Japanese–English dictionary

ビープ音

A short, electronically produced tone. · bīpuon

ピーマン

(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. · pīman

ピーラー

A household utensil for peeling fruit or vegetables. · pīrā

ビール

(uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor. · bīru

ビール一杯

(countable) A glass, bottle, or can of any of the above beverages.

ヒーロー

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist). · hīrō

ビー玉

(countable, games) A small ball used in games, originally of marble but now usually of glass or ceramic. [from 17th c.] · bīdama

ピアス

A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it. · piasu

ピアスホール

A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it. · piasuhōru

ピアニスト

(musician) A person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra. · pianisuto

ピアニッシモ

(music) Indicating that the piece is to be played very softly. · pianisshimo

ピアノ

(music) Softly, as a dynamic in a piece of music. [from 17th c.] · piano

ヒアルロン酸

(sugar acid) A mucopolysaccharide (a kind of polymer) that forms a gel-like substance within animal connective tissue. · hiaruronsan

ひいき

To look upon fondly; to prefer. · hiiki

ピエール

A en given name, equivalent to English Peter. · piēru

ピエモンテ

An administrative region in the north of Italy. · piemonte

ピエモンテ州

An administrative region in the north of Italy.

ヒエラルキー

A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks. · hierarukī

ピエロ

A character from French pantomime; a buffoon in a loose white outfit; a popular choice for a masquerade costume. · piero

ピエロギ

(North America) A square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling. · pierogi

ヒエログリフ

An element (individual sign or glyph) of a hieroglyphic writing system. · hierogurifu

ピオネール

(Communism) A member of a children’s organization operated by the Communist Party, typically in the second of three stages toward becoming a member of the Party itself. · pionēru

ビオラ

A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone. · biora

ピカイチ

Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.] · pikaichi

ピカソ

A surname. · pikaso

ピカチュウ

(video games, anime, manga) A small yellow rodent-like Pokémon that has red cheeks and a tail shaped like a lightning bolt, and has electricity-related powers. · pikachuu

ヒキガエル

An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae. · hikigaeru

ビキニ

A brief bathing suit worn by men. · bikini

ひき臼

A large round stone used for grinding grain. · hikiusu

ピクシー

(mythology, fantasy literature, fairy tales) A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature. · pikushī

ピクセル

One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory. · pikuseru

ビクッ

Nervous and excited. · biku

びくっとする

(transitive) To disturb and set in motion; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee. · bikuttosuru

ピクトグラム

A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration. · pikutoguramu

びくともしない

Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; invincible. · bikutomoshinai

ビクトリア朝の

Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period.

ピクニック

The meal eaten at such a gathering. · pikunikku

ビクビク

Nervous and excited. · bikubiku

ピグミー

(often, _, capitalized) A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature. · pigumī

ピクルス

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup. · pikurusu

ヒゲ

An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal. · hige

ピケット

A protester positioned outside an office, workplace etc. during a strike (usually in plural); also the protest itself. · piketto

ひげなし

(ornithology) Lacking a beard (a defined patch of feathers below the beak). · higenashi

ひげをそる

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

ひげを生やした

Having a beard; involving a beard.

ピコ

In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−12 (short scale trillionth or long scale billionth). · piko

ピサ

The capital city of the province of Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. · pisa

ピザクラスト

The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc. · pizakurasuto

ピザパイ

(uncountable) A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. · pizapai

ピザ屋

A restaurant that bakes and sells pizzas. · pizaya

ビジネスウーマン

A woman involved in business. · bijinesuūman

ビジネスマン

A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution. · bijinesuman

ヒジャーブ

(countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck. · hijābu

ビシュヌ

(Hinduism) One of the Trimurti (trinity) in Hindu mythology, and the most venerated god in Hinduism. · bishunu

ビショップ

(chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English. · bishoppu

ピジン言語

(linguistics) An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.

ビスカッチャ

Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes Mountains, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus. · bisukatcha

ビスク

A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables. · bisuku

ビスケット

(UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, sometimes, Canada, rare) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie. · bisuketto

ビスタ・サイズ

(film) Filmed in a greater aspect ratio than the 1.33:1 or 1.37:1 aspect ratio. · bisuta・saizu

ピスタチオ

The nutlike fruit of this tree. · pisutachio

ヒステリー

Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually including anxiety or fear. · hisuterī

ピストル

(broad) A handgun [1570s] · pisutoru

ビストロ

A small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine. · bisutoro

ピストン

(mechanics) A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump) · pisuton

ピタ

A piece of pita bread; a flatbread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels. · pita

ピタゴラス

Pythagoras (c. 570 – c. 495 BC), an Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher. · pitagorasu

ビタミン

Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders. · bitamin

ぴちぴち

Brisk; lively. · pichipichi

ひっかける

(fishing) To fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line, intending to impale the body (rather than the mouth) of the target. · hikkakeru

ヒック

A case of the hiccups; the condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus. · hikku

ビッグフット

(cryptozoology, folklore) A very large, hairy, humanoid creature, similar to the yeti, said to live in the wilderness areas of the United States and Canada, especially the Pacific Northwest. · biggufutto

びっくりした

Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event. · bikkurishita

びっくりする

Amazed; surprised. · bikkurisuru

びっこ

(offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body. · bikko

ピッコロ

A piccolo flute A transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher. · pikkoro

ヒッタイト

A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia. · hittaito

ヒッタイト語

An ancient Indo-European language of the Anatolian branch, attested from the 16th century BC until the 13th century BC. · hittaitogo

ヒッチコック

A surname transferred from the given name. · hitchikokku

ヒッチハイク

A person or thing that hitchhikes. · hitchihaiku

ピッチフォーク

Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows: · pitchifōku

ピッチャー

A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle. Originally used for carrying water · pitchā

ピッツァ

(uncountable) A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. · pittsa

ピッツェリア

A restaurant that bakes and sells pizzas. · pittseria

ヒット

(baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice. · hitto

ビットコイン

(countable, computing, finance) A unit of the bitcoin (proper noun sense 1) cryptocurrency. · bittokoin

ビットマップ

(computing) A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits. · bittomappu

ヒットマン

A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia. · hittoman

ヒット曲

(baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice. · hittokyoku

ひっぱたく

(transitive) To give a slap to. · hippataku

ヒッピー

(1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc. · hippī

ヒップ

(slang, possibly, dated) A drug addict, especially someone addicted to a narcotic like heroin. · hippu

ヒップスター

A person who is keenly interested in the latest trends or fashions. [from earlier 20th c.] · hippusutā

ヒッポグリフ

(mythological creature) a mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly. · hippogurifu

ビデ

A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus. · bide

ビデオ

Television, a television show, or a movie. · bideo

ビデオカメラ

A camera recorder: a portable electronic device for recording images and audio on to a storage device, hence functioning as a camera and a recorder in a single unit. · bideokamera

ビデオテープ

A relatively wide magnetic tape used for recording visual images and sounds (as of a television production) for subsequent playback or broadcasting. · bideotēpu

ヒト

The genus Homo. · hito

ひどい仕打ち

Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action. · hidoishiuchi

ひどくおもしろい

Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter. · hidokuomoshiroi

ひどく嫌う

(transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.

ヒトコブラクダ

The single-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius). · hitokoburakuda

ヒトデ

Any of various echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach. · hitode

ひととき

(countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression. · hitotoki

ひとまたぎ

A small space or distance. · hitomatagi

ひとむれ

A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration. · hitomure

ヒドラ

(astronomy) One of Pluto's moons. · hidora

ヒトラー

Ellipsis of w:Adolf Hitler; Führer of the Nazi Party and chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945; particularly as the embodiment of Nazism. · hitorā

ヒドロキシル基

(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds. · hidorokishiruki

ヒドロニウム

(inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry) The hydrated hydrogen ion, H3O+. · hidoroniumu

ひと焼き分

The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.

ビニール

(countable) Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics. · binīru

ピニャータ

(Latin American culture) A doll or other decorated container that is filled with candy and hit with a hammer or a stick by blindfolded children during birthday parties or other celebrations until the candy falls out. · pinyāta

ピニャタ

(Latin American culture) A doll or other decorated container that is filled with candy and hit with a hammer or a stick by blindfolded children during birthday parties or other celebrations until the candy falls out. · pinyata

ビニル

(countable) Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics. · biniru

ビニル基

(organic compound, uncountable) The univalent radical CH2=CH−, derived from ethylene. · biniruki

ビネガー

(uncountable) A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid. · binegā

ひねくれた

(figuratively) Of a person's mind, attitudes, etc, perverse, strange, aberrant or deviant. · hinekureta

ピノキオ

The fictional boy made from wood whose nose gets longer with each lie he tells, protagonist of the story The Adventures of Pinocchio (1881–1883) by Carlo Collodi. · pinokio

ピノッキオ

The fictional boy made from wood whose nose gets longer with each lie he tells, protagonist of the story The Adventures of Pinocchio (1881–1883) by Carlo Collodi. · pinokkio

ビバーク

An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering. · bibāku

ビハール

A state in eastern India. Capital: Patna. · bihāru

ビハール州

A state in eastern India. Capital: Patna.

ヒバゴン

(cryptozoology, folklore) A very large, hairy, humanoid creature, similar to the yeti, said to live in the wilderness areas of the United States and Canada, especially the Pacific Northwest. · hibagon

ひび

A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. · hibi

ひびが入る

(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack. · hibigahairu

ビブ

An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating. · bibu

ビブラート

(music) The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound. · biburāto

ヒペリオン

(astronomy) One of the moons of Saturn. · hiperion

ピボット

A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle. · pibotto

ヒマラヤ

The mountain range in south-central Asia which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma. · himaraya

ヒマラヤン

A domestic cat breed similar to (and, in some places, considered a variety of) the Persian breed, but with the colourpoint coat pattern of the Siamese. · himarayan

ヒマラヤ杉

(countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae. · himarayasugi

ヒマワリ

A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals. · himawari

ヒメウイキョウ

The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae. · himeuikyō

ヒメハジロ

A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola. [from 1850s] · himehajiro

ビャクシン

Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones. · byakushin

ヒヤシンス

Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa. · hiyashinsu

ビューグル

A tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes as a decorative trim · byūguru

ヒューズ

(electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it. · hyūzu

ビューファインダー

A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image. · byūfaindā

ピューマ

A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas. · pyūma

ヒューマニズム

An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one which rejects theistic religion and superstition. [from 19th c.] · hyūmanizumu

ヒューマノイド

A being having the appearance or characteristics of a human. · hyūmanoido

ヒューリスティックス

A heuristic method. [from 1860] · hyūrisutikkusu

ピューレ

A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste. · pyūre

ビュザンティオン

(historical) An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul. · byuzantion

ピュタゴラス

Pythagoras (c. 570 – c. 495 BC), an Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher. · pyutagorasu

ビュッフェ

A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought. · byuffe