Japanese–English dictionary

目

(mathematics) Used to form a term denoting the ordinal numeral corresponding to the value, being a natural number, of a mathematical expression. · me

目が覚める

(transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep. · megasameru

目ざめさせる

(transitive) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.

目ざめる

Not asleep; conscious. · mezameru

目に見える

Able to be seen. · menimieru

目の下のくま

(in the plural) A bagginess of the skin below the eyes from lack of sleep.

目を眩ませる

(transitive) To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.

目を細めて見る

(intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.

目を覚ます

(transitive) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping. · meosamasu

目上

A person of higher rank or quality, especially a colleague in a higher position. · meue

目下

A person of lower rank, stature, or ability to another. · meshita

目出し帽

A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool. · medashibō

目利き

A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste. · mekiki

目医者

A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist. · meisha

目垢

(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness). · meaka

目抜き通り

A road open at both ends or connecting one area with another; a highway or main street. · menukidoori

目指す

(intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive · mezasu

目撃

Witness; evidence; proof of some fact. · mokugeki

目撃者

Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · mokugekisha

目梶木

A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius. · mekajiki

目標

A result that one is attempting to achieve. · mokuhyō

目標物

A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance. · mokuhyōbutsu

目止

A layer of such a substance.

目止め

A layer of such a substance. · medome

目玉

The ball of the eye. · medama

目的

A result that one is attempting to achieve. · mokuteki

目的地

(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at. · mokutekichi

目盛り

(sciences) A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings. · memori

目眩

A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear. · memai

目立つ

(transitive, obsolete) To make to differ. · medatsu

目箒

A plant (Ocimum basilicum). · mebōki

目糞

(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness). · mekuso

目脂

(uncountable) Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease. [from 14th c.] · meyani

目袋

(in the plural) A bagginess of the skin below the eyes from lack of sleep. · mebukuro

目覚まし時計

A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention. · mezamashidokei

目覚める

(transitive) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping. · mezameru

目録

A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc. · mokuroku

目録学

The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.

目障り

A displeasing sight; something prominently ugly or unsightly. · mezawari

盲

(not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see. · mekura

盲目

(not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see. · mōmoku

盲目的愛国者

(pejorative) A chauvinistic person.

盲腸炎

(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix · mōchōen

盲腸炎手術

(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix. · mōchōenshujutsu

直

(geometry) Of an angle, measuring 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines. · jiki

直ぐに

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay. · suguni

直す

(ambitransitive) To change the form or structure of. · naosu

直ちに

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay. · tadachini

直円錐

(geometry) A solid of revolution formed by rotating a triangle around one of its altitudes. · chokuensui

直円錐面

(geometry) A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.

直列

(engineering, of an internal-combustion engine) Having all cylinders in a single straight line; in-line. · chokuretsu

直喩

A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as. · chokuyu

直径

(geometry) The length of such a line. · chokkei

直感

Intuition. · chokkan

直感的

Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought. · chokkanteki

直接

Proceeding without deviation or interruption. · chokusetsu

直流

(electrical) Initialism of direct current. · chokuryuu

直立

(geometry) At or forming a right angle (to something). · chokuritsu

直線

Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track. · chokusen

直美

A en given name.

直腸

(anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus or cloaca. · chokuchō

直行

Without stopping; without interruption or break. · chokkō

直覚

A perceptive insight gained by the use of this faculty. · chokkaku

直角

Having a shape like a rectangle. · chokkaku

直販店

A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.

直面

The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face. · chokumen

相

(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding. [from 19th c.] · sō

相乗り

An arrangement whereby several people travel together in the same car in order to save costs, reduce pollution etc. · ainori

相乗効果

(figurative) Benefits resulting from combining different groups, people, objects or processes. · sōjōkōka

相互

Mutual; shared by more than one. · sōgo

相互作用

(intransitive) To act upon each other. · sōgosayō

相互的な

Involving both sides equally.

相互関係

mutual or reciprocal relation. · sōgokankei

相似

(mathematics) Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional. · sōji

相利共生

(ecology) Any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services. · sōrikyōsei

相呼応する

(intransitive) To act upon each other.

相容れない

Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed. · aiirenai

相対的

Connected to or depending on something else; comparative. · sōtaiteki

相当

To correspond, concur, or agree. · sōtō

相応

Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion. · sōō

相応しい

Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous. · fusawashii

相手

An opponent or rival. · aite

相撲

(uncountable) A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground. · sumō

相棒

Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest. · aibō

相次ぐ

(ambitransitive) To go or come after in a sequence. · aitsugu

相殺

Any action in opposition to a previous action. · sōsai

相続

A passing of royal powers. · sōzoku

相続する

(transitive, obsolete, rare) To fall heir to; to inherit.

相続人

Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another. · sōzokunin

相談

The act of consulting. · sōdan

相談役

A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems. · sōdan'yaku

相関

A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects. · sōkan

相馬

A city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

盾

A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. · tate

省

A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country. [from 14th c.] · shō

省略

(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] · shōryaku

省略符号

(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts. · shōryakufugō

省略記号

(typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues. · shōryakukigō

眇める

(transitive, idiomatic) To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze. · sugameru

眉

The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket. · mayu

眉毛

The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket. · mayuge

看守

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

看板

(US) A board carrying a sign, or on which signs may be posted. · kanban

看板倒れ

Intended to attract notice. · kanbandaore

看護

The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse. · kango

看護士

A person involved in providing direct care for the sick: · kangoshi

看護婦

A person involved in providing direct care for the sick: · kangofu

看護師

A person involved in providing direct care for the sick: · kangoshi

県

The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions. · ken

真

(logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result. · shin

真っ直ぐ

Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line. · massugu

真っ赤な嘘

(informal) An outrageous or blatant lie. · makkanauso

真ん中

(geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume). · mannaka

真似

The act of imitating. · mane

真似る

Capable of being imitated or copied. · maneru

真似事

A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine. · manegoto

真剣

Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important. · shinken

真夏

(archaic) The days following the heliacal rising of Sirius, now in early August (Gregorian) at dates varying by latitude. · manatsu

真夜中

The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise. · mayonaka

真実

A en given name. · shinjitsu

真実味

The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed. · shinjitsumi

真昼

Abundant natural illumination in daytime, producing clear visibility; hence, daytime. · mahiru

真正

Of the same origin as claimed; genuine. · shinsei

真珠

(literally) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery. · shinju

真珠色

A pale grey colour, tinted with blue, like that of some pearls. · shinjuiro

真理

Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy. · shinri

真田虫

(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle. · sanadamushi

真相

inside information, the story or truth. · shinsō

真菌

(mycology) Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular. · shinkin

真言

(originally, Hinduism) A phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation. [from 1956] · shingon

真逆

diametrically opposite · masaka

真鍮

(countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications. · shinchuu

真面目

Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious. · majime

真鴨

(countable) Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head. · magamo

眠り

(uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm. · nemuri

眠る

In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. · nemuru

眩しい

Reflecting with glare. · mabushii

眩惑

(transitive) To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness. · genwaku

眼

An organ through which animals see. · manako

眼球

The ball of the eye. · gankyuu

眼科医

A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist. · gankai

眼鏡

(dated) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face. · megane

眼鏡蛇

Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Naja. · meganehebi

着く

(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place. · tsuku

着せる

(transitive, obsolete) To cause; to bring about; to produce. · kiseru

着メロ

The sound made by a telephone when ringing. · chakumero

着る

(transitive) To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire. · kiru

着信メロディ

The sound made by a telephone when ringing. · chakushinmerodi

着信音

The sound made by a telephone when ringing. · chakushin'on

着包み

An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc. · kigurumi