JLPT N2 Vocabulary
1,831 words
| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 題名 | だいめい | daimei | title |
| でたらめ | — | detarame | (1) irresponsible utterance, nonsense, nonsensical, (2) random |
| 目上 | めうえ | meue | superior(s), senior |
| 成分 | せいぶん | seibun | ingredient, component, composition |
| サイレン | — | sairen | siren |
| 毛糸 | けいと | keito | knitting wool |
| 酌む | くむ | kumu | to serve sake |
| 中世 | ちゅうせい | chūsei | Middle Ages, mediaeval times |
| 雨戸 | あまど | amado | sliding storm door |
| 矢印 | やじるし | yajirushi | directing arrow |
| 御中 | おんちゅう | onchū | and Company, Messrs. |
| 目安 | めやす | meyasu | criterion, aim |
| 架空 | かくう | kakū | aerial, overhead, fiction, fanciful |
| 詰まる | つまる | tsumaru | to be blocked, to be packed |
| 売行き | うれゆき | ureyuki | sales |
| 民謡 | みんよう | min'yō | folk song, popular song |
| 発つ | たつ | tatsu | to depart (on a plane, train, etc.) |
| 真っ暗 | まっくら | makkura | total darkness, shortsightedness, pitch dark |
| ぜひとも | — | zehitomo | by all means (with sense of not taking no for an answer) |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい | shōgakusei | grade school student |
| 手入れ | ていれ | teire | repairs, maintenance |
| 文献 | ぶんけん | bunken | literature, books (reference) |
| 休業 | きゅうぎょう | kyūgyō | closed (e.g. store), business suspended, shutdown, holiday |
| 軟らかい | やわらかい | yawarakai | soft, tender, limp |
| 呼び掛ける | よびかける | yobikakeru | to call out to, to accost, to address (crowd), to appeal |
| 意義 | いぎ | igi | meaning, significance |
| 蒸し暑い | むしあつい | mushiatsui | humid, sultry |
| 殖える | ふえる | fueru | to increase, to multiply |
| 基準 | きじゅん | kijun | standard, basis, criteria, norm |
| 先端 | せんたん | sentan | pointed end, tip, fine point |
| 中性 | ちゅうせい | chūsei | neuter gender, neutral (chem.), indifference, sterility |
| 比較的 | ひかくてき | hikakuteki | comparatively, relatively |
| 書籍 | しょせき | shoseki | book, publication |
| 芯 | しん | shin | core, heart, wick, marrow |
| 琴 | こと | koto | Koto (Japanese harp) |
| お代わり | おかわり | okawari | second helping, another cup |
| 卸す | おろす | orosu | to sell wholesale, grated (vegetables) |
| ブラシ | — | burashi | brushy, brush |
| ふざける | — | fuzakeru | to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to joke |
| 基盤 | きばん | kiban | foundation, basis |
| 先々週 | せんせんしゅう | sensenshū | week before last |
| 響く | ひびく | hibiku | to resound |
| 真っ黒 | まっくろ | makkuro | pitch black |
| 水平 | すいへい | suihei | water level, horizon |
| 危うい | あやうい | ayaui | dangerous, critical, grave |
| 着々 | ちゃくちゃく | chakuchaku | steadily |
| 記号 | きごう | kigō | symbol, code |
| 催促 | さいそく | saisoku | request, demand, claim, urge (action), press for |
| 平気 | へいき | heiki | coolness, calmness, composure, unconcern |
| 学級 | がっきゅう | gakkyū | grade in school |
| 制作 | せいさく | seisaku | work (film, book) |
| 特売 | とくばい | tokubai | special sale |
| 休講 | きゅうこう | kyūkō | lecture cancelled |
| おかず | — | okazu | side dish, accompaniment for rice dishes |
| 鉱物 | こうぶつ | kōbutsu | mineral |
| 山林 | さんりん | sanrin | mountain forest, mountains and forest |
| 粒 | つぶ | tsubu | grain |
| 速達 | そくたつ | sokutatsu | express, special delivery |
| ずらり | — | zurari | in a row; in a line |
| 必需品 | ひつじゅひん | hitsujuhin | necessities, necessary article, requisite, essential |
| 農薬 | のうやく | nōyaku | agricultural chemicals |
| 鳴らす | ならす | narasu | to ring, to sound, to chime, to beat, to snort (nose) |
| 女の人 | おんなのひと | onnanohito | woman |
| 余計 | よけい | yokei | too much, unnecessary, abundance, surplus, excess, superfluity |
| 大通り | おおどおり | ōdōri | main street |
| 改造 | かいぞう | kaizō | (1) remodeling, (2) modding (comp) |
| 大小 | だいしょう | daishō | size |
| ウール | — | ūru | wool |
| 妥当 | だとう | datō | valid, proper, right, appropriate |
| 整備 | せいび | seibi | adjustment, completion, consolidation |
| 曲線 | きょくせん | kyokusen | curve |
| ロッカー | — | rokkā | locker |
| 四季 | しき | shiki | four seasons |
| そのうえ | — | sonōe | in addition, furthermore |
| 蕎麦 | そば | soba | soba (buckwheat noodles) |
| 機関車 | きかんしゃ | kikansha | locomotive, engine |
| 留守番 | るすばん | rusuban | care-taking, caretaker, house-watching |
| 美容 | びよう | biyō | beauty of figure or form |
| 対照 | たいしょう | taishō | contrast, antithesis, comparison |
| 学会 | がっかい | gakkai | scientific society, academic meeting |
| 木材 | もくざい | mokuzai | lumber, timber, wood |
| 従姉妹 | いとこ | itoko | cousin (female) |
| 論ずる | ろんずる | ronzuru | to argue, to discuss, to debate |
| ゆでる | — | yuderu | to boil |
| スタート | — | sutāto | start |
| ごぞんじですか | — | gozonjidesuka | do you know? (polite) |
| 味わう | あじわう | ajiwau | to taste, to savor, to relish |
| 校庭 | こうてい | kōtei | campus |
| 殻 | から | kara | shell, husk, hull, chaff |
| 碁 | ご | go | Go (board game of capturing territory) |
| 学年 | がくねん | gakunen | year in school, grade in school |
| 仮定 | かてい | katei | assumption, supposition, hypothesis |
| 大して | たいして | taishite | (not so) much, (not) very |
| 広さ | ひろさ | hirosa | extent |
| ポスター | — | posutā | poster |
| やっつける | — | yattsukeru | to attack (an enemy), to beat, to do away with, to finish off |
| 終了 | しゅうりょう | shūryō | end, close, termination |
| 三日月 | みかづき | mikazuki | new moon, crescent moon |
| 飾り | かざり | kazari | decoration |
| 塊 | かたまり | katamari | lump, mass, clod, cluster |
| 紙幣 | しへい | shihei | paper money, notes, bills |
| 蘇る | よみがえる | yomigaeru | to be resurrected, to be revived, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated |
| 道順 | みちじゅん | michijun | itinerary, route |
| 盗難 | とうなん | tōnan | theft, robbery |
| 講師 | こうし | kōshi | lecturer |
| 思いっ切り | おもいっきり | omoikkiri | with all one's might; to one's heart's content |
| 助かる | たすかる | tasukaru | to be saved, to be rescued, to survive, to be helpful |
| 生意気 | なまいき | namaiki | impertinent, saucy, cheeky, conceit, audacious, brazen |
| 堅い | かたい | katai | hard (esp. wood), steadfast, honorable, stuffy writing |
| アンテナ | — | antena | antenna |
| 折角 | せっかく | sekkaku | with trouble, at great pains, long-awaited |
| パターン | — | patān | pattern |
| ひとまず | — | hitomazu | for the present, once, in outline |
| 謙虚 | けんきょ | kenkyo | modesty, humility |
| 憎らしい | にくらしい | nikurashii | odious, hateful |
| 太鼓 | たいこ | taiko | drum, tambourine |
| 調味料 | ちょうみりょう | chōmiryō | condiment, seasoning |
| 並木 | なみき | namiki | roadside tree, row of trees |
| 耕す | たがやす | tagayasu | to till, to plow, to cultivate |
| 海洋 | かいよう | kaiyō | ocean |
| 定員 | ていいん | teiin | fixed number of regular personnel, capacity (of boat, etc.) |
| 混合 | こんごう | kongō | mixing, mixture |
| 採る | とる | toru | (1) to adopt (measure, proposal), (2) to pick (fruit) |
| 汚す | よごす | yogosu | (1) to disgrace, to dishonour, (2) to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain |
| 水滴 | すいてき | suiteki | drop of water |
| 鉄砲 | てっぽう | teppō | gun |
| 寮 | りょう | ryō | hostel, dormitory |
| 書留 | かきとめ | kakitome | writing down, putting on record, recording, making a note of, registration (of mail) |
| 花嫁 | はなよめ | hanayome | bride |
| 錆 | さび | sabi | rust (colour) |
| 反省 | はんせい | hansei | reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん | shinkansen | bullet train (very high speed), shinkansen |
| くれぐれも | — | kureguremo | repeatedly, sincerely, earnestly |
| 怠る | おこたる | okotaru | to neglect, to be off guard, to be feeling better |
| おととし | — | ototoshi | year before last |
| モノレール | — | monorēru | monorail |
| 納める | おさめる | osameru | to obtain, to reap, to pay, to supply, to accept |
| 乾電池 | かんでんち | kandenchi | dry cell, battery |
| 同格 | どうかく | dōkaku | the same rank, equality, apposition |
| 南北 | なんぼく | nanboku | south and north |
| おきのどくに | — | okinodokuni | I'm sorry to hear that; my sympathies |
| 時間割 | じかんわり | jikanwari | timetable, schedule |
| そうして | — | sōshite | and, like that |
| 干す | ほす | hosu | to air, to dry, to desiccate, to drain (off), to drink up |
| 人命 | じんめい | jinmei | (human) life |
| こんばんは | — | konbanha | good evening |
| ペンチ | — | penchi | (abbr) pliers (lit: pinchers) |
| 炒る | いる | iru | to roast; to fry |
| 刷る | する | suru | to print |
| 反る | かえる | kaeru | to warp, to be warped, to curve |
| 転がす | ころがす | korogasu | to roll |
| 小指 | こゆび | koyubi | little finger |
| 清い | きよい | kiyoi | clear, pure, noble |
| 蓄える | たくわえる | takuwaeru | to store, to lay in stock |
| 大層 | たいそう | taisō | very much, exaggerated, very fine |
| 実績 | じっせき | jisseki | achievements, actual results |
| 電柱 | でんちゅう | denchū | telephone pole, telegraph pole, lightpole |
| 叔母さん | おばさん | obasan | (1) aunt, (2) middle-aged lady |
| 梯子 | はしご | hashigo | ladder, stairs |
| 速力 | そくりょく | sokuryoku | speed |
| 扇ぐ | あおぐ | aogu | to fan, to flap |
| 私鉄 | してつ | shitetsu | private railway |
| 青白い | あおじろい | aojiroi | pale, pallid |
| 測定 | そくてい | sokutei | measurement |
| なんとも | — | nantomo | nothing (with neg. verb), quite, not a bit |
| 英和 | えいわ | eiwa | English-Japanese (e.g. dictionary) |
| 面接 | めんせつ | mensetsu | interview |
| 公正 | こうせい | kōsei | justice, fairness, impartiality |
| 熟語 | じゅくご | jukugo | idiom, idiomatic phrase, kanji compound |
| 地質 | ちしつ | chishitsu | geological features |
| 知合い | しりあい | shiriai | acquaintance |
| 近付ける | ちかづける | chikazukeru | to bring near, to put close, to let come near, to associate with |
| 綱 | つな | tsuna | rope |
| 呑気 | のんき | nonki | carefree, optimistic, careless, reckless, heedless |
| コーラス | — | kōrasu | chorus |
| 歌謡 | かよう | kayō | song, ballad |
| 畳む | たたむ | tatamu | to fold (clothes) |
| 点ける | つける | tsukeru | to turn on, to switch on, to light up |
| 濁る | にごる | nigoru | to become muddy, to get impure |
| たんす | — | tansu | chest of drawers |
| 公式 | こうしき | kōshiki | formula, formality, official |
| あいまい | — | aimai | vague, ambiguous |
| 拝見 | はいけん | haiken | (hum) (pol) seeing, look at |
| あひら | あひら | ahira | alternate spelling for duck; ohira |
| 来日 | らいにち | rainichi | arrival in Japan, coming to Japan, visit to Japan |
| 交差 | こうさ | kōsa | cross |
| 稀 | まれ | mare | rare, seldom |
| 追加 | ついか | tsuika | addition, supplement, appendix |
| 産地 | さんち | sanchi | producing area |
| セメント | — | semento | cement |
| しいんと | （する） | (suru) | silent (as the grave), (deathly) quiet |
| ロビー | — | robī | lobby |
| 恨む | うらむ | uramu | to curse, to feel bitter |
| 初めに | はじめに | hajimeni | at the beginning; first of all |
| 逃がす | にがす | nigasu | to let loose, to set free, to let escape |
| すくなくとも | — | sukunakutomo | at least |
| 公衆 | こうしゅう | kōshū | the public |
| そのほか | — | sonohoka | otherwise |
| 定期券 | ていきけん | teikiken | commuter pass, season ticket |
| ぶらさげる | — | burasageru | to hang, to suspend, to dangle, to swing |
| 欄 | らん | ran | column of text (e.g. as in a newspaper) |
| 中旬 | ちゅうじゅん | chūjun | second third of a month |
| 地盤 | じばん | jiban | (the) ground |
| あてはまる | — | atehamaru | to be applicable, to come under (a category), to fulfill |
| 免税 | めんぜい | menzei | tax exemption, duty exemption |
| くどい | — | kudoi | verbose, importunate, heavy (taste) |
| ミシン | — | mishin | sewing machine |
| 吹雪 | ふぶき | fubuki | snow storm |
| 人差指 | ひとさしゆび | hitosashiyubi | index finger |
| 障子 | しょうじ | shōji | paper sliding door |
| 著す | あらわす | arawasu | to write, to publish |
| あれこれ | — | arekore | one thing or another, this and that, this or that |
| 括弧 | かっこ | kakko | parenthesis, brackets |
| 行事 | ぎょうじ | gyōji | event, function |
| 無地 | むじ | muji | plain, unfigured |
| 肘 | ひじ | hiji | elbow |
| 冷ます | さます | samasu | to cool, to dampen, to let cool |
| 集合 | しゅうごう | shūgō | gathering, assembly, meeting, set (math) |
| 外れる | はずれる | hazureru | to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear) |
| ワンピース | — | wanpīsu | one-piece dress |
| 傑作 | けっさく | kessaku | masterpiece, best work, boner, blunder |
| アイデア / アイディア | — | aidea / aidia | idea |
| みっともない | — | mittomonai | shameful, indecent |
| 暖める | あたためる | atatameru | to warm, to heat |
| テニスコート | — | tenisukōto | tennis court |
| 下車 | げしゃ | gesha | alighting, getting off |
| 醜い | みにくい | minikui | ugly |
| 剥く | むく | muku | to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull |
| インタビュー | — | intabyū | interview |
| 文体 | ぶんたい | buntai | literary style |
| 通ずる | つうずる | tsūzuru | to lead to; to communicate; to be understood |
| やたらに | — | yatarani | randomly, recklessly, blindly |
| 和英 | わえい | waei | Japanese-English |
| オートメーション | — | ōtomēshon | automation |
| 弱点 | じゃくてん | jakuten | weak point, weakness |
| 整数 | せいすう | seisū | integer |
| 吊る | つる | tsuru | to hang |
| 跳ぶ | とぶ | tobu | to jump, to fly, to leap |
| 東洋 | とうよう | tōyō | Orient |
| 片道 | かたみち | katamichi | one-way (trip) |
| 溶く | とく | toku | to dissolve (paint) |
| 矛盾 | むじゅん | mujun | contradiction, inconsistency |
| おげんきで | — | ogenkide | take care; all the best |
| ぼろ | — | boro | rag, scrap, tattered clothes, fault (esp. in a pretense) |
| 競馬 | けいば | keiba | horse racing |
| 彫刻 | ちょうこく | chōkoku | carving, engraving, sculpture |
| 憎む | にくむ | nikumu | to hate, to detest |
| 線路 | せんろ | senro | line, track, roadbed |
| 退く | どく | doku | (1) to retreat, to recede, to withdraw |
| 交ぜる | まぜる | mazeru | to be mixed, to be blended with |
| 持参 | じさん | jisan | bringing, taking, carrying |
| 亡くす | なくす | nakusu | to lose someone, wife, child, etc |
| 貸し出し | かしだし | kashidashi | lending, loaning |
| 続々 | ぞくぞく | zokuzoku | successively, one after another |
| 振り仮名 | ふりがな | furigana | pronunciation key |
| 順々 | じゅんじゅん | junjun | in order, in turn |
| 夕日 | ゆうひ | yūhi | (in) the evening sun, setting sun |
| 頼もしい | たのもしい | tanomoshii | reliable, trustworthy, hopeful, promising |
| 注す | さす | sasu | to pour (drink), to serve (drinks) |
| 絵の具 | えのぐ | enogu | colors, paints |
| 強引 | ごういん | gōin | overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed |
| 学部 | がくぶ | gakubu | department of a university, undergraduate |
| 応接 | おうせつ | ōsetsu | reception |
| 勝敗 | しょうはい | shōhai | victory or defeat, issue (of battle) |
| 原始 | げんし | genshi | origin, primeval |
| 墨 | すみ | sumi | ink |
| 住居 | じゅうきょ | jūkyo | dwelling, house, residence, address |
| 回数券 | かいすうけん | kaisūken | book of tickets |
| 仲良し | なかよし | nakayoshi | intimate friend, bosom buddy, chum |
| 高度 | こうど | kōdo | altitude, height, advanced |
| 引算 | ひきざん | hikizan | subtraction |
| 高等 | こうとう | kōtō | high class, high grade |
| 通路 | つうろ | tsūro | passage, pathway |
| 焚く | たく | taku | to burn, to kindle, to build a fire |
| 統一 | とういつ | tōitsu | unity, consolidation, uniformity |
| 中味 | なかみ | nakami | contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade |
| 受話器 | じゅわき | juwaki | (telephone) receiver |
| 姿勢 | しせい | shisei | attitude, posture |
| 塞がる | ふさがる | fusagaru | to be plugged up, to be shut up |
| 敷地 | しきち | shikichi | site |
| 造船 | ぞうせん | zōsen | shipbuilding |
| 肯定 | こうてい | kōtei | positive, affirmation |
| 閉会 | へいかい | heikai | closure |
| おととい | — | ototoi | day before yesterday |
| 平仮名 | ひらがな | hiragana | hiragana, 47 syllables, the cursive syllabary |
| 潰れる | つぶれる | tsubureru | to be smashed, to go bankrupt |
| 係わる | かかわる | kakawaru | to concern oneself in, to have to do with, to affect, to influence, to stick to (opinions) |
| 刺さる | ささる | sasaru | to stick, to be stuck |
| 意地悪 | いじわる | ijiwaru | malicious, ill-tempered, unkind |
| 過程 | かてい | katei | process |
| 南米 | なんべい | nanbei | South America |
| 実力 | じつりょく | jitsuryoku | merit, efficiency, arms, force |
| 先頭 | せんとう | sentō | head, lead, vanguard, first |
| 当番 | とうばん | tōban | being on duty |
| 高級 | こうきゅう | kōkyū | high class, high grade |
| 慰める | なぐさめる | nagusameru | to comfort, to console |
| リズム | — | rizumu | rhythm |
| 掃く | はく | haku | to sweep, to brush, to gather up |
| 習字 | しゅうじ | shūji | penmanship |
| 寸法 | すんぽう | sunpō | measurement, size, dimension |
| 生き生き | いきいき | ikiiki | vividly, lively |
| 巻く | まく | maku | to wind, to coil, to roll |
| 下品 | げひん | gehin | vulgarity, meanness, indecency, coarseness |
| メーター | — | mētā | meter (clock) |
| 植木 | うえき | ueki | garden shrubs, trees, potted plant |
| 方程式 | ほうていしき | hōteishiki | equation |
| めまい | — | memai | dizziness, giddiness |
| 改める | あらためる | aratameru | to change, to alter, to reform, to revise |
| 段階 | だんかい | dankai | gradation, grade, stage |
| 別々 | べつべつ | betsubetsu | separately, individually |
| 擦る | こする | kosuru | to rub, to chafe, to file, to frost (glass), to strike (match) |
| 看板 | かんばん | kanban | sign, signboard, doorplate, poster |
| 灯台 | とうだい | tōdai | lighthouse |
| 潜る | もぐる | moguru | (1) to drive, to pass through, (2) to evade, to hide, (3) to dive (into or under water), to go undergroun |
| 一昨日 | いっさくじつ | issakujitsu | day before yesterday |
| 並行 | へいこう | heikō | (going) side by side, concurrent, abreast, at the same time |
| 俄 | にわか | niwaka | sudden, abrupt, unexpected, improvised, offhand |
| 秤 | はかり | hakari | scales, weighing machine |
| 只 | ただ | tada | free of charge, mere, sole, only, usual, common |
| 補う | おぎなう | oginau | to compensate for |
| 郡 | ぐん | gun | country, district |
| 再来年 | さらいねん | sarainen | year after next |
| 王女 | おうじょ | ōjo | princess |
| マスク | — | masuku | mask |
| 焦がす | こがす | kogasu | to burn, to scorch, to singe, to char |
| 迫る | せまる | semaru | to draw near, to press |
| 侵入 | しんにゅう | shinnyū | penetration, invasion, raid, aggression, trespass |
| 生る | なる | naru | to bear fruit |
| どなる | — | donaru | to shout, to yell |
| 都心 | としん | toshin | heart (of city) |
| 発揮 | はっき | hakki | exhibition, demonstration, utilization, display |
| 一通り | ひととおり | hitotōri | ordinary, usual, in general, briefly |
| 独り言 | ひとりごと | hitorigoto | a soliloquy, a monologue, speaking to oneself |
| 卑怯 | ひきょう | hikyō | cowardice, meanness, unfairness |
| 真っ先 | まっさき | massaki | the head, the foremost, beginning |
| 副詞 | ふくし | fukushi | adverb |
| 針金 | はりがね | harigane | wire |
| 砕ける | くだける | kudakeru | to break, to be broken |
| 催し | もよおし | moyōshi | event, festivities, function |
| 祝日 | しゅくじつ | shukujitsu | national holiday |
| 尖る | とがる | togaru | to taper to a point, to become sharp, to be sour, to look displeased |
| 無数 | むすう | musū | countless number, infinite number |
| 利害 | りがい | rigai | advantages and disadvantages, interest |
| 終点 | しゅうてん | shūten | terminus, last stop (e.g train) |
| 透き通る | すきとおる | sukitōru | to be(come) transparent |
| 待ち合わせる | まちあわせる | machiawaseru | to rendezvous, to meet at a prearranged place and time |
| 差し引き | さしひき | sashihiki | deduction, subtraction, balance, ebb and flow, rise and fall |
| 賞金 | しょうきん | shōkin | prize, monetary award |
| 乾燥 | かんそう | kansō | dry, arid, insipid, dehydrated |
| ひゃっかじてん | — | hyakkajiten | encyclopedia |
| 略す | りゃくす | ryakusu | to abbreviate |
| 子孫 | しそん | shison | descendants, posterity, offspring |
| 見慣れる | みなれる | minareru | to become used to seeing, to be familiar with |
| 満員 | まんいん | man'in | full house, no vacancy, sold out |
| 夜行 | やこう | yakō | walking around at night, night train, night travel |
| なぐる | — | naguru | to strike, to hit |
| 親指 | おやゆび | oyayubi | thumb |
| 幼稚園 | ようちえん | yōchien | kindergarten |
| 特長 | とくちょう | tokuchō | forte, merit |
| 工事 | こうじ | kōji | construction work |
| かしこまりました | — | kashikomarimashita | certainly! |
| 湧く | わく | waku | to boil, to grow hot, to get excited, to gush forth |
| 引力 | いんりょく | inryoku | gravity |
| 現に | げんに | genni | actually, really |
| 垣根 | かきね | kakine | hedge |
| 苦情 | くじょう | kujō | complaint, troubles, objection |
| かわいがる | — | kawaigaru | to love, to be affectionate |
| 効力 | こうりょく | kōryoku | effect, efficacy, validity, potency |
| 無限 | むげん | mugen | infinite |
| ウエートレス | — | uētoresu | waitress |
| 浮ぶ | うかぶ | ukabu | to float, to rise to surface, to come to mind |
| 御無沙汰 | ごぶさた | gobusata | not writing or contacting for a while |
| 緩い | ゆるい | yurui | loose, lenient, slow |
| レンズ | — | renzu | lens |
| 税関 | ぜいかん | zeikan | customs house |
| 踏切 | ふみきり | fumikiri | railway crossing, level crossing, starting line, scratch, crossover |
| 順序 | じゅんじょ | junjo | order, sequence, procedure |
| 地点 | ちてん | chiten | site, point on a map |
| 主役 | しゅやく | shuyaku | leading part, leading actor (actress) |
| 誓う | ちかう | chikau | to swear, to vow, to take an oath, to pledge |
| 手首 | てくび | tekubi | wrist |
| 物語る | ものがたる | monogataru | to tell, to indicate |
| 所々 | ところどころ | tokorodokoro | here and there, some parts (of something) |
| 鉄橋 | てっきょう | tekkyō | railway bridge, iron bridge |
| 先程 | さきほど | sakihodo | some time ago |
| 絶えず | たえず | taezu | constantly |
| 蛇口 | じゃぐち | jaguchi | faucet, tap |
| 赤道 | せきどう | sekidō | equator |
| 突き当たる | つきあたる | tsukiataru | to run into, to collide with |
| 響き | ひびき | hibiki | echo, sound, reverberation, noise |
| 治める | おさめる | osameru | (1) to govern, to manage, (2) to subdue |
| 泊める | とめる | tomeru | to give shelter to, to lodge |
| 政党 | せいとう | seitō | (member of) political party |
| 嫌がる | いやがる | iyagaru | to hate, to dislike |
| 直前 | ちょくぜん | chokuzen | just before |
| ビルディング | — | birudingu | building |
| 塵芥 | ごみ | gomi | trash, rubbish |
| へそ | — | heso | navel, belly-button |
| 実用 | じつよう | jitsuyō | practical use, utility |
| 悔やむ | くやむ | kuyamu | to mourn |
| 混ざる | まざる | mazaru | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join |
| 四捨五入 | ししゃごにゅう | shishagonyū | rounding up (fractions) |
| 固まる | かたまる | katamaru | to harden, to solidify, to become firm, to become certain |
| 磁石 | じしゃく | jishaku | magnet |
| 周辺 | しゅうへん | shūhen | circumference, outskirts, environs, (computer) peripheral |
| 原産 | げんさん | gensan | place of origin, habitat |
| こちらこそ | — | kochirakoso | it is I who should say so |
| 棄てる | すてる | suteru | to throw away; to abandon |
| しっぽ | — | shippo | tail (animal) |
| バック | — | bakku | back |
| 熱する | ねっする | nessuru | to heat |
| 問い合わせ | といあわせ | toiawase | enquiry, ENQ |
| 炊事 | すいじ | suiji | cooking, culinary arts |
| 冠 | かんむり | kanmuri | crown, diadem, first, best |
| 碗 | わん | wan | bowl |
| コレクション | — | korekushon | (1) collection, (2) correction |
| 増やす | ふやす | fuyasu | to increase, to add to, to augment |
| ゼミ | — | zemi | (n) seminar |
| 看病 | かんびょう | kanbyō | nursing (a patient) |
| 個所 | かしょ | kasho | passage, place, point, part |
| 作る / 造る | つくる | tsukuru | to make, to create |
| 紫 | むらさき | murasaki | purple colour, violet |
| ぴかぴか | — | pikapika | glitter, sparkle |
| 縫う | ぬう | nū | to sew |
| 紺 | こん | kon | navy blue, deep blue |
| 長引く | ながびく | nagabiku | to be prolonged, to drag on |
| 湿度 | しつど | shitsudo | level of humidity |
| 心得る | こころえる | kokoroeru | to be informed, to have thorough knowledge |
| 診る | みる | miru | to examine (medical) |
| 箸 | はし | hashi | chopsticks |
| ミリ | （メートル） | (mētoru) | milli-, 10^-3 |
| 水素 | すいそ | suiso | hydrogen |
| 髭 | ひげ | hige | moustache, beard, whiskers |
| チップ | — | chippu | (1) gratuity, tip, (2) chip |
| 分量 | ぶんりょう | bunryō | amount, quantity |
| 香水 | こうすい | kōsui | perfume |
| 申し訳ない | もうしわけない | mōshiwakenai | inexcusable |
| 陽射 | ひざし | hizashi | sunlight, rays of the sun |
| 祭日 | さいじつ | saijitsu | national holiday, festival day |
| 容積 | ようせき | yōseki | capacity, volume |
| 例える | たとえる | tatoeru | to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile |
| 甚だしい | はなはだしい | hanahadashii | extreme, excessive, terrible |
| 桁 | けた | keta | column, beam, digit |
| うどん | — | udon | noodles (Japanese) |
| 焦げる | こげる | kogeru | to burn, to be burned |
| 命ずる | めいずる | meizuru | to command, to appoint |
| 送料 | そうりょう | sōryō | postage, carriage |
| そのため | — | sonotame | hence, for that reason |
| 感激 | かんげき | kangeki | deep emotion, impression, inspiration |
| 失恋 | しつれん | shitsuren | disappointed love, broken heart, unrequited love, be lovelorn |
| 怪しい | あやしい | ayashii | suspicious, dubious, doubtful |
| 拡充 | かくじゅう | kakujū | expansion |
| ダブル | — | daburu | double |
| 性能 | せいのう | seinō | ability, efficiency |
| 真っ青 | まっさお | massao | deep blue, ghastly pale |
| 押える | おさえる | osaeru | to stop, to restrain, to seize, to repress, to suppress, to press down |
| どうせ | — | dōse | anyhow, in any case, at any rate |
| 滑れる | ずれる | zureru | to slide; to slip out of place |
| 合理 | ごうり | gōri | rational |
| 儀式 | ぎしき | gishiki | ceremony, rite, ritual, service |
| 歯磨き | はみがき | hamigaki | dentifrice, toothpaste |
| 苦心 | くしん | kushin | pain, trouble |
| ボーナス | — | bōnasu | bonus |
| 醤油 | しょうゆ | shōyu | soy sauce |
| 幾分 | いくぶん | ikubun | somewhat |
| 払い戻す | はらいもどす | haraimodosu | to repay, to pay back |
| おとなしい | — | otonashii | obedient, docile, quiet |
| コンクール | — | konkūru | contest (fr: concours) |
| 妨げる | さまたげる | samatageru | to disturb, to prevent |
| 田植え | たうえ | taue | rice planting |
| 等分 | とうぶん | tōbun | division into equal parts |
| 心当たり | こころあたり | kokoroatari | having some knowledge of, happening to know |
| 臨時 | りんじ | rinji | temporary, special, extraordinary |
| おまたせしました | — | omataseshimashita | Sorry to have kept you waiting |
| ごめんください | — | gomenkudasai | May I come in? |
| 向う | むかう | mukau | (v5u) to face, to go towards |
| 延ばす | のばす | nobasu | to lengthen, to stretch, to reach out, to grow (beard) |
| 心身 | しんしん | shinshin | mind and body |
| 丼 | どんぶり | donburi | porcelain bowl, bowl of rice with food on top |
| 各自 | かくじ | kakuji | individual, each |
| 時速 | じそく | jisoku | speed (per hour) |
| 点く | つく | tsuku | to catch fire, (electricity) comes on |
| そういえば | — | sōieba | which reminds me .. |
| 可決 | かけつ | kaketsu | approval, adoption (e.g. motion, bill), passage |
| 葬式 | そうしき | sōshiki | funeral |
| 統計 | とうけい | tōkei | scattering, a scatter, dispersion |
| 親類 | しんるい | shinrui | relation, kin |
| 瞳 | ひとみ | hitomi | pupil (of eye) |
| 田ぼ | たんぼ | tanbo | paddy field, farm |
| やむをえない | — | yamuoenai | cannot be helped, unavoidable |
| 捜す | さがす | sagasu | to search, to seek, to look for |
| 執筆 | しっぴつ | shippitsu | writing |
| 遠足 | えんそく | ensoku | trip, hike, picnic |
| 日時 | にちじ | nichiji | date and time |
| 分数 | ぶんすう | bunsū | fraction (in math) |
| 教わる | おそわる | osowaru | to be taught |
| あぶる | — | aburu | to scorch |
| 漁師 | りょうし | ryōshi | fisherman |
| 欧米 | おうべい | ōbei | Europe and America, the West |
| 大学院 | だいがくいん | daigakuin | graduate school |
| 知人 | ちじん | chijin | friend, acquaintance |
| 縛る | しばる | shibaru | to tie, to bind |
| くっつく | — | kuttsuku | to adhere to, to keep close to |
| 拝む | おがむ | ogamu | to worship, to beg, to make a supplication |
| 耕地 | こうち | kōchi | arable land |
| 養分 | ようぶん | yōbun | nourishment, nutrient |
| 昼寝 | ひるね | hirune | nap (at home), siesta |
| なにしろ | — | nanishiro | at any rate, anyhow, anyway, in any case |
| 書道 | しょどう | shodō | calligraphy |
| 会館 | かいかん | kaikan | meeting hall, assembly hall |
| 刺す | さす | sasu | to pierce, to stab, to prick, to thrust |
| 温室 | おんしつ | onshitsu | greenhouse |
| しあさって | — | shiasatte | two days after tomorrow |
| はじめまして | — | hajimemashite | How do you do?, I am glad to meet you |
| 言い付ける | いいつける | iitsukeru | to tell, to tell on (someone), to order |
| 名物 | めいぶつ | meibutsu | famous product, special product, speciality |
| 捕える | とらえる | toraeru | to seize, to grasp, to capture, to arrest |
| 改めて | あらためて | aratamete | another time, again, over again, anew, formally |
| かるた | — | karuta | (n) playing cards (pt: carta) |
| 国籍 | こくせき | kokuseki | nationality |
| ランチ | — | ranchi | launch, lunch |
| 作者 | さくしゃ | sakusha | author, authoress |
| 省略 | しょうりゃく | shōryaku | omission, abbreviation, abridgment |
| 落し物 | おとしもの | otoshimono | lost property |
| 恐縮 | きょうしゅく | kyōshuku | shame, very kind of you, sorry to trouble |
| 儲ける | もうける | mōkeru | to get, to earn, to gain, to have (bear, beget) a child |
| くっつける | — | kuttsukeru | to attach |
| 引受る | ひきうける | hikiukeru | to undertake, to take up, to take over |
| モーター | — | mōtā | motor |
| 照らす | てらす | terasu | to shine on, to illuminate |
| 悠々 | ゆうゆう | yūyū | quiet, calm, leisurely |
| 自習 | じしゅう | jishū | self-study |
| 刻む | きざむ | kizamu | to mince, to carve, to engrave |
| 自然科学 | しぜんかがく | shizenkagaku | natural science |
| 点数 | てんすう | tensū | marks, points, score, runs |
| 素質 | そしつ | soshitsu | character, qualities, genius |
| 女房 | にょうぼう | nyōbō | wife |
| 死体 | したい | shitai | corpse |
| 定休日 | ていきゅうび | teikyūbi | regular holiday |
| 感ずる | かんずる | kanzuru | to feel, to sense |
| 射す | さす | sasu | to shine, to strike |
| 逆さ | さかさ | sakasa | reverse, inversion, upside down |
| 実習 | じっしゅう | jisshū | practice, training |
| 稽古 | けいこ | keiko | practice, training, study |
| ナンバー | — | nanbā | number |
| さわやか | — | sawayaka | fresh, refreshing, invigorating |
| 国王 | こくおう | kokuō | king |
| ごちそうさま | — | gochisōsama | feast |
| 改正 | かいせい | kaisei | revision, amendment, alteration |
| 大分 | だいぶん | daibun | considerably, greatly, a lot |
| 滝 | たき | taki | waterfall |
| 箒 | ほうき | hōki | (n) broom |
| 指定 | してい | shitei | designation, specification, assignment, pointing at |
| 判子 | はんこ | hanko | seal (used for signature) |
| 占う | うらなう | uranau | to forecast, to predict |
| 溶かす | とかす | tokasu | to melt, to dissolve |
| 又は | または | mataha | or, otherwise |
| 募集 | ぼしゅう | boshū | recruiting, taking applications |
| 渇く | かわく | kawaku | to be thirsty |
| 構造 | こうぞう | kōzō | structure, construction |
| 煙い | けむい | kemui | smoky |
| 湯飲み | ゆのみ | yunomi | teacup |
| 盆地 | ぼんち | bonchi | basin (e.g. between mountains) |
| ひとりでに | — | hitorideni | by itself, automatically, naturally |
| 器械 | きかい | kikai | instrument |
| 採点 | さいてん | saiten | marking, grading, looking over |
| 一昨年 | いっさくねん | issakunen | year before last |
| 焦点 | しょうてん | shōten | focus, point |
| 探る | さぐる | saguru | to search, to look for, to sound out |
| 転がる | ころがる | korogaru | to roll, to tumble |
| 楽器 | がっき | gakki | musical instrument |
| 祭る | まつる | matsuru | to deify, to enshrine |
| 争う | あらそう | arasō | to dispute, to argue, to be at variance, to compete |
| 代名詞 | だいめいし | daimeishi | pronoun |
| 傾く | かたむく | katamuku | to incline toward, to slant, to lurch |
| 茂る | しげる | shigeru | to grow thick, to luxuriate, to be luxurious |
| 裁縫 | さいほう | saihō | sewing |
| 濡らす | ぬらす | nurasu | to wet, to soak, to dip |
| 定価 | ていか | teika | established price |
| 取り入れる | とりいれる | toriireru | to harvest, to take in, to adopt |
| 牧畜 | ぼくちく | bokuchiku | stock-farming |
| 増大 | ぞうだい | zōdai | enlargement |
| 杉 | すぎ | sugi | Japanese cedar |
| 短所 | たんしょ | tansho | (1) defect, demerit, weak point, (2) disadvantage |
| 全集 | ぜんしゅう | zenshū | complete works |
| 瓶詰 | びんづめ | binzume | bottling, bottled |
| 蝋燭 | ろうそく | rōsoku | candle |
| 清掃 | せいそう | seisō | cleaning |
| 生年月日 | せいねんがっぴ | seinengappi | birth date |
| 片仮名 | かたかな | katakana | katakana |
| マラソン | — | marason | marathon |
| 西暦 | せいれき | seireki | Christian Era, anno domini (A.D.) |
| 挟まる | はさまる | hasamaru | to get between, to be caught in |
| 承る | うけたまわる | uketamawaru | (hum) to hear, to be told, to know |
| 休養 | きゅうよう | kyūyō | rest, break, recreation |
| 内科 | ないか | naika | internist clinic, internal medicine |
| 煮る | にる | niru | to boil, to cook |
| 便所 | べんじょ | benjo | toilet, lavatory, rest room, latrine, comfort station |
| 断水 | だんすい | dansui | water outage |
| 限度 | げんど | gendo | limit, bounds |
| 四つ角 | よつかど | yotsukado | four corners, crossroads |
| 櫛 | くし | kushi | comb |
| スカーフ | — | sukāfu | scarf |
| サンプル | — | sanpuru | sample |
| 攻める | せめる | semeru | to attack, to assault |
| シーズン | — | shīzun | season (sporting) |
| 脱線 | だっせん | dassen | derailment, digression |
| カーブ | — | kābu | (1) curve, (2) curve ball (baseball) |
| 迷信 | めいしん | meishin | superstition |
| やっぱり | — | yappari | also, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely, of course |
| 匂う | におう | niō | to be fragrant, to smell, to stink |
| 一定 | いってい | ittei | fixed, settled, definite |
| 引っ繰り返す | ひっくりかえす | hikkurikaesu | to turn over, to overturn, to knock over, to upset, to turn inside out |
| 広める | ひろめる | hiromeru | to broaden, to propagate |
| 勘違い | かんちがい | kanchigai | misunderstanding, wrong guess |
| すっきり | — | sukkiri | shapely, clear, neat |
| 区切る | くぎる | kugiru | to punctuate, to cut off, to mark off, to stop, to put an end to |
| 取り消す | とりけす | torikesu | to cancel |
| コース | — | kōsu | course |
| あかんぼう | — | akanbō | baby |
| 割引 | わりびき | waribiki | discount, reduction, rebate |
| 交じる | まじる | majiru | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with |
| 戸棚 | とだな | todana | cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe |
| いってらっしゃい | — | itterasshai | have a good day; take care (said to someone leaving) |
| 灰色 | はいいろ | haiiro | grey, gray, ashen |
| 物置 | ものおき | monōki | storage room |
| 重量 | じゅうりょう | jūryō | (1) weight, (2) heavyweight boxer |
| 灯油 | とうゆ | tōyu | lamp oil, kerosene |
| 錆びる | さびる | sabiru | to rust, to become rusty |
| 全般 | ぜんぱん | zenpan | (the) whole, universal, wholly, general |
| 水筒 | すいとう | suitō | canteen, flask, water bottle |
| おさきに | — | osakini | before, ahead, previously |
| 人造 | じんぞう | jinzō | man-made, synthetic, artificial |
| 裂く | さく | saku | to tear, to split |
| 目次 | もくじ | mokuji | table of contents |
| 消耗 | しょうもう | shōmō | exhaustion, consumption |
| しびれる | — | shibireru | to become numb, to go to sleep (i.e., a limb) |
| 上旬 | じょうじゅん | jōjun | first 10 days of month |
| 一斉 | いっせい | issei | simultaneous, all at once |
| 貯蔵 | ちょぞう | chozō | storage, preservation |
| 重ねる | かさねる | kasaneru | to pile up, to put something on another, to heap up, to add, to repeat |
| 解放 | かいほう | kaihō | release, liberation, emancipation |
| 静まる | しずまる | shizumaru | to quieten down, to calm down, to subside |
| 観測 | かんそく | kansoku | observation |
| 述語 | じゅつご | jutsugo | predicate |
| 出合い | であい | deai | an encounter |
| 列島 | れっとう | rettō | chain of islands |
| 血圧 | けつあつ | ketsuatsu | blood pressure |
| 縮れる | ちぢれる | chijireru | to be wavy, to be curled |
| ダイヤル | — | daiyaru | dial |
| 役所 | やくしょ | yakusho | government office, public office |
| 対策 | たいさく | taisaku | counter-plan, counter-measure |
| 就任 | しゅうにん | shūnin | inauguration, assumption of office |
| 石鹸 | せっけん | sekken | soap |
| ほどく | — | hodoku | to unfasten |
| 因る | よる | yoru | to come from |
| 汁 | しる | shiru | juice, sap, soup, broth |
| 直線 | ちょくせん | chokusen | straight line |
| 超す | こす | kosu | to cross, to pass, to tide over |
| どきどき | — | dokidoki | throb, beat (fast) |
| 乱暴 | らんぼう | ranbō | rude, violent, rough, lawless, unreasonable, reckless |
| 退院 | たいいん | taiin | leaving hospital |
| 不規則 | ふきそく | fukisoku | irregularity, unsteadiness, disorderly |
| 包帯 | ほうたい | hōtai | bandage, dressing |
| 預かる | あずかる | azukaru | to keep in custody, to receive on deposit, to take charge of |
| しぼむ | — | shibomu | to wither, to fade (away), to shrivel, to wilt |
| 車輪 | しゃりん | sharin | (car) wheel |
| 用途 | ようと | yōto | use, usefulness |
| 唇 | くちびる | kuchibiru | lips |
| 散らかる | ちらかる | chirakaru | to be in disorder, to lie scattered around |
| 書取 | かきとり | kakitori | dictation |
| 人文科学 | じんぶんかがく | jinbunkagaku | social sciences, humanities |
| 漸く | ようやく | yōyaku | gradually, finally, hardly |
| どっと | — | dotto | suddenly |
| ジャーナリスト | — | jānarisuto | journalist |
| 上級 | じょうきゅう | jōkyū | advanced level, high grade, senior |
| 上る | のぼる | noboru | to ascend, to go up, to climb |
| 煙突 | えんとつ | entotsu | chimney |
| 附属 | ふぞく | fuzoku | attached, belonging, affiliated |
| そのころ | — | sonokoro | at that time; in those days |
| 取り出す | とりだす | toridasu | to take out, to produce, to pick out |
| 破れる | やぶれる | yabureru | to get torn, to wear out |
| 名作 | めいさく | meisaku | masterpiece |
| 栓 | せん | sen | stopper, cork, stopcock |
| 削る | けずる | kezuru | to cut down little by little, to take a percentage |
| 随筆 | ずいひつ | zuihitsu | essays, miscellaneous writings |
| かじる | — | kajiru | to chew, to bite (at), to gnaw, to nibble |
| 出迎え | でむかえ | demukae | meeting, reception |
| ギャング | — | gyangu | gang |
| 警備 | けいび | keibi | defense, guard, policing, security |
| 遭う | あう | au | to meet, to encounter (undesirable nuance) |
| 清書 | せいしょ | seisho | clean copy |
| 銘々 | めいめい | meimei | each, individual |
| 年度 | ねんど | nendo | year, fiscal year, school year, term |
| 余る | あまる | amaru | to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many |
| 直角 | ちょっかく | chokkaku | right angle |
| 水蒸気 | すいじょうき | suijōki | water vapour, steam |
| 投書 | とうしょ | tōsho | letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution |
| 診断 | しんだん | shindan | diagnosis |
| 下旬 | げじゅん | gejun | month (last third of) |
| せめて | — | semete | offense, method of attack |
| イコール | — | ikōru | equal |
| 感想 | かんそう | kansō | impressions, thoughts |
| ベテラン | — | beteran | veteran |
| 気圧 | きあつ | kiatsu | atmospheric pressure |
| 更ける | ふける | fukeru | to get late, to advance, to wear on |
| 雑巾 | ぞうきん | zōkin | house-cloth, dust cloth |
| 欲張り | よくばり | yokubari | avarice, covetousness, greed |
| はきはき | — | hakihaki | lucidly |
| 相違 | そうい | sōi | difference, discrepancy, variation |
| 暖まる | あたたまる | atatamaru | to warm up, to get warm |
| あわてる | — | awateru | to become confused |
| 零点 | れいてん | reiten | zero, no marks |
| 打合せ | うちあわせ | uchiawase | business meeting, previous arrangement, appointment |
| 坊や | ぼうや | bōya | boy |
| 敷く | しく | shiku | to spread out, to lay out |
| ゴム | — | gomu | gum, rubber, eraser |
| うろうろ | — | urōro | loiteringly, aimless wandering |
| 斬る | きる | kiru | (v5r) to behead, to murder |
| 貝 | かい | kai | shell, shellfish |
| 釜 | かま | kama | iron pot, kettle |
| 人通り | ひとどおり | hitodōri | pedestrian traffic |
| 物騒 | ぶっそう | bussō | dangerous, disturbed, insecure |
| 便箋 | びんせん | binsen | writing paper, stationery |
| 通訳 | つうやく | tsūyaku | interpretation |
| トレーニング | — | torēningu | training |
| 接近 | せっきん | sekkin | getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching |
| 口紅 | くちべに | kuchibeni | lipstick |
| コンクリート | — | konkurīto | concrete |
| 初旬 | しょじゅん | shojun | first 10 days of the month |
| タイア | — | taia | tire, tyre |
| 艶 | つや | tsuya | gloss, glaze |
| あてはめる | — | atehameru | to apply, to adapt |
| 出来上がる | できあがる | dekiagaru | (1) to be finished, to be ready, by definition, (2) to be very drunk |
| カバー | — | kabā | cover (ex. book) |
| 餅 | もち | mochi | sticky rice cake |
| 修繕 | しゅうぜん | shūzen | repair, mending |
| だいいち | （副） | () | first, foremost, # 1 |
| 要旨 | ようし | yōshi | gist, essentials, summary, fundamentals |
| 崩す | くずす | kuzusu | to destroy, to pull down, to make change (money) |
| 両側 | りょうがわ | ryōgawa | both sides |
| 洒落 | しゃれ | share | joke, pun, witticism |
| 司会 | しかい | shikai | chairmanship |
| 項目 | こうもく | kōmoku | item |
| 付合う | つきあう | tsukiau | to associate with, to keep company with, to get on with |
| 頂点 | ちょうてん | chōten | top, summit |
| 筆記 | ひっき | hikki | (taking) notes, copying |
| 火口 | かこう | kakō | a burner, origin of a fire |
| 庖丁 | ほうちょう | hōchō | kitchen knife, carving knife |
| 応ずる | おうずる | ōzuru | to answer, to respond, to meet, to satisfy, to accept |
| 狡い | ずるい | zurui | sly, cunning |
| 広々 | ひろびろ | hirobiro | extensive, spacious |
| 家主 | やぬし | yanushi | landlord |
| 校舎 | こうしゃ | kōsha | school building |
| 挿す | さす | sasu | to insert, to put in, to graft, to wear in belt |
| 下町 | したまち | shitamachi | Shitamachi, lower parts of town |
| 逸れる | それる | soreru | to stray (turn) from subject, to get lost, to go astray |
| 長所 | ちょうしょ | chōsho | (1) strong point, merit, (2) advantage |
| おめでたい | — | omedetai | happy event, matter for congratulation, auspicious event, pregnancy |
| 明け方 | あけがた | akegata | dawn |
| × | ばつ | batsu | cross; X-mark; wrong |
| 片付く | かたづく | katazuku | to put in order, to dispose of, to solve |
| 広場 | ひろば | hiroba | plaza |
| 過失 | かしつ | kashitsu | error, blunder, accident |
| 写る | うつる | utsuru | to be photographed, to be projected |
| 払い込む | はらいこむ | haraikomu | to deposit, to pay in |
| 案外 | あんがい | angai | unexpectedly |
| 電波 | でんぱ | denpa | electro-magnetic wave |
| 部首 | ぶしゅ | bushu | radical (of a kanji character) |
| 民間 | みんかん | minkan | private, civilian, civil, popular, folk, unofficial |
| 毛皮 | けがわ | kegawa | fur, skin, pelt |
| 隔てる | へだてる | hedateru | to be shut out |
| 団地 | だんち | danchi | multi-unit apartments |
| お帰り | おかえり | okaeri | return, welcome |
| 蚊 | か | ka | mosquito |
| 受験 | じゅけん | juken | taking an examination |
| めでたい | — | medetai | happy, simple soul, propitious, joyous |
| おまちください | — | omachikudasai | Please wait a moment |
| 卒直 | そっちょく | sotchoku | frankness, candour, openheartedness |
| 大工 | だいく | daiku | carpenter |
| 関西 | かんさい | kansai | Kansai region |
| 残らず | のこらず | nokorazu | all, entirely, completely, without exception |
| おまちどおさま | — | omachidōsama | Sorry to have kept you waiting |
| 解答 | かいとう | kaitō | answer, solution |
| ストッキング | — | sutokkingu | stockings |
| 出勤 | しゅっきん | shukkin | going to work, at work |
| 測量 | そくりょう | sokuryō | measurement, surveying |
| わりあいに | — | wariaini | comparatively |
| 下降 | かこう | kakō | downward, descent, fall, drop, subsidence |
| 気を付ける | きをつける | kiotsukeru | to be careful, to pay attention, to take care |
| 発売 | はつばい | hatsubai | sale |
| さきおととい | — | sakiototoi | two days before yesterday |
| バケツ | — | baketsu | bucket, pail |
| 縞 | しま | shima | stripe |
| 派手 | はで | hade | showy, loud, gay, flashy, gaudy |
| 区分 | くぶん | kubun | division, section, classification |
| 湿気 | しっけ | shikke | moisture, humidity, dampness |
| コック | — | kokku | (1) cook (nl:), (2) tap, spigot, faucet, cock |
| 慶び | よろこび | yorokobi | (n) (a) joy, (a) delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations |
| 姓 | せい | sei | surname, family name |
| オーバーコート | — | ōbākōto | overcoat |
| 近寄る | ちかよる | chikayoru | to approach, to draw near |
| 助教授 | じょきょうじゅ | jokyōju | assistant professor |
| 襖 | ふすま | fusuma | sliding screen |
| 膨らます | ふくらます | fukuramasu | to swell, to expand, to inflate, to bulge |
| 水産 | すいさん | suisan | marine products, fisheries |
| 通帳 | つうちょう | tsūchō | passbook |
| 停電 | ていでん | teiden | failure of electricity |
| 平日 | へいじつ | heijitsu | weekday, ordinary days |
| マンション | — | manshon | large apartment, apartment house |
| 何分 | なにぶん | nanibun | what minute?, how many minutes? |
| 早口 | はやくち | hayakuchi | fast-talking |
| フリー | — | furī | free |
| 点々 | てんてん | tenten | here and there, little by little |
| 直流 | ちょくりゅう | chokuryū | direct current |
| 突っ込む | つっこむ | tsukkomu | to plunge into, to go into deeply |
| 見学 | けんがく | kengaku | inspection, study by observation, field trip |
| 量る | はかる | hakaru | to measure, to weigh, to survey |
| のこぎり | — | nokogiri | saw |
| 大凡 | おおよそ | ōyoso | about, roughly, as a rule, approximately |
| 煉瓦 | れんが | renga | brick |
| 防犯 | ぼうはん | bōhan | prevention of crime |
| 回答 | かいとう | kaitō | reply, answer |
| 過剰 | かじょう | kajō | excess, over- |
| 寿命 | じゅみょう | jumyō | life span |
| 不運 | ふうん | fūn | unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, fate |
| 埋める | うめる | umeru | to bury, to fill up, to fill (a seat, a vacant position) |
| 足袋 | たび | tabi | tabi, Japanese socks (with split toe) |
| 消防署 | しょうぼうしょ | shōbōsho | fire station |
| 後輩 | こうはい | kōhai | junior (at work or school) |
| 材木 | ざいもく | zaimoku | lumber, timber |
| 謙遜 | けんそん | kenson | humble, humility, modesty |
| 真空 | しんくう | shinkū | vacuum, hollow, empty |
| しょうがない | — | shōganai | it can't be helped; inevitable |
| 超える | こえる | koeru | to exceed, to cross over, to cross |
| 間隔 | かんかく | kankaku | space, interval, SPC |
| 腰掛ける | こしかける | koshikakeru | to sit (down) |
| 一流 | いちりゅう | ichiryū | first class, top grade, foremost, top-notch |
| 見本 | みほん | mihon | sample |
| 好き好き | すきずき | sukizuki | matter of taste |
| おじゃまします | — | ojamashimasu | Excuse me for disturbing you |
| 不潔 | ふけつ | fuketsu | unclean, dirty, filthy, impure |
| 紅葉 | こうよう | kōyō | (1) (Japanese) maple |
| 区域 | くいき | kuiki | limits, boundary, domain, zone, sphere, territory |
| 相撲 | すもう | sumō | sumo wrestling |
| あわただしい | — | awatadashii | busy, hurried, confused, flurried |
| 坊っちゃん | ぼっちゃん | botchan | son (of others) |
| さっさと | — | sassato | quickly |
| 通貨 | つうか | tsūka | currency |
| ピンク | — | pinku | pink |
| レジャー | — | rejā | leisure |
| 溜める | ためる | tameru | to amass, to accumulate |
| 方針 | ほうしん | hōshin | objective, plan, policy |
| モダン | — | modan | modern |
| 純情 | じゅんじょう | junjō | pure heart, naivete, self-sacrificing devotion |
| リポート | — | ripōto | report, paper |
| 特殊 | とくしゅ | tokushu | special, unique |
| お手伝いさん | おてつだいさん | otetsudaisan | maid |
| 追い越す | おいこす | oikosu | to pass (e.g. car), to outdistance, to outstrip |
| 枚数 | まいすう | maisū | the number of flat things |
| うんと | — | unto | a great deal, very much |
| せっせと | — | sesseto | diligently; busily |
| 皮肉 | ひにく | hiniku | cynicism, sarcasm |
| 積む | つむ | tsumu | to pile up, to stack |
| 名刺 | めいし | meishi | business card |
| そうっと | — | sōtto | softly; gently; quietly |
| 屑 | くず | kuzu | waste, scrap |
| 自衛 | じえい | jiei | self-defense |
| サークル | — | sākuru | circle, sports club (i.e. at a company) |
| 坊さん | ぼうさん | bōsan | Buddhist priest, monk |
| 官庁 | かんちょう | kanchō | government office, authorities |
| うっかり | — | ukkari | carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently |
| スチュワーデス | — | suchuwādesu | stewardess |
| 問答 | もんどう | mondō | questions and answers, dialogue |
| 一応 | いちおう | ichiō | once, tentatively, in outline, for the time being |
| 険しい | けわしい | kewashii | inaccessible place, sharp eyes |
| 申請 | しんせい | shinsei | application, request, petition |
| 家屋 | かおく | kaoku | house, building |
| すまない | — | sumanai | sorry (phrase) |
| 憧れる | あこがれる | akogareru | to long for, to yearn after, to admire |
| 揉む | もむ | momu | to rub, to crumple (up), to wrinkle |
| こぼれる | — | koboreru | to overflow, to spill |
| 流行る | はやる | hayaru | to flourish, to thrive, to be popular, to come into fashion |
| 以後 | いご | igo | after this, from now on, hereafter, thereafter |
| 配る | くばる | kubaru | to distribute, to deliver |
| 撒く | まく | maku | to scatter, to sprinkle, to sow |
| 浮かべる | うかべる | ukaberu | to float, to express, to look (sad, glad) |
| あげる (=やる) | — | ageru yaru | to do for |
| インキ | — | inki | ink |
| 編む | あむ | amu | to knit |
| 銅 | どう | dō | copper |
| 超過 | ちょうか | chōka | excess, being more than |
| 調節 | ちょうせつ | chōsetsu | regulation, adjustment, control |
| 地帯 | ちたい | chitai | area, zone |
| 朗らか | ほがらか | hogaraka | brightness, cheerfulness, melodious |
| 有無 | うむ | umu | yes or no, existence, flag indicator (comp), presence or absence marker |
| ガム | — | gamu | chewing gum |
| プログラム | — | puroguramu | program |
| 但し | ただし | tadashi | but, however, provided that |
| おやつ | — | oyatsu | (1) between meal snack, afternoon refreshment |
| 絞る | しぼる | shiboru | to press, to wring, to squeeze |
| 遊園地 | ゆうえんち | yūenchi | amusement park |
| キャンパス | — | kyanpasu | campus |
| 裏口 | うらぐち | uraguchi | backdoor, rear entrance |
| あきれる | — | akireru | to be amazed, to be shocked |
| へる | — | heru | to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate |
| 幼児 | ようじ | yōji | infant, baby, child |
| 目覚し | めざまし | mezamashi | (abbr) alarm-clock |
| 方角 | ほうがく | hōgaku | direction, way, compass point |
| 信ずる | しんずる | shinzuru | to believe, to believe in, to place trust in |
| 小便 | しょうべん | shōben | (col) urine, piss |
| 加速度 | かそくど | kasokudo | acceleration |
| 登場 | とうじょう | tōjō | entry (on stage) |
| 近々 | ちかぢか | chikajika | nearness, before long |
| とっくに | — | tokkuni | long ago, already, a long time ago |
| 彫る | ほる | horu | to carve, to engrave, to sculpture, to chisel |
| 盆 | ぼん | bon | Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead, tray |
| 目立つ | めだつ | medatsu | to be conspicuous, to stand out |
| 煎る | いる | iru | to parch, to fry |
| 形式 | けいしき | keishiki | form, formality, format, math expression |
| 麓 | ふもと | fumoto | the foot, the bottom, the base (of a mountain) |
| 原料 | げんりょう | genryō | raw materials |
| 名字 | みょうじ | myōji | surname, family name |
| 狙う | ねらう | nerau | to aim at |
| 雑音 | ざつおん | zatsuon | noise (jarring, grating) |
| 特定 | とくてい | tokutei | specific, special, particular |
| 映る | うつる | utsuru | to be reflected, to harmonize with, to come out (photo) |
| 勝負 | しょうぶ | shōbu | victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout |
| モデル | — | moderu | model |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう | shukushō | reduction, curtailment |
| 皮膚 | ひふ | hifu | skin |
| 将棋 | しょうぎ | shōgi | Japanese chess |
| 送り仮名 | おくりがな | okurigana | part of word written in kana |
| 物凄い | ものすごい | monosugoi | earth-shattering, staggering, to a very great extent |
| スクール | — | sukūru | school |
| 巡る | めぐる | meguru | to go around |
| 育児 | いくじ | ikuji | childcare, nursing, upbringing |
| それなのに | — | sorenanoni | and yet; despite that |
| 盛る | もる | moru | (1) to serve (food, etc.), (2) to fill up, (3) to prescribe |
| 満点 | まんてん | manten | perfect score |
| 顕微鏡 | けんびきょう | kenbikyō | microscope |
| 手洗い | てあらい | tearai | restroom, lavatory, hand-washing |
| 爪 | つめ | tsume | fingernail or toenail, claw, talon, hoof |
| 円周 | えんしゅう | enshū | circumference |
| 薬指 | くすりゆび | kusuriyubi | ring finger |
| 酸性 | さんせい | sansei | acidity |
| ふわふわ | — | fuwafuwa | light, soft |
| 体制 | たいせい | taisei | order, system, structure, set-up, organization |
| 再来月 | さらいげつ | saraigetsu | month after next |
| 単数 | たんすう | tansū | singular (number) |
| 追い掛ける | おいかける | oikakeru | to chase or run after someone, to run down, to pursue |
| いっていらっしゃい | — | itteirasshai | have a good day (variant) |
| 通り掛かる | とおりかかる | tōrikakaru | to happen to pass by |
| 正方形 | せいほうけい | seihōkei | square |
| 輸血 | ゆけつ | yuketsu | blood transfusion |
| だます | — | damasu | to trick, to cheat, to deceive |
| 空っぽ | からっぽ | karappo | empty, vacant, hollow |
| 先々月 | せんせんげつ | sensengetsu | month before last |
| 始めに | はじめに | hajimeni | to begin with, first of all |
| 膨らむ | ふくらむ | fukuramu | to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated |
| ねじ | — | neji | (a) screw |
| 小数 | しょうすう | shōsū | fraction (part of), decimal |
| 整う | ととのう | totonō | to be prepared, to be in order, to be put in order, to be arranged |
| 開通 | かいつう | kaitsū | opening, open |
| 引出す | ひきだす | hikidasu | to pull out, to take out, to draw out, to withdraw |
| 展開 | てんかい | tenkai | develop, expansion (opposite of compression) |
| 長方形 | ちょうほうけい | chōhōkei | rectangle, oblong |
| 馴れる | なれる | nareru | to become domesticated, to become tame |
| 有難い | ありがたい | arigatai | grateful, thankful, welcome, appreciated, evoking gratitude |
| 工芸 | こうげい | kōgei | industrial arts |
| 割算 | わりざん | warizan | division (math) |
| ごくろうさま | — | gokurōsama | Thank you very much for your.... |
| 下線 | かせん | kasen | underline, underscore |
| 領事 | りょうじ | ryōji | consul |
| 基礎 | きそ | kiso | foundation, basis |
| 中指 | なかゆび | nakayubi | middle finger |
| コンセント | — | konsento | (1) consent, (2) concentric |
| 商業 | しょうぎょう | shōgyō | commerce, trade, business |
| 照る | てる | teru | to shine |
| ヘリコプター | — | herikoputā | helicopter |
| 真っ白 | まっしろ | masshiro | pure white |
| 資料 | しりょう | shiryō | materials, data |
| 関東 | かんとう | kantō | eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo |
| 専制 | せんせい | sensei | despotism, autocracy |
| 仮名遣い | かなづかい | kanazukai | kana orthography, syllabary spelling |
| 驚かす | おどろかす | odorokasu | to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir |
| なんとなく | — | nantonaku | somehow or other, for some reason or another |
| 囁く | ささやく | sasayaku | to whisper, to murmur |
| 蒸発 | じょうはつ | jōhatsu | evaporation, unexplained disappearance |
| 羽根 | はね | hane | shuttlecock |
| 澄む | すむ | sumu | to clear (e.g. weather), to become transparent |
| 冷やす | ひやす | hiyasu | to cool, to refrigerate |
| 身分 | みぶん | mibun | social position, social status |
| いちいち | — | ichiichi | one by one, separately |
| 本来 | ほんらい | honrai | essentially, naturally, by nature |
| 嗅ぐ | かぐ | kagu | to sniff, to smell |
| 宛名 | あてな | atena | address, direction |
| 交替 | こうたい | kōtai | alternation, change, relief, relay, shift |
| 出迎える | でむかえる | demukaeru | to meet, to greet |
| 形容詞 | けいようし | keiyōshi | true adjective |
| 賞品 | しょうひん | shōhin | prize, trophy |
| ずらす | — | zurasu | to put off, to delay |
| 薬缶 | やかん | yakan | kettle |
| 抽象 | ちゅうしょう | chūshō | abstract |
| 虹 | にじ | niji | rainbow |
| 塩辛い | しおからい | shiokarai | salty (taste) |
| 手帳 | てちょう | techō | notebook |
| 作製 | さくせい | sakusei | manufacture |
| 風船 | ふうせん | fūsen | balloon |
| 課程 | かてい | katei | course, curriculum |
| 日の入り | ひのいり | hinoiri | sunset |
| 見送る | みおくる | miokuru | (1) to see off, to farewell, (2) to escort, (3) to let pass |
| 例外 | れいがい | reigai | exception |
| 却って | かえって | kaette | on the contrary, rather, all the more, instead |
| 休息 | きゅうそく | kyūsoku | rest, relief, relaxation |
| 温泉 | おんせん | onsen | spa, hot spring, onsen |
| 斜め | ななめ | naname | obliqueness |
| 引っ繰り返る | ひっくりかえる | hikkurikaeru | to be overturned, to be upset, to topple over, to be reversed |
| 各々 | おのおの | onōno | each, every, either, respectively, severally |
| 涼む | すずむ | suzumu | to cool oneself, to cool off, to enjoy evening cool |
| 外部 | がいぶ | gaibu | the outside, external |
| 金魚 | きんぎょ | kingyo | goldfish |
| 御免 | ごめん | gomen | your pardon, declining (something), dismissal, permission |
| 各地 | かくち | kakuchi | every place, various places |
| ぴたり | — | pitari | suddenly stopping; tightly; exactly |
| 農村 | のうそん | nōson | agricultural community, farm village, rural |
| 生ずる | しょうずる | shōzuru | to cause, to arise, to be generated |
| すっぱい | — | suppai | sour, acid |
| 破片 | はへん | hahen | fragment, splinter, broken piece |
| 瓦 | かわら | kawara | roof tile |
| 接続 | せつぞく | setsuzoku | (1) connection, union, join, link, (2) changing trains |
| 保健 | ほけん | hoken | health preservation, hygiene, sanitation |
| 清む | すむ | sumu | to become clear; to clarify |
| 表紙 | ひょうし | hyōshi | front cover, binding |
| 活躍 | かつやく | katsuyaku | activity |
| 防止 | ぼうし | bōshi | prevention, check |
| 流石 | さすが | sasuga | clever, adept, good, expectations, as one would expect |
| 恋しい | こいしい | koishii | (1) dear, beloved, darling, (2) yearned for |
| 主語 | しゅご | shugo | (gram) subject |
| 座敷 | ざしき | zashiki | tatami room |
| 火傷 | やけど | yakedo | burn, scald |
| 童話 | どうわ | dōwa | fairy tale |
| 通勤 | つうきん | tsūkin | commuting to work |
| 引っ込む | ひっこむ | hikkomu | to draw back, to sink, to cave in |
| 謎謎 | なぞなぞ | nazonazo | riddle, puzzle, enigma |
| 総理大臣 | そうりだいじん | sōridaijin | Prime Minister |
| 倣う | ならう | narau | to imitate, to follow, to emulate |
| ぶつぶつ | — | butsubutsu | grumbling, complaining in a small voice |
| 転々 | てんてん | tenten | moving from place to place; changing hands |
| 算盤 | そろばん | soroban | abacus |
| 学科 | がっか | gakka | study subject, course of study |
| 下駄 | げた | geta | geta (Japanese footwear), wooden clogs |
| 成立 | せいりつ | seiritsu | coming into existence, arrangements, establishment, completion |
| 地味 | じみ | jimi | plain, simple |
| 花火 | はなび | hanabi | fireworks |
| 月給 | げっきゅう | gekkyū | monthly salary |
| 接する | せっする | sessuru | to come in contact with, to connect, to attend, to receive |
| 基地 | きち | kichi | base |
| 写生 | しゃせい | shasei | sketching, drawing from nature |
| 拡張 | かくちょう | kakuchō | expansion, extension, enlargement, escape (ESC) |
| マイナス | — | mainasu | minus |
| 見掛け | みかけ | mikake | outward appearance |
| 含める | ふくめる | fukumeru | to include, to instruct, to make one understand |
| 番地 | ばんち | banchi | house number, address |
| 酔っ払い | よっぱらい | yopparai | drunkard |
| 出入口 | でいりぐち | deiriguchi | exit and entrance |
| ショップ | — | shoppu | a shop |
| 受け持つ | うけもつ | ukemotsu | to take (be in) charge of |
| 直径 | ちょっけい | chokkei | diameter |
| 中身 | なかみ | nakami | contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade |
| 売上 | うりあげ | uriage | amount sold, proceeds |
| おかけください | — | okakekudasai | please have a seat |
| 締め切る | しめきる | shimekiru | to shut up |
| 堀 | ほり | hori | moat, canal |
| 濃度 | のうど | nōdo | concentration, brightness |
| 流域 | りゅういき | ryūiki | (river) basin |
| 複数 | ふくすう | fukusū | plural, multiple |
| 確率 | かくりつ | kakuritsu | probability |
| 南極 | なんきょく | nankyoku | south pole, Antarctic |
| 散らす | ちらす | chirasu | to scatter, to disperse, to distribute |
| 役人 | やくにん | yakunin | government official |
| 実例 | じつれい | jitsurei | example, illustration |
| 果して | はたして | hatashite | as was expected, really |
| 力強い | ちからづよい | chikarazuyoi | reassuring, emboldened |
| 真似る | まねる | maneru | to mimic, to imitate |
| 火山 | かざん | kazan | volcano |
| 蒸気 | じょうき | jōki | steam, vapour |
| 恨み | うらみ | urami | resentment |
| 半径 | はんけい | hankei | radius |
| 回り道 | まわりみち | mawarimichi | detour |
| 峠 | とうげ | tōge | ridge, (mountain) pass, difficult part |
| ええと | — | eeto | let me see, well, er.... |
| 平野 | へいや | heiya | plain, open field |
| 捩る | ねじる | nejiru | to twist |
| 元々 | もともと | motomoto | originally, by nature, from the start |
| フライパン | — | furaipan | fry pan, frying pan |
| 散らかす | ちらかす | chirakasu | to scatter around, to leave untidy |
| 重たい | おもたい | omotai | heavy, massive, serious |
| 予備 | よび | yobi | preparation, preliminaries, reserve, spare |
| 社会科学 | しゃかいかがく | shakaikagaku | social science |
| 在る | ある | aru | to live, to be |
| シリーズ | — | shirīzu | series |
| 相互 | そうご | sōgo | mutual, reciprocal |
| 呼び出す | よびだす | yobidasu | to summon, to call (e.g. phone) |
| かゆい | — | kayui | itchy, itching |
| ストップ | — | sutoppu | stop |
| 強化 | きょうか | kyōka | strengthen, intensify, reinforce, solidify |
| 職人 | しょくにん | shokunin | worker, mechanic, artisan, craftsman |
| シーツ | — | shītsu | sheet |
| 激増 | げきぞう | gekizō | sudden increase |
| 役目 | やくめ | yakume | duty, business |
| 砕く | くだく | kudaku | to break, to smash |
| 伯父さん | おじさん | ojisan | middle-aged gentleman, uncle |
| 言い出す | いいだす | iidasu | to start talking, to speak, to tell, to propose, to suggest, to break the ice |
| 上り | のぼり | nobori | up-train (going to Tokyo), ascent |
| 纏まる | まとまる | matomaru | to be collected, to be settled, to be in order |
| 明き | あき | aki | room, time to spare, emptiness |
| 竹 | たけ | take | bamboo, middle (of a three-tier ranking system) |
| 凍える | こごえる | kogoeru | to freeze, to be chilled, to be frozen |
| 能率 | のうりつ | nōritsu | efficiency |
| ダイヤグラム | — | daiyaguramu | diagram |
| 住まい | すまい | sumai | dwelling, house, residence, address |
| 放る | ほうる | hōru | to let go |
| 作成 | さくせい | sakusei | frame, draw up, make, producing |
| 売買 | ばいばい | baibai | trade, buying and selling |
| 公務 | こうむ | kōmu | official business, public business |
| ハンドル | — | handoru | handle, steering wheel |
| 連合 | れんごう | rengō | union, alliance |
| もたれる | — | motareru | to lean against, to lean on, to recline on, to lie heavy (on the stomach) |
| みじめ | — | mijime | (arch) sad, pitiful, wretched |
| 椀 | わん | wan | Japanese soup bowl, wooden bowl |
| 一旦 | いったん | ittan | once, for a moment, one morning, temporarily |
| 刺身 | さしみ | sashimi | sliced raw fish |
| 外科 | げか | geka | surgical department |
| 着ける | つける | tsukeru | (1) to attach, to join, to add, to append |
| 引き止める | ひきとめる | hikitomeru | to detain, to check, to restrain |
| 蒔く | まく | maku | to sow (seeds) |
| 気体 | きたい | kitai | vapour, gas |
| 行列 | ぎょうれつ | gyōretsu | (1) line, procession, (2) matrix (math) |
| 古典 | こてん | koten | old book, classics, classic |
| 重体 | じゅうたい | jūtai | seriously ill, serious condition, critical state |
| 仮名 | かな | kana | (n) alias, pseudonym, pen name |
| 請う | こう | kō | to ask, to request |
| 為す | なす | nasu | to accomplish, to do |
| 伝記 | でんき | denki | biography, life story |
| 好き嫌い | すききらい | sukikirai | likes and dislikes, taste |
| 部品 | ぶひん | buhin | parts, accessories |
| 這う | はう | hau | to creep, to crawl |
| 伯母さん | おばさん | obasan | (hon) aunt |
| 実物 | じつぶつ | jitsubutsu | real thing, original |
| 遡る | さかのぼる | sakanoboru | to go back, to go upstream, to make retroactive |
| 引っ掛かる | ひっかかる | hikkakaru | to be caught in, to be stuck in, to be cheated |
| 寝間着 | ねまき | nemaki | sleep-wear, nightclothes, pyjamas, nightgown, nightdress |
| 張り切る | はりきる | harikiru | to be in high spirits, to be full of vigor |
| 床屋 | とこや | tokoya | barber |
| 散る | ちる | chiru | to fall, to scatter (e.g. blossoms) |
| 針路 | しんろ | shinro | course, direction, compass bearing |
| 青少年 | せいしょうねん | seishōnen | youth, young person |
| 公共 | こうきょう | kōkyō | public, community, public service, society, communal |
| 宣伝 | せんでん | senden | propaganda, publicity |
| 生け花 | いけばな | ikebana | (1) flower arrangement |
| 飢饉 | ききん | kikin | famine |
| リットル | — | rittoru | litre |
| 蒸す | むす | musu | to steam, to poultice, to be sultry |
| 溜息 | ためいき | tameiki | a sigh |
| 推定 | すいてい | suitei | presumption, assumption, estimation |
| あくび | — | akubi | yawn |
| 厚かましい | あつかましい | atsukamashii | impudent, shameless, brazen |
| 体操 | たいそう | taisō | gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics |
| 胡椒 | こしょう | koshō | pepper |
| エプロン | — | epuron | apron |
| 割と | わりと | warito | relatively, comparitively |
| あたりまえ | — | atarimae | usual, common, ordinary |
| アクセント | — | akusento | accent |
| 消毒 | しょうどく | shōdoku | disinfection, sterilization |
| ばね | — | bane | spring (e.g. coil, leaf) |
| 冷凍 | れいとう | reitō | freezing, cold storage, refrigeration |
| 国立 | こくりつ | kokuritsu | national |
| 本部 | ほんぶ | honbu | headquarters |
| 揃う | そろう | sorō | to become complete, to be equal, to be all present, to gather |
| 別荘 | べっそう | bessō | holiday house, villa |
| 中間 | ちゅうかん | chūkan | middle, midway, interim |
| 出掛ける | でかける | dekakeru | to depart, to set out, to start, to be going out |
| 酒場 | さかば | sakaba | bar, bar-room |
| こないだ | — | konaida | the other day, lately, recently |
| 海水浴 | かいすいよく | kaisuiyoku | sea bathing, seawater bath |
| 電力 | でんりょく | denryoku | electric power |
| 通用 | つうよう | tsūyō | popular use, circulation |
| 父母 | ふぼ | fubo | father and mother, parents |
| レベル | — | reberu | level |
| マフラー | — | mafurā | muffler, scarf |
| 功績 | こうせき | kōseki | achievements, merit, meritorious service, meritorious deed |
| 釣り合う | つりあう | tsuriau | to balance, to be in harmony, to suit |
| 四角 | しかく | shikaku | square |
| 目印 | めじるし | mejirushi | mark, sign, landmark |
| 粗い | あらい | arai | coarse, rough |
| さようなら | — | sayōnara | good-bye |
| 座布団 | ざぶとん | zabuton | cushion (Japanese) |
| 羨む | うらやむ | urayamu | to envy |
| 夜間 | やかん | yakan | at night, nighttime |
| 応用 | おうよう | ōyō | application, put to practical use |
| ぶつける | — | butsukeru | to knock, to run into, to nail on, to strike hard, to hit and attack |
| めちゃくちゃ | — | mechakucha | absurd, unreasonable, excessive, messed up, spoiled, wreaked |
| 調整 | ちょうせい | chōsei | regulation, adjustment, tuning |
| 標準 | ひょうじゅん | hyōjun | standard, level |
| 創作 | そうさく | sōsaku | production, literary creation, work |
| 開放 | かいほう | kaihō | open, throw open, liberalization |
| 日当たり | ひあたり | hiatari | exposure to the sun, sunny place |
| 公表 | こうひょう | kōhyō | official announcement, proclamation |
| 寝巻 | ねまき | nemaki | sleep-wear, nightclothes, pyjamas, nightgown, nightdress |
| 夕立 | ゆうだち | yūdachi | (sudden) evening shower (rain) |
| 井戸 | いど | ido | water well |
| 研修 | けんしゅう | kenshū | training |
| 削除 | さくじょ | sakujo | elimination, cancellation, deletion, erasure |
| 浴衣 | ゆかた | yukata | bathrobe, informal summer kimono, yukata |
| 生える | はえる | haeru | (1) to grow, to spring up, (2) to cut (teeth) |
| 恩恵 | おんけい | onkei | grace, favor, blessing, benefit |
| 消化 | しょうか | shōka | digestion |
| 分る | わかる | wakaru | to be understood |
| バイバイ | — | baibai | bye-bye |
| 群れ | むれ | mure | group, crowd, flock, herd |
| 薬局 | やっきょく | yakkyoku | pharmacy, drugstore |
| 羊毛 | ようもう | yōmō | wool |
| 在学 | ざいがく | zaigaku | (enrolled) in school |
| 血液 | けつえき | ketsueki | blood |
| 御覧 | ごらん | goran | (hon) look, inspection, try |
| 繋がる | つながる | tsunagaru | to be tied together, to be connected to, to be related to |
| 白髪 | しらが | shiraga | white or grey hair, trendy hair bleaching |
| 要領 | ようりょう | yōryō | point, gist, essentials, outline |
| 発電 | はつでん | hatsuden | generation (e.g. power) |
| 氏名 | しめい | shimei | full name, identity |
| おやすみ | — | oyasumi | (1) holiday, absence, rest, (2) (exp) Good night |
| 凸凹 | でこぼこ | dekoboko | unevenness, roughness, ruggedness |
| 幼稚 | ようち | yōchi | infancy, childish, infantile |
| 正面 | しょうめん | shōmen | the front, honesty |
| こらえる | — | koraeru | to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with |
| からかう | — | karakau | to ridicule, to tease, to banter with, to make fun of |
| 月日 | つきひ | tsukihi | time, years, days |
| 載せる | のせる | noseru | to place on (something), to take on board, to give a ride |
| 気配 | けはい | kehai | indication, market trend, worry |
| 甘やかす | あまやかす | amayakasu | to pamper, to spoil |
| 羨ましい | うらやましい | urayamashii | envious, enviable |
| 天皇 | てんのう | tennō | Emperor of Japan |
| 県庁 | けんちょう | kenchō | prefectural office |
| 初級 | しょきゅう | shokyū | elementary level |
| 課税 | かぜい | kazei | taxation |
| ちぎる | — | chigiru | to cut up fine, to pick (fruit) |
| おはよう | — | ohayō | (abbr) Good morning |
| Ͼ立 | たいりつ | tairitsu | confrontation, opposition, antagonism |
| 風呂敷 | ふろしき | furoshiki | wrapping cloth, cloth wrapper |
| 儲かる | もうかる | mōkaru | to be profitable, to yield a profit |
| 起床 | きしょう | kishō | rising, getting out of bed |
| 飢える | うえる | ueru | to starve |
| 冷める | さめる | sameru | to become cool, to wear off, to abate, to subside |
| 移転 | いてん | iten | moving, transfer, demise |
| 厳重 | げんじゅう | genjū | strict, rigour, severe, firm |
| 帰す | かえす | kaesu | to send back |
| 増減 | ぞうげん | zōgen | increase and decrease, fluctuation |
| 測る | はかる | hakaru | to measure, to weigh, to survey |
| しつこい | — | shitsukoi | insistent, obstinate |
| 街角 | まちかど | machikado | street corner |
| くだらない | — | kudaranai | good-for-nothing, stupid, trivial, worthless |
| 引分け | ひきわけ | hikiwake | a draw (in competition), tie game |
| 兵隊 | へいたい | heitai | soldier, sailor |
| 吐き気 | はきけ | hakike | nausea, sickness in the stomach |
| 集金 | しゅうきん | shūkin | money collection |
| 塞ぐ | ふさぐ | fusagu | to stop up, to close up, to block (up) |
| 分かれる | わかれる | wakareru | to branch off, to diverge from, to fork, to split, to dispense, to scatter, to divide into |
| 隙間 | すきま | sukima | crevice, crack, gap, opening |
| 掻く | かく | kaku | to scratch, to perspire |
| 見付かる | みつかる | mitsukaru | to be found, to be discovered |
| そそっかしい | — | sosokkashii | careless, thoughtless |
| 漁業 | ぎょぎょう | gyogyō | fishing (industry) |
| 素直 | すなお | sunao | obedient, meek, docile, unaffected |
| 領収 | りょうしゅう | ryōshū | receipt, voucher |
| 回転 | かいてん | kaiten | rotation, revolution, turning |
| じゅうたん | （カーペット） | (kāpetto) | carpet |
| 一休み | ひとやすみ | hitoyasumi | a rest |
| 敬う | うやまう | uyamau | to show respect, to honour |
| 騒がしい | さわがしい | sawagashii | noisy |
| 先祖 | せんぞ | senzo | ancestor |
| 引越し | ひっこし | hikkoshi | moving (dwelling etc.), changing residence |
| 地名 | ちめい | chimei | place name |
| 電球 | でんきゅう | denkyū | light bulb |
| 破く | やぶく | yabuku | to tear; to rip |
| いきなり | — | ikinari | (uk) abruptly, suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning |
| 務める | つとめる | tsutomeru | (1) to serve, to fill a post, to serve under, to work (for) |
| くたびれる | — | kutabireru | to get tired, to wear out |
| 退ける | どける | dokeru | to remove, to take away, to dislodge, to put something out of the way |
| 船便 | ふなびん | funabin | surface mail (ship) |
| 見舞う | みまう | mimau | to ask after (health), to visit |
| やかましい | — | yakamashii | (1) noisy, (2) strict, fussy |
| 継続 | けいぞく | keizoku | continuation |
| 属する | ぞくする | zokusuru | to belong to, to come under, to be affiliated with, to be subject to |
| 重力 | じゅうりょく | jūryoku | gravity |
| 早速 | さっそく | sassoku | at once, immediately, without delay, promptly |
| ビニール | — | binīru | vinyl |
| 脂 | あぶら | abura | fat, tallow, lard |
| 児童 | じどう | jidō | children, juvenile |
| 応援 | おうえん | ōen | aid, assistance, help, reinforcement |
| 空中 | くうちゅう | kūchū | sky, air |
| 屋外 | おくがい | okugai | outdoors |
| 中途 | ちゅうと | chūto | in the middle, half-way |
| 深夜 | しんや | shin'ya | late at night |
| 見下ろす | みおろす | miorosu | to overlook, to command a view of, to look down on something |
| にこにこ | — | nikoniko | smilingly; with a smile |
| 糊 | のり | nori | paste, starch |
| お出掛け | おでかけ | odekake | going out; outing |
| 透明 | とうめい | tōmei | transparency, cleanness |
| 合同 | ごうどう | gōdō | combination, incorporation, union, amalgamation |
| くるむ | — | kurumu | to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by, to wrap up |
| 憎い | にくい | nikui | hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable |
| 発射 | はっしゃ | hassha | firing, shooting, discharge, catapult |
| 分解 | ぶんかい | bunkai | analysis, disassembly |
| 観念 | かんねん | kannen | (1) idea, notion, conception, (2) sense (e.g. of duty) |
| こうして | こうして | kōshite | thus |
| 素人 | しろうと | shirōto | amateur, novice |
| 全身 | ぜんしん | zenshin | the whole body, full-length (portrait) |
| 肌着 | はだぎ | hadagi | underwear |
| おだいじに | — | odaijini | Take care of yourself |
| 角度 | かくど | kakudo | angle |
| 炊く | たく | taku | to boil, to cook |
| メニュー | — | menyū | menu |
| 詫びる | わびる | wabiru | to apologize |
| 適確 | てきかく | tekikaku | precise, accurate |
| おおざっぱ | — | ōzappa | rough (not precise), broad, sketchy |
| リボン | — | ribon | ribbon |
| 懐かしい | なつかしい | natsukashii | dear, desired, missed |
| 図形 | ずけい | zukei | figure |
| 芸能 | げいのう | geinō | public entertainment, accomplishments, attainments |
| 長男 | ちょうなん | chōnan | eldest son |
| 安易 | あんい | an'i | easy-going |
| 膨大 | ぼうだい | bōdai | huge, bulky, enormous, extensive, swelling, expansion |
| 溶ける | とける | tokeru | to melt, to thaw, to fuse, to dissolve |
| 娯楽 | ごらく | goraku | pleasure, amusement |
| 伝染 | でんせん | densen | contagion |
| 存ずる | ぞんずる | zonzuru | to think; to feel; to know (humble) |
| 足る | たる | taru | to be sufficient, to be enough |
| 茶碗 | ちゃわん | chawan | rice bowl, tea cup, teacup |
| 複写 | ふくしゃ | fukusha | copy, duplicate |
| 兼ねる | かねる | kaneru | to hold (position), to serve, to be unable |
| オルガン | — | orugan | organ |
| 担ぐ | かつぐ | katsugu | to shoulder, to carry on shoulder |
| 見付ける | みつける | mitsukeru | to be familiar, to discover, to detect |
| まぶた | — | mabuta | eyelids |
| 油断 | ゆだん | yudan | negligence, unpreparedness |
| 惜しい | おしい | oshii | regrettable, disappointing, precious |
| 編集 | へんしゅう | henshū | editing, compilation, editorial (e.g. committee) |
| 高層 | こうそう | kōsō | upper |
| 寒帯 | かんたい | kantai | frigid zone |
| 反映 | はんえい | han'ei | reflection, influence |
| 工員 | こういん | kōin | factory worker |
| 燃やす | もやす | moyasu | to burn |
| 跳ねる | はねる | haneru | to jump, to leap |
| 手拭い | てぬぐい | tenugui | (hand) towel |
| ランニング | — | ranningu | (1) running, (2) tank top |
| 溜まる | たまる | tamaru | to collect, to gather, to save |
| 規準 | きじゅん | kijun | standard, basis, criteria, norm |
| ずうずうしい | — | zūzūshii | impudent, shameless |
| 日課 | にっか | nikka | daily lesson, daily work, daily routine |
| 繋がり | つながり | tsunagari | connection, link, relationship |
| 衣食住 | いしょくじゅう | ishokujū | necessities of life (food, clothing, etc.) |
| 寝台 | しんだい | shindai | bed, couch |
| 水曜 | すいよう | suiyō | Wednesday |
| 原理 | げんり | genri | principle, theory, fundamental truth |
| 揃える | そろえる | soroeru | to put things in order, to arrange, to make uniform, to get something ready |
| くしゃみ | — | kushami | sneeze |
| テーマ | — | tēma | (n) theme, project, topic (de: Thema) |
| 窓口 | まどぐち | madoguchi | ticket window |
| 符号 | ふごう | fugō | sign, mark, symbol |
| またぐ | — | matagu | to straddle |
| まあまあ | — | maamaa | so-so |
| 体積 | たいせき | taiseki | capacity, volume |
| 片寄る | かたよる | katayoru | to be one-sided, to incline, to be partial |
| 輸送 | ゆそう | yusō | transport, transportation |
| 受取 | うけとり | uketori | receipt |
| 出来上がり | できあがり | dekiagari | be finished, ready, made for, cut out |
| 捻る | ひねる | hineru | to turn (a switch) on or off, to twist, to puzzle over |
| 回数 | かいすう | kaisū | number of times, frequency |
| おくさん | — | okusan | (hon) wife, your wife, madam |
| 経度 | けいど | keido | longitude |
| 定規 | じょうぎ | jōgi | (measuring) ruler |
| オイル | — | oiru | oil, engine oil, kerosene |
| 鐘 | かね | kane | bell, chime |
| 下水 | げすい | gesui | drainage, sewage, ditch, gutter, sewerage |
| 売り切れる | うりきれる | urikireru | to be sold out |
| 挙げる | あげる | ageru | to raise, to fly |
| ついで | — | tsuide | opportunity, occasion |
| 緯度 | いど | ido | latitude (nav.) |
| 曲げる | まげる | mageru | to bend, to crook, to lean |
| 月末 | げつまつ | getsumatsu | end of the month |
| 期限 | きげん | kigen | term, period |
| 撫でる | なでる | naderu | to brush gently, to stroke |
| 蛍光灯 | けいこうとう | keikōtō | fluorescent lamp, person who is slow to react |
| 狙い | ねらい | nerai | aim |
| 偶数 | ぐうすう | gūsū | even number |
| 園芸 | えんげい | engei | horticulture, gardening |
| 体系 | たいけい | taikei | system, organization |
| 上下 | じょうげ | jōge | high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming |
| だらしない | — | darashinai | slovenly, loose, a slut |
| めっきり | — | mekkiri | remarkably |
| 重点 | じゅうてん | jūten | important point, lay stress on, colon, emphasis |
| 映す | うつす | utsusu | to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow) |
| 交流 | こうりゅう | kōryū | alternating current, intercourse, (cultural) exchange, intermingling |
| 電流 | でんりゅう | denryū | electric current |
| 重役 | じゅうやく | jūyaku | director, high executive |
| 日用品 | にちようひん | nichiyōhin | daily necessities |
| 手前 | てまえ | temae | before, this side, we, you |
| 寺院 | じいん | jiin | temple |
| 酢 | す | su | vinegar |
| 災難 | さいなん | sainan | calamity, misfortune |
| 活字 | かつじ | katsuji | printing type |
| 放れる | はなれる | hanareru | to leave, to get free, to cut oneself off |
| 潰す | つぶす | tsubusu | to smash, to waste |
| 面倒臭い | めんどうくさい | mendōkusai | bother to do, tiresome |
| 友好 | ゆうこう | yūkō | friendship |
| はめる | — | hameru | (col) to get in, to insert, to put on, to make love |
| 教養 | きょうよう | kyōyō | culture, education, refinement, cultivation |
| 夫妻 | ふさい | fusai | man and wife, married couple |
| 停止 | ていし | teishi | suspension, interruption, stoppage, ban |
| 高める | たかめる | takameru | to raise, to lift, to boost |
| 当日 | とうじつ | tōjitsu | appointed day, very day |
| 献立 | こんだて | kondate | menu, program, schedule |
| 客席 | きゃくせき | kyakuseki | guest seating |
| すれちがう | — | surechigau | to pass by one another, to disagree |
| 偉い | えらい | erai | great, celebrated, eminent, terrible, awful, famous, remarkable, excellent |
| 包装 | ほうそう | hōsō | packing, wrapping |
| 重なる | かさなる | kasanaru | to be piled up, lie on top of one another, overlap each other |
| 形容動詞 | けいようどうし | keiyōdōshi | adjectival noun, quasi-adjective |
| 録音 | ろくおん | rokuon | (audio) recording |
| 出入り | でいり | deiri | in and out, coming and going, free association, income and expenditure, debits and credit |
| 方言 | ほうげん | hōgen | dialect |
| 空想 | くうそう | kūsō | daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision |
| 店屋 | みせや | miseya | store, shop |
| まぶしい | — | mabushii | dazzling, radiant |
| 一段と | いちだんと | ichidanto | greater, more, further, still more |
| 末っ子 | すえっこ | suekko | youngest child |
| ダム | — | damu | dumb |
| 建つ | たつ | tatsu | to erect, to be erected, to be built |
| 口実 | こうじつ | kōjitsu | excuse |
| 話合い | はなしあい | hanashiai | discussion, conference |
| 噴水 | ふんすい | funsui | water fountain |
| 振舞う | ふるまう | furumau | to behave, to conduct oneself, to entertain (vt) |
| 枕 | まくら | makura | pillow, bolster |
| 漢和 | かんわ | kanwa | Chinese Character-Japanese (e.g. dictionary) |
| 法則 | ほうそく | hōsoku | law, rule |
| ウーマン | — | ūman | woman |
| 工夫 | くふう | kufū | labourer, worker |
| カロリー | — | karorī | calorie |
| 倉庫 | そうこ | sōko | storehouse, warehouse, godown |
| 仲直り | なかなおり | nakanaori | reconciliation, make peace with |
| 缶詰 | かんづめ | kanzume | packing (in cans), canning, canned goods, tin can |
| おかげさまで | — | okagesamade | Thanks to god, thanks to you |
| パンツ | — | pantsu | underpants |
| 瀬戸物 | せともの | setomono | earthenware, crockery, china |
| 解説 | かいせつ | kaisetsu | explanation, commentary |
| よこす | — | yokosu | (1) to send, to forward, (2) to hand over (e.g. money) |
| 編物 | あみもの | amimono | knitting, web |
| 縮める | ちぢめる | chijimeru | to shorten, to reduce, to boil down, to shrink |
| レインコート | — | reinkōto | raincoat |
| 公害 | こうがい | kōgai | public nuisance, pollution |
| 若々しい | わかわかしい | wakawakashii | youthful, young |
| 御手洗 | おてあらい | otearai | font of purifying water placed at entrance of shrine |
| 実感 | じっかん | jikkan | feelings (actual, true) |
| いってまいります | — | ittemairimasu | I'm off; see you later (humble) |
| 前後 | ぜんご | zengo | around, throughout, front and back, before and behind, before and after |
| 代える | かえる | kaeru | to exchange, to interchange, to substitute, to replace |
| 無沙汰 | ぶさた | busata | neglecting to stay in contact |
| 寄せる | よせる | yoseru | to collect, to gather, to add, to put aside |
| 純粋 | じゅんすい | junsui | pure, true, genuine, unmixed |
| 咥える | くわえる | kuwaeru | to hold in one's mouth |
| エチケット | — | echiketto | etiquette |
| 標識 | ひょうしき | hyōshiki | sign, mark |
| 消極的 | しょうきょくてき | shōkyokuteki | passive |
| 落第 | らくだい | rakudai | failure, dropping out of a class |
| 活力 | かつりょく | katsuryoku | vitality, energy |
| 短編 | たんぺん | tanpen | short (e.g. story, film) |
| 間接 | かんせつ | kansetsu | indirection, indirectness |
| 原稿 | げんこう | genkō | manuscript, copy |
| 次ぐ | つぐ | tsugu | to rank next to, to come after |
| 用語 | ようご | yōgo | term, terminology |
| 立ち止まる | たちどまる | tachidomaru | to stop, to halt, to stand still |
| 飛び込む | とびこむ | tobikomu | to jump in, to leap in, to plunge into, to dive |
| 努める | つとめる | tsutomeru | (1) to serve, to fill a post, to serve under, to work (for) |
| まごまご | — | magomago | confused |
| ネックレス | — | nekkuresu | necklace |
| ずうっと | — | zūtto | for a long time; all the way; much more |
| 商社 | しょうしゃ | shōsha | trading company, firm |
| 神話 | しんわ | shinwa | myth, legend |
| 過半数 | かはんすう | kahansū | majority |
| 牧場 | ぼくじょう | bokujō | (1) farm (livestock), (2) pasture land, meadow, grazing land |
| ブラウス | — | burausu | blouse |
| 名詞 | めいし | meishi | noun |
| スケジュール | — | sukejūru | schedule |
| 平凡 | へいぼん | heibon | common, commonplace, ordinary, mediocre |
| 草履 | ぞうり | zōri | zoori (Japanese footwear), sandals |
| 往復 | おうふく | ōfuku | (col) round trip, coming and going, return ticket |
| 剃刀 | かみそり | kamisori | razor |
| 開会 | かいかい | kaikai | opening of a meeting |
| 損得 | そんとく | sontoku | loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage |
| 荒い | あらい | arai | rough, rude, wild |
| 広げる | ひろげる | hirogeru | to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge |
| 至急 | しきゅう | shikyū | urgent, pressing |
| 始終 | しじゅう | shijū | continuously, from beginning to end |
| 具える | そなえる | sonaeru | to be furnished with |
| あらすじ | — | arasuji | outline, summary |
| 光線 | こうせん | kōsen | beam, light ray |
| 円い | まるい | marui | round, circular, spherical |
| 貸間 | かしま | kashima | room to let |
| 容器 | ようき | yōki | container, vessel |
| 恵まれる | めぐまれる | megumareru | to be blessed with, to be rich in |
| 鑑賞 | かんしょう | kanshō | appreciation |
| 四角い | しかくい | shikakui | square |
| 剥す | はがす | hagasu | (v5s) to tear off, to peel off, to rip off |
| 郵送 | ゆうそう | yūsō | mailing |
| 分類 | ぶんるい | bunrui | classification |
| 炭鉱 | たんこう | tankō | coal mine, coal pit |
| 書店 | しょてん | shoten | bookshop |
| 捕る | とる | toru | to take, to catch (fish), to capture |
| 直通 | ちょくつう | chokutsū | direct communication |
| 集会 | しゅうかい | shūkai | meeting, assembly |
| 乾かす | かわかす | kawakasu | to dry (clothes, etc.), to desiccate |
| 混じる | まじる | majiru | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with |
| 系統 | けいとう | keitō | system, family line, geological formation |
| 組み立てる | くみたてる | kumitateru | to assemble, to set up, to construct |
| 差し支え | さしつかえ | sashitsukae | hindrance, impediment |
| 改札 | かいさつ | kaisatsu | examination of tickets |
| 仕上がる | しあがる | shiagaru | to be finished |
| 入社 | にゅうしゃ | nyūsha | entry to a company |
| 突く | つく | tsuku | (1) to thrust, to strike, (2) to poke |
| あちらこちら | — | achirakochira | here and there |
| 物差し | ものさし | monosashi | ruler, measure |
| じゃんけん | — | janken | (n) rock-scissors-paper game |
| 生存 | せいぞん | seizon | existence, being, survival |
| 敬語 | けいご | keigo | honorific, term of respect |
| 乗車 | じょうしゃ | jōsha | taking a train, entraining |
| カラー | — | karā | collar, color, colour |
| 液体 | えきたい | ekitai | liquid, fluid |
| 孝行 | こうこう | kōkō | filial piety |
| 薬品 | やくひん | yakuhin | medicine(s), chemical(s) |
| 車庫 | しゃこ | shako | garage, car shed |
| 鉢 | はち | hachi | a bowl, a pot |
| 演劇 | えんげき | engeki | play (theatrical) |
| 治す | なおす | naosu | to cure, to heal, to fix, to correct, to repair |
| こぼす | — | kobosu | to spill |
| 拭く | ふく | fuku | to wipe, to dry |
| 噴火 | ふんか | funka | eruption |
| 毎度 | まいど | maido | each time, common service-sector greeting |
| 着せる | きせる | kiseru | to put on clothes |
| 地下水 | ちかすい | chikasui | underground water |
| 薄暗い | うすぐらい | usugurai | dim, gloomy |
| 循環 | じゅんかん | junkan | circulation, rotation, cycle |
| 扇風機 | せんぷうき | senpūki | electric fan |
| クーラー | — | kūrā | cooler, air conditioner |
| つまずく | — | tsumazuku | to stumble, to trip |
| スピーカー | — | supīkā | speaker |
| 標本 | ひょうほん | hyōhon | example, specimen |
| 北極 | ほっきょく | hokkyoku | North Pole |
| ダイヤモンド | — | daiyamondo | diamond |
| 伝わる | つたわる | tsutawaru | to be handed down, to be introduced, to be transmitted |
| 暴れる | あばれる | abareru | to act violently, to rage, to struggle, to be riotous |
| 通知 | つうち | tsūchi | notice, notification |
| 茶色い | ちゃいろい | chairoi | brown |
| もしかしたら | — | moshikashitara | perhaps, maybe, by some chance |
| ぎっしり | — | gisshiri | tightly, fully |
| ぺん | — | pen | pen |
| 長短 | ちょうたん | chōtan | length, long and short, +- |
| 文房具 | ぶんぼうぐ | bunbōgu | stationery |
| 延長 | えんちょう | enchō | extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening |
| 凹む | へこむ | hekomu | to be dented, to be indented, to yield to, to give, to sink, to collapse, to cave in, to be snubbed |
| 方面 | ほうめん | hōmen | direction, district, field (e.g., of study) |
| 汲む | くむ | kumu | (1) to draw (water), to dip, to scoop, to pump |
| 目指す | めざす | mezasu | to aim at, to have an eye on |
| お参り | おまいり | omairi | worship, shrine visit |
| カセット | — | kasetto | cassette (tape) |
| 五十音 | ごじゅうおん | gojūon | the Japanese syllabary |
| 延びる | のびる | nobiru | to be prolonged |
| 分布 | ぶんぷ | bunpu | distribution |
| 存じる | ぞんじる | zonjiru | (hum) to know |
| 代る | かわる | kawaru | (v5r, vi) to take the place of, to relieve, to be substituted for |
| 望遠鏡 | ぼうえんきょう | bōenkyō | telescope |
| プラットホーム | — | purattohōmu | platform |
| ぶつかる | — | butsukaru | to strike, to collide with |
| クリーニング | — | kurīningu | cleaning, dry cleaning, laundry service |
| 特色 | とくしょく | tokushoku | characteristic, feature |
| 締切 | しめきり | shimekiri | closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed, No Entrance |
| 図鑑 | ずかん | zukan | picture book |
| 固い | かたい | katai | stubborn, firm (not viscous or easily moved) |
| 見直す | みなおす | minaosu | to look again, to get a better opinion of |
| 索引 | さくいん | sakuin | index, indices |
| 揚げる | あげる | ageru | to lift, to fry |
| 学力 | がくりょく | gakuryoku | scholarship, knowledge, literary ability |
| 鈴 | すず | suzu | bell |
| 挟む | はさむ | hasamu | to interpose, to hold between, to insert |
| 食塩 | しょくえん | shokuen | table salt |
| 言付ける | ことづける | kotozukeru | to send word, to send a message |
| 何々 | なになに | naninani | such and such, What? |
| 筆者 | ひっしゃ | hissha | writer, author |
| 応対 | おうたい | ōtai | receiving, dealing with |
| 打ち消す | うちけす | uchikesu | to deny, to negate, to contradict |
| 万歳 | ばんざい | banzai | hurrah, cheers |
| あふれる | — | afureru | to flood, to overflow, to brim over |
| 歯車 | はぐるま | haguruma | gear, cog-wheel |
| 剃る | そる | soru | to shave |
| 御馳走 | ごちそう | gochisō | feast, treating (someone) |
| 悔しい | くやしい | kuyashii | regrettable, mortifying, vexing |
| 乗換 | のりかえ | norikae | (n) transfer (trains, buses, etc.) |
| 余所 | よそ | yoso | another place, somewhere else, strange parts |
| 換気 | かんき | kanki | ventilation |
| 交通機関 | こうつうきかん | kōtsūkikan | transportation facilities |
| 小遣い | こづかい | kozukai | personal expenses, pocket money, spending money, incidental expenses, allowance |
| 匙 | さじ | saji | spoon |
| 吊す | つるす | tsurusu | to hang |
| 深まる | ふかまる | fukamaru | to deepen, to heighten, to intensify |
| スマート | — | sumāto | smart, stylish, slim |
| 話中 | はなしちゅう | hanashichū | while talking, the line is busy |
| ローマじ | — | rōmaji | romanization, Roman letters |
| 逆様 | さかさま | sakasama | inversion, upside down |
| 夕刊 | ゆうかん | yūkan | evening paper |
| ナイロン | — | nairon | nylon |
| 売店 | ばいてん | baiten | shop, stand |
| 見出し | みだし | midashi | heading, caption, subtitle, index |
| 御辞儀 | おじぎ | ojigi | bow |
| 下る | くだる | kudaru | to get down, to descend |
| 湯気 | ゆげ | yuge | steam, vapour |
| 直後 | ちょくご | chokugo | immediately following |
| 為替 | かわせ | kawase | money order, exchange |
| センチ | — | senchi | centimeter, centi-, 10^-2 |
| のろのろ | — | noronoro | slowly, sluggishly |
| 斜 | はす | hasu | oblique; diagonal; slanting |
| 食器 | しょっき | shokki | tableware |
| 留まる | とどまる | todomaru | (1) to be fixed, (2) to abide, to stay (in the one place) |
| 頭脳 | ずのう | zunō | head, brains, intellect |
| 文脈 | ぶんみゃく | bunmyaku | context |
| 蓋 | ふた | futa | cover, lid, cap |
| 低下 | ていか | teika | fall, decline, lowering, deterioration |
| 待合室 | まちあいしつ | machiaishitsu | waiting room |
| こしらえる | — | koshiraeru | to make, to manufacture |
| 給与 | きゅうよ | kyūyo | allowance, grant, supply |
| 日の出 | ひので | hinode | sunrise |
| 殖やす | ふやす | fuyasu | to increase, to add to, to augment |
| 境界 | きょうかい | kyōkai | boundary |
| プラスチック | — | purasuchikku | plastic |
| 崩れる | くずれる | kuzureru | to collapse, to crumble |
| 送別 | そうべつ | sōbetsu | farewell, send-off |
| たちまち | — | tachimachi | at once, in a moment, suddenly, all at once |
| 縮む | ちぢむ | chijimu | to shrink, to be contracted |
| 落着く | おちつく | ochitsuku | to calm down, to settle down |
| 薄める | うすめる | usumeru | to dilute, to water down |
| こっそり | — | kossori | stealthily, secretly |
| 目下 | めした | meshita | at present, now |
| 中年 | ちゅうねん | chūnen | middle-aged |
| 加熱 | かねつ | kanetsu | heating |
| 撮影 | さつえい | satsuei | photographing |
| おねがいします | — | onegaishimasu | please |
| 載る | のる | noru | to appear (in print), to be recorded |
| ピストル | — | pisutoru | pistol |
| 手続き | てつづき | tetsuzuki | procedure, (legal) process, formalities |
| 溶け込む | とけこむ | tokekomu | to melt into |
| 学術 | がくじゅつ | gakujutsu | science, learning, scholarship |
| もしかすると | — | moshikasuruto | perhaps, maybe, by some chance |
| 佚 | いつ | itsu | be lost, peace, hide, mistake, beautiful, in turn |
| 出張 | しゅっちょう | shutchō | official tour, business trip |
| ビタミン | — | bitamin | vitamin |
| 評論 | ひょうろん | hyōron | criticism, critique |
| 名所 | めいしょ | meisho | famous place |
| 以降 | いこう | ikō | on and after, hereafter, thereafter |
| 祖先 | そせん | sosen | ancestor |
| 飽くまで | あくまで | akumade | to the end, to the last, stubbornly |
| 摩擦 | まさつ | masatsu | friction, rubbing, rubdown, chafe |
| 勇ましい | いさましい | isamashii | brave, valiant, gallant, courageous |
| 強気 | つよき | tsuyoki | firm, strong |
| 断定 | だんてい | dantei | conclusion, decision |
| 大木 | たいぼく | taiboku | large tree |
| しゃっくり | — | shakkuri | hiccough, hiccup |
| 日程 | にってい | nittei | agenda |
| 枯れる | かれる | kareru | to wither, to die (plant), to be blasted (plant) |
| 社説 | しゃせつ | shasetsu | editorial, leading article |
| 宴会 | えんかい | enkai | party, banquet |
| 混ぜる | まぜる | mazeru | to mix, to stir |
| 三角 | さんかく | sankaku | triangle, triangular |
| 性質 | せいしつ | seishitsu | nature, property, disposition |
| 間も無く | まもなく | mamonaku | soon, before long, in a short time |
| 思い込む | おもいこむ | omoikomu | to be under impression that, to be convinced that |
| 淡水 | たんすい | tansui | fresh water |
| 巡査 | じゅんさ | junsa | police, policeman |
| 突き当たり | つきあたり | tsukiatari | end (e.g. of street) |
| 掘る | ほる | horu | to dig, to excavate |
| ためらう | — | tamerau | to hesitate |
| 句読点 | くとうてん | kutōten | punctuation marks |
| 果実 | かじつ | kajitsu | fruit, nut, berry. |
| 垂直 | すいちょく | suichoku | vertical, perpendicular |
| 被せる | かぶせる | kabuseru | to cover (with something) |
| 長女 | ちょうじょ | chōjo | eldest daughter |
| 動作 | どうさ | dōsa | action, movements, motions, bearing, behaviour, manners |
| 浮く | うく | uku | to float, to become merry, to become loose |
| いつのまにか | — | itsunomanika | before one knows, unnoticed, unawares |
| バンド | — | bando | band |
| 英文 | えいぶん | eibun | sentence in English |
| 溶岩 | ようがん | yōgan | lava |
| しみじみ | — | shimijimi | keenly, deeply, heartily |
| 掏摸 | すり | suri | pickpocket |
| 圧縮 | あっしゅく | asshuku | compression, condensation, pressure |
| 乾杯 | かんぱい | kanpai | toast (drink) |
| 永い | ながい | nagai | long, lengthy |
| 半島 | はんとう | hantō | peninsula |
| 床の間 | とこのま | tokonoma | alcove |
| 車掌 | しゃしょう | shashō | (train) conductor |
| 有料 | ゆうりょう | yūryō | admission-paid, toll |
| 日帰り | ひがえり | higaeri | day trip |
| 睨む | にらむ | niramu | to glare at, to scowl at, to keep an eye on |
| 不通 | ふつう | futsū | suspension, interruption, stoppage, tie-up, cessation |
| 東西 | とうざい | tōzai | East and West, whole country |
| どうぞよろしく | — | dōzoyoroshiku | pleased to meet you |
| 背負う | せおう | seō | to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder |
| 正門 | せいもん | seimon | main gate, main entrance |
| ばからしい | — | bakarashii | absurd |
| 岬 | みさき | misaki | cape (on coast) |
| 面積 | めんせき | menseki | area |
| 騒々しい | そうぞうしい | sōzōshii | noisy, boisterous |
| プリント | — | purinto | print, handout |
| 扇子 | せんす | sensu | folding fan |
| 再三 | さいさん | saisan | again and again, repeatedly |
| 快晴 | かいせい | kaisei | good weather |
| 叔父さん | おじさん | ojisan | middle-aged gentleman, uncle |
| ともかく | — | tomokaku | anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case |
| 売り切れ | うりきれ | urikire | sold-out |
| もったいない | — | mottainai | too good, more than one deserves, wasteful, sacrilegious, unworthy of |
| 姪 | めい | mei | niece |
| 水平線 | すいへいせん | suiheisen | horizon |
| 概論 | がいろん | gairon | intro, outline, general remarks |
| 塵紙 | ちりがみ | chirigami | tissue paper, toilet paper |
| 言葉遣い | ことばづかい | kotobazukai | speech, expression, wording |
| 加速 | かそく | kasoku | acceleration |
| 蹴る | ける | keru | to kick |
| 話し掛ける | はなしかける | hanashikakeru | to accost a person, to talk (to someone) |
| 着替え | きがえ | kigae | changing clothes, change of clothes |
| 洗剤 | せんざい | senzai | detergent, washing material |
| 下書き | したがき | shitagaki | rough copy, draft |
| 和服 | わふく | wafuku | Japanese clothes |
| いよいよ | — | iyoiyo | more and more, all the more, increasingly, at last, beyond doubt |
| 短期 | たんき | tanki | short term |
| 貨物 | かもつ | kamotsu | cargo, freight |
| オーケストラ | — | ōkesutora | orchestra |
| 討つ | うつ | utsu | to attack, to avenge |
| 交ざる | まざる | mazaru | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join |
| スライド | — | suraido | slide |
| 温帯 | おんたい | ontai | temperate zone |
| 農産物 | のうさんぶつ | nōsanbutsu | agricultural produce |
| 私立 | しりつ | shiritsu | private (establishment) |
| 商店 | しょうてん | shōten | shop, business firm |
| 合流 | ごうりゅう | gōryū | confluence, union, linking up, merge |
| バランス | — | baransu | balance |
| 客間 | きゃくま | kyakuma | parlor, guest room |
| 運河 | うんが | unga | canal, waterway |
| きっかけ | — | kikkake | chance, start, cue, excuse |
| サラリーマン | — | sararīman | salary man, company employee |
| 俳句 | はいく | haiku | haiku poetry |
| 神様 | かみさま | kamisama | god |
| 判事 | はんじ | hanji | judge, judiciary |
| 訳す | やくす | yakusu | to translate |
| 森林 | しんりん | shinrin | forest, woods |
| 内線 | ないせん | naisen | phone extension, indoor wiring, inner line |
| 組合せ | くみあわせ | kumiawase | combination |
| 停車 | ていしゃ | teisha | stopping (e.g. train) |
| 洋品店 | ようひんてん | yōhinten | shop which handles Western-style apparel and accessories |
| 覗く | のぞく | nozoku | to peep in, to look in, to peek in, to stick out |
| 格別 | かくべつ | kakubetsu | exceptional |
| ファスナー | — | fasunā | fastener, zipper |
| 文芸 | ぶんげい | bungei | literature, art and literature, belles-lettres |
| 日日 | ひにち | hinichi | every day, daily, day after day |
| 個体 | こたい | kotai | an individual |
| 引返す | ひきかえす | hikikaesu | to repeat, to send back, to bring back |
| 正味 | しょうみ | shōmi | net (weight) |
| ラッシュアワー | — | rasshuawā | rush hour |
| 思い付く | おもいつく | omoitsuku | to think of, to hit upon |
| 日陰 | ひかげ | hikage | shadow |
| 付近 | ふきん | fukin | neighbourhood, vicinity, environs |
| 電池 | でんち | denchi | battery |
| 再来週 | さらいしゅう | saraishū | week after next |
| 纏める | まとめる | matomeru | to put in order, to collect, to bring to a conclusion |
| 水分 | すいぶん | suibun | moisture |
| 解散 | かいさん | kaisan | breakup, dissolution |
| 威張る | いばる | ibaru | to be proud, to swagger |
| 湿る | しめる | shimeru | to be wet, to become wet, to be damp |
| あいかわらず | — | aikawarazu | as ever, as usual, the same |
| 武士 | ぶし | bushi | warrior, samurai |
| 入れ物 | いれもの | iremono | container, case, receptacle |
| 鈍い | にぶい | nibui | dull (e.g. a knife), thickheaded, slow (opposite of fast), stupid |
| 発想 | はっそう | hassō | expression (music), conceptualization |
| 釘 | くぎ | kugi | nail |
| 楕円 | だえん | daen | ellipse |
| 生長 | せいちょう | seichō | growth, increment |
| 掛け算 | かけざん | kakezan | multiplication |
| テンポ | — | tenpo | tempo |
| 裏返す | うらがえす | uragaesu | to turn inside out, to turn (something) over |
| おどかす | — | odokasu | to threaten, to coerce |
| しゃぶる | — | shaburu | to suck, to chew |
| 普及 | ふきゅう | fukyū | diffusion, spread |
| 紙屑 | かみくず | kamikuzu | wastepaper |
| 規律 | きりつ | kiritsu | order, rules, law |
| 実る | みのる | minoru | to bear fruit, to ripen |
| 貸家 | かしや | kashiya | house for rent |
| 自治 | じち | jichi | self-government, autonomy |
| 器具 | きぐ | kigu | utensil |
| 浸ける | つける | tsukeru | to dip in, to soak |
| レクリェーション | — | rekuryēshon | recreation |
| 慶ぶ | よろこぶ | yorokobu | to be glad; to rejoice; to congratulate |
| ブローチ | — | burōchi | brooch |
| 図表 | ずひょう | zuhyō | chart, diagram, graph |
| チョーク | — | chōku | chock, chalk |
| ステージ | — | sutēji | (1) stage, (2) performance |
| おしゃれ | — | oshare | smartly dressed, someone smartly dressed, fashion-conscious |
| 性別 | せいべつ | seibetsu | distinction by sex, sex, gender |
| 傾らか | なだらか | nadaraka | gentle (slope); gradual; smooth |
| シャッター | — | shattā | shutter |
| 腰掛け | こしかけ | koshikake | seat, bench |
| しゃがむ | — | shagamu | to squat |
| 小父さん | おじさん | ojisan | middle-aged gentleman, uncle |
| 足跡 | あしあと | ashiato | footprints |
| 算数 | さんすう | sansū | arithmetic |
| 繋げる | つなげる | tsunageru | to connect |
| 手頃 | てごろ | tegoro | moderate, handy |
| 役者 | やくしゃ | yakusha | actor, actress |
| 製作 | せいさく | seisaku | manufacture, production |
| 理科 | りか | rika | science |
| 未満 | みまん | miman | less than, insufficient |
| けれど / けれども | — | keredo / keredomo | but, however |
| 思い掛けない | おもいがけない | omoigakenai | unexpected, casual |
| 煮える | にえる | nieru | to boil, to cook, to be cooked |
| 的確 | てきかく | tekikaku | precise, accurate |