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| Kanji | Spelling | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 鑑賞 | かんしょう | appreciation (e.g. of art); aesthetic sense |
| 自立 | じりつ | independence; self-reliance |
| 過ぎる | すぎる | 1. to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond 2. to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse 3. to have expired; to have ended; to be over 4. to exceed; to surpass; to be above 5. to be no more than ... 6. to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ... |
| 踏切 | ふみきり | 1. railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing 2. starting line; scratch 3. determination |
| 間隔 | かんかく | space; interval |
| 害 | がい | injury; harm; evil influence; damage |
| 大地 | だいち | ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land |
| 不在 | ふざい | 1. absence 2. disregard; indifference |
| 正面 | しょうめん | front; frontage; facade; main |
| 研修 | けんしゅう | training (esp. in-service); induction course |
| 筋肉 | きんにく | muscle; sinew |
| 調べ | しらべ | 1. investigation; inspection; examination 2. tune; note; melody |
| 欄 | らん | 1. column of text (e.g. in a newspaper) 2. field (in a form, web page, etc.) |
| 唇 | くちびる | lips |
| 確信 | かくしん | conviction; belief; confidence |
| 割引 | わりびき | discount; reduction |
| 秘書 | ひしょ | 1. (private) secretary 2. treasured book; secret book |
| 固める | かためる | 1. to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist) 2. to put together; to collect 3. to make secure; to stabilize 6. to swear; to resolutely vow |
| 公認 | こうにん | official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation |
| 水産 | すいさん | aquatic products; fisheries |
| 敗戦 | はいせん | defeat; losing a war |
| 武装 | ぶそう | arms; armament |
| 除く | のぞく | 1. to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate 2. to exclude; to except |
| 爪 | つめ | 1. nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof 2. plectrum; pick 3. hook; clasp |
| 文芸 | ぶんげい | literature; art and literature; belles-lettres |
| 脱出 | だっしゅつ | 1. escape; break-out 2. prolapse; proptosis |
| 並み | なみ | 1. average; medium; common; ordinary 2. line; row of (e.g. houses) 3. mid-grade 4. same level; equal; each (e.g. month); set of (e.g. teeth) |
| 承知 | しょうち | 1. knowledge; awareness 2. consent; acceptance; assent; admitting; compliance; agreement; acknowledgment; acknowledgement 3. forgiving; pardoning; excusing |
| 癖 | くせ | 1. habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency 2. peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism 3. crease; wrinkle; curl; kink |
| 解消 | かいしょう | cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress) |
| 人質 | ひとじち | hostage |
| 私鉄 | してつ | private railway |
| 対決 | たいけつ | confrontation; showdown |
| 抑制 | よくせい | control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb |
| 雷 | かみなり | 1. lightning; thunder; thunderbolt 2. god of thunder; god of lightning 3. anger; fit of anger |
| 近年 | きんねん | recent years |
| 布 | ぬの | cloth |
| 闇 | やみ | 1. darkness; the dark; dark 2. bewilderment; despair; hopelessness 3. black-marketeering; shady; illegal; under-the-table |
| 追い込む | おいこむ | to herd; to corner; to drive |
| 欲望 | よくぼう | desire; appetite; lust |
| 羽 | わ | counter for birds and rabbits |
| 出世 | しゅっせ | success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence |
| 組み込む | くみこむ | to insert; to include; to cut in (printing) |
| 英雄 | えいゆう | hero; heroine; great person |
| 迷子 | まいご | lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child |
| 制約 | せいやく | limitation; restriction; condition; constraints |
| 居住 | きょじゅう | residence |
| 勘違い | かんちがい | misunderstanding; wrong guess |
| 実家 | じっか | (one's parents') home |
| 根 | ね | 1. root (of a plant) 2. root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.) 3. root root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis 4. one's true nature |
| 無口 | むくち | reserved; reticence; taciturnity |
| 創造 | そうぞう | creation |
| 自覚 | じかく | self-consciousness; self-awareness |
| 克服 | こくふく | conquest (problem, disease, handicap, etc. e.g. poverty, illness); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over |
| 正当 | せいとう | just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable; reasonable; legitimate; legal; lawful |
| 傍ら | かたわら | 1. side; edge; beside; besides; nearby 2. while (doing); in addition to; at the same time |
| 職務 | しょくむ | professional duties |
| いつまでも | forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what | |
| 高原 | こうげん | tableland; plateau |
| 情勢 | じょうせい | state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances |
| 冷凍 | れいとう | freezing; cold storage; refrigeration |
| 訳 | わけ | conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation |
| 決算 | けっさん | settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts) |
| 勝手 | かって | 1. one's own convenience; one's way 2. convenience or ease of use; knowledge of how to use 3. circumstances; situation (e.g. financial); environment 4. kitchen |
| 収まる | おさまる | 1. to be in one's place; to be installed; to settle into 2. to be delivered; to be obtained; to be paid 3. to be settled; to be sorted out; to be |
| 回路 | かいろ | circuit (electric) |
| 診察 | しんさつ | medical examination |
| 排除 | はいじょ | exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.) |
| 中東 | ちゅうとう | Middle East |
| 沈む | しずむ | 1. to sink; to go under; to submerge 2. to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend 3. to feel depressed |
| 合図 | あいず | sign; signal |
| すぎ | 1. past; after 2. too (much); over- (e.g. eating) | |
| 州 | しゅう | 1. state; province; county; oblast; department (of ancient China) 2. continent |
| 器具 | きぐ | utensil; apparatus; implement; device; gadget |
| みる | to examine (medically) | |
| 劣る | おとる | to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind |
| 戦前 | せんぜん | pre-war days; before the war |
| 冒頭 | ぼうとう | beginning; start; outset |
| なし | 1. without 2. unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory | |
| 悲しみ | かなしみ | 1. sadness; sorrow; grief 2. affection; love |
| 評論 | ひょうろん | criticism; critique |
| 時差 | じさ | time difference |
| 幼い | おさない | 1. very young 2. childish; immature |
| 善 | ぜん | good; goodness; right; virtue |
| 城 | しろ | castle |
| 頻繁 | ひんぱん | frequent; incessant |
| 究極 | きゅうきょく | ultimate; extreme; final; eventual |
| 失望 | しつぼう | disappointment; despair |
| 爆弾 | ばくだん | 1. bomb 2. alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shochu highball, also beer with whiskey) |
| 戦闘 | せんとう | battle; fight; combat |
| 疑い | うたがい | doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion; distrust |
| 膨大 | ぼうだい | 1. huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; multitudinous 2. swelling; expansion |
| 衣食住 | いしょくじゅう | necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter) |
| 興奮 | こうふん | excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal |
| 伴う | ともなう | 1. to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon 2. to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with; to be involved in |
| 交わす | かわす | 1. to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.) 2. to intersect; to cross; to interlace 3. ... with one another; ... to each other |
| 紛争 | ふんそう | dispute; trouble; strife |
| 次ぐ | つぐ | to rank next to; to come after |
| 死去 | しきょ | death |
| 強烈 | きょうれつ | strong; intense; severe |