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EDICT_SUB 5

Words 14001-17000 in EDICT_SUB not included in KB's N5-N1 sets.
*Some katakana words and names were not recognized when importing.
*Some rare character usage was rejected by KB's parsing algorithm.
*Some words may just be variations on words in KB's N5-N1 sets.

1749 entriesCreated by Derrick W. — Last modified: 2014-12-26 10:49:02
人ごみ 【ひとごみ】crowd of people
人だかり 【ひとだかり】crowd, throng
人出 【ひとで】crowd, turnout
人前 【にんまえ】portion of food
人前 【ひとまえ】the public, company
人中 【ひとなか】society, company, the public, the world
人名 【じんめい】person's name
水気 【すいき】① moisture, dampness, vapor, vapour ② dropsy, edema, oedema
水車 【すいしゃ】water wheel
水上 【すいじょう】aquatic, on the water
水中 【すいちゅう】underwater
生き 【いき】freshness, stet
生み出す 【うみだす】① to create, to bring forth, to produce ② to invent, to think up and bring into being ③ to give birth to, to bear
生後 【せいご】post-natal, since birth
生前 【せいぜん】while alive, during one's lifetime
西ドイツ 【にしドイツ】West Germany
西南 【せいなん】south-west
西南 【にしみなみ】south-west
前 【さき】① previous, prior, former, some time ago, preceding ② point (e.g. pencil), tip, end, nozzle ③ head (of a line), front ④ ahead, the other side ⑤ the future, hereafter ⑥ destination ⑦ the other party
先々 【さきざき】① distant future, inevitable future ② places one goes to
先見 【せんけん】foresight, anticipation
先人 【せんじん】predecessor, pioneer, ancestor
先ほど 【さきほど】some time ago
千 【ち】1,000, thousand
川 【かわ】① river, stream ② the .... river, (suffix used with the names of rivers)
川下 【かわしも】downstream
川上 【かわかみ】upper reaches of a river
前日 【ぜんじつ】previous day, the day before
前日 【まえび】previous day, the day before
前年 【ぜんねん】the preceding year, the previous year, last year
大きさ 【おおきさ】size, dimensions, volume
大まか 【おおまか】① rough (e.g. sketch, approximation), broad ② generous, openhanded
大雨 【おおあめ】heavy rain
大火 【たいか】large fire
大金 【おおがね】large amount of money, great cost
大国 【たいこく】large country, major powers
大人 【だいにん】adult
大男 【おおおとこ】great man, giant
大分 【だいぶん】considerably, greatly, a lot
大名 【だいみょう】daimyo (Japanese feudal lord), daimio
男のコ 【おとこのコ】boy, male child, baby boy
男らしい 【おとこらしい】manly
男女 【だんじょ】man and woman, men and women
男前 【おとこまえ】handsome man
中学生 【ちゅうがくせい】junior high school student, middle school pupil
中国 【ちゅうごく】① China ② South-west most region of Honshu, middle of a country, the Hiroshima area
中国人 【ちゅうごくじん】Chinese person
中小 【ちゅうしょう】small to medium
中前 【ちゅうぜん】front of center field, front of centre field
中東 【ちゅうとう】Middle East
中日 【ちゅうにち】① China and Japan ② the middle day ③ the equinoctial day
長さ 【ながさ】length
長時間 【ちょうじかん】long period of time, long playing
長年 【ながねん】long time, many years
長話 【ながばなし】long talk
人々 【にんにん】each person, people, men, human, everybody
先行き 【さきいき】the future
先行き 【さきゆき】the future
前半 【ぜんはん】first half
前半 【ぜんぱん】first half
生む 【うむ】to give birth, to deliver, to produce
大さじ 【おおさじ】tablespoon
なかなか① very, considerably, easily, readily, fairly, quite, highly, rather ② by no means (with negative verb)
生々しい 【なまなましい】lively, green, fresh, raw
前々 【まえまえ】beforehand, for a long time
長大 【ちょうだい】very long, great length
長生き 【ながいき】longevity, long life
水入らず 【みずいらず】(being) by oneself, with no outsiders present
人間ドック 【にんげんドック】medical check-up, thorough physical examination
西日本 【にしにほん】western Japan
西日本 【にしにっぽん】western Japan
大山 【たいざん】great mountain
長雨 【ながあめ】long spell of rain
長雨 【ながめ】long spell of rain
生み 【うみ】production, bringing into the world, (physical) birth
中高 【ちゅうこう】① middle and high school ② medium and high (level)
中でも 【なかでも】① among (other things), inter alia ② above all (else)
生 【うぶ】① innocent, naive, unsophisticated, inexperienced, green, wet behind the ears ② birth-
おっきいbig, large, great
西日 【せいにち】Spanish-Japanese (gen. for translations and dictionaries)
水 【すい】① Wednesday ② shaved ice (served with flavored syrup) ③ water (fifth of the five elements)
人員 【じんいん】number of persons, personnel
人気者 【にんきもの】popular person, favorite, favourite
人見知り 【ひとみしり】shyness, fear of strangers, stranger anxiety
人事 【ひとごと】other people's affairs, somebody else's problem
人事院 【じんじいん】National Personnel Authority
人道 【じんどう】humanity, sidewalk, footpath
図書 【としょ】books
図書館 【ずしょかん】library
水牛 【すいぎゅう】water buffalo
水銀 【すいぎん】mercury
水死 【すいし】drowning
水色 【みずいろ】light blue
水族館 【すいぞくかん】aquarium
水力 【すいりょく】hydraulic power, water power
世界一 【せかいいち】best in the world
世話人 【せわにん】sponsor, manager, go-between, mediator, agent
世話人 【せわびと】sponsor, manager, go-between, mediator, agent
正 【せい】① (logical) true, regular ② 10^40 ③ original ④ positive, greater than zero
正す 【ただす】① to correct, to reform, to amend, to redress ② to adjust, to straighten ③ to ascertain, to confirm, to verify, to make sure of ④ to enquire of someone about something (inquire), to question
正教 【せいきょう】orthodoxy, (Greek) orthodox church
生い立ち 【おいたち】upbringing, personal history
生家 【せいか】(parents') home
生死 【しょうし】① life and death ② samsara (cycle of death and rebirth) ③ death
生死 【しょうじ】① life and death ② samsara (cycle of death and rebirth) ③ death
生体 【せいたい】organism, living body
生物学 【せいぶつがく】biology
西口 【にしぐち】west entrance
西洋人 【せいようじん】Western people
青ざめる 【あおざめる】to become pale, to turn pale
青空 【あおぞら】blue sky
青田買い 【あおたがい】① speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green ② recruiting of students before a company is allowed to
切らす 【きらす】to be out of, to run out of, to be short of, to be out of stock
切り口 【きりくち】cut end, section, opening, slit
先安 【さきやす】lower future quotations
先手 【せんて】① the first move, forestalling, initiative ② black player (shogi)
先発 【せんぱつ】① forerunner, advance party, going on ahead ② being in a (team sports) match or game from the start, starting
先物 【さきもの】futures
先方 【せんぽう】① companion, other party (side), he, she, they ② destination ③ person in front
先方 【さきかた】① companion, other party (side), he, she, they ② destination ③ person in front
千秋楽 【せんしゅうらく】concluding festivities, final day of a sumo tournament, concluding program, concluding programme
ちどりplover
前借り 【まえがり】advance (in pay), loan
前年度 【ぜんねんど】preceding fiscal year
前文 【ぜんぶん】preamble, the above statement
前方 【ぜんぽう】forward, frontward
前夜 【ぜんや】last night, the previous night
早まる 【はやまる】to be hasty, to be rash
早起き 【はやおき】early rising
早朝 【そうちょう】early morning
走り 【はしり】the first (harvest, catch) of the season or year
走り出す 【はしりだす】to begin to run, to start running
走り書き 【はしりがき】scribbling, scrawl, hasty writing
走者 【そうしゃ】runner
送り 【おくり】① seeing off, sending off ② funeral ③ escapement
送り先 【おくりさき】forwarding address
送電 【そうでん】electric supply
送別会 【そうべつかい】farewell party
足音 【あしおと】footsteps (sound)
足場 【あしば】scaffold, footing, foothold
足早 【あしばや】quick-footed, light-footed, quick pace
族 【ぞく】① tribe, clan, band ② (taxonomical) tribe ③ group (of the periodic table)
多重 【たじゅう】multiple, multiplex
多大 【ただい】heavy, much
体 【たい】① body, physique, posture ② shape, form, style ③ substance, identity, reality ④ field ⑤ counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.)
体質 【たいしつ】constitution (physical), genetic make-up, predisposition (to disease)
体長 【たいちょう】length of an animal (sometimes including and sometimes excluding the tail)
貸し出す 【かしだす】to lend, to loan, to let out on hire
貸借 【たいしゃく】loan, debit and credit, lending and borrowing
代行 【だいこう】acting as agent
代人 【だいにん】substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
代理店 【だいりてん】agent, agency
台車 【だいしゃ】push car, flatcar, bogie
台地 【だいち】plateau, tableland, eminence
大家族 【だいかぞく】extended family, large family
大海 【たいかい】① ocean, large sea ② fabric pattern
大急ぎ 【おおいそぎ】urgent, pressing
大作 【たいさく】epic
大事 【おおごと】important, valuable, serious matter
大社 【たいしゃ】Grand Shrine
大手 【おおて】① front castle gate ② both arms open, outstretched arms ③ major companies
大手 【おおで】① front castle gate ② both arms open, outstretched arms ③ major companies
大正 【たいしょう】Taisho era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
大西洋 【たいせいよう】Atlantic Ocean
大地 【だいち】ground, earth, the solid earth, the (vast) land
大物 【おおもの】important person, big-shot, big game (animal, fish)
大文字 【おおもじ】① upper case letters, large characters, capital letter ② the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big" ③ huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on 16 Aug each year
大別 【たいべつ】general classification
知れる 【しれる】to become known, to come to light, to be discovered
知名 【ちめい】well-known
地下室 【ちかしつ】cellar, basement
地下道 【ちかどう】subterranean tunnel
地上 【ちじょう】above ground
地道 【じみち】steady, honest, sober, straightforward
地方 【じかた】① area, locality, district, region, province ② countryside, rural area ③ coast (esp. as seen from the water) ④ person singing ballads in Noh, person in charge of music in a Japanese dance performance
茶 【ちゃ】① tea ② tea plant (Camellia sinensis) ③ tea preparation, making tea ④ brown
茶屋 【ちゃや】tea house, tea dealer
茶道 【さどう】tea ceremony, Way of Tea
茶道 【ちゃどう】tea ceremony, Way of Tea
着服 【ちゃくふく】dressing oneself, embezzlement
着用 【ちゃくよう】have on, wearing
中京 【ちゅうきょう】Nagoya and environs
中元 【ちゅうげん】① 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon lantern festival ② Bon gifts
中古 【ちゅうぶる】① used, second-hand, old ② Middle Ages
中古車 【ちゅうこしゃ】used car, secondhand car
中道 【ちゅうどう】① middle of the road, moderation, golden mean ② the middle (of what one is doing), half-way ③ middle way, middle path
昼下がり 【ひるさがり】early afternoon
昼前 【ひるまえ】forenoon, just before noon
昼夜 【ちゅうや】day and night
注入 【ちゅうにゅう】pouring, injection
朝 【あした】morning
朝 【ちょう】① dynasty ② reign ③ period, epoch, age ④ court
朝食 【ちょうしょく】breakfast
朝日 【あさひ】morning sun
朝方 【あさがた】early morning, early hours, toward morning
朝夕 【あさゆう】morning and evening, from morning until night, constantly
朝夕 【ちょうせき】morning and evening, from morning until night, constantly
町外れ 【まちはずれ】outskirts (of a town)
町長 【ちょうちょう】town headman, town mayor
長持ち 【ながもち】① long-lasting, long-wearing, wears well ② nagamochi, large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
長者 【ちょうじゃ】millionaire
川口 【かわぐち】mouth of river, estuary
人心 【じんしん】human nature, human heart, human spirit, kindness, sympathy
人心 【ひとごころ】human nature, human heart, human spirit, kindness, sympathy
人文 【じんぶん】humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
人文 【じんもん】humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
人目 【じんもく】public gaze, public notice
水鳥 【すいちょう】waterfowl, water bird, shorebird
水鳥 【みずとり】waterfowl, water bird, shorebird
水鳥 【みずどり】waterfowl, water bird, shorebird
正道 【せいどう】path of righteousness, path of duty, the right track, the correct path
正道 【まさみち】path of righteousness, path of duty, the right track, the correct path
西方 【せいほう】western direction
西方 【さいほう】western direction
赤色 【せきしょく】red
赤色 【あかいろ】red
千代 【せんだい】① thousand years ② very long period, forever
千代 【ちよ】① thousand years ② very long period, forever
朝飯 【あさめし】breakfast
足下 【あしもと】① at one's feet, underfoot ② gait, pace, step ③ you, thou
生き方 【いきかた】way of life, how to live
貸し切り 【かしきり】reserved, reservation
代わり 【がわり】① substitute, deputy, proxy, alternate, relief, compensation, second helping ② in place of, as a substitute for
切れ味 【きれあじ】sharpness (of a sword), the feel of a cutting edge
早々 【そうそう】① early, all in good time ② quickly, promptly ③ just- (opened, started, etc.)
早々 【はやばや】① early, all in good time ② quickly, promptly ③ just- (opened, started, etc.)
着 【ちゃく】① counter for suits of clothing ② arriving at ...
昼食 【ちゅうじき】① lunch, midday meal ② food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
昼食 【ひるげ】① lunch, midday meal ② food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
前売り 【まえうり】advance sale, booking
代 【よ】world, society, age, generation
代々 【だいだい】for generations, hereditary, generation after generation
代代 【だいだい】for generations, hereditary, generation after generation
代々 【よよ】for generations, hereditary, generation after generation
早春 【そうしゅん】early spring
町中 【まちなか】downtown
着地 【ちゃくち】landing
大洋 【たいよう】ocean
地力 【じりき】one's own potential, real ability, one's own strength
貸金 【かしきん】loan
待ち 【まち】waiting, waiting time
待たせる 【またせる】to keep (a person) waiting
大台 【おおだい】(stock) 100-yen unit, high level (of stock prices)
大口 【おおぐち】large amount, big mouth, tall talk
生理学 【せいりがく】physiology
大病 【たいびょう】serious illness, dangerous disease
生みの親 【うみのおや】one's true parents, founder, creator
切り下げ 【きりさげ】devaluation (e.g. of currency), markdown, write-down, undercutting
題字 【だいじ】letters in a title
水口 【みずぐち】a spout
水質 【すいしつ】water quality
青山 【せいざん】① blue or green mountain ② grave, burial place
青木 【あおき】① Japanese laurel, spotted laurel, Aucuba japonica ② live tree
青写真 【あおじゃしん】blueprint, plan
地中 【ちちゅう】underground, subterranean
地中海 【ちちゅうかい】Mediterranean Sea
先送り 【さきおくり】postpone
大同 【だいどう】① largely the same ② Daidou era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
大時代 【おおじだい】old-fashioned, antiquated, anachronistic
大野 【おおの】large field
大道 【だいどう】main street, avenue
大道 【たいどう】main street, avenue
多発 【たはつ】repeated occurrence
長屋 【ながや】tenement or row house
先住 【せんじゅう】previous priest or resident
大店 【おおだな】large store
世界銀行 【せかいぎんこう】World Bank
世銀 【せぎん】World Bank
千九百年代 【せんきゅうひゃくねんだい】the 1900s
大映 【だいえい】Daiei Motion Picture Company
貸出用 【かしだしよう】circulation or lending (e.g. library books)
送り出し 【おくりだし】pushing (propelling) (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind (sumo)
早 【はや】already, now, by this time
水道水 【すいどうすい】tap-water
町中 【まちじゅう】the whole town
待たす 【またす】to keep (a person) waiting
世 【せい】① counter for generations ② (geological) epoch
知らないうちに 【しらないうちに】before one knew it, before one realized it
足 【そく】counter for pairs (of socks, shoes, etc.)
地 【じ】① ground, land, earth, soil ② the region in question, the local area ③ skin ④ texture, fabric, material, weave ⑤ base, background ⑥ one's true nature ⑦ narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story) ⑧ real life, actuality ⑨ (in the game of go) captured territory ⑩ Noh chorus ⑪ (in Japanese dance) accompaniment music ⑫ (in Japanese music) basic phrase (usu. repetitive) ⑬ base part (of multiple shamisens)
町角 【まちかど】street corner
身元 【みもと】person's identity, ID, past, background
身上 【しんじょう】merit, body, social position
身代わり 【みがわり】substitute (for), sacrifice (of, to), scapegoat (for)
身投げ 【みなげ】throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
身内 【みうち】one's whole body, relatives, friends, followers
身辺 【しんぺん】one's person, around one's person
進退 【しんたい】movement, course of action, advance or retreat
進入 【しんにゅう】penetration, entry
人一倍 【ひといちばい】more than others, redoubled, unusual
人間的 【にんげんてき】human
人工的 【じんこうてき】artificial, unnatural
人参 【にんじん】① carrot ② Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
人情 【にんじょう】① humanity, empathy, kindness, sympathy ② human nature, common sense, customs and manners
人生観 【じんせいかん】view of life
人選 【じんせん】personnel selection
人相 【にんそう】physiognomy, looks, countenance
人的 【じんてき】human, personal
人道的 【じんどうてき】humane
人類学 【じんるいがく】anthropology
図式 【ずしき】diagram, graph, schema
図面 【ずめん】drawing, diagram, plans, blueprint
水温 【すいおん】water temperature
水面 【みなも】water's surface
水面 【みのも】water's surface
水路 【すいろ】① waterway, canal, channel ② aqueduct, conduit
数多く 【かずおおく】in great numbers
数日 【すうじつ】few days
数百 【すうひゃく】several hundreds
数量 【すうりょう】quantity, volume
世界的 【せかいてき】global, international, world-famous
世相 【せそう】① phase of life, sign of the times ② world (social) conditions, society
星空 【ほしぞら】starry sky
晴らす 【はらす】to dispel, to clear away, to refresh (oneself)
正常化 【せいじょうか】normalization, normalisation
正反対 【せいはんたい】bipolar, polar, polarity, exactly opposite
まとも① the front ② honesty, uprightness, directness ③ decency, normality
清算 【せいさん】liquidation, settlement
清酒 【せいしゅ】refined sake
清流 【せいりゅう】clear stream
生き残る 【いきのこる】to survive
生き返る 【いきかえる】to revive, to come to oneself, to be restored to life
生化学 【せいかがく】biochemistry
生活費 【せいかつひ】living expenses
生協 【せいきょう】cooperative association, co-op store
生息 【せいそく】inhabiting, living
声楽 【せいがく】vocal music
声高 【こわだか】with a loud voice
西側 【にしがわ】west side, west bank
西部 【せいぶ】the west, western part, the West
昔話 【むかしばなし】folklore, legend, reminiscence
石 【こく】① measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.) ② measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
石橋 【いしばし】stone bridge
石橋 【せっきょう】stone bridge
石室 【いしむろ】stone hut
赤外線 【せきがいせん】infra-red rays
赤面 【せきめん】① blushing, getting red in the face ② embarassment
切断 【せつだん】cutting, severance, section, amputation, disconnection
切望 【せつぼう】longing for, earnest desire, desperate desire, hope, yearning, hankering
雪国 【ゆきぐに】snow country
先決 【せんけつ】previous decision, predetermination, deciding in advance, first priority
先取 【せんしゅ】earning the first (runs), preoccupation
先取り 【さきどり】① receiving in advance, taking before others ② prefetch ③ anticipatory completion, finishing another person's sentence in anticipation of what likely to be said next
先進 【せんしん】seniority, advance, leadership
先進国 【せんしんこく】advanced (developed) country, advanced nations
先導 【せんどう】guidance, leadership
先入観 【せんにゅうかん】preconception, prejudice, preoccupation, preconceived notion
先例 【せんれい】precedent
千島 【ちしま】Kurile Islands
川岸 【かわぎし】① river bank, riverside ② fish market
線量 【せんりょう】dose
船員 【せんいん】sailor
船室 【せんしつ】stateroom, cabin
船主 【せんしゅ】shipowner
船主 【ふなぬし】shipowner
船長 【せんちょう】ship's captain
船旅 【ふなたび】trip by boat
選出 【せんしゅつ】election
選定 【せんてい】selection
選別 【せんべつ】selection, classification, sorting, screening, triage
前回 【ぜんかい】previous time, last time, previous installment, previous instalment, previous session
前期 【ぜんき】first term, first half-year, preceding period, early period
前記 【ぜんき】aforesaid, above-mentioned, said, above
前向き 【まえむき】facing forward, front-facing, forward-looking, positive, proactive
前週 【ぜんしゅう】last week, the week before
前身 【ぜんしん】antecedents, ancestor, previous position, previous existence, predecessor organization, predecessor organisation
前線 【ぜんせん】front line, (weather) front
前頭 【まえがしら】rank-and-file wrestlers in sumo's highest division
前部 【ぜんぶ】front part, fore, front
前面 【ぜんめん】① front part, frontage, facade ② initial pledge (e.g. election), opening slogan
前夜祭 【ぜんやさい】the eve (of festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
全額 【ぜんがく】total, full amount, sum
全曲 【ぜんきょく】all compositions, the entire composition
全校 【ぜんこう】the whole school
全社 【ぜんしゃ】whole company
全勝 【ぜんしょう】complete victory, winning the sumo tournament with no losses
全焼 【ぜんしょう】burned down, entirely destroyed
全人 【ぜんじん】saint, person well-balanced morally and intellectually
全世界 【ぜんせかい】the whole world
全速力 【ぜんそくりょく】full speed
全長 【ぜんちょう】over-all length, span
全土 【ぜんど】the whole nation (land, country)
全日 【ぜんじつ】all days
全日空 【ぜんにっくう】All Nippon Airways, ANA
全文 【ぜんぶん】whole passage, full text, whole sentence, full paragraph
全米 【ぜんべい】all-America, pan-American
全面 【ぜんめん】whole surface, entire
全面的 【ぜんめんてき】all-out, general, over-all, complete, extensive, full-scale
全量 【ぜんりょう】the whole quantity
組曲 【くみきょく】musical suite, musical selection
組長 【くみちょう】boss (yakuza)
想定 【そうてい】hypothesis, supposition, assumption
速く 【はやく】① early, soon ② quickly, swiftly, rapidly, fast
早期 【そうき】early stage
早退 【そうたい】leave early
相次ぐ 【あいつぐ】to follow in succession
相手方 【あいてかた】other (opposite) party
相手方 【あいてがた】other (opposite) party
相乗 【そうじょう】multiplication, synergism
相対 【あいたい】confrontation, facing, between ourselves, no third party, tete-a-tete
相対的 【そうたいてき】relative
草の根 【くさのね】grassroots, rank and file, the roots of grass
草花 【くさばな】flower, flowering plant
草花 【そうか】flower, flowering plant
草原 【そうげん】grass-covered plain, grasslands, meadows, savannah, prairie, steppe
草原 【くさはら】grass-covered plain, grasslands, meadows, savannah, prairie, steppe
走り回る 【はしりまわる】to run around
送り返す 【おくりかえす】to send back
側 【そく】① near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while ② third person
側 【はた】① near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while ② third person
側近 【そっきん】close associate, close aide, brains-truster
息切れ 【いきぎれ】shortness of breath
足取り 【あしどり】① gait, manner of walking (swimming) ② trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal)
足首 【あしくび】ankle
速さ 【はやさ】speed
速記 【そっき】shorthand, stenography
村人 【むらびと】villager
村長 【そんちょう】village headman
他国 【たこく】foreign country, another province
他社 【たしゃ】another company, other company
他者 【たしゃ】another person, others
多額 【たがく】large amount of money
多才 【たさい】talented
多数 【たすう】① great number ② countless, majority
多面 【ためん】many-sided, multifaceted
多目的 【たもくてき】multipurpose
多様化 【たようか】diversification
多量 【たりょう】large quantity
太古 【たいこ】ancient times
太もも 【ふともも】thigh
太平洋 【たいへいよう】Pacific Ocean
打ち出す 【うちだす】to begin, to beat, to end, to close, to set out (forth), to work out, to hammer out
打ち上げ 【うちあげ】launch
打ち上げる 【うちあげる】① to launch, to shoot up ② (of waves) to dash, to wash up (ashore) ③ to finish, to close ④ to report (to boss, etc.)
打算的 【ださんてき】calculating, mercenary
打者 【だしゃ】batter (baseball)
打数 【だすう】times at bat (baseball)
打線 【だせん】baseball lineup
体温計 【たいおんけい】medical thermometer
体感 【たいかん】bodily sensation, sense, experience
体形 【たいけい】form, figure
体調 【たいちょう】physical condition
体内 【たいない】inside the body
対外 【たいがい】external, foreign
対岸 【たいがん】opposite shore
対向 【たいこう】counter-, corresponding, face, opposite
待ち受ける 【まちうける】to await, to expect
退き時 【ひきどき】a good time to quit
退ける 【しりぞける】to repel, to drive away, to repulse, to reject
退ける 【のける】to remove, to take away, to dislodge, to put something out of the way
退去 【たいきょ】① departure, leaving, going away, evacuation ② recession
退社 【たいしゃ】① resignation, leaving office ② leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
代打 【だいだ】pinch-hitting
代表作 【だいひょうさく】masterpiece, representative work
代表的 【だいひょうてき】representative, exemplary, model
代役 【だいやく】important mission, heavy role, substitute actor, stand-in, double
台頭 【たいとう】rise of, appearance of, raising one's head, coming to power, becoming famous, (being in the) forefront, prominence
大々的 【だいだいてき】great, grand, extensive, large-scale
大型 【おおがた】large, large scale, big, jumbo
大黒柱 【だいこくばしら】central pillar, mainstay
大根 【だいこん】① daikon radish (Raphanus sativus) ② ham actor
大勝 【たいしょう】great victory, crushing victory
大勢 【たいぜい】many, crowd, great number of people
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
大雪 【おおゆき】① heavy snow ② "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
大雪 【たいせつ】① heavy snow ② "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
大多数 【だいたすう】great majority
大麦 【おおむぎ】barley (Hordeum vulgare)
大理石 【だいりせき】marble
大量 【たいりょう】large quantity
谷間 【たにま】① valley, ravine, chasm, dell ② cleavage
谷間 【たにあい】① valley, ravine, chasm, dell ② cleavage
谷川 【たにがわ】mountain stream
単行本 【たんこうぼん】special book, separate volume, book of lectures
単身 【たんしん】alone, unaided, away from home
炭 【すみ】charcoal
短期大学 【たんきだいがく】(two year) junior college
短時間 【たんじかん】short time
短調 【たんちょう】minor key (music)
短命 【たんめい】short life, short lived
勢み 【はずみ】① bounce, spring, rebound ② momentum, inertia ③ spur of the moment, impulse
断じて 【だんじて】absolutely, positively, decidedly
断行 【だんこう】decisive action, carry out
断食 【だんじき】fasting
談合 【だんごう】① consultation, discussion, conference ② collusion, bid-rigging
談話 【だんわ】a talk, conversation
知らん顔 【しらんかお】unconcerned air, indifference, feigned ignorance, pretending not to recognize (somebody)
知り合う 【しりあう】to get to know (someone), to make acquaintance
知合う 【しりあう】to get to know (someone), to make acquaintance
竹林 【ちくりん】bamboo thicket
着実 【ちゃくじつ】steady, sound, trustworthy, solid
中期 【ちゅうき】middle period
中型 【ちゅうがた】medium sized
中次ぎ 【なかつぎ】intermediary, agency, brokerage, (electric) relay
中原 【ちゅうげん】middle of a field, middle of a country, field of contest
中国語 【ちゅうごくご】Chinese (language)
中退 【ちゅうたい】leaving school during a term
中庭 【なかにわ】courtyard, quadrangle, middle court
中島 【なかじま】island in a pond or river
中等 【ちゅうとう】second grade, medium quality, average, middle class, secondary grade
中南米 【ちゅうなんべい】Central and South America
中部 【ちゅうぶ】① center, centre, middle, heart ② Chubu region (inc. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
中流 【ちゅうりゅう】mid-stream, middle course, middle class
柱 【はしら】① pillar, post ② support, prop, mainstay ③ counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
町村 【ちょうそん】towns and villages
町内 【ちょうない】neighborhood, neighbourhood, street, block, town
調書 【ちょうしょ】protocol, preliminary memo
長期的 【ちょうきてき】long term
長調 【ちょうちょう】major key (music)
鳥類 【ちょうるい】birds
直 【なお】① ordinary, common ② doing nothing
直し 【なおし】① correction, rectification ② mending, repair
直営 【ちょくえい】direct management
直下 【ちょっか】directly under, price cut, fall perpendicularly
直行 【ちょっこう】through, non-stop
しかしhowever, but
側 【わき】① side, aside ② armpit ③ back-burner
人数 【にんずう】the number of people
人数 【ひとかず】the number of people
選り分ける 【よりわける】to classify, to sort out, to sift through
全国 【ぜんごく】country-wide, nation-wide, whole country, national
草木 【くさき】plants, vegetation
草木 【そうもく】plants, vegetation
直 【じき】① soon, in a moment, before long, shortly ② nearby, close ③ direct ④ spot transaction, cash transaction
直 【ちょく】① direct, in person, frankness, honesty, simplicity, cheerfulness, correctness, being straight ② night duty, shift (e.g. in a factory)
直球 【ちょくきゅう】① straight ball (pitch) ② straight, frank
直球 【ちょっきゅう】① straight ball (pitch) ② straight, frank
大和 【やまと】ancient Japan
相乗り 【あいのり】riding together
打合せ 【うちあわせ】business meeting, previous arrangement, appointment
数々 【かずかず】many
側 【かたわら】① side, edge, beside, besides, nearby ② while (doing)
川原 【かわら】dry river bed, river beach
組合せ 【くみあわせ】combination
組み立て 【くみたて】construction, framework, erection, assembly, organization, organisation
知合い 【しりあい】acquaintance
退く 【ひく】① to move back, to draw back, to recede ② to lessen, to subside, to ebb ③ to resign, to retire, to quit
全線 【ぜんせん】the whole line, all lines, the whole ship
対日 【たいにち】with respect to Japan, with Japan
速める 【はやめる】to hasten, to quicken, to expedite, to precipitate, to accelerate
対する 【たいする】① to face (each other), to be facing ② to be directed toward (the future, etc.), to be in response to, to be related to ③ to receive (a client, etc.) ④ to compare with, to contrast with, to be in opposition with, to be opposed to ⑤ to confront, to oppose, to compete with
多角 【たかく】many-sided, versatile, polygonal, diversified
注意深い 【ちゅういぶかい】careful
身軽 【みがる】light, agile, nimble, casual, carefree
選る 【よる】to choose, to select
多角的 【たかくてき】multilateral, many-sided, diversified
退役 【たいえき】retiring from military service
退場 【たいじょう】leaving, exit
地球上 【ちきゅうじょう】on the earth
清新 【せいしん】fresh, new
地表 【ちひょう】surface of the earth, ground surface
長打 【ちょうだ】long hit (baseball), slugging, extra-base hit
調教 【ちょうきょう】training (animals), breaking (animals)
長身 【ちょうしん】tall figure, high stature
青葉 【あおば】fresh leaves
打ち切り 【うちきり】end, close, finish, discontinuance
断り 【ことわり】① notice, notification, warning ② permission, consent ③ rejection, refusal, nonacceptance, declination, declining ④ excuse, plea
草分け 【くさわけ】pioneer, pathfinder, originator, founder, trailblazer
全うする 【まっとうする】to accomplish, to fulfill, to carry out
世界観 【せかいかん】① world view, outlook on the world, Weltanschauung (philosophy) ② appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
選者 【せんじゃ】judge, selector
石神 【しゃくじん】stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
石神 【いしがみ】stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
船橋 【ふなばし】① pontoon bridge, temporary bridge made using ships ② bridge (of a ship)
船橋 【せんきょう】① pontoon bridge, temporary bridge made using ships ② bridge (of a ship)
水辺 【すいへん】waterside, waterfront
水辺 【みずべ】waterside, waterfront
速球 【そっきゅう】fastball
対米 【たいべい】relating to the USA, toward America, with America
対局 【たいきょく】(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
水深 【すいしん】depth of water
太子 【たいし】① Crown Prince ② Shotoku Taishi
炭田 【たんでん】coalfield, coal field
待合 【まちあい】① meeting place, assignation place ② geisha entertaining room
身動き 【みうごき】moving about, stirring about
数万 【すうまん】tens of thousands
数次 【すうじ】number of times
送球 【そうきゅう】throwing a ball
船出 【ふなで】setting sail, putting out to sea
船体 【せんたい】hull
水量 【すいりょう】quantity or volume of water
相まって 【あいまって】coupled with, together
相談役 【そうだんやく】counselor, counsellor, adviser, advisor
相談所 【そうだんじょ】consultation office, bureau
青雲 【せいうん】blue sky, high rank
地合い 【じあい】texture
打力 【だりょく】batting power
打ち合い 【うちあい】exchange of blows, long rally
打点 【だてん】runs batted in, RBI
打球 【だきゅう】batting, batted ball
町役場 【まちやくば】town hall
大当たり 【おおあたり】big hit, big prize, bumper crop, striking it rich, right on the mark, bonanza
大回転 【だいかいてん】the giant slalom
大自然 【だいしぜん】nature, Mother Nature
大役 【たいやく】important task or role or duty
大船 【おおぶね】large boat
太り肉 【ふとりじし】corpulent, fat, chubby
太陽電池 【たいようでんち】solar battery
千島列島 【ちしまれっとう】Kurile Islands
全会 【ぜんかい】whole assembly
全学 【ぜんがく】whole college
選手村 【せんしゅむら】athlete's village (during Olympics)
生命力 【せいめいりょく】vitality, (one's) life force
生き残り 【いきのこり】survivor
相手取る 【あいてどる】to take on an opponent, to challenge
体勢 【たいせい】posture, stance
短期間 【たんきかん】short term, short time
大商い 【おおあきない】heavy turnover (trading)
組み 【くみ】① set (of items) ② group (of people), class (of students), company (esp. construction), family (i.e. mafia), team ③ typesetting, composition
断らず 【ことわらず】without permission
断 【だん】decision, judgment, resolution
生息地 【せいそくち】habitat, home (e.g. of the tiger)
短め 【みじかめ】rather short, somewhat short
選 【せん】① selection, choice, election ② compilation, editing
対地 【たいち】ground to ground
身につける 【みにつける】① to learn, to acquire knowledge ② to carry, to wear (clothes, etc.), to put on
対中 【たいちゅう】relating to China
朝一番 【あさいちばん】first thing in the morning
生まれ育つ 【うまれそだつ】to be born and raised (in one particular place)
大学進学 【だいがくしんがく】continuing one's education into university
数時間 【すうじかん】a few hours
待ち合わせ場所 【まちあわせばしょ】meeting place
さして(with negative sentence) not much
成す 【なす】① to build up, to establish ② to form, to become (a state)
辛子 【からし】mustard
身震い 【みぶるい】shivering, trembling, shuddering
震度 【しんど】Japanese earthquake scale (level 1: weak to level 7: devastation)
震動 【しんどう】shock, tremor, impact
人違い 【ひとちがい】mistaking one person for another
人間関係 【にんげんかんけい】human relations
人間性 【にんげんせい】humanity, human nature
人件費 【じんけんひ】① personnel expenses, labor cost, labour cost ② indirect labour costs, indirect labor costs
人権 【じんけん】human rights, civil liberties
人工呼吸 【じんこうこきゅう】artificial respiration
人骨 【じんこつ】human bones
人妻 【ひとづま】① married woman ② another's wife
人殺し 【ひとごろし】murder, murderer
人民戦線 【じんみんせんせん】popular front
図解 【ずかい】schematic, schema, illustration, explanatory diagram
図版 【ずはん】plate, illustration, figure
吹き込む 【ふきこむ】① to blow into, to breathe into ② to inspire, to indoctrinate ③ to record (music, video, etc.)
吹き飛ぶ 【ふきとぶ】① to be blown off, to blow off, to blow away ② to vanish, to disappear
水域 【すいいき】waters, water area
水害 【すいがい】water damage, flood disaster
水割り 【みずわり】whiskey diluted with water, whisky diluted with water
水際 【みずぎわ】beach, water's edge
水産業 【すいさんぎょう】fisheries industry
水産物 【すいさんぶつ】marine products
水増し 【みずまし】inflation (of budget, claim, etc.)
数億年 【すうおくねん】several hundred million years
数個 【すうこ】several (objects)
数値 【すうち】① numerical value, numerics ② reading (on a meter, etc.)
世界大戦 【せかいたいせん】the World War
制圧 【せいあつ】gaining total control (of people or counties), suppression, oppression, control, mastery, ascendancy, supremacy
制球 【せいきゅう】(pitcher's) control (baseball)
制止 【せいし】control, check, restraint, inhibition
姓 【しょう】① surname, family name ② hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
姓 【そう】① surname, family name ② hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
性 【さが】① one's nature, one's destiny ② custom, tradition, habit
性急 【せいきゅう】impatience, a quick temper
性教育 【せいきょういく】sex education
性交 【せいこう】sexual intercourse
性向 【せいこう】inclination, tendency, nature, character
性行 【せいこう】character and conduct
性的 【せいてき】① (relating to) gender ② sex, sexual
性病 【せいびょう】venereal disease
性分 【しょうぶん】nature, disposition
性欲 【せいよく】sexual desire
成金 【なりきん】① upstart, nouveau riche, new rich, narikin, coming into wealth suddenly ② (orig. meaning) piece promoted to gold general (in shogi)
政 【まつりごと】rule, government
政界 【せいかい】political world
政局 【せいきょく】political situation
政見 【せいけん】political views
政治家 【せいじか】politician, statesman
政治的 【せいじてき】political
政治力 【せいじりょく】political strength
政情 【せいじょう】political situation, political affairs
政変 【せいへん】coup
政令 【せいれい】government ordinance, cabinet order
星占い 【ほしうらない】astrology, horoscope
正装 【せいそう】uniform, full dress
正則 【せいそく】correct, proper, formal, regular, systematic, normal
正論 【せいろん】sound (just) argument
清貧 【せいひん】honourable poverty, honorable poverty
清涼 【せいりょう】cool, refreshing
生産性 【せいさんせい】fecundity, productivity
生成 【せいせい】creation, generation, formation
精 【せい】① spirit, sprite, nymph ② energy, vigor (vigour), strength ③ fine details ④ semen
精一杯 【せいいっぱい】with all one's might
精鋭 【せいえい】elite, picked, powerful, efficient
精液 【せいえき】semen
精子 【せいし】sperm
精神科 【せいしんか】psychiatry
精神薄弱 【せいしんはくじゃく】mental retardation, mentally retarded
精進 【しょうじん】① concentration, diligence, devotion ② asceticism, zeal in one's quest for enlightenment ③ adherence to a vegetarian diet
精通 【せいつう】acquaintance, having knowledge, being expert, being versed in, conversant
精度 【せいど】precision, accuracy
精米 【せいまい】polished rice
精力 【せいりょく】energy, vigor, vigour, vitality
西欧 【せいおう】Western Europe
青果 【せいか】fruit(s) and vegetables
青銅 【せいどう】bronze
静けさ 【しずけさ】stillness, silence, hush, calm, serenity
静観 【せいかん】watchful waiting, careful supervision
税引き 【ぜいびき】tax excluded
税額 【ぜいがく】amount of tax
税収 【ぜいしゅう】tax yields, revenue
税制 【ぜいせい】tax system
税法 【ぜいほう】taxation law
税務 【ぜいむ】taxation business
席上 【せきじょう】at the meeting
石灰 【せっかい】lime, quicklime, caustic lime
石灰 【いしばい】lime, quicklime, caustic lime
石段 【いしだん】(flight of) stone steps
積 【せき】product
積み込む 【つみこむ】to load (with goods, cargo), to put on board, to stow aboard
積み重ねる 【つみかさねる】to pile up, to accumulate
積極 【せっきょく】positive, progressive
積算 【せきさん】① addition, adding up ② integration ③ estimate, quantity survey
積雪 【せきせつ】fallen snow
積立金 【つみたてきん】deposit
責任者 【せきにんしゃ】person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff), person responsible for ..., responsible party
赤軍 【せきぐん】Red Army
接見 【せっけん】interview
接種 【せっしゅ】inoculation, vaccination
接戦 【せっせん】close combat, close contest
接待 【せったい】① reception, welcome, serving (food) ② business entertainment
接着 【せっちゃく】fastening with glue
接点 【せってん】① tangent point, point of contact ② contact (electrical, etc.), point of agreement, interaction ③ single-bit IO point
折から 【おりから】① just then, at that time, right then, at that moment ② appropriate moment
折り合い 【おりあい】mutual relations, compromise
折り畳み 【おりたたみ】folding (desk, chair)
折り返し 【おりかえし】① by return, (call or write back) without delay ② lapel, cuffs, flap ③ chorus, refrain ④ repetition ⑤ aliasing (in imaging) ⑥ shuttle service ⑦ back-to-back, BTB ⑧ wrapping (text on computer screen), wrap
折半 【せっぱん】half, division
設問 【せつもん】① posing a question ② question
説教 【せっきょう】propound, preach, sermon
説明書 【せつめいしょ】(printed) instructions
雪解け 【ゆきどけ】snow thaw, thawing
絶え間なく 【たえまなく】incessantly, without a pause
絶やす 【たやす】① to exterminate, to eradicate ② to let (fire) go out
絶叫 【ぜっきょう】exclamation, scream, shout
絶交 【ぜっこう】breaking off a relationship, permanent breach of friendship, rupture
絶好 【ぜっこう】best, ideal, perfect
絶大 【ぜつだい】tremendous, immense
絶頂 【ぜっちょう】summit, peak, climax
絶望 【ぜつぼう】despair, hopelessness
先制 【せんせい】preempt, head-start (of several runs) (baseball)
千円札 【せんえんさつ】1,000 Yen bill
占い 【うらない】fortune-telling, divination
占有 【せんゆう】exclusive possession, occupation, monopolization
専業 【せんぎょう】special occupation, principal occupation, specialty, monopoly
専制 【せんせい】despotism, autocracy
専任 【せんにん】full-time service
専念 【せんねん】absorption, give undivided attention, devote oneself to
専売 【せんばい】monopoly
専務 【せんむ】managing director, special duty, conductor
専門家 【せんもんか】specialist
専門的 【せんもんてき】technical (e.g. discussion), exclusive, professional
専門店 【せんもんてん】specialist shops
戦域 【せんいき】war area, battlefield, theater (military), theatre
戦火 【せんか】war
戦国 【せんごく】belligerent country, country in civil war, warring states
戦死 【せんし】death in action, killed in action, KIA
戦時 【せんじ】war time
戦車 【せんしゃ】tank (military vehicle)
戦勝 【せんしょう】victory, triumph
戦場 【せんじょう】battlefield, battleground
戦線 【せんせん】(war) front
戦前 【せんぜん】pre-war days
戦犯 【せんぱん】war criminal
戦略 【せんりゃく】strategy, tactics
戦列 【せんれつ】line of battle
浅黒い 【あさぐろい】darkish, swarthy
洗濯機 【せんたくき】washing machine (laundry)
洗濯機 【せんたっき】washing machine (laundry)
洗面 【せんめん】wash up (one's face), have a wash
洗礼 【せんれい】baptism
洗練 【せんれん】polish, refinement
選手権 【せんしゅけん】championship, title (of champion)
選任 【せんにん】nomination (of a pereson to a position), selection, election, assignment, appointment
選抜 【せんばつ】selection, choice, picking out
前触れ 【まえぶれ】previous notice, herald, harbinger, portent
前代未聞 【ぜんだいみもん】unheard-of, unprecedented, unparalleled in history (unparallelled), record-breaking
前半戦 【ぜんはんせん】first half of the game or match
前半戦 【ぜんぱんせん】first half of the game or match
前歴 【ぜんれき】personal history
全域 【ぜんいき】the whole area
全権 【ぜんけん】plenipotentiary powers, full authority
全日制 【ぜんにちせい】the full-day (school system)
全般 【ぜんぱん】(the) whole, universal, wholly, general
全容 【ぜんよう】full portrait, whole aspect, full story
祖国 【そこく】fatherland, native country
祖父 【じじ】① grandfather ② old man ③ kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
祖父 【じい】① grandfather ② old man ③ kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
祖父 【おおじ】① grandfather ② old man ③ kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
祖父 【おじ】① grandfather ② old man ③ kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
祖父母 【そふぼ】grandparents
祖母 【ばば】grandmother
祖母 【おおば】grandmother
祖母 【おば】grandmother
祖母 【うば】grandmother
組み替え 【くみかえ】rearrangement (of classes), recomposition, recombination, reclassification
双 【ふた】pair, set
双生児 【そうせいじ】twins
双方 【そうほう】two way, both parties, mutual, both
掃海 【そうかい】sweeping the sea for mines, dragging for mines
はしゃぐto make merry, to frolic, to be in high spirits
争う 【あらがう】to go against, to fight against, to oppose, to resist, to deny
争議 【そうぎ】dispute, quarrel, strike
争点 【そうてん】point at issue
相互銀行 【そうごぎんこう】mutual savings bank
相棒 【あいぼう】partner, pal, accomplice
窓際 【まどぎわ】(at the) window
総意 【そうい】consensus of opinion
総会屋 【そうかいや】extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings
総額 【そうがく】sum total, total amount
総計 【そうけい】total, sum
総決算 【そうけっさん】complete financial statement
総合的 【そうごうてき】synthetic, comprehensive
総辞職 【そうじしょく】mass resignation
総数 【そうすう】total (number), count
総勢 【そうぜい】all members, whole army
総体 【そうたい】the whole, originally
総長 【そうちょう】(college) president, secretary-general
総務 【そうむ】general business (affairs), manager, director, adjutant general (mil)
総理 【そうり】prime minister, leader, overseer (of national affairs), president
総理府 【そうりふ】Prime Minister's office, PMO
総量 【そうりょう】aggregate amount
総領事 【そうりょうじ】consul general
総力 【そうりょく】total energy, all efforts
装う 【よそおう】① to dress ② to pretend, to feign
装着 【そうちゃく】equipping, installing, mounting, laying down
送り込む 【おくりこむ】to send in
送迎 【そうげい】seeing off and meeting on return
送信 【そうしん】transmission, sending
送付 【そうふ】sending, forwarding, remitting
増員 【ぞういん】increase the number of personnel
増産 【ぞうさん】production increase
増資 【ぞうし】increase of capital
増収 【ぞうしゅう】increase in yield
増税 【ぞうぜい】tax increase
増設 【ぞうせつ】extension, expansion
憎悪 【ぞうお】hatred
蔵書 【ぞうしょ】book collection, library
贈答 【ぞうとう】exchange of presents
贈与 【ぞうよ】donation, presentation
造形 【ぞうけい】molding, moulding, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
造語 【ぞうご】coined word
息 【むすこ】son
息吹 【いぶき】breath
測候所 【そっこうじょ】weather measurement station
足腰 【あしこし】legs and loins
足並み 【あしなみ】pace, step
速報 【そくほう】prompt report, quick announcement
続行 【ぞっこう】continuation, continuance, going on, resuming
続出 【ぞくしゅつ】appearance one after another
続編 【ぞくへん】continuation, sequel
存分 【ぞんぶん】to one's heart's content, as much as one wants
孫娘 【まごむすめ】granddaughter
損ねる 【そこねる】① to harm, to hurt, to injure, to wreck ② to miss out, despite wanting to do
村民 【そんみん】villager
他殺 【たさつ】a murder
多難 【たなん】full of troubles, difficulties
太っ腹 【ふとっぱら】generous, magnanimous, big-hearted, broad-minded
打ち込み 【うちこみ】① driving, pounding in, shooting into, implantation, invasion ② falling badly in love ③ putting (one's heart) into ④ step recording (in electronic or computer music)
打倒 【だとう】knockdown (e.g. in boxing), overthrow, defeat
打破 【だは】break-down, defeat, abolish
体外受精 【たいがいじゅせい】in vitro fertilization, in vitro fertilisation
対戦 【たいせん】waging war, competition
待ち構える 【まちかまえる】to lie in wait, to be on the watch for
待機 【たいき】alert, standby, await an opportunity, wait for orders
替え 【かえ】change, alteration, substitute
替え玉 【かえだま】① substitute, double ② second serving (ball) of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
替わり 【かわり】a turn (i.e. at bat), a replacement
袋小路 【ふくろこうじ】blind alley, cul-de-sac, impasse, dead-end (street)
貸付 【かしつけ】loan
貸与 【たいよ】loan, lending
退官 【たいかん】retirement from office
退任 【たいにん】retirement, resignation, stepping down
代官 【だいかん】Edo-period prefectural governor (magistrate, bailiff)
代議 【だいぎ】representing others in a conference
台湾 【たいわん】Taiwan
大掛かり 【おおがかり】large-scale
大喜び 【おおよろこび】great joy
大差 【たいさ】great difference
大枝 【おおえだ】large branch
大笑い 【おおわらい】great laughter, burst of laughter
大賞 【たいしょう】big prize, first prize
大掃除 【おおそうじ】major cleanup, spring cleaning
大蔵 【おおくら】Ministry of Finance
大蔵省 【おおくらしょう】(former) Ministry of Finance (succeeded by zaimushou in 2000)
大仏 【だいぶつ】large statue of Buddha
題材 【だいざい】subject, theme
宅地 【たくち】building lot, residential land
宅配 【たくはい】home delivery
達人 【たつじん】master, expert
谷底 【たにそこ】bottom of valley or ravine
担当者 【たんとうしゃ】person in charge (of an area of work, but not necessarily supervising other staff), person responsible, one in charge, responsible party, contact (person)
担任 【たんにん】① in charge (of something) ② homeroom teacher
探求 【たんきゅう】quest, pursuit
探査 【たんさ】probe, inquiry, enquiry, investigation
短絡 【たんらく】① electric short-circuit ② drawing a hasty inference between two events, jumping to a quick conclusion, dealing with matters quickly and carelessly
団員 【だんいん】group member
団長 【だんちょう】leader of a delegation (body, party)
断固 【だんこ】firm, determined, resolute, conclusive
断絶 【だんぜつ】① extinction, discontinuation, interruption ② severance, rupture ③ to become extinct, to cease to exist ④ to sever, to break off, to divide (between two things)
断層 【だんそう】dislocation
断続 【だんぞく】intermittent
断念 【だんねん】abandoning (hope, plans), giving up
断片 【だんぺん】fragment, crumb, shred, bits and pieces
段ボール 【だんボール】(corrugated) cardboard
段取り 【だんどり】programme, program, plans, arrangements
段落 【だんらく】① paragraph ② end, stopping place, conclusion
男優 【だんゆう】actor
談笑 【だんしょう】friendly chat, pleasant chat, lighthearted talk, friendly conversation
値切る 【ねぎる】to drive a bargain, to beat down the price, to haggle
知覚 【ちかく】perception
地震 【ない】earthquake
地震 【なえ】earthquake
地層 【ちそう】stratum, geological formation, layer, bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
地蔵 【じぞう】Ksitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers)
置き場 【おきば】a place for something, storehouse
遅延 【ちえん】delay, latency
築き上げる 【きずきあげる】to build up, to establish (one's reputation)
着衣 【ちゃくい】one's clothes
着衣 【やくい】one's clothes
中越 【ちゅうごし】over center field (centre)
中央集権 【ちゅうおうしゅうけん】centralized authoritarian rule, centralised authoritarian rule
中欧 【ちゅうおう】Central Europe
中将 【ちゅうじょう】lieutenant general, vice-admiral
中性子 【ちゅうせいし】neutron
中略 【ちゅうりゃく】omission, ellipsis
仲介 【ちゅうかい】agency, intermediation
仲間入り 【なかまいり】joining a group
仲人 【ちゅうにん】① go-between, matchmaker ② child in elementary or middle school
仲良く 【なかよく】making friends with, getting along well with, on cordial terms
昼過ぎ 【ひるすぎ】afternoon
注意報 【ちゅういほう】warning (e.g. for a storm), advisory
駐在 【ちゅうざい】① residence, stay ② residential police box, residential police box officer
駐日 【ちゅうにち】resident in Japan
駐留 【ちゅうりゅう】stationing (e.g. of troops), garrison
著作 【ちょさく】writing, book
著作権 【ちょさくけん】copyright
貯水 【ちょすい】storage of water
貯水池 【ちょすいち】reservoir
庁 【ちょう】government office, agency, board
朝刊 【ちょうかん】morning newspaper
朝晩 【あさばん】morning and evening
町民 【ちょうみん】townspeople
調達 【ちょうたつ】supply, provision, raising
超越 【ちょうえつ】① transcendence, transcendency ② transcendental ③ to transcend, to rise above
超音速 【ちょうおんそく】supersonic speed
超人 【ちょうじん】① superman, superwoman ② Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future), overman
超特急 【ちょうとっきゅう】super express
長居 【ながい】long visit, overstaying
長続き 【ながつづき】① permanence, continuation, long-lasting ② to last a long time, to continue, to keep at something for a long time
長老 【ちょうろう】eldest, senior
値下がり 【ねさがり】price decline, a fall in price
直接税 【ちょくせつぜい】direct tax
直接的 【ちょくせつてき】direct
沈下 【ちんか】sinking, subsidence
沈着 【ちんちゃく】① settling or depositing (at the bottom of something), deposition, pigmentation ② composure, calmness
珍 【ちん】rare, curious, strange
珍味 【ちんみ】delicacy
中 【うち】① inside, within ② while ③ among, amongst, between ④ we (referring to one's in-group, i.e. company, etc.), our ⑤ my spouse ⑥ I (primarily used by women and children), me
段 【たん】① variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width), for kimonos: at least 10 m in length, for haori: at least 7.27 m in length, for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length ② 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres) ③ six ken (10.91 m)
総 【ふさ】① tuft, tassel ② bunch (of grapes, etc.) ③ section (of an orange, etc.)
全治 【ぜんじ】complete recovery, healing
全治 【ぜんち】complete recovery, healing
足跡 【そくせき】footprints
打ち込む 【ぶちこむ】to drive in (e.g. nail, stake), to devote oneself to, to shoot into, to smash, to throw into, to cast into
代替 【だいがえ】① change of ownership, substitution, subrogation, alternation ② alternative, substitute
代替 【だいがわり】① change of ownership, substitution, subrogation, alternation ② alternative, substitute
大河 【おおかわ】river, stream
大河 【たいが】river, stream
大将 【たいしょう】general, admiral, boss, leader
大将 【だいしょう】general, admiral, boss, leader
注ぎ込む 【そそぎこむ】to pour into (liquids), to pump into
注ぎ込む 【つぎこむ】to invest in, to sink money into, to put into, to lay out (funds), to inject, to impregnate, to infuse, to instill, to implant, to imbue, to focus (attention, efforts)
相性 【あいしょう】affinity, compatibility
朝御飯 【あさごはん】breakfast
足掛かり 【あしがかり】foothold
暖かい 【あったかい】warm, mild, genial
贈物 【おくりもの】present, gift
折々 【おりおり】occasionally
折り紙 【おりがみ】origami (paper folding)
折紙 【おりがみ】origami (paper folding)
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
切り替え 【きりかえ】exchange, conversion, replacement, switching (to), switchover
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
切り抜き 【きりぬき】scraps, cuts
切り札 【きりふだ】trump card
蔵 【そう】possession, ownership
捜し回る 【さがしまわる】to hunt around, to search about for
探し回る 【さがしまわる】to hunt around, to search about for
制御 【せいぎょ】control, governing, checking, suppression, repression, restraint, mastery, management
正座 【せいざ】kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
席巻 【せっけん】sweeping conquest, sweeping over, conquering, invading
税込み 【ぜいこみ】tax included (e.g. price), before tax (e.g. salary)
前兆 【ぜんちょう】omen, portent, sign, premonition, harbinger
掃除機 【そうじき】vacuum cleaner
絶つ 【たつ】to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)
探険 【たんけん】exploration, expedition
遅々 【ちち】slow, lagging, tardy
兆候 【ちょうこう】sign, indication, omen, symptom
成り行き 【なりゆき】outcome, development, course of events, progress, result
成行き 【なりゆき】outcome, development, course of events, progress, result
値上がり 【ねあがり】price advance, increase in value
値上げ 【ねあげ】price hike, mark-up
値下げ 【ねさげ】cut in price
人並み 【ひとなみ】being average (capacity, looks, standard of living), ordinary
吹き出す 【ふきだす】to blow (smoke, etc.)
吹き出物 【ふきでもの】pimple, acne, boil
双葉 【ふたば】bud, sprout
前売り券 【まえうりけん】ticket sold in advance
前払い 【まえばらい】payment in advance, prepayment
町並み 【まちなみ】street (of stores and houses), townscape, (look of) stores and houses on street
町並 【まちなみ】street (of stores and houses), townscape, (look of) stores and houses on street
戦後 【せんご】postwar period, period after Second World War
浅はか 【あさはか】shallow, superficial, frivolous, thoughtless, foolish, silly
洗い物 【あらいもの】washing
辛口 【からくち】① dry taste (e.g. sake, wine) ② salty (taste) ③ harsh, scathing
水爆 【すいばく】hydrogen bomb
成算 【せいさん】confidence in success
絶対に 【ぜったいに】absolutely, unconditionally
総論 【そうろん】general remarks
速達便 【そくたつびん】special delivery mail, express delivery post
男性的 【だんせいてき】manly
恥知らず 【はじしらず】shameless (person)
早寝 【はやね】go to bed early
続伸 【ぞくしん】continuous rise
造成 【ぞうせい】creation, clearing, reclamation
生え抜き 【はえぬき】native-born, trueborn
大卒 【だいそつ】university graduate
男児 【だんじ】boy, son, man
打席 【だせき】batter's box (baseball), one's turn at bat
戦地 【せんち】front (in battle)
赤信号 【あかしんごう】red light (traffic)
総務部 【そうむぶ】general affairs department (bureau), executive section
担い手 【にないて】a bearer, carrier, person in charge
大関 【おおぜき】sumo wrestler of second highest rank
成否 【せいひ】success or failure, outcome, result
政経 【せいけい】politics and economics
責任感 【せきにんかん】sense of responsibility
戦況 【せんきょう】war situation, progress of a battle
戦績 【せんせき】war or military record, score, military achievements, results
存亡 【そんぼう】life or death, existence, destiny
水位 【すいい】water level
中卒 【ちゅうそつ】junior high school or middle school graduate
存立 【そんりつ】existence, subsistence
総本山 【そうほんざん】① head temple of a sect ② (organizational) headquarters, (organisational) headquarters
石材 【せきざい】(building) stone
専門医 【せんもんい】medical specialist
専門学校 【せんもんがっこう】vocational school, technical school
断熱 【だんねつ】insulation
総当たり 【そうあたり】round-robin
総動員 【そうどういん】general mobilization, general mobilisation
対照的 【たいしょうてき】contrastive
対論 【たいろん】arguing face to face
築地 【ついじ】a mud wall with a roof
切り捨て 【きりすて】(historical) using people of low rank as sword fodder, omission, rounding down
絶対的 【ぜったいてき】absolute
人間国宝 【にんげんこくほう】living national treasure
人間像 【にんげんぞう】image of (an ideal) person
正念場 【しょうねんば】critical moment, do-or-die situation
政庁 【せいちょう】government office
政争 【せいそう】political strife
政治犯 【せいじはん】political offense, political offence, political offender
政党政治 【せいとうせいじ】party politics
政教 【せいきょう】religion and politics, church and state
政務 【せいむ】government affairs
政務次官 【せいむじかん】parliamentary vice-minister
船籍 【せんせき】ship's nationality, ship's country of registration
水利 【すいり】water supply, irrigation, water transportation
水産庁 【すいさんちょう】(Japanese) Fisheries Agency
超音波 【ちょうおんぱ】ultrasonic waves
超電導 【ちょうでんどう】superconductivity
相続税 【そうぞくぜい】inheritance tax, death duty
相関関係 【そうかんかんけい】correlation, interrelation, intertwining
青年団 【せいねんだん】young persons' association
精神的 【せいしんてき】mental, emotional
地方分権 【ちほうぶんけん】decentralization of power, decentralisation of power
地方公務員 【ちほうこうむいん】local government employee
地方行政 【ちほうぎょうせい】local administration
地方自治 【ちほうじち】local (governmental) autonomy
地方自治体 【ちほうじちたい】local self-governing body
地方税 【ちほうぜい】local taxes
地方議会 【ちほうぎかい】local assembly
地域社会 【ちいきしゃかい】regional community
成人病 【せいじんびょう】adult diseases
成約 【せいやく】conclusion of a contract
洗髪 【あらいがみ】freshly washed hair
虫除け 【むしよけ】insecticide, insect repellent
増水 【ぞうすい】increased water, high water
増発 【ぞうはつ】increase the number of trains in operation, increase bond issues
増額 【ぞうがく】increased amount
打順 【だじゅん】batting order
町議会 【ちょうぎかい】town council
積み重ね 【つみかさね】pile, accumulation
積ん読 【つんどく】buying books and not reading them
退団 【たいだん】leaving a group or troupe
大成 【たいせい】completion, accomplishment, attainment of greatness or success
大師 【だいし】great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
大破 【たいは】serious damage, drubbing
大敗 【たいはい】crushing defeat
大詰め 【おおづめ】final scene, the end, finale
太平洋戦争 【たいへいようせんそう】the Pacific War
置き去り 【おきざり】desertion, leaving behind or in the lurch
知識人 【ちしきじん】an intellectual
戦中 【せんちゅう】during the war
戦友 【せんゆう】comrade in arms, war buddy
戦法 【せんぽう】tactics, strategy
戦費 【せんぴ】war expenditures
造反 【ぞうはん】rebellion
生き埋め 【いきうめ】burying alive
捜し物 【さがしもの】object being sought
探し物 【さがしもの】object being sought
前倒し 【まえだおし】acceleration (of payment schedule)
洗い上げる 【あらいあげる】to finish washing, to wash well, to investigate thoroughly
装い 【よそおい】dress, outfit, equipment, makeup, adornment, guise, get-up
担ぎ 【かつぎ】carrier
総務局 【そうむきょく】General Affairs Bureau
地方公共団体 【ちほうこうきょうだんたい】local public body
対極 【たいきょく】① antipodes ② other (opposite) extreme, opposite, antithesis
単産 【たんさん】(single-industry) industrial union
籍 【せき】one's family register, one's domicile
祖 【そ】ancestor, forefather, progenitor
村議会 【そんぎかい】village assembly
身代金要求 【みのしろきんようきゅう】ransom demand
絶好調 【ぜっこうちょう】in perfect form, going swimmingly
性感帯 【せいかんたい】erogenous zone
よそうto serve, to dish up, to prepare
世界各地 【せかいかくち】all over the world
早期治療 【そうきちりょう】early treatment
設定可能 【せっていかのう】configurable
相互交流 【そうごこうりゅう】mutual exchange
捜査官 【そうさかん】police investigator, investigator
大事件 【だいじけん】major incident, major event
大募集 【だいぼしゅう】mass recruitment
世界各国 【せかいかっこく】countries all over the world, all the countries of the world
忠実 【まめ】① faithful, loyal, devoted ② hardworking, painstaking, diligent ③ healthy, fit
胆 【きも】① liver, innards ② courage, spirit, pluck, guts
胆 【たん】① liver, innards ② courage, spirit, pluck, guts
素 【もと】ingredient
請ける 【うける】① to receive, to accept, to get, to inherit ② to catch (e.g. a ball), to parry (e.g. a blow), to take (lesson, test, damage), to sustain (damage), to incur (loss) ③ to become popular, to be well-received, to go down well
親睦 【しんぼく】friendship, amity
親密 【しんみつ】intimacy, friendship
身体障害者 【しんたいしょうがいしゃ】disabled person, physically handicapped person
身分証明書 【みぶんしょうめいしょ】identification papers, ID
身柄 【みがら】one's person
進撃 【しんげき】advance, charge
震源 【しんげん】epicentre, epicenter, earthquake centre, earthquake center
人為 【じんい】human work, human agency, art, artificiality
人為的 【じんいてき】artificial, unnatural
人工衛星 【じんこうえいせい】man-made satellite
人事異動 【じんじいどう】personnel change, personnel shift, reshuffle, (annual) staff reassignment
人脈 【じんみゃく】personal connections
仁 【じん】① benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism), consideration, compassion, humanity, charity ② human ③ kernel ④ nucleolus
仁 【にん】① benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism), consideration, compassion, humanity, charity ② human ③ kernel ④ nucleolus
仁義 【じんぎ】humanity and justice, duty, (gang's) moral code
刃 【やいば】blade, sword
刃物 【はもの】edged tool, cutlery
尋常 【じんじょう】common, usual
尋問 【じんもん】cross-examination, interrogation, questioning
甚大 【じんだい】very great, enormous, serious
尽力 【じんりょく】efforts, assistance
陣営 【じんえい】camp (group of same ideological beliefs)
陣地 【じんち】(military) encampment, position
陣中 【じんちゅう】in camp, at the front
陣痛 【じんつう】labour (birth) pains, labor pains
陣容 【じんよう】battle array
図柄 【ずがら】design, pattern
垂らす 【たらす】① to dribble, to spill ② to suspend, to hang down, to slouch, to dangle
垂れ 【たれ】① hanging, something hanging (i.e. a flap, lappet, etc.) ② sauce (for dipping, pouring over, etc.) ③ (in kendo) loin guard ④ kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character ⑤ -ass (used after a noun or na-adjective indicating someone's nature), -head
推す 【おす】to infer, to conclude, to support
推移 【すいい】transition, change
推計 【すいけい】estimate, estimation
推奨 【すいしょう】recommendation, endorsement
推量 【すいりょう】guess
推論 【すいろん】inference, deduction, induction, reasoning
水稲 【すいとう】wet-land rice
水彩画 【すいさいが】watercolor painting, watercolour painting
水浸し 【みずびたし】flooded out, submersion
水槽 【すいそう】water tank, cistern, fish tank
水揚げ 【みずあげ】landing, unloading, a catch, takings
衰弱 【すいじゃく】weakness, debility, breakdown, prostration
衰退 【すいたい】decline, decay
遂行 【すいこう】accomplishment, execution
酔っ払う 【よっぱらう】to get drunk
随意 【ずいい】voluntary, optional
随一 【ずいいち】best, greatest, first
随時 【ずいじ】at any time, as occasion calls
随所 【ずいしょ】everywhere
瑞々しい 【みずみずしい】① young (and lustrous), fresh, juicy ② lively, vivacious, animated, vibrant
崇高 【すうこう】loftiness, sublimity, nobility
数珠 【じゅず】rosary, string of prayer beads
寸前 【すんぜん】on the verge, just in front of
寸断 【すんだん】cut (tear) to pieces
世紀末 【せいきまつ】end of a century (esp. 19th), fin-de-siecle
世襲 【せしゅう】heredity, heritage
瀬 【せ】① shallows, shoal ② rapids, current, torrent ③ position, place ④ chance, opportunity
瀬戸 【せと】strait, channel
瀬戸際 【せとぎわ】brink, critical moment
畝 【うね】ridge, rib
畝 【せ】se (Japanese unit of area equal to 30 tsubo, ~99.174 m.sq.);
制覇 【せいは】conquest, domination, mastery
性癖 【せいへき】disposition, inclination, characteristic, idiosyncrasy
成し遂げる 【なしとげる】to accomplish, to finish, to fulfill
成層圏 【せいそうけん】stratosphere
政敵 【せいてき】political opponent
整形外科 【せいけいげか】orthopaedic surgery, plastic surgery
整合 【せいごう】adjustment, coordination, integration, conformity
星条旗 【せいじょうき】① Stars and Stripes (US flag) ② Star-Spangled Banner (US anthem)
正当防衛 【せいとうぼうえい】legitimate self-defence, legitimate self-defense
正統 【せいとう】legitimate, orthodox, traditional
清浄 【せいじょう】pure, clean, purity
清浄 【しょうじょう】pure, clean, purity
生涯教育 【しょうがいきょういく】lifelong education, continuing education, further education
生殖 【せいしょく】reproduction
生態 【せいたい】① mode of life, ecology ② (animal) territory
生態学 【せいたいがく】ecology
生態系 【せいたいけい】ecosystem
生誕 【せいたん】birth, nativity
生中継 【なまちゅうけい】(on TV) "live" broadcast
生保 【せいほ】life insurance
生命保険 【せいめいほけん】life insurance
盛り込む 【もりこむ】to incorporate, to include
盛り上がり 【もりあがり】① climax, uprush ② bulge
盛り上げる 【もりあげる】① to pile up, to heap up ② to stir up, to enliven, to bring to a climax
盛況 【せいきょう】success, prosperity
精製 【せいせい】purification
聖域 【せいいき】sacred precincts, sanctuary, consecrated ground
聖人 【せいじん】saint, sage, holy man
聖戦 【せいせん】holy war, crusade
聖堂 【せいどう】(Confucian) temple, church, sanctuary
声援 【せいえん】encouragement, cheering, support
製鋼 【せいこう】steel manufacture
製薬 【せいやく】medicine manufacture, drug manufacture
誠に 【まことに】indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
誠に 【じつに】indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
誠意 【せいい】sincerity, good faith
誓い 【ちかい】oath, vow
誓約 【せいやく】written vow, pledge, covenant
請け負う 【うけおう】to contract, to undertake
請願 【せいがん】petition
逝去 【せいきょ】death
静寂 【せいじゃく】silence, stillness, quietness
静粛 【せいしゅく】silent
静脈 【じょうみゃく】vein
斉唱 【せいしょう】singing or chanting in unison
税理士 【ぜいりし】tax counsellor, tax counselor, licensed tax accountant
税率 【ぜいりつ】① tariff ② tax rate
惜しまない 【おしまない】without sparing (effort, funds, etc.)
石垣 【いしがき】stone wall
石碑 【せきひ】stone monument
積載 【せきさい】lading, loading, carrying
切り離す 【きりはなす】to detach, to decapitate, to cut loose, to let loose, to dismember
切迫 【せっぱく】pressure, urgency, tension, imminence, acuteness
拙速 【せっそく】hasty, rough and ready
摂氏 【せっし】Centigrade, Celsius
摂取 【せっしゅ】① intake, absorption, adoption ② assimilation
折衝 【せっしょう】negotiation
窃盗 【せっとう】theft, stealing, larceny
節減 【せつげん】retrenchment, curtailment, economy
節度 【せつど】moderation, standard
雪辱 【せつじょく】vindication of honour, vindication of honor, making up for loss, revenge
絶縁 【ぜつえん】① breaking off relations, disconnection ② insulation (esp. electrical), isolation
絶句 【ぜっく】① being lost for words, becoming speechless ② jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
絶妙 【ぜつみょう】exquisite, superb, perfect, miraculous
舌戦 【ぜっせん】war of words
舌打ち 【したうち】smacking lips, clicking tongue, tut-tut
先駆 【せんく】① forerunner, pioneer, precursor ② herald ③ outrider, pilot car
先駆ける 【さきがける】to be the first
先遣 【せんけん】sending ahead
先陣 【せんじん】vanguard, advance guard
千里 【せんり】1000 ri, (a) long distance
占拠 【せんきょ】occupation
宣教師 【せんきょうし】missionary
宣告 【せんこく】sentence, verdict, pronouncement
宣誓 【せんせい】oath, abjuration, pledge
宣戦 【せんせん】declaration of war
専属 【せんぞく】exclusive, attached to, specialist
川沿い 【かわぞい】along the river, riverside
川端 【かわばた】riverbank
川柳 【せんりゅう】comic haiku
戦禍 【せんか】war damages, ravages of war
戦艦 【せんかん】battleship
戦士 【せんし】soldier, combatant, warrior
戦闘機 【せんとうき】fighter (aircraft)
戦没 【せんぼつ】death in battle, killed in action
扇 【おうぎ】folding fan
扇 【おおぎ】folding fan
扇動 【せんどう】incitement, sedition, agitation, abetting
浅瀬 【あさせ】shoal, shallows, sand bar, ford
洗浄 【せんじょう】washing, cleaning, laundering
染みる 【じみる】to have a touch of, to look like
染色 【せんしょく】staining, stain, dyeing
潜む 【ひそむ】to lurk, to lie dormant, to be hidden, to be concealed, to be stashed
潜在 【せんざい】potentiality, dormancy, latency
潜水艦 【せんすいかん】submarine
潜伏 【せんぷく】concealment, hiding, ambush, incubation
旋回 【せんかい】revolution, rotation, turning, swiveling, circling
旋風 【せんぷう】① whirlwind ② commotion, sensation, hullabaloo
旋風 【つむじかぜ】① whirlwind ② commotion, sensation, hullabaloo
旋風 【つじかぜ】① whirlwind ② commotion, sensation, hullabaloo
旋律 【せんりつ】melody, tune
繊細 【せんさい】delicate, dainty, fine, slim, sensitive, subtle
船酔い 【ふなよい】seasickness
選挙権 【せんきょけん】suffrage
選挙戦 【せんきょせん】election campaign
選択科目 【せんたくかもく】elective subject or course
選択肢 【せんたくし】choices, alternatives, options
銭 【せん】① hundredth of a yen ② coin made of non-precious materials
銭湯 【せんとう】bath-house, public bath
銑鉄 【せんてつ】pig iron
鮮魚 【せんぎょ】fresh fish
鮮度 【せんど】(degree of) freshness
鮮明 【せんめい】vivid, clear, distinct
鮮烈 【せんれつ】vividness
前衛 【ぜんえい】① advance guard, vanguard ② avant-garde (e.g. music)
善悪 【ぜんあく】good and evil
善意 【ぜんい】① virtuous mind ② good intentions, good will ③ positive mindset ④ bona fides (legal good faith)
善戦 【ぜんせん】fight a good fight
善隣 【ぜんりん】good neighbour, good neighbor
漸次 【ぜんじ】gradually, slowly, little by little, incrementally
漸進 【ぜんしん】gradual progress, steady advance
全体主義 【ぜんたいしゅぎ】totalitarianism
全廃 【ぜんぱい】total abolition
禅寺 【ぜんでら】Zen temple
疎か 【おろか】① neglect, negligence, carelessness ② not to mention, needless to say, not to speak of
疎ら 【まばら】sparse
疎遠 【そえん】estrangement, neglect, silence
疎開 【そかい】dispersal, evacuation, deployment
疎外 【そがい】estrangement, neglect, alienation, casting out
疎通 【そつう】① (mutual) understanding, communication ② removal of blockage (esp. medical), drainage
礎 【いしずえ】foundation stone, cornerstone
租税 【そぜい】taxes, taxation
粗暴 【そぼう】wild, rude, violent, hard
粗野 【そや】rustic, rude, vulgar, rough
素顔 【すがお】① face with no make-up, unpainted face ② honesty, frankness
素子 【そし】① element (esp. component in electronics), elemental device, device ② data, datum
素晴しい 【すばらしい】wonderful, splendid, magnificent
素晴らしい 【すんばらしい】wonderful, splendid, magnificent
組閣 【そかく】formation of a cabinet
組織的 【そしきてき】systematic
訴状 【そじょう】petition, complaint, (legal) brief
訴追 【そつい】legal action
阻害 【そがい】obstruction, inhibition
創意 【そうい】original idea, originality
創価学会 【そうかがっかい】Soka Gakkai (lay organization, based on Nichiren Buddhism) (organisation), lit: Value-Creation Society
創業 【そうぎょう】establishment (of a business, etc.)
創始 【そうし】creation, founding, initiating
創設 【そうせつ】establishment, founding, organization, organisation
創造的 【そうぞうてき】creative
創造力 【そうぞうりょく】creative power, creativity
双眼鏡 【そうがんきょう】binoculars, field glasses
倉敷 【くらしき】storage charges
喪主 【もしゅ】chief mourner
喪服 【もふく】mourning dress
壮行 【そうこう】rousing
壮年 【そうねん】prime of life
奏でる 【かなでる】to play an instrument (esp. string instruments)
奏者 【そうしゃ】instrumentalist, player
惣菜 【そうざい】side dish, daily (household) dish
掃討 【そうとう】cleaning up, sweeping up, mopping up
挿入 【そうにゅう】insertion, incorporation, infixing
操 【みさお】chastity, fidelity, honour, honor, faith
操業 【そうぎょう】operation
早熟 【そうじゅく】precocious
早瀬 【はやせ】swift current, rapids
争奪 【そうだつ】struggle, contest
相撲取り 【すもうとり】sumo wrestler, rikishi
総括 【そうかつ】synthesis, recap, generalize, generalise
総監 【そうかん】inspector general, commissioner
総裁 【そうさい】president
総帥 【そうすい】commander, leader
総選挙 【そうせんきょ】general election (of the lower house)
総統 【そうとう】① supreme ruler, generalissimo ② president (of Taiwan) ③ fuhrer, fuehrer
総督 【そうとく】governor-general, governor, viceroy
総評 【そうひょう】① general comment ② Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
草案 【そうあん】draft, draught
草稿 【そうこう】notes, draft, draught, manuscript
荘厳 【そうごん】solemnity, gravity, impressiveness
葬儀 【そうぎ】funeral service
葬送 【そうそう】① funeral, burial rites ② attendance at a funeral
藻 【も】duckweed, seaweed, algae
装甲 【そうこう】armored, armoured
走り高跳び 【はしりたかとび】running high jump
走り幅跳び 【はしりはばとび】running long jump
送還 【そうかん】sending home, repatriation, deportation
送検 【そうけん】sending the person accused to the prosecutor
遭遇 【そうぐう】encounter
霜降り 【しもふり】① speckled with white, salt and pepper (colour, color) ② (of fabric) created by intertwining white and coloured fibres ③ (of beef) marbling ④ (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water
ざわめくto be noisy, to be astir, to rustle, to murmur
騒然 【そうぜん】noisy, confused, uproarious
騒乱 【そうらん】disturbance, riot, mayhem
増殖 【ぞうしょく】increase, multiplication, propagation
臓器 【ぞうき】viscera, internal organs
贈収賄 【ぞうしゅうわい】bribery, corruption
贈呈 【ぞうてい】presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
贈賄 【ぞうわい】bribery, corruption, graft
即位 【そくい】enthronement
即興 【そっきょう】improvisation, improvization, impromptu, off the cuff, without a score
即効 【そっこう】immediate effect, instant effect
即刻 【そっこく】immediately, at once, instantly
即座 【そくざ】immediate, right there on the spot, impromptu
即死 【そくし】instant death
即時 【そくじ】prompt, immediate, in real time
即席 【そくせき】instant
即日 【そくじつ】same day
即売 【そくばい】sale on the spot
足踏み 【あしぶみ】stepping, stamping, marking time
俗 【ぞく】mark in dictionary indicating slang, customs, manners, the world, worldliness, vulgarity, mundane things, the laity
俗語 【ぞくご】colloquialism, colloquial language
尊厳 【そんげん】dignity, majesty, sanctity
損益 【そんえき】profit and loss, advantage and disadvantage
損害保険 【そんがいほけん】damage insurance
損傷 【そんしょう】damage, injury
他派 【たは】the other group
多岐 【たき】digression, many divergences
多彩 【たさい】variegated, varicoloured, multi-colored, diverse
堕落 【だらく】depravity, corruption, degradation
惰性 【だせい】inertia, habit, momentum
打診 【だしん】percussion, tapping (medical), sounding someone out, probe
打撲 【だぼく】blow, hit (on the body), beating
打率 【だりつ】batting average
体罰 【たいばつ】corporal punishment
対案 【たいあん】counter-proposal, counter-suggestion
対称 【たいしょう】symmetry
耐久 【たいきゅう】endurance, persistence
待ち兼ねる 【まちかねる】to wait impatiently for
怠け者 【なまけもの】lazy person, lazy fellow, slothful person
怠惰 【たいだ】laziness, idleness, sloth
胎児 【たいじ】embryo, fetus, foetus
胎動 【たいどう】quickening, foetal (fetal) movement, fomenting (trouble)
退却 【たいきゃく】retreat, withdrawal, retirement
退陣 【たいじん】retreat, withdrawal, retirement
隊員 【たいいん】group members
隊長 【たいちょう】commanding officer
たい① sea bream (Sparidae), porgy ② tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
代議士 【だいぎし】parliamentarian, member of a congress
代謝 【たいしゃ】renewal, regeneration, metabolism
代償 【だいしょう】compensation, indemnification, reparation, consideration
台帳 【だいちょう】account book, ledger, register
大尉 【たいい】captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
大企業 【だいきぎょう】large company, enterprise
大規模 【だいきぼ】large-scale
大義名分 【たいぎめいぶん】a just cause
大嫌い 【だいきらい】very dislikeable, hate, loathe, abhor
大佐 【たいさ】colonel, (navy) captain
大相撲 【おおずもう】professional sumo wrestling
大騒ぎ 【おおさわぎ】clamour, uproar, tumult
大隊 【だいたい】battalion
大腸 【だいちょう】large intestine, large bowel, colon
大豆 【だいず】soya bean (soybean), soy (Glycine max)
大砲 【たいほう】gun, cannon, artillery
大麻 【たいま】① hemp, cannabis ② Shinto paper offerings
第一人者 【だいいちにんしゃ】leading person
第一歩 【だいいっぽ】first step
第三者 【だいさんしゃ】third person, outsider, disinterested person
鷹 【たか】falcon (Falconidae family), hawk
滝川 【たきがわ】rapids
卓 【たく】table, desk, high
卓越 【たくえつ】excellence, superiority
卓球 【たっきゅう】table tennis, ping-pong
沢 【さわ】① swamp, marsh ② mountain stream, valley, dale
託児所 【たくじしょ】creche, day nursery
濁す 【にごす】to make muddy, to prevaricate
辰 【たつ】fifth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Dragon, 7am-9am, east-southeast, March)
奪回 【だっかい】recovery, rescue, recapture
奪還 【だっかん】recovery, rescue, recapture
奪取 【だっしゅ】usurpation, taking back, dispossession
脱却 【だっきゃく】ridding (freeing) oneself
脱水 【だっすい】evaporation, dehydration, dessication
脱税 【だつぜい】tax evasion
脱皮 【だっぴ】shedding, molting, emergence
脱落 【だつらく】① loss, dropping out, falling by the wayside ② omission, lacuna, gap, hiatus ③ desertion, defection ④ apostasy
棚上げ 【たなあげ】shelving, pigeonholing
丹 【に】red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium), vermilion
丹念 【たんねん】assiduity, diligence, application
単価 【たんか】unit price, unit cost
単身赴任 【たんしんふにん】job transfer away from one's home, taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
嘆かわしい 【なげかわしい】sad, wretched, deplorable
嘆き 【なげき】grief, lamentation
嘆願 【たんがん】entreaty, appeal, petition
嘆息 【たんそく】sigh, grief, deploring
担保 【たんぽ】security, collateral (e.g. mortgage)
探索 【たんさく】search, lookup, hunt, (item of) research, exploration, investigation
探偵 【たんてい】detective, sleuth, investigator
淡い 【あわい】light, faint, pale, fleeting
短距離 【たんきょり】short distance, short range, short-haul
短銃 【たんじゅう】pistol, revolver
端緒 【たんしょ】a clue, start, beginning
端緒 【たんちょ】a clue, start, beginning
端的 【たんてき】frank, direct, plain, straightforward, point-blank
端末 【たんまつ】computer terminal
胆石 【たんせき】gallstones
弾み 【はずみ】① bounce, spring, rebound ② momentum, inertia ③ spur of the moment, impulse
弾圧 【だんあつ】oppression, suppression, pressure
弾劾 【だんがい】impeachment, accusation, censure, denunciation
弾丸 【だんがん】bullet, shot, shell
弾頭 【だんとう】warhead
弾道 【だんどう】ballistic
弾薬 【だんやく】ammunition
暖冬 【だんとう】mild winter, warm winter
暖流 【だんりゅう】warm current
暖炉 【だんろ】fireplace, hearth, stove
知己 【ちき】acquaintance, appreciative friend
地価 【ちか】the price of land
地殻変動 【ちかくへんどう】change in earth's crust
地検 【ちけん】District Public Prosecutor's Office
地裁 【ちさい】district court
地雷 【じらい】land mine
痴漢 【ちかん】masher, molester, pervert
稚魚 【ちぎょ】fry (young fish)
致死 【ちし】lethal, fatal
致命傷 【ちめいしょう】fatal wound
致命的 【ちめいてき】fatal, lethal
蓄財 【ちくざい】amassing of wealth
逐一 【ちくいち】one by one, in detail, minutely
窒素 【ちっそ】nitrogen (N)
中尉 【ちゅうい】first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
中華 【ちゅうか】Chinese (e.g. food)
中級 【ちゅうきゅう】intermediate level
中継ぎ 【なかつぎ】intermediary, agency, brokerage, (electric) relay
中堅 【ちゅうけん】① main body (of troops) ② center field, centre field, center fielder, centre fielder, nucleus, backbone, mainstay
中佐 【ちゅうさ】lieutenant colonel, commander (navy)
中耳炎 【ちゅうじえん】otitis media, inflammation of the middle ear
中軸 【ちゅうじく】axis, pivot, central figure, key man
中小企業 【ちゅうしょうきぎょう】small to medium enterprises, smaller companies
中隊 【ちゅうたい】company, battery, troop
中途半端 【ちゅうとはんぱ】halfway, half measures, unfinished, incomplete, by halves, half-baked, half-cocked
中盤 【ちゅうばん】middle (stage)
仲裁 【ちゅうさい】arbitration, intercession, mediation
忠誠 【ちゅうせい】loyalty, sincerity
抽出 【ちゅうしゅつ】① extraction, abstraction ② selection (from a group), sampling, eduction
抽象 【ちゅうしょう】abstract
注釈 【ちゅうしゃく】notes, comment, remark, annotation
鋳型 【いがた】mold, mould, template
鋳造 【ちゅうぞう】casting, founding, minting
鋳物 【いもの】cast metal, casting
駐屯 【ちゅうとん】stationing (troops), occupancy
いのししwild boar
丁重 【ていちょう】polite, courteous, hospitable
帳消し 【ちょうけし】cancellation, writing off
帳簿 【ちょうぼ】account book, register
庁舎 【ちょうしゃ】government office building
弔辞 【ちょうじ】message of condolence, memorial address
弔問 【ちょうもん】condolence call
張り 【はり】① stretch, tension ② resilience, springiness, tone ③ will-power, pluck, pride
張り出す 【はりだす】① to project, to overhang, to stick out, to jut out, to overlie ② to put up (a notice), to post
彫像 【ちょうぞう】sculpture, carved statue, graven image
徴兵 【ちょうへい】conscription, recruitment, enlistment
懲戒 【ちょうかい】discipline, punishment, reprimand
懲罰 【ちょうばつ】discipline, punishment, reprimand
懲役 【ちょうえき】penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
挑発 【ちょうはつ】provocation, stirring up, arousal
朝鮮 【ちょうせん】Korea
朝鮮半島 【ちょうせんはんとう】Korean peninsula
朝鮮民主主義人民共和国 【ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこく】Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), DPRK
朝霧 【あさぎり】morning fog, morning mist
潮 【うしお】① tide, current ② salt water ③ opportunity
潮時 【しおどき】① tidal hour ② the right time, favourable opportunity (favorable)
潮流 【ちょうりゅう】tide, tidal current, trend
聴取 【ちょうしゅ】listening, hearing, audition, radio reception
聴衆 【ちょうしゅう】audience, attendance, hearers
腸 【はらわた】guts, bowels, intestines
腸 【わた】guts, bowels, intestines
調剤 【ちょうざい】compounding medicine
跳躍 【ちょうやく】jump, leap, skip, bound
長距離 【ちょうきょり】long distance, long haul
長寿 【ちょうじゅ】longevity
直轄 【ちょっかつ】direct control
直系 【ちょっけい】direct descent, direct line
直撃 【ちょくげき】direct hit
直視 【ちょくし】looking someone in the eyes, taking a straight look at something
直属 【ちょくぞく】direct control, direct supervision
賃上げ 【ちんあげ】wage increase
賃貸 【ちんたい】lease, rent, hire
端 【たん】① variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width), for kimonos: at least 10 m in length, for haori: at least 7.27 m in length, for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length ② 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres) ③ six ken (10.91 m)
人影 【じんえい】① figure(s) of a person (persons) ② shadow of a person
巽 【たつみ】southeast
巽 【そん】xun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: wind, southeast)
端 【はな】end (e.g. of street), edge, tip, margin, point
生け垣 【いけがき】hedge
倉 【くら】warehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
倉 【そう】warehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
先駆け 【さきがけ】charging ahead of others, the first to charge, pioneer, forerunner, harbinger
挿絵 【さしえ】(book) illustration
薦める 【すすめる】to recommend, to advise, to encourage, to offer (wine)
装丁 【そうてい】binding (book), format
垂れ幕 【たれまく】hanging screen, curtain
淡々 【たんたん】disinterested, unconcerned, indifferent, plain, light
淡泊 【たんぱく】① light (color, colour, taste), simple, plain ② frank, candid, ingenuous, indifferent
中核 【ちゅうかく】kernel, core, nucleus, resident control program
徴候 【ちょうこう】sign, indication, omen, symptom
蝶々 【ちょうちょう】butterfly
蝶蝶 【ちょうちょう】butterfly
創る 【つくる】① to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct ② to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol) ③ to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train ④ to till ⑤ to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write ⑥ to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose ⑦ to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found ⑧ to have (a child) ⑨ to make up (one's face, etc.) ⑩ to fabricate (an excuse, etc.) ⑪ to form (a line, etc.) ⑫ to set (a record) ⑬ to commit (a sin, etc.)
跳ね上がる 【はねあがる】to jump up, to spring up
勅 【ちょく】imperial decree, imperial edict
勅 【みことのり】imperial decree, imperial edict
長唄 【ながうた】long epic song with shamisen accompaniment, type of waka
託す 【たくす】① to entrust ② to make an excuse of
脱走 【だっそう】desertion, escape
張本人 【ちょうほんにん】ringleader, originator, perpetrator
ちんぷんかんぷんunintelligible language, incoherent language, talking nonsense, "all Greek to me", double Dutch, (something) incomprehensible, babble, gibberish, jargon, gobbledygook
診療所 【しんりょうしょ】(medical) clinic
据え置き 【すえおき】deferment (e.g. of savings), leaving (a thing) as it stands
大前提 【だいぜんてい】major premise, principle
水臭い 【みずくさい】stand-offish, distant, not frank, reserved, watery
よくもHow dare ...
生鮮 【せいせん】fresh
生還 【せいかん】returning alive, (baseball) reaching the home plate
素 【そ】① plain, white silk ② prime
赤旗 【あかはた】① red flag ② Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper)
誓って 【ちかって】① surely, upon my word, by Jove ② (with neg) by no means, never
忠臣 【ちゅうしん】loyal retainer, loyal subject
第一声 【だいいっせい】first tone, first speech
脱硫 【だつりゅう】desulfurization, desulphurisation, desulphurization
刃渡り 【はわたり】length of a (sword) blade, walking on the edge of a sword
青柳 【あおやぎ】① green willow (i.e. one that has budded) ② meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
青柳 【あおやなぎ】① green willow (i.e. one that has budded) ② meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
陣頭 【じんとう】head of an army
創出 【そうしゅつ】creation (e.g. work of art)
西独 【せいどく】West Germany
聖火 【せいか】① sacred fire (torch) ② Olympic flame
製紙 【せいし】paper making or manufacturing
選奨 【せんしょう】recommendation
遷都 【せんと】relocation of the capital, transfer of the capital
奏功 【そうこう】success, achievement, fruition
随員 【ずいいん】member of an entourage or retinue or party, attendant
速攻 【そっこう】swift attack
対価 【たいか】compensation, equivalent value, a consideration
嫡出 【ちゃくしゅつ】legitimate birth
粗鋼 【そこう】crude steel
大綱 【たいこう】fundamental principles, outline, general features
太陽系 【たいようけい】solar system
増益 【ぞうえき】increased (profit)
存廃 【ぞんぱい】(whether to) continue or eliminate, existence
石器 【せっき】stone implement
専守防衛 【せんしゅぼうえい】nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
専従 【せんじゅう】working exclusively for, working full-time (for)
団塊 【だんかい】mass, lump
端末機 【たんまつき】terminal (unit)
走塁 【そうるい】base running
推理小説 【すいりしょうせつ】mystery or detective novel
対症療法 【たいしょうりょうほう】symptomatic therapy, makeshift solution
節目 【ふしめ】① turning point, critical juncture ② knot
人権擁護 【じんけんようご】protection of human rights
水系 【すいけい】drainage system
超党派 【ちょうとうは】nonpartisan
青梅 【あおうめ】unripe plum
静養 【せいよう】(convalescent) rest
精神障害 【せいしんしょうがい】mental disorder
精彩 【せいさい】brilliance, vividness
請求権 【せいきゅうけん】claim rights
請託 【せいたく】solicitation
第一義 【だいいちぎ】first principle, original or greatest import
第一線 【だいいっせん】the front (of a battlefield), forefront
第二次世界大戦 【だいにじせかいたいせん】World War II
第三国 【だいさんごく】a third country
成案 【せいあん】definite plan
製油所 【せいゆじょ】oil refinery
製鉄所 【せいてつじょ】ironworks, steelworks
製鉄所 【せいてつしょ】ironworks, steelworks
大動脈 【だいどうみゃく】aorta
大義 【たいぎ】great cause, moral law, justice
大腸菌 【だいちょうきん】① Escherichia coli (E. coli) ② colon bacterium
大震災 【だいしんさい】great earthquake (disaster)
直接選挙 【ちょくせつせんきょ】direct election
鳥獣 【ちょうじゅう】birds and wild animals, wildlife
聴聞 【ちょうもん】listening, hearing
聖地 【せいち】sacred place, holy ground, the Holy Land
壇上 【だんじょう】on a stage or platform or altar
進攻 【しんこう】attack
耐久性 【たいきゅうせい】durability
耐性 【たいせい】resistance (e.g. to antibiotics)
草刈り 【くさかり】mowing, mower
葬祭 【そうさい】funerals and ceremonial occasions
選挙人 【せんきょにん】qualified voter
選挙運動 【せんきょうんどう】participation in election campaign
即戦力 【そくせんりょく】ready fire power
赤松 【あかまつ】Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora), Japanese umbrella pine, tanyosho pine
染色体 【せんしょくたい】chromosome
早乙女 【さおとめ】young female rice planter, young girl
琢磨 【たくま】polish (jewels), cultivation
衰え 【おとろえ】weakening, emaciation, decline
染め 【そめ】dyeing, printing
身障者 【しんしょうしゃ】disabled person, physically handicapped person
奪三振 【だつさんしん】striking a batter out
中執 【ちゅうしつ】Central Executive Committee
整った 【ととのった】well-ordered, in good order, well-featured, well-regulated
聖職者 【せいしょくしゃ】clergyman, churchman, clergy
製作費 【せいさくひ】production cost
酔い 【よい】drunkenness, intoxication
宙 【ちゅう】space, air, midair
素案 【そあん】draft, draught
損壊 【そんかい】damage, destruction
張り 【ばり】① in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works), reminiscent of ② attached or stretched on
素 【す】① plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel ② (before a noun) mere, poor ③ (before an adjective) exceedingly
大綱 【おおづな】① thick rope ② fundamental principles, outline, general features
駄菓子屋 【だがしや】small-time candy store
盛り付け 【もりつけ】arrangement of food (on a dish), serving of (arranged) food
洗浄剤 【せんじょうざい】detergent, washing material
銭 【ぜに】① coin made of non-precious materials ② money
猪 【しし】hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
猪 【い】hog (esp. a wild boar, but also including the domesticated pig);
正式名称 【せいしきめいしょう】formal name
ぜひぜひcertainly, by all means
そいつ① that person (guy, fellow) ② that (one)
それらthose (near the second person)
腎臓 【じんぞう】kidney
推敲 【すいこう】① revision (manuscript), elaboration on ② polish, improvement
雀 【すずめ】① tree sparrow (Passer montanus) ② talkative person, knowledgeable person
整頓 【せいとん】orderliness, put in order, tidying up, arranging neatly
西瓜 【すいか】watermelon
脊髄 【せきずい】spinal cord
蝉 【せみ】cicada, locust
煎餅 【せんべい】rice cookie, Japanese cracker, wafer
煽る 【あおる】to fan, to agitate, to stir up
閃く 【ひらめく】① to flash (lightning, etc.), to flicker (lights), to glitter ② to wave, to undulate ③ to hit on a good idea, to occur to someone
前哨戦 【ぜんしょうせん】skirmish, preliminary encounter, prefinals (in games)
僧侶 【そうりょ】priest, monk
槍 【やり】① spear, lance ② javelin ③ lance (shogi piece)
相槌 【あいづち】sounds given during a conversation to indicate comprehension, back-channeling
そのままwithout change, as it is (i.e. now)
舵 【かじ】rudder, helm
堆積 【たいせき】pile (of things), depositing (in a pile), accumulation (sediment)
対峙 【たいじ】confronting, holding your own with
大晦日 【おおみそか】New Year's Eve, December 31st
たたき① mince (minced meat or fish) ② hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor, concrete floor
誰 【たれ】who
誰 【た】who
痴呆 【ちほう】dementia
くもspider
凋む 【しぼむ】to wither, to fade (away), to shrivel, to wilt
銚子 【ちょうし】(sake) decanter
長袖 【ながそで】long sleeves
先頃 【さきごろ】recently, the other day
凧 【たこ】kite
凧 【いかのぼり】kite
凄まじい 【すさまじい】terrific, fierce, terrible, tremendous, dreadful, awful, amazing, absurd, cutthroat, intense
蛸 【たこ】octopus
吹き溜まり 【ふきだまり】① drift of snow or leaves ② hangout for drifters
樽 【たる】cask, barrel
水俣病 【みなまたびょう】Minamata disease