Japanese–English dictionary

霞み

(uncountable) A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.

霞む

(intransitive) To form mist. · kasumu

霧

(uncountable) A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud. · kiri

霧笛

A very loud low-pitched horn, used especially in lighthouses and on large boats. · muteki

霧雨

Light rain. · kirisame

霰

(uncountable) A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake. · arare

霰が降る

(impersonal) To have hailstones fall from the sky.

霰弾

(uncountable) Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells. · sandan

霰弾銃

(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge. · sandanjuu

露

Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians. · tsuyu

露光させる

(transitive) To subject photographic film to light thereby recording an image.

露出狂

The practice or character trait of deliberately displaying one's genitals, nipples, or buttocks in public for sexual gratification. · roshutsukyō

露営

An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering. · roei

露国

A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Official name: Russian Federation. Capital and largest city: Moscow. It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991. · rokoku

露天

Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air. [from 18th c.] · roten

露店

A small stall for the display and sale of goods. · roten

露西亜

A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Official name: Russian Federation. Capital and largest city: Moscow. It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991. · roshia

露語

(uncountable) The Russian language. · rogo

露骨な

Explicit, vivid, descriptive, often in relation to depictions of sex or violence.

青

(tincture) A blue colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines. · ao

青い

Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky. · aoi

青ざめた

Light in color.

青の

Having a status (as correct, ready, or safe) denoted or coded by the color green.

青二才

(chiefly, US) An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer. · aonisai

青写真

A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images by means of a photosensitive ferric compound, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies. · aojashin

青図

A print produced with this process. · aozu

青天

(poetic) The unclouded sky; the blue vault above. · seiten

青少年

(countable) A young person. · seishōnen

青年

A boy or young man. · seinen

青年期

The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity. · seinenki

青春

A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult. · seishun

青春時代

(uncountable) The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood. · seishunjidai

青歯

(networking, trademark) An industrial specification for wireless personal area networks. · aoba

青歯王

The nickname of Harald Gormsson, a king of Denmark and Norway.

青物

A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense. · aomono

青空

(poetic) The unclouded sky; the blue vault above. · aozora

青紫

The color of most violets; the colour evoked by the shortest visible wavelengths between 380 and 435 nm, an additive tertiary colour. · aomurasaki

青緑色

An additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm. · seiryokushoku

青酸塩

(inorganic compound, organic compound, countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN− anion.

青銅

(uncountable) A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals. · seidō

青銅色

(countable, and, uncountable) A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze. · seidōshoku

青銅色の

Having a reddish-brown colour.

青銅製の

Made of bronze metal.

静か

(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety. · shizuka

静かな

Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.

静けさ

A silence, especially after some noise · shizukesa

静まる

(intransitive) To become calm. · shizumaru

静める

(transitive) To make calm. · shizumeru

静寂

The absence of sound; quietness. · seijaku

静止した

Not moving.

静止画

(photography) A photograph, as opposed to movie footage. · seishiga

静的

Unchanging; that cannot or does not change. · seiteki

静脈

(anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. · jōmyaku

静電容量

(physics, uncountable) The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge, defined as the ratio of stored charge to potential over that element or circuit (Q/V); SI unit: farad (F). · seiden'yōryō

非

Against, opposed to. · hi

非-

reversal, undoing · hi

非人道的

Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings. · hijindōteki

非公式

(slang) An unofficial translation of the dialogue or text of a media product (such as a manga, television programme, or video game) from one language to another which is done by fans rather than by its producer. · hikōshiki

非凡

celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious · hibon

非可算

(mathematics) Incapable of being put into one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers or any subset thereof.

非同期転送モード

(telecommunications, electronics) Initialism of asynchronous transfer mode. · hidōkitensōmōdo

非営利

Not seeking to produce a profit (a financial gain). · hieiri

非国民

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

非宗教的

Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical; profane.

非実在

The state of not existing.

非対称

Absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry. · hitaishō

非対称性

Absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.

非対称的

Not symmetric.

非居住者

One who lives outside one's own country, especially temporarily for a profession or education. · hikyojuusha

非常

(informal) Extreme, excessive. · hijō

非常にブサイク

(slang, vulgar) Extremely ugly.

非常時

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

非政府組織

Initialism of non-governmental organization. · hiseifusoshiki

非暴力

A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts. · hibōryoku

非正規雇用

Employed irregularly. · hiseikikoyō

非決算

(financial) Including the financial data of only the parent company.

非犯罪化する

(transitive) To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.

非独立性

(obsolete, reflected in the chemical sense, but extinct as a general sense) Incapable of independent function.

非現実的

In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding. · higenjitsuteki

非生産的

Not productive; useless; fruitless. · hiseisanteki

非線形

(of a system) Whose output is not directly proportional to its input. · hisenkei

非行者

One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes.

非論理的

Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning. · hironriteki

非識字

(uncountable) The inability to read and write. · hishikiji

非識字者

An illiterate person, one either not able to read and write or not knowing how.

非道

(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice. · hidō

非難

Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation. [from the early 17th c.] · hinan

靠れる

(Followed by against, on, or upon) To rest or rely, for support, comfort, to use as a hard surface for writing, etc. · motareru

面

(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area. · tsura

面ファスナー

A fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with minute fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can be pulled apart. · menfasunā

面倒

Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious. · mendō

面倒を掛ける

(reflexive, or, intransitive) To take pains (to do something); to bother. · mendōokakeru

面倒を見る

(intransitive) (with for) To look after or look out for. · mendōomiru

面取り

An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges. · mentori

面形

A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.

面接

A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant. [from 20th c.] · mensetsu

面白い

Entertaining. · omoshiroi

面白おかしい

Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter. · omoshirookashii

面白さ

Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure. · omoshirosa

面皰

A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition. · nikibi

面積

(mathematics) A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units. · menseki

面詰

A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public. · menkitsu

面談

A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc. [from 19th c.] · mendan

靨

Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth. · ekubo

革

(countable) The skin of an animal. · kawa

革命

(countable, politics) A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change. · kakumei

革命を起こす

(transitive) To radically or significantly change, as in a revolution. [1799]

革命家

A revolutionist; a person who revolts. · kakumeika

革命的

Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution · kakumeiteki

革新

The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc. · kakushin

革新主義

A political ideology that favours progress towards better conditions in society. · kakushinshugi

革新的

Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive. · kakushinteki

革紐

A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog. · kawahimo

靭帯

(anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones. · jintai

靱帯

(anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones. · jintai

靱皮

Fibre made from the phloem of certain plants (particularly the lime tree) and used for making ropes, cords and matting. · jinpi

靴

(footwear) A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do. · kutsu

靴下

(clothing) A knitted or woven covering for the foot. · kutsushita

靴下留め

A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking. · kutsushitadome

靴型

A device used to hold or stretch a shoe open. · kutsugata

靴屋

A person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes. · kutsuya

靴底

(footwear) The bottom of a shoe or boot. · kutsuzoko

靴拭き

A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes. · kutsufuki

靴直し

A person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes. · kutsunaoshi

靴磨き

The act of polishing shoes. · kutsumigaki

靴箱

The box in which shoes are sold. · kutsubako

靴紐

A lace used for fastening a shoe. · kutsuhimo

鞄

A container made of leather, plastic, or other material, usually with a handle or handles, in which you carry personal items, or clothes or other things that you need for travelling. Includes shopping bags, schoolbags, suitcases, briefcases, handbags, backpacks, etc. · kaban

鞍

The immovable seat of a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle. · kura

鞏膜

(archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot. · kyōmaku

鞘

The sheath of a sword. · saya

鞘に入れる

(transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.

鞘に収める

(transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.

鞘取り

(finance) A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets. · sayatori

鞘翅

(entomology) The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.

鞠

(printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller. · mari

鞣す

(transitive, stative) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner. · namesu

鞭

An entire short whip, especially as used in horse-riding. · muchi

鞭打ち

Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping. · muchiuchi

鞭打つ

(transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment. · muchiutsu

鞴

A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air. · fuigo

韃靼

A person belonging to one of several Turkic ethnic groups identifying as "Tatar" in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. · dattan

韓国

A geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country. · kankoku

韓国の

Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.

韓国人

(countable) A native or resident in North Korea or South Korea, or a person of Korean descent. · kankokujin

韓国語

(uncountable) Official language of the people residing on the Korean Peninsula, and language of approximately 60 million people, in Asia, North America, and elsewhere. · kankokugo

音

Of or relating to sound. · oto

音がする

Able to be heard. · otogasuru

音が大きい

(of a sound) Of great intensity.

音の

Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.