Japanese–English dictionary

再構成

(transitive) to add liquid to a concentrated or dehydrated food to return it to its original consistency · saikōsei

再活性化する

(ambitransitive) To restore (someone or something) to animation or life; to come back to animation or life.

再熱

(transitive) To heat something after it has cooled off, especially previously cooked food (also in figurative senses).

再犯

Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past. · saihan

再現

The instance of recurring; frequent occurrence. · saigen

再生

The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images. · saisei

再発

Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly. · saihatsu

再発性

Recurring; happening time after time. · saihatsusei

再結成

The process or act of reuniting. · saikessei

再結集

The process or act of reuniting.

再考

(ambitransitive) To consider a matter again. · saikō

再誕

(Christianity) The resurrection of Jesus Christ. · saitan

再読

To read again. · saidoku

再読み込み

(computing) The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data. · saiyomikomi

再起動

(computing) An instance of rebooting. · saikidō

再選

To elect for a second or subsequent time. · saisen

再開

(transitive) To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on. [from 15th c.] · saikai

再集計

A counting again, as of votes. · saishuukei

冒す

(transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to. · okasu

冒涜

An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc. · bōtoku

冒瀆

(uncountable) The quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt. · bōtoku

冒険

A remarkable occurrence; a striking event. · bōken

冒険主義

(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs. [from 20th c.]

冒険好き

(of a, person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.

冒険家

One who enjoys adventures. · bōkenka

冒険心

(uncountable) A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative. · bōkenshin

冒険的

(of an, act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash. · bōkenteki

冒頭

(countable) The topmost, foremost, or leading part. · bōtō

冗句

(rhetoric) The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision. · jōku

冗漫

Long-windedness, tiresome length, excess of words. · jōman

冗言

Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk. · jōgen

冗語

(uncountable, rhetoric) Redundancy in wording. · jōgo

冗談

An amusing story. · jōdan

冗談だろ？

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

冗談を言う

(intransitive) To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.

冗長

Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose. · jōchō

冗長性

The state of being redundant · jōchōsei

写し

One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy. · utsushi

写す

(transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object. · utsusu

写像

(mathematics) A function, especially a function satisfying a certain property (e.g. continuity, linearity, etc.; see Usage notes). · shazō

写実主義

A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary. · shajitsushugi

写実的

Drawn, pictorial. · shajitsuteki

写本

A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced. · shahon

写真

(photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc. · shashin

写真を撮る

(transitive, intransitive) To take a photograph (of). · shashin'otoru

写真写りがいい

Looking good when photographed.

写真家

(photography) One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation. · shashinka

写真帖

A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs.

写真師

(photography) One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation. · shashinshi

写真撮影

A session in which a photographer takes shots of an individual or group. · shashinsatsuei

写真機

(photography) A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs. · shashinki

写真術

The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart. · shashinjutsu

冠橋義歯

(dentistry) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.

冠詞

A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc. · kanshi

冥土

(Greek god) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon. · meido

冥想

A devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation. · meisō

冥王星

(Greek god, Roman god) The Greco-Roman god of the underworld. · meiōsei

冥王星人

(chiefly, science fiction) An inhabitant of the dwarf planet Pluto.

冥界

(Greek god) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon. · meikai

冪

A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): x^n, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x \times x \times \cdots \times x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent. · beki

冪乗

A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): x^n, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x \times x \times \cdots \times x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent. · bekijō

冬

Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region. · fuyu

冬を越させる

(transitive) To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold.

冬を過ごす

(intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).

冬季

Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region. · tōki

冬眠

(intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep. · tōmin

冬至

One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest. · tōji

冬越しさせる

(transitive) To keep or preserve for the winter.

冬越しする

(intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).

冶金

The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working. · yakin

冶金学

The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working. · yakingaku

冶金術

The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.

冷たい

(figuratively) Distant and cool; unfriendly. · tsumetai

冷めた

Unenthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).

冷やかす

(intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language. · hiyakasu

冷凍

The process of preserving something by cooling. · reitō

冷却

(uncountable) Refrigeration. · reikyaku

冷却剤

A medium, usually fluid, used to draw heat from an object. · reikyakuzai

冷淡

Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness. · reitan

冷然

Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish. · reizen

冷笑

(countable) A scornfully pessimistic comment or act. · reishō

冷笑主義

(countable) A scornfully pessimistic comment or act.

冷蔵庫

A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge). · reizōko

冷蔵箱

A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool. [from 19th c.]

冷遇

(intransitive, construed with against) To make decisions harmful to (a person or group) based on prejudice. · reiguu

冷静さ

Calmness of temperament, composure; also seen negatively, sluggishness, indifference. [from 16th c.]

凄い

Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising. · sugoi

准将

(military) An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade. · junshō

准男爵

The bearer of a hereditary title, below a peerage and senior to most knighthoods. · jundanshaku

凌ぐ

(transitive) To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass. · shinogu

凍らせる

(transitive) To cause someone to become motionless.

凍る

(transitive) To cause someone to become motionless. · kooru

凍傷

An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin, especially of the hands, feet and ears, occurring when capillaries below the skin are damaged by exposure to cold weather (but do not freeze, which would lead to frostbite instead). · tōshō

凍原

A flat and treeless Arctic biome. · tōgen

凍瘡

An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin, especially of the hands, feet and ears, occurring when capillaries below the skin are damaged by exposure to cold weather (but do not freeze, which would lead to frostbite instead). · tōsō

凍結

Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form. · tōketsu

凛々しさ

The quality of being impressive, great, dignified, powerful, sovereign, or any combination thereof.

凝る

(of, _, muscles or parts of the body) Painful or more rigid than usual as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise. · koru

凝灰岩

(rock) A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel. · gyōkaigan

凝縮

To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense. · gyōshuku

凝血

A thrombus, solidified mass of blood. · gyōketsu

凝集力

(physics, chemistry) Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together. · gyōshuuryoku

凝集度

(software engineering) Degree to which functionally related elements in a system belong together.

几帳面

Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness. · kichōmen

几帳面な

In an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic.

凡ゆる

All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception. · arayuru

凡人

A person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim; a common and undistinguished person. · bonjin

凡例

(cartography) A key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc. · hanrei

凡庸

Not excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so. · bon'yō

処分

Control over something, especially with regard to disposing or dispensing with an action item (disposal of a concern, allocation of disbursed funds) or control over the arrangement or placement of certain things. · shobun

処刑

(transitive) To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime. · shokei

処刑人

An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.

処刑台

An elevated platform on which a criminal is executed. · shokeidai

処女

(now, _, chiefly, _, literary) A girl or an unmarried young woman. · shojo

処女宮

(astrology) : The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury, that covers August 23 – September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 – October 15 (sidereal astrology). · shojokyuu

処女性

The state or characteristic of being a virgin. · shojosei

処女膜

(anatomy) A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females. · shojomaku

処子

(now, _, chiefly, _, literary) A girl or an unmarried young woman.

処方

(medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority). · shohō

処方箋

(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses. · shohōsen

処理

(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.] · shori

処罰

The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or teacher), especially when disappointed or dissatisfied with the behavior or actions of a child, student, or someone else being looked after. · shobatsu

凪

A period of calm or silence. · nagi

凱旋

A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor. · gaisen

凶悪犯人

A violent, aggressive, or truculent person. · kyōakuhannin

凶暴

Furiously, injuriously, or maniacally violent or out of control. · kyōbō

凶運

An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable. · kyōun

凸

Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere. · totsu

凸凹

Not smooth; uneven. · dekoboko

凸面

Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere. · totsumen

凹

(countable, broadly, by extension) A submissive partner in a sexual relationship. · kubo

凹ます

To make depressed, sad or bored. · hekomasu

凹ませる

(transitive) To impact something, producing a dent. · hekomaseru

凹み

A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact. · kubomi

凹む

To collapse inward or downward. · hekomu

凹溜まり

(US, chiefly, Montana) One of many small mountain lakes or ponds. · kubotamari

凹面

Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl. · ōmen

出エジプト

(biblical) The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.

出エジプト記

(biblical) The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses. · shutsuejiputoki

出かける

(intransitive) To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave. · dekakeru

出し惜しみ

Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily. · dashioshimi

出し抜け

(idiomatic) Unexpectedly; without warning or preparation. · dashinuke

出す

(transitive) To eject. · dasu

出だし

The beginning of an activity. · dedashi

出っ張り

An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure. · deppari

出っ張る

(transitive) To cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out. · depparu

出る

To originate in; to derive from; to be taken from out of or to have arrived from. · deru

出任せ

(informal) Being (part of) a varied, unrelated, and apparently arbitrary collection of things; diverse, heterogeneous. · demakase

出会い

A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected. · deai

出会う

(transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly. · deau