嗚呼,ああ,"Ah!, Oh!, Alas!"
相,あい,"together, mutually, fellow"
相変わらず,あいかわらず,"as ever, as usual, the same"
愛想,あいそ,"civility, courtesy, compliments, sociability, graces"
相対,あいたい,"confrontation, facing, between ourselves, no third party, tete-a-tete"
間柄,あいだがら,relation(ship)
愛憎,あいにく,likes and dislikes
合間,あいま,interval
曖昧,あいまい,"vague, ambiguous"
敢えて,あえて,"dare (to do), challenge (to do)"
仰ぐ,あおぐ,"to look up (to), to respect, to depend on, to ask for, to seek, to revere, to drink, to take"
垢,あか,"dirt, filth"
亜科,あか,"suborder, subfamily"
銅,あかがね,copper
証,あかし,"proof, evidence"
赤字,あかじ,"deficit, go in the red"
明かす,あかす,"to pass, spend, to reveal, to divulge"
赤ちゃん,あかちゃん,"baby, infant"
明白,あからさま,"obvious, overt, plainly, frankly"
赤らむ,あからむ,"to become red, to redden, to blush"
明るい,あかるい,"bright, cheerful"
上がり,あがり,"1.  slope, advance income, crop yield, ascent, rise, advance, death, spinning, completion, stop, finish, after"
上がる,あがる,"to enter, to go up, to rise, to climb up, to advance, to appreciate, to be promoted, to improve, to call on, "
商人,あきうど,"trader, shopkeeper, merchant"
空間,あきま,"vacancy, room for rent or lease"
諦め,あきらめ,"resignation, acceptance, consolation"
呆れる,あきれる,"to be amazed, to be shocked"
悪,あく,"evil, wickedness"
灰,あく,puckery juice
,あくどい,"1.  gaudy, showy, excessive,  2.  vicious"
悪日,あくび,unlucky day
明くる,あくる,"next, following"
憧れ,あこがれ,"yearning, longing, aspiration"
顎,あご,chin
麻,あさ,"flax, linen, hemp"
明後日,あさって,day after tomorrow
朝寝坊,あさねぼう,"oversleeping, late riser"
浅ましい,あさましい,"wretched, miserable, shameful, mean, despicable, abject"
字,あざ,section of village
欺く,あざむく,to deceive
鮮やか,あざやか,"vivid, clear, brilliant"
あざ笑う,あざわらう,"to sneer at, to ridicule"
味わい,あじわい,"flavour, meaning, significance"
東,あずま,"east, Eastern Japan"
焦る,あせる,"to be in a hurry, to be impatient"
彼処,あそこ,"1.  (uk) there, over there, that place,  2.  (X) (col) genitals"
値,あたい,"value, price, cost, worth, merit"
値する,あたいする,"to be worth, to deserve, to merit"
私,あたし,I (fem)
当たり,あたり,"hit, success, reaching the mark, per ..., vicinity, neighborhood"
当たり前,あたりまえ,"usual, common, ordinary, natural, reasonable, obvious"
他人,あだびと,"another person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger"
彼方此方,あちこち,here and there
彼方,あちら,"1.  there, yonder, that"
彼方此方,あちらこちら,here and there
悪化,あっか,"deterioration, growing worse, aggravation, degeneration, corruption"
呆気ない,あっけない,"not enough, too quick (short  long  etc.)"
悪口,あっこう,"abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking"
,あっさり,"easily, readily, quickly"
圧迫,あっぱく,"pressure, coercion, oppression"
扱い,あつかい,"treatment, service"
集まる,あつまる,"to gather, to collect, to assemble"
誂える,あつらえる,"to give an order, to place an order"
圧力,あつりょく,"stress, pressure"
当て,あて,"object, aim, end, hopes, expectations"
宛,あて,addressed to
当て字,あてじ,"phonetic-equivalent character, substitute character"
当てはまる,あてはまる,to apply (a rule)
当てはめる,あてはめる,"to apply, to adapt"
宛てる,あてる,to address
跡継ぎ,あとつぎ,"heir, successor"
後回し,あとまわし,"putting off, postponing"
貴女,あなた,"you, lady"
彼の,あの,that over there
溢れる,あふれる,"to flood, to overflow, to brim over"
油絵,あぶらえ,oil painting
炙る,あぶる,to scorch
,あべこべ,"contrary, opposite, inverse"
甘える,あまえる,"to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on"
甘口,あまくち,"sweet flavour, mildness, flattery, stupidity"
雨具,あまぐ,rain gear
天,あまつ,"heavenly, imperial"
網,あみ,"net, network"
天地,あめつち,"heaven and earth, the universe, nature, top and bottom, realm, sphere, world"
操る,あやつる,"to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings"
,あやふや,"uncertain, vague, ambiguous"
危ぶむ,あやぶむ,"to fear, to have misgivings, to be doubtful, to mistrust"
過ち,あやまち,"fault, error, indiscretion"
誤る,あやまる,to make a mistake
歩み,あゆみ,walking
歩む,あゆむ,"to walk, to go on foot"
,あら,"oh, ah, saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)"
予め,あらかじめ,"beforehand, in advance, previously"
荒らす,あらす,"to lay waste, to devastate, to damage, to invade, to break into"
粗筋,あらすじ,"outline, summary"
争い,あらそい,"dispute, strife, quarrel, dissension, conflict, rivalry, contest"
改まる,あらたまる,to be renewed
荒っぽい,あらっぽい,"rough, rude"
凡ゆる,あらゆる,"all, every"
,あられ,"kind of cookie, cartoon character"
現われ,あらわれ,"embodiment, materialization"
現われる,あらわれる,"to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to express oneself"
有難う,ありがとう,Thank you
有様,ありさま,"state, condition, circumstances, the way things are or should be, truth"
有りのまま,ありのまま,"the truth, fact, as it is, frankly"
或る,ある,"a certain..., some..."
或いは,あるいは,"or, possibly"
彼此,あれこれ,"one thing or another, this and that, this or that"
合わす,あわす,"to join together, to face, to unite, to be opposite, to combine, to connect, to add up, to mix, to match, to"
合わせ,あわせ,"joint together, opposite, facing"
慌ただしい,あわただしい,"busy, hurried, confused, flurried"
慌てる,あわてる,to become confused (disconcerted  disorganized)
暗殺,あんさつ,assassination
暗算,あんざん,mental arithmetic
暗示,あんじ,"hint, suggestion"
案じる,あんじる,"to be anxious, to ponder"
安静,あんせい,rest
案の定,あんのじょう,"sure enough, as usual"
余り,あんまり,"not very (this form only used as adverb), not much, remainder, rest, remnant, surplus, balance, excess, rema"
依,い,depending on
良い,いい,good
伊井,いい,"that one, Italy"
否,いいえ,"no, nay, yes, well"
いい加減,いいかげん,"moderate, right, random, not thorough, vague, irresponsible, halfhearted"
言い訳,いいわけ,"excuse, explanation"
家出,いえで,"running away from home, leaving home"
家主,いえぬし,landlord
如何,いかが,"how, in what way"
生かす,いかす,"to revive, to resuscitate, to make use of"
雷,いかずち,thunder
如何に,いかに,"how?, in what way?, how much?, however, whatever"
如何にも,いかにも,"indeed, really, phrase meaning agreement"
怒り,いかり,"anger, hatred"
怒る,いかる,"to get angry, to be angry"
歪む,いがむ,"to warp, to swerve, to deflect, to be crooked, to be distorted, to be bent, to incline, to slant, to be perv"
粋,いき,"chic, style, purity, essence"
域外,いきがい,outside the area
意気込む,いきごむ,to be enthusiastic about
経緯,いきさつ,"1.  details, whole story, sequence of events, particulars, how it started, how things got this way,  2.  c"
行き違い,いきちがい,"misunderstanding, estrangement, disagreement, crossing without meeting, going astray"
行き成り,いきなり,suddenly
異議,いぎ,"objection, dissent, protest"
,いく,"to come, to orgasm"
軍,いくさ,"war, battle, campaign, fight"
戦,いくさ,"war, battle, campaign, fight"
育成,いくせい,"rearing, training, nurture, cultivation, promotion"
幾多,いくた,"many, numerous"
活ける,いける,to arrange (flowers)
異見,いけん,"different opinion, objection"
意向,いこう,"intention, idea, inclination"
移行,いこう,switching over to
,いざ,"now, come (now), well, crucial moment"
碑,いしぶみ,stone monument bearing an inscription
衣装,いしょう,"clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress"
意地,いじ,"disposition, spirit, willpower, obstinacy, backbone, appetite"
苛める,いじめる,"to tease, to torment, to persecute, to chastise"
移住,いじゅう,"migration, immigration"
弄る,いじる,"to touch, to tamper with"
何れ,いずれ,"where, which, who, anyway, anyhow, at any rate"
異性,いせい,the opposite sex
遺跡,いせき,historic ruins (remains  relics)
依然,いぜん,"still, as yet"
依存,いそん,"dependence, dependent, reliance"
委託,いたく,"consign (goods (for sale) to a firm), entrust (person with something), commit"
悪戯,いたずら,"tease, prank, trick, practical joke, mischief"
頂,いただき,"(top of) head, summit, spire"
戴きます,いただきます,expression of gratitude before meals
至って,いたって,"very much, exceedingly, extremely"
痛む,いたむ,"to hurt, to feel a pain, to be injured"
痛める,いためる,"to hurt, to injure, to cause pain, to worry, to bother, to afflict, to be grieved over"
炒める,いためる,to stir-fry
労る,いたわる,"to pity, to sympathize with, to console, to care for, to be kind to"
市,いち,"market, fair"
位地,いち,"place, situation, position, location"
一々,いちいち,"one by one, separately"
一概に,いちがいに,"unconditionally, as a rule"
一見,いちげん,"unfamiliar, never before met"
一言,いちげん,single word
一日,いちじつ,"(1) one day, (2) first of month"
一定,いちじょう,"fixed, settled, definite, uniform, regularized, defined, standardized, certain, prescribed"
著しい,いちじるしい,"remarkable, considerable"
一同,いちどう,"all present, all concerned, all of us"
一人,いちにん,one person
一部,いちぶ,"1.  one copy  e.g. of a document,  2.  a part, partly, some"
一部分,いちぶぶん,a part
一別,いちべつ,parting
一面,いちめん,"one side, one phase, front page, the other hand, the whole surface"
一目,いちもく,"a glance, a look, a glimpse"
一様,いちよう,"uniformity, evenness, similarity, equality, impartiality"
一律,いちりつ,"evenness, uniformity, monotony, equality"
一連,いちれん,"a series, a chain, a ream (of paper)"
一括,いっかつ,"all together, batch, one lump, one bundle, summing up"
一気,いっき,drink!(said repeatedly as a party cheer)
一挙に,いっきょに,"at a stroke, with a single swoop"
一切,いっさい,"all, everything, without exception, the whole, entirely, absolutely"
一心,いっしん,"one mind, wholeheartedness, the whole heart"
,いっそ,"rather, sooner, might as well"
一帯,いったい,"a region, a zone, the whole place"
一敗,いっぱい,one defeat
一変,いっぺん,"complete change, about-face"
何時,いつ,"when, how soon"
何時か,いつか,"sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time"
何時でも,いつでも,"(at) any time, always, at all times, never (neg), whenever"
何時の間にか,いつのまにか,"before one knows, unnoticed, unawares"
何時までも,いつまでも,"forever, for good, eternally, as long as one likes, indefinitely"
何時も,いつも,"always, usually, every time, never (with neg. verb)"
意図,いと,"intention, aim, design"
営む,いとなむ,"to carry on (e.g. in ceremony), to run a business"
暇,いとま,"free time, leisure, leave, spare time, farewell"
異動,いどう,a change
挑む,いどむ,"to challenge, to contend for, to make love to"
稲光,いなびかり,(flash of) lightning
古,いにしえ,"antiquity, ancient times"
祈り,いのり,"prayer, supplication"
鼾,いびき,snoring
今更,いまさら,"now, at this late hour"
未だ,いまだ,"as yet, hitherto, not yet (neg)"
移民,いみん,"emigration, immigration, emigrant, immigrant"
厭々,いやいや,"unwillingly, grudgingly, shaking head in refusal (to children)"
卑しい,いやしい,"greedy, vulgar, shabby, humble, base, mean, vile"
,いやに,"awfully, terribly"
厭やらしい,いやらしい,"detestable, disagreeable"
愈々,いよいよ,"more and more, all the more, increasingly, at last, beyond doubt"
意欲,いよく,"will, desire, ambition"
苛々,いらいら,"getting nervous, irritation"
入口,いりくち,"entrance, gate, approach, mouth"
衣料,いりょう,clothing
威力,いりょく,"power, might, authority, influence"
入る,いる,"to get in, to go in, to come in, to flow into, to set, to set in"
衣類,いるい,"clothes, clothing, garments"
色々,いろいろ,various
異論,いろん,"different opinion, objection"
所謂,いわゆる,"the so-called, so to speak"
印,いん,"seal, stamp, mark, print"
員,いん,member
印鑑,いんかん,"stamp, seal"
陰気,いんき,"gloom, melancholy"
隠居,いんきょ,"retirement, retired person"
上下,うえした,"high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming"
浮かぶ,うかぶ,"to float, to rise to surface, to come to mind"
受かる,うかる,to pass (examination)
含嗽,うがい,"gargle, rinse mouth"
受け入れ,うけいれ,"receiving, acceptance"
受け入れる,うけいれる,"to accept, to receive"
受け継ぐ,うけつぐ,"to inherit, to succeed, to take over"
受け付ける,うけつける,"to be accepted, to receive (an application)"
受け止める,うけとめる,"to catch, to stop the blow, to react to, to take"
受け取り,うけとり,receipt
受身,うけみ,"passive, passive voice"
動き,うごき,"movement, activity, trend, development, change"
潮,うしお,tide
氏,うじ,family name
渦,うず,swirl
埋まる,うずまる,"to be buried, to be surrounded, to overflow, to be filled"
嘘つき,うそつき,"liar (sometimes said with not much seriousness), fibber"
打ち合わせ,うちあわせ,"business meeting, previous arrangement, appointment"
打ち合わせる,うちあわせる,"to knock together, to arrange"
打ち切る,うちきる,"to stop, to abort, to discontinue, to close"
打ち消し,うちけし,"negation, denial, negative"
打ち込む,うちこむ,"to drive in (e.g. nail  stake), to devote oneself to, to shoot into, to smash, to throw into, to cast int"
団扇,うちわ,fan
内訳,うちわけ,"the items, breakdown, classification"
訴え,うったえ,"lawsuit, complaint"
鬱陶しい,うっとうしい,"gloomy, depressing"
写し,うつし,"copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript"
空ろ,うつろ,"blank, cavity, hollow, empty (space)"
器,うつわ,"bowl, vessel, container"
雨天,うてん,rainy weather
腕前,うでまえ,"ability, skill, facility"
饂飩,うどん,noodles (Japanese)
促す,うながす,"to urge, to press, to suggest, to demand, to stimulate, to quicken, to incite, to invite (attention to)"
唸る,うなる,"to groan, to moan, to roar, to howl, to growl, to hum, to buzz, to sough"
自惚れ,うぬぼれ,"pretension, conceit, hubris"
甘い,うまい,delicious
生まれつき,うまれつき,"by nature, by birth, native"
海路,うみじ,sea route
産む,うむ,"to give birth, to deliver, to produce"
埋め込む,うめこむ,to bury
梅干,うめぼし,dried plum
末,うら,"top end, tip"
裏返し,うらがえし,"inside out, upside down"
売り出し,うりだし,(bargain) sale
売り出す,うりだす,"to put on sale, to market, to become popular"
潤う,うるおう,"to be moist, to be damp, to get wet, to profit by, to be watered, to receive benefits, to favor, to charm, t"
五月蝿い,うるさい,"noisy, loud, fussy"
売れ行き,うれゆき,sales
浮気,うわき,"flighty, fickle, wanton, unfaithful"
上手,うわて,"1.  upper part, upper stream, left side (of a stage),  2.  skillful (only in comparisons), dexterity (on"
上回る,うわまわる,to exceed
植わる,うわる,to be planted
運営,うんえい,"management, administration, operation"
,うんざり,"tedious, boring, being fed up with"
運送,うんそう,"shipping, marine transportation"
運賃,うんちん,"freight rates, shipping expenses, fare"
云々,うんぬん,"and so on, and so forth, comment"
運搬,うんぱん,"transport, carriage"
運命,うんめい,fate
運輸,うんゆ,transportation
運用,うんよう,"making use of, application, investment, practical use"
会,え,understanding
重,え,"-fold, -ply"
,えい,ray (fish)
映写,えいしゃ,projection
英字,えいじ,English letter (character)
衛生,えいせい,"health, hygiene, sanitation, medical"
映像,えいぞう,"reflection, image"
英雄,えいゆう,"hero, great man"
液,えき,"liquid, fluid"
役,えき,"war, campaign, battle"
閲覧,えつらん,"inspection, reading"
獲物,えもの,"game, spoils, trophy"
襟,えり,"neck, collar, lapel, neckband"
縁,えん,"chance, fate, destiny, relation, bonds, connection, karma"
塩,えん,salt
艶,えん,"charming, fascinating, voluptuous"
園,えん,garden (esp. man-made)
円滑,えんかつ,"harmony, smoothness"
縁側,えんがわ,"veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor"
沿岸,えんがん,"coast, shore"
婉曲,えんきょく,"euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect, insinuating"
演習,えんしゅう,"practice, exercises, manoeuvers"
演出,えんしゅつ,"production (e.g. play), direction"
演じる,えんじる,"to perform (a play), to play (a part), to act (a part), to commit (a blunder)"
演ずる,えんずる,"to perform, to play"
沿線,えんせん,along railway line
縁談,えんだん,"marriage proposal, engagement"
遠方,えんぽう,"long way, distant place"
円満,えんまん,"perfection, harmony, peace, smoothness, completeness, satisfaction, integrity"
尾,お,"tail, ridge"
於,お,"at, in, on"
甥,おい,nephew
追い込む,おいこむ,"to herd, to corner, to drive"
美味しい,おいしい,"delicious, tasty"
追い出す,おいだす,"to expel, to drive out"
於いて,おいて,"at, in, on"
お出でになる,おいでになる,to be
老いる,おいる,"to age, to grow old"
負う,おう,"to bear, to owe"
応急,おうきゅう,emergency
黄金,おうごん,gold
黄色,おうしょく,yellow
応募,おうぼ,"subscription, application"
,おおい,hey!
大方,おおかた,"perhaps, almost all, majority"
大柄,おおがら,"large build, large pattern"
大げさ,おおげさ,"grandiose, exaggerated"
大事,おおごと,"important, valuable, serious matter"
大ざっぱ,おおざっぱ,"rough (as in not precise), broad, sketchy"
大筋,おおすじ,"outline, summary"
大空,おおぞら,"heaven, firmament, the sky"
大幅,おおはば,"full width, large scale, drastic"
大水,おおみず,flood
公,おおやけ,"official, public, formal, open, governmental"
お蔭,おかげ,"(your) backing, assistance"
お蔭様で,おかげさまで,"Thanks to god, thanks to you"
可笑しい,おかしい,"strange, funny, amusing, ridiculous"
犯す,おかす,"to commit, to perpetrate, to violate, to rape"
侵す,おかす,"to invade, to raid, to trespass, to violate, to intrude on"
お菜,おかず,"side dish, accompaniment for rice dishes"
臆病,おくびょう,"cowardice, timidity"
遅らす,おくらす,"to retard, to delay"
遅れ,おくれ,"delay, lag"
起こす,おこす,"to raise, to cause, to wake someone"
行い,おこない,"deed, conduct, behavior, action, asceticism"
厳か,おごそか,"austere, majestic, dignified, stately, awful, impressive"
傲る,おごる,to be proud
長,おさ,"chief, head"
押さえる,おさえる,"to stop, to restrain, to seize, to repress, to suppress, to press down"
お先に,おさきに,"before, ahead, previously"
収まる,おさまる,"to be obtained, to end, to settle into, to fit into, to be settled, to be paid, to be delivered"
納まる,おさまる,"to be obtained, to end, to settle into, to fit into, to be settled, to be paid, to be delivered"
治まる,おさまる,"to be at peace, to clamp down, to lessen (storm  terror  anger)"
お産,おさん,(giving) birth
教え,おしえ,"teachings, precept, lesson, doctrine"
押し込む,おしこむ,"to push into, to crowd into"
惜しむ,おしむ,"to be frugal, to value, to regret"
お喋り,おしゃべり,"chattering, talk, idle talk, chat, chitchat, gossip, chatty, talkative, chatterbox, blabbermouth"
お洒落,おしゃれ,"smartly dressed, someone smartly dressed, fashion-conscious"
押し寄せる,おしよせる,"to push aside, to advance on"
お祖父さん,おじいさん,"grandfather, male senior-citizen"
お邪魔します,おじゃまします,Excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you
雄,おす,male (animal)
お世辞,おせじ,"flattery, compliment"
襲う,おそう,to attack
遅くとも,おそくとも,at the latest
恐らく,おそらく,perhaps
恐れ,おそれ,"fear, horror"
恐れ入る,おそれいる,"to be filled with awe, to feel small, to be amazed, to be surprised, to be disconcerted, to be sorry, to b"
お大事に,おだいじに,Take care of yourself
煽てる,おだてる,"to stir up, to instigate, to flatter"
落ち込む,おちこむ,"to fall into, to feel down (sad)"
落ち着き,おちつき,"calm, composure"
落ち葉,おちば,"fallen leaves, leaf litter, defoliation, shedding leaves"
落ちる,おちる,"to fail (e.g. exam), to fall down, to drop"
,おっかない,"frightening, huge"
仰っしゃる,おっしゃる,"to say, to speak, to tell, to talk"
乙,おつ,"1.  strange, quaint, stylish, chic, spicy, queer, witty, tasty, romantic,  2.  2nd in rank, second sign of the"
お使い,おつかい,errand
お手上げ,おてあげ,"all over, given in, given up hope, bring to knees"
御手洗い,おてあらい,"toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom (US)"
弟,おと,younger brother
落とす,おとす,"to drop, to lose, to let fall"
訪れる,おとずれる,to visit
大人しい,おとなしい,"obedient, docile, quiet"
少女,おとめ,"daughter, young lady, virgin, maiden, little girl"
お供,おとも,"attendant, companion"
衰える,おとろえる,"to become weak, to decline, to wear, to abate, to decay, to wither, to waste away"
,おどおど,"coweringly, hesitantly"
脅かす,おどかす,"to threaten, to coerce"
脅す,おどす,"to threaten, to menace"
驚き,おどろき,"surprise, astonishment, wonder"
同い年,おないどし,of the same age
女子,おなご,"woman, girl"
お願いします,おねがいします,please
各,おのおの,"each, every, either, respectively, severally"
自ずから,おのずから,"naturally, as a matter of course"
お早う,おはよう,Good morning
お祖母さん,おばあさん,"grandmother, female senior-citizen"
怯える,おびえる,"to become frightened, to have a nightmare"
夥しい,おびただしい,"abundantly, innumerably"
帯びる,おびる,"to wear, to carry, to be entrusted, to have, to take on, to have a trace of, to be tinged with"
覚え,おぼえ,"memory, sense, experience"
御負け,おまけ,"1.  a discount, a prize,  2.  something additional, bonus, an extra,  3.  an exaggeration"
お巡りさん,おまわりさん,policeman (friendly term)
お宮,おみや,Shinto shrine
お襁褓,おむつ,"diaper, nappy"
お目出度う,おめでとう,"(ateji) (int) (uk) Congratulations!, an auspicious occasion!"
面,おも,face
思い付き,おもいつき,"plan, idea, suggestion"
面白い,おもしろい,"interesting, amusing"
玩具,おもちゃ,toy
重なる,おもなる,"main, principal, important"
趣,おもむき,"meaning, tenor, gist, effect, appearance, taste, grace, charm, refinement"
赴く,おもむく,"to go, to proceed, to repair to, to become"
重役,おもやく,"heavy responsibilities, director"
重んじる,おもんじる,"to respect, to honor, to esteem, to prize"
重んずる,おもんずる,"to honor, to respect, to esteem, to prize"
お休み,おやすみ,"holiday, absence, rest, Good night"
お八,おやつ,"1.  (uk) between meal snack, afternoon refreshment, afternoon tea,  2.  mid-day snack"
凡そ,およそ,"about, roughly, as a rule, approximately"
及び,および,"and, as well as"
及ぶ,およぶ,"to reach, to come up to, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to match, to equal"
織,おり,"weave, weaving, woven item"
檻,おり,"cage, pen, jail cell"
折り返す,おりかえす,"to turn up, to fold back"
織物,おりもの,"textile, fabric"
織る,おる,to weave
俺,おれ,I (ego) (boastful first-person pronoun)
愚か,おろか,"foolish, stupid"
疎か,おろそか,"neglect, negligence, carelessness"
終わる,おわる,"to finish, to close"
音色,おんいろ,"tone color, tone quality, timbre, synthesizer patch"
温和,おんわ,"gentle, mild, moderate"
仮,か,"tentative, provisional"
科,か,"department, section"
個,か,article counter
下位,かい,"low rank, subordinate, lower order (e.g. byte)"
階,かい,"-floor (counter), stories"
改悪,かいあく,"deterioration, changing for the worse"
海運,かいうん,"maritime, marine transportation"
改革,かいかく,"reform, reformation, innovation"
貝殻,かいがら,shell
階級,かいきゅう,"class, rank, grade"
海峡,かいきょう,channel
会見,かいけん,"interview, audience"
介護,かいご,nursing
開催,かいさい,"holding a meeting, open an exhibition"
回収,かいしゅう,"collection, recovery"
改修,かいしゅう,"repair, improvement"
怪獣,かいじゅう,monster
解除,かいじょ,"cancellation, rescinding, release, calling off"
回送,かいそう,forwarding
階層,かいそう,"class, level, stratum, hierarchy"
開拓,かいたく,"reclamation (of wasteland), cultivation, pioneer"
会談,かいだん,"conversation, conference, discussion, interview"
改定,かいてい,reform
改訂,かいてい,revision
街道,かいどう,highway
介入,かいにゅう,intervention
開発,かいはつ,"development, exploitation"
海抜,かいばつ,height above sea level
介抱,かいほう,"nursing, looking after"
解剖,かいぼう,"dissection, autopsy"
回覧,かいらん,circulation
海流,かいりゅう,ocean current
改良,かいりょう,"improvement, reform"
回路,かいろ,circuit (electric)
顧みる,かえりみる,"to look back, to turn around, to review"
省みる,かえりみる,to reflect
返る,かえる,"to return, to come back, to go back"
顔付き,かおつき,"(outward) looks, features, face, countenance, expression"
掲げる,かかげる,"to publish, to print, to carry (an article), to put up, to hang out, to hoist, to fly (a sail), to float (a"
踵,かかと,(shoe) heel
係り,かかり,"official, duty, person in charge"
課外,かがい,extracurricular
書き取り,かきとり,dictation
書き取る,かきとる,"to write down, to take dictation, to take notes"
掻き回す,かきまわす,"to stir up, to churn, to ransack, to disturb"
欠く,かく,"to lack, to break, to crack, to chip"
角,かく,"1.  angle,  2.  bishop (shogi)"
核,かく,"nucleus, kernel"
格,かく,"status, character, case"
佳句,かく,beautiful passage of literature
画,かく,stroke
格差,かくさ,"qualitative difference, disparity"
拡散,かくさん,"scattering, diffusion"
各種,かくしゅ,"every kind, all sorts"
隔週,かくしゅう,every other week
確信,かくしん,"conviction, confidence"
革新,かくしん,"reform, innovation"
確定,かくてい,"definition (math), decision, settlement"
獲得,かくとく,"acquisition, possession"
確保,かくほ,"guarantee, ensure, maintain, insure, secure"
革命,かくめい,revolution
確立,かくりつ,establishment
賭け,かけ,"betting, gambling, a gamble"
掛け,かけ,credit
駆け足,かけあし,"running fast, double time"
家計,かけい,"household economy, family finances"
駆けっこ,かけっこ,(foot) race
駆ける,かける,"to run (race  esp. horse), to gallop, to canter"
賭ける,かける,"to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble"
ヶ月,かげつ,\#NAME?
加工,かこう,"manufacturing, processing, treatment"
化合,かごう,chemical combination
嵩張る,かさばる,"to be bulky, to be unwieldy, to grow voluminous"
嵩む,かさむ,"to pile up, to increase"
風車,かざぐるま,"1.  windmill,  2.  pinwheel"
畏まりました,かしこまりました,certainly!
華奢,かしゃ,"luxury, pomp, delicate, slender, gorgeous"
箇所,かしょ,"passage, place, point, part"
火傷,かしょう,"burn, scald"
箇条書き,かじょうがき,"itemized form, itemization"
噛る,かじる,"to chew, to bite (at), to gnaw, to nibble, to munch, to crunch, to have a smattering of"
微か,かすか,"faint, dim, weak, indistinct, hazy, poor, wretched"
霞む,かすむ,"to grow hazy, to be misty"
化する,かする,"to change into, to convert into, to transform, to be reduced, to influence, to improve (someone)"
擦る,かする,"to touch lightly, to take a percentage (from)"
火星,かせい,Mars (planet)
化石,かせき,"fossil, petrifaction, fossilization"
河川,かせん,rivers
化繊,かせん,synthetic fibres
過疎,かそ,depopulation
過多,かた,"excess, superabundance"
難い,かたい,"difficult, hard"
片思い,かたおもい,unrequited love
敵,かたき,"enemy, rival"
気質,かたぎ,"spirit, character, trait, temperament, disposition"
片言,かたこと,"a smattering, talk like a baby, speak haltingly"
片付け,かたづけ,"tidying up, finishing"
傾く,かたぶく,"to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to, to"
傾ける,かたむける,"to incline, to list, to bend, to lean, to tip, to tilt, to slant, to concentrate on, to ruin (a country), to"
固める,かためる,"to harden, to freeze, to fortify"
偏る,かたよる,"to be one-sided, to incline, to be partial, to be prejudiced, to lean, to be biased"
傍ら,かたわら,"beside(s), while, nearby"
課題,かだい,"subject, theme, task"
花壇,かだん,flower bed
家畜,かちく,"domestic animals, livestock, cattle"
画期,かっき,epoch-making
活発,かっぱつ,"vigor, active"
且つ,かつ,"yet, and"
割,かつ,"divide, cut, halve, separate, split, rip, break, crack, smash, dilute"
嘗て,かつて,"once, ever"
日付,かづけ,"date, dating"
門,かど,gate
叶う,かなう,to come true (wish)
叶える,かなえる,to grant (request  wish)
金槌,かなづち,"1.  (iron) hammer,  2.  punishment"
鉄棒,かなぼう,"iron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics)"
可成,かなり,"considerably, fairly, quite"
加入,かにゅう,"becoming a member, joining, entry, admission, subscription, affiliation, adherence, signing"
金庫,かねぐら,"safe, vault, treasury, provider of funds"
予言,かねごと,"prediction, promise, prognostication"
兼ねて,かねて,simultaneously
下番,かばん,going off duty
下品,かひん,inferior article
華美,かび,"pomp, splendor, gaudiness"
花粉,かふん,pollen
株式,かぶしき,stock (company)
気触れる,かぶれる,"to react to, to be influenced by, to go overboard for"
貨幣,かへい,"money, currency, coinage"
構え,かまえ,"posture, pose, style"
構える,かまえる,to set up
加味,かみ,"seasoning, flavoring"
噛み切る,かみきる,"to bite off, to gnaw through"
過密,かみつ,crowded
瓶,かめ,earthenware pot
かも知れない,かもしれない,"may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly"
粥,かゆ,(rice) gruel
痒い,かゆい,"itchy, itching"
揶揄う,からかう,"to ridicule, to tease, to banter with, to make fun of"
身体,からだ,the body
体付き,からだつき,"body build, figure"
絡む,からむ,"to entangle, to entwine"
借り,かり,"borrowing, debt, loan"
下吏,かり,lower official
加留多,かるた,(pt:) (n) playing cards (pt: carta)
涸れる,かれる,"to dry up, to run out"
過労,かろう,"overwork, strain"
辛うじて,かろうじて,"barely, narrowly, just manage to do st"
側,かわ,"side, row, surroundings, part, (watch) case"
可愛い,かわいい,"pretty, cute, lovely, charming, dear, darling, pet"
可愛がる,かわいがる,"to love, to be affectionate"
可哀想,かわいそう,"poor, pitiable, pathetic"
可愛らしい,かわいらしい,"lovely, sweet"
交わす,かわす,"to exchange (messages), to dodge, to parry, to avoid, to turn aside"
代わる,かわる,"to take the place of, to relieve, to be substituted for, to be exchanged, to change places with, to take"
代わる代わる,かわるがわる,alternately
乾,かん,"heaven, emperor"
管,かん,"pipe, tube"
幹,かん,(tree) trunk
冠,かん,"crown, diadem, first, best, peerless, cap, naming, designating, initiating on coming of age, top character ra"
観,かん,"look, appearance, spectacle"
館,かん,"house, hall, building, hotel, inn, guesthouse"
簡易,かんい,"simplicity, easiness, quasi-"
感慨,かんがい,"strong feelings, deep emotion"
寒気,かんき,"cold, frost, chill"
簡潔,かんけつ,"brevity, conciseness, simplicity"
還元,かんげん,"resolution, reduction, return to origins"
刊行,かんこう,"publication, issue"
慣行,かんこう,"customary practice, habit, traditional event"
勧告,かんこく,"advice, counsel, remonstrance, recommendation"
看護,かんご,"nursing, (army) nurse"
漢語,かんご,"Chinese word, Sino-Japanese word"
換算,かんさん,"conversion, change, exchange"
監視,かんし,"observation, guarding, inspection, surveillance"
慣習,かんしゅう,usual (historical) custom
観衆,かんしゅう,"spectators, onlookers, members of the audience"
干渉,かんしょう,"interference, intervention"
感触,かんしょく,"sense of touch, feeling, sensation"
肝心,かんじん,"essential, fundamental, crucial, vital, main"
歓声,かんせい,"cheer, shout of joy"
感染,かんせん,"infection, contagion"
幹線,かんせん,"main line, trunk line"
関税,かんぜい,"customs, duty, tariff"
簡素,かんそ,"simplicity, plain"
観点,かんてん,point of view
感度,かんど,"sensitivity, severity (quake)"
幹部,かんぶ,"management, (executive) staff, leaders"
勘弁,かんべん,"pardon, forgiveness, forbearance"
完璧,かんぺき,"perfection, completeness, flawless"
感無量,かんむりょう,"deep feeling, inexpressible feeling, filled with emotion"
勧誘,かんゆう,"invitation, solicitation, canvassing, inducement, persuasion, encouragement"
関与,かんよ,"participation, taking part in, participating in, being concerned in"
慣用,かんよう,"common, customary"
寛容,かんよう,"forbearance, tolerance, generosity"
観覧,かんらん,viewing
官僚,かんりょう,"bureaucrat, bureaucracy"
慣例,かんれい,"custom, precedent, of convention"
還暦,かんれき,60th birthday
貫禄,かんろく,"presence, dignity"
緩和,かんわ,"relief, mitigation"
蓋,がい,"cover, lid, cap"
街,がい,"~street, ~quarters"
外貨,がいか,"imported goods, foreign money"
外観,がいかん,"appearance, exterior, facade"
外相,がいしょう,Foreign Minister
害する,がいする,"to injure, to damage, to harm, to kill, to hinder"
概説,がいせつ,"general statement, outline"
該当,がいとう,"corresponding, answering to, coming under"
街頭,がいとう,in the street
概念,がいねん,"general idea, concept, notion"
外来,がいらい,"imported, outpatient clinic"
概略,がいりゃく,"outline, summary, gist, in brief"
学芸,がくげい,"arts and sciences, liberal arts"
学士,がくし,university graduate
学説,がくせつ,theory
楽譜,がくふ,score (music)
学歴,がくれき,academic background
崖,がけ,cliff
雅致,がち,"artistry, good taste, elegance, grace"
,がっくり,heartbroken
合唱,がっしょう,"chorus, singing in a chorus"
,がっしり,"firmly, solidly, tough"
合致,がっち,"agreement, concurrence, conforming to"
,がっちり,"solidly built, tightly, shrewd, calculating"
月日,がっぴ,(the) date
合併,がっぺい,"combination, union, amalgamation, consolidation, merger, coalition, fusion, annexation, affiliation, incorpor"
,がる,feel
側,がわ,"side, row, surroundings, part, (watch) case"
癌,がん,cancer
眼科,がんか,ophthalmology
眼球,がんきゅう,eyeball
眼鏡,がんきょう,"spectacles, glasses"
頑固,がんこ,"stubbornness, obstinacy"
願書,がんしょ,written application or petition
頑丈,がんじょう,"solid, firm, stout, burly, strong, sturdy"
岩石,がんせき,rock
元年,がんねん,first year (of a specific reign)
贋物,がんぶつ,"imitation, counterfeit, forgery, sham"
元来,がんらい,"originally, primarily, essentially, logically, naturally"
生,き,"pure, undiluted, raw, crude"
期,き,"period, time"
企画,きかく,"planning, project"
規格,きかく,"standard, norm"
着飾る,きかざる,to dress up
器官,きかん,"organ (of body), instrument"
季刊,きかん,quarterly (e.g. magazine)
危害,きがい,"injury, harm, danger"
気兼ね,きがね,"hesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint, fear of troubling someone, having scruples about doing someth"
気軽,きがる,"cheerful, buoyant, lighthearted"
危機,きき,crisis
聞き取り,ききとり,listening comprehension
効き目,ききめ,"effect, virtue, efficacy, impression"
帰京,ききょう,returning to Tokyo
基金,ききん,"fund, foundation"
棄権,きけん,"abstain from voting, renunciation of a right"
喜劇,きげき,"comedy, funny show"
起源,きげん,"origin, beginning, rise"
機構,きこう,"mechanism, organization"
既婚,きこん,"marriage, married"
記載,きさい,"mention, entry"
気障,きざ,"affectation, conceit, snobbery"
兆し,きざし,"signs, omen, symptoms"
兆,きざし,"signs, omen, symptoms"
軋む,きしむ,"to jar, to creak, to grate"
気象,きしょう,"weather, climate"
期日,きじつ,"fixed date, settlement date"
記述,きじゅつ,"describing, descriptor"
奇数,きすう,odd number
築く,きずく,"to build, to pile up, to amass"
傷付く,きずつく,"to be hurt, to be wounded, to get injured"
規制,きせい,regulation
汽船,きせん,steamship
寄贈,きそう,"donation, presentation"
貴族,きぞく,"noble, aristocrat"
鍛える,きたえる,"to forge, to drill, to temper, to train, to discipline"
来る,きたる,"to come, to arrive, to be due to, to be next, to be forthcoming"
気立て,きだて,"disposition, nature"
,きちっと,"exactly, perfectly"
几帳面,きちょうめん,"methodical, punctual, steady"
切っ掛け,きっかけ,"chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion"
,きっかり,"exactly, precisely"
喫茶,きっさ,"tea drinking, tea house"
,きっちり,"precisely, tightly"
屹度,きっと,"1.  (uk) surely, undoubtedly, certainly, without fail,  2.  sternly, severely"
,きっぱり,"clearly, plainly, distinctly"
規定,きてい,"regulation, provisions"
起点,きてん,starting point
軌道,きどう,"orbit, railroad track"
甲,きのえ,"1st in rank, first sign of the Chinese calendar, shell, instep, grade A"
気配,きはい,"indication, market trend, worry"
規範,きはん,"model, standard, pattern, norm, criterion, example"
気品,きひん,aroma
気風,きふう,"character, traits, ethos"
起伏,きふく,undulation
規模,きぼ,"scale, scope, plan, structure"
気まぐれ,きまぐれ,"whim, caprice, whimsy, fickle, moody, uneven temper"
生真面目,きまじめ,"too serious, person who is too serious, honesty, sincerity"
期末,きまつ,end of term
決まり悪い,きまりわるい,"feeling awkward, being ashamed"
決まる,きまる,"to be decided, to be settled, to look good in (clothes)"
記名,きめい,"signature, register"
脚色,きゃくしょく,dramatization (e.g. film)
脚本,きゃくほん,scenario
客観,きゃっかん,objective
規約,きやく,"agreement, rules, code"
救援,きゅうえん,"relief, rescue, reinforcement"
休学,きゅうがく,"temporary absence from school, suspension"
究極,きゅうきょく,"ultimate, final, eventual"
窮屈,きゅうくつ,"narrow, tight, stiff, rigid, uneasy, formal, constrained"
球根,きゅうこん,(plant) bulb
救済,きゅうさい,"relief, aid, rescue, salvation, help"
給食,きゅうしょく,"school lunch, providing a meal"
給仕,きゅうじ,"office boy (girl), page, waiter"
休戦,きゅうせん,"truce, armistice"
旧知,きゅうち,"old friend, old friendship"
宮殿,きゅうでん,palace
窮乏,きゅうぼう,poverty
丘陵,きゅうりょう,hill
共,きょう,"both, neither (neg), all, and, as well as, including, with, together with, plural ending"
供,きょう,"offer, present, submit, serve (a meal), supply"
驚異,きょうい,"wonder, miracle"
教員,きょういん,teaching staff
教科,きょうか,"subject, curriculum"
協会,きょうかい,"association, society, organization"
共感,きょうかん,"sympathy, response"
共学,きょうがく,coeducation
協議,きょうぎ,"conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation"
教訓,きょうくん,"lesson, precept, moral instruction"
境遇,きょうぐう,"environment, circumstances"
強行,きょうこう,"forcing, enforcement"
強硬,きょうこう,"firm, vigorous, unbending, unyielding, strong, stubborn"
凶作,きょうさく,"bad harvest, poor crop"
共産,きょうさん,communism
教材,きょうざい,teaching materials
教習,きょうしゅう,"training, instruction"
郷愁,きょうしゅう,"nostalgia, homesickness"
教職,きょうしょく,"teaching certificate, the teaching profession"
享受,きょうじゅ,"reception, acceptance, enjoyment, being given"
興じる,きょうじる,"to amuse oneself, to make merry"
強制,きょうせい,"obligation, coercion, compulsion, enforcement"
共存,きょうそん,coexistence
姉妹,きょうだい,sisters
協調,きょうちょう,"co-operation, conciliation, harmony, firm (market) tone"
協定,きょうてい,"arrangement, pact, agreement"
脅迫,きょうはく,"threat, menace, coercion, terrorism"
共鳴,きょうめい,"resonance, sympathy"
郷里,きょうり,"birth-place, home town"
強烈,きょうれつ,"strong, intense, severe"
共和,きょうわ,"republicanism, cooperation"
曲,きょく,"tune, piece of music"
局限,きょくげん,"limit, localize"
極端,きょくたん,"extreme, extremity"
居住,きょじゅう,residence
拒絶,きょぜつ,"refusal, rejection"
拒否,きょひ,"denial, veto, rejection, refusal"
許容,きょよう,"permission, pardon"
距離,きょり,"distance, range"
寄与,きよ,"contribution, service"
清らか,きよらか,"clean, pure, chaste"
気楽,きらく,"at ease, comfortable"
煌びやか,きらびやか,"gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling, gay"
切り,きり,"limits, end, bounds, period, place to leave off, closing sentence, all there is, only, since"
桐,きり,paulownia tree
切り替える,きりかえる,"to change, to exchange, to convert, to renew, to throw a switch, to replace, to switch over"
気流,きりゅう,atmospheric current
奇麗,きれい,"pretty, clean, nice, tidy, beautiful, fair"
切れ目,きれめ,"break, pause, gap, end, rift, interruption, cut, section, notch, incision, end (of a task)"
際,きわ,"edge, brink, verge, side"
木綿,きわた,cotton
極めて,きわめて,"exceedingly, extremely"
僅,きん,"a little, small quantity"
近眼,きんがん,"nearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia"
緊急,きんきゅう,"urgent, pressing, emergency"
近々,きんきん,"nearness, before long"
近郊,きんこう,"suburbs, outskirts"
均衡,きんこう,"equilibrium, balance"
近視,きんし,shortsightedness
禁じる,きんじる,to prohibit
禁ずる,きんずる,"to forbid, to suppress"
勤勉,きんべん,"industry, diligence"
勤務,きんむ,"service, duty, work"
禁物,きんもつ,"taboo, forbidden thing"
勤労,きんろう,"labor, exertion, diligent service"
議案,ぎあん,legislative bill
戯曲,ぎきょく,"play, drama"
議決,ぎけつ,"resolution, decision, vote"
議事堂,ぎじどう,Diet building
犠牲,ぎせい,sacrifice
偽造,ぎぞう,"forgery, falsification, fabrication, counterfeiting"
議題,ぎだい,"topic of discussion, agenda"
技能,ぎのう,"technical skill, ability, capacity"
逆転,ぎゃくてん,"(sudden) change, reversal, turn-around, coming from behind (baseball)"
行,ぎょう,"line, row, verse"
業者,ぎょうしゃ,"trader, merchant"
行政,ぎょうせい,administration
業績,ぎょうせき,"achievement, performance, results, work, contribution"
業務,ぎょうむ,"business, affairs, duties, work"
玉,ぎょく,king (shogi)
漁船,ぎょせん,fishing boat
漁村,ぎょそん,fishing village
義理,ぎり,"duty, sense of duty, honor, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation"
疑惑,ぎわく,"doubt, misgivings, distrust, suspicion"
吟味,ぎんみ,"testing, scrutiny, careful investigation"
区,く,"ward, district, section"
食い違う,くいちがう,"to cross each other, to run counter to, to differ, to clash, to go awry"
空腹,くうふく,hunger
区画,くかく,"division, section, compartment, boundary, area, block"
区間,くかん,section (of track  etc)
茎,くき,stalk
区切り,くぎり,"an end, a stop, punctuation"
潜る,くぐる,"1.  to drive, to pass through,  2.  to evade, to hide,  3.  to dive (into or under water), to go undergro"
種々,くさぐさ,variety
嚏,くしゃみ,sneeze
旧事,くじ,"past events, bygones"
籤引,くじびき,"lottery, drawn lot"
擽ぐったい,くすぐったい,ticklish
草臥れる,くたびれる,"to get tired, to wear out"
下らない,くだらない,"good-for-nothing, stupid, trivial, worthless"
件,くだん,"example, precedent, the usual, the said, the above-mentioned, (man) in question"
口ずさむ,くちずさむ,"to hum something, to sing to oneself"
嘴,くちばし,"beak, bill"
朽ちる,くちる,to rot
,くっきり,"distinctly, clearly, boldly"
屈折,くっせつ,"bending, indentation, refraction"
くっ付く,くっつく,"to adhere to, to keep close to"
くっ付ける,くっつける,to attach
覆す,くつがえす,"to overturn, to upset, to overthrow, to undermine"
諄い,くどい,"verbose, importunate, heavy (taste)"
国境,くにざかい,national or state border
首飾り,くびかざり,necklace
首輪,くびわ,"necklace, choker"
組み合わせ,くみあわせ,combination
組み合わせる,くみあわせる,"to join together, to combine, to join up"
組み込む,くみこむ,"to insert, to include, to cut in (printing)"
蔵,くら,"warehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator"
苦しめる,くるしめる,"to torment, to harass, to inflict pain"
包む,くるむ,"to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by, to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress i"
呉れ呉れも,くれぐれも,"repeatedly, sincerely, earnestly"
呉れる,くれる,"to give, to let one have, to do for one, to be given"
玄人,くろうと,"expert, professional, geisha, prostitute"
黒字,くろじ,balance (figure) in the black
君主,くんしゅ,"ruler, monarch"
愚痴,ぐち,"idle complaint, grumble"
,ぐっと,"firmly, fast, much, more"
,ぐらい,approximately
群,ぐん,group (math)
軍艦,ぐんかん,"warship, battleship"
群集,ぐんしゅう,"(social) group, crowd, throng, mob, multitude"
軍事,ぐんじ,military affairs
軍備,ぐんび,"armaments, military preparations"
軍服,ぐんぷく,military or naval uniform
刑,けい,"penalty, sentence, punishment"
頃,けい,"time, about, toward, approximately (time)"
傾,けい,"lean, incline"
系,けい,"system, lineage, group"
経過,けいか,"passage, expiration, progress"
軽快,けいかい,"rhythmical (e.g. melody), casual (e.g. dress), light, nimble"
警戒,けいかい,"warning, admonition, vigilance"
計器,けいき,"meter, gauge"
契機,けいき,"opportunity, chance"
敬具,けいぐ,Sincerely yours
軽減,けいげん,abatement
掲載,けいさい,appearance (e.g. article in paper)
傾斜,けいしゃ,"inclination, slant, slope, bevel, list, dip"
形成,けいせい,formation
形勢,けいせい,"condition, situation, prospects"
軽率,けいそつ,"rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty"
携帯,けいたい,carrying something
形態,けいたい,"form, shape, figure"
刑罰,けいばつ,"judgement, penalty, punishment"
経費,けいひ,"expenses, cost, outlay"
警部,けいぶ,police inspector
軽蔑,けいべつ,"scorn, disdain"
経歴,けいれき,"personal history, career"
経路,けいろ,"course, route, channel"
汚す,けがす,"to disgrace, to dishonour"
汚らわしい,けがらわしい,"filthy, unfair"
汚れ,けがれ,"uncleanness, impurity, disgrace"
汚れる,けがれる,"to get dirty, to become dirty"
獣,けだもの,"beast, brute"
吝嗇,けち,"stinginess, miser, miserliness, skinflint, tightwad, niggard, pinching pennies"
結核,けっかく,"tuberculosis, tubercule"
血管,けっかん,blood vessel
決行,けっこう,"doing (with resolve), carrying out (i.e. a plan)"
決算,けっさん,"balance sheet, settlement of accounts"
決勝,けっしょう,"decision of a contest, finals (in sports)"
結晶,けっしょう,"crystal, crystallization"
結成,けっせい,formation
結束,けっそく,"union, unity"
傑,けつ,excellence
決意,けつい,"decision, determination"
決議,けつぎ,"resolution, vote, decision"
結合,けつごう,"combination, union"
決断,けつだん,"decision, determination"
欠乏,けつぼう,"want, shortage, famine"
蹴飛ばす,けとばす,"to kick away, to kick off, to kick (someone), to refuse, to reject"
貶す,けなす,to speak ill of
煙たい,けむたい,"smoky, feeling awkward"
煙る,けむる,to smoke (e.g. fire)
家来,けらい,"retainer, retinue, servant"
,けれど,"but, however"
圏,けん,"sphere, circle, range"
権,けん,"authority, the right (to do something)"
権威,けんい,"authority, power, influence"
兼業,けんぎょう,"side line, second business"
権限,けんげん,"power, authority, jurisdiction"
健在,けんざい,"in good health, well"
懸賞,けんしょう,"offering prizes, winning, reward"
検事,けんじ,public prosecutor
健全,けんぜん,"health, soundness, wholesome"
見地,けんち,point of view
賢明,けんめい,"wisdom, intelligence, prudence"
倹約,けんやく,"thrift, economy, frugality"
兼用,けんよう,"multi-use, combined use, combination, serving two purposes"
権力,けんりょく,"power, authority, influence"
劇団,げきだん,"troupe, theatrical company"
激励,げきれい,encouragement
月謝,げっしゃ,monthly tuition fee
,げっそり,"being disheartened, losing weight"
月賦,げっぷ,monthly installment
下痢,げり,diarrhoea
原,げん,"original, primitive, primary, fundamental, raw"
原形,げんけい,"original form, base form"
現行,げんこう,"present, current, in operation"
原作,げんさく,original work
原子,げんし,atom
元首,げんしゅ,"ruler, sovereign"
原書,げんしょ,original document
減少,げんしょう,"decrease, reduction, decline"
現場,げんじょう,"actual spot, scene, scene of the crime"
元素,げんそ,chemical element
原則,げんそく,"principle, general rule"
現像,げんぞう,developing (film)
現地,げんち,"actual place, local"
限定,げんてい,"limit, restriction"
原点,げんてん,"origin (coordinates), starting point"
原典,げんてん,original (text)
減点,げんてん,"subtract, give a demerit"
原爆,げんばく,atomic bomb
原文,げんぶん,"the text, original"
厳密,げんみつ,"strict, close"
原油,げんゆ,crude oil
言論,げんろん,discussion
故,こ,the late (deceased)
戸,こ,counter for houses
児,こ,"child, the young of animals"
巨,こ,"big, large, great"
恋する,こいする,"to fall in love with, to love"
溝,こう,"$10^38$, hundred undecillion (American), hundred sextillion (British)"
校,こう,"-school, proof"
好意,こうい,"good will, favor, courtesy"
行為,こうい,"act, deed, conduct"
行員,こういん,bank clerk
交易,こうえき,"trade, commerce"
公演,こうえん,public performance
後悔,こうかい,"regret, repentance"
公開,こうかい,presenting to the public
航海,こうかい,"sail, voyage"
工学,こうがく,engineering
皇居,こうきょ,Imperial Palace
好況,こうきょう,"prosperous conditions, healthy economy"
抗議,こうぎ,"protest, objection"
鉱業,こうぎょう,mining industry
興業,こうぎょう,industrial enterprise
高原,こうげん,"tableland, plateau"
煌々と,こうこうと,"brilliantly, brightly"
考古学,こうこがく,archaeology
交互,こうご,"mutual, reciprocal, alternate"
工作,こうさく,"work, construction, handicraft, maneuvering"
耕作,こうさく,"cultivation, farming"
鉱山,こうざん,mine (ore)
講習,こうしゅう,"short course, training"
交渉,こうしょう,"negotiations, discussions, connection"
高尚,こうしょう,"high, noble, refined, advanced"
行進,こうしん,"march, parade"
香辛料,こうしんりょう,spices
口述,こうじゅつ,verbal statement
控除,こうじょ,"subsidy, deduction"
向上,こうじょう,"elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress"
降水,こうすい,"rainfall, precipitation"
洪水,こうずい,flood
公然,こうぜん,"open (e.g. secret), public, official"
抗争,こうそう,"dispute, resistance"
構想,こうそう,"plan, plot, idea, conception"
拘束,こうそく,"restriction, restraint"
後退,こうたい,"retreat, backspace (BS)"
光沢,こうたく,"brilliance, polish, lustre, glossy finish (of photographs)"
公団,こうだん,public corporation
好調,こうちょう,"favourable, promising, satisfactory, in good shape"
口頭,こうとう,oral
講読,こうどく,"reading, translation"
購読,こうどく,subscription (e.g. magazine)
購入,こうにゅう,"purchase, buy"
公認,こうにん,"official recognition, authorization, licence, accreditation"
光熱費,こうねつひ,cost of fuel and light
荒廃,こうはい,ruin
購買,こうばい,"purchase, buy"
好評,こうひょう,"popularity, favorable reputation"
交付,こうふ,"delivering, furnishing (with copies)"
降伏,こうふく,"capitulation, surrender, submission"
興奮,こうふん,"excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal"
公募,こうぼ,"public appeal, public contribution"
巧妙,こうみょう,"ingenious, skillful, clever, deft"
公用,こうよう,"government business, public use, public expense"
小売,こうり,retail
効率,こうりつ,efficiency
公立,こうりつ,public (institution)
小柄,こがら,short (build)
小切手,こぎって,"cheque, check"
国産,こくさん,domestic products
国定,こくてい,"state-sponsored, national"
国土,こくど,realm
告白,こくはく,"confession, acknowledgement"
国防,こくぼう,national defence
国有,こくゆう,national ownership
国連,こくれん,"U.N., United Nations"
漕ぐ,こぐ,"to row, to scull, to pedal"
焦げ茶,こげちゃ,black tea
個々,ここ,"individual, one by one"
箇箇,ここ,"individual, separate"
心地,ここち,"feeling, sensation, mood"
心得,こころえ,"knowledge, information"
心掛け,こころがけ,"readiness, intention, aim"
心掛ける,こころがける,"to bear in mind, to aim to do"
志,こころざし,"will, intention, motive"
志す,こころざす,"to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)"
心強い,こころづよい,"heartening, reassuring"
心細い,こころぼそい,"helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening"
試み,こころみ,"trial, experiment"
試みる,こころみる,"to try, to test"
快い,こころよい,"pleasant, agreeable"
凝らす,こごらす,"to freeze, to congeal"
凝る,こごる,"to congeal, to freeze"
拵える,こしらえる,"to make, to manufacture"
孤児,こじ,orphan
拗れる,こじれる,"to get complicated, to grow worse"
故人,こじん,"the deceased, old friend"
梢,こずえ,treetop
個性,こせい,"individuality, personality, idiosyncrasy"
戸籍,こせき,"census, family register"
小銭,こぜに,"coins, small change"
固体,こたい,solid (body)
答え,こたえ,"answer, response"
堪える,こたえる,"to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave, to be fit for, t"
火燵,こたつ,"table with heater, (orig) charcoal brazier in a floor well"
古代,こだい,ancient times
,こだわる,"to fuss over, to be particular about, to be concerned about"
誇張,こちょう,exaggeration
滑稽,こっけい,"funny, humorous, comical, laughable, ridiculous, joking"
国交,こっこう,diplomatic relations
骨董品,こっとうひん,curio
骨,こつ,"knack, skill"
固定,こてい,fixation
事柄,ことがら,"matter, thing, affair, circumstance"
悉く,ことごとく,"altogether, entirely"
言伝,ことづて,"declaration, hearsay"
殊に,ことに,"especially, above all"
事によると,ことによると,depending on the circumstances
孤独,こどく,"isolation, loneliness, solitude"
粉々,こなごな,in very small pieces
此の,この,this
この間,このあいだ,"the other day, lately, recently"
この頃,このごろ,recently
好ましい,このましい,"nice, likeable, desirable"
個別,こべつ,particular case
零す,こぼす,to spill
零れる,こぼれる,"to overflow, to spill"
細やか,こまやか,friendly
混む,こむ,to be crowded
込める,こめる,"to include, to put into"
篭る,こもる,"to seclude oneself, to be confined in, to be implied, to be stuffy"
固有,こゆう,"characteristic, tradition, peculiar, inherent, eigen-"
雇用,こよう,"employment (long term), hire"
暦,こよみ,"calendar, almanac"
堪える,こらえる,"to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave, to be fit for, t"
孤立,こりつ,"isolation, helplessness"
懲りる,こりる,"to learn by experience, to be disgusted with"
此れ,これ,this
此れ等,これら,these
魂,こん,"soul, spirit"
根気,こんき,"patience, perseverance, energy"
根拠,こんきょ,"basis, foundation"
混血,こんけつ,"mixed race, mixed parentage"
昆虫,こんちゅう,"insect, bug"
根底,こんてい,"root, basis, foundation"
混同,こんどう,"confusion, mixing, merger"
今日は,こんにちは,"hello, good day (daytime greeting  id)"
今晩は,こんばんは,good evening
根本,こんぽん,"origin, source, foundation, root, base, principle"
御,ご,"go-, honourable"
語彙,ごい,"vocabulary, glossary"
濠,ごう,moat
業,ごう,"Buddhist karma, actions committed in a former life"
号,ごう,"number, issue"
合意,ごうい,"agreement, consent, mutual understanding"
合議,ごうぎ,"consultation, conference"
強気,ごうぎ,"great, grand"
合成,ごうせい,"synthesis, composition, synthetic, composite, mixed, combined, compound"
護衛,ごえい,"guard, convoy, escort"
語句,ごく,"words, phrases"
極楽,ごくらく,paradise
ご苦労様,ごくろうさま,Thank you very much for your....
語源,ごげん,"word root, word derivation, etymology"
誤差,ごさ,error
ご座います,ございます,"to be (polite), to exist"
ご馳走,ごちそう,"feast, treating (someone)"
ご馳走さま,ごちそうさま,feast
毎,ごと,each respectively
碁盤,ごばん,Go board
ご無沙汰,ごぶさた,not writing or contacting for a while
誤魔化す,ごまかす,"to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent"
御免ください,ごめんください,May I come in?
御免なさい,ごめんなさい,"I beg your pardon, excuse me"
御覧なさい,ごらんなさい,"(please) look, (please) try to do"
佐,さ,help
再,さい,"re-, again, repeated"
差異,さい,"difference, disparity"
歳,さい,\#NAME?
再会,さいかい,"another meeting, meeting again, reunion"
災害,さいがい,"calamity, disaster, misfortune"
細菌,さいきん,"bacillus, bacterium, germ"
細工,さいく,"work, craftsmanship, tactics, trick"
採掘,さいくつ,mining
採決,さいけつ,"vote, roll call"
再建,さいけん,"rebuilding, reconstruction, rehabilitation"
再現,さいげん,"reappearance, reproduction, return, revival"
採算,さいさん,profit
採集,さいしゅう,"collecting, gathering"
再生,さいせい,"playback, regeneration, resuscitation, return to life, rebirth, reincarnation, narrow escape, reclamation, r"
最善,さいぜん,the very best
採択,さいたく,"adoption, selection, choice"
再発,さいはつ,"return, relapse, reoccurrence"
栽培,さいばい,cultivation
細胞,さいぼう,cell (biology)
採用,さいよう,"use, adopt"
遮る,さえぎる,"to interrupt, to intercept, to obstruct"
囀る,さえずる,"to sing, to chirp, to twitter"
冴える,さえる,"to be clear, to be serene, to be cold, to be skillful"
竿,さお,"rod, pole (e.g. for drying laundry)"
栄える,さかえる,"to prosper, to flourish"
杯,さかずき,wine cups
逆立ち,さかだち,"handstand, headstand"
逆上る,さかのぼる,"to go back, to go upstream, to make retroactive"
盛る,さかる,"to prosper, to flourish, to copulate (animals)"
差額,さがく,"balance, difference, margin"
下がる,さがる,"to hang down, to abate, to retire, to fall, to step back"
一昨昨日,さきおととい,two days before yesterday
先に,さきに,"before, earlier than, ahead, beyond, away, previously, recently"
詐欺,さぎ,"fraud, swindle"
作,さく,"a work, a harvest"
策,さく,"plan, policy"
柵,さく,"fence, paling"
削減,さくげん,"cut, reduction, curtailment"
錯誤,さくご,mistake
作戦,さくせん,"military or naval operations, tactics, strategy"
作物,さくぶつ,literary work
叫び,さけび,"shout, scream, outcry"
裂ける,さける,"to split, to tear, to burst"
捧げる,ささげる,"to lift up, to give, to offer, to consecrate, to devote, to sacrifice, to dedicate"
差し掛かる,さしかかる,"to come near to, to approach"
指図,さしず,"instruction, mandate"
差し出す,さしだす,"to present, to submit, to tender, to hold out"
差し支える,さしつかえる,"to interfere, to hinder, to become impeded"
差し引く,さしひく,to deduct
些事,さじ,"something small or petty, trifle"
授ける,さずける,"to grant, to award, to teach"
嘸,さぞ,"I am sure, certainly, no doubt"
定まる,さだまる,"to become settled, to be fixed"
定める,さだめる,"to decide, to establish, to determine"
錯覚,さっかく,"optical illusion, hallucination"
早急,さっきゅう,urgent
察する,さっする,"to guess, to sense, to presume, to judge, to sympathize with"
,さっと,"quickly, suddenly"
冊,さつ,counter for books
殺人,さつじん,murder
偖,さて,"well, now, then"
悟る,さとる,"to attain enlightenment, to perceive, to understand, to discern"
真実,さな,"truth, reality"
裁く,さばく,to judge
錆び,さび,rust (colour)
左程,さほど,"(not) very, (not) much"
様,さま,"Mr. or Mrs., manner, kind, appearance"
三味線,さみせん,"three-stringed Japanese guitar, shamisen"
侍,さむらい,"Samurai, warrior"
然も,さも,"with gusto, with satisfaction"
作用,さよう,"action, operation, effect, function"
左様なら,さようなら,good-bye
拐う,さらう,"to carry off, to run away with, to kidnap, to abduct"
爽やか,さわやか,"fresh, refreshing, invigorating, clear, fluent, eloquent"
障る,さわる,"to hinder, to interfere with, to affect, to do one harm, to be harmful to"
酸,さん,acid
,さん,Mr or Mrs
酸化,さんか,oxidation
山岳,さんがく,mountains
産休,さんきゅう,maternity leave
桟橋,さんきょう,"wharf, bridge, jetty, pier"
参議院,さんぎいん,House of Councillors
産後,さんご,"postpartum, after childbirth"
産出,さんしゅつ,"yield, produce"
参照,さんしょう,"reference, consultation, consultation"
参上,さんじょう,"calling on, visiting"
賛成,さんせい,"approval, agreement, support, favour"
賛美,さんび,"praise, adoration, glorification"
産婦人科,さんふじんか,maternity and gynecology department
産物,さんぶつ,"product, result, fruit"
山腹,さんぷく,"hillside, mountainside"
山脈,さんみゃく,mountain range
財,ざい,"fortune, riches"
財源,ざいげん,"source of funds, resources, finances"
在庫,ざいこ,"stockpile, stock"
財政,ざいせい,"economy, financial affairs"
座談会,ざだんかい,"symposium, round-table discussion"
雑貨,ざっか,"miscellaneous goods, general goods, sundries"
雑,ざつ,"rough, crude"
雑談,ざつだん,"chatting, idle talk"
雑木,ざつぼく,"various kinds of small trees, assorted trees"
座標,ざひょう,coordinate(s)
残金,ざんきん,remaining money
残酷,ざんこく,"cruelty, harshness"
残高,ざんだか,"(bank) balance, remainder"
死,し,"death, decease"
,し,"$10^24$ (kanji is JIS X 0212 kuten 4906), septillion (American), quadrillion (British)"
次,し,"order, sequence, times, next, below"
仕上がり,しあがり,"finish, end, completion"
仕上げ,しあげ,"end, finishing touches, being finished"
仕上げる,しあげる,"to finish up, to complete"
明々後日,しあさって,two days after tomorrow
飼育,しいく,"breeding, raising, rearing"
強いて,しいて,by force
強いる,しいる,"to force, to compel, to coerce"
仕入れる,しいれる,"to lay in stock, to replenish stock, to procure"
,しいんと,"silent (as the grave), (deathly) quiet"
歯科,しか,dentistry
資格,しかく,"qualifications, requirements, capabilities"
視覚,しかく,"sense of sight, vision"
仕掛け,しかけ,"device, trick, mechanism, gadget, (small) scale, half finished, commencement, set up, challenge"
仕掛ける,しかける,"to commence, to lay (mines), to set (traps), to wage (war), to challenge"
然し,しかし,"however, but"
然しながら,しかしながら,"nevertheless, however"
而も,しかも,"moreover, furthermore, nevertheless, and yet"
市街,しがい,"urban areas, the streets, town, city"
指揮,しき,"command, direction"
色彩,しきさい,"colour, hue, tints"
式場,しきじょう,"ceremonial hall, place of ceremony (e.g. marriage)"
為来り,しきたり,customs
頻りに,しきりに,"frequently, repeatedly, incessantly, eagerly"
仕切る,しきる,"to partition, to divide, to mark off, to settle accounts, to toe the mark"
資金,しきん,"funds, capital"
施行,しぎょう,"1.  execution, enforcing, carrying out"
,しくじる,"to fail, to fall through, to blunder"
仕組み,しくみ,"devising, plan, plot, contrivance, construction, arrangement"
死刑,しけい,"death penalty, capital punishment"
湿気る,しける,"to be damp, to be moist"
思考,しこう,thought
志向,しこう,"intention, aim"
嗜好,しこう,"taste, liking, preference"
視察,しさつ,"inspection, observation"
資産,しさん,"property, fortune, means, assets"
刺繍,ししゅう,embroidery
支持,しじ,"support, maintenance"
指示,しじ,"indication, instruction, directions"
雫,しずく,drop (of water)
沈める,しずめる,"to sink, to submerge"
施設,しせつ,"institution, establishment, facility, (army) engineer"
子息,しそく,son
慕う,したう,"to yearn for, to miss, to adore, to love dearly"
従って,したがって,"therefore, consequently, in accordance with"
下心,したごころ,"secret intention, motive"
親しむ,したしむ,"to be intimate with, to befriend"
下調べ,したしらべ,"preliminary investigation, preparation"
下地,したじ,"groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge of, grounding in, prearrangement, spade"
認める,したためる,to write up
仕立てる,したてる,"to tailor, to make, to prepare, to train, to send (a messenger)"
下取り,したどり,"trade in, part exchange"
下火,したび,"burning low, waning, declining"
失格,しっかく,"disqualification, elimination, incapacity (legal)"
確り,しっかり,"firmly, tightly, reliable, level-headed, steady"
質素,しっそ,"simplicity, modesty, frugality"
失調,しっちょう,lack of harmony
嫉妬,しっと,jealousy
尻尾,しっぽ,tail (animal)
室,しつ,room
質疑,しつぎ,question
躾,しつけ,"home discipline, training, upbringing, breeding"
仕付ける,しつける,"to be used to a job, to begin to do, to baste, to tack, to plant"
指摘,してき,"pointing out, identification"
視点,してん,"opinion, point of view, visual point"
萎びる,しなびる,"to wilt, to fade"
嫋か,しなやか,"supple, flexible, elastic"
屎尿,しにょう,"excreta, raw sewage, human waste, night soil"
凌ぐ,しのぐ,"to outdo, to surpass, to endure, to keep out (rain), to stave off, to tide over, to pull through, to defy, t"
始発,しはつ,first train
芝,しば,"lawn, sod, turf"
屡,しばしば,"often, again and again, frequently"
暫く,しばらく,little while
痺れる,しびれる,"to become numb, to go to sleep (i.e.  a limb)"
渋い,しぶい,"1.  tasteful (clothing), cool, an aura of refined masculinity,  2.  astringent, sullen, bitter (taste),  3"
私物,しぶつ,"private property, personal effects"
,しぶとい,"tenacious, stubborn"
司法,しほう,administration of justice
脂肪,しぼう,"fat, grease, blubber"
志望,しぼう,"wish, desire, ambition"
萎む,しぼむ,"to wither, to fade (away), to shrivel, to wilt"
仕舞,しまい,"end, termination, informal (Noh play)"
仕舞う,しまう,"to finish, to close, to do something completely, to put away, to put an end to"
,しまった,Damn it!
始末,しまつ,"management, dealing, settlement, cleaning up afterwards"
泌み泌み,しみじみ,"keenly, deeply, heartily"
染みる,しみる,"to pierce, to permeate"
使命,しめい,"mission, errand, message"
締め切り,しめきり,"closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed, No Entrance"
僕,しもべ,"manservant, servant (of God)"
社交,しゃこう,"social life, social intercourse"
謝絶,しゃぜつ,refusal
社宅,しゃたく,company owned house
吃逆,しゃっくり,"hiccough, hiccup"
喋る,しゃべる,"to talk, to chat, to chatter"
斜面,しゃめん,"slope, slanting surface, bevel"
洒落,しゃらく,"frank, open-hearted"
洒落る,しゃれる,"to joke, to play on words, to dress stylishly"
視野,しや,"field of vision, outlook"
種,しゅ,"kind, variety, species"
衆,しゅう,"masses, great number, the people"
周,しゅう,"circuit, lap, circumference, vicinity, Chou (dynasty)"
収益,しゅうえき,"earnings, proceeds, returns"
修学,しゅうがく,learning
周期,しゅうき,"cycle, period"
衆議院,しゅうぎいん,"Lower House, House of Representatives"
就業,しゅうぎょう,"employment, starting work"
修行,しゅうぎょう,"pursuit of knowledge, studying, learning, training, ascetic practice, discipline"
集計,しゅうけい,"totalization, aggregate"
襲撃,しゅうげき,"attack, charge, raid"
収支,しゅうし,income and expenditure
終始,しゅうし,"beginning and end, from beginning to end, doing a thing from beginning to end"
修士,しゅうし,Masters degree program
収集,しゅうしゅう,"gathering up, collection, accumulation"
修飾,しゅうしょく,"ornamentation, embellishment, decoration, adornment, polish up (writing), modification (gram)"
終日,しゅうじつ,all day
執着,しゅうじゃく,"attachment, adhesion, tenacity"
収容,しゅうよう,"accommodation, reception, seating, housing, custody, admission, entering (in a dictionary)"
修了,しゅうりょう,completion (of a course)
守衛,しゅえい,"security guard, doorkeeper"
主演,しゅえん,"starring, playing the leading part"
主観,しゅかん,"subjectivity, subject, ego"
祝賀,しゅくが,"celebration, congratulations"
宿命,しゅくめい,"fate, destiny, predestination"
主権,しゅけん,"sovereignty, supremacy, dominion"
手芸,しゅげい,handicrafts
主催,しゅさい,"organization, sponsorship"
取材,しゅざい,"choice of subject, collecting data"
趣旨,しゅし,"object, meaning"
主食,しゅしょく,staple food
主人公,しゅじんこう,"protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story), head of household"
主体,しゅたい,"subject, main constituent"
主題,しゅだい,"subject, theme, motif"
出血,しゅっけつ,"bleeding, haemorrhage"
出産,しゅっさん,"(child)birth, delivery, production (of goods)"
出社,しゅっしゃ,arrival (in a country  at work  etc.)
出生,しゅっしょう,birth
出世,しゅっせ,"promotion, successful career, eminence"
出費,しゅっぴ,"expenses, disbursements"
出品,しゅっぴん,"exhibit, display"
出演,しゅつえん,"performance, stage appearance"
出題,しゅつだい,proposing a question
出動,しゅつどう,"sailing, marching, going out"
主導,しゅどう,main leadership
主任,しゅにん,"person in charge, responsible official"
首脳,しゅのう,"head, brains"
守備,しゅび,defense
手法,しゅほう,technique
私有,しゆう,private ownership
諸,しょ,"various, many, several"
背負う,しょう,"to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder"
象,しょう,phenomenon
症,しょう,illness
傷,しょう,"wound, injury, hurt, cut, gash, bruise, scratch, scar, weak point"
商,しょう,quotient
消去,しょうきょ,"elimination, erasing, dying out, melting away"
衝撃,しょうげき,"shock, crash, impact, ballistic"
証言,しょうげん,"evidence, testimony"
証拠,しょうこ,"evidence, proof"
消耗,しょうこう,"exhaustion, consumption"
照合,しょうごう,"collation, comparison"
詳細,しょうさい,"detail, particulars"
昇進,しょうしん,promotion
少数,しょうすう,"minority, few"
称する,しょうする,"to pretend, to take the name of, to feign, to purport"
消息,しょうそく,"news, letter, circumstances"
承諾,しょうだく,"consent, acquiescence, agreement"
象徴,しょうちょう,symbol
小児科,しょうにか,pediatrics
証人,しょうにん,witness
照明,しょうめい,illumination
勝利,しょうり,"victory, triumph, conquest, success, win"
奨励,しょうれい,"encouragement, promotion, message, address"
職員,しょくいん,"staff member, personnel"
植民地,しょくみんち,colony
職務,しょくむ,professional duties
諸君,しょくん,"Gentlemen!, Ladies!"
所在,しょざい,whereabouts
所々,しょしょ,"here and there, some parts (of something)"
所持,しょじ,"possession, owning"
所属,しょぞく,"attached to, belong to"
処置,しょち,treatment
,しょっちゅう,"always, constantly"
所定,しょてい,"fixed, prescribed"
所得,しょとく,"income, earnings"
初版,しょはん,first edition
処罰,しょばつ,punishment
書評,しょひょう,book review
処分,しょぶん,"disposal, dealing, punishment"
庶民,しょみん,"masses, common people"
庶務,しょむ,general affairs
私用,しよう,"personal use, private business"
仕様,しよう,"way, method, resource, remedy, (technical) specification"
使用人,しようにん,"employee, servant"
調べ,しらべ,"preparation, investigation, inspection"
知り合い,しりあい,acquaintance
退く,しりぞく,"to retreat, to recede, to withdraw"
退ける,しりぞける,"to repel, to drive away"
記す,しるす,"to note, to write down"
指令,しれい,"orders, instructions, directive"
代,しろ,"price, materials, substitution"
皺,しわ,"wrinkles, creases"
新,しん,new
進化,しんか,"evolution, progress"
殿,しんがり,"rear, rear unit guard"
審議,しんぎ,deliberation
進行,しんこう,advance
新興,しんこう,"rising, developing, emergent"
振興,しんこう,"promotion, encouragement"
申告,しんこく,"report, statement, filing a return, notification"
新婚,しんこん,newly-wed
審査,しんさ,"judging, inspection, examination, investigation"
紳士,しんし,gentleman
進出,しんしゅつ,"advance, step forward"
信者,しんじゃ,"believer, adherent, devotee, Christian"
真珠,しんじゅ,pearl
心中,しんじゅう,"double suicide, lovers suicide"
心情,しんじょう,mentality
新人,しんじん,"new face, newcomer"
神聖,しんせい,"holiness, sacredness, dignity"
親善,しんぜん,friendship
真相,しんそう,"truth, real situation"
新築,しんちく,"new building, new construction"
進呈,しんてい,presentation
進展,しんてん,"progress, development"
神殿,しんでん,"temple, sacred place"
進度,しんど,progress
振動,しんどう,"oscillation, vibration"
新入生,しんにゅうせい,"freshman, first-year student"
信任,しんにん,"trust, confidence, credence"
審判,しんばん,"refereeing, trial, judgement, umpire, referee"
神秘,しんぴ,mystery
辛抱,しんぼう,"patience, endurance"
真理,しんり,truth
侵略,しんりゃく,"aggression, invasion, raid"
診療,しんりょう,"medical examination and treatment, diagnosis"
進路,しんろ,"course, route"
自覚,じかく,self-conscious
地方,じかた,"area, locality, district, region, the coast"
自我,じが,"self, the ego"
磁気,じき,magnetism
磁器,じき,"porcelain, china"
事業,じぎょう,"project, enterprise, business, industry, operations"
地形,じぎょう,"terrain, geographical features, topography"
軸,じく,"axis, stem, shaft, axle"
自己,じこ,"self, oneself"
事項,じこう,"matter, item, facts"
時刻表,じこくひょう,"table, diagram, chart, timetable, schedule"
地獄,じごく,hell
時差,じさ,time difference
自在,じざい,"freely, at will"
自主,じしゅ,"independence, autonomy"
自首,じしゅ,"surrender, give oneself up"
辞職,じしょく,resignation
自信,じしん,self-confidence
事前,じぜん,"prior, beforehand, in advance"
自尊心,じそんしん,"self-respect, conceit"
持続,じぞく,continuation
字体,じたい,"type, font, lettering"
辞退,じたい,refusal
,じっくり,"deliberately, carefully"
実質,じっしつ,"substance, essence"
実践,じっせん,"practice, put into practice"
実態,じったい,"truth, fact"
実費,じっぴ,"actual expense, cost price"
十分,じっぷん,10 minutes
実,じつ,"truth, reality, sincerity, fidelity, kindness, faith, substance, essence"
実業家,じつぎょうか,"industrialist, businessman"
実情,じつじょう,"real condition, actual circumstances, actual state of affairs"
自転,じてん,"rotation, spin"
自動詞,じどうし,intransitive verb (no direct obj)
地主,じぬし,landlord
耳鼻科,じびか,otolaryngology
地元,じもと,local
弱,じゃく,"weakness, the weak, little less then"
若干,じゃっかん,"some, few, number of"
砂利,じゃり,"gravel, ballast, pebbles"
じゃん拳,じゃんけん,rock-scissors-paper game
住,じゅう,"dwelling, living"
従業員,じゅうぎょういん,"employee, worker"
従事,じゅうじ,"engaging, pursuing, following"
充実,じゅうじつ,"fullness, completion, perfection, substantiality, enrichment"
十字路,じゅうじろ,crossroads
絨毯,じゅうたん,carpet
柔軟,じゅうなん,"flexible, lithe"
重複,じゅうふく,"duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration"
重宝,じゅうほう,"priceless treasure, convenience, usefulness"
従来,じゅうらい,"up to now, so far, traditional"
塾,じゅく,"coaching school, lessons"
樹木,じゅもく,"trees and shrubs, arbour"
樹立,じゅりつ,"establish, create"
準急,じゅんきゅう,local express (train  slower than an express)
準じる,じゅんじる,"to follow, to conform, to apply to"
準ずる,じゅんずる,"to apply correspondingly, to correspond to, to be proportionate to, to conform to"
助,じょ,"help, rescue, assistant"
情,じょう,"feelings, emotion, passion"
畳,じょう,\#NAME?
尉,じょう,"jailer, old man, rank, company officer"
嬢,じょう,young woman
状,じょう,shape
上位,じょうい,"superior (rank not class), higher order (e.g. byte), host computer (of connected device)"
上演,じょうえん,performance (e.g. music)
城下,じょうか,land near the castle
乗客,じょうかく,passenger
上空,じょうくう,"sky, the skies, high-altitude sky, upper air"
上司,じょうし,"superior authorities, boss"
情緒,じょうしょ,"emotion, feeling"
上昇,じょうしょう,"rising, ascending, climbing"
情勢,じょうせい,"state of things, condition, situation"
情熱,じょうねつ,"passion, enthusiasm, zeal"
丈夫,じょうふ,"1.  hero, gentleman, warrior, manly person,  2.  good health, robustness, strong, solid, durable"
譲歩,じょうほ,"concession, conciliation, compromise"
条約,じょうやく,"treaty, pact"
上陸,じょうりく,"landing, disembarkation"
蒸留,じょうりゅう,distillation
除外,じょがい,"exception, exclusion"
助言,じょげん,"advice, suggestion"
徐行,じょこう,going slowly
女史,じょし,Ms.
助詞,じょし,"particle, postposition"
助動詞,じょどうし,auxiliary verb
自立,じりつ,"independence, self-reliance"
人,じん,"man, person, people"
人格,じんかく,"personality, character, individuality"
人材,じんざい,man of talent
迅速,じんそく,"quick, fast, rapid, swift, prompt"
人体,じんたい,human body
人民,じんみん,"people, public"
人目,じんもく,"glimpse, public gaze"
水気,すいき,"1.  moisture, dampness, vapor,  2.  dropsy, edema"
水源,すいげん,"source of river, fountainhead"
推進,すいしん,"propulsion, driving force"
水洗,すいせん,flushing
吹奏,すいそう,playing wind instruments
推測,すいそく,"guess, conjecture"
水田,すいでん,(water-filled) paddy field
推理,すいり,"reasoning, inference, mystery or detective genre (movie  novel  etc.)"
数詞,すうし,numeral
崇拝,すうはい,"worship, adoration, admiration, cult"
据え付ける,すえつける,"to install, to equip, to mount"
据える,すえる,"to set (table), to lay (foundation), to place (gun), to apply (moxa)"
清々しい,すがすがしい,"fresh, refreshing"
過ぎ,すぎ,"past, after"
救い,すくい,"help, aid, relief"
掬う,すくう,"to scoop, to ladle out"
少なくとも,すくなくとも,at least
直ぐ,すぐ,"immediately, soon, easily, right (near), honest, upright"
健やか,すこやか,"vigorous, healthy, sound"
濯ぐ,すすぐ,"to rinse, to wash out"
進み,すすみ,progress
勧め,すすめ,"recommendation, advice, encouragement"
裾,すそ,"(trouser) cuff, (skirt) hem, cut edge of a hairdo, foot of mountain"
廃れる,すたれる,"to go out of use, to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion"
酸っぱい,すっぱい,"sour, acid"
素敵,すてき,"lovely, dreamy, beautiful, great, fantastic, superb, cool, capital"
即ち,すなわち,"that is, namely, i.e."
,すばしこい,"nimble, smart, quick"
素早い,すばやい,"fast, quick, prompt, agile"
済ます,すます,"to finish, to get it over with, to settle, to conclude, to pay back"
澄ます,すます,"to clear, to make clear, to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to look demure, look prim, put on airs"
済まない,すまない,sorry (phrase)
済みません,すみません,"sorry, excuse me"
天皇,すめらぎ,Emperor of Japan
刷り,すり,printing
剃る,する,to shave
擦れ違い,すれちがい,chance encounter
すれ違う,すれちがう,"to pass by one another, to disagree, to miss each other"
擦れる,すれる,"to rub, to chafe, to wear, to become sophisticated"
,すんなり,"pass with no objection, slim, slender"
図々しい,ずうずうしい,"impudent, shameless"
,ずばり,"decisively, decidedly, once and for all, unreservedly, frankly"
ずぶ濡れ,ずぶぬれ,"soaked, dripping wet"
,ずらっと,"in a line, in a row"
,ずるずる,"sound or act of dragging, loose, inconclusive but unwanted situation, trailingly"
,ずれ,"gap, slippage"
,ずれる,"to slide, to slip off"
制,せい,"system, organization, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holdin"
製,せい,"-made, make"
生育,せいいく,"growth, development, breeding"
成果,せいか,"results, fruits"
正解,せいかい,"correct, right, correct interpretation (answer  solution)"
正規,せいき,"regular, legal, formal, established, legitimate"
正義,せいぎ,"justice, right, righteousness, correct meaning"
生計,せいけい,"livelihood, living"
政権,せいけん,"administration, political power"
精巧,せいこう,"elaborate, delicate, exquisite"
制裁,せいさい,"restraint, sanctions, punishment"
政策,せいさく,"political measures, policy"
清算,せいさん,"liquidation, settlement"
星座,せいざ,constellation
生死,せいし,life and death
静止,せいし,"stillness, repose, standing still"
青春,せいしゅん,"youth, springtime of life, adolescent"
聖書,せいしょ,"Bible, scriptures"
誠実,せいじつ,"sincere, honest, faithful"
成熟,せいじゅく,"maturity, ripeness"
清純,せいじゅん,"purity, innocence"
正常,せいじょう,"normalcy, normality, normal"
制する,せいする,"to control, to command, to get the better of"
整然,せいぜん,"orderly, regular, well-organized, trim, accurate"
盛装,せいそう,"be dressed up, wear rich clothes"
盛大,せいだい,"grand, prosperous, magnificent"
清濁,せいだく,"good and evil, purity and impurity"
制定,せいてい,"enactment, establishment, creation"
静的,せいてき,static
製鉄,せいてつ,iron manufacture
晴天,せいてん,fine weather
正当,せいとう,"just, justifiable, right, due, proper, equitable, reasonable, legitimate, lawful"
成年,せいねん,"majority, adult age"
制服,せいふく,uniform
征服,せいふく,"conquest, subjugation, overcoming"
製法,せいほう,"manufacturing method, recipe, formula"
精密,せいみつ,"precise, exact, detailed, minute, close"
声明,せいめい,"declaration, statement, proclamation"
姓名,せいめい,full name
制約,せいやく,"limitation, restriction, condition, constraints"
生理,せいり,"physiology, menses"
勢力,せいりょく,"influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy"
整列,せいれつ,"stand in a row, form a line"
急かす,せかす,"to hurry, to urge on"
伜,せがれ,"son, my son"
責務,せきむ,"duty, obligation"
世辞,せじ,"flattery, compliment"
世帯,せたい,household
世代,せだい,"generation, the world, the age"
切開,せっかい,"clearing (land), opening up, cutting through"
接触,せっしょく,"touch, contact"
設置,せっち,"establishment, institution"
折衷,せっちゅう,"compromise, cross, blending, eclecticism"
設定,せってい,"establishment, creation"
説得,せっとく,persuasion
節,せつ,"node, section, occasion, time"
切実,せつじつ,"compelling, serious, severe, acute, earnest, pressing, urgent"
接続詞,せつぞくし,conjunction
切ない,せつない,"painful, trying, oppressive, suffocating"
設立,せつりつ,"establishment, foundation, institution"
攻め,せめ,"attack, offence"
世論,せろん,public opinion
仙,せん,"hermit, wizard"
前,せん,before
繊維,せんい,"fibre, fiber, textile"
選挙,せんきょ,election
宣教,せんきょう,religious mission
宣言,せんげん,"declaration, proclamation, announcement"
先行,せんこう,"preceding, going first"
選考,せんこう,"selection, screening"
戦災,せんさい,war damage
専修,せんしゅう,specialization
戦術,せんじゅつ,tactics
潜水,せんすい,diving
先先月,せんせんげつ,month before last
先先週,せんせんしゅう,week before last
先代,せんだい,"family predecessor, previous age, previous generation"
先だって,せんだって,"recently, the other day"
先着,せんちゃく,first arrival
先天的,せんてんてき,"a priori, inborn, innate, inherent, congenital, hereditary"
戦闘,せんとう,"battle, fight, combat"
潜入,せんにゅう,"infiltration, sneaking in"
船舶,せんぱく,ship
専用,せんよう,"exclusive use, personal use"
占領,せんりょう,"occupation, capture, possession, have a room to oneself"
戦力,せんりょく,war potential
税務署,ぜいむしょ,tax office
是正,ぜせい,"correction, revision"
絶版,ぜっぱん,out of print
絶望,ぜつぼう,"despair, hopelessness"
是非とも,ぜひとも,by all means (with sense of not taking no for an answer)
膳,ぜん,"(small) table, tray, meal"
禅,ぜん,Zen (Buddhism)
全快,ぜんかい,complete recovery of health
全盛,ぜんせい,height of prosperity
前提,ぜんてい,"preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite"
前途,ぜんと,"future prospects, outlook, the journey ahead"
全滅,ぜんめつ,annihilation
善良,ぜんりょう,"goodness, excellence, virtue"
前例,ぜんれい,precedent
僧,そう,"monk, priest"
沿う,そう,"to run along, to follow"
添う,そう,"to accompany, to become married, to comply with"
総,そう,"whole, all, general, gross"
相応,そうおう,"suitability, fitness"
総会,そうかい,general meeting
創刊,そうかん,"launching (e.g. newspaper), first issue"
送金,そうきん,"remittance, sending money"
走行,そうこう,"running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car), traveling"
総合,そうごう,"synthesis, coordination, putting together, integration, composite"
捜査,そうさ,"search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation"
捜索,そうさく,"search (esp. for someone or something missing), investigation"
然うして,そうして,"and, like that"
装飾,そうしょく,ornament
操縦,そうじゅう,"management, handling, control, manipulation"
創造,そうぞう,creation
壮大,そうだい,"magnificent, grand, majestic, splendid"
騒動,そうどう,"strife, riot, rebellion"
遭難,そうなん,"disaster, shipwreck, accident"
相場,そうば,"market price, speculation, estimation"
装備,そうび,equipment
創立,そうりつ,"establishment, founding, organization"
添える,そえる,"to add to, to attach, to append, to accompany, to garnish, to imitate, to annex"
即座に,そくざに,"immediately, right away"
促進,そくしん,"promotion, acceleration, encouragement, facilitation, spurring on"
即する,そくする,"to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to, to be based on"
束縛,そくばく,"restraint, shackles, restriction, confinement, binding"
側面,そくめん,"side, flank, sidelight, lateral"
其処,そこ,"that place, there"
其処で,そこで,"so (conj), accordingly, now, then, thereupon"
損なう,そこなう,"to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to fail in doing"
其処ら,そこら,"everywhere, somewhere, approximately, that area, around there"
素材,そざい,"raw materials, subject matter"
阻止,そし,"obstruction, check, hindrance, prevention, interdiction"
然して,そして,and
訴訟,そしょう,"litigation, lawsuit"
育ち,そだち,"breeding, growth"
措置,そち,"measure, step"
其方,そちら,"over there, the other"
素っ気ない,そっけない,"cold, short, curt, blunt"
率直,そっちょく,"frankness, candour, openheartedness"
外方,そっぽ,look (or turn) the other way
備え付ける,そなえつける,"to provide, to furnish, to equip, to install"
備わる,そなわる,"to be furnished with, to be endowed with, to possess, to be among, to be one of, to be possessed of"
園,その,"garden, park, plantation"
その上,そのうえ,"in addition, furthermore"
その内,そのうち,"eventually, sooner or later, of the previously mentioned"
その為,そのため,"hence, for that reason"
その外,そのほか,"besides, in addition, the rest"
其の儘,そのまま,"without change, as it is (i.e. now)"
聳える,そびえる,"to rise, to tower, to soar"
素朴,そぼく,"simplicity, artlessness, naivete"
染まる,そまる,to dye
背く,そむく,"to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe"
染める,そめる,"to dye, to colour"
逸らす,そらす,"to turn away, to avert"
反り,そり,"warp, curvature, curve, arch"
其れ,それ,"it, that"
其れから,それから,"and then, after that"
各々,それぞれ,"each, every, either, respectively, severally"
其れで,それで,"and (conj), thereupon, because of that"
其れでは,それでは,"in that situation, well then ..."
其れでも,それでも,"but (still), and yet, nevertheless, even so, notwithstanding"
其れ共,それとも,"or, or else"
其れに,それに,"besides, moreover"
其れ程,それほど,"to that degree, extent"
其れ故,それゆえ,"therefore, for that reason, so"
揃い,そろい,"set, suit, uniform"
徐々,そろそろ,"gradually, steadily, quietly, slowly, soon"
損失,そんしつ,loss
存続,そんぞく,"duration, continuance"
沿い,ぞい,along
像,ぞう,"statue, image, figure, picture, portrait"
増強,ぞうきょう,"augment, reinforce, increase"
蔵相,ぞうしょう,Minister of Finance
増進,ぞうしん,"promoting, increase, advance"
,ぞんざい,"rude, careless, slovenly"
他意,たい,"ill will, malice, another intention, secret purpose, ulterior motive, fickleness, double-mindedness"
対応,たいおう,"interaction, correspondence, coping with, dealing with"
退化,たいか,"degeneration, retrogression"
体格,たいかく,"physique, constitution"
大概,たいがい,"in general, mainly"
退学,たいがく,dropping out of school
大金,たいきん,great cost
待遇,たいぐう,"treatment, reception"
対決,たいけつ,"confrontation, showdown"
体験,たいけん,personal experience
対抗,たいこう,"opposition, antagonism"
対して,たいして,"for, in regard to, per"
大衆,たいしゅう,general public
対処,たいしょ,"deal with, cope"
退職,たいしょく,retirement (from office)
退治,たいじ,extermination
態勢,たいせい,"attitude, conditions, preparations"
対談,たいだん,"talk, dialogue, conversation"
対等,たいとう,equivalent
滞納,たいのう,"non-payment, default"
対比,たいひ,"contrast, comparison"
大部,たいぶ,"most (e.g. most part), greater, fairly, a good deal, much"
対辺,たいへん,(geometrical) opposite side
待望,たいぼう,expectant waiting
怠慢,たいまん,"negligence, procrastination, carelessness"
対面,たいめん,"interview, meeting"
対立,たいりつ,"confrontation, opposition, antagonism"
体力,たいりょく,physical strength
対話,たいわ,"interactive, interaction, conversation, dialogue"
耐える,たえる,"to bear, to endure"
絶える,たえる,"to die out, to peter out, to become extinct"
堪える,たえる,"to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave, to be fit for, t"
高,たか,"quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money"
高まる,たかまる,"to rise, to swell, to be promoted"
焚火,たきび,(open) fire
沢山,たくさん,"many, a lot, much"
逞しい,たくましい,"burly, strong, sturdy"
巧み,たくみ,"skill, cleverness"
類,たぐい,a kind
丈,たけ,"height, stature, length, measure, all (one has)"
足し算,たしざん,addition
多数決,たすうけつ,majority rule
助け,たすけ,assistance
携わる,たずさわる,"to participate, to take part"
漂う,ただよう,"to drift about, to float, to hang in air"
館,たち,"1.  mansion, small castle"
立方,たちかた,dancing (geisha)
忽ち,たちまち,"at once, in a moment, suddenly, all at once"
立ち寄る,たちよる,"to stop by, to drop in for a short visit"
達者,たっしゃ,"skillful, in good health"
達成,たっせい,achievement
,たった,"only, merely, but, no more than"
尊い,たっとい,"precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred"
貴い,たっとい,"precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred"
尊ぶ,たっとぶ,"to value, to prize, to esteem"
絶つ,たつ,"to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)"
盾,たて,"shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext"
建前,たてまえ,"face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)"
奉る,たてまつる,"to offer, to present, to revere, to do respectfully"
例え,たとえ,"example, even if, if, though, although"
仮令,たとえ,"example, even if, if, though, although"
他動詞,たどうし,transitive verb (direct obj)
辿り着く,たどりつく,"to grope along to, to struggle on to, to arrive somewhere after a struggle"
辿る,たどる,"to follow (road), to pursue (course), to follow up"
掌,たなごころ,the palm
楽しむ,たのしむ,to enjoy oneself
頼み,たのみ,"request, favor, reliance, dependence"
煙草,たばこ,"(pt:) (n) (uk) tobacco (pt: tabaco), cigarettes"
度々,たびたび,"often, repeatedly, frequently"
他方,たほう,"another side, different direction, (on) the other hand"
多忙,たぼう,"busy, pressure of work"
給う,たまう,"to receive, to grant"
偶に,たまに,"occasionally, once in a while"
堪らない,たまらない,"intolerable, unbearable, unendurable"
溜まり,たまり,"collected things, gathering place, arrears"
賜る,たまわる,"to grant, to bestow"
例,ためし,"instance, example, case, precedent, experience, custom, usage, parallel, illustration"
躊躇う,ためらう,to hesitate
保つ,たもつ,"to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to support, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep we"
容易い,たやすい,"easy, simple, light"
多様,たよう,"diversity, variety"
弛み,たるみ,"slack, slackening, dullness, letdown"
弛む,たるむ,"to slacken, to loosen, to relax"
誰,たれ,adjectival suffix for a person
垂れる,たれる,"to hang, to droop, to drop, to lower, to pull down, to dangle, to sag, to drip, to ooze, to trickle, to leave"
歎,たん,"grief, sigh, lamentation"
反,たん,"roll of cloth (c. 10 yds.), .245 acres, 300 tsubo"
単一,たんいつ,"single, simple, sole, individual, unitory"
短歌,たんか,"tanka, 31-syllable Japanese poem"
担架,たんか,"stretcher, litter"
短気,たんき,quick temper
探検,たんけん,"exploration, expedition"
短縮,たんしゅく,"shortening, abbreviation, reduction"
箪笥,たんす,chest of drawers
炭素,たんそ,carbon (C)
短大,たんだい,junior college
単調,たんちょう,"monotony, monotone, dullness"
単独,たんどく,"sole, independence, single, solo (flight)"
短波,たんぱ,short wave
蛋白質,たんぱくしつ,protein
第,だい,ordinal
第一,だいいち,"first, foremost, \# 1"
大胆,だいたん,"bold, daring, audacious"
台無し,だいなし,"mess, spoiled, (come to) nothing"
大便,だいべん,"feces, excrement, shit"
代弁,だいべん,"pay by proxy, act for another, speak for another"
台本,だいほん,"libretto, scenario"
代用,だいよう,substitution
打開,だかい,break in the deadlock
妥協,だきょう,"compromise, giving in"
丈,だけ,"only, just, as"
妥結,だけつ,agreement
打撃,だげき,"1.  blow, shock, strike, damage,  2.  batting (baseball)"
駄作,ださく,"poor work, rubbish"
脱出,だっしゅつ,escape
脱する,だっする,"to escape from, to get out"
脱退,だったい,secession
,だぶだぶ,"loose, baggy"
騙す,だます,"to trick, to cheat, to deceive"
,だらけ,implying (negatively) that something is full of  e.g. mistakes
怠い,だるい,"sluggish, feel heavy, languid, dull"
壇,だん,"1.  platform, podium, rostrum,  2.  (arch) mandala"
団結,だんけつ,"unity, union, combination"
断言,だんげん,"declaration, affirmation"
断然,だんぜん,"firmly, absolutely, definitely"
段々,だんだん,"gradually, by degrees"
旦那,だんな,"master (of house), husband (informal)"
断面,だんめん,cross section
弾力,だんりょく,"elasticity, flexibility"
治安,ちあん,public order
近付く,ちかづく,"to approach, to get near, to get acquainted with, to get closer"
違える,ちがえる,to change
契る,ちぎる,"to pledge, to promise, to swear"
畜産,ちくさん,animal husbandry
畜生,ちくしょう,"beast, brute, damn"
蓄積,ちくせき,"accumulation, accumulate, store"
知性,ちせい,intelligence
乳,ちち,"milk, breast, loop"
父母,ちちはは,"father and mother, parents"
縮まる,ちぢまる,"to be shortened, to be contracted, to shrink"
窒息,ちっそく,suffocation
些とも,ちっとも,not at all (neg. verb)
秩序,ちつじょ,"order, regularity, system, method"
知的,ちてき,intellectual
著,ちゃく,"counter for suits of clothing, arriving at .."
着,ちゃく,"counter for suits of clothing, arriving at .."
着手,ちゃくしゅ,"embarkation, launch"
着色,ちゃくしょく,"colouring, coloring"
着席,ちゃくせき,"sit down, seat"
着目,ちゃくもく,attention
着陸,ちゃくりく,"landing, alighting, touch down"
着工,ちゃっこう,start of (construction) work
茶の間,ちゃのま,living room (Japanese style)
茶の湯,ちゃのゆ,tea ceremony
,ちやほや,"pamper, make a fuss of, spoil"
昼間,ちゅうかん,"daytime, during the day"
宙返り,ちゅうがえり,"somersault, looping-the-loop"
中継,ちゅうけい,"relay, hook-up"
忠告,ちゅうこく,"advice, warning"
中指,ちゅうし,middle finger
中傷,ちゅうしょう,"slander, libel, defamation"
忠実,ちゅうじつ,"fidelity, faithfulness"
中枢,ちゅうすう,"centre, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man"
抽選,ちゅうせん,"lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)"
中断,ちゅうだん,"interruption, suspension, break"
中腹,ちゅうっぱら,"irritated, offended"
中毒,ちゅうどく,poisoning
仲人,ちゅうにん,"go-between, matchmaker"
昼飯,ちゅうはん,"lunch, midday meal"
中立,ちゅうりつ,neutrality
中和,ちゅうわ,"neutralize, counteract"
腸,ちょう,"guts, bowels, intestines"
蝶,ちょう,butterfly
超,ちょう,"super-, ultra-, hyper-"
庁,ちょう,government office
調印,ちょういん,"signature, sign, sealing"
聴覚,ちょうかく,the sense of hearing
長官,ちょうかん,"chief, (government) secretary"
聴講,ちょうこう,"lecture attendance, auditing"
徴収,ちょうしゅう,"collection, levy"
聴診器,ちょうしんき,stethoscope
挑戦,ちょうせん,"challenge, defiance"
長大,ちょうだい,"very long, great length"
調停,ちょうてい,"arbitration, conciliation, mediation"
恰度,ちょうど,"just, right, exactly"
長編,ちょうへん,long (e.g. novel  film)
丁目,ちょうめ,"district of a town, city block (of irregular size)"
調理,ちょうり,cooking
調和,ちょうわ,harmony
,ちょくちょく,"often, frequently, now and then, occasionally"
直面,ちょくめん,confrontation
著書,ちょしょ,"literary work, book"
貯蓄,ちょちく,savings
直感,ちょっかん,intuition
一寸,ちょっと,"(ateji) (adv int) (uk) just a minute, a short time, a while, just a little, somewhat, easily, readily, rath"
著名,ちょめい,"well-known, noted, celebrated"
,ちらっと,"at a glance, by accident"
塵取り,ちりとり,dustpan
治療,ちりょう,medical treatment
賃金,ちんぎん,wages
沈殿,ちんでん,"precipitation, settlement"
沈没,ちんぼつ,"sinking, foundering"
沈黙,ちんもく,"silence, reticence"
陳列,ちんれつ,"exhibition, display, show"
追及,ついきゅう,"gaining on, carrying out, solving (crime)"
追跡,ついせき,pursuit
次いで,ついで,"next, secondly, subsequently"
追放,ついほう,"exile, banishment"
費やす,ついやす,"to spend, to devote, to waste"
墜落,ついらく,"falling, crashing"
通,つう,"connoisseur, counter for letters"
痛感,つうかん,"feeling keenly, fully realizing"
通常,つうじょう,"common, general, usually"
痛切,つうせつ,"keen, acute"
杖,つえ,cane
遣い,つかい,"mission, simple task, doing"
使い道,つかいみち,use
仕える,つかえる,"to serve, to work for"
司る,つかさどる,"to rule, to govern, to administer"
束の間,つかのま,"moment, brief time, brief, transient"
付き,つき,"attached to, impression, sociality, appearance, furnished with, under, to"
付き合う,つきあう,"to associate with, to keep company with, to get on with"
月並み,つきなみ,"every month, common"
尽きる,つきる,"to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to come to an end"
継ぎ目,つぎめ,"a joint, joining point"
吐く,つく,"1.  to breathe,  2.  to tell (lies),  3.  to vomit, to disgorge"
尽くす,つくす,"to exhaust, to run out, to serve (a person), to befriend"
作り,つくり,"make-up, sliced raw fish"
造り,つくり,"make up, structure, physique"
造る,つくる,"to make, to create, to manufacture, to draw up, to write, to compose, to build, to coin, to cultivate, to org"
繕う,つくろう,"to mend, to repair, to fix, to patch up, to darn, to tidy up, to adjust, to trim"
接ぐ,つぐ,"to join, to piece together, to set (bones), to graft (trees)"
継ぐ,つぐ,to succeed
付け加える,つけくわえる,to add one thing to another
告げる,つげる,to inform
辻褄,つじつま,"coherence, consistency"
途中,つちゅう,"on the way, en route"
突っ張る,つっぱる,"to support, to become stiff, to become taut, to thrust (ones opponent), to stick to (ones opinion), to in"
筒,つつ,"pipe, tube"
銃,つつ,gun
突く,つつく,"1.  to thrust, to strike, to attack,  2.  to poke, to nudge, to pick at"
慎む,つつしむ,"to be careful, to be chaste or discreet, to abstain or refrain"
伝言,つてごと,"verbal message, rumor, word"
勤まる,つとまる,"to be fit for, to be equal to, to function properly"
勤め先,つとめさき,place of work
努めて,つとめて,"make an effort!, work hard!"
津波,つなみ,"tsunami, tidal wave"
抓る,つねる,to pinch
募る,つのる,"to invite, to solicit help  participation  etc"
唾,つば,"saliva, sputum"
呟く,つぶやく,"to mutter, to murmur"
瞑る,つぶる,to close the eyes
壷,つぼ,"tsubo jar, pot, vase"
蕾,つぼみ,"bud, flower bud"
躓く,つまずく,"to stumble, to trip"
摘む,つまむ,"to pinch, to hold, to pick up"
詰らない,つまらない,"insignificant, boring, trifling"
詰まり,つまり,"in short, in brief, in other words, that is to say, in the long run, after all, blockade, stuffing, ultimate"
積もり,つもり,"intention, plan"
露,つゆ,dew
強まる,つよまる,"to get strong, to gain strength"
強める,つよめる,"to strengthen, to emphasize"
連なる,つらなる,"to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row"
貫く,つらぬく,to go through
連ねる,つらねる,"to link, to join, to put together"
釣り,つり,"fishing, angling"
吊り革,つりかわ,strap
釣鐘,つりがね,hanging bell
吊るす,つるす,to hang
手当て,てあて,"allowance, compensation, treatment, medical care"
体,てい,"appearance, air, condition, state, form"
提供,ていきょう,"offer, tender, program sponsoring, furnishing"
定義,ていぎ,definition
提携,ていけい,"cooperation, tie-up, joint business, link-up"
体裁,ていさい,"decency, style, form, appearance, show, get-up, format"
梯子,ていし,"ladder, stairs"
定食,ていしょく,"set meal, special (of the day)"
提示,ていじ,"presentation, exhibit, suggest, citation"
訂正,ていせい,"correction, revision"
停滞,ていたい,"stagnation, tie-up, congestion, retention, accumulation, falling into arrears"
邸宅,ていたく,"mansion, residence"
定年,ていねん,retirement age
堤防,ていぼう,"bank, weir"
手遅れ,ておくれ,"too late, belated treatment"
手数,てかず,"number of moves, trouble"
手掛かり,てがかり,"contact, trail, scent, on hand, hand hold, clue, key"
手掛ける,てがける,"to handle, to manage, to work with, to rear, to look after, to have experience with"
手軽,てがる,"easy, simple, informal, offhand, cheap"
的,てき,"-like, typical"
適応,てきおう,"adaptation, accommodation, conformity"
適宜,てきぎ,suitability
適性,てきせい,aptitude
手際,てぎわ,"performance, skill, tact"
手順,てじゅん,"process, procedure, protocol"
手錠,てじょう,"handcuffs, manacles"
手近,てぢか,"near, handy, familiar"
,てっきり,"surely, certainly, beyond doubt"
鉄鋼,てっこう,iron and steel
徹する,てっする,"to sink in, to penetrate, to devote oneself, to believe in, to go through, to do intently and exclusively"
鉄片,てっぺん,iron scraps
手配,てはい,"arrangement, search (by police)"
手筈,てはず,"arrangement, plan, programme"
手引き,てびき,"guidance, guide, introduction"
手本,てほん,"model, pattern"
手回し,てまわし,"preparations, arrangements"
手元,てもと,"on hand, at hand, at home"
照り返す,てりかえす,"to reflect, to throw back light"
手分け,てわけ,division of labour
店,てん,"store, shop, establishment"
点火,てんか,"ignition, lighting, set fire to"
転回,てんかい,"revolution, rotation"
転換,てんかん,"convert, divert"
転居,てんきょ,"moving, changing residence"
転勤,てんきん,"transfer, transmission"
点検,てんけん,"inspection, examination, checking"
転校,てんこう,change schools
天国,てんごく,"paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven"
天才,てんさい,"genius, prodigy, natural gift"
天災,てんさい,"natural calamity, disaster"
展示,てんじ,"exhibition, display"
天井,てんじょう,"ceiling, ceiling price"
転じる,てんじる,"to turn, to shift, to alter, to distract"
点線,てんせん,"dotted line, perforated line"
天体,てんたい,heavenly body
転転,てんてん,"rolling about, moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly"
,てんで,"(not) at all, altogether, entirely"
転任,てんにん,change of post
展望,てんぼう,"view, outlook, prospect"
転落,てんらく,"fall, degradation, slump"
出合う,であう,"to meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter, to hold a rendezvous, to have a date"
出入り口,でいりぐち,exit and entrance
,でかい,huge
出来物,できもの,"able man, tumour, growth, boil, ulcer, abcess, rash, pimple"
出切る,できる,"to be out of, to have no more at hand"
出くわす,でくわす,"to happen to meet, to come across"
出鱈目,でたらめ,"irresponsible utterance, nonsense, nonsensical, random, haphazard, unsystematic"
出直し,でなおし,"adjustment, touch up"
田園,でんえん,"country, rural districts"
電源,でんげん,"source of electricity, power (button on TV  etc.)"
伝説,でんせつ,"tradition, legend, folklore"
電線,でんせん,electric line
伝達,でんたつ,"transmission (e.g. news), communication, delivery"
伝来,でんらい,"ancestral, hereditary, imported, transmitted, handed down"
,と,"1.  if (conjunction),  2.  promoted pawn (shogi) (abbr)"
問い合わせる,といあわせる,"to enquire, to seek information"
問屋,といや,wholesale store
問う,とう,"to ask, to question, to charge (i.e. with a crime), to accuse, without regard to (neg)"
棟,とう,"place, section, building"
等,とう,"et cetera, etc., and the like"
陶器,とうき,"pottery, ceramics"
等級,とうきゅう,"grade, class"
討議,とうぎ,"debate, discussion"
登校,とうこう,attendance (at school)
統合,とうごう,"integration, unification, synthesis"
倒産,とうさん,"(corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency"
投資,とうし,investment
統治,とうじ,"rule, reign, government, governing"
統制,とうせい,"regulation, control"
当選,とうせん,"being elected, winning the prize"
逃走,とうそう,"flight, desertion, escape"
統率,とうそつ,"command, lead, generalship, leadership"
到達,とうたつ,"reaching, attaining, arrival"
到底,とうてい,(cannot) possibly
丁々,とうとう,"clashing of swords, felling of trees, ringing of an ax"
投入,とうにゅう,"throw, investment, making (an electrical circuit)"
当人,とうにん,"the one concerned, the said person"
逃亡,とうぼう,escape
冬眠,とうみん,"hibernation, winter sleep"
登録,とうろく,"registration, register, entry, record"
討論,とうろん,"debate, discussion"
遠ざかる,とおざかる,to go far off
遠回り,とおまわり,"detour, roundabout way"
通りかかる,とおりかかる,to happen to pass by
兎角,とかく,"anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, this and that, many, be apt to"
咎める,とがめる,"to blame, to find fault, to take someone to task, to aggravate (an injury)"
時折,ときおり,sometimes
跡切れる,とぎれる,"to pause, to be interrupted"
説く,とく,"to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade"
特技,とくぎ,special skill
特産,とくさん,"specialty, special product"
特集,とくしゅう,"feature (e.g. newspaper), special edition, report"
得点,とくてん,"score, points made, marks obtained, runs"
特派,とくは,"send specially, special envoy"
特有,とくゆう,"characteristic (of), peculiar (to)"
研ぐ,とぐ,"to sharpen, to grind, to scour, to hone, to polish, to wash (rice)"
刺,とげ,"thorn, splinter, spine, biting words"
遂げる,とげる,"to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out"
床,とこ,"bed, sickbed, alcove, padding"
所が,ところが,"however, while, even if"
所で,ところで,"by the way, even if, no matter what"
年頃,としごろ,"age, marriageable age, age of puberty, adolescence, for some years"
年寄り,としより,"old people, the aged"
戸締り,とじまり,"closing up, fastening the doors"
途上,とじょう,"en route, half way"
綴じる,とじる,"to bind, to file"
途絶える,とだえる,"to stop, to cease, to come to an end"
特許,とっきょ,"special permission, patent"
疾っくに,とっくに,"long ago, already, a long time ago"
特権,とっけん,"privilege, special right"
咄嗟,とっさ,"moment, instant"
取っ手,とって,"handle, grip, knob"
突破,とっぱ,"breaking through, breakthrough, penetration"
突如,とつじょ,"suddenly, all of a sudden"
迚も,とても,"very, awfully, exceedingly"
整える,ととのえる,"to put in order, to get ready, to arrange, to adjust"
届け,とどけ,"report, notification, registration"
滞る,とどこおる,"to stagnate, to be delayed"
止まる,とどまる,to be limited to
留める,とどめる,"to stop, to cease, to put an end to"
止める,とどめる,"to stop, to cease, to put an end to"
唱える,となえる,"to recite, to chant, to call upon"
兎に角,とにかく,"anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case"
殿様,とのさま,feudal lord
幕,とばり,"curtain, bunting, act (in play)"
帳,とばり,curtain
扉,とびら,"door, opening"
徒歩,とほ,"walking, going on foot"
乏しい,とぼしい,"meagre, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, scanty, poor"
富,とみ,"wealth, fortune"
富む,とむ,"to be rich, to become rich"
兎も角,ともかく,"anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case"
共稼ぎ,ともかせぎ,"working together, (husband and wife) earning a living together"
灯,ともしび,light
伴う,ともなう,"to accompany, to bring with, to be accompanied by, to be involved in"
共働き,ともばたらき,dual income
捕らえる,とらえる,"to seize, to grasp, to capture, to arrest"
取りあえず,とりあえず,"at once, first of all, for the time being"
取り扱い,とりあつかい,"treatment, service, handling, management"
取り扱う,とりあつかう,"to treat, to handle, to deal in"
鳥居,とりい,torii (Shinto shrine archway)
取り替え,とりかえ,"swap, exchange"
取り組む,とりくむ,"to tackle, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with"
取り締まり,とりしまり,"control, management, supervision"
取り締まる,とりしまる,"to manage, to control, to supervise"
取り調べる,とりしらべる,"to investigate, to examine"
取り立てる,とりたてる,"to collect, to extort, to appoint, to promote"
取り次ぐ,とりつぐ,"to act as an agent for, to announce (someone), to convey (a message)"
取り除く,とりのぞく,"to remove, to take away, to set apart"
取り引き,とりひき,"transactions, dealings, business"
取り巻く,とりまく,"to surround, to circle, to enclose"
取り混ぜる,とりまぜる,"to mix, to put together"
取り戻す,とりもどす,"to take back, to regain"
取り寄せる,とりよせる,"to order, to send away for"
取り分,とりわけ,"especially, above all"
副,とりわけ,"especially, above all"
蕩ける,とろける,to be enchanted with
,とんだ,"terrible, awful, serious, preposterous, absolutely not"
胴,どう,"trunk, body, frame"
働,どう,"work, labor"
同,どう,"the same, the said, ibid."
同意,どうい,"agreement, consent, same meaning, same opinion, approval"
動員,どういん,mobilization
同感,どうかん,"agreement, same opinion, same feeling, sympathy, concurrence"
動機,どうき,"motive, incentive"
同級,どうきゅう,"the same grade, same class"
同居,どうきょ,living together
動向,どうこう,"trend, tendency, movement, attitude"
同士,どうし,"fellow, companion, comrade"
同志,どうし,"same mind, comrade, kindred soul"
如何して,どうして,"why?, for what reason, how, in what way, for what purpose, what for"
如何しても,どうしても,"by all means, at any cost, no matter what, after all, in the long run, cravingly, at any rate, surely"
同情,どうじょう,"sympathy, compassion, sympathize, pity, feel for"
道場,どうじょう,"dojo, hall used for martial arts training, mandala"
何卒,どうぞ,"please, kindly, by all means"
どうぞ宜しく,どうぞよろしく,pleased to meet you
同調,どうちょう,"sympathy, agree with, alignment, tuning"
動的,どうてき,"dynamic, kinetic"
同等,どうとう,"equality, equal, same rights, same rank"
堂々,どうどう,"magnificent, grand, impressive"
,どうにか,"in some way or other, one way or another"
導入,どうにゅう,"introduction, bringing in, leading in"
同封,どうふう,enclosure (e.g. in a letter)
同盟,どうめい,"alliance, union, league"
,どうやら,"it seems like, somehow or other"
動揺,どうよう,"disturbance, unrest, shaking, trembling, pitching, rolling, oscillation, agitation, excitement, commotion"
動力,どうりょく,"power, motive power, dynamic force"
独裁,どくさい,"dictatorship, despotism"
読者,どくしゃ,reader
独自,どくじ,"original, peculiar, characteristic"
独占,どくせん,monopoly
独創,どくそう,originality
何処,どこ,"where, what place"
何処か,どこか,"somewhere, anywhere, in some respects"
土産,どさん,product of the land
土台,どだい,"foundation, base, basis"
何方,どちら,"which, who"
土手,どて,"embankment, bank"
何方,どなた,who?
怒鳴る,どなる,"to shout, to yell"
何の,どの,"which, what"
土俵,どひょう,arena
土木,どぼく,public works
何れ,どれ,"well, now, let me see, which (of three or more)"
何々,どれどれ,which (emphatic)
度忘れ,どわすれ,"lapse of memory, forget for a moment"
鈍感,どんかん,"thickheadedness, stolidity"
内閣,ないかく,"cabinet, (government) ministry"
乃至,ないし,"from...to, between...and, or"
内臓,ないぞう,"internal organs, intestines, viscera"
内部,ないぶ,"interior, inside, internal"
内乱,ないらん,"civil war, insurrection, rebellion, domestic conflict"
内陸,ないりく,inland
苗,なえ,rice seedling
尚,なお,"furthermore, still, yet, more, still more, greater, further, less"
尚更,なおさら,"all the more, still less"
中程,なかほど,"middle, midway"
流し,ながし,sink
長々,ながなが,"long, drawn-out, very long"
殴る,なぐる,"to strike, to hit"
嘆く,なげく,"to sigh, to lament, to grieve"
投げ出す,なげだす,"to throw down, to abandon, to sacrifice, to throw out"
和やか,なごやか,"mild, calm, gentle, quiet, harmonious"
名残,なごり,"remains, traces, memory"
情け,なさけ,"sympathy, compassion"
情け深い,なさけぶかい,"tender-hearted, compassionate"
為さる,なさる,to do
詰る,なじる,"to rebuke, to scold, to tell off"
何故,なぜ,"why, how"
何故なら,なぜなら,because
名高い,なだかい,"famous, celebrated, well-known"
雪崩,なだれ,avalanche
懐く,なつく,to become emotionally attached
名付ける,なづける,to name (someone)
何気ない,なにげない,"casual, unconcerned"
何しろ,なにしろ,"at any rate, anyhow, anyway, in any case"
何卒,なにとぞ,please
何も,なにも,nothing
何より,なにより,"most, best"
七日,なぬか,"seven days, the seventh day (of the month)"
名札,なふだ,"name plate, name tag"
生臭い,なまぐさい,"smelling of fish or blood, fish or meat"
生温い,なまぬるい,"lukewarm, halfhearted"
生身,なまみ,"living flesh, flesh and blood, the quick"
鉛,なまり,lead (the metal)
鈍る,なまる,"to become less capable, to grow dull, to become blunt, to weaken"
並み,なみ,"average, medium, common, ordinary"
滑らか,なめらか,"smoothness, glassiness"
嘗める,なめる,"to lick, to taste, to experience, to make fun of, to make light of, to put down, to treat with contempt"
悩ましい,なやましい,"seductive, melancholy, languid"
悩ます,なやます,"to afflict, to torment, to harass, to molest"
悩み,なやみ,"trouble(s), worry, distress, anguish, agony, problem"
平均,ならし,"equilibrium, balance, average, mean"
慣らす,ならす,to accustom
馴らす,ならす,"to domesticate, to tame"
並びに,ならびに,and
成り立つ,なりたつ,"to conclude, to consist of, to be practical (logical  feasible  viable), to hold true"
成る丈,なるたけ,"as much as possible, if possible"
成るべく,なるべく,as much as possible
慣れ,なれ,"practice, experience"
馴れ馴れしい,なれなれしい,over-familiar
難,なん,"difficulty, hardships, defect"
南,なん,south
,なんか,"things like ..., or something like that .. (often derogatory)"
何だか,なんだか,"a little, somewhat, somehow"
,なんだかんだ,something or other
何て,なんて,"how...!, what...!"
何と,なんと,"what, how, whatever"
何となく,なんとなく,"somehow or other, for some reason or another"
何とも,なんとも,"nothing (with neg. verb), quite, not a bit"
何なり,なんなり,"any, anything, whatever"
荷,に,"load, baggage, cargo"
似通う,にかよう,to resemble closely
面皰,にきび,"pimple, acne"
賑わう,にぎわう,"to prosper, to flourish, to do thriving business, to be crowded with people"
悪い,にくい,"hateful, abominable, poor-looking"
憎しみ,にくしみ,hatred
肉親,にくしん,"blood relationship, blood relative"
肉体,にくたい,"the body, the flesh"
逃げ出す,にげだす,"to run away, to escape from"
西日,にしび,westering sun
滲む,にじむ,"to run, to blur, to spread, to blot, to ooze"
日夜,にちや,"day and night, always"
日当,にっとう,daily allowance
荷造り,にづくり,"packing, baling, crating"
担う,になう,"to carry on shoulder, to bear (burden), to shoulder (gun)"
二人,ににん,"two persons, two people, pair, couple"
にも拘らず,にもかかわらず,"in spite of, nevertheless"
入手,にゅうしゅ,"obtaining, coming to hand"
入賞,にゅうしょう,winning a prize or place (in a contest)
入浴,にゅうよく,"bathe, bathing"
尿,にょう,urine
俄か,にわか,"sudden, abrupt, unexpected, improvised, offhand"
認識,にんしき,"recognition, cognizance"
妊娠,にんしん,"conception, pregnancy"
人情,にんじょう,"humanity, empathy, kindness, sympathy, human nature, common sense, customs and manners"
任務,にんむ,"duty, function, office, mission, task"
任命,にんめい,"appointment, nomination, ordination, commission, designation"
抜かす,ぬかす,"to omit, to leave out"
抜け出す,ぬけだす,"to slip out, to sneak away, to excel"
盗み,ぬすみ,stealing
沼,ぬま,"swamp, bog, pond, lake"
音,ね,"sound, note"
値打ち,ねうち,"value, worth, price, dignity"
寝かせる,ねかせる,"to put to bed, to lay down, to ferment"
捻子,ねじ,"screw, helix, spiral"
ねじ回し,ねじまわし,screwdriver
捻じれる,ねじれる,"to twist, to wrench, to screw"
鼠,ねず,"1.  mouse, rat,  2.  dark gray, slate color"
妬む,ねたむ,"to be jealous, to be envious"
強請る,ねだる,"to tease, to coax, to solicit, to demand"
熱湯,ねっとう,boiling water
熱意,ねつい,"zeal, enthusiasm"
熱量,ねつりょう,temperature
粘り,ねばり,"stickyness, viscosity"
粘る,ねばる,"to be sticky, to be adhesive, to persevere, to persist, to stick to"
値引き,ねびき,"price reduction, discount"
根回し,ねまわし,making necessary arrangements
眠たい,ねむたい,sleepy
練る,ねる,"to knead, to work over, to polish up"
念,ねん,"sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, concern, attention, care"
年鑑,ねんかん,yearbook
年号,ねんごう,"name of an era, year number"
燃焼,ねんしょう,"burning, combustion"
年生,ねんせい,"pupil in .... year, student in .... year"
年長,ねんちょう,seniority
燃料,ねんりょう,fuel
年輪,ねんりん,annual tree ring
脳,のう,"brain, memory"
農耕,のうこう,"farming, agriculture"
農場,のうじょう,farm (agriculture)
農地,のうち,agricultural land
納入,のうにゅう,"payment, supply"
逃す,のがす,"to let loose, to set free, to let escape"
逃れる,のがれる,to escape
軒並み,のきなみ,row of houses
鋸,のこぎり,saw
望ましい,のぞましい,"desirable, hoped for"
臨む,のぞむ,"to look out on, to face, to deal with, to attend (function)"
乗っ取る,のっとる,"to capture, to occupy, to usurp"
長閑,のどか,"tranquil, calm, quiet"
罵る,ののしる,"to speak ill of, to abuse"
延べ,のべ,"futures, credit (buying), stretching, total"
飲み込む,のみこむ,"to gulp down, to swallow deeply, to understand, to take in, to catch on to, to learn, to digest"
乗り換え,のりかえ,transfer (trains  buses  etc.)
乗り込む,のりこむ,"to board, to embark on, to get into (a car), to ship (passengers), to man (a ship), to help (someone) int"
刃,は,edge (of a sword)
派,は,"clique, faction, school"
把握,はあく,"grasp, catch, understanding"
肺,はい,lung
廃棄,はいき,"annullment, disposal, abandon, scrap, discarding, repeal"
配給,はいきゅう,distribution (eg. films  rice)
配偶者,はいぐうしゃ,"spouse, wife, husband"
拝啓,はいけい,Dear (so and so)
背景,はいけい,"background, scenery, setting, circumstance"
背後,はいご,"back, rear"
灰皿,はいさら,ashtray
廃止,はいし,"abolition, repeal"
拝借,はいしゃく,borrowing
排除,はいじょ,"exclusion, removal, rejection"
排水,はいすい,drainage
敗戦,はいせん,"defeat, losing a war"
配置,はいち,"arrangement (of resources), disposition"
配布,はいふ,distribution
配分,はいぶん,"distribution, allotment"
配慮,はいりょ,"consideration, concern, forethought"
配列,はいれつ,"arrangement, array (programming)"
映える,はえる,"to shine, to look attractive, to look pretty"
破壊,はかい,destruction
墓地,はかち,"cemetery, graveyard"
捗る,はかどる,"to make progress, to move right ahead (with the work), to advance"
果ない,はかない,"fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, vain, fickle, miserable, empty, ephemeral"
諮る,はかる,"to consult with, to confer"
図る,はかる,"to plot, to attempt, to plan, to take in, to deceive, to devise, to design, to refer A to B"
剥がす,はがす,"to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to disrobe, to deprive of, to detach, t"
破棄,はき,"revocation, annulment, breaking (e.g. treaty)"
泊,はく,counter for nights of a stay
迫害,はくがい,persecution
薄弱,はくじゃく,"feebleness, weakness, weak"
白状,はくじょう,confession
剥ぐ,はぐ,"to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to disrobe, to deprive of"
派遣,はけん,"dispatch, send"
励ます,はげます,"to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice)"
励む,はげむ,"to be zealous, to brace oneself, to endeavour, to strive, to make an effort"
剥げる,はげる,"to come off, to be worn off, to fade, to discolor"
鋏,はさみ,scissors
柱,はしら,"pillar, post"
橋渡し,はしわたし,"bridge building, mediation"
恥,はじ,"shame, embarrassment"
弾く,はじく,"to flip, to snap"
始め,はじめ,"beginning, start, origin"
始めまして,はじめまして,"How do you do?, I am glad to meet you"
恥じらう,はじらう,"to feel shy, to be bashful, to blush"
恥じる,はじる,to feel ashamed
蓮,はす,lotus
筈,はず,it should be so
弾む,はずむ,"to spring, to bound, to bounce, to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively, to treat oneself to, to"
破損,はそん,damage
機,はた,loom
果たして,はたして,"as was expected, really"
果たす,はたす,"to accomplish, to fulfill, to carry out, to achieve"
裸足,はだし,barefoot
蜂蜜,はちみつ,honey
発掘,はっくつ,"excavation, exhumation"
発生,はっせい,"outbreak, spring forth, occurrence, incidence, origin"
発足,はっそく,"starting, inauguration"
初,はつ,"first, new"
発,はつ,"departure, beginning, counter for gunshots"
発育,はついく,"(physical) growth, development"
発芽,はつが,burgeoning
発言,はつげん,"utterance, speech, proposal"
発病,はつびょう,attack (disease)
初耳,はつみみ,something heard for the first time
果て,はて,"the end, the extremity, the limit(s), the result"
果てる,はてる,"to end, to be finished, to be exhausted, to die, to perish"
話し合い,はなしあい,"discussion, conference"
甚だ,はなはだ,"very, greatly, exceedingly"
華々しい,はなばなしい,"brilliant, magnificent, spectacular"
花びら,はなびら,(flower) petal
華やか,はなやか,"gay, showy, brilliant, gorgeous, florid"
阻む,はばむ,"to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart"
浜,はま,"beach, seashore"
浜辺,はまべ,"beach, foreshore"
填まる,はまる,"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"
歯磨,はみがき,"dentifrice, toothpaste"
填める,はめる,"to get in, to insert, to put on, to make love"
生やす,はやす,"to grow, to cultivate, to wear beard"
早める,はやめる,"to hasten, to quicken, to expedite, to precipitate, to accelerate"
流行,はやり,"fashionable, fad, in vogue, prevailing"
腹立ち,はらだち,anger
原っぱ,はらっぱ,"open field, empty lot, plain"
張り紙,はりがみ,"paper patch, paper backing, poster"
遥か,はるか,"far, far-away, distant, remote, far off"
破裂,はれつ,"explosion, rupture, break off"
腫れる,はれる,"to swell (from inflammation), to become swollen"
班,はん,"group, party, section (mil)"
判,はん,"seal, stamp, monogram signature, judgment"
版,はん,edition
繁栄,はんえい,"prospering, prosperity, thriving, flourishing"
反感,はんかん,"antipathy, revolt, animosity"
版画,はんが,art print
反響,はんきょう,"echo, reverberation, repercussion, reaction, influence"
判決,はんけつ,"judicial decision, judgement, sentence, decree"
反撃,はんげき,"counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow"
反射,はんしゃ,"reflection, reverberation"
繁殖,はんしょく,"breed, multiply, increase, propagation"
繁盛,はんじょう,"prosperity, flourishing, thriving"
反する,はんする,"to be inconsistent with, to oppose, to contradict, to transgress, to rebel"
判定,はんてい,"judgement, decision, award, verdict"
反応,はんのう,"reaction, response"
半端,はんぱ,"remnant, fragment, incomplete set, fraction, odd sum, incompleteness"
反発,はんぱつ,"repelling, rebound, recover, oppose"
反乱,はんらん,"insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, uprising"
氾濫,はんらん,"overflowing, flood"
黴菌,ばいきん,"bacteria, germ(s)"
賠償,ばいしょう,"reparations, indemnity, compensation"
倍率,ばいりつ,"diameter, magnification"
馬鹿馬鹿しい,ばかばかしい,stupid
馬鹿らしい,ばからしい,absurd
漠然,ばくぜん,"obscure, vague, equivocal"
爆弾,ばくだん,bomb
爆破,ばくは,"blast, explosion, blow up"
暴露,ばくろ,"disclosure, exposure, revelation"
化ける,ばける,"to appear in disguise, to take the form of, to change for the worse"
罰,ばち,"(divine) punishment, curse, retribution"
伐,ばつ,"strike, attack, punish"
,ばてる,"to be exhausted, to be worn out"
発条,ばね,spring (e.g. coil  leaf)
散蒔く,ばらまく,"to disseminate, to scatter, to give money freely"
判,ばん,size (of paper or books)
万,ばん,"many, all"
万人,ばんじん,"all people, everybody, 10000 people"
万能,ばんのう,"all-purpose, almighty, omnipotent"
番目,ばんめ,cardinal number suffix
非,ひ,"faulty-, non-"
費,ひ,"cost, expense"
延いては,ひいては,"not only...but also, in addition to, consequently"
控室,ひかえしつ,waiting room
控える,ひかえる,"to draw in, to hold back, to make notes, to be temperate in"
悲観,ひかん,"pessimism, disappointment"
匹,ひき,"head, small animal counter, roll of cloth"
引き上げる,ひきあげる,"to withdraw, to leave, to pull out, to retire"
率いる,ひきいる,"to lead, to spearhead (a group), to command (troops)"
引き受ける,ひきうける,"to undertake, to take up, to take over, to be responsible for, to guarantee, to contract (disease)"
引き起こす,ひきおこす,to cause
引き下げる,ひきさげる,"to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw"
引きずる,ひきずる,"to seduce, to drag along, to pull, to prolong, to support"
引き取る,ひきとる,"to take charge of, to take over, to retire to a private place"
引き分け,ひきわけ,"a draw (in competition), tie game"
否決,ひけつ,"rejection, negation, voting down"
非行,ひこう,"delinquency, misconduct"
日頃,ひごろ,"normally, habitually"
久しい,ひさしい,"long, long-continued, old (story)"
久し振り,ひさしぶり,after a long time
悲惨,ひさん,misery
秘書,ひしょ,(private) secretary
比重,ひじゅう,specific gravity
密か,ひそか,"secret, private, surreptitious"
浸す,ひたす,"to soak, to dip, to drench"
一向,ひたすら,earnestly
左利き,ひだりきき,"left-handedness, sake drinker, left-hander"
引っ掻く,ひっかく,to scratch
引っ掛ける,ひっかける,"1.  to hang (something) on (something), to throw on (clothes),  2.  to hook, to catch, to trap, to ensnar"
必修,ひっしゅう,required (subject)
匹敵,ひってき,"comparing with, match, rival, equal"
未,ひつじ,eighth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ram  1pm-3pm  south-southwest  June)
必然,ひつぜん,"inevitable, necessary"
一息,ひといき,"puffy, a breath, a pause, an effort"
単,ひとえ,"one layer, single"
人柄,ひとがら,"personality, character, personal appearance, gentility"
一頃,ひところ,"once, some time ago"
人質,ひとじち,"hostage, prisoner"
一筋,ひとすき,"a line, earnestly, blindly, straightforwardly"
一まず,ひとまず,"for the present, once, in outline"
一人でに,ひとりでに,"by itself, automatically, naturally"
酷い,ひどい,"cruel, awful, severe, very bad, serious, terrible, heavy, violent"
日取り,ひどり,"fixed date, appointed day"
雛,ひな,"young bird, chick, doll"
日向,ひなた,"sunny place, in the sun"
非難,ひなん,"blame, attack, criticism"
避難,ひなん,"taking refuge, finding shelter"
日の丸,ひのまる,the Japanese flag
火花,ひばな,spark
日々,ひび,"every day, daily, day after day"
悲鳴,ひめい,"shriek, scream"
百科事典,ひゃっかじてん,encyclopedia
百科辞典,ひゃっかじてん,encyclopedia
冷やかす,ひやかす,"to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at, to cool, to refrigerate"
日焼け,ひやけ,sunburn
票,ひょう,"label, ballot, ticket, sign"
標語,ひょうご,"motto, slogan, catchword"
,ひょっと,"possibly, accidentally"
平たい,ひらたい,"flat, even, level, simple, plain"
比率,ひりつ,"ratio, proportion, percentage"
肥料,ひりょう,"manure, fertilizer"
比例,ひれい,proportion
疲労,ひろう,"fatigue, weariness"
広まる,ひろまる,"to spread, to be propagated"
貧困,ひんこん,"poverty, lack"
品質,ひんしつ,quality
品種,ひんしゅ,"brand, kind, description"
貧弱,ひんじゃく,"poor, meagre, insubstantial"
頻繁,ひんぱん,frequency
美,び,beauty
微笑,びしょう,smile
美術,びじゅつ,"art, fine arts"
吃驚,びっくり,"be surprised, be amazed, be frightened, astonishment"
,びっしょり,"wet through, drenched"
描写,びょうしゃ,"depiction, description, portrayal"
,びり,"last on the list, at the bottom"
微量,びりょう,"minuscule amount, extremely small quantity"
敏感,びんかん,"sensibility, susceptibility, sensitive (to), well attuned to"
貧乏,びんぼう,"poverty, destitute, poor"
歩,ふ,pawn (in chess or shogi)
不意,ふい,"sudden, abrupt, unexpected, unforeseen"
封,ふう,seal
封鎖,ふうさ,"blockade, freezing (funds)"
風習,ふうしゅう,custom
風俗,ふうぞく,"1.  manners, customs,  2.  sex service, sex industry"
風土,ふうど,"natural features, topography, climate, spiritual features"
不可欠,ふかけつ,"indispensable, essential"
深める,ふかめる,"to deepen, to heighten, to intensify"
不吉,ふきつ,"ominous, sinister, bad luck, ill omen, inauspiciousness"
不況,ふきょう,"recession, depression, slump"
布巾,ふきん,"tea-towel, dish cloth"
福,ふく,good fortune
復旧,ふくきゅう,"restoration, restitution, rehabilitation"
複合,ふくごう,"composite, complex"
福祉,ふくし,"welfare, well-being"
覆面,ふくめん,"mask, veil, disguise"
膨れる,ふくれる,"to get cross, to get sulky, to swell (out), to expand, to be inflated, to distend, to bulge"
不景気,ふけいき,"business recession, hard times, depression, gloom, sullenness, cheerlessness"
老ける,ふける,to age
布告,ふこく,"edict, ordinance, proclamation"
富豪,ふごう,"wealthy person, millionaire"
負債,ふさい,"debt, liabilities"
相応しい,ふさわしい,appropriate
不在,ふざい,absence
不山戯る,ふざける,"to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to joke, to make fun of, to flirt"
負傷,ふしょう,"injury, wound"
不審,ふしん,"incomplete understanding, doubt, question, distrust, suspicion, strangeness, infidelity"
不振,ふしん,"dullness, depression, slump, stagnation"
不順,ふじゅん,"irregularity, unseasonableness"
付属,ふぞく,"attached, belonging, affiliated, annexed, associated, subordinate, incidental, dependent, auxiliary"
負担,ふたん,"burden, charge, responsibility"
不調,ふちょう,"bad condition, not to work out (ie a deal), disagreement, break-off, disorder, slump, out of form"
復活,ふっかつ,"revival (e.g. musical), restoration"
復興,ふっこう,"revival, renaissance, reconstruction"
沸騰,ふっとう,"boiling, seething"
仏,ふつ,French
不図,ふと,"suddenly, casually, accidentally, incidentally, unexpectedly, unintentionally"
不当,ふとう,"injustice, impropriety, unreasonableness, undeservedness, unfair, invalid"
不動産,ふどうさん,real estate
赴任,ふにん,(proceeding to) new appointment
腐敗,ふはい,"decay, depravity"
不評,ふひょう,"bad reputation, disgrace, unpopularity"
不便,ふびん,"pity, compassion"
不服,ふふく,"dissatisfaction, discontent, disapproval, objection, complaint, protest, disagreement"
普遍,ふへん,"universality, ubiquity, omnipresence"
踏まえる,ふまえる,"to be based on, to have origin in"
文,ふみ,"letter, writings"
不明,ふめい,"unknown, obscure, indistinct, uncertain, ambiguous, ignorant, lack of wisdom, anonymous, unidentified"
扶養,ふよう,"support, maintenance"
振り,ふり,"pretence, show, appearance"
振り出し,ふりだし,"outset, starting point, drawing or issuing (draft)"
不良,ふりょう,"badness, delinquent, inferiority, failure"
浮力,ふりょく,"buoyancy, floating power"
震わせる,ふるわせる,"to be shaking, to be trembling"
付録,ふろく,"appendix, supplement"
分,ふん,minute
憤慨,ふんがい,"indignation, resentment"
紛失,ふんしつ,losing something
噴出,ふんしゅつ,"spewing, gushing, spouting, eruption, effusion"
紛争,ふんそう,"dispute, trouble, strife"
,ふんだん,"plentiful, abundant, lavish"
奮闘,ふんとう,"hard struggle, strenuous effort"
粉末,ふんまつ,fine powder
部,ぶ,"department, part, category, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine"
部下,ぶか,subordinate person
,ぶかぶか,"too big, baggy"
侮辱,ぶじょく,"insult, contempt, slight"
武装,ぶそう,"arms, armament, armed"
斑,ぶち,"spots, speckles, mottles"
物資,ぶっし,"goods, materials"
物体,ぶったい,"body, object"
物議,ぶつぎ,public discussion (criticism)
打付ける,ぶつける,"to knock, to run into, to nail on, to strike hard, to hit and attack"
仏像,ぶつぞう,Buddhist image (statue)
無難,ぶなん,"safety, security"
部門,ぶもん,"class, group, category, department, field, branch"
ぶら下げる,ぶらさげる,"to hang, to suspend, to dangle, to swing"
,ぶらぶら,"dangle heavily, swing, sway to and fro, aimlessly, idly, lazily, loiter, loaf, be idle, stroll idly"
武力,ぶりょく,"armed might, military power, the sword, force"
無礼,ぶれい,"impolite, rude"
文化財,ぶんかざい,"cultural assets, cultural property"
分業,ぶんぎょう,"division of labor, specialization, assembly-line production"
文語,ぶんご,"written language, literary language"
分散,ぶんさん,"dispersion, decentralization, variance (statistics)"
分子,ぶんし,"numerator, molecule"
文書,ぶんしょ,"document, writing, letter, note, records, archives"
分担,ぶんたん,"apportionment, sharing"
分配,ぶんぱい,"division, sharing"
分母,ぶんぼ,denominator
分離,ぶんり,"separation, detachment, segregation, isolation"
分裂,ぶんれつ,"split, division, break up"
兵器,へいき,"arms, weapons, ordinance"
閉口,へいこう,shut mouth
平行,へいこう,"(going) side by side, concurrent, abreast, at the same time, occurring together, parallel, parallelism"
閉鎖,へいさ,"closing, closure, shutdown, lockout, unsociable"
兵士,へいし,soldier
平常,へいじょう,"normal, usual"
平方,へいほう,"square (e.g. metre), square"
並列,へいれつ,"arrangement, parallel, abreast"
辟易,へきえき,"wince, shrink back, succumbing to, being frightened, disconcerted"
臍,へそ,"navel, belly-button"
隔たる,へだたる,to be distant
謙る,へりくだる,to deprecate oneself and praise the listener
経る,へる,"to pass, to elapse, to experience"
編,へん,"compilation, editing, completed poem, book, part of book"
偏,へん,"side, left radical of a character, inclining, inclining toward, biased"
変革,へんかく,"change, reform, revolution, upheaval, (the) Reformation"
返還,へんかん,"return, restoration"
偏見,へんけん,"prejudice, narrow view"
返済,へんさい,repayment
変遷,へんせん,"change, transition, vicissitudes"
返答,へんとう,reply
変動,へんどう,"change, fluctuation"
弁解,べんかい,"explanation, justification, defence, excuse"
便宜,べんぎ,"convenience, accommodation, advantage, expedience"
弁護,べんご,"defense, pleading, advocacy"
弁償,べんしょう,"next word, compensation, reparation, indemnity, reimbursement"
弁論,べんろん,"discussion, debate, argument"
,ぺこぺこ,"fawn, be very hungry"
穂,ほ,"ear (of plant), head (of plant)"
保育,ほいく,"nursing, nurturing, rearing, lactation, suckling"
倣,ほう,"imitate, follow, emulate"
法案,ほうあん,bill (law)
崩壊,ほうかい,"collapse, decay (physics), crumbling, breaking down, caving in"
法学,ほうがく,"law, jurisprudence"
放棄,ほうき,"abandonment, renunciation, abdication (responsibility  right)"
宝器,ほうき,"treasured article or vessel, outstanding individual"
封建,ほうけん,feudalistic
豊作,ほうさく,"abundant harvest, bumper crop"
方策,ほうさく,"plan, policy"
奉仕,ほうし,"attendance, service"
方式,ほうしき,"form, method, system"
放射,ほうしゃ,"radiation, emission"
放射能,ほうしゃのう,radioactivity
報酬,ほうしゅう,"remuneration, recompense, reward, toll"
放出,ほうしゅつ,"release, emit"
報じる,ほうじる,"to inform, to report"
報ずる,ほうずる,"to inform, to report"
放置,ほうち,"leave as is, leave to chance, leave alone, neglect"
法廷,ほうてい,courtroom
報道,ほうどう,"information, report"
褒美,ほうび,"reward, prize"
葬る,ほうむる,"to bury, to inter, to entomb, to consign to oblivion, to shelve"
放り込む,ほうりこむ,to throw into
放り出す,ほうりだす,"to throw out, to fire, to expel, to give up, to abandon, to neglect"
飽和,ほうわ,saturation
保温,ほおん,"retaining warmth, keeping heat in, heat insulation"
捕獲,ほかく,"capture, seizure"
保管,ほかん,"charge, custody, safekeeping, deposit, storage"
補給,ほきゅう,"supply, supplying, replenishment"
補強,ほきょう,"compensation, reinforcement"
保険,ほけん,"insurance, guarantee"
捕鯨,ほげい,"whaling, whale fishing"
誇る,ほこる,"to boast of, to be proud of"
綻びる,ほころびる,"to come apart at the seams, to begin to open, to smile broadly"
保護,ほご,"care, protection, shelter, guardianship, favor, patronage"
乾,ほし,"dried, cured"
干し物,ほしもの,dried washing (clothes)
保守,ほしゅ,"conservative, maintaining"
保障,ほしょう,"guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty"
補償,ほしょう,"compensation, reparation"
補充,ほじゅう,"supplementation, supplement, replenishment, replenishing"
補助,ほじょ,"assistance, support, aid, auxiliary"
舗装,ほそう,"pavement, road surface"
補足,ほそく,"supplement, complement"
発作,ほっさ,"fit, spasm"
,ほっと,feel relieved
頬っぺた,ほっぺた,cheek
辺り,ほとり,"(in the) neighbourhood, vicinity, nearby"
殆ど,ほとんど,"mostly, almost"
解く,ほどく,to unfasten
施す,ほどこす,"to donate, to give, to conduct, to apply, to perform"
保母,ほぼ,day care worker in a kindergarten  nursery school  etc.
保養,ほよう,"health preservation, recuperation, recreation"
捕吏,ほり,constable
捕虜,ほりょ,prisoner (of war)
滅びる,ほろびる,"to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed"
滅ぼす,ほろぼす,"to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin"
本格,ほんかく,"propriety, fundamental rules"
本館,ほんかん,main building
本気,ほんき,"seriousness, truth, sanctity"
本質,ほんしつ,"essence, true nature, reality"
本体,ほんたい,"substance, real form, object of worship"
本音,ほんね,"real intention, motive"
本の,ほんの,"mere, only, just"
本能,ほんのう,instinct
本場,ほんば,"home, habitat, center, best place, genuine"
本文,ほんぶん,"text (of document), body (of letter)"
本名,ほんみょう,real name
卯,ぼう,fourth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Hare  5am-7am  east  February)
防衛,ぼうえい,"defense, protection, self-defense"
防火,ぼうか,"fire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof"
妨害,ぼうがい,"disturbance, obstruction, hindrance, jamming, interference"
紡績,ぼうせき,spinning
呆然,ぼうぜん,"dumbfounded, overcome with surprise, in blank amazement"
膨脹,ぼうちょう,"expansion, swelling, increase, growth"
冒頭,ぼうとう,"beginning, start, outset"
暴動,ぼうどう,"insurrection, rebellion, revolt, riot, uprising"
暴風,ぼうふう,"storm, windstorm, gale"
暴力,ぼうりょく,violence
募金,ぼきん,"fund-raising, collection of funds"
牧師,ぼくし,"pastor, minister, clergyman"
母校,ぼこう,alma mater
没収,ぼっしゅう,forfeited
坊ちゃん,ぼっちゃん,son (of others)
,ぼつぼつ,"gradually, here and there, spots, pimples"
没落,ぼつらく,"ruin, fall, collapse"
,ぼやく,"to grumble, to complain"
,ぼやける,"to become dim, to become blurred"
藍褸,ぼろ,"rag, scrap, tattered clothes, fault (esp. in a pretense), defect, run-down or junky"
枚,まい,counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
埋蔵,まいぞう,"buried property, treasure trove"
舞う,まう,"to dance, to flutter about, to revolve"
真上,まうえ,"just above, right overhead"
前売り,まえうり,"advance sale, booking"
前置き,まえおき,"preface, introduction"
前もって,まえもって,"in advance, beforehand, previously"
任す,まかす,"to entrust, to leave to a person"
負かす,まかす,to defeat
賄う,まかなう,"to give board to, to provide meals, to pay"
曲がる,まがる,"to turn, to bend"
巻,まき,volume
紛らわしい,まぎらわしい,"confusing, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous"
紛れる,まぎれる,"to be diverted, to slip into"
膜,まく,"membrane, film"
捲る,まくる,verb suffix to indicate reckless abandon to the activity
真心,まこころ,"sincerity, devotion"
誠,まこと,"truth, faith, fidelity, sincerity, trust, confidence, reliance, devotion"
真に,まことに,"truly, actually, really"
,まごつく,"to be confused, to be flustered"
正しく,まさしく,"surely, no doubt, evidently"
正に,まさに,"correctly, surely"
勝る,まさる,"to excel, to surpass, to outrival"
増し,まし,"extra, additional, less objectionable, better, preferable"
真下,ました,"right under, directly below"
況して,まして,"still more, still less (with neg. verb), to say nothing of, not to mention"
交える,まじえる,"to mix, to converse with, to cross (swords)"
交わる,まじわる,"to cross, to intersect, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join"
麻酔,ますい,anaesthesia
益々,ますます,"increasingly, more and more"
不味い,まずい,"unappetising, unpleasant (taste  appearance  situation), ugly, unskilful, awkward, bungling, unwise, untime"
股,また,"groin, crotch, thigh"
跨がる,またがる,"to extend over or into, to straddle"
跨ぐ,またぐ,to straddle
瞬き,またたき,"wink, twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light)"
待ち合わせ,まちあわせ,appointment
間違う,まちがう,"to make a mistake, to be incorrect, to be mistaken"
待ち遠しい,まちどおしい,looking forward to
待ち望む,まちのぞむ,"to look anxiously for, to wait eagerly for"
区々,まちまち,"1.  several, various, divergent, conflicting, different, diverse,  2.  trivial"
末期,まっき,"closing years (period  days), last stage"
真っ二つ,まっぷたつ,in two equal parts
的,まと,"mark, target"
纏まり,まとまり,"conclusion, settlement, consistency"
纏め,まとめ,"settlement, conclusion"
免れる,まぬかれる,"to escape from, to be rescued from, to avoid, to evade, to avert, to elude, to be exempted, to be relieved"
招き,まねき,invitation
麻痺,まひ,"paralysis, palsy, numbness, stupor"
眩しい,まぶしい,"dazzling, radiant"
目蓋,まぶた,eyelid
間々,まま,"occasionally, frequently"
間もなく,まもなく,"soon, before long, in a short time"
眉,まゆ,eyebrow
鞠,まり,ball
丸ごと,まるごと,"in its entirety, whole, wholly"
丸っきり,まるっきり,"completely, perfectly, just as if"
丸で,まるで,"quite, entirely, completely, at all, as if, as though, so to speak"
丸々,まるまる,completely
丸める,まるめる,"to make round, to round off, to roll up, to curl up, to seduce, to cajole, to explain away"
満月,まんげつ,full moon
満場,まんじょう,"unanimous, whole audience"
真ん中,まんなか,"middle, centre, mid-way"
真ん前,まんまえ,"right in front, under the nose"
真ん丸い,まんまるい,perfectly circular
三,み,(num) three
見合い,みあい,formal marriage interview
見合わせる,みあわせる,"to exchange glances, to postpone, to suspend operations, to refrain from performing an action"
見落とす,みおとす,"to overlook, to fail to notice"
未開,みかい,"savage land, backward region, uncivilized"
味覚,みかく,"taste, palate, sense of taste"
見掛ける,みかける,"to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of"
三日月,みかずき,"new moon, crescent moon"
見方,みかた,viewpoint
見苦しい,みぐるしい,"unsightly, ugly"
見込み,みこみ,"hope, prospects, expectation"
未婚,みこん,unmarried
惨め,みじめ,miserable
未熟,みじゅく,"inexperience, unripeness, raw, unskilled, immature, inexperienced"
微塵,みじん,"particle, atom"
見すぼらしい,みすぼらしい,"shabby, seedy"
見せびらかす,みせびらかす,"to show off, to flaunt"
見せ物,みせもの,"show, exhibition"
満たす,みたす,"to satisfy, to ingratiate, to fill, to fulfill"
乱す,みだす,"to throw out of order, to disarrange, to disturb"
乱れる,みだれる,"to get confused, to be disordered, to be disturbed"
未知,みち,not yet known
導く,みちびく,"to be guided, to be shown"
身近,みぢか,"near oneself, close to one, familiar"
密集,みっしゅう,"crowd, close formation, dense"
密接,みっせつ,"related, connected, close, intimate"
見っともない,みっともない,"shameful, indecent"
蜜,みつ,"nectar, honey"
密度,みつど,density
見積り,みつもり,"estimation, quotation"
未定,みてい,"not yet fixed, undecided, pending"
見通し,みとおし,"perspective, unobstructed view, outlook, forecast, prospect, insight"
源,みなもと,"source, origin"
身なり,みなり,personal appearance
峰,みね,"peak, ridge"
見逃す,みのがす,"to miss, to overlook, to leave at large"
見晴らし,みはらし,view
身振り,みぶり,gesture
見舞,みまい,"enquiry, expression of sympathy, expression of concern"
脈,みゃく,pulse
未練,みれん,"lingering affection, attachment, regret(s), reluctance"
見渡す,みわたす,"to look out over, to survey (scene), to take an extensive view of"
民主,みんしゅ,"democratic, the head of the nation"
民宿,みんしゅく,private home providing lodging for travelers
民族,みんぞく,"people, race, nation, racial customs, folk customs"
民俗,みんぞく,"people, race, nation, racial customs, folk customs"
六,む,(num) six
無意味,むいみ,"nonsense, no meaning"
向き,むき,"direction, situation, exposure, aspect, suitability"
無口,むくち,reticence
向け,むけ,"for ~, oriented towards ~"
婿,むこ,son-in-law
無効,むこう,"invalid, no effect, unavailable"
無言,むごん,silence
毟る,むしる,"to pluck, to pick, to tear"
無邪気,むじゃき,"innocence, simple-mindedness"
結び,むすび,"ending, conclusion, union"
結び付き,むすびつき,"connection, relation"
結び付く,むすびつく,"to be connected or related, to join together"
結び付ける,むすびつける,"to combine, to join, to tie on, to attach with a knot"
無線,むせん,"wireless, radio"
無駄遣い,むだづかい,"waste money on, squander money on, flog a dead horse"
無断,むだん,"without permission, without notice"
無知,むち,ignorance
無茶,むちゃ,"absurd, unreasonable, excessive, rash, absurdity, nonsense"
無茶苦茶,むちゃくちゃ,"confused, jumbled, mixed up, unreasonable"
空しい,むなしい,"vacant, futile, vain, void, empty, ineffective, lifeless"
無念,むねん,"chagrin, regret"
無能,むのう,"inefficiency, incompetence"
無闇に,むやみに,"unreasonably, absurdly, recklessly, indiscreetly, at random"
無用,むよう,"useless, futility, needlessness, unnecessariness"
群がる,むらがる,"to swarm, to gather"
無論,むろん,"of course, naturally"
名産,めいさん,noted product
名称,めいしょう,name
命中,めいちゅう,a hit
名簿,めいぼ,register of names
名誉,めいよ,"honor, credit, prestige"
明瞭,めいりょう,clarity
明朗,めいろう,"bright, clear, cheerful"
目方,めかた,weight
恵み,めぐみ,blessing
恵む,めぐむ,"to bless, to show mercy to"
目覚しい,めざましい,"brilliant, splendid, striking, remarkable"
目覚める,めざめる,to wake up
召す,めす,"to call, to send for, to put on, to wear, to take (a bath), to ride in, to buy, to eat, to drink, to catch (a"
雌,めす,female (animal)
滅茶苦茶,めちゃくちゃ,"absurd, unreasonable, excessive, messed up, spoiled, wreaked"
目付き,めつき,"look, expression of the eyes, eyes"
滅亡,めつぼう,"downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction"
愛でたい,めでたい,auspicious
目眩,めまい,"dizziness, giddiness"
目盛,めもり,"scale, gradations"
面会,めんかい,interview
免除,めんじょ,"exemption, exoneration, discharge"
面する,めんする,"to face on, to look out on to"
面目,めんぼく,"face, honour, reputation, prestige, dignity, credit"
設ける,もうける,"to create, to establish"
申し入れる,もうしいれる,"to propose, to suggest"
申し込み,もうしこみ,"application, entry, request, subscription, offer, proposal, overture, challenge"
申出,もうしで,"proposal, request, claim, report, notice"
申し出る,もうしでる,"to report to, to tell, to suggest, to submit, to request, to make an offer, to come forward with informati"
申し分,もうしぶん,"objection, shortcomings"
盲点,もうてん,blind spot
猛烈,もうれつ,"violent, vehement, rage"
藻掻く,もがく,"to struggle, to wriggle, to be impatient"
目録,もくろく,"catalogue, catalog, list"
目論見,もくろみ,"a plan, a scheme, a project, a program, intention, goal"
模型,もけい,"model, dummy, maquette"
模索,もさく,groping (for)
若し,もし,"if, in case, supposing"
若しかしたら,もしかしたら,"perhaps, maybe, by some chance"
若しかして,もしかして,"perhaps, possibly"
若しかすると,もしかすると,"perhaps, maybe, by some chance"
若しくは,もしくは,"or, otherwise"
若しも,もしも,if
齎らす,もたらす,"to bring, to take, to bring about"
凭れる,もたれる,"to lean against, to lean on, to recline on, to lie heavy (on the stomach)"
持ち,もち,"1.  hold, charge, keep possession, in charge,  2.  wear, durability, life, draw,  3.  usage (suff)"
持ち切り,もちきり,"hot topic, talk of the town"
物体ない,もったいない,"too good, more than one deserves, wasteful, sacrilegious, unworthy of"
以て,もって,"with, by, by means of, because, in view of"
専ら,もっぱら,"wholly, solely, entirely"
持て成す,もてなす,"to entertain, to make welcome"
持てる,もてる,"to be well liked, to be popular"
基,もとい,basis
物置き,ものおき,storeroom
物好き,ものずき,curiosity
物足りない,ものたりない,"unsatisfied, unsatisfactory"
最早,もはや,"already, now"
模範,もはん,"exemplar, exemplification, exemplum, model, example"
模倣,もほう,"imitation, copying"
揉める,もめる,"to disagree, to dispute"
腿,もも,"thigh, femur"
催す,もよおす,"to hold (a meeting), to give (a dinner), to feel, to show signs of, to develop symptoms of, to feel (sick"
漏らす,もらす,"to let leak, to reveal"
盛り上がる,もりあがる,"to rouse, to swell, to rise"
漏る,もる,"to leak, to run out"
漏れる,もれる,"to leak out, to escape, to come through, to shine through, to filter out, to be omitted"
脆い,もろい,"brittle, fragile, tender-hearted"
,もろに,"completely, all the way"
問,もん,"problem, question"
矢,や,arrow
哉,や,question mark
喧しい,やかましい,"noisy, strict, fussy"
野外,やがい,"fields, outskirts, open air, suburbs"
軈て,やがて,"before long, soon, at length"
夜行,やぎょう,"walking around at night, night train, night travel"
役職,やくしょく,"post, managerial position, official position"
役立つ,やくだつ,"to be useful, to be helpful, to serve the purpose"
役場,やくば,town hall
夜具,やぐ,bedding
優,やさ,"gentle, affectionate"
屋敷,やしき,mansion
養う,やしなう,"to rear, to maintain, to cultivate"
社,やしろ,Shinto shrine
野心,やしん,"ambition, aspiration, designs, treachery"
易い,やすい,easy
安っぽい,やすっぽい,"cheap-looking, tawdry, insignificant"
休める,やすめる,"to rest, to suspend, to give relief"
野生,やせい,wild
矢鱈に,やたらに,"randomly, recklessly, blindly"
夜中,やちゅう,"all night, the whole night"
奴,やっこ,"servant, fellow"
やっ付ける,やっつける,to beat
矢っ張り,やっぱり,"also, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely"
野党,やとう,opposition party
病,やまい,"illness, disease"
闇,やみ,"darkness, the dark, black-marketeering, dark, shady, illegal"
病む,やむ,"to fall ill, to be ill"
止むを得ない,やむをえない,"cannot be helped, unavoidable"
稍,やや,"a little, partially, somewhat, a short time, a while"
,ややこしい,"puzzling, tangled, complicated, complex"
遣り通す,やりとおす,"to carry through, to achieve, to complete"
やり遂げる,やりとげる,to accomplish
遣る,やる,"to do, to have sexual intercourse, to kill, to give (to inferiors  animals  etc.), to dispatch (a letter"
和らげる,やわらげる,"to soften, to moderate, to relieve"
優位,ゆうい,"predominance, ascendancy, superiority"
憂鬱,ゆううつ,"depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom"
有益,ゆうえき,"beneficial, profitable"
優越,ゆうえつ,"supremacy, predominance, being superior to"
勇敢,ゆうかん,"bravery, heroism, gallantry"
有機,ゆうき,organic
夕暮れ,ゆうぐれ,"evening, (evening) twilight"
融資,ゆうし,"financing, loan"
有する,ゆうする,"to own, to be endowed with"
融通,ゆうずう,"lending (money), accommodation, adaptability, versatility, finance"
優勢,ゆうせい,"superiority, superior power, predominance, preponderance"
優先,ゆうせん,"preference, priority"
誘導,ゆうどう,"guidance, leading, induction, introduction, incitement, inducement"
優美,ゆうび,"grace, refinement, elegance"
有望,ゆうぼう,"good prospects, full of hope, promising"
遊牧,ゆうぼく,nomadism
夕焼け,ゆうやけ,sunset
有力,ゆうりょく,"1.  influence, prominence,  2.  potent"
幽霊,ゆうれい,"ghost, specter, apparition, phantom"
誘惑,ゆうわく,"temptation, allurement, lure"
揺さぶる,ゆさぶる,"to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing"
茹でる,ゆでる,to boil
,ゆとり,"reserve, affluence, room, time (to spare)"
指差す,ゆびさす,to point at
弓,ゆみ,bow (and arrow)
揺らぐ,ゆらぐ,"to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble"
緩む,ゆるむ,"to become loose, to slacken"
緩める,ゆるめる,"to loosen, to slow down"
緩やか,ゆるやか,lenient
世,よ,"world, society, age, generation"
好い,よい,good
要因,よういん,"primary factor, main cause"
溶液,ようえき,solution (liquid)
用件,ようけん,business
養護,ようご,"protection, nursing, protective care"
用紙,ようし,blank form
様式,ようしき,"style, form, pattern"
要する,ようする,"to demand, to require, to take"
要請,ようせい,"claim, demand, request, application"
養成,ようせい,"training, development"
様相,ようそう,aspect
用品,ようひん,"articles, supplies, parts"
洋風,ようふう,western style
用法,ようほう,"directions, rules of use"
要望,ようぼう,"demand for, request"
余暇,よか,"leisure, leisure time, spare time"
予感,よかん,"presentiment, premonition"
余興,よきょう,"side show, entertainment"
預金,よきん,"deposit, bank account"
抑圧,よくあつ,"check, restraint, oppression, suppression"
浴室,よくしつ,"bathroom, bath"
抑制,よくせい,suppression
欲深い,よくふかい,greedy
欲望,よくぼう,"desire, appetite"
寄こす,よこす,"to send, to forward"
横綱,よこづな,sumo grand champion
葦,よし,"reed, bulrush"
善し悪し,よしあし,"good or bad, merits or demerits, quality, suitability"
予想,よそう,"expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast"
余所見,よそみ,"looking away, looking aside"
余地,よち,"place, room, margin, scope"
依って,よって,"therefore, consequently, accordingly, because of"
余程,よっぽど,"very, greatly, much, to a large extent, quite"
与党,よとう,"government party, (ruling) party in power, government"
呼び止める,よびとめる,"to challenge, to call somebody to halt"
夜更かし,よふかし,"staying up late, keeping late hours, sitting up late at night, nighthawk"
夜更け,よふけ,late at night
読み上げる,よみあげる,"to read out loud (and clearly), to call a roll"
寄り掛かる,よりかかる,"to lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on"
宜しく,よろしく,"well, properly, suitably, best regards, please remember me"
弱まる,よわまる,"to abate, to weaken, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed"
弱める,よわめる,to weaken
弱る,よわる,"to weaken, to be troubled, to be downcast, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed, to impair"
来場,らいじょう,attendance
酪農,らくのう,dairy (farm)
落下,らっか,"fall, drop, come down"
楽観,らっかん,optimism
濫用,らんよう,"abuse, misuse, misappropriation, using to excess"
理屈,りくつ,"theory, reason"
利根,りこん,intelligence
利子,りし,interest (bank)
利潤,りじゅん,"profit, returns"
理性,りせい,"reason, sense"
利息,りそく,interest (bank)
立体,りったい,solid body
立法,りっぽう,"legislation, lawmaking"
利点,りてん,"advantage, point in favor"
略語,りゃくご,"abbreviation, acronym"
略奪,りゃくだつ,"pillage, plunder, looting, robbery"
流,りゅう,"styleof, method of, manner of"
流通,りゅうつう,"circulation of money or goods, flow of water or air, distribution"
了,りょう,"finish, completion, understanding"
料,りょう,"material, charge, rate, fee"
領域,りょういき,"area, domain, territory, field, region, regime"
了解,りょうかい,"comprehension, consent, understanding, roger (on the radio)"
領海,りょうかい,territorial waters
両極,りょうきょく,"both extremities, north and south poles, positive and negative poles"
良好,りょうこう,"favorable, satisfactory"
良識,りょうしき,good sense
良質,りょうしつ,"good quality, superior quality"
了承,りょうしょう,"acknowledgement, understanding (e.g. please be understanding of the mess during our renovation)"
良心,りょうしん,conscience
領地,りょうち,"territory, dominion"
領土,りょうど,"dominion, territory, possession"
両立,りょうりつ,"compatibility, coexistence, standing together"
旅客,りょかく,passenger (transport)
旅券,りょけん,passport
履歴,りれき,"personal history, background, career, log"
理論,りろん,theory
輪,りん,counter for wheels and flowers
林業,りんぎょう,forestry
類似,るいじ,analogous
類推,るいすい,analogy
冷酷,れいこく,"cruelty, coldheartedness, relentless, ruthless"
冷蔵,れいぞう,"cold storage, refrigeration"
冷淡,れいたん,"coolness, indifference"
恋愛,れんあい,"love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections"
連休,れんきゅう,consecutive holidays
連日,れんじつ,"every day, prolonged"
連中,れんじゅう,"colleagues, company, a lot"
連帯,れんたい,solidarity
連邦,れんぽう,"commonwealth, federation of states"
連盟,れんめい,"league, union, alliance"
老衰,ろうすい,"senility, senile decay"
朗読,ろうどく,"reading aloud, recitation"
浪費,ろうひ,"waste, extravagance"
労力,ろうりょく,"labour, effort, toil, trouble"
碌な,ろくな,"satisfactory, decent"
碌に,ろくに,"well, enough, sufficient"
露骨,ろこつ,"1.  frank, blunt, plain, outspoken,  2.  conspicuous, open,  3.  broad, suggestive"
論議,ろんぎ,discussion
論理,ろんり,logic
和,わ,"sum, harmony, peace"
我がまま,わがまま,"selfishness, egoism, wilfulness, disobedience, whim"
枠,わく,"frame, slide"
惑星,わくせい,planet
技,わざ,"art, technique"
態と,わざと,on purpose
態々,わざわざ,"expressly, specially, doing something especially rather than incidentally"
煩わしい,わずらわしい,"troublesome, annoying, complicated"
渡り鳥,わたりどり,"migratory bird, bird of passage"
詫び,わび,apology
和風,わふう,Japanese style
和文,わぶん,"Japanese text, sentence in Japanese"
藁,わら,straw
割合に,わりあいに,comparatively
割り当て,わりあて,"allotment, assignment, allocation, quota, rationing"
割り込む,わりこむ,"to cut in, to thrust oneself into, to wedge oneself in, to muscle in on, to interrupt, to disturb"
割り算,わりざん,division (math)
割引き,わりびき,"discount, reduction, rebate, tenths discounted"
悪者,わるもの,"bad fellow, rascal, ruffian, scoundrel"
,アイデア,idea
,アクセル,accelerator
,アップ,up
,アプローチ,approach (in golf)
,アマチュア,amateur
,アラブ,Arab
,アルカリ,alkali
,アルミ,"aluminum (Al), aluminium"
,アワー,hour
,アンケート,"(fr:) (n) questionnaire (fr: enquete), survey"
,アンコール,encore
,イエス,"Jesus, yes"
,インターチェンジ,interchange
,インターナショナル,international
,インターフォン,intercom
,インテリ,"egghead, intelligentsia"
,インフォメーション,information
,インフレ,inflation
,ウェートレス,waitress
,エアメール,air mail
,エレガント,elegant
,エンジニア,engineer
,オーケー,OK
,オートマチック,automatic
,オープン,open
,オリエンテーション,orientation
,オレンジ,an orange
,オンライン,on-line
,カーペット,carpet
,カクテル,cocktail
,カット,"cut, cutting"
,カテゴリー,category
,カムバック,comeback
,カメラマン,cameraman
,カルテ,(de:) (n) clinical records (de: Karte)
,カンニング,"cunning, cheat"
,ガイド,tour guide
,ガイドブック,guidebook
,ガレージ,garage (at house)
,キャッチ,catch
,キャリア,"career, career government employee"
,クイズ,quiz
,クラブ,"club, crab"
,クレーン,crane
,グラフ,graph
,グレー,"grey, gray"
,ゲスト,guest
,コーナー,corner
,コマーシャル,a commercial
,コミュニケーション,communication
,コメント,comment
,コンタクト,"contact, contact lens"
,コンテスト,contest
,コントラスト,contrast
,コントロール,control
,コンパス,compass
,サイクル,cycle
,サイズ,size
,サボる,"to be truant, to be idle, to sabotage by slowness"
,サンキュー,thank you
,サンタクロース,Santa Claus
,シート,"seat, sheet"
,システム,system
,シック,chic
,シナリオ,scenario
,ショー,show
,ショック,shock
,ジーパン,"jeans (lit: jeans pants), dungarees"
,ジャズ,jazz
,ジャンパー,"jacket, jumper"
,ジャンプ,jump
,ジャンボ,jumbo
,ジャンル,genre
,スタジオ,studio
,スチーム,steam
,ストライキ,strike
,ストレス,stress
,ストロー,straw
,ストロボ,"stroboscope (lit: strobo), strobe lamp, stroboscopic lamp"
,スピード,speed
,スプリング,spring
,スペース,space
,スポーツカー,sports car
,スラックス,slacks
,セール,sale
,セクション,section
,セックス,sexual intercourse
,セレモニー,ceremony
,センス,good sense (for music  style  tact  etc.)
,ゼリー,"1.  jelly,  2.  Jerry"
,ソース,source
,ソックス,socks
,ソロ,solo
,タイトル,title
,タイピスト,typist
,タイマー,timer
,タイミング,timing
,タイム,time
,タイムリー,"timely, run-batted-in (baseball), RBI"
,タイヤ,"tire, tyre"
,タイル,tile
,タレント,"talent, star, personality"
,タワー,tower
,ダース,dozen
,ダウン,down
,ダブる,"to coincide (fall on the same day), to have two of something, to repeat a school year after failing"
,ダンプ,dump
,チームワーク,teamwork
,チェンジ,change
,チャイム,chime
,チャンネル,a channel
,ティッシュペーパー,tissue paper
,テレックス,"telex, teletypewriter exchange"
,データ,data
,デコレーション,decoration
,デザート,dessert
,デザイン,design
,デッサン,(fr:) (n) rough sketch (fr: dessin)
,デモンストレーション,demonstration
,トーン,tone
,トラブル,trouble (sometimes used as a verb)
,トランジスター,transistor
,ドライ,dry
,ドライクリーニング,dry cleaning
,ドライバー,"driver, screwdriver"
,ドライブイン,drive in
,ドリル,drill
,ナイター,"game under lights (e.g. baseball) (lit: nighter), night game"
,ナプキン,napkin
,ナンセンス,nonsense
,ニュー,new
,ニュアンス,nuance
,ネガ,(photographic) negative
,ノイローゼ,(de:) (n) neurosis (de: Neurose)
,ハンガー,"hangar, (coat) hanger, hunger"
,バー,bar
,バッジ,badge
,バット,"bat, vat"
,パジャマ,"pajamas, pyjamas"
,パチンコ,pachinko (Japanese pinball)
,パトカー,patrol car
,パンク,"1.  (abbr) puncture, bursting,  2.  punk"
,ヒント,hint
,ビールス,virus
,ビジネス,business
,ファイト,fight
,ファイル,file
,ファン,"fan, fun"
,フィルター,(camera) filter
,フェリー,ferry
,フォーム,"foam, form"
,フロント,front
,ブーツ,boots
,ブーム,boom
,ブザー,buzzer
,ブルー,blue
,ベース,"base, bass"
,ベスト,"best, vest"
,ベストセラー,best-seller
,ペア,"pair, pear"
,ホース,hose
,ホール,"hall, hole"
,ボイコット,boycott
,ボルト,"volt, bolt"
,ポーズ,pause
,ポイント,point
,ポジション,position
,ポット,pot
,ポンプ,pump
,マーク,mark
,マスコミ,mass communication
,マッサージ,massage
,ミスプリント,misprint
,ミセス,Mrs.
,ミュージック,music
,ミリ,"milli-, $10^-3$"
,ムード,mood
,メーカー,maker
,メッセージ,message
,メディア,media
,メロディー,melody
,モーテル,motel
,モニター,(computer) monitor
,ヤング,young
,ユニーク,unique
,ユニフォーム,uniform
,ライス,rice
,ラベル,label
,ランプ,"lamp, ramp, headlight, light"
,ルーズ,loose
,ルール,rule
,レース,"race, lace"
,レギュラー,regular
,レクリエーション,recreation
,レッスン,lesson
,レディー,lady
,レバー,"lever, liver"
,レンジ,"range, stove"
,レンタカー,hire car (lit: rent-a-car)
,レントゲン,X-ray (lit: Roentgen)
,ロープ,rope
ローマ字,ローマじ,"romanization, Roman letters"
,ロマンチック,romantic
,ワット,watt
