Vocabulary consisting only from characters you are able to read
上り
nobori
(1)ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb, (2)up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo), (n,adj-no) (3)northward (towards Tokyo) jlpt3
行き
iki
(1)bound for ..., (n) (2)going (to) jlpt3
文明
bunmei
(1)civilization, civilisation, culture, (2)Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20) mix
生地
kidži
(1)cloth, material, texture, (2)one's true character, (3)unglazed pottery, (4)uncooked dough, batter; birthplace mix
生地
seiči
(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
共通
kjoucuu
(1)commonness, community, (n-suf) (2)-wide jlpt3, suru
国字
kokudži
(1)country's official writing system, native script, (2)kana, (3)kanji that originated in Japan (as opposed to China) bunpou
心地
kokoči
(1)feeling, sensation, mood, (suf) (2)sensation of doing (usu. after -masu stem of verb); padding, lining, foundation mix
道しるべ
mičiširube
(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
聞き手
kikite
(1)hearer, listener, audience, (2)interviewer, questioner mix
子分
kobun
(1)henchman, follower, (2)(arch) adopted child mix
家事
kadži
(1)housework, domestic chores, (2)family affairs, household matters mix
足りない
tarinai
(1)insufficient/not enough/lacking/ (2)dim-witted/slow/one brick short of a full load adj
聞き覚え
kikioboe
(1)learning by ear, (2)memory of having heard something before gakkou
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
kai
(1)meeting, assembly, party, (2)association, club jlpt3
一口
hitokuči
(1)mouthful, bite, sip, draft, draught, (2)one word mix
天然
tennen
(1)nature, spontaneity, (2)(abbr) natural airhead mix
新人
šindžin
(1)new face/newcomer/ (2)modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)/(P) adj, leda1
新た
arata
(1)new, fresh, novel, (adv) (2)newly, freshly, re- mix
全然
zenzen
(1)not at all (with neg. verb), (2)wholly, entirely, completely mix
一部
ičibu
(1)one part, one portion, one section, some, (2)one copy (e.g. of a document) mix
私用
šijou
(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
徳利
tokkuri
(1)sake bottle, tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar, (2)turtleneck (sweater), (3)someone who cannot swim mix
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
大小
daišou
(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
umaku
(1)skilfully, skillfully, well, aptly, cleverly, (2)successfully, smoothly, (3)deliciously mix
上手い
umai
(1)skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful, (2)delicious, appetizing, appetising, (3)fortunate, splendid, promising adj
小虫
komuši
(1)small insect, midge, (2)vermicule doubutsu
口語
kougo
(1)spoken language, (2)literary style based on (modern) spoken language bunpou
忍び
šinobi
(1)stealth, (2)(abbr) travelling incognito (traveling), (3)(abbr) ninjutsu, (4)(abbr) ninja, (5)sneak theft, sneak thief, (6)tolerance mix
果たす
hatasu
(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
近づく
čikadzuku
(1)to approach, to draw near, to get close, (2)to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
利く
kiku
(1)to be effective, to show effect, (2)to do its work, to carry out its function well, (3)to be possible to use godan, verb, vintrans
足りる
tariru
(1)to be sufficient/to be enough/ (2)to be worth doing/to be worthy/ (3)to be sufficient/to answer/to do/(P) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
冷める
sameru
(1)to become cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature), to come down (fever), (2)to cool down (interest), to abate, to subside, to dampen ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
分かれる
wakareru
(1)to branch/to fork/to diverge/ (2)to separate/to split/to divide/ (3)to disperse/to scatter/(P) ichidan, jlpt3, vintrans
冷やす
hijasu
(1)to cool (from room temperature), to chill, to refrigerate, (2)to calm down, to cool off, to regain one's composure, to relax, (3)to be frightened (at), to be scared (of) godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
下る
kudaru
(1)to descend, to go down, to come down, (2)to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), (3)to pass (of time), (4)to surrender, to capitulate, (5)(often in neg. form) to be less than, to be i godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
見つける
micukeru
(1)to discover, to find (e.g. an error in a book), to come across, to detect, to spot, (2)to locate, to find (e.g. something missing), to find fault, (3)to be used to seeing, to be familiar with ichidan, jlpt3, jlpt4, verb, vtrans
得る
eru
(1)to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain, (suf,v1,vt) (2)(after the -masu stem of a verb) to be able to ..., can ... ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
手にする
tenisuru
(1)to hold (in one's hand), to take (into one's hand), (2)to own, to obtain suru
見上げる
miageru
(1)to look up at, to raise one's eyes, (2)to look up to, to admire, to respect ichidan, verb, vtrans
生かす
ikasu
(1)to make (the best) use of, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc), (2)to let live, to keep alive, (3)to revive, to resuscitate godan, verb, vintrans, vtrans
上る
noboru
(1)to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, (2)to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, (3)to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, (4)to get out (of water), t godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
上がる
agaru
(1)to rise/to go up/to come up/to ascend/to be raised/ (2)to enter (esp. from outdoors)/to come in/to go in/ (3)to enter (a school)/to advance to the next grade/ (4)to get out (of water)/to come asho godan, verb, vintrans
下ろす
orosu
(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
覚める
sameru
(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
里
sato
(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
白星
široboši
(1)white circle/white star/ (2)victory mark (sumo)/(P) leda1
然り
šikari
(1)yes, yea, aye, affirmative, (vr,vi) (2)(arch) to be so mix
一気
ikki
(abbr) drink! (said repeatedly as a party cheer)mix
国会
kokkai
(abbr) National Diet, parliament, congressseiji
学食
gakušoku
(abbr) school cafeteriagakkou
金山
kinzan
(gold) mine; (gold) minemix
忙中
boučuu
(in the midst of) busynessmix
外来語
gairaigo
(ling) borrowed word, foreign origin wordbunpou
主語
šugo
(ling) subjectmix
〜夫人
fudžin
(1)(hon) wife, Mrs, madam; (2)(hon) wife, Mrs, madam, (3)(arch) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.), (4)(arch) consort of the emperor; (n) (5)(arch) consort of the emperor mix
大して
taišite
(not so) much, (not) verymix
万
man
(num) 10,000, ten thousand, (adv) myriads, alljlpt5
百
hjaku
(num) 100, hundredjlpt5
億
oku
(num) 100,000,000, hundred millionjlpt4
半魚人
hangjodžin
(obsc) merman, half man-half fishmix
我
ware
(1)I, me; (pn,adj-no) (2)I, me; (3)(Buddh) obstinacy, (4)atman, the self, the ego; (5)I, me, (6)oneself, (7)(arch) you, (pref) (8)(arch) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt; mix
今上
kindžou
(sens) the reigning emperorseiji
お毛々
okeke
(sl) (vulg) pubic hairmix
早め
hajame
(something) earlymix
因みに
činamini
(uk) by the way, in this connection, incidentally, in passingmix
何時までも
icumademo
(uk) forever, for good, eternally, as long as one likes, indefinitely, no matter whatmix
下らない
kudaranai
(uk) good-for-nothing, stupid, trivial, worthlessadj
十億
džuuoku
1,000,000,000, billion (American), (obs) milliard (British)mix