Japanese–English dictionary

類比

A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation. · ruihi

類語辞典

A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language. · ruigojiten

類韻

(prosody) The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry. · ruiin

顧問

A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems. · komon

顧客

A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services. · kokyaku

顧客サービス

The act of providing services to customers before, during and after a purchase. · kokyakusābisu

顫動音

(phonetics) A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish ⟨rr⟩, /r/. · sendōon

顫音

(music) A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.

顰める

(intransitive) To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces. · shikameru

顳顬

(anatomy) The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head of a vertebrate, including a human, behind the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear. · komekami

風

(transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound. · kaze

風の吹く

Accompanied by wind.

風の強い

Accompanied by wind. · kazenotsuyoi

風俗

Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving. · fuuzoku

風信子

Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa. · fuushinshi

風光明媚

having beautiful scenery; picturesque · fuukōmeibi

風刺

(uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Imitation, humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this. · fuushi

風刺画

Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque. · fuushiga

風刺的

(of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony. · fuushiteki

風力

(boxing, slang) The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury. · fuuryoku

風化

(geology) Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes. · fuuka

風呂

A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. · furo

風呂場

A building or area where bathing occurs. · furoba

風味

The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect. · fuumi

風味のよい

(obsolete) Having or showing good taste; tasteful.

風土

The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that representative values are obtained (generally 30 years). · fuudo

風土病

A disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities. · fuudobyō

風圧量

The drift of a ship or aeroplane in a leeward direction.

風変わり

Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual. · fuugawari

風来坊

A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time. · fuuraibō

風狂の人

(slang) Someone who is crazy.

風琴

(musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such. · fuukin

風船

Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration. · fuusen

風船ガム

(usually, _, uncountable) A sweet chewing gum formulated to be stretchy so the chewer can blow bubbles with it. · fuusengamu

風車

An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill. · fuusha

風車奏法

(music) A guitar move where the strumming hand mimics a turning windmill.

風車小屋

The building or structure containing such machinery. · fuushagoya

風邪

(countable, pathology) A common, usually harmless, usually viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever. · kaze

風雨

(in the plural only, with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains. · fuuu

風露草

Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium found throughout the temperate zone. · fuurosō

颱風

(in particular) A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane except for its geographical region, typically resulting in wind speeds of 64 knots (119 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia and Australia. · taifuu

飄々

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

飛

The act of flying. · hi

飛ばす

(intransitive, slang) To travel very fast. · tobasu

飛びはねる

(intransitive) To ricochet. · tobihaneru

飛び回る

(intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly. · tobimawaru

飛び板

A board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform that propels one into the air, used for diving or gymnastics. · tobiita

飛び立つ

(surfing) To stand up on a surfboard and begin to surf a breaking wave. · tobitatsu

飛び起きる

(transitive) To disturb and set in motion; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee. · tobiokiru

飛び越す

(transitive) To move to a position (in a queue/line) that is further forward. · tobikosu

飛び込む

(intransitive) To jump into water head-first. · tobikomu

飛び道具

Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc. · tobidōgu

飛び降りる

(intransitive) To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward. · tobioriru

飛ぶ

(transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft. · tobu

飛竜

(heraldiccharge, mythology, fantasy) A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail. · pēron

飛蝗

In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae. · batta

飛行

The art or science of making and flying aircraft. · hikō

飛行場

An airfield: · hikōjō

飛行性

(uncountable) The state of being able to fly.

飛行機

A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift. · hikōki

飛行船

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

飛行隊

An air force unit. · hikōtai

飛躍

(figuratively) A significant move forward. · hiyaku

飛躍しすぎている

(literal) Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief. [from 15th c.]

飛鼠

(intransitive) To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding. · hiso

食

(transitive) To eat. · shoku

食いしん坊

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer. · kuishinbō

食い溜め

(intransitive, reflexive) To stuff the gorge or gullet with food; to eat greedily and in large quantities. [with on] · kuidame

食い物

(uncountable, slang) Food. · kuimono

食い逃げ

(US, slang) A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill. · kuinige

食い違い

An inconsistency between facts or sentiments. · kuichigai

食う

(slang, ambitransitive, vulgar) To engage in sexual intercourse. · kuu

食える

Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans. · kueru

食べさせる

(transitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.

食べられる

Suitable to be eaten; edible. [From 15th c.] · taberareru

食べる

(slang, South Africa) To eat. · taberu

食べ尽くす

(transitive) To eat. · tabetsukusu

食べ放題

(literally) Offering unlimited food to a diner at a restaurant for a fixed price for as long as the diner continues to eat. · tabehōdai

食べ物

(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. · tabemono

食べ物を与える

(transitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.

食べ過ぎる

(ambitransitive) To eat too much of. · tabesugiru

食らう

(slang, South Africa) To eat. · kurau

食事

(metonym) A specific type of prepared food. · shokuji

食事の支度をする

(non-US) To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda. [from 17th c.]

食事をする

(copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good").

食人

The act or practice of eating human flesh, especially in the context of human cannibalism · shokujin

食品

(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. · shokuhin

食器

The cutlery, crockery and glassware used in setting a table for a meal. · shokki

食器棚

A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items. · shokkidana

食器洗い

Dishwashing · shokkiarai

食器洗い機

A machine for washing dishes. · shokkiaraiki

食器洗浄機

A machine for washing dishes. · shokkisenjōki

食堂

(chiefly, US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat. · shokudō

食堂車

(US) A typically small restaurant, historically modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other. · shokudōsha

食客

(colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share. · shokkaku

食指

(human, _, anatomy) The index finger: the first finger next to the thumb. · shokushi

食料

(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. · shokuryō

食料品店

A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store. · shokuryōhinten

食材

One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food. · shokuzai

食洗機

A machine for washing dishes. · shokusenki

食物

(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. · shokumotsu

食用

Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans. · shokuyō

食用に適する

Suitable to be eaten; edible. [From 15th c.]

食肉類

(zoology) A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora. · shokunikurui

食虫動物

Insect-eating animal or plant.

食通

A connoisseur in eating and drinking; someone who takes their food seriously. · shokutsuu

食道

The throat or esophagus. · shokudō

飢えさせる

(transitive) To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.

飢える

(intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating. · ueru

飯

(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. · meshi

飯綱

A least weasel (Mustela nivalis). · izuna

飲み屋

To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe. · nomiya

飲み物

A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water. · nomimono

飲み込む

(transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. [from 11th c.] · nomikomu

飲む

The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have. · nomu

飲む人

Agent noun of drink; someone or something that drinks.

飲んだくれ

One who abuses alcohol. · nondakure

飲んべえ

Drunkard. · nonbee

飲兵衛

A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated. · nonbee

飲料

A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water. · inryō

飲用

The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have. · in'yō

飲酒検知器

A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while under the influence of alcohol. · inshukenchiki

飲食

The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. · inshoku

飴

(countable, chiefly, North America, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind. · ame

飴ん棒

(motorsport) A sign on a stick held in front of the vehicle during a pit stop. · amenbō

飼いならす

Not exciting. · kainarasu

飼い主

The owner of an animal or slave. · kainushi

飼う

(transitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat. · kau

飼料

Material, of an animal or most often vegetable origin, prepared (especially industrially) as feed for domestic or farm animals. · shiryō

飼料さがし

To search for and gather food for animals, particularly cattle and horses.

飼育

(transitive, literary) To raise physically or metaphorically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate. · shiiku

飼育員

A person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals. · shiikuin

飽き飽き

(informal, idiomatic) Frustrated, annoyed, or tired, to the limit of one's endurance, especially by something that one has experienced for too long. [with with or (British English) of] · akiaki

飽くことを知らない

Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy. · akukotooshiranai

飽くなき

Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating. · akunaki

飽食する

(transitive) To fill to capacity; to satisfy all demand or requirement; to sate.

飾り

Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation. · kazari

飾り棚

A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect. · kazaridana

飾る

To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate. · kazaru

餃子

(chiefly, US) Specifically, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling. · gyōza

養

Related through adoption.

養う

(figurative) To nurture; to foster; to tend. · yashinau

養子にする

To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.

養子縁組

The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child. · yōshiengumi

養父母

(often in the plural) A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children. · yōfubo

養育権

The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.

養蜂場

A place where bees and their hives are kept. · yōhōjō

養蜂家

A person who maintains hives and keeps bees, especially for the production of honey. · yōhōka

養護施設

A place of safety or refuge. · yōgoshisetsu

養魚鉢

A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.