Japanese–English dictionary

列強

(international relations) A state that has the ability to exert its influence on a global scale. · rekkyō

列挙

The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting. · rekkyo

列挙する

To specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order.

列挙型

(programming) A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values. · rekkyogata

列柱

A series of columns at regular intervals. · retchuu

列聖する

(chiefly, Roman Catholicism) To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.

列聖調査審問検事

(historical, Roman Catholic) A canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.

列車

A mechanical (originally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected wagons considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel. [from 19th c.] · ressha

初

Of or belonging to a first family. · hatsu

初め

(formal) In the first place; before anything else; first. · hajime

初めて

Of or belonging to a first family. · hajimete

初子

The first child to be born to a parent or family. · uigo

初学者

(chiefly, US) An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer. · shogakusha

初心者

(chiefly, US) An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer. · shoshinsha

初期

Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated. · shoki

初期の

In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.

初期化

(computing) To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process. · shokika

初期設定

(computing) The user-specified settings of parameters in interactive computer software · shokisettei

初演

The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests. · shoen

初潮

The onset of menstruation; a girl's first period. · shochō

初生

The first child to be born to a parent or family. · shosei

初等読本

An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.

初経

The onset of menstruation; a girl's first period. · shokei

判

A facsimile of an impression of such stamp that is a mark or symbol of an office or organisation. · han

判じ物

A riddle. · hanjimono

判る

Able, or easily able to be distinguished. · wakaru

判例

(legal) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case. · hanrei

判子

A device for imprinting designs. · hanko

判定

An opinion or judgement. · hantei

判断

(transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as. · handan

判断の尺度

(figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.

判断基準

A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge. · handankijun

判決

(legal) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity. · hanketsu

判決を下す

(transitive) To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to condemn to punishment.

別

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

別々

Excluded from consideration. · betsubetsu

別々の

Detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.

別に

Not any thing; no thing. · betsuni

別の

Not the same; different.

別れ

A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure. · wakare

別れる

(intransitive) To leave the company of. · wakareru

別れを告げる

To bid farewell or say goodbye. · wakareotsugeru

別名

Another name; especially, an assumed name. · betsumei

別嬪

An attractive woman. · beppin

別格

Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity. · bekkaku

別紙

(countable) Something that is enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package. · besshi

別荘

A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat. · bessō

別館

An addition or extension to a building. · bekkan

利他的

Not selfish. · ritateki

利他的な

Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish

利口

Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp. · rikō

利子

(uncountable, finance) The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed. [from earlier 16th c.] · rishi

利害関係者

(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest (a stake) in a given situation, action or enterprise. · rigaikankeisha

利尿薬

(medicine, pharmacology) A drug or a substance that increases the rate of urine excretion. · rinyōyaku

利己主義

The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind. · rikoshugi

利己主義者

An advocate of egoism. · rikoshugisha

利己的な

Having excessive or exclusive regard and concern for one's own well-being, profit or pleasure, with little or no consideration for others.

利得

(electronics) The factor by which a signal is multiplied. · ritoku

利息

(uncountable, finance) The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed. [from earlier 16th c.] · risoku

利敵協力

(uncountable) Treasonous cooperation.

利権

A privilege granted by an authority, especially to conduct business on favorable terms within certain conditions and particularly: · riken

利潤

(dated, literary) Benefit, positive result obtained. · rijun

利点

(countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end. · riten

利率

(finance) The percentage of an amount of money charged for its use per some period of time (often a year). · riritsu

利用不可

not available

利用者

(computing) A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account. · riyōsha

利用者名

(computing) Credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc. · riyōshamei

利発

Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn. · rihatsu

利益

An advantage; help or aid from something. · rieki

到る

(transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.). · itaru

到来

(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states. · tōrai

到着

(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place. · tōchaku

到達

The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment. · tōtatsu

到達する

(horology) The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet.

到達点

A purpose, goal, or aim.

到達範囲

The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.

制動機

A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car. [from 18th c.] · seidōki

制定

(transitive) To set up; to establish; to enact. · seitei

制度

The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state. · seido

制御

(transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of. · seigyo

制御装置

The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button. · seigyosōchi

制止

(transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain. · seishi

制裁

(mostly, in the plural) A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body. · seisai

制酸薬

An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · seisan'yaku

制限

(transitive) To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries. · seigen

刷子

An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair. · sasshi

刷毛

An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair. · hake

券

A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, sporting event, etc. · ken

刺

A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. · toge

刺し傷

A bump left on the skin after having been stung. · sashikizu

刺す

(transitive) To puncture; to break through. · sasu

刺傷

A bump left on the skin after having been stung. · sashikizu

刺客

Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure. · shikaku

刺激

(transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate. · shigeki

刺激的

(internet slang) Risqué, sexy, racy; mildly pornographic. · shigekiteki

刺繍

To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours. · shishuu

刺草

Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, stinging nettles: · irakusa

刺身

A dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat. · sashimi

刺青

An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle. · shisei

刻子

(mahjong) A set of three identical tiles. · kōtsu

剃刀

A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body. · kamisori

削る

To shape with a lathe. · kezuru

削岩機

A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete. · sakuganki

削減

(transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue. · sakugen

削除

The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself. · sakujo

削除する

(slang, transitive) To delete or discard (electronic media).

前

Before now, before the present time · mae

前もって見る

(computing, transitive) To show something in advance, a facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.

前任者

An ancestor. · zenninsha

前例

An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future. · zenrei

前側

The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves. · maegawa

前兆

That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events. · zenchō

前兆的な

Of momentous or ominous significance.

前史

(often, _, as, _, pre-history) The history leading up to some event, condition, etc. · zenshi

前哨地

A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled (even in past times). · zenshōchi

前垂れ

The loading, parking or roadway area immediately beside a railway station or marine terminal. · maedare

前夜

The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve. · zen'ya

前後関係

The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence. · zengokankei

前戯

(sex) The acts at the beginning of a (usually human) sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual arousal. · zengi

前掛け

The loading, parking or roadway area immediately beside a railway station or marine terminal. · maekake

前提

In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq. · zentei

前提条件

In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq. · zenteijōken

前方

(not comparable) Situated toward or at the front of something. · zenpō

前景

The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane. · zenkei

前書き

A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions; especially, such a discussion written by the work's own author. · maegaki

前機種

A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.

前照灯

A flashlight worn on the head. · zenshōtō

前立腺

The prostate gland. [from 1646] · zenritsusen

前線

(meteorology) The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature. · zensen

前編

(narratology) In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel. · zenpen

前置詞

(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word. · zenchishi

前者

First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun. · zensha

前腕

(anatomy) The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow. · zenwan

前膊

(anatomy) The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow. · zenhaku

前菜

A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal. · zensai

前衛

(military) The leading units at the front of an army or fleet. · zen'ei

前衛的

Innovative and pioneering, especially when extremely or obviously so. · zen'eiteki

前触れ

(figuratively) Anything that indicates future trends. · maebure

前記

Mentioned earlier; aforesaid. · zenki

前述

Previously mentioned. · zenjutsu

前進

A forward move; improvement or progression. · zenshin

前震

(seismology) A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence. · zenshin

前面

Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calendar month or year after the current one). · zenmen

前駆体

(chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound. · zenkutai

前駆物質

(chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.

前髪

(chiefly, _, US, Philippines) Hair hanging over the forehead. · maegami

剛勇

(usually, uncountable) Being brave, courageousness. · gōyuu

剣士

A person who fights with a sword. · kenshi

剣客

A person skilled at using swords in sport or combat; a fencer. · kenkaku

剣術

The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing). · kenjutsu