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| Kanji | Spelling | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 業務 | ぎょうむ | business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task; action; function; (business) operations; operational |
| 具体的 | ぐたいてき | concrete; tangible; definite; specific |
| 別々 | べつべつ | separately; individually |
| 翌年 | よくねん | following year |
| 国名 | こくめい | country name |
| 穴 | あな | 1. hole 2. deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.) 3. vacancy; opening 4. flaw |
| 石炭 | せきたん | coal |
| 損 | そん | loss; disadvantage |
| 行 | ぎょう | line (i.e. of text); row; verse |
| 通訳 | つうやく | interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter |
| 毒 | どく | 1. poison; toxicant 2. harm; evil influence |
| 霧 | きり | 1. fog; mist 2. spray |
| 派手 | はで | showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy; ostentatious |
| 補助 | ほじょ | 1. assistance; support; aid; help 2. subsidy; supplement; subvention; grant-in-aid |
| 岸 | きし | bank; coast; shore |
| 芽 | め | sprout |
| 相変わらず | あいかわらず | as ever; as usual; the same; still |
| 真理 | しんり | truth |
| 深夜 | しんや | late at night |
| 展示 | てんじ | exhibition; display |
| 当たり前 | あたりまえ | 1. natural; reasonable; obvious 2. usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm |
| 消化 | しょうか | 1. digestion 2. thorough understanding |
| 宝 | たから | treasure |
| 続き | つづき | sequel; continuation; (also suffix) continuation (in time and space); second series; succession; spell |
| 目安 | めやす | 1. criterion; standard; yardstick; reference; aim 2. rough estimate; approximation |
| 無限 | むげん | 1. infinity; infinitude; eternity 2. infinite; limitless |
| 市役所 | しやくしょ | municipal office; council; city hall |
| 大雨 | おおあめ | heavy rain |
| 論争 | ろんそう | controversy; dispute |
| 取引 | とりひき | transactions; dealings; business |
| 妙 | みょう | 1. strange; unusual 2. (something) superb; (something) excellent |
| 紅葉 | こうよう | 1. autumn colours; fall colors; leaves changing color (colour) 2. leaves turning red; red leaves |
| 一流 | いちりゅう | 1. first-class; top grade; foremost; top-notch; leading 2. characteristic; peculiar; unique |
| 誇り | ほこり | pride; boast |
| 十月 | じゅうがつ | October |
| 汗 | あせ | 1. sweat; perspiration 2. moisture; condensation |
| 人格 | じんかく | personality; character; individuality |
| 逆 | ぎゃく | reverse; opposite |
| 果たして | はたして | 1. as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; as a result 2. really? (in questions); ever? |
| 戦う | たたかう | 1. to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against) 2. to compete (against) 3. to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist |
| 塊 | かたまり | 1. lump; mass; bundle; clump; clod; cluster 2. group; crowd 3. embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification |
| 初期 | しょき | 1. early (days); initial stage |
| 役 | やく | 1. use; service; role 2. post; position 3. scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.); hand |
| 何より | なにより | most; best; above all |
| 奥様 | おくさま | wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam |
| 発 | はつ | 1. departure; departing (from ...); departing (at time ...) 2. sending; sent (by ...); sent (at ...) |
| 真剣 | しんけん | 1. seriousness; earnestness 2. real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon) |
| 両手 | りょうて | 1. (with) both hands 2. approvingly |
| 至る | いたる | 1. to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain 2. to lead to (a place); to get to |
| 防衛 | ぼうえい | defense; defence; protection; self-defense; self-defence |
| 筒 | つつ | 1. pipe; tube; cylinder 2. gun barrel 3. gun |
| 意向 | いこう | intention; idea; inclination |
| 今すぐ | いますぐ | at once; immediately; right now |
| 巡る | めぐる | 1. to go around 2. to return 3. to surround 4. to concern (usu. of disputes) |
| 見つめる | みつめる | to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on |
| 人材 | じんざい | 1. capable person; talented person 2. human resources; personnel |
| 撃つ | うつ | 1. to shoot (at) 2. to attack; to defeat; to destroy; to avenge |
| 生地 | きじ | 1. cloth; fabric; material; texture 2. one's true character 3. unglazed pottery 4. uncooked dough; batter |
| 雌 | めす | female (animal) |
| 波 | なみ | wave |
| めちゃくちゃ | 1. absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent 2. extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton 3. disorder; confusion; mess; wreck | |
| 空 | から | emptiness; vacuum; blank |
| 名字 | みょうじ | surname; family name |
| 耐える | たえる | 1. to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with 2. to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave 3. to be fit for; to be equal to |
| 電波 | でんぱ | 1. electromagnetic wave; radio wave; reception; signal 2. saying strange things |
| 様々 | さまざま | varied; various |
| 遅れ | おくれ | delay; lag; postponement; falling behind |
| 産む | うむ | 1. to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs) 2. to produce; to yield; to give rise to; to deliver |
| 成り立つ | なりたつ | 1. to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of 2. to be practical (logical, feasible, viable); to be concluded; to hold true |
| 締め切り | しめきり | deadline; closing; cut-off; end |
| 六月 | ろくがつ | June |
| 羽根 | はね | 1. feather; plume; wing 2. blade (fan, propeller, etc.) |
| おかず | 1. side dish; okazu; side dish (meat, fish, pickles, etc.) accompanying the rice in a typical Japanese meal 2. food for thought | |
| 瓶 | びん | bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial |
| 車両 | しゃりょう | rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles |
| 缶詰 | かんづめ | 1. canned goods; canning; packing (in cans); tin can 2. confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work) 3. being stuck in a confined space |
| 足元 | あしもと | 1. at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step") 2. gait; pace; step 3. most recent; current 4. you; thou |
| 四月 | しがつ | April |
| 無駄遣い | むだづかい | wasting ... on (e.g. money); squandering; waste; frittering away |
| 小川 | おがわ | streamlet; brook |
| 一ヶ月 | いっかげつ | one month |
| 親しい | したしい | intimate; close (e.g. friend) |
| 人民 | じんみん | people; public |
| 人事 | じんじ | personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR |
| 改札 | かいさつ | 1. examination of tickets 2. ticket gate; ticket barrier |
| 筋 | すじ | 1. muscle; tendon; sinew 2. vein; artery 3. fiber; fibre; string 4. line; stripe; streak 5. reason; logic |
| 牧場 | ぼくじょう | 1. farm (livestock); ranch (US); station (Aus, NZ) 2. pasture land; meadow; grazing land |
| 差す | さす | 1. to shine 2. to be visible 3. to be tinged with 4. to rise (of water levels); to flow in 5. to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one |
| あふれる | to overflow; to brim over; to flood | |
| 緊急 | きんきゅう | urgent; pressing; emergency |
| 重点 | じゅうてん | important point; lay stress on; colon; emphasis |
| 交代 | こうたい | alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.); taking turns |
| 漁業 | ぎょぎょう | fishing (industry) |
| 裏切る | うらぎる | to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross |
| 在学 | ざいがく | (enrolled) in school |
| 報酬 | ほうしゅう | remuneration; recompense; reward; toll |
| 記号 | きごう | symbol; code; sign; notation |
| 昨年 | さくねん | last year |
| 白書 | はくしょ | white paper |
| 倒産 | とうさん | (corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business |