abase:
(卑しめる) humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem | abash:
(赤面させる) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
abate:
(和らげる) subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity | abbreviate:
(省略) make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase |
abdicate:
(退位) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim | aberrant:
(異常) abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm |
abet:
(扇動) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage | abeyance:
(保留) suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
abhor:
(忌み嫌う) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate | abject:
(絶望) being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status |
abjure:
(誓う) renounce upon oath; abandon forever | ablution:
(清め) washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite |
abnegation:
(禁欲は) repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others | abode:
(ドゥエリング) act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place |
abolish:
(憎しみ) cancel; put an end to; destroy completely | abominable:
(不愉快な) detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad |
aboriginal:
(先住民) being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native | abortive:
(打ち切り) unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless |
abrasive:
(研磨) rubbing away; tending to grind down | abridge:
(端折る) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
abrogate:
(disgruntle) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority | abscond:
(辛辣) leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution |
absolute:
(逃げる廃止絶対) perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain | absolve:
(免除) let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation |
abstemious:
(節制) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate | abstinence:
(禁欲) restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire |
abstract:
(抽象) theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand | abstruse:
(難解) obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
abusive:
(虐待) coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use | abut:
(アバット) border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent |
abysmal:
(ひどい) bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad | abyss:
(奈落) enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell |
academic:
(学術) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education | accede:
(加入する) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
accelerate:
(加速) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected | accessible:
(アクセス) easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with |
accessory:
(アクセサリー) additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item | acclaim:
(かっさい) applaud; announce with great approval |
acclimate:
(なじま) accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt | acclivity:
(上り坂) upward slope, as of hill |
accolade:
(栄誉) award of merit; expression of approval; praise | accommodate:
(対応) do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for |
accomplice:
(共犯者は) partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing | accord:
(協定) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
accost:
(呼び掛ける) approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request | accretion:
(付加) growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion |
accrue:
(発生) increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time | acerbity:
(酸味) bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone |
acetic:
(酢) having properties of vinegar; sour | acidulous:
(酸味) slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic |
acknowledge:
(了承) declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks | acme:
(アクメ) the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal |
acne:
(にきび) skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation | acoustics:
(音響) science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
acquiesce:
(黙従) assent; agree without protesting | acquittal:
(無罪) state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty |
acrid:
(辛辣) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent | acrimonious:
(辛辣な) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
acrophobia:
(高所恐怖症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places | actuarial:
(鼻を突く数理) calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
actuate:
(作動) put into motion or action; activate | acuity:
(視力) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
acumen:
(洞察) mental keenness; quickness of perception | acute:
(急性) quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe |
adage:
(格言) wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom | adamant:
(断固) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
adapt:
(適応) make fit for; change to suit a new purpose | addendum:
(補遺) something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book |
addiction:
(中毒) compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something | addle:
(腐った) muddle; drive crazy; become confused |
adept:
(熟練) expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude | adhere:
(付着) stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with |
adherent:
(付着) person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause | adjacent:
(隣接) adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near |
adjunct:
(支持) something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior | admonish:
(訓戒) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
adorn:
(飾る) enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments | adroit:
(器用) skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
adulation:
(お世辞) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise | adulterate:
(薄める) make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
advent:
(出現) coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important | adventitious:
(不定) accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically |
adversary:
(敵) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition | adverse:
(不利な) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
adversity:
(逆境を) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune | advocacy:
(提) support; active pleading on behalf of something |
advocate:
(支持) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something | aesthetic:
(審美) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
affable:
(優しい) easily approachable; warmly friendly | affected:
(影響) speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked |
affidavit:
(宣誓供述書) written statement made under oath | affiliation:
(アフィリエーション) partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society |
affinity:
(親和) natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage | affirmation:
(肯定) positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath |
affliction:
(悩み) cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress | affluence:
(豊か) abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth |
affront:
(侮辱) insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect | agenda:
(議題) items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered |
agglomeration:
(集積) collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass | aggrandize:
(強大) increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
aggregate:
(集計) gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to | aghast:
(逃げるびっくり) struck by shock, terror, or amazement |
agility:
(敏捷性) mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly | agitate:
(攪拌) cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb |
agnostic:
(不可知論者) one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality | agrarian:
(農業) pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters |
alacrity:
(乗り気) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness | alchemy:
(錬金術) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
alcove:
(床の間) nook; small, recessed section of a room | alias:
(エイリアス) assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily |
alienate:
(疎外) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally | alimentary:
(消化) providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion |
alimony:
(慰謝料) payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa | allay:
(和らげる) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
allege:
(主張) state without proof; assert to be true | allegiance:
(忠誠) loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion |
allegory:
(寓話) symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form | alleviate:
(緩和) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
alliteration:
(頭韻法) repetition of beginning sound in poetry | allocate:
(割り当て) assign; distribute according to plan |
alloy:
(合金) combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate | allude:
(ほのめかす) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
allure:
(魅力) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive | aloft:
(空中) in or into a high place; high or higher up |
altercation:
(口論) noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy | altruistic:
(利他) unselfishly generous; concerned for others |
amalgamate:
(合併する) combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury | amass:
(蓄積) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
ambidextrous:
(両手利き) capable of using either hand with equal ease | ambience:
(雰囲気) particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment |
ambiguous:
(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning | ambivalence:
(曖昧) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
amble:
(ぶらぶら歩く) moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely | ambrosia:
(アンブロシア) something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut |
ambulatory:
(歩行) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary | ambush:
(衣服) disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station |
ameliorate:
(改善) make or become better; improve; grow better | amenable:
(従順) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
amend:
(修正) change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors | amenities:
(設備) convenient features; courtesies |
amiable:
(和やか) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly | amicable:
(友好) exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome |
amiss:
(気を悪くする) out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty | amity:
(親睦) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
amnesia:
(健忘) partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness | amnesty:
(恩赦) general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses |
amoral:
(エッチ) lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong. | amorous:
(好色) moved by sexual love; loving |
amorphous:
(晶) formless; lacking shape or definition | amphibian:
(両生類) able to live both on land and in water |
amphitheater:
(劇場は) oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena | ample:
(豊富) more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large |
amputate:
(切断) cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune | amulet:
(お守り) object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm |
analgesic:
(鎮痛剤) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness | analogous:
(似) comparable; similar or alike |
analogy:
(類推) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity | anarchist:
(アナーキスト) person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
anarchy:
(アナーキー) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion | anathema:
(忌み嫌わは) solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
ancestry:
(祖先は) family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage | anchor:
(アンカー) secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate |
ancillary:
(補助) serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary | anecdote:
(逸話) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
anemia:
(貧血) condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality | anesthetic:
(麻酔) substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling |
anguish:
(苦悩は) agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering | angular:
(角度) sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner |
animated:
(アニメーション) having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon | animosity:
(敵意) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act |
animus:
(敵意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition | annals:
(記) chronological record of the events of successive years |
annex:
(別館) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit | annihilate:
(全滅) destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence |
annotate:
(注釈) comment; make explanatory notes | annuity:
(年金) annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year |
annul:
(解消する) make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing | anodyne:
(鎮痛剤) source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain |
anoint:
(塗る) apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration. | anomalous:
(異常) deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule |
anomaly:
(異常) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order | anonymity:
(匿名) state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged |
antagonism:
(拮抗) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor | antecede:
(先行する) precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order |
antecedents:
(詞) preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background | antediluvian:
(時代遅れ) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
anthem:
(国歌) song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty | anthology:
(アンソロジー) book of literary selections by various authors |
anthropoid:
(類人猿) manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance | anthropologist:
(人類) one who studies history and science of mankind |
anthropomorphic:
(擬人化) having human form or characteristics | anticlimax:
(竜頭蛇尾) letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise |
antidote:
(解毒剤) medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts | antipathy:
(反感) strong feeling of aversion; dislike |
antiquated:
(時代遅れ) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged | |
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