Japanese–English dictionary

グレイビーソース

(Southern US) A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce. · gureibīsōsu

クレオール

A descendant of European settlers who is born in a colonized country. [from 17th c.] · kureōru

クレオール言語

(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.

クレオパトラ

A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 BCE); last of the Ptolemy line. · kureopatora

グレゴリー

A en given name. · guregorī

クレジット

(countable) Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts. · kurejitto

クレジットタイトル

(television/film, usually, in the plural) Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie. · kurejittotaitoru

クレタ島

An island in the Mediterranean, and the largest in Greece.

クレッシェンド

(music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin. · kuresshendo

グレナダ

An island and country in the Caribbean. · gurenada

グレネード

A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket. · gurenēdo

クレプトクラシー

A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by theft and greed. · kureputokurashī

クレムリ

The Moscow Kremlin; a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia that serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation. · kuremuri

クレムリン

The Moscow Kremlin; a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia that serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation. · kuremurin

クレメンタイン

A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (Citrus × aurantium f. deliciosa) and a sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Scientific name: Citrus × clementina. · kurementain

クレヨン

A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing. · kureyon

くれる

To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone). · kureru

グロ

Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way. · guro

クローザー

(baseball) A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game. · kurōzā

グローサリー

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

クロージャ

(programming) An abstraction that represents a function within an environment, a context consisting of the variables that are both bound at a particular time during the execution of the program and that are within the function's scope. · kurōja

クローズドキャプション

(television) Text which can be displayed on a television or other video screen with suitable equipment, usually a transcription or description of audio material. · kurōzudokyapushon

グロート

A historical English coin representing such a unit: a silver coin worth four English pennies, still minted as one of the set of Maundy coins. · gurōto

クローネ

(obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman. · kurōne

クローバー

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

グローバライゼーション

The process of becoming a more interconnected world. · gurōbaraizēshon

グローバリゼーション

The process of becoming a more interconnected world. · gurōbarizēshon

グローバル

Concerning all parts of the world. · gurōbaru

グローバル化

The process of becoming a more interconnected world. · gurōbaruka

クローブ

(uncountable, or, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree. · kurōbu

クローリー

A large town and borough in West Sussex. · kurōrī

クロール

A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick. · kurōru

クローンを作る

(transitive) To create a clone of.

クロアチア

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Croatia. Capital and largest city: Zagreb. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991. · kuroachia

クロアチア人

An inhabitant of Croatia, or a person of Croatian descent. · kuroachiajin

クロアチア語

An inhabitant of Croatia, or a person of Croatian descent. · kuroachiago

グロい

Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way. · guroi

クロウタドリ

A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere. · kurōtadori

クロエ

A en given name. · kuroe

くろがね

(uncountable) A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe. · kurogane

クロケット

(uncountable, games) A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets). · kuroketto

グロサリー

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

グロス

(countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text. · gurosu

グロスター

A city in Massachusetts. · gurosutā

クロスボウ

A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts. · kurosubō

クロスワード

(games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word. · kurosuwādo

クロッカス

A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus. · kurokkasu

クロック

(electronics) An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules. · kurokku

クロッケー

(uncountable, games) A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets). · kurokkē

グロッサリー

A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations). · gurossarī

グロテスク

Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way. · gurotesuku

クロテン

(countable) A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur. · kuroten

クロテンの毛皮

(countable, and, uncountable) A pelt of fur of a sable or of one of another species of martens; a coat made from this fur.

クロノグラフ

A device which marks or records time or time intervals. · kuronogurafu

クロノメーター

A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day. · kuronomētā

クロム

A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal. · kuromu

グロリア

A lightweight fabric used for umbrellas and dresses. · guroria

クロロフィル

(biochemistry) Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria. · kurorofiru

クロロホルム

(organic compound) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic. · kurorohorumu

クロワッサン

A curved pastry. · kurowassan

グロンプ

(slang, mostly, fandom, transitive) To embrace enthusiastically; to pounce on and hug, often from a running start. · guronpu

クワ

(countable) The fruit of this tree. · kuwa

クワッ クワッ

The sound made by a duck. · kuwa kuwa

クワの実

(countable) The fruit of this tree.

クワルク

A cheese curd product with a mild flavor that is drained but not pressed so some whey remains. · kuwaruku

クンニ

Performance of oral sex upon the vulva or vagina. · kunni

クンニリングス

Performance of oral sex upon the vulva or vagina. · kunniringusu

げ

(archaic) Sometimes followed by on or upon: used to express distaste, disgust, or outrage. · ge

ケーキ

A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing. · kēki

ケージ

An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals. · kēji

ケージービー

(historical) The Committee for State Security of the Soviet Union (the Soviet security service). · kējībī

ケース

A suitcase. · kēsu

ケータイ

(US, NZ, AU, Philippines, informal) A cellular phone. · kētai

ケータリング

(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice. · kētaringu

ゲーテ

A surname from German. · gēte

ゲート

A passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark. · gēto

ゲートウェイ

(computing, networking, telecommunications) In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc. · gētowei

ケーブル

An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated. · kēburu

ゲーム

A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime. · gēmu

ゲーム機

Abbreviation of video game console. · gēmuki

ケーララ

A state in southern India. Capital: Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum). · kērara

ケーララ州

A state in southern India. Capital: Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum).

ケール

An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) · kēru

ゲール人

A member of an ethnic group in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, whose language is one that is Gaelic.

ゲール族

Of or relating to the Gaels, the Goidel peoples of Scotland and Ireland, and the Manx, or their languages.

ゲール語

Of or relating to the Gaels, the Goidel peoples of Scotland and Ireland, and the Manx, or their languages. · gērugo

ケアン

A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. · kean

ケアンズ

A city and port in Queensland, Australia, named after William Cairns. · keanzu

ゲイ

(colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc. · gei

ゲイダー

(LGBTQ slang) The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by observing that person's appearance, mannerisms, etc. [from early 1980s] · geidā

ケイト

(cards, dice, obsolete) The four of cards or dice. · keito

ケインズ

An English surname from Old French. · keinzu

ケイ素

(chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855. · keiso

ケヴィン

A en given name. · kevin

ゲエズ語

An Ethiopian language which is extinct but still used liturgically. · geezugo

ケサディージャ

A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted. · kesadīja

ケサディーヤ

A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted. · kesadīya

ケシ

Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant. · keshi

ゲシュタポ

(historical, Nazism) The secret police of Nazi Germany. · geshutapo

ゲシュタルト

A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being). · geshutaruto

ケシ色

A bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower.

ゲストハウス

A small house near a main house, for lodging visitors. · gesutohausu

けだもの

(figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person. · kedamono

けち

(archaic) Ungenerous, stingy. · kechi

けちくさい

Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean. · kechikusai

ケチャップ

(uncountable, chiefly, US, Canada, UK) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup (“a tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners”). · kechappu

けちんぼう

(obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch. · kechinbō

けつ

(slang) The buttocks. · ketsu

げっそりやせた

Angular, bony, and lean. · gessoriyaseta

ケッタ

Clipping of bicycle. · ketta

ケッテイ

The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey). · kettei

ゲットー

An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.) · gettō

ケット語

The Yeniseian language of the Ket people.

ゲッベルス

A surname from German. · gebberusu

ケツマンコ

(North America, very, uncommon, slang, vulgar) The anus, as the receiving orifice in anal sex. · ketsumanko

けど

(conjunctive) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that. · kedo

けども

(conjunctive) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that. · kedomo

ケトルベル

A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise. · ketoruberu

ケニア

A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Kenya. · kenia

ケネス

A en given name, originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century. · kenesu

ケネディ

A surname from Irish. · kenedi

ゲノム

(genetics) The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism. [from 1930] · genomu

けばけばしい

Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner. · kebakebashii

ケバブ

(British) A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab. · kebabu

ケビン

A en given name. · kebin

ケベック

A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Quebec City. Largest city: Montreal. · kebekku

ケベック州

The capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada.

ゲヘナ

In rabbinical literature and Christian and Islamic scripture, the place where the souls of the wicked go after death, where they suffer eternal damnation or annihilation. · gehena

げほげほ

(onomatopoeia) The sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat. · gehogeho

ケモい

(informal) Of or related to the furry fandom or subculture. · kemoi

ケモナー

Any member of the furry fandom or subculture (including those without fursonas). · kemonā

ケモノ

Someone who identifies with or as an animal character with human-like characteristics (an anthropomorphic animal character). · kemono

ゲラ

(printing) An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc. · gera

けらけら笑う

To laugh quietly or inwardly. · kerakerawarau

ケラチン

(protein) The protein of which hair and nails are composed. · kerachin

ケリー

A en given name. · kerī

ゲリラ

A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids. · gerira

ゲル

A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal. · geru

ケルキラ島

An island of Greece, one of the Ionian Islands. The ancient name is Corcyra (Κόρκῡρα, more often Κέρκῡρα), in Modern Greek Kérkira (Κέρκυρα).

ケルト人

(historical) A member of one of the ancient peoples of Western Europe called Celtae by the Romans. · kerutojin

ケルト語

A branch of the Indo-European languages that was spread widely over Western and Central Europe in the pre-Christian era. · kerutogo

ケルビン

In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; 1⁄273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water. · kerubin

ゲルフ

(historical, politics) In the politics of medieval Italian city states, any member of a faction that supported the Pope in a long struggle against the Ghibellines and the Holy Roman Emperor. · gerufu

ケルベロス

(Greek mythology) The giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon. · keruberosu

ゲルマニウム

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group. · gerumaniumu

ゲルマン

Relating to the Germanic peoples (such as Germans, Scandinavians or Anglo-Saxons). · geruman

ゲルマン語

(linguistics) The early, undocumented ancestral language from which other Germanic languages developed, such as Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Frisian, English, German, Faroese, Icelandic, Yiddish, Norwegian and Swedish. · gerumango

ゲルマン語派

(linguistics) The group of Indo-European languages that developed from (Ur-)Germanic. · gerumangoha

ゲルマン諸語

(linguistics) The group of Indo-European languages that developed from (Ur-)Germanic.

ケルン

The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the Rhine River. · kerun