Japanese–English dictionary

溶岩

The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides; magma that has breached the surface of the earth. · yōgan

溶接

(transitive) To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination. · yōsetsu

溶接工

One who welds, or wields. · yōsetsukō

溶液

(physical chemistry) A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances. · yōeki

溶融

The act of melting or liquefying something by heating it. · yōyuu

溺らす

(transitive) To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid. · oborasu

溺れる

(intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed. · oboreru

溺死

(intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed. · dekishi

滅

To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out. · metsu

滅びる

To perish; to cease to exist; to become lost or extinct. · horobiru

滅ぶ

To perish; to cease to exist; to become lost or extinct. · horobu

滅ぼす

(transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp. · horobosu

滅亡

(preceded by the) The collapse or end of something. · metsubō

滅多

Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often. [from 16th c.] · metta

滑らか

Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough. · nameraka

滑り

Any mucilaginous substance; or a mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals, such as snails or slugs. · numeri

滑りやすい

Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc. · suberiyasui

滑り台

An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again. · suberidai

滑る

(ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface. · suberu

滑液包

(anatomy) Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces. · katsuekihō

滑空

A kind of cap affixed to the base of the legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor while being moved. · kakkuu

滑舌

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

滑走路

(aviation) A runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary. · kassōro

滑車

(engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance). · kassha

滓

(figurative) Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless. · kasu

滝

(figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc. · taki

滞在

The state of living in a particular place or environment. · taizai

滞在する

(intransitive) To reside somewhere temporarily, especially as a guest or lodger.

滞留

A short stay somewhere. · tairyuu

滲む

To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool. · nijimu

滴

(also, figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. · shizuku

滴る

(intransitive) To fall one drop at a time. · shitataru

滷汁

The saline substance added to soy milk to coagulate it as a primary step in the production of tofu. · nigari

漁

(uncountable) Commercial fishing: the business or industry of catching fish and other seafood for sale. · ryō

漁る

(intransitive) To hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside; dig through carelessly. · asaru

漁場

(countable) A fishery, a place for catching fish. · gyojō

漁師

A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing. · ryōshi

漁業

(uncountable) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood. · gyogyō

漁民

A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing. · gyomin

漂う

(transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft. · tadayō

漂流

(intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc. · hyōryuu

漂流する

(transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.

漂白する

(transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).

漂白剤

(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening. · hyōhakuzai

漆

In the composition of colors for use in products intended for human consumption, made by extending on a substratum of alumina, a salt prepared from one of the certified water-soluble straight colors. · urushi

漆黒

The colour of jet coal, deep grey. · shikkoku

漏らす

(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive. · morasu

漏れ

The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture. · more

漏れなく

In a categorical manner. · morenaku

漏れる

(transitive) To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed. · moreru

漏れ口

A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.

漏斗

A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening. · jōgo

演ずる

(intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation. · enzuru

演出

To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation · enshutsu

演出家

A manager or producer in the entertainment industry, especially music or theatre. · enshutsuka

演劇

(countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors. · engeki

演壇

A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon. · endan

演奏

(art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew. · ensō

演戯

(countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue · engi

演技

(intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation. · engi

演技者

A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.] · engisha

演目

A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity. · enmoku

演算

The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. · enzan

演算子

(ellipsis, mining) The company that operates a mine; often the same one that owns the mine. · enzanshi

演算機

A device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.).

演習

(military) The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units. [from 18th c.] · enshuu

演説

An act of addressing oneself to a person or group; a discourse or speech, or a record of this. [from 17th c.] · enzetsu

演説する

To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.

演説家

Someone who orates or delivers an oration. · enzetsuka

漕ぎ舟

(US) A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).

漕ぐ

(transitive) To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc. · kogu

漕艇

The action of the verb to row. · sōtei

漠然

Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms. · bakuzen

漢

An imperial Chinese dynasty, ruling (with interruptions) from 206 BC to AD 220, marked by the expansion of the Yellow River's Huaxia culture to the recent conquests of the Qin and a flowering of economic, literary, and scientific development · kan

漢らしさ

The degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness.

漢字

(uncountable, collective) The citizens of China, particularly citizens of the People's Republic of China. · kanji

漢族

The Chinese ethnicity, when distinguished from other peoples of the Chinese state · kanzoku

漢朝

An imperial Chinese dynasty, ruling (with interruptions) from 206 BC to AD 220, marked by the expansion of the Yellow River's Huaxia culture to the recent conquests of the Qin and a flowering of economic, literary, and scientific development · kanchō

漢民族

The Chinese ethnicity, when distinguished from other peoples of the Chinese state · kanminzoku

漢陽

(historical) Synonym of Seoul.

漣

A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid. · sazanami

漣漪

A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.

漫画

Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque. · manga

漫画家

(comics) One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon. · mangaka

漫談

(comedy) A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment. · mandan

漬けた

Preserved by pickling.

漬ける

(transitive, ergative) To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution. · tsukeru

漬け物

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup. · tsukemono

漬物

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup. · tsukemono

漿果

A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties. · shōka

潑

Harmful, malevolent, injurious.

潔白

Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc. · keppaku

潜り

Someone who works underwater; a frogman. · moguri

潜る

(intransitive) To swim under water. · kuguru

潜伏

The practice of keeping secrets. · senpuku

潜入

The act of secretly entering a physical location and/or organization. · sennyuu

潜入させる

(transitive, military) To send (soldiers, spies, etc.) through gaps in the enemy line.

潜入する

(ambitransitive) To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access to.

潜在

Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent. · senzai

潜在力

A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to). · senzairyoku

潜在意識

The state of being subconscious. · senzaiishiki

潜在的

Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown. · senzaiteki

潜在能力

A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to). · senzainōryoku

潜性

(genetics) Able to be masked by a dominant allele or trait. · sensei

潜望鏡

A form of viewing device that allows the viewer to see things at a different height level and usually with minimal visibility. · senbōkyō

潜水夫

Someone who works underwater; a frogman. · sensuifu

潜水艦

(watercraft) A boat that can go underwater. · sensuikan

潟

A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar. · kata

潟湖

A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar. · sekiko

潤かす

(transitive, middle voice) To soak or wet thoroughly. · urukasu

潤滑剤

A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces. · junkatsuzai

潤滑油

(by extension) Any oily or fatty matter. · junkatsuyu

潮

The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun. · shio

潮吹き

The forceful expulsion of fluids from the vagina during the female orgasm, possibly originating from the Skene's gland (paraurethral gland) and/or urethra. · shiofuki

潮汐

The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun. · chōseki

潰える

(intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely. · tsuieru

潰す

(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist. · tsubusu

潰れない

Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.

潰れる

(intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated. · tsubureru

潰滅

The results of a destructive event. · kaimetsu

潰瘍

(figurative) Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character. · kaiyō

潰走させる

(transitive) To completely defeat and force into disorderly retreat (an enemy force, opponent in sport, etc.).

澄み切った

Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured. · sumikitta

澄んだ

(often, of words or traits) Clear, lucid, or transparent.

澱

The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit. · ori

澱粉

(countable) Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener. · denpun

澳門

A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong. · makao

激しい

Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging. · hageshii

激しく

In a strong manner.

激励

The act of encouraging · gekirei

激怒

(transitive) To fill with rage; to outrage; to provoke to frenzy; to make furious. · gekido

激流

(mechanics, chiefly, historical) A type of governor used in single-acting steam engines, where a flow of water through an opening regulates the stroke. · gekiryuu

激烈

(also, figurative) Under tension; tightly drawn; strained, stressed, tense. · gekiretsu

激突

An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident. · gekitotsu

濁す

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

濁り

Anything which makes things foggy or gloomy. Example: The clouds were grey so James thought it was about to rain. · nigori

濁る

(transitive, of a fluid, especially a liquid) To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of. · nigoru

濁音

(grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses. · dakuon

濃い

(of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light. · koi

濃さ

(uncountable) The quality of being thick (in consistency).

濃度

(set theory, of a set) The number of elements a given set contains. · nōdo

濃縮

(transitive) To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume. · nōshuku

濡らす

(transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation. · nurasu

濡れた

Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.

濡れる

(idiomatic) Of a woman, to become sexually aroused, as indicated by the occurrence of the natural lubrication of the vagina. · nureru

濫用

Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. [from around 1350 to 1470] · ran'yō

濾す

(transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander. · kosu

濾波器

Electronics or software that separates unwanted signals (for example noise) from wanted signals or that attenuates selected frequencies. · ropaki

濾胞

(anatomy) A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle. · rohō

濾過

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