Japanese–English dictionary

セルロース

A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives. · serurōsu

セルロイド

Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used as photographic film. · seruroido

セレーナ

A en given name. · serēna

セレーネー

(Greek god) The goddess of the Moon. · serēnē

セレス

(Roman god) The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter. · seresu

セレナーデ

A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening. · serenāde

セレナード

A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening. · serenādo

セレニティ

The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness. · sereniti

セレネ

A en given name. · serene

セレブ

(informal) A celebrity; a famous person, a one who is celebrated. · serebu

セレブリティー

(countable) A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person. [from 19th c.] · sereburitī

セレモニー

An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event. · seremonī

セレン

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and pigments and as a semiconductor. · seren

セレンディピティ

An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident. · serendipiti

ゼロ

A non-existent or empty value or set of values. · zero

ゼロックス

A copy made using a photocopier. · zerokkusu

セロトニン

(neurotransmitter) An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc. · serotonin

セロハン

Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose. · serohan

セロファン

Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose. · serofan

センサ

A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner. · sensa

センサー

A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner. · sensā

センザンコウ

Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia. · senzankō

センセーション

A widespread reaction of interest or excitement. · sensēshon

センター

A place, especially a building or complex, set aside for some specified function or activity. · sentā

センチ

(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10−2 metres. Symbol: cm · senchi

センチメートル

(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10−2 metres. Symbol: cm · senchimētoru

センチメンタル

Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion. · senchimentaru

センチリットル

(British spelling) A unit of volume or capacity of one hundredth of a litre. Symbol: cl · senchirittoru

センテナリアン

One who or that which is at least 100 years old. · sentenarian

センテンス

(grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied. In modern writing, when using e.g. the Latin, Greek or Cyrillic alphabets, typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop or other punctuation. [from 15th c.] · sentensu

セント

(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. · sento

ゼントルマン

Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man. · zentoruman

ぜんまい仕掛け

A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device. · zenmaijikake

せん妄

(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection. · senmō

ぞ

(with rising pitch) Used to express doubt or confusion. · zo

ゾーイ

A en given name. · zōi

ソーサー

A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips. · sōsā

ソーシャルメディア

(uncountable) Applications or websites allowing users to share content and communicate with one another through the Internet. · sōsharumedia

ソース

A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food. · sōsu

ソースパン

(countable, cookware) A deep cooking vessel with a long protruding handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces. · sōsupan

ソーセージ

A sausage, typically a frankfurter. · sōsēji

ソーダ

(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate). · sōda

ソーダ水

(idiomatic) Water that contains carbon dioxide dissolved in it under pressure and is intended for drinking. · sōdasui

ソート

An act of sorting. · sōto

ソートアルゴリズム

(computing) An algorithm for sorting a list of items into a particular sequence. · sōtoarugorizumu

ソールズベリー

A cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1430). · sōruzuberī

ゾイ

A en given name. · zoi

そいつ

(informal, term of address) Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man. · soitsu

そう

(intransitive, copulative) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look. · sō

そういうもの

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see it,‎ is,‎ what,‎ it,‎ is. This thing has its own distinct nature; this thing is itself. · sōiumono

ソヴィエト

(historical) A workers' council, an institution first formed during the 1905 Russian Revolution and then instituted as the main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union; by extension, a similar organization in early Chinese communism and elsewhere. · sovieto

ソヴェト

(historical) A workers' council, an institution first formed during the 1905 Russian Revolution and then instituted as the main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union; by extension, a similar organization in early Chinese communism and elsewhere. · soveto

そうせいき

(religion, book of the bible) The first book in the Hebrew Bible. · sōseiki

そうだ

(impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact. · sōda

そうです

Indicates emphatic agreement. · sōdesu

そうではないと

(manner) Differently, in another way. · sōdehanaito

ゾウムシ

Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip. · zōmushi

ソウル

The capital city of South Korea, also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was divided in 1945. · sōru

ソクラテス

A en given name of mostly historical use, known after a Greek philosopher. · sokuratesu

そぐわない

Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place. · soguwanai

ソケット

(electricity, US) A contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of an attachment plug (typically by receiving the plug's prongs) to supply portable appliances or equipment. · soketto

そこ

(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here). · soko

そこなう

To damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object. · sokonau

そこの

The individual or group spoken or written to. · sokono

そこへ

(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here). · sokohe

ソシオパス

A person with an antisocial personality disorder. · soshiopasu

そして

Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (now dated); connecting shillings to pence in a monetary quantity (now historical); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often omitted in US); to connect fractions to wholes. [from 10th c.] · soshite

ソジュ

A Korean distilled alcoholic beverage, similar to shochu. · soju

そちらこそ

The same to you; used as a response. · sochirakoso

ソックス

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

そっくり

(not comparable) Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable. · sokkuri

そっと

In a gentle manner; to a gentle degree. · sotto

ソッレント

A town and comune of the province of Naples, Campania, Italy. · sorrento

ソテー

(transitive) To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, allowing the food to brown and form a crust stopping it from sticking to the pan as it cooks. · sotē

ゾディアック

(astronomy) The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year. · zodiakku

ソドム

(biblical, Quranic) A city in the Middle East which, according to the Bible and Islamic tradition, but not specifically named in the Qur'an, was destroyed by God (along with Gomorrah) for the sins of its inhabitants. · sodomu

ソナー

(nautical, countable) A device that provides such echolocation. · sonā

ソナタ

(music) A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo. · sonata

ソニー

(trademark) An international electronics and media company based in Tokyo, Japan. · sonī

ソネット

A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes. · sonetto

その

(demonstrative) The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction. · sono

そのうえ

In addition; besides; further; what's more (i.e. to denote additional information). · sonōe

そのために

(formal) By it; by that; by that means, or as a consequence of that. · sonotameni

そのとき

Being so at that time. · sonotoki

そのままの

(abstract) Unconstrained. · sonomamano

そのような

(demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context. · sonoyōna

ソノラ

A state of Mexico. · sonora

その上

(conjunctive, idiomatic) Also; as well; besides. · sonōe

その上に

(conjunctive) Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; moreover; furthermore.

その他

(manner) Differently, in another way. · sonohoka

その他に

(manner) Differently, in another way. · sonohokani

その場で決めた

Occurring immediately; immediate; present.

その奴

(personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).

その後

(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time; after that; · sonoato

その時

(temporal location) At that time. · sonotoki

その時点

Being so at that time.

その通り

An emphatic affirmative answer; of course. · sonotoori

その間

During the interval; meanwhile. · sonoaida

そば

Next to; at the side of. · soba

そばかす

A small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin. · sobakasu

ソビエト

(historical) A workers' council, an institution first formed during the 1905 Russian Revolution and then instituted as the main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union; by extension, a similar organization in early Chinese communism and elsewhere. · sobieto

そびえ立つ

(transitive) To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster. · sobietatsu

ソファ

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. · sofa

ソファー

(North America, Australia, Ireland) An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa. · sofā

ソフィア

The capital city of Bulgaria. · sofia

ソフト

(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM). · sofuto

ソフトウェア

(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM). · sofutowea

ソフトボール

(sports) A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand. · sofutobōru

ソプラノ

The musical part higher in pitch than alto, typically encompassing the range of the treble clef. · sopurano

ソマリア

A country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa. Official name: Federal Republic of Somalia. Capital and largest city: Mogadishu. · somaria

ソマリア語

(chiefly, countable, collective) An ethnic group native to the Somali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis.

ソマリ語

(chiefly, countable, collective) An ethnic group native to the Somali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis. · somarigo

ソムリエ

A manservant having charge of wines and liquors. · somurie

そもそも

(sequence, idiomatic) To begin with; earlier; firstly; originally; at the start. · somosomo

ソユーズ

Any of a series of Soviet, later Russian spacecraft. · soyūzu

そり

(British) any type of sled or sleigh. · sori

ソリスト

A person who performs a solo. · sorisuto

ソリティア

Any of various card games that can be played by one person. Called solitaire in the US and Canada. · soritia

そり遊び

The act of sliding downhill, or transporting something, on a sled.

そる

(intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means. · soru

ソルガム

A cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare). · sorugamu

ソルト

(chemistry) One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid. · soruto

ソルベ

Frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, eaten as dessert or between courses of a meal. · sorube

それ

The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing. · sore

それから

(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time; after that; · sorekara

それぞれ

All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every). · sorezore

それぞれの

Consisting of a number more than one (especially, more than two) but not very many. [from 17th c.] · sorezoreno

それでは

Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. · soredeha

それでも

(idiom) Anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless. · soredemo

それどころか

(conjunctive) Opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed; to the contrary. · soredokoroka

それに

(conjunctive) Also; in addition. · soreni

それにもかかわらず

(conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet. · sorenimokakawarazu

それによって

(formal) By it; by that; by that means, or as a consequence of that. · soreniyotte

それほど

In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase. · sorehodo

それほど...ない

To a smaller extent or degree. · sorehodo...nai

それら

(the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned. [since 13th c.] · sorera

ソレント

A town and comune of the province of Naples, Campania, Italy. · sorento

それ故

(conjunctive) As a result. · soreyue

それ故に

(conjunctive) As a result; therefore, for this reason. · soreyueni

それ自体

(philosophy) As the principle of its own determination and positing itself. · sorejitai

ゾロ

A fictional character, a daring and mysterious avenger, created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley. · zoro

そろそろ

(manner) At a slow pace. · sorosoro

そろばん

A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc. [from late 17th c.] · soroban

ソロモン

(Biblical character) In the Old Testament and Qur'an, a king of Israel famous for his wisdom; father of King Rehoboam and the son of King David. · soromon

ソロン

An ancient Athenian statesman and lawgiver, one of the Seven Sages (c.630-c.560 BC). · soron

そわそわ

Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried. [from 18th c.] · sowasowa

そんな

(demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context. · sonna

そんなに

To such a quantity, degree etc. · sonnani

ゾンビ

(computing) A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge. · zonbi

ソンブレロ

A kind of hat with a high conical or cylindrical crown and a saucer-shaped brim, highly embroidered, made of plush felt. · sonburero