| 歌(P);唄(P);詩 | [うた, uta] (n) (1) (歌, 唄 only) (唄 is primarily used for shamisen songs) song; (2) (歌 only) (See 短歌) classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); (3) (歌, 詩 only) modern poetry; (P) #610 [Add to Longdo] |
| 受ける(P);請ける(P);承ける;享ける | [うける, ukeru] (v1, vt) (1) to receive; to get; (2) to catch (e.g. a ball); (3) to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); (4) to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); (5) to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); (6) (esp. 受ける, 享ける) to be given (e.g. life, talent); (7) (esp. 受ける, 享ける) to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; (8) to face (south, etc.); (9) { ling } (esp. 受ける, 承ける) to be modified by; (10) (esp. 請ける, now primarily used in compound words) (See 請け出す・1) to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; (v1, vi) (11) to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well; (P) #1,784 [Add to Longdo] |
| 本来 | [ほんらい, honrai] (n-adv, n-t, adj-no) (1) originally; primarily; (2) essentially; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself; (3) proper; legal; (P) #1,904 [Add to Longdo] |
| 貴殿 | [きでん, kiden] (pn, adj-no) (1) (hon) you (primarily used by men in letters to their male equals or superiors); (2) (arch) (hon) your residence #7,704 [Add to Longdo] |
| 尿 | [にょう(P);ゆばり(ok);いばり(ok);ゆまり(ok);ばり(ok);しい(ok);しし(ok);しと(ok), nyou (P); yubari (ok); ibari (ok); yumari (ok); bari (ok); shii (ok); shishi (ok); ] (n) (しい, しし, and しと were primarily children's words) urine; (P) #10,828 [Add to Longdo] |
| 元来 | [がんらい, ganrai] (n-adv) originally; primarily; essentially; logically; naturally; (P) #13,566 [Add to Longdo] |
| 電脳 | [でんのう, dennou] (n) { comp } electronic brain; computer (primarily Chinese usage) #13,927 [Add to Longdo] |
| 音符 | [おんぷ, onpu] (n) (1) (See お玉杓子) musical note; note symbol; (2) phonetic symbol (inc. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); (3) (See 意符) part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning); (P) #14,351 [Add to Longdo] |
| 片仮名 | [かたかな(P);カタカナ(P), katakana (P); katakana (P)] (n) (uk) (See 平仮名) katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords; (P) #15,795 [Add to Longdo] |
| 実物 | [みもの, mimono] (n) ornamental plant used primarily for the visual effect of its fruit #16,195 [Add to Longdo] |
| 平仮名 | [ひらがな, hiragana] (n) (uk) (See 片仮名) hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.); (P) #17,499 [Add to Longdo] |
| ＸＯ醤 | [エックスオーじゃん, ekkusuo-jan] (n) XO sauce (spicy seafood sauce used primarily in Cantonese cooking) [Add to Longdo] |
| スズメダイ科 | [スズメダイか, suzumedai ka] (n) Pomacentridae (family containing about 360 species of primarily marine tropical damselfishes and clownfishes in approximately 29 genera) [Add to Longdo] |
| ストロフルス | [sutorofurusu] (n) strophulus; red gum (skin condition primarily affecting children) [Add to Longdo] |
| ポン酢(ateji) | [ポンず, pon zu] (n) (1) (See ポンス・1) juice pressed from a bitter orange; (2) (abbr) (See ポン酢醤油) ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice) [Add to Longdo] |
| ポン酢醤油 | [ポンずしょうゆ, pon zushouyu] (n) ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice) [Add to Longdo] |
| 威儀細 | [いぎぼそ, igiboso] (n) (obsc) (See 袈裟) informal kasaya worn primarily by adherents of Pure Land Buddhism [Add to Longdo] |
| 意符 | [いふ, ifu] (n) (See 音符) part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the meaning (as opposed to the pronunciation) [Add to Longdo] |
| 右記 | [うき, uki] (n) (primarily used in vertical writing) aforementioned (statement); preceding; at right [Add to Longdo] |
| 応手 | [おうしゅ, oushu] (n) (primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure [Add to Longdo] |
| 温い(P);緩い;微温い | [ぬるい(P);ぬくい(温い), nurui (P); nukui ( nukui )] (adj-i) (1) (温い, 微温い only) (uk) (ぬくい is primarily used in Western Japan) lukewarm; tepid; (2) (ぬるい only) (uk) (See 緩い・ゆるい・1) lenient; (3) (ぬくい only) (uk) (arch) (See 温) slow; stupid; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 仮名草子 | [かなぞうし, kanazoushi] (n) story book written in kana (or in kana mixed with Chinese characters) in the early Edo period (primarily for the enlightenment and entertainment of women and children) [Add to Longdo] |
| 貴君 | [きくん, kikun] (pn, adj-no) (pol) you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors) [Add to Longdo] |
| 貴兄 | [きけい, kikei] (pn, adj-no) (pol) you (of a male equal or superior, primarily used in letters by men) [Add to Longdo] |
| 貴公 | [きこう, kikou] (pn, adj-no) you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors) [Add to Longdo] |
| 貴姉 | [きし, kishi] (pn, adj-no) (1) (hon) your older sister; (2) you (primarily used by men in letters to older women) [Add to Longdo] |
| 愚生 | [ぐせい, gusei] (pn, adj-no) (hum) (male) (primarily used in letters, etc.) I; me [Add to Longdo] |
| 抗加齢ドック | [こうかれいドック, koukarei dokku] (n) medical checkup that focuses primarily on problems that worsen with age [Add to Longdo] |
| 此様;此方様;此樣(oK) | [こなさま;こなたさま(此方様), konasama ; konatasama ( konokata sama )] (pn) (arch) (こなさま is an abbreviation used primarily by women) you [Add to Longdo] |
| 左記 | [さき, saki] (n) (primarily used in vertical writing) undermentioned (statement); following; at left; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 催馬楽 | [さいばら, saibara] (n) genre of Heian-period Japanese court music (primarily consisting of gagaku-styled folk melodies) [Add to Longdo] |
| 笹掻き;笹がき | [ささがき, sasagaki] (n, vs) cut into long thin shavings (primarily vegetables), in the manner a pencil is sharpened with a knife [Add to Longdo] |
| 主に | [おもに, omoni] (adv) mainly; primarily; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 十二律 | [じゅうにりつ, juuniritsu] (n) (See 雅楽) ancient Chinese chromatic scale (primarily used in Japan for gagaku, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |
| 征露 | [せいろ, seiro] (n) (arch) (term used primarily during the Russo-Japanese war) (See 日露戦争) attacking Russia [Add to Longdo] |
| 拙者 | [せっしゃ, sessha] (pn, adj-no) (hum) (arch) (male) I (primarily used by samurai); me [Add to Longdo] |
| 促音便 | [そくおんびん, sokuonbin] (n) { ling } (See 撥音便) nasal sound change (generation of geminate consonant, primarily a geminate 't' from vowel stems ending in 'i') [Add to Longdo] |
| 端黄卵 | [たんおうらん, tan'ouran] (n) (See 等黄卵) telolecithal egg (egg having the yolk situated primarily at one end) [Add to Longdo] |
| 鳥の子 | [とりのこ, torinoko] (n) (1) bird's egg (esp. a chicken egg); (2) chick; baby bird (esp. a baby chicken); (3) (abbr) (See 鳥の子紙) eggshell-colored traditional Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres (high-quality, glossy); (4) (abbr) (See 鳥の子色) eggshell (colour); (5) (abbr) (See 鳥の子餅) red and white oval rice cakes [Add to Longdo] |
| 鳥の子紙 | [とりのこがみ, torinokogami] (n) (See 雁皮・1) eggshell-colored traditional Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres (high-quality, glossy) [Add to Longdo] |
| 通宝 | [つうほう, tsuuhou] (n) (arch) (used primarily on ancient Japanese coins) currency [Add to Longdo] |
| 湯立て;湯立ち;湯立(io) | [ゆだて(湯立て;湯立);ゆだち(湯立ち;湯立), yudate ( yu tate ; yu ritsu ); yudachi ( yu tachi ; yu ritsu )] (n) (See 巫女・みこ・2) Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health) [Add to Longdo] |
| 南瓜 | [かぼちゃ(P);ぼうぶら;なんか(ok);カボチャ, kabocha (P); boubura ; nanka (ok); kabocha] (n) (uk) (ぼうぶら is primarily Kansai dialect) pumpkin; squash; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 編上靴;編み上げ靴;編上げ靴;編み上靴 | [あみあげぐつ;へんじょうか(編上靴), amiagegutsu ; henjouka ( hen uwagutsu )] (n) (へんじょうか was primarily an Imperial Japanese Army term for "military boots") lace-up boots [Add to Longdo] |
| 夜目遠目笠の内 | [よめとおめかさのうち, yometoomekasanouchi] (exp) expression used to depict a woman who is attractive primarily when it's dark out, she's far away, or her face is partially hidden by a bamboo hat [Add to Longdo] |
| 律音階 | [りつおんかい, ritsuonkai] (n) ritsu scale (anhemitonic pentatonic scale primarily used in gagaku [Add to Longdo] |
| 和酒 | [わしゅ, washu] (n) (See 日本酒) traditional Japanese alcohol (primarily sake, but also shochu and fruit wine) [Add to Longdo] |
| 撥音便 | [はつおんびん, hatsuonbin] (n) { ling } (See 促音便) nasal sound change (generation of the mora 'n', primarily from vowel stems ending in 'i') [Add to Longdo] |
