諦めあきらめresignation, reconciliation, consolationアクセルアクセル(abbr.) acceleratorあくどいあくどいgaudy vicious顎あごchin憧れあこがれyearning, longing, aspiration麻あさhempあざあざbirthmark, bruise浅ましいあさましいshameful, mean, despicable欺くあざむくto deceive鮮やかあざやかvivid, clear嘲笑うあざわらうto sneer at, to ridicule悪しからずあしからずdon't take me wrong, but..., I'm sorry味わいあじわいflavor, relish焦るあせるto be in a hurry, to be impatientあせる (こえが～)あせる (こえが～)to fade, to discolor値あたいvalue, price, worth値するあたいするto be worth, to deserve悪化あっかdeterioration, worsen扱いあつかいtreatment, service呆気ないあっけないnot enough, too quick (short, long, etc.)あっさりあっさりeasily, readily, quickly斡旋あっせんkind offices, mediation圧倒あっとうoverwhelm, overpower圧迫あっぱくpressure, coercion, oppressionあつらえるあつらえるto give an order, to place an order圧力あつりょくstress, pressure当てあてexpectations～宛～あてfor…(e.g., In a letter)当て字あてじphonetic-equivalent character, substitute character跡継ぎあとつぎheir, successor後回しあとまわしputting off, postponing油絵あぶらえoil paintingアプローチアプローチapproach (in golf)あべこべあべこべcontrary, opposite, inverse甘えるあまえるto behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on雨具あまぐrain gear甘口あまくちsweet flavorアマチュアアマチュアamateur網あみnet操るあやつるto manipulate, to operate, to pull strings危ぶむあやぶむto fear, to have misgivings, to be doubtfulあやふやあやふやuncertain, vague, ambiguous過ちあやまちfault, error, indiscretion誤るあやまるto make a mistake歩みあゆみstep, progress, history歩むあゆむto walk予めあらかじめin advance, previously荒らすあらすto damage争いあらそいdispute, quarrel, conflict改まるあらたまるto be renewed荒っぽいあらっぽいrough, rudeアラブアラブArab霰あられhail (e.g., falling ice balls)有り様ありさまstate, conditionありのままありのままthe truth, as it is, franklyありふれるありふれるcommon, ordinary, routineアルカリアルカリalkaliアルミアルミaluminum (Al, aluminum)アワーアワーhour合わすあわすto join together, to face, to unite～合せ～あわせin allアンコールアンコールencore暗殺あんさつassassination暗算あんざんmental arithmetic暗示あんじhint, suggestion案じるあんじるto be anxious, to ponder安静あんせいrest案の定あんのじょうsure enough, as usualいい加減いいかげんrandom, irresponsible言い訳いいわけexcuse, explanationイェスイェスyes家出いえでrunning away from home生かすいかすto keep something aliveいかにいかにhow, in what wayいかにもいかにもtruly (same as 実に (じつに))異議いぎobjection, dissent, protest生き甲斐いきがいsomething one lives for, very important行き違いいきちがいmisunderstanding, disagreement意気込むいきごむto be enthusiastic about育成いくせいrearing, training, cultivation幾多いくたmany, numerous(花を〜) 生ける, 活ける(はなを～) いけるto arrange (flowers)異見いけんdifferent opinion, objection意向いこうintention, idea, inclination移行いこうswitching over toいざいざnow, come (now), crucial moment移住いじゅうmigration, immigration衣装いしょうclothing, costume, outfitいじるいじるto touch, to tamper with異性いせいthe opposite sex遺跡いせきhistoric ruins依存いぞんdependence, dependent, reliance委託いたくconsign (goods (for sale) to a firm), entrustいたっていたってvery much, exceedingly, extremely出世しゅっせpromotion, successful career, eminence出題しゅつだいproposing a question出動しゅつどうmobilization, action出費しゅっぴexpenses, disbursements出品しゅっぴんexhibit, display主導しゅどうmain leadership主任しゅにんperson in charge, responsible official首脳しゅのうhead, leader守備しゅびdefense手法しゅほうtechnique樹木じゅもくtrees and shrubs, arbor樹立じゅりつestablish, create準急じゅんきゅうlocal express (train, slower than an express)準じるじゅんじるto follow, to conform, to apply to～署～しょdepartment～症～しょうdisease～証～しょうproof, certificate～嬢～じょうyoung woman上位じょういsuperior, higher order上演じょうえんart performance城下じょうかland near the castle消去しょうきょelimination, erasing上空じょうくうsky, high-altitude sky, upper air衝撃しょうげきshock, crash, impact, ballistic証言しょうげんevidence, testimony証拠しょうこevidence, proof照合しょうごうcheck, verification詳細しょうさいdetail, particulars上昇じょうしょうrising, ascending, climbing昇進しょうしんpromotion称するしょうするto take the name of, to call oneself情勢じょうせいstate of things, condition, situation消息しょうそくnews, letter, circumstances承諾しょうだくconsent, agreement情緒じょうちょemotion, feeling象徴しょうちょうsymbol小児科しょうにかpediatrics使用人しようにんemployee, servant情熱じょうねつpassion, enthusiasm, zeal譲歩じょうほconcession, conciliation, compromise条約じょうやくtreaty, pact勝利しょうりvictory, triumph, win上陸じょうりくlanding, disembarkation蒸溜じょうりゅうdistillation奨励しょうれいencouragement, promotionショーショーshow除外じょがいexception, exclusion職員しょくいんstaff member, personnel植民地しょくみんちcolony職務しょくむprofessional duties諸君しょくんGentlemen!, Ladies!助言じょげんadvice, suggestion徐行じょこうgoing slowly所在しょざいwhereabouts所持しょじpossession, owning所属しょぞくattached to, belong to処置しょちtreatmentしょっちゅうしょっちゅうalways, constantly所定しょていfixed, prescribed所得しょとくincome処罰しょばつpunishment初版しょはんfirst edition書評しょひょうbook review処分しょぶんdisposal, dealing, punishment庶民しょみんmasses, common people庶務しょむgeneral affairs所有しょゆうone's possessions, ownership調べしらべinvestigation, inspection自立じりつindependence, self-reliance記すしるすto note, to write down指令しれいorders, instructions, directive～心～しんmind of ~陣じんbattle formation, camp, encampment進化しんかevolution, progress人格じんかくpersonality, character審議しんぎdeliberation新婚しんこんnewly-wed審査しんさjudging, inspection, examination人材じんざいman of talent紳士しんしgentleman真実しんじつtruth, reality信者しんじゃbeliever, devotee真珠しんじゅpearl進出しんしゅつadvancement心情しんじょうmentality新人しんじんnew face, newcomer神聖しんせいholiness, sacredness, dignity親善しんぜんfriendship真相しんそうtruth, real situation迅速じんそくquick, fast, prompt人体じんたいhuman body新築しんちくnew building, new construction心中しんじゅうdouble suicide進呈しんていpresentation進展しんてんprogress, development神殿しんでんtemple, sacred place進度しんどprogress振動しんどうoscillation, vibration新入生しんにゅうせいnew student, first-year student, freshman信任しんにんtrust, confidence, credence神秘しんぴmystery辛抱しんぼうpatience, endurance人民じんみんpeople, public侵略しんりゃくaggression, invasion, raid診療しんりょうmedical examination and treatment粋すいessence水源すいげんsource of river推進すいしんpropulsion, driving force吹奏すいそうplaying wind instruments推測すいそくguess, conjecture水田すいでん(water-filled) paddy field推理すいりreasoning, inference, mystery or detective genre数詞すうしnumeral崇拝すうはいworship, adoration据え付けるすえつけるto install, to equip, to mount据えるすえるto set, to lay, to placeすがすがしいすがすがしいfresh, refreshing救いすくいhelp, aid, reliefすくう (みずを～)すくう (みずを～)to scoop健やかすこやかvigorous, healthy, sound濯ぐすすぐto rinse, to wash out進みすすみprogress裾すそ(trouser) cuff, (skirt) hem, cut edge of a hairdoスタジオスタジオstudioスチームスチームsteamストライキストライキstrike