Vocabulary consisting only from characters you are able to read
板
ita
(1)board, plank, (2)sheet (of metal), plate (of glass), pane, slab, (3)(abbr) cutting board, chopping board, (4)(abbr) stage (i.e. at a theatre) 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
呼吸
kokyuu
(1)breath, respiration, (2)knack, trick, secret (of doing something) suru
息
iki
(1)breath/breathing/ (2)tone/mood/(P); (n) (3)breath/breathing/ (4)tone/mood; (n) (5)(hum) son hito
呼び出し
yobidashi
(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
ochitsuki
(1)calmness, composure, presence of mind, (2)stability, steadiness emo
留守番
rusuban
(1)care-taking/house-sitting/house-watching/ (2)caretaker/house-sitter/(P) leda1, suru
特色
tokushoku
(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
都合
tsugou
(1)circumstances/condition/convenience/(vs) (2)to arrange/to manage/(P) jlpt4, leda1
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
kiji
(1)cloth, material, texture, (2)one's true character, (3)unglazed pottery, (4)uncooked dough, batter; birthplace mix
生地
seichi
(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
寒気
kanki
(1)cold, coldness, cold air; (2)chill, the shivers, shivering fit, (3)cold, coldness, cold air mix
成立
seiritsu
(1)coming into existence, arrangements, establishment, conclusion, completion, (vs) (2)to come into existence, to be true, to hold (i.e. hold true) mix
共通
kyoutsuu
(1)commonness, community, (n-suf) (2)-wide jlpt3, suru
相手
aite
(1)companion, partner, company, (2)other party, addressee, (3)opponent (sports, etc.) jlpt3
顔色
kaoiro; ganshoku
(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
告白
kokuhaku
(1)confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, (2)profession of love, (3)confession of sins (e.g. the confessional) ai
協調
kyouchou
(1)cooperation, conciliation, harmony, (2)firm (market) tone suru
国字
kokuji
(1)country's official writing system, native script, (2)kana, (3)kanji that originated in Japan (as opposed to China) bunpou
交差
kousa
(1)crossing, intersection, (2)(genetic) crossing over suru
大根
daikon
(1)daikon radish (Raphanus sativus), (2)ham actor mix
他界
takai
(1)death/the next world/(vs) (2)to pass away/to die leda1
赤字
akaji
(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
shidai
(1)dependent upon, (2)as soon as, immediately (upon), (n) (3)circumstances, (4)order, precedence, program, programme, agenda mix
軽油
keiyu
(1)diesel oil, gas oil, (2)light oil mix
次元
jigen
(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
fujiyuu
(1)discomfort, inconvenience, (2)poverty, want, destitution, (3)disability, impairment (physical, mental, etc.) jlpt3
郡
koori
(1)district, county, (2)district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period); (3)district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period) mix
二重
nijuu; futae
(1)double, two-fold, two layers, duplex, (pref) (2)diplo-, dipl; (3)double, two-fold, two layers, duplex, (pref) (4)diplo-, dipl 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
運転士
untenshi
(1)driver, train driver, train engineer, motorman, taxi driver, (2)mate, (ship's) officer mix
焼き物
yakimono
(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
denkiya
(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
使役
shieki
(1)employing, using, setting to work, enslavement, (n) (2)(ling) causative (verb, etc.) suru
登場
toujou
(1)entry (on stage)/appearance (on screen)/ (2)entrance/introduction (into a market)/(P) suru
永久
eikyuu
(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
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
延長
enchou
(1)extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening, (n) (2)Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26) 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
心地
kokochi
(1)feeling, sensation, mood, (suf) (2)sensation of doing (usu. after -masu stem of verb); padding, lining, foundation mix
意
i
(1)feelings, thoughts, (2)meaning mix
初体験
shotaiken
(1)first experience (of any activity), (2)first sexual experience; (3)first experience (of any activity), (4)first sexual experience 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
毛皮
kegawa
(1)fur, skin, pelt, (2)kanji 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
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
大福
daifuku
(1)great fortune, good luck, (2)(abbr) rice cake stuffed with bean jam mix
道しるべ
michishirube
(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
kashira
(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
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
手伝い
tetsudai
(1)helper, assistant, (2)help jlpt3
子分
kobun
(1)henchman, follower, (2)(arch) adopted child mix
高熱
kounetsu
(1)high fever, (2)pyro- 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
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
氷水
koorimizu
(1)ice water/ (2)shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup) leda1
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
有力
yuuryoku
(1)influential, prominent, (2)strong, likely, plausible, potent mix
案内
annai
(1)information/guidance/leading/(vs) (2)to guide/to show (around)/to conduct/(P) leda1
食材
shokuzai
(1)ingredient, (2)foodstuff ryouri
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
足りない
tarinai
(1)insufficient/not enough/lacking/ (2)dim-witted/slow/one brick short of a full load adj
内科
naika
(1)internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures, (2)department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.) byouki
殺生
sesshou
(1)killing, destruction of life, (adj-na) (2)barbarous, callous, brutal, cruel suru
種
shu
(1)kind, variety, (2)(biological) species, (3)(abbr) (logical) species mix
狂言
kyougen
(1)kyogen (farce played during a noh cycle), play, drama, (2)make-believe, ruse, trick mix