Japanese–English dictionary

支給

An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use. · shikyuu

支給する

(transitive) To supply with provisions.

支那

A large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949. · shina

支配

(countable, uncountable) An influence or authority over something. · shihai

支配する

(transitive, grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.

支配人

(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team. · shihainin

支配的

Ruling; governing; prevailing · shihaiteki

支配者

A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others. · shihaisha

支障

Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else. · shishō

支離滅裂

Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning. · shirimetsuretsu

改めて

(literary, poetic, _, or, _, formal, especially) Again, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly. · aratamete

改める

(transitive) To make better; improve. · aratameru

改名

(transitive) To give a new name to. · kaimei

改善

(transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something). · kaizen

改変

(transitive) to organize something again, or in a different manner · kaihen

改宗

(law) Under the common law, the tort of the taking of someone's personal property with intent to permanently deprive them of it, or damaging property to the extent that the owner is deprived of the utility of that property, thus making the tortfeasor liable for the entire value of the property. · kaishuu

改悪

(transitive) To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair. · kaiaku

改正

(transitive) To make better; improve. · kaisei

改称

(transitive) To give a new name to. · kaishō

改竄

(idiomatic) To manipulate accounting information, especially illegally. · kaizan

改良

(transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition. · kairyō

改装

(transitive) To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance. · kaisō

改造

To reorganize or rearrange something, especially government posts. · kaizō

改造する

(transitive) To improve, renew, renovate, or revise (something). [from early 19th c.]

改選

To elect for a second or subsequent time. · kaisen

改革

The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it · kaikaku

改革家

One who reforms, or who works for reform. · kaikakuka

攻める

(transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail. · semeru

攻勢

(countable, military) An attack. · kōsei

攻城戦

(military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition. · kōjōsen

攻撃

Hostile or destructive behavior or actions. · kōgeki

攻撃する

(transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.

攻撃側

(sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring. · kōgekigawa

攻撃的

In an aggressive manner. · kōgekiteki

放す

(intransitive, with of, and, transitive, with object before go) To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on. · hanasu

放つ

(intransitive) To come out, to be sent out or given off. · hanatsu

放り出す

(transitive) To remove from membership. · hōridasu

放免

(transitive) To declare or find innocent or not guilty. · hōmen

放射

(intransitive) To come out, to be sent out or given off. · hōsha

放射性(の)

Exhibiting radioactivity. · hōshasei

放射点

(astronomy) The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower.

放射線学

(medicine) The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography#Noun but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation#Noun (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging). · hōshasengaku

放射線科医

A person who is skilled in or practices radiology. · hōshasenkai

放棄

(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)] · hōki

放棄する

(transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).

放浪する

To roam, as a vagabond

放浪者

A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time. · hōrōsha

放火

The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage. · hōka

放火犯

One who has committed the act of arson, or illegally setting fire to property. · hōkahan

放火癖

(psychology) A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with fire or uncontrollable urges to start fires. · hōkaheki

放火罪

The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage. · hōkazai

放火魔

One who has committed the act of arson, or illegally setting fire to property. · hōkama

放牧

(transitive) To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for. · hōboku

放牧する

(transitive) To move animals into a pasture.

放縦

Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint. · hōjuu

放置

(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)] · hōchi

放蕩

A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in immoral indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness. · hōtō

放送

A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver. · hōsō

放送事故

(film, informal) A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident or mistake. · hōsōjiko

放送局

An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting. · hōsōkyoku

放電

(electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge. · hōden

政体

(politics, religion, usually, uncountable) Organizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion. · seitai

政党の綱領

(politics, figurative) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.

政客

One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official. · seikaku

政府

Relating to a government. · seifu

政権

(countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain. · seiken

政治

(countable) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement. · seiji

政治化

(politics) The state of being (or process of becoming) politicized

政治家

One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official. · seijika

政治的

In a political manner. · seijiteki

政策

A principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government, organization, etc.) applies or seeks to follow, especially as formally expressed by an authoritative body. [from 15th c.] · seisaku

故

(not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.) · yue

故に

(conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated. · yueni

故人

(euphemistic) Synonym of dead (“those who have died”). · kojin

故国

Country of origin. · kokoku

故意

Done on purpose; intentional. · koi

故殺

(law) The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide. · kosatsu

故郷

The place (residence, settlement, country, etc.), where a person was born or raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian. · kuni

故障

(countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature. · koshō

故障で

Not working; out of order.

敏い

Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp. · satoi

敏感

Emotionally sensitive. · binkan

敏捷

Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move. · binshō

救い

The process of being restored or made new for the purpose of becoming saved; the process of being rid of the old poor quality conditions and becoming improved. · sukui

救い主

(Christianity) Jesus Christ · sukuinushi

救い出す

To save from any violence, danger or evil. · sukuidasu

救う

To save from any violence, danger or evil. · sukuu

救世主

(Christianity) Jesus Christ · kyuuseishu

救出

An act or episode of rescuing, saving. · kyuushutsu

救助

To save from any violence, danger or evil. · kyuujo

救助者

A person who rescues someone or something.

救命ボート

(nautical) A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship). · kyuumeibōto

救急車

An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital. [1854] · kyuukyuusha

救援

Aid or assistance offered in time of need. · kyuuen

救済

A rescue, especially a financial rescue. · kyuusai

敗北

The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss. · haiboku

敗北を認める

To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant

敗北主義

Acceptance of defeat without struggle. · haibokushugi

敗残

Something or someone that has been ruined. · haizan

敗残者

A competitor thought unlikely to win.

敗者

A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive. · haisha

敗血症

(pathology) A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection. · haiketsushō

教え

Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority. · oshie

教える

(transitive) To instruct or train. · oshieru

教え子

Someone who is being educated. · oshiego

教会

(countable, Christianity) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place. [from 9th c.] · kyōkai

教会会議

(Christianity) An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.

教会堂

(countable, Christianity) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place. [from 9th c.] · kyōkaidō

教会法

A religious law or body of law decreed by the church. · kyōkaihō

教化

The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated. · kyōka

教区長

A mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly (Scotland) the head of a burgh or (historical) the former chiefs of various towns in France, Flanders, or (by extension) other Continental European countries.

教員

A male teacher in charge of a school, usually a small one. · kyōin

教唆犯

One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.] · kyōsahan

教唆者

One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.] · kyōsasha

教場

A room, often in a school, where classes take place. · kyōjō

教官

A male teacher in charge of a school, usually a small one. · kyōkan

教室

A room, often in a school, where classes take place. · kyōshitsu

教師

One who instructs; a teacher. · kyōshi

教徒

A person who believes; especially regarding religion. · kyōto

教授

(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank. · kyōju

教授会

(chiefly, North American, Philippines) The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff. · kyōjukai

教条

An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it. · kyōjō

教条主義

The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion. · kyōjōshugi

教母

A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child. · kyōbo

教派

An offshoot of a larger religion or denomination. · kyōha

教父

(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child. · kyōfu

教父母

A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious development.

教理

(countable) A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters. · kyōri

教皇派

(historical, politics) In the politics of medieval Italian city states, any member of a faction that supported the Pope in a long struggle against the Ghibellines and the Holy Roman Emperor.

教祖

In Indian traditions: a spiritual teacher who transmits knowledge to a shishya. [from 17th c.] · kyōso

教科書

(education) A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges. · kyōkasho

教義

That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to. · kyōgi

教職

The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches. · kyōshoku

教育

(transitive) To instruct or train. · kyōiku

教育上

Of, or relating to education.

教育学

The profession of teaching. · kyōikugaku

教育家

A person distinguished for their educational work, a teacher. · kyōikuka

教育的

Instructive, or helping to educate. · kyōikuteki

教育者

A person distinguished for their educational work, a teacher. · kyōikusha

教訓

(of a narrative) The ethical significance or practical lesson. · kyōkun

教諭

A male teacher in charge of a school, usually a small one. · kyōyu

教鞭

Anything that points or is used for pointing. · kyōben

教養

(countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, especially through formal instruction. · kyōyō

敢えてする

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

散らかす

(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. · chirakasu

散らす

(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. · chirasu

散らばる

(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. · chirabaru

散る

(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. · chiru

散乱

(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. · sanran

散布

(transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling. · sanpu