Japanese–English dictionary

広東人

Relating to the city of Guangzhou (Canton) or the province of Guangdong.

広東省

Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China. · kantonshō

広東語

Relating to the city of Guangzhou (Canton) or the province of Guangdong. · kantongo

床屋

A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers. · tokoya

床関数

(mathematics) The largest integer less than or equal to a given number. · yukakansuu

序

An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material. · jo

序列

A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks. · joretsu

序幕

A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel. · jomaku

序文

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. · jobun

序曲

(music) A musical introduction to a longer piece of music or a dramatic work (such as a play, an opera, or a motion picture). [from 17th c.] · jokyoku

序章

A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel. · joshō

序説

An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material. · josetsu

序論

An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material. · joron

底

(mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent. · soko

店

An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well. · mise

店員

One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. · ten'in

店鋪

An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well. · tenpo

店長

(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team. · tenchō

府

The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions. · fu

度

(music) The interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale. · tabi

度々

(informal) Often; frequently. · tabitabi

度合い

The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent. [from 14th c.] · doai

度胸

The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate. · dokyō

座

A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose. · za

座る

To sit down; to take a seat. · suwaru

座右の銘

(heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. · zayuunomei

座天使

(Christianity) A member of an order of angels ranked above dominions and below cherubim.

座布団

A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support. · zabuton

座席

A place in which to sit. · zaseki

座標

(mathematics, cartography, astronomy, geography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure. · zahyō

座部

The part of an object or individual (usually the buttocks) directly involved in sitting. · zabu

座金

A flat piece of material, often of metal and often an annulus, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction, provide directionally differentiated friction (e.g. making the nut turn counter-clockwise only with difficulty), or prevent leakage. · zagane

庭

An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. · niwa

庭いじり

(horticulture) The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture. · niwaijiri

庭仕事

(horticulture) The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture. · niwashigoto

庭園

An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes. · teien

庭師

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden. · niwashi

庭球

(sports) A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets. · teikyuu

庶出

Born to unmarried parents. · shoshutsu

庶民

A member of the common people who holds no title or rank. · shomin

庶民の

(historical) Of or concerning the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.

庶民的

(historical, or, derogatory) Having to do with ordinary, common people. · shominteki

庸人

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

廃れる

Of customs, ideas, laws and legal rights, offices, organizations, etc.: no longer existing or in use; defunct, discontinued, obsolete; specifically, of a title of nobility: no longer having any person qualified to hold it. · sutareru

廃人

(offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body. · haijin

廃品

Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind. · haihin

廃墟

(countable, sometimes, in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. · haikyo

廃棄

(transitive) To formally revoke the validity of. · haiki

廃棄物

A discarded playing card in a card game. · haikibutsu

廃止

To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.] · haishi

廃止する

(transitive) To cause to become obsolete.

廃水

Any water that has been used in some human domestic or industrial activity and, as a result, now contains waste products. · haisui

廃物

Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind. · haibutsu

廉価

Involving little expense; reasonable in price; cheap. · renka

廉価品

An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration. · renkahin

廉売

Ellipsis of discount sale (“the sale of goods at reduced prices”). · renbai

廊下

A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage. · rōka

延ばす

(transitive) To make longer, to extend the length of. · nobasu

延命菊

A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals

延期

(intransitive) To delay, to wait. · enki

延長

(banking, finance) A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt. · enchō

延長戦

(sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation. · enchōsen

廷臣

A person in attendance at a royal court. · teishin

建てる

(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts. · tateru

建て増し

(uncountable) The act of adding anything. · tatemashi

建て直す

(ambitransitive) To build again or anew. · tatenaosu

建具屋

A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden cabinets and furniture. · tateguya

建屋

(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof. · tateya

建物

(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof. · tatemono

建築

The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated. · kenchiku

建築学

The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated. · kenchikugaku

建築業界

The trade of building structures.

建築物

(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof. · kenchikubutsu

建設

(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts. · kensetsu

建設物

The trade of building structures.

建設的

Yielding good or useful results; constructive. · kensetsuteki

建設者

One who builds or constructs things. · kensetsusha

建造

(uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction. · kenzō

弁当

Synonym of bento box (“a partitioned, traditionally lacquered, lunchbox in which a Japanese takeaway lunch is served”). · bentō

弁当箱

A partitioned, traditionally lacquered, lunchbox in which a bento is served. · bentōbako

弁明

A formal justification, defence. · benmei

弁膜

(anatomy) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or control the flow in the opposite direction. · benmaku

弁舌

The manner of speaking or singing. · benzetsu

弁舌のさわやかな

(of a person or a manner of speaking) Fluent or having a ready flow of speech.

弁解

(countable, uncountable) An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault. · benkai

弁証学

The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines. · benshōgaku

弁論

(archaic) Relating to, or used in, debate or argument. · benron

弁護士

(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession. · bengoshi

弄くる

(intransitive) To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something). · ijikuru

弄る

(intransitive) To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something). · ijiru

弄繰り回す

(ambitransitive) To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner. · ijikurimawasu

式

An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event. · shiki

式典

A ritual, with religious or cultural significance. · shikiten

弓のこ

A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal · yuminoko

弓弦

(countable) Any similar long, thin and flexible object. · yumizuru

弓術

(uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow. · kyuujutsu

弓道

(uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow. · kyuudō

弔意

(countable, usually, in the plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died. · chōi

弔歌

A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. · chōka

引きずる

(transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty. · hikizuru

引きつける

Having an extraordinary ability to attract: attractive, alluring, persuasive · hikitsukeru

引き上げる

(transitive, intransitive) To lift upwards or vertically. · hikiageru

引き伸ばす

To make (something) long or longer, for example, by pulling or stretching; to make (something) elongated; to extend, to lengthen. · hikinobasu

引き出し

An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles. · hikidashi

引き出す

To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract. · hikidasu

引き分け

A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie. · hikiwake

引き受ける

To take on a position, duty or form · hikiukeru

引き合わせる

(transitive, of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else). · hikiawaseru

引き幕

A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater. · hikimaku

引き抜き

active recruitment of executive or talented personnel · hikinuki

引き攣り

A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm. · hikitsuri

引き渡し

The act of conveying something. · hikiwatashi

引き渡す

To bring or transport something to its destination. · hikiwatasu

引き留める

(transitive, law enforcement) To put under custody. · hikitomeru

引き算

(arithmetic, uncountable) The process of subtracting a number from another. · hikizan

引き網

(fishing) A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water. · hikiami

引き裂く

(transitive) To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate. · hikisaku

引き起こす

(transitive) To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce. · hikiokosu

引き金

(firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun. · hikigane

引き離す

(transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty. · hikihanasu

引き離れる

(transitive) To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.

引く

To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount. · hiku

引っかかる

(idiomatic) To be fooled by; to walk into (a trap) or respond to (a scam or trick). · hikkakaru

引っ切り無し

In a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance; not ceasing. · hikkirinashi

引っ張る

(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force. · hipparu

引っ掻き回す

(intransitive) To hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside; dig through carelessly. · hikkakimawasu

引っ掻く

To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc. · hikkaku

引っ繰り返す

(transitive) To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy. · hikkurikaesu

引っ越し

The event of changing one's residence. · hikkoshi

引っ込み思案

(comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions. · hikkomijian

引出し

An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles. · hikidashi

引力

(physics) The fundamental force of attraction that exists between all matter in the universe, caused by the curvature of spacetime caused by matter. It is the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton. · inryoku

引受人

The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered. · hikiukenin

引導

A Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person. · indō

引当金

(finance, insurance) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements. · hikiatekin

引数

A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function. · hikisuu

引渡し

A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government or jurisdiction is handed over to another government or jurisdiction for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence. · hikiwatashi

引火

(idiomatic) To become engulfed in flames, to combust. · inka

引火性

Capable of burning. · inkasei

引率者

Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain. · insotsusha

引用

(ambitransitive) To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context. · in'yō

引退

(idiomatic) To retire. · intai

弗

Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $. · doru

弗化物

(chemistry) The anionic form of a fluorine atom. · fukkabutsu

弘道

(countable, Catholicism) An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.

弟子

One of the twelve disciples of Jesus sent out as Apostles. · deshi

弥生

The third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April, containing the northward equinox. · yayoi

弦

(rail) A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them. · tsuru

弧

A curve, in general. [from 17th c.] · ko

弩

A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts. · do