Japanese–English dictionary

辰巳

The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°. · tatsumi

辰砂

A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion. · shinsha

辱める

(transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of. · hazukashimeru

農事

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock. · nōji

農園

A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers. · nōen

農地

Land that is suitable for farming and agricultural production. · nōchi

農場

(countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock. · nōjō

農夫

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm#Noun. · nōfu

農奴

A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work. · nōdo

農奴制

The feudal system that includes serfs.

農学

The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, and fiber and more. To do this effectively and sustainably, agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, animal sciences and soil science. · nōgaku

農家

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm#Noun. · nōka

農村

Relating to the countryside or to agriculture. · nōson

農業

Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land. · nōgyō

農民

A Russian (male) peasant. [from 16th c.] · nōmin

農耕

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock. · nōkō

農薬

Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests. · nōyaku

辺

(geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet. · hen

辺り

In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around. [from before 1150] · atari

辺土

(Roman Catholicism, uncountable) A speculation, thought possibly to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people might exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, specifically those of the saints who died before the advent of Jesus Christ (who occupy the limbo patrum or limbo of the patriarchs or fathers) and those of unbaptized infants (who occupy the limbo infantum or limbo of the infants); (countable) the possible place where each category of souls might exist, regarded separately. [from 15th c.] · hendo

辺境

(idiomatic, usually, figurative) A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place. · henkyō

辺獄

(Roman Catholicism, uncountable) A speculation, thought possibly to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people might exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, specifically those of the saints who died before the advent of Jesus Christ (who occupy the limbo patrum or limbo of the patriarchs or fathers) and those of unbaptized infants (who occupy the limbo infantum or limbo of the infants); (countable) the possible place where each category of souls might exist, regarded separately. [from 15th c.] · hengoku

辺鄙

Far off (physically, logically or mentally). · henpi

辻

(figuratively, by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal. · tsuji

辻自動車

A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare. · tsujijidōsha

込む

Containing a dense pack or mass of something; teeming. · komu

迂回する

To avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass.

迂回路

A replacement road for obsolete road that is no longer in use because devastating natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides). · ukairo

迂闊

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

迅速

Very swift or quick. · jinsoku

迅雷

A sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble. · jinrai

迎撃

An interception of a missile. · geigeki

近々

Within a short time; quickly. · chikajika

近い

At little distance; near in space or time. · chikai

近く

Physically close to, in close proximity to. · chikaku

近づく

(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh. · chikazuku

近付く

(ambitransitive) To come closer to; to approach. · chikazuku

近代

Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient. · kindai

近代化

The process of modernizing. · kindaika

近代的

Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’). · kindaiteki

近似量

Approximate size or amount.

近傍

A set containing an open set which contains some specified point. · kinbō

近寄る

(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh. · chikayoru

近所

The residential area near one's home. · kinjo

近所の人

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

近日点

(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun. · kinjitsuten

近眼

The property of being nearsighted, myopia. · kingan

近視

The property of being nearsighted, myopia. · kinshi

近親交配

(biology) Breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related. · kinshinkōhai

近郊

A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc. · kinkō

近隣

The residential area near one's home. · kinrin

返す

(archaic) To recede; to retreat. · kaesu

返事

A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question. · henji

返信

(transitive, intransitive) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer. · henshin

返品

An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect, or the act of returning it. · henpin

返済

To compensate with payment; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf. · hensai

返球する

(tennis) To bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve.

返答

A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question. · hentō

返金

An amount of money returned. · henkin

返金する

(transitive) To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse.

迦楼羅

A large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata. · karura

迫害

To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief. · hakugai

迫撃砲

(countable, military) A relatively lightweight, often portable indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate and is designed to lob explosive shells at very steep trajectories. [from 20th c.] · hakugekihō

述べる

(transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit. · noberu

述語

(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by. · jutsugo

迷い星

(now, historical, or, astrology) Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. [from 14thc.] · mayoiboshi

迷う

(intransitive) To lose one's way. · mayō

迷信

A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that events may be influenced by one's behavior in some magical or mystical way. · meishin

迷妄

(logic) An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not; a specious argument. · meimō

迷宮

A structure similar to a maze, but containing only one path with no branches, as distinguished from a maze which contains multiple branching paths · meikyuu

迷彩

A disguise or covering up. · meisai

迷彩服

(textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces. · meisaifuku

迷惑

Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious. · meiwaku

迷惑な人

A minor annoyance or inconvenience.

迷惑な物

A minor annoyance or inconvenience.

迷惑メール

(post) Any mail or letters that are not welcome or solicited and typically sent in bulk; especially mail of a commercial nature such as advertising circulars and form letters. · meiwakumēru

迷路

(anatomy) The portion of the ear located within the temporal bone which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea and is responsible for hearing and balance. · meiro

迷迭香

A shrub, Salvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis), that originates from Europe and Asia Minor and produces a fragrant herb used in cooking and perfumes. · mannenrō

迸る

(transitive) To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet. · hotobashiru

追

(transitive) To discover the location of a person or object by following traces.

追いかける

(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed. · oikakeru

追い出す

(transitive) To compel (a person or persons) to leave. · oidasu

追い払う

(transitive) To expel; to remove. · oiharau

追い詰める

To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck. · oitsumeru

追い越す

To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic). · oikosu

追う

(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed. · ō

追加

(transitive) To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate. · tsuika

追従

To compliment someone, often (but not necessarily) insincerely and sometimes to win favour. · tsuishō

追憶

A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by the organism. · tsuioku

追放

(transitive) To evict, especially from a country. · tsuihō

追放する

(historical) To deport to a penal colony.

追求

(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point. · tsuikyuu

追跡

(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point. · tsuiseki

追跡者

One who pursues. · tsuisekisha

退ける

(idiomatic) To force someone or something to leave · nokeru

退位

(intransitive) To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty. [First attested in the early 18th c.] · taii

退位する

(intransitive) To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty. [First attested in the early 18th c.]

退化

(uncountable) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure. · taika

退化する

(transitive) To cause to lose good or desirable qualities.

退却

The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant. · taikyaku

退去

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

退屈

Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do. · taikutsu

退屈な

(main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.

退廃

A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay · taihai

退役軍人

A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service. · taiekigunjin

退散

(physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract. · taisan

退歩する

(intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.

退職

(idiomatic) To retire. · taishoku

退院させる

(medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.

送り渡す

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

送り状

A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice. · okurijō

送る

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

送信

(transitive, ditransitive) To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone). · sōshin

送別

A departure; the act of leaving. · sōbetsu

送受話器

The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand. · sōjuwaki

送球

(uncountable) A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. · sōkyuu

送話器

One who or that which transmits something (in all senses). · sōwaki

送還

The process of returning of a person to their country of origin or citizenship. · sōkan

送金する

(transitive) To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.

逃げる

(intransitive, slang) To leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee. [from 19th c.] · nigeru

逃亡

The act of deserting. · tōbō

逃亡者

A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal their identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution, or to avoid some other unwanted situation. · tōbōsha

逆

Against, opposed to. · gyaku

逆-

reversal, undoing · gyaku

逆アセンブラー

(computing) A computer program that examines another computer program and attempts to generate assembly language source code that would, in theory, reproduce the target program.

逆の

Acting in opposition; opposing.

逆らえない

Impossible to resist.

逆らって

In physical opposition to; in collision with.

逆上

Something that distracts. · gyakujō

逆境

(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity. · gyakkyō

逆数

(arithmetic) The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction. · gyakusuu

逆斜線

The punctuation mark \.

逆時計回り

(Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.

逆行

A deterioration or decline to a previous state. · gyakkō

逆行する

(nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

逆説

An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa. · gyakusetsu

逆説的

Having self-contradictory properties. · gyakusetsuteki

逆賊

(by extension) One who betrays any confidence or trust. · gyakuzoku

逆転

(ergative, transport) To cause a mechanism to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal; to drive a vehicle in the direction the driver has the back. · gyakuten

逆進

Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction. [from 19th c.]

透かし

A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light. · sukashi

透明

Transparent in colour. · tōmei

透明になる

(intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.

透析

(chemistry) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane. · tōseki

透視

(parapsychology) The power to see or perceive things objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future. · tōshi

逐語的

Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic. · chikugoteki

途中

Half of the way between two points · tochuu

途中下車

A short interruption in a journey or the place visited during such an interruption. · tochuugesha

途切れる

(intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay. · togireru

途方もない

Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense. [from 14th c.] · tohōmonai