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abbreviation:
n. [略称は] shortening something by omitting parts of it
abnormal:
a. [異常] unusual; not typical; not normal
abort:
v. [中止] stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
abrasive:
a. [研磨] rubbing away; tending to grind down
absence:
n. [不在] state of being absent; state of being away
absolutely:
ad. [絶対] utterly; not viewed in relation to other things or factors  
abstract:
a. [抽象] theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
accidental:
a. [偶然] unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally  
accompany:
v. [添付] travel with; be associated with
accomplished:
a. [達成] skilled; experienced; having many social graces; polished or refined
accounting:
n. [会計] a system that provides quantitative information about finances
acid:
n. [達成] sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
acidic:
a. [酸性] tasting sour like acid; being or containing an acid
actual:
a. [加速実際] true; real; being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current
acupuncture:
n. [鍼灸] treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
adequate:
a. [十分] sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
adhere:
v. [付着] stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
adhesive:
a. [接着剤] sticky; glutinous; tending to persist
adjunct:
n. [支持] something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
admit:
v. [認めざる] permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to
adventure:
n. [冒険] something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
adventurous:
a. [冒険] valiant; venturesome; inclined or willing to incur hazard or engage in adventures
adversity:
n. [逆境を] state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
advocate:
v. [支持] speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
aerodynamics:
n. [力学] study of how objects move through the air or water
affected:
a. [影響] speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
affective:
a. [感情] sentimental; emotional; emotionally charged
aggravate:
v. [悪化] worsen; make worse or more troublesome
aggregation:
n. [集計] several things grouped together or considered as a whole
ailment:
n. [疾患] sickness;a slight but often persistent illness 
aircraft:
n. [航空機] a vehicle that can fly, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon
alert:
n. [情報] the warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
alike:
a. [似] similar; in the same manner or to the same degree
allegation:
n. [主張] suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
alliteration:
n. [頭韻法] repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
alone:
a. [単独] solitary; by oneself, not with any other people  
alteration:
n. [変更] a passage from one form or state to another; change
alternation:
n. [交代] successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
aluminum:
n. [アルミ] silvery ductile metallic element
amazement:
n. [驚き] wonder; state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment
ambivalence:
n. [曖昧] state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
amenable:
a. [従順] responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
analogy:
n. [類推] the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
analysis:
n. [分析] study; investigation; the process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
anecdote:
n. [逸話] a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
anesthetic:
n. [麻酔] a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
angular:
a. [角度] sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
annually:
ad. [年間] yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
anthem:
n. [国歌] song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
anthropology:
n. [人類学] social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
anticipation:
n. [予想] something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
antiquated:
a. [時代遅れ] too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
antiquity:
n. [古代] ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
antiseptic:
n. [防腐剤] a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
appointment:
n. [予約] act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
apprentice:
n. [見習い] works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
approval:
n. [承認] official approbation; endorsement; an act of approving
approve:
v. [承認] ratify; consider right or good; think or speak favorably of
aquamarine:
a. [アクアマリン] of bluish-green color; of pale blue to light greenish-blue
aquarium:
n. [水族館] tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
arboreal:
a. [関節リウマチ] tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
archaeology:
n. [考古学] study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
architect:
n. [建築] one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
arithmetic:
n. [算術] theory of numerical calculations
armor:
n. [鎧] shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
arms:
n. [武器] weapons considered collectively; official symbols of a family
array:
v. [配列] set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
arsenal:
n. [武器] storage place for military equipment; a stock of weapons
artery:
n. [動脈] one of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart; major transit corridor
articulate:
v. [粒子] speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective
ascent:
n. [上昇] upward slope or grade; movement upward
assignment:
n. [割り当て] a task that was given to students; job; distribution; appointment
association:
n. [団体] connection, whether of persons or things; a union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
assorted:
a. [盛り合わせ] varied;  consisting of various types mixed together  
assortment:
n. [品揃え] variety; collection containing a variety of sorts of things
assume:
v. [想定] suppose; presume; take on; bear
assumption:
n. [前提] something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
assure:
v. [保証] tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince
astonish:
v. [驚かせる] surprise someone very much; shock
astute:
a. [抜け目] wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
asymmetrical:
a. [非対称] unbalanced; uneven;  having parts on either side or half that do not match  
athlete:
n. [選手] a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
atomization:
n. [霧] act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles
atrophy:
n. [萎縮] wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
attempt:
n. [試み] the action of trying at something
audience:
n. [視聴者] a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
aurora:
n. [オーロラ] a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
autonomous:
a. [独裁] self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
avenue:
n. [大通り] way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
average:
a. [平均] typical; mean; achieve or reach on average
averse:
a. [嫌い] reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
aviator:
n. [飛行士は] someone who operates an aircraft
avoid:
v. [回避] shield away from; prevent
axis:
n. [軸] the center around which something rotates; pivot
bachelor:
n. [独身] unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
backbone:
n. [バックボーン] support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
balloonist:
n. [気球] someone who flies a balloon
bankruptcy:
n. [破産] state of being unable to pay your debts
bar:
n. [バー] a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
barb:
n. [バーブは、] sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
bark:
n. [樹皮] a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
barrel:
n. [バレル] vessel; large cylindrical container
barrenness:
n. [不毛] property of not supporting life, no children, or unable to have children; defect of emotion, sensibility, or fervency
barter:
v. [バーター] trade goods or services without the exchange of money
bean:
n. [豆] various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
bear:
v. [クマ] support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
beat:
v. [ビート] whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
behalf:
n. [代表] represent;  advantage, benefit, the interest of someone
below:
ad. [次] under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; inferior to in rank; unworthy of
besiege:
v. [包囲] surround with armed forces; harass with requests
bilateral:
a. [点滅最愛] two-sided; mutual;  involving two groups or countries  
billion:
n. [ベローズビーズ億] the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
biologist:
n. [生物] a scientist who studies living organisms
bitterness:
n. [苦味] sharp and bitter manner
blink:
v. [アスファルト] shut eyes briefly; wink
blizzard:
n. [自慢] a severe snowstorm with strong winds  
blossom:
n. [花] reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
boast:
v. [自慢] show off oneself;  speak of with excessive pride
bolster:
v. [強化] support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
boredom:
n. [退屈] tedium; dullness; state of being a bore, or the tendency to become tiresome and uninteresting
boring:
a. [退屈] uninteresting and tiresome; dull
boulder:
n. [岩] a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
bound:
n. [バウンスボアバウンド] tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
bowl:
v. [ボウル] throw or roll a ball; move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling
braid:
v. [ブレード] weave; interweave three or more strands
breathe:
v. [呼吸] respire; inhale and exhale air
breathtaking:
a. [息を呑むような] very surprising or shocking
briny:
a. [塩辛い] salty; any huge body of saltwater
broaden:
v. [拡大] widen; grow broad or broader
bud:
n. [芽] one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
buggy:
n. [バギー] small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
bulb:
n. [電球] the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
bundle:
v. [バンドル] tie, wrap, or gather together; hurry; hasten; dress oneself warmly
burrow:
n. [巣] tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
cab:
n. [タクシー] taxi; a one-horse vehicle for public hire
cabal:
n. [秘密結社] a small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
cabin:
n. [キャビン] a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
cadence:
n. [リズム] rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
calculator:
n. [計算機] a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
cancel:
v. [キャンセル] revoke; call off; omit or delete
candid:
a. [率直] straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
carat:
n. [カラット] unit of weight for precious stones; a measure of fineness of gold
career:
n. [キャリア] profession or occupation; individual's work and life roles over their lifespan
cargo:
n. [貨物] freight carried by ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
caricature:
n. [似顔絵] a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
cater:
v. [応じる] supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
cause:
n. [原因] something produces a result; the basis for an action or response; a reason
cease:
v. [中止キャスト] stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
ceremonial:
n. [儀式] ritual; ceremony or rite
chafe:
v. [摩擦] wear away or irritate by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; annoy; vex
chalk:
n. [チョーク] soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish-white color, used as a drawing implement
championship:
n. [チャンピオンシップ] status of being a champion; position or title of a winner
characteristic:
n. [特性] a feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
chat:
n. [チャット] talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
check:
v. [チェック] stop motion; curb or restrain
checkup:
n. [健康診断] thorough physical examination
chili:
n. [チリ] very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
choppy:
a. [不安定] having many small waves; rough with small waves
chronology:
n. [年表] time sequence; an arrangement of events in time
cipher:
n. [暗号] secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
circle:
n. [サークル] round; something shaped like such a ring; a group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement
circular:
a. [円形] round; shaped like or nearly like a circle
circulation:
n. [循環] spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
circumstance:
n. [環境] situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
citizenship:
n. [シチズンシップ] status of a citizen with rights and duties
clam:
n. [アサリ] soft edible body of such as mollusk
clause:
n. [句] sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
clay:
n. [粘土] very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
climate:
n. [気候] weather condition; atmosphere; environment
cling:
v. [執着] hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
clip:
n. [クライマックス] a small section of filmed or filed material
coach:
n. [コーチ] tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
coalescence:
n. [合体] union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
coarse:
a. [粗] rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
coffeepot:
n. [コーヒーポット] tall pot in which coffee is brewed
cohesion:
n. [結束] a tendency to keep together
coin:
n. [コイン] small piece of metal, usually flat and circular, authorized by a government for use as money
coincidence:
n. [偶然] two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
collaborate:
v. [コ���ボレーション] work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
collaboration:
n. [コラボレーション] act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
collusion:
n. [談合] a secret agreement for any illegal purpose; conspiracy
colonize:
v. [植民地] migrate to and settle in; plant
combine:
v. [組み合わせ] blend; fuse; merge
commerce:
n. [商] trade; business; intellectual exchange or social interaction
committee:
n. [委員会] special group delegated to consider some matter
community:
n. [コミュニティ] society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
commuter:
n. [通勤] someone who regularly travels from home in a suburb to work in a city
compact:
n. [コンパクト] small and economical car; small cosmetics case
comparable:
a. [比較] similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with
comparative:
a. [比較] relative; based on, or involving comparison
compensation:
n. [能力] something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
compensatory:
a. [代償] serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
competition:
n. [力] struggle; rivalry; an act of competing as for a profit prize
complement:
n. [補完] something that completes or makes up a whole or brings to perfection
complementary:
a. [補完] serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
complicated:
a. [複雑な] difficult to analyze or understand
comply:
v. [遵守] yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish
compose:
v. [構成] write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
comprehend:
v. [読解] take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp
comprehensible:
a. [理解] understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
comprehensive:
a. [総合] thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
concept:
n. [コンセプト] something formed in mind; thought or notion
concurrent:
a. [同時] simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
condiment:
n. [調味料] seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
condition:
n. [条件] mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
conductivity:
n. [導電性] transmission of heat or electricity or sound
confinement:
n. [拘束] state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
confining:
a. [拘束] restricting scope or freedom of action; crowded
confirm:
v. [確認] support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
conformity:
n. [適合性] similarity in form or character; agreement
congratulation:
n. [祝] act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
congruity:
n. [一致] relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.
connoisseur:
n. [鑑定] specialist; a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
consecutive:
a. [連続] following one after another without interruption; sequential
consequence:
n. [結果] result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
consequent:
a. [結果] resulting; following as a logical conclusion
conservative:
a. [保守] favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
conserve:
v. [節約] retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
considerably:
ad. [かなり] substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
considerate:
a. [思いやり] thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate
consistent:
a. [一貫] agreeing with itself; coherent; regular
constrain:
v. [制約コンコード] restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
constraint:
n. [制約] something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
consult:
v. [相談] seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
container:
n. [コンテナ] any object that can be used to hold things
contaminate:
v. [汚染する] make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
content:
n. [コンテンツ] volume; something contained; material, including text and images
contented:
a. [満足] satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
contiguous:
a. [連続] sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
continuum:
n. [連続] sequence; succession; continuous extent, succession, or whole
contrast:
v. [コントラスト] set in opposition to show or emphasize differences; show differences when compared
convenience:
n. [逆] state of being suitable
convention:
n. [規約] social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
convert:
n. [変換] change something into another form; transform
cooperate:
v. [協力] work or act together toward a common end or purpose
corn:
n. [トウモロコシ] plants, such as wheat, maize, oats, and barley, that can be used to produce flour
cosmopolitan:
a. [国際] sophisticated; of worldwide scope
counseling:
n. [カウンセリング] something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
couple:
n. [カップル] a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
craft:
n. [工芸品] something made by people; vessel
crash:
n. [クラッシュ] smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
crayon:
n. [デスクトップ] stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
creek:
n. [川] a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook
crippling:
a. [壊滅] causing someone to be physically disabled, especially unable to walk; causing severe damage or problems
critical:
a. [曲がった] urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
critique:
n. [批評] critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
crossbones:
n. [どく] two crossed bones used as a symbol of danger or death
crossbreeding:
n. [交配] reproduction by parents of different races
crossing:
n. [クロス] traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
crumple:
v. [もみくちゃ] fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles
crush:
v. [ときめき] press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
cube:
n. [キューブ] three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
curiosity:
n. [好奇心] desire to know or learn
current:
n. [現在] stream; flow; up-to-date; present
cushion:
n. [クッション] soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
custom:
n. [カスタム] tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
customarily:
ad. [習慣] usually; under normal circumstances, normally
cyclone:
n. [サイクロン] violent rotating windstorm
dart:
v. [ダーツ] move suddenly and rapidly
dawn:
n. [明け方] time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
dawning:
n. [明け] first light of day; first advent or appearance
dearth:
n. [学者] scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
debris:
n. [破片] remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
decadent:
a. [退廃的] self-indulgent; moral decay
decent:
a. [まとも] suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
declare:
v. [宣言] state clearly; make known formally or officially
decline:
n. [衰退] change toward something smaller or lower; gradual falling off from a better state
defend:
v. [分割] make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm
deference:
n. [敬意] willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
deferential:
a. [デフ] showing deference; being respectful and considerate
deficiency:
n. [欠損] scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
definitely:
ad. [絶対] clearly; without question and beyond doubt
dehydrate:
v. [脱水] remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
dehydrated:
a. [脱水] suffering from excessive loss of water
deign:
v. [賜る] condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
delegate:
n. [デリゲート] a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy
demobilize:
v. [解体する] retire from military service
demonstrate:
v. [説明] show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove
denote:
v. [示す] indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
dense:
a. [密] thick; crowded closely together; compact
density:
n. [密度] thickness; the quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
depart:
v. [出発] take off; leave; set out
dependable:
a. [信頼性] reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
dependence:
n. [依存性] reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency
dependent:
a. [依存] relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
depict:
v. [描写] represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
deposit:
n. [預金] money given as a guarantee or security
depressed:
a. [誘導体] sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected
derivative:
a. [誘導体] unoriginal; derived from another source
desalination:
n. [淡水化] removal of salt; a process of removing salt from seawater to make drinking water
deserted:
a. [無人島] remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
desirable:
a. [望ましい] worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
desolate:
a. [荒れ] unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
desperately:
ad. [必死] with great urgency; seriously; severely
despoiler:
n. [despoilerは] someone who takes spoils or plunder; one who despoils or strips by force; a plunderer
destination:
n. [目的地] ultimate goal; the place to which one is going or directed
deterrent:
n. [抑止] something that discourages; tending to deter
devastate:
v. [大打撃を与える] ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
device:
n. [デバイス] technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
diagonal:
n. [対角線] a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent