出る【 でる 】

1	[come into view] to become visible appear / show oneself / come forth / come out / turn up

2	[come into view] to become visible

3	to go outside go outside / come out / go out / get out / leave / step out / exit

4	[issue] of a publication, to be published be issued / come out / be published

5	to be very successful at sales sell / sell well / be a good seller / be in great demand / have a large circulation / enjoy a large circulation / have good sales

杭【 くい 】

[post] a wooden stake driven into the ground for a sign on as a prop stake / pile / post

伸ばす【 のばす 】

1	to develop one's power or talent further cultivate (talent) / extend (influence) / expand / increase [sales] / boost / develop (ability)

2	[enlarge] to widen the scale of a thing and make it bigger extend / stretch / let something grow / spread out / uncoil / prolong / elongate / smooth out / protract / draw out / lengthen / hold off / make something longer

3	[enlarge] to widen the scale of a thing and make it bigger

4	to straighten something that is crooked or bent crane [one's neck] / smooth out / reach out [one's hand] / stretch out / straighten

打つ【 うつ / ぶつ 】
【うつ】

1	to carry out a certain policy take a measure / carry out / take action / make a move

2	[perform] action having to do with progress of action or matter (carry out) carry out / do

3	[strike] an act of giving a person or a thing a blow strike / beat / hit

4	to give a strong impression touch / impress / move

5	to hit something and make it sound strike / sound / beat

6	to indicate show / indicate

7	to put something into another thing strike in / drive in

8	to play the position of batter in a baseball game be up / be at bat

9	[telegram] transmission of information (send a telegram) send a telegram / send a wire

10	to tap the keys of an instrument press / strike / hit

11	[bet] to gamble compete

12	[pulsate] to pulsate or throb throb / pulsate / beat

13	to give a strong stimulous to a person's senses stimulate

14	to create a shape by beating and spreading beat something flat

15	to make noodles make noodles

16	to criticize severely find fault with / criticize

17	to throw something at a target throw something at (a target)

18	to bind a criminal with rope tie up / bind

19	to beat something with a whip or a club strike / beat / hit

20	to pay a deposit make a down payment / make a deposit

21	[till] to cultivate fields plow / plough / turn (the soil) over / turn up (the soil)

22	to paste a piece of paper on to the back of another piece paste a sheet of paper to the back of another sheet

【ぶつ】

1	[speak] to deliver a speech to an audience make a speech / hit everyone with a speech / lay a speech on

2	of gambling, to place a bet have a wager on / gamble / wager on / bet on / make a bet

3	[strike] an act of giving a person or a thing a blow bang / strike / slap / beat / hit

これ【 これ 】

1	a word used when something that appeared earlier is repeatedly referred to that / it

2	this one this / this thing / this one

3	a demonstrative pronoun indicating proximity to a place this place / here

4	a demonstrative pronoun indicating proximity in time now

5	this person this / this person

昔【 むかし 】

1	a past time of long ago old days / earlier times / from way back when / antiquity / for a long time / former times / bygones / long ago / former years / ancient times / old / the good old days / former / the past / olden times

2	[formerly] formerly in the old days / a long time ago / formerly / in the past / in ancient times / once upon a time

3	the past 10 or 12 years decades past

日本【 にっぽん / にほん 】
【にっぽん】

[Japan] a country called Japan Japan

【にほん】

[Japan] a country called Japan Japan

諺【 ことわざ 】

1	a short well-known saying embodying some lesson saying / proverb / adage / maxim

2	a proverb saying / adage / maxim

辞書【 じしょ 】

[dictionary] a reference book providing a list of words in some stated order, with their forms, pronunciations, meaning and uses glossary / dictionary

目立つ【 めだつ 】

1	[prominent] a state of being prominent come to the fore / be exceptional / contrast / be prominent / be in the forefront / be remarkable / be conspicuous / stand out / be striking

2	[eye-catching] a condition of being noticeable and attracting attention be prominent / be noticeable / be conspicuous / stand out / cut a conspicuous figure

もの【 もの 】

1	[matter] thing, matter thing / matter

2	[thing] an object article / thing / object / goods

3	[merchandise] articles for buying and selling

とかく【 とかく 】

1	[anyhow] anyway anyhow / either way / in either case / anyway

2	all that is related to something one thing or another / this and that

3	[somewhat] to a certain degree; somewhat somewhat / rather

他【 た / ほか 】
【た】

1	[other than] not including other / something else / another / another thing

2	some place other than the referent another place / somewhere else / other place

3	person defined by personal relation (person who has no connection to oneself such as perfect stranger, third party, etc.) another person / someone else / others / somebody else

【ほか】

1	[other than] not including something else / another

2	person defined by personal relation (person who has no connection to oneself such as perfect stranger, third party, etc.) other / someone else / another / somebody else

3	somewhere else elsewhere / some other place / somewhere else

押さえる【 おさえる 】

1	[support] action done to thing (support thing so it does not fall) back something up / support

2	[hold down] the act of pushing steadily against something

3	[hold down] the act of pushing steadily against something press down / keep down / put down / hold down / suppress / control

4	[cling] to ensure secure

5	to press down on something so that it does not move steady / stop / hold something down

6	to push against something cover / hold / push against / press against

7	[grasp] to understand the content of matters very well [understand] get hold of / comprehend / [understand] grasp / understand / [understand] seize

8	[contain] to maintain certain limits curb / check / prevent / stifle / stem / stop

9	[endure] to control one's feelings and endure curb / hold (one's feelings) / repress / swallow (one's feelings) / control (one's feelings) / restrict / stifle / hold [one's anger] in check / restrain / contain (one's feelings) / keep back / suppress / keep a rein on [one's passions]

10	[cut] to reduce a price or expenses hold down / cut down

11	[suppress] to suppress a rebellion or riot put down / suppress / control

12	[reduce] to reduce something reduce / hold down / restrain / cut down / control

書く【 かく 】

1	to put down letters, marks or other symbols in writing write

2	to draw pictures and figures [paint] paint / [words] write / draw

ある【 ある 】

この【 この 】

1	this topic this / this particular

2	this place this

3	of time, this next / these / last / coming

日本人【 にっぽんじん / にほんじん 】
【にっぽんじん】
【にほんじん】

1	[Japanese] a Japanese person the Japanese people / the Japanese / Japanese / Japanese national / Japanese citizen

2	people with Japanese citizenship the Japanese people / the Japanese / Japanese people / Japanese / Japanese national / Japanese citizen

特質【 とくしつ 】

1	[characteristic] a particular quality of something special property / distinctive quality / characteristic

2	[peculiarity] a peculiar quality of something special property / distinctive quality / characteristic

如実【 にょじつ 】

1	[substantiality] the condition of being true fact / reality / actuality / truth

2	in Buddhism, the absolute, unchangeable truth of all things gospel / ultimate truth / absolute truth / eternal truth

物語る【 ものがたる 】

1	of a fact, to be a suggestive of a certain meaning show / prove / testify to / attest to / speak for / indicate

2	[tell] to tell something recount / relate / tell of / narrate

いる【 いる 】

to do something with deep committment heartily / [respect] intensely / profoundly / deeply

個々人【 ここじん 】

an individual person each person / individual person

集団【 しゅうだん 】

1	[association] a group of people or things mass / crowd / assemblage / group / gathering / throng

2	[crowd] self-functioning entity (assemblage of people) assemblage / group / mob / throng / mass / crowd / gathering

3	[party] a group of people gathered for the same purpose assembly / mass / crowd / assemblage / group / gathering / throng

和【 わ 】

1	the amount obtained as a result of adding the sum / the total

2	getting along with someone harmony / familiarity / friendship

3	the action of reconciliating peace / reconciliation / making up

4	to compromise each other and be reconciled reconciliation / settle one's differences / the peace settlement / be reconciled with

重要【 じゅうよう 】

1	the condition of a thing of being important importance

2	the characteristic of a thing being important importance

〜だ

[major] to be weighty and important important / of consequence / vital / of importance / essential

視【 し 】

はみ出す【 はみだす 】

個人【 こじん 】

father and mother individual / personal

容赦【 ようしゃ 】

叩く【 たたく / はたく 】
【たたく】

1	[strike] to hit a thing with force knock / strike / beat / hit

2	to criticize severely censure / criticize / attack

3	[clap] to strike objects together loudly clap / strike / beat

4	[bargain] to haggle over the price bargain / haggle / demand a discount / beat down the price of

5	[defeat] to vanquish get the better of / beat / defeat

6	to sound out a person's feelings feel out / sound out

7	to slap something knock / strike / beat / [open hand] spank / [open hand] slap / hit

8	to mince fish meat mince

【はたく】

1	to slap something strike / spank / [with a palm] slap / beat

2	to dust clear dust away / dust

3	to spend all one's property or money go bankrupt / empty [one's pockets] / [fortune] squander / dissipate / spend all

4	in sumo wrestling, to hit the opponent slap down

5	[strike] an act of giving a person or a thing a blow [with a palm] slap / strike / spank / beat

その【 その 】

1	[that] not named or described but taken as known that / her / the same / [man] he / she / his / him

2	of something, being near the person the speaker is addressing that

典型【 てんけい 】

1	a thing that expresses its' essence and character mostly among a group of the same kind of things examplar / exemplar / example (from which to learn) / role model / model

2	[archetype] a fine example that should be followed examplar / example (from which to learn) / role model / exemplar / model

的【 てき 】

例【 れい 】

1	[example] a typical example showing a character or condition case / example / analogy / instance

2	[example] a small part of something intended to show the quality or nature of the whole case / example / analogy / instance

3	an ordinary event usual / tradition / precedent / custom / usage / practices

4	[example] a example shown to explain things of the same kind as the example case / example / instance

5	past matters used as a precedent for the present previous instance / example / precedent

6	[custom] an ordinary or usual manner of doing or acting habit / habitualness / ordinariness / usualness

帰国【 きこく 】
〜する

1	to go back to one's country homecoming (to one's country) / return (to one's country) / come home (to one's country)

2	[go home] to go to one's place of residence go home / homecoming / return to one's hometown / return home / return to one's birthplace / return to one's home / going home

子女【 しじょ 】

1	a son and a daughter son and daughter

2	[maid] a young girl young girl / girl / lass

企業【 きぎょう 】

[corporation] an economic body that engages in business activities for the purpose of making a financial profit enterprise / company / undertaking / corporation / firm / industry / business

海外【 かいがい 】

a foreign country across the sea foreign country / abroad / overseas

進出【 しんしゅつ 】
〜する

[outgo] to advance into a place debouchment / enter into / debut / entry / extend into / advance / branch out / penetration

増加【 ぞうか 】
〜する

1	[accrual] to increase and add to enlarge / add to / increase / rise / augment

2	[accrual] to increase and add to

3	to increase grow / increase / rise / augment

4	[growing] to increase in numbers grow / increase / rise / augment

5	[advance] to increase in numbers or amount by edding to the exsited thing add to / augment / increase

6	[advance] to increase in numbers or amount by edding to the exsited thing

7	[increase] change in number, amount, degree (increase in number, amount, degree) enlarge / add to / increase

彼等【 かれら 】

1	they them / they / their

2	those men them / they / their

自分【 じぶん 】

1	[self] oneself self / oneself / ego

2	one's ability one's ability

3

I

意志【 いし 】

[drive] having the will to use all available means to achieve an aim intention / will / volition

関係【 かんけい 】

1	[relation] connection (relationship between people or things) relationship / connection / relation / link

2	between people, relationship relation (with or to someone) / relationship / connection (with someone)

3	relations between the sexes (intimate) relationship / (intimate) relations

〜する

1	to have sexual intercourse with a person have sexual intimacy with / know [one's husband] intimately / relationship / have relations with / know [a woman] in the Biblical sense / be intimate with / have connection with / keep company with

2	[relate] to display or detect a link between have a relation to / relationship / connection / be connected / interest / in relation / be related to / relation / have interest

ない【 ない 】

1	being nonexistent

2	a word that expresses the meaning of denial

3	the state of having none of the things

4	of a person, being nonexistent because of death

親【 おや 】

1	[parent] parent father / father / mother / parent / mother

2	[root] the root or source of something parent body / root / base / core / leader / central existence / parentage / parent / foundation / origin

3	a person's adoptive parents adoptive mother / foster father / foster mother / adoptive mother / adoptive parent / adoptive father / adoptive father

4	[source] the beginning or origin of something root / parentage / base / origin

5	the leader in a card game the dealer (of a card game) / the banker (of a card game)

6	[ancestor] a person from whom a family is descended progenitor / forebearers / ancestor / forebears

都合【 つごう 】

[ball game] the course of events or a reason due to / reasons / circumstances / conditions / on account of

外国【 がいこく 】

[abroad] a foreign country alien / different country / another country / overseas / foreign / foreign country / abroad

生活【 せいかつ 】

1	the condition of being in existence and active life / living

2	the condition of subsisting life / living / getting by / livelihood / subsistence

〜する

1	to live living / live

2	[subsist] to make a living earn one's living / subsist / getting by / get by / making a living / livelihood / make a living

余儀ない【 よぎない 】

1	[inevitable] (of a condition) inevitable obliged to / forced to / uncontrollable / owing to circumstances beyond one's control / unavoidable / compelled to

2	the condition of not leaving any other way of doing a certain thing obliged to / forced to / uncontrollable / owing to circumstances beyond one's control / unavoidable / compelled to

アメリカ【 あめりか 】

[U.S.] a country called U.S. American / the United States / the United States of America / the States / North and South America / U.S.A. / America

イギリス【 いぎりす 】

[England] a country called England England / United Kingdom

ドイツ【 どいつ 】

1	[Germany] a country called Germany Germany

2	a now defunct country in Europe called West Germany West Germany

3	a now defunct country in Europe called East Germany East Germany

先進【 せんしん 】

of someone or something, the state of being more advanced than others advance / advancement / progress

国【 こく / ごく 】
【こく】

1	an area which is governed independently realm / state / country / nation / domain / territory

2	a state which has an independent government realm / state / country / nation / domain / territory

【ごく】

子供【 こども 】

1	a child of a couple kid / son / daughter / daughter / children / one's child / baby / son

2	an infant boy / kid / juvenile / children / girl / child / baby

3	a characteristic of a childish person childish person / immature / immature person / childishness / childish / puerile person / immaturity

4	inexperienced unripe / immature / green

大概【 たいがい 】

1	the greater part chief part / best part / almost all / substance / majority / the most part

2	the greater part mainly / almost / nearly / mostly

3	[summarization] the summary of a story synopsis / outline / summary

国【 くに / こく 】
【くに】

1	a nation with an independent government realm / land / state / country / nation / domain / territory / sovereign

2	[hometown] region of land defined by social factor (birthplace or hometown) one's home / one's native village / one's home village / one's hometown / one's birthplace

3	one of the administrative divisions used in Japan long ago, called 'kuni' Kuni / governmental province of Japan in the olden times / Province / province

4	a state which has an independent government realm / land / state / country / nation / domain / territory / sovereign

5	of old Japan, the province where a person was appointed outside of the central government Regional Province / Kuni / province other than the governmental province of Japan in the olden times / province

【こく】

学校【 がっこう 】

1	[school] an educational organization, known as school school

2	an organization to provide education, called school school

入る【 はいる 】

1	[enter] to enter a place step in [somewhere] / come in [somewhere] / walk in [somewhere] / go in [somewhere] / enter [somewhere]

2	[reach] to reach a certain condition or stage by going through a certain process

3	[include] to include be inclusive of / include

現地【 げんち 】

1	an area where something has been currently occurring spot / scene / location / site / locale

2	a place in which a person is presently located present place / present position / present location

言葉【 ことば 】

1	[statement] thoughts and knowledge expressed in words word / writing / remark / speech / statement / what one says / description / expression

2	[phrasing] wording way of speaking / language / way to talk / tone (of speech) / wording / way of saying / expression

3	[part] in a story, sections of dialogue dialogue

4	a way of pronouncing words way of speaking / way to talk / pronunciation

5	the sound that a person hears when they speak word / sound

6	in a story, parts treated as dialogue by the story teller narration / dialogue

7	language word

8	words word

学ぶ【 まなぶ 】

1	[master] to acquire knowledge and skill through effort learn

2	[learn] to acquire knowledge or skills learn / study

週末【 しゅうまつ 】

[weekend] the time around the end of the week weekend

日本語【 にっぽんご / にほんご 】
【にっぽんご】
【にほんご】

a language called Japanese Japanese / the Japanese language

勉強【 べんきょう 】
〜する

1	to work hard at one's studies or job make an effort / work / work hard / strive / effort

2	[study] to be engaged in learning (one or many topics)

3	to sell at a reduced price give a discount / giving a discount / selling at a reduced price / sell something at a low price / selling at a low price / sell something at a reduced price / sell something cheap / discount / selling cheap

発展途上国【 はってんとじょうこく 】

developing countries developing country

比較【 ひかく 】
〜する

[draw a parallel between] to compare check / making comparison / contrast / make comparison / comparison / collating / comparing with / checking / contrast with / checking up with / compare with / check up with / compare / collate

教育【 きょういく 】

1	[train] the act of teaching a person in order to master something education / culture / discipline / training

2	a person's culture as handed down through education education / culture / training / discipline / learning

〜する

1	[train] the act of teaching a person in order to master something teaching / education / teach / educate / train / give someone education / discipline / instruction

2	to educate teach / enlighten / instruct

水準【 すいじゅん 】

1	something that serves as a standard for a matter be on par with / standard / reach the level / [standard] level / be on the same level / above standard / below standard

2	[level] a tool used to determine the evenness of land, called a level leveling device / level / surveyor's level / spirit level

低い【 ひくい 】

1	[low] the condition of having a low height short / low [in height]

2	[shoddy] the condition of being below the usual standard; low in quality low (in quality) / inferior (in quality)

3	[low] the state of being low in rank below (others in status) / beneath (others in status) / humble (in rank) / low [in rank]

ため【 ため 】

アメリカンスクール【 あめりかんすくーる 】

幸運【 こううん 】

1	[fortune] an unpredicted fortune propitious fate / unexpected good luck / good fortune / good luck / lucky break

2	[good luck] luck or good fortune propitious fate / good luck / well-being / lucky break / happiness / good fortune / one's welfare / bliss

3	of a particular situation, to improve propitious fate / good luck / well-being / lucky break / happiness / good fortune / one's welfare / bliss

〜だ

1	[fortunate] various states (be fortunate) fortunate / happy / lucky

2	of things, improving happy / lucky / fortunate

場合【 ばあい 】

1	[moment] a point of time when something happens case / moment / juncture / occasion / time

2	[environment] surrounding conditions that have an influence on something instance / situation / circumstances / conditions

3	[foundation] the basis on which something is grounded situation / circumstances / conditions

全日【 ぜんじつ 】

1	all day long all day / throughout the day / all day long / from morning till night / the whole day

2	[everyday] every day each day / every day

3	[everyday] every day every day

4	all day long the whole day / all day / from morning till night

制【 せい 】

a system

行く【 いく 】

1	to go to a destination get (to a place) / head toward / leave for / be bound for / go / go toward

2	to proceed towards a place in order to do something go towards / head towards / go

3	to be satisfied with something be contented with / be satisfied with / be gratified with

4	[depart] to leave the place one was at go away / withdraw (from a place) / leave

5	a condition of being advanced in skills, abilities make progress / advance / go on

6	[improvement] of a matter, to advance [progress] move along / advance / go on with / progress

7	to proceed to a higher school enter a school of higher grade / advance to the next grade up

8	to enter into an institution enter [the priesthood] / go into [the army]

9	to do something in a certain way do something by a [certain] method / apply / adopt

10	to marry into a man's family marry into a family / marry [a man]

11	[come] of something that is sent, to reach its destination reach / come to hand / be received

12	[decease] of a person or an animal, to be dead die / pass away

13	of people, to get old get on in years / grow older

14	[pass] of time, to pass (of time) go on / (of time) elapse / (of time) pass

15	of a river, to flow flow

16	of a communication, to reach someone make contact with / reach / contact

17	[come] to have an orgasm come to orgasm / [have an orgasm] come / have an orgasm

しかし【 しかし 】

言語【 げんご / ごんご 】
【げんご】

1	the oral expression by human beings of their thoughts, called language language

2	language forms comprised of written symbols writing / language / written language / written word

3	language forms comprised of sets of sounds spoken word / speech / spoken language / language

【ごんご】

[diction] the way something is said way of speaking / linguistics / verbal expression / language

の【 の 】

極めて【 きわめて 】

[extremely] in an extreme manner or way very / extremely / exceedingly

稀【 まれ 】
〜だ

something being very uncommon seldom / unusual / uncommon / occasional / scarcely / rarely / occasionally / very few / exceptional / exceptionally / scarce / infrequent / rare

いずれ【 いずれ 】

an indefinite demonstrative pronoun denoting a thing or an event which

聞く【 きく 】

1	[hear] to hear a sound catch (a sound) / listen to / hear

2	[question] the act of asking a question ask for / inquire / ask / question

3	to accept a request listen to / hear (what someone says about)

4	[smell] to smell something smell

5	[accept] to accept the opinions and wishes of others accept (a request) / permit / grant

6	to test sake by tasting it test [sake] by tasting / take [sake] to test the variety

話す【 はなす 】

1	[speak] to speak of something; mention talk about / tell someone about / verbalize [one's thoughts] / give someone an idea of / speak about / express (verbally) / articulate / let someone know about

2	[tell] to tell something relate / communicate / say / tell / speak

3	[speaking] to express in words talk / verbalize / articulate / express (verbally) / speak

4	to speak a second language be a speaker of [Farsi] / speak (a language) / have a command of [the Hebrew language]

機会【 きかい 】

[opportunity] point in time (favorable time to do something) at the right and proper time / good opportunity / golden opportunity / opportunity / the chance of a lifetime / one in a thousand chances / favorable opportunity / at a good time / chance / rare opportunity / ripe opportunity / favorable chance / if chance allows / occasion / in due course / good chance

非常に【 ひじょうに 】

1	[extremely] in an extreme manner or way very / greatly / exceedingly

2	[considerably] the state of being considerably above a certain level very / greatly / exceedingly / considerably

3	[extremely] at a very great degree very / greatly / exceedingly

4	to an extreme degree very / greatly / exceedingly / extraordinarily / unusually

限る【 かぎる 】

1	[limit] to restrict something in the amount set a limit / limit / restrict

2	[terminate] to limit by setting bounds restrict / set limits / limit / set boundaries

3	[restrict] to put limitations on add restrictions / set a limit / limit

4	[be second to none] to be the best there is nothing like sake / be the best / nothing beats sake

5	to set a limit on the scope or quantity set a limit / limit / restrict

当然【 とうぜん 】

[naturally] of something, being a matter of course obviously / as a matter of course / naturally / of course

能力【 のうりょく 】

1	a quality which has the potential to develop into a special ability in the future capacity / prospect / potential

2	the competence of an individual to take legal action completely by him/herself qualification

なる【 なる 】

1	[become] to become a certain condition turn / form / come / grow / total / make / become / get / bring in / be / come to / amount to / go / fall / run

2	of something, to result in being successfully accomplished come / end in / prove / result in / turn out

3	to be able to endure stand / put up with / bear

4	for an event or action to be organized be composed of / be formed of / consist of / be made up of

5	[sound] change in sound (make a sound) sound / peal / [alarm clock] go off / ring

しまう【 しまう 】

それ【 それ 】

1

that that

2	[that] not named or described but taken as known that / it

3	a word used to refer to something previously mentioned that / it

4	[then] those days that time / those days / then

5	a demonstrative pronoun denoting a future or previous time that time / then

6	a demonstrative pronoun denoting a place not near the speaker there / that place

国語【 こくご 】

1	[language arts] the study by Japanese people of a Japanese language course, called 'kokugo' Japanese / Japanese (class) / Japanese language (class)

2	the official language of a country language / official language / tongue / language (of a country)

3	the Japanese language the Japanese language / Japanese

歴史【 れきし 】

1	the condition of developing history

2	[chronicle] a history of events written in chronological order history

3	a study for researching the history of human society

地理【 ちり 】

1	[geography] a study, called geography geography

2	the condition of a geographical area with respect to its weather, population, geographical features, industrial productivity, traffic and culture topography / geographical features / geography

3	the state of an area of land topography / geographical features / geography

大学【 だいがく 】

1	a type of school, called a university or college college / university

2	an ancient Japanese school called {'daigaku-ryo'} dormitory (of a university) / school

3

4	a Chinese book entitled {'Daigaku'} book of Confucianism

受験【 じゅけん 】
〜する

1	of a person, to take an examination undergo an examination / take a test / take an examination for / take a test for / go through an examination / undergo an examination for / sit for an examination / take an examination

2	of a person, to take an examination

必要【 ひつよう 】

1	[need] need need / indispensables / necessity / essentials / requirement

2	[requirement] something which is inevitably needed for a purpose need / indispensables / necessity / essentials / requirement

〜だ

1	[indispensable] that cannot be done without; essential necessary / indispensable / needed / required / necessity / essential

2	[need] need

知識【 ちしき 】

1	[knowledge] product of thought (information, knowledge, wisdom) what one's knows / one's stock of knowledge / acquaintance / knowledge / wisdom / learning / information

2	an offering for a temple offering (to a temple) / donation (to a temple) / dedication / offering

3	the donation of one's estate to a temple offer / dedicate

4	a Buddhist priest who is renown for wisdom and knowledge Buddhist priest of renown / a wise Buddhist priest

5	an acquaintance acquaintance

不足【 ふそく 】

1	[lack] to lack something lack / be wanting / need / run dry / be in want / be missing / be short of / shortage / want / fall short / run out

2	the state of dissatisfaction and discontent dissatisfied / discontented

〜する

[lack] to lack something be lacking / being deficient / be low on / be short of / deficit / deficiency / shortage / lack / scarcity / want / be wanting / being short of / need / wanting / be in need of / lacking / being lacking / be deficient / insufficiency / being wanting / being low on / run short of / running short of

また【 また 】

受ける【 うける 】

1	[take] to act in a certain way towards someone or something take (a situation) [in a certain way] / receive / react

2	[suffer] to experience something undesirable incur / be subjected to / sustain / suffer

3	[acquire] to obtain a thing which one wanted get a hold of / receive / catch

4	to be given in a natural manner catch [the wind]

5	[accept] to accept an offer from someone receive (what someone has to say)

6	to succeed to inherit / take over / succeed

7	to gain a good reputation go over well / hit the public taste / be well accepted / appeal to the public / gain popularity / earn popularity / catch the public fancy / be popular with / make a hit

8	to face a certain direction front on / face

9	[concord] of grammar, {the condition of words agreeing in meaning and tense} [grammar] be concordant / [grammar] refer

10	[inherit from] of a descendant, to inherit property inherit / take over / succeed

性格【 せいかく 】

1	[nature] a characteristic of a person or a thing character / disposition / nature / characteristic / temper / temperament / personality / individuality / attribute

2	[self] the character that a person is born with disposition / nature / temper / temperament / personality / character

かなり【 かなり 】

1	[fairly] to some degree though not completely fairly / pretty / rather

2	[considerably] the state of being considerably above a certain level extremely / considerably / rather

違う【 ちがう 】

1	[different] of the nature of substance of something, a condition of differing from others not correspond with / vary / be not the same one as [the thing] / be a different thing / No / be quite another thing / differ from / disagree with / be unlike / be different

2	[mistake] to make a mistake be wrong / be mistaken / be incorrect / be in error

3	[derangement] to fall into an abnormal mental state go abnormal / go unusual / go mad

4	[cross] to pass up while intersecting cross / cut

5	[different] a condition of being different vary / contrary to / differ from / [answer of denial] No / be different / be different from / not

皆【 みな / みんな 】
【みな】

1	person defined as numbers of or quantity of people (all people, everyone) all / everyone / everybody

2	at all all and sundry / all / altogether

3	everything or everyone all / everything

4	[perfect] to be perfect all and sundry / all / altogether

【みんな】

1	person defined as numbers of or quantity of people (all people, everyone) all / everyone / everybody

2	[concertedly] at the same time; in a simultaneous manner; together one and all / all together / all told / in all

3	everything or everyone all / everything

同じ【 おなじ 】

よう【 よう 】

[look] to appearance to be in a certain condition appear / seem / look

考える【 かんがえる 】

1	to think believe / presume / give a thought of / meditate / judge / imagine / speculate / weigh / think / think something over / anticipate / contemplate / reflect / consider

2	[deem] to think of or regard something in a certain way believe / regard something as / presume / judge / think / consider

3	[contrive] to contrive plan / design / think up / think out / devise / contrive

4	[imagine] to imagine something and picture it in the mind believe / meditate / weigh / contemplate / have in mind / presume / give a thought of / judge / imagine / speculate / think / anticipate / reflect / consider

行動【 こうどう 】
〜する

[perform] action having to do with progress of action or matter (carry out) taking action / conduct / act / behaving / action / behavior / doing / going / moving / movement / conducting / behave / go / do / acting / take action / move

良い【 よい / いい 】
【よい】

1	[beautiful] the condition of being of good quality and attractive attractive / pretty / lovely / good-looking / beautiful

2	[suitable] the condition of being suitable for something appropriate (for [someone or something]) / right / suitable

3	of something, being comfortable well / wonderful / great / in the pink / nice / fine / pleasant / right / good / all right

4	of a matter, being morally sound (morally) good / (morally) proper / (morally) just / (morally) right

5	of a matter, being convenient good [measures] / correct [thing to do] / proper [action] / suitable / right [measures]

6	[expensive] the condition of being high in price expensive / valuable

7	the quantity of something, being sufficient sufficiently / sufficient / enough / This will do.

8	[excellent] the condition or degree of excellence superb / amazing / wonderful / great / terrific / stunning / marvelous / excellent

9	of something, being adequate nice / lovely / fine / good / well

【いい】

1	having no difficulty OK / no problem / all right

2	[superior] being of high quality lovely / nice / fine / good / well / excellent

3	of something, being comfortable fine / pleasant / good / lovely / great / well / nice / comfortable

4	[keen] wonderful right / lovely / wonderful / great / nice / satisfactory / fine / good / well / all right

5	[satisfactory] of a condition, satisfactory right / lovely / wonderful / great / nice / satisfactory / fine / good / well / all right

6	[suitable] the condition of being suitable for something right / proper / suitable

7	[perfect] of something, the state of being detailed and perfect detailed / enough / perfect

8	[expensive] the condition of being high in price costly / expensive / valuable

特に【 とくに 】

1	[especially] especially; in a way that is special and different from others particularly / in particular / markedly / especially

2	conspicuously markedly / conspicuously / remarkably / noticeably

欧【 おう 】

1	a continent called Europe Europe / Europian

2

Europe

米【 べい / あめりか 】
【べい】

[U.S.] a country called U.S. American / the United States / the States / North and South America / U.S.A. / America / the United states of America

【あめりか】

諸国【 しょこく 】

various countries various countries / many countries

他人【 たにん 】

1	[another] a person other than oneself someone else / other / another / another person / other people

2	persons other than one's relatives unrelated person

3	[stranger] an outsider who has no direct relation to a person or matter outsider / third party / stranger

異なる【 ことなる 】

1	to differ differ from [each other] / vary / be different from [each other] / differ

2	to be unusual stand apart [from the rest]

独自【 どくじ 】
〜だ

having a quality or aspect that is completely unique special / peculiar / of one's own / individual / unique / independent / characteristic / personal / original

何【 なに / なん 】
【なに】

an indefinite demonstrative pronoun denoting a thing or an event what

【なん】

1	[something] something that is not specified what / whatever / something

2	an indefinite demonstrative pronoun denoting a thing or an event what

大事【 だいじ 】

1	a serious matter big event / grave matter / important thing / grave accident / grave occurrence / notable incident / serious matter

2	a big project international business / big business / great undertaking / great enterprise / multinational / conglomerate

〜だ

1	[important] of a condition, important and valuable precious / never to be forgotten / take precautions / dearest / memorable / of importance / worthy of notice / momentous / take care of / critical / important / influential / crucial / priceless / valuable

2	[valuable] the condition of having to treat something carefully because of its great value precious / take care of / take precautions / invaluable / dearest / priceless / valuable

育てる【 そだてる 】

1	to develop an organization and make it prosper raise / bring up

2	[raise] to raise an animal keep (animals) / take care of (animals) / raise (animals)

3	[nurture] to help to raise living things raise / nurture / cultivate / take care of / bring up

4	[foster] an act of bringing up a child so as to become independent bring up (a child) / raise (a child) / rear (a child)

5	to educate a person educate / train

出来る【 できる 】

1	[be up to *something] action having to do with progress of action or matter (be able to do thing) can be done / be feasible / be able to / be capable / can / be practicable

2	to be completed be finished / be completed / be done

3	[create] of a new thing, to start come up / be produced / form / originate / come into being / be made / come into existence

4	of a personality, to be formed be mature / be fully developed in mind / be of character

5	of a man and woman, to be in love with each other be involved / have a relationship / get together / become intimate

こと【 こと 】

1	[condition] the state or condition of something state of things / reason / situation / circumstances / state of affairs / condition / ground

2	[matter] thing, matter matter / event / thing

3	[phenonmenon] phenomenon (matter, event) matter / event / thing

4	state of things / reason / situation / circumstances / state of affairs / condition / ground

やる【 やる 】

[perform] action having to do with progress of action or matter (carry out) do

中心【 ちゅうしん 】

1	the essential rank or position from among a group of things key role / core / center / the lead / central figure

2	[essence] an essential part of something central point / heart / center / the point / the essential point

3	[core] the center of something heart / center

4	[center] a place that is the center of something central / the centre / heart / center / the center / the heart

5	[center] the central figure person the lead / central figure / key role / core / heart / center

6	the middle point that links corresponding points in a symmetrical figure bisector / middle point / median

7	inside one's mind one's inmost feelings / one's true heart / one's innermost feelings

意見【 いけん 】

1	[view] a way of thinking or evaluating things view / belief / idea / opinion

2	words used to give an opinion admonition / suggestion / advice / remonstrance / opinion

3	an opinion (about a certain thing) admonition / suggestion / advice / remonstrance / opinion

〜する

to give advice to someone reasoning with / give advice to / remonstrate / reason with / admonition / persuade / admonish / remonstration

はっきり【 はっきり 】

1	an aspect of a thing's shape, attitude or idea of being clear obviously / distinctly / clearly

2	a state of one's mind being refreshed and revived (of the way in which one feels) fresh / (of the way in which one feels) clear / (of the way in which one feels) revived / (of the way in which one feels) refreshed

分かる【 わかる 】

1	[grasp] to understand the content of matters very well know / conceive / appreciate / have information about / have knowledge of / be familiar with / understand

2	[know] to become aware get / see / recognize / grasp / understand / realize

3	[know] to become aware

やすい【 やすい 】

1	easiness certainly / simple / light / easy

2	[lucid] clear; easily understood simple / certainly / light / easy

3	[easy] the quality of being easy to do certainly / simple / light / easy

主張【 しゅちょう 】

a generally-held opinion suggestion / conviction / beliefs / idea / view / opinion

〜する

1	[claim] to claim plead / hold / assert / contend / claim / insist on / maintain

2	to insist on something plead / hold / assert / contend / claim / insist on / maintain

上手【 じょうず 】

1	[ability] an ability to do things cleverness / skillfulness / ability / skill / dexterity / proficiency

2	the characteristic of being good at giving compliments flattery

3	[expert] a person who is excellent in a certain field cleverness / skillfulness / pro / expert / adept / ability / skill / skilled person / dexterity / master

〜だ

[dexterous] the state of being clever at doing something talented / good at / fine / clever / skillful / well / proficient

戻る【 もどる 】

1	[return] to go back to a place again get back / go back / return

2	of something, to revert to its former state get back / go back / come back / return / recover / be restored

3	of something, to revert to its former state

4	to go back to one's home go home / come home / return home

5	[return] to go back to the starting point

6	[return] to go back to the starting point retrace / get back / go back / return / come back

7	[return] to return to the point of origin or departure get back / go back / return

8	to move back turn back / retreat / retrace one's steps

9	of a person, to return his divorce and return to [one's parents home]

来る【 くる 】

1	to return after going to do something in another place

2	to have continued a particular action or activity up to the present time

3	to do something little by little

英語【 えいご 】

[English] a language called English English language / English

語【 ご 】

1

language

2	a language system language

3	language word / language

4	a language system

堪能【 かんのう 】

1	the characteristic of proficiency at the performance of something being well versed in / being proficient in / being skillful in / being expert in / being master of / being skilled in / being fluent in / being expert at / being good at / being skilled at

2	a person of good skill or good ability expert / specialist / adept / skilled person / master

〜だ

[excellent] the condition or degree of excellence eloquent / fluently / fluent / expert / good / proficient / skilled

特別【 とくべつ 】
〜だ

1	[uncommonly] the state of being rare and unusual unusual / special / peculiar / peculiarly / specially / unusually

2	[extremely] in an extreme manner or way particular / unusual / special / exceptional / especially / particularly / exceptionally / extraordinarily / in particular / extraordinary / specially / unusually

才能【 さいのう 】

[capability] ability to do something talent / capacity / gift / competence / ability / capable / faculty / capability / power / able

技術【 ぎじゅつ 】

1	[art] a skillful technique art / skill / technical skill / know-how / technique

2	[technique] a procedure used to accomplish something

3	[technology] an area of knowledge devoted to the methods employed in science and industry and to pragmatic applications of these methods; pragmatic science

持つ【 もつ 】

1	[carry] to carry something with one have / have [money] with one / carry

2	[own] to own a thing own / have / possess

3	[bear] to hold a thought or feeling in one's mind or heart cherish / have / hold / entertain / bear

4	[included] to include or contain something cover / comprise / include / contain

5	to hold with one's hands hold / have in one's hand / carry

6	[include] to include have / cover / comprise / embrace / include / contain / comprehend

7	[bear] to have a certain feeling about something harbour (a thought) / cherish / entertain (a thought) / have / hold (a thought)

8	[keep] to keep something in an unchanged condition stand (a certain condition) / keep / hold / maintain / (of a condition) last

9	to get a chance to do something have an opportunity of / have a chance of / get a chance of

10	to take charge of be in charge of / take charge of / have something under one's charge

11	[hold] to maintain the actual condition keep / hold / maintain

12	to bear an expense pay for / shoulder (a cost)

多い【 おおい 】

being large in amount or quantity lots of / many / plenty of / a great deal of / a great number of / quite a few / much / abound / a lot of

以前【 いぜん 】

1	[before] until now; previously; already; formerly ago / before / before this time / since

2	[previous] taking place before a particular point in time ago / before this time / since

特長【 とくちょう 】

[strength] a strong point strong point / forte / virtue / merit / good point

尊敬【 そんけい 】
〜する

1

[respect] an act to respect a person admire / reverence / think much of / be worthy of respect / honorific / earn the respect of / lose the respect of / think highly of / honor / show respect / gain the respect of / have a respect for / look up to / honorable / esteem / respectable / win the respect of / respect

2	[revere] to respect someone admire / reverence / honorific / have a regard for / revere / honor / have a high regard for / have a respect for / look up to / honorable / command one's respect / revered / esteem / respectable / respect

最近【 さいきん 】

1	[recently] recently recently / these days / the latest / today / in the last [10 days]

2	[yesterday] the near past or present times recently / these days / the latest / today / in the last [10 days]

さえる【 さえる 】

1	to become bitterly cold

2	of one's mental capacity, to be highly capable

3	to be skilled in a technique

4	to be clear

いじめ【 いじめ 】

1	bullying at school bullying

2	the act of giving a person both mental and physical pain tormenting someone / ill-treatment / hurting someone / inflicting pain

対象【 たいしょう 】

1	something which is an objective for [a specific audience] / [object] the mark / object / point / aim / target

2	a subject of human mental activity subject / focus / point / the target / the aim / for [a specific audience] / [object] the mark / object / intended for / aimed toward / [object that has been made fun of] butt [of jokes]

発音【 はつおん 】

[pronunciation] pronunciation enunciation / pronunciation / articulation

〜する

1	[pronounce] to pronounce a word pronounce / enunciation / pronunciation / articulation / articulate / enunciate

2	[pronounce] to pronounce a word

きれい【 きれい 】
〜だ

1	[lovely] a state of being beautiful and charming lovely / nice / fine / pretty / prettily / handsome / beautiful

2	[beautiful] the condition of being of good quality and attractive lovely / pretty / beautifully / beautiful

3	of a condition, pure

4

[all] all

生意気【 なまいき 】

being clever and impertinent cheek / impertinence / self-conceit

〜だ

1	impudent; not being conscious of one's own position sassy / cocky / cheeky / saucy / pert / smart-alecky / checky / nervy / forward / impudent / impertinent

2	being arrogant and intrusive pert / smart-alecky / sassy / cocky / checky / nervy / forward / cheeky / impudent / saucy / impertinent / audacious

ピアノ【 ぴあの 】

1	[piano] a large musical instrument called piano piano

2	music played on a piano piano piece / piano performance

3	in music, a clef called piano piano

4	[piano] of music, being played softly piano

お高く【 おたかく 】

とまる【 とまる 】

達【 たち 】

1	a word used to express a plural number

2	a word used to express a plural number -s

理由【 りゆう 】

1	basis / cause / reason / foundation / grounds

2	an excuse excuse / pretext

3	the reason for the existence and/or the occurrence of something the raison d'@^etre / justification / the raison d'@^etre

4	the theoretical reason to prove a certain thought or proposition be true premise

いじめる【 いじめる 】

to ill-treat a weak person

仲間【 なかま 】

1	a group of people who do something together colleague / friend / We are all in the same boat / comrade / pal / buddy / partner / companion / accomplice / playmate / mate / fellow worker / friends / fellow

2

[partner] person defined by personal relation (person with whom an activity is done) colleague / friend / buddy / partner / companion / accomplice / [at the office] colleague / playmate / mate / accomplice / fellow worker / [at the office] fellow worker / friends / fellow / [children] playmate / [school] classmate / comrade / pal

3	things of the same kind the same kind / belonging / like / something being counted among something / the same class

入れる【 いれる / はいれる 】
【いれる】

1	to put a person or a thing into a vacant area enclose / let in / send someone to hospital / put someone into hospital

2	to put a person or a thing into a vacant area

3	to take an active interest in something take an active interest in / be devoted to / apply oneself to / be concentrated on / devote oneself to

4	[included] to include or contain something include / count among

5	[affuse] to pour pour

6	[admit] to admit a person through (something) last have (a student) advance / have (a student) progress

7	[figure in] to take something into account take something into account / include / figure in

8	to introduce machinery and tools bring (a new system) into / introduce (a new system)

9	to give information let someone know / report to someone / bring news to / tell someone about [a matter] / inform someone of

10	to switch something on turn on / switch on

11	[input] To supply energy from outside sources in electricity input

12	to get one's hand into something correct / make a change / manipulate / retouch / do up / rework / repair / mess with / fix up / mend / touch up

13	[accept] to accept an offer from someone adopt (the opinion of another) / accept (the opinion of another) / take (the opinion of another) / receive (the opinion of another) / listen (the opinion of another)

14	[accept] to receive a thing or to accept someone's opinions receive / accept

15	to cast a vote cast a ballot / ballot for / cast one's vote for / vote

16	to get someone into one's group let someone join [the group] / admit someone to one's [society] / take someone into one's [circle] / accept someone into the clique

17	[pawn] to pawn something put something in hock / pawn / pledge

18	to raise doubt raise a doubt in [another's] mind / make someone doubt / induce [another's] doubt

19	[cut in] to interrupt someone who is speaking poke one's nose into / cut in / interfere in / put in a word

【はいれる】

1	to be able to get into someplace from outside be able to go in / be able to enter / be able to come in

2	to be able to join (a club) be able to enter something / be able to belong to something / be able to join something

もらう【 もらう 】

点【 てん 】

1	[sizing] a mark that represents a judgement of quality grades / mark

2	point indicating a position (place or spot where something happens or is done such as hot spot, branching off point, turning point) point of / [starting] point

3	[point] a decimal point in math (decimal) point

4	a punctuation mark comma / punctuation mark

5	a score point / score

6	resembling a dot dot

7	a dot that is a part of a letter in the Roman alphabet period / punctuation mark

8	the instructions for reading Chinese symbols that have been rendered into Japanese marks for the Japanese reading of Chinese writing

9	a dot written beside a Japanese character in order to modify the pronunciation dot

10	a dot for moxa cautery spot

直す【 なおす 】

1	action having to do with progress of action or matter (do again, do over) make a fresh start / do something once more / try again / make over / shift / alter / do something over again / change

2	[amendment] an act of amending

3	[amendment] an act of amending reform / restore / correct / recover / amend / redress / remedy / rectify / revise / improve

4	[repair] to repair something repair / fix up / mend

5	to fix something that is out of order fix / set something to rights / put something right / adjust / fix up / straighten / put something in order

6	[heal] to cure cure / get over (an illness) / heal / get rid of (an illness) / remedy

7	to appoint a person to a formal position take someone to a post / appoint someone to a post

皆【 かい 】

努力【 どりょく 】
〜する

1	to strive as hard as possible make an effort / endeavor / try hard / work hard / exert oneself

2	effort make an effort / endeavor / try hard / work hard / exert oneself

3	to try one's hardest to achieve one's goal make an effort / endeavor / try hard / work hard / exert oneself

せっかく【 せっかく 】

in a manner of having taken such special trouble and kindness

身【 み 】

1	an animal's body one's person / oneself / the body / one's body / one

2	[self] oneself self / feel something is undeserved / oneself / ruin one's health / know something (that one should not know) / concentrate on something

3	one's social standing one's place (in life) / one's rank / one's social status / one's position (in life)

4	[walk] the style of living of something or someone one's future / one's future course

5	the heart heart / soul / mind

6	[vessel] an object in which something is stored container

7	I self / feel something is undeserved / oneself / ruin one's health / know something (that one should not know) / concentrate on something

付ける【 つける 】

1	[fasten] to fasten firmly into a stated position fasten / secure / fix

2	to add something to the main thing affix / annex / join / add

3	[draw up] of a thing or person, to hold a position firmly so that separation does not seem possible fix firmly / hold steady

4	[don] to put on clothes and accessories put on (clothing) / don

5	[resolve] to decide definitely decide / make an end to / conclude / settle

6	to cause a phenomenon switch on / turn on

7	[add] to make something greater in quantity by adding more affix / append / annex / attach to / join / add

8	[tail] to follow someone from behind shadow / track / follow / tail / get on someone's tail

9	[decide] to make a decision on matters conclude / settle / decide / make an end to

10	to have a person attended by place [a guard] at / send (an escort) along with

11	to warm sake heat (sake) / warm up [sake] in a bottle

12	to cause a person to join one's side win someone to one's side / make an ally of someone

13	to take a theoretical guess surmise / suppose / imagine / guess

14	[assume] to presume something surmise / suppose / imagine / guess

捨てる【 すてる 】

1	[discard] to throw out unnecessary things dump / throw away

2	[despair] the act of judging that there are no prospects in a matter and abandoning it forsake / abandon / give up on / desert

3	[abandon] to abandon something or someone leaving / abandonment / leave / abandon / desertion / desert

4	[desert] to abandon a person abandon / forsake / turn one's back on / desert

5	to remove something

6	to do something at the risk of one's life

7	[discontinue] cancel, stop (stop a matter that has been continuing) annul / dispense with / abrogate / quit / repeal / give up / lift / remove / do away with / discontinue / abandon / abolish

正確【 せいかく 】

1	[exact] being accurate correctness / accuracy

2	[exactness] the condition of being free from mistakes correctness / accuracy

3	the condition of being accurate correctness / accuracy

4	[exactness] the condition of being exact right / correctness / accuracy / truth

〜だ

[exact] being accurate right / definite / exactly / correct / accurate / correctly / certain / exact

自己【 じこ 】

[self] oneself self / oneself / ego

流暢【 りゅうちょう 】
〜だ

smooth speech and action fluently / fluent / smooth / smoothly

物事【 ものごと 】

1	[matter] thing, matter matter / thing

2	[phenonmenon] phenomenon (matter, event) thing / matter / event

論理【 ろんり 】

1	the interrelation of facts logic

2	[logic] a study, called logic logic

3	[logic] a method of reasoning, called logic

4	[just] of a person, the state of behaving in a fair and just manner logic

分析【 ぶんせき 】
〜する

to analyze [metals or chemicals] assay / break something down (to its elements) / analyze / examination / analysis

すばらしい【 すばらしい 】

1	[splendid] the state or quality of being extremely superior, splendid or wonderful superb / amazing / impressive / wonderful / great / terrific / stunning / marvelous

2	[extremely] in an extreme manner or way amazing / terrific / awesome

3	the condition of something being excellent

長所【 ちょうしょ 】

1	[strength] a strong point excellent quality / strong point / virtue / point of excellence / merit / good point / one's forte

2	an excellent point excellent quality / strong point / advantage / point of excellence / merit / good point

度々【 たびたび 】

[often] in a manner of being repeated many times again and again / often / many times / over and over again

教師【 きょうし 】

1	[teacher] a person who is a teacher [school] schoolteacher / teacher / instructor

2	a religious leader missionary / preacher / religious leader

3	[teacher] a person who has the qualification to teach a particular subject [school] schoolteacher / teacher / instructor

態度【 たいど 】

1	[pose] a manner of feeling and behaving attitude / bearing / posture / behavior / manner / position / stance / pose

2	one's speech and behavior that express one's feelings demeanor / posture / behavior / manner / stance / pose / attitude / bearing / behaviour

素晴らしい【 すばらしい 】

1	the condition of something being excellent superb / lovely / wonderful / stunning / marvelous / beautiful

2	[excellent] the condition or degree of excellence superb / amazing / wonderful / great / terrific / stunning / marvelous / excellent

3	[preeminent] the condition of being exceptionally talented superb / amazing / stunning / marvelous / exceptional / wonderful / great / terrific

4	[extremely] in an extreme manner or way amazing / extreme / terrific / awesome

一因【 いちいん 】

one of several causes a factor / a cause

長い【 ながい 】

of a time period, being very long for a long time

経験【 けいけん 】

1	[experience] things experienced for oneself experience / personal experience

2	[experience] knowledge or skill gained from practice experience

3	[experience] the process of experiencing something experience

〜する

[experience] action having to do with progress of action or matter (experience particular matter) undergo / go through / going through / experience / undergoing / experiencing

再び【 ふたたび 】

[again] once again again / a second time / once again / once more / twice / afresh

安心【 あんしん 】
〜する

to calm one's mind relief / relieved / peace of mind

半面【 はんめん 】

1	[section] a part of something part / section

2	one half of a face when it is divided vertically into the right and left halves one side of one's face / half the face / profile

3	[half-court] an area constituting half of a certain area half a plane

一緒【 いっしょ 】

1	the state of doing the same things together / doing something together / in company with / with

2	[crowd] to come together in numbers assembly / come together / [fish] in a swarm / a flock of / [animal] a herd of / gather / school / get together / gathering

3	[compile] to gather together dispersed things amassing / amass / assembling / compile / gather / assemble / compiling / gathering / collecting / collect

4	[accumulate] to accumulate something assemble / collect / amass / compile / gather

5	the state of having no distinctions mix up / muddle up / jumble up / confuse A with B / the same / sameness / lack of distinction

〜する

うまい【 うまい 】

1	good conditions good / fat / profitable / bright

2	[dexterous] the state of being clever at doing something expert / skillful / fine / good

3	[delicious] delicious delicious / good / sweet / savory / tasty

4	[proficient] a state of being excellent in skill delicious / fine / expert / good / skillful / sweet / savory / tasty

いける【 いける 】

不安【 ふあん 】

1	[worry] to be worried about something worry / fear / disquiet / uneasiness / anxiety

2	a state of being unsteady insecurity / insecure / unrest / unstable

〜だ

1	being worrying concerned about / uneasy / fear / with anxiety / be afraid / worried / uneasily / restless / anxious / fearful

2	to be unsteady tottering / faltering / unsteady

大きい【 おおきい 】

1	[great] the condition of being large in amount or degree high / largescale / strong / enormous / massive / big / crucial / bulky / voluminous / serious / great / severe / heavy / loud / tall / large

2	a personal characteristic of being broad-minded big-hearted / generous / broad-minded

3	[exaggerated] of a condition, being exaggerated pompous / making too much of something / exaggerated

4	[magnanimous] being broad-minded and considerate big-hearted / generous / broad-minded

違い【 ちがい 】

本来【 ほんらい 】

1	[rightfully] the way something should be according to [the *rason* of the matter] rightfully / essentiality / fundamental / legally / originally / rightfulness / essentially / legality / intrinsic

2	[originally] originally from the first / primarily / originally

者【 しゃ / もの 】
【しゃ】

1	the person who commits a particular action performer of [a deed] / -er / doer of

2	[soul] a human being people / person

【もの】

姿【 すがた 】

1	the shape of something form / shape

2	the appearance or image a person has image / appearance / dress

3	one's body figure / body

4	[condition] the state or condition of something aspect / state / condition

5	[appearances] the external appearance of a person or thing aspect / appearance / look

6	[state] the condition of something state / aspect / condition

新しい【 あたらしい 】

1	newly established newly / new

2	a condition of being new latest / recent / modern / new / renewed

3	[modern] being in a state of modernity up-to-date / modern

4	[new] of something, the state of being brand-new latest / recent / modern / new / renewed

5	fresh fresh

環境【 かんきょう 】

1	[environment] surrounding conditions that have an influence on something surroundings / environment / circumstances / conditions

2	[environment] the states of nature, including water, air, and land, within which people exist

スムーズ【 すむーず 】
〜だ

of a condition, free from difficulties without a hindrance / smooth / without a hitch

順応【 じゅんおう / じゅんのう 】
【じゅんおう】
〜する

[accommodate] to adapt oneself to circumstances adapt oneself to / assimilate / adaptation / adjustment / adjust to / go with the flow / conform to

【じゅんのう】
〜する

[accommodate] to adapt oneself to circumstances go with the flow / adapt oneself to / assimilate / adaptation / adjust oneself to / adjustment / conform to

協力【 きょうりょく 】
〜する

1	[collaborate with] to work with cooperate with / unite one's effort with / join forces with / collaborate / team up / collaboration / cooperate / work together / tie up with / cooperation / collaborate with

2	[concertedness] to work together for a common purpose cooperate with / join forces / unite one's effort with / join forces with / collaborate / team up / collaboration / cooperate / working together / work together / tie up with / cooperation / collaborate with

3	[unite] of people who have the same purpose, to unite cooperate with / unite one's effort with / join forces with / work together / tie up with / collaborate with

彼ら【 かれら 】

those men themselves / them / they / their

認める【 みとめる / したためる 】
【みとめる】

1	[approval] to accept and grant admittance sanction / approve of / permit / acknowledge / accept / admit / allow / grant

2	[identify] to recognize affirm / ascertain / certify / confirm

3	[accept] to acknowledge or approve something permit / sanction / acknowledge / accept / approve of / admit / allow / grant

4	[observe] to confirm the existance of something by seeing it with one's own eyes spot / see / notice / catch sight of / find sight / witness / observe

5	[accept] to accept the opinions and wishes of others permit / sanction / acknowledge / accept / approve of / admit / allow / grant

6	[confess to] to recognize something by oneself sanction / approve of / permit / acknowledge / accept / admit / allow / grant

7	to admit a thing is good and to approve

8	to admit a thing is good and to approve sanction / approve of / appreciate / permit / recognize / acknowledge / accept / take cognizance of / admit / allow / grant

9	[affirmation] to affirm sanction / approve of / permit / acknowledge / accept / admit / allow / grant

10	[accept] to accept an offer from someone permit / sanction / acknowledge / accept / approve of / admit / allow / grant

11	[endorsement] the act of the head person of giving an approval to the ideas of his men sanction / approve of / permit / acknowledge / accept / admit / allow / grant

【したためる】

to put down in writing [document] make up / write / draw up

積極【 せっきょく 】

the characteristic of a person being that of active and positive in outlook progressive / activeness / positivity / positiveness / activity

現実【 げんじつ 】

1	the present state the real / real / reality / actuality / actual / tangible / the actual

2	the state of actually existing the real / real / reality / actuality / actual / tangible / the actual

面倒【 めんどう 】

1	the act of taking care of someone looking after / taking care of

2	[arduous] a state of being troublesome trouble / nuisance / bother

3	[laboriousness] the quality of being troublesome nuisance / difficulty / trouble

4	a state of being troublesome nuisance / difficulty / trouble / effort

〜だ

[troublesome] the state of being troublesome and vexatious troublesome / hard / difficultly / bothersome / difficult

見る【 みる 】

1	of a person, to see the shape or figure of an object glance / stare / see / take a look / gaze / watch / look

2	to investigate something examine / look into / look over / look up [a dictionary]

3	to go sight-seeing see the sights / do (a place) / do the sights / visit (a place)

4	to pass judgement on something regard as / judge / tell

5	to see the state of affairs wait and see

6	to estimate something calculate / estimate / value / presume / allow

7	to appreciate an artistic work enjoy / appreciate / have an eye for [art] / see (appreciatively) / watch (appreciatively) / have an ear for [music]

8	[read] to read look something through / look something over / see into [a situation] / read into [a situation] / see right through [a sham]

9	of a person, to confirm something check / confirm / verify / make sure

10	to compare something with something else draw a comparison / compare

11	the role of keeping watch guard / keep watch on / keep an eye out for / keep an eye on / watch / observe

12	[meet] to meet a person see someone / come across someone / meet with someone

13	[dream] phenomenon of mental state or mind (have a dream) see something in a dream / dream / have a dream

14	to nurse look after / take charge of / take care of

15	to examine a patient examine (a patient) / have a look at (a patient)

16	to make a fool of oneself look ridiculous / be a fool for one's pains

17	to nurse a sick person look after / nurse / attend

時間【 じかん 】

1	the length of time taken to do something time

2	[period] period of time (period between two points in time) hour / time / hours / period

3	continuously time

4	[period] period of time (period between two points in time) hour / hours / time / period

5	a specific moment in the continuous time hour / moment / time

暇【 ひま / いとま 】
【ひま】

1	[free time] free time off-season / free time / spare time / leisure

2	a concept of time time / period

3	[furlough] permitted absence from work except holidays vacation / off / leave

【いとま】

1	the condition of having spare time free time / spare time / time / leisure / a moment

2	a short vacation vacation / short leave / off / leave / holiday / time off

3	the act of dissolving one's relationship with a family member divorce

4	[leave] to leave one's position, job or assignment resign / dismissal / quit / leave / retire / lay down

5	[despair] the act of judging that there are no prospects in a matter and abandoning it resign / leave / retire / lay down

全く【 まったく 】

1	[noway] not at all not at all / not a bit / not in the least

2	at all quite / wholly / utterly / completely / perfectly / through and through / totally / entirely / thoroughly

3	indeed truly / very / indeed / really

無視【 むし 】
〜する

1	to ignore something paying no attention to / pay no attention to / ignoring / neglect / ignorance / disregard / ignore

2	to ignore something

傾向【 けいこう 】

1	[tendency] the characteristic of always moving in a certain direction tend towards / propensity / tendency / lean towards / disposition / be inclined to / drift / bent / inclination / trend

2	tendency tendency / disposition / drift / inclination / trend

3	a condition or nature of things leaning toward a certain direction tend towards / propensity / tendency / lean towards / disposition / be inclined to / drift / bent / inclination / trend

4	an idea that leans towards a particular way of thinking one-sided thought / prejudiced idea

5	the condition of having ideas compliant with leftism leftism / left-wing / sympathize with leftism

早い【 はやい 】

[previous] taking place before a particular point in time before / be not old enough to / early / premature

注意【 ちゅうい 】

1	in psychology, the condition of focusing one's concentration on something attention / concentration

2	[observe] to look carefully or attentively paying attention / concentration

〜する

1	[guard against] an act of guarding against an undesirable situation be cautious of / watch out / be careful / look out / being careful / beware of / take care

2	[watch] to beware of something be cautious of / paying attention / watch out / be mindful of / be careful / being careful / take note of / pay attention to / take care

3	to chastise someone to pay attention advise / warning / caution / warn / counsel

4	to chastise someone to pay attention

5	to caution a person for their bad behavior give a warning / warning / caution

払う【 はらう 】

1	[pay] movement of ownership from agent (pay money) pay (for something)

2	[attend to] to pay attention to (something) pay respect to / pay a sacrifice to / pay attention to

3	[expel] to send away send away / banish / oust / drive away

眼中【 がんちゅう 】

1	that which is within one's range of awareness or consciousness beneath one's notice / notice / think nothing of / consideration / take no account of / account / disregard / in one's focus / attention

2	the interior of the eye in one's eyes / inside the eyeball

3	(of a person) the degree or extent of one's sight into view / within eyeshot / within eye-range / the range of vision / within eyesight / sight / in sight / view / the field of vision / visibility

以上【 いじょう 】

1	of a quantity, the state of being equal to or greater than and over / over / or above / more / not less than / or over / or more / above / and above

2	[over] the state of a degree or situation being greater than that with which it is compared more than / further / past / above / beyond

3	the above-mentioned items the above-mentioned items / the aforementioned / the above-mentioned / as mentioned above / the forgoing / the items mentioned above / the above / the said

4	that is all [communication] Over / that is the end / the end / that is all / Concluded / Out / That's all

習得【 しゅうとく 】
〜する

1	to absorb knowledge acquire / acquire [learning] / learn / learning / master

2	[learn] to acquire knowledge or skills learn / acquire / learning / master

3	[master] to acquire knowledge and skill through effort receive (instruction) / acquire (knowledge) / learn / master

貴重【 きちょう 】
〜だ

[valuable] the condition of having to treat something carefully because of its great value precious / valuably / preciously / valuable

財産【 ざいさん 】

1	all the property of a person asset / property / wealth / fortune / estate / possession

2	[property] something that is owned asset / property / wealth / fortune / estate / possession

生かせる【 いかせる 】

1	[apply] to understand and make use of something make use of / utilize / put something to use

2	to bring someone to life resuscitate / revive / resurrect / bring someone back to life

3	to keep someone alive let someone live / spare someone's life

4	to keep someone alive

5	to be able to someone or something back to life can revive / can resuscitate / can bring someone back to life

ある【 ある 】

some some

将来【 しょうらい 】

[future] present, past, future (the future) the future / outlook / prospects

深刻【 しんこく 】
〜だ

1	very urgent and serious deep / severe / acute / grave / critical / poignant / serious / keen

2	deeply embedded in one's memory deep / severe / acute / grave / poignant / serious / keen

3	very cruel cruel / merciless / horrible / ruthless / tragic

問題【 もんだい 】

1	[conundrum] a difficult problem question / matter / issue / subject / problem

2	a difficult point hard point / knotty point / difficulty

3	something that is to be done by someone matter of question / matter of problem / affair

4	[pains] trouble trouble / problem

5	a problem matter that should be handled subject / question / issue / problem

経済【 けいざい 】

1	a social activity that deals with material goods necessary to human life, called economics the economy / finance

2	of an economy frugality / thrifty / economical / economy / thrift / frugal

大国【 たいこく 】

1	a powerful country pwerful county / (world) power / great nation / powerful nation / major power / great country / superpower / great power

2	a large country large country

今【 いま 】

1	[present] the present time the present / just now / at present / now / this time

2	[recently] recently nowadays / current / these days / today / present-day / contemporary

世界【 せかい 】

1	the whole area of the world the earth / the planet / world-wide / the world / international

2	the sphere that concerns a certain thing scope / realm / sphere / the world / circle

3	the public / life / worlds / one's environment / sphere / the world / society / whole world

4	the entire space that a piece of creative art comprises atmosphere

5	[corps] organized body of people (group united with common goal) the world / circle / society

6	according to Buddhism, the place in which all living organisms exist universe (in Buddhistic thought) / cosmos

7	the universe universe / space / cosmos

リーダー【 りーだー 】

1	[leader] a leader of a group leader

2	a part of a recording tape, called a leader leader

3	[reader] a person who reads a publication, called reader reader / subscriber

4

leader

5	[leader] in printing, a dotted line leaders

一員【 いちいん 】

[section] any of the pieces that make up a whole a member

国際【 こくさい 】

of various countries, the condition of being related to each other in some way international relations / international relationships

社会【 しゃかい 】

1	assemblage of people (body of persons that comprise society) the public / the world / society

2	the ways of the world the public / the world / society / community

3	a school course called social studies civic course / civics / social studies

4	a group of people who have the same consciousness class / society / community

5	a group of animals, called a society herd / group / society

貢献【 こうけん 】
〜する

[conducive] of something, to be of benefit help [a matter] / make a contribution / contribution / render services / helping out / contribute / services / contributing

島国根性【 しまぐにこんじょう 】

a mental characteristic of the people of an island country, called insular mentality insular mentality / island-nation mentality

化【 か 】

進める【 すすめる 】

1	[develop] to cause something to become larger and more complete go ahead with / proceed with / carry something forward / develop / go on with / promote

2	to promote something that is wrong make worse / aggravate

3	to move the hands of the clock forward put [a clock] forward / set [a clock] forward / set [a clock] ahead

4	to stimulate the appetite stimulate someone's appetite

国民【 こくみん 】

1	[citizen] a person who is a citizen of a state civilians / the [Japanese] nation / the nation / the people / nation / people (of a nation) / the [Japanese] people / citizens

2	the people who citizens of a nation civilians / the [Japanese] nation / the nation / the people / nation / people (of a nation) / the [Japanese] people / citizens

声【 こえ 】

1	[voice] the voice of a person or animal song (of a bird) / cry (of an animal) / tone of voice / chirp (of an insect) / voice

2	[idea] a thought feelings within the heart / cry / thought / voice / opinion

3	[sound] a sound heard because of a vibration in the air noise / sound

4	[appeal] a strong imploration outcry / (public) outcry / cry / public opinion / the cry of the masses / voice / the voice of the people / opinion

5	[feelings] a sensation felt for or about something sign / feel

新聞【 しんぶん 】

1	a newspaper newspaper / paper

2	[paper] a newspaper the press / newspaper / paper

3	[news] news news

賑わす【 にぎわす 】

1	to make a city or a store seem lively make something lively / make something prosperous / enliven

2	to give alms to pooe people give charity / give aid / give alms

鋭い【 するどい 】

1	of force, being violent sharp / stinging / strong / violent / acute

2	[sensitive] having extremely keen senses perceptive / astute / penetrating / acute / sensitive / sharp / discerning / keen

3	[sharp] of a knife, the quality of being sharp and able to cut well sharp / keen

感覚【 かんかく 】

1	the act of perceiving an external stimulus through the five senses sense / sensation / sensitive / sensory / feeling / sensuous

2	[mood] the condition of one's emotion sense / sensation / perceptivity / sensitive / sensory / sensibility / sensitivity / feeling / sensuous / perceptiveness

3	the delicate workings of a mind sense / sensitive / sensibility / sensitivity

4	the transmission of stimulation received by the five sense organs along the nerves to the cerebrum nervous system / senses / sensory system / sensitive faculty

有効【 ゆうこう 】

[utility] effectiveness of matter (be practical, advantageous or helpful usefulness / validity / availability / efficiency / effectiveness

〜だ

1	[effective] of a condition, effective effectively / available / effective / valid

2	[effective] effective and practical effectively / practical / available / effective / valid / practically

利用【 りよう 】
〜する

1	[apply] to understand and make use of something use / make good use of / turn [one's time] to profitable account / apply something to / make use of / take advantage of / utilize / harness / utilization

2	[take advantage of] to use something for convenience sake use / trade on / avail oneself of / put to use / make use of / make a cat's paw of / take advantage of / utilize / exploit / utilization

3	[employ] to adopt or put into use for profit use / make good use of / turn [one's time] to profitable account / apply something to / make use of / take advantage of / utilize / harness / utilization

4	[employ] to adopt or put into use for profit

活躍【 かつやく 】
〜する

to play an active part vigourously be a leading figure / be instrumental in / take an active role / take an active part / action / be active / activity / play an active part

際【 さい 】

1	the time when a person meets a circumstance or an occurrence head-on case / juncture / time / occasion

2	[phase] a period or part in a course of action or events; state reached at a particular time case / juncture / circumstance / occasion

3	[then] those days that time / time / then

有力【 ゆうりょく 】
〜だ

1	[presumably] almost certainly prevailing / strong / valuable [testimony] / most probable / prevailing [view] / valuable / convincing / likely / most likely / strong [foundation] / convincing [proof]

2	of one's influence, the state of being powerful strong / influential / powerful / leading

3	of one's influence, the state of being powerful

武器【 ぶき 】

1	[armament] weapons of war armament / weapon / arms

2	[weapon] an effective means for getting what one desires tool / weapon

3	instruments used in war armament / munitions / ordnance / weapon / arms

世紀【 せいき 】

[century] one of the 100-year periods counted forward or backward from the supposed year of Jesus Christ's birth century

時【 とき 】

1	[moment] a point of time when something happens moment / time

2	[period] period of time (period between two points in time) term / time / period

3	the notion of a period of time (not a point in time) time / period

4	the division of time the time / then

5	a specific moment in the continuous time hour / time

6	in nature, a season of the year season

7	[opportunity] the best time to do something opportunity / chance

8	[tense] of grammar, tense tense

9	a time signal tense

破壊【 はかい 】
〜する

1	[destroy] to make something out of shape wreck / tear down / ruin / destroy / break / demolition / destruction / demolish

2	[destroy] to make something out of shape

3	[destroy] to make something useless by ruining it wreck / ruin / destroy / break / demolition / destruction / demolish

4	to be damaged wreck / shatter / ruin / pull down / destroy / demolish

5	to destroy (something) wreck / ruin / destroy / demolition / destruction / demolish

6	to destroy something wreck / shatter / ruin / pull down / destroy / demolish

その他【 そのた 】

1	[etcetera] and so on and others / and so on

2	[additionally] moreover in addition / moreover / besides / furthermore

大勢【 おおぜい / たいせい 】
【おおぜい】

1	a number that indicates many people a lot of people / a multitude / a great number of people / many people / a large number of people

2	a condition of there being many people in a place a lot of people / many people / a large number of people

3	[crowd] self-functioning entity (assemblage of people) group / mob / throng / mass (of people) / crowd / multitude

【たいせい】

1	the general situation general situation / general view of things / general trend / general tendency

2	a general tendency in the world with the general trend / general view of things / general trend / world affairs / the international situation / against the general trend / general tendency / current of the time

人間【 にんげん 】

1	[person] a human being mankind / man / human being / human species / homo sapiens / human race

2	the dignity of a person dignity / character

3	[humanity] one of the six worlds of illusion in Buddhism, called \nigen-do\ community / the human world / the world / society

4	[humanity] one of the six worlds of illusion in Buddhism, called \nigen-do\

作る【 つくる 】

1	to complete work on something, changing it into a completely new thing make / fashion / produce / create / bring about

2	to complete work on something, changing it into a completely new thing

3	[call *something into being] to create one's original ideas and bring them into being formulate (a plan) / prepare / draw up (a plan) / prepare (a plan) / draw up

4	[construct] to construct something prepare / make / fashion / manufacture

5	to keep up appearances by putting on an emotional facade keep up appearances / save the situation

どんどん【 どんどん 】

1	[swiftly] of something, progressing quickly quickly / fast / rapidly

2	[in a row] one after another one after another / steadily

3

to pound something loudly (of the way in which something is being struck) in a knocking manner / (of the way in which something is being struck) in a pounding manner / (of the way in which something is being struck) in a stamping manner / (of the way in which something is being struck) with a loud beat

4	of sound to echo (of the way in which something is being struck) in a knocking manner / (of the way in which something is being struck) in a pounding manner / (of the way in which something is being struck) in a stamping manner / (of the way in which something is being struck) with a loud beat

5	to work steadily one after another / steadily

活用【 かつよう 】
〜する

1	[utilize] to make good use of something use / apply / practical use / make use of / applying / put something to practical use / utilizing / putting something to practical use / utilize / using / application / making use of / utilization

2

[apply] to understand and make use of something use / apply / practical use / make use of / make the most of something / applying / put something to practical use / utilizing / making the most of something / putting something to practical use / utilize / using / application / making use of / utilization

3	[conjugate] of the form of a word, to change declension / conjugating / declining / decline / inflect / inflection / conjugation / conjugate / inflecting

ほう【 ほう 】

いい【 いい 】

1	having no difficulty do not care / do not mind / may / can

2	[keen] wonderful right / enough / fine / No, thank you / pleasant / lovely / good / well / nice / comfortable

3	[appropriate] the condition of being suitable right / useful / good / proper / suitable

4	of something, being comfortable right / fine / pleasant / good / lovely / satisfying / great / well / nice / comfortable / all right

5	[expensive] the condition of being high in price precious / good price / costly / expensive / high price / valuable

速水【 はやみ / はやみず 】
【はやみ】
【はやみず】

健次郎【 けんじろう 】

辛口【 からくち 】

1	of the feeling felt upon putting something in one's mouth, the condition of saltiness hotness / spiciness

2	something that tastes hot when put in the mouth hot dish / spicy food / salty dish

3	the condition of liking hot tastes fondness of spicy food / liking hot food

4	a person who likes hot tastes person who likes hot dishes / person who is fond of spicy food

5	a person who likes alcohol

6	the condition of liking alcoholic drinks

エッセイ【 えっせい 】

1	a type of literary composition, called essay essay

2	a writing similar to an essay essay