Japanese–English dictionary

祭り上げる

(transitive) To put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation and/or other ceremonies of investiture. · matsuriageru

祭る

(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. · matsuru

祭典

An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals. · saiten

祭司

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

祭壇

A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites. · saidan

祭壇座

(constellation) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an altar. · saidanza

祭日

A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed. · saijitsu

祭祀

A rite; a repeated set of actions, especially in religious contexts. · saishi

禁

Not allowed; specifically disallowed. · kin

禁じる

(transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation. · kinjiru

禁める

(transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation. · isameru

禁制

An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something. · kinsei

禁制品

(uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods. · kinseihin

禁忌

Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention. · kinki

禁断

Not allowed; specifically disallowed. · kindan

禁断症状

A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld. · kindanshōjō

禁欲

Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] · kin'yoku

禁欲主義

The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity. · kin'yokushugi

禁欲的

Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. [From early 17th c.] · kin'yokuteki

禁止

(Islam) The 66th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an. · kinshi

禁止法

An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something. · kinshihō

禁輸

A ban on trade with another country. · kin'yu

禁酒

(history) Any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal. · kinshu

禁酒令

(history) Any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal.

禅

(religion) A school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means and principally associated with China and Japan. · zen

禅宗

(religion) A school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means and principally associated with China and Japan. · zenshuu

福

Good luck. · fuku

福利

A state of health, happiness or prosperity. · fukuri

福岡

The capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. · fukuoka

福島

The capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. · fukushima

福祉

(uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect. · fukushi

福音

Something or someone pleasant, fortunate, or otherwise positive. · fukuin

福音の伝道者

(Christianity) An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.

福音書

The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of Jesus. · fukuinsho

禿

The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald. · hage

禿げ

Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers. · hage

禿鷲

Any of the large scavenging birds found in the Old World and belonging to the family Accipitridae. · hagewashi

禿鷹

Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae. · hagetaka

禿鸛

(zoology) Any bird of the genus Leptoptilos, a branch of the stork family (Ciconiidae) native to India and Southeast Asia. [from 1798]

秀でる

(transitive) To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something. · hiideru

秀才

(informal) An intelligent person. · shuusai

私

(transitive) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for. · watashi

私たち

(colloquial, may seem patronising) That or those belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given. · watashitachi

私に

As the object (direct or indirect) of a verb.

私へ

As the object (direct or indirect) of a verb.

私人

A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people. · shijin

私刑

Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging. · shikei

私刑を加える

(transitive) To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob. · shikeiokuwaeru

私営化

The transfer of a company or organization from government to private ownership and control.

私学

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) A high school or secondary school. · shigaku

私怨

(often preceded by personal) A motivational grudge against a person or faction, which may or may not be reciprocated; the state of having it in for someone. · shien

私恨

(often preceded by personal) A motivational grudge against a person or faction, which may or may not be reciprocated; the state of having it in for someone. · shikon

私憤

(often preceded by personal) A motivational grudge against a person or faction, which may or may not be reciprocated; the state of having it in for someone. · shifun

私有

Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state. · shiyuu

私服

(uncountable, AU, British, New Zealand) A civilian dress when worn by a member of the military, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform. · shifuku

私立

Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded; not publicly accessible. · shiritsu

私立学校

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) A high school or secondary school. · shiritsugakkō

私立探偵

A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public. · shiritsutantei

私等

(colloquial, may seem patronising) That or those belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given. · washira

私見では

according to me

私語

The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords. · shigo

私通

(narrowly) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. See more synonyms at Thesaurus:cuckoldry · shitsuu

私道

(UK, US) A short private road that leads to a house or garage. · shidō

私達

We, used in the same circumstances where "me" would be used instead of "I", e.g. for the pronoun in isolation or as the complement of the copula: · watashitachi

秋田犬

A large dog of a Japanese breed from the mountainous northern regions of Japan. · akitaken

科

(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank. · ka

科す

(transitive) To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property. · kasu

科の木

The soft wood of such trees. · shinanoki

科学

(countable) A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition or technical skill. [from 14th c.] · kagaku

科学者

(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, informal) An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research. [from 1930s] · kagakusha

科目

The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc. · kamoku

秒

(music) The interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (either or both of them may be raised or lowered from the basic scale via any type of accidental). · byō

秒時計

A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated. · byōdokei

秘儀の

Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle.

秘匿

The practice of keeping secrets. · hitoku

秘史

A previously untold secret account of an incident. · hishi

秘密

Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose. · himitsu

秘密の

Confidential; private.

秘密集団

A crime syndicate.

秘書

An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office. · hisho

租税

Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles). · sozei

秣

Fodder for animals, especially cattle and horses. · magusa

秤

Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales. · hakari

秧鶏

Any of several birds in the family Rallidae. · kuina

秩序

(countable) Arrangement, disposition, or sequence. · chitsujo

称える

To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship. · tataeru

称する

To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description · shōsuru

称号

An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification; a style. (For examples, see :Category:en:Titles.) · shōgō

称賛

Praise; accolades. · shōsan

移す

(transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another · utsusu

移住

(intransitive) To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere. · ijuu

移住者

A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there. · ijuusha

移動

A sudden departure of a large number of people. · idō

移植

(nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow. · ishoku

移植片

(medicine) Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants. · ishokuhen

移民

Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country. · imin

移行

(computing) Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one. · ikō

移行する

(transitive, computing) To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another.

移譲する

(legal) To transfer legal rights (to).

移転

The act of moving from one place to another. · iten

稀

Very uncommon; scarce. · mare

稀な

Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.

程

Degree or amount. · hodo

程度

The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent. [from 14th c.] · teido

税

Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles). · zei

税制

A particular system of taxing people or companies · zeisei

税金

(countable) A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff. · zeikin

稗粒腫

(dermatology) A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.

稚魚

Young fish; fishlings. · chigyo

種

(countable) A single seed of grass food crops. · tane

種をまく

(ambitransitive) To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds). · taneomaku

種別

A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria. · shubetsu

種子

(countable) Any small seed-like fruit. · shushi

種数

(topology, graph theory, algebraic geometry) A natural number representing any of several related measures of the complexity of a given manifold or graph. · shusuu

種族

A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage. · shuzoku

種火

A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal. · tanebi

種類

(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes. · shurui

稲

Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested. [from 17th c.] · ine

稲光

A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth. · inabikari

稲妻

A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt. · inazuma

稼ぎ

Wages, money earned, income. · kasegi

稼ぎ手

The primary income-earner in a household. · kasegite

稼ぐ

(transitive) To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate). · kasegu

稿

A version of a written work (such as a book or paper) or drawing. · kō

稿本

A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication. · kōhon

穀倉

(agriculture) A storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed. · kokusō

穀物

(countable) A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains. · kokumotsu

穀粉

Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry. · kokufun

穀類

(uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley. · kokurui

穂

(countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant. · ho

穂状花序

(botany) A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis. · suijōkajo

積

(mathematics) Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of types or a categorical product. · seki

積み荷

A heavy load. · tsumini

積み込む

(transitive) To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage). · tsumikomu

積み重ね

A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation. · tsumikasane

積む

(transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent. · tsumu

積もる

(transitive) To collect into a mass or heap. · tsumoru

積分

(mathematics) One of the two fundamental operations of calculus (the other being differentiation), whereby a function's displacement, area, volume, or other qualities arising from the study of infinitesimal change are quantified, usually defined as a limiting process on a sequence of partial sums. Denoted using a long s: ∫, or a variant thereof. · sekibun

積極的

Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative · sekkyokuteki

積荷

Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle. · tsumini

積荷目録

A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship. · tsuminimokuroku

積載量

A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time. · sekisairyō

積集合

(set theory) The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets. · sekishuugō

穏やか

(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety. · odayaka

穏健

One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics. · onken

穏健派

One who prefers to avoid violence in daily life. · onkenha

穏和

Preferring peace by nature; avoiding violence. · onwa

穴

A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature. · ana

穴倉

An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter. · anagura

穴居人

An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves. · kekkyojin