Japanese–English dictionary

質量

A quantity of matter cohering so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size. · shitsuryō

賭ける

(transitive, ditransitive) To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager. · kakeru

賭博

An activity characterized by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance, usually with money wagered on the outcome. · tobaku

賭場

A public building or room for gambling. · toba

購入

(transitive, archaic) To suffer consequences for (something) through being deprived of something; to pay for (something one has done). · kōnyuu

購読

(ergative) To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time. · kōdoku

購読を解約する

(intransitive) To cancel a subscription, especially to an online service.

購読者

A person who subscribes to a publication or a service. · kōdokusha

購買

The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent. · kōbai

購買者

A person who makes one or more purchases. · kōbaisha

賽子

An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance. · saikoro

贅沢

Excessive or superfluous expenditure of money. · zeitaku

贅沢な

Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.

贅肉

That part of an organization deemed wasteful. · zeiniku

贈り物

Something given to another voluntarily, without charge. · okurimono

贈る

To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally. [from 14th c.] · okuru

贈呈

To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally. [from 14th c.] · zōtei

贈答品

Something given to another voluntarily, without charge. · zōtōhin

贋

(informal) Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance. · nise

贏余

Something left behind; an excess or remainder. · eiyo

贔屓

(idiomatic, informal, usually, derogatory) The favorite, especially a young one, especially of someone in power; a fair-haired boy (US), (Australian). · hiiki

贖い

(theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus. · aganai

贖罪

(theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus. · shokuzai

贖罪の山羊

In the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed. · shokuzainoyagi

贛語

One of the major varieties of Chinese, spoken in Jiangxi province. · kango

赤

(of a, dog, or, its coat) Having a brown color. · aka

赤い

(of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger. · akai

赤い糸で結ばれた相手

Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.

赤ちゃん

Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See Category:Baby animals for more. · akachan

赤ん坊

A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention. · akanbō

赤外

Having a wavelength in the infrared spectrum. · sekigai

赤外線

(uncountable) The electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than visible light, but shorter than microwave radiation, having a wavelength between 700 nm and 1 mm. · sekigaisen

赤字

A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue. · akaji

赤帽

(US, rail transport) A porter in a US railway station. · akabō

赤旗

(literally) A flag that is red, especially associated with leftist revolutionary ideologies. · akahata

赤毛

(colloquial, often, _, derogatory, countable) A person with reddish hair; a redhead. · akage

赤痢

(pathology) A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high-volume diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces. · sekiri

赤紫

A color which is close to an equal mixture of red and blue which is an additive secondary color but a subtractive primary color evoked by the combination of red and blue light. · akamurasaki

赤紫色

A purplish-red colour, the color of fuchsin, an aniline dye.

赤褐色

A dark reddish-brown colour, often used to describe hair colour. · sekkasshoku

赤道

(geography, often, _, “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres. · sekidō

赤面

An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc. · sekimen

赤髪

(of a person) Having red hair. · akagami

赤鱏

Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail. · akaei

赤鱝

Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail. · akaei

赦免

An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection. · shamen

走る

Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet. · hashiru

走狗

A fawning, servile follower. · sōku

走行距離計

(British) The odometer of a motor vehicle. · sōkōkyorikei

起きる

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

起こす

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

起こりうる

Able to be predicted. · okoriuru

起こり得る

(usually, not comparable) Able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible. · okoriuru

起こる

(intransitive) To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself. · okoru

起こるべくして

In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.

起る

(transitive, archaic) To happen to; to befall. · okoru

起伏

The difference of elevations on a surface. · kifuku

起動

(computing) To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap. · kidō

起床らっぱ

(military) The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers. · kishōrappa

起床太鼓

(military) The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.

起業

The quality of being an entrepreneur. · kigyō

起業家

A person in business, or one who works at a commercial institution. · kigyōka

起源

That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause. · kigen

起爆剤

Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive. · kibakuzai

起訴

(legal) To make a formal accusation or indictment for a crime against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury. · kiso

起訴する

(transitive, law) To start criminal proceedings against.

起重機

A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes. · kijuuki

超

Outside of, beyond. · chō

超える

(transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than. · koeru

超人

Beyond what is possible for a human being. · chōjin

超人的

Beyond what is possible for a human being. · chōjinteki

超低気圧

(broadly) Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.

超大国

(countable) A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union. · chōtaikoku

超大型トレーラートラック

(British, Irish, sometimes, derogatory) A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic.

超心理学

The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts. · chōshinrigaku

超新星

(star) A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed. · chōshinsei

超法規的

(legal, of a punishment) Carried out without legal authority. · chōhōkiteki

超然

Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish. · chōzen

超現実的

Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous. · chōgenjitsuteki

超空間

(science fiction) A notional space orthogonal to the usual dimensions of space-time often used for faster-than-light travel. · chōkuukan

超自然の

Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.

超自然現象

(usually, _, with "the") Supernatural affairs. · chōshizengenshō

超越

(uncountable) The state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity. · chōetsu

超過引き出し

(uncountable) The act of overdrawing a bank account.

超音

(acoustics) Beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher.

超音波

(physics) Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz. · chōonpa

超音速

(of a speed) Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure). · chōonsoku

超高層ビル

(architecture) A very tall building with a large number of floors. [from 1880s] · chōkōsōbiru

越える

(transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than. · koeru

越える。超越する

(transitive) To pass beyond the limits of something.

越南

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi. · etsunan

趣味

An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time. · shumi

趨勢

An inclination in a particular direction. · suusei

足

In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle. · ashi

足し算

(uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding. · tashizan

足す

(intransitive) To intensify; to augment; to increase. · tasu

足の不自由

(especially, of an, animal) Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.

足の悪い

(especially, of an, animal) Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.

足の裏

The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot. · ashinōra

足りる

Sufficiently. · tariru

足る

(intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough. · taru

足を引きずる

(intransitive) To walk lamely, as if favoring one leg. · ashiohikizuru

足並み

(machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs. · ashinami

足元

Under one's foot or feet. · ashimoto

足取り

Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving on legs. · ashidori

足垂れ星

(Chinese astronomy) A Chinese constellation coinciding with the tail of Scorpius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and the tail of Azure Dragon. · ashitareboshi

足場

A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building. · ashiba

足指

The equivalent part in an animal. · ashiyubi

足治療医

(medicine) A health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments.

足裏

The bottom of the body of a plough; the slade. · ashiura

足跡

The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow. · ashiato

足載せ台

A support on which to rest the feet.

足音

(machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs. · ashioto

足首

The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint. · ashikubi

趾

The equivalent part in an animal. · ato

趾行の

(zoology) Of an animal: walking on the toes, putting the weight of the body mainly on the ball of the foot, with the back of the foot, or heel, raised.

趾行動物

(zoology, chiefly, in the plural) A digitigrade animal; an animal that walks on its toes, such as a cat or a dog.

趾骨

(skeleton, plural phalanges) One of the bones of the finger or toe. · shikotsu

跆拳道

A martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport. · tekondō

跋

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

跋文

an epilogue. · batsubun

距離

(military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks. · kyori

距骨

The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula. · kyokotsu

跡

A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal. · ato

跡取り

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

跨がる

(transitive) To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride. · matagaru

跨線橋

A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc. · kosenkyō

跪く

(intransitive) To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. · hizamazuku

路上の強盗

A person who makes exaggerated faces, as a performance; a gurner.

路地

A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings. · roji

路線

A course or way which is traveled or passed. · rosen

跳ねる

(intransitive) To jump a short distance. · haneru

跳ね橋

A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it). · hanebashi

跳ね返す

(transitive) To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface. · hanekaesu

跳ね返る

To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment. [from 16th c.] · hanekaeru

跳ぶ

(intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne. · tobu

跳弾

An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound. · chōdan

跳梁跋扈

(countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government. · chōryōbakko

跳躍

(mathematics) A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity. · chōyaku

跳躍距離

The distance traversed by a leap or jump. · chōyakukyori

跳馬

(gymnastics) A gymnastic movement performed on this apparatus. · chōba

踊り

A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction. · odori

踊り場

A level area at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another. · odoriba

踊り子

(dance) A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession. · odoriko

踊る

(intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music. · odoru

踏み入れる

(intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession. · fumiireru

踏み出す

(intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession. · fumidasu

踏み台

(machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs. · fumidai

踏み車

A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place. · fumiguruma

踏み違え

A stumble or misstep.