Vocabulary consisting only from characters you are able to read
手がかり
tegakari
(1)clue, key, trail, scent, track, contact, (2)handhold, on hand mix
顔色
kaoiro; ganshoku
(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
kokuji
(1)country's official writing system, native script, (2)kana, (3)kanji that originated in Japan (as opposed to China) bunpou
赤字
akaji
(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
水切り
mizukiri
(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
気品
kihin
(1)elegance/refinement/grace/dignity/ (2)aroma leda1
登場
toujou
(1)entry (on stage)/appearance (on screen)/ (2)entrance/introduction (into a market)/(P) suru
名所
nadokoro; meisho
(1)famous place, (2)name of a part (of an instrument, etc.), (3)name and address; (4)famous place 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
開花
kaika
(1)flowers budding, blooming, flowering, (2)showing results, becoming popular, blooming suru
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
道しるべ
michishirube
(1)guidepost, signpost, guide, (2)(col) tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica) mix
半人前
hanninmae
(1)half share, (2)half a man mix
頭
kashira
(1)head/ (2)top/ (3)hair (on one's head)/ (4)top structural component of a kanji/(P) leda1
聞き手
kikite
(1)hearer, listener, audience, (2)interviewer, questioner mix
子分
kobun
(1)henchman, follower, (2)(arch) adopted child mix
横に
yokoni
(1)horizontally, flat, (2)across, crossways, crosswise, sideways, abreast mix
家事
kaji
(1)housework, domestic chores, (2)family affairs, household matters mix
有力
yuuryoku
(1)influential, prominent, (2)strong, likely, plausible, potent 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
験
shirushi
(1)mark, (2)symbol, (3)evidence; mix
石
koku
(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
nikushoku
(1)meat eating/eating of meat/meat diet/(adj-f) (2)carnivorous/(P) leda1, suru
会
kai
(1)meeting, assembly, party, (2)association, club jlpt3
金貸し
kanekashi
(1)moneylending, (n) (2)moneylender suru
一口
hitokuchi
(1)mouthful, bite, sip, draft, draught, (2)one word mix
風物
fuubutsu
(1)natural features, scenery, (2)things particular to a certain region or season, characteristic scenery and customs, scenes and manners mix
新人
shinjin
(1)new face/newcomer/ (2)modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)/(P) adj, leda1
新た
arata
(1)new, fresh, novel, (adv) (2)newly, freshly, re- mix
番
ban
(1)number (in a series), (2)(one's) turn, (3)watch, guard, lookout, (4)bout, match (sumo) jlpt3
一部
ichibu
(1)one part, one portion, one section, some, (2)one copy (e.g. of a document) mix
一回り
hitomawari
(1)one turn, one round, (2)(a) size, (vs) (3)to go around, to make a circuit, to take a turn mix
私用
shiyou
(1)personal use, (2)private business suru
生理
seiri
(1)physiology, (2)menstruation, one's period, menses hito
さいの目
sainome
(1)pip (spot on a die), (2)small cube (esp. of food), die, dice mix
校正
kousei
(1)proofreading, correction of press, (2)calibration suru
手入れ
teire
(1)repairs, maintenance, tending, trimming, grooming, (2)crackdown, (police) raid suru
上映
jouei
(1)screening (a movie), showing, (vs) (2)to screen a movie mix
大小
daishou
(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
umaku
(1)skilfully, skillfully, well, aptly, cleverly, (2)successfully, smoothly, (3)deliciously mix
上手い
umai
(1)skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful, (2)delicious, appetizing, appetising, (3)fortunate, splendid, promising adj
立体
rittai
(1)solid body/three-dimensional object/ (2)(abbr) multi-storey car park/(P) adj, leda1
口語
kougo
(1)spoken language, (2)literary style based on (modern) spoken language bunpou
通話
tsuuwa
(1)telephone call, talking, calling, (ctr) (2)counter for telephone calls suru
年頭
nentou
(1)the oldest person/ (2)beginning of the year/(P) leda1
品
shina
(1)thing, article, goods, (2)dignity, class, quality, (n) (3)(uk) flirtatiousness, coquetry mix
近づく
chikaduku
(1)to approach, to draw near, to get close, (2)to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
問う
tou
(1)to ask/to question/to inquire/ (2)to charge (i.e. with a crime)/to accuse/ (3)to care (about)/ (4)without regard to (with negative verb)/(P) godan, leda1, verb, vtrans
足りる
tariru
(1)to be sufficient/to be enough/ (2)to be worth doing/to be worthy/ (3)to be sufficient/to answer/to do/(P) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
分かれる
wakareru
(1)to branch/to fork/to diverge/ (2)to separate/to split/to divide/ (3)to disperse/to scatter/(P) ichidan, jlpt3, vintrans
生み出す
umidasu
(1)to create, to bring forth, to produce, (2)to invent, to think up and bring into being, (3)to give birth to, to bear godan, verb, vtrans
切る
kiru
(1)to cut (usu. to cut through)/ (2)to sever (connections, ties)/ (3)to turn off (i.e. the light)/ (4)to terminate (i.e. a conversation)/to hang up (the phone)/to disconnect/ (5)to punch (a ticket)/t godan, jlpt5, leda1, verb, vtrans
切れる
kireru
(1)to cut well/to be sharp/ (2)to break (off)/to snap/to wear out/ (3)to be injured/ (4)to burst/to collapse/ (5)to be disconnected/to be out of/to expire/to sever (connections) with/ (6)to be shrewd ichidan, jlpt3, leda1, verb, vintrans
下る
kudaru
(1)to descend, to go down, to come down, (2)to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), (3)to pass (of time), (4)to surrender, to capitulate, (5)(often in neg. form) to be less than, to be i godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
見つける
mitsukeru
(1)to discover, to find (e.g. an error in a book), to come across, to detect, to spot, (2)to locate, to find (e.g. something missing), to find fault, (3)to be used to seeing, to be familiar with ichidan, jlpt3, jlpt4, verb, vtrans
画く
kaku
(1)to draw, to paint, to sketch, (2)to depict, to describe; (3)to draw, to paint, to sketch godan, verb, vtrans
手にする
tenisuru
(1)to hold (in one's hand), to take (into one's hand), (2)to own, to obtain suru
見上げる
miageru
(1)to look up at, to raise one's eyes, (2)to look up to, to admire, to respect ichidan, verb, vtrans
生かす
ikasu
(1)to make (the best) use of, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc), (2)to let live, to keep alive, (3)to revive, to resuscitate godan, verb, vintrans, vtrans
計る
hakaru
(1)to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate), (2)to conjecture, to infer, to surmise godan, verb, vtrans
動かす
ugokasu
(1)to move, to shift, to operate, to set in motion, to mobilize, to mobilise, (2)to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, (3)to deny, to change godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
図る
hakaru
(1)to plot/to attempt/to plan/to devise/to design/ (2)to take in/to deceive/ (3)to aim for/to have something in mind/ (4)to refer A to B/(P) godan, leda1, verb, vtrans
上る
noboru
(1)to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, (2)to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, (3)to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, (4)to get out (of water), t godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
上がる
agaru
(1)to rise/to go up/to come up/to ascend/to be raised/ (2)to enter (esp. from outdoors)/to come in/to go in/ (3)to enter (a school)/to advance to the next grade/ (4)to get out (of water)/to come asho godan, verb, vintrans
見送る
miokuru
(1)to see off (e.g. to the station, an airport, etc.), to escort (e.g. home), to farewell, (2)to see out, to send off, (3)to let pass, to wait and see, to continue (e.g. in legal contexts), (4)to godan, verb, vtrans
立ち上がる
tachiagaru
(1)to stand up, to get up, (2)to rise, (3)to recover, (4)to take action, to start, (5)to make the initial charge (in sumo), (6)(comp) to start up, to boot up godan, verb, vintrans
下ろす
orosu
(1)to take down (e.g. flag), to launch (e.g. boat), to drop, to lower (e.g. ladder), to let (a person) off, to unload, to discharge, (2)to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle), to let (a person) of godan, verb, vtrans
降ろす
orosu
(1)to take down (e.g. flag), to launch (e.g. boat), to drop, to lower (e.g. ladder), to let (a person) off, to unload, to discharge, (2)to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle), to let (a person) of godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
回る
mawaru
(1)to turn/to revolve/ (2)to visit several places/ (3)to function well/ (4)to pass a certain time/(P) godan, verb, vintrans
回す
mawasu
(1)to turn/to rotate/to gyrate/ (2)to circulate/to send around/ (3)to surround/ (4)to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers)/(suf,v5s) (5)(after the -masu stem of a verb) ... around (i.e. to ch godan, leda1, verb, vtrans
使う
tsukau
(1)to use (a thing, method, etc.)/to make use of/to put to use/ (2)to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.)/to employ/to handle/to manage/to manipulate/ (3)to use (time, money, etc.)/to spend/to consu godan, jlpt5, leda1, verb, vtrans
色々
iroiro
(1)various, (2)(arch) various colors (colours) mix
歩み
ayumi
(1)walking, (2)progress, advance mix
書き方
kakikata
(1)way of writing, manner of writing, (2)penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks), calligraphy, (3)format (e.g. of a report), (4)stroke order of a character mix
野生
yasei
(1)wild, growing wild, (pn) (2)(arch) (male) I suru
風車
kazaguruma
(1)windmill/pinwheel/ (2)leather flower/Clematis patens leda1
図工
zukou
(abbr) drawing and manual artsleda1
一気
ikki
(abbr) drink! (said repeatedly as a party cheer)mix
国会
kokkai
(abbr) National Diet, parliament, congressseiji
学食
gakushoku
(abbr) school cafeteriagakkou
有休
yuukyuu
(abbr) vacation, (paid) holidaymix
止す
yosu
(after the -masu stem of a verb) to stop in the midst of, to leave undone; to cease, to abolish, to resign, to give upgodan, verb, vtrans
~回
~kai
(first, second, etc.) time, roundjlpt5
金山
kinzan
(gold) mine; (gold) minemix
外来語
gairaigo
(ling) borrowed word, foreign origin wordbunpou
主語
shugo
(ling) subjectmix