Japanese–English dictionary

踏む

(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. · fumu

踏切

An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross. · fumikiri

踝

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. · kurubushi

踵

(anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. · kakato

蹄

The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering. · hizume

蹄鉄

The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc. · teitetsu

蹲る

(intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear. · uzukumaru

蹴る

(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. · keru

蹴球

(countable) The ball used in any game called "football". · shuukyuu

躊躇

(intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination. · chuucho

躊躇う

(intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination. · tamerau

躍度

(physics, engineering) The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time. · yakudo

躍進

(figuratively) A significant move forward. · yakushin

躑躅

A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea. · tsutsuji

躓き

A stumble or misstep. · tsumazuki

躓く

(transitive, figurative) To mislead; to confound; to cause to err or to fall. · tsumazuku

身

The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat. · mi

身の毛もよだつ

Repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly.

身をかわす

(ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way. · miokawasu

身代わり

Someone unfairly blamed or punished for some failure. · migawari

身代わりの

On behalf of others.

身体

(countable) The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism. [from 9th c.] · shintai

身元

The difference or character that marks off an individual or collective from the rest of the same kind; selfhood; the sense of who something or someone or oneself is, or the recurring characteristics that enable the recognition of such an individual or group by others or themselves. · mimoto

身内

Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family. · miuchi

身分

A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others. · mibun

身分証明書

A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity. · mibunshōmeisho

身勝手

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

身廊

(architecture) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances. · shinrō

身長

The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse). · shinchō

身障者

(nonstandard) One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular) · shinshōsha

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. · kuruma

車に乗せてやること

A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.

車両

A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals. · sharyō

車列

A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort. · sharetsu

車前草

Any plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium. · oobako

車大工

A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones. · kurumadaiku

車庫

A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items. · shako

車掌

(rail transport) A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers. · shashō

車線

A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles. · shasen

車軸草

A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers. · shajikusō

車輪

A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines. · sharin

軌跡

(mathematics) The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition. · kiseki

軌道

(pinball) A path for the ball on the outer edge of the playfield, usually connected so that the ball entering in one end will come out of the other. · kidō

軍事基地

A military base. · gunjikichi

軍事政権

The ruling council of a military dictatorship. · gunjiseiken

軍事的

Characteristic of members of the armed forces. · gunjiteki

軍事的な

Characteristic of members of the armed forces.

軍人

A man who serves in the armed forces. · gunjin

軍備

(military, naval) All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification. · gunbi

軍備を縮小する

(transitive) To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.

軍僧

A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc. · gunsō

軍団

(military) A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions. · gundan

軍国主義者

One who believes in the use of military force. · gunkokushugisha

軍曹

The highest rank of noncommissioned officer in some non-naval military forces and police. · gunsō

軍用機

An aircraft designed for combat. · gun'yōki

軍縮

(transitive) To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless. · gunshuku

軍艦

(military, watercraft, chiefly, historical) A powerful armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails; a warship. · gunkan

軍隊

The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force. · guntai

軍馬

(historical, military) A large horse trained for battle and used by the cavalry (of a lighter build than a destrier). · gunba

軛

A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose. · kubiki

軟らかくなる

(intransitive) To become soft or softer

軟式飛行船

(aviation) An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container. · nanshikihikōsen

軟膏

(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient. · nankō

軟骨

(skeleton, uncountable) A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates. · nankotsu

転がす

(ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface. · korogasu

転がる

(ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface. · korogaru

転ぶ

To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. · korobu

転倒

(grammar) Deviation from standard word order, as for example by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs; in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis; and in other rhetorical devices or unusual situations. · tentō

転写

(linguistics) A representation of speech sounds as phonetic symbols. · tensha

転勤

(uncountable) The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another. · tenkin

転売

Sale of something previously bought. · tenbai

転寝

To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day. · utatane

転居

The event of changing one's residence. · tenkyo

転換点

(idiomatic) An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc. · tenkanten

転机

(music) The circular rotating platform of a record player or a disk jockey's console on which the record rests during play; (by extension) , a record player.

転機

A change in temperament or circumstance. · tenki

転生

A rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body. · tensei

転移する (てんいする)

(intransitive, medicine, of a disease or tumor) To spread to other sites in the body; to undergo metastasis.

転義法

(art, literature) Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature; a motif.

転落

A change in temperament or circumstance. · tenraku

転覆

(transitive, nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn. · tenpuku

転送

(transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party. · tensō

軸

(geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry). · jiku

軸受

(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction. · jikuuke

軸棒

(nautical) A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder. · jikubō

軽んじる

(transitive, idiom) To regard or treat as inferior. · karonjiru

軽侮

(transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt. · keibu

軽微

Minor; small in amount · keibi

軽業

The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats. · karuwaza

軽歌劇

(music) A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · keikageki

軽気球

(aviation) A self-propelled airship that can be steered. · keikikyuu

軽油

A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed. · keiyu

軽犯罪

(law, criminology, historical, _, in, _, UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony. · keihanzai

軽率

Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.] · keisotsu

軽石

A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies. · karuishi

軽罪

(law, criminology, historical, _, in, _, UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony. · keizai

軽蔑

(transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt. · keibetsu

軽蔑的

Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect. · keibetsuteki

軽蔑語

An insult or slight, especially one that is muttered incoherently under one's breath. · keibetsugo

軽視

(transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782] · keishi

軽賎

Having no worth or use; without value.

軽銀

A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13. · keigin

軽食

A light meal. · keishoku

較正

(technology) To check or adjust by comparison with a standard. · kōsei

載せる

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

輔祭

(Catholicism, Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Church of the East) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.

輝かしい

Brilliant, excellent, of a very high standard. · kagayakashii

輝き

The quality or state of being radiant; shining, bright or splendid. · kagayaki

輝く

In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire. · kagayaku

輪

A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself. · wa

輪っか

(religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings. · wakka

輪廻

Transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death. [from 16th c.] · rinne

輪廻転生

Reincarnation; new birth subsequent to one's first. · rinnetenshō

輪縄

An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso. · wanawa

輪郭

The outer shape of an object or figure. · rinkaku

輸入

(uncountable) The practice of importing. · yunyuu

輸入する

(transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.

輸入業者

One who, or that which, imports: especially a person or company importing goods into a country. · yunyuugyōsha

輸出

(uncountable) The act of exporting. · yushutsu

輸出品

(countable) Something that is exported. · yushutsuhin

輸出業者

One who, or that which, exports: especially a person who or organization that exports or sells goods made in one country for delivery in another country. · yushutsugyōsha

輸液

(medicine) An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream. · yueki

輸血

(medicine) The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another. · yuketsu

輸送

An act of transporting; conveyance. · yusō

輸送機関

Any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. · yusōkikan

輻

A stick inserted into the wheel of a vehicle to keep the wheel from turning. · ya

輻射

The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light. · fukusha

輻射点

(astronomy) The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower. · fukushaten

輿

(countable, obsolete) A bed, especially a pile of straw with blankets &c. used as a bed. · koshi

轂

The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. · koshiki

轍

A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road. [from 16th c.] · wadachi

轍叉

(rail transport) The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof). · tessa

轟音

A deep, rumbling noise resembling thunder. · gōon

轟音を立てる

(intransitive) To make a noise like thunder.

轡

A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal. · kutsuwa

辛い

(of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are. · karai

辛党

One who abuses alcohol. · karatō

辛口

(of expression or behavior) Vigorous; colorful; stimulating. · karakuchi

辛夷

(countable) The flower of a magnolia tree. · kobushi

辛抱

The quality of being patient. · shinbō

辛抱強い

(of a person) Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting. · shinbōzuyoi

辛辣な

(figuratively, of a look, word) Incisive; penetrating; piercing.

辞める

(transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate. · yameru

辞任

(transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate. · jinin

辞儀

A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence · jigi

辞典

A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480] · jiten

辞書

(computing) An array-like data structure where the indices (called keys) are not limited to integers. · jisho

辞職

(transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate. · jishoku

辞表

A written or oral declaration that one resigns. · jihyō

辮髪

(now, _, historical) A men's hairstyle with a braid or ponytail at the back of the head, such as that worn by men in Imperial China. [from 18th c.] · benpatsu