abnormal: (異常) unusual; not typical; not normal | abort: (中止) stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy |
abstract: (抽象) theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand | accompany: (添付) travel with; be associated with |
acid: (達成) sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful | adequate: (十分) sufficient; enough to meet a purpose |
advocate: (支持) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something | alone: (単独) solitary; by oneself |
analogy: (類推) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity | anthem: (国歌) song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty |
anthropology: (人類学) social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings | anticipation: (予想) something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence |
appointment: (予約) act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement | approval: (承認) official approbation; endorsement; act of approving |
aquarium: (水族館) tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals | architect: (建築) one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures |
assume: (想定) suppose; presume; take on; bear | assumption: (前提) something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of |
assure: (保証) solidify; guarantee; convince | athlete: (選手) sports man; one who contended for prize in public games |
attempt: (試み) action of trying at something | audience: (視聴者) a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance |
avoid: (回避) shield away from; prevent | bachelor: (独身) unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges |
bark: (樹皮) sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog | barrel: (バレル) vessel; large cylindrical container |
bear: (クマ) support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support | beat: (ビート) whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly |
behalf: (代表) represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone | blink: (アスファルト) shut eyes briefly; wink |
blossom: (花) reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts | bound: (バウンスボアバウンド) tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump |
bud: (芽) one that is not yet fully developed; sprout | bulb: (電球) rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball |
cabin: (キャビン) small room on a ship or boat where people sleep | cancel: (キャンセル) revoke; call off; omit or delete |
cater: (応じる) supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion | cease: (中止キャスト) stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue |
chat: (チャット) talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation | check: (チェック) stop motion; curb or restrain |
checkup: (健康診断) thorough physical examination | circumstance: (環境) situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event |
clause: (句) sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document | cling: (執着) hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally |
clip: (クライマックス) small section of filmed or filed material | coach: (コーチ) tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers |
coincidence: (偶然) two or more things occurring at the same time by chance | committee: (委員会) special group delegated to consider some matter |
community: (コミュニティ) society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government | compensation: (能力) something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury |
competition: (力) struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize | comprehensive: (総合) thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope |
concept: (コンセプト) something formed in the mind; thought or notion | condition: (条件) mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances |
confirm: (確認) support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify | conservative: (保守) favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change |
considerate: (思いやり) thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate | consult: (相談) seek advice or information of; take into account; consider |
content: (コンテンツ) volume; something contained; material, including text and images | convenience: (逆) state of being suitable |
convention: (規約) social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states | cooperate: (協力) work or act together toward a common end or purpose |
craft: (工芸品) something made by people; vessel | crash: (クラッシュ) smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts |
critical: (曲がった) urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive | crush: (ときめき) press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing |
cube: (キューブ) three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study | current: (現在) stream; flow; up-to-date; present |
cushion: (クッション) soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling | custom: (カスタム) tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region |
dart: (ダーツ) move suddenly and rapidly | dawn: (明け方) time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start |
debris: (破片) remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | decent: (まとも) suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards |
declare: (宣言) state clearly; make known formally or officially | deficiency: (欠損) scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health |
demonstrate: (説明) show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove | dense: (密) thick; crowded closely together; compact |
depart: (出発) take off; leave; set out | deposit: (預金) money given as a guarantee or security |
desirable: (望ましい) worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable | destination: (目的地) ultimate goal; place to which one is going or directed |
device: (デバイス) technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks | dim: (暗い) emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness |
diplomatic: (外交) relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others | discipline: (規律) trait of being well behaved ; act of punishing ; system of rules of conduct or method of practice |
disgust: (嫌悪) strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of | dismiss: (却下) stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize |
disrupt: (中断) upset; throw into confusion or disorder | disturb: (邪魔) upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange |
dot: (ドット) the shorter of two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; very small circular shape | draft: (ドラフト) rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch |
dramatic: (劇的な) striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect | dreadful: (恐ろしい) very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking |
dull: (鈍い) lacking responsiveness or alertness; intellectually weak or obtuse | dump: (ダンプ) sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse |
duplicate: (重複) one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile | emphasis: (強調) special attention or effort directed toward something; stress |
emphasize: (強調) stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice | enormous: (巨大) very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive |
ensemble: (アンサンブル) union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture | equal: (平等) having the same quantity, measure, or value as another; identical |
eventually: (最終) ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end | exchange: (交換) substitute; trade in; give in return for something received |
exhibit: (展示) show, make visible or apparent | expertise: (専門) specialized knowledge; expert skill |
explosive: (爆発) tending or serving to sudden outburst; sudden and loud | facility: (施設) service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose |
feeble: (弱) lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail | filter: (フィルタ) strain; pass liquid or gas through device that blocks some matter by particular criterion |
flare: (フレア) sudden outburst of emotion; glare; shine; shine with sudden light | fleeting: (一瞬) transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly |
forge: (鍛造) workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering | fraction: (画) segment; fragment; a small proportion of |
fragrance: (香り) scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant | freight: (貨物) transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle |
fusion: (融合) union; act of melting together by heat | garbage: (ごみ) trash; worthless or nonsensical matter; food wastes |
gear: (ギア) toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction | global: (暗い) worldwide; international; having the shape of a globe |
gossip: (ゴシップ) rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions | grand: (大) large and impressive in size, scope, or extent |
graphic: (グラフィック) represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined | gravity: (重力) seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies |
grim: (厳しい) unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding | |
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