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緑

緑 みどり green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

新緑

新緑 しんりょく fresh verdure; new green leaves

緑青

緑青 ろくしょう verdigris; green rust; copper rust

青畳

青畳 あおだたみ new mat

畳

畳 じょう counter for tatami mats; measure of room size (in mat units)

畳

畳 たたみ tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

畳む

畳む たたむ to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

遅咲き

遅咲き おそざき late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering

咲く

咲く さく to bloom

舞踊

舞踊 ぶよう dancing; dance

踊り

踊り おどり dance

封筒

封筒 ふうとう envelope

完封

完封 かんぷう complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout

兆

兆 ちょう 10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication; portent

兆し

兆し きざし signs; omen; symptoms

円柱

円柱 まるばしら column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)

支柱

支柱 しちゅう prop; brace; fulcrum

柱

柱 はしら pillar; post; support; prop; mainstay; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

駐車

駐車 ちゅうしゃ parking (e.g. car)

祝儀

祝儀 しゅうぎ congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; tip

祝日

祝日 しゅくじつ national holiday; public holiday

祝う

祝う いわう to congratulate; to celebrate; to observe (a festival)

石炭

石炭 せきたん coal

炭

炭 すみ charcoal; charred remains

柔和

柔和 にゅうわ gentleness; mildness; meekness

柔道

柔道 じゅうどう judo

柔らかい

柔らかい やわらかい soft; tender; limp; limber; gentle; mild; informal; lighter

雇用

雇用 こよう employment (long term); hire

雇う

雇う やとう to employ; to hire; to charter

乾燥

乾燥 かんそう dryness; aridity; insipidity; dehydration; desiccation

乾かす

乾かす かわかす to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate

精鋭

精鋭 せいえい elite; picked; powerful; efficient

鋭い

鋭い するどい sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; cutting (remark); stinging; pointed (question or look); screeching (noise); perceptive; keen; quick (mind)

氷山

氷山 ひょうざん iceberg

結氷

結氷 けっぴょう freezing (over)

氷

氷 こおり ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

氷雨

氷雨 ひさめ hail; chilly chilly rain

一隅

一隅 いちぐう corner; nook

隅

隅 すみ corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)

別冊

別冊 べっさつ separate volume; extra issue; supplement; additional volume; supplementary volume

短冊

短冊 たんざく long, narrow card on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); strip of paper; thin rectangle

糸

糸 いと thread; yarn; string

綿糸

綿糸 めんし cotton yarn (thread)

募集

募集 ぼしゅう recruiting; selection; taking applications; raising; collection; subscription; soliciting (e.g. donations); flotation (shares, loans, etc.)

募る

募る つのる to grow violent; to become stronger; to become worse; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

硬貨

硬貨 こうか coin; hard currency

硬い

硬い かたい hard; solid; tough; stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing); strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe; steady; honest

塗料

塗料 とりょう paints; painting material

塗る

塗る ぬる to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear; to put up (wallpaper)

憎しみ

憎しみ にくしみ hatred

愛憎

愛憎 あいぞう love and hate; likes and dislikes

泥棒

泥棒 どろぼう thief; burglar; robber; theft

脂肪

脂肪 しぼう fat; grease; blubber

脂

脂 あぶら fat; tallow; lard; grease

粉

粉 こな flour; meal; powder

粉末

粉末 ふんまつ fine powder

小麦粉

小麦粉 こむぎこ wheat flour

代名詞

代名詞 だいめいし pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern; byword; representative

筒

筒 つつ pipe; tube; cylinder; gun barrel; gun

掃く

掃く はく to sweep; to brush; to gather up

塔

塔 とう tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba

賢明

賢明 けんめい wisdom; intelligence; prudence

賢い

賢い かしこい wise; clever; smart

拾う

拾う ひろう to pick up; to find; to gather

収拾

収拾 しゅうしゅう controlling; settling (e.g. an issue); coping; putting in order

拾万円

拾万円 じゅうまんえん 100,000 yen

麦芽

麦芽 ばくが malt

小麦

小麦 こむぎ wheat

刷る

刷る する to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold

刷新

刷新 さっしん reform; renovation

印刷

印刷 いんさつ printing

卵

卵 たまご eggs; egg; spawn; roe; hen egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin; infancy

卵黄

卵黄 らんおう egg yolk

機械

機械 きかい machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

皿

皿 さら plate; dish; platter; disc; serving; helping; course; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

灰皿

灰皿 はいざら ashtray

祈り

祈り いのり prayer; supplication

祈願

祈願 きがん prayer; supplication

石灰

石灰 せっかい lime; quicklime; caustic lime

灰色

灰色 はいいろ grey; gray; ashen

召し上がる

召し上がる めしあがる to eat; to drink

召集

召集 しょうしゅう convening; calling together (e.g. parliament)

溶かす

溶かす とかす to melt; to dissolve

研磨

研磨 けんま grinding; polishing; studying (hard); striving to master something

磨く

磨く みがく to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine; to improve

粒

粒 つぶ grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

粒子

粒子 りゅうし particle; grain

喫煙

喫煙 きつえん smoking

机

机 つくえ desk

机上

机上 きじょう on the desk; theoretical; academic

貯金

貯金 ちょきん putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank

匹敵

匹敵 ひってき comparing with; match; rival; equal

匹

匹 ひき counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); counter for horses; roll of cloth

綿密

綿密 めんみつ minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

綿

綿 わた cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

寄贈

寄贈 きぞう donation; presentation; gift

贈る

贈る おくる to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

凍える

凍える こごえる to freeze; to be chilled; to be frozen

冷凍

冷凍 れいとう freezing; cold storage; refrigeration

凍る

凍る こおる to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

瓶

瓶 びん bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

帽子

帽子 ぼうし hat; cap

涼しい

涼しい すずしい cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct; composed (facial expression); unruffled; unconcerned; pure; upright; innocent

荒涼

荒涼 こうりょう desolate; dreary; bleak

秒

秒 びょう second (60th min)

湿度

湿度 しつど level of humidity

湿気

湿気 しっけ moisture; humidity; dampness

湿る

湿る しめる to be wet; to become wet; to be damp; to be moist; to be in low spirits; to feel depressed

蒸気

蒸気 じょうき steam; vapour; vapor; steamship; steamboat; steamer

蒸し暑い

蒸し暑い むしあつい humid; sultry

お菓子

お菓子 おかし confections; sweets; candy

駄菓子

駄菓子 だがし cheap sweets

耕す

耕す たがやす to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

農耕

農耕 のうこう farming; agriculture

鉱山

鉱山 こうざん mine (ore)

胃

胃 い stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

挟撃

挟撃 きょうげき pincer movement; pincer attack

挟む

挟む はさむ to interpose; to hold between; to insert; to be on either side (e.g. road); to be across (e.g. street, river); to be beyond

郊外

郊外 こうがい suburb; outskirts

銅

銅 どう copper (Cu); bronze (medal)

鈍角

鈍角 どんかく obtuse angle

鈍る

鈍る にぶる to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

枯れる

枯れる かれる to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

枯死

枯死 こし withering; dying

木枯らし

木枯らし こがらし cold wintry wind

滴

滴 しずく drop (of water); drip

点滴

点滴 てんてき raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed

滴り

滴り したたり dripping; drop; trickle; water trickling from moss, rocks, or cliffs in the summer

符号

符号 ふごう sign; mark; symbol; code; sign (e.g. positive, negative)

家畜

家畜 かちく domestic animals; livestock; cattle

軟らかい

軟らかい やわらかい soft; tender; limp; limber; gentle; mild; informal; lighter

柔軟

柔軟 じゅうなん flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

数隻

数隻 すうせき several (boats)

伺候

伺候 しこう waiting upon (someone)

伺う

伺う うかがう to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

沸かす

沸かす わかす to boil; to heat; to excite; to melt (metal)

沸騰

沸騰 ふっとう boiling; seething

煮沸

煮沸 しゃふつ boiling up

曇る

曇る くもる to get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast; to cloud up; to fog up; to mist up; to become dim; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression); to be downcast

肯定

肯定 こうてい positive; affirmation

零下

零下 れいか below zero; sub-zero