Japanese–English dictionary

弩級戦艦

(informal) Any type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship. · dokyuusenkan

弯刀

A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.

弱々しい

(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness · yowayowashii

弱い

Deficient in physical strength. · yowai

弱くする

(transitive) To make weaker or less strong. · yowakusuru

弱くなる

(intransitive) To become weaker or less strong.

弱さ

(uncountable) The condition of being weak. · yowasa

弱み

A point of vulnerability in a defence. · yowami

弱化

(transitive) To make feeble; to weaken. · jakka

弱小

(uncountable) The condition of being weak. · jakushō

弱気

(stock market, of the price of financial instruments) Characterized by or expecting falling prices. · yowaki

弱気になる

(intransitive) To become weaker or less strong.

弱点

A point of vulnerability in a defence. · jakuten

弱者

Somebody at a disadvantage. · jakusha

弱虫

A person who lacks courage. · yowamushi

弱音器

(music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine. [from 18th c.] · jakuonki

張

A surname from Chinese. · chō

張る

(also, figuratively) Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight. · haru

張力

(physics, engineering) The state of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length. · chōryoku

強い

Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring. · tsuyoi

強いる

(transitive) To force, constrain, or coerce. · shiiru

強み

A strength or talent; a strong point. · tsuyomi

強める

(transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify. · tsuyomeru

強制

(uncountable) Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion. · kyōsei

強制的

In a compulsory manner. · kyōseiteki

強制的な

obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

強力

Having, or capable of exerting, power or influence. · kyōryoku

強勢

Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type. · kyōsei

強勢のある

(phonetics) Having a stress or accent.

強勢のない

(of a vowel) not stressed or accentuated

強国

(metonymically) A strong or influential nation, company, or other such body. · kyōkoku

強大な

Very strong; possessing might.

強奪する

(transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.

強度

The quality of being intense. · kyōdo

強引に通過させる

(transitive) To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.

強権

(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right. · kyōken

強欲

Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth · gōyoku

強気

(finance) A stock market where a majority of investors are buying ("bulls"), causing overall stock prices to rise. · tsuyoki

強烈

Highly stimulating to the senses. · kyōretsu

強盗

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

強膜

(archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot. · kyōmaku

強襲

(military) A violent assault on a fortified position or stronghold. · kyōshuu

強要

(Kenya) To speak ill of someone; to defame someone. · kyōyō

強要する

To apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as burdensome as a restriction or tax: see sense 1.2.1) with authority.

強要者

Someone who extorts; an extortioner.

強調

(prosody, poetry) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse. · kyōchō

強請

The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure. · kyōsei

強請る

(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something. · nedaru

強音

(prosody, poetry) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse. · kyōon

強風

(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale. · kyōfuu

弾き

(broad) A handgun [1570s] · hajiki

弾く

To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow. · hajiku

弾ける

(transitive) To thresh. · hajikeru

弾を込める

(transitive) To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition.

弾丸

Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · dangan

弾倉

A chamber in or attachable to a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm. · dansō

弾力のある

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

弾力性

(physics) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded · danryokusei

弾劾

(countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office. · dangai

弾劾する

To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.

弾圧

Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement. · dan'atsu

弾奏

To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow. · dansō

弾幕

(military) A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them. · danmaku

弾性

(physics) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded · dansei

弾性の

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

弾筒

Any of various cylindrical metal receptacles usually with a removable close-fitting top.

弾薬

Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc. · dan'yaku

弾薬庫

(military) An ammunition storehouse. · dan'yakuko

弾道

(not comparable) Of or relating to ballistics. · dandō

弾道学

(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets. · dandōgaku

弾頭

The part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage. · dantō

当たり前

Disdainful indication that something is obvious. · atarimae

当たり障りのない

Inoffensive; unprovocative; unexceptionable. · atarisawarinonai

当てそこなう

(transitive) To fail to notice; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.

当てはまる

Important with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant. · atehamaru

当てる

To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly. · ateru

当て付けがましい

A derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing. · atetsukegamashii

当て付ける

(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention. · atetsukeru

当て子

An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.

当て推量

An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information. · atezuiryō

当て擦る

(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention. · atekosuru

当局

(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right. · tōkyoku

当座

Existing or occurring at the moment. · tōza

当惑

The state or quality of being perplexed. · tōwaku

当惑した

Confused or puzzled.

当時

Being so at that time. · tōji

当然

Predictable or always happening. · tōzen

彗星

A celestial phenomenon with the appearance of such a body. · suisei

彝族

(obsolete) the Yi people · izoku

形

(geometry) Forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of internal angles, and thus bounded by that number of line segments (polygons). · katachi

形作る

(transitive) To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person. · katachizukuru

形容動詞

(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent. · keiyōdōshi

形容詞

(grammar) Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective. · keiyōshi

形式

The shape or visible structure of a thing or person. · keishiki

形態

(biology) The study of the form and structure of animals and plants. · keitai

形態学

(biology) The study of the form and structure of animals and plants. · keitaigaku

形態論

(biology) The study of the form and structure of animals and plants. · keitairon

形状

The shape or visible structure of a thing or person. · keijō

形而上学

branch of philosophy that studies first principles · keijijōgaku

形見

That which serves to keep in or bring to mind; a memento, a memorial, a souvenir, a token; a memorandum or note of something to be remembered. · katami

彩帆

An island, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands.

彫像

A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting. · chōzō

彫刻

The act or craft of producing a carved object. · chōkoku

彫刻家

A person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture. · chōkokuka

影

A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. · kage

影付き

(typography) A drop shadow effect applied to lettering in word processors etc.

影響

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

影響力

The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions. · eikyōryoku

役

(card games) Especially in games of the rummy family: a combination of playing cards which is announced or played to score points. [from late 19th c.] · yaku

役に立つ

(idiomatic, informal) To prove to be useful or helpful. · yakunitatsu

役人

A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is minimal or not required. · yakunin

役割

Position or role (especially in a play). · yakuwari

役員

One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations. · yakuin

役柄

Position or role (especially in a play). · yakugara

役目

(countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do. · yakume

役立たず

(informal, transitive, intransitive) To behave in the manner of a lame duck. · yakutatazu

役立つ

(transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to. · yakudatsu

役者

A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.] · yakusha

彼

Someone who is loved; something that is loved. · are

彼ら

Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural). · karera

彼女

Someone who is loved; something that is loved. · kanojo

彼女ら

(the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned. [since 13th c.] · kanojora

彼女自身

(emphatic) She; an intensifier of the female subject or object, often used to indicate the directness or exclusiveness of that person . · kanojojishin

彼方

(archaic, _, or, _, dialectal, _, outside of) At or in a distant but indicated place. · achira

彼氏

Someone who is loved; something that is loved. · kareshi

彼自身

(emphatic) He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate · karejishin

往復

(often, figurative, travel) A trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location. · ōfuku

往訪

A single act of visiting. · ōhō

征服

To defeat in combat; to subjugate. · seifuku

征服者

One who conquers · seifukusha

径

(geometry) The length of such a line. · kei

待ち

A delay. · machi

待ち伏せ

(transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy. · machibuse

待ち合わせ

(government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court. · machiawase

待ち合わせる

(intransitive) To meet at an agreed time and place. · machiawaseru

待ち行列

A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order. · machigyōretsu

待つ

(transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for. · matsu

待つこと

The act of staying or remaining in expectation.

待合室

(British) The living room or sitting room of a house. · machiaishitsu

待避する

(transitive, rail transport) To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.

律

(mathematics, logic) A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule. · ritsu

律令

(law, historical) A (theoretical) type of statutory law specified as regulating a person or thing. [from 1791] · ritsuryō

後

Behind. · ato

後で

Behind; later in time; following. · atode

後れる

(formal) Following in order or in time. · okureru

後ろ

Behind. · ushiro

後ろの

of or belonging to that part in the rear

後ろ側

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. · ushirogawa

後ろ足立ちする

(intransitive) To rise up on the hind legs.

後世

A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews. · kōsei