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特殊

特殊 とくしゅ special; particular; peculiar; unique

殊更

殊更 ことさら intentionally; deliberately; especially; particularly

緩和

緩和 かんわ relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation; softening

緩やか

緩やか ゆるやか loose; slack; gentle; easy; slow; lenient; liberal; lax

紋

紋 もん (family) crest; coat of arms

煮る

煮る にる to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

芳香

芳香 ほうこう perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent

芳しい

芳しい かんばしい sweet; fragrant; aromatic; good (e.g. reputation, rumor); favorable

惨死

惨死 ざんし tragic death; violent death

悲惨

悲惨 ひさん disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

惨め

惨め みじめ miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

虐げる

虐げる しいたげる to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

残虐

残虐 ざんぎゃく cruelty; brutality

喉

喉 のど throat; singing voice

趣旨

趣旨 しゅし meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect; goal; intent; object; aim; point

旨

旨 むね center (centre); pillar; principle; purport; gist; drift; meaning

凝らす

凝らす こらす to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

凝固

凝固 ぎょうこ coagulation; freezing; solidification

圏内

圏内 けんない (being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)

拭く

拭く ふく to wipe; to dry

拭う

拭う ぬぐう to wipe; to get rid of; to eliminate (e.g. one's shame); to remove (e.g. an impression); to erase

生涯

生涯 しょうがい one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career

堅い

堅い かたい hard; solid; tough; stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing); strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe; steady; honest; steadfast; obstinate; stubborn; bookish; formal; stuffy

堅実

堅実 けんじつ steady; sound; reliable; solid

倫理

倫理 りんり ethics; morals

土壇場

土壇場 どたんば last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

壇

壇 だん platform; podium; rostrum; mandala

呉服

呉服 ごふく cloth (for Japanese clothes); textile; drapery; dry goods; piece goods; silk fabrics

暇

暇 ひま spare time; free time; leisure; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; vacation; holiday; leave; quitting (one's job);

休暇

休暇 きゅうか holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

変貌

変貌 へんぼう transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

要塞

要塞 ようさい fort; stronghold; fortification

閉塞

閉塞 へいそく closure; blockage

塞ぐ

塞ぐ ふさぐ to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth); to stand in the way;

噴火

噴火 ふんか eruption

老婆

老婆 ろうば old woman

山岳

山岳 さんがく mountains

岳

岳 だけ peak; mountain

一蹴

一蹴 いっしゅう kicking; rejecting; curtly refusing; defeating handily; winning easily

蹴る

蹴る ける to kick; to refuse; to reject

鍵盤

鍵盤 けんばん keyboard (e.g. piano, computer)

鍵

鍵 かぎ key; lock

配膳

配膳 はいぜん setting a place; setting the table

尺度

尺度 しゃくど linear measure; scale

罰

罰 ばち (divine) punishment; curse; retribution

罰金

罰金 ばっきん fine; penalty

処罰

処罰 しょばつ punishment

漏れる

漏れる もれる to leak out; to escape; to come through; to shine through; to filter out; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged; to be disclosed;

朱肉

朱肉 しゅにく thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink

展覧会

展覧会 てんらんかい exhibition

漂白

漂白 ひょうはく blanching; bleaching

漂う

漂う ただよう to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly; to flinch

果汁

果汁 かじゅう fruit juice

汁

汁 しる juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

寂然

寂然 せきぜん lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation

静寂

静寂 せいじゃく silence; stillness; quietness

寂しい

寂しい さびしい lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

嘆く

嘆く なげく to sigh; to lament; to grieve

嘆願

嘆願 たんがん entreaty; appeal; petition

禅

禅 ぜん dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

清浄

清浄 せいじょう pure; clean; purity

酷似

酷似 こくじ resemblance; resemble

刃物

刃物 はもの edged tool; cutlery

漫画

漫画 まんが cartoon; comic; comic strip

霧

霧 きり fog; mist; spray

濃霧

濃霧 のうむ heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog

朝霧

朝霧 あさぎり morning fog; morning mist

残暑

残暑 ざんしょ late summer heat; lingering summer heat

暑い

暑い あつい hot (weather, etc.); warm

棚

棚 たな shelf; shelves; ledge; rack; trellis

本棚

本棚 ほんだな bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

袖

袖 そで sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

領袖

領袖 りょうしゅう leader; chief; boss

壮大

壮大 そうだい magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid

下旬

下旬 げじゅん last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month

旬

旬 しゅん season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh; up to date

木彫り

木彫り きぼり wood carving; woodcraft

彫刻

彫刻 ちょうこく carving; engraving; sculpture

彫る

彫る ほる to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to chisel; to tattoo

需要

需要 じゅよう demand; request

鎖

鎖 くさり chain; chains

潰す

潰す つぶす to smash; to crush; to shut down; to thwart; to block; to kill (time); to waste (e.g. talents)

潰瘍

潰瘍 かいよう ulcer

操縦

操縦 そうじゅう steering; piloting; flying; control; operation; handling; management; handling; control; manipulation

縦

縦 たて the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship); hierarchy; (weaving) warp

恐慌

恐慌 きょうこう panic; scare; consternation

慌てる

慌てる あわてる to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to be in a hurry; to rush

穏当

穏当 おんとう proper; reasonable; right; appropriate

穏やか

穏やか おだやか calm; gentle; quiet

枠

枠 わく frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; quota

謎

謎 なぞ riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery; enigmatic; mysterious

名誉

名誉 めいよ honor; honour; credit; prestige

誉れ

誉れ ほまれ honour; honor

逸話

逸話 いつわ anecdote

駒

駒 こま piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); horse; foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

惜しむ

惜しむ おしむ to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for); to be unwilling; to be reluctant

惜敗

惜敗 せきはい regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin

措置

措置 そち measure; measures; step

結晶

結晶 けっしょう crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

摂取

摂取 せっしゅ intake; absorption; adoption; assimilation

拍子

拍子 ひょうし (musical) time; tempo; beat; rhythm; the moment; the instance; chance

拍手

拍手 はくしゅ clapping hands; applause

稽古

稽古 けいこ practice; practising; training; study

礎

礎 いしずえ foundation stone; cornerstone

基礎

基礎 きそ foundation; basis

遭難

遭難 そうなん disaster; shipwreck; accident; being stranded

車掌

車掌 しゃしょう (train) conductor

鍋

鍋 なべ saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

弓

弓 ゆみ bow (and arrow); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

弓道

弓道 きゅうどう (Japanese) archery

克服

克服 こくふく conquest (problem, disease, handicap, etc. e.g. poverty, illness); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over

据える

据える すえる to place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table); to lay (foundation); to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze); to apply (moxa)

大胆

大胆 だいたん bold; daring; audacious

跳躍

跳躍 ちょうやく jump; leap; skip; bound

縄跳び

縄跳び なわとび skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping

跳ねる

跳ねる はねる to jump; to leap; to prance; to spring up; to bound; to hop; to break up; to close; to come to an end; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

縛る

縛る しばる to tie; to bind

束縛

束縛 そくばく restraint; restriction; fetters; yoke; shackles; binding; confinement with rope

鎮座

鎮座 ちんざ enshrinement

鎮まる

鎮まる しずまる to quieten down; to calm down; to subside; to die down; to abate; to be suppressed

魚雷

魚雷 ぎょらい torpedo

雷

雷 かみなり lightning; thunder; thunderbolt; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

恨み

恨み うらみ resentment; grudge; malice; bitterness; matter for regret; regret

痛恨

痛恨 つうこん regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition

顕彰

顕彰 けんしょう honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known

繁殖

繁殖 はんしょく breed; multiply; increase; propagation

殖える

殖える ふえる to increase; to multiply

湧水

湧水 ゆうすい spring; welling of water

湧く

湧く わく to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to spring out; to surge; to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions form (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

将棋

将棋 しょうぎ shogi; Japanese chess; xianqi

棋士

棋士 きし shogi player; go player

技巧

技巧 ぎこう technique; finesse

巧み

巧み たくみ skill; cleverness

水浸し

水浸し みずびたし flooded out; submersion

浸水

浸水 しんすい inundation; submersion; flood

浸す

浸す ひたす to soak; to dip; to drench

桃

桃 もも peach (Prunus persica)

隔たり

隔たり へだたり distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement

間隔

間隔 かんかく space; interval; SPC

救護班

救護班 きゅうごはん relief squad; rescue party

甚だ

甚だ はなはだ very; greatly; exceedingly

甚大

甚大 じんだい very great; enormous; serious

妊娠

妊娠 にんしん conception; pregnancy

福祉

福祉 ふくし welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service

獣

獣 けもの beast; brute; animal

疾患

疾患 しっかん disease; ailment; illness

塾

塾 じゅく coaching school; cramming school; juku

潟

潟 かた lagoon

干潟

干潟 ひがた tidal flat; tideland