various words (mix)
足元
あしもと
at one's feet, underfootmix
精々
せいぜい
at the most, at best, to the utmost, as much (far) as possiblemix
仕事中
しごとちゅう
at work, in the midst of work, workingmix
気圧
きあつ
atmospheric pressuremix
姿勢
しせい
attitude, posture, stance, approach, carriage (of the body)mix
観客
かんきゃく
audience, spectator, spectatorsmix
著者
ちょしゃ
author (usu. of a particular book, etc.), writermix
権威
けんい
authority, power, influencemix
自動小銃
じどうしょうじゅう
automatic rifle, weaponmix
欲張り
よくばり
avarice, covetousness, greedmix
例年
れいねん
average (normal, ordinary) year, every year, annuallymix
背景
はいけい
background, scenery, setting, circumstancemix
気持ち悪い
きもちわるい
bad feeling, feeling bad, disagreeable, unpleasant, revolting, gross, disgustingmix
悪者
わるもの
bad fellow, rascal, ruffian, scoundrelmix
悪影響
あくえいきょう
bad influence, negative influencemix
不良
ふりょう
badness, inferiority, delinquency, failure, defect, blemishmix
気球
ききゅう
balloon, blimpmix
禁
きん
ban (e.g. on smoking), prohibitionmix
山賊
さんぞく
bandit, brigandmix
貯金通帳
ちょきんつうちょう
bank book, passbookmix
岸
きし
bank, coast, shoremix
大広間
おおひろま
banquet or reception hallmix
大麦
おおむぎ
barley (Hordeum vulgare)mix
関
せき
barrier, gate; (hon) (abbr) honorific added to names of makuuchi and juryo division sumo wrestlersmix
浴場
よくじょう
bath (tub, bath-house)/(P)mix
銭湯
せんとう
bath-house/public bath/(P)mix
矢面
やおもて
bearing the full brunt of somethingmix
招き猫
まねきねこ
beckoning cat/figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)mix
寝床
ねどこ
bed, berth, crib, cot, kipmix
目前
もくぜん
before one's very eyes, under one's nose, imminence, close at handmix
草創期
そうそうき
beginning, outsetmix
感動
かんどう
being deeply moved emotionally, excitement, passion, deep emotion, impressionjlpt3, mix
鐘
かね
bell (often a large hanging bell), chimemix
呼び鈴
よびりん
bell (used for summoning or signalling), buzzermix
猫背
ねこぜ
bent back, hunchback, stoopmix
遺族
いぞく
bereaved familymix
賞味期限
しょうみきげん
best if eaten by this datemix
世界一
せかいいち
best in the worldmix
見頃
みごろ
best time to seemix
随一
ずいいち
best, greatest, firstmix
飲料
いんりょう
beverage, drink; one's (portion of a) drinkmix
大当たり
おおあたり
big hit, big prize, bumper crop, striking it rich, right on the mark, bonanzamix
大賞
たいしょう
big prize, first prizemix
請求書
せいきゅうしょ
bill, job invoicemix
お札
おさつ
bill, note (currency)mix
双眼鏡
そうがんきょう
binoculars, field glassesmix
伝記
でんき
biography, life storymix
出身地
しゅっしんち
birthplace, native placemix
苦汁
くじゅう
bitter liquid, bitter experience; bittern, concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brinemix
苦味
にがみ
bitterness, bitter tastemix
琵琶
びわ
biwa (Japanese lute)mix
怪奇
かいき
bizarre, strange, wonderful, weird, outrageousmix
黒幕
くろまく
black curtain, wire puller, political fixermix
恐喝
きょうかつ
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)mix
白紙
はくし
blank paper, white papermix
余白
よはく
blank space, marginmix
漂白剤
ひょうはくざい
bleaching agent, bleachmix
恵み
めぐみ
blessing, gracemix
敗血症
はいけつしょう
blood poisoningmix
血糖値
けっとうち
blood sugar levelmix
血眼
ちまなこ
bloodshot eyes, in a frenzy; bloodshot eyes, in a frenzymix
寄宿舎
きしゅくしゃ
boarding house, school dormitorymix
賄い
まかない
boarding, board, meals, catering, cookmix
小舟
こぶね
boat, small craftmix