Words 901–1000
探る
to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for; to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out; to explore (parts unknown); …
Godan verb
紅葉
maple (tree); red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; leaves changing color; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors; venison
Noun
醜い
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful; shameful; dishonorable
I-adjective
縛る
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
Godan verb
絞る
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort; …
Godan verb
大小
size; dimension; magnitude; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game); tai sai; …
Noun
見直す
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve; to recover (market, illness, etc.)
Godan verb
並行
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
Noun
憧れる
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to; to admire; to adore
Ichidan verb
丸い
round; circular; spherical; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm; peaceful; amiable; amicable
I-adjective
乱暴
violence; assault; rowdiness; wildness; running riot; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; careless; coarse; rude; …
Noun
墨
sumi; India ink; Chinese ink; ink stick; ink-cake; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
Noun
突っ込む
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to stuff; to shove; to plunge into; to charge into; to rush into; to ram into; to crash into; to delve into (a matter); …
Godan verb
代わる
to succeed; to relieve; to replace; to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to hand over (telephone); to be exchanged; to change (places with); …
Godan verb
おかげさまで
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; by God's grace; under the gods' shadow; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support; thanks to your efforts
Expression
おやつ
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
Noun
かわいがる
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to dote on; to show one's love (for); to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress; to pet
Godan verb
存じる
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe; to feel
Ichidan verb
しょうがない
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; it is what it is; it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; …
Expression
すまない
inexcusable; unjustifiable; unpardonable; sorry; remorseful; apologetic; conscience-stricken; contrite; excuse me; (I'm) sorry; …
I-adjective
そういえば
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Expression
そば
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
Noun
存じる
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe; to feel
Ichidan verb
だいいち
first; foremost; number one; most important; best; greatest; most; above all; besides; in any case; …
No-adjective
だらしない
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; undisciplined; careless; loose; slack; weak; feeble; weak-willed; …
I-adjective
つく
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to start burning; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
Godan verb
初めに
first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning; Introduction; Preface
Expression
初めに
first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning; Introduction; Preface
Expression
一通り
generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less; (more or less) everything; all parts; bit of everything; whole process; ordinary; …
Noun
ひらがな
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
Noun
まあまあ
so-so; passable; not (so) bad; reasonable; now, now; there, there; there now; my, my; oh my!; dear me!
No-adjective
まく
to sow; to plant; to seed; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
Godan verb
申し訳ない
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; I feel guilty; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
Expression
もたれる
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
Ichidan verb