A vocabulary list taken from the awesome JLPT archive at www.tanos.co.uk.
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| Stroke Order | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| あいかわらず | as ever; as usual; the same | |
| アイデア ／ アイディア | idea | |
| あいまい | vague; ambiguous | |
| 遭う | to meet; to encounter (undesirable nuance) | |
| 扇ぐ | to fan; to flap | |
| 青白い | pale; pallid | |
| あかんぼう | baby | |
| 明き | room; time to spare; emptiness | |
| あきれる | to be amazed; to be shocked | |
| アクセント | accent | |
| あくび | yawn | |
| 飽くまで | to the end; to the last; stubbornly | |
| 明け方 | dawn | |
| 揚げる | to lift; to fry | |
| 挙げる | to raise; to fly | |
| あげる (=やる) | to do for | |
| 憧れる | to long for; to yearn after; to admire | |
| 足跡 | footprints | |
| 味わう | to taste; to savor; to relish | |
| 預かる | to keep in custody; to receive on deposit; to take charge of | |
| 暖まる | to warm up; to get warm | |
| 暖める | to warm; to heat | |
| あたりまえ | usual; common; ordinary | |
| あひら | ||
| あちらこちら | here and there | |
| 厚かましい | impudent; shameless; brazen | |
| 圧縮 | compression; condensation; pressure | |
| 宛名 | address; direction | |
| あてはまる | to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill | |
| あてはめる | to apply; to adapt | |
| 暴れる | to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous | |
| 脂 | fat; tallow; lard | |
| あぶる | to scorch | |
| あふれる | to flood; to overflow; to brim over | |
| 雨戸 | sliding storm door | |
| 甘やかす | to pamper; to spoil | |
| 余る | to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many | |
| 編物 | knitting; web | |
| 編む | to knit | |
| 危うい | dangerous; critical; grave | |
| 怪しい | suspicious; dubious; doubtful | |
| 荒い | rough; rude; wild | |
| 粗い | coarse; rough | |
| あらすじ | outline; summary | |
| 争う | to dispute; to argue; to be at variance; to compete | |
| 改めて | another time; again; over again; anew; formally | |
| 改める | to change; to alter; to reform; to revise | |
| 著す | to write; to publish | |
| 有難い | grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude | |
| 在る | to live; to be | |
| あれこれ | one thing or another; this and that; this or that | |
| あわただしい | busy; hurried; confused; flurried | |
| あわてる | to become confused | |
| 安易 | easy-going | |
| 案外 | unexpectedly | |
| アンテナ | antenna | |
| 言い出す | to start talking; to speak; to tell; to propose; to suggest; to break the ice | |
| 言い付ける | to tell; to tell on (someone); to order | |
| 意義 | meaning; significance | |
| 生き生き | vividly; lively | |
| いきなり | (uk) abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning | |
| 育児 | childcare; nursing; upbringing | |
| 幾分 | somewhat | |
| 生け花 | (1) flower arrangement | |
| 以後 | after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter | |
| 以降 | on and after; hereafter; thereafter | |
| イコール | equal | |
| 勇ましい | brave; valiant; gallant; courageous | |
| 衣食住 | necessities of life (food; clothing; etc.) | |
| 意地悪 | malicious; ill-tempered; unkind | |
| いちいち | one by one; separately | |
| 一応 | once; tentatively; in outline; for the time being | |
| 一段と | greater; more; further; still more | |
| 一流 | first class; top grade; foremost; top-notch | |
| 佚 | be lost; peace; hide; mistake; beautiful; in turn | |
| 一昨日 | day before yesterday | |
| 一昨年 | year before last | |
| 一斉 | simultaneous; all at once | |
| 一旦 | once; for a moment; one morning; temporarily | |
| 一定 | fixed; settled; definite | |
| いっていらっしゃい | ||
| いってらっしゃい | ||
| いってまいります | ||
| いつのまにか | before one knows; unnoticed; unawares | |
| 移転 | moving; transfer; demise | |
| 井戸 | water well | |
| 緯度 | latitude (nav.) | |
| 従姉妹 | cousin (female) | |
| 威張る | to be proud; to swagger | |
| 嫌がる | to hate; to dislike | |
| いよいよ | more and more; all the more; increasingly; at last; beyond doubt | |
| 煎る | to parch; to fry | |
| 炒る | ||
| 入れ物 | container; case; receptacle | |
| インキ | ink | |
| インタビュー | interview | |
| 引力 | gravity | |
| ウーマン | woman | |
| ウール | wool | |
| ウエートレス | waitress | |
| 植木 | garden shrubs; trees; potted plant | |
| 飢える | to starve | |
| 浮ぶ | to float; to rise to surface; to come to mind | |
| 浮かべる | to float; to express; to look (sad; glad) | |
| 浮く | to float; to become merry; to become loose | |
| 承る | (hum) to hear; to be told; to know | |
| 受取 | receipt | |
| 受け持つ | to take (be in) charge of | |
| 薄暗い | dim; gloomy | |
| 薄める | to dilute; to water down | |
| 打合せ | business meeting; previous arrangement; appointment | |
| 打ち消す | to deny; to negate; to contradict | |
| 討つ | to attack; to avenge | |
| うっかり | carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently | |
| 映す | to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow) | |
| 写る | to be photographed; to be projected | |
| 映る | to be reflected; to harmonize with; to come out (photo) | |
| うどん | noodles (Japanese) | |
| 有無 | yes or no; existence; flag indicator (comp); presence or absence marker | |
| 埋める | to bury; to fill up; to fill (a seat; a vacant position) | |
| 敬う | to show respect; to honour | |
| 裏返す | to turn inside out; to turn (something) over | |
| 裏口 | backdoor; rear entrance | |
| 占う | to forecast; to predict | |
| 恨み | resentment | |
| 恨む | to curse; to feel bitter | |
| 羨ましい | envious; enviable | |
| 羨む | to envy | |
| 売上 | amount sold; proceeds | |
| 売り切れ | sold-out | |
| 売り切れる | to be sold out | |
| 売行き | sales | |
| うろうろ | loiteringly; aimless wandering | |
| 運河 | canal; waterway | |
| うんと | a great deal; very much | |
| 英文 | sentence in English | |
| 英和 | English-Japanese (e.g. dictionary) | |
| ええと | let me see; well; er.... | |
| 液体 | liquid; fluid | |
| エチケット | etiquette | |
| 絵の具 | colors; paints | |
| エプロン | apron | |
| 偉い | great; celebrated; eminent; terrible; awful; famous; remarkable; excellent | |
| 宴会 | party; banquet | |
| 園芸 | horticulture; gardening | |
| 演劇 | play (theatrical) | |
| 円周 | circumference | |
| 遠足 | trip; hike; picnic | |
| 延長 | extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening | |
| 煙突 | chimney | |
| 追い掛ける | to chase or run after someone; to run down; to pursue | |
| 追い越す | to pass (e.g. car); to outdistance; to outstrip | |
| オイル | oil; engine oil; kerosene | |
| 応援 | aid; assistance; help; reinforcement | |
| 王女 | princess | |
| 応ずる | to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept | |
| 応接 | reception | |
| 応対 | receiving; dealing with | |
| 往復 | (col) round trip; coming and going; return ticket | |
| 欧米 | Europe and America; the West | |
| 応用 | application; put to practical use | |
| オーケストラ | orchestra | |
| おおざっぱ | rough (not precise); broad; sketchy | |
| 大通り | main street | |
| オートメーション | automation | |
| オーバーコート | ||
| 大凡 | about; roughly; as a rule; approximately | |
| お帰り | return; welcome | |
| おかけください | ||
| おかげさまで | Thanks to god; thanks to you | |
| おかず | side dish; accompaniment for rice dishes | |
| 拝む | to worship; to beg; to make a supplication | |
| お代わり | second helping; another cup | |
| 補う | to compensate for | |
| おきのどくに | ||
| 屋外 | outdoors | |
| おくさん | (hon) wife; your wife; madam | |
| 送り仮名 | part of word written in kana | |
| おげんきで | ||
| 怠る | to neglect; to be off guard; to be feeling better | |
| 押える | to stop; to restrain; to seize; to repress; to suppress; to press down | |
| おさきに | before; ahead; previously | |
| 納める | to obtain; to reap; to pay; to supply; to accept | |
| 治める | (1) to govern; to manage; (2) to subdue | |
| 惜しい | regrettable; disappointing; precious | |
| 御辞儀 | bow | |
| 伯父さん | middle-aged gentleman; uncle | |
| 小父さん | middle-aged gentleman; uncle | |
| 叔父さん | middle-aged gentleman; uncle | |
| おしゃれ | smartly dressed; someone smartly dressed; fashion-conscious | |
| おじゃまします | Excuse me for disturbing you | |
| 教わる | to be taught | |
| おだいじに | Take care of yourself | |
| 落着く | to calm down; to settle down | |
| 御手洗 | font of purifying water placed at entrance of shrine | |
| お出掛け | ||
| お手伝いさん | maid | |
| おどかす | to threaten; to coerce | |
| 落し物 | lost property | |
| おととい | day before yesterday | |
| おととし | year before last | |
| おとなしい | obedient; docile; quiet | |
| 驚かす | to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir | |
| おねがいします | please | |
| 各々 | each; every; either; respectively; severally | |
| 伯母さん | (hon) aunt | |
| 叔母さん | (1) aunt; (2) middle-aged lady | |
| おはよう | (abbr) Good morning | |
| お参り | worship; shrine visit | |
| おまたせしました | Sorry to have kept you waiting | |
| おまちください | Please wait a moment | |
| おまちどおさま | Sorry to have kept you waiting | |
| おめでたい | happy event; matter for congratulation; auspicious event; pregnancy | |
| 思い掛けない | unexpected; casual | |
| 思い込む | to be under impression that; to be convinced that | |
| 思いっ切り | ||
| 思い付く | to think of; to hit upon | |
| 重たい | heavy; massive; serious | |
| おやすみ | (1) holiday; absence; rest; (2) (exp) Good night | |
| おやつ | (1) between meal snack; afternoon refreshment | |
| 親指 | thumb | |
| オルガン | organ | |
| 卸す | to sell wholesale; grated (vegetables) | |
| 恩恵 | grace; favor; blessing; benefit | |
| 温室 | greenhouse | |
| 温泉 | spa; hot spring; onsen | |
| 温帯 | temperate zone | |
| 御中 | and Company; Messrs. | |
| 女の人 | woman | |
| 蚊 | mosquito | |
| カーブ | (1) curve; (2) curve ball (baseball) | |
| 貝 | shell; shellfish | |
| 開会 | opening of a meeting | |
| 会館 | meeting hall; assembly hall | |
| 改札 | examination of tickets | |
| 解散 | breakup; dissolution | |
| 海水浴 | sea bathing; seawater bath | |
| 回数 | number of times; frequency | |
| 回数券 | book of tickets | |
| 改正 | revision; amendment; alteration | |
| 快晴 | good weather | |
| 解説 | explanation; commentary | |
| 改造 | (1) remodeling; (2) modding (comp) | |
| 開通 | opening; open | |
| 回転 | rotation; revolution; turning | |
| 解答 | answer; solution | |
| 回答 | reply; answer | |
| 外部 | the outside; external | |
| 解放 | release; liberation; emancipation | |
| 開放 | open; throw open; liberalization | |
| 海洋 | ocean | |
| 概論 | intro; outline; general remarks | |
| 帰す | to send back | |
| 却って | on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead | |
| 代える | to exchange; to interchange; to substitute; to replace | |
| 反る | to warp; to be warped; to curve | |
| 家屋 | house; building | |
| 係わる | to concern oneself in; to have to do with; to affect; to influence; to stick to (opinions) | |
| 書留 | writing down; putting on record; recording; making a note of; registration (of mail) | |
| 書取 | dictation | |
| 垣根 | hedge | |
| 掻く | to scratch; to perspire | |
| 嗅ぐ | to sniff; to smell | |
| 架空 | aerial; overhead; fiction; fanciful | |
| 各自 | individual; each | |
| 拡充 | expansion | |
| 学術 | science; learning; scholarship | |
| 各地 | every place; various places | |
| 拡張 | expansion; extension; enlargement; escape (ESC) | |
| 角度 | angle | |
| 学年 | year in school; grade in school | |
| 学部 | department of a university; undergraduate | |
| 格別 | exceptional | |
| 確率 | probability | |
| 学力 | scholarship; knowledge; literary ability | |
| 掛け算 | multiplication | |
| 可決 | approval; adoption (e.g. motion; bill); passage | |
| 火口 | a burner; origin of a fire | |
| 下降 | downward; descent; fall; drop; subsidence | |
| 重なる | to be piled up; lie on top of one another; overlap each other | |
| 重ねる | to pile up; to put something on another; to heap up; to add; to repeat | |
| 飾り | decoration | |
| 火山 | volcano | |
| かしこまりました | certainly! | |
| 貸し出し | lending; loaning | |
| 過失 | error; blunder; accident | |
| 果実 | fruit; nut; berry. | |
| 貸間 | room to let | |
| 貸家 | house for rent | |
| 個所 | passage; place; point; part | |
| 過剰 | excess; over- | |
| かじる | to chew; to bite (at); to gnaw; to nibble | |
| 課税 | taxation | |
| 下線 | underline; underscore | |
| カセット | cassette (tape) | |
| 加速 | acceleration | |
| 加速度 | acceleration | |
| 固い | stubborn; firm (not viscous or easily moved) | |
| 堅い | hard (esp. wood); steadfast; honorable; stuffy writing | |
| 片仮名 | katakana | |
| 片付く | to put in order; to dispose of; to solve | |
| 塊 | lump; mass; clod; cluster | |
| 固まる | to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain | |
| 片道 | one-way (trip) | |
| 傾く | to incline toward; to slant; to lurch | |
| 片寄る | to be one-sided; to incline; to be partial | |
| 学科 | study subject; course of study | |
| 学会 | scientific society; academic meeting | |
| 楽器 | musical instrument | |
| 学級 | grade in school | |
| 担ぐ | to shoulder; to carry on shoulder | |
| 括弧 | parenthesis; brackets | |
| 活字 | printing type | |
| 活躍 | activity | |
| 活力 | vitality; energy | |
| 仮定 | assumption; supposition; hypothesis | |
| 過程 | process | |
| 課程 | course; curriculum | |
| 仮名 | (n) alias; pseudonym; pen name | |
| 仮名遣い | kana orthography; syllabary spelling | |
| 鐘 | bell; chime | |
| 加熱 | heating | |
| 兼ねる | to hold (position); to serve; to be unable | |
| カバー | cover (ex. book) | |
| 過半数 | majority | |
| 被せる | to cover (with something) | |
| 釜 | iron pot; kettle | |
| 紙屑 | wastepaper | |
| 神様 | god | |
| 剃刀 | razor | |
| ガム | chewing gum | |
| 貨物 | cargo; freight | |
| かゆい | itchy; itching | |
| 歌謡 | song; ballad | |
| 殻 | shell; husk; hull; chaff | |
| カラー | collar; color; colour | |
| からかう | to ridicule; to tease; to banter with; to make fun of | |
| 空っぽ | empty; vacant; hollow | |
| かるた | (n) playing cards (pt: carta) | |
| 枯れる | to wither; to die (plant); to be blasted (plant) | |
| カロリー | calorie | |
| かわいがる | to love; to be affectionate | |
| 乾かす | to dry (clothes; etc.); to desiccate | |
| 渇く | to be thirsty | |
| 為替 | money order; exchange | |
| 瓦 | roof tile | |
| 代る | (v5r; vi) to take the place of; to relieve; to be substituted for | |
| 間隔 | space; interval; SPC | |
| 換気 | ventilation | |
| 感激 | deep emotion; impression; inspiration | |
| 関西 | ||
| 鑑賞 | appreciation | |
| 感ずる | to feel; to sense | |
| 間接 | indirection; indirectness | |
| 乾燥 | dry; arid; insipid; dehydrated | |
| 感想 | impressions; thoughts | |
| 観測 | observation | |
| 寒帯 | frigid zone | |
| 官庁 | government office; authorities | |
| 勘違い | misunderstanding; wrong guess | |
| 缶詰 | packing (in cans); canning; canned goods; tin can | |
| 乾電池 | dry cell; battery | |
| 関東 | eastern half of Japan; including Tokyo | |
| 観念 | (1) idea; notion; conception; (2) sense (e.g. of duty) | |
| 乾杯 | toast (drink) | |
| 看板 | sign; signboard; doorplate; poster | |
| 看病 | nursing (a patient) | |
| 冠 | crown; diadem; first; best | |
| 漢和 | Chinese Character-Japanese (e.g. dictionary) | |
| 気圧 | atmospheric pressure | |
| 器械 | instrument | |
| 着替え | changing clothes; change of clothes | |
| 機関車 | locomotive; engine | |
| 飢饉 | famine | |
| 器具 | utensil | |
| 期限 | term; period | |
| 記号 | symbol; code | |
| 刻む | to mince; to carve; to engrave | |
| 儀式 | ceremony; rite; ritual; service | |
| 基準 | standard; basis; criteria; norm | |
| 規準 | standard; basis; criteria; norm | |
| 起床 | rising; getting out of bed | |
| 着せる | to put on clothes | |
| 基礎 | foundation; basis | |
| 気体 | vapour; gas | |
| 基地 | base | |
| きっかけ | chance; start; cue; excuse | |
| ぎっしり | tightly; fully | |
| 基盤 | foundation; basis | |
| 客席 | guest seating | |
| 客間 | parlor; guest room | |
| ギャング | gang | |
| キャンパス | campus | |
| 休業 | closed (e.g. store); business suspended; shutdown; holiday | |
| 休講 | lecture cancelled | |
| 休息 | rest; relief; relaxation | |
| 給与 | allowance; grant; supply | |
| 休養 | rest; break; recreation | |
| 清い | clear; pure; noble | |
| 強化 | strengthen; intensify; reinforce; solidify | |
| 境界 | boundary | |
| 行事 | event; function | |
| 恐縮 | shame; very kind of you; sorry to trouble | |
| 教養 | culture; education; refinement; cultivation | |
| 行列 | (1) line; procession; (2) matrix (math) | |
| 漁業 | fishing (industry) | |
| 曲線 | curve | |
| 規律 | order; rules; law | |
| 斬る | (v5r) to behead; to murder | |
| 気を付ける | to be careful; to pay attention; to take care | |
| 金魚 | goldfish | |
| 区域 | limits; boundary; domain; zone; sphere; territory | |
| 偶数 | even number | |
| 空想 | daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision | |
| 空中 | sky; air | |
| クーラー | cooler; air conditioner | |
| 釘 | nail | |
| 区切る | to punctuate; to cut off; to mark off; to stop; to put an end to | |
| 櫛 | comb | |
| くしゃみ | sneeze | |
| 苦情 | complaint; troubles; objection | |
| 苦心 | pain; trouble | |
| 屑 | waste; scrap | |
| 崩す | to destroy; to pull down; to make change (money) | |
| 薬指 | ring finger | |
| 崩れる | to collapse; to crumble | |
| 砕く | to break; to smash | |
| 砕ける | to break; to be broken | |
| くたびれる | to get tired; to wear out | |
| くだらない | good-for-nothing; stupid; trivial; worthless | |
| 下る | to get down; to descend | |
| 唇 | lips | |
| 口紅 | lipstick | |
| くっつく | to adhere to; to keep close to | |
| くっつける | to attach | |
| くどい | verbose; importunate; heavy (taste) | |
| 句読点 | punctuation marks | |
| 配る | to distribute; to deliver | |
| 工夫 | labourer; worker | |
| 区分 | division; section; classification | |
| 組合せ | combination | |
| 組み立てる | to assemble; to set up; to construct | |
| 汲む | (1) to draw (water); to dip; to scoop; to pump | |
| 酌む | to serve sake | |
| 悔しい | regrettable; mortifying; vexing | |
| 悔やむ | to mourn | |
| クリーニング | cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service | |
| くるむ | to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by; to wrap up | |
| くれぐれも | repeatedly; sincerely; earnestly | |
| 咥える | ||
| 郡 | country; district | |
| 稽古 | practice; training; study | |
| 敬語 | honorific; term of respect | |
| 蛍光灯 | fluorescent lamp; person who is slow to react | |
| 形式 | form; formality; format; math expression | |
| 継続 | continuation | |
| 毛糸 | knitting wool | |
| 経度 | longitude | |
| 系統 | system; family line; geological formation | |
| 芸能 | public entertainment; accomplishments; attainments | |
| 競馬 | horse racing | |
| 警備 | defense; guard; policing; security | |
| 形容詞 | true adjective | |
| 形容動詞 | adjectival noun; quasi-adjective | |
| 外科 | surgical department | |
| 毛皮 | fur; skin; pelt | |
| 激増 | sudden increase | |
| 下車 | alighting; getting off | |
| 下旬 | month (last third of) | |
| 下水 | drainage; sewage; ditch; gutter; sewerage | |
| 削る | to cut down little by little; to take a percentage | |
| 桁 | column; beam; digit | |
| 下駄 | geta (Japanese footwear); wooden clogs | |
| 血圧 | blood pressure | |
| 血液 | blood | |
| 月給 | monthly salary | |
| 傑作 | masterpiece; best work; boner; blunder | |
| 月末 | end of the month | |
| 気配 | indication; market trend; worry | |
| 下品 | vulgarity; meanness; indecency; coarseness | |
| 煙い | smoky | |
| 蹴る | to kick | |
| けれど ／ けれども | but; however | |
| 険しい | inaccessible place; sharp eyes | |
| 見学 | inspection; study by observation; field trip | |
| 謙虚 | modesty; humility | |
| 原稿 | manuscript; copy | |
| 原産 | place of origin; habitat | |
| 原始 | origin; primeval | |
| 研修 | training | |
| 厳重 | strict; rigour; severe; firm | |
| 謙遜 | humble; humility; modesty | |
| 県庁 | prefectural office | |
| 限度 | limit; bounds | |
| 現に | actually; really | |
| 顕微鏡 | microscope | |
| 原理 | principle; theory; fundamental truth | |
| 原料 | raw materials | |
| 碁 | Go (board game of capturing territory) | |
| 恋しい | (1) dear; beloved; darling; (2) yearned for | |
| 請う | to ask; to request | |
| 工員 | factory worker | |
| 強引 | overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed | |
| 公害 | public nuisance; pollution | |
| 高級 | high class; high grade | |
| 公共 | public; community; public service; society; communal | |
| 工芸 | industrial arts | |
| 孝行 | filial piety | |
| 交差 | cross | |
| 講師 | lecturer | |
| 工事 | construction work | |
| 公式 | formula; formality; official | |
| 口実 | excuse | |
| こうして | thus | |
| 校舎 | school building | |
| 公衆 | the public | |
| 香水 | perfume | |
| 公正 | justice; fairness; impartiality | |
| 功績 | achievements; merit; meritorious service; meritorious deed | |
| 光線 | beam; light ray | |
| 高層 | upper | |
| 構造 | structure; construction | |
| 交替 | alternation; change; relief; relay; shift | |
| 耕地 | arable land | |
| 交通機関 | transportation facilities | |
| 校庭 | campus | |
| 肯定 | positive; affirmation | |
| 高度 | altitude; height; advanced | |
| 高等 | high class; high grade | |
| 合同 | combination; incorporation; union; amalgamation | |
| 後輩 | junior (at work or school) | |
| 公表 | official announcement; proclamation | |
| 鉱物 | mineral | |
| 公務 | official business; public business | |
| 項目 | item | |
| 紅葉 | (1) (Japanese) maple | |
| 合理 | rational | |
| 交流 | alternating current; intercourse; (cultural) exchange; intermingling | |
| 合流 | confluence; union; linking up; merge | |
| 効力 | effect; efficacy; validity; potency | |
| 超える | to exceed; to cross over; to cross | |
| コース | course | |
| コーラス | chorus | |
| 焦がす | to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char | |
| 国王 | king | |
| 国籍 | nationality | |
| 国立 | national | |
| ごくろうさま | Thank you very much for your.... | |
| 焦げる | to burn; to be burned | |
| 凍える | to freeze; to be chilled; to be frozen | |
| 心当たり | having some knowledge of; happening to know | |
| 心得る | to be informed; to have thorough knowledge | |
| 腰掛け | seat; bench | |
| 腰掛ける | to sit (down) | |
| 五十音 | the Japanese syllabary | |
| 胡椒 | pepper | |
| こしらえる | to make; to manufacture | |
| 超す | to cross; to pass; to tide over | |
| 擦る | to rub; to chafe; to file; to frost (glass); to strike (match) | |
| ごぞんじですか | ||
| 個体 | an individual | |
| 御馳走 | feast; treating (someone) | |
| ごちそうさま | feast | |
| こちらこそ | it is I who should say so | |
| 小遣い | personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance | |
| コック | (1) cook (nl:); (2) tap; spigot; faucet; cock | |
| こっそり | stealthily; secretly | |
| 古典 | old book; classics; classic | |
| 琴 | Koto (Japanese harp) | |
| 言付ける | to send word; to send a message | |
| 言葉遣い | speech; expression; wording | |
| こないだ | the other day; lately; recently | |
| 御無沙汰 | not writing or contacting for a while | |
| こぼす | to spill | |
| こぼれる | to overflow; to spill | |
| 塵芥 | trash; rubbish | |
| ゴム | gum; rubber; eraser | |
| 御免 | your pardon; declining (something); dismissal; permission | |
| ごめんください | May I come in? | |
| 小指 | little finger | |
| こらえる | to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with | |
| 娯楽 | pleasure; amusement | |
| 御覧 | (hon) look; inspection; try | |
| コレクション | (1) collection; (2) correction | |
| 転がす | to roll | |
| 転がる | to roll; to tumble | |
| 紺 | navy blue; deep blue | |
| コンクール | contest (fr: concours) | |
| コンクリート | concrete | |
| 混合 | mixing; mixture | |
| コンセント | (1) consent; (2) concentric | |
| 献立 | menu; program; schedule | |
| こんばんは | good evening | |
| サークル | circle; sports club (i.e. at a company) | |
| 在学 | (enrolled) in school | |
| 再三 | again and again; repeatedly | |
| 祭日 | national holiday; festival day | |
| 催促 | request; demand; claim; urge (action); press for | |
| 採点 | marking; grading; looking over | |
| 災難 | calamity; misfortune | |
| 裁縫 | sewing | |
| 材木 | lumber; timber | |
| サイレン | siren | |
| 逆さ | reverse; inversion; upside down | |
| 逆様 | inversion; upside down | |
| 捜す | to search; to seek; to look for | |
| 遡る | to go back; to go upstream; to make retroactive | |
| 酒場 | bar; bar-room | |
| さきおととい | two days before yesterday | |
| 先程 | some time ago | |
| 裂く | to tear; to split | |
| 索引 | index; indices | |
| 作者 | author; authoress | |
| 削除 | elimination; cancellation; deletion; erasure | |
| 作成 | frame; draw up; make; producing | |
| 作製 | manufacture | |
| 探る | to search; to look for; to sound out | |
| 囁く | to whisper; to murmur | |
| 刺さる | to stick; to be stuck | |
| 匙 | spoon | |
| 座敷 | tatami room | |
| 差し支え | hindrance; impediment | |
| 差し引き | deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall | |
| 刺身 | sliced raw fish | |
| 刺す | to pierce; to stab; to prick; to thrust | |
| 挿す | to insert; to put in; to graft; to wear in belt | |
| 注す | to pour (drink); to serve (drinks) | |
| 射す | to shine; to strike | |
| 流石 | clever; adept; good; expectations; as one would expect | |
| 撮影 | photographing | |
| 雑音 | noise (jarring; grating) | |
| さっさと | quickly | |
| 早速 | at once; immediately; without delay; promptly | |
| 錆 | rust (colour) | |
| 錆びる | to rust; to become rusty | |
| 座布団 | cushion (Japanese) | |
| 冷ます | to cool; to dampen; to let cool | |
| 妨げる | to disturb; to prevent | |
| 冷める | to become cool; to wear off; to abate; to subside | |
| さようなら | good-bye | |
| 再来月 | month after next | |
| 再来週 | week after next | |
| 再来年 | year after next | |
| サラリーマン | salary man; company employee | |
| 騒がしい | noisy | |
| さわやか | fresh; refreshing; invigorating | |
| 三角 | triangle; triangular | |
| 算数 | arithmetic | |
| 酸性 | acidity | |
| 産地 | producing area | |
| サンプル | sample | |
| 山林 | mountain forest; mountains and forest | |
| 仕上がる | to be finished | |
| しあさって | two days after tomorrow | |
| シーズン | season (sporting) | |
| シーツ | sheet | |
| 寺院 | temple | |
| しいんと | silent (as the grave); (deathly) quiet | |
| 自衛 | self-defense | |
| 塩辛い | salty (taste) | |
| 司会 | chairmanship | |
| 四角 | square | |
| 四角い | square | |
| 時間割 | timetable; schedule | |
| 四季 | four seasons | |
| 敷地 | site | |
| 至急 | urgent; pressing | |
| 敷く | to spread out; to lay out | |
| 茂る | to grow thick; to luxuriate; to be luxurious | |
| 持参 | bringing; taking; carrying | |
| 磁石 | magnet | |
| 四捨五入 | rounding up (fractions) | |
| 始終 | continuously; from beginning to end | |
| 自習 | self-study | |
| 静まる | to quieten down; to calm down; to subside | |
| 姿勢 | attitude; posture | |
| 自然科学 | natural science | |
| 時速 | speed (per hour) | |
| 子孫 | descendants; posterity; offspring | |
| 死体 | corpse | |
| 下書き | rough copy; draft | |
| 下町 | Shitamachi; lower parts of town | |
| 自治 | self-government; autonomy | |
| 実感 | feelings (actual; true) | |
| 湿気 | moisture; humidity; dampness | |
| 湿気 | moisture; humidity; dampness | |
| しつこい | insistent; obstinate | |
| 実習 | practice; training | |
| 実績 | achievements; actual results | |
| 湿度 | level of humidity | |
| 執筆 | writing | |
| 実物 | real thing; original | |
| しっぽ | tail (animal) | |
| 実用 | practical use; utility | |
| 実力 | merit; efficiency; arms; force | |
| 実例 | example; illustration | |
| 失恋 | disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; be lovelorn | |
| 指定 | designation; specification; assignment; pointing at | |
| 私鉄 | private railway | |
| 児童 | children; juvenile | |
| 縛る | to tie; to bind | |
| 地盤 | (the) ground | |
| しびれる | to become numb; to go to sleep (i.e.; a limb) | |
| 紙幣 | paper money; notes; bills | |
| しぼむ | to wither; to fade (away); to shrivel; to wilt | |
| 絞る | to press; to wring; to squeeze | |
| 縞 | stripe | |
| 地味 | plain; simple | |
| しみじみ | keenly; deeply; heartily | |
| 氏名 | full name; identity | |
| 締切 | closing; cut-off; end; deadline; Closed; No Entrance | |
| 締め切る | to shut up | |
| 湿る | to be wet; to become wet; to be damp | |
| ジャーナリスト | journalist | |
| 社会科学 | social science | |
| しゃがむ | to squat | |
| 蛇口 | faucet; tap | |
| 弱点 | weak point; weakness | |
| 車庫 | garage; car shed | |
| 車掌 | (train) conductor | |
| 写生 | sketching; drawing from nature | |
| 社説 | editorial; leading article | |
| しゃっくり | hiccough; hiccup | |
| シャッター | shutter | |
| しゃぶる | to suck; to chew | |
| 車輪 | (car) wheel | |
| 洒落 | joke; pun; witticism | |
| じゃんけん | (n) rock-scissors-paper game | |
| 集会 | meeting; assembly | |
| 住居 | dwelling; house; residence; address | |
| 集金 | money collection | |
| 集合 | gathering; assembly; meeting; set (math) | |
| 習字 | penmanship | |
| 修繕 | repair; mending | |
| 重体 | seriously ill; serious condition; critical state | |
| じゅうたん | carpet | |
| 終点 | terminus; last stop (e.g train) | |
| 重点 | important point; lay stress on; colon; emphasis | |
| 就任 | inauguration; assumption of office | |
| 周辺 | circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral | |
| 重役 | director; high executive | |
| 終了 | end; close; termination | |
| 重量 | (1) weight; (2) heavyweight boxer | |
| 重力 | gravity | |
| 熟語 | idiom; idiomatic phrase; kanji compound | |
| 祝日 | national holiday | |
| 縮小 | reduction; curtailment | |
| 受験 | taking an examination | |
| 主語 | (gram) subject | |
| 出勤 | going to work; at work | |
| 述語 | predicate | |
| 出張 | official tour; business trip | |
| 寿命 | life span | |
| 主役 | leading part; leading actor (actress) | |
| 受話器 | (telephone) receiver | |
| 循環 | circulation; rotation; cycle | |
| 巡査 | police; policeman | |
| 順々 | in order; in turn | |
| 順序 | order; sequence; procedure | |
| 純情 | pure heart; naivete; self-sacrificing devotion | |
| 純粋 | pure; true; genuine; unmixed | |
| 消化 | digestion | |
| 小学生 | grade school student | |
| しょうがない | ||
| 将棋 | Japanese chess | |
| 蒸気 | steam; vapour | |
| 定規 | (measuring) ruler | |
| 上級 | advanced level; high grade; senior | |
| 商業 | commerce; trade; business | |
| 消極的 | passive | |
| 賞金 | prize; monetary award | |
| 上下 | high and low; up and down; unloading and loading; praising and blaming | |
| 障子 | paper sliding door | |
| 商社 | trading company; firm | |
| 乗車 | taking a train; entraining | |
| 上旬 | first 10 days of month | |
| 生ずる | to cause; to arise; to be generated | |
| 小数 | fraction (part of); decimal | |
| 商店 | shop; business firm | |
| 焦点 | focus; point | |
| 消毒 | disinfection; sterilization | |
| 勝敗 | victory or defeat; issue (of battle) | |
| 蒸発 | evaporation; unexplained disappearance | |
| 賞品 | prize; trophy | |
| 勝負 | victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout | |
| 小便 | (col) urine; piss | |
| 消防署 | fire station | |
| 正味 | net (weight) | |
| 正面 | the front; honesty | |
| 消耗 | exhaustion; consumption | |
| 醤油 | soy sauce | |
| 省略 | omission; abbreviation; abridgment | |
| 初級 | elementary level | |
| 助教授 | assistant professor | |
| 食塩 | table salt | |
| 職人 | worker; mechanic; artisan; craftsman | |
| 初旬 | first 10 days of the month | |
| 書籍 | book; publication | |
| 食器 | tableware | |
| ショップ | a shop | |
| 書店 | bookshop | |
| 書道 | calligraphy | |
| 白髪 | white or grey hair; trendy hair bleaching | |
| 知合い | acquaintance | |
| シリーズ | series | |
| 私立 | private (establishment) | |
| 資料 | materials; data | |
| 汁 | juice; sap; soup; broth | |
| 素人 | amateur; novice | |
| 芯 | core; heart; wick; marrow | |
| 新幹線 | bullet train (very high speed); shinkansen | |
| 真空 | vacuum; hollow; empty | |
| 信ずる | to believe; to believe in; to place trust in | |
| 心身 | mind and body | |
| 申請 | application; request; petition | |
| 人造 | man-made; synthetic; artificial | |
| 寝台 | bed; couch | |
| 診断 | diagnosis | |
| 侵入 | penetration; invasion; raid; aggression; trespass | |
| 人文科学 | social sciences; humanities | |
| 人命 | (human) life | |
| 深夜 | late at night | |
| 森林 | forest; woods | |
| 親類 | relation; kin | |
| 針路 | course; direction; compass bearing | |
| 神話 | myth; legend | |
| 酢 | vinegar | |
| 水産 | marine products; fisheries | |
| 炊事 | cooking; culinary arts | |
| 水蒸気 | water vapour; steam | |
| 水素 | hydrogen | |
| 垂直 | vertical; perpendicular | |
| 推定 | presumption; assumption; estimation | |
| 水滴 | drop of water | |
| 水筒 | canteen; flask; water bottle | |
| 随筆 | essays; miscellaneous writings | |
| 水分 | moisture | |
| 水平 | water level; horizon | |
| 水平線 | horizon | |
| 水曜 | Wednesday | |
| ずうずうしい | impudent; shameless | |
| ずうっと | ||
| 末っ子 | youngest child | |
| スカーフ | scarf | |
| 図鑑 | picture book | |
| 杉 | Japanese cedar | |
| 好き嫌い | likes and dislikes; taste | |
| 好き好き | matter of taste | |
| 透き通る | to be(come) transparent | |
| 隙間 | crevice; crack; gap; opening | |
| スクール | school | |
| すくなくとも | at least | |
| 図形 | figure | |
| スケジュール | schedule | |
| 鈴 | bell | |
| 涼む | to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy evening cool | |
| スタート | start | |
| スチュワーデス | stewardess | |
| すっきり | shapely; clear; neat | |
| すっぱい | sour; acid | |
| ステージ | (1) stage; (2) performance | |
| 棄てる | ||
| ストッキング | stockings | |
| ストップ | stop | |
| 素直 | obedient; meek; docile; unaffected | |
| 頭脳 | head; brains; intellect | |
| スピーカー | speaker | |
| 図表 | chart; diagram; graph | |
| スマート | smart; stylish; slim | |
| 住まい | dwelling; house; residence; address | |
| すまない | sorry (phrase) | |
| 墨 | ink | |
| 澄む | to clear (e.g. weather); to become transparent | |
| 清む | ||
| 相撲 | sumo wrestling | |
| スライド | slide | |
| ずらす | to put off; to delay | |
| ずらり | ||
| 掏摸 | pickpocket | |
| 刷る | to print | |
| 狡い | sly; cunning | |
| すれちがう | to pass by one another; to disagree | |
| 滑れる | ||
| 寸法 | measurement; size; dimension | |
| 姓 | surname; family name | |
| 税関 | customs house | |
| 製作 | manufacture; production | |
| 制作 | work (film; book) | |
| 性質 | nature; property; disposition | |
| 清書 | clean copy | |
| 青少年 | youth; young person | |
| 整数 | integer | |
| 清掃 | cleaning | |
| 生存 | existence; being; survival | |
| 生長 | growth; increment | |
| 政党 | (member of) political party | |
| 生年月日 | birth date | |
| 性能 | ability; efficiency | |
| 整備 | adjustment; completion; consolidation | |
| 成分 | ingredient; component; composition | |
| 性別 | distinction by sex; sex; gender | |
| 正方形 | square | |
| 正門 | main gate; main entrance | |
| 成立 | coming into existence; arrangements; establishment; completion | |
| 西暦 | Christian Era; anno domini (A.D.) | |
| 背負う | to be burdened with; to carry on back or shoulder | |
| 赤道 | equator | |
| 折角 | with trouble; at great pains; long-awaited | |
| 接近 | getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching | |
| 石鹸 | soap | |
| 接する | to come in contact with; to connect; to attend; to receive | |
| せっせと | ||
| 接続 | (1) connection; union; join; link; (2) changing trains | |
| 瀬戸物 | earthenware; crockery; china | |
| ぜひとも | by all means (with sense of not taking no for an answer) | |
| 迫る | to draw near; to press | |
| ゼミ | (n) seminar | |
| せめて | offense; method of attack | |
| 攻める | to attack; to assault | |
| セメント | cement | |
| 栓 | stopper; cork; stopcock | |
| 前後 | around; throughout; front and back; before and behind; before and after | |
| 洗剤 | detergent; washing material | |
| 全集 | complete works | |
| 全身 | the whole body; full-length (portrait) | |
| 扇子 | folding fan | |
| 専制 | despotism; autocracy | |
| 先々月 | month before last | |
| 先々週 | ||
| 先祖 | ancestor | |
| 先端 | pointed end; tip; fine point | |
| センチ | centimeter; centi-; 10^-2 | |
| 宣伝 | propaganda; publicity | |
| 先頭 | head; lead; vanguard; first | |
| 全般 | (the) whole; universal; wholly; general | |
| 扇風機 | electric fan | |
| 線路 | line; track; roadbed | |
| 相違 | difference; discrepancy; variation | |
| そういえば | which reminds me .. | |
| 雑巾 | house-cloth; dust cloth | |
| 増減 | increase and decrease; fluctuation | |
| 倉庫 | storehouse; warehouse; godown | |
| 相互 | mutual; reciprocal | |
| 創作 | production; literary creation; work | |
| 葬式 | funeral | |
| そうして | and; like that | |
| 造船 | shipbuilding | |
| 騒々しい | noisy; boisterous | |
| 増大 | enlargement | |
| そうっと | ||
| 送別 | farewell; send-off | |
| 草履 | zoori (Japanese footwear); sandals | |
| 総理大臣 | Prime Minister | |
| 送料 | postage; carriage | |
| 属する | to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to | |
| 続々 | successively; one after another | |
| 速達 | express; special delivery | |
| 測定 | measurement | |
| 測量 | measurement; surveying | |
| 速力 | speed | |
| 素質 | character; qualities; genius | |
| 祖先 | ancestor | |
| そそっかしい | careless; thoughtless | |
| 卒直 | frankness; candour; openheartedness | |
| 具える | to be furnished with | |
| そのうえ | in addition; furthermore | |
| そのころ | ||
| そのため | hence; for that reason | |
| そのほか | otherwise | |
| 蕎麦 | soba (buckwheat noodles) | |
| 剃る | to shave | |
| それなのに | ||
| 逸れる | to stray (turn) from subject; to get lost; to go astray | |
| 揃う | to become complete; to be equal; to be all present; to gather | |
| 揃える | to put things in order; to arrange; to make uniform; to get something ready | |
| 算盤 | abacus | |
| 存じる | (hum) to know | |
| 存ずる | ||
| 損得 | loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage | |
| 田ぼ | paddy field; farm | |
| だいいち | first; foremost; # 1 | |
| 退院 | leaving hospital | |
| 大学院 | graduate school | |
| 大工 | carpenter | |
| 体系 | system; organization | |
| 太鼓 | drum; tambourine | |
| 対策 | counter-plan; counter-measure | |
| 大して | (not so) much; (not) very | |
| 対照 | contrast; antithesis; comparison | |
| 大小 | size | |
| 体制 | order; system; structure; set-up; organization | |
| 体積 | capacity; volume | |
| 大層 | very much; exaggerated; very fine | |
| 体操 | gymnastics; physical exercises; calisthenics | |
| 大分 | considerably; greatly; a lot | |
| 大木 | large tree | |
| 題名 | title | |
| 代名詞 | pronoun | |
| タイア | tire; tyre | |
| ダイヤグラム | diagram | |
| ダイヤモンド | diamond | |
| ダイヤル | dial | |
| Ͼ立 | confrontation; opposition; antagonism | |
| 田植え | rice planting | |
| 絶えず | constantly | |
| 楕円 | ellipse | |
| 高める | to raise; to lift; to boost | |
| 耕す | to till; to plow; to cultivate | |
| 滝 | waterfall | |
| 炊く | to boil; to cook | |
| 焚く | to burn; to kindle; to build a fire | |
| 蓄える | to store; to lay in stock | |
| 竹 | bamboo; middle (of a three-tier ranking system) | |
| 助かる | to be saved; to be rescued; to survive; to be helpful | |
| 只 | free of charge; mere; sole; only; usual; common | |
| 但し | but; however; provided that | |
| 畳む | to fold (clothes) | |
| 立ち止まる | to stop; to halt; to stand still | |
| たちまち | at once; in a moment; suddenly; all at once | |
| 建つ | to erect; to be erected; to be built | |
| 発つ | to depart (on a plane; train; etc.) | |
| 脱線 | derailment; digression | |
| 妥当 | valid; proper; right; appropriate | |
| 例える | to compare; to liken; to speak figuratively; to illustrate; to use a simile | |
| 頼もしい | reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising | |
| 足袋 | tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe) | |
| ダブル | double | |
| だます | to trick; to cheat; to deceive | |
| 溜まる | to collect; to gather; to save | |
| ダム | dumb | |
| 溜息 | a sigh | |
| ためらう | to hesitate | |
| 溜める | to amass; to accumulate | |
| だらしない | slovenly; loose; a slut | |
| 足る | to be sufficient; to be enough | |
| 段階 | gradation; grade; stage | |
| 短期 | short term | |
| 炭鉱 | coal mine; coal pit | |
| 短所 | (1) defect; demerit; weak point; (2) disadvantage | |
| たんす | chest of drawers | |
| 淡水 | fresh water | |
| 断水 | water outage | |
| 単数 | singular (number) | |
| 団地 | multi-unit apartments | |
| 断定 | conclusion; decision | |
| 短編 | short (e.g. story; film) | |
| 誓う | to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge | |
| 地下水 | underground water | |
| 近々 | nearness; before long | |
| 近付ける | to bring near; to put close; to let come near; to associate with | |
| 近寄る | to approach; to draw near | |
| 力強い | reassuring; emboldened | |
| ちぎる | to cut up fine; to pick (fruit) | |
| 地質 | geological features | |
| 知人 | friend; acquaintance | |
| 地帯 | area; zone | |
| 縮む | to shrink; to be contracted | |
| 縮める | to shorten; to reduce; to boil down; to shrink | |
| 縮れる | to be wavy; to be curled | |
| チップ | (1) gratuity; tip; (2) chip | |
| 地点 | site; point on a map | |
| 地名 | place name | |
| 茶色い | ||
| 着々 | steadily | |
| 茶碗 | rice bowl; tea cup; teacup | |
| 中間 | middle; midway; interim | |
| 中旬 | second third of a month | |
| 抽象 | abstract | |
| 中世 | Middle Ages; mediaeval times | |
| 中性 | neuter gender; neutral (chem.); indifference; sterility | |
| 中途 | in the middle; half-way | |
| 中年 | middle-aged | |
| 超過 | excess; being more than | |
| 彫刻 | carving; engraving; sculpture | |
| 長所 | (1) strong point; merit; (2) advantage | |
| 長女 | eldest daughter | |
| 調整 | regulation; adjustment; tuning | |
| 調節 | regulation; adjustment; control | |
| 長短 | length; long and short; +- | |
| 頂点 | top; summit | |
| 長男 | eldest son | |
| 長方形 | rectangle; oblong | |
| 調味料 | condiment; seasoning | |
| チョーク | chock; chalk | |
| 直後 | immediately following | |
| 直線 | straight line | |
| 直前 | just before | |
| 直通 | direct communication | |
| 直流 | direct current | |
| 貯蔵 | storage; preservation | |
| 直角 | right angle | |
| 直径 | diameter | |
| 散らかす | to scatter around; to leave untidy | |
| 散らかる | to be in disorder; to lie scattered around | |
| 散らす | to scatter; to disperse; to distribute | |
| 塵紙 | tissue paper; toilet paper | |
| 散る | to fall; to scatter (e.g. blossoms) | |
| 追加 | addition; supplement; appendix | |
| ついで | opportunity; occasion | |
| 通貨 | currency | |
| 通勤 | commuting to work | |
| 通ずる | ||
| 通知 | notice; notification | |
| 通帳 | passbook | |
| 通訳 | interpretation | |
| 通用 | popular use; circulation | |
| 通路 | passage; pathway | |
| 付合う | to associate with; to keep company with; to get on with | |
| 突き当たり | end (e.g. of street) | |
| 突き当たる | to run into; to collide with | |
| 月日 | time; years; days | |
| 点く | to catch fire; (electricity) comes on | |
| 突く | (1) to thrust; to strike; (2) to poke | |
| 次ぐ | to rank next to; to come after | |
| 作る ／ 造る | to make; to create | |
| 着ける | (1) to attach; to join; to add; to append | |
| 点ける | to turn on; to switch on; to light up | |
| 浸ける | to dip in; to soak | |
| 伝わる | to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted | |
| 突っ込む | to plunge into; to go into deeply | |
| 務める | (1) to serve; to fill a post; to serve under; to work (for) | |
| 努める | (1) to serve; to fill a post; to serve under; to work (for) | |
| 綱 | rope | |
| 繋がり | connection; link; relationship | |
| 繋がる | to be tied together; to be connected to; to be related to | |
| 繋げる | to connect | |
| 粒 | grain | |
| 潰す | to smash; to waste | |
| 潰れる | to be smashed; to go bankrupt | |
| つまずく | to stumble; to trip | |
| 詰まる | to be blocked; to be packed | |
| 積む | to pile up; to stack | |
| 爪 | fingernail or toenail; claw; talon; hoof | |
| 艶 | gloss; glaze | |
| 強気 | firm; strong | |
| 釣り合う | to balance; to be in harmony; to suit | |
| 吊る | to hang | |
| 吊す | to hang | |
| 出合い | an encounter | |
| 手洗い | restroom; lavatory; hand-washing | |
| 定員 | fixed number of regular personnel; capacity (of boat; etc.) | |
| 定価 | established price | |
| 低下 | fall; decline; lowering; deterioration | |
| 定期券 | commuter pass; season ticket | |
| 定休日 | regular holiday | |
| 停止 | suspension; interruption; stoppage; ban | |
| 停車 | stopping (e.g. train) | |
| 停電 | failure of electricity | |
| 出入り | in and out; coming and going; free association; income and expenditure; debits and credit | |
| 出入口 | exit and entrance | |
| 手入れ | repairs; maintenance | |
| テーマ | (n) theme; project; topic (de: Thema) | |
| 出掛ける | to depart; to set out; to start; to be going out | |
| 出来上がり | be finished; ready; made for; cut out | |
| 出来上がる | (1) to be finished; to be ready; by definition; (2) to be very drunk | |
| 的確 | precise; accurate | |
| 適確 | precise; accurate | |
| 手首 | wrist | |
| 凸凹 | unevenness; roughness; ruggedness | |
| 手頃 | moderate; handy | |
| でたらめ | (1) irresponsible utterance; nonsense; nonsensical; (2) random | |
| 手帳 | notebook | |
| 鉄橋 | railway bridge; iron bridge | |
| 手続き | procedure; (legal) process; formalities | |
| 鉄砲 | gun | |
| テニスコート | tennis court | |
| 手拭い | (hand) towel | |
| 手前 | before; this side; we; you | |
| 出迎え | meeting; reception | |
| 出迎える | to meet; to greet | |
| 照らす | to shine on; to illuminate | |
| 照る | to shine | |
| 展開 | develop; expansion (opposite of compression) | |
| 伝記 | biography; life story | |
| 電球 | light bulb | |
| 点数 | marks; points; score; runs | |
| 伝染 | contagion | |
| 電池 | battery | |
| 点々 | here and there; little by little | |
| 転々 | ||
| 電柱 | telephone pole; telegraph pole; lightpole | |
| 天皇 | Emperor of Japan | |
| 電波 | electro-magnetic wave | |
| テンポ | tempo | |
| 電流 | electric current | |
| 電力 | electric power | |
| 問い合わせ | enquiry; ENQ | |
| 銅 | copper | |
| 統一 | unity; consolidation; uniformity | |
| 同格 | the same rank; equality; apposition | |
| 峠 | ridge; (mountain) pass; difficult part | |
| 統計 | scattering; a scatter; dispersion | |
| 動作 | action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; manners | |
| 東西 | East and West; whole country | |
| 当日 | appointed day; very day | |
| 投書 | letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution | |
| 登場 | entry (on stage) | |
| どうせ | anyhow; in any case; at any rate | |
| どうぞよろしく | pleased to meet you | |
| 灯台 | lighthouse | |
| 盗難 | theft; robbery | |
| 当番 | being on duty | |
| 等分 | division into equal parts | |
| 透明 | transparency; cleanness | |
| 灯油 | lamp oil; kerosene | |
| 東洋 | Orient | |
| 童話 | fairy tale | |
| 通り掛かる | to happen to pass by | |
| 溶かす | to melt; to dissolve | |
| 尖る | to taper to a point; to become sharp; to be sour; to look displeased | |
| どきどき | throb; beat (fast) | |
| 溶く | to dissolve (paint) | |
| 退く | (1) to retreat; to recede; to withdraw | |
| 特殊 | special; unique | |
| 特色 | characteristic; feature | |
| 特長 | forte; merit | |
| 特定 | specific; special; particular | |
| 特売 | special sale | |
| 溶け込む | to melt into | |
| 溶ける | to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve | |
| 退ける | to remove; to take away; to dislodge; to put something out of the way | |
| 床の間 | alcove | |
| 床屋 | barber | |
| 所々 | here and there; some parts (of something) | |
| 都心 | heart (of city) | |
| 戸棚 | cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe | |
| とっくに | long ago; already; a long time ago | |
| どっと | suddenly | |
| 整う | to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be arranged | |
| 留まる | (1) to be fixed; (2) to abide; to stay (in the one place) | |
| どなる | to shout; to yell | |
| 飛び込む | to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to dive | |
| 跳ぶ | to jump; to fly; to leap | |
| 留まる | (1) to be fixed; (2) to abide; to stay (in the one place) | |
| 泊める | to give shelter to; to lodge | |
| ともかく | anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case | |
| 捕える | to seize; to grasp; to capture; to arrest | |
| 取り入れる | to harvest; to take in; to adopt | |
| 取り消す | to cancel | |
| 取り出す | to take out; to produce; to pick out | |
| 採る | (1) to adopt (measure; proposal); (2) to pick (fruit) | |
| 捕る | to take; to catch (fish); to capture | |
| トレーニング | training | |
| 丼 | porcelain bowl; bowl of rice with food on top | |
| 内科 | internist clinic; internal medicine | |
| 内線 | phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line | |
| ナイロン | nylon | |
| 治す | to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to repair | |
| 永い | long; lengthy | |
| 仲直り | reconciliation; make peace with | |
| 長引く | to be prolonged; to drag on | |
| 中身 | contents; interior; substance; filling; (sword) blade | |
| 中味 | contents; interior; substance; filling; (sword) blade | |
| 中指 | middle finger | |
| 仲良し | intimate friend; bosom buddy; chum | |
| 慰める | to comfort; to console | |
| 亡くす | to lose someone; wife; child; etc | |
| なぐる | to strike; to hit | |
| 為す | to accomplish; to do | |
| 謎謎 | riddle; puzzle; enigma | |
| 傾らか | ||
| 懐かしい | dear; desired; missed | |
| 撫でる | to brush gently; to stroke | |
| 斜め | obliqueness | |
| なにしろ | at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case | |
| 何々 | such and such; What? | |
| 何分 | what minute?; how many minutes? | |
| 生意気 | impertinent; saucy; cheeky; conceit; audacious; brazen | |
| 並木 | roadside tree; row of trees | |
| 倣う | to imitate; to follow; to emulate | |
| 鳴らす | to ring; to sound; to chime; to beat; to snort (nose) | |
| 生る | to bear fruit | |
| 馴れる | to become domesticated; to become tame | |
| 南極 | south pole; Antarctic | |
| なんとなく | somehow or other; for some reason or another | |
| なんとも | nothing (with neg. verb); quite; not a bit | |
| ナンバー | number | |
| 南米 | South America | |
| 南北 | south and north | |
| 煮える | to boil; to cook; to be cooked | |
| 匂う | to be fragrant; to smell; to stink | |
| 逃がす | to let loose; to set free; to let escape | |
| 憎い | hateful; abominable; poor-looking; detestable | |
| 憎む | to hate; to detest | |
| 憎らしい | odious; hateful | |
| にこにこ | ||
| 濁る | to become muddy; to get impure | |
| 虹 | rainbow | |
| 日時 | date and time | |
| 日用品 | daily necessities | |
| 日課 | daily lesson; daily work; daily routine | |
| 日程 | agenda | |
| 鈍い | dull (e.g. a knife); thickheaded; slow (opposite of fast); stupid | |
| 入社 | entry to a company | |
| 女房 | wife | |
| 睨む | to glare at; to scowl at; to keep an eye on | |
| 煮る | to boil; to cook | |
| 俄 | sudden; abrupt; unexpected; improvised; offhand | |
| 縫う | to sew | |
| 濡らす | to wet; to soak; to dip | |
| ねじ | (a) screw | |
| 捩る | to twist | |
| ネックレス | necklace | |
| 熱する | to heat | |
| 寝間着 | sleep-wear; nightclothes; pyjamas; nightgown; nightdress | |
| 寝巻 | sleep-wear; nightclothes; pyjamas; nightgown; nightdress | |
| 狙い | aim | |
| 狙う | to aim at | |
| 年度 | year; fiscal year; school year; term | |
| 農産物 | agricultural produce | |
| 農村 | agricultural community; farm village; rural | |
| 濃度 | concentration; brightness | |
| 農薬 | agricultural chemicals | |
| 能率 | efficiency | |
| のこぎり | saw | |
| 残らず | all; entirely; completely; without exception | |
| 載せる | to place on (something); to take on board; to give a ride | |
| 覗く | to peep in; to look in; to peek in; to stick out | |
| 延ばす | to lengthen; to stretch; to reach out; to grow (beard) | |
| 延びる | to be prolonged | |
| 上り | up-train (going to Tokyo); ascent | |
| 上る | to ascend; to go up; to climb | |
| 糊 | paste; starch | |
| 乗換 | (n) transfer (trains; buses; etc.) | |
| 載る | to appear (in print); to be recorded | |
| 鈍い | dull (e.g. a knife); thickheaded; slow (opposite of fast); stupid | |
| のろのろ | slowly; sluggishly | |
| 呑気 | carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless | |
| 灰色 | grey; gray; ashen | |
| 俳句 | haiku poetry | |
| 拝見 | (hum) (pol) seeing; look at | |
| 売店 | shop; stand | |
| バイバイ | ||
| 売買 | trade; buying and selling | |
| 這う | to creep; to crawl | |
| 生える | (1) to grow; to spring up; (2) to cut (teeth) | |
| 剥す | (v5s) to tear off; to peel off; to rip off | |
| ばからしい | absurd | |
| 秤 | scales; weighing machine | |
| 量る | to measure; to weigh; to survey | |
| 測る | to measure; to weigh; to survey | |
| 吐き気 | nausea; sickness in the stomach | |
| はきはき | lucidly | |
| 掃く | to sweep; to brush; to gather up | |
| 歯車 | gear; cog-wheel | |
| バケツ | bucket; pail | |
| 挟まる | to get between; to be caught in | |
| 挟む | to interpose; to hold between; to insert | |
| 箸 | chopsticks | |
| 梯子 | ladder; stairs | |
| 始めに | to begin with; first of all | |
| 初めに | ||
| はじめまして | How do you do?; I am glad to meet you | |
| 斜 | ||
| 外れる | to be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off; to be out (e.g. of gear) | |
| パターン | pattern | |
| 肌着 | underwear | |
| 果して | as was expected; really | |
| 鉢 | a bowl; a pot | |
| × | ||
| 発揮 | exhibition; demonstration; utilization; display | |
| バック | back | |
| 発射 | firing; shooting; discharge; catapult | |
| 発想 | expression (music); conceptualization | |
| 発電 | generation (e.g. power) | |
| 発売 | sale | |
| 派手 | showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy | |
| 話合い | discussion; conference | |
| 話し掛ける | to accost a person; to talk (to someone) | |
| 話中 | while talking; the line is busy | |
| 甚だしい | extreme; excessive; terrible | |
| 花火 | fireworks | |
| 花嫁 | bride | |
| 放れる | to leave; to get free; to cut oneself off | |
| 羽根 | shuttlecock | |
| ばね | spring (e.g. coil; leaf) | |
| 跳ねる | to jump; to leap | |
| 破片 | fragment; splinter; broken piece | |
| 歯磨き | dentifrice; toothpaste | |
| はめる | (col) to get in; to insert; to put on; to make love | |
| 早口 | fast-talking | |
| 流行る | to flourish; to thrive; to be popular; to come into fashion | |
| 払い込む | to deposit; to pay in | |
| 払い戻す | to repay; to pay back | |
| バランス | balance | |
| 針金 | wire | |
| 張り切る | to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor | |
| 反映 | reflection; influence | |
| 半径 | radius | |
| 判子 | seal (used for signature) | |
| 万歳 | hurrah; cheers | |
| 判事 | judge; judiciary | |
| 反省 | reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation | |
| 番地 | house number; address | |
| パンツ | underpants | |
| バンド | band | |
| 半島 | peninsula | |
| ハンドル | handle; steering wheel | |
| 日当たり | exposure to the sun; sunny place | |
| 日帰り | day trip | |
| 比較的 | comparatively; relatively | |
| 日陰 | shadow | |
| ぴかぴか | glitter; sparkle | |
| 引受る | to undertake; to take up; to take over | |
| 引返す | to repeat; to send back; to bring back | |
| 引算 | subtraction | |
| 引出す | to pull out; to take out; to draw out; to withdraw | |
| 引き止める | to detain; to check; to restrain | |
| 卑怯 | cowardice; meanness; unfairness | |
| 引分け | a draw (in competition); tie game | |
| 髭 | moustache; beard; whiskers | |
| 陽射 | sunlight; rays of the sun | |
| 肘 | elbow | |
| ピストル | pistol | |
| ビタミン | vitamin | |
| ぴたり | ||
| 引っ掛かる | to be caught in; to be stuck in; to be cheated | |
| 筆記 | (taking) notes; copying | |
| 引っ繰り返す | to turn over; to overturn; to knock over; to upset; to turn inside out | |
| 引っ繰り返る | to be overturned; to be upset; to topple over; to be reversed | |
| 引越し | moving (dwelling etc.); changing residence | |
| 引っ込む | to draw back; to sink; to cave in | |
| 筆者 | writer; author | |
| 必需品 | necessities; necessary article; requisite; essential |