Japanese–English dictionary

パック

(astronomy) One of the satellites of the planet Uranus. · pakku

バックアップ

(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed. · bakkuappu

バックギャモン

A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board. · bakkugyamon

バックグラウンド

Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history. · bakkuguraundo

バックシャン

(slang, derogatory) A person who has an attractive body but an unattractive face. · bakkushan

バックス

(Roman god) Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and vivid social gatherings. · bakkusu

バックストーリー

The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in, _, film, television) a character in a dramatic work. · bakkusutōrī

バックスラッシュ

The punctuation mark \. · bakkusurasshu

バックパッカー

A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services. · bakkupakkā

バックパッキング

low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations. · bakkupakkingu

バックパック

A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books. · bakkupakku

バックボード

(basketball) The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached. · bakkubōdo

バックラッシュ

(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature. · bakkurasshu

バックル

A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else. · bakkuru

パッケージ

(software) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager. · pakkēji

バッコス

(Roman god) Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and vivid social gatherings. · bakkosu

バッジ

(US) A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the fabric. · bajji

ハッシュ

(typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound). · hasshu

ハッシュタグ

(Internet) A metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign (#), used to label content. [from 2007] · hasshutagu

ハッシュドビーフ

Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together. corn-beef hash · hasshudobīfu

ハッシュ値

(computing) The result generated by a hash function. · hasshuchi

パッシング

To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp. · passhingu

バッスル

(historical, countable) A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt, typically only protruding from the rear as opposed to the earlier more circular hoops. · bassuru

バッタ

A swimming stroke in which the body is prone, the arms are moved in simultaneous circles, and the feet are kicked up and down. · batta

バッター

(baseball) The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat. · battā

バッチ

(computing) A set of data to be processed at one time. · batchi

ハッチバック

A car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upwards. · hatchibakku

ハッチング

(art, drawing, drafting) A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines. · hatchingu

バッティングする

(intransitive) To overlap (with), as in a schedule. · battingusuru

バッテリー

(baseball) The catcher and the pitcher together · batterī

バット

A long instrument, typically wood, metal, or plastic, which is swung to strike baseballs. · batto

ハットトリック

(by extension, sports) Three achievements in a single game, competition, season, etc., such as three consecutive wins. · hattotorikku

バットマン

A fictional hero and the main protagonist of DC Comics, noted for his intellect and stealth, who uses a bat-themed costume and equipment (including a belt with an array of utilities) and is assisted by his sidekick Robin. · battoman

パッドロック

A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle · paddorokku

バッハ

(music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer. · bahha

ハッピアイスクリム

Used after the same thing is said by two people simultaneously. · happiaisukurimu

バッファ

(telecommunications) A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another. · baffa

バッファー

(telecommunications) A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another. · baffā

パテ

A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass. · pate

パティ

(US, Australia, New Zealand) A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape. · pati

パティル

A surname from Marathi from Marathi · patiru

パトス

The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality. · patosu

ハドソン川

(with the) A river in the United States, flowing from Lake Tear of the Clouds in Keene, New York into the Upper New York Bay at New York City; named for English explorer Henry Hudson.

ハドック

A marine fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish. · hadokku

バドミントン

(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English. · badominton

パトリーツィオ

(countable) A en given name. · patorītsio

パトリック

(countable) A en given name. · patorikku

パドル

A double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking. · padoru

バトルフロント

The region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat. · batorufuronto

パトロール

(military) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts. · patorōru

パドロック

A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle · padorokku

ハドロン

(particle) A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon. · hadoron

バトン

(sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race. · baton

はと座

(constellation) A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dove. · hatoza

ハナ

A place name in the United States, which could be from the given name or surname: · hana

バナー

A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place. · banā

バナナ共和国

(politics, idiom, pejorative) A small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government. · bananakyōwakoku

ハナハッカ

The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food. · hanahakka

パナマ

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama. · panama

ハニー

Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one. · hanī

パニーニ

a sandwich · panīni

パニエ

(historical, fashion) One of a pair of hoops used to expand the volume of a woman's skirt to either side. · panie

ハニカ

(Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians. · hanika

ハニカム

(uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance. · hanikamu

パニック

(uncountable) Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare. · panikku

パニックになる

To cause (someone) to feel panic; also, to frighten (someone) into acting hastily. · panikkuninaru

パニック状態

In a state of panic.

ハヌカ

(Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians. · hanuka

ハヌカー

(Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians. · hanukā

ハヌマーン

A Hindu demi-god who was a devotee of Lord Rama. He was born to Anjana and Vayu, plays the role of a god’s servant in Ramayana, and is also known as the "monkey god". He represents loyalty to the Lord and Master. · hanumān

はねかける

(intransitive) To send out small droplets; to splash in small droplets (on or against something). · hanekakeru

ハネムーン

The period of time immediately following a marriage. · hanemūn

はね回る

(intransitive) To move by hopping on alternate feet. · hanemawaru

ハノーヴァー

The capital city of Lower Saxony, Germany. · hanōvā

ハノーバー

The capital city of Lower Saxony, Germany. · hanōbā

ハノーファー

The capital city of Lower Saxony, Germany. · hanōfā

ハノイ

The capital city of Vietnam. · hanoi

パノラマ

A picture or series of pictures representing a continuous scene. · panorama

パパ

(informal) A father, a male parent. · papa

ばばあ

(informal, chiefly, North America, sometimes, mildly, derogatory) An old person, usually a male, typically a cranky old man. · babaa

パパイヤ

The fruit of this tree. · papaiya

ハバナ

The capital city of Cuba. · habana

バハマ

An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas. · bahama

パパラッチ

A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs. · paparatchi

ハピネス

(dated, uncountable) The state of being happy or merry. · hapinesu

パビリオン

A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc. · pabirion

パピルス

(usually, uncountable) A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed. · papirusu

バビロン

(historical) An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates. · babiron

ハブ

To cause one to feel unable to relate. · habu

パプア

The southern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea, formerly administered as a separate territory to New Guinea. · papua

パフェ

An American parfait, a layered dessert often consisting of fruit, ice cream, pastries, whipped topping, etc. and served in a glass, often a parfait glass. · pafe

パフォーマー

One who performs for, or entertains, an audience. · pafōmā

バプテスト

An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants. · baputesuto

パプリカ

(North America, Philippines) Any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World. · papurika

パプリカ色

A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.

パプリカ色の

Of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.

バブル

(economics) A period of intense speculation in a market, causing prices to rise quickly to irrational levels as the metaphorical bubble expands, and then fall even more quickly as the bubble bursts. · baburu

バブルガム

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

パペット

Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove. · papetto

バベル

(biblical) The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible. · baberu

ハマ

A city in Syria. · hama

ハマー

A city in Syria. · hamā

ハマース

A Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization. · hamāsu

ハマースミス

A town in west London in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2378). · hamāsumisu

ハマナスの実

The fleshy false fruit of a wild rose plant (e.g. sweetbrier, dog rose, burnet rose, etc.), containing the achenes or true fruits.

ハマビシ

Any of a number of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae, including several members of the genus Kallstroemia and the species Tribulus terrestris, native to warm temperate and tropical regions. · hamabishi

バミューダ

An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean, 580 nautical miles (1074 kilometers) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. · bamyūda

ハミング

A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed. · hamingu

ハムザ

A sign used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter (ء‎) or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ‎ (over an alif [ا‎]), إ‎ (under an alif), ؤ‎ (over a wāw [و‎]) or ئ‎ (over a dotless yāʾ [ى‎]). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule – the "seat of hamza rule". · hamuza

ハムスター

In particular, a rodent of the species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) or of a species of the genera Cricetiscus and Phodopus (the dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research. · hamusutā

ハムストリング

(anatomy) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh. · hamusutoringu

ハムレット

The eponymous main character of William Shakespeare's play, whose father's ghost, murdered by Hamlet's uncle, exhorts him to seek revenge. · hamuretto

はめをはずす

(in combination) Uninhibited activity. · hameohazusu

ハモる

(transitive) To bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible; to reconcile; juggle. · hamoru

はやい

Rapidly; with speed; fast. · hayai

ハヤブサ

Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey. · hayabusa

バラ

A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers. · bara

パラー

A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Belém. · parā

バラード

A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas. · barādo

ハラーム

(Islam, fiqh) Forbidden by Islam: unlawful, sinful. · harāmu

パラオ

A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud. · parao

バラク

A en given name. · baraku

バラクーダ

Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators. · barakūda

パラグアイ

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción. · paraguai

バラクラヴァ

A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool. · barakurava

バラクラバ

A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool. · barakuraba

パラジウム

A chemical element (symbol Pd) with an atomic number of 46: a rare, lustrous silvery-white metal. · parajiumu

パラシュート

(aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling. · parashūto

パラス

An epithet for Athena, always used together with the name, as Pallas Athena, rather than alone. · parasu

バラスト

(nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability. · barasuto

パラセタモール

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

パラソル

A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun. · parasoru

パラダイス

(figuratively) A very pleasant place, such as a place full of lush vegetation. · paradaisu

パラダイムシフト

(sciences) A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm. [from 1962] · paradaimushifuto

ばらつき

A wavering; unsteadiness. · baratsuki

バラック

(military, chiefly, in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings. · barakku

パラドックス

An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa. · paradokkusu

パラノイア

The obsolete name for a psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of six subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and a perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and a general mistrust of others · paranoia

バラの実

The fleshy false fruit of a wild rose plant (e.g. sweetbrier, dog rose, burnet rose, etc.), containing the achenes or true fruits.

ばらばら

Excluded from consideration. · barabara

パラフィン

(petrochemistry, organic compound) Any member of the alkane hydrocarbons. · parafin

パラメーター

A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc. · paramētā

バランス

The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change. · baransu

ばら撒く

(transitive) To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area. [from 13th c.] · baramaku

バラ色

(countable, uncountable) A purplish-red or pink color, the color of some rose flowers. · barairo

バリ

A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali. · bari

ハリーファ

The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad. · harīfa

バリウム

The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal. · bariumu

バリケード

A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence · barikēdo

ハリケーン

(in particular, meteorology) A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes. [20th c.] · harikēn