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- 愛が冷めるfor love to cool
- 明け方dawn
- 油がはねるfor oil to spatter
- 編物knitting
- あめをしゃぶるto suck a sweet
- あらすじoutline
- 安易easy
- アンテナantenna
- 幾分somewhat
- いちいちone-by-one
- 一斉simultaneous
- 移転moving
- イライラするto be irritable
- 入れ物container
- 植木garden plant
- 有無existence or nonexistence
- 売上amount sold
- 売り上げが落ちるsales fall off
- 売れ行きsales
- 液体liquid
- エチケットpoliteness
- 延長extension
- お金がもうかるfor money to be made
- お辞儀bow
- 各々each
- おやつbetween-meal snack
- 親指thumb
- カーブcurve
- かえってrather; contrary to expectation
- 海水浴swimming in the ocean
- 快晴clear weather
- 改造remodeling
- 家屋house
- かぎを握るto hold the key
- 各地each place
- 火山が噴火するfor a volcano to erupt
- 貸し出しlending
- 果実が実るfor fruit to ripen
- 課題に取り組むtackle an issue
- 学会learned society
- 加熱heating
- カバーcover
- かみそりrazor
- カロリーを抑えるto keep calories down
- 間隔space
- 勘が鋭いquick to sense things
- 勘が鈍いto be slow on the uptake
- 看病nursing (a patient)
- 機嫌がいいbe in a good mood
- 気体gas
- 期待が膨らむfor hopes to swell
- 基地base (military, expedition, etc.)
- きっかけchance
- 客席guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium)
- 休業suspension of business
- 休養rest
- 休養を取るto take a rest
- 強化strengthening
- 行事を行うto hold an event
- 行列に並ぶqueue up
- 空中(in) the air
- 櫛comb
- 苦情complaint
- 苦情を寄せるto lodge a complaint
- 薬指ring finger
- 国が滅びるfor a nation to fall
- 組合せcombination
- 訓練を積むto put in training
- 敬意を払うto pay respect
- 経営が傾くthe business starts failing
- 稽古practice
- 血圧blood pressure
- 月給monthly salary
- 傑作masterpiece
- 謙虚modest
- 現金を引き出すto withdraw cash
- 原産place of origin
- 強引overbearing
- 公害pollution
- 公共public (facilities, service, etc.)
- 工芸industrial arts
- 高度altitude
- 高等high class
- 合同combination
- 心が傾くone's heart inclines toward
- 腰掛けseat
- 古典classic (work, esp. book)
- 言葉遣いspeech
- 小指little finger
- 娯楽amusement
- 献立menu
- 採点marking
- 裁縫sewing
- 先程a short while ago
- 索引index (in a book)
- 作者creator (of a work)
- サンプルsample
- 地震に備えるprepare for an earthquake
- 自然科学natural science
- 子孫descendant
- 執筆writing
- 失恋disappointed love
- 地盤ground
- 社会科学social science
- 弱点weak point
- 洒落joke
- 重体serious condition
- 渋滞にはまるto be stuck in traffic
- 就任assumption (of office)
- 周辺surroundings; vicinity
- 重量weight
- 重力gravity
- 縮小reduction
- 需要が増大するfor demand to grow
- 受話器(telephone) receiver
- 消化digestion (of food)
- 焦点focus
- 焦点を絞るto narrow the focus
- 消毒disinfection
- 勝敗victory or defeat
- 勝敗が決まるfor the outcome to be decided
- 書籍book
- 死を惜しむto mourn a death
- 診断diagnosis
- 人文科学humanities
- 炊事cooking
- 水滴drop of water
- 随筆essays
- 水平線horizon (related to bodies of water)
- スカーフscarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
- 杉Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
- 好き好きmatter of taste
- ステージstage (platform)
- ストレスをためるto build up stress
- スピーカーspeaker
- ずっしりと重いto be solidly heavy
- 生活を送るto lead a life
- 製作manufacture
- 青少年young people (ages 12 to 25)
- 整備maintenance
- 正方形square
- 栓stopper
- 宣伝費が掛かるfor publicity costs to mount up
- 全力を注ぐto give it one's all
- 雑巾house-cloth
- 倉庫storehouse
- 相互mutual
- 増大enlargement
- 測定measurement
- 祖先ancestor
- 率直frank
- 第一first
- 対策measure
- 大小size
- 体制system; setup
- 大木large tree
- 頼りになるto be dependable
- 対立confrontation
- 妥当valid
- ダムdam
- 地下水groundwater
- 地下水がわくfor groundwater to well up
- チャンスを逃すto miss a chance
- 中間middle
- 中世Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
- 朝刊を取るto subscribe to the morning paper
- 調子が狂うfor one's rhythm to be thrown off
- 長方形rectangle
- 直後immediately following
- 直径diameter
- ついでopportunity
- 通知notice
- 通用(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.)
- 月日time
- 粒grain
- つぼみが膨らむfor buds to swell
- 艶gloss
- 強気confident
- 停電power outage
- 敵に敗れるto lose to an opponent
- 手入れcare
- 手首wrist
- 手ごろhandy
- 手続きを済ませるto complete the paperwork
- 伝染contagion
- 天皇Emperor of Japan
- テンポtempo
- 電力electric power
- 問いに答えるto answer a question
- 統一unity
- 動作movement (of the body)
- 盗難theft
- 特長strong point
- 特徴をとらえるto capture the characteristics
- ところどころhere and there
- 都心city centre (esp. of Tokyo)
- 動作が鈍いto move sluggishly
- 独身に戻るto go back to being single
- 泥がはねるfor mud to splash up
- 中指middle finger
- 流れに逆らうto go against the current
- なだらかな丘a gentle hill
- 波が荒いfor the sea to be rough
- 波に乗るto ride the wave
- 南北north and south
- 荷物を解くto unpack luggage
- ニーズに合うto meet a need
- 年度fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan)
- 農産物agricultural produce
- 能率work efficiency, productivity
- 糊paste
- 反応が鈍いto be slow to react
- 発揮show (of power, ability, etc.)
- 発表会について打ち合わせるto confer about a presentation
- バックback
- 発想idea
- 花嫁bride
- 早口fast-talking
- 範囲に渡るto span a range
- 犯罪防止に努めるto work at crime prevention
- パスポートを取るto get a passport
- 日陰shade
- 卑怯cowardly
- 引分けdraw (in competition)
- 日差しsunlight
- 筆者writer
- 人差し指index finger
- 一通りgenerally
- 人通りpedestrian traffic
- 一休み(short) rest
- ビニールvinyl
- 皮肉irony
- 皮肉を言うto make a cutting remark
- 日の入りsunset
- 日の出sunrise
- 批判を強めるto sharpen criticism
- 評価を与えるto give an assessment
- 標準standard
- 評判がいいto be well thought of
- 標本specimen
- 評論criticism
- 費用を抑えるto hold costs down
- 広場public square
- 付近neighborhood
- 不潔unclean
- 武士samurai
- 部品parts
- 吹雪snow storm
- 麓foot (of a mountain or hill)
- プログラムprogram (of events, music, etc.)
- 噴火eruption
- 別荘holiday house
- ベテランveteran (in a particular field)
- 編集editing
- 方針policy
- 包帯bandage
- 坊っちゃん(another's) son
- 盆地basin (e.g. between mountains)
- 本来originally
- 見掛けoutward appearance
- 岬cape (on coast)
- ミシンsewing machine
- 見出しheading
- 見本sample
- 名字surname
- 群れgroup
- 名作masterpiece
- めいめいeach
- 目上superior
- 目下subordinate
- 目安criterion
- モノレールmonorail
- 役者actor
- 家主landlord
- 夕刊evening edition (of a daily newspaper)
- 夕日evening sun
- 用語term
- 用途use
- 要領point
- 欲張りgreed
- ラッシュアワーrush hour
- 利害advantages and disadvantages
- リズムrhythm
- 列島archipelago
- 連合union
- 他方on the other hand; the other side
- 前年度the previous fiscal year
- 悪化worsening; deterioration
- 来店visiting a store
- 社会人a working adult
- 行為an act; conduct
- 好意を寄せるto feel affection for
- 証拠evidence
- 謝罪an apology
- めっきりmarkedly, noticeably
- わざわざgoing out of one's way
- いきいきfull of life, vividly
- いやいやreluctantly
- おどおどnervously, timidly
- かんかんfurious
- きびきびbriskly, crisply
- くたくたdead tired, worn out
- くよくよfretting over small things
- こつこつsteadily, little by little
- じめじめdamp and muggy
- すくすくgrowing up healthily
- すやすやsleeping peacefully
- すれすれjust barely, by a hair
- そわそわfidgety, restless
- どっしりsolid and imposing
- どっとall at once, in a rush
- ひやひやon edge, fearing the worst
- ふわふわfluffy, soft
- ぶかぶかloose-fitting, too big
- ほかほかwarm (food), steaming
- ほやほやpiping fresh, brand new
- ぽかぽかpleasantly warm
- まごまごdithering, at a loss
- まだまだstill a long way to go
- むかむかqueasy, seething with anger
- 非常識lacking common sense, unreasonable
- サラリーマン風looking like an office worker
- 不健康unhealthy
- 不可能impossible
- 不器用clumsy with one's hands
- 不景気economic slump, hard times
- 仕事ぶりthe way someone works
- 仕事を怠けるslack off at work
- 修理代repair cost
- 入場料admission fee
- 全責任full responsibility
- 再出発a fresh start
- 再起動restart
- 再開発redevelopment
- 副大臣deputy minister
- 古典的classical, old-fashioned
- 可能性possibility
- 存在感a strong presence
- 安全性safety
- 少子化declining birth rate
- 常識に縛られるto be bound by convention
- 新商品new product
- 未だにstill, even now
- 未完成unfinished, incomplete
- 未解決unresolved
- 無意識unconscious, unaware
- 無理にforcibly
- 無理やりforcibly, against one's will
- 無関係unrelated
- 無関心indifferent
- 真後ろdirectly behind
- 総人数total number of people
- 総収入gross income
- 芸術家an artist
- 西洋風in the Western style
- 話しぶりone's way of talking
- 超小型ultra-compact
- 超満員packed beyond capacity
- 非公式unofficial
- 非公開closed to the public
- 高カロリーhigh in calories
- 高収入a high income
- 高気圧high pressure system
- 高齢化population aging
- アジア風in an Asian style
- 味が染みるthe flavour soaks in
- アメリカ製made in America
- ガラス製made of glass
- ゲーム機a game console
- 毛が抜けるfor hair to fall out
- ゴルフ場golf course
- サービス業the service industry
- スチール製made of steel
- タクシー代taxi fare
- チケット代the cost of the ticket
- テレビ局TV station
- ドラマ化adaptation into a drama
- バイト代part-time job pay
- バス代bus fare
- プラスチック製made of plastic
- 一晩中all night long
- 一流企業a top-tier company
- 一般的general, typical
- 一軒家a standalone house
- 三世代three generations
- 不作法ill-mannered
- 不安感a feeling of unease
- 不必要unnecessary
- 不愉快unpleasant
- 不気味eerie
- 不注意careless
- 不用品things no longer needed
- 不真面目not taking things seriously
- 不良品a defective item
- 不足分the shortfall
- 不適当unsuitable
- 中古品a secondhand item
- 中国製made in China
- 中華風Chinese-style
- 主原料the main raw material
- 二十代one's twenties
- 交際費entertainment expenses
- 交際を申し込むask someone out
- 人工的artificial
- 今年度this fiscal year
- 代表的typical, representative
- 企業家entrepreneur
- 伝統的traditional
- 低カロリーlow in calories
- 低価格a low price
- 低収入a low income
- 低血圧low blood pressure
- 作曲家a composer
- 使用料a fee for using a facility or equipment
- 保健所a public health centre
- 保存料preservative
- 保険料an insurance premium
- 信用度degree of trust
- 信頼性reliability
- 信頼を寄せるto place trust in
- 候補者candidate
- 候補を絞るto narrow down candidates
- 優先度priority level
- 元スポーツ選手a former athlete
- 元大統領a former president
- 元大臣a former minister
- 元歌手a former singer
- 元首相a former prime minister
- 充電器a charger
- 光熱費utility costs
- 全人類all humankind
- 全国民the entire nation
- 全学生all the students
- 全日本all-Japan, national
- 全科目all subjects
- 全試合every match
- 全財産one's entire property
- 具体性concreteness
- 再インストールreinstallation
- 災害に備えるprepare for disaster
- 再就職finding work again
- 再放送a rebroadcast
- 再検査re-examination
- 再検討reconsideration
- 再生産reproduction
- 再発行reissuing
- 再発見rediscovery
- 再発防止prevention of recurrence
- 再確認reconfirming
- 再認識recognising anew
- 写真家a photographer
- 初体験a first experience
- 初優勝winning a first title
- 初公開revealing something for the first time
- 初出場competing for the first time
- 初登場appearing for the first time
- 初舞台one's stage debut
- 判断力judgement
- 別世界a different world entirely
- 別問題a separate matter
- 別方向a different direction
- 別行動acting separately (from a group)
- 利用料a service usage fee
- 制作費production costs
- 副収入extra income
- 副部長a deputy department head
- 副都心a secondary city centre
- 医療費medical expenses
- 半ズボンshorts
- 半世紀half a century
- 半永久的semi-permanent
- 半透明translucent
- 印刷業the printing industry
- 印刷機a printing press
- 危機感a sense of crisis
- 危険性riskiness
- 反作用a reaction (in physics)
- 反抗的defiant
- 反時計回りanticlockwise
- 反比例being inversely proportional
- 反社会的antisocial
- 各クラスeach class
- 各分野each field
- 各地域each region
- 各学校each school
- 各方面every quarter
- 各都市each city
- 合格率the pass rate
- 合理化streamlining
- 合理的rational
- 同い年the same age as oneself
- おなかが膨らむfor one's belly to swell
- 同世代the same generation
- 同価格the same price
- 同年齢the same age
- 同業者someone in the same trade
- 同程度about the same degree
- 国際化internationalising
- 在学中while enrolled at school
- 大企業a large corporation
- 失業率the unemployment rate
- 奨学金制度a scholarship scheme
- 女子社員a female employee (dated term)
- 婚約者a fiancé or fiancée
- 混乱を招くto cause confusion
- 安定性stability
- 安心感a sense of security
- 完成度the degree of polish
- 実用化putting something into practical use
- 実用性practicality
- 実用的practical
- 宣伝費publicity costs
- 家電製品household electrical appliances
- 宿泊料an accommodation fee
- 宿泊費accommodation costs
- 専門的specialised
- 小部屋a small room
- 工業化industrialising
- 広告業the advertising industry
- 広告費advertising costs
- 広告費が掛かるfor ad costs to be incurred
- 当たりper — (as a suffix: hitori atari, per person)
- 形式的merely formal, for form's sake
- 影響力influence
- 影響を与えるhave an influence on
- 影響を及ぼすexert an effect on (more written)
- 心理的psychological
- 必要性necessity
- 想像力imagination
- 感情的emotional
- 成功率the success rate
- 技術的technical
- 抽象的abstract
- 拝観料a temple admission fee
- 撮影所a film studio
- 文芸作品a literary work
- 新体制a new regime
- 新大陸the New World
- 新学期the new school term
- 新年度the new fiscal year
- 新年を祝うcelebrate the new year
- 新技術new technology
- 新政府the new government
- 新時代a new era
- 新発売a new release
- 新記録a new record
- 既婚者a married person
- 記事が載るan article runs
- 日常的everyday, routine
- 日本式the Japanese way
- 日本製made in Japan
- 日本風in the Japanese style
- 旧体制the old regime
- 旧市街the old town
- 旧正月the lunar new year
- 映画化adapting something into a film
- 普及率the rate of adoption
- 暮らしぶりone's way of living
- 最上階the top floor
- 最低限the bare minimum
- 最優先top priority
- 最前列the front row
- 最大限the maximum
- 最新版the latest edition
- 最有力most likely; leading (candidate)
- 最重要the most important
- 最重要課題the top-priority issue
- 期間中during the period
- 未婚者an unmarried person
- 未発表not yet made public
- 未経験inexperienced
- 来年度next fiscal year
- 植物性plant-derived
- 次年度the following fiscal year
- 死亡率the death rate
- 注射器a syringe
- 洗面器a washbasin
- 海水浴場a swimming beach
- 深刻化worsening
- 湯沸かし器a water heater
- 満足度the level of satisfaction
- 満足感a feeling of satisfaction
- 無反応unresponsive
- 無差別indiscriminate
- 無気力listless, lacking drive
- 無神経insensitive
- 無計画unplanned
- 無許可without authorisation
- 無邪気innocent, artless
- 熱中症heat stroke
- 片膝one knee
- 犯罪者a criminal
- 独身者a single person
- 現代風in a modern style
- 現住所one's current address
- 研修を受けるtake training
- 理想的ideal
- 理解度the level of understanding
- 生命力vitality
- 生産性productivity
- 異文化a different culture
- 発電所a power station
- 真ん前directly in front
- 真向かいdirectly opposite
- 真四角perfectly square
- 真正面right opposite; head-on
- 砂漠化desertification
- 研究員a research staff member
- 研究所a research institute
- 社会的social
- 科学的scientific
- 立体感a sense of depth
- 競争率the competition ratio for a place
- 競技場a stadium
- 精神的mental, psychological
- 組み立て式flat-pack, assembly-required
- 経済危機an economic crisis
- 結婚式場a wedding venue
- 結婚を迫られるbe pressed to marry
- 緊張感a feeling of tension
- 緊張を解くto relieve tension
- 総じてon the whole, generally
- 総合欄a general news section
- 総復習an overall review
- 総選挙a general election
- 総面積the total area
- 編集者an editor
- 練習場a practice ground
- 肉体的physical, bodily
- 自営業self-employed work
- 自由化liberalisation
- 自由度the degree of freedom
- 自由業freelance work
- 自転車置き場a bicycle parking area
- 英国式British-style
- 行動力the drive to take action
- 衝撃的shocking
- 表面化coming to light, surfacing
- 被災者a disaster victim
- 裁判所a courthouse
- 観光業the tourism industry
- 計算機a calculator
- 託児所a childcare centre
- 記憶力memory, recall ability
- 気温が達するfor the temperature to reach
- 記録的record-breaking
- 評論家a critic, commentator
- 試供品a free sample
- 読書家an avid reader
- 警備員a security guard
- 警報が出されるfor an alert to be issued
- 契約を結ぶsign a contract
- 財政的financial
- 責任感a sense of responsibility
- 超一流top-class, elite
- 超大作an epic, blockbuster work
- 超大型extra-large, super-sized
- 超特急a super express train
- 超高層ビルa skyscraper
- 超高級ultra-luxury
- 軽工業light industry
- 農作業farm work
- 逆コースthe reverse route
- 逆方向the opposite direction
- 逆輸入reimportation
- 通信速度connection speed
- 進学率the rate of advancing to higher education
- 進歩的progressive
- 運動場a sports field
- 運送料freight charges
- 道徳的moral, ethical
- 部屋代room rent
- 重工業heavy industry
- 重要性importance
- 重要性を訴えるpress the importance of
- 金属製made of metal
- 金融危機a financial crisis
- 閉会式a closing ceremony
- 開会式an opening ceremony
- 開放感a feeling of openness
- 関東風Kanto style
- 関西風Kansai style
- 集中力the ability to concentrate
- 非科学的unscientific
- 非課税tax-exempt
- 高学歴a high level of education
- 高度経済成長期the era of rapid economic growth
- 高性能high-performance
- 高機能highly functional, feature-rich
- 高血圧high blood pressure
- 高速バスa long-distance coach
- 魅力的appealing, attractive
- 気が利くto be thoughtful, quick to notice what's needed
- あたかもas if, just as though
- さっさとbriskly, without dawdling
- ずらりとlined up in a row
- せっせとdiligently, without letting up
- ちらっとwith a quick glance
- とりあえずfor now, first of all
- どうにかsomehow or other
- なんとかsomehow, by some means
- なんとなくvaguely, for no particular reason
- にわかにsuddenly, all at once
- ひとまずfor the time being
- もしかするとperhaps, possibly
- 口がうまいto be a smooth talker
- 口が軽いto be unable to keep a secret
- 口にするto mention, to eat
- 口に出すto say out loud
- 口に合うto suit one's taste
- 手が空くto have free time, be available
- 手が離せないto be unable to get away from what one is doing
- 手につかないto be unable to focus on a task
- 手をつけるto start working on something
- 手を貸すto lend a hand
- 気が合うto hit it off
- 気が荒いto be quick-tempered
- 気が小さいto be timid
- 気が短いto be short-tempered
- 気が進まないto feel reluctant
- 気が重いto feel weighed down, dejected
- 気を落とすto become discouraged
- 気を配るto be attentive, pay close attention
- 目がないto have a weakness for something
- 目に付くto catch the eye, stand out
- 目に浮かぶto picture something vividly
- 目を通すto look over, skim through
- 納得がいかないto be unable to accept something
- 耳が早いto be quick to hear news
- 耳が痛いto sting to hear because it's true
- 耳にするto happen to hear
- 耳を貸すto lend an ear, to listen
- 腕がいいto be skilled at one's craft
- 腕が上がるone's skill improves
- 足を運ぶto make the trip somewhere in person
- 身につけるto acquire a skill for oneself
- 頭が固いto be inflexible in one's thinking
- 頭に来るto lose one's temper
- 頭を下げるto bow, to apologise
- 顔が広いto know a lot of people
- 顔を出すto drop in, put in an appearance
- 顔を貸すto show one's face when asked; come along
- 鼻が高いto be proud
- 十秒を切るto come in under ten seconds
- 一行おきにevery other line
- 三階建てa three-storey building
- 五分おきにevery five minutes
- 五年ぶりthe first time in five years
- あくまでもpurely, strictly; to the very end
- あっという間にin the blink of an eye
- 集まりに出るturn up to a gathering
- あまりにもexcessively, all too
- ありがたさhow grateful one feels
- ありがたみthe value one feels grateful for
- いっせいにall at once, all together
- いつのまにかbefore one notices, without realising
- いつの間にwhen (did that happen) — without one noticing
- いやみを言うmake a snide remark
- いろいろとin various ways
- おっとりeasygoing, unruffled
- お互いにeach other, mutually
- お元気でしたかhave you been well?
- がけ崩れa landslide, cliff collapse
- がたがたrattling, shakily
- 形を崩すspoil the shape
- がんで死亡するdie of cancer
- きつい稽古gruelling training
- きつく注意するscold sharply
- くれぐれもmost sincerely, please do
- こだわりがあるbe particular, care about detail
- ご無沙汰しておりますit has been a long time (in touch)
- さすがas one would expect (of someone)
- さすがにeven so, as one would expect
- しっとりmoist, gently damp
- しびれが切れるone's leg falls asleep
- しみがつくget a stain on something
- しみをつけるput a stain on something
- 締め切りが迫るfor a deadline to loom
- しんしんと(snow) falling silently and steadily
- じっとりclammy, damp with sweat
- すんなりとsmoothly, without a hitch
- ずらっとall in a row, in a long line
- せまいところですがsorry it is such a small place
- そばが伸びるthe noodles go soggy
- ちらりとwith a brief glance, fleetingly
- つまらないものですがit's nothing much (gift-giving phrase)
- とうもろこしmaize, corn
- とっくの昔ages ago, a long time back
- とれたてfreshly picked or caught
- なにかとin various ways, one way or another
- なにしろafter all, in any case
- においがつくpick up a smell or odour
- にやにやsmirking, grinning to oneself
- のびのびfreely, without constraint
- の右に出るものはないbe unrivalled, second to none
- はっきりとclearly
- はるかにby far, far more
- 氾濫flooding, overflowing
- ひじをつくrest one's elbows on something
- ひっきりなしにcontinuously, without a break
- ひとたびonce, if it ever happens
- ひとりでにof its own accord, by itself
- ひどい目にあうhave a terrible experience
- ひもが切れるthe string or cord snaps
- ひもを切るcut the string or cord
- ひょっとしたらperhaps, possibly
- ひょっとするとit just might be that
- ふりをするpretend
- へとへとdead tired, exhausted
- 朗らかcheerful, sunny (personality)
- ぼうっとするbe in a daze, zone out
- めどがつくthe prospect comes into sight
- めどをつけるset a target or goal
- もうじきvery soon
- もうすでにalready
- もたないnot hold out, not last
- やむを得ずunavoidably, having no choice
- やむを得ないunavoidable, inevitable
- やりがいa sense that something is worth doing
- やる気がないhave no motivation
- やる気が出ないcan't get motivated
- わずかにslightly, only a little
- わりあいにcomparatively, relatively
- アレルギーがあるbe allergic to something
- アンテナを伸ばすextend the antenna
- エンジンがかかるthe engine starts
- カードを切るshuffle the cards
- クレームをつけるlodge a complaint
- ケースごとcase and all, container included
- コメントをするgive a comment
- ゴマをするsuck up to someone, flatter
- ゴムが伸びるthe elastic goes slack
- スケジュールを組むput together a schedule
- スタートを切るget off the starting line
- センスがいいhave good taste
- タバコが切れるbe out of cigarettes
- ノリがいいhave a good vibe, be a good sport
- ノリが悪いbe a poor sport, not get into the mood
- ハメになるend up in a fix, having to
- ハンドルを取られるlose control of the steering wheel
- ブラシをかけるgive something a brushing
- プライドが高いhave a lot of pride
- ベルトがきついthe belt is too tight
- ボーナスを支給するpay out a bonus
- ボールが当たるthe ball hits (something)
- ボールを当てるhit something with the ball
- マナーがいいbe well-mannered
- ミーティングをするhold a meeting
- メモを取るtake notes
- リハビリをするdo rehabilitation
- レントゲンを撮るhave an X-ray taken
- 一時的にtemporarily
- 一雨ごとにwith each rainfall
- 人のせいにするblame someone else
- 今さらながらeven though it's a bit late now, belatedly
- 仕上がりthe finish, how something turns out
- 体がもたないone's body can't take it
- 体が軽くなるfeel physically lighter
- 体調をくずすone's health takes a turn for the worse
- 体重をかけるput one's weight on something
- 何かにつけてat every turn, on every possible occasion
- 余裕がないhave no room or means to spare
- 余裕をもってwith time or room to spare
- 依然としてstill, as before
- 保険をかけるtake out insurance
- 値がつくfetch a price
- 値下がりa drop in price
- 健康診断を受けるhave a health check-up
- 傷口がふさがるthe wound closes up
- 優勝がかかるthe championship is at stake
- 元に戻すput back, restore
- 具合が悪いfeel unwell, be in bad shape
- 利子がつくearn interest
- 前もってin advance, beforehand
- 力がつくgain strength or ability
- 力をつけるbuild up one's strength or ability
- 力を入れるput effort into something
- 危険な目にあうfind oneself in a dangerous situation
- 口がさびしいfeel like nibbling on something
- 口が堅いbe discreet, not give away secrets
- 口が悪いhave a sharp tongue
- 口が滑るlet something slip
- 口が重いbe slow to speak, taciturn
- 口に合わないnot suit one's taste
- 口を出すbutt in, meddle
- 名が売れるbecome well-known
- 味がつくtake on flavour
- 命をかけるrisk one's life
- 品があるhave class
- 品がいいbe classy, refined
- 品がないlack refinement
- 回覧板を回すpass round the neighbourhood notice board
- 困ったときはお互い様ですwe should help each other when in trouble
- 場所を取るtake up space
- 売り上げが伸びるsales grow
- 売り上げを伸ばすgrow sales
- 多くてもat most (spoken)
- 多くともat most (written)
- 大したことはないit's nothing much
- 大したものだthat's really something
- 大事を取るplay it safe
- 大変な目にあうgo through a rough experience
- 子ども扱いtreating someone like a child
- 宝くじが当たるwin the lottery
- 家ごとにhouse by house
- 家にこもるshut oneself indoors
- 少し様子をみましょうlet's wait and see a little
- 差がつくa gap opens up
- 差をつけるopen up a gap
- 席を外すstep away from one's seat
- 心が広いbroad-minded
- 心に染みるtouch one's heart
- 心が狭いnarrow-minded
- 心を痛めるbe pained at heart
- 心を通わせるto connect emotionally
- 心を込めるput one's heart into it
- 心をつかむwin hearts
- 思いがけずunexpectedly
- 思いがけなくunexpectedly (less common form)
- 思いのほかmore than expected
- 思いやりがあるbe considerate of others
- 恥ずかしがりa shy sort
- 息が合うbe in perfect sync
- 息が荒いto breathe heavily
- 息が長いlong-running
- 悪いけどsorry, but
- 悲しみをこらえるhold back one's grief
- 情報を検索するsearch for information
- 意見を求めるask for someone's opinion
- 手がかかるtake a lot of looking after
- 手がかりa clue
- 手がないhave no one to spare, have no move left
- 手がふさがるhave one's hands full
- 手が出ないbe beyond one's means
- 手が足りないbe short-handed
- 手にかかるbe in someone's hands, be handled by someone
- 手に入るcome into one's possession
- 手に入れるget hold of
- 手を休めるtake a break from what one's doing
- 手を借りるget a hand from someone
- 手を入れるtouch up, make repairs
- 手を出すget involved in, make a move on
- 手を組むjoin forces
- 手術の傷あとが痛むthe surgical scar aches
- 才能を伸ばすdevelop one's talent
- 才能を認めるacknowledge someone's talent
- 折り目がつくa crease forms
- 折り目をつけるput a crease in
- 挙句の果てにand after all that, in the end
- 政治に暗いbe ignorant about politics
- 日を当てるexpose something to the sun
- 日差しがきついthe sun is harsh
- 日常的にon a daily basis
- 日程がきついthe schedule is tight
- 明らかにclearly, obviously
- 明らかになるcome to light
- 時間を取るset aside time
- 暗い声a gloomy voice
- 暗い夜道a dark road at night
- 暗い色a dark colour
- 暗い過去a shadowed past
- 格式が高いbe formal and prestigious
- 橋がかかるa bridge is built across
- 橋をかけるbuild a bridge across
- 機嫌が悪いbe in a bad mood
- 機嫌を取るtry to keep someone happy
- 残念ながらunfortunately
- 段ボール箱cardboard box
- 気がしないnot feel like it
- 気が合わないnot get along
- 気が向くfeel like doing something
- 気が多いbe fickle, drawn to many things at once
- 気が強いbe strong-willed
- 気が散るget distracted
- 気が早いbe hasty, jump the gun
- 気が済むfeel satisfied, get it off one's chest
- 気にくわないnot sit well with one
- 気に入らないnot like it
- 気をつかうbe considerate
- 気を取られるhave one's attention drawn away
- 気を悪くするtake offence
- 気持ちが軽くなるfeel lighter in spirit
- 気持ちを抑えるhold one's feelings back
- 疑問を解くto clear up a doubt
- 気配がするthere's a sign of something, sense something
- 水がかかるget splashed with water
- 水をかけるpour water over
- 水気を切るdrain off the water
- 水滴がつくcondensation forms
- 決心がつくone's mind is made up, one's resolve settles
- 湿疹ができるbreak out in a rash
- 火にかけるput on the heat
- 無意識にunconsciously
- 無断でwithout asking permission
- 犯罪を犯すcommit a crime
- 理想が高いhave high ideals
- 甘いものsweet things
- 甘やかされて育つbe raised spoiled
- 生きがいa reason for living
- 生き生きとしたvivid, full of life
- 申し訳ありませんがI'm terribly sorry, but
- 皮ごとskin and all
- 目が回るbe run off one's feet
- 目が離せないcan't take one's eyes off
- 目つきがきついhave a sharp, stern look
- 目にあうgo through an experience
- 目に見えてvisibly, markedly
- 目をつけるmark as promising, keep an eye on
- 目を向けるturn one's attention to
- 目を盗むdo something behind someone's back
- 相談にのるgive someone advice
- 真っ先にbefore anything else
- 秘密がもれるa secret leaks out
- 秘密をもらすlet a secret slip
- 税金を取られるhave tax taken out
- 筋が通っているbe logical, make sense
- 答えが当たるthe answer turns out right
- 答えを当てるguess the answer right
- 範囲を選択するselect a range
- 築十年ten years old (of a building)
- 納得がいくmake sense, be convincing
- 絵をかけるhang a picture
- 耳が遠いbe hard of hearing
- 耳を傾けるlisten closely
- 耳を疑うnot believe one's ears
- 肩を落とすbe crestfallen
- 肩を貸すlend a shoulder to lean on
- 胸が一杯になるbe overcome with emotion
- 胸に納めるkeep to oneself
- 胸を張るstand proud
- 胸を打つmove someone deeply
- 腕が落ちるone's skill declines
- 腕をあげるimprove one's skill
- 腕をみがくpolish one's skills
- 腕を組むfold one's arms
- 腰をかけるtake a seat
- 腹が決まるone's mind is made up
- 腹を決めるmake up one's mind
- 腹を立てるlose one's temper
- 花粉症で鼻がつまるhave a stuffy nose from hay fever
- 壁にぶつかるto hit a wall
- 虫の居所が悪いbe in a foul mood
- 被害が軽いthe damage is minor
- 見当がつくbe able to guess
- 見当をつけるmake a rough estimate
- 見通しが暗いthe outlook is bleak
- 覚えが悪いbe slow to learn
- 覚えはないhave no memory of it
- 親しみを持つfeel a fondness for
- 記録を取るkeep a record
- 試しにやってみましょうlet's give it a try
- 負担が軽くなるthe burden eases
- 責任を取るtake responsibility
- 賞味期限が切れるbe past the best-before date
- 足がないhave no transport
- 足が出るgo over budget
- 足を延ばすgo a bit further on a trip
- 足を引っ張るhold the others back
- 身が入るthrow oneself into something
- 身につくbecome part of one's skill set
- 身長が伸びるgrow taller
- 軽いけがa slight injury
- 軽い気持ちでwithout giving it much thought
- 軽い罪a minor offence
- 軽く運動するdo some light exercise
- 近日中にwithin the next few days
- 運がいいbe lucky
- 遠慮なくwithout holding back
- 部分的にpartly, partially
- 金メダルを取るtake the gold medal
- 関心が高いbe keenly interested
- 関心を寄せるto take an interest
- 雲がかかるa cloud passes over
- 電源が切れるthe power goes off
- 頭が上がらないfeel too indebted to face someone as an equal
- 頭が下がるbe filled with respect
- 頭を冷やすcool off, calm down
- 額に手を当てるput a hand to one's forehead
- 顔がきくhave influence
- 顔色が悪いlook unwell
- 首にするfire someone
- 首を回すturn one's head
- 骨が折れるbe hard going
- 高い技術high-level technology
- 高くつくend up costing a lot
- 髪が伸びるone's hair grows
- 鼻で笑うsneer at
- いつもお世話になっていますthank you for your continued support
- おいでいただけませんかcould you please come?
- お越しくださいましたthank you for coming
- お酒に酔うto get drunk on alcohol
- お酒をつぐto pour sake
- ごゆっくりお召し上がりくださいplease take your time eating
- ご覧いただけませんかcould you please take a look?
- そんなつもりはありませんthat is not what I meant
- どうぞおかまいなくplease do not go to any trouble
- ゆっくりしていってくださいplease stay and take your time
- よくいらっしゃいましたwelcome, so glad you came
- アイドルa pop idol
- ウイルスa virus
- オンラインゲームan online game
- クレームa complaint, esp. from a customer
- コミュニケーションcommunication
- コミュニケーションを取るto communicate
- ダウンロードa download
- フォントa font
- ペットボトルa plastic drink bottle
- ポイントa point; also, loyalty points
- モニターa monitor
- ロープa rope
- アポan appointment (informal)
- アポイントan appointment
- アマan amateur
- アンダーラインan underline
- イラストan illustration
- インフレinflation
- ウィンドウa window, on screen
- エコeco-friendly
- オリンピックthe Olympics
- オンラインonline
- オンラインショッピングonline shopping
- オンラインショップan online shop
- オーナーan owner
- カーソルthe text cursor on screen
- ガードマンa security guard (a hired one, not a police officer)
- キャッチボールplaying catch
- キャップa bottle cap
- キャラメルcaramel
- キーホルダーa key ring
- 記憶に刻まれるto be etched in memory
- クマa bear
- グラウンドa sports ground
- グラフa graph
- コストcost, in business terms
- コストを削減するto cut costs
- コツa knack
- コマーシャルa TV commercial
- コントロールcontrol, keeping something in check
- コンパa student drinking party
- コンピューターウイルスa computer virus
- コーナーa section of a store
- 誤解が解けるfor a misunderstanding to clear
- 誤解を解くclear up a misunderstanding
- 誤解を招くinvite misunderstanding
- ゴシックGothic typeface
- サインペンa felt-tip pen
- サプリメントa supplement
- サポートsupport
- サメa shark
- シャイshy
- ショッキングshocking, in the tabloid sense
- シルバーシートa priority seat, the older wording
- シールa sticker
- ジェットコースターa roller coaster
- ジャンルa genre
- ジョークa joke
- ストa strike, labour
- スムーズsmooth, without a hitch
- セリフa line of dialogue
- センチメートルa centimetre
- セールスマンa salesman
- 税金が引かれるfor tax to be deducted
- タイトルa title, headline
- タイミングtiming
- 種をまくto sow seed
- タレントa TV personality
- ダイナマイトdynamite
- チャットan online chat
- チャンスをつぶすto squander a chance
- チャンネルa channel
- 超高級ホテルに泊まるto stay at an ultra-luxury hotel
- チラシa flyer, a promotional leaflet
- 敵を破るto beat an opponent
- テクニックa technique
- テクノロジーtechnology, in the high-tech sense
- テロterrorism
- ディスプレイa display
- デジカメa digital camera
- デフレdeflation
- トナーtoner
- トレイa tray
- ドライbusinesslike, unsentimental
- ドラッグストアa drugstore
- ニックネームa nickname
- ニンニクgarlic
- ニーズneeds, demand
- ネットオークションan online auction
- ノリthe mood, the vibe
- ノルマa work quota
- ハンガーa clothes hanger
- ハーフa person of mixed parentage
- バイオテクノロジーbiotechnology
- バイキングa buffet
- バランスを崩すto lose balance
- 評価を下すto pass judgment
- パズルa puzzle (jigsaw or brain-teaser)
- パックa carton, a pack
- ヒヨコa chick (baby bird)
- ビジネスマンa businessman
- びっしょりぬれるto get soaking wet
- ピークa peak, the highest point
- ファミレスa family restaurant
- フリーサイズone-size-fits-all
- フリーターa young part-time worker (a freeter)
- フリーダイヤルa toll-free number
- フルコースa full-course meal
- フルートa flute (the orchestral instrument)
- プライドpride, one's ego
- プリンターa printer (the device)
- プリントアウトa printout
- プレゼンテーションa presentation
- プロバイダーan internet provider
- ポインターa pointer stick, for presentations
- マイカーone's own car
- マイナーminor, not well known
- マイペースkeeping to one's own pace
- マイホームa home of one's own, bought rather than rented
- マウスカーソルthe on-screen mouse cursor
- マウスポインターthe mouse arrow on screen
- マジfor real, no joke (slang)
- マッサージa massage
- メディアmedia, print and digital
- メーカーa manufacturer
- ユニークunique, original
- ライオンa lion
- ラベルa label
- リサイクルショップa second-hand shop
- リストラlayoffs, restructuring
- リフォームa home renovation
- レモンa lemon
- ワクチンa vaccine
- ワンパターンalways the same, formulaic
- 以来ever since, since
- 傷口the open cut of a wound
- 利子interest, on money owed or saved
- 弱気losing one's nerve
- 文書a written record, an official document
- 新年the new year just begun
- 正解the correct answer
- 画像an image, a picture (digital)
- 赤字a deficit, being in the red
- 赤字が膨らむfor a deficit to balloon
- 長話a long, drawn-out talk
- 黒字a surplus, being in the black
- 一見at first glance
- 一面one aspect of something
- 両国the two countries in question
- 両手both hands
- 両目both eyes
- 両耳both ears
- 両足both feet, both legs
- 人手manpower, hands to do the work
- 他国another country, a foreign country
- 企画a proposal for something to run
- 休職a leave of absence from work
- 会談formal talks between leaders
- 俗語slang
- 保護protection
- 元妻an ex-wife
- 入手obtaining, getting hold of something
- 公開public release, disclosure
- 内気shy, reserved in personality
- うちに帰すto send someone home
- 内閣the Cabinet, of government
- 出世getting ahead in one's career
- 出産childbirth
- 削減cutting back, a reduction
- 助言advice, formally given
- 原油crude oil
- 反応a reaction
- 収容accommodating, housing people or things
- 収益earnings, profit from a business
- 各社each company
- 合意mutual agreement
- 合間a gap, a spare moment between things
- 同意agreeing to something proposed
- 同然as good as, practically the same as
- 名曲a celebrated piece of music
- 周期a cycle, a period of recurrence
- 和風Japanese-style, of food and furnishings
- 品種a variety, a breed of plant or animal
- 固体a solid, the state of matter
- 地元one's local area, home turf
- 地形the terrain, the lie of the land
- 地獄hell
- 地面the ground, the earth's surface
- 報道news coverage
- 墓地a graveyard, a cemetery
- 変動fluctuation
- 外相the foreign minister
- 多量a large quantity of a substance
- 夜道a road at night
- 大声a loud voice
- 大幅substantial, by a large margin
- 大手a major, leading company
- 大豆soybean
- 大金a large sum of money
- 天使an angel
- 天国heaven
- 太字bold type
- 好意goodwill, kind feelings towards someone
- 子牛a calf
- 子豚a piglet
- 室温the temperature inside a room
- 対応a response, dealing with something
- 導入introduction of a new system
- 小枝a twig
- 小皿a small plate
- 小石a pebble
- 恋人を振るto dump a partner
- 小窓a small window
- 小箱a small box
- 小銭small change, coins
- 年数the number of years something has lasted
- 広大vast, extensive
- 店長a shop manager
- 当分for a good while yet
- 当初the outset, the initial stage
- 微量a trace amount
- 心地a feeling, how something feels
- 急病a sudden illness
- 手話sign language
- 手足hands and feet, limbs
- 手配arrangements, a police alert
- 投資an investment
- 教員a member of the teaching staff
- 文通correspondence by letter
- 新人a newcomer, a new recruit
- 早急immediate, allowing no delay
- 早朝the early morning
- 明朝Mincho, a serif Japanese typeface
- 昔風old-fashioned, in the style of the past
- 更新a renewal, an update
- 書式a form format, a template layout
- 有力influential, a strong candidate or lead
- 朝刊the morning paper
- 朝夕morning and evening
- 期日the due date, the appointed date
- 本体the main unit, the body of a device
- 本名one's real name
- 本気being serious, in earnest
- 株式shares, stock in a company
- 格式formal social standing, rank
- 検証verification, checking
- 権力political power, authority
- 権力を握るto seize power
- 欠場missing a match, competition (through injury etc.)
- 気前generosity
- 気力willpower, drive
- 気弱faint-hearted, timid
- 水気moisture, wateriness (in food)
- 決意firm resolve, determination
- 洋風Western style (as opposed to Japanese)
- 浮気cheating, infidelity
- うわさを広めるto spread a rumor
- 海面the sea's surface
- 激減a sharp drop, plummeting
- 熱意enthusiasm, zeal
- 片手one hand
- 片目one eye
- 片耳one ear
- 獲物prey, quarry
- えらいと思うregard someone as admirable
- 用品articles, supplies (for a purpose)
- 略語an abbreviation
- 発芽germination, sprouting
- 盛大grand, lavish (of an event)
- 真上directly above
- 真下directly below
- 真冬the dead of winter, midwinter
- 真夏the height of summer, midsummer
- 真実the truth, the actual facts
- 真心sincerity, a genuine heart
- 社内within the company
- 秘書a (personal) secretary
- 種目an event, category (in a competition)
- 空間space (physical)
- 立体a solid, three-dimensional shape
- 納税paying tax
- 続出occurring one after another
- 耳元right by one's ear
- 花婿a bridegroom
- 花粉pollen
- 草原grassland, prairie
- 著名well-known, renowned
- 裸足bare feet
- 見方a way of looking at things, viewpoint
- 訂正a correction (of a mistake)
- 設定a setting, configuration
- 証言testimony
- 条件にあてはまるto meet the conditions
- 語句words and phrases
- 誤字a wrongly written character
- 資産assets, property
- 資産を増やすbuild up assets
- 資金funds, money for a purpose
- 起動starting up, booting (a machine or program)
- 足首the ankle
- 車種a car model, type of vehicle
- 転居moving house, change of address
- 転校transferring schools
- 軽減reduction, alleviation (of a burden)
- 経験を生かすto put experience to use
- 経験を積むto gain experience
- 返済repayment (of a debt or loan)
- 退学withdrawing from school, expulsion
- 逆転a reversal, coming from behind
- 適応adapting (to new conditions)
- 配置arrangement, placement (of things or people)
- 長年many years, a long time
- 長旅a long journey
- 開花blossoming, coming into flower
- 雨水rainwater
- 音量volume (of sound)
- 恩を感じるfeel indebted
- 顔色one's complexion, colour in the face
- 高原a plateau, highlands
- 一切not at all, not in the least (with negative)
- 大してnot particularly, not that much (with negative)
- まれにrarely, on rare occasions
- 果たしてsure enough, as expected; (in a question) really, actually
- あらかじめin advance, beforehand (written)
- あらしが吹くfor a storm to blow
- あらゆるevery single, all kinds of
- あれこれthis and that, various things
- いくらかsomewhat, to some extent
- 意見をまとめるto consolidate opinions
- いずれsooner or later
- いったんfor the moment, pausing partway
- うんざりfed up, sick of something (usu. unzari suru)
- うんとa great deal, a lot
- かつてonce, formerly
- ぐっとmarkedly, by a good amount; with effort (gutto gaman)
- しょっちゅうover and over, all the time
- じっくりunhurriedly and carefully
- せめてat the very least
- たちまちinstantly, in no time
- たったonly, merely (emphasising smallness)
- ついunintentionally, before one knows it
- どうせin any case, whatever happens
- なおfurthermore, additionally (connecting a remark)
- なるほどI see, indeed
- なんとhow...!; to my surprise (narrative)
- びっしょりsoaked, drenched
- ほんのjust a tiny, only a
- クイズ番組a quiz show
- 一段とmarkedly more, a notch more
- 今さらat this late stage
- 仕事仲間a workmate, colleague
- 余計unnecessary, uncalled-for; excessive
- 入学金an enrolment fee
- 分別sorting, separating (rubbish into types)
- 前社長the previous company president
- 動きmovement, a trend
- 単なるmere, nothing more than
- 取り組みan effort, an initiative
- 名場面a famous, memorable scene
- 名女優a celebrated actress
- 味付けseasoning (of a dish)
- 就職活動job hunting
- 思い切ってboldly, resolutely (taking the plunge)
- 感染infection
- 感想を寄せるto send in impressions
- 手作りhandmade, homemade
- 改めてonce again, taking a fresh, deliberate look
- 映像video footage, moving images
- 昼夜day and night, around the clock
- 業績business results, achievements
- 業績を残すleave achievements behind
- 極めてexceedingly, to an extreme degree (formal)
- 次第にgradually, as things develop (formal)
- 時代の波the tide of the times
- 消去erasing, deleting
- 環境問題an environmental problem
- 目つきthe look in one's eyes
- 絶えずconstantly, without pause
- 網a net
- 芸能人an entertainer, showbiz personality
- 行方one's whereabouts
- 許可証a permit, licence
- 詐欺fraud, a swindle
- 負担a burden (financial or physical)
- 近々soon, before long
- 銀行口座a bank account
- 長持ちlasting a long time, durability
- 長続きcontinuing for a long time, lasting
- 長電話a long phone call
- 顔つきthe look on one's face, facial expression
- 三割引30 percent off
- Uターンa U-turn (esp. holiday traffic returning to the city)
- あくるthe following (day, year)
- あくる年the following year
- あだ名a nickname, byname (often one others gave you)
- あちらこちらhere and there, all over the place
- あっさりreadily, without much fuss
- ありふれたcommonplace, unremarkable
- あれやこれやthis thing and that thing (weighing several options)
- いかにhow, to what extent (formal, often rhetorical)
- いっそsooner, rather (given the alternatives)
- いまいちnot quite there, somewhat lacking
- いやみa snide, sarcastic remark
- うまさhow good something is — its tastiness or skill
- うまみsavouriness, umami flavour
- うれしさgladness, the joy one feels
- おいしさdeliciousness (of food)
- おおよそroughly, approximately
- おしめa nappy (old-fashioned term)
- お世辞flattery, a flattering remark
- おむつa nappy, a diaper (standard term)
- お互い様a situation that cuts both ways, so neither side can complain
- お嬢ちゃんlittle girl (affectionate address)
- お母様another person's mother (respectful)
- お父様another person's father (respectful)
- お礼状a thank-you letter
- お詫びan apology (polite, humble)
- お買い得a bargain, a good buy
- お越しyour coming, your visit (honorific)
- かかとthe heel (of a foot or shoe)
- かゆさitchiness, how itchy something is
- かゆみan itch, the itching sensation
- きっかりexactly, precisely (of a time or amount)
- きっぱりflatly, firmly (refusing or stating something)
- きゃあきゃあshrieking, squealing (with excitement or fear)
- くっきりsharply, in clear outline
- ぐったりlimp, drained of energy
- こだわりa particular insistence, a fussiness about something
- ささやかmodest, small-scale, unpretentious
- しつけupbringing, discipline (of a child)
- しびれnumbness, pins and needles
- しま模様a striped pattern
- しみa stain, a blemish
- しみじみquietly, with heartfelt feeling (reflecting warmly)
- ずっしりheavily, with a solid weight
- ずばりbluntly, right to the point
- そんなんじゃif that's how it is, with that kind of attitude (casual)
- つくづくthoroughly, to the core (a feeling that sinks in deeply)
- つぼみa flower bud
- つま先the tip of the toes, tiptoe
- つらさhardship, how hard something is to bear
- てきぱきbriskly and efficiently
- てっきりcertainly (mistakenly assumed to be true)
- できる限りto the best of one's ability, as far as one can
- どうやらapparently, it seems
- どっさりin heaps, a great amount
- ないしょ話a confidential, secret chat
- なおいっそうyet further still, ever more (intensifying an existing trend)
- なおさらall the more, even more so (given the situation)
- なぜかfor some reason, somehow
- なんだかんだone thing after another; when all's said and done
- なんてhow...! what...! (exclamatory)
- はるかfar off, far away (also: by far)
- ひき逃げa hit-and-run
- ひっそりquietly, hushed and still
- ひんやりpleasantly cool, chilly to the touch
- びしょぬれsoaked through (from rain or water)
- びしょびしょsopping wet, dripping
- びっしりpacked tightly, densely
- びらa handbill, a poster (for notices or events)
- ぴょんぴょんhopping, bouncing along
- ほくろa mole (on the skin)
- ほどなくbefore long, soon
- ましてmuch less, let alone
- まともdecent, sensible, straightforward
- まれrare, infrequent
- 味方を守るto protect one's side
- ミシンで縫うto sew with a machine
- みじめwretched, miserable
- みぞa ditch, a groove; a rift (between people)
- 命令に逆らうto defy an order
- めどa prospect, a target date
- 元の位置に戻すto put back in place
- もはやno longer, by now
- 文句を付けるto find fault with
- 役割を果たすto fulfill a role
- 野菜をゆでるto boil vegetables
- やせ気味somewhat thin, on the thin side
- やつa guy, a fellow (blunt, casual)
- やんちゃnaughty, mischievous (of a child)
- よさgoodness, the merit of something
- よっぽどreally quite a lot (casual variant of yohodo)
- よほどconsiderably, to a marked degree
- よりmore, further (comparative intensifier, formal)
- よりいっそうall the more so, even further (emphatic comparative)
- わなa trap, a snare
- わりとfairly, comparatively (casual)
- わりにrelatively, more than expected (given the circumstances)
- アメリカ産made in America, American-produced
- アルミ缶an aluminium can
- ウイルス対策antivirus measures, virus countermeasures
- ウイルスに感染するto be infected by a virus
- エネルギー資源energy resources
- オフィス街an office district (area of office buildings)
- カラー版the colour edition (of a publication)
- ショッピング街a shopping district
- スケジュール帳a planner, a schedule book
- スポーツ番組a sports programme
- チェーン店a chain store
- デモ行進a protest march
- ノーベル賞the Nobel Prize
- パソコン本体the computer itself (the main unit)
- ビジネス街a business district (the commercial quarter)
- ビタミン不足vitamin deficiency
- フリーズa freeze, a system freeze-up
- ペーストa paste (as in copy-and-paste)
- ポリ袋a plastic bag (a generic polythene bag)
- メモ帳a notepad, a memo pad
- レジ袋a shop carrier bag (given at checkout)
- ロンドン行きbound for London
- 一か月分one month's worth
- 一つおきevery other one (skipping one each time)
- 一人住まいliving alone, a one-person household
- 一列a single line, a row
- 一家庭a single household
- 一対一one on one, a face-off between two
- 一年目the first year (of something)
- 一日おきevery other day
- 一時中断a temporary suspension, pausing something for a while
- 一泊a one-night stay
- 一流大学a top-tier university
- 一例を挙げるgive one example
- 一流校a top-tier school (any level)
- 化石a fossil
- 船が傾くfor a ship to list
- 不平を言うto grumble
- 北海道産produced in Hokkaido
- 医師団a medical team
- 医療ミスa medical error, malpractice
- 医療用for medical use
- 印刷機能a print function
- 危うくnarrowly, barely (avoiding something)
- 誤りを訂正するto correct an error
- 危害harm, injury
- 危害を加えるto do harm
- 厚さthickness (as a measurement)
- 厚みthickness, a sense of depth or substance
- 参考文献a bibliography, a list of references
- 収穫量a harvest yield
- 全自動fully automatic
- 手を握るto hold someone's hand
- 時計が狂うfor a clock to run wrong
- 取り付けinstallation, fitting
- 取り扱いhandling, how an item is treated
- 取り締まりa crackdown, policing
- 取引business dealings, trading
- 取引先a business partner, a client
- 取材gathering material for a story, news coverage
- 受け持ちone's charge, one's assigned duty
- 古時計an old clock
- 古雑誌old magazines
- 幕が上がるfor the curtain to rise
- 右寄せright alignment
- 合コンa group blind date, a mixer
- 名セリフa famous line (of dialogue)
- 名勝負a legendary match, a memorable contest
- 名演奏a superb musical performance
- 名演技a masterful piece of acting
- 名選手a star athlete
- 向上improvement, betterment
- 品種改良selective breeding, crop improvement
- 商品券a gift voucher
- 問題視regard as a problem, view as an issue
- 四歳児a four-year-old (child)
- 回覧板a circulating notice board
- 団体旅行a group tour
- 団体競技a team sport, a team event
- 固定観念a fixed idea, a preconception
- 国立大学a national university
- 国際欄the international news section (of a paper)
- 国際法international law
- 国際連合the United Nations (full name)
- 園児a nursery-school child, a preschooler
- 土砂崩れa landslide
- 地下街an underground shopping arcade
- 地図帳an atlas
- 地域別by region, broken down by region
- 地域差a regional difference, regional variation
- 地方公共団体a local government body
- 型通りformulaic, strictly by the book
- 型にはめるforce into a mould
- 塩分salt content
- 土を耕すto till the soil
- 土砂崩れが起きるfor a landslide to occur
- なぞを解くto solve a riddle
- 涙をためるto well up with tears
- 日本語に訳すto translate into Japanese
- 墓参りvisiting a grave
- 売り出しa (store) sale, a launch
- 売上金sales proceeds, takings
- 変わり目a turning point, a changeover (of season or era)
- 考え方を見直すto rethink an approach
- 範囲を絞るto narrow the scope
- 批判を浴びるto come under fire
- 変化をとらえるto catch a change
- 変更届a notification-of-change form
- 目をそらすto avert one's eyes
- 夕暮れ時dusk, twilight time
- 外れa miss, being off the mark; the edge or outskirts (as a suffix)
- 外交政策foreign policy
- 外務大臣the Foreign Minister (full title)
- 外務省the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 外国産foreign-made, produced abroad
- 多人数a large number of people
- 多国籍multinational
- 多方面many fields, various areas
- 多用途multipurpose, many uses
- 大げさexaggerated, over the top
- 大ざっぱrough and imprecise, slapdash
- 大したimpressive, worth mentioning (usu. with negation)
- 大まかbroad-brush, in rough outline
- 大人数a big group, a large turnout of people
- スピードを落とすto slow down
- 大人気hugely popular, a big hit
- 大切さhow important something is, its importance
- 大反対fierce opposition
- 大地震a major earthquake
- 大多数the great majority
- 大安売りa big sale, a bargain sale
- 大忙しbeing extremely busy, a rush
- 大急ぎgreat haste, a hurry
- 大成功a great success
- 大手自動車メーカーa major automaker
- 大気汚染air pollution
- 大活躍a splendid, highly active performance
- 大流行all the rage, a big trend
- 大満足being thoroughly satisfied
- 大画面a big screen
- 大笑いa big laugh, hearty laughter
- 大規模large-scale
- 大違いa world of difference
- 大量にin large quantities, in bulk
- 大雨洪水警報a heavy-rain and flood warning
- 大騒ぎa big commotion, a fuss
- 天然ガスnatural gas
- 天然資源natural resources
- 天皇制the emperor system, the imperial institution
- 契機a trigger, an occasion that sets something off
- 奮闘a hard struggle, a fight to succeed
- 女性用for women, a women's (product line)
- 好印象a good impression
- 好奇心curiosity
- 好対照a striking contrast
- 好成績good results, a strong showing
- 好景気a boom, buoyant economic times
- 好条件favourable terms, favourable conditions
- 好青年a fine young man
- 娯楽番組an entertainment programme
- 子ウサギa baby rabbit
- 子供用for children, a children's (size or product)
- 学生証a student ID card
- 学習法a study method, a learning method
- 安価inexpensive
- 官庁街a government office district
- 定期預金a fixed-term deposit
- 実力差a gap in ability, a skill difference
- 家庭教育home education, upbringing at home
- 家庭用for home use, a household (appliance)
- 家庭を築くto build a family
- 家族全体the whole family, the family as a whole
- 家族連れa family group, visitors with family along
- 寂しさloneliness, a feeling of loneliness
- 寄付金a donation, a contribution
- 説明がくどいfor an explanation to be long-winded
- 寝心地how comfortable something is to sleep on
- 寝息the sound of sleeping breath
- 専門職a specialist job, a professional occupation
- 小太りslightly plump, a bit stout
- 筆記具writing implements
- 筆記試験a written exam
- 管理職a management position
- 範囲外outside the range, out of scope
- 築years since a building was constructed
- 紙おむつa disposable nappy
- 紙パックa paper carton
- 素顔one's bare face, without make-up
- 細分subdividing something into smaller parts
- 細菌bacteria, germs
- 紹介状a letter of introduction
- 終始from beginning to end, throughout
- 組み換えrecombination, rearranging something
- 経営方針a company's management policy
- 経済対策economic measures
- 経済政策economic policy
- 経済欄the business section of a newspaper
- 結婚相手a marriage partner
- 絶賛high praise, high acclaim
- 続々one after another, in quick succession
- 網の目the mesh of a net
- 線路沿いalongside the railway tracks
- 緩やかgentle, gradual (of a slope or pace)
- 繁殖breeding, reproduction (of animals)
- 繁殖地a breeding ground
- 羊a sheep
- 義務教育compulsory education
- 義務を負うbear an obligation
- 老人ホームa care home for the elderly
- 老後one's life after retirement
- 聞き手the listener, the person listening
- 職業別broken down by occupation
- 肉食動物a carnivore
- 肺a lung
- 背景background (of a picture, or of a situation)
- 能力差a difference in ability
- 脱ぎ着taking clothes off and putting them on
- 自らin person; of one's own accord
- 自炊cooking for oneself instead of eating out
- 姿勢を崩すto let one's posture slip
- 自然保護protecting the natural environment
- 自然環境the natural environment
- 自然破壊destruction of the natural environment
- 航空券a plane ticket
- 色違いthe same item in a different colour
- 色遣いthe way colours are used (in art or design)
- 芸能界the entertainment world
- 若干somewhat, a little; a few
- 借金が膨らむfor debt to balloon
- 成功をつかむto grasp success
- 知恵を絞るto rack one's brains
- 名前が刻まれるfor a name to be carved in
- 苦さhow bitter something is
- 苦しさhow hard or painful something is
- 手間が掛かるto take a lot of effort
- 苦みa bitter taste
- 英文学科the English literature department
- 英語版the English edition
- 英雄a hero
- 英雄が現れるfor a hero to appear
- 栄養を取るget one's nutrition
- 茎a stem (of a plant)
- 菌a germ, a bacterium
- 生演奏を聞くto hear a live performance
- 千円札を崩すto break a 1000-yen note
- 選択式multiple-choice
- 月日がたつfor time to pass
- 華やかgorgeous, showy
- 落書きscribbling, graffiti
- 著名人a well-known figure, a celebrity
- 葬儀費用funeral costs
- 薄味light seasoning, a mild flavour
- 血圧計a blood pressure monitor
- 血管a blood vessel
- 血管がふさがるfor a blood vessel to block
- 行き帰りthe trip there and back
- 行き来coming and going, visiting each other
- 行方不明missing, unaccounted for
- 衣装a costume, an outfit
- テーマを絞るto narrow the topic down
- 被害届a report of damage or a crime
- 被災地a disaster-hit area
- 裁判官a judge
- 補佐assistance, an aide
- 製造技術manufacturing technology
- 襟a collar, a lapel
- 要望a request, a demand
- 見た目the way something looks at a glance
- 見回りa patrol round
- 見聞きseeing and hearing things first-hand
- 見通しan outlook, a prospect
- 規模the scale of something
- 規模を拡大するto expand the scale
- 覚えrecollection; a knack for learning
- 親しさthe degree of closeness between people
- 親しみa feeling of affection or familiarity
- 親孝行being dutiful to one's parents
- 解決方法how to go about solving a problem
- 解決法a solution method (the more technical term)
- 解決済みalready resolved
- 言い合いan argument, a war of words
- 計算違いa miscalculation
- 討論a debate
- 記者会見a press conference
- 技術が向上するfor skill to improve
- 設置installing equipment or a facility
- 試験官an examiner
- 事件を取材するto cover an incident
- 話し手the speaker
- 話し相手someone to talk to
- 詳細detailed; the details
- 語学学校a language school
- 説得persuasion
- 読み手the reader
- 読み書きreading and writing
- 読者a reader
- 調理cooking, food preparation
- 諸事情various circumstances
- 諸問題the various problems (with something)
- 諸外国the various foreign countries
- 諸条件the various conditions attached to something
- 諸費用the various expenses involved
- 講演会a lecture event
- 警戒vigilance, being on alert
- 警戒を呼びかけるcall for vigilance
- 計画を修正するto revise a plan
- 豊富にabundantly, plentifully
- 豚a pig
- 財務相the finance minister
- 財務省the Ministry of Finance
- 貯蓄savings, putting money aside
- 貴族the nobility, an aristocrat
- 規則に縛られるto be bound by rules
- 貸し借りlending and borrowing
- 貸し賃the rent one charges as a landlord
- 貼り付けpasting something onto a surface or screen
- 賃貸renting, a lease
- 賃貸アパートa rented flat
- 資本金a company's capital funds
- 身分証an ID card
- 身長差the difference in height
- 車いすa wheelchair
- 軽犯罪a petty offence in law
- 軽自動車a kei car (Japan's light-vehicle class)
- 軽金属light metals
- 軽音楽light music, easy-listening music
- 辛さhow spicy something is
- 辛みa spicy, pungent taste
- 農作物farm produce
- 農水相the agriculture minister
- 近い将来the near future
- 近年in recent years
- 近所付き合いgetting along with one's neighbours
- 小遣い帳a notebook for tracking one's allowance
- 少しずつlittle by little
- 少なからずnot a little; considerably
- 少人数a small number of people
- 少人数制a small-group format
- 少年法juvenile law
- 就職先one's place of employment
- 就職をあきらめるto give up on a job hunt
- 居心地how comfortable a place feels
- 展示an exhibit; a display
- 川沿いthe area along a river
- 手がまわるto be able to attend to
- 左寄せleft alignment
- 平均気温average temperature
- 平均点average score
- 平方センチメートルsquare centimetre
- 平方メートルsquare metre
- 年々year by year
- 年下someone younger than oneself
- 年代別a breakdown by age group
- 年齢別a breakdown by age
- 年齢制限an age limit
- 年齢差an age gap
- 幼児教育early childhood education
- 幼稚園児a kindergartener
- 広々spaciously, wide open
- 座り心地how comfortable something is to sit on
- 庶民ordinary people
- 延長戦extra time; overtime
- 建築士a licensed architect
- 建設機械construction machinery
- 弱さweakness
- 弱みa vulnerability someone can exploit
- 強さstrength
- 強みan advantage one can play to
- 強引にpushily, by strong-arming
- 強盗事件a robbery case
- 待遇treatment; pay and conditions
- 後悔regret
- 後日at a later date
- 従来up until now; conventional
- 従来通りas before, unchanged
- 得意先a regular customer
- 復旧restoration of a service after a breakdown
- 復活a revival; a comeback
- 忍耐patience, endurance
- 忠告a piece of advice; a warning
- 怒りanger
- 怒りを解くto let go of anger
- 思いっ切りto one's heart's content, with all one's might
- 思い込みa fixed idea; a false assumption
- 急カーブa sharp curve
- 急テンポa fast tempo
- 急上昇a sharp rise
- 急展開a sudden turn of events
- 急成長rapid growth
- 急接近a sudden closing in
- 恐ろしさhow frightening something is
- 恐怖心a feeling of fear
- 悪天候bad weather
- あくまでto the last; persistently
- 悪影響a bad influence
- 悪条件unfavourable conditions
- 悲しさsadness
- 情熱passion
- 意外とsurprisingly, more than one expected
- 愚痴grumbling; complaints
- チャンスをつかむto seize a chance
- 予算が膨らむfor the budget to balloon
- 予算を削るto cut a budget
- 予定が狂うfor plans to go awry
- 予定を組むto set a schedule
- 我が国our country
- 我が社our company
- 手品師a magician
- 手当てfirst aid; medical treatment
- 手書きhandwriting
- 手遅れtoo late to fix
- 手間賃payment for labour
- 打ち上げa launch; a wrap party
- 承諾agreeing to a request; formal consent
- 技術職a technical position
- 折り目a crease, a fold
- 拒否refusal; rejection
- 招待状an invitation card
- 拝借borrowing (humble)
- 拝観viewing a temple or shrine (humble)
- 指先a fingertip
- 挑戦状a written challenge
- 振り込め詐欺a bank-transfer scam
- 捜査a criminal investigation
- 排出量emissions volume
- 掲示板a message board
- 援助活動aid work; relief activities
- 援助活動を行うto carry out relief work
- 援助額the amount of aid
- 携帯用a portable version
- 支持backing, endorsement
- 改正案an amendment bill
- 改築rebuilding, renovation
- 改良an improvement
- 改訂版a revised edition
- 改革reform
- 放課後after school
- 政治欄the politics section
- 政策a government policy
- 故人a deceased person
- 救済relief, aid
- 教育実習teaching practice
- 教育方針educational policy
- 教育機関an educational institution
- 文部科学省the Ministry of Education
- 新たnew, fresh
- 旅番組a travel programme
- 日ごろusually, day to day
- 日光浴sunbathing
- 日本列島the Japanese archipelago
- 日本産grown or produced in Japan
- 日本語版the Japanese edition
- 日本語訳a Japanese translation
- 人づかいthe way one manages staff
- 日焼けa suntan; sunburn
- 日記帳a diary notebook
- 早めa little early
- 昆虫an insect (the entomological term)
- 昇進a promotion
- 時折from time to time (formal)
- 時間内within the time limit
- 時間をつぶすkill time
- 時間外労働work outside contracted hours (formal term)
- 道路がふさがるfor a road to be blocked
- 普通預金an ordinary deposit account
- 未確認unconfirmed
- 有害harmful
- 有望promising
- 有給休暇paid leave
- 期限内before the deadline
- 本代the cost of books
- 本年this year (formal)
- 一部分part, portion
- 一雨spell of rain
- 一頭one head of livestock
- 七世紀seventh century
- 万が一just in case, by any chance
- 三人姉妹three sisters
- 三人連れparty of three
- 三日目third day
- 上げ下げraise and lower
- 上り坂uphill slope
- 上書き保存overwrite save, saving over the original
- 下水道sewerage system
- 下準備preliminary preparations
- ブームa boom, a craze
- 包丁を握るto wield a knife
- 未開発undeveloped
- 目づかいthe way one uses one's eyes
- 友人を裏切るto betray a friend
- 友人を見送るto see a friend off
- 夢をいだくto hold a dream
- 夢を追いかけるto chase a dream
- 酔いがさめるto sober up
- 要点をつかむto grasp the main points
- 要望を寄せるto submit a request
- 要領がいいto be good at getting things done
- 要領が悪いto be inefficient
- 横になるto lie down
- 与党ruling party
- 世界記録world record
- 世論public opinion
- 両ひざboth knees
- 両わきboth flanks, either side
- 両方向both directions
- 両端揃えjustification (text alignment)
- 中でもabove all, especially
- 中央揃えcentring (text alignment)
- 中断interruption
- 中間試験mid-term exam
- 丸ごとwhole, in one piece
- 丸さdegree of roundness
- 丸みroundness
- 主main
- 主成分main ingredient
- 主成分を調べるto check the main ingredients
- 主産地main producing area
- 乗り降りgetting on and off
- 予想外the unexpected
- 予想通りas expected
- 予算内within budget
- 予算案draft budget
- 予約制reservation-only system
- 予防法prevention method
- 事典encyclopaedia
- 事前beforehand, prior
- 事前にbeforehand
- 事故防止accident prevention
- 二メートルおきat two-metre intervals
- 二酸化炭素carbon dioxide
- 五番目fifth in order
- 交渉negotiation
- 人材talented personnel
- 人違いmistaking someone for another
- 人間関係interpersonal relations
- 今ではnowadays
- 今まで同様same as before
- 今やnow, at this point
- 今シーズンthis season
- 今世紀this century
- 仕上げfinishing touches
- 仕方なくhaving no other choice
- 他校another school
- 付け外しattaching and detaching
- 件matter, case
- 企画書proposal document
- 気が狂うgo mad
- 休み明けjust after a break
- 休憩時間break time
- 会員制members-only system
- 会員証membership card
- 会計係treasurer
- 会計係を受け持つto take charge of accounts
- 会計士accountant
- 伝達transmission
- 住宅地residential area
- 住宅街residential district
- 住民団体residents' association
- 体つきbuild, physique
- 体重計bathroom scale
- 何ともnot at all, indescribably
- 何よりmore than anything
- 余分にextra, more than needed
- 余白margin, blank space
- 余計にall the more
- 使い道use, application
- 使用法how to use something
- 使用済みalready used
- 使用量amount used
- 便convenience of access
- 便利さconvenience
- 俗にcommonly, popularly
- 保存版keepsake edition
- 保証金deposit, security money
- 保険金insurance payout
- 個人差individual variation
- 個人情報personal data
- 故人となるpass away
- 個人旅行independent travel
- 個人競技individual event
- 借り賃rent one pays
- 傷あとscar
- 優しさkindness
- 先進国developed country
- 免税店duty-free shop
- 免許証licence
- 入会金membership fee
- 公共政策public policy
- 再三again and again
- 冠婚葬祭ceremonial occasions
- 処分disposal
- 凶悪heinous
- 出し入れtaking in and out
- 出来立てfreshly made
- 出生届birth registration
- 出産費用childbirth costs
- 出身地the place a person is from
- 切り取りcutting out
- 切れ味sharpness, cutting edge
- 初雪first snow
- 初霜first frost
- 利息interest earned
- 利用法way of making use of something
- 前会長previous chairman
- 前大統領previous president
- 前大臣previous minister
- 前首相previous prime minister
- 割り込み乗車pushing in to board
- 労働法labour law
- 労働組合trade union
- 労働運動labour movement
- 効き目efficacy
- 効率efficiency
- 効率が上がるfor efficiency to rise
- 勉強仲間study buddy
- 動かし方how to operate something
- 勝利victory
- 勝手にas one pleases
- 勤務地place of work
- 条例a local ordinance, a bylaw
- 条約a treaty
- 条約を結ぶconclude a treaty
- しょう油を足すto add soy sauce
- 東京方面heading towards Tokyo, the Tokyo direction
- 東京発departing from Tokyo
- 東京行きbound for Tokyo
- 東西南北the four cardinal directions
- 枠a frame, or a set quota
- 栽培cultivation, growing crops
- 案の定just as expected, sure enough
- 案を思いつくto come up with an idea
- 案内状an invitation letter, a notice
- 梅雨時the rainy season
- 森林火災a forest fire
- 植民地a colony
- 食糧を確保するsecure food supplies
- 楽しさhow enjoyable something is
- 概してgenerally speaking, on the whole
- 標準サイズa standard size
- 模擬試験a mock exam
- 欧州連合the European Union
- 歌詞song lyrics
- 正三角形an equilateral triangle
- 正五角形a regular pentagon
- 正午過ぎjust after noon
- 正反対the exact opposite
- 正式にformally, officially
- 正比例direct proportion
- 正確さaccuracy, exactness
- 死death, mortality
- 死亡事故a fatal accident
- 死亡届a notification of death
- 殺人murder
- 殺人事件a murder case
- 殺人事件が起きるa murder case occurs
- 氏Mr. (formal, after a surname)
- 試合を解説するto commentate a match
- 試合を中断するto suspend a match
- 不安になるto grow anxious
- 民族an ethnic group
- 気まぐれcapricious, whimsical
- 気候変動climate change
- 気温差a difference in temperature
- 気軽にcasually, without hesitation
- 気遣いconsideration, thoughtfulness towards others
- 水玉模様a polka-dot pattern
- 求人情報job listings
- 決まってwithout fail, invariably
- 決断a decision, a resolve
- 沈黙silence
- 河川rivers (collectively)
- 治療薬a medicine used for treatment
- 法事a memorial service
- 法廷a courtroom
- 洗い物the washing-up, dishes to be washed
- 洗面具toiletries, washing things
- 津波警報a tsunami warning
- 活用法a way of making use of something
- 派遣dispatch, sending staff out on temporary placement
- 海岸沿いalong the coast
- 涼みcooling off, a break from the heat
- 評判を呼ぶto draw acclaim
- 深さdepth
- 深みa deep spot, or depth of character
- 深夜番組a late-night programme
- 清算settling an account, clearing a debt
- 温かさwarmth
- 温かみwarmth of feeling
- 温泉街a hot spring town
- 湿疹eczema, an itchy skin rash
- 演習a seminar, a practice exercise
- 焼きたてfreshly baked or cooked
- 熱心にeagerly, keenly
- 燃やせないごみrubbish that can't be burned
- 燃やせるごみrubbish that can be burned
- 牛乳パックa milk carton
- 牛乳を搾るto milk a cow
- 物干しa place for hanging out the washing
- 特別にspecially, particularly
- 特性a characteristic, a distinguishing trait
- 犯人扱いtreating someone as if they were the culprit
- 犯罪防止crime prevention
- 独立心a spirit of independence
- 猛暑scorching heat, a heatwave
- 現代語the modern language, present-day Japanese
- 現代語訳a rendering into modern language
- 現大臣the current government minister
- 現市長the current mayor
- 現時点the present moment
- 現段階the present stage
- 現社長the current company president
- 理学部the faculty of science
- 環境保護environmental protection
- 環境破壊environmental destruction
- 甘さsweetness, the degree of sweetness
- 甘みsweetness, a sweet taste
- 生出演a live appearance, on air
- 生放送a live broadcast
- 生演奏a live musical performance
- 生産地a producing region
- 生産量production output
- 産出量the yield of a resource
- 産業別broken down by industry
- 男女別separated by sex
- 男女差the gap between the sexes
- 男性用for men, a men's product line
- 町内会a neighbourhood association
- 異分野a different field
- 異業種a different line of business
- 異民族a people of a different ethnicity
- 疑いdoubt, suspicion
- 疑いを招くto arouse suspicion
- 疲れ気味a bit run down, somewhat fatigued
- 病状the state of an illness
- 痛さhow much something hurts
- 発生件数the number of cases that occurred
- 発表会a presentation event, a recital
- 登録済みalready registered
- 登録証a registration certificate
- 的a target
- 相互にmutually, reciprocally
- 相次いでone after another, in succession
- 相談相手someone to turn to for advice
- 睡眠不足sleep deprivation, insufficient sleep
- 睡眠時間hours of sleep
- 睡眠時間を削るto cut back on sleep
- 短時間a short time
- 短期間a short period
- 短距離a short distance
- 確かにcertainly, indeed
- 確定finalizing, becoming fixed or settled
- 祈りa prayer
- 秀才a brilliant student, a high achiever
- 私立大学a private university
- 種類別categorized by type
- 粗末な服装shabby clothing
- 突如all of a sudden
- 立方センチメートルa cubic centimetre
- 立方体a cube
- 競争心a competitive spirit
- 迷惑メールspam email
- 迷惑メール対策measures against spam email
- 追い越しovertaking (on the road)
- 退化degeneration, degenerating
- 退職leaving a job, retiring
- 退職届a letter of resignation
- 通信教育distance learning (correspondence education)
- 通信機能a communication function (of a device)
- 通信網a communications network
- 通勤用for commuting
- 通行人a passer-by
- 週明けthe start of the (working) week
- 進化evolution, evolving
- 運動不足a lack of exercise
- 運行operation, running (of a transport service)
- 運転士a licensed train driver
- 道沿いalong the road, roadside
- 選択肢an option (one of the choices on offer)
- 選挙活動election campaigning
- 遺伝heredity, being inherited
- 遺伝子a gene
- 遺伝子組み換えgenetic modification
- 都心方面toward the city centre
- 配布handing out, distributing
- 酔いdrunkenness, intoxication
- 重みweightiness, gravitas (the figurative heft of something)
- 重労働heavy labour
- 重金属a heavy metal
- 野党an opposition party
- 金メダルa gold medal
- 金融機関a financial institution
- 金融界the financial world
- 金遣いthe way one spends money
- 金遣いが荒いto be a big spender
- 釣り具fishing tackle
- 長期間a long period of time
- 長距離a long distance
- 開幕opening, kicking off (of an event)
- 罪を犯すto commit a crime
- 長い年月を費やすto spend long years
- 肉を蒸すto steam meat
- 配置を変えるto rearrange the layout
- 法事を行うto hold a memorial service
- 間違いないthere's no doubt about it
- 間違いなくwithout a doubt, undoubtedly
- 防災対策disaster-prevention measures
- 防犯対策crime-prevention measures
- 降水量rainfall (amount)
- 限定版a limited edition
- 障害物a physical obstruction, something in the way
- 雄a male (animal)
- 雌a female (animal)
- 雑談idle chat, small talk
- 離婚届a divorce registration form
- 電機メーカーan electrical appliance manufacturer
- 電話帳a phone book
- 電車賃train fare
- まぶしい日差しdazzling sunlight
- 面接試験an interview as a formal selection stage
- 面白さhow interesting something is
- 面白みan element of interest (what makes something engaging)
- 革命a revolution
- 革命が起きるfor a revolution to occur
- 学力が上がるfor academic ability to rise
- 革製made of leather
- 音声audio, voice (spoken sound, esp. as data or a recording)
- 音声が流れるfor audio to play
- 頻繁frequent
- 頼りreliance, something to rely on
- 風邪気味a touch of a cold
- 食事会a dinner gathering
- 食事制限a dietary restriction
- 食事を味わうto savor a meal
- 食生活one's eating habits
- 飲み仲間a drinking buddy
- 飲酒drinking alcohol
- 飲酒運転drink driving
- インタビューを受けるto be interviewed
- 飼育raising, keeping (animals)
- 首脳a top leader (of a country or organisation)
- 驚きastonishment, surprise
- 体がかゆいto be itchy all over
- 体がだるいto feel heavy and listless
- 体に熱がこもるfor heat to build up in the body
- 優勝を逃すto let the title slip away
- 友達ともめるto fall out with a friend
- 友達に恵まれるto be blessed with good friends
- 心がこもるto be filled with sincerity, heartfelt
- 心のこもったheartfelt, made with sincere care
- 態度を改めるto mend one's attitude
- 気にならないto not bother one, not mind
- 機能を備えるbe equipped with functions
- 気にかけるto be concerned about, keep in mind
- 症状が治まるfor symptoms to settle down
- 症状を訴えるcomplain of symptoms
- 痛みに耐えるto endure pain
- 痛みを抑えるto suppress pain
- 痛みをこらえるto hold back against pain
- 肌が荒れるfor skin to get rough or irritated
- 肩をもむto knead or massage someone's shoulders
- 頭がぼうっとするto feel foggy-headed
- 頼りにするto count on, rely on
- 東京を発つto depart Tokyo
- ひもを解くto untie a cord
- ユーモアがあるto have a sense of humor
- 予算を組むto draw up a budget
- 利息が付くfor interest to accrue
- ルールに従うto follow the rules
- ローンを組むto take out a loan
- 忘れ物をするto leave something behind
- 話題に上るto become a talking point
- わなにはまるto fall into a trap
- 際occasion
- 要するにin short
- いわばso to speak
- 大いにgreatly; a great deal
- しばしばoften; frequently (written style)
- 一家a family
- 周囲surroundings
- 夫人wife
- 集まりgathering
- 大家landlord
- 冷静calmness
- 勘perception
- 器用skillful
- 心理state of mind
- 慎重careful
- 機嫌humour
- 陽気cheerful
- 不平discontent
- 作法manners
- 哀れpity
- 尊敬respect
- 恩favour
- 敬意respect
- 誤解misunderstanding
- 道徳morals
- 重視regarding as important
- まさにexactly
- 天然nature
- 意識consciousness
- 粗末crude
- 質quality
- 飯cooked rice
- しきりにincessantly; persistently
- 赤ん坊baby
- 旗flag
- 余分extra
- 苦痛pain
- 適度moderate (degree)
- 今にany day now; any time now
- 生命life
- コーチcoach
- 劇場theatre
- 幕curtain
- 役role
- 敵opponent
- 演技acting
- 競技game
- 舞台stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.)
- 芝居play
- 著者author (usu. of a particular book)
- 実にtruly; indeed
- 言語language
- 乗客passenger
- 活気energy
- 滞在stay
- 跡trace
- すでにalready
- 集団group
- 思わずwithout thinking; involuntarily
- 丘hill
- 地平線horizon (related to land)
- 岸bank
- 沖open sea
- 温暖warm
- 湾bay
- 稲rice plant (Oryza sativa)
- 谷valley
- 霧fog
- 頂上top
- 気候climate
- 引用quotation
- 答案examination paper
- 証明proof
- 説theory
- 滅多にrarely; seldom (with negative)
- 適切appropriate
- 依頼request
- 提案proposal
- 損害damage
- 改善betterment
- 熱中being enthusiastic about
- 破産bankruptcy
- 組織organization
- 資本capital
- 万一(unlikely event of) emergency
- 必ずしも(not) necessarily
- 世間world
- 発行publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.)
- そのままwithout change
- 流れflow (of a fluid or gas)
- 一瞬instant
- 拡大expansion
- インクink
- 修正amendment
- 仏Buddha
- 役割part
- 永遠eternity
- 強盗robber
- 現場actual spot
- 食糧food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat)
- 直ちにat once
- 作物crop
- 供給supply
- 田rice field
- 義務duty
- 需要demand
- おそらくprobably
- 立場position
- 人物person
- 国会National Diet
- 国家state
- 外交diplomacy
- 憲法constitution
- 支配rule
- 演説speech
- 独立independence
- 裁判trial
- 議論argument
- 不正injustice
- 党party (political)
- 末end
- 額(picture) frame
- 大気atmosphere
- 小屋hut
- 現状present condition
- 絶滅extinction
- 今後from now on
- 現象phenomenon
- 区別distinction
- 差別distinction
- 年月months and years
- 手間time and effort; trouble
- 生物living thing
- 競争competition
- メンバーmember
- 小麦wheat
- 球sphere
- いっそうeven more
- 傾向tendency
- いつまでもforever
- そのうちsooner or later; one of these days
- 実施enforcement
- 常にalways
- 同様same
- 商売trade
- 要点gist
- 謎riddle
- 命令order
- 機能function
- 特徴feature
- 知恵wisdom
- 魅力charm
- 候補candidate
- 働きwork
- 包みbundle
- 縄rope
- 係員person in charge; attendant
- 刑事(police) detective
- 生地cloth; dough (of bread, pastry)
- 陰shade
- 悪口(verbal) abuse
- せいぜいat the most
- ややslightly; a bit
- オーバーovercoat
- さらにfurthermore
- あちこちhere and there
- 厄介trouble
- 意外unexpected
- 方々here and there
- 次々in succession
- 順調favourable
- 手段means
- それぞれeach
- 援助assistance
- 予測prediction
- 貢献contribution (furthering a goal or cause)
- 批評criticism
- 書斎study
- 有利advantageous
- 有効valid
- 有能able
- 世の中society
- 背back
- 一体(what) on earth
- ベンチbench
- 実行execution (e.g. of a plan)
- 王子prince
- 処理processing
- むしろrather
- あいにくunfortunately
- 単にsimply
- トンネルtunnel
- キロメートルkilometre
- 連続continuation
- 夜明けdawn
- 大部分most part
- 正(logical) true
- 逆reverse
- 別distinction
- 金gold (metal)
- 地earth
- 用business
- 率rate
- 性nature (of a person)
- 汚染pollution
- 職job
- 少しも(not) in the least
- 税tax
- 正式formal
- だっこcarrying in one's arms
- 例えexample
- 利益profit
- 金融finance
- 年月months and years
- 収穫harvest
- 状況state of affairs
- 間time
- 一人一人each (person)
- 上upper reaches (of a river)
- 上the best; top; first class
- 食卓dining table
- 妊娠pregnancy
- 支給provision
- しょうがないit can't be helped
- 脇armpit
- 放っておくto leave alone
- やがてbefore long
- ばったりunexpectedly (running into someone); suddenly (stopping)
- すっとswiftly; straight (in one smooth motion)
- 物理laws of nature
- 書物book
- 物音noise
- 今日today
- 年代age
- 大半majority
- 一生whole life
- 用心care
- 地理geography
- 名人master
- 会計accounting
- 会合meeting
- 手品magic (illusion)
- 合図sign
- 本人the person in question
- 気味sensation
- スタンドstands
- 上等superior
- 高価highly priced
- 人工artificial
- 飴(hard) candy
- 見当estimate
- 日が当たるcatch the sun
- ノックknock
- ケースcase (container)
- 宝石gem
- 独特peculiarity
- スーツケースsuitcase
- つもりintention
- せいconsequence
- ボートboat