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Most frequent words part 3

This continues the four compiled frequency lists. N4 and N5 are excluded. This gets us through approximately 7600 words on each of the four frequency lists.

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③ がっかり • feel disappointed, dejected, lose heart, feel emotionally drained, feel let down

③ ざっと • roughly, in round numbers

③ ドキドキ • throb, beat (fast)

③ なんか • things like ..., or something like that ... (often derogatory)

③ ぶつぶつ • ① grunt, grumble, complaint, mutter ② pimples, spots, eruption, rash ③ cutting into small pieces ④ simmering

③ 外出【がいしゅつ】 • outing, trip, going out

③ 今日は【こんにちは】 • hello, good day (daytime greeting)

③ 人間【にんげん】 • ① human being, man, person ② character (of a person)

③ 年月【としつき】 • months and years

③ 見送り【みおくり】 • seeing one off, farewell, escort

③ 思わず【おもわず】 • unintentionally, reflexively, spontaneously, involuntarily, instinctively

③ 自ら【みずから】 • for one's self, personally

③ 借金【しゃっきん】 • debt, loan, liabilities

③ 手間【てま】 • time, labour, labor

③ 手入れ【ていれ】 • ① repairs, maintenance, tending, trimming, grooming ② crackdown, (police) raid

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

③ 親しい【したしい】 • intimate, close (e.g. friend)

③ 親友【しんゆう】 • close friend, bosom (old, intimate) friend, buddy, crony, chum

③ 生地【きじ】 • ① cloth, material, texture ② one's true character ③ unglazed pottery ④ uncooked dough, batter

③ 先ず【まず】 • ① first (of all), to start with, about, almost, anyway, well, now ② hardly (with neg. verb)

③ 多少【たしょう】 • more or less, somewhat, a little, some

③ 貸し【かし】 • loan, lending

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

③ 大会【たいかい】 • convention, tournament, mass meeting, rally

③ 知事【ちじ】 • prefectural governor

③ 地【ち】 • ① earth, ground, land, soil ② place ③ territory ④ bottom (of a package, book, etc.) ⑤ earth (one of the five elements)

③ 地方【ちほう】 • 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

③ 会費【かいひ】 • membership fee

③ 学期【がっき】 • school term, semester

③ 休息【きゅうそく】 • rest, relief, relaxation

③ 金庫【きんこ】 • safe, vault, treasury, provider of funds

③ 欠ける【かける】 • ① to be chipped, to be damaged, to be broken ② to be lacking, to be missing ③ to be insufficient, to be short, to be deficient, to be negligent toward ④ (of the moon) to wane, to go into eclipse

③ 欠点【けってん】 • faults, defect, weakness

③ 月曜【げつよう】 • Monday

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

③ 才能【さいのう】 • talent, ability

③ 自身【じしん】 • by oneself, personally

③ 取り消す【とりけす】 • to cancel, to revoke

③ 手伝い【てつだい】 • ① helper, assistant ② help

③ 州【しゅう】 • ① state, province, county (UK), department (of ancient China) ② continent

③ 宿【やど】 • inn, lodging

③ 女王【じょおう】 • queen

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

③ 食物【しょくもつ】 • food, foodstuff

③ 進める【すすめる】 • to advance, to promote, to hasten

③ 生き物【いきもの】 • living thing, animal

③ 実に【じつに】 • indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite

③ 石炭【せきたん】 • coal

③ 選手【せんしゅ】 • player (in game), team member

③ 前進【ぜんしん】 • advance, drive, progress

③ 全【ぜん】 • all, whole, entire, complete, overall, pan-

③ 組み立てる【くみたてる】 • to assemble, to set up, to construct

③ 組合【くみあい】 • association, union

③ 速度【そくど】 • speed, velocity, rate

③ 地区【ちく】 • district, section, sector

③ 地面【じめん】 • ground, earth's surface

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

③ 通学【つうがく】 • commuting to school, school commute

③ 本物【ほんもの】 • genuine article

③ 明ける【あける】 • ① to dawn, to grow light ② to end

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

③ 量【りょう】 • quantity, amount, volume, portion (of food)

③ 化【か】 • action of making something, -ification

③ 引っ掛かる【ひっかかる】 • to be caught in, to be stuck in, to be cheated

③ 煙突【えんとつ】 • chimney, smokestack, funnel (of a ship), stovepipe

③ 加減【かげん】 • ① addition and subtraction ② allowance for ③ degree, extent, measure ④ condition, state of health ⑤ seasoning, flavor, flavour, moderation, adjustment ⑥ influence (of the weather) ⑦ chance

③ 可愛らしい【かわいらしい】 • lovely, sweet

③ 果実【かじつ】 • fruit, nut, berry

③ 過失【かしつ】 • ① error, blunder, accident ② fault, defect

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

③ 願い【ねがい】 • desire, wish, request, prayer, petition, application

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

③ 敬意【けいい】 • respect, honour, honor

③ 賢い【かしこい】 • wise, clever, smart

③ 交際【こうさい】 • company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance

③ 硬貨【こうか】 • coin

③ 婚約【こんやく】 • engagement, betrothal

③ 混雑【こんざつ】 • confusion, congestion

③ 座席【ざせき】 • seat

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

③ 示す【しめす】 • to denote, to show, to point out, to indicate, to exemplify

③ 失望【しつぼう】 • disappointment, despair

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

③ 祝い【いわい】 • congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift

③ 祝う【いわう】 • to congratulate, to celebrate

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

③ 照らす【てらす】 • to shine on, to illuminate

③ 賞【しょう】 • prize, award

③ 申し込む【もうしこむ】 • to apply for, to make an application, to propose (marriage), to offer (mediation), to make an overture (of peace), to challenge, to lodge (objections), to request (an interview), to subscribe for, to book, to reserve

③ 針【はり】 • ① needle, pin, hook ② stinger, thorn ③ hand (e.g. clock, etc.), pointer ④ staple (for a stapler) ⑤ needlework, sewing ⑥ malice ⑦ counter for stitches

③ 成績【せいせき】 • results, record, grades

③ 生産【せいさん】 • production, manufacture

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

③ 設備【せつび】 • equipment, device, facilities, installation

③ 絶えず【たえず】 • constantly, always, continually, steadily

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

③ 団体【だんたい】 • organization, organisation, association

③ 調査【ちょうさ】 • investigation, examination, inquiry, enquiry, survey

③ 頂上【ちょうじょう】 • top, summit, peak

③ 沈む【しずむ】 • to sink, to feel depressed

③ 底【そこ】 • bottom, sole

③ 天候【てんこう】 • weather

③ 倒す【たおす】 • ① to throw down, to bring down, to blow down, to fell, to knock down ② to kill, to defeat, to beat ③ to overthrow, to trip up, to ruin ④ to leave unpaid, to cheat

③ 動詞【どうし】 • verb

③ 濃い【こい】 • ① deep (colour), dark ② strong (flavour, smell, etc.) ③ thick (consistency), dense ④ strong (possibility, etc.) ⑤ thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves"), close, deep (love, etc.)

③ 髪の毛【かみのけ】 • hair (head)

③ 宝石【ほうせき】 • gem, jewel

③ 法【ほう】 • ① law, act, principle ② method ③ mood ④ dharma

③ 陸【りく】 • land, shore

③ 税【ぜい】 • tax

③ 握手【あくしゅ】 • handshake

③ 勘定【かんじょう】 • calculation, counting, consideration, reckoning, settlement of an account, allowance

③ 傑作【けっさく】 • ① masterpiece, best work ② blunder, boner

③ 高価【こうか】 • high price

③ 酸素【さんそ】 • oxygen

③ 飼う【かう】 • to keep, to raise, to feed

③ 事業【じぎょう】 • project, enterprise, business, industry, operations

③ 芝生【しばふ】 • lawn

③ 収穫【しゅうかく】 • harvest, crop, ingathering

③ 従って【したがって】 • therefore, consequently, in accordance with

③ 冗談【じょうだん】 • jest, joke

③ 譲る【ゆずる】 • to turn over, to assign, to hand over, to transmit, to convey, to sell, to dispose of, to yield, to surrender

③ 食卓【しょくたく】 • dining table

③ 唇【くちびる】 • lips

③ 新鮮【しんせん】 • fresh

③ 診察【しんさつ】 • medical examination

③ 製造【せいぞう】 • manufacture, production

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

③ 粗末【そまつ】 • crude, rough, plain, humble

③ 素敵【すてき】 • lovely, dreamy, beautiful, great, fantastic, superb, cool, capital

③ 霜【しも】 • frost

③ 騒音【そうおん】 • noise

③ 属する【ぞくする】 • ① to entrust ② to send (a message, etc.)

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

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

③ 通訳【つうやく】 • interpretation (i.e. oral translation)

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

③ 投票【とうひょう】 • voting, poll

③ 妨げる【さまたげる】 • to disturb, to prevent, to obstruct, to hinder

③ 裸【はだか】 • naked, nude, bare

③ ぬるい • lukewarm, tepid

③ 我が儘【わがまま】 • ① selfishness, egoism, self-indulgence, wilfulness, willfulness ② disobedience ③ whim

③ やかましい • ① noisy, boisterous ② strict, faultfinding, carping, fussy

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

③ 尻【しり】 • ① buttocks, behind, rump, bottom ② undersurface, bottom ③ last place, end ④ consequence

③ 親戚【しんせき】 • relative

③ 羨ましい【うらやましい】 • ① envious (feeling, etc.), jealous ② enviable (position, etc.)

③ 鼠【ねずみ】 • ① mouse, rat ② dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour)

③ わざと • on purpose

③ すぐ • ① immediately, at once, directly ② soon, before long, shortly ③ easily, without difficulty ④ right (near), nearby, just (handy)

③ 掴む【つかむ】 • to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on

③ 梯子【はしご】 • ① ladder ② stairs ③ going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

③ うさぎ • rabbit, hare, cony

③ 紐【ひも】 • ① string, cord ② man who is financially dependent on a woman (such as a gigolo or, in the case of a prostitute, a pimp), pimp

③ 籠【かご】 • basket, cage

② うんざり • tedious, boring, being fed up with

② 出入り【でいり】 • in and out, coming and going, free association, income and expenditure, debits and credit

② 水分【すいぶん】 • moisture

② 前【ぜん】 • ① the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"), previous, one-time, former ② (before the name of an era) pre- (e.g. "premodern") ③ before, earlier

② 中間【ちゅうかん】 • middle, midway, interim

② 中年【ちゅうねん】 • middle-age, middle age, midlife, one's middle years

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

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

② 家屋【かおく】 • house, building

② 学力【がくりょく】 • scholarship, knowledge, literary ability

② 元日【がんじつ】 • New Year's Day

② 死体【したい】 • dead body, corpse, cadaver

② 写る【うつる】 • to be photographed, to be projected

② 手前【てまえ】 • ① before, this side ② one's standpoint, one's appearance ③ we ④ you

② 真っ先【まっさき】 • the head, the foremost, beginning

② 真空【しんくう】 • vacuum, hollow, empty

② 生意気【なまいき】 • impertinent, saucy, cheeky, conceit, audacious, brazen

② 早口【はやくち】 • fast-talking, rapid talking

② 大工【だいく】 • carpenter

② 題名【だいめい】 • title

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

② 転がす【ころがす】 • to roll

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

② 名字【みょうじ】 • surname, family name

② ひっくり返る【ひっくりかえる】 • to be overturned, to be upset, to topple over, to be reversed

② 温室【おんしつ】 • greenhouse, hothouse, conservatory, glasshouse

② 貝【かい】 • shell, shellfish

② 活力【かつりょく】 • vitality, energy

② 教わる【おそわる】 • to be taught

② 苦情【くじょう】 • complaint, troubles, objection, grievance

② 空想【くうそう】 • daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision

② 原始【げんし】 • origin, primeval

② 原料【げんりょう】 • raw materials

② 語学【ごがく】 • language study

② 口実【こうじつ】 • excuse, pretext

② 混合【こんごう】 • ① mixing, mixture, meld ② miscegenation

② 四角い【しかくい】 • square, rectangular

② 四季【しき】 • four seasons

② 始終【しじゅう】 • continuously, from beginning to end, from first to last

② 留まる【とまる】 • 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 寺院【じいん】 • temple

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

② 時速【じそく】 • speed (per hour)

② 実習【じっしゅう】 • practice, practise, training (esp. practical and hands-on), drill

② 出勤【しゅっきん】 • going to work, at work

② 消防【しょうぼう】 • fire fighting, fire department

② 神様【かみさま】 • God

② 親類【しんるい】 • relation, kin

② 進路【しんろ】 • ① route, course ② career, university choices, course (of future life)

② 水面【すいめん】 • water's surface

② 水曜【すいよう】 • Wednesday

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

② 全集【ぜんしゅう】 • complete works

② 想【そう】 • ① conception, idea, thought ② samjna (perception)

② 対立【たいりつ】 • confrontation, opposition, antagonism

② 退院【たいいん】 • leaving hospital, discharge from hospital

② 断定【だんてい】 • conclusion, decision

② 長短【ちょうたん】 • ① length ② long and short, advantages and disadvantages, pluses and minuses, strong and weak points, merits and demerits

② 直線【ちょくせん】 • straight line

② 通行【つうこう】 • passage, passing

② 的確【てきかく】 • precise, accurate

② 点数【てんすう】 • marks, points, score, runs, number of items, credits

② 伝記【でんき】 • biography, life story

② 表紙【ひょうし】 • front cover, binding

② 物語る【ものがたる】 • to tell, to indicate

② 有無【うむ】 • ① existence or nonexistence, presence or absence ② consent or refusal, yes or no ③ flag indicator, presence or absence marker

② 加熱【かねつ】 • heating

② 課する【かする】 • to levy, to charge, to assess, to impose, to assign

② 解く【ほどく】 • to unfasten, to untie, to unwrap (e.g. parcel)

② 解答【かいとう】 • answer, solution

② 各自【かくじ】 • individual, each

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

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

② 県庁【けんちょう】 • prefectural office

② 険しい【けわしい】 • ① precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable, steep ② grim, severe, stern

② 原産【げんさん】 • place of origin, habitat

② 工芸【こうげい】 • industrial arts

② 更ける【ふける】 • to get late, to advance, to wear on

② 肯定【こうてい】 • positive, affirmation

② 荒い【あらい】 • rough, rude, wild

② 鉱物【こうぶつ】 • mineral

② 在学【ざいがく】 • (enrolled) in school

② 産地【さんち】 • producing area

② 刺さる【ささる】 • to stick, to be stuck

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

② 社説【しゃせつ】 • editorial, leading article

② 車輪【しゃりん】 • (car) wheel

② 祝日【しゅくじつ】 • national holiday

② 順々【じゅんじゅん】 • in order, in turn

② 照る【てる】 • to shine

② 延びる【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

② 真似る【まねる】 • to mimic, to imitate

② 姓【せい】 • ① surname, family name ② hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

② 性別【せいべつ】 • distinction by sex, sex, gender

② 清掃【せいそう】 • cleaning

② 接続【せつぞく】 • ① connection, attachment, union, join, joint, link ② changing trains ③ conjunction

② 先程【さきほど】 • some time ago

② 泉【いずみ】 • spring, fountain

② 祖先【そせん】 • ancestor

② 相違【そうい】 • difference, discrepancy, variation

② 束【たば】 • bundle, bunch, sheaf

② 測量【そくりょう】 • measurement, surveying

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

② 対照【たいしょう】 • contrast, antithesis, comparison

② 担ぐ【かつぐ】 • ① to shoulder, to carry on one's shoulder ② to take (someone) for a ride, to deceive, to take in

② 頂点【ちょうてん】 • top, summit

② 当初【とうしょ】 • at first

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

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

② 枚数【まいすう】 • ① the number of flat things ② win-loss difference which influences the ranking of sumo wrestlers

② 延ばす【のばす】 • to postpone

② お辞儀【おじぎ】 • bow, bowing

② 宴会【えんかい】 • party, banquet

② 恩恵【おんけい】 • grace, favor, favour, blessing, benefit

② 隔てる【へだてる】 • to be shut out, to separate, to isolate

② 学級【がっきゅう】 • (school) class

② 器具【きぐ】 • utensil, apparatus, implement, device, gadget

② 休養【きゅうよう】 • rest, break, recreation

② 恐縮【きょうしゅく】 • shame, very kind of you, sorry to trouble

② 驚かす【おどろかす】 • to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir

② 愚か【おろか】 • foolish, stupid

② あくび • yawn, yawning (and stretching)

② 娯楽【ごらく】 • pleasure, amusement

② 後輩【こうはい】 • junior (at work or school)

② 御覧【ごらん】 • ① (after the -te form of a verb) (please) try to ② (please) look ③ seeing, looking, watching

② 碁【ご】 • Go (board game of capturing territory)

② 公衆【こうしゅう】 • the public, general public

② 恨む【うらむ】 • ① to resent, to curse, to feel bitter, to blame, to bear a grudge ② to regret

② 砕く【くだく】 • to break, to smash

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

② 酸性【さんせい】 • ① acidity ② acidic

② 氏名【しめい】 • full name, identity

② 煮る【にる】 • to boil, to cook

② 寿命【じゅみょう】 • life span

② 縮める【ちぢめる】 • to shorten, to reduce, to boil down, to shrink

② 循環【じゅんかん】 • circulation, rotation, cycle

② 巡査【じゅんさ】 • police, policeman

② 順序【じゅんじょ】 • order, sequence, procedure

② 将棋【しょうぎ】 • shogi, Japanese chess, xianqi

② 小遣い【こづかい】 • pocket money, spending money, pin money, allowance

② 上級【じょうきゅう】 • advanced level, high grade, senior

② 飾り【かざり】 • decoration

② 振り【ふり】 • ① pretence (pretense), show ② appearance, behaviour ③ swing, swinging ④ lacking a reservation or introduction (at a restaurant, etc.) ⑤ unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment

② 垂直【すいちょく】 • vertical, perpendicular

② 盛り【さかり】 • ① peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season), height (e.g. of summer) ② prime (of one's life), one's best days ③ rutting, being in heat

② 西暦【せいれき】 • Christian Era, CE, anno domini, AD

② 節【ふし】 • ① joint, knuckle ② tune, melody ③ knot (in wood), node in a bamboo stem ④ part, notable characteristic

② 創作【そうさく】 • production, literary creation, work

② 爽やか【さわやか】 • fresh, refreshing, invigorating, clear, fluent, eloquent

② 葬式【そうしき】 • funeral

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

② 淡水【たんすい】 • fresh water

② 地盤【じばん】 • stronghold, base, (the) ground

② 彫る【ほる】 • ① to carve, to engrave, to sculpt, to chisel ② to tattoo

② 彫刻【ちょうこく】 • carving, engraving, sculpture

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

② 鉄砲【てっぽう】 • ① gun ② wooden pole that sumo wrestlers strike in practice (practise)

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

② 兵隊【へいたい】 • soldier, sailor

② おしゃれ • ① smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious ② someone smartly dressed ③ to dress up, to be fashionable

② 汲む【くむ】 • ① to draw (water), to ladle, to dip, to scoop, to pump ② to have a drink together ③ to consider, to sympathize with, to sympathise with

② 繋げる【つなげる】 • to tie, to fasten, to connect, to transfer (phone call)

② みっともない • shameful, indecent

② 縞【しま】 • stripe, bar, streak

② 塵【ちり】 • dust, dirt

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

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

② 纏まる【まとまる】 • to be collected, to be settled, to be in order

① きちっと • exactly, perfectly

① きっちり • ① punctually, on the dot, precisely ② closely, tightly, (fits) like a glove ③ without fail

① きっぱり • clearly, plainly, decisively, distinctly, flatly

① くっきり • distinctly, clearly, boldly

① ぶらぶら • dangle heavily, swing, sway to and fro, aimlessly, idly, lazily, loiter, loaf, stroll idly

① 苦しめる【くるしめる】 • to torment, to harass, to inflict pain

① 私鉄【してつ】 • private railway

① 助【じょ】 • help, rescue, assistant

① 投書【とうしょ】 • letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution

① 家宅【かたく】 • domicile, premises

① 固体【こたい】 • solid (body), solid matter, solid-state

① 造船【ぞうせん】 • shipbuilding

① 明白【めいはく】 • obvious, clear, plain, evident, apparent, explicit, overt

① 熟【つくづく】 • completely, really, thoroughly, deeply, severely, intently

① 忠実【ちゅうじつ】 • ① faithful, loyal, devoted ② hardworking, painstaking, diligent ③ healthy, fit

① 案じる【あんじる】 • to be anxious, to ponder

① 尉【じょう】 • jailer, gaoler, old man, rank, company officer

① 異動【いどう】 • change

① 異論【いろん】 • different opinion, objection

① 衣料【いりょう】 • clothing

① 育ち【そだち】 • breeding, growth

① 一括【いっかつ】 • all together, batch, one lump, one bundle, summing up

① 一変【いっぺん】 • complete change, about-face

① 一律【いちりつ】 • evenness, uniformity, monotony, equality

① 運搬【うんぱん】 • transport, carriage

① 縁側【えんがわ】 • veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor

① 鉛【なまり】 • lead (the metal)

① 臆病【おくびょう】 • cowardice, timidity

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

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

① 家計【かけい】 • household economy, family finances

① 家出【いえで】 • running away from home, leaving home

① 家畜【かちく】 • domestic animals, livestock, cattle

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

① 花粉【かふん】 • pollen

① 過疎【かそ】 • depopulation

① 外方【そっぽ】 • look (or turn) the other way

① 外来【がいらい】 • ① external origin, imported ② outpatient

① 学歴【がくれき】 • academic background

① 楽観【らっかん】 • optimism

① 滑らか【なめらか】 • smoothness, glassiness

① 叶う【かなう】 • to come true (wish)

① 勘弁【かんべん】 • pardon, forgiveness, forbearance

① 干渉【かんしょう】 • interference, intervention

① 慣行【かんこう】 • customary practice, customary practise, habit, traditional event

① 慣習【かんしゅう】 • usual (historical) custom

① 換算【かんさん】 • conversion (e.g. yen to dollars), change, exchange, translation (numerical)

① 簡潔【かんけつ】 • brevity, conciseness, simplicity

① 簡素【かんそ】 • simplicity, plain

① 緩む【ゆるむ】 • to become loose, to slacken

① 緩める【ゆるめる】 • to loosen, to slow down

① 緩やか【ゆるやか】 • ① loose, slack ② gentle, easy, slow ③ lenient, liberal, lax

① 頑固【がんこ】 • stubbornness, obstinacy

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

① 喜劇【きげき】 • comedy, funny show

① 器官【きかん】 • organ (of body), instrument

① 期日【きじつ】 • fixed date, settlement date

① 汽船【きせん】 • steamship, steamboat, steamer

① 規約【きやく】 • agreement, rules, code, protocol, convention

① 戯曲【ぎきょく】 • play, drama

① 議決【ぎけつ】 • resolution, decision, vote

① 久しい【ひさしい】 • long, long-continued, old (story)

① 休める【やすめる】 • to rest, to suspend, to give relief

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

① 窮屈【きゅうくつ】 • narrow, tight, stiff, rigid, uneasy, formal, constrained

① 給仕【きゅうじ】 • office boy (girl), page, waiter

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

① 拒絶【きょぜつ】 • refusal, rejection

① 許容【きょよう】 • permission, pardon

① 強行【きょうこう】 • ① forcing, enforcement ② forced, enforced

① 教訓【きょうくん】 • lesson, precept, moral instruction

① 教職【きょうしょく】 • teaching certificate, the teaching profession

① 脅す【おどす】 • to threaten, to menace

① 脅迫【きょうはく】 • threat, menace, coercion, terrorism

① 郷土【きょうど】 • native place, birth-place, one's old home

① 均衡【きんこう】 • equilibrium, balance

① 軍艦【ぐんかん】 • warship, battleship

① 計器【けいき】 • meter, gauge

① 激励【げきれい】 • encouragement

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

① 血管【けっかん】 • blood vessel

① 健在【けんざい】 • in good health, well, going strong

① 軒並【のきなみ】 • ① row of houses, every door ② totally, altogether, across the board

① 元来【がんらい】 • originally, primarily, essentially, logically, naturally

① 原点【げんてん】 • origin (coordinates), starting point

① 原文【げんぶん】 • the text, original

① 言論【げんろん】 • (one's) speech, expression of views, discussion

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

① 孤独【こどく】 • isolation, loneliness, solitude

① 孤立【こりつ】 • isolation, helplessness

① 公団【こうだん】 • public corporation

① 好ましい【このましい】 • nice, likeable, desirable

① 好評【こうひょう】 • popularity, favorable reputation, favourable reputation

① 巧み【たくみ】 • skill, cleverness

① 巧妙【こうみょう】 • ingenious, skillful, clever, deft

① 皇居【こうきょ】 • Imperial Palace

① 荒廃【こうはい】 • ruin, destruction, devastation, waste, decay

① 行進【こうしん】 • march, parade

① 講習【こうしゅう】 • short course, training

① 購買【こうばい】 • purchase, buy

① 降水【こうすい】 • rainfall, precipitation

① 高騰【こうとう】 • sudden price jump, steep price rise

① 合間【あいま】 • interval

① 根底【こんてい】 • root, basis, foundation

① 混同【こんどう】 • confusion, mixing, merger

① 差異【さい】 • difference, disparity

① 催す【もよおす】 • ① to hold (a meeting), to give (a dinner), to show signs of ② to feel (sensation, emotion, etc.)

① 再会【さいかい】 • another meeting, meeting again, reunion

① 再発【さいはつ】 • return, relapse, reoccurrence

① 採掘【さいくつ】 • mining

① 採算【さいさん】 • profit

① 雑談【ざつだん】 • chatting, idle talk

① 山岳【さんがく】 • mountains

① 桟橋【さんばし】 • wharf, bridge, jetty, pier

① 産出【さんしゅつ】 • yield, produce

① 残高【ざんだか】 • (bank) balance, remainder

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

① 使命【しめい】 • mission, errand, message

① 始発【しはつ】 • first train

① 始末【しまつ】 • ① management, dealing, settlement ② cleaning up, getting rid of ③ end result (usu. bad)

① 志す【こころざす】 • to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)

① 志望【しぼう】 • wish, desire, ambition

① 指令【しれい】 • orders, instructions, directive, command

① 氏【うじ】 • family name, lineage, birth

① 視覚【しかく】 • sense of sight, vision

① 雌【めす】 • female (animal)

① 自在【じざい】 • freely, at will

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

① 失脚【しっきゃく】 • losing one's standing, being overthrown, falling

① 斜面【しゃめん】 • slope, slanting surface, bevel

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

① 弱る【よわる】 • to weaken, to be troubled, to be downcast, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed, to impair

① 主観【しゅかん】 • ① subjectivity, subject, ego ② one's personal opinion, one's own idea

① 取り巻く【とりまく】 • to surround, to circle, to enclose

① 取り除く【とりのぞく】 • to remove, to deinstall, to take away, to set apart

① 取り調べる【とりしらべる】 • to investigate, to examine

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

① 手掛ける【てがける】 • to handle, to manage, to work with, to rear, to look after, to have experience with

① 手近【てぢか】 • near, handy, within reach, familiar

① 手軽【てがる】 • easy, simple, informal, offhand, cheap

① 手配【てはい】 • arrangement, search (by police)

① 狩り【かり】 • hunting

① 首脳【しゅのう】 • head, brains, leading spirit

① 受け継ぐ【うけつぐ】 • to inherit, to succeed, to take over

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

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

① 樹木【じゅもく】 • trees and shrubs, arbour, arbor

① 就業【しゅうぎょう】 • employment, starting work

① 終日【しゅうじつ】 • all day, for a whole day

① 集計【しゅうけい】 • totalization, totalisation, aggregation, tally (e.g. votes)

① 出血【しゅっけつ】 • bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage

① 出世【しゅっせ】 • promotion, successful career, eminence

① 出品【しゅっぴん】 • exhibit, display

① 所在【しょざい】 • whereabouts

① 所持【しょじ】 • possession, owning

① 渚【なぎさ】 • water's edge, beach, shore

① 書評【しょひょう】 • book review

① 女史【じょし】 • ① Ms (nuance of status), Miss, Madame ② highbrow (woman), cerebral

① 除外【じょがい】 • exception, exclusion

① 召す【めす】 • ① to call, to invite, to send for, to summon ② to eat, to drink ③ to put on, to wear ④ to ride ⑤ to catch (a cold), to take (a bath), to tickle (one's fancy), to put on (years), to commit (seppuku) ⑥ to do

① 奨励【しょうれい】 • encouragement, promotion, message, address, inducement, incitement, stimulation

① 尚更【なおさら】 • all the more, still less

① 承諾【しょうだく】 • consent, acquiescence, agreement

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

① 丈【たけ】 • height, stature, length, measure, all (one has)

① 情熱【じょうねつ】 • passion, enthusiasm, zeal

① 織る【おる】 • to weave

① 色彩【しきさい】 • colour, color, hue, tints

① 信者【しんじゃ】 • believer, adherent, devotee

① 信任【しんにん】 • trust, confidence, credence

① 心細い【こころぼそい】 • helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening

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

① 新興【しんこう】 • rising, developing, emergent

① 新築【しんちく】 • new building, new construction

① 申し出る【もうしでる】 • to report to, to tell, to suggest, to submit, to request, to make an offer, to come forward with information

① 真下【ました】 • right under, directly below

① 真相【しんそう】 • truth, real situation