Japanese–English dictionary

脚光

A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime. · kyakkō

脚本

(theatre) The script of a musical or opera. · kyakuhon

脚本家

A writer and creator of theatrical plays. · kyakuhonka

脚注

A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text. · kyakuchuu

脚立

A ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs that is hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep the two halves at a fixed angle. · kyatatsu

脚註

A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text. · kyakuchuu

脛

The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: w:Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia · sune

脛骨

(anatomy) The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee · keikotsu

脱-

reversal, undoing · datsu

脱がす

(transitive) To remove the clothing of (someone). [from 17th c.] · nugasu

脱ぐ

(transitive, originally) To divest, strip of dress or covering. · nugu

脱出

(intransitive) To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly. · dasshutsu

脱北者

One who defects. · dappokusha

脱営

To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake. · datsuei

脱帽

(figurative) Used to express approval or praise: congratulations, kudos, well done! [with to] · datsubō

脱毛

The removal of hair from the skin via the use of an epilator. · datsumō

脱毛する

To remove all hair from skin so as to make it smooth.

脱獄

An escape from prison. · datsugoku

脱穀

(transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them. · dakkoku

脱腸

(diseases) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen. · datchō

脱臼

The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced. · dakkyuu

脱走

(military) To desert one's army, to flee from combat. · dassō

脱走兵

(military) A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving · dassōhei

脳

(in the plural) Intellect. · nō

脳を打ち砕く

(transitive) To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.

脳卒中

(by extension) The rower nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rhythm for the other rowers; the position in the boat occupied by this rower. · nōsotchuu

脳汁

Excitement; thrills.

脳波

Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram. · nōha

脳炎

(pathology) Inflammation of the brain. · nōen

脳髄

(in the plural) Intellect. · nōzui

脹脛

The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee. · fukurahagi

腋下

The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder. · ekika

腋窩

The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder. · ekika

腐った

Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.

腐りやすい

(in the plural) Food that does not keep for long.

腐り掛かった

Becoming putrid; putrefying.

腐る

(intransitive) To rot, decay or putrefy. · kusaru

腐刑

(surgery) The act of removing the testicles. · fukei

腐敗

(ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition. · fuhai

腐植土

A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms. · fushokudo

腐肉

Rotting flesh of a dead animal or person. · funiku

腐葉土

Soft (or slimy) manure. · fuyōdo

腐蝕

(physical chemistry) Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation. · fushoku

腐食

(physical chemistry) Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation. · fushoku

腑に落ちない

not convincing, plausible or believable · funiochinai

腔

(anatomy) A hollow area within the body. · kō

腕

(anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand. · ude

腕利き

Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] · udekiki

腕白

Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible. · wanpaku

腕章

(sports) A band worn around the arm of the captain of a team. · wanshō

腕輪

A band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament. · udewa

腫れる

(intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged. · hareru

腫れ物

(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] · haremono

腫物

An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin. · shumotsu

腫瘍

(oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia. · shuyō

腫瘍学

The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. · shuyōgaku

腮

(zootomy) A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals. · ago

腰

(slang, possibly, dated) A drug addict, especially someone addicted to a narcotic like heroin. · koshi

腰抜け

A person who lacks courage. · koshinuke

腰掛け

A place in which to sit. · koshikake

腰掛ける

To sit down; to take a seat. · koshikakeru

腰痛

Any pain or ache in the back. · yōtsuu

腰部

The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips. · yōbu

腱

(anatomy) A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts. · ken

腸

(in the plural) The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach. · chō

腸詰め

A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing; a length of this food. · chōzume

腸骨

(anatomy) The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone. · chōkotsu

腹

(anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity. [from early 17th c.] · hara

腹切り

Ceremonial suicide by disembowelment, as by slicing open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in Japan by the samurai when disgraced or sentenced to death. · harakiri

腹痛

A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, in which the pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines. · fukutsuu

腹立たしげだ

Feeling physical or emotional pain.

腹筋

(informal) Clipping of abdominal muscle [mid 20th century]. · fukkin

腹話術

The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy. · fukuwajutsu

腹話術師

A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism. · fukuwajutsushi

腹部

(anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity. [from early 17th c.] · fukubu

腹黒い

Having a wicked, malignant disposition; morally bad. · haraguroi

腺

(zoology) A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland). · sen

腺状

(medicine) Pertaining to a gland or glands.

腿

The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. [from 8th c.] · momo

膃肭臍

Any marine mammal of the genera Arctocephalus and Callorhinus, differing from the sea lions in having dense underfur. · ottosei

膕

(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock. · hikagami

膜

A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity. · maku

膜を張る

(medicine) To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.

膝

(anatomy) In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. · hiza

膝窩

(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock. · shikka

膝蓋骨

(anatomy) The flat, roundish bone in the knee. · shitsugaikotsu

膝裏

(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock. · hizaura

膠

A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance. · nikawa

膠原質

(biochemistry) The main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of the connective tissues of many animals. · kōgenshitsu

膠着(語)

(grammar) Having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning. · kōchaku

膠着状態

A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse. · kōchakujōtai

膠質

(physical chemistry) A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles. · kōshitsu

膣

(relational) Of, relating to, or affecting the vagina. · chitsu

膨らみ

An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas or liquid. · fukurami

膨れ

A bubble, as on a painted surface. · fukure

膨れっ面

One's facial expression when pouting. · fukurettsura

膨れる

(intransitive) To stick out from a surface without breaking it. · fukureru

膨大

(not comparable) Too much, too vast, or too numerous to enable computation. · bōdai

膨大な

Huge; immense; tremendous.

膨張

An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas or liquid. · bōchō

膨張する

Swollen with fluid or gas.

膨張剤

Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods. · bōchōzai

膵臓

(anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion. · suizō

膾

A historical Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat. · namasu

膿

(medicine, pathology) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection. · umi

膿瘍

(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] · nōyō

臀部

(usually, in the plural) Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum, and the top of the legs. · denbu

臆病

Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful. · okubyō

臆病者

A person who lacks courage. · okubyōmono

臍

(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth. · heso

臍の胡麻

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

臑

The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: w:Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia · sune

臓物

The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food. · zōmotsu

臓腑

(chiefly, in plural) The entrails; (by extension, humorous, or, derogatory) the belly. · zōfu

臙脂虫

(countable) A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia). · enjimushi

臣下

A paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years. · shinka

臣民

A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader. · shinmin

臨床

Of or pertaining to a clinic, such as a medical clinic or law clinic. · rinshō

臨時

For a particular purpose. · rinji

臨時記号

(music) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note. · rinjikigō

自

of, by, in or with oneself or itself · ji

自主

(philosophy, uncountable) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision. · jishu

自主的

Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently. · jishuteki

自乗

(mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression. · nijō

自乗する

(transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.

自伝

(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life. · jiden

自供

The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad). · jikyō

自信

Self-assurance. · jishin

自信過剰

Full of pride. · jishinkajō

自分

Unaided; without assistance or help from others. · jibun

自分勝手

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

自分性愛

Sexual attraction toward oneself.

自分撮り

(informal, mobile phones) A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone. · jibundori

自分本位

Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making. · jibunhon'i

自制

(urology) The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces). · jisei

自動

Capable of operating without external control or intervention. · jidō

自動二輪車

An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels. · jidōnirinsha

自動化

(ambitransitive) To replace or enhance human labor with machines. · jidōka

自動改札機

A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been paid. · jidōkaisatsuki

自動機械

A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.

自動演奏機

A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections. [from 1939]

自動現金預払機

(banking) Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine.

自動的

Capable of operating without external control or intervention. · jidōteki

自動窓口機

(banking) Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine.

自動詞の

(grammar) Intransitive.

自動車

(US, Canada, Philippines, AU, NZ) A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. · jidōsha

自動車登録台帳

(UK) A record of the ownership, and licensing of a motor car.

自動車道

(UK, Ireland, Hong Kong) The part of a road that carries traffic. · jidōshadō

自叙伝

(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life. · jijoden

自国

Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported. · jikoku