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Japanese-English
English-Japanese
Samuel E. Martin
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CONTENTS
Japanese–English ..................................................... 1
English–Japanese ................................................. 331

Samuel E. Martin is the author of numerous books and
papers on Japanese and Korean, including the definitive
A Reference Grammar of Japanese and A Reference
Grammar of Korean.
Sayaka Khan has a BSC (Biology, 2000) from Waseda
University. She has worked as a translator and interpreter
for companies in various industries, such as patent offices, science think tank, pharmaceutical firm, film production, game company, etc. She has established a translation corporation with her husband, Afaque Khan.
Fred Perry has a BA (History, 1956) from Yale University
as well as an MBA from St Sophia University, Tokyo
(1984). He arrived in Japan in 1956, and continues to live
there today. He has worked as a market researcher and
consultant. Traveling throughout Japan as part of his job
has provided the opportunity to learn about the local dialects spoken in different parts of the country.

PART I
JAPANESE – ENGLISH

JAPANESE–ENGLISH

ă

A
ă 1. adv ࠶࠶ like that, that way
2. interj ࠶࠶ oh; yes 3. interj ࠶
࠶ hello (on encountering someone)
á interj ࠶ࡗ oh!
abakimásu, abaku v ᭀࡁࡲࡍ, ᭀࡃ

discloses
abara-ya n ࠶ࡤࡽᒇ hovel
abaremásu, abareru v ᭀࢀࡲࡍ,
ᭀࢀࡿ rages, storms, rampages
abare-mono n ᭀࢀ⪅ ruffian,

ăchi(-gata) n ࢔࣮ࢳᙧ arch
(= yumi-gata ᘪᙧ
ăcherii n ࢔࣮ࢳ࢙࣮ࣜ archery
achí-kochi adv ࠶ࡕࡇࡕ here and
there (= achíra-kóchira ࠶ࡕࡽ
ࡇࡕࡽ)
achira pron ࠶ࡕࡽ 1. that one (of

two) over there, the other one
(over there) 2. over there, yonder
3. he/him, she/her, they/them
achira-gawa n ࠶ࡕࡽഃ that (his/
roughneck, wild person
abékku n ࢔࣋ࢵࢡ young unmar- her/their) side, other side
ada adj ࠶ࡔ meaningless
ried couple
abekobe n ࠶࡭ࡇ࡭ upside down ada n ௐ [BOOKISH] disservice,
abimásu, abiru v ᾎࡧࡲࡍ, ᾎࡧࡿ foe: ~ o uchimásu ௐࢆウࡕࡲࡍ
bathes oneself in; douses, showers avenges, revenges
abisemásu, abiseru v ᾎࡧࡏࡲࡍ,
adana n ࠶ࡔྡ nickname
ᾎࡧࡏࡿ pours on, showers
adapută n ࢔ࢲࣉࢱ࣮ (electrical)
abuku n ࠶ࡪࡃ bubble; abuku-zéni
adapter
adéyaka adj Ⰿࡸ࠿ gorgeous,
n ࠶ࡪࡃ㖹 easy money
abunaí adj ༴࡞࠸ dangerous (=
fascinatingly elegant
kiken (na) ༴㝤࡞), Watch out! adobáisu n ࢔ࢻࣂ࢖ࢫ advice
abunakkashii adj ༴࡞ࡗ࠿ࡋ࠸ is adokenai adj ࠶࡝ࡅ࡞࠸ innocent,
insecure, unsteady
childlike; adokenai kao n ࠶࡝ࡅ
abunĿmaru adj ࢔ࣈࣀ࣮࣐ࣝ
࡞࠸㢦 an innocent face
adoresu n ࢔ࢻࣞࢫ address:
abnormal
abura n Ἔ oil, grease
mëru-~ ࣓࣮ࣝ࢔ࢻࣞࢫ e-mail
abura n ⬡ fat (= shibø ⬡⫫)
address
aburá(á)ge n Ἔᥭࡆ deep-fried
adoribu n ࢔ࢻࣜࣈ ad-lib
aegimásu, aégu v ႍࡂࡲࡍ, ႍࡄ
bean curd
aburakkói adj Ἔࡗࡇ࠸ oily, greasy gasps, pants (for breath)
aburakkói adj ⬡ࡗࡇ࠸ fatty
aemásu, aéru v ࿴࠼ࡲࡍ, ࿴࠼ࡿ
aburimásu, abúru v ⅝ࡾࡲࡍ, ⅝ࡿ dresses (vegetables, etc.)
aenai adj ᩒ࠼࡞࠸ tragic, sad:
grills
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aénaku mo ᩒ࠼࡞ࡃࡶ tragically

áiko

fries; raises
ago n ࠶ࡈ࣭㢡 jaw, chin; ago-hige
enough
áete v ᩒ࠼࡚ áete … (shimásu)
n ࠶ࡈࡦࡆ beard, goatee, (chin-)
ᩒ࠼࡚…ࡋࡲࡍ dares (to do)
whiskers
afuremásu, afuréru v ⁄ࢀࡲࡍ, ⁄ࢀ agura n ࠶ࡄࡽ sitting cross-legged
áhen n ࢔࣭࣊ࣥ㜿∦ opium
ࡿ overflows
Afurika n ࢔ࣇࣜ࢝ Africa; Afurika- ahiru n ࢔ࣄࣝ duck (tame)
jin n ࢔ࣇࣜ࢝ே an African
aho, ahĿ n ࠶࡯࠺࣭㜿࿈ fool
afuWăVăELVX n ࢔ࣇࢱ࣮ࢧ࣮ࣅࢫ ái n ឡ love (= aijø ឡ᝟)
service (maintenance and repair), ái n ⸛ Japanese indigo plant; ái
zome n ⸛ᰁࡵ Japanese indigo dye
servicing
agakimásu, agaku v ㊊ᥙࡁࡲࡍ, ㊊ aibikí n 㐂ᘬ secret rendezvous
ᥙࡃ struggles
aibĿ n ┦Წ partner
agaméru v ᓫࡵࡿ worships, adores, áibu n ឡ᧙ caress
respects: kami o ~ ⚄ࢆᓫࡵࡲࡍ aichaku n ឡ╔ affection
aida n, prep, adv 㛫 interval,
worships [adores] God
agarí n, adj ୖࡀࡾ finishing,
space, between; while
aidagara n 㛫᯶ relationship
(resulting) finish
agarimásu, agaru v ୖࡀࡾࡲࡍ, ୖ
(between people)
ࡀࡿ 1. goes up, rises 2. feels
aidéa n ࢔࢖ࢹ࢔ idea
aidoku n ឡㄞ reading with pleasure
self-conscious, nervous; gets
áidoru n ࢔࢖ࢻࣝ idol
stage fright
agari-guchi, agari-kuchi n ୖࡾཱྀ the aigo n ឡㆤ [BOOKISH] protection
ai-hanshimásu, ai-hansuru v ┦཯ࡋ
entrance
…-ágari (no) adj …ୖࡀࡾࡢ
ࡲࡍ, ┦཯ࡍࡿ conflicts
aiirenai adj ┦ᐜࢀ࡞࠸ exclusive,
fresh from …, right after …:
yami ~ no hitó ⑓ࡳୖࡀࡾࡢே a incompatible, irreconcilable
ai-jin n ឡே mistress
person just out of sickbed
age-ashi n ᥭࡆ㊊ fault finding
aijĿ n ឡ᝟ affection, love (= ai ឡ
ageku n ᣲྃ negative outcome; aikawarazu adv ┦ኚࢃࡽࡎ as
ageku no hate ᣲྃࡢᯝ࡚ in the end usual/ever/always: ~ génki desu
agemásu, agerú v 1. ࠶ࡆࡲࡍ, ࠶ࡆ ┦ኚࢃࡽࡎඖẼ࡛ࡍ stays well
ࡿ gives 2. ...-te agerú ...࡚࠶ࡆ (as always)
ࡿ does someone's favor
aikí-dĿ n ྜẼ㐨 aikido, an art of
agemásu, agerú v ୖࡆࡲࡍ, ୖࡆࡿ weaponless defense
áiko n ࠶࠸ࡇo-aikó ࠾࠶࠸ࡇ
raises up
agemásu, agerú v ᥭࡆࡲࡍ, ᥭࡆࡿ tie (in sports, games), stalemate
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DLNĿND

aishĿ n ឡ⛠ nickname
aishĿ n ┦ᛶ compatibility, conaikoku-shin n ឡᅜᚰ patriotism
geniality: ~ ga/no íi ┦ᛶࡀࡢ࠸
aikotoba n ྜ࠸ゝⴥ password,
࠸ congenial, compatible
aisó, DLVĿ n ࠶࠸ࡑ࠺࣭ឡ᝿
shibboleth [INFORMAL talk]
aikyĿ n ឡ▹>ឡᩗ@ charm, attrac- 1. aisó (aisø) ga/no íi ࠶࠸ࡑ࠺
>ឡ᝿@ࡀࡢ࠸࠸ is amiable,
tiveness: ~ ga arimásu ឡ▹>ឡ
ᩗ@ࡀ࠶ࡾࡲࡍ is nice, attractive, sociable, agreeable 2. o-aiso,
o-aisø ࠾ឡ᝿ (restaurant) bill,
charming
aima n ྜ㛫 spare time
check; incense
aimai (na) adj ᭕᫕࡞ vague
aisu… prefix ࢔࢖ࢫ iced…;
aimasu, áu v ఍࠸ࡲࡍ, ఍࠺: …
aisu-kĿhii n ࢔࢖ࢫࢥ࣮ࣄ࣮ iced
ni ~ …࡟఍࠸ࡲࡍ meets; sees
coffee; aisu-kuríimu n ࢔࢖ࢫࢡࣜ
࣮࣒ ice cream; aisu-tii n ࢔࢖ࢫ
(a person)
aimasu, áu v ྜ࠸ࡲࡍ, ྜ࠺: …
ࢸ࢕࣮ iced tea
ni ~ …࡟ྜ࠸ࡲࡍ matches
aite n ┦ᡭ o-aite ࠾┦ᡭ the
with: kuchi ni ~ ཱྀ࡟ྜ࠸ࡲࡍ
other fellow; companion, partner;
suits one's taste; (…ni) ma ni ~
adversary, opponent
…࡟ 㛫࡟ྜ࠸ࡲࡍ is in time aitĿ n ယ᝚ condolence: mourning:
fukai ~ ῝࠸ယ᝚ deep mourning
(for …)
…-aimasu, -au/-áu …ྜ࠸ࡲࡍ, ྜ࠺ aitsu pron ࠶࠸ࡘ that guy, that
[VERB INFINITIVE +] (to) each other creep; aitsú-ra pron ࠶࠸ࡘࡽ
ainiku adv ࠶࠸࡟ࡃ unfortunately those damn ones
ainiku (na) adj ࠶࠸࡟ࡃ࡞ regret- aitsúide adv ┦ḟ࠸࡛ one after
DLNĿNa n ឡዲᐙ lover (devotee

of …)

table

another

ainoko n ࠶࠸ࡢᏊ person of mixed aitii (IT) n IT࢔࢖ࢸ࢕࣮ informa-

race [IN NEGATIVE SENSE]

tion technology (computer)

ainorí n ┦஌ࡾ ride together
ainote n ࠶࠸ࡢᡭ short interlude
airashii adj ឡࡽࡋ࠸ lovely, sweet
airon n ࢔࢖ࣟࣥ iron(ing)
Airurándo n ࢔࢖ࣝࣛࣥࢻ Ireland
áisatsu n ᣵᣜ [HONORIFIC] go-~
ࡈᣵᣜ greeting: (…) ni ~ shimásu
…࡟ᣵᣜࡋࡲࡍ greets
ai-shimásu, ai-súru v ឡࡋࡲࡍ, ឡࡍ
ࡿ = ai-su ឡࡍ loves

ăiu adj ࠶࠶࠸࠺ ... that kind/sort
of ... (= anna ࠶ࢇ࡞, åyü ࠶࠶
ࡺ࠺)
aiuchí n ┦ᡴࡕ hitting/killing each
other at the same time: ~ ni narimásu ┦ᡴࡕ࡟࡞ࡾࡲࡍ hits/kills

each other at the same time
aiúeo n ࠶࠸࠺࠼࠾ the Japanese

syllabary
áizu n ྜᅗ signal, sign

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aizúchi n ┦ᵔ give responses: ~ o
uchimásu ┦ᵔࢆᡴࡕࡲࡍ gives

akimásu, akíru

ࡲ࡞࡟ frank(ly), plain(ly),

open(ly) [IN NEGATIVE SENSE]
responses to make the conversa- akari n ᫂࠿ࡾ light, lamp
akarui adj ᫂ࡿ࠸ bright, light,
tion go smoothly
ají n ࿡ taste; flavor, seasoning:
clear, gay, cheerful
~ ga shimásu ࿡ࡀࡋࡲࡍ it tastes akarumi n ᫂ࡿࡳ a light place; the
(has flavor); ~ ga usuidesu ࿡ࡀ (open/bright) light: ~ ni demásu
ⷧ࠸࡛ࡍ is bland: ~ o oboemásu ᫂ࡿࡳ࡟ฟࡲࡍ surfaces, is
࿡ࢆぬ࠼ࡲࡍ acquires a taste for brought to light
áji n ࢔ࢪ࣭㪛 horse mackerel,
akéba v 㛤ࡅࡤ (if it comes open)
ăkďdo n ࢔࣮ࢣ࣮ࢻ arcade, roofed
saurel
Ájia n ࢔ࢪ࢔ Asia; Ajiá-jin n ࢔ࢪ passageway, shopping arcade
࢔ே an Asian
akegata n, adv ᫂ࡅ᪉ daybreak,
ajike-nái adj ࿡Ẽ࡞࠸ insipid,
dawn
akemáshite o-medetĿ (gozaimásu
flavorless, flat
ajiwaimásu, ajiwáu v ࿡ࢃ࠸ࡲࡍ,
[HONORIFIC]) interj ᫂ࡅࡲࡋ࡚࠾
࿡ࢃ࠺ tastes it
ࡵ࡛࡜࠺ࡈࡊ࠸ࡲࡍ Happy
áka n ㉥ red (color); aka-bĿ n ㉥ᖗ New Year!
redcap, porter; áka-chan n ㉥ࡕࡷࢇakemásu, akeru v 㛤ࡅࡲࡍ, 㛤ࡅࡿ
࣭࠶࠿ࡕࡷࢇ baby; aká-gai n
opens it
㉥㈅ ark shell, blood(y) clam;
akemásu, akeru v ✵ࡅࡲࡍ, ✵ࡅࡿ
akai adj ㉥࠸ red; aka-jí n ㉥Ꮠ
leaves empty, vacates
akemásu, akeru v ᫂ࡅࡲࡍ, ᫂ࡅࡿ
red letters, deficit figures: ~ ni
narimásu ㉥Ꮠ࡟࡞ࡾࡲࡍ goes/ it opens up, (the day/year) begins
gets in the red; aka-mi n ㉥㌟ lean áki n ⛅ autumn, fall; aki-same n
⛅㞵 autumn rain
(meat/fish); unfatty (red) tuna;
aka-shíngo n ㉥ಙྕ red light
akí- prefix ✵ࡁ empty, vacant; akibako n ✵ࡁ⟽ empty box; aki-beya
(signal)
aká n ࠶࠿࣭ᇈ dirt, grime
n ✵ࡁ㒊ᒇ empty room; aki-kan
akádemii n ࢔࢝ࢹ࣑࣮ academy
n ✵ࡁ⨁ empty can; aki-shitsu n
akademíkku n ࢔࢝ࢹ࣑ࢵࢡ academic ✵ࡁᐊ empty room/office; aki-ya
aka-gane n ࠶࠿ࡀࡡ࣭㖡 copper
n ✵ࡁᐙ vacant/empty house;
áka-no-tanin n ㉥ࡢ௚ே complete
aki-su n ࠶ࡁᕢ≺࠸࣭✵ࡁᕢ
stranger [IN NEGATIVE SENSE]
sneak thief
akaramemásu, akarameru v ㉥ࡽࡵࡲ akimásu, akíru v 㣬ࡁࡲࡍ, 㣬ࡁࡿ
ࡍ, ㉥ࡽࡵࡿ blushes
wearies (gets tired) of; gets
akarasama (na/ni) adj, adv ࠶࠿ࡽࡉ enough of
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akimásu, aku

akimásu, aku v 㛤ࡁࡲࡍ, 㛤ࡃ

opens, comes open; it comes
unbuttoned/unzipped/unlocked
akimásu, aku v ✵ࡁࡲࡍ, ✵ࡃ gets
empty/vacant
akinaimásu, akinau v ၟ࠸ࡲࡍ, ၟ࠺
blushes
akíndo n ၟே merchant
akíraka adj ᫂ࡽ࠿ clear (evident):
~ ni shimásu ᫂ࡽ࠿࡟ࡋࡲࡍ

makes it public, reveals, explains
akirame n ㅉࡵ resignation, acceptance: ~ ga warui ㅉࡵࡀᝏ࠸ not

knowing when to give up
akiramemásu, akiraméru v ㅉࡵࡲ
ࡍ, ㅉࡵࡿ: … o ~…ࢆㅉࡵࡲࡍ

gives up (on), resigns oneself to
akiremásu, akireru v ࿈ࢀࡲࡍ, ࿈ࢀ
ࡿ gets amazed; gets disgusted
akkan n ᅽᕳ overwhelming
akke-nái adj ࠶ࡗࡅ࡞࠸ not long
enough: akkenaku makeru ࠶ࡗ
ࡅ࡞ࡃ㈇ࡅࡿ is beaten too easily
akke ni toraremásu (torareru) v ࿈Ẽ
࡟ྲྀࡽࢀࡲࡍྲྀࡽࢀࡿ is

stunned

ᝏホ criticism (unfavorable);
áku-i n ᝏព ill will, malice; akujĿken n ᝏ᮲௳ bad/unfavorable/
adverse condition; aku-júnkan n
ᝏᚠ⎔ vicious circle; áku-ma n
ᝏ㨱 devil, evil spirit, Satan; ákumu n ᝏክ nightmare: ~ ni chigai
arimasen ᝏክ࡟㐪࠸࠶ࡾࡲࡏࢇ
must be a nightmare; aku-nin n ᝏ
ே an evil person; aku-ratsu (na) adj
ᝏ㎥࡞ unscrupulous, foul, nasty,
mean; aku-sei n ᝏᨻ [BOOKISH] bad
government; aku-sen n ᝏ㖹 [BOOKISH] ill-gotten gains; aku-shumí n
ᝏ㊃࿡ bad/poor taste; aku-toku n
ᝏᚨ (a) vice: ~-gyøsha ᝏᚨᴗ⪅
dishonest business person; aku-zei
n ᝏ⛯ [BOOKISH] unreasonable tax
akú n ࢔ࢡ࣭⅊Ồ scum, lye: ~ o
torimásu ⅊Ồࢆྲྀࡾࡲࡍ re-

moves the scum
akuaríumu n ࢔ࢡ࢔࣒ࣜ࢘ aquarium
akurobátto n ࢔ࢡࣟࣂࢵࢺ acrobat,

acrobatics
akúryoku n ᥱຊ grip (of hand)
ákuseku adv ࠶ࡃࡏࡃ laboriously,

akkerakán (to) adv ࠶ࡗࡅࡽ࠿ࢇ
(working) hard, drudging (away)
࡜ looks unconcerned
ákusento n ࢔ࢡࢭࣥࢺ accent
akogaremásu, akogaréru v ៿ࢀࡲࡍ, ákuseru n ࢔ࢡࢭࣝ gas pedal,
៿ࢀࡿ adores, admires; longs
accelerator
ákusesari(i) n ࢔ࢡࢭࢧ࣮ࣜ
for, yearns for
akogi (ná) adj ࠶ࡇࡂ࡞ cruel
accessory
ákushon n ࢔ࢡࢩࣙࣥ action;
and heartless
áku n ᝏ an evil; aku-fŗ n ᝏ㢼 bad akushon-eiga n ࢔ࢡࢩࣙࣥᫎ⏬
custom, bad practice, a vice; aku- an action film
heki n ᝏⒷ [BOOKISH] bad habit; ákushu n ᥱᡭ handshake
aku-hĿ n ᝏἲ bad law; DNXK\Ŀ n ákuta n ⰰ dirt, rubbish

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amá n ᑽ nun
áma n ᾏዪ woman sea diver, a

ángai

amí n ⥙ net; amí-do n ⥙ᡞ screen

door
amimásu, ámu v ⦅ࡳࡲࡍ, ⦅ࡴ
pearl diver
ama-… prefix 㞵 rain; amá-do n 㞵 knits, braids
ᡞ rain shutters; ama-gasa n 㞵ച amí-mono n ⦅ࡳ≀ knitting, knitted
umbrella (= kasa ച)
goods
amá(chuá) n ࢔࣐ࢳࣗ࢔ amateur ăPĿQGR n ࢔࣮ࣔࣥࢻ almond
amaemásu, amaéru v ⏑࠼ࡲࡍ, ⏑࠼án n ᱌ 1. proposal, suggestion,
ࡿ presumes on someone's good- idea 2. plan
án n ࠶ࢇ࣭㤆 bean jam/paste;
will, acts like a baby
amanógawa n ࠶ࡲࡢࡀࢃ࣭ኳࡢᕝ án-ko n ࠶ࢇࡇ࣭㤆Ꮚ bean jam/
the Milky Way
paste
amai adj ⏑࠸ sweet; lenient,
aná n ✰ hole; slot; ana-go n ࢔ࢼ
ࢦ conger eel; ana-guma n ࢔ࢼࢢ
permissive
amaku mimásu (míru) v ⏑ࡃࡳࡲࡍ ࣐࣭✰⇃ badger
ࡳࡿ kids oneself about …,
anáta pron ࠶࡞ࡓ you; anatá-tachi,
anatá-gáta pron ࠶࡞ࡓ㐩, ࠶࡞ࡓ
underestimates
amari n వࡾ remainder, surplus,
᪉ you (all); anáta(-tachi) no pron
࠶࡞ࡓ㐩ࡢ your(s)
leftover
amari adv ࠶ࡲࡾ [ NEGATIVE verb] DQD~QVă n ࢔ࢼ࢘ࣥࢧ࣮ announcer
DQGăUDLQ n ࢔ࣥࢲ࣮ࣛ࢖ࣥ underline
not very, not much, not many
DQGăVKátsu n ࢔ࣥࢲ࣮ࢩࣕࢶ
(= anmari ࠶ࢇࡲࡾ)
amarimásu, amáru v వࡾࡲࡍ, వࡿ undershirt
is left over, remains, is in excess, andon n ⾜ⅉ traditional papercovered night-light
is too much/many
amarí(ni) adv ࠶ࡲࡾ࡟ too, too anadorimásu, anadoru v ౲ࡾࡲࡍ,
౲ࡿ not think much of: imamamuch, very
amayakashimásu, amayakásu v ⏑ࡸ de … o anadotte imáshita ࠸ࡲ
࠿ࡋࡲࡍ, ⏑ࡸ࠿ࡍ pampers,
ࡲ࡛͐ࢆ౲ࡗ࡚࠸ࡲࡋࡓ hadn't
babies
used to think much of …
amé n ࢔࣓࣭㣩 candy
ándo n Ᏻሚ relief
áme n 㞵 rain: ~ ga furimásu 㞵 áne n ጜ older sister (= (o-)në´san ࠾ጜࡉࢇ)
ࡀ㝆ࡾࡲࡍ it rains
amď´ba n ࢔࣓࣮ࣂ amoeba
ángai adv ᱌እ 1. unexpectedly
Amerika n ࢔࣓ࣜ࢝ America,
(much) 2. contrary to expectaU.S.(A.); Ameriká-jin n ࢔࣓ࣜ࢝ே tions; ángai (na) adj ᱌እ࡞
an American
unexpected
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DQJĿ

DQJĿ n ᬯྕ secret code
anguru n ࢔ࣥࢢࣝ angle (= kakudo
ゅᗘ), viewpoint
áni n ඗ elder brother (= (o-)nii´san ࠾඗ࡉࢇ)
anime, animďshon n ࢔ࢽ࣓,࢔ࢽ࣓
࣮ࢩࣙࣥ animation, animaed

JAPANESE–ENGLISH

ano né interj ࠶ࡢࡡ (mostly

children or female) well, listen,
you know
anpáia n ࢔ࣥࣃ࢖࢔ umpire
anpán n ࢔ࣥࣃࣥ sweet roll with
bean jam inside
anpéa n ࢔ࣥ࣌࢔ ampere
anpo n Ᏻಖ security
cartoon
anji n ᬯ♧ a hint; jiko-anji n ⮬ᕫ anpu n ࢔ࣥࣉ amplifier
ᬯ♧ autosuggestion
anpuru n ࢔ࣥࣉࣝ ampule
iQNă n ࢔࣮ࣥ࢝ anchor
anraku n Ᏻᴦ comfort; anraku (na)
anNďWR n ࢔ࣥࢣ࣮ࢺ questionnaire adj Ᏻᴦ࡞ comfortable, easy;
ankí n ᬯグ memorizing: ~ shite
anraku shi n ᏳᴦṚ mercy killing,
ᬯグࡋ࡚ by/from memory
euthanasia
DQNĿUX n ࢔ࣥࢥ࣮ࣝ encore
ansei n Ᏻ㟼 rest: ~ ni shimásu Ᏻ
anma n ᣨᦶ masseur/masseuse
㟼࡟ࡋࡲࡍ keeps/lies quiet
an-man n ࢔࣐ࣥࣥ steamed bun anshín n Ᏻᚰ peace of mind;
stuffed with bean jam
relief; security; confidence, trust
anmari adv ࠶ࢇࡲࡾ too much,
anshitsu n ᬯᐊ darkroom
overly; [+ NEGATIVE] not (very) DQVKĿ n ᬯၐ recitation from
much
memory
anna… adj ࠶ࢇ࡞… that kind
antei n Ᏻᐃ stability
of…: ~ ni ࠶ࢇ࡞࡟ to that extent antena n ࢔ࣥࢸࢼ antenna, aerial
annái n ᱌ෆ [HONORIFIC] go-~
ánzan n Ᏻ⏘ safe delivery, easy
ࡈ᱌ෆ guidance, information;
delivery; anzan kigan n Ᏻ⏘♳㢪
annai-jó n ᱌ෆᡤ information
wishing someone a safe delivery
anzán n ᬯ⟬ mental calculation
booth/desk; annái-nin n ᱌ෆே
guide (person), usher annái-shó anzen (na) adj Ᏻ඲࡞ safe
n ᱌ෆ᭩ guide(book)
(harm-proof); anzén-pin n Ᏻ඲ࣆ
anó adj ࠶ࡢ that (over there;
ࣥ safety pin
anzimásu, anjiru (anzuru) v ᱌ࡌࡲࡍ,
known to you and me); anó-hito
pron ࠶ࡢே he/him, she/her; anó- ᱌ࡌࡿ᱌ࡎࡿ worries, concerns
ko pron ࠶ࡢᏊ she/her, he/him; anzu n ࢔ࣥࢬ࣭ᮥ apricot
ano-yo n ࠶ࡢୡ the next world, áo n 㟷 blue, green (color); aói
another world
adj 㟷࠸ blue, green, pale; ao-mi
ano, DQĿ interj ࠶ࡢ, ࠶ࡢ࠺ (with n 㟷࿡ blueness; ao-nísai n 㟷஧
ᡯ immature [IN NEGATIVE SENSE];
nervous diffidence) well, uh …
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DRVKtQJĿ n 㟷ಙྕ green light
(signal); ao-suji n 㟷➽ vein: ~ o
tateru 㟷➽ࢆ❧࡚ࡿ bursts a
blood vessel; ao-yagi n 㟷ᰗ bud-

arawashimásu, arawásu

araemásu, araeru v Ὑ࠼ࡲࡍ, Ὑ࠼
ࡿ can wash
araí adj Ⲩ࠸ rough, coarse;
DUDU\ĿML n Ⲩ⒪἞ take drastic

ding willow
aogimásu, aógu v ᡪࡂࡲࡍ, ᡪࡄ

measures (steps)
araí adj ⢒࠸ rough, not smooth,

fans; fans oneself

coarse

aogimásu, aógu v ௮ࡂࡲࡍ, ௮ࡄ
araimásu, arau v Ὑ࠸ࡲࡍ, Ὑ࠺
looks up at/to; respects (= miageru washes
ぢୖࡆࡿ)
arakajime adv ࠶ࡽ࠿ࡌࡵ in
aomuké n ௮ྥࡅ facing upward
advance (= maemotte ๓ࡶࡗ࡚)
aorimásu, aóru v ↽ࡾࡲࡍ, ↽ࡿ
arare n 1. ࠶ࡽࢀ࣭㟠 hail: ~ ga
furimásu ࠶ࡽࢀ>㟠@ࡀ㝆ࡾࡲࡍ
fans; stirs up, incites
ao-zamemásu, aozameru v 㟷ࡊࡵ
it hails (= hyø´ ࡦࡻ࠺>㞿@)
ࡲࡍ, 㟷ࡊࡵࡿ pales, is pale
2. ࠶ࡽࢀrice-cracker cubes
DSă´to n ࢔ࣃ࣮ࢺ apartment (house) (tidbits)
appaku n ᅽ㏕ pressure; oppression, árashi n ᔒ storm
arashimásu, arásu v Ⲩࡽࡋࡲࡍ, Ⲩ
suppression
appáre adj, interj ࠶ࡗࡥࢀ
ࡽࡍ devastates, damages, ruins
Bravo!: ~ na taido ࠶ࡗࡥࢀ࡞ែ arasoí n த࠸ controversy, contenᗘ admirable attitude
tion, struggle; argument, dispute,
áppu n ࢔ࢵࣉ raising, up; DSSXGďWo quarrel; strife, disturbance
n ࢔ࢵࣉࢹ࣮ࢺ update; aSSXJXUďGo arasoimásu, arasóu v த࠸ࡲࡍ, த࠺
n ࢔ࢵࣉࢢ࣮ࣞࢻ upgrade; appu- struggles/contends for; argues,
UĿGo n ࢔ࢵࣉ࣮ࣟࢻ upload
quarrels
apurĿchi n ࢔ࣉ࣮ࣟࢳ approach aratamarimásu, aratamáru v ᨵࡲࡾࡲ
ára interj ࠶ࡽ (female) oh!! (shows ࡍ, ᨵࡲࡿ to be changed, to be
surprise, amazement): árámå
replaced by something new
࠶ࡽࡲ࠶ (female) Oh, dear!
aratamemásu, arataméru v ᨵࡵࡲࡍ,
ará n ࠶ࡽ࣭⢒ fault; ará sagashi
ᨵࡵࡿ changes, alters, corrects
aratámete adv ᨵࡵ࡚ newly, anew;
n ࠶ࡽᤚࡋ nitpicking; ara-suji
n ࠶ࡽࡍࡌ summary, outline,
again
arawaremásu, arawaréru v ⌧ࢀࡲࡍ,
synopsis
Arabia, Árabu n ࢔ࣛࣅ࢔, ࢔ࣛࣈ
⌧ࢀࡿ appears, shows up, comes
Arabia; Arabia-go n ࢔ࣛࣅ࢔ㄒ
out
Arabic; Arabia-jin, Arabú-jin n ࢔ࣛ arawashimásu, arawásu v ⌧ࡋࡲࡍ࣭
ࣅ࢔ே, ࢔ࣛࣈே an Arab
⌧ࡍ shows, reveals

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arawashimásu, arawásu

arawashimásu, arawásu v ⾲ࡋࡲࡍ࣭arimásu, aru v ࠶ࡾࡲࡍ, ࠶ࡿ there
⾲ࡍ expresses (= hyøgen shimásu is, we've got; it is (located)
⾲⌧ࡋࡲࡍ)
ari-sama n ࠶ࡾࡉࡲ condition,
arawashimásu, arawásu v ⴭࡋࡲࡍ, state; scene, sight
ⴭࡍ publishes, writes
DULVĿQD adj ࠶ࡾࡑ࠺࡞ likely;
arayúru adj ࠶ࡽࡺࡿ all, every
~´mo nái ࠶ࡾࡑ࠺ࡶ࡞࠸ unlikely
DULWďQLLX (to) v ࠶ࡾ࡚࠸࡟ゝ࠺
(= subete no ࡍ࡭࡚ࡢ)
aré pron ࠶ࢀ that one (over there; ࡜ frankly speaking [INFORMAL]
known to you and me); aré-ra pron áritoarayúru adj ࠶ࡾ࡜࠶ࡽࡺࡿ
࠶ࢀࡽ those, they/them
every single, all kinds/sorts of
aré interj ࠶ࢀ Dear! (surprise) arittake n ࠶ࡾࡗࡓࡅ utmost
aremásu, areru v Ⲩࢀࡲࡍ, Ⲩࢀࡿ [INFORMAL]
goes to ruin, falls to waste, gets DUĿ v ࠶ࢁ࠺ [LITERARY] = áru
dilapidated; gets rough/wild; rages darø´ ࠶ࡿࡔࢁ࠺ = áru deshø
DUHPR\Ŀ (no) adj Ⲩࢀᶍᵝࡢ
࠶ࡿ࡛ࡋࡻ࠺ (probably is)
áru … adj ࠶ࡿ certain …, some
stormy, inclement
arérugii n ࢔ࣞࣝࢠ࣮ allergy:
…; áru-hi ࠶ࡿ᪥ n one/certain day
kafun-~ ⰼ⢊࢔ࣞࣝࢠ࣮ hay
arubáito n ࢔ࣝࣂ࢖ࢺ side job,
fever (= kafunshø ⰼ⢊⑕)
sideline, part-time job
arí n ࢔࣭ࣜ⽥ ant
arufabétto n ࢔ࣝࣇ࢓࣋ࢵࢺ
ariári (to) adv ࠶ࡾ࠶ࡾ࡜ vividly alphabet
ariawase n ࠶ࡾ࠶ࢃࡏ on hand
árugamama n ࠶ࡿࡀࡲࡲ as is, for
aribai n ࢔ࣜࣂ࢖ alibi
what it is: ~ (ni) uketorimásu ࠶
arifúreta adj ࠶ࡾࡩࢀࡓ very
ࡿࡀࡲࡲ࡟ཷࡅྲྀࡾࡲࡍ takes

common, commonplace
arigachi adj ࠶ࡾࡀࡕ common,

typical [IN NEGATIVE SENSE]

things as they are
arúi-wa conj ᡈ࠸ࡣ or else; maybe,

possibly

arigatai adj ࠶ࡾࡀࡓ࠸ appreciated, arukimásu, arúku v Ṍࡁࡲࡍ, Ṍࡃ
welcome; grateful: ~ meiwaku
walks
࠶ࡾࡀࡓ㏞ᝨ unwanted favor,
DUXNĿUX n ࢔ࣝࢥ࣮ࣝ alcohol
aruminíum n ࢔࣑ࣝࢽ࣒࢘ aluminum
misplaced favor
DUtJDWĿ (gozaimásu [HONORIFIC]) ࠶ࡾ ása n, adv ᮅ morning; ása-ban (ni)
ࡀ࡜࠺ࡈࡊ࠸ࡲࡍ Thank you n, adv ᮅᬌ࡟ morning and
(very much)
night/evening; asa-yake n ᮅ↝ࡅ
árika n ᅾࡾฎ whereabouts
a red glow in the morning sky;
arikitari adj ࠶ࡾࡁࡓࡾ common- asa-góhan n ᮅࡈ㣤 breakfast; ásaplace, so typical [IN NEGATIVE SENSE] hi n ᮅ᪥ morning sun, rising sun

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asái adj ὸ࠸ shallow; asá-haka (na)
adj ὸࡣ࠿࡞ shallow; asa-se n
ὸ℩ shallows
Asakusa n ὸⲡ Asakusa
asátsuki n ࢔ࢧࢶ࣭࢟ὸⵄ scallion,

ăVXVHQ

ashirai n ࠶ࡋࡽ࠸ treatment, hos-

pitality, service, arrangement
ashiraimásu, ashiráu v ࠶ࡋࡽ࠸ࡲ
ࡍ, ࠶ࡋࡽ࠺ handles, manages,

deals with; receives (a guest)
ashísutanto n ࢔ࢩࢫࢱࣥࢺ assisgreen onion; chives
asátte n, adv ࠶ࡉࡗ࡚࣭᫂ᚋ᪥
tant (= joshu ຓᡭ)
ashita n, adv ࠶ࡋࡓ࣭᫂᪥ tomorthe day after tomorrow
áse n ờ sweat: ~ ga demásu ờࡀ row
ฟࡲࡍ, ~ o kakimásu ờࢆ࠿ࡁ asobi 㐟ࡧ n fun, amusement; a
ࡲࡍ sweats; hiya-~ ෭ࡸờ cold
game, play; a visit; asobi hanbun
(de) adv 㐟ࡧ༙ศ࡛ half-serisweat
Asean n ࢔ࢭ࢔ࣥ ASEAN
ously
asemásu, aséru v 〣ࡏࡲࡍ, 〣ࡏࡿ asobimásu, asobu v 㐟ࡧࡲࡍ, 㐟ࡪ
fades
has fun, plays; visits
aserimásu, aséru v ↔ࡾࡲࡍ, ↔ࡿ asoko, asuko pron ࠶ࡑࡇ, ࠶ࡍࡇ
feels rushed/pressed
(that place) over there; that place
áshi n ࢔ࢩ࣭ⴺ reed
(known to you and me)
ashí n ㊊ foot, ⬮ leg; ashi-áto n
assári adj, adv ࠶ࡗࡉࡾ simple/
㊊㊧ footprint; ashi-de mátoi n ㊊
simply, plain(ly); easy/easily;
ᡭࡲ࡜࠸ a drag (on): shusse no
frank(ly), without apparent dif~ ฟୡࡢ㊊ᡭࡲ࡜࠸ a drag on
ficulty
assén n ࠶ࡗࡏࢇ࣭᩷᪕ 1. mediaone's career; ashí-kubi n ㊊㤳
ankle; ashi-móto n ㊊ࡶ࡜࣭㊊ඖ
tion; good offices, help (= sewá
step, gait: ~ ni ki o tsukéte ㊊ඖ ୡヰ): 2. recommendation (=
࡟Ẽࢆ௜ࡅ࡚ Watch your step!
suisen ᥎⸀)
ashi-dome saremásu (sareru) v ㊊Ṇ DVVKĿ n ᅽ຾ an overwhelming win
ࡵࡉࢀࡲࡍࡉࢀࡿ is strained, asshuku n ᅽ⦰ compression
asu n, adv ࠶ࡍ࣭᫂᪥ tomorrow
is stuck
ashi-ga-demásu (deru) v ㊊ࡀฟࡲࡍ (= ashita ࠶ࡋࡓ࣭᫂᪥)
ฟࡿ runs over the budget
asufáruto n ࢔ࢫࣇ࢓ࣝࢺ asphalt
ashí-o-araimásu (arau) v ㊊ࢆὙ࠸ࡲ asupara(gásu) n ࢔ࢫࣃࣛ࢞ࢫ
ࡍὙ࠺ washes one's hands of asparagus
asupirin n ࢔ࢫࣆࣜࣥ aspirin
cuts one's ties with
ashí-o-nobashimásu (nobasu) v ㊊ࢆ asurechikku-kúrabu n ࢔ࢫࣞࢳࢵࢡ
ఙࡤࡋࡲࡍఙࡤࡍ goes a little ࢡࣛࣈ athletic club
ăVXVHQ n ࢔࣮ࢫ⥺ ground wire
farther
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asutarísuku

asutarísuku n ࢔ࢫࢱࣜࢫࢡ

JAPANESE–ENGLISH

atari ᙜࡓࡾ 1. n a hit 2. adj good
asterisk (such as “㸨”) (= hoshi- luck, lucky; atari-yaku n ᙜࡓࡾᙺ
jírushi ᫍ༳)
is a hit in the role; atari-kuji n ᙜࡓ
asutorinzen n ࢔ࢫࢺࣜࣥࢮࣥ
ࡾࡃࡌ winning number
átari n ㎶ࡾ neighborhood: kono
astringent
ataemásu, ataeru v ୚࠼ࡲࡍ, ୚࠼ࡿ ~ de/wa ࡇࡢ㎶ࡾ࡛ࡣ around
gives, provides, grants
here
átafuta n ࠶ࡓࡩࡓ fluster; frenzied atarichirashimásu, atarichirasu v ᙜࡓ
ࡾᩓࡽࡋࡲࡍ, ᙜࡓࡾᩓࡽࡍ
hurry
ataisuru v, adj ್ࡍࡿ deserves,
takes out one's spite on everybody
ataridokoro-ga-warui adj ᙜࡓࡾᡤࡀ
deserved
átakamo adv ࠶ࡓ࠿ࡶ as if
ᝏ࠸ hitting in a vital spot
atákku n ࢔ࢱࢵࢡ attack,
atarimae (no) adj ᙜࡓࡾ๓ࡢ
strenuous effort
natural, reasonable, proper; suitatama n 㢌 head; atama-dékkachi (no) able, sensible
adj 㢌࡛ࡗ࠿ࡕࡢ [INFORMAL] atarimásu, ataru v ᙜࡓࡾࡲࡍ, ᙜࡓ
ࡿ hits, faces; applies; is correct
[IN NEGATIVE SENSE] top-heavy,
atashi pron ࠶ࡓࡋ (mostly children
too many chiefs, not enough
or female) I/me (= wata(ku)shi
Indians, an armchair theorist;
atama-kín n 㢌㔠 down payment,
ࢃࡓࡃࡋ࣭⚾)
atDVVKXNďVX n ࢔ࢱࢵࢩࣗࢣ࣮ࢫ
up-front money; deposit
atama-ni-kimásu (kuru) v 㢌࡟ࡁࡲࡍ attache case, briefcase
ࡃࡿ gets mad at, be angry with atatakái adj ᬮ࠿࠸ warm (air
atama-o-kakaemásu (kakaeru) v 㢌ࢆ temperature)
ᢪ࠼ࡲࡍᢪ࠼ࡿ tears one's
atatakái adj  ࠿࠸ warm (liquid,
hair (out), holds one's head in
heart, etc.)
atatamarimásu, atatamáru v ᬮࡲࡾ
one's hands
atama-o-tsukaimásu (tsukau) v 㢌ࢆ ࡲࡍ, ᬮࡲࡿ warms up
౑࠸ࡲࡍ౑࠺ uses one's head/ atatamarimásu, atatamáru v  ࡲࡾ
ࡲࡍ,  ࡲࡿ warms up
mind
atarashíi adj ᪂ࡋ࠸ new; fresh
atatamemásu, atataméru v  ࡵࡲࡍ,
ataráshiku adv ᪂ࡋࡃ newly, anew,  ࡵࡿ warms it up, heats
atchi pron [INFORMAL] ࠶ࡗࡕ,
freshly
atarazu-sawarazu adj, adv ᙜࡓࡽࡎ [FORMAL] achira ࠶ࡕࡽ (the other
ࡉࢃࡽࡎ innocuous: ~ no henji one, over there)
ᙜࡓࡽࡎࡉࢃࡽࡎࡢ㏉஦ give a ate ᙜ࡚ 1. n reliance, trust 2. n
harmless answer
anticipation, expectation (= kitai
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attakái

ᮇᚅ) 3. goal, object (= moku- áto n ㊧ mark, track, trace; scar;
teki ┠ⓗ) 4. n clue, trace (= tegá- footprint; ató-tsugi n ࠶࡜ࡘࡂ࣭
kari ᡭ᥃࠿ࡾ)
㊧⥅ࡂ successor
…-ate (nó) suffix, adj …ᐄ࡚ࡢ ăto n ࢔࣮ࢺ art
addressed to …; ate-na n ᐄ࡚ atorakushon n ࢔ࢺࣛࢡࢩࣙࣥ
ྡ address
attraction, side entertainment
ate-hamarimásu, ate-hamáru v ᙜ࡚ࡣatorie n ࢔ࢺ࢚ࣜ studio, workshop,
ࡲࡾࡲࡍ, ᙜ࡚ࡣࡲࡿ fits, conforms atelier
ate-hamemásu, ate-haméru v ᙜ࡚ࡣ atsuatsu (no) adj ࢔ࢶ࢔ࢶࡢ
ࡵࡲࡍ, ᙜ࡚ࡣࡵࡿ applies,
lovey-dovey
conforms, adapts, fits it (to): … atsuatsu (no) adj ⇕ࠎࡢ piping
ni ate-hámete …࡟ᙜ࡚ࡣࡵ࡚ in hot
conformity/accordance with … atsubottai adj ཌࡰࡗࡓ࠸ thick
atekosuri n ᙜ࡚ࡇࡍࡾ a snide
atsui adj ཌ࠸ thick; atsu-zoko n
ཌᗏ heavy-bottom (things), ~
remark
atemásu, ateru v ᙜ࡚ࡲࡍ, ᙜ࡚ࡿ nabe ཌᗏ࡞࡭ heavy-bottomed

guesses; hits; sets aside, desigsaucepan
atsúi adj ᬬ࠸ hot (air temperature)
nates; touches; addresses
ăWisuto n ࢔࣮ࢸ࢕ࢫࢺ࢔࣮ࢳࢫ atsúi adj ⇕࠸ hot
ࢺ artist (= geijutsu-ka ⱁ⾡ᐙ) atsukamashíi adj ཌ࠿ࡲࡋ࠸
áto (de/ni) prep, adv ᚋ࡛࡟
impudent
atsukaimásu, atsukau v ᢅ࠸ࡲࡍ,
after(wards), later (= nochi ni
ᚋ࡟): áto no … ᚋࡢ…the
ᢅ࠺ deals with
remaining …; ato-máwashi n ᚋᅇ atsumarimásu, atsumáru v 㞟ࡲࡾ
ࡋ leaving something until later: ~ ࡲࡍ, 㞟ࡲࡿ meets, assembles;
ni shimásu ᚋᅇࡋ࡟ࡋࡲࡍ post- it accumulates
atsumemásu, atsuméru v 㞟ࡵࡲࡍ,
pones, leaves something until
㞟ࡵࡿ collects, gathers, acculater; ató-aji n ᚋ࿡ aftertaste: ~
ga warui ᚋ࿡ࡀᝏ࠸ leaves a
mulates
bad aftertaste; ato-kátazuke n ᚋ∦ atsúryoku n ᅽຊ pressure
௜ࡅ cleanup; áto-no-matsurí n ᚋ atsusa n ཌࡉ thickness
ࡢ⚍ࡾ The damage is done;
átsusa n ᬬࡉ heat, warmth (air
ato-módori n ᚋᡠࡾ retreat, back
temperature)
tracking; ato-saki n ᚋඛ conse- átsusa n ⇕ࡉ heat, warmth (=
netsu ⇕)
quence; ato-shímatsu n ᚋጞᮎ
settling, putting in order, cleaning attakái adj ᬮ࠿࠸ warm (= atatakái ᬮ࠿࠸)
up after
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attakái

attakái adj  ࠿࠸ warm (= atata- ㄗࡿ errs, makes a mistake
kái  ࠿࠸)
ayamarimásu, ayamáru v ㅰࡾࡲࡍ,
at(a)tamemásu, at(a)taméru v  ࡵ
ㅰࡿ apologizes
ࡲࡍ,  ࡵࡿ warms it up, heats ayashii adj ᛹ࡋ࠸ questionable,
atto-hĿmu (na) adj ࢔ࢵࢺ࣮࣒࣍ suspicious, shady; uncertain;
࡞ homelike, homely
unreliable; weird
DWWRPăNX n ࢔ࢵࢺ࣐࣮ࢡ a mark ayashimásu, ayasu v ࠶ࡸࡋࡲࡍ,
࠶ࡸࡍ lulls: akanbø o ayashite
(such as “@”)
DWWĿVKLPiVu (suru) v ᅽಽࡋࡲࡍ
nekashitsukemáshita ㉥ࢇᆓࢆ࠶
ࡍࡿ overwhelms
ࡸࡋ࡚ᐷ࠿ࡋࡘࡅࡲࡋࡓ lulled a
DWWĿWHNLQD adj ᅽಽⓗ࡞ overwhelm- baby to sleep
ayatóri n ࠶ࡸ࡜ࡾ cat's cradle
ing
áuto n ࢔࢘ࢺ out (baseball); auto- ayatsurimásu, ayatsúru v ᧯ࡾࡲࡍ,
putto ࢔࢘ࢺࣉࢵࢺ output; auto᧯ࡿ manipulates
rain ࢔࢘ࢺࣛ࢖ࣥ outline
ayauku adv ༴࠺ࡃ (something
awa n Ἳ bubble; foam
undesirable) about to happen or
áwa n ࢔࣭࣡⢖ millet
likely to happen.
áwabi n ࢔࣡ࣅ࣭㩚 abalone
ă\ŗ adj ࠶࠶ࡺ࠺ ... that kind/sort
áware (na) adj ယࢀ࡞ pity, pitiful of ... (= åiu ࠶࠶࠸࠺, anna ࠶ࢇ࡞)
awase n ⿛࣭࠶ࢃࡏ lined garment áyu n ࢔࣭ࣘ㩗 (= ái ࢔࢖࣭㩗
awasemásu, awaséru v ྜࢃࡏࡲࡍ, sweetfish, river trout
ྜࢃࡏࡿ puts together, combines, aza n ⑪ bruise
azakeri n ࠶ࡊࡅࡾ࣭ლࡾ mockery
joins
awatadashii adj ៃࡓࡔࡋ࠸ hurried, azakerimásu, azakeru v ࠶ࡊࡅࡾ࣭
ლࡾࡲࡍ, ࠶ࡊࡅࡿ࣭ლࡿ mocks,
flustered, confused
awatemásu, awateru v ៃ࡚ࡲࡍ, ៃ scorns
࡚ࡿ gets flustered/confused
azárashi n ࢔ࢨࣛࢩ࣭ᾏ㇮ seal
awate-mono n ៃ࡚⪅ a person
(animal)
azawarai n ࠶ࡊ>ლ@➗࠸ mockery,
easily flustered; a scatterbrain
sneer, scornful laugh
(= awatenbø ࠶ࢃ࡚ࢇᆓ
ayabumimásu, ayabumu v ༴ࡪࡳࡲ azawaraimásu, azawarau v ࠶ࡊ>ლ@
ࡍ, ༴ࡪࡴ doubts
➗࠸ࡲࡍ, ࠶ࡊ>ლ@➗࠺ mocks,
ayafuya (na) adj ࠶ࡸࡩࡸ࡞
sneers
azáyaka (na) adj 㩭ࡸ࠿࡞ bright,
indecisive
ayamari n ㄗࡾ error, mistake
vivid
ayamari n ㅰࡾ apology
azen-to-shimásu (-suru) v ࠶↛࡜ࡋ
ayamarimásu, ayamáru v ㄗࡾࡲࡍ,
ࡲࡍ is dumbfounded

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…bákari, …bákkari, … bákkashi

azukarimásu, azukáru v 㡸࠿ࡾࡲࡍ, 㡸ࡅࡿ gives in trust, entrusts,
㡸࠿ࡿ takes in trust, keeps, holds checks, deposits
azukemásu, azukéru v 㡸ࡅࡲࡍ,
azukí n ࢔ࢬ࣭࢟ᑠ㇋ red beans

B
booth, kiosk, stand (selling things)
…-ba conj …ࡤ [EMPHATIC] (if)
indeed: … nára(ba) …࡞ࡽࡤ Báiburu n ࣂ࢖ࣈࣝ Bible (= seisho
⪷᭩)
if; … dáttara(ba) …ࡔࡗࡓࡽ
ࡤ; …-káttara(ba) …࠿ࡗࡓࡽ báidoku n ᱵẘ [BOOKISH] syphilis
baikin n ࡤ࠸⳦ germ
ࡤ if/when it is (or was); …
-tára(ba) …ࡓࡽࡤ if/when it báikingu n ࣂ࢖࢟ࣥࢢ smorgasbord
báiku n ࣂ࢖ࢡ motorbike
does (or did)
ba n ሙ 1. place (for something) EDLQGă n ࣂ࢖ࣥࢲ࣮ binder
(= basho ሙᡤ) 2. occasion, time baiorin n ࣂ࢖࢜ࣜࣥ violin
3. scene
baio-tekunórojii n ࣂ࢖࢜ࢸࢡࣀࣟ
E㍠n ࣂ࣮ bar (for drinking)
ࢪ࣮ biotechnology
baai, bawai n ሙྜ situation, case, baipasu n ࣂ࢖ࣃࢫ bypass
bairíngaru n ࣂ࢖ࣜࣥ࢞ࣝ bilingual
circumstance, occasion: … no
baai/bawai … ࡢሙྜ if
EDLVKĿNLn n ㈺ൾ㔠 indemnity,
baba-shatsu n ࡤࡤࢩࣕࢶ long
reparation
EDL\ă n ࣂ࢖࣮ࣖ buyer (professional)
sleeved thermal undershirt for
bají n ࣂࢵࢪ badge
female
EăEpN\ŗ n ࣂ࣮࣮࣋࢟ࣗ barbecue báka n ࡤ࠿࣭ࣂ࣭࢝㤿㮵 fool,
bachí n ⨩ retribution, punishment idiot; báka na adj ࡤ࠿࡞ foolish,
(= batsu ⨩)
stupid; baka-bakashíi, baka-rashíi adj
ba-chígai (na/no) adj ሙ㐪࠸࡞ࡢ ࡤ࠿ࡤ࠿ࡋ࠸ absurd, foolish;
1. out of place 2. not from the
baka-bánashi n ࡤ࠿ヰ nonsense;
right/best place
idle talk; hot air, bull (= mudabánashi ↓㥏ヰ); báka-me adj ࡤ
Eă´gen n ࣂ࣮ࢤࣥ bargain sale
bái n ಸ double; bai-ritsu n ಸ⋡
࠿ࡵ damn (fool) idiot
magnification, magnifying power …bákari, …bákkari, … bákkashi suffix
…-bai suffix …ಸ …times, …-fold …ࡤ࠿ࡾ, …ࡤࡗ࠿ࡾ, …ࡤࡗ࠿
bai-… prefix ኎ selling; bái-bai
ࡋ only, just (= dake ࡔࡅ): bákan ኎㈙ buying and selling; bai-shun ri de/ja naku …mo ...ࡤ࠿ࡾ࡛
n ኎᫓ prostitution; bai-ten n ኎ᗑ ࡌࡷ࡞ࡃ…ࡶ not only …, but also
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bakazu-o-fumimásu (fumu)

bakazu-o-fumimásu (fumu) v ሙᩘࢆ
㋃ࡳࡲࡍ㋃ࡴ gets a lot of

ࡢ [numeral] -th; …-ban-sen
suffix … ␒⥺ track number …

practical experience

(train station)

bakégaku n ໬Ꮫ࣭໬ࡅᏛ
chemistry (= kágaku ໬Ꮫ
bake-móno n ໬ࡅ≀ monster, ghost
baken n 㤿ๆ betting ticket
baketsu n ࣂࢣࢶ bucket
bakkin n ⨩㔠 fine, penalty
bákku n ࣂࢵࢡ back; bakku-áppu n
ࣂࢵࢡ࢔ࢵࣉ backup, support;
bakku-míră n ࣂࢵࢡ࣑࣮ࣛ

EăQă n ࣂ࣮ࢼ࣮ burner
bánana n ࣂࢼࢼ banana
ban-cha n ␒Ⲕ coarse green tea
bando n ࣂࣥࢻ 1. strap, band
(watch, etc.); belt 2. band (music)
bane (-jíkake) n ࡤࡡ௙᥃ࡅ

spring (device)

ban-gasa n ␒ച oilpaper umbrella
bangumi n ␒⤌ program (TV, etc.)
Bánkoku n ࣂࣥࢥࢡ Bangkok
rearview mirror
bákku, baggu n ࣂࢵࢡ, ࣂࢵࢢ bag bánkoku n ୓ᅜ 1. international
bakuchi n ༤ᡴ gambling
2. all the world; bánkoku-hakubútsukan, banpaku n ୓ᅜ༤≀㤋, ୓༤
bakudai (na) adj ࡤࡃࡔ࠸࡞

immense, vast, huge, enormous

international exposition

bakudan n ⇿ᙎ bomb
bákufu n ᖥᗓ (the time of) the

bánira n ࣂࢽࣛ vanilla
EDQQĿ n ୓⬟ versatility, ability to

shogunate

do anything

bakugeki n ⇿ᧁ bombing
bakuhatsu n ⇿Ⓨ explosion, bursting
bakuteria n ࣂࢡࢸࣜ࢔ bacteria
bakuzen (to) adv ₍↛࡜ vaguely,

EDQVĿ n కዌ musical accompaniment
EDQVĿNR EDQVĿNĿ n ⤎๰⭯

adhesive plaster/tape

banzái interj ୓ṓ hurray!
bara n ࣂ࣭ࣛⷴⷪ rose (flower)
obscurely
bámen n ሙ㠃 scene (= shiin ࢩ࣮ࣥ) bára (de) adv ࡤࡽ࡛ loose,
ban n ᬌ [BOOKISH] evening, night; separately
kon-~ ௒ᬌ tonight; mai-~ ẖᬌ barabara (ní) adv ࡤࡽࡤࡽ࡟
every night; ban-góhan, ban-meshi
scattered, in pieces
baransu n ࣂࣛࣥࢫ balance: ~ o
n ᬌࡈ㣤,ᬌ㣤 evening meal
(dinner/supper) (= yüs...