Vocabulary consisting only from characters you are able to read
元老
genrou
(1)elder statesman, doyen, old-timer, authority, (2)Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor) mix
気品
kihin
(1)elegance/refinement/grace/dignity/ (2)aroma leda1
情緒
joucho
(1)emotion, feeling, (2)spirit; (3)emotion, feeling, (4)spirit mix
使役
shieki
(1)employing, using, setting to work, enslavement, (n) (2)(ling) causative (verb, etc.) suru
過失
kashitsu
(1)error, blunder, accident, (2)fault, defect mix
設定
settei
(1)establishment, creation, (2)(comp) options or preference settings (in computer software), configuration, assignment, setup suru
設置
secchi
(1)establishment, institution, (2)installation (of a machine or equipment) suru
月並
tsukinami
(1)every month, (2)trite, common mix
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
宅配便
takuhaibin
(1)express home delivery service, (2)express home delivery parcel (box, etc.) mix
表現
hyougen
(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
名所
nadokoro; meisho
(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
意
i
(1)feelings, thoughts, (2)meaning mix
開花
kaika
(1)flowers budding, blooming, flowering, (2)showing results, becoming popular, blooming suru
形式
keishiki
(1)form (as opposed to substance), formality, (2)method, system, style, (3)format, mode, appearance, form (something takes), (4)math expression math
必死
hisshi
(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
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
果報
kahou
(1)good fortune, luck, happiness, (2)(Buddh) vipaka (retribution) mix
幸
sachi
(1)good luck, fortune, happiness, (2)harvest, yield mix
次第に
shidaini
(1)gradually (progress into a state), (2)in sequence, in order, in turn mix
道しるべ
michishirube
(1)guidepost, signpost, guide, (2)(col) tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica) mix
頭
kashira
(1)head/ (2)top/ (3)hair (on one's head)/ (4)top structural component of a kanji/(P) leda1
首席
shuseki
(1)head/chief/ (2)top student/head of the class/ (3)top seat/first desk (in orchestra)/(P) adj, leda1
天神
tenjin
(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
正直
shoujiki
(1)honesty, integrity, frankness, (adv) (2)honestly, frankly mix
横に
yokoni
(1)horizontally, flat, (2)across, crossways, crosswise, sideways, abreast mix
乗馬
jouba
(1)horse riding/(n) (2)riding horse/saddle horse/(P) leda1, sport, suru
家事
kaji
(1)housework, domestic chores, (2)family affairs, household matters mix
観念
kannen
(1)idea, notion, conception, (2)sense (e.g. of duty), (3)resignation, preparedness, acceptance, (4)(Buddh) observation and contemplation suru
不死
fushi
(1)immortality, eternal life, (2)undeath, undead mix
上達
joutatsu
(1)improvement, advance, progress, (2)communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank suru
反映
han'ei
(1)influence, (vs) (2)to apply, to implement, (n) (3)reflection suru
影響
eikyou
(1)influence, effect, (vs) (2)to influence, to affect, to have an influence on, to impact, to have an effect on jlpt3
案内
annai
(1)information/guidance/leading/(vs) (2)to guide/to show (around)/to conduct/(P) leda1
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
故意
koi
(1)intention, purpose, bad faith, (2)mens rea (guilty mind) mix
対応
taiou
(1)interaction, correspondence, coping with, dealing with, support, (2)(comp) software support, ability of a computer system to run specific software suru
内科
naika
(1)internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures, (2)department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.) byouki
発行
hakkou
(1)issue (publications), publishing, (2)raising an event (software) suru
笑い
warai
(1)laugh/laughter/ (2)smile/ (3)sneer/(P) jlpt3
聞き覚え
kikioboe
(1)learning by ear, (2)memory of having heard something before gakkou
課
ka
(1)lesson/ (2)section (in an organization)/division/department/(ctr) (3)counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)/(P) leda1
酒屋
sakaya
(1)liquor store/wine shop/bottle shop/ (2)sake dealer/liquor-store owner/brewer/(P) leda1, mise
論理
ronri
(1)logic, (adj-no) (2)logical mix
験
shirushi
(1)mark, (2)symbol, (3)evidence; mix
目当て
meate
(1)mark, guide, landmark, (2)purpose, aim, goal, intention, end, (3)sight (on a firearm) 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
会合
kaigou
(1)meeting, assembly, (2)(chem) association, (3)(astronomical) conjunction suru
会
kai
(1)meeting, assembly, party, (2)association, club jlpt3
転々
tenten
(1)moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly, (2)rolling about suru
風物
fuubutsu
(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
atarimae
(1)natural, reasonable, obvious, (2)usual, common, ordinary jlpt3
天然
tennen
(1)nature, spontaneity, (2)(abbr) natural airhead mix
必要(な)
hitsuyou(na)
(1)necessary/needed/essential/indispensable/(n) (2)necessity/need/requirement/(P) adj, leda1
針
hari
(1)needle, pin, (2)hook, (3)stinger, thorn, (4)hand (e.g. clock, etc.), pointer, (5)staple (for a stapler), (6)needlework, sewing, (7)malice, (ctr,n-suf) (8)counter for stitches mix
付近
fukin
(1)neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, environs, (2)(obsc) approaching mix
消息
shousoku; shousoko
(1)news (from somebody), letter, contact, (2)(somebody's) whereabouts, (somebody's) movements; (n) (3)news (from somebody), letter, contact, (4)(somebody's) whereabouts, (somebody's) movements mix
便り
tayori
(1)news, tidings, information, correspondence, letter; (2)news from ... mix
情報
jouhou
(1)news/gossip/(military) intelligence/ (2)information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)/(P) jlpt3, mix
次期
jiki
(1)next term/next period/ (2)next version/next release/(P) adj, leda1
次
tsugi
(1)next/following/subsequent/ (2)stage/station/(P) adj, jlpt5, leda1
全然
zenzen
(1)not at all (with neg. verb), (2)wholly, entirely, completely mix
番
ban
(1)number (in a series), (2)(one's) turn, (3)watch, guard, lookout, (4)bout, match (sumo) jlpt3
号
gou
(1)number/edition/make/model/issue/part of that group/ (2)sobriquet/pen-name/(P) leda1, math
数値
suuchi
(1)numerical value, numerics, (2)reading (on a meter, etc.) mix
三線
sanshin
(1)Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen; (2)shamisen 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
一両
ichiryou
(1)one vehicle, (2)one ryou (an old coin) mix
向こう
mukou
(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
hinomaru
(1)outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle)/ (2)(abbr) the Japanese flag/(P) leda1
段落
danraku
(1)paragraph, (2)end, stopping place, conclusion mix
辞世
jisei
(1)passing away, death, (2)death poem (poem written during one's final moments) mix
私用
shiyou
(1)personal use, (2)private business suru
さいの目
sainome
(1)pip (spot on a die), (2)small cube (esp. of food), die, dice mix
情け
nasake
(1)pity, sympathy, compassion, (2)affection mix
位
kurai
(1)place, rank, (2)decimal place, (3)counter for ghosts; (4)throne, crown, (nobleman's) seat, (5)government position, court rank, (6)social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung, (n) (7)grade (o counter
交番
kouban
(1)police box/(n,adj-f) (2)alternation/alternating (e.g. current)/(P) jlpt5, leda1, suru
細々
hosoboso
(1)poor (living), (2)barely continuing, just scraping along, (adj-f) (3)very narrow mix
活用
katsuyou
(1)practical use, application, (2)(ling) conjugation, declension, inflection suru
実際
jissai
(1)practicality, practical, (2)reality, actuality, actual conditions, (3)(Buddh) bhutakoti (limit of reality) mix
敬遠
keien
(1)pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant from him, (2)keeping at a distance, (3)kicking upstairs, giving a batter an "intentional walk" suru
価
atai
(1)price, cost, (2)value, worth, merit, (3)(comp) variable (computer programming, programing), (4)(math) value, count, number, (vs) (5)to have value, to have merit mix
姫
hime
(1)princess, young lady of noble birth, (n-suf,n) (2)girl, (pref) (3)small & lovely mix
割
wari
(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
移動
idou
(1)removal/migration/movement/ (2)mobile (e.g. communications)/(P) mix
相似
souji
(1)resemblance, likeness, similitude, (2)(mathematical) similarity, (3)(biological) analogy suru
残留
zanryuu
(1)residual, residue, (2)stay behind, stay back suru
退社
taisha
(1)resignation, leaving office, (2)leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day) suru
戻り
modori
(1)return/reaction/recovery/ (2)(comp) return (from a procedure)/(P) jlpt3
進路
shinro
(1)route, course, (2)career, university choices, course (of future life)
決まり
kimari
(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
seimei
(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
kufuu
(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
jouei
(1)screening (a movie), showing, (vs) (2)to screen a movie mix