～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箒ほうき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盆ぼん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枕まくら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稀まれ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岬みさき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紫むらさきpurple color, violet群れむれcrowd, flock, herd姪めい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餅もち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欄らんcolumn of text (e.g., as in a newspaper)ランチランチlunch