Japanese–English dictionary

忘れる

(transitive) To unintentionally leave something behind. · wasureru

忘備録

A short note serving as a reminder.

忙しい

Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on. · isogashii

応じる

To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform. · ōjiru

応ずる

To bring or transport something to its destination. · ōzuru

応分

(often, in the plural, ;, now, chiefly, technical (in philosophy), or) That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward. · ōbun

応力

(countable, physics) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ. · ōryoku

応募

A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar. · ōbo

応募者

One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner. · ōbosha

応対

(intransitive) To interact with others, especially personally, informally and off the clock rather than formally and officially. · ōtai

応用

Put into practical use. · ōyō

応答

(legal) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints. · ōtō

忠告

(uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful. · chuukoku

忠実

Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause. · chuujitsu

忠義

The state of being loyal; fidelity. · chuugi

忠誠

Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler. · chuusei

忠誠心

The state of being loyal; fidelity. · chuuseishin

快い

Of a pleasant sound. · kokoroyoi

快く

With good will; in all happiness; willingly. · kokoroyoku

快哉

The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight · kaisai

快感

(uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification. · kaikan

快晴

Without clouds. · kaisei

快楽主義

(sometimes, _, proscribed) Synonym of hedonism, general pursuit of pleasure, particularly refined and knowledgeable enjoyment of good food, drink, and similar sensual pleasures. · kairakushugi

快活

(by extension) Resilience or cheerfulness. · kaikatsu

快速

(not comparable) Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops. · kaisoku

快適

Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. [from 18th c.] · kaiteki

快適さ

Contentment, ease. · kaitekisa

念押し

Someone or something that reminds. · nen'oshi

念珠

A string of beads used by members of various religions to count prayers, chants, or devotions. · nenju

念頭

(philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based. · nentō

忽略

To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.

忿怒

A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned. · funnu

怒らせる

(transitive) To make angry. · okoraseru

怒り

A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned. · ikari

怒りっぽい

Of or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily. · okorippoi

怒る

(intransitive) To become angry. · okoru

怒気

A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned. · doki

怒鳴り付ける

(intransitive, also, figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek. · donaritsukeru

怒鳴る

To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment. · donaru

怖い

Indicates that the speaker is scared. · kowai

怖がらせる

(informal, transitive) To scare or unnerve someone.

怖がり

A person who lacks courage. · kowagari

怖がり屋

A person who lacks courage.

怖がる

(transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm. · kowagaru

怖じけ

A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm. · ozoke

怖る

(transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm. · osoru

怖ろしい

Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment. · osoroshii

怖ろしく強い

Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.

怖症

Used to form nouns meaning fear of a specific thing.

思いがけなく

In an unexpected manner.

思いとどまる

(transitive) To convince not to try or do. · omoitodomaru

思いの外

In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual. · omoinohoka

思いやり

Characterised by careful and conscious thought. · omoiyari

思いやりのある

Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.

思い付く

(transitive) To develop; to form in the mind; to imagine. · omoitsuku

思い出

A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by the organism. · omoide

思い出させる

(transitive) To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).

思い出す

To recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events. · omoidasu

思い切ってする

(intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).

思い当たる

(transitive) To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered. · omoiataru

思い掛けない

Happening or coming to pass without design. · omoigakenai

思い止まらせる

(transitive) To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.

思い浮かぶ

(impersonal) To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself. · omoiukabu

思い焦がれる

(intransitive) To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering. · omoikogareru

思い起す

To recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events. · omoiokosu

思う

(chiefly, religion, ethics) To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something). · omō

思しい

(rare) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently. · oboshii

思われる

(intransitive, copulative) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look. · omowareru

思想

An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory. [from 16th c.] · shisō

思慮

(uncountable) The quality or state of being prudent: circumspection and good judgment in knowing how best to act; (countable, archaic) an instance of this. · shiryo

思慮分別

Having, characterized by, or done with good judgment or sound thinking. · shiryofunbetsu

思慮深い

Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash. · shiryobukai

思春期

The age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction. · shishunki

思春期の

Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.

思索

A devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation. · shisaku

思考

(intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem. · shikō

思考力

(uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty. · shikōryoku

怠け者

A lazy person. · namakemono

怠惰

Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion. · taida

怠慢

The act of neglecting. · taiman

急

In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly. · kyuu

急ぎの

(legal) Present; current; extant.

急き立てる

(transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon. · sekitateru

急ぐ

An expression of frustration, exasperation, or impatience; hurry up. · isogu

急に

Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner. · kyuuni

急を要する

Requiring immediate attention. · kyuuoyōsuru

急上昇

An abrupt increase. · kyuujōshō

急使

A company that delivers messages. · kyuushi

急先鋒

One who leads or initiates an activity (such as an attack or a campaign). · kyuusenpō

急性灰白髄炎

(pathology) Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity. · kyuuseikaihakuzuien

急病

A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure). · kyuubyō

急行列車

A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly, either on a regular schedule or as a special or excursion. Express trains often pass through stations along the way without stopping at them. · kyuukōressha

急襲

(law enforcement) An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering. · kyuushuu

急進派

(political) A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic. · kyuushinha

急降下

(intransitive, of aircraft) To dive down in a steep angle. · kyuukōka

急須

A vessel for brewing and serving tea, typically with a handle and spout. · kyuusu

急騰

An abrupt increase. · kyuutō

性

Identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis. (Compare gender role, gender identity.) [from 20th c.] · sei

性交

(formal, now, also, humorous) Sexual intercourse, especially involving penile–vaginal penetration. · seikō

性交する

(somewhat, _, formal) To engage in sexual intercourse.

性分

Temperament, temperamental makeup or habitual mood. · shōbun

性別

Sex or gender. A division of organisms into masculine, feminine and possibly others, by sexual or social characteristics. · seibetsu

性別移行

(transgender) Process or act of changing one's gender role or physical characteristics, by social, medical, or legal methods, to conform to one's identified gender, rather than the sex assigned at birth. · seibetsuikō

性別移行者

A transsexual person.

性別越境者

(countable, now, often, offensive) A transgender person

性同一性

Identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis. (Compare gender role, gender identity.) [from 20th c.] · seidōitsusei

性同一性障害

A condition in which the patient experiences significant gender dysphoria: the diagnostic classification most commonly applied to transgender/transsexual people. · seidōitsuseishōgai

性同一性障害者

A transsexual person. · seidōitsuseishōgaisha

性向

An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction. · seikō

性器

(by extension) Any sex organs, whether external or internal; body parts responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation. · seiki

性差別

Discrimination or different treatment based on sex or gender, especially discrimination against women. · seisabetsu

性差別的

Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other.

性愛

Physical love; sexual desire. · seiai

性格

(countable, computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character. · seikaku

性格型

Preferred sort of person; sort of person that one is attracted to.

性欲

Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity. · seiyoku

性病

(disease) Any of various diseases that are usually contracted through sexual contact. · seibyō

性癖

(countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something. · seiheki

性的

Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes. [from 17th c.] · seiteki

性的にみだらな

Sinful or whorish.

性的倒錯者

A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.

性的興奮

(slang) Sexually aroused, with or without physical manifestation; experiencing a feeling of sexual desire. · seitekikōfun

性的虐待

(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.] · seitekigyakutai

性衝動

(common usage) Sexual urges or drives. · seishōdō

性質

A characteristic or quality of a thing. · seishitsu

性転換

A change in sex, either natural or artificial. · seitenkan

性転換者

A transsexual person. · seitenkansha

怨

(countable) Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.

怪しい

Arousing suspicion. · ayashii

怪しからん

Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative. [from 18th c.] · keshikaran

怪しむよう

Expressing suspicion

怪我させる

(transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.

怪物

A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind. · kaibutsu

怪異

A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind. · kaii

怯え

A minor fright. · obie

怯む

(intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench. · hirumu

恋

(usually, _, in the plural) Emotional attraction or desire. · koi

恋(こい)

In love. · koi

恋い慕う

(transitive) To miss (someone). · koishitau

恋しい

Much loved, dearly loved. · koishii

恋する

Enamored (of a person, etc.) [with with] · koisuru

恋人

Someone who is loved; something that is loved. · koibito

恋愛

Of or relating to, or produced by, love. · ren'ai

恋愛関係

A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship. · ren'aikankei

恍惚

A state of emotion so intense that a person is carried beyond rational thought and self-control. · kōkotsu

恐い

Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary. · kowai

恐らく

In all likelihood. · osoraku

恐れ

(uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat. · osore

恐れる

Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant. · osoreru

恐ろしい

(Scotland) Frightened, timid. · osoroshii