Japanese–English dictionary

仏陀

Siddhartha Gautama, the Nepali prince and Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism. · budda

仔牛肉

The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food. · kōshiniku

仔猫

(by extension) An adult cat; also (often, childish) , sometimes in the form Kitty: a pet name for a cat of any age. · koneko

仔馬

A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers. · kōma

仕え女

A female servant; a maid. · tsukaeme

仕上げる

(transitive) To put an end to; to destroy. · shiageru

仕事

The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid. · shigoto

仕事台

A sturdy bench or table at which manual work is done by a carpenter, machinist, etc. · shigotodai

仕事場

The place where one is employed. · shigotoba

仕事率

(physics, mechanics) A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time. · shigotoritsu

仕事着

A loose garment worn as protection by a painter, etc. · shigotogi

仕事量

The volume of work required to be performed. · shigotoryō

仕入れ先

One who supplies; a provider. · shiiresaki

仕切り

A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle. · shikiri

仕方

A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism. · shikata

仕方がない

(idiomatic) It is inevitable. There is no alternative. · shikataganai

仕業

A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it. · shiwaza

仕様

An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service. · shiyō

仕立て屋

A person who makes tailor-made women's clothes. · shitateya

仕組み

(within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power. · shikumi

仕置き

(ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time. · shioki

仕返し

(idiomatic, informal) To inflict trouble or harm on another in return, typically the same as that inflicted on oneself. · shikaeshi

他

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another. · ta

他の

Not the same; different.

他の点では

(conjunctive) In all other respects.

他人の不幸は蜜の味

Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune. · taninnofukōhamitsunoaji

他動

(grammar, of a verb) Taking a direct object or objects. · tadō

他動詞

(grammar, of a verb) Taking a direct object or objects. · tadōshi

他愛ない

Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance. · tawainai

他界

(formal) Death, departure from life. · takai

付きまとう

(transitive) To (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment.Wp · tsukimatō

付き合う

(transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with. · tsukiau

付き添う

(transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with. · tsukisō

付く

(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united. · tsuku

付ける

(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively). · tsukeru

付け値

An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work. · tsukene

付加

(uncountable) The act of adding anything. · fuka

付加物

An addition, an extension.

付属

An addition, an extension. · fuzoku

付属品

Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else: · fuzokuhin

付属物

(now, uncommon) That which is affixed; an appendage. · fuzokubutsu

付近

The residential area near one's home. · fukin

仙

(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. · sento

仙人

A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite. · sennin

仙人掌

(botany) Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate. · senninshō

仙台

The capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, in northern Honshu, Japan. · sendai

仙境

The land or abode of fairies. · senkyō

仙女

(mythological creature) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism. · senjo

仙骨

(anatomy) A large triangular bone at the base of the spine, located between the two ilia (wings of the pelvis) and formed from vertebrae that fuse in adulthood. · senkotsu

代える

(transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function. · kaeru

代わり

In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative. · kawari

代作者

A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.

代償

A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur. · daishō

代入

(programming) An operation that assigns a value to a variable. · dainyuu

代名詞

(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. · daimeishi

代将

(military, nautical) A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral. · daishō

代弁者

A person who acts as the voice of another person or a group of people. · daibensha

代数

(uncountable, mathematics) Elementary algebra: A system for representing and manipulating unknown quantities (variables) in equations. · daisuu

代数学

(uncountable, mathematics) Elementary algebra: A system for representing and manipulating unknown quantities (variables) in equations. · daisuugaku

代替

Other; different from something else. · daitai

代母

A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child. · daibo

代父

(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child. · daifu

代父母

A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious development.

代理

Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job. · dairi

代理を務める

(transitive) To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of.

代理人

One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to act on behalf of or in behalf of another, such as to transact business for them. · dairinin

代理店

An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency. · dairiten

代用

(transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function. · daiyō

代用品

Something made in imitation; an effigy or substitute. · daiyōhin

代表

Speaking or acting for. · daihyō

代表作

A great or important work of literature, music or art, a masterpiece. · daihyōsaku

代謝

(physiology) The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life. · taisha

代議士

(Ireland, often, capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. · daigishi

令嬢

An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers. · reijō

令状

(law, countable) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment. · reijō

以上

Not anymore; no more. · ijō

以内

Before the specified duration ends. · inai

以前

Before now, before the present time · izen

以外

Except for; besides, (postposition) apart. · igai

以来

From: referring to a period of time ending in the present and defining it by the point in time at which it started, or the period in which its starting point occurred. · irai

仮

Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted. · kari

仮名

Another name; especially, an assumed name. · kamei

仮声

(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. · kasei

仮定

To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof · katei

仮定する

(ambitransitive) To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.

仮小屋

A crude, roughly built hut or cabin. · karigoya

仮庵

A sukkah, the booth or 'tabernacle' used during the Jewish Feast of Sukkot.

仮引数

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

仮想の

Simulated in a computer and/or online.

仮病を使う

(ambitransitive) To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk. · kebyōotsukau

仮眠

(countable, informal) An act or instance of sleeping. · kamin

仮装

An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc. · kasō

仮設テント

An ornate tent.

仮説

(sciences) A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem and that can be tested by further observation, investigation, and/or experimentation. · kasetsu

仮面

A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection. · kamen

仮面舞踏会

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

仮髪

A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying. · kahatsu

仲人

(shogi) A shogi piece, used in chu shogi and larger shogi variants, that can move one step straight forward or straight backwards. · nakōdo

仲介

The act or process of arbitrating. · chuukai

仲直り

(ambitransitive) To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony. · nakanaori

仲立人

A mediator between a buyer and seller. · nakadachinin

仲裁

The act or process of arbitrating. · chuusai

仲裁人

A person who restores peace, especially by settling disputes; one who engages in peacemaking. · chuusainin

仲裁者

An agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation. · chuusaisha

仲間

Joined with another or others and having lower status. · nakama

仲間外れ

To cause one to feel unable to relate. · nakamahazure

任せる

(transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. · makaseru

任務

A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something). · ninmu

任命

The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust · ninmei

任命する

(transitive) To designate for a role.

任天堂

(video games, trademark) A Japanese multinational company that develops, publishes and releases both video games and video game consoles. · nintendō

任意

A/an, each or some, no matter its/their identity or nature. · nin'i

任期

Duration of officeholding, or its limit; period in office of fixed length. · ninki

企み

A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable. [from 1580s] · takurami

企む

(intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot. · takuramu

企業

(countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment. · kigyō

企業家

A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks. [from 1762] · kigyōka

企業帝国

An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.

企業組合

A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group. · kigyōkumiai

企業買収

(finance) The acquisition of a controlling interest in a business or corporation by outright purchase or by purchase of a majority of issued shares of stock. · kigyōbaishuu

企画

A systematic plan of future action. [from 18th c.] · kikaku

企画書

(legal) The offer by a party of what they have in view as to an intended business transaction, which, with acceptance, constitutes a contract. · kikakusho

企鵝

Any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage. [from 16th c.] · kiga

伊勢

A city in Mie Prefecture, Japan. · ise

伊太利

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

伊太利亜

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

伊東

A city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

伊語

(uncountable) The official language of Italy, also spoken in San Marino, the Vatican, and parts of Argentina, Slovenia and Switzerland. · igo

伊豆

A city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. · izu

伊賀

A city in Mie Prefecture, central Japan. · iga

伊達男

A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self. · dateotoko

伊達者

A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self. · datesha

伍長

(military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private. · gochō

伏線

(literature, usually, uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story. · fukusen

伐採

(transitive) To cut down (trees). · bassai

休み

A day of vacation; a day when one does not go to work, school, etc. · yasumi

休み時間

(Australia, Britain, North America, Philippines, education) A time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation. · yasumijikan

休む

To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing. · yasumu

休廷

(US, legal) The act of making legally void. · kyuutei

休息

The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities. · kyuusoku

休息所

An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor. · kyuusokujo

休憩

(intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break. · kyuukei

休憩をとる

Of an official body: to suspend proceedings for a period of time. · kyuukeiotoru

休憩室

(British) The living room or sitting room of a house. · kyuukeishitsu

休憩時間

(Australia, Britain, North America, Philippines, education) A time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation. · kyuukeijikan

休戦

(countable, military) A formal agreement, especially between nations, to end combat. · kyuusen

休日

A day of vacation; a day when one does not go to work, school, etc. · kyuujitsu

休暇

A day declared free from work by the state or government. · kyuuka

休止

The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness. · kyuushi

休止する

(intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.