Japanese–English dictionary

オフィス

An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed). · ofisu

オフィスレディー

Abbreviation of office lady (Japanese wasei eigo). · ofisuredī

オフサイド

(sports) An offside play. · ofusaido

オブジェクト

(object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure. · obujekuto

オプション

One of a set of choices that can be made. [from 19th c.] · opushon

オプス

(Roman god) The goddess of earth and fertility. Equivalent to the Greek Rhea, Ops was the sister-wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter. After Saturn learned of a prophecy that his children by Ops would overthrow him, he ate each of them just after they were born; however, Ops saved Jupiter by feeding Saturn a stone instead. · opusu

オプトアウトする

To choose not to participate in something. · oputoautosuru

オフライン

Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service. · ofurain

オペ

(countable, medicine) A surgical procedure. · ope

オベチェ

Triplochiton scleroxylon, a tropical tree of Africa. · obeche

おべっか

(countable) An instance of excessive praise. · obekka

おべっか使い

One who flatters. · obekkatsukai

オペラ

(music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance. · opera

オベリスク

(architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.] · oberisuku

オペレーション

(countable, medicine) A surgical procedure. · operēshon

オペレーター

(informal) A person who is adept at making deals or getting results, especially one who uses questionable methods. · operētā

オペレーティングシステム

(computing, software) Software that is designed for controlling the allocation and the use of various hardware resources to tasks and remote terminals. · operētingushisutemu

オペレッタ

(music) A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · operetta

オベロン

(astronomy, moons) The outermost major moon of Uranus. · oberon

オポッサム

Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia. · opossamu

オマージュ

An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift. · omāju

オマーン

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Sultanate of Oman. Capital: Muscat. · omān

おまけ

Something extra that is good; an added benefit. · omake

おまる

A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience. · omaru

おまわりさん

(informal) A police officer or prison guard. · omawarisan

オミクロン

(virology, pathology) Ellipsis of Omicron variant. · omikuron

おむつ

(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent or wets the bed, out of convenience, or under extreme working conditions without access to a toilet; a nappy. · omutsu

オムレツ

A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives. · omuretsu

オメガ

The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω. · omega

おめでた

(euphemistic, archaic) Pregnancy [from mid-18th c.] · omedeta

おめでとう

(informal) Clipping of congratulations. · omedetō

おめでとうございます

Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation. · omedetōgozaimasu

おも

(focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely. · omo

おもいがけず

In an unexpected manner. · omoigakezu

オモリ

(fishing) A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink. · omori

おや

Expression of surprise. · oya

おやおや

An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and in a lowering intonation). · oyaoya

オヤジギャグ

(colloquial) To tell (someone) a dad joke. · oyajigyagu

おやつ

An item of food eaten between meals. · oyatsu

およぐ

(intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. · oyogu

およそ

Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [from before 1150] · oyoso

オラ

An expression of surprise. · ora

オラクル

A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice. · orakuru

オラン

A city, port, and province of Algeria. · oran

オランウータン

An arboreal ape, characterised by their shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, which comprise the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra. · oran'ūtan

オランダ

Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language. · oranda

オランダ人

(collective) The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands. · orandajin

オランダ語

The main language of the Netherlands, Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium) and Suriname; Netherlandic. · orandago

オリーブ

The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green). · orību

オリーブ色

Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive. · orībuiro

オリエンタリズム

(arts, architecture, literature) The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East. · orientarizumu

オリエンテーション

(education) Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school. · orientēshon

オリオン座

(constellation) A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel. · orionza

オリバー

A en given name. · oribā

オリビア

A city, the county seat of Renville County, Minnesota, United States, named for a female station agent named Olive. · oribia

オリヤー語

Odia, the language spoken in the state of Odisha, India. · oriyāgo

オリンピアード

(by, _, extension, usually, _, preceded, _) A competition aspiring to the importance of the Olympic Games or considered similar to them, especially one occurring at 4-year intervals, representing a national or international range of amateur student rather than professional adult competition, and/or requiring the highest level of ability in the field for success. · orinpiādo

オリンピアの

(rare) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods. · orinpiano

オリンピック

(rare) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods. · orinpikku

オリンポス山

The highest mountain in Greece; in Ancient Greek mythology the home of the gods.

オリンポス山の

(rare) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods.

オルガスムス

A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. [from 18th c.] · orugasumusu

オルガナイザー

A person who arranges the details of a public event. · oruganaizā

オルガニスト

A musician who plays the organ. · oruganisuto

オルガン

(musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such. · orugan

オルド

A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude. · orudo

オルフェウス

(Greek mythology) A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades. · orufeusu

オルレアン

A city, the capital of Loiret department, France; the regional capital of Centre-Val de Loire. · orurean

オレオ

(foods) A cookie made of two wafers joined with a sugary filling, particularly a Nabisco cookie with two alkalized cocoa-powder wafers around a white creme filling. · oreo

オレガノ

The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food. · oregano

オレンジ

(countable) An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit). · orenji

オレンジ色

Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow. · orenjiiro

オンス

An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams. · onsu

おんどれ

(object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) [from 13th c.] · ondore

オントロジー

(uncountable, philosophy) The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being. · ontorojī

おんぶ

(transitive) To carry (someone) on the back or shoulders. · onbu

オンブズマン

An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments. · onbuzuman

お世辞

An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect. · oseji

お互い

(reciprocal pronoun) To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects: · otagai

お人好し

Naive; artless. · ohitoyoshi

お休みになる

(intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

お住まい

One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.

お侠

A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman. · okyan

お兄さん

Someone who is a peer, whether male or female. · oniisan

お兄ちゃん

(informal, in early use, _, chiefly, AAVE) A male lover. · oniichan

お前

(archaic, EME) Second-person singular possessive pronoun; yours. · omae

お化け

A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death. · obake

お印

(medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor. · oshirushi

お品書き

The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.

お問い合わせ

Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication. · otoiawase

お団子

A roll of hair worn at the back of the head. · odango

お姉さん

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older,‎ sister. (This entry is a translation hub.) · oneesan

お姉ちゃん

(slang, by extension) Any sexually attractive woman. · oneechan

お婆さん

(obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman. · obaasan

お婆ちゃん

A mother of someone's parent. · obaachan

お嬢

An unmarried woman; a girl. · ojō

お嬢さん

(often disparaging or sarcastic) Used in a mock title to point out some quality, or alleged quality, of a girl or woman. · ojōsan

お嬢様

(often disparaging or sarcastic) Used in a mock title to point out some quality, or alleged quality, of a girl or woman. · ojōsama

お宅

One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family. · otaku

お守り

A religious article, protective charm, or ornament, usually bearing cultural or magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits. · omamori

お客さん

A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services. · okyakusan

お客様

(chiefly, _, historical) A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK, _, law) an armigerous man ranking below a knight. · okyakusama

お巡りさん

A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer. · omawarisan

お弁当箱

A partitioned, traditionally lacquered, lunchbox in which a bento is served.

お徳用

An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.

お手洗い

(US, Philippines, euphemism) A room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory. · otearai

お星様

A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle. · ohoshisama

お椀型

Anything shaped like a cup.

お母さん

A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered). · okaasan

お気に入り

(idiomatic, informal, usually, derogatory) The favorite, especially a young one, especially of someone in power; a fair-haired boy (US), (Australian). · okiniiri

お洒落

Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy. · oshare

お父さん

(informal) A father, a male parent. · otōsan

お爺さん

(informal) grandfather · ojiisan

お爺ちゃん

(informal) grandfather · ojiichan

お玉杓子

A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills. · otamajakushi

お産

The act of giving birth · osan

お目にかかる

To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer. · omenikakaru

お知らせ

That which conveys what is announced. · oshirase

お祝い

The act of congratulating. · oiwai

お腹

(anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity. [from early 17th c.] · onaka

お茶

(uncountable) The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant; (countable) a variety of such leaves. · ocha

お茶一杯

(countable, Commonwealth, northern, _, US) A cup or (East Asia, Southern, _, US) glass of any of these drinks, often with milk, sugar, lemon, and/or tapioca pearls.

お菓子

(countable, chiefly, North America, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind. · okashi

お袋

A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered). · ofukuro

お襁褓

(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent or wets the bed, out of convenience, or under extreme working conditions without access to a toilet; a nappy. · omutsu

お転婆

A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner. · otenba

お辞儀

A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence · ojigi

お返し

Something given in reply. · okaeshi

お酒

(uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively. · osake

お釣り

(uncountable) Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase. · otsuri

お面

A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection. · omen

お願いします

(often, with yes) Used as an affirmative to an offer. · onegaishimasu

お馬さん

(childish, or, endearing) A child's term or name for a horse. · ōmasan

か

(transitive, chiefly, in questions) To have as one's job. · ka

カー

A rendering of the vocalisation of a crow or other corvid. · kā

ガー ガー

The sound made by a duck. · gā gā

ガーガーと鳴く

To make a noise like a duck.

ガーキン

A small cucumber, often pickled whole. · gākin

カーキ色

Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust. · kākiiro

カーゲーベー

(historical) The Committee for State Security of the Soviet Union (the Soviet security service). · kāgēbē

カースト

Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures. · kāsuto

カーター

A surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a carter. · kātā

ガーディアン

(newspapers) A British daily national newspaper. · gādian

カーディガン

A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool. · kādigan

カーディフ

A city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales. · kādifu

ガーデニング

(horticulture) The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture. · gādeningu

カーテン

A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light. · kāten

カード

Any flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic, etc. · kādo

カートゥーン

(animation) A cartoon series. · kātūn

カードキー

A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock. · kādokī