Japanese–English dictionary

組曲

(music) An excerpt of instrumental music from a larger work that contains other elements besides the music; for example, the Nutcracker Suite is the music (but not the dancing) from the ballet The Nutcracker, and the Carmen Suite is the instrumental music (but not the singing and dancing) from the opera Carmen. · kumikyoku

組石

One of several types of rock easily split and suitable for making flagstones.

組織

(uncountable) The quality of being organized. · soshiki

組織者

A person who arranges the details of a public event. · soshikisha

経

(weaving) The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric; crossed by the woof or weft. · kyō

経つ

(intransitive, of time) To pass or move by. · tatsu

経典

The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible. · kyōten

経営者

(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team. · keieisha

経度

(geography) Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian. · keido

経時的

(films, shows, books, etc) Relating to the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur within a story, rather than the order in which they are released. · keijiteki

経歴

One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously and/or over a long period of time. · keireki

経済

Pertaining to an economy. · keizai

経済学

(social sciences) The study of resource allocation, distribution and consumption; of capital and investment; and of management of the factors of production. · keizaigaku

経済学者

An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories. · keizaigakusha

経済的

Pertaining to an economy. · keizaiteki

経理

(business) The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business. · keiri

経理担当者

(accounting) One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts.

経絡

(acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine) Any of the pathways on the body along which chi or qi (life force) is thought to flow and, therefore, the acupoints are distributed; especially, one of twelve such pathways associated with organs of the body. [from 20th c.] · keiraku

経絡系

(acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine) Any of the pathways on the body along which chi or qi (life force) is thought to flow and, therefore, the acupoints are distributed; especially, one of twelve such pathways associated with organs of the body. [from 20th c.]

経線

(geography, astronomy) Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole. · keisen

経緯縮緬

A thin lightweight silk or cotton fabric with a matte finish.

経路

The route taken while running or skiing. · keiro

経過

(countable) A record or narrative description of past events. · keika

経験

The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering. · keiken

経験による

Initialism of depends on experience.

経験のない

Not experienced; lacking knowledge because lacking experience.

経験豊かな

Having experience and skill in a subject.

結び

The end, finish, close or last part of something. · musubi

結び付ける

(transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite. · musubitsukeru

結ぶ

(transitive) To come to a conclusion, to a final decision. · musubu

結合

(transitive) To connect or join together; combine. · ketsugō

結婚

Used to ask whether the interlocutor does or doesn't have a spouse. · kekkon

結婚の

Of, or having to do with matrimony and marriage.

結婚を申し込む

(intransitive, sometimes followed by to) To ask for a person's hand in marriage.

結婚式

A marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage. · kekkonshiki

結婚記念日

(especially) Such a day that commemorates a wedding. · kekkonkinenbi

結局

(idiomatic) anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point. · kekkyoku

結晶

(countable) A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions. · kesshō

結晶性

Of, relating to, or composed of crystals. · kesshōsei

結晶格子

(crystallography) A regular three-dimensional geometric arrangement of atoms, molecules or ions in a crystal · kesshōkōshi

結末

The outcome or result of a process or act. · ketsumatsu

結果

That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe. · kekka

結核

(pathology) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria. [from 1839] · kekkaku

結構

A polite way of saying no in response to an offer. · kekkō

結石

(countable, medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ. · kesseki

結語

A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword · ketsugo

結論

(transitive) To come to a conclusion, to a final decision. · ketsuron

結露

(physics, physical chemistry) The conversion of a gas to a liquid. · ketsuro

絞り出す

(transitive) To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty. · shiboridasu

絞る

(transitive) To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point. · shiboru

絞殺刑

(countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).

絞首刑

(countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide). · kōshukei

絞首台

A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging. [from 1300s] · kōshudai

絡繰り

(within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power. · karakuri

給与

An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose. · kyuuyo

給仕長

A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.

給付金

(insurance) A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme. · kyuufukin

給料

A payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument. · kyuuryō

給油する

(ambitransitive) To refill with fuel.

絨毯

A fabric used as a complete floor covering. · juutan

統べる

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

統一

The unification of something that was previously divided; used especially of a country. · tōitsu

統一された

Unvarying; all the same.

統一性

(uncountable) The quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this. · tōitsusei

統一資源位置指定子

Initialism of Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, FTP site, audio stream or other Internet resource.

統合

The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining. · tōgō

統合する

(computer graphics, transitive) To combine (separate layers) into a single image.

統合失調症

(now, deprecated) A condition in which a person is supposed to have several distinct personalities; dissociative identity disorder. [from 20th c.] · tōgōshitchōshō

統合失調質

Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.

統治

The exercise of sovereign power. · tōchi

統治者

A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others. · tōchisha

統率者

One having authority to direct. · tōsotsusha

統計

A systematic collection of data on measurements or observations, often related to demographic information such as population counts, incomes, population counts at different ages, etc. · tōkei

統計学

A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with the systematic study of the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data. · tōkeigaku

絵

A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper. · e

絵図

A picture designed to decorate a publication, or elucidate a literary work. · ezu

絵描き

An artist who paints pictures. · ekaki

絵文字

A digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a concept, object, person, animal or place, originally used in Japanese text messaging but since adopted internationally in other contexts such as social media. Or, by extension, any non-standard emoji-like image inserted inline in text, i.e. an image emoticon. · emoji

絵画

an illustration or artwork using paint · kaiga

絵筆

A thin brush for applying paint. · efude

絵素

One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory. · eso

絶えず

In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently. · taezu

絶え間なく

(sometimes, proscribed) In a continuous manner; non-stop. · taemanaku

絶やす

(figurative) To put an end to (something) completely; to annihilate, to destroy. · tayasu

絶叫

A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail. · zekkyō

絶叫する

To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.

絶壁

A very steep cliff. · zeppeki

絶妙

Especially or extraordinarily fine or pleasing; exceptional. · zetsumyō

絶対

Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional. [first attested in the late 1400s] · zettai

絶対的

Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional. [first attested in the late 1400s] · zettaiteki

絶対的に

Without condition, absolutely.

絶対菜食主義者

A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism. · zettaisaishokushugisha

絶望

(transitive) To cause to despair. · zetsubō

絶望的

Sad, forlorn and hopeless. · zetsubōteki

絶滅

To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate. · zetsumetsu

絶縁

To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc. · zetsuen

絶頂

(by extension) Highest point or state; peak. · zetchō

絹

A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers. · kinu

絹モスリン

A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.

絹地

A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers. · kinuji

絹布

A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers. · kenpu

絹毛鼠

In particular, a rodent of the species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) or of a species of the genera Cricetiscus and Phodopus (the dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research. · kinugenezumi

絹糸

A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers. · kinuito

継ぐ

(intransitive) To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; (often with to). · tsugu

継娘

The daughter of one's spouse from a previous relationship. · mamamusume

継息子

The son of one's spouse from a previous relationship. · mamamusuko

継承

(programming, object-oriented) The mechanism whereby parts of a superclass are available to instances of its subclass. · keishō

継承する

(intransitive) To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; (often with to).

継承者

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

継父

(in the narrow sense) The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father. · keifu

継続

The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession · keizoku

続き

The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession · tsuzuki

続く

(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity). · tsuzuku

続ける

(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity). · tsuzukeru

続け書き

(typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.

続発

(countable) A (sudden) flood or inundation of water; specifically, a flood in or overflow of a river or other watercourse due to heavy rain or melting snow; (uncountable, archaic) flooding, inundation. · zokuhatsu

続編

(narratology) A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own. · zokuhen

維持

To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.] · iji

維納

A state of Austria, including the city, within the state of Lower Austria. · wīn

綱

(taxonomy, countable) A rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank. · tsuna

網

A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them. · ami

網タイツ

(countable, usually, in the plural) Stockings made of fishnet fabric. · amitaitsu

網掛け

(art, drawing, drafting) A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines. · amikake

網笠茸

A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.

網膜

(ophthalmology) The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball that contains rods and cones sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed. · mōmaku

綴じる

(transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books. · tojiru

綴じ込み

A collection of papers collated and archived together. · tojikomi

綴り

A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book. · tsuzuri

綴り字

(uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography. · tsuzuriji

綺想曲

(music) A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character. · kisōkyoku

綺麗

Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s] · kirei

綽号

A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic. · shakugō

綽名

A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic. · adana

綾織

(weaving) A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving. · ayaori

綿

Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth. · men

綿埃

Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc. · watabokori

綿密

Very careful and exact, giving small details. · menmitsu

綿毛

Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets. · watage

綿生地

Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.

綿糸

(uncountable) Thread of such fiber. · menshi

綿繻子

A type of cotton cloth with a shiny surface and dull back, woven using the technique that, when applied to silk or nylon, results in cloth called satin.

緊張

Suffering stress (either physical or mental). · kinchō

緊張を解く

(transitive) To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.

緊急

Requiring immediate attention. · kinkyuu

緊急の

(legal) Present; current; extant.

緊急事態

(sometimes, attributive) A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention. · kinkyuujitai

緊急発進

(military) An emergency defensive air force mission to intercept attacking enemy aircraft. · kinkyuuhasshin

緊縛

(sex) The practice of physically restraining people for sexual pleasure, such as by tying up or shackling. · kinbaku

緊縮財政

(economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both. · kinshukuzaisei

緋色

A deep red color, somewhat less vivid than scarlet, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock. (same as cardinal red) · hiiro