Japanese–English dictionary

明白

Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable. · meihaku

明白に

(rare) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.

明瞭

Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable. · meiryō

明瞭な発音

(uncountable) The quality, clarity, or sharpness of speech; the movement within the mouth that allows for those things.

明石

A city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

明確

Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable. · meikaku

明確に

In an explicit manner.

明示

The act or process of becoming manifest. · meiji

明示する

(transitive) To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.

明視

(obsolete) Able to physically see clearly; quick-sighted; sharp-sighted. · meishi

明達

(figuratively) Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive. · meitatsu

昏睡

A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma. · konsui

易い

Without difficulty. · yasui

易しい

Requiring little skill or effort. · yasashii

昔

(poetic) A time long past. · mukashi

昔風

Of an object, outdated or no longer in vogue. · mukashifuu

星

(now, historical, or, astrology) Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. [from 14thc.] · hoshi

星の光

Light emitted from stars other than the Sun.

星占い

An astrological forecast of a person's future based on such information. · hoshiuranai

星印

Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol. · hoshijirushi

星号

Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol.

星屑

(informal, dated) A distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust, especially if the individual stars of which cannot be resolved with a telescope. · hoshikuzu

星座

(constellation) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern). · seiza

星形

(shapes, geometry) A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, usually with four, five, or six points. · hoshigata

星形の光

(mineralogy) A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).

星彩

(mineralogy) A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica). · seisai

星彩効果

(mineralogy) A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).

星明かり

Light emitted from stars other than the Sun. · hoshiakari

星群

(constellation) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern). · seigun

星雲

(galaxy) Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe. [from 19th c.] · seiun

映す

(transitive) To mirror, or show the image of something. · utsusu

映る

(intransitive) To be mirrored. · utsuru

映像

(usually, uncountable) An amount of film or tape that has been used to record something. · eizō

映像作品

The audiovisual work itself, such as the content of a videotape or a DVD, regardless of medium.

映写機

An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen. [from 19th c.] · eishaki

映画

(film, uncountable) Films collectively. · eiga

映画制作

The activity of preparing edited video works, formerly principally films, whether for entertainment or other purposes.

映画産業

(film, uncountable) The film and movie industry.

映画製作者

A producer or director of films/movies.

映画館

(countable) A movie theatre, a movie house · eigakan

春

(countable, uncountable) The season of the year in temperate regions in which temperatures and daylight hours rise, and plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life. · haru

春季

(countable, uncountable) The season of the year in temperate regions in which temperatures and daylight hours rise, and plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life. · shunki

春期

(countable, uncountable) The season of the year in temperate regions in which temperatures and daylight hours rise, and plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life. · shunki

昨日

On the day before today. · kinō

昭南

An island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965). Official name: Republic of Singapore.

是正

(transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from. · zesei

昴

(astronomy) An open cluster of hot blue stars in the constellation Taurus, and the most easily visible such cluster from Earth. · subaru

昼

(informal, or, meteorology) A 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise. · hiru

昼ご飯

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day. · hirugohan

昼寝

To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day. · hirune

昼間

The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset. · hiruma

昼食

A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea). · chuushoku

昼食をとる

(transitive) To treat to lunch.

昼飯

A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea). · hirumeshi

昼餉

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day. · hiruge

時

(idiomatic) For the entire duration that; while; since. · toki

時々

(idiomatic) On occasion, sometimes. · tokidoki

時々途切れる

Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.

時代

(countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others. · jidai

時代精神

The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period. · jidaiseishin

時代錯誤

Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time. · jidaisakugo

時制

(linguistics, grammar, countable) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense. · jisei

時刻

(countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression. · jikoku

時刻表

A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures. · jikokuhyō

時宜に叶った

Appropriate, apt, fitting.

時差ぼけ

(aviation) A physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight; often the result of disruption to the circadian rhythms of the body. · jisaboke

時折

Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental. · tokiori

時時

(idiomatic) On occasion, sometimes. · tokidoki

時期

(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each. · jiki

時給

A wage calculated in relation to a unit of time. · jikyuu

時計

(attributive) A common noun relating to an instrument that measures or keeps track of time. · tokei

時計回り

In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock. · tokeimawari

時計屋

A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains clocks. · tokeiya

時計師

A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains clocks. · tokeishi

時間

(time) A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes). · jikan

時間を守る

Prompt; on time. · jikan'omamoru

時間割

A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures. · jikanwari

時間効率

The extent to which time is well used for the intended task.

時間表

A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures. · jikanhyō

時間通り

Punctually or according to the schedule. · jikandoori

時限

(geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs. · jigen

時雨

Light rain. · shigure

晦日

(biology) Of, relating to, or showing rhythmic behaviour with a period of approximately 24 hours; especially of a biological process. · misoka

晦渋

Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure. [from mid 16th c.] · kaijuu

晩

The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours. · ban

晩い

Not arriving or occurring until after an expected time. · osoi

晩年

(figuratively) A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something. · bannen

晩餐

A formal meal for many people eaten for a special occasion. · bansan

普段

(of behavior, usage, or milieu) Informal; relaxed. · fudan

普通

Typical. · futsuu

普通名詞

A noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class; an ordinary noun such as dog or city; contrasted with a proper noun, which refers to a single named entity, such as Socrates or Tokyo. · futsuumeishi

普通科

(uncountable) The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops. · futsuuka

普通話

Standard Mandarin, an official language of China and Taiwan, and one of four official languages in Singapore; Putonghua, Guoyu or Huayu. · futsuuwa

普遍な

Consistent; conforming to one standard.

普遍性

(uncountable) The quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this. · fuhensei

普遍的

Common to all members of a group or class. · fuhenteki

景気

(uncountable) The volume or amount of commercial trade. · keiki

景色

A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features. · keshiki

晴れる

Without clouds. · hareru

晴朗

Without clouds. · seirō

智天使

(biblical) A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne described as a being with four faces (man, lion, ox, and eagle), human hands, calf hooves, four wings, and many eyes. A description can be found in Ezekiel chapter 1 and Ezekiel chapter 10; similar to a lamassu (winged bull with a human torso) in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts. · chitenshi

智者

(informal) An intelligent person. · chisha

暁

(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise. · akatsuki

暇

Time when one is not working. · hima

暈

(predicative, _, only) Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy. · kasa

暑い

(countable) A hot spell. · atsui

暑さ　(あつさ)

(uncountable) The condition or quality of being hot. · atsusa

暑気

(medicine) Heat stroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays. · shoki

暖かい

Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable. · atatakai

暖かく

In a manner that maintains warm temperature.

暖かさ

A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm. · atatakasa

暖める

(transitive) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven. · atatameru

暖房

A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater. · danbō

暖房機

(countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire). · danbōki

暖炉

(countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire). · danro

暗い

Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. · kurai

暗くする

To obscure or overshadow.

暗号

(cryptography) A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords. · angō

暗号化

(transitive) To convert (plain text) into code. · angōka

暗号論

The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.

暗号通貨

A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority. · angōtsuuka

暗唱

The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized. · anshō

暗喩

(uncountable, figure of speech) The use of a word, phrase, concept, or set of concepts to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word, etc., that is used. · an'yu

暗室

(photography) A dark room, where photographs are developed. · anshitsu

暗殺

The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain. · ansatsu

暗殺者

Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure. · ansatsusha

暗礁

A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water. · anshō

暗示

An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned. · anji

暗紫色

A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers. · anshishoku

暗記

The act of committing something to memory or memorizing. · anki

暗記学習

Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure.

暗証番号

Acronym of personal identification number. · anshōbangō

暗闇

A complete or (more often) partial absence of light. · kurayami

暗黒

A complete or (more often) partial absence of light. · ankoku

暗黒街

That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime. · ankokugai

暗黒郷

A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living or severe censorship, oppression, etc.

暗黙

Suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed. · anmoku

暦

Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years. · koyomi

暦法

Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years. · rekihō

暫く

For some time; for a short time. · shibaraku

暫時

Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral. · zanji

暮らし

A style of life. · kurashi

暮らす

(intransitive, idiomatic) To survive; to do well enough. · kurasu

暴れる

(intransitive) To act or speak in heightened anger. · abareru

暴力

Extreme force. · bōryoku

暴力団

A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose. · bōryokudan

暴動

(uncountable) The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature. · bōdō

暴君

A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant. · bōkun

暴徒

(Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country. · bōto

暴戻

A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly. · bōrei