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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