Vocabulary consisting only from characters you are able to read
笑い
わらい
(1)laugh/laughter/ (2)smile/ (3)sneer/(P) jlpt3
聞き覚え
ききおぼえ
(1)learning by ear, (2)memory of having heard something before gakkou
最低
さいてい
(1)least, lowest, worst, (2)nasty, disgusting, horrible, yuck! jlpt3
灯台
とうだい
(1)lighthouse, (2)old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it mix
酒屋
さかや
(1)liquor store/wine shop/bottle shop/ (2)sake dealer/liquor-store owner/brewer/(P) leda1, mise
験
しるし
(1)mark, (2)symbol, (3)evidence; mix
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
金貸し
かねかし
(1)moneylending, (n) (2)moneylender suru
鼠
ねずみ
(1)mouse, rat, (2)dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour); (3)mouse, rat, (4)dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour) doubutsu
一口
ひとくち
(1)mouthful, bite, sip, draft, draught, (2)one word mix
転々
てんてん
(1)moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly, (2)rolling about suru
肉眼
にくがん
(1)naked eye/ (2)(Buddh) the physical eye/(P) leda1
風物
ふうぶつ
(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
あたりまえ
(1)natural, reasonable, obvious, (2)usual, common, ordinary jlpt3
天然
てんねん
(1)nature, spontaneity, (2)(abbr) natural airhead mix
必要(な)
ひつよう(な)
(1)necessary/needed/essential/indispensable/(n) (2)necessity/need/requirement/(P) adj, leda1
付近
ふきん
(1)neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, environs, (2)(obsc) approaching mix
巣
す
(1)nest, rookery, breeding place, hive, (2)den, (3)haunt, (4)(spider's) web doubutsu
中性
ちゅうせい
(1)neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.), indifference, (2)sexlessness, androgyny, androgyne, neuter, (3)(ling) neuter gender mix
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
消息
しょうそく; しょうそこ
(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
たより
(1)news, tidings, information, correspondence, letter; (2)news from ... mix
次
つぎ
(1)next/following/subsequent/ (2)stage/station/(P) adj, jlpt5, leda1
全然
ぜんぜん
(1)not at all (with neg. verb), (2)wholly, entirely, completely 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
他方
たほう
(1)one (esp. of two)/the other/one way/the other way/one direction/the other direction/one side/the other side/one party/the other party/(conj) (2)on the other hand/(P) adj, leda1
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
自他
じた
(1)oneself and others/ (2)transitive and intransitive/(P) leda1
向こう
むこう
(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
命令
めいれい
(1)order, command, decree, directive, (2)(comp) (software) instruction, statement suru
日の丸
ひのまる
(1)outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle)/ (2)(abbr) the Japanese flag/(P) leda1
段落
だんらく
(1)paragraph, (2)end, stopping place, conclusion mix
私用
しよう
(1)personal use, (2)private business suru
生理
せいり
(1)physiology, (2)menstruation, one's period, menses hito
体位
たいい
(1)physique, physical standard, (n) (2)posture, sexual position ai
さいの目
さいのめ
(1)pip (spot on a die), (2)small cube (esp. of food), die, dice mix
位
くらい
(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
こうばん
(1)police box/(n,adj-f) (2)alternation/alternating (e.g. current)/(P) jlpt5, leda1, suru
細々
ほそぼそ
(1)poor (living), (2)barely continuing, just scraping along, (adj-f) (3)very narrow mix
活用
かつよう
(1)practical use, application, (2)(ling) conjugation, declension, inflection suru
実際
じっさい
(1)practicality, practical, (2)reality, actuality, actual conditions, (3)(Buddh) bhutakoti (limit of reality) mix
校正
こうせい
(1)proofreading, correction of press, (2)calibration suru
守り
まもり
(1)protection/defense/defence/ (2)providence/ (3)(abbr) amulet/charm/talisman/(P) leda1
風呂屋
ふろや
(1)public bathhouse, (2)(sens) bathhouse proprietor mix
梅雨
つゆ
(1)rainy season, (2)rain during the rainy season; jlpt3, tenki
手入れ
ていれ
(1)repairs, maintenance, tending, trimming, grooming, (2)crackdown, (police) raid suru
相似
そうじ
(1)resemblance, likeness, similitude, (2)(mathematical) similarity, (3)(biological) analogy suru
残留
ざんりゅう
(1)residual, residue, (2)stay behind, stay back suru
戻り
もどり
(1)return/reaction/recovery/ (2)(comp) return (from a procedure)/(P) jlpt3
進路
しんろ
(1)route, course, (2)career, university choices, course (of future life)
決まり
きまり
(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
せいめい
(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
くふう
(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
じょうえい
(1)screening (a movie), showing, (vs) (2)to screen a movie mix
一連
いちれん
(1)series, chain, sequence, (n) (2)two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper), (3)verse, stanza mix
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
影
かげ
(1)shadow, silhouette, (2)reflection, image, (3)presence, sign, (4)light (stars, moon) mix
格好
かっこう
(1)shape, form, posture, appearance, manner, (2)suitability, moderateness (in price) jlpt4
舟
ふね
(1)ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, steamship, (2)tank, tub, vat, trough, (n-suf,ctr) (3)counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi) mix
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
美味い
うまい
(1)skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful, (2)delicious, appetizing, appetising, (3)fortunate, splendid, promising adj, jlpt3
小虫
こむし
(1)small insect, midge, (2)vermicule doubutsu
立体
りったい
(1)solid body/three-dimensional object/ (2)(abbr) multi-storey car park/(P) adj, leda1
羽音
はおと
(1)sound of flapping wings (of a bird)/ (2)buzz/hum (of an insect) leda1
口語
こうご
(1)spoken language, (2)literary style based on (modern) spoken language bunpou
駅伝
えきでん
(1)stagecoach, post horse, (2)(abbr) long-distance relay race mix
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
真っ直ぐ
まっすぐ
(1)straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect, (2)straightforward, honest, frank mix
代
しろ
(1)substitution, (2)material, (3)price, (4)margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, (5)(arch) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; ~19.83 m.sq.); (6)cha mix
代
よ
(1)substitution, (2)material, (3)price, (4)margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, (5)(arch) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; ~19.83 m.sq.); (6)cha mix
上位
じょうい
(1)superior (rank not class), (2)(comp) higher order (e.g. byte), (3)(comp) host computer (of connected device) mix
外伝
がいでん
(1)supplementary biography, (2)anecdote, side story, spin-off mix
周囲
しゅうい
(1)surroundings, environs, (2)circumference mix
鮎
あゆ
(1)sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); (2)sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis) doubutsu
急に
きゅうに
(1)swiftly, rapidly, (2)suddenly, abruptly, immediately jlpt3, mix
遊泳
ゆうえい
(1)swimming, bathing, (2)conduct of life suru
通話
つうわ
(1)telephone call, talking, calling, (ctr) (2)counter for telephone calls suru
恐ろしい
おそろしい
(1)terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening, frightened, (2)surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing adj
受身
うけみ
(1)the defensive, (2)passive attitude, passivity, passiveness, (3)(ling) the passive, passive voice, (4)(MA) ukemi (the art of falling safely) mix
年頭
ねんとう
(1)the oldest person/ (2)beginning of the year/(P) leda1
細い
ほそい
(1)thin/slender/fine/ (2)(sl) unlucky (billiards slang)/(P) adj, jlpt5, leda1
品
しな
(1)thing, article, goods, (2)dignity, class, quality, (n) (3)(uk) flirtatiousness, coquetry mix
投入
とうにゅう
(1)throwing (e.g. something into somewhere), (2)investment, putting in (personnel, etc.), (3)release of a product, (4)making (an electrical circuit) suru
投下
とうか
(1)throwing down, dropping, airdrop, (2)investment suru
果たす
はたす
(1)to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out, to fulfill, to fulfil, to realize, to execute, to perform, to do, (suf,v5s) (2)to do ... completely, to do ... entirely godan, verb, vtrans
現れる
あらわれる
(1)to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise, (2)to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans