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Hiragana
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English
as ever,as usual,the same
idea
vague,ambiguous
to meet,to encounter (undesirable nuance)
to fan,to flap
pale,pallid
baby
room,time to spare,emptiness
to be amazed,to be shocked
accent
yawn
to the end,to the last,stubbornly
dawn
to lift,to fry
to raise,to fly
to do for
to long for,to yearn after,to admire
footprints
to taste,to savor,to relish
to keep in custody,to receive on deposit,to take charge of
to warm up,to get warm
to warm,to heat
usual,common,ordinary
container,case,receptacle
ink
interview
gravity
woman
wool
waitress
garden shrubs,trees,potted plant
to starve
to float,to rise to surface,to come to mind
to float,to express,to look (sad, glad)
to float,to become merry,to become loose
(hum) to hear,to be told,to know
receipt
to take (be in) charge of
dim,gloomy
to dilute,to water down
business meeting,previous arrangement,appointment
to deny,to negate,to contradict
to attack,to avenge
carelessly,thoughtlessly,inadvertently
to project,to reflect,to cast (shadow)
to be photographed,to be projected
to be reflected,to harmonize with,to come out (photo)
noodles (Japanese)
yes or no,existence,flag indicator (comp),presence or absence marker
to bury,to fill up,to fill (a seat, a vacant position)
to show respect,to honour
to turn inside out,to turn (something) over
backdoor,rear entrance
to forecast,to predict
resentment
to curse,to feel bitter
envious,enviable
to envy
amount sold,proceeds
sold-out
to be sold out
sales
loiteringly,aimless wandering
canal,waterway
a great deal,very much
sentence in English
English-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
let me see,well,er....
liquid,fluid
etiquette
colors,paints
apron
great,celebrated,eminent,terrible,awful,famous,remarkable,excellent
party,banquet
horticulture,gardening
play (theatrical)
circumference
trip,hike,picnic
extension,elongation,prolongation,lengthening
chimney
to chase or run after someone,to run down,to pursue
to pass (e.g. car),to outdistance,to outstrip
oil,engine oil,kerosene
aid,assistance,help,reinforcement
princess
to answer,to respond,to meet,to satisfy,to accept
reception
receiving,dealing with
(col) round trip,coming and going,return ticket
Europe and America,the West
application,put to practical use
orchestra
rough (not precise),broad,sketchy
main street
automation
about,roughly,as a rule,approximately
return,welcome
outdoors
(hon) wife,your wife,madam
part of word written in kana
maid
to threaten,to coerce
lost property
day before yesterday
year before last
obedient,docile,quiet
to surprise,to frighten,to create a stir
please
each,every,either,respectively,severally
(hon) aunt
(1) aunt,(2) middle-aged lady
(abbr) Good morning
worship,shrine visit
Sorry to have kept you waiting
Please wait a moment
Sorry to have kept you waiting
happy event,matter for congratulation,auspicious event,pregnancy
unexpected,casual
to be under impression that,to be convinced that
appreciation
to feel,to sense
indirection,indirectness
dry,arid,insipid,dehydrated
impressions,thoughts
observation
frigid zone
government office,authorities
misunderstanding,wrong guess
packing (in cans),canning,canned goods,tin can
dry cell,battery
eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo
(1) idea,notion,conception,(2) sense (e.g. of duty)
toast (drink)
sign,signboard,doorplate,poster
nursing (a patient)
crown,diadem,first,best
Chinese Character-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
atmospheric pressure
instrument
changing clothes,change of clothes
locomotive,engine
famine
utensil
term,period
symbol,code
to mince,to carve,to engrave
ceremony,rite,ritual,service
standard,basis,criteria,norm
standard,basis,criteria,norm
rising,getting out of bed
to put on clothes
foundation,basis
vapour,gas
base
chance,start,cue,excuse
tightly,fully
foundation,basis
guest seating
parlor,guest room
gang
campus
closed (e.g. store),business suspended,shutdown,holiday
lecture cancelled
rest,relief,relaxation
allowance,grant,supply
rest,break,recreation
clear,pure,noble
strengthen,intensify,reinforce,solidify
boundary
event,function
shame,very kind of you,sorry to trouble
culture,education,refinement,cultivation
(1) line,procession,(2) matrix (math)
fishing (industry)
curve
order,rules,law
(v5r) to behead,to murder
to be careful,to pay attention,to take care
goldfish
limits,boundary,domain,zone,sphere,territory
even number
daydream,fantasy,fancy,vision
sky,air
cooler,air conditioner
nail
to punctuate,to cut off,to mark off,to stop,to put an end to
comb
sneeze
complaint,troubles,objection
pain,trouble
waste,scrap
to destroy,to pull down,to make change (money)
ring finger
to collapse,to crumble
to break,to smash
to break,to be broken
to get tired,to wear out
good-for-nothing,stupid,trivial,worthless
to get down,to descend
lips
lipstick
to adhere to,to keep close to
to attach
verbose,importunate,heavy (taste)
punctuation marks
to distribute,to deliver
labourer,worker
division,section,classification
combination
to assemble,to set up,to construct
(1) to draw (water),to dip,to scoop,to pump
to serve sake
regrettable,mortifying,vexing
to mourn
cleaning,dry cleaning,laundry service
to be engulfed in,to be enveloped by,to wrap up
repeatedly,sincerely,earnestly
country,district
practice,training,study
honorific,term of respect
fluorescent lamp,person who is slow to react
form,formality,format,math expression
continuation
knitting wool
longitude
system,family line,geological formation
public entertainment,accomplishments,attainments
horse racing
defense,guard,policing,security
true adjective
adjectival noun,quasi-adjective
surgical department
fur,skin,pelt
sudden increase
alighting,getting off
month (last third of)
drainage,sewage,ditch,gutter,sewerage
to cut down little by little,to take a percentage
column,beam,digit
geta (Japanese footwear),wooden clogs
blood pressure
blood
monthly salary
masterpiece,best work,boner,blunder
end of the month
indication,market trend,worry
vulgarity,meanness,indecency,coarseness
smoky
to kick
but,however
inaccessible place,sharp eyes
inspection,study by observation,field trip
modesty,humility
manuscript,copy
place of origin,habitat
origin,primeval
training
strict,rigour,severe,firm
humble,humility,modesty
prefectural office
limit,bounds
actually,really
microscope
principle,theory,fundamental truth
raw materials
Go (board game of capturing territory)
(1) dear,beloved,darling,(2) yearned for
to ask,to request
factory worker
overbearing,coercive,pushy,forcible,high-handed
public nuisance,pollution
high class,high grade
public,community,public service,society,communal
industrial arts
filial piety
cross
lecturer
construction work
formula,formality,official
excuse
thus
school building
the public
perfume
justice,fairness,impartiality
achievements,merit,meritorious service,meritorious deed
beam,light ray
upper
structure,construction
alternation,change,relief,relay,shift
arable land
transportation facilities
campus
positive,affirmation
altitude,height,advanced
high class,high grade
combination,incorporation,union,amalgamation
junior (at work or school)
official announcement,proclamation
mineral
official business,public business
item
(1) (Japanese) maple
rational
alternating current,intercourse,(cultural) exchange,intermingling
confluence,union,linking up,merge
effect,efficacy,validity,potency
to exceed,to cross over,to cross
course
chorus
to burn,to scorch,to singe,to char
king
nationality
national
Thank you very much for your....
to burn,to be burned
to freeze,to be chilled,to be frozen
having some knowledge of,happening to know
to be informed,to have thorough knowledge
seat,bench
to sit (down)
the Japanese syllabary
pepper
to make,to manufacture
to cross,to pass,to tide over
to rub,to chafe,to file,to frost (glass),to strike (match)
an individual
feast,treating (someone)
feast
it is I who should say so
personal expenses,pocket money,spending money,incidental expenses,all
(1) cook (nl:),(2) tap,spigot,faucet,cock
stealthily,secretly
old book,classics,classic
Koto (Japanese harp)
to send word,to send a message
speech,expression,wording
the other day,lately,recently
not writing or contacting for a while
to spill
to overflow,to spill
trash,rubbish
gum,rubber,eraser
your pardon,declining (something),dismissal,permission
May I come in?
little finger
to bear,to stand,to endure,to put up with
pleasure,amusement
(hon) look,inspection,try
(1) collection,(2) correction
to roll
to roll,to tumble
navy blue,deep blue
contest (fr: concours)
concrete
mixing,mixture
(1) consent,(2) concentric
menu,program,schedule
good evening
circle,sports club (i.e. at a company)
(enrolled) in school
again and again,repeatedly
national holiday,festival day
request,demand,claim,urge (action),press for
marking,grading,looking over
calamity,misfortune
sewing
lumber,timber
siren
reverse,inversion,upside down
inversion,upside down
to search,to seek,to look for
to go back,to go upstream,to make retroactive
bar,bar-room
two days before yesterday
some time ago
to tear,to split
index,indices
author,authoress
elimination,cancellation,deletion,erasure
frame,draw up,make,producing
manufacture
to search,to look for,to sound out
to whisper,to murmur
to stick,to be stuck
spoon
tatami room
hindrance,impediment
deduction,subtraction,balance,ebb and flow,rise and fall
sliced raw fish
to pierce,to stab,to prick,to thrust
to insert,to put in,to graft,to wear in belt
to pour (drink),to serve (drinks)
to shine,to strike
clever,adept,good,expectations,as one would expect
photographing
noise (jarring, grating)
quickly
at once,immediately,without delay,promptly
rust (colour)
to rust,to become rusty
cushion (Japanese)
to cool,to dampen,to let cool
to disturb,to prevent
to become cool,to wear off,to abate,to subside
good-bye
month after next
week after next
year after next
salary man,company employee
noisy
fresh,refreshing,invigorating
triangle,triangular
arithmetic
acidity
producing area
sample
mountain forest,mountains and forest
to be finished
two days after tomorrow
season (sporting)
sheet
temple
silent (as the grave),(deathly) quiet
self-defense
salty (taste)
chairmanship
square
square
timetable,schedule
four seasons
site
urgent,pressing
to spread out,to lay out
to grow thick,to luxuriate,to be luxurious
bringing,taking,carrying
magnet
rounding up (fractions)
continuously,from beginning to end
self-study
to quieten down,to calm down,to subside
attitude,posture
natural science
speed (per hour)
descendants,posterity,offspring
corpse
rough copy,draft
Shitamachi,lower parts of town
self-government,autonomy
feelings (actual, true)
moisture,humidity,dampness
moisture,humidity,dampness
insistent,obstinate
practice,training
achievements,actual results
level of humidity
writing
real thing,original
tail (animal)
practical use,utility
merit,efficiency,arms,force
example,illustration
disappointed love,broken heart,unrequited love,be lovelorn
designation,specification,assignment,pointing at
private railway
children,juvenile
to tie,to bind
(the) ground
to become numb,to go to sleep (i.e., a limb)
paper money,notes,bills
to wither,to fade (away),to shrivel,to wilt
to press,to wring,to squeeze
stripe
plain,simple
keenly,deeply,heartily
full name,identity
closing,cut-off,end,deadline,Closed,No Entrance
to shut up
to be wet,to become wet,to be damp
journalist
social science
to squat
faucet,tap
weak point,weakness
garage,car shed
(train) conductor
sketching,drawing from nature
editorial,leading article
hiccough,hiccup
shutter
to suck,to chew
(car) wheel
joke,pun,witticism
(n) rock-scissors-paper game
meeting,assembly
dwelling,house,residence,address
money collection
gathering,assembly,meeting,set (math)
penmanship
repair,mending
seriously ill,serious condition,critical state
carpet
terminus,last stop (e.g train)
important point,lay stress on,colon,emphasis
inauguration,assumption of office
circumference,outskirts,environs,(computer) peripheral
director,high executive
end,close,termination
(1) weight,(2) heavyweight boxer
gravity
idiom,idiomatic phrase,kanji compound
national holiday
reduction,curtailment
taking an examination
(gram) subject
going to work,at work
predicate
official tour,business trip
life span
leading part,leading actor (actress)
(telephone) receiver
circulation,rotation,cycle
police,policeman
in order,in turn
order,sequence,procedure
pure heart,naivete,self-sacrificing devotion
pure,true,genuine,unmixed
digestion
grade school student
Japanese chess
steam,vapour
(measuring) ruler
advanced level,high grade,senior
commerce,trade,business
passive
prize,monetary award
high and low,up and down,unloading and loading,praising and blaming
paper sliding door
trading company,firm
taking a train,entraining
first 10 days of month
to cause,to arise,to be generated
fraction (part of),decimal
shop,business firm
focus,point
disinfection,sterilization
victory or defeat,issue (of battle)
evaporation,unexplained disappearance
prize,trophy
victory or defeat,match,contest,game,bout
(col) urine,piss
fire station
net (weight)
the front,honesty
exhaustion,consumption
soy sauce
omission,abbreviation,abridgment
elementary level
assistant professor
table salt
worker,mechanic,artisan,craftsman
first 10 days of the month
book,publication
tableware
a shop
bookshop
calligraphy
white or grey hair,trendy hair bleaching
acquaintance
series
private (establishment)
materials,data
juice,sap,soup,broth
amateur,novice
core,heart,wick,marrow
bullet train (very high speed),shinkansen
vacuum,hollow,empty
to believe,to believe in,to place trust in
mind and body
application,request,petition
man-made,synthetic,artificial
bed,couch
diagnosis
penetration,invasion,raid,aggression,trespass
social sciences,humanities
(human) life
late at night
forest,woods
relation,kin
course,direction,compass bearing
myth,legend
vinegar
marine products,fisheries
cooking,culinary arts
water vapour,steam
hydrogen
vertical,perpendicular
presumption,assumption,estimation
drop of water
canteen,flask,water bottle
essays,miscellaneous writings
moisture
water level,horizon
horizon
Wednesday
impudent,shameless
youngest child
scarf
picture book
Japanese cedar
likes and dislikes,taste
matter of taste
to be(come) transparent
crevice,crack,gap,opening
school
at least
figure
schedule
bell
to cool oneself,to cool off,to enjoy evening cool
start
stewardess
shapely,clear,neat
sour,acid
(1) stage,(2) performance
stockings
stop
obedient,meek,docile,unaffected
head,brains,intellect
speaker
chart,diagram,graph
smart,stylish,slim
dwelling,house,residence,address
sorry (phrase)
ink
to clear (e.g. weather),to become transparent
sumo wrestling
slide
to put off,to delay
pickpocket
to print
sly,cunning
to pass by one another,to disagree
measurement,size,dimension
surname,family name
customs house
manufacture,production
work (film, book)
nature,property,disposition
clean copy
youth,young person
integer
cleaning
existence,being,survival
growth,increment
(member of) political party
birth date
ability,efficiency
adjustment,completion,consolidation
ingredient,component,composition
distinction by sex,sex,gender
square
main gate,main entrance
coming into existence,arrangements,establishment,completion
Christian Era,anno domini (A.D.)
to be burdened with,to carry on back or shoulder
equator
with trouble,at great pains,long-awaited
getting closer,drawing nearer,approaching
soap
to come in contact with,to connect,to attend,to receive
ancestor
pointed end,tip,fine point
centimeter,centi-,10^-2
propaganda,publicity
head,lead,vanguard,first
(the) whole,universal,wholly,general
electric fan
line,track,roadbed
difference,discrepancy,variation
which reminds me ..
house-cloth,dust cloth
increase and decrease,fluctuation
storehouse,warehouse,godown
mutual,reciprocal
production,literary creation,work
funeral
and,like that
shipbuilding
noisy,boisterous
enlargement
farewell,send-off
zoori (Japanese footwear),sandals
Prime Minister
postage,carriage
to belong to,to come under,to be affiliated with,to be subject to
successively,one after another
express,special delivery
measurement
measurement,surveying
speed
character,qualities,genius
ancestor
careless,thoughtless
frankness,candour,openheartedness
to be furnished with
in addition,furthermore
steadily
rice bowl,tea cup,teacup
middle,midway,interim
second third of a month
abstract
Middle Ages,mediaeval times
neuter gender,neutral (chem.),indifference,sterility
in the middle,half-way
middle-aged
excess,being more than
carving,engraving,sculpture
(1) strong point,merit,(2) advantage
eldest daughter
regulation,adjustment,tuning
regulation,adjustment,control
length,long and short,+-
top,summit
eldest son
rectangle,oblong
condiment,seasoning
chock,chalk
immediately following
straight line
just before
direct communication
direct current
storage,preservation
right angle
diameter
to scatter around,to leave untidy
to be in disorder,to lie scattered around
to scatter,to disperse,to distribute
tissue paper,toilet paper
to fall,to scatter (e.g. blossoms)
addition,supplement,appendix
opportunity,occasion
currency
commuting to work
notice,notification
passbook
interpretation
popular use,circulation
passage,pathway
to associate with,to keep company with,to get on with
end (e.g. of street)
to run into,to collide with
time,years,days
to catch fire,(electricity) comes on
(1) to thrust,to strike,(2) to poke
to rank next to,to come after
to make,to create
(1) to attach,to join,to add,to append
to turn on,to switch on,to light up
to dip in,to soak
to be handed down,to be introduced,to be transmitted
to plunge into,to go into deeply
(1) to serve,to fill a post,to serve under,to work (for)
(1) to serve,to fill a post,to serve under,to work (for)
rope
connection,link,relationship
to be tied together,to be connected to,to be related to
to connect
grain
to smash,to waste
to be smashed,to go bankrupt
to stumble,to trip
to be blocked,to be packed
to pile up,to stack
fingernail or toenail,claw,talon,hoof
gloss,glaze
firm,strong
to balance,to be in harmony,to suit
to hang
to hang
an encounter
restroom,lavatory,hand-washing
fixed number of regular personnel,capacity (of boat, etc.)
established price
fall,decline,lowering,deterioration
commuter pass,season ticket
regular holiday
suspension,interruption,stoppage,ban
stopping (e.g. train)
failure of electricity
in and out,coming and going,free association,income and expenditure,debits
exit and entrance
repairs,maintenance
(n) theme,project,topic (de: Thema)
to depart,to set out,to start,to be going out
be finished,ready,made for,cut out
(1) to be finished,to be ready,by definition,(2) to be very drunk
precise,accurate
precise,accurate
wrist
unevenness,roughness,ruggedness
moderate,handy
(1) irresponsible utterance,nonsense,nonsensical,(2) random
notebook
railway bridge,iron bridge
procedure,(legal) process,formalities
gun
tennis court
(hand) towel
before,this side,we,you
meeting,reception
to meet,to greet
to shine on,to illuminate
to shine
develop,expansion (opposite of compression)
biography,life story
light bulb
marks,points,score,runs
contagion
battery
here and there,little by little
dear,desired,missed
to brush gently,to stroke
obliqueness
at any rate,anyhow,anyway,in any case
such and such,What?
what minute?,how many minutes?
impertinent,saucy,cheeky,conceit,audacious,brazen
roadside tree,row of trees
to imitate,to follow,to emulate
to ring,to sound,to chime,to beat,to snort (nose)
to bear fruit
to become domesticated,to become tame
south pole,Antarctic
somehow or other,for some reason or another
nothing (with neg. verb),quite,not a bit
number
South America
south and north
to boil,to cook,to be cooked
to be fragrant,to smell,to stink
to let loose,to set free,to let escape
hateful,abominable,poor-looking,detestable
to hate,to detest
odious,hateful
exhibition,demonstration,utilization,display
back
firing,shooting,discharge,catapult
expression (music),conceptualization
generation (e.g. power)
sale
showy,loud,gay,flashy,gaudy
discussion,conference
to accost a person,to talk (to someone)
while talking,the line is busy
extreme,excessive,terrible
fireworks
bride
to leave,to get free,to cut oneself off
shuttlecock
spring (e.g. coil, leaf)
to jump,to leap
fragment,splinter,broken piece
dentifrice,toothpaste
(col) to get in,to insert,to put on,to make love
fast-talking
to flourish,to thrive,to be popular,to come into fashion
to deposit,to pay in
to repay,to pay back
balance
wire
to be in high spirits,to be full of vigor
reflection,influence
radius
seal (used for signature)
hurrah, cheers
judge,judiciary
reflection,reconsideration,introspection,meditation,contemplation
house number,address
underpants
band
peninsula
handle,steering wheel
exposure to the sun,sunny place
day trip
comparatively,relatively
shadow
glitter,sparkle
to undertake,to take up,to take over
to repeat,to send back,to bring back
subtraction
to pull out,to take out,to draw out,to withdraw
to detain,to check,to restrain
cowardice,meanness,unfairness
a draw (in competition),tie game
moustache,beard,whiskers
sunlight,rays of the sun
elbow
pistol
vitamin