word, vocabulary (word)
歯切れ
hagire
(1)feel when biting, (2)manner of enunciation mix
心地
kokochi
(1)feeling, sensation, mood, (suf) (2)sensation of doing (usu. after -masu stem of verb); padding, lining, foundation mix
意
i
(1)feelings, thoughts, (2)meaning mix
虚構
kyokou
(1)fiction, fabrication, concoction, (adj-no) (2)fictitious, fictional, imaginary mix
薪
takigi
(1)firewood, kindling, fuel, (2)piece(s) of firewood; (3)firewood, kindling, fuel, (4)piece(s) of firewood mix
貞
tei
(1)firm adherence to one's principles, (2)chastity (of a woman) mix
初体験
shotaiken
(1)first experience (of any activity), (2)first sexual experience; (3)first experience (of any activity), (4)first sexual experience mix
一流の
ichiryuu no
(1)first-class, top grade, foremost, top-notch, leading, (2)characteristic, peculiar, unique, (n) (3)school (e.g. of a performance art), (4)one flag, one banner, one streamer mix
一流
ichiryuu
(1)first-class, top grade, foremost, top-notch, leading, (2)characteristic, peculiar, unique, (n) (3)school (e.g. of a performance art), (4)one flag, one banner, one streamer mix
開花
kaika
(1)flowers budding, blooming, flowering, (2)showing results, becoming popular, blooming suru
蛍光灯
keikoutou
(1)fluorescent lamp, fluorescent light, (2)person who is slow to react, someone slow on the uptake mix
水泡
suihou
(1)foam, bubble, (2)nothing; (3)foam, bubble, (4)nothing mix
足跡
ashiato; sokuseki
(1)footprints, (2)(comp) record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites); (3)footprints, (4)(comp) record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites) mix
勢い
ikioi
(1)force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life, (2)influence, authority, power, might, (3)impetus, momentum, course (of events), (n-adv) (4)naturally, necessarily mix
外貨
gaika
(1)foreign currency, foreign money, foreign exchange, (2)foreign goods, imported goods mix
形式
keishiki
(1)form (as opposed to substance), formality, (2)method, system, style, (3)format, mode, appearance, form (something takes), (4)math expression math
必死
hisshi
(1)frantic/desperate/ (2)inevitable death/ (3)brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi)/(P) adj, leda1
生鮭
namajake
(1)fresh salmon, unsalted salmon, (2)raw salmon mix
前後
zengo
(1)front and rear, front and back, before and behind, (2)before and after, (3)order, context, (4)consequences, (n,vs) (5)inversion, reversion, getting out of order, (6)co-occurring, (n-suf,n) (7 mix
毛皮
kegawa
(1)fur, skin, pelt, (2)kanji mix
遺伝子
idenshi
(1)gene, (adj-f,adj-no) (2)genetic mix
巨人
kyojin
(1)giant, great man, (2)(abbr) Tokyo Giants (baseball team) mix
内祝い
uchiiwai
(1)gifts for close relatives or friends/ (2)private or family celebration leda1
白露
shiratsuyu
(1)glistening dew; tenki
うま味
umami
(1)good flavor (flavour), good taste, deliciousness, (2)umami (fifth category of taste, corresponding to the flavour of glutamates), (3)skill, (4)profit mix
果報
kahou
(1)good fortune, luck, happiness, (2)(Buddh) vipaka (retribution) mix
幸
sachi
(1)good luck, fortune, happiness, (2)harvest, yield mix
次第に
shidaini
(1)gradually (progress into a state), (2)in sequence, in order, in turn mix
大福
daifuku
(1)great fortune, good luck, (2)(abbr) rice cake stuffed with bean jam mix
偉い
erai
(1)great, excellent, admirable, remarkable, distinguished, important, celebrated, famous, eminent, (2)(uk) awful, terrible adj
豪い
erai
(1)great, excellent, admirable, remarkable, distinguished, important, celebrated, famous, eminent, (2)(uk) awful, terrible adj
道しるべ
michishirube
(1)guidepost, signpost, guide, (2)(col) tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica) mix
癖
kuse
(1)habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice), (2)peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, mannerism, (3)crease, wrinkle, curl, kink jlpt3
半人前
hanninmae
(1)half share, (2)half a man mix
柄
gara
(1)handle, grip, (2)stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.); (3)(arch) trunk, stem, stalk, (4)shaft (of an arrow), (5)handle; pattern, design; hilt (of a sword), haft (of a dagger), handgrip mix
硬い
katai
(1)hard, solid, tough, (2)stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing), (3)strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved), (4)safe, steady, honest, steadfast, (5)obstinate, stubborn, (6)bookish, adj, jlpt3
頭
kashira
(1)head/ (2)top/ (3)hair (on one's head)/ (4)top structural component of a kanji/(P) leda1
首席
shuseki
(1)head/chief/ (2)top student/head of the class/ (3)top seat/first desk (in orchestra)/(P) adj, leda1
聞き手
kikite
(1)hearer, listener, audience, (2)interviewer, questioner mix
炉
ro
(1)hearth, fireplace, (2)furnace, kiln mix
天神
tenjin
(1)heavenly god/heavenly gods/ (2)spirit of Sugawara no Michizane/ (3)Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit)/ (4)(col) pit of a dried plum/dried plum/ (5)(abbr) tenjin hairstyle/ (6)prosti leda1
手伝い
tetsudai
(1)helper, assistant, (2)help jlpt3
大麻
taima
(1)hemp, cannabis, (2)Shinto paper offerings mix
子分
kobun
(1)henchman, follower, (2)(arch) adopted child mix
高熱
kounetsu
(1)high fever, (2)pyro- mix
玉露
gyokuro
(1)high-quality green tea, (2)(orig. meaning) jewel-like dewdrop mix
穴
ana
(1)hole, (2)deficit, shortage, missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.), (3)vacancy, opening, (4)flaw, (5)profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others, (6)upset victory (with a lar jlpt3
孔
ana
(1)hole, (2)deficit, shortage, missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.), (3)vacancy, opening, (4)flaw, (5)profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others, (6)upset victory (with a lar mix
正直
shoujiki
(1)honesty, integrity, frankness, (adv) (2)honestly, frankly mix
横に
yokoni
(1)horizontally, flat, (2)across, crossways, crosswise, sideways, abreast mix
乗馬
jouba
(1)horse riding/(n) (2)riding horse/saddle horse/(P) leda1, sport, suru
亭主
teishu
(1)household head, master, host (e.g. of a tea gathering), innkeeper, owner (e.g. of an hotel), (2)husband mix
家事
kaji
(1)housework, domestic chores, (2)family affairs, household matters mix
氷水
koorimizu
(1)ice water/ (2)shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup) leda1
氷柱
hyouchuu
(1)icicle/ (2)ice pillar leda1
観念
kannen
(1)idea, notion, conception, (2)sense (e.g. of duty), (3)resignation, preparedness, acceptance, (4)(Buddh) observation and contemplation suru
偽
nise
(1)imitation, fake, phony, counterfeit, forged, bogus, sham, (pref) (2)pseudo- jlpt3
不死
fushi
(1)immortality, eternal life, (2)undeath, undead mix
内裏
dairi
(1)imperial palace, (2)(abbr) festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress mix
上達
joutatsu
(1)improvement, advance, progress, (2)communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank suru
併せて
awasete
(1)in all, in total, collectively, (exp,conj) (2)in addition, besides, at the same time mix
アップ
appu
(1)increasing (eng: up), (n,vs) (2)(abbr) uploading, (n) (3)(abbr) close-up, (n,vs) (4)(abbr) finishing shooting (of a film, etc.), (n) (5)up (i.e. of a woman's hair), (6)being up (i.e. leading jlpt3, suru
墨汁
bokujuu
(1)India ink, China ink, (2)ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.) mix
必至
hisshi
(1)inevitable/necessary/foregone/(n) (2)brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi)/(P) adj, leda1
反映
han'ei
(1)influence, (vs) (2)to apply, to implement, (n) (3)reflection suru
影響
eikyou
(1)influence, effect, (vs) (2)to influence, to affect, to have an influence on, to impact, to have an effect on jlpt3
有力
yuuryoku
(1)influential, prominent, (2)strong, likely, plausible, potent mix
案内
annai
(1)information/guidance/leading/(vs) (2)to guide/to show (around)/to conduct/(P) leda1
食材
shokuzai
(1)ingredient, (2)foodstuff ryouri
内股
uchimata
(1)inner thigh, (n,vs) (2)(walking) pigeon-toed, one's toes turned inward, (3)uchimata (judo), throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs; (4)inner thigh mix
革新的
kakushinteki
(1)innovative, (2)liberal, reformist mix
内
uchi
(1)inside/within/ (2)while/ (3)among/amongst/between/(pn,adj-no) (4)we (referring to one's in-group, i.e. company, etc.)/our/ (5)my spouse/(n) (6)(arch) imperial palace grounds/ (7)(arch) emperor/( adj, jlpt4, leda1
足りない
tarinai
(1)insufficient/not enough/lacking/ (2)dim-witted/slow/one brick short of a full load adj
きつい
kitsui
(1)intense, severe, hard, (2)determined, forceful, formidable, (3)strong, (4)tight, close adj
故意
koi
(1)intention, purpose, bad faith, (2)mens rea (guilty mind) mix
対応
taiou
(1)interaction, correspondence, coping with, dealing with, support, (2)(comp) software support, ability of a computer system to run specific software suru
内科
naika
(1)internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures, (2)department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.) byouki
発行
hakkou
(1)issue (publications), publishing, (2)raising an event (software) suru
焼餅
yakimochi
(1)jealousy, (2)roasted rice cake mix
つい
tsui
(1)just (now), (2)quite (near), (3)unintentionally, unconsciously, by mistake, against one's better judgement (judgment) jlpt3
河童
kappa
(1)kappa (mythical water-dwelling creatures) kami
殺生
sesshou
(1)killing, destruction of life, (adj-na) (2)barbarous, callous, brutal, cruel suru
種
shu
(1)kind, variety, (2)(biological) species, (3)(abbr) (logical) species mix
狂言
kyougen
(1)kyogen (farce played during a noh cycle), play, drama, (2)make-believe, ruse, trick mix
ラベル
raberu
(1)label (i.e. sticker)/ (2)label (i.e. record label)/(P) jlpt3
非常識
hijoushiki
(1)lack of common sense, thoughtlessness, senselessness, irrationality, absurdity, (adj-na) (2)thoughtless, senseless, unreasonable, absurd, preposterous, aberrant mix
漆
urushi
(1)lacquer, varnish, japan, (2)(uk) lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum); seven (used in legal documents); seven (used in legal documents) mix
レーン
re-n
(1)lane, (2)rain, (3)(abbr) reinforcement mix
笑い
warai
(1)laugh/laughter/ (2)smile/ (3)sneer/(P) jlpt3
最先端
saisentan
(1)leading edge, forefront, (2)ultra-fine mix
飛躍
hiyaku
(1)leaping, activity, (2)leapfrog (over a problem), making a leap (e.g. in logic), (3)making great strides, making rapid progress, (4)emerging, (5)becoming active, playing an active part suru
聞き覚え
kikioboe
(1)learning by ear, (2)memory of having heard something before gakkou
最低
saitei
(1)least, lowest, worst, (2)nasty, disgusting, horrible, yuck! jlpt3
粗
ara
(1)leftovers (after filleting a fish), (2)rice chaff, (3)flaw (esp. of a person), (pref) (4)rough, roughly, (5)crude, raw, natural, wild; (uk) almost, roughly, approximately mix
融通
yuuzuu
(1)lending (money), finance, (2)adaptability, versatility, flexibility, accommodation; (3)lending (money), finance, (4)adaptability, versatility, flexibility, accommodation suru
課
ka
(1)lesson/ (2)section (in an organization)/division/department/(ctr) (3)counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)/(P) leda1
水準
suijun
(1)level, standard, (2)water level mix
レベル
reberu
(1)level/ (2)rebel/ (3)revel/(P) jlpt3