Japanese–English dictionary

バイオリン

(string instrument) A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow. · baiorin

バイカー

A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member of a motorcycle club. · baikā

バイキング

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

バイキング料理

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

バイク

Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle. · baiku

バイクに乗る人

A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling.

はいざら

A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars. · haizara

ハイジャック

An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking. · haijakku

バイス

(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing. · baisu

バイスロイ

One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch. · baisuroi

バイセクシュアル

(of humans, or, other animals) Sexually attracted to both same-gendered and different-gendered partners. (Compare pansexual.) · baisekushuaru

パイソン

(computing) An interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language invented by Guido van Rossum. · paison

ハイチ

A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Haiti. · haichi

ハイチ人

A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.

ハイデラバード

The capital and largest city of Telangana, India. · haiderabādo

バイデン

A surname. · baiden

バイト

An economic role for which a person is paid. · baito

パイナップル

(uncountable) The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item. · painappuru

ハイパーマーケット

A shop combining elements of a department store and a supermarket. · haipāmāketto

ぱいぱい

(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human. · paipai

バイパス

A replacement road for obsolete road that is no longer in use because devastating natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides). · baipasu

パイプ

A small, hand-held device in its simplest form consisting of a bowl and stem; used for inhaling the smoke of burning tobacco. · paipu

ハイファ

A port city in northern Israel. · haifa

パイプカット

(surgery) The surgical incision of all or part of the vas deferens as a means of male sterilization. · paipukatto

バイブル

The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible. · baiburu

バイブレーター

A vibrating device used for massage or sexual stimulation. · baiburētā

ハイフン

The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line. · haifun

ハイポコースト

An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath. · haipokōsuto

ハイポサーミア

(pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans. · haiposāmia

ハイミス

(sometimes, derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions. · haimisu

バイヨンヌ

A city and commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. · baiyonnu

ハイライト

(transitive) To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference. · hairaito

バイリンガル

Having the ability to speak two languages fluently. · bairingaru

パイレーシ

(crime, nautical) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it. · pairēshi

パイロット

(television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series. · pairotto

パイロテクニクス

The art and technology of fireworks and related military applications. · pairotekunikusu

パイロン

(aviation) A structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage. · pairon

バインダー

(agriculture) A machine used in harvesting that ties cut stalks of grain into a bundle. · baindā

バインバオ

Any of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine · bainbao

パウア貝

(New Zealand) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. · pauakai

ハウジング

container · haujingu

ハウス

A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates. · hausu

ハウスキーパー

Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household. [from 17th c.] · hausukīpā

ハウスキーピング

The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning. · hausukīpingu

ハウスメイト

Someone living in the same house. · hausumeito

バウチャー

A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services. · bauchā

ハウリング

(amplification) The high-pitched howling noise heard when there is a loop between a microphone and a speaker. · hauringu

パウロ

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles. · pauro

ハエ

(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges). · hae

パエリア

A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish. · paeria

ハエ目

(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges). · haemoku

パオズ

Any of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine · paozu

ばか

(pejorative) A person who is deficient in intelligence. · baka

ばかげた

Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed. · bakageta

はかない

Lasting for a short period of time. · hakanai

ばかなまね

Foolish behaviour or speech. · bakanamane

ばかにする

(archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool. · bakanisuru

はがね

(countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness. · hagane

ばかばかしい

Used to express that what was recently said is nonsense or untrue; balderdash!, nonsense! · bakabakashii

バカラ

(card games) A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack. · bakara

ばかり

(figuratively, postpositive) Related to; suggestive of; bordering on. · bakari

ハギス

A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc., originally boiled in the stomach of a sheep but now often in an artificial casing, and usually served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potatoes) and accompanied with whisky. · hagisu

パキスタン

A country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Capital: Islamabad. · pakisutan

パキスタン人

A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent. · pakisutanjin

パク

A surname from Korean · paku

バクー

The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan. · bakū

ハクション

(onomatopoeia) The sound of a sneeze. · hakushon

バグダード

The capital city of Iraq. · bagudādo

バグダッド

The capital city of Iraq. · bagudaddo

パクチー

(US) The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking. · pakuchī

ハクチョウ

Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage. · hakuchō

はくちょう座

(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo. · hakuchōza

バクテリア

(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles. · bakuteria

バグパイプ

A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds. · bagupaipu

ぱくぱく

(colloquial) Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating. Commonly used as "nom nom nom". · pakupaku

バクラヴァ

A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. [since c. 1650; modern spelling since 1800s] · bakurava

パクリ

(uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing. · pakuri

バゲット

A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape. · bagetto

パゴダ

A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple. [from 16th c.] · pagoda

バザー

A fair or temporary market, often for charity. · bazā

ハザード

The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. [from 16th c.] · hazādo

バザール

A fair or temporary market, often for charity. · bazāru

はさみ

(countable, usually, construed as plural) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed. · hasami

はしけ

(watercraft) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo. · hashike

ハシシ

The leaves and tender parts of the Indian hemp plant (which are intoxicating), which are dried for either chewing or smoking. · hashishi

ハシバミ

(countable) A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts. · hashibami

ハシバミ色

(countable, and, uncountable) A greenish-brown colour, the colour of a ripe hazelnut.

ハシバミ色い

Of a greenish-brown colour. (often used to refer to eye colour)

パシャ

(historical) A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire. · pasha

はしゃぎ回る

(intransitive) To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.

パジャマ

Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers. · pajama

パシュトー語

The native Indo-Iranian language of the Pashtun people; an official language of Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. · pashutōgo

バショウ属

The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.

バシリカ

(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory. · bashirika

バジリコ

A plant (Ocimum basilicum). · bajiriko

バジル

A en given name, in quiet but steady use in the UK. · bajiru

バス

Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency. · basu

バスーン

A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges. · basūn

パスカル

(programming language) An imperative procedural programming language intended to encourage good programming practices through the use of structure. · pasukaru

ハスキー

Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs. · hasukī

ハスキー犬

Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.

バスクの

Relating to the Basque people or their language. · basukuno

バスク人

A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain.

バスク人の

Relating to the Basque people or their language.

バスク語

Relating to the Basque people or their language. · basukugo

バスケ

(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball. · basuke

バスケット

A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom. · basuketto

バスケットボール

(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball. · basukettobōru

はずす

To unfasten. · hazusu

パスタ

(uncountable) Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating. · pasuta

パスティーシュ

A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, usually in a positive or neutral way. · pasutīshu

バスティーユ牢獄

A former fortress and prison in Paris, France, the storming of which in 1789 began the French Revolution.

パステル

A crayon made from such a paste. · pasuteru

パステルカラー

Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender. · pasuterukarā

バストの大きい

Having large breasts.

パストラミ

A seasoned smoked cut of beef, traditionally made from a navel cut. · pasutorami

ハズバンド

A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse. · hazubando

パスポート

An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued. · pasupōto

バスラ

A port city in southeastern Iraq. · basura

パズル

A game for one or more people that is more or less difficult to work out or complete. · pazuru

バスローブ

A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully. · basurōbu

バス停

A major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes. · basutei

パソコン

Initialism of personal computer. · pasokon

ハタ

Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas. · hata

バター

A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). · batā

バターミルク

The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk. · batāmiruku

パターン

Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline. [from 14th c.] · patān

パタゴニア

A geographical region in southern South America, including the southern parts of Chile and Argentina. · patagonia

ハタネズミ

Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini. · hatanezumi

ハタリス

A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers). · hatarisu

パダワン

An apprentice or student Jedi. · padawan

ばたんと閉める

(transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.

はちがつ

The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September. · hachigatsu

バチカン

A city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. · bachikan

はちじゅう

The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80. · hachijuu

バチスカーフ

A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol. · bachisukāfu

はちみつレモン

(US, Canada, India, Philippines) A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment. · hachimitsuremon

はちみつ酒

(alcohol) An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water. · hachimitsushu

パチモノ

The imitation and trademark infringing of brands and goods of usually poor quality, particularly electronics made in China. · pachimono

パチモン

The imitation and trademark infringing of brands and goods of usually poor quality, particularly electronics made in China. · pachimon

ばちゃばちゃ

(transitive) To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle. · bachabacha

パチュリ

The oil or perfume made from these plants. · pachuri

パチュリー

The oil or perfume made from these plants. · pachurī

パチョリ

The oil or perfume made from these plants. · pachori

パチンコ

A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to pinball, popular in Japan. · pachinko

ハッカー

(computer security, telecommunications) One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems. · hakkā

バッカス祭

(Greek mythology) A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.

ハツカネズミ

The universally common mouse of the species Mus musculus. · hatsukanezumi

はっきり

In a distinct manner. · hakkiri

はっきり言う

Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised. · hakkiriiu