VOCAB—master 2 Flashcards
(172 cards)
1
Q
calibre (e.g. —calibre rifle) / aperture (the measurement of something round like the opening for a well)
A
口径
[こうけい]
2
Q
(child’s) hug / carrying in one’s arms
to give a hug (child’s language) / to carry (a baby, pet, doll, etc.) in one’s arms
A
抱っこ
[だっこ]
抱っこする
3
Q
flower pattern, flower print (on a shirt, etc.)
A
花柄
[はながら]
4
Q
recording tape, audio tape
A
録音テープ
[ろくおんテープ]
5
Q
announcement of time, time report / a news source that reports on current affairs
A
時報
[じほう]
6
Q
black, black color (alt. use, often with art)
A
黒色
[こくしょく]
7
Q
hermit, unworldly person, mountain man (one who has given up all worldly desires)
A
仙人
[せんにん]
8
Q
decapitation
to decapitate / to cut off someone’s head with a blade
A
斬首
[ざんしゅ]
斬首する
9
Q
Shin-Koshigaya
A
新越谷
[しんこしがや]
10
Q
thermometer (alt. use)
A
寒暖計
[かんだんけい]
11
Q
saving over, overwriting / superscription
to save / to save over (a computer file) / to overwrite
“save changes” button on a pc
to save changes
A
上書き
[うわがき]
上書きする
上書き保存
[うわがきほぞん]
上書き保存する
12
Q
passing, going by (another car, etc.)
the passing lane, the middle lane(s) of a highway
A
追い越し
[おいこし]
追い越し車線
[おいこししゃせん]
13
Q
frigid zone, cold belt
A
寒帯
[かんたい]
14
Q
the soul (in a philosophical sense) / spiritual consciousness and awareness
A
霊魂
[れいこん]
15
Q
Haruki Murakami
A
村上春樹
[むらかみはるき]
16
Q
alpinist, mountaineer
A
岳人
[がくじん]
17
Q
lattice, latticework, grating / window bars
a checkered pattern (on a shirt, etc.)
A
格子
[こうし]
格子柄
[こうしがら]
18
Q
spaghetti (loan word)
A
スパゲッティ
19
Q
shophouse, store (alt. use)
A
店屋
[みせや]
20
Q
Kasukabe
A
春日部
[かすかべ]
21
Q
semiconductor
A
半導体
[はんどうたい]
22
Q
tape recorder (loan word)
A
テープレコーダー
23
Q
two birds with one stone (ex. of a four character idiomatic compound)
A
一石二鳥
[いっせきにちょう]
24
Q
auction
net auction, online auction
(loan word)
A
オークション
ネットオークション
25
Ministry of Finance
大蔵省
| [おおくらしょう]
26
karuta (a traditional Japanese card game)
かるた
27
library room
図書室
| [としょしつ]
28
sokushinbutsu -- monks who practice austerity to the point of death and mummification
即身仏
| [そくしんぶつ]
29
Kawasaki (city in Kanagawa prefecture between Yokohama and Tokyo)
川崎
| [かわさき]
30
stewardess, (female) flight attendant (somewhat outdated)
| loan word
スチュワーデス
31
yūgen -- 'that which is beyond what can be said' (the mysteriously profound)
幽玄
| [ゆうげん]
32
Miyazaki prefecture (on the east coast of kyushu)
宮崎県
| [みやざきけん]
33
conger eel (anago)
穴子
| [あなご]
34
a state of mind (e.g. enlightenment)
境地
| [きょうち]
35
filial piety (a confucian philosophy---the virtue of respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors)
孝行
| [こうこう]
36
'Killing Commendatore'
騎士団長殺し
| [きしだんちょうごろし]
37
piggyback (carrying on one's back)
to give a piggyback ride / to carry (a young child) on one's back
おんぶ
おんぶする
38
polka dots / drop(s) of water
polka dot pattern
水玉
[みずたま]
水玉模様
[みずたまもよう]
39
tuberculosis
結核
| [けっかく]
40
a book of paintings (in print)
画集
| [がしゅう]
41
sea of trees (broad expanse of dense forest)
樹海
| [じゅかい]
42
auditory hallucination
幻聴
| [げんちょう]
43
hypnotism
催眠
| [さいみん]
44
catalyst
触媒
| [しょくばい]
45
interconnectedness, the underlying cause of all things
因縁
| [いんねん]
46
haori (Japanese formal coat)
羽織
| [はおり]
47
bangs
前髪
| [まえがみ]
48
light motor vehicle (small cars esp. in Japan)
軽自動車
| [けいじどうしゃ]
49
advance payment
to pay in advance / to pay up front
an advance payment, a pre-payment
前払い
[まえばらい]
前払いする
前払い金
[まえばらいきん]
50
bathtub (western style, usu. in a hotel room)
浴槽
| [よくそう]
51
unpopular, uncool (esp. with the ladies), nerdish
モテない
52
tax evasion
to evade paying one's taxes
脱税
[だつぜい]
脱税する
53
(at) a high price (esp. in business, stocks, etc.)
高値
| [たかね]
54
District (local) Public Prosecutor's Office
地検
| [ちけん]
55
written evidence, record of (an investigation, interrogation, etc.) / protocol
調書
| [ちょうしょ]
56
city water (water provided for irrigation, firefighting, drinking, etc.)
用水
| [ようすい]
57
the dorsal muscles (the muscles along the spine)
背筋
[せすじ]
alt. [はいきん]
58
Nissan
Nissan Motor (Japanese car company)
日産
[にっさん]
日産自動車
[にっさんじどうしゃ]
59
marble (e.g. marble floors)
大理石
| [だいりせき]
60
optics (scientific term)
光学
| [こうがく]
61
marlin
カジキマグロ
62
strainer (usu. Japanese-style, used for soba)
ザル
63
crystal (gem) / quartz
a crystal ball
水晶
[すいしょう]
水晶玉
[すいしょうだま]
64
iceberg
氷山
| [ひょうざん]
65
conscription (enlistment in the military)
to be enlisted / to be recruited or drafted (into the military)
徴兵
[ちょうへい]
徴兵する
66
real combat (in a war, etc.)
実戦
| [じっせん]
67
funeral service (alt.)
funeral home
葬儀
[そうぎ]
葬儀場
[そうぎじょう]
68
summertime (alt. use)
夏場
| [なつば]
69
infantry(man), foot soldier
歩兵
| [ほへい]
70
Shanghai (China)
上海
[しゃんはい]
シャンハイ
71
Nanking (China)
南京
[なんきん]
ナンキン
72
callus, corn (on hand, fingers, etc.)
タコ
73
euthanasia
安楽死
| [あんらくし]
74
a direct hit
to make a direct hit (e.g. a typhoon hitting Tokyo, a bomb hitting its target)
直撃
[ちょくげき]
直撃する
75
the length of an animal
体長
| [たいちょう]
76
one's other self, an alter-ego, an avatar / an offshoot, offspring, parturition
分身
| [ぶんしん]
77
sign and seal
to sign and seal (important documents in an envelope, etc.)
署名捺印
[しょめいなついん]
署名捺印する
78
heartburn, sour stomach
胸焼け
| [むねやけ]
79
carapace, shell / the back of something, instep (kanji use)
the back of the hand
甲
[こう]
手の甲
[てのこう]
80
dam (in a river, etc.)
堰
| [せき]
81
sex dream, wet dream
性夢
| [せいむ]
82
(horse-drawn) carriage, wagon
馬車
| [ばしゃ]
83
reindeer
トナカイ
84
a festival float
山車
| [だし]
85
Japanese pampas grass (a.k.a. silver grass or zebra grass)
ススキ
86
one's way back, the way back home
帰路
| [きろ]
87
sonata
concerto
concerto (loan word)
奏曲
[そうきょく]
協奏曲
[きょうそうきょく]
コンチェルト
88
shipwreck
to have a shipwreck
難破
[なんぱ]
難破する
89
the direction the wind is blowing
the status or state of something in progress (figurative use)
風向き
| [かぜむき]
90
Tokyo and Nagoya
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway (Tomei Expressway)
東名
[とうめい]
東名高速道路
[とうめいこうそくどうろ]
91
(a cause for) concern, worry or anxiety (e.g. about the future)
気がかり
| [きがかり]
92
symphony (piece of orchestral music)
交響曲
| [こうきょうきょく]
93
Japanese sword
日本刀
| [にほんとう]
94
metaphor
simile
(literary use)
暗喩
[あんゆ]
明喩
[めいゆ]
95
falling rocks
落石
| [らくせき]
96
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp)
カンテラ
97
a proportional increase (in money)
surcharge, extra charge (e.g. for after hours use)
割増
[わりまし]
割増料金
[わりましりょうきん]
98
a feudal lord
殿様
| [とのさま]
99
a sealed letter
封書
| [ふうしょ]
100
administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures
都道府県
| [とどうふけん]
101
Asakusa (region in Tokyo)
浅草
| [あさくさ]
102
toppling over sideways
to overturn (e.g. a truck) / to topple over (sideways)
横転
[おうてん]
横転する
103
insect repellent
insecticide, pesticide
防虫剤
[ぼうちゅうざい]
殺虫剤
[さっちゅうざい]
104
(chemical) substance, agent, drug, dose (as a suffix)
---剤
| [---ざい]
105
periodontal disease (gum disease)
歯周病
| [ししゅうびょう]
106
sell-by date, best before date (for perishable food)
賞味期限
| [しょうみきげん]
107
letter of resignation
辞表
| [じひょう]
108
(high) boots, leather boots, rubber boots
長靴
| [ながぐつ]
109
packed in a box (e.g. chocolates)
箱詰め
| [はこづめ]
110
wheat field, barley field, cornfield
麦畑
| [むぎばたけ]
111
kannon (avalokiteshvara) the buddhist deity of mercy
観音
| [かんのん]
112
Japan and Germany (Japanese-German)
Japan and France (Japanese-French)
日独
[にちどく]
日仏
[にちふつ]
113
Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare
厚生労働省
| [こうせいろうどうしょう]
114
Watanabe (popular Japanese surname)
渡辺
| [わたなべ]
115
fats and oils
油脂
| [ゆし]
116
diploma (graduation certificate)
卒業証明書
| [そつぎょうしょうめいしょ]
117
an accumulation of snow (snow cover)
積雪
| [せきせつ]
118
a portrait, a likeness (often a caricature)
似顔絵
| [にがおえ]
119
anus
肛門
| [こうもん]
120
treasurer
会計係
| [かいけいがかり]
121
handwriting (as an example of penmanship)
筆跡
| [ふであと]
122
family restaurant (loan word)
ファミレス
123
supplements (e.g. vitamins and supplements)
| loan word
サプリメント
124
a toll-free number, a free-dial (loan word)
フリーダイヤル
125
one size fits all, free-size (loan word)
フリーサイズ
126
security guard, guardian (loan word)
ガードマン
127
a felt-tipped pen (loan word)
サインペン
128
a private house, 'my home' (loan word)
マイホーム
129
a seat for seniors and the handicapped, 'silver seat' (alt. loan word)
シルバーシート
130
Kōtō City (a ward in Tokyo on the waterfront of the Tokyo Bay including Toyosu)
江東区
| [こうとうく]
131
(feudal) court, palace (in ancient Japan)
御殿
| [ごてん]
132
a doctor's visit
to visit (a patient) / to make a house call
往診
[おうしん]
往診する
133
ex-emperor who becomes a monk (in Japan)
(catholic) pope / religious leader
法皇
| [ほうおう]
134
The Imperial Household
皇室
| [こうしつ]
135
powder room, makeup room
化粧室
| [けしょうしつ]
136
ball (formal dance event)
舞踏会
| [ぶとうかい]
137
urinary organs
urology
泌尿器
[ひにょうき]
泌尿器科
[ひにょうきか]
138
good or bad luck / sunshine and shadow
吉凶
| [きっきょう]
139
prepared ink, India or China ink (used in calligraphy, painting, etc.)
墨汁
| [ぼくじゅう]
140
common male names using 郎
太郎
[たろう]
次郎
[じろう]
一郎
[いちろう]
141
straw bag
counter for sacks, counter for bags, counter for bales
俵
[ひょう]
---俵
[---ひょう ---びょう ---ぴょう]
142
a special box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)
幕の内弁当
| [まくのうちべんとう]
143
steam whistle (on a train)
汽笛
| [きてき]
144
(nautical) military vessel, war fleet
艦艇
| [かんてい]
145
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism), virtue, duty
仁義
| [じんぎ]
146
the national debt
国債
| [こくさい]
147
buddhist nun
尼僧
| [にそう]
148
bombardment
to bombard / to shell (with cannons, heavy artillery, etc.)
砲撃
[ほうげき]
砲撃する
149
a military staff officer (often in charge of planning, plotting, etc.)
参謀
| [さんぼう]
150
strong person, person putting on a brave front (after the name of a 12th-century warrior monk)
弁慶
| [べんけい]
151
(in all cases) ought to do....
須く
| > [すべからく]
152
falconer
鷹匠
| [たかじょう]
153
the stratosphere
成層圏
| [せいそうけん]
154
chastity
chastity belt
貞操
[ていそう]
貞操帯
[ていそうたい]
155
cloth (for Japanese clothes), textile, drapery
呉服
| [ごふく]
156
scarlet, vermilion
朱色
| [しゅいろ]
157
queen (alt.), queen consort
王妃
| [おうひ]
158
(derogatory, archaic) a foreigner from Portugal or Spain; more broadly, a westerner in general
food prepared using chili peppers or welsh onions / exotic--- (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style)
南蛮
[なんばん]
南蛮---
159
stolen base (in baseball)
to steal a base
盗塁
[とうるい]
盗塁する
160
recitation (of poetry)
to recite (a Japanese or Chinese poem)
朗詠
[ろうえい]
朗詠する
161
commander-in-chief
総帥
| [そうすい]
162
lacquerware
漆器
| [しっき]
163
dinner-time drink
to drink at home with one's evening meal
晩酌
[ばんしゃく]
晩酌する
164
direct control
to be under the direct control of.... / to be under jurisdiction
直轄
[ちょっかつ]
直轄する
165
alchemy
alchemist
錬金術
[れんきんじゅつ]
錬金術師
[れんきんじゅつし]
166
boat race
競艇
| [きょうてい]
167
thorny shrub / wild rose bush
茨
| [いばら]
168
molar (tooth)
臼歯
| [きゅうし]
169
prostate gland
thyroid gland
前立腺
[ぜんりつせん]
甲状腺
[こうじょうせん]
170
metallurgy (study of the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements)
冶金
| [やきん]
171
stationing of troops
to be stationed at (a military base, etc.)
駐屯
[ちゅうとん]
駐屯する
172
happiness in the next world
冥福
| [めいふく]
