Vocabulary consisting only from characters you are able to read
板
いた
(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
いき
(1)bound for ..., (n) (2)going (to) jlpt3
取組
とりくみ
(1)bout (in sports, etc.)/match/ (2)effort/initiative/dealing with/grappling with/wrestling with leda1
歯止め
はどめ
(1)brake, skid, pawl, (2)restraint, curtailment, self-imposed limit, check suru
呼吸
こきゅう
(1)breath, respiration, (2)knack, trick, secret (of doing something) suru
息
いき
(1)breath/breathing/ (2)tone/mood/(P); (n) (3)breath/breathing/ (4)tone/mood; (n) (5)(hum) son hito
呼び出し
よびだし
(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
おちつき
(1)calmness, composure, presence of mind, (2)stability, steadiness emo
留守番
るすばん
(1)care-taking/house-sitting/house-watching/ (2)caretaker/house-sitter/(P) leda1, suru
特色
とくしょく
(1)characteristic, feature, idiosyncrasy, personal colour, (2)spot color (in printing) mix
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
閉門
へいもん
(1)closing of a gate, (2)(Edo-period) house confinement suru
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
寒気
かんき
(1)cold, coldness, cold air; (2)chill, the shivers, shivering fit, (3)cold, coldness, cold air 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
共通
きょうつう
(1)commonness, community, (n-suf) (2)-wide jlpt3, suru
相手
あいて
(1)companion, partner, company, (2)other party, addressee, (3)opponent (sports, etc.) jlpt3
顔色
かおいろ; がんしょく
(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
こくはく
(1)confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, (2)profession of love, (3)confession of sins (e.g. the confessional) ai
協調
きょうちょう
(1)cooperation, conciliation, harmony, (2)firm (market) tone suru
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
交差
こうさ
(1)crossing, intersection, (2)(genetic) crossing over suru
大根
だいこん
(1)daikon radish (Raphanus sativus), (2)ham actor mix
他界
たかい
(1)death/the next world/(vs) (2)to pass away/to die leda1
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
次第
しだい
(1)dependent upon, (2)as soon as, immediately (upon), (n) (3)circumstances, (4)order, precedence, program, programme, agenda mix
軽油
けいゆ
(1)diesel oil, gas oil, (2)light oil mix
次元
じげん
(1)dimension, (2)perspective, point of reference, level (of something) math
方面
ほうめん
(1)direction, district, area, (2)field (e.g. of study) ryokou
方向
ほうこう
(1)direction/orientation/bearing/way/ (2)course (e.g. of action)/(P) leda1, math
不自由
ふじゆう
(1)discomfort, inconvenience, (2)poverty, want, destitution, (3)disability, impairment (physical, mental, etc.) jlpt3
郡
こおり
(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
にじゅう; ふたえ
(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
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
運転士
うんてんし
(1)driver, train driver, train engineer, motorman, taxi driver, (2)mate, (ship's) officer mix
焼き物
やきもの
(1)earthenware, pottery, porcelain, china, (2)flame-broiled food (esp. fish), (3)tempered blade mix
元老
げんろう
(1)elder statesman, doyen, old-timer, authority, (2)Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor) mix
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
電波
でんぱ
(1)electro-magnetic wave, radio wave, (n,adj-na) (2)(sl) nonsense mix
気品
きひん
(1)elegance/refinement/grace/dignity/ (2)aroma leda1
使役
しえき
(1)employing, using, setting to work, enslavement, (n) (2)(ling) causative (verb, etc.) suru
登場
とうじょう
(1)entry (on stage)/appearance (on screen)/ (2)entrance/introduction (into a market)/(P) suru
永久
えいきゅう
(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
いいわけ
(1)excuse, (2)explanation suru
有無
うむ
(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
たくはいびん
(1)express home delivery service, (2)express home delivery parcel (box, etc.) mix
表現
ひょうげん
(1)expression, presentation, (2)(math) representation, notation suru
延長
えんちょう
(1)extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening, (n) (2)Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26) suru
眼
まなこ
(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
めだま
(1)eyeball, (2)(abbr) special feature, centerpiece, showpiece, drawcard, (3)special program, loss leader hito, leda1
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
歯切れ
はぎれ
(1)feel when biting, (2)manner of enunciation 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
意
い
(1)feelings, thoughts, (2)meaning mix
初体験
しょたいけん
(1)first experience (of any activity), (2)first sexual experience; (3)first experience (of any activity), (4)first sexual experience mix
開花
かいか
(1)flowers budding, blooming, flowering, (2)showing results, becoming popular, blooming suru
形式
けいしき
(1)form (as opposed to substance), formality, (2)method, system, style, (3)format, mode, appearance, form (something takes), (4)math expression math
必死
ひっし
(1)frantic/desperate/ (2)inevitable death/ (3)brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi)/(P) adj, leda1
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
毛皮
けがわ
(1)fur, skin, pelt, (2)kanji mix
うま味
うまみ
(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
さち
(1)good luck, fortune, happiness, (2)harvest, yield mix
次第に
しだいに
(1)gradually (progress into a state), (2)in sequence, in order, in turn mix
大福
だいふく
(1)great fortune, good luck, (2)(abbr) rice cake stuffed with bean jam 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
天神
てんじん
(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
てつだい
(1)helper, assistant, (2)help jlpt3
子分
こぶん
(1)henchman, follower, (2)(arch) adopted child mix
高熱
こうねつ
(1)high fever, (2)pyro- mix
穴
あな
(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
しょうじき
(1)honesty, integrity, frankness, (adv) (2)honestly, frankly mix
横に
よこに
(1)horizontally, flat, (2)across, crossways, crosswise, sideways, abreast mix
家事
かじ
(1)housework, domestic chores, (2)family affairs, household matters mix
氷水
こおりみず
(1)ice water/ (2)shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup) leda1
観念
かんねん
(1)idea, notion, conception, (2)sense (e.g. of duty), (3)resignation, preparedness, acceptance, (4)(Buddh) observation and contemplation suru
不死
ふし
(1)immortality, eternal life, (2)undeath, undead 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
反映
はんえい
(1)influence, (vs) (2)to apply, to implement, (n) (3)reflection suru
有力
ゆうりょく
(1)influential, prominent, (2)strong, likely, plausible, potent mix
案内
あんない
(1)information/guidance/leading/(vs) (2)to guide/to show (around)/to conduct/(P) leda1
食材
しょくざい
(1)ingredient, (2)foodstuff ryouri
内
うち
(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
たりない
(1)insufficient/not enough/lacking/ (2)dim-witted/slow/one brick short of a full load adj
内科
ないか
(1)internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures, (2)department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.) byouki
殺生
せっしょう
(1)killing, destruction of life, (adj-na) (2)barbarous, callous, brutal, cruel suru
種
しゅ
(1)kind, variety, (2)(biological) species, (3)(abbr) (logical) species mix
狂言
きょうげん
(1)kyogen (farce played during a noh cycle), play, drama, (2)make-believe, ruse, trick mix