# dict

kanji: 彼処
kana: あそこ
entry:
(pn,adj-no,uk,n,col) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener)/over there/that place/yonder/genitals/that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener)/(P)


kanji: 彼処
kana: あしこ
entry:
(pn,adj-no,uk,n,col,ok) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener)/over there/that place/yonder/genitals/that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener)/(P)


kanji: 彼所
kana: あすこ
entry:
(pn,adj-no,uk,n,col) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener)/over there/that place/yonder/genitals/that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener)


kanji: 彼所
kana: あしこ
entry:
(pn,adj-no,uk,n,col,ok) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener)/over there/that place/yonder/genitals/that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener)


kanji: あっと言う間に
kana: あっというまに
entry:
(exp) just like that (lit: in the time it takes to say "Ah!")/in the twinkling of an eye/in the blink of an eye


kanji: 彼の
kana: あの
entry:
(adj-pn,uk) that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)/(P)


kanji: 彼
kana: あれ
entry:
(n,arch,col,int) that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly)/(P)


kanji: 彼
kana: あ
entry:
(n,arch,col,int,ok) that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly)/(P)


kana: あんな
entry:
(adj-pn) such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)/so/that/sort of/(P)


kana: いじける
entry:
(v1,vi) to grow timid (e.g. from an inferiority complex)/to lose one's nerve/to become perverse/to become contrary


kana: いらっしゃる
entry:
(v5aru,vi,hon,aux-v) to come/to go/to be (somewhere)/(after a -te form, or the particle "de") is (doing)/are (doing)/(P)


kanji: 御田
kana: おでん
entry:
(n,uk) oden (various ingredients, such as egg, daikon, or konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi)/(P)


kanji: お鍋
kana: おなべ
entry:
(n,pol,arch,uk,sl) pot/typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period/working at night/female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (i.e. a transvestite)


kanji: お姉さん
kana: おねえさん
entry:
(n,hon) elder sister/(vocative) young lady/miss (referring to a waitress, etc.)/ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors)/(P)


kanji: お上りさん
kana: おのぼりさん
entry:
(n) countryside people (in town)/visitor from the country/out-of-towner/country bumpkin (visiting the big city)/yokel


kanji: お前
kana: おまえ
entry:
(pn,adj-no,fam) you (masc) (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior)/presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 御前
kana: おまい
entry:
(pn,adj-no,fam) you (masc) (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior)/presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)


kanji: お宅
kana: おたく
entry:
(n,hon,pn,adj-no) your house/your home/your family/your husband/your organization/you (referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close)/(P)


kanji: お喋り
kana: おしゃべり
entry:
(adj-na,n,adj-no,vs,uk) chattering/talk/idle talk/chat/chitchat/gossip/chatty/talkative/chatterbox/blabbermouth/(P)


kanji: お墨付き
kana: おすみつき
entry:
(n) handwriting/autograph/authorization/authorisation/certificate/certified document/paper with signature of the shogun or lord


kanji: 御洒落
kana: おしゃれ
entry:
(adj-na,adj-no,uk,n,vs) smartly dressed/stylish/fashion-conscious/someone smartly dressed/to dress up/to be fashionable/(P)


kanji: 御洒落
kana: おしゃれ
entry:
御洒落 [オシャレ] /(adj-na,adj-no,uk,n,vs) smartly dressed/stylish/fashion-conscious/someone smartly dressed/to dress up/to be fashionable/(P)/


kanji: お洒落
kana: おしゃれ
entry:
お洒落 [オシャレ] /(adj-na,adj-no,uk,n,vs) smartly dressed/stylish/fashion-conscious/someone smartly dressed/to dress up/to be fashionable/


kana: かちかち
entry:
(adj-na,adv,n,on-mim) tick-tock/knocking (stones together)/frozen solid/set rock hard/obstinate/scared stiff/(P)


kana: かな
entry:
(prt) I wonder (sentence ending prt)/should I? (question prt when thinking out loud)/is it?/I wish that (with a negative)/I hope that/(P)


kana: かなあ
entry:
(prt) I wonder (sentence ending prt)/should I? (question prt when thinking out loud)/is it?/I wish that (with a negative)/I hope that


kana: から
entry:
(prt) from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity)/since/from (originator)/because/out of (constituent, part)/through (e.g. window, vestibule)/after/since (following te-form verb)/(P)


kana: からっと
entry:
(adv,vs,on-mim) changing suddenly and completely/crisp and dry (e.g. skies, weather, tempura, laundry, etc.)


kana: からっと
entry:
カラッと /(adv,vs,on-mim) changing suddenly and completely/crisp and dry (e.g. skies, weather, tempura, laundry, etc.)/


kana: がちゃん
entry:
ガチャン /(adv-to,n,on-mim) (with a) slamming noise/(with a) banging noise/(with a) clash/(with a) clank/(with a) bang/


kana: がちん
entry:
ガチン /(adv-to,n,on-mim) (with a) slamming noise/(with a) banging noise/(with a) clash/(with a) clank/(with a) bang/


kana: がっかり
entry:
(adv,n,vs,adv-to,on-mim) feel disappointed/dejected/lose heart/feel emotionally drained/feel let down/(P)


kana: がらがら
entry:
(adv,adv-to,vs,on-mim,adj-na,adj-no,n) clattering/rattling/gargling/empty/bare/uninhabited/vacant/unoccupied/raspy (voice)/gravelly/rattle (e.g. baby's toy)


kana: きちきち
entry:
(adj-na,adv-to,n,on-mim) jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.)/(used to denote a) grinding noise/precisely/correctly (e.g. when working, etc.)/acrida cinerea/oriental longheaded locust


kana: きちきち
entry:
キチキチ /(adj-na,adv-to,n,on-mim) jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.)/(used to denote a) grinding noise/precisely/correctly (e.g. when working, etc.)/acrida cinerea/oriental longheaded locust/


kanji: 屹度
kana: きっと
entry:
(adv,n,uk,arch) surely/undoubtedly/almost certainly/most likely (e.g. 90 percent)/sternly/severely/(P)


kana: ぎくしゃく
entry:
ギクシャク /(adv,n,vs) jerkiness/awkwardness/stiltedness/souring (of a relationship)/strain (e.g. in relations)/


kana: くたくた
entry:
(adj-na,adj-no,on-mim,n) exhausted/tired/withered/worn out/boiling until shapeless or mushy/tediously/repetitively/wordily/(P)


kana: ぐたぐた
entry:
(adj-na,adj-no,on-mim,n) exhausted/tired/withered/worn out/boiling until shapeless or mushy/tediously/repetitively/wordily


kanji: 斯う
kana: こう
entry:
(adv,uk,int) in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker)/thus/such/uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause)/(P)


kanji: 此方
kana: こちら
entry:
(n,uk,pn,adj-no) this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker)/this direction/here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is)/this one (something physically close to the speaker)/(P)


kanji: 此方
kana: こち
entry:
(n,uk,pn,adj-no,ok) this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker)/this direction/here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is)/this one (something physically close to the speaker)/(P)


kanji: 此方
kana: こなた
entry:
(n,uk,pn,adj-no) this way/here/the person in question/he/she/him/her/since (a time in the past)/prior to (a time in the future)/me/you


kanji: 此方
kana: こんた
entry:
(n,uk,pn,adj-no,ok) this way/here/the person in question/he/she/him/her/since (a time in the past)/prior to (a time in the future)/me/you


kana: ことがある
entry:
(exp) (something) has occurred/there are times when/to have done (something)/such a thing happened/(something) happens on occasions/(P)


kana: ことこと
entry:
(adv,adv-to,on-mim) simmering noise/light bubbling/gentle clinking/sound of rapping/sound of rattling/cooking something on a low flame/chopping something lightly


kana: こら
entry:
(conj,int) interjection meant to scold or reprove someone/hey!/interjection to call out to someone/hey!


kana: ころころ
entry:
(adv,n,vs,on-mim) small and round thing rolling/pleasant, high-pitched sound/something that changes frequently/something fickle/(P)


kana: ころり
entry:
(adv-to,on-mim,n) easily/effortlessly/suddenly/utterly/changing completely/plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)


kana: こんこん
entry:
(adv,n,on-mim) in comics and such, used to denote a grinding noise/cry of a fox/bark of a fox/fox (baby talk)


kana: こんな
entry:
(adj-pn) such (about something/someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker)/like this/(P)


kana: ごろごろ
entry:
(adv,n,vs,adv-to,on-mim) thunder/purring/grumbling (e.g. stomach)/something large and heavy starting to roll/scattered about/idleness/idle about/having a foreign substance in (e.g. one's eye or stomach)/(P)


kana: さっぱり
entry:
(adj-na,adv,n,vs,adv-to,on-mim) feeling refreshed/feeling relieved/neat/trimmed/plain/simple/completely/entirely/not in the least (in sentence with negative verb)/not at all/completely ignorant/(P)


kana: ざくざく
entry:
(adj-na,adv,adv-to,on-mim) lots of coins or jewels/cutting up roughly/walking on frost/mixing gravel


kana: しゃぶしゃぶ
entry:
(adv,n) shabu-shabu (thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce)/sound of this dish being prepared/(P)


kana: じっと
entry:
(adv,n,vs,on-mim) motionlessly/fixedly (e.g. of staring)/patiently/firmly (e.g. hold)/restrained/(P)


kana: すっきり
entry:
(adv,adv-to,vs,on-mim) clearly/refreshed/shapely/neatly/refinedly/cleanly/without trouble/clearly/plainly/distinctly/completely/thoroughly/not at all (with negative sentence)/(P)


kana: ずっと
entry:
(adv) continuously in some state (for a long time, distance)/throughout/all along/the whole time/all the way/much (better, etc.)/by far/far and away/far away/(P)


kana: ずうっと
entry:
(adv) continuously in some state (for a long time, distance)/throughout/all along/the whole time/all the way/much (better, etc.)/by far/far and away/far away


kanji: 滑らす
kana: ずらす
entry:
(v5s,vt,uk,oK) to shift/to slide (e.g. something away from something else)/to move (e.g. something out of the way)/to put off/to delay/to postpone/to stagger (e.g. working hours)/(P)


kana: ずるずる
entry:
(adj-na,adv,n,adv-to,on-mim) sound or act of dragging/loose/inconclusive but unwanted situation/trailingly/(P)


kanji: 滑れる
kana: ずれる
entry:
(v1,vi,uk,oK) to slide/to slip off/to get dislocated/to be out of alignment/to get dislodged/to deviate/to shift (position)/to be out of sync./to be slightly off/to be off-point/(P)


kana: そう
entry:
(adv,adj-na,suf) so/really/seeming/(after masu stem and adj-stem) appearing that/seeming that/looking like/having the appearance of/(P)


kana: そうだ
entry:
(int) that is so/that is right/it looks to me/I am of the impression/people say that (after plain verb, adj)/it is said that/I hear that/(P)


kanji: 其処
kana: そこ
entry:
(n,uk,arch) there (place relatively near listener)/there (place just mentioned)/that place/then (of some incident just spoken of)/that (of point just raised)/you/(P)


kanji: 其方
kana: そちら
entry:
(pn,adj-no,uk) that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener)/there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener)/that one (something close to the listener)/(P)


kanji: 其の
kana: その
entry:
(adj-pn,uk,int) that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)/(P)


kanji: 其れ
kana: それ
entry:
(n,uk,arch) that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind)/it/that time/then/there (indicating a place near the listener)/(P)


kana: そんな
entry:
(adj-pn) such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener)/like that/that sort of/(P)


kanji: 鱮
kana: たなご
entry:
(n,uk,oK) bitterling (any fish of subfamily Acheilognathinae, esp. species Acheilognathus melanogaster)


kanji: 鱮
kana: たなご
entry:
鱮 [タナゴ] /(n,uk,oK) bitterling (any fish of subfamily Acheilognathinae, esp. species Acheilognathus melanogaster)/


kana: だらけ
entry:
(n-suf) implying (negatively) that something is full of (e.g. mistakes)/covered all over (e.g. with blood)/(P)


kanji: っ放し
kana: っぱなし
entry:
(n-suf,uk) keep ...-ing/have been ...-ing/leaving (something) on/leaving (something) still in use/(P)


kana: つい
entry:
(adv) just (now)/quite (near)/unintentionally/unconsciously/by mistake/against one's better judgement (judgment)/(P)


kana: と
entry:
(prt,conj,n,abbr) if/when/and/with/particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.)/promoted pawn (shogi)/(P)


kanji: 所が
kana: ところが
entry:
(conj,uk) even so/however/still/whereupon/even though/nevertheless/on the contrary/as a matter of fact/despite/(P)


kana: として
entry:
(exp) as (i.e. in the role of)/for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)/apart from... (used to change the topic)/(before a negative form) even (e.g. "not even a single person")/(P)


kanji: 迚も
kana: とても
entry:
(adv,uk) very/awfully/exceedingly/(before a negative form) (not) at all/by no means/simply (cannot)/(P)


kanji: 鳶
kana: とび
entry:
(n,uk,abbr) black kite (bird of prey, Milvus migrans)/construction worker/scaffold erector/firefighter/Inverness cape


kana: とんでもない
entry:
(adj-f,exp,col) unthinkable/unexpected/outrageous/offensive/absolutely not!/not at all!/far from it!/impossible!/preposterous!/what a thing to say!/no way!/bullshit/don't mention it/(P)


kana: とんでもありません
entry:
(adj-f,exp,col) unthinkable/unexpected/outrageous/offensive/absolutely not!/not at all!/far from it!/impossible!/preposterous!/what a thing to say!/no way!/bullshit/don't mention it


kana: どうも
entry:
(int,abbr,adv) thanks/much (thanks)/very (sorry)/quite (regret)/quite/really/somehow/no matter how hard one may try/greetings/hello/goodbye/(P)


kana: なら
entry:
(aux,conj,col,abbr) if/in case/if it is the case that/if it is true that/as for/on the topic of/if that's the case/if so/that being the case/if possible/if circumstances allow/(P)


kana: のに
entry:
(prt) although/when/and yet/despite this/in spite of/even though/but even so/but even then/however/nevertheless/for all that/notwithstanding that/while/if only/(P)


kanji: の辺りに
kana: のほとりに
entry:
(exp,uk) on the shores of/by the side of (e.g. rivers, ponds)/in the neighborhood of/in the neighbourhood of/in the vicinity of/close by/near/by


kanji: 許り
kana: ばかり
entry:
(prt,uk) approximately/about/only/merely/nothing but/(after the -ta form of a verb) just (finished, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 許
kana: ばっかり
entry:
(prt,uk) approximately/about/only/merely/nothing but/(after the -ta form of a verb) just (finished, etc.)


kana: ばらばら
entry:
バラバラ /(adj-na,adj-no,adv,vs,on-mim) scattered/disperse/loose/disconnected/in pieces/in drops/rustling/(P)/


kana: ぱくり
entry:
(adv,adv-to,n,on-mim,vs) gaping (esp. mouth)/snapping into/biting into/cribbing/lifting/plagiarism/rip-off


kana: ぱくり
entry:
パクリ /(adv,adv-to,n,on-mim,vs) gaping (esp. mouth)/snapping into/biting into/cribbing/lifting/plagiarism/rip-off/


kana: ぱくり
entry:
パクり /(adv,adv-to,n,on-mim,vs) gaping (esp. mouth)/snapping into/biting into/cribbing/lifting/plagiarism/rip-off/


kana: ぶくぶく
entry:
(adj-na,adv,n,vs,on-mim) bulging/swelling (e.g. with water)/loose-fitting or baggy (clothing)/bubbling/foaming


kanji: 打付ける
kana: ぶつける
entry:
(v1,vt) to knock/to run into/to nail on/to strike hard/to hit and attack/to try (an idea) on someone/(P)


kanji: 打ち付ける
kana: ぶっつける
entry:
(v1,vt) to knock/to run into/to nail on/to strike hard/to hit and attack/to try (an idea) on someone


kana: ぶつぶつ
entry:
(n,adv,adv-to,on-mim) grunt/grumble/complaint/mutter/pimples/spots/eruption/rash/cutting into small pieces/simmering/(P)


kana: ぶらぶら
entry:
(adv,n,vs,adj-na,adv-to,on-mim) dangle heavily/swing/sway to and fro/aimlessly/idly/lazily/loiter/loaf/stroll idly/(P)


kana: べたべた
entry:
(adj-na,adv,n,vs,on-mim) sticky/all over/clinging (e.g. of a person)/following around/cliched/hackneyed/(P)


kana: ぺこぺこ
entry:
(adj-na,adv,n,vs,on-mim) fawning/being obsequious/cringing/being very hungry/giving in/being dented/(P)


kana: ぼーっと
entry:
(adv,n,vs,on-mim) doing nothing/being stupefied/faintly/vaguely/in flames/flushingly/abstractedly/dazedly/blankly/dimly/hazily/dreamily/indistinctly


kanji: 惚け
kana: ぼけ
entry:
(n,suf,uk) idiot/fool/touched in the head (from)/out of it (from)/space case/funny man (of a comedy duo)/(in comedy) silly or stupid line/Alzheimer's (impol)/(P)


kanji: 惚け
kana: ぼけ
entry:
惚け [ボケ] /(n,suf,uk) idiot/fool/touched in the head (from)/out of it (from)/space case/funny man (of a comedy duo)/(in comedy) silly or stupid line/Alzheimer's (impol)/(P)/


kanji: 呆け
kana: ぼけ
entry:
呆け [ボケ] /(n,suf,uk) idiot/fool/touched in the head (from)/out of it (from)/space case/funny man (of a comedy duo)/(in comedy) silly or stupid line/Alzheimer's (impol)/(P)/


kana: ぼろぼろ
entry:
ボロボロ /(adj-na,adv,n,vs,adj-no,on-mim) worn-out/torn/crumbling/tattered/tears or grain of rice falling/


kana: まあまあ
entry:
(adj-na,adv,int,on-mim,fem) so-so/now, now (used in calming people down)/my, my (expression of wonder, surprise, etc.)/(P)


kanji: みんみん蝉
kana: みんみんぜみ
entry:
みんみん蝉 [ミンミンゼミ] /(n,uk) Oncotympana maculaticollis (large black and green species of Oriental cicada)/


kanji: 蛁蟟
kana: みんみんぜみ
entry:
蛁蟟 [ミンミンゼミ] /(n,uk,oK) Oncotympana maculaticollis (large black and green species of Oriental cicada)/


kanji: 向きになる
kana: むきになる
entry:
(exp,v5r,uk) to become serious/to take something (joke, teasing) seriously/to become irritated or angry (usually at something trivial)


kanji: 剥れる
kana: むくれる
entry:
(v1,vi,uk) to become angry or sullen/to take offense/to be miffed/to come unstuck from/to peel off/to come off/to be taken off


kana: むずむず
entry:
(vs,on-mim) to feel itchy/to itch/to feel creepy/to be impatient/to itch (to do something)/to be eager


kana: もう
entry:
(adv,int) already/anymore/soon/shortly/more/further/other/again/interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)/(P)


kana: もっこり
entry:
(vs,adv-to,adv,on-mim) bulge in a pocket or clothing/"tent" an erection makes against pants or bedsheets


kana: やがる
entry:
(suf) verb suffix (te form or masu stem) to indicate hatred and contempt, or disdain for another's action (vulg)


kana: やくざ
entry:
(n,adj-na) professional gambler or ruffian (esp. a member of the Japanese mafia)/yakuza (member)/uselessness/purposelessness/(P)


kana: やくざ
entry:
ヤクザ /(n,adj-na) professional gambler or ruffian (esp. a member of the Japanese mafia)/yakuza (member)/uselessness/purposelessness/


kana: やばい
entry:
(adj-i,sl) dangerous/risky/awful (young persons' slang)/terrible/crap/terrific (young persons' slang)/amazing/cool/(P)


kanji: 遣る
kana: やる
entry:
(v5r,vt,uk,col,aux-v) to do/to have sexual intercourse/to kill/to give (to inferiors, animals, etc.)/to do for (inferiors)/to send (e.g. somebody somewhere)/to dispatch (e.g. letter) (despatch)/(P)


kanji: 揺ら揺ら
kana: ゆらゆら
entry:
(adv,n,vs,uk) slow swaying/rolling from side to side/swinging/wobbling/shake/swing/waver/roll/rock/tremble/vibration/flicker/(P)


kana: ようにする
entry:
(exp,vs-i) (following a verb) to be sure to/to do (something) so that .../to make sure to/to try to/(P)


kana: らしい
entry:
(aux-adj,suf,adj-i) seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay)/appearing .../(after a noun, adverb or adjective stem) -ish/like a .../(P)


kana: あっぷ
entry:
アップ /(n,vs,abbr,pref) up/upload/charge-up (e.g. a battery)/surge or boost/up style/up sweep/close-up (e.g. photo)/(P)/


kana: あにめ
entry:
アニメ /(n,adj-no,abbr) animated film/animated cartoon/anime (when referring to Japanese cartoons)/animation/(P)/


kana: あふたーれこーでぃんぐ
entry:
アフターレコーディング /(n) adding sounds to a soundtrack after a film has been made/postrecording/postsynchronization/postsynchronisation/postlooping/dubbing/


kana: あふれこ
entry:
アフレコ /(n,abbr) adding sounds to a soundtrack after a film has been made/postrecording/postsynchronization/postsynchronisation/postlooping/dubbing/


kana: あほろーとる
entry:
アホロートル /(n) axolotl/Mexican walking fish/edible salamander/neotenous salamander (Ambystoma mexicanum)/


kana: あほろとる
entry:
アホロトル /(n) axolotl/Mexican walking fish/edible salamander/neotenous salamander (Ambystoma mexicanum)/


kana: あんてなしょっぷ
entry:
アンテナショップ /(n) shop used for testing sales of new products/showroom/shop selling local specialities to Tokyo/


kana: いんちき
entry:
インチキ /(adj-na,n,vs) cheating/fake/bogus/travelling seller of trinkets, magic tricks, etc. (traveling)/(P)/


kana: うえーぶ
entry:
ウエーブ /(n,vs) wave (on water)/wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.)/wavy hairstyle/audience wave/the wave/WAVeform audio format/WAV/(P)/


kana: うぇーぶ
entry:
ウェーブ /(n,vs) wave (on water)/wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.)/wavy hairstyle/audience wave/the wave/WAVeform audio format/WAV/


kana: うぇいぶ
entry:
ウェイブ /(n,vs) wave (on water)/wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.)/wavy hairstyle/audience wave/the wave/WAVeform audio format/WAV/


kana: おーばー
entry:
オーバー /(adj-na,n,vs,abbr) overcoat/over/exceeding/going beyond/exaggeration/ball hit over the head of an outfielder (baseball)/(P)/


kana: おーば
entry:
オーバ /(adj-na,n,vs,abbr) overcoat/over/exceeding/going beyond/exaggeration/ball hit over the head of an outfielder (baseball)/(P)/


kana: おみっと
entry:
オミット /(n,vs) exception/exclusion/to omit/to disallow (e.g. in a sport after a rule is broken)/to reject (e.g. faulty product)/to eject/to expel/to throw out/


kana: かうんたー
entry:
カウンター /(n) counter/automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)/(P)/


kana: かうんた
entry:
カウンタ /(n) counter/automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)/


kanji: か行
kana: かぎょう
entry:
カ行 [カぎょう] /(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "ku"/"ka" column or row of the kana syllabary/


kana: がんがん
entry:
ガンガン /(adv,vs,col,on-mim) sound of large bell/sound of scolding voice/(pounding of) headache/intense/(P)/


kanji: が行
kana: がぎょう
entry:
ガ行 [ガぎょう] /(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "gu"/"ga" column or row of the kana syllabary/


kana: きゃぷちゃー
entry:
キャプチャー /(n,vs,abbr) capture/CAPTCHA/Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart/


kana: きゃぷちゃ
entry:
キャプチャ /(n,vs,abbr) capture/CAPTCHA/Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart/


kanji: 切支丹
kana: きりしたん
entry:
切支丹 [キリシタン] /(n,uk) early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period)/early Japanese Christian/(P)/


kanji: 吉利支丹
kana: きりしたん
entry:
吉利支丹 [キリシタン] /(n,uk) early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period)/early Japanese Christian/(P)/


kanji: 切死丹
kana: きりしたん
entry:
切死丹 [キリシタン] /(n,uk) early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period)/early Japanese Christian/(P)/


kanji: 鬼理死丹
kana: きりしたん
entry:
鬼理死丹 [キリシタン] /(n,uk) early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period)/early Japanese Christian/(P)/


kana: くーる
entry:
クール /(adj-na,n) cool (temperature, color, etc.)/cool (i.e. calm and collected)/cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.)/course (of medical treatment)/season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)/(P)/


kana: くりーく
entry:
クリーク /(n) cleek (golf - type of fairway wood)/creek/waterway, including irrigation or drainage canal/clique/creak/(P)/


kana: くれーむ
entry:
クレーム /(n) customer complaint seeking compensation/claim (for compensation)/(general) complaint/objection/cream/(P)/


kana: ぐりぐり
entry:
グリグリ /(adv,n,vs,on-mim) grinding against/rubbing with turning movements (e.g. shoulders)/hard lump under the skin (e.g. an adipous tumor or lymph node tumor)/big and round eyes/


kana: こんしゅーまりずむ
entry:
コンシューマリズム /(n) advocacy of consumer rights (product safety, accurate labelling, etc.)/consumer activism/consumer advocacy/consumerism (in the original sense)/


kana: こんどる
entry:
コンドル /(n) condor (inc. other New World vultures of family Cathartidae)/Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)/(P)/


kana: こんぱにおん
entry:
コンパニオン /(n) companion/paid companion of a wealthy woman/women presenting products at consumer electronic or car shows/(P)/


kana: さぼる
entry:
サボる /(v5r,vi) to be truant/to play hooky/to skip school/to skip out/to be idle/to sabotage by slowness/(P)/


kana: さんだーばーど
entry:
サンダーバード /(n) thunderbird (North-American indigenous mythical spirit bird)/thunderbird (Australian bird, Pachycephala gutturalis)/(P)/


kanji: さ行
kana: さぎょう
entry:
サ行 [サぎょう] /(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "su"/"sa" column or row of the kana syllabary/


kana: ざいーる
entry:
ザイール /(n) Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)/zaire (currency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)/(P)/


kanji: ざ行
kana: ざぎょう
entry:
ザ行 [ザぎょう] /(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "zu"/"za" column or row of the kana syllabary/


kana: しょっと
entry:
ショット /(n,vs) shot (in films)/shot (of alcohol)/hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis)/shoot (in basketball)/(P)/


kana: じゅーす
entry:
ジュース /(n) juice/soft drink (any (sweet) non-alcoholic beverage, carbonated or uncarbonated)/deuce/(P)/


kana: すからー
entry:
スカラー /(n) scalar/Selective Compliant Assembly Robot Arm (type of industrial robot)/Selective Compliant Articulated Robot Arm/SCARA/


kana: すから
entry:
スカラ /(n) scalar/Selective Compliant Assembly Robot Arm (type of industrial robot)/Selective Compliant Articulated Robot Arm/SCARA/


kana: すけーらー
entry:
スケーラー /(n) scalar/Selective Compliant Assembly Robot Arm (type of industrial robot)/Selective Compliant Articulated Robot Arm/SCARA/


kana: すけーら
entry:
スケーラ /(n) scalar/Selective Compliant Assembly Robot Arm (type of industrial robot)/Selective Compliant Articulated Robot Arm/SCARA/


kana: すくいず
entry:
スクイズ /(n,vs) squeeze/(in scuba diving) discomfort or pain caused by increasing water pressure compressing body air spaces and pushing body tissue inward/(P)/


kana: すけーるめりっと
entry:
スケールメリット /(n) economy of scale/cost saving or benefit from having a larger scale (e.g. of production)/


kana: すらいど
entry:
スライド /(n,vs) slide/change (in value or situation)/proportional change/to slide/to slip/to change (in value, e.g. with a sliding scale)/to change (in situation)/(P)/


kanji: た行
kana: たぎょう
entry:
タ行 [タぎょう] /(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "tsu"/"ta" column or row of the kana syllabary/


kana: だうん
entry:
ダウン /(n-suf,abbr) down (feathers)/down (opposite of up)/becoming lower/down (e.g. with a cold) and unable to continue (work)/not running (e.g. of servers)/download/downstream/(P)/


kana: だっちわいふ
entry:
ダッチワイフ /(n) life-sized doll used for masturbation/cage (rattan or cane) used in bed in the tropics/bolster used for warmth when sleeping/


kana: だびんぐ
entry:
ダビング /(n,vs) dubbing/adding a new audio (usu. voice) track to an existing video, film, etc./dubbing/re-recording existing video or audio data to a new DVD, tape, etc./(P)/


kana: だぶる
entry:
ダブる /(v5r,vi) to coincide (fall on the same day)/to have two of something/to overlap/to duplicate/to appear doubled/to repeat a school year after failing/


kanji: だ行
kana: だぎょう
entry:
ダ行 [ダぎょう] /(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "dzu"/"da" column or row of the kana syllabary/


kana: ちーん
entry:
チーン /(n,vs) ding (sound of a bell)/bing/to cook (or heat) in a microwave oven (from the 'ching' timer bell)/sneeze (into a tissue, used with children)/


kana: ちん
entry:
チン /(n,vs) ding (sound of a bell)/bing/to cook (or heat) in a microwave oven (from the 'ching' timer bell)/sneeze (into a tissue, used with children)/


kanji: 禿び
kana: ちび
entry:
(n,uk,sens,vulg,pref) small child/pipsqueak/small fry/small, cute versions of manga, anime, etc. characters, typically with oversized heads/short person/midget/dwarf/small animal/(P)


kanji: 禿び
kana: ちび
entry:
禿び [チビ] /(n,uk,sens,vulg,pref) small child/pipsqueak/small fry/small, cute versions of manga, anime, etc. characters, typically with oversized heads/short person/midget/dwarf/small animal/


kana: ちゃっく
entry:
チャック /(n) chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)/fastener/zipper/(P)/


kana: てぃらぴあ
entry:
ティラピア /(n) tilapia (freshwater fishes native to Africa, introduced to many areas worldwide as a food source)/


kana: てらぴあ
entry:
テラピア /(n) tilapia (freshwater fishes native to Africa, introduced to many areas worldwide as a food source)/


kana: てろっぷ
entry:
テロップ /(n) (orig) television opaque projector (telop), used for subtitles and captions, now used for the subtitles and captions themselves/(P)/


kana: ですくとっぷ
entry:
デスクトップ /(n) desk-top computer/desktop of a computer (the primary screen for most graphical-based computer operating systems)/


kana: どくたーすとっぷ
entry:
ドクターストップ /(n) stopping a sport, such as boxing, on doctor's orders/referee's stop/being ordered by one's doctor to give up such habits as drinking, smoking, overeating, etc/


kana: どらいぶ
entry:
ドライブ /(n,vs,vi,vt) drive/trip by car/driving/to (go for a) drive/to go on a trip by car/to drive (e.g. a car)/to drive (innovation, change, etc.)/to propel/(P)/


kana: どらっぐ
entry:
ドラッグ /(n,vs) drag/drug (esp. illegal)/to drag/to highlight (e.g. by click-dragging a cursor over text)/(P)/


kana: にっと
entry:
ニット /(n) knit/knitted fabric/knitted garments/nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)/(P)/


kanji: ぬ行
kana: ぬぎょう
entry:
ヌ行 [ヌぎょう] /(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "nu"/"na" column or row of the kana syllabary/


kana: はいから
entry:
ハイカラ /(adj-na,n,adj-no,vs) stylish/smart/fashionable/high collar/hair dressed in a western style/to dress in the latest Western fashion/


kana: はらはら
entry:
ハラハラ /(adv,vs,adv-to,on-mim) heart going pit-a-pat/falling rapidly in big drops/fluttering down/keeping on tenterhooks/suspense/exciting/thrilling/(P)/


kana: はらはら
entry:
(adv,vs,adv-to,on-mim) heart going pit-a-pat/falling rapidly in big drops/fluttering down/keeping on tenterhooks/suspense/exciting/thrilling


kana: はれーしょん
entry:
ハレーション /(n) halation (i.e. in photography, a halo-effect when additional light leaks out around the subject)/


kana: はんちんぐ
entry:
ハンチング /(n,abbr) hunting/oscillatory behavior of a non-converging feedback loop (behaviour)/hunting cap/(P)/


kanji: は行
kana: はぎょう
entry:
ハ行 [ハぎょう] /(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "hu or fu"/"ha" column or row of the kana syllabary/


kana: ばたばた
entry:
バタバタ /(n,vs,adv,adv-to,on-mim) flapping/rattling (sound)/noisily/clattering noise/commotion/kerfuffle/(P)/


kana: ばってぃんぐ
entry:
バッティング /(n) batting/butting/intruding on someone else's turf/having a time or schedule conflict/(P)/


kana: ばっと
entry:
バット /(n,obsc) bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)/bat (animal)/tray (from fre: bateau or eng: vat)/(P)/


kanji: ば行
kana: ばぎょう
entry:
バ行 [バぎょう] /(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "bu"/"ba" column or row of the kana syllabary/


kana: ぱー
entry:
パー /(n,abbr) par/common score for some activity (e.g. strokes for a hole in golf)/paper (in rock-paper-scissors game)/apiece/each/price-earnings ratio/percent/(P)/


kana: ぱす
entry:
パス /(n,vs) path/pass (e.g. skipping a move, passing an examination, ticket to allow entry, etc.)/(P)/


kana: ぱちぱち
entry:
パチパチ /(adv,adv-to,vs,on-mim) pleasant clapping sound/sound of something hot bursting open (i.e. popcorn)/incessant blinking/(P)/


kana: ぱらぱら
entry:
パラパラ /(adj-na,adv,adv-to,on-mim) falling in (large) drops/sprinkle/pattering/clattering/flipping through a book/(P)/


kana: ぱん
entry:
パン /(n,vs) bread/pastries (e.g. croissants)/pastry-based products/pan/frying pan/panning (in a film)/(P)/


kanji: ぱ行
kana: ぱぎょう
entry:
パ行 [パぎょう] /(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "pu"/"pa" column or row of the kana syllabary/


kana: ぴっきんぐ
entry:
ピッキング /(n) picking (esp. distributor picking up merchandise from a storage facility)/lock picking/(P)/


kana: ふらぐ
entry:
フラグ /(n,suf,sl) flag/tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc (e.g. death, love, survival)/


kana: ふりーたー
entry:
フリーター /(n,abbr) young people subsisting on part-time work/one whose livelihood is provided by part-time work/(P)/


kana: ふりーだいある
entry:
フリーダイアル /(n) toll-free number/free dial (e.g. device or combination lock that can be set to any number)/


kana: ふりーだいやる
entry:
フリーダイヤル /(n) toll-free number/free dial (e.g. device or combination lock that can be set to any number)/


kana: ぶるせら
entry:
ブルセラ /(n,sl) used women's clothing such as bloomers and high-school sailor-suit uniforms (esp. as a source of sexual arousal)/(P)/


kana: ぶれいく
entry:
ブレイク /(n,vs) break (e.g. holiday, rest-period)/break (e.g. ordering two boxers apart)/break (to win or score well against an opponent's serve)/brake/suddenly becoming popular (from break)/(P)/


kana: ぶれーく
entry:
ブレーク /(n,vs) break (e.g. holiday, rest-period)/break (e.g. ordering two boxers apart)/break (to win or score well against an opponent's serve)/brake/suddenly becoming popular (from break)/(P)/


kana: ぶろっく
entry:
ブロック /(vs,n) to block (e.g. the way)/block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.)/bloc/block/physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape)/(P)/


kana: ぷろぱー
entry:
プロパー /(adj-na,n,abbr) proper/propagandist/propaganda/full time (staff)/career (job title) (e.g. someone who has worked in the same area from the start)/regular price/net price/(P)/


kana: ぼとるきーぷ
entry:
ボトルキープ /(n) practice of buying a bottle of spirits at a bar which is then kept there for the customer/


kana: まいこん
entry:
マイコン /(n,abbr) microcomputer/personal computer/home computer/micro-controller/micro-processor/MCU/moving (animated) icon/(P)/


kana: まじ
entry:
マジ /(adj-na,n,sl,aux-v) serious (not capricious or flirtatious)/cannot/should not/will not/must not/


kana: まねーじゃー
entry:
マネージャー /(n) manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.)/in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work/(P)/


kana: まねじゃー
entry:
マネジャー /(n) manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.)/in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work/(P)/


kana: まねーじゃ
entry:
マネージャ /(n) manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.)/in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work/


kanji: ま行
kana: まぎょう
entry:
マ行 [マぎょう] /(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "mu"/"ma" column or row of the kana syllabary/


kana: むっく
entry:
ムック /(n) mook (thick illustrated publication on a single topic printed to look like a magazine) (from magazine and book)/


kana: めんしぇヴぃき
entry:
メンシェヴィキ /(n) Menshevik (member of the non-Leninist wing of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party)/


kana: めんしぇびき
entry:
メンシェビキ /(n) Menshevik (member of the non-Leninist wing of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party)/(P)/


kana: もにたー
entry:
モニター /(n,vs) (computer) monitor/consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes)/program or utility that monitors a program or activity/(P)/


kana: もにた
entry:
モニタ /(n,vs) (computer) monitor/consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes)/program or utility that monitors a program or activity/


kana: もんきーばなな
entry:
モンキーバナナ /(n) monkey banana (var. of wild banana in the Philippines and Okinawa) (Musa acuminata 'Seniorita')/seniorita banana/var. of banana producing small fruit/


kanji: や行
kana: やぎょう
entry:
ヤ行 [ヤぎょう] /(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "yu"/"ya" column or row of the kana syllabary/


kana: らすとすぱーと
entry:
ラストスパート /(n) last spurt/home stretch/last part of a race or period of time where you give it your best effort/(P)/


kana: らっせる
entry:
ラッセル /(n,abbr) (Russell) snowplow/track-clearing vehicle/carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering)/(P)/


kanji: ら行
kana: らぎょう
entry:
ラ行 [ラぎょう] /(n) classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "ru"/"ra" column or row of the kana syllabary/


kana: りーち
entry:
リーチ /(n) reach/leech/being one step away from completing a game, esp. mahjong (winning, losing, game over, etc.)/(P)/


kana: れこーだー
entry:
レコーダー /(n) recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder)/recording device/recorder (musical instrument)/English flute/(P)/


kana: りこーだー
entry:
リコーダー /(n) recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder)/recording device/recorder (musical instrument)/English flute/(P)/


kana: りこーだ
entry:
リコーダ /(n) recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder)/recording device/recorder (musical instrument)/English flute/


kana: るー
entry:
ルー /(n) roux (mixture of butter and flour used to make sauces)/sauce made from such a mixture/(Japanese) curry powder/curry sauce made from this powder/(P)/


kana: るび
entry:
ルビ /(n) ruby/smaller hiragana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)/(P)/


kana: るびー
entry:
ルビー /(n) ruby/smaller hiragana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)/(P)/


kana: れぎゅらー
entry:
レギュラー /(adj-na,n) regular/regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.)/regular (petrol, gasoline)/(P)/


kana: れじすたんす
entry:
レジスタンス /(n) resistance/popular resistance against a military invasion (especially of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)/(P)/


kana: れとると
entry:
レトルト /(n) retort/sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew/boil-in-the-bag/retort/glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)/(P)/


kanji: ろーま字
kana: ろーまじ
entry:
ローマ字 [ローマじ] /(n) Latin alphabet/transliteration of Japanese in "Roman" or Latin letters/romanization/romanisation/romaji/(P)/


kanji: ろーま字
kana: ろーまじ
entry:
ローマ字 [ろーまじ] /(n) Latin alphabet/transliteration of Japanese in "Roman" or Latin letters/romanization/romanisation/romaji/(P)/


kanji: 羅馬字
kana: ろーまじ
entry:
羅馬字 [ローマじ] /(n) Latin alphabet/transliteration of Japanese in "Roman" or Latin letters/romanization/romanisation/romaji/(P)/


kanji: 羅馬字
kana: ろーまじ
entry:
(n) Latin alphabet/transliteration of Japanese in "Roman" or Latin letters/romanization/romanisation/romaji


kana: ろりこん
entry:
ロリコン /(n,abbr,adj-f) Lolita complex (sexual attraction to children, esp. young girls)/portraying children in an erotic style/


kana: ろり
entry:
ロリ /(n,abbr,adj-f) Lolita complex (sexual attraction to children, esp. young girls)/portraying children in an erotic style/


kanji: わーぷろ馬鹿
kana: わーぷろばか
entry:
ワープロ馬鹿 [ワープロばか] /(n) someone whose kanji-writing ability has suffered due to overreliance on the kana-to-kanji conversion systems used to input Japanese text on a computer/


kana: わんぽいんとりりーふ
entry:
ワンポイントリリーフ /(n) relief pitcher brought in to face one batter (baseball)/one-point relief (pitcher)/(P)/


kanji: 阿吽
kana: あうん
entry:
(n) Om/Aun/syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma/inspiration and expiration/respiration/alpha and omega


kanji: 阿吽
kana: あうん
entry:
阿吽 [アウン] /(n) Om/Aun/syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma/inspiration and expiration/respiration/alpha and omega/


kanji: 阿うん
kana: あうん
entry:
阿うん [アウン] /(n) Om/Aun/syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma/inspiration and expiration/respiration/alpha and omega/


kanji: 阿呍
kana: あうん
entry:
阿呍 [アウン] /(n) Om/Aun/syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma/inspiration and expiration/respiration/alpha and omega/


kanji: 哀れ
kana: あわれ
entry:
(n,adj-na,int) pity/sorrow/grief/misery/compassion/pathos/pitiable/pitiful/pathetic/miserable/alack/alas/(P)


kanji: 挨拶
kana: あいさつ
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no,sl,exp) greeting/greetings/salutation/salute/speech (congratulatory or appreciative)/address/reply/response/revenge/retaliation/a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark)/(P)


kanji: 葵
kana: あおい
entry:
葵 [アオイ] /(n,uk) mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae)/Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)/hollyhock/


kanji: 悪い
kana: わるい
entry:
(adj-i) bad/poor/inferior/evil/sinful/unprofitable/unbeneficial/at fault/to blame/in the wrong/sorry/(P)


kanji: 悪意
kana: あくい
entry:
(n) ill will/spite/evil intention/bad meaning/(criminal) malice/mala fides (criminal intent to deceive)/(P)


kanji: 梓
kana: あずさ
entry:
梓 [アズサ] /(n,uk) Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa)/yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata)/printing block/


kanji: 暗い
kana: くらい
entry:
(adj-i,uk) dark/gloomy/dark (in colour)/dull/depressed/dispirited/sorrowful/bitter (as in a dark past)/unclear/unfamiliar/unknown/(P)


kana: くらい
entry:
(suf,prt) approximately/about/around/or so/to (about) the extent that/(almost) enough that/so ... that .../at least/as ... as .../like/(P)


kanji: 以下
kana: いか
entry:
(n) not exceeding/and downward/... and below/below (e.g. standard)/under (e.g. a level)/the below-mentioned/the following/the rest/(P)


kanji: 已下
kana: いげ
entry:
(n) not exceeding/and downward/... and below/below (e.g. standard)/under (e.g. a level)/the below-mentioned/the following/the rest


kanji: 以後
kana: いご
entry:
(n-adv,n-t) after this/from now on/hereafter/thereafter/since (verb) (after -te form of verb)/after (time)/since (then)/(P)


kanji: 以上
kana: いじょう
entry:
(n-adv,n-t) not less than/... and more/... and upwards/beyond ... (e.g. one's means)/further (e.g. nothing further to say)/more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that)/(P)


kanji: 伊達
kana: だて
entry:
(n,adj-na) elegance/dandyism/sophistication/having style/affectation/showing off/putting on an air/appearances/just for show


kanji: 伊達
kana: だて
entry:
伊達 [ダテ] /(n,adj-na) elegance/dandyism/sophistication/having style/affectation/showing off/putting on an air/appearances/just for show/


kanji: 位
kana: くらい
entry:
(adv,suf,n) throne/crown/(nobleman's) seat/government position/court rank/social standing/rank/class/echelon/rung/grade (of quality, etc.)/level/tier/rank/digit (e.g. the tens, the hundreds, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 偉い
kana: えらい
entry:
(adj-i,uk) great/excellent/admirable/remarkable/distinguished/important/celebrated/famous/eminent/awful/terrible/(P)


kanji: 夷
kana: えびす
entry:
(n,arch,derog) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu)/provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city)/brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan)


kanji: 意志薄弱
kana: いしはくじゃく
entry:
(adj-na,n,adj-no) weak-willed/lacking a purpose/lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute


kanji: 意識
kana: いしき
entry:
(n,vs) consciousness/awareness/sense/mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)/(P)


kanji: 為
kana: ため
entry:
(n) good/advantage/benefit/welfare/sake/purpose/objective/aim/consequence/result/effect/affecting/regarding/concerning/(P)


kanji: 為す
kana: なす
entry:
(v5s,vt,aux-v,arch) to build up/to establish/to form/to become (a state)/to accomplish/to achieve/to succeed in/to change into/to do/to perform/to intend to/to attempt/to try/(P)


kanji: 為に
kana: ために
entry:
(conj,uk) for/for the sake of/to one's advantage/in favor of/in favour of/on behalf of/because of/as a result of


kanji: 為る
kana: する
entry:
(vs-i,uk,vi,suf,aux-v) to do/to cause to become/to make (into)/to turn (into)/to serve as/to act as/to work as/to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)/to judge as being/(P)


kanji: 畏まる
kana: かしこまる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to obey respectfully/to humble oneself/to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)


kanji: 移す
kana: うつす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to change/to swap/to substitute/to transfer/to change the object of one's interest or focus/to spend or take time/to infect/to permeate something with the smell or colour of something/(P)


kanji: 移る
kana: うつる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to move (house)/to transfer (department)/to change the target of interest or concern/to elapse (passage of time)/to be permeated by a colour or scent/to be infected/(P)


kanji: 移設
kana: いせつ
entry:
(n,vs) relocation (of a facility)/moving establishment/to relocate/to move into place/to put into place/to adapt/to affix/to install


kanji: 違う
kana: ちがう
entry:
(v5u,vi) to differ (from)/to vary/to not be in the usual condition/to not match the correct (answer, etc.)/to be different from promised/(P)


kanji: 一つ
kana: ひとつ
entry:
(n,n-adv) one/for one thing (often used in itemized lists)/(after a noun) only/(with a verb in negative form) (not) even/just (i.e. "just try it")/(P)


kanji: 一
kana: ひとつ
entry:
(n,n-adv,io) one/for one thing (often used in itemized lists)/(after a noun) only/(with a verb in negative form) (not) even/just (i.e. "just try it")/(P)


kanji: 一飲み
kana: ひとのみ
entry:
(n) swallowing in one gulp/downing/mouthful/bite/sipping/sip/thinking nothing of one's opponent/making easy prey of someone


kanji: 一画
kana: いっかく
entry:
(n) one plot (of land)/one block (i.e. one city block)/one area/one lot/one brush stroke/one kanji stroke


kanji: 一喜一憂
kana: いっきいちゆう
entry:
(exp) now rejoicing, now worrying/swinging from joy to sorrow/glad and sad by turns/alternating hope and fear/unable to put one's mind at ease


kanji: 一所懸命
kana: いっしょけんめい
entry:
(adj-na,n-adv,n) very hard/with utmost effort/with all one's might/desperately/frantically/for dear life/all-out effort/sticking at living in and defending one place/sticking at living in one place


kanji: 一心不乱
kana: いっしんふらん
entry:
(adj-na,n) wholeheartedly/with heart and soul/intently/with undivided attention/with intense concentration/single-mindedly


kanji: 一進一退
kana: いっしんいったい
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) now advancing and now retreating/ebb and flow/seesawing/taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns


kanji: 一人舞台
kana: ひとりぶたい
entry:
(n) performing solo (by oneself)/having the stage to oneself/being in sole command/eclipsing (outshining) the others/field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)


kanji: 一寸
kana: ちょっと
entry:
(adv,uk,int) just a minute/short time/just a little/somewhat/easily/readily/rather/(before a verb in negative form) (will not) easily/hey!/(P)


kanji: 鳥渡
kana: ちょっと
entry:
(adv,uk,int,ateji) just a minute/short time/just a little/somewhat/easily/readily/rather/(before a verb in negative form) (will not) easily/hey!/(P)


kanji: 鳥渡
kana: ちょと
entry:
(adv,uk,int,ateji) just a minute/short time/just a little/somewhat/easily/readily/rather/(before a verb in negative form) (will not) easily/hey!


kanji: 一層
kana: いっそう
entry:
(adv,adj-no,uk,n) much more/still more/all the more/(would) rather/sooner/might as well/single layer (or storey, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 一体
kana: いったい
entry:
(adv,adj-no,n) ...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?")/...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")/...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")/one object/one body/unity/one form/one style/(P)


kanji: 一体全体
kana: いったいぜんたい
entry:
(adv) ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?")/... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")/... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")


kanji: 一段
kana: いちだん
entry:
(adv,adv-to) more/much more/still more/all the more/part (of a talk)/Japanese verb group/first rank (in martial arts, etc.)


kanji: 一段動詞
kana: いちだんどうし
entry:
(n) ichidan verb (one of the two main conjugation classes of verbs in modern Japanese, usually ending in -eru or -iru)/type II verb


kanji: 一長一短
kana: いっちょういったん
entry:
(n) (something having its) merits and demerits/advantages and disadvantages/good points and shortcomings


kanji: 一定
kana: いってい
entry:
(n,adj-no,vs,adj-na) fixed/settled/constant/definite/uniform/regularized/regularised/defined/standardized/standardised/certain/prescribed/(P)


kanji: 一刀両断
kana: いっとうりょうだん
entry:
(n) cutting in two with a single stroke/taking decisive (drastic) measure/cutting the (Gordian) knot


kanji: 一念
kana: いちねん
entry:
(n) determined purpose/an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought)/a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)


kanji: 一杯
kana: いっぱい
entry:
(adj-na,adv,n,adj-no,uk,n-suf,n-adv) amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. a cupful, spoonful, etc.)/a drink (i.e. an alcoholic beverage)/full/one squid, octopus, crab, etc./one boat/(P)


kanji: 一方
kana: いっぽう
entry:
(n,conj,n-adv,n-suf) 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/on the one hand/on the other hand/(P)


kanji: 一面
kana: いちめん
entry:
(n,n-adv) one face/one surface/the whole surface/one aspect/one side/(on) the other hand/one broad, flat object/front page/(P)


kanji: 一目惚れ
kana: ひとめぼれ
entry:
(n,vs) to be taken with someone at first sight (similar to "love at first sight", but not as strong)


kanji: 因
kana: いん
entry:
(n) cause/factor/hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions)/the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)


kanji: 因縁
kana: いんねん
entry:
(n) hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)/fate/destiny/connection/origin/pretext


kanji: 引きずる
kana: ひきずる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to drag along/to pull/to force someone along/to prolong/to drag out/to influence strongly/to seduce/(P)


kanji: 引摺る
kana: ひきずる
entry:
(v5r,vt,io) to drag along/to pull/to force someone along/to prolong/to drag out/to influence strongly/to seduce/(P)


kanji: 引く
kana: ひく
entry:
(v5k,vi,vt) to pull/to draw (attention, etc.)/to attract (interest, etc.)/to draw back/to draw (a card)/to draw (plan, line, etc.)/to catch (cold)/to play (string instr.)/(P)


kanji: 引っ掛ける
kana: ひっかける
entry:
(v1,vt) to hang (something) on (something)/to throw on (clothes)/to hook/to catch/to trap/to ensnare/to cheat/to evade payment/to jump a bill/to drink (alcohol)/(P)


kanji: 飲み口
kana: のみくち
entry:
(n) taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages)/someone who enjoys alcohol/rim (of a glass)/shape of one's mouth when drinking/tap/faucet/spigot


kanji: 飲む
kana: のむ
entry:
(v5m,vt) to drink/to gulp/to swallow/to smoke (tobacco)/to engulf/to overwhelm/to keep down/to suppress/to accept (e.g. demand, condition)/to make light of/to conceal/(P)


kanji: 飮む
kana: のむ
entry:
(v5m,vt,oK) to drink/to gulp/to swallow/to smoke (tobacco)/to engulf/to overwhelm/to keep down/to suppress/to accept (e.g. demand, condition)/to make light of/to conceal/(P)


kanji: 院号
kana: いんごう
entry:
(n,hon) former emperor (or his empress, imperial princesses, etc.)/posthumous Buddhist name containing the character "in"


kanji: 陰陽道
kana: おんみょうどう
entry:
(n) Onmyoudou/way of Yin and Yang/occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements


kanji: 隠れ蓑
kana: かくれみの
entry:
(n,uk) cover/front (e.g. for illegal activities)/magic cloak of invisibility/Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant)


kanji: 右
kana: みぎ
entry:
(n) right/right hand side/afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing)/foregoing/forgoing/above/(P)


kanji: 右から左へ
kana: みぎからひだりへ
entry:
(exp) from right to left/in one ear and out the other/nice and quick/with speed and address/without further ado


kanji: 烏帽子
kana: えぼし
entry:
(n) black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan, and afterwards spreading to the common people


kanji: 窺う
kana: うかがう
entry:
(v5u,vt) to peep (through)/to peek/to examine (esp. covertly)/to await (one's chance)/(usu. used passively) to guess/to infer/to gather/to surmise


kanji: 運ぶ
kana: はこぶ
entry:
(v5b,hon,vi) to carry/to transport/to move/to convey/to come/to go/to wield (a tool, etc.)/to use/to go (well, etc.)/to proceed/to progress/(P)


kanji: 越す
kana: こす
entry:
(v5s,hon) to cross over (e.g. mountain)/to go across/to go over (e.g. with audience)/to pass time (e.g. a winter)/to surpass/to be better than/to exceed/to move house/(P)


kanji: 厭う
kana: いとう
entry:
(v5u,vt) to dislike/to hate/to grudge (doing)/to spare (oneself)/to be weary of/to take (good) care of


kanji: 円転
kana: えんてん
entry:
(adj-t,adv-to) orotund/smooth circular motion/spherical/rolling smoothly/(with) smooth circular motion


kanji: 園長
kana: えんちょう
entry:
(n) head of a place designated with the suffix -en (e.g. kindergarten principal, director of a zoo, etc.)


kanji: 炎上
kana: えんじょう
entry:
(n,vs) blazing up/destruction of a large building by fire/flood of comments to a blog, exceeding what the blog's owner can answer


kanji: 煙管
kana: きせる
entry:
(n,gikun) (tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem/stolen train ride (only paying a local fare each end)


kanji: 煙管
kana: きせる
entry:
煙管 [キセル] /(n) (tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem/stolen train ride (only paying a local fare each end)/


kanji: 煙突
kana: えんとつ
entry:
(n,sl) chimney/smokestack/funnel (of a ship)/stovepipe/carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter/(P)


kanji: 燕
kana: つばめ
entry:
(n,uk) swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family)/martin/barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)/younger man involved with an older woman/(P)


kanji: 燕
kana: つばくらめ
entry:
(n,uk,ok) swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family)/martin/barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)/younger man involved with an older woman/(P)


kanji: 燕
kana: つばめ
entry:
燕 [ツバメ] /(n,uk) swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family)/martin/barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)/younger man involved with an older woman/(P)/


kanji: 猿
kana: さる
entry:
(n,derog,arch) monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)/sly person/sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)/clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook/(P)


kanji: 猿
kana: まし
entry:
(n,derog,arch,ok) monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)/sly person/sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)/clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook/(P)


kanji: 猿も木から落ちる
kana: さるもきからおちる
entry:
(exp) even monkeys fall from trees/anyone can make a mistake/pride comes before a fall/even Homer sometimes nods


kanji: 縁
kana: えん
entry:
(n) fate/destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)/relationship (e.g. between two people)/bond/link/connection/family ties/affinity


kanji: 江に
kana: えん
entry:
(n,ateji) fate/destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)/relationship (e.g. between two people)/bond/link/connection/family ties/affinity


kanji: 汚す
kana: よごす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to pollute/to contaminate/to soil/to make dirty/to stain/to disgrace/to dishonour/to dishonor/to defile/(P)


kanji: 穢す
kana: けがす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to pollute/to contaminate/to soil/to make dirty/to stain/to disgrace/to dishonour/to dishonor/to defile


kanji: 凹む
kana: へこむ
entry:
(v5m) to be dented/to be indented/to yield to/to give/to sink/to collapse/to cave in/to be snubbed/to be overwhelmed/to feel down/to be forced to yield/(P)


kanji: 往生
kana: おうじょう
entry:
(n,vs) death/passing to the next life/dying a happy death/giving up a struggle/submission/at wit's end/flummoxed/(P)


kanji: 応戦
kana: おうせん
entry:
(n,vs) accepting a challenge/returning fire/fighting back/putting up a fight/responding to an attack


kanji: 押し寄せる
kana: おしよせる
entry:
(v1,vi) to advance on/to close in/to march on/to descend on (the enemy)/to move towards/to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)/to rush for (the door)


kanji: 押す
kana: おす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to push/to press/to apply pressure from above/to press down/to stamp (i.e. a passport)/to apply a seal/(P)


kanji: 横
kana: よこ
entry:
(n) horizontal (as opposed to vertical)/lying down/side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back)/width/breadth/side (of a box, etc.)/beside/aside/next to/unconnected/(P)


kanji: 横行
kana: おうぎょう
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no,ok) walking sideways/staggering/striding/being rampant/being widespread/being prevalent


kanji: 鴬
kana: うぐいす
entry:
(n,uk,abbr,n-pref) Japanese bush warbler/Japanese nightingale (Cettia diphone)/greenish brown/having a beautiful voice


kanji: 鴬
kana: うぐいす
entry:
鴬 [ウグイス] /(n,uk,abbr,n-pref) Japanese bush warbler/Japanese nightingale (Cettia diphone)/greenish brown/having a beautiful voice/


kanji: 鶯
kana: うぐいす
entry:
鶯 [ウグイス] /(n,uk,abbr,n-pref) Japanese bush warbler/Japanese nightingale (Cettia diphone)/greenish brown/having a beautiful voice/


kanji: 黄口
kana: こうこう
entry:
(n) greenhorn (lit. "yellow mouth", in ref. to the beak of a chick)/youthfulness and lack of experience


kanji: 乙
kana: おつ
entry:
(adj-na,n,exp,abbr,sl) second (party to an agreement)/the B party (e.g. in a contract)/the latter/strange/quaint/stylish/chic/spicy/queer/witty/tasty/romantic/thank you/goodbye


kanji: 音符
kana: おんぷ
entry:
(n) musical note/note symbol/phonetic symbol (inc. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.)/part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)


kanji: 下
kana: した
entry:
(n,n-pref) below/down/under/bottom/beneath/underneath/just after/right after/inferiority/one's inferior (i.e. one's junior)/younger (e.g. of siblings)/trade-in/preliminary/(P)


kanji: 下さい
kana: ください
entry:
(exp,uk,hon) please give me/(after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-) please do for me


kanji: 下す
kana: くだす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to make (a decision)/to pass (judgement, etc.)/to hand down (orders, etc.)/to let go down/to lower/to do oneself/to do by oneself/(P)


kanji: 下る
kana: くだる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to descend/to go down/to come down/to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)/to pass (of time)/to surrender/to capitulate/(often in neg. form) to be less than/(P)


kanji: 下種張る
kana: げすばる
entry:
(v5r) to be churlish/to be crude/to be boorish/to be vulgar/to conduct oneself in an unseemly manner


kanji: 下賜
kana: かし
entry:
(n,vs) grant/bestowal/giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)


kanji: 下手
kana: しもて
entry:
(n) lower part/foot/lower direction/left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV)/stage right (actor's POV)


kanji: 下手くそ
kana: へたくそ
entry:
下手くそ [ヘタクソ] /(adj-na,n,int) extreme clumsiness/severe lack of skill at a task/You're hopeless!/Give it up!/(P)/


kanji: 下手糞
kana: へたくそ
entry:
下手糞 [ヘタクソ] /(adj-na,n,int) extreme clumsiness/severe lack of skill at a task/You're hopeless!/Give it up!/


kanji: 下地
kana: したじ
entry:
(n) groundwork/foundation/inclination/aptitude/elementary knowledge of/grounding in/prearrangement/spadework/signs/symptoms/first coat of plastering/soy


kanji: 化する
kana: かする
entry:
(vs-s,suf) to change into/to convert into/to transform/to be reduced/to influence/to improve (someone)


kanji: 仮借
kana: かしゃく
entry:
(n,vs) borrowing/pardon/extenuation/borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to convey a certain term


kanji: 何処までも
kana: どこまでも
entry:
(adv,uk) anywhere/through thick and thin/to the utmost/persistently/stubbornly/in all respects/thoroughly/(P)


kanji: 何条
kana: なんじょう
entry:
(adv,arch) what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo)/what article? (in a law)/how can?/cannot possibly/there is no way


kanji: 加減
kana: かげん
entry:
(n,adj-na) addition and subtraction/allowance for/degree/extent/measure/condition/state of health/seasoning/flavor/flavour/moderation/adjustment/influence (of the weather)/(P)


kanji: 加入
kana: かにゅう
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) becoming a member/joining/entry/admission/subscription/affiliation/adherence/signing/(P)


kanji: 可視化
kana: かしか
entry:
(n,vs) visualization (data, results, etc.)/visualisation/making something visible (that was previously unseen)


kanji: 果てる
kana: はてる
entry:
(v1,vi,suf) to end/to be finished/to be exhausted/to die/to perish/indicates an extreme has been reached


kanji: 河童
kana: かっぱ
entry:
(n,abbr) kappa (mythical water-dwelling creatures)/excellent swimmer/cucumber/rolled sushi containing a stick of cucumber


kanji: 火入れ
kana: ひいれ
entry:
(n) fire pan/heating/first lighting (e.g. furnace)/firing (e.g. forest)/kindling/igniting/pasteurization


kanji: 花
kana: はな
entry:
(n,abbr) flower/blossom/bloom/petal/blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)/cherry blossom/ikebana/Japanese playing cards/beauty/(the) best/(P)


kanji: 花札
kana: はなふだ
entry:
(n) floral playing cards/Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit repr. a month indic. by a flower)


kanji: 花盛り
kana: はなざかり
entry:
(n,adj-no) flowers in full bloom/time of year in which flowers are in full bloom/the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty/booming or peaking (in popularity)


kanji: 花鳥風月
kana: かちょうふうげつ
entry:
(n) beauties of nature/the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics/artistic pursuits involving nature themes


kanji: 花梨
kana: かりん
entry:
(n) angsana/Burmese rosewood/flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis)/Chinese quince


kanji: 花梨
kana: かりん
entry:
花梨 [カリン] /(n) angsana/Burmese rosewood/flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis)/Chinese quince/


kanji: 花櫚
kana: かりん
entry:
花櫚 [カリン] /(n) angsana/Burmese rosewood/flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis)/Chinese quince/


kanji: 榠樝
kana: かりん
entry:
榠樝 [カリン] /(n) angsana/Burmese rosewood/flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis)/Chinese quince/


kanji: 蝦夷
kana: えぞ
entry:
(n) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu)/Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)


kanji: 蝦夷
kana: えみし
entry:
(n,ok) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu)/Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)


kanji: 蝦蛄
kana: しゃこ
entry:
(n,uk) mantis shrimp (any marine crustacean of order Stomatopoda, esp. the species Oratosquilla oratoria)


kanji: 蝦蛄
kana: しゃこ
entry:
蝦蛄 [シャコ] /(n,uk) mantis shrimp (any marine crustacean of order Stomatopoda, esp. the species Oratosquilla oratoria)/


kanji: 青竜蝦
kana: しゃこ
entry:
青竜蝦 [シャコ] /(n,uk) mantis shrimp (any marine crustacean of order Stomatopoda, esp. the species Oratosquilla oratoria)/


kanji: 課
kana: か
entry:
(n,n-suf,ctr) lesson/section (in an organization)/division/department/counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)/(P)


kanji: 過ぎる
kana: すぎる
entry:
(v1,vi,suf) to pass through/to pass by/to go beyond/to pass (i.e. of time)/to elapse/to have expired/to have ended/to be over/to exceed/to surpass/to be above/to be no more than .../(P)


kanji: 過ごす
kana: すごす
entry:
(v5s,vt,arch,suf) to pass (time)/to spend/to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption)/to drink (alcohol)/to take care of/to support/to overdo/to do too much/to ... without acting on it/(P)


kanji: 過去
kana: かこ
entry:
(n-adv,n) the past/bygone days/the previous/a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret)/one's past/past (tense)/preterit/preterite/previous life/(P)


kanji: 我田引水
kana: がでんいんすい
entry:
(n) seeking one's own interests/straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests/drawing water for one's own field


kanji: 我利我利
kana: がりがり
entry:
(adj-na,n,uk,adv,adj-no) skin and bones/appearing to be underweight/with a grinding, crunching, scratching (sound)/desperately/recklessly/crunchy hardness/selfishness/selfish person


kanji: 我利我利
kana: がりがり
entry:
我利我利 [ガリガリ] /(adj-na,n,uk,adv,adj-no) skin and bones/appearing to be underweight/with a grinding, crunching, scratching (sound)/desperately/recklessly/crunchy hardness/selfishness/selfish person/


kanji: 臥薪嘗胆
kana: がしんしょうたん
entry:
(n,vs) going through thick and thin to attain one's objective/enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance


kanji: 会意
kana: かいい
entry:
(n) compound ideograph formation (one of the six kanji classifications)/making kanji up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)


kanji: 会意文字
kana: かいいもじ
entry:
(n) compound ideograph (one of the six kanji classifications)/kanji made up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)


kanji: 解ける
kana: とける
entry:
(v1,vi) to be solved/to loosen/to come untied/to be removed (e.g. restrictions)/to be cleared (e.g. misunderstandings)/to be broken (e.g. spells, curses)/to melt/(P)


kanji: 解体
kana: かいたい
entry:
(n,vs,adj-f,obsc) disassembly/dismantling/deconstruction/dissolution/demolishing/dissection (i.e. postmortem)/(P)


kanji: 解放
kana: かいほう
entry:
(n,vs) release/unleashing/liberation/emancipation/setting free/deallocation (of computer memory)/(P)


kanji: 回す
kana: まわす
entry:
(v5s,vt,suf) to turn/to rotate/to gyrate/to circulate/to send around/to surround/to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers)/(after the -masu stem of a verb) ... around (i.e. to chase someone around)/(P)


kanji: 回廊
kana: かいろう
entry:
(n) corridor/gallery/hallway/cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)


kanji: 壊す
kana: こわす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to break/to destroy/to demolish/to wreck/to ruin/to spoil/to damage/to break (a bill, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 改める
kana: あらためる
entry:
(v1,vt) to change/to alter/to revise/to replace/to reform/to correct/to mend/to improve/to examine/to check/to inspect/to do properly/to do formally/(P)


kanji: 改善
kana: かいぜん
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no,uk) betterment/improvement/kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)/(P)


kanji: 海苔
kana: のり
entry:
(n,gikun) nori (edible seaweed, esp. species Porphyra tenera and others of genus Porphyra, usu. dried and pressed into sheets)/laver/(P)


kanji: 開く
kana: ひらく
entry:
(v5k,vt,vi) to open (e.g. a bank-account, festival, etc.)/to spread out/to open up (flower bud, umbrella, etc.)/to widen (gap, distance, width)/to hold/to give (party, conference, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 開ける
kana: あける
entry:
(v1,vt,vi) to open (a door, etc.)/to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package)/to open (for business, etc.)/to empty/to clear out/to make space/to make room/to dawn/to grow light/(P)


kanji: 開ける
kana: ひらける
entry:
(v1,vi) to become opened up/to improve/to get better/to develop/to progress/to become civilized (civilised)/to be up-to-date/to be enlightened/to be sensible/(P)


kanji: 開館
kana: かいかん
entry:
(n,vs) opening a hall for that day's business (museum, library, such like buildings)/opening of new hall (museum, etc.)


kanji: 外す
kana: はずす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to unfasten/to undo/to remove/to take off/to deinstall/to leave/to step out/to slip away/to miss (a target)/(P)


kanji: 外典
kana: がいてん
entry:
(n,adj-no) Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon)/non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)


kanji: 外典
kana: げでん
entry:
(n,adj-no,ok) Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon)/non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)


kanji: 外道
kana: げどう
entry:
(n,derog) non-Buddhist teachings/non-Buddhist/heterodoxy/unorthodoxy/heresy/heretic/demon/fiend/devil/brute/bad person/type of fish one did not intend to catch


kanji: 外面
kana: がいめん
entry:
(n,adj-no) outer surface/outward appearance/outside/exterior/outside/outer/outward/exterior/external/(P)


kanji: 各位
kana: かくい
entry:
(n) everyone/ladies and gentlemen/attention media representatives (e.g. heading on a press release)/(P)


kanji: 格式
kana: かくしき
entry:
(n,arch) formality/social rule/social status/amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)


kanji: 覚める
kana: さめる
entry:
(v1,vi) to wake/to wake up/to become sober/to sober up/to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia)/to come to one's senses/to be disillusioned/(P)


kanji: 角
kana: かく
entry:
(n,n-suf) angle/square (or cube)/bishop (shogi)/third degree (of the Japanese &amp; Chinese pentatonic scale)/Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)/(P)


kanji: 隔靴掻痒
kana: かっかそうよう
entry:
(n) being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe)/having an itch that one cannot scratch


kanji: 学名
kana: がくめい
entry:
(n) technical name (often the internationally accepted Latin, scientific, or Linnaean name of plants and animals)


kanji: 掛かる
kana: かかる
entry:
(v5r,vi,aux-v) to take/to hang/to come into view/to arrive/to come under (a contract, a tax)/to start (engines, motors)/to attend/to deal with/to handle/to have started to/(P)


kanji: 掛ける
kana: かける
entry:
(v1,vt,aux-v) to hang (e.g. picture)/to hoist (e.g. sail)/to raise (e.g. flag)/to sit/to be partway (verb)/to begin (but not complete)/to take (time, money)/to expend (money, time, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 鰍
kana: かじか
entry:
(n,uk) sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, inc. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb)/Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)


kanji: 鰍
kana: かじか
entry:
鰍 [カジカ] /(n,uk) sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, inc. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb)/Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)/


kanji: 杜父魚
kana: かじか
entry:
杜父魚 [カジカ] /(n,uk) sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, inc. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb)/Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)/


kanji: 裂く
kana: さく
entry:
(v5k,vt,arch) to tear/to rip up/to cut up/to cleave/to cut open (esp. the abdomen)/to forcibly separate (i.e. two lovers)/to spare (time, money, etc.)/to use part of something/(P)


kanji: 割り振る
kana: わりふる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to assign/to allot/to divide among/to distribute/to prorate/to assess/to apportion/to allocate


kanji: 割る
kana: わる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to divide/to cut/to break/to halve/to separate/to split/to rip/to crack/to smash/to dilute/(P)


kanji: 割れる
kana: われる
entry:
(v1,vi) to break/to be smashed/to split/to crack/to fissure/to be torn/to be divided/to cleave/to come to light/(P)


kanji: 括る
kana: くくる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to tie up/to tie together/to bundle/to fasten/to hang (oneself)/to summarize (e.g. information)/(P)


kanji: 活躍
kana: かつやく
entry:
(n,vs) activity (esp. energetic)/great efforts/conspicuous service/to flourish/to participate actively/to play an active role/(P)


kanji: 叶う
kana: かなう
entry:
(v5u,uk) to come true (wish)/to be suited/to match (implies competition)/to rival/to bear (e.g. I can't bear the heat)/(P)


kanji: 釜を掘る
kana: かまをほる
entry:
(exp,uk,col,vulg) to perform anal sex/to bugger/to sodomize/to sodomise/to crash one's car into the back of another


kanji: 鎌鼬
kana: かまいたち
entry:
(n) type Japanese folkloric monster (yokai), thought to be a trio of weasels who appear in a whirlwind to cut their victim/cut caused by whirlwind


kanji: 侃侃諤諤
kana: かんかんがくがく
entry:
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) outspoken/arguing (heatedly) what one believes in/insisting on something without restraint


kanji: 勧善懲悪
kana: かんぜんちょうあく
entry:
(n) rewarding good and punishing evil/novel or drama with a rewarding-good-and-punishing-evil theme/moral purpose/morality play


kanji: 巻き上げる
kana: まきあげる
entry:
(v1,vt) to roll up/to hoist/to heave up/to take away/to rip off (e.g. money from someone)/to blow up (dust)


kanji: 耐える
kana: たえる
entry:
(v1,vi,vt) to bear/to stand/to endure/to put up with/to support/to withstand/to resist/to brave/to be fit for/to be equal to/(P)


kanji: 堪らない
kana: たまらない
entry:
(exp,adj-i) intolerable/unbearable/unendurable/cannot help (doing)/cannot but do/anxious to do/tremendous/out of this world/irresistible/(P)


kanji: 慣れる
kana: なれる
entry:
(v1,vi) to grow accustomed (to)/to get too familiar with/to get used (to)/to become domesticated/to become tame/(P)


kanji: 敢えて
kana: あえて
entry:
(adv,uk) dare (to do something)/venture (often overcoming reluctance, or in the face of probable failure)/take upon oneself/challenge/presume/(there is no) need to/(P)


kanji: 敢て
kana: あえて
entry:
(adv,uk,io) dare (to do something)/venture (often overcoming reluctance, or in the face of probable failure)/take upon oneself/challenge/presume/(there is no) need to/(P)


kanji: 甘い
kana: あまい
entry:
(exp,adj-i,uk) sweet/delicious/fragrant (smelling)/sweet (music)/lightly salted/naive/overly optimistic/soft on/generous/indulgent/easy-going/half-hearted/not finished properly/(P)


kanji: 甘える
kana: あまえる
entry:
(v1,vi) to behave like a spoiled child/to behave like a spoilt child/to fawn on/to depend and presume upon another's benevolence/(P)


kanji: 甘党
kana: あまとう
entry:
(n) (someone with a) sweet tooth/person fond of sweets/person who doesn't like alcohol, preferring sweets


kanji: 監督
kana: かんとく
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) supervision/control/superintendence/direction/director/superintendent/supervisor/coach/foreman/manager/overseer/controller/boss/(P)


kanji: 看板
kana: かんばん
entry:
(n) sign/signboard/doorplate/poster/billboard/appearance/figurehead/policy/attraction/closing time/(P)


kanji: 竿
kana: さお
entry:
(n,sl,ctr) rod/pole/neck (of a shamisen, etc.)/shamisen/beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)/single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)/penis/counter for flags (on poles)/(P)


kanji: 観念
kana: かんねん
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) idea/notion/conception/sense (e.g. of duty)/resignation/preparedness/acceptance/observation and contemplation/(P)


kanji: 間
kana: あいだ
entry:
(n-adv,n-t,conj,arch) space (between)/gap/interval/distance/time (between)/pause/break/span (temporal or spatial)/stretch/period (while)/relationship (between, among)/members (within, among)/(P)


kanji: 間違える
kana: まちがえる
entry:
(v1,vt) to make a mistake (in)/to commit an error (e.g. in calculation)/to confuse/to mistake something for something else/(P)


kanji: 閑話休題
kana: かんわきゅうだい
entry:
(exp,n) Now let's return to the main subject/To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)


kanji: 陥れる
kana: おとしいれる
entry:
(v1,vt) to trick someone into (committing a crime, etc.)/to hatch a plan and deceive someone/to assault (a castle, etc.)/to drop something and have it fall into something


kanji: 含ます
kana: ふくます
entry:
(v5s) to soak/to saturate/to suckle/to make one hold something in the mouth/to include/to instruct/to make one understand


kanji: 含ませる
kana: ふくませる
entry:
(v1,vt) to soak/to saturate/to suckle/to make one hold something in the mouth/to include/to instruct/to make one understand


kanji: 含む
kana: ふくむ
entry:
(v5m,vt) to contain/to comprise/to have/to hold/to include/to embrace/to hold in the mouth/to bear in mind/to understand/to harbor (grudge, etc.)/to harbour/to express (emotion, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 銜む
kana: くくむ
entry:
(v5m,vt) to contain/to comprise/to have/to hold/to include/to embrace/to hold in the mouth/to bear in mind/to understand/to harbor (grudge, etc.)/to harbour/to express (emotion, etc.)


kanji: 雁皮紙
kana: がんぴし
entry:
(n) traditional Japanese paper made from the fibre of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy)


kanji: 顔をつぶす
kana: かおをつぶす
entry:
(exp,v5s) to make somebody lose face/to cause loss of face/to embarrass someone/to make someone look foolish/(P)


kanji: 顔ぶれ
kana: かおぶれ
entry:
(n) personnel/members/lineup (of a team)/roster/cast (of a play)/announcement of next day's match-ups (sumo)/(P)


kanji: 願う
kana: ねがう
entry:
(v5u,vt,aux-v) to desire/to wish/to hope/to beg/to request/to implore/to pray/to have something done for oneself/(P)


kanji: 危うい
kana: あやうい
entry:
(adj-i) dangerous/risky/hazardous/perilous/precarious/in danger/in jeopardy/critical/grave/at risk/uncertain/unreliable/insecure/unsteady/doubtful/close (i.e. a close call)/(P)


kanji: 危ない
kana: あぶない
entry:
(adj-i,int) dangerous/risky/hazardous/perilous/precarious/in danger/in jeopardy/critical/grave/at risk/uncertain/unreliable/insecure/unsteady/doubtful/close (i.e. a close call)/(P)


kanji: 寄せる
kana: よせる
entry:
(v1,vt) to come near/to let someone approach/to collect/to gather/to receive/to add/to put aside/(P)


kanji: 希望者
kana: きぼうしゃ
entry:
(n) applicant/candidate/person interested in doing something/person wanting to do something/interested party


kanji: 棄市
kana: きし
entry:
(n,arch) execution by decapitation, followed by public display of the body (form of punishment in ancient China)


kanji: 棄死
kana: きし
entry:
(n,arch,iK) execution by decapitation, followed by public display of the body (form of punishment in ancient China)


kanji: 帰る
kana: かえる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to return/to come home/to go home/to go back/(of a guest, customer, etc.) to leave/(of a baseball player rounding the bases) to get home/(P)


kanji: 歸る
kana: かえる
entry:
(v5r,vi,oK) to return/to come home/to go home/to go back/(of a guest, customer, etc.) to leave/(of a baseball player rounding the bases) to get home/(P)


kanji: 気にする
kana: きにする
entry:
(exp,vs-i) to mind (negative nuance)/to care about/to worry/to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)


kanji: 気になる
kana: きになる
entry:
(exp,vi) to be on one's mind/to worry one/to care about/to be bothered by/to feel uneasy/to be anxious/to feel inclined


kanji: 気兼ね
kana: きがね
entry:
(adj-na,n,vs) hesitance/diffidence/feeling constraint/fear of troubling someone/having scruples about doing something/(P)


kanji: 気触れる
kana: かぶれる
entry:
(v1,vi) to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g.in response to a skin irritant)/to react to (something)/to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)


kanji: 気息奄々
kana: きそくえんえん
entry:
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) gasping for breath/at one's last gasp/breathing feebly/on the brink of death/more dead than alive


kanji: 記録
kana: きろく
entry:
(n,vs) record/minutes/document/a record (e.g. in sports)/results/score/to record/to document/to set a record (e.g. in sports)/to show a result/to reach a value/(P)


kanji: 貴殿
kana: きでん
entry:
(pn,adj-no,hon,arch) you (primarily used by men in letters to their male equals or superiors)/your residence


kanji: 貴方
kana: あなた
entry:
(pn,adj-no,uk,pol) you (referring to someone of equal or lower status)/dear (what a wife calls a husband)/(P)


kanji: 起きる
kana: おきる
entry:
(v1,vi) to get up/to rise/to wake up/to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents)/to happen/to take place/(P)


kanji: 鬼
kana: おに
entry:
(n) ogre/demon/spirit of a deceased person/ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)/it (i.e. in a game of tag)/Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)/(P)


kanji: 儀
kana: ぎ
entry:
(n,suf) ceremony/matter/affair/with regard to (used after a person's name, a personal pronoun, etc. in epistolary style)/as for/as concerns


kanji: 宜しく
kana: よろしく
entry:
(exp,adv,uk) well/properly/suitably/best regards/please remember me/please treat me favorably (favourably)/please take care of/(P)


kanji: 宜敷く
kana: よろしく
entry:
(exp,adv,uk,ateji) well/properly/suitably/best regards/please remember me/please treat me favorably (favourably)/please take care of/(P)


kanji: 戯れる
kana: たわむれる
entry:
(v1,vi) to be playful/to gambol/to be amused (with something)/to play/to sport/to frolic/to joke/to flirt with/(P)


kanji: 擬態語
kana: ぎたいご
entry:
(n) mimetic word/word that mimics something that does not make a sound (e.g. the fluttering of a butterfly's wings)


kanji: 擬宝珠
kana: ぎぼし
entry:
(n) bridge railing-post knob/stone-leek flower/hosta (genus of about 40 species of lily-like plants in the family Agavaceae)


kanji: 擬宝珠
kana: ぎぼうし
entry:
(n,ok) bridge railing-post knob/stone-leek flower/hosta (genus of about 40 species of lily-like plants in the family Agavaceae)


kanji: 擬宝珠
kana: ぎぼうし
entry:
擬宝珠 [ギボウシ] /(n) bridge railing-post knob/stone-leek flower/hosta (genus of about 40 species of lily-like plants in the family Agavaceae)/


kanji: 擬宝珠
kana: ぎぼし
entry:
擬宝珠 [ギボシ] /(n) bridge railing-post knob/stone-leek flower/hosta (genus of about 40 species of lily-like plants in the family Agavaceae)/


kanji: 議長
kana: ぎちょう
entry:
(n) chairman/speaker (e.g. of assembly)/president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.)/moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)/(P)


kanji: 菊人形
kana: きくにんぎょう
entry:
(n) doll clothed in chrysanthemum flowers and branches/doll made from chrysanthemum flowers/beautiful but stupid girl


kanji: 吃驚
kana: びっくり
entry:
(vs,uk,adj-f,n) to be surprised/to be amazed/to be frightened/to be astonished/surprise (e.g. surprise party)/surprise/(P)


kanji: 吃驚
kana: びっくり
entry:
吃驚 [ビックリ] /(vs,uk,adj-f,n) to be surprised/to be amazed/to be frightened/to be astonished/surprise (e.g. surprise party)/surprise/(P)/


kanji: 喫驚
kana: びっくり
entry:
喫驚 [ビックリ] /(vs,uk,adj-f,n) to be surprised/to be amazed/to be frightened/to be astonished/surprise (e.g. surprise party)/surprise/


kanji: 喫驚
kana: きっきょう
entry:
(vs,uk,adj-f,n) to be surprised/to be amazed/to be frightened/to be astonished/surprise (e.g. surprise party)/surprise


kanji: 詰め
kana: つめ
entry:
(n,suf,abbr,arch,n-suf) stuffing/packing/end (esp. the foot of a bridge)/lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony/tea master/endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively)/sweet eel sauce


kanji: 詰める
kana: つめる
entry:
(v1) to pack/to fill/to plug/to stop up/to shorten (length or distance)/to move over/to make room (for someone)/to work out (details)/(P)


kanji: 久しぶり
kana: ひさしぶり
entry:
(adj-na,adj-no) a long time (since the last time)/it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)/(P)


kanji: 休み
kana: やすみ
entry:
(n) rest/recess/respite/vacation/holiday/absence/suspension/dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)/(P)


kanji: 休む
kana: やすむ
entry:
(v5m,vi) to be absent/to take a day off/to rest/to have a break/to go to bed/to (lie down to) sleep/to turn in/to retire/to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time/(P)


kanji: 及ぶ
kana: およぶ
entry:
(v5b,vi) to reach/to amount to/to befall/to happen to/to extend/to be up to the task/to come up to/to compare with/to be a match (for)/to commit (a crime)/to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative)/(P)


kanji: 吸い上げる
kana: すいあげる
entry:
(v1,vt) to pump off or out/to suck up or out/to siphon off (incl. wealth)/to take up others' views and opinions


kanji: 急
kana: きゅう
entry:
(adj-na,n) urgent/sudden/abrupt/sharp/steep/precipitous/rapid/swift/fast/emergency/crisis/hurrying/haste/(in gagaku or noh) end of a song/(P)


kanji: 急所
kana: きゅうしょ
entry:
(n,col) vitals/tender spot/key (of a problem)/crux/essential point/secret/male crotch (as a target in fighting)/(P)


kanji: 求める
kana: もとめる
entry:
(v1,vt) to seek/to request/to demand/to want/to wish for/to search for/to pursue (pleasure)/to hunt (a job)/to buy/(P)


kanji: 汲む
kana: くむ
entry:
(v5m,vt) to draw (water)/to ladle/to dip/to scoop/to pump/to have a drink together/to consider/to sympathize with/to sympathise with/(P)


kanji: 泣寝入り
kana: なきねいり
entry:
(n,vs) crying oneself to sleep/giving up in frustration/accepting meekly/being compelled to accept a situation


kanji: 給う
kana: たまう
entry:
(v5u,arch,male) to receive/to grant/to bestow/to award/semi-polite or endearing auxiliary verb indicating reception by the speaker (suffixed to the -masu stem of another verb)


kanji: 旧態依然
kana: きゅうたいいぜん
entry:
(adj-na,adj-no,adj-t,adv-to,n,uK) remaining unchanged (from the old state of things)/none the better for the change (if at all)


kanji: 去る
kana: さる
entry:
(v5r,vi,vt,suf,adj-pn) to leave/to go away/to pass/to elapse/to be distant/to send away/to drive off/to divorce/(after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb) ... completely/last ... (e.g. "last April")/(P)


kanji: 虚々実々
kana: きょきょじつじつ
entry:
(n,adj-no) full of wiles and tricks/match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster/shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses


kanji: 許す
kana: ゆるす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to permit/to allow/to approve/to exempt (from fine)/to excuse (from)/to pardon/to forgive/to release/to let off/to confide in/to give up/to yield/(P)


kanji: 京
kana: きょう
entry:
(n) imperial capital (esp. Kyoto)/final word of an iroha-uta/10^16/10,000,000,000,000,000/ten quadrillion (American)/(obs) ten thousand billion (British)


kanji: 共
kana: ども
entry:
(suf,hum) first-person plural (or singular)/second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)/(P)


kanji: 共食い
kana: ともぐい
entry:
(n,vs) cannibalism (in animals)/mutual destruction/internecine struggle/eating each other/damaging each other


kanji: 卿
kana: きょう
entry:
(n-suf,hon,n,pn,adj-no,arch,male) lord/sir/state minister (i.e. under the ritsuryo system)/you (in reference to someone of lower status)


kanji: 恐れ入る
kana: おそれいる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to be sorry/to feel small/to be grateful/to be amazed/to be filled with awe/to be surprised/to be disconcerted/to be embarrassed


kanji: 興国
kana: こうこく
entry:
(n,vs) making a country prosperous/prosperous country/Koukoku era (of the Southern Court) (1340.4.28-1346.12.8)


kanji: 興味本位
kana: きょうみほんい
entry:
(adj-na,adj-no) (just) out of curiosity/(just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity/aimed chiefly at amusing/sensational (e.g. magazine)


kanji: 響く
kana: ひびく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to resound/to be heard far away/to reverberate/to shake/to vibrate/to come (home)/to remain (with someone)/to have an affect/to make an impression/(P)


kanji: 仰ぐ
kana: あおぐ
entry:
(v5g,vt) to look up (at)/to look up (to)/to respect/to revere/to ask for/to seek/to turn to someone/to depend on/to drink/to take/(P)


kanji: 凝らす
kana: こごらす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to freeze/to congeal/to concentrate one's attention on/to devote oneself to something/to ponder/to meditate


kanji: 凝り性
kana: こりしょう
entry:
(adj-na,adj-no,n) fastidiousness/enthusiasm for one thing/meticulousness/monomania/obsession/susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders


kanji: 凝集
kana: ぎょうしゅう
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) agglomeration/clumping together/cohesion (of ions, etc.)/flocculation (of colloidal particles)/(biological) agglutination


kanji: 曲事
kana: くせごと
entry:
(n) crookedness/something not right/something out of the ordinary/something unpleasant/something disgusting/unlawfulness/something unhappy/calamity


kanji: 玉
kana: たま
entry:
(n,sl,abbr,derog,n-suf) ball/sphere/globe/orb/bead (of sweat, dew, etc.)/drop/droplet/ball (in sports)/pile (of noodles, etc.)/bullet/bulb (i.e. a light bulb)/ens (of glasses, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 努める
kana: つとめる
entry:
(v1,vt) to endeavor (endeavour)/to try/to strive/to make an effort/to exert oneself/to be diligent/(P)


kanji: 勤める
kana: つとめる
entry:
(v1,vt) to work (for)/to be employed (at)/to serve (in)/to serve (as)/to act (as)/to fill (the position of)/to play the role (of)/to conduct a religious service/(P)


kanji: 筋違い
kana: すじちがい
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no,adj-na) cramp/sprain/crick/strain (muscle)/unreasonableness/absurdity/illogical/unreasonable/misdirected/misplaced/wrong (of estimate, guess)


kanji: 近く
kana: ちかく
entry:
(n-adv,n,n-suf,adv) near/neighbourhood/neighborhood/vicinity/nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year")/close to/shortly/soon/(P)


kanji: 金
kana: きん
entry:
(n,n-suf,abbr,col,suf,ctr) gold/golden (color)/metaphor for (most) valuable/gold (medal, cup)/money (written before an amount)/Friday/metal (fourth of the five elements)/Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE)/(P)


kanji: 金剛
kana: こんごう
entry:
(n) vajra (indestructible substance)/diamond/adamantine/thunderbolt/Indra's weapon/Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth


kanji: 金輪際
kana: こんりんざい
entry:
(adv,n) the deepest bottom of the earth/never/not ... at all/on no account/for all the world/till doomsday


kanji: 句
kana: く
entry:
(n,n-suf) section (i.e. of text)/sentence/passage/paragraph/phrase/verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)/haiku/first 17 morae of a renga, etc./(P)


kanji: 区分
kana: くぶん
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) division/section/demarcation/partition/segmentation/subdivision/(traffic) lane/compartment/classification/sorting/(P)


kanji: 駆ける
kana: かける
entry:
(v1,vi,arch) to run (race, esp. horse)/to dash/to gallop (one's horse)/to canter/to advance (against one's enemy)/(P)


kanji: 駆り立てる
kana: かりたてる
entry:
(v1,vt) to flush out (game, etc.)/to drive (animals)/to beat/to hunt down/to urge/to spur on/to push on/to impel


kanji: 駆使
kana: くし
entry:
(n,vs) free use/to use freely/to make free use of/to have good command (e.g. of a language)/to drive someone on


kanji: 備える
kana: そなえる
entry:
(v1,vt) to furnish/to provide for/to equip/to install/to have ready/to prepare for/to possess/to have/to be endowed with/to be armed with/(P)


kanji: 屈折
kana: くっせつ
entry:
(n,vs) bending/indentation/refraction/inflection/warping (e.g. of opinion, reasoning, etc.)/distortion/(P)


kanji: 繰り出す
kana: くりだす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to draw (a thread)/to let out (e.g. a rope)/to sally forth/to send out/to dispatch/to lunge/to unleash


kanji: 繰る
kana: くる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to turn (pages)/to flip through (a book)/to leaf through (a book)/to reel/to wind/to spin (thread)


kanji: 君子豹変
kana: くんしひょうへん
entry:
(n) the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances/the wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them/(in colloquial usage, ironically or as an excuse) the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor


kanji: 群生
kana: ぐんせい
entry:
(n,vs) growing en masse in a location (plants)/living gregariously (animals, people)/all animate creation


kanji: 群雄割拠
kana: ぐんゆうかっきょ
entry:
(n,vs) rivalry of local warlords/a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field


kanji: 郡
kana: ぐん
entry:
(n) district/county/district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the Ritsuryo period)/(P)


kanji: 袈裟
kana: けさ
entry:
(n,abbr) kasaya (monk's stole)/wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)


kanji: 係る
kana: かかる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to be the work of/to be the result of/to be done by/to concern/to affect/to involve/to relate to


kanji: 傾ける
kana: かたむける
entry:
(v1,vt) to incline/to list/to bend/to lean/to tip/to tilt/to slant/to concentrate on/to ruin (a country)/to squander/to empty/(P)


kanji: 兄さん
kana: にいさん
entry:
(n,hon) older brother/elder brother/brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship)/(vocative) young man/buddy/fella/laddie/(P)


kanji: 啓蟄
kana: けいちつ
entry:
(n) "awakening of insects" solar term (approx. Mar. 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)


kanji: 型
kana: かた
entry:
(n,obsc) model/type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.)/type/style/pattern/mold (mould)/template/model/kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 契る
kana: ちぎる
entry:
(v5r,vt,arch) to pledge/to promise/to swear/to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife)/to share a bed


kanji: 形式
kana: けいしき
entry:
(n) form (as opposed to substance)/formality/method/system/style/format/mode/appearance/form (something takes)/math expression/(P)


kanji: 掲げる
kana: かかげる
entry:
(v1,vt) to publish/to print/to carry (an article)/to put up/to hang out/to hoist/to fly (a sail)/to float (a flag)/to tout/to set forth (provision)/(P)


kanji: 掲載
kana: けいさい
entry:
(n,vs) publication (e.g. article in paper)/appearance/insertion/to insert (e.g. an article)/to run (e.g. in a newspaper)/(P)


kanji: 携帯
kana: けいたい
entry:
携帯 [ケイタイ] /(n,vs,adj-no,abbr,col) something carried (in the hand)/handheld/mobile telephone/cell phone/(P)/


kanji: 携帯
kana: けーたい
entry:
携帯 [ケータイ] /(n,vs,adj-no,abbr,col) something carried (in the hand)/handheld/mobile telephone/cell phone/(P)/


kanji: 敬遠
kana: けいえん
entry:
(n,vs) pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant from him/keeping at a distance/kicking upstairs/giving a batter an "intentional walk"/(P)


kanji: 系
kana: けい
entry:
(n,n-suf) system/lineage/group/corollary/(geological) system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period)/(taxonomical) series


kanji: 系列
kana: けいれつ
entry:
(n) series/sequence/system/order of succession/keiretsu (conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings)/(P)


kanji: 経緯
kana: けいい
entry:
(n,vs) details/whole story/sequence of events/chronology/particulars/how it started/how things got this way/complications/position


kanji: 経営基盤の充実
kana: けいえいきばんのじゅうじつ
entry:
(n) fulfillment of management base/fulfilment of management base/improvement of management foundation


kanji: 警戒
kana: けいかい
entry:
(n,adj-no,vs) vigilance/precaution/watch/lookout/alertness/to be vigilant/to be cautious/to guard (against)/(P)


kanji: 軽い
kana: かるい
entry:
(adj-i) light (i.e. not heavy)/feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)/light (i.e. of foot)/nimble/agile/non-serious/minor/unimportant/trivial/(P)


kanji: 軽快
kana: けいかい
entry:
(adj-na,n,vs) casual (e.g. dress)/light/nimble/jaunty/rhythmical (e.g. melody)/taking a turn for the better/receding of symptoms/(P)


kanji: 鶏頭
kana: けいとう
entry:
(n,uk) silver cock's comb (Celosia argentea, esp. crested cock's comb, Celosia argentea var. cristata)


kanji: 鶏頭
kana: けいとう
entry:
鶏頭 [ケイトウ] /(n,uk) silver cock's comb (Celosia argentea, esp. crested cock's comb, Celosia argentea var. cristata)/


kanji: 迎える
kana: むかえる
entry:
(v1,vt) to go out to meet/to receive/to welcome/to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family)/to call for/to summon/to invite/to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 迎合
kana: げいごう
entry:
(n,vs) ingratiation/going along with somebody's views/adjusting oneself (to something, to somebody)/flattery


kanji: 隙
kana: すき
entry:
(n) gap/space/break/interlude/interval/chink (in one's armor, armour)/chance/opportunity/breach (of a relationship between people)/(P)


kanji: 透き
kana: げき
entry:
(n) gap/space/break/interlude/interval/chink (in one's armor, armour)/chance/opportunity/breach (of a relationship between people)


kanji: 欠ける
kana: かける
entry:
(v1,vi) to be chipped/to be damaged/to be broken/to be lacking/to be missing/to be insufficient/to be short/to be deficient/to be negligent toward/(of the moon) to wane/(P)


kanji: 決め付ける
kana: きめつける
entry:
(v1,vt) to fix upon (one-sidedly)/to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case/to scold/to take (a person) to task/(P)


kanji: 穴
kana: あな
entry:
(n,n-suf,sl,arch) hole/deficit/shortage/missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.)/vacancy/opening/flaw/profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others/upset victory (with a large payoff)/(P)


kanji: 結構
kana: けっこう
entry:
(adj-na,n-adv,n,uk,adv,arch) splendid/nice/wonderful/delicious/sweet/sufficient/fine (in the sense of "I'm fine")/(by implication) no thank you/well enough/OK/tolerable/reasonably/(P)


kanji: 血潮
kana: ちしお
entry:
(n) blood spilt from the body/blood cirulating within the body (often as an metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)


kanji: 月の輪
kana: つきのわ
entry:
(n) moon (esp. full moon)/circle fashioned after the moon/decorative ring on the chest of a monk's stole/straw trivet/white crescent-shaped chest patch of an Asiatic black bear


kanji: 強か者
kana: したたかもの
entry:
(n) strong-willed person/old hand/shrewd rascal/wily fox/desperate character/formidable woman/strong man/brave man


kanji: 兼ねる
kana: かねる
entry:
(aux-v,v1,vt) to be unable to (usu. kana)/to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do (usu. kana)/to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously/to contain (or combine) two or more features/(P)


kanji: 剣
kana: けん
entry:
(n) sword (originally esp. a doubled-edged sword)/sabre/saber/blade/bayonet/swordsmanship/stinger/ovipositor/dart


kanji: 剣山
kana: けんざん
entry:
(n) tool, used in Ikebana (flower arranging), with a heavy base from which needles project upwards, onto which flowers or branches are pushed


kanji: 硬い
kana: かたい
entry:
(adj-i) hard/solid/tough/stiff/tight/wooden/unpolished (e.g. writing)/strong/firm (not viscous or easily moved)/safe/steady/honest/steadfast/obstinate/stubborn/(P)


kanji: 緊い
kana: かたい
entry:
(adj-i,iK) hard/solid/tough/stiff/tight/wooden/unpolished (e.g. writing)/strong/firm (not viscous or easily moved)/safe/steady/honest/steadfast/obstinate/stubborn/(P)


kanji: 嫌らしい
kana: いやらしい
entry:
(adj-i,uk) unpleasant/disgusting/repulsive/detestable/disagreeable/indecent/lewd/dirty/lascivious/(P)


kanji: 捲る
kana: まくる
entry:
(suf,v5r,vt) to turn up/to roll up (e.g. sleeves)/verb suffix to indicate reckless abandon to the activity/(P)


kanji: 検閲
kana: けんえつ
entry:
(n,adj-no,vs) censorship/inspection/examination/to censor/to inspect (in order to censor)/to review (in order to censor)/(P)


kanji: 犬
kana: いぬ
entry:
(n,n-pref) dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)/snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.)/counterfeit/inferior/useless/wasteful/(P)


kanji: 見る
kana: みる
entry:
(v1,vt,uk) to see/to look/to watch/to view/to observe/to look over/to look on/to assess/to examine/to judge/to look after/to keep an eye on/to take care of/to view (e.g. flowers, movie)/(P)


kanji: 見合わせる
kana: みあわせる
entry:
(v1) to exchange glances/to look at each other/to postpone/to suspend operations/to refrain from performing an action/(P)


kanji: 美事
kana: みごと
entry:
(adj-na,n,ateji) splendid/magnificent/beautiful/admirable/praiseworthy act/feat/commendable deed/(P)


kanji: 見送る
kana: みおくる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to see off (e.g. to the station, an airport, etc.)/to escort (e.g. home)/to farewell/to see out/to send off/to let pass/to wait and see/to continue (e.g. in legal contexts)/(P)


kanji: 見分ける
kana: みわける
entry:
(v1,vt) to distinguish/to recognize/to recognise/to tell apart/to differentiate (both figuratively and visually)/to identify (whether an object is positive or negative in some aspect)


kanji: 見立てる
kana: みたてる
entry:
(v1,vt) to select/to choose/to diagnose (an illness)/to judge/to liken to something else/to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror)/to see someone off


kanji: 元
kana: もと
entry:
(n,ctr) origin/source/base/foundation/cause/ingredient/(somebody's) side/(somebody's) location/original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)/trunk/first section of a waka/(P)


kanji: 元老
kana: げんろう
entry:
(n) elder statesman/doyen/old-timer/authority/Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)


kanji: 原爆症
kana: げんばくしょう
entry:
(n) atomic-bomb sickness/symptoms of radiation sickness caused by an atomic-bomb (i.e. high fever, nausea)/illness caused by atomic-bomb radiation exposure (i.e. leukemia, malignant tumors)


kanji: 厳しい
kana: きびしい
entry:
(adj-i) severe/strict/rigid/unsparing/relentless/stern/austere/grave/solemn/majestic/intense (cold)/(P)


kanji: 玄人
kana: くろうと
entry:
(n,adj-no) expert (professional) in a given trade or profession/woman in the nightlife business/demimondaine/(P)


kanji: 現す
kana: あらわす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to reveal/to show/to display/to express/to represent/to signify/to stand for/to make widely known/(P)


kanji: 現れる
kana: あらわれる
entry:
(v1,vi) to appear/to come in sight/to become visible/to come out/to embody/to materialize/to materialise/to be expressed (e.g. emotions)/to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)/(P)


kanji: 現物
kana: げんぶつ
entry:
(n) actual article or goods/spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.)/(in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)


kanji: 言うまでもない
kana: いうまでもない
entry:
(exp) it goes without saying/there is no need to say so, but of course/it is needless to say/it need scarcely be said


kanji: 限り
kana: かぎり
entry:
(n-adv,n) limit/limits/bounds/degree/extent/scope/as far as possible/as much as possible/to the best of one's ability/unless (after neg. verb)/the end/the last/(P)


kanji: 呼び出す
kana: よびだす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to summon/to call (e.g. phone)/to convene/to decoy/to lure/to invoke (e.g. subroutine)/to call/(P)


kanji: 呼ぶ
kana: よぶ
entry:
(v5b,vt,arch) to call out (to)/to call/to invoke/to summon (a doctor, etc.)/to invite/to designate/to name/to brand/to garner (support, etc.)/to gather/to take as one's wife/(P)


kanji: 固まる
kana: かたまる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to harden/to solidify/to become firm/to become certain/to gather (together)/to assemble/to huddle together/(P)


kanji: 己
kana: おのれ
entry:
(pn,adj-no,arch,hum,derog,adv,int) oneself (itself, etc.)/I (or me)/you/by oneself (itself, etc.)/interjection expressing anger or chagrin


kanji: 狐
kana: きつね
entry:
(n,abbr) fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)/fox (i.e. a sly person)/soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu/light brown/(P)


kanji: 狐
kana: きつ
entry:
(n,abbr,ok) fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)/fox (i.e. a sly person)/soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu/light brown/(P)


kanji: 狐
kana: けつね
entry:
(n,abbr,ik) fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)/fox (i.e. a sly person)/soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu/light brown/(P)


kanji: 狐
kana: きつね
entry:
狐 [キツネ] /(n,abbr) fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)/fox (i.e. a sly person)/soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu/light brown/(P)/


kanji: 顧みる
kana: かえりみる
entry:
(v1,vt) to look back (e.g. over shoulder or at the past)/to turn around/to review/to reflect/to reconsider/to consider (usu. used in negative)/to concern oneself about/(P)


kanji: 顧る
kana: かえりみる
entry:
(v1,vt,io) to look back (e.g. over shoulder or at the past)/to turn around/to review/to reflect/to reconsider/to consider (usu. used in negative)/to concern oneself about/(P)


kanji: 胡弓
kana: こきゅう
entry:
(n) kokyu (3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument)/any Oriental string instrument played with a bow


kanji: 五戒
kana: ごかい
entry:
(n) the five precepts (prohibitions against killing, theft, sexual misconduct, lying and intemperance)


kanji: 五行
kana: ごぎょう
entry:
(n) wu xing (the five elements of traditional Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water)


kanji: 五彩
kana: ごさい
entry:
(n) the five colours: green, yellow, red, white and black/the five colors/five-coloured porcelain/five-colored porcelain


kanji: 五段動詞
kana: ごだんどうし
entry:
(n) godan verb (one of the two main conjugation classes of verbs in modern Japanese, usually ending in -u, -ku, -su, -tsu, -gu, -bu, -mu, etc.)/type I verb


kanji: 五徳
kana: ごとく
entry:
(n) the five virtues/tripod/three or four-legged kettle stand/family crest in the shape of such an object


kanji: 五里霧中
kana: ごりむちゅう
entry:
(n) totally at a loss/lose one's bearings/in a maze/in a fog/all at sea/up in the air/mystified/bewildered


kanji: 後
kana: あと
entry:
(n,adj-no,arch,n-adv) behind/rear/after/later/after one's death/remainder/the rest/descendant/successor/heir/past/previous/more (i.e. five more minutes)/(P)


kanji: 御釜
kana: おかま
entry:
(n,pol,uk,col) pot/volcanic crater/(one's) buttocks/male homosexual/effeminate man/male transvestite


kanji: 御釜
kana: おかま
entry:
御釜 [オカマ] /(n,pol,uk,col) pot/volcanic crater/(one's) buttocks/male homosexual/effeminate man/male transvestite/


kanji: お釜
kana: おかま
entry:
お釜 [オカマ] /(n,pol,uk,col) pot/volcanic crater/(one's) buttocks/male homosexual/effeminate man/male transvestite/


kanji: 御竈
kana: おかま
entry:
御竈 [オカマ] /(n,pol,uk,col) pot/volcanic crater/(one's) buttocks/male homosexual/effeminate man/male transvestite/


kanji: 御高祖頭巾
kana: おこそずきん
entry:
(n) kerchief worn by women in former times in Japan in cold weather, covering the whole head (except eyes)


kanji: お出で
kana: おいで
entry:
(n,uk,exp,col,abbr) coming/going/being (somewhere)/come (used as an imperative, usu. to children and one's inferiors)/go/stay


kanji: 御上
kana: おかみ
entry:
(n,hon) Emperor/authorities/government/term used to refer to a woman running a restaurant, inn, etc./landlady/your wife/his wife/madam


kanji: ご馳走さま
kana: ごちそうさま
entry:
(int) word used after one has been treated (esp. used after a meal)/used after hearing something lovey-dovey/(P)


kanji: 御本尊
kana: ごほんぞん
entry:
(n) principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva)/principal image/idol/the man himself/the person at the heart of the matter


kanji: 御無沙汰
kana: ごぶさた
entry:
(n,vs) not writing or contacting for a while/neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.)/long silence/(P)


kanji: 御覧
kana: ごらん
entry:
(int,abbr,n,hon) (after the -te form of a verb) (please) try to/(please) look/seeing/looking/watching


kanji: 御覧なさい
kana: ごらんなさい
entry:
(exp,hon,pol,aux-v) (please) look/see (used to emphasize that an earlier prediction was correct)/(after the -te form of a verb) (please) try to do


kanji: 御了承
kana: ごりょうしょう
entry:
(n,vs) acknowledgement/acknowledgment/understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation")/noting


kanji: 御連絡
kana: ごれんらく
entry:
(vs,hon,n) to contact/to get in touch/contacting/getting in touch/communication/(your) call/(your) message


kanji: 悟る
kana: さとる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to understand/to comprehend/to realize/to perceive/to sense/to discern/to attain enlightenment/(P)


kanji: 交換
kana: こうかん
entry:
(n,vs) exchange/interchange/switching/reciprocity/barter/substitution/replacement/clearing (of checks, cheques)/(P)


kanji: 交流
kana: こうりゅう
entry:
(n,vs) (cultural) exchange/interchange/interaction/(inter-) mingling/(social, etc.) networking/intercourse/alternating current/AC/(P)


kanji: 候
kana: そろ
entry:
(aux,arch,pol) to be (auxiliary used in place of "aru" after "de" or "ni" when forming a copula)/to do (auxiliary used in place of "-masu" after a -masu stem)


kanji: 光り物
kana: ひかりもの
entry:
(n) luminous body like a shooting star/any bright metal/sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.)


kanji: 公益法人
kana: こうえきほうじん
entry:
(n) public-service corporation/charitable corporation/juridical (legal) person working for the public good


kanji: 公共性
kana: こうきょうせい
entry:
(n) publicness (degree to which a particular action will affect society as large)/public nature/commonality


kanji: 公募
kana: こうぼ
entry:
(n,vs) public appeal (e.g. for contributions)/public offering (of securities)/public advertisement (of a post)


kanji: 口
kana: くち
entry:
(n,suf,ctr) mouth/opening/hole/gap/orifice/mouth (of a bottle)/spout/nozzle/mouthpiece/gate/door/entrance/exit/speaking/speech/talk (i.e. gossip)/taste/palate/mouth (to feed)/(P)


kanji: 口火を切る
kana: くちびをきる
entry:
(exp,v5r) to start the debate/to get the ball rolling/to fire the first shot (fig. only)/to start a conversation


kanji: 口説く
kana: くどく
entry:
(v5k,vt) to persuade/to coax/to solicit/to seduce/to make advances/to make a play/to make a pass/to put the moves on/to come on to/to hit on/to court/to woo/to romance


kanji: 向こう
kana: むこう
entry:
(n) opposite side/other side/opposite direction/over there/that way/far away/beyond/the other party/the other person/future (starting now)/(P)


kanji: いい加減
kana: いいかげん
entry:
(adj-na,uk,adv) irresponsible/perfunctory/careless/lukewarm/half-baked/halfhearted/vague/reasonable/moderate (usu. in suggestions or orders)/considerably/quite/rather/(P)


kanji: 工事
kana: こうじ
entry:
(n,vs) construction work/construction/work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 工夫
kana: くふう
entry:
(n,vs) scheme/device/scheming/devising/figuring out/coming up with/solving ingeniously/dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)/(P)


kanji: 巷
kana: ちまた
entry:
(n) the public/street/district/quarters/location (of a battle, etc.)/divide (e.g. between life and death)/(orig. meaning) fork (in a road)/crossroads


kanji: 慌てる
kana: あわてる
entry:
(v1,vi) to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised)/to be flustered/to panic/to be in a hurry/to rush/(P)


kanji: 控える
kana: ひかえる
entry:
(v1) to be temperate in/to restrain oneself from excessive .../to make notes/to hold back/to be in preparation for/to be in waiting for/to be soon/to be in the offing/(P)


kanji: 控えめ
kana: ひかえめ
entry:
(adj-na,n,adj-no) moderate/reserved/conservative/humble/mild-mannered/self-effacing/unassuming/well-behaved/low-key/temperate/in small quantities


kanji: 攻め
kana: せめ
entry:
(n,uk,col,suf) attack/offence/offense/dominant partner of a homosexual relationship/a barrage of/a flood of


kanji: 更迭
kana: こうてつ
entry:
(n,vs) change/shake-up/reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet)/dismissal (e.g. of a minister)/exchanging places


kanji: 構う
kana: かまう
entry:
(v5u) to mind/to care about/to be concerned about/to care for/to look after/to prepare for/to intefere with/to meddle in/to tease/(P)


kanji: 構える
kana: かまえる
entry:
(v1,vt) to set up (e.g. a building)/to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)/to prepare to use something (e.g. a camera)/to plan/to scheme/to fabricate in order to deceive/(P)


kanji: 溝鼠
kana: どぶねずみ
entry:
(n,uk) brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)/common rat/Norway rat/dark grey (colour, color)/dark gray/secret evil-doer


kanji: 溝鼠
kana: どぶねずみ
entry:
溝鼠 [ドブネズミ] /(n,uk) brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)/common rat/Norway rat/dark grey (colour, color)/dark gray/secret evil-doer/


kanji: 甲乙
kana: こうおつ
entry:
(n) A and B/excellent and good/similarity/discrimination/discernment/distinction/first and second parties (in legal contexts)


kanji: 絞り
kana: しぼり
entry:
(n,vs) tye-dye/tye-dyeing/aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye)/aperture stop/stop/contraction/squeezing/choke


kanji: 荒らす
kana: あらす
entry:
(v5s,vt,col) to lay waste/to devastate/to damage/to invade/to break into/to troll (e.g. web forums)/to spam/(P)


kanji: 荒す
kana: あらす
entry:
(v5s,vt,col,io) to lay waste/to devastate/to damage/to invade/to break into/to troll (e.g. web forums)/to spam/(P)


kanji: 行
kana: ぎょう
entry:
(n,abbr) line (i.e. of text)/row/verse/carya (austerities)/samskara (formations)/running script (a semi-cursive style of kanji)/(P)


kanji: 合う
kana: あう
entry:
(v5u,vi,suf) to come together/to merge/to unite/to meet/to fit/to match/to suit/to agree with/to be correct/to be profitable/to be equitable/(after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... to each other/(P)


kanji: 合う
kana: おう
entry:
(v5u,vi,suf,ik) to come together/to merge/to unite/to meet/to fit/to match/to suit/to agree with/to be correct/to be profitable/to be equitable/(after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... to each other/(P)


kanji: 合わす
kana: あわす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)/to join together/to unite/to combine/to add up/to face/to be opposite (someone)/to compare/to check with/to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)/(P)


kanji: 合わせる
kana: あわせる
entry:
(v1,vt) to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)/to join together/to unite/to combine/to add up/to face/to be opposite (someone)/to compare/to check with/to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)/(P)


kanji: 合従連衡
kana: がっしょうれんこう
entry:
(n) alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty)/(tactic of) making &amp; breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands)


kanji: 合掌
kana: がっしょう
entry:
(n,vs) pressing one's hands together in prayer/"please" or "with respect" in Buddhist correspondence (i.e the veneration mudra)


kanji: 合体
kana: がったい
entry:
(n,vs) union/coalescence/amalgamation/combination/alliance/annexation/incorporation/copulation/penetration


kanji: 刻
kana: こく
entry:
(n) archaic period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)/carving/engraving/cutting/mincing/victory


kanji: 告白
kana: こくはく
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) confession/acknowledgement/acknowledgment/profession of love/confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)/(P)


kanji: 国会議事堂
kana: こっかいぎじどう
entry:
(n) national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet (Japan), Capitol Hill (US), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)


kanji: 黒ん坊
kana: くろんぼう
entry:
(n) derog. term for a dark-skinned person/well-tanned person/(wheat) smut/stagehand (in kabuki)/prompter


kanji: 黒船
kana: くろふね
entry:
(n) black ships (i.e. Western ships, often painted with tar, that came to Japan in the 16th century)/product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market, etc.


kanji: 黒服
kana: くろふく
entry:
(n) black suit/mourning clothes/black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)


kanji: 腰
kana: こし
entry:
(n) back/lower back/waist/hips/lumbar region/body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.)/resilience/spring/(P)


kanji: 腰
kana: こし
entry:
腰 [コシ] /(n) back/lower back/waist/hips/lumbar region/body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.)/resilience/spring/(P)/


kanji: 呆ける
kana: ぼける
entry:
(v1,vi) to grow senile/to be childish with age/to be mentally slow/to be befuddled/to become engrossed (in something)/(P)


kanji: 耄ける
kana: ほうける
entry:
(v1,vi) to grow senile/to be childish with age/to be mentally slow/to be befuddled/to become engrossed (in something)


kanji: 骨抜き
kana: ほねぬき
entry:
(n,adj-no) boned (e.g. fish, etc.)/watered down (e.g. plan, bill, etc.)/mutilated/lacking integrity or moral backbone


kanji: 此処
kana: ここ
entry:
(n,uk) here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining)/this place/these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker)/(P)


kanji: 根
kana: ね
entry:
(n) root (of a plant)/root (of a tooth, hair, etc.)/center (of a pimple, etc.)/root root (of all evil, etc.)/source/origin/cause/basis/one's true nature/(fishing) reef/(P)


kanji: 根っから
kana: ねっから
entry:
(adj-no,adv) by nature/from the very beginning/through and through/at heart/(followed by a verb in negative form) absolutely (not)/(not) at all


kanji: 混交
kana: こんこう
entry:
(n,vs) mixture/intermixture/mixing up/jumbling together/contamination (creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning)


kanji: 差し込む
kana: さしこむ
entry:
(v5m) to insert/to put in/to thrust in/to plug in/to shine in/to flow in/to jam a batter (with an inside pitch) (baseball)


kanji: 差し伸べる
kana: さしのべる
entry:
(v1,vt) to hold out/to extend (e.g. one's hands)/to stretch/to reach out for/to thrust (javelin)/to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 差す
kana: さす
entry:
(v5s,vi) to raise (e.g. hands, umbrella)/to stretch out/to be tinged/to wear at one's side (e.g. sword)/to shine/to provoke a feeling/(P)


kanji: 沙汰
kana: さた
entry:
(n,vs) affair/state/incident/issue/matter/verdict/sentence/directions/orders/command/instructions/notice/information/communication/news/message/tidings/update


kanji: 催し物
kana: もよおしもの
entry:
(n) points of interest/tourist attraction/exhibit/events/amusements/(program of) entertainments (programme)


kanji: 催す
kana: もよおす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to hold (a meeting)/to give (a dinner)/to show signs of/to feel (sensation, emotion, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 再生
kana: さいせい
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) playback/regeneration/resuscitation/return to life/rebirth/reincarnation/refresh/narrow escape/reclamation/regrowth/(P)


kanji: 最後
kana: さいご
entry:
(n,exp,arch) last/end/conclusion/(after -tara form or -ta form followed by "ga") no sooner than/right after (often having negative consequences)/one's final moments/(P)


kanji: 妻
kana: つま
entry:
(n,arch,uk) wife/dear (formerly used by romantically linked men and women to refer to one another)/garnish (esp. one served with sashimi)/embellishment/(P)


kanji: 済し崩し
kana: なしくずし
entry:
(n,adv) paying back in installments (instalments)/amortization plan/gradual reduction/little by little


kanji: 済ます
kana: すます
entry:
(v5s,vt) to finish/to get it over with/to conclude/to settle/to pay back/to get along (without something)/to make do with (without)/(P)


kanji: 済む
kana: すむ
entry:
(v5m,vi) to finish/to end/to be completed/to merely result in something less severe than expected/to feel at ease/(neg) to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone/(P)


kanji: 在る
kana: ある
entry:
(v5r-i,vi,uk) to be (usu. of inanimate objects)/to exist/to live/to have/to be located/to be equipped with/to happen/to come about/(P)


kanji: 榊
kana: さかき
entry:
(n) sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)/evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)


kanji: 肴
kana: さかな
entry:
(n) appetizer or snack served with drinks/performance to liven up a bar/conversation to liven up a party


kanji: 作り
kana: つくり
entry:
(n,n-pref) making/producing/manufacturing/building/construction/make/structure/appearance (i.e. attire, make-up)/build (i.e. physique)/sashimi/forced (smile, etc.)


kanji: 削る
kana: けずる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to shave (wood or leather)/to sharpen/to plane/to whittle/to pare/to scrape off/to cross out/to reduce/to curtail/to remove/to erase/to delete/(P)


kanji: 草紙
kana: そうし
entry:
(n) written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll)/a text written entirely in kana/graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries)


kanji: 雑居びる
kana: ざっきょびる
entry:
雑居ビル [ざっきょビル] /(n) multi-tenant building/building containing a number of businesses and shops/social building/


kanji: 三国
kana: さんごく
entry:
(n) three countries/Japan, China &amp; India/Japan, Korea &amp; China/all the world/Three Kingdoms (of ancient China: Wei, Shu, Wu)


kanji: 三十三所
kana: さんじゅうさんしょ
entry:
(n) any of a number of sets of thirty-three holy places enshrining Avalokitesvara (esp. those comprising a popular pilgrimage in the Kinki region)


kanji: 三十六計
kana: さんじゅうろっけい
entry:
(n) the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)


kanji: 三大節
kana: さんだいせつ
entry:
(n) the three grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday; pre-1927)


kanji: 三拝
kana: さんぱい
entry:
(n) adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly/act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly


kanji: 三昧
kana: さんまい
entry:
(n,n-suf) samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)/concentrating on something/absorbing oneself in something


kanji: 参る
kana: まいる
entry:
(v5r,hum) to go/to come/to call/to be defeated/to collapse/to die/to be annoyed/to be nonplussed/to be madly in love/to visit (shrine, grave)/(P)


kanji: 参照
kana: さんしょう
entry:
(n,vs) reference/bibliographical reference/consultation/browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer)/checking out/(P)


kanji: 散る
kana: ちる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves)/to scatter/to be dispersed/to disappear/to dissolve/to break up/to spread/to run/to blur/to die a noble death/(P)


kanji: 産婦人科
kana: さんふじんか
entry:
(n) maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology)/department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)/(P)


kanji: 斬る
kana: きる
entry:
(v5r) to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)/to slice (off)/to lop (off)/to cut (off)


kanji: 暫く
kana: しばらく
entry:
(adv,adj-no,uk,int) little while/short while/moment/instant/a while/quite a time/it's been a long time/(P)


kanji: 須臾
kana: しゅゆ
entry:
(adv,adj-no,uk,int) little while/short while/moment/instant/a while/quite a time/it's been a long time


kanji: 暫らく
kana: しばらく
entry:
(adv,adj-no,uk,int,io) little while/short while/moment/instant/a while/quite a time/it's been a long time/(P)


kanji: 暫らく
kana: しゅゆ
entry:
(adv,adj-no,uk,int,io) little while/short while/moment/instant/a while/quite a time/it's been a long time


kanji: 仕手
kana: して
entry:
(n,uk) doer/performer/protagonist (in noh or kyogen)/hero/leading part/main character/speculator (in trading)


kanji: 仕切る
kana: しきる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to partition/to divide/to mark off/to itemize/to direct/to take control/to manage/to take responsibility/to settle accounts/to toe the mark


kanji: 仕方がない
kana: しかたがない
entry:
(exp,adj-i) it can't be helped/it's inevitable/it's no use/can't stand it/being impatient/being annoyed/(P)


kanji: 伺う
kana: うかがう
entry:
(v5u,vt,hum,vi) to visit/to ask/to inquire/to hear/to be told/to implore (a god for an oracle)/to seek direction (from your superior)/to visit/to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 使い
kana: つかい
entry:
(n,vs) errand/message/messenger/bearer/use/usage/trainer/tamer/mission/familiar spirit/going as envoy/(P)


kanji: 使い込む
kana: つかいこむ
entry:
(v5m,vt) to embezzle/to misappropriate/to peculate/to accustom oneself to using/to use for a long time


kanji: 使う
kana: つかう
entry:
(v5u,vt,id) to use (a thing, method, etc.)/to make use of/to put to use/to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.)/to employ/to handle/to manage/to manipulate/to use (time, money, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 刺す
kana: さす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to pierce/to stab/to prick/to thrust/to bite/to sting/to pin down/to stitch/to put (a runner) out/to pole (a boat)/to catch (with a line)/to stick/(P)


kanji: 始める
kana: はじめる
entry:
(v1,vt,aux-v) to start/to begin/to commence/to initiate/to originate/to open (e.g. a store)/to start up/to establish (business. etc.)/to start (doing something)/to begin to .../(P)


kanji: 姐さん
kana: あねさん
entry:
(n,hon) elder sister/(vocative) young lady/miss (referring to a waitress, etc.)/ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors)


kanji: 子
kana: こ
entry:
(n,n-suf,abbr,arch) child/young (animal)/young woman/young geisha/offshoot/interest/new shares/bird egg/(after a noun or -masu stem) -er (often of young women)/(P)


kanji: 子持ち
kana: こもち
entry:
(n) parenthood/parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother)/(of a fish) containing roe (eggs)


kanji: 市販
kana: しはん
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.)/making something commercially available/commercial (e.g. software)/over-the-counter/off-the-shelf/(P)


kanji: 思い詰める
kana: おもいつめる
entry:
(v1,vt) to think hard/to brood over/to worry too much (about)/to torment oneself (with the thought of)


kanji: 思い込む
kana: おもいこむ
entry:
(v5m,vi) to be under impression that/to be convinced that/to imagine that/to set one's heart on/to be bent on/(P)


kanji: 思い切る
kana: おもいきる
entry:
(v5r,vt,vi) to give up all thoughts of/to abandon/to despair of/to make up one's mind/to take a momentous decision/(P)


kanji: 思い入れ
kana: おもいいれ
entry:
(adv,n,vs) emotional attachement/attitude (expressing emotion)/meditative pose (e.g. an actor)/posing for effect


kanji: 指す
kana: さす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to point/to nominate/to select someone/to specify some person/to identify/to indicate/to point out/(P)


kanji: 指向
kana: しこう
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no,n-suf) being orientated (towards)/pointing (towards)/directing (towards)/directional (e.g. microphone)/-oriented


kanji: 指導
kana: しどう
entry:
(n,vs) leadership/guidance/coaching/shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)/(P)


kanji: 指名手配
kana: しめいてはい
entry:
(vs,adj-no) to want (e.g. for questioning by the police)/to put on the wanted list/wanted (e.g. for questioning)


kanji: 旨い
kana: うまい
entry:
(adj-i) skillful/clever/expert/wise/successful/delicious/appetizing/appetising/fortunate/splendid/promising/(P)


kanji: 旨味
kana: うまみ
entry:
(n) good flavor (flavour)/good taste/deliciousness/umami (fifth category of taste, corresponding to the flavour of glutamates)/skill/profit


kanji: 止まる
kana: とまる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to stop/to halt/to remain/to abide/to stay (in the one place)/to come to a halt/to be limited to/(P)


kanji: 止める
kana: とめる
entry:
(v1,vt) to stop (something or someone)/to turn off/to concentrate on/to pay attention to/to remember/to bear in mind/to fix into place/to park/to leave somewhere for a time/(P)


kanji: 糸瓜
kana: へちま
entry:
(n,gikun) sponge gourd/dishcloth gourd/loofah/sponge cucumber/(metaphorically, generally in negative sentences) something useless


kanji: 糸爪
kana: へちま
entry:
(n,gikun,iK) sponge gourd/dishcloth gourd/loofah/sponge cucumber/(metaphorically, generally in negative sentences) something useless


kanji: 至る
kana: いたる
entry:
(v5r,vi,arch) to arrive at (e.g. a decision)/to reach (a stage)/to attain/to lead to (a place)/to get to/to come/to arrive/to result in/(P)


kanji: 歯が立たない
kana: はがたたない
entry:
(exp,adj-i) unable to compete with/not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem)/not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight)/hard to chew


kanji: 歯槽膿漏
kana: しそうのうろう
entry:
(n) periodontitis/pyorrhea/pyorrhoea/pyorrhea alveolaris/inflammation of the gingiva (gums) resulting in bone loss


kanji: 侍
kana: さむらい
entry:
(n,arch) warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period)/samurai/man in attendance (on a person of high standing)/retainer/(P)


kanji: 持ち出す
kana: もちだす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to take out/to carry out/to bring out from where it belongs/to mention something/to broach a topic/to bring up (a subject)/to raise (an issue)/to mention


kanji: 持てる
kana: もてる
entry:
(v1,vi,adj-pn) to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)/to be well liked/to be popular/to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.)/to be welcomed/to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 持て余す
kana: もてあます
entry:
(v5s,vt) to be too much for one/to find unmanageable/to be beyond one's control/to not know what to do with


kanji: 時々刻々
kana: じじこっこく
entry:
(adv) hourly/from one minute to the next/from hour to hour/moment by moment/with each passing moment


kanji: 時効
kana: じこう
entry:
(n) statute of limitations/lapse of rights after a period of time/prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription)/ageing/aging/(P)


kanji: 時代
kana: じだい
entry:
(n-t,n,abbr) period/epoch/era/age/the times/those days/oldness/ancientness/antiquity/antique/period piece/(P)


kanji: 次第
kana: しだい
entry:
(n-adv,n) dependent upon/as soon as/immediately (upon)/circumstances/order/precedence/program/programme/agenda/(P)


kanji: 自業自得
kana: じごうじとく
entry:
(exp,adj-na,n,adj-no) paying for one's mistakes/getting one's just deserts/suffering the consequences (of one's own actions)/reap what you sow


kanji: 自重
kana: じちょう
entry:
(n,vs) self-respect/prudence/not acting rashly/restraining oneself/taking care of oneself/being careful with one's health


kanji: 自粛
kana: じしゅく
entry:
(n,vs) self-control/self-discipline/self-restraint/Japanese custom of apology followed by reclusion when caught doing something


kanji: 自前
kana: じまえ
entry:
(n,adj-no) taking care one's responsibilities by oneself/one's own efforts/one's own expense/going into business for oneself (selling one's own products)/entrepreneur of such a business


kanji: 辞退
kana: じたい
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) declining/refusal/nonacceptance/turning down/withdrawal (e.g. candidacy)/pulling out (e.g. race)/excusing oneself/(P)


kanji: 式
kana: しき
entry:
(n,n-suf,arch) equation/formula/expression/ceremony/style/enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)/(P)


kanji: 七曜
kana: しちよう
entry:
(n) the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn)/the seven days of the week


kanji: 執行
kana: しっこう
entry:
(n,vs,adj-f) enforcement/performance/execution/exercise/service/pursuit of knowledge/studying/learning/training/ascetic practice (practise)/discipline/(P)


kanji: 失敬
kana: しっけい
entry:
(adj-na,int,n,vs) rudeness/saying good-bye/acting impolitely/stealing/impoliteness/disrespect/impertinence/(P)


kanji: 室
kana: しつ
entry:
(n,n-suf,obsc) room/wife (of someone of high rank)/scabbard/Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)/(P)


kanji: 実現
kana: じつげん
entry:
(n,vs) implementation (e.g. of a system)/materialization/materialisation/realization/realisation/(P)


kanji: 実行
kana: じっこう
entry:
(n,vs) practice/practise/performance/execution (e.g. program) (programme)/realization/realisation/implementation/(P)


kanji: 実際
kana: じっさい
entry:
(adj-no,adv,n) practicality/practical/reality/actuality/actual conditions/bhutakoti (limit of reality)/(P)


kanji: 実施
kana: じっし
entry:
(n,vs) enforcement/implementation/putting into practice (practise)/carrying out/operation/working (e.g. working parameters)/enactment/(P)


kanji: 写真屋
kana: しゃしんや
entry:
(n) photo studio/photographer/camera shop/photography supplies shop/photo processing shop/photo finishing shop


kanji: 謝する
kana: しゃする
entry:
(vs-s) to thank/to apologize/to apologise/to say farewell/to retreat/to retire/to refuse/to pay back/to settle old scores


kanji: 杓子定規
kana: しゃくしじょうぎ
entry:
(adj-na,n) a hard-and-fast rule/stick fast to rules/a stickler (for rules)/hidebound system/inflexible


kanji: 弱る
kana: よわる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to weaken/to be troubled/to be downcast/to be emaciated/to be dejected/to be perplexed/to impair/(P)


kanji: 主
kana: しゅ
entry:
(n,adj-no) (one's) master/Lord (Christian ref. to Jesus or God)/the main thing/the majority/the primary concern/(P)


kanji: 主
kana: しゅう
entry:
(n,adj-no,ok) (one's) master/Lord (Christian ref. to Jesus or God)/the main thing/the majority/the primary concern/(P)


kanji: 主
kana: ぬし
entry:
(n,pn,fam) head (of a household, etc.)/leader/master/owner/proprietor/proprietress/subject (of a rumour, etc.)/doer (of a deed)/guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)/(P)


kanji: 主席
kana: しゅせき
entry:
(n,adj-no) head/chief/chairman/governor/president/top student/head of the class/top seat/first desk (in orchestra)


kanji: 取り上げる
kana: とりあげる
entry:
(v1,vt) to take up/to pick up/to accept/to adopt/to listen to/to disqualify/to confiscate/to deprive/to adopt (child)/(P)


kanji: 取り組む
kana: とりくむ
entry:
(v5m,vi) to tackle/to wrestle with/to engage in a bout/to come to grips with/to make effort/to strive for/to deal with/(P)


kanji: 取っ組む
kana: とっくむ
entry:
(v5m,vi) to tackle/to wrestle with/to engage in a bout/to come to grips with/to make effort/to strive for/to deal with


kanji: 取り付ける
kana: とりつける
entry:
(v1,vt) to furnish/to install/to get someone's agreement/to patronize/to buy usually from the same store


kanji: 取り立てる
kana: とりたてる
entry:
(v1,vt) to collect (debts)/to dun/to exact/to extort/to appoint/to promote/to give patronage/to emphasize/to focus on/to call attention to


kanji: 取る
kana: とる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to take/to pick up/to harvest/to earn/to choose/to steal/to eat/to have (a meal)/to remove (one's glasses, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 取れる
kana: とれる
entry:
(v1,vi,vt) to come off/to be removed/(of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear/to be caught/to be harvested/to be interpreted (as)/to be taken as/(of balance, etc.) to be attained/(P)


kanji: 取合う
kana: とりあう
entry:
(v5u,vi) to take each other's hands/to clasp (hands)/to compete/to scramble for/to pay attention (to someone)/to respond


kanji: 守る
kana: まもる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to protect/to guard/to defend/to keep (i.e. a promise)/to abide (by the rules)/to observe/to obey/to follow/(P)


kanji: 手
kana: て
entry:
(n,col) hand/arm/forepaw/foreleg/handle/hand/worker/help/trouble/care/effort/means/way/trick/move/technique/workmanship/hand/handwriting/kind/type/sort/one's hands/(P)


kanji: 手加減
kana: てかげん
entry:
(n,vs) going easy on someone/take situational peculiarities into consideration/rough estimate/making an allowance for


kanji: 手洗い
kana: てあらい
entry:
(n) washing one's hands/water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands/restroom/lavatory/toilet/hand-washing (laundry, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 手当たり次第
kana: てあたりしだい
entry:
(adv) using anything one can lay one's hands on/haphazardly/on the rebound/at random/indiscriminately/(P)


kanji: 朱塗り
kana: しゅぬり
entry:
(n,adj-no,vs) painting something vermillion/lacquering something vermillion/vermillion-lacquered object


kanji: 狩る
kana: かる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to hunt (e.g. animals)/to go looking for (e.g. flowers, etc.)/to gather (e.g. mushrooms)/to pick (e.g. fruit)


kanji: 種
kana: たね
entry:
(n) seed/pip/kind/variety/quality/tone/material/matter/subject/theme/(news) copy/leaven (bread)/cause/source/trick/secret/inside story/(P)


kanji: 受ける
kana: うける
entry:
(v1,vt) to receive/to accept/to get/to inherit/to catch (e.g. a ball)/to parry (e.g. a blow)/to take (lesson, test, damage)/to sustain (damage)/to incur (loss)/(P)


kanji: 受身
kana: うけみ
entry:
(n,adj-no,adj-na) the defensive/passive attitude/passivity/passiveness/the passive/passive voice/ukemi (the art of falling safely)/(P)


kanji: 授かる
kana: さずかる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to be awarded (e.g. a prize)/to be given an award/to receive (e.g. a title)/to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent)/to be blessed (e.g. with a child)


kanji: 収まる
kana: おさまる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to be in one's place/to be installed/to settle into/to be delivered/to be obtained/to be paid/to be settled/to be sorted out/to lessen (e.g. of storms, pain)/(P)


kanji: 収束
kana: しゅうそく
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) convergence/tie up/reaching resolution/firming up (plans, etc.)/coming together/returning to normal


kanji: 周辺
kana: しゅうへん
entry:
(n) circumference/outskirts/environs/around/in the area of/in the vicinity of/(computer) peripheral/(P)


kanji: 宗主国
kana: そうしゅこく
entry:
(n) suzerain state/state that controls another in international affairs, but allows it domestic sovereignty


kanji: 就く
kana: つく
entry:
(v5k) to ascend (the throne)/to accede/to take (seat, position, course, etc.)/to assume/to start (on a journey)/to commence/to depart/to study (under teacher)/(P)


kanji: 州
kana: しゅう
entry:
(n,suf,arch) state/province/county (UK)/department (of ancient China)/continent/(after someone's name) dear/(P)


kanji: 修める
kana: おさめる
entry:
(v1,vt) to study/to complete (a course)/to cultivate/to master/to order (one's life)/to repair (a fault one has committed)/(P)


kanji: 修飾
kana: しゅうしょく
entry:
(n,vs) ornamentation/embellishment/decoration/adornment/polish up (writing)/modification/qualification


kanji: 修羅場
kana: しゅらば
entry:
(n) fighting scene/scene of carnage (bloodshed)/location of the fight between Asura and Sakra devanam Indra


kanji: 修羅場
kana: しゅらじょう
entry:
(n,ok) fighting scene/scene of carnage (bloodshed)/location of the fight between Asura and Sakra devanam Indra


kanji: 終始
kana: しゅうし
entry:
(n,vs,adv) beginning and end/from beginning to end/doing a thing from beginning to end/consistently/the whole time/(P)


kanji: 襲う
kana: おそう
entry:
(v5u,vt) to attack/to assail/to make an assault/to strike/to hunt down/to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)/to make a sudden visit/(P)


kanji: 十人十色
kana: じゅうにんといろ
entry:
(n,col) Several men, several minds/everyone has his own ideas and tastes/everyone has his own interests and ideas/different strokes for different folks


kanji: 十年一日
kana: じゅうねんいちじつ
entry:
(n) without intermission for ten (long) years/with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years/in the same old rut for years on end


kanji: 十分
kana: じゅうぶん
entry:
(adj-na,n,vs,adv) plenty/enough/sufficient/satisfactory/adequate/division into ten/perfectly/thoroughly/fully/in full/(P)


kanji: 柔術
kana: じゅうじゅつ
entry:
(n) jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon)/jiujitsu/jujutsu


kanji: 渋い
kana: しぶい
entry:
(adj-i) tasteful (clothing)/cool/an aura of refined masculinity/astringent/sullen/bitter (taste)/raspy (voice)/grim/quiet/sober/stingy/(P)


kanji: 重ね
kana: かさね
entry:
(n,ctr) pile/heap/layers (e.g. of clothing)/set (e.g. of boxes)/course (e.g. of stones)/counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.) (after a word from the "hito-futa-mi" counting system)


kanji: 出す
kana: だす
entry:
(v5s,vt,suf) to take out/to get out/to put out/to reveal/to show/to submit (e.g. thesis)/to turn in/to publish/to make public/to send (e.g. letter)/to produce (a sound)/(P)


kanji: 出る
kana: でる
entry:
(v1,vi) to go out/to exit/to leave/to appear/to come forth/to be published/to answer (the phone or door)/(P)


kanji: 出勤時間
kana: しゅっきんじかん
entry:
(n) time for reporting to work/time one leaves home to go to work/working hours/number of hours worked


kanji: 出し
kana: だし
entry:
(n,uk) dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)/pretext/excuse/pretense (pretence)/dupe/front man


kanji: 出し
kana: だし
entry:
出し [ダシ] /(n,uk) dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)/pretext/excuse/pretense (pretence)/dupe/front man/


kanji: 出汁
kana: だし
entry:
出汁 [ダシ] /(n,uk) dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)/pretext/excuse/pretense (pretence)/dupe/front man/


kanji: 出身
kana: しゅっしん
entry:
(n,adj-no) person's origin (town, city, country, etc.)/institution from which one graduated/director in charge of employee relations/(P)


kanji: 出身者
kana: しゅっしんしゃ
entry:
(n) alumnus (alumnae)/graduate/old boy (girl)/former member of an organization/former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)


kanji: 出鱈目
kana: でたらめ
entry:
(adj-na,n,uk,ateji) irresponsible utterance/nonsense/bullshit/codswallop/random/haphazard/unsystematic/(P)


kanji: 出鱈目
kana: でたらめ
entry:
出鱈目 [デタラメ] /(adj-na,n,uk,ateji) irresponsible utterance/nonsense/bullshit/codswallop/random/haphazard/unsystematic/(P)/


kanji: 出頭
kana: しゅっとう
entry:
(n,vs) appearance/presence/attendance/surrender (e.g. to the police)/turning oneself in (e.g. to the police)


kanji: 出戻り
kana: でもどり
entry:
(n,sens) (of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents/(of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later/(of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port


kanji: 出来
kana: でき
entry:
(n) workmanship/craftsmanship/execution/finish/grades/results/score/record/quality (e.g. of a crop)/dealings/transactions


kanji: 出来る
kana: できる
entry:
(v1,vi,uk) to be able (in a position) to do/to be up to the task/to be ready/to be completed/to be made/to be built/to be good at/to be permitted (to do)/to become intimate/(P)


kanji: 出來る
kana: できる
entry:
(v1,vi,uk,oK) to be able (in a position) to do/to be up to the task/to be ready/to be completed/to be made/to be built/to be good at/to be permitted (to do)/to become intimate/(P)


kanji: 出来栄え
kana: できばえ
entry:
(n) result/effect/performance/success/workmanship/execution/shape and quality of (an article)/finishing touches


kanji: 春
kana: はる
entry:
(n-adv,n-t) spring/springtime/new year/prime (of one's life, etc.)/adolescence/puberty/sexuality/(P)


kanji: 春秋
kana: しゅんじゅう
entry:
(n) spring and autumn/spring and fall/months and years/the Chronicles of Lu or the Spring and Autumn Annals - one of the Five Classics


kanji: 準
kana: じゅん
entry:
(n,pref) level/apply correspondingly/correspond to/being proportionate to/conforming to/semi/quasi/associate/standard/rule/aim


kanji: 準用
kana: じゅんよう
entry:
(vs) to apply (the law) with necessary modifications/to apply mutatis mutandis/to apply correspondingly


kanji: 潤う
kana: うるおう
entry:
(v5u,vi) to be moist/to be damp/to get wet/to profit by/to be watered/to receive benefits/to favor/to favour/to charm/to steepen/(P)


kanji: 巡り逢う
kana: めぐりあう
entry:
(v5u,oK) to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend)/to meet by chance/to happen across/(P)


kanji: 所
kana: ところ
entry:
(n,suf,uk) place/spot/scene/site/address/district/area/locality/one's house/point/part/space/room/whereupon/as a result/(after present form of a verb) about to/on the verge of/(P)


kanji: 処
kana: とこ
entry:
(n,suf,uk) place/spot/scene/site/address/district/area/locality/one's house/point/part/space/room/whereupon/as a result/(after present form of a verb) about to/on the verge of


kanji: 所ではない
kana: どころではない
entry:
(suf,uk) (strongly emphatic) too preoccupied or busy to even think of .../.. is out of the question/this is not an occasion for


kanji: 書き込む
kana: かきこむ
entry:
(v5m,vt) to fill in (field, entry, etc.)/to fill out (form)/to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board)/to store


kanji: 書き方
kana: かきかた
entry:
(n) way of writing/manner of writing/penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks)/calligraphy/format (e.g. of a report)/stroke order of a character/(P)


kanji: 書き立てる
kana: かきたてる
entry:
(v1,vt) to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light)/to write something up so that it stands out/to write up in an exaggerated fashion/to detail/to list


kanji: 書誌学
kana: しょしがく
entry:
(n) bibliography (i.e. the study of books)/bibliology (i.e. the study of books, booklore and bibliography)


kanji: 助ける
kana: たすける
entry:
(v1,vt) to help/to save/to rescue/to give relief to/to spare (life)/to reinforce/to promote/to abet/(P)


kanji: 傷付ける
kana: きずつける
entry:
(v1,vt) to wound/to injure/to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.)/to damage/to chip/to scratch/(P)


kanji: 償う
kana: つぐなう
entry:
(v5u,vt) to make up for/to recompense/to redeem (one's faults)/to compensate for/to indemnify/to atone for/(P)


kanji: 勝手
kana: かって
entry:
(adj-na,n) one's own convenience/one's way/convenience or ease of use/knowledge of how to use/circumstances/situation (e.g. financial)/environment/kitchen/arbitrary/(P)


kanji: 升
kana: ます
entry:
(n) measuring container/measure/box (seating at a theatre, etc.)/square on a grid/cell of a grid/square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)


kanji: 召す
kana: めす
entry:
(v5s,vt,hon,arch) to call/to invite/to send for/to summon/to eat/to drink/to put on/to wear/to ride/to catch (a cold)/to take (a bath)/to tickle (one's fancy)/to put on (years)


kanji: 商
kana: しょう
entry:
(n,n-suf) quotient/dealing/dealer/store/second degree (of the Japanese &amp; Chinese pentatonic scale)/Shang (dynasty of China)


kanji: 商売人
kana: しょうばいにん
entry:
(n) merchant/trader/expert (professional) in a given trade or profession/shrewd businessman/expert/woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.)


kanji: 承る
kana: うけたまわる
entry:
(v5r,vt,hum) to hear/to be told/to know/to receive (order)/to undertake/to comply/to take (a reservation, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 受け賜る
kana: うけたまわる
entry:
(v5r,vt,hum,iK) to hear/to be told/to know/to receive (order)/to undertake/to comply/to take (a reservation, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 承知
kana: しょうち
entry:
(n,vs) acknowledgment/acknowledgement/awareness/consent/acceptance/assent/admitting/compliance/agreement/(P)


kanji: 消す
kana: けす
entry:
(v5s,vt,sl) to erase/to delete/to cross out/to turn off power/to extinguish/to put out/to bump off/(P)


kanji: 消化
kana: しょうか
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) digestion/thorough understanding/selling accumulated (excess) products/dealing with a large amount of work/losing one's form and turning into something else/(P)


kanji: 消滅
kana: しょうめつ
entry:
(n,vs) lapse/annihilation (physics)/extinguishment/termination (e.g. of legal representation)/vanishing/(P)


kanji: 焼きが回る
kana: やきがまわる
entry:
(v5r) to become decrepit/to be in one's dotage/to become dull/to lose one's astuteness/to lose one's touch/to become senile/to lose one's edge/to go downhill


kanji: 焼く
kana: やく
entry:
(v5k,vt,vi) to bake/to grill/to develop (photos)/to suntan/to burn (in flames, down, CD, DVD, etc.)/to scorch/to be jealous/to be envious/(P)


kanji: 焼ける
kana: やける
entry:
(v1,vi) to burn/to be roasted/to be heated/to be sunburnt/to fade (in the sun)/to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)/to be jealous/to be envious/(P)


kanji: 菖蒲
kana: あやめ
entry:
菖蒲 [アヤメ] /(n,arch) iris (flower)/Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea)/sweet flag (Acorus calamus)/calamus/


kanji: 鍾馗
kana: しょうき
entry:
(n) Shoki the plague-queller/Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings)/vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons


kanji: 障害
kana: しょうがい
entry:
(n,vs) obstacle/impediment/hindrance/difficulty/barrier/handicap/impairment/disability/disorder/malfunction/(P)


kanji: 障がい
kana: しょうげ
entry:
(n,vs) obstacle/impediment/hindrance/difficulty/barrier/handicap/impairment/disability/disorder/malfunction


kanji: 上
kana: うえ
entry:
(n,adj-no,n-adv,n-suf,hon,arch) above/up/over/top/summit/surface/on/before/previous/superiority/one's superior (i.e. one's elder)/on top of that/besides/what's more/upon (further inspection, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 上
kana: かみ
entry:
(n,hon) upper reaches (of a river)/upper stream/top/upper part/upper half (of the body)/long ago/beginning/first/person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)/government/(P)


kanji: 上
kana: じょう
entry:
(n-suf,n,pref) from the standpoint of/as a matter of (e.g. fact)/in the field of/being of the type of/aboard (a ship or vehicle)/on top of/on/above/first volume (e.g. book)/(P)


kanji: 上がり
kana: あがり
entry:
(n,suf) ascent/rise/slope/freshly-drawn green tea (esp. in sushi shops)/advance income/crop yield/death/spinning/completion/stop/finish/after (rain)/ex (official, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 上がる
kana: あがる
entry:
(v5r,vi,hum,hon,suf) to rise/to go up/to come up/to ascend/to be raised/to enter (esp. from outdoors)/to come in/to go in/to enter (a school)/to advance to the next grade/to get out (of water)/(P)


kanji: 上る
kana: あがる
entry:
(v5r,vi,hum,hon,suf,io) to rise/to go up/to come up/to ascend/to be raised/to enter (esp. from outdoors)/to come in/to go in/to enter (a school)/to advance to the next grade/to get out (of water)/(P)


kanji: 上げる
kana: あげる
entry:
(v1,vt,pol,vi,aux-v,uk,hum) to raise/to elevate/to do up (one's hair)/to fly (a kite, etc.)/to launch (fireworks, etc.)/to surface (a submarine, etc.)/to land (a boat)/to deep-fry/(P)


kanji: 上り
kana: のぼり
entry:
(n,adj-no) ascent/climbing/ascending (path)/climb/up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo)/northward (towards Tokyo)/(P)


kanji: 上る
kana: のぼる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to ascend/to go up/to climb/to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun)/to rise/to go to (the capital)/to be promoted/to add up to/to advance (in price)/(P)


kanji: 上擦る
kana: うわずる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to be excited/to get excited/to sound shallow/to sound hollow (a voice)/to ring false (a voice)/to sound shrill and nervous (a voice)/to be high-pitched and unstrung (a voice)


kanji: 上前
kana: うわまえ
entry:
(n) part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono)/percentage/commission


kanji: 上段
kana: じょうだん
entry:
(n) dais/raised part of floor/place of honor/place of honour/upper tier (row, step, grade, column of print, berth)


kanji: 上等兵
kana: じょうとうへい
entry:
(n) private first-class (army)/airman first class (air force)/lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military)/seaman (navy)


kanji: 上鶲
kana: じょうびたき
entry:
(n) Daurian redstart (said by Japanese to be stupid because it is unafraid of people and so easy to catch)


kanji: 乗り
kana: のり
entry:
(n,n-suf,uk) riding/ride/spread (of paints)/(two)-seater/mood (as in to pick up on and join in with someone's mood)


kanji: 乗り掛かる
kana: のりかかる
entry:
(v5r) to be about to board/to be riding on/to get on top of/to lean over/to set about/to collide with


kanji: 乗り掛ける
kana: のりかける
entry:
(v1,vt) to be about to board/to be riding on/to get on top of/to lean over/to set about/to collide with


kanji: 乗り込む
kana: のりこむ
entry:
(v5m,vi) to board/to embark on/to get into (a car)/to ship (passengers)/to man (a ship)/to help (someone) into/to march into/to enter/(P)


kanji: 乗り出す
kana: のりだす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to set out/to set sail/to embark on (a new venture)/to set out (to achieve something)/to begin to ride/to lean forward/(P)


kanji: 乗り切る
kana: のりきる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to weather/to get over/to tide over/to overcome/to get through/to ride across/to sail across


kanji: 乗る
kana: のる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to get on/to ride in/to board/to mount/to get up on/to spread (paints)/to be taken in/to share in/to join/to feel like doing/to be mentioned in/to be in harmony with/(P)


kanji: 情報
kana: じょうほう
entry:
(n) news/gossip/(military) intelligence/information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 浄瑠璃
kana: じょうるり
entry:
(n) type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with the Japanese puppet theater)


kanji: 蒸し返す
kana: むしかえす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to reheat/to steam over/to bring up again/to take up again a problem that has been dealt with


kanji: 蒸発
kana: じょうはつ
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) evaporation/disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts)/unexplained disappearance/(P)


kanji: 譲る
kana: ゆずる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to turn over/to assign/to hand over/to transmit/to convey/to sell/to dispose of/to yield/to surrender/(P)


kanji: 色
kana: いろ
entry:
(n) colour/color/complexion/appearance/look/love/lust/sensuality/love affair/lover/kind/type/variety/(P)


kanji: 色気
kana: いろけ
entry:
(n) colouring/coloring/shade of colour/shade of color/interest in the opposite sex/sex appeal/sensuality/seductiveness/glamor/glamour/sexual passion/romance


kanji: 色分け
kana: いろわけ
entry:
(n,vs) classification/color coding/colour coding/color keying/colour keying/differentiation using different colors (colours)


kanji: 触れる
kana: ふれる
entry:
(v1,vi) to touch/to feel/to experience/to come in contact with/to be emotionally moved (by)/to perceive/to touch on a subject/to allude to/to be in conflict (with)/(P)


kanji: 食い込む
kana: くいこむ
entry:
(v5m,vi,vulg) to eat into/to encroach/to erode/to be wedged (a girl), i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks/(P)


kanji: 食い付く
kana: くいつく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to bite at/to snap at/to nibble/to get one's teeth into (metaphorically)/to get to grips with/to really get into


kanji: 伸す
kana: のす
entry:
(v5s) to stretch/to spread/to smooth out/to roll out/to iron/to extend/to gain influence/to knock out


kanji: 伸びる
kana: のびる
entry:
(v1,vi) to stretch/to extend/to lengthen/to spread/to make progress/to grow (beard, body height)/to grow stale (soba)/to be straightened/to be flattened/to be smoothed/(P)


kanji: 寝る
kana: ねる
entry:
(v1,vi) to lie down/to go to bed/to lie in bed/to sleep (lying down)/to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)/to lie idle/(P)


kanji: 寝付く
kana: ねつく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to go to bed/to go to sleep/to fall asleep/to be laid up (with a cold)/to be ill in bed/(P)


kanji: 振り
kana: ふり
entry:
(n,vs,uk) pretence (pretense)/show/appearance/behaviour/swing/swinging/lacking a reservation or introduction (at a restaurant, etc.)/unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment/(P)


kanji: 振り立てる
kana: ふりたてる
entry:
(v1,vt) to toss (i.e. one's head)/to wave (i.e. a flag)/to stand up energetically/to raise one's voice


kanji: 振る
kana: ふる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to wave/to shake/to swing/to sprinkle/to throw (dice)/to cast (actor)/to allocate (work)/to turn down (somebody)/to reject/to jilt/to dump/to abandon/to give up/(P)


kanji: 申し込む
kana: もうしこむ
entry:
(v5m,vt) 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)/(P)


kanji: 申し出る
kana: もうしでる
entry:
(v1,vt) to report to/to tell/to suggest/to submit/to request/to make an offer/to come forward with information/(P)


kanji: 真
kana: しん
entry:
(adj-na,n,abbr) truth/reality/genuineness/seriousness/logical TRUE/printed style writing/star performer/(P)


kanji: 真剣
kana: しんけん
entry:
(n,adj-na) seriousness/earnestness/real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon) (practise)/(P)


kanji: 真険
kana: しんけん
entry:
(n,adj-na,iK) seriousness/earnestness/real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon) (practise)/(P)


kanji: 真言
kana: しんごん
entry:
(n,obsc,abbr) true word/mantra/Shingon (Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism, originating in the eighth century)


kanji: 神業
kana: かみわざ
entry:
(n) divine work/miracle/superhuman feat/art, technique or skill worthy of the gods (esp. sports)/(P)


kanji: 神経衰弱
kana: しんけいすいじゃく
entry:
(n) neurasthenia/nervous breakdown/concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)


kanji: 神風
kana: かみかぜ
entry:
(n) divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)/kamikaze


kanji: 身
kana: み
entry:
(n) body/oneself/one's place/one's position/main part/meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)/wood (as opposed to bark)/blade (as opposed to its handle)/container(as opposed to its lid)/(P)


kanji: 身から出た錆
kana: みからでたさび
entry:
(exp) paying for one's mistakes/getting one's just deserts/suffering the consequences (of one's own actions)/reap what you sow


kanji: 身にしみる
kana: みにしみる
entry:
(v1) to sink deeply into one's mind/to come home to/to go to one's heart/to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)


kanji: 身内
kana: みうち
entry:
(n) relatives/one's family/friends/members of the same organization/followers/henchmen/one's whole body/(P)


kanji: 進む
kana: すすむ
entry:
(v5m,vi) to advance/to go forward/to precede/to go ahead (of)/to make progress/to improve/to deepen/to heighten/to do of one's own free will/(P)


kanji: 針
kana: はり
entry:
(n,ctr,n-suf) needle/pin/hook/stinger/thorn/hand (e.g. clock, etc.)/pointer/staple (for a stapler)/needlework/sewing/malice/counter for stitches/(P)


kanji: 人
kana: じん
entry:
(suf) -ian (e.g. Italian, etc.) (attaches to name of country to denote nationality)/-er (e.g. performer, etc.) (attaches to name of occupation)/(usu. in compound words) man/(P)


kanji: 人の金玉を握る
kana: ひとのきんたまをにぎる
entry:
(exp) to grab a person by his vulnerable spot/to curry favour with one's superior/to curry favor with one's superior


kanji: 人虱
kana: ひとじらみ
entry:
(n,uk) Pediculus humanus (species of louse that infests humans)/body louse/body lice/head louse/head lice


kanji: 人虱
kana: ひとじらみ
entry:
人虱 [ヒトジラミ] /(n,uk) Pediculus humanus (species of louse that infests humans)/body louse/body lice/head louse/head lice/


kanji: 仁
kana: じん
entry:
(n) benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism)/consideration/compassion/humanity/charity/human/kernel/nucleolus


kanji: 尽かす
kana: つかす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to use completely/to use up/to exhaust/to exhaust somebody's civility/to give up (on someone)


kanji: 陣中見舞い
kana: じんちゅうみまい
entry:
(n) visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort/visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support


kanji: 吹き込む
kana: ふきこむ
entry:
(v5m) to blow into/to breathe into/to inspire/to lay down a recording (music, video, etc.)/to indoctrinate/(P)


kanji: 垂れ
kana: たれ
entry:
(n,uk,n-suf,derog) hanging/something hanging (i.e. a flap, lappet, etc.)/sauce for dipping, etc. made from soy sauce, mirin, vinegar and dashi/(in kendo) loin guard/kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character/(P)


kanji: 垂れる
kana: たれる
entry:
(v1,vi) to hang/to droop/to dangle/to sag/to lower/to pull down/to leave behind (at death)/to give/to confer/to drip/to ooze/to trickle/to drop/(P)


kanji: 垂迹
kana: すいじゃく
entry:
(n) temporary manifestation by a buddha (in order to save people)/manifested form (often a Shinto deity)


kanji: 水商売
kana: みずしょうばい
entry:
(n) chancy trade (business) with a high turnover rate and uncertain profitability/the entertainment, eating, and drinking business/the night entertainment (nightlife) business


kanji: 水虫
kana: みずむし
entry:
(n,uk) athlete's foot/water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti)/Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)


kanji: 据える
kana: すえる
entry:
(v1,vt) to place (in position)/to fix/to set (e.g. table)/to lay (foundation)/to install/to seat (someone)/to settle (upon something)/to fix (e.g. one's gaze)/(P)


kanji: 澄ます
kana: すます
entry:
(v5s,vt) to clear/to make clear/to be unruffled/to look unconcerned/to look demure/to look prim/to put on airs


kanji: 摺足
kana: すりあし
entry:
(n) sliding feet/shuffling (one's feet)/moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (sumo exercise)


kanji: 凄い
kana: すごい
entry:
(adj-i,uk) terrible/dreadful/amazing (e.g. of strength)/great (e.g. of skills)/wonderful/terrific/to a great extent/vast (in numbers)/(P)


kanji: 制
kana: せい
entry:
(n,n-suf) system/organization/organisation/imperial command/laws/regulation/control/government/suppression/restraint/holding back/establishment


kanji: 制圧
kana: せいあつ
entry:
(n,vs) gaining total control (of people or counties)/suppression/oppression/control/mastery/ascendancy/supremacy


kanji: 勢い
kana: いきおい
entry:
(adv,n,n-adv) force/vigor/vigour/energy/spirit/life/influence/authority/power/might/impetus/momentum/course (of events)/naturally/necessarily/(P)


kanji: 勢
kana: いきおい
entry:
(adv,n,n-adv,io) force/vigor/vigour/energy/spirit/life/influence/authority/power/might/impetus/momentum/course (of events)/naturally/necessarily/(P)


kanji: 姓
kana: せい
entry:
(n) surname/family name/hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)/(P)


kanji: 姓
kana: しょう
entry:
(n,ok) surname/family name/hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)/(P)


kanji: 成り立つ
kana: なりたつ
entry:
(v5t,vi,vt) to consist of/to be practical (logical, feasible, viable)/to be concluded/to hold true/(P)


kanji: 成る
kana: なる
entry:
(v5r,vi,uk) to become/to get/to grow/to be/to reach/to attain/to result in/to prove to be/to consist of/to be composed of/to succeed/to be complete/to change into/(P)


kanji: 成金
kana: なりきん
entry:
(n,adj-no,derog) upstart/nouveau riche/new rich/narikin/coming into wealth suddenly/(orig. meaning) piece promoted to gold general (in shogi)


kanji: 成立
kana: せいりつ
entry:
(n,vs) coming into existence/arrangements/establishment/conclusion/completion/to come into existence/to be true/to hold (i.e. hold true)/(P)


kanji: 星
kana: ほし
entry:
(n) star/any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon)/suspect (police slang)/(P)


kanji: 晴れる
kana: はれる
entry:
(v1,vi) to clear up/to clear away/to be sunny/to stop raining/to refresh (e.g. spirits)/to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion)/to be dispelled/to be banished/(P)


kanji: 晴耕雨読
kana: せいこううどく
entry:
(n,vs) working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather/living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits


kanji: 正に
kana: まさに
entry:
(adv,uk) exactly/surely/certainly/just (about to)/on the verge (of doing or happening)/duly/naturally/(P)


kanji: 生
kana: なま
entry:
(adj-no,adj-na,n,n-pref,col,abbr,pref) raw/uncooked/fresh/natural/unedited/unprocessed/crude/unprotected (i.e. not wearing a condom)/live (i.e. not recorded)/inexperienced/unpolished/green/impudence/(P)


kanji: 生み出す
kana: うみだす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to create/to bring forth/to produce/to invent/to think up and bring into being/to give birth to/to bear/(P)


kanji: 盛り
kana: さかり
entry:
(n,suf) peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season)/height (e.g. of summer)/prime (of one's life)/one's best days/rutting/being in heat/(P)


kanji: 精進
kana: しょうじん
entry:
(n,vs) concentration/diligence/devotion/asceticism/zeal in one's quest for enlightenment/adherence to a vegetarian diet


kanji: 精進
kana: そうじん
entry:
(n,vs,ok) concentration/diligence/devotion/asceticism/zeal in one's quest for enlightenment/adherence to a vegetarian diet


kanji: 青田買い
kana: あおたがい
entry:
(n) speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green/recruiting of students before a company is allowed to


kanji: 惜しい
kana: おしい
entry:
(adj-i) regrettable/disappointing/precious/dear/valuable/too good for/deserving better/almost but not quite/(P)


kanji: 惜しむ
kana: おしむ
entry:
(v5m,vt) to be frugal/to be sparing/to value/to hold dear/to regret (e.g. a loss)/to feel sorry (for)/to be unwilling/to be reluctant/(P)


kanji: 吝しむ
kana: おしむ
entry:
(v5m,vt,oK) to be frugal/to be sparing/to value/to hold dear/to regret (e.g. a loss)/to feel sorry (for)/to be unwilling/to be reluctant/(P)


kanji: 石
kana: こく
entry:
(n) measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.)/measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)


kanji: 責任者
kana: せきにんしゃ
entry:
(n) person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff)/person responsible for .../responsible party


kanji: 切り
kana: きり
entry:
(n,suf,prt) limits/end/bounds/period/place to leave off/closing sentence/all there is/only/since/(P)


kanji: 切り下げる
kana: きりさげる
entry:
(v1,vt) to cut down/to prune/to reduce/to cut and hang down/to cut shorter/to round down (e.g. fraction)


kanji: 切り回す
kana: きりまわす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to run around killing/to manage everything/to control/to cut carelessly (a cook or surgeon)


kanji: 切り取る
kana: きりとる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to cut off/to excise/to tear off/to cut out/to whittle down/to tear out/to cut down/to amputate


kanji: 切り放つ
kana: きりはなつ
entry:
(v5t,vt) to cut loose/to let loose/to cut off/to detach/to dismember/to cut in two/to separate in thought/to consider as independent


kanji: 切る
kana: きる
entry:
(suf,v5r,vt) to cut (usu. to cut through)/to sever (connections, ties)/to turn off (i.e. the light)/to terminate (i.e. a conversation)/to hang up (the phone)/to disconnect/(P)


kanji: 切れる
kana: きれる
entry:
(v1,vi,aux-v) to cut well/to be sharp/to break (off)/to snap/to wear out/to be injured/to burst/to collapse/to be disconnected/to be out of/to expire/to sever (connections) with/(P)


kanji: 切歯扼腕
kana: せっしやくわん
entry:
(n,vs) being enraged (indignant, impatient)/gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret)


kanji: 切片
kana: せっぺん
entry:
(n) segment/slice/section/fragment/intercept (point where a graph crosses one of the Cartesian coordinate axes)


kanji: 接点
kana: せってん
entry:
(n) tangent point/point of contact/contact (electrical, etc.)/point of agreement/interaction/single-bit IO point


kanji: 折り返し
kana: おりかえし
entry:
(adv,n,adj-no) by return/(call or write back) without delay/lapel/cuffs/flap/chorus/refrain/repetition/aliasing (in imaging)/shuttle service/back-to-back/BTB/wrapping (text on computer screen)/(P)


kanji: 設定
kana: せってい
entry:
(n,vs) establishment/creation/options or preference settings (in computer software)/configuration/assignment/setup/(P)


kanji: 節
kana: せつ
entry:
(n) occasion/time/section (of a literary work)/paragraph/verse/stanza/passage/node (of a plant stem)/clause/(taxonomical) section/(P)


kanji: 絶える
kana: たえる
entry:
(v1,vi) to die out/to peter out/to become extinct/to cease/to be stopped/to be discontinued/to be cut off/(P)


kanji: 絶句
kana: ぜっく
entry:
(n,vs) being lost for words/becoming speechless/jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)


kanji: 絶句
kana: ぜく
entry:
(n,vs,ok) being lost for words/becoming speechless/jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)


kanji: 仙骨
kana: せんこつ
entry:
(n,adj-no) sacrum/sacral bone/hermitry/appearance of an hermit/unworldliness/unusual physique/outstanding appearance


kanji: 仙人
kana: せんにん
entry:
(n) immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism)/mountain man (esp. a hermit)/one not bound by earthly desires or the thoughts of normal men


kanji: 先
kana: さき
entry:
(n,adj-no,n-suf,pref) previous/prior/former/some time ago/preceding/point (e.g. pencil)/tip/end/nozzle/head (of a line)/front/ahead/the other side/the future/hereafter/destination/(P)


kanji: 先取り
kana: さきどり
entry:
(n,vs) receiving in advance/taking before others/prefetch/anticipatory completion/finishing another person's sentence in anticipation of what likely to be said next


kanji: 先発
kana: せんぱつ
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) forerunner/advance party/going on ahead/being in a (team sports) match or game from the start/starting


kanji: 千載一遇
kana: せんざいいちぐう
entry:
(n) once in a lifetime (opportunity)/(a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years


kanji: 千両
kana: せんりょう
entry:
(n) 1000 ryou (an old Japanese coin)/Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae)


kanji: 占地
kana: しめじ
entry:
(n,uk) Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom)/euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)


kanji: 占地
kana: しめじ
entry:
占地 [シメジ] /(n,uk) Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom)/euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)/


kanji: 湿地
kana: しめじ
entry:
湿地 [シメジ] /(n,uk) Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom)/euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)/


kanji: 専科
kana: せんか
entry:
(n) specialized course/specialised course/something that is specialized for a certain field or application (e.g. a sauce specially made for zaru soba)


kanji: 戦国時代
kana: せんごくじだい
entry:
(n) Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE)/Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE)/era of vicious competition


kanji: 染みる
kana: しみる
entry:
(v1,vi) to pierce/to penetrate/to soak in/to permeate/to (enter a wound or sensitive area and) sting/to be infected (with vice)/to be steeped (with prejudice)/(P)


kanji: 潜める
kana: ひそめる
entry:
(v1,vt) to hide/to conceal/to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard/to become quiet and inconspicuous


kanji: 銭
kana: せん
entry:
(n,obs,arch) hundredth of a yen/coin made of non-precious materials/one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency)/one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)


kanji: 閃く
kana: ひらめく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to flash (lightning, etc.)/to flicker (lights)/to glitter/to wave/to undulate/to hit on a good idea/to occur to someone/(P)


kanji: 前
kana: ぜん
entry:
(n-pref,adj-no,n) the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor")/previous/one-time/former/(before the name of an era) pre- (e.g. "premodern")/before/earlier/(P)


kanji: 前
kana: まえ
entry:
(n-adv,n-t,suf) ago/before (some event)/previously/(minutes) to (the hour)/in front (of)/before (e.g. the house)/head (of a line)/front (e.g. of a bus)/fore part/in the presence of/(P)


kanji: 前駆
kana: ぜんく
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade)/outriding/harbinger/herald/precursor/forerunner/foretoken/anticipation


kanji: 前駆
kana: せんぐ
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no,ok) outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade)/outriding/harbinger/herald/precursor/forerunner/foretoken/anticipation


kanji: 前後
kana: ぜんご
entry:
(n-adv,suf) around/throughout/front and back/before and behind/before and after/about that (time)/longitudinal/context/nearly/approximately/(P)


kanji: 前身
kana: ぜんしん
entry:
(n) antecedents/ancestor/previous position/previous existence/predecessor organization/predecessor organisation


kanji: 全く
kana: まったく
entry:
(adv,int,abbr) really/truly/entirely/completely/wholly/perfectly/indeed/good grief (expression of exasperation)/(P)


kanji: 膳
kana: ぜん
entry:
(n,ctr) small dining table (usu. for a single person)/serving tray (with legs)/meal/food/serving/counter for bowlfuls of rice/counter for pairs of chopsticks


kanji: 疎か
kana: おろそか
entry:
(adj-na,n,exp,uk) neglect/negligence/carelessness/not to mention/needless to say/not to speak of/(P)


kanji: 組
kana: くみ
entry:
(n) set (of items)/group (of people)/class (of students)/company (esp. construction)/family (i.e. mafia)/team/typesetting/composition


kanji: 組む
kana: くむ
entry:
(v5m) to cross (legs or arms)/to link (arms)/to put together/to construct/to assemble/to produce (e.g. TV program)/to braid/to plait/to grapple/to wrestle/to unite/(P)


kanji: 訴える
kana: うったえる
entry:
(v1,vt) to sue (a person)/to take someone to court/to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)/to appeal to/to call for/to raise/to bring to (someone's attention)/to complain/(P)


kanji: 阻む
kana: はばむ
entry:
(v5m) to keep someone from doing/to stop/to prevent/to check/to hinder/to obstruct/to oppose/to thwart/(P)


kanji: 創価学会
kana: そうかがっかい
entry:
(n) Soka Gakkai (lay organization, based on Nichiren Buddhism) (organisation)/lit: Value-Creation Society


kanji: 操作
kana: そうさ
entry:
(n,vs) operation/management/processing/manipulating to one's benefit/to operate/to manipulate/to fiddle (e.g. the books)/(P)


kanji: 早まる
kana: はやまる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to move ahead (three hours, etc.)/to move up/to quicken/to speed up/to gather speed/to be hasty/to be rash/(P)


kanji: 漕ぐ
kana: こぐ
entry:
(v5g,vt) to row/to scull/to paddle/to pedal (e.g. bicycle)/to swing (on a swing)/to operate a hand pump/to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 争う
kana: あらそう
entry:
(v5u,vi) to compete/to contest/to contend/to quarrel/to argue/to dispute/to be at variance/to oppose/(usu. in negative form) to deny (e.g. evidence)/(P)


kanji: 相
kana: そう
entry:
(n) appearance/look/countenance/a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune/aspect/phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)


kanji: 相場
kana: そうば
entry:
(n) market price/speculation (e.g. on stocks)/reputation (according to conventional wisdom)/estimation/esteem/(P)


kanji: 相当
kana: そうとう
entry:
(adj-na,n-adv,vs,adv) befitting/becoming/worthy of/proportionate/in keeping with/suitable/considerable/substantial/to be worthy of/to be proportionate to/to correspond to (in meaning, function, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 相容れない
kana: あいいれない
entry:
(exp,adj-i) in conflict/incompatible/out of harmony/running counter/mutually exclusive/clashing with


kanji: 相入れない
kana: あいいれない
entry:
(exp,adj-i,iK) in conflict/incompatible/out of harmony/running counter/mutually exclusive/clashing with


kanji: 走る
kana: はしる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to run/to travel (movement of vehicles)/to hurry to/to retreat (from battle)/to take flight/to run away from home/to elope/to tend heavily toward/(P)


kanji: 送り仮名
kana: おくりがな
entry:
(n) kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word (may inflect)/declensional kana ending/(P)


kanji: 送る
kana: おくる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to send (a thing)/to dispatch/to despatch/to take or escort (a person somewhere)/to see off (a person)/to bid farewell (to the departed)/to bury/to spend (time)/(P)


kanji: 霜降り
kana: しもふり
entry:
(n,vs,abbr) speckled with white/salt and pepper (colour, color)/(of fabric) created by intertwining white and coloured fibres/(of beef) marbling/(of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water


kanji: 騒ぐ
kana: さわぐ
entry:
(v5g,vi) to make noise/to make racket/to be noisy/to rustle/to swoosh/to make merry/to clamor/to clamour/to make a fuss/to kick up a fuss/to lose one's cool/to panic/(P)


kanji: 促す
kana: うながす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to urge/to press/to prompt/to suggest/to demand/to stimulate/to quicken/to incite/to invite (attention to)/(P)


kanji: 束
kana: つか
entry:
(n,arch) strut/short vertical post/thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.)/handbreadth/bundle


kanji: 束髪
kana: そくはつ
entry:
(n) hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head


kanji: 足
kana: あし
entry:
(n) foot/leg/gait/pace/bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji/means of transportation/(P)


kanji: 足す
kana: たす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to add (numbers)/to add (something)/to top up (with something)/to take care of (e.g. one's business)/(P)


kanji: 足りる
kana: たりる
entry:
(v1,vi) to be sufficient/to be enough/to be worth doing/to be worthy/to be sufficient/to answer/to do/(P)


kanji: 早い
kana: はやい
entry:
(adj-i) fast/quick/hasty/brisk/early (in the day, etc.)/premature/(too) soon/not yet/(too) early/easy/simple/quick/(P)


kanji: 疾い
kana: はやい
entry:
(adj-i,oK) fast/quick/hasty/brisk/early (in the day, etc.)/premature/(too) soon/not yet/(too) early/easy/simple/quick/(P)


kanji: 俗
kana: ぞく
entry:
(adj-na,n) mark in dictionary indicating slang/customs/manners/the world/worldliness/vulgarity/mundane things/the laity


kanji: 続く
kana: つづく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to continue/to last/to go on/to be unbroken/to occur again and again/to lead to/to connect to/(P)


kanji: 揃う
kana: そろう
entry:
(v5u,vi) to become complete/to be all present/to be a full set/to have everything at one's disposal/to be equal/to be uniform/to gather/to assemble/(P)


kanji: 尊
kana: そん
entry:
(n,pref,arch,hon,suf,ctr) zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze)/honorific prefix referring to the listener/counter for buddhas


kanji: 遜色がない
kana: そんしょくがない
entry:
(adj-i) bears comparison with (something)/compares favorably with (something)/compares favourably with (something)/isn't inferior to (something)


kanji: 他方
kana: たほう
entry:
(n,adj-no,conj) 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/on the other hand/(P)


kanji: 打ち込み
kana: うちこみ
entry:
(n) driving/pounding in/shooting into/implantation/invasion/falling badly in love/putting (one's heart) into/step recording (in electronic or computer music)


kanji: 打ち上げる
kana: うちあげる
entry:
(v1,vt) to launch/to shoot up/(of waves) to dash/to wash up (ashore)/to finish/to close/to report (to boss, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 打っ飛ばす
kana: ぶっとばす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to strike (as to send flying)/to beat/to knock/to jump with force/to leap/to accomplish a task very rapidly/to drive at full speed (e.g. a car)


kanji: 打つ
kana: うつ
entry:
(v5t) to hit (something inanimate)/to strike/to beat (on something)/to type/to tap (e.g. a key)/to inject/to indulge in gambling/to visit (on a pilgrimage)/(P)


kanji: 体
kana: たい
entry:
(n,n-suf,ctr) body/physique/posture/shape/form/style/substance/identity/reality/field/counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.)


kanji: 対
kana: たい
entry:
(n,conj) opposite/opposition/versus/vs/to (i.e. "we won the game five to three")/equal footing/equal terms/against .../anti-/toward .../to .../(P)


kanji: 対
kana: つい
entry:
(n,ctr) pair/couple/set/antithesis/counter for items that come in pairs/counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 対応
kana: たいおう
entry:
(n,vs) interaction/correspondence/coping with/dealing with/support/software support/ability of a computer system to run specific software/(P)


kanji: 帯びる
kana: おびる
entry:
(v1,vt) to wear (sword, decoration, etc.)/to carry/to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission)/to take on/to have a trace of/to be tinged with


kanji: 待つ
kana: まつ
entry:
(v5t,vt,vi) to wait/to await/to look forward to/to anticipate/(usu. in negative form) to depend on/to need/(P)


kanji: 苔
kana: こけ
entry:
(n) moss/short plants resembling moss (inc. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)


kanji: 苔類
kana: こけるい
entry:
(n) bryophyte (any of three groups of non-vascular land plants, inc. mosses, hornworts and liverworts)


kanji: 袋
kana: ふくろ
entry:
(n) bag/sack/skin of an orange (and other like fruits)/dead end/plot of land surrounded by water/(P)


kanji: 鯛
kana: たい
entry:
(n,uk) sea bream (Sparidae)/porgy/tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)/(P)


kanji: 鯛
kana: たい
entry:
鯛 [タイ] /(n,uk) sea bream (Sparidae)/porgy/tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)/(P)/


kanji: 代
kana: しろ
entry:
(n,arch) substitution/material/price/margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.)/area required for something/shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; ~19.83 m.sq.)


kanji: 代理
kana: だいり
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) representation/agency/proxy/deputy/agent/attorney/substitute/alternate/acting (principal, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 台
kana: だい
entry:
(n,n-suf,ctr) stand/rack/table/support/belt/counter for machines, incl. vehicles/setting (e.g. in jewellery)/range (after physical units)/(P)


kanji: 台頭
kana: たいとう
entry:
(n,vs) rise of/appearance of/raising one's head/coming to power/becoming famous/(being in the) forefront/prominence


kanji: 台木
kana: だいぎ
entry:
(n) stock (in grafting)/wood used as a platform (or base, etc.)/block (i.e. chopping block)/(gun) stock/unworked block of wood


kanji: 大らか
kana: おおらか
entry:
(adj-na,uk) placid/composed/serene/calm/big hearted/broad-minded/magnanimous/great quantity (of something)


kanji: 大尉
kana: たいい
entry:
(n) captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF)/lieutenant (Navy)/flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)


kanji: 大学
kana: だいがく
entry:
(n) post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc./the Great Learning - one of the Four Books/(P)


kanji: 大小
kana: だいしょう
entry:
(n,adj-no) sizes (various)/large and small/daisho (matched pair of long and short swords)/large and small drums/long months and short months/(P)


kanji: 大抵
kana: たいてい
entry:
(adj-na,adv,n,uk,adj-no) mostly/ordinarily/usually/generally/probably/most/almost all/(before a neg. form) ordinary/proper/appropriate/moderate/(P)


kanji: 大部
kana: たいぶ
entry:
(adj-no,n-adv) lengthy (of a book, etc.)/voluminous/most (e.g. most part)/greater/fairly/a good deal/much


kanji: 大文字
kana: おおもじ
entry:
(n) upper case letters/large characters/capital letter/the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"/huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on 16 Aug each year/(P)


kanji: 大変
kana: たいへん
entry:
(adv,adj-na,n,arch) very/greatly/immense/enormous/great/serious/grave/dreadful/terrible/difficult/hard/major incident/disaster/(P)


kanji: 題
kana: だい
entry:
(n,n-suf,ctr) title/subject/theme/topic/problem (on a test)/question/counter for questions (on a test)/(P)


kanji: 宅急便
kana: たっきゅうびん
entry:
(n) express home delivery (by the Kuroneko Yamato company)/door-to-door parcel delivery/courier service


kanji: 託つける
kana: かこつける
entry:
(v1,vt) to use as an excuse/to pretend that/to use something as an excuse/to make something the pretext (for)


kanji: 諾否
kana: だくひ
entry:
(n) consent or refusal/yes or no/decision to accept or decline/up or down (vote)/assent or dissent/accept or reject


kanji: 叩き
kana: たたき
entry:
(n,uk,sl) mince (minced meat or fish)/robbery/extortion/hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor/concrete floor/(P)


kanji: 叩き
kana: たたき
entry:
叩き [タタキ] /(n,uk,sl) mince (minced meat or fish)/robbery/extortion/hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor/concrete floor/(P)/


kanji: 三和土
kana: たたき
entry:
三和土 [タタキ] /(n,uk,sl) mince (minced meat or fish)/robbery/extortion/hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor/concrete floor/(P)/


kanji: 敲き
kana: たたき
entry:
敲き [タタキ] /(n,uk,sl) mince (minced meat or fish)/robbery/extortion/hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor/concrete floor/(P)/


kanji: 叩く
kana: たたく
entry:
(v5k,vt) to strike/to clap/to dust/to beat/to play drums/to abuse/to flame (e.g. on the Internet)/to insult/to use up money/(P)


kanji: 敲く
kana: はたく
entry:
(v5k,vt) to strike/to clap/to dust/to beat/to play drums/to abuse/to flame (e.g. on the Internet)/to insult/to use up money


kanji: 脱落
kana: だつらく
entry:
(n,vs) loss/dropping out/falling by the wayside/omission/lacuna/gap/hiatus/desertion/defection/apostasy/(P)


kanji: たどり着く
kana: たどりつく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to struggle on to/to arrive somewhere after a struggle/to grope along to/to barely manage to reach/to finally arrive at/to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)/(P)


kanji: 狸
kana: たぬき
entry:
(n) raccoon dog/tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides)/craftiness/sly person/someone who makes evil plans without ever breaking their poker face


kanji: 鱈
kana: たら
entry:
(n,abbr) Gadidae (family of fish including cod, haddock, whiting and pollack)/Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)


kanji: 担ぐ
kana: かつぐ
entry:
(v5g,vt) to shoulder/to carry on one's shoulder/to take (someone) for a ride/to deceive/to take in/(P)


kanji: 担当者
kana: たんとうしゃ
entry:
(n) person in charge (of an area of work, but not necessarily supervising other staff)/person responsible/one in charge/responsible party/contact (person)


kanji: 旦那
kana: だんな
entry:
(n) husband (informal)/master (of house, shop, etc.)/word used to address a male patron or customer (sir, boss, master, governor)/patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess/(P)


kanji: 短絡
kana: たんらく
entry:
(n,vs) electric short-circuit/drawing a hasty inference between two events/jumping to a quick conclusion/dealing with matters quickly and carelessly


kanji: 耽る
kana: ふける
entry:
(v5r,vi,aux-v) to indulge in/to give oneself up to/to be obsessed by/to be engrossed in/to be lost in/to be absorbed in/(P)


kanji: どんぐりの背比べ
kana: どんぐりのせいくらべ
entry:
(exp) having no outstanding characteristics (lit: height comparison among acorns)/to all seem about the same/bragging competition ("pissing contest") concerning matters of little importance


kanji: 弾む
kana: はずむ
entry:
(v5m,vi) to spring/to bound/to bounce/to be stimulated/to be encouraged/to get lively/to treat oneself to/to splurge on/(P)


kanji: 断ち切る
kana: たちきる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.)/to sever (ties)/to break off (a relationship)/to cut off (an enemy's retreat)/to block (a road, etc.)/to disconnect


kanji: 断る
kana: ことわる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to refuse/to reject/to dismiss/to turn down/to decline/to inform/to give notice/to tell in advance/to ask leave/to excuse oneself (from)/(P)


kanji: 断絶
kana: だんぜつ
entry:
(n,adj-no,vs) extinction/discontinuation/interruption/severance/rupture/to become extinct/to cease to exist/to sever/to break off/to divide (between two things)/(P)


kanji: 地
kana: ち
entry:
(n,n-suf) earth/ground/land/soil/place/territory/bottom (of a package, book, etc.)/earth (one of the five elements)/(P)


kanji: 地下
kana: ちか
entry:
(n,adj-no,pref,col,abbr) basement/cellar/underground place/underground/below ground/secret/under cover/underground (railway)/subway/metro/(P)


kanji: 地震雷火事親父
kana: じしんかみなりかじおやじ
entry:
(n) earthquakes, thunder, fires, fathers (this proverb compares the traditional Japanese father with other things which are generally feared)


kanji: 地蔵
kana: じぞう
entry:
(n,abbr) Ksitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers)


kanji: 地方
kana: ちほう
entry:
(n,adj-no) area/locality/district/region/province/countryside/rural area/coast (esp. as seen from the water)/person singing ballads in Noh/person in charge of music in a Japanese dance performance/(P)


kanji: 置く
kana: おく
entry:
(v5k,uk) to put/to place/to leave (behind)/to do something in advance (usu. following te-form verb)/(P)


kanji: 畜生
kana: ちくしょう
entry:
(n,int) beast (i.e. any animal other than man)/person reborn into the animal realm/brute (i.e. a contemptible human being)/son of a bitch/for Christ's sake/damn it/(P)


kanji: 茶筅
kana: ちゃせん
entry:
(n) tea whisk/bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea/hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)


kanji: 着せる
kana: きせる
entry:
(v1,vt) to put clothes on (someone)/to plate/to gild/to veneer/to accuse (of some crime)/to give (a bad name)/(P)


kanji: 中陰
kana: ちゅういん
entry:
(n) (in Buddhism) state (or period) of intermediate existence (bardo) between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)


kanji: 中宮
kana: ちゅうぐう
entry:
(n) the empress, the empress dowager and the grand empress dowager/emperor's second consort/empress/palace of the empress/building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground


kanji: 中堅
kana: ちゅうけん
entry:
(n,adj-no) main body (of troops)/center field/centre field/center fielder/centre fielder/nucleus/backbone/mainstay/(P)


kanji: 中黒
kana: なかぐろ
entry:
(n) middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.)/full-stop mark at mid-character height/interpoint (interword separation)


kanji: 中性
kana: ちゅうせい
entry:
(n,adj-no) neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.)/indifference/sexlessness/androgyny/androgyne/neuter/neuter gender/(P)


kanji: 中段
kana: ちゅうだん
entry:
(n) half-way up a slope or stairway/landing/center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)


kanji: 中点
kana: ちゅうてん
entry:
(n) middle point/median point/middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.)/full-stop mark at mid-character height


kanji: 中点
kana: ちゅうてん
entry:
中点 [ちゅうテン] /(n) middle point/median point/middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.)/full-stop mark at mid-character height/


kanji: 中点
kana: なかてん
entry:
中点 [なかテン] /(n) middle point/median point/middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.)/full-stop mark at mid-character height/


kanji: 中てん
kana: ちゅうてん
entry:
中テン [ちゅうてん] /(n) middle point/median point/middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.)/full-stop mark at mid-character height/


kanji: 中てん
kana: なかてん
entry:
中テン [なかてん] /(n) middle point/median point/middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.)/full-stop mark at mid-character height/


kanji: 中てん
kana: ちゅうてん
entry:
中テン [ちゅうテン] /(n) middle point/median point/middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.)/full-stop mark at mid-character height/


kanji: 中てん
kana: なかてん
entry:
中テン [なかテン] /(n) middle point/median point/middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.)/full-stop mark at mid-character height/


kanji: 中道
kana: ちゅうどう
entry:
(n,adj-no) middle of the road/moderation/golden mean/the middle (of what one is doing)/half-way/middle way/middle path/(P)


kanji: 中部
kana: ちゅうぶ
entry:
(n,abbr) center/centre/middle/heart/Chubu region (inc. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)


kanji: 中庸
kana: ちゅうよう
entry:
(adj-na,n) middle way/(golden) mean/moderation/middle path/the Doctrine of the Mean - one of the Four Books


kanji: 仲春
kana: ちゅうしゅん
entry:
(n,obs,obsc) second month of the lunar calendar/15th day of the second month of the lunar calendar (around mid-spring)


kanji: 丁
kana: ちょう
entry:
(n,suf,ctr) leaf/block/cake/counter for guns, tools, levers, leaves or cakes of something, servings in a restaurant/even number/rounded-off number/109.09 m


kanji: 兆
kana: ちょう
entry:
(num) sign/omen/indication/portent/10^12/1,000,000,000,000/trillion (American)/(obs) billion (British)/(P)


kanji: 張り巡らす
kana: はりめぐらす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.)/to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.)/to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)


kanji: 張り切る
kana: はりきる
entry:
(v5r) to be in high spirits/to be full of vigor (vigour)/to be enthusiastic/to be eager/to stretch to breaking point/(P)


kanji: 張る
kana: はる
entry:
(v5r) to stick/to paste/to affix/to stretch/to spread/to strain/to tighten/to form (e.g. ice on a pond)/to fill/to swell/to stick out/to put/to slap/to be expensive/(P)


kanji: 挑む
kana: いどむ
entry:
(v5m,vi) to challenge/to throw down the gauntlet/to contend for/to tackle/to pressure someone for sex/to woo/to make love to


kanji: 朝三暮四
kana: ちょうさんぼし
entry:
(n) being preoccupied with immediate (superficial) differences without realizing that there are no differences in substance


kanji: 朝立ち
kana: あさだち
entry:
(n,vs) nocturnal penile tumescence/erection when waking in the morning/morning glory/morning wood/early morning departure


kanji: 調子
kana: ちょうし
entry:
(n) tune/tone/key/pitch/time/rhythm/vein/mood/way/manner/style/knack/condition/state of health/impetus/spur of the moment/strain/trend/(P)


kanji: 調子に乗る
kana: ちょうしにのる
entry:
(exp) to be elated/to be excited/to be caught up in the moment/to be carried away/to get cocky/to get up to speed/to move into gear


kanji: 跳ね
kana: はね
entry:
(n) (a) jump/splashes (usu. of mud)/upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo)/close (e.g. of a theatrical performance)


kanji: 跳ねる
kana: はねる
entry:
(v1,vi) to jump/to leap/to prance/to spring up/to bound/to hop/to break up/to close/to come to an end/to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)/(P)


kanji: 長持ち
kana: ながもち
entry:
(n,vs) long-lasting/long-wearing/wears well/nagamochi/large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 長続き
kana: ながつづき
entry:
(n,vs) permanence/continuation/long-lasting/to last a long time/to continue/to keep at something for a long time/(P)


kanji: 長短
kana: ちょうたん
entry:
(n) length/long and short/advantages and disadvantages/pluses and minuses/strong and weak points/merits and demerits


kanji: 頂戴
kana: ちょうだい
entry:
(n,vs,hum,exp,fam,fem) receiving/reception/getting/being given/eating/drinking/having/(also used after -te forms) please/please do for me/(P)


kanji: 直ぐ
kana: すぐ
entry:
(adj-na,adv,n,uk) immediately/at once/directly/soon/before long/shortly/easily/without difficulty/right (near)/nearby/just (handy)/(P)


kanji: 沈着
kana: ちんちゃく
entry:
(n,vs,adj-na) settling or depositing (at the bottom of something)/deposition/pigmentation/composure/calmness


kanji: 追いやる
kana: おいやる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to drive away/to order off/to chase away/to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)


kanji: 追い立てる
kana: おいたてる
entry:
(v1,vt) to drive on/to urge forward (e.g. cattle)/to rouse (game from its cover)/to press a tenant to leave/to evict


kanji: 追う
kana: おう
entry:
(v5u,vt) to chase/to run after/to pursue/to follow (i.e. a set order, a trend)/to drive out/to oust/to expel/to drive (i.e. a herd)/(in passive voice) to be pressed (for time, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 追及
kana: ついきゅう
entry:
(n,vs) investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt)/questioning/pressing/hounding/pinning down/catching up/overtaking/(P)


kanji: 通り魔
kana: とおりま
entry:
(n) random attacker, e.g. person who randomly attacks people on the street/slasher/phantom killer (lit: demon who attacks people he crosses in the street)


kanji: 掴む
kana: つかむ
entry:
(v5m,vt) to seize/to catch/to grasp/to grip/to grab/to hold/to catch hold of/to lay one's hands on/(P)


kanji: 潰す
kana: つぶす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to smash/to crush/to shut down/to thwart/to block/to kill (time)/to waste (e.g. talents)/(P)


kanji: 壺
kana: つぼ
entry:
(n,arch) jar/pot/vase/dice cup/depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall)/target (when aiming an arrow)/(figurative) bull's-eye/key point (of a conversation, etc.)


kanji: 壺
kana: つほ
entry:
(n,arch,ok) jar/pot/vase/dice cup/depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall)/target (when aiming an arrow)/(figurative) bull's-eye/key point (of a conversation, etc.)


kanji: 吊り上げる
kana: つりあげる
entry:
(v1,vt) to raise/to lift/to hang up/to suspend/to (artificially, deliberately) raise prices/to pull in (fish)


kanji: 釣り合う
kana: つりあう
entry:
(v5u,vi) to balance/to be in harmony/to suit/to go well together/to counterbalance/to reach equilibrium/(P)


kanji: 鶴
kana: つる
entry:
鶴 [ツル] /(n) crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)/(P)/


kanji: 低気圧
kana: ていきあつ
entry:
(adj-na,n) low (atmospheric) pressure/low-pressure system/depression/cyclone/bad temper/foul mood/tense situation/(P)


kanji: 低迷
kana: ていめい
entry:
(n,vs) hanging low (over)/hovering around (price level)/low hanging (e.g. clouds)/sluggish (e.g. economy)/slump/recession


kanji: 抵触
kana: ていしょく
entry:
(n,vs) collision/conflict/being contrary/being incompatible/being inconsistent/being contradictory/being in violation (of the law, etc.)


kanji: 提出
kana: ていしゅつ
entry:
(vs,n) to present/to submit (e.g. a report or a thesis)/to hand in/to file/to turn in/presentation/submission/filing/(P)


kanji: 堤出
kana: ていしゅつ
entry:
(vs,n,iK) to present/to submit (e.g. a report or a thesis)/to hand in/to file/to turn in/presentation/submission/filing/(P)


kanji: 閉まる
kana: しまる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to be shut/to close/to be closed/to be locked/to tighten/to be tightened/to become sober/to become tense/(P)


kanji: 締める
kana: しめる
entry:
(v1,vt) to tie/to fasten/to total/to sum/to be strict with/to economize (economise)/to cut down on/(P)


kanji: 摘み
kana: つまみ
entry:
(n,uk,suf,n-suf) knob/handle/button/(file) handle/snack (to have with a drink)/side dish/a pinch (e.g. of salt)/picking/harvesting/(P)


kanji: 適当
kana: てきとう
entry:
(adj-na) suitable/adequate/relevant/appropriate/fit/random/halfhearted/on the spot/whatever works/(P)


kanji: 溺れる
kana: おぼれる
entry:
(v1,vi,uk) to nearly drown/to sink below the surface (of water)/to indulge in/to lose one's head over something/(P)


kanji: 天
kana: てん
entry:
(n) sky/heaven/svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)/deva (divine being of Buddhism)/(P)


kanji: 天邪鬼
kana: あまのじゃく
entry:
(adj-na,n,adj-no) perverse or cussed person/contrarian/antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore/demon under the feet of temple guardian statues


kanji: 天恩
kana: てんおん
entry:
(n) blessings of heaven/favour of emperor/favor of emperor/divination's luckiest day/blessings of nature


kanji: 天下
kana: てんか
entry:
(n) the world/whole country/descent from heaven/having one's own way/the public/the ruling power/(P)


kanji: 天下り
kana: あまくだり
entry:
(n,vs) retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation


kanji: 天秤に掛ける
kana: てんびんにかける
entry:
(exp,v1) to compare and contrast two alternatives/to weigh the relative merits of A and B/to weigh one's options/to try to have it both ways/to try to sit on two stools


kanji: 添う
kana: そう
entry:
(v5u) to meet (one's expectations, etc.)/to satisfy/to comply with/to accompany/to stay by one's side/to marry/to wed/to be added/(P)


kanji: 添付
kana: てんぷ
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) attachment (e.g. email)/appendix (e.g. of a report, document, etc)/annex/appendage/annexure/(P)


kanji: 転がり込む
kana: ころがりこむ
entry:
(v5m,vi) to roll in/to tumble into/to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest)/to come to live with/to fall in one's way/to fall into one's lap


kanji: 転がる
kana: ころがる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to roll/to tumble/to fall over/to roll over/to lie down/to be scattered about/to be common/(of a situation or outcome) to change/to turn out/(P)


kanji: 伝
kana: でん
entry:
(n) legend/tradition/biography/life/method/way/horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan


kanji: 伝える
kana: つたえる
entry:
(v1,vt) to convey/to report/to transmit/to communicate/to tell/to impart/to propagate/to teach/to bequeath/(P)


kanji: 伝わる
kana: つたわる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to be handed down/to be introduced/to be transmitted/to be circulated/to go along/to walk along/(P)


kanji: 伝達
kana: でんたつ
entry:
(n,vs) transmission (e.g. news)/communication/delivery/conveyance/transfer/relay/propagation/conduction/(P)


kanji: 殿
kana: どの
entry:
(suf,pol) form of address used for official letters and business letters, and in letters to inferiors/Mr/(P)


kanji: 兎や角
kana: とやかく
entry:
(adv,uk) anyhow/anyway/somehow or other/generally speaking/in any case/all kinds of this/this and that


kanji: 兎角
kana: とかく
entry:
(adv,adj-no,n,vs) (doing) various things/(doing) this and that/being apt to/being prone to/tending to become/somehow or other/anyhow/anyway/rabbit horns (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist)/(P)


kanji: 斗
kana: と
entry:
(n,obs) to (measure of volume, approx. 18 litres)/square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)/Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)


kanji: 杜撰
kana: ずさん
entry:
(adj-na,n,uk) careless/sloppy/faulty/author who makes many mistakes/author who uses unsupported references/(P)


kanji: 渡す
kana: わたす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to ferry across (a river, etc.)/to carry across/to traverse/to lay across/to build across/to hand over/to hand in/to pass/to give/to transfer/(P)


kanji: 都道府県
kana: とどうふけん
entry:
(n) administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures


kanji: 度
kana: ど
entry:
(n,n-suf,ctr) degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)/counter for occurrences and times/strength (of alcohol)/(P)


kanji: 度数
kana: どすう
entry:
(n) frequency/number of times/incidence/degree (e.g. temperature)/strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)


kanji: 度胆を抜く
kana: どぎもをぬく
entry:
(exp,v5k) to knock or scare (someone) out of his or her wits/to strike a person dumb/to dumbfound/to take (someone) aback


kanji: 度胆を抜く
kana: どぎもをぬく
entry:
度胆を抜く [ドぎもをぬく] /(exp,v5k) to knock or scare (someone) out of his or her wits/to strike a person dumb/to dumbfound/to take (someone) aback/


kanji: 度肝を抜く
kana: どぎもをぬく
entry:
度肝を抜く [ドぎもをぬく] /(exp,v5k) to knock or scare (someone) out of his or her wits/to strike a person dumb/to dumbfound/to take (someone) aback/


kanji: ど肝を抜く
kana: どぎもをぬく
entry:
ド肝を抜く [どぎもをぬく] /(exp,v5k) to knock or scare (someone) out of his or her wits/to strike a person dumb/to dumbfound/to take (someone) aback/


kanji: ど肝を抜く
kana: どぎもをぬく
entry:
ド肝を抜く [ドぎもをぬく] /(exp,v5k) to knock or scare (someone) out of his or her wits/to strike a person dumb/to dumbfound/to take (someone) aback/


kanji: ど忘れ
kana: どわすれ
entry:
(n,vs) lapse of memory/forgetting for a moment something one knows well/(something) slipping one's mind


kanji: ど忘れ
kana: どわすれ
entry:
ド忘れ [どわすれ] /(n,vs) lapse of memory/forgetting for a moment something one knows well/(something) slipping one's mind/


kanji: 土
kana: つち
entry:
(n) earth/soil/dirt/the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens)/the ground/the land/low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)/(period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On'youdou)/(P)


kanji: 地
kana: つし
entry:
(n) earth/soil/dirt/the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens)/the ground/the land/low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)/(period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On'youdou)


kanji: 土壇場
kana: どたんば
entry:
(n) last moment/eleventh hour/platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period


kanji: 奴
kana: やっこ
entry:
(n,abbr,pn,arch,derog) servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)/chivalrous man (c. Edo period)/cubed tofu (often served cold)/kite shaped like a footman/Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants


kanji: 奴
kana: しゃつ
entry:
(pn,adj-no,uk,derog,col,ok) fellow/guy/chap/thing/object/(derogatory or familiar) he/she/him/her/(P)


kanji: 倒す
kana: たおす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to throw down/to bring down/to blow down/to fell/to knock down/to kill/to defeat/to beat/to overthrow/to trip up/to ruin/to leave unpaid/to cheat/(P)


kanji: 倒れる
kana: たおれる
entry:
(v1,vi) to fall/to collapse/to drop/to fall senseless/to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.)/to die/to go bankrupt/to be ruined/to have a bad debt/to be defeated (in a game)/(P)


kanji: 唐辛子
kana: とうがらし
entry:
(n) capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers)/chili pepper (chile, chilli)/cayenne/red pepper/Guinea pepper/(P)


kanji: 唐辛子
kana: とうがらし
entry:
唐辛子 [トウガラシ] /(n) capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers)/chili pepper (chile, chilli)/cayenne/red pepper/Guinea pepper/(P)/


kanji: 唐芥子
kana: とうがらし
entry:
唐芥子 [トウガラシ] /(n) capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers)/chili pepper (chile, chilli)/cayenne/red pepper/Guinea pepper/


kanji: 唐芥子
kana: とんがらし
entry:
(n) capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers)/chili pepper (chile, chilli)/cayenne/red pepper/Guinea pepper


kanji: 蕃椒
kana: とうがらし
entry:
蕃椒 [トウガラシ] /(n) capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers)/chili pepper (chile, chilli)/cayenne/red pepper/Guinea pepper/


kanji: 投入
kana: とうにゅう
entry:
(n,vs) throwing (e.g. something into somewhere)/investment/putting in (personnel, etc.)/release of a product/making (an electrical circuit)


kanji: 東西
kana: とうざい
entry:
(n,adj-no) East and West/whole country/Orient and Occident/Western and Eastern/Your attention, please!/(P)


kanji: 東奔西走
kana: とうほんせいそう
entry:
(n,vs) busying oneself about (something)/being on the move/bestirring oneself/on the go/taking an active interest


kanji: 棟梁
kana: とうりょう
entry:
(n,adj-t) chief support/pillar (e.g. of nation)/leader/boss/master (craftsman)/beams and ridge supports of a roof (orig. meaning)


kanji: 当たる
kana: あたる
entry:
(v5r,vi,vt) to be hit/to strike/to touch/to be in contact/to be affixed/to be equivalent to/to be applicable/to apply to/to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 当てる
kana: あてる
entry:
(v1,vt) to hit/to expose/to apply (e.g. patch)/to allot/to call on someone (e.g. in class)/to guess (an answer)/to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)/(P)


kanji: 当て字
kana: あてじ
entry:
(n) kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning/phonetic-equivalent character/substitute character


kanji: 当座
kana: とうざ
entry:
(n,adj-no) for the time being/for the present/temporarily/for a time/immediate/present/current/for some time (after)/current account


kanji: 当面
kana: とうめん
entry:
(adj-no,n-t,vs,adv) current/urgent/pressing/impending/to confront (an issue)/to face (up to something)/for the meantime/at present


kanji: 豆
kana: まめ
entry:
(n,col,n-pref) legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.)/beans/peas/soya bean (soybean)/soy (Glycine max)/female genitalia (esp. the clitoris)


kanji: 踏み込む
kana: ふみこむ
entry:
(v5m) to step into (e.g. someone else's territory)/to break into/to raid/to come to grips with/to get to the core of


kanji: 踏む
kana: ふむ
entry:
(v5m,vt,arch) to step on/to tread on/to experience/to undergo/to estimate/to value/to appraise/to rhyme/to inherit (the throne, etc.)/to follow (rules, morals, principles, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 踏ん張る
kana: ふんばる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to brace one's legs/to straddle/to stand firm/to plant oneself (somewhere)/to hold out/to persist/(P)


kanji: 透かす
kana: すかす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to look through/to hold up to the light/to make an opening/to leave space/to space (lines)/to prune (trees)/to fart without making a sound


kanji: 頭隠して尻隠さず
kana: あたまかくしてしりかくさず
entry:
(exp) don't cover your head and leave your bottom exposed/you have to be careful not to expose your weak point while attempting to protect yourself


kanji: 働き
kana: はたらき
entry:
(n) work/workings/activity/ability/talent/function/labor/labour/action/operation/movement/motion/conjugation/inflection/achievement/(P)


kanji: 働く
kana: はたらく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to work/to labor/to labour/to function/to operate/to be effective/to work (i.e. ... works)/to come into play/to commit (e.g. a crime)/to perpetrate/to do/(P)


kanji: 動かす
kana: うごかす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to move/to shift/to operate/to set in motion/to mobilize/to mobilise/to inspire/to rouse/to move (e.g. feeling)/to influence/to deny/to change/(P)


kanji: 動く
kana: うごく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to move/to stir/to shift/to shake/to swing/to operate/to run/to go/to work/to be touched/to be influenced/to change/to vary/to fluctuate/to waver/certain/(P)


kanji: 動作
kana: どうさ
entry:
(n,vs) action/movements/motions/bearing/behaviour/behavior/execution/actuation/operation/manners/(P)


kanji: 動揺
kana: どうよう
entry:
(n,vs) disturbance/unrest/shaking/trembling/pitching/rolling/oscillation/agitation/excitement/commotion/(P)


kanji: 同じ
kana: おなじ
entry:
(adj-f,n,adv) same/identical/equal/uniform/equivalent/similar/common (origin)/changeless/alike/(usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway/anyhow/in either case/(P)


kanji: 同期
kana: どうき
entry:
(n-adv,vs,adj-no) contemporary/corresponding period/same period/same class/synchronous/synchronization/(P)


kanji: 同期生
kana: どうきせい
entry:
(n) classmate/graduates in the same class/wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament (sumo)


kanji: 胴
kana: どう
entry:
(n) trunk/torso/body/abdomen/waist/plastron (in kendo)/touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)/frame (of a drum, etc.)/sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)/hull (of a ship)/(P)


kanji: 胴上げ
kana: どうあげ
entry:
(n,vs) lifting a person high (in celebration)/tossing someone into the air/carrying someone on shoulders/(P)


kanji: 道
kana: みち
entry:
(n) road/street/way/path/course/route/lane/distance/ways (e.g. "a long ways")/the way (of proper conduct, etc.)/one's way/morals/teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist)/(P)


kanji: 道行き
kana: みちゆき
entry:
(n) going down the road/eloping/lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller)


kanji: 道場
kana: どうじょう
entry:
(n,abbr) dojo (hall used for martial arts training)/manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)/(P)


kanji: 道連れ
kana: みちづれ
entry:
(n) fellow traveler/fellow traveller/someone unwillingly made to take part/being made to take part in something


kanji: 得る
kana: うる
entry:
(suf,exp) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to be able to .../can .../to get/to acquire/to obtain/to procure/to earn/to win/to gain/to secure/to attain/(P)


kanji: 得意
kana: とくい
entry:
(n,adj-no,adj-na) triumph/prosperity/pride/one's strong point/one's forte/one's specialty/frequent customer (client, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 特許
kana: とっきょ
entry:
(n,adj-no,adj-f) patent/special permission/licence (license)/concession/franchise/charter/proprietary/(P)


kanji: 独り相撲
kana: ひとりずもう
entry:
(exp) fighting (tilting at) windmills/working oneself up even though there really isn't anything to fight at/single-person mimicking a wrestling match


kanji: 読み込む
kana: よみこむ
entry:
(v5m,vt) to express (e.g. emotion in poetry)/to read (extra meaning) into (something)/to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.)/to read (data into a system)


kanji: 読み取る
kana: よみとる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to read (someone's) mind/to read between the lines/to read (a calibration, a tape, etc.)/to read (out)


kanji: 突き詰める
kana: つきつめる
entry:
(v1,vt) to investigate thoroughly/to probe into/to think something through/to follow an argument to its logical conclusion


kanji: 突く
kana: つく
entry:
(v5k,vt) to prick/to stab/to poke/to prod/to push/to thrust/to nudge/to hit/to strike/to use (a cane)/to prop oneself up with/to press against (the floor, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 突く
kana: つつく
entry:
(v5k,vt,uk) to poke (repeatedly, lightly)/to nudge/to peck at (one's food)/to pick at/to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)/to egg on/to put up to/(P)


kanji: 突付く
kana: つつく
entry:
(v5k,vt,uk,iK) to poke (repeatedly, lightly)/to nudge/to peck at (one's food)/to pick at/to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)/to egg on/to put up to/(P)


kanji: 突っ込み
kana: つっこみ
entry:
(n,id) penetration/digging into something/straight man (in comedy)/riposte/retort/quip/rape/corner entry (motorsports, racing)


kanji: 突っ込む
kana: つっこむ
entry:
(v5m) to thrust something into something/to plunge into/to go into deeply/to meddle/to interfere/to retort/to riposte/(P)


kanji: 突っ突く
kana: つっつく
entry:
(v5k,vt) to poke (repeatedly, lightly)/to nudge/to peck at (one's food)/to pick at/to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)/to egg on/to put up to


kanji: 届く
kana: とどく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to reach/to arrive/to get through/to get at/to be attentive/to pay attention/to be delivered/to carry (e.g. sound)/(P)


kanji: 鳶が鷹を生む
kana: とんびがたかをうむ
entry:
(exp) Even plain parents can produce a genius child/A great person may be born of perfectly ordinary parents


kanji: 内
kana: うち
entry:
(n,adj-no,pn,arch) inside/within/while/among/amongst/between/we (referring to one's in-group, i.e. company, etc.)/our/my spouse/imperial palace grounds/emperor/I (primarily used by women and children)/(P)


kanji: 内科
kana: ないか
entry:
(n,adj-no) internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures/department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 内攻
kana: ないこう
entry:
(n,vs) (disease) settling in internal organs/quarreling among companions/quarrelling among companions


kanji: 内緒
kana: ないしょ
entry:
(n,adj-no) secrecy/confidentiality/privacy/secret/one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)/inner realization/personal enlightenment/kitchen/(P)


kanji: 内証
kana: ないしょう
entry:
(n,adj-no) secrecy/confidentiality/privacy/secret/one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)/inner realization/personal enlightenment/kitchen


kanji: 内地
kana: ないち
entry:
(n,sens) within the borders of a country/domestic soil/inland area/(during the WWII era) Japan proper, as opposed to its overseas colonies/interior of country/homeland


kanji: 内弁慶
kana: うちべんけい
entry:
(n) braggart/someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside/a man who is a lion at home and a mouse abroad


kanji: 乍ら
kana: ながら
entry:
(prt,uk) while/during/as/while/although/though/despite/in spite of/notwithstanding/all/both/as (i.e. "as always", "as long ago")/in (i.e. "in tears")/(P)


kanji: 馴れ合う
kana: なれあう
entry:
(v5u,vi) to collude (with)/to conspire (with)/to establish a secret liaison (with)/to make friends with/to get along well with/to become intimate (with opposite sex)


kanji: 南蛮
kana: なんばん
entry:
(n,arch,derog,pref,abbr) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south)/South-East Asia/Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies)


kanji: 南蛮人
kana: なんばんじん
entry:
(n,arch) southern barbarian (used to describe Western Europeans who visited Japan prior to the Edo period, esp. the Spanish and the Portuguese)


kanji: 南蛮船
kana: なんばんせん
entry:
(n) foreign ship (esp. of Spanish and Portuguese ships arriving from the south prior to the Edo period)


kanji: 難航
kana: なんこう
entry:
(n,vs) difficult voyage/hard flight/rough going/rough passage/running into trouble/stormy passage/(P)


kanji: 二世
kana: にせい
entry:
(n) second generation/foreigner of Japanese parentage/junior/two existences/the present and the future/the second (king of the same name)


kanji: 入る
kana: はいる
entry:
(v5r) to enter/to break into/to join/to enroll/to contain/to hold/to accommodate/to have (an income of)/(P)


kanji: 入れる
kana: いれる
entry:
(v1,vt) to put in/to let in/to take in/to bring in/to insert/to set (a jewel, etc.)/to admit/to accept/to employ/to hire/to accept/to comply/to grant/to adopt (a policy, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 入れ子
kana: いれこ
entry:
(n) nest (of boxes)/nesting/concealed information/adopting a child after one's own has died/child adopted in this manner/cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)


kanji: 如何しても
kana: どうしても
entry:
(adv,uk) by all means/at any cost/no matter what/after all/in the long run/cravingly/at any rate/surely/(P)


kanji: 任せる
kana: まかせる
entry:
(v1,vt) to entrust (e.g. a task) to another/to leave to/to passively leave to someone else's facilities/to leave to take its natural course/to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim)/(P)


kanji: 委せる
kana: まかせる
entry:
(v1,vt,oK) to entrust (e.g. a task) to another/to leave to/to passively leave to someone else's facilities/to leave to take its natural course/to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim)/(P)


kanji: 忍者
kana: にんじゃ
entry:
(n) ninja (persons in feudal Japan who used ninjutsu for the purposes of espionage, assassination, sabotage, etc.)


kanji: 猫
kana: ねこ
entry:
(n,abbr,uk,col) cat/shamisen/geisha/wheelbarrow/clay bed-warmer/submissive partner of a homosexual relationship/(P)


kanji: 年甲斐も無い
kana: としがいもない
entry:
(exp,adj-i) unbecoming/unsuitable/disgraceful/wrong for one's age/unworthy of one's years/thoughtless for one's age


kanji: 年頃
kana: としごろ
entry:
(adv,n,n-adv,arch) approximate age/apparent age/marriageable age (esp. of a woman)/age of independence/age of adulthood/(after modifying phrase) appropriate age (to ...)/(P)


kanji: 年男
kana: としおとこ
entry:
(n) Man of the Year, referring to a man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year


kanji: 捻る
kana: ひねる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to twist/to wrench/to turn (a switch on or off, etc.)/to wring (a neck)/to puzzle over/to defeat easily/(P)


kanji: 乃
kana: の
entry:
(prt,uk) indicates possessive/verb and adjective nominalizer (nominaliser)/substituting for "ga" in subordinate phrases/indicates a confident conclusion/emotional emphasis (sentence end) (fem)/(P)


kanji: 濃い
kana: こい
entry:
(adj-i) deep (colour)/dark/strong (flavour, smell, etc.)/thick (consistency)/dense/strong (possibility, etc.)/thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves")/close/deep (love, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 能ある鷹は爪を隠す
kana: のうあるたかはつめをかくす
entry:
(exp) a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve/one shouldn't show off/the person who knows most often says least


kanji: 農薬
kana: のうやく
entry:
(n,adj-no) agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.)/agrochemical/agrichemical


kanji: 覗く
kana: のぞく
entry:
(v5k,vt,vi,arch) to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.)/to look down into (a ravine, etc.)/to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)/to sneak a look at/to take a quick look at/(P)


kanji: 波瀾万丈
kana: はらんばんじょう
entry:
(adj-na,adj-no,n) stormy and full of drama/many drastic events in the course of events/full of ups and downs/with many vicissitudes


kanji: 破棄
kana: はき
entry:
(n,vs) tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents)/disposal (e.g. weaponry)/revocation/annulment/breaking (e.g. treaty)/reversing (e.g. an original judgment) (judgement)/(P)


kanji: 拝む
kana: おがむ
entry:
(v5m,vt,hum) to worship/to beg/to make a supplication/to see (something or someone of high status, in modern Japanese sometimes sarcastic)/(P)


kanji: 輩
kana: ばら
entry:
(n-suf) suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)


kanji: 配属
kana: はいぞく
entry:
(n,vs) assignment (of a person to somewhere)/attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 萩
kana: はぎ
entry:
(n,uk) bush clover/Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza)/dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn)


kanji: 萩
kana: はぎ
entry:
萩 [ハギ] /(n,uk) bush clover/Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza)/dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn)/


kanji: 芽子
kana: はぎ
entry:
芽子 [ハギ] /(n,uk) bush clover/Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza)/dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn)/


kanji: 白ける
kana: しらける
entry:
(v1,vi) to be spoiled (spoilt)/to be dampened/to become subdued (e.g. lively atmosphere)/to be unamused or bored/to become apathetic/to fade/to turn white/to grow light (at dawn)


kanji: 白身
kana: しろみ
entry:
(n) white of egg/white meat/sapwood/white-fleshed fish for sushi and sashimi (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)


kanji: 筈
kana: はず
entry:
(n,uk) expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state/it should be so/bound to be/expected to be/must be/nock (of a bow)/nock (of an arrow)/(P)


kanji: 肌
kana: はだ
entry:
(n,n-suf) skin/body (in the context of intimate bodily contact)/surface/grain (e.g. of wood)/texture/disposition/temperament/character/type/(P)


kanji: 膚
kana: はだえ
entry:
(n,n-suf) skin/body (in the context of intimate bodily contact)/surface/grain (e.g. of wood)/texture/disposition/temperament/character/type


kanji: 畑
kana: はたけ
entry:
(n,suf,col) field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.)/cultivated land/vegetable plot/kitchen garden/plantation/field (of specialization)/sphere/area/womb/birth/birthplace/(P)


kanji: 畠
kana: はた
entry:
(n,suf,col) field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.)/cultivated land/vegetable plot/kitchen garden/plantation/field (of specialization)/sphere/area/womb/birth/birthplace


kanji: 八つ橋
kana: やつはし
entry:
(n) type of sweet made with bean paste (local delicacy in Kyoto)/cinnamon-seasoned cracknel (cookie)/zigzag bridge


kanji: 八つ橋
kana: やつはし
entry:
八ツ橋 [やつはし] /(n) type of sweet made with bean paste (local delicacy in Kyoto)/cinnamon-seasoned cracknel (cookie)/zigzag bridge/


kanji: 八つ口
kana: やつくち
entry:
(n) small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)


kanji: 八苦
kana: はっく
entry:
(n) the eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)


kanji: 八方美人
kana: はっぽうびじん
entry:
(n) one who is affable to everybody/a flunky/person beautiful from all angles/everybody's friend/person who shows people what they want to see


kanji: 八面六臂
kana: はちめんろっぴ
entry:
(n) competent in all fields (lit: 8 faces and 6 arms)/very active in many fields/versatile/all-round


kanji: 発
kana: はつ
entry:
(n,suf,ctr) departure/departing (from ...)/departing (at time ...)/beginning/issued by (e.g. document)/counter for gunshots/counter for blows (punches)/(P)


kanji: 発現
kana: はつげん
entry:
(n,vs) revelation/manifestation/appearance/expression (e.g. in molecular biology - protein expression or gene expression)


kanji: 発生
kana: はっせい
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) outbreak/spring forth/occurrence/incidence/origin/ontogeny/development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state/(P)


kanji: 発展
kana: はってん
entry:
(n,vs) development/growth/advancement/unfurling/expansion/extension/enlargement/playing around/having an active sex life/(P)


kanji: 罰が当たる
kana: ばちがあたる
entry:
(exp,uk,int) to incur divine punishment/to pay for one's sins/You'll pay for that!/What goes around, comes around


kanji: 抜く
kana: ぬく
entry:
(v5k,vt,suf,n,sl,vulg) to extract/to omit/to surpass/to overtake/to draw out/to unplug/to do something to the end/to ejaculate (gen. with ref. to masturbation)/(P)


kanji: 抜け落ちる
kana: ぬけおちる
entry:
(v1,vi) to come out (e.g. hair)/to fall out/to collapse (e.g. building, floor)/to be left out/to be omitted


kanji: 抜群
kana: ばつぐん
entry:
(n,adj-no,adj-na) preeminence/distinction/extraordinariness/outstanding/excellent/exceptional/surpassing/extraordinary/distinguished/(P)


kanji: 伴う
kana: ともなう
entry:
(v5u,vi) to accompany/to bring with/to be accompanied by/to be involved in/to be consequent upon/(P)


kanji: 伴なう
kana: ともなう
entry:
(v5u,vi,io) to accompany/to bring with/to be accompanied by/to be involved in/to be consequent upon/(P)


kanji: 反
kana: たん
entry:
(n,n-pref) variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width)/for kimonos: at least 10 m in length/for haori: at least 7.27 m in length/for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length


kanji: 反対
kana: はんたい
entry:
(adj-na,n,vs,adj-no) opposition/resistance/antagonism/hostility/contrast/objection/dissension/reverse/opposite/vice versa/(P)


kanji: 反転
kana: はんてん
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) rolling over/turning around/turning from side to side/inversion/reversal/tonal inversion/(making a) negative image


kanji: 反発
kana: はんぱつ
entry:
(vs,n) to repel/to oppose/to revolt/to react sharply (against)/opposition/rebellion/resistance/backlash/rally/recovery (e.g. in stock prices)/rebound/to rally/(P)


kanji: 板
kana: いた
entry:
(n,abbr) board/plank/sheet (of metal)/plate (of glass)/pane/slab/cutting board/chopping board/stage (i.e. at a theatre)/(P)


kanji: 犯す
kana: おかす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to commit (e.g. crime)/to perpetrate/to transgress/to contravene/to violate/to ravish/to rape/to deflower/(P)


kanji: 煩悩
kana: ぼんのう
entry:
(n) worldly desires/evil passions/appetites of the flesh/klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)


kanji: 蛮襟
kana: ばんから
entry:
蛮襟 [ばんカラ] /(n,adj-na) scruffy/unconcerned about one's personal appearance/rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)/


kanji: 蛮から
kana: ばんから
entry:
蛮カラ [ばんから] /(n,adj-na) scruffy/unconcerned about one's personal appearance/rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)/


kanji: 蛮から
kana: ばんから
entry:
蛮カラ [ばんカラ] /(n,adj-na) scruffy/unconcerned about one's personal appearance/rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)/


kanji: 庇う
kana: かばう
entry:
(v5u,vt) to protect someone/to take under one's wing/to plead for/to stick up for/to cover up for someone/(P)


kanji: 彼岸
kana: ひがん
entry:
(n,abbr) equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held)/Buddhist services during the equinoctial week/nirvana/(P)


kanji: 彼方
kana: あちら
entry:
(pn,adj-no,uk) that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener)/over there/yonder/that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener)/(P)


kanji: 彼方
kana: あち
entry:
(pn,adj-no,uk,ok) that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener)/over there/yonder/that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener)/(P)


kanji: 悲喜こもごも
kana: ひきこもごも
entry:
(n,adj-no) bittersweet/having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow/joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart


kanji: 被せる
kana: かぶせる
entry:
(v1,vt,uk) to cover (with something)/to put on (e.g. on someone else's head)/to plate something (with a metal)/to pour or dash a liquid (on something)/to charge (a person with a guilt)/(P)


kanji: 被る
kana: かぶる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to wear (on head, usu. one's own)/to put on (over head, usu. one's own)/to crown (oneself)/to pour or dash water, dust, etc. (on oneself)/to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 冠る
kana: かむる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to wear (on head, usu. one's own)/to put on (over head, usu. one's own)/to crown (oneself)/to pour or dash water, dust, etc. (on oneself)/to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.)


kanji: 非人
kana: ひにん
entry:
(n,vulg) one group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system (often ex-convicts or vagrants)


kanji: 飛ばす
kana: とばす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to fly/to fire/to hurl/to skip over/to omit/to drop (e.g. stitch)/to run or drive fast/to gallop/to spread a rumour (rumor)/to tell a story/to remove/to get rid of/(P)


kanji: 飛び出す
kana: とびだす
entry:
(v5s,vi) to jump out/to rush out/to fly out/to appear (suddenly)/to protrude/to project/to butt in/(P)


kanji: 飛躍
kana: ひやく
entry:
(n,vs) leaping/activity/leapfrog (over a problem)/making a leap (e.g. in logic)/making great strides/making rapid progress/emerging/becoming active/playing an active part/(P)


kanji: 微妙
kana: びみょう
entry:
(adj-na,n) delicate/subtle/sensitive/difficult/delicate (situation)/complicated/doubtful/questionable/dicey/(P)


kanji: 美人局
kana: つつもたせ
entry:
(n,gikun) scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail/badger game


kanji: 筆不精
kana: ふでぶしょう
entry:
(adj-na,n) poor correspondent/apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing/someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing


kanji: 紐
kana: ひも
entry:
(n) string/cord/man who is financially dependent on a woman (such as a gigolo or, in the case of a prostitute, a pimp)/pimp/(P)


kanji: 紐帯
kana: ちゅうたい
entry:
(n) important connection/important social foundation/close relation/tight relationship/intimate relation/close link


kanji: 百花繚乱
kana: ひゃっかりょうらん
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) many flowers blooming in profusion/a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people)/simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements


kanji: 百花撩乱
kana: ひゃっかりょうらん
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no,adj-t,adv-to,iK) many flowers blooming in profusion/a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people)/simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements


kanji: 百舌
kana: もず
entry:
百舌 [モズ] /(n,uk) shrike (any bird of family Laniidae)/bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)/butcher bird/


kanji: 百舌鳥
kana: もず
entry:
百舌鳥 [モズ] /(n,uk) shrike (any bird of family Laniidae)/bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)/butcher bird/


kanji: 鵙
kana: もず
entry:
鵙 [モズ] /(n,uk) shrike (any bird of family Laniidae)/bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)/butcher bird/


kanji: 表
kana: おもて
entry:
(n) surface/face (i.e. the visible side of an object)/front (of a building, etc.)/obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin/outside/exterior/appearance/public/first half (of an innings)/(P)


kanji: 表記
kana: ひょうき
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) writing (something)/giving an address/declaration/inscribing on the face of/publishing (info)/listing (prices)/addressing (a package)/(P)


kanji: 表明
kana: ひょうめい
entry:
(n,vs) declaration/indication/representation/manifestation/demonstration/expression/announcement/assertion


kanji: 表裏一体
kana: ひょうりいったい
entry:
(n,adj-no) the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing/being inseparable like the two sides of an object


kanji: 評価
kana: ひょうか
entry:
(n,vs) valuation/estimation/assessment/evaluation/to value/to assess/to estimate value/to appreciate/to value highly/to acknowledge the value (of something)/(P)


kanji: 貧乏性
kana: びんぼうしょう
entry:
(n) destined to poverty/parsimonious spirit/tendency to be frugal/poor person's mentality (e.g. inability to relax)


kanji: 不可思議
kana: ふかしぎ
entry:
(adj-na,n) mystery/something inexplicable/wonder/miracle/unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities)/10^80


kanji: 不義
kana: ふぎ
entry:
(n,adj-no,arch) immorality/injustice/misconduct/impropriety/perfidy/adultery/infidelity/cuckoldry/murdering one's teacher or a government official


kanji: 不倶戴天
kana: ふぐたいてん
entry:
(n) cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven/cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world/irreconcilable (enemy)


kanji: 不見識
kana: ふけんしき
entry:
(adj-na,n) thoughtless/indiscreet/lacking in common sense/rashness/betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement)/absurd/undignified/compromising/disgraceful


kanji: 不孝
kana: ふこう
entry:
(adj-na,n,arch) undutifulness to one's parents/lack of filial piety/(the crime of) cursing one's parents/disowning one's child/(P)


kanji: 不自由
kana: ふじゆう
entry:
(adj-na,n) discomfort/inconvenience/poverty/want/destitution/disability/impairment (physical, mental, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 不肖
kana: ふしょう
entry:
(n,adj-no,adj-na,hum) unworthiness of one's father (or master)/incompetence/foolishness/misfortune/unluckiness/I/me


kanji: 不肖私
kana: ふしょうわたくし
entry:
(exp,n,hum) unworthiness of one's father (or master)/incompetence/foolishness/misfortune/unluckiness/me


kanji: 不浄
kana: ふじょう
entry:
(adj-na,n,adj-no,arch) uncleanliness/dirtiness/impurity/filthiness/defilement/menses/feces (faeces)/bathroom


kanji: 不調
kana: ふちょう
entry:
(adj-na,n,adj-no) bad condition/not to work out (i.e. a deal)/disagreement/break-off/disorder/slump/out of form


kanji: 不変
kana: ふへん
entry:
(adj-na,n,adj-no) eternal/everlasting/unchangeable/immutable/immovable/constant/permanent/indestructible/(P)


kanji: 不味い
kana: まずい
entry:
(adj-i,uk) unappetising/unappetizing/unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation)/unskillful/unskilful/bungling/clumsy/ugly/homely/plain/unattractive/awkward/untimely/(P)


kanji: 不明
kana: ふめい
entry:
(adj-na,n) unknown/obscure/indistinct/uncertain/ambiguous/ignorant/lack of wisdom/anonymous/unidentified/(P)


kanji: 付する
kana: ふする
entry:
(vs-s,vt) to affix/to append/to attach/to entrust/to refer/to handle (as such)/to follow (the leader)/to submit (a document, etc.)


kanji: 付く
kana: つく
entry:
(v5k,vi,suf) to be attached/to be connected with/to adhere/to stick/to cling/to remain imprinted/to scar/to stain/to dye/to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)/to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.)


kanji: 付ける
kana: つける
entry:
(v1,vt) to attach/to join/to add/to append/to affix/to stick/to glue/to fasten/to sew on/to apply (ointment)/to furnish (a house with)/to wear/to put on/to keep a diary/(P)


kanji: 付議
kana: ふぎ
entry:
(n,vs) bringing up a matter/discussion/debate/submission (e.g. a measure)/referral (e.g. bill to a committee)/placing (e.g. item on a agenda)


kanji: 布団
kana: ふとん
entry:
(n,ateji) futon (quilted Japanese-style mattress laid out on the floor)/round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)/(P)


kanji: 蒲団
kana: ふとん
entry:
(n) futon (quilted Japanese-style mattress laid out on the floor)/round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)/(P)


kanji: 普請
kana: ふしん
entry:
(n,vs) building/construction/group effort by Buddhist practitioners/group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)


kanji: 普通
kana: ふつう
entry:
(adj-no,adv,abbr) general/ordinary/usual/normally/generally/usually/train that stops at every station/(P)


kanji: 浮く
kana: うく
entry:
(v5k,vi,col) to float/to become merry/to be cheerful/to become loose/to become unsteady/to feel out of it/to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)/to feel out of place/(P)


kanji: 浮気
kana: うわき
entry:
(n,adj-na,vs,sens) extramarital sex/affair/fooling around/infidelity/wantonness/unfaithfulness/inconstancy/fickleness/caprice/(P)


kanji: 負う
kana: おう
entry:
(v5u,vt) to bear/to carry on one's back/to take responsibility for/to accept a duty/to be injured/to owe/(P)


kanji: 部
kana: ぶ
entry:
(n,n-suf,ctr) department (in an organization)/division/bureau/club/part/component/element/category/counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine/(P)


kanji: 部長
kana: ぶちょう
entry:
(n) head (chief, director) of a section or department/head of a (school) club/head of a (school) team/(P)


kanji: 風
kana: ふう
entry:
(adj-na,n,n-suf) method/manner/way/style/appearance/air/tendency/folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)/wind (one of the five elements)/(P)


kanji: 風呂
kana: ふろ
entry:
(n) bath/bathtub/bathroom/bathhouse/room for drying lacquerware/base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)/(P)


kanji: 伏する
kana: ふくする
entry:
(vs-s,vi,vt) to crouch/to stoop/to bend down/to prostrate oneself/to lie down/to yield/to submit/to surrender/to hide/to conceal oneself


kanji: 伏せる
kana: ふせる
entry:
(v1,vt) to lay something upside down/to turn something over/to cover/to lay (pipes)/to lay (an ambush)/to hide/(P)


kanji: 副
kana: ふく
entry:
(n,pref) assistant/associate/vice-/sub-/deputy/substitute/auxiliary/supplementary/additional/collateral/duplicate/copy/(P)


kanji: 服
kana: ふく
entry:
(n,n-suf,suf,ctr) clothes (esp. Western clothes)/counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc./(P)


kanji: 腹
kana: はら
entry:
(n,suf,ctr) abdomen/belly/stomach/one's mind/one's real intentions/one's true motive/loop (physics)/counter for hard roe/(P)


kanji: 覆水盆に返らず
kana: ふくすいぼんにかえらず
entry:
(exp) what's done is done (lit: spilt water won't go back into its tray)/that's water under the bridge/it is no use crying over spilt milk


kanji: 覆水盆に帰らず
kana: ふくすいぼんにかえらず
entry:
(exp,iK) what's done is done (lit: spilt water won't go back into its tray)/that's water under the bridge/it is no use crying over spilt milk


kanji: 沸き上がる
kana: わきあがる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to boil up/to come to the boil/to seethe/to arise/to break out/to get excited/to be in uproar


kanji: 仏法僧
kana: ぶっぽうそう
entry:
(n,uk) Buddha, Dharma, Sangha (the Buddha, the teachings, and the spiritual community)/dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)/roller (any bird of family Coraciidae)


kanji: 物
kana: もの
entry:
(n,uk) thing/object/the natural thing/a frequently done thing/used to express emotional involvement/used in giving a reason/(P)


kanji: 物色
kana: ぶっしょく
entry:
(n,vs) looking for a particular person or thing/searching high and low/hunting for/rummaging/scouring (a place) looking for (something)/picking out/singling out


kanji: 物心
kana: ものごころ
entry:
(n) awareness of things around one/ability to understand what is going on around oneself/judgment/judgement/discretion


kanji: 分
kana: ぶ
entry:
(n) one-tenth/one percent (one-tenth of a wari)/3 mm (one-tenth of a sun)/2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes)/0.375 grams (one-tenth of a monme)


kanji: 分
kana: ぶん
entry:
(n,n-suf,pref) part/segment/share/ration/rate/degree/one's lot/one's status/relation/duty/kind/lot/in proportion to/just as much as/(P)


kanji: 分解
kana: ぶんかい
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) disassembly/dismantling/disaggregating/analysis/disintegrating/decomposing/degrading/factorization/decomposition/resolution/deblocking/(P)


kanji: 分業
kana: ぶんぎょう
entry:
(n,vs) division of labor/division of labour/specialization/specialisation/assembly-line production/(P)


kanji: 分散
kana: ぶんさん
entry:
(n,vs) dispersion/decentralization/decentralisation/variance (statistics)/distribution/dissemination/allocation/(P)


kanji: 分別
kana: ぶんべつ
entry:
(n,vs) separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling)/classification/discrimination/division/distinction/(P)


kanji: 糞
kana: くそ
entry:
(int,col,n,adj-f) bullshit/shit/damn/feces/excrement/damn (adds emphasis and or annoyance to next word, e.g. damn hot, damn kids, etc.)/damned


kanji: 肥溜め
kana: こえだめ
entry:
(n) tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser)/night soil vat or reservoir/cesspool


kanji: 文語
kana: ぶんご
entry:
(n) written language/literary language/formal (or archaic) written style based on Heian-period Japanese/(P)


kanji: 文字化け
kana: もじばけ
entry:
(n) corruption (of text, e.g. in email, due to improper encoding)/garbling/illegal character/corrupted text/garbled text


kanji: 丙午
kana: ひのえうま
entry:
(n) 43rd year of the sexagenary cycle (year of the Fire Horse, renowned for disasters and the birth of women destined to kill their husbands)


kanji: 平
kana: ひら
entry:
(n,abbr) something broad and flat/palm of the hand/common/ordinary/low-ranking employee/freshman/novice/private


kanji: 平
kana: ひら
entry:
平 [ヒラ] /(n,abbr) something broad and flat/palm of the hand/common/ordinary/low-ranking employee/freshman/novice/private/


kanji: 平年
kana: へいねん
entry:
(n-adv,n) non-leap year/normal year (esp. as pertains to weather patterns, vegetative growth, harvest yields, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 並行
kana: へいこう
entry:
(adj-na,n,vs,adj-no) (going) side by side/concurrent/abreast/at the same time/occurring together/parallel/parallelism/(P)


kanji: 別
kana: べつ
entry:
(adj-no,adj-na,n,n-suf) distinction/difference/different/another/particular/separate/extra/exception/(P)


kanji: 別状
kana: べつじょう
entry:
(n) something unusual/something wrong/mishap/accident/serious condition (e.g. after an injury)/different situation


kanji: 別席
kana: べっせき
entry:
(n) different seat/special seat/separate room/temporary sumo rank after merging of two separate rankings in 1930s


kanji: 別当
kana: べっとう
entry:
(n,arch) groom/footman/stableman/equerry/steward/intendant/head of an institution, edp. religious/head of one institution serving also as the head of another


kanji: 偏重
kana: へんちょう
entry:
(n,vs) preponderance/making too much of/overestimation/overemphasis/attaching too much importance to


kanji: 偏重
kana: へんじゅう
entry:
(n,vs,ok) preponderance/making too much of/overestimation/overemphasis/attaching too much importance to


kanji: 変
kana: へん
entry:
(adj-na,n,n-pref) strange/odd/peculiar/weird/curious/queer/eccentric/funny/suspicious/fishy/unexpected/change/incident/disturbance/disaster/accident/flat (music)/(P)


kanji: 変わる
kana: かわる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to change/to be transformed/to vary/to be revised/to be replaced/to be different/to move location/(P)


kanji: 変化
kana: へんか
entry:
(n,vs) change/variation/alteration/mutation/transition/transformation/transfiguration/metamorphosis/variety/diversity/inflection/declension/conjugation/sidestepping (sumo)/(P)


kanji: 変形
kana: へんけい
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) transformation/variation/metamorphosis/modification/deformation/variety/deformity/monster/(P)


kanji: 変質
kana: へんしつ
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) alteration (of character or essence)/change in quality/transformation/deterioration/degeneration/transmutation


kanji: 片付く
kana: かたづく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to be put in order/to be put to rights/to be disposed of/to be solved/to be finished/to be married (off)/(P)


kanji: 片付ける
kana: かたづける
entry:
(v1,vt) to tidy up/to put in order/to straighten up/to put away/to settle (problem)/to clear (dispute)/to finish/to bring something to an end/to marry off (e.g. a daughter)/(P)


kanji: 辺り
kana: あたり
entry:
(n,uk) on the bank of/by the side of (e.g. a river, pond)/(in the) neighbourhood/neighborhood/vicinity/nearby/(P)


kanji: 畔
kana: ほとり
entry:
(n,uk) on the bank of/by the side of (e.g. a river, pond)/(in the) neighbourhood/neighborhood/vicinity/nearby


kanji: 返す
kana: かえす
entry:
(v5s,vt,suf) to return (something)/to restore/to put back/to turn over/to turn upside down/to overturn/to pay back/to retaliate/to reciprocate/(after the -masu stem of a verb) to repeat .../(P)


kanji: 返る
kana: かえる
entry:
(v5r,vi,suf) to return/to come back/to go back/to turn over/(after the -masu stem of a verb) (to become) extremely/(to become) completely/(P)


kanji: 返礼
kana: へんれい
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) returning a present/returning a favor/returning a favour/returning a call/compensation


kanji: 便
kana: びん
entry:
(n,n-suf) flight (e.g. airline flight)/trip (e.g. train trip)/service/mail/post/letter/opportunity/chance


kanji: 弁じる
kana: べんじる
entry:
(v1,vi) to speak/to talk/to argue/to manage/to dispose of/to carry through/to distinguish/to discriminate


kanji: 弁解
kana: べんかい
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) justification/rationalization/pretext/explanation/exculpation/defence/defense/excuse/(P)


kanji: 弁慶草
kana: べんけいそう
entry:
(n,uk) orpine (any plant of family Crassulaceae, esp. the garden stonecrop, Hylotelephium erythrostictum)


kanji: 弁慶草
kana: べんけいそう
entry:
弁慶草 [ベンケイソウ] /(n,uk) orpine (any plant of family Crassulaceae, esp. the garden stonecrop, Hylotelephium erythrostictum)/


kanji: 保つ
kana: たもつ
entry:
(v5t,vt) to keep/to preserve/to hold/to retain/to maintain/to support/to sustain/to last/to endure/to keep well (food)/to wear well/to be durable/(P)


kanji: 捕まる
kana: つかまる
entry:
(v5r,vi,uk) to be caught/to be arrested/to hold on to/to grasp/to find (e.g. proof)/to get (e.g. a taxi)/to be detained by/(P)


kanji: 摑まる
kana: つかまる
entry:
(v5r,vi,uk,oK) to be caught/to be arrested/to hold on to/to grasp/to find (e.g. proof)/to get (e.g. a taxi)/to be detained by/(P)


kanji: 補充
kana: ほじゅう
entry:
(n,adj-no,vs) supplementation/supplement/replenishment/replenishing/replacement/refilling/to replace/to refill/to replenish/(P)


kanji: 補助
kana: ほじょ
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) assistance/support/aid/help/subsidy/supplement/subvention/grant-in-aid/auxiliary/subsidiary/(P)


kanji: 募る
kana: つのる
entry:
(v5r,vt,vi) to invite contributions, etc./to solicit help, participation, etc./to recruit (e.g. soldiers)/to grow violent/to become stronger/to become worse/(P)


kanji: 母体
kana: ぼたい
entry:
(n,adj-no) mother's body, esp. when pregnant or after giving birth/parent body/parent organization/heartland


kanji: 奉戴
kana: ほうたい
entry:
(n,vs) having a prince for a president/being the recipient of (an imperial favor, favour)/reverential acceptance


kanji: 抱える
kana: かかえる
entry:
(v1,vt) to hold or carry under or in the arms/to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.)/to employ/to engage/to hire/(P)


kanji: 放つ
kana: はなつ
entry:
(v5t,vt) to fire (e.g. an arrow)/to hit (e.g. baseball)/to break wind/to free/to release/to give off (e.g. a scent)/to emit (e.g. light)/(P)


kanji: 放任
kana: ほうにん
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) noninterference/leaving something to take its own course/giving someone a free hand with something/(P)


kanji: 放免
kana: ほうめん
entry:
(vs,adj-no) to release (e.g. from custody)/to set free/to let off (e.g. with a warning)/to acquit (e.g. of a charge)/release/acquittal/liberation


kanji: 片
kana: かた
entry:
(pref) one (of a pair)/incomplete/imperfect/fragmentary/few/little/off-centre/remote/side/problem/question/matters


kanji: 方
kana: かた
entry:
(n,hon,n-suf) direction/way/person/lady/gentleman/method of/manner of/way of/care of ../person in charge of ../side (e.g. "on my mother's side")/(P)


kanji: 芳紀
kana: ほうき
entry:
(n) age of a young lady who is at the peak of her (sexual) attractiveness/marriable age (of a young lady)/sweet sixteen


kanji: 蓬
kana: よもぎ
entry:
(n) Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps, Artemisia indica var. maximowiczii)/general term for plants in the Artemisia genus/mugwort/sagebrush/wormwood


kanji: 傍若無人
kana: ぼうじゃくぶじん
entry:
(adj-na,n,adj-no) arrogance/audacity/(behaving) outrageously as though there were no one around/insolence/defiance/overbearing


kanji: 坊主
kana: ぼうず
entry:
(n) Buddhist priest/bonze/close cropped hair/crew cut/person with a shorn head/boy (used both endearingly and disparagingly)/(P)


kanji: 暴力団
kana: ぼうりょくだん
entry:
(n) gangster organization (organisation)/crime syndicate/yakuza (Japanese mafia)/band of thugs/group of hoodlums


kanji: 防人
kana: さきもり
entry:
(n) soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times/Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the T'ang dynasty


kanji: 北枕
kana: きたまくら
entry:
(n,uk) lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping)/brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata)


kanji: 北枕
kana: きたまくら
entry:
北枕 [キタマクラ] /(n,uk) lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping)/brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata)/


kanji: 本契約
kana: ほんけいやく
entry:
(n) contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement)/formal agreement/contract at hand


kanji: 本職
kana: ほんしょく
entry:
(n,pn,adj-no) principal occupation/main job/professional/an expert/specialist/I (of a government offical, etc.)/me


kanji: 本体
kana: ほんたい
entry:
(n,adj-no) substance/real form/body (of a machine)/object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)/noumenon/(P)


kanji: 本番
kana: ほんばん
entry:
(n) performance/take/going before an audience or on-air/game/season/crucial moment/actual sexual intercourse (i.e. not simulated)/(P)


kanji: 本来
kana: ほんらい
entry:
(n-adv,n-t,adj-no) originally/primarily/essentially/naturally/by nature/in (and of) itself/proper/legal/(P)


kanji: 翻す
kana: ひるがえす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to turn over/to turn around/to change (one's mind)/to reverse (one's decision)/to take back (one's words)/to fly (flag, etc.)/to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 摩る
kana: さする
entry:
(v5r,vt) to pat/to stroke/to rub off/to polish/to grind/to graze/to scrape/to be equal to/to be about to reach/(P)


kanji: 摩する
kana: さする
entry:
(v5r,vt,io) to pat/to stroke/to rub off/to polish/to grind/to graze/to scrape/to be equal to/to be about to reach/(P)


kanji: 埋める
kana: うずめる
entry:
(v1,vt) to cover/to bury (e.g. one's face in hands)/to submerge/to fill (completely)/to stuff/to pack/to cram/to fill up/(P)


kanji: 埋める
kana: うめる
entry:
(v1,vt) to bury (e.g. in the ground)/to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall)/to fill (a seat, a vacant position)/to plug gaps/to stop a gap/to make amends/to cover up for something/(P)


kanji: 枚数
kana: まいすう
entry:
(n) the number of flat things/win-loss difference which influences the ranking of sumo wrestlers/(P)


kanji: 幕開け
kana: まくあけ
entry:
(n) the rise of the curtain/opening (of play)/beginning (e.g. of an era)/opening (festival, event, etc.)


kanji: 鮪
kana: まぐろ
entry:
(n,sl) tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.)/tunny/northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)/dead lay (someone who is inactive during sexual intercourse)/(P)


kanji: 麿
kana: まろ
entry:
(n,arch,suf) I/(person having) thin or shaved eyebrows/affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets


kanji: 満たす
kana: みたす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to satisfy/to fulfill/to appease/to fill (e.g. a cup)/to pack/to reach (a certain number)/(P)


kanji: 密着
kana: みっちゃく
entry:
(n,vs) glued to/closely related to/giving total coverage to the key figure(s) of a TV or film documentary


kanji: 無い
kana: ない
entry:
(adj-i,uk,aux-adj) nonexistent/not being (there)/unpossessed/unowned/not had/unique/indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility/(after the ren'youkei form of an adjective) not .../(P)


kanji: 無我
kana: むが
entry:
(n) selflessness/self-effacement/self-renunciation/anatman (no-self, the Buddhist concept that in nothing does there exist an inherent self, soul, or ego)


kanji: 無届け
kana: むとどけ
entry:
(n) without notice/without leave (e.g. absence)/unregistered/unreported (e.g. marriage, business, etc.)


kanji: 無二無三
kana: むにむさん
entry:
(n,adj-no) in earnest/single-minded/with intense concentration/rushing headlong into/one and only/unique


kanji: 椋鳥
kana: むくどり
entry:
(n,uk) grey starling (gray)/white-cheeked starling (Sturnus cineraceus)/starling (any bird of family Sturnidae)/bumpkin/gullible person/sixty-nine (sexual position)


kanji: 椋鳥
kana: むくどり
entry:
椋鳥 [ムクドリ] /(n,uk) grey starling (gray)/white-cheeked starling (Sturnus cineraceus)/starling (any bird of family Sturnidae)/bumpkin/gullible person/sixty-nine (sexual position)/


kanji: 名乗り出る
kana: なのりでる
entry:
(v1,vi) to introduce oneself/to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought)/to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)


kanji: 名乗る
kana: なのる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to call oneself (name, label, etc.)/to give one's name (as)/to impersonate or claim (to be someone)


kanji: 明るい
kana: あかるい
entry:
(adj-i) bright/colourful/cheerful/familiar (with)/knowledgeable (about)/fair (e.g. politics)/clean/(P)


kanji: 明い
kana: あかるい
entry:
(adj-i,io) bright/colourful/cheerful/familiar (with)/knowledgeable (about)/fair (e.g. politics)/clean/(P)


kanji: 明星
kana: みょうじょう
entry:
(n) morning star/Venus/Lucifer/preeminent person (within their own field)/star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)


kanji: 迷う
kana: まよう
entry:
(v5u,vi) to lose one's way/to waver/to hesitate/to be of two minds over/to be puzzled/to be perplexed/to give into temptation/to lose control of oneself/to turn in one's grave/(P)


kanji: 目茶苦茶
kana: めちゃくちゃ
entry:
(adj-na,n,uk) absurd/unreasonable/nonsensical/preposterous/incoherent/extreme/senseless/reckless/wanton/disorder/confusion/mess/wreck/(P)


kanji: 免許皆伝
kana: めんきょかいでん
entry:
(n) possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo)/initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art)/full mastership


kanji: 模様
kana: もよう
entry:
(n) pattern/figure/design/state/condition/conjecture of the current situation/the way it seems/model/pattern/example/(after a noun) indicates that that noun seems likely (e.g. rain or storm)/(P)


kanji: 木馬
kana: もくば
entry:
(n) wooden horse/rocking horse/vaulting horse/horse used in gymnastics/the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)


kanji: 黙殺
kana: もくさつ
entry:
(n,vs) ignoring/taking no notice of/refusing even to comment on/treating with silent contempt/shelving/smothering/withholding comment


kanji: お目にかかる
kana: おめにかかる
entry:
(exp,v5r,hum,arch) to meet (someone of higher status)/to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status)/to be visible/to be seen/to be noticed


kanji: 目隠し
kana: めかくし
entry:
(n,vs) something used to cover the eyes/blindfold/blinder/blinker/eye bandage/concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside


kanji: 目覚まし
kana: めざまし
entry:
(n,abbr) alarm clock/opening one's eyes/keeping one's eyes open/type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap/(P)


kanji: 貰う
kana: もらう
entry:
(v5u,vt,uk) to receive/to take/to accept/to get somebody to do something (follows a verb in "te" form)/(P)


kanji: 問う
kana: とう
entry:
(v5u-s,vt) to ask/to question/to inquire/to charge (i.e. with a crime)/to accuse/to care (about)/without regard to (with negative verb)/(P)


kanji: 也
kana: なり
entry:
(aux-v,uk,arch,n,suf) be (an affirmation)/be (location)/sum of money (used to express an exact sum on a receipt, envelope, certificate, etc.)


kanji: 夜伽
kana: よとぎ
entry:
(n,vs) attending someone through the night (guard, nurse)/act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding)/keeping overnight vigil over body before burial


kanji: 夜鷹
kana: よたか
entry:
(n,uk,abbr) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)/nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae)/goatsucker/streetwalker/soba vendors who walk around at night/soba sold by these vendors


kanji: 夜這い
kana: よばい
entry:
(n,vs) ancient practice of creeping at night into a woman's bedroom (lit: night crawling)/stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love/sneaking visit


kanji: 夜郎自大
kana: やろうじだい
entry:
(adj-na,n) throwing one's weight around in a small group without knowing one's real worth in a larger world outside


kanji: 弥生
kana: やよい
entry:
(n,obs,arch) third month of the lunar calendar/thick growth (of grass, etc.)/Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE - 300 CE)


kanji: 役
kana: やく
entry:
(n,n-suf) use/service/role/post/position/scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.)/hand/(P)


kanji: 約
kana: やく
entry:
(adv,n) approximately/about/promise/shortening/reduction/simplification/contraction (in phonetics)/(P)


kanji: 薬
kana: くすり
entry:
(n) medicine/pharmaceuticals/(legal) drugs/efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)/(pottery) glaze/small bribe/(P)


kanji: 薬味
kana: やくみ
entry:
(n) condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper)/spice


kanji: 訳
kana: わけ
entry:
(n,uk) conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard/reason/cause/meaning/circumstances/situation/(P)


kanji: 躍る
kana: おどる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to jump/to leap/to pound (of one's heart, i.e. with excitement)/to throb/to be messily written


kanji: 薮蛇になる
kana: やぶへびになる
entry:
(exp) you'll only make work for yourself/to stir up a hornet's nest/to put one's foot in one's mouth


kanji: 油を絞る
kana: あぶらをしぼる
entry:
(exp) to chew out/to reprimand severely/to rake over the coals/to give a sound scolding/to tell someone off/to scold/to rebuke/to press oil


kanji: 油虫
kana: あぶらむし
entry:
(n,uk,obsc,arch) aphid/plant louse/cockroach/Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus)/hanger-on/parasite/visitor to a red-light district who's only there to look


kanji: 油虫
kana: あぶらむし
entry:
油虫 [アブラムシ] /(n,uk,obsc,arch) aphid/plant louse/cockroach/Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus)/hanger-on/parasite/visitor to a red-light district who's only there to look/


kanji: あぶら虫
kana: あぶらむし
entry:
あぶら虫 [アブラムシ] /(n,uk,obsc,arch) aphid/plant louse/cockroach/Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus)/hanger-on/parasite/visitor to a red-light district who's only there to look/


kanji: 只
kana: ただ
entry:
(adj-no,uk,adv) ordinary/common/usual/free of charge/unaffected/as is/safe/only/merely/just/simply/but/however/nevertheless/(P)


kanji: 優遇
kana: ゆうぐう
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) favorable treatment/favourable treatment/hospitality/warm reception/good treatment/hearty welcome


kanji: 優曇華
kana: うどんげ
entry:
(n) udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata)/something very rare (from the legend that it flowers once in 3000 years)


kanji: 幽玄
kana: ゆうげん
entry:
(adj-na,n) subtle grace/hidden beauty/yugen/mysterious profundity/elegant simplicity/the subtle and profound/the occult


kanji: 悠々自適
kana: ゆうゆうじてき
entry:
(adj-na,n) living a life of leisure with dignity/living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares/otium cum dignitate


kanji: 有無
kana: うむ
entry:
(n) existence or nonexistence/presence or absence/consent or refusal/yes or no/flag indicator/presence or absence marker/(P)


kanji: 誘き出す
kana: おびきだす
entry:
(v5s,vt,arch) to lure out of/to decoy out of/to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.)/to evoke (sympathy, etc.)/to abduct/to entice out of


kanji: 遊び
kana: あそび
entry:
(n,n-suf,uk) playing/play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)/(P)


kanji: 遊ぶ
kana: あそぶ
entry:
(v5b,vi) to play/to enjoy oneself/to have a good time/to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)/to be idle/to do nothing/to be unused/to go to (for pleasure or for study)/(P)


kanji: 遊ぶ
kana: あすぶ
entry:
(v5b,vi,ok) to play/to enjoy oneself/to have a good time/to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)/to be idle/to do nothing/to be unused/to go to (for pleasure or for study)/(P)


kanji: 夕顔
kana: ゆうがお
entry:
(n,col) bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria, esp. Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida)/moonflower (Ipomoea alba)


kanji: 余韻
kana: よいん
entry:
(n) reverberation/swelling (of a hymn)/trailing note/lingering memory/aftertaste/suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)


kanji: 与える
kana: あたえる
entry:
(v1,vt) to give (esp. to someone of lower status)/to bestow/to grant/to confer/to present/to award/to provide/to afford/to offer/to supply/to assign/to cause/to pass (a variable to a function)/(P)


kanji: 預かる
kana: あずかる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to look after/to take care of/to keep/to hold on to/to keep in custody/to take charge of/to be entrusted with/to receive on deposit/to reserve (judgment)/(P)


kanji: 預ける
kana: あずける
entry:
(v1,vt) to give into custody/to leave (a child) in the care of/to entrust/to deposit/to lean on/to put one's weight on/(P)


kanji: 幼児語
kana: ようじご
entry:
(n) baby talk (like choo-choo for train, etc.)/words and speech patterns used in talking with young children


kanji: 様
kana: さま
entry:
(n,suf,pol) Mr, Mrs or Ms/used (gen. in fixed expressions) to make words more polite/manner/kind/appearance/(P)


kanji: 溶く
kana: とく
entry:
(v5k,vt) to dissolve (paint)/to scramble (eggs)/to melt (metal, etc.)/to mix (water with flour, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 鎔く
kana: とく
entry:
(v5k,vt,oK) to dissolve (paint)/to scramble (eggs)/to melt (metal, etc.)/to mix (water with flour, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 用件
kana: ようけん
entry:
(n) business/thing to be done/something that should be perfomed/information that should be conveyed/(P)


kanji: 踊り場
kana: おどりば
entry:
(n) dance hall/dance floor/landing (stairs)/leveling off (e.g. in the economy)/period of stagnation/cooling-off period/lull


kanji: 養生
kana: ようじょう
entry:
(n,vs) hygiene/health care/recuperation/covering (with a protective material)/coating/to cure (concrete)


kanji: 欲しい
kana: ほしい
entry:
(adj-i,aux-adj) wanted/wished for/in need of/desired/(after the -te form of a verb) I want (you) to/(P)


kanji: 翼
kana: つばさ
entry:
(n,suf,ctr,arch) wing/Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)/counter for birds or bird wings/(P)


kanji: 来る
kana: くる
entry:
(vk,vi,aux-v) to come (spatially or temporally)/to approach/to arrive/to come back/to do ... and come back/to come to be/to become/to get/to grow/to continue/to come from/(P)


kanji: 絡む
kana: からむ
entry:
(v5m,vi) to entangle/to entwine/to pick a quarrel/to find fault/to be involved with/to be influenced by/to develop a connection with/(P)


kanji: 落ちる
kana: おちる
entry:
(v1,vi) to fall down/to drop/to fail (e.g. exam)/to crash/to degenerate/to degrade/to fade/to come out (e.g. a stain)/(P)


kanji: 落る
kana: おちる
entry:
(v1,vi,io) to fall down/to drop/to fail (e.g. exam)/to crash/to degenerate/to degrade/to fade/to come out (e.g. a stain)/(P)


kanji: 落ち込む
kana: おちこむ
entry:
(v5m,vi) to feel down (sad)/to be in a slump (e.g. business, economy)/to be in an unfavourable condition/to fall into (e.g. a hole)/(P)


kanji: 落花枝に帰らず破鏡再び照らさず
kana: らっかえだにかえらずはきょうふたたびてらさず
entry:
(exp) fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine/what's done is done/there's no use crying over spilled milk


kanji: 乱れる
kana: みだれる
entry:
(v1,vi) to be disordered/to be disarranged/to be disarrayed/to be disheveled/to be dishevelled/to be discomposed/to be upset/to get confused/to be disturbed/to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 欄干
kana: らんかん
entry:
(n,arch) guardrail/handrail/bannister/(a person) shining like the stars or moon/(a person) crying endlessly


kanji: 利益
kana: りえき
entry:
(n,vs) profit/gains/benefit/advantage/interest (of the public, etc.)/grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 理学
kana: りがく
entry:
(n,arch) physical science (e.g. chemistry, biology, etc.)/physics/lixue (Song-era Chinese philosophy)/philosophy/(P)


kanji: 裏
kana: うら
entry:
(n) bottom (or another side that is hidden from view)/undersurface/opposite side/reverse side/rear/back/behind (the house)/lining/inside/out of sight/behind the scenes


kanji: 里
kana: さと
entry:
(n) village/hamlet/countryside/country/home (of one's parents, etc.)/hometown/one's origins/one's upbringing/one's past


kanji: 里
kana: り
entry:
(n) ri (old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles)/neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes)/unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)/(P)


kanji: 律
kana: りつ
entry:
(n,abbr,n-suf,ctr) law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code)/regulation/vinaya (rules for the monastic community)/Ritsu (school of Buddhism)/lushi (style of Chinese poem)


kanji: 律令
kana: りつりょう
entry:
(n) criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese)/legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models


kanji: 立ち上がる
kana: たちあがる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to stand up/to get up/to rise/to recover/to take action/to start/to make the initial charge (in sumo)/to start up/to boot up/(P)


kanji: 立ち直る
kana: たちなおる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to regain one's footing/to get back on one's feet/to recover/(of the market) to improve/(P)


kanji: 立ち竦む
kana: たちすくむ
entry:
(v5m,vi) to be petrified/to be unable to move/to be paralyzed (with horror)/to be stupefied (with amazement)


kanji: 立てる
kana: たてる
entry:
(v1,vt) to stand (something) up/to erect (something)/to make (a noise, a sound)/to put (tooth, claw, pointed object) to/to set (a plan, etc.)/to decide (objective, schedule)/(P)


kanji: 立て替える
kana: たてかえる
entry:
(v1,vt) to pay an advance/to put down money on something/to pay for another/to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him/(P)


kanji: 流す
kana: ながす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to drain/to pour/to spill/to shed (blood, tears)/to wash away/to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.)/to circulate/to broadcast/(P)


kanji: 流行る
kana: はやる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to be popular/to come into fashion/to be prevalent/to spread widely (e.g. disease)/to be endemic/to flourish/to thrive/(P)


kanji: 流石
kana: さすが
entry:
(adj-na,adv,n,adj-no,uk,ateji) as one would expect/still/all the same/even... (e.g. "even a genius...")/(P)


kanji: 流通
kana: りゅうつう
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no,adj-f) circulation of money or goods/flow of water or air/distribution/negotiable (e.g. shares)/(P)


kanji: 留め
kana: とめ
entry:
(n,suf) (a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke)/remaining (e.g. poste-restante)/forty-five degree angle


kanji: 留守
kana: るす
entry:
(n,vs) absence/being away from home/house-sitting/house-sitter/being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.)/neglecting/(P)


kanji: 凌ぐ
kana: しのぐ
entry:
(v5g,vt) to endure/to keep out (e.g. rain)/to stave off (e.g. starvation)/to pull through/to get over/to survive/to surpass/to outdo/to excel/to eclipse/to defy/(P)


kanji: 寮
kana: りょう
entry:
(n,arch) hostel/dormitory/bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system)/(P)


kanji: 力
kana: ちから
entry:
(n) force/strength/might/vigour (vigor)/energy/capability/ability/proficiency/capacity/faculty/efficacy/effect/effort/endeavours (endeavors)/exertions/power/(P)


kanji: 緑啄木鳥
kana: あおげら
entry:
緑啄木鳥 [アオゲラ] /(n,uk) Japanese green woodpecker (Picus awokera)/Japanese woodpecker/wavy-bellied woodpecker/


kanji: 厘
kana: りん
entry:
(n) one-hundredth/0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun)/0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari)/0.0375 grams (one-hundredth of a monme)/old monetary unit (0.001 yen)


kanji: 臨む
kana: のぞむ
entry:
(v5m,vi) to look out on/to face/to deal with/to attend (e.g. function)/to appear (e.g. in court)/(P)


kanji: 臨兵闘者皆陣裂在前
kana: りんぴょうとうしゃかいじんれつざいぜん
entry:
(n) nine cuts mudra (mudra: hand posture which forms a part of Hindu prayer)/exorcism-purification spell


kanji: 瑠璃
kana: るり
entry:
(n,abbr,obsc) lapis lazuli/lapis lazuli (color)/beryl/mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail)


kanji: 冷める
kana: さめる
entry:
(v1,vi) to become cool/to come down (fever)/to cool down (interest)/to abate/to subside/to dampen/(P)


kanji: 零れる
kana: こぼれる
entry:
(v1,vi,uk) to spill/to fall out of/to overflow/to peek through/to become visible (although normally not)/to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 蓮
kana: はす
entry:
蓮 [ハス] /(n,uk) sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)/Indian lotus/lotus/rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)/


kanji: 藕
kana: はす
entry:
藕 [ハス] /(n,uk) sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)/Indian lotus/lotus/rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)/


kanji: 蓮華
kana: れんげ
entry:
(n,abbr) lotus flower/Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)/china spoon/lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone


kanji: 連
kana: れん
entry:
(n,abbr) (taxonomical) tribe/quinella (quiniela)/party/company/group/two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper)


kanji: 連結
kana: れんけつ
entry:
(n,vs,adj-na,adj-no) concatenation/coupling/connection/linking/consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)


kanji: 連濁
kana: れんだく
entry:
(n) euphonic change of unvoiced to voiced sound (on the first consonant of the non-initial mora of a compound)


kanji: 連絡
kana: れんらく
entry:
(vs,adj-no,n) to contact/to get in touch/contacting/getting in touch/communication/call/message/connection/coordination/junction/intercalary/intercalaris/internuncial/(P)


kanji: 櫓
kana: やぐら
entry:
(n,arch) turret/watchtower/high wooden stage/scaffolding/wooden frame (of a kotatsu)/weapons storehouse


kanji: 路地
kana: ろじ
entry:
(n) alley/alleyway/lane/bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof)/teahouse garden/path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 労る
kana: いたわる
entry:
(v5r) to pity/to sympathize with/to sympathise with/to console/to care for/to be kind to/to tend to (e.g. an injury)/to care for/to nurse/(P)


kanji: 浪人
kana: ろうにん
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) ronin/wandering samurai without a master to serve/out of work/waiting for another chance to enter a university/(P)


kanji: つんぼ桟敷
kana: つんぼさじき
entry:
(n,sens,arch) being kept uninformed/being cut off/out of the loop/upper gallery (where one can't hear)/blind seat


kanji: 六三制
kana: ろくさんせい
entry:
(n) six-three system of education (six years of elementary school, followed by three years of junior high school)


kanji: 六部
kana: ろくぶ
entry:
(n,abbr) six copies/Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)


kanji: 六腑
kana: ろっぷ
entry:
(n) the six internal organs (large intestine, small intestine, gallbladder, stomach, san jiao, urinary bladder)


kanji: 和解
kana: わかい
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no,arch) reconciliation/settlement/accommodation/compromise/mediation/rapprochement/(legal) settlement/translation of a foreign language into Japanese/(P)


kanji: 和尚
kana: おしょう
entry:
(n,hon) preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism)/preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism)/preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism)


kanji: 倚子
kana: いし
entry:
(n) traditional square chair with armrests and a torii-shaped back (used by the emperor, etc. during ceremonies)


kanji: 偕老同穴
kana: かいろうどうけつ
entry:
(n,uk) happy life partnership/Venus's flower basket (species of sponge, Euplectella aspergillum)/Venus flower basket


kanji: 吮癰舐痔
kana: せんようしじ
entry:
(exp) currying favour (favor)/brown-nosing/bootlicking/lit: sucking pus from carbuncles and licking hemorrhoids (haemorrhoids)


kanji: 咎める
kana: とがめる
entry:
(v1) to blame/to find fault/to challenge/to threaten/to take someone to task/to aggravate (an injury)/(P)


kanji: 嗜好品
kana: しこうひん
entry:
(n) luxury grocery item/something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment (e.g. alcohol, tobacco, coffee)


kanji: 囃子詞
kana: はやしことば
entry:
(n) meaningless words in a song for rhythm/words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song


kanji: 垓
kana: がい
entry:
(n) 10^20/100,000,000,000,000,000,000/hundred quintillion (American)/(obs) hundred trillion (British)


kanji: 奢る
kana: おごる
entry:
(v5r,vt,vi) to give (someone) a treat/to be extravagant/to live luxuriously/to be proud/to be haughty/(P)


kanji: 孰
kana: いずれ
entry:
(adv,pn,adj-no,uk) where/which/who/anyway/anyhow/at any rate/sooner or later/eventually/at some future date or time/(P)


kanji: 屁をひって尻窄め
kana: へをひってしりつぼめ
entry:
(exp) there's no point squeezing your buttocks after you have farted/no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted


kanji: 嵌める
kana: はめる
entry:
(v1,vt,uk,col) to insert/to put in (such that there is a snug fit)/to have sex/to fuck/to pigeonhole (into a particular category)/to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)/(P)


kanji: 填める
kana: はめる
entry:
(v1,vt,uk,col,oK) to insert/to put in (such that there is a snug fit)/to have sex/to fuck/to pigeonhole (into a particular category)/to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)/(P)


kanji: 巫山戯る
kana: ふざける
entry:
(v1,uk,ateji) to romp/to gambol/to frolic/to joke/to make fun of/to flirt/to mess around/to screw around/to josh/(P)


kanji: 彷徨く
kana: うろつく
entry:
(v5k,vi,uk) to loiter/to putter/to prowl/to wander aimlessly/to knock around/to be confused from not knowing what to do/(P)


kanji: 彷徨く
kana: うろつく
entry:
彷徨く [ウロつく] /(v5k,vi,uk) to loiter/to putter/to prowl/to wander aimlessly/to knock around/to be confused from not knowing what to do/(P)/


kanji: 揉む
kana: もむ
entry:
(v5m,vt) to rub/to crumple (up)/to wrinkle/to massage/to be troubled about/to worry over/to train/to coach/(P)


kanji: 揶揄う
kana: からかう
entry:
(v5u,uk) to ridicule/to tease/to mock/to chaff/to razz/to banter with/to make fun of/to poke fun at/to make cracks about/(P)


kanji: 搦手
kana: からめて
entry:
(n) rear gate (esp. of castle)/back entrance/one who arrests/force attacking the rear of a castle/(opponent's) weak point


kanji: 枷
kana: かせ
entry:
(n) shackles/fetters/irons/handcuffs/restraint/constraint/bonds (e.g. family)/ties/binding relationship/binding relationships/encumbrance


kanji: 浣腸
kana: かんちょう
entry:
(n,vs,uk,sl) (giving an) enema/prank where the anal region of another person is poked with index fingers


kanji: たらい回し
kana: たらいまわし
entry:
(n,vs) acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back)/handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order)


kanji: 睨み合わせる
kana: にらみあわせる
entry:
(v1,vt) to weigh one thing against the other/to act in consideration of/to compare and take into consideration


kanji: 稍
kana: やや
entry:
(adv,adj-f,uk) a little/partially/somewhat/slightly/semi-/-ish/on the ... side/a short time/a while/(P)


kanji: 穢多
kana: えた
entry:
(n,vulg,ateji) one group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system (people whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses)


kanji: 篳篥
kana: ひちりき
entry:
(n) small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku, made of bamboo, with 7 holes in the front and one in the back


kanji: 腑甲斐無い
kana: ふがいない
entry:
(adj-i) disappointing/weak-minded/spiritless/cowardly/worthless/pusillanimous/feckless/faint-hearted/shiftless/tame/timid


kanji: 腱鞘炎
kana: けんしょうえん
entry:
(n) inflammation of a tendon (sheath)/tendonitis/tendinitis/tenosynovitis/tenovaginitis/tendovaginitis


kanji: 舐める
kana: なめる
entry:
(v1,vt,uk) to lick/to taste/to experience (esp. a hardship)/to make fun of/to make light of/to put down/to treat with contempt/(P)


kanji: 茘枝
kana: れいし
entry:
(n,abbr) litchi (Nephelium litchi)/lychee/lichee/litchi nut/bitter melon (Momordica charantia)/Thais bronni (species of muricid gastropod)


kanji: 蒟蒻
kana: こんにゃく
entry:
蒟蒻 [コンニャク] /(n,uk) solidified jelly made from the rhizome of devil's tongue (konjac, konjak, koniak, konnyaku)/


kanji: 虱潰し
kana: しらみつぶし
entry:
(n,uk) very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.) (lit: crushing lice)/fine-tooth-comb search/exhaustive search/scouring


kanji: とんぼ返り
kana: とんぼがえり
entry:
(n,vs) somersault/returning from a destination right after arriving there/non-stop round trip/round trip without an overnight stop/abrupt change of direction


kanji: とんぼ返り
kana: とんぼがえり
entry:
とんぼ返り [トンボがえり] /(n,vs) somersault/returning from a destination right after arriving there/non-stop round trip/round trip without an overnight stop/abrupt change of direction/


kanji: 蜻蛉返り
kana: とんぼがえり
entry:
蜻蛉返り [トンボがえり] /(n,vs) somersault/returning from a destination right after arriving there/non-stop round trip/round trip without an overnight stop/abrupt change of direction/


kanji: とんぼ返り
kana: とんぼがえり
entry:
トンボ返り [とんぼがえり] /(n,vs) somersault/returning from a destination right after arriving there/non-stop round trip/round trip without an overnight stop/abrupt change of direction/


kanji: とんぼ返り
kana: とんぼがえり
entry:
トンボ返り [トンボがえり] /(n,vs) somersault/returning from a destination right after arriving there/non-stop round trip/round trip without an overnight stop/abrupt change of direction/


kanji: 螟蛾
kana: めいが
entry:
螟蛾 [メイガ] /(n,uk) pyralid (any moth of family Pyralidae, many of which have larvae that devour foodstuffs)/


kanji: 螽斯
kana: きりぎりす
entry:
(n,uk,arch) Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri)/katydid/bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae)/long-horned grasshopper/cricket


kanji: 螽斯
kana: きりぎりす
entry:
螽斯 [キリギリス] /(n,uk,arch) Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri)/katydid/bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae)/long-horned grasshopper/cricket/


kanji: 蟋蟀
kana: きりぎりす
entry:
蟋蟀 [キリギリス] /(n,uk,arch) Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri)/katydid/bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae)/long-horned grasshopper/cricket/


kanji: 褌
kana: ふんどし
entry:
(n) loincloth/breechcloth/breechclout/traditional Japanese male underwear/sumo wrestler's ornamental apron


kanji: 犢鼻褌
kana: ふんどし
entry:
(n,ateji) loincloth/breechcloth/breechclout/traditional Japanese male underwear/sumo wrestler's ornamental apron


kanji: 訛り
kana: なまり
entry:
(n,uk) accent (of one's speech)/dialect/provincialism/patois/corrupted form (e.g. of word)/mispronunciation/(P)


kanji: 贔屓にする
kana: ひいきにする
entry:
(exp,vs-i) to favor/to favour/to show favor to/to show favour to/to be partial to/to be a regular customer of


kanji: 諸味
kana: もろみ
entry:
(n,adj-f) main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce)/unrefined sake or soy sourc/unrefined/rough


kanji: 霰
kana: あられ
entry:
(n,abbr) hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm)/graupel/dicing/small cubes/roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)


kanji: 餃子
kana: ぎょうざ
entry:
(n) gyoza (Japanese crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables)/(P)


kanji: 餃子
kana: ぎょーざ
entry:
餃子 [ギョーザ] /(n) gyoza (Japanese crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables)/(P)/


kanji: 鮟鱇
kana: あんこう
entry:
鮟鱇 [アンコウ] /(n,uk,arch) goosefish (any anglerfish of family Lophiidae)/monkfish/sea devil/fool/curved gutter/


kanji: 鯱
kana: しゃちほこ
entry:
(n) mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)


kanji: 鱧
kana: はも
entry:
鱧 [ハモ] /(n,uk) daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus)/(in Northern Japan) conger eel/garden eel/


kanji: 鷓鴣
kana: しゃこ
entry:
鷓鴣 [シャコ] /(n,uk,arch) francolin (partridge-like bird of genus Francolinus)/partridge (of genus Perdix)/


kanji: 鼈
kana: すっぽん
entry:
鼈 [スッポン] /(n,uk) Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)/soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)/


kanji: 鼈甲
kana: べっこう
entry:
(n) tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle)/bekko/(in Chinese medicine) tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)


kanji: 鼬
kana: いたち
entry:
(n,uk) weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi)/mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, inc. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)


kanji: 鼬
kana: いたち
entry:
鼬 [イタチ] /(n,uk) weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi)/mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, inc. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)/


kanji: 鼬鼠
kana: いたち
entry:
鼬鼠 [イタチ] /(n,uk) weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi)/mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, inc. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)/


kanji: 一筋
kana: ひとすじ
entry:
(n,adj-na) one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light)/a single bloodline/earnest/resolute/intent/ordinary/common


kanji: 一生
kana: いっしょう
entry:
(n-adv,n-t,adj-no) whole life/a lifetime/all through life/one existence/a generation/an age/the whole world/the era/(the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life/(P)


kanji: 一度
kana: いちど
entry:
(n-adv) once/one time/on one occasion/temporarily/for a moment/one degree/one tone/one musical interval


kanji: 俺
kana: おれ
entry:
(pn,adj-no) (masc) I/me (rough or arrogant-sounding first-person pronoun, formerly also used by women)/(P)


kanji: 己
kana: だいこう
entry:
(pn,adj-no) (masc) I/me (rough or arrogant-sounding first-person pronoun, formerly also used by women)


kanji: 可愛い
kana: かわゆい
entry:
(adj-i,ok,ateji) cute/adorable/charming/lovely/pretty/dear/precious/darling/pet/cute little/tiny/(P)


kanji: 暇
kana: ひま
entry:
(adj-na,n) spare time/free time/leisure/time off/day off/vacation/holiday/leave/quitting (one's job)/firing someone/divorcing (one's spouse)/(of one's time) free/(P)


kanji: 閑
kana: いとま
entry:
(adj-na,n) spare time/free time/leisure/time off/day off/vacation/holiday/leave/quitting (one's job)/firing someone/divorcing (one's spouse)/(of one's time) free


kanji: 冠
kana: かんむり
entry:
(n,adj-t,adv-to) cap (esp. a traditional cap worn with sokutai or ikan clothing)/crown/diadem/coronet/top kanji radical/first verse of a haikai, etc./best/peerless/first/(P)


kanji: 吉祥天
kana: きっしょうてん
entry:
(n) Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaisravana in Buddhism, based on Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu in Hinduism)/(P)


kanji: 居る
kana: いる
entry:
(v1,vi,uk,aux-v) to be (of animate objects)/to exist/to stay/(after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)/(P)


kanji: 居る
kana: おる
entry:
(v5r,vi,uk,hum,aux-v) to be (animate)/to be/to exist/(after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing)/(after -masu base of verb) indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions/(P)


kanji: 共
kana: とも
entry:
(n,abbr) both/all/and/as well as/including/with/together with/communism/neither (with negative verb)


kanji: 傾く
kana: かたむく
entry:
(v5k) to incline toward/to slant/to lurch/to heel over/to be disposed to/to trend toward/to be prone to/to go down (sun)/to wane/to sink/to decline/(P)


kanji: 傾ぐ
kana: かしぐ
entry:
(v5g,vi) to lean/to incline/to tilt/to list/to tip/to careen/to lurch/to incline toward/to slant/to heed over/to be disposed to/to trend toward/to be prone to/to go down (sun)


kanji: 弦
kana: つる
entry:
(n) bowstring/string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.)/bail (arched pot handle)/diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu


kanji: 公
kana: こう
entry:
(n,suf,n-suf) public matter/governmental matter/prince/duke/lord/sir/familiar or derogatory suffix (after a name, etc.)


kanji: 甲
kana: こう
entry:
(n) carapace/shell/1st in rank/grade A/instep/back of hand/the A party (e.g. in a contract)/the first party


kanji: かぶと虫
kana: かぶとむし
entry:
カブト虫 [かぶとむし] /(n,uk) rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)/


kanji: かぶと虫
kana: かぶとむし
entry:
カブト虫 [カブトむし] /(n,uk) rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)/


kanji: かぶと虫
kana: かぶとむし
entry:
カブト虫 [カブトムシ] /(n,uk) rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)/


kanji: 紅葉
kana: こうよう
entry:
(n,vs,col) autumn colours/fall colors/leaves changing color (colour)/leaves turning red/red leaves/leaves turning yellow/yellow leaves/(Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)/(P)


kanji: 劫
kana: こう
entry:
(n,uk) kalpa (eon, aeon)/ko (in Go, the arrangement that allows for the eternal capture and recapture of the same stones)


kanji: 合併
kana: がっぺい
entry:
(n,vs) combination/union/amalgamation/consolidation/merger/coalition/fusion/annexation/affiliation/incorporation/(P)


kanji: 合併
kana: ごうへい
entry:
(n,vs,ok) combination/union/amalgamation/consolidation/merger/coalition/fusion/annexation/affiliation/incorporation/(P)


kanji: 頃
kana: ころ
entry:
(n,n-adv,n-suf,uk) (approximate) time/around/about/toward/suitable time (or condition)/time of year/season/(P)


kanji: はけ口
kana: はけぐち
entry:
(n) outlet (e.g. for water or gas)/market (for something)/outlet (e.g. for excess energy)/vent (e.g. for emotions)


kanji: 三業
kana: さんぎょう
entry:
(n) the three entertainment district enterprises: eating houses, geisha houses, accommodation houses


kanji: 主人
kana: しゅじん
entry:
(n,adj-no) head (of a household)/proprietor (of a store)/proprietress/landlord/landlady/one's husband/(one's) employer/(one's) master/host/hostess/(P)


kanji: 修業
kana: しゅうぎょう
entry:
(n,vs) pursuit of knowledge/studying/learning/training/ascetic practice/ascetic practise/discipline/(P)


kanji: 十八番
kana: じゅうはちばん
entry:
(n,abbr) No. 18/eighteenth/repertoire of 18 kabuki plays/one's favourite stunt (favorite)/one's specialty


kanji: 縦横
kana: じゅうおう
entry:
(n,adj-no) length and width/every direction/warp and woof/right and left/vertically and horizontally/length and breadth/(P)


kanji: 出所
kana: しゅっしょ
entry:
(n,vs) birthplace/origin/source/authority/release (discharge) from prison/exit/point of departure/time to take action


kanji: 傷
kana: きず
entry:
(n) wound/injury/cut/gash/bruise/scratch/scrape/scar/chip/crack/scratch/nick/flaw/defect/weakness/weak point/stain (on one's reputation)/disgrace/dishonor/(P)


kanji: 省筆
kana: しょうひつ
entry:
(n,vs) abbreviation/simplified form of a character/cutting out some strokes in a character/omitting some passages


kanji: 上手
kana: うわて
entry:
(adj-na,n) upper part/upper stream/upper course of a river/right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV)/stage left (actor's POV)/skillful (only in comparisons)


kanji: 情緒纒綿
kana: じょうしょてんめん
entry:
(n,adj-na,adj-no,adj-t,adv-to,arch) tender sentiments/being overcome with emotions/having a tender feeling (for a person)


kanji: 蒸籠
kana: せいろ
entry:
(n,uk) basket used for steaming food/wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot


kanji: 誠
kana: まこと
entry:
(adv,n,arch) truth/reality/sincerity/honesty/integrity/fidelity/that's right (used when recalling forgotten information, suddenly changing the subject, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 人
kana: ひと
entry:
(n) man/person/human being/mankind/people/character/personality/man of talent/true man/other people/adult/(P)


kanji: 切り出す
kana: きりだす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to quarry/to cut (timber)/to cut and carry off/to begin to talk/to break the ice/to broach/to bring down


kanji: 打ち込む
kana: うちこむ
entry:
(v5m) to drive in (e.g. nail, stake)/to devote oneself to/to shoot into/to smash/to throw into/to cast into/(P)


kanji: ぶち込む
kana: ぶちこむ
entry:
(v5m) to drive in (e.g. nail, stake)/to devote oneself to/to shoot into/to smash/to throw into/to cast into


kanji: 代替
kana: だいがえ
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no,adj-f) change of ownership/substitution/subrogation/alternation/alternative/substitute/(P)


kanji: 値
kana: あたい
entry:
(n,adj-no,vs) price/cost/value/worth/merit/variable (computer programming, programing)/value/count/number/to have value/to have merit/(P)


kanji: 価
kana: ね
entry:
(n,adj-no,vs) price/cost/value/worth/merit/variable (computer programming, programing)/value/count/number/to have value/to have merit


kanji: 注ぎ込む
kana: つぎこむ
entry:
(v5m,vt) to invest in/to sink money into/to put into/to lay out (funds)/to inject/to impregnate/to infuse/to instill/to implant/to imbue/to focus (attention, efforts)


kanji: 注ぐ
kana: そそぐ
entry:
(v5g,vi) to pour (into)/to fill/to sprinkle on from above/to shed (e.g. tears)/to concentrate one's spirit or strength on/to fall onto (of rain, snow)/(P)


kanji: 直
kana: じき
entry:
(adj-na,adv,n,adj-no) soon/in a moment/before long/shortly/nearby/close/direct/spot transaction/cash transaction/(P)


kanji: 直
kana: ちょく
entry:
(adj-na,adv,n) direct/in person/frankness/honesty/simplicity/cheerfulness/correctness/being straight/night duty/shift (e.g. in a factory)/(P)


kanji: 天地
kana: てんち
entry:
(n) heaven and earth/the universe/nature/top and bottom/realm/sphere/world/top and bottom/gods of heaven and earth


kanji: 天道
kana: てんとう
entry:
(n) the sun/god of heaven and the earth/laws governing the heavens/celestial path/celestial motion/deva realm (svarga)/path in the heavens


kanji: 等
kana: など
entry:
(n,n-suf,prt,uk) et cetera/etc./and the like/and so forth/(indicating an approximate quote or vague suggestion) or something/(lessening the significance or value of the previous word) the likes of/(P)


kanji: 頭
kana: あたま
entry:
(n) head/mind/brain/intellect/top/hair (on one's head)/bangs/fringe/top structural component of a kanji/(P)


kanji: 頭
kana: かぶ
entry:
(n,ok) head/mind/brain/intellect/top/hair (on one's head)/bangs/fringe/top structural component of a kanji/(P)


kanji: 首
kana: かぶり
entry:
(n) head/mind/brain/intellect/top/hair (on one's head)/bangs/fringe/top structural component of a kanji


kanji: 首
kana: かぶ
entry:
(n,ok) head/mind/brain/intellect/top/hair (on one's head)/bangs/fringe/top structural component of a kanji


kanji: 同人
kana: どうじん
entry:
(n) literary group (coterie)/same person/said person/clique/fraternity/kindred spirits/comrade/colleague


kanji: 内股
kana: うちまた
entry:
(n,vs) inner thigh/(walking) pigeon-toed/one's toes turned inward/uchimata (judo)/throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs


kanji: 内股膏薬
kana: うちまたこうやく
entry:
(n) double-dealer/fence-sitter/timeserver/moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict/duplicity/turncoat


kanji: 内幕
kana: うちまく
entry:
(n) lowdown/inside curtain/inside information/hidden circumstances/inside facts/inner workings/undisclosed circumstances/(P)


kanji: 此の
kana: この
entry:
(adj-pn,uk) this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)/(P)


kanji: 匹
kana: ひき
entry:
(ctr,arch,n) counter for small animals/counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)/counter for horses/roll of cloth/(P)


kanji: 疋
kana: き
entry:
(ctr,arch,n) counter for small animals/counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)/counter for horses/roll of cloth


kanji: 百鬼夜行
kana: ひゃっきやぎょう
entry:
(n) many monsters, spirits, etc. forming a line and walking through the night/veritable pandemonium/large number of people plotting and doing evil/creepy characters roaming about presenting a most scandalous sight


kanji: 品
kana: しな
entry:
(n,n-suf,ctr,uk) thing/article/goods/dignity/class/quality/counter for meal courses/flirtatiousness/coquetry/(P)


kanji: 付き
kana: つき
entry:
(n,n-suf,uk) furnished with/including/attached to/impression/appearance/luck/sociality/under/assistant (e.g. to a manager)/soup base


kanji: 付き
kana: つき
entry:
付き [ツキ] /(n,n-suf,uk) furnished with/including/attached to/impression/appearance/luck/sociality/under/assistant (e.g. to a manager)/soup base/


kanji: 包む
kana: くるむ
entry:
(v5m,vt) to wrap up/to tuck in/to pack/to do up/to cover with/to dress in/to conceal/to hide/to be engulfed in/to be enveloped by/(P)


kanji: 抱く
kana: いだく
entry:
(v5k,vt) to embrace/to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby)/to hug/to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor)/to bear (e.g. a grudge)/to entertain (e.g. suspicion)/to sleep with/(P)


kanji: 抱く
kana: うだく
entry:
(v5k,vt,ok) to embrace/to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby)/to hug/to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor)/to bear (e.g. a grudge)/to entertain (e.g. suspicion)/to sleep with/(P)


kanji: 懐く
kana: うだく
entry:
(v5k,vt,ok) to embrace/to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby)/to hug/to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor)/to bear (e.g. a grudge)/to entertain (e.g. suspicion)/to sleep with


kanji: 末葉
kana: うらば
entry:
(n,n-adv,n-t) end leaves/top leaves/last leaves/the last descendant/the last days of any age/end/close


kanji: 免れる
kana: まぬかれる
entry:
(v1,vt) to escape from/to be rescued from/to avoid/to evade/to avert/to elude/to be exempted/to be relieved from pain/to get rid of


kanji: 面
kana: めん
entry:
(n,suf,ctr) face/mask/face guard/(in kendo) striking the head/surface (esp. a geometrical surface)/page/aspect/facet/side/chamfer/counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game/(P)


kanji: 門
kana: かど
entry:
(n,n-suf,ctr) gate/branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master/(biological) division/counter for cannons/(P)


kanji: 余り
kana: あまり
entry:
(adj-na,adv,n,n-suf,uk) remainder/rest/balance/remains/scraps/residue/remnant/not very (with negative sentence)/not much/surplus/excess/fullness/too much/overjoyed/overwhelmed/(P)


kanji: よそ行き
kana: よそゆき
entry:
(adj-no) going out/one's best (clothes, looks, manners, behaviour, etc.)/formal behaviour (manners, speech, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 余所行き
kana: よそいき
entry:
(adj-no) going out/one's best (clothes, looks, manners, behaviour, etc.)/formal behaviour (manners, speech, etc.)


kanji: 力付く
kana: ちからづく
entry:
(v5k) to recover one's strength/to recover one's spirit/to revive/to be refreshed/to be invigorated/to be encouraged


kanji: 例
kana: れい
entry:
(n,pref,adj-no) custom/practice/habit/usual/said/aforementioned/instance/example/case/illustration/usage/precedent/annual/(P)


kanji: 歪む
kana: ゆがむ
entry:
(v5m,vi) to warp/to swerve/to deflect/to be crooked/to be distorted/to be bent/to incline/to slant/to be perverted/to be gross-grained/to get bent/to be strained/(P)


kanji: 箱
kana: はこ
entry:
(n,arch) box/car (of a train, etc.)/shamisen case/shamisen/man who carries a geisha's shamisen/receptacle for human waste/feces (faeces)/(P)


kanji: 函
kana: こう
entry:
(n,arch) box/car (of a train, etc.)/shamisen case/shamisen/man who carries a geisha's shamisen/receptacle for human waste/feces (faeces)


kanji: 梧桐
kana: あおぎり
entry:
梧桐 [アオギリ] /(n) Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex)/Chinese-bottletree/Japanese varnishtree/phoenix-tree/


kanji: 青桐
kana: あおぎり
entry:
青桐 [アオギリ] /(n) Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex)/Chinese-bottletree/Japanese varnishtree/phoenix-tree/


kanji: 開く
kana: あく
entry:
(v5k,vi,vt) to open (e.g. doors)/to open (e.g. business, etc.)/to be empty/to be vacant/to be available/to be free/to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)/to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 粗
kana: あら
entry:
(n,pref) leftovers (after filleting a fish)/rice chaff/flaw (esp. of a person)/rough/roughly/crude/raw/natural/wild


kanji: 按ずる
kana: あんずる
entry:
(vz,vt) to be anxious or concerned about/to ponder (anxiously)/to fear/to investigate/to consider/to plan


kanji: 生かす
kana: いかす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to make (the best) use of/to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.)/to capitalise on (experience, etc)/to let live/to keep alive/to revive/to resuscitate/(P)


kanji: 戴く
kana: いただく
entry:
(v5k,vt,hum,pol) to receive/to get/to accept/to take/to buy/to eat/to drink/to be crowned with/to wear (on one's head)/to have (on top)/to have (as one's leader)/to live under (a ruler)/(P)


kanji: 一切合切
kana: いっさいがっさい
entry:
(n-adv,n-t) any and every thing/altogether/lock, stock, and barrel/the whole shooting match/the whole kit and caboodle/without reserve


kanji: 愈々
kana: いよいよ
entry:
(adv,uk) more and more/all the more/increasingly/at last/finally/beyond doubt/(at the) last moment/worst possible time/(P)


kanji: 鰯
kana: いわし
entry:
(n) pilchard (esp. the Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus)/sardine (esp. the sardine of the Japanese pilchard)/(P)


kanji: 写す
kana: うつす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to transcribe/to duplicate/to reproduce/to imitate/to trace/to describe/to film/to picture/to photograph/(P)


kanji: 裏付け
kana: うらづけ
entry:
(n,adj-no) backing/support/endorsement/collateral/security/guarantee/proof/substantiation/foundation/lining (something)/something lined


kanji: 得る
kana: える
entry:
(v1,vt,suf) to get/to acquire/to obtain/to procure/to earn/to win/to gain/to secure/to attain/(after the -masu stem of a verb) to be able to ..., can .../(P)


kanji: 延々
kana: えんえん
entry:
(adj-t,adv-to) forever/endlessly/on and on/meandering/wandering/winding/sinuous/serpentine/zigzagging/(P)


kanji: 御数
kana: おかず
entry:
(n,uk) accompaniment for rice dishes/side dish/food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation, or material for assisting arousal during masturbation)/(P)


kanji: 御数
kana: おかず
entry:
御数 [オカズ] /(n,uk) accompaniment for rice dishes/side dish/food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation, or material for assisting arousal during masturbation)/(P)/


kanji: 御菜
kana: おさい
entry:
(n,uk) accompaniment for rice dishes/side dish/food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation, or material for assisting arousal during masturbation)


kanji: 御菜
kana: おかず
entry:
御菜 [オカズ] /(n,uk) accompaniment for rice dishes/side dish/food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation, or material for assisting arousal during masturbation)/


kanji: お菜
kana: おかず
entry:
お菜 [オカズ] /(n,uk) accompaniment for rice dishes/side dish/food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation, or material for assisting arousal during masturbation)/


kanji: お数
kana: おかず
entry:
お数 [オカズ] /(n,uk) accompaniment for rice dishes/side dish/food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation, or material for assisting arousal during masturbation)/


kanji: 岡目八目
kana: おかめはちもく
entry:
(n,exp) bystander's vantage point/outsider's better grasp of the situation/onlookers see more of the game than the players do/lit: people watching a game of Go see 8 moves further ahead


kanji: 押さえる
kana: おさえる
entry:
(v1,vt) to pin something down/to hold something down/to hold something back/to stop/to restrain/to curb/to seize/to grasp/to arrest/to gain control of something/(P)


kanji: 収める
kana: おさめる
entry:
(v1,vt) to dedicate/to make an offering/to pay (fees)/to supply/to store/to finish/to bring to a close/to restore (something to its place)/to achieve (e.g. a result)/(P)


kanji: 押し出し
kana: おしだし
entry:
(n) pushing something out/presence/appearance/run walked in (baseball)/pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them (sumo)


kanji: 押し出す
kana: おしだす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to crowd out/to push out/to squeeze out/to start together/to set out en masse/to highlight/to draw attention to


kanji: 落ち着く
kana: おちつく
entry:
(v5k) to calm down/to settle down/to be steady/to settle in/to take up one's residence/to harmonize with/to harmonise with/to match/to restore presence of mind/(P)


kanji: 落とす
kana: おとす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to drop/to lose/to let fall/to shed (light)/to cast (one's gaze)/to pour in (liquid)/to leave behind/to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.)/to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair)/(P)


kanji: 思い
kana: おもい
entry:
(n) thought/mind/heart/feelings/emotion/sentiment/love/affection/desire/wish/hope/expectation/imagination/experience/(P)


kanji: 思う
kana: おもう
entry:
(v5u,vt) to think/to consider/to believe/to think (of doing)/to plan (to do)/to judge/to assess/to regard/to imagine/to suppose/to dream/to expect/to look forward to/(P)


kanji: お八つ
kana: おやつ
entry:
(n,uk) between meal snack/mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack/afternoon refreshment/afternoon tea/(P)


kanji: 降りる
kana: おりる
entry:
(v1,vi) to descend (e.g. a mountain)/to go down/to come down/to alight (e.g. from bus)/to get off/to disembark/to dismount/to step down/to retire/to give up/to quit/(P)


kanji: 下ろす
kana: おろす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to take down (e.g. flag)/to launch (e.g. boat)/to drop/to lower (e.g. ladder)/to let (a person) off/to unload/to discharge/to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle)/(P)


kanji: 下す
kana: おろす
entry:
(v5s,vt,io) to take down (e.g. flag)/to launch (e.g. boat)/to drop/to lower (e.g. ladder)/to let (a person) off/to unload/to discharge/to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle)/(P)


kanji: 係わる
kana: かかわる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to be affected/to be influenced/to be concerned with/to have to do with/to stick to (opinions)/(P)


kanji: 書留
kana: かきとめ
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no,abbr) registered mail/registration (e.g. of mail)/writing down/putting on record/recording/making a note of/(P)


kanji: 書き留め
kana: かきとめ
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no,abbr,io) registered mail/registration (e.g. of mail)/writing down/putting on record/recording/making a note of/(P)


kanji: 書き取り
kana: かきとり
entry:
(n) writing down from other written material/writing kanji text from hiragana/transcription (of spoken material)/(P)


kanji: 掛け声
kana: かけごえ
entry:
(n,vs) yell used to time or encourage activity (e.g. "Heave ho!", "On three ... One, two, three!" in English)/enthusiastic shout from the audience (e.g. in kabuki)


kanji: 偏る
kana: かたよる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to be one-sided/to incline/to be partial/to be prejudiced/to lean/to be biased/to be biassed/(P)


kanji: 格好
kana: かっこ
entry:
格好 [カッコ] /(adj-na,n,adj-no,ik) shape/form/posture/appearance/manner/suitability/moderateness (in price)/(P)/


kanji: 恰好
kana: かっこ
entry:
恰好 [カッコ] /(adj-na,n,adj-no,ik) shape/form/posture/appearance/manner/suitability/moderateness (in price)/


kanji: 交わす
kana: かわす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)/to intersect/to cross/to dodge/to parry/to avoid/to turn aside/(P)


kanji: 代わり
kana: かわり
entry:
(n,n-suf) substitute/deputy/proxy/alternate/relief/compensation/second helping/in place of/as a substitute for/(P)


kanji: 代り
kana: がわり
entry:
(n,n-suf) substitute/deputy/proxy/alternate/relief/compensation/second helping/in place of/as a substitute for


kanji: 替わる
kana: かわる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to take the place of/to relieve/to be substituted for/to be exchanged/to change places with/to take turns/to be replaced/(P)


kanji: 代る
kana: かわる
entry:
(v5r,vi,io) to take the place of/to relieve/to be substituted for/to be exchanged/to change places with/to take turns/to be replaced/(P)


kanji: 乾杯
kana: かんぱい
entry:
(n,vs,int) toast/drink (in celebration or in honor of something)/drinking one's glass dry/cheers/(P)


kanji: 乾盃
kana: かんぱい
entry:
(n,vs,int,oK) toast/drink (in celebration or in honor of something)/drinking one's glass dry/cheers/(P)


kanji: 気がつく
kana: きがつく
entry:
(v5k) to notice/to become aware/to perceive/to realize/to realise/to recover consciousness/to come to oneself


kanji: 効く
kana: きく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to be effective/to show effect/to do its work/to carry out its function well/to be possible to use/(P)


kanji: 共同
kana: きょうどう
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) doing together (as equals)/sharing/common (land, etc.)/joint (statement, etc.)/cooperation/co-operation/collaboration/association/(P)


kanji: 興味津々
kana: きょうみしんしん
entry:
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) very interesting/of absorbing interest/having a keen interest (in)/being immensely curious (about)


kanji: 切り捨てる
kana: きりすてる
entry:
(v1,vt) to cut down/to slay/to truncate/to round down/to round off/to omit/to discard/to cast away/(P)


kanji: 斬り捨てる
kana: きりすてる
entry:
(v1,vt,io) to cut down/to slay/to truncate/to round down/to round off/to omit/to discard/to cast away/(P)


kanji: 極まる
kana: きわまる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to terminate/to reach an extreme/to take to the extreme/to be in a dilemma/to be at an end/(P)


kanji: 食う
kana: くう
entry:
(v5u,vt,male,vulg,col) to eat/to live/to make a living/to survive/to bite/to sting (as insects do)/to tease/to torment/to taunt/to make light of/to make fun of/to encroach on/(P)


kanji: 区切る
kana: くぎる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to demarcate/to delimit/to to divide (an area)/to mark off/to cut off/to punctuate/to put an end to (e.g. a sentence)/(P)


kanji: 国
kana: くに
entry:
(n,obs,arch) country/(the) state/region/province (of Japan)/home (i.e. hometown, home country)/land/earth/(P)


kanji: 蛍光燈
kana: けいこうとう
entry:
(n,oK) fluorescent lamp/fluorescent light/person who is slow to react/someone slow on the uptake/(P)


kanji: 下種
kana: げす
entry:
(adj-na,n,adj-no) low-life/sleazebag/boor/person of humble rank/humble person/peasant/menial/churl/petty official


kanji: 転ける
kana: こける
entry:
(v1,vi) to fall/to collapse/to drop/to break down/to die/to succumb to/to fall senseless/to be ruined/to have a bad debt


kanji: 倒ける
kana: こける
entry:
(v1,vi,oK) to fall/to collapse/to drop/to break down/to die/to succumb to/to fall senseless/to be ruined/to have a bad debt


kanji: 込む
kana: こむ
entry:
(v5m,vi,aux-v) to be crowded/to be packed/to be complex/to go into/to put into/to remain (seated)/to be plunged into (silence)/to do thoroughly/to do intently/to continue in the same state/(P)


kanji: 籠もる
kana: こもる
entry:
(v5r,vi,uk) to seclude oneself/to be confined in/to be filled (e.g. with emotion, satire, etc.)/to be heavy (with)/to be stuffy/to be implied/(P)


kanji: 凝り
kana: しこり
entry:
(n) stiffness (in shoulders)/swelling/hardening/lingering discomfort/uneasiness/bad aftertaste/unpleasant feeling


kanji: 衣替え
kana: ころもがえ
entry:
(n,vs) seasonal change of clothing/changing (one's) dress for the season/renovation/facelift/changing appearance


kanji: 探す
kana: さがす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to search (for something lost)/to seek (a suspect in a crime)/to search (for something desired, needed)/to look for/(P)


kanji: 栄螺
kana: さざえ
entry:
栄螺 [サザエ] /(n,uk) turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)/


kanji: 拳螺
kana: さざえ
entry:
拳螺 [サザエ] /(n,uk) turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)/


kanji: 蠑螺
kana: さざえ
entry:
蠑螺 [サザエ] /(n,uk) turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)/


kanji: 針魚
kana: さより
entry:
(n,uk,gikun) Japanese halfbeak (species of fish with elongated lower jaw) (Hemiramphus sajori)/stickleback


kanji: 針魚
kana: はりお
entry:
(n,uk,ok) Japanese halfbeak (species of fish with elongated lower jaw) (Hemiramphus sajori)/stickleback


kanji: 針魚
kana: さより
entry:
針魚 [サヨリ] /(n,uk) Japanese halfbeak (species of fish with elongated lower jaw) (Hemiramphus sajori)/stickleback/


kanji: 細魚
kana: さより
entry:
細魚 [サヨリ] /(n,uk) Japanese halfbeak (species of fish with elongated lower jaw) (Hemiramphus sajori)/stickleback/


kanji: 鱵
kana: さより
entry:
鱵 [サヨリ] /(n,uk) Japanese halfbeak (species of fish with elongated lower jaw) (Hemiramphus sajori)/stickleback/


kanji: 仕掛け
kana: しかけ
entry:
(n) device/contrivance/trick/mechanism/gadget/(small) scale/half finished/commencement/set up/challenge/attack


kanji: 紙魚
kana: しみ
entry:
(n,uk,derog,gikun) true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae)/oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa)/someone who is unable to apply what they have read


kanji: 紙魚
kana: とぎょ
entry:
(n,uk,derog) true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae)/oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa)/someone who is unable to apply what they have read


kanji: 締め切る
kana: しめきる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to close up/to shut up (e.g. behind doors)/to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired)/(P)


kanji: 主客転倒
kana: しゅかくてんとう
entry:
(n,vs) reversing the order of (relative) importance (of)/putting the cart before the horse/the tables being turned/mistaking the insignificant for the essential


kanji: 出処進退
kana: しゅっしょしんたい
entry:
(n) advancing and retreating/appearance and disappearance/one's daily activities/one's course of action/one's attitude


kanji: 退く
kana: どく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to step aside/to move (i.e. out of the way)/to make way/to resign/to retire/to quit/to secede/(P)


kanji: 退く
kana: しりぞく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to step back/to move back/to leave (the presence of a superior)/to withdraw/to retreat/to concede/to resign/to retire/to quit/(P)


kanji: 退く
kana: ひく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to move back/to draw back/to recede/to lessen/to subside/to ebb/to resign/to retire/to quit/(P)


kanji: 心
kana: しん
entry:
(n,suf,arch) heart/mind/spirit/vitality/inner strength/Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)/friend/(P)


kanji: 寿司
kana: すし
entry:
(n,ateji) sushi/anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)/(P)


kanji: 鮓
kana: すし
entry:
(n) sushi/anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)/(P)


kanji: 摩り寄る
kana: すりよる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to draw close to/to edge up to/to snuggle up to/to nestle close to/to cuddle with/to draw closer to


kanji: 擦る
kana: する
entry:
(v5r,vt) to rub/to chafe/to strike (match)/to file/to frost (glass)/to lose (e.g. a match)/to forfeit/to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 是々非々
kana: ぜぜひひ
entry:
(n) free and unbiased/fair and just/ruling or judging what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong/calling spade a spade


kanji: 添える
kana: そえる
entry:
(v1,vt,arch) to garnish/to accompany (as a card does a gift)/to add to as support/to prop up/to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.)/to mimic/to imitate/to draw something near to oneself/(P)


kanji: 甦生
kana: そせい
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) rebirth/resuscitation/rehabilitation/reorganization/reorganisation/regeneration/resurrection/reviving


kanji: 立つ
kana: たつ
entry:
(v5t,vi) to stand/to rise/to stand up/to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)/to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 建て前
kana: たてまえ
entry:
(n) face/official stance/public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)/ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house/tea ceremony procedures/(P)


kanji: 立て前
kana: てまえ
entry:
(n) face/official stance/public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)/ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house/tea ceremony procedures


kanji: 付き合う
kana: つきあう
entry:
(v5u,vi) to associate with/to keep company with/to go out with/to go steady with/to get on with/to go along with/to follow someone's lead/to accompany someone/to compromise/(P)


kanji: 作る
kana: つくる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to make/to produce/to manufacture/to build/to construct/to prepare (food)/to brew (alcohol)/to raise/to grow/to cultivate/to train/to till/to draw up (a document)/(P)


kanji: 付け出し
kana: つけだし
entry:
(n) bill/account/very successful amateur sumo wrestler, allowed to start professional career in makushita division


kanji: 突っ張り
kana: つっぱり
entry:
(n) prop/strut/support/bar/becoming taut/bracing/thrust (sumo)/slapping attacks/(juvenile) delinquent/punk


kanji: 慎む
kana: つつしむ
entry:
(v5m,vt) to be careful/to be discreet/to do in moderation/to refrain (from overdoing)/to abstain/to be reverent/to be purified/to be chaste/(P)


kanji: 徹する
kana: てっする
entry:
(vs-s) to sink in/to penetrate/to devote oneself/to believe in/to go through/to do intently and exclusively/(P)


kanji: 出会う
kana: であう
entry:
(v5u,vi) to meet by chance/to come across/to happen to encounter/to hold a rendezvous/to have a date/(P)


kanji: 出掛ける
kana: でかける
entry:
(v1,vi) to depart/to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing)/to set out/to start/to be going out/(P)


kanji: 留める
kana: とどめる
entry:
(v1,vt) to stop/to stay (e.g. the night)/to cease/to put an end to/to contain/to keep (in position, in place)/to limit/to record (e.g. a fact)/to retain/(P)


kanji: 採る
kana: とる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to adopt (measure, proposal)/to pick (fruit)/to catch (insects)/to take (e.g. a sample)/to assume (attitude)/to take on (i.e. hire)/to engage/(P)


kanji: 堂々
kana: どうどう
entry:
(adj-t,adv-to) magnificent/grand/impressive/dignified/majestic/imposing/stately/fair/square/open/grandly/boldly/confidently/fairly/squarely/unreservedly/without apology/(P)


kanji: 内紛
kana: ないふん
entry:
(n) domestic discord/internal discord/internal strife/internal struggle/infighting/storm in a teacup


kanji: 治す
kana: なおす
entry:
(v5s,vt,aux-v) to cure/to heal/to fix/to correct/to repair/to do over again (after -masu base of verb)/to replace/to put back as it was/to convert (into a different state)/(P)


kanji: 中中
kana: なかなか
entry:
(adv,uk) very/considerably/easily/readily/fairly/quite/highly/rather/by no means (with negative verb)/(P)


kanji: 並
kana: なみ
entry:
(n,n-suf) average/medium/common/ordinary/line/row of (e.g. houses)/mid-grade/same level/equal/each (e.g. month)/set of (e.g. teeth)/(P)


kanji: 成り立ち
kana: なりたち
entry:
(n) the way in which something came about/origin/structure/organization/the way something is constructed


kanji: 乗せる
kana: のせる
entry:
(v1,vt) to place on (something)/to give (someone) a ride/to give a lift/to pick up/to help on board/to load (luggage)/to carry/to take on board/to send out (on the airwaves, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 延ばす
kana: のばす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to grow long (beard, hair, etc.)/to lengthen/to extend/to stretch/to reach out/to hold out/to straighten/to smooth out/to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 伸び
kana: のび
entry:
(n,vs) growth/development/stretching (e.g. body when waking up)/spread/elongation/extension/carry (e.g. of sound)/sustain/(P)


kanji: 伸び
kana: のび
entry:
伸び [ノビ] /(n,vs) growth/development/stretching (e.g. body when waking up)/spread/elongation/extension/carry (e.g. of sound)/sustain/(P)/


kanji: 延び
kana: のび
entry:
延び [ノビ] /(n,vs) growth/development/stretching (e.g. body when waking up)/spread/elongation/extension/carry (e.g. of sound)/sustain/


kanji: 飲み込む
kana: のみこむ
entry:
(v5m,vt) to gulp down/to swallow deeply/to understand/to take in/to catch on to/to learn/to digest/(P)


kanji: 儚い
kana: はかない
entry:
(adj-i) fleeting/transient/short-lived/momentary/ephemeral/fickle/vain/empty (dream, etc.)/mere (hope)/faint (possibility)/(P)


kanji: 計る
kana: はかる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to measure/to weigh/to survey/to time (sound, gauge, estimate)/to conjecture/to infer/to surmise/(P)


kanji: 図る
kana: はかる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to plot/to attempt/to plan/to devise/to design/to take in/to deceive/to aim for/to have something in mind/to refer A to B/(P)


kanji: 剥がす
kana: はがす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to tear off/to peel off/to rip off/to strip off/to skin/to flay/to disrobe/to deprive of/to detach/to disconnect/(P)


kanji: 剥す
kana: はがす
entry:
(v5s,vt,io) to tear off/to peel off/to rip off/to strip off/to skin/to flay/to disrobe/to deprive of/to detach/to disconnect/(P)


kanji: 剥す
kana: へがす
entry:
(v5s,vt,io) to tear off/to peel off/to rip off/to strip off/to skin/to flay/to disrobe/to deprive of/to detach/to disconnect


kanji: 嵌まる
kana: はまる
entry:
(v5r,vi,uk) to get into/to go into/to fit/to be fit for/to suit/to fall into/to plunge into/to be deceived/to be taken in/to fall into a trap/to be addicted to/to be deep into


kanji: 嵌まる
kana: はまる
entry:
嵌まる [ハマる] /(v5r,vi,uk) to get into/to go into/to fit/to be fit for/to suit/to fall into/to plunge into/to be deceived/to be taken in/to fall into a trap/to be addicted to/to be deep into/(P)/


kanji: 填まる
kana: はまる
entry:
填まる [ハマる] /(v5r,vi,uk) to get into/to go into/to fit/to be fit for/to suit/to fall into/to plunge into/to be deceived/to be taken in/to fall into a trap/to be addicted to/to be deep into/(P)/


kanji: 嵌る
kana: はまる
entry:
(v5r,vi,uk,io) to get into/to go into/to fit/to be fit for/to suit/to fall into/to plunge into/to be deceived/to be taken in/to fall into a trap/to be addicted to/to be deep into


kanji: 嵌る
kana: はまる
entry:
嵌る [ハマる] /(v5r,vi,uk,io) to get into/to go into/to fit/to be fit for/to suit/to fall into/to plunge into/to be deceived/to be taken in/to fall into a trap/to be addicted to/to be deep into/(P)/


kanji: 填る
kana: はまる
entry:
填る [ハマる] /(v5r,vi,uk,io) to get into/to go into/to fit/to be fit for/to suit/to fall into/to plunge into/to be deceived/to be taken in/to fall into a trap/to be addicted to/to be deep into/(P)/


kanji: 馬鹿
kana: ばか
entry:
馬鹿 [バカ] /(n,adj-na) fool/idiot/trivial matter/folly/absurdity/foolish/stupid/dull/absurd/ridiculous/(P)/


kanji: 莫迦
kana: ばか
entry:
莫迦 [バカ] /(n,adj-na,oK) fool/idiot/trivial matter/folly/absurdity/foolish/stupid/dull/absurd/ridiculous/


kanji: 破家
kana: ばか
entry:
破家 [バカ] /(n,adj-na) fool/idiot/trivial matter/folly/absurdity/foolish/stupid/dull/absurd/ridiculous/


kanji: 万歳
kana: ばんざい
entry:
(int,n,arch) crying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture)/something worthy of celebration/giving up/long time/eternal life (and prosperity)/banzai (a celebratory cheer)/(P)


kanji: 万才
kana: ばんぜい
entry:
(int,n,arch) crying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture)/something worthy of celebration/giving up/long time/eternal life (and prosperity)/banzai (a celebratory cheer)


kanji: 引き上げる
kana: ひきあげる
entry:
(v1,vt) to pull up/to drag up/to lift up/to increase/to raise (e.g. taxes)/to withdraw/to leave/to pull out/to retire/to return home/(P)


kanji: 引き受ける
kana: ひきうける
entry:
(v1,vt) to undertake/to take up/to take over/to be responsible for/to guarantee/to contract (disease)/(P)


kanji: 久々
kana: ひさびさ
entry:
(adj-na,adj-no,adv,n) (in a) long time/long time (ago)/while (ago)/long ago/long while (ago)/(in a) long while


kanji: 引っ張る
kana: ひっぱる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to pull/to draw/to pull tight/to string (lines)/to run (cable)/to stretch/to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)/to drag/to haulto tow/to lead (e.g. one's followers)/(P)


kanji: 百戦練磨
kana: ひゃくせんれんま
entry:
(n,adj-no) veteran/(someone) schooled by adversity in many battles/(someone) rich in life's experience gained through much adversity


kanji: 平目
kana: ひらめ
entry:
(n,uk) flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae)/bastard halibut/olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)


kanji: 平目
kana: ひらめ
entry:
平目 [ヒラメ] /(n,uk) flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae)/bastard halibut/olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)/


kanji: 鮃
kana: ひらめ
entry:
鮃 [ヒラメ] /(n,uk) flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae)/bastard halibut/olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)/


kanji: 比目魚
kana: ひらめ
entry:
比目魚 [ヒラメ] /(n,uk) flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae)/bastard halibut/olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)/


kanji: 広げる
kana: ひろげる
entry:
(v1,vt) to spread/to extend/to expand/to enlarge/to widen/to broaden/to unfold/to open/to unroll/(P)


kanji: 吹き出す
kana: ふきだす
entry:
(v5s,vi) to spout out/to spurt out/to gush out/to jet out/to sprout/to bud/to burst into laughter/to blow (smoke, etc.)/to send out shoots (of a tree)/(P)


kanji: 塞がる
kana: ふさがる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to be closed/to be blocked/to be healed (e.g. wound)/to be shut up/to be clogged/to be plugged up/to be occupied/to be taken (e.g. accommodation)/(P)


kanji: 塞がる
kana: ふたがる
entry:
(v5r,vi,ok) to be closed/to be blocked/to be healed (e.g. wound)/to be shut up/to be clogged/to be plugged up/to be occupied/to be taken (e.g. accommodation)/(P)


kanji: 壅がる
kana: ふさがる
entry:
(v5r,vi,oK) to be closed/to be blocked/to be healed (e.g. wound)/to be shut up/to be clogged/to be plugged up/to be occupied/to be taken (e.g. accommodation)/(P)


kanji: 壅がる
kana: ふたがる
entry:
(v5r,vi,ok,oK) to be closed/to be blocked/to be healed (e.g. wound)/to be shut up/to be clogged/to be plugged up/to be occupied/to be taken (e.g. accommodation)


kanji: 塞ぐ
kana: ふさぐ
entry:
(v5g,vt) to stop up/to close up/to block (up)/to occupy/to fill up/to take up/to stand in another's way/to plug up/to shut up/(P)


kanji: 不始末
kana: ふしまつ
entry:
(adj-na,n) mismanagement/malpractice/malpractise/wastefulness/carelessness/misconduct/unthriftiness/(P)


kanji: 付属
kana: ふぞく
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) attached/belonging (to)/included/enclosed/affiliated/annexed/associated/subordinate/incidental/dependent/auxiliary/(P)


kanji: 船
kana: ふね
entry:
(n,n-suf,ctr) ship/boat/watercraft/vessel/steamship/tank/tub/vat/trough/counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)/(P)


kanji: 踏切
kana: ふみきり
entry:
(n) railway crossing/railroad crossing/train crossing/level crossing/starting line/scratch/determination/stepping over the edge of the ring (in sumo)/(P)


kanji: 振る舞う
kana: ふるまう
entry:
(v5u,vt) to behave/to conduct oneself/to entertain/to treat someone (to a drink)/to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)/(P)


kanji: 干す
kana: ほす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to air/to dry/to desiccate/to drain (off)/to drink up/to deprive of a role, job, etc. (usu. in the passive)/(P)


kanji: 本末転倒
kana: ほんまつてんとう
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of)/putting the cart before the horse/mistaking the cause for the end/mistaking the insignificant for the essential


kanji: 勝る
kana: まさる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to excel/to surpass/to exceed/to have an edge/to be superior/to outrival/to outweigh/to preponderate/(P)


kanji: 末期
kana: まっき
entry:
(n,adj-f) closing years (period, days)/last stage/end stage/end-of-life (care, decision making, etc.)/terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.)/final/(P)


kanji: 見返し
kana: みかえし
entry:
(n) endpaper/end paper (of a book)/facing (extra layer of material used to make a garment)/looking back/triumphing over (a rival)


kanji: 見付ける
kana: みつける
entry:
(v1,vt) to discover/to find (e.g. an error in a book)/to come across/to detect/to spot/to locate/to find (e.g. something missing)/to find fault/to be used to seeing/(P)


kanji: 見舞い
kana: みまい
entry:
(n,vs) visiting ill or distressed people/writing get-well letters/get-well gifts/get-well letters/expression of sympathy/expression of concern/enquiry/inquiry/(P)


kanji: 蒙昧
kana: もうまい
entry:
(adj-na,n) ignorance/(lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation)/unenlightened/uncivilized/uncivilised


kanji: 矇昧
kana: もうまい
entry:
(adj-na,n,oK) ignorance/(lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation)/unenlightened/uncivilized/uncivilised


kanji: 痩せる
kana: やせる
entry:
(v1,vi,uk) to become thin/to lose weight/to reduce (one's) weight/to slim/to be barren/to be infertile/to be sterile/(P)


kanji: 痩る
kana: やせる
entry:
(v1,vi,uk,io) to become thin/to lose weight/to reduce (one's) weight/to slim/to be barren/to be infertile/to be sterile/(P)


kanji: 瘦せる
kana: やせる
entry:
(v1,vi,uk,oK) to become thin/to lose weight/to reduce (one's) weight/to slim/to be barren/to be infertile/to be sterile/(P)


kanji: 良い
kana: よい
entry:
(adj-i,uk) good/excellent/fine/nice/pleasant/agreeable/sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer)/ready/prepared/profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 様
kana: よう
entry:
(n-suf,n,uk) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) appearing .../looking .../(usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) way to .../method of ...ing/(usu. after a noun) form/(P)


kanji: 擁護
kana: ようご
entry:
(n,vs) protection/advocacy/support/defence/championship/vindication/to protect (e.g. rights, etc.)/to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.)/to support/(P)


kanji: 甦る
kana: よみがえる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to be resurrected/to be resuscitated/to be rehabilitated/to be revived/to be refreshed/to be restored/to be recalled (e.g. memories)/to be brought back/(P)


kanji: 了承
kana: りょうしょう
entry:
(n,vs) acknowledgement/acknowledgment/understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation")/noting/acceptance/(P)


kanji: 両刀遣い
kana: りょうとうつかい
entry:
(n) two-sword fencer/expert in two fields/person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well/bisexual (person)


kanji: 稟議
kana: りんぎ
entry:
(n,vs) reaching a decision by using a circular letter/reaching a decision via a document circulated to all employees


kanji: 分かる
kana: わかる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to be understood/to be comprehended/to be grasped/to become clear/to be known/to be discovered/to be realized/to be realised/to be found out/(P)


kanji: 分る
kana: わかる
entry:
(v5r,vi,io) to be understood/to be comprehended/to be grasped/to become clear/to be known/to be discovered/to be realized/to be realised/to be found out/(P)


kanji: 沸く
kana: わく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to grow hot (of water, etc.)/to boil/to be in a state of excitement/to get excited/to take place energetically/(P)


kanji: 湧く
kana: わく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to well (up)/to gush forth (of water)/to spring out/to surge/to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.)/to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 早稲
kana: わせ
entry:
(n,adj-no) early ripening rice/early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.)/person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age


kanji: 侘び
kana: わび
entry:
(n) the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity/subdued taste/quiet refinement/sober refinement/wabi


kanji: 侘
kana: わび
entry:
(n,io) the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity/subdued taste/quiet refinement/sober refinement/wabi


kanji: 佗
kana: わび
entry:
(n,iK) the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity/subdued taste/quiet refinement/sober refinement/wabi


kanji: 割
kana: わり
entry:
(n,n-suf) rate/ratio/proportion/percentage/profit/assignment/10%/unit of ten percent/sumo match/schedule of sumo matches/diluted with (of drinks)/mixed with/(P)


kanji: 割り込み
kana: わりこみ
entry:
(n) interruption/sharing a theater box (theatre)/muscling in on/wedging oneself in/cutting in line/(CPU) interrupt


kanji: 割り込む
kana: わりこむ
entry:
(v5m,vt) to cut in/to thrust oneself into/to wedge oneself in/to muscle in on/to interrupt/to disturb/(P)


kanji: 履く
kana: はく
entry:
(v5k,vt) to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.)/to put on (or wear) footwear/to affix a sword to one's hip/to affix a bowstring to a bow/(P)


kanji: 上下
kana: かみしも
entry:
(n) samurai costume/old ceremonial costume/government and the people/upper and the lower parts of the body


kanji: 音痴
kana: おんち
entry:
(n,adj-no,adj-na,suf) tone-deafness/amusia/having no ear for music/tone-deaf/off-key/having no sense (of something)/being hopeless (when it comes to something)


kanji: 稲荷
kana: いなり
entry:
(n,abbr) Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama)/Inari shrine/Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto)/fox (said to be messengers of Inari)/fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes)


kanji: 行住座臥
kana: ぎょうじゅうざが
entry:
(n) daily life (lit: the four cardinal behaviors - walking, standing, sitting and lying)/daily routine/while awake or asleep/at all times/day in, day out/constantly


kanji: 空き
kana: あき
entry:
(n) space/room/emptiness/gap/opening/vacancy/empty seat/free time/time to spare/disuse/unused thing/(P)


kanji: 戒め
kana: いましめ
entry:
(n,arch) caution/admonition/warning/lesson/prohibition/ban/commandment/precept/caution/guard/punishment/binding (with rope)/binds/(P)


kanji: 狂わす
kana: くるわす
entry:
(v5s) to drive mad/to make insane/to cause a malfunction/to put out of order/to throw out of kilter/to derail (a plan, etc.)


kanji: 下がり
kana: さがり
entry:
(n) decline/hanging down/leaving/a little after/decorative cords (hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt)/(P)


kanji: 済まない
kana: すまない
entry:
(adj-i,uk,exp) inexcusable/unjustifiable/unpardonable/sorry/remorseful/apologetic/conscience-stricken/contrite/excuse me/(I'm) sorry/thank you/(P)


kanji: 対する
kana: たいする
entry:
(vs-s) to face (each other)/to be facing/to be directed toward (the future, etc.)/to be in response to/to be related to/to receive (a client, etc.)/to compare with/(P)


kanji: 珍紛漢紛
kana: ちんぷんかんぷん
entry:
(exp,adj-na,n,uk) unintelligible language/incoherent language/talking nonsense/"all Greek to me"/double Dutch/(something) incomprehensible/babble/gibberish/jargon/gobbledygook/(P)


kanji: 通産省
kana: つうさんしょう
entry:
(n) (former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)/MITI/(P)


kanji: 突っ張る
kana: つっぱる
entry:
(v5r) to support/to become stiff/to become taut/to thrust (one's opponent)/to stick to (one's opinion)/to insist on/(P)


kanji: 詰まり
kana: つまり
entry:
(adv,n,uk) in short/in brief/in other words/that is to say/in the long run/after all/blockade/stuffing/ultimate/(P)


kanji: 言い換える
kana: いいかえる
entry:
(v1,vt) to say in other words/to put another way/to express in different words/to reword/to rephrase/(P)


kanji: 齧る
kana: かじる
entry:
(v5r,vt) to chew/to bite (at)/to gnaw/to nibble/to munch/to crunch/to have a smattering of/to dabble in (e.g. hobby, instrument)


kanji: 惚ける
kana: とぼける
entry:
(v1,vi) to play dumb/to feign ignorance/to play innocent/to have a blank facial expression/to play the fool/to be in one's dotage/(P)


kanji: 撥ねる
kana: はねる
entry:
(v1,vt) to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone)/to run into/to reject/to deny/to refuse/to eliminate/to exclude/to leave out/to flip/to splash/to splatter/to decapitate/(P)


kanji: 増し
kana: まし
entry:
増し [マシ] /(adj-na,n-suf,n,arch) better/less objectionable/preferable/more/increase/extra/increase/growth/(P)/


kanji: 無心
kana: むしん
entry:
(adj-na,n,adj-no,vs,vt) innocence/insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.)/free from obstructive thoughts/to pester someone (for cash, etc.)/(P)


kanji: 澱む
kana: よどむ
entry:
(v5m,vi) to stagnate/to be stagnant/to settle/to deposit/to be sedimented/to be precipitated/to hesitate/to be sluggish/to stammer/to stumble/to falter/(P)


kanji: 彼方此方
kana: あちらこちら
entry:
(adv,pn,uk,vs) here and there/to get things in the wrong order (back to front)/to become muddled up/(P)


kanji: 彼方此方
kana: あなたこなた
entry:
(adv,pn,uk,vs,ok) here and there/to get things in the wrong order (back to front)/to become muddled up/(P)


kanji: 彼此
kana: あれこれ
entry:
(adv,pn,uk) one thing or another/this and that/this or that/just on/nearly/roughly/almost/round about/(P)


kanji: 彼是
kana: かれこれ
entry:
(adv,pn,uk) one thing or another/this and that/this or that/just on/nearly/roughly/almost/round about


kanji: お代わり
kana: おかわり
entry:
(n,vs,int) second helping/another cup/seconds/command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand/(P)


kanji: 期す
kana: きす
entry:
(v5s,vi) to expect/to look forward to/to set (a date, etc.)/to resolve/to pledge (to oneself)/to vow


kanji: 横ばい
kana: よこばい
entry:
(n,vs,abbr) sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab)/crawling sideways/leafhopper (insect)/jassid/sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)/levelling off/stabilizing


kanji: 横ばい
kana: よこばい
entry:
横ばい [ヨコバイ] /(n,vs,abbr) sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab)/crawling sideways/leafhopper (insect)/jassid/sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)/levelling off/stabilizing/


kanji: 横這い
kana: よこばい
entry:
横這い [ヨコバイ] /(n,vs,abbr) sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab)/crawling sideways/leafhopper (insect)/jassid/sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)/levelling off/stabilizing/


kanji: 酷
kana: こく
entry:
(adj-na,n,uk) severe/harsh/stringent/rigorous/strict/unfair/body (esp. of food, wine, etc.)/weight/substance


kanji: 陪乗
kana: ばいじょう
entry:
(n,vs) riding in the same carriage (car) (with a superior)/attending on (one's superior) in the same carriage


kanji: 鯨飲馬食
kana: げいいんばしょく
entry:
(vs,exp) drinking like a fish and eat like a horse/eating mountains of food and drink oceans of liquor


kanji: 開講
kana: かいこう
entry:
(n,vs) holding a course (of lectures)/offering a course/beginning a series of one's lectures/starting a new course


kanji: 懲り懲り
kana: こりごり
entry:
(adj-na,n,vs) bitter experience/learning from a bad experience/having had enough (of something unpleasant)/having had a bellyful/being sick and tired (of something)


kanji: 落魄
kana: らくはく
entry:
(n,vs) being reduced to poverty/living in poverty/coming down in the world/straitened (reduced) circumstances


kanji: 潜行
kana: せんこう
entry:
(n,vs) underwater navigation/travelling incognito/traveling incognito/travelling in disguise/traveling in disguise


kanji: 転倒
kana: てんとう
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) falling down/tumbling/overturning/turning over/reversing/inverting/inversion/getting upset


kanji: 中
kana: ちゅう
entry:
(suf,abbr,n-suf) medium/average/middle/moderation/middle school/China/in/out of (e.g. three out of ten people)/during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)


kanji: 曰く付き
kana: いわくつき
entry:
(n,adj-no) with an interesting history (story)/with a shady history/with circumstances that are difficult to explain


kanji: 究竟
kana: くっきょう
entry:
(adv,adj-no,vs,adj-na,n) after all/in the end/finally/excellent/superb/handy/appropriate/ideal/robust/brawny/muscular/strong/sturdy


kanji: 甘んじる
kana: あまんじる
entry:
(v1,vi) to content oneself with/to be resigned to (one's fate)/to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)


kanji: 婆羅門
kana: ばらもん
entry:
(n,adj-no,uk) Brahman (priest of Hinduism, members of the highest caste)/Brahmanism/priest of Brahmanism


kanji: 婆羅門
kana: ばらもん
entry:
婆羅門 [バラモン] /(n,adj-no,uk) Brahman (priest of Hinduism, members of the highest caste)/Brahmanism/priest of Brahmanism/


kanji: 婆羅門
kana: ぶらーまん
entry:
婆羅門 [ブラーマン] /(n,adj-no,uk) Brahman (priest of Hinduism, members of the highest caste)/Brahmanism/priest of Brahmanism/


kanji: 御前
kana: ごぜん
entry:
(n,n-suf) presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.)/outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade)/My Lord/My Lady


kanji: 閉山
kana: へいざん
entry:
(n,vs) end the climbing season/closure of a mountain to climbers/closing a mine/discontinuation of mining


kanji: 冷やかし
kana: ひやかし
entry:
(n) jeering/raillery/chaffing/merely asking the price/just looking at goods/window-shopping/browsing


kanji: 一目置く
kana: いちもくおく
entry:
(v5k) to take off one's hat to a person/to acknowledge anothers superiority/to give a piece or stone


kanji: 鏡餅
kana: かがみもち
entry:
(n) mirror-shaped mochi, usu. a pair stacked in order of size with a daidai on top, used as a New Year offering, then cut and eaten on January 11.


kanji: 此れ
kana: これ
entry:
(pn,uk,hum,arch) this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic)/this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group)/now/(P)


kanji: 猩猩蠅
kana: しょうじょうばえ
entry:
猩猩蠅 [ショウジョウバエ] /(n,uk) fruit fly (any insect of family Drosophilidae)/vinegar fly/pomace fly/banana fly/


kanji: 猩猩蝿
kana: しょうじょうばえ
entry:
猩猩蝿 [ショウジョウバエ] /(n,uk) fruit fly (any insect of family Drosophilidae)/vinegar fly/pomace fly/banana fly/


kanji: 猩々蠅
kana: しょうじょうばえ
entry:
猩々蠅 [ショウジョウバエ] /(n,uk) fruit fly (any insect of family Drosophilidae)/vinegar fly/pomace fly/banana fly/


kanji: 猩々蝿
kana: しょうじょうばえ
entry:
猩々蝿 [ショウジョウバエ] /(n,uk) fruit fly (any insect of family Drosophilidae)/vinegar fly/pomace fly/banana fly/


kanji: 竜
kana: りゅう
entry:
(n) dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)/naga (semidivine human-cobra chimera in Indian mythology)/promoted rook (shogi)


kanji: 龍
kana: りゅう
entry:
(n,oK) dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)/naga (semidivine human-cobra chimera in Indian mythology)/promoted rook (shogi)


kanji: 蘇芳
kana: すおう
entry:
(n,uk) sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan)/sappanwood dye (red in colour) (color)/layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)


kanji: 福袋
kana: ふくぶくろ
entry:
(n) lucky-dip bag/grab bag/mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)


kanji: 田楽
kana: でんがく
entry:
(n,abbr) ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples/rice dance/rice festival/tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso/turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-doufu on both sides


kanji: 決め
kana: きめ
entry:
(n,n-suf) agreement/rule/contracted regular payment, e.g. monthly, weekly, etc./by the (month, week, etc.)


kanji: 見切り発車
kana: みきりはっしゃ
entry:
(n,vs) starting a train before all the passengers are on board/making a snap decision/starting an action without considering objections to it any longer


kanji: 言い残す
kana: いいのこす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to leave word with (a person)/to state in one's will/to leave (something) unsaid/to forget to mention


kanji: 呼ばれる
kana: よばれる
entry:
(v1,vi) to be called (a name)/to be referred to (as)/to be treated to something (e.g. a meal)/to be invited to


kanji: 憚る
kana: はばかる
entry:
(v5r,vi) to hesitate/to have scruples/to be afraid of what others may think/to lord it over/to have great influence


kanji: ぽん酢
kana: ぽんず
entry:
ポン酢 [ポンず] /(n,abbr) juice pressed from a bitter orange/ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)/


kana: うっとり
entry:
(adv,adv-to) ecstatically/spellbound/with rapt attention/abstractedly/absentmindedly/absorbedly/vacantly


kana: がる
entry:
(suf,v5r) to feel (on adj-stem to represent a third party's apparent emotion)/to behave as if one were


kanji: 転
kana: くるり
entry:
(adv,adv-to,on-mim,uk,n,abbr) turning around (once)/suddenly/abruptly/completely (wrapped in something)/quickly (unwrapping something)/beautiful, round (eyes)/flail (for threshing grain)


kanji: ずば抜ける
kana: ずばぬける
entry:
(v1,vi) to tower above the rest/to be by far the best/to be prominent/to be outstanding/to be a cut above


kana: とも
entry:
(suf,prt) certainly/of course/to be sure/rather/even if/no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)/at the (least, earliest, etc.)/(P)


kana: はて
entry:
(int) Dear me!/Good gracious!/well ... (used before sentences expressing a doubt)/let me see/now ...


kana: ぼそぼそ
entry:
(adj-na,adv,n,vs,adv-to,on-mim) dry and crumbling/whispering/subdued/tasteless/flavorless/flavourless


kanji: 解す
kana: ほぐす
entry:
(v5s,vt,uk) to unravel/to untie/to untangle/to loosen/to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.)/to relax/to ease


kanji: 解す
kana: ほつす
entry:
(v5s,vt,uk,ok) to unravel/to untie/to untangle/to loosen/to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.)/to relax/to ease


kanji: 解ぐす
kana: ほぐす
entry:
(v5s,vt,uk,io) to unravel/to untie/to untangle/to loosen/to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.)/to relax/to ease


kanji: 解ぐす
kana: ほつす
entry:
(v5s,vt,uk,ok,io) to unravel/to untie/to untangle/to loosen/to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.)/to relax/to ease


kanji: 鎌
kana: かま
entry:
(n,abbr,arch,uk) sickle/sickle-and-chain (weapon)/type of spear with curved cross-blades/gooseneck tenon and mortise joint/noisiness/part of a fish around the gills


kanji: 取り手
kana: とりて
entry:
(n) recipient/receiver/acceptor/taker/skilled practitioner (of judo, sumo, etc.)/person who picks up the cards (in karuta games)


kanji: 段
kana: だん
entry:
(n,ctr) step/stair/(flight of) steps/(row of) stitches/columns (of print)/grade/rank/level/counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.)


kanji: 怒らせる
kana: おこらせる
entry:
(v1) to anger someone/to provoke/to offend someone/to make somebody's hackles rise/to square one's shoulders


kanji: 魔
kana: ま
entry:
(n,n-suf) demon/devil/evil spirit/evil influence/someone who (habitually) performs some (negative) act


kanji: 翳す
kana: かざす
entry:
(v5s,vt) to hold up over one's head/to hold aloft/to hold one's hands out (e.g. towards a fire)/to shade one's eyes, face, etc.


kanji: 断り
kana: ことわり
entry:
(n) notice/notification/warning/permission/consent/rejection/refusal/nonacceptance/declination/declining/excuse/plea


kanji: 海砂
kana: かいさ
entry:
(n) sea sand (sand collected from the ocean floor, as opposed to that which is used as an ingredient in concrete)


kanji: 顔黒
kana: がんぐろ
entry:
(n,vs) blackening the body (name given to young Japanese girls who have tanned skin, bleached hair and wear heavy make-up)


kanji: 仏の座
kana: ほとけのざ
entry:
(n,uk) henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)/henbit/Japanese nipplewort (Lapsanastrum apogonoides)


kanji: 仏の座
kana: ほとけのざ
entry:
仏の座 [ホトケノザ] /(n,uk) henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)/henbit/Japanese nipplewort (Lapsanastrum apogonoides)/


kanji: 煮染め
kana: にしめ
entry:
(n) vegetables such as taros, carrots, konnyaku, etc. cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water


kanji: 棒鱈
kana: ぼうだら
entry:
(n) dried codfish soaked in water for few days, and cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water (Kyoto speciality)


kanji: 人形浄瑠璃
kana: にんぎょうじょうるり
entry:
(n) Japanese puppet theatre in which a narrative is accompanied by a shamisen/older and more neutral name for bunraku


kanji: 懐紙
kana: かいし
entry:
(n) paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony)/paper used for writing tanka


kanji: 蒲魚
kana: かまとと
entry:
(n,uk) feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety/someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive


kanji: 田麩
kana: でんぶ
entry:
(n) mashed and seasoned fish/flesh of whitefish and shrimp that has been boiled, shredded, parched, seasoned, and colored red (coloured)


kanji: 定番
kana: ていばん
entry:
(n,adj-no) standard (goods, procedure, etc.)/(one's) routine/product with consistent sales/staple (of a situation, of a fiction genre, etc.)


kana: かちゅーしゃ
entry:
カチューシャ /(n) cloth band worn around hair - named after a character in Tolstoy's novel "Resurrection"/Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)/name of a popular song/(P)/


kanji: 捕り手
kana: とりて
entry:
(n,arch) policeman/official in charge of imprisoning offenders/art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands


kanji: 腰砕け
kana: こしくだけ
entry:
(n) inadvertent collapse (sumo)/breaking down (e.g. in the middle of a bout)/weakening of one's attitude


kanji: 食わず嫌い
kana: くわずぎらい
entry:
(exp) disliking a certain food without having tried it/disliking something without having tried it/prejudiced against/aversion without even trying


kanji: 窮すれば通ず
kana: きゅうすればつうず
entry:
(exp) Necessity is the mother of invention/There is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one


kanji: 魔が差す
kana: まがさす
entry:
(exp,v5s) to be possessed by an evil spirit/to be tempted/to give in to an urge/to succumb to temptation


kanji: 実入り
kana: みいり
entry:
(n) crop/harvest/ripeness/income/profits/loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)


kanji: 水切り
kana: みずきり
entry:
(n,vs) drainer/strainer/colander/cutwater/forefoot/flashing/throating/(playing) ducks and drakes/snipping the stem of a cut flower without raising it out of water


kanji: 物言い
kana: ものいい
entry:
(n) manner of speaking/verbal argument/objection/protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee)/rumor/rumour


kanji: 虫が付く
kana: むしがつく
entry:
(exp) to become verminous/to be infested with insects/to begin to keep bad company/to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover


kanji: 大穴
kana: おおあな
entry:
(n) large hole/great deficit/heavy losses/big and unexpected winnings/a killing (e.g. on a race)/dark horse (horse racing)


kanji: 行われる
kana: おこなわれる
entry:
(v1) to be done/to be practiced/to be practised/to take place/to be held/to be prevalent/to be in fashion/to be in vogue/to be current/to come into use


kanji: 尾長猿
kana: おながざる
entry:
(n,uk) cercopithecoid (any Old World monkey of family Cercopithecidae, esp. the guenons of genus Cercopithecus)


kanji: 尾長猿
kana: おながざる
entry:
尾長猿 [オナガザル] /(n,uk) cercopithecoid (any Old World monkey of family Cercopithecidae, esp. the guenons of genus Cercopithecus)/


kanji: 連作
kana: れんさく
entry:
(n,vs) planting a field with the same crop each year/repeated cultivation/collaborative literary work/story made up by several writers working on it in turn


kanji: 世界観
kana: せかいかん
entry:
(n) world view/outlook on the world/Weltanschauung (philosophy)/appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)


kanji: 尻拭い
kana: しりぬぐい
entry:
(n,vs) cleaning up or covering for another (lit: wiping another's buttocks)/bearing the consequences of someone else's error/paying a debt for someone


kanji: 屍蝋
kana: しろう
entry:
(n) adipocere/grave wax (greying of the body fats of a corpse which rests in a moist but airless place) (graying)


kanji: ＨＰ
kana: えいちぴー
entry:
ＨＰ [エイチピー] /(n) horsepower/HP/home page/half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding)/HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)/harp/


kanji: ＨＰ
kana: えっちぴー
entry:
ＨＰ [エッチピー] /(n) horsepower/HP/home page/half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding)/HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)/harp/


kanji: ｈｐ
kana: えいちぴー
entry:
ｈｐ [エイチピー] /(n) horsepower/HP/home page/half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding)/HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)/harp/


kanji: ｈｐ
kana: えっちぴー
entry:
ｈｐ [エッチピー] /(n) horsepower/HP/home page/half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding)/HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)/harp/


kanji: 引きこもり
kana: ひきこもり
entry:
(n) a shut-in/a stay-at-home/people who withdraw from society (e.g. retire to the country)/social withdrawal/shunning other people/(P)


kanji: 消長
kana: しょうちょう
entry:
(n,vs) prosperity and decay/prosperity and decline/rise and fall/ups and downs/ebb and flow/waxing and waning


kanji: 水煙
kana: みずけむり
entry:
(n) mist over a body of water/spray/suien (four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial)


kanji: 込上げる
kana: こみあげる
entry:
(v1,vi,io) to fill (one's heart)/to experience a welling up of feelings or sensations/to feel nauseous


kanji: 滑り止め
kana: すべりどめ
entry:
(n) tyre chains/anti-skid device/backup measure/taking entrance examination to a university in case one fails at other universities


kanji: 幕屋
kana: まくや
entry:
(n) tent/tabernacle/small curtain-enclosed area (off a stage)/Makuya (Original Gospel Movement of Japan)


kanji: 拝復
kana: はいふく
entry:
(int,n) salutation of a formal letter of response (in reply to your letter, Dear Sir, Dear Madam, etc.)


kanji: 首切り
kana: くびきり
entry:
(n,sens) decapitation/beheading/firings/dismissals/layoffs/downsizing/small samurai sword used for decapitation


kanji: 諸子
kana: しょし
entry:
(n) Chinese sages or their works (part from Confucius and Mencius)/gentlemen/you/(all of) you or them


kanji: 諸行
kana: しょぎょう
entry:
(n) all worldly phenomena/meritorious acts leading to enlightenment/(Jodo school) all practices other than recitation of the nembutsu prayer (practises)


kanji: 野点
kana: のだて
entry:
(n,vs) open-air tea ceremony/aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin/something standing in the open


kanji: 野立て
kana: のだて
entry:
(n,vs,iK) open-air tea ceremony/aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin/something standing in the open


kanji: 門跡
kana: もんぜき
entry:
(n) (head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect/temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family/(head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)


kanji: 資する
kana: しする
entry:
(vs-s,vi) to contribute/to play a part in/to have a hand in/to be conducive to/to be instrumental in/to finance


kanji: 手打ち
kana: てうち
entry:
(n) making noodles by hand/striking a deal/coming to an agreement/reconciliation/killing with bare hands


kanji: 手放し
kana: てばなし
entry:
(n) without holding on/without using the hands/letting go one's hold/lack of reserve or restraint/openly


kanji: 受け
kana: うけ
entry:
(n,uk,col) popularity/favour/favor/reception/defense/defence/reputation/agreement/submissive partner of a homosexual relationship/receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)


kanji: 縦割り
kana: たてわり
entry:
(n) dividing vertically/vertical split/top-to-bottom sectioning/division into sections/splitting lengthwise


kanji: 蛙股
kana: かえるまた
entry:
(n) curved wooden support on top of the main beam of a house, now mainly decorative (shape evocates an open-legged frog)


kanji: 蛙又
kana: かえるまた
entry:
(n,iK) curved wooden support on top of the main beam of a house, now mainly decorative (shape evocates an open-legged frog)


kanji: 禅定
kana: ぜんじょう
entry:
(n) dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration)/ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendou)/mountain top


kanji: 造血
kana: ぞうけつ
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) blood formation/blood making/hemopoiesis (haemopoiesis)/hematosis (haematosis)/hematopoiesis (haematopoiesis)


kanji: 恵存
kana: けいそん
entry:
(n) message appended to a note accompanying a gift, requesting the recipient to keep the gift at hand


kanji: 抄物
kana: しょうもの
entry:
(n) Muromachi-period texts or annotations of texts used in Zen lectures/extracting from or excerpting (a classic)


kanji: 有職
kana: ゆうしょく
entry:
(n) holding a job/learned/well-versed in usages or practices of the court or military households (practises)/knowlegeable


kanji: 国府
kana: こくふ
entry:
(n,abbr) Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang)/provincial office (under the ritsuryo system)/provincial capital


kanji: 大安吉日
kana: たいあんきちじつ
entry:
(n) very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)


kanji: 祭文
kana: さいぶん
entry:
(n) address to the gods/type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era


kanji: 尊皇王攘夷
kana: そんのうじょうい
entry:
(n) 19th century slogan advocating reverence for the Emperor and the expulsion of (barbarian) foreigners


kanji: 生き作り
kana: いきづくり
entry:
(n) slices of fresh raw fish arranged to look lifelike/slicing a fish and presenting it at table in its original form


kanji: 腕相撲
kana: うでずもう
entry:
(n) arm wrestling/Indian wrestling/sumo wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill


kanji: 鰥寡孤独
kana: かんかこどく
entry:
(n) with no one upon whom to depend/utter loneliness/the lonely and the helpless/people who have no kith or kin


kanji: 混合語
kana: こんごうご
entry:
(n) (linguistic) blending or contamination/new language created by blending two or more existing languages (example: Afrikaans)


kanji: 恵方参り
kana: えほうまいり
entry:
(n) New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction


kanji: 血合い
kana: ちあい
entry:
(n) meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine


kanji: 届け出伝染病
kana: とどけいででんせんびょう
entry:
(n) infectious disease which by law a physician must report to the authorities within 24 hours of diagnosis


kanji: 怪雨
kana: かいう
entry:
(n) rainfall of a strange, dark color (colour)/whirlwinds accompanied by rain which also drops strange objects such as fish


kanji: 無体
kana: むたい
entry:
(adj-na,n,adj-no) intangible/incorporeal/by force/outrageous/cruel/unreasonable/making light of/making fun of


kanji: 無沙汰
kana: ぶさた
entry:
(n) not writing or contacting for a while/neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.)/long silence


kanji: 無常迅速
kana: むじょうじんそく
entry:
(n) the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death/promptitude of the changes of the times


kanji: 無間地獄
kana: むげんじごく
entry:
(n) the Avici hell, the eighth and most painful of the eight hells in Buddhism/Buddhist hell of uninterrupted suffering


kanji: 無頼
kana: ぶらい
entry:
(n,adj-na,adj-no) hoodlum/scoundrel/ruffian/tough/villain/villainy/without relying on others/without asking for help


kanji: 撫子
kana: なでしこ
entry:
撫子 [ナデシコ] /(n,uk,arch) pink (Dianthus spp., esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus)/lovable, caressable girl/


kanji: 瞿麦
kana: なでしこ
entry:
瞿麦 [ナデシコ] /(n,uk,arch) pink (Dianthus spp., esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus)/lovable, caressable girl/


kanji: 馬追い
kana: うまおい
entry:
(n,abbr) loading a horse with passengers or baggage/driving a horse into a pen/Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid)/Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid)


kanji: 明明白白
kana: めいめいはくはく
entry:
(adj-na,adj-t,adv-to,n,adj-no,uK) clearly evident/quite obvious/as clear as day/beyond any doubt/strikingly apparent


kanji: 明徳
kana: めいとく
entry:
(n) virtue/Meitoku era (of the Northern Court) (1390.3.26-1392.10.5)/Meitoku era (of reunified Japan) (1392.10.5-1394.7.5)


kanji: 空写し
kana: からうつし
entry:
(n) clicking the shutter of a camera without taking a picture (because no film is loaded, or in order to advance the film)


kanji: 公共財
kana: こうきょうざい
entry:
(n) public goods (i.e. goods or services such as lighthouses, military installations, etc., which are provided by government)


kanji: 公事
kana: くじ
entry:
(n) political operations/(Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court/(Edo Period) civil suit


kanji: 返り討ち
kana: かえりうち
entry:
(n) killing a would-be avenger/having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger)/being beaten at one's own game


kanji: 金的
kana: きんてき
entry:
(n,col) bull's-eye/object of desire/male crotch (as a target in fighting)/the jewels (as in kick him in ...)


kanji: 暗中飛躍
kana: あんちゅうひやく
entry:
(n,vs) behind-the-scenes maneuvering/behind-the-scenes manoeuvering/secret maneuvers/secret manoeuvres


kanji: 額ずく
kana: ぬかずく
entry:
(v5k) to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground)/to prostrate oneself/to give a deep, reverent bow


kanji: 額ずく
kana: ぬかつく
entry:
(v5k,ok) to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground)/to prostrate oneself/to give a deep, reverent bow


kanji: 通商産業省
kana: つうしょうさんぎょうしょう
entry:
(n) (former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)/MITI


kanji: 読み替える
kana: よみかえる
entry:
(v1,vt) to read a kanji with a different pronunciation/to load (e.g. data on a computer)/to read/to change the language or wording (of a provision, etc.) (law)


kanji: 属人主義
kana: ぞくじんしゅぎ
entry:
(n) the principle of nationality (according to which an offender should be tried in accordance with the law of his or her own country)


kanji: 五月病
kana: ごがつびょう
entry:
(n) blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work/the May blues


kanji: 逆手
kana: ぎゃくて
entry:
(n) underhand or backhand grip (e.g. in tennis)/unexpected twist/turning the tables (on an opponent)


kanji: 逆修
kana: ぎゃくしゅ
entry:
(n) holding a memorial service for oneself/an older person conducting a memorial service for a deceased, younger person


kanji: 逆縁
kana: ぎゃくえん
entry:
(n) bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist/older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child


kanji: 御用聞き
kana: ごようきき
entry:
(n) the rounds of tradesmen going door to door/route man/door-to-door tradesman/order taker/order-taking


kanji: 御目見得
kana: おめみえ
entry:
(n,vs) (the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.)/interview (with one's superior)/one's debut (first) appearance/debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.)


kanji: お負け
kana: おまけ
entry:
(n,vs) freebie (e.g. with a purchase)/something additional/bonus/an extra/(on the spot) price reduction/exaggeration/(P)


kanji: 御家騒動
kana: おいえそうどう
entry:
(n) family trouble (quarrel)/domestic squabble/internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period


kanji: 御酌
kana: おしゃく
entry:
(n,vs) pouring alcohol/person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman)/(apprentice) geisha/dancing girl


kanji: 御調子者
kana: おちょうしもの
entry:
(n,adj-no) flip/luck-pusher/frivolous person/person who readily chimes in with others/person who gets carried away easily


kanji: 中国地方
kana: ちゅうごくちほう
entry:
(n) Chugoku region of western Honshu (inc. Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi prefectures)


kanji: 受け箱
kana: うけばこ
entry:
(n) box set at a gate of a home or near the front door, used for receiving deliveries of newspapers, mail, milk, etc.


kanji: 酸漿
kana: ほおずき
entry:
酸漿 [ホオズキ] /(n,uk) ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii)/husk tomato/Chinese lantern plant/


kanji: 鬼灯
kana: ほおずき
entry:
鬼灯 [ホオズキ] /(n,uk) ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii)/husk tomato/Chinese lantern plant/


kanji: 都鳥
kana: みやこどり
entry:
(n,arch) Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)/black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)/Cinnalepeta pulchella (species of spiral-shelled gastropod)


kanji: 都鳥
kana: みやこどり
entry:
都鳥 [ミヤコドリ] /(n,arch) Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)/black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)/Cinnalepeta pulchella (species of spiral-shelled gastropod)/


kanji: 土地鑑
kana: とちかん
entry:
(n) familiarity with the land/locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)


kanji: 石弓
kana: いしゆみ
entry:
(n) crossbow (inc. large models operated by a number of people)/netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net


kanji: 転移
kana: てんい
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) moving (with the times)/changing (with the times)/metastasis/transition (i.e. phase transition)/transfer (of learning)/transference (in psychoanalysis)


kanji: 実体化
kana: じったいか
entry:
(n,vs) substantiation/materialization/materialisation/(specific to object language classes) instantiation


kanji: 証拠金
kana: しょうこきん
entry:
(n) deposit (e.g. on the purchase of a house)/earnest money/guarantee money/margin (payment)/warrant money/cover


kanji: 総合芸術
kana: そうごうげいじゅつ
entry:
(n) total work of art/complete work of art/Gesamtkunstwerk/artwork that integrates music, poetry, and acting/composite art


kanji: 数え年
kana: かぞえどし
entry:
(n) old manner of reckoning one's age, newborns being considered a year old, with everyone adding one year to their age at New Year's


kanji: 防風
kana: ぼうふう
entry:
(n,uk) anti-wind (device, facility or measure)/Saposhnikovia divaricata (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)/Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)


kanji: 余計者
kana: よけいもの
entry:
(n) person whose presence is unwelcome, unnecessary or a nuisance/fifth wheel/third wheel/interloper


kanji: 拘束名簿式比例代表制
kana: こうそくめいぼしきひれいだいひょうせい
entry:
(n) proportional representation electoral system (n which party votes are cast, and candidates from each party are elected based on an ordered list available to the public)


kanji: 醇化
kana: じゅんか
entry:
(n,vs) persuading by heavy-handed methods/(in aesthetics) refinement/purification/elimination of non-essential elements


kanji: 親方日の丸
kana: おやかたひのまる
entry:
(n) attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with/dependence on the central government/attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees


kanji: 蘚苔植物
kana: せんたいしょくぶつ
entry:
(n,obsc) bryophyte (any of three groups of non-vascular land plants, inc. mosses, hornworts and liverworts)


kanji: つまみ食い
kana: つまみぐい
entry:
(n,vs) eating with one's fingers/snitching food/snatched food/secret eating/food snatched and eaten without the meal starting/embezzlement/misappropriation/exploiting something


kanji: 物物しい
kana: ものものしい
entry:
(adj-i) strict (e.g. security)/heavy (e.g. guard)/showy/pretentious/ostentatious/overdone/exaggerated/impressive/imposing/pompous/stately/solemn


kanji: 紋羽二重
kana: もんはぶたえ
entry:
(n) crest-decorated habutae (silk fabric used as a cloth for lining high-quality kimono)/figured habutae


kanji: 米搗き飛蝗
kana: こめつきばった
entry:
(n,uk) Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea)/click beetle/skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae)/obsequious person


kanji: 自信満満
kana: じしんまんまん
entry:
(adj-na,adj-no,adj-t,adv-to,uK) full of confidence/brimming with (self-)confidence/having great faith in oneself


kanji: 自転車操業
kana: じてんしゃそうぎょう
entry:
(n) barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)


kanji: 自爆
kana: じばく
entry:
(n,vs,adj-no) suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target)/self-destruction/blowing oneself up


kanji: 一角
kana: ひとかど
entry:
(n-adv,n-t,adj-no,adv) a cut above the rest/superior/respectable/full-fledged/something uncommon/one field/one matter/suitably/reasonably


kanji: 一事不再議
kana: いちじふさいぎ
entry:
(n) the principle of not resuming debate on an item in the same Diet session in which it has been voted down


kanji: 二刀流
kana: にとうりゅう
entry:
(n) school which teaches the techniques of fencing with a sword in each hand/person who likes both liquor and sweets


kanji: 人国記
kana: じんこくき
entry:
(n) biographical notes and character sketches of prominent individuals, arranged according to place of birth or origin


kanji: 斑猫
kana: はんみょう
entry:
(n,uk,col) tiger beetle (insect, Cicindelidae family)/Japanese tiger beetle (Cicindela japonica)/blister beetle/oil beetle


kanji: 似我蜂
kana: じがばち
entry:
(n,uk) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa)/thread-waisted wasp (any wasp of family Sphecidae, inc. digger wasps &amp; mud daubers)


kanji: 似我蜂
kana: じがばち
entry:
似我蜂 [ジガバチ] /(n,uk) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa)/thread-waisted wasp (any wasp of family Sphecidae, inc. digger wasps &amp; mud daubers)/


kanji: 寂寞
kana: せきばく
entry:
(n,adj-t,adv-to,adj-no,vs) loneliness/desolation/lonely/lonesome/dreary/desolate/deserted/harsh (words)/cutting (criticism)/to separate in thought/to consider as independent


kanji: 寂莫
kana: せきばく
entry:
(n,adj-t,adv-to,adj-no,vs,iK) loneliness/desolation/lonely/lonesome/dreary/desolate/deserted/harsh (words)/cutting (criticism)/to separate in thought/to consider as independent


kanji: 鏑矢
kana: かぶらや
entry:
(n) arrow to which is attached a turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn/whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle


kanji: 役不足
kana: やくぶそく
entry:
(adj-na,n) dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one/feeling oneself above the given work (role)


kanji: 水屋
kana: みずや
entry:
(n) purificatory font at shrines and temples/room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed/vendor of drinking water/cupboard


kanji: 水澄まし
kana: みずすまし
entry:
(n,uk) whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus)/pond skater/water strider


kanji: 水澄まし
kana: みずすまし
entry:
水澄まし [ミズスマシ] /(n,uk) whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus)/pond skater/water strider/


kanji: 水澄し
kana: みずすまし
entry:
水澄し [ミズスマシ] /(n,uk) whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus)/pond skater/water strider/


kanji: 水澄
kana: みずすまし
entry:
水澄 [ミズスマシ] /(n,uk) whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus)/pond skater/water strider/


kanji: 雷魚
kana: らいぎょ
entry:
(n) blotched snakehead (species of fish, Channa maculata)/northern snakehead (species of fish, Channa argus)


kanji: 雷魚
kana: らいひー
entry:
雷魚 [ライヒー] /(n) blotched snakehead (species of fish, Channa maculata)/northern snakehead (species of fish, Channa argus)/


kanji: 雷魚
kana: らいひい
entry:
雷魚 [ライヒイ] /(n) blotched snakehead (species of fish, Channa maculata)/northern snakehead (species of fish, Channa argus)/


kanji: 律令制
kana: りつりょうせい
entry:
(n) ritsuryo system (ancient East Asian system of centralized governance; in Japan: esp. 7th-10th century)


kanji: 律旋
kana: りっせん
entry:
(n) Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do, i.e. the Dorian mode)


kanji: 部屋住み
kana: へやずみ
entry:
(n) an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance/(a young adult still) living at home/a dependent


kanji: 照葉狂言
kana: てりはきょうげん
entry:
(n) type of theater which combines elements of Noh, kyogen, and kabuki with dances and popular songs (theatre)


kanji: たこ足配線
kana: たこあしはいせん
entry:
タコ足配線 [タコあしはいせん] /(n) overloading an electrical circuit/piggybacked electrical outlet/"octopus outlet"/


kanji: たこ足配線
kana: たこあしはいせん
entry:
タコ足配線 [たこあしはいせん] /(n) overloading an electrical circuit/piggybacked electrical outlet/"octopus outlet"/


kanji: 蛸足配線
kana: たこあしはいせん
entry:
蛸足配線 [タコあしはいせん] /(n) overloading an electrical circuit/piggybacked electrical outlet/"octopus outlet"/


kanji: 踏み絵
kana: ふみえ
entry:
(n) tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample


kanji: 十把一絡げ
kana: じっぱひとからげ
entry:
(n,adj-no) lumping together all sorts of things/making sweeping generalizations/dealing with various things under one head


kanji: 浮き足
kana: うきあし
entry:
(n) standing on the balls of the feet/unsteady step/unstable stance/having one's feet off the ground/reeling (from)/swept away (by)/in an ecstasy (of)


kanji: 素読み
kana: すよみ
entry:
(n,vs) reading without comprehending/reading a second draft without checking it against the original (draught)


kanji: 情意投合
kana: じょういとうごう
entry:
(n,vs) (coincidence of) mutual sentiment/sharing the same sentiment with somebody/finding oneself on the same wavelength as somebody/seeing eye to eye


kanji: 星宿
kana: せいしゅく
entry:
(n,arch) constellation/mansion (any of the Chinese constellations used to divide the ecliptic into 28 positions)/Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)


kanji: 名数
kana: めいすう
entry:
(n) number of people/denominate number/the number at the start of phrases referring to well known 'somethings', equiv. to 'seven' in "the seven wonders of the world"


kanji: 世間擦れ
kana: せけんずれ
entry:
(n,vs) worldly wise/sophisticated/street smart/knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks)/toughness


kanji: 獺祭
kana: だっさい
entry:
(n) arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry/literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc. (from the habit of otters to line a catch of fish on river bank)


kanji: 浅沓
kana: あさぐつ
entry:
(n) shallow clogs (worn by nobles; originally made of leather, later made of black lacquered paulownia)


kanji: 山犬
kana: やまいぬ
entry:
(n) Japanese wolf (yamainu, jamainu) (Canis lupus hodophilax)/wild dog (mistranslated for golden jackal, Canis aureus ssp.)


kanji: 山吹
kana: やまぶき
entry:
(n) variety of yellow rose/Japanese rose/Japanese kerria/Japanese globeflower/Kerria japonica/gold coin


kanji: 山籠り
kana: やまごもり
entry:
(n,vs) secluding oneself in the mountains/undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple (practises)/retreat/off-site meeting


kanji: 言い出しっぺ
kana: いいだしっぺ
entry:
(exp) the one who brought it up/the one who calls attention to a fart is in fact the farter/the one who brings up a subject must be the first to act upon it


kanji: 旗竿
kana: はたざお
entry:
(n,uk) flagstaff/flagpole/arabis (any plant of genus Arabis, esp. tower mustard, Arabis glabra)/rock cress


kanji: 姫小松
kana: ひめこまつ
entry:
(n) Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora)/small pine (esp. one pulled from the ground during "ne-no-hi-no-asobi")


kanji: 女郎蜘蛛
kana: じょろうぐも
entry:
(n,uk) Nephila clavata (an Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider)/Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider)/wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)


kanji: 女郎蜘蛛
kana: じょろうぐも
entry:
女郎蜘蛛 [ジョロウグモ] /(n,uk) Nephila clavata (an Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider)/Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider)/wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)/


kanji: 絡新婦
kana: じょろうぐも
entry:
絡新婦 [ジョロウグモ] /(n,uk) Nephila clavata (an Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider)/Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider)/wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)/


kanji: 女殺し
kana: おんなごろし
entry:
(n) lady-killer (i.e. a man who is popular with women)/knocking a woman dead (with sex appeal)/murderer of women/murder of women


kanji: 若宮
kana: わかみや
entry:
(n) young imperial prince/child of the imperial family/shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine/newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)


kanji: 神仙
kana: しんせん
entry:
(n) immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism)/Taoist immortal/supernatural being/(in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)


kanji: 神祇官
kana: かみづかさ
entry:
(n,obs,arch,ok) Department of Divinities (1868-1871)/Department of Worship (under the ritsuryo system)


kanji: 四天王
kana: してんのう
entry:
(n) the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana)/the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)


kanji: 四手
kana: しで
entry:
(n) zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects/hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)


kanji: 枕詞
kana: まくらことば
entry:
(n) pillow word (decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature)/preface/introduction


kanji: 道学
kana: どうがく
entry:
(n) ethics/moral philosophy/(the study of) Confucianism (esp. neo-Confucianism)/(the study of) Taoism/Edo-period popularized blend of Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings (popularised)


kanji: 海牛
kana: かいぎゅう
entry:
海牛 [カイギュウ] /(n,uk) serenian (any aquatic mammal of order Sirenia, inc. manatees, and dugongs)/sea cow/


kanji: 海棠
kana: かいどう
entry:
(n) flowering crab apple (Malus halliana)/Kaido crab apple (Malus micromalus)/Chinese flowering apple (Malus spectabilis)/Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata)


kanji: 海棠
kana: かいどう
entry:
海棠 [カイドウ] /(n) flowering crab apple (Malus halliana)/Kaido crab apple (Malus micromalus)/Chinese flowering apple (Malus spectabilis)/Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata)/


kanji: 揚げ巻
kana: あげまき
entry:
(n) old-fashioned boys' hairstyle/Meiji period women's hairstyle/type of dance in kabuki/knots in colour of four cardinal points hanging from the roof above the sumo ring (color)


kanji: 露払い
kana: つゆはらい
entry:
(n) outrider/herald/(sumo) rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony


kanji: 打ち物
kana: うちもの
entry:
(n) forged weaponry (e.g. swords, spears, etc.)/forged weapon/molded dry confectionery/moulded dry confectionery/percussion instrument


kanji: 打ち掛け
kana: うちかけ
entry:
(n) women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono/ending play for the day/leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)


kanji: 町医者
kana: まちいしゃ
entry:
(n,arch) physician in private practice (practise)/town doctor/doctor who served the the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)


kanji: 積み残し
kana: つみのこし
entry:
(n) left-off cargo/passengers left behind/rounding error/truncation error/remainder after truncation to an integer value


kanji: 簀の子
kana: すのこ
entry:
(n) drainboard/floor grates/duckboard/slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)


kanji: 畿内
kana: きない
entry:
(n) territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule/(in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto


kanji: 大和撫子
kana: やまとなでしこ
entry:
(n,uk) large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus)/woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan


kanji: 大和撫子
kana: やまとなでしこ
entry:
大和撫子 [ヤマトナデシコ] /(n,uk) large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus)/woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan/


kanji: 大寒
kana: だいかん
entry:
(n) (time of) extreme cold/"major cold" solar term (approx. Jan 20, roughly the coldest time of the year)


kanji: 太刀持ち
kana: たちもち
entry:
(n) sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword)/(sumo) rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony


kanji: 太虚
kana: たいきょ
entry:
(n) the sky/the universe/taixu (the great vacuity, in Chinese philosophy, the primordial substance that gives rise to qi)


kanji: 直下型地震
kana: ちょっかがたじしん
entry:
(n) near-field earthquake (local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area)


kanji: 特別区
kana: とくべつく
entry:
(n,abbr) special ward (esp. of Tokyo)/special economic zone (China)/special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)


kanji: 差し入れ
kana: さしいれ
entry:
(n,vs) insertion/letter drop/things sent to a prisoner/supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task


kanji: 差し手
kana: さして
entry:
(n) (in sumo) slipping one's hand beneath the opponent's arm and latching on to the underside of his belt


kanji: 甲烏賊
kana: こういか
entry:
甲烏賊 [こうイカ] /(n) golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta)/cuttlefish (any species in the family Sepiidae)/


kanji: 甲烏賊
kana: こういか
entry:
甲烏賊 [コウイカ] /(n) golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta)/cuttlefish (any species in the family Sepiidae)/


kanji: 甲いか
kana: こういか
entry:
甲イカ [こういか] /(n) golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta)/cuttlefish (any species in the family Sepiidae)/


kanji: 甲いか
kana: こういか
entry:
甲イカ [こうイカ] /(n) golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta)/cuttlefish (any species in the family Sepiidae)/


kanji: 甲いか
kana: こういか
entry:
甲イカ [コウイカ] /(n) golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta)/cuttlefish (any species in the family Sepiidae)/


kanji: 既遂
kana: きすい
entry:
(n) something already finished (accomplished, etc.)/perpetrated crime (as opposed to attempted crime)


kanji: 愛想尽かし
kana: あいそづかし
entry:
(n,vs) no longer being fond of someone/spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone


kanji: 寝癖
kana: ねぐせ
entry:
寝癖 [ねグセ] /(n) bed hair/hair disarranged during sleep/habit of moving around in one's sleep/sleeping habit/


kanji: 寝ぐせ
kana: ねぐせ
entry:
寝ぐせ [ねグセ] /(n) bed hair/hair disarranged during sleep/habit of moving around in one's sleep/sleeping habit/


kanji: 寝ぐせ
kana: ねぐせ
entry:
寝グセ [ねぐせ] /(n) bed hair/hair disarranged during sleep/habit of moving around in one's sleep/sleeping habit/


kanji: 寝ぐせ
kana: ねぐせ
entry:
寝グセ [ねグセ] /(n) bed hair/hair disarranged during sleep/habit of moving around in one's sleep/sleeping habit/


kanji: 様様
kana: さまさま
entry:
(suf,n) our gracious (Queen)/honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you/agreeable condition


kanji: 洋銀
kana: ようぎん
entry:
(n) German silver/nickel silver/silver coinage imported to Japan during the late Edo and early Meiji periods


kanji: 栄耀栄華
kana: えいようえいが
entry:
(n) wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour)/(living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power/luxury


kanji: 蛍雪
kana: けいせつ
entry:
(n) diligence in studying (e.g. continue to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow)


kanji: 桜草
kana: さくらそう
entry:
(n,uk) primula (any flower of genus Primula, which includes primroses, cowslips and cyclamens)/Siebold's primrose (Primula siebold)


kanji: 桜草
kana: さくらそう
entry:
桜草 [サクラソウ] /(n,uk) primula (any flower of genus Primula, which includes primroses, cowslips and cyclamens)/Siebold's primrose (Primula siebold)/


kanji: 起承転結
kana: きしょうてんけつ
entry:
(n) introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry)/story composition and development


kanji: 里言葉
kana: さとことば
entry:
(n) dialect/(historical) language used toward customers by women in the drinking-world establishment


kanji: 薬食い
kana: くすりぐい
entry:
(n) winter-time practice of eating meat of animals such as boar and deer to ward off cold (practise)


kanji: 長音符
kana: ちょうおんぷ
entry:
(n) katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark/macron (indicating a long vowel)/circumflex (indicating a long vowel)/modifier letter triangular colon (IPA diacritical)


kanji: 鏡開き
kana: かがみびらき
entry:
(n) cutting the New Year's rice cake (January 11th)/traditional breaking of a sake cask at weddings, receptions, etc.


kanji: 知恵袋
kana: ちえぶくろ
entry:
(n) bag full of wisdom/bag containing all the world's wisdom/person who is a fountain of wisdom/brains (of a company)


kanji: 知恵熱
kana: ちえねつ
entry:
(n) teething fever/developmental fever/fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt


kanji: 禅譲
kana: ぜんじょう
entry:
(n,vs) (historical, in China) abdication by an emperor in favor (favour) of a more virtuous successor


kanji: 根締め
kana: ねじめ
entry:
(n) pound down the earth round the roots or add short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana


kanji: 法相
kana: ほっそう
entry:
(n,abbr) dharmalaksana (dharma characteristics, the specific characteristics of all manifest phenomena)/Hosso sect of Buddhism


kanji: 法眼
kana: ほうげん
entry:
(n,abbr,arch) the dharma eye/second highest priestly rank in Buddhism/title bestowed upon doctors, etc.


kanji: 目潰し
kana: めつぶし
entry:
(n) sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone/throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them/poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them


kanji: 逃散
kana: ちょうさん
entry:
(n) fleeing in all directions/(in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes


kanji: 櫓太鼓
kana: やぐらだいこ
entry:
(n) drums which announce the opening of a stage performance or commencement of sumo bouts/the sound produced by such drums


kanji: 魚心あれば水心
kana: うおごころあればみずごころ
entry:
(exp) if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor (lit: if fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to fish, too.)/mutual back-scratching


kanji: 華厳
kana: けごん
entry:
(n,abbr) avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha)/Avatamska sutra/Kegon (sect of Buddhism)


kanji: 満貫
kana: まんがん
entry:
(n) winning with the highest possible score (in mah-jongg) (mahjong)/a win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)


kanji: 千振
kana: せんぶり
entry:
千振 [センブリ] /(n,uk) Japanese green gentian (Swertia japonica)/alderfly (esp. species Sialis japonica)/alder fly/


kanji: 羽虫
kana: はむし
entry:
(n,col) biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga)/small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)


kanji: 羽斑蚊
kana: はまだらか
entry:
羽斑蚊 [ハマダラカ] /(n,uk) anopheles mosquito (any mosquito of genus Anopheles, capable of carrying malaria)/


kanji: 翅斑蚊
kana: はまだらか
entry:
翅斑蚊 [ハマダラカ] /(n,uk) anopheles mosquito (any mosquito of genus Anopheles, capable of carrying malaria)/


kanji: 詩心
kana: ししん
entry:
(n) poetic sentiment or inspiration/poetic inclination or taste/poem-composing mood/ability to appreciate poetry


kanji: 草仮名
kana: そうがな
entry:
(n) cursive form of man'yougana/man'yougana written in sousho style, an intermediate stage between hiragana and man'yougana


kanji: 確固不動
kana: かっこふどう
entry:
(n) unshakeable (e.g. belief)/invincible/steadfastness/firmness/unwavering (e.g. support)/absolutely secure


kanji: 向こう正面
kana: むこうじょうめん
entry:
(n) opposite front (side)/(seat facing) south side of sumo ring/front (the orchestra) seats in a theater


kanji: 形代
kana: かたしろ
entry:
(n) paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object/paper doll used in Shinto purification rites


kanji: 因果応報
kana: いんがおうほう
entry:
(n) retribution/retributive justice/karma/just desserts/poetic justice/reward and punishment for one's past behavior


kanji: 煙管乗り
kana: きせるのり
entry:
(n) cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey


kanji: 本格派
kana: ほんかくは
entry:
(n) classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.)/orthodox school/authentic style


kanji: 全寮制
kana: ぜんりょうせい
entry:
(n,adj-no) system where all students live in dormitories/residential system/boarding system (e.g. boarding school)


kanji: 代表取締役
kana: だいひょうとりしまりやく
entry:
(n) representative director (i.e. someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world)


kanji: 富国強兵
kana: ふこくきょうへい
entry:
(n) wealth and military strength of a country/"rich country, strong army": a slogan from the Meiji era referring to the government's goals for the country


kanji: 玉手箱
kana: たまてばこ
entry:
(n) treasure chest (in the story of Urashima Taro)/Urashima's casket/Pandora's box/important secret that is not easily revealed to others


kanji: 赤目
kana: あかめ
entry:
(n,uk) red eyes/bloodshot eyes/red-eye/red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)/facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue


kanji: 赤虫
kana: あかむし
entry:
(n,col) Halla okadai (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)/(species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)/red mite (i.e. a chigger)


kanji: 赤茄子
kana: あかなす
entry:
(n) Chinese scarlet eggplant (Solanum integrifolium)/tomato-fruit eggplant/tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)


kanji: 赤蛙
kana: あかがえる
entry:
(n,uk) any brown or reddish-brown frog (esp. of family Ranidae)/Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica)/brown frog


kanji: 赤蛙
kana: あかがえる
entry:
赤蛙 [アカガエル] /(n,uk) any brown or reddish-brown frog (esp. of family Ranidae)/Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica)/brown frog/


kanji: 赤腹
kana: あかはら
entry:
(n,uk,col) brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus)/Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)/Japanese fire belly newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster)/dysentery


kanji: 赤とんぼ
kana: あかとんぼ
entry:
(n,uk) (small) red dragonfly/darter (dragonfly of genus Sympetrum, esp. the autumn darter, Sympetrum frequens)


kanji: 職業安定所
kana: しょくぎょうあんていじょ
entry:
(n) public employment security office/job centre/employment bureau/employment exchange/personnel agency


kanji: 雲気
kana: うんき
entry:
(n) cloud/look of the sky/movement of clouds/Kabuki accessory representing a cloud/type of strange mist appearing in the sky, used for divination


kanji: 振替休日
kana: ふりかえきゅうじつ
entry:
(n) compensatory holiday/observed holiday (weekday holiday when the actual day is on a weekend)/substitute holiday


kanji: 角番
kana: かどばん
entry:
(n) make-or-break game in a go or shogi tournament/ozeki-ranked sumo wrestler being in danger of losing his rank if he fails to win 8 or more bouts in a 15-day tournament


kanji: 立ち回り
kana: たちまわり
entry:
(n) fight/scuffle/walking about/walking around/conducting oneself/stroll (in Noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)


kanji: 立て役者
kana: たてやくしゃ
entry:
(n) leading actor/person who acts as driving force behind something/key figure/leading spirit/central figure


kanji: 剣ヶ峰
kana: けんがみね
entry:
(n) rim of a volcano, esp. Mt. Fuji/ring used in sumo/dire or risky situation with no room for error/sink-or-swim position


kanji: 剣け峰
kana: けんがみね
entry:
剣ケ峰 [けんがみね] /(n) rim of a volcano, esp. Mt. Fuji/ring used in sumo/dire or risky situation with no room for error/sink-or-swim position/


kanji: 食い上げ
kana: くいあげ
entry:
(n,arch) losing the means of livelihood/a samurai's annual rice stipend being suspended/(in fishing) the fish swimming upward after biting the fishhook


kanji: 変わり身
kana: かわりみ
entry:
(n) change of attitude (stance, position)/lightness of foot (sumo)/ability to dodge out of the way of an attack


kanji: 袈裟懸け
kana: けさがけ
entry:
(n) wearing a kasaya/wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)/slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder


kanji: 畑鼠
kana: はたねずみ
entry:
(n,uk) Japanese grass vole (Microtus montebelli)/any rodent of subfamily Arvicolinae (inc. voles, lemmings and muskrats)


kanji: 畑鼠
kana: はたねずみ
entry:
畑鼠 [ハタネズミ] /(n,uk) Japanese grass vole (Microtus montebelli)/any rodent of subfamily Arvicolinae (inc. voles, lemmings and muskrats)/


kanji: 右四つ
kana: みぎよつ
entry:
(n) sumo hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the right hand and an overarm grip with the left


kanji: 相半ばする
kana: あいなかばする
entry:
(vs-s,vi) to be equal in number, degree, etc. (of two things in opposition)/to balance/to cancel out


kanji: 清濁併せ呑む
kana: せいだくあわせのむ
entry:
(v5m) to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people/to possess a capacious mind


kanji: 左四つ
kana: ひだりよつ
entry:
(n) sumo hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the left hand and an over-arm grip with the right


kanji: 差し出る
kana: さしでる
entry:
(v1,vi) to be forward/to stick one's nose into/to meddle/to be intrusive/to jut out/to protude/to overhang


kanji: 差出る
kana: さしでる
entry:
(v1,vi,io) to be forward/to stick one's nose into/to meddle/to be intrusive/to jut out/to protude/to overhang


kanji: 差し挟む
kana: さしはさむ
entry:
(v5m,vt) to insert/to interrupt/to slip in a word/to harbor (e.g. doubts)/to harbour/to entertain (e.g. a theory)


kanji: 槍玉に挙げる
kana: やりだまにあげる
entry:
(exp,v1,vt) to make an example of/to make a victim of/to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule/to single out someone for criticism


kanji: 槍玉に上げる
kana: やりだまにあげる
entry:
(exp,v1,vt,iK) to make an example of/to make a victim of/to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule/to single out someone for criticism


kanji: 息巻く
kana: いきまく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to rage/to storm (at)/to be furious/to enthuse/to speak passionately/to get worked up/to galvanize


kanji: 愚図つく
kana: ぐずつく
entry:
(v5k) to dawdle/to waste time doing nothing in particular/to fret/to sulk/to complain/to rain on and off


kanji: 須弥山
kana: しゅみせん
entry:
(n) Mt Sumeru (in Buddhism - said to be the highest mountain rising in the center of the world) (centre)


kanji: 私する
kana: わたくしする
entry:
(vs-s,vt,arch) to use (public property) as if it belonged to oneself/to misappropriate/to appropriate/to embezzle/to act selfishly


kanji: 奴さん
kana: やっこさん
entry:
(pn,n) (derogatory or familiar) he/she/him/her/samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami)/type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period


kanji: 升形
kana: ますがた
entry:
(n) square (shape)/square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)/(in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather)


kanji: 足を洗う
kana: あしをあらう
entry:
(exp) to quit (a shady business)/to wash one's hands of/to cut one's ties with/to turn over a new leaf/to go straight/to wash one's feet


kanji: 併せ持つ
kana: あわせもつ
entry:
(v5t,vt) to own (something) as well/to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points)


kanji: 板に着く
kana: いたにつく
entry:
(exp,iK) to get used to one's work/to become accustomed to one's position/to be at home (on the stage)


kanji: 乙に澄ます
kana: おつにすます
entry:
(exp) to affect a serene mood/affect a serious demeanor/to act prudishly/to assume an air of superiority


kanji: 霞を食う
kana: かすみをくう
entry:
(exp) to live on air/to derive nourishment from an elemental portion of mist or fog (the goal of a mountain ascetic)


kanji: 片が付く
kana: かたがつく
entry:
(exp) to settle (a problem)/to put an end to (a dispute)/to be disposed of/to be settled/to come to an end


kanji: 活を入れる
kana: かつをいれる
entry:
(exp) to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.)/to breathe life into/to stimulate/to encourage someone/to give someone a pep talk/to shout the word 'katsu' in order to scold or reprimand (esp. in Zen)


kanji: 喝を入れる
kana: かつをいれる
entry:
(exp,iK) to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.)/to breathe life into/to stimulate/to encourage someone/to give someone a pep talk/to shout the word 'katsu' in order to scold or reprimand (esp. in Zen)


kanji: 奇を衒う
kana: きをてらう
entry:
(exp) to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity)/to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)


kanji: 口が多い
kana: くちがおおい
entry:
(exp,adj-i) talkative/loquacious/garrulous/voluble/having a large family to support/having too many mouths to feed


kanji: 高野聖
kana: こうやひじり
entry:
(n,uk) Mt. Koya missionary (usu. low-ranking monks)/Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)


kanji: 差を付ける
kana: さをつける
entry:
(exp) to establish a lead/to distinguish (between)/to ascertain or tell the difference (between)/to discriminate


kanji: 四姓
kana: しせい
entry:
(n) the four great families of the age (esp. the Minamoto clan, the Taira clan, the Fujiwara clan and the Tachibana clan)/varna (each of the four Hindu castes)


kanji: 緇素
kana: しそ
entry:
(n) old term for Buddhist priesthood and the common people (since they used to wear black and white clothing respectively)


kanji: 七味
kana: しちみ
entry:
(n,abbr) seven delicious flavors (flavours)/blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)/shichimi


kanji: 蹈鞴を踏む
kana: たたらをふむ
entry:
(exp,v5m) to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop)/to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward/to totter


kanji: 続き
kana: つづき
entry:
(n,n-suf) sequel/continuation/(also suffix) continuation (in time and space)/second series/succession/spell/(P)


kanji: 手を出す
kana: てをだす
entry:
(exp) to turn one's hand to/to reach out one's hand/to get involved in/to make a move on/to start a fight/to make a move in violence


kanji: 出
kana: で
entry:
(n,n-suf,uk) coming out/going out/outflow/efflux/rising (of the sun or moon)/attending (work)/appearing (on stage)/one's turn to go on/start/beginning/origins/background


kanji: 丸く治まる
kana: まるくおさまる
entry:
(exp,v5r) to settle peacefully/to work out peacefully/to come to an amicable solution/to become reconciled


kanji: 三柱の神
kana: みはしらのかみ
entry:
(n) the three main Shinto gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto/three precious children


kanji: 百千鳥
kana: ももちどり
entry:
(n,arch) all sorts of birds/hundreds (and thousands) of birds/plover/Japanese bush warbler (Cettia diphone)/Japanese nightingale


kanji: 用を足す
kana: ようをたす
entry:
(exp) to take care of some business/to go on an errand/to relieve oneself/to do one's business/to go to the toilet


kanji: 遼東の豕
kana: りょうとうのいのこ
entry:
(n) someone so ignorant of the outside world that he thinks of himself as one-in-a-million (when really it's more like one-in-five) (lit: Liaodong pig)


kanji: 連衡
kana: れんこう
entry:
(n,vs) alliance (esp. originally of individual member states of the Six Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty)


kanji: 六道
kana: ろくどう
entry:
(n) the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Nakara realm)


kanji: 正規化
kana: せいきか
entry:
(n,vs) normalization (e.g. in floating-point representation system)/normalisation/standardization/standardisation


kana: でぃすぺる
entry:
ディスペル /(n) dispel (esp. magic or potion used to return one's character to normal status in an RPG, etc.)/


kana: ですぺる
entry:
デスペル /(n) dispel (esp. magic or potion used to return one's character to normal status in an RPG, etc.)/


kanji: 翻訳こみゅにけーしょん研究ぐるーぷ
kana: ほんやくこみゅにけーしょんけんきゅうぐるーぷ
entry:
翻訳コミュニケーション研究グループ [ほんやくコミュニケーションけんきゅうグループ] /(n) Machine Translation Research Group (lit: Translation Communication Research Group)/


kanji: 玉
kana: ぎょく
entry:
(n,abbr) precious stone (esp. jade)/egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping)/stock or security being traded/product being bought or sold/position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer)


kanji: 柊
kana: ひいらぎ
entry:
(n,uk) holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus)/false holly/holly (common mistranslation)/spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)


kanji: 柊
kana: ひいらぎ
entry:
柊 [ヒイラギ] /(n,uk) holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus)/false holly/holly (common mistranslation)/spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)/


kanji: 疼木
kana: ひいらぎ
entry:
疼木 [ヒイラギ] /(n,uk) holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus)/false holly/holly (common mistranslation)/spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)/


kanji: 鮗
kana: ひいらぎ
entry:
鮗 [ヒイラギ] /(n,uk) holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus)/false holly/holly (common mistranslation)/spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)/


kanji: 物作り
kana: ものづくり
entry:
(n) manufacturing/craftsmanship/making things by hand/making New-Year's decorations/preparing fields/farming/farmer


kanji: 庵点
kana: いおりてん
entry:
(n) part alternation mark (symbol indicating the following words are taken from a song or that the person saying the words is singing)/Unicode U+303D symbol


kanji: 差別表現
kana: さべつひょうげん
entry:
(n) word, phrase, or image that is perceived as showing or suggesting discrimination or prejudice against a person or group of people


kana: あっしー
entry:
アッシー /(n,abbr,sl) (automotive) assembly/man who drives a woman around for free/man used by a woman for his car/


kana: あっぷとーく
entry:
アップトーク /(n) style of speaking in which the speaker gives the end of each sentence or phrase a higher intonation/


kana: えーこっこしー
entry:
エーコッコシー /(adj-f) someone who is overly concerned with status. Can be used enviously with reference to someone of real accomplishment/


kana: きーぷぼっとる
entry:
キープボットル /(n) bottle of whiskey (whisky) that a bar customer buys, writes his name on, keeps on a shelf at the bar, and drinks little by little on successive visits/


kana: きゃっちこぴー
entry:
キャッチコピー /(n) catch copy (in copywriting, large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention)/


kana: こずみっくぼーりんぐ
entry:
コズミックボーリング /(n) bowling in a bowling alley that is lit up like a disco with lots of flashing lights/


kana: すきゃんとーく
entry:
スキャントーク /(n) Scan Talk (brand name for a barcode system for recording and playing back brief sequences of sound)/


kana: せっくすふれんど
entry:
セックスフレンド /(n) sex friend/someone with whom one is not romantically involved but frequently has sexual relations with anyway/


kana: やりとも
entry:
(n) someone with whom one is not romantically involved but frequently has sexual relations with anyway


kana: なうなういずむ
entry:
ナウナウイズム /(n) now-now-ism/being interested only in the here and now without any regard for the future/


kana: ばったもん
entry:
バッタモン /(n) merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels/


kana: はまとら
entry:
ハマトラ /(n,abbr) style of clothing popular in the late 1970s and resembling a Catholic school uniform/


kana: ぱらさいとしんぐる
entry:
パラサイトシングル /(n) single person who earns enough to live alone but prefers to live rent-free with his or her parents/


kana: ぷりくら
entry:
プリクラ /(n,abbr) photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends/


kana: ままちゃり
entry:
ママチャリ /(n) ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front)/granny bike/


kana: やまんば
entry:
ヤマンバ /(n) subculture of teenage girls ca. 1999 (blonde hair, dark make-up except eyes, platform boots)/


kana: やんまま
entry:
ヤンママ /(n) young mother in her early twenties/"Yankee" (i.e. delinquent) girl who has grown up and married/


kanji: 合同こんぱ
kana: ごうどうこんぱ
entry:
合同コンパ [ごうどうコンパ] /(n) joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges)/combined party/mixer/two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party/


kanji: 子まだむ
kana: こまだむ
entry:
子マダム [こマダム] /(n) wealthy women who strive to follow the fashions exactly and be seen in all the right place/


kanji: ちくそ性
kana: ちくそせい
entry:
チクソ性 [チクソせい] /(n) thixotrophy (property of certain gels to liquefy when subjected to vibratory forces)/


kanji: やんぐら市場
kana: やんぐらいちば
entry:
ヤングラ市場 [ヤングラいちば] /(n) young underground market (the underground economy in goods and services, involving lots of barter and buying and selling of secondhand goods)/


kana: さーべるたいがー
entry:
サーベルタイガー /(n,abbr) sabre-toothed tiger (prehistoric feline, Smilodon californicus)/saber-toothed tiger/


kana: たおるけっと
entry:
タオルケット /(n) type of bed linen resembling a large beach towel and used to cover oneself in hot weather/


kana: たうるけっと
entry:
タウルケット /(n,ik) type of bed linen resembling a large beach towel and used to cover oneself in hot weather/


kana: むーんふぇーす
entry:
ムーンフェース /(n) swollen face/puffy face/moon display on a watch indicating am or pm (usually analogue)/


kanji: 太巻き
kana: ふとまき
entry:
(n) rolling something thickly/something rolled thinly (i.e. a cigar, a thick roll of makizushi, etc.)


kanji: げーむ差
kana: げーむさ
entry:
ゲーム差 [ゲームさ] /(n) distance in the standings between two teams expressed as the difference in number of games won or lost (baseball)/


kanji: 亜硫酸がす
kana: ありゅうさんがす
entry:
亜硫酸ガス [ありゅうさんガス] /(n) sulphurous acid gas/sulfurous acid gas/sulphur dioxide gas/sulfur dioxide gas/


kana: はーとふる
entry:
ハートフル /(adj-na) heart-warming/feel-good/emotionally uplifting/warm-hearted/barrier-free/disabled or senior-friendly/


kanji: 誇大広告
kana: こだいこうこく
entry:
(n) deceptive advertising/misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)


kanji: 尊厳死
kana: そんげんし
entry:
(n) death with dignity/natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)


kanji: 渡来人
kana: とらいじん
entry:
(n) people from overseas, especially from China and Korea, who settled in early Japan and introduced Continental culture to the Japanese


kanji: 文人墨客
kana: ぶんじんぼっかく
entry:
(n) writers and artists/persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy


kanji: 予備軍
kana: よびぐん
entry:
(n) reserves (esp. troops)/reserve army/potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly)/people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition)/wannabees


kanji: 霊感商法
kana: れいかんしょうほう
entry:
(n) fraudulent way of business, cajoling people into buying articles for an extremely high price by claiming they will bring good luck


kanji: もぎ取る
kana: もぎとる
entry:
(v5r,uk) to pluck off/to pick/to break or tear off/to wrest (away from)/to wrench free/to snatch (away)


kanji: なんて目じゃない
kana: なんてめじゃない
entry:
(exp) it's not a problem/it's not a big deal/(person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)


kanji: 押し倒し
kana: おしたおし
entry:
(n) oshitaoshi/(frontal) push-down/(win by) knocking down opponent by pushing him with hand(s) rested on his body


kanji: 御神体
kana: ごしんたい
entry:
(n) shintai/object of worship housed in a Shinto shrine and believed to contain the spirit of a deity


kanji: 好んで
kana: このんで
entry:
(n) by (from) choice/by (for) preference/of one's own accord/of one's (own) free will/on purpose/deliberately/intentionally


kanji: 合こん
kana: ごうこん
entry:
合コン [ごうコン] /(n,vs,abbr) joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges)/combined party/mixer/two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party/


kanji: 差し込み
kana: さしこみ
entry:
(n) insertion/plug/(electrical) outlet/power point/spasm of pain/griping pain/(fit of) convulsions/stitch


kanji: 舌平目
kana: したびらめ
entry:
(n,uk,ateji) sole (esp. the tonguefishes of family Cynoglossidae, but also the true soles of family Soleidae)/red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)


kanji: 舌平目
kana: したびらめ
entry:
舌平目 [シタビラメ] /(n,uk,ateji) sole (esp. the tonguefishes of family Cynoglossidae, but also the true soles of family Soleidae)/red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)/


kanji: 舌鮃
kana: したびらめ
entry:
(n,uk) sole (esp. the tonguefishes of family Cynoglossidae, but also the true soles of family Soleidae)/red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)


kanji: 舌鮃
kana: したびらめ
entry:
舌鮃 [シタビラメ] /(n,uk) sole (esp. the tonguefishes of family Cynoglossidae, but also the true soles of family Soleidae)/red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)/


kanji: 脱さら
kana: だつさら
entry:
脱サラ [だつサラ] /(n) setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker/quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business/


kanji: 鳥兜
kana: とりかぶと
entry:
鳥兜 [トリカブト] /(n,uk) aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum)/wolfsbane/monkshood/traditional bugaku hat/


kanji: 鳥甲
kana: とりかぶと
entry:
鳥甲 [トリカブト] /(n,uk) aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum)/wolfsbane/monkshood/traditional bugaku hat/


kanji: 渡し込み
kana: わたしこみ
entry:
(n) technique of throwing one's opponent by pushing his chest while holding his thigh (sumo)/thigh-grabbing push down


kanji: 頬白
kana: ほおじろ
entry:
(n,uk,obsc) meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)/great white shark/white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)


kanji: 頬白
kana: ほおじろ
entry:
頬白 [ホオジロ] /(n,uk,obsc) meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)/great white shark/white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)/


kanji: 頬白
kana: ほほじろ
entry:
頬白 [ホホジロ] /(n,uk,obsc) meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)/great white shark/white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)/


kanji: 画眉鳥
kana: ほおじろ
entry:
画眉鳥 [ホオジロ] /(n,uk,obsc) meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)/great white shark/white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)/


kanji: 画眉鳥
kana: ほほじろ
entry:
画眉鳥 [ホホジロ] /(n,uk,obsc) meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)/great white shark/white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)/


kanji: 黄道眉
kana: ほおじろ
entry:
黄道眉 [ホオジロ] /(n,uk,obsc) meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)/great white shark/white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)/


kanji: 黄道眉
kana: ほほじろ
entry:
黄道眉 [ホホジロ] /(n,uk,obsc) meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)/great white shark/white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)/


kanji: 留袖
kana: とめそで
entry:
(n) formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions


kanji: 冷麺
kana: れいめん
entry:
(n) cold noodles (in Korean style)/chilled Chinese noodles/cold Chinese noodles accompanied by soup for dipping


kanji: 睨めっこ
kana: にらめっこ
entry:
(n,vs,uk) staring-out (down) game/game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first/constant looking at something (e.g., the computer screen, the clock, etc.)


kanji: 義
kana: ぎ
entry:
(n,adj-no,n-pref) morality/righteousness/justice/honour (honor)/meaning/teachings/doctrine/nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)/prosthesis


kanji: 合
kana: ごう
entry:
(n,ctr) 0.18039 litres (liters)/0.3306 metres square (meters)/one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain/(astronomical) conjunction/counter for covered containers


kanji: 鷸
kana: しぎ
entry:
(n,uk) sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, inc. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)


kanji: 鷸
kana: しぎ
entry:
鷸 [シギ] /(n,uk) sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, inc. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)/


kanji: 鴫
kana: しぎ
entry:
鴫 [シギ] /(n,uk) sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, inc. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)/


kanji: 序
kana: じょ
entry:
(n) order/ordering/beginning/start/foreword/preface/introduction/(in gagaku or noh) opening of a song


kanji: 小判鮫
kana: こばんざめ
entry:
(n,uk) remora/suckerfish/sharksucker (any fish of family Echeneidae)/live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)


kanji: 衝
kana: しょう
entry:
(n) important point (e.g. on a route)/important role (responsibility, etc.)/(astronomical) opposition


kanji: 理
kana: り
entry:
(n) reason/principle/logic/general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)/(in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos


kanji: 雉鳩
kana: きじばと
entry:
雉鳩 [キジバト] /(n,uk) Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)/eastern turtle dove/rufous turtledove/


kanji: 鵺
kana: ぬえ
entry:
(n) Japanese chimera/mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail/White's thrush (Zoothera dauma)/man of mystery


kanji: 鵼
kana: ぬえ
entry:
(n,oK) Japanese chimera/mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail/White's thrush (Zoothera dauma)/man of mystery


kana: りすとらくちゃりんぐ
entry:
リストラクチャリング /(n) (financial) restructuring/converting short-term debt into long-term debt/(corporate) restructuring/downsizing/


kana: りすとらくちゅありんぐ
entry:
リストラクチュアリング /(n) (financial) restructuring/converting short-term debt into long-term debt/(corporate) restructuring/downsizing/


kana: りすとらちゃりんぐ
entry:
リストラチャリング /(n) (financial) restructuring/converting short-term debt into long-term debt/(corporate) restructuring/downsizing/


kanji: あらびあ夜話
kana: あらびあよばなし
entry:
アラビア夜話 [アラビアよばなし] /(n) Arabian Nights/The Thousand and One Nights/The Arabian Nights' Entertainments/


kanji: 服する
kana: ふくする
entry:
(vs-s) to obey/to submit/to defer/to yield/to abide/to serve (e.g. in the army, or a sentence in jail (gaol))/to observe (e.g. mourning)/to drink (tea, medicine, etc.)


kanji: まっとに沈む
kana: まっとにしずむ
entry:
マットに沈む [マットにしずむ] /(exp) to be knocked out/to be overwhelmed/to be flabbergasted/to be thrown for a loop/


kanji: 葵貝
kana: あおいがい
entry:
(n,uk,col) eggcase (shell) of the greater argonaut/greater argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta argo)


kanji: 葵貝
kana: あおいがい
entry:
葵貝 [アオイガイ] /(n,uk,col) eggcase (shell) of the greater argonaut/greater argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta argo)/


kanji: 応急処置
kana: おうきゅうしょち
entry:
(n,adj-no) emergency measure/emergency procedures/first-aid treatment/temporary repairs/stop-gap treatment


kanji: 懐が深い
kana: ふところがふかい
entry:
(exp,adj-i) broad-minded/(of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi


kanji: 確信犯
kana: かくしんはん
entry:
(n) crime of conscience/premeditated crime (viewed as mistaken usage)/act carried out while knowing that it should not be


kanji: 元に戻す
kana: もとにもどす
entry:
(exp) to go back to the start/to reset/to restore/to return to the point (of a discussion)/to reconstitute


kanji: 総務省
kana: そうむしょう
entry:
(n) Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (formerly Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications)


kanji: 住基ねっと
kana: じゅうきねっと
entry:
住基ネット [じゅうきネット] /(n,abbr) basic resident register network system/national online citizen ID number system/Juki Net/


kanji: 眩む
kana: くらむ
entry:
(v5m,vi,arch) to be dazzled by/to be dizzied by/to be disoriented by/to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)/to become dark


kanji: もて遊ぶ
kana: もてあそぶ
entry:
(v5b,vt,uk) to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.)/to fiddle with/to toy with (one's emotions, etc.)/to trifle with/to do with something as one pleases/to appreciate


kanji: 負わせる
kana: おわせる
entry:
(v1) to put something on someone's back/to make someone carry something/to lay responsibility on someone/to charge someone with a duty/to inflict injury on someone


kanji: 整体
kana: せいたい
entry:
(n,adj-no) Setai (manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic)


kanji: いい加減にする
kana: いいかげんにする
entry:
(exp,vs-i) to put an end to something/to get something over with/to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree


kanji: そう言えば
kana: そういえば
entry:
(exp,uk) which reminds me .../come to think of it .../now that you mention it .../on that subject .../so, if you say .../(P)


kanji: 代
kana: だい
entry:
(n,n-suf,ctr,abbr) charge/cost/price/generation/age/reign/(geological) era/(after someone's name or title) a representative of/on behalf of/for (someone)/used after a phone number to indicate that it is a switchboard number


kanji: 尻馬に乗る
kana: しりうまにのる
entry:
(exp) to follow suit/to imitate or follow someone blindly/to ride on someone's back/to ride someone's coattails/to take advantage, e.g. of another's popularity


kanji: 俎板の鯉
kana: まないたのこい
entry:
(exp) confronted with a hopeless situation/about to be cut off (e.g. in a battle) and unable to do anything


kanji: 綱取り
kana: つなとり
entry:
(n) candidate for Yokozuna rank in sumo/ozeki-rank sumo wrestler trying to attain the rank of yokozuna


kana: じいんと
entry:
(adv,on-mim) extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb/sharp pain that is almost numbing/heartrending/touching the heart


kana: じーんと
entry:
ジーンと /(adv,on-mim) extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb/sharp pain that is almost numbing/heartrending/touching the heart/


kana: じんと
entry:
ジンと /(adv,on-mim) extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb/sharp pain that is almost numbing/heartrending/touching the heart/


kanji: わん切り
kana: わんぎり
entry:
ワン切り [ワンぎり] /(n) one mobile telephone ring (used by companies, usually sex-related, to register a phone number on a mobile in the hope people will return the call. Also used between acquaintances when swapping telephone numbers, or to get another person to call oneself)/


kanji: わん切り
kana: わんぎり
entry:
ワン切り [ワンギリ] /(n) one mobile telephone ring (used by companies, usually sex-related, to register a phone number on a mobile in the hope people will return the call. Also used between acquaintances when swapping telephone numbers, or to get another person to call oneself)/


kanji: 棟札
kana: むなふだ
entry:
(n) sign staked to a building's ridgepole at construction time stating the building's donor, builder, date, reason for construction, etc.


kana: ちゃんぽん
entry:
(n,adj-na) practice of mixing things normally kept separate (practise)/mixture/dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)


kana: ちゃんぽん
entry:
チャンポン /(n,adj-na) practice of mixing things normally kept separate (practise)/mixture/dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)/


kanji: 建玉
kana: たてぎょく
entry:
(n) position (in finance: amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer)/open interest/outstanding account/sales or purchase contract


kanji: 灰釉
kana: はいぐすり
entry:
(n) ash glaze (type of fundamental glaze used in ancient times made from the ashes of raw materials such as unhulled rice, straw, oak and pine)


kanji: 堪り兼ねる
kana: たまりかねる
entry:
(v1,vi) to be unable to bear (something) any longer/to be unable to put up with (something) any longer


kanji: 関わり合う
kana: かかわりあう
entry:
(v5u) to get involved or entangled in/to get mixed up in/to have something to do with/to have dealings with


kanji: 水平展開
kana: すいへいてんかい
entry:
(n) involvement of peer groups (Quality Assurance term)/application to similar products/grassroots (organization, development, movement)


kana: のんすてっぷばす
entry:
ノンステップバス /(n) bus without a step up into it, usually because it lowers itself, or has a lift/low-floor bus/


kanji: 緊急時環境線量情報予測しすてむ
kana: きんきゅうじかんきょうせんりょうじょうほうよそくしすてむ
entry:
緊急時環境線量情報予測システム [きんきゅうじかんきょうせんりょうじょうほうよそくシステム] /(n) System for Prediction of Environmental Emergency Dose Information/SPEEDI/


kanji: 鹿威し
kana: ししおどし
entry:
(n) water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied/device for scaring birds from gardens


kanji: 同人誌
kana: どうじんし
entry:
(n) magazine published by fans/fanzine/publication aimed at a particular hobby group/publication sold directly, and not via commercial publishers


kana: あぽすてぃーゆ
entry:
アポスティーユ /(n) stamp or certificate of public document authentication in accordance with Hague Convention XII/apostille/


kana: あぼすてぃる
entry:
アボスティル /(n) stamp or certificate of public document authentication in accordance with Hague Convention XII/apostille/


kanji: お邪魔虫
kana: おじゃまむし
entry:
(n) someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose/fly in the ointment/buttinsky/third wheel


kana: ぶるま
entry:
ブルマ /(n) long female underwear (from bloomers)/shorts with elasticized cuffs (were used by women as sportswear) (elasticised)/gym shorts/


kana: ぶるまー
entry:
ブルマー /(n) long female underwear (from bloomers)/shorts with elasticized cuffs (were used by women as sportswear) (elasticised)/gym shorts/


kana: ぶるーまー
entry:
ブルーマー /(n) long female underwear (from bloomers)/shorts with elasticized cuffs (were used by women as sportswear) (elasticised)/gym shorts/


kana: ぶるまーず
entry:
ブルマーズ /(n) long female underwear (from bloomers)/shorts with elasticized cuffs (were used by women as sportswear) (elasticised)/gym shorts/


kanji: 小節
kana: こぶし
entry:
(n) undulating melodic ornamentation or embellishment, esp. in folk and popular songs/unit of timber measurement


kanji: やる気
kana: やるき
entry:
(n) willingness (e.g. to do something)/eagerness/motivation/inspiration/determination/high aspirations


kanji: 慣れっこ
kana: なれっこ
entry:
(n,adj-no,adj-na) being used to .../getting used to .../being accustomed to/being conditioned to/be familiar with


kanji: 昔取った杵柄
kana: むかしとったきねづか
entry:
(exp) skill learned in one's former days/using one's experience from the past/you never forget your own trade


kanji: 国民党
kana: こくみんとう
entry:
(n,abbr) Constitutional Nationalist Party (1910-1922)/Guomindang (Chinese Nationalist Party)/Kuomintang


kana: いかれる
entry:
(v1,vi) to be beaten/to break down/to be crazy/to be touched/to be infatuated with/to be outdone (by someone)/to be beaten (in a contest)


kanji: 怖気づく
kana: おじけづく
entry:
(v5k,vi) to be seized with fear/to be intimidated/to lose one's nerve/to be frightened/to get cold feet/to have the wind up


kanji: 怖気づく
kana: おじけつく
entry:
(v5k,vi,ik) to be seized with fear/to be intimidated/to lose one's nerve/to be frightened/to get cold feet/to have the wind up


kanji: 思し召す
kana: おぼしめす
entry:
(v5s,vt,hon) to think (only used to speak of others)/to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others)/to have feelings for (only used to speak of others)


kanji: 嗜む
kana: たしなむ
entry:
(v5m,vt,uk) to have a taste for/to be fond of/to have an interest in (e.g. a hobby)/to be modest/to be prudent


kana: ぺちゃんこ
entry:
(adj-na,adj-no,n,col,m-sl,on-mim) crushed flat/flattened/squashed/flat-topped/flat-chested girl/sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something


kana: ぺったんこ
entry:
ペッタンコ /(adj-na,adj-no,n,col,m-sl,on-mim) crushed flat/flattened/squashed/flat-topped/flat-chested girl/sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something/


kana: ぽつり
entry:
(adv-to,adv,on-mim) isolated/standing alone/falling in drops (e.g. rain)/sighing (when saying something)


kanji: ごるのあるたい自治州
kana: ごるのあるたいじちしゅう
entry:
ゴルノアルタイ自治州 [ゴルノアルタイじちしゅう] /(n) Gorno-Altayskaya Avtonomnaya Oblast'/Gorno-Altayskaya Autonomous Region/Gorno-Altayskaya AO/


kanji: ごるのばだふしゃん自治州
kana: ごるのばだふしゃんじちしゅう
entry:
ゴルノバダフシャン自治州 [ゴルノバダフシャンじちしゅう] /(n) Gorno-Badakhshanskaya Avtonomnaya Oblast'/Gorno-Badakhshanskaya Autonomous Region/Gorno-Badakhshanskaya AO/


kanji: ぐるじあそびえと社会主義共和国
kana: ぐるじあそびえとしゃかいしゅぎきょうわこく
entry:
グルジアソビエト社会主義共和国 [グルジアソビエトしゃかいしゅぎきょうわこく] /(n) (former) Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic/Georgian SSR/GSSR/


kanji: 辞する
kana: じする
entry:
(vs-s) to excuse oneself/to take one's leave/to resign (post)/to quit/to retire/to decline/to turn down/unhesitatingly


kanji: 排する
kana: はいする
entry:
(vs-s,vt,arch) to push aside/to overcome (e.g. difficulties)/to reject/to align/to put in order/to push open


kanji: 鸊鷉
kana: かいつぶり
entry:
鸊鷉 [カイツブリ] /(n,oK) little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)/grebe (any waterbird of family Podicipedidae)/


kanji: 離れ
kana: ばなれ
entry:
(suf,pref) separation from/loss of interest in/independence of/distancing (of oneself) from/disillusionment with/alienation from (something)/detached (dwelling, room)


