all 2991 words

2991 words

• day 1 · and, or, moreover

• もってmotteby means of; as of (～をもって)
• 案の定あんのじょう · an no jōjust as expected, sure enough
• かつkatsuand, moreover (formal)
• たとえtatoeeven if, even though
• 他方たほう · tahōon the other hand; the other side
• 次いでついで · tsuidenext, then, after that
• どれどれdoredorelet me see, well now
• ないしnaishifrom … to; or
• なおnaofurther, in addition, note that
• 並びにならびに · narabiniand, as well as (formal)
• にもかかわらずni mo kakawarazuin spite of, although
• 無論むろん · muronof course, needless to say
• もしかしてmoshikashiteperhaps, by any chance
• もしくはmoshikuhaor, otherwise (formal)
• おいてoitein, at (において, formal)
• ことによるとkoto ni yoru topossibly, perhaps
• しかしながらshikashinagarahowever, nevertheless (formal)
• それゆえsoreyuetherefore, for that reason
• 対してたいして · taishitetowards, against; compared with (に対して)
• ひいてはhiitehaand by extension, and in turn
• よってyottetherefore, accordingly (formal)
• 合間あいま · aimainterval, spare moment (between)
• あくるakurunext, following (あくる日)
• 後回しあとまわし · atomawashiputting off, leaving till later
• あらかじめarakajimein advance, beforehand
• 依然いぜん · izenstill, as before (依然として)
• 顔かお · kaoface
• 着替えるきがえる · kigaeruto change (clothes)
• 弟子でし · deshipupil, apprentice, disciple

• day 2 · once, long ago, by the date

• 皮切りかわきり · kawakirithe start, the first (of a series)
• 古いにしえ · inishieantiquity, olden days
• 今更いまさら · imasaranow (when it's too late)
• いまだimadastill, not yet (written)
• 遅らすおくらす · okurasuto delay, to put back
• 遅れおくれ · okuredelay, lag
• 隔週かくしゅう · kakushūevery other week
• ヶ月かげつ · kagetsumonths (counter: 3ヶ月)
• かつてkatsuteonce, formerly
• かねてkanetefor some time, long (since)
• 月日がっぴ · gappidate (month and day)
• 元年がんねん · gannenfirst year (of an era)
• 元来がんらい · ganraioriginally, by nature
• 期日きじつ · kijitsufixed date, deadline
• 期末きまつ · kimatsuend of term
• 経過けいか · keikapassing (of time); progress
• 暦こよみ · koyomicalendar, almanac
• 先にさきに · sakiniearlier, previously
• 差し掛かるさしかかる · sashikakaruto come to, to reach (a point)
• 早急さっきゅう · sakkyūurgent, prompt (早急に)
• 始発しはつ · shihatsufirst train (of the day)
• 周期しゅうき · shūkicycle, period
• 終始しゅうし · shūshifrom beginning to end
• 終日しゅうじつ · shūjitsuall day
• 時刻表じこくひょう · jikokuhyōtimetable
• 失礼しつれい · shitsureirudeness; excuse me (失礼します)
• 仕方がないしかたがない · shikataganaiit can't be helped
• 勝手かって · katteselfish; as one likes (勝手に)

• day 3 · before, after, in time

• 時差じさ · jisatime difference
• 事前じぜん · jizenprior, in advance (事前に)
• 従来じゅうらい · jūraiup to now, conventional
• 過ぎすぎ · sugipast, after (三時過ぎ)
• 青春せいしゅん · seishunyouth, springtime of life
• 節せつ · setsuoccasion, time (その節は)
• 前ぜん · zenformer, ex- (前社長)
• 先行せんこう · senkōgoing first, preceding
• 先だってせんだって · sendattethe other day, recently
• 先着せんちゃく · senchakufirst come (first served)
• 前途ぜんと · zentofuture, the road ahead
• つかの間つかのま · tsuka no maa brief moment
• 手遅れておくれ · teokuretoo late (to help)
• 日夜にちや · nichiyaday and night, constantly
• 年号ねんごう · nengōera name
• 日頃ひごろ · higorousually, everyday, always
• 久しいひさしい · hisashiilong, long-standing
• 日取りひどり · hidoridate (for an event), schedule
• 日々ひび · hibievery day, the days
• 冒頭ぼうとう · bōtōthe beginning, the opening
• 前もってまえもって · maemottebeforehand, in advance
• 末期まっき · makkithe last stage, the end (of a period)
• 未定みてい · miteinot yet decided
• 夕暮れゆうぐれ · yūguredusk, evening
• 夜更けよふけ · yofukelate at night
• 正月しょうがつ · shōgatsuNew Year (holidays)
• 思い切りおもいきり · omoikirito one's heart's content; all out
• 水族館すいぞくかん · suizokukanaquarium

• day 4 · timing and moments

• 連休れんきゅう · renkyūconsecutive holidays, long weekend
• 連日れんじつ · renjitsuday after day
• アワーawāhour (rush hour)
• タイミングtaimingutiming
• タイムtaimutime (a measured time; time-out)
• タイムリーtaimurītimely, well-timed
• いとまitomafree time, leisure
• 遅くともおそくとも · osokutomoat the latest
• 画期かっき · kakkiepoch-making (画期的)
• 期き · kiperiod, term, stage (第二期)
• 来るきたる · kitarucoming, next (date)
• とっさtossathe moment, on the spur (とっさに)
• ひところhitokoroonce, at one time
• あっさりassarieasily, lightly, simply
• いかにikanihow (much), however
• いかにもikanimoindeed, truly, just like
• 至っていたって · itatteextremely, very
• 一概にいちがいに · ichigainiunconditionally, as a rule
• 一見いっけん · ikkenat first glance; a look
• 一気いっき · ikkiin one go (一気に)
• 一挙にいっきょに · ikkyoniat a stroke, all at once
• 一切いっさい · issaiall, entirely; (not) at all
• いっそissorather, preferably
• おどおどodōdonervously, timidly
• おのずからonozukaranaturally, of itself
• 専門せんもん · senmonspeciality, field (of study)
• 地面じめん · jimenthe ground
• 商店街しょうてんがい · shōtengaishopping street

• day 5 · barely, firmly, exactly

• 経るへる · heruto pass, to go through
• かろうじてkarōjitebarely, narrowly
• 代わる代わるかわるがわる · kawarugawaruby turns, one after another
• がっくりgakkuriheartbroken, crestfallen
• がっしりgasshirisolidly built, sturdy
• がっちりgatchirifirmly, tightly; shrewdly
• きちっとkichittoneatly, properly
• きっちりkitchiriexactly, precisely
• きっぱりkippariflatly, clearly
• 極めてきわめて · kiwameteextremely
• くっきりkukkiriclearly, distinctly
• ことごとくkotogotokualtogether, every single one
• 殊にことに · kotoniespecially, above all
• さぞsazosurely, must be (～でしょう)
• さっとsattoquickly, suddenly
• 強いてしいて · shiiteby force; if I had to (強いて言えば)
• しょっちゅうshotchūalways, all the time
• じっくりjikkuricarefully, taking one's time
• ずばりzubarifrankly, right to the point
• ずるずるzuruzurudragging on (and on)
• 即座にそくざに · sokuzaniat once, on the spot
• 大概たいがい · taigaiusually, mostly
• 断然だんぜん · danzenby far, decidedly
• ちょくちょくchokuchokuoften, every now and then
• ちらっとchirattoa glimpse, at a glance
• お子さんおこさん · okosan(someone else's) child
• 全力ぜんりょく · zenryokuall one's strength (全力で)
• 週末しゅうまつ · shūmatsuweekend

• day 6 · suddenly, especially, anyway

• 否やいなや · inayaas soon as (や否や)
• 努めてつとめて · tsutometeas far as possible, making an effort
• てっきりtekkirisurely, certainly (wrongly)
• とかくtokakutend to, apt to
• 時折ときおり · tokiorisometimes, occasionally
• 突如とつじょ · totsujosuddenly, abruptly
• とりあえずtoriaezufor now, first of all
• とりわけtoriwakeespecially, above all
• どうにかdōnikasomehow, one way or another
• なおさらnaosaraall the more, even more
• なんだかnandakasomehow, a little
• なんだかんだnandakandaone way or another, this and that
• 何となんと · nantowhat, how (surprise)
• 甚だはなはだ · hanahadagreatly, exceedingly (formal)
• ひたすらhitasuraearnestly, single-mindedly
• びっしょりbisshorisoaked, drenched
• 不意ふい · fuisudden, unexpected (不意に)
• ぶかぶかbukabukatoo big, baggy
• ぶらぶらburaburastrolling, idly
• ぺこぺこpekopekostarving; bowing and scraping
• ほんのhonnojust, only, a mere
• 誠にまことに · makotonitruly, sincerely (formal)
• まるごとmarugotowhole, in its entirety
• まるっきりmarukkiricompletely, (not) at all
• 丸々まるまる · marumaruwhole, full (丸々一日)
• イメージimējiimage, impression
• 足元あしもと · ashimotoat one's feet; footing
• 社員しゃいん · shainemployee, staff member

• day 7 · recklessly, hardly, all at once

• むやみにmuyaminirecklessly, without thinking
• 猛烈もうれつ · mōretsufierce, intense
• もっぱらmopparamostly, entirely
• もはやmohayaalready, no longer
• よほどyohodovery, greatly; much
• いざizanow, come (when it comes to it)
• いやいやiyaiyareluctantly, unwillingly
• いやにiyaniawfully, strangely
• きっかりkikkariexactly, just
• ぐっとguttofirmly; much more
• 粉々こなごな · konagonain pieces, smashed
• さほどsahodo(not) so much
• さもsamoas if, just like
• すんなりsunnarismoothly, without trouble
• ずぶ濡れずぶぬれ · zubunuresoaking wet
• ずらっとzurattoin a row, lined up
• てんでtende(not) at all, utterly
• 長々ながなが · naganagaat length, for a long time
• なるたけnarutakeas much as possible
• 何なりなんなり · nannariany, whatever (何なりと)
• ひょっとhyottopossibly (ひょっとすると)
• ぼつぼつbotsubotsugradually; soon (ぼつぼつ)
• まさしくmasashikusurely, certainly, exactly
• 間々まま · mamaoccasionally, now and then
• もろにmoronidirectly, head-on
• 体重たいじゅう · taijūbody weight
• 荒れるあれる · areruto be rough; to get chapped
• 本題ほんだい · hondaithe main subject, the point

• day 9 · longing and anger

• 愛憎あいぞう · aizōlove and hate
• 憧れあこがれ · akogarelonging, admiration, dream
• 焦るあせる · aseruto be in a hurry, to panic
• 怒りいかり · ikarianger
• 生きがいいきがい · ikigaireason for living, purpose
• 意気込むいきごむ · ikigomuto be eager, to be fired up
• 意欲いよく · iyokuwill, eagerness, drive
• 陰気いんき · inkigloomy, dismal
• うっとうしいuttōshiigloomy; annoying, irritating
• うんざりunzarifed up, sick of it
• おおいōihey! (calling out)
• 惜しむおしむ · oshimuto value, to spare; to regret
• 落ち込むおちこむ · ochikomuto feel down; to fall
• 落ち着きおちつき · ochitsukicalmness, composure
• 驚きおどろき · odorokisurprise, amazement
• 怯えるおびえる · obieruto be frightened, to cower
• 片思いかたおもい · kataomoione-sided love, unrequited love
• 感慨かんがい · kangaideep emotion, strong feelings
• 歓声かんせい · kanseicheer, shout of joy
• 気兼ねきがね · kiganefeeling of constraint, holding back
• 気軽きがる · kigarucarefree, easy, casual
• 驚異きょうい · kyōiwonder, marvel
• 共感きょうかん · kyōkansympathy, feeling with, agreement
• 郷愁きょうしゅう · kyōshūnostalgia, homesickness
• 気楽きらく · kirakucarefree, comfortable, easy-going
• 表示ひょうじ · hyōjidisplay, sign, indication
• 振り向くふりむく · furimukuto turn round, to look back
• 視力しりょく · shiryokueyesight

• day 10 · warm and cold feelings

• 禁じるきんじる · kinjiruto forbid; to suppress (禁じ得ない)
• くすぐったいkusuguttaiticklish; embarrassed (by praise)
• 苦しめるくるしめる · kurushimeruto torment, to cause pain
• 軽蔑けいべつ · keibetsucontempt, scorn
• 煙たいけむたい · kemutaismoky; awkward to be around
• 恋するこいする · koisuruto be in love
• 好意こうい · kōigoodwill, kindness, liking
• 後悔こうかい · kōkairegret
• 興奮こうふん · kōfunexcitement
• 心地ここち · kokochifeeling, sensation (心地よい)
• 心強いこころづよい · kokorozuyoireassuring, encouraging
• 心細いこころぼそい · kokorobosoilonely, uneasy, helpless
• 快いこころよい · kokoroyoipleasant; willing (快く)
• 孤独こどく · kodokuloneliness, solitude
• 魂たましい · tamashiisoul, spirit
• 慕うしたう · shitauto adore, to look up to
• 嫉妬しっと · shittojealousy, envy
• 執着しゅうちゃく · shūchakuattachment, clinging
• 衝撃しょうげき · shōgekishock, impact
• 心情しんじょう · shinjōfeelings, sentiment
• 自信じしん · jishinself-confidence
• 情じょう · jōfeeling, affection, sympathy
• 情緒じょうしょ · jōshoatmosphere, charm (of a place)
• 情熱じょうねつ · jōnetsupassion, enthusiasm
• 清々しいすがすがしい · sugasugashiirefreshing, fresh
• 出場しゅつじょう · shutsujōtaking part (in a match, contest)
• 見上げるみあげる · miageruto look up (at)
• 人事じんじ · jinjipersonnel (matters), HR

• day 11 · sorrow and sympathy

• 切ないせつない · setsunaipainful, heartrending, wistful
• 絶望ぜつぼう · zetsubōdespair
• 待望たいぼう · taibōlong-awaited
• 耐えるたえる · taeruto endure, to bear (にたえない)
• 同情どうじょう · dōjōsympathy, compassion
• 動揺どうよう · dōyōagitation, being shaken
• 嘆くなげく · nagekuto lament, to grieve
• 名残なごり · nagoritraces, remains; sorrow at parting
• 情けなさけ · nasakesympathy, mercy
• 悩ますなやます · nayamasuto trouble, to worry
• 悩みなやみ · nayamiworry, trouble
• 憎しみにくしみ · nikushimihatred
• 人情にんじょう · ninjōhuman kindness, warmth
• 妬むねたむ · netamuto envy, to be jealous
• 熱意ねつい · netsuienthusiasm, zeal
• 恥はじ · hajishame, embarrassment
• 恥じらうはじらう · hajirauto be shy, to blush
• 恥じるはじる · hajiruto be ashamed
• 反感はんかん · hankanantipathy, ill feeling
• 悲観ひかん · hikanpessimism
• 悲鳴ひめい · himeiscream, shriek
• 微笑びしょう · bishōsmile
• 福ふく · fukugood fortune, luck
• 不服ふふく · fufukudissatisfaction, complaint
• 職場しょくば · shokubaworkplace
• 見つめるみつめる · mitsumeruto gaze at, to stare

• day 12 · pride and regret

• 極みきわみ · kiwamithe height, the extreme
• 憤慨ふんがい · fungaiindignation, resentment
• 閉口へいこう · heikōbeing at a loss, being fed up
• 誇るほこる · hokoruto boast, to be proud of
• ほっとhottowith relief (ほっとする)
• 本気ほんき · honkiseriousness, really meaning it
• 待ち遠しいまちどおしい · machidōshiilong-awaited, can't wait
• 待ち望むまちのぞむ · machinozomuto look forward to, to long for
• 未練みれん · mirenlingering attachment, regret
• 虚しいむなしい · munashiiempty, futile, in vain
• 無念むねん · munenregret, chagrin
• 恵みめぐみ · megumiblessing, gift (of nature)
• 面目めんぼく · menbokuface, honour, reputation
• 物足りないものたりない · monotarinaiunsatisfying, lacking something
• 盛り上がるもりあがる · moriagaruto liven up, to swell
• 憂鬱ゆううつ · yūutsudepression, gloom
• 誘惑ゆうわく · yūwakutemptation
• 予感よかん · yokanpremonition, hunch
• 欲望よくぼう · yokubōdesire, craving
• オーケーōkēOK
• ショックshokkushock
• ムードmūdomood, atmosphere
• ロマンチックromanchikkuromantic
• 赤らむあからむ · akaramuto blush, to turn red
• 自宅じたく · jitakuone's own home
• 上品じょうひん · jōhinelegant, refined

• day 13 · at a loss

• 諦めあきらめ · akiramegiving up, resignation
• 案じるあんじる · anjiruto worry about, to be anxious
• おっかないokkanaiscary, frightening
• 感無量かんむりょう · kanmuryōdeep emotion, being moved
• きまり悪いきまりわるい · kimariwaruiembarrassed, awkward
• げっそりgessorilooking haggard, worn out
• こたえるkotaeruto tell on one, to hit hard
• 自尊心じそんしん · jisonshinpride, self-respect
• 痛切つうせつ · tsūsetsukeen, acute, earnest
• 悩ましいなやましい · nayamashiitroubling, hard to decide
• 腹立ちはらだち · haradachianger, irritation
• 不憫ふびん · fubinpitiable, poor (thing)
• 辟易へきえき · hekiekibeing fed up, recoiling
• 呆然ぼうぜん · bōzendumbfounded, in a daze
• まごつくmagotsukuto be confused, to fumble
• お手上げおてあげ · oteagegiving up, at one's wits' end
• 何卒なにとぞ · nanitozoplease, kindly (formal)
• 何よりなにより · nani yoriabove all, more than anything
• 一息ひといき · hitoikia breather; one breath
• サンキューsankyūthank you (casual)
• 一目いちもく · ichimokua glance; (一目置く) to respect
• ご覧なさいごらんなさい · goran nasailook, see (to a junior)
• 清濁せいだく · seidakugood and evil, pure and impure
• そっぽsoppothe other way (そっぽを向く)
• 主人しゅじん · shujinowner, master (of a shop); husband
• 行方ゆくえ · yukuewhereabouts; outcome

• day 15 · honest and dishonest

• 愛想あいそ · aisofriendliness, sociability
• 仰ぐあおぐ · aoguto look up to; to ask for (advice)
• 悪あく · akuevil, wrong
• 欺くあざむく · azamukuto deceive
• 甘えるあまえる · amaeruto depend on; to take advantage of kindness
• 過ちあやまち · ayamachimistake, fault (moral)
• 荒っぽいあらっぽい · arappoirough, violent
• いい加減いいかげん · iikagencareless, sloppy
• 意地いじ · ijipride, stubbornness
• いたわるitawaruto be kind to, look after
• 一心いっしん · isshinwith all one's heart
• 卑しいいやしい · iyashiimean, base, greedy
• いやらしいiyarashiinasty, unpleasant
• 受身うけみ · ukemipassive (attitude); the passive
• 嘘つきうそつき · usotsukiliar
• 自惚れうぬぼれ · unuboreconceit, vanity
• 生まれつきうまれつき · umaretsukiby nature, from birth
• 臆病おくびょう · okubyōcowardly, timid
• 行いおこない · okonaideeds, conduct
• おごるogoruto treat (someone to food or drink)
• 重んじるおもんじる · omonjiruto value, respect
• 重んずるおもんずる · omonzuruto value (written)
• 愚かおろか · orokafoolish
• おろそかorosokaneglectful
• 温和おんわ · onwagentle, mild
• 気質きしつ · kishitsutemperament
• 活発かっぱつ · kappatsulively, active

• day 16 · stubborn, careful, fickle

• ともtomo(in ともあろう) someone like … of all people
• 寛容かんよう · kan'yōtolerance, generosity
• 頑固がんこ · gankostubborn
• きざkizaaffected, show-off, corny
• 几帳面きちょうめん · kichōmenmethodical, neat
• 気まぐれきまぐれ · kimagurewhim; fickle
• 強硬きょうこう · kyōkōhard-line, firm
• 勤勉きんべん · kinbenhard-working, diligent
• 軽率けいそつ · keisotsurash, thoughtless
• 心がけこころがけ · kokorogakeattitude, care one takes
• 個性こせい · koseiindividuality
• こだわるkodawaruto be particular about
• 根気こんき · konkipatience, persistence
• ごまかすgomakasuto cover up, fiddle
• 残酷ざんこく · zankokucruel
• しつけshitsukeupbringing, manners, discipline
• 辛抱しんぼう · shinbōpatience, endurance
• 自主じしゅ · jishuindependence, doing of one's own accord
• 自立じりつ · jiritsuindependence, standing on one's own
• 人格じんかく · jinkakucharacter, personality (as a person)
• 誠実せいじつ · seijitsusincere, honest
• 善良ぜんりょう · zenryōgood, decent
• 背くそむく · somukuto go against, disobey
• ぞんざいzonzaicareless, rough (in manner)
• 怠慢たいまん · taimannegligence
• たくましいtakumashiisturdy, tough
• 尊ぶとうとぶ · tōtobuto value, respect

• day 17 · kind, rude, patient

• なりnariin one's own way (なりに)
• 短気たんき · tankishort temper
• 大胆だいたん · daitanbold, daring
• 忠実ちゅうじつ · chūjitsufaithful, loyal
• 突っ張るつっぱる · tsupparuto act tough; to be stubborn
• 慎むつつしむ · tsutsushimuto be careful, refrain from
• 鈍感どんかん · donkaninsensitive, slow to notice
• 情け深いなさけぶかい · nasakebukaiwarm-hearted, compassionate
• 馴れ馴れしいなれなれしい · narenareshiioverfamiliar
• 粘るねばる · nebaruto persevere, hang on
• 配慮はいりょ · hairyoconsideration, care
• 人柄ひとがら · hitogarapersonal character
• 一筋ひとすじ · hitosujidevoted to one thing
• 無礼ぶれい · bureirudeness
• 真心まごころ · magokorosincerity, true heart
• 誠まこと · makotosincerity, truth
• 見せびらかすみせびらかす · misebirakasuto show off
• 無口むくち · mukuchiquiet, taciturn
• 無邪気むじゃき · mujakiinnocent, naive
• 明朗めいろう · meirōcheerful, open
• 恵むめぐむ · megumuto give (out of pity), bless
• 物好きものずき · monozukicurious taste; an oddball
• 野心やしん · yashinambition
• 勇敢ゆうかん · yūkanbrave
• 良心りょうしん · ryōshinconscience
• 冷酷れいこく · reikokucruel, ruthless
• 冷淡れいたん · reitancold, indifferent

• day 18 · charm and coldness

• 引き換えひきかえ · hikikaeexchange; (にひきかえ) in contrast to
• センスsensusense, taste
• ルーズrūzusloppy, loose (with time, money)
• あからさまakarasamaopen, blatant
• あくどいakudoicrooked, unscrupulous; garish
• 浅ましいあさましい · asamashiishameful, mean
• 貫禄かんろく · kanrokudignity, presence
• 気立てきだて · kidatedisposition, nature (good)
• 気風きふう · kifūcharacter, spirit (of a group or place)
• 生真面目きまじめ · kimajimevery serious, earnest
• 細やかこまやか · komayakathoughtful, attentive; warm
• しつけるshitsukeruto bring up, train (manners)
• しぶといshibutoidogged, tenacious
• 清純せいじゅん · seijunpure, innocent
• そっけないsokkenaicurt, blunt
• ちやほやchiyahoyato make a fuss of, pamper
• へりくだるherikudaruto be humble, modest
• 欲深いよくふかい · yokufukaigreedy
• 間柄あいだがら · aidagararelationship (between people)
• あたしatashiI (casual, mostly women)
• 跡継ぎあとつぎ · atotsugisuccessor, heir
• 異性いせい · iseithe opposite sex
• 一同いちどう · ichidōall (of us), everyone
• 員いん · inmember
• 隠居いんきょ · inkyoretirement; a retired person
• 浮気うわき · uwakiunfaithfulness; fickleness
• 英雄えいゆう · eiyūhero

• day 19 · family and fellows

• ときたらto kitaraas for … (complaining)
• 縁談えんだん · endanmarriage proposal (arranged)
• 甥おい · oinephew
• 俺おれ · oreI, me (casual, men)
• 既婚きこん · kikonmarried (status)
• 貴族きぞく · kizokunoble, aristocrat
• 義理ぎり · giriduty, obligation
• 玄人くろうと · kurōtoexpert, professional
• 群集ぐんしゅう · gunshūcrowd
• 家来けらい · kerairetainer, servant (historical)
• 孤児こじ · kojiorphan
• 故人こじん · kojinthe deceased
• 混血こんけつ · konketsumixed descent
• 再会さいかい · saikaimeeting again, reunion
• 子息しそく · shisokuson (respectful, of others)
• 親しむしたしむ · shitashimuto be familiar with, enjoy
• 社交しゃこう · shakōsocialising
• 衆しゅう · shūgroup, people (若い衆)
• 守衛しゅえい · shuei(security) guard
• 諸君しょくん · shokunyou all, ladies and gentlemen
• 庶民しょみん · shominordinary people
• 新婚しんこん · shinkonnewly married
• 紳士しんし · shinshigentleman
• 新人しんじん · shinjinnewcomer, new hire
• 地主じぬし · jinushilandowner
• 嬢じょう · jōMiss; (suffix for a young woman)

• day 20 · generations and partners

• 女史じょし · joshiMadam, Ms (respectful, dated)
• 姓名せいめい · seimeifull name (formal)
• 世代せだい · sedaigeneration
• 先代せんだい · sendaithe previous head (of a family, shop)
• 育ちそだち · sodachiupbringing
• 大衆たいしゅう · taishūthe general public, the masses
• 旦那だんな · dannahusband; master
• 仲人なこうど · nakōdogo-between, matchmaker
• 通つう · tsūexpert, connoisseur
• 継ぐつぐ · tsuguto succeed to, take over
• 天才てんさい · tensaigenius
• 当人とうにん · tōninthe person concerned
• 年頃としごろ · toshigoro(of) an age; adolescence
• 同士どうし · dōshifellow (people of the same kind)
• 同志どうし · dōshicomrade, like-minded person
• 肉親にくしん · nikushinblood relative
• 年長ねんちょう · nenchōsenior (in age)
• 配偶者はいぐうしゃ · haigūshaspouse (formal)
• 万人ばんにん · bannineveryone, all people
• 富豪ふごう · fugōmillionaire, tycoon
• 扶養ふよう · fuyōsupporting (a dependant)
• 保母ほぼ · hobonursery teacher (dated)
• 本名ほんみょう · honmyōreal name
• 牧師ぼくし · bokushiminister, pastor
• 見合いみあい · miaiarranged introduction (for marriage)
• 未婚みこん · mikonunmarried

• day 21 · the people around us

• 婿むこ · mukoson-in-law; groom
• 持てるもてる · moteruto be popular; to have (all one has)
• 養うやしなう · yashinauto support, bring up; to build up
• やつyatsuguy, fellow; thing (casual)
• 恋愛れんあい · ren'ailove, romance
• 連中れんちゅう · renchūlot, bunch (people)
• 悪者わるもの · warumonobad guy, villain
• アマチュアamachuaamateur
• インテリinteriintellectual
• ゲストgesutoguest
• ミセスmisesuMrs; married women
• ヤングyanguyoung people (dated)
• レディーredīlady
• 一別いちべつ · ichibetsuparting (since we last met)
• 氏うじ · ujifamily, lineage (written)
• 縁えん · enfate, tie, connection
• 乙女おとめ · otomemaiden, young girl
• お供おとも · otomogoing along with; companion
• 同い年おないどし · onaidoshithe same age
• 敵かたき · katakienemy, rival
• 旧知きゅうち · kyūchiold acquaintance
• 故こ · kothe late (before a name or title)
• 参上さんじょう · sanjōcalling on, coming (humble)
• すれ違いすれちがい · surechigaipassing each other; missing each other
• せがれsegaremy son (humble, older men)
• なつくnatsukuto take to, become attached to

• day 23 · objections and excuses

• 思いきやおもいきや · omoikiya(と思いきや) I thought …, but
• 明かすあかす · akasuto reveal; to spend (the night)
• 暗示あんじ · anjihint, suggestion
• 言い訳いいわけ · iiwakeexcuse
• 異議いぎ · igiobjection
• 異論いろん · irondifferent opinion, objection
• 云々うんぬん · unnunand so on, and so forth
• 婉曲えんきょく · enkyokuindirect, roundabout
• お世辞おせじ · osejiflattery, compliment
• 会見かいけん · kaikeninterview, press conference
• 予言よげん · yogenprediction, prophecy
• 交わすかわす · kawasuto exchange (words, greetings)
• 勧告かんこく · kankokuadvice, recommendation (official)
• 勘弁かんべん · kanbenpardon, forgiveness
• 勧誘かんゆう · kan'yūsolicitation, sales pitch
• 協議きょうぎ · kyōgidiscussion, conference
• 拒絶きょぜつ · kyozetsurejection, refusal
• 拒否きょひ · kyohirefusal, veto
• 愚痴ぐち · guchigrumbling, complaint
• けなすkenasuto speak ill of, run down
• 激励げきれい · gekireiencouragement
• 言論げんろん · genronspeech, expression
• 抗議こうぎ · kōgiprotest
• 交渉こうしょう · kōshōnegotiation
• 口述こうじゅつ · kōjutsudictation, oral statement
• 口頭こうとう · kōtōoral, verbal

• day 24 · agreeing and pointing out

• いえどもiedomo(といえども) even, though
• 告白こくはく · kokuhakuconfession
• 誇張こちょう · kochōexaggeration
• 合意ごうい · gōiagreement
• 合議ごうぎ · gōgiconsultation (to decide together)
• 叫びさけび · sakebishout, cry
• 指図さしず · sashizuinstructions, orders
• 賛美さんび · sanbipraise, glorification
• 座談会ざだんかい · zadankairound-table talk
• 雑談ざつだん · zatsudansmall talk, chat
• 質疑しつぎ · shitsugiquestions (and answers)
• 指摘してき · shitekipointing out
• 称するしょうする · shōsuruto call oneself, claim to be
• 消息しょうそく · shōsokunews (of someone), whereabouts
• 承諾しょうだく · shōdakuconsent, approval
• 進呈しんてい · shinteipresentation (of a gift)
• 辞退じたい · jitaideclining (an offer)
• 譲歩じょうほ · jōhoconcession
• 助言じょげん · jogenadvice
• 勧めすすめ · susumerecommendation, advice
• 声明せいめい · seimei(public) statement
• 急かすせかす · sekasuto hurry, rush (someone)
• 説得せっとく · settokupersuasion
• 宣言せんげん · sengendeclaration
• 対談たいだん · taidanconversation (between two people)

• day 25 · advice, silence, murmurs

• かこつけるkakotsukeruto use as an excuse
• 対面たいめん · taimenmeeting face to face
• 対話たいわ · taiwadialogue, conversation
• 頼みたのみ · tanomirequest, favour
• 代弁だいべん · daibenspeaking for someone
• 妥協だきょう · dakyōcompromise
• 断言だんげん · dangenassertion, declaring
• 忠告ちゅうこく · chūkokuadvice, warning
• 中傷ちゅうしょう · chūshōslander
• 沈黙ちんもく · chinmokusilence
• 付け加えるつけくわえる · tsukekuwaeruto add (a remark)
• 告げるつげる · tsugeruto tell, announce
• 伝言でんごん · dengonmessage
• つぶやくtsubuyakuto mutter, murmur
• 問い合わせるといあわせる · toiawaseruto enquire
• 討議とうぎ · tōgidiscussion, deliberation
• 討論とうろん · tōrondebate
• 咎めるとがめる · togameruto blame; to prick (conscience)
• 説くとく · tokuto explain, preach
• 唱えるとなえる · tonaeruto advocate; to recite
• 取り次ぐとりつぐ · toritsuguto pass on, put through (a call)
• 同意どうい · dōiagreement, consent
• ねだるnedaruto pester for, beg
• 罵るののしる · nonoshiruto abuse, swear at
• 拝借はいしゃく · haishakuborrowing (humble)

• day 26 · praise and blame

• さておきsate oki(はさておき) setting … aside
• 諮るはかる · hakaruto consult (a group)
• 励ますはげます · hagemasuto encourage, cheer up
• 橋渡しはしわたし · hashiwatashibridge, go-between
• 発言はつげん · hatsugenremark, statement
• 非難ひなん · hinancriticism, blame
• 冷やかすひやかす · hiyakasuto tease, make fun of
• 侮辱ぶじょく · bujokuinsult
• 物議ぶつぎ · butsugicontroversy, stir
• 返答へんとう · hentōreply, answer
• 弁解べんかい · benkaiexcuse, justification
• 弁論べんろん · benronspeech, oratory; argument
• 補足ほそく · hosokusupplement, addition
• 前置きまえおき · maeokiintroduction, preamble
• 招きまねき · manekiinvitation
• 身振りみぶり · miburigesture
• 無言むごん · mugonsilence, without a word
• 召すめす · mesu(honorific) to eat, wear, catch, age
• 面会めんかい · menkaimeeting, interview, visit
• 申し入れるもうしいれる · mōshiireruto propose, request (formally)
• 申し込みもうしこみ · mōshikomiapplication, booking
• 申し出もうしで · mōshideoffer, proposal, request
• 申し出るもうしでる · mōshideruto offer, report, propose
• もめるmomeruto have a row, be in dispute
• 漏らすもらす · morasuto let slip, leak

• day 27 · requests and apologies

• だのdano(～だの～だの) things like … and …
• 要請ようせい · yōseirequest, demand (official)
• 要望ようぼう · yōbōrequest, wish
• 了解りょうかい · ryōkaiunderstanding; 'got it'
• 了承りょうしょう · ryōshōacknowledgement, approval
• 論議ろんぎ · rongidiscussion, debate
• 詫びわび · wabiapology
• コミュニケーションkomyunikēshoncommunication
• コメントkomentocomment
• コンタクトkontakutocontact; contact lens
• メッセージmessējimessage
• あざ笑うあざわらう · azawarauto sneer at, ridicule
• 異見いけん · ikendifferent opinion
• 恐れ入るおそれいる · osoreiruto be grateful; to be sorry (humble)
• おだてるodateruto flatter, sweet-talk
• 言伝ことづて · kotozutemessage (passed on)
• 謝絶しゃぜつ · shazetsurefusal (of visitors)
• 世辞せじ · sejiflattery
• 賜るたまわる · tamawaruto be granted, receive (humble)
• なじるnajiruto reproach, rebuke
• 初耳はつみみ · hatsumiminews to me
• ぼやくboyakuto grumble, moan
• 申し分もうしぶん · mōshibunobjection; (申し分ない) perfect
• 持ちきりもちきり · mochikirithe talk of (everyone)
• 呼び止めるよびとめる · yobitomeruto call (someone) to stop

• day 29 · intentions and viewpoints

• いかんikanhow (a matter) turns out (formal)
• 当てあて · ateaim, something to count on
• 危ぶむあやぶむ · ayabumuto fear for, doubt (that it will work)
• 意向いこう · ikōintention, wishes (of a person, a body)
• 意図いと · itointention, aim (意図する: to intend)
• 受け止めるうけとめる · uketomeruto take in, accept (news, criticism)
• 覚えおぼえ · oboelearning (speed); memory, recollection
• 思いつきおもいつき · omoitsukia passing idea, a whim
• 顧みるかえりみる · kaerimiruto look back on; to heed (危険を顧みず)
• 省みるかえりみる · kaerimiruto reflect on (your own conduct)
• 確信かくしん · kakushinconviction, firm belief (確信する: to be sure)
• 加味かみ · kamitaking into account, adding (加味する)
• 観点かんてん · kantenpoint of view, angle
• 概念がいねん · gainenconcept, notion
• 客観きゃっかん · kyakkanobjectivity (客観的: objective)
• 教訓きょうくん · kyōkunlesson (learned), moral
• 吟味ぎんみ · ginmicareful selection, scrutiny (吟味する)
• 決意けつい · ketsuidetermination, resolve (決意する)
• 決断けつだん · ketsudandecision (決断する: to decide firmly)
• 見地けんち · kenchistandpoint, point of view (formal)
• 構想こうそう · kōsōplan, idea (for a big project)
• 心得こころえ · kokoroerules to keep in mind; knowledge of
• 心がけるこころがける · kokorogakeruto make a point of, try to (always)
• 志こころざし · kokorozashiaspiration, ambition; goodwill
• 志すこころざす · kokorozasuto aim at, set your heart on (a career)
• 懲りるこりる · koriruto learn your lesson (the hard way)

• day 30 · grounds and illusions

• 難いかたい · kataihard (to) (想像に難くない: easy to imagine)
• 根拠こんきょ · konkyogrounds, basis, evidence
• 混同こんどう · kondōmixing up, confusing (混同する)
• 策さく · sakuplan, measure, policy
• 錯誤さくご · sakugoerror (時代錯誤: anachronism)
• 錯覚さっかく · sakkakuillusion, false impression (錯覚する)
• 察するさっする · sassuruto sense, guess (someone's feelings)
• 悟るさとる · satoruto realise, come to see
• 真実しんじつ · shinjitsuthe truth
• 思考しこう · shikōthinking, thought (思考する)
• 志向しこう · shikōorientation, preference for (～志向)
• 視点してん · shitenviewpoint, perspective
• 視野しや · shiyafield of vision; outlook, horizons
• 主観しゅかん · shukansubjectivity (主観的: subjective)
• 宿命しゅくめい · shukumeifate, destiny
• 趣旨しゅし · shushipurpose, gist, the point (of)
• 象徴しょうちょう · shōchōsymbol (象徴する: to symbolise)
• 真相しんそう · shinsōthe real truth (of an incident)
• 神秘しんぴ · shinpimystery, wonder (神秘的: mysterious)
• 真理しんり · shinritruth (a universal one)
• 自覚じかく · jikakuawareness (of yourself) (自覚する)
• 自我じが · jigaself, ego
• 自己じこ · jikoself, oneself (自己～: self-)
• 推測すいそく · suisokuguess, inference (推測する)
• 推理すいり · suirireasoning, deduction; mystery (fiction)
• 折衷せっちゅう · setchūcompromise, blend (折衷する)

• day 31 · concepts and insight

• 前提ぜんてい · zenteipremise, assumption
• 体験たいけん · taiken(personal) experience (体験する)
• 対比たいひ · taihicontrast, comparison (対比する)
• 知性ちせい · chiseiintellect, intelligence
• 知的ちてき · chitekiintellectual
• 着目ちゃくもく · chakumokupaying attention to, focusing on (着目する)
• 直感ちょっかん · chokkanintuition, gut feeling
• 痛感つうかん · tsūkanfeeling keenly (痛感する: to realise painfully)
• つじつまtsujitsumaconsistency (つじつまが合う: to add up)
• 定義ていぎ · teigidefinition (定義する: to define)
• 展望てんぼう · tenbōoutlook, prospects; view (展望する)
• 同感どうかん · dōkanagreement, the same feeling (同感です: I agree)
• 動機どうき · dōkimotive, motivation
• 同調どうちょう · dōchōgoing along with, conforming (同調する)
• 独創どくそう · dokusōoriginality (独創的: original, creative)
• 認識にんしき · ninshikirecognition, understanding (認識する)
• 念ねん · nensense, feeling; care (念を入れる)
• 把握はあく · hākugrasp, understanding (把握する)
• 図るはかる · hakaruto plan, aim at, seek (formal)
• 判定はんてい · hanteijudgement, ruling (判定する)
• 必然ひつぜん · hitsuzeninevitability (必然的: inevitable)
• 不審ふしん · fushinsuspicion, doubt (不審な: suspicious)
• 偏見へんけん · henkenprejudice, bias
• 本音ほんね · honneyour real feelings, true intention
• 間違うまちがう · machigauto be wrong, be mistaken

• day 32 · outlooks and blind spots

• 見落とすみおとす · miotosuto overlook, miss (by not looking carefully)
• 見かけるみかける · mikakeruto happen to see, catch sight of
• 見方みかた · mikataway of looking at, view
• 見込みみこみ · mikomiprospect, likelihood, expectation
• 未知みち · michiunknown, not yet known
• 見通しみとおし · mitōshioutlook, forecast; clear view
• 見逃すみのがす · minogasuto miss (seeing); to let pass, overlook
• 無知むち · muchiignorance
• 盲点もうてん · mōtenblind spot
• 模索もさく · mosakugroping for, searching (模索する)
• 予想よそう · yosōexpectation, forecast (予想する)
• 楽観らっかん · rakkanoptimism (楽観的: optimistic)
• 理屈りくつ · rikutsulogic, reasoning; argument (理屈を言う: to argue)
• 理性りせい · riseireason (the faculty)
• 良識りょうしき · ryōshikigood sense, decency
• 理論りろん · rirontheory (理論的: theoretical)
• 類推るいすい · ruisuianalogy, inference by analogy (類推する)
• 論理ろんり · ronrilogic (論理的: logical)
• アプローチapurōchiapproach (アプローチする)
• ヒントhintohint, tip
• こつkotsuknack, trick (of doing something)
• 下心したごころ · shitagokoroulterior motive, hidden aim
• 他意たい · taiother intention, ill will (他意はない)
• ど忘れどわすれ · dowasurea lapse of memory (ど忘れする: to blank on)
• 目論見もくろみ · mokuromiplan, scheme, calculation

• day 34 · clothes, nets and the veranda

• かたがたkatagatacombined with (visits, letters)
• 垢あか · akagrime, dirt (on skin, in a collar)
• 朝寝坊あさねぼう · asanebōoversleeping, a late riser (朝寝坊する)
• 味わいあじわい · ajiwaiflavour; charm, depth
• 雨具あまぐ · amagurainwear (umbrella, raincoat, boots)
• 網あみ · aminet; (cooking) grill, mesh
• 衣装いしょう · ishōcostume, (special) clothes
• 炒めるいためる · itameruto stir-fry, sauté
• 衣料いりょう · iryōclothing (as goods, in shops and statistics)
• 衣類いるい · iruiclothes, clothing (on labels, notices)
• うちわuchiwaa round flat fan
• 器うつわ · utsuwadish, bowl, vessel; calibre (of a person)
• 梅干しうめぼし · umeboshipickled plum
• 襟えり · ericollar
• 縁側えんがわ · engawaveranda (along a Japanese house)
• お使いおつかい · otsukaian errand (お使いに行く: to run an errand)
• おまけomakea free extra, bonus
• おむつomutsunappy, diaper
• 金槌かなづち · kanazuchihammer; someone who can't swim
• 粥かゆ · kayurice porridge (お粥)
• 着飾るきかざる · kikazaruto dress up (in fine clothes)
• 帰京ききょう · kikyōreturning to Tokyo (帰京する)
• 喫茶きっさ · kissahaving tea (喫茶店: café)
• 郷里きょうり · kyōrihometown, native place (written)
• 居住きょじゅう · kyojūresidence, living (居住する: to reside)
• 首飾りくびかざり · kubikazarinecklace
• 蔵くら · kurastorehouse (old, thick-walled)
• 携帯けいたい · keitaicarrying (携帯する); mobile phone (casual)

• day 35 · household costs

• 汚れよごれ · yogoredirt, stain
• 香辛料こうしんりょう · kōshinryōspice
• 購入こうにゅう · kōnyūpurchase (購入する: to buy, formal)
• 光熱費こうねつひ · kōnetsuhiheating and electricity bills, utilities
• 小銭こぜに · kozenismall change, coins
• こたつkotatsukotatsu (heated low table)
• 混むこむ · komuto be crowded
• 竿さお · saopole (for drying washing, fishing)
• 杯さかずき · sakazukisake cup
• 柵さく · sakufence, railing
• 雑貨ざっか · zakkahousehold goods, small things for the home
• 嗜好しこう · shikōtaste, liking (嗜好品: treats like coffee)
• 仕立てるしたてる · shitateruto tailor, make (clothes); to make into
• 室しつ · shitsuroom (written; 全室: every room)
• 私物しぶつ · shibutsuprivate belongings
• 洒落るしゃれる · shareruto be stylish (洒落た: smart, chic)
• 主食しゅしょく · shushokustaple food
• 真珠しんじゅ · shinjupearl
• 新築しんちく · shinchikunewly built (新築する: to build new)
• 住じゅう · jūhousing, dwelling
• 畳じょう · jō(counter for tatami mats: room size)
• 水気みずけ · mizukemoisture, water content
• 水洗すいせん · suisenflushing (水洗トイレ: flush toilet)
• 裾すそ · susohem (of a skirt, trousers)
• 制服せいふく · seifukuuniform (school, work)
• 膳ぜん · zensmall meal tray (お膳)
• 立ち寄るたちよる · tachiyoruto drop in (on the way)
• たれtaresauce (for dipping, grilling)

• day 36 · meals and mending

• まみれmamirecovered all over in (dirt, sweat)
• だぶだぶdabudabubaggy, far too big (clothes)
• 茶の間ちゃのま · cha no maliving room (old-fashioned, family room)
• 昼飯ひるめし · hirumeshilunch (casual, men's speech)
• 丁目ちょうめ · chōmechōme (a numbered district of a town, in addresses: 3丁目)
• 調理ちょうり · chōricooking (調理する; formal)
• ちりとりchiritoridustpan
• 杖つえ · tsuewalking stick, cane
• 使いつかい · tsukaimessenger; errand; use
• 繕うつくろう · tsukurōto mend, darn; to smooth over
• 壺つぼ · tsubojar, pot (earthenware)
• 定食ていしょく · teishokuset meal
• 邸宅ていたく · teitakumansion, residence (grand)
• 転居てんきょ · tenkyomoving house (転居する; formal)
• 天井てんじょう · tenjōceiling
• 研ぐとぐ · toguto wash (rice); to sharpen (a blade)
• 床とこ · tokobed (床に就く: to go to bed)
• 戸締まりとじまり · tojimarilocking up (戸締まりする)
• 綴じるとじる · tojiruto bind, file (papers)
• 取っ手とって · tottehandle, knob
• 扉とびら · tobiradoor (hinged); title page
• 取り寄せるとりよせる · toriyoseruto order in, send for
• 同居どうきょ · dōkyoliving together (同居する)
• 流しながし · nagashi(kitchen) sink
• 名札なふだ · nafudaname tag, name badge
• 生臭いなまぐさい · namagusaifishy (smell)
• 荷に · niload, cargo; burden
• 荷造りにづくり · nizukuripacking (荷造りする)

• day 37 · bath, kitchen and notices

• ずくめzukumenothing but, all (黒ずくめ, いいことずくめ)
• 入浴にゅうよく · nyūyokubathing, taking a bath (入浴する; formal)
• 寝かせるねかせる · nekaseruto put to bed; to let rest (dough)
• 熱湯ねっとう · nettōboiling water
• 練るねる · neruto knead; to work out (a plan)
• 軒並みのきなみ · nokinamiall along the row; one and all
• 刃は · hablade, edge
• 柱はしら · hashirapillar, post
• 裸足はだし · hadashibarefoot
• はちみつhachimitsuhoney
• 張り紙はりがみ · harigamia notice, poster (stuck on a wall)
• 浸すひたす · hitasuto soak, dip
• 封ふう · fūseal (of an envelope) (封をする)
• 布巾ふきん · fukindish towel, kitchen cloth
• 紛失ふんしつ · funshitsuloss (紛失する: to lose, formal)
• 保温ほおん · hōnkeeping warm (保温する)
• ほころびるhokorobiruto come apart at the seams; (buds) to open
• 待ち合わせまちあわせ · machiawasean arrangement to meet
• 身なりみなり · minariappearance, the way you dress
• 目覚めるめざめる · mezameruto wake up; to awaken (to)
• もてなすmotenasuto entertain, look after (guests)
• 漏るもる · moruto leak (water, light through something)
• 漏れるもれる · moreruto leak out, escape; to be left out
• 夜具やぐ · yagubedding (futon, quilts; written)
• 屋敷やしき · yashikimansion, estate (old, with grounds)
• 用品ようひん · yōhingoods, supplies (～用品: ～ supplies)
• 浴室よくしつ · yokushitsubathroom (the room with the bath)
• 夜更かしよふかし · yofukashistaying up late (夜更かしする)

• day 38 · loanwords around the house

• めくmekuto show signs of, have the air of
• 冷蔵れいぞう · reizōrefrigeration (冷蔵する: to keep cold)
• オレンジorenjiorange
• カーペットkāpettocarpet, rug
• カクテルkakuterucocktail (also: a fruit cocktail)
• ガレージgarējigarage
• グレーgurēgrey
• サイズsaizusize
• シートshītoseat (in a car); sheet
• ジーパンjīpanjeans
• ジャンパーjanpāzip-up jacket, windbreaker
• ストローsutorō(drinking) straw
• スラックスsurakkususlacks, trousers
• ゼリーzerījelly (dessert)
• ソースsōsusauce (often Worcestershire-style)
• ソックスsokkususocks
• タイルtairutile
• チャイムchaimuchime, doorbell
• ティッシュペーパーtisshupēpātissues
• デザートdezātodessert
• ナプキンnapukinnapkin
• ハンガーhangā(clothes) hanger
• バーbābar, rail (a rod); a bar (for drinks)
• バッジbajjibadge, pin
• パジャマpajamapyjamas
• ブーツbūtsuboots
• ブザーbuzābuzzer

• day 39 · odds and ends

• ブルーburūblue
• ホースhōsuhose
• ポットpottopot (for tea); thermos flask
• ユニフォームyunifōmu(sports) uniform, kit
• ライスraisurice (on a plate, in restaurants)
• ラベルraberulabel
• ランプranpulamp
• レンジrenjimicrowave; cooker (stove)
• ロープrōpurope
• あくakuscum (on soup, from boiling); harsh taste
• あつらえるatsuraeruto order (made to measure)
• 甘口あまくち · amakuchimild, sweet (not spicy)
• 片付けかたづけ · katazuketidying up, clearing away
• 首輪くびわ · kubiwacollar (for a dog or cat)
• 兼用けんよう · ken'yōusing for two purposes (兼用する)
• 戸こ · ko(counter for houses, households)
• 湿気るしける · shikeruto go soft, get damp (crackers, seaweed)
• 盛装せいそう · seisōfull dress, one's best clothes (盛装する)
• つり革つりかわ · tsurikawastrap (to hold on to in a train)
• 棟とう · tōbuilding, block (A棟; counter 3棟)
• 灯火ともしび · tomoshibilight, lamp (literary)
• とろけるtorokeruto melt, become soft and melting
• ねじ回しねじまわし · nejimawashiscrewdriver
• 干し物ほしもの · hoshimonowashing (hung out to dry)
• インターフォンintāfonintercom, entry phone
• ドライクリーニングdoraikurīningudry cleaning
• ドライブインdoraibuinroadside restaurant (with parking)

• day 41 · walk, row and push

• ましてmashiteeven more; let alone
• 歩むあゆむ · ayumuto walk; to follow (a path in life)
• いじるijiruto fiddle with, tinker with
• 打ち込むうちこむ · uchikomuto throw oneself into; to drive in
• 押し込むおしこむ · oshikomuto push in, cram in
• 折り返すおりかえす · orikaesuto turn back; to call back
• 駆け足かけあし · kakeashirunning, at a run
• 駆けるかける · kakeruto run, dash (people, horses)
• 傾けるかたむける · katamukeruto tilt, lean; to devote
• くぐるkuguruto pass under, go through
• こぐkoguto row; to pedal
• 遮るさえぎる · saegiruto block; to interrupt
• 逆立ちさかだち · sakadachihandstand
• 裂けるさける · sakeruto tear, split
• 捧げるささげる · sasageruto devote; to offer up
• 差し出すさしだす · sashidasuto hold out, hand over; to send
• 沈めるしずめる · shizumeruto sink (something)
• しみるshimiruto soak in; to sting
• 退くしりぞく · shirizokuto step back; to retire
• 据え付けるすえつける · suetsukeruto install, fit (equipment)
• 据えるすえる · sueruto set, place; to settle
• すくうsukūto scoop, ladle
• 澄ますすます · sumasuto strain (one's ears); to clear
• 整列せいれつ · seiretsulining up, standing in line
• そらすsorasuto turn away, avert; to dodge
• たどり着くたどりつく · tadoritsukuto finally reach, struggle to
• たどるtadoruto follow (a path, a memory); to trace
• 垂れるたれる · tareruto hang down; to drip

• day 42 · pinch, peel and swallow

• 近づくちかづく · chikazukuto approach, get close to
• 着席ちゃくせき · chakusekitaking a seat
• 宙返りちゅうがえり · chūgaerisomersault; looping (a plane)
• つつくtsutsukuto peck; to poke; to nudge
• つぶるtsuburuto close (one's eyes)
• つまむtsumamuto pinch; to pick up (with fingers)
• 遠ざかるとおざかる · tōzakaruto move away, grow distant
• 徒歩とほ · tohoon foot, walking
• 投げ出すなげだす · nagedasuto throw out; to give up
• 舐めるなめる · nameruto lick; to underestimate
• 逃げ出すにげだす · nigedasuto run away, escape
• 抜け出すぬけだす · nukedasuto slip out, get out of
• 飲み込むのみこむ · nomikomuto swallow; to grasp (an idea)
• 乗り込むのりこむ · norikomuto get into (a vehicle); to arrive in force
• 剥ぐはぐ · haguto strip off, tear off
• はじくhajikuto flick; to repel (water)
• 弾むはずむ · hazumuto bounce; to liven up
• 引きずるひきずる · hikizuruto drag; to drag out
• 引っ掛けるひっかける · hikkakeruto hang (on a hook); to catch on
• 膨れるふくれる · fukureruto swell; to sulk
• まくるmakuruto roll up (sleeves)
• またがるmatagaruto sit astride; to span
• 丸めるまるめる · marumeruto roll up, round off
• 見渡すみわたす · miwatasuto look out over, survey
• 群がるむらがる · muragaruto crowd, swarm
• もがくmogakuto struggle, wriggle
• 揺さぶるゆさぶる · yusaburuto shake, rock; to move deeply
• 指差すゆびさす · yubisasuto point at

• day 43 · kick, scratch and stir

• 余儀ないよぎない · yoginaiunavoidable (余儀なく: with no choice)
• よそ見よそみ · yosomilooking away, not paying attention
• 割り込むわりこむ · warikomuto cut in, push in; to interrupt
• キャッチkyatchicatch (a ball); picking up (news)
• ジャンプjanpujump
• 埋め込むうめこむ · umekomuto embed, bury in
• かき回すかきまわす · kakimawasuto stir; to ransack; to disrupt
• かするkasuruto graze, brush past
• 噛み切るかみきる · kamikiruto bite through, bite off
• きしむkishimuto creak, squeak
• 蹴飛ばすけとばす · ketobasuto kick away; to reject flatly
• さらうsarauto carry off, sweep away; to steal
• すすぐsusuguto rinse
• 擦れるすれる · sureruto rub, chafe; to wear
• 接ぐつぐ · tsuguto join, set (a bone); to graft
• つねるtsuneruto pinch (skin)
• 出くわすでくわす · dekuwasuto run into, come across
• 遠回りとおまわり · tōmawaridetour, the long way round
• ねじれるnejireruto get twisted
• 引っかくひっかく · hikkakuto scratch, claw
• 震わせるふるわせる · furuwaseruto make tremble, shake
• 放り込むほうりこむ · hōrikomuto throw into, toss in
• 放り出すほうりだす · hōridasuto throw out; to abandon
• 毟るむしる · mushiruto pluck, pull out (weeds)
• 寄りかかるよりかかる · yorikakaruto lean on; to rely on
• 当たりあたり · atarihit, success; a winner
• 悪化あっか · akkaworsening, deterioration
• 圧迫あっぱく · appakupressure; oppression

• day 44 · handling and shifting

• 相まってあいまって · aimattecoupled with, combined with
• 扱いあつかい · atsukaihandling, treatment
• 操るあやつる · ayatsuruto operate, manipulate
• 誤るあやまる · ayamaruto make a mistake, misjudge
• 歩みあゆみ · ayumiwalking; progress, history
• 荒らすあらす · arasuto damage, ravage; to raid
• 改まるあらたまる · aratamaruto be renewed; to become formal
• 合わすあわす · awasuto put together, match (= 合わせる)
• 生かすいかす · ikasuto make use of; to keep alive
• 歪むゆがむ · yugamuto be warped, bent; distorted
• 移行いこう · ikōtransition, shift, migration
• 一括いっかつ · ikkatsuall together, in a lump sum
• 一変いっぺん · ippencomplete change
• 挑むいどむ · idomuto challenge, take on
• 受け入れうけいれ · ukeireacceptance, receiving
• 受け入れるうけいれる · ukeireruto accept, take in
• 受け継ぐうけつぐ · uketsuguto inherit, carry on
• 受け付けるうけつける · uketsukeruto accept (applications), take
• 動きうごき · ugokimovement; trend
• 埋まるうずまる · uzumaruto be buried (in snow, sand); to be smothered
• 打ち切るうちきる · uchikiruto cut short, discontinue
• 促すうながす · unagasuto urge, prompt; to promote
• 潤ううるおう · uruōto be moist; to profit, prosper
• 上回るうわまわる · uwamawaruto exceed, be more than
• 運用うんよう · un'yōuse, operation, management
• 追い込むおいこむ · oikomuto corner, drive into; to push hard
• 追い出すおいだす · oidasuto drive out, kick out
• 負うおう · ōto bear, take on (responsibility); to suffer

• day 45 · rise and decline

• 治まるおさまる · osamaruto calm down, subside (pain, a storm)
• 訪れるおとずれる · otozureruto visit; to arrive (a season)
• 衰えるおとろえる · otoroeruto decline, weaken
• 赴くおもむく · omomukuto go, proceed (to a place)
• 回収かいしゅう · kaishūcollection, recovery; recall
• 開拓かいたく · kaitakuopening up, developing (land, a market)
• 改定かいてい · kaiteirevision (of prices, rules)
• 改良かいりょう · kairyōimprovement (of a product, method)
• 掲げるかかげる · kakageruto put up, hoist; to set out (a goal)
• 欠くかく · kakuto lack; to neglect
• 拡散かくさん · kakusanspreading, diffusion
• 革新かくしん · kakushinreform, innovation
• 確定かくてい · kakuteidecision, settlement (being fixed)
• 獲得かくとく · kakutokuacquisition, winning
• 確保かくほ · kakuhosecuring, ensuring
• 確立かくりつ · kakuritsuestablishment, setting up
• 固めるかためる · katameruto harden; to strengthen, firm up
• 叶うかなう · kanauto come true (a wish)
• 叶えるかなえる · kanaeruto grant, make (a wish) come true
• 構えるかまえる · kamaeruto set up (a shop, a house); to get ready
• 還元かんげん · kangengiving back; reduction (chemistry)
• 関与かんよ · kan'yoinvolvement, participation
• 緩和かんわ · kanwaeasing, relaxation
• 害するがいする · gaisuruto harm, damage; to offend
• 築くきずく · kizukuto build (up)
• 強行きょうこう · kyōkōforcing through, going ahead regardless
• 享受きょうじゅ · kyōjuenjoyment (of rights, benefits)
• 許容きょよう · kyoyōtolerance, allowance

• day 46 · reverse and combine

• 寄与きよ · kiyocontribution
• 切り替えるきりかえる · kirikaeruto switch, change over
• 逆転ぎゃくてん · gyakutenreversal, turnaround, comeback
• 覆すくつがえす · kutsugaesuto overturn, overthrow
• 組み合わせるくみあわせる · kumiawaseruto combine, put together
• 組み込むくみこむ · kumikomuto build in, incorporate
• 軽減けいげん · keigenreduction, lightening
• 形成けいせい · keiseiformation, forming
• 汚すけがす · kegasuto disgrace, stain (a name)
• 結成けっせい · kesseiformation (of a group, a party)
• 結束けっそく · kessokuunity, solidarity
• 結合けつごう · ketsugōcombination, bonding
• 減少げんしょう · genshōdecrease, decline
• 限定げんてい · genteilimit, limited (edition)
• 行為こうい · kōiact, deed, conduct
• 公開こうかい · kōkaiopening to the public, release
• 向上こうじょう · kōjōimprovement, rise
• 後退こうたい · kōtairetreat, moving back; decline
• 荒廃こうはい · kōhairuin, devastation
• 試みこころみ · kokoromiattempt, trial
• 試みるこころみる · kokoromiruto try, attempt
• 固定こてい · koteifixing, fixed
• こもるkomoruto shut oneself in; to be full of
• 再建さいけん · saikenrebuilding, reconstruction
• 再現さいげん · saigenreproduction, recreation
• 再生さいせい · saiseirevival; playback; recycling
• 採択さいたく · saitakuadoption (of a plan, a proposal)

• day 47 · set, finish and prosper

• 栄えるさかえる · sakaeruto flourish, prosper
• 削減さくげん · sakugencut, reduction
• 差し支えるさしつかえる · sashitsukaeruto hinder, interfere with
• 授けるさずける · sazukeruto award, grant; to teach
• 定まるさだまる · sadamaruto be settled, fixed
• 定めるさだめる · sadameruto set, lay down (rules, goals)
• 仕上がりしあがり · shiagarifinish, result (how it turned out)
• 仕上げしあげ · shiagefinishing touch, final stage
• 仕上げるしあげる · shiageruto finish, complete
• 強いるしいる · shiiruto force, compel
• 仕掛けるしかける · shikakeruto set (a trap); to start, challenge
• しくじるshikujiruto blow it, mess up
• 下火したび · shitabidying down, on the decline
• 凌ぐしのぐ · shinoguto get through, endure; to surpass
• 主導しゅどう · shudōleadership, leading role
• 奨励しょうれい · shōreiencouragement, promotion
• 処置しょち · shochitreatment, measures
• 処分しょぶん · shobundisposal; punishment
• 進行しんこう · shinkōprogress, advance (of work, an event)
• 審査しんさ · shinsajudging, examination, screening
• 進展しんてん · shintenprogress, development
• 持続じぞく · jizokucontinuation, keeping up
• 実践じっせん · jissenpractice (putting into action)
• 充実じゅうじつ · jūjitsufullness, being well-equipped
• 樹立じゅりつ · juritsuestablishment, setting up (a record)
• 上昇じょうしょう · jōshōrise, climb
• 除外じょがい · jogaiexclusion, leaving out

• day 49 · aches and care

• 甲斐かい · kaiworth, result (of an effort)
• 顎あご · agojaw, chin
• 安静あんせい · anseirest, bed rest
• 痛むいたむ · itamuto hurt, ache
• 痛めるいためる · itameruto hurt, injure (a body part)
• いびきibikisnoring
• 産むうむ · umuto give birth to; to produce
• 衛生えいせい · eiseihygiene, sanitation
• 老いるおいる · oiruto grow old, age
• お産おさん · osanchildbirth, delivery
• 介護かいご · kaigonursing care (for the elderly, disabled)
• 解剖かいぼう · kaibōdissection; analysis
• 顔つきかおつき · kaotsukilook, expression (on the face)
• かかとkakatoheel
• 体つきからだつき · karadatsukibuild, physique
• 過労かろう · karōoverwork
• 寒気さむけ · samukea chill, shivers
• 看護かんご · kangonursing (the sick)
• 感染かんせん · kanseninfection
• がんgancancer
• 眼科がんか · gankaophthalmology, eye clinic
• 器官きかん · kikanorgan (of the body)
• 効き目ききめ · kikimeeffect, efficacy
• 傷つくきずつく · kizutsukuto be hurt, wounded; damaged
• 鍛えるきたえる · kitaeruto train, strengthen
• 近眼きんがん · kinganshort sight, myopia

• day 50 · germs and the clinic

• 近視きんし · kinshishort sight, myopia
• 空腹くうふく · kūfukuhunger, empty stomach
• 結核けっかく · kekkakutuberculosis
• 血管けっかん · kekkanblood vessel
• 健在けんざい · kenzaialive and well, going strong
• 下痢げり · geridiarrhoea
• 小柄こがら · kogarasmall, slight (build)
• 凝るこる · koruto be stiff (shoulders); to be absorbed in
• 細菌さいきん · saikinbacteria, germs
• 再発さいはつ · saihatsurelapse, recurrence
• 障るさわる · sawaruto be bad for, affect (health)
• 産婦人科さんふじんか · sanfujinkaobstetrics and gynaecology
• 死し · shideath
• 歯科しか · shikadentistry, dental clinic
• 視覚しかく · shikakusight, vision (the sense)
• 脂肪しぼう · shibōfat (body, food)
• 出血しゅっけつ · shukketsubleeding
• 出産しゅっさん · shussanchildbirth, giving birth
• 出生しゅっせい · shusseibirth (registered)
• 症しょう · shō-itis, condition (suffix)
• 小児科しょうにか · shōnikapaediatrics
• しわshiwawrinkle, crease
• 診療しんりょう · shinryōmedical treatment, consultation
• 耳鼻科じびか · jibikaear, nose and throat clinic
• 人体じんたい · jintaihuman body
• 健やかすこやか · sukoyakahealthy, sound

• day 51 · life, death and treatment

• 生死せいし · seishilife and death
• 生理せいり · seiriphysiology; period (menstruation)
• 全快ぜんかい · zenkaifull recovery
• 体格たいかく · taikakubuild, physique
• 体力たいりょく · tairyokuphysical strength, stamina
• 手のひらてのひら · te no hirapalm (of the hand)
• 担架たんか · tankastretcher
• タンパク質たんぱくしつ · tanpakushitsuprotein
• 大便だいべん · daibenfaeces, stool (medical)
• だるいdaruisluggish, heavy, listless
• 乳ちち · chichimilk (from a mother, a cow)
• 窒息ちっそく · chissokusuffocation, choking
• 中毒ちゅうどく · chūdokupoisoning; addiction
• 腸ちょう · chōintestines, gut
• 聴覚ちょうかく · chōkaku(sense of) hearing
• 治療ちりょう · chiryōmedical treatment
• 唾つば · tsubaspit, saliva
• 胴どう · dōtrunk, torso
• 内臓ないぞう · naizōinternal organs
• にきびnikibispot, pimple
• 肉体にくたい · nikutaithe body, the flesh
• 尿にょう · nyōurine
• 妊娠にんしん · ninshinpregnancy
• 眠たいねむたい · nemutaisleepy, drowsy
• 脳のう · nōbrain

• day 52 · sunburn, swelling and fatigue

• んばかりn bakarias if about to (～んばかり)
• 肺はい · hailungs
• 発育はついく · hatsuikugrowth, development (of a child)
• 発病はつびょう · hatsubyōonset (of an illness), falling ill
• 腫れるはれる · hareruto swell (up)
• ばい菌ばいきん · baikingerms
• ばてるbateruto be exhausted, worn out
• 左利きひだりきき · hidarikikileft-handed (person)
• 日焼けひやけ · hiyakesunburn, suntan
• 疲労ひろう · hirōfatigue, exhaustion
• 老けるふける · fukeruto age, look older
• 負傷ふしょう · fushōinjury, being wounded
• 不調ふちょう · fuchōout of sorts, poor condition
• 葬るほうむる · hōmuruto bury; to hush up
• 発作ほっさ · hossafit, attack (of an illness)
• ほっぺたhoppetacheek (casual)
• 保養ほよう · hoyōrest and recuperation
• 本能ほんのう · honnōinstinct
• 麻酔ますい · masuianaesthetic
• 股また · matacrotch, groin; thigh
• 麻痺まひ · mahiparalysis, numbness; standstill
• 眉まゆ · mayueyebrow
• 味覚みかく · mikaku(sense of) taste
• 脈みゃく · myakupulse
• 目つきめつき · metsukilook in one's eyes

• day 53 · rest, stress and X-rays

• 腿もも · momothigh
• 休めるやすめる · yasumeruto rest, give a rest
• 病やまい · yamaiillness, disease (literary)
• 病むやむ · yamuto fall ill, suffer
• 養護ようご · yōgocare, protection (of children)
• 弱るよわる · yowaruto weaken; to be at a loss
• 老衰ろうすい · rōsuiold age, decline (cause of death)
• カルテkarutepatient's chart, medical record
• ストレスsutoresustress
• ノイローゼnoirōzenervous breakdown, neurosis
• ウイルスuirusuvirus
• マッサージmassājimassage
• レバーrebāliver (as food); lever
• レントゲンrentogenX-ray
• 大柄おおがら · ōgaralarge, big-built; large-patterned
• 介抱かいほう · kaihōnursing, looking after (a sick person)
• かぶれるkabureruto get a rash; to be taken with
• 眼球がんきゅう · gankyūeyeball
• 産後さんご · sangoafter childbirth
• 失調しっちょう · shitchōlack, failure (of balance, nutrition)
• 切開せっかい · sekkaiincision, cutting open
• 聴診器ちょうしんき · chōshinkistethoscope
• できものdekimonolump, boil, growth
• 生身なまみ · namamiflesh and blood, living body
• 瞬きまばたき · mabatakiblink, blinking

• day 55 · degrees and applications

• ならではnara de waonly (this place or person) can
• 即するそくする · sokusuruto conform to, be in line with
• 育成いくせい · ikuseitraining, fostering (people)
• 受かるうかる · ukaruto pass (an exam)
• 演習えんしゅう · enshūseminar exercises, practice class
• 教えおしえ · oshieteaching, lesson
• 科か · kadepartment, course (of study)
• 課題かだい · kadaiassignment, task; issue
• 学芸がくげい · gakugeiarts and sciences, learning
• 学士がくし · gakushibachelor's degree, graduate
• 学説がくせつ · gakusetsutheory (academic)
• 学歴がくれき · gakurekieducational background
• 願書がんしょ · ganshoapplication form (school)
• 聞き取りききとり · kikitorilistening (comprehension)
• 休学きゅうがく · kyūgakuleave of absence (from school)
• 給食きゅうしょく · kyūshokuschool lunch, meals provided
• 教員きょういん · kyōinteacher, teaching staff
• 教科きょうか · kyōkaschool subject
• 共学きょうがく · kyōgakucoeducation, mixed school
• 教材きょうざい · kyōzaiteaching materials
• 教習きょうしゅう · kyōshūtraining, instruction (course)
• 月謝げっしゃ · gesshamonthly fee (for lessons)
• 減点げんてん · gentenpoint deduction
• 講習こうしゅう · kōshūshort course, workshop
• 公立こうりつ · kōritsupublic (school, institution)
• 下調べしたしらべ · shitashirabepreliminary research, preparation
• 志望しぼう · shibōwish, choice (of school or job)
• 修士しゅうし · shūshimaster's (degree)

• day 56 · courses and classes

• 踏まえるふまえる · fumaeruto take into account, build on
• 修了しゅうりょう · shūryōcompletion (of a course)
• 出題しゅつだい · shutsudaisetting (exam questions)
• 進路しんろ · shinropath in life, future course
• 塾じゅく · jukucram school, private tutoring school
• 正解せいかい · seikaicorrect answer
• 専修せんしゅう · senshūspecialising (in a subject)
• 退学たいがく · taigakuleaving school, dropping out
• 短大たんだい · tandaijunior college (two-year)
• 聴講ちょうこう · chōkōauditing (a class)
• 手本てほん · tehonmodel, example
• 登校とうこう · tōkōgoing to school
• 同級どうきゅう · dōkyūsame class or year
• 年生ねんせい · nensei-year student (school year)
• 必修ひっしゅう · hisshūcompulsory (subject)
• 法学ほうがく · hōgakulaw (as a subject)
• 母校ぼこう · bokōalma mater, your old school
• 問もん · mon(counter for questions)
• 養成ようせい · yōseitraining (professionals)
• アンケートankētoquestionnaire, survey
• オリエンテーションorientēshonorientation (for newcomers)
• カンニングkanningucheating (in an exam)
• サボるsaboruto skip (class, work)
• レッスンressunlesson (private)
• 課外かがい · kagaiextracurricular
• 教職きょうしょく · kyōshokuteaching profession
• 校こう · kō(counter, suffix for schools)
• 講読こうどく · kōdokureading (a text closely in class)

• day 57 · reading and writing

• 修学しゅうがく · shūgakulearning, schooling
• 進度しんど · shindoprogress (of lessons)
• 新入生しんにゅうせい · shinnyūseinew student, freshman
• 転校てんこう · tenkōchanging schools
• 打ち消しうちけし · uchikeshinegation, denial
• 英字えいじ · eijiEnglish letters, English-language
• 映像えいぞう · eizōimage, footage
• 閲覧えつらん · etsuranreading, viewing (documents)
• 改訂かいてい · kaiteirevision (of a book)
• 書き取るかきとる · kakitoruto write down, take notes
• 画かく · kakustroke (of a kanji)
• 刊行かんこう · kankōpublication (of a book)
• 漢語かんご · kangoSino-Japanese word
• 季刊きかん · kikanquarterly (publication)
• 記載きさい · kisaientry, statement (in a document)
• 記述きじゅつ · kijutsudescription, account
• 行ぎょう · gyōline (of text)
• 敬具けいぐ · keiguYours sincerely (closing a letter)
• 掲載けいさい · keisaipublication (in a paper or magazine)
• 原作げんさく · gensakuthe original (of a film or translation)
• 原書げんしょ · genshooriginal book (in its own language)
• 原文げんぶん · genbunoriginal text
• 購読こうどく · kōdokusubscription (to a paper)
• ごgo(polite prefix ご)
• 語彙ごい · goivocabulary
• 号ごう · gōissue, number
• 語句ごく · gokuwords and phrases
• 語源ごげん · gogenetymology, origin of a word

• day 58 · books and authors

• たるtaru(one) who is a …, as a …
• 冊さつ · satsu(counter for books)
• 参照さんしょう · sanshōreference, see (page …)
• 取材しゅざい · shuzainews gathering, interview
• 主人公しゅじんこう · shujinkōmain character, hero
• 主題しゅだい · shudaitheme, subject
• 初版しょはん · shohanfirst edition
• 書評しょひょう · shohyōbook review
• 記すしるす · shirusuto write down, record (written)
• 字体じたい · jitaiform of characters, typeface
• 助詞じょし · joshiparticle (grammar)
• 創刊そうかん · sōkanfounding (of a periodical), first issue
• 著ちょ · cho(written) by; a work
• 中継ちゅうけい · chūkeilive broadcast, relay
• 長編ちょうへん · chōhenlong (novel, film)
• 著書ちょしょ · chosho(someone's) book, written work
• 訂正ていせい · teiseicorrection
• 手引きてびき · tebikiguide, handbook
• 伝達でんたつ · dentatsucommunication, passing on (information)
• 特集とくしゅう · tokushūspecial feature, special issue
• 同封どうふう · dōfūenclosing (with a letter)
• 読者どくしゃ · dokushareader
• 名付けるなづける · nazukeruto name, call
• 年鑑ねんかん · nenkanyearbook, almanac
• 拝啓はいけい · haikeiDear … (opening a formal letter)
• 版はん · hanedition, version
• 反響はんきょう · hankyōresponse, reaction (from the public)
• 暴露ばくろ · bakuroexposure, revealing (a secret)

• day 59 · the press and its words

• 標語ひょうご · hyōgoslogan, motto
• 描写びょうしゃ · byōshadescription, portrayal
• 付録ふろく · furokusupplement, free gift (with a magazine)
• 文語ぶんご · bungoliterary (classical) language
• 文書ぶんしょ · bunshodocument, official paper
• 編へん · henpart, volume; compiled by
• 報じるほうじる · hōjiruto report (the news)
• 報道ほうどう · hōdōnews report, coverage
• 本文ほんぶん · honbunmain text, body (of a text)
• 巻まき · makivolume (of a book); roll
• まとめmatomesummary, wrap-up
• 名称めいしょう · meishōname, title (official)
• 名簿めいぼ · meibolist of names, register
• 目録もくろく · mokurokucatalogue, list
• 読み上げるよみあげる · yomiageruto read out (aloud)
• 略語りゃくご · ryakugoabbreviation
• 朗読ろうどく · rōdokureading aloud (a text, with expression)
• 和文わぶん · wabunJapanese text, Japanese writing
• インフォメーションinfomēshoninformation (desk)
• エアメールeamēruairmail
• カメラマンkameramancameraman, photographer
• コーナーkōnāsection, corner (of a shop or programme)
• コマーシャルkomāsharucommercial, advert
• シナリオshinarioscript, scenario
• スタジオsutajiostudio
• タイトルtaitorutitle
• タレントtarentoTV personality, celebrity
• チャンネルchanneru(TV) channel

• day 60 · media and proofs

• んがためn ga tamein order to (very formal)
• ニュアンスnyuansunuance
• ベストセラーbesutoserābestseller
• マスコミmasukomithe mass media, the press
• ミスプリントmisupurintomisprint
• メディアmediamedia
• 編集長へんしゅうちょう · henshūchōeditor-in-chief
• 校正こうせい · kōseiproofreading
• 当て字あてじ · atejikanji used for their sound
• 宛てるあてる · ateruto address (a letter to)
• 映写えいしゃ · eishaprojection (of a film)
• 箇条書きかじょうがき · kajōgakibullet points, itemised list
• 片言かたこと · katakotobroken (language), a few words
• 慣用かんよう · kan'yōcommon usage, idiom
• 概説がいせつ · gaisetsuoutline, general survey
• 原典げんてん · gentenoriginal source, original text
• したためるshitatameruto write (a letter) (formal)
• 修飾しゅうしょく · shūshokumodification (grammar)
• 自動詞じどうし · jidōshiintransitive verb
• 助動詞じょどうし · jodōshiauxiliary verb (grammar)
• 数詞すうし · sūshinumeral
• 刷りすり · suriprinting, print
• 接続詞せつぞくし · setsuzokushiconjunction
• 絶版ぜっぱん · zeppanout of print
• 他動詞たどうし · tadōshitransitive verb
• 偏へん · henleft-hand radical (of a kanji)
• 報ずるほうずる · hōzuruto report (formal)

• day 62 · vivid or vague

• 鮮やかあざやか · azayakavivid, brilliant; skilful
• 値するあたいする · ataisuruto be worth, deserve
• あやふやayafuyavague, uncertain
• 粋いき · ikichic, stylish (in a Tokyo way)
• 著しいいちじるしい · ichijirushiiremarkable, marked
• 一様いちよう · ichiyōuniform, all the same
• 腕前うでまえ · udemaeskill, ability
• 円滑えんかつ · enkatsusmooth (running)
• 円満えんまん · enmanharmonious, amicable
• 大げさおおげさ · ōgesaexaggerated
• 厳かおごそか · ogosokasolemn, dignified
• おびただしいobitadashiihuge numbers of, enormous
• かすかkasukafaint, dim
• 華美かび · kabishowiness, gaudiness
• 簡易かんい · kan'isimple, easy, makeshift
• 簡潔かんけつ · kanketsuconcise, brief
• 肝心かんじん · kanjinessential, crucial
• 簡素かんそ · kansosimple, plain
• 完璧かんぺき · kanpekiperfect, flawless
• 頑丈がんじょう · ganjōsturdy, solid
• 窮屈きゅうくつ · kyūkutsucramped, tight; stiff (formal)
• 強烈きょうれつ · kyōretsuintense, powerful
• 極端きょくたん · kyokutanextreme
• 清らかきよらか · kiyorakapure, clean
• きらびやかkirabiyakagorgeous, dazzling
• 禁物きんもつ · kinmotsusomething to avoid, taboo
• 軽快けいかい · keikailight, nimble, lively
• 健全けんぜん · kenzenhealthy, sound
• 賢明けんめい · kenmeiwise, sensible

• day 63 · clever, plain and flexible

• 厳密げんみつ · genmitsustrict, precise
• 高尚こうしょう · kōshōlofty, highbrow
• 好調こうちょう · kōchōgoing well, in good shape
• 好評こうひょう · kōhyōgood reviews, popularity
• 巧妙こうみょう · kōmyōclever, ingenious (often cunning)
• 滑稽こっけい · kokkeifunny, comical
• 好ましいこのましい · konomashiidesirable, favourable
• 最善さいぜん · saizenthe best (that can be done)
• 冴えるさえる · saeruto be clear, sharp; to look good
• 雑ざつ · zatsurough, sloppy
• 質素しっそ · shissosimple, frugal
• しなやかshinayakasupple, graceful
• 渋いしぶい · shibuitasteful, subdued; astringent
• 自在じざい · jizaifreely, at will
• 柔軟じゅうなん · jūnanflexible
• 重宝ちょうほう · chōhōhandy, useful
• 迅速じんそく · jinsokuprompt, swift
• 素早いすばやい · subayaiquick, nimble
• 精巧せいこう · seikōelaborate, finely made
• 正常せいじょう · seijōnormal
• 盛大せいだい · seidaigrand, splendid (party, event)
• 正当せいとう · seitōjust, legitimate, fair
• 精密せいみつ · seimitsuprecise, detailed
• 切実せつじつ · setsujitsupressing, keenly felt
• 相応そうおう · sōōsuitable, appropriate (to)
• 壮大そうだい · sōdaigrand, magnificent (in scale)
• 素朴そぼく · sobokusimple, artless, unaffected
• 対等たいとう · taitōequal (footing)
• 巧みたくみ · takumiskilful, clever

• day 64 · noble and ordinary

• 極まるきわまる · kiwamaruto reach an extreme
• 達者たっしゃ · tasshaskilled; in good health
• 尊いとうとい · tōtoiprecious, noble
• たやすいtayasuieasy
• 多様たよう · tayōdiverse, varied
• 単調たんちょう · tanchōmonotonous, dull
• 台無しだいなし · dainashiruined, spoiled
• 調和ちょうわ · chōwaharmony
• 著名ちょめい · chomeifamous, prominent
• 通常つうじょう · tsūjōusual, normal(ly)
• 月並みつきなみ · tsukinamicommonplace, trite
• 手軽てがる · tegarueasy, simple, casual
• 適宜てきぎ · tekigias appropriate, at one's discretion
• 適性てきせい · tekiseiaptitude
• 手際てぎわ · tegiwaskill, efficient handling
• でかいdekaihuge (casual)
• 特技とくぎ · tokugispecial skill, talent
• 乏しいとぼしい · toboshiiscarce, lacking
• 富むとむ · tomuto be rich in
• とんだtondaterrible, unexpected
• 動的どうてき · dōtekidynamic
• 同等どうとう · dōtōequal, equivalent
• 堂々どうどう · dōdōdignified, confident, imposing
• 独自どくじ · dokujioriginal, one's own
• 和やかなごやか · nagoyakafriendly, relaxed (atmosphere)
• 名高いなだかい · nadakaifamous, renowned
• 何気ないなにげない · nanigenaicasual, unintended
• 生ぬるいなまぬるい · namanuruilukewarm; half-hearted
• 並みなみ · namiaverage, ordinary; on a par with

• day 65 · smooth, splendid and fleeting

• ましmashibetter (of two poor options)
• 滑らかなめらか · namerakasmooth
• 値打ちねうち · neuchivalue, worth
• 粘りねばり · nebaristickiness; tenacity
• 望ましいのぞましい · nozomashiidesirable, preferable
• のどかnodokacalm, peaceful
• 映えるはえる · haeruto shine, stand out, look good
• はかないhakanaifleeting, transient
• 薄弱はくじゃく · hakujakufeeble, weak (will, grounds)
• 華々しいはなばなしい · hanabanashiibrilliant, spectacular
• 華やかはなやか · hanayakagorgeous, showy, glamorous
• はるかharukafar, distant; by far
• 半端はんぱ · hanpahalf-done, incomplete
• 漠然ばくぜん · bakuzenvague(ly)
• 万能ばんのう · bannōall-purpose; all-round
• 非ひ · hifault, wrong
• 悲惨ひさん · hisanmiserable, tragic
• 密かひそか · hisokasecret, private
• 匹敵ひってき · hittekito rival, match
• 平たいひらたい · hirataiflat; plain (words)
• 貧弱ひんじゃく · hinjakupoor, meagre, thin
• 頻繁ひんぱん · hinpanfrequent
• 美び · bibeauty
• 敏感びんかん · binkansensitive
• 不可欠ふかけつ · fukaketsuindispensable
• 不吉ふきつ · fukitsuominous, unlucky
• ふさわしいfusawashiisuitable, worthy
• 不評ふひょう · fuhyōunpopular, poorly received
• 不明ふめい · fumeiunknown, unclear

• day 66 · poor, harmless or brilliant

• 不良ふりょう · furyōbad, defective, poor
• 無難ぶなん · bunansafe (choice), passable
• 本格ほんかく · honkakugenuine, full-scale, proper
• 紛らわしいまぎらわしい · magirawashiiconfusing, misleading
• 勝るまさる · masaruto surpass, be better than
• 未開みかい · mikaiunexplored, undeveloped
• 見苦しいみぐるしい · migurushiiunsightly, unseemly
• 未熟みじゅく · mijukuinexperienced, immature
• 無意味むいみ · muimimeaningless, pointless
• 無茶むちゃ · muchaunreasonable, reckless
• むちゃくちゃmuchakuchaa mess; absurd (casual)
• 無能むのう · munōincompetent, useless
• 無用むよう · muyōunnecessary; “no … needed”
• 明瞭めいりょう · meiryōclear, distinct
• 目覚ましいめざましい · mezamashiiremarkable, striking
• 模範もはん · mohanmodel, example
• もろいmoroibrittle, fragile
• 役立つやくだつ · yakudatsuto be useful
• 安っぽいやすっぽい · yasuppoicheap-looking, tacky
• ややこしいyayakoshiicomplicated, confusing
• 優位ゆうい · yūiadvantage, upper hand
• 有益ゆうえき · yūekiuseful, beneficial
• 優勢ゆうせい · yūseisuperiority, lead (in a contest)
• 優美ゆうび · yūbigraceful, elegant
• 有望ゆうぼう · yūbōpromising
• 有力ゆうりょく · yūryokuinfluential; leading, strong (candidate)
• 緩やかゆるやか · yuruyakagentle, gradual
• 良し悪しよしあし · yoshiashigood and bad, merits

• day 67 · strong points, odd tastes

• 同然どうぜん · dōzenthe same as, as good as
• 利点りてん · ritenadvantage, merit
• 良好りょうこう · ryōkōgood, favourable
• 良質りょうしつ · ryōshitsugood quality
• ろくなrokunadecent, proper (with a negative)
• 露骨ろこつ · rokotsublatant, undisguised
• 煩わしいわずらわしい · wazurawashiitroublesome, tiresome
• エレガントeregantoelegant
• コントラストkontorasutocontrast
• シックshikkuchic, stylish
• ジャンボjanbojumbo, extra-large
• ドライdoraiunsentimental, businesslike
• ナンセンスnansensunonsense
• ベストbesutobest
• ユニークyunīkuunique, original, quirky
• あっけないakkenaitoo quick, disappointingly short
• 虚ろうつろ · utsurohollow, empty, vacant
• 上手うわて · uwatesuperior (in skill)
• 華奢きゃしゃ · kyashadelicate, slender
• 気品きひん · kihingrace, dignity
• 汚らわしいけがらわしい · kegarawashiifilthy, disgusting
• すばしこいsubashikoinimble, quick
• 整然せいぜん · seizenorderly, neat
• ばかばかしいbakabakashiiridiculous, absurd
• ふんだんfundanplentiful, lavish
• 真ん丸いまんまるい · manmaruiperfectly round
• みすぼらしいmisuborashiishabby, run-down
• 優越ゆうえつ · yūetsusuperiority

• day 69 · running a company

• 委託いたく · itakuentrusting, outsourcing
• 営むいとなむ · itonamuto run (a business); to lead (a life)
• 異動いどう · idōtransfer (to another post in a company)
• 印いん · inseal, stamp
• 印鑑いんかん · inkanpersonal seal, hanko
• 打ち合わせるうちあわせる · uchiawaseruto discuss in advance, arrange
• 写しうつし · utsushicopy (of a document)
• 運営うんえい · un'eimanagement, running (of an organisation)
• 応募おうぼ · ōboapplication (for a job, a contest)
• 幹部かんぶ · kanbuexecutives, senior management
• 合併がっぺい · gappeimerger
• 勤務きんむ · kinmuwork, duty (at a workplace)
• 勤労きんろう · kinrōlabour, work
• 議題ぎだい · gidaiitem on the agenda
• 技能ぎのう · ginō(technical) skill
• 業績ぎょうせき · gyōseki(business) results; achievements
• 業務ぎょうむ · gyōmubusiness, duties, work
• 経歴けいれき · keirekicareer history, background
• 兼業けんぎょう · kengyōa second job, side business
• 公募こうぼ · kōboopen call, public recruitment
• 効率こうりつ · kōritsuefficiency
• 雇用こよう · koyōemployment
• 採用さいよう · saiyōhiring; adoption (of an idea)
• 資格しかく · shikakuqualification
• 指揮しき · shikicommand; conducting (music)
• 指示しじ · shijiinstructions, directions
• 使命しめい · shimeimission, calling

• day 70 · promotions and posts

• 社宅しゃたく · shatakucompany housing
• 就業しゅうぎょう · shūgyōemployment; working (hours, rules)
• 主催しゅさい · shusaiorganising, sponsoring (an event)
• 出社しゅっしゃ · shusshagoing in to the office
• 出世しゅっせ · shussegetting on in the world, promotion
• 主任しゅにん · shuninchief, senior staff (lowest managerial post)
• 昇進しょうしん · shōshinpromotion
• 職員しょくいん · shokuinstaff member (of a school or public office)
• 職務しょくむ · shokumu(official) duties
• 所属しょぞく · shozokubelonging to (a team, department)
• 庶務しょむ · shomugeneral affairs (office admin)
• 私用しよう · shiyōprivate use, personal business
• 使用人しようにん · shiyōninservant, employee (old-fashioned)
• 指令しれい · shireiorder, command (from above)
• 事業じぎょう · jigyōbusiness, enterprise, project
• 辞職じしょく · jishokuresignation (from a post)
• 実業家じつぎょうか · jitsugyōkabusinessman, industrialist
• 従業員じゅうぎょういん · jūgyōinemployee, worker
• 従事じゅうじ · jūjibeing engaged in (work)
• 人材じんざい · jinzaitalented people, human resources
• 責務せきむ · sekimuduty, responsibility
• 設立せつりつ · setsuritsuestablishment, founding
• 選考せんこう · senkōselection, screening
• 総会そうかい · sōkaigeneral meeting
• 創立そうりつ · sōritsufounding (of a school, an organisation)
• 待遇たいぐう · taigūtreatment; pay and conditions
• 退職たいしょく · taishokuleaving a job, retirement

• day 71 · side jobs and transfers

• 携わるたずさわる · tazusawaruto be involved in, work in
• 多忙たぼう · tabōvery busy (formal)
• 妥結だけつ · daketsuagreement (after negotiations)
• 仕えるつかえる · tsukaeruto serve (a master, a lord)
• 司るつかさどる · tsukasadoruto be in charge of, govern
• 勤め先つとめさき · tsutomesakione's workplace, employer
• 手当てあて · teateallowance (pay); treatment (of an injury)
• 提携ていけい · teikeitie-up, partnership
• 定年ていねん · teinenretirement age
• 手がけるてがける · tegakeruto handle, work on (with one's own hands)
• 手配てはい · tehaiarrangements
• 手分けてわけ · tewakedividing up the work
• 転勤てんきん · tenkintransfer (to another city)
• 転任てんにん · tennintransfer to another post
• 共稼ぎともかせぎ · tomokasegiboth partners earning
• 共働きともばたらき · tomobatarakiboth partners working
• 任務にんむ · ninmuduty, task, mission
• 任命にんめい · ninmeiappointment (to a post)
• 根回しねまわし · nemawashilaying the groundwork
• はかどるhakadoruto make good progress
• 派遣はけん · hakendispatch; temporary staffing
• 班はん · hangroup, team, squad
• 判はん · hanseal, stamp
• 控え室ひかえしつ · hikaeshitsuwaiting room (backstage, before a meeting)
• 率いるひきいる · hikiiruto lead (a group)
• 秘書ひしょ · hishosecretary
• 赴任ふにん · funingoing to take up a new post

• day 72 · teams, tasks and strikes

• 部ぶ · budepartment; club; part
• 部下ぶか · bukasubordinate, one's staff
• 部門ぶもん · bumondivision; category (of a prize)
• 分業ぶんぎょう · bungyōdivision of labour
• 分担ぶんたん · buntansharing (tasks, costs)
• 任すまかす · makasuto entrust, leave to
• 役職やくしょく · yakushokumanagerial post
• 用件ようけん · yōkenbusiness, matter (to talk about)
• 用紙ようし · yōshiform, sheet (of paper)
• 履歴りれき · rirekipersonal history; history (log)
• 労力ろうりょく · rōryokulabour, effort
• 割り当てわりあて · wariateallotment, assignment (of work)
• キャリアkyariacareer
• ストライキsutoraikistrike (by workers)
• セクションsekushonsection
• タイピストtaipisutotypist
• チームワークchīmuwākuteamwork
• ビジネスbijinesubusiness
• ファイルfairufile (folder; computer file)
• ポジションpojishonposition, post
• 記名きめい · kimeisigning one's name
• 給仕きゅうじ · kyūjiwaiting at table, serving
• 産休さんきゅう · sankyūmaternity leave
• 務まるつとまる · tsutomaruto be up to (a role), be fit for
• 手はずてはず · tehazuarrangements, plan
• 統率とうそつ · tōsotsuleadership, command
• 日当にっとう · nittōdaily allowance, day's wage

• day 74 · in the red

• 始末しまつ · shimatsudealing with, disposal; (bad) outcome
• 赤字あかじ · akajideficit, being in the red
• 上がりあがり · agaritakings, proceeds
• 値あたい · ataivalue (of a number); price, worth
• 内訳うちわけ · uchiwakebreakdown (of figures)
• 売り出しうりだし · uridashisale; putting on the market
• 売り出すうりだす · uridasuto put on sale, launch
• 運送うんそう · unsōtransport (of goods), haulage
• 運賃うんちん · unchinfare; freight charge
• 運搬うんぱん · unpancarrying, conveying (heavy things)
• 運輸うんゆ · un'yutransport (as an industry)
• 黄金おうごん · ōgongold; golden
• 海運かいうん · kaiunshipping, sea transport
• 掛けかけ · kakecredit (buying on account)
• 家計かけい · kakeihousehold budget, family finances
• 株式かぶしき · kabushikishares, stock
• 貨幣かへい · kaheimoney, currency (coins and notes)
• 借りかり · karidebt; a favour owed
• 関税かんぜい · kanzeicustoms duty, tariff
• 外貨がいか · gaikaforeign currency
• 基金ききん · kikinfund (for a purpose)
• 業者ぎょうしゃ · gyōshatrader, contractor, supplier
• 黒字くろじ · kurojisurplus, being in the black
• 経費けいひ · keihiexpenses, costs
• 決算けっさん · kessansettling the accounts, financial results
• 倹約けんやく · ken'yakuthrift, saving money

• day 75 · trade and booms

• 月賦げっぷ · geppumonthly instalments
• 原油げんゆ · gen'yucrude oil
• 行員こういん · kōinbank employee
• 交易こうえき · kōekitrade, exchange (of goods)
• 好況こうきょう · kōkyōboom, good times (economy)
• 鉱業こうぎょう · kōgyōmining (industry)
• 興業こうぎょう · kōgyōpromoting industry; new enterprises
• 控除こうじょ · kōjodeduction (from tax or pay)
• 購買こうばい · kōbaipurchasing, buying
• 小売こうり · kōriretail
• 小切手こぎって · kogittecheque
• 国産こくさん · kokusanmade in Japan, home-produced
• 採算さいさん · saisanprofitability
• 差額さがく · sagakudifference (in an amount)
• 産物さんぶつ · sanbutsuproduct (of a place); result
• 財ざい · zaifortune, wealth
• 財源ざいげん · zaigensource of funding, revenue
• 在庫ざいこ · zaikostock, inventory
• 財政ざいせい · zaiseipublic finances
• 残高ざんだか · zandakabalance (of an account)
• 仕入れるしいれる · shiireruto buy in, stock (for a business)
• 資金しきん · shikinfunds, capital
• 資産しさん · shisanassets, property
• 収益しゅうえき · shūekiearnings, profit
• 収支しゅうし · shūshiincome and spending

• day 76 · income and losses

• おろかorokalet alone (～はおろか)
• 出費しゅっぴ · shuppiexpenses, outlay
• 私有しゆう · shiyūprivate ownership
• 商しょう · shōquotient (maths)
• 所得しょとく · shotokuincome
• 新興しんこう · shinkōnewly rising, emerging
• 申告しんこく · shinkokudeclaration, (tax) return
• 進出しんしゅつ · shinshutsumoving into, expansion (into a market)
• 実費じっぴ · jippiactual cost
• 生計せいけい · seikeilivelihood, living
• 清算せいさん · seisansettling (a bill, a debt)
• 税務署ぜいむしょ · zeimushotax office
• 送金そうきん · sōkinsending money, remittance
• 相場そうば · sōbamarket price, going rate
• 損失そんしつ · sonshitsuloss
• 大金たいきん · taikina large sum of money
• 滞納たいのう · tainōbeing behind with payments
• 徴収ちょうしゅう · chōshūcollection (of fees, taxes)
• 貯蓄ちょちく · chochikusavings
• 賃金ちんぎん · chinginwages
• 陳列ちんれつ · chinretsudisplay (of goods)
• 鉄鋼てっこう · tekkōiron and steel
• 問屋とんや · ton'yawholesaler
• 倒産とうさん · tōsanbankruptcy
• 投資とうし · tōshiinvestment

• day 77 · monopolies and recessions

• すらsuraeven (written さえ)
• 特産とくさん · tokusanspeciality (of a region)
• 富とみ · tomiwealth, riches
• 取引とりひき · torihikidealings, transaction, deal
• 独占どくせん · dokusenmonopoly; having to oneself
• 値引きねびき · nebikidiscount, price reduction
• 納入のうにゅう · nōnyūdelivery (of goods to a buyer); payment
• 乗っ取るのっとる · nottoruto take over, hijack
• 配給はいきゅう · haikyūrationing; distribution
• 繁栄はんえい · han'eiprosperity (of a town, a nation)
• 繁盛はんじょう · hanjōdoing good business, thriving
• 費ひ · hicost, expenses (after a noun)
• 品質ひんしつ · hinshitsuquality (of goods)
• 貧乏びんぼう · binbōpoor, poverty
• 不況ふきょう · fukyōrecession, slump
• 不景気ふけいき · fukeikihard times, a slump
• 負債ふさい · fusaidebt, liabilities
• 不振ふしん · fushinslump, poor performance
• 不動産ふどうさん · fudōsanreal estate, property
• 物資ぶっし · busshigoods, supplies
• 分配ぶんぱい · bunpaisharing out, distribution
• 返済へんさい · hensairepayment
• 報酬ほうしゅう · hōshūpay, fee, reward
• 保険ほけん · hokeninsurance
• 紡績ぼうせき · bōsekispinning (cotton or silk into thread)

• day 78 · loans, interest and inflation

• のみnomionly (written)
• 前売りまえうり · maeuriadvance sale (of tickets)
• まかなうmakanauto cover (costs), manage on
• 見積もりみつもり · mitsumoriestimate, quote
• 無駄遣いむだづかい · mudazukaiwasting money
• 融資ゆうし · yūshiloan, financing (from a bank)
• 融通ゆうずう · yūzūflexibility; lending (money)
• 預金よきん · yokin(bank) deposit, savings
• 利子りし · rishiinterest (on money)
• 利潤りじゅん · rijunprofit (economics)
• 利息りそく · risokuinterest (on a loan or deposit)
• 流通りゅうつう · ryūtsūdistribution; circulation
• 料りょう · ryōfee, charge (after a noun)
• 浪費ろうひ · rōhiwaste, squandering
• インフレinfureinflation
• オープンōpunopening (of a shop)
• セールsērusale (in a shop)
• メーカーmēkāmanufacturer, maker
• かさむkasamuto pile up, mount (costs)
• 差し引くさしひく · sashihikuto deduct, take off
• 産出さんしゅつ · sanshutsuproduction, output (of a resource)
• 残金ざんきん · zankinbalance, remaining money
• 下取りしたどり · shitadoritrade-in, part exchange
• 取り立てるとりたてる · toritateruto collect (a debt)
• 名産めいさん · meisanfamous local product

• day 80 · as it is

• 相対そうたい · sōtairelativity; relative (相対的)
• あべこべabekobethe wrong way round, opposite
• 有様ありさま · arisamastate, sight (often a sorry one)
• ありのままarinomamaas it is, the plain truth
• 行き違いいきちがい · ikichigaicrossing (of messages); misunderstanding
• 依存いぞん · izondependence (on)
• 一部いちぶ · ichibua part, some
• 一部分いちぶぶん · ichibubuna (small) portion, a fraction
• 一面いちめん · ichimenone side; the whole surface; front page
• 一律いちりつ · ichiritsuuniform, across the board
• 一連いちれん · ichirena series, a chain (of)
• 威力いりょく · iryokupower, force
• 裏返しうらがえし · uragaeshiinside out; the flip side
• 運命うんめい · unmeifate, destiny
• 園えん · enkindergarten; garden (園)
• 遠方えんぽう · enpōa distant place, far away
• 大方おおかた · ōkatamost, the majority; probably
• 大筋おおすじ · ōsujioutline, main points
• 大幅おおはば · ōhabalarge, substantial (change)
• 収まるおさまる · osamaruto be settled, calm down; to fit in
• 乙おつ · otsuB, the second party; stylish (乙な)
• 帯びるおびる · obiruto carry, take on (a tone, a duty)
• 趣おもむき · omomukicharm, elegance, atmosphere
• 下位かい · kailower rank, low place
• 格かく · kakustatus, rank, class
• 各種かくしゅ · kakushuevery kind, various

• day 81 · origins and outlines

• 過多かた · kataexcess, too much
• 絡むからむ · karamuto be tangled up, involved (in)
• 側がわ · gawaside (of a party, a road)
• 観かん · kanview, outlook (～観)
• 感触かんしょく · kanshokufeel, touch; impression (one gets)
• 外観がいかん · gaikanexterior, outward appearance
• 該当がいとう · gaitōto apply (to), fall under
• 外来がいらい · gairaifrom abroad; outpatient (department)
• 概略がいりゃく · gairyakuoutline, summary
• 合致がっち · gatchiagreement, match
• がるgaruto show signs of (feeling) (～がる)
• 起源きげん · kigenorigin, beginning
• 機構きこう · kikōmechanism; organisation, structure
• 兆しきざし · kizashisign, symptom
• 起点きてん · kitenstarting point
• 甲こう · kōA, the first party; shell
• 規範きはん · kihannorm, standard (of behaviour)
• 起伏きふく · kifukuups and downs, undulation
• 規模きぼ · kiboscale, scope
• 究極きゅうきょく · kyūkyokuultimate, final
• 共とも · tomoboth, all, together (共)
• 境遇きょうぐう · kyōgūcircumstances, situation in life
• 距離きょり · kyoridistance
• 切れ目きれめ · kiremegap, break; end
• 均衡きんこう · kinkōbalance, equilibrium
• 食い違うくいちがう · kuichigauto differ, conflict

• day 82 · sections and systems

• 区画くかく · kukakudivision, plot (of land)
• 区間くかん · kukansection (of a line, road)
• 区切りくぎり · kugiripause, end, stopping point
• 種々しゅじゅ · shujuvarious, all sorts of
• 群ぐん · gungroup, herd; (群を抜く) to stand out
• 系けい · keisystem, line; -based (～系)
• 契機けいき · keikiopportunity, turning point
• 傾斜けいしゃ · keishaslope, inclination
• 形勢けいせい · keiseisituation, the way things are going
• 形態けいたい · keitaiform, shape, type
• 経路けいろ · keiroroute, path
• 欠乏けつぼう · ketsubōlack, shortage
• 権威けんい · ken'iauthority; an authority (expert)
• 原形げんけい · genkeioriginal form
• 現行げんこう · genkōcurrent, in force
• 原則げんそく · gensokuprinciple, general rule
• 現地げんち · genchithe actual place, on site
• 原点げんてん · gentenstarting point, origin
• 交互こうご · kōgoalternate, in turn
• 公然こうぜん · kōzenopen, public
• 光沢こうたく · kōtakulustre, gloss
• 個々ここ · kokoeach, individual
• 事柄ことがら · kotogaramatter, affair
• 個別こべつ · kobetsuindividual, one by one
• 固有こゆう · koyūnative to, peculiar to
• 根底こんてい · konteiroot, foundation

• day 83 · basics and details

• 根本こんぽん · konponroot, basis; fundamental
• ごとgototogether with, including (～ごと)
• 再さい · saire- (again)
• 差異さい · saidifference, disparity
• 仕組みしくみ · shikumistructure, how it works
• 下地したじ · shitajigroundwork, foundation
• 主体しゅたい · shutaithe main body, the one who acts
• 手法しゅほう · shuhōtechnique, method
• 諸しょ · shovarious, many (諸～)
• 詳細しょうさい · shōsaidetails
• 少数しょうすう · shōsūa small number, minority
• 所在しょざい · shozaiwhereabouts, location
• 所定しょてい · shoteiprescribed, designated
• 新しん · shinnew (新～)
• 事項じこう · jikōmatters, items, points
• 実質じっしつ · jisshitsusubstance; in effect (実質的)
• 実態じったい · jittaiactual state, the reality
• 実じつ · jitsutruth, reality; (実の) real, biological
• 実情じつじょう · jitsujōthe real situation
• 弱じゃく · jakua little under (～弱)
• 若干じゃっかん · jakkansome, a few, a little
• 重複じゅうふく · jūfukuduplication, overlap
• 準じるじゅんじる · junjiruto follow, be based on, apply to
• 準ずるじゅんずる · junzuruto follow, conform to (written)
• 状じょう · jōletter, card (～状)
• 上位じょうい · jōihigher rank, top

• day 84 · the state of things

• 情勢じょうせい · jōseisituation, state of affairs
• 制せい · seisystem (～制)
• 製せい · seimade in, made of (～製)
• 正規せいき · seikiregular, proper, formal
• 制約せいやく · seiyakurestriction, limit
• 先天的せんてんてき · sententekiinnate, congenital
• 専用せんよう · sen'yōexclusive use, for … only
• 全盛ぜんせい · zenseithe height (of popularity, prosperity)
• 前例ぜんれい · zenreiprecedent
• 総そう · sōtotal, general (総～)
• 総合そうごう · sōgōsynthesis; overall, comprehensive
• 側面そくめん · sokumenaspect, side
• 備わるそなわる · sonawaruto be furnished with; to be gifted with
• 沿いぞい · zoialong (～沿い)
• 態勢たいせい · taiseireadiness, set-up
• 高たか · takaamount, quantity; (高が知れる) not much
• 丈たけ · takelength (of clothes); height
• 単一たんいつ · tan'itsusingle, simple
• 単独たんどく · tandokualone, single-handed
• 第だい · daiordinal prefix (第～): No., the …th
• 着ちゃく · chakuarrival (～着); counter for clothes
• 中枢ちゅうすう · chūsūcentre, hub, core
• 超ちょう · chōsuper-, ultra- (超～)
• 使い道つかいみち · tsukaimichiuse, what to use something for
• 付きつき · tsukiwith, included (～付き)

• day 86 · threats and rules

• 証あかし · akashiproof, evidence (of something)
• 暗殺あんさつ · ansatsuassassination
• 訴えうったえ · uttaecomplaint, appeal; lawsuit
• 犯すおかす · okasuto commit (a crime, a mistake)
• 脅すおどす · odosuto threaten
• 解除かいじょ · kaijocancellation, lifting (of a ban, a warning)
• 監視かんし · kanshiwatch, monitoring
• 危害きがい · kigaiharm, injury
• 規制きせい · kiseiregulation, restriction
• 規定きてい · kiteirule, provision (in rules or law)
• 規約きやく · kiyakuterms, rules (of an agreement)
• 強制きょうせい · kyōseicompulsion, forcing
• 脅迫きょうはく · kyōhakuthreat, intimidation (crime)
• 禁ずるきんずる · kinzuruto forbid, prohibit (written)
• 偽造ぎぞう · gizōforgery, counterfeiting
• 疑惑ぎわく · giwakususpicion, doubt
• 刑けい · keisentence, punishment (law)
• 刑罰けいばつ · keibatsupunishment, penalty (criminal)
• 警部けいぶ · keibupolice inspector
• 権けん · kenright, rights (～権)
• 権限けんげん · kengenauthority, power (to decide)
• 検事けんじ · kenjipublic prosecutor
• 拘束こうそく · kōsokurestriction, binding; detention
• 護衛ごえい · goeiguard, escort
• 詐欺さぎ · sagifraud, swindle
• 殺人さつじん · satsujinmurder (in news and fiction)
• 裁くさばく · sabakuto judge, try (a case)
• 施行しこう · shikōenforcement, coming into force

• day 87 · evidence and justice

• まじきmajikiunbecoming of, must not (あるまじき)
• 死刑しけい · shikeithe death penalty
• 司法しほう · shihōthe judiciary, justice system
• 襲撃しゅうげき · shūgekiattack, raid
• 証言しょうげん · shōgentestimony, evidence (spoken)
• 証拠しょうこ · shōkoevidence, proof
• 証人しょうにん · shōninwitness
• 所持しょじ · shojipossession, carrying
• 処罰しょばつ · shobatsupunishment, penalty
• 調べしらべ · shirabeinvestigation; melody
• 自首じしゅ · jishuturning oneself in
• 正義せいぎ · seigijustice, what is right
• 制裁せいさい · seisaisanctions, punishment
• 制定せいてい · seiteienactment, establishment (of a law)
• 成年せいねん · seinen(legal) adulthood, majority
• 潜入せんにゅう · sennyūinfiltration, going undercover
• 捜査そうさ · sōsa(criminal) investigation
• 捜索そうさく · sōsakusearch (for a person or thing)
• 訴訟そしょう · soshōlawsuit, legal action
• 治安ちあん · chianpublic order, safety
• 調停ちょうてい · chōteimediation, arbitration
• 追及ついきゅう · tsuikyūpressing (for answers, responsibility)
• 追跡ついせき · tsuisekipursuit, tracking
• 手がかりてがかり · tegakariclue, lead
• 手錠てじょう · tejōhandcuffs
• 逃走とうそう · tōsōescape, getaway (from a scene)
• 逃亡とうぼう · tōbōflight, escape (staying on the run)

• day 88 · rights and wrongs

• たりともtaritomo(not) even one (たりとも)
• 特許とっきょ · tokkyopatent; special permission
• 特権とっけん · tokkenprivilege
• 取り締まりとりしまり · torishimaricrackdown, control, enforcement
• 取り締まるとりしまる · torishimaruto crack down on, control
• 盗みぬすみ · nusumitheft, stealing
• 白状はくじょう · hakujōconfession (of a wrong)
• 判決はんけつ · hanketsujudgment, ruling (of a court)
• 賠償ばいしょう · baishōcompensation, damages
• 罰ばつ · batsupunishment, penalty
• 非行ひこう · hikōdelinquency, misconduct (of the young)
• 人質ひとじち · hitojichihostage
• 覆面ふくめん · fukumenmask, disguise; anonymous
• 不当ふとう · futōunjust, unfair
• 弁護べんご · bengodefence (in court); speaking up for
• 弁償べんしょう · benshōpaying for (damage), compensation
• 法案ほうあん · hōanbill (draft law)
• 法廷ほうてい · hōteicourt, courtroom
• 補償ほしょう · hoshōcompensation (for loss)
• 暴力ぼうりょく · bōryokuviolence
• 没収ぼっしゅう · bosshūconfiscation
• 無効むこう · mukōinvalid, void
• 無断むだん · mudanwithout permission, unauthorised
• 免除めんじょ · menjoexemption, waiver
• 略奪りゃくだつ · ryakudatsuplunder, looting
• パトカーpatokāpolice car
• ルールrūrurule

• day 89 · courts, migrants and gaps

• 弁護士べんごし · bengoshilawyer
• 裁判所さいばんしょ · saibanshocourt (of law), courthouse
• 取り調べるとりしらべる · torishiraberuto investigate, question (a suspect)
• 争いあらそい · arasoidispute, quarrel, conflict
• 家出いえで · iederunning away from home
• 移住いじゅう · ijūmoving (to live), migration
• 移民いみん · iminemigrant, immigrant; emigration
• 応急おうきゅう · ōkyūemergency, makeshift (応急)
• 大水おおみず · ōmizuflood (high water)
• 襲うおそう · osōto attack, strike (of storms too)
• 階級かいきゅう · kaikyūclass, rank (in society)
• 開催かいさい · kaisaiholding (an event)
• 階層かいそう · kaisōclass, social stratum; level
• 回覧かいらん · kairancirculation (of a notice)
• 格差かくさ · kakusagap, disparity
• 過疎かそ · kasodepopulation (of rural areas)
• 加入かにゅう · kanyūjoining, membership
• 過密かみつ · kamitsuovercrowding, congestion
• 街がい · gaistreet, quarter (～街)
• 街頭がいとう · gaitōthe street (as a public place)
• 危機きき · kikicrisis
• 寄贈きぞう · kizōdonation (of things)
• 救援きゅうえん · kyūenrelief, rescue (aid)
• 救済きゅうさい · kyūsairelief, rescue (from hardship)
• 窮乏きゅうぼう · kyūbōpoverty, destitution
• 協会きょうかい · kyōkaiassociation, society
• 共存きょうぞん · kyōzoncoexistence

• day 90 · alerts and floods

• 緊急きんきゅう · kinkyūemergency, urgent
• 近郊きんこう · kinkōsuburbs, outskirts
• 犠牲ぎせい · giseisacrifice; victim
• 警戒けいかい · keikaicaution, alert, watch
• 行進こうしん · kōshinmarch, parade
• 洪水こうずい · kōzuiflood
• 孤立こりつ · koritsuisolation, being cut off
• 災害さいがい · saigaidisaster
• 市街しがい · shigaithe town, urban area
• 施設しせつ · shisetsufacility, institution
• 収容しゅうよう · shūyōaccommodation, taking in (people)
• 出動しゅつどう · shutsudōbeing called out (police, fire service)
• 地元じもと · jimotolocal area, one's home area
• 十字路じゅうじろ · jūjirocrossroads
• 徐行じょこう · jokōgoing slowly (traffic)
• 人目ひとめ · hitomepublic attention, other people's eyes
• 救いすくい · sukuihelp, rescue; comfort
• 世帯せたい · setaihousehold
• 世論よろん · yoronpublic opinion
• 騒動そうどう · sōdōcommotion, uproar
• 遭難そうなん · sōnanaccident (at sea, in the mountains)
• 助けたすけ · tasukehelp, assistance
• 建前たてまえ · tatemaeofficial stance, what one says in public
• 団結だんけつ · danketsuunity, solidarity
• 秩序ちつじょ · chitsujoorder, discipline
• 抽選ちゅうせん · chūsenlottery, drawing lots
• 沈没ちんぼつ · chinbotsusinking (of a ship)

• day 91 · disaster and recovery

• だにdanieven (only to…) (だに)
• 墜落ついらく · tsuirakufall, crash (from a height)
• 津波つなみ · tsunamitsunami
• 天災てんさい · tensainatural disaster
• 登録とうろく · tōrokuregistration
• 届けとどけ · todokereport, notification (to an office)
• 賑わうにぎわう · nigiwauto be lively, bustling
• 墓地ぼち · bochicemetery, graveyard
• 避難ひなん · hinanevacuation, taking shelter
• 貧困ひんこん · hinkonpoverty
• 封鎖ふうさ · fūsablockade, closing off
• 復旧ふっきゅう · fukkyūrestoration (of services)
• 福祉ふくし · fukushiwelfare
• 復興ふっこう · fukkōreconstruction, recovery
• 保育ほいく · hoikuchildcare
• 奉仕ほうし · hōshiservice (to others), volunteering
• 防火ぼうか · bōkafire prevention
• 暴動ぼうどう · bōdōriot
• 募金ぼきん · bokinfund-raising, collecting donations
• 名誉めいよ · meiyohonour
• 世よ · yothe world, society; an age
• 連帯れんたい · rentaisolidarity; joint (responsibility)
• デモンストレーションdemonsutorēshondemonstration (display or protest)
• ブームbūmuboom, craze
• ボイコットboikottoboycott
• し尿しにょう · shinyōhuman waste (sewage)
• 流行りはやり · hayarifashion, trend

• day 93 · reform and revolution

• 伊い · iItaly (short form, in the news)
• 戦いくさ · ikusawar, battle (old, literary)
• 公おおやけ · ōyakepublic, official
• 侵すおかす · okasuto violate, invade (rights, borders)
• 改革かいかく · kaikakureform
• 会談かいだん · kaidantalks (between leaders)
• 介入かいにゅう · kainyūintervention
• 革命かくめい · kakumeirevolution
• 干渉かんしょう · kanshōinterference, meddling
• 官僚かんりょう · kanryōbureaucrat, government official
• 外相がいしょう · gaishōforeign minister
• 棄権きけん · kikenabstention; withdrawal (from a race)
• 休戦きゅうせん · kyūsenceasefire, truce
• 共産きょうさん · kyōsancommunism (in compounds)
• 協調きょうちょう · kyōchōcooperation, working together
• 協定きょうてい · kyōteiagreement, pact
• 共和きょうわ · kyōwarepublic (in compounds)
• 議案ぎあん · gianbill; item on the agenda
• 議決ぎけつ · giketsuresolution, vote (of an assembly)
• 議事堂ぎじどう · gijidōparliament building, assembly hall
• 行政ぎょうせい · gyōseiadministration (of government)
• 区く · kuward (of a city)
• 君主くんしゅ · kunshumonarch, sovereign
• 軍艦ぐんかん · gunkanwarship
• 軍事ぐんじ · gunjimilitary (affairs)

• day 94 · defence and authority

• ものともせずmono tomo sezuundaunted by, in defiance of
• 軍備ぐんび · gunbiarmaments, military preparedness
• 軍服ぐんぷく · gunpukumilitary uniform
• 決議けつぎ · ketsugiresolution (of an assembly)
• 権力けんりょく · kenryokupower, authority
• 元首げんしゅ · genshuhead of state, sovereign
• 原爆げんばく · genbakuatomic bomb
• 抗争こうそう · kōsōconflict, feud, rivalry
• 公団こうだん · kōdanpublic corporation
• 公認こうにん · kōninofficial approval, authorisation
• 交付こうふ · kōfuissue, grant (of documents, money)
• 降伏こうふく · kōfukusurrender
• 公用こうよう · kōyōofficial business
• 国土こくど · kokudonational land, territory
• 国防こくぼう · kokubōnational defence
• 国有こくゆう · kokuyūstate-owned, nationalised
• 国連こくれん · kokurenthe United Nations, UN
• 戸籍こせき · kosekifamily register
• 国交こっこう · kokkōdiplomatic relations
• 壕ごう · gōtrench, dugout, air-raid shelter
• 採決さいけつ · saiketsuvote (on a motion)
• 作戦さくせん · sakusen(military) operation; strategy, plan
• 参議院さんぎいん · sangiinHouse of Councillors (upper house)
• 視察しさつ · shisatsuinspection, observation visit
• 支持しじ · shijisupport, backing

• day 95 · elections and policy

• 衆議院しゅうぎいん · shūgiinHouse of Representatives (lower house)
• 主権しゅけん · shukensovereignty
• 首脳しゅのう · shunōleader, head (of state, of a company)
• 植民地しょくみんち · shokuminchicolony
• 審議しんぎ · shingideliberation, debate (of a bill)
• 振興しんこう · shinkōpromotion, encouragement (of industry)
• 親善しんぜん · shinzengoodwill, friendship (between nations)
• 信任しんにん · shinninconfidence, trust (from voters, members)
• 侵略しんりゃく · shinryakuinvasion, aggression
• 条約じょうやく · jōyakutreaty
• 人民じんみん · jinminthe people (formal, political)
• 政権せいけん · seikengovernment, administration (in power)
• 政策せいさく · seisakupolicy
• 征服せいふく · seifukuconquest
• 勢力せいりょく · seiryokuinfluence, power; force (group)
• 選挙せんきょ · senkyoelection
• 戦災せんさい · sensaiwar damage
• 戦術せんじゅつ · senjutsutactics
• 戦闘せんとう · sentōbattle, combat, fighting
• 占領せんりょう · senryōoccupation (military); taking up space
• 戦力せんりょく · senryokufighting strength; key players
• 蔵相ぞうしょう · zōshōfinance minister (old title)
• 多数決たすうけつ · tasūketsumajority vote
• 脱退だったい · dattaiwithdrawal, leaving (a group)
• 中立ちゅうりつ · chūritsuneutrality

• day 96 · cabinets and alliances

• 庁ちょう · chōgovernment agency (suffix)
• 調印ちょういん · chōinsigning (of a treaty)
• 長官ちょうかん · chōkandirector, head (of an agency)
• 追放ついほう · tsuihōexpulsion, banishment, purge
• 統治とうち · tōchirule, governing
• 統制とうせい · tōseicontrol, regulation (by authority)
• 当選とうせん · tōsenbeing elected; winning (a prize draw)
• 動員どういん · dōinmobilisation
• 同盟どうめい · dōmeialliance
• 独裁どくさい · dokusaidictatorship, autocracy
• 内閣ないかく · naikakucabinet (government)
• 内乱ないらん · nairancivil war, rebellion
• 派は · hafaction, group, school (of thought)
• 敗戦はいせん · haisendefeat (in war)
• 迫害はくがい · hakugaipersecution
• 反乱はんらん · hanranrebellion, revolt
• 爆弾ばくだん · bakudanbomb
• 爆破ばくは · bakuhablowing up, demolition with explosives
• 否決ひけつ · hiketsurejection (of a bill), voting down
• 日の丸ひのまる · hi no maruthe Japanese flag (red sun)
• 票ひょう · hyōvote, ballot
• 布告ふこく · fukokuproclamation, decree
• 仏ふつ · futsuFrance (short form, in the news)
• 紛争ふんそう · funsōdispute, conflict

• day 97 · parties and peoples

• 武装ぶそう · busōarming, armed (forces)
• 武力ぶりょく · buryokumilitary force, armed strength
• 兵器へいき · heikiweapon, arms
• 兵士へいし · heishisoldier
• 返還へんかん · henkanreturn, giving back (of land, money)
• 保守ほしゅ · hoshuconservatism; maintenance
• 捕虜ほりょ · horyoprisoner of war
• 防衛ぼうえい · bōeidefence
• 民主みんしゅ · minshudemocracy (in compounds)
• 民族みんぞく · minzokupeople, ethnic group, nation
• 役場やくば · yakubatown hall, village office
• 野党やとう · yatōopposition party
• 抑圧よくあつ · yokuatsuoppression, suppression
• 与党よとう · yotōruling party
• 立法りっぽう · rippōlegislation, law-making
• 領海りょうかい · ryōkaiterritorial waters
• 領地りょうち · ryōchidomain, fief (of a lord)
• 領土りょうど · ryōdoterritory
• 連邦れんぽう · renpōfederation, union
• 連盟れんめい · renmeileague, federation (of groups)
• アラブarabuArab, the Arab world
• インターナショナルintānashonaruinternational
• 国定こくてい · kokuteistate-designated, set by the state
• 特派とくは · tokuhadispatch (of a special envoy)

• day 99 · push, promote, prevent

• 推進すいしん · suishinpromotion, pushing forward
• 進みすすみ · susumiprogress, advance
• 済ますすます · sumasuto finish, get done; make do (with)
• 成果せいか · seikaresult, fruit (of effort)
• 成熟せいじゅく · seijukuripeness, maturity
• 制するせいする · seisuruto control; win, take (a match)
• 接触せっしょく · sesshokucontact, touch
• 設置せっち · setchiinstallation, establishment
• 是正ぜせい · zeseicorrection, putting right
• 全滅ぜんめつ · zenmetsutotal destruction, annihilation
• 添うそう · sōto meet (wishes), go along with
• 添えるそえる · soeruto attach, add (to)
• 促進そくしん · sokushinpromotion, acceleration
• 束縛そくばく · sokubakurestraint, being tied down
• 損なうそこなう · sokonauto harm, spoil, damage
• 阻止そし · soshiobstruction, prevention, stopping
• 措置そち · sochimeasure, step (taken)
• 備え付けるそなえつける · sonaetsukeruto provide, equip, install
• 染まるそまる · somaruto be dyed, be tinged
• 存続そんぞく · sonzokucontinuation, survival
• 増強ぞうきょう · zōkyōreinforcement, strengthening
• 増進ぞうしん · zōshinincrease, improvement (health, appetite)
• 対応たいおう · taiōdealing with, response; matching
• 対決たいけつ · taiketsuconfrontation, showdown
• 対抗たいこう · taikōopposition, rivalry, competing
• 対処たいしょ · taishodealing with, coping
• 退治たいじ · taijigetting rid of (pests); conquering
• 絶えるたえる · taeruto die out, cease, be cut off

• day 100 · achieve and keep

• 高まるたかまる · takamaruto rise, grow (feelings, demand)
• 達成たっせい · tasseiachievement, attainment
• 断つたつ · tatsuto cut off, sever; give up
• 保つたもつ · tamotsuto keep, maintain
• たるむtarumuto slacken, sag; get lax
• 短縮たんしゅく · tanshukushortening, reduction (of time)
• 代用だいよう · daiyōsubstitution, using instead
• 打開だかい · dakaibreakthrough, finding a way out
• 打撃だげき · dagekiblow, hit, shock
• 脱出だっしゅつ · dasshutsuescape, getting out
• 脱するだっする · dassuruto escape from, get out of (a crisis)
• 蓄積ちくせき · chikusekiaccumulation, build-up
• 縮まるちぢまる · chijimaruto shrink, narrow (a gap)
• 着手ちゃくしゅ · chakushustart, getting down to (work)
• 着色ちゃくしょく · chakushokucolouring, dyeing
• 中断ちゅうだん · chūdaninterruption, suspension
• 挑戦ちょうせん · chōsenchallenge, attempt
• 直面ちょくめん · chokumenfacing, confronting
• 費やすついやす · tsuiyasuto spend, devote (time, money)
• 尽きるつきる · tsukiruto run out, be exhausted
• 尽くすつくす · tsukusuto do all one can; devote oneself
• 募るつのる · tsunoruto grow (feelings); recruit, raise
• 強まるつよまる · tsuyomaruto grow stronger, intensify
• 強めるつよめる · tsuyomeruto strengthen, intensify
• 貫くつらぬく · tsuranukuto carry through, stick to; pierce
• 提供ていきょう · teikyōoffer, providing, sponsorship
• 提示ていじ · teijipresentation, showing (a plan, ID)
• 停滞ていたい · teitaistagnation, standstill

• day 101 · turn, break through, arrive

• 適応てきおう · tekiōadaptation, adjustment; fitting
• 徹するてっする · tessuruto devote oneself to, stick to
• 転換てんかん · tenkanconversion, change, switch
• 転じるてんじる · tenjiruto turn, shift, change (to)
• 転落てんらく · tenrakufall, plunge, downfall
• 出直しでなおし · denaoshifresh start, starting over
• 統合とうごう · tōgōintegration, merger
• 到達とうたつ · tōtatsureaching, attainment
• 投入とうにゅう · tōnyūthrowing in, investment (of resources)
• 途切れるとぎれる · togireruto be interrupted, break off
• 遂げるとげる · togeruto accomplish, achieve
• 途絶えるとだえる · todaeruto stop, be cut off
• 突破とっぱ · toppabreaking through, passing (a mark)
• 整えるととのえる · totonoeruto arrange, put in order, prepare
• 留めるとどめる · todomeruto keep (in mind), stop, retain
• 取り扱うとりあつかう · toriatsukauto handle, deal in
• 取り組むとりくむ · torikumuto tackle, work on, grapple with
• 取り除くとりのぞく · torinozokuto remove, get rid of
• 取り戻すとりもどす · torimodosuto get back, regain, recover
• 導入どうにゅう · dōnyūintroduction, bringing in
• 鈍るにぶる · niburuto become dull, weaken (skills)
• 慣らすならす · narasuto accustom, train (body, ear)
• 慣れなれ · narebeing used to; experience
• にじむnijimuto blur, run (ink); show (feelings)
• 担うになう · ninauto carry, bear (a role, responsibility)
• 入手にゅうしゅ · nyūshuobtaining, getting hold of
• 抜かすぬかす · nukasuto leave out, skip
• 逃すのがす · nogasuto miss (a chance), let go

• day 102 · abolish and fulfil

• 逃れるのがれる · nogareruto escape, get away from
• 臨むのぞむ · nozomuto face, attend, approach (an event)
• 廃棄はいき · haikidisposal, scrapping
• 廃止はいし · haishiabolition, discontinuation
• 排除はいじょ · haijoexclusion, removal
• 配布はいふ · haifudistribution, handing out
• 配分はいぶん · haibunallocation, sharing out
• 破壊はかい · hakaidestruction
• 破棄はき · hakidestruction (of papers); cancellation
• 励むはげむ · hagemuto work hard (at), strive
• はげるhageruto peel off, come off (paint)
• 破損はそん · hasondamage, breakage
• 果たすはたす · hatasuto carry out, fulfil, accomplish
• 発生はっせい · hasseioccurrence, outbreak
• 発足ほっそく · hossokulaunch, inauguration
• 果てるはてる · hateruto come to an end; (after a verb) utterly
• 阻むはばむ · habamuto block, hinder, stand in the way
• はまるhamaruto fit; get into, be hooked on
• 早めるはやめる · hayameruto bring forward, hasten
• 破裂はれつ · haretsubursting, explosion
• 反撃はんげき · hangekicounter-attack, hitting back
• 反応はんのう · hannōreaction, response
• 反発はんぱつ · hanpatsuopposition, backlash; rebound
• ばらまくbaramakuto scatter, spread around
• 控えるひかえる · hikaeruto refrain from; wait; note down
• 引き上げるひきあげる · hikiageruto raise, pull up; withdraw
• 引き起こすひきおこす · hikiokosuto cause, bring about
• 引き下げるひきさげる · hikisageruto lower, reduce; withdraw

• day 103 · spread and collapse

• しかるべきshikarubekiproper, appropriate; ought to
• 引き取るひきとる · hikitoruto take back, take in; leave
• 広まるひろまる · hiromaruto spread, become widespread
• 深めるふかめる · fukameruto deepen
• 復活ふっかつ · fukkatsurevival, comeback
• 腐敗ふはい · fuhaidecay, rotting; corruption
• 奮闘ふんとう · funtōhard fight, strenuous effort
• 分散ぶんさん · bunsandispersal, spreading out
• 分離ぶんり · bunriseparation
• 分裂ぶんれつ · bunretsusplit, division
• 閉鎖へいさ · heisaclosure, shutting down
• 変革へんかく · henkakureform, transformation
• 変遷へんせん · hensenchanges, transition (over time)
• 変動へんどう · hendōfluctuation, change
• 崩壊ほうかい · hōkaicollapse, breakdown
• 放棄ほうき · hōkiabandonment, giving up (a right)
• 放出ほうしゅつ · hōshutsurelease, emission
• 放置ほうち · hōchileaving alone, neglect
• 保管ほかん · hokanstorage, safekeeping
• 補給ほきゅう · hokyūsupply, replenishment
• 補強ほきょう · hokyōreinforcement, strengthening
• 保護ほご · hogoprotection, care
• 補充ほじゅう · hojūreplenishment, filling (a gap)
• 補助ほじょ · hojoassistance, aid, subsidy
• 施すほどこす · hodokosuto give, apply, carry out (treatment)
• 滅びるほろびる · horobiruto die out, fall, be ruined
• 滅ぼすほろぼす · horobosuto destroy, ruin, overthrow
• 妨害ぼうがい · bōgaiobstruction, interference

• day 104 · bring about, soften

• 及ぶおよぶ · oyobuto reach, extend to; (neg.) no need
• 膨張ぼうちょう · bōchōexpansion, swelling
• 没落ぼつらく · botsurakudownfall, ruin (of a family, class)
• 紛れるまぎれる · magireruto be lost in, mixed up with; diverted
• 交えるまじえる · majieruto mix, include; exchange (words)
• 免れるまぬがれる · manugareruto escape, avoid, be spared
• 見合わせるみあわせる · miawaseruto postpone, put on hold; exchange looks
• 満たすみたす · mitasuto fill, satisfy
• 乱すみだす · midasuto disturb, throw into disorder
• 乱れるみだれる · midareruto be in disorder, be disrupted
• 導くみちびく · michibikuto lead, guide
• 滅亡めつぼう · metsubōdownfall, destruction (of a nation)
• 設けるもうける · mōkeruto set up, establish, provide
• もたらすmotarasuto bring (about), cause
• 模倣もほう · mohōimitation, copying
• 和らげるやわらげる · yawarageruto soften, ease, relieve
• 誘導ゆうどう · yūdōguidance, leading (people)
• 揺らぐゆらぐ · yuraguto sway, waver, be shaken
• 緩むゆるむ · yurumuto loosen, slacken, ease
• 緩めるゆるめる · yurumeruto loosen, relax, slow down
• 抑制よくせい · yokuseirestraint, control, suppression
• 弱まるよわまる · yowamaruto weaken, die down
• 弱めるよわめる · yowameruto weaken, turn down
• 乱用らんよう · ran'yōmisuse, abuse
• アップappurise, increase (up)
• カットkattocut; haircut
• コントロールkontorōrucontrol

• day 105 · going out of use

• ダウンdaundown; going down; collapsing (ill)
• チェンジchenjichange
• 押し寄せるおしよせる · oshiyoseruto surge, pour in
• 改悪かいあく · kaiakuchange for the worse
• 化するかする · kasuruto turn into, become (written)
• 供するきょうする · kyōsuruto offer, serve, provide (formal)
• 局限きょくげん · kyokugenlimiting, localising
• 朽ちるくちる · kuchiruto rot, decay
• 汚れるけがれる · kegareruto be defiled, stained (morally)
• 決行けっこう · kekkōcarrying out (despite difficulties)
• 凝らすこらす · korasuto strain, concentrate; elaborate
• こじれるkojireruto get complicated; drag on (cold)
• 仕切るしきる · shikiruto run, manage; partition
• 照合しょうごう · shōgōchecking, matching (against)
• 退けるしりぞける · shirizokeruto reject, repel, drive back
• 廃れるすたれる · sutareruto go out of use, decline
• 退化たいか · taikadegeneration, decline (of ability)
• たるみtarumislackness, sagging; laxity
• 違えるちがえる · chigaeruto break (a promise); make a mistake
• 手回してまわし · temawashipreparations, arrangements (in advance)
• 転回てんかい · tenkaiturning, rotation; U-turn
• 滞るとどこおる · todokōruto be delayed, fall behind (payment)
• 取り替えとりかえ · torikaeexchange, replacement
• 取り混ぜるとりまぜる · torimazeruto mix together, include all sorts
• 結びつけるむすびつける · musubitsukeruto connect, link, tie together
• 遣り通すやりとおす · yaritōsuto carry through, see through
• やり遂げるやりとげる · yaritogeruto accomplish, complete

• day 107 · coast and sky

• 麻あさ · asahemp; linen
• 天地てんち · tenchiheaven and earth; top and bottom
• 頂いただき · itadakisummit, top
• 一帯いったい · ittaithe whole area, all around
• 潮しお · shiotide; sea water
• 渦うず · uzuwhirlpool, swirl
• 雨天うてん · utenwet weather, rain
• 海路かいろ · kairosea route; by sea
• 獲物えもの · emonoprey; catch, game
• 沿岸えんがん · engancoast, along the coast
• 尾お · otail
• 大空おおぞら · ōzorathe open sky, the heavens
• おすosumale (animal)
• 落ち葉おちば · ochibafallen leaves
• 檻おり · oricage, pen
• 貝殻かいがら · kaigaraseashell
• 海峡かいきょう · kaikyōstrait, channel
• 海抜かいばつ · kaibatsuheight above sea level
• 海流かいりゅう · kairyūocean current
• かすむkasumuto be hazy, misty; (eyes) to blur
• 河川かせん · kasenrivers
• 花壇かだん · kadanflower bed
• 家畜かちく · kachikulivestock, farm animals
• 花粉かふん · kafunpollen
• 幹みき · miki(tree) trunk
• 崖がけ · gakecliff
• 岩石がんせき · gansekirock
• 気象きしょう · kishōweather, meteorology

• day 108 · harvests and hills

• 丘陵きゅうりょう · kyūryōhills
• 凶作きょうさく · kyōsakubad harvest, crop failure
• 桐きり · kiripaulownia (tree, wood)
• 漁船ぎょせん · gyosenfishing boat
• 漁村ぎょそん · gyosonfishing village
• 茎くき · kukistem, stalk
• くちばしkuchibashibeak, bill
• 獣けもの · kemonobeast, wild animal
• 煙るけむる · kemuruto be misty, hazy; to smoke
• 航海こうかい · kōkaivoyage, sailing
• 高原こうげん · kōgenplateau, highlands
• 耕作こうさく · kōsakucultivation, farming (the land)
• 鉱山こうざん · kōzanmine
• 降水こうすい · kōsuirainfall, precipitation
• 昆虫こんちゅう · konchūinsect
• 採掘さいくつ · saikutsumining, extraction
• 採集さいしゅう · saishūcollecting, gathering
• 栽培さいばい · saibaigrowing, cultivation (of plants)
• 山岳さんがく · sangakumountains, mountainous
• 桟橋さんばし · sanbashipier, jetty
• 山脈さんみゃく · sanmyakumountain range
• 飼育しいく · shiikuraising, breeding (animals)
• 滴しずく · shizukudrop, drip
• 芝しば · shibalawn, turf
• 斜面しゃめん · shamenslope
• 地形ちけい · chikeiterrain, topography
• 砂利じゃり · jarigravel
• 樹木じゅもく · jumokutrees (in general)

• day 109 · fields, stars and buds

• つtsu(～つ～つ) now … now
• 上空じょうくう · jōkūthe sky above, high in the sky
• 上陸じょうりく · jōrikulanding, landfall
• 水源すいげん · suigensource of a river; water supply
• 水田すいでん · suidenrice paddy
• 生育せいいく · seiikugrowth (of plants, animals)
• 星座せいざ · seizaconstellation
• 晴天せいてん · seitenfine, clear weather
• 潜水せんすい · sensuidiving (underwater)
• そびえるsobieruto tower, rise high
• 漂うただよう · tadayōto drift, float; (smell) to hang in the air
• 探検たんけん · tankenexploration, expedition
• 畜産ちくさん · chikusanlivestock farming
• 蝶ちょう · chōbutterfly
• 蕾つぼみ · tsubomi(flower) bud
• 露つゆ · tsuyudew
• 堤防ていぼう · teibōembankment, levee
• 田園でんえん · den'enthe countryside, rural areas
• 冬眠とうみん · tōminhibernation
• 刺とげ · togethorn, splinter
• 土手どて · dotebank, embankment
• 内陸ないりく · nairikuinland
• 苗なえ · naeseedling
• 雪崩なだれ · nadareavalanche
• 沼ぬま · numamarsh, pond
• 年輪ねんりん · nenrintree ring
• 農耕のうこう · nōkōfarming, agriculture
• 農場のうじょう · nōjōfarm

• day 110 · sprouts and floods

• 農地のうち · nōchifarmland
• はすhasulotus
• 発芽はつが · hatsugasprouting, germination
• 花びらはなびら · hanabirapetal
• 浜はま · hamabeach, shore
• 浜辺はまべ · hamabebeach, seashore
• 生やすはやす · hayasuto grow (a beard); to let grow
• 原っぱはらっぱ · harappaopen field, meadow
• 繁殖はんしょく · hanshokubreeding, multiplying
• 氾濫はんらん · hanranflooding (of a river); a flood of
• 匹ひき · hiki(counter for small animals, fish, insects)
• ひなhinachick, baby bird
• 日向ひなた · hinatasunny spot, in the sun
• 肥料ひりょう · hiryōfertiliser
• 品種ひんしゅ · hinshuvariety, breed
• 風土ふうど · fūdoclimate (and land), natural features
• 不順ふじゅん · fujununseasonable, irregular
• 噴出ふんしゅつ · funshutsugushing out, eruption
• 穂ほ · hoear (of grain)
• 豊作ほうさく · hōsakubumper harvest
• 捕獲ほかく · hokakucapture, catch
• 捕鯨ほげい · hogeiwhaling
• 暴風ぼうふう · bōfūviolent wind, storm
• 埋蔵まいぞう · maizōburial; deposit (of minerals)
• 満月まんげつ · mangetsufull moon
• 蜜みつ · mitsunectar; honey
• 峰みね · minepeak, summit
• 見晴らしみはらし · miharashiview

• day 111 · wild and wandering

• じみるjimiruto seem like, smack of (critical)
• めすmesufemale (animal)
• 野外やがい · yagaioutdoors, open air
• 野生やせい · yaseiwild
• 闇やみ · yamidarkness, the dark
• 遊牧ゆうぼく · yūbokunomadism, nomadic herding
• 夕焼けゆうやけ · yūyakesunset (glow)
• 酪農らくのう · rakunōdairy farming
• 林業りんぎょう · ringyōforestry
• 渡り鳥わたりどり · wataridorimigratory bird
• わらwarastraw
• あられararehail, hailstones
• 稲光いなびかり · inabikari(flash of) lightning
• 植わるうわる · uwaruto be planted, to grow (in a place)
• 涸れるかれる · kareruto dry up (a well, river)
• 球根きゅうこん · kyūkonbulb (plant)
• 気流きりゅう · kiryūair current
• 梢こずえ · kozuetreetop
• さえずるsaezuru(birds) to sing, chirp
• 山腹さんぷく · sanpukumountainside
• 雑木ぞうき · zōkiassorted (wild) trees
• しなびるshinabiruto wilt, shrivel
• 焚き火たきび · takibibonfire, open fire
• 照り返すてりかえす · terikaesuto reflect (light, heat), glare back
• 西日にしび · nishibiafternoon sun, western sun
• ほとりhotoribank, side (of a lake, river)
• 両極りょうきょく · ryōkyokuboth poles; two extremes
• 輪りん · rin(counter for flowers; wheels)

• day 113 · pressure and circuits

• であれde arewhatever, whether (it is)
• 圧力あつりょく · atsuryokupressure
• 液えき · ekiliquid, fluid
• 沿線えんせん · ensenalong a railway line
• 改修かいしゅう · kaishūrepair, renovation
• 回送かいそう · kaisō(train, bus) out of service, returning empty
• 開発かいはつ · kaihatsudevelopment
• 回路かいろ · kairocircuit
• 角かく · kakuangle (in maths)
• 核かく · kakunucleus, core
• 加工かこう · kakōprocessing, treatment
• 化合かごう · kagōchemical combination
• 火星かせい · kaseiMars
• 化石かせき · kasekifossil
• 化繊かせん · kasensynthetic fibre
• 管かん · kanpipe, tube
• 換算かんさん · kansanconversion (of units, currency)
• 幹線かんせん · kansentrunk line, main line
• 感度かんど · kandosensitivity
• 規格きかく · kikakustandard, specification
• 奇数きすう · kisūodd number
• 汽船きせん · kisensteamship
• 軌道きどう · kidōorbit; track
• 共鳴きょうめい · kyōmeiresonance; sympathy (with an idea)
• 屈折くっせつ · kussetsurefraction; bending
• 計器けいき · keikimeter, gauge, instrument
• 結晶けっしょう · kesshōcrystal; crystallisation
• 原子げんし · genshiatom
• 元素げんそ · genso(chemical) element

• day 114 · cells and acids

• 工学こうがく · kōgakuengineering
• 固体こたい · kotaisolid
• 合成ごうせい · gōseisynthesis, compositing
• 誤差ごさ · gosa(margin of) error
• 細胞さいぼう · saibōcell
• 作用さよう · sayōaction, effect
• 酸さん · sanacid
• 酸化さんか · sankaoxidation
• 仕掛けしかけ · shikakedevice, mechanism; trick
• 集計しゅうけい · shūkeitotalling, tally
• 消去しょうきょ · shōkyoerasing, deletion
• 照明しょうめい · shōmeilighting, illumination
• 仕様しよう · shiyōspecifications
• 進化しんか · shinkaevolution, progress
• 振動しんどう · shindōvibration
• 磁気じき · jikimagnetism
• 軸じく · jikuaxis, axle; core
• 準急じゅんきゅう · junkyūsemi-express (train)
• 静止せいし · seishistandstill, rest
• 製鉄せいてつ · seitetsusteelmaking, iron manufacture
• 製法せいほう · seihōmanufacturing method
• 設定せってい · setteisetting, setup
• 繊維せんい · sen'ifibre
• 船舶せんぱく · senpakuships, vessels
• 走行そうこう · sōkōrunning, travelling (of a vehicle)
• 操縦そうじゅう · sōjūpiloting, steering
• 装備そうび · sōbiequipment, gear
• 素材そざい · sozaimaterial; raw material
• 足し算たしざん · tashizanaddition (sums)

• day 115 · carbon and power lines

• 炭素たんそ · tansocarbon
• 短波たんぱ · tanpashort wave (radio)
• 断面だんめん · danmencross-section
• 弾力だんりょく · danryokuelasticity, springiness
• 着陸ちゃくりく · chakurikulanding (of a plane)
• 着工ちゃっこう · chakkōstart of construction
• 中和ちゅうわ · chūwaneutralisation
• てっぺんteppentop, summit (casual)
• 点火てんか · tenkaignition, lighting
• 点検てんけん · tenkeninspection, check
• 天体てんたい · tentaiheavenly body
• 電源でんげん · dengenpower supply; power switch
• 電線でんせん · densenelectric wire, power line
• 動力どうりょく · dōryokumotive power
• 土木どぼく · dobokucivil engineering
• 鉛なまり · namarilead (metal)
• 燃焼ねんしょう · nenshōcombustion, burning
• 燃料ねんりょう · nenryōfuel
• 排水はいすい · haisuidrainage
• 反射はんしゃ · hanshareflection
• 比重ひじゅう · hijūspecific gravity; relative weight
• 火花ひばな · hibanaspark
• 比率ひりつ · hiritsuratio, proportion
• 比例ひれい · hireiproportion; proportional
• 沸騰ふっとう · futtōboiling; soaring (prices)
• 粉末ふんまつ · funmatsupowder
• 物体ぶったい · buttaiobject, body
• 分子ぶんし · bunshimolecule; numerator
• 分母ぶんぼ · bunbodenominator

• day 116 · density and radiation

• 平行へいこう · heikōparallel
• 平方へいほう · heihōsquare (of a number); square (metre)
• 並列へいれつ · heiretsuparallel; side by side
• 放射ほうしゃ · hōsharadiation, emission
• 放射能ほうしゃのう · hōshanōradioactivity
• 飽和ほうわ · hōwasaturation
• 舗装ほそう · hosōpaving
• 膜まく · makumembrane, film
• 密度みつど · mitsudodensity
• 無線むせん · musenwireless, radio
• 目方めかた · mekataweight (old word)
• 目盛りめもり · memoriscale, graduations
• 模型もけい · mokeimodel (miniature)
• 有機ゆうき · yūkiorganic
• 溶液ようえき · yōekisolution (liquid)
• 落下らっか · rakkafalling, drop
• 立体りったい · rittaithree dimensions; solid
• 惑星わくせい · wakuseiplanet
• アクセルakuseruaccelerator (pedal)
• アルカリarukarialkali, alkaline
• アルミarumialuminium
• エンジニアenjiniaengineer
• オートマチックōtomachikkuautomatic (car, machine)
• オンラインonrainonline
• クレーンkurēncrane (machine)
• グラフgurafugraph
• コンパスkonpasucompass (for direction or drawing)
• スチームsuchīmusteam
• ストロボsutorobo(camera) flash, strobe

• day 117 · pumps, bolts and filters

• スピードsupīdospeed
• スプリングsupuringuspring (coil)
• スポーツカーsupōtsukāsports car
• タイマーtaimātimer
• タワーtawātower
• ダンプdanpudump truck
• テレックスterekkusutelex
• トランジスタtoranjisutatransistor
• ドライバーdoraibādriver; screwdriver
• ドリルdorirudrill
• ネガnega(photographic) negative
• パンクpankupuncture, flat tyre; (system) overload
• フィルターfirutāfilter
• フェリーferīferry
• ボルトborutobolt
• ポンプponpupump
• モニターmonitāmonitor, screen; tester
• ワットwattowatt
• 暗算あんざん · anzanmental arithmetic
• 風車ふうしゃ · fūshawindmill, wind turbine
• 座標ざひょう · zahyōcoordinates
• 自転じてん · jitenrotation (of a planet)
• 蒸留じょうりゅう · jōryūdistillation
• 立方りっぽう · rippōcube; cubic (metre)
• 沈殿ちんでん · chindensedimentation, settling
• 熱量ねつりょう · netsuryōamount of heat; calories
• 浮力ふりょく · furyokubuoyancy
• インターチェンジintāchenji(motorway) interchange

• day 119 · paint, weave and play

• いざ知らずいざしらず · iza shirazuI don't know about …, but
• 油絵あぶらえ · aburaeoil painting
• 生けるいける · ikeruto arrange (flowers)
• 遺跡いせき · isekiruins, historic remains
• 祈りいのり · inoriprayer; wish
• 演出えんしゅつ · enshutsudirection, staging (of a play)
• 演じるえんじる · enjiruto play (a role), to perform
• 演ずるえんずる · enzuruto play (a role) (written)
• 織りおり · oriweave, weaving
• 織物おりもの · orimonowoven cloth, textiles
• 織るおる · oruto weave
• 音色ねいろ · neirotone, timbre (of an instrument)
• 怪獣かいじゅう · kaijūmonster
• 街道かいどう · kaidōhighway (old road), main road
• 賭けかけ · kakebet, gamble
• かけっこkakekkorunning race (children's)
• 賭けるかける · kakeruto bet, to stake
• 鉄棒てつぼう · tetsubōhorizontal bar (gym)
• 慣行かんこう · kankōestablished practice
• 慣習かんしゅう · kanshūcustom, convention (of a society)
• 観衆かんしゅう · kanshūaudience, spectators
• 観覧かんらん · kanranviewing (a show, a sight)
• 慣例かんれい · kanreiusual practice, convention
• 還暦かんれき · kanrekione's sixtieth birthday
• 楽譜がくふ · gakufusheet music, score
• 合唱がっしょう · gasshōchorus, singing together
• 喜劇きげき · kigekicomedy (play or film)

• day 120 · scripts and stages

• 脚色きゃくしょく · kyakushokuadaptation (for stage or screen)
• 脚本きゃくほん · kyakuhonscript, screenplay
• 宮殿きゅうでん · kyūdenpalace
• 曲きょく · kyokupiece of music, tune
• 戯曲ぎきょく · gikyokuplay, drama (as literature)
• くじ引きくじびき · kujibikilottery, drawing lots
• 決勝けっしょう · kesshōfinal (of a contest)
• 懸賞けんしょう · kenshōprize contest, prize competition
• 劇団げきだん · gekidantheatre company, troupe
• 現像げんぞう · genzōdeveloping (photos)
• 公演こうえん · kōenpublic performance
• 皇居こうきょ · kōkyothe Imperial Palace
• 考古学こうこがく · kōkogakuarchaeology
• 工作こうさく · kōsakuhandicraft; manoeuvring
• 古代こだい · kodaiancient times
• 極楽ごくらく · gokurakuparadise; bliss
• 碁盤ごばん · gobango board
• 細工さいく · saikucraftwork; tampering
• 作さく · sakua work (by …)
• 三味線しゃみせん · shamisenshamisen (three-stringed instrument)
• 侍さむらい · samuraisamurai
• 色彩しきさい · shikisaicolouring, colours
• 式場しきじょう · shikijōceremony hall, venue
• 刺繍ししゅう · shishūembroidery
• 失格しっかく · shikkakudisqualification
• 修行しゅぎょう · shugyōtraining, ascetic practice
• 収集しゅうしゅう · shūshūcollecting, collection

• day 121 · performers and sacred places

• 主演しゅえん · shuenstarring role, lead
• 祝賀しゅくが · shukugacelebration
• 出品しゅっぴん · shuppinentering (a work in a show)
• 出演しゅつえん · shutsuenappearance (on stage, TV)
• 守備しゅび · shubidefence, fielding (sport)
• 勝利しょうり · shōrivictory
• 信者しんじゃ · shinjabeliever; devoted fan
• 神聖しんせい · shinseisacred, holy
• 神殿しんでん · shindentemple, shrine (building)
• 磁器じき · jikiporcelain
• 地獄じごく · jigokuhell
• 上演じょうえん · jōenstaging, performance (of a play)
• 崇拝すうはい · sūhaiworship, admiration
• 聖書せいしょ · seishothe Bible
• 攻めせめ · semeattack, offence
• 禅ぜん · zenZen
• 僧そう · sōmonk, priest (Buddhist)
• 装飾そうしょく · sōshokudecoration, ornament
• 創造そうぞう · sōzōcreation
• 染めるそめる · someruto dye
• 像ぞう · zōstatue, image
• 盾たて · tateshield
• 短歌たんか · tankatanka (31-syllable poem)
• 台本だいほん · daihonscript (for actors)
• 壇だん · danplatform, stage, podium
• 茶の湯ちゃのゆ · cha no yutea ceremony
• 天国てんごく · tengokuheaven, paradise

• day 122 · pottery, sumo and legends

• 展示てんじ · tenjiexhibition, display
• 伝説でんせつ · densetsulegend
• 陶器とうき · tōkipottery, earthenware
• 得点とくてん · tokutenscore, points scored
• 殿様とのさま · tonosamafeudal lord
• 鳥居とりい · toriitorii (shrine gate)
• 道場どうじょう · dōjōtraining hall (martial arts)
• 土俵どひょう · dohyōsumo ring
• 入賞にゅうしょう · nyūshōwinning a prize (a place)
• 音ね · nesound (of an instrument, insect)
• 発掘はっくつ · hakkutsuexcavation, digging up
• 版画はんが · hangawoodblock print, print
• 化けるばける · bakeruto turn into, to disguise oneself
• 美術びじゅつ · bijutsufine art, art
• 風習ふうしゅう · fūshūcustom, practice (local)
• 風俗ふうぞく · fūzokumanners, ways of life (of an era)
• 仏像ぶつぞう · butsuzōstatue of the Buddha
• 文化財ぶんかざい · bunkazaicultural property
• 舞うまう · mauto dance; to flutter
• 負かすまかす · makasuto defeat, to beat
• 民宿みんしゅく · minshukufamily-run inn, guesthouse
• 民俗みんぞく · minzokufolk customs, folklore
• 命中めいちゅう · meichūhitting the target
• 催すもよおす · moyōsuto hold (an event); to feel
• 矢や · yaarrow
• 幽霊ゆうれい · yūreighost
• 弓ゆみ · yumibow (archery)

• day 123 · leisure and contests

• 洋風ようふう · yōfūWestern-style
• 余暇よか · yokaleisure, free time
• 横綱よこづな · yokozunagrand champion (sumo)
• 旅客りょかく · ryokakupassenger, traveller
• 旅券りょけん · ryokenpassport
• 技わざ · wazatechnique, skill
• 和風わふう · wafūJapanese-style
• アンコールankōruencore
• カムバックkamubakkucomeback
• ガイドgaidoguide; guiding
• ガイドブックgaidobukkuguidebook
• クイズkuizuquiz
• クラブkurabuclub (society)
• コンテストkontesutocontest, competition
• サンタクロースsantakurōsuSanta Claus
• ショーshōshow
• ジャズjazujazz
• セレモニーseremonīceremony
• ソロsorosolo
• デコレーションdekorēshondecoration (on a cake, a room)
• デザインdezaindesign
• デッサンdessansketch, drawing (from life)
• ナイターnaitānight game (baseball)
• バットbattobat
• パチンコpachinkopachinko (pinball game)
• ファイトfaitofighting spirit; Come on!
• ファンfanfan, supporter

• day 124 · old customs, new tunes

• フロントfurontofront desk, reception
• ホールhōruhall (for concerts, events)
• ポーズpōzupose
• ミュージックmyūjikkumusic (in compounds)
• メロディーmerodīmelody, tune
• レースrēsurace; lace
• レンタカーrentakārental car
• お宮おみや · omiyaShinto shrine
• 興じるきょうじる · kyōjiruto amuse oneself, to enjoy
• 口ずさむくちずさむ · kuchizusamuto hum, to sing to oneself
• 骨董品こっとうひん · kottōhinantique, curio
• しきたりshikitaricustom, convention (handed down)
• 手芸しゅげい · shugeihandicrafts (sewing, knitting)
• 城下じょうか · jōkacastle town; below a castle
• 吹奏すいそう · suisōplaying (a wind instrument)
• 宣教せんきょう · senkyōmissionary work
• 駄作ださく · dasakupoor work, dud
• 釣鐘つりがね · tsuriganetemple bell (hanging)
• 伝来でんらい · denraibeing brought in (from abroad), introduction
• 泊はく · haku(counter for nights)
• 封建ほうけん · hōkenfeudal
• 鞠まり · mariball (traditional, cloth)
• 見世物みせもの · misemonoshow, spectacle; laughing stock
• 社やしろ · yashiroShinto shrine
• 余興よきょう · yokyōentertainment (at a party)
• 来場らいじょう · raijōattendance, coming (to a venue)
• モーテルmōterumotel

• day 126 · frames and procedures

• 作りつくり · tsukurimake, build, structure
• 筒つつ · tsutsutube, pipe
• 連なるつらなる · tsuranaruto stretch in a row, to be lined up
• 連ねるつらねる · tsuraneruto line up; to list (names)
• 体裁ていさい · teisaiappearance, presentation; form
• 手数てすう · tesūtrouble, bother (to others)
• 手順てじゅん · tejunprocedure, steps
• 手元てもと · temotoat hand, close by
• 等級とうきゅう · tōkyūgrade, class, rank
• 特有とくゆう · tokuyūpeculiar to, characteristic of
• 途上とじょう · tojōon the way; in the course of
• 取り扱いとりあつかい · toriatsukaihandling, treatment
• 取り巻くとりまく · torimakuto surround
• 同どう · dōthe same, the said (prefix)
• 動向どうこう · dōkōtrend, movement
• 土台どだい · dodaifoundation, base
• 内部ないぶ · naibuinside, interior; internal
• 成り立つなりたつ · naritatsuto consist of; to be viable
• 難なん · nandifficulty; fault, defect
• 似通うにかよう · nikayōto resemble closely
• 延べのべ · nobetotal (counting every time)
• 背景はいけい · haikeibackground; backdrop
• 背後はいご · haigobehind, the back
• 配置はいち · haichiarrangement, layout; placement
• 配列はいれつ · hairetsuorder, arrangement (in a row)
• 初はつ · hatsufirst (prefix)
• 発はつ · hatsudeparting from (suffix)

• day 127 · ratios and methods

• 果てはて · hatethe end, the limit; the result
• 倍率ばいりつ · bairitsucompetition ratio; magnification
• 番目ばんめ · banme(ordinal counter) -th
• 一重ひとえ · hitoesingle layer
• 微量びりょう · biryōminute amount, trace
• 複合ふくごう · fukugōcomposite, compound, complex
• 不在ふざい · fuzaiabsence, being out
• 負担ふたん · futanburden, load; bearing (a cost)
• 普遍ふへん · fuhenuniversal
• 振り出しふりだし · furidashistarting point
• むらmuraunevenness; inconsistency
• 平常へいじょう · heijōnormal, usual
• 隔たるへだたる · hedataruto be far apart, to differ
• 便宜べんぎ · bengiconvenience, accommodation
• 方策ほうさく · hōsakuplan, measure, way (to solve)
• 方式ほうしき · hōshikimethod, system, format
• 褒美ほうび · hōbireward, prize
• 本館ほんかん · honkanmain building
• 本質ほんしつ · honshitsuessence, true nature
• 本体ほんたい · hontaimain body (of a machine); the thing itself
• 本場ほんば · honbahome (of something), the real place
• ぼやけるboyakeruto blur, to become vague
• 真上まうえ · mauedirectly above
• 交わるまじわる · majiwaruto cross, to intersect; to mix with
• まちまちmachimachivarious, all different
• 真っ二つまっぷたつ · mapputatsuright in two

• day 128 · sources and priorities

• 満場まんじょう · manjōthe whole hall, everyone present
• 微塵みじん · mijinparticle; (not) in the slightest
• 身近みぢか · mijikafamiliar, close to home
• 密集みっしゅう · misshūcrowding, being densely packed
• 密接みっせつ · missetsuclose (relationship)
• 源みなもと · minamotosource, origin
• 向きむき · mukidirection, facing; suitability
• 結びむすび · musubiknot; conclusion, ending
• 結びつきむすびつき · musubitsukitie, connection, link
• 結びつくむすびつく · musubitsukuto be linked, to lead to
• 面するめんする · mensuruto face, to look onto
• 持ちもち · mochidurability, keeping well
• 有するゆうする · yūsuruto have, to possess (written)
• 優先ゆうせん · yūsenpriority, preference
• ゆとりyutoriroom, leeway, breathing space
• 要因よういん · yōinmain factor, cause
• 様式ようしき · yōshikistyle, mode, form
• 要するようする · yōsuruto require, to need (written)
• 様相ようそう · yōsōaspect, appearance, phase
• 余地よち · yochiroom, margin, scope
• 流りゅう · ryūstyle, way (suffix)
• 領域りょういき · ryōikifield, domain, territory
• 両立りょうりつ · ryōritsucoexistence, balancing (two things)
• 類似るいじ · ruijisimilarity, resemblance
• 和わ · waharmony; sum
• 枠わく · wakuframe; limit, framework

• day 129 · systems and categories

• カテゴリーkategorīcategory
• サイクルsaikurucycle
• システムshisutemusystem
• ジャンルjanrugenre
• スペースsupēsuspace, room
• ダースdāsudozen
• トーンtōntone (of voice, colour)
• トラブルtoraburutrouble, problem
• ニューnyūnew (prefix)
• フォームfōmuform (in sport); form (to fill in)
• ベースbēsubase, basis
• ペアpeapair
• ポイントpointopoint, key point
• マークmākumark, symbol; to mark
• レギュラーregyurāregular (player, size)
• 相あい · aimutual, together (prefix)
• 合わせあわせ · awaseputting together; meeting
• いきさつikisatsuhow it came about, the circumstances
• 幾多いくた · ikutamany, countless
• 重え · e-fold, layers (suffix)
• 大事おおごと · ōgotoa serious matter, a big deal
• かさばるkasabaruto be bulky
• 構えかまえ · kamaestance, posture; look (of a building)
• 館かん · kanbuilding, hall (museum, library)
• くだんkudanthe … in question, the said
• 圏けん · kensphere, area (suffix)

• day 130 · shades, rows and remains

• 原げん · genoriginal, primary (prefix)
• こげ茶こげちゃ · kogechadark brown
• 種しゅ · shukind, species
• 周しゅう · shū(counter for laps, rounds)
• 助じょ · joassistant (prefix)
• ずれzuregap, lag, discrepancy
• 静的せいてき · seitekistatic
• そこらsokoraaround there; ordinary, any old
• 反りそり · soriwarp, curve
• 揃いそろい · soroiset; matching
• 大部たいぶ · taibuvoluminous, bulky (book)
• 類いたぐい · taguikind, sort
• 溜まりたまり · tamaripool, puddle; gathering place
• 例ためし · tameshiprecedent, (never) once
• 継ぎ目つぎめ · tsugimejoint, seam
• 手近てぢか · tejikanear at hand, familiar
• 点線てんせん · tensendotted line
• 等とう · tōetc., and so on (written)
• 中ほどなかほど · nakahodomiddle, midway
• びりbirilast place, bottom
• 真下ました · mashitadirectly below
• 的まと · matotarget, mark; focus
• まとまりmatomariunity, coherence
• 真ん前まんまえ · manmaeright in front
• 用法ようほう · yōhōusage, directions for use
• ダブるdaburuto overlap, to clash; to double