word, vocabulary (word)
歯切れ
はぎれ
(1)feel when biting, (2)manner of enunciation mix
心地
ここち
(1)feeling, sensation, mood, (suf) (2)sensation of doing (usu. after -masu stem of verb); padding, lining, foundation mix
意
い
(1)feelings, thoughts, (2)meaning mix
虚構
きょこう
(1)fiction, fabrication, concoction, (adj-no) (2)fictitious, fictional, imaginary mix
薪
たきぎ
(1)firewood, kindling, fuel, (2)piece(s) of firewood; (3)firewood, kindling, fuel, (4)piece(s) of firewood mix
貞
てい
(1)firm adherence to one's principles, (2)chastity (of a woman) mix
初体験
しょたいけん
(1)first experience (of any activity), (2)first sexual experience; (3)first experience (of any activity), (4)first sexual experience mix
一流の
いちりゅう の
(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
いちりゅう
(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
かいか
(1)flowers budding, blooming, flowering, (2)showing results, becoming popular, blooming suru
蛍光灯
けいこうとう
(1)fluorescent lamp, fluorescent light, (2)person who is slow to react, someone slow on the uptake mix
水泡
すいほう
(1)foam, bubble, (2)nothing; (3)foam, bubble, (4)nothing mix
足跡
あしあと; そくせき
(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
いきおい
(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
がいか
(1)foreign currency, foreign money, foreign exchange, (2)foreign goods, imported goods mix
形式
けいしき
(1)form (as opposed to substance), formality, (2)method, system, style, (3)format, mode, appearance, form (something takes), (4)math expression math
必死
ひっし
(1)frantic/desperate/ (2)inevitable death/ (3)brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi)/(P) adj, leda1
生鮭
なまじゃけ
(1)fresh salmon, unsalted salmon, (2)raw salmon mix
前後
ぜんご
(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
けがわ
(1)fur, skin, pelt, (2)kanji mix
遺伝子
いでんし
(1)gene, (adj-f,adj-no) (2)genetic mix
巨人
きょじん
(1)giant, great man, (2)(abbr) Tokyo Giants (baseball team) mix
内祝い
うちいわい
(1)gifts for close relatives or friends/ (2)private or family celebration leda1
うま味
うまみ
(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
かほう
(1)good fortune, luck, happiness, (2)(Buddh) vipaka (retribution) mix
幸
さち
(1)good luck, fortune, happiness, (2)harvest, yield mix
次第に
しだいに
(1)gradually (progress into a state), (2)in sequence, in order, in turn mix
大福
だいふく
(1)great fortune, good luck, (2)(abbr) rice cake stuffed with bean jam mix
偉い
えらい
(1)great, excellent, admirable, remarkable, distinguished, important, celebrated, famous, eminent, (2)(uk) awful, terrible adj
豪い
えらい
(1)great, excellent, admirable, remarkable, distinguished, important, celebrated, famous, eminent, (2)(uk) awful, terrible adj
道しるべ
みちしるべ
(1)guidepost, signpost, guide, (2)(col) tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica) mix
癖
くせ
(1)habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice), (2)peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, mannerism, (3)crease, wrinkle, curl, kink jlpt3
半人前
はんにんまえ
(1)half share, (2)half a man mix
柄
がら
(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
かたい
(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
かしら
(1)head/ (2)top/ (3)hair (on one's head)/ (4)top structural component of a kanji/(P) leda1
首席
しゅせき
(1)head/chief/ (2)top student/head of the class/ (3)top seat/first desk (in orchestra)/(P) adj, leda1
聞き手
ききて
(1)hearer, listener, audience, (2)interviewer, questioner mix
炉
ろ
(1)hearth, fireplace, (2)furnace, kiln mix
天神
てんじん
(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
てつだい
(1)helper, assistant, (2)help jlpt3
大麻
たいま
(1)hemp, cannabis, (2)Shinto paper offerings mix
子分
こぶん
(1)henchman, follower, (2)(arch) adopted child mix
高熱
こうねつ
(1)high fever, (2)pyro- mix
玉露
ぎょくろ
(1)high-quality green tea, (2)(orig. meaning) jewel-like dewdrop mix
穴
あな
(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
あな
(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
しょうじき
(1)honesty, integrity, frankness, (adv) (2)honestly, frankly mix
横に
よこに
(1)horizontally, flat, (2)across, crossways, crosswise, sideways, abreast mix
亭主
ていしゅ
(1)household head, master, host (e.g. of a tea gathering), innkeeper, owner (e.g. of an hotel), (2)husband mix
家事
かじ
(1)housework, domestic chores, (2)family affairs, household matters mix
氷水
こおりみず
(1)ice water/ (2)shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup) leda1
氷柱
ひょうちゅう
(1)icicle/ (2)ice pillar leda1
観念
かんねん
(1)idea, notion, conception, (2)sense (e.g. of duty), (3)resignation, preparedness, acceptance, (4)(Buddh) observation and contemplation suru
偽
にせ
(1)imitation, fake, phony, counterfeit, forged, bogus, sham, (pref) (2)pseudo- jlpt3
不死
ふし
(1)immortality, eternal life, (2)undeath, undead mix
内裏
だいり
(1)imperial palace, (2)(abbr) festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress mix
上達
じょうたつ
(1)improvement, advance, progress, (2)communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank suru
併せて
あわせて
(1)in all, in total, collectively, (exp,conj) (2)in addition, besides, at the same time mix
アップ
(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
ぼくじゅう
(1)India ink, China ink, (2)ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.) mix
必至
ひっし
(1)inevitable/necessary/foregone/(n) (2)brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi)/(P) adj, leda1
反映
はんえい
(1)influence, (vs) (2)to apply, to implement, (n) (3)reflection suru
影響
えいきょう
(1)influence, effect, (vs) (2)to influence, to affect, to have an influence on, to impact, to have an effect on jlpt3
有力
ゆうりょく
(1)influential, prominent, (2)strong, likely, plausible, potent mix
案内
あんない
(1)information/guidance/leading/(vs) (2)to guide/to show (around)/to conduct/(P) leda1
食材
しょくざい
(1)ingredient, (2)foodstuff ryouri
内股
うちまた
(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
かくしんてき
(1)innovative, (2)liberal, reformist mix
内
うち
(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
たりない
(1)insufficient/not enough/lacking/ (2)dim-witted/slow/one brick short of a full load adj
きつい
(1)intense, severe, hard, (2)determined, forceful, formidable, (3)strong, (4)tight, close adj
故意
こい
(1)intention, purpose, bad faith, (2)mens rea (guilty mind) mix
対応
たいおう
(1)interaction, correspondence, coping with, dealing with, support, (2)(comp) software support, ability of a computer system to run specific software suru
内科
ないか
(1)internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures, (2)department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.) byouki
発行
はっこう
(1)issue (publications), publishing, (2)raising an event (software) suru
焼餅
やきもち
(1)jealousy, (2)roasted rice cake mix
つい
(1)just (now), (2)quite (near), (3)unintentionally, unconsciously, by mistake, against one's better judgement (judgment) jlpt3
河童
かっぱ
(1)kappa (mythical water-dwelling creatures) kami
殺生
せっしょう
(1)killing, destruction of life, (adj-na) (2)barbarous, callous, brutal, cruel suru
種
しゅ
(1)kind, variety, (2)(biological) species, (3)(abbr) (logical) species mix
狂言
きょうげん
(1)kyogen (farce played during a noh cycle), play, drama, (2)make-believe, ruse, trick mix
ラベル
(1)label (i.e. sticker)/ (2)label (i.e. record label)/(P) jlpt3
非常識
ひじょうしき
(1)lack of common sense, thoughtlessness, senselessness, irrationality, absurdity, (adj-na) (2)thoughtless, senseless, unreasonable, absurd, preposterous, aberrant mix
漆
うるし
(1)lacquer, varnish, japan, (2)(uk) lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum); seven (used in legal documents); seven (used in legal documents) mix
レーン
(1)lane, (2)rain, (3)(abbr) reinforcement mix
笑い
わらい
(1)laugh/laughter/ (2)smile/ (3)sneer/(P) jlpt3
最先端
さいせんたん
(1)leading edge, forefront, (2)ultra-fine mix
飛躍
ひやく
(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
ききおぼえ
(1)learning by ear, (2)memory of having heard something before gakkou
最低
さいてい
(1)least, lowest, worst, (2)nasty, disgusting, horrible, yuck! jlpt3
粗
あら
(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
ゆうずう
(1)lending (money), finance, (2)adaptability, versatility, flexibility, accommodation; (3)lending (money), finance, (4)adaptability, versatility, flexibility, accommodation suru
課
か
(1)lesson/ (2)section (in an organization)/division/department/(ctr) (3)counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)/(P) leda1
水準
すいじゅん
(1)level, standard, (2)water level mix
レベル
(1)level/ (2)rebel/ (3)revel/(P) jlpt3