Japanese–English dictionary

後光

A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint. · gokō

後味

The persistence of the taste of something no longer present. · atoaji

後宮

The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers. [from 1841] · kōkyuu

後家

A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower. · goke

後座

(firearms) The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle. · kōza

後悔

To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead. · kōkai

後指を指す

To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone. · ushiroyubiosasu

後方

(archaic, Geordie) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.] · kōhō

後書き

an epilogue. · atogaki

後産

The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals. · atozan

後知恵

Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred. · atojie

後者

Relating to or being the second of two items. · kōsha

後舌

(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel). · kōzetsu

後裔

One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations. · kōei

後見上の

Relating to guardianship or protection.

後輩

(countable) A younger person. · kōhai

後退

(intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve. · kōtai

徐々

In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly. · jojo

徐脈

(medicine, cardiology) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult. · jomyaku

徒

. · ada

徒刑

A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime. · tokei

徒弟

A trainee, especially in a skilled trade. · totei

徒歩

On one's feet; walking, jogging or running but not in a vehicle or on the back of an animal. [from 10th c.] · toho

従う

(transitive) To accept (a decision or law) and act in accordance with it; to conform to (a decision or law); to acquiesce to (a decision or law). · shitagau

従って

(conjunctive) As a result; therefore, for this reason. · shitagatte

従僕

A footman, a liveried male servant. · juuboku

従兄

(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin. · juukei

従兄妹

(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.

従兄弟

(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin. · itoko

従妹

(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin. · juumai

従姉妹

(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin. · itoko

従属

Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority. · juuzoku

従業員

A person who provides labor to a company or another person. · juugyōin

従者

(now, _, rare) An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman. [from 16th c.] · juusha

従軍する

(intransitive) To serve as a soldier.

従順

Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management. · juujun

得

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

得する

(intransitive) To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary. · tokusuru

得る

(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own. · uru

得意

Possessing skill; skilled. · tokui

得意先

A patron, a client; a person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so. · tokuisaki

得点

(sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition. [from 18th c.] · tokuten

得点板

A large board that displays the score in a game or contest. · tokutenban

徘徊

(intransitive) To stroll, or walk at a leisurely pace. · haikai

御前

An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers. · gozen

御座成

Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.

御曹司

The heir to a throne. · onzōshi

御都合主義

(Marxism) The political line of Communist Party members who zealously support the Party, but whose trait is that they yield to the mood of the moment, they are unable to resist what is fashionable, leading to the sacrifice of the permanent and essential interests of the Party to the momentary and minor interests. · gotsugōshugi

御門

(history) A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period. · mikado

御飯

(This entry is a translation hub.) · on'ii

復員

The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing. · fukuin

復帰

Return or reversion to a certain state. · fukki

復旧

The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something. · fukkyuu

復水器

(process engineering) A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine. · fukusuiki

復活

(Christianity) The resurrection of Jesus Christ. · fukkatsu

復活祭

A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 to May 8. · fukkatsusai

復活蘇生

(Christianity) The resurrection of Jesus Christ.

復習

A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights. · fukushuu

復興、再生

A rebirth or revival.

復讐

Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge. · fukushuu

復讐する

(transitive) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.

復讐者

One who avenges or vindicates. · fukushuusha

復辟

The return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down. · fukuheki

循環器学

(medicine) The study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.

微分

(mathematics, calculus) The process of applying the derivative operator to a function; of calculating a function's derivative. · bibun

微妙

Subtlety or precision of use; exactness; preciseness. · bimyō

微生物

(microbiology) Any microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium. · biseibutsu

微生物学

(biology) The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms, especially their effects on man and other living organisms. · biseibutsugaku

微積分

(uncountable, often, definite, the calculus) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject. · bisekibun

微笑

A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety. · bishō

微笑み

A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety. · hohoemi

微笑む

(ambitransitive) To have (a smile) on one's face. · hohoemu

微粉

(literary, or, puristic, otherwise, archaic) A small particle; a speck. · bifun

微罪

(law, criminology, historical, _, in, _, UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony. · bizai

微風

A light, gentle wind. · soyokaze

徳

A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person. [from 13th c.] · toku

徳の高い

Full of virtue; having excellent moral character. · tokunotakai

徴兵

Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority. · chōhei

徴兵する

(transitive) To enroll compulsorily; to draft; to induct.

徴募兵

One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.

徴集兵

One who is drafted (into a military service, etc).

徹夜

(idiomatic) To work studiously, especially late into the night. · tetsuya

徹底した

(topology, of a function) Such that the preimage of every compact set is compact.

徹底的

Thoroughgoing; far-reaching. · tetteiteki

心

In a cordial, warm, friendly or heartfelt manner. · kokoro

心から

In earnest; sincerely; with one's full feeling. · kokorokara

心からの

Believed or felt deeply and sincerely.

心が折れる

(intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death. · kokorogaoreru

心が頑固な

Feeling or showing no sorrow or regret for wrongdoing.

心づけ

A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation. [from mid-18th c.] · kokorozuke

心の

(relational) Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.

心の傷

An emotional wound leading to psychological injury. · kokoronokizu

心を動かす

(transitive, figurative) To connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone). · kokoroōgokasu

心嚢

(anatomy, cardiology) A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract. · shinnō

心地よい

Of a pleasant sound. · kokochiyoi

心地良い

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

心室

One of two lower chambers of the heart. · shinshitsu

心強い

Cheerfully encouraging. · kokorozuyoi

心形

A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ♥.

心待ち

That which is expected or looked for. · kokoromachi

心房

(palynology) A cavity inside a porate aperture of a pollen grain formed by the separation of the sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain. · shinbō

心拍

One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it. · shinpaku

心理

A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs. · shinri

心理学

(countable) The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity. · shinrigaku

心理学者

An expert in the field of psychology. · shinrigakusha

心痛

Emotional distress or pain, often caused by a loved one or their absence. · shintsuu

心的外傷

An emotional wound leading to psychological injury. · shintekigaishō

心筋

(anatomy, cardiology) The muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the outer wall of the human heart. · shinkin

心筋症

(pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium. · shinkinshō

心緒

A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. · shinsho

心臓

(anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion. · shinzō

心臓学医

A physician who specializes in medical problems related to the heart.

心臓血管

Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.

心象

A mental picture of something not real or not present. · shinshō

心身

(medicine, psychology) Pertaining to physical diseases, symptoms etc. which have mental causes. · shinshin

心配

An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event. · shinpai

心配させる

(transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

心配する

(intransitive) To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.

心配事

A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive. · shinpaigoto

心酔

(obsolete) The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; madness. · shinsui

必ず

Without doubt, surely. · kanarazu

必死

In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly. · hisshi

必殺

Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal. · hissatsu

必滅

Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal. [from 14th c.] · hitsumetsu

必然

(uncountable) The condition of being inevitable. · hitsuzen

必然性

(uncountable) The condition of being inevitable. · hitsuzensei

必然的

In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent. · hitsuzenteki

必至

Predictable or always happening. · hisshi

必要

Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty. · hitsuyō

必要する

(transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.

必要性

The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite. · hitsuyōsei

必需品

The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite. · hitsujuhin

忌まわしい

Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful. · imawashii

忌み嫌う

(transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread. [First attested in the mid 17th century.] · imikirau

忌む

(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] · imu

忌避

(transitive) To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize. · kihi

忍び

(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period. · shinobi

忍びの者

(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period. · shinobinomono

忍び寄る

(transitive) To approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer. · shinobiyoru

忍び足をする

(intransitive) To move silently or secretly.

忍者

(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period. · ninja

忍耐

The quality of being patient. · nintai

忍耐強い

(of a person) Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting. · nintaizuyoi

忖度

(formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis. · sontaku

志願して

Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.

志願兵

(military) One who enters into military service voluntarily (but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers), as opposed to a conscript. · shiganhei

志願者

One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner. · shigansha

忘れ

(figurative) Incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten.

忘れがたい

Very difficult or impossible to forget. · wasuregatai

忘れっぽい

Unable to remember things well; liable to forget. · wasureppoi