Study Set: Neon Genesis Evangelion Vol. 5 (episodes 11 to 15)

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Neon Genesis Evangelion Vol. 5 (episodes 11 to 15)

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Vocab for episodes 11 to 15 of the animated series ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’. This is volume 5/8. 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 シャツ • shirt, singlet

⑤ ドア • door (Western-style)

⑤ ネクタイ • tie, necktie

⑤ バス • ① bus ② bath ③ bass

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

⑤ 下【した】 • ① below, down, under ② bottom ③ beneath, underneath ④ just after, right after ⑤ inferiority, one's inferior (i.e. one's junior), younger (e.g. of siblings) ⑥ trade-in ⑦ preliminary, preparatory

⑤ 会社【かいしゃ】 • ① company, corporation ② workplace

⑤ 学生【がくせい】 • student (esp. a university student)

⑤ 空【そら】 • sky, the heavens

⑤ 三つ【みっつ】 • three

⑤ 電気【でんき】 • ① electricity ② (electric) light

⑤ 二つ【ふたつ】 • two

⑤ 母【はは】 • mother

⑤ 話す【はなす】 • to speak

⑤ 一人【ひとり】 • one person

⑤ 立つ【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.)

⑤ 母さん【かあさん】 • mother

⑤ 暗い【くらい】 • ① dark, gloomy ② dark (in colour), dull ③ depressed, dispirited ④ sorrowful, bitter (as in a dark past) ⑤ unclear, unfamiliar, unknown

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 遠い【とおい】 • far, distant

⑤ 広い【ひろい】 • spacious, vast, wide

⑤ 有る【ある】 • ① to be (usu. of inanimate objects), to exist, to live ② to have ③ to be located ④ to be equipped with ⑤ to happen, to come about

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

⑤ 重い【おもい】 • ① heavy, massive ② serious, important, severe, oppressed

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

⑤ 色【いろ】 • ① colour, color ② complexion ③ appearance, look ④ love, lust, sensuality, love affair, lover ⑤ kind, type, variety

⑤ 青い【あおい】 • ① blue, green ② pale ③ unripe, inexperienced

⑤ 貸す【かす】 • ① to lend, to loan ② to rent out, to hire out

⑤ 大切【たいせつ】 • important, valuable, worthy of care

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

⑤ 答える【こたえる】 • to answer, to reply

⑤ 肉【にく】 • ① flesh ② meat ③ the physical body (as opposed to the spirit) ④ thickness ⑤ ink pad

⑤ 橋【はし】 • bridge

⑤ 皿【さら】 • ① plate, dish, platter, disc ② serving, helping, course ③ kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

⑤ 歯【は】 • tooth

⑤ 方【かた】 • ① direction, way ② person, lady, gentleman ③ method of, manner of, way of ④ care of .. ⑤ person in charge of .. ⑥ side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

⑤ お腹【おなか】 • stomach

⑤ 吸う【すう】 • ① to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale ② to suck, to sip, to slurp ③ to absorb, to soak up ④ to kiss

⑤ 結婚【けっこん】 • marriage

⑤ 財布【さいふ】 • purse, handbag, wallet

⑤ 若い【わかい】 • young

⑤ 掃除【そうじ】 • cleaning, sweeping

⑤ 渡る【わたる】 • ① to cross over, to go across ② to extend, to cover, to range, to span

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

⑤ 疲れる【つかれる】 • ① to get tired, to tire ② to be worn out (e.g. of well used objects)

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

⑤ 余り【あまり】 • ① remainder, rest, balance, remains, scraps, residue, remnant ② not very (with negative sentence), not much ③ surplus, excess, fullness, too much ④ overjoyed, overwhelmed ⑤ more than, over

⑤ 嫌い【きらい】 • ① dislike, hate ② suspicion, tendency, smack (of)

⑤ 脱ぐ【ぬぐ】 • to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.), to undress

⑤ 暇【ひま】 • ① spare time, free time, leisure ② time off, day off, vacation, holiday, leave ③ quitting (one's job), firing someone, divorcing (one's spouse) ④ (of one's time) free, (of one's business) slow ⑤ leaving, departing

⑤ あそこ • ① there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener), over there, that place, yonder ② that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener), that much, that point

④ はっきり • clearly, plainly, distinctly

④ そろそろ • ① gradually, steadily, quietly, slowly ② soon, momentarily, before long, any time now

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

④ 以下【いか】 • ① not exceeding, and downward, ... and below ② below (e.g. standard), under (e.g. a level) ③ the below-mentioned, the following, the rest

④ 下着【したぎ】 • underwear

④ 空気【くうき】 • air, atmosphere

④ 研究【けんきゅう】 • study, research, investigation

④ 知らせる【しらせる】 • to notify, to advise, to inform

④ 答え【こたえ】 • response, reply, answer, solution

④ 力【ちから】 • ① force, strength, might, vigour (vigor), energy ② capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty ③ efficacy, effect ④ effort, endeavours (endeavors), exertions ⑤ power, authority, influence, good offices, agency ⑥ support, help, aid, assistance ⑦ stress, emphasis ⑧ means, resources

④ 昼間【ひるま】 • daytime, during the day

④ 夕飯【ゆうはん】 • evening meal

④ 代わり【かわり】 • ① substitute, deputy, proxy, alternate, relief, compensation, second helping ② in place of, as a substitute for

④ 別れる【わかれる】 • to be divided, to part from, to separate, to bid farewell

④ お礼【おれい】 • thanking, expression of gratitude

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

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

④ 場所【ばしょ】 • ① place, location, spot, position ② room, space ③ basho (sumo wrestling tournament)

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

④ 星【ほし】 • ① star, any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon) ② suspect (police slang)

④ 全然【ぜんぜん】 • ① not at all (with neg. verb) ② wholly, entirely, completely

④ 調べる【しらべる】 • to examine, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search

④ 負ける【まける】 • to lose, to be defeated

④ 返事【へんじ】 • reply, answer, response

④ 直す【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

④ 湖【こ】 • lake (in place names)

④ 一杯【いっぱい】 • ① amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. a cupful, spoonful, etc.), a drink (i.e. an alcoholic beverage) ② full ③ one squid, octopus, crab, etc., one boat ④ fully, to capacity ⑤ a lot, much ⑥ all of ..., the entire ...

④ 汚れる【よごれる】 • ① to get dirty, to become dirty ② to become sullied

④ 課長【かちょう】 • section manager, section chief

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

④ 経験【けいけん】 • experience

④ 最近【さいきん】 • latest, most recent, nowadays

④ 市民【しみん】 • citizen, townspeople

④ 捨てる【すてる】 • to throw away, to cast aside, to abandon, to resign, to break up with (someone)

④ 政治【せいじ】 • politics, government

④ 背中【せなか】 • back (of body)

④ 泊まる【とまる】 • ① to stay at (e.g. hotel) ② to be docked, to be berthed, to be moored

④ 比べる【くらべる】 • ① to compare, to make a comparison ② to compete, to vie

④ 夢【ゆめ】 • dream

④ 約束【やくそく】 • ① arrangement, promise, appointment, pact, engagement ② convention, rule

④ 連れる【つれる】 • to lead, to take (a person)

④ 頂く【いただく】 • ① to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy ② to eat, to drink ③ to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top) ④ to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president)

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 値段【ねだん】 • price, cost

④ 周り【まわり】 • ① circumference, perimeter, edge ② surroundings, locality, neighborhood ③ rotation, circulation

④ 故障【こしょう】 • break-down, failure, fault, accident, out of order

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

④ ご馳走【ごちそう】 • ① feast, treating (someone) ② to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

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

④ おかしい • strange, funny, amusing, ridiculous

④ びっくり • ① to be surprised, to be amazed, to be frightened, to be astonished ② surprise (e.g. surprise party) ③ surprise

④ そうして • and, like that

③ きちんと • precisely, accurately, neatly

③ きつい • ① intense, severe, hard ② determined, forceful, formidable ③ strong ④ tight, close

③ どんどん • ① drumming (noise) ② rapidly, steadily

③ 下る【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

③ 外出【がいしゅつ】 • outing, trip, going out

③ 女子【じょし】 • woman, girl

③ 電子【でんし】 • ① electron ② (esp. as a prefix) electronic, electronics

③ 年生【ねんせい】 • pupil in ... year, student in ... year

③ 本人【ほんにん】 • the person himself

③ 本来【ほんらい】 • ① originally, primarily ② essentially, naturally, by nature, in (and of) itself ③ proper, legal

③ 名【な】 • name, reputation

③ 一体【いったい】 • ① ...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"), ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"), ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?") ② one object, one body, unity ③ one form, one style ④ one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.) ⑤ generally, in general

③ 花火【はなび】 • fireworks

③ 学習【がくしゅう】 • study, learning, tutorial

③ 質【しつ】 • quality

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

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

③ 世の中【よのなか】 • society, the world, the times

③ 世間【せけん】 • world, society

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

③ 台【だい】 • ① stand, rack, table ② support ③ belt ④ counter for machines, incl. vehicles ⑤ setting (e.g. in jewellery)

③ 地下【ちか】 • ① basement, cellar, underground place ② underground, below ground ③ secret, under cover

③ 母親【ははおや】 • mother

③ 姉妹【しまい】 • sisters

③ 思い出【おもいで】 • memories, recollections, reminiscence

③ 遠足【えんそく】 • excursion, outing, trip

③ 確かめる【たしかめる】 • to ascertain, to check, to make sure

③ 感じる【かんじる】 • to feel, to sense, to experience

③ 感心【かんしん】 • admiration, Well done!

③ 求める【もとめる】 • to seek, to request, to demand, to want, to wish for, to search for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job), to buy

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

③ 号【ごう】 • ① number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group ② sobriquet, pen-name

③ 自身【じしん】 • by oneself, personally

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

③ 助ける【たすける】 • to help, to save, to rescue, to give relief to, to spare (life), to reinforce, to promote, to abet

③ 勝負【しょうぶ】 • victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout

③ 神【かみ】 • god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami

③ 進歩【しんぽ】 • progress, development

③ 正直【しょうじき】 • ① honesty, integrity, frankness ② honestly, frankly

③ 生き物【いきもの】 • living thing, animal

③ 全員【ぜんいん】 • all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew, everyone, everybody

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

③ 太陽【たいよう】 • sun, solar

③ 知能【ちのう】 • intelligence, brains

③ 地区【ちく】 • district, section, sector

③ 調子【ちょうし】 • ① tune, tone, key, pitch, time, rhythm ② vein, mood, way, manner, style, knack ③ condition, state of health ④ impetus, spur of the moment, strain ⑤ trend

③ 直ちに【ただちに】 • at once, immediately, directly, in person

③ 当たる【あたる】 • ① to be hit, to strike ② to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed ③ to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to ④ to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.) ⑤ to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win ⑥ to be successful, to go well, to be a hit ⑦ to face, to confront ⑧ to lie (in the direction of) ⑨ to undertake, to be assigned ⑩ to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted ⑪ to be called upon (by the teacher) ⑫ to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at ⑬ to be unnecessary ⑭ (in baseball) to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak ⑮ (in fishing) to feel a bite ⑯ (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil ⑰ to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison) ⑱ to shave

③ 番目【ばんめ】 • cardinal number suffix

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

③ 物理【ぶつり】 • physics, law of nature

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

③ 目的【もくてき】 • purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention

③ 流れ【ながれ】 • stream, current, flow

③ 流れる【ながれる】 • to stream, to flow (liquid, time, etc.), to run (ink), to be washed away

③ 明かり【あかり】 • ① light, illumination, glow, gleam ② lamp, light

③ 幸運【こううん】 • good luck, fortune

③ 打付ける【ぶつける】 • to knock, to run into, to nail on, to strike hard, to hit and attack, to try (an idea) on someone

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

③ 解決【かいけつ】 • settlement, solution, resolution

③ 割る【わる】 • to divide, to cut, to break, to halve, to separate, to split, to rip, to crack, to smash, to dilute

③ 感覚【かんかく】 • sense, sensation, feeling, intuition

③ 願う【ねがう】 • ① to desire, to wish, to hope ② to beg, to request, to implore, to pray ③ to have something done for oneself

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

③ 議長【ぎちょう】 • chairman, speaker (e.g. of assembly), president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.), moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)

③ 給料【きゅうりょう】 • salary, wages

③ 共に【ともに】 • sharing with, participate in, both, alike, together, along with, with, including

③ 経由【けいゆ】 • go by the way, via

③ 現実【げんじつ】 • reality

③ 現場【げんば】 • actual spot, scene, scene of the crime

③ 個人【こじん】 • individual, private person, personal, private

③ 好み【このみ】 • liking, taste, choice

③ 構う【かまう】 • ① to mind, to care about, to be concerned about ② to care for, to look after ③ to prepare for ④ to intefere with, to meddle in ⑤ to tease

③ 困難【こんなん】 • difficulty, distress

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

③ 殺す【ころす】 • to kill

③ 主婦【しゅふ】 • housewife, mistress (of the house), homemaker

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

③ 信頼【しんらい】 • reliance, trust, faith, confidence

③ 想像【そうぞう】 • imagination, guess

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

③ 憎む【にくむ】 • to hate, to detest

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

③ 袋【ふくろ】 • ① bag, sack ② skin of an orange (and other like fruits) ③ dead end ④ plot of land surrounded by water

③ 単位【たんい】 • ① unit, denomination ② credit (in school)

③ 抜ける【ぬける】 • ① to come out, to fall out, to be omitted, to be missing, to escape ② to exit (a program loop)

③ 悲劇【ひげき】 • tragedy, disaster

③ 疲れ【つかれ】 • tiredness, fatigue

③ 付き合い【つきあい】 • association, socializing, socialising, fellowship

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

③ 面接【めんせつ】 • interview

③ 約【やく】 • ① approximately, about ② promise ③ shortening, reduction, simplification ④ contraction (in phonetics)

③ 老人【ろうじん】 • the aged, old person

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

③ 夫婦【ふうふ】 • married couple, spouses, husband and wife, couple, pair

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

③ 替える【かえる】 • ① to replace ② to exchange, to interchange ③ to substitute

③ 香り【かおり】 • aroma, fragrance, scent, smell

③ 悪戯【いたずら】 • tease, prank, trick, practical joke, mischief

③ 一致【いっち】 • ① coincidence, agreement, union, match ② conformity, consistency ③ cooperation

③ 価値【かち】 • value, worth, merit

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

③ 刈る【かる】 • to cut (hair), to mow (grass), to harvest, to clip, to shear, to reap, to trim, to prune

③ 企業【きぎょう】 • enterprise, undertaking, corporation, business

③ 基本【きほん】 • foundation, basis, standard

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

③ 死【し】 • death, decease

③ 至る【いたる】 • ① to arrive at (e.g. a decision), to reach (a stage), to attain ② to lead to (a place), to get to

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

③ 主義【しゅぎ】 • doctrine, rule, principle

③ 臭い【くさい】 • ① stinking, smelly ② suspicious, fishy ③ clumsy

③ 申し訳【もうしわけ】 • apology, excuse

③ 診察【しんさつ】 • medical examination

③ 誕生【たんじょう】 • birth, creation, formation

③ 忠告【ちゅうこく】 • advice, warning

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

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

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

③ 貧乏【びんぼう】 • poverty, destitute, poor

③ 墓【はか】 • gravesite, tomb

③ 矛盾【むじゅん】 • contradiction, inconsistency

③ 模様【もよう】 • pattern, figure, design

③ 抑える【おさえる】 • ① to pin something down, to hold something down, to hold something back, to stop, to restrain, to curb ② to seize, to grasp, to arrest ③ to gain control of something, to govern, to keep down (e.g. information), to suppress ④ to catch happening, to determine (important points), to find (proof), to understand

③ 裸【はだか】 • naked, nude, bare

③ 化粧【けしょう】 • make-up, cosmetics

③ 描く【えがく】 • to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe

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

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

③ 退屈【たいくつ】 • tedium, boredom

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

③ ますます • increasingly, more and more

③ 履く【はく】 • ① to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.), to put on (or wear) footwear ② to affix a sword to one's hip ③ to affix a bowstring to a bow

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

③ おしゃべり • chattering, talk, idle talk, chat, chitchat, gossip, chatty, talkative, chatterbox, blabbermouth

③ ぬるい • lukewarm, tepid

③ いつか • sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time

③ おめでとう • congratulations!, an auspicious occasion!

③ いとこ • male cousin

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

③ ついに • ① finally, at last ② (with neg) in the end

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

③ わざと • on purpose

③ 誰か【だれか】 • someone, somebody

③ しゃべる • to talk, to chat, to chatter

③ どうしても • by all means, at any cost, no matter what, after all, in the long run, cravingly, at any rate, surely

③ およそ • about, roughly, as a rule, approximately

② 小学【しょうがく】 • elementary school, primary school, grade school

② 上り【のぼり】 • ① ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb ② up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo) ③ northward (towards Tokyo)

② 一々【いちいち】 • one by one, separately

② 工事【こうじ】 • construction work, construction, work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.)

② 使い【つかい】 • errand, message, messenger, bearer, use, usage, trainer, tamer, mission, familiar spirit, going as envoy

② 心理【しんり】 • mentality

② 真空【しんくう】 • vacuum, hollow, empty

② お帰り【おかえり】 • ① return ② welcome home

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

② 算数【さんすう】 • arithmetic

② 実感【じっかん】 • feelings (actual, true)

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

② 出勤【しゅっきん】 • going to work, at work

② 神様【かみさま】 • God

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

② 登場【とうじょう】 • ① entry (on stage), appearance (on screen) ② entrance, introduction (into a market)

② 入れ物【いれもの】 • ① container, case, receptacle ② (euph. for) coffin, casket

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

② 混ざる【まざる】 • to be mixed (colours, liquids, odours...), to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join

② 決まり【きまり】 • ① rule, regulation ② settlement, conclusion, end, agreement, arrangement ③ habit, custom

② 延長【えんちょう】 • ① extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening ② Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

② 下降【かこう】 • downward, descent, fall, drop, subsidence

② 各自【かくじ】 • individual, each

② 甘やかす【あまやかす】 • to pamper, to spoil

② 区域【くいき】 • ① limits, boundary, domain, zone, sphere, territory ② area (e.g. in programming languages)

② 個体【こたい】 • an individual

② 香水【こうすい】 • perfume

② 省略【しょうりゃく】 • omission, abbreviation, abridgment, abridgement

② 測定【そくてい】 • measurement

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

② 通信【つうしん】 • correspondence, communication, transmission, news, signal

② 濃度【のうど】 • ① concentration, thickness, density ② cardinality

② 不可【ふか】 • wrong, bad, improper, unjustifiable, inadvisable

② 冷める【さめる】 • ① to become cool, to come down (fever) ② to cool down (interest), to abate, to subside, to dampen

② 相互【そうご】 • mutual, reciprocal

② 増やす【ふやす】 • to increase, to add to, to augment

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

② どう致しまして【どういたしまして】 • you are welcome, don't mention it, not at all, my pleasure

② 圧縮【あっしゅく】 • compression, condensation, constriction, compaction

② 案外【あんがい】 • unexpectedly

② 一応【いちおう】 • once, tentatively, in outline, for the time being, just in case

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 過剰【かじょう】 • excess, over-

② 確信【かくしん】 • conviction, belief, confidence

② 継続【けいぞく】 • continuation

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

② 攻める【せめる】 • to attack, to assault

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 棄てる【すてる】 • to throw away, to cast aside, to abandon, to resign, to break up with (someone)

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

② 飾り【かざり】 • decoration

② 診断【しんだん】 • diagnosis

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

② 天才【てんさい】 • genius, prodigy, natural gift

② 怒り【いかり】 • anger, hatred, rage, wrath

② 半径【はんけい】 • radius

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

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

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

② 雑巾【ぞうきん】 • house-cloth, dust cloth

② もち • sticky rice cake

② 芯【しん】 • ① wick, marrow, staple (for stapler), (pencil) lead, stuffing, pith ② core, heart, centre, center

② 匂う【におう】 • ① to be fragrant, to smell (good) ② to stink, to smell (bad) ③ to glow, to be bright

① ぼやける • to become dim, to become blurred

① 業【ごう】 • karma (i.e. actions committed in a former life)

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

① 異議【いぎ】 • objection, dissent, protest

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

① 引き起こす【ひきおこす】 • to cause, to induce

① 我【われ】 • ① I, me ② oneself

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

① 慣れ【なれ】 • practice, practise, experience

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

① 記述【きじゅつ】 • description, descriptor

① 軌道【きどう】 • ① orbit, trajectory ② railroad track

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

① 給う【たまう】 • ① to grant, to bestow, to award ② semi-polite or endearing auxiliary verb indicating reception by the speaker (suffixed to the -masu stem of another verb)

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

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

① 凝らす【こらす】 • to concentrate, to devote, to apply, to strain, to rack

① 極めて【きわめて】 • exceedingly, extremely, decisively

① 勤務【きんむ】 • service, duty, work

① 群【ぐん】 • ① group (of animals) ② group

① 形成【けいせい】 • formation, molding, taking form

① 決議【けつぎ】 • resolution, vote, decision

① 効率【こうりつ】 • efficiency, efficacy, performance, utility factor

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

① 根拠【こんきょ】 • basis, foundation

① 佐【さ】 • help

① 最早【もはや】 • already, now

① 細菌【さいきん】 • bacillus, bacterium, germ

① 使命【しめい】 • mission, errand, message

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

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

① 借り【かり】 • borrowing, debt, loan

① 若干【じゃっかん】 • some, few, number of

① 主【ぬし】 • ① head (of a household, etc.), leader, master ② owner, proprietor, proprietress ③ subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed) ④ guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.) ⑤ husband ⑥ you

① 取り次ぐ【とりつぐ】 • to act as an agent for, to announce (someone), to convey (a message)

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

① 受け止める【うけとめる】 • to catch, to stop the blow, to react to, to take

① 受け付ける【うけつける】 • to be accepted, to receive (an application)

① 出費【しゅっぴ】 • expenses, disbursements

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

① 昇進【しょうしん】 • promotion

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

① 症【しょう】 • illness

① 乗っ取る【のっとる】 • to capture, to hijack, to commandeer, to occupy, to usurp

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

① 心中【しんじゅう】 • double suicide, lovers suicide

① 進化【しんか】 • evolution, progress

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

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

① 世代【せだい】 • generation, the world, the age

① 設ける【もうける】 • to create, to establish

① 設定【せってい】 • ① establishment, creation ② options or preference settings (in computer software), configuration, assignment, setup

① 前例【ぜんれい】 • precedent

① 促進【そくしん】 • promotion, acceleration, encouragement, facilitation, spurring on

① 多数決【たすうけつ】 • majority rule

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

① 着手【ちゃくしゅ】 • ① to start work (on), to undertake ② embarkation, launch

① 天国【てんごく】 • paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven

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

① 逃れる【のがれる】 • to escape

① 特集【とくしゅう】 • feature (e.g. newspaper), special edition, report

① 肉体【にくたい】 • the body, the flesh

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

① 破壊【はかい】 • ① destruction, disruption ② (application) crash

① 敗戦【はいせん】 • defeat, losing a war

① 爆弾【ばくだん】 • bomb

① 罰【ばち】 • (divine) punishment, curse, retribution

① 否決【ひけつ】 • rejection, negation, voting down

① 噴出【ふんしゅつ】 • spewing, gushing, spouting, eruption, effusion

① 補助【ほじょ】 • assistance, support, aid, auxiliary

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

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

① 本体【ほんたい】 • ① substance, real form ② body (of a machine) ③ object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.) ④ noumenon

① 模索【もさく】 • groping (for), exploring for a solution

① 有機【ゆうき】 • organic

① 魂【たましい】 • soul, spirit

① 早急【そうきゅう】 • urgent

① 文書【ぶんしょ】 • document, writing, letter, paperwork, note, records, archives

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

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

① 収集【しゅうしゅう】 • gathering up, collection, accumulation

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

① 図る【はかる】 • ① to plot, to attempt, to plan, to devise, to design ② to take in, to deceive ③ to aim for, to have something in mind ④ to refer A to B

① 値する【あたいする】 • to be worth, to deserve, to merit

① 汚れ【よごれ】 • dirt, filth

① 塗れ【まみれ】 • stain, smear

① 遍【へん】 • number of times

① まして • ① still more, to say nothing of, not to mention ② still less (with neg. verb)

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

① 垢【あか】 • dirt, filth, grime

① かさむ • to pile up, to increase

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

① 奢る【おごる】 • to give (someone) a treat

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 こもる • ① to seclude oneself, to be confined in ② to be filled (e.g. with emotion, satire, etc.), to be heavy (with) ③ to be stuffy ④ to be implied

① とりあえず • at once, first of all, for the time being, for now

① よって • therefore, consequently, accordingly, because of

おっぱい • breasts, suck (nipple), tits

お休みなさい【おやすみなさい】 • good night

させる • to make (someone) do

せしめる • to cheat someone out of, to wangle

チャラ • forgiving a debt, getting even;

アクセス • access

アップ • ① increasing ② uploading ③ close-up ④ finishing shooting (of a film, etc.) ⑤ up (i.e. of a woman's hair) ⑥ being up (i.e. leading in sports) ⑦ warming up ⑧ being over, being finished

アバウト • ① approximate (number), rough (calculation) ② sloppy (person), lackadaisical

インプット • input

オート • ① auto, automobile, automatic ② oat, oats

オゾン • ozone

オレンジ • orange

カウント • count

キャンセル • cancel

クリーニング • cleaning, dry cleaning, laundry service

クリーン • clean

グループ • group (usu. of people)

コース • course

コロニー • colony

コンピュータ • computer

コンピューター • computer

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

サイズ • size

サンバ • samba

シフト • shift

シミュレーション • simulation

ショー • show

ジェット • jet

ステーキ • steak

ストップ • stop

スピード • speed

センス • good taste (for music, style, tact, etc.) (from sense)

タイム • ① time ② thyme

テロ • terror, terrorism

ディーゼル • diesel

ディフェンス • defense, defence

ドレス • dress

ハック • hack

バイト • ① work (esp. part time or casual) ② byte, octet ③ bite ④ cutting tool, bit

バッテリー • battery

パーツ • parts (as in computer parts)

ヒール • ① heel ② heel (pro-wrestling) ③ heal

ピン • pin, dowel

ピンク • pink

フルコース • complete meal

フロア • ① floor ② follower

ブレーカー • breaker

プライバシー • privacy

ボックス • box

マイクロ • micro, micro-, 10^-6

マシン • machine

マニュアル • manual

マヤ • Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)

メッセージ • message

モード • mode, fashion

ユニット • unit

ライン • line

ラスト • last

ラッキー • lucky

リーダー • ① leader ② reader

リンク • ① link, directory entry ② rink

レーダー • radar

何たる【なんたる】 • what (e.g. "what rudeness") (an expression of surprise, anger)

外れ【はずれ】 • ① end, verge, extremity, tip, outskirts ② miss, failure

出し【だし】 • ① dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp) ② pretext, excuse, pretense (pretence), dupe, front man

二分【にぶん】 • ① halving, bisection ② the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

本書【ほんしょ】 • text, script, this book

万国【ばんこく】 • all countries, the whole world, universal, all nations

話せる【はなせる】 • to be understanding, to be sensible

九十【くじゅう】 • ninety

お気に入り【おきにいり】 • ① favorite, favourite, pet (e.g. teacher's pet) ② bookmark (in web browser)

ラベンダー • lavender

おいそれと • at a moment's notice, readily

だからこそ • for this reason

なり • ① or, whether or not ② (after dictionary form verb) as soon as, right after ③ (after past tense verb) while still, with previous state still in effect

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

だからと言って【だからといって】 • while it may be true that, just because, nevertheless, not necessarily

カット • cut, cutting

クラスメイト • classmate

ボード • board

メイン • ① main ② mane

右手【みぎて】 • right hand

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

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

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

思える【おもえる】 • to seem, to appear likely

自家【じか】 • own, personal, autologous

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.)

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

天使【てんし】 • angel

動じる【どうじる】 • to be perturbed, to be agitated

不時【ふじ】 • emergency, unexpectedness

重み【おもみ】 • importance, weight, dignity, emphasis

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

近道【ちかみち】 • short way, shortcut

言い出しっぺ【いいだしっぺ】 • the one who brought it up, the one who calls attention to a fart is in fact the farter, the one who brings up a subject must be the first to act upon it

上野【うえの】 • section of Tokyo

思いやる【おもいやる】 • to be considerate, to sympathize with, to sympathise with

あり • existence (at the present moment)

姉ちゃん【ねえちゃん】 • elder sister, girl

っ放し【っぱなし】 • keep -ing, have been -ing, to leave

雨宿り【あまやどり】 • taking shelter from rain

火遊び【ひあそび】 • ① playing with fire ② playing with something dangerous ③ playing around (love), flirting, having an affair

顔色【かおいろ】 • complexion, countenance, expression

区長【くちょう】 • ward headman

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

空調【くうちょう】 • air conditioning

後期【こうき】 • latter period, final

市内【しない】 • (within a) city, local

美味い【うまい】 • ① skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful ② delicious, appetizing, appetising ③ fortunate, splendid, promising

実体【じったい】 • substance, entity, object

車両【しゃりょう】 • rolling stock, railroad cars, vehicles

乗り出す【のりだす】 • ① to set out, to set sail ② to embark on (a new venture), to set out (to achieve something) ③ to begin to ride ④ to lean forward

新調【しんちょう】 • brand new

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

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

切断【せつだん】 • cutting, severance, section, amputation, disconnection

選出【せんしゅつ】 • election

前回【ぜんかい】 • previous time, last time, previous installment, previous instalment, previous session

短時間【たんじかん】 • short time

定例【ていれい】 • regularity

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

伝導【でんどう】 • conduction, transmission

登記【とうき】 • registry, registration

特筆【とくひつ】 • special mention

特例【とくれい】 • special case, exception

内定【ないてい】 • unofficial offer, tentative decision

部内【ぶない】 • the staff, inside the department

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

毎回【まいかい】 • every time, each round

命日【めいにち】 • death anniversary

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

化す【かす】 • to change into, to convert to, to transform, to be reduced, to influence, to improve (someone)

左側【ひだりがわ】 • left, left (hand) side

十八番【じゅうはちばん】 • ① No. 18, eighteenth ② repertoire of 18 kabuki plays ③ one's favourite stunt (favorite), one's specialty

鼻息【はないき】 • ① nasal breathing ② person's pleasure, excitement

様様【さまざま】 • varied, various

京都【きょうと】 • Kyoto

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

全会【ぜんかい】 • whole assembly

追試【ついし】 • supplementary examination

軽【けい】 • light

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

根こそぎ【ねこそぎ】 • root and branch, thoroughly, by the roots

ぶつ • ① stock, products ② stolen goods, loot, spoils

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

移植【いしょく】 • transplanting, porting, implantation, engrafting

違和感【いわかん】 • ① uncomfortable feeling, feeling out of place, sense of discomfort ② malaise, physical unease

一任【いちにん】 • entrusting

解任【かいにん】 • dismissal

海軍【かいぐん】 • navy

外資【がいし】 • foreign capital (e.g. in a company), foreign investment

共生【きょうせい】 • symbiosis, paragenesis, union

共有【きょうゆう】 • share, joint ownership, co-ownership

計測【けいそく】 • measurement, measure, instrumentation

警報【けいほう】 • alarm, warning

互換【ごかん】 • transposition, interchangeable, compatible (e.g. PC)

お互い様【おたがいさま】 • we are of equal status in this regard

語法【ごほう】 • diction, grammar, syntax, usage, wording

座【ざ】 • ① seat, one's place, position ② attaches to the names of theatres and constellations

再開【さいかい】 • reopening, resumption, restarting

市議【しぎ】 • city councillor, city councilor, city assemblyman

市政【しせい】 • municipal government

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

自律【じりつ】 • autonomy

諸島【しょとう】 • archipelago, group of islands

送り込む【おくりこむ】 • to send in

大枚【たいまい】 • large sum (of money)

動議【どうぎ】 • a motion

突き上げる【つきあげる】 • to push up, to toss

発信【はっしん】 • dispatch, despatch, transmission, submission

発熱【はつねつ】 • ① generation of heat ② (attack of) fever

備え【そなえ】 • preparation, provision, guarding

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

武将【ぶしょう】 • military commander

払い除ける【はらいのける】 • to ward off, to brush away, to fling off, to drive away

変換【へんかん】 • change, conversion, transformation, translation

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

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

民主【みんしゅ】 • ① democracy, popular sovereignty ② democratic

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

溶解【ようかい】 • ① dissolution, solution (e.g. chemical) ② to melt, to dissolve, to liquefy

労【ろう】 • labor, labour, toil, trouble, pains, work, effort, striving

替わる【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

希薄【きはく】 • thin (e.g. air), lean, rarified, diluted, sparse, weak, rarefied

切り捨てる【きりすてる】 • ① to cut down, to slay ② to truncate, to round down, to round off ③ to omit, to discard, to cast away

疑似【ぎじ】 • suspected, pseudo, sham, quasi, false, mock

純【じゅん】 • pure, innocent, chaste

抱え込む【かかえこむ】 • to hold (carry) a thing in one's arm, to embrace (a baby), to take upon oneself

市議会【しぎかい】 • city council

府警【ふけい】 • prefectural police

域【いき】 • region, limits, stage, level

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

前巻【ぜんかん】 • previous volume

お陰【おかげ】 • (your) backing, assistance, thanks or owing to

こだわる • ① to fuss over, to be particular about ② to be obsessive, to be fixated

じらす • to irritate

遺書【いしょ】 • will, testament, testamentary letter

遺体【いたい】 • corpse, remains

隠し事【かくしごと】 • secret

下級【かきゅう】 • lower grade, low class, junior (officer)

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

がき • ① brat, kids ② preta (hungry ghost), ghoul

隔離【かくり】 • isolation, segregation, separation, quarantine

冠水【かんすい】 • flooding, submerge

歓談【かんだん】 • pleasant talk, chat

艦艇【かんてい】 • military vessel, war fleet

貴様【きさま】 • you

偽証【ぎしょう】 • false evidence, perjury, false testimony

救出【きゅうしゅつ】 • rescue, extricate, reclaim, deliverance

結婚式【けっこんしき】 • marriage ceremony, wedding

結社【けっしゃ】 • association, society

検出【けんしゅつ】 • detection, sense (e.g. sensor)

検診【けんしん】 • medical examination

言及【げんきゅう】 • reference, allusion

己【おのれ】 • ① I (or me) ② you ③ by oneself (itself, etc.) ④ interjection expressing anger or chagrin

故意【こい】 • ① intention, purpose, bad faith ② mens rea (guilty mind)

後遺症【こういしょう】 • prognostic symptoms, after-effect

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

諮問【しもん】 • question, enquiry, inquiry

自滅【じめつ】 • ruining oneself, destroying oneself, self-destruction

祝儀【しゅうぎ】 • congratulations, celebration, congratulatory gift, tip

焦り【あせり】 • impatience

浄化【じょうか】 • purification, cleanup

推奨【すいしょう】 • recommendation, endorsement

成層圏【せいそうけん】 • stratosphere

占拠【せんきょ】 • occupation

繊細【せんさい】 • delicate, dainty, fine, slim, sensitive, subtle

遭遇【そうぐう】 • encounter

増殖【ぞうしょく】 • increase, multiplication, propagation

大騒ぎ【おおさわぎ】 • clamour, uproar, tumult

弾道【だんどう】 • ballistic

提訴【ていそ】 • presenting a case, suing

撤退【てったい】 • evacuation, withdrawal, revocation, repeal, retreat

搭載【とうさい】 • ① loading (on board), equipping ② equipped (with), built-in

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

いかなる • any kind of (with neg. verb)

搬入【はんにゅう】 • take in, bring in

評議【ひょうぎ】 • conference, discussion

不透明【ふとうめい】 • opacity

模擬【もぎ】 • ① imitation, sham, mock ② simulation

立案【りつあん】 • draft, draught, (rough) design

隣接【りんせつ】 • adjoin, adjacent, related

浮き彫り【うきぼり】 • relief, embossed carving

大袈裟【おおげさ】 • grandiose, exaggerated

卸【おろし】 • wholesale

監査【かんさ】 • inspection, audit, judgement, judgment

二日酔い【ふつかよい】 • hangover

取締役【とりしまりやく】 • company director, board member

合繊【ごうせん】 • synthetic fiber, synthetic fibre

摩する【まする】 • ① to rub, to scrub ② to draw near, to press

しばし • for a short while, for a brief period

新潟【にいがた】 • Niigata (city)

さながら • just like

あう • ① to meet, to encounter ② to have an accident, to have a bad experience

つなぎ • stopgap measure, filler (i.e. time, space), patch

鮫【さめ】 • shark

廻る【めぐる】 • ① to go around ② to return ③ to surround ④ to concern (usu. of disputes)

真摯【しんし】 • sincerity, earnestness

水沫【すいほう】 • ① foam, bubble ② nothing

槍【やり】 • ① spear, lance ② javelin ③ lance (shogi piece)

ずさん • ① careless, sloppy, faulty ② author who makes many mistakes, author who uses unsupported references

脳味噌【のうみそ】 • brains, brain tissue

鰭【ひれ】 • fin (e.g. of a fish)

復讐【ふくしゅう】 • revenge

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

すね • shin, shank, lower leg

謦咳【けいがい】 • ① cough, hawking ② laughing and talking at the same time, speak laughing

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

霍乱【かくらん】 • sunstroke, heatstroke

剃る【する】 • to shave

抉る【えぐる】 • to gouge, to hollow out, to bore, to excavate, to scoop out

臆病者【おくびょうもの】 • coward

ちょい • ① just a minute, short time, just a little ② somewhat, easily, readily, rather

これら • cholera