Japanese–English dictionary

アスガード

(Norse mythology) The realm of the Æsir gods. · asugādo

アスガルズ

(Norse mythology) The realm of the Æsir gods. · asugaruzu

アスガルト

(Norse mythology) The realm of the Æsir gods. · asugaruto

あずき色

A reddish-brown color. · azukiiro

アスタチン

A highly radioactive chemical element (symbol At), one of the halogens, with atomic number 85. · asutachin

アスタリスク

Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol. · asutarisuku

アステリスク

Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol. · asuterisuku

アステリズム

(constellation) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern). · asuterizumu

アステリックス

A series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo about an Ancient Gaul named Asterix. · asuterikkusu

アストロノート

A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose. · asutoronōto

アスパラガス

The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable. · asuparagasu

アスピック

A meat or fish jelly. · asupikku

アスピリン

(uncountable, carboxylic acid, pharmaceutical drug) an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid · asupirin

アスファルト

A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits. · asufaruto

アスファルト舗装路

(loosely, UK, Ireland, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.

アスペクト

(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding. [from 19th c.] · asupekuto

アスベスト

(mineral) Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc. · asubesuto

アズラーイール

The angel of death in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, and in Islam. · azurāīru

アセチレン

A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight. · asechiren

あせっかき

One who sweats (produces sweat). · asekkaki

アセトアミノフェン

(North America) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever. · asetoaminofen

アセトン

(organic compound) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent. · aseton

アセンブラ

(programming, countable) A program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools. · asenbura

あそこ

In that place; there (at some distance). · asoko

あそこへ

(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). · asokohe

アソシエーション・フットボール

(countable) The ball used in any game called "football". · asoshiēshon・futtobōru

あそび

(countable) A depressed, hollow, or indented space; also, a hole or opening. · asobi

あそびをとる

To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. · asobiotoru

あだっぽい

Attractive, alluring, tempting. · adappoi

アダプタ

Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power. · adaputa

アダプター

Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power. · adaputā

アタマン

(historical) A title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. The term was also used for the leader of a fisherman artel and of a band of robbers or thieves. · ataman

あたら

(archaic) An exclamation of grief. · atara

アダルトビデオ

(countable, informal, chiefly, in the plural) A pornographic work. · adarutobideo

あだを討つ

(transitive) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.

あだ名

A term used to characterize a person or thing. · adana

アックス

An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle. · akkusu

あっけ

Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror. · akke

あっちこっち

(rare) That occurs at various places throughout a text · atchikotchi

アッティカ

A periphery where Athens, the capital of Greece, is located. · attika

アッパー

(boxing) A swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin. · appā

アッパーカット

(boxing) A swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin. · appākatto

アッバース

A en given name. · abbāsu

アップグレード

An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology. · appugurēdo

アップデート

(transitive) To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments. · appudēto

アップビート

Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat. · appubīto

アップル

A computer produced by the company Apple Inc. · appuru

アップル・マッキントッシュ

(computing) A brand of personal computer manufactured by Apple Inc. · appuru・makkintosshu

アップルジャック

An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider. · appurujakku

アッラー

(Islam) God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts · arrā

アッラーフ

(Islam) God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts · arrāfu

あつらえの

Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique. · atsuraeno

アテーナー

(Greek god) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, the arts, and especially crafts, in particular, weaving; daughter of Zeus and Metis. Her Roman counterpart is Minerva. · atēnā

アテナ

(Greek god) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, the arts, and especially crafts, in particular, weaving; daughter of Zeus and Metis. Her Roman counterpart is Minerva. · atena

アテネ

The capital city of Greece. · atene

アデュナトン

(rhetoric) A form of hyperbole that uses exaggeration so magnified as to express impossibility; an instance of such hyperbole. · adeyunaton

アデライド

A en given name. · aderaido

アデレード

A en given name. · aderēdo

アデン

A port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen. · aden

あどけない

Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated. · adokenai

アドバーサリー

An opponent or rival. · adobāsarī

アドバイス

(uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful. · adobaisu

アドバタイジング

The industry or profession made up of such communications. · adobataijingu

アドベンチャー

A remarkable occurrence; a striking event. · adobenchā

アトム

(chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. [from 16th c.] · atomu

アトランタ

The capital and largest city of Georgia, United States and the county seat of Fulton County, Georgia. · atoranta

アトランティス

A mythical country said to have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean. · atorantisu

アドリア

Of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea. · adoria

アトリエ

An establishment where an art is taught. · atorie

アドレナリン

(hormone) Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter. · adorenarin

アナウンサー

(television) An anchorman or anchorwoman. · anaunsā

アナグマ

Any mammal belonging to the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora and Taxidea. · anaguma

アナグラム

(of words) A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. · anaguramu

アナコンダ

(countable) Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · anakonda

あなた

A term of affection. · anata

アナテマ

(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed. [from early 17th c.] · anatema

アナトリア

A peninsula in West Asia, comprising most of the modern Republic of Turkey. Bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Armenian Highland to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Aegean Sea to the west. · anatoria

アナリティクス

Discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data. · anaritikusu

アナログ

(of a device or system) In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial). · anarogu

アナロジー

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

あに

Someone who is a peer, whether male or female. · ani

アニス

An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent. · anisu

アニバーサリー

A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years. · anibāsarī

アニメ

(animation) A cartoon series. · anime

アニメーション

(animation) A cartoon series. · animēshon

アニメーター

(art) One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist. · animētā

アヌビス

(Egyptian god) In the mythology of ancient Egypt, the god of the dead and tombs, commonly depicted with the head of a jackal. · anubisu

あね

Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through the same biological sex, gender or common membership in a community, race, profession, religion, organization, or ism. · ane

アネモネ

Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower. · anemone

あの

(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. · ano

アノード

(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively). · anōdo

あのう

(colloquial) Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened. · anō

アノラック

A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater. · anorakku

あの人

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

あの人達

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

あの方

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

あの方々

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

アバーア

A loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk, worn by Arabs. [First attested in the early 19th century.] · abāa

アパート

(chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat. · apāto

アバーヤ

A loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk, worn by Arabs. [First attested in the early 19th century.] · abāya

アハシュエロス

A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes. · ahashuerosu

アバター

(internet, video games) A complex and dynamic digital representation of a person or being in the form of a digital model, used online as a simulation or emulation of a person, or as a person's online alter ego, in a virtual world, virtual chat room, or metaverse. · abatā

あはは

An approximation to the sound of a mischievous giggle. · ahaha

あばら骨

(architectural element) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault · abarabone

アパルトヘイト

To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race. · aparutoheito

あばれんぼう

(countable) A boisterous person; a brawler. · abarenbō

アビシニア

(historical) Former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century. · abishinia

アヒル

An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet. · ahiru

アフィニティ

A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing. · afiniti

アフガニ

The monetary currency of Afghanistan, divided into 100 pul. · afugani

アフガニスタン

Of, from or relating to Afghanistan. · afuganisutan

アフガニスタン人

A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; a person of Afghan citizenship or nationality and their descendants. [from late 18th c.]

アフガニスタン語

Pashto, a language primarily spoken by Pashtun people in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. [from 1811]

アフガン

A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul. [from 1768] · afugan

アフガン人

A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; a person of Afghan citizenship or nationality and their descendants. [from late 18th c.] · afuganjin

アブサン

A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. [from mid 19th c.] · abusan

アフターサービス

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

アフターシェーブ

a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving · afutāshēbu

あぶった

Having been cooked by roasting. · abutta

アブドラ

A en given name. · abudora

アフマド

A en given name. · afumado

アブラカダブラ

Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed. [from 19th c.] · aburakadabura

アブラハム

(Abrahamism) A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar. [first attested prior to 1150] · aburahamu

アプリ

(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device. · apuri

アフリカ

The continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica. · afurika

アフリカーナー

A member of an ethnic group of northwestern European ancestry and associated with southern Africa and the Afrikaans language. · afurikānā

アフリカ人

A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race. · afurikajin

アプリケーション

(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device. · apurikēshon

あぶり焼き

Having been cooked by roasting.

アフロ

hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape. · afuro

アプローチ

(also, figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near. · apurōchi

アフロディーテ

(Greek god) The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea. · afurodīte

アフロヘアー

hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape. · afuroheā

あべこべ

Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things. · abekobe

アペタイザー

A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal. · apetaizā

アポ

(government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court. · apo

アポイント

(government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court. · apointo

アホウドリ

Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings. · ahōdori

アボカド

The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree. · abokado

アポスティーユ

A special certification established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents. · aposutīyu

アポストロフ

(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts. · aposutorofu

アポストロフィー

(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts. · aposutorofī

アボット

A surname originating as an occupation. · abotto

アボリジニ

(dated, now, offensive) An Aboriginal person from Australia (descending from, or a member of, one of the indigenous people(s) before British colonisation), Aboriginal Australian. · aborijini

アポロ

(astronomy) An asteroid possessing an orbit that crosses the orbit of the Earth and an orbital period of over one year, with semimajor axes greater than 1 AU, and perihelion distances less than 1.017 AU. · aporo

アポローン

(astronomy) An asteroid possessing an orbit that crosses the orbit of the Earth and an orbital period of over one year, with semimajor axes greater than 1 AU, and perihelion distances less than 1.017 AU. · aporōn

アポロン

(Greek god, Roman god) The son of Zeus and Leto (or Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother of Artemis (or Diana). He was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more. · aporon

アホ毛

(fandom slang, usually in the context of Japanese-style art) An exaggerated cowlick (lock of hair). It adds cuteness to a character and is usually indicative of character traits like airheadedness. · ahoge

アマ

A flax bush, a plant of the genus Phormium, native to New Zealand, with strap-like leaves up to 3 metres long that grow in clumps. · ama

アマゾネス

(Greek mythology) A member of a mythical race of female warriors inhabiting the Black Sea area. · amazonesu