edged) sword, katana

② 独り言【ひとりごと】 • soliloquy, monologue, speaking to oneself

② 鉢【はち】 • ① bowl, pot, basin ② flowerpot ③ crown, brainpan

② 噴水【ふんすい】 • water fountain

② 兵隊【へいたい】 • soldier, sailor

② 浴室【よくしつ】 • bathroom, bath

② 締め切り【しめきり】 • closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed, No Entrance

② 騒々しい【そうぞうしい】 • noisy, boisterous

② 潜る【もぐる】 • ① to dive (into or under water) ② to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under ③ to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

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

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

② 桁【けた】 • ① column, beam ② digit, decade, order of magnitude

② 跨ぐ【またぐ】 • to straddle

② こする • to rub, to scrub

② 唸る【うなる】 • to groan, to moan, to roar, to howl, to growl, to hum, to buzz, to sough

② こしらえる • to make, to manufacture

② 皺【しわ】 • ① wrinkle, crease ② ripple

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

② 錆【さび】 • rust

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

① ちょくちょく • often, frequently, now and then, occasionally

① びっしょり • wet through, drenched

① まごまご • confused

① 持てる【もてる】 • ① to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.) ② to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed ③ to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last ④ possessed ⑤ possessing riches, having wealth

① 答【こたえ】 • response, reply, answer, solution

① 有【ゆう】 • ① existence ② possession, having ③ limited company

① 風車【かざぐるま】 • ① windmill, pinwheel ② leather flower, Clematis patens

① 重【じゅう】 • greater degree, heavy, serious

① 権【けん】 • authority, right (to do something)

① 蒸す【むす】 • to steam, to poultice, to be sultry

① 頼み【たのみ】 • request, favor, favour, reliance, dependence

① お巡りさん【おまわりさん】 • policeman (friendly term)

① 悪者【わるもの】 • bad fellow, rascal, ruffian, scoundrel

① 圧力【あつりょく】 • stress, pressure

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

① 一目【いちもく】 • ① (a) glance, (a) look, (a) glimpse ② (a) stone (in Go) ③ complete view, bird's-eye view

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

① 往診【おうしん】 • doctor's visit, house call

① 化ける【ばける】 • ① to appear in disguise, to take the form of ② to change for the worse, to corrupt

① 何より【なにより】 • most, best, above all

① 家来【けらい】 • retainer, retinue, servant

① 果てる【はてる】 • ① to end, to be finished, to be exhausted, to die, to perish ② indicates an extreme has been reached

① 荷【に】 • ① load, baggage, cargo, freight, goods ② burden, responsibility

① 階級【かいきゅう】 • class, rank, grade

① 該当【がいとう】 • corresponding, answering to, coming under, applying to

① 獲物【えもの】 • game, spoils, trophy

① 官僚【かんりょう】 • bureaucrat, bureaucracy

① 寛容【かんよう】 • forbearance, tolerance, generosity

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

① 感慨【かんがい】 • strong feelings, deep emotion

① 貫く【つらぬく】 • to go through

① 丸める【まるめる】 • to make round, to round off, to roll up, to curl up, to seduce, to cajole, to explain away

① 頑固【がんこ】 • stubbornness, obstinacy

① 頑丈【がんじょう】 • solid, firm, stout, burly, strong, sturdy

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

① 記述【きじゅつ】 • description, descriptor

① 貴族【きぞく】 • noble, aristocrat

① 休学【きゅうがく】 • temporary absence from school, suspension

① 給食【きゅうしょく】 • school lunch, providing a meal

① 恐れ【おそれ】 • fear, horror, anxiety, concern, uneasiness

① 郷里【きょうり】 • birth-place, home town

① 驚異【きょうい】 • wonder, miracle

① 勤め先【つとめさき】 • place of work

① 禁物【きんもつ】 • taboo, forbidden thing

① 恵み【めぐみ】 • blessing, grace

① 経路【けいろ】 • ① course, route, path, channel ② process, means

① 決断【けつだん】 • decision, determination

① 結び付ける【むすびつける】 • to combine, to join, to tie on, to attach with a knot, to bind (e.g. an address)

① 見計らう【みはからう】 • to choose at one's own discretion

① 見合わせる【みあわせる】 • ① to exchange glances, to look at each other ② to postpone, to suspend operations, to refrain from performing an action

① 見習う【みならう】 • to follow another's example

① 基【もと】 • base, foundation

① 現行【げんこう】 • present, current, in operation

① 孤児【こじ】 • orphan

① 語源【ごげん】 • word root, word derivation, etymology

① 公【おおやけ】 • official, public, formal, open, governmental

① 構える【かまえる】 • ① to set up (e.g. a building) ② to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal), to prepare to use something (e.g. a camera) ③ to plan, to scheme ④ to fabricate in order to deceive ⑤ to stiffen, to become formal

① 講習【こうしゅう】 • short course, training

① 高まる【たかまる】 • to rise, to swell, to be promoted

① 告げる【つげる】 • to inform

① 再現【さいげん】 • reappearance, reproduction, return, revival

① 仕上げる【しあげる】 • to finish up, to complete

① 仕入れる【しいれる】 • to lay in stock, to replenish stock, to procure

① 支持【しじ】 • support, maintenance

① 施す【ほどこす】 • to donate, to give, to conduct, to apply, to perform

① 至って【いたって】 • very much, exceedingly, extremely

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

① 歯科【しか】 • dentistry

① 事前【じぜん】 • prior, beforehand, in advance

① 自在【じざい】 • freely, at will

① 自主【じしゅ】 • independence, autonomy

① 軸【じく】 • axis, stem, shaft, axle

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

① 実践【じっせん】 • practice, practise, put into practice, put into practise

① 遮る【さえぎる】 • to interrupt, to intercept, to obstruct

① 若干【じゃっかん】 • some, few, number of

① 弱【じゃく】 • weakness, the weak, little less than

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

① 手本【てほん】 • ① copybook ② model, pattern

① 狩り【かり】 • hunting

① 授ける【さずける】 • to grant, to award, to teach

① 衆議院【しゅうぎいん】 • lower house, House of Representatives

① 出現【しゅつげん】 • appearance, arrival, make one's appearance

① 初耳【はつみみ】 • something heard for the first time (lit: first ear)

① 小柄【こがら】 • short (build)

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

① 上がり【あがり】 • ① ascent, rise, slope ② freshly-drawn green tea (esp. in sushi shops) ③ advance income, crop yield ④ death, spinning, completion, stop, finish ⑤ after (rain), ex (official, etc.) ⑥ (end) results (e.g. of crafts like painting, pottery, etc.), how something comes out

① 侵す【おかす】 • to invade, to raid, to trespass, to violate, to intrude on

① 寝かせる【ねかせる】 • to put to bed, to lay down, to ferment

① 審議【しんぎ】 • deliberation

① 深める【ふかめる】 • to deepen, to heighten, to intensify

① 紳士【しんし】 • gentleman

① 進み【すすみ】 • progress

① 人格【じんかく】 • personality, character, individuality

① 推測【すいそく】 • guess, conjecture

① 衰える【おとろえる】 • to become weak, to decline, to wear, to abate, to decay, to wither, to waste away

① 成り立つ【なりたつ】 • ① to consist of ② to be practical (logical, feasible, viable), to be concluded, to hold true

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

① 正当【せいとう】 • just, justifiable, right, due, proper, equitable, reasonable, legitimate, legal, lawful

① 盛大【せいだい】 • grand, prosperous, magnificent

① 設置【せっち】 • establishment, institution

① 設立【せつりつ】 • establishment, foundation, incorporation (of a business)

① 潜水【せんすい】 • diving

① 潜入【せんにゅう】 • infiltration, sneaking in

① 選挙【せんきょ】 • election

① 鮮やか【あざやか】 • vivid, clear, brilliant

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

① 阻む【はばむ】 • to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart

① 装備【そうび】 • equipment

① 走行【そうこう】 • running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car), running to program, job, etc., traveling, travelling

① 騒動【そうどう】 • strife, riot, rebellion, turmoil

① 束縛【そくばく】 • restraint, shackles, restriction, confinement, binding

① 帯【たい】 • band (e.g. conduction, valence), belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)

① 待ち望む【まちのぞむ】 • to look anxiously for, to wait eagerly for

① 態勢【たいせい】 • attitude, conditions, preparations

① 退治【たいじ】 • extermination

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

① 大胆【だいたん】 • bold, daring, audacious

① 着色【ちゃくしょく】 • colouring, coloring, colorant

① 中断【ちゅうだん】 • interruption, suspension, break

① 挑戦【ちょうせん】 • challenge, defiance

① 蝶【ちょう】 • butterfly

① 摘む【つむ】 • to pluck, to pick, to trim

① 点検【てんけん】 • inspection, examination, checking

① 倒産【とうさん】 • (corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial failure, failed business

① 棟【とう】 • ① large building ② counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

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

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

① 日取り【ひどり】 • fixed date, appointed day

① 任務【にんむ】 • duty, function, office, mission, task

① 破棄【はき】 • tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents), disposal (e.g. weaponry), revocation, annulment, breaking (e.g. treaty), reversing (e.g. an original judgment) (judgement), discard

① 白状【はくじょう】 • confession

① 発言【はつげん】 • utterance, speech, proposal

① 反響【はんきょう】 • echo, reverberation, repercussion, reaction, influence

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

① 班【はん】 • group, party, section (mil)

① 秘書【ひしょ】 • (private) secretary

① 微量【びりょう】 • minuscule amount, extremely small quantity

① 眉【まゆ】 • eyebrow, eyebrows

① 浜【はま】 • beach, seashore

① 不順【ふじゅん】 • irregularity, unseasonableness

① 不当【ふとう】 • injustice, impropriety, unreasonableness, undeserved, unfair, invalid

① 不動産【ふどうさん】 • real estate

① 付け加える【つけくわえる】 • to add one thing to another

① 封【ふう】 • seal

① 復旧【ふっきゅう】 • restoration, restitution, rehabilitation

① 分散【ぶんさん】 • dispersion, decentralization, decentralisation, variance (statistics), distribution, dissemination, allocation

① 分配【ぶんぱい】 • division, sharing, distribution, dissemination, allocation

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

① 紛失【ふんしつ】 • losing something

① 兵士【へいし】 • soldier

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

① 補足【ほそく】 • supplement, complement

① 褒美【ほうび】 • reward, prize

① 本場【ほんば】 • home, habitat, center, centre, best place, genuine

① 埋め込む【うめこむ】 • to bury, to embed

① 満月【まんげつ】 • full moon

① 無難【ぶなん】 • safety, security

① 無用【むよう】 • useless, futility, needlessness, unnecessariness

① 名簿【めいぼ】 • register of names

① 模型【もけい】 • model, dummy, maquette

① 模倣【もほう】 • imitation, copying

① 網【あみ】 • ① net, netting ② web

① 矢【や】 • arrow

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

① 有する【ゆうする】 • to own, to be endowed with

① 履歴【りれき】 • personal history, background, career, log, record

① 立ち寄る【たちよる】 • to stop by, to drop in for a short visit

① 流し【ながし】 • ① sink ② cruising (e.g. taxi)

① 良好【りょうこう】 • favorable, favourable, satisfactory

① 類【るい】 • kind, sort, class, family, genus

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

① 裂ける【さける】 • to split, to tear, to burst

① 連なる【つらなる】 • to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row

① 連休【れんきゅう】 • consecutive holidays

① 老いる【おいる】 • to age, to grow old

① あざ笑う【あざわらう】 • to sneer at, to ridicule

① 人影【ひとかげ】 • ① figure(s) of a person (persons) ② shadow of a person

① 埋まる【うまる】 • to be buried, to be surrounded, to overflow, to be filled

① 襟【えり】 • neck, collar, lapel, neckband

① 大げさ【おおげさ】 • grandiose, exaggerated

① 温和【おんわ】 • gentle, mild, moderate

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

① 完ぺき【かんぺき】 • perfect, complete, flawless

① 擦れる【すれる】 • to rub, to chafe, to wear, to become sophisticated

① 探検【たんけん】 • exploration, expedition

① 貴い【とうとい】 • precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred

① 並【なみ】 • average, medium, common, ordinary

① 飲み込む【のみこむ】 • ① to gulp down, to swallow deeply ② to understand, to take in, to catch on to, to learn, to digest

① 日焼け【ひやけ】 • ① sunburn ② suntan

① 振り出し【ふりだし】 • outset, starting point, drawing or issuing (draft, draught)

① 屋敷【やしき】 • residence, estate, grounds, premises, mansion

① 了承【りょうしょう】 • acknowledgement, acknowledgment, understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"), noting, acceptance

① 汚れ【よごれ】 • dirt, filth

① 決【けつ】 • decision, vote

① 塗れ【まみれ】 • stain, smear

① 条【じょう】 • ① article (in document), provision ② stripe, streak, line

① 意【い】 • ① feelings, thoughts ② meaning

① ことごとく • altogether, entirely

① 寄こす【よこす】 • ① to send, to forward ② to hand over (e.g. money)

① 以て【もって】 • ① with, by ② by means of, because, in view of

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

① 竿【さお】 • ① rod, pole ② neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen ③ beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance) ④ single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese) ⑤ counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan)

① 戸惑う【とまどう】 • to be bewildered, to be perplexed

① 語彙【ごい】 • vocabulary, lexicon, lexis, terminology

① うぬぼれ • pretension, conceit, hubris

① 杖【つえ】 • cane, walking stick, staff

① 裾【すそ】 • (trouser) cuff, (skirt) hem, cut edge of a hairdo, fringe, foot of mountain

① 揃い【そろい】 • set, suit, uniform

① はじく • ① to flip, to snap ② to repel

① 日頃【ひごろ】 • normally, habitually

① 罵る【ののしる】 • to speak ill of, to abuse

① 弄る【いじる】 • ① to touch, to tamper with ② to grope about, to feel for something

① 檻【おり】 • cage, pen, jail cell, gaol cell

① くじ • lottery, lot

① つぼみ • bud, flower bud

① 剥ぐ【はぐ】 • to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to disrobe, to deprive of

① 斑【ぶち】 • spots, speckles, mottles

① 片思い【かたおもい】 • unrequited love

① 気まぐれ【きまぐれ】 • whim, caprice, whimsy, fickle, moody, uneven temper

① つぶら • round, rotund

① ばらまく • to disseminate, to scatter, to give money freely

① よほど • ① very, greatly, much, to a large extent, quite ② just about to

くしゃくしゃ • crumpled, disheveled, dishevelled, feel gloomy

くたばる • to be pooped, to be exhausted

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

しっくり • ① exactly, nicely, to a tee ② to be fitting

ちらちら • fluttering, flickering, intermittently

ばば • shit, bullshit

ぶら下がる【ぶらさがる】 • to hang from, to dangle, to swing

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

アイデア • idea

アスファルト • asphalt

アナウンサー • announcer

アニメ • ① animated film, animated cartoon, anime (when referring to Japanese cartoons) ② animation

アピール • ① appeal ② to attract, to appeal (to)

アルバム • album

アンテナ • ① antenna ② person who collects information or opinions

イラスト • illustration

インターホン • intercom

インタビュー • interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

インパクト • impact

ウール • wool

ウイルス • ① virus ② viral

ウインク • wink

ウォッカ • vodka

エール • ① yell, cheerleading shout ② ale

エネルギー • energy

エピソード • episode

カート • cart

カーペット • carpet

カウンター • ① counter ② service counter (e.g. at a bank) ③ counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.) ④ automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)

カバー • ① cover (e.g. book) ② kava (Piper methysticum)

カフェ • ① cafe ② hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

ガードレール • guardrail

ガレージ • garage (at house)

キーワード • keyword, buzzword, catch-phrase

キャンセル • cancel

キャンバス • ① canvas ② base (in baseball)

ギャンブル • gambling

クライマックス • climax

クリニック • clinic

クルー • crew

クレーン • crane

グライダー • glider

ケーキ • cake

コース • course

コンテスト • contest

コントロール • control

サーフィン • surfing

サイダー • ① carbonated beverage, esp. fruit flavored ② cider

サイン • ① autograph, signature ② sign ③ sine

サウナ • sauna

シート • ① seat ② sheet

シナリオ • scenario

シャッター • ① camera shutter ② shutter (door, window, etc.)

シャンプー • shampoo

ショート • ① short (e.g. a circuit) ② short stop (baseball)

ジム • gym, gymnasium

ジャケット • ① jacket ② book jacket, dust cover

ジャズ • jazz

ジョギング • jogging

スーパー • ① super ② supermarket ③ superimpose ④ superheterodyne ⑤ (film with) subtitles

スイッチ • switch

スキューバダイビング • scuba diving

スタート • start

スタイル • ① style ② (female) figure

ストップ • stop

スプリンクラー • sprinkler

スポット • ① spot ② spot advertisement, spot advertising ③ spot news ④ spotlight

タイマー • timer, clock register

タイム • ① time ② thyme

タイル • ① tile ② coating

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

チェーン • chain

チキン • chicken

チャイム • chime

チャック • ① chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill) ② fastener, zipper

チョコ • choco(late)

テーマ • topic, theme, project

ディスカウント • discount

トラック • ① truck ② track (running, CD, DVD, etc.)

トラブル • trouble

トランプ • playing cards (from trump)

ドラッグストア • drugstore, pharmacy

ドン • Don (Spanish honorific)

ノイズ • noise

ノックアウト • knockout

ハイドパーク • Hyde Park

ハング • hang

バー • ① bar ② VAR

バーベキュー • barbecue, BBQ

パーク • park

パターン • pattern

パチンコ • ① pachinko (Japanese pinball) ② slingshot, catapult

パテ • ① putty ② pate

パトロール • patrol

パネル • panel

パレット • palette, pallet

ビデオデッキ • video cassette recorder

ピンポン • ① ping-pong, table tennis ② exactly!, surely!, that's it!

ブリッジ • bridge

ブレーキ • brake

プリン • ① (custard) pudding ② purine

ヘビースモーカー • heavy smoker

ヘルメット • helmet, hard hat, protective headgear

ホームステイ • homestay

ホール • ① hall ② hole ③ whole

ボディー • ① body ② buddy

ボルト • ① volt ② bolt

ポーカー • poker

マウス • ① (lab) mouse ② mouse ③ mouth

マニア • ① enthusiast ② mania, enthusiasm

ミディアム • medium

ミネラル • mineral

ミュージック • music

メニュー • menu

メロディー • ① melody ② chime

モール • ① mall ② maul (in rugby) ③ mole ④ Moor

ライフル • rifle

ラスト • last

ランプ • ① lamp, light ② ramp ③ rump

リスク • risk

レジ • (cash) register

レポート • report, paper

一気に【いっきに】 • at once, at a breath (stroke, sitting)

一月【いちがつ】 • January

下見【したみ】 • preview, preliminary inspection, siding (on a house)

いつの間にか【いつのまにか】 • before one knows, before one becomes aware of, unnoticed, unawares

か月【かげつ】 • (number of) months

見せかけ【みせかけ】 • seeming, pose, show, pretense

三男【さんなん】 • three men, third son

子ども【こども】 • child, children

十月【じゅうがつ】 • October

出火【しゅっか】 • outbreak of fire

書き入れる【かきいれる】 • to write in

人前【にんまえ】 • portion of food

先々【さきざき】 • ① distant future, inevitable future ② places one goes to

先ほど【さきほど】 • some time ago

男女【だんじょ】 • man and woman, men and women

長時間【ちょうじかん】 • long period of time, long playing

東南【とうなん】 • south-east

ケチケチ • stingy, tightfisted, miserly

南東【なんとう】 • southeast

半月【はんつき】 • ① half-moon ② half month ③ semicircle

あだ名【あだな】 • nickname

来す【きたす】 • to cause, to induce, to bring about a result or state, to produce

食らう【くらう】 • ① to eat, to drink ② to receive (e.g. a blow)

日に日に【ひにひに】 • day by day, by the day

あっと • in a surprising way

高【だか】 • quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money

長め【ながめ】 • longish, moderately long

でっちあげる • ① to fabricate, to invent, to make up (a story), to hoax, to pull a hoax ② to frame someone

分かれ【わかれ】 • offshoot, branch, fork

何の【なんの】 • what kind, what sort

キャッチボール • playing catch

にじみ出る【にじみでる】 • to exude, to ooze, to seep out

下【もと】 • under (esp. influence or guidance)

ありあり • distinct, clear, vivid

がかる • (after a noun, used as a godan verb) inclining to, leaning to

食わす【くわす】 • ① to feed ② to provide ③ to inflict ④ to cheat

こってり • ① thickly, heavily, richly ② severely, strongly

しこたま • a lot, loads, plenty

たんまり • quite a lot

ちらほら • here and there, now and then, in twos and threes

でないと • without, but if

めげる • to be discouraged, to shrink from

メールアドレス • email address

うろちょろ • loitering, hanging around, wandering around

ブログ • blog, weblog

ですが • but, however, (and) yet, nevertheless, still, for all that

イタリアン • Italian

ゴー • go (somewhere), go (signal)

チカチカ • ① flickering, flashing on and off (e.g. Christmas lights) ② prickling (pain)

かまくら • mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house

ずらかる • to leave, to run away, to escape, to avoid detection after having done something, to play truant, to skedaddle

どやす • to shout at

どん • ① very, totally ② polite suffix used after a person's name (often of an apprentice; used much more broadly in southern Kyushu) ③ bang (e.g. of large drum, signal pistol, etc.), with a thud, sound when slamming something down

はむ • ① to eat (fodder, grass, etc.) ② to receive (a salary) ③ to receive a stipend from one's lord

水【すい】 • ① Wednesday ② shaved ice (served with flavored syrup) ③ water (fifth of the five elements)

ツー • two

っ子【っこ】 • someone with a liking or characteristic, a true representative of (place);

母ちゃん【かあちゃん】 • mum, mom

ウエイトレス • waitress

バイク • bike, motorcycle

パー • ① par ② paper (in rock-paper-scissors game) ③ apiece, each ④ percent

プレート • plate (often as in "tectonic plate")

メイド • maid

メイン • ① main ② mane

リード • ① lead (in a game, dance, etc.), being in the lead ② reed ③ read, reading

悪気【わるぎ】 • ill will, malice, evil intent, ill feeling, distrust

悪事【あくじ】 • evil deed, crime, wickedness

悪人【あくにん】 • bad man, villain

一人物【いちじんぶつ】 • man of some importance, character

ひと目【ひとめ】 • ① (a) glance, (a) look, (a) glimpse ② (a) stone (in Go) ③ complete view, bird's-eye view

引け目【ひけめ】 • weakness, drawing back

飲料【いんりょう】 • (a) drink

運悪く【うんわるく】 • unluckily

運動会【うんどうかい】 • athletic meet

駅前【えきまえ】 • in front of station

家電【かでん】 • consumer electronics, consumer electrical appliances

火元【ひもと】 • origin of a fire

花鳥風月【かちょうふうげつ】 • ① beauties of nature, the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics ② artistic pursuits involving nature themes

会食【かいしょく】 • dining together, mess

海中【かいちゅう】 • in the sea

開店【かいてん】 • opening (of a shop)

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

起動【きどう】 • startup, activation, starting (e.g. engine, computer), launch

急用【きゅうよう】 • urgent business

業界【ぎょうかい】 • industry, business

銀色【ぎんいろ】 • silver (color, colour)

言動【げんどう】 • speech and conduct

後手【ごて】 • ① losing the initiative (in Go) ② rear guard ③ white player (shogi)

ご用【ごよう】 • your order, your business, official business

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

口ぶり【くちぶり】 • way of speaking, intimation

黒っぽい【くろっぽい】 • dark, blackish

左目【ひだりめ】 • left eye

作風【さくふう】 • literary style

山道【さんどう】 • mountain road, mountain trail

四方【しほう】 • every direction

思いとどまる【おもいとどまる】 • to give up (a plan or idea), to desist from (doing)

思いっきり【おもいっきり】 • with all one's strength, with all one's heart, resignation, resolution

時間切れ【じかんぎれ】 • ① being out of time, passing the deadline ② time-out

社外【しゃがい】 • outside the company

借用【しゃくよう】 • borrowing, loan

住み着く【すみつく】 • to settle (in a place), to settle down

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

小言【こごと】 • scolding, fault-finding

色っぽい【いろっぽい】 • amorous, sexy, voluptuous, erotic

心待ち【こころまち】 • anticipation, expectation

先手【せんて】 • ① the first move, forestalling, initiative ② black player (shogi)

早起き【はやおき】 • early rising

走り去る【はしりさる】 • to run away

大作【たいさく】 • epic

昼前【ひるまえ】 • forenoon, just before noon

朝食【ちょうしょく】 • breakfast

朝方【あさがた】 • early morning, early hours, toward morning

通行止め【つうこうどめ】 • closure (of a road), dead end, blind alley, cul-de-sac, No Through Road (e.g. on a sign)

店先【みせさき】 • store front

転送【てんそう】 • transfer, transmission, (telephone call, e-mail, etc.) forwarding

電動【でんどう】 • electric

堂【どう】 • ① temple, shrine, hall ② prefix to building meaning "magnificent"

道理【どうり】 • reason, truth

日立【ひたち】 • Hitachi (company)

発火【はっか】 • firing, ignition

病み上がり【やみあがり】 • convalescence

病室【びょうしつ】 • sickroom, hospital room

分別【ふんべつ】 • discernment, discretion, judgement, judgment, discrimination

別室【べっしつ】 • separate room, special room

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

万引き【まんびき】 • shoplifting, shoplifter

名家【めいか】 • distinguished family

名画【めいが】 • famous picture, masterpiece

洋画【ようが】 • ① Western paintings ② Western films, Western movies

洋館【ようかん】 • western-style house

力持ち【ちからもち】 • muscleman, strong man

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

金色【きんいろ】 • golden (colour, color)

手のひら【てのひら】 • the palm (of one's hand)

正道【せいどう】 • path of righteousness, path of duty, the right track, the correct path

買い手【かいて】 • buyer

ただ者【ただもの】 • ordinary person (usu. in neg. sentences)

引き金【ひきがね】 • trigger, gunlock

目茶目茶【めちゃめちゃ】 • ① disorderly, messy, ruined ② absurd, unreasonable, excessive, rash

安々【やすやす】 • calmly, peacefully, painlessly, comfortably

言いがかり【いいがかり】 • false accusation, pretext, commitment

楽しめる【たのしめる】 • to be able to enjoy

通い【かよい】 • coming and going, commuting

持ち帰る【もちかえる】 • to carry back or home, to take out (e.g. food)

自室【じしつ】 • one's own room

手中【しゅちゅう】 • in one's hands, in one's control

手出し【てだし】 • meddling, interfering

日の目【ひのめ】 • sunlight

買い上げ【かいあげ】 • buying, purchasing

待ち時間【まちじかん】 • waiting time, latency, standby time (e.g. cellular phones)

大道【たいどう】 • main street, avenue

立ち入る【たちいる】 • ① to enter, to trespass ② to interfere, to meddle, to pry into

お開き【おひらき】 • breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.), closure

重し【おもし】 • ① stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers) ② weight (as used in balances)

多目【おおめ】 • somewhat larger quantity, larger portion

めぼしい • main, chief, important, valuable

この世【このよ】 • this world, the present life

知らず【しらず】 • ① not having, unaffected by ② aside, I don't know about ...

安【やす】 • cheap

世【せい】 • ① counter for generations ② (geological) epoch

お返し【おかえし】 • ① return gift, return favour (favor) ② revenge ③ change (in a cash transaction)

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

羽目【はめ】 • ① panel, wainscoting, wainscotting ② plight, fix, bind, awkward situation, difficult situation, mess

屋内【おくない】 • indoor (court, pool, etc.)

音量【おんりょう】 • volume (sound)

何様【なにさま】 • what kind, how, indeed, truly, extremely, to be sure

科【か】 • ① department, section ② (taxonomical) family

荷台【にだい】 • (truck) load-carrying tray, (bicycle) luggage carrier, roof rack

画商【がしょう】 • picture dealer

会期【かいき】 • session (of a legislature)

旧友【きゅうゆう】 • crony, old friend

曲がり角【まがりかど】 • street corner, road turn, bend in the road, turning point

具体【ぐたい】 • concrete, tangible, material

空調【くうちょう】 • air conditioning

形見【かたみ】 • memento, souvenir

決めつける【きめつける】 • ① to fix upon (one-sidedly), to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case ② to scold, to take (a person) to task

見守る【みまもる】 • to watch over, to watch attentively

公算【こうさん】 • probability, likelihood

口調【くちょう】 • tone (e.g. of voice, etc.), (verbal) expression

工具【こうぐ】 • tool, implement

校内【こうない】 • within a school

号室【ごうしつ】 • suffix for room numbers

細心【さいしん】 • careful, discreet, scrupulous, prudent

三回【さんかい】 • three times

仕返し【しかえし】 • being even with, reprisal, tit for tat, retaliation, revenge

使い物【つかいもの】 • present, gift, bribe, usable article

思い当たる【おもいあたる】 • to come to mind, to recall, to think of

糸口【いとぐち】 • thread end, beginning, clue

事例【じれい】 • example, precedent

字形【じけい】 • character style or form

取り下げる【とりさげる】 • to withdraw, to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)

手直し【てなおし】 • adjustment, tweaking, improvement, modification, tinkering, minor alteration, correction

受け皿【うけざら】 • ① saucer ② receptacle for things, receiving something (e.g. funds)

拾い上げる【ひろいあげる】 • to pick up, to pick out

終電【しゅうでん】 • last train

出馬【しゅつば】 • ① going on horseback ② going in person ③ running for election

勝算【しょうさん】 • prospects of victory, chances of success

消防車【しょうぼうしゃ】 • fire-engine

くわしい • knowing very well, detailed, full, accurate

乗り【のり】 • ① riding, ride ② spread (of paints) ③ (two)-seater ④ mood (as in to pick up on and join in with someone's mood)

乗り回す【のりまわす】 • to drive (a car) around, to ride (a bicycle) around

情感【じょうかん】 • feeling, sensitivity, emotion

新型【しんがた】 • new style, new model

真っ正直【まっしょうじき】 • perfectly honest

身代わり【みがわり】 • substitute (for), sacrifice (of, to), scapegoat (for)

身内【みうち】 • one's whole body, relatives, friends, followers

人一倍【ひといちばい】 • more than others, redoubled, unusual

人混み【ひとごみ】 • crowd of people

正反対【せいはんたい】 • bipolar, polar, polarity, exactly opposite

生息【せいそく】 • inhabiting, living

先回り【さきまわり】 • going on ahead, forestalling, anticipating, arrival before another

先入観【せんにゅうかん】 • preconception, prejudice, preoccupation, preconceived notion

全額【ぜんがく】 • total, full amount, sum

想定【そうてい】 • hypothesis, supposition, assumption

かき集める【かきあつめる】 • to gather up, to scrape up together

速まる【はやまる】 • ① to move ahead (three hours, etc.), to move up ② to quicken, to speed up, to gather speed ③ to be hasty, to be rash

送り返す【おくりかえす】 • to send back

足取り【あしどり】 • ① gait, manner of walking (swimming) ② trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal)

体育館【たいいくかん】 • gymnasium

体調【たいちょう】 • physical condition

対向【たいこう】 • counter-, corresponding, face, opposite

退ける【しりぞける】 • to repel, to drive away, to repulse, to reject

大型【おおがた】 • large, large scale, big, jumbo

短時間【たんじかん】 • short time

地酒【じざけ】 • local sake

柱【はしら】 • ① pillar, post ② support, prop, mainstay ③ counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

低迷【ていめい】 • hanging low (over), hovering around (price level), low hanging (e.g. clouds), sluggish (e.g. economy), slump, recession

鉄板【てっぱん】 • iron plate

店内【てんない】 • store interior

転校生【てんこうせい】 • transfer student, student changing schools

転身【てんしん】 • (job) turnover

年配【ねんぱい】 • elderly, age, years

配送【はいそう】 • delivery

発進【はっしん】 • departure, takeoff

飛び立つ【とびたつ】 • to jump up, to start up, to leap to one's feet, to fly away, to take off

美女【びじょ】 • beautiful woman

鼻先【はなさき】 • tip of nose

風向き【かざむき】 • wind's direction

物色【ぶっしょく】 • ① looking for a particular person or thing, searching high and low, hunting for, rummaging, scouring (a place) looking for (something) ② picking out, singling out

分乗【ぶんじょう】 • riding separately

平らげる【たいらげる】 • to subjugate, to put down (trouble), to consume (food), to eat up

別物【べつもの】 • another thing, exception, special case

放題【ほうだい】 • as much as you would like to, as much as one likes

満開【まんかい】 • full bloom

無理強い【むりじい】 • compulsion, insistence, pressure, extortion

名乗り出る【なのりでる】 • to introduce oneself, to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought), to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)

明朝【みょうちょう】 • tomorrow morning

面子【めんこ】 • game of slapping cards down to overturn opponent's

夜食【やしょく】 • supper, night meal, late-night snack, "fourth meal", midnight snack

夜道【よみち】 • street at night, making a night journey

用心深い【ようじんぶかい】 • wary, watchful

理工学部【りこうがくぶ】 • department of science and engineering

立ち直る【たちなおる】 • ① to regain one's footing, to get back on one's feet ② to recover, (of the market) to improve

留め【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

留守電【るすでん】 • answering machine

録画【ろくが】 • (video) recording

出所【しゅっしょ】 • ① birthplace, origin, source, authority ② release (discharge) from prison, exit, point of departure, time to take action

南側【みなみがわ】 • south side

鼻血【はなぢ】 • nosebleed

不定【ふてい】 • uncertainty, insecurity, inconstancy, indefinite, undecided

万全【ばんぜん】 • perfection, flawlessness

数々【かずかず】 • many

気合【きあい】 • scream, yell, fighting spirit

仕組み【しくみ】 • ① structure, construction, arrangement, contrivance ② plan, plot, contrivance

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

正々堂々【せいせいどうどう】 • fair and square, open and aboveboard

月明かり【つきあかり】 • moonlight

飛び火【とびひ】 • ① leaping flames, shower of flying sparks ② impetigo contagiosa

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

筆記用具【ひっきようぐ】 • writing implement

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

その物【そのもの】 • the very thing, itself

顔見知り【かおみしり】 • acquaintance

顔負け【かおまけ】 • embarrassed, ashamed

馬身【ばしん】 • horse's length

長身【ちょうしん】 • tall figure, high stature

風光【ふうこう】 • (beautiful) scenery, natural beauty

青葉【あおば】 • fresh leaves

お断わり【おことわり】 • declining, nonacceptance, declination, refusal, rejection, turndown

定番【ていばん】 • standard (goods, procedure, etc.), (one's) routine, product with consistent sales, staple (of a situation, of a fiction genre, etc.)

焼死【しょうし】 • death by fire

受け【うけ】 • ① popularity, favour, favor, reception ② defense, defence, reputation ③ agreement ④ submissive partner of a homosexual relationship ⑤ receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

泣き言【なきごと】 • complaint

身命【しんめい】 • one's life

野次馬【やじうま】 • curious onlookers, rubbernecks

新薬【しんやく】 • a new medicine

物取り【ものとり】 • thief, robber

相談役【そうだんやく】 • counselor, counsellor, adviser, advisor

落ち落ち【おちおち】 • quietly, calmly

高遠【こうえん】 • noble, lofty

耳打ち【みみうち】 • whispering into a person's ear

新入り【しんいり】 • newcomer, initiate, novice

うめき声【うめきごえ】 • groan, moan, moaning

選【せん】 • ① selection, choice, election ② compilation, editing

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

活【かつ】 • ① living, life ② judo art of resuscitation

なき • -less (often used after one word to modify another, e.g. soulless body), lacking, non-existing

お仕舞い【おしまい】 • the end, closing, being done for

お袋【おふくろ】 • one's mother;

お疲れ様【おつかれさま】 • ① thank you, many thanks, much appreciated ② that's enough for today

愛しい【いとしい】 • lovely, dear, beloved, darling

愛犬【あいけん】 • pet dog

囲う【かこう】 • to enclose

胃薬【いぐすり】 • stomach medicine

一刻【いっこく】 • ① minute, moment, an instant ② stubborn, hot-headed

一般人【いっぱんじん】 • an ordinary person

汚名【おめい】 • stigma, dishonour, dishonor, infamy

奥行き【おくゆき】 • depth, length

押し入る【おしいる】 • to push in

降り立つ【おりたつ】 • ① to go down and stand ② to alight, to get down

解読【かいどく】 • deciphering, decoding

換気【かんき】 • ventilation

間一髪【かんいっぱつ】 • hair's breadth

機動【きどう】 • maneuver, manoeuvre

気付【きづけ】 • care of, CO

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

逆境【ぎゃっきょう】 • adversity

急患【きゅうかん】 • emergency case

叫び声【さけびごえ】 • shout, yell, scream

金髪【きんぱつ】 • blond hair

苦境【くきょう】 • trouble, crisis, predicament, squeeze, pinch

掘り出す【ほりだす】 • to dig out, to pick up

軍団【ぐんだん】 • army corps

景品【けいひん】 • gift, premium

見極める【みきわめる】 • to see through, to probe, to make sure of

見殺し【みごろし】 • letting (someone) die without helping

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

個室【こしつ】 • private room

呼び戻す【よびもどす】 • to call back, to call home

互いに【たがいに】 • mutually, with each other, reciprocally, together

後押し【あとおし】 • pushing, backing, boosting, supporting

光栄【こうえい】 • honour, honor, glory, privilege

口座【こうざ】 • account (e.g. bank)

刻々【こっこく】 • moment by moment, hour by hour

混戦【こんせん】 • free-for-all fight

座り込む【すわりこむ】 • to sit down (and bask), to sit-in (in protest)

最強【さいきょう】 • strongest

察し【さっし】 • consideration, guess, conjecture, judgment, judgement

ちらし • ① scattering ② leaflets

賛同【さんどう】 • approval, endorsement

思い過ごす【おもいすごす】 • to think too much of, to make too much of

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

支え【ささえ】 • support, stay, prop

時効【じこう】 • ① statute of limitations, lapse of rights after a period of time, prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription) ② ageing, aging

自販機【じはんき】 • vending machine

車種【しゃしゅ】 • car make, car model

取得【しゅとく】 • acquisition

手探り【てさぐり】 • fumbling, groping

手抜き【てぬき】 • ① omitting crucial steps, cutting corners, skimping ② intentional negligence

受信【じゅしん】 • reception (e.g. radio), receipt

祝杯【しゅくはい】 • toast, congratulatory cup

初夏【しょか】 • early summer

初犯【しょはん】 • first offender

小児【しょうに】 • young child, infant

床下【ゆかした】 • under the floor

照りつける【てりつける】 • to blaze down on, to beat down on, to shine down upon

乗り越える【のりこえる】 • to climb over, to ride across, to surmount

乗り捨てる【のりすてる】 • to get off, to abandon (a ship or vehicle)

場違い【ばちがい】 • out-of-place, inappropriate, sticking out like a sore thumb

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

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

震え【ふるえ】 • shivering, trembling

水増し【みずまし】 • inflation (of budget, claim, etc.)

政界【せいかい】 • political world

声変わり【こえがわり】 • change (break) of voice

切り抜ける【きりぬける】 • to cut one's way through, to tide over, to struggle through, to get over

接着【せっちゃく】 • fastening with glue

折り畳む【おりたたむ】 • to fold up, to fold into layers

占有【せんゆう】 • exclusive possession, occupation, monopolization

戦時【せんじ】 • war time

戦車【せんしゃ】 • tank (military vehicle)

争う【あらがう】 • to go against, to fight against, to oppose, to resist, to deny

装う【よそおう】 • ① to dress ② to pretend, to feign

続行【ぞっこう】 • continuation, continuance, going on, resuming

打って付け【うってつけ】 • most suitable

待ち構える【まちかまえる】 • to lie in wait, to be on the watch for

替え玉【かえだま】 • ① substitute, double ② second serving (ball) of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)

大蔵【おおくら】 • Ministry of Finance

題材【だいざい】 • subject, theme

宅配【たくはい】 • home delivery

短絡【たんらく】 • ① electric short-circuit ② drawing a hasty inference between two events, jumping to a quick conclusion, dealing with matters quickly and carelessly

断固【だんこ】 • firm, determined, resolute, conclusive

断念【だんねん】 • abandoning (hope, plans), giving up

段取り【だんどり】 • programme, program, plans, arrangements

知れ渡る【しれわたる】 • to be well-known

着込む【きこむ】 • ① to wear extra clothes ② to dress formally

仲間割れ【なかまわれ】 • split among friends, falling out, internal discord

仲良く【なかよく】 • making friends with, getting along well with, on cordial terms

追い払う【おいはらう】 • to drive away

殿方【とのがた】 • gentlemen, men

電圧【でんあつ】 • voltage

途方【とほう】 • way, destination, reason

都道府県【とどうふけん】 • administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures

盗み【ぬすみ】 • stealing

難航【なんこう】 • ① difficult voyage, hard flight ② rough going, rough passage, running into trouble, stormy passage

日報【にっぽう】 • daily report

濃厚【のうこう】 • density, richness, concentration, tension

売り払う【うりはらう】 • to sell out of, to sell completely

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

不可解【ふかかい】 • mystery, baffling, inexplicable, incomprehensible

不信【ふしん】 • unfaithfulness, insincerity, perfidy, mistrust, distrust, discredit

不届き【ふとどき】 • rude, insolent, nefarious

分厚い【ぶあつい】 • bulky, massive, thick, heavy

変形【へんけい】 • transformation, variation, metamorphosis, modification, deformation, variety, deformity, monster

片側【かたがわ】 • one side

包囲【ほうい】 • siege, encirclement, envelopment

宝くじ【たからくじ】 • lottery

抱え【かかえ】 • ① armful ② employee

抱きしめる【だきしめる】 • to hug someone close, to hold someone tight, to embrace closely

放課後【ほうかご】 • after school

忘年会【ぼうねんかい】 • year-end party

暴発【ぼうはつ】 • spontaneous discharge, accidental gun discharge

本降り【ほんぶり】 • regular rainfall

満席【まんせき】 • full house, all seats occupied, fully occupied

民家【みんか】 • private house

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

明示【めいじ】 • specification, explicit statement

目論む【もくろむ】 • to plan, to form a plan, to scheme, to envision, to intend to do

理髪【りはつ】 • haircut

裏道【うらみち】 • back lane, secret path, unfair means

裏目【うらめ】 • ① reverse side, opposite (of the expected), backfire ② purl stitch (knitting)

領収【りょうしゅう】 • receipt, voucher

連勝【れんしょう】 • consecutive victories, series of victories

連動【れんどう】 • ① operating together, working together, gearing, linkage ② linked, coupled, interlocking

腕利き【うできき】 • ① able, capable, competent ② able person, person of ability

どれほど • how much (long, far)

紅【べに】 • ① deep red, crimson ② rouge, lipstick

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

相性【あいしょう】 • affinity, compatibility

入れ替える【いれかえる】 • to replace, to substitute, to shift, to change places

固まり【かたまり】 • lump, mass, bundle, clump, clod, cluster

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

替る【かわる】 • ① to succeed, to relieve, to replace ② to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent ③ to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch

強固【きょうこ】 • firmness, stability, security, strength

切り抜き【きりぬき】 • scraps, cuts

子猫【こねこ】 • kitten

閉め切る【しめきる】 • to close up, to shut up (e.g. behind doors), to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired)

立て込む【たてこむ】 • to be crowded, to be busy

共々【ともども】 • together, in company

伸び【のび】 • ① growth, development ② stretching (e.g. body when waking up) ③ spread, elongation, extension, carry (e.g. of sound), sustain

引き続き【ひきつづき】 • continuing for a long time, in succession, without a break

引き続く【ひきつづく】 • to continue (for a long time), to occur in succession

引き渡す【ひきわたす】 • to deliver, to extradite, to stretch across, to hand over

人並み【ひとなみ】 • being average (capacity, looks, standard of living), ordinary

不要【ふよう】 • unnecessary, unneeded

見覚え【みおぼえ】 • remembrance, recollection, recognition

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

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

呼び名【よびな】 • given name, popular name, mnemonic name

左腕【さわん】 • ① left arm ② left-handed (baseball pitcher)

転倒【てんとう】 • ① falling down, tumbling, overturning, turning over ② reversing, inverting, inversion ③ getting upset

非番【ひばん】 • off duty

越し【ごし】 • across, over, beyond

逃げ【にげ】 • escape, getaway, evasion

見付け出す【みつけだす】 • to find out, to discover, to locate

配信【はいしん】 • distribution, delivery, transmission, provision

舞い降りる【まいおりる】 • to swoop down upon, to fly down, to alight

座り【すわり】 • ① sitting ② stability

馬券【ばけん】 • (horse racing) betting ticket

ご破算【ごはさん】 • starting afresh

表面積【ひょうめんせき】 • surface area

長髪【ちょうはつ】 • long hair

解き方【ときかた】 • manner of solving

本件【ほんけん】 • this matter or case

差し向ける【さしむける】 • to send or direct a person to

渡し【わたし】 • ① ferry (crossing), ferry(boat) ② delivery

残り香【のこりが】 • lingering scent (of, from)

単産【たんさん】 • (single-industry) industrial union

食材【しょくざい】 • ① ingredient ② foodstuff

報う【むくう】 • to reward, to recompense, to repay

言い過ぎ【いいすぎ】 • exaggeration, overstatement

寝たきり【ねたきり】 • bedridden, confined to bed

兵【へい】 • ① (common) soldier, rank and file ② army, troops ③ warfare, strategy

輪っか【わっか】 • ① ring, loop (of rope) ② halo (of an angel)

もしや • perhaps, possibly, by some chance, by some possibility

お勧め【おすすめ】 • recommendation, advice, suggestion, encouragement

そそる • to excite, to incite, to stimulate, to arouse, to tempt, to stir up

ついでに • incidentally, taking the opportunity, while (you) are at it, on the occasion

愛称【あいしょう】 • pet name

握り【にぎり】 • grip, handle

暗証【あんしょう】 • code, cipher, password

遺作【いさく】 • posthumous works

遺族【いぞく】 • bereaved family

いっぱし • competent enough, pretty good, like other people

引き裂く【ひきさく】 • to tear up, to tear off, to split

苑【えん】 • ① garden (esp. man-made), orchard, park, plantation ② place, location

炎上【えんじょう】 • ① blazing up ② destruction of a large building by fire ③ flood of comments to a blog, exceeding what the blog's owner can answer

恩返し【おんがえし】 • requital of a favour (favor), repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

暇つぶし【ひまつぶし】 • waste of time, killing time

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

過激【かげき】 • extreme, radical

吾【われ】 • ① I, me ② oneself

悔い【くい】 • regret, repentance

懐【ふところ】 • ① bosom, bust ② (breast) pocket, purse, handbag

概要【がいよう】 • outline, summary, abridgment, synopsis

格闘【かくとう】 • hand-to-hand fighting, grappling, scuffling

完結【かんけつ】 • conclusion, completion

くつろぐ • to relax, to feel at home

艦【かん】 • warship

関節【かんせつ】 • joints (knee joint, elbow joint, etc.)

たくらむ • to scheme, to plan, to play a trick, to invent, to conspire, to frame up

奇異【きい】 • odd, strange, wonderful

記帳【きちょう】 • registry, entry, book-keeping, signature

起訴【きそ】 • prosecution, indictment

騎手【きしゅ】 • horseman, rider

偽【にせ】 • imitation, fake, phony, counterfeit, forged, bogus, sham

宮廷【きゅうてい】 • imperial court, royal court

泣き崩れる【なきくずれる】 • to break down crying

挙がる【あがる】 • to be listed (as a candidate)

挙動【きょどう】 • conduct, behavior, behaviour

脅威【きょうい】 • threat, menace

緊迫【きんぱく】 • tension, strain

襟元【えりもと】 • front of neck, collar

空襲【くうしゅう】 • air-raid

空洞【くうどう】 • cave, hollow, cavity

刑期【けいき】 • prison term

刑務所【けいむしょ】 • prison, penitentiary

警護【けいご】 • bodyguard, escort

激化【げっか】 • intensification, aggravation

穴埋め【あなうめ】 • filling in gaps, filling in blanks (in a form, etc.)

剣道【けんどう】 • kendo (lit: way of the sword), swordmanship, fencing

圏内【けんない】 • within the sphere

見透かす【みすかす】 • to see through

見飽きる【みあきる】 • to be tired of looking at

呼び鈴【よびりん】 • bell (used for summoning or signalling), buzzer

くるみ • walnut

後援【こうえん】 • support, backing

お釣り【おつり】 • change (i.e. money), balance

口笛【くちぶえ】 • whistle

控え【ひかえ】 • ① reserve, spare, backup ② note, memorandum ③ duplicate, copy, stub (of a ticket, etc.) ④ waiting one's turn

国益【こくえき】 • national interest

黒焦げ【くろこげ】 • something burnt black

婚姻【こんいん】 • marriage, matrimony

査証【さしょう】 • visa

最先端【さいせんたん】 • ① leading edge, forefront ② ultra-fine

裁判所【さいばんしょ】 • court, courthouse

支障【ししょう】 • obstacle, hindrance, impediment, difficulty

自衛隊【じえいたい】 • ① self-defence force, self-defense force ② Japan Self-Defence Force, JSDF

鹿【しか】 • deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)

邪悪【じゃあく】 • wicked, evil

釈放【しゃくほう】 • release, liberation, acquittal

狩猟【しゅりょう】 • hunting

充満【じゅうまん】 • being filled with, teeming with, pregnant with

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

熟睡【じゅくすい】 • sound sleep

殉職【じゅんしょく】 • dying at one's post, being killed in the line of duty

傷害【しょうがい】 • ① wound, injury, accident, casualty ② assault

衝動【しょうどう】 • impulse, impetus, urge

植木鉢【うえきばち】 • flowerpot

振り回す【ふりまわす】 • to wield, to brandish, to flourish, to wave (about), to swing, to display, to show off, to abuse

真っ盛り【まっさかり】 • height of, middle of, full bloom

神妙【しんみょう】 • meek, faithful, quiet

身柄【みがら】 • one's person

人騒がせ【ひとさわがせ】 • person that annoys or causes trouble, false alarm

推察【すいさつ】 • guess, conjecture, surmise

瀬戸【せと】 • strait, channel

誠意【せいい】 • sincerity, good faith

切れ端【きれはし】 • scraps, cut end, cut-off piece

窃盗【せっとう】 • theft, stealing, larceny

節減【せつげん】 • retrenchment, curtailment, economy

宣告【せんこく】 • sentence, verdict, pronouncement

戦艦【せんかん】 • battleship

染み込む【しみこむ】 • to soak into, to permeate

選択肢【せんたくし】 • choices, alternatives, options

素手【すで】 • unarmed, bare hands

騒ぎ立てる【さわぎたてる】 • to make a fuss (outcry, uproar)

隊員【たいいん】 • group members

大嫌い【だいきらい】 • very dislikeable, hate, loathe, abhor

鷹【たか】 • falcon (Falconidae family), hawk

奪い取る【うばいとる】 • to plunder

いのしし • wild boar

帳【ちょう】 • book, register

張り合う【はりあう】 • to rival, to compete with

汐【しお】 • ① tide, current ② salt water ③ opportunity

通称【つうしょう】 • popular name, nickname, alias

鶴【つる】 • crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

偵察【ていさつ】 • scout out, reconnaissance

抵当【ていとう】 • mortgage, security, hypothec, pledge

徹底的【てっていてき】 • thorough, complete

撤収【てっしゅう】 • withdrawal

天敵【てんてき】 • natural enemy

盗賊【とうぞく】 • thief, robber

藤【ふじ】 • wisteria, Wisteria floribunda

踏み出す【ふみだす】 • to step forward, to advance

踏み入れる【ふみいれる】 • to walk in on, to tread upon

透ける【すける】 • to be transparent, to show through

匿う【かくまう】 • to shelter, to shield, to hide

独走【どくそう】 • running alone, doing things alone that should be done with others

奈落【ならく】 • hell, hades, eternity, theatre basement, theater basement

難癖【なんくせ】 • fault

如く【ごとく】 • like, as if, the same as

浪【なみ】 • wave

配属【はいぞく】 • assignment (of a person to somewhere), attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)

拍車【はくしゃ】 • (riding) spur

鉢植え【はちうえ】 • potted plant

必需【ひつじゅ】 • necessary

不器用【ぶきよう】 • awkward, clumsy, unskillfulness, lack of ability

付き添う【つきそう】 • to attend on, to wait upon, to accompany, to escort and wait on, to chaperone

布施【ふせ】 • alms, offerings

伏せる【ふせる】 • to lay something upside down, to turn something over, to cover, to lay (pipes), to lay (an ambush), to hide

仏壇【ぶつだん】 • Buddhist (household) altar

保【ほ】 • guarantee

保留【ほりゅう】 • ① reserve, putting on hold, deferment ② hold (e.g. telephone button), pending

堀【ほり】 • moat, canal

魔術【まじゅつ】 • ① black magic, sorcery ② magic tricks, juggling

密着【みっちゃく】 • ① glued to, closely related to ② giving total coverage to the key figure(s) of a TV or film documentary

無傷【むきず】 • unhurt, uninjured, unwounded, flawless, spotless, sound, perfect

名案【めいあん】 • good idea

網【もう】 • network

躍る【おどる】 • ① to jump, to leap ② to pound (of one's heart, i.e. with excitement), to throb ③ to be messily written

裕福【ゆうふく】 • affluence, prosperity

羊【ひつじ】 • sheep

養殖【ようしょく】 • raising, culture, cultivation

落とし穴【おとしあな】 • pitfall, trap, pit

猟銃【りょうじゅう】 • hunting gun, sportsgun

療養【りょうよう】 • recuperation, medical treatment

はす • ① sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus ② rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

朗報【ろうほう】 • good news

昴【すばる】 • Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Pleiades, Seven Sisters

栞【しおり】 • ① bookmark ② guidebook

悪霊【あくりょう】 • evil spirit

巽【たつみ】 • southeast

揚げ句【あげく】 • in the end, finally, after all, at last

忌々しい【いまいましい】 • annoying, provoking

援護【えんご】 • covering, protection, backing, relief

書き添える【かきそえる】 • to add, to write a postscript

凶弾【きょうだん】 • assassin's bullet

鎮まる【しずまる】 • to quieten down, to calm down, to subside, to die down, to abate, to be suppressed

吸い殻【すいがら】 • cigarette end (butt), tobacco ashes

すし • sushi, anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

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

竜巻【たつまき】 • tornado, waterspout

釣り糸【つりいと】 • fishing line

釣り針【つりばり】 • fish hook

出稼ぎ【でかせぎ】 • working away from home

伴【とも】 • companion, follower, attendant, retinue

噴き出す【ふきだす】 • ① to spout out, to spurt out, to gush out, to jet out ② to sprout, to bud ③ to burst into laughter ④ to blow (smoke, etc.) ⑤ to send out shoots (of a tree)

我が家【わがや】 • our house, our home

幕末【ばくまつ】 • closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, end of Edo era

張本人【ちょうほんにん】 • ringleader, originator, perpetrator

酷【こく】 • ① severe, harsh, stringent, rigorous, strict, unfair ② body (esp. of food, wine, etc.), weight, substance

素っ裸【すっぱだか】 • ① nudity ② stark naked, in one's bare skin ③ penniless

脅かし【おどかし】 • threat

とうに • long ago, a long time ago, already

錠【じょう】 • ① lock, padlock ② tablet, lozenge, pill

矢先【やさき】 • ① arrowhead, brunt, target ② being about to, being on the point of

銃撃【じゅうげき】 • shooting, gunning (down)

紛れ【まぎれ】 • confusion

煮え湯【にえゆ】 • boiling water

大穴【おおあな】 • ① large hole ② great deficit, heavy losses ③ big and unexpected winnings, a killing (e.g. on a race) ④ dark horse (horse racing)

豪邸【ごうてい】 • palatial residence, stately mansion

取り壊し【とりこわし】 • demolition, pulling down, destruction, dismantling

取り壊す【とりこわす】 • to demolish, to tear or pull down

集結【しゅうけつ】 • massing (of troops), gathering

防弾【ぼうだん】 • bulletproof, bombproof

防衛庁【ぼうえいちょう】 • Japan Defense Agency (Defence) (became Japanese Ministry of Defense in Jan. 2007)

駆け出し【かけだし】 • ① novice, beginner ② starting to run, running off, running away

踏台【ふみだい】 • ① stool (stood on to reach high objects), small stepladder ② (figurative) stepping stone

あくまでも • to the last, persistency, thoroughness

耐性【たいせい】 • resistance (e.g. to antibiotics)

琢磨【たくま】 • polish (jewels), cultivation

愚痴る【ぐちる】 • to complain, to grumble

振る舞い【ふるまい】 • behavior, behaviour, conduct

妃【ひ】 • princess, consort

どうにも • nothing can be done (to resolve it)

誘き寄せる【おびきよせる】 • to lure someone, to entice someone

こっぴどい • bad, harsh, severe

撃ち抜く【うちぬく】 • to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)

萌える【もえる】 • to burst into bud, to sprout

漬け【づけ】 • ① pickled (something) ② being badly influenced by, being addicted to

斜【はす】 • diagonal

独【どく】 • Germany

庄【しょう】 • manor

お尻【おしり】 • arse, ass, bottom, buttocks

そこら • everywhere, somewhere, approximately, that area, around there

ハイ • high

闇雲【やみくも】 • recklessly, blindly, at random

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

嘘っぱち【うそっぱち】 • downright lie

甥【おい】 • nephew

下疳【げかん】 • chancre

苛斂【かれん】 • oppression (e.g. taxation)

兜【かぶと】 • helmet (of armor, armour), headpiece

惚れる【ほれる】 • to fall in love, to be in love, to be charmed with, to lose one's heart to

骨董【こっとう】 • antique, curio

頃合い【ころあい】 • ① suitable time, good time ② propriety, moderation

斬る【きる】 • to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.), to slice (off), to lop (off), to cut (off)

拭う【ぬぐう】 • to wipe

雀【すずめ】 • ① tree sparrow (Passer montanus) ② talkative person, knowledgeable person

凄腕【すごうで】 • go-getter, live wire, resourceful person, remarkable ability

楕円【だえん】 • ellipse

狸【たぬき】 • ① raccoon dog, tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides) ② craftiness, sly person, someone who makes evil plans without ever breaking their poker face

馴染み【なじみ】 • intimacy, friendship, familiarity

牌【ぱい】 • tile (mah-jongg)

儕【ともがら】 • comrade, fellow

秘訣【ひけつ】 • secret, mysteries, key

不埓【ふらち】 • insolence, misconduct, rudeness, breach of etiquette

埠頭【ふとう】 • pier, wharf, quay

麺【めん】 • noodles

やたら • at random, thoughtlessly, recklessly, excessively

ほのめかす • to hint at, to intimate, to suggest, to allude to, to imply

たたずむ • to stand (still) a while, to loiter, to stop

拉致【らち】 • taking captive, carrying away, kidnapping, kidnaping, abduction

朦朧【もうろう】 • dim, hazy, vague, indistinct, ambiguous, faint, obscure

うずく • to throb, to ache

やつれる • to be worn out

贔屓【ひいき】 • favour, favor, patronage, partiality

躊躇【ちゅうちょ】 • hesitation, indecision, vacillation

鰓【えら】 • gills, branchia

かえる • ① frog ② kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)

宛て【あて】 • addressed to

晒す【さらす】 • ① to expose (to the air, to the public, to danger, etc.) ② to bleach, to refine

たばこ • tobacco, cigarettes

吼える【ほえる】 • to bark, to bay, to howl, to bellow, to roar, to cry

やせる • ① to become thin, to lose weight, to reduce (one's) weight, to slim ② to be barren, to be infertile, to be sterile

尻込み【しりごみ】 • recoil, hesitation, flinching, shrinking back

ここら • hereabouts, around here

藪【やぶ】 • thicket, bush, grove, scrub

涜神【とくしん】 • blasphemy

顎髭【あごひげ】 • beard (esp. on the chin), goatee

取り逃がす【とりにがす】 • to miss (capturing), to fail to catch, to let slip

掻い潜る【かいくぐる】 • to slip through

稗【ひえ】 • barnyard millet (Echinochloa utilis), Japanese millet, sanwa millet

どさくさ • confusion, turmoil

けしかける • to instigate, to incite, to spur on, to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

サーフ • surf

蹴り【けり】 • kick

いと • greatly, really

愧赧【きたん】 • blushing with embarrassment

匏【ひさ】 • gourd;

そのころ • at that time, in those days, at that moment, then