Most common Japanese words

it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

Expression

58543熟うれる

to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe

Ichidan verb

58544熟なれる

to mature (esp. by fermentation); to ripen (e.g. wine, cheese); to be properly aged; to become seasoned

Ichidan verb

58545玉たま水みず

raindrops; clean water

Noun

58546琉りゅう金きん

ryūkin goldfish (Carassius auratus); fringetail

Noun

58547生しょう滅めつ

birth and death

Noun

58548産さん業ぎょう経けい済ざい新しん聞ぶん社しゃ

Sankei Shimbun (Japanese newspaper company)

Noun

58549畜ちく肉にく

meat (of domesticated animals)

Noun

58550瞋しん

dosa (ill will, antipathy)

Noun

58551知しらす

to notify; to advise; to inform

Godan verb

58552知ち遇ぐう

favour; favor; warm friendship

Noun

58553空くう気き抜ぬき

ventilator

Noun

58554等とう閑かん

neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of

Noun

58555節せっ酒しゅ

moderation in drinking; cutting down on one's drinking; temperance

Noun

58556粉ふん食しょく

powdered food; food made from flour

Noun

58557絵え姿すがた

portrait

Noun

58558縮ちぢこまる

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

Godan verb

58559義ぎ理り立だて

doing one's duty

Noun

58560耐たい食しょく

corrosion-resistant

Prenominal

58561肩けん甲こう骨こつ

shoulder blade; scapula

Noun

58562腫はれ上あがる

to swell up

Godan verb

58563腰こし板いた

wooden paneling

Noun

58564色いろ事ごと

love affair; sensual pleasures

Noun

58565花はな園ぞの大だい学がく

Hanazono University

Noun

58566花はな衣ごろも

fancy kimono used for cherry blossom viewing; fancy kimono

Noun

58567茫ぼう漠ばく

vast; boundless; vague; obscure

Taru-adjective

58568葉は牡ぼ丹たん

ornamental kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

Noun

58569薬やく石せき

various medicines; medical treatment; supper in a Zen temple; rice porridge served for supper in a Zen temple

Noun

58570藩はん閥ばつ

clanship; clannism; clan favoritism; clan favouritism

Noun

58571血ち合あい

meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine

Noun

58572製せい販はん

manufacture and sales; vertical integration

Noun

58573言いいまくる

to talk volubly

Godan verb

58574講こう中じゅう

religious association

Noun

58575警けい衛えい

guard; patrol; escort

Noun

58576追つい贈ぞう

conferring court rank posthumously

Noun

58577逃散ちょうさん

fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes

Noun

58578這はいずる

to creep; to crawl

Godan verb

58579遺い文ぶん

literary remains

Noun

58580酢すだこ

(sliced and) pickled octopus

Noun

58581重じゅう水すい

heavy water

Noun

58582金かな沢ざわ医い科か大だい学がく

Kanazawa Medical University

Noun

58583鈍どん角かく

obtuse angle

Noun

58584銀ぎん塊かい

silver nugget; silver ingot; silver bullion

Noun

58585銀ぎん川せん

Yinchuan (China)

Noun

58586銀ぎん鉱こう

silver mine; silver ore

Noun

58587閉へい室しつ

closing a room; keeping a room closed; closing down an office; closing down a facility; closing a department

Noun

58588附ふ置ち

(organizational) attachment; establishment

Noun

58589陪ばい席せき

sitting with one's superior; in attendance with one's superior

Noun

58590青あお貝がい

limpet

Noun

58591靴くつ墨ずみ

shoe polish

Noun

58592風ふう琴きん

organ; harmonium

Noun

58593高こう欄らん

railing; handrail; balustrade; armrest (chair)

Noun

58594魔ま障しょう

obstacle to Buddhist practice

Noun

58595龕がん

niche for a Buddhist image; alcove; miniature shrine for a Buddhist image; portable shrine used to move a deceased person from their house to the graveyard (in Okinawa)

Noun

58596つっと

quickly; smoothly

Adverb

58597嬲なぶる

to tease; to make fun of; to make sport of; to ridicule; to mock; to deride; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with; to tinker with

Godan verb

58598ひょろ長ながい

long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly

I-adjective

58599捩よじる

to twist; to contort

Godan verb

58600アイパー

firm, slicked-back men's hairstyle, sometimes associated with a retro "tough guy" look

Noun

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