Vocabulary consisting only from characters you are able to read
桜
さくら
(1)cherry tree, cherry blossom, (2)decoy, fake buyer, shill, (3)hired applauder, (4)(col) horse meat shokubutsu
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
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
成立
せいりつ
(1)coming into existence, arrangements, establishment, conclusion, completion, (vs) (2)to come into existence, to be true, to hold (i.e. hold true) 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
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
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
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
心地
ここち
(1)feeling, sensation, mood, (suf) (2)sensation of doing (usu. after -masu stem of verb); padding, lining, foundation 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
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
子分
こぶん
(1)henchman, follower, (2)(arch) adopted child mix
家事
かじ
(1)housework, domestic chores, (2)family affairs, household matters 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
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
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
当たり前
あたりまえ
(1)natural, reasonable, obvious, (2)usual, common, ordinary jlpt3
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
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
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
一両
いちりょう
(1)one vehicle, (2)one ryou (an old coin) mix
さいの目
さいのめ
(1)pip (spot on a die), (2)small cube (esp. of food), die, dice mix
守り
まもり
(1)protection/defense/defence/ (2)providence/ (3)(abbr) amulet/charm/talisman/(P) leda1
割
わり
(1)rate/ratio/proportion/percentage/ (2)profit/ (3)assignment/ (4)10%/unit of ten percent/ (5)sumo match/schedule of sumo matches/(n-suf) (6)diluted with (of drinks)/mixed with/(P) jlpt3
手入れ
ていれ
(1)repairs, maintenance, tending, trimming, grooming, (2)crackdown, (police) raid suru
組
くみ
(1)set (of items)/ (2)group (of people)/class (of students)/company (esp. construction)/family (i.e. mafia)/team/ (3)typesetting/composition/(P) leda1
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
立体
りったい
(1)solid body/three-dimensional object/ (2)(abbr) multi-storey car park/(P) adj, 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
通話
つうわ
(1)telephone call, talking, calling, (ctr) (2)counter for telephone calls suru
年頭
ねんとう
(1)the oldest person/ (2)beginning of the year/(P) leda1
近づく
ちかづく
(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
足りる
たりる
(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
甘える
あまえる
(1)to behave like a spoiled child, to behave like a spoilt child, to fawn on, (2)to depend and presume upon another's benevolence ichidan, verb, vintrans
分かれる
わかれる
(1)to branch/to fork/to diverge/ (2)to separate/to split/to divide/ (3)to disperse/to scatter/(P) ichidan, jlpt3, vintrans
成す
なす
(1)to build up, to establish, (2)to form, to become (a state), (3)to accomplish, to achieve, to succeed in, (4)to change into, (5)to do, to perform, (aux-v) (6)(arch) to intend to, to attempt, t godan, verb, vtrans
成り立つ
なりたつ
(1)to consist of, (2)to be practical (logical, feasible, viable), to be concluded, to hold true godan, verb, vintrans, vtrans
生み出す
うみだす
(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
組む
くむ
(1)to cross (legs or arms)/to link (arms)/ (2)to put together/to construct/to assemble/to produce (e.g. TV program)/ (3)to braid/to plait/ (4)to grapple/to wrestle/ (5)to unite/to link up/to form an godan, leda1, verb
切る
きる
(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
割く
さく
(1)to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen), (2)to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something, (3)(arch) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye godan, verb, vtrans
切れる
きれる
(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
くだる
(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
みつける
(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
手にする
てにする
(1)to hold (in one's hand), to take (into one's hand), (2)to own, to obtain suru
見上げる
みあげる
(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
いかす
(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
間に合わせる
まにあわせる
(1)to make do, to manage (with something), to make shift, (2)to (make) get done on time ichidan, jlpt3, verb
計る
はかる
(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
うごかす
(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
乗せる
のせる
(1)to place on (something), (2)to give (someone) a ride, to give a lift, to pick up, to help on board, (3)to load (luggage), to carry, to take on board, (4)to send out (on the airwaves, etc.), (5) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
図る
はかる
(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
守る
まもる
(1)to protect/to guard/to defend/ (2)to keep (i.e. a promise)/to abide (by the rules)/to observe/to obey/to follow/(P) godan, jlpt3, leda1, verb, vtrans
上る
のぼる
(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
あがる
(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
みおくる
(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
たちあがる
(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
おろす
(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
おろす
(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
まわる
(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
まわす
(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
つかう
(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
真っ暗
まっくら
(1)total darkness, pitch dark, (2)bleak future, poor prospects mix
倍
ばい
(1)twice, double, (suf) (2)times, -fold jlpt3
色々
いろいろ
(1)various, (2)(arch) various colors (colours) mix
歩み
あゆみ
(1)walking, (2)progress, advance mix
書き方
かきかた
(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
やせい
(1)wild, growing wild, (pn) (2)(arch) (male) I suru
木馬
もくば
(1)wooden horse/rocking horse/ (2)vaulting horse/horse used in gymnastics/ (3)the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet) leda1
働き
はたらき
(1)work, labor, labour, (2)achievement, performance, ability, talent, (3)salary, income, earnings, (4)action, activity, workings, function, operation, movement, motion, (5)(ling) conjugation, inf jlpt3
日銀
にちぎん
(abbr) Bank of Japan, BOJ, BoJmix
一気
いっき
(abbr) drink! (said repeatedly as a party cheer)mix
国会
こっかい
(abbr) National Diet, parliament, congressseiji