word, vocabulary (word)
同様
doujou
identical, equal to, same (kind), like, similaritymix
絵文字
emodži
ideograph/pictographmix
慣用句
kan'jouku
idiomatic usage, common usagemix
不勉強
fubenkjou
idleness, lack of application, lazy study habitsgakkou
違法
ihou
illegal, illegality, invalid, unlawfulnessmix
照明
šoumei
illumination, lightingdenki
図説
zusecu
illustration, diagrammix
画像
gazou
image, picture, portraitmix
模倣
mohou
imitation, copyingsuru
直後
čokugo
immediately followingmix
不逮捕特権
futaihotokken
immunity from arrest (i.e. of Diet members or foreign diplomats), diplomatic immunity, parliamentary immunity, legislative immunitymix
不完全
fukanzen
imperfect, incomplete, faulty, defectivemix
秋季皇霊祭
šuukikoureisai
imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the autumnal equinoxmix
春季皇霊祭
šunkikoureisai
imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the vernal equinoxmix
朝廷
čoutei
Imperial Courtmix
皇族
kouzoku
imperial family, royaltymix
天覧
tenran
imperial inspectionmix
実現
džicugen
implementation (e.g. of a system), materialization, materialisation, realization, realisationsuru
失礼
šicurei
impoliteness, Excuse me, Goodbyejlpt4
重視
džuuši
importance, stress, serious considerationsuru
冠婚葬祭
kankonsousai
important ceremonial occasions in family relationshipskazoku
要人
joudžin
important personmix
重点
džuuten
important point/lay stress on/colon/emphasis/(P)leda1
重要
džuujou
important, momentous, essential, principal, majorjlpt3
重要な
džuujouna
important, momentous, essential, principal, majorjlpt3
大切(な)
taisecu(na)
important/valuable/worthy of care/(P)adj, leda1
改良
kairjou
improvement, reformsuru
厚顔
kougan
impudence, audacitymix
~中
~čuu
in (the middle of), within, during, whilejlpt5
交際中
kousaičuu
in a relationshipmix
要するに
jousuruni
in a word, after all, the point is ..., in short ...mix
際に
saini
in case of, at this timemix
駅前
ekimae
in front of station/(P)leda1
準備中
džunbičuu
in preparation, (shop) not yet open for businessmix
にも関らず
nimokakawarazu
in spite of, neverthelessmix
次々
cugicugi
in succession, one by onejlpt3
それでは
soredeha
in that situation, well then ...jlpt5
初めに
hadžimeni
in the beginning, at firstjlpt5
取り込み中
torikomičuu
in the middle of something, busymix
非情
hidžou
inanimate nature, callous, heartlessmix
稲荷
inari
Inari, god or goddess of rice and fertilitykami
線香
senkou
incense stickmix
出来事
dekigoto
incident, affair, happening, eventjlpt3
不燃
funen
incombustibilitymix
未完
mikan
incomplete, unfinishedmix
増加
zouka
increase, increment, additionsuru
誠に
makotoni
indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quitemix
有耶無耶
ujamuja
indefinite, hazy, vaguemix
独立
dokuricu
independence (e.g. Independence Day), self-supportsuru
独立国
dokuricukoku
independent state or nationmix
表示
hjoudži
indication, expression, display, presentation, representation, manifestationsuru
指示
šidži
indication, instruction, designation, directionssuru
間接キス
kansecukisu
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)ai
不可欠
fukakecu
indispensable, essentialmix
必須
hissu
indispensable, requiredmix
個人
kodžin
individual, private person, personal, privatemix
個性
kosei
individuality, personality, idiosyncrasymix
内湯
učiju
indoor bath using water from a hot-springmix