Study Set: Doraemon [‘ドラえもん’] Vol. 4: episodes 21 (2005/09/09

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Doraemon [‘ドラえもん’] Vol. 4: episodes 21 (2005/09/09) to 40 (2006/04/28)

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Vocab for episodes 21 (2005/09/09) to 40 (2006/04/28) of the animated series ‘Doraemon’ [‘ドラえもん’]. This is volume 4/13. 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 ストーブ • heater (from stove)

⑤ スポーツ • sport, sports

⑤ テーブル • table

⑤ ニュース • news

⑤ ホテル • hotel

⑤ ポケット • pocket

⑤ 新聞【しんぶん】 • newspaper

⑤ 先週【せんしゅう】 • last week, the week before

⑤ 半【はん】 • half, semi-

⑤ 北【きた】 • north

⑤ 父さん【とうさん】 • father

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

⑤ 夏休み【なつやすみ】 • summer vacation, summer holiday

⑤ 銀行【ぎんこう】 • bank

⑤ 建物【たてもの】 • building

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

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

⑤ 時計【とけい】 • watch, clock, timepiece

⑤ 春【はる】 • ① spring, springtime ② new year ③ prime (of one's life, etc.) ④ adolescence, puberty ⑤ sexuality

⑤ 少ない【すくない】 • few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom

⑤ 青【あお】 • ① blue ② green ③ green light ④ black (horse coat color) ⑤ immature, unripe, young

⑤ 短い【みじかい】 • short

⑤ 低い【ひくい】 • low (height, tone, rank, degree, cost, etc.), short

⑤ 病院【びょういん】 • hospital

⑤ 野菜【やさい】 • vegetable

⑤ 飲み物【のみもの】 • drink, beverage

⑤ 易しい【やさしい】 • easy, plain, simple

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

⑤ 晴れ【はれ】 • ① clear weather ② public, formal ③ cleared of suspicion

⑤ 雪【ゆき】 • snow

⑤ 葉書【はがき】 • ① postcard ② memo, note, card

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

⑤ 弟【おとうと】 • younger brother

⑤ お祖父さん【おじいさん】 • ① grandfather ② male senior-citizen

⑤ 机【つくえ】 • desk

⑤ 喫茶店【きっさてん】 • coffee lounge, coffee shop, (rather formal) cafe

⑤ 靴【くつ】 • shoes, footwear

⑤ 今晩【こんばん】 • tonight, this evening

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

⑤ 生徒【せいと】 • pupil

⑤ 猫【ねこ】 • ① cat ② shamisen ③ geisha ④ wheelbarrow ⑤ clay bed-warmer

⑤ 晩【ばん】 • ① evening ② counter for nights

⑤ 浴びる【あびる】 • to bathe, to bask in the sun, to shower

⑤ 暖かい【あたたかい】 • warm, mild, genial

⑤ 貼る【はる】 • to stick, to paste, to affix

⑤ 賑やか【にぎやか】 • bustling, busy

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

⑤ 石鹸【せっけん】 • soap

④ ビール • beer

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

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

④ コンサート • concert

④ タイプ • ① type, kind, sort, style ② typewriter, typing

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

④ 火事【かじ】 • fire, conflagration

④ 花見【はなみ】 • cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing

④ 帰り【かえり】 • return, coming back

④ 見物【けんぶつ】 • sightseeing, sightseer, watching, watcher

④ 出来るだけ【できるだけ】 • as much as one can, as much as possible, if at all possible

④ 食事【しょくじ】 • ① meal ② to eat

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

④ 足す【たす】 • ① to add (numbers) ② to add (something), to top up (with something) ③ to take care of (e.g. one's business)

④ 地理【ちり】 • geography

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

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

④ 特別【とくべつ】 • special

④ 旅館【りょかん】 • Japanese hotel, inn, ryokan

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

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

④ 雲【くも】 • cloud

④ 海岸【かいがん】 • coast, beach

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

④ 苦い【にがい】 • bitter

④ 湖【みずうみ】 • lake

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

④ 光る【ひかる】 • to shine, to glitter, to be bright

④ 真面目【まじめ】 • diligent, serious, honest, sober, grave, earnest, steady

④ 水泳【すいえい】 • swimming

④ 線【せん】 • line (also telephone, railway), wire, beam

④ 日記【にっき】 • diary, journal

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

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

④ 予習【よしゅう】 • preparation for a lesson

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

④ 湖【こ】 • lake (in place names)

④ 移る【うつる】 • ① to move (house), to transfer (department) ② to change the target of interest or concern ③ to elapse (passage of time) ④ to be permeated by a colour or scent ⑤ to be infected, to be contagious, to spread (as in fire)

④ 会議【かいぎ】 • meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress

④ 掛ける【かける】 • ① to hang (e.g. picture), to hoist (e.g. sail), to raise (e.g. flag) ② to sit ③ to be partway (verb), to begin (but not complete) ④ to take (time, money), to expend (money, time, etc.) ⑤ to make (a call) ⑥ to multiply ⑦ to secure (e.g. lock) ⑧ to put on (glasses, etc.) ⑨ to cover ⑩ to burden someone ⑪ to apply (insurance) ⑫ to turn on (an engine, etc.), to set (a dial, an alarm clock, etc.) ⑬ to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on ⑭ to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.) ⑮ to bind ⑯ to pour (or sprinkle, spray, etc.) onto ⑰ to argue (in court), to deliberate (in a meeting), to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.) ⑱ to increase further ⑲ to catch (in a trap, etc.) ⑳ to set atop ○ to erect (a makeshift building) ○ to hold (a play, festival, etc.) ○ (after -masu stem of verb) indicates (verb) is being directed to (someone)

④ 季節【きせつ】 • season

④ 経験【けいけん】 • experience

④ 砂【すな】 • sand, grit

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

④ 市民【しみん】 • citizen, townspeople

④ 召し上がる【めしあがる】 • to eat

④ 承知【しょうち】 • ① acknowledgment, acknowledgement, awareness ② consent, acceptance, assent, admitting, compliance, agreement

④ 紹介【しょうかい】 • introduction, referral

④ 折る【おる】 • to break, to fold, to pick flowers

④ 卒業【そつぎょう】 • graduation, completion (e.g. of a course)

④ 地震【じしん】 • earthquake

④ 電灯【でんとう】 • electric light

④ 塗る【ぬる】 • to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish, to spread, to smear

④ 復習【ふくしゅう】 • review, revision

④ 片付ける【かたづける】 • ① to tidy up, to put in order, to straighten up, to put away ② to settle (problem), to clear (dispute) ③ to finish, to bring something to an end ④ to marry off (e.g. a daughter) ⑤ to do away with someone, to bump someone off

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

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

④ 込む【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

④ 滑る【すべる】 • ① to glide, to slide (e.g. on skis), to slip ② to bomb (when telling a joke)

④ 仰っしゃる【おっしゃる】 • to say, to speak, to tell, to talk

④ 喧嘩【けんか】 • quarrel, brawl, fight, squabble, scuffle

④ 漫画【まんが】 • comic, cartoon

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

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

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 がっかり • feel disappointed, dejected, lose heart, feel emotionally drained, feel let down

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 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)

③ 今にも【いまにも】 • at any time, soon

③ 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-

③ 読み【よみ】 • reading

③ 読書【どくしょ】 • reading

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

③ 名人【めいじん】 • master, expert

③ 年月【としつき】 • months and years

③ 一人一人【ひとりひとり】 • one by one, each, one at a time

③ 運【うん】 • fortune, luck

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

③ 学者【がくしゃ】 • scholar

③ 強力【きょうりょく】 • powerful, strong

③ 見送る【みおくる】 • ① to see off (e.g. to the station, an airport, etc.), to escort (e.g. home), to farewell ② to see out, to send off ③ to let pass, to wait and see, to continue (e.g. in legal contexts) ④ to let a pitch go by (baseball), to watch a batted ball go into the stands

③ 借金【しゃっきん】 • debt, loan, liabilities

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

③ 小屋【こや】 • hut, cabin, shed, (animal) pen

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

③ 人工【じんこう】 • artificial, manmade, human work, human skill, artificiality

③ 世間【せけん】 • world, society

③ 足る【たる】 • to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worthy of

③ 中止【ちゅうし】 • suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption

③ 土地【とち】 • plot of land, lot, soil

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

③ 父親【ちちおや】 • father

③ 味わう【あじわう】 • to taste, to savor, to relish

③ 一言【ひとこと】 • single word

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

③ 少なくとも【すくなくとも】 • at least

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 始まり【はじまり】 • origin, beginning

③ ところが • even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite

③ 王子【おうじ】 • prince

③ 絵画【かいが】 • picture, painting

③ 他【ほか】 • other (esp. places and things), the rest

③ 岸【きし】 • bank, coast, shore

③ 気温【きおん】 • atmospheric temperature

③ 語る【かたる】 • to talk, to tell, to recite

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

③ 時期【じき】 • time, season, period

③ 自身【じしん】 • by oneself, personally

③ 実験【じっけん】 • experiment

③ 実行【じっこう】 • practice, practise, performance, execution (e.g. program) (programme), realization, realisation, implementation

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

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

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

③ 生き物【いきもの】 • living thing, animal

③ 生命【せいめい】 • life, existence

③ 前進【ぜんしん】 • advance, drive, progress

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

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

③ 太陽【たいよう】 • sun, solar

③ 通す【とおす】 • to let pass, to overlook, to continue, to keep, to make way for, to persist in

③ 犯人【はんにん】 • offender, criminal

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

③ 費【ひ】 • cost, expense

③ 飛ばす【とばす】 • ① to fly, to fire, to hurl ② to skip over, to omit, to drop (e.g. stitch) ③ to run or drive fast, to gallop ④ to spread a rumour (rumor), to tell a story ⑤ to remove, to get rid of, to transfer ⑥ to attack, to jeer at

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

③ 不満【ふまん】 • dissatisfaction, displeasure, discontent, complaints, unhappiness, disgruntled

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

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

③ 流れ【ながれ】 • stream, current, flow

③ 話し合う【はなしあう】 • to discuss, to talk together

③ 数【かず】 • number, amount

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

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

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

③ 虫歯【むしば】 • cavity, tooth decay, decayed tooth, caries

③ 羽【わ】 • counter for birds and rabbits

③ 勝ち【かち】 • win, victory

③ 泳ぎ【およぎ】 • swimming

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

③ 無【む】 • ① nothing, naught, nought, nil, zero ② un-, non-

③ 囲む【かこむ】 • to surround, to encircle

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

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

③ 鋭い【するどい】 • pointed, sharp

③ 演技【えんぎ】 • acting, performance

③ 演劇【えんげき】 • play (theatrical)

③ 演説【えんぜつ】 • speech, address

③ 煙【けむり】 • smoke, fumes

③ 可愛がる【かわいがる】 • to love, to be affectionate

③ 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

③ 解散【かいさん】 • breakup, dissolution

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

③ 害【がい】 • injury, harm, evil influence, damage

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 気の毒【きのどく】 • pitiful, unfortunate, (a) pity

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

③ 居間【いま】 • living room (western style)

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 肩【かた】 • shoulder

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

③ 現代【げんだい】 • nowadays, modern era, modern times, present-day

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

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

③ 硬い【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

③ 困難【こんなん】 • difficulty, distress

③ 最も【もっとも】 • most, extremely

③ 済ませる【すませる】 • to finish, to make an end of, to get through with, to let end

③ 材料【ざいりょう】 • ingredients, material

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

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

③ 週末【しゅうまつ】 • weekend

③ 住宅【じゅうたく】 • residence, housing, residential building

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

③ 賞【しょう】 • prize, award

③ 城【しろ】 • castle

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

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

③ 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

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

③ 積む【つむ】 • to pile up, to stack, to load (car, ship, etc.), to pack

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

③ 想像【そうぞう】 • imagination, guess

③ 贈る【おくる】 • to send, to give to, to award to, to confer on

③ 孫【まご】 • grandchild

③ 尊敬【そんけい】 • respect, esteem, reverence, honour, honor

③ 大陸【たいりく】 • continent

③ 地域【ちいき】 • area, region

③ 仲直り【なかなおり】 • reconciliation, make peace with

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

③ 怒鳴る【どなる】 • to shout, to yell

③ 到着【とうちゃく】 • arrival

③ 破る【やぶる】 • to tear, to violate, to defeat, to smash, to destroy, to break (e.g. password)

③ 発達【はったつ】 • development, growth

③ 浮かべる【うかべる】 • ① to float ② to express, to look (sad, glad) ③ to think, to imagine, to remember

③ 浮かぶ【うかぶ】 • ① to float, to be suspended ② to rise to surface ③ to come to mind, to have inspiration

③ 風景【ふうけい】 • scenery

③ 暮らし【くらし】 • living, livelihood, subsistence, circumstances

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

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

③ 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

③ 要するに【ようするに】 • in a word, after all, the point is ..., in short ...

③ 要求【ようきゅう】 • demand, firm request, requisition, requirement, desire

③ 理解【りかい】 • understanding, comprehension, appreciation, sympathy

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

③ 陸【りく】 • land, shore

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

③ 鈍い【にぶい】 • dull (e.g. a knife), thickheaded, obtuse, slow, stupid

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

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

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

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

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

③ 頼る【たよる】 • to rely on, to have recourse to, to depend on

③ 手続き【てつづき】 • procedure, (legal) process, formalities

③ 郵便【ゆうびん】 • mail, postal service

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

③ 異常【いじょう】 • strangeness, abnormality, disorder

③ 一斉【いっせい】 • simultaneous, all at once

③ 怪我【けが】 • injury (to animate object), hurt

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

③ 休暇【きゅうか】 • holiday, day off, furlough, absence (from work)

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

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

③ 健康【けんこう】 • health, sound, wholesome

③ 原稿【げんこう】 • manuscript, copy

③ 銃【じゅう】 • gun, rifle, small arms

③ 証明【しょうめい】 • proof, verification

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

③ 診る【みる】 • to examine (medically)

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

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

③ 巣【す】 • ① nest, rookery, breeding place, hive ② den ③ haunt ④ (spider's) web

③ 騒がしい【さわがしい】 • noisy

③ 徹夜【てつや】 • all night, all-night vigil, sleepless night

③ 特徴【とくちょう】 • feature, trait, characteristic, pecularity

③ 梅【うめ】 • ① plum, Japanese apricot, prunus mume ② lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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

③ 冒険【ぼうけん】 • risk, venture, adventure

③ 無駄【むだ】 • futility, uselessness, pointlessness

③ 黙る【だまる】 • to be silent

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

③ 雷【かみなり】 • thunder

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

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

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

③ 是非とも【ぜひとも】 • by all means (with sense of not taking "no" for an answer)

③ 途端【とたん】 • just (now, at the moment, etc.)

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

③ 級【きゅう】 • class, grade, rank, school class, grade

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

③ 近頃【ちかごろ】 • lately, recently, nowadays

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

③ いとこ • male cousin

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

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

③ わざと • on purpose

③ じかに • directly, in person, headlong

③ 諦める【あきらめる】 • to give up, to abandon

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

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

③ 莫大【ばくだい】 • enormous, vast

③ 枕【まくら】 • ① pillow, bolster ② introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story), lead-in

③ 嗅ぐ【かぐ】 • to sniff, to smell

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

② おや • oh!, oh?, my!

② お先に【おさきに】 • ① before, previously ② ahead ③ Pardon me for leaving (before you)

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

② 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

② 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)

② 一時【いちじ】 • one hour, short time, once, a time, temporarily, at one time, twelfth part of a day

② 一々【いちいち】 • one by one, separately

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

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

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

② 学会【がっかい】 • scientific society, academic meeting, academic conference

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

② 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

② 作者【さくしゃ】 • author, authoress

② 自習【じしゅう】 • self-study

② 水着【みずぎ】 • bathing suit, swimsuit, swimmers

② 切れ【きれ】 • ① piece, slice, strip, scrap ② cloth ③ sharpness ④ counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

② 通りかかる【とおりかかる】 • to happen to pass by

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

② 夕立【ゆうだち】 • (sudden) evening shower (rain)

② 力強い【ちからづよい】 • ① powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous ② reassuring, encouraging

② 真っ白【まっしろ】 • pure white

② 映す【うつす】 • to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)

② 図々しい【ずうずうしい】 • impudent, shameless

② 広々【ひろびろ】 • extensive, spacious

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

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

② 貝【かい】 • shell, shellfish

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

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

② 見当【けんとう】 • aim, mark, estimate, guess, approximation, direction

② 光線【こうせん】 • beam, light ray

② 四角い【しかくい】 • square, rectangular

② 受け取り【うけとり】 • receipt

② 商店【しょうてん】 • shop, small store, business, firm

② 追加【ついか】 • addition, supplement, append (e.g. to a file), appendix

② 定期【ていき】 • ① fixed term ② fixed-term commutation pass ③ fixed-term deposit

② 等分【とうぶん】 • division into equal parts

② 方角【ほうがく】 • direction, way, compass point

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

② 満員【まんいん】 • full house, no vacancy, sold out, standing room only, full (of people), crowded

② 役目【やくめ】 • duty, business, role

② 油断【ゆだん】 • negligence, unpreparedness

② 理科【りか】 • science

② 温かい【あたたかい】 • warm, mild, genial

② 温める【あたためる】 • to warm, to heat

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

② ため息【ためいき】 • sigh

② 湯飲み【ゆのみ】 • teacup

② 海水浴【かいすいよく】 • sea bathing, seawater bath

② 各地【かくち】 • every place, various places

② 格別【かくべつ】 • exceptional

② 缶詰【かんづめ】 • packing (in cans), canning, canned goods, tin can

② 観測【かんそく】 • observation

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

② 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

② 腰掛け【こしかけ】 • seat, bench

② 座布団【ざぶとん】 • zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

② 再来月【さらいげつ】 • month after next

② 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

② 刺身【さしみ】 • sashimi (sliced raw fish)

② 失恋【しつれん】 • disappointed love, broken heart, unrequited love, being lovelorn

② 増大【ぞうだい】 • enlargement, increase

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

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

② 着替える【きがえる】 • to change one's clothes

② 灯油【とうゆ】 • lamp oil, kerosene

② 頭脳【ずのう】 • head, brains, intellect

② 突く【つく】 • ① to prick, to stab ② to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike ③ to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.) ④ to attack ⑤ to brave (the rain, etc.)

② 背負う【せおう】 • to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder

② 物置【ものおき】 • storage room, storeroom, lumber room

② 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)

② 暴れる【あばれる】 • to act violently, to rage, to struggle, to be riotous

② 目印【めじるし】 • mark, sign, landmark

② 目覚まし【めざまし】 • ① alarm clock ② opening one's eyes, keeping one's eyes open ③ type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap

② 有り難い【ありがたい】 • grateful, thankful, welcome, appreciated, evoking gratitude

② 予備【よび】 • preparation, preliminaries, reserve, spare

② 紅葉【こうよう】 • ① autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour) ② leaves turning red, red leaves ③ leaves turning yellow, yellow leaves ④ (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

② 紅葉【もみじ】 • ① autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour) ② leaves turning red, red leaves ③ leaves turning yellow, yellow leaves ④ (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

② 掛け算【かけざん】 • multiplication

② 年寄り【としより】 • ① old people, the aged ② sumo coaches

② 採る【とる】 • ① to adopt (measure, proposal) ② to pick (fruit), to catch (insects), to take (e.g. a sample) ③ to assume (attitude) ④ to take on (i.e. hire), to engage

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

② 一段と【いちだんと】 • greater, more, further, still more

② 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.)

② 破く【やぶく】 • to tear, to violate, to defeat, to smash, to destroy

② 衛星【えいせい】 • satellite

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

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

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

② 言葉遣い【ことばづかい】 • speech, expression, wording

② 恨み【うらみ】 • ① resentment, grudge, malice, bitterness ② matter for regret, regret

② 災難【さいなん】 • calamity, misfortune, disaster

② 磁石【じしゃく】 • ① magnet ② compass

② 斜め【ななめ】 • ① slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique ② unusual, slanted (view of the world), bad (mood)

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

② 診断【しんだん】 • diagnosis

② 図鑑【ずかん】 • illustrated reference book, illustrated encyclopedia (esp. for children), picture book

② 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

② 丁目【ちょうめ】 • district of a town, city block (of irregular size)

② 展開【てんかい】 • ① development ② expansion (opposite of compression)

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

② 発射【はっしゃ】 • firing, shooting, discharge, catapult, ejaculation (sl)

② 別荘【べっそう】 • holiday house, villa

② 盆【ぼん】 • ① O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead ② tray ③ family, household

② 矢印【やじるし】 • arrow (mark or symbol), directional marker or indicator

② 幼稚【ようち】 • infancy, childish, infantile

② 脅かす【おどかす】 • ① to threaten, to menace ② to startle, to surprise

② 牧場【ぼくじょう】 • ① farm (livestock), ranch (US), station (Aus, NZ) ② pasture land, meadow, grazing land

② 暖まる【あたたまる】 • to warm oneself, to sun oneself, to warm up, to get warm

② 塊【かたまり】 • lump, mass, bundle, clump, clod, cluster

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

② 密【みつ】 • ① density, thickness ② secrecy ③ minute, fine

② 咳【せき】 • cough, coughing, tussis

② 癌【がん】 • cancer

② 櫛【くし】 • comb

② こする • to rub, to scrub

② すなわち • that is, namely, i.e.

② 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

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

② かぶせる • to cover (with something), to put on (e.g. on someone else's head), to plate something (with a metal), to pour or dash a liquid (on something), to charge (a person with a guilt)

② 睨む【にらむ】 • to glare at, to scowl at, to keep an eye on

② くどい • ① verbose, importunate, wordy, repetitious, long-winded ② heavy (taste), gaudy, loud, greasy

① いざ • now, come (now), well

① じっくり • deliberately, carefully

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

① はる • to do

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

① 一部【いちぶ】 • ① one part, one portion, one section, some ② one copy (e.g. of a document)

① 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

① 損なう【そこなう】 • to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to fail in doing

① 刺【とげ】 • thorn, splinter, spine, biting words

① お供【おとも】 • attendant, companion

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

① 圧力【あつりょく】 • stress, pressure

① 安っぽい【やすっぽい】 • cheap-looking, tawdry, insignificant

① 委託【いたく】 • consign (goods (for sale) to a firm), entrust (person with something), commit

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

① 液【えき】 • liquid, fluid

① 遠ざかる【とおざかる】 • to go far off

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

① 何より【なにより】 • most, best, above all

① 格【かく】 • status, character, case

① 獲物【えもの】 • game, spoils, trophy

① 覚え【おぼえ】 • memory, sense, experience

① 学説【がくせつ】 • theory

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

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 気象【きしょう】 • weather, climate

① 技【わざ】 • technique, art

① 及び【および】 • and, as well as

① 弓【ゆみ】 • bow (and arrow)

① 救い【すくい】 • help, aid, relief, salvation

① 距離【きょり】 • distance, range

① 恐れ入る【おそれいる】 • ① to be sorry, to feel small ② to be grateful ③ to be amazed, to be filled with awe, to be surprised ④ to be disconcerted, to be embarrassed

① 緊急【きんきゅう】 • urgent, pressing, emergency

① 経過【けいか】 • passage, expiration, progress, transition

① 嫌らしい【いやらしい】 • unpleasant, disgusting, repulsive, detestable, disagreeable, indecent, lewd, dirty, lascivious

① 現像【げんぞう】 • developing (film)

① 個性【こせい】 • individuality, personality, idiosyncrasy

① 呼び止める【よびとめる】 • to challenge, to call somebody to halt

① 固める【かためる】 • to harden, to freeze, to fortify

① 後退【こうたい】 • ① retreat ② backspace, BS

① いい加減【いいかげん】 • ① irresponsible, perfunctory, careless ② lukewarm, half-baked, halfhearted, vague ③ reasonable, moderate (usu. in suggestions or orders) ④ considerably, quite, rather, pretty

① 広まる【ひろまる】 • to spread, to be propagated

① 抗議【こうぎ】 • protest, objection

① 昆虫【こんちゅう】 • insect, bug

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

① 最早【もはや】 • already, now

① 参上【さんじょう】 • calling on, visiting

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

① 思い付き【おもいつき】 • plan, idea, suggestion

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

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

① 写し【うつし】 • copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript

① 主人公【しゅじんこう】 • ① protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story) ② head of household

① 取り寄せる【とりよせる】 • to order, to send away for

① 取り付ける【とりつける】 • to furnish, to install, to get someone's agreement

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

① 狩り【かり】 • hunting

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

① 尚更【なおさら】 • all the more, still less

① 照明【しょうめい】 • illumination

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

① 乗り込む【のりこむ】 • ① to board, to embark on, to get into (a car), to ship (passengers), to man (a ship), to help (someone) into ② to march into, to enter

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

① 振り返る【ふりかえる】 • to turn head, to look over one's shoulder, to turn around, to look back

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

① 辛うじて【かろうじて】 • barely, narrowly, just manage to do something

① 粋【すい】 • ① chic, stylish, refined, sophisticated, smart ② understanding, sympathetic ③ the best

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

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

① 精巧【せいこう】 • elaborate, delicate, exquisite

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

① 鮮やか【あざやか】 • vivid, clear, brilliant

① 装飾【そうしょく】 • ornament

① 像【ぞう】 • statue, image, figure, picture, portrait

① 退化【たいか】 • degeneration, retrogression

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

① 大幅【おおはば】 • full width, large scale, drastic

① 知的【ちてき】 • intellectual

① 地獄【じごく】 • hell

① 恥【はじ】 • shame, embarrassment

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

① 調べ【しらべ】 • ① investigation, inspection, examination ② tune, note, melody

① 追い出す【おいだす】 • to expel, to drive out

① 天体【てんたい】 • heavenly body

① 転換【てんかん】 • convert, divert

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 当人【とうにん】 • the one concerned, the said person

① 逃れる【のがれる】 • to escape

① 導く【みちびく】 • ① to guide, to lead, to show the way, to conduct ② to derive, to deduce

① 独創【どくそう】 • originality

① 突如【とつじょ】 • suddenly, all of a sudden

① 内緒【ないしょ】 • ① secrecy, confidentiality, privacy, secret ② one's circumstances (esp. fiscal) ③ inner realization, personal enlightenment ④ kitchen

① 燃料【ねんりょう】 • fuel

① 脳【のう】 • brain, memory

① 爆弾【ばくだん】 • bomb

① 抜かす【ぬかす】 • ① to omit, to leave out ② to say, to speak

① 繁栄【はんえい】 • prospering, prosperity, thriving, flourishing

① 悲惨【ひさん】 • disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched, pitiful

① 眉【まゆ】 • eyebrow, eyebrows

① 不景気【ふけいき】 • business recession, hard times, depression, gloom, sullenness, cheerlessness

① 侮辱【ぶじょく】 • insult, contempt, slight

① 舞う【まう】 • ① to dance (orig. a whirling dance) ② to flutter about, to revolve

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

① 本館【ほんかん】 • main building

① 眠たい【ねむたい】 • sleepy

① 命中【めいちゅう】 • a hit, hitting something that was aimed at

① 明朗【めいろう】 • bright, clear, cheerful

① 模範【もはん】 • exemplar, exemplification, exemplum, model, example

① 野生【やせい】 • wild, growing wild

① 遥か【はるか】 • far, far away, distant, remote, far off

① 落ち込む【おちこむ】 • ① to feel down (sad) ② to be in a slump (e.g. business, economy), to be in an unfavourable condition ③ to fall into (e.g. a hole)

① 立ち去る【たちさる】 • to leave, to depart, to take one's leave

① 了解【りょうかい】 • comprehension, consent, understanding, roger (on the radio)

① 良心【りょうしん】 • conscience

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

① 練る【ねる】 • ① to knead, to work over ② to polish up (e.g. a plan) ③ to drill, to train

① 連休【れんきゅう】 • consecutive holidays

① 論理【ろんり】 • ① logic ② logical

① 天地【てんち】 • ① heaven and earth, the universe, nature, top and bottom, realm, sphere, world ② top and bottom ③ gods of heaven and earth

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

① 万能【ばんのう】 • ① all-purpose, utility ② almighty, omnipotent

① 生かす【いかす】 • ① to make (the best) use of, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc) ② to let live, to keep alive ③ to revive, to resuscitate

① 花壇【かだん】 • flower bed

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

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

① 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

① 見込み【みこみ】 • forecast, prospects, expectation, hope

① 見なす【みなす】 • to consider as, to regard (as equivalent), to deem (as), to equate

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

① 書【しょ】 • ① document, book ② penmanship, handwriting, calligraphy (esp. Chinese)

① 闇【やみ】 • darkness, the dark, black-marketeering, dark, shady, illegal

① 崖【がけ】 • cliff

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 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

① きのこ • mushroom

① 日頃【ひごろ】 • normally, habitually

① 役立つ【やくだつ】 • to be useful, to be helpful, to serve the purpose

① なめる • ① to lick ② to taste ③ to experience (esp. a hardship) ④ to make fun of, to make light of, to put down, to treat with contempt

① 割り込む【わりこむ】 • to cut in, to thrust oneself into, to wedge oneself in, to muscle in on, to interrupt, to disturb

① くぐる • ① to drive, to pass through, to pass under ② to evade, to hide ③ to survive

① ろくな • satisfactory, decent

① 強がる【つよがる】 • to cry sour grapes, to bluff, to whistle in the dark, to pretend to be tough

お天気【おてんき】 • ① weather ② temper, mood

くらくら • dizziness, giddiness

さらば • farewell

しんどい • ① tired, frazzled ② tiresome, worrisome, bothersome

じめじめ • damp and humid, sodden, wet, clammy

ちっぽけ • very small, tiny

つるつる • slippery, smooth

ドジ • blunder, bungle, clumsiness

ひらひら • flutter

へこたれる • to lose heart

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

インプット • input

オゾン • ozone

カートリッジ • cartridge

カーン • ① kern ② Kahn

ガリバー • ① Gulliver ② preeminent example of its kind

キー • ① key ② long squealing sound

キャンプ • camp

クリア • clear

グッズ • goods, promotional items

コーチ • coach

コアラ • koala

コンテスト • contest

ゴルフ • golf

サービス • ① service, support system ② goods or services without charge

シーズン • season (fruits and vegetables, sporting, holidays)

シアター • theater, theatre

ショートケーキ • shortcake

ジャングル • jungle

ジャンプ • jump

スーパーマン • superman

スキー • ① skiing ② ski, skis

スター • star

ストライキ • strike (i.e. industrial action)

ストロー • straw

スペシャル • special

セーフ • safe

タオル • (hand) towel

ダンス • dance

チーズ • ① cheese ② say cheese! (when taking photographs)

チーム • team

チェック • check, plaid

チャンピオン • champion

テク • technology

テロ • terror, terrorism

デート • date, go on a date

デリケート • delicate

トランプ • playing cards (from trump)

トンネル • ① tunnel ② fielding error (baseball)

ドル • ① dollar ② doll

ノーベル • Nobel

ハート • heart

ハウス • ① house ② plastic greenhouse ③ house music

ハック • hack

ハンバーガー • hamburger (on a bun)

バッティング • ① batting ② butting ③ intruding on someone else's turf ④ having a time or schedule conflict

バドミントン • badminton

バナナ • banana

パジャマ • pajamas, pyjamas

パターン • pattern

ビデオカメラ • video camera, video camcorder

ピクニック • picnic

ピンチ • ① pinch, crisis ② clothespin

ブイ • buoy

プラモ • plastic model

プログラム • program, programme

ぷんぷん • ① intense smell (hanging around) ② state of being furious or angry

ヘビー • heavy

ベランダ • balcony, verandah

ベンチ • bench

ペンフレンド • pen-friend

ボクサー • boxer

ポスター • poster

ポテト • potato

マーク • ① mark ② markup ③ Mach (OS kernel)

マンモス • mammoth

ミサイル • missile

ミス • ① mistake, error, failure ② Miss ③ myth

メニュー • menu

メンバー • member, participant, attendee, lineup (sport)

ユー • you

ライオン • lion

ライン • line

ランチ • ① lunch ② launch ③ ranch

リサイクル • recycle

レポート • report, paper

レンズ • lens

レンタル • rental

アメリカ • America

何一つ【なにひとつ】 • (not) one (usu. in neg. phrases)

何ごと【なにごと】 • ① what, something, everything ② nothing (with neg. verb)

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

休日【きゅうじつ】 • holiday, day off

九九【くく】 • multiplication table, times table

後【のち】 • ① later, afterwards, since ② future ③ after one's death

おいで • ① coming, going, being (somewhere) ② come (used as an imperative, usu. to children and one's inferiors), go, stay

今時【いまどき】 • present day, today, recently, these days, nowadays, at this hour

三月【さんがつ】 • March

だし • festival car (float)

人前【にんまえ】 • portion of food

前日【ぜんじつ】 • previous day, the day before

大雨【おおあめ】 • heavy rain

入り【いり】 • ① entering ② setting (of the sun) ③ containing, content, audience ④ income ⑤ beginning

入れ【いれ】 • container, receptacle

聞き入れる【ききいれる】 • to grant (a wish), to accede, to comply with

聞きつける【ききつける】 • to hear, to catch (the sound)

本日【ほんじつ】 • today

おびき出す【おびきだす】 • ① to lure out of, to decoy out of ② to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.), to evoke (sympathy, etc.)

雨上がり【あめあがり】 • after the rain

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)

あっと • in a surprising way

きゃあ • Eek!, Yipe!

むしゃくしゃ • ① vexed, irritated, fretful, in ill humour, in ill humor, in a temper ② shaggy, bushy, ragged, rugged

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

日本一【にっぽんいち】 • Japan's best, number one in Japan

ロマンチスト • romanticist

食【しょく】 • ① meal, (one's) diet, food, foodstuff, foodstuffs ② eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)

バイバイ • bye-bye, good-bye

とことん • (to) the end, thoroughly

ポンコツ • piece of junk

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

ひょっとしたら • possibly, by some possibility, perhaps

かい • marks yes-no question

サー • Sir

ノー • no

なんだ • What!

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

かも • may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly

どかん • with a bang

下【か】 • under (being in said condition or environment)

モチ • motivation

ガクッ • (sound effect for) collapsing, losing strength, slumping

土【ど】 • ① Saturday ② earth (third of the five elements)

お帰りなさい【おかえりなさい】 • welcome home

カード • ① card ② curd

バック • ① back ② to go backwards, to reverse ③ to refund a customer

バッグ • bag

リング • ring

一足【いっそく】 • pair (footwear)

右足【みぎあし】 • ① right foot ② right leg

駅前【えきまえ】 • in front of station

海中【かいちゅう】 • in the sea

急き立てる【せきたてる】 • to hurry (up), to press, to urge on

急用【きゅうよう】 • urgent business

言い方【いいかた】 • way of talking, speaking style

後ろ足【うしろあし】 • hind foot, hind-legs

口元【くちもと】 • the mouth, shape of the mouth, near an entrance

口出し【くちだし】 • interference, meddling

左足【ひだりあし】 • left foot

使い方【つかいかた】 • way to use something, treatment, management (of help)

思いやり【おもいやり】 • consideration, sympathy

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

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

手洗い【てあらい】 • ① washing one's hands, water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands ② restroom, lavatory, toilet ③ hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

出歩く【であるく】 • to go out, to take a stroll, to go about

書き写す【かきうつす】 • to transcribe

新年【しんねん】 • New Year

真夏【まなつ】 • midsummer

人魚【にんぎょ】 • mermaid, merman

正【せい】 • ① (logical) true, regular ② 10^40 ③ original ④ positive, greater than zero

青空【あおぞら】 • blue sky

地上【ちじょう】 • above ground

肉食【にくしょく】 • ① meat eating, eating of meat, meat diet ② carnivorous

入試【にゅうし】 • entrance examination

不親切【ふしんせつ】 • unkindness, unfriendliness

目高【めだか】 • medaka ricefish (Oryzias latipes), killifish

悪口【わるぐち】 • abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking

前足【まえあし】 • forefoot, forefeet, foreleg, forelimb

入り口【いりくち】 • entrance, entry, gate, approach, mouth

思い【おもい】 • thought, mind, heart, feelings, emotion, sentiment, love, affection, desire, wish, hope, expectation, imagination, experience

近道【ちかみち】 • short way, shortcut

代々【だいだい】 • for generations, hereditary, generation after generation

町中【まちなか】 • downtown

見た目【みため】 • appearance

待ち【まち】 • waiting, waiting time

手出し【てだし】 • meddling, interfering

女心【おんなごころ】 • woman's heart, female instincts or psychology

地中【ちちゅう】 • underground, subterranean

こき使う【こきつかう】 • to work someone hard

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

早【はや】 • already, now, by this time

そういった • like that, this type

真っ白い【まっしろい】 • pure white

大金持ち【おおがねもち】 • very rich person

引き【ひき】 • ① pull, patronage, influence ② tug ③ discount

安【やす】 • cheap

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

引き【びき】 • -off (price reduction)

帰す【きす】 • ① to come to (in the end), to end in ② to attribute, to blame

足【そく】 • counter for pairs (of socks, shoes, etc.)

暗に【あんに】 • implicitly

引き合う【ひきあう】 • ① to pay, to be profitable ② to pull against each other

快活【かいかつ】 • cheerful, lively, lighthearted

丸焼け【まるやけ】 • total fire loss, completely burned

泣き声【なきごえ】 • cry, crying voice

球【きゅう】 • ① sphere ② counter for balls (in baseball)

金具【かなぐ】 • metal fittings or fixtures

苦しみ【くるしみ】 • pain, anguish, distress, suffering, hardship

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

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

後期【こうき】 • latter period, final

お年玉【おとしだま】 • New Year's gift

考え事【かんがえごと】 • (deep) thinking

坂道【さかみち】 • hill road

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

四球【しきゅう】 • four balls, base on balls (baseball), a walk

歯形【はがた】 • tooth-mark, impression of the teeth, dental mold

室内【しつない】 • indoor, inside the room

弱気【よわき】 • timid, faint-hearted, bearish sentiment

取り残す【とりのこす】 • to leave behind

首長【しゅちょう】 • head (of organization, organisation), chief

小島【こじま】 • small island, islet

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)

乗り切る【のりきる】 • to weather, to get over, to tide over, to overcome, to get through, to ride across, to sail across

西部【せいぶ】 • the west, western part, the West

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

船長【せんちょう】 • ship's captain

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

前向き【まえむき】 • facing forward, front-facing, forward-looking, positive, proactive

草原【そうげん】 • grass-covered plain, grasslands, meadows, savannah, prairie, steppe

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

大声【おおごえ】 • large voice

大昔【おおむかし】 • great antiquity, old-fashioned, long ago

勢み【はずみ】 • ① bounce, spring, rebound ② momentum, inertia ③ spur of the moment, impulse

はね返る【はねかえる】 • to rebound, to recoil, to spring back up

飛び上がる【とびあがる】 • to spring, to jump up, to fly up, to skip

内気【うちき】 • bashfulness, shyness, reserve, timidity

馬力【ばりき】 • horse-power, h.p., HP

すき焼き【すきやき】 • thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan, sukiyaki

鼻水【はなみず】 • nasal mucus, dripping nose

文通【ぶんつう】 • correspondence, exchange of letters

歩き回る【あるきまわる】 • to walk about, to walk to and fro, to pace around

無重力【むじゅうりょく】 • weightlessness, zero gravity

無人島【むじんとう】 • unpopulated island

鳴き声【なきごえ】 • cry (esp. animal), roar

木の実【このみ】 • nut, fruit, berry

落ち【おち】 • ① slip, omission ② outcome, final result, the end ③ punch line (of a joke)

打ちのめす【うちのめす】 • to knock down, to beat (someone) up

内々【ないない】 • family circle, the inside, private, informal, secret, confidential

南側【みなみがわ】 • south side

落ちつく【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

強情【ごうじょう】 • obstinacy, stubbornness

常々【つねづね】 • always, usually

向かい風【むかいかぜ】 • head wind

葉っぱ【はっぱ】 • leaf

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

その物【そのもの】 • the very thing, itself

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

勝ち取る【かちとる】 • to exert oneself and win, to gain (victory)

空耳【そらみみ】 • ① mishearing ② (feigned) deafness

返球【へんきゅう】 • return toss (e.g. from a catcher to a pitcher)

定休【ていきゅう】 • regular holiday

ほったらかす • to let aside, to neglect

取りやめ【とりやめ】 • cancellation, suspension

頭でっかち【あたまでっかち】 • top-heavy, big-headed

手短【てみじか】 • short, brief

犯【はん】 • perpetrators of (some) crime, (some type of) crime

太め【ふとめ】 • having girth, plumpness

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

それどころか • on the contrary

どん底【どんぞこ】 • very bottom

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

移管【いかん】 • transfer of control

一眠り【ひとねむり】 • ① (usu. in positive sentences) (a) sleep, (a) nap ② first sleep of silkworms

ちなみに • by the way, in this connection, incidentally, in passing

塩辛【しおから】 • salted fish (entrails)

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

火山灰【かざんばい】 • volcanic ash

缶切り【かんきり】 • can opener

泣き付く【なきつく】 • to cling to ... in tears, to beg ... in tears, to appeal, to throw oneself on someone's mercy

金貨【きんか】 • gold coin

空き缶【あきかん】 • empty can

軍政【ぐんせい】 • military government

見捨てる【みすてる】 • to abandon, to fail, to desert, to forsake

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

最古【さいこ】 • the oldest

際どい【きわどい】 • ① very close, close, narrow (e.g. narrow victory), dangerous, risky, hazardous ② suggestive, bordering on the obscene, risqué, delicate (e.g. question), immoral, questionable, shady

三日坊主【みっかぼうず】 • one who can stick to nothing, unsteady worker

持ち込む【もちこむ】 • to lodge, to take something into ..., to bring in

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

取り付かれる【とりつかれる】 • to become obsessed with, to be possessed (by spirits, etc.), to be obsessive compulsive (OCD)

手探り【てさぐり】 • fumbling, groping

照れる【てれる】 • to be shy, to feel awkward

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

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

生まれ変わる【うまれかわる】 • to be born again, to make a fresh start in life

精一杯【せいいっぱい】 • with all one's might

絶体絶命【ぜったいぜつめい】 • desperate situation, being driven into a corner, stalemate

戦車【せんしゃ】 • tank (military vehicle)

退散【たいさん】 • (intr.) disperse, break up

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

断層【だんそう】 • dislocation

地層【ちそう】 • stratum, geological formation, layer, bed (coal, gravel, etc.)

沈着【ちんちゃく】 • ① settling or depositing (at the bottom of something), deposition, pigmentation ② composure, calmness

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

特訓【とっくん】 • special training, intensive training, crash course

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

歳【とし】 • ① year ② age

悩みごと【なやみごと】 • something causing worry

敗れる【やぶれる】 • to be defeated, to be unsuccessful

薄汚い【うすぎたない】 • filthy, dirty (looking), drab

不格好【ぶかっこう】 • ① unshapely, ill-formed, misshapen ② awkward, clumsy

武将【ぶしょう】 • military commander

暮れ【くれ】 • year end, sunset, nightfall, end

放課後【ほうかご】 • after school

埋もれる【うもれる】 • to be buried, to be covered, to be hidden

満喫【まんきつ】 • have enough of, fully enjoy

面倒くさい【めんどうくさい】 • bother(some) to do, tiresome

夜逃げ【よにげ】 • night flight (without paying), skipping out by night, moonlight flit

優等生【ゆうとうせい】 • honor student, honours student

有り余る【ありあまる】 • to be superfluous, to be in excess, to be more than enough

幼虫【ようちゅう】 • larva, chrysalis

浴びせる【あびせる】 • to pour on

絡まる【からまる】 • to be entwined, to be involved

領収【りょうしゅう】 • receipt, voucher

力一杯【ちからいっぱい】 • with might and main, with all one's strength

連発【れんぱつ】 • running continuously, firing in rapid succession

労使【ろうし】 • labour and management, labor and management

和菓子【わがし】 • Japanese confectionery

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

いな • no, nay, well

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

割り【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

特設【とくせつ】 • setting up specially, special installation

呼ばわり【よばわり】 • to call (e.g. somebody a thief), to denounce, to brand as

陸地【りくち】 • land

最下位【さいかい】 • lowest rank, bottom, cellar, least significant (bit)

積み重ね【つみかさね】 • pile, accumulation

大師【だいし】 • great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)

初戦【しょせん】 • first match (in a series)

疑る【うたぐる】 • to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect

抜き【ぬき】 • ① without, not including, dispensed with ② (beating) in succession

働かせる【はたらかせる】 • to put someone to work, to make someone work

間違え【まちがえ】 • mistake

採れる【とれる】 • ① to be collected, to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.), to be harvested, to be mined ② to be able to collect, to be able to mine

痛っ【いたっ】 • ouch!

おにぎり • rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

ちり • Chile

一筋縄【ひとすじなわ】 • ① (piece of) rope ② ordinary method

一躍【いちやく】 • (at) one bound

一塁【いちるい】 • first base, (a) fort

芋【いも】 • ① tuber, taro, potato ② yokel, bumpkin

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

栄冠【えいかん】 • laurels, garland

仮面【かめん】 • ① mask ② disguise

怪しからん【けしからん】 • outrageous, rude, inexcusable

怪しむ【あやしむ】 • to suspect

海賊【かいぞく】 • pirate, sea robber

義兄【ぎけい】 • brother-in-law

共謀【きょうぼう】 • conspiracy, complicity

桐【きり】 • paulownia tree, Paulownia tomentosa

繰り返し【くりかえし】 • ① repetition, reiteration, iteration, cycle ② repeatedly

桑【くわ】 • mulberry (tree)

やられる • to suffer damage, to be deceived

幻覚【げんかく】 • hallucination, illusion

お節介【おせっかい】 • meddling, meddlesomeness, nosiness, interference, officiousness

控え目【ひかえめ】 • moderate, reserved, conservative, humble, mild-mannered, self-effacing, unassuming, well-behaved, low-key, temperate, in small quantities

催眠【さいみん】 • hypnotism

思惟【しい】 • thought, thinking, speculation

獣【じゅう】 • beast, brute

傷つける【きずつける】 • ① to wound, to injure ② to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.) ③ to damage, to chip, to scratch

色素【しきそ】 • pigment, coloring, colouring

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

親孝行【おやこうこう】 • filial piety

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

酔っ払う【よっぱらう】 • to get drunk

即断【そくだん】 • prompt decision, snap judgement, snap judgment

待ち伏せる【まちぶせる】 • to ambush

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

大騒ぎ【おおさわぎ】 • clamour, uproar, tumult

卓球【たっきゅう】 • table tennis, ping-pong

丹【に】 • red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium), vermilion

鍛練【たんれん】 • tempering, forging, hardening, disciplining, training

断末魔【だんまつま】 • death agony

知ったか振り【しったかぶり】 • pretending to know

盗塁【とうるい】 • ① theft ② base stealing (baseball)

胴体【どうたい】 • body, trunk, torso

粘土【ねんど】 • clay

分岐【ぶんき】 • ① divergence (e.g. in a road), ramification ② forking, jump, multi-drop

紛らす【まぎらす】 • ① to divert, to distract ② to conceal (one's sorrow with a smile, etc.)

並大抵【なみたいてい】 • ordinary

亡霊【ぼうれい】 • ghost, the dead, departed spirits, apparition

網【もう】 • network

優雅【ゆうが】 • elegance, grace, refinement

誘拐【ゆうかい】 • abduction, kidnapping, kidnaping

羊【ひつじ】 • sheep

欲張る【よくばる】 • to covet, to lust for

落とし穴【おとしあな】 • pitfall, trap, pit

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

連載【れんさい】 • serialization, serialisation, serial story

露天風呂【ろてんぶろ】 • open air bath, rotemburo

飢え死に【うえじに】 • (death from) starvation, starving to death

飼い主【かいぬし】 • shepherd, (pet) owner

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

釣り合い【つりあい】 • balance, equilibrium

引き揚げる【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

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)

大蛇【だいじゃ】 • big snake, serpent

竜【りゅう】 • ① dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon) ② naga (semidivine human-cobra chimera in Indian mythology) ③ promoted rook (shogi)

崩れ【くずれ】 • crumbling, collapse, ruin

密林【みつりん】 • close thicket, dense forest, jungle

即決【そっけつ】 • prompt decision, summary judgment, summary judgement

好奇【こうき】 • inquisitiveness

奴等【やつら】 • they, those guys

糧【かて】 • food, provisions

振るう【ふるう】 • ① to swing, to wield (physically), to exert ② to exercise, to wield (metaphorically) ③ to flourish, to prosper, to thrive

とてつもない • extravagant, absurd, unbelievable, preposterous, unreasonable

バント • bunt

いか • cuttlefish, squid

厭う【いとう】 • to dislike, to hate, to grudge (doing), to spare (oneself), to be weary of, to take (good) care of

恰も【あたかも】 • as if, as it were

今頃【いまごろ】 • about this time

挫く【くじく】 • to crush, to break, to sprain

手頃【てごろ】 • moderate, handy

煎餅【せんべい】 • rice cookie, Japanese cracker, wafer

鼎【かなえ】 • three-legged kettle

兎も有れ【ともあれ】 • anyhow, in any case

糞【くそ】 • damn (adds emphasis and or annoyance to next word, e.g. damn hot, damn kids, etc.), damned

哺乳類【ほにゅうるい】 • mammal, mammalian

爬虫類【はちゅうるい】 • reptiles

痺れ【しびれ】 • numbness, limbs going to sleep

昆布【こんぶ】 • kombu (any kelp of genus Laminaria) (konbu), devil's apron

穎才【えいさい】 • unusual talent, gifted

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

さらう • ① to carry off, to run away with, to kidnap, to abduct ② to monopolize, to make one's own

徘徊【はいかい】 • loitering, sauntering, wandering about

棲む【すむ】 • to live (of animals), to inhabit, to nest

掴み【つかみ】 • grip

咎め【とがめ】 • blame, censure, rebuke, reproof

こうした • such

ほじる • ① to dig up, to peck at, to pick (nose, teeth, etc.) ② to pry into, to examine, to dredge up

大阪【おおさか】 • Osaka

蹴り【けり】 • kick

笆【ませ】 • divider between boxes (i.e. for box seats) in a theatre, etc.

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

愈【いよ】 • more and more, increasingly; extremely, very;