Japanese–English dictionary

イゼベル

(biblical character) The Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings & 2 Kings), and who incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to idols. · izeberu

イゾルデ

A en given name. · izorude

イタ

The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek. · ita

いたずら

Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do. · itazura

イタチ

A least weasel (Mustela nivalis). · itachi

イタリー

A country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome. · itarī

イタリア

A country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome. · itaria

イタリア人

(countable) An inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent. · itariajin

イタリア語

(countable) An inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent. · itariago

イチイ

(uncountable) The wood of the such trees. · ichii

イチゴ

The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria. · ichigo

イチジクグワ

(originally) A large tree bearing edible fruit, Ficus sycomorus, allied to the common fig, found in Egypt and Syria. · ichijikuguwa

いちゃいちゃ

An act of flirting. · ichaicha

いちゃつく

(intransitive) To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way. [from 18th c.] · ichatsuku

いつ

(interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time. · itsu

いつか

At any time. · itsuka

いっそう悪い

(for non-slang definitions)

いつでも

At any time. · itsudemo

いっぱい

(followed by with) That is now full. · ippai

いつまでも続く

Indefinitely continuous.

いつも

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning. · itsumo

いて

An expression of one's own physical pain. · ite

イデアリスム

(philosophy) An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures. · idearisumu

イデアル

(algebra, ring theory) A two-sided ideal; a subset of a ring which is closed under both left and right multiplication by elements of the ring. · idearu

イディッシュ語

A West Germanic, or more specifically High German, language that developed from Middle High German dialects, with an admixture of vocabulary from multiple source languages including Hebrew-Aramaic, Romance, Slavic, English, etc., and mostly written in Hebrew characters which is used mainly among Ashkenazic Jews from central and eastern Europe. · idisshugo

イデオロギーの

Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies. · ideorogīno

いてて

An expression of one's own physical pain. · itete

いて座

(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a centaur who is an archer. It contains the stars Kaus Australis and Nunki. · iteza

イド

Ellipsis of Eid al-Fitr. · ido

いとこ

(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin. · itoko

いとまごいする

To bid farewell or say goodbye. · itomagoisuru

イド語

A constructed language; a reform of Esperanto and Idiom Neutral. · idogo

いない

(not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] · inai

いないいないばあ

(games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!". · inaiinaibaa

いなかもん

(pejorative) An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. [from early 18th c.] · inakamon

イナゴ

Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; locust tree. [from 17th c.] · inago

いななき

The cry of a horse. · inanaki

イナリ湖

A lake in Lapland, Finland.

イニシャル

The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials). · inisharu

イニング

(baseball) A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game. · iningu

イヌ

Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs. · inu

イヌハッカ

Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats. · inuhakka

イヌハッカ属

Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.

イヌバラ

A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips. · inubara

イノベーション

The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc. · inobēshon

イバノビッチ

A transliteration of the Russian patronymic Ива́нович (Ivánovič, “son of Ivan”). · ibanobitchi

イビサ

An island of the Balearic Islands, Spain. · ibisa

イビサ島

An island of the Balearic Islands, Spain.

イプシロン

The fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, ε or Ε, preceded by delta (Δ, δ) and followed by zeta (Ζ, ζ). · ipushiron

イブプロフェン

(carboxylic acid, pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug. · ibupurofen

イブラヒム

(Abrahamism) A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar. [first attested prior to 1150] · iburahimu

イベント

(video games) A usually non-interactive portion of cinematic narrative shown during a video game to advance the story. It may be presented with full motion video or may be rendered with the game engine. · ibento

イベントコンパニオン

A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex. · ibentokonpanion

イボイノシシ

(zoology) A wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa. · iboinoshishi

イボタノキ

Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum. · ibotanoki

イマーム

(usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor. · imāmu

いまいち

Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc). · imaichi

イミグレーション

The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence. · imigurēshon

イメージ

A mental picture of something not real or not present. · imēji

いもうと

Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through the same biological sex, gender or common membership in a community, race, profession, religion, organization, or ism. · imōto

いや

(archaic) Not suitable; that does not conform or fit. · iya

いやな

Hateful or hostile. · iyana

イヤフォン

A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone. · iyafon

イヤホン

A small earphone designed to be placed in the ear canal for use with portable sound systems. · iyahon

いやみ

Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically. · iyami

いやらしい

Not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest, or unseemly. · iyarashii

イヤリング

A piece of jewelry worn on the ear. · iyaringu

いらいら

Troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed. · iraira

いらいらさせる

(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. · irairasaseru

イラク

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad. · iraku

イラク・レバントのイスラム国

A Salafist group mainly active in Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed itself as a (unrecognized) state and later caliphate. [from 2013]

イラク人

A person from Iraq or of Iraqi descent. · irakujin

イラスト

A picture designed to decorate a publication, or elucidate a literary work. · irasuto

イラストレーション

A picture designed to decorate a publication, or elucidate a literary work. · irasutorēshon

イラストレーター

a person who draws pictures (especially illustrations in books or magazines) · irasutorētā

いらっしゃい

Greeting given upon someone's arrival. · irasshai

いらっしゃいませ

Greeting given upon someone's arrival. · irasshaimase

いらっしゃる

(now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive. · irassharu

イラン

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran. Capital: Tehran. · iran

イラン人

A person from Iran or of Iranian descent. · iranjin

イリオス

Troy. · iriosu

イリジウム

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group. · irijiumu

いる

Used to form present participles of verbs. · iru

イルカ

A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of the infraorder Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans. · iruka

イルミネーション

Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights. · iruminēshon

イルメナイト

(mineral) A weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO3 · irumenaito

イレブン

The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. · irebun

いろいろ

Having a broad range (of different elements). · iroiro

イロワケグマ

(colloquial, also, attributively) Ellipsis of giant panda (“Ailuropoda melanoleuca”). [from 19th c.] · irowakeguma

イワーノヴィチ

A transliteration of the Russian patronymic Ива́нович (Ivánovič, “son of Ivan”). · iwānovichi

イワノビッチ

A transliteration of the Russian patronymic Ива́нович (Ivánovič, “son of Ivan”). · iwanobitchi

インカ

A member of the group of Quechuan peoples of highland Peru who established an empire from northern Ecuador to central Chile before the Spanish conquest. · inka

インカム

An electronic communication system, especially one between rooms in a building. · inkamu

インキ

A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc. · inki

インキュバス

(medieval folklore) An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep. · inkyubasu

インキュベーション

(pathology) The development of a disease from its causes, or the period of such development. · inkyubēshon

インキュベーター

(medicine) An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby. · inkyubētā

インク

A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc. · inku

インクカートリッジ

(computing) A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another. · inkukātorijji

イングラム

A en given name, in modern use transferred back from the surname. · inguramu

イングランド

(historical) The territory of the Angles and (later) Anglo-Saxons in Britain at any given time before the founding of the Kingdom of England, or the territory of the English people at any given time, in either the Kingdom of England or the United Kingdom. · ingurando

インコ

Any of various species of small parrot primarily of tropical regions. [from 16th c.] · inko

インサイダー

A person who has special knowledge about the inner workings of a group, organization, or institution. · insaidā

インジウム

A chemical element (symbol In) with an atomic number of 49: a soft silvery-white metal. · injiumu

インジェクション

(computer security) The insertion of program code into an application, URL, hardware, etc.; especially when malicious or when the target is not designed for such insertion. · injekushon

インジケータ

A pointer or index that indicates something. · injikēta

インジケーター

A pointer or index that indicates something. · injikētā

インジゴ

having a deep purplish-blue colour · injigo

インシャーアッラー

(Islam) Expressing the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur, and also generally their emphasis on its contingency upon the divine will. · inshāarrā

インシャッラーフ

(Islam) Expressing the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur, and also generally their emphasis on its contingency upon the divine will. · insharrāfu

インシャラー

(Islam) Expressing the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur, and also generally their emphasis on its contingency upon the divine will. · insharā

インシュリン

A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans). · inshurin

インスタ

(Internet) An online photo- and video-sharing social networking service, originally designed to mimic old-fashioned instant cameras. · insuta

インスタグラム

(Internet) An online photo- and video-sharing social networking service, originally designed to mimic old-fashioned instant cameras. · insutaguramu

インスタント

A beverage or food which has been pre-processed to reduce preparation time, especially instant coffee. · insutanto

インスタントの

Very quickly and easily prepared. · insutantono

インスト

(music) A composition written or performed without lyrics or singing, using a lead instrument to replace vocals. · insuto

インストール

(transitive) To connect, set up or prepare something for use · insutōru

インストゥルメンタル

(music) A composition written or performed without lyrics or singing, using a lead instrument to replace vocals. · insuturumentaru

インストラクター

One who instructs; a teacher. · insutorakutā

インスペクター

(law enforcement) A police officer ranking below superintendent. · insupekutā

インスリン

A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans). · insurin

インター

(countable) A junction in which traffic may merge to enter or diverge to exit a limited-access highway to access a surface street, without crossing traffic on the main highway. · intā

インターカム

An electronic communication system, especially one between rooms in a building. · intākamu

インターチェンジ

(countable) A junction in which traffic may merge to enter or diverge to exit a limited-access highway to access a surface street, without crossing traffic on the main highway. · intāchenji

インターネット

The global, decentralized network of computers which communicate with one another using the Internet protocol suite, which now forms a vital part of global communication, content sharing, and information exchange systems. · intānetto

インタープリタ

(computing) A program that converts commands into machine language in real time rather than compiling it in advance. [1954] · intāpurita

インターポール

The International Criminal Police Organization, an international organization facilitating police cooperation. · intāpōru

インターホン

An electronic communication system, especially one between rooms in a building. · intāhon

インターン

A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field. · intān

インターンシップ

A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade. · intānshippu

インターンとして働く

(intransitive) To work as an intern, usually with little or no pay or other legal prerogatives of employment, and for the purpose of furthering a program of education.

インタビュー

A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc. [from 19th c.] · intabyū

インタビュアー

One who interviews. · intabyuā

いんちき

An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy. · inchiki

いんちきの

Counterfeit or fake; not genuine. · inchikino

インチョン

A city in South Korea. · inchon

インディア

(chiefly, historical, proscribed, _, in modern use) A region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent. · india

インディアナポリス

The capital city of Indiana, United States and the county seat of Marion County, with which the city is consolidated. · indianaporisu

インディアン

Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. [from 16th c.] · indian

インディオ

(countable) An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, and Yupik). [from 16th c.] · indio

インデックス

An alphabetical listing of items and their location. · indekkusu

インテリ

(politics) The intellectual elite of a society, particularly in Marxist doctrine. · interi

インテリア

The inside of a building, container, cavern, or other enclosed structure. · interia

インテリゲンチア

(politics) The intellectual elite of a society, particularly in Marxist doctrine. · interigenchia

インテリゲンチャ

(politics) The intellectual elite of a society, particularly in Marxist doctrine. · interigencha

インテル

Intel Corporation, a US-based multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. · interu

インテルメッツォ

(music, arts) A short piece of music or act in the interval of the main spectacle; a theatrical interlude. · interumettso

インド

(chiefly, historical, proscribed, _, in modern use) A region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent. · indo

インドガビアル

A crocodilian of species Gavialis gangeticus, of the family Gavialidae. · indogabiaru