Japanese words

household

flower vase

to lend

ticket

intersection

to point

to levy a tax, assign a task

automobile

dining hall

business suit

washing

to clean

rice bowl, teacup

embassy

to work for someone

to take a photo, record a video

bustling, busy

textbook

lukewarm

envelope

area

useful, convenient

fountain pen

post office

horizontal, side by side, side (of a box etc)

to cross a road

to hand over

to go across

greeting

shallow, superficial

slope, hill

mittens, gloves

savings, deposit

present era, modern times

change, modification

cheapness, farthing

companion; partner; company

decision; determination

National Diet; parliament; congress

area; region

method; process; manner; way

duty; responsibility

anxiety; uneasiness; insecurity

simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together

chance; opportunity

great effort; exertion; endeavour

to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road)

standpoint; position; situation

box; case; chest

official tour; business trip

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway

training; education

height (of body); stature

years (period of)

down-train (going away from Tokyo); down-slope; downward going

free; no charge

record; minutes; document; a record (e.g. in sports)

musical instrument

number; series of digits

consultation; discussion

now; current; present

character; personality

housework; domestic chores

fee; charge; fare

food; food products

documents; official papers

reality; actuality; actual conditions

expression; presentation

population; common talk

potential; possible

outing; trip; going out

plot of land; lot; soil

general; ordinary

complex; complicated; mixed (feelings)

to give; to confer; to bestow

period; term; interval

event; affair; incident

crime; offence

state; country; nation

salary; wages

sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)

person's origin

left and right; influence; control

prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living

commodity; article of commerce; goods

Prime Minister; Chancellor

language

at that time; in those days

suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction

to copy or photograph

woods; forest; copse; thicket, bunch; line (of something); collection

futon (quilted Japanese-style mattress laid out on the floor), round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue

your husband; her husband

to get down, to descend

deep, profound, dense; thick, close (relationship), intense; strong, late

speedy, express

airfield; airport

use

research

geography

church

to persuade

economy

paintbrush

speech

to advance

attendance

no choice but to

insufficiency

rules

cause

influence

patience

satisfaction

request

to notice

to be distant/separate

experience

to tell

storm

hobbies

knowledge

citizens

vacuum cleaners

to call/visit

business

to fail

sudden

to walk

singer

nature

teacher

hill

furthermore

limits

property

to compare

messenger

rather

attitude

committee

crime/sin

conduct

second helping

remaining

income

double

to work too hard

request

thief

author

person in charge

conversion

maximum

circumstances

poet

advice

pride

countryside/hometown

trust

trust

improvement

smoking

opposition

praiseworthy

carelessness

patient

to limit

factory

judgment

accurate

respect

handsome man

great

to be correct

article

lineart

situation

posture

grip

stability

to translate

intended for

beginner

to earn

deadline

to correct

hand written/ hand drawn

to collapse, to get out of shape

embarrasment

sell out

Alarm clock

type, kind, class

to compare, contrast

to decrease (opp 増える)

the day before yesterday

regretful, dissappointing

to put away

lenient

closet

caution

torture

to torment

rooftop

review; revision

to deliver; to forward; to send, to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities); to give notice; to register

hot water, hot bath; hot spring, molten iron, soup

traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

limited express train (faster than an express train)

condition; state; manner; health

discord; friction; strife; conflict

to discuss, to find fault with, to criticize, to criticise

advice, warning

rich people, affluent folk

tatami mats

useless book learning; knowing the theory but being unable to put it into practice; practising swimming on a tatami mat​

poor person, pauper, poverty stricken people

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family)

Compass, magnet

Sunrise

Sunset

traffic signal

Lid

Jar

Hammer, hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming

Nail, stake

ornament

to decorate

to dismiss, to divorce, to fire

to ask, to enquire

man

woman

indoor heating

be admitted to a hospital

bitter

to paint, to plaster

Editor

Doubt

Suspicious

Conspiracy

Innocence

innocent (as in not a criminal)

to get accustomed to

to kidnap

Lawyer

to scold

spoon

pearl

traditional, native, characterestic

modern

to judge

experiment

topic

verb

noun

adjective

adverb

precious

staircase

to adapt to

to aspire to

to avoid, dodge

to bake, grill

to ban, prohibit

to be absorbed in/obsessed by

to be based on

to be blinded, get dizzy

to be broken, snap

to be burned, charred

to be different from

to be drunk

to be frightened

to be mixed,

to be nervous

to be popular

to be profitable, make money

to be puzzled

to be resurrected;

to bear a grudge

to become blurred, hazy

to become popular

to become wet

to belittle, despise

to bend, twist

to bite

to boast

to break

to breathe

to break, cut off, expire

to care about, mind

to carry on one’s shoulders

to catch, hold (between two things)

to celebrate, congratulate

to chase, drive away

to chatter

to be attrachted to

to clash, disagree

to climb

to come off, go wide

to come untied, loose

to comfort

to command

to commute

young and old

weekend

to wear on head

to transfer

salt

bus-stop

family name

reply

peace, harmony

war

japanese era name

Heian Period (794- 1185) - the last division of classical Japanese history

Meiji period (1868–1912)

Taisho period (1912-1926)

Showa period (1926-1989)

Heisei period (1989- 2019)

Reiwa period (2019- 2021+)

stationary

ruler

protactor

tag/label

politics

elections

glue

pencil case

pencil

mechanical pencil

triangle

correction

thumbpin

plastic sheet

India ink

ink stone

calligraphy

calligraphy paper

postcard

daily use items

thrash bag

disposable chopstics

cleaning agents

dish soap

laundry detergent

bleach

clothes pin

diaper

tooth paste

soap

thermometer

bandage

battery

piece of music

very, extremely

health

to pass an examination

to bring up

to offer, to give

sea shore

eldest son

malfunction, breakdown

position, location

both

promise

price

to rise

rare

to cahnge clothes

breakfast

to encourage, to cheer up

married couple, husband and wife

holiday

New Year

familiar

to yawn

to yell

to worry about, consider

to worship

to wound, damage, harm

to catch; to capture; to arrest

polite; courteous; civil

suitable, proper

Weather forecast

legend

Barber, barber shop

gun

water supply; water service

exhibition

Telescope

Microscope

Surgery

tool, means

Abundant

Scarce

Enthusiasm

Revolution, change

rotation, revolution

to smell

to be fragrant; to stink; to show hints of

pole; rod; stick; baton

faucet; tap

Wire

Bucket

cloth; fabric

silk

Mattress

cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe

Blanket

Calculator

Texture, feel

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

Facial expression

Movements

Appearance

intelligence; intellect; brains

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

Typhoon

Tsunami

Injection

Intention

head (chief, director) of a section or department, head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

western countries

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

to ascend (the throne); to accede, to take (seat, position, course, etc.); to assume, to start (on a journey); to commence; to depart, to study (under teacher); to be an apprentice

help, helper, assistant

whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)

terrible, dreadful

rock; boulder, crag; cliff, anchor

departure of a vehicle

participation

phenomenon

most part; greater part; majority

section manager; section chief

to punch

to kick

to stick; to paste; to affix​

to stab, to pierce

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to pat; to rub; to comb (hair); to smooth down

to wishper

to scream

to crawl; to creep; to go on all fours

to insult

to praise

to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound​

to sew

to look after

to plant a seed

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

to fish

to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); o go looking for (flowers, etc.)

to attack

to defend