好評こうひょうpopularity, favorable reputation交付こうふdelivering, furnishing (with copies)公募こうぼpublic appeal, public contribution巧妙こうみょうingenious, skillful, clever公用こうようgovernment business, public use, public expense小売こうりretail効率こうりつefficiency公立こうりつpublic institution護衛ごえいguard, convoy, escortコーナーコーナーcorner小柄こがらsmall, diminutive小切手こぎってcheque, check国産こくさんdomestic products国定こくていstate-sponsored, national告白こくはくconfession, acknowledgment国防こくぼうnational defense国有こくゆうnational ownership極楽ごくらくparadise国連こくれんU.N., United Nations焦げ茶こげちゃdark brown語源ごげんword root, word derivation, etymology心地ここちfeeling, sensation, mood心得こころえknowledge, information心掛けこころがけreadiness, intention, aim心掛けるこころがけるto bear in mind, to aim to do志こころざしwill, intention, motive志すこころざすto plan, to intend, to aspire to心強いこころづよいheartening, reassuring心細いこころぼそいhelpless, hopeless, discouraging試みこころみtrial, experiment試みるこころみるto try, to test快いこころよいpleasant, agreeable誤差ごさerrorございます (かん)ございます (かん)to be (polite, to exist)孤児こじorphanこじれるこじれるto get complicated, to grow worseこす (みずを～)こす (みずを～)to strain, to filter梢こずえtreetop個性こせいindividuality, personality, idiosyncrasy戸籍こせきcensus, family register古代こだいancient timesこたつこたつtable with heater, (originally) charcoal brazier in a floor wellこだわるこだわるto fuss over, to be particular about誇張こちょうexaggerationこつ (をつかむ)こつ (をつかむ)secret, trick, hang滑稽こっけいfunny, humorous, comical国交こっこうdiplomatic relations骨董品こっとうひんcurio固定こていfixation, fixing (e.g., salary, capital)事柄ことがらmatter, thing, affair, circumstance孤独こどくisolation, loneliness, solitudeことごとくことごとくaltogether, entirely言付けことづけto leave a message殊にことにespecially, above all粉々こなごなin very small pieces好ましいこのましいnice, likable, desirable碁盤ごばんGo board個別こべつparticular caseごまかすごまかすto deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent細やかこまやかmeager, modestコマーシャルコマーシャルa commercial込めるこめるto include, to put intoコメントコメントcomment籠もるこもるto seclude oneself, to be confined in固有こゆうcharacteristic, tradition, peculiar暦こよみcalendar, almanac凝らすこらすto concentrate, to devote, to peer intoごらんなさい (かん)ごらんなさい (かん)look, (please) try to do孤立こりつisolation, helplessness懲りるこりるto learn by experience, to be disgusted with凝るこるto stiffen, to harden根気こんきpatience根拠こんきょbasis, foundation混血こんけつmixed race, mixed parentageコンタクト (レンズ)コンタクト (レンズ)contact昆虫こんちゅうinsect, bug根底こんていroot, basis, foundation混同こんどうconfusion, mixing, mergerコントラストコントラストcontrastコントロールコントロールcontrolコンパスコンパスcompass根本こんぽんfoundation, root, base財ざいfortune, riches再会さいかいmeeting again, reunion災害さいがいcalamity, disaster, misfortune細菌さいきんbacillus, bacterium, germ細工さいくwork, craftsmanship, trick採掘さいくつminingサイクルサイクルcycle採決さいけつvote, roll call再建さいけん(temple or shrine) rebuilding再現さいげんreproduction, return, revival財源ざいげんsource of funds, resources, finances在庫ざいこstockpile, stock採算さいさんprofitサイズサイズsize再生さいせいplayback, regeneration, resuscitation財政ざいせいeconomy, financial affairs最善さいぜんthe very best採択さいたくadoption, selection, choice栽培さいばいcultivation再発さいはつreturn, relapse, reoccurrence細胞さいぼうcell採用さいようuse, adopt遮るさえぎるto interrupt, to intercept, to obstructさえずるさえずるto sing, to chirp, to twitter冴えるさえるto be clear, to be bright, to be skillful竿さおrod, pole (e.g., for drying laundry)栄えるさかえるto flourish, to prosper, to thrive差額さがくbalance, difference, margin杯さかずきwine cup逆立ちさかだちhandstand, headstandさきに (いぜん)さきに (いぜん)before, earlier than, previously詐欺さぎfraud, swindle削減さくげんcut, reduction錯誤さくごmistake作戦さくせんmilitary operations, tactics, strategy叫びさけびshout, scream, outcry捧げるささげるto lift up, to give, to offer差し掛かるさしかかるto come near to, to approach指図さしずinstruction, mandate差し出すさしだすto present, to submit, to hold out差し支えるさしつかえるto interfere, to hinder授けるさずけるto grant, to award, to teach摩するさするto rub, to strokeさぞ (さぞや。さぞかし)さぞ (さぞや。さぞかし)I am sure, certainly, no doubt定まるさだまるto become settled, to be fixed定めるさだめるto decide, to determine座談会ざだんかいsymposium, round-table discussion雑ざつrough, crude雑貨ざっかmiscellaneous goods, general goods殺人さつじんmurder察するさっするto guess, to sense, to judge雑談ざつだんchatting, idle talkさっとさっとsuddenly, smoothlyさっぱりするさっぱりするto refresh悟るさとるto attain enlightenment, to understand最中さなかin the middle of, midst座標ざひょうcoordinatesさほどさほどnot so, not that muchサボるサボるto cut (skip) classes様さまstate寒気さむけchill, shiver, cold侍さむらいsamuraiさもさもwith gusto, with satisfaction作用さようoperation, effect, functionさらう (こどもを～)さらう (こどもを～)to kidnap障るさわるto hinder, to interfere with, to affect酸さんacid山岳さんがくmountains参議院さんぎいんHouse of Councilors産休さんきゅうmaternity leaveサンキューサンキューthank you残金ざんきんremaining money産後さんごpostpartum, after childbirth残酷ざんこくcruelty, harshness産出さんしゅつyield, produce参照さんしょうreference, consultation, consultation参上さんじょうcalling on, visiting残高ざんだか(bank) balance, remainderサンタクロースサンタクロースSanta Claus桟橋さんばしwharf, jetty, pier賛美さんびpraise, adoration, glorification山腹さんぷくhillside, mountainside産婦人科さんふじんかmaternity and gynecology department産物さんぶつproduct, result, fruit山脈さんみゃくmountain range仕上がりしあがりfinish, end, completion仕上しあげend, finishing touches仕上げるしあげるto finish up, to complete飼育しいくbreeding, raising, rearing強いてしいてto dare, to insistシートシートseatジーパンジーパンjeans仕入れるしいれるto lay in stock, to replenish stock, to procure強いるしいるto force, to compel, to coerce潮しおtide歯科しかdentistry自我じがself, ego自覚じかくself-conscious仕掛しかけdevice, trick, mechanism仕掛けるしかけるto lay, to set, to wageしかしながらしかしながらhowever, nevertheless色彩しきさいcolor式場しきじょうceremonial hall, place of ceremony (e.g., marriage)しきたりしきたりcustom, conventional practice, tradition事業じぎょうproject, enterprise, business軽蔑けいべつscorn, disdain経歴けいれきpersonal history, career経路けいろcourse, route, channelけがらわしいけがらわしいfilthy, unfair劇団げきだんtroupe, theatrical company激励げきれいencouragementゲストゲストguest獣けだものbeast, brute決けつdecision, vote決意けついdecision, determination結核けっかくtuberculosis決議けつぎresolution, vote, decision結合けつごうcombination, union決算けっさんbalance sheet, settlement of accounts月謝げっしゃmonthly tuition fee決勝けっしょうfinals (in sports)結晶けっしょうcrystal, crystallization結成けっせいformation結束けっそくunion, unityげっそりげっそりbeing disheartened, losing weight決断けつだんdecision, determination月賦げっぷmonthly installment欠乏けつぼうshortage蹴飛ばすけとばすto kick away, to kick (someone)けなすけなすto speak ill of煙たいけむたいsmoky, feeling awkward煙るけむるto smoke (e.g., fire)家来けらいretainer, retinue, servant下痢げりdiarrhea権威けんいauthority, power, influence兼業けんぎょうholding two jobs at the same time原形げんけいoriginal form, base form原型げんけいprototype, model, archetypal