Japanese–English dictionary

犠牲

A human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing (see sense 1.3), offered to a deity. · gisei

犠牲者

(military) A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion). · giseisha

犬

A mammal of the family Canidae: · inu

犬ぞり

A sled, pulled by dogs over ice and snow. · inuzori

犬儒

Of or relating to the Cynics. · kenju

犬小屋

A house or shelter for a dog. · inugoya

犬黄楊

Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas. · inutsuge

犯す

(slang, ambitransitive, vulgar) To engage in sexual intercourse. · okasu

犯人

A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law. · hannin

犯罪

(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law. · hanzai

犯罪人

A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law. · hanzainin

犯罪化する

(transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.

犯罪学

The study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour. · hanzaigaku

犯罪的

Against the law; forbidden by law.

犯罪者

(legal) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body. · hanzaisha

犯罪視

The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.

犯行

(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law. · hankō

状態

A particular state of being. · jōtai

状況

Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event. · jōkyō

狂しい

Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad. · kuruoshii

狂った

(slang) Mad, crazy, silly.

狂わせる

(transitive) To make insane; to inflame with passion. · kuruwaseru

狂人

A man who is insane or mentally disturbed. · kyōjin

狂信

The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic. · kyōshin

狂信的愛国主義

(uncountable) Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards to foreign policy.

狂信者

A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause. · kyōshinsha

狂喜

Intense pleasure. · kyōki

狂喜する

(intransitive) To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over).

狂想

That which comes from one's imagination. · kyōsō

狂気

The state of being insane; madness. · kyōki

狂瀾怒涛

A large and violent whirlpool. · kyōrandotō

狂犬病

(pathology) An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself. · kyōkenbyō

狐

(in particular) The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur. · kitsune

狐塚

The burrow in the ground where a fox lives. · kitsunezuka

狐猿

Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta). · kitsunezaru

狗

A mammal of the family Canidae: · inu

狙い

The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it. · nerai

狙う

(transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object · nerau

狙撃手

A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position. · sogekishu

狡い

Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily. · zurui

狡猾

Skillful at deceiving others. · kōkatsu

狩る

(transitive) To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc. · karu

狩人

One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman. · karyuudo

狩犬

Any of various breeds of dog used by hunters to find, flush out and retrieve birds and other game; an individual of such a breed.

狩猟

The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc. · shuryō

狩猟豹

(cat) A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head; native to Africa and southeast Asia (where it is nearly extinct) and also credited with being the fastest terrestrial animal. · shuryōhyō

独

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures. · doku

独り

Not married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other. · hitori

独り占め

(transitive, informal) To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others. · hitorijime

独り善がり

Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug. · hitoriyogari

独り言

(drama) The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience. · hitorigoto

独創性

The ability to solve difficult problems in original, clever, and inventive ways; ingeniousness. · dokusōsei

独創的な

(comparable) Fresh, different.

独占

(transitive, informal) To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others. · dokusen

独唱

(music) A piece of music for one performer. · dokushō

独唱者

A person who performs a solo.

独奏

(music) A piece of music for one performer. · dokusō

独居の

Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present

独居者

(countable) One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.

独房

A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates. [from 18th c.] · dokubō

独断的

Asserting dogmas or beliefs in a superior or arrogant way; opinionated, dictatorial. · dokudanteki

独特

Beyond imitation, surpassing all others; matchless. · dokutoku

独白

(drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters. · dokuhaku

独眼鬼

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.

独立

(especially, philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards. [first attested in the late 1700s] · dokuritsu

独立国家共同体

Initialism of Commonwealth of Independent States. · dokuritsukokkakyōdōtai

独自

(archaic) An enclosed or separate place; enclosure. · dokuji

独自性

The state or quality of being unique or one of a kind. · dokujisei

独裁

(uncountable) A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual. · dokusai

独裁主義

Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way. · dokusaishugi

独裁政治

(uncountable) A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual. · dokusaiseiji

独裁的

Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government. · dokusaiteki

独裁者

An absolute ruler with infinite power. · dokusaisha

独話

(drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters. · dokuwa

独身

The condition of being a bachelor. · dokushin

独身者

(obsolete) An unmarried woman. · dokushinsha

独逸

A country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany. Capital and largest city: Berlin. · doitsu

狭い

Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth. · semai

狭める

(transitive) To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries. · sebameru

狭量

Narrow-minded; bigoted. · kyōryō

狼

Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis. · ookami

狼人

(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.

狼人間

(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon. · ookaminingen

狼座

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra. · ookamiza

狼煙

A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc. · noroshi

狼狽

(transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).] · rōbai

狼男

(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon. · ookamiotoko

狼藉

A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property. · rōzeki

猛々しい

Marked by extreme and violent energy. · takedakeshii

猛スピードで進む

To move rapidly.

猛吹雪

A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow. · mōfubuki

猛威

Extreme force. · mōi

猛攻撃

(military) A violent assault on a fortified position or stronghold. · mōkōgeki

猛火

A large fire; a conflagration. · mōka

猛烈

Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense. · mōretsu

猛獣

(often, _, collective) All non-human animals seen as a group. · mōjuu

猛獣使い

One who tames or subdues. · mōjuuzukai

猟師

One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman. · ryōshi

猟犬

Any of various breeds of dog used by hunters to find, flush out and retrieve birds and other game; an individual of such a breed. · ryōken

猥本

The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. [from mid-19th c.] · waihon

猥褻

Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled. · waisetsu

猥雑

A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket. · waizatsu

猩猩

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

猫

A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.] · neko

猫ま

A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]

猫糞

(legal, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner. · nekobaba

猫背

(pathology) An abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine. · nekoze

猫車

A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads. · nekoguruma

猫鼬

Any of several species of generalist predatory carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. Indian mongooses are predators of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits. · nekoitachi

献立

A list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar. Menus may be printed on paper sheets provided to customers, put on a large poster or display board inside the establishment, displayed outside the restaurant, or digital. · kondate

献身的

Not selfish. · kenshinteki

献酒

The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.

猶予

(banking, finance) A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt. · yuuyo

猶太人

A member or descendant of the Jewish people.

猿

A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail. · saru

猿真似

(transitive) To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly. · sarumane

猿轡

A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap. · sarugutsuwa

獄吏

One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison. · gokuri

獅子女

(mythology) A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal, commonly a lion. · sufinkusu

獅子宮

(astrology) The zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 23 - August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 - September 15 (sidereal astrology). · shishikyuu

獅子座

(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the stars Regulus and Denebola. · shishiza

獅子心王

The nickname of Richard I of England.

獣

(science) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants). · kemono

獣人

Someone who identifies with or as an animal character with human-like characteristics (an anthropomorphic animal character). · juujin

獣医

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals. · juui

獣医師

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals. · juuishi

獣脂

A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants. · juushi

獲得

(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own. · kakutoku

獲得する

(transitive) To acquire possession of.

獲物

(uncountable) Wild animals hunted for food. · emono

獺

An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae. · kawauso

玄武岩

(mineral) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust. · genbugan

玄関

A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc. · genkan

玄関番

The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area of the entryway, similar to a bouncer. · genkanban

率いる

(countable) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course · hikiiru

率直

The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression. [from c. 1600] · sotchoku

玉

A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape. · tama

玉子

An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development. · tamago

玉座

The seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese; also, the seat of a pope. · gyokuza

玉石

A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land. · tamaishi

玉菜

(uncountable, vegetable) The leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable. · tamana

玉葱

A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. · tamanegi

玉虫色

(not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic. · tamamushiiro

玉蜀黍

Cooked ears of corn (maize, specifically sweet corn). · tōmorokoshi

王

A surname from Korean [in turn from Chinese]. · ō

王位

(figuratively) Leadership, particularly the position of a monarch. · ōi

王冠

Any of several designs of closure used to seal bottles. · ōkan

王后

The wife or widow of an emperor or equated ruler. · ōkō

王国

A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign. · ōkoku

王女

A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch. [from 14th c.] · ōjo