Japanese–English dictionary

ヒュドラー

(Greek mythology) A mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours. · hyudorā

ヒュバート

A en given name, borne by an 8th-century bishop of Liège, patron saint of hunters. · hyubāto

ヒュペリーオーン

(Greek god) A Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus and the father of Helios, Selene and Eos. · hyuperīōn

ピュレ

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

ビュレット

(typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, “•”, often used to mark items in a list. · byuretto

ヒョウ

Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess). · hyō

ヒョウタン

The bottle gourd (calabash vine, Lagenaria siceraria), believed to have originated in Africa, which is grown for its fruit that are used as a vegetable and to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this plant. · hyōtan

ヒヨコマメ

A seed of this plant, often used as a food. · hiyokomame

ヒヨコ豆

A seed of this plant, often used as a food. · hiyokomame

ヒヨッコ

(countable, British, informal) A puny person; one who has little physical strength. · hiyokko

ヒョンダ

A car manufactured by the Hyundai Motor Group. · hyonda

ピョンヤン

The capital city of North Korea. · pyon'yan

びら

A printed sheet such as a leaflet or pamphlet, or a worksheet, that is given out free of charge (usually by hand) for a certain use, for example as an advertisement or for information. · bira

ひらがな

(uncountable) The main syllabary for the Japanese language, used to represent native Japanese words, including particles, and when kanji is used, to represent verb and adjective endings. · hiragana

ひらく

(transitive, intransitive) To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use. · hiraku

ピラティス

A physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates. · piratisu

ピラニア

(ichthyology) Any of certain freshwater fish of the subfamily Serrasalminae, native to South America; they are characterised by razor-sharp teeth and a reputation of being ferocious predators (despite most species being omnivorous). · pirania

ピラフ

A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added. · pirafu

ヒラマメ

Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods. · hiramame

ピラミッド

An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica. · piramiddo

ヒラリー

A en given name. · hirarī

びり

Most inferior; doing the least good. · biri

ピリオド

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) The punctuation mark "." (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation). · piriodo

ビリオネア

Somebody whose wealth is at least one billion (109) currency units. · birionea

ピリッピカ

(by extension) Any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation. · pirippika

ひりひり, ヒリヒリ

A sensation resembling such an injury. · hirihiri, hirihiri

ひりひりする, ヒリヒリする

(transitive) To consume, damage, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does. · hirihirisuru, hirihirisuru

ビリヤード

(games, British) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table. · biriyādo

ビリヤーニー

A spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables. · biriyānī

ビリヤニ

A spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables. · biriyani

ビル

(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof. · biru

ヒルギ

Any of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas; (specifically) any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). [from early 17th c.] · hirugi

ビルド

(computing, countable) Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users. · birudo

ビルマ

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar. · biruma

ビルマ人

(chiefly, in the plural) A person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent.

ビルマ語

The script in which the Burmese language is written. · birumago

ピレネー山脈

The mountain range separating Spain from France, inhabited by Basques in the west, Occitans in the centre-north, Aragonese in the centre-south, and Catalans in the east.

ひれふす

To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself. · hirefusu

ビロード

A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. · birōdo

ヒロイズム

The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities. · hiroizumu

ヒロイン

A female hero. · hiroin

ヒロポン

A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine. · hiropon

ピンク

(informal) Risqué; obscene; profane; pornographic. · pinku

ビンゴ

(uncountable) A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid. · bingo

ヒンズー人

A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).

ヒンズー教

Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture. · hindūkyō

ピンセット

A small pincerlike instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling or picking up small objects (such as postage stamps), plucking out (plucking) hairs, pulling out slivers, etc. · pinsetto

ビンタ

(countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat. · binta

ピンチ

An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape. · pinchi

ヒンディー語

The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries. · hindīgo

ピント

(uncountable, photography, cinematography) The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium. · pinto

ヒンドゥー人

A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).

ヒンドゥー教

A religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures. · hindūkyō

ピントを合わせる

(transitive, optics) To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane. · pintooawaseru

ぴんぴん

Brisk; lively. · pinpin

ピンボール

(games) A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points. · pinbōru

ヒ素

A toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33. · hiso

ふ

A representation of laughter. · fu

フー

A common surname from Chinese of east Asian derivation. · fū

ブーイング

A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval. · būingu

フーガ

(music) A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody. · fūga

ブーケ

A bunch of cut flowers. · būke

プーシキン

A transliteration of the Russian surname Пу́шкин (Púškin). · pūshikin

ブース

A boxlike room or enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person, such as a phone booth or polling booth. · būsu

ブースター

(aerospace) The first stage of a multistage rocket, providing primary or supplemental thrust for liftoff and early flight. · būsutā

フーズボール

(chiefly, _, US, Canada) table soccer (US), table football (UK) · fūzubōru

ブータン

A country in South Asia, in the Himalayas. Official name: Kingdom of Bhutan. Capital: Thimphu. · būtan

プーチン

A surname from Russian. · pūchin

フーディーニ

An escape artist. · fūdīni

フーディニ

An escape artist. · fūdini

フード

(Australia, British, NZ, South Africa, Commonwealth, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car, also known as a hood in chiefly Canada and the US. · fūdo

ブードゥー教

Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana. · būdūkyō

プードル

A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy. · pūdoru

フーバー

An unincorporated community in Platte County, Missouri, named after merchant James Hoover. · fūbā

フープ

A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. · fūpu

ブーブー

Representing the grunting sound made by a pig. · būbū

ブーブークッション

An inflatable bag containing a valve at its neck that retains the air in the bag until pressure is put on it (usually by someone unintentionally sitting on it after it has been placed on a chair by someone else as a practical joke), when the air is expelled with a sound similar to that of someone farting (breaking wind). · būbūkusshon

ブーム

(economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity. · būmu

ブーメラン

A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training. · būmeran

フーリー

(Islam) A beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful. · fūrī

ブーリアン

(logic, computing) A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value. · būrian

フーリガン

(informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group. · fūrigan

プール

A town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England. · pūru

ブールバード

A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare. · būrubādo

ブール代数

(logic, computing) Pertaining to data items that can have “true” and “false” (or, equivalently, 1 and 0 respectively) as their only possible values and to operations on such values. · būrudaisuu

ブール値

(logic, computing) A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value. · būruchi

ブーン

A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones. · būn

ファ

(music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) note of a major scale. · fa

ファー

The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification). · fā

ファーディナンド

(astronomy) A moon of the planet Uranus. · fādinando

ファーティマ

(Islam) A daughter of the prophet Muhammad, the wife of Ali. · fātima

ファームウェア

(computing, software) Software that is intended for such embedded computer applications. · fāmuwea

ファーリー

Any member of the furry fandom or subculture (including those without fursonas). · fārī

ファーリーズ

Any member of the furry fandom or subculture (including those without fursonas). · fārīzu

ファーロング

A unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile (220 yards, or 201.168 metres), now mainly used in measuring distances in farmland and horse racing. · fārongu

ファイ

Φ, the 21st letter of the Euclidean and modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph". · fai

ファイアーウォール

(computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat. · faiāwōru

ファイアアーム

A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead. · faiaāmu

ファイト

(uncountable) The will or ability to fight. · faito

ファイナル

(North America, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class. · fainaru

ファイナンス

The science of management of money and other assets. · fainansu

ファイブ

The digit/figure 5. · faibu

ファイル

A collection of papers collated and archived together. · fairu

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. · faindā

ファヴェーラ

A slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil. · favēra

ファウル

(sports) A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball. · fauru

ファクシミリ

A fax, a machine for making and sending copies of printed material and images via radio or telephone network. · fakushimiri

ファクスを送る

To send a document via a fax machine.

ファゴット

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

ファサード

(programming) An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern. · fasādo

ファシスト

A proponent of fascism. · fashisuto

ファシズム

Any right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist ideology characterized by centralized, totalitarian governance, strong regimentation of the economy and society, and repression of criticism or opposition. [1922] · fashizumu

ファスチャン織り

Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear.

ファスナー

Something or someone that fastens. · fasunā

ファスナー隠し

(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.

ファセット

Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem. · fasetto

ファゾム

(chiefly, nautical, historical, US) A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage. · fazomu

ファタハ

A major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). · fataha

ファック

(informal, chiefly, UK, ambitransitive) To have sexual intercourse (with). · fakku

ファックサイン

An obscene gesture directed towards another as an insult, made by sticking up the middle finger of a hand. · fakkusain

ファックス

A fax, a machine for making and sending copies of printed material and images via radio or telephone network. · fakkusu

ファッジ

(chiefly, _, uncountable) A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. · fajji

ファッション

(countable) A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons. · fasshon

ファッド

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time. · faddo

ファド

A Portuguese folk song, usually featuring a single vocalist, Portuguese guitar and sometimes classical guitar. Lyrical themes are often melancholic in nature; the structure of the song is of greater importance. · fado

ファナーティック

Fanatical. · fanātikku

ファナティシズム

The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic. · fanatishizumu

ファビコン

(web design) An icon associated with a particular website, and typically displayed in the address bar of a browser viewing the site. · fabikon

ファム・ファタール

An attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman. · famu・fatāru

ファラーフェル

(uncountable) A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients, often served in a pita. · farāferu

ファラオ

(historical) The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty · farao

ファラフェル

(uncountable) A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients, often served in a pita. · faraferu

ファランクス

(historical, plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears. · farankusu

ファルシ

Any of many food items used to stuff another. · farushi

ファルシオン

(also, attributively) A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao. · farushion

ファルス

(countable) A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor. · farusu

ファルセット

(singing, uncountable) The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by using the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the head voice register. · farusetto

ファルマウス

A town, the parish capital of Trelawny parish, Jamaica; named for the harbour town in Cornwall, England. · farumausu

ファン

A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport. · fan

ファンク

(uncountable, music genre) A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the downbeat, and much syncopation. · fanku

ファンタ

A brand of fruit-flavoured carbonated drink produced by the Coca-Cola Company. · fanta

ファンタジー

That which comes from one's imagination. · fantajī

ファンタスティック

Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier). · fantasutikku

ファンデーション

(cosmetics) Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture. · fandēshon

ファンネル

A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening. · fanneru

ファンファーレ

(countable) A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase. · fanfāre

ブイ

(nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes · bui

フィード

(Internet) online content presented sequentially: · fīdo

フィードバック

Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results. · fīdobakku

フィービー

A en given name. · fībī