Vocabulary consisting only from characters you are able to read
引きこもり
hikikomori
(1)a shut-in, a stay-at-home, people who withdraw from society (e.g. retire to the country), (2)social withdrawal, shunning other people mix
成人
seidžin
(1)adult, (vs) (2)to grow up, to mature, (3)to come of age jlpt3
目指し
mezaši
(1)aim, goal, purpose, (2)look, eyes, expression of eyes mix
動画
douga
(1)animation, motion picture, moving image, video, (2)in-betweening (in anime) suru
約
jaku
(1)approximately/about/(n) (2)promise/ (3)shortening/reduction/simplification/ (4)(ling) contraction (in phonetics)/(P) mix
果たして
hatašite
(1)as was expected, just as one thought, sure enough, as a result, (2)really? (in questions), ever? mix
上り
nobori
(1)ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb, (2)up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo), (n,adj-no) (3)northward (towards Tokyo) jlpt3
自動
džidou
(1)automatic, self-motion, (2)(ling) (abbr) intransitive verb jlpt3, mix
紅葉
koujou
(1)autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour), (2)leaves turning red, red leaves; (3)autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour), (n) (4)(Japanese) maple (Acer jap suru
紅葉
momidži
(1)autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour), (2)leaves turning red, red leaves; (3)autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour), (n) (4)(Japanese) maple (Acer jap suru
子守
komori
(1)babysitter/nursemaid/ (2)babysitting/(P) leda1, suru
危うく
ajauku
(1)barely, narrowly, (2)almost, nearly mix
終始
šuuši
(1)beginning and end/from beginning to end/doing a thing from beginning to end/(adv) (2)consistently/the whole time/(P) leda1, suru
初春
šošun
(1)beginning of spring, (2)first month of the lunar calendar, New Year; (3)beginning of spring, (4)first month of the lunar calendar, New Year toki
白黒
širokuro
(1)black and white, monochrome, (exp,vs) (2)good and evil, right and wrong, guilt and innocence iro
魔術
madžucu
(1)black magic, sorcery, (2)magic tricks, juggling mix
黒星
kuroboši
(1)black spot/black dot/bull's-eye/ (2)failure mark (sumo)/(P) leda1
打撃
dageki
(1)blow, shock, strike, damage, (2)batting (baseball) mix
絆
kizuna
(1)bonds, fetters, encumbrance, (2)tether; (3)bonds, fetters, encumbrance, (4)tether mix
海底
kaitei
(1)bottom of the ocean, (adj-f) (2)undersea, submarine mix
行き
iki
(1)bound for ..., (n) (2)going (to) jlpt3
取組
torikumi
(1)bout (in sports, etc.)/match/ (2)effort/initiative/dealing with/grappling with/wrestling with leda1
歯止め
hadome
(1)brake, skid, pawl, (2)restraint, curtailment, self-imposed limit, check suru
呼び出し
jobidaši
(1)call, summons, (n) (2)sumo usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc., (3)(abbr) telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached, (4)(arch) box-shaped a suru
落ち着き
očicuki
(1)calmness, composure, presence of mind, (2)stability, steadiness emo
特色
tokušoku
(1)characteristic, feature, idiosyncrasy, personal colour, (2)spot color (in printing) mix
桜
sakura
(1)cherry tree, cherry blossom, (2)decoy, fake buyer, shill, (3)hired applauder, (4)(col) horse meat shokubutsu
回り
mawari
(1)circumference, perimeter, edge, (2)surroundings, locality, neighborhood, (3)rotation, circulation jlpt3
文明
bunmei
(1)civilization, civilisation, culture, (2)Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20) mix
閉門
heimon
(1)closing of a gate, (2)(Edo-period) house confinement suru
生地
kidži
(1)cloth, material, texture, (2)one's true character, (3)unglazed pottery, (4)uncooked dough, batter; birthplace mix
生地
seiči
(1)cloth, material, texture, (2)one's true character, (3)unglazed pottery, (4)uncooked dough, batter; birthplace mix
手がかり
tegakari
(1)clue, key, trail, scent, track, contact, (2)handhold, on hand mix
成立
seiricu
(1)coming into existence, arrangements, establishment, conclusion, completion, (vs) (2)to come into existence, to be true, to hold (i.e. hold true) mix
完成
kansei
(1)complete, completion, (2)perfection, accomplishment jlpt3, suru
顔色
kaoiro; ganšoku
(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
要素
jouso
(1)component, factor, item (e.g. in list), (2)(comp) element (e.g. in array), member (e.g. data structure) mix
告白
kokuhaku
(1)confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, (2)profession of love, (3)confession of sins (e.g. the confessional) ai
国字
kokudži
(1)country's official writing system, native script, (2)kana, (3)kanji that originated in Japan (as opposed to China) bunpou
例
rei
(1)custom, practice, habit, usual, (2)instance, example, case, illustration, usage, (3)precedent; (4)custom, practice, habit, usual, (5)said, aforementioned, (6)instance, example, case, illustra mix
大根
daikon
(1)daikon radish (Raphanus sativus), (2)ham actor mix
暁
akacuki
(1)dawn, daybreak, (2)event (i.e. shizen
他界
takai
(1)death/the next world/(vs) (2)to pass away/to die leda1
赤字
akadži
(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
šidai
(1)dependent upon, (2)as soon as, immediately (upon), (n) (3)circumstances, (4)order, precedence, program, programme, agenda mix
次元
džigen
(1)dimension, (2)perspective, point of reference, level (of something) math
方面
houmen
(1)direction, district, area, (2)field (e.g. of study) ryokou
方向
houkou
(1)direction/orientation/bearing/way/ (2)course (e.g. of action)/(P) leda1, math
不自由
fudžijuu
(1)discomfort, inconvenience, (2)poverty, want, destitution, (3)disability, impairment (physical, mental, etc.) jlpt3
扉
tobira
(1)door, gate, opening, (2)title page mix
二重
nidžuu; futae
(1)double, two-fold, two layers, duplex, (pref) (2)diplo-, dipl; (3)double, two-fold, two layers, duplex, (pref) (4)diplo-, dipl mix
竜
rjou
(1)dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), (2)naga (semidivine human-cobra chimera in Indian mythology); (3)dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), (4)naga (semidivine human-cobra chimera in Indian mythology), (3 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
焼き物
jakimono
(1)earthenware, pottery, porcelain, china, (2)flame-broiled food (esp. fish), (3)tempered blade mix
元老
genrou
(1)elder statesman, doyen, old-timer, authority, (2)Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor) mix
電気屋
denkija
(1)electric appliance store, (2)(obs) electrician mise
電線
densen
(1)electric line, electric cable, power cable, (2)telephone line, telegraph wire uchi
電波
denpa
(1)electro-magnetic wave, radio wave, (n,adj-na) (2)(sl) nonsense mix
気品
kihin
(1)elegance/refinement/grace/dignity/ (2)aroma leda1
永久
eikjuu
(1)eternity, perpetuity, immortality, (2)Eikyuu era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3); (3)eternity, perpetuity, immortality; (4)eternity, perpetuity, immortality toki
言い訳
iiwake
(1)excuse, (2)explanation suru
有無
umu
(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
表現
hjougen
(1)expression, presentation, (2)(math) representation, notation suru
眼
manako
(1)eye, eyeball, (2)eyesight, sight, vision, (3)look, stare, glance, (4)experience, (5)viewpoint, (6)stitch, texture, weave, (suf) (7)ordinal number suffix, (8)somewhat, -ish; (9)eye, eyeball mix
目玉
medama
(1)eyeball, (2)(abbr) special feature, centerpiece, showpiece, drawcard, (3)special program, loss leader hito, leda1
素顔
sugao
(1)face with no make-up, unpainted face, (2)honesty, frankness mix
名所
nadokoro; meišo
(1)famous place, (2)name of a part (of an instrument, etc.), (3)name and address; (4)famous place mix
歯切れ
hagire
(1)feel when biting, (2)manner of enunciation mix
心地
kokoči
(1)feeling, sensation, mood, (suf) (2)sensation of doing (usu. after -masu stem of verb); padding, lining, foundation mix
一流の
ičirjuu 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
ičirjuu
(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
形式
keišiki
(1)form (as opposed to substance), formality, (2)method, system, style, (3)format, mode, appearance, form (something takes), (4)math expression math
必死
hitši
(1)frantic/desperate/ (2)inevitable death/ (3)brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi)/(P) adj, leda1
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
巨人
kjodžin
(1)giant, great man, (2)(abbr) Tokyo Giants (baseball team) mix
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
幸
sači
(1)good luck, fortune, happiness, (2)harvest, yield mix
次第に
šidaini
(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
道しるべ
mičiširube
(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
kašira
(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
天神
tendžin
(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
kobun
(1)henchman, follower, (2)(arch) adopted child 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
正直
šoudžiki
(1)honesty, integrity, frankness, (adv) (2)honestly, frankly mix
乗馬
džouba
(1)horse riding/(n) (2)riding horse/saddle horse/(P) leda1, sport, suru
家事
kadži
(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
hjoučuu
(1)icicle/ (2)ice pillar leda1
不死
fuši
(1)immortality, eternal life, (2)undeath, undead mix
反映
han'ei
(1)influence, (vs) (2)to apply, to implement, (n) (3)reflection suru
有力
juurjoku
(1)influential, prominent, (2)strong, likely, plausible, potent mix
内
uči
(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