Japanese–English dictionary

ポルターガイスト現象

(parapsychology) An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.

ポルチコ

A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building. · poruchiko

ボルチモア

An independent city in central Maryland, United States. · boruchimoa

ボルティモア

An independent city in central Maryland, United States. · borutimoa

ボルト

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V · boruto

ボルドー

The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. · borudō

ポルトガル

A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon. · porutogaru

ポルトガル人

Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture. · porutogarujin

ポルトガル語

Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture. · porutogarugo

ボルネオ

A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island. · boruneo

ポルノ

(uncountable, informal) Pornography. [from mid-20th c.] · poruno

ポルノグラフィ

The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. [from mid-19th c.] · porunogurafi

ボルボ

The Volvo Car Corporation, a Swedish manufacturer of cars, now owned by the Chinese holding company Geely. · borubo

ホルムアルデヒド

(organic compound) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin. · horumuarudehido

ホルモン

The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food. · horumon

ほれ込み

(obsolete) The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; madness.

ポロ

(uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal. · poro

ボローニャの

Of, from or relating to the city of Bologna, capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city. · borōnyano

ホログラフィー

(physics) a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance; used to produce three-dimensional images or holograms · horogurafī

ホロコースト

(historical, broadly) The systematic mass murder (democide) of somewhere between eleven and fourteen million people, namely six million Jews and from five to eight million others (including Romanis, Slavs, homosexuals, and people with physical and mental disabilities), perpetrated by Nazi Germany shortly before and during World War II. · horokōsuto

ホロスコープ

An astrological forecast of a person's future based on such information. · horosukōpu

ポロニウム

A rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84. · poroniumu

ボロネーゼ

An Italian sauce made from ground meat and tomato, originating in Bologna. · boronēze

ほろ苦い

Both bitter and sweet. · horonigai

ほろ酔い

(informal, slang) Slightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages. · horoyoi

ホワイトカラー

Of or pertaining to office work and workers; contrasted with blue-collar. · howaitokarā

ホワイトボード

Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, circuit board, message board (on the Internet), bulletin board, etc. · howaitobōdo

ホワイトリスト

(legal, computing) A list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted. · howaitorisuto

ボン

An independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the Rhine River; the former capital of West Germany and (until 1999) seat of government of unified Germany. · bon

ホンジュラス

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Honduras. Capital: Tegucigalpa. · honjurasu

ホンダ

A Japanese automotive and motorcycle manufacturer, named after its founder, Soichiro Honda. · honda

ポンツーン

A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage. · pontsūn

ボンデージ

(sex) The practice of physically restraining people for sexual pleasure, such as by tying up or shackling. · bondēji

ほんと

(informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism. · honto

ボンネット

(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. · bonnetto

ポンプ

A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas. · ponpu

ボンベ

(chemistry) A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure. · bonbe

ボンベイ

(dated) The former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India. · bonbei

ポンポン

A furry ball attached on top of a hat. · ponpon

ぼんやり

Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted. [First attested in the mid 19th century.] · bon'yari

ぼんやりと暗示する

To foreshadow vaguely.

ポン引き

Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander. · ponbiki

まゝ姉妹

The daughter of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.

マー

A common surname from Chinese of East Asian derivation. · mā

マーガリン

A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter. · māgarin

マーキュリー

(astronomy) The first planet in the Solar system with the closest orbit to the Sun, named after the god; represented by ☿. · mākyurī

マーク

A en given name. · māku

マークアップ

(computing) The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed. · mākuappu

マーケティング

(uncountable) The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; the work of a marketer; includes market research and advertising. · māketingu

マーサ

A en given name of biblical origin. · māsa

マース

(astronomy) The fourth planet in the solar system. Symbol: ♂ · māsu

マーチャンダイジング

(originally, US) The promotion of goods for sale in a store, especially through advertising, attractive displays, discounts, etc.; also (generally) , the promotion of any goods or services for sale. · māchandaijingu

マーティン

A en given name originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint. · mātin

マーブル

(uncountable, petrology) A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone. [from 12th c.] · māburu

マーマレード

(obsolete) Quince jam. · māmarēdo

マーマン

A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down. · māman

マーリン

A wizard in the Arthurian legend. · mārin

マールス

(Roman god) The Roman god of war. · mārusu

まあまあ

Satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional. · maamaa

マイア

(Greek god) Daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes. · maia

マイアミ

A number of townships in the United States, including five in Ohio, listed under Miami Township. · maiami

マイカ

(mineral) Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. · maika

マイク

A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio. · maiku

マイクラ

(video games) A sandbox video game, released in 2011, in which players explore a three-dimensional world made of blocks and can craft items, build structures, fight mobs to get experience points, enchant items and defeat bosses to earn rewards. · maikura

マイクル

A surname transferred from the given name. · maikuru

マイクロ

(metric units) One millionth. · maikuro

マイクロ-

(diminutive) Very small. · maikuro-

マイクロウェーブ

An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves. · maikurowēbu

マイクロスコープ

An optical instrument used for observing small objects. · maikurosukōpu

マイクロソフト

(trademark) Microsoft Corporation. · maikurosofuto

マイクロチップ

An integrated circuit. · maikurochippu

マイクロバス

A small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups. · maikurobasu

マイクロフォン

A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio. · maikurofon

マイクロプロセッサ

(computer hardware) The entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip). · maikuropurosessa

マイクロプロセッサー

(computer hardware) The entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip). · maikuropurosessā

マイクロ波

An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves. · maikuroha

マイケル

A surname transferred from the given name. · maikeru

マイナス

(mathematics) A negative quantity. [from 18th c.] · mainasu

マイム

A pantomime actor. · maimu

マイラ

A en given name. · maira

マイン

An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels. · main

マインクラフト

(video games) A sandbox video game, released in 2011, in which players explore a three-dimensional world made of blocks and can craft items, build structures, fight mobs to get experience points, enchant items and defeat bosses to earn rewards. · mainkurafuto

マイン川

A river in southern Germany, flowing from Bavaria to the Rhine.

マウイ島

The second-largest island of Hawaii.

マウス

Any small rodent of the genus Mus. · mausu

マウスピース

The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth. · mausupīsu

マウソレウム

A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs. · mausoreumu

マウンド

(baseball) The pitcher’s mound. · maundo

マエストロ

(chiefly, music) A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor. · maesutoro

マオリ人

A member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.

マオリ語

A member of the indigenous people of New Zealand. · maorigo

マカオ

A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong. · makao

マガジン

A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme. · magajin

マカダミアナッツ

An evergreen tree, of the genus Macadamia, native to Australia and cultivated in Hawaii. · makadamianattsu

マカロニ

(uncountable) A type of pasta in the form of short tubes, typically boiled and served in soup, with a sauce, or in melted cheese; a dish of this. [from 18th c.] · makaroni

マギー

A en given name. · magī

マグカップ

A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.A mug · magukappu

まぐさ桶

A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay. · magusaoke

マクドナルド

A surname from Scottish Gaelic common in Scotland. · makudonarudo

マグニチュード

(seismology) A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale). · magunichūdo

マグネシウム

The chemical element with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal. · maguneshiumu

マグネシウム合金

(chemistry, obsolete) Alloys of magnesium and other metals, like aluminum or zinc, that were manufactured by the German company Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron(de). · maguneshiumugōkin

マクベス

A William Shakespeare play, about the Scottish royal family. · makubesu

マグマ

(geology) The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc. · maguma

マグル

A person who has no magical abilities. · maguru

まぐれ

A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated. · magure

マクロ

(programming) A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program. · makuro

マクロ経済学

The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices. · makurokeizaigaku

マグワ

A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow. · maguwa

まぐわう

(somewhat, _, formal) To engage in sexual intercourse. · maguwau

まぐわをかける

(transitive) To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow. · maguwaokakeru

マケイン

A surname from Irish. · makein

マケドニア

(historical) An ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings. · makedonia

マケドニア人

(countable) A person from Macedonia (in any sense).

マケドニア王国

(historical) An ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.

マケドニア語

Of or pertaining to Macedonia or its people or language.

まごつく

(intransitive) To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered. · magotsuku

まことしやかな

Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious. · makotoshiyakana

マザーボード

(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices. · mazābōdo

マサチューセッツ

A state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Boston. · masachūsettsu

まさる、より優れている

(transitive) To surpass, as in intensity or power; to excel.

まし

Better than some other option; preferred. · mashi

マジ？

(colloquial) Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed has done something the speaker considers to be foolish, or missed something that should have been obvious. · maji？

マジェンタ

A color which is close to an equal mixture of red and blue which is an additive secondary color but a subtractive primary color evoked by the combination of red and blue light. · majenta

マジかよ

(chiefly, UK) An expression of puzzlement or discovery. · majikayo

マジかよ？

(colloquial) Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed has done something the speaker considers to be foolish, or missed something that should have been obvious. · majikayo？

マジック

The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. [from 14th c.] · majikku

マジパン

A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder. · majipan

マシュー

A en given name of biblical origin. · mashū

ましょうか

Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action. · mashōka

マシン

A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect. · mashin

マス

A cell in a grid. · masu

まずい

Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste. · mazui

マスカット

The capital city of Oman. · masukatto

マスカラ

A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes. · masukara

マスカレイド

An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions. · masukareido

マスク

A protective mask which covers the mouth and nose of the wearer, worn when in a dusty atmosphere, or when doing work which creates dust. · masuku

マスクラット

A semiaquatic rodent of the tribe Ondatrini. · masukuratto

マスケット

A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle. · masuketto

マスケット銃

A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle. · masukettojuu

マスコット

Something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group. · masukotto

マスジド

(Islam) A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid. · masujido

マスター

(engineering, computing) A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source. · masutā

マスターカード

(banking) A credit card issued by the credit card company Mastercard. · masutākādo

マスターする

(transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue. · masutāsuru

マスタード

The tomalley of a crab, which resembles the condiment. · masutādo

マスターベーション

(intransitive) To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for this purpose, often to the point of ejaculation or orgasm. · masutābēshon

マスト

(nautical, communications, aviation) A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires (except in the case of a helicopter). [from 9th c.] · masuto

マストドン

(social media) A decentralized microblogging platform, part of the Fediverse. · masutodon

ますます

(degree) Progressively more. · masumasu