Japanese–English dictionary

エステル

A en given name. · esuteru

エステル記

A en given name. · esuteruki

エストニア

A country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Official name: Republic of Estonia. · esutonia

エストニア人

(countable, rare) Any person from Estonia or someone descended from such people.

エストニア語

Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language. · esutoniago

エストラゴン

A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia. · esutoragon

エストロゲン

(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones. · esutorogen

エスプリ

Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist, musician, or writer, in composing or performing. · esupuri

エスプレッソ

A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee. · esupuresso

エズラ記

(book of the bible) The fifteenth book of the Old Testament and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh. · ezuraki

エゼキエル

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible. · ezekieru

エゼキエル書

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible. · ezekierusho

エセル

A en given name, popular at the turn of the 20th century. · eseru

エタノール

(organic compound) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH. · etanōru

エチオピア

A country in East Africa. · echiopia

エチケット

The manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society. · echiketto

エチン

A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight. · echin

えっ

(informal, chiefly, Canada, Northern US, New Zealand, AU, UK) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said. · e

エックス

The name of the Latin-script letter X/x. · ekkusu

エックスボックス

(video games, trademark) Any of the home consoles in Microsoft's Xbox product line, especially the original Xbox. · ekkusubokkusu

エッグノッグ

A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy, or whisky; popular at Christmas. · eggunoggu

エッセイ

(publishing) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject. · essei

エッセイスト

One who composes essays; a writer of short compositions. · esseisuto

エッセン

A major industrial city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. · essen

エッチ

(informal, chiefly, UK, ambitransitive) To have sexual intercourse (with). · etchi

エディタ

(computing) A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files. · edita

エディプス

(Greek mythology) A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother. · edipusu

エデン

(biblical) A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia. · eden

エデンの園

(Abrahamism) In the Book of Genesis of the Bible and Surat Sad of the Qur'an, a garden at the source of the Gihon, Pishon, Tigris, and Euphrates rivers, where Adam and Eve first lived after being created. · edennosono

エドウイン

A en given name. · edōin

エトナ火山

An active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, between Messina and Catania.

エトミデート

(pharmaceutical drug) A short-acting intravenous anaesthetic, ethyl 3-[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]imidazole-4-carboxylate. · etomidēto

エドモントン

The capital city of Alberta, Canada. · edomonton

エドワード

A en given name. · edowādo

エナメル質

The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth. · enamerushitsu

エヌ

The name of the Latin-script letter N/n. · enu

エネルギー

The impetus behind all motion and all activity. · enerugī

エネルギッシュ

(science) Possessing or pertaining to energy. [from 19th c.] · enerugisshu

えば

Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false. · eba

エビ

(Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp. · ebi

エピグラフ

An inscription, especially on a building. · epigurafu

エピソード

An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events. · episōdo

エピタフ

An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased. · epitafu

エピタラヒリ

(Eastern Orthodoxy) The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole. · epitarahiri

エピック

An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero. · epikku

エピデミック

(epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a human population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; an episode of outbreak and subsequent high prevalence. · epidemikku

エピネフリン

(hormone) Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter. · epinefurin

エピファニー

A en given name. · epifanī

エピローグ

A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play · epirōgu

エフ

The name of the Latin-script letter F/f. · efu

エフ・ビー・アイ

(US, police) Initialism of Federal Bureau of Investigation. · efu・bī・ai

エフェクター

(sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument. · efekutā

エフェンディ

An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory. · efendi

エプシロン

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

エプロン

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

エヘン

(onomatopoeia) The sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat. · ehen

エボナイト

The relatively hard product of vulcanizing natural rubber with sulfur; vulcanite. · ebonaito

エホバ

(religion) A transliteration of the Masoretic pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton. · ehoba

エボラウ

A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. · eborau

エマ

A en given name. · ema

エミグレーション

The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence. · emigurēshon

エミュー

A large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae. [from 18th c.] · emyū

エミュレータ

(computing) A piece of software or hardware that simulates another system. · emyurēta

エミリー

A en given name. · emirī

エミリア

A en given name. · emiria

エム

The name of the Latin-script letter M/m. · emu

エムピースリー

(audio, _, file format) MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, an audio data compression format. · emupīsurī

エムピーフォー

(file format) Abbreviation of MPEG-4 Part 14, a file format for playing music and videos. · emupīfō

エメラルド

Of a rich green colour. · emerarudo

エメラルド色

Emerald green, a colour.

エモ

Associated with youth subcultures which are associated with the above-mentioned musical genre(s) and with emotional sensitivity. · emo

えら

(zootomy) A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals. · era

エラー

(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately. · erā

エラスティック

Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released. · erasutikku

エラム

(historical) An ancient civilization and empire in modern southwestern Iran, existing between c. 3200 BCE and 539 BCE. Capital: Susa. · eramu

エランド

A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh. [from late 18th c.] · erando

エリ

A en given name of Biblical origin. · eri

エリート

A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group. · erīto

エリートの

Of or relating to elitism. · erītono

エリート主義

The belief that a society or system should be run by an elite. · erītoshugi

エリー湖

Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes of North America.

エリキシル

(pharmacy) A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste. · erikishiru

エリクサー

(alchemy) A liquid which converts lead to gold. · erikusā

エリクシル

(pharmacy) A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste. · erikushiru

エリコ

A city in the West Bank, Palestine. · eriko

エリザベス

A en given name, popular since the 16th century. · erizabesu

エリザベツ

The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures · erizabetsu

エリジオン

(linguistics) The omission of a letter or syllable between two words or inside a word; sometimes marked with an apostrophe. · erijion

エリチン

A transliteration of the Russian surname Е́льцин (Jélʹcin). · erichin

エリツィン

A transliteration of the Russian surname Е́льцин (Jélʹcin). · eritsin

エリック

A en given name. · erikku

エリマキシギ

Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax), a gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; specifically, a male of the species which develops a distinctive ruff of feathers and ear tufts during mating season (the female is called a reeve). · erimakishigi

エリマキミツスイ

A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand. [from early 19th c.] · erimakimitsusui

エル

The name of the Latin-script letter L/l. · eru

エルヴィス

A en given name. · eruvisu

エルゴノミクス

The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury. [from c. 1950.] · erugonomikusu

エルサレム

A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine. · erusaremu

エルフ

(Germanic mythology) A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves. · erufu

エルベ

A major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea. · erube

エルベ川

A major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea.

エルモ

A en given name. · erumo

エレーナ

A en given name. · erēna

エレクション

(uncountable, physiology, of a penis or clitoris) The state or quality of being erect from engorgement with blood. · erekushon

エレクトリック

Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical. · erekutorikku

エレクトロニカ

(music genre) Any of a wide range of electronic music genres. · erekutoronika

エレクトロニクス

(physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of charged particles to or from other forms of energy. · erekutoronikusu

エレクトロン

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

エレジー

A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. [from early 16th c.] · erejī

エレベーター

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, puristic, _, elsewhere) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building. · erebētā

エレミヤ

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh. · eremiya

エレミヤ書

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh. · eremiyasho

エロ

Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement. · ero

エロアニメ

(Japanese pornography) A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art. · eroanime

エロい

Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement. · eroi

エロチック

Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement. · erochikku

エロティカ

(uncountable) Erotic literature, art, decoration, or other such work. · erotika

エロティシズム

sexual excitement, especially if abnormally persistent · erotishizumu

エロヒム

(Judaism) God; the name used for God in Hebrew scriptures, and used for the Father by Latter-day Saints. · erohimu

エロ漫画

(Japanese pornography) A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art. · eromanga

エンケラドゥス

(astronomy) A moon of Saturn. · enkeradusu

エンケラドス

(astronomy) A moon of Saturn. · enkeradosu

エンゲルス

A surname from German. · engerusu

エンコーディング

(computing) The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text. · enkōdingu

エンコード

(transitive, communication) To convert source information into another form. · enkōdo

エンジニア

Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so. · enjinia

エンジニアリング

(uncountable) The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology. · enjiniaringu

エンジン

A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects. [from 16th c.] · enjin

エンセラダス

(astronomy) A moon of Saturn. · enseradasu

エンターテイナー

A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc. · entāteinā

エンターテイメント

An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games. · entāteimento

エンターテインメント

An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games. · entāteinmento

エンタメ

An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games. · entame

エンタルピー

(thermodynamics, physical chemistry) A measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system. · entarupī

エンチラーダ

A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a tortilla, then baking in a sauce. · enchirāda

エンド

The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide. · endo

エンドウ

(culinary) The edible seed of Pisum sativum. · endō

エンドウ豆

(culinary) The edible seed of Pisum sativum. · endōmame

エントリ

(uncountable) Permission to enter. · entori

えんぴつ

A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.] · enpitsu

エンブレム

A representative symbol, such as a trademark, a badge or logo. · enburemu

エンブロイダリー

The ornamentation of fabric using needlework. · enburoidarī

エンベロープ

(music) The shape of a sound, which may be controlled by a synthesizer or sampler. · enberōpu

お

Expression of surprise. · o

オーア

(tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. · ōa

おーい

A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected. · ōi

オーウェル

An English surname (George Orwell took his name from the River Orwell). · ōweru

オーエル

Abbreviation of office lady (Japanese wasei eigo). · ōeru

オーガ

(mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh. · ōga

オーカー

A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour. · ōkā

オーカーの

Having a yellow-orange colour. · ōkāno