Vocabulary consisting only from characters you are able to read
研ぐ
とぐ
(1)to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, (2)to wash (rice), (3)to scour, to polish, to burnish godan, verb, vtrans
撃つ
うつ
(1)to shoot (at), (2)to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge godan, verb
射つ
うつ
(1)to shoot (at), (2)to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge godan, verb
討つ
うつ
(1)to shoot (at), (2)to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge godan, verb
唄う
うたう
(1)to sing, (2)to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.), to compose a poem, to recite a poem 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
退く
しりぞく
(1)to step back, to move back, (2)to leave (the presence of a superior), to withdraw, to retreat, to concede, (3)to resign, to retire, to quit; (4)to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to godan, verb, vintrans
張る
はる
(1)to stick, to paste, to affix, to link (e.g. in WWW forums), (2)to stretch, to spread, to strain, to tighten, (3)to form (e.g. ice on a pond), (4)to fill, to swell, (5)to stick out, to put, to godan, jlpt3, verb
詰める
つめる
(1)to stuff into, to jam, to cram, to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up, (v1,vt,vi) (2)to shorten, to move closer together, (v1,vt) (3)to reduce (spending), to conserve, (v1,vt,vi) (4)to focus in ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
替わる
かわる
(1)to succeed, to relieve, to replace, (2)to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, (3)to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans, vtrans
換わる
かわる
(1)to succeed, to relieve, to replace, (2)to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, (3)to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
支える
ささえる
(1)to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up, (2)to hold at bay, to stem, to check; to be blocked, to choke, to be obstructed, to feel a pressure on one's chest; to be blocked, to cho ichidan, verb, vintrans, 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
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
取り上げる
とりあげる
(1)to take up, to pick up, (2)to accept, to adopt, to listen to, (3)to disqualify, to confiscate, to deprive, (4)to adopt (child) ichidan, verb, vtrans
掛かる
かかる
(1)to take, (v5r) (2)to hang, (3)to come into view, to arrive, (4)to come under (a contract, a tax), (5)to start (engines, motors), (6)to attend, to deal with, to handle, (v5r,aux-v) (7)to have godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
取る
とる
(1)to take/to pick up/to harvest/to earn/to choose/ (2)to steal/ (3)to eat/to have (a meal)/ (4)to remove (one's glasses, etc.)/ (5)to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.)/to play/(P) godan, jlpt5, leda1, verb, vtrans
談ずる
だんずる
(1)to talk, to discuss, to debate, (2)to negotiate vtrans
倒す
たおす
(1)to throw down, to bring down, to blow down, to fell, to knock down, (2)to kill, to defeat, to beat, (3)to overthrow, to trip up, to ruin, (4)to leave unpaid, to cheat godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
結ぶ
むすぶ
(1)to tie/to bind/to link/ (2)to bear (fruit)/ (3)to close (e.g. deal)/to confirm/to conclude/ (4)to close tightly/to purse (e.g. lips)/ (5)to unite (with)/to ally/to join hands/(P) godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
触れる
ふれる
(1)to touch, to feel, (2)to experience, to come in contact with, to be emotionally moved (by), to perceive, (3)to touch on a subject, to allude to, (4)to be in conflict (with), to violate (law, co ichidan, verb, vintrans
譲る
ゆずる
(1)to turn over/to assign/to hand over/to transmit/to convey/to sell/to dispose of/ (2)to yield/to surrender/to concede/(P) 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
介する
かいする
(1)to use as an intermediary, to mediate, to assist, (2)to worry, to mind, to care suru, vtrans
費える
ついえる
(1)to use up (one's savings), (2)to be wasted (time, effort, etc), (3)to fall apart, to become useless, (4)(arch) to be wiped out (in battle), (5)(arch) to fall apart (one's body or health) ichidan, verb, vintrans
覚める
さめる
(1)to wake, to wake up, (2)to become sober, to sober up, to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia), (3)to come to one's senses, to be disillusioned ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
求める
もとめる
(1)to want/to wish for/ (2)to request/to demand/ (3)to seek/to search for/to pursue (pleasure)/to hunt (a job)/ (4)(pol) to purchase/to buy/(P) ichidan, verb, vtrans
振る
ふる
(1)to wave, to shake, to swing, (2)to sprinkle, to throw (dice), (3)to cast (actor), to allocate (work), (4)to turn down (somebody), to reject, to jilt, to dump, (5)to abandon, to give up, to rui godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
被る
こうむる
(1)to wear (on head, usu. one's own), to put on (over head, usu. one's own), to crown (oneself), (2)to pour or dash water, dust, etc. (on oneself), (3)to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.), godan, verb, vtrans
被る
かぶる
(1)to wear (on head, usu. one's own), to put on (over head, usu. one's own), to crown (oneself), (2)to pour or dash water, dust, etc. (on oneself), (3)to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.), godan, verb, vtrans
帯びる
おびる
(1)to wear (sword, decoration, etc.), to carry, (2)to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission), to take on, (3)to have a trace of, to be tinged with ichidan, verb, vtrans
振り回す
ふりまわす
(1)to wield, to brandish, to flourish, to wave (about), to swing, (2)to display (one's knowledge), to show off, (3)to abuse (one's power), (4)to manipulate someone godan, verb, vtrans
務める
つとめる
(1)to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in), (2)to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of), (3)to conduct a religious service ichidan, verb, vtrans
傷つける
きずつける
(1)to wound, to injure, (2)to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.), (3)to damage, to chip, to scratch ichidan, verb, vtrans
乾杯
かんぱい
(1)toast, drink (in celebration or in honor of something), (2)drinking one's glass dry, (int) (3)cheers suru
真っ暗
まっくら
(1)total darkness, pitch dark, (2)bleak future, poor prospects mix
跡
あと
(1)trace, tracks, mark, sign, (2)remains, ruins, (3)scar mix
超越
ちょうえつ
(1)transcendence, transcendency, (adj-f) (2)transcendental, (vs) (3)to transcend, to rise above mix
変態
へんたい
(1)transformation/metamorphosis/ (2)abnormality/pervert/(P) adj, suru
方向性
ほうこうせい
(1)trend, course of action, direction, (2)(comp) directionality, directivity, orientation, (adj-no) (3)(comp) directional, vectorial mix
得意
とくい
(1)triumph, prosperity, (2)pride, (3)one's strong point, one's forte, one's specialty, (4)frequent customer (client, etc.) mix
誠
まこと
(1)truth, reality, (2)sincerity, honesty, integrity, fidelity, (3)(arch) that's right (used when recalling forgotten information, suddenly changing the subject, etc.) mix
調子
ちょうし
(1)tune, tone, key, pitch, time, rhythm, (2)vein, mood, way, manner, style, knack, (3)condition, state of health, (4)impetus, spur of the moment, strain, (5)trend jlpt3
倍
ばい
(1)twice, double, (suf) (2)times, -fold jlpt3
無意識
むいしき
(1)unconsciousness, (2)the unconscious mix
単位
たんい
(1)unit, denomination, (2)credit (in school) mix
採用
さいよう
(1)use, adoption, acceptance, (2)appointment, employment, engagement suru
あい昧
あいまい
(1)vague, ambiguous, unclear, (2)(math) (comp) fuzzy mix
評価
ひょうか
(1)valuation, estimation, assessment, evaluation, (vs) (2)to value, to assess, to estimate value, (3)to appreciate, to value highly, to acknowledge the value (of something) mix
種類
しゅるい
(1)variety, kind, type, category, (ctr) (2)counter for different sorts of things jlpt3, mix
色々
いろいろ
(1)various, (2)(arch) various colors (colours) mix
幼い
おさない
(1)very young, (2)childish, immature adj
里
さと
(1)village/hamlet/ (2)countryside/country/ (3)home (of one's parents, etc.)/hometown/ (4)one's origins/one's upbringing/one's past leda1
実際に
じっさいに
(1)virtually, practically, in practice, in practise, (2)currently, presently mix
可視化
かしか
(1)visualization (data, results, etc.), visualisation, (2)making something visible (that was previously unseen) suru
歩み
あゆみ
(1)walking, (2)progress, advance mix
兵
つわもの
(1)war, battle, campaign, fight, (2)(arch) troops, forces; (3)soldier, warrior, (4)strong man, exceptional person, man of courage; (5)(common) soldier, rank and file, (6)army, troops, (7)warfar mix
戦
いくさ
(1)war, battle, campaign, fight, (2)(arch) troops, forces; (3)war, battle, (4)match, competition 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
仕様
しよう
(1)way/method/means/resource/remedy/ (2)(technical) specification/(P) leda1
厚生
こうせい
(1)welfare, public welfare, social welfare, (2)(abbr) (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare mix
居所
いどこ; いどころ; きょしょ
(1)whereabouts, address; (2)whereabouts, address; (3)whereabouts, address, (4)place of temporary residence mix
白星
しろぼし
(1)white circle/white star/ (2)victory mark (sumo)/(P) leda1
嫁
よめ
(1)wife, bride, (2)(one's) daughter-in-law kazoku
野生
やせい
(1)wild, growing wild, (pn) (2)(arch) (male) I suru
風車
かざぐるま
(1)windmill/pinwheel/ (2)leather flower/Clematis patens leda1
翼
つばさ
(1)wing; (2)wing, (3)Chinese mix
知恵
ちえ
(1)wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence, (2)(Buddh) prajna (insight leading to enlightenment) mix
望み
のぞみ
(1)wish, desire, hope, (2)prospect, expectation, (one's) hopes mix
抜き
ぬき
(1)without, not including, dispensed with, (2)(beating) in succession mix
織姫
おりひめ
(1)woman textile worker, (2)Vega (constellation) mix
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
傷
きず
(1)wound, injury, cut, gash, bruise, scratch, scrape, scar, (2)chip, crack, scratch, nick, (3)flaw, defect, weakness, weak point, (4)stain (on one's reputation), disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, (5) byouki
大和
やまと
(1)Yamato/ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture/ (2)(ancient) Japan/(adj-f) (3)Japanese/(P) namae
然り
しかり
(1)yes, yea, aye, affirmative, (vr,vi) (2)(arch) to be so mix
帯域
たいいき
(1)zone, band, belt, (2)(abbr) bandwidth mix
一服
いっぷく
(a) dose, (a) puff, (a) smoke, lull, short restsuru
日銀
にちぎん
(abbr) Bank of Japan, BOJ, BoJmix
図工
ずこう
(abbr) drawing and manual artsleda1
一気
いっき
(abbr) drink! (said repeatedly as a party cheer)mix
卒論
そつろん
(abbr) graduation thesis, bachelor's degree thesismix
入管
にゅうかん
(abbr) Immigration Bureauryokou
文部省
もんぶしょう
(abbr) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technologymix
国会
こっかい
(abbr) National Diet, parliament, congressseiji
特撮
とくさつ
(abbr) special effects, SFXmix
有休
ゆうきゅう
(abbr) vacation, (paid) holidaymix
万博
ばんぱく
(abbr) world fair, international expositionmix
流石
さすが
(1)(uk) as one would expect, (2)still, all the same, (3)even... (e.g. "even a genius...") mix
素敵
すてき
(adj-na) lovely, dreamy, beautiful, great, fantastic, superb, cool, capitalmix