JLPT N2

1741 words
就任しゅうにんinauguration, assumption of office周辺しゅうへんcircumference, peripheral重役じゅうやくdirector, high executive終了しゅうりょうend, close, termination重量じゅうりょうheavyweight重力じゅうりょくgravity熟語じゅくごidiom, kanji compound祝日しゅくじつnational holiday縮小しゅくしょうreduction, curtailment受験じゅけんtaking an examination主語しゅご(gram) subject主人しゅじん(one's own) husband出勤しゅっきんgoing to work, at work述語じゅつごpredicate出張しゅっちょうofficial tour, business trip寿命じゅみょうlife span主役しゅやくleading part受話器じゅわき(telephone) receiver循環じゅんかんcirculation, rotation, cycle巡査じゅんさpoliceman順々じゅんじゅんin order, in turn順序じゅんじょorder, sequence, procedure純情じゅんじょうpure heart純粋じゅんすいpure, genuine, unmixed初~しょ~first ~諸~しょ~various ~~所~しょplace女~じょ~things done by women~女~じょcount for sisters省~しょう~economizing ~~省~しょうkind of ministry~商~しょうmerchant, business~勝~しょうcount for victory~条~じょうcounter for article~場~じょうkind of field, ground~畳~じょうcount for tatami, mat消化しょうかdigestion小学生しょうがくせいelementary school pupilしょうがないしょうがないIt is not worth ~将棋しょうぎJapanese chess蒸気じょうきsteam, vapor定規じょうぎ(measuring) ruler上級じょうきゅうadvanced level, high grade, senior商業しょうぎょうcommerce, trade, business消極的しょうきょくてきpassive賞金しょうきんprize, monetary award上下じょうげhigh and low, up and down障子しょうじpaper sliding door商社しょうしゃtrading company乗車じょうしゃtaking a train, entraining上旬じょうじゅんfirst 10 days of month生ずるしょうずるto cause, to arise, to be generated小数しょうすうfraction (part of), decimal商店しょうてんshop, business firm焦点しょうてんfocus, point消毒しょうどくdisinfection勝敗しょうはいvictory or defeat, issue (of battle)蒸発じょうはつevaporation上品じょうひんrefined, elegant, well-mannered勝負しょうぶvictory or defeat, game小便しょうべん(col) urine, piss消防署しょうぼうしょfire station正味しょうみnet (weight)正面しょうめんfront消耗しょうもうexhaustion, consumption初級しょきゅうelementary level助教授じょきょうじゅassistant professor~色~しょくkind of color食塩しょくえんtable salt職人しょくにんartisan, craftsman職場しょくばworkplace初旬しょじゅんfirst 10 days of the month書籍しょせきbook, publication食器しょっきtablewareショップショップa shop書店しょてんbookshop書道しょどうcalligraphy初歩しょほelements, rudiments白髪しらがwhite or grey hair, trendy hair bleachingシリーズシリーズseries私立しりつprivate (establishment)資料しりょうmaterials, dataしるjuice, soup素人しろうとlayman, amateur, noviceしわ (かおの~)しわ (かおの~)wrinkles, creasesしんcore, heart, wick新幹線しんかんせんShinkansen, "Bullet Train"真空しんくうvacuum人事じんじhuman resources, personnel management信ずるしんずるto believe心身しんしんmind and body申請しんせいapplication, request, petition人造じんぞうman-made, synthetic, artificial寝台しんだいbed診断しんだんdiagnosis侵入しんにゅうinvasion, raid, trespass人文科学じんぶんかがくsocial sciences, humanities人命じんめい(human) life深夜しんやlate at night森林しんりんforest, woods親類しんるいrelative(s) (same as 親戚 (しんせき))針路しんろcourse, direction神話しんわmyth, legend水産すいさんmarine products, fisheries炊事すいじcooking水蒸気すいじょうきwater vapor, steam水素すいそhydrogen垂直すいちょくvertical, perpendicular推定すいていpresumption, assumption, estimation水滴すいてきdrop of water水筒すいとうcanteen, flask, water bottle随筆ずいひつessays, miscellaneous writings水分すいぶんmoisture水平すいへいlevel, horizontal水平線すいへいせんhorizon水面すいめんwater's surface図々しいずうずうしいimpudent, shamelessずうっとずうっとall the time, all the way末っ子すえっこyoungest childスカーフスカーフscarf図鑑ずかんpicture bookすきunguarded moment, chanceすぎJapanese cedar好き嫌いすききらいlikes and dislikes, taste好き好きすきずきmatter of taste透き通るすきとおるto be(come) transparent隙間すきまcrack, gap, opening~過ぎる~すぎるtoo much ~スクールスクールschool図形ずけいfigureすずbell涼むすずむto cool oneself, to cool offスタートスタートstartスチュワーデススチュワーデスstewardessすっきりすっきりshapely, clear, neatステージステージstageストッキングストッキングstockingsストップストップstop素直すなおobedient, meek, docile頭脳ずのうhead, brains, intellectスピーカースピーカーspeaker図表ずひょうchart, diagram, graphスマートスマートsmart, stylish, slim住まいすまいdwelling, houseすまないすまないsorry (phrase)~済~ずみfinished相撲すもうsumo wrestlingスライドスライドslideずらすずらすto put off, to delayずらりずらりin a line, in a rowスリッパスリッパslippers狡いずるいsly, cunning寸法すんぽうmeasurement, size, dimension税関ぜいかんcustoms製作せいさくmanufacture, production制作せいさくwork (e.g., film, book)清書せいしょclean copy青少年せいしょうねんyouth, young person整数せいすうinteger清掃せいそうcleaning生存せいぞんexistence, being, survival政党せいとう(member of) political party性能せいのうability, capability整備せいびmaintenance, overhaul成分せいぶんingredient, component, composition性別せいべつsex, gender正方形せいほうけいsquare正門せいもんmain gate, main entrance成立せいりつformation, establishment, completion西暦せいれきChristian Era, after (Christ’s) death (A.D.)背負うせおうto be burdened with~席~せきcounter for seats赤道せきどうequator折角せっかくwith trouble, at great pains, long-awaited接近せっきんgetting closer, drawing nearer, approaching接するせっするto attend to (someone)せっせとせっせとbusily, away接続せつぞくconnection, union, join, link瀬戸物せとものearthenware, crockery, chinaぜひともぜひともby all means (with sense of not taking 'no' for an answer)迫るせまるto draw near, to pressゼミゼミseminarせめてせめてat leastセメントセメントcement台詞せりふspeech, words, one's lines, remarksせんstopper, cork, stopcock~船~せんcounter for ships~戦~せんcounter for games, matches前~ぜん~former, late ~, past ~~前~ぜんbefore ~前後ぜんごfront and back, before and after全集ぜんしゅうcomplete works扇子せんすfolding fan専制せんせいdespotism, autocracy先々月せんせんげつmonth before last先々週せんせんしゅう2 weeks before先祖せんぞancestor先端せんたんpointed end, tipセンチセンチcentimeter先頭せんとうhead, lead, vanguard全般ぜんぱん(the) whole, general扇風機せんぷうきelectric fan洗面せんめんwash up (one's face), have a wash全力ぜんりょくall one's power, whole energy線路せんろline, track, roadbed~沿い~そいalong総~そう~gross, general, entire~艘~そうcounter for ships相違そういdifference, discrepancy, variationそういえばそういえばwhich reminds me ..雑巾ぞうきんhouse-cloth, dust cloth増減ぞうげんincrease and decrease, fluctuation倉庫そうこstorehouse, warehouse相互そうごmutual, reciprocal創作そうさくproduction, creation, work葬式そうしきfuneral造船ぞうせんshipbuilding騒々しいそうぞうしいnoisy, boisterous増大ぞうだいincrease, growthそうっとそうっとsoftly, cautiously, gently送別そうべつfarewell, send-off草履ぞうりJapanese sandals (footwear)総理大臣そうりだいじんPrime Minister送料そうりょうpostage, carriage~足~そくcounter for shoes属するぞくするto belong to, to come under続々ぞくぞくsuccessively, one after another速達そくたつexpress, special delivery測定そくていmeasurement測量そくりょうmeasurement, surveying速力そくりょくspeed素質そしつtalent, capability祖先そせんancestor(s)そそっかしいそそっかしいcareless, thoughtless卒直そっちょくfrank, candid, honestそのころそのころin those days, at that time, thenそのためそのためhence, for that reasonその他そのほかbesides剃るそるto shaveそれなのにそれなのにthough, althoughそれならそれならIf that's the case..., If so..., That being the case...それはいけませんね (かん)それはいけませんね (かん)that's not good逸れるそれるto stray (turn) from subject, to go astray算盤そろばんabacus存じるぞんじる(humble) to know存ずるぞんずる(humble) to know損得そんとくloss and gain, advantage and disadvantage田ぼたんぼpaddy field, farm第~だい~~thだいいち (とりわけ)だいいち (とりわけ)first, foremost,&nbsp大学院だいがくいんgraduate school大工だいくcarpenter体系たいけいsystem, organization太鼓たいこdrum, tambourine対策たいさくcounter-plan, counter-measure大してたいして(not so) much, (not) very大小だいしょうsize体制たいせいorder, system, structure体積たいせきcapacity, volume大層たいそうvery much, greatly体操たいそうgymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics大分だいぶんconsiderably, greatly, a lot大木たいぼくlarge tree代名詞だいめいしpronounタイアタイアtire, tyreダイヤグラムダイヤグラムdiagramダイヤモンドダイヤモンドdiamondダイヤルダイヤルdial対立たいりつconfrontation, opposition, antagonism田植えたうえrice planting絶えずたえずconstantly楕円だえんellipse耕すたがやすto till, to plow, to cultivateたきwaterfall蓄えるたくわえるto save, to store, to lay in stockたけbambooただいまただいまHere I am, I'm home!但しただしbut, however, provided that立ち止まるたちどまるto stop, to halt, to stand stillたちまちたちまちinstantly, suddenly, all at onceはつto depart (e.g., on a plane, train)脱線だっせんderailment, digression妥当だとうproper, appropriate例えるたとえるto compare, to liken頼もしいたのもしいreliable, promisingダブルダブルdoubleダムダムdam溜息ためいきa sighためらうためらうto be hesitant~だらけ~だらけbe full of ~, be filled with ~だらしないだらしないslovenly, loose, a slut足るたるto be sufficient, to be enough短~たん~short ~~団~だんgroup, corps, partyオーケストラオーケストラorchestraおおざっぱおおざっぱrough (not precise), broad, sketchy大通りおおどおりmain streetオートメーションオートメーションautomation大凡おおよそabout, approximatelyお帰りおかえりreturn, welcomeおかけくださいおかけくださいplease sit downおかげさまでおかげさまでThanks to god, thanks to youおかずおかずside dish, accompaniment for rice dishesおかまいなくおかまいなくplease don't fuss over me拝むおがむto worship, to prayお代わりおかわりsecond helping, another cup補うおぎなうto compensate forお気の毒におきのどくにI'm sorry to hear that…屋外おくがいoutdoors送り仮名おくりがなpart of word written in kanaお元気でおげんきでTake care'怠るおこたるto neglect, to failお先におさきにbefore, after you伯父おじ(humble) uncle (older than one's parent)叔父おじuncle (younger than one's parent)惜しいおしいregrettable, disappointing伯父さんおじさん(hon.) middle-aged gentleman, uncle小父さんおじさん(hon.) middle-aged gentleman, uncle叔父さんおじさん(hon.) middle-aged gentleman, uncleお邪魔しますおじゃましますExcuse me for disturbing youお世話になりましたおせわになりましたI've been in your careお大事におだいじにTake care of yourself, Take care!, Get well soon落着くおちつくto calm down, to settle downお出掛けおでかけoutingお手伝いさんおてつだいさんmaid脅かすおどかすto threaten, to coerce落し物おとしものlost property驚かすおどろかすto surprise, to frightenお願いしますおねがいしますPlease (lit., I request)各々おのおのeach, every, either伯母おば(humble) aunt (older than one's parent)叔母おばaunt (younger than one's parent)小母さんおばさんlady, woman, ma'amおはようおはよう(abbr.) Good morningお参りおまいりworship, shrine visitお待たせしましたおまたせしましたSorry to have kept you waitingお待ちくださいおまちくださいPlease wait a momentおまちどおさまおまちどおさまSorry to have kept you waitingおめでたいおめでたいhappy event, matter for congratulation思い掛けないおもいがけないunexpected, casual思い切りおもいきりwith all one's strength (heart), resignation, resolution思い込むおもいこむto be under impression that, to be convinced that思いっ切りおもいっきりvery, much, fully重たいおもたいheavy, massive, seriousお休みおやすみholiday, absenceおやつおやつbetween meal snack, afternoon refreshment親指おやゆびthumbオルガンオルガンorgan恩恵おんけいblessing, benefit温室おんしつgreenhouse温泉おんせんspa, hot spring温帯おんたいtemperate zone御中おんちゅうMessrs.女の人おんなのひとwoman~日~かcounter for days~下~かunder ~~化~かaction of making something~科~かfamily, group, course~歌~かsong of ~~画~がpicture, paintingカーブカーブcurve外~がい~foreign ~, outside ~~外~がいout of ~開会かいかいopening of a meeting会館かいかんmeeting hall, assembly hall改札かいさつexamination of tickets解散かいさんbreakup, dissolution海水浴かいすいよくsea bathing, seawater bath回数かいすうnumber of times, frequency回数券かいすうけんbook of tickets改正かいせいrevision, amendment, alteration快晴かいせいgood weather解説かいせつexplanation, commentary改造かいぞうremodeling開通かいつうopening, open回転かいてんrotation, turning解答かいとうanswer, solution回答かいとうreply, answer外部がいぶthe outside, external解放かいほうrelease, liberation, emancipation開放かいほうopen, throw open, liberalization海洋かいようocean概論がいろんintroduction, general remark却ってかえってon the contrary, rather家屋かおくhouse, building係わるかかわるto concern oneself in, to be involved in書留かきとめregistered mail書取かきとりdictation垣根かきねhedge限りかぎりlimit(s), as far as possible各~かく~every ~, each ~架空かくうimaginary, fiction, fanciful各自かくじindividual, each拡充かくじゅうexpansion学術がくじゅつscience, learning, scholarship各地かくちvarious parts of the country拡張かくちょうexpansion, extension角度かくどangle学年がくねんyear in school, grade in school格別かくべつexceptional確率かくりつprobability学力がくりょくscholarship, knowledge掛け算かけざんmultiplication可決かけつapproval, adoption (e.g., motion, bill), passage火口かこうcrater (of a volcano)下降かこうdecline, descent, fall火山かざんvolcanoかしこまりましたかしこまりましたCertainly貸し出しかしだしlending, loaning過失かしつerror, mistake, negligence果実かじつfruit貸間かしまroom to let貸家かしやhouse for rent箇所かしょplace, point, part過剰かじょうexcess, over-かじるかじるto chew, to bite (at)課税かぜいtaxation下線かせんunderline, underscoreカセットカセットcassette (tape)加速かそくacceleration加速度かそくどaccelerationかたまりlump, mass, cluster固まるかたまるto harden, to solidify, to become firm片道かたみちone-way (trip)傾くかたむくto incline toward, to slant, to lurch片寄るかたよるto be one-sided, to incline, to be partial~がち~がちtend to do ~学科がっかstudy subject, course of study学会がっかいacademic conference学級がっきゅうclass担ぐかつぐto shoulder, to carry on shoulder括弧かっこparenthesis, brackets活字かつじprinting type勝手にかってにarbitrarily,活力かつりょくvitality, energy仮名かなkana仮名遣いかなづかいkana orthography, syllabary spelling加熱かねつheating兼ねるかねるto simultaneously serve two or more functionsカバーカバーcover (e.g., book)過半数かはんすうmajorityかび (~がはえる)かび (~がはえる)mold, mildew被せるかぶせるto cover (with something)かまiron pot, kettle構いませんかまいませんit's all right紙屑かみくずwastepaper神様かみさまgod剃刀かみそりrazorガムガムchewing gum貨物かもつcargo, freightカラーカラーcollar, colorからかうからかうto ridicule, to make fun of空っぽからっぽempty, vacant, hollowかるたかるたplaying cards (POR: carta)枯れるかれるto wither, to die (plant), to be blasted (plant)カロリーカロリーcalorie可愛がるかわいがるto love, to be affectionate為替かわせmoney order, exchangeかわらroof tile~刊~かん~ issued (magazine, newspaper)~間~かんbetween, during~巻~かんvolume~館~かん~ hall, ~ building~感~かんfeeling, sense, impression換気かんきventilation感激かんげきdeep emotion, impression, inspiration関西かんさいsouth-western half of Japan, including Osaka元日がんじつNew Year's Day鑑賞かんしょうappreciation感ずるかんずるto feel, to sense間接かんせつindirect, indirectness観測かんそくobservation寒帯かんたいfrigid zone官庁かんちょうgovernment office, authorities勘違いかんちがいmisunderstanding, wrong guess缶詰かんづめcanning, canned goods,乾電池かんでんちdry cell, battery関東かんとうeastern half of Japan, including Tokyo観念かんねんidea, notion乾杯かんぱいCheers! (a toast)看板かんばんsign, signboard看病かんびょうnursing (a patient)かんむりcrown, wreath漢和かんわChinese Character-Japanese (e.g., dictionary)~期~き~age, ~period~器~きdevice, equipment~機~きmachine気圧きあつatmospheric pressure着替えきがえchanging clothes, change of clothes着替えるきがえるto change (one's) clothes機関車きかんしゃlocomotive, engine飢饉ききんfamine器具きぐinstrument記号きごうsymbol, code刻むきざむto mince, to carve, to engrave儀式ぎしきceremony, rite, ritual基準きじゅんstandard, basis, criteria規準きじゅんstandard, basis, criteria起床きしょうrising, getting out of bed着せるきせるto put on clothes基礎きそfoundation, basis基地きちbaseきっかけきっかけprompt, trigger, cueぎっしりぎっしりtightly, fully基盤きばんfoundation, basis~気味~ぎみslightly ~客席きゃくせきguest seating客間きゃくまparlor, guest roomギャングギャングgangキャンパスキャンパスcampus休業きゅうぎょうclosure, shutdown, holiday休講きゅうこうlecture canceled給与きゅうよsalary休養きゅうようrest, break, recreation清いきよいclear, pure, noble~教~きょうreligion~行~ぎょうline, row~業~ぎょうtype of business強化きょうかstrengthen, intensify, reinforce境界きょうかいboundary共産~きょうさん~communist ~行事ぎょうじevent, function恐縮きょうしゅくsorry to trouble教養きょうようculture, education, sophistication行列ぎょうれつline, procession漁業ぎょぎょうfishing (industry)曲線きょくせんcurve規律きりつorder, rules, law斬るきるto behead, to murder~きる~きるnevertheless, to carry through~切れ~きれout of ~気を付けるきをつけるto be careful, to pay attention, to take care金魚きんぎょgoldfish区域くいきzone, district, area空~くう~empty ~偶数ぐうすうeven number空想くうそうdaydream, fantasy空中くうちゅうsky, airクーラークーラーair conditionerくぎnail区切るくぎるto punctuate, to cut off, to mark offくしcombくしゃみくしゃみsneeze苦情くじょうcomplaint, grievance, grumble苦心くしんpain, troubleくずwaste, scrap崩すくずすto destroy, to make change (money)薬指くすりゆびring finger崩れるくずれるto collapse, to crumble砕くくだくto break, to smash砕けるくだけるto break, to be brokenくたびれるくたびれるto get tired, to wear outくだらないくだらないgood-for-nothing, stupid, worthless~口~くち~ openingくちびるlip口紅くちべにlipstickくっつくくっつくto adhere to, to keep close toくっつけるくっつけるto attachくどいくどいverbose, importunate, heavy (taste)句読点くとうてんpunctuation marks配るくばるto distribute, to deliver工夫くふうdevice, artifice, ingenuity区分くぶんdivision, section, classification組合せくみあわせcombination組み立てるくみたてるto assemble, to set up, to construct悔やむくやむto regret, to mournクリーニングクリーニングcleaning, dry cleaning, laundry serviceくるむくるむto be enveloped by, to wrap upくれぐれもくれぐれもrepeatedly, sincerely, earnestly~家~け~'s family, the house of ~~形~けいshape of ~~系~けい~ system, ~ lineage, ~ group稽古けいこpractice, training, study敬語けいごhonorific language (lit., respect language)蛍光灯けいこうとうfluorescent lamp形式けいしきform, formality, format継続けいぞくcontinuation毛糸けいとknitting wool経度けいどlongitude系統けいとうsystem, genealogy芸能げいのうpublic entertainment, performing arts競馬けいばhorse racing警備けいびdefense, guard, policing, security形容詞けいようしadjective形容動詞けいようどうしadjectival noun, quasi-adjective外科げかsurgical department毛皮けがわfur, skin, pelt激増げきぞうsudden increase下車げしゃalighting, getting off下旬げじゅんmonth (last third of)下水げすいdrainage, sewage, ditch, gutter, sewerage削るけずるto cut down little by little, to take a percentageけたcolumn, beam, digit下駄げた(Japanese footwear), wooden clogs血圧けつあつblood pressure月給げっきゅうmonthly salary傑作けっさくmasterpiece, best work月末げつまつend of the month気配けはいindication, sign, hint下品げひんvulgar, indecent, coarse煙いけむいsmoky険しいけわしいsteep, rugged~圏~けんbloc, sphere, area現~げん~present, incumbent見学けんがくtour, study by observation謙虚けんきょmodesty, humble原稿げんこうmanuscript, copy原産げんさんplace of origin原始げんしorigin, primeval研修けんしゅうtraining厳重げんじゅうstrict, severe, firm謙遜けんそんhumble, humility, modesty県庁けんちょうprefectural office限度げんどlimit, bounds現にげんにactually, really顕微鏡けんびきょうmicroscope懸命けんめいeagerness, strenuous原理げんりprinciple, theory, fundamental truth原料げんりょうraw materials小~こ~small ~恋しいこいしいdear, beloved高~こう~high (level) ~~校~こうcounter for school~港~こう~ port~号~ごうcounter for magazine工員こういんfactory worker強引ごういんforcible, assertive, pushy公害こうがいpublic nuisance, pollution高級こうきゅうhigh class公共こうきょうpublic, community, communal工芸こうげいindustrial arts孝行こうこうfilial piety交差こうさcross講師こうしlecturer工事こうじconstruction work公式こうしきformula, formality, official口実こうじつexcuseこうしてこうしてlike this, with this公衆こうしゅうthe public香水こうすいperfume功績こうせきachievements, merit光線こうせんbeam, light ray高層こうそうtall, high rise構造こうぞうstructure, construction交替こうたいchange, relief, alteration耕地こうちarable land交通機関こうつうきかんtransportation facilities校庭こうていschool yard肯定こうていpositive, affirmation高度こうどaltitude, height高等こうとうhigh class, high grade合同ごうどうcombination, incorporation高等学校こうとうがっこうsenior high school公表こうひょうofficial announcement, proclamation鉱物こうぶつmineral公務こうむofficial business, public business項目こうもくitem紅葉こうようfall colors (of leaves)合理ごうりrational交流こうりゅうexchange合流ごうりゅうconfluence, merge, join効力こうりょくeffect, efficacyコースコースcourseコーラスコーラスchorus焦がすこがすto burn, to scorch~国~こくnation of ~国王こくおうking国立こくりつnationalご苦労様ごくろうさまThank you for your had work焦げるこげるto burn, to be burned凍えるこごえるto freeze, to be chilled, to be frozen心当たりこころあたりhaving some knowledge of, happening to know心得るこころえるto understand, to have thorough knowledge腰掛けこしかけseat, bench腰掛けるこしかけるto sit (down)五十音ごじゅうおんthe Japanese syllabaryこしらえるこしらえるto make, to manufacture擦るこするto rub, to chafe, to file, to frost (glass), to strike (match)個体こたいan individualごちそうさまごちそうさまThank you for the mealこちらこそこちらこそit is I who should say so小遣いこづかいpocket money, allowanceコックコックcookこっそりこっそりstealthily, secretly古典こてんclassics, classic~毎~ごとevery ~, each ~〜 (まる) ごと〜 (まる) ごとwhole ~, all of ~言付けることづけるto leave a message言葉遣いことばづかいspeech, expression, wordingこないだこないだthe other day, lately, recently御無沙汰ごぶさたnot writing or contacting for a whileゴムゴムgum, rubber御免ごめんdeclining (something)ごめんくださいごめんくださいMay I come in, Is anyone here小指こゆびlittle finger堪えるこらえるto bear, to endure, to put up with娯楽ごらくpleasure, amusement, recreation御覧ごらん(hon.) look, inspection, tryコレクションコレクションcollection転がすころがすto roll転がるころがるto roll, to tumbleこんnavy blue, deep blue今~こん~this, currentコンクールコンクールcontest (FRE: concours)コンクリートコンクリートconcrete混合こんごうmixing, mixtureコンセントコンセントconsent献立こんだてmenuこんばんはこんばんはgood eveningサークルサークルcircle, sports club (e.g., at a company)再~さい~re ~最~さい~the most ~在学ざいがく(enrolled) in school再三さいさんagain and again, repeatedly祭日さいじつnational holiday, festival day催促さいそくdemand, urge (action), press for採点さいてんmarking, grading災難さいなんcalamity, misfortune裁縫さいほうsewing材木ざいもくlumber, timberサイレンサイレンsiren逆ささかさreverse, upside down逆様さかさまreverse, upside down捜すさがすto search, to seek, to look for遡るさかのぼるto go back, to date back酒場さかばbar, bar-room一昨昨日さきおとといtwo days before yesterday, three days ago先程さきほどa little while ago索引さくいんindex, indices作者さくしゃauthor, artist削除さくじょelimination, deletion作成さくせいcreation, preparation, to make作製さくせいmanufacture, production探るさぐるto search, to look for, investigate囁くささやくto whisper, to murmurさじspoon座敷ざしきtatami room差し支えさしつかえhindrance, impediment差し引きさしひきdeduction, balance刺身さしみsliced raw fish(かさを~) さす(かさを~) さすto open流石さすがindeed, truly, as one would expect撮影さつえいphotographing雑音ざつおんnoise (jarring, grating)さっさとさっさとquickly早速さっそくat once, immediately, promptlyさびrust (color)錆びるさびるto rust, to become rusty座布団ざぶとんcushion (Japanese)妨げるさまたげるto disturb, to preventさようならさようならgood-byeサラリーマンサラリーマンsalaryman騒がしいさわがしいnoisyさわやかさわやかfresh, refreshing~山~さんthe name of mountain~産~さんmade in ~三角さんかくtriangle, triangular算数さんすうarithmetic産地さんちproducing areaサンプルサンプルsample山林さんりんmountain forest~史~しhistory of ~~紙~しnewspaper, type of paper~寺~じthe name of temple仕上がるしあがるto be finished明明後日しあさってtwo days after tomorrowシーズンシーズンseason (sporting)シーツシーツsheet寺院じいんtempleしいんと (する)しいんと (する)silent (as the grave), (deathly) quiet自衛じえいself-defense塩辛いしおからいsalty (taste)司会しかいhost, chairperson四角いしかくいsquare仕方がないしかたがないit can't be helped, it's inevitable~時間目~じかんめ~th hour, ~th period時間割じかんわりtimetable, schedule〜(日本) 式~(にほん) しきcustom,敷地しきちsite敷くしくto spread out, to lay out茂るしげるto grow thick持参じさんbringing, taking, carrying磁石じしゃくmagnet四捨五入ししゃごにゅうrounding up (fractions)始終しじゅうcontinuously, always, constantly自習じしゅうself-study静まるしずまるto quieten down, to calm down姿勢しせいattitude自然科学しぜんかがくnatural science時速じそくspeed (per hour)子孫しそんdescendant, offspring死体したいcorpse下書きしたがきrough copy, draft自宅じたくone's own home (same as 自分の家 (じぶんのいえ))下町したまちold parts of town自治じちself-government, autonomy室~しつ~room~室~しつcounter for room実感じっかんfeelings, realization湿気しっきmoisture, humidity, dampnessしつこいしつこいinsistent, obstinate実習じっしゅうpractice, training実績じっせきachievements, actual results執筆しっぴつwriting実物じつぶつan actual thingしっぽしっぽtail (animal)実用じつようpractical use, utilityしつれいしました (かん)しつれいしました (かん)Excuse me., I'm sorry.実例じつれいexample, instance失恋しつれんbroken heart, unrequited love指定していdesignation, specification, assignment私鉄してつprivate railway縛るしばるto tie, to bind地盤じばん(the) groundしびれるしびれるto become numb紙幣しへいpaper money, notes, billsしぼむしぼむto wither, to shrivel絞るしぼるto press, to wring, to squeezeしまstripe~おしまい (おわり)~おしまい (おわり)end up ~しみじみしみじみkeenly, deeply, heartily氏名しめいfull name締切しめきりdeadline締め切るしめきるto close, cancelしめた (かん)しめた (かん)I've got it, all right, fine地面じめんground, earth's surface~車~しゃ~ car~者~しゃperson~社~しゃcounter for companyジャーナリストジャーナリストjournalist社会科学しゃかいかがくsocial scienceしゃがむしゃがむto squat蛇口じゃぐちfaucet, tap弱点じゃくてんweak point, weakness車庫しゃこgarage, car shed車掌しゃしょう(train) conductor写生しゃせいsketching, drawing from nature社説しゃせつeditorialしゃっくりしゃっくりhiccough, hiccupシャッターシャッターshutterしゃぶるしゃぶるto suck, to chew車輪しゃりん(car) wheel洒落しゃれjoke, pun, witticismじゃんけんじゃんけんrock-scissors-paper game~手~しゅ~ player, person who does ~~酒~しゅkind of alcohol~集~しゅうcollection of ~重~じゅう~heavy ~集会しゅうかいmeeting, assembly集金しゅうきんmoney collection集合しゅうごうgathering, assembly習字しゅうじpenmanship修繕しゅうぜんrepair, mendingじゅうたん (カーペット)じゅうたん (カーペット)carpet終点しゅうてんterminus, last stop (e.g train)重点じゅうてんimportant point, lay stress on, emphasisリズムリズムrhythmリットルリットルliterリボンリボンribbon略すりゃくすto abbreviate~流~りゅうfashion, manner, way流域りゅういき(river) basin両~りょう~both ~~料~りょうfare, charge~領~りょうterritory両側りょうがわboth sides漁師りょうしfisherman領事りょうじconsul領収りょうしゅうreceipt, voucher~力~りょくpower of ~臨時りんじtemporary, special, extraordinary留守番るすばんcare-taking, caretaker, house-watching零点れいてんzero, no marks冷凍れいとうfreezing, cold storage, refrigerationレインコートレインコートraincoatレクリェーションレクリェーションrecreationレジャーレジャーleisure列島れっとうchain of islandsリポートリポートreport, paper煉瓦れんがbrick連合れんごうunion, allianceレンズレンズlensろうそくろうそくcandleローマ字ローマじromanization, Roman letters (alphabet)録音ろくおん(audio) recordingロッカーロッカーlockerロビーロビーlobby~論~ろんtheory論ずるろんずるto argue, to discuss和~わ~Japanese style~羽~わcounter for rabbits和英わえいJapanese-English我~わが~our ~若々しいわかわかしいyouthful, young詫びるわびるto apologize和服わふくJapanese clothes割合にわりあいにrelatively, comparatively割算わりざんdivision (math)割とわりとrelatively, comparatively割引わりびきdiscountワンピースワンピースone-piece dressアイデア; アイディアアイデア; アイディアideaあいまいあいまいvague, ambiguous扇ぐあおぐto fan, to flap青白いあおじろいpale呆れるあきれるto be shocked, to be appalledアクセントアクセントaccentあくびあくびyawn飽くまであくまでto the end, to the last, stubbornly明くる~あくる~next, following明け方あけがたdawn憧れるあこがれるto long for, to yearn after朝寝坊あさねぼうoversleeping, late riser足跡あしあとfootprint足元あしもとat one's feet味わうあじわうto taste, to savorあちらこちらあちらこちらhere and there厚かましいあつかましいimpudent, shameless,圧縮あっしゅくcompression, condensation, pressure宛名あてなaddress, direction当てはまるあてはまるto be applicable, to come under (a category)当てはめるあてはめるto apply, to adapt暴れるあばれるto act violently, to rageあぶるあぶるto scorch, to roastあふれるあふれるto flood, to overflow雨戸あまどsliding storm door甘やかすあまやかすto pamper, to spoil余るあまるto be left over, to be in excess編み物あみものknitting編むあむto knit危ういあやういdangerous, critical怪しいあやしいsuspicious, dubious, doubtful荒いあらいrough, rude, wild粗いあらいcoarse, rough粗筋あらすじoutline, synopsis改めてあらためてanother time, again改めるあらためるto change, to reform, to revise有難いありがたいgrateful, thankful, appreciatedあれこれあれこれone thing or another, this and that荒れるあれるto be stormy, to be rough, to be ruined慌ただしいあわただしいbusy, hurried安易あんいeasy-goingアンテナアンテナantenna~位~い~th place言い出すいいだすto start talking, to suggest言い付けるいいつけるto tell, to order意義いぎmeaning, significance生き生きいきいきvividly, livelyいきなりいきなりall of a sudden幾~いく~several ~育児いくじchildcare, nursing幾分いくぶんsomewhat生け花いけばなflower arrangement以後いごafter this以降いこうon and after, hereafterイコールイコールequal勇ましいいさましいbrave, valiant衣食住いしょくじゅうfood, clothing and shelter~いち (にほんいち)~いち (にほんいち)No. 1 ~ (in)いちいちいちいちone by one, separately一応いちおうtentatively, for the time being一段といちだんとby far, greater一流いちりゅうfirst class, leading一昨日いっさくじつday before yesterday一昨年いっさくねんyear before last一斉いっせいsimultaneous, all at once一旦いったんonce, for a moment一定いっていfixed, settled, regular行っていらっしゃいいっていらっしゃいhave a nice day, see you行ってらっしゃいいってらっしゃいhave a nice day, see youいってまいりますいってまいります(Lit.) I'll go and come back, 'I'm going, see you later'いってきますいってきます(Lit.) I'll go and come back, 'I'm going, see you later'移転いてんmoving, transfer井戸いどwater well緯度いどlatitude (navigation)威張るいばるto be proud, to swagger嫌がるいやがるreluctant, to dislikeいよいよいよいよmore and more, increasingly, at last煎るいるto roast炒るいるto parch, to roast入れ物いれものcontainer, caseインキインキink引力いんりょくgravityウーマンウーマンwomanウールウールwoolウエートレスウエートレスwaitress植木うえきgarden shrubs, trees, potted plant飢えるうえるto starve浮ぶうかぶto float, to rise to surface, to come to mind浮かべるうかべるto float浮くうくto float承るうけたまわる(humble) to hear, to be told, to know受取うけとりreceipt受け持つうけもつto take (be in) charge of薄暗いうすぐらいdim, gloomy薄めるうすめるto dilute, to water down打合せうちあわせbusiness meeting, previous arrangement打ち消すうちけすto deny, to negateうどんうどんudon noodles (Japanese traditional noodles)うなずくうなずくto nod敬ううやまうto show respect, to honor裏返すうらがえすto turn inside out, to turn (something) over裏口うらぐちbackdoor, rear entrance占ううらなうto predict, to divine恨みうらみresentment恨むうらむto curse, to feel bitter羨むうらやむto envy売上うりあげamount sold, proceeds売り切れうりきれsold-out売り切れるうりきれるto be sold out売行きうれゆきsalesうろうろうろうろloitering, aimless wandering上~うわ~upper ~運河うんがcanal, waterwayうんとうんとa great deal, very much英文えいぶんsentence in English英和えいわEnglish-Japanese (e.g., dictionary)ええとええとlet me see, well, er...液体えきたいliquid, fluidエチケットエチケットetiquette絵の具えのぐcolors, paintsエプロンエプロンapron偉いえらいgreat, celebrated, remarkable,~園~えん~ garden (especially man made)宴会えんかいparty, banquet園芸えんげいhorticulture, gardening演劇えんげきplay (theatrical)円周えんしゅうcircumference遠足えんそくtrip, hike, picnic延長えんちょうextension, prolongation煙突えんとつchimney御~おん~honorific ~追いかけるおいかけるto chase or run after someone追い越すおいこすto pass (e.g., car), to outdistance, to outstripオイルオイルoil王女おうじょprincess応ずるおうずるto respond, to comply with応接おうせつreception応対おうたいreceiving, dealing with往復おうふく(col) round trip, coming and going, return ticket欧米おうべいEurope and America, the West応用おうようapplication, put to practical use電波でんぱelectro-magnetic waveテンポテンポtempo電流でんりゅうelectric current電力でんりょくelectric power問い合わせといあわせinquiry~頭~とうcounter for animals~等~とうlevel, place~島~とうkind of islandsどうcopper同~どう~same ~~道~どうkind of path, roadどういたしまして (かん)どういたしまして (かん)you are welcome, don't mention it統一とういつunity, consolidation, uniformity同格どうかくthe same rank, equality, appositionとうげridge, (mountain) pass, difficult part統計とうけいscattering, a scatter, dispersion動作どうさaction, movements, motions東西とうざいEast and West, whole country当日とうじつappointed day, very day投書とうしょletter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution登場とうじょうentry (on stage)どうせどうせanyhow, in any case, at any rate灯台とうだいlighthouse盗難とうなんtheft, robbery当番とうばんbeing on duty等分とうぶんdivision into equal parts透明とうめいtransparency, cleanness灯油とうゆlamp oil, kerosene童話どうわfairy tale~通り~とおりin accordance with ~通り掛かるとおりかかるto happen to pass by溶かすとかすto melt, to dissolve尖るとがるto taper to a point, to become sharpどきどきどきどきthrob, beat (fast)特殊とくしゅspecial, unique特色とくしょくcharacteristic, feature特定とくていspecific, special, particular特売とくばいspecial sale溶け込むとけこむto melt into退けるどけるto dislodge, to put something out of the way床の間とこのまalcove~ところ~ところabout to do ~所々ところどころhere and there, some parts (of something)都心としんheart (of city)戸棚とだなcupboard, cabinetとっくにとっくにlong ago, already, a long time agoどっとどっとsuddenly整うととのうto be prepared, to be in order, to be arranged留まるとどまるto be fixed怒鳴るどなるto shout, to yell殿どのMister (mostly in addressing someone on an envelope)飛び込むとびこむto jump in, to leap in, to plunge intoともかくともかくanyhow, at any rate, anyway捕えるとらえるto seize, to capture, to arrest取り入れるとりいれるto harvest, to take in, to adopt取り消すとりけすto cancel取り出すとりだすto take out, to pick out採るとるto adopt (measure, proposal)捕るとるto take, to catch (fish)どんぶりporcelain bowl, bowl of rice with food on top~内~ないinside ~内科ないかinternist clinic, internal medicine内線ないせんphone extensionナイロンナイロンnylon長~なが~long ~仲直りなかなおりreconciliation, make peace with長引くながびくto be prolonged, to drag on中指なかゆびmiddle finger仲良しなかよしintimate friend, bosom buddy慰めるなぐさめるto comfort, to console為すなすto accomplish, to do謎謎なぞなぞriddle傾らかなだらかgradual, gentle懐かしいなつかしいdear, desired, missed撫でるなでるto brush gently, to stroke斜めななめdiagonal, obliqueなにしろなにしろat any rate, in any case何々なになにsuch and such, What?何分なにぶんby all means, please生意気なまいきimpertinent, impudent並木なみきroadside tree, row of trees倣うならうto imitate, to follow, to emulate南極なんきょくsouth pole, Antarcticなんとなくなんとなくsomehow or other, for some reason or anotherなんともなんともnothing (with neg. verb), quite, not a bitナンバーナンバーnumber南米なんべいSouth America南北なんぼくsouth and north匂うにおうto be fragrant, to smell逃がすにがすto let loose, to set free, to let escape憎いにくいhateful, abominable, detestable~難い~がたいhard (difficult) to do ~憎むにくむto hate, to detest憎らしいにくらしいodious, hatefulにこにこにこにこsmile sweetly, smiley濁るにごるto become muddy, to get cloudyにじrainbow日時にちじdate and time日用品にちようひんdaily necessities日課にっかdaily work, daily routine日程にっていschedule鈍いにぶいdull (e.g., a knife), thickheaded, slow (opposite of fast), stupid入社にゅうしゃentry to a company女房にょうぼうwife睨むにらむto glare at, to stareにわかsudden, abrupt, unexpected縫うぬうto sewねじねじ(a) screw捩るねじるto twistネックレスネックレスnecklace熱するねっするto heat寝間着ねまきsleep-wear, pajamas寝巻ねまきsleep-wear, pajamas狙いねらいaim狙うねらうto aim at~年生~ねんせいcounter for school year年度ねんどyear, fiscal year農産物のうさんぶつagricultural produce農村のうそんagricultural community濃度のうどconcentration, density農薬のうやくagricultural chemicals能率のうりつefficiencyのこぎりのこぎりsaw残らずのこらずcompletely, without exception上りのぼりup-train (going to Tokyo), ascentのりglue, paste, starch乗換のりかえa transfer (e.g., trains, buses)乗り越しのりこしriding past (one's station)のろのろのろのろslowly, sluggishly呑気のんきcarefree, optimistic, carelessはい (かん)はい (かん)yes灰色はいいろgrey, ashen俳句はいくhaiku poetry売店ばいてんshop, standバイバイバイバイbye bye売買ばいばいtrade, buying and selling這うはうto creep, to crawl剥すはがすto tear off, to peel off, to rip offばからしいばからしいabsurdはかりscales, weighing machine吐き気はきけnausea, sickness in the stomachはきはきはきはきclearly~泊~はくcounter for staying (e.g., 2 nights)歯車はぐるまgear, cog-wheelバケツバケツbucket, pail挟まるはさまるto get between, to be caught in挟むはさむto pinch梯子はしごladder, stairs始めにはじめにto begin with, first of all初めにはじめにto begin with, first of allはじめましてはじめましてHow do you do, I am glad to meet youはすdiagonalパターンパターンpattern肌着はだぎunderwear果してはたしてas was expected, reallyはちa bowl, a pot~発~はつcounter for bullets×ばつcross発揮はっきexhibition, demonstration, displayバックバックback発想はっそうidea発電はつでんgeneration (e.g., power)発売はつばいsale話合いはなしあいdiscussion, talk話し掛けるはなしかけるto accost a person, to talk (to someone)話中はなしちゅうwhile talking, the line is busy甚だしいはなはだしいextreme, excessive, terrible花火はなびfireworks花嫁はなよめbrideばねばねspring (e.g., coil, leaf)跳ねるはねるto jump, to leap破片はへんfragment, broken piece歯磨きはみがきtoothbrushing, toothpasteはめるはめる(col) to get in, to insert, to put on早口はやくちfast-talking払い込むはらいこむto deposit, to pay in払い戻すはらいもどすto repay, to pay back針金はりがねwire張り切るはりきるto be in high spirits, to be full of vigor反~はん~anti ~, counter ~反映はんえいreflection, influence半径はんけいradius判子はんこseal (used for signature)万歳ばんざいbanzai, Long live ~!判事はんじjudge, justice番地ばんちhouse number, addressパンツパンツunderpantsバンドバンドband半島はんとうpeninsulaハンドルハンドルhandle, steering wheel~番目~ばんめ~th非~ひ~anti~, counter~, an~, non~~費~ひcost of ~日当たりひあたりexposure to the sun, sunny place日帰りひがえりday trip比較的ひかくてきcomparatively日陰ひかげshadowぴかぴかぴかぴかglitter, sparkle引受るひきうけるto undertake, to take up, to take over引き返すひきかえすto turn back, to go back, reverse引算ひきざんsubtraction引き出すひきだすto pull out, to take out, to withdraw引き止めるひきとめるto keep back, to prevent, to hold back卑怯ひきょうcowardice, meanness, unfairness引分けひきわけa draw (in competition), tie game陽射ひざしsunlight, rays of the sunひじelbowピストルピストルpistolビタミンビタミンvitaminぴたりぴたりexactly引っ掛かるひっかかるto be caught in, to be stuck in筆記ひっきnote taking, writing引っ繰り返すひっくりかえすto turn over, to overturn, to knock over引っ繰り返るひっくりかえるto be overturned, to be upset, to topple over, to be reversed引っ込むひっこむto draw back, to sink, to cave in筆者ひっしゃwriter, author必需品ひつじゅひんnecessities, essential一~ひと~one ~人差指ひとさしゆびindex finger一通りひととおりgeneral, briefly人通りひとどおりpedestrian trafficひとまずひとまずfor the present, once, for the time beingひとみpupil (of eye)一休みひとやすみa rest独り言ひとりごとa soliloquy, a monologue, speaking to oneselfひとりでにひとりでにby itself, automatically, naturallyビニールビニールvinyl皮肉ひにくcynicism, sarcasm日日ひにちdate捻るひねるto twist, to turn日の入りひのいりsunset日の出ひのでsunrise響きひびきecho, sound響くひびくto resound皮膚ひふskinひゃっかじてんひゃっかじてんencyclopedia美容びようbeauty of figure or form~病~びょうkind of disease表紙ひょうしfront cover, binding標識ひょうしきsign, mark標準ひょうじゅんstandard, level標本ひょうほんexample, specimen評論ひょうろんcriticism, critiqueビルディングビルディングbuilding昼寝ひるねnap (at home), siesta広さひろさextent広場ひろばplaza広々ひろびろextensive, spaciousピンクピンクpink便箋びんせんwriting paper, stationery瓶詰びんづめbottling, bottled~部~ぶ~ partファスナーファスナーfastener, zipper~風~ふう~ style風船ふうせんballoon不運ふうんunlucky, misfortune, bad luck不規則ふきそくirregularity, unsteadiness普及ふきゅうdiffusion, spread付近ふきんneighborhood, vicinity副~ふく~vice ~副詞ふくしadverb複写ふくしゃcopy, duplicate複数ふくすうplural, multiple膨らますふくらますto swell, to expand, to inflate膨らむふくらむto expand, to swell (out), to become inflated不潔ふけつunclean, dirty更けるふけるto get late, to wear on符号ふごうsign, mark, symbol夫妻ふさいman and wife, married couple塞がるふさがるto be plugged up, to be shut up塞ぐふさぐto stuff, to close up, to block (up)ふざけるふざけるto romp, to gambol, to frolic無沙汰ぶさたneglecting to stay in contact武士ぶしwarrior, samurai部首ぶしゅradical (of a kanji character)ふすまsliding screen附属ふぞくattached, belonging, affiliatedふたcover, lid, cap物騒ぶっそうdangerous, disturbed, insecureぶつぶつぶつぶつgrumbling, complaining in a small voice船便ふなびんsurface mail (ship)部品ぶひんparts, accessories吹雪ふぶきsnow storm父母ふぼfather and mother, parents踏切ふみきりrailway crossing, level crossing, starting line, scratch, crossoverふもとthe foot, the bottom, the base (of a mountain)フライパンフライパンfry pan, frying panブラウスブラウスblouseぶらさげるぶらさげるto hang, to suspend, to swingブラシブラシbrushプラットホームプラットホームplatform~振り~ぶりafter an interval of ~フリーフリーfree振り仮名ふりがなpronunciation key振り向くふりむくto turn one's face, to turn aroundプリントプリントprint, handout古~ふる~old ~故郷ふるさとhome town, birthplace古里ふるさとhome town, birthplace振舞うふるまうto behave, to conductブローチブローチbroochプログラムプログラムprogram風呂敷ふろしきwrapping cloth, cloth wrapperふわふわふわふわlight, soft噴火ふんかeruption分解ぶんかいanalysis, disassembly文芸ぶんげいliterature, art and literature文献ぶんけんliterature, books (reference)噴水ふんすいwater fountain分数ぶんすうfraction (in math)文体ぶんたいliterary style分布ぶんぷdistribution文房具ぶんぼうぐstationery文脈ぶんみゃくcontext分量ぶんりょうamount, quantity分類ぶんるいclassification閉会へいかいclosure平気へいきcoolness, calmness, unconcern並行へいこう(going) side by side, concurrent, at the same time平日へいじつweekday兵隊へいたいsoldier平凡へいぼんcommon, ordinary平野へいやplain, open field凹むへこむto be dented, to be indentedへそへそnavel, belly-button隔てるへだてるto be shut out別荘べっそうvilla別々べつべつseparately, individuallyベテランベテランveteranヘリコプターヘリコプターhelicopter~遍~へんtime~弁~べんspeech, dialect編集へんしゅうediting, compilation, editorial (e.g., committee)便所べんじょtoilet, lavatoryペンチペンチpliers (lit: pinchers)~歩~ほstep, pace~ぽい~ぽい~ish~ほう (ひかく)~ほう (ひかく)(in comparison)防~ぼう~~ prevention望遠鏡ぼうえんきょうtelescope方角ほうがくdirection, wayほうきbroom方言ほうげんdialect坊さんぼうさんBuddhist priest, monk防止ぼうしprevention, check方針ほうしんobjective, plan, policy法則ほうそくlaw, rule包帯ほうたいbandage膨大ぼうだいenormous, extensive包丁ほうちょうkitchen knife, carving knife方程式ほうていしきequation防犯ぼうはんprevention of crime方面ほうめんdirection坊やぼうやboy放るほうるto let goボーナスボーナスbonus朗らかほがらかbright, cheerful, melodious牧場ぼくじょうfarm (livestock)牧畜ぼくちくstock-farming保健ほけんhealth preservation, hygiene, sanitation募集ぼしゅうrecruitment干すほすto air, to dry, to drink upポスターポスターposter北極ほっきょくNorth Pole坊っちゃんぼっちゃんson (of others)解くほどくto unfasten掘るほるto dig, to excavate彫るほるto carve, to chiselぼろぼろrag, tattered clothesぼんFestival of the Dead盆地ぼんちbasin (e.g., between mountains)ほんの~ほんの~mere, just本部ほんぶheadquarters本来ほんらいessentially, naturally, by natureまあまあまあまあokay毎~まい~every ~枚数まいすうthe number of flat things毎度まいどeach time, common service-sector greetingまくらpillow曲げるまげるto bend, to crook, to leanまごまごまごまごconfused, be at a loss摩擦まさつfrictionマスクマスクmaskまたぐまたぐto straddle待合室まちあいしつwaiting room待ち合わせるまちあわせるto rendezvous, to meet at a prearranged place and time街角まちかどstreet corner真っ暗まっくらtotal darkness真っ黒まっくろpitch black真っ青まっさおdeep blue, ghastly pale真っ先まっさきforemost, beginning真っ白まっしろpure white祭るまつるto deify, to enshrine窓口まどぐち(ticket) window真似るまねるto mimic, to imitateまぶたまぶたeyelidsマフラーマフラーa winter scarf間も無くまもなくsoon, in a short timeマラソンマラソンmarathonまれrare, seldom回り道まわりみちdetour満員まんいんfull house, no vacancy, sold outマンションマンションmultistory apartment house, condominium満点まんてんperfect score未~み~not yet ~見上げるみあげるto look up at, to admire見送るみおくるto see off見下ろすみおろすto overlook, to look down on something見掛けみかけoutward appearance三日月みかづきcrescent moonみさきcape (on coast)みじめみじめsad, pitiful, wretchedミシンミシンsewing machine自らみずからfor one's self, personally水着みずぎbathing suit (woman's)店屋みせやstore, shop~みたい~みたいlooks like ~見出しみだしheading, index道順みちじゅんitinerary, routeみっともないみっともないshameful, indecent見詰めるみつめるto stare at, to gaze at見直すみなおすto look over again, to review見慣れるみなれるto become used to seeing, to be familiar with醜いみにくいugly実るみのるto bear fruit, to ripen身分みぶんposition, status見本みほんsample見舞うみまうto ask after (health), to visit未満みまんless than, insufficient名字みょうじsurname, family nameミリ (メートル)ミリ (メートル)milli-民間みんかんprivate, civilian民主~みんしゅ~democratic民謡みんようfolk song, popular song~向け~むけfor ~無限むげんinfinite無地むじplain矛盾むじゅんcontradiction, inconsistency無数むすうcountless number, infinite numberむらさきpurple color, violet群れむれcrowd, flock, herdめいniece名~めい~famous ~~名~めいcounter for people名作めいさくmasterpiece名所めいしょfamous place命ずるめいずるto command, to appoint迷信めいしんsuperstition名物めいぶつfamous product, special product, speciality銘々めいめいeach, individual恵まれるめぐまれるto be blessed with, to be rich in巡るめぐるto go around目指すめざすto aim at, to have an eye on目覚しめざましalarm-clock目下めしたat present, now目印めじるしmark, sign, landmark目立つめだつto be conspicuous, to stand outめちゃくちゃめちゃくちゃabsurd, messed up, wreckedめっきりめっきりremarkablyめでたいめでたいhappy, propitious, joyousメニューメニューmenuめまいめまいdizziness, giddiness目安めやすcriterion, aim免税めんぜいtax exemption面積めんせきarea面倒臭いめんどうくさいbother to do, tiresome儲かるもうかるto be profitable, to yield a profit儲けるもうけるto earn, to have (bear, beget) a child申し訳ないもうしわけないinexcusable, I am sorryモーターモーターmotor木材もくざいlumber, timber, wood目次もくじtable of contents潜るもぐるto drive, to pass throughもしかしたらもしかしたらperhaps, maybe, by some chanceもたれるもたれるto lean against, to lean onモダンモダンmodernもちsticky rice cake~もち~もちperson who has ~モデルモデルa fashion model元々もともとoriginally, by nature, from the start物置ものおきstorage room物語るものがたるto tell, to indicate物差しものさしruler, measure物凄いものすごいearth-shattering, staggering, to a very great extentモノレールモノレールmonorail揉むもむto rub, to crumple (up), to wrinkle催しもよおしevent, festivities, function盛るもるto serve (food)~問~もんcounter for questions問答もんどうquestions and answers, dialogue~夜~やcounter for nightsやかましいやかましいto be fussy, to be overly critical夜間やかんat night, nighttimeやかんやかんkettle役者やくしゃactor役所やくしょgovernment office, public office役人やくにんgovernment official薬品やくひんmedicine(s), chemical(s)役目やくめduty, business火傷やけどburn, scald夜行やこうnight train, night travel矢印やじるしdirecting arrowやたらにやたらにrandomly, recklessly, blindly薬局やっきょくpharmacy, drugstoreやっつけるやっつけるto attack (an enemy), to beat, to finish off家主やぬしlandlordやっぱりやっぱりafter all, anyway破くやぶくto tearやむをえないやむをえないcannot be helped, unavoidable軟らかいやわらかいsoft, tender, limp遊園地ゆうえんちamusement park夕刊ゆうかんevening paper郵送ゆうそうmailing夕立ゆうだち(sudden) evening shower (rain)夕日ゆうひ(in) the evening sun, setting sun悠々ゆうゆうquiet, calm, leisurely有料ゆうりょうadmission-paid, toll浴衣ゆかたbathrobe, informal summer kimono行方ゆくえone's whereabouts湯気ゆげsteam輸血ゆけつblood transfusion輸送ゆそうtransport, transportation油断ゆだんnegligence, unpreparedness湯飲みゆのみteacup緩いゆるいloose, lenient, slow溶岩ようがんlava用語ようごterm, terminology要旨ようしgist, essentials, summary幼児ようじinfant, baby, child容積ようせきcapacity, volume幼稚ようちinfancy, childish, infantile幼稚園ようちえんkindergarten用途ようとuse, usefulness洋品店ようひんてんclothes store養分ようぶんnourishment, nutrient羊毛ようもうwool漸くようやくat last, finally, hardly要領ようりょうgist, essentials, outline翌~よく~next ~欲張りよくばりgreedy余計よけいtoo much, unnecessary, abundance, surplus, excess, superfluityよこすよこすto send, to forward余所よそanother place, somewhere else, strange parts四つ角よつかどfour corners, crossroads酔っ払いよっぱらいdrunkard予備よびpreparation, spare呼び掛けるよびかけるto call out to, to accost, to address (crowd), to appeal呼び出すよびだすto summon, to call (e.g., phone)蘇るよみがえるto be resurrected, to be revived慶ぶよろこぶto be delighted, to be glad来日らいにちcoming to Japan, visit to Japan落第らくだいfailure, dropping out of a classラッシュアワーラッシュアワーrush hourらんcolumn of text (e.g., as in a newspaper)ランチランチlunchランニングランニングrunning乱暴らんぼうrude, violent, rough理科りかscience利害りがいadvantages and disadvantages, interest段階だんかいgradation, grade, stage短期たんきshort term炭鉱たんこうcoal mine, coal pit短所たんしょdefect, weak pointたんすたんすchest of drawers淡水たんすいfresh water断水だんすいwater outage単数たんすうsingular (number)団地だんちhousing complex断定だんていconclusion, decision短編たんぺんshort (e.g., story, film)誓うちかうto swear, to vow地下水ちかすいunderground water近々ちかぢかsoon, before long近付けるちかづけるto bring near, to put close, to let come near近寄るちかよるto approach, to draw near力強いちからづよいpowerful, strong, vigorousちぎるちぎるto cut up fine, to pick (fruit)地質ちしつgeological features知人ちじんfriend, acquaintance地帯ちたいarea, zone縮むちぢむto shrink, to be contracted縮めるちぢめるto shorten, to reduce, to shrink縮れるちぢれるto be wavy, to be curledチップチップgratuity, tip地点ちてんsite, point on a map地名ちめいplace name茶色いちゃいろいbrown~着~ちゃくcounter for clothes着々ちゃくちゃくsteadily中間ちゅうかんmiddle, midway, interim中旬ちゅうじゅんsecond third of a month抽象ちゅうしょうabstract中世ちゅうせいMiddle Ages, medieval times中性ちゅうせいneuter gender, neutral中途ちゅうとin the middle, half-way中年ちゅうねんmiddle-aged~庁~ちょうoffice, agency~兆~ちょうtrillion~長~ちょうleader, head~帳~ちょう~ book, notebook超過ちょうかexcess, being more than彫刻ちょうこくcarving, engraving, sculpture長所ちょうしょstrong point, merit長女ちょうじょeldest daughter調整ちょうせいregulation, adjustment, tuning調節ちょうせつregulation, adjustment, control長短ちょうたんlength, long and short, +-頂点ちょうてんtop, summit長男ちょうなんeldest son長方形ちょうほうけいrectangle, oblong調味料ちょうみりょうcondiment, seasoning~丁目~ちょうめ~ district (of a townチョークチョークchalk直後ちょくごimmediately following直線ちょくせんstraight line直前ちょくぜんjust before直通ちょくつうdirect connection直流ちょくりゅうdirect current貯蔵ちょぞうstorage, preservation直角ちょっかくright angle直径ちょっけいdiameter散らかすちらかすto scatter around, to leave untidy散らかるちらかるto be in disorder塵紙ちりがみtissue paper, toilet paper追加ついかaddition, supplement, appendixついでついでopportunity, occasion~通~つうcounter for letters通ずるつうずるto lead, to run, to open通知つうちnotice, notification通帳つうちょうbankbook通用つうようpopular use, circulation通路つうろpassage, pathway~遣い~づかいuse of ~~付~つきwith ~突き当たりつきあたりend (e.g., of street)突き当たるつきあたるto run into, to collide with月日つきひtime, years, days~続く~つづくfollow, continue, go on突っ込むつっこむto plunge into, to stick into務めるつとめるto serve, to act努めるつとめるto try, to aimつなrope繋がりつながりconnection, link, relationshipつぶgrain潰すつぶすto smash, to waste潰れるつぶれるto be smashed, to go bankruptつまずくつまずくto stumble, to trip詰まるつまるto be blocked, to be packedつめfingernail or toenailつやgloss, glaze強気つよきfirm, strong~辛い~づらいhard to do ~釣り合うつりあうto balance, to be in harmony, to suit吊るつるto hang吊すつるすto hang手洗いてあらいrestroom, lavatory低~てい~low ~定員ていいんfixed number of regular personnel, capacity (e.g., of boat)定価ていかestablished price低下ていかfall, decline定期券ていきけんcommuter pass, season ticket定休日ていきゅうびregular holiday停止ていしsuspension, interruption, stoppage停車ていしゃstopping (e.g., train)出入りでいりin and out, coming and going出入口でいりぐちexit and entrance手入れていれrepairs, maintenanceテーマテーマtheme, project, topic (GER: Thema)~滴~てきdrop出来上がりできあがりbe finished, ready出来上がるできあがるto be finished, to be ready的確てきかくprecise, accurate適確てきかくprecise, accurate手首てくびwrist凸凹でこぼこunevenness, roughness, ruggedness手頃てごろmoderate, handy弟子でしpupil, disciple, apprenticeでたらめでたらめirresponsible utterance, nonsense手帳てちょうnotebook鉄橋てっきょうiron bridge手続きてつづきprocedure, (legal) process, formalities鉄砲てっぽうgunテニスコートテニスコートtennis court手拭いてぬぐい(hand) towel手前てまえbefore, this side出迎えでむかえmeeting, reception照らすてらすto shine on, to illuminate照るてるto shine~点~てんcounter for scores展開てんかいdevelop, expansion (opposite of compression)伝記でんきbiography, life story電球でんきゅうlight bulb点数てんすうmarks, points, score伝染でんせんcontagion電池でんちbattery点々てんてんhere and there, little by little転々てんてんfrom one to another電柱でんちゅうtelephone pole, telegraph pole, light pole天皇てんのうEmperor of Japan