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People & Relationships 人と関係 23 words 権力者 けんりょくしゃ · kenryokusha person in power noun 独裁者 どくさいしゃ · dokusaisha dictator noun 後ろ盾 うしろだて · ushirodate backing, supporter noun 黒幕 くろまく · kuromaku mastermind, wirepuller noun 重鎮 じゅうちん · juuchin leading figure noun 側近 そっきん · sokkin close aide noun 門下生 もんかせい · monkasei disciple, pupil noun 盟友 めいゆう · meiyuu sworn friend, ally noun 宿敵 しゅくてき · shukuteki old enemy, archrival noun 同胞 どうほう · douhou compatriot, brethren noun 末裔 まつえい · matsuei descendant noun 派閥 はばつ · habatsu faction, clique noun 世襲 せしゅう · seshuu hereditary succession noun 富豪 ふごう · fugou wealthy person, magnate noun 庶民層 しょみんそう · shominsou common people noun 有志 ゆうし · yuushi volunteers, the willing noun 寄付者 きふしゃ · kifusha donor noun 功労者 こうろうしゃ · kourousha person of merit noun 立役者 たてやくしゃ · tateyakusha leading figure, key player noun 傍観者 ぼうかんしゃ · boukansha bystander, onlooker noun 扇動者 せんどうしゃ · sendousha agitator, instigator noun 権威者 けんいしゃ · ken'isha authority, expert noun 為政者 いせいしゃ · iseisha statesman, ruler noun
Feelings & Personality 気持ちと性格 21 words 哀愁 あいしゅう · aishuu pathos, melancholy noun 郷愁 きょうしゅう · kyoushuu nostalgia, homesickness noun 憂鬱 ゆううつ · yuuutsu melancholy, gloom na-adj 葛藤 かっとう · kattou inner conflict, discord noun 焦燥 しょうそう · shousou impatience, fretfulness noun 憧憬 どうけい · doukei longing, yearning noun 軽蔑 けいべつ · keibetsu contempt, scorn noun 侮辱 ぶじょく · bujoku insult, affront noun 慈悲 じひ · jihi mercy, compassion noun 寛容さ かんようさ · kanyousa tolerance, magnanimity noun 傲慢さ ごうまんさ · goumansa arrogance noun 謙虚さ けんきょさ · kenkyosa humility noun 高慢 こうまん · kouman haughty, proud na-adj 横柄 おうへい · ouhei arrogant, overbearing na-adj 卑屈 ひくつ · hikutsu servile, obsequious na-adj 偏屈 へんくつ · henkutsu eccentric, bigoted na-adj 誠実さ せいじつさ · seijitsusa sincerity noun 恍惚 こうこつ · koukotsu ecstasy, trance noun 陶酔 とうすい · tousui intoxication, rapture noun 嫌悪 けんお · ken'o hatred, disgust noun 畏敬 いけい · ikei awe, reverence noun
Daily Life 日常生活 16 words 営み いとなみ · itonami activity, life's workings noun 慣習 かんしゅう · kanshuu custom, convention noun 慣例 かんれい · kanrei precedent, usual practice noun 風習 ふうしゅう · fuushuu custom, manners noun 作法 さほう · sahou manners, etiquette noun 身支度 みじたく · mijitaku getting dressed, preparation noun 倹約 けんやく · kenyaku thrift, frugality noun 浪費 ろうひ · rouhi waste, extravagance noun 華美 かび · kabi gaudy, showy na-adj 住まい すまい · sumai residence, dwelling noun 界隈 かいわい · kaiwai neighborhood, area noun 所帯 しょたい · shotai household noun 所持品 しょじひん · shojihin one's belongings noun 備蓄 びちく · bichiku stockpile, reserve noun 雑務 ざつむ · zatsumu odd jobs, chores noun 寝食 しんしょく · shinshoku daily life, board and lodging noun
Food & Cooking 食べ物と料理 16 words 食糧難 しょくりょうなん · shokuryounan food shortage noun 飽食 ほうしょく · houshoku gluttony, overeating noun 旨味 うまみ · umami savory taste, umami noun 美食 びしょく · bishoku gourmet eating noun 粗食 そしょく · soshoku plain food noun 嗜好 しこう · shikou taste, preference noun 醸造 じょうぞう · jouzou brewing noun 精製 せいせい · seisei refining noun 発酵食品 はっこうしょくひん · hakkoushokuhin fermented food noun 保存食 ほぞんしょく · hozonshoku preserved food noun 調合 ちょうごう · chougou mixing, blending noun 配合 はいごう · haigou combination, blending noun 摂取量 せっしゅりょう · sesshuryou intake amount noun 咀嚼 そしゃく · soshaku chewing, mastication noun 満喫 まんきつ · mankitsu full enjoyment noun 舌鼓 したつづみ · shitatsuzumi smacking one's lips noun
Town & Shopping 町と買い物 20 words 商魂 しょうこん · shoukon commercial spirit noun 購買 こうばい · koubai purchasing noun 需給 じゅきゅう · jukyuu supply and demand noun 独占 どくせん · dokusen monopoly noun 寡占 かせん · kasen oligopoly noun 競売 きょうばい · kyoubai auction noun 入札 にゅうさつ · nyuusatsu bidding, tender noun 廉価 れんか · renka low price, cheap noun 高騰 こうとう · koutou sharp rise (in price) noun 暴落 ぼうらく · bouraku crash, slump noun 卸値 おろしね · oroshine wholesale price noun 原価 げんか · genka cost price noun 採算 さいさん · saisan profitability noun 売却 ばいきゃく · baikyaku selling off noun 譲渡 じょうと · jouto transfer, conveyance noun 賠償 ばいしょう · baishou compensation, reparation noun 弁償 べんしょう · benshou compensation, refund noun 催事 さいじ · saiji special event (at a store) noun 繁盛 はんじょう · hanjou prosperity, thriving noun
Travel & Transport 旅行と交通 19 words 旅路 たびじ · tabiji journey, route noun 道中 どうちゅう · douchuu on the way, during a trip noun 行楽 こうらく · kouraku outing, excursion noun 名勝 めいしょう · meishou scenic spot noun 景勝 けいしょう · keishou scenic beauty noun 秘境 ひきょう · hikyou unexplored region noun 辺境 へんきょう · henkyou frontier, remote region noun 航海 こうかい · koukai voyage, sailing noun 漂流 ひょうりゅう · hyouryuu drifting, adrift noun 遭難 そうなん · sounan disaster, being stranded noun 渋滞緩和 じゅうたいかんわ · juutaikanwa easing of congestion noun 迂回路 うかいろ · ukairo detour route noun 要所 ようしょ · yousho key point, strategic spot noun 拠点 きょてん · kyoten base, foothold noun 寄港 きこう · kikou port call, stopover noun 経路 けいろ · keiro route, course noun 搬送 はんそう · hansou transport, conveyance noun 積荷 つみに · tsumini cargo, freight noun 雑踏 ざっとう · zattou hustle, crowd noun
Work & School 仕事と学校 23 words 職務 しょくむ · shokumu duties, responsibilities noun 任務 にんむ · ninmu mission, duty noun 肩書き かたがき · katagaki title, position noun 昇格 しょうかく · shoukaku promotion (in rank) noun 降格 こうかく · koukaku demotion noun 栄転 えいてん · eiten promotion and transfer noun 就任 しゅうにん · shuunin taking office noun 辞任 じにん · jinin resignation noun 罷免 ひめん · himen dismissal noun 更迭 こうてつ · koutetsu reshuffle, replacement noun 人事 じんじ · jinji personnel affairs noun 裁量 さいりょう · sairyou discretion noun 統括 とうかつ · toukatsu supervision, overall control noun 査定 さてい · satei assessment, appraisal noun 業務提携 ぎょうむていけい · gyoumuteikei business partnership noun 功績 こうせき · kouseki achievement, merit noun 過失 かしつ · kashitsu negligence, fault noun 怠慢 たいまん · taiman negligence, dereliction noun 献身 けんしん · kenshin devotion, dedication noun 研鑽 けんさん · kensan diligent study noun 熟達 じゅくたつ · jukutatsu proficiency, mastery noun 精通 せいつう · seitsuu thorough knowledge noun 博識 はくしき · hakushiki erudition, wide knowledge noun
Nature & Weather 自然と天気 23 words 天変地異 てんぺんちい · tenpenchii natural calamity noun 猛威 もうい · moui fury, devastating power noun 災厄 さいやく · saiyaku disaster, calamity noun 惨事 さんじ · sanji catastrophe, disaster noun 干害 かんがい · kangai drought damage noun 冷害 れいがい · reigai cold-weather damage noun 生態 せいたい · seitai ecology, mode of life noun 生息地 せいそくち · seisokuchi habitat noun 群生 ぐんせい · gunsei growing in clusters noun 繁殖 はんしょく · hanshoku breeding, propagation noun 絶滅危惧 ぜつめつきぐ · zetsumetsukigu endangerment noun 自浄 じじょう · jijou self-purification noun 浄化 じょうか · jouka purification noun 枯渇 こかつ · kokatsu exhaustion, drying up noun 噴出 ふんしゅつ · funshutsu gushing out, eruption noun 堆積 たいせき · taiseki accumulation, deposit noun 侵食 しんしょく · shinshoku erosion noun 風化 ふうか · fuuka weathering noun 湿原 しつげん · shitsugen marsh, wetland noun 山脈 さんみゃく · sanmyaku mountain range noun 峡谷 きょうこく · kyoukoku gorge, canyon noun 潮流 ちょうりゅう · chouryuu tidal current, trend noun
Health & Body 健康と体 22 words 疾病 しっぺい · shippei disease, illness noun 病巣 びょうそう · byousou lesion, focus of disease noun 発病 はつびょう · hatsubyou onset of disease noun 潜伏 せんぷく · senpuku incubation, latency noun 重篤 じゅうとく · juutoku critical (condition) na-adj 危篤 きとく · kitoku critical condition noun 麻痺 まひ · mahi paralysis, numbness noun 痙攣 けいれん · keiren convulsion, spasm noun 炎症 えんしょう · enshou inflammation noun 摘出 てきしゅつ · tekishutsu removal, extraction noun 投薬 とうやく · touyaku medication, dosing noun 延命 えんめい · enmei prolonging life noun 蘇生 そせい · sosei resuscitation noun 衰弱 すいじゃく · suijaku weakening, debility noun 後遺症 こういしょう · kouishou aftereffect, sequela noun 免疫不全 めんえきふぜん · men'ekifuzen immunodeficiency noun 緩和ケア かんわけあ · kanwakea palliative care noun 保健衛生 ほけんえいせい · hoken'eisei health and hygiene noun 養生 ようじょう · youjou recuperation, taking care noun
Communication コミュニケーション 18 words 報道機関 ほうどうきかん · houdoukikan news media noun 論争 ろんそう · ronsou controversy, dispute noun 論議 ろんぎ · rongi discussion, debate noun 弁論 べんろん · benron argument, debate noun 雄弁 ゆうべん · yuuben eloquence noun 口論 こうろん · kouron quarrel, argument noun 誹謗 ひぼう · hibou slander, defamation noun 中傷 ちゅうしょう · chuushou slander, libel noun 婉曲 えんきょく · enkyoku euphemistic, indirect na-adj 暴露 ばくろ · bakuro exposure, disclosure noun 告発 こくはつ · kokuhatsu accusation, indictment noun 陳述 ちんじゅつ · chinjutsu statement, deposition noun 供述 きょうじゅつ · kyoujutsu testimony, statement noun 詭弁 きべん · kiben sophistry, fallacy noun 含蓄 がんちく · ganchiku implication, depth noun 示唆 しさ · shisa suggestion, hint noun 言質 げんち · genchi verbal commitment noun 口実 こうじつ · koujitsu pretext, excuse noun
Abstract Concepts 抽象的な言葉 20 words 理屈 りくつ · rikutsu logic, reasoning noun 道理 どうり · douri reason, logic noun 摂理 せつり · setsuri providence, natural law noun 真髄 しんずい · shinzui essence, quintessence noun 形而上 けいじじょう · keijijou metaphysical noun 信条 しんじょう · shinjou belief, creed noun 規範 きはん · kihan norm, standard noun 範疇 はんちゅう · hanchuu category noun 様相 ようそう · yousou aspect, phase noun 機微 きび · kibi subtleties, nuance noun 趣 おもむき · omomuki taste, charm, elegance noun 名残 なごり · nagori trace, vestige, lingering noun 痕跡 こんせき · konseki trace, vestige noun 兆候 ちょうこう · choukou sign, indication noun 予兆 よちょう · yochou omen, sign noun 風潮 ふうちょう · fuuchou trend, tendency noun 系譜 けいふ · keifu genealogy, lineage noun 帰結 きけつ · kiketsu consequence, conclusion noun 因果 いんが · inga cause and effect noun
Action Verbs 動作の動詞 19 words 拒む こばむ · kobamu to refuse, to decline verb 阻む はばむ · habamu to obstruct, to block verb 育む はぐくむ · hagukumu to nurture, to foster verb 紡ぐ つむぐ · tsumugu to spin (thread, words) verb 醸す かもす · kamosu to brew, to bring about verb 募る つのる · tsunoru to grow intense, to recruit verb 滲む にじむ · nijimu to ooze, to blur verb 覆す くつがえす · kutsugaesu to overturn, to overthrow verb 葬る ほうむる · houmuru to bury, to consign to oblivion verb 諮る はかる · hakaru to consult, to refer to verb 省みる かえりみる · kaerimiru to reflect on oneself verb 仰ぐ あおぐ · aogu to look up to, to seek verb 慕う したう · shitau to yearn for, to adore verb 偲ぶ しのぶ · shinobu to recollect, to remember fondly verb 掲げる かかげる · kakageru to put up, to advocate verb 携える たずさえる · tazusaeru to carry, to bring along verb 赴く おもむく · omomuku to proceed to, to head for verb 挑む いどむ · idomu to challenge, to defy verb 施す ほどこす · hodokosu to give, to apply verb
Change & State Verbs 変化の動詞 16 words 変遷 へんせん · hensen change over time, transition noun 変容 へんよう · henyou transformation noun 退廃 たいはい · taihai decadence, decline noun 衰微 すいび · suibi decline, waning noun 隆盛 りゅうせい · ryuusei prosperity, flourishing noun 台頭 たいとう · taitou rise, emergence noun 勃興 ぼっこう · bokkou sudden rise noun 没落 ぼつらく · botsuraku ruin, downfall noun 瓦解 がかい · gakai collapse, breakdown noun 破綻 はたん · hatan failure, bankruptcy noun 再興 さいこう · saikou revival, restoration noun 刷新 さっしん · sasshin reform, renovation noun 順応 じゅんのう · junnou adaptation noun 同化 どうか · douka assimilation noun 凝固 ぎょうこ · gyouko solidification noun 融解 ゆうかい · yuukai melting, fusion noun
Adjectives 形容詞 22 words 甚大 じんだい · jindai enormous, serious na-adj 多大 ただい · tadai great, considerable na-adj 僅少 きんしょう · kinshou scant, very few na-adj 過大 かだい · kadai excessive, overrated na-adj 過小 かしょう · kashou too small, underrated na-adj 壮大 そうだい · soudai grand, magnificent na-adj 広大 こうだい · koudai vast, immense na-adj 精巧 せいこう · seikou elaborate, exquisite na-adj 頑健 がんけん · ganken robust, sturdy na-adj 強靭 きょうじん · kyoujin tough, tenacious na-adj 脆弱 ぜいじゃく · zeijaku fragile, vulnerable na-adj 希薄 きはく · kihaku thin, sparse na-adj 濃密 のうみつ · noumitsu dense, thick na-adj 歴然 れきぜん · rekizen clear, obvious na-adj 明瞭 めいりょう · meiryou clear, distinct na-adj 不明瞭 ふめいりょう · fumeiryou unclear, vague na-adj 円熟 えんじゅく · enjuku mature, mellow na-adj 未熟 みじゅく · mijuku immature, inexperienced na-adj 卑近 ひきん · hikin familiar, commonplace na-adj 斬新 ざんしん · zanshin novel, original na-adj 奇抜 きばつ · kibatsu novel, eccentric na-adj 平凡 へいぼん · heibon ordinary, mediocre na-adj
Adverbs & Connectors 副詞と接続詞 20 words あたかも atakamo as if, as though adverb さも samo really, indeed adverb いかにも ikanimo indeed, truly adverb ことのほか kotonohoka exceptionally adverb なおさら naosara all the more adverb とりわけ toriwake especially adverb ことさら kotosara deliberately, especially adverb ひたむきに hitamukini earnestly, single-mindedly adverb おのずと onozuto naturally, spontaneously adverb さしずめ sashizume for the present, in short adverb くまなく kumanaku thoroughly, all over adverb つぶさに tsubusani in detail, minutely adverb ひとえに hitoeni solely, entirely adverb かねて kanete previously, for some time adverb やむなく yamunaku unavoidably adverb あいにく ainiku unfortunately adverb ともすれば tomosureba apt to, tend to adverb いざ iza now, when it comes to adverb おもむろに omomuroni slowly, deliberately adverb ひっきりなしに hikkirinashini incessantly adverb Most example sentences from the Tatoeba Project , used under CC-BY 2.0 FR .
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