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Most frequent words part 2

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③ うっかり • carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently

③ しつこい • insistent, obstinate

③ じっと • ① motionlessly ② fixedly (e.g. of staring) ③ patiently ④ firmly (e.g. hold), restrained

③ そっと • softly, gently, quietly, secretly

③ だらけ • ① implying (negatively) that something is full of (e.g. mistakes) ② covered all over (e.g. with blood)

③ ちゃんと • perfectly, properly, exactly

③ ぼんやり • absent-minded, blockhead, dim, faint, vague

③ まあ • you might say, Oh!, Wow!, Well!

③ やって来る【やってくる】 • to come along, to come around, to turn up

③ オーバー • ① overcoat ② over, exceeding, going beyond, exaggeration ③ ball hit over the head of an outfielder (baseball)

③ 見上げる【みあげる】 • to look up at, to raise one's eyes, to admire

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

③ 週【しゅう】 • week

③ 女子【じょし】 • woman, girl

③ 上【じょう】 • ① from the standpoint of, as a matter of (e.g. fact), in the field of, being of the type of ② aboard (a ship or vehicle), on top of, on, above ③ first volume (e.g. book) ④ superior quality, best, top, high class ⑤ going up ⑥ governmental, imperial ⑦ presenting, showing

③ 生える【はえる】 • ① to grow, to spring up ② to cut (teeth)

③ 生じる【しょうじる】 • ① to produce, to yield ② to result from, to arise, to be generated

③ 大半【たいはん】 • majority, mostly, generally

③ 中学【ちゅうがく】 • middle school, junior high school

③ 読書【どくしょ】 • reading

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

③ 半ば【なかば】 • middle, half, semi, halfway, partly

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

③ 毎【ごと】 • each respectively

③ 一方【いっぽう】 • ① one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party ② on the one hand, on the other hand ③ whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn ④ (after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb) just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only

③ 家事【かじ】 • ① housework, domestic chores ② family affairs, household matters

③ 海外【かいがい】 • foreign, abroad, overseas

③ 行動【こうどう】 • action, conduct, behaviour, behavior, mobilization, mobilisation

③ 高度【こうど】 • ① altitude, height ② advanced, high-grade, strong

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

③ 作家【さっか】 • author, writer, novelist, artist

③ 作業【さぎょう】 • work, operation, manufacturing, fatigue duty

③ 作品【さくひん】 • work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.), opus, performance, production

③ 使用【しよう】 • use, application, employment, utilization, utilisation

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

③ 室【しつ】 • ① room ② Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

③ 質【しつ】 • quality

③ 出会い【であい】 • meeting, rendezvous, encounter

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

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

③ 食品【しょくひん】 • commodity, foodstuff

③ 真っ赤【まっか】 • ① bright red, deep red, flushed (of face) ② downright (e.g. lie), complete, utter

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

③ 世間【せけん】 • world, society

③ 正午【しょうご】 • noon, mid-day

③ 青年【せいねん】 • youth, young man

③ 切れる【きれる】 • ① to cut well, to be sharp ② to break (off), to snap, to wear out ③ to be injured ④ to burst, to collapse ⑤ to be disconnected, to be out of, to expire, to sever (connections) with ⑥ to be shrewd, to have a sharp mind ⑦ to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a time) ⑧ to flip, to lose one's temper ⑨ to be able to do completely

③ 前者【ぜんしゃ】 • the former

③ 体重【たいじゅう】 • body weight (usu. one's own)

③ 代理【だいり】 • representation, agency, proxy, deputy, agent, attorney, substitute, alternate, acting (principal, etc.)

③ 大家【おおや】 • landlord, landlady

③ 大使【たいし】 • ambassador

③ 度【たび】 • time (three times, each time, etc.), times

③ 動かす【うごかす】 • ① to move, to shift, to operate, to set in motion, to mobilize, to mobilise ② to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence ③ to deny, to change

③ 動作【どうさ】 • action, movements, motions, bearing, behaviour, behavior, execution, actuation, operation, manners

③ 発【はつ】 • ① departure, departing (from ...), departing (at time ...) ② beginning ③ issued by (e.g. document) ④ counter for gunshots, counter for blows (punches)

③ 立ち上がる【たちあがる】 • ① to stand up, to get up ② to rise ③ to recover ④ to take action, to start ⑤ to make the initial charge (in sumo)

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

③ 転ぶ【ころぶ】 • to fall down, to fall over

③ 計る【はかる】 • ① to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate) ② to conjecture, to infer, to surmise

③ 易い【やすい】 • easy

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

③ 営業【えいぎょう】 • business, trade, sales, operations

③ 横断【おうだん】 • ① crossing ② transverse

③ 加える【くわえる】 • to append, to sum up, to add (up), to include, to increase, to inflict

③ 家具【かぐ】 • furniture

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

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

③ 額【ひたい】 • forehead, brow

③ 期間【きかん】 • period, term, interval

③ 記入【きにゅう】 • entry, filling in of forms

③ 逆らう【さからう】 • to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy

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 金曜【きんよう】 • Friday

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

③ 向け【むけ】 • intended for ..., oriented towards ..., aimed at ...

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

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

③ 合計【ごうけい】 • sum total, total amount

③ 合図【あいず】 • sign, signal

③ 国王【こくおう】 • king

③ 今回【こんかい】 • now, this time, lately

③ 根【ね】 • ① root (of a plant) ② root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.) ③ root root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis ④ one's true nature ⑤ (fishing) reef

③ 参加【さんか】 • participation

③ 残り【のこり】 • remnant, residue, remaining, left-over

③ 指導【しどう】 • ① leadership, guidance, coaching ② shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

③ 試す【ためす】 • to attempt, to test, to try out

③ 事情【じじょう】 • circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation, reasons

③ 実は【じつは】 • as a matter of fact, by the way, to tell you the truth, to be honest, frankly

③ 実験【じっけん】 • experiment

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

③ 取り出す【とりだす】 • ① to take out, to produce, to pick out ② to fetch, to retrieve

③ 守る【まもる】 • ① to protect, to guard, to defend ② to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow

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

③ 終える【おえる】 • to finish

③ 集会【しゅうかい】 • meeting, assembly

③ 集中【しゅうちゅう】 • concentration, convergence, centralization, integration, gathering together

③ 出身【しゅっしん】 • ① person's origin (town, city, country, etc.) ② institution from which one graduated ③ director in charge of employee relations

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

③ 書物【しょもつ】 • books

③ 書類【しょるい】 • documents, official papers

③ 助かる【たすかる】 • to be saved, to be rescued, to survive, to be helpful

③ 助手【じょしゅ】 • helper, helpmeet, assistant, tutor

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

③ 消費【しょうひ】 • consumption, expenditure

③ 上等【じょうとう】 • superiority, first-class, very good

③ 場面【ばめん】 • scene, setting (e.g. of novel)

③ 常に【つねに】 • always, constantly

③ 新た【あらた】 • ① new, fresh, novel ② newly, freshly, re-

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

③ 身長【しんちょう】 • height (of body), stature

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

③ 進学【しんがく】 • entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

③ 人類【じんるい】 • mankind, humanity

③ 数字【すうじ】 • numeral, figure, digit, numeric character

③ 生命【せいめい】 • life, existence

③ 石油【せきゆ】 • oil, petroleum, kerosene

③ 組む【くむ】 • ① to cross (legs or arms), to link (arms) ② to put together, to construct, to assemble, to produce (e.g. TV program) ③ to braid, to plait ④ to grapple, to wrestle ⑤ to unite, to link up, to form an alliance ⑥ to set (e.g. type) ⑦ to issue (e.g. money order)

③ 対【たい】 • ① opposite, opposition ② versus, vs ③ to (i.e. "we won the game five to three") ④ equal footing, equal terms ⑤ against ..., anti-, toward ..., to ...

③ 単なる【たんなる】 • mere, simple, sheer

③ 単に【たんに】 • simply, merely, only, solely

③ 単語【たんご】 • word, vocabulary, (usually) single-character word

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 長期【ちょうき】 • long time period

③ 追う【おう】 • ① to chase, to run after, to pursue ② to follow (i.e. a set order, a trend) ③ to drive out, to oust, to expel ④ to drive (i.e. a herd) ⑤ (in passive voice) to be pressed (for time, etc.)

③ 通【つう】 • ① connoisseur, authority ② counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

③ 通じる【つうじる】 • to run to, to lead to, to communicate, to understand, to be well-informed

③ 低下【ていか】 • fall, decline, lowering, deterioration, degradation

③ 鉄【てつ】 • iron

③ 鉄道【てつどう】 • railroad

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

③ 登山【とざん】 • mountain climbing

③ 都会【とかい】 • city

③ 当たり前【あたりまえ】 • ① natural, reasonable, obvious ② usual, common, ordinary

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 等しい【ひとしい】 • equal, similar, like, equivalent

③ 日曜【にちよう】 • Sunday

③ 番目【ばんめ】 • cardinal number suffix

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

③ 部【ぶ】 • ① department (in an organization), division, bureau ② club ③ part, component, element ④ category ⑤ counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

③ 文明【ぶんめい】 • ① civilization, civilisation, culture ② Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

③ 平等【びょうどう】 • equality, impartiality, evenness

③ 辺り【あたり】 • ① on the bank of, by the side of (e.g. a river, pond) ② (in the) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, nearby

③ 満足【まんぞく】 • ① satisfaction ② sufficiency

③ 無事【ぶじ】 • safety, peace, quietness

③ 夜明け【よあけ】 • dawn, daybreak

③ 野球【やきゅう】 • baseball

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

③ 理想【りそう】 • ideal, dream

③ 列【れつ】 • queue, line, row, column, sequence, string, train

③ 列車【れっしゃ】 • train (ordinary)

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

③ 毎月【まいつき】 • every month, each month, monthly

③ 流行【りゅうこう】 • fashion, fad, vogue, craze

③ 以降【いこう】 • on and after, as from, hereafter, thereafter, since

③ 位【くらい】 • ① throne, crown, (nobleman's) seat ② government position, court rank ③ social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung ④ grade (of quality, etc.), level, tier, rank ⑤ digit (e.g. the tens, the hundreds, etc.), place ⑥ degree, extent, amount

③ 違い【ちがい】 • difference, discrepancy

③ 鋭い【するどい】 • pointed, sharp

③ 演技【えんぎ】 • acting, performance

③ 煙【けむり】 • smoke, fumes

③ 可能【かのう】 • possible, practicable, feasible

③ 過去【かこ】 • the past, bygone days, the previous

③ 解ける【とける】 • ① to be solved ② to loosen, to come untied ③ to be removed (e.g. restrictions), to be cleared (e.g. misunderstandings), to be broken (e.g. spells, curses) ④ to melt

③ 確認【かくにん】 • affirmation, confirmation, validation

③ 完全【かんぜん】 • perfection, completeness

③ 缶【かん】 • can, tin

③ 観念【かんねん】 • ① idea, notion, conception ② sense (e.g. of duty) ③ resignation, preparedness, acceptance ④ observation and contemplation

③ 関連【かんれん】 • relation, connection, relevance

③ 記念【きねん】 • commemoration, memory

③ 技師【ぎし】 • engineer, technician

③ 強盗【ごうとう】 • ① robber, mugger ② robbery, burglary

③ 軍【ぐん】 • army, force, troops

③ 経由【けいゆ】 • go by the way, via

③ 迎え【むかえ】 • meeting, greeting, welcome

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

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

③ 呼吸【こきゅう】 • ① breath, respiration ② knack, trick, secret (of doing something)

③ 枯れる【かれる】 • to wither (plant), to be blasted, to die

③ 誤り【あやまり】 • error, mistake, slip, bug

③ 光景【こうけい】 • scene, spectacle

③ 効果【こうか】 • effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result

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

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 硬い【かたい】 • ① hard, solid, tough ② stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing) ③ strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved) ④ safe, steady, honest, steadfast ⑤ obstinate, stubborn ⑥ bookish, formal, stuffy

③ 航空【こうくう】 • aviation, flying

③ 荒れる【あれる】 • to be stormy, to be rough, to lose one's temper

③ 講演【こうえん】 • lecture, address, speech

③ 合格【ごうかく】 • success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility

③ 刻む【きざむ】 • to mince, to carve, to engrave, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to chisel, to notch

③ 国境【こっきょう】 • national or state border

③ 国民【こくみん】 • nation, nationality, people, citizen

③ 骨折【こっせつ】 • bone fracture

③ 困難【こんなん】 • difficulty, distress

③ 混乱【こんらん】 • disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem

③ 差【さ】 • difference, variation

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

③ 再び【ふたたび】 • again, once more, a second time

③ 最高【さいこう】 • highest, supreme, the most

③ 最低【さいてい】 • ① least, lowest, worst ② nasty, disgusting, horrible, yuck!

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

③ 作成【さくせい】 • framing, drawing up, making, producing, creating, creation, preparing, writing

③ 殺す【ころす】 • to kill

③ 賛成【さんせい】 • approval, agreement, support, favour, favor

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

③ 支給【しきゅう】 • provision, supply, payment, allowance, grant

③ 支配【しはい】 • rule, control, direction

③ 支払う【しはらう】 • to pay

③ 死亡【しぼう】 • death, mortality

③ 資料【しりょう】 • materials, data, document

③ 似合う【にあう】 • to suit, to match, to become, to be like

③ 時刻【じこく】 • instant, time, moment

③ 実現【じつげん】 • implementation (e.g. of a system), materialization, materialisation, realization, realisation

③ 主要【しゅよう】 • chief, main, principal, major

③ 手段【しゅだん】 • means, way, measure

③ 種類【しゅるい】 • ① variety, kind, type, category ② counter for different sorts of things

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

③ 周囲【しゅうい】 • ① surroundings, environs ② circumference

③ 周辺【しゅうへん】 • ① circumference, outskirts, environs, around, in the area of, in the vicinity of ② (computer) peripheral

③ 集団【しゅうだん】 • group, mass

③ 重要【じゅうよう】 • important, momentous, essential, principal, major

③ 宿泊【しゅくはく】 • lodging

③ 出版【しゅっぱん】 • publication

③ 述べる【のべる】 • to state, to express, to mention

③ 署名【しょめい】 • signature

③ 除く【のぞく】 • to remove, to exclude, to except

③ 承認【しょうにん】 • recognition, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, approval, consent, agreement

③ 昇る【のぼる】 • ① to ascend, to go up, to climb ② to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun), to rise ③ to go to (the capital) ④ to be promoted ⑤ to add up to ⑥ to advance (in price) ⑦ to swim up (a river), to sail up ⑧ to come up (on the agenda)

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

③ 職【しょく】 • employment

③ 職場【しょくば】 • one's post, place of work, workplace

③ 伸びる【のびる】 • ① to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to spread ② to make progress, to grow (beard, body height) ③ to grow stale (soba) ④ to be straightened, to be flattened, to be smoothed ⑤ to be exhausted ⑥ to be postponed, to be prolonged

③ 信じる【しんじる】 • to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in

③ 信号【しんごう】 • traffic lights, signal, semaphore

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

③ 深刻【しんこく】 • serious

③ 真似【まね】 • mimicry, imitation, behavior, behaviour, pretense, pretence

③ 神経【しんけい】 • nerve, sensitivity

③ 震える【ふるえる】 • to shiver, to shake, to quake, to tremble, to quaver, to quiver

③ 性【せい】 • ① nature (of a person) ② sex ③ gender ④ -ty (suffix indicating quality or condition), -ity, -ness

③ 性格【せいかく】 • character, personality

③ 成人【せいじん】 • ① adult ② to grow up, to mature ③ to come of age

③ 税金【ぜいきん】 • tax, duty

③ 責める【せめる】 • to condemn, to blame, to criticize, to criticise

③ 設計【せっけい】 • plan, design, layout

③ 説【せつ】 • theory

③ 占める【しめる】 • ① to comprise (some part of the whole), to account for, to make up (of) ② to hold, to occupy

③ 相続【そうぞく】 • succession, inheritance

③ 孫【まご】 • grandchild

③ 大臣【だいじん】 • cabinet minister

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

③ 担当【たんとう】 • (in) charge (of an area of responsibility, but not necessarily supervision of staff)

③ 地域【ちいき】 • area, region

③ 仲【なか】 • relation, relationship

③ 仲間【なかま】 • company, fellow, colleague, associate, comrade, mate, group, circle of friends, partner

③ 駐車【ちゅうしゃ】 • parking (e.g. car)

③ 泥【どろ】 • mud

③ 努力【どりょく】 • great effort, exertion, endeavour, endeavor, effort

③ 党【とう】 • ① party (political) ② faction, -ite

③ 塔【とう】 • tower, pagoda

③ 到着【とうちゃく】 • arrival

③ 働き【はたらき】 • work, workings, activity, ability, talent, function, labor, labour, action, operation, movement, motion, conjugation, inflection, achievement

③ 得意【とくい】 • ① triumph, prosperity ② pride ③ one's strong point, one's forte, one's specialty ④ frequent customer (client, etc.)

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

③ 届く【とどく】 • ① to reach, to arrive, to get through, to get at ② to be attentive, to pay attention ③ to be delivered, to carry (e.g. sound)

③ 南極【なんきょく】 • ① South Pole ② the Antarctic, Antarctica

③ 任せる【まかせる】 • ① to entrust (e.g. a task) to another, to leave to ② to passively leave to someone else's facilities ③ to leave to take its natural course ④ to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim) ⑤ to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

③ 熱心【ねっしん】 • zeal, enthusiasm

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 貧しい【まずしい】 • poor, needy

③ 夫妻【ふさい】 • man and wife, married couple

③ 風景【ふうけい】 • scenery

③ 腹【はら】 • ① abdomen, belly, stomach ② one's mind, one's real intentions, one's true motive ③ loop (physics) ④ counter for hard roe

③ 閉じる【とじる】 • to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut

③ 法則【ほうそく】 • law, rule

③ 役割【やくわり】 • part, assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties

③ 優れる【すぐれる】 • to surpass, to outstrip, to excel

③ 予測【よそく】 • prediction, estimation

③ 余る【あまる】 • to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many

③ 幼い【おさない】 • ① very young ② childish, immature

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

③ 論じる【ろんじる】 • to argue, to discuss, to debate

③ 最中【さいちゅう】 • in the middle of, height of, in course of, midst

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

③ 包帯【ほうたい】 • bandage, dressing

③ 慰める【なぐさめる】 • to comfort, to console, to amuse

③ 井戸【いど】 • water well

③ 稲【いね】 • rice-plant

③ 隠れる【かくれる】 • to hide, to be hidden, to conceal oneself, to disappear

③ 温暖【おんだん】 • warmth

③ 穏やか【おだやか】 • calm, gentle, quiet

③ 家賃【やちん】 • rent

③ 芽【め】 • sprout

③ 街【がい】 • .. street, .. quarter, .. district

③ 覚悟【かくご】 • resolution, resignation, readiness, preparedness

③ 奇妙【きみょう】 • strange, queer, curious

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

③ 急激【きゅうげき】 • sudden, precipitous, radical

③ 救助【きゅうじょ】 • relief, aid, rescue

③ 金銭【きんせん】 • money, cash

③ 欠陥【けっかん】 • ① defect, fault, deficiency, deformity ② shortage, gap

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

③ 憲法【けんぽう】 • constitution

③ 誇り【ほこり】 • pride, boast

③ 攻撃【こうげき】 • attack, strike, offensive, criticism, censure

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

③ 貢献【こうけん】 • contribution, services

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

③ 姿【すがた】 • figure, shape, appearance

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 資源【しげん】 • resources

③ 自慢【じまん】 • pride, boast

③ 芝居【しばい】 • play, drama

③ 主義【しゅぎ】 • doctrine, rule, principle

③ 主張【しゅちょう】 • claim, request, insistence, assertion, advocacy, emphasis, contention, opinion, tenet

③ 就く【つく】 • ① to ascend (the throne), to accede ② to take (seat, position, course, etc.), to assume ③ to start (on a journey), to commence, to depart ④ to study (under teacher), to be an apprentice

③ 就職【しゅうしょく】 • finding employment, inauguration

③ 修正【しゅうせい】 • amendment, correction, revision, modification, alteration, retouching, update, fix

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

③ 渋滞【じゅうたい】 • congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation

③ 銃【じゅう】 • gun, rifle, small arms

③ 助け【たすけ】 • assistance

③ 女房【にょうぼう】 • ① wife ② court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace

③ 徐々【じょじょ】 • ① gradually, steadily, quietly, slowly ② soon

③ 衝突【しょうとつ】 • collision, conflict

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

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

③ 食糧【しょくりょう】 • provisions, rations, food supply

③ 信仰【しんこう】 • (religious) faith, belief, creed

③ 申し訳【もうしわけ】 • apology, excuse

③ 真実【しんじつ】 • truth, reality

③ 睡眠【すいみん】 • sleep

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

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

③ 訴える【うったえる】 • ① to sue (a person), to take someone to court ② to resort to (e.g. arms, violence) ③ to appeal to, to call for ④ to raise, to bring to (someone's attention) ⑤ to complain

③ 喪失【そうしつ】 • loss, forfeit

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

③ 相撲【すもう】 • ① sumo wrestling ② sumo wrestler, rikishi

③ 騒ぎ【さわぎ】 • uproar, disturbance

③ 態度【たいど】 • attitude, manner, behaviour

③ 滞在【たいざい】 • stay, sojourn

③ 第【だい】 • ordinal

③ 張る【はる】 • ① to stick, to paste, to affix ② to stretch, to spread, to strain, to tighten ③ to form (e.g. ice on a pond) ④ to fill, to swell ⑤ to stick out, to put, to slap ⑥ to be expensive

③ 眺める【ながめる】 • to view, to gaze at

③ 釣り【つり】 • ① fishing, angling ② change (e.g. for a purchase)

③ 哲学【てつがく】 • philosophy

③ 伝統【でんとう】 • tradition, convention

③ 当然【とうぜん】 • natural, as a matter of course

③ 統計【とうけい】 • statistics

③ 豆【まめ】 • ① legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.), beans, peas ② soya bean (soybean), soy (Glycine max) ③ miniature, tiny ④ child

③ 憧れる【あこがれる】 • to long for, to yearn after, to admire, to be attracted by

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

③ 独身【どくしん】 • bachelorhood, single, unmarried, celibate

③ 独特【どくとく】 • peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic

③ 独立【どくりつ】 • independence (e.g. Independence Day), self-support

③ 拍手【はくしゅ】 • clapping hands, applause

③ 発展【はってん】 • ① development, growth, advancement, unfurling ② expansion, extension, enlargement ③ playing around, having an active sex life

③ 反抗【はんこう】 • opposition, resistance, insubordination, defiance, hostility, rebellion

③ 微笑む【ほほえむ】 • to smile

③ 分析【ぶんせき】 • analysis

③ 無視【むし】 • disregard, ignore

③ 矛盾【むじゅん】 • contradiction, inconsistency

③ 霧【きり】 • fog, mist

③ 迷惑【めいわく】 • trouble, bother, annoyance

③ 黙る【だまる】 • to be silent

③ 優秀【ゆうしゅう】 • superiority, excellence

③ 誘う【さそう】 • ① to invite, to ask, to call (for) ② to tempt, to lure, to induce

③ 要素【ようそ】 • ① component, factor, item (e.g. in list) ② element (e.g. in array), member (e.g. data structure)

③ 利益【りえき】 • ① profit, gains ② benefit, advantage, interest (of the public, etc.) ③ grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.), blessing, miracle

③ 逸れる【それる】 • to stray (turn) from subject, to get lost, to go astray

③ 化粧【けしょう】 • make-up, cosmetics

③ 傷【きず】 • ① wound, injury, cut, gash, bruise, scratch, scrape, scar ② chip, crack, scratch, nick ③ flaw, defect, weakness, weak point ④ stain (on one's reputation), disgrace, dishonor, dishonour ⑤ (emotional) hurt, hurt feelings

③ 敵【てき】 • ① opponent, rival, adversary ② menace, danger, threat, enemy

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

③ 雷【かみなり】 • thunder

③ 飽きる【あきる】 • to get tired of, to lose interest in, to have enough

③ 丘【おか】 • hill, height, knoll, rising ground

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

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

③ くっつく • to adhere to, to keep close to

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

③ たちまち • at once, in a moment, suddenly, all at once

③ しかる • to scold

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

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

③ しゃべる • to talk, to chat, to chatter

③ 潰す【つぶす】 • ① to smash, to crush ② to shut down ③ to thwart, to block ④ to kill (time) ⑤ to waste (e.g. talents)

③ 諦める【あきらめる】 • to give up, to abandon

③ 釘【くぎ】 • nail (i.e. small metal spike)

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

③ 謎【なぞ】 • ① riddle, puzzle, enigma, mystery ② enigmatic, mysterious

③ 鍋【なべ】 • saucepan, pot

③ しかも • moreover, furthermore, nevertheless, and yet

③ 脇【わき】 • ① side, aside ② armpit ③ back-burner

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

② しゃがむ • to squat, to crouch

② しゃぶる • to suck, to chew

② すっきり • ① clearly, refreshed ② shapely, neatly, refinedly ③ cleanly, without trouble ④ clearly, plainly, distinctly ⑤ completely, thoroughly ⑥ not at all (with negative sentence), not even slightly

② すっと • straight, quickly, directly, all of a sudden, quietly, gently, softly

② 何時の間にか【いつのまにか】 • before one knows, before one becomes aware of, unnoticed, unawares

② 学年【がくねん】 • year in school, grade in school

② 見出し【みだし】 • heading, caption, subtitle, index

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 上る【のぼる】 • ① to ascend, to go up, to climb ② to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun), to rise ③ to go to (the capital) ④ to be promoted ⑤ to add up to ⑥ to advance (in price) ⑦ to swim up (a river), to sail up ⑧ to come up (on the agenda)

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

② 前後【ぜんご】 • around, throughout, front and back, before and behind, before and after, about that (time), longitudinal, context, nearly, approximately

② 大小【だいしょう】 • ① sizes (various), large and small ② daisho (matched pair of long and short swords) ③ large and small drums ④ long months and short months

② 入社【にゅうしゃ】 • entry to a company

② 英文【えいぶん】 • ① sentence in English, article in English, English text ② English literature (study of)

② 休業【きゅうぎょう】 • closed (e.g. store), business suspended, shutdown, holiday

② 強気【つよき】 • firm, strong

② とどまる • ① to stop, to halt ② to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place) ③ to come to a halt ④ to be limited to

② 写生【しゃせい】 • sketching, drawing from nature, portrayal, description

② 集まる【あつまる】 • to gather, to collect, to assemble

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

② 書道【しょどう】 • calligraphy (esp. Chinese)

② 青少年【せいしょうねん】 • youth, young person

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

② 送料【そうりょう】 • postage, carriage

② 大学院【だいがくいん】 • graduate school

② 着せる【きせる】 • ① to put clothes on (someone) ② to plate, to gild, to veneer ③ to accuse (of some crime), to give (a bad name)

② 中世【ちゅうせい】 • Middle Ages, mediaeval times

② 電力【でんりょく】 • electric power

② 同時【どうじ】 • simultaneous(ly), concurrent, same time, synchronous, together

② 発電【はつでん】 • generation (e.g. power)

② 飯【めし】 • ① meals, food ② cooked rice ③ one's livelihood

② 安易【あんい】 • ① easy, simple ② easy-going

② 引き返す【ひきかえす】 • to repeat, to send back, to bring back, to retrace one's steps

② 外科【げか】 • surgical department

② 曲げる【まげる】 • to bend, to crook, to lean, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle)

② 行列【ぎょうれつ】 • ① line, procession ② matrix

② 合同【ごうどう】 • combination, incorporation, union, amalgamation, fusion, congruence

② 合流【ごうりゅう】 • confluence, union, linking up, merge, recombining

② 国語【こくご】 • ① Japanese (language) ② national language ③ native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

② 参考【さんこう】 • reference, consultation

② 指定【してい】 • designation, specification, assignment, appointment, pointing at

② 次ぐ【つぐ】 • to rank next to, to come after

② 主語【しゅご】 • subject

② 手首【てくび】 • wrist

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

② 少数【しょうすう】 • minority, few

② 消化【しょうか】 • ① digestion ② thorough understanding ③ selling accumulated (excess) products, dealing with a large amount of work ④ losing one's form and turning into something else

② 乗車【じょうしゃ】 • taking a train, bus, etc., entraining

② 神話【しんわ】 • myth, legend

② 水準【すいじゅん】 • ① level, standard ② water level

② 水平【すいへい】 • level, horizontality

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

② 竹【たけ】 • ① bamboo ② middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

② 直後【ちょくご】 • immediately following

② 通勤【つうきん】 • commuting to work

② 通用【つうよう】 • ① popular use, circulation ② to pass as

② 定員【ていいん】 • fixed number of regular personnel, capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, airplane, etc.)

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

② 電波【でんぱ】 • electro-magnetic wave, radio wave

② 能【のう】 • ① talent, gift, function ② noh (theatre)

② 飛行【ひこう】 • aviation

② 運河【うんが】 • canal, waterway

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

② 灰【はい】 • ash, ashes

② 覚ます【さます】 • ① to awaken ② to disabuse ③ to sober up

② 気圧【きあつ】 • atmospheric pressure

② 見舞う【みまう】 • to ask after (health), to visit

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

② 現に【げんに】 • actually, really

② 限度【げんど】 • limit, bounds

② 講師【こうし】 • lecturer

② 高層【こうそう】 • multistory, multistoried, high-rise, high, tall

② 腰掛ける【こしかける】 • to sit (down)

② 再三【さいさん】 • again and again, repeatedly

② 散る【ちる】 • ① to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves) ② to scatter, to be dispersed ③ to disappear, to dissolve, to break up ④ to spread, to run, to blur ⑤ to die a noble death

② 資本【しほん】 • funds, capital

② 児童【じどう】 • children, juvenile

② 自治【じち】 • self-government, autonomy

② 自宅【じたく】 • one's home

② 実績【じっせき】 • achievements, actual results

② 終了【しゅうりょう】 • end, close, termination

② 書籍【しょせき】 • book, publication

② 承る【うけたまわる】 • ① to hear, to be told, to know ② to receive (order), to undertake, to comply, to take (a reservation, etc.)

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

② 蒸気【じょうき】 • steam, vapour, vapor

② 職人【しょくにん】 • worker, mechanic, artisan, craftsman

② 制作【せいさく】 • work (film, book)

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

② 生存【せいぞん】 • ① existence, being, survival ② to exist, to live, to survive

② 浅い【あさい】 • shallow, superficial

② 争う【あらそう】 • ① to compete, to contest, to contend ② to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose ③ (usu. in negative form) to deny (e.g. evidence)

② 窓口【まどぐち】 • ① ticket window, teller window, counter ② contact person, point of contact

② 増大【ぞうだい】 • enlargement, increase

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

② 停止【ていし】 • suspension, interruption, stoppage, ban, standstill, halt, hang-up, deadlock, stalemate, abeyance

② 灯台【とうだい】 • lighthouse

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

② 美容【びよう】 • beauty of figure or form

② 方程式【ほうていしき】 • equation, formula

② 輸送【ゆそう】 • transport, transportation

② 翌年【よくねん】 • following year

② 粒【つぶ】 • grain, bead

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

② 下旬【げじゅん】 • month (last third of)

② 仮定【かてい】 • assumption, supposition, hypothesis