Japanese–English dictionary

氷雨

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Northeast US) Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow. · hisame

永世

(uncountable) The quality or state of being perpetual; endless duration; uninterrupted existence. · eisei

永久

Lasting forever; unending. · eikyuu

永久に

For eternity; forever.

永久凍土

Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof. · eikyuutōdo

永生

(religion, mythology, biology) The condition of being immortal. · eisei

永眠

(euphemistic) The process of death or the actual death itself. · eimin

永続

Continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period; neverending or never failing; perpetual, unceasing. · eizoku

永続的

In a permanent manner; lastingly. · eizokuteki

永遠

Lasting forever; unending. · eien

永遠に

For eternity; forever.

氾濫

(Internet, ambitransitive) To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation. · hanran

汀線

The divide between land and a body of water. · teisen

汁

(uncountable) A liquid from a plant, especially fruit. · shiru

求める

To want emotionally or sexually. · motomeru

求人

The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces. · kyuujin

求婚

(legal) The offer by a party of what they have in view as to an intended business transaction, which, with acceptance, constitutes a contract. · kyuukon

求愛

(transitive) To attempt to attract; to invite by attractions; to allure. · kyuuai

求道者

A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation. · kyuudōsha

汎

Encompassing, including all, or involving all. · han

汎く

Popularly or widely.

汎化

The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties. · hanka

汎神論

(religion) The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God. · hanshinron

汎関数

(mathematics) A function that takes a function as its argument; more precisely, a function whose argument varies in a space of (real or complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space. · hankansuu

汗

(historical) A ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages. · ase

汗だく

Covered in sweat. · asedaku

汚い

Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean. · kitanai

汚す

To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil. · yogosu

汚らわしい

Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious. · kegarawashii

汚れ

The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification. · yogore

汚れた

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting.

汚れている

Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

汚名

The state of being infamous. · omei

汚染

The act or process of contaminating. · osen

汚染物質

A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities. · osenbusshitsu

汚水

A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed. · osui

汚点

A mark of infamy or disgrace. · oten

汚物

(UK, Irish, pejorative, slang) The police. · obutsu

汚職

Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved. · oshoku

汚辱

The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission. · ojoku

汝

(archaic, dialectal, literary, religion) . [chiefly up to early 17th c.] · unu

汝が

(archaic, EME, dialectal, literary) : that which belongs to thee; which belongs to you (singular).

汝の

(archaic, EME) Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

江

A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary. · e

江南

A roughly defined area of China always including the lands south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze in Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, and northern Zhejiang, sometimes inclusive of its cultural sphere north of the river and sometimes extending south as far as Guangdong.

江南区

A district (Korean: 구) of Seoul, South Korea known for being a demographically young, affluent part of the city.

江戸

(historical) The former name of Tokyo, the capital city of Japan. · edo

池

An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake. · ike

決して

(idiomatic, dated, usually, with a negative) By a wide margin; indicates a very big difference or disparity. · kesshite

決する

(intransitive) To make a judgment, especially after deliberation. · kessuru

決まり

A regulation, law, guideline. · kimari

決まり文句

(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.] · kimarimonku

決めつける

To place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive; to categorize, to classify, to label. · kimetsukeru

決める

(ambitransitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle. · kimeru

決勝戦

(North America, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class. · kesshōsen

決勝進出者

A university student during the period of sitting their final examinations (whether or not in their final year of study).

決定

(intransitive) To make a judgment, especially after deliberation. · kettei

決定的

Providing an end to something; decisive. · ketteiteki

決定論

(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice. · ketteiron

決心

(uncountable) Firmness of conviction. · kesshin

決意

(uncountable) Firmness of conviction. · ketsui

決戦

The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor. · kessen

決断

A choice or judgement. · ketsudan

決着

To settle the financial affairs of (a corporation, partnership, or other business) with the aim of ceasing operations, by determining liabilities, using assets to pay debts, and apportioning the remaining assets if any; to wind up. · ketchaku

決闘

Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor. · kettō

汽笛

A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound. · kiteki

汽船

A boat or vessel propelled by steam power. · kisen

汽車

(rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons. · kisha

沃素

An antiseptic incorporating the element. · yōso

沃素酸塩

(chemistry) The anion IO3-; any salt of iodic acid.

沈む

(ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance. · shizumu

沈める

(transitive, figurative) To cause to decline; to depress or degrade. · shizumeru

沈殿

(countable, uncountable, chemistry) A reaction that leads to the formation of a heavier solid in a lighter liquid; the precipitate so formed at the bottom of the container. · chinden

沈没する

(transitive, archaic, nautical) To cause to flood and sink, as a ship.

沈泥

(uncountable) Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water. · chindei

沈滞

Inactivity. · chintai

沈黙

To refrain from speaking; to say nothing. (This entry is a translation hub.) · chinmoku

沐浴

The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. [From mid 16th century.] · mokuyoku

沖の太夫

Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.

沖積層

soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain · chuusekisō

沖縄

A prefecture and island group of Japan. · okinawa

沖縄市

The second-largest city on Okinawa Island, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

沖縄県

A prefecture and island group of Japan. · okinawaken

沖醤蝦

Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca. · okiami

沙羅

Shorea robusta, a dipterocarpaceous tree. · shara

没収

(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder. · bosshuu

没落

A loss of greatness or status. · botsuraku

没薬

A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the species Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine. · motsuyaku

没頭

Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind. [First attested in the mid 19th century.] · bottō

沢山

(informal) Very much; a great deal; to a large extent. · takusan

沪過

The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it. · roka

河口

A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone. · kakō

河岸

A bank or side of a river. · kashi

河床

(countable) The bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river. [from later 16thc.] · kashō

河畔

A bank or side of a river. · kahan

河豚

Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened. · fugu

河馬

A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae. · kaba

沸かす

(transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. · wakasu

沸き返る

Of a liquid, vapor, etc., or a container holding it: to foam or froth in an agitated manner, as if boiling. · wakikaeru

沸く

(transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. · waku

沸騰

(uncountable, countable) The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point. · futtō

沸騰させる

(transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

油

Liquid fat. · abura

油断

Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless. · yudan

油槽

The fuel reservoir of a vehicle. · yusō

油虫

A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian. · aburamushi

治す

(transitive) To restore to health. · naosu

治める

To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power · osameru

治る

(intransitive) To become better or healthy again. · naoru

治世

The exercise of sovereign power. · chisei

治具

(music) A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue. · jigu

治療

A method, device or medication that restores good health. · chiryō

治療の

Of, or relating to therapy.

治療士

Someone who provides therapy, usually professionally.

治癒

Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment. · chiyu

治癒力

Healing power or quality.

沼

An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.) · numa

沼地

(wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.) · numachi

沼沢

(wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.) · shōtaku

沿う

In company; together. · sō

沿岸貿易船

A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country.

泉

The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired. · izumi

泉門

(anatomy) A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones. · senmon

泊まる

(intransitive) To stay in a boarding-house, paying rent to the resident landlord or landlady. · tomaru

泌尿器科医

(medicine) A doctor of urology. · hinyōkikai

法

(grammar) A type of the relationship of a verb with reality and intent. · hō

法に則った

Being established, permitted, required or prescribed by law.

法人

(legal) An aggregate of people, legal entity, or body corporate who have (some of) the legal rights and responsibilities of a natural person under the law. · hōjin

法令

(law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute. · hōrei

法令順守

(uncountable, business) The department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with. · hōreijunshu

法典

Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject. · hōten

法制

The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws. · hōsei

法制化

The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws. · hōseika

法則

(mathematics, logic) A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule. · hōsoku

法医学

Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law. · hōigaku

法外

Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant. · hōgai

法学

(legal) The theoretical study of law. · hōgaku

法官

A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice. · hōkan

法定純度

Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness: for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925.

法師

A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple. · hōshi

法廷

The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases. · hōtei

法律

Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.) · hōritsu

法律上

Legal; justified by right or by law, especially when in name only. · hōritsujō

法律案

A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law. · hōritsuan

法悦

A trance, frenzy, or rapture associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation. · hōetsu

法曹

A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice. · hōsō

法案

A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law. · hōan

法的

Relating to the law or to lawyers. · hōteki

法的救済

(legal) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.

法線

(geometry, countable) A line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane. · hōsen