Vocabulary consisting only from characters you are able to read
風物
fuubucu
(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
atarimae
(1)natural, reasonable, obvious, (2)usual, common, ordinary jlpt3
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
次
cugi
(1)next/following/subsequent/ (2)stage/station/(P) adj, jlpt5, leda1
番
ban
(1)number (in a series), (2)(one's) turn, (3)watch, guard, lookout, (4)bout, match (sumo) jlpt3
号
gou
(1)number/edition/make/model/issue/part of that group/ (2)sobriquet/pen-name/(P) leda1, math
他方
tahou
(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
ičibu
(1)one part, one portion, one section, some, (2)one copy (e.g. of a document) mix
一回り
hitomawari
(1)one turn, one round, (2)(a) size, (vs) (3)to go around, to make a circuit, to take a turn mix
自他
džita
(1)oneself and others/ (2)transitive and intransitive/(P) leda1
向こう
mukou
(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
日の丸
hinomaru
(1)outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle)/ (2)(abbr) the Japanese flag/(P) leda1
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
交番
kouban
(1)police box/(n,adj-f) (2)alternation/alternating (e.g. current)/(P) jlpt5, leda1, suru
細々
hosoboso
(1)poor (living), (2)barely continuing, just scraping along, (adj-f) (3)very narrow mix
校正
kousei
(1)proofreading, correction of press, (2)calibration suru
守り
mamori
(1)protection/defense/defence/ (2)providence/ (3)(abbr) amulet/charm/talisman/(P) leda1
手入れ
teire
(1)repairs, maintenance, tending, trimming, grooming, (2)crackdown, (police) raid suru
声明
seimei
(1)sabdavidya (ancient Indian linguistic and grammatical studies), (2)(Buddh) chanting of Buddhist hymns (usu. in Sanskrit or Chinese); declaration, statement, proclamation suru
上映
džouei
(1)screening (a movie), showing, (vs) (2)to screen a movie mix
組
kumi
(1)set (of items)/ (2)group (of people)/class (of students)/company (esp. construction)/family (i.e. mafia)/team/ (3)typesetting/composition/(P) leda1
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
細かい
komakai
(1)small/ (2)fine/minute/ (3)minor/trivial/ (4)sensitive/attentive/(P) adj, jlpt3, jlpt4, leda1
立体
rittai
(1)solid body/three-dimensional object/ (2)(abbr) multi-storey car park/(P) adj, leda1
羽音
haoto
(1)sound of flapping wings (of a bird)/ (2)buzz/hum (of an insect) leda1
口語
kougo
(1)spoken language, (2)literary style based on (modern) spoken language bunpou
代
širo
(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
jo
(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
通話
cuuwa
(1)telephone call, talking, calling, (ctr) (2)counter for telephone calls suru
年頭
nentou
(1)the oldest person/ (2)beginning of the year/(P) leda1
細い
hosoi
(1)thin/slender/fine/ (2)(sl) unlucky (billiards slang)/(P) adj, jlpt5, leda1
品
šina
(1)thing, article, goods, (2)dignity, class, quality, (n) (3)(uk) flirtatiousness, coquetry mix
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
問う
tou
(1)to ask/to question/to inquire/ (2)to charge (i.e. with a crime)/to accuse/ (3)to care (about)/ (4)without regard to (with negative verb)/(P) godan, leda1, verb, vtrans
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
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
取れる
toreru
(1)to come off/to be removed/ (2)(of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear/ (3)to be caught/to be harvested/ (4)to be interpreted (as)/to be taken as/ (5)(of balance, etc.) to be attained/ (6)to be obtai ichidan, verb, vintrans, vtrans
生み出す
umidasu
(1)to create, to bring forth, to produce, (2)to invent, to think up and bring into being, (3)to give birth to, to bear godan, verb, vtrans
組む
kumu
(1)to cross (legs or arms)/to link (arms)/ (2)to put together/to construct/to assemble/to produce (e.g. TV program)/ (3)to braid/to plait/ (4)to grapple/to wrestle/ (5)to unite/to link up/to form an godan, leda1, verb
交わる
madžiwaru
(1)to cross, to intersect, to join, to meet, (2)to associate with, to mingle with, to consort with, (3)to have a sexual relationship, to copulate godan, verb, vintrans
切る
kiru
(1)to cut (usu. to cut through)/ (2)to sever (connections, ties)/ (3)to turn off (i.e. the light)/ (4)to terminate (i.e. a conversation)/to hang up (the phone)/to disconnect/ (5)to punch (a ticket)/t godan, jlpt5, leda1, verb, vtrans
切れる
kireru
(1)to cut well/to be sharp/ (2)to break (off)/to snap/to wear out/ (3)to be injured/ (4)to burst/to collapse/ (5)to be disconnected/to be out of/to expire/to sever (connections) with/ (6)to be shrewd ichidan, jlpt3, leda1, verb, vintrans
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
画く
kaku
(1)to draw, to paint, to sketch, (2)to depict, to describe; (3)to draw, to paint, to sketch godan, 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
間に合わせる
maniawaseru
(1)to make do, to manage (with something), to make shift, (2)to (make) get done on time ichidan, jlpt3, verb
交える
madžieru
(1)to mix, to combine, (2)to exchange (words, fire, etc.), (3)to cross (e.g. swords), to join together ichidan, verb, vtrans
図る
hakaru
(1)to plot/to attempt/to plan/to devise/to design/ (2)to take in/to deceive/ (3)to aim for/to have something in mind/ (4)to refer A to B/(P) godan, leda1, verb, vtrans
守る
mamoru
(1)to protect/to guard/to defend/ (2)to keep (i.e. a promise)/to abide (by the rules)/to observe/to obey/to follow/(P) godan, jlpt3, leda1, verb, 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
立ち上がる
tačiagaru
(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
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
取り上げる
toriageru
(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
取る
toru
(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
回る
mawaru
(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
mawasu
(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
cukau
(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
色々
iroiro
(1)various, (2)(arch) various colors (colours) mix
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
歩み
ajumi
(1)walking, (2)progress, advance mix
書き方
kakikata
(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
白星
široboši
(1)white circle/white star/ (2)victory mark (sumo)/(P) leda1
風車
kazaguruma
(1)windmill/pinwheel/ (2)leather flower/Clematis patens leda1
木馬
mokuba
(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
日銀
ničigin
(abbr) Bank of Japan, BOJ, BoJmix
図工
zukou
(abbr) drawing and manual artsleda1
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
有休
juukjuu
(abbr) vacation, (paid) holidaymix
止す
josu
(after the -masu stem of a verb) to stop in the midst of, to leave undone; to cease, to abolish, to resign, to give upgodan, verb, vtrans
金玉
kintama
(col) testiclesmix
~回
~kai
(first, second, etc.) time, roundjlpt5
金山
kinzan
(gold) mine; (gold) minemix
外来語
gairaigo
(ling) borrowed word, foreign origin wordbunpou