Japanese–English dictionary

抵抗力

(physics) A force that tends to oppose motion. · teikōryoku

抵抗器

(electronics) An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it. · teikōki

抹殺

(transitive, slang) To kill (a person or animal). · massatsu

抹消

The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself. · masshō

押え込む

(transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly. · osaekomu

押さえる

(transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit. [from 10th c.] · osaeru

押し付けがましい

Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious. · oshitsukegamashii

押し合う

(ambitransitive) To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside. · oshiau

押し花器

(countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.

押し込む

(transitive) To push, especially roughly or with force. · oshikomu

押し込める

(ambitransitive) To fit into a tight place. · oshikomeru

押す

(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force. · osu

押韻

(uncountable) Rhyming: sameness of letters or sounds of part of some words. · ōin

抽出

(real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title. · chuushutsu

抽象

An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] · chuushō

抽象派

(arts) An abstract work of art. [First attested in the early 20th century.]

抽象的

An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] · chuushōteki

抽選

An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat. · chuusen

担保

(finance) A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay. · tanpo

担保物権

(legal) A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged. · tanpobukken

担架

A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person. · tanka

拇印

A print, mark or impression made by a thumb. · boin

拉丁語

(uncountable) The language of the ancient Romans, other Latins and of the Roman Catholic church, especially Classical Latin. · ratengo

拉致

Leading away; a carrying away. [from early 17th century.] · rachi

拉致る

(transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom. [from 17th c.] · rachiru

拍

(music) A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece. · haku

拍子

(music) A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece. · hyōshi

拍手

(transitive, intransitive) To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands. · hakushu

拍車

A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight. · hakusha

拍車をかける

(transitive) To prod (especially a horse) on the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig. · hakushaokakeru

拒む

(transitive) To disallow; to proscribe. · kobamu

拒否

(psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect. · kyohi

拒否権

A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc. · kyohiken

拒否権を発動する

(transitive) To use a veto against.

拒否権を行使する

(transitive) To use a veto against.

拒絶

(psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect. · kyozetsu

拓本

An impression of an embossed or incised surface made by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing with graphite, crayon or other coloring agent. · takuhon

拗ねる

(intransitive) To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk. · suneru

拘る

(figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details. · kodawaru

拘引

A confinement, detention, as after an arrest. · kōin

拘束

A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above. · kōsoku

拘束する

(transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.

拘束衣

A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others. · kōsokui

拘留

A confinement, detention, as after an arrest. · kōryuu

拘禁刑

A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime. · kōkinkei

拘置

(uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained. · kōchi

拙い

Of low quality. · tsutanai

招き

The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company. · maneki

招く

(transitive) To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. · maneku

招待

The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company. · shōtai

招待状

(bridge) A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated. · shōtaijō

拝み倒す

(transitive) To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat. · ogamitaosu

拝啓

A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc. · haikei

拝見

To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes. · haiken

拝見する

(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.

拡声器

An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound. · kakuseiki

拡声機

An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound. · kakuseiki

拡大

(transitive) To make (something) larger. · kakudai

拡大する

(intransitive, of a storm) To begin; to gather; to form.

拡張

An act, process, or instance of expanding. · kakuchō

拡張する

(transitive) To broaden or extend in scope or range.

拡張子

(computing) Ellipsis of file extension. · kakuchōshi

拡張機能

(computing) An optional software component that adds functionality to an application. · kakuchōkinō

拡散

(physics) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation. · kakusan

拡音器

Loudspeaker.

括弧

Any of the characters “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, or the like, used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc. · kakko

拭う

(transitive) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill. · nuguu

拭く

(transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.) · fuku

拮抗

Any competition between two or more things or factors. · kikkō

拳

A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward. · kobushi

拳銃

(broad) A handgun [1570s] · kenjuu

拳闘

(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout. · kentō

拳闘家

A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes. · kentōka

拵える

(transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot. · koshiraeru

拷問

(transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them. · gōmon

持ち上げる

(transitive) To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship. · mochiageru

持ち主

One who owns something. · mochinushi

持ち帰る

(transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution. · mochikaeru

持ち物

Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment. · mochimono

持ち道具

(theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.

持つ

(not comparable) Not existing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] · motsu

持って来る

(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere. · mottekuru

持って行く

(transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something. · motteiku

持つ者

The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have-nots.

持てる者

The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have-nots. · moterumono

持て成し

The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests. · motenashi

持分

A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone. · mochibun

持参金

Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. · jisankin

持続する

(intransitive) To continue to exist.

持続可能性

(ecology) A means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these necessary resources for future generations. · jizokukanōsei

持続性

Indefinitely continuous. · jizokusei

指

(anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe. · yubi

指し棒

A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow. · sashibō

指し示す

(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it. · sashishimesu

指す

(transitive) To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known. · sasu

指ぬき

(sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material. · yubinuki

指パッチン

(archaic) The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick. · yubipatchin

指を弾く

(archaic) The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.

指先

The tip of the human finger. · yubisaki

指名

To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office. · shimei

指名手配中

(law enforcement) Subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight.

指図

An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization. · sashizu

指圧

(uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints. · shiatsu

指定する

To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.

指導

To supervise the education or training of someone. · shidō

指導する

(transitive) To be in command of. (See also head up.)

指導力

The capacity of someone to lead others. · shidōryoku

指導原理

(figurative) A guiding tenet or principle. · shidōgenri

指導者

A headdress; a covering for the head. · shidōsha

指小辞

(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment. · shishōji

指揮

The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc. · shiki

指揮官

One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization. · shikikan

指揮棒

(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances. · shikibō

指揮者

(musician) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting. · shikisha

指摘

(transitive) To point out. · shiteki

指数

(mathematics) The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the 3 in 2^3=8. · shisuu

指数的

Relating to an exponent. · shisuuteki

指数関数

(mathematics) Expressed in terms of an exponent (power of a base), the base often being 10 or e. · shisuukansuu

指数関数的増大

(mathematics) Characterised by a rate of change that is proportional to the value of the varying quantity, or, equivalently, by a doubling or halving over successive fixed intervals of time or other parameter, described as exponential growth or exponential decay.

指標

(finance, figuratively) A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition. · shihyō

指物師

A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden cabinets and furniture. · sashimonoshi

指示

Instructions for how to reach a destination or how to do something · shiji

指示薬

A pointer or index that indicates something. · shijiyaku

指貫

(sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material. · yubinuki

指輪

(jewelry) A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc. · yubiwa

指針

A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour. · shishin

指関節

Any of the joints between the bones of the fingers. · shikansetsu

指骨

(skeleton, plural phalanges) One of the bones of the finger or toe. · shikotsu

按摩

The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches. · anma

挑戦

A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty. · chōsen

挑戦する

To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.

挑戦者

One who challenges; especially, one who plays against the current champion of a game or contest in hopes of winning and becoming the new champion. · chōsensha

挑発

The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something. · chōhatsu

挙動

One's posture, demeanor, or manner. · kyodō

挟み

An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips. · hasami

挟み込む

(transitive) To put in between or into. · hasamikomu

挟む

(transitive) To place (an item) physically between two other, usually flat, items. · hasamu

挨拶

A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence. · aisatsu

挫く

To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation · kujiku

挫折

The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something. · zasetsu

振り仮名

(Japanese, _, typography) Kana printed next to or above a kanji or other character to indicate the pronunciation. · furigana

振り動かす

(transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate. · furiugokasu

振り回す

(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill. · furimawasu

振り子

(clocks, mechanics) A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks. · furiko

振り払う

(transitive) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill. · furiharau

振り捨てる

(transitive) To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love. · furisuteru

振り掛け

A light covering with a sprinkled substance. · furikake

振り掛ける

(transitive) To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it. · furikakeru

振り替え

(computing) An atomic operation; a message, data modification, or other procedure that is guaranteed to perform completely or not at all (e.g. a database transaction). · furikae

振り落とす

(transitive) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill. · furiotosu