Vocabulary consisting only from characters you are able to read
行き
いき
(1)bound for ..., (n) (2)going (to) jlpt3
歯止め
はどめ
(1)brake, skid, pawl, (2)restraint, curtailment, self-imposed limit, check suru
落ち着き
おちつき
(1)calmness, composure, presence of mind, (2)stability, steadiness emo
特色
とくしょく
(1)characteristic, feature, idiosyncrasy, personal colour, (2)spot color (in printing) mix
回り
まわり
(1)circumference, perimeter, edge, (2)surroundings, locality, neighborhood, (3)rotation, circulation jlpt3
都合
つごう
(1)circumstances/condition/convenience/(vs) (2)to arrange/to manage/(P) jlpt4, leda1
文明
ぶんめい
(1)civilization, civilisation, culture, (2)Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20) mix
閉門
へいもん
(1)closing of a gate, (2)(Edo-period) house confinement suru
生地
きじ
(1)cloth, material, texture, (2)one's true character, (3)unglazed pottery, (4)uncooked dough, batter; birthplace mix
生地
せいち
(1)cloth, material, texture, (2)one's true character, (3)unglazed pottery, (4)uncooked dough, batter; birthplace mix
手がかり
てがかり
(1)clue, key, trail, scent, track, contact, (2)handhold, on hand mix
寒気
かんき
(1)cold, coldness, cold air; (2)chill, the shivers, shivering fit, (3)cold, coldness, cold air mix
顔色
かおいろ; がんしょく
(1)complexion, one's colour, one's color, (2)countenance, expression, one's face; (3)complexion, one's colour, one's color, (4)countenance, expression, one's face mix
国字
こくじ
(1)country's official writing system, native script, (2)kana, (3)kanji that originated in Japan (as opposed to China) bunpou
他界
たかい
(1)death/the next world/(vs) (2)to pass away/to die leda1
赤字
あかじ
(1)deficit, (being in or going into) the red, (2)red text, red letters, (3)corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red mix
次第
しだい
(1)dependent upon, (2)as soon as, immediately (upon), (n) (3)circumstances, (4)order, precedence, program, programme, agenda mix
次元
じげん
(1)dimension, (2)perspective, point of reference, level (of something) math
方面
ほうめん
(1)direction, district, area, (2)field (e.g. of study) ryokou
方向
ほうこう
(1)direction/orientation/bearing/way/ (2)course (e.g. of action)/(P) leda1, math
二重
にじゅう; ふたえ
(1)double, two-fold, two layers, duplex, (pref) (2)diplo-, dipl; (3)double, two-fold, two layers, duplex, (pref) (4)diplo-, dipl mix
水切り
みずきり
(1)drainer, strainer, colander, (2)cutwater, forefoot, flashing, throating, (3)(playing) ducks and drakes, stone skipping, skipping rocks, (4)snipping the stem of a cut flower without raising it o suru
電気屋
でんきや
(1)electric appliance store, (2)(obs) electrician mise
電線
でんせん
(1)electric line, electric cable, power cable, (2)telephone line, telegraph wire uchi
気品
きひん
(1)elegance/refinement/grace/dignity/ (2)aroma leda1
有無
うむ
(1)existence or nonexistence, presence or absence, (2)consent or refusal, yes or no, (3)(comp) flag indicator, presence or absence marker; (n) (4)existence or nonexistence, presence or absence, (2 mix
目玉
めだま
(1)eyeball, (2)(abbr) special feature, centerpiece, showpiece, drawcard, (3)special program, loss leader hito, leda1
名所
などころ; めいしょ
(1)famous place, (2)name of a part (of an instrument, etc.), (3)name and address; (4)famous place mix
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
開花
かいか
(1)flowers budding, blooming, flowering, (2)showing results, becoming popular, blooming suru
必死
ひっし
(1)frantic/desperate/ (2)inevitable death/ (3)brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi)/(P) adj, leda1
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
次第に
しだいに
(1)gradually (progress into a state), (2)in sequence, in order, in turn mix
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
半人前
はんにんまえ
(1)half share, (2)half a man mix
頭
かしら
(1)head/ (2)top/ (3)hair (on one's head)/ (4)top structural component of a kanji/(P) leda1
聞き手
ききて
(1)hearer, listener, audience, (2)interviewer, questioner 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
子分
こぶん
(1)henchman, follower, (2)(arch) adopted child 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
正直
しょうじき
(1)honesty, integrity, frankness, (adv) (2)honestly, frankly mix
氷水
こおりみず
(1)ice water/ (2)shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup) leda1
不死
ふし
(1)immortality, eternal life, (2)undeath, undead mix
反映
はんえい
(1)influence, (vs) (2)to apply, to implement, (n) (3)reflection suru
有力
ゆうりょく
(1)influential, prominent, (2)strong, likely, plausible, potent 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
笑い
わらい
(1)laugh/laughter/ (2)smile/ (3)sneer/(P) jlpt3
聞き覚え
ききおぼえ
(1)learning by ear, (2)memory of having heard something before gakkou
課
か
(1)lesson/ (2)section (in an organization)/division/department/(ctr) (3)counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)/(P) leda1
酒屋
さかや
(1)liquor store/wine shop/bottle shop/ (2)sake dealer/liquor-store owner/brewer/(P) leda1, mise
目当て
めあて
(1)mark, guide, landmark, (2)purpose, aim, goal, intention, end, (3)sight (on a firearm) mix
石
こく
(1)measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.)/ (2)measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)/(P) leda1
肉食
にくしょく
(1)meat eating/eating of meat/meat diet/(adj-f) (2)carnivorous/(P) leda1, suru
会合
かいごう
(1)meeting, assembly, (2)(chem) association, (3)(astronomical) conjunction suru
会
かい
(1)meeting, assembly, party, (2)association, club jlpt3
一口
ひとくち
(1)mouthful, bite, sip, draft, draught, (2)one word mix
風物
ふうぶつ
(1)natural features, scenery, (2)things particular to a certain region or season, characteristic scenery and customs, scenes and manners mix
当たり前
あたりまえ
(1)natural, reasonable, obvious, (2)usual, common, ordinary jlpt3
必要(な)
ひつよう(な)
(1)necessary/needed/essential/indispensable/(n) (2)necessity/need/requirement/(P) adj, leda1
新人
しんじん
(1)new face/newcomer/ (2)modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)/(P) adj, leda1
新た
あらた
(1)new, fresh, novel, (adv) (2)newly, freshly, re- mix
次
つぎ
(1)next/following/subsequent/ (2)stage/station/(P) adj, jlpt5, leda1
番
ばん
(1)number (in a series), (2)(one's) turn, (3)watch, guard, lookout, (4)bout, match (sumo) jlpt3
号
ごう
(1)number/edition/make/model/issue/part of that group/ (2)sobriquet/pen-name/(P) leda1, math
三線
さんしん
(1)Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen; (2)shamisen mix
他方
たほう
(1)one (esp. of two)/the other/one way/the other way/one direction/the other direction/one side/the other side/one party/the other party/(conj) (2)on the other hand/(P) adj, leda1
一部
いちぶ
(1)one part, one portion, one section, some, (2)one copy (e.g. of a document) mix
一回り
ひとまわり
(1)one turn, one round, (2)(a) size, (vs) (3)to go around, to make a circuit, to take a turn mix
肉筆
にくひつ
(1)one's own handwriting, autograph, (2)as written with a brush mix
自他
じた
(1)oneself and others/ (2)transitive and intransitive/(P) leda1
向こう
むこう
(1)opposite side/other side/opposite direction/ (2)over there/that way/far away/beyond/ (3)the other party/the other person/ (4)future (starting now)/(P) jlpt3, leda1
日の丸
ひのまる
(1)outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle)/ (2)(abbr) the Japanese flag/(P) leda1
私用
しよう
(1)personal use, (2)private business suru
さいの目
さいのめ
(1)pip (spot on a die), (2)small cube (esp. of food), die, dice mix
細々
ほそぼそ
(1)poor (living), (2)barely continuing, just scraping along, (adj-f) (3)very narrow mix
校正
こうせい
(1)proofreading, correction of press, (2)calibration suru
手入れ
ていれ
(1)repairs, maintenance, tending, trimming, grooming, (2)crackdown, (police) raid suru
戻り
もどり
(1)return/reaction/recovery/ (2)(comp) return (from a procedure)/(P) jlpt3
決まり
きまり
(1)rule, regulation, (2)settlement, conclusion, end, agreement, arrangement, (3)habit, custom, habitual way, (4)countenance in front of another person, face, (5)(arch) love relationship between a jlpt3
声明
せいめい
(1)sabdavidya (ancient Indian linguistic and grammatical studies), (2)(Buddh) chanting of Buddhist hymns (usu. in Sanskrit or Chinese); declaration, statement, proclamation suru
工夫
くふう
(1)scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously, (2)dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation); (sens) labourer, laborer, blue-collar suru
上映
じょうえい
(1)screening (a movie), showing, (vs) (2)to screen a movie mix
兆
ちょう
(1)sign, omen, indication, portent, (num) (2)10^12, 1,000,000,000,000, trillion (American), (obs) billion (British) mix
大小
だいしょう
(1)sizes (various), large and small, (2)daisho (matched pair of long and short swords), (3)large and small drums, (4)long months and short months mix
上手く
うまく
(1)skilfully, skillfully, well, aptly, cleverly, (2)successfully, smoothly, (3)deliciously mix
上手い
うまい
(1)skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful, (2)delicious, appetizing, appetising, (3)fortunate, splendid, promising adj
小虫
こむし
(1)small insect, midge, (2)vermicule doubutsu
立体
りったい
(1)solid body/three-dimensional object/ (2)(abbr) multi-storey car park/(P) adj, leda1
羽音
はおと
(1)sound of flapping wings (of a bird)/ (2)buzz/hum (of an insect) leda1
口語
こうご
(1)spoken language, (2)literary style based on (modern) spoken language bunpou
２階
２かい
(1)storey/story/floor/(n) (2)stairs/(n,n-suf) (3)stage (in chronostratigraphy)/(ctr) (4)counter for storeys and floors of a building/(P); stairs; (n) stairs mix
真っ直ぐ
まっすぐ
(1)straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect, (2)straightforward, honest, frank mix
代
しろ
(1)substitution, (2)material, (3)price, (4)margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, (5)(arch) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; ~19.83 m.sq.); (6)cha mix
代
よ
(1)substitution, (2)material, (3)price, (4)margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, (5)(arch) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; ~19.83 m.sq.); (6)cha mix