Japanese–English dictionary

小馬

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

小鬼

A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories. · kooni

小魚

(childish) . · kozakana

小鳥

(often, childish) A bird; especially, a small and cute one. · kotori

小鴨

(countable) Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks. · kogamo

小麦

(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery. · komugi

小麦粉

Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry. · komugiko

少々

A small amount of something. · shōshō

少し

To a small extent or degree. · sukoshi

少しずつ

A small amount at a time · sukoshizutsu

少し開いて

Slightly turned or opened.

少ない

Not much. · sukunai

少なからず

In a strong or substantial manner; considerably. · sukunakarazu

少佐

(military ranks) A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel. · shōsa

少女

A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult. · shōjo

少尉

(military) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines. · shōi

少年

A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult. · shōnen

少年施設

(colloquial) Synonym of juvenile hall (youth detention centre).

少数

A small number of things. · shōsuu

少林功夫

A collection of Chinese martial arts that claim affiliation with the Shaolin Monastery.

少林拳

A collection of Chinese martial arts that claim affiliation with the Shaolin Monastery. · shōrinken

少量

A modest, small, or trifling amount. · shōryō

少領

(military ranks) A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel. · shōryō

尖塔

(architectural element) A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof. [from 16th c.] · sentō

尖端

The sharp tip of an object. [from 14th c.] · sentan

尖頭

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. · sentō

尖頭値

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

尖鼠

Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae. · togarinezumi

尤度

The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable. · yuudo

就任

The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies. · shuunin

就塒

(intransitive, of birds or bats) To settle on a perch in order to sleep or rest.

就業人口

(economics) The number or percentage of people at work. · shuugyōjinkō

就職

The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies. · shuushoku

就職させる

(transitive) To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.

尺八

Performance of oral sex upon the penis. · shakuhachi

尺骨

(anatomy) The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate. · shakkotsu

尻

(not comparable) Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · shiri

尻を叩く

(transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification. · shiriotataku

尻叩き

(uncountable) A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks. · shiritataki

尻尾

The rear structure of an aircraft, the empennage. · shippo

尻肉

A cut of meat from the rump of an animal. · shiriniku

尻込みする

(intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.

尼僧院長

A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. [First attested around 1150 to 1350]

尽くす

(transitive) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents. · tsukusu

尾

(Chinese astronomy) A Chinese constellation coinciding with the tail of Scorpius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and the tail of Azure Dragon. · o

尾を引く

(intransitive) To continue to exist. · oohiku

尾宿

(Chinese astronomy) A Chinese constellation coinciding with the tail of Scorpius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and the tail of Azure Dragon.

尾灯

One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night. · bitō

尾行

(particularly, espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance. · bikō

尾行者

One who secretly or furtively follows another.

尾部

The rear structure of an aircraft, the empennage. · bibu

尾鉱

(mining) The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from coal mining. · bikō

尾錠

A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else. · bijō

尾長猿

A member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of sub-Saharan Africa, principally forests. · onagazaru

尾閭骨

(medical, formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.

尾骨

(medical, formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone. · bikotsu

尾骶骨

(medical, formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone. · biteikotsu

尾鰭を付ける

To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, embroider, or even misrepresent or lie. · ohireotsukeru

尿道

(anatomy) The tube through which urine exits the body and, in male placental mammals, through which semen is ejaculated. · nyōdō

局

A subdivision of an organization. · kyoku

局在化

(algebra) A ring of fractions of a given ring, such that the complement of the set of allowed denominators is an ideal.

局外者

One who is not part of a community or organization. · kyokugaisha

局所化

(algebra) A ring of fractions of a given ring, such that the complement of the set of allowed denominators is an ideal.

局長

The highest executive officer within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution. In reference to government, the executive officer below the minister of the department. · kyokuchō

屁

The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart. · he

居る

(formal) Used with to-infinitives of verbs to express intent, obligation, appropriateness, or relative future occurrence. · oru

居住

(intransitive, now, _, literary) To live; to reside. · kyojuu

居住者

An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place. · kyojuusha

居場所

A role or purpose; a station. · ibasho

居心地のいい

Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. [from 18th c.] · igokochinoii

居残る

To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last. · inokoru

居留

A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home. · kyoryuu

居留地

The practice of reserving part of the consecrated bread of the Eucharist for the communion of the sick. · kyoryuuchi

居眠り

(idiomatic, intransitive) To fall asleep, especially unintentionally. · inemuri

居眠り病

(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.

居酒屋

To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe. · izakaya

居間

(countable) A room in a private house used for general social and leisure activities. · ima

屈む

To bend one's legs while upright to get to a lower position. · kagamu

屈性

(uncountable, biology) The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this. · kussei

屈折

(physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density. · kussetsu

屈狸

A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo. · kuzuri

屈辱

The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission. · kutsujoku

屈辱を与える

(transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.

屈辱的

Liable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone. · kutsujokuteki

届ける

To bring or transport something to its destination. · todokeru

屋

A dealer or trader in a specific commodity. · ya

屋上

The top layer of a roof; the material covering or composing a roof. · okujō

屋内

Situated in, or designed to be used in, or carried on within, the interior of a building. · okunai

屋台

A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale. · yatai

屋台店

A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale. · yataimise

屋外

Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air. [from 18th c.] · okugai

屋外トイレ

(North America) An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.

屋根裏

The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation. · yaneura

屋根裏部屋

An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house. · yaneurabeya

屍

The result of killing; that which has been killed. · shikabane

屍体

The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass. · shitai

屑

A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread). · kuzu

屑鉄

(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk. · kuzutetsu

展望

(countable) An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires. · tenbō

展示会

A large-scale public showing of objects or products. · tenjikai

展示品

A public showing; an exhibition. · tenjihin

展示物

An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited. · tenjibutsu

展覧会

A large-scale public showing of objects or products. · tenrankai

展開

(intransitive) To speak or write at length or in detail. · tenkai

属

(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species. · zoku

属する

(followed by to) To be a part of a group. · zokusuru

属国

A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power. · zokkoku

属性

(computing, object-oriented programming) An option or setting belonging to some object. · zokusei

属格

Of a grammatical case: in an inflected language (such as Greek or Latin), expressing that a thing denoted by a word is related to a thing denoted by another word as its origin or possessor; and in an uninflected language (such as English), expressing origin or possession; possessive. · zokkaku

属音

(music) The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on. · zokuon

属領

A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power. · zokuryō

屠る

(transitive) To butcher animals, generally for food. · hofuru

屠場

A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. [Early 19th century.] · tojō

屠所

(countable) A slaughterhouse. · tosho

屠殺

(transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market. · tosatsu

屠畜場

A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. [Early 19th century.] · tochikujō

層

A single thickness of some material covering a surface. · sō

履き物

Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc. · hakimono

履く

(transitive) To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire. · haku

履歴

(countable) A record or narrative description of past events. · rireki

履物

Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc. · hakimono

履行

The process of moving an idea from concept to reality. In business, engineering and other fields, implementation refers to the building process rather than the design process. · rikō

山

A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation. · yama

山人

(now, rare) A person who lives in a mountainous area (often with the connotation that such people are outlaws or uncivilized). [from 16th c.] · yamabito

山地

(countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit. [from 12th c.] · sanchi

山地の

(ecology) Of, inhabiting, or growing in mountain areas; specifically, the cool, moist upland slopes below the timberline. [from mid 19th c.]

山塞

The imitation and trademark infringing of brands and goods of usually poor quality, particularly electronics made in China. · sansai

山家の五位

Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae. · sankanogoi

山岳

(countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit. [from 12th c.] · sangaku

山崩れ

A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice. · yamakuzure

山林火災

A fire, often large, that consumes a forest or woodland.

山査子

Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches · sanzashi

山椒魚

Any salamander of the suborder Cryptobranchoidea. · sanshōuo

山津波

A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path. · yamatsunami

山火事

A fire, often large, that consumes a forest or woodland. · yamakaji

山猫

Any of several medium-sized wild cats of the genus Lynx. · yamaneko

山登り

The sport of climbing mountains. · yamanobori

山羊

(uncountable) The meat of the aforementioned animal. · yagi

山羊座

(constellation) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat. · yagiza

山羊髭

A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin. · yagihige

山芋

Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated. · yamaimo

山荒

Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised. · yamaarashi

山葵

A pungent green Japanese condiment made from the plant Eutrema japonicum (syn. Wasabia japonica). · wasabi

山行

(British, Irish) The pastime of walking in hilly countryside. · sankō

山西

A province in the northern part of China. Capital: Taiyuan.

山賊

One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group. · sanzoku

山道

An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford. · yamamichi

山頂

(geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point. · sanchō

山鳴らし

A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color. · yamanarashi

山鶉

(ornithology) Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris. · yamauzura