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  • 制服せいふくuniform
  • 製法せいほうmanufacturing method, recipe
  • 精密せいみつprecise, elaborate, minute
  • 税務署ぜいむしょtax office
  • 制約せいやくrestriction, constraint
  • 勢力せいりょくpower, influence, force
  • 整列せいれつlining up, forming a row
  • セールsale (discount)
  • 急かすせかすto hurry, urge on
  • 伜せがれson (informal, one's own)
  • 責務せきむduty, responsibility
  • セクションpart, portion
  • 是正ぜせいcorrection, rectification
  • 世帯せたいhousehold
  • 世代せだいgeneration
  • 切開せっかいincision, surgical cutting
  • セックスsex (gender); sexual intercourse
  • 切実せつじつearnest, urgent, pressing
  • 接触せっしょくcontact, touch
  • 拙速せっそくhasty and careless, rushed and sloppy (a hasty conclusion)
  • 接続詞せつぞくしconjunction
  • 設置せっちinstallation, setting up
  • 折衷せっちゅうcompromise, eclecticism
  • 設定せっていsetting, configuration; setup (of a story)
  • 説得せっとくpersuasion
  • 切ないせつないheartrending, painful, sad
  • 絶版ぜっぱんout of print
  • 設立せつりつestablishment, founding
  • 狭めるせばめるto narrow, to reduce (scope, options)
  • 攻めせめattack, offense
  • ゼリーjelly, gelatin dessert
  • セレモニーceremony
  • 先せんbefore, priority; the first move
  • 繊維せんいfiber; textiles
  • 全快ぜんかいfull recovery
  • 宣教せんきょうmissionary work, evangelism
  • 宣言せんげんdeclaration
  • 戦災せんさいwar damage
  • 専修せんしゅうspecialized study, major
  • 戦術せんじゅつtactics
  • センスsense, taste
  • 潜水せんすいdiving, submerging
  • 全盛ぜんせいheyday, peak of prosperity
  • 先代せんだいpredecessor, previous generation
  • 選択肢せんたくしoptions, choices
  • 先だってせんだってthe other day, recently
  • 先着せんちゃくfirst-come, first arrival
  • 前提ぜんていpremise, prerequisite
  • 先天的せんてんてきcongenital, innate
  • 前途ぜんとfuture prospects, the road ahead
  • 戦闘せんとうcombat, battle
  • 潜入せんにゅうinfiltration
  • 船舶せんぱくships, vessels
  • 先方せんぽうthe other party, the other side (formal business term)
  • 全滅ぜんめつtotal annihilation, complete destruction
  • 専用せんようexclusive use, dedicated
  • 占領せんりょうoccupation (military), seizure
  • 善良ぜんりょうgood-natured, virtuous
  • 戦力せんりょくmilitary strength, fighting power; key personnel
  • 前例ぜんれいprecedent
  • 相応そうおうsuitable, commensurate, appropriate
  • 総会そうかいgeneral meeting, general assembly
  • 創刊そうかんfirst publication, launch (of a magazine or newspaper)
  • 雑木ぞうきmiscellaneous trees, mixed woodland
  • 増強ぞうきょうstrengthening, reinforcement
  • 送金そうきんremittance
  • 早計そうけいhasty conclusion, rash judgment
  • 走行そうこうrunning, traveling (of a vehicle)
  • 総合そうごうsynthesis, comprehensive integration
  • 捜索そうさくsearch, hunt (for a missing person, criminal)
  • 蔵相ぞうしょうMinister of Finance
  • 装飾そうしょくdecoration, ornamentation
  • 増進ぞうしんincrease, promotion (of health, etc.)
  • 相対そうたいrelative; facing each other
  • 壮大そうだいgrand, magnificent
  • 騒動そうどうuproar, disturbance, commotion
  • 遭難そうなんdisaster, accident (shipwreck, being stranded)
  • 相場そうばmarket price; speculation; conventional wisdom
  • 装備そうびequipment, gear
  • 創立そうりつfounding, establishment
  • 添えるそえるto add, to attach; to accompany, to add as support
  • ソースsauce; source
  • 即座にそくざにimmediately, on the spot
  • 促進そくしんpromotion, acceleration
  • 即するそくするto conform to, be in line with
  • 属性ぞくせいattribute, property
  • 束縛そくばくrestraint, constraint, restriction
  • 側面そくめんside, flank; aspect
  • 損なうそこなうto harm, to damage; to miss (a chance)
  • そこらaround there, that area; roughly that much
  • 素材そざいraw material, material; subject matter
  • 阻止そしprevention, obstruction
  • 訴訟そしょうlawsuit, litigation
  • 育ちそだちupbringing, how one was raised
  • 措置そちmeasure, step, action taken
  • ソックスsocks
  • 素っ気無いそっけないcurt, cold, blunt
  • そっぽanother direction; looking away
  • 備え付けるそなえつけるto equip, install (as a fixture)
  • 具わるそなわるto be equipped with, be endowed with
  • 備わるそなわるto be equipped with, be inherent in
  • 聳えるそびえるto tower, to soar
  • 素朴そぼくsimple, unsophisticated, artless
  • 染まるそまるto be dyed; to be influenced, to be tainted
  • 背くそむくto go against, to betray, to disobey
  • 染めるそめるto dye
  • そらすto turn away, deflect; to avoid, dodge
  • そりsled, sleigh; sledding
  • それゆえtherefore, hence
  • ソロsolo
  • 揃いそろいmatching set; being all present, complete
  • ぞんざいcareless, rude
  • 損失そんしつloss
  • 存続そんぞくcontinuation, continued existence
  • ダースa dozen, twelve
  • 対応たいおうresponse, handling; correspondence, compatibility
  • 大家たいかgreat master, expert; distinguished family
  • 退化たいかdegeneration, atrophy
  • 大概たいがいmostly, generally; moderate
  • 体格たいかくphysique, build
  • 大金たいきんa large sum of money
  • 待遇たいぐうtreatment, benefits, terms of employment
  • 対決たいけつconfrontation, showdown
  • 体験たいけんfirsthand experience
  • 対抗たいこうopposition, rivalry
  • 退治たいじextermination, subjugation
  • 大衆たいしゅうthe masses, general public
  • 対処たいしょdealing with, coping with (a situation)
  • 代償だいしょうprice paid, sacrifice, compensation
  • 退職たいしょくretirement, leaving one's job
  • 題するだいするto entitle, to be titled
  • 態勢たいせいposture, state of readiness
  • 対談たいだんdialogue, discussion (formal)
  • 大胆だいたんbold, daring
  • 対等たいとうequal, on equal terms
  • 台無しだいなしruined, spoiled, wasted
  • 滞納たいのうdelinquent payment, arrears
  • 対比たいひcontrast, comparison
  • タイピストtypist
  • 大部たいぶthe greater part; a large volume, voluminous
  • 代弁だいべんspeaking on someone's behalf; representation
  • 大便だいべんfeces, bowel movement
  • 待望たいぼうlong-awaited, eagerly anticipated
  • 台本だいほんscript, screenplay
  • タイマーtimer
  • 怠慢たいまんnegligence, laziness
  • タイミングtiming
  • タイムtime; timeout
  • タイムリーtimely
  • 対面たいめんface-to-face meeting
  • 代用だいようsubstitute, use as a replacement
  • 体力たいりょくphysical strength, stamina
  • タイルtile
  • 対話たいわdialogue, conversation
  • 断えるたえるto be cut off, to come to an end
  • 絶えるたえるto die out, to cease, to become extinct
  • 堪えるたえるto endure, bear, withstand
  • 耐えるたえるto endure, to withstand
  • 打開だかいbreakthrough, resolving a deadlock
  • 焚火たきびbonfire, campfire
  • 妥協だきょうcompromise
  • たくましいrobust, sturdy, resilient
  • 巧みたくみskillful, clever; technique
  • 丈たけheight, length; to the fullest extent
  • 打撃だげきa blow, a hit; damage, a heavy blow
  • 妥結だけつagreement, settlement
  • 駄作ださくa poor work, a flop (of art or writing)
  • 足し算たしざんaddition (arithmetic)
  • 多数決たすうけつmajority vote, majority decision
  • 助けたすけhelp, assistance
  • 携わるたずさわるto be involved in, to work in (a field)
  • 漂うただようto drift, to float; to waft, to hang in the air
  • 立ち去るたちさるto leave, to depart
  • 立ち寄るたちよるto drop by, to stop in
  • 抱っこだっこcarrying (a child) in one's arms, holding
  • 達者たっしゃhealthy, hale; skillful, proficient
  • 脱出だっしゅつescape
  • 脱するだっするto escape from, to get out of
  • 達成たっせいachievement, accomplishment
  • 脱退だったいwithdrawal, secession (from an organization)
  • だったらif that's the case, then
  • 立て替えるたてかえるto pay on someone's behalf, to advance money
  • 建前たてまえofficial stance, public facade
  • 奉るたてまつるto offer humbly, present with reverence
  • だとif it is, if that's so
  • 他動詞たどうしtransitive verb
  • 辿り着くたどりつくto finally arrive at, to find one's way to
  • 辿るたどるto trace, to follow (a path, a trail)
  • 束ねるたばねるto bundle, to tie together; to manage, to lead (a group)
  • だぶだぶbaggy, loose-fitting
  • 他方たほうthe other side; on the other hand
  • 多忙たぼうvery busy
  • 給うたまうto bestow, to grant (honorific)
  • 魂たましいsoul, spirit
  • 溜まりたまりa pool, an accumulation; a gathering place
  • 賜るたまわるto receive (humbly); to bestow (honorific)
  • 保つたもつto keep, maintain, preserve
  • たやすいeasy, simple
  • 多様たようvarious, all kinds of
  • だるいsluggish, listless, heavy (body)
  • 弛みたるみslack, looseness; slackening, laxity
  • 弛むたるむto slacken, go loose; to become lax
  • 垂れるたれるto hang down, droop, drip; to bestow (words of guidance)
  • タレントTV personality; talent
  • タワーtower
  • 単一たんいつsingle, sole
  • 単科たんかsingle subject (enrolling course by course)
  • 担架たんかstretcher
  • 短歌たんかtanka (31-syllable poem)
  • 短気たんきshort-tempered, impatient
  • 団結だんけつunity, solidarity
  • 探検たんけんexploration, expedition
  • 断言だんげんassertion, categorical statement
  • 短縮たんしゅくshortening, reduction
  • 断然だんぜんresolutely, absolutely; by far, decisively
  • 炭素たんそcarbon
  • 短大たんだいjunior college
  • 単調たんちょうmonotonous, dull
  • 単独たんどくsolo, independent
  • 旦那だんなhusband; master, sir
  • 短波たんぱshortwave
  • 蛋白質たんぱくしつprotein
  • ダンプdump truck
  • 断面だんめんcross-section
  • 弾力だんりょくelasticity, flexibility
  • 治安ちあんpublic order, public security
  • チームワークteamwork
  • チェンジchange, switch sides
  • 違えるちがえるto change, to alter; to make a mistake; to dislocate (a joint)
  • 畜産ちくさんlivestock farming, animal husbandry
  • 畜生ちくしょうbeast, animal; damn it (curse)
  • 蓄積ちくせきaccumulation
  • 地形ちけいterrain, topography
  • 知性ちせいintellect, intelligence
  • 乳ちちmilk, breast
  • 縮まるちぢまるto shrink, to shorten
  • 秩序ちつじょorder, discipline
  • 窒息ちっそくsuffocation
  • 知的ちてきintellectual
  • 着手ちゃくしゅstarting, undertaking, setting to work
  • 着色ちゃくしょくcoloring, tinting
  • 着席ちゃくせきtaking one's seat
  • 着目ちゃくもくfocus, attention, taking note of
  • 着陸ちゃくりくlanding (aircraft)
  • 着工ちゃっこうstart of construction
  • 茶の間ちゃのまJapanese-style living room
  • 茶の湯ちゃのゆtea ceremony
  • ちやほやpampering, flattering, fawning over
  • チャンネルchannel
  • 宙返りちゅうがえりsomersault, loop
  • 中継ちゅうけいrelay (broadcast)
  • 忠告ちゅうこくadvice, admonition
  • 中傷ちゅうしょうslander, defamation
  • 中枢ちゅうすうcenter, core, key part
  • 抽選ちゅうせんdrawing lots, lottery
  • 中断ちゅうだんinterruption, suspension
  • 中毒ちゅうどくpoisoning; addiction
  • 中腹ちゅうふくmountainside, halfway up a mountain
  • 中立ちゅうりつneutrality
  • 中和ちゅうわneutralization
  • 超ちょうsuper, extremely; exceeding
  • 腸ちょうintestines
  • 蝶ちょうbutterfly
  • 調印ちょういんsigning (of a treaty), sealing
  • 聴覚ちょうかくsense of hearing
  • 長官ちょうかんdirector-general, head of a government agency
  • 聴講ちょうこうauditing a class, sitting in on a lecture
  • 徴収ちょうしゅうcollection (of fees, taxes)
  • 聴診器ちょうしんきstethoscope
  • 調停ちょうていmediation, arbitration
  • 長編ちょうへんfull-length work, feature-length film/novel
  • 重宝ちょうほうhandy, useful; a treasured item
  • 調理ちょうりcooking, food preparation
  • 調和ちょうわharmony
  • ちょくちょくoften, from time to time
  • 直面ちょくめんconfrontation, facing (a problem) directly
  • 著書ちょしょa written work, one's book, publication
  • 貯蓄ちょちくsavings
  • 直感ちょっかんintuition
  • 著名ちょめいrenowned, well-known
  • ちらっとglancing, briefly, at a glance
  • 塵ちりdust, rubbish; a tiny bit
  • 塵取りちりとりdustpan
  • 賃金ちんぎんwages
  • 沈殿ちんでんsedimentation, precipitation
  • 沈没ちんぼつsinking (of a ship)
  • 沈黙ちんもくsilence
  • 陳列ちんれつdisplay, exhibition
  • 追及ついきゅうpursuit, pressing (someone) for accountability
  • 追跡ついせきpursuit, tracking
  • 追放ついほうexpulsion, banishment
  • 費やすついやすto spend, to expend (time or money)
  • 墜落ついらくcrash, fall (of an aircraft)
  • 痛感つうかんkeen awareness, strong realization
  • 通常つうじょうusually, normally
  • 痛切つうせつkeen, poignant, deeply felt
  • 杖つえcane, walking stick
  • 使い道つかいみちuse, application
  • 仕えるつかえるto serve, work for
  • 司るつかさどるto administer, preside over, govern
  • つかの間つかのまa brief moment, fleeting instant
  • 月並つきなみcommonplace, trite; monthly
  • 継目つぎめjoint, seam
  • 尽きるつきるto be exhausted, run out, come to an end
  • 尽くすつくすto devote oneself fully, do one's utmost; to use up
  • つくづくtruly, deeply; intently
  • 造りつくりstructure, construction; design, presentation
  • 作りつくりstructure, construction; build (of body)
  • 繕うつくろうto mend, to repair; to tidy up, to gloss over
  • 付け加えるつけくわえるto add, append
  • 告げるつげるto tell, inform, announce
  • つじつまconsistency, coherence (of a story)
  • 筒つつtube, cylinder
  • 突くつつくto poke, to peck at; to needle, to prod, to egg on
  • 謹むつつしむto be discreet, to refrain from; to be respectful
  • 突っ突くつっつくto poke repeatedly; to prod, to nag
  • 突っ張るつっぱるto stiffen, to tense up; to insist stubbornly, to brace against
  • 務まるつとまるto be capable of fulfilling (a role), be suited for
  • 勤め先つとめさきworkplace
  • 努めてつとめてas much as possible, striving to
  • 津波つなみtsunami
  • つねるto pinch
  • 角つのhorn, antler; antenna (of an insect)
  • 募るつのるto intensify, grow stronger; to recruit, solicit
  • 唾つばsaliva, spit
  • 呟くつぶやくto mutter; to tweet (post a short message)
  • つぶらround, round and cute (eyes)
  • つぶるto close (eyes)
  • 壷つぼjar, pot; key point, crux
  • 蕾つぼみflower bud
  • 連なるつらなるto stretch in a row, to be lined up; to be connected with
  • 貫くつらぬくto pierce through; to hold firmly to (one's principles)
  • 連ねるつらねるto line up, to arrange in a row
  • 釣り鐘つりがねtemple bell, hanging bell
  • 吊り革つりかわstrap (to hold onto on a train or bus)
  • 手当てあてallowance; treatment, first aid
  • 定義ていぎdefinition
  • 提供ていきょうprovision, supply; sponsorship (of a program)
  • 提携ていけいbusiness alliance, partnership, tie-up
  • 体裁ていさいappearance, form; outward show, face
  • 提示ていじpresentation, showing, producing (a document)
  • ティシュペーパーtissue paper
  • 定食ていしょくset meal
  • 訂正ていせいcorrection
  • 停滞ていたいstagnation, congestion
  • 邸宅ていたくmansion, residence
  • 定年ていねんretirement age
  • 堤防ていぼうlevee, embankment
  • 手遅れておくれtoo late, too late for treatment
  • でかいhuge, enormous
  • 手掛かりてがかりclue, lead
  • 手掛けるてがけるto handle, to work on, to undertake
  • 手軽てがるsimple, easy, inexpensive
  • 適応てきおうadaptation
  • 適宜てきぎas appropriate, at one's discretion
  • 適性てきせいaptitude, suitability
  • できものboil, lump, rash
  • 手際てぎわskill, deftness, skillful handling
  • 出くわすでくわすto run into, encounter by chance
  • デコレーションdecoration
  • 手順てじゅんprocedure, order of steps
  • 手錠てじょうhandcuffs
  • 手近てぢかclose at hand, handy, familiar
  • てっきりconvinced, certain (mistakenly)
  • 鉄鋼てっこうiron and steel
  • デッサンsketch, drawing (dessin)
  • 徹するてっするto be thoroughgoing, devote oneself entirely to
  • てっぺんtop, summit, peak
  • 鉄棒てつぼうiron bar; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
  • 出直しでなおしstarting over, coming back another time
  • 掌てのひらpalm of the hand
  • 手配てはいarrangement, preparation; manhunt (for a criminal)
  • 手筈てはずplan, arrangements, preparations
  • 手引てびきguide, manual
  • 手本てほんmodel, example
  • 手回してまわしpreparation, arrangement; hand-cranking
  • 手元てもとat hand, close by; money on hand
  • デモンストレーションdemonstration (illustrative); protest
  • 照り返すてりかえすto reflect light, to glare back
  • テレックスtelex
  • 手分けてわけdividing up tasks
  • 天てんheaven, sky
  • 田園でんえんcountryside, rural fields
  • 天下てんかthe whole world, the realm
  • 転回てんかいturning, rotation, change of direction
  • 転換てんかんconversion, shift, switch
  • 転居てんきょmoving house, change of residence
  • 転勤てんきんjob transfer, relocation (for work)
  • 点検てんけんinspection, checkup
  • 電源でんげんpower source; power button
  • 天国てんごくheaven, paradise
  • 天災てんさいnatural disaster
  • 天才てんさいgenius
  • 展示てんじexhibition, display
  • 転じるてんじるto shift, to turn, to change direction
  • 転ずるてんずるto turn, to change, to shift
  • 伝説でんせつlegend, folklore
  • 点線てんせんdotted line
  • 天体てんたいcelestial body
  • 伝達でんたつtransmission, communication
  • 天地てんちheaven and earth, the universe; top and bottom
  • てんでutterly, not at all
  • 転任てんにんtransfer to another post
  • 展望てんぼうview, panorama; outlook, prospects
  • 伝来でんらいintroduction (from abroad); handed down through generations
  • 転落てんらくfalling; downfall, decline
  • 問い合わせるといあわせるto inquire, contact for information
  • 胴どうtorso, body; kendo chest armor
  • 当~とう~this ~ (referring to one's own organization)
  • 同意どういagreement, consent; synonymous
  • 動員どういんmobilization
  • 同感どうかんshared feeling, agreement (in opinion)
  • 陶器とうきpottery, ceramics
  • 討議とうぎdiscussion, deliberation
  • 動機どうきmotive, motivation
  • 等級とうきゅうgrade, class, rank
  • 同級どうきゅうsame class, same grade
  • 同居どうきょliving together, cohabitation
  • 登校とうこうgoing to school, attending school
  • 統合とうごうintegration, unification
  • 動向どうこうtrend, movement
  • 投資とうしinvestment
  • 道場どうじょうdojo, training hall
  • 同情どうじょうsympathy, compassion
  • 統制とうせいcontrol, regulation
  • 当選とうせんelection victory; winning (a prize)
  • 逃走とうそうflight, getaway
  • 統率とうそつleadership, command
  • 到達とうたつarrival, reaching (a goal)
  • 統治とうちgovernance, rule
  • 同調どうちょうagreement, sympathy; tuning (to the same frequency)
  • 到底とうていabsolutely not, no matter what
  • 動的どうてきdynamic
  • 貴いとうといprecious, noble
  • 尊いとうといnoble, precious; sacred
  • 同等どうとうequal, equivalent
  • 堂々どうどうdignified, imposing; majestic
  • 尊ぶとうとぶto respect, revere, esteem
  • どうにかsomehow; to barely manage
  • 投入とうにゅうinput, insertion; investment, mobilization
  • 導入どうにゅうintroduction, adoption; introductory part
  • 当人とうにんthe person in question, the party concerned
  • 同伴どうはんaccompaniment, companionship (esp. with a chaperone)
  • 同封どうふうenclosed (in the same envelope)
  • 逃亡とうぼうflight, escape (from the law)
  • 冬眠とうみんhibernation
  • 同盟どうめいalliance
  • どうやらit seems, apparently; somehow
  • 動力どうりょくmotive power, driving force
  • 登録とうろくregistration
  • 討論とうろんdiscussion, debate
  • 遠ざかるとおざかるto move away, to grow distant; to fade away
  • 遠回りとおまわりdetour, roundabout way
  • トーンtone
  • とかくanyway, in general; tends to
  • とがめるto blame, reproach; to question
  • 時折ときおりoccasionally, sometimes
  • とぎれるto be interrupted, break off
  • 研ぐとぐto sharpen, to polish; to wash (rice)
  • 特技とくぎspecial skill, forte
  • 独裁どくさいdictatorship
  • 特産とくさんlocal specialty, regional product
  • 独自どくじunique, original; independent
  • 特集とくしゅうfeature, special issue
  • 独占どくせんmonopoly, exclusive possession
  • 独創どくそうoriginality, creativity
  • 得点とくてんscore, points scored
  • 特派とくはspecial dispatch (of a correspondent)
  • 特有とくゆうcharacteristic, peculiar to
  • とげthorn, splinter; to be pricked by a thorn
  • 遂げるとげるto accomplish, to achieve; to end up (in a state)
  • 年頃としごろapproximate age; marriageable age, coming of age
  • 戸締りとじまりlocking up (doors)
  • 途上とじょうon the way; in the process of, in progress
  • 土台どだいfoundation, base; originally, fundamentally
  • 途絶えるとだえるto be cut off, to stop, to cease
  • 特許とっきょpatent; special license
  • 特権とっけんprivilege
  • とっさにinstantly, in a split second
  • 突如とつじょsuddenly, abruptly
  • とってhandle, knob
  • 突破とっぱbreakthrough, breaking through; surpassing (a milestone)
  • 土手どてembankment, levee
  • 届とどけnotification, report, registration form
  • 滞るとどこおるto stagnate, to fall behind; to be overdue
  • 整えるととのえるto arrange neatly, to put in order; to prepare, to adjust
  • 止めるとどめるto stop, to hold back; to limit, to keep (a record)
  • 唱えるとなえるto chant, recite; to advocate, propose
  • 殿様とのさまfeudal lord, lord
  • 土俵どひょうsumo ring; arena, forum
  • 扉とびらdoor; title page
  • どぶditch, gutter, sewer; gap
  • 徒歩とほwalking; on foot
  • 土木どぼくcivil engineering, public works
  • とぼけるto play dumb, feign ignorance; to act the fool
  • 乏しいとぼしいscarce, lacking, poor
  • 富とみwealth, riches
  • 富むとむto be wealthy; to be rich in
  • 共稼ぎともかせぎdual-income couple, both spouses working
  • 伴うともなうto accompany, be accompanied by; to entail
  • 共働きともばたらきdual-income couple, both spouses working
  • ドライdry; cold, pragmatic
  • ドライクリーニングdry cleaning
  • ドライバーdriver; screwdriver; (software) driver
  • ドライブインdrive-in, roadside rest stop, restaurant
  • トラブルtrouble, conflict; malfunction, glitch
  • トランジスターtransistor
  • とりあえずfor now, provisionally; first of all
  • 取扱とりあつかいhandling, use; management
  • 取り扱うとりあつかうto handle, operate; to deal in, treat
  • 鳥居とりいtorii, Shinto shrine gate
  • 取り替えとりかえreplacement, exchange
  • 取り組むとりくむto tackle, grapple with; to compete against
  • 取締りとりしまりsupervision, control; crackdown
  • 取り締まるとりしまるto control, supervise; to crack down on
  • 取り調べるとりしらべるto investigate, interrogate, examine
  • 取り立てるとりたてるto collect (a debt); to promote; to single out, emphasize
  • 取り次ぐとりつぐto relay a message, put through (a call); to act as intermediary
  • 取り付けるとりつけるto install, fit; to secure (an agreement)
  • 取り除くとりのぞくto remove, eliminate
  • 取引とりひきtransaction, trade
  • 取り巻くとりまくto surround; to flatter, hang around someone
  • 取り混ぜるとりまぜるto mix together, combine
  • 取り戻すとりもどすto get back, regain, recover
  • 取り寄せるとりよせるto order and have delivered; to pull closer
  • ドリルdrill (tool); practice drill
  • とりわけespecially, particularly
  • とろけるto melt; to be enraptured, entranced
  • 度忘れどわすれa momentary lapse of memory, forgetting on the spot
  • 鈍感どんかんinsensitive, dull, obtuse
  • とんだunexpected; terrible, outrageous
  • 問屋とんやwholesaler, wholesale store
  • 内閣ないかくcabinet (government)
  • 乃至ないしfrom...to; or
  • 内緒ないしょsecret, confidential
  • 内心ないしんinner feelings, true thoughts; deep down
  • 内蔵ないぞうbuilt-in, internally installed
  • ナイターnight game (under lights)
  • 内部ないぶinterior, internal
  • 内乱ないらんcivil war, internal rebellion
  • 内陸ないりくinland
  • 苗なえseedling
  • なおさらall the more, even more so
  • 流しながしsink (kitchen); drifting, roaming
  • 長々ながながlengthy, drawn-out, for a long time
  • 中程なかほどmiddle, halfway point
  • 渚なぎさwater's edge, beach
  • 嘆くなげくto lament, grieve, deplore
  • 投げ出すなげだすto throw out; to give up, to abandon
  • 仲人なこうどmatchmaker; go-between
  • 和やかなごやかfriendly, harmonious, mild
  • 名残なごりtrace, vestige, lingering effect; sorrow of parting
  • 情けなさけcompassion, sympathy, kindness
  • 情無いなさけないpitiful, miserable; shameful
  • 情け深いなさけぶかいcompassionate, warm-hearted
  • 詰るなじるto rebuke, to reproach, to press with questions
  • 名高いなだかいfamous, renowned
  • 雪崩なだれavalanche
  • 懐くなつくto take to, become attached to
  • 名付けるなづけるto name, give a name to
  • 何気ないなにげないcasual, unintentional; nonchalant
  • なにとぞplease, I humbly request; by all means
  • なによりabove all, most important; the best
  • ナプキンnapkin; sanitary napkin
  • 名札なふだname tag, nameplate
  • 生臭いなまぐさいsmelling of raw fish or blood; shady, worldly
  • 生温いなまぬるいlukewarm; half-hearted, too lenient
  • 生身なまみliving body, flesh-and-blood person
  • 鉛なまりlead (metal)
  • 滑らかなめらかsmooth; fluent, flowing smoothly
  • 嘗めるなめるto lick, taste; to experience (hardship); to underestimate
  • 悩ましいなやましいvexing, troubling; alluring
  • 悩ますなやますto trouble, torment, distress
  • 悩みなやみworry, trouble, problem
  • 並びにならびにand, as well as
  • 成り立つなりたつto be made up of, consist of; to be established, viable
  • なるたけas much as possible, if at all possible
  • 慣れなれfamiliarity, getting used to
  • 馴々しいなれなれしいoverly familiar, overfamiliar
  • ナンセンスnonsense; tasteless
  • 何だかなんだかsomehow, for some reason; a little, somewhat
  • なんだかんだthis and that, one thing or another
  • なんなりanything at all, whatever
  • 荷にluggage, cargo; burden
  • 似通うにかようto closely resemble, be similar
  • にきびacne, pimple
  • 賑わうにぎわうto bustle, to be lively; to thrive (business)
  • 憎しみにくしみhatred
  • 肉親にくしんblood relative, next of kin
  • 肉体にくたいthe body, the flesh
  • 逃げ出すにげだすto run away, to flee
  • 西日にしびafternoon sun, western sunlight
  • 滲むにじむto blur, to run, to bleed (ink); to show through (emotion)
  • にせ物にせものfake, counterfeit item
  • 日夜にちやday and night, constantly
  • 荷造りにづくりpacking (luggage, parcels)
  • 担い手にないてbearer, key player, successor
  • 担うになうto bear, to shoulder, to take on; to carry on one's shoulders
  • 鈍るにぶるto become dull, to slow down; to weaken
  • にも関わらずにもかかわらずdespite, in spite of; nevertheless
  • ニュアンスnuance
  • ニューnew
  • 入手にゅうしゅacquisition, procurement
  • 入賞にゅうしょうwinning a prize, placing in a competition
  • 入浴にゅうよくbathing, taking a bath
  • 尿にょうurine
  • 認識にんしきrecognition, awareness, understanding
  • 妊娠にんしんpregnancy
  • 任務にんむduty, mission
  • 任命にんめいappointment, nomination
  • 抜かすぬかすto omit, to skip; to overtake, to pass; to say (rude, derogatory)
  • 抜け出すぬけだすto slip out, to escape; to get ahead, to pull ahead
  • 沼ぬまswamp, marsh; an inescapable obsession
  • 音色ねいろtimbre, tone color
  • 値打ちねうちvalue, worth; a bargain
  • ネガnegative (film); negative thinking
  • 寝かせるねかせるto put to sleep, lay down; to let sit, age (to ripen)
  • ねじまわしscrewdriver
  • 捻れるねじれるto twist, to warp
  • 妬むねたむto envy, be jealous of
  • ねだるto plead for, pester for
  • 熱意ねついenthusiasm, zeal
  • 熱湯ねっとうboiling water
  • 熱量ねつりょうcalorific value, heat quantity; level of enthusiasm
  • 粘りねばりstickiness; tenacity, perseverance
  • 粘るねばるto be sticky; to persevere, to hang in there
  • 値引きねびきdiscount
  • 根回しねまわしbehind-the-scenes negotiation, laying the groundwork for consensus
  • 眠たいねむたいsleepy
  • 練るねるto knead, to work (dough); to polish, to work out carefully (a plan)
  • 念ねんthought, sense; care, attentiveness
  • 年賀ねんがNew Year's greeting
  • 念願ねんがんcherished wish, long-held desire
  • 年号ねんごうJapanese era name
  • 燃焼ねんしょうcombustion, burning; giving one's all
  • 年長ねんちょうolder (in age); oldest kindergarten class
  • 燃料ねんりょうfuel
  • 年輪ねんりんtree ring; accumulated years of experience
  • ノイローゼneurosis, nervous breakdown
  • 農耕のうこうfarming, agriculture
  • 農場のうじょうfarm
  • 農地のうちfarmland
  • 納入のうにゅうpayment (of dues); delivery, supplying
  • 納品のうひんdelivery of goods (to a customer per order)
  • 逃すのがすto let escape, to miss (a chance)
  • 逃れるのがれるto escape, to flee from
  • 軒並のきなみrow of houses; across the board, uniformly
  • 望ましいのぞましいdesirable, preferable
  • 乗っ取るのっとるto hijack, take over; to seize control
  • のどかpeaceful, tranquil
  • 罵るののしるto curse, to abuse verbally, to revile
  • 延べのべtotal, cumulative; extended
  • 飲み込むのみこむto swallow; to grasp, to understand; to hold back (words)
  • 乗り込むのりこむto board (a vehicle); to march into
  • 刃はblade (of a knife or sword)
  • バーbar (pub); bar, rod
  • 把握はあくgrasp, full understanding; control
  • パートpart; part-time job
  • 廃棄はいきdisposal, discarding; abolition
  • 配給はいきゅうrationing, distribution
  • ばい菌ばいきんgerm, pathogen
  • 配偶者はいぐうしゃspouse
  • 背景はいけいbackground; backing power
  • 拝啓はいけいDear (formal letter opening)
  • 背後はいごbehind, in the rear; behind the scenes
  • 廃止はいしabolition, discontinuation
  • 拝借はいしゃくborrowing (humble)
  • 排除はいじょexclusion, elimination
  • 賠償ばいしょうcompensation, reparation
  • 排水はいすいdrainage, waste water
  • 敗戦はいせんdefeat in war, losing a war
  • 配置はいちarrangement, deployment, placement
  • 配布はいふdistribution, handing out
  • 配分はいぶんdistribution, allocation
  • 敗北はいぼくdefeat, loss
  • 倍率ばいりつmagnification; ratio, competition rate
  • 配慮はいりょconsideration, thoughtfulness
  • 配列はいれつarrangement, sequence; array (data)
  • 破壊はかいdestruction; system crash
  • 捗るはかどるto make good progress, to go smoothly
  • はかないfleeting, ephemeral, fragile
  • ばかばかしいabsurd, ridiculous, silly
  • 破棄はきcancellation, annulment, discarding
  • 剥ぐはぐto peel off, strip away
  • 迫害はくがいpersecution
  • 薄弱はくじゃくweak, feeble, flimsy
  • 白状はくじょうconfession
  • 漠然ばくぜんvague, hazy
  • 爆弾ばくだんbomb
  • 爆破ばくはblasting, blowing up
  • 暴露ばくろexposure, disclosure (of a scandal)
  • 励ますはげますto encourage, cheer up
  • 励むはげむto strive, work hard at
  • 剥げるはげるto peel off, fade, wear off
  • 化けるばけるto transform, disguise oneself; to change dramatically
  • 派遣はけんdispatch, sending; temporary staffing
  • 恥はじshame, disgrace
  • 弾くはじくto pluck, play (a string instrument); to repel, calculate
  • パジャマpajamas, nightwear
  • 恥じらうはじらうto be bashful, blush with shyness
  • 恥じるはじるto feel ashamed
  • 橋渡しはしわたしbridging, mediation, go-between
  • 弾むはずむto bounce; to become lively; to be generous (with spending)
  • 破損はそんdamage, breakage
  • 叩くはたくto hit, strike, pat; to spend all one's money
  • 裸足はだしbarefoot; surpassing even professionals
  • 果たすはたすto fulfill, to carry out, to accomplish